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•you ME X1U. M M BEK - " _ _SEWARD. ALASKArTii’BSl)AY. JAMARL 29. 1920. _-.IT" I./’_TEN CENTS PEN M„ '
FOUR DEAD
WHEN HOTEL
IS BURNED
WINNIPEG, Jan., 20— The histor
ic Hermitage- Headley hotel, ten mi’cs
west of here, burned to the ground
early this morning. Thiee men and u
baby were killed. Mrs. W. G. Hall,
wife of the owner, grabbed her baby
and dashed out of doors to safety n
weather 30 degrees below zero. Hall
was one of those burned to death.
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FORMER KLON HIKER
KNEW MOTHER AS
AUNT UNTIL DEATH
OTTAWA. Kans., (By Mail) The
story of how he lived to be 43 year*
old, not knowing who his mother was
until she was in her coffin, is reveal
ed by a request of an attorney for
Jesse F. Evans to perpetuate the tes
timony of his aunt, Mrs. Violcna
Evans , to be used in the future in
case of her death. Mrs. Evans, who
ra:sed Jesse, is 85 years old. Evans is
heir of an estate of known valu? of
$6 000 and cla:ms interests in mining
interests of unknown value in A'askn
and Canada.
When Mrs. Maggie M tchell, known
as” the quartz queen of the K’ondiko.”
died here. Eva"S know h*r as h s
aunt, Mrs. Evans’ s;ster. Mrs. E~nr.s
marched Jesse up to th' cof n and
said: “There l»es your mother.”
Then came the ston,* of how Mis
Mitch*U became Samuel P. Showers
and for two years lived as h;s com
mon law* wife. Jesse, the h’story re
veals, was bom at Houston, Tex , July
15 1877. Th* sVer*. three of them,
the other being Mrs. Eurh*m;a Hr !
ges who d;ed several months ago,
made a compact rot to reveal the s *v
ret of Jesse’s birth until after the
mother’s death. Later Mrs. Mitch*l5
went to Klondike where she mamied
Mrs. Hodges left the estate valued
at **.000 w;th no direct hei^s. It went
to Mrs. Evans who, it is understood,
has a will in favor of Jesse. In th*»
meant’me. E,?ans h^s d'seovered that
another ch»M of Mrs. M*teheM. ?*rs.
George B. Smith. lives at Newhati.
Cah den;es the kmshio Ha m or
Jesse. The suit of Evans or Showers
as his n*»me \vn»M hrt rorrect’y for *
sha^e of Mrs. M;tehelvs p*t)n''rtv will
pot he fO»d u*»td the value of the min
ing property is determined he says.
G^advs Ro*ve»*s and rha»**«s Tt»»~n«
have he«n ste^t nt Jp^epu fo»* hav
ing a quant’tv of beer and moonshine
whiskey In their room.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan., 29—
Chun man Hays of the Republican Na
tional committee has announced the
name$ of the committee on piatfo'.n
principles of the Republican party
and the genenil statement of that
party.
Chairman Hays says there rests on
the Republican party the tremendous
responsibility of ascertaining fully a ••
needs of the nation and frankly sir.d
honestly and definitely stating the
fundamental plans of the party. Chair
man Hays and party plans a solution
of the various problems in a compre
hensive program of progi^sslve mea
sures wh ch shall be the supreme duty
of the party when entrusted with
power.
George C. Hazlet, of Cordova, Alas
ka, is a member of the committee.
Members from the state of Wash
ington on the p!atform principles .»- |
elude W. H. Cowles, owner of ths
Spokane Chronicle and Review*, and
Present Suzzalo of the University
of Washington; and Josephine Preston.
Other members of the committee n
cludc Col. D. C. Jacking. Taft Jl*ol
Hughes, Roosevelt Jr., Pinchot, Lodg*,
Vendcrlip and Gillet.
CANDID ATES MUST
AGREE TO ENFORCE
PROHIBITION LAW? '
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HELENA. Mont.. Jan.. 29— On? of
the most inte*est:n<* phases of the
approaching poht’ea1 campaign is the {
announcement of the Montana Anti*
saloon leaPT'o that every candidate
for h;srh off;ce in th*s state is to h • i
inter*orated on whe^e he stand^ re- ^
frad’^pr enforcement ofprohlt>*t?m
st°t"tes. ]
The Wmie h°s alroadv printed open
Vttnrs to several of the candidates,
b”t no renp’es have been K:ven cron
epa' circulation.
The lo«frim. it »s sa‘d. will th-o'v
its strength a^nst nH "'ho do n^t
come out for enforcement of the li
quor lavfs. j
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CANADA WILL MAKE T
BIG LOANS TO ITS
BUILDERS OF SHIPS
SE \TTLE. Wash., Jan.. 29— Cana- ^
da’s fede-iO povernment in order to
keep the British Columb;a shipbuUd- c
in"* industry alive, bas decided to ^
make loans to aM yards needm* as- ^
sstance un to seventy-five percent of
tb« cost of the sh;ps on the wn'fs ,
accordmp to reports received in ship
ping ri'*e,<,'S here.
One Vinto'-in. R C , n'ant. onerated
hv tUe rho’berp Company brt on • ^
of the first private corporations to .
receive government a’d. The Chot
berrr v**rd nlnns to Hw*M four wo*'V"'
sa:t»n«r sehe^ne»*s with the mon°v b*r- j
rowed ma;nlv f~nrn the povernnv* IT.
The jror«»*nw«T\t will finance the *hl»«s
wn to <17^000 ner shin on the under, j
that, the fftwn^nv furnish *4. j
$7R noon ne- rv*n Each vessel will t
cost about $250,000. <
PUBLIC FUNERALS
OF FLU VICTIMS
PROHIBITED
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan., 29— The
Board of Health today issued an order
proh bit’ng public funerals of inftued
z* victims.
SPOKANE, Jan., 20— Ninety case*
of flu were reported here yesterday.
City officials are conveiting the old
ice rink into an influenza hospital.
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MONTESANO, Jan., 20— Flu epi
lemic has hit here in a very mild fo’m
lVn American Legion men are sick in
the barracks here. Sheriff Jeff Bartel i
is also ill.
SEATTLE, Jan., 20— The city
lealth officers say there is very little
* ii h 'r». S«vente n cases were report
?d yesterday and nine locray.
CTUrl\GO, Jan.. 20— PneumonM
'ollowing the flu. Pneumoma has
•cached the highest stage 407 new
•as^s be’eg reported. There have been
’7 deaths from pneumonia. The flu is
ibating.
SEATTLE DEFEATS VANCOUVER
SEATTLE, Jan., 29— Th- Seatt'
lVa'mrs ’ast n;"ht defeated
/ancouver by a score of four to three.
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SEW COURTS ABOUT
TO BE ESTABLISHED
BERLIN. Jan.. 29— No”’ courts for
>unishin«r illicit trade's are nV>”c
o be estab!’sh°d in Germany. A* a
r^r>o.a» Hn thny vnR be composed
>f t^rno judges and two unpaid maer
strates. of whom one will be a eon
iirnrtr and t*10 other a mo#* (T^n^e" or
r oJnnAf. Pager'S '"ho mcpo”t w:th
lut provernment perm;ss*on art'c'^
rh’ch th° Economic Vin;ster Vdds
is nA/»o«;s^vv for life will be punished
>y thegA roivts.
Penalties w;ll include b^th imm*1
orimoat and fines up to 500 000
n^rks tv»a»*a ;g to bn po anpeal f ami
he verdict of thes* counts.
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rlULE AFTER
FORTY YEARS’ SERVICE
Rrr; T*VRER. Mn"t.. Ton.. 20
V>nt tho K°nt r°nrh n*»ar he’-e chrrr ;
s th* oldest ;n t^s state, d:ed
^n'****'™ T* ”’»*r 4lh’*r»k#*n” 40 v°arc rpfo
ind it was three yea*** of a rre at thit
;me. It dM pr>od sendee last year.
Earl C. .Tampon, on« of th«* H’st
UnsV^rs to rere»ve an offerers rom
n»vs*r>n o’* "o ov«rs«a<!. '’as rAt”mr'<'
o will take the new*
lesk on the Empire
MONTESANO, Wash., Jan., 2U -
Five men and one woman, Mis. Em.'y
Pattison, of Aberdeen, have been ae
ccptcd temporarily as jurois in th •
Wobblics trial. All however arc sub
ject to preempto.y challenge.
The Defense challenged for cnu.se
Mrs. Pattison, who said she had an
unalterable prejudice against the I. W
W., but that she however could giv^ a
fair trial. She admitted having had a
son in the over seas service.
A jury, with no offic’al standing, of
twelve members of the American le
gion, will listen to the testimony and
render its own verdict. Posts through
out the country will have representa
tives present at the trial. Th** Scatt’**
labor organizat:ons will send twelve
men here to render a verdict s’mTur*
g
to the American Legion. The judg*
has granted the permission for the un
official juries.
MONTESANO. Jan., 20— G
Vandorveor, counsel fo** the Wobble*,
on order f-om the jndnre, *ntt •’•s re
volver with the county clerk this af
ternoon. AM talesmen, attorneys wit
n^s 'es and spectators vore told today
th^v wonM be a’tested if they brought
any fireanns into the court room.
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SIX STICK-UP MEN RUN IN
BY TIIE POLICE OF SEATTLE
SEATTLE Jan., 20— The oo^Y'
th;s forenoon arre ted six men beMi*"
ed to Inve been ennra^ed in ho’l ”*
operations in th’s city (luring the pest
three weeks.
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TRAIN GOES INTO DITCH
VANCOUVER Jan.. 20— The Can
adian Pacif:c — Kett’e VaMey limited
struck a mud bank fifty miles erst or
he e this forenoon. The locomotiv
and five coaches went into a deep
ditch. None of the crew or passengers
were injured.
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BIG APPROPRIATION BILL
IS PASSED BY THE SENATE
WASHINGTON, Jan., 20— The
Senate has pas ed the ind’an appro-*
priation bill. This is the first b’g an
nual supply measure completed bv
Congress. The appropriation is for
$12000,000.
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THREE THOUSAND TONS OF
POTASH FROM GERMANY
PHILADELPHIA, Jan 20— Two '
thousand tons cf potash a’rived h»*rc!
today from Hamburg. Th's *s the i’;**ct
shipment of potash from Germany in
four years.
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JENKS IS BOOSTED UP
SEATTLE. .Tan.. 20- Charles n
Jenks of Seatt’e, has b^en appoLet^d
a-8’Stant federal manager of the
C»»-ont Northern, in charge of opera
tion.
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MILITARY
RESERVES
SEATTLE, Jan., 29— A special to
day from Washington says Preside; c
Wt.son'has issued proclamations civat
ing three new small military reserva
tions in Alaska. The roser\at'‘ons a
at McGrath, Iditarod and Groom
which stand privately owncet? w:i • ess
stations recently turned dver to tin
United States government.
WATSON IN PORT
Steamer Admiral Watson arrive 1
in port at 1 o’clock th’s afternoon af
tornoon going f;rst to th° San Ju :n
dock to load frozen firh. Tin steam *t
will go to the Seward dock th’s a t *
noon and sail south direct from there.
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TRAIN IN TONIGHT
The Gateway C'ty limited Vft i1 ,r
north end of the div's’on on time tV.i*
fo’^roon and :s dec in Seward :a '*
this afternoon or early evening.
HARRY NEW SENTENCED
LOS ANGELES, Jan., 20— IEr v
New %-as today sentenced from l m
years to Ffe for murdering his sweet
heart Fredia Lesser.
DIIN TTTE FI ECTPIC
CHAIR AND MAKES REQUEST
NO CLERGYMEN BE PRESENT
OSSET, N. Y., Jan 20— Gordon
Hambv the 20 ven’-ohl murder #,nd
hank vobh^r. a’so t»*a;n ba^d:t. w»H In
!deetrocntAd tAnVht w’tbo”t aAy
"Erev’s p;d. rt F:s o”*n **••••*
by w°s ar,,Astnd in T^o^a Wash
con^Aqqod to several murders and
bank robberies.
rREATY nierTT^cfONS T O
BE RESUMED TOMORROW
WASHTNGTON, Jan., 20— Repub
lican and Democrat sen -tors will rot
resume treaty nogot'ations until to
morrow.
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U. S. AIRMEN ARE 0. K.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Jan.. 20—
Offices at Fort B own announce tha~
Mexicans d d not capture I/eutm 'oV
Dav;s and G inms, American nvmtors
who wArc forced to land »n M'X!aa
V'este'dav it was imported Mcx’<vin«
i^-ere hobbnrr the two aviators. Oft’ c
mbs at Fo»t B rn bA*teve ;*,rt **-u
mAn wlR f'f b-rV °cross the horde*
during this afternoon.
SEATTLE, Jan., 29— Twenty aero
planes will leave Seattle between
May loth and June 1st in a two thous
and ni:!e race to A aska. A direct non
stoj) flight will be made to Juneau.
Flights will then be made to Skagway
and upon returning rrom that ;ity
stops will be made at Sitka, Peters
burg, Wrangle, Ketchikan and perhaps
Hyder. Government vessels are to pa
trol the cou’so. The prizes range be
eween $2r>.000 and $2(5 000. Arthur
Whitten Brown, trans-atlantic fl>v ,
Cl ff Dumnt and William Boeing, are
three aviators who will enter the ra< s.
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MEXICO CITY, Jan., 29— Jack
Johnson says he will return to the
Ur ted States to face the charge ot
white slave. lie says he will then
Dempsey before the latter fights La:
pentier.
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INDICTED
SEATTLE, Jan., 20— Captain John
A’wen, of th's city, h:s been ind cted
at Po tland, charged with the ci me of
with-ho’dng food from the sailors
aboard his sli p when crossing the Pa*
c'fc. A!wen commands the shipping
board’s steamer Endicott.
ESCAPES
TACOMA, Jan., 20— It is report? 1
til t Jo-* Riley, the notorious western
counterfeiter, escaped from McN\. s
Is and prison during the night. Riley
was sent up from Port'and last year
for five yea's for counterfeiting.
W. H. Tine, another counterfeiter,
from San Francisco, made his escape
at the same time Riley did.
TACOMA, Jan., 20— Riley and
True made their escape during a
h*avy fog which hung over McNeils
island.
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SOCIALIST TRIAL
ALBANY, Jan., 20— The prosecu
tion in the case of the rrve <rsnrrse*
Soe?a,;st members of the %' ssemb'y,
ted°y bad reed into the records, the
last snenoh of Fngene Debs. Debs sa:d
h^ snok'* as a coc?a’rt, ^evo^wtmn’sts
BoVsbrnnki. and pv*;sed Trotsky and
T/m'nn as the worlds greatest states
men.
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