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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post __
SEWARD, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1919. • TEN CENTS PER COPY
VOLUME XIII. NUMBER & __ _____
CITY FINANCFS
ABE DISCUSSED
At the special meeting of the city ;
council last mpht in the Fire Hall, fin- :
ancial matters attended to. Mayor
Chamberlin and Councilmen Graff.
Graef, Lucas, Horner and McN’ecr
were in attendance.
By u*v’ !mou.> vote. upon report of
the finance committee, the bond of
city treasurer lluph Doupherty, for
$10,000 was accepted.
Action was taken repardinp the
completion of the delinquent tax roll
and brinpinp all tax amounts up ’o
date. Assessor Whittlesey beinp re
quested to complete this work at tbe
earliest possible date.
Treasurer Doupherty was instruct
ed to accept the delinquent tax. pen
alties, etc., due on the N’oble property,
and keep memorandum record until
the new assessment book is broupht
up to date.
Councilman Graef moved that the
Harriman National Bank bo made the
depository of the city funds. Council
man Lucas made an amendment that
the Bank of Seward and the Harri
man National Bank be made the de
positories, the funds to be divided be
tween the two banking institutions. By
unanimous vote both banks were re
cognized and each will deposit a bond
of $5000 with the city clerk.
Proper authorization was made for
the city to borrow $2000 for 00 day
from the banks, this being carried un
animously.
Upon motion of Councilman Lucaa,
Mayor Chamberlin appointed Council
men Homer and Graaf a committee to
secure a suitable place whore the city
records could be assembled and placed
in a fire proof vdult.
The council then adjourned to meet
on Monday, May 10.
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YUKON NOW
BREAKING
DAWSON. May T— The Yukon riv
er is breaking up rapidly and naviga
tion will be open earlier than usual
according to present indications.
The order of Pioneers has conferr
ed honorary' membership upon Colonel
Knight, Commander of the Royal Nor
thwest Mounted Police, and Charles
Reed Settlemcir. Editor of the Daw
son News.
The Yukon legislature convened
yesterday afternoon with Allan Mc
Millan, of Bonanza, as speaker.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GATEWAY
By Associated Pres*
WASHINGTON. May 7— President
Wilson today cabled a call for a spec
ial session of congress to meet on
Monday. May 19th.
President Wilson will not be here
to attend the opening of the special
session.
The call for the extra session came
earlier than the Democrats expected.
On account of the necessity for the
passage of the appropriation measure-;
the extra session is an important one.
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AMERICANIZATION
SPECIALISTS
WILL MEET
WASHINGTON, May 7— The pro
gram for the conference of American
ization specialists and workers to be
held in Washington, May 12-15 in
clusive, under the auspices of the In
terior Department has been divided in
to four sections, each day having i
special topic, according to an announce
-ment from the Americanization Div
ision of the Bureau of Education.
Monday, May 12th will be educational
day, Tuesday will be given over to a
consideration of Americanization in
the industries, Wednesday, May 14th
is to have addresses on racial rela
tionships and Thursday May 15th will
have the social aspects of the Ameri
canization movement as its topic.
Names of the speakers for Racial
Day have been made public by Fred
C. Butler, Director of Americaniza
tion and chairman of the committee on
arrangements. Among those who wi’l
address the conference on that day arc*
Felix J. Streyckmans, of the Liberty
Loan organization, Chicago; Raymond
F. Crist, deputy Commissioner of Nat
ionalization. Department of Labor; D»*.
H. H. Wheaton, Director of American
ization for the Connecticut Council of
Defense; A. T. Burns, Director of the
Study of Americanization Methods,
the Carnegie Corporation, New York;
Mrs. V. G. Simkovitch. Director of
Greenwich House, New York City; Al
bert Manaty. President of the Slovak
League of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.,
and H. A. Miller of the Mid European
Union, Washington, D. C.
Following each address, the floor of
the conference will be opened to a
forty minute discussion of the sub
ject matter. This is expected to result
in a determination of the best methods
to be used as a basis for future Amer
icanization work.
Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the
Interior, will speak at a banquet to
be held Wednesday evening, May 14th.
Harriot S. Pullen, of Dyea, has fil
ed notice for final three year proof in
support of her homestead application
on property it Dyei.
YOU?
LOAN GOING UP
At the close of business yester
day afternoon, the two Seward
banks had received subscriptions
totalling $41,650 for the Victory
loan. This sum represents 110
subscribers. Seward’s quota is
$65,300 and the campaign ends
Saturday night of this week.
Loans can be taken from $50 up.
Have you done your bit?
$2,150,000,000
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WASHINGTON. MAY 7— The j
Treasury Department announces |
.hat to yesterday afternoon two b»l- I
ion, one hundred and fifty million do!- I
lars had been subscribed to the Vic
tory Loan bonds.
FRISCO TO WORK
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7— Dis
trict banks of the Twelfth Reserve in
reports received to last night show
that a total of one hundred and twen
ty million , thirty nine thousand, nine
hundred dollars have been subscribed
to the Victory Loan by "6f>,67H sub
scribers.
Efforts are being redoubled by bus
iness men and public bodies in all dis
tricts and cities to reach the required
quotas.
Mayor Rolph issued a statement to
day that all city and county offices
and the schools will be closed Thurs
; day, Friday and Saturday, so that
! everybody can turn out in a full muni
i cipal organization and force the Vic
tory Loan bond sale3.
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CANADIAN SOLDIERS ARE
HOME FROM VLADIVOSTOK
VANCOUVER, R. C., May 7— Onr
thousand Canadian soldiers arrived
this forenoon from Vladivostok. It is i
expected that the l^mainder of the
Canadian Expeditionary forces will re
turn on the next two steamers.
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By Aniiociatnl Prt»»H
PARIS May 7— The Italians have j
resumed thoi!• seats in the Peace Con
ference and accepted the proposal that
Italy administer over Fiumc as man
latory of the League of Nations for 1
four years, after which Fiumc to re
volt to Italian sovereignity. Italy is
build a harbor for the Jugo Slavoks at
another place on the Adriatic Sea.
JOE HOYLE A DI KE
SEATTLE, , May 7— Letters re
received here from Loudon say
that Joe Boyle, former Klondiker,
been made a Rumanian Puke hy
the Queen of Rumania. As a
Puke, Hoyle will he a member ol
the Rumanian peace Commission.
T9 BE H9M:
BY AUGUST
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By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May 7— Secre
tary of War Baker announced this af
ternoon that all soldiers of the expe
ditionary forces will leave France by
August Over half of the forces are
now in the United States and 800,000
are coming oversea monthly.
JEWEL COLLECTION OF
LOUVRE SOON EXHIBITED
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PARIS, May 7— The lavish jew
el collection of the Louvre will soon be
on exhibition again. The collection was
removed from the Louvre when the
Germans made their threatening drive
toward Paris.
M. Dalimer, curator of the museum
took the jewels away with him person
ally to Bordeaux, carrying in his vest
pocket the most precious of the stones,
a jewey valued at $2,000,000 and
known as the famous Regent gem.
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Bv Associated Press
VERSAILLES, May 7— On the
Fourth anmversity of the destruction
of the Lusitania, by a Hun submarine
and 1«V days after the last shot was
fired in the recent World's war, the
peace tieaty was today handed to the
German delegates. The treaty consists
of bU.OUO words and was placed in tin
hands of the German delegates at a
twenty minute session attended :>y
delegates of the twenty seven power*.
The peace tieaty document is exten
sive, tne preamble embodying the
assertion 01 authority upon which the
tieaty is based and the covenant of
the League of Nations follows.
French newspapers in extia edit*
ions assert that France, England and
America concluded the agreement giv
ing supplemental guarantees to Fran
ce against German aggression.
President Wilson, at Paris, holds a
conference this afternoon with Com
mander Pershing to discuss the peace
pact.
SUMMARY OF TREATY
NEW YORK, May 7— The Com
mittee of Public Information announc
es the following official summary of
the peace treaty given to the German
delegates today at Versailles. The
treaty is the longest ever drawn an'l
epresents three and one half month.
>f work upon which over 1000 experts
gave their opinions.
The treaty makes the following pro
visions:
Germany to restore Alsace- Lor
raine to France.
Germany to recognize a temporary
internationalization of the Saar coal
basin.
Germany to renounce all territorial
political rights outside of Europe, such
as the German colonies in China and
Africa.
Germany is to recognize the inrte »
pendence of German Austria, Poland
the Czecho Slovakia to cede part of
the upper Silesia to Poland.
Germany is to reduce her army to
100 000 men including officers and to
abolish conscription.
Forts within fifty kilometers of th(
Rhine are to be given to the Allies.
Germany is to stop importation and
exportation of nearly all manufacture
of war material.
Germany is to reduce her navy to
six battleships, six light cruisers,
twelve torpedo destroyers and no sub
marines. The navy personal is not to
be over 15,000.
Germany must demolish Heligoland
and must not build forts to control the
Rhine.
Gennany must open the Kiel can
al to all nations.
Germany must surrender her cables.
Gennany must not have any air
forces after October 1st., 1919.
Tbe Allies are to reduce the armies
of occupation at the end of each three
and five year periods.
Germany is to accept full respon
sibility for the war damage and to
agree to reimburse civilian damages
beginning with a payment of 20,000,
000,000 marks, subsequent payments
to be secured by bonds.
The Germans are to pay shipping
damage on a ton for ton basis by ces
sion of her merchantmen.
The Germans are to devote their
economic services to rebuilding the de
vastated regions.
Germany is to agree to the Kaiser’s
trial by an International High court
for the supreme offense against inter
national morality. Other high German
officials are to be tried also. Holland
will be asked to extradite the Kaiser.
Germany will be held strictly respon
sible tor his delivery.
Germany is to accept the League
of Nation’s principle but without
membership.
The treaty creates an international
labor body with a permanent office
ind an annual convention.
A plebiscite fifteen years hence is
to decide the government of the Saar
\ alley.
Danzig becomes a free city, a pleb
iscite for Schlewig, East Prussia.
The League of Nation’s commission
is to oversee the government of the
Saar and to work out mandatories for
German colonies. The League of Na
tions may question Germany at any
time for violation of the treaty.
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VETOES
BILLS
(Special to the Gateway)
JUNEAU, May 7— The auditing
bill passed by the Territorial Legisla
ture fails to become a law through «
pocket veto by Gov. Thomas Riggs.
• Governor Riggs has also refrained
from signing the wood chopper’s lien
aw. These make three bills vetoed by
:he Governor, they including also the
bill authorizing the Road Commission
ers to establish wireless stations.
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ARM OF THE LAW
UP IN THE AIR
VENICE, CAL., May 7— The arm
of the law hereofter will reach much
further than it ever has before, fov
now it will fly, according to an an
nouncement made here this morn'n"
when tre first aerial policeman in A?
erica was sworn in here today.
The first man named for thi po
tion is Otto Meyerhoffcr. His dut'
will be varied find will include chasing
auto speeders, smugglers, and viola
tors of the fishing regulations.