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ST. JOHNS* N. F. Dec., 21— Cap
tains of the Newfoundland sealing
fleet look forward to a big “kill”,
among the seal herds this season und
er the arrangement by which the fleet
will be guided by two airships whose
** duty it will be to act as scouts, search
for the herds of young seals and send
word of their location by wireless.
Some of the old captains profess to
be a trifle dubious of this new-fangl
ed method of hunting the seals, but'
they are all awaiting the experiment
with anticipation and hope of greater
profits than ever before.
Woid has been received here that
the two non rigid airships, popularly
known as “blimps”, which are to bo
used in this work have been shipped
from England to make this first at
tempt to hunt seals from the air and
by use of the wireless. The expedition,
which altogether includes 4 airships,
is under the command of Frank J.
Tippen, consulting airship engineer
and constructor to the Newfoundland
government, an expert in the design
•t of large commercial airships . Three
of the four airships are of the sea
scouting type, driven by a single en
gine, the kind which did valuable re
connaissance work over the North and
Irish Seas during the w'ar. The fourth
is larger and driven by two motors.
„ All these have been presented to the
Newfoundland government by the Bri
tish Air Ministry as the nueleus of a
► regular government air patrol service
in Newfoundland . After the experi
ment in seol hunting they will be us
ed as a matter of routine in the forest
% patrol and survey work.
The party included two airship
pilots, of whom the chief is Captain
Williams, who distinguished himself in
the war as a pilot in airships over the
Irish Sea . The airship station in New
foundland will be established at Bot
wood on the Exploits River where the
wireless station will be built to keep
in touch with the airships.
When the vast herds of young seals
come drifting down from the North
on the ice early in the Spring, the
“blimps” will fly out over the North
Atlantic, will hunt them out and send
word of their locations to the sealing
fleet waiting to kill them for their
oil-bearing fat and skins.
Here tofore a big “kill” has been
the matter of luck as well as of good
judgement. The sealing fleet has re
lied mainly on the knowledge and skill
of certain skippers who study charts
and currents and estimate where the
herd may be found but sometimes
they have missed their object . Next
Sring, however, it is hoped here that
the airship patrol, preceding the fleet
and scouting over the immense area
of water will convert what has hiter
to been a gamble into almost a cer
tainty .
SPOKANE LEAVES SEATTLE
The Spokane sailed at nine last
night, she carried seventy three pas
sengers , Seward passengers are as
^ follows:—
O. F. Bryan,
W. E. Taylor,
L. H. Vogal,
J. H . MaCauley ,
Harry R. Taylor,
R. E. McDonald,
Robert W. Chlag',
Chas. B. Black,
N. E. Rose,
Miss Edna Turner,
Dr. 0. Dreina, and steerage, three.
SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK
Lord Baltimore Linen Stationery.
All shades, with envelops. 50 eta.
SEWARD DRUG CO.
ANOTHER WAGE REDUCTION *. \{
NEW YORK. Dec.. 21— The Clothing Manager’s As
sociation announced yesterday a wage reduction equival
ent to thirty percent under the union scale which has pre
vailed nnce November last year. .
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SELLING BABIES '
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SALT LAKE. Utah, Dec., 21— Declaring that hund
reds of babies were being literally sold in Salt Lake even
/ear, Jucenile Court Judge, An derson in his report, urges,
-hat legislation be enacted at once to prevent a continuan
ce of this traffic. ✓
MURPHY FOR McFADDEN BILL
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec., 21— Jerry Murphy in an in
-erview with a limes representative today before embark
iiar lor Jimeau declared thac Seattle, the State of wash
^iffton and eleven otner western states are duty bound to
oi.pport the McFadden Bill. "Unless some relief is given
die mines in the United States will close and the United
omtef. will go off tlie map as a gold producer. The pa-ssage
ol the McFadden Bill will be beneficial . to the whole 01
Alaska.”
WAR METHODS AGAIN
CHICAGO, Dec.. 21— A reversion to war methods for
fighting high iood prices was adopted yesterday when
tiussell Poole, secretary of the Fair Price Committee an
nounced that the committee .would issue daily Fair Price
Quotations oil meats. He declared that meat profits tfere
greater than during the war,
BORAH’S PROPOSAL ATTRACTS
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TOKIO. Dec., 21— Senator Borah’s proposal that
„heir tie a limit placed on the size of the navy is attracting
.vide attention in Japan. The newspapers- mostly favor the
idea but say that Japan’s present program is legitimate.
AUTHORIZE CONSOLIDATION „
WASHINGTON. Dec., 21— The Inter State Com
merce Commission yesterday authorized the permanent
consolidation of the transportation and business proper
ties of the Adams American. Wells Fargo and Southern
Express companies into the American Railway Express.
ROCKEFELLER SUED
NEW YORK. Dec., 21— The government vesterdav
started suit against John D. Rockefeller, for nearly three
hundred thousand dollars. It charges that his inc-ome tax
for 1916 was false as it did not include his stock shares.
VETO EXPECTED
WASHINGTON, Dec., 21— The Senate vesterdav ac
cepted the House amendment on the ioint resolution di
recting the revival of the War Finance Corporation. -It
now goes to the president whois expected to veto it.
RUMLEY SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR
NEW YORK. Dec., 21— Edward Rumelv. former
publisher of the New York Daily Mail .Walter Haufman
and Norvin Lindheim were sentenced to a vear each. They
were convicted on a conspiracy charge to withhold know
ledge of the German ownership of the Mail during the
war.
GERMAN COLONISTS
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MExICO CITY, Dec., 20— German immigration to
Mexico is rapid, 100 families having arrived at Vera Cruz
in the latter part of October. They were preceded by sev
eral other hundred families, most of whom settled in the
state, of Chiapas, where they are engaged in agriculture.
7 MOTOR PLOWS
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MOSCOW, Dec., 21— Russia is now makin-g motor
plows. The trial of the first one manufactured here has
been most successful. Because of the scarcity of horses, it
has been dec-ided to turns out 150 plows monthly.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
All moneys for advertising and subscriptions to the
Pathfinder magazine must be paid to George J. Love, Mgr.
of the Pathfinder Publishing Company or duly authorized
agents designated by the manager. ' NO OTHER PER
SONS ARE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT SAME.
(Signed) George J. Love, Mgr., Valdez, Alaska.
NEW GHT At TheLffiERTY Theatre.
COMMUNITY TREE
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PHILADELPHIA. Dec., 21— Officers of a large
number of manufacturing concerns announced today that
the wages of more than two hudred thousand workers in
the textile industries would be cut from ten to thirty per
cent in the near future.
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INDICT FIFTY TWO |
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NEW YORK, Dec., 21— The Grand Jury yesterday
returned a blanket indictment against fifty two defen
dants who are charged with the violation of the State An
ti Trust Law in connection with the Building Trust.
FAMOUS AVIATOR SUICIDES
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Lieut Pat O’Brien, the famous American and Cana
dian aviator committed suicide yesterday. It is beleved the
;ause was his failure to effect a reconciliation with his
wife.
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S * BOMB EXPLOSION
CHICAGO, Dec., 21— Bomb explosions yesterday
damaged two north si-de apartment houses are attributed
jv the police to be the result of labor trouble. One person
7as in jured. The landlord recently dismissed a union jani
tor. ' ,
r. TWENTY DROWN
FA It la Dec., 21— The despatch boat Bariedue is
aground near Cape Doro. Twenty' of her crew are report
ed drowned.
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ANOTHER CONFERENCE
. MARION. Ohio. Dec., 21— President elect Harding
again conferred with Senator Reed regarding the Associ
ation or the Nations. Other conferences will be held soon
with Daugertv and Senators New, Nicholas. Murrv and’
Butler.
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VL A SKA RIVERS MAY BE
CLOSED TO ALL FISHING
Commercial Fishing in Yukon And
Copper Rivers May Be
Closed by Bureau.
The closing of two of Alaska*s
'argest rivers to all kinds of com
mercial fishing may follow the Fish
3ries hearings which were recntly
:n progress in Seattle, according to
advices received in Juneau. These
streams are the Yukon River and
;ho Copper River.
That commercial fishing be stop
ped on the Yukon River is the rec
ommendation of Henry O’Mally of
the Bureau of Fisheries and Dr.
Charles H. Gilbert of Leland Stan
ford Junior Unveirsity, who made
an exhaustive study of Yukon con
ditions during the last year. If this
e( ommendation should be approved
and carried into effect it will mean
:hc closing of the Carlisle Packing
Company cannery at Andreafsky, on
the lower Yukon River,- which has
operated for the last two years.
Complaint was made by natives
in cl others along the Yukon River
that commercial fishing at the
mouth qf the river had been so de
structive of salmon that those on
the upper river and its tributaries
had not been able to get enought
salmon to supply their needs for
food for themselves and for their
dogs, which are used extensively in
transportation.
This is information brought to
,Juneau by Mayor A Judson Adams
of Cordova, member of the Terri
torial Fish Commission,. who has
been attending the fisheries hear
ings in Seattle. Mr. Adams was on
the Alameda which was in Juneau
yesterday evening on her way to the
westward. *
No Objections to Traps.
The testimony given at the hear- ,
tags conducted by Col Edward
Schuls of tiie War Department to
inquire into the effect of fish traps
on navigation all tended to show
that they were lot dangerous, and,
in fast, if they have any effect it is
beneficial. -Mr. Adams said all the
testimony was one way. There was
none at all that the traps are dan
gerous.
Position Stated Clearly.
There is also a strong probability
that the Copper River will be closed
to commercial fishing for a definite
period, in the opinion of Secretary
Charles A . Garfield, of the Terri
torial Fish Commission, who with
Mr. Adams represented the Terri
tory’s interests at the hearings.
The Copper River hearing, which
opened in Seattle on the morning of
November 18, is reported to have
been interesting from every view
point The showing made by the
Abercrombie Canyon people was
about the same as was made in the
aarlier hearing at Cordova.
The position taken by Messrs
Garfield and Adams on the part of
the Fish Commission is:
That the salmon fisheries in the
Copper River system are in danger
of serious depletion and probable de
struction, owing to the ardent con
tentions of certain cannery interests
or the product;
“That in this strenuous process
all other interests are lost sight of.
and that, if allowed to continue to
its ultimate determination, will end
in disaster to all parties concerned,
as these hearings have disclosed;
“Therefore, we believe as the
representatives as stated, that the
controlling authority under the law
of 1916 should he put into effect
and enforce such regulations re
garding' this stream as will in its
Judgement, after taking into careful
consideration all the evidence before
it, provide a sufficient escapement
of salmon for natural propagation
to maintain a normal sandy of . fish
for commercial purposes, at least
200,000 for the natives and a safe
return of the species;
‘That the salmon, runs be care
fully watched and determined each
successive year1 and file escapement
he adjusted from time, to time as
to fulfill these requirements.”
HAND UNTBD XMAS CARDS AT
THE ALASKA SHOP
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ALL ABOARD
Among the passengers on the Gate
way Flier this morning were W. Yf.
Dawson of Kenai. Mr. Dawson bought
a ticket as far as Roosevelt where he
will visit friends.
Archie Balderston who has been
visiting with hi* brother daring the
past week returned to the Willow
Creek country this morning on the
Gateway Limited Mr. Balderston who
is assistant superintendent of con
struction with the A. E. C. had expect
ed to spend the Christmas Holidays
with his brother but owing to the ne
cessity for completing certain work he
was ordered to report immediately.
Mr. Reed was a passenger on the
train this morning bound for Anchor
age.
WEATHER REPORT
SEWARD 35, Cloudy, Calm.
Anchorage 12 Clear, Calm.
Matanuska 4 Cloudy, Calm.
Waailla 26 Clear, Calm.
Goldcreek 4 Goody, East.
Talkeetna 9 Clear, Calm .
Hurricane 8 Goudy, East
Healy 6 Goudy, Calm.
Summit 8 Below Gear, Calm.
Nehana 6 Below Gear, Calm.
Fairbanks 10 Below Gear, Calm,
DONATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY
XMAS TREE
Mrs. H. R. Robinson $1.00
Loretta Robinson .60
Isabelle Robinson . J5A
Miss Don Carlos ' 2.00
L. H. Laoristaen 160
Northern * * ^ • ...70
Brown and Hawkins 10.00
Drug Store .60
Total .
$17.70
Gus Borgen donated 1 box. Apples;—
1 box Oranges.
LONDON, Dec, 21— Former Ger
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man naval officers, even those who
served on German warships in the bat*
tie of Jutland, are in disgrace in Ger
many; say some of them who have ar
| rived here. The captain of a cruiser
which fought in the Jutland battle aAd
a eGrman naval lieutenant came into
the Thames, the other day as officers v
of a Swedish cargo boat. Both said
it was almost impossible for former
naval officers to make a living in their
own country.
“We are considered to be in dis
grace/’ said one. “The business com
munity believes that the fleet betrayed
the fatherland and caused its ruin, and
the :esult is that no German trader or
fth*'x owner will employ ns. Many of
us, therefore, have been forced to take
service abroad and several have found
mployment in the American mer
cantile marinp.”
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