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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post xr;
-iaY, APRIL 27. 1920 _ _TEN OEMS PFR COPY
VOl.l ME XIII. NTMBKK 294. ___ _—
AMUNDSEN
GOING TO
QUIT TRIP
WASHINGTON. Aptli 27— A win
less to the Navy at the wireless sta
tion at Cordova. Alaska, indicates that
Arctic explorer Amundsen will aband
on his effort to reach the pole. It is
understood the explorer, who is now
at Anidar, Siberia, intends to take the
steamer Victoria at Nome in June for
Seattle.
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TO STRIKE
24 HOURS
PARIS, April 27— A complete par
alysis of business is threatened on
May 1st. as a result of a large num
ber of unions voting to strike on tin
public utilities. The men will only
stay out 24 hours. The government is
prepared to take vigorous action.
pay the school tax
The School Tax Collector will be in
the office of UniVu State, commis
sion daily from "> to t! o'clock. The
School tax of $•”> is now due and all
become delinquent and will be subject
to a fine after the last day of this
month, nert Friday.
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IS GOING OUTSIDE
A. J. Carlson arrived on the Gate
way City limited last night and ac
companied by’ his son Grant Cm Ison,
will leave on the Alaska for Ketchikan
will visit Hvder then go south.
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• HERE FROM FT. CHATHAM
The gas boat B. F. & M., has ar
rived from Port Chatham and two
passengers, Fred Nelson and Ralph
Kyelsberg are registered at the Hotel
Seward.
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SOME REAL TOBACCO
Thomas B. Drayton received in the
mail on the Northwestern a large
package of tobacco from an old friend
of h;s a tobacco grower. The tobacco
is called the Green river medium hurl
ey and was grown and prepared by
Pete Moberly. Oswcnsboro, Kentucky.
The tobacco has had no treatment ex
cept drying and granulation in a
crusher. Some tobacco and one can
fill a pipe and enjoy himself immense
ly*
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BIG FORDS HAVE BOY BABY
According to mail advices, a bo\
babv b*»s b**en born to Mr. and M**s. F
R. Bigford, former Seward residents
now residing n Seattle.
BKUMX. April 27— Germany’s
financial c^ilai ' is n* *» according to
a statement of Doctor Witrhmir, sec
retary of tiie Treasury to the National
Assembly. Dr. Whuhniir denounced
war profiteers who he says ore turn
ing the entire nation into a serious
plight to their own advantage.
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ro .’N OF STEWART
U NARROW ESC APE
PROM A BAD PI RE
STEWART. (By Mail)—
A fire which threatened the entire
town of Stewart broke out there at
:j o’clock Saturday morning in a small
soft drink stand run by Helen Long
pi*o, opposite the Northern hotel. The
store itself was consumed entirely
and th«* building, which was to be
come the new cabaret, us well as the
Big Store, were badly scorched. The
i fiio jumped across the street and the
Xorthen? '♦otel was threatened for
some .e as its »oof caught fire. The
entire damage is placed at about
$.•{,000. The two larger buildings were
fully covered by insurance and the
soft drink parlor had $400 worth.
The fire caused a flurry of ex
citement and a large number of vol
uineei fiie fighters turned out. The
1 Vi nee Albert had just urrited fiom
the south with a big crowd of passen
gers and the Northern hotel was fill
ed with guests. These were all turn
ed out in the middle of the night as
looked certain that the hotel would be
burned also.
The hotel arrivals and the volun
teer fire fighters worked with a will
to fight the fire. Buckets of water
from the incoming tide and snow
from the adjoining drifts were
thrown on the 1 lames and the blaze
was finally consumed before it had
got such a hold as to burn the entire
town. It was well on to 7 in the
morning when the fire was completely
extinguished and much credit is due
to the volunteer firemen.
EVANS SOI TH TOMORROW
Steamer Admiral Evans sailed
south from Anchorage at 7 o'clock this
morning, calls at Snug Harbor and is
duo in port tomorrow noon according
to Agent Wayne Blue. The Evans will
only be in port tomorrow an hour and
then sail southbound.
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LAND SURVEYOR COMING
I' \v. Williamson, Deputy United
States surveyor, is expected to coni"
from Juneau, on the next steamer
and will spend the summer around the
Cook Inlet country making land sur
vevs.
FREIGHTER IN PORT
The freighter Skagway arrived in
port this forenoon bringing a cargo
of gasoline, cement and timhoi ioi the
commission.
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VM ERIC AX LEGION WILL
NOT MEET THIS EVENING
There will be no meeting of the
American legion tonight, the session
having been postponed until next
. Tuesday night.
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* SEWARD IS LOGICAL
PLACE FOR CAPITAL *
IF THE REPRESENTATIVES of j
the Second division, the Third Divi- ,
sion and the Fourth Divison would
combine their to*cos in preparing a
memorial to Congress asking that the
cap tal be removed to a more central
part of Alaska, we believe the bill
would go through a flying. At the '
time the capital was piacC;! at Juneau
it was the center of population. Since
that time the Third Division has ex
panded tremendously and the busi
ness interests of the territory demand
that the capital be placed nearer the
center of Alaska Seward would be
the logical place for it, as it is at
the terminal of the government rail
way, would be convenient for the 4th
Division and for Nomeites, and would
give the government railway a great
impetus in travel and tonnage. The
First division could raise but four
votes against the proposition to 12
from the northern divsions. If the
capital is ever to be brought to Alai ka
I proper now is the time to strike be
fore money is wasted constructing
government buildings at Juneau.
This would centralize things, which
is a hobby of the present administra
tion. (Valdez Miner.)
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SAMSON KNOCKED OUT
PHILADELPHIA, April 27— Mike
O’Dowd knocked out Young Samson,
of Philadelphia, in the fourth round
last night.
JOHNSON IN THE LEAD
HELENA, April 27— Johnson’s
lead is now 6000 and increasing. An
official count will be taken on May
Sth.
NEBRASKA* ELECTION
LINCOLN, April 27— It has been
officially decided that General Wood
will get four and Johnson ten Nebras
ka votes in the national convention.
ELECT UNDERWOOD
WASHINGTON, April 27— At a
conference this forenoon Senator Un
derwood was elected Senate leader.
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HUN GENERAL CJUITS
PARIS, April 27— A Havas-Rei
lin dispatch says the resignation of
General von Watter, comman icr of
the German government troops .n
Ruhr district during the Communist
disorders, has been accepted.
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NV K A T II IC K K K p o It T
The following ii the weather repo*t
for the 24 hours emlmg at 7 »>V'o-li
, *»is monong:—
SEWARD 48, Clear, Calm.
Anchorage 38, Raining Calm.
Chickaloon 40, Cloudy , Calm.
Matanuska 40, Cloudy, Calm.
Wasilla 38, Raining, Calm.
Talkeetna 40, Cloudy, Calm.
Deadhorse 38, Cloudy, Calm.
Indian 24, Coludy, Calm.
Hurricane 32, Cloudy, Calm.
Summit 34, Cloudy, N. W.
Raines 32, Cloudy, Calm.
Healy 40, Cloudy, Calm.
Nenana 46, Cloudy, Calm.
Fairbanks 35, Clear, Calm.
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Wallace Cathcart of Fairbanks
who is on the outside, has gone into
the auto accessory business in Seat
tle and is doing well.
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TURTLE LAKE, N. D., April 27— |
Joseph Wolfe, his wife, and five j
daughters, ranging in age from four
to thirteen years of age, and Jake I
Hofer, thirteen year old hired boy,
were found murdered this morning on
Wolf farm near here. Neighbors said |
that they heard several shots early j
this morning. Officials were quickly
summoned and it was found that sov
oial of the victims had been shot
others killed by being hit on the head
by a hatchet. The eight month's old
baby was asleep in its crib. Robbery is
supposed to have been the motive. A
shotgun and bloody overalls are the
only clues. Footprints of a man were
round on the carpets.
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KILL 503
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CONSTANTINOPLE, April 27
Five hundred 'French jo’diers are re
ported to have been killed in the eva
cuation of Urfa, in the northwest part
of Mesopotamia. The American Re
lief workers are reported safe.
TURN DOWN
SAN REMO, April 27— The Su
preme Council has passed two notes
to America, one explaining why Presi
dent Wilson’s latest Turkish note can
not be followed, the other on the Ar
menia mandate. The Supreme Council
has also snt a note to Germany say
ing that the French troops will be
withdrawn from the Ruhr district
whon the forces there are reduced to
the minimum fixed by the treaty. The
Turkish treaty has been completed
and the conference adjourned.
WANT* UNITED STATES
TO MAKE A MANDATE OVER
TIIE PEOPLE OF ARMENIA
SAN REMO. April 27— The Su
premo Council has asked President
Wilson to arbitrate the boundaries of
the new Republic of Armenia and al
so asked the United States to take the
mandate over Armenia.
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ALLEGED BIGAMIST MAY
HAVE KILLED WEALTHY GIRL
LOS ANGELES, April 27— The
officers are now convinced that one
woman James Huirt, alleged b’gamist.
married in Tacoma, on February 5th,
1010. was Mrs. Beatrice Andrewath,
wealthy English girl, a sister-in-law
of Joseph Hoskin. of Tacoma. She
wrote her relatives that she planned
to go on a long honeymoon and noth
ing more was ever heard from her.
Huirt is believed to have killed the
woman, the seme as he has done with
perhaps two score others.
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WANT TO JOIN THE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
WASHINGTON, April 27— Ice
land San Marino. Lnxombore: and
G^o-rra havo aop^'od for membership
in the League of Nations.
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WVTSON ON
THE WAY
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SEATTLE, April 27— Steamer
Watson sailed for Alaska ports at 10
o’clock this morning with 2.*>0 pa sin
gers aboard the following 91 being for
oeward:
Miss B. C. Wilson,
Florence Leonard,
J. 0. Nelt,
Mrs. G. W. Vail,
Stewart Vail,
Andrew Hantairita,
B. Mehelihick,
D. D. Brewster,
W. E. Mathewson and wife.
Miss Mary Ellsworth,
Mrs. Julia Ellsworth,
J. Andresty,
Charles Tobey,
W. J. Tobey,
Mrs. Q. G. Holmes,
Miss A. Hernbaok,
Don S. Rae,
Sidney Rae,
John Doe,
Eddie Hemback,
Andrew Hernback,
G. E. Howe,
Sixty seven steerage.
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DIVORCED
WASHINGTON, April 27— By a
vote of four to three, the Supreme
Court Justice have sustained the gov
ernment’s charge that the Reading
railroad and affiliated coal lompanies
violated the commodities clauses of
the Interstate Commerce act and or
dered a dissolution of the Reading and
Central railroads of New Jersey. The
companies must dispose of their com
mon stock and the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal & Iron company also the
Lehigh and Wilkcsbaire Company
must be dissolved from any connection
with the railroads.
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INTERNATIONAL FOOT
BRIDGE DESTROYED BY
FIRE— LOSS $300,000
LAREDO. Texas., April 27— The
international foot bridge has been de
stroyed by fire. All communication
has been cut off. The loss is estimated
to be $300,000.
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CANADIANS ARE CHAMPS
ANTWERP. April 27— The Cana
dians defeated the Swedes at hockey
today by a score of 12 to 0, winning
the championship.
BRITTON GETS DECISION
CANTON. Ohio, April 27— Jack
Button pot the decision over Jack Ma
Mne of St. Pnul. in a twelve round
bout here last night.
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CORDOVA, April 27— (Special to
the Gateway)— A complaint was fil
ed yesterday afternoon by George
llazdot charging Charles E. Herron
with criminal libel growing out of the
publication of articles in the Juneau
Daily Capital on April 14th.
A wan ant was immediately issued
by United States Commissioner Noak
for the arrest of Herron.
Mr. I laze let said: “The personal
result of the election of me as a dele
gate to the Republican National con
vention weights nothing in comparison
with the vimbeation of my character
before the people of this territory. I
piopose to follow both the civil suit
and the criminal suit to their final de
tr.mination to the end that this cer
tain class of character assassin may
rt^eive their just deserts."
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TODAY’S ELECTION
Today’s election is a peculiar one.
There are no contests on among the
Democrats and many Democrats are
tcday calling for the Republican bal
lot. The Republicans have several
contests. For instance there are three
candidates for attorney General and
only one to bo nominated at the pri
mary today. J. J. Finnegan of this
city, one of the candidates is doped to
be the winner in the territory'. An
other contest is over the Republican
r.a:'onal committeeman, J. C. McBride,
J. E. Chovin and Charles E. Herron,
being the candidates, one to be nomi
nated. The other contest is over dele
gate to the Republican national con
vc ntion at Chicago. There are three
candidates, George Hazelet. T. M.
Rgcci and Emery Valentine and two to
hr elected. Fomelet and Reed are pick
ed for the winners.
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ELECTION IS QUIET
The territorial primary election is
taking place today, the polls having
opened at 8 o’clock and will close at
7 o’clock. The judges at the primaries
are Leon Urbach. Mrs. Grace Towle
and Tom McConity. The clerks of the
election are Mrs. A. H. McNeer and
Mrs. C. A. Estes.
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ANCHORAGE CAMPAIGN
ANCHORAGE, April 27— The
campaign ended here last night, "mded
the bitter personal fight especially
centered around the national commit
teeman. The Anchorage Times says
Herron will carry Anchorage, Cache
Creek, Indian river and points north
and predict Herron will lead Anchor
age district with 300 majority, Chov
in second and McBride third. It is
slightly cloudy and rainy today and
there is no particular interest in other
primary offices except national com
mitteeman. Hazelet will lead McBride
here.
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HUNS ARE ARMING
PARTS. April 27— The French
cavalry has reported the discovery of
larfte quantities of arms and ammu
nitions at Hanau. east of Frankfort
labeled “army of the west.” The cav
alry has also reported discovering nu
merous plans covering extensive op
erations acra’nst F^nee through thr
zone occupied by the Americana.
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