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LEGISLATURE
GETTING BUSY
ON MEASURES
(Special to the Gateway)
JUNEAU, April 22— The eight
hour bill passed the House late yester
day afternoon by 14 to 2.
The herring bill, compelling the
taking care of offal, and the Public
Utilities bill pa*»ed the House tnts
morning.
A substitute shipping bill creating
a Shipping Board, will be up on sec
ond reading this afternoon. This bill
will pass for a subsidy of $.‘100,000 in
stead of $250,000 for the purpose oT
chartering steamers for the four pro
posed Alaska routes.
The memorial for \ full territorial
form of government has passed the
Senate.
The pension bill, giving $25 per
month to pioneer women, has also
boen passed by the Senate.
The repeal of the publicity bureau
comes up this afternoon.
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ADMIRAL FARRAGUT IN
PORT EARLY-SAILS FOR
SEATTLE AND WAY PORTS
Steamer Admiral Farragut arriv
ed in port at 5 o’clock this morning
from Kodiak, Anchorage and other
Cook Inlet ports. The steamer ran in
to a storm north of Seldo>ia and an
chored for several hours before start*
iny again towards Kodiak. Last night
a heavy snow storm was raging out
side.
The Admiral Farragut has 94 pas
sengers aboard for the states, 75 being
from Anchorage. Passengers sailing
on the steamer from Seward were Mrs
L. Nordstrom. George Adams and Os
car Anderson for Seattle; Mrs. L.
Gordon for LaTouche.
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ALASKA DUE TOMORROW
Steamer Alaska arrived at Cordova
at 2 o’clock this morning and left Cor
dova at 1 o’clock today for Valdez ac
cording to cable advices. The Alaska
is due to reach Valdez at 6 o’clock to
night. The Alaska could arrive in Sew*
ard early tomorrow forenoon, it all de
pending on what extra cannery calls
are to be made between Valdez and
Seward. From Seward the Alaska go
es to Anchorage.
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BARNEY STONE STARTS A
NEWSPAPER AT KETCHIKAN
B. M. Stone, former newspaper mar
of Seward, later of both Anchorage
and Valdez, will publish the Daily
Times at Ketchikan, the first issue ap
pearing on May 1st. Business men of
Ketchikan have supplied Mr. Stone
with capital to purchase the Progres
sive Miner and the weekly Pioneer.
These two plants will be merged and
the Times will be the result. M»*.
Stone is now in Seattle purchasing
more machinery.
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NEW AIRPLANE SYSTEM
MELBOURNE, April 22— Austral
ian financiers are backing a company
to start an aerial service between all
large Australian cities. The service is
purposed to be started in July.
By Associated Preo*
BERLIN. April 22— The German
government is preparing to submit the
proposed peace terms of the Allies to
a people’s vote.
It was officially announced today
that the cabinet wishes to avoid the
responsibility of either rejecting or ac
cepting the terms.
It is publicly expressed here and
other large German cities, that the
people will refuse to accept the peat9
terms, as not composed.
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COUNCIL HOLDS
SHORT SESSION
Owing to the absence of Councilman
McNeer. little actual business was
transacted at the meeting of the city
council last night. Applications were
road from sevc.il for C'ty position*
and Mayor Chamberlin named th-<
various committees.
At the meeting last night the fol
lowing councilmen were present:—
Lucas Graff, Horner and Graef.
The committees named were as fol
lows:
Assessment and taxes— Whittemore
and McNeer.
Fire and water— Homer and Graef.
Public Schools— McNeer and Graef.
Lights, sewerage and wharfage—
Graff and Homer.
Finance and claims— Lucas and
McNeer.
Streets and street improvements—
Homer and Whittemore.
Printing — Lucas and Graff.
Mayor Chamberlin suggested that
a special committee be appointed to
have charge of the glacier strem re*
commendations, etc.
A communication was read from
the Seward Volunteer Fire Depart
ment asking that the council re-ap
point Robert Guest as Chief of the De
partment.
Robert Guest made application for
appointment as Chief of the Police De
partment, which position he now
holds. W. N. Reed also presented his
application for the same position. J.
M. Sloan presented his application for
Health officer and C. A. Estes for City
Magistrate. All applications w’ere filed
to come up when a full attendance of
councilmen were present.
A letter from E. E. Rudolph,
through his agent J. H. Romig, was
read offering the Rudolph house for a
detention station at a rental of $10
per month. This was referred to the
proper committee.
T. Tallasen’s protest at being called
a “tax delinquent" was referred to the
assessment and tax committee witn
the recommendation that Mr. Tallase #
pay his penalties, etc., and the same
would be refunded.
The council then adjourned to meet
again Wednesday night at 8 o’clock.
FORMER BILL’S CHATEAU
IS TAKEN BY FRENCH
STRASBURG, FRANCE, April 22
— Former Emperor William’s chateau
of Hoh-Koenigsburg in Alsace has
been taken over by the French author
ities. It is recalled that the city of
Schlettstadt was forced to give up this
medivAl castle to William II who re
stored it at a cost of $1,750,000 and
then made the people of Alsace-Lor
raine foot the bill.
VICTORY
LOAN 1$
BOOMING
The Victory Loan campaign in Sew
ard has started off in peppy way, the
two banks each receiving nearly $2000
subscriptions on the first day. Ths
Council of the Defense is taking the
campaign up in this city and wdl
make various announcements and se
lect a working committee.
Yesterday Gov. Riggs announced
that four of the Victory loan workers
in this section would receive German
helmets for the display of their vim.
Today another message was receiv
ed from Gov. Riggs as follows:—
“Your district has been alloted eight
medals, made from captured German
cannon to be awarded to eight volun
teer workers securing the largest
amount of subscriptions to the Victory
loan. At the completion of the drive,
forward names ao that the medals
may be issued.1*
OPTIMISTIC REPORTS
WASHINGTON, April, 22— Tele
grams received last night by the
Treasury Department bring most op
timistic reports on the subscriptions to
the Victory Loan.
A dispatch from San Francisco re
ports that the entire Pacific Coast in
cluding Alaska is most enthusiastic re
garding the campaign.
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SAN FRANCISCO HAS BIG
WELCOME FOR WAR HEROES
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22— This
City's own 363rd infantry and 347th
Artillery, of the 91st Division, arrived
home this morning. The city ia be
decked with flags, and a general holi
day prevails. A great crowd was at
the ferry when the returning heroei
arrived.
Both the infantry and artillery took
part in the famous battles of the Ar
gon ne forest.
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FAIRBANKS RESIDENTS TO
HAVE REUNION IN SEATTLE
SEATTIJ:, April 22— Fairbanks
residents here, also former residents
of the Tanana Valley city, are to have
a big reunion here next Saturday.
Nearly 2,000 are expected to attend.
AMERICAN RED CROSS
WORKERS FOR THE BALKANS
ATHENS, April 22— Eleven wo
men doctors atached to the American
Women’s Hospital, of New York, and
fifteen United States army surgeons
have been assigned to the American
Red Cross for civil relief work in the
Balkans. These doctors, who are in
charge of Major Burke C. Hamilton,
of Goshen, N. Y., medical director of
the American Red Cross Commission
to the Balkans, will be sent to Serbia,
Montenegro and Albania, where there
is reported to be much illness. They
will be provided with liberal supplies
of medicines, surgical dressings and
hospital equipment.
MARRIAGE — GALLANTRY
LIBSON, April 22— The Portugu
ese have not failed to live up to their
reputation for gallantry during their
three years sojourn in France. The
authorities have received notice of 687
marriages of French girls to Portu
guese officers and soldiers, and many
hundred more are .exported to fo||ow.
Er AiMciated Press
DALLAS, Tex., April 22— T. J.
Farnum or J. T. Murray, has been ar
rested at Texarkana, Arkansas, charr
ed with swindling Houston banks out
of $ir,ooo.
Farnum or Murray, as mentioned
above, was once arrested and accused
of participation in the theft of po d
from the steamer Humboldt. This
crime took place in 1910.
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PRAISE FOR
By Associated Press
SEATTLE , April 22— Federal
Railroad Director Hines has arrived in
Seattle and is investigating the condi
tions here, also is to visit the termin
al yards.
Director General Hines speaking
this noon to the railroad employe'
praised the magnificient sendee the
men gave during the war.
THEY KNEW
OF GRAFT
LOS ANGELES, Apri 22— Own
McAleer, former mayor of Los Angel
es; and Thomas Hughes, manager of
Gov. Stephens campaign last fall, are
named in the trial of Mayor Woodman
as having knowledge of alleged con
spiracy . Mayor Woodman is charged
with having been paid large sums,* or
negotiating for large sums, to protect
vice in this city.
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SISTER ALOYSIUS IS DEAD
A cablegram from Bellingham this
forenoon brought the sad news that
Sister Aloysius died in the Bellingham
hospital yesterday.
Sister Aloysius was the Sister Su
perior of the local General hospital
having come to Seward when the hos
pital was established three years ago,
and remaining in charge until she
went to Bellingham last Jaunary. Sis
ter Aloysius nursed through the fall
flu epidemic, then herself fell a vic
tim to the flu and latter the Pneumon
ia.
“Sister Aloysius was one of the
most efficient nurses I have ever come
in contact with,’’ said Dr. Romig to
day, commenting upon the death of
the well known nurse." Doctors, as
well as patients, who have been associ
ated with the Seward general hospital
or there for treatment, can only ex
press deep regret at the passing awa>
of this noble woman."
Rev. McMillan, speaking of the
death of Sister Aloysius said that “a
noble woman has died. She has been
responsible for hundreds of capabl <
nurses as she herself knew how to ad
minister to the sick. Sister Aloysius
died following a complete break down
due to her untiring and unceasing
work during the November epidemic
in this city."
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WEATHER REPORT
Tho' following ih the weather re
port for the 24 hours ending at 7 o'
elock this morning:
Seward 40, Cloudy, Calm.
Anchorage 22 Cloudy, Calm.
Matanuska 40, Clear, Calm.
Chickaloon 40, Clear, Calm. .
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* 30l.Dir.K3 TO l.OOK
* I'OU PDI.YKR’S ItODY
* WASHINGTON, April 12— 'Iho
* War Department has ordered that
* soldiers be s'at One 1 on the lOr
* tape Hay Giacier, Alaska, to
* watch for the sprinp break up. to
*■ recover the l ° 'y of Hal. i !v. I'ul
* vor, soldier w’.o was lost there
* Iasi winter tryinp to make the
* trip O'crland to Ar.rhbrapo I non
* Fort Li scum.
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!1> Associated Pr«*i»
:.KW YORK, April 22— The As
--oi-iati d Press in a summary this af
* v. ion ays that the Italian situation
i t- e Peace Conference at Paris con*
;lines to cause much concern.
an P emier Orlando and Foreign
Minister Sonnino did not at
ary of the meetings of the coun
i i.f four yesterday. It is unknown
' (*• the Italians have withdrawn
the Peace Conference,
dent Wilson who is opposed to
ita y’s claim to Fiumo, lias prepares
a 't.itement t<» be issued if the dead
locl; continues.
B_M
SMOOT TO SUTORT
LEAGUE OK NA TIONS
OGDEN, April 22— Krited ‘
States Senator Smoot today an
nounced that lie v,ill support the
League of Nations if the cove
nant contains the amendments
that are reported to have hecn ‘
attached. Sen. Smoot was icrmvr
ly opposed to the League.
, )»>' .Ahsuciat««l Tictid
LONDON, April 22— The Bolshe
i:.i law providing for the nationali
>a on of women in northeast Russia
! a be n su pended in one Province
ace *1 dug to reports. The suspension
of * he order was on account of the po
jju a outcry of the men.
Many women were seized by the
! . n and they have never been seen
O'. Suicides and murders have re
ilted fiom this procedure.
By-Associated Press
PARIS; April 22— There i a re
•voiution in Turkey and it is reported
tliat n Soviet government has been es
tablished.*
PARIS, April 22— Late this after
noon a report was rcceiv d here that
Soviets are in control of Constanti
nople.
AMERICAN AVIATORS TO
ATTEMPT ATLANTIC FLIGHT
NEW YORK, April 22— Thirty
six naval- observors, mechanics and rc
paiimen, taking.two aeroplanes, have
gone to St. .Johns Newfoundland. An
attempt will be made to fly across the
Atlantic during May. The cruisers
Columbia and Baltimore arc to assist
in the May patrol along ihc path the
aviators will take;'
By Associated Press
BUDAPEST. April 22— The downr
fall of the Hungarian Soviet is ex
piated as the result of the desertion
of 000 Szekler troops to Rumanian.
\'ot only has the desertion of this
!a ge armed force wrought disastrous
results but new movements against
Hungary by the Czecho Slovaks, So
ciali ts and Dc mocrat regime has been
started. It is predicted that the Czech.
Slovaks and associats may succeed in
control.
BELA RUNS RESIGN
AMSTERDAM, April 22— The Bela
Run- Hungarian government has r<r
;■-igned, according to official advices.
The resignations were due to the pres
ure of the Rumanian-Czecho troops.
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PEACE BREAK ON
PARIS, April 22— Early this
evening a member of the Italian
delegation unofficially told the
Associated Press that the Italians
considered it useless to take far
ther part in the conferences un
less the Allies were willing to
grant their requests.