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IRISH PRORLKMS
LONDON. July 21— The Sinn
I ein and Rritish goxernments a e
prepared In discuss, it not already
discussing, a basis for the proba
ble settlement ol the Irish ques
tion according to the Daily Mail s
Dublin correspondent, who is us
ually well informed.
NINETEEN THOrSA.NI> ( \SES
OF SALMON BEING SHIPPED
SOI TH ON ADMIlvAL W ATSON
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The steamer Admiral Watson has j
heavy cnrpo ot* canned salmon on the
present trip south, in all P.M>2o cases
The shipments include n4M> cases
from Alitak. 1742 from Kenai,
from Soldovia. 447"* from Port C.ra- j
ham and 4242 from Kodiak. The ot-j
ficeis of the Admiral Watson report
the fish run heavy to the westward ^
and the canneries working lull shitts. J
ALASKA IM F 2 A. M.
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Steamer Alaska is due at 2 o clock
tomorrow morning. The Alaska will he
at the Seward dock for two hours
then go to the San Juan dock and h«*
there for five or six hours according
to Agent McDonald.
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IDAHO MA’AMS LEAVE
Alma Hill ami Nina, Richards, of \
Burley, Idaho; Edith Seth Ramsay, of f
Twin Falls. Idaho; the threr being
school teachers, and Elsie N. Schiebe,
bank teller in the financial institution
at Burley. Idaho, tourists, left on the
Admiral Watson this morning for the
states. The four ladies proved popular i
while here, made many friends and
added a little pep to the society life of
Seward.
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WKATHKU KKI'OKT
SEWARD 54. Cloudy, Calm.
Anchorage 50, Cloudy, t aim.
Matanuska CO. Cloudy, Calm.
Chickaloon 54, Cloudy. ( aim.
Waailla G2. Cloudy. Calm.
Talkeetna 55, Cloudy. Calm.
Goldereek ;>8, C loudv, C aim.
Hurricane 45, Clear, t aim.
Summit 42, Cloudy, Calm.
Bains 44, Cloudy. Calm.
Hcaly 55, Clear. S. W.
Nenana CO, Clear, Calm.
Fairbanks 57, Clear, Calm.
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BRITISH AND FRENCH ARE
STANDING BY EACH OTHER
IN CASE OF POLES AND BOLS
WALES. England, July 21— Re
ferring to Lloyd George’s ultimatum
to the Bolsheviki that the British and
the Allies would defend Poland with
all their forces if the armistice pro
posal was rejected, French Premier
Millerand said today Fiance will keep
her word and he is sure the British
will bo faithful.
WASHINGTON. July 21— A sur
vey made in thirty seven states show
that the retail prices of foodstuffs
have advanced nine per cent since
ianuaiy 1st and two per cent since
June 1st. The wholesale prices dropp
'd two and th ee quaiters per cent
according to the Labor Department
Bureau statistics made public today.
Attorney L. \. Kay left for An
chorage this morning on legal busi
ness.
••Hurry-Up ” Jones, the efficient
superintendent ot construction w ith
jui isdictiou over maintenance and con
struction on the southern division of
the government railroad from Seward
to Mile 114. came in last night on a
speeder from Mile .’>2 and registered
at the Hotel Overland.
1 >r. 1. Kranke. who is looking over
the oil prospects in this section of Al
aska. returned from the westward on
the Admiral Watson and left for An
chorage on the morning train. I>r.
Kranke will return to Seward within
a few days anti investigate around
here.
S. L. Colwell, merchant at Seldovia,
came to Seward today arriving on the
Admiral Watson.
The family of John Kossness took
the train out to Mile ‘14 this morning
where they will reside temporarily.
J. J. Finnegan passed through on
the Admiral Watson today for Juneau.
Lieut. W. H. Kirkham visited
friends in the city today while the Ad- j
mirul Watson was in port. Hi*. Kiik-j
ham is on his way to 1* ort Wm. H.!
Seward to take an examination for j
the regular army.
F. Haakenson and wife, arrivals
on the Admiral Watson, are register
ed at the Hotel Seward.
Dr. W. Rystrom and Ray Larson,
both of Anchorage, who have been to
the westward looking after their oil
interests, arrived on the Admiral Wat-1
son and left for the interior on the j
Gateway City Limited.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Me- :
thodist church will meet tomorrow af
ternoon at 2 o’clock with Mrs. C. A.
Kstes. #
.Miss Wapda Nolan, of the Bank of
Alaska at Anchorage, who has been
here since the arrival of the North- j
western, left for her homo on the train
this morning.
The commission’s steamer Anna
\V\, with Capt. James Wal'd in com-}
mand, aiTivod from Cook Inlet this j
morning and will tow logs from Pay
harbor for the Bryan sawmill.
Steamer Alaska has five days mail
aboard from the states for Seward.
Steamer Alameda is scheduled to
sail from Seattle tomorrow forenoon
for Alaska ports.
There will be a shoot tonight at 7
o’clock at the range and all members
of the Seward Gun Club are asked to
report.
RAILROAD AWARDS
The awards for the railroad men,
as announced yesterday by the Rail
road Lubor Hoard, was the icsult of
demands for substantial wage incioas
es for nearly all classes of the 2,000,
000 railroad employees and have been
pending since late last summer. These
demands, first presented at different
times to the Railroad Administration’s
Board on Wages and Working Condi
tions, were unsettled when govern
ment operation of the railroads was
ended, and in turn were referred to
the Railroad Labor Dgard, which was
cieated under the ’transportation Act.
Some few of the classes of organ
ized employees have not pressed for
mal demands but have insisted that
(heir wages he increased if advances
were granted other related classes of
workers. The principal demands of
khe leading unions follow:
brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen:
Passenger brakemen be increased
from $120 a 30-day month to $150 for
28-da.v month; baggagemen be in
creased from $124.80 for 30 day month
l() $180 for 28-day month; assistant
conductors be increased from 8144 ioi
30-day month to $179 for 28-day mon
th; freight brakemen in valley terri
tory be increased from $4.08 to $5.8S a
day with ten per cent increase over
these rates wherever the grade ex
ceeds 1.8 per cent; yard foremen or
conductors be increased from $5.33 to
$7.20 a day; yard helpers or brake
men Ik* increased from $5 to $8.00 u
day; switch tenders be increased from
$4 to $5.90 a day; also time and one
half for all Sunday and holiday ser
vice and a guaranty of 28 days a
month tor regular employes in all
classes of service.
Older of Railway Conductors; Pas
senger conductors ho increased from
$180 for 30-day month to $225 for 28
dav month; through-freight conduct
ors be increased from $5.40 to $7.6;> a
day in valley territory, with increases
in the mountain rate from $5.81 to $8.
37 a day; local-freight conductors be
increased from $5.92 to $8.38 a day
in valley territory, with increase in
mountain rate from $8.28 to $9.13 a
day.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginomen:— Road freight
firemen to be increased an average of
$1.84 a day over present rates; yard
freight firemen be increased an aver
igo of $2.2.'> a day over present rates;
passenger firemen to be increased
from present average of $4.31 a day
to $6.50 a day.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin
eers: While presenting no specific
requests, notice was served that the,
engineers desired increases propor
tionate to any increases granted other
employes.
All road employes, as distinguish'd
'rom yard employes, in the four fore
going organizations, generally group
ed as the Big Four brotherhoods, now
got proportionately increased daily
pay when they make mileage in excess
of 100 miles and in freight service get
time and one-half for time consumed
in excess of what would be required
on the guaranteed speed basis which is
two and one-half miles an hour.
Switchmen's Union of North Am
erica: Foremen or conductors be in
creased from $5 to $7 a day and $7.«>0
a niprht; switch tenders to receive
same rate as helpers; time and one
half for Sundays and holidays.
Maintenance of Way and Engine
house Laborers: Rate for all mechan*
r ics in the maintenance of way depart
ment to be increased from basic rate
of 53 cents an hour to uniform rate
of tJS cents an hour; rate of all track
men and other laborors to be increas
ed from i*ates running from 28 cents
I to 40 cents an hour to uniform rates
1 throughout the United States of 50
cents an hour. Most of these employ
es now receive between 35 and 40
cents an hour.
Brotherhood of Railroad Signal
men of America: An increase of ap
proximately 10 cents an hour for each
class of signal employes.
Brotherhood of Railway Clcvks:—
An increase of at least 20 cents an
hour retroactive to January 1, 1020,
and in addition th«* reestablishment of
differentials between certain classes
if employes; also immediate elimina
tion of the existing 43-cent an hour
maximum rate for freight handlers
and other labor in freight houses,
storerooms, etc., and time and one
half for Sundays and holidays.
Order of Railroad Telegraphers:—
That rates received by telegraphers
.iii the Southern Pacific system, which
were said to be practically the high
eht in the country on any important
railroad, shall be taken as a basis, the
retes of ail other telegraphers put on
the same basis, and then an increase
of 17 cents an hour added to rates so
established; also increase to approx
! imately 85 cents an hour for employ
es now generally receiving 67 and .2
cents an hour.
CHILDREN ARE INVITED TO
MOVIE THEATRE BY TWINS
All children in Seward are invited
! to the Liberty theatre tomorrow night
free, as the guests of May and Helen,
Anchorage twins, and Jack and Bill,
Seward twins.
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WASHINGTON, July 21— In an ef
fort to combat the high cost of living,
tho War Department will soon place
$3,000,000 worth of canned meats on
the market at prices below pre-war
quotations. This was officially an
nounced today.
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ROBBERS GET $20,000
MINNEWAUKAN. N. D., July 21
Eive men hold up and robbed the Dank
of Oberon in the early morning hours,
wrecked the huge vault and escaped
with $20,000 in currency and coin.
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BRITISH BUILDING SHIPS
LONDON, July 21— Shipping ton
nage under construction in England is
three million, five hundred and seven
ty eight thousand tons or one million,
six hundred and seventy thousand
tons greater than in America. This is
according to a statement issued today
by Lloyds.
JAP FACTORIES CLOSING
. TOKIO, July 21— The closing down
of Japanese factories on account of
the existing depression in business
has especially affected the hat, shirt
and umbrella makers of Tokio. Five
thousand workmen arc idle and fac
ing want.
In the Osaka district over 200 fact
ories have been shut. The match in
dustry has been seriously affected,
thousands being thrown out of em
! ployment.
The cannery of the'Inverness Fish
company, at Prince Rupert, was re
cently destroyed by fire, together with
sixty two small fishing boats and nets.
DECIDE TO SIGN
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 21
Turkey has decided to sign the
peace treaty it is officially an
nounced. The Turkish war office
has been advised that the van
guard of the Greek army has en
tered Adrianople.
YACHT RACE
SANDY HOOK, July 21— Today’s
yacht race will la* over a course fif
teen miles to windward and back
again. There is a light wind.
SANDY HOOK, July 21— The
Shamrock was first across the start
ing line today at twenty two seconds
after l o’clock. The Resolute shot
across the line nineteen seconds later.
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At 2 o’clock the Resolute led by 200
yards. The breeze has freshened to six
knots.
The Resolute continued to gain and
turned the mark at 0:21:21. The
Shamrock turned the mark at 0:23:06, j
official.
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FLASH— The Resolute, the Am
erican yacht defender, wins today s
race.
The Shamrock finished eighteen |
seconds ahead of the Resolute but
•rossed the starting line 19 seconds
ahead, so boat for boat, she lost by' one
second in addition to seven minutes
and one second she had to give the de-:
fender.
The Shamrock has now won two
races and the Resolute one.
SHAMROCK WON THIRD RACE
BY TRIFLE OVER 2 MINUTES
SANDY HOOK, July 21— The un- ^
official time of the yacht race yester- j
day shows the Shamrock won the race
by two minutes and twenty seven sec
onds over the Resolute.
NOMLNATE~BOB BRIDGES
YAKIMA, Wash., July 21— The
Non-Partisan League today nominated
Robert Bridges, of Seattle, for gover
nor. The state convention placed a full
ticket in the field. Mr. Bridges has
been long connected with the Poit
Commission at Seattle and is well
known throughout the state.
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PEACE TERMS ARE OFFERED
TO THE WARRING CHINESE
PEKING, July 21— Peace terms
amounting to the complete capitula
tion of the military party has been of
fered by the army commander in a
communication to the leaders of the
Chihli faction. This was announced to
day. The commander was confronted
by insurmountable difficulties and
tendered his resignation but the Presi
dent refused to accept t
NEW YORK July 21— Erwin R.
Bergdoll, younger half brother of
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, who dis
appeared two years ago and since
sought as a slacker, surrendered to
day, together with Judge James Ro
mig, of Philadelphia, also under in
dictment for the same charge.
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COLD WATER ADVOCATES
GIVEN TURN DOWN BY BOTH
BILLS— ARE NOT AVAILABLE
LINCOLN, Neb., July 21— Faced
with the semi-official information that
neither Bryan nor Billy Sunday
would he available for the national
ticket, the Prohibitionists in conven
tion today sweltered through two
hours of speech making in an unvent
ilated auditorium. The speakers de
clared the Republicans and Democrats
did nothing at their conventions but
threw stones at each other. Friends of
Bryan told the convention he would
not accept the nomination for Presi
dent and Billy Sunday has wired he is
satisfied with Harding. The leaders
are confident a ticket will be chosen.
Henry Ford is being mentioned for the
presidency.
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BRITISH DONT MONKEY
LONDON July 21— The Privy
Council has dismissed the petition for
new trial for R. B. Russell, chief labor
leader at Winnipeg in the geneial
strike, who was found guilty of con
spiracy and sentenced to imprison
ment for two years.
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WANTS DEBS RELEASED
DENVER, July 21— Parley P.
Christensen, Farmer-Labor Party no
minee for President, today telegraph
ed Harding and Cox suggesting that
all three join and demand of Presi
dent Wilson that he release Eugene V.
Debs so that he may make a run for
Presidency on the Socialist ticket.
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ALASKA FLIERS OFF
ERIE, July 21— Planes number 1
and 4, of the Alaska squadron, hopped
for Grand Rapids this morning.
GRAND RAPIDS , Mich., July 21—
The Alaska fliers arrived here this
afternoon safe and sound, having
made a good flight.
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AMERICAN TRAP SHOOTERS
WIN INTERNATIOL MATCH
ANTWERP, July 21— The Ameri
can trap shooters arrived here today
fresh from winning the international
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match at Hendon, England where they
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I took five first places. Frank Troeh, of
Vancouver, Washington made perfect
: scores.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
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SEATTLE, July 21— Halibut is
selling at seventeen and one eighth
cents; sable five cents and red and
ling cod at two cents.