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SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 17, I'D!'. ._— -- -
VOLUME XIII. NUMBER 136. - -■ - - _—IV ' ■ — '
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STOCKHOLM. Oct.. IT— A Ritfi
professor declu’es that ’he Rolshevi \i
authorities and soldiers >hot 1
women and children in Ki^a. 1 he Hol
sheviki soldiers weie intoxicated and
wete unable to shoot straight, ntanv
of their victims beinjf wounded and
then well dre>s**d Riels went amonR
those wounded and executed them us
ing horrible methods. Phe intoxicate*!
soldiers and the well dressed girls, th**
demi-nua * ot* the Ito’sheviki. laugher!
at the agonies of their victims. Many
of the nil! victims were stripped nak
ed before the soldiers then tortured
before death relieved them of the*.
sufferings.
ALAMEDA NOW
ON THE WAY
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SEATTLE. Oct. 17— Steamer Ala-1
meda .sailed for Alaska |»orts at • * o -
dock yesterdoy afternoon with •tS p.i -
dangers, the following being V* rew
ard:— Mrs. A. W. l.ipke and R K.
Robinson.
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MRS. CASCADE PI C.H DEAD
The Advices of the death of Mrs.
Cascade Pugh, at Seattle, were re
ceived in Seward today. Mrs. Pugh,
widow of the late John Pugh, of Port
Townsend. Wash., unit the mother of
John Pugh. Jr., former Collector of
Customs, who was lost in the Princess
Sophia wreck, died at the home of her j
daughter. Mrs. R. W. Jennings of the j
First Division of Alaska. Until two,
months ago. Mrs. Pugh had been liv
ing with Mrs. Jennings at Juneau,
previous to going to Seattle for the
winter.
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q\s SCHOONER IDAHO TO
DE OPERATED TO ALASKA
The government has purchased the
gas schooner Idaho and will operate
her during the winter months between
Seattle. Dutch Harbor and the Pribi
loff Islands. This is according to ad
vices received in Seward.
I.KG VI. HOLIDAY TOMORROW
Tomorrow is a legal territorial hol
iday, Alaska day. The luinks will .h>
closed hut otherwise business will pro
bably be conducted as usual, two
steamers being port during the day
sometime.
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^KBSCRTB^ FOR THE GATEWAY
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YOKOHAMA. Oct.. 17±- The liner
Kushimi Mam row enrouto for
Seattle, Wash., bearing fifty deh'gal s
and expert *it >f the Jap um\n< .
The delegates going to th » Inter
national Kabo»• t'cni»*iei.ce to bi* In /!
at Washington, !>. *\
The principal dele* ues a1'* K. Ka
mi.da. represent, lg the Japanese go;
ernment; Y M *t.. represent ng th«
rn.movers and lT. Ma i.mto represent- J
ir.,> the empK'. e;.
Many Jap i < n workmen wore it J
the dock when the liner .adV. all
dressed in mourning as a pretest to
Masumoto’s appointment. The work
men charge Masumoto was appointed
in the interests of the government .in
stead of the workmen.
SKATTKK. Oct.. 17 - A special
train will carry the Japanese east if
the Kushimi Main is late. The liner i
due next Wednesday.
CO \L MINERS ( ONTINTE
\RRANGKMKNTS FOR THK
STRIKK ON THK FIRST
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct.. 17— The
ioft coal miners a»o continuing their
plans for a strike on November 1st.
assuming that arbitration will fail.
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>1NN FEINERS DEFY THK
GOVERNMENT—HOLD ANNUAL
CONVENTION \T MIDNIGHT
DUBLIN, Oct.. 17— Defying the
government’s order, the Twelfth an
nual Sinn Fein convention was held
at midnight in the mansion house and
’he regular order of business was car
ried through . There have been no ar
rests so far.
HONOLULU. T. H.. Oct., 17— The
Anti-Saloon League of Hawaii, which
disbanded when prohibition became ef
fective. is being reorganized for the
purpose of assisting authorities in the
enforcement of the dry laws.
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OMAHA. Oct.. 17— Limit. Maynard
continued his flight this morning t •
wards .Mineola. Mechanics worked all
night transferring the end of Capl.
Roy France’s plane, wrecked lecentl.'.
to the end of Lieut. Maynard’s me.
chine, as he broke his crunk shall yes
terday.
DKSMOINES, Oct., 17 Maynard
passed early this forenoon flying high
and making fast time.
BUFFALO. Oct., 17— Spatr. : r
rives and decided to quit the race. Vie
gave his machine to (’apt. Low* !1
Smith, whose n-roplane was burned
yesterday. Smitn, in the Spatz ma
chine, left this morning for th* west
ward.
CH1CAC.O. Oct.. 17— Maynard ar
rived at Rock Island this afternoon
ind was given an ovation. Billy Sun
rfay and Mayor Schriver headed th<
delegation. Lieut. Alexander Pearson.
<(. ond east bounder has left Cheyenne.
Capl. J . 0. Donaldson, the third racer
;s 1 to miles behind Pearson. The
death list remains at seven.
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“SI MMER WHITE HOUSE ”
MOVEMENT IS STARTED
BY THE COLORADI \NS
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DKMVKR. Colo. Oct.. 17 - The
movement to establish a summer
White House” on Mount Falcon, 1“»
miles from Denver and in the Rocky
Mountains, has been revived bv (Colo
rado citizens. The war interrupted tlm
campaign started several years ago
with the object of providing a pictur
esque mountain palace where pres*
| dents of the United States might find
; refuge during the warm months.
The building, it is estimated, would
require an initial expenditure of
000 and leaders of the campaign plan
to raise $250,000 additional to com
plete the entire structure and put the
grounds in shape.
The summer home would he held v
trust by the governors of the 22 states
i west of the Mississippi river, acting
as a board of regents.
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RCRAL SCHOOLS CLOSED
AS TEACHERS ARE SHORT
WINNIPEG, Oct.. 17— About one
hundred rural schools in Manitoba
have been unable to re-open because
no teachers could be obtained, though
salaries have never been so hifth in
this province.
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KAISER TO MOVE
AMSTERDAM, Oct., 17— The form
er kaiser will leave Ameronpren to re
side in Doom after December 16.
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WASHINGTON, Oct., 17— Phy
sicians attending President Wilson
sa> prostatic condition is cheeking the
executive’s improvement. Or. Hugh
Young, ef Hopkins Hospital, Halti
more, formost specialist of prostatii
trouble, is coming here and will de
termine if an operation is necessary.
Wilson pushed a fairly good night.
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1 0\P0\, Oct., 17—John l.. Cop*,
leader of the expedition to the South
[‘ole to start next dune, says his air
plane flight to the Pole* will be about
750 miles. The has** from which the
airplane will start is about that dis
tance from the Pole. The ai*plane will
be heavily loaded.
“We shall be compelled to take a
sledge with us and extra provisions to
enable us to return in case the air
plane breaks down,’ said Mr- tope,
“llecause of this additional weight it
will be necessary t<> cut down our *0'*!
to the minimum for taking off will bo
very difficult and it will bo impossible
to lift the machine for crossing the
mountain ranges.
“We propose to set ol l with a**
much petrol as we can and then, half
on the outward journey just be
fore wc g**t to a range of mountains
>at we have to cross, to dump hall of j
it and to pick it up on the way hack.
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<;i:ini \N Tl'KN— OVKK TAX
IS STRINO.KNT MKASTKK
IIKItl.lN, Oct., 17— Uy A. r. -
.None of the now German tax measure-*
is more stringent and all-inclusive
t.lum the turnover tax, especially that
part of it relating to luxuries. Virtu
ally every tiling imaginable beyond
lhe veriest necessities for the house
hold are taxed all the way from l to
15 percent, at the store where they
are bought.
There are nineteen categories of
luxuries, eleven of which come under
the 15 percent clause.
The taxes will vary in severity ac
cording to the pricy of the articles
purchased, since in this way the gov
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eminent hopes to put me gicun™
burden on the wealthy.
The taxes will be collected in two
ways. Where it is possible, the seller
will add the tax to the price of the
article and turn it in to the govern
ment. In the case of articles manu
factured in one place and sold by re
tail everywhere, the retail dealers will j
collect the tax.
The government reckons that the
turnover tax will total 4,5.00,000
marks. This sum must be reduced by
one-tenth, to four billions, to take ac
count of the territories ceded to the
Entente.
W. J. Sully is constructing a plan
ing mill and cabinet shop in Ketchikan
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SKATYI.K, Oct, IT- Pierre ii.
Kerry, son of the >tate of Washington
fi* >t c ivernor, found a bomb during
on the doorstep ol Mrs. Kli
y.a Kerry Leary's home with a note
demanding that unless $200 was left
iii a certain place, the bomb would be
exploded. The Leary home is a man
sion in the Capitol Kill district. Ferry
called the police as soon as he discov
ered the l>omb which had a powder
detonator. The bomb was in a basket.
There are no clues.
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WASHINGTON, Oct., 17— Am
American consular officer in Sweden
reports the northwestern Russians un
ler General Yudonitch have captured
t’etrograd and Kronstadt . There is no
ither confirmation.
ROLSHKYIKI KKTIRING
LONDON, Oct.. 17— The Kolchak
>fficials report the Bolsheviki is re
iving over a wide front in western
Siberia.
WKATHKR KHIMWT
Tin* following ?;* tl'»* wcuDur Ml
0*r for the 21 h*»l • nt 7 »»
lock tliis morning:
SEWARD 36, Cloudy. Calm.
Anchorage 26, ( loudy. Northwest
Matanuska 30, Cloudy. Calm.
Moosocreek 32, Clear, Calm.
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FRED IIENDRYX WANTED
“Will Fred Hondryx, or any one
now'ing his whereabouts communi
ate with his mother, Mrs. T. Hon
Iryx, Hot Springs, New Mexico. He
>ft San Marcial. New Mexico in 1906
vhen he was twenty years old. He has
lark eyes dark hair, and weighed 190
iounds. Height about five feet and ten
nches. Scar under edge of hair above
’eft temple.
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MRS. MPKE RETURNING
Mrs. Lipke, who went to Seattle
evoral months ago, is returning to
Seward on the Alameda which sailed
north yesterday afternoon.
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NEW YORK, Oct., IT • Major
General Wilds P. Richardson, known
ns Col. “Dick” and former chairman
of the Alaska Rosa! CommissijM, hts
arrived here from Russia, wearing tho
order of St. Stanislaus, given .aim
by the Archangel government.
Col. Richardson sends greet:r-g.' to
all of his friends in Alaska through
Emil Ilurja, who was authorized by
Gov. Thomas Riggs. Jr., to extend hirr.
Alaska’s greetings.
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STEEL PLANTS
AT GARY ARE
OPERATING
GARY, 111., Oct., 17— Plant offic
ers believe tbe strike here is practic
ally over and the companies intend
holding the output at the present lev
el. The officials say the mills are or
ganizing new forces.
The Union officials deny these
statements.
John Fitzpatrick, President of th**
Chicago Federation of Labor says the
reports that the Radicals are running
the strike arc untrue.
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FIFTEEN HUNDRED MEN
FOR HOME LEAVE SIBERI V
VLADIVOSTOK, Oct., 17— The
American transport Great Northern
sailed this forenoon for America with
1500 American soldiers aboard.
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JAPAN TO SPEND LARGE .
SUM FOR HER AVIATION
TOKIO, Oct, 17— Japan is prepar
ing to spend one hundred and fiftv
j million dollars to develope aviation.
: Special officers of the French avia
[ tion corps are to teach the Japanese
soldiers the art of flying.
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