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SEWARD. ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1919 _™ tENTS PEK 1
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HAS LARGES! CARGO
Of HERRING EVER
SHIPPED SOUTH
RYAN ODE
IN SEWARD
\Y. A. Ryan, who is making a sur
vey of the recourses of Alaska hih! in
cidentally taking a look at the govern
ment railroad project, on behalt of
Secretary of the Interior Franklin
K. Lane, is expected to arrive in Sew
aid during the afternoon from An
chorage. accompanied by his wife. Mr.
Ryan is out from the interior of Alas
ka, having come by trail from X'ena
na. For the past six or seven weeks
Mr. Ryan ha> bi'cn at Anchorage.
Mr. Ryan is no stranger to Alaska,
indeed, h« is a *>urdough, in one sense
of the word, for he was among thos«
w ho joined the great stampede to thr
Klondike in 1 S1>T or 98 and remained
in the north four years.
Over thirty years ag >. Secretary oi
the Interior Lane was the publisher
and Editor of the Tacoma X’ews. Mr.
Ryan was the city editor. The friend
ship formed in those early \Na hing
ton state days has continued inter
ruptedlv. For several years, following
Secretary Lane's appointment to Pres
ident Wilson's cabinet. Mr. Ryan was
assigned to the reclamation sendee.
He i. essentially a western man with
western ideas. l*ater Mr. Ryan as
sumed a responsible position with
one of the large express companies,
with headquarters in X’ew York City.
Rut on several occasions, Mr. Ryan
has been called from his desk by Sec
retary Lane to go on some mission o?
inquiry or investigation in the Secre
tary’s behalf. Mr. Ryan is now on on
of these missions.
Accompanying Mr. Ryan is his wife,
a cheechaco from Washington, I). 1 ..
and coming out over the trail from
Nenana she established a new woman
record for mushing, between ends of
steel on the Nenana and Anchorage
divisions. She marie 147 miles in eight
days averaging about eighteen and
one half miles a clay. Mrs. Kvan expev
ienced weather as cold as 40 degrees
below zero and at this temperature on
three different nights, she was unable*
to reach roadhouses because of being
delayed by a snow-obliterated trail,
and was compelled to sleep in the
open, “siwashing " it.
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan will go south
on the Alameda according to present
plans.
BRINGING FOOD
FOB ALASKANS
SEATTLE, Fob., The eras
schooner Bender Brothers, with 500
tons of food, has sailed to carry re
lief to the isolated regions of th*
Aleutian Islands.
If necessary the vessel will stop at
Seward for additional carsro.
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C. M. Houch, connected with the
commission at Nenana, left last nieht
on the Curacao for Seattle.
With the largest cargo of herring
over shipped from Alaska, the steam
er Curacao arrived in port last night
at s o’clock from the westward and
departed for the south at 10 o’clock.
The Curaca > had 6600 barrels of pick
led herring aboard for Seattle, in tact
all of the cargo space of the steamer
being filled with fish, and 107 passe *
gers, eleven being for Seward and tnc
remainder going to the slat* s. 11 »•
majority of the passengers on th
steamer are the men connected \vi»n
the Alaska Si a Pood Product Co., they
have finished the season’s work at
Halibut Cove.
AH packers on the Inlet report that
they will complete their pack be tore
the season is over, the Alaska Sea
Products having put up their pack «>•
('000 barrels. Of the fish aboard the
Curacao, 6000 barrels were loaded at
Halibut Cove, mostly Scotch cured,
and the remainder aCScldovia.
Herring Lagoon is covered with
making fishing difficult, disagreeable
and hazardous.
He fore the Curacao left th»* dock
la<t night, several of the representat
ives of the various fishing concerns
handed the Gateway a testimonial do
daring that the shippers agreed that
the treatment accorded them by the
officers and crew of the Curacao was
the finest ever experienced and thev
were all loud in their praise of the
men.
The Curacao left Halibut C >ve yes
terday morning and from there t >
Se ward splendid weather was exper
ienced although there was consider
able swell out upon the briny.
Passengers sailing from Seward on
the Curacao were as follows:— For
Valdez— C. F.. Reeves, Edward Stone.
K. McXamee. C. H. Peterson and J >hn
Henderson; For Juneau— Alfred Lnnn
Almee Rydecn, J. W. Dunn. M. F.
Joyce and five steerage; For Cordova
—Dave Andersan and throe steerage;
For Seattle— M. I*. Pakevitch. C. J
Sullivan, Frank McNicol, Albert Mel
enius. A. H. Fernald. D. McDonald.
Hans Oleson. J. Medgate, I*. C. NorrD,
Mrs. Freda Courtlnnd, Robert Melvor
W. Petrie, J. B. Gottstein, K. C. Willis
C. M. Houck and 7 Steerage.
MOOSE GIVE A FAREWELL
SMOKER IN HONOR OF MEEH\N
* 'Hie Moose held a regular old time
smoker last night in occasion being
ns a sort of farewell to Prelate J. W.
Meehan who leaves on the Alameda
for the states. There were about 10
member* present at the good time, a
buffet luncheon was served, and all
enjoyed themselves. Past Dictator
Johnson, of Ruby, was among those
at the gathering.
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HILL HART IS GOING TO
HE THE FEATFRE TONIGHT
The Artcraft production. “Wolves
of the Rail” a genuine western play,
is the big feature tonight and tomov
row at the Liberty. And Bill Hart is
the big feature in this movie feature.
As usual Bill takes the part of a Bad
Man who reforms. There are said to
be many wonderful scenic effects ard
a story that holds one from the first
foot of the first reel to the fade-away.
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NOTICK
Tlu‘ Siren Fire Alarm will he tested
out at 1 1\ M. Thursday, February
the 20th.
Robert (iuest,
Fire Chief.
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By Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Fob.. 19— The
House Ways and Means eomrititce
'decided today not to authorize an in
i' vi<*> in the amount of the Liberty
loan bonds not issued but autho 'zinc
he treasury to issue notes maturing
ti one t > five years for any add'tiorr.l
| ums needed.
The rules committee also di eidod
I oda.v to give the rules for immediate
■onsidcration of th.* bill authorizing
he resumption of voluntary enlist
: ments.
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By Associated Press
SAX FRANCISCO. Feb.. 19—
Thr -e thousand electrical work< rs and
10.000 telephone operators are takiny
x referundum vote regarding a gen
ral strike, without notice., urtlesh
heir unions are recogniz'd bv Past*
master General Burleson.
X.>t only do the unions want rerog
| lit ion but an increase in wage -.
The voe will be canvassed on Feb.
■ uarv 21st.
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ARCHANGEL, Fob., 19— By A. P
- Four American officers ten enlisted
ion have been decorated for gallan
try in action.
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Robert Mclvor, connected with the
r. S. Fisheries Department, who has
been on Cook Inlet several months
;as a passenger to Seattle last nigh4
*n the Curacao.
S. L. Colwell, now in business at
iddovia, arrived on the Curacao but
vill probably i*eturn on the Admira1
van*agut.
Paddy Cummings was call in" on
‘riends last r.ight being a passenger
in the Curacao on his way to New
'ork City, on a business trip.
E. \V. Griffin and J. F. Bard, of
he Alaska Sea Products Company, a’
Talibut Cove, are passengers for Seat
le on the Curacao.
F. A. Policy, merchant of Anchoi
nro. i- coming north on the Alameda
A. E. Muir, stationed at Mile 71.
who went south on,a visit a month
ago. is returning north on the Ala
meda.
Alvah Fames, post office inspector
• s aboard the Curacao for Cordova
from Seldovia.
A. M. Carlson. Charles Sands and
Vast in Arvich. with the Alaska Sep
Food Products company, are enroute
to Seattle on the Curacao.
Mrs. Freda Courtland. hotel keeper
at Talkeotna. is a passenger on the
Curacao for Seattle.
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ODKSSA, Fob., 19— General Den
ilikes' anti-Ilolsheviki army has reach
ed the Ca pian sea having advanced
' vrr.’s and captured 31,000 pris
' i* . '*r, ;<fin? and eight armored
trains.
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By Associated Press
PARIS, Feb.. IP— The Pcac- Con
ference is now turning attention to
!1” • i;<. Th< time set for the accept
e of the invitation * driven by the
Allies expired last Saturday.
The Supienie council may invite
Pro I»u sian faction- to ‘nit.ate direct
negotiations or name committees to
ov'ct opposing factions.
WKIMAR. Feb.. IP— Chancellor
Scheidomann told the National Ger
man Assembly today that if peace was
forced on G< rmany it would be un*
iust to 70,000.000 people who would
novel for*’ive nor forp^et
The Chancellor stated that if Aus
-•in or any othen people wished to join
h(. n«'\\ German Republic, they
hon’d be allowed to do so.
TO RESIST ALLIES
BASEL. Fob. 10— German foreign
■i\'* rotary von Brockdorff Rantzau
aid that he would continue to resist
he allied attempts to force Go-many
> demobolize all of her military for
ces.
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HI N OFFICIAL RESIGNS
BASEL, Feb.. 10— By A. P.— A
Veimar dispatch to the Berlin \ os
ische Zoitung reports that Count von
Brock Porff Rantzauger, Foreign
Iinister has resigned.
PEE SING IS BACK
“Alio samme good clountry, but mo
: jkoe Seward, I am come back, to
hollee with the rest of Alaska.” This
n the way Doe Sing expressed him
■aIf last night when he arrived on the
1’iracao from Cook Inlet. The former
aundryman expects to remain in Sew
ard hut does not intend at present to
to in the washing business.
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FAST MAIL FOR SEATTLE
The Curacao is going to make a
"ast trip to Seattle according ti Capt
Landstrom. Not. another pound of
Veight can be taken aboard and the
steamer will only be at the various
norts long enough to take on pass**
Ters. Forty sacks of mail and sre
touches were dispatched on the Cura
sao which should reach Seattle w
«even days.
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E. McNameem C. H. Peterson and
lohn Henderson, three soldiers from
Fort Liscum who made the trip over
the Portage Bay cut-off in search of
Ralph Pulver, killed in a snow slide,
left on the Curacao for the fort.
SHARPLY
OPPOSES
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My Associated Prcaw
WASHINGTON, Feb., 19— S< nator
Miles Poindexter, of the state of
Washington, in a speech today in the
mate, opposed the proposed League
of Nations. Senator Poindexter said
that American rights ami privileges,
sovereignity and the abandonment of
the Monroe doctrine also a violation
of the American constitution,
of the American constitution would re
sult from the league.
“No such colossal burden or cn
tangling alliance was ever before con
ceived in the world and instead of be
ing an instrument of peace, it fertiliz
es the seed of war,” said Sen. Poin
dexter.
In conclusion the Washington state
Senator said that the constitution ot
the League is conflicting, indefinite
and the machinery it proposes to set
up is similiar to the Soviet govern
ment of Russia.
TERRORIZED
BY ROBBERS
By Associated Preaa
AMSTERDAM, Feb., 19— A pan
ic has occurred at Hamburg as the re
sult of depredations of bands of thiev
es operating in the city.
Berlin reports that the bands trav
el in automobiles and are heavily arm
ed, pillaging residences and mer
chants.
The police seem helpless.
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PRESIDENT WILSON IS
MAKING FAST TRIP ON
RETURN TO AMERICA
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WASHINGTON, Feb., 10— Fy \.
p —. Wireless dispatches indicate that
the transport George Washington,
bearing President Wilson, is m.ikinr.
such good speed that it may ron-h
Poston next Sunday night. The Presi
dent is taking a rest and so far has
done no official duties.
TRAIN EXPECTED IN EARLY
The train is expected to arrive this
afternoon from the north end with ov
er 20 passengers from Anchorage and
way points.
By Associated Press
PARIS, Feb., Ih— Premier (Mem
enceau. France’s aged hut vigorous of
ficial, was shot and slightly wounded
this morning as he was entering hi.>
automobile for a drive to the French
War office.
The would-be assassin was quick!;
captured. His name is Fmil Cottlin.
age 25 years. When arrested he wa
dressed as a French workman.
Five shots were fired at Premier
Clemenceau. one taking effect in th •
shoulder in the back. One policeman,
who grappled with Cottlin. war
wounded in the eye by one of the fiv*
shots.
Premier Clemenceau walked into his
residence assisted by officers.
Premier Clemenceau was in his au
tomobile at the time of the attempt to
take his life. Cottlin tried to open th"
door of the auto and the chauffeur
with police grappled with him.
Cottlin has made no statement but
is believed to be an adherent of the
Bolsheviki, a pronounced anarchist.
PARIS, Feb., 10— After examin
ation of Premier Clemenceau’s wound,
doctors said that owing to the great
physical powers of the Premier he
would be able to ward off any serious
results.
PARIS. Feb.. 10— The American
delegates to the Peace conference be
lieve that there will not be any great
delay in the plan^ of the proceeding.
of the congress during the ab. once •>•
Pi evident Wilson and Premier Lloyd
ueorge, on the assumption that Clem
ir.ceau’s iijuries a»e slight.
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By Associated Press
CINCINNATI, Feb., 10— Reforun
dum elections will be sought in the
following states on the prohibition
amendment according to the National
Association of Distillers and Whole
sale Liquor dealers:
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Ida
ho, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Ne
braska Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio,
Oregon, Utah and Washington.
INCENDIARY FIRE STARTS
IN MINE IN BETTE DISTRICT
BUTTE. Feb., 10— By A. P.— A
•mall firr at the Speculator fire, said
to be of incendiary origin, was extin
guished lato last night before it had
ga'ned much headway. It is believed
that an attempt was made to destroy
‘he surface workings. The fire is in
‘.he same mine where one happened in
J917 apd 160 minors lost their lives.
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