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Von ME \m. NUMBER 157. SEWARD. ALASKA! TUESDAY, NOVEMBER », 1919L '_TEN CENTS PER COPY
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* WAR RISK INSI'RANCE
Bl/R EAT WITNESSES
TRAGEDY AND COMEDY
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WASHINGTON, Nov.. U— Much
of the humor and some of the tragedy
of the wur is ponied daily into the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance, which
has the enorn»ous task of administer
ing the insurance and allotment ac
counts of all men in the military ser
vice.
At the first of the month the let
tors arrived at the rate of 140.000 a
day, later falling to 40,000 or 50,00’*
Between 75.000 and 100 000 pieces of
mail are sent out daily. Remittances
for insurance premiums numbered 1.
203,7*2 between July 14 and Octobei
7, having a value of $9,784,180.
Handling such a tremendous quan
tity of mail, dealing with men who.-:*
name. in scores of instances are ide*»
tical necessitates the most punctilious
accuracy, to assure that the proper
acount is credited. One mother who
wrote to ask about an allotment mad-’
by her son Jim was asked to be mo*o
specific in identifying the soldier,. She
wrote back, somewhat indignant in her
motherly pride:
“You must have noticed Jim, be
cause he’s six feet tall.”
The Bureau is constantly reminding
persons with whom it has dealings to
•r»d notification of any change in ad
dress. One person took this injunction
very literally.
“Dear Government.” she wrote.
“This is to let you know 1 am staying
a while with my folks at Simpkins
Falls.”
Manifest willingness to obey the
law and the honesty of the average
American are portrayed in most of the
lettt?rs. but in none better than the
one replying to a formal inquiry
whether the mother of a certain sol
dier who asked n government allow
ance for her. had anv support. She
conscientiously replied:
“Only Fred's hens."
The mail section of the Bureau has
been put on h 115-hour basis to keep
the handling of mail strictly current.
One shift works from nine to five
each day. another coming on at on**
o’clock in the morning fo work until
nine. Great mail trucks make hourlv
trips to the postoffice, day and nigh*.
Letters containing insufficient in
formation— and there are many of
them entail great trouble. They are
turned over to index searchers wh >
comb the files for other papers unti1
the case in question is beyond douh'.
This group of employes works from
five until midnight.
AMERICAN LEGION WILL
HAVE NEXT CONVENTION
IN CITY OF CLEVELAND
MINNEAPOLIS. Nov., 11— The
American Lepon convention today
choose Cleveland for the next conven
tion over both San Francisco and
Seattle.
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.IUXKAU. Xow, II Tlu» following
proclamation has been issued by (»ov.
Thomas Riggs, Jr:—
One year ago today the battlefields
of France became silent. The armis
tice had b»*en signed amfr the world
awakened as though from an ugly
dream. On Thanksgiving Day last year
all hea»t> were filled with gratitude
that the awful carnage had stopped.
We were thankful that the men of the
armies and navies of the United Stat
es, when called upon, were not found
wanting and those who had died, had
passed onward in all honor.
This year we are thankful that oui
men and women have been returned
to us from foreign shores and that vve
now look forward to an era of peace
and contentment. Especially in Alaska
should we he grateful that we have
been spared the manifestations of in
cipient revolution so much in evidence
elsewhere in oui country, fostered by
alien or seditious agitators, spreading
doctrines contrary to American in
stitutions and ideals. We are thank
ful for existence of that overwhelm
ing American determination which
will put down and destroy any disloy
alty to our country and our flag.
Xow. therefore, I Thomas Riggs.
Jr., Governor of Alaska, rro proclaim
Thursday, November 27th, a holiday,
to be observed throughout the Terri
tory of Alaska, as Thanksgiving Day
and do urge on all the people in their
homes or in their churches to give
thanks to God for the many blessings
he has bestowed upon us and in par
ticular for the spirit existing in all
tme Alaskans which will not brook in
terference with American principles
enunciated in the Declaration of Inde
pendence and confirmed by the con
stitution.”
The proclamation is given under
the Governor’s hand and the seal of
the territory, today, and attested tv>
by R. J. Sommers, ns ex-officio Sec
retary of Alaska.
Mil AY UK EE MANAGER
TO BE M VDE PRESIDENT
ST. PAUL, Nov., 11— It is report
cd that H. F>. Rvyam, general manage*
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paid
raildoad. has resigned to luvome presi
dent of the road.
' \\TTC FLEET TO
GO SOUTH IN JANUARY
WASHINGTON, Nov., 11— The At
lantic fleet will hold its winter man
euvers in January in Southern waters,
later visiting South America and the
Panama canal.
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LONDON WOMEN WILL BE
ELIGIBLE JURY SERVICE
LONDON. Nov., 11— Women wil’
soon be eligible to serve on juries
through the sex disqualification act o
1919 which provides that a person
shall not be disqualified by sex from
the exercise of any public function.
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AMKKICA IS OBSKRV1NG
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SIGNING OF ARMISTICE
WASHINGTON, Nov., 11 —Thc
I’iist anniversary of the signing o.
tin* armistice was observed today gen
erally throughout America. Nearly a
dozen governors, and scores of mayors
proclaimed a holiday. Wilson, Raker,
Lansing, Pershing and Daniels issued
statements officially announcing the
anniversary observance.
\ MERIC AN CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON, Nov., II— A rv
list, issued today, shows that the
Amt iii in casualties during the war
weie '.he'# 0119.
WOULD DEPOSE SULTAN
BERLIN, Nov., 11— A plot has
been discovered to depose the *80111111
j of Turkey. This is the report roeeiv
I ed here.
BELGIUM NOW
RECOVERING
FROM THE WAR
BRUSSELS, Nov., 11— By A. P.—
All Belgium is returning to work and
the country is recovering rapidly from
the war.
In Brussels factories which were
damaged during the German occupa
tion are being fitted with machinery,
and some of them already are turning
out their accustomed products to with
in a few percent of the pre-war capa
city.
Production of sugar exceeds the
pre- war tonnage. Glass factories are
reopening. In the iron and steel mills
many plants have resumed operations,
narticulari J in the Liege district
where some of the mills were compl**
! tely demolished an<l others so bnd'y
damaged that entire blast furnaces
had to be rebuilt. Within a year, it
believed, the most important of these
plants will he operating to rapacity.
The cotton trade of Ghent also has
resumed, and steamers loaded wifi
American cotton are arriving almost
daily. During the German occupation
all copper fittings were removed from
the machines in the spinning factories
and some of these have not yet been
replaced
It is in the country districts, how
ever. where one sees the Belgian at
his host. In the vast garden country
which stretches from Brussels to the
sea scarcely a square foot of ground
is left uncultivated, so anxious are the
people to produce their own food, and
they are working from early morn un
til late at night to attain that end.
Apparently there is no scarcity of
food in Belgium. It is costly in towns
and cities, hut in the country the peo
ple have now gathered their first bar
vest since the war, and are in need of
nothing. Even butter is being served
in the hotels, and in every house there
is no longer the fear of starvation
which for so many years made life a
burden. Many persons are convinced
that this time next year will see the
country very well on the way to re
covery.
MAJOR OSLAND HONORED
CHRISTIANIA, Nov., 11— Major
Osland of Chicago, former American
military attache here, has been made
a Knight of the Royal Order of St.
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TWELVE HOURS A
DAY IN WHICH
TO DRINK
LONDON, Nov., 11- By A. P.
Twelve hours a day Tor drinking will
be proposed by British saloonkeeper.*
in a hill they expert to introduce into
Parliament. Before the war the num
ber of week-day hours for the sale of
liquor was fixed at JO 1 2 in London,
17 in provincial town* and 10 in the
country.
The new bill proposes to leave Sun
day hours substantially as they we*'*
in p'-e-war times, the London number,
7, being applied to the whole of Kng
land.
Framers of tin* measure say the/
are seeking to convert the public bouse
from a place used merely for the con
sumption of alcoholic drinks into one
of varied public refreshment and soc
ial ''ntertainment. They propose to ». - i
model public houses in order to make
them commodious and airy ami to in
troduce music, dancing and games.
Temperance leaders strongly oppo o
the bill. “The liquor trade”, comment
ed George I>. Wilson, secretary of the
United Kingdom Alliance, “fears the
advance of publ’/ opinion in this coun
try and is alarmed by what has taker
place in America. It is proposed to
make the drink shop so attractive that
it will become the,social center of the
neighborhood, open apparently to wo
men and children, as well as men. it
seems impossible to believe that the
g.oat volume of public opinion will
agree to a measure which will enor
mously increase the power of drink.”
I nder the war-time regulations
v.hicb are still effective, hours for
t ie raV of drinks in public houses are
restricted to between 12 o’clock noon
and 2:.‘10 p. m., and between f> and 10
p. m.
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POLITENESS IS AGAIN
RETURNING TO ENGLISH
LONDON, Nov.. 11 — Politeness is
returning to London. Shopkeepers are
learning again to be civil. This applies
even to grocers who, since the int'o
duction of rationing, have been the
greatest tyrants, barring taxicab driv
el’s, that the war produced.
The cynical-minded account for the
grocer’s unaccustomed civility on the
ground that his customers will be giv
en the privilege of taking their ratio’*,
books to some other store, but there
can bo no doubt of the new spirit in
the air.
“Wo say ‘Thank you* now,” an
nounces a sign in a cigar store which
was recently taken over by demobiliz
ed soldi'# s. These soldiers have
bionght good manners hack from the
front.
No reports have been received of
any “thank-yous” from taxicab driv- j
ors, for the cabs are still scarce, but
it’s not uncommon nowadays to heai
a ‘bus conductor express thanks foi
the penny when he punches the ticket.
The butcher also is falling into line.
He no longer expects to be bribed for
attentiveness and he has abandoned
the war-time practice of throwing a
chop at a customer and expecting him
to find the paper in which to wrap it !
up.
Americans who came over for the
first time during the war are at last
beginning to understand why pre-war
tourists praised life in England.
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BULLETIN— INDIANAPOLIS,
Nov., II— The United Mine Workers
save decided to obey the order of th<»
Federal Court and to cancel the strike
of soft coal miners. President Lewis
said: “We are Americans and must
• obey the government.”
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov., 11— Tim
General Committee of tin* United
Mine Workers, after an eighteen hour
discussion, decided to issue an order
ending the strike of coal miners.
President Lewis said: ‘‘We wiM
• comply with the court’s mandate. We
do so under protest. We cannot tight
the government. We arc Americans. ’
President Lewis was tired and re
* fused to -ay anything further.
Other committeemen would not talk.
It is understood the committee dis
cussed during the night, all phases of
the situation and came to their decis
ion after due and proper consideration
It is now believed the miners and
the operators will resume negotiation \
It is stated a* the MineiVs head
quarters that it is believed a majority
of the strikers will return to work im
1 mediately*
WASHINGTON. Nov., 11 Pr.*si
dent Wilson will probably telegraph
the miners and the operators askin'
| them to meet and settle their differ
ences.
President Wilson will probably re
new his offer of the government's ser
vices in mediation.
WASHINGTON, Nov., 11— Labor
Lenders here, especially tho ;e of the
American Federation of Labor, \ e •
• urniised by the Indianapolis decision.
The. government officials are re
in vrd.
Edgar Wallace, tho United Mine
Workers attvmoy, said he believed
there would, be no trouble and already
i new wage agreement is being ar
ranged.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov., II— Judge
Ynderson has approved the United
Mine Worker’s order ending the
strike. Judge Anderson said: “The or*
W F A T H K K II K P O II T
The following is the weathei ivpori.
or the 24 hours ending at 7 oV’o d:
his morning: -
SEWARD 34, Raining, Calm.
Chickaloon 23, Cloudy, Calm.
Matanuska 28, Cloudy, Calm.
Wasilla 28, Cloudy, Calm.
Anchorage 22, Snowing, Calm.
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MAIL IN FROM HOPE
A1 Ferrin, the veteran mail carrier,
\rrived in Seward last night with tin
"irst mail of the winter season from
Mope. Mr. Ferrin started on his re
turn trip today with mail assembled
here for Hope by Postmaster Root.
Mr. Ferrin came as far as Mile 20
vith his dogteam then caught a work
train into Seward. He repoits little
snow on the trail and sledding hard.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Nov., 11— Fish prices
ire as follows: Halibut. 20ctsj Line
and Red Cod. 5cts.
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FREIGHTER ENROUTE
The freighter Skafjway of the Alas
ka Steamship Co., is now enroute to
Seward and should arrive this week.
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SlTPcCRfHF. FOR THE GATEWAY
; del* was in good faith and showed an
effort to comply with the court’s man
i date.”
President Lewis and Secretary
Green signed the order for the can
cellation of the strike and both stated
the strike order was cancelled and
withdrawn in obeyance with the court
t
mandate.
WASHINGTON, Nov., 11— Secre
tary of Labor Wilson said he will call
the miners and operators together im
mediately to negotiate a wage agree
ment.
SEATTLE, Nov., 11— The Washinj;
ton coal miners are to resume their
old places in the mines. Representa
tives of the local unions are to meet
immediately and comply with the can
cellation order for the strike.
DES MOINES, Nov., 11— Union
officials or the Iowa miners believe
ihe men will not return to work.
One hundred and thirty two mineis
near Hapedale, resumed work this
morning before the order for the
strike was rescinded, they declaring
they did not strike in defiance of the
government.
Texas miners are to return to work.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov., 11- A *
statement issued this afternoon by the
miner’s attorneys say the operators
and the government should now show
,• good faith and meet the miners
im "cdiateiv 10 settle the wage ques
tien. The statements sayr the govern
ment took the position the strike or
d r must be rescinded before any
sicps would be taken to compel re
sumption of negotiations. The state
ment further says the order was re
scinded to vindicate the government’s
supremacy.
Representatives of the operator
say they are ieady to meet the miners.
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TWO MINUTES ARE
(JIVEN IN PRAYER
LONDON, Nov,, 11— Through- *
* out the British Empire today, two *
minutes of silent thought and
prayer was given to the war’s *
dead at eleven o’clock this fore- #
* noon, the hour when the armistice *
took effect one year ago. Rail
roads stopped for the two min- *
* utes. *
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SPECIAL ELECTION
MADISON, Wis., Nov., 11— Gov
ernor Phillips has called a special elec
tion to replace Berger who has been
denied a scat by Congress. It is bo
liqtfod Berger will be a candidate
again.
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STEAMER NEWS
Steamer Admiral Watson sailed
from Juneau ten minutes after mid
night bound westward. The Watson
should reach Cordova tomorrow fore
noon.
Steamer Alameda sailed westbound
from Ketchikan at 11 o’clock this fore
noon, should arrive at Juneau tomor
row forenoon and possibly be in Cor
dova Thursday midnight and possibly
Seward Friday night or Saturday
morning.
Rev. Arthur C. Field, for many’
years a missionary in the Yukon, was
recently married in England. He will
he given a parish somewhere in Eng
land.