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VOLUME MVTNUMIER »i. _ SEWARD, ALASKA, _ SATURDA^TNOVEMBER!», IMP__tEN CPfTB ip» COP f
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PRINCETON WALLOPS YALE
PRINCETON. Nov., 13— Today be
fore a howling crowd of foot ball en
thusiasts the University of Princeton
football team defeated Yale by the
score of Twenty to zero. The sun was
shining throughout the entire game
but a strong wind blew continually
and the weather was below freezing.
NAVY TO ACT
WASHINGTON, Nov., 13— Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels today said
that the Navy department will use ev
ery means to uphold the Naval Aca
demy authorities in their efforts to
stamp out hazing. He said the penalty
of dismissal would be enforced on any
midshipman found guilty of hazing.
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SEWARD METHODIST CHURCH
^ Sunday School 11 A. M.
Open Forum Class 12 Soon.
Evening Service 7:30
Subject of Discussion at Open For
um Class: “The Power of Jesus— Its
Source— Its Use— Its Abuse.
Subject of Evening Sermon. “The
Evolution of A Sinner**— A character
Study of Achen.
To the above Services you are in
vited. 1
Duane Earl Carter, Pastor.
N. B. Remember our Thanksgiving
oemcr u. o*oivck va Ttuuikagiving
Day.
BASEBALL LEAGUE ORGANIZED
CHICAGO, Nov., 13— The major
baseball league have been re-organiz
ed with Landis as the sole arbitrator
and are now waiting for an answer
from the minor leagues aa to whether
they will join the Major leagues und
er the present Landis regime. Chica
go is to be the headquarters of the
newly re-organized commission of one.
Landis will still continue to retain his
judgeship.
WEATHER REPORT
SEWARD 32 Cloudy Calm.
Anchorage 16 Clear Calm.
Matanuaka 6 Clear Calm.
Chkkalooo 2 Clear Calm.
Wooilla 14 Clear Calm.
Talkeetna 17 Clear
Goldcreek 2 Clear Calm.
Hurricane 2 Clear Calm.
Summit 2 Clear North.
Healy 4 Clear (forth.
Fairbanks 12 Clear Calm.
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THIRTY MILLIONS CAIN SINCE
1966
The total population of the forty
eight States making up the contigous
territory of this'country, as listed
early in the present year, and an
nounced in October, is 106,683408.
There are also about 12,000,000 people
taring under the'American flag out
% aide of the continental area of the un
ion; but we are not here concerned
with these additional populations in
Porto Rico, Hawaii, and the
Philippines, the final figures not hav
ing been announced for these terri
tories. Within the area of the forty
eight States there are 13,710,842 more
pelffe than til 1910. The gain in the
ptitieia decade had been larger, both
In petteatage aisd ill absolute numbers
having been 16^77,691. In twenty
years, this continental stretch of the
United States from the Atlantic to the
Rio Grande and the Gulf of Mexico,
has added, in round figures, 30,000,
669 people to Hie number found in
1660. Using approximate rather than
esnet figures, we had TSjOOOfiOO peo
^ pie twenty yean ago, and we have
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unofficial" representative
WASHINGTON, Nov., 13— Presi-1
dent Wilson and the State department :
are considering the question of having •
the United States represented unoffic- ■
ially at the League of Nations meet- j
ing at Geneva next week. (
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BARRACK NOTES
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Pvt.. Raeder has returned from the !
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States, on the Alameda, after spend- I
ing a furlough at home.
On Sunday the flag at the p^ t will
be placed at half mast, as a tokm of
the Nation's participation in the mem
orial services held for heroic Americ
ans who gave their lives to their coun
try in the world's war.
Six more ptarmigan were bagged
by the boys. The cook, however, did
not get the chance of dressing tha?e
birds.
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Corporal Tolan will return fro n :
Anchorage on todays train.
The town appears to be desertefi, j
owing to the fact that twenty five sol-!
diers left here on the last flier.
Algebra:— A W. 0. L. - War Art
icles - S. 0. L. »
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Indoor Sports:— Panning the in :
nards of the feathery tribe.
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Outdoor Sports:— Running to the j
dock to see the boat arrive.
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obpwopol j^v . i.'W Gen^r-‘
al Wrangells forces in Crimea are fac-1
ing a most desperate situation. The
Bolsheviki troops have broken through
all the lines of defense and are now
attacking Wrangell's army in the res*
as it retreats. The evacuation of Se
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bastopol will probably be completed by >
Sunday.
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MORE TROUBLE
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BELFAST, Ireland, Nov., 13— Sinn
Fein arches displaying Sinn Fein and
American flags caused party fric- j
tions last night in this town. Fierce
stone throwing and revolver firing j
occurred police interference and the;
removal of the arches restored order.
FLOUR DECLINES
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov., 13— Flour
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declined again today to $9.15 per
barrel. This represents a reduction on
family patents of two dollars per bar
; rel since the first of the month.
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DELEGATE TO BERNE
CHICAGO, Nov., 13— The Social
ist party of the United States an
nounced today that it would send a
delegate to the International con fer
ence at Berne which is being called
by file socialist parties of England,
Germany and Switzerland with, a veiw '
of suggesting modifications that will\
permit them' to join the third Moscow i
Intemtaional.
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STEAMER DAMAGED
CANCOUVER,, Nov., 13— The j
Steamer Ballena of the Terminol Na
vigation company * was damaged by
fire today at the dock to the extent of
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$175,000. Lome Smith a fireman was
burned to death.
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! GERMANY WILL NOT INSIST
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GENEVA, Nov., *8— Doctor Her
jmann Mueller, vice president of the
Reichstag Committee stated, today
that Germany would not make a for
mal application to ^e admitted to the
league of nations as a member at the
present time but that she would not
ignore an'invitation to join if it were
mads.
PARIS, Nov., 13— The Russian So
viet forces today won control of the
Isthmus of Perekop leading into the
Crimean peninsula. General Wrangells
situation is reported to be serious ac
cording to messages received by the
foreign office. The allied fleets are
preparing to aid the evacuation of cer
tain districts in Crimea. The Bolshe
vik troops have advanced beyond Pere
kop. They have captured twelve mil
lion cartridges, eighteen cannon, some
tanks and three armored trains which
were transporting ten thousand shells
and other war material for the relief
oi Wrangells forces.
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being evacuated today. The British
government is requisiting ships in
Constantinople to take the refugees
from Sebastopol .
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MINES TRAILS AND OIL
.Among the many people registered
at the Sexton Hotel who arrived from
Anchorage on the Gateway Flier last
Wednesday evening was B. D. Stewart
Mine Inspector and Labor Comm is- .
sioner for the Territory of Alaska.
Mr. Stewart whose headquarters are
at Juneau covers the entire Territory
during his official travels and at timeb
spends months in districts far remov
ed from intercourse with the outside
world. Since last August he has visit
ed the Kuskokwim, Nixon Fork and
Kantishna districts. He reports con
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siderable activity in the vicinity ol
Nixon rork. The Treadwell proper
ties situated a( this point are gradu
ally assuming the appearance of a
mine. Three shafts of more than one
hundred feet have been sunk and for
ty men are employed. In the vicinity
are other prospectors. In the Nixon
Fork district proper there are at least
one hundred miners, and a small saw
mill owned and operated by a man
named Weidman is turning out lumb
er for the Treadwell buildings. A large
bunk house and other necessary build
ings have been erected and more'are
in the process of construction. Mr.
Stewart mushed over the entire coun
try’ be covered this summer and made
the final lap of his journey between
steel on the Alaskan R. R. on foot be
cause of the miserable means of trans
portation which exists for transporting
passengers and freight. A charge of
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$60.00 is made to haul all passengers
a distance of approximately 110 miles.
Twenty five cents is charged per
pound for all freight Four small
horses are used on the stage which at
this time of the year consists of a bob
sled with a trailer. The trailer is used
for the baggage and freight and the
timfe for making the trip is about five
j days. Since the Rail Rbad Commission
secured the contract for hauling nutfl
the 'old trail between Fairbanks and
Skagway known aa the ShuShanna has
bean practically deserted. The aomcr
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ous read bouses along the trail have
nearly all closed. As many as fourteen
passengers crowded into the stage sled
when Mr. Stewart left, among them
several women and children. Between
Jack ltiver on the other side of the
summit and Hurricane gulch the snow
was more than four feet deep and the
wind caused it to drift to a greater
depth, making walking difficult.
Mr. Stewart goes south to Juneau
on the Alameda. He was forced to lea
ve behind the head of one of the finest
specimens of bull Moose which he shot
in the Kuskokwim district. The spread
measured 67 inches and from the top
of the head to the point of the jaw
just three feet. A sure enough giant ol
the tribe. Mr. Stewart gave the meat
to the natives and built a platform for
the head which he hopes to be able to
get out at a later date. F. G. MacDon
ald inspector of mines and alleged pro
spector for the Treadwell Company
went south with Mr. Stewart on the
Alameda. Mr. MacDonald has just re
turned from the Cold Bay oil district
where he has been during the past five
weeks giving the coming Bakersfield
of Alaska the once over. He reports
considerable activity along filing and
staking lines and says that practically
every foot of the district has been lo
cated. Without a question of doubt op
erations will be started by one or two
.ndividuals or companies during the
coming year. The fifty five dollar per
lay that he was obliged to pay while
making the trip is rather an exorbit
ant price and is large enough to keep
any sight seers from making the trip
very frequently. At one or two places
visited snow was found but on the
whole the weather was ideal. The one
thing of interest to the placer and
quartz miners of the interior points at
the present time is the Gold Bonus
Bill. With its passage there will be
created an incentive to prospect and
during the coming summer if the bill
is put through the interior points of
the Territory will experience an act
ivity similar to the days of ’98.
C. Morrison formerly of Nome and
now of Juneau was among the large
crawd of passengers who arrived on
the train. He has been in the interior
this summer looking after interests
which he controls in several mines. Mr
Morrison who is well known to all the
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former Seward people who used to live
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in Nome was Captain on the Steamer'
Campbell in *99 and brought the ship I
into Nome during the big strike ofj
that year. He resided in Nome for
fourteen 'years.. He is an old time
masher of the Alaska trails and an ex
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pert driver of dogs. He reports lots of
snow on the divide. He made the trip
from an interior point to the end of
steel with a dog team last week . He
left on the AUmeda for Juneau,
and after spending the winter months
in the Capitol city will return this
coining spring.
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BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE
Bear Patrol, Troop No. 1, of the
local Boy Scouts held a jamboree Fri
day evening to which the parents and
friends of the scouts were invited.
Some snappy drill work was put on by
the scouts under the direction of As
sistant Scout Master Bailey, after
which scout games and competitions
were held and the "Jamboree" wound
up by a "hot-dog" lunch prepared by
the scouts for their guests.
Scout Master Carter is to be con
gratulated on his Troop of Boy Scouts.
SCHOOL NOTES
The high school and grades consol
idated in observing Armistice Day.
The exercises were held in Miss
Nash’s room. Talks appropriate to the
day were made by Dr. Sloan, Judge
Whittlesey, and Private Oberlander, a
world war veteran of the local detach
ment of Infantry.
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From the secret interviews between
the Principal and some of the pupils
it would seem that something myster
ious was brewing. Wonder what it is?
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The cold snap Friday morning
brought smiles to the faces of all the
skaters. Hope the ice is thick enough
for skating Saturday.
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NOTICE
The Electric power will be turned
otf 'tomorrow from W o'clock until 2
o’clock if the weather is favorable.
Seward Light & Power Co.
NOTICE
Municipal taxes are now due and pay
able at the office of H. Dougherty.
Taxes become delinquent after 5 P. M.
Nov., 15, after which date 5 per cent
will be added and interest at the rate
of 12 per cent per annum.
HUGH DOUGHERTY,
City Treasurer.
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PORTLAND, Maine, Nov., 13
Major General Goethals of the United
States army, retired and Harry Ver
rill of Portland were named receivers
today for the East Coast Fisheries Co.
and the East Coast Products Co. The
first company has as setts of $7,000,
000 and liabilities of $10,000,000.
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FIRE DESTROYES
SACREMENTO, Nov., 13— Fire
today destroyed Nathon and Sons' Day
Store with a loss estimated at more
than $760,000. Three firemen were in
jured.
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NEW MEMBERS
WASHINGTON, Nov.; 13— Presi
dent Wilson today reappointed Rear
Admiral Benson as chairman of the
shipping board and six other members
as follows; Frederick S. Thompson of
Alabama, democrat for five years,
Joseph N. Teal of Oregon, democrat
for four years, John A. MacDonald of
New York, democrat for three years,
Chester H. Rowell of California, re
publican and Charles Sutter of Mis
souri , Republican each for one year.
Benson wps appointed as a democrat
from Georgia for a term of six years.
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FAIRBANKS TEACHERS
QUIT AT END OF TERM
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Six out of a total of nine teach
ers employed in the Fairbanks
school, have signified their inten
tion of resigning at the close of the
prisent scholastic year, according to
advices just received at the Terri
torial Bureau of Education and
L. D. Henderson. They have to be
replaced next summer.
Those resigning are Misses M. A.
Myrick, Superintendent, Margaret A.
Carpenter, Constance G. Edmunds,
Rachael Schuman, Mrs. Roberts and
Mrs. Josephine Tupper. Superintend
ent Myrick and Miss Carpenter have
been connected with the Fairbanks
school for several years. Mrs. Rob
erts was instructor at the Fox school
for some time and joined the staff
at Fairbanks three years ago. Mrs.
Tupper has also been there for three
yea is. Misses Edmunds and Shuman
are now engaged on their second
year’s work at Fairbanks. .
The Fairbanks School Board re
orts a larger attendance in high
school at present than at any other
time before and also a high percent
age of promotions from the grades to
high school.
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COAL MOUNTAIN IS DISCOVER
ED NEAR DON*ELLY
Discovery of a mountain of coal
located somewhere between Don*
nelly on the Richardson Highway
and the Alaska Railway is claimed
by G. D. Beymer, oldtime Alaskan
an ex-service man of the ’ late war.
Mr. Beymer, in a letter, written the
department of interior, says that he
has a mauntain of bituminous coal
and he wants to get a lease to work
it
In his description of the find, Mr.
Beymer says:
“There is no rock or slate, only
cemented sandstone between the
veins of coal. The coal hill is one
mile long, 600 feet high, and one
quarter of a mile in width, nothing
but coal. A billion tons in sight
“Coal enough to supply all the
navies on earth for 100 years, in
sight! Can use a steam shovel to
load it on cars. Men who know say
it equals Wellington coal.
“There are also veins 50 to 100
feet wide and one-half a mile long
on a mountain across the creek from
the coal hill, running for three miles
all up and down the mountain.”
Mr. Beymer states that the coal •
district he has found is not shown on
any geological map of the country.
It is easily reached by team, he says.
. He has been through the Chiclcaloon
Nenana and Healy coal fields, and
says there is nothing in any of them
to compare with the hill of coal he *
has located* >
A copy of the letter ..was received
today by * Governor Thdmas
from the department, of the interior.
The governor is of the opinion that
Mr. Beymer has struck the Dry creek
coal fields, the existence of which
has been known foriseveral years.
At the time of the survey made from
Chitina north to Fairbanks , on the
Alaska railroad to project/ it was rec
ommended that a spur, be built from
a point near the confluence of the
little Delta and Taneaa^rivers 8$
miles aouthweat to hiy crook for the
purpose of opening up) the coal > de
posits there {hr mploitotion. Owing
to the lack of definite tinfamat£k Mr.
Benner** alleged diacovmy it la not
certain that it Uea la th* Dry eeoek
country, but is In the same geamal
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