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The Alaska Weekly Post_ —
__ — i aaSEE SATURDAY, MAY,~3,1<>19. ___- _
VOI.I MK Mil. 'NUMBER 3. --—-l.-- ----
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NAME GRIGSBY
FOR DELEGATE
(Special lo the Gateway)
JUNEAU. May 3— George B. Grigs,
by was nominated by the Alaska Dem
ocrats for Delegate to Congress on the
first ballot he receiving 183 votes,
John Noon, 38 votes and L. S. Hess 17
votes.
John Noon was a supporter >f
Grigsby and immediately upon the
vote being announced, Representative
Noon moved to make the nomination
unanimous and this was done.
representative Noon stated that
he believed that Grigsby was the logi
cal man for the office and the strong
est candidate the Democratic party
could name. Mr. Noon asked that
every Democrat and anti-Wickersham
man to vote for Grigsby.
Representative George W. FVnn
ington. of Nruana, was the chairman
of the Democratic convention which
met late yesterday afternoon. Grigsby
was nominated by Senator Price and
this was seconded by Representative
Bogan and James Connors, the latter
being from the First Division.
The First and Second Divisions were
represented at the convention by Bo
gan and Sykes; Thin! division by
Price, Noon, Ray, Ronan. Patterson
and Donohoe and the Fourth by Hess,
Pennington, Dunn, Nordale and Som
mers.
In a speech Nominee Grigsby chal
lenged Wickersham to submit his can
didacy for Delegate, to the people of
Alaska at the election to be held on
June 3rd.
NOME FOR GRIGSBY
JUNEAU, May 3— The Industrial
Worker, the newspaper at Nome own
ed by the Union leaders telegraphed
the Empire today that Nome was en
thusiastic for Grigsby and he will
carry Nome over Wickersham by a
tremendous vote, if Wickersham runs.
REPUBLICANS MEET
JUNEAU, May, .V- While the Re
publican meeting held last night voted
to recommend that no republican ticket
be put in the field and that Murane
national committeman. be asked fo.*
his resignation on account of his re
moval from the Territory, the senti
ment was clear that there was no
chance of reorganization of the Re
publican party under Wickersham’s
leadership.
Slatei of Cordova, said the third
division republicans would never Ikj
got into an organization dominated by
Wickersham.
Sundback and Allan of Nome, inti
mated the same thing.
Many local republicans declared that
Wickersham was not now ^nd n/ve**
was a republican.
Jack McBride, anti-Wickersham
defeated Judge Lefevre, Wickersham
ite for president of the Gastineau
channel republican club by a two to
one vote. The former organization, un
der whose auspices the meeting was
held was Wickershamite.
Former Mayor Valentine, former
senator Hubbard of Valdez, and Judge
Lefevre of Juneau, all defended Wick,
ersham. Sutherland refrained from at
tending the meeting. The legislatures
are all going home on the first boats
The thin! and fourth division m*n
leave for westward points today and
within the next few days the secon<!
division members go south.
Enthusiasm for Grigsby through
out the territory will probably pre
vent Wickersham from submitting to
another election.
Grigsby continues challenging
Wickersham to go before the people in
the June election.
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DISLOYAL
ONES MUST
Jt TRIED
ST. PAUL, May 3— The Supreme
Court of Minnesota has given a decis
ion that A. C. Townley, President of
the National Partisan League; Joseph
Gilbert, the League organizer, must
stand trial on charges of disloyalty.
The two men are alleged to have made
public utterances designed to discour
age patriotic co-operation during the
war.
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AMERICAN TRUCK STRUCK
THREE AMERICANS KILLED
ORLEANS. France. May 3— A
train struck an American truck here
this forenoon and three Americans
were killed outright. Eight Americans
were injured.
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ALASKA AND WASHINGTON
SPANISH WAR VETERANS TO
HOLD MEETING NEXT MONTH
BELLINGHAM. Wash., May 3—
The Washington and Alaska Spanish
War Veterans will encamp on June It
according to an official announce
ment made here this afternoon.
SWEDISH GOVERNMENT
TO BE MORE DEMOCRATIC
STOCKHOLM. May 3— A move
meat is under way in the Swedish
Parliament to place the government or
Sweden on a more democratic basis by
so altering the Constitution as to give
Parliament direct control of the na
tion’s foreign policy. A committee of
the Riksdag has proposed that the
contents of all international agree
ments and treaties should be communi
cated to Parliament, and it is expected
that these recomendations will be
adopted.
Under the Constitution as it now
stands, control of foreign affairs is in
the hands of the King and his minist
ers.
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Overloaded with fish, the launch
Valhalia, owned by Ole Dea*y of
Douglas was swamped in deep water
off the end of Douglas island l*3t
week and the three men composing
the crew barely got ashore in safety.
They spent a day on the beach and
nearly froze before they secured a
small skiff and rowed to Douglas. The
boat was a total loss.
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_ ” ' HE’S WATCHING YOU
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• FINNS TAKE PETROGRAD •
• PARIS, May 3— It is re- *
• ported here this afternoon that *
• the Finns have captured Petro
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MAJOR GENERAL JOHNSON
COMMANDING CAMP LEWIS
TACOMA, MAY 3— Major Gen
eral Johnson, Commander of the Nine
ty First overseas division, has assum
ed command at Camp Lewis and will
form a new regular army to be known
as the 91st Division. Commander
Johnson wears decorations of thro-*
Kovemmcnts.
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r. OF W. WINS BOAT RACE
Oakland, May 3— The University
of Washington won the boat race, Ca’
ifornia being second and Stanford
third, fifteen lengths behind.
California won the freshman lace,
with Washington rrcond, Stanford
third.
In the oar wire, the U. of W
won by a superhuman spurt in the last
fifty feet.
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MRS. SEWARD IS DEAD
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NEW YORK, May 3— Mrs. Anna
M. Seward died here last night. Mrs.
Seward was the widow of Frederick
Seward who narrowly escaped death
when his father , Secretary Seward,
was attacked when Abraham Lincoln
was assassinated.
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HUN FEELS HIS SHAME
VERSAILLES, May 3— Count von
Rrickdorff Rantzau, German foreign
secretary, when presented his creden
tials today, was almost overcome with
the sense of Germany’s defeat.
Cordova has exempted from tax
^e the property of any soldier or
sailors of the United States who are
taxpayers in that city. J. C. McSch
ran who was in service in France when
last heard of is the only man known
t<^ be delinquent
Bv Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May 3— Victory
loan bond subscriptions last night
passed $1,575,000,000. The United
States Treasurer Glass urges all com
mittees to conduct a house to house*
campaign next week which is the last
week of the campaign.
ALL WORKING FOR LOAN
SAN FRANCISCO May 3 — The
Twelfth District reports a total of
$86,968,350 from 291,824 subscribers.
San Diego is leading all cities m
the Twelfth District with 100 percent
ubscriptions.
Billy Sunday is now aiding the loan
in Seattle. The Seattle Labor Council
has endorsed the Victory loan and sub
scribed $1,000.
WOUNDED HELP LOAN
CHICAGO May 3— The nation'.*
first parade of wounded soldiers to
help boost the Victory Loan bond sale
was held here this afternoon when
2000, mostly Chicagoans, composing a
wheel chair division consisting of men
who may never walk again, som?
wearing two and three wound stripes,
appeared on the streets. The f|->pea’
ance was one that caused hundreds of
men along the line of march to say:
“Well . if I have to morgage my home,
I am going to show my appreciation
for these men, crippled for life, and
I will purchase to the limit of my abil
ity of Victory Bonds.”
SALE IN SEWARD
The Victory loan bond sale is grow
ing locally and nearly one half of
Seward’s quota is believed to be in
sight with one more week to come. It
is hard plugging, and there is not ?
man in Seward who cannot purchase
at least a $50 bond, and it is up to
every wife, every sweetheart to see
that the man does his littliest bit, at
least.
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Louis Forsbloom , known to all old
timers as “Louis the Horse,” passed
away at Fairbanks recently from in
juries received in a runaway acchlent
last summer. He had been a resident
of the Interior for many years.
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* HUN MILITARISM *
* BROKEN FOREVER '
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* COBLENZ, May 3— Marshal *
* von Hindenburg, retiring from all
* command of the old regime, an
* nounces that German militarism
* is forever broken. Chief of Staff *
* Groener is now to be the new *
* commander of the German army.
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HAYWOOD TO
CHICAGO, May 3— The circuit
Court has refused the bonds for Will
iam Haywood’s release from prison.
The Court holds the bonds are insuf
ficient. William Lloyd, wealthy Soc
ialist, and George McIntosh offered
bonds. •
SEATTTE UNIONS
WILL TRY FIVE
DAYS FOR WEEK
SEATTLE, May 3— Six thousand
workers of the Building Trades un
ions are to enforce a five day week in
order to give more men employment
in this city. Thousands of men are un
able to secure work here and the
Trades Unions have taken the above
action in order to prevent want to
those idle but desirious of working.
ROUNDUP
SUSPECTS
SAN FRANCISCO May 3— Immi
gration Commissioner White announ
ces that many alleged alien revolution
ists have been rounded up in San
Francisco, Seattle and other Pacific
Coast cities for deportation through
New York to Europe. The round-up
was a result of the bomb plot. Proba
bly the revolutionists will be sent to
Europe during the present month.
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Miss Edna Evans, formerly a resi
dent of Skagway, has taken a position
'with the Ketchikan Miner-Progrcssiva
as linotype operator*
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By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May 3— Confi
dential advices from Paris intimate
that President Wilson will call an ex
tra session about June 1st if the Pari*;
situation developes rapidly.
The call for the special session of
Congress may be cabled earlier.
This afternoon advices were receiv
ed from Paris that the President is
confident that he will return to Amer
ica before the end of the present
month.
ITALIAN SITUATION.
PARIS, May 3— The Italian issue
is still unsettled. American Ambassa
dor Page and French Ambassador
Barrere arc both at Rome today con
ferring with Premier Orlando. Am
bassador Page, who came here earlier
in the week, suggested that Fiench
Ambassador Barrere. who was also
summoned here, return with him and
confer wdth Orlando to try and find
a solution of the present Fiume and
Dalmation coast controversy.
Premier Orlando, according to con
fidential advices, is disposed to resume
relations but thinks that the Parrs
Peace Conference should make over
turers.
Premier Orlando has written an
open letter to the people of Italy and
also to the Italian press depreciating
the anti-American demonstrations.
The letter stated that if America ha 1
not come into the war breach, the Ital
;ans would have not been able to have
any sort of a demonstration as the
Americans alone saved Italy from the
Teutonic Powers.
PEACE TERMS NEXT WEEK
VERSAILLES May 3— It is in
dicated that the peace terms will be
given the German delegates by May
7th.
The German delegates almost eonal
in numbers the delegates of the Allies.
The German delegates find time hang
ing heavily upon their hands and they
play cards and billiards most of the
time. The German girls stenographers
with the delegation a»-e incline^ to
wander off their prescribed reserva
tion and want to go to Pn**’** a*''’
the sights. All are however kept with
in the bounds of the reservation by Al
lied soldiers who quickly shove a bay
onet close to them when they attempt
a “quick sneak.*' ;
ARE PREPARING FOR BIG
FLIGHT ACROSS ATLANTIC
ST.JOKNS, May 3— American
navy flyers arrived here today'to star*
across the Atlantic. Two Britishers
are still here awaiting for favorable
weather. It is expected that the Amer
icans will reach the Azores within 18
and one half hours. Sixty destroyers
are to mark the course fifty miles
apart. The destroyers will play power
ful searchlights into the skies at night
to guide the aviators.