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AHOI'T MIDDLE OF NEXT
MONTH— OFFKTVLREPORT
SANTA BARBARA. Aug.. 2:t— An
official statement was issued today
that the new Pacific Fleet will enter
Puget Sound on September Pith.
STEEL HELMETS ADOPTED
WASHINGTON*. Aug., 2:i— The
war department has adopted the steel
helmet as a permanent part of the
army’s equipment.
WASH lW,TON, Aug., 2:1— Sena
tor James K. Wutson, Kepublican of
Indiana, has introduced a resolution
authorizing the Secretary of Agricul
ture to survey the nation’s pulp wood
and timber supply as a step towards
conserving the decreasing supply of
wood used in the manufacture of news
print paper.
Senator Watson told the Senate in
a speech that there were enough for
»sts in Alaska whose annual growth
would supply pulp for half the news
print used in America. The Senator
stated tht're were no pulp mills »t\
Alaska and urged that the industry be
developed immediately in northwest
* Alaska especially.
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FUN FOR
STARVING
IS SOUGHT
Re* Thomas Jenkins, who is mak
ing a tour of Alaska in the interest c»
the Armenian a:ul Syrian Relief fund,
passed through on the steamer Ala
meda for Anchorage. Thursday night.
Rev. Jenkins made a short talk at th ?
Liberty theatre.
The cumulative effect of rending
for any length of time of the Turkish
atrocities upon offenseless and help
less people is mental horror. Rev. Jen
kins, in his address made those who
heard his message desirous oi
whit they could to succor the rem
nant of Armenia’s massacred peopl'*
in this hour of deepest need.
“Mr. Hoover has cabled the Amer
ica! relief committee recently that, do
what we will, we cannot save 200,000
of the most isolated. These have been
driven into the mountains fastnesses
and the desert. Neither food or trans
portation are available. Suppose one of
them were mine? was the thought
suggested. But the other 700,000 can
be saved if America is generous. And
400,000 of these are young children,”
said Rev. Jenkins.
“Seward, I am sure will answer
this tall from the soul of an expai'at
PARIS. Aug., 2.1— The Supreme
Council has instructed the Allied Mis
sion at Budapest to inform Archduke
.Joseph he must leave the Hungarian
government in the interests ot Euro
pean peace.
The instructions state Europe has
suffered so much under the rule of
the Hapsburgs that none have confi
| dence in a government of which they
may be a part.
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RUMORS OF RETIREMENT
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ZURICH. Aug.. 23— It is reported
here Archduke Joseph has retired
from the Hungarian government.
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FISH QI OTATIONS
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SEATTLE, Aug., 23— Fish quota
tions are as follows: halibut, fourteen
and one half cents; sable, five cents:
Sing and red cod, four cents.
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*d and suffering people. Five bird
ed dollars is asked of Sew »rd and tb<
list riot contingent and to the west
ward. Five dollars a month will sav<
>ne adult or child until the peace con
ference deals with Turkey and provdi
\s a mandatory for Armenia."
Rev. Mr. Jenkins has secured th<
consent of Mayor Chamberlin to act ar
•hairman of the committee for this re
lief work and Mr. Chamberlin has se
’ected the following to assist on thf
•ommittee:— Mrs. D. C. Mathisor
Mrs. Erich Lucas, F. Wood, and Rev
T. J. Zinn. Contributions to this wort
will be received'by any of the commit
* tee, or by Mr. Chamberlin at J. L
Graefs Hardware store.
I .ON DON, Aug., 23— The Bolshe- j forces have also murdered 310 Pers
viki forces have murdered Idadulla- i ians during the past twelve houis Uv.
berg, the Persian Consular Agent at cording to official reports received
Armavir, Armenia. The Bolsheviki j here. /
COMMITTEE ON
! FOOD PRICE
ORDERED
NAMED
The question of profiteering in
Seward, if there is any; the taking o<
evidence and the appointment of a i
‘fare price” committee are the issue* I
Judge Whittlesey has been authorised |
to make upon instructions received
from United States district attorney
Munly, of the Third Judicial Division.
Judge Whittlesey has received th »
ol lowing instructions:
“In accordance with the .advices
from the Attorney General and from
the Food Administration of the Terri
tory, you are required to arrange for ,
what is known as a fair price commr.-1
tee of the citizens of your community
for the purpose of investigating the
prices of commodities with a view of
ascertaining whether thei'e is any
boarding or profiteering.
“The food control law' is still in ef
fect.
“The committee should be composed
>f people who will make a fair and im
oartial investigation. If local dealeis
irv at fault, the public should know it
and if they are at fault there should
be a correction and adjustment of the
matter.
“Committees of like nature have
been appointed in several places in
the territory already and it is advis
able that you appoint such a commit
tee and make an investigation as early
as possible giving everyone a chance
to present their view’s.
“After the committee has mane its
investigation, kindly have a report
*ent here and to P. Rt Bradley, Terri
torial food administrator at Juneau.
“United States Marshal Brenne
manii has wired Deputy U. S. Marshal
Isaac Evans to co-operate with you.”
Juneau, Ketchikan, Cordova and
Valdez are now holding investigations
befoit* specially appointed committees.
The meetings are generally held in the
evenings so all can attend and sub
mit what they believe is evidence of
high food charges. Merchants are
•eadily submitting their figures on
ourchase prices of commodities, over
head charges, etc.
Tn most orders issued direct by
United States Attorney Generah Pal
mer the committee generally consists
of one retailer of groceries, one of dry
goods, a representative of Labor, one
meat dealer, two or three from the
nublic generally, and two or three
housewives.
Bare facts are wanted and any in
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Dan Sullivan, one of the best known
men in the employ of the Ala&kan En
gineering Commission, Seward Divis
ion, was run over and killed this af
ternoon at Mile 52.
Dan Sullivan was a railroad build
er from the ground up, a master at
his business. With only one arm, the
other having been lost in an accident,
Sullivan could do more than many
persons with both arms.
Sullivan was well Nked by all, a
cheerful disposition, he always had a
good word for everybody. He was be
tween .'15 and 40 years of age and had
been on the Seward division for years.
No particulars of the accident had;
been received at press time.
Conductor Maitland was injured »n
the same accident according to re
ports.
MEXICAN
MUDDLE
WASHINGTON, Aug., 23— The
Mexican Chamber of Deputies today
defeated a resolution asking an in
crrogation of Carranza on the rela
tions between America and Mexico.
The Chamber of Deputies instead
instructed the foreign relations com
mittee to investigate the cause of the
character of the resent alleged inter
national crisis and make recommen
dations.
MARFA, Aug., 2.1— The Carran
/.istas are aiding the Americans in the
country of the Conchos river where
the Americans have located the ban
dits who recently held the two Ameri
can army aviators for ransom. The
bandits are believed to have reached
the "mountains and escaped. Five
known bandits are dead.
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STEAMER NEWS
Steamer Alameda, southbound from
Anchorage, is due in port around
about 6 o'clock. The Alameda will be
at the Seward dock one hour and
weather permitting will then go to
the San Juan dock for a stay of about
half an hour to take aboard 500 cases
of salmon.
Steamer Admiral Watson is duo
to arrive in port late this evening the
definite hour not being known at the
time of going to press.
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TRAIN OUT IN MORNING
There will be a train out for Mile
49 leaving in the morning at 7 o'clock.
| timid^tion to those appearing and of
fering evidence is also a misdemeanor
to be dealt with later,
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“strike
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LOS ANGELES, Aug., 23— There
is a paralysis today in transportation
in Southern California. Members of
four railway Brotherhoods struck on
the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and
Salt take Line. No Southern Pacific
night trains left during the night and
none are being operated today.
The PacifV Electric carmen are
still out.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug., 23- tate
this afternoon the Southern Pacific
annulled all train* on account of the
strike and not a wheel will be turning
tonight unless volunteer crews are se
cured.
SHOT
LOS ANGELES, Aug., 23— Irvin
Day, a Southern Pacific switchman
was shot and probably fatally wound-.
ed at a street corner this afternoon !
where strike sympathizers had gather
ed. )
SEATTLE, Aug., 23— A dispatch to
the Post-Intelligencer from Washing*
ton says that early consideration of
Chairman Curry’s appropriation bill of
$17,000,000 for the government rail
road in Alaska is now assured. The
House rules committee late yesterday
afternoon adopted a resolution giving
the measure privileged status. This
means the measure will be brought to
a vote probably within a fortnight.
NORTHWESTERN IS
ON WAY NORTH '
SEATTLE, Aug., 23— Steamer
Northwestern sailed for Bernard and
way ports in Alaska at 6 o'clock yes
terday afternoon with *00 paaaeagtr*
aboard many being miner* for Juneau
or Cordova.
The following passenger* are aboard
for Seward:—
L. C. Grave and wife.
Fred Pern. % *
Fred D. Davy.
Miss Clara Schwartf.
H. Cutting.
C. Wolcott. " *
John S. Darwin.
R.B. Denny. *
TAX LEVY
FOR CITY
12 MILLS
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At an adjourned mooting of the
Hoard of Equalisation, held last night
in the Town Hall, the budget and the
lax levy for the year was informally
; discussed. It was the opinion of the
members present that the tax levy
. Would be 12 mills. This levy will of*
finally come up at the'next meeting
of the city council. Those present last
night were Mayor, Chamberlin, Conn*1
c ilmen Lucas, Graef, McNeer, Graff,
Whitemore and Horner. •
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NEW YORK, Aug., 23- The trans
ports Northern Pacific and Great Nor
thern have been assigned permanently
to the transport service between San
Francisco, Honolulu, Manila, Naga
saki, Guam and Vladivostok. The two
transports are expected to take only
fifteen days between San Francisco
and Manila improving the regular
mail service.
The Great Northern and Norther
Pacific are large liners and formerly
were operated between Flanders, Ore
gon, and San Francisco.
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• ODESSA CAPTURED
• LONDON, Aug- 23- The Uk* •
• raaiaas have captured Odessa 4
0 from the Bobhevild. It b report- *
• ed the Bolshevik! forces are flee* •
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There will be two day’s mall on the
Admiral Watson from the states.