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VOLUME XIV. NQ. 33.//y^ - SEWARD. ALASKA SATURDAY, FEB. 5, 1921 \ ten cents pat copt
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COAL CLEANING PLANT
FOR MATANOSKA FIELD
SEATTLE Feb. 5—Colonel Mears addressing a legis
lative committee, of the Chamber of Commerce declared
a modem coal cleaning plant probably wiU be purchased
and erected at Matanuska thus removing all doubt as to
the commercial utility of the fields. _
<?FNATE COMMITTEE FAVORS ROBINSON BILL
' WASHINGTON, Feb. 5—The Senate Mines Commit
tee unanimously reported favorable Senator Robinson s
bill to liberalize law designed to stimulate the mming
tungsten and chrome, other minerals would permit many
miners to participate and mean the distribution of be
tween five and six million dollars.
MILL GIVE STANFORD BOLSHEVIKI LITERATURE
' NEW YORK, Feb. 5—Hoover announced the presen
tation to Stanford University of vast collections of secret
Bolsheviki European documents including secret proceed
ings and German war preparations conducted in the Em
pire throughout the war. .
AMOUNT COPPER BE SOLD FOREIGN INTERESTS
NEW YORK, Feb. 5—Arrangements financing the
sale of four hundred million pounds of copper to foreign
interests chiefly Germany by the copper producers asso
ciation is progressing according to financiers. A syndicate
will probably be organized.
wscovnt plot blow
BP SCOTLAND YARD
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LONDON, Feb. 5—The Graphic announces the dis
covery of a plot to blow up old Scotland Yard which is be
£g3\o recruit the Royal Irish Constabulary.
CIVIL BILL IS REPORTED TO SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5—Carrying four hundred ana
ten million, nine hundred and twenty-one thousand, an in
crease of twenty-three million dollars over those formerly
announced the Civil Bill was reported to the Senate wth
out the forty million bill to benefit former service men in
cluding the War Risk and Hospital .rehabilitation,
MANY LIVES LOST IN HUGE EARTHQUAKE
MExICO CITY, Feb. 5—Many lives were lost and
much property damaged in an earthquake Thursday night
according to meager news dispatches- from the Isthmus.
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BANDITS KIDNAP MESSENGER, STEAL $100,000.
* ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5—Five bandits kidnapped Charles
Thornhill Good a messenger near St Charles, twenty miles
west of here and stole a registered parcel carrying approx
imately one hundred thousand dollars.
SEATTLE BANK TELLER IS ARRESTED
SEATTLE, Feb. 5—Paul Schaeffer teller of a defunct
north side state bank was arrested and charged with em
bezzlement of ten thousand dollars., •
BRITISH GOVERNMENT NOT CANCEL LOANS
BURMINGHAM, Feb. 5—The British Government
formally protested against the cancellation of all interal
lied debts but proposals are unacceptable to the United
States Austen Chamberlani, Chancellor declared in a long
speech today. •
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V FOUR CONVICTS ESCAPE PENNITENTIARY
SANTA FE, Feb- 5—After slipping away from their
guards, knocking the engineer unconscious, and smashing
the electric switch board putting the lighting system out
of commission four convicts scaled the state pennitentiary
walls with a rope ladder and escaped.
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23 SOLDIERS KILLED IN CLASH WITH WORKERS
VALPARISO, Feb. Sr-Twenty-three soldiers were
killed in a clash wjth workers at the San Gregiroi nitrate
plant in Antofogasta province according to reports of Dan
Joges, administrator of the plant who has lately been re
ported assassinated. •' * *
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NEW YORK, Feb. 5—Sinn Feiner local Irish publi
cations are carrying stories purported to have come from
Dublin which say that the British submarine K—5 which
was sunk in the English Channel recently was destroyed
by Irish Sea craft equipped with electrical appliance in
vented by an Irishman. ^ *
LONDON, Feb. 5—The admirality has not yet finish
ed the investigation of the sinking of the K—5 but all re
ports to the effect that she was sunk by the Irish Sinn
Feiners are scouted as rediculous.
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ASIATIC INVASION IS REAL
BRISBANE, Feb. 4—Premier Theodore declared that
hose people who doubted that Australia would soon be
ealled upon to defend her homes against Asiatic invasions
were living in a fools paradise-. He further declared that
the Asiatic aspiration and ideals were to Australian labor.
NANY AMNESIA VICTIMS
DOWN IN SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO Feb. 5—The Authorities are puzzled
j over the number of amnesia victims found wandering the
j streets of this city. One has been identified as W. A. Craw
| lord, of Three Lakes Washington, but is now believed to
i be a former member of a faulty Wisconsin Academy. He
I has a wife and child in Seattle
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i NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN POLAND RUMANIA
j PARIS, Feb. 5—Poland and Rumania are negotiating
i for a military, defense, and commercial alliance according
to Prince Saphieha, the Polish Foreign Minister.
j BRITISH BURN BUSINESS HOUSES WILLIAMSTON
DUBLIN, Feb. 5—The postoffice and several business
houses in the small village of Williamston were burned as
i official reprisals for the ambush of three English soldiers
i on January twenty-eighth.
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LOCAL GOSSIP
BRIEFLY TOLD
Judge Charles E. Bunnell
was a passenger on the Wat
son. The Judge has been as
far east as Washington,
where he went on official
business.
Mr. Gaston Hardy and Mrs
! Hardy arrived in Seward on
the Watson. Mr. and Mrs.
Hardy will remain in Sew
ard for some time attending
to business and renewing old
acquaintances.
Sixty-three city auto licen
ses were issued last week by
the Ketchikan city clerk.
Fifteen machines were stor
ed for the winter; several
have gone “hay wire,” and
three cars were shipped
south last fall.
Wm- Burns, a resident of
Douglas, for the past six
year, was found insane last
week and taken to Morning
side. Bums suffered a
stroke of paralysis on
Thanksgiving day. It is be
lieved paralysis affected his
brain.
Mr. Harry Heuver who is
Superintendent in charge of
the government hatchery at
Kodiak returned on the Wat
son after a visit < to the
States. Mr. Heuver has been
attached to the Kodiak hat
chery for more thaq two i
years. I
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Harry G-Balderston, cash
ier of the Bank of Seward
arrived home on the Watson
this morning. Br. Balderston
has been in Seattle during
the past two weeks attend
ing to important business.
C. W- Cheatham who has
charge of the Bureau of Pub
lie Roads work in Alaska ar
rived on the Watson. Me will
accompany Mr. Meyers the
local representative of the
Bureau as far as Kenai on a
trip of inspection.
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Charlie Hopp, Charles
Sword and Roy Gilley-, are
passengers on the Watson
bound for Kodiak. They will
go from Kodiak to Spruce
Spruce Island where they
will superintend the con
struction of a new cannery
to be known as the Katmi
Packing Company.
Miss Janet Anderson and
Miss Effie Rosness returned
to Kodiak for a visit with
friends. The engagement Of
Miss Anderson to Wm. A.
Riley of Anchorage was an
nounced last evening. They
will be married when Miss
Anderson returns from Ko
diak.
Dr. C. Af Pollard, Sewards
efficient dentist left on the
Watson this afterrioon. He'
will go to Seldovia and Ko
diak where he will transact
important badness connect
ed with the dental business.
He will visit with Dr. Bur
gin at Seldoyia for a few
houraahdwin then go to Ko
diak jndi return to Seward.
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HOG ISLAND YARDS
QUIT BUILDING SHIPS
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PHILADELPHIA Feb. .5—The Hog Island Shipyards
ceased ship building as far as the present management is
concerned. The key to the yard has been turned over to
the Shipping board and all active work has closed. It is es
timated that the surplus material in the yards cost the
government sixty millions of dollars at war prices. There
are also twenty-two steel ships valued at twenty-two mil
lion. The entire yard reports property at one hundred and
forty millions of dollars.
GENERAL STRIKE PREDICTED
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 5—William Schoenberg, inter
national organizer of the Machinists Union said today
:hat a general strike would be called within a week if the
Railway labor board permits the executives to abrogate
the wage contracts.
FRANCE EXPECTS FULL PAYMENT
PARIS’, Feb. 4—France intends that Germany shall
pay all debts in full if economy conditions permit Premier
Briand told the Chamber of Deputies yesterday.
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NEW YORK STATE WILL TEST POWER ACT
NEW YORK Feb. 5—The State of New York will
fest constitutionally each Federal Water Power Act, the
Supreme Court denying authority to the Govemmen to
regulate the State Water Power rights.
JOHN L LEWIS HEAD OF
UNITED NINE WORKERS
SEATTLE Feb. 5—The official canvas of the votes of
i officers in the United Mine Workers Union when complet
; ed show John L- Lewis defeated Robert Harlin of Seattle
, )y a majority of sixty-six thousand. Phillip Murray was
| ^Iso reelceted Vice President and P. M. Green, Treasurer.
EARTHQUAKE BELIEVED TO BE IN SOUTH
SEATTLE, Feb- 5—An earthquake of unusual sever
ity centered thirty one hundred southeast was recorded
in the seismograph of the University of Washington. It is
believed to be m South America.
A number of humpy chas
ers are engaged in the her
ring fisheries out of Ketchi
kan. The prevailing price is
$1.25 for a 200 pound barrel.
The Territorial Legislature
meets in Juneau on the first
Monday in March , falling
this year on the 7th, and con
tinues in session not longer
than 60 days thereafter.
A1 Harper and Chas. Harp
er, the Cash Creek mining
kings returned on the Wat
son after a visit in the
states
Robert Manthey from La
Touche was aboard the Wat
son when she docked this
morning he will spend sev
eral days in Seward visiting
with his brother Gus. Man
they.
The local cable office has
much to contend with since
the cable has-been out of com
mission. The relaying o£ mes
seagesby radio ana the
trans ferring of them to the
cable service requires -time.
Most of the telegraph briefs
are from twenty four to for
t hours late when
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NO FINANCIAL
NEGOTIATIONS
WITH FOREIGN GOVTS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5—
Secretary Houston in a let
ter jto Senator Lodge said
during the remainder of the
ferm he would not prceed
vith»any further financial
negotiations with any fore
ign government
TWO CHINESE KILLED
FIGHT ABOARD SHIP
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5
—One Chinese was killed,
another believed drowned,
and two detectives badly bat
tered in a fight on board a
Japanese steamship i which
arrived here today. The bat
tle lasted for half an hour
and was carried on in all sec
tions of tiie ship The Chinese
sailors attempted to flee to
shore but were finally driv
en back to their quarters.
A. H. McNeer, of the San
Jhan Fish Company is mak
ing a business trip to Seldo
via and Kodiak. He will re
turn on the Watsqn.
Hie S. S* Northwestern
will arrive in Seward at 8 a.
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