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V >1 l MT \Ul NUMBER 1W SEWARD. \LASKA. ER1PAV, JANUARY 2, 19^0.... ... ~ —
ANXIOUS
WAITING
WASHINGTON, Jan., 2— The K.
**ral Reserve Hoard says Ain^rir ’•
business is anxious over what tin* *
ture holds in regard to continued \v •'
advances aod production reductioi •>.
The high cost of living is now u i -
cognized commercial menace. High
priced labor refuses to work regubu1'
and consequently production is »! -
dining. The labor unrest however, a
cording to the report, is abating sight
iy.
V VI L ADAM IS DKAD
1‘AKIS, Jan., 2— Paul Adam, t
noted novelist, died here this alt» »
noon. r* |* sa,
WASHINGTON, Jan., 2— Fdgby
five thousand enumerators started
census taking in the United Stat* *
ami territories today.
It is expected the complete count
ing will be over withm two wr<»cs,
with the exception of Alaska, and a
complete compilation he completed
within four months.
It is estimated the population of
the United Status will be between
V07.000.000 and 112,000,000 as against
92,000.000 ten years ago.
The population of the United Stat's
was only 2.000.000 w hen the first c *u
sus was taken in 1790.
NEW YORK. Jan.. 2— Four thous
and census enumerators are employ.* J
in New York. The task is great on uc
count of the ever changing popula
tion* ceaseless activity. A vast num
ber of the changers are foreigners.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan., 2— Each
•ace here has its own census enumer
ators.
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OUTPUT OF
NORTH IS
FAILING
WASHINGTON, Jan., li— The Geo
logical Survey estimates show that
Alaska's 1919 mineral output was the
smallest of any year since 1916.
The mineral output or Alas*: i in
1919 was $18,850,000; 1918, was
250.000, and 1916 was $48,000,000. itie
decline is attriouted to the revor..nfr
of the copper industry to normal con
ditions and the high operating eo.-ts.
It is estimated the gold output of
Alaska in 1919 will be anout $9,0n*v
000.
The geological survey report says
better and, cheaper ocean and ri*’e
steamboat service is imperative.
R. R. IS IMPORTANT
SEATTIJ*:, Jan., 2— Special d
patches to the Seattle newspapers
state the preliminary data of the »
logical survey says the continuation
of work on the povernmont railw.d
in Alaska was probably the importair
event of the year 11Mb in the north* * 'tt
and especially for Alaska mininp.
The report says pood1 wagon rou ;
must be built to feed the railroad. Ex*
cept for railroad transportation, con
ditions in Alaska during the year
were worse than ever before. T he
coast steamers were unable to meet
the demands notwithstanding the re
ports of the steamship companies that
they were losing money. The report
says that no steamers lost money and
if more steamers were on the Alaska
routes greater money would have be 'r.
made by the companies and a greater
number of travelers would have be »n
accommodated. Inadequate demands
LIMERICK. Ireland, Jan., ?— Twen
ty masked men raided th^ Limerek
post .iCce today and sc * e1 sewn a’
hundred thousand pounds in cash and
money orders. The mask ’d men *»ctd
up the twelve postal employees untfi
they had completed the -a«d.
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GERMANY HAS BIG ARMY
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WASHINGTON, Jan.. 2— The
British war office estimates G«*i
many’s armed forces near 1,000,00C
men and this number includes regulars
estimated to be 400,000 and civic
guaids of about 300,000.
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MISS SPOKANE TO WED
SPOKANE. Jan., 2— Miss Margar
et Motie, known everywhere as Miss
Spokane, is to marry Walter Shiel.
former Washington vaisitv footbal*
captain. He was in the army and in
tends soon to rnter the fish business
*n Seattle.
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CANADA HAS STOPPED
SHIPMENT OF PAPER
TO UNITED STATUS*'
OTTAWA, Jan., 2— Robert Pringle,
government paper controller, ycstc •
day stopped seven cars of news print
paper, explaining that export ship
ments to the United States must be
stopped, and that Western Canada
publishers must bo supplied.
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ST. LOUIS REFUSES *
TO SELL HORNSBY
ST. LOUIS, Jan., 2— President
Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Bn te
ball Club said last night that he ha<
refused four players and $70,OOP fu*
Roser Hornsby, who, ho declared, wa>
not for sale.
I of the coast steamers tended to di>*
‘courage the planning of new venture
in Alaska during the year 1010.
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PI NTY OF
WHISKEY IS
IQ BE HAD1
CHICAGO, Jan., 2— Hip pockr s
produced as much New Year’s liquoi
is before prohibition. Thousands car
ried liquor to the cafes. Several deaths
from wood alcohol have been report d.
NEW YORK, Jan., 2— Unnumb r
?d noisy thousands paraded Broadu iy
Wednesday nipht and jammed tlie ca
fes. There seemed to be plenty of li
quor around.
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DRUNKEN MEN iff
EAST HAVE WILD,
CAROUSAL SHOOf:
BALTIMORE, Jan., 2— Unknown
Irunken soldiers celebrating New
Year’s Eve, sped around the city in a
high power automobile and fired a
rain of bullets. Four girls and one boy,
returning from a masquerade party
and scores of others narrowly escaped
death from the bullets.
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SHOWS DECKER WAS MAN
REMOVED FROM HIS POST
WASHINGTON, Jan., 2— Discuss
ing Admiral Decker’s refusal to accep,
the naval cross on the grounds that 1
was an inadequate reward for his -•
vices as Madrid Naval attache du> i;
the war, Secretary Daniels disclosed
the fart Decker was removed from
that post at Secretary Lansing's r
quest. Deck r tried to usurp the Am
erican ambassador’s duties.
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COLD IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Jan., 2— It is five de
grees below zero in this city today and
a blizzard is predicted for tonight ov*r
a wide section.
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FORMER AMBASSADOR DEAD
LONDON, Jan., 2— Sir Frank Cav
endish Lascellas, British Ambassador
to Germany from 189i> to 1008, died
here this forenoon.
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DROWNED OFF COAST
BANDON, Ore., Jan., 2— W. H.
Jeter, Deputy Sheriff, was drowned
when a small boat capsized throwing
four men into the water while trving
to roach the wreck of the Chanslor.
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ENGLISH CIVIL SERVANTS
WILL NOW GET BONUS
LONDON, Jan., 2— To enable th^rr.
to meet the increased cost of liv.'nf;
civil servants from 16 years old up
wards are to have an increase of 30
percent (in the form of bonus) on
their “ordinary renumcration." This is
the award of the Civil Service Arbi
tration Board which has been consiu
oring the matter on behalf of the
whole civil service.
CHICAGO, Jan, 2— Sheriff Pete-s
put 200 prisoners in their cells this
morning and forced them to witness
the hanging of Raffalo Durraz, a mur
derer.
Sheriff Fcters believed the sight of
the hanging of Durraz would have a
salutary effect on the prisoners w!io
might he tempted to commit muni:!
n the future.
Scores of Chicago people protest d
to the Sheriff’s scheme saying it was
brutal.
Just before the trap was spiling,
me prisoner in an upper coll shouted:
‘When do we eat?”
Others repeated the cry.
Durraz died with “when do we cat**
as his requiem.
Shcrriff Peters, after the hangii.e
this morning, issued a statement sav
ing the coddling of criminals by well
meaning but by misguided oratorical
reformers and others, was one of tit
big causes for the present crime wave, i
Prisoners don’t mind going <lo' n :
►o the jail phon$ at the county jail. J
mid the sheriff, removing the honk!
from the telephone and talking to
friends about their case.
Before the execution the jailer re
fused to deny that he knew steps had
been taken to stop the possibility » f >
clemency to the condemned man.
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DENEKINE NOT BEATEN
LONDON, Jim., 2— British ofr •*
ers from Russia believe that DenekV.o
s not beaten. The Bolshoviki cava j
has menaced Dcnokine’s rear causing
•i collapse of his advance on Moscow
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WASHINGTON, Jan..2— Attorney
General Palmer issued a statement to
day declaring that 1020 will be the o>>
on season for Bolshcvikism and other
radicals who hope to overthrow the
American government.
Attorney General Palmer says ih«»
govtv nmenths policy will be unflinch
ingly and an aggressive warfare will
be waged. No quarter will be allowed
the Rods who are causing seventy five
per ct nt of the unrest in this country.
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GREETINGS TO WILSON
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2— Head* ot
many foerign governments wired New
Year’s greeting to President Wilson.
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WASHINGTON, Jan., 2— The
Shipping Board is negotiating with,
the war department for transfer to
the board of the six fonner Hamburg
American piers at Hoboken used fer
handling troops. The piers were Pur
chased from the alien enemy property
custodian.
PHONETIC INSTITUTION
TO BE ESTABLISHED
LONDON, Jan., 2— The Univer
sity of London is planning to bud-1
an Institution of Phonetics at a cost
of $600,000 where seventy assistant
would be engaged in research \Vovk on
the* 1,000 languages of the British
Empire. The scheme, which originated
with Daniel Jones, head of the phone*; •
ic department of the University c?!k<
for the expenditure of $2.500,000.
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BALTIMORE, Jan., 2- It id be
lieved here Secretary of the Interior
Franklin K. Lane is to succeed former
governor Edwin Warfield as President
of the Fidelity Company of Maryland.
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OAKLAND, Jan., 2— Horn!) on the
porch of the East Bay Water com.
any’s pumpinp station, in the exclus
ive residence district, exploded >• c v
Year’s Fee when James Hamilton, a
company employee, picked it up.
Hamilton was badly burned by t1 <•
powder. The explosion was heard fo
;cvr al blocks but the New Year re
vellers thought it was a pail of t! •
•dob? ation.
PLANNING TO INVADE
WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS
WASHINGTON, Jan., 2- Thoj-«
ands of Radicals are planning to in
vade the White House lawn on Lin*
coin’s birthday to ask President \Y"
son to release all political pr^onor*
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VAN DER VEER ARRESTED
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan., 2
George Van der Veer, the Seattle I.
VV. W. attorney, arrested on a change
of having talked with prisoners in the
country jail, required two men to ov
erpower him. Van der Veer is prepar
ing to defend the Centralia I. W. vV.
members on murder charges.
PASADENA, Jan., 2— Harvard ne
gated Oregon yesterday in the cham
pionship football game by 7 to d.
Uhurch, for Harvard, and A. Horween,
for Oregon made goals from the field.
The teams were most evenly matched
and only a fe\v minutes before the ; nd
was the result certain. Oregon fought
hard and according to all of the sport
ing editors and special correspondent-:
at the game, Oregon is the most for
midable team Harvard has yet gone
aga;nst.
Dill Steers, all coast quarterly
nlaymg with Oregon, was evenly mat
ched witli tho famous Manerud, •»/
Harvard.
Oregon wanted to repeat its
lot manor of 1917 when it scored IS
points to nothing with the University
of Pennsylvania.
PLAY A TIE (JAME
EVERETT, Jan., 2- Ewrrett and the
Scott high school of Tolcda played a
sewn to seven tie game leaving the
prvp school championship of the e*tsl
and west undecided.
Everett scored in the first quartet
and Toledo in the second. The field
was wet. Toledo had the hall on th ’
six inch l;?m when the game ended.
Toledo's team is considered a great
sconng machine and has defeated
some of the host prep school elevens m
the cast. Recently Toledo won, 13— (»,
a game against the Somerville, Ma^s ,
h*gh school team which claimed the
\e England championship.
The Everett eleven claims the L919
Washington h’gh school champions'; p
on the groin*’! h .t it has not lost
once last year and has encountered
.such elevens as the high school team-J
of Wenatchee, Vancouver, Wash., Bell
ingham, Bremerton and the College of
Puget South eleven, of Tacoma, Ever
ett tied the University of Washington
Freshmen.
Teams turned out by Coach En mu
W. Bagshaw at the Everett High
School during the past eight years
have lost but one game, a 13-12 eon
test, to Hoquiam High School in 1915.
HJRGING BRYAN TO Rt'N
DETROIT, Jan., 2— Brvar.'s
friends are to enter him in Michigan’s
presidential preference primary for
democratic nominee according to state
ments made here today.
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WILSON DID NOT FILE
PIERRE, So. Dak.. Jan., 2— Presi
dent Wilson did not file here as Dem
ocratic candidate for the Presidency.
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GRINDING MILL EXPLODES
% WILMINGTON, Del., Jan., 2— The
grinding mill of the Dupont plant ex
ploded this forenoon and two workmen
were killed.
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DORFAT, >Jan., 2— M. Klishine,
Secretary of the Soviet Peace Delega
tion is here conferring with the E*
thonians . He says the Bolshcviki forc
es are willing to make concessions ii
the interests of peace with the b.c
powers but are unwilling to conduce
peace with General Denekine. Rlisinn
says there are three million men ,)
the Bolshcviki army.
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TO SELL ABANDONED
PROPERTY OF THE lT. ?
WASHINGTON, Jan., 2— Secre
tary Glass has asked Congress to ai
thorize the sale to the highest biddi
of the abandoned government build
ings and grounds, including the lo
at Sitka taken from the Russians.
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