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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post _ —
■ j== ===== --- — SEWARD ALASKA. MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1920. TEN CENTS PER COPY—
VOLUME XIII. NUMBER 281. _ bLWAKu. alao ___-_;
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MAYOR HAS
HIS ADVICE
Mayor E. E. Chamberlin presented
a communication to the new council
Saturday night and giving the coun
cihnen a bit of advice. The communi
cation was as follows:
To the Common Council, Town of i
Seward:
You are elected by the people of
Seward, and have subscribed to an
oath to fulfill your duties as council
men according to the laws and ordi
nances enacted for the government ol <
incorporated towns in Alaska.
It is an important duty you have to
fulfill the coming year, as the pros- |
perity and progress of Seward rest
largely with you. A councilman s dut
ies are due to criticism by those who
elected him. regardless of how he re
gisters his vote on any important
question.
Keep in mind, always, the general
good of the community, not only for
the present; plan for the future and
work along linesthat in years to come,
Seward will benefit by wise action on
your part at this time.
You arc the business managers of
Seward, entrusted by your neighbors
to collect and pay out their money, to
devise ways and means to increase the
growth and permanency of the muni
cipality. Towns progress or retard in
development, there is no standing still
position. Depreciation would soon give
us the appearance of a dehabited New
England village.
Your work is largely done througn
committees, which is the important
work of the council, and each one
should give careful attention to what
ever question is referred to them for
consideration so that the whole coun
cil can take action without delay at
the regular meetings. The efficiency
of a city council rests entirely with its
members and the attention they give
to the various duties.
More care should be manifested in
auditing small bills. They should be
as carefully scrutinized as large ones
for they soon aggregate into a large
sum. Very often, you hear the remark
••it is only a small amount, let it go.
“In this way. many ar* ordered paid
that should be carefully investigated.
I am inclined to believe that the
council should carefully consider the
salaries of the various city officials
and after once fixed, bills for extra
compensation should not be allowed.
If continued, I can forsee where such
action will lead to abuse. The ordi
nances fix the duties of each and ev
try officer and before he accepts of
(Special to the Gateway )
JUNEAU, April 12— In response
to a popular request, the Alaska Daily
Capital, is starting a compaign to
raise money from the people of Alas
ka to purchase an automobile for the
old Pioneers at the Sitka Home.
Credit for the contributions are to
ho given the entire press of Alaska
and each district is to be credited with
.he amounts raised.
All Pioneer Igloos will be called
..pon to assist and every newspaper in
Alaska is requested to start an indi
vidual campaign to raise money for
.lie automobile.
Te above dispatch states specifical
ly what is what. The Gateway will re
ceive amounts from $1 and b ginning
Wednesday will print the list of con
tributors. The dispatch also stated as
to how the money must be sent, etc.
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CONVICT CANNERYMEN FOR
ALASKA Tl'RNEO LOOSE IN
SEATTLE— BREAK CONTRACTS
SEATTLE, April 12— Thirty five
San Franciscoans, all former prison
ers, who refused to Board a fisheries
cannery boat for Renai, Alaska, have
been released. Seven were later ar
rested charged with being disorderly
persons. The men said the company
broke their contract terms.
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\\ K A T II K U It l) V O It T
The following m the weather rrpo»t
lot the *24 hours ending m 7 oV’o-'k
fcsis moMiing:—
SEWARD 34, Pt. Cloudy, Calm.
Anchorage 32, Pt Cloudy, Calm.
Matanuska 30, Cloudy, Calm.
Chiekaloon 25, Cloudy, Calm.
Wasilla 20, Cloudy, Calm.
Talkeetna 37, Light snow, Calm.
Deadhoise 24, Snowing, Calm.
Indian 24, Snowing, Calm.
Hurricane 15, Cloudy, Calm.
Sullivans 21, Snowing, Calm.
Summit 15, Snowing, Calm.
Summit 15, Snowing Calm.
Carlsons 18, Cloudy, Calm.
Baines 15, Cloudy, Calm.
Healy 15, Cloudy, Calm.
Xenana 20, Snowing, Calm.
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fico. if the salary does not meet with
his approval, should decline to quali
fy for the office.
From time to time, I shall submit
recommendations for your consider
ation, as I believe, will be for devel
opment and growth of Seward which
you have the honor of representing as
oouncilmen.
Respectfully, E. E. Chamberlin,
Mayor.
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MOOSE TO INSTALL
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The Moose will install officers to
: morrow night ami following the in
stallation a smoker will be enjoyed
by the members.
Charles Krefting will be installed
as Dictator; William Losness as vice
Dictator; H. L. Myers as secretary,
M. A. Horner as treasurer and E. G.
Victor as Prelate.
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TWENTY ON THE TRAIN
Twenty passengers left Anchorage
on the Gateway City this morning for
Seward. The train should arrive late
this afternoon.
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FREIGHT 0 NALAMEDA
Steamer Alameda has tons of
freight for Seward, local, commission
and for Anchorage. Ole Larson, two
laborers and one dredgeman are com
mission passengers. Some one at
Moose Creek has a cow aboard the
Alameda which will be reshipped from
here.
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IRISH TRADES UNIONS
WILL STRIKE TOMORROW
DUBLIN, April 12— The Irish
Trades Unions Congress has called a
general strike tomorrow as a protest
aprainst the treatment of political pris
oners.
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CRUISE TO THE PACIFIC
ANNAPOLIS, April 12— The na
val academy’s summer cruise th:^
year will be to Colon, Honolulu, Seat
tle and San Franc'sco. The cruisers
will reach Seattle July 20 and remain
one week.
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MONEY FOR SEATTLE HOTEL
SEATTLE, April 12— The Seattle
Chamber of Commerce has raised
$100 000 in subscHption for a new ho
tel here. Colonel C. B. Blethen started
the list with $25,000.
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RODGERS IN CONTROL
SEATTLE. April 12— David Rod
go is today took possession of tho
Skinner— Eddy yard and is to employ
6000 mf'n in building ships. It moans
a $10 000 000 annual pay roll from
this one ship yard alone.
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DIES AT HIS DESK
SAN FRANCISCO, April 12—
Thomas J. Flavin, city postal inspect
or, died suddenly at his desk this af
ternoon. Flavin was one of the first
to work in the Alaska mail service.
He was formerly postal inspector at
Spokane.
Allan Crane an old-timer of the
Yukon district recently froze both his
font severely. Tho toes were remov
ed fi-om one foot back as far as the
bad of the foot and the othe»* foot
was aronntnfced at the Instep leaving
the hell Intact
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CHICAGO, April 12— The first
important b oak in the unauthorized
' strike of railroad employees has or- 1
cur rod at Columbus, Ohio, when fiOO :
switchmen on the Pennsylvania rail
road returned to work this morning.
, Eive hundred engineers and firemen j
forced out by the strike returned to '
work this noon.
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WASHINGTON, April 12— Atior- !
; ney General Palmer is conferring with
the Department of Justice officials re- j
garding the unauthorized railioad |
strike.
BOSTON, April 12— New England j
passenger and freight trains hav
been curtailed on account of th“ j
strike.
NEW YORK. Ap’il 12— The NV
T 'i-sey Central has suspended all pass
enger service affecting ooOOO erm mil
ters. The New York C°ntral is run
ning on full schedules. It is reported
the strikers at Syracuse have a $100,
000 fund.
CHICAGO, April 12— Officers of
the Brotherhood of railroaders declare
the strike s tuation is steadily improv
ing while John Grunau, who called the
st'ike, says the situation is unchang
ed.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 12— The
Southern Pacific announces a partial
lifting of the freight embargo that
has been in effect since the switch
meVs strike. The company officials
claim 400 striking switchmen in the
western states have returned to work
caving 000 on a strike.
WASHINGTON, April 12— Chair
man Cummins, of the Senate Inter
state commerce committee announced
this afternoon the Senate would not
investigate the Switchmen’s strike.
The White House, it is understood, is
to name a railroad labor Board within
twenty four hou:s to investigate the
strike.
NEW YORK, April 12— A collis
ion on the elevated this afternoon
knocked one pa songer car 25 feet to
.'he ground. Fifteen passengers were
in the car and had narrow escapes.
None were killed.
SEATTLE April 12— The Tacoma,
Everett and Seattle switchmen have
voted not to strike. A few men are
out at Portland and Spokane.
CHICAGO, April 12— The gov
ernment through district Attorney
Glvde has delivered an ult'matum to
the railway strikers dedarng that the
men must return to work or the gov
ernment will help the railroads in
finding men to replace the strikers.
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HUNS QUITTING THE RUHR
BERLIN, April 12— It is announc
ed unofficially that German troops
nrA withdrawing from the Ruhr re
gions.
WASHINGTON, April 12— The
long threatened revolution in Guate
mala against President E tiada Ca
brera has started. Opponents ol tlv*
President are said today to be in con
.rol of G atemaia City alter stro t
Jglit ng. Ma ines f;om the American
v ruiser Tacoma and submarine tend
Niagara landed in the the city to pro
tect American interests.
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GOING AFTER CREEL
WASHINGTON, Apiil 12— L. z
proceedings by the government will b
taken against GM)ige Creel, former
Chairman of the Public informat or
» imittee, Rogers W. Babson and j
others concerned in the transfer of tli
omrcrttoe’s war pub'ication. the of- (
ficial bulletin, to Babson. The legal
roce ding arc recommended by the
congressional printing committee. It
is alleged Babson obtained the publi
cation secret connnivancc with Creel
and others without the government
receiving a cent for compensation.
OFF FOR JAPAN
SEATTLE. April 12— Banker Van
derlip , Hen y Taft, brother of the
former President; Lyman J. Gage,
former secretary in the cab'n^t; Geo
rge Eastman, President of the East
man Kodak Company, and President
Schu man, of Columb’a University,
sailed for Japan Saturday afternoon
to confer with the Japanese regard
ing the nation’s problems.
HUNS TOLD WHAT IS WII \T
LONDON, April 12— The French
government has sent a note saying the
French soldiers will evacuate F ank
fort when the German troops leave
the Ruhr region France is to take no
more independent action.
POLITICAL BUNK
SAVANNAH, April 12— Attorney
General Pa’mer, in an address here
this afternoon declared that the ma
jority of tho Senate treaty reserva
tions were purely political bunk.
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WILSON ADMINISTRATION
IS FNTV'R^FD— HARRISON
IS PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
MANILA Ar»ril 12— The Demo
cratic Territoral convention has en
dorsed the Wilson administration and
selected s,#x delegates to the national
''onvontion. The delegates have been
instmetod te vote ftp* Francis Burton
llarriscn for presidential nominee.
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XOCsALKS, Mexico., April 12—
Tiv* State of Sonora has seceded from
the Republic of Mexico.
(1 Moral Alvarco Obregon is un
d ..'.too l to be tochinally under arrest
\ . ::’r » ( ity in connection with the
arrest of Roberto Cuijudo, Rebel lead
er.
The State of Sonora has proclaimed
Sup;- mo power Republic. It is de
da od that while the state has seced
! it will return to the Mexican Re
b on g arantee from the national
.dministration there will be no furth
• i frii gement of its rights. The se
en acco d ng to officials here is
ui* to Carranza ordering the Federal
t oops into the state. The customs
’louses and all property of the Mexi
n ed *; al go eminent has been seiz
d in the name of the Republic of Son
ora.
AGFA PUT ETA, Sonora, April 12
- General J. M. P no, commanding
he fist divisional army of Sonora,
told the Associated Press today that
Jiir.eon additional Mex:can states
have voted to follow Sonora's example
in seceding. A definite list of these
thht.cn states is lacking.
NOGALES, April 12— Officials of
the New Sonora Republic are prepar
ing an .rmy to resist Carranza. Son
ora off:c;a’s say Carranza must give
n guarantee for state rights and must
a^ree rot to send any more Mexican
Federal troops to Sonora, against the
wishes of the Sonora officials. Offic
ial blame Carranza for planning to
establish a military autocracy to de
feat the P»*es;dential candidacy; of
General Obrcgon, a Sonora state resi
dent.
RUSSIAN SITUATION WILL
BE ADJUSTED WHEN JAPS
WITHDRAW FROM SIBERIA
MANILA, April 12— General Will
iam S. G nvos declares the Russian
s»tiiat;on will adjust itso,f when the
Japanese forces leave S’bcra. The
m^jortv of the Siberian Bo’sheviki
are vovk‘ng for peace, according to
General Graves, and the good of the
country. trying to b° just and fair to
the people. General Graves says the
dn not want the Jap
anese to leave because they would
lose immense concessions granted
them hv the Crown Prince before the
debacle.
SECItptvo AFFIDAVITS
WHICH MAY SECURE NEW
TRIAL FOR THE WOBBLIES
MONTESANO. April 12— G«orge
,fr»n *s h^ro securing aff’davits
fa” in appealing to thn Supreme
cen-t far a new tria1 far the Cenfrah’a
WoW’ns v°n,,e**vn''T many er
rors in law during the trial.
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