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VOLl;ME \l\. M MBER 18. __________—---—
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Th' I’nited States transport South
P.end. one oi the largest boats tv> ever
dock at Si1 ward, reached port last
night at !> o'clock from San Franc -co,'
via Skagway. Coming up the bay the
transport »ook«*d like a regular ocean
goliath, in oth.-i wo»ds, as large as
several commission building.-' all
bunched together.
The South Fend brought om |
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ployecs for the Alaskan Fngineciing
(’omm;«sion and 1 «>0 tons of freight
principally ha> for the commission.
The employees slept aboaid t!te trans
port last night and the majority of
them were taken out the line this
morning for work. The freight is be
ing discharged and the big craft will
undoubtedly get away for Astoria.
Oregon tonight.
The future employees of the com
mission who arrived on the transport j
were a mixed lot, college boys, south
of Maiket street characters, aged men
clerks and general laborers.
The transport South Fend sailed
/rom San Francisco on Juno ".id, went
into Port Angelos, Wash., to pick up
a pilot, then to Skagway with General
l.igget, of the Western Department of
the Army, and Col. W ilds P. Richard
son, then came to Seward. While near
ing Port Angeles the transport struck
a sand bar but was floated without
damage. Ti e transport made good
time from Skagway having left there
ia.-t Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock and
having anchored tor eight hours Sun
day night.
The tiansport South llend is a new
craft having been launched at Phila
delphia a little over a year ago. The
transport made three trips across the
Atlantic, going to France for return
ing soldiers and last November came
to the Pacific Coast. Several trips
have been made to the Orient and one
to Vladivostok since lveing on the
coast. The tiansport is an oil burner.
Ht r g oss tonnage is 8728 tons and
d* ad weight tonnage 12,988 tons.
Captain Thomas W’hite is in com
mand of the Transport and First Lieu
tenant Klingensmith, Quartermaster
Corps, is the financial agent.
CHICAGO, July 14— Little pro
gress was made this forenoon by the
new fusion party. Kor two hours the
convention kept in session but there
seems to be a current dissatisfaction
evident and it frequently required the
pleas of the leaders to prevent open
breaks. The platform was not ready at
noon and adjournment was taken to
two o’clock this afternoon when it was
expected the platform would be ready
to submit to the convention delegates.
The convention this forenoon was
occupied with minor details. The com
mittee of forty e’ght held a caucus
last night and decided to continue tin*
National organization regardless ot
future action of the convention.
CHICAGO, July 14— Late yester
day afternoon, representatives of the
committee of forty eight, World War
Veterans, Single Taxes, Non-Par
tisan league anti practically all ot the
minority liberal anti radical group?,
met in a joint session amid great up
roars. Bands played and cheering
broke out. Parades were formed anti
the men marched around the hall.
Janies Duncan , of Seattle, held the
gavel but Parley Christensen, of Salt
Lake City, chairman of the committee
of 48, presided. Amid cheering and
keynoting, Christensen said that Ben
jamin Franklin was personified by the
delegates present while Palmer was a
typified witch burner. Cheers were
given for LaFollette, Debs and the
working class. The Marsellaise was
played by the band to the accompani
ment of wild cheers and all joined in
singing “Hail, Hail, the gangs all
here.”
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NEW KIND OF STRIKE
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LONDON. July M— The hang- *
men of (Iernianv have struck for
* increased wages. The execution of
a murderer at Meiningen could
not be carried out today as thi* *
Halle and Munich hangmen ref us- *
ed their services unless their wag
• es are raised.
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CAPT. MOONEY TO LEAVE
Capt. Mooney, of the signal corp
office, has received instructions to be
ready at any time to go to Fort Lis
cum or Fort Wm. H. Seward and take
the examination for a captain’s com
mission in th<' regular army. Capt.
Mooney is now on the reserve list of
the army.
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MAIL ON WATSON
Six day’s mail arrived on the Ad
miral Watson from the states.
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ESTATE OF CHAMPAGNE
BARON IS NOW BEING SOLD
PARIS, July 14— Paris is witness
j ing the passing of one of the lust re
mi nders in France of the famous
champagne King, Baron Walter tie
Mumm. The handsome furniture of the
wealthy wine merchant, which was se
questrated early in the war in his
apartment on the Avenue du Bois
Boulogne, is being sold for the bene
fit of the state.
The contents of the beautiful apart
ment included some fine tapestries
an«l several >pocimens of 18th Century
cabinet makers’ work. The sale
brought more than 500,000 francs.
One piece of tapestry, valued by the
government officers at 50 francs
hi ought 8,000 francs. The sale attract
ed a large gathering of prominent
Parisians because Herr Mumm's
apartment was known as one of the
most lavishly furnished in the fashion
able quarter of Paris.
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An American girl, Mary de Mumm.
now living with her grandfather, C.
C. K. Scovillo, a banker of Seneca,
Kansas, is a daughter of Baron Wal
ter de Mumm, who married Mr. Sco
vilie’s daughter. The de Mumm estate
in France, estimated in some reports
to amount to $20,000,000 was sequest
rated hv the French government in
the war as the Baron is a German
subject although he had spent most
of his life in France. The Baron went
to Germany when the war began and
the Baroness remained in‘France serv
ing as a nurse.
In an effort to safeguard her share
of the de Mumm estate in France, the
Baroness de Mumm came to the Unit
ed States in October, 1010, and
through an act of Congress her Am
erican citizeship was restored to her.
Returning to France she sought a di
vorce, but died there while this action
was pending.
The Baroness' sister, Mrs. Jose
phine Treadwell, of New York,
brought her sister’s body from Paris
to Seneca in May last. As she was
leaving Cherbourg, the agents of the
French government seized jewels she
was wearing on the ground that they
were property of her sister but on ar
riving in New York Mrs. Treadwell
declared that the jewels were her own
Baroness de Mumm had claimed
that she had been given title to two
fifths of the property of the Baron
under a seperation agreement which if
substantiated would leave her little
daughter Ma y, now' about five years
wid, the heiress to about $S,000,000.
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STEAMER NORTH TOMORROW
Steamer Alaska is scheduled to
sail from Seattle tomorrow forenoon
for Seward and way ports in Alaska.
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N 0 R T H W E ST ER N N E A RI NO
Steamer Northwestern cleared west
! bound from Juneau at 4 o’clock this
morning and could roach Cordova
1 early tomorrow evening on the way
to Seward.
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The Radies Aid Society of the
Methodist church will meet tomorrow
(Thursday) afternoon at 2 o’clock
with Mrs. D. E. Carter at the parson
age.
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Owing to the transport South
land being at the dock, little freight
was unloaded by the Admiral Watson
as it would not be allowed to pass
across the army transport.
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NOT BLUFFING
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* SPA, July 14— A deadlock has *
’ been reached by the Allies and
* Germans on I he coal question.
Focli and Field Marshal Wilson,
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JJrilish chief, have again been
summoned to discuss possible en- *
forcement measures. Premier
* Lloyd George has told the Ger
* man foreign minister cniphatical
* ly the Allies are not bluffing and
will insist on two million tons of
¥ coal monthly according to the
treaty terms. *
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1. M. HOWELL DEAD
TACOMA, July 14— Captain I. M.
Howi'll, Sir rotary of State of Wash
ington, and one of the best known po- j
liticul leaders in the stat«* for the past ;
twenty years, died shortly after noon.
Oapt. Howell has held office since 19
09 when lie was appointed by the Gov
ernor Hay.
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WALTKR IIINKS IN PARIS
PARIS, July 15— Walter I). Hines,
former Director- General of Railroads
lias opened offices in Paris for the
purpose of arbitrating the question of
river shipping under the German,
Austrian and Bulgarian treaties. Mr.
ilines was appointed Arbitrator for all
thi> work and expects to he in Paris
several months. He is accompanied by
two secretaries and an assistant, M.
Price Clagett.
„ Mr. Hines soon will call together
the delegates from the various inter
ested countries to discuss the proced
ure of disposing of the shipping on
die Danube, Rhine, Kibe and Oder- liv
ers. Mr. Hines will determine under
the German, Austrian and Bulgarian
t»ratios, just what shipping shall be
taken from these count lies in part
payment for reparation and will also
distribute the shipping among the Al
lied powers.
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ADMIRAL WATSON ARRIYKS
Steamer Admiral Watson arrived
at 1 o’clock this afternoon with JO
tons of freight and the following
passengers— Mrs. W. K. Rich, Vida
Rich, J. W. Frame, F. M. Kempfer,
K. K. Clinton, James Kearney, L. Koh
Vr. J. Driscoll and 25 steerage pass
• rigors.
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WEATHER REPORT
SEWARD 58, Cloudy, S. W.
Anchorage 56, Cloudy, Calm.
Mutanuska 60, Cloudy, Calm.
Chickaloon 53, Cloudy, Calm.
Wasilla 56, Cloudy, Calm.
Talkeetna 60, Cloudy, Calm.
Goldcreek 60, Clear, (’aim.
Hurricane 54, Clear, Calm.
Summit 42, Cloudy, Calm.
Bains 52, Cloudy, Calm.
Healy 60, Rain Calm.
Nenana 64, Rain, Calm.
Fairbanks 56, Cloudy, Calm.
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There are 26 round trippers aboard
the Admiral Watson.
James J. Fagan, vice president of
the Crocker National Bank at San
Francisco is a round tripper on the
Admiral Watson.
J. G. Kreilsheimer, interested in
the Kadiak Cannery, is on the Watson
and will inspect his property while to
the westward.
Louis C. Jones, California Univer
sity professor, accompanied by his two
1 daughters, is a round tripper on the
Admiral Watson.
According to advices received in
Seward, the destroyers Sinclair, Myer,
and MaCauley, with Secretary Daniels
Secretary Payne, Admiral Hodman
and eight others, who are in the of
ficial party, will reach Seward tomor
row morning at G o’clock. The party
will remain here until possibly t> o’-;
clock when a special train will he tak
en for the Chickaloon coal fields.
Upon arrival in Seward, the distin
guished guests will he met at the dock
tjy Chairman Whittlesey and others of
the reception committee. This commit
tee is being enlarged today to take in
all business men who will be able to
h*» on hand tomorrow morning and
take charge of the two secretaries
while they ait* here and show them
the facilities for the navy propositions *
and other essential features connected j
with the building of the government
railroad and the development of this
section of Alaska.
At a special mooting of the recep
tion committee held this forenoon in
Judge Whittlesey's office, radiograms
were authorized to be sent to Secre
tary Daniels, Secretary Payne and
Admiral Rodman asking further plans,;
than those announced, while in Sew-!
ard. The radiogram to Admiral Rod
man is for information regarding the |
length of stay at Seward of the three j
destroyers. If the destroyers remain i
here for several days the entertain
ment committee will have charge of a
dance to the officers and members of
the crews of the three navy craft.
E. L. Whittemore and John Noon
have been delegated to go with the
cabinet party to the Chickaloon coal ,
fields and do all they can in exploit
ing the needs of the district, etc. Per
haps several others will accompany
Messers. Whittemore and \oon, any
way' as far as Anchorage.
The destroyers left Juneau yester
day afternoon and according to a ra
diogram from the Associated Press it
was not planned to visit any’ othei
towns on route to Seward.
Sewardites are ready to greet the
guests and will bo a regular informa
tion bureau and interrogatory' factory
during the short stay of the two sec
retaries.
FROM THE FI.EET
AHOARD DESTROYER SIX
CLAIR, Wednesday morning, July 14
— Secretaries Daniels and Payne and
party aboard the destroyers Sinclair,
Meyer and MaCauley which left Ju
neau yesterday afternoon, expect to
! reach Seward early Thursday morn
ing. The two secretaries are greatly
pleased with the reception and exper
iences in Juneau and are more than
ever impressed with the need for the
development of Alaska resources and
the < ncourugement of home builder*.
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COMING FROM ANCHORAGE
A special t ain left Anchorage at
noon today for Seward coming over to
conve.N the distinguished guests ar
riving tomorrow to tiu* Chickuloon
t-i•;il fields for the investigation to he
nad * there. The train is expected to
ght about 8 o'clock. On
the special train are Col. 'Fiedcrick
Means and wife, William (Jerig, B. 11.
11a. ndollar, W. H. Foglestrom, and
F. A. Hansen, to greet Secretary of
the Interior Payne; Commander E. C.
Dowling and wife, Lt. Clifford and
others of the navy coal commission,
to greet Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels and Admiral Rodman; and five or
six representatives of the Anchorage
Chamber of Commerce.
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GREAT DAMAGE IS DONE
BY A HEAVY RAIN FALL
SPOKANE, July 14— Heavy pro
perly loss, but no fatalities, resulted
from a cloudburst last night in the Pa
louse section. Farm buildings were de
molished, orchards uprooted and
wheat washed away. The Washington
State College at Pullman reports an
inch and a half of rainfall within fif
teen minutes. At Colfax, where many
orchards are located, considerable
damage was done. Orchards were de
stroyed at Wawawai and at Moscow
there are many railroad washouts.
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LARGE PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT
IN MOROCEAN HINTERLAND
PARIS, July 14— Discovery of
large deposits of phosphate in the Mo
rocean hinterland, may soon make
France the great phosphate producing
country of the world.
The Moroccan deposits are report
ed by Professor Louis Gentil of the
Sorbonne as being almost inexhaust
ible. One hunderd miles inland from
Casablanca there is a mountain plat
eau, 40 miles long and 25 miles wide
which is a veritable storehouse of
phosphate. A railway is to be built to
this mountain, and a monopoly has
been given to the Moroccan govern
ment for the sale of the phosphate.
France already has huge potash de
posits in Alsace.
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SAN FKANCISCO, July 14— The
United States Civil Service Commis
sion announced today that there
was an urgent need for mechanics and
laborers at the Mare Island Navy
Yard. Among the classes of help
wanted are machinists, drillers, elec
tricians, pipe fitters and helpers for
ship fitters and wood workers. Men
are advised to communicate with the
office of the Federal Labor Board
either here or at the Navy Yard.