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SKUA III). ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 21, 1920 TEN CENTS PER COPY
VOLUME XIII. NUMBER 289. - ---*
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LOS ANOKLKS, April 21— James
IL Huirt who is alleged to have mar
red twenty nine women, many of
whom are m.ssing. said iiUit most ot
the missing women were in the east
and had r.ot beta r.iui\: red by him as
alleged. Huirt made this statement to
a Deputy Sheriff and this was his
fitst conversation with any one since
he attempted to commit suicide after
being a n ested twelve days ago for
murder of one of his alleged wives.
Hui.t promises to explain everything j
regarding his many reported mar
riages.
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GUTTA PERCHA
GIRL IS GOOD
“The Gutta ’cicha Girl” as pre
sented at vhe Aicuc Brotheihood riall
last night by the Ancho.age Iheatric
al C ub, was a most meritorius perfor
mance and t5* - club members can rest
assured that as often as they increase
their repe*toii*c, Seward will be inter
ested audiences. There was a taige at
tendance last night and none in the an
die nee went to criticise, but went to
enjoy a theatrical production, and ah
felt that they secured their $1 wo t.h
“The Gutta Percha Girl" was a splen
did, vivacious character, as intei pret
ed by Mrs. W. K. Manning and her as
sociates, whether in small or *aigo
parts, made good. Every cha:actor
was in good hands and when it comes
to attempting to single out special
mention well it is haul. Perhaps, -Its.
A. G. Thompson, as M s. G.liibraml,
the provci bial mother-in-law*, does de
serve special mention, for off the real
stage, few women like to cover up
their personal charms, and play a
character like that demanded in the
“The Gutta Percha Girl.” But Mrs.
Thompson did play her character part
most acceptably and this character
stands out prominently in reviewing
the play. Miss Lna Korth made a
darling little wife; Mrs. Jack Kobarts
was a clever ingenue in the part ot
Daisj Maitland and Miss Teddy Turn
er, as Barbara, the maid, got every
thing out of her lines and business
that was in it.
W. A. Eng’ish, had what is called
in theatrical parlence, th° “fat part,
that is the mo i to say, being on the
stage nearly all of the time, and de
cidedly busy n’nety per cent of that
time. As Mr. Hummington. the prince
of liars. Mr. English was very good.
Lieut C. Glithers. as Ralph Omerod,
has a good stage appearance, good
voice and was keen to the many com
edy situations arising. Arthur March
played the fop character of Joshua
Gillibrand with decided ease. C. (iib
bons, as the butler had more than us
ually falls to the average butler and
assisted in his comedy bit to the ex
tent of part.
The stage setting was well ar
ranged and dressy. The audience ap
preciated the entire performance and
demanded double curtain calls at the
end of each of the three acts, which
showed that the Anchorage thespians
put up the real comedy article.
Mrs. Manning during the second
SAN REMO. April 21— The Su
preme Council has decided to make
Datum a free port for the Republics
of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia.
The financial ai tides of the Turkish
treaty have also been approved. The
British draft of the reply to President
Wilson has been completed. The note
from the League of Nations pointed
out that the League has no funds,
>taff nor military forces to carry out
the mandate o\er Armenia.
WASHINGTON, Ambassador John
son. to Italy has been instructed to go
to San It'mo as an official observor
hut not to participate in the discus
sions or deliberations.
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GIVE FIRST AIR TO
MEN l.'O FEET IN AIR
SHFF1FT.R. Fn<r., April 21— For
applying artificial respiration to an
unconscious steeplejack at the top of
i"»0 f^ot ch;mnev. three mrtn have
n,vard#'d the Edward Modal for brav
ery.
Tb'' steeplein^k and a hov assist
;>r.t wo-y> r*a;n4incr the h*;ckwo»k at
the ton of the chimney hen the man
v*as ove»come bv eras fumes. Wheln
ton YavW and Rail, recipients of the
med'd. who wevp not steenleiacks, as
seod^d a ladder climbed over the nro
i*'ct;n,T chimney crown and applied ar
tificial resnivat;on to the unconscious
man for twentv minuses. Then thev
lowered him to the eronnd in a canvas
.ambulance slincr. which had been pass
ed uu by means of a rope.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS ERECTS
YEW YORK. Anri 21 — Frank R.
\'pvrt<! vnj? rA-oVctod P’^s’df'n* of the
Associated P’oc« at tbo evolutive
Vyf%^'yf>cr tod°v. AM m^mbovs of th^ ex
pput’vnn rovom’ttoo W’ovn ''lea rc-eloct
od. C 0 R'^then. of Seattle, was
oVofnH ^hnirrnan of the Western Div
ision Advisory Roard.
FT?" OFOTATTOYS
KFTFDTKAY Anvil — Fish
nriees are as foM<y,?s: halibut. f’>sfs.
t*n cents; seconds, five and one half
cents.
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act, rendered “You’d be Su'prised’* a
late topical sonpr. Dr. Kirkham, who
came to Seward with the theat'ical
stars, to attend to their health, if aid
was needv'd. was the accompanist.
After the show. the floor was
•* • o<l for dancinp p”-’
actors and actresses became bettor ac
quainted.
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BIRMINGHAM. April 21— The
d ‘nths now numb r 13o ami the dam
age is estimated to bo in the millions
as the result of the tornado in Miss
issippi, Alabama and Tennessee. Hun
dreds have b 'on injured and thou. -
amis arc homeless. The path of the
tornado was f om Bay Spiings, Jas
per County, Mississ ppi, northeast
across the state and through the ex
treme northeastern counties of Ala
bama into Tennessee.
DIES FROM
OPERATION
TOLEDO, April 21— Robinson
Locke, owner and editor of the Tole
do B ade son of “Petroleum V. Nas
by died today following an operation
for appendicitis.
• RAISE HATS BUT
• NEED NOT SALUTE *
* WASHINGTON. April 21— *
• Under Secretary of War Baker’s
* orders, officers and men of the
* army may now raise their caps
* ins*end of saluting when greeting *
• friends.
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The Ladies Aid Society of the
Methodist church will meet tomorrow
afternoon with Mrs. Orlander at 2
o’clock.
Fred Know1 ton who came over
from A^chorapre to attend the thea
trical performance last niprht, return
r>i o’i today’s train.
Po’ar.d Monro went h°ck to his sta
t’on at M'l" r>2 on the rro'n;nc:’s tva;n.
The Anchornpe Thnnt'dcol Chdi
ir n11 ^nt #,wnv o* th* Gateway
Fitv hm;tnd th’*s mown**? for horrm
W. L. Lodpr is registered at thrt
not'd S«xfon. M>*. Lodp:c is prornp: west
with o h"nt;n<r rartv.
Ci W. Tl^npplidu came in vester
dav f*nm o^t, the line and returned
to M»in 12 today.
G*anf Carlson has res;nrned Ids po
sition with the commiss’on and will
ion**n fo»* tho stages on the next trip
of rho Ai^ka.
^to^^^r .\1oqV° is s*h*dided to sad
norfh from S^attfe tomorrow.
Th^ noflo^t" "'ho C;1 of W;n
tor'r’-ooo errk no*" o”^ of danger and
<iM “•'ftVA*' prrp»o.M
f|1 o cfr.omnv hT0' th^»OCto»*n h^S 1^0
i, os or for Seward and ahso
seven days mail.
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CONSTANTINOPLE, April 21—
The Sultan, Mohammed VI, has issu
ed an imperial decree proclaiming
May 1 as “marriage day” throughout
Turkey in an effort to promote the
weddings and to arrest the decline in
the birthrate. This action was taken
'n the request of Hazim Bey, Minist
er of Inter or who ascribes the de
ceased number of b;rths in Turkey
to the frivolity of young women.
In the Sultan’s decree a’l engaged
persons who have been unable to mar
ry earlier are urged to do so on May
1. As an inducement no charges are
to h* made for marriages perform Ad
on that day. guests at weddirgs are
to make no gifts, the first children of
those who wed on May 1 are to re
ceive the names of the children of
the SuHan and to recc;ve the gift of a
bracelet from the governor of the
province in which the child is bo n.
The Sultan’s son is named d’Evto
ghroul and his daughters are Boukie
and d’Ulvie.
The ed:ct is especially directed to
the ; "ovirv’C of Rroussa, in Anato’ia,
which attracted much unfavorable
.m.nmont in the Mohammedan ^r^ss
b°ecu>e of its greatly reduced birth
i*>to and the tendency of its rrmn’a
tlop to violate the Moslem prohibition
of the use of intoxicating bevc’a^es.
flov^?*nment officials allepe that peo
ple of A’unto’bnn villages. men a^d vo
mnn alike, indulge what they call
“hii’U’n? n;£hts” of music and feast
ing.
Indulgence in modern dancing has
^ro^s^d th« protest of a member of
fhn Chamber of Deputies from Ana
vho has introduced a bill autho'*
;":;pjr offic?pls to prevent >vomnn from
<‘pp"t;c*p',t*ncf ’P the antics and capers
of the ball room.”
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WANT CZECH TROOPS
TO DISARM AT ONCE
HARRTN April 21— The Japanese
demand the disavment of all Czech
troops as the result of a recent c^a^h
in wh:ch the Czechs. aM^d bv the
Chinese, attempted to liberate Russ
ian prisoners held by the Japanese.
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A newspaper is to bn started at Ko
dra^' bv Messers P. J. Hnssov and
Fred Wa^ke'*. The pap^r which {s
*•0 -fail'* (*0*,,>r>Tl V]^ bn
called the Kod;*k Independent and
the type will all be set by hand.
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OMAHA, April 21— Returns from
23G out of 18-10 precincts give Hiram
Johnson 12,000; Wood fcTOO and Per
sh *.g 5500. S \iator Hitchcock’s <lelc
;:u *s le .d Ilryan's by ove: 2000. Ilry
an is himsa.f 1000 behind the lowest
Hitchcock man.
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ATI.ANTA. April 21— Palm h ads
Watson sl'ght'y in the p ima. es.
Hoke Smith is third in the complete
returns.
XEYV ORLEANS, April 21— John
M. Democrat, has hoeen elected gov
ernor by th ■ returns so far from yes
. .‘.day’s election.
DOVER, April 21— The Republic
•l convention has turned down Oov
i or To.vnscnd and named six unin
sa acted delegates to the Chicago con
vr at ion.
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COPENHAGEN, Ap il 21— Pol
shcvlki Commissioner Litvinoff says
that Franco and Polgium have sign
ed ar. agreement binding themselves
aga’nst any interference with Russians
and provid ng for an exchange of war
prisoners and amnesty to political
pr’soners.
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SEATTLE, April 21— The Offic
ials of the White Pass & Yukon ex
pect the Yukon to break on May loth
ud the first boat down the liver
from White horse will carry 150 can
nerymcn for the Carlisles Parking
Company and a large number of trav
eling men. The tourist travel fo- the
coming year promises to beat all re
cods as applications have now been
received for thr^e times the handling
capac‘ty of the usual Midnight Sun
excursions to Fort Yukon The first
excpirsion will leave Seattle on June
12th.
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J. W. P' itchett, proprietor of the
Wrangell Sentinel, has accumulated
enough money to buy a house. As
far as we know, th;s is the first man
in the newspaper bus;ness in Alas
ka to make enough money to buy a
house and pay for it.
United States government will
tvrM a four apartment concrete
building ;n Juneau for the r°d;o em
A co,,cvo^A buildsi< a]so
bo;n" eonetmetnd at Ketchikan for
the radio station there.
WASHINGTON, April 21— A re
v s o i of the October dec.ees sustain
;r; ;ho validity of the various state
constitutional rcfeiundum amend
m ■ its and d'smiss’ng the injunction
p oeeod’ngs to prevent the prohibition
and suffrage amendments from being
r.-f »ired to the voters, is asked in a
brief I*’od to’ay by the counsel of the
Anti-Saloon league.
PUT BAN ON
SOCIALISTS
ALBANY, April 21— Two bills de
. gn d to bar members of the Social
ist party, as no v constituted, fiom of
ficial election ballots, have been pass
ed by the gene al Assemb’y.
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CLEMENCEAU RETURNS
PARIS, Ap'il 21— Former Prem
ier Clcmenceau returned today from
an extended tour, feeling fine and
hearty. Tie avoided all interviews and
stated that he wanted perfect quiet.
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GO BACK AT ONCE
WASHINGTON, April 21— Ed
vard McHugh. spokesman of the
sti ;kors here, announced this after
noon that a11 strike’s, no matter what
un’on or what trouble would return
to work ;mmndiatety as agreements
Mvo be~n made satisfactorily.
Mere neopV want to be married
than want to stay married.