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SAN KRAWISTO. Oct., 9— Fou.
twn aeroplaines left here on the trans
continental tle-ibt ami race to stimu
late ecruitimr. A captured (e-naan
Fokki i* is expect* <l t«» start before to
night.
MINFOLA. <M..Sixty machin
es got away during the night for tho
Pacific 0>ast.
KKNO. Oct., i>— Two aeroplanes
have arrived from San Francisco en
voutc to tho cast.
MINFOLA. Oct ?>— Army pilots in
tho transco itin *nta are o f with thou
plane* in the race and are scattered
from San Francisco, Sa't l.ak<- t ity.
Mineola and Chicago.
Throe m n ha\e been killed.
Four planes are out of the race of
the originally entered.
CI1CAC.O, Oct., — Lieut It W.
Maynard, the “Flying Parson," arriv
ed here this afternoon. He flow at the
rate of two miles a minute and is lead
ing the way of the eastern racers.
OKS MO]\KS. Oct.. !> 1 «icut. May
nard arrival here late this afternoon.
ASHTARUI A. Ohio. Oct., 0— An
aeroplane in the trans-continenta!
race fell into thV Krie thi- afternoon.
A steamer has rescued the occupants
and is now trying salvage the plane.
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POXPON, Oet.. f)— Reports receiv
ed hero fiom Helingfors says Foninc
has arrived in Moscow after failing .o
secure Trotsky* arrest. Tho Revolu
tionary party has now started a Cit
izen’s terror against the Uolsheviki at
Moscow.
The Fairbanks term of court has
been postponed to November 11th.
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SKATT1.K, Oct.. !>— A special dis
patch from Washington snvs Presi
dent \Y !s-m will probably not partici
pate in affans of the government for
weral months. So confirmation has
i'cvf♦vt^t 1 officially.
WASHINGTON. Oct.. 1>— The con
dition of President Wilson is unchang
ed today. He continues to hold his own
and a slight improvement is noted.
Yesterday the President sat up for
a while but was permitted to do no
work no discuss national matters.
Physicians attending the President
said today that in their opinion, if i\
national emergency should arise, he
mi rht be permitted to resume his dut
ios for a few hours each day. f
PBKSIPKNT KKCKIYES MVNY
MESSAGES OF SYMPATH>
WASHINGTON. Oct., 0 - Messages
have been received by President Wil
son from the King of England. King
of Belgium, the Armenian govern
ment, President of Columbia and th<*
Earl of Curzon, also expressing re
g»ets at his illness and trusting h:s
recovery "’ill he soon and complete.
WATSON SAILS
SEATTLE, Oct., !>— Steamer Ad
mi-a! Watson sailed this afternoon ni
10 o’clock for Alaska ports with 4J
pasM'ngeis. 0. !\. Hart is the only
first class pas-. nger for Seward.
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The sailing the steamer Alaska
ha.' been postponed according to in
to ;mution m*» ved by Agent McDon
ald. The Alaska was scheduled to sail
from Seattle today but has been post
poned until Saturday, October 11th.
STRIKE IS
i TO DARKEN
TWO CITIES
OAKLAND, Oct., 1)— The electric
ians have voted to strike in sympathy
with the platform men of the street
car systems. If the electricians do
strike, Oakland and Alameda will h'1
dark.
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The* CINCINNATI REDS arc the
Word Champions in RaseBall, having
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won the game this afternoon from
CHICAGO, by a score of 10 to The
game was delayed an hour on account
of bad weather. Betting today was
ex en.
The Beds have taken five games
out of eight played.
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The short score today, runs, hits
and errors is as folloxvs:—
CHICAGO 5 10 1
CINCINNATI 10 lb 2
it: vn res nr yesterday
Chicago took the seventh game yes
terday by two runs, made by clean
hits, the other two runs being made by
oners off Cincinnati. Cicotte showed
that he could come hack and he prac- j
ticaliy won for Chicago. The Reds
fielded poorly. They hit Cicotte fair
ly easily. Chicago hit Sallee hard but
was unable to find Fisher anti l.u<ju°
who succeeded Salle in the last half of
the ninth. The Reds got to clean hits
off Cicotte who then tightened up and
saved his own game by forcing Rath
to fly to Felsch.
FAIR PRIC K COMMITTEE
holds session and is
NOW TO MAKE ITS REPORT
The fair price' committee held a
meeting last night, more evidence was
presenter! and general remarks made.
The secretary will now make a full re
port, with certain recommendations
the committee authorized last night,
together .with the price lists of local
merchants. The report will be submit
ted to the committee and then for
warded to United States District At
i • nev Munly and to Territorial Food
Administrator Bradley.
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Taxpayers and business men of No
ne na have organized to try and right
alleged'wrongs committed by the
land and industrial department of
the A. E 0
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VALDEZ, Oct., 9— (Special Dis
patch from Miner to the Gateway)—
The Grand jury convened yesterday
with seventeen members present, W.
K. Brown, of Cordova, being chosen
foreman.
Two indictments were returned this
morning gainst William Dempsey,
from Seward, charging murder in the
first degree for the killing of Isaac
Evans, at Seward, and Margaret \ a!
or. at Anchorage.
ESCAPE DEATH
WHEN AIRPLANE
FALLS 150 FEET
MIN KOLA, Oct., 0 - An airplane
carrying Assistant Secretaiy ot V* ar
Crowell and Lieut. Maurice (Mery, fell
150 feet this forenoon and in Vd up
side down. Crowell and CLvr.f were
shaken up but otherwise unhurt.
IS GIVEN FULL
AUTHORITY AT
LABOR MEET
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LONDON. Ort., i)— George N if oil
Ilarnes, Rritian’s principal roprosonta
tive at the Washington Labor Confer
tmce, loaves for America within a few
days authorized to act at the confer
ence as a minister without a portfolio.
PREDICTS A
CALAMIRY
SEATTLE, Oct., 0— Senator Hi
ram Johnson left this morning for
Spokane. He predicted that if the Lea
gue of Nations passes it will carry the
amendments enabling the Americans
for people’s government. •
“The graves in Flanders and in
France will he in vain,” said Senator
Johnson,” if America enters the Lea
gue and engages in the present Euro
pean broil.”
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WEATIIEK ItKl’OKT
The following i.i the weather >e
port fo** the 24 1 » is endi?u! at 7
dork f)i»s moniii'jr:
i Seward 40, Cloudy, Calm.
Anchorage 26, Cloudy, North.
Matanuska 32, Cloudy, Calm.
Chickaloon 31, Cloudy, Calm.
Wasilla 28, Cloudy, Calm.
Talkeetna 20, Cloudy, Calm.
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SPOKANK, Oct.,i>— J. 1'. U<nr<*is
w ith the White Pass & Yuk >i R<
for seven (/oars, died here t »i- el1**1
noon.
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J. I*. Rogers, as mentioned above,
was for seven years, with the Whit'
Pass Route, being superintend' nt. v. i'ii
his headquarters at Skagway, t!:e
ocean terminus of the line. Mr. Rog
ers joined Honey in the construction
of the railroad then became superin
tendent. He was tKtlvorough ia,'road
man, possessing the qualifications of
a civil engineer and an npciat ng of
ficial, having been schooled in rail
road work iron) the time lie was knee
high to a grasshopper. He was higlil.v
esteemed by all men, from the section
hands to the President. He called men
by their first names, was as cordial
to the track walker as he was to offic
ials over him. For the past* 12 year;
Mr. Ropers has boon connected with
the Seattle & Spokane railroad. He
survived by a wife and daughter.
WASHINGTON, Oct., 9 The In
■ h -H ! conference is considering the
; onosal to prohibit immigration for
two years after peace has formally
bi'^n declared, also whenever abnor
mai conditions of employment exists.
I?- migration would never be allow
ed to e:;c • *d the nation's ability to
\merica li. o the immigrants, accord
ing to the proposed plans.
1MMSTKIAL I KICK
WASHINGTON', Oc ... 9 - Heinard
Hnruch. ?• presenting the public at the
Industrial (inference }• re, has sub
mi d proposals for the immediate de
cl:t ution of an industrial truce to con
tinue for three‘months.
Mr. Danicli also proposes the crea
tion of an arbitration Hoard, by the
President and Congress.
Samuel Compels, Chairman of the
Labor group, has submitted a proposal
demanding the immediate arbitration
of the ste, I strike. Mr. Compels plnft
contemplates the immediate return of
tin* strikers pending arbitration by the
representatives of capital and labo’*.
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FISH (R OTATIONS
SEATTLE, Oct.. 9— Fish quota
tions at noon today wore as follows:
halibut, nineteen cents; sable, four
cents; ling and red cod, four cents.
NEGRO WORKERS AND
FOREIGN STRIKERS \
ENGAGE IN A CLASH
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PITTSBURGH, Oct., 9— Foreign
strike) s and negro workers clashed
this afternoon near one steel plant.
Two were shot and wounded and n
number injured before state troops
quelled the disturbance.
BERLIN, Oct., ft— Hugo 1 Tasso,
leader of the Independent So* :a!ists,
i was shot this afternoon, fifteen mimi
I tes before he was expected to make a
| sensational disclosure in the National
i
Assembly regarding Berlin's Baltic
policy.
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