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VOL 8. SEW All I), ALASKA. Till RSDAA EVENING, NOVEMBER 20. 1010 NO. 42
HUERTA SENDS
MESSAGE TO HIS
MEX. CONGRESS'
Mexico City, Nov. 20-President
Huerta will deliver his message to the
Mexican congress Unlay. 1 he docu- j
inent reviews in detail his past admin
istration and tells of the strained > e-;
lations with the l nited states and the
causes therefor.
Nogales, Nov. 20 - Provisional Pre
sident Carranza demands that W illiam j
Bayard Hale, a special representative,
of President Wilson, present his cred
entials. This virtually means a de-j
matin for the recognition of the con- ;
stitutionalists’ government in Mexico, j
Brownsville, Tex., Nov. 20 llie:
rebels yesterday captured the federal j
garrison at Victoria, Mexico. The,
entire garrison was put to death.
Bridgetown, Barbados, Nov. 20
Three British cruisers, stationed here,
have been ordered to proceed to Mexi
can waters.
REPUBLICANS
ARE VICTORIOUS
Lisbon. Nov. 20 — Parliamentary
elections throusfhout Portngal yester
day indicate a decisive victory for the
republicans as opposed to 'he royalists.
Kx-Kinjf Manuel's hopes to regain his j
throne are shattered. j
FALSE PRIEST'S
TRIAL NOW ON
New York, Nov. 20—The trial of
Hans Schmidt, who posed as a Cat ho-1
lie priest, charged with the murder of,
Anna Aumiller, bettan here tester-j
day. Schmidt has entered an insani
ty plea._
APPROVES OF
LITERACY TEST
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Seattle, Nov. 20 -The American
Federation of Labor, by resolution, en- j
dorses tne literacy test for the exclu- J
sion of Asiatics.
Dr. Emil Krulish, of the U. S. health
department, joined the revenue cutter
Tahotna. enrouteto the relief of the
measle stricken victims of Afognak
and other westward settlements. Dr.
H. O. Schaleben', who departed on the
Dora, and Dr. E. Orr, stationed
on Kodiak island, will assist in medical
aid to the stricken. _
Deputy U. S. Marshal Zimro Moore,
of Unga, has been on the sick list, but
is now much improved, much to the
relief of his host of friends.
Sleds for boys and jfirls; sleds for
men. At J. L. Graef’s.
Meet me at the Brancn.
M'COOBS DON'T
WISH TO GIVE UP
' CHAIRMANSHIP
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Washington, Nov. 20 -William Me-1
C oombs, chairman of the democratic j
; national committee, has formally ac- j
1 cepted the post of United States am-j
bassadur to France. McCootubs ob
jects, however, to the relinquishment
; of the chairmanship, a logical se
quence to his extended absence from |
the country. He is today conferring!
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With President Wilson over the;
matter.
New York, Nov. 20—Tammany Hall j
I has requested Chairman McCootubs
| lo reorganize the democratic machine. ;
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IT HAPPENED
Seattle, Nov. 20-In the govern*]
mcnt hearing in the Bering river]
1 coal cases here yesterday* J. E. Chil-j
! berg, a prominent Seattleite, one of
| the defendants, was unable^, to explain
why it was that hi* particular claim
was located, bv oower of attorney giv
en to one Mike Powers, now deceased,
long after the date set forth in his
declaration of location.
The heating has been completed
here and will be resumed at Spokane.
BROKERAGE FIRM
GOES TO WALL
New York, Nov. 20—Hollins Broker
age tirm, a Wall street concern, has’
gone to the wall. A hearing on today
reveals that the liabilities will reach
six million dollars, while the assets
will scarcely amount to one hundred
and fifty dollars. .
FORTY KILLED
IN EXPLOSION
Aeron, Ala., Nov. 20—Forty miners
erftoombed in a coal mine explosion
here yesterday. Sixteen of the dead
bodies have been recovered.
A telephone message today to Gen
eral Manager Silverman conveys the
information that the blizzard which
ended last night caused no interrup
tion at the Skeen-Lechner mine. The
stamps merrily dropped throughout
storm’s duration.
The steamer Northwestern will sail
from Seattle November 30, in lieu of
the Mariposa.
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Field glasses at J. L. Graef ’s. *
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef’s. t
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. *
PINCHOT WINS
IN TEST VOTE i
AT CONGRESS!
j
Washington. Nov. 20—A test vote in !
! the National Conservation Congress
i vesterdav afternoon reveals the fact
iJ -
j that the federal-control advocates are
in the majority in the congress, hav
1 iny a decisive lead of delegates over
; the state-control adherents.
The test came on the adoption of a
committee report favoring federal
control of wa or rights.
The leaders in the federal-control
j policy are Gifford Piuchot, former
chief forester; James A. Garfield and
! Walter U. Fisher, former secretaries
j
of the interior, and former Secretary
of War Stimpson.
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FIVE SOLONS ONLY
CET INVITATIONS
I
Washington, Nov. 20—Vice-Presi
dent Marshall, United States Senator
Kern, democratic floor leader, United
States Senator Gallinger, republican
floor leader, Speaker Champ Clark and
Congressman Mann, republican floor
leader, at'e the only solons to receive
invitations to the Wtlson-Sayre wed
ding, to be held at Princeton Novem
ber 24.
Many of the solons are peeved be
cause they did not receive bids to this
affair. Some of them are so unkind as
to savthat they regret they chipped
in a five-spot to buy a wedding present
| for the bride.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 20 — Sixty
thousand workmen, am ployed in fac-'
tories here, wentlln strike last night. ;
The strike is the result of the arrest j
of several fellow workmen because
they quit work.
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LOW JINKS BY
A. B.'S TONIGHT
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The local camp of the Arctic Broth
erhood will hold a <#low jinks” tonight
at A. B. hall and a pleasant evening
is anticipated. All members are
urged to attend.
The A. B.’s are planning for one of
their always delightful dances and de
finite arrangements will be concluded
tonight._
The Ladies’ Aid Society will hold its
monthly afternoon tea today at the
home of Mrs. Stockhurst. All the
ladies are invited.
Sun burst pocket Hash lamps at J. L.
Graef’s. *
$1,000 DIAMOND
At George, ttie Jeweler’s. Steel blue.
Perfect 3 metric.
THANKSGIVING
Juneau, Nov. 20—Governor Strong
j issues a Thanksgiving proclamation,
1 as follows:
Observance of a day of thanksgiving
h\ the people of this nation has been
j an annual custom having its begin
1 ing in the days of the Pilgrim Fathers,
! who thus early in (he histor* of our
! country set apart a day for giving
j thanks to Almighty God for mercies
* vouchsafed and blessings bestowed upon
! them as strangers in a strange land,
j As such it has been again recognized
| bv the President of the United Statas,
and in accordance therewith I, J. F. A.
Strong, Governor of tlie Territory of
Alaska, do appoint Thursday, the
twenty-seventh day of November, nine
teen hundred and thirteen, a day of
THANKSGIVING.
And I recommend that upon that
{day the people of Alaska do refrain as
may be from labor and unite in return
ing thanks to the Giver of all good
things for the blessings bestowed and
j the favors received at His hands; for
the peace which pervades the nations,
for the prosperity that it enjoys; for the
i progress that the people of Alaska
have made in the development of the
bountiful resources of the Territory,
land for the promise which the future
'affords for the upbuilding of a mighty
! commonwealth where life, liberty and
J the pursuit of happiness shall be fully
[assured to all; and while giving thanks
i for the blessings we enjoy, let us not
| be unmindful of those who may be less
1 fortunate in life and remember that
! all are bound by the ties of common
| brotherhood.
GIVEN under my hand and the Seal
I of Alaska, in Juneau, the Capitol*
| this fifth day of November, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
; and thirteen, and of the independence
of the United States of America the
one hundred and thirty-eight.
By the Governor: J. F. A. Strong.
| Charles E. Davidson,
Ex-officio Secretary of Alaska,
j San Francisco, Nov. 20—Escorted
; by two United States revenue cutters,
the Bi itisb freighter Santa Rosala ar
• rived here, with twelve of the crew
i
of forty men in irons. The men mutin
ied, while enroute to this port from
; Great Britian. They assert that the
hours of work were too long.
TURKEYS FOR
THANKSGIVING
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j Seattle, Nov. 20—The steamer Ala
I meda, enroute to Alaskan ports, has
on board twenty tons of turkeys for
the Thanksgiving trade.
E. Gray, |for a score of years in
charge of the Alaska Commercial Com
pany’s post at Unalaska, is now con
nected with the Erskine & Fletcher
store at Kodiak. Fletcher will leave
the country, it is stated.
Budweiser beer at the Branch. *
The latest in Slipper Btickies
Tango Sets, and Anklets, dlaect from
the great Paris and New York
Houses. George, the Jeweler.