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SEW ' RD. AL \SI» X. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBE 10, 1919.' _TEN CLN TS I LR COl
VOl.lME XIII. NTMBER 181. __---- -. ..... ■■ --
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BILLETIN'— WASHINGTON.
|K>c„ 10- Chicago get.- the Uopuhlic.n
convention out >t. Louis.
WASHINGTON. Dec., 10— Gov
ernor Sprou’e, of Pennsylvania. toiTu.
delivered the keynote speech hefo e
the Republican National committee.
Gov. Sproule attacked the Domociv.
administration’s Mexican policy, t> -
dared the Republican party was ap
proaching the presidential cajnp 1 yn
with confidence that the people v iii
cndor.se its pc’/cv and snlcl the po c* %s
of the G. O. 1*.. will include a setter
relation between capital and iah >r,
('ccnomy in business management nn<*
also an administration for the firm
handling of the Mexican situation.
Gov. Sproule said the Grand Old
Party, with the consent or the peo •
at the presidential elections, will re
store the Americanism as provide*! ir
the constitution; sound solution ot the
railroad problems, «*tc.
The Pennsylvania orator said the
Republicans endeavored to conclude
peace by preserving America’s right
to determine her own affairs.
A storm of applause greeted the
mention of Roosevelt’s nr.Tr-.
Gov. Sproule said th*- R< pubhea^
must prepare to clean up the govern
mental “mess we are finding orrsc've?
in and we must p’an ror the restora
tion of the nation to r position of e
spect once he'd. Trouble and debts v“
soon vanish if we come down f on '
fool’s paradise of extravagance : "d
inefficiency in which we haw been
soaring. The rape ot the ~a,’roa*s v/ns
conceived in unholy lust for pour-.
The partisan advantage left us in the
situation demands the highest abi! ti *
of sound judgement and force fn
management to work out.’*
WANTS TREVTY PASSED
WITHOT’T MORE MONKEVNC
SAX FRANCISCO. Dec- 10 For
ty California pit>m nont Repui>’;can'
today wired a joint appeal to Chair
man Hays, of the National RcpoSFc
an Committee, ursine the Republican
Senators to ratify the peace tre1 tv
immediately without reservations or
amendments.
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CORDOVA. Dec.. 10 - The Repub
lican club «f this city held a rous;ng
meeting yesterday and endorsed J. R.
Heckman ‘.or Republican Xati »n:.i
( ’ommitteeman.
KKTC H1KAN. Dec.. 10— The :!•*
publican Club of Ketchikan was •>
t i.iized here last night and J. R. He»*k
man, of this city, was endorsed for
R.'publican National Committeeman.
Mr. Heckman has not yet agreed
to accept the nomination but it is c»»n
fidently believed he will issue a state
ment today accepting.
Reports received here from tile ul
terior and Nome, also points along the
coast indicate a strong sentiment fo
H**ckman among the Republicans.
JCXEAU. Dec., 10— There is ev* * \
in hVatlon. from reports received. Ik* e.
that Heckman will win hands d 'v:
for national committeeman, over
diaries E. Herron. of Anchomr*.
Heckman has a stronger orpraniza*;«>n
that Herron. if the fonner will avep4
the nomination.
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RKVAL. ESTHOXIA, Dec., 10
Hie Ilolshcviki force have opened
new offensive on the Xarka front am
have attacked the Ksthonian forces tei
tim >. unsuccessfully, after neavy av
till*' y attacks. The Uolsheviki lost
heavily.
L \nv A STOP OOKS NOT
WANT TO UV W \LL FLOWNl
I LONDON, Dee.. 10— Lady Astor '• as
| written to the ncwspap* rs asking that
: .he be considered i regular workln;
member of the House of Parliament
I to which she has been * looted, and not
j as a curiousity.
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PROHIBITION GIVEN
EXTENSION BY WII.SON
WASHINGTON, Dor., !0— P r--'
i.mt Wilson has extended to Jum
',0th. next year th^ war-time nmas
regulating the sale or into *
'•ating liquors, because of the present
condition of economic unrest.
WASHINGTON, Dec., 10— Attor
ney Genera! Palmar announces the
government is to abandon attempts to
control the distribution and sa’*' o*
susrar but will prosecute for surr
profiteering and hoarding.
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. BULLETIN— INDIANAPOLIS.
Dec., 10— The miners at 3:30 o’clrc:
this afternoon accepted me proposal*
of Wilson, after nearly two days con
fcrenc*.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec.. 10— Hie
strike of 100,OdO coal miners was set
tled when the General committee of
the United Mine Workers agreed to
accept WiIson’s proposal which pro
vides for the return of the miners :o
work immediately at an Increase ol M
per cent in wages and provides for a
commission of three persons appeal
ed by the President to investigate and
determine within sixty days if possiV<
for a new wage agreement.
>V ASHING TON, Dec., 10— !' •
Administrator Garfield says there * i
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h-.* no relaxation in coal restrict i.o’-:
at present despite the ending of t ie
strike.
HONOLULU, !><•<•., 10 Cable. • ■
•eived here from Tokio stat * t -'a*
entan government has no r ; ••
that America has adopted a
off” policy as regards Siberia and
; »nd Kolchak no more assistance, 'i e
\rnerican nit mbcrs of the raihoi
omir.i sion ieider John J’. Sevens a t
•oportod 1 aving S>b *ria, according to
h® Tokio cable.
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LONDON. Dec., 10— The Brit
ish medical research committee
says the influenza microbes have >'
r. regular program and recur in
cycles of thirty three weeks. I'he
next call is expected in January
or February.
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REDFIELD'S NEW LINE
NEW YORK, Dec., 10— Former
Secretary of Commerce Redfield has
enteied the investment and securities
business with N. P. Wilson and cx
v-cts to cotv i ct the reoiganization
and consolidations of the Industrial
Public Utilities Corporations.
SE \TTLE, Dec., 10— The barken
t’*ne Thrasher has arrived hero, 41
days out from San Francisco. The
'•raft was blown off her course by
heavy winds and had ncen grvon up
for lost by many mariners. The
Thrasher was picked up off Capo Plat
ton* by a tug.
ATLANTA, Doc., 10— Floods in
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi im
\?po ted today. Tho property damage
has h'vm heavy and there has boon
loss of life on the lowlands
where many have been driven ft on
heir home*.
The stieels are under water in Mo
bile
One thousand families are homeless
it Meridian, Miss.
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DEMPSEY WILL NOT MAKE
MONKEY OE HIMSELF BY
APPEARED WITH A CTREES
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I,OS ANGELES, Dec., 10— Jack
Demnsey, who put Jess AVi^aid to
I at Toledo on July Fourth, nas
1 deckled not to become a circus pc<*L ■
mer and he is to ben:in active training
to keep in conditio
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WASHINGTON, Dec., 10— M. Ma
oimotoj Japanese delegate to th? In
ternational Labor conference, says hts
»rov^rnment was autocratic and the en
emy of social justice..
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SEATTLE, lice., 10— bt an;
Aorthwt stem sailed ^lis morning ju t
o'clock for Alaska ports with 10u pa • -
engers the ioilo.ving being lor ae\v
ard:—
Mrs. L. J. Dyers,
,5. D. Sul longer,
A. II. McDonald,
Mrs. T. P. Howard,
Anna Pctaji,
Mrs. H. 0. Dohrman,
Mans Hanson,
William Pa:tics,
K. 1>. Alger,
J. P. Hedrick,
D. Chapman,
J. M. Chevalis,
W. A. Kehr,
W. S. Kelly,
F. Ledger,
Jess Main,
F. G. Rice,
M. Volozshi,
H . E. Wilkins,
W. C. Ziober,
0. D. Wanton and wife,
Ross E. Wiley,
E. J. Stephen.
1). McPhail.
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PORT DARWIN, Australia, Re'*., \
[0— Captain Ross Smith, Austrian
iviator, arrived this morning from
England winning the Australian’s i.ov
•rnments ten thousand pound prize ?o>
he first aviator completing the 11,000 |
nile flight. Smith has- been on the .
light for .’10 days.
Lieutenant Etienne Poulet, French
iviator, also in the flight, passed hy
Smith in Ind»a. Poulrt started before
Smith.
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WILL NOW BE AVIATOR
FIUME, Doc., 10— D’Annunzio docs
so; intend to attack Spakitao or Lai
»ach, according to his own state rrtent', ,
)ut plans to fly to Tokio, to the Unit* ;
'd States across the Pacific in Febn*- j
iry when Fiumc becomes a part of
; Italy. ^ •
CHICAGO, Dec., 10— It is below
:"‘ro between the Mississippi river and
the Rockies. Many towns are fuel ess.
■o'.tana and northern Idaho are the
^ hief sufferers.
'\\o most severe curtailment of
piiv> myer service ever known is ef
fective at midnight. It is estimated the
< t! (ailment of trains will save fifteen
tiiow *an<! tons of coal daily.
According to weather reports om*
of tin wont snow storms in his'.or,
is in eastern Washington ami On
got).
Drifts are banked in Wyoming.
PORTLAND, Dec., 10— Two free
0 snow was on the level this morning
1 t! 1; cite ; nd sti-rounding territory.
\o street cars are being operated.
SEATTLE, Dec., 10— The fust
sm w of the season brought warmer
weather today. Storm warnings con
tinue along the coast.
BOSTON, Dec., 10— The New York,
New Haven & Hartford discontinued
184 trains today and the Boston &
Maine railroad dropped off 72 trams.
VANCOUVER. B. C., Dec., 10— It
is eleven degrees above zero to lay,
the coldest December record.
PORTLAND, Dec., 10— The worst
strmi in Oregon's history is raging to
day. There is a regular blizzard in
many sections. There Is zero weather
in eastern Oregon and it is snowing
hard.
LAND COMPANY
IS ORGANIZED
The Seward Land Corporation has
jeon organized in New York City,
with a capital stock of $250,000, to
*akc over the larger part of the Sew
ard holdings of John E. Ballaine and
ihe holdings of John A. Noble.
Erich Lucas, of the Itarriman Na
tional Bank of Seward Alaska, at Sow
ard received the above information
yesterday in the mail. Mr. Lucas is rhe
• orporation’s apfont. The names of the
officers will probably be received in
the next mail.
Various papers were also received
and these will be filed. These paper*
n:ivos possession of the Ballaine and
Noble holdings to the new corporation.
SEATTLE, Dec., 10- Charlie Whi*o
Chicago champion aspirant, boxed a
draw last nitfht with Eddie Shannon,
the Seattle liffhtwoight.
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