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ENGLAND HOLDING UP MESSAGES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec., 17— All American cable
messages leaving the British Is-les are being held for in
vestigation by the British ....avy. It is claimed by the.au
thorities that this is being done in connection with British
International disturbances and the result of the Irish pro
blems. This information was given the Senate Committee
by Newcomb Carlton, president of the Western Union.
The Senate Committee in investigating the cable question.
REFUSES TO MEET GERMAN AMBASSADOR
PARIS, Dec., 17— Americ-an Ambassador Wallace
last night refused to meet the German Ambassador at din
ner because the United States and Germany are still tech
nically at war. Foreign diplomats congratulated Wallace
on his action. The incident has occasioned great comment.
ATTITUDE CONTRARY
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec., 17— The Japanese Con
sulate yesterday made public the criticism by the Japa
nese papers of President Wilson’s message, to Congress in
Tokio. Yorodia said, ‘‘It is curious to note the Ameri-can’s
attitude which is becoming increasingly contrary to the
’’ principle referred to by th-e president No reference to the
League of Nations nor the Japanese question was made
which is deplorable for the sake of Americans who will be
led to lose sight of justice for humanity.
DEMPSEY WINS
NEW YORK, Dec., 17— Jack Dempsey knocked Bren
non out in the beginning of the 12th round of their bout
i last night and by so doing proved that he is master of ev
ery art of the boxing game. Brennon withstood many hard
blows though being in splendid physical shape and the fans
express surprise at the inability of Dempsey to dispose of
Iris -opponent earlier in the fight. When Dempsey finally
cut loose he made quick work of the challenger.
Mrs. Ella B. Cupples, a Seattle,
woman teacher at the United Statesj
government Indian school at Circle,;
- Alaska, narrowly escaped with her;
life when the school building and her1
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living apartments were destroyed by j
fire at noon on Tuesday, according to
a cable received yesterday by W. T.
Lopp, chief of the Alaska division of
the bureau of education.
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Mrs. Cuples left Seattle for Circle
on September 9, reaching her destin
ation on one of the late boats to got
down the river. Before coming to
Seattle Mrs. Couples resided in Ju
neau for six years. Mrs. Eulene Silk
wood, a nurse at Columbus sanitar
ium, 1019 Madison street, is a daugh
ter of Mrs. Cupples.
Mrs. Cupples was slightly burned j
in getting out of the building. No
mention was made of the native f
children and it is believed that they
escaped injury, the fire having oc
curred during the noon intermission.
Mrs. Cupples lost all her effects.
The thermometer stood at 50 below
at Circle on Tuseday, the message!
stated. The weather has been decid- j
edly cold there for several days.
The weather bureau here was in
* formed that it was 32 degrees below
r cm at Circle on Monday.
The government school at Circle
^ was a log structure, one story high,
and coat |3,500. One end of the build
ing was used for a class room and
the ether end was fitted up for the
teacher's home Between twenty and
twenty-five Indian children were in
attendance Circle has another school,
supported by the territoria govern
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amnawmi
mont, for the use of half-breed chil
dren and whites.
The same school was the scene of
a fire about three years ago when
the teacher was seriously burned on
one aim as the result of a gasoline
explosion.
Mrs. Cupples now faces the neces
sity of making a trip of 150 miles or
more over the Yukon river ke to
Eagle, Alaska. She will travel with
dogs, which can be secured at Circle.1
In the meantime she will be able to
obtain necessary clothing and accom
modations at Circle.
The trip over the ice was to have i
been made in January even if the
school had not burned. Due to a lack
of funds, the bureau of education has
had to reduce its teaching force in
the Far North. The contract under
which Mrs. Cupples went North pro
vided that she should teach at Circle
during the fall and early winter and
then go to Eagle, whicji is the last
American port up the Yukon river,
for the remainder of the year.
Circle, as its name implies is close
to the Arctic Circle and consequently
the hours of daylight are very short
at this time of the year. On a clear day
the sun may be seen over the south
ern horizon for a few hours, but
when the clouds settle down and the
snow flies there is little difference
between daylight and dark. Every
day part of the school session is con
ducted by articial light, and when
the weather is very cold, as it was
on the day of the fire, the children
if they are in school at all, work in
their heavy outdoor clothes.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
All moneys for advertising and subscriptions to the
Pathfinder magazine must be paid to George J. Love, Mgr.
of the Pathfinder Publishing Company or duly authorized
agents designated by the manager. NO OTHER PER-.
SONS ARE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT SAME.
* (Signed) - George J. Love, Mgr., Valdez, Alaska.
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Con., from 2nd col Breezes
printed in the . Ketchikan
school notes. We told her we
wanted to print them. That
we had asked everybody we
knew in the school from the
principal down to the young
est scholar to furnish us
'with some notes. For a few
weeks we received a few
'notes, a very few, and then
they stopped absolu-tely and
completely. Not a teacher or
pupil in the school who takes
enough interest in the gen
eral affairs of the school to
bother with gathering to
gether a few notes. An “Oh
what's the use feeling,”
seems to be the general ail
ment. We have done our best
to get a column of school
notes. We are the only paper
in the Territory, that does
not have them. We cannot
blame those people outside
who think we have nothing
but an Indian school here for
pupils who can neither read
nor write. We are willing tc
do our part at any and all
times, but as we told- the lit
tle girl we cannot print Sew
ard School notes when no
body connected with the
school thinks it worth while
to furnish them.
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SWINDLER IDENTIFIED
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Chicago, Dec 16— W. S.
Tipton, a banker of this,
place, yesterday identifiec
from photographs , John
Willers who is bong tried ty
court martial on the charge
of desertion from the army.
Willers it is claimed was t
German spy. His right nanu
is Raymond Ball a swindlei
who is wanted on the charge
of passing worthless c-hecks.,
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CANADIAN FIELD CROPS
CANADA’S 1920 CROPS— Canada’s i
increasing agricultural importance is
! shown by official figures contained in
a rocnt Winnipeg dispatch to the Wall ■
Street Journal. The total Canadian j
field crops this year, it seems, will,
reach nearly 1,250,000,000 bushels,
while the products of hay and corn
will exceed 25,000,000 tons, compared
with over 1,000,000,000,000 bushels of
grain and 20,00,000 tons of hay and
corn for 1919. It is estimated in this
dispatch that Canada’s 1920 wheat will
average about two dollars a bushel
The field crops of Canada, incidentally
are estimated to represent about $170
a had of the population as compared
with.$110 in the United States.
Exchange
WEATHER REPORT
Seward 42 Raining Calm.
Anchorage 20 Cloudy Calm.
Matanuska 22 Cloudy Calm.
Wasilla 30 Clear Strong E.
Talkeetna 22 pt Cloudy Calm
Goldcreek 30 Cloudy East
Hurricane 22 Cloudy East
Summit 18 Gear East
Healy 30 Goudy East
Nenana 28 G-oudy East i
Fairbanks 1 Snowing Calm. '
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Locals
H. S. Balderston, went to
Anchorage on this morning’s
Limited on a business trip.
He will return tomorrow
night.
' Father A. J. Markham will
be a passenger on tomor
row's train from Anrhorage.
Father Markham is coming
to Seward to hold pre-xmas
service at the Catholic
Church. The first mass will
be at 9 o’clock Sunday mom-1
ing and the second at 11 o’-1
dock.
F. A. Hansen of the A. E. C.
returned to Anchorage this
morning.
C. A. Estes, manager of
Brown and Hawkins Cloth- j
ing department who has;
oeeft confined to his home!
during the past few days!
■vfth a serious cold, is again j
on the job. He is feeling!
much better. I
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If any of you find a loose j
dollar which is threatening i
to wear a hole in your pock- ■
)t, grasp it firmly and carry!
it to the nearest Community i
Box and drop it in. The Jin- j
gle it makes will be but a j
small echo of the fun and;
lilajKty on Xmas Eve when
he iaadies have their an
nual Community Tree.
The Reverand Carter is i
collecting for the Tree.:
When you see him approach-!
.ng dig down in your pocket j
and dig up a piece of change, j
He is harmless. Won’t bite.
Doesn't growL Is sincere and i
doing his darndest to make;
the Community Tree a big;
success. He-lp him do it by i
ioing your bit j
Pete Potovitch returned to
Anchorage this morning on
the Gateway Limited.
Bartley Howard of the Bu
reau of Public Roads return
ed to Mile 23 this morning.
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The cable between here and
Cordova is fixed. The Cable
Ship Burnside repaired the
last break early this morn
ing. Three breaks were
found in Resurrection Bay.
There is one more break off
Cape St Elias to repair,
when this fixed we will
again have cable sendee
from the outside.
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Leo Ohnhauser and Louis
Bell bought a ticket this
morning f(jr Mile 28. They
are returning to the lake so
that any people who desi-re
transportation across the
lake will not be disappointed
by their absence.
Donations to the Community
Tree yesterday were as fol
lows:—
Seward Light & Power Co.
-$10.00
Methodist Sunday School
—-$.5.00
John Doe --$.2.00
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Total $17.00
ANTI STRIKE BILL PASSED. *
WASHINGTON, Dec., 17— The Se-nate yesterday
passed the Poindexter Anti Strike measure without debate
oil a record vote. The bill which now goes to the House
provides that any interference' with the Inter-state Com
merce will be com- rVred a tVoay.. •:
MILITARY DICTATORSHIP
' LONDON, Dec., 17— Military Dictatorship has been
imposed on some of the districts of the Czech- Slovaks, but
a proletariate dictatorship has been established in others.
According to a dispatch received from Vienna many casu
alties are reported.
CONSIDER PROPOSAL
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WASHINGTON, Dec., 17— The Senate Finance Com
mittee began yesterday a consultation on the proposed
.us measure for former service men with the delegation
from the American Region. The delegation has been invit
ed to hear the Senators and hope ..is expressed that the
measure will be satisfactory disposed . of duringthe pre
sent session. *
SECRETARY OF WAR DEAD
MEXICO CITY, Dec., 17—r General Benjamin Hill,
Secretary of War for Mexic-o died yesterday following a
iongUlness.
HOUSE APPROVES
WASHINGTON, Dec., 17— The House approved yea* .
.erday the revised measure appointing a joint committee
/or the reorganization of all executive departments. It is
.estimated the action will save a $1,000,000. •
BILL PASSED
LONDON, Dec., 17— The House of Lords yesterday •
passed the third reading of the Home Rule Bill after a
orief debate. -
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COPPER EMPLO1 EES WAGES CUT
BUTTE, Montana, Dec., 17— Following a conferenc-e
between the companies and union representatives from
Ana Conda, Butte and Great Falls, districts it was an*
flounced that a reduction of from fifty cents to one dollar
a day had been made in the wages of the miners, mill and
smelter men. Nearly ten thousand men are affected by the
reduction.
FIFTEEN YEAR SUPPLY
MONTREAL, Dec., 17— Canada’s wood pulp supply
will only meet the demands of the United States publishers
for fifteen years s-aid 6. W. Price the Hattan Industrial!
Commissioner of the Canada National Railways. He fur*
ther stated that the United States was facing a timber
.line and that its resources woujd be exhausted in fifty
years.
WAR INISTER RESIGNS
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PARIS, Dec., 17— Andrew Lefevre war mjnmtor of
France resigned yesterday. No cause is given for his.
action. ' ■
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