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SEWARD. ALASKA. TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 10-0. _ _ _______
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BRITISH MERCHANTS
COME TO INVESTIGATE
DEPARTMENT STORES
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NEW YORK. April IS— Twenty
two British merchants representing
the largest depar tment stores in the
United Kingdom, will soon sail troro
England for a six weeks tour or the
United States to study American
methods of retail store management
with a view of establishing its use
in England. The merchants. who
will be the guests ot the National
Retail Dry Goods Assoc atron ,wi!1
visit, most of the principal cities
of the country.
Chamber of commerces throughout
the country are joining with the na
tional association and loe:t' mer
chants* organizations in preparing re
ceptions for th»* visitors and giving
them an opportunity to ssucy Am
erican methods close at hand. Secre
tary of Commerce Alexander has
promised to welcome th»‘ visitors ;n
the name of the country and pledg 'd
the aid of the department in making
their visit a successful onrt.
A special car will carry th° visitors
on their tour. The itinerary includes
stops at Pittsburgh. Dayton. Cincin
nati. Cleveland, Toledo, Chicago, St.
Louis, Kansas City, The <»ran<T Cnn
von, Los Angeles. The Yosemite Val
ley, San Francisco. Portland. Seattle,
Salt Lake City, Colorado Springs.
Denver, Omaha, Milwaukee, Dctro t,
Buffalo. Niagara Falls and Boston.
Side trips also will be made to
Washington and Baltimore.
CANADIAN WAR VETS
IN FARMING SETTLEMENT
VANCOUVER, B. C.. April 13—
About 300 Canadian war veterans who
founded and populated a community
fanning settlement at Merville have
cleared enough land to lay out t^n
farms so that the owners can start
the spring planting.
When the veterans returned from
England they induced
Columbia Provincial government to
buy for them 14.000 acres of wild
land on the hills overlooking the
Courtenay valley, a fertile section of
Vancouver Island. Douglas p'ne trees
were thick on the land and smee the
men went on it they have been busy
clearing away the big timber and un
derbrush. For this the government
paid them a daily wage of $4 and sup
plied them Nvith dynamite ami tools.
Only one in four of the men who
enrolled in the scheme nas quit. A
community sto»e has been established
on the land and the veterans declare
they will cont:nurt their venture until
all have obtained farms.
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NEW YORK. April 13— There are
r.o indications of a break in the strike.
The Brotue;hood officials are still
tr\ ing to conciliate the strikeis. Coi
ege students and citizens are volun
teer tie. in helping the situation. At
Phiiud 'iphia and Chicago the situa
tion .a noi. changed. Moie men arc out
in the coal mines in Pennsylvania ow
ng to the car shortage. Freight and
xp css trains are seriously attected
today.
WASHINGTON, April 13— The
railroad labor boa d has been a] point
d as follows: George W. Hangar, of
Wa hington, D. C; Henry Hunt, ot
Cincinnati; R. M. Barton, of Tennes
see, representing the public; Horace
Baku*. J. H. Elliott and William L.
Patk. the railroads; and Albert Phil
lips, A. 0. Wharton and James For
resti r, the employees.
WASHINGTON, April 13— The
embargo is again on all inconrng and
outgoing freight placed by the rail
roads entering Washington. Two cars
of fresh moat was the only freight
received here during the past 24
hours. The c;ty’s supply of perishables
and foodstuffs is estimated sufficient
for seven to ten days.
CHICAGO April 13— The appoint
ment of the labor boaul is regarded
by railway and Brotherhood officials
as a forward step town ds the settle
mon* of the strike Both sides now
await the announcemort by attorney
gen''*\a1 Pa’mer on the government’s
attitude toward the strike.
CHICAGO April 13— Late this
aft^’-noon it was announced that
switchmen at many places are re
*u,n;nrr and livestock trains are ajrain
moving.
WASHINGTON, A^ril 13— The
D'nrrtment of Justice has asked the
of the New York Central
: nd the Pennsylvania lines to send in
the names of the strikers and the
: *r‘ke leaders.
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CANCELS POLITICAL TOUR
CHICAGO. ApHl 13— General
Wood h°s cancelled h\s leave of ab
sence on account of the switchmen’s
strike and returns to h;s station in
eo^mend of the Central Department
at this place.
FIRE AT VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER. B. C. Anril 13—
The British Columbia Tailoring com
»^T>vk F*nro and White Lunch weve
Vt«irnnd this forenoon. Scores in the
v?cimtv v*eve damaged h** the five nnd
smok*. The loss is estimated to be
$60,000.
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* OF THE CABINET *
WASHINGTON. April 13— *1
* President Wilson today called a * ;
meeting of the cabinet for tomor
* row. This is the first raeetng *
* since last September. 11 is under
stood the railroad strike will be
* the principal subject.
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COAL DEPOSIT FOUND
ON CANADIAN PRA1L2L
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WINNIPEG, Man., April 13—
Dituminous coal deposits totalling j
:i. ar y 30 million tons, and lying with-;
in 3 f jet of the earth's surtacc so that
it may be loaded on cais as cheap y
as gravel can be loaded in a bailast •
pit, have been located near Jaspei •
Park, according to G io. E. McDonald,
gane al manageer of the Pacific Greai
Eastern railway, who was recently in
the prairie provinces.
FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE April 13— Fish prices
today noon were as follows: halibut,
23 cents; snb’e five cents; ling and red
cod, three cents.
KETCHIKAN, April 13— 1 ish
prices yesterday wore halibut first,
foui teen cents and seconds, ten cents.
FORMER PRESIDENT TAFT
HAS CANADIAN CANE
230.000 YEARS OF AGE
EDMONTON, Alta., April 13— For
mer President Taft owns a walking
st'ek th t is 230,000 years old.
Pi of. W. C. Foster of Spokane a
few yea’s ago discovered a stump
•n n p^at bed amid glacial drift in
vaOey of Old Man river, South
o r. Alberta.
Prof. Foster took the stump home
‘o SmVme and when theSpokane
people, on one of Mr. Taft’s visits
wanted to give him a unique pres
ent they had a cane fastiloned Trom
the wood. The walking stick cut
from the tree that may once have
sheltered the mntodon and the por
odactyl is valued at $5,000.
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MEET. COL. ROOSEVELT’S
HEROISM IS REWARDED
WASHINGTON. Aprl 13— The
war denartm'mt h*n announced t^at
distinguished sendee crosses have
awavdAd to. L'evtenant Colonel
a^d ^^r,|nr G^n^rpl .To^n T;
Ro^vc^v^t’s award wa*
fr»r hrt»*o’sm dnrng the Cant’gny raid
and at Soissons.
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GUATEMALA CITY, April in— j
Uevolutionaiy President Hurrera
holds the city and principal railway
oints. it is said the revolution is
spreading.
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FEDERAL OFFICIALS
ACTIVE IN KETCHIKAN
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KETCHIKAN, Apr:l 13— A me1- ;
.! donn-np of the city has been quiot
v i ursu »d by the fedora’ officials for
tin? past two weeks. Over a dojcn
die s and hangerons of immoral
houses h*ve bvvon ordered to move.
The officers assert that they intend
to rid the city of all idlers gamblers
and macques, who have been flocking
hero from other towns on account of
the Hyder boom.
llTin VL M VCH1NERY IS
NEEDED NOW SAYS LOW DUN
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CHICAGO, April 13— Gov. Low
den. prcs'dent'al candidate, in ad
dresses here vdav, advocated immedi
ate resumption of wo”k of The Tague
International conference to provide
tho neccssa’V judicial machinery for
a settlement of intornat’onal disputes
and to prevent future wars.
FINDS LOST JEWELRY
IN CAN OF FRUIT;
AURORA, Iml., April in— A dm
mond engagement ring and a wedding
ling, believed stolen last fall, were
covered at a dinner given recently
by Mrs. William Heady, living ne-r
here, when she opened a can of fruit
tho women then rocaMod that she had
misse l the rings during the fruit can
ning season.
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IRISH ON STRIKE
LONDON Anril 13— The general
in Ireland. a° a protest ajarninst
fre^tm^nt of po1;t:ca1 prisoner
stn'ted th’s morning. With the excep
tion of newspapermen ?n all d°nnrt
ments: telegraphers and humanitar
:an f od wovkArs. other men employed
wore railed out.
LONGSHOREMEN STRIKE
IN SEATTLE IS BROKEN
?E'TTLE Annl 13— The load
ing of Alaska can^ory sh;ns. which
p«s bede’aved bv tb° lon^sbore
r.v'^’s etr?k°. started tb?s mourner
v/rep' a true0 was p^r°°d to between
4pa vnn^ese^tef.VAq o^ the workers and
the port commission.
300 ARE KILLED
p\nTQ AyvmI 13— Th**°A hundred
«»AI*A ViU«d in °n explosion ef p mm’*
t’*on dm*m at Rotonstein, East Prus
sia, this afternoon.
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SEATTLE, April 13- A special di>
v. 'i irom Washington to the Post
’utolligcnc'T sr.ys Sec <-tr.ry Pa;, no
has not:fied Senator Wesley L. «'o. s
of Wa hington that a itasonab y jw
priced transportat on to Alaska ir.u.-l
bo provided. Secretary Payne a’sosaM
'bp* immrdhnVy tli re must be cst b
lishcd an advertising bureau to a -
tract tourists first and then s ttl. rs
following to Alaska.
Secretary Payne has asked Po t
master General Burleson and Admi al
i: ns n to a; point representatives to
■o- p1 ate v. i . Dr. Alfred H. Brooks,
•iio i epaitment, in putting
I) •»o e h. p ople and
. : n ■ A . kn a r • :1 country.
cr P yn ’s letter to Burle
n c : L ‘ n ! V area’s needs based on
. (! inf min ion fu n shed by the
ib of Commerce, South
lir Iroad and former Sec
e ary Franklin K. Lane.
P o ipt action of the Po t office
m wt and Shipping Board is
urged to hdp Alaska.
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JUNEAU, April '13— E. J. White
pub'icity agent of the Territo y, to
da.v issued a card announcing his
\v',1'dr 'v,p1 fr->m th ' race for dele
gate to the Democratic national con
. v* .on a id rogues, nr: his fr ends
n^t to vote for him. Th;s leaves on’y
s:x candidates and permits the elec
Uon of both Erwin and Caskey from
i! e Fourth divison without a cont st
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ALAMEDA DUE TOMORROW
Steamer A’amoda arrived at Cor
dova this mo ning early and is due to
th^r^ at 4 o’clock this afternoon
and arrive in Seward about nrdmght
tomo row.
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\MERICAN LEGION TO
HOLD MEETING TONIGHT
There will b" an important meet
ing of the Ame~?can I/'fron, Isaac
Evans Po-.t. tomght at 7:30 oVock in
the cemmiss:on bmldmf? AR memb'>rs
v'' r^q’^sted to n4t''n4 a* several of
f.Vrv-s are to be fiPed owmg to va
cancies.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR TIIE GAIEWAV
WARSAW, April 13— The general
sRu’f ivpo.ts a pronounced victory of
the iocs over the Bo.sehviki forces
on the southeastern fiont after sev
r»n days hard fighting.
..IAN WITHOUT PREJUDICE
wanted for presidency
c iICAGO, April 13— General
Wood, in an address here, declared
.hat no man was fit to hold a high
ns.iv.tivo office in America who
:.., na 10 religious prejudices. Gen.
*fooj said: “We want a government
thou v prejudice as to race, rol
or and religion. Wc want as a people
to have our own persona! rel gions. I
am a P.otcstant but se.ved years
g the Catholics and rcceved
Catholic support in Cuba and
elsewhere.”
b\si:ball tans have
CINCH OF GAME NEWS
COLUMDUS. 0., Bps ball fans in
this c’tv will r.ot have to b? calling up
” b; 1 p.rk to find out whether Joe
T* j’ub is going to play ball, be
rause JvO ha' conceived a novel way
f tcTng the fans when thrt game is
nr off. A wire will be strung ac
res' the mein corner in the down
’ ->« •« Irp °nd p hu^e red ball will
hif'rr the m;dd’r‘ cf i1, on days
uJg plav^g. When thrt
V, !p l-t.r'rr fine'' fe fhf* hn* M;ng, it
* ?u Indicate t^at. the'-e is no game.
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