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SEWARD, ALASKA. TI'ESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1920.
VOLUME XIII. NUMBER 243.
NKW I.IQI'OK LAW
VOW IN KORI K IN
THIS TKKKITORY
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VALDEZ. Feb., — Lnited
State* lHstrict Attorney Munly
received notice today that the na
tion prohibition act known as the
Yolstad act. supercede* the terri
torial prohibition act of February
14th, 1917. All prosecutions in the
• future will be made under the new
act.
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SIBERIANS HAVE PLENTY
OP THE RUSSIAN MONEY
Victor Jacobson, better known as
the "Scurvy Kid,” has arrived in Ne*
nuna with a team of fifteen dags a:\d
a sleigh load of old ivory and curio;
which he gathered during the past <oa
son along the North Alaska and Si
berian coasts, where he was engage 1
in trading during the greater part of
the summer. He was accom panic 1
on the trip by Al Nostrum, also an
old-timer of the Interior country, and
they were sixty days en route.
Jacobson, who spent a large part
of last winter in the government hos
pital with a broken leg, left for the
lower country in a small boat shortly
after the opening of navigation, and
upon arrival at Nome signed on as a
member of the gas schooner Arctic,
a mail boat plying between St. Michael
and points in the far North, beyond
Dering. Later ho transferred to td
trader Alaskan and crossed over to
the Siberian side, where he did con
siderable tradng with the Russian-*
at Anadir, East Cape, Blubber Bav
and other points. He was at Anadir
when the news came of the foun b r
ing of the Belvedere.
There are three Americans at Ana
dir, he says, one of them being? Pro:
I.ampe, formerly a violinist of Nome,
who is now in charge of a large tra 1
ing? post and doing well. The Rus
sians he met along the coast were
very friendly and hospitable and easy
to trade with. They do the tradin :
with the natives of the interior and
sell to the trading schooners which
visit the coast.
Arrivals on the Siberian coast ar.
discouraged from going? into the in
terior, because of the unsettled eon
ditions arising from an unstable gov
ernment.
Jacobsen says he saw all kinds 01
Russian money on the coast, and that
none of it has much value. Eighty Si
berians rubles, for instance, have *b«*
value of one American dollar: Keren
sky rubles exchange on the basis of
about 38 for a dollar; the czar rubles,
20 for a dollar, and the Kolchak
money has no value at all. Money
is very plentiful at Anadir, and the
200 people there seem to be very
MONTESANO, Feb.. 24— Six Ceu
tialia prisoners, defendants in the
Wobbly trial. Elmer Smith. O. C.
Bland, Bert Bland, James Mclnery,
John Lamb and Eugen* Barnett, 10
show* defiance of the jail rules, threw
their breakfasts into the lobby this
morning. Jail officials made them
clean up the mess by scraping the
breakfasts up on their hands and
knees, then thoroughly scrubbing the
floor. The six were then put in soli
tary.
MONTESANO, Feb., 24— The Wob
bly trial was delayed further todav by
the illness of throe more jurors, u!l
suspected of having the influenza. !i
is believed the three ill jurors may b'»
able to continue jury work by Thurs
day if their c jus os do not develope.
At noon today other Wobblies went
on the hunger strike. The men signed
a petition insisting on toast, ham and
eggs and potatoes for breakfast; want
boiled dinner for luncheon; fruit, jams,
beans bread and butter for dinner.
They said they wanted no more hash
or macroni.
Before the trial started the defen
dants were getting two meals, daily,
and now they are getting three meals.
The jailors say the men are getting
good sound substantial food.
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GOING AFTER ’EM
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb.. 24— Whis
key, under the new prohibition law, is
classed as a drug, and R. H. Hoffman,
pure food and drug commissioner, has
announced that he is “going after ’
retail druggists who are watering
their whiskey to 44 to 50 percent eth
yl alcohol, he said, and druggists are
now paying $1.70 a gallon, plus a $•*»
tax, for whiskey and selling it for <2
a pint, or $10 a gallon. Mr. Hoffamn
is of the opinion that they make
enough profit without adding water tc
their stock.
prosperous— in real money. Tit*.*
like gold, and have considerable of it.
The summer population of Anadir is
about double that of the winter.
Much of the ivory which Jacobson
obtained on the American coast he
took to Siberia to have it made inio
novelties, the natives on the Russia'i
side being much more skillful in cut
ting. He says that many of the r>i 1
natives who formerly cut ivory in the
Vorne district were killed off hv ihr
influenza epidemic.
Liquor on the Siberian side is very
nlentiful, Jacobson says. All kinds of
booze is obtainable, from lager beer
to the best Scotch, there apparently
being no restrictions against the traf
fic.
Jacobson plans to return to Bering
sea in the spring, and says he will
sail on a boat of his own during
coming summer.
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TRADE BALANCE
IN EAVOR OE
AMERICA
WASHINGTON, Feb., 24— Despite
the foreign exchange situation, tin*
trade balance is in favor of America
and has increased two hundred and
fifty million dollars over last month
The exports totalled seven hundred
and thirty one million dollars and the
imports four hundred and seven!>•
four million. Both exports and im
por ts have increased.
DIES AT AGE OF 100
TACOMA, Feb., 24— Raphael
Grant, whose father was George
Washington’s contemporary, died here
yesterday at the age of 100 years a*.d
three months. She was related to
President Grant.
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BIG MINE PURCHASE
THR I’AS, Manitoba, Feb., 24 -
The Manitoba International Nickel
Company has paid one million dollars
for the great sulphide copper mines at
Flinflow according to official an
nouncoment today.
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FOREST FIRE LOSSES
HELENA, Mont., Feb., 24— Mon
tana lost $45,207 in forest fires during
1919 which burned over 11,957 acres,
according to the annual report of
State Forester J. C. Van Hook.
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R. C. EXPORTS GROWING
VANCOUVER, R. C., Feb., 24—
British Columbia exports of manufa t
ured goods and raw materials during
the last year totaled $52,856,225 m
value, according to figures compiled
by F. M. Ryder, United States consul
general here. Exports in 1918 were
valued at $27,291,765, Mr. Ryder said.
Lumber exports, including logs,
shingles, pulp and paper were valued
at $24,687,488 during 1919 as com par
ed with $12,240,7(>5 in 1918, accord'ng
to Mr. Ryder’s figures.
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MAY TAX COAL
EDMONTON, Alta, Feb., 24— A
proposal to tax every ton of coa'
mined in Alberta one or two cents to
provide funds for extensive research
work with Alberta coals will be pre
sented to Canadian coal operators and
the Provincial legislature by the A1
berta Industrial Association, it was
decided at a recent meeting here.
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GROVE AS A MEMORIAL
BERKELEY, Cal., Feb., 24— A
grove of Sequoi redwoods, the largest
trees in the world, will be planted
here by the Forestry Club of the Un
iversity of California as a memoral
to those students who lost their lives
in the war.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb., 24—
Chairman Hayes addressing the Re
publican State committee today said
“everywhere the people, regardless ul
party affiliations, were seeking Re
publican success.” Hayes also snni
Con gross had ul ready saved the na
tion nearly one billion dollars in ap
propriations and this alone warrants
an overwhelming Republican victory.
SEATTLE, Feb., 24— Hugh Cald
well in his first campaign speech for
mayor at the election March 2nd, said
the big issue here is the street rail
way purchase deal. He said he will in
vestigate the purchase, if elected.
Caldwell asked for labor’s support to
prevent factional disturbances and
said class government will mean cha
os and disorder.
James Duncan in a speech last
night denied he represented any labor
faction and said he would urge reten
tion of five cent street car fare.
SEATTLE. Feb., 24— The Dem.*
era tic state Central committee has de
cided to hold the state convention at
Colfax on May 17th to name delegates
to the San Francisco national convon
tion.
Gossipers say available guberna
torial timber is in Preston M. Troy, ol
Olympia; D. J. Wiliams, of Tacoma,
W. W. Black, of Everett,; 0. G. EPia,
of Tacoma, and Robert Bridges of
Seattle.
SEATTLE, Feb., 24— Hennan W.
Ross, one of Lister’s campaign man
."Gfors, has called a meeting tonipht to
form a Hoover club. A poll of the
democratic central committee favored
Hoover.
Specials from various sections will
b-' read that Hoover is out of the Re
publican party. Penrose says, in a
telegram to Ross, that Hoover belongs
to the Wilson end of the Democratic
party. Other specials say Hoover s
neither a pood Republican nor a c;oo {
Democrat.
FARGO, N. 0., Feb., 24— Non
partisan league members of the Re
publican state committee will hold a
meeting next Friday at Bismark at
the call of William Lemcke, Chairman.
The meeting is called on account of
the recent Republican state convention
declaring vacant all positions on the
Republican state committee held bv
League members on the ground tbev
belong to another political party and
not the Republican party. Meanwhile
the Republican state committee is be
ing reorganized by appointing Repub
licans to membership in places of the
positions formerly held by league
members.
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CHAMBERLAIN COMES OUT
SALEM, Oregon, Feb., 24— United
States Senator Chamberlain has filed
his declaration for candidacy for re
election. His slogans will be: “My
Country, its preservation and perpetu
ation, and unimpaired of its institu
tions.”
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LONDON, Feb., 24— The AU:< i .*■*(»%iet Russia until absolutely convilic*
Supreme Council announced today F»at e«. that the Holsheviki honors are en»'
FiO Allies will decline to deal w th ( cd, once and for all time.
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MARQUETTE, Mich., Feb., 24 -
United States commissioner Patch has
refused to issue federal warrants tor
the arrest of six Iron County offic e
charged with conspiring to obstruct
the prohibition law. Prohibition direct
or Dalrymple says he will arrest the
men without warrants.
Chicago, Feb., 24— Federal prohi
bition commissioner Dalrymple left
late yesterday afternoon with thirty
armed agents and a troop of the Mich
igan state constabulary for the upper
Michigan peninsula, in Iron country,
to suppress the whiskey rebellion re
ported there It is said here that the
prosecuting attorney of lion Count''
took the liquor from the constables
which the latter had seized.
IKON RIVER, Mich., Feb., 24— Dis
trict Attorney Martin McDonough
says there is no rum rebellion in lion
County. He says it is a big hoax and
that prohibition was being enforced
to the limit in the county. He has
wired Washington seeking an investi
gation.
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SIGNS TOMORROW
WASHINGTON, Feb., 21
President Wilson is expected to
sign the oil land leasing bill to
morrow.
IT IS TOO LAUGH
WASHINGTON, Feb., 24— Senat
or Pomerene and Representative R »d
enburg read Washington’s address in
their respective houses yesterday. Re
publicans with some Democrats ap
plauded Washington’s warning against
foreign alliances.
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The Craig Lumber Company, at
Craig, has been bought in by the Rank
of Alaska for $16,0Q0, amount of a
mortgage.
PHOENIX, Feb., 24— The apron
of the Roosevelt dam, which protects
the electric power house, has gone out
in the flood sweeping the Salt River
valley. Five spans of the bridge fif
teen miles west of Phoenix have gone
out. It is reported the flood wateis are
receding.
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IS SOME NAVIGATOR
PAGO PAGO, American Samo, Feb.,
24— When a gale threatened to drive
the American schocner Manua ashore
in Apia recently, her master, F. J.
Williams, single handed put to sea ?t
2 o’clock in the morning and sailed the
vessel to Pago Pago, he reached here
the following afternoon.
Members of his crew were all on
shore when the gale sprang up.
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