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VOL! MB Xlll. SI MBEH 241. ______;- ---—
MUST FIGHT
CANADIANS
WASHINGTON. Keb.. 21— Will
Clark, of the Pacific Steamship Co.,
of Seattle, told the Senate Comment
committee today that amendments io
the coastwise navigation laws were
needed to prevent Canadian Railroads
from participating with their ships in
the trade between the United States
and Alaska.
Mr. ('lark < lid th« pre^nt restric
tions confining coastwise trade to Am
erican ships was being evaded und v
Departmental »uii.i*>. sum uu: ■
ing the war American ships were put
into the war service while the Canad
ians remained on the route.
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ISEWARD SNAPSHOTS;
I. K. Herier and A. K. Mooiehi-ad.
who went to the westward to jo»n th
stampede for oil lands, retui Us.' J to
Seward on the Admiral Watson anti
will probably return to Kodiak on th'*
Admiral Evans.
The Christian Science services w:M
be held tomorrow forenoon at 11 o’
clock anti Sunday school at 12:0» o’
clock.
A reception will be held tonight at
the Odd Fellows hall by the Mu^on-*.
for members and their families. The-.**
will be a program and dancing.
H. C. Wolfe, who has been at th**
Hotel Seward . registering from An
chorage, left on the Admiral Wat*on
for Ketchikan enroute to Hvdor.
Capt. M. M. Jensen will be in com
mand of the Admiral Evans when that
steamer comes back on the Southwest
ern run, leaving Seattle next Thurs
day.
Mastei Mechanic Hedberg checked
out from the Overland this morniu*
and left on the train for Anchorage.
Fred Knowlton is returning to Sew
ard on the steamer Alaska to again
become connected with the A. E. C.
force in Seward.
Jim Murray, of the Cache Free <
district is a passenger for Seward on
the steamer Alaska.
J. E. Beattie, the mining man frcm
the Iditarod. who has been outside on
a business trip, is returning north on
the Alaska.
Mrs. W. W. Butts, wife of one 1 f
the Anchorage business men. and for
merly a resident of Seward, is convey
home on the Alaska which sailed yes
terday from Seattle.
H. B. I^autrhlin, traveling auditor
of the A. E. C.. who has boon in Sew
ard for the past week on business, left
on this morning's train for Anchorage.
Paymaster E. R. Tarwater left on
the train this morning /or a business
trio to Anchorage.
W. E. Rich returned to Tunnel on
the train this morning.
Forestry Arent Haneman is a nas-•
enper on the Gateway City Limited to
day for Anchorage.
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SEWARD CHAPTER OF RED
CROSS SENDING RELIEF TO
TNG A TO HELP IN SICKNESS
Dr. Buckley, of Kodiak, and Mis-;
Kennedy, under instructions of the !o
cal chapter of the Red Cross, will be
passengers on the Eloise to Untra to
assist there in the peculiar cold epi
demic amoncr the children. United
States Commissioner Driffield recer*.
Iv win'd that his supplies were ex
hausted and he needed assistance. Dr.
Buckley and Miss Kennedy received
their instructions through Geonro Sey
to»n secretary of the local Red Cr»s>
Branch.
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KING ALFONSO MAY TAKE
PART IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES
SAN SEBASTIAN. Feb.. 21— Kine
Alfonso of Spain may participate in
the Olympic frames at Antwerp ns a
polo player and rifleman.
STEAMSHIP Al DITOK
MAKES PLEA FOR CLOSER
HVRMONY AMONG ALASKANS
“Co-operation between the shippe s
of Alaska ami the steamship compan
ies, to work together instead of pull
ing apart, and efforts directed again
st the government to get it to take
its strangle hold from the northlan I,
ai*i' needed to stop the tailing oft c
population ami to make the Territn.y
go ahead.” declares traveling auditor
C. S. Butler, in Seward during the
stay of the Admiral Watson. Mr. Bug
ler is nowvon a trip along the coa>*.,
checked up the local office and then
proceeded to the westward on the Ad
miral Watson, and returned last nigh*;
going to Seattle.
“Those Alaskans, he continued,
“who criticised the pioneer steamship
companies should acquaint them
selves with the facts. Freight an 1
oassinger rates today between San
Francisco and Seattle are highei
than tiiey are between Seattle and
Alaskan points, where the distance is
less, in some instances, where tiv*
dangi are not so great and where
then* is a bigger volume of busing s
■ nth ways. Our company has not
made any money in the Alaskan bue
,o. several years, excepting \>r
one season. • Prices for fuei oil ami
for longshoring and labor have mor*
than doubled, the advances being
more than that of the rates.
“However, the steamship com
panies are expected to maintain their
service whether business offers o’*
not. Instead of appointing a Terri -
torial Shipping Board at the expense
of the Territory to endeavor to get
competing lines, the same money ex
pended in co-operation with the pi->
neer lines already iti business and
bringing about closer relationship
between the shippers and the steam
ship companies, would prove of some
practical benefit to the people. The
margin of profit on business hand’* d
by the steamship companies will stand
comparision with the margin of pvotit
of any business houses in or out of
Seattle. But it seems the popu'ar
thing to do to make the steamship
companies the ’goat.’
“Co-operation should be extended
to the point that actual facts could
be gotten before Congress and th«
people of what is the matter with
Alaska, why its great resources are
kept tied up, why it is not gaining in
population, with a vew of getting gov
ernmental redtape and interlocking
federal authority restrictions removed
and then with the territory going
ahead as it should develop, every ore
would become so prosperous that they
would forget to criticise.”
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BANKS CLOSED MONDAY
Owing to tomorrow being Wash
ington’s birthday • the two banks oj
Seward, The Harriman National Bank
of Alaska, at Seward and the Bank of
Seward, will observe Monday and be
closed all day. The Post-office will ob
serve the holiday but business othei
wise will be the same as any other
old Monday.
RAILROAD MEN PROTEST
WASHINGTON, Feb., 21- The
Railroad Brotherhood representative;
called at the Whitehouse today to pre
sent a memorial to President Wilson
protesting against the passage of Die
railroad bill, stating labor’s provis
ions were wholly unacceptable to the
’ailroad workers.
In the House the debate has open? I
oil the conference report on the ini’
mad bill.
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APPROPRIATION FOR THE
ALASKA CABLE IS CI T
SEATTLE, Feb., 21— A special to
the Post-Intelligencer today says the*
Senate has adopted the amendment to
the deficiency appropriation bill grirt
ing dflly $05,000 for repairs to the
Alaska Cable. The House killed the
amendment previously. It is believe !
the House will accept the Senat?
amendment.
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NEW YORK G.O.P.
WANT TREATY TO
NOW BE RATIFIED
NEW YORK, Feb., 21— The dele
gates to the New York state Repub'ic
ati convention today adopted a plat
form demanding the immediate rati
fication of the treaty, with the Senate
reservations, retaining for the United
States, the nations’ right to withdraw
from the League of Nations on proper
notice.
The platform declared against Ar
ticle 10 and a demand for protection
of the Monroe doctrine, in letter and
spirit.
The nlatfovm also wants war mak
ing right reserved to Congress and
says the labor clauses of the treat/
w ould draw America into a new spread
by international Socialism. Article 10.
according to the platform plank, would
embroil America into international
wars. The platform attacks the Lea
gue of Nations because the covenant
attempts to substitute discussion di
stend of law for settlement of inti r
national disputes.
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AMBASSADORSHIP DECLINED
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LONDON. Feb., 21— Karl Reading
has definitely declined to be British
Ambassador to the United States. The
Daily Mail says the American ambas
sadorship has been offered to Minist
er Geddes, of the National Sendee and
Reconstruction Bureau and it is be
lieved he will accept.
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V. OF w. WINS DEBATE
SEATTLE, Feb., 21— The Univer
sity of Washington debate teams won
simultaneous victories in Walla Walla
and in Seattle last night over the
Whitman college teams. Washington
University upheld the affirmative on
the question of public sentiment
should favor the closed shop.
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PRINCE OF WALES IS TO
MAKE TRIP TO AUSTRALIA
LONDON, Feb., 21— The Prince
of Wales leaves March 5th for Aus
tralia aboard the dreadnought Re
nown. The trip plans arrival at Colon
on March 23rd, San Diego March 31st,
Honolulu April 6th, Fiji April 13th
and Auckland on April 17th.
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CONDOLES MRS. PEARY
WASHINGTON, Feb., 21— JVo«L
dent Wilson has sent Mrs. R >bm
Peary a telegram of sympathy in th-*
loss of her husband. President Wilsoa
said; “May the memory of your dis
tinguished husband’s intrepid and ;n
defatigible effort in the cause of scien
ce do much to assuage your grief.’
\SK FARMERS TO BE
OF ASSISTANCE IN THE
TAKING OF THE CENSES
WASHINGTON, Fob., 21— The
Secretary of Agriculture has issued an
appeal urging farmers to co-operate
fully with the census bureau and said
that much delay was being caused
which bad become a matter of serious
concern. Adverse weather conditions is
causing part of the delay. Farmers
are asked to notify enumerators of
farms overlooked.
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RAILROAD LOSSES ARE
TO BE LOSSES OF WAR
WASHINGTON, Feb., 21— Chair
man Ksch, of the Interstate Commerce
commission, told the House railroad
committee today that the Railroad ad
ministration figures the Federal con
trol of roads cost the government siv
hundred and thirty six million dollars
which must be charged off as war
loss. Chairman Esch said the experi
ment was expensive but worth it
while without transportation in the
government's control transportation
would have failed to supply the troops
overseas.
WOBBLY TRIAL POSTPONED
MONTESANO, Wash., Feb., 21—
Jurror Parr’s illness and Washington's
birthday have halted the Wobbly trial
until next Tuesday. It is expected
alienists will testify Tuesday regard
ing the sanity of Roberts, one of the
ten defendants, who confessed. One
doctor is quoted as saying ho believes
Roberts was insane now, but sane
when he confessed.
MONTESANO, Feb., 21— It is an -
nounced Juror Parr is suffering from
the flu. It is probable that a substitute
juror will be used when court resum
es next Tuesday.
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POISONED OLIVES ARE
ON THE MARKET— EFFORT
MADE TO PREVENT THE SAL':
CHICAGO. Feb., 21— J. L. Mc
Luuglin, state superintendent of Foo Is
and milk, issued a warning this after
noon that poisoned olives had been
shipped by the Spraugue-Wamer Co.,
of Chicago, wholesalers, to T>2 towns
in eight states. The firm is endeavor
ing to trace the olives. Montana is the
only northwest ^tato on the list. Fif
teen dozen bottles were sent to the
Illinois .-tores. The olives are infected
with bacillis botulinus.
L \BOR I E VDER CONVICTED
WINNIPEG, Feb., 21— John Par
nell, returned oldier, leader of the gen
eral strike here last summer, has been
convicted of making seditious utter
ances. He was charged with having
urged the silent parade during the
strike which clashed with the police.
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MAKES FAST AIR FLIGHT
SEATTLE, Feb., 21— Major A. i>.
Smith flew from Portland yesterday
in oiic hour and 20 minutes. The dis
tance is ISO miles. Smith made a new
record. He is to establish aerial fi»o
patrols for Washington forests iu
April. Four patrols of three planes
each are to work from Camp Lewi <.
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INDICTED FOR FRAUDS
SEATTLE, Feb., 21— Carlos Huron,
of Portland, and Edward Comyns « f
Seattle, have been convicted in using
i
the mails to defraud land buyers .a
many parts of the northwest by en
tering clients upon government land;,
already filed upon. Comyns was form
erly an employee of the Washington
land office.
SEATTLE, Feb., 21— Halibut is
SEATTLE, Feb., 20— Halibut is
quoted at eighteen and five eights ct.-.,
sable at five ets., and rod and ling cod
at four cts.
SHUN WHISKEY THAT
BOOTLEGGERS SELL
NEW YORK, Feb., 21— A warning
against buying liquor from bootleg
gers or “blind pigs” was issued yes
terday by James Shevlin, Supervis
ing Prohibition Agent.
“The last liquor legally distilled
in this count]y was distilled on
Sept., 8, 1917.” Mr. Shelvin said.
“Liquor distilled before that date
must be pretty well consumed or ex
ported by now, outside of what is
owned in private dwellings.
“Liquor sold surrepitiously in vio
lation of the law, therefore, is likoiy
to be either raw alcohol or composed
of poisons like wood alcohol. Any
drink sold by a bootlegger is likely
to be a pretty dangerous drink.”
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COST OF BURYING DEAD
INCREASES IN HONOLULU
HONOLULU T. H., Feb.’ 21— 'I he
cost of bulying the dead has more
doubled in the past year, according lo
the estimates submitted to the boar i
of supervisors for contracts to inter
the bodies of indignent persons .
William Borthwick, w’ho held last
year’s contract at $14 per body, asks
$22 for 1920, while a second bid sub
mitted by H. M. Williams is for $29 50.
No contract was awarded pending
an nvestigation.
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The oil stampcders who left Seward
last Wednesday morning on the A i
miral Watson for the westward are
now aboard the gas boat Lister bou -*i
for Cold Bay. The stamped rs arrived
at Kodiak to find only one avai'aV'
boat there for charter, this being ?no
Lister. The stampeders are paying
$100 a day for the gasboat to take
them to Cold Ray where they will he
left and picked up later by some oi <.
boat. The stampede:s loaded the sup
plies on the Lister and are believed to
have got away from Kodiak late »<s
to-day afternoon or this morning.
Many Kodiak citizens are also '•;
their way westward. Deputy United
States Armstrong and party aie
aboard one gas boat and two other ga
boats are enroute to tin* westward
with parties aboard.
According to advices received h» re
last night on the Admiral Watson sev
eral big companies had representatives
at Kodiak awaiting for the word that
the od land leasing bill had passed
Congress. As soon as the news reach
orl Kodiak from Seward, these parties,
aboard chartered boats, lost no tim ? in
getting under way for their respective
localities.
It is understood that parties are .al
so at lliamna. Other parties have ror*
to the Lake Clark district and still
others have gone from Kodiak to Kin
CARPENTIER HANGS K. ().
ON THE BELGIAN CHAMPION
MONTE CARLO, Feb., 21— This
afternoon Georges Carpentier knocked
nut Grundhoven, the Belgian champ
ion, in the second round of a schedul
ed fifteen round fight. Grundhoven
a as outclassed.
EDDIE SHANNON IS CHAMP
SEATTLE, Feb., 21— Eddie Shan
non, of San Francisco, won the coast
lightweight championship last night
tvhen he was given the aectslon over
Bobby Harper, of Seattle, in fonr
rounds.
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DEMPSEY HAS NOT SPLIT
WITH KEARNS HIS MANAGER
CHICAGO, Feb., 21—Jack Dempsey
has wired his friends here denying re
ports of a split with Manager Kea 'ns.
Dempsey said Kearns would be his
manager as long as he was fighting.
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JOHNSON COMING BACK
TO SERVE HIS SENTENCE
CHICAGO, Feb., 21— Jack John
son has left Mexico City for Texas to
surrender. It is understood the former
black champion will serve his year’s
sentence on a white slave charge and
then enter the rinff aprain.
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THOUSANDS OF CZECHOS
REFUGEES TO BE TAKEN
TO HOMES VIA CANADA
VANCOUVER, R. C., Feb., 21 -
The Blue Funnel liners Tydarcus and
Protesilaus are to brinR, 150,000 C/e
cho-Slovak Russian refuprees fro Si
beria and Northern China to this port
and transfer them aboard Canadian
Pacific trains here for the journey
across Canada to their homes in Eur
ope.
lagvik bay district and intend to stake
i tom the coast line to Ugashik and
liechaiof lake regions.
One eastern firm is reported to
have sent loeatois to Kaguvak with
ti.e intention of locating along the
coast at that point.
.1. .1 Finnegan, who left Seward on
the Flois** s believed to have arrive]
at Kod'ak yometimo today. The K1 >ise
ran into storms and according to •*<*
ports received on ilv* Admiral Watson,
hail a hard time reaching Soldovia
where the little boat was at last e.
iMM ts. The gar boat America was dis
.ri'.ch 1 f om Kodiak to go in searen
vt the* Floise and take Finnegan
aboard and then on to his oil land goal.
TO FORM COMPANY
For mutual benefit to all concerned,
farmers anil others owning land in tin*
valley north of Seward, are requested
to attend a meeting Tuesday night in
the Town hall at which business men
of Seward will be in attendance. The
purpose of this meeting is to form a
mutual holduig company for the devel
opment of the oil lands. It is the in
tention, if agreeable to all, that the
oil lands be consolidated t>y the owners
at present and by business men, so
that suitable arrangements cane be
made by capital for drilling purposes.
WANTS OIL OPINIONS
WASHINGTON. Feb., 21— presi
dent Wilson’s delay in acting on the
oil hill is due to his desire to obta n
Secretary Daniels and Payne’s opin
ions on the measure. It is expected
President Wilson will act before next
Wednesday midnight when the meas
ure becomes a law without his signn
tu "Q.
WHEN BILL BECOMES LAW
WASHINGTON, Feb., 21— It is
expected the oil land leasing bill will
become a law midnight next Wednes
day, eastern time, if Wilson fails to
sign it.
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N AVY REPAIR WORK BILL
GIVEN O.K. BY THE SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb., 21— The
Senate has adopted an amendment
granting three million dollars for re
pair work in navy yards. When the
House killed this item, it was feared
that many navy yard employees would
he discharged at Bremerton.
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FOR MILITARY TRAINING
WASHINGTON, Feb., 21— The
House military committee, by a vote
of eleven to nine, has approved of the
principle of universal military train
ing as part of the Nation’s future mil
itary’ policy.
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FISHING WITH PLANES
WASHINGTON, Feb., 21— Profil
ing by experience in the use of sea
planes in locating submerged submar
ines, the Bureau of Fisheries plans the
use of aircraft in aiding the tuna and
sardine fishermen in finding schools
of fish. It is said the experiments so
far off the California coast have show
ed the possibilities of fishing with
planes.
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