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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post_
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VOLUME MV. NUMBER 5. __rc"-^JL- —->-~- -—
WASHINGTON. May 21— A sen
ate investigation into the expenses of
Presidential candidates has been or
deied following the adoption of Cor
ah's resolution. The investigation was
ordered without a record vote and
with little di etission. Managers of1
Presidential cr miniates have l»een ask*
, d bv teleg aph to attend the investi
gation hearing-. The sub-committee of
priviligos and election will have char*
;v of the investigation anil the mem-1
o.os have been instructed to begin:
work next Monday and work with all j
possibly d« spatch. i
GLASS IS
NEW MAN
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KOAXOKE, Va., May 21— Demo
ciats instructed the eight delegates to
vote for Carter Glass at the Demo
cratic national convention. The con
vention endorsed the administration
and the adoption ot the tr<*aty without
any reservations. The convention was
opposed to soldier bonuses.
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COl'XTRY PRESS IN
EAST DITCH FIGHT
WASHINGTON, May 21— The pie
ture of the country press which in
cludes the little four page paper
from b^ek home, fighting with its
back to the wall ami almost ready
to go under because of the print
paper shortage was presented to the
Senate investigating committee hy
Cortland Smith of New York, Pres
ident of the American Press Associ
ation.
Mr. Smith made the direct charge
that the print pap‘*r market had
been cornered and that the print
paper interests had compil'd t'!
regulate pro<lurtiou so that prices
might continue to mount. In the
fucc of this situation he frankly de
clared there was little hope for the
small town papers and that unless
quick relief was provided half of
them would be wiped out of exist
ence.
Th»' Federal Trade Commission’s
findings in its investigation of the
news print paper situation have been
sent to the Department of Justice.
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CTXARD COMPANY
EXPECTS AND READY
FOR SLUMP IN RATES
LONDON, May 21— At the an
nual meeting of the Cunard Steam
ship Company, Sir Alfred Booth,
chairman, said the company was
quite prepared for a slump in
freight rates. He hoped the slump
would result in a definite break
in the “vicious circle of rising wages
and rising prices.”
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CHICAGO, May 21— A thorough
canvass shows A. Mitchell Palmer,
attorney General of the United States, |
ieaiLs the Democratic presidential can-1
didates with 760 delegates pledged to!
him, Ccx having 74, Edwards 28,,
Glass 24 and Owen of Oklahoma 20. !
Georgia presents tho only cont“*t.
MEMBERS OF WOMAN’S
CLl'B OF SEWARD ARE
GUESTS AT ANCHORAGE
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ANC HORAGE. May 21— (Special j
to the Gateway)— The members of
the Woman’s club of Seward, Mrs. j
Erich Lucas, Mrs. Wayne Hlue, Mrs.
Thoday and Mrs. A. H. McN’oer, are
being entertained by the Woman’s
club of Anchorage and by individual
ladies. The Seward ladies will return
home on next Monday’s train.
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DINING SERVICE O. K.
ON COMMISSION II. R.|
The buffet car service on the gov- j
ernmont railioad as conducted by J.
Casey McDannel, is said by travelers!
to be excellent. Mr. McDannel is an 1
experienced caterer and his menus are
on a par with those on dining cars in
the states.
TRAIN OUT TOMORROW
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The Gateway City limited will get (
away for Anchorage on schedule time
tomo row morning at 8 o’clock.
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SEATTLE INCREASES
POPULATION ONE-THIRD
SEAT I E, May 21— Census figures
made public give the population of
Seattle as 2,t5,f>52 an increase of 2,3.1
percent.
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NORWEGI \N- AMERICAN LINE
ON ATLANTIC PROSPEROUS
NEW YORK, May 21— The Xor
wegian-Amer can Line has declared
a 20 per cent dividend. The com
pany will have a fleet of 75 208
tons by the end of 1020.
MARTIAL LAW IN MADRID
MADRID, May 21 —Martial law
has been proclaimed here as tho re
sult of disturbances over the bread
shortage.
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RESIGN i
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WASHINGTON, May 21— Kay- [
mond B. Stevens, of New Hampshire,.
vice- chairman of the Shipping board; ;
George Eggers, of San Francisco, as- j
sistant director of operations; and
Robert L. Hague, of San Francisco, i
chief of the construction department
have resigned.
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CARDINAL GIBBONS TO
INVOKE AT CONVENTION
OF THE REPUBLICANS
CHICAGO, May 21— It was an-j
nounced today that Cardinal Gibbons ;
has been invited to pronounce the in
vocation at the opening of the Repub
lican convention.
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PREMIER NITTI OK ITALY
IS FORMING CABINET!
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ROME, May 21— The cabinet, with •
the exception of Prcmioi Nitti has re- ■
signed and Nitti is forming n now ca-1
binet with Catholic support.
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CALL OFF STRIKES j
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PARIS, May 21— The Goneml i
Federation of Labor has called off the j
strikes in support of the Railway |
men’s walkout. The Federation bcliev-1
^s now the demands of the railroaders j
are not just.
SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION
ON PEACE GOES TO WILSON |
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WASHINGTON, May 21— The'
Senate substitute peace resolution has ■
passed the House, the Democrats i
vainly opposing it, and the resolution j
now goes to the Picsident to sign.
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LIBERTY BONDS RECOVED
NEW YORK, May 21— Heavy buy-j
ng has resulted from the substantial
recovery of Liberty bond advances
ranging from 06 cents to $2.80.
B. M. BARUCH FAVORS
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
OF SELLING PRICES J
NEW YORK, May 21— R-maidi
M. Baruch, former head of the War j
Industries Board, believes some gov
ernment agency should be created in
time of peace to prevent excessive
selling prices in all industries. He be
lieves this could be accomplished by
standardizing production, eliminating
waste, stimulating efficiency and re
ducing costs.
••LAUGHTER BARRED”,
PARIS* IDEA OF BAN
ON AMERICAN FILMS
PARIS, May 21— “A restriction
against laughter and enjoyment" is
the term used by many Parisians
against the decree forbidding import
ation into France of American moving
picture films. The French army of
movie fans which is devoted to ad
j miration of film stars of the United
I States is much concerned over the or
der.
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WASHINGTON, May 21— The
Senate has eliminated the committee
proposals prohibiting common carriers
from carrying freight and passengers
between American ports when all or
in part the journey would be made in
foreign bottoms. Senator McCumbor
said this greatly inconvenienced Am
erican travelers. Senator Jones, of
Washington, declared the provision
was designed to build up the merchant
marine to Alaska.
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SPANISH DIPLOMATS
FORBIDDEN TO MARRY
UNLESS KING SAYS SO
MADRID May 21— Spanish dip
lomats are forbidden to marry with
out royal permission by a decree pub
lished in the Official Gaaette. The
object of the decree is to prevent dip
lomats marrying womon without
means or who possess undesirable
characters. Similar rules apply to nav
al and military officers and noblemen.
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DEPARTMENT TO HAVE
BRANCH OF SECRET
SERVICE IN ALASTA
According to a recent edition of
the Salem (Mass.) Evening N<-ws
a branch of the Bureau of Inv( s
tigation of the Department of Jus
tice will be established at Jun eau
tfoon. The News says:
,‘George F. Kellehor, division su
perintendent of the Bureau of Inves
tigation of the Department of
Justice leaves during the coming
week for Alaska, on what is believed
to bo the longest trip of its kind
ever taken by a Federal official.
“Mr. Kclleher goes to Alaska to
establish a number of branches of
the Department there. Two of the
principal agencies will be organized
in Sitka and in Juneau. John E.
'lanrahan, assistant to Superintend
ent Kellehor, will be in charge of
the local office during his absence.”
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ADMIRAL RODMAN
WILL CRUISE IN j
ALASKA IN SUMMER |
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Admiral Hugh Rodman will make
a tour of Alaska during July and
August, according to word received
here. Admiral Rodman will arrive
at Bremerton with his flagship, the
battleship New Mexico July 9, and
while she is in drydock there he will
take a torpedo boat destroyer and
muko a cruise of Alaskan waters,
returning to Puget Sound in August
and bo back to San Francisco when
she comes out of drydock.
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FRENCH SAY GERMANS
ARE MAKING MUNITIONS
AND HAVE ARMY STAFF
CHICAGO, May 21— A Chicago
Daily News copyright cable says the
French General Staff has informa
tion that Krupps are still making
arms and ammunition despite the
peace treaty terms. A new model
mitrailleuse, air-cooled, with special
sight and other features, has been
produced. Tho French believe the
i German General Staff is still in ex
I istence, although camouflaged.
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LONDON, May 20— The invasion
of Persia by the Bolshcviki, with the
seizure of the Boil of Enzoli and its
evacuation by the British troops, has
created a deep stir here and the east
ern position is declared to be exceed
ingiy grave. The government's a
tilde is being criticised.
LONDON, May 21— Persia has
pealed to the League of Nations
fight against the Bolshevik! aggie
CARS SHORT
MILLS ARE
CLOSING
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MARSHFIELD, Ore., May 21— The
shortage of cars has closed three large
sawmills on Coos Bay throwing 300
men out of employment. Other mills
will soon close unless cars are forth
coming.
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ARMY BILL GOES BACK
TO GENERAL CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, May 21— The Sen
ate has voted to insist on provisions
as to the Federalization of the Nation
al Guard but has returned the army
bill to a general conference.
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W H A T H ]•: it H M I* o It r
The following m the wenthe» n^o’t
for the 24 hour.* ending at 7 oV’o> lc
thin morning:—
SEWARD 54, Clear, Calm.
Anchorage 40, Clear, Calm.
Matanuska 48, Clear, Calm.
Chickaloon 45, Clear, Calm.
Wasilla 50, Clear, Calm.
Talkeetna 50, Cloudy, Calm.
Goldcreek 48, Clear, Calm.
Hurricane 44, Clear, Calm.
Summit 30, Clear, N. W.
Bains 34, Clear, Calm.
Healy 48, Clear, Calm. i
Nenana 47, Clear, Calm.
Fairbanks 43, Cloudy, Calm.
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FEDERAL ATTORNEY SAYS
i THAT EXONERATION WAS
“BRAZEN WHITEWASH"
SPOKANE, Wash., May 21—
Charles Levey, assistant federal at- ^
torney here, characterizes the report.
exonerating Houser, formerly vice j
president of the United States Grain
; Corporation at Portland, of the charge
of having used his office for profit, as
“a brazen whitewash." He said the
facts were gotten mainly from Houser
himself.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GATEWAY
WASHINGTON, May 21— A pi
reduction wave in wearing apps
now on throughout the nation is «
largely to the public withdrawal fr
the market and also the investigat
by the Department of Justice. Ass
ant Attorney General Garvin said t
he did not believe the Department
Justice deserved to much credit
refused to indorse the patriotic clai
of the manufacturers.
BOSTON, May 21— Wool
slumped ten to twenty per cent dut
a decline in foreign markets, cance
tion of orders for goods and transj
tation delays.
CHICAGO, May 21— Com drop
seven and three eights cents tod
pork dropped $2.05 a barrel. J
corn is now’ $1.64.
FARMERS T
GET LOANS
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21—
new farm bond bill completed by
Senate last Wednesday will m
$746,000 available for loans to P
fic Coast fanners says Senator P
an.
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NO JAMS UNTIL PRICE
OF SUGAR TAKES SLU
NEW YORK, May 21— The Nat
al Preservers and Fruit Products
sociation, representing eighty five
cent of the jam, jelly and presi
manufacturers of the country,
nounced today the members will .•
out of the sugar market until
prices fall.
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TAX FOR SOLDIERS
WASHINGTON, May 21— The
per cent stock dividend tax retre
ive to last March 15th, has been
proved by the House ways and Tri
corn mittee as a part of the tax
soldier’s relief after a hard fight,
committee refused to accept the e
ty per cent retroactive war profits
proposed by the Democrats.
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