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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly ^ost^
seward; alaska. Tuesday; apkil 29. 1919.
VOLUME XII. NUMBER 276. _ . - . • - 1 --
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erica ns at* y; a dually withdrawing
fiorr. tli*' * m . Th, Aiv.eiu^n
art* expected to Icavt hr * a s oa >
th haibo/ opt. ns. Tlu* Ami’iican> n ’
bt* re placet l by no * Hr .an troops
who ha\e hr n schooled by Briti h and
Americans.
Last Saturday, the Adi* d ar* 'e»y.
in a sharp encounter, wiped out the
/ Bolshevik: infantry.
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DAWS OX, April -
starting: t*> brea' .n the \ukon nve'.
it is expected t .. th.* river ' ;!i lv»
open h re wit! in thfl next ten days.
. Hydraulic in? started on many
the cic. ks ’a.>t 1- idav.
M ■ ' ‘ i I
through the ice la t Saturday r ake a
the trip between Dawson and K if: .
DeWoltk lo;t two ho -« > hut sa\ '<i t
mail. DeWolfe scrambled out on tl,e
ice after sinking twice.
NEW YORK. April 29 — A motor
dory b longing to the destroyer l*e\
collided th;s afternoon with the United
States steamer Hen’ev in the stream.
Four sailors are known to be drov ned.
• a score of sadors \vei*e thrown into
the water but were re>n»ed.
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INSIST ON ( IllLDREN
IN THIS A PART MEN f
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DETROIT. April 29— Detroit is to
have a $600,000 apartment house i
which no childless .‘amily will hr able
to obtain quarters.
It will be under control of the state
organization for the Method, t Mi -
• sionary Centenary.
The plans include a completely
equipped playground^ on the roof.
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The smitten cheek doesn’t always
demonstrate that one good turn de*
• serves another.
P\ Associated Press
The Associated Pres4
indicat
, -! that th • Italian delegates will pro
bably return to Paris soon.
The Italian Parliament met in
Rone today. If the Pailiament ap
:> ■> Premier (Vando’s course pro
l :.!> the Paris diplomatic battle will
be esumed.
\m riean Amba sador Pape visit
ed 0 lartdo ( teiday at Rome anti the
• vo !\nd a f»*i ndly conversation.
Ar ba sador Page said that he re
gret1 »d that the present situation has
• i \ a»n> .-aid he believed the situa
tion had been aggravated by the Ita!
an newspaper criticisms based on
v»ong int '» p; ta ion of President Wil
son's attitud*'.
LODGE ISSUES PLEA
WASHINGTON, Anri! 2D— FenaS
, . :,n ]c :ir ; telegraphed all Repub
lic o Senators asking them to with
hold public expressions regarding On
L ague of Nations until the Repub
'•a.i conference decides on the atti
rudr to b adopted. The conference
date » ; not mentioned in Senator
Lodge’s appeal.
(OVEN VNT DISAPPOINTS
PAR’S, April 2D— The coven »nt of
1 a;r :»• < f Nations has aroused
litfe comment among the French
no' v papers.
The L »euvre, which always has
i4 • i’ esid nt V’ilsen, says ttia:
<v nant is disappointing.
The Id ho IP Paris, special write-,
e V ' >g fv the Nationalists says the
L a"- (* of Nations “is dead before
birth.”
MAY MEET IN E. S.
PARIS Apr ’ 2D— A proposal to
h d* th“ first meeting of the l.ea^r.c
Nation tliis year at Washington,
D. was made today. If the League
• N itions doe- meet in the United
State*, P "*sidont Wilson will doubt
h asked to be the League’s fir
piesidcnt.
FIR^T TRAIN JOURNEY
• 'END ORE., April 20— Bruce Au
b>o , o' Tuma’o, Ore., aged 80, start
< 1 ids 1' t trip on a passenger train
’a t n ght, when he commenced a jour
ney to Rosebuig* Ore., where he will
•t r the Soldiers* home.
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BROWNING CHAPEL IS
M VDE INTO LAUNDRY
LONDON. April 20— Bedford Con
gr* national chapel, where the poet,
Robert Browning, once worshipped,
’ : been turned into a laundry. It was
op. "' 1 as a chapel in 1852.
Capt. V. H. Fraust, irf charge of
the sicnai Corps in this division, is
now at Fort Warden undergoing a l
examination for a permanent position
in the army.
DINANCE IS
PASSED-BOB GUEST
RE-ELECTED CHIEF
Appointed officers of the city vero
elected by the City Council last night,
the new salary ordinance was intro
duced and passed and other matters
were disposed of. Mayor Chamberlin
and Councilmen Lucas, McNeer,
Graef, Horner and Giaff, were pre
sent at the meeting.
Undei the head of communications
the Seward Light & Power Co., slat
Oil that beginning May 1st a chaige
of $25 per month for maintenance and
opeiation of the fire siren would be
made. This matter was referred to tlr*
Fire and water committee.
H. Komig stated that lie was
ready to turn over his accounts as
treasurer to the new treasurer. Hugh
Dougherty. A bond from the United
States Fidel.ty & Guarantee Co., for
Mr. Dougheitv was read. Councilman
G aff objected to the bond on the
grounds that it required the city to
name the depository instead of per
mitting the treasurer to select his
own. The bond matter was referred to
finance committee, also the turning*
over of the funds from the old to the
no- treasurer. Dr. Komig asked for a
certiorate for relief from his bonds
when the audit of the city books had
been completed and properly 0. Ked
bv the finance committee. The report
of the audit committee went over un
til the next meeting owing to the fact
that the finance committee had not
had the proper time to go into the re
no t thoroughly.
Oounci’man McXcer introduced a
^solution that a special committee of
V'o be appointed, the mayor acting
; ; “x-offic'o member, to hold hearings
ng..rd'ng tlie glacier stream, to re
port on improvements and make re
fomm ndations to the city council..
The re olution was adopted and th<*
vnrr.Lt v will be named at the next
e ting.
Tim salary resolution va intru
de d b Coon *ilman Honor, and af
tc «vspension of the rules parsed t»*
ti ft second and final rending. Th‘*
a’nr v as fixed by the ordinance were
a follows:—
' 1 y Cle'k , month $50.
City magistrate annual, $100.
City attorney, month, $100.
Health officer, month. $50.
City treasurer, month. $50.
Police Chief, month $150.
Fi c Chief, month. $50.
On all votes, first second and final
•o'.’!ng\ Councilmen Lucas, McNeer
Ktvner and Graef voted in favor and
Councilman Graff voted no. Counci?*
man G’aff announced that previously
the corned had voted that the city At
torney receive $50 monthly and the
new ordinance allowed him $100 for
that reason he voted against the or
dinance.
The salary ordinance provides the/:
during the year the salaries shall not
be increased nor diminished and the
officers shall not receive any addition
al compensation from the city. The
city attorney, besides attending to all
legal matters of the city, is also re
quired to codify the city ordinances.
The bill of I). Rhodes as guavd,
cool:, etc., and for all supplies during
small pox quarantine of Chauncey
P terson. for $330 was presented and
refot red to the finance committee af
ter it has been 0. Kcd by the Health
committee.
The election of appointive officers
resulted as follows. Councilman Gra^f
nominated Robert Guest for Chief of
Police; Councilman Graef nominated
W. X. Reed. The ballot was taken and
Robert Guest received the unanimous
vote of the councilmcn.
Dr. Sloan was unanimously elected
city health officer.
Robert Guest was unanimously
elected Chief of the Fire Department.
C. A. Estes' withdrew his applici
tion for city magistrate owing to the
alary being insufficient, and as there
w> r» no other applications the matter'
was passed up until the.next meeting.
The matter of a bond for the City
Clerk was also passed up to the n^xt
meeting.
Adjournment was taken to next
Monday, the regular meeting night.
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SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE COUNCIL TONIGHT
Mayor Chamberlin issued a call
this afternoon for a special meeting of
the city council to be held at 8 o’clock
tonight. The special election for Dele
gate to Congress will be the matter
before the council.
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ALASKA SEALSKINS
BRING RECORD PRICE
ST LOUIS, April 29— The
first day’s sale of the spring
auction of the International Fur
Exchange brought one million,
fifty h\o thousand dollars. Alas
ka sealskins advanced 20 per cent
since last October.
YOKOHAMA, April 2!)— Sixty
' ’ u-ks of tho Japanese quarter were
v' siroyed din ing the night. The pro
po'ty lo s is estimated at $7,000,000.
Thousands are homeless. Two Japan
ese were killed during the fire and
thirty injured.
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My, but the summer was short. Oh,
well; the snow is going as quickly as
it fell.
The roquime mass said this fore
noon by Rev. Wm. McMillan S. J., for
the repose of the soul of Sister Aloy
sius, late Superior of the Seward Gen
eral Hospital, was well attended by
communicants of the church and
friends of the dead Sister. The choir
gave special music.
Mrs. F. B. Wood arrived on*the
Alaska Saturday night to join her hus
band who is now engaged in business
in this city.
It is reported that the dog ordi
nance prohibiting canines from run
ning at large, will go into effect short
ly after the first of the coming month.
Senator L. V. Ray and a special
quartette will boost the Victory loan
campaign at the Liberty theatre to
morrow evening.
The development of the coal fields
at Katalla is progressing and eight
feet are being drilled daily in the main
tunnel according to George C. Haze
let.
By Associated Press
SEATTLE, April 29— A broken
bomb was received this morning by
the mayor in the mail. The bomb did
not explode. Acid however was spilled
on the desk of Mayor Hansen.
Mayor Hansen is now in Colorado
on the Victory Loan speaking tour.
BOLSHEVIKI BOMB
SEATTLE, April 29— The police
believe that some Bolsheviki mailed
the bomb to Mayor Hansen. The may
or has been aware for son , time that
radicals were plotting for his life. The
Police watched the mayor very closclv
before he left for his speech making
campaign fet the Victory Loan.
HANSON IN PUEBLO
PUEBLO, Colo., April 29— Mayo.
Hansen speaking at noon today fot
the Victory Loan, said that he knew
Union Labor had nothing to do wiv<
the bomb mailed to him in Seattle.
“The bomb is an example of th
cowa dice of agitators,” said the May
or of Seattle.
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* HUN COMMISSIONERS
* REACHING VERSAILLES '
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* VERSAILLES, April 29— Eigh- *
* ty seven German peace commis- M
* sinners arrived here this after- *
* noon. *
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HARRY FAUST DEAD
SEATTLE, April 29— Harry Faust,
prominent for years in Northwest
mining circles, died here yesterday
afternoon.
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HARRIMAN BANK IN
NEW YORK HAS THE
LATEST IN ALARMS
NEW YORK City, April 29— The
Harriman National bank has installed
as a “hold-up” alarm a raucous siren
similar to those which were used to
warn off gas attacks in the trenches.
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7 NAKED CHILDREN
FOUND ON PRAIRIE
FORT DODGE, la., April 2d— In
the heart of a wealthy agricultural
district, a case of destitution has
been discovered equal to the tales told
of the “poor whites’* in the Kentucky
mountains.
From a hut near the Des Moines
river , south of Fort Dodge, authori
ties have taken a family, parents and
seven children , the oldest child being
but 11 years old. Filth, squalor and
want ruled in the rude shelter they
called home. The children ran naked
over the prairie, darting to a hiding
place like scared rabbits when ap
proached by strangers.
1J\ Ass. cialed Press
Washington, April 29— The first
campaign liteiature issued suggest.'
Senator Hiram Johnson, of California
and Governor Lowden of Illinois as
Republican candidates for President.
FORT WAYNE, Ind., April 29
A st ia\v vote condupted by a local
newspaper gives General Wood, the
first place for Republican nomination
for President; Charles Hughes, second
Gov, Watson, third; Senator Borah,
fourth, Major General John J. Per
shing . fifth; Senator Lodge, sixth,
William Howard Taft being in tenth
place.
The Democratic vote showed Vice
President Marshall, President Wilson,
William Jennings Bryan, Champ Clark
and McAdoo in the order named.
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SULZER LAID TO REST
ELIZABETH, N. J. April 29—
With simple funeral services, Charles
A. Sulzer, delegate from Alaska, wa •.
laid to rest here yesterday. The fune
al was attended. by a committee of
Senators and Representatives and
many others in public life.
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ADMIRAL SEBREE IS AT
ANCHORAGE — MAY RETURN
HER ON WAY TO KODIAK.
The freighter Admiral Sebree ar
rived at Anchorage this morning ac
cording to advices received by the
commission here» The Admiral Sebree,
owned by the Admiral Line, may come
to Seward for 50 tons of freight for
Kodiak.
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