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VOLUME XIll'xUMBER 59. = ‘ n 19. 1919. r " =====J:=5i========a:=:i==gS:E:,=1°C=^^~^^^ rW Otfl
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CHARGES
A GRAFT
B> Associated Presa
WASHINGTON- July 10— Repre
sentatives MiT'adden. Uepublican o!
Pennsylvania- today charged before
the House rules committee that .John
S. Williams. Comptroller of the Cur
rency. aided his brother l.ouis in nc
gotiating for the purchase of govern*
ment property hen* worth four million
dollars and also leceiving pa»t of th-*
commission for the sale. Representu*
tive MiT’adden asked an inveatigation
by the Hottse or otherwise he stated h**
would prefer charges and ask for the
impeachment of Williams.
By As**»ciJ»ted Prfii
LONDON- July 19— Peace is to
day being celebrated everywhere and
the Union Jack is 'bating on all build
ings and is the principal scheme for
decorations. Nineteen thousand Allied
soldiers* picket! men from the com
bat divisions marched in London • th'i
parade beir.g six miles long. American*
as usual* lead the parade. Hundreds
of thousands of people jammed the
streets. This afternoon a business hol
iday is being observed and there is
outdoor dancing to the music of scores
of bands.
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PERMANENT RANKS FOR
PERSHING AND OTHERS
ASKED FOR BY WILSON
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WASHINGTON* July 19— Presi
dent Wilson has asked Congress to
grant permanent ranks of generals in
ihe regular army for Pershing ami
March and Admirals in the navy for
Sims and Benson.
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DISPUTES ON
WAGES
Hy Associated fret*
CHICAGO- July 10— Employees of
the transportation lines have voted *o
Strike if the wa^e demands were not
met. Mayor Thompson has delayed the
strike by appointing a mediation com
mittee to investifrate the controversy.
BOSTON. July 10— The strike of
the elevated railway system entered
the third day with transportation in
the city entirely inadequate. Several
have been injured* one man being: kill
ed in a crash of jitneys.
CHICAGO* July 10— \1l engineers
and assistants of the Fire Depart
ment struck this afternoon when the
city refused a demand for higher
wagres.
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STEAMER HARD AGROUND
YARMOUTH- Nova Scotia- July 10
_ Steamer Governor Cobb, with 500
passengers aboard* grounded this fore
noon on Green Island. It is reported
that the vessel is in on danger but th *
passengers are being taken off in
boats. _
Br Associated Press
PARIS- July lit— The executive
committee of the General Federal of
Labor this afternoon rescinded the call
for a general strike on Monday in
view of the Chamber of Deputies ac
tion this forenoon condemning govern
ment measures in regard to demoboliz
ation.
In view of the vote- the cabinet has
decided to demand a vote of confidence
by the Chamber of Deputies on next
Tuesday.
Joseph Xoulens- former ambassa
dor to Russia- has been elected to suc
ceed Victor Doret- food minister -who
se policy has been severely scoref by
the Chamber of Deputies.
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RUMANIANS ARE PROUD:
ARE NOT KNOWN TO BEG
BUCHAREST. July 19— Red
Cross Field workers her® have noticed;
that one of the most striking traits in
the Rumanian people is their sense o'
pride. With all the misery and poverty
of the poor* they never beg. They are
always content with uhat the Ameri
cans give them.
At the distribution centers there is
never complaint* protest or clamor.
The Rumanians are always grateful
for what the/ get- however little it
may be. Probably no people on earth
endure hunger and suffering with
more resignation and patience.
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L. W. Kilburn* city clerk of Dour
las* has purchased the Douglas Island
water company.
FIRES K 1
SPREADING
By Associated Bread
SPOKANK- Wash.. July ID— For
est fires in Northern Idaho continue
to eat their way into valuable timber.
A hitfh wind today is working huvoc.
Many of the fires are o? enormous
size.
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BUSINESS IN
BRAZIL TAKES
SHARP SPURT
Bjr Associated Pred
RIO DK JANEIRO • BRAZIL. July ;
IP— Business in Brazil, which had
stagnated since the first of October.
1P18— a month before the signature
of the armistice— now shows marked
indications of an upward trend and a
well manifested optimism has taken
place* among business men here inter
ested in trade with the United States*
of the forebodings which many of
them expiessed one or two months
ago.
A canvass of the leading bankers
and American commercial representa
tives in Rio ite Janeiro recently has
brought out the fact that the old order
of transactions on a free and unpan
icky basis has begun. Importers are
placing orders for new stocks in limit
ed qualities and a fair share of them
are going to American firms and fac
tories.
Brazilian commerce* both domestic
and foreign, has just weathered one
of the most severe storms in its his
tory and the very few business fail
ures which resulted considered remark
able by both local and foreign busi
ness men. The crisis was due to a num
her of calamities which followed one
another in rapid succession. The freez
ing of about 60 percent of the native
coffee trees was the first* followed
closely by the appointment of a Gov
ernment Food Commission which \va<
obliged to arbitarily fix prices upon
certain raw materials for industry—
notably Cotton. The textile industry
was hard hit by this action and the
loss of confidence among distributor*
of their product.
Early in October the influenza epi
demic closed the mills and paralyzed
trade and this was followed by the sicr*
nature of the armistice, with a general
anticipation of a drop in prices in all
staple commodities.
Shortly after the close of hostilities
fame a delude of deliveries on order*
placed in the United States as much
as a year before and the wholesale
cancellations which resulted were du?
to the fact that the Brazilian mer
(hant had to choose between cancella
tion or extension and bankruptcy. H''
chose the former in most cases. ThftH
lanre stocks which accumulated
through this period of stagnation ara
now beintr worked off and buyers are
apain bepyninc to secure quotations
from abroad.
Brazilian and North American busi
ness men generally agree that the
prosperity of the North American
trade in Brazil from now on will de
pend greatly on the prices and quali
ties. The prices must be within compe
ting distance of European houses and
the quality of goods shipped must be
s»n h as to- give entire satisfaction to
the Brazilian merchant. A substitute
shipment of “something just as good*’
instead of the exact shipment ordered
is of incalculable damage to not only
the firm involved but others of the;
same country. |
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NOTHING IS WASTED
IN REDLANDS FLIES
ARE SOLD FOR FOOD
REDl/ANDS* Cal.. July 19— There
is nothing wasted in Redlands, accord
ing to city officals who recently an
nounced that thousands of dead flies*
captured in municipal fly traps in the
interests of sanitation* has been sold
as food for trout at a trout hatchery
in the mountains near here.
NO SUBSTITUTION
FOR KAISER S TRIAL
PARIS. July 1»— The Peace
Council’s committee on reaponai*
bilitlea hua reported againat al
lowing any aubatition for the trial
of the forifter Rainer . The coun*
cil'haa not yet acted upon thin re*
port.
CIVIL BILL
SIGNED BY
WILSON
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By Associated Press
WASHINGTON. July ID— Presi
dent Wilson has signed the sundry
civil bill.
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AMERICANS ARE
UNDER BIDDING
THE BRITISH
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LONDON* July U>— Sir Auckland
Geddes* president of the Hoard of*
Trade said in the House of Comons
the other day that American steel
manufacturers were quoting prices
for steel in the United Kingdom lower
than those quoted by British manu
facturers. Never the less* he sai/1* the
government was not prepared to re
strict the importation of iron and steel
because of the demand for it in Groat
Britain.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir F. Hall de
clared that the American steel manu
facturers were underselling British
steel in English markets by ninety
shillings a ton and upward. He asked
Sir Auckland if the government was
going to do anything to protect Brit
ish steel manufacturers from this Am
erican competition. This evoked the re
ply that the government intended to
impose no restrictions at present.
“There is a very great demand for
iron and steel in this country at pres
ent and our producers are not able to
meet it*” said Sir Auckland Geddes.
“Our foreign trade demands a large
amount of iron and steel to be worked
into things to be xeported.
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WEATHER REPORT
The following is the weather re
«*'t for the 24 hours ending at 7 o'
hvh this morning:
Seward 62, Cloudy* Calm.
Anchorage r>0* Cloudy* Calm.
Mnanuska f>4* Cloudy* Calm.
Chickaloon r>6* Cloudy* Calm.
. Wasilla 28* Cloudy* Calm .
Talkcejna 60 *‘ Cloudy* South.
METHODIST CHURCH
SUNDAY. JULY 20th.
Sunday School. 1.• 12 Noon
Evening song and preaching ser*
vice at 7:20 P M.
Miss Wilson* who has so delighted
us with her singing* will again be
heard in the solo entitled “One Sweet
ly Solemn Thought.” Mr. W. Eng*
berg who has recently returned to
Seward will assist in the choir work
giving the solo* “Save Me, 0 God*” by
Randigger. A most cordial invitation
is always extended to all to be present
at all of the services of this church.
L. D. Cook* Pastor.
EPISCOPAL CHCRCH SERVICE
REV. G. J. Zinn, minister in charge.
... Services Sunday July 20th being the
fifth Sunday after Trinity.
It A. M. morning service and ser
| mon.
No evening services during the
Summer months.
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The badly decomposed body of Mrs. i
Hawley Sterling* one of the victims of
the launch Flyer on the Tanana river
last fall* has been found and taken to
.Fairbanks for burial.
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RUSSIAN PRISONERS IN
GERMANY BURDENSOME IN
THE MATTER OF EXPENSES
PARIS* July 10— The .Supreme Al
lied Council today discussed the dis
position of 240.000 Russian prisoners
still held in Germany, at the request
of the Allies. Germany says that the
expense of keeping them is most bui*
densome.
Poland and otht'r countries have
refused permission to allow them pas
sage to Russia fearing Bolsheviki ten
dencies.
By Associated Press
OLD POINT COMFORT* Va.* July 1!)
i if)— The vanguard of the new Pacific
Fleet left at 8:u0 o’clock this morning
for the Pacific. Six superdreadnoughts
i and thirty destroyers compose the van
guard of the big fleet.
ADD FLEET
The main base of the fleet on the
Pacific will be Puget Sound.
Other elements of the fleet will be
moving individually for the next sev*
i oral days joining the vanguard and un
til all of the vast armada has assem*
j bled on the Pacific coast.
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By Associated Press
WASHINGTON. July 19— Presi
dent Wilson’s advisers said that he
was well pleased with the attitude of
the Republican Senators whom he had
conferred with on the treaty also the
I/eaflTue of Nations. The President ic
understood to have said that he felt
that the conference had cleared up
many doubtful points in the minds of
the senators. There were no appoint
ments with the President today.
YAQCIS FIGHTING
NOGALES.July 19— The Yr
qui Indians are fighting the Car
ranza garrison at Potam Sonora*
south of here. Twenty seven are
reported to have been killed . No
reason is known for th# outbreak.
RAISE STATE OF SEIGE
COPENHAGEN. July 10— The
state of seigc in Pomerania has been
raised as the general strike which has
been on for two weeks was ended to
day.
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EDDIE RICKENBACK.ER
• GIVEN AN ODD RING
LOS ANGELES. July 10— A dia
mond ring* set in a square mounting,
the sides of which were minature re
plicas of “aces” in a deck of playing
cards* was presented to Capt. Eddie
Rickenbacker. “ace” American aviator
by the city of Los Angeles, when Capt.
Rickenbacker visited here recently.
The gift, the nature of which was keft
secret from the doughty airman, was
presented on behalf' of the city by
Mayor F! T. Woodman,
By Associated Tress
PEKIN* July 1D— China is sending
five thousand troops* well armed and
1 well trained by the Japanese- to de
fend the northeastern frontiers again
st General Semenold’s alleged aggres
sion. Automobile transports were used
for the first time in history marking
China’s military effort.
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NORTHWESTERN ARRIVED
EARLY THIS MORNING:
SAILED SOUTH AT NINE
Steamer Northwestern arrived in
poit at 1 o’clock last night with 38
passengers for Seward and 55 tons of
local freight. The steamer went to the
San Juan dock dock at 5 o’clock and
took aboard frozen fish sailing south
at 9 o’clock.
Passengers arriving in Seward on
the Northwestern were W. E. Em
shaw. W. Anderson. Barney Simon* H.
Olson* J. Brown* I . Harlschmidt* C.
Claque* J. Betsch* Hugh Dougherty
and wife* J. Laglish* J. Dusuel, A.
Longmire* wife and son, 0. Lund*
Hugh Fouch* J. Whalen* C. J. Dardis*
C. P. Mitchell. T. Martinson* Joe slav
en and wife* Katherine Haynes* Alvah
Fames and ten steerage .
The following were aboard the
Northwestern when she sailed for the
south this forenoon:— for Seattle—
Harold Beeson, A. E. Frodenberg*
Thos. J. Welborn and wife* P. Noratti, x
Mrs. M. G. Norton. Dollie Smith* Ocie
Brown* P. Cavanaugh* Mrs. E. L.
Sweek and M . G. Leverson. For Cor
dova— A. H. Miller * Paul Schwartz
and wife. For Latouche— J. L. Shantz.
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GET frOSITION QUICKLY
Paul Schwartz and his bride* mar
ried in Seward this week* left on the
Northwestern today for Cordova. The
newly weds were signed up by A. H.
Miller* in charge of native education
in this section/ to take charge of a
school near Chitna.
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