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SEWXRD, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. JUNE I. 1919. _____.
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* iOPFNHACFN. June I— The
* Fsthonian and Finnish torce*
* ha\e captured lYtrograd accord
* inn to official ad'ices recei'ed
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CHICAGO. June 4— S:x men haw
been arrested here as the result cf
bomb »*x 'lesions in various pui\s <>i
the ea^t Monday night and Tuesday
morning. Kxplosivcs were tound in on*'
Anarchist headquarters by the police.
i reported that the bomb planters
were directed by the Russian Radical
headquarters in New \ork ( ity.
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ANCHORAGE WOM W I*
CLAIMING STOCKTON MAN
r.OT AWAY WITH HER CASH
SAN FRANCISCO. June 4— Mi ». |
Laura Pavlic, who fays she is a for
mer Anchorage, Alaska, hotel keep***,
charges that Christian Steiner, of
Stockton . California, improperly used
$30,000 entrusted to him to buy land
for her.
Mrs. Pavlic was known In Anchor
age as Laura lay lor and foi a tiim
ran the D. D. rooming house, on Four,
th avenue. She was married to Albe A
Pavlic. a discharged soldier, July 1 •
1918, by Judge David, soon after
which the couple departed for the
states.
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BOY SCOTT WEEK SET
ASIDE BY PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Juno 4—
By a proclamation i-surd by Provi
dent Wilson . Juno 7 to June 14 is set
aside as Boy Scout week. This is
in appreciation of the work done by
the Boy Scouts during the war. and
to encourage the building up of the
organization.
All communities, war working or*
ganizations and others are urged by
the president to assist in making the
drive for membership a success.
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OLD SOLOMON RIVER RAILS
TO BE TAKEN TP THIS YEAR
SEATTLE. June 4— Negotiation*
are now in progress in Seattle an-1
San Francisco, whereby it is probable
that arrangements will he made to
tear up the rails of the Solomon riv«,
railroad on Seward peninsula. If the
proposed plan* are carried out, the
rails will he shipped to the states
some time during the coming summer.
Mrs. Margaret Nicely was found
dead in bed at her home in Xenana.
Heart trouble was the cause.
By Associated Dress
ARCHANGEL. Juno 4— American
engineers have been active recently
:\ml have advanced in the Yaga sec
tion.
The Bolsheviki army is losing it’;
morale many deserting to the Allies.
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MILLION DOLLAR
BABY IS KILLED;
RUN DOWN BY CAR
WASHINGTON. D. C.. June 4 *
Vinson Walsh McLean, the 9- year
old son of Edward Beal McLean, and
grandson of the late John R. McLean
was instantly killed when run down >)y
an automobile. The child has been
referred to repeatedly in the press
ever since its birth as the most
wealthy child in the world the so'e
heir to the combined McLean and Wnl
<h fortunes. Hundred* of newspap
ers have printed articles regarding
The Two Hundred Million Dollar
Baby.”
The youngster was playing in front
of the palatial McLean residence, lie
•an out from behind a hedge into the
middle of the street and was struck
by a speeding automobile.
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LOSES PROPER SHARE
OF I ST \TE WHILE ON
WEST FRONT FIGHTING
SAX FRANCISCO, June 4— rape*-s
were filed in court here today in an
action started by Lieut. W. E. Croth
ers, late of the Canadian army, asking
for a redistribution of the estate of*
the late James G. Fair, in which he
the plaintiff, was named as an hei’\
He asks for a redistribution on the
ground that he was deprived of bis
legal share through fraud practiced in
I the supreme court of the state. Fni.
! left an estate valued at $12.000 000.
The complaint in the case sets forth
that while the plaintiff was on the
western front fighting for humanity,
going up against the enemy fire, stay
at-homes were squandering an estal"
that should properly bp his.
: STEAMER BERGEN FOR THE
KI N TO WESTWARD IS BOAT
WITH 2:12 TONS CAPACITY ;
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|,po Maitriili'S has received the fol
I lowing clipping from E. L. Whitto
I more, giving more facts about the
steamer Bergen which has been pur
chased in Seattle by Dr. Smith for the :
route from Seward to the westward;
Through the agency of Capt. J. W.
Mangan, of the firm of Crosby & Man
pan, the steamship Bergen, 232 tons,
was yesterday sold to Dr. Andrew <\
Smith, of Portland, who recently se
cured the federal mail contract lor
service between Seward and Nusha
gak. Southwestern Alaskan points,
and this vessel will be placed in that
service.
The Bergen is now undergoing a
complete overhauling at the marine
repair plant of the Elliot Bay Dry
Dock Company, where passenger ac
commodations in addition to other al
terations are being made aboard the
vessel. She was built by Joseph Sup
ple, a shipbuilder of Portland, who has
constructed a number of Puget sound
vessels as well as Alaska fishing craft,
and is said to be an ideal vessel for
the purpose desired.
Dr. Andrew C. Smith, one ot the
most prominent physicians of Oregon
is said to have made the tender to the
postal authorities to provide a mail
service through purely a philanthropic
motive, and when the government ac
cepted his tender . he was forced to
secure a vessel. •
Yesterday he closed a deal for the
Bergen through Capt. Mangan, who
arranged the proceedings with the
Southern Alaska Fisheries Company,
of Seattle, former owners of the ves
sel. The sum involved in the trans
action is not named.
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CORDOVA SUNDAY HERALD
QUITS— PLANT IS GOING TO
BE SHIPPED TO ANCHORAGE
CORDOVA. June 4— The Sunday
Herald, the weekly paper here which
quit the morning daily field several
months ago, announces that it has also
left the Sunday morning field. The
plant is to be packed up and shipped
♦o Anchorage. The plant is owned by
1 arU E. Herron and J. Wilbur Ward
was the business manager of both the
daily Herald and Sunday Herald.
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STEAMER NEWS
Steamer Admiral Farragut saib
from Valdez this afternoon at 5 o’
clock. Time of arrival in Seward was
not known when the Gateway went to
press although it will probably be
early in the morning.
Steamer Northwestern is due in
Cordova this afternoon, about five
o’clock.
Steamer Alaska sails from Seattle
for the north tomorrow forenoon.
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WILLARD IN FINE SHAPE
TOLEDO Ohio. June 4— Tex Rick
ard watched Willard at his training
quarters this morning and said that
he vas pleased with the big fellow’s
condition. Rickard stated that pick
ing the winner of the Fourth of July
fight would simply be one of guessing
as both men were clever and in the
nink of condition.
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WELL— WHO CARES ANYWAY?
MEXICO, CITY. June 4— Mexico
is not asking for admittance to the
I eague of Nations. This is the offic ial
statement of the Mexican government.
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START FOR HOME *
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* BREST, June 1— President Wil- *
* son’s special transport, the Geo
* rge Washington, has been ordered
* to be ready to sail at 12 hours
* notice after midnight of June 5th.
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GRIGSBY WINS
ENTIRE VOTE
George B. Grigsby won the dele
gate election in Seward by a landslide.
There were only 55 votes cast in lbe
election yesterday and all were from
who Democrats candidate.
As far as Seward was concerned
.here was no other candidate in the
race for Delegate from Alaska to
Congress. Seward has no labor union •
of any kind, therefore the man by tin
name of Jones, supposed to have been
the Irbor candidate, received no votes
hevo. Mr. Grigsby was in Seward fo»
o\v a week, called upon his friend
and made new ones, and received the
solid vote. There was practically no
interest in the election in Seward and
no interest was aroused by a cam
paign.
LIGHT VOTE CAST
JUNEAU, June 4— The delegate
vote cast yesterday was a light one
on Gastineau Channel. Nine precinc’s
give Grigsby 456 and Jones 179.
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SITKA. June 4— Grigsby received
>1 votes in yesterday’s election and
Jones 9.
AT VALDEZ
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VALDEZ June 4— Total vote cast
n yesterday’s election was 164, Grigs*
»y receiving 1 .’»•*, Jones 2d and Wick
,*rsham 1.
AT WRANGELL
WRANGELL, June 4— One hun
lred and thirteen votes were cast yes
erday, Grigsby polling 68 and Jones
45.
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ON COOK INLET
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ANCHORAGE , June 4— The spec
al Delegate election was quiet here
and at other places on the Inlet, less
votes being polled by half than in the
November election due partially to
lack of interest anti may miners being
in the hills. Labor concentrated ef
forts in support of Jones in Anchor
age.
Following is the vote:
Anchorage— Grigsby 306; Jones 144.
Eska— Grigsby 32; Jones 2.
Chickaloon— Grigsby 32; Jones 2.
Wasilla— Grigsby 18; Jono 1.
Matanuska— Grigsby 12; Jones 7.
Talkeetna— Grigsby 8; Jones non*.
Moose Creek — Grigsby 2; Jones 5.
AT CORDOVA
CORDOVA, Juno 4— Tho election
here yesterday resulted as follows:
Grigsby 115, Jones 42. Wickershamit
ics worked and voted for Jones.
At Eyak, Grigsby received lft and
Jones ft4.
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McCarty boasts of a lady baseball
pitcher who can show most of the
boys the fine points about the game.
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WICKKKSHAM I’ll.KS
CONTKST CHAIIOKS '
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WASHINGTON, June l— Janies *
Wickersliani filed his contest with
* Congress yesterday, Wickersham
chiins that he received a maiori'y
of the votes cast in the Delegate
• election >n Alaska last November.
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STRIKE ORDER iS
NOT GREYED
VANCOUVER, P». C.. June 4 - \
general strike was called today noon
as the result of the vote taken last
Saturday and Sunday by the trade un
ions of this city.
Comparatively few unions answer
ed the call according to various re
ports received up to 2 o’clock this af
ternoon.
The city activities are continuing
apparently undisturhed.
The British Columbia Seamen. long
shoremen and shipyarders answered
the call to strike and all walked out
when the whistles blew at 12 oV’ock.
Postal workers refused to strike.
Bakeries are operating and milk
deliveries are being made.
The police, firemen, hotel workers
and restauranters were exempted
from striking by the general commit
tee. The telephone and telegraph sys
tems are not affected.
The street carmen may strike at
midnight.
PARIS IS WALKING
PARIS, June 4— Everybody walk
ed today in the French Capitol on ac
count of the strike of carmen and taxi
drivers. It is believed that 500.000 men
of all trades will be out tonight. In
crease in pay is the cause. Everything
is quiet, there being no rioting.
BIG LABOR MEETING
CALGARY. June 4— Delegates
from western Canada meet tomorrow
to complete one big Union. The dele
gates will submit a constitution later
which \\ ill be sent to various Trades
Councils for approval.
NEW AEROPLANE SERVICE
KEY WEST, June 4— A freight
service by aeroplane between this
point and Cuba was established this
afternoon. The aeroplanes will make
daily trips and will be prepared tj
take several thousand pounds of fast
freight eve»y day.
w Associated Cress
ST. GERMAIN. Juno 4— Thr Aus
trians have been given until June I8M1
to answer the p. ace treaty hand •' 'o
the Au.-tro-Mungarian delegates y-s
v*iday by the Allies.
I'*’. Carl Runner. Au;trian Chaneei
!or, upon reading the p’?ace treaty, de
l»\oivd a p. nil mt prech saving th:*
he did not wish to attempt to try and
dear Austria i’ om guilt for sta ting
1hr war but he asked that the w i 1
rf punishment he divided upon the
eight new countries which had sprung
up from old Austria.
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PARIS June 4— It is reported that
lustav Xoske, German Minister of
Defense recently toured the German
' Coast defenses and directed the per
sonnel of the defenses to be prepared
for emergencies.
BERLIN, June 4— There seen to
be a wide spread demand upon the
part of Germans to induce America
to enter into a limited Alliance with
Germany or to take the protectorate
over Germany, giving Germany fin
ancial aid. taking in return the lion’s
share of the profits of the countries
industrial activities.
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MANY IFF
FOR NOME
SEATTLE, June 4— Steamer Viv
toria, in command of Capt. Fred War
ner, sailed yesterday afternoon for
Nome having aboard 425 passengers,
many for St. Michael and Yukon riv
er points.
Capt. Warner expects to reach the
Nome roadway at the same time as
the steamer Senator which saded nor
th from here on Sunday. The Senator
also had all passenger accommodations
taken.
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The repair crew of the Burnside is
making local repairs on the cable, at
the station’ and on the beach.