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vou ME xui, number r.j. SEWARD, AEXSKA. I'DNKSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1920. ' _TEN CENTS PER COPY
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HAS F!
WASHINGTON. Keb., U— The
Senate and House has passed the oii
land leasing bill and the measure m w
• goes to President \N ilson for his t i'?
nature. The passage ot the oil land
leasing bill ends a ten year fight. Tie*
hill affects approximately seventy ftv *
million acres of public lands principal
ly in the west. The bill provides re
leasing and development of govern
ment owned oil, gas and coal lands by
government enterprise.
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MANY ACCIDENTS IN
> SEATTLE FROM Al'TOS
• SEATTLE, Feb., 11— Traffic *
* accidents in Seattle for the month
* of January kilted >eeen and in
• jured 184. It is estimated there
* were at least 671 uuio accidents
• during the month of January.
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train which left here
LAST SUNDAY MAY BE AT
ANCHORAGE EARLY TONIGHT
At noon today the train which K ft
here Sunday morning at 8 o’clock was
at Mile 52 where it has been for ;i»c
past three days. The rotary however
had cleared the track to M le 76 and
was working on the big snow slide on
the Arm at that locality. It is expect
ed that the slide will be cleared ann
the train will reach Anchorog** ’ate
‘•this afternoon or early this evening.
Station agent Sweek has received no
advices whether a train will leave Ar
chorage temorrow for Seward or no:,
but probably not.
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BANKS CLOSE TOMORROW
Tomorrow, being Lincoln’s birth
day, and a legal holiday, the Harrimnn
National bank of Alaska, at Seward
and the Bank of Seward will both h-»
closed tomorrow. All stores will re
main open as usual. The public scho. I
pupils will be hdard in a siutable pro
gram for the day. The cable office
will not observe holiday hours but w.P
remain open the usual hours.
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ROYAL ORDER SAYS THE
WORLD WAR ENDED JAN. 10th
LONDON. Feb., 11— A royal order
published today says the world war
was officially ended on January 10th,
1920.
LONDON, Feb., 11— Parliament
lias been opened with full state cere
mony for the first time since 1JH-1.
The King. Gueen and Prince of Wale.?,
with the Life Guards, proceeded from
Buckingham Palace to Westminister
by stage and carriages. The King read
his speech from the throne. The
speech urged a settlement of the Irish
question, better educational facility's,
the regulation of the liquor traffic ar I
urged that more foodstuffs be produc
ed at home.
QUEEN CHARLOTTE
ISLANDS NOT THROWN
OPEN TO SOLDIERS
VICTORIA, B. C., Feb.. 11— Dis
patches from Ottawa and infoT-mntion
received by provincial authorises
seemingly indicate that the proposal
to settle the Queen Charlotte islands
with former imperial soldiers have
fallen through for the present, at
least. The plan was to organize fam
ing and fishing colonies into Utopian
settlements, with returned service
men from all the British colonies. Tt is
understood that the Great War V* 1 •
eran's Association frowned upon thi
idea, because, it was said, many of the
soldiers anxious to settle on the island
knew nothing about farming or fish
ing.
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FIRST WOMAN ENTERS
FORESTRY SCHOOL OF
MONTANA UNIVERSITY
MISSOULA, Mont., Feb.. 11— The
fi st woman student to register in the
school of forestry of the state univer
sity is enrolled for this quarter. She
s Mrs. Robert Hall of Columbus Fails
Mont., a graduate of the University of
Michigan and widow of a soldier.
She intends to- spec:alize in the
nathological and dentological branches
of forestry with a view to taking up
landscape gardening, city park cult1’*
vation and the treatment of tree dis
eases.
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SEATTLE, Feb., It— Cyril Cohen,
owner of seveial movies, told the Po
lice early this morning that two ban
dits stopped Cohen in his automob'! •
as he was entering his garage on H ’
id avenue near midnight and forced
Cohen’s sisters, Mrs. Cohen and Mrs.
Joseph Danz to hand over their dia
monds. The diamonds were worth
about $18,000. The robbers took Co
hen's! auto and escaped. They dropped
one of the d amonds. The robbers took
Cohen’s pocket book which contained
about $10.
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TO FIGHT
MILITARY
TRAINING
WASHINGTON, Feb., 11— Sonata: s
and Representatives hold definite
views regarding the probable effort
of the House democrats voting disap
proval of the enactment of the univer
sal military training legislation. Chair
man Wadsworth, of the Senate mili
tary committee, today said he will
press the army training bill. It is rv
pcctod the matter will be fought out
hard on the floor of the House.
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NERRASKA GOVERNOR IS
IN SEATTLE TO SPEAK 'T
THE LINCOLN DAY DINNER
SEATTLE, Feb., 11— Governor
McKclvie, of Nebraska, has arrived
here to talk politics at the Young
Mob’s Republican day banquet to bo
given tomorrow night.
Governor Hart and wife entertain'' l
Gov. McKclvie and wife at luncheon
then gave them an auto ride. This
temoon Gov. McKelvie is playing golf.
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LE VGTTE OF NATIONS HOLDS
SESSION- BALFOUR PRESIDES
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LONDON, Fob., 11— The League
of Nation’s Council met today in the
vster;c picture gallery at St. James
Palace. Balfour presided and saw! he
reg»*etted America was not represent
ed. Balfour said America’s absence
marred the symmetry of the original
plans of the League.
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EDISON IS 73 TODAY
ORANGE, N. J., Feb., 11— Thomas
Edison is today quietly celebrating his
73rd birthday. Tfie city is decorated
in a splendid array of electric lights.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb., 11—’
Members of the Vancouver lodge Fra
ternal O’der of Eagles, are already
arranging for the state convention of
Ean-’es to be held here next June. Sev
eral thousand people are expected to
attend the convention.
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MOXTESANO, Feb.,. I— Stipula
tion* admitting ownership by six of
the eleven defendants of the Wobblus,
of rifles or pistols taken after tlm
Centralia shooting, have been read in
to the record. There is a dispute about
the ownership of a 38-55 rifle which
the state claims sent the bullet which
killed Warren Grimm. The rifle was
found in the Avalon hoM. The state
claims it belongs to F.ugene Barnett,
one of the eleven defendants.
AlONTESANO, Feb., 11— Dr. G. .\.
Seace, Centralia physician, today testi
fied regarding the wounds of Grimm
and others who were killed. He said
Grimm’s last words were to “hurry up
and do something.”
Nine other witnesses testified thi :
forenoon regarding finding firearms
empty shells and personal property ot
the eleven defendants at the Arnud
and Avalon hotels, also on Seminary
Hill.
The cross examinations were bnci.
T. C. Morgan, found inside the Web*
Vus hall after the shooting, and who
as named in the original complains,
but not in the amended complaint, will
be one of the principal witnessess for
the state and prosecution.
Members of families of several de
fendants are attending the trial.
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GENERAL MOVEMENT
TO DISPLACE JAZZ
STEP AT ALL DANCES
NEW YORK, FEB., 11— Old-Fash- J
ioned, kcep-your-distance dances are
to displace the modern jazz steps, if
the nation-wide reioim movement un
dertaken by the American National
Association of Masters of Dancing
proves successful. The dancing mast
ers, it is announced here, count upon ,
the support of mothers, fathers, dau
ghters, sons, dance hall proprietors,
dancing teachers and hostesses— an 1
if necessary the police department — (
to exterminate the “halfrNelson,”
“body hold", “shimmy lock” and other ,
imported ball room grips which arc (
practiced by some dancers. / ,
Cheap and vulgar music is also to
come under the ban and, according to
a circular just issued by the associy
tion, those in charge of community or
public dances are urged to show their ,
opposition to undesirable dances by \
distributing “You will please leave the j
hnlP* ca>ds to those who persist in j
offending.
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SEATTLE, Feb., 11— Further in
dictments by the Federal grand jury
in alleged shipyard frauds were nude
public this morning.
The following have been indict
Albert Schubach, Tresident of ti•
Grays Harbor Motorship corporat;on
of Aberdeen; Monty Ward, manage;
and A. B. Shay, and A. S. Hoonan, di
rectors. They are charged with the
collection of $10,400 from the govern
ment as a premium for advance deliv
ery on a hull when they had on!v a
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$1,000 premium coming.
Captain YV. A. Magee, former Nor- i
th Pacific district manager of the j
Shipping Board; Bruce C. Shorts,
Seattle attorney for the Abe i dem i
firm, have be *n indicted in connect'" 1
with the collection of the above prcrn
! ium.
The grand juiy has also indicted
Phillips Morrison. President of he
Seaborn Shipbuilding c mi par y. oi I
coma; C. X. Seaborn ar.d H. F. O'
trander directors of the Seaborn Con
pany. They are charged with collect
ing $54,000 from the government for
extra work on ships which has n« v • •
been done.
The bail of the Aberdeen company >
men were fixed at $2500 each.
The bail of the Tacoma men \ ns
fixed at $5000 each.
Attorneys for the two compare ^
arranged the hail for all.
REDS MAKE
THREATS
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SEATLE, Feb., I— Extra guards
,vere placed at the Immigration dc~
;cntion station this afternoon when
forty seven Russians sent a note to
immigration Commissioner Wh’tc
hreatening to tear down the building
tnd knife the guards and overthrow the
aw. The men will be taken to Everett
md lodged in the large immigration
ietention station there for safe keep
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3ETS REQUEST OF THE
CROWN PRINCE OF HUNS
WASHINGTON, Feb., 11— Pa
tent Wilson has received the Crown
Prince’s cable offering to be a sub
stitute for all other Germans demand
ed by the Allies to answer to war
irimes.
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FLETCHER HAS RESIGNED
WASHINGTON, Feb., 11— Pr 'si
lent Wilson has accepted the resignn
;ion of Ambassador Fletcher, to Mex
co. Fletcher’s letter and his resigna
;ion has never been made public.
HTBSCRIBE FOR THE GATEWAY
SEATTLE, Feb., 11— The non-par
tisan municipal leagues comm'tt •
which investigated the records of a!!
candidates today, in an office’ s’. i<
ment, said Fitzgerald was of good
moral character and his Americanism
was unquestioned. He had proven to
be a practical and diplomatic council
man and occassionaly sacrifices n:s
own convictions to politics.
The committee found Duncan of
good moral character, he may be <m
cere but is misguided in his effort^ to
get advantages for the labor unions.
The committee further believed Dun
can’s judgement is warped on ques
tions of general policy and believes his
election would tend to eccentuate
classes.
The committee found Hugh Cald
well of good education and morals and
always active in civic affairs; good re
cord in office with a strong persona'
ity, positive opinions and American
ism unquestioned.
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FORMER MAGAZINE OWNER
IS NOMINATED TO BE THE
NEW AMBASSADOR TO ITALY
WASHINGTON, Fob., 11— Robot
Underwood Johnson, former editor M
the Century Magazine, author of Ital
ian poems and one of the founder of*
the League to enforce neace, has be°o
selected as American ambassador to
Italy. It Is expected President Wilson
will send the nomination to the Senate
within a few days.
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