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—== " *■" SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1920. -- - —
VOLUME X1U NUMBER 27!>. _____-____ ~ ■—
WOMAN
SHOOTER
IS HELD
TACOMA, April i*— Mrs. Julian
Smith has been charged with first de
gree assault in connection with the
shooting of Pierce County Prosecutor
Askren last Saturday night. Mrs.
Smith has been twice convicted of
criminal malpractice by the prosecut
or. She has refused to make any state
ment aince being arrested.
PROSPECTIVE MARINERS
WILL HAVE SEA TRIPS
SEATTLE, April Washington
boys who are traiiung at a state
school here to fit themselves for of
ficer’s berths in the American mer
chant marine will get their first ta^to
of ocean swells and possibly seasick
ness when they leave May 15 for a
four months’ cruise on their school
ship, the Vicksburg, once a navy gun
boat.
The Vick.sburg. according to pres
ent plans, will sail down the coast,
stopping at Portland. San Francisco.
San Diego and probably one Mexican
port. From Mexico she will cross to
Honolulu. Alaska will then be visited
and the home trip will be made down
the Inside Passage, with stops at
Skagway. Juneau, Wrangell, Ketchi
kan, Vancouver and Victoria.
Commander E. F. Echradt, U. S. N\,
director of the school, will command
the Vicksburg on the cruise. Six oth
er officer*, ten foimer navy men and
about aixty five cadets will make the
trip.
The Vicksburg will be rigged as a
brigantine for sailing part of the way.
Through the winter the Vicksburg
rode at anchor in I-ake Union at a
University of Washington wharf
while the cadets went to school aboard
her. The boat was turned over to me
state last fall after being placed out
of commission by the navy depart
ment
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GEN. HAIG'S WAR
TRAIN FOR SALE
LONDON. April 9— Earl Haig’s
train, used by him as commander of
the British armies in France, is for
sale. Consisting of eleven corridor
coaches it contains bedrooms, dress
ing rooms, sitting rooms and officer’s
mess and kitchen. The furnishings
include Wilton carpets and rugs and
movable easy chairs.
SON OF CHARLES A. DANA
SELL LONG ISLAND ESTATE
NEW YORK, April 9— J. P. Mer
man has purchased the —acre estate
of Paul Dana of New York on West
Island, Long Island. The propei ty
is valued at $200,000. Paul Dan.i is
a son of the late Charles A. Dana,
for many years editor of the Sun.
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SEATTLE, April 9— The Times j
today says five Lincoln Hotel guests '
are missing as the result of the tire'
last Tuesday morning. The missing
guest* are E. E. Scott and VV. h. War
ren. both tire salesmen; Victor Walt
ers, civil engineer; Emma Ballinger
and George Westcdo.
.Mayor Caldwell and other city of
ficials are praising the heroism of Po
liceman Charles Peter McNamee and
Fireman Carl It. Dooley, who went up
the Pompier ladder and rescued wo
men from the two upper floors of the
hotel when the flames were eating
their way to the roof and cutting off
all avenue of escape with the excep
tion of by way of the ladder. Mayor
Caldwell recommends official recogni
tion of the heroic act of the two men.
Chief of the Fire Department Stet
son believes many bodies will yet be
found in the ruins.
Coroner Tiffin has called an in
(juest to be held tomorrow.
Fire in.suranee inspectors report
that several fire escapes were un
stable.
H. E. Maltbv, one of the owneis of
the Lincoln, stales he believes the fire
was caused from a lighted cigarette
or cigar.
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KENTUCKY DERBY NEXT
MONTH TO BE SOME RACE
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 9— Some
of the best 3-year old race horses in
America are entered for the forty
sixth renewal of the Kentucky Derby,
which this year will carry $30,000 in
added money, making it the richest
stake on the American turf. The
race will be at a distance of a mile
and a quarter. It probab’v will be run
on Saturday, May 8, at Churchill
Downs, i/ouisvillc.
Man O’War, premier 2-yrtar-oM
colt last season the winter favorite
was not entered. Samuel Riddle, or
Louisville, his owner says the colt has
had sufficient time for conditioning.
Harry Payne Whitney, New York
turfman, has five horses entered
Damask, John P. Grier, Upset, Wild
air and Panoply; Major Tom McDow
ell, Kentucky, has High Command and
Distinction; Commander J. K. L. Ross
Canada, whose horses, Sir Barton and
Billy Kelly, ran first and second re
spectively in last year’s Derby, will
endeavor to duplicate the feat with
Constancy and His Choice.
Among other probable strong con
tenders are Dominique, By Golly,
Busy Signal, Prince Pal, Lorraine,
Carmondale, On Watch, Attaboy II,
Kinburn, Miss Jemima, Marjorie Hyn
es, Cobwebs, Wendy, Afternoon, Gold
en Broom, Bonnie Mary, Hoodwink,
Kinnoul, Hasten On, Cinderella, Dav
id Grey, Ralco, Paul Jones, Blazes,
Retrieve, Eddie Rickenbacher, Capt.
Sam Friedman, Bright Gold, Peace
Pennant, Fritz, Mickey Moore and
Touchanet.
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INVITED TO THEATRE
AND HOME ROBBED
NEW YORK. April 9— Mr. and
Mrs. Phillips Hunter yesterday re
ceived complimentary tickets to the
theatre from an unknown source.
When they returned home they found
all their valuables gone. A note had
been left by the thieves saying “Now
you know who sent the tickets.”
SEATTLE, April 9— G. T. Jack
ion, B. F. Millard and J. L. McPher
son have been named to represent
Alaska on the resolutions committee
of the International Mining Congress.
Governor Boyle, of Nevada, is also on
the committee.
The convention is discussing Mic
cessation of the production of n*v
gold in the Northwest on account of
the excessive cost of production and
consideration is also being made of
the McFaddon bill pending before
Congress which provides for a MO
bonus for every ounce of new gold and
the payment of an excise tax of MO
an ounce on gold used in manufactur
ing. The excise tax will be the fund
for the bonus.
President Collins, of the Congress,
says that if the bill becomes a law the
production of gold will be stimu
greatly as* gold can then be produced
at a profit.
SEATTLE, April 0— Governor Hoy
lo, of Nevada, today told the dele
gates of the mining congress that the
gold bonus was not practical at pres
ent . He believes if a man sells gold
to the manufacturer ns a commod ty
he has a right to sell at a profit.
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MARTIAL LAW
IN JERUSALEM
JERUSALEM, April 0— British
arc patrolling the streets aiul martial
law has been proclaimed owing to the
tcbellion here. Jews are fighting the
Mo-h: mmedans. Several have been
killed in clashes and 250 have been
injured.
DO NOT WANT SULTAN
KEPT ON THE THRONE
LONDON, April 0— Disapproval
.>f the Supreme Council's decision to
keep the Sultan on the tin one in Con
statantinople is voiced by many hng
bshirmn who rermmber (Ladst urn's
fierce denunciation of ‘Abdul th°
Damned.” The Archbishop of ^ ork,
speaking at a diocesan conference
said:
'To the deep disappointment of all
that is truest in Christendom, the
unspeakable Turk is apparently still
to be left in possession of Constanti
nople. What the results may be is al
ready massacre ol Armemans. I
think this is a matter that ought to lie
deep upon the conscience of the Brit
ish people. Wc have repeatedly and in
the most solemn way, given our as
surance to these unhappy people that
the Allies at least intended to deliver
them from the tender mercies of their
enemies. Wc. who have made so much
of the shame of regarding solemn ob
ligations as scraps of paper, dare not
ignore these solemn and repeated as
surances, and some way must be
found, if the conscience of Christen
dom is to be satisfied, for protecting
those to whom we have given our sol
emn bond and promise.”
If the United States government
definitely refused to accept a mandate
for the administration of Armenian
affairs, the British Labor Party has
indicated that it will insist as an al
ternative solution that the chtire re
gion known as Turksh A’lnenia be re
leased from Turkish sovereignty.
The party takes an attitude of pro
tecting against any idea of subordin
ating the Armenian settlement to con
siderations of Indian policy.
ANCHORAGE, April 9—( Special
to the Gateway from Anchoiage
Times)— Sixty five Eska and Chicka
loon coal miners working in the gov
ernment coal fields, struck yesterday
and arrived in Anchorage last night
awaiting for a conference with Will
iam Gerig, assistant chief engineer of
the Alaskan Engineer Commission,
now on a trip of inspection on the nor
theern nd of the railroad. Mr Gerig is
due to arrive here this afternoon and
the conference will probab’y be lu-H
tonight. The coal miners demand the
s-'.rrie wage scale as given to the min
ers in the state of Washington, plus
ton por cent. The general wage scale
award in effect on April 1st, is most
nnsutisfacto y with the majority of
tne coal miners.
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ALASKA DUE TONIGHT
Steamer Alaska sailed from La
ioiu’he at 2:1.) o’clock this afternoon
and is due here tonight about 9 o’
c.ocU. 1 he Alaska will remain in port
%.bout seven hours.
PORTLAND MAINE GROWING
WASHINGTON, April 9— The
population of Portland, Maine is giv
en as being G9,196 an increase since
the last census of 10,000. The popula
tion of Quincy, Mass., is given as 47,
011 an increase of 14,000.
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WASHINGTON, April 9— Secrc
trny of War, Newton I). Ryan, head of
the Aircraft Production Board, again
st the criticism of the Congressional
investigating committee, saying:
“When the war broke out, he (John
I). Ryan) devoted himself not to his
business but to the Red Cross. When
the aircraft program of the United
States was in a very bad way and
the most eminent executive talents
were needed to manage it, I person
ally went, with the aproval of the
President and asked Mr. Ryan to
assume the position of aircraft pro
duction. lie dealt with the office
with a nice sense of honor and when
any question arose which even in the
most remote way affected business
associates, or previous business as
sociates or friends he declined to act
with regard to them and asked me
to appoint others.**
LONDON, April 9— Various news
agencies say the ILitLli and A.-:cc:;.
cd governments arc opposed through
out to the French onuput on of the
German towns iht hine. 'll *
agencies say that it is the concentu^
of opinion that the French acted on
th< *r own initative.
BERLIN, April 9— Frankfort im
ports officially that the French patrol
killed German Lieut. Count Kalhsen,
sixteen miles north of b rankfort.
ITALY OPPOSES OCCUPATION
LONDON, April 9— The Italian
1 or. ign Minister, in a cable received
this afternoon, says Italy opposed the
French occupation of Rhine towns.
The cable further says nothing in the
,a it is to iustify the French assumjv
tion Italy would approve the action.
PARIS, April 9— The British op
position to the French occupation of
German towns is to cause the open
ing of diplomatic conservations be
tween the Allies concerning the whole
subject of action regarding Geimany
and France. It is b dioved here the re
lations of the Entente should be re
adjusted to peace basis,
ORGANIZE JOHNSON ?LTJB
SEATTLE April 9— The Hiram
Johnson Presidential cluL has b vn o«
ganized here with Henry Denton
Moore as tempo ary pres:dent, Paul
Shaffrath, secretary, and William
Phelps Totten as treasurer. The club
will try to elect Johnson delegate to
the county convcnt’on and want John
son for second choice if Poindexter
withdraws.
auto robber suspects
ARE PLACED UNDER ARIiL
PORTLAND, April 9— Thomas
Young and George Brown have been
arrested here suspected of implication
in auto robberies and the shooting of
Deputy of Sheriff Scott in S^atCe
last Sunday. King county Sheriff
Jack Stringer who is here says
Brown answers the description of one
of the bandits.
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YUKON LEGISLATURE IS
MEETING— LOWE IS ELECTED
DAWSON, April 9— The Yukon
Legis’ature Assembly has convened
here. Robert Lowe of Whitehorse, ha^
been elected speaker. The Assemb'y
will amend the poll tax and also the
dental laws.
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VANCOUVER, R. C.. April 9
Newman Erb who complete^ control?
the Prince Rupert Dry Dock Engin
eering Company, says negotiation?
are on to build twenty large tanker?
at Prince Runlet, the cost to be no1
less than $30,000,000.
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SEATTLE, April 9— Thirty five
men released from San Francisco
ja’’; on |» omisc* to work in the Alas
ka fisheries, refused to go aboard a
fishciies boat of the Konai Cannery
company when they arrived here this
morning on the steamer President.
'J'ko police are keeping the men on tlm
l*r. ;ident as the city authorities say
'ey do not want a disorderly crowd
dumped on Seattle.
And t!i<* authorities of Alaska
k u'd take the same step and stop
dumping o" eliminate from Cali
iuiii n iiitv> Alaska.
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CHICAGO, April 0— Striking
switchmen are returning to work. The
ihoJierhoQd officials who have been '
fighting the illegal strike xay the
Like is not over but is nearly brok
en. The unions claim 8000 men are out
in the Chicago district. It is believed
the abatement of the strike here will
cau the strikers to return to work
m order to hold their positions and
him* ra.ds in the unions. Lorty five
thousand packing house and stock
ye.I workers have been thrown out
of work by the strike.
La. t n ght, at a meeting of strik
ing janlmen, John Knntz, a striker
wi.o proposed the men return to work,
was shot. Others were slugged.
v O dFULSCEk MILITARY
TRAILING IS DEFEATED
WASIIE ,'GTON, April 9— Sup
,,0 v rs oi the compulsory military
w L.i ng pro.is.on of the a.my reor
;a 3 „:on hi., concede defeat in the
• and aic planning a substitute
, .o *a.‘i fo. a v6i(:iuary four months
tra n .:g for youths n.netcen yeais of
age or over.
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..() !LN VRIE.STED AND GO
fo J I.. RATIIER TUAN PUT
uV THE RAIL AS REQUESTED
WASHINGTON, I). C., April 9—
Three women have been ai rested for
picketing the British Embassy here
and urging Irish freedom. The wo
men :efuse to put up the required
bail and ai\. in jail. They will probably
appear in court next Monday.
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TRYING TO PUT THE
AMERICAN SALMON INTO
HANDS OF THE FRENCH
SEATTLE, April 9— A special
1 s;>alch to the Times from Washing
ton says the State Department is ne
gotiating with the French government
to have the rule modified which ad
mits Canadian ralmon to the Frencn
po t.5 at a lower duty than according
American salmon.
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; “Kid” Brrwn a Valdez character
; the early days is at the Texas oil
fields and said to be in the money.