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--- — srWard! aLASKA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 12. 1920. TEN_CKNI8 PB8JCOPV
VOLUME XI1L NUMBER 307. _____ ' -—
CORDOVA
LOSES HER
BUILDING
SEATTLE. MAY 12— A special
to the Post-Intelligencer from Wash
ington says Representative Mann, of
Chicago, led the fight in the House
against the proposal to change the
language of the bill appropriating
$100.000 for n post office. c«>u*t bouse
and jail at Cordova. Alaska, to per
mit the money to b** used for two lat
ter purposes. Delegate Grigsby had
obtained permission from the public
building committee for the change.
Representative Mann said it was prac
tically a new appropriation and it was
then put to the bottom of the calendar
which means practical death. Mann
declared that no doubt Cordova need
ed buildings but not as badly ns Chi
cago need a post office which is not
now demanded.
SMALLPOX CASES
AT CORDOVA
Twelve cases of smallpox, all isolat
lated, are reported to be in Cordova.
The facts came from the health offic
ials of Cordova to acting Health offic
er Dr. Baughman, upon advice of
er Dr. Baughman, who upon advice of
od the officials at Cordova, also the
steamship agents there, that no pass
engers from Cordova would be allow
ed to land at Seward unless they
showed proper vaccination or a health
certificate. Captains of steamers were
also informed of the restrictions
against passengers for Seward from
Cordova.
The cases of smallpox now at Cor
dova developed outside of the city and
were taken to Cordova for proper at
tention.
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PERMANENT BODS ARE
ISSUED REPLACE THE
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS
SAX FRANCISCO. May 12— Per
manent bonds bearing the full num
ber of interest coupons were issued
beginning May 1 to replace the tem
porary ‘*.>11011 coupon” bonds of the
first, second and third liberty loans,
John U. Calkins, governor of the twel
fth federal reserve bank, was an
nounced.
The decision to set the date for
May 1 he said, was dictated by the
fact that holders of the First and Sec
ond Loans must present such bonds
for conversion prior to June 15 and
May 15, in order to receive the bene
fit of the increased rate.
Bonds of the Fourth Loan will not
be exchanged at this time, but proba
bly will bo taken care of before next
October.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THF GATEWAY
SEATTLE. May 12— “The inter
departmental committee intends to
ascertain the piactical demands of
Alaska rather than visualize the poss
| ibilitiessaid Col. Alfred H. Brooks,
at a dinner given Lie members of the
committee last nignt More and better
tran<portion was the keynote sounded
by every speaker at the dinner. Col.
Brook." declared the greatest problems
we; • lt» get the people to realize the
value of Alaska resources. He said the
coal deposits were undeveloped and
the first copper mine patented was
yet untouched. The committee is
friendly he asserted and understood
and appreciates the needs of Alaska.
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\\ ILL HOLD DOWN
• THE Sl'GAR PROFIT
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Deputy U. S. Marshal Ralph
v Reed received the following cable
* today from Marshal Brenneman:
“Following from Attorney Gen
eral — you will immediately an
5 nounce in your state only recog
* ni/able margin of profit on sug
* gar by Department of Justice one
* cent pound wholesaler, two cents
* retailer. Please inform merchants
your vicinity.”
MINING MAN HERE
J. \V. Minnis. mining man in the
Talkeetna district, is registered at the
Hotel Seward. Mr. Minnis arrived last
night from LaTouche and intends to
leave on the train Saturday for An
chorage where he will pick up mining
supplies and go to his property.
FREIGHTER CORDOVA HERE
The freighter Cordova arrived in
nort at 10 o’clock last night bring ng
bridge and trestle timber for the com
mission and also 67 commission em
ployees. The employees were sent out
this morning on the regular train for
various stations.
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LADIES AID TO MEET
The Ladies Aid Society of the Me
thodist church will meet tomorrow
' after midnight.
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w m \ t m it it w r o it r
The following 5* d'o w*»nther iej o»t
• tl.e !!4 Imhm « i*m!»ng at 7 oW’lr
‘.is montivig:—
SEWARD 46. Pt. Cloudy, North.
Anchorage 37, Clear, Calm.
Matanuska 4f>, Clear, Calm.
CHICKALOON 50, Clear, Calm.
| Wassilla 50 Clear, Calm.
Talkeetna 45, Clear, Calm.
Gohlvreek 40. Clear, Calm.
Hurricane 30. Clear, Calm.
Summit 25, Clear, North.
Bains 34, Clear, Calm.
Healy 43, Clear, Calm.
Ncnana 50, Clear, Calm.
Fairbanks 40. Clear, Calm.
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FORM FIELD DOG CLUP»
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SPOKANE. Wash., May 12— With
the expectation of holding field trials
here annually, local dog fanciers have
I organized the Inland Empire Field
Dog club. Members are to be sought
from towns outside Spokane.
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GIVE DANCE
TO SATURN
FRIDAY
The U. S. Saturn will arrive in
port tomorrow afternoon aiul the
,lance to bo given as a welcome to the
officers and crew by the Woman’s
club of Seward will be on Friday
night. It was first announced that the
dance would be given Ihursday night
at the A. 11. hall but a radiogram from
die officers of the Saturn received this
morning stated they would prefer to
have the dance given on Friday night.
The Woman’s club is giving the
dance as a benefit for the public li
brary and all citizens will bo charged,
, the Saturn officers and crew however
being the gue.-ts ol the evening and
admitted without charge.
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A reception comm nice
Chamberlin, Erich Lucas and Elmer
A. Friend will go to the Saturn Fri
day night at 8:45 o’clock and escort
.he officers and cicw to the A. ii.
Hall where a reception will be held,
address of welcome by the Mayor,
then a short musical program, hollow
ing the musical program dancing will
be enjoyed.
The general committee in charge
of the dance for the Woman’s club is
composed of Mesdames Bergen, Perry,
Friend and Lucas.
The floor committee will consist of
Messers. Perry, Lucas, Blue, Ells
worth, Nelson, Thoday, Balderston,
McDonald, Root, McNcer and Friend.
WILL REQUIRE MANY
YEARS TO PUT K. Ra IN
RUSSIA BACK IN SHAPE
MOSCOW, May 12— Russian rail
road shops, working at a maximum of
peace time capacity, will require more
than 10 years to rertore normal traf
fic with the present facilities of pro
duction, according to a survey recent
ly published in the Economic Life. The
chief needs are shown to be the im
portation of rolling stock and the
home development of the transporta
tion industry.
The survey shows that in 1914 the
number of locomotives was approxi
mately 20,000 with 16 percent unfit
for use. The present number of lomo
tives is about 10,000 with fifty-nine
percent out of commission or in need
of repairs, and the number of cars
250 000. Lin*s in operation have also
diminished about 20 percent.
The maximum pre-war production
i ? the Russian shops was 1,800 loco
motives and 40,000 cars annually, and
iho number that retired each year was
1,8,00 locomotives and 80,000 trucks.
The present need is for 1500 locomo
tives and 450,000 cars.
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TO BEAT THE BARBER
MOOSE JAW, Sask., May 12—
Employees of the Canadian Pacific
freight sheds and roundhouses are go
ing to combat 75-ccnt haircuts and
have purchased the necessary equip
'"*Ant with which a hair trim will be
dispensed at a normal charge to cm
, ployees of those departments.
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BOAT OWNERS OF THE
‘ DOMINION AND THE U. S.
TO COMPETE NEXT JULY
VICTORIA, B. C., May 12— Cana
Han and American boat owners will
compete here July 4-5-6 in an Interna
tional Sailing and Power Boat Regat
ta. Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle
California boats north for the events,
Juneau coucilmpn attempted tc
out through a bill to purchase a streel
grader for the city at the first meet
ing of the new council but it was de
feated when put to vote. The new ma
’ chine was to cost $1,000.
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FAMOUS
! AUTHOR i
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NEW YORK, May 12— William
Dean Howells, famous American au
thor, is dead, at the age of 83 years.
At a dinner given in 1012 to do hon
* or to William Dean Howells upon his
/5th birthday, William Howard Taft,
ihen President of the United States,
I lauded the guest as “the greatest liv
ing American writer and novelist."
He was the dean of American let
I tors; poet, essayist, diamatist and
i editor, as well as a weaver of fiction.
Beginning his first book, “Poems of
1 Two friends,” just before the Civil
War, Mr. Howells had completed and
published 71 volumes at the time of
] bis death, besides acting as editor of
j various publications, crossing the
ocean eighteen times in search of ma
terial for his novels, and writing es
says, criticisms and magazine articles.
Born in Mai tin’s Ferry, 0., in 1887,
he served ias literal y approniicosnip
as a composer, reporter and editor on
%his father’s newspaper.
“ Inwardly I was a poet,” said the
eminent novelist in reviewing his car
ls* experiences, “with no wish to be
anything else, unless in a moment ot
careless affluence I might so far ior
£ot myself as to be a novelist.”
When 2” years old he traveled to I
Boston to make the acquaintance of;
Longfellow*, Hawthorne, Emerson,)
Holmes and Lowell. Though a boy i
among masters, he became their inti- ;
mate, learning their literary traditions j
and preserving many of them
throughout his long life.
At the ago of 24 he was appoir.ted |
hy President Lincoln as United Stf'tes 1
Consul at Venice. He combined his j
consular duties w*ith literary work,!
and produced his celebrated hook,
“Venitian Life.”
Four years later, in 1865, he came
to New York with his wife, who v/as
Elinor U. .Menu, oi vormoni, anu
whom he manned in Paris in 18f>2.
For two years he wrote editorials for
the New York Nation, the Times and
the Tribune, an-.* then moved to Pos
ton where as assistant with the At
lantic Monthly succeeding James Rus
sell Lowell if >tor in 1S72. At the
age of 44 he retire ! fo devote himself
to his novels, which he produced for
r*mny years at the ;ate of two a year.
When 50 yerrs old, Mr. Howells
i nd time to become contributing
^iitor and lat»* writer for the Edi
I tors Easy Chair'* department in
I Haroer's Magai-ine. For a brief per
' : «(i he acted as editor of the Cosmo
politan.
pr Howells — he had received dc
• grees from Yale, Harvard, Oxford,
and Columbia universities though he
had never attended college — was a
i keen student of current events. He
avowed his belief in socialism.
“I cannot see,” he declared, “that
the remedy for existing conditions
les anywhere else. But if it is to be
a remedy t must come slowly. Violent
revolutions do not permanently solve
' these problems.”
On the subject of woman suffarge
his opinion was decided:
“It is one of the most important de
velopments of this generation and one
of the most hopeful. The men have
made such a mess of things that if the
women do not come to the rescuo I’m
I sure I don’t know what is to become
of us.”
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FUNERAL OF M’PHERSON
The funeral of W. A. McPherson
will be held Friday afternoon at 1
o’clock at the Catholic church, inter
ment being in Woodland cemetary
Father Markham will an*;ve from An
chorage on the train tomorrow to con
duct the funeral services Friday,
1
VERA CRUZ, May 12— It is re
ported here that Carranza, with 4000
fii »n is fighting desperately b- tween
San Marcos and Puebla, in the state
of Mexicali. Forces under General
Trevino and Hill, revolutionary lead
ers, are b.'ng rushed to the scene to
reinforce the forces against Carranza. 1
WASHINGTON', May 12— Official
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advices from Mexico City state that
Carranza has left the Mexican capitol
..nd (i moral Obrefcon is in complete
,nt o’ of that city. Several towns in
nor .horn ?*l *xico are reported ready to
surrender to the revolutionists. The
towns are Pied)a N'icgras and Mata
moras.
WILL ADMIT TWO'
COUNTRIES TO
THE LEAGUE
LONDON, May 12— Austria and
probably Hungary will be admitted to
the League of Nations at the first
m*ot'ng to be held this summer. This
is learned from a high source. Ger
many, Bulgaria and possibly Turkey
will be admitted at the second session.
The dates for the two sessions have ^
not yet been sot. It is repoited the Al
lies are to re-establish political and
commercial relations with the former
enemy countries and are taking the
League of Nations as the shortest j
course.
HINES GOING TO EUROPE
ON A SPECIAL MISSION |
WASHINGTON, May 12— Chair
man Hines, who retires as railroad
administration head next Saturday,
will soon go to Europe on a confident
ial mission for President Wilson. This
was officially announced at the White
House today.
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AMERICAN BATTLESHIPS
MAY GO TO BLACK SEA
WASHINGTON, May 12— A re
solution requesting* Pres’dent Wilson
to send warships and marines to Bat
urn. on the Black Sea. to protect Am
erican lives and property, has been
reported unanimously by the Senate
foreign relations committee.
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Col. Lewis, head of the Signal
*n»-ps at G’hbon. has left the post on
* tour of inspection and will visit
n the posts along the river be
• ond tit* upner Tanana
with a slide trip to Brooks.
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WASHINGTON, May 12— A con
fidential cablegram from President ■
Wilson to Admiral Sims, at London,
during the war, was read to the Sen
ate committee today by Secretary
Daniels. The President expressed sur
prise in the cablegram that the British
Admiralty failed to use Britain’s
jreat naval superiority effectively
against the submarines. President
Wilson called on Admiral Sims for
ommonts and suggestions based on
ndopendent thought regardless of the
British judgement. President Wilson
abled Sims that the British Admir
alty showed helplessness to the point
of panic in the face of the submarine
campaign. President Wilson said that
the British had rejected plans on th *
ground of prudence but it was now no
time for prudence, the situation de
manded boldness even at the cost of
greatness.
WAR PRISONERS FROM
SIBERIA ON WAY HOME
WASHINGTON, May 12— The Red
Cross has been informed that thous
ands of Austrian and Hungarian pris
oners in Siberia have started for their
homes on foot, dressed in remnants
of uniforms of 1914. The Bolshevikis
made no provisions for feeding or
clothing. The American relief commit
tee and may churches have launched
a campaign for $3,000,000 to help the
former war prisoners on their four
thousand mile tramp.
WALTER GOYNE INTENDS
TO REMAIN IN CANADA
WINNIPEG, May 12— Walter Go
yne, “The Going Kid,” whose dog
team recently won the Hudson’s Bay
Dorbv race here, is to locate here and
work h:s team carrying mail and wws
engers between The Pas. Man’toba
and a copner mine eightv miles away.
C^yr\o fnnr»o’*1v livnd ;n vh<'v<'
he won several races.
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