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VOLI ME MU. M MBER IS) ___________—-—
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Juneau. Vov.. U - lo head nil the
Radical wave, an organization Known
ax “\inerieans" has been formed here
with (Jovernor I'homas Riggs, Jr.,
President.
\nyhody who can subscribe to I’.io
following arc eligible in membership
in 44Americans" whether \mericans or
not:
Our government is the best on earth.
There being an organized effort *n
destrov our government this organ: a*
l ion jh*i fected f»»r 11: • purpose of in
suring ’is ner|M*?nation in contormitv
with the self-evident truths expressed
in the Declaration ot Independence so
that il may live.
\\ will np|x>>e and overcome everv
effort to change our plan of govern
nieut or one ol soc ety by any organix- ]
at ion or pet son whatsoever and we will J
especially combat all propaganda and
every effort made to disrupt industry
or indi>idual eflorts or undermine the j
civic l'le and Vmerican institutions,
generally.
\\ e will help and assist all aliens <
now ia oar midst aud who haw* lull,
iaith in Vmerican principles, to be
come citizens.
}>.illon> hearing the word American
haw b *en ordered and it is expected
oerv ’>a*riotic Vtaskan will join the;
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organization.
It is hoped other towns and com- ;
tunities iti Vlaska will follow suit
and organize similiar cluhs.
MINERS WILL
RETURN TU
WORK !
BISMARCK, X. l>.. Nov., IS— Fol
lowing th** orders ot Governo 1 rax- ,
ier that the state would operate th »
mines unless the miners returned to
work at once, today a statement was
made by the miners’ officials they
would back to work.
miners \m> operators
TO CONFER TOMORROW j
WASHINGTON. Nov., 13 I
Administrator Oat-field is to attend
the conference of miners and opera:
ors tomorrow. Secretary Wilson ex
pects that over 200 operators and 100
miners will be present at The confer
ence.
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W K A T H E K K K I'OR T
The following i< ‘he wea’her «vjio»t
for tlu* 21 hours ending at 7 o'clock *
this morning:—
SEWARD 36, Cloudy. Culm.
Anchorage 20. Cloudy. Calm.
Matnnuska 30, Cloudy. Calm.
Wasilla 32, Cloudy, East.
Chickaloon 22, Cloudy, Calm.
Moo sec reek 26. Cloudy, Calm.
REDS REPORTED TO HAVE
CVPTCRED FOCR REGIMENTS
OF FORCES CNDER KOLCHAK
LONDON. Nov., 13— According to
vices received this afternoon from
.Moscow, the Reds are reported to have
captured four regiments of General
Kolchak.
Sl’BSCRIBE FOR THF GATLAVA
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WASHINGTON, Nov., i::— The
government is endeavoring to prevent
a shipment of a large supply of arms
and ammunition purchased in Kuropc
b.. Mexico. A large order was placed
at Liege, with a Belgium ammunition
com pany.
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A'IRRH \\ I'KOIM.K (JIVK
\ (IM RCH TO cvvricw
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CaNTIGNY. France, Nov., !:?
This village where the American
troops first “went over the top” in
earnest after the Gormans, the first
of the many towns and villages tin
American a mv liberated for France i
will soon have a new church on th*
front of which will appear the in
scription “Gift of the American l*eo
pie.’*
Until it is possible to restore thi
old stone edifice, the < him h willin' lo
rated in one of tin American Her
Cro s huts. The fi»st ceremony will b*
I celebrated there will he the mat riag<
of tin* daughter of the mayor of Can
tignv.
THOUSANDS OF TONS OF
POISON GIVEN TO PESTS
SALT LAKE, Utah, Nov., 13
Crop posts wore fed thousands of tons
of poison in Utah last summer with
the result that losses are said to have
boon unusually small.
Grasshoppers alone, in this state
weii? fed during the summer 12,00f
pounds of arsenic, mixed in a forr j
that made it palatable. County crot
i net inspectors prescribed the diet,
■lb*!,000 pounds of which was fed to
ho grasshoppers.
A school for county crop inspectors
> being planned for next February
to bo held at Logan, Utah, where O
| .’ate agricultural college is located.
• Here will be studied plant diseases,
ravages of crop pests and method:
host adapted for their extermination
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The city of Cordova charged th«
; United States ton dollars a day for
1 use of the town hall in which to hold
a term of court.
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CHAKLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov.,
13— United States Senator Thomas
Staples Martin, Democrat leader of
the Senate, is dead. He was born .July
29, 1847.
Thomas Staples Martin. United
States Senator from Virginia, until
his election in 1894 had been a rai*
road attorney fiom a small town, who
had never before sought a public ol
fice*. When it was found that the stau
legislature had chosen him in prefer
ence to one of Virginia’s most popular
ami able citizens, the later Major (jon.
Fitzhugh Lee. there was a storm •>!
protest among the Democrats of the
‘Old Dominion.”
Martin braved the opposition, how
ever and on March 4, 1895 took his
seat. His ability was soon discovered
and from the date of his advent into
national politics he served continuous
ty in the Senate, rising to the floor
leadership of his party and chairman
ship of the important Appropriations
Committee. He served in that capacity
luring the war congress, where he was
regarded as one of the leading figures
in the Senate.
Senator Martin’s father. John Sam
nel Martin, and his mother, Martha
\nn Staples, were descendants of 1
narlv settlers of the Colony of \ iie,>’
•a. His father was a mmc»mn» and
manufacturer of Scottsville. Albema
>o County, Va., where on July 2‘h 1 s 17
young Martin was horn. When he 5
,i\ years old his parents removed to
the country and thereafter he nun!
hishome in A bemarlc county.
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After a primary education *n '
Scott sville school, Martin entered the
Virginia Military Institute in March
VSnt. When the cadet battalion of the
Institute was mustered into the Con
federate Army for the battle of Ne"
Market, Cadet Martin was ill in a hoc
-a! and missed the encounter, boi
upon his recovery he rejoined his ha*
talion and served until the end of the
war.
In October, 1865, he entered the
academic school of the University ot
Virginia, but after two years he was
forced to leave college hy the death of
his father and assume the responsi
bilities of a large family. He entered
the mercantile business at Ccottville.
and began the study%of law, reading
at home. In 1^69 he was admitted to
the bar.
His interest in politics was aroused
by his association with John S. Har
bour, chairman of the State committee
of the Democratic Party, who made
him a member of the committee. At
that time the Democratic Party was
threatened with disruption over the
question of the State debt to the Fed
eral government, and a “Readjustee
Faction,” headed by General Mahone
and including negroes, sprang up. Sen
ator Martin came into the political
limelight of the state by meeting the
challenge of the new organization, and
under his leadership it was overthrown
WASHINGTON. Nov., 13 The
Department of Justice learns that Ra
dical activities threaten serious trou
ble in the bituminous fields of West
Virginia. Russians are directing the
meetings and have already precipitat- j
od much violence* among tin* miners.
QUESTIONS OK WAR GUILT
\RH BEING INVESTIGATED
BERLIN. Nov., 13— The Parlia
mentary Commission appointed to in-;
vest?gate the question of war guilt has
decided to appoint four sub-commltte- j
es which will occupy themselves in the
examination of the specific issues in- i
voiced. (Some of these sub-cornmittes
have since begun their work.)
The first committee will look into
the pre-war diplomatic history, the I
second will investigate peace posioM- j
ities and the third and fourth the eco
nomic and military problems, respect- j
ively.
It is also proposed to go into th<
Armenian atrocities question.
Deputy Landsberg brought up the
question whether the sub-committes
would be qualified to place witnesses |
under oath thus assuming the pre
rogatives of the main commission, but
it was finally voted to refer each in
dividual case to the plenary session
of the National Assembly for definite j
approval.
\ MERIC AN COMMISSION
TO MEET ONE OF MEXICO
TO DEFINE THE BORDERS
MEXICO CITY. Nov., 13— Com
missions representing the United Stat
es and the Mexican governments will
meet soon in Monterey, Mexico, to de
fin** the exact international borders of
the two countries, according to news
paper? here. The Rio Grande river has
always been accepted as the boundary
line but of late it has shown an er
ratic disposition, at many places heav- !
ing its old bed and wandering aimless- |
• \ north and south, and it is deemed ,
expedient to fix the boundary by other
means.
Lucius D. Hill, Henry P. Corbin
and W. V. Tinsley are named as the
American commissioners. Antonio
Prieto will head the Mexican repre
sentatives.
NEW YORK, Nov., 13— Captair
Sir Arthur W. Brown, who made ar
Atlantic non-stop flight, is to parti
cipate in the aerial race around the
world.
and the Democratic Party predominat
ed.
In 18!).*> ho was persuaded by his as
sociatcs to enter the senatorial race
and, after a hitter fight, was elected
>y the Assembly over General Lee
Kor reelection in 1901 Senator Maitii
defeated Governor T. Hoge Tyler, an
other strong opponent. In 1904 the De
mocratic organization adopted th*
"piimury plan” for election of gover
nor and senators. This developed ar
eloquent and popular opponent in
Governor A. J. Montague and ever
Senator Martine’s friends were doubt
ful of the outcome as his ability as t
debater and public speakei were un
known. Senator Martin "stumped” the
state and achieved his third victory.
On October 10, 1894, he was mar
ried to Lucy Chambliss Day, daughte? \
of Colonel C. Fenton Day, of Smith
field, Va. Two children were born to
them.
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killed at start
OF RACE IN MR *
LONDON, Nm.. IA— Lieut.. It.
Douglas and Lieut. J. S. Ross,
‘ Australians, stalled today on a
flight to Australia. I hey were
killed when their aeroplane crash
ed to the grot ud shortly after the
* start. *
TO UQUQR MEN
LOUISVILLE, Ky„ \ov„ 1:1— Fed
eral District Judge Evans, for the see
ond time, has hold the war time »>"'»
hibition act was unconstitutional :md
has granted an injunction restraining
the Collector of Internal Revena •
front interfering with the distilleries (
>r with whiskey sales.
KILL A GRIZZLY
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Nov. 13
— The first grizzly bear to be killed
in Utah in many years was recently
slain in the northern part of the stat •,
after he had for months preyed upon
live stock in the vicinity of the head
waters of the Weber River. The car
cass weighted about TOO pounds.
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OCEAN PATROL HEIN G
MAINTAINED in B. ( .
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VANCOUVER, 13. C.. Nov., 13— j
Royal Northwest Mounted Police, the
“horseless riders” of the trackless
north have obtained a big launch and
established an ocean patrol to visit
ogging and fishing camps along the
^acific shores of British Columbia.
SUNSHINE EVERY DAY
YUMA, Ariz., Nov., 13— Blazoned j
m signboards that every traveller in
o Yuma may read arc these legends: ;
“Free Meals Every Day the Sun
'ails to shine.”
“Free Gasoline Every Da\ the Sun
^ails to Shine.”
“Free Hats Every Day the Sun
'ails to Shine.”
Yuma, in the extreme southwest
ern coiner of Arizona, near the Cali*
ornia line, has had sunshine every
nv in the year, with rare exceptions.
-:o far back as records have been kept.
THRACIAN REFUGEES MAKE
APPEAL TO IT. S. PRESIDENT
SALONIKA Nov., 13— The appeal
the League of Thracian Refugees
to President Wilson, asking Wni tor
is support of the movement to unit(
Thrace with Greece, has been signed
>y 87,380 Thracian refugees in the
Saloniki region alone, says a srmi
>fficial statement issued here. With
he signatures of Thracians from oth
»r parts of Macedonia and Old Greece
he total number of signatures affixed :
o the appeal is about a quarter of a j
million.
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Plans under way to form an anti
Vickersham Republican organization
n many parts of the territory, the
nembers of the G. 0. P. realizing that I
t is impossible to go over tin* top and
airy the ex-delegate.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GATEWAY
CENT KALI A, Wash., Nov., LT
C, >vgo Paxton, of this city, a former
soldier, was fired upon while: patrol
ling tiie Chehulis- Centralia road last
I, near whore a man was lynched
earlier in the evening.
"olice and <oldier.s searched the vi
cinity of where the shooting occurred
hi!I the culprit was not captured.
'Hurts Industrial Workers of th«*
Wo;!d are now in tin: city jail hen
awaiting a trial foi the disorders of
\**»nistice Day.
Ei:g ne Barnette has been arrest
<1 at Aiendota. It is believed Barnette
the man who fired upon the Armis
tice paraders from a hill near the
eerie of the tin ) dy. A boy witnessed
Barnette shooting.
Finger m ints indicate that the man
lynched last night is Ernest Evorotte,
a radical organizer.
SEATTLE, Nov., 13— The labor
iwtincil has resolutioned decrying th<‘
v olence at Central ia and asking labor
*. » : Train from criticising the attack.
The Labor Council places the blame
or the (Vntralla outrage on the t'en
tialia business men and say they “ate
lawless.”
The state American Legion offic
ials have wired the convention now n
iession at Minneapolis, that the out
rage was due largely to the failure of
he gorvernm< nt to prosecute and de
port men preaching sedition.
Jl ;u:S ENJL \ND VND
BOLSHEVIK I PLANNING
TO M \KK AN AGREEMENT
LONDON, Nov., 13— P.emier Lloyd
George today denied Eng’ md was en
deavoring to negotiate with the Bol
shov iki regime for peace.
NEW POLITICAL TICKET
CHh’AGO, Nov., 13— John Fitz
patrick, President of the Illinois Fed
eration of Labor, announces a conven
tion of the non-Partisan league and*
Farmers Grange will he held to put
a National Labor ticket in the field
for the coming presidential election.
rELLS WHY PLAYS OF
SHAKESPEARE DO NOT WIN
LONDON, Nov., 13— Justina Way
ne, dramatic actress, finds an explan
ation of the question as to why Shake
spearian plays seldom win financial
reward in what she terms Shake
speare’s inability to give his produc
tions catchy titles. She suggests a re- .
pertoire of the bard’s plays reehlist
ened to meet popular Remands for
stimulating titles.
She suggests “How Could tou,
Juliet?” as more appropriate than
plain “Romeo and Juliet”. She also
would substitute “Call of the Flesh”
or “The Nutty Princess” for Hamlet;
“Hon, Whom Do You Love” for Hen
ry V; “Big Die!:” for Richard the
Third; “The Knife” for Julius Caes'v
and “Moonlight and Honeysuckle” for
Mid-Summer Night’s Dream.
POLAR BEAR ON BEACH
NOME, Alaska, Nov., 13— High
on the sands of the Nome beach lies
Viljalmur Stefansson’s old flagship,
the schooner Polar Bear . Recently the
Fo!ar Bear, now owned by a trading
company, was washed ashore by a
heavy surf. She probably will remain
on the beach all winter and will be
floated when the ice leaves in the
spring.
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