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-1 SKwl^ft ALASKA. MONDAY, NOVEMBER S*, 1919. TEN CENTS PER COPY
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SEATTLE. Nov.. 24— Gov. Hurt,
believes* all coal mines in the state o)
Washington will be operating by the
end of this week. Gov. Hart meets
with the mine operators tonight to
discuss plans for the reopening of the
mines.
Radicalism and agitators, not the
miners, are causing the present trou
ble. The radica’s are not even employ
ed as miners. In a statement, the min
ers say they ore not willing to let the
state suffer for lack of coal.
WASHINGTON, Nov.. 24- Lnl
Saturday afternoon the miners accept
ed Secretary Wilson’s proposal for the
increase in tonnage rates and for bet
ter pay for day laborers.
WASHINGTON. Nov.. 24— Oper
ators and miners are marking time to
day awaiting fuel administrator Gar
field’s decision as to what portion the
public must pay of the wage advance.
The conference meets again tomorrow.
CHICAGO. Nov.. 24— Middle west
industrial plants are continuing to
close to save coal. Pennsylvania. Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois coal miners are
apparently determinted to await a se:
tlemcnt.
Indianapolis, Nov., 24— Manufact
urers here and elsewhere throughout
Indiana are to close three days a week
until the coal shortage is relieved bv
the mines reopening.
CHICAGO, Nov., 24— Heat has
shut off from all street cars to sav»»
ccal.
RICHMOND, Nov., 24— Governor
Davis is expected to arrive today at
the Virginia town of St. Charles to
take command of the militia. It is re
ported radicals have mounted guns in
the hills and have announced they will
open fire on the miners who attempt
to enter the shafts leading down to the
mines. The radicals have also threat
ened to dynamite the homes of the
miners who return to work. Gov. Dav
i. says hi* will dynamite the radicals
ami it' need be “blow /iem all to hell.
NEW YORK. Nov.. 24— William
McAdoo telegraphed fuel administra
* tor Garfield this afternoon the soft
coal operators made shocking and in- j
, defensible profits in 1917 and he has |
grave doubts whether th^ are entitl- j
ed to an increase in coal prices to of- j
set the proposed wage increase. The
operators income tax records show the :
operators made from five to two thou- .
sand per cent profit.
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MAN MISSING
ON THE TRAIL
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• Mike Conley, operator around Ophir.
i arid ow ner of much valuable property
: left Iditarod six weeks ago over the
trail for Seward. Since leaving Idita
rod he has not been seen. Pete Krgi
and five other men were deputized to
make a search for Conley on the way
out. but they report they found m
trace of the well known miner.
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: M \KES TRIP OVER THE
TRAIL FROM IDITAROI) ;
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pete Krga and Gerone N. Yuyulick j
arrived on last night’s train from tin
: Iditarod. The two men, with four oth
| ei-s, were sixteen days on the trad
from the interior to Anchorage. Mv.
Krga reports no snow and the trad
routrh.
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false statement of
DEATH OF PRESIDENT
BREAKS UP MEETING
ATLANTA. Nov.. 24— The false
announcement of the death of Prest
j lent Wilson during a speech last night
broke up a meeting. The announce- !
ment of the result of a hoax perpetu i
j ated by an unknown man. Vice-Presi- |
•dent Mai shall appeared overcome a.-'
he told the audience the no\\;s as re
lated to him.
BUFFALO. Nov.. 24— William
Carlisle, the train robber of Wyoming
is headed east. Carlisle sent a note to
the editor of a newspaper here that he
was at Eric, Penn. Chief of Police
Gault at Atlanta, Georgia, has receiv
ed a post card from Carlisle saying he.
intended to arrive there soon and rob
a southern railroad.
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AMERICANS
FORGE OUT
SOCIALISTS
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HEADING, Pa., NoV., 24— A Eu
gene Debs amnesty meeting was hur
riedly called off yesterday afternoon
after 2000 American Legion men pu • j
raded and were joined by .2000 loyal |
Americans. The paraders started a!
demonstration in tront of the Social- j
ist headquatters. Mayor Filbert warn* !
ed the socialists bloodshed would pro- j
bably result unless the radical meeting
broke up quickly. The meeting broke !
suddenly the socialists melting aw&yj
like dew before the sun. j
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• PORTLAND, ORE., Nov.,24—
• Eleven thousand dollars reward J
• have uow be</. subscribed for the
• arrest of the three highwaymen
• in the hold-up of the Claremont
• tavern early Saturday morning in
• which state highwuy commission- *
• er Newton Burgess and George
• Perringer, a rancher were killed.
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CHICAGO, Nov., 24— The new na
;ional labor party have petitionei!
^ong j'jS demanding the impeachment i
)f Judpe Anderson who issued the '
:oal strike injunction.
ANARCHIST TAKES SHOT
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WILMINGTON, Del., Nov., 24— An
anarchist, believed employed by the I. (
Ar. W. , fired at Seldon Denmer, Prcs
dent of the New Castle Steel company ;
ate last niffht. The shot failed to hit.
STEAMER SINKS IN STORM
SAULT ST. MARIE, Mich., Nov.,
24— Steamer Myron sunk early today
in a storm on Lake Superior. The crow
of 18 are believed to have went down
with the steamer.
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AIRPLANE MAROONED
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HANNIBAL, Mo., Nov, 24— N. C.
4, which crossed the Atlantic, is re
ported marooned this afternoon on a
Mississippi river sandbar.
PERHAPS THEY ARE RIGHT
BERLIN, Nov., 24— Newspapers
of Germany consider that partisan
politics caused the American senate
to fail to ratify the peace treaty.
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COLD AT ANCHORAGE
According to Robert Webb, w’fo
came from Anchorage on last nightV
train it was 13 degrees below zero
there on the flats at 11 o’clock Satur
day night. The black fog was begin
ning to rise from the creek.
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Mrs. H. E. Rcvell, wife of Col.
: Harry Revell, arrived on the Alameda
| last night from Anchorage. She and
‘ Colonel Revelle will make their hom^
; in Ketchikan this winter, going to Hy
der in the Spring:— Ketchikan Chron
icle.)
Dr. P. E. McChcsney, who has been
army surgeon at Fort Gibbon, has
been transfered to the States. He re
cently went south.
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PROBING
HOLDING
RADICALS
NEW YORK, Nov., 24— The House
committee investigating the delay ir.
the deportation of radical aliens open
ed hearings today. The first witness
was Rryon Uhl, acting immigration
commissioner. He said seventy alleged
anarchists, including two women, were
being held on Ellis Island. Mr. Uhl
said only seven of the 65 aliens
brought from Seattle last spring, had
been deported. Others have been re
leased on bonds or parole.
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REVOLUTION TO
BE OPPOSED
ROME, Nov., 24— The Italian press
lisnppix>V‘*s D'Ann.uizio’s exp'^ii on
igainst Zara.
VENTCA, Nov, 24— A Serbian di
vision of 12,000 picked men have been
concentrated at Salato, on the Dalma
tian coast, ready to oppose D’Annun
zio.
ROME, Nov., 24— A semi-offida’
statement says a minority of D'An
nunzio’s forces are counting on sup
port of friends in the interior of Italy
to help make a Republic. They persist
>n the idea of attempting a seditious
action against Italy.
CHINESE
KICKING
TOKIO, Nov., 24— Four Japanes
destroyers have been sent to Foochow.
China, on account of anti-Japanese
demonstrations.
FOOD PROSPECTS ARE
GOOD FOR GERMAN
FOR COMING YEAR
BERLIN, Nov., 24— Food prospects
for Germany for the coming year are
good because of the plent’lul harvest
acording to the Ministry of Food,
which decries pessimism. Beginning
with next month the quality of bread
will he improved. The potato harvest
is as yet uncertain but it is believed
it will be enough for the whole, year
The meat supply is not expected tc
improve.
AMERICAN “DRYS” IN
ENGLAND ARE RIDICULE!
LONDON, Nov., 24— English news
papers, as a rule are still continuing
to ridicule the prohibition campaigj
; being directed by American worker?
• in this country. The general attitud
of the press is that this is the casies
way of, discrediting the attempt t'
make England “dry", although sorru
of the papers have • made decidedlj
hostile attacks on the invaders ftw
the United State?, claiming that Eng
land can run her own affairs withou'
assistance from outside.
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An electric lighting system tha<
will supply several of the busincs;:
houses of that place is being installed
at Hydej\
T0K10, Nov., 24 - Japanese ne*.\
| papers declare army onions regard
retreat of General Kolchak and ti• ■' >n
creasing ascendency of Ito’shev ki ’.a
Siberia so menacing that indiffermt
Japan may now make a new pi or ?
to the powers regarding the Siberian
problems and the strengthening of he
! forces there.
! LONDON, Nov., 24— Disputvh :
from Moscow claim the Bolsnovik fo -
jcs arc continuing their advance j
against Denokine and Kolchak f»ic*s.
ARREST TWO 0N|
THEIR WAV TO
ROB A BANK
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SEATLE, Nov., 21— Chief of Po
lice Joe Warren personally led a squa
jf police last night and arrested Geo
Lapsley and Charles Coleman as thc>
carried a safe off the lake ferry Lin
joln. Chief Warren said the two men
ntended to hold-up the State Bank at
ICitland today noon.
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According to a circular issued b\
William Gerig. assistant Chief Enrm
tci of the A. E. C., Thursday will V
}bscrved as a holiday as far as prac
ticable on the various divisions of the
government railroad.
WASHINGTON, Nov., 24— It is
unde: stood that the Mexican cabinet
held a special session last Friday af
ternoon and considered the sharp note
from Washington demanc.ing the re
lease immediately of consular age* c
Jenkins, jailed at Puebla.
It is not known what was don *,
nothing officially having been receiv
ed fiom the Mexican government.
d spatch today from El Paso says
it is reported theie that Presi^at
Ca ranza is deliberately endeavoring
;o break with the United States
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VILLA PLATTE, LA, Nov., 24—
Twenty-five persons, mostly women
o" g:rls were killed in a burning dance
liail last night Fifteen were seriously
injured. Many died in the stampede
down the too narrow stairway loading
to the street.
Late this afternoon, after a through
investigation, it was found 28 were
killed in the jam when 300 dancers
fled from the burning dance hall.
EXPLOSION !S
CAUSE OF FIRE
LAREDO, Texas, Nov., 24— An ex
plosion aboard a launch loaded with
,:isolitie at Tampico stalled a fire
which destroyed the wharves and ter
minal station. The loss is estimated to
be* at least $200,000.
Col. H. P. Warren will probably go
to Seattle on the Northwestern , re
turning to Seward later. He and oth«.r
. fficials are expected in the Terminal
city Wcdnerday.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov., 24— For
mer State Senator Charles M. Belshaw
and his wife, and Mrs . J. D. Sherwood
of Spokane, Wash., are dead, and Mr.
Shervood is dyir.g as a result of an
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! automobile in which they were riding,
rolling down a cliff several hundred
feet high, late yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Sherwood is still unconscious.
The four were picked up by other au
toists near the scene.