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VOLUME XIII. NUMBER 43. * SEWARD, ALaSkX r MONOaT"JUNE 30, 1919. * TEN CENTS PER COPY
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ISEWARD SNAPSHOTS!
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Mrs. (lus Manthey* who arrival
from i.aTouche on the Northwestern*
checked out from the Hotel Seward
yesterday morning and went out the
line for a vi>it with her folks at Mil *
six.
Thomas F. Welborn wife and child*
arrivals on the Northwestern a»e re
gistered at the Hotel Seward. Mr.
Welborn rented a cottage today an*l
the family will remain in Seward for
some time.
C. J. Lundborg* returned soldier* i<
registered at the Hotel Seward.
T. \V. Hawkins and (lus Rorg*»n
have received medals for work done
during the Victory I.oun. The medals
are made from metal of a captured
German g\in.
W. W. French and wife came :n
from Mile 7 Saturday night to take in
the carnival. They registered at the
Hotel Sexton and returned home on
yesterday’s train.
Joe Bourke, special agent* return
ed to Valdez leaving on the North
western.
U. R. Euback went to Cordova on
the Northwestern.
George Smith and partner left for
the lower lake yesterday on a pro
specting trip.
E. R. Tarwater, paymaster on the
Seward Division* went out the line
yesterday.
George Sexton* recretarv of the
local chapter of the Red Cross* has re
ceived a handsome Red Cross pin front
headquarters and a letter of apprecia
tion for his valuable work* from the
officials of the American Red Cross.
John Jacobson and Ole Odeen* two
men who have been discharged from
the service at Fort Liscum* are regis
tered at the Hotel Overland.
W. J. McMillan. Jr.* from Gladstone*
Oregon* arrived on the Northwestern
and is registered at the Hotel Seward.
Mr. McMillan will spend the summer
here with his father* an employee of
the R. R*
William Hansen and Edward Borg,
machine shop men at Anchorage, \\h>
have been discharged from^ the army
in the states, arrived on the North
western and registered at the Hot<!
Seward. Both left on yesterday’s train
enroute to Anchorage.
Clyde AtkinsonTwho uas in actual
service in France for fourteen months,
is at the Hotel Overland having arriv
ed on the Northwestern. Mr. Atkinson
is back on the road again for Bucking
ham & Hecht- of San Francisco.
Mike Miller. who has been one of
the chefs at the Seward Grill* wont ou;
to Mile 52 yesterday where he will be
employed for the summer in the mess
house.
This afternoon the word was slipp
ed around that the officers and crow
of the Saturn are going to give their
big doings to the citizens of Seward
qo next Wednesday evening at the A
p. Hall.
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BREST. June ”0— Two French civ
ilians were killed and five American
sailors ami soldiers injured severely
and over 100 were wounded in rioi >
last night. Two American soldiers are
ex pec ted to die.
The trouble started when an Am
erican naval officer* believed to have
been intoxicated* tore down a Frencn
flag and trampled upon it. A crowd of
Frenchmen attacked the officer and
the Americans* not knowing the cause
of the riot* surged around him and
shot.s were exchanged between the Am
ericans and the military police an.F
French soldiers.
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FRENCH PREMIER GIVES
TREATY TO THE DEPCTIES
PARIS* June °*0— Premier Clem
enceau* in presenting the text of the
peace treaty to the Chamber of Depu
ties today* spoke briefly recalling the
French National Assembly which mot
in Bordeaux in 1871. The Premier
said: “We make peace as we made
war* without weakness. Internal peace
is a necessity now for eternal peace.”
WASHINGTON. June .°.0— Last j
Saturday, official Washington took
the signing of the peace treaty very
calmly and quietly. Senator Hitch*
cock read President Wilson’s address
to the people. There was no demon*
stration.
The House received the President’s
message enthusiastically and cheered.
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M. McGregor* representative of
Rradstrect*. is registered at the Hotel
Overland.
Paul Reran, formerly with the Nth
infantry stationed here, has been dis*
charged and returned to Seward being
a guest at the Hotel Overland.
Martin Rooney* Tom Millett and V.
Tozer are registered at the Hotel Ov
orland from Cordova.
I. L. Starr, one of the knights of
the grip* is a guest at the Hotel Over
land having arrived on the Northwest
ern.
Gerhard Johnson has been let a
contract for stuccoing the cable of
fice and also several ^ concrete posts
under'the front end of the buffing.
K. H. Beck, after specimens of bird
>ife of Kenai Peninsula for the Amei
ican Art Institute of New York City,
is a guest at the Hotel Seward.
John Hirshev came in last night
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from Hope and is registered at the
Hotel Sexton.
Dr. Blvth will probably leave on
the Admiral Watson for a trip around
Cook Inlet and Kodiak.
J. C. Webster, cannery inspector,
an arrival on the Northwestern, is re
gistered at the Hotel Seward.
The c'ay birds for the shoot of the
S. wa» t Gun Club on the Fourth, ar
rived on the Northwestern. The tims
:*nd place for the shoot will be an
il umc.cd later.
The lighthouse steamer Cedar clear
ed from port the noon hour.
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CARNIVAL
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A SUCCESS
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Well* Saturday night was a big
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night* and the members of the Wo- |
man’s Club of Seward should feel gra
tified at the success of the carnival*
planned as a welcome to the officers
and crew of the U. S. S. Saturn and
also a benefit for the French Orphan’s
fund. The night was a trifle too chilly
for outdoor hospitality and Broadway
too large for a get-togfcther movement
so the adjournment to the Arctic Bro
therhood hall for the indoor frolic* at
1) o’clock* was a wise move. The hall
was packed and the gayety quickly
began lasting until 2 o’clock yesterday
morning when all agreed that they
had had a jolly* cordial time. Many
house parties were given following the
dance and various parties were made
up at the restaurants and ice cream
parlors.
It sprinkled just a trifle about 7:
30 o’clock Saturday night but cleared
up and the maskers soon appeared on
the streets.
The Cacoo band and parauers
marched down Broadway shortly be
fore eight o’clock and at Washington
street met the officers and crew of
the Saturn who were being escorted
from the ship by Mayor Chamberlin.
Hugh Dougherty and Councilmen.
Formalities were over speedily and
dancing on the sidewalk started to
music from phonographs.
The Cacoo band and paraders were
headed by Joe Badger* with Dr. Near
ing and K. R. Tarwater as assistants.
Erich Lucas with the “smile girls",
in pink pajamas, the hit of the recent
A. B. Minstrel show, and many others
in fancy costumes* besides children*
vvere in tin* parade and lent a decided
coloring to the carnival scheme.
At 0 o’clock the street rollickers
hiked from the A. B. Hall* where Min
or Chamberlin welcomed the guests «»f
the evening* stating that as the wvr
was over* with the signing of the
peace treaty* all should join in and
have a good time* no introductions%be
ing necessary. The music struck un
and the big indoor dance started. Dur
ing the evening* Miss Wilson. Mrs.
Towle. Dr. Nearing* “Jazz” Jackson
and Erich Lucas entertained with
songs. Several prize dances were g»v
'm* the winners receiving cakes. Cakes
.vere also auctioned during the latter
*nd of the affair. George Benning and
1 rummer Hodges, of the Saturn's Or
chestra* enlivened the dance by spec*
al jazz music.
At 2 o’clock Sunday morning nearly
ill were tired enough to qmt and the
•arnival came to an end. having hc»n
i most successful big public party.
On Friday, the officers and crew
>f the Lighthouse tender Cedar, v/cr*
nvited to come to port and join in the
festivities. The boat reached here late
Saturday afternoon- those aboard join
ng the carnival party at night.
Miss Vida Rich won the parade
>rir.e for the best costume, a pair of
hoes donated by Ellsworths; John
Nielson best costume for men, a box
>f cigars donated by The Key; Mrs.
rowdc* best sustained character* bottle
>f perfume from* Seward Drug Co.*
ind Erich Lucas, best female imper
:onater- pink pajama girl* pair of su
penders donated by Urbach.
Meryl Towle won the prize for
girl’s costume, a box of candy from
Sylvias*. George Tow^ and Lawrence
McNeer. the animal boys the prize
by Cotter, six bottles of pop.
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APPROPRIATIONS
WASHINGTON. June 30
—The Sundry civil bill is in
conference. The conferees
have eliminated appropria
tions amounting to two hun
dred million dollars.
SEATTLE^~June 30
Nothing has been, received
yet from Washington indica
ting the fate of the Alaska
appropriation in the sundry
civil bill.
It is reported in Seward
that the sum of eleven mill
ion dollars has been appro
priated for the railroad.
* EARTHQUAKE
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* ROME, June 30— An earthquake
* killed one hundred and twenty ' j
* around Florence early this fore*
* noon and also wrecked the town
* of Yicchio.
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TWENTY FIRST INFANTRY
SOON COMING TO ALASK \
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CAMP LEWIS, June 30— Ear! ’
assignment of the Twenty* First In*
♦’untry to Alaska is indicated. The In* j
fantry is now for the most part at the
barracks at Vancouver Wash.
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NORTH DAKOTA RATIFIES
MEASURE OF NEW LEAGUE]
GRAND FORKS. N. I)., .lune :!rt— j
It is indicated that the voters of the i
state ratified the non-partisan league
measures at the special election last
Thursday* by a majority of *r>000.
' HELLO GIRLS STRIKE
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SEATTLE June 30— The tele
phone operators in Seattle* Portland
and San Francisco are striking today. ^
The service is crippled. It is expected
that the electrietians will join the op- j
erators in their strike before the end j
of the day.
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CANADIAN AIR BOARD
HAS BEEN APPOINTED
OTTAWA* June 30— The Canadian' j
government has appointed an air i
board ■ with A. L. Sifton as chairman
to regulate aeronautics.
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LAND CONCESSIONS IN
MEXICO HELD BY THE
ENGLISH ARE CANCELLED
MEXICO CITY* June 30— In ro
ponse to an unofficial inquiry by the
British charge to Mexico* H. A. C.
Cummins, the Department of Agricul
ture announced that great land cori
, cessions held by English companies in
the state of Chiapas had been abroga
ted by the government in accord with
the present laws. The concessions were
granted by previous governments and*
j according to the department, can l*o
renewed only under the provisions of
the present law which* for the present*
| only authorize a temporary lease* sub
ject to revision of the existing ar
rangements.
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I SAULSBURY MAY BE
AMBASSADOR TO TAKE
| PLACE OF MR. PAGE
WASHINGTON. June 30— Fonner
| Senator Willard Saulsbury. of Dela
ware. is mentioned as being under
consideration by President Wilson as
Ambassador to Italy to succeed Am
i hassador Page, who has been assist
' ing the American delegates in Italian
, peace negotiations. Several times it
\ has been reported that Ambassador
Page had resigned* only to be official
ly denied Again.
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SAX WIAXCISCO. June :!0
Thousands of residents and visitors
bid farewell to liquor last Saturda;
night. The cafes and lestaiuants were
crowded as high as $200 being paid for
a single seat in many of the joy par
lors. Hotels were crowded with visit
ors and boats came loaded.
Steamers from California hound for
Seattle* also the trains, are sold out
for weeks to cbme. Transportation
men say that many northerners are
unable to pet reservations and scores
are willing to curl up in tarpaulins on
the steamers or sleep with the port
ers on the trains.
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NATION COES DRY WHEN
(i.OCK IS AT MIDNIGHT
WASHINGTON. June 30— Tonight
at midnight, the American nation goo*
dry. —.
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ST. LOUIS* June 30— The Retail
liquor dealers association members
•?ay that they will continue operating
saloons tomorrow to test the war time
prohibition law.
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DOPES WILLARD TO WIN
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TOLEDO- June 30— Walter Mono
han. Willard's chief sparring partner*
predicts that Willard will kt^O'*k
Dempsey out within live rounds when j
the two men meet on the Fourth of
July. Monohan conditioned Willard at
Havana.
Frank Moran- who once fought Wil
lard. predicts that Willard will be the
winner by a knockout.
Jack Dillon predicts that Dempsey’s
<peed will win. Dempsey, according to
Dillon- has a wicked punch.
TOT,EDO- June 30— Dempsey, fear
ing injury to his hands* has stopped
hard hitting in his training bouts. Wil
lard plans to continue hard work to
Wednesday night. Several Willard fol
lowers declare that the champion is
not in the same good condition as
when he met Johrtson. # Dempsey is
nick ling his face to harden his skin
Dempsey stated today that he hopes to
win the fight by a decision.
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PARIS June 30— Tex Rickard ha;*
cabled Carpentier an offer of $45 000
for a fight with Jack Dempsey, in Jan
uary.
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ABOARD THE U. S. 'I RANSPORT
GEORGE WASHINGTON- June :50
A score of pie ty French v.ar brides
an* aboaid the tran port with Presi
dent Wilson and his party for the
United States. With the President are
al.-o sev’f ral thousand home bound
American soMieis.
The army regulations liar war
bride-: from transports but the tear
ful brides sent President Wilson a
Joint di patch asking him to “p!' as0
arrange for th m to come aboard th *.
Wa. hington."
The P o idr-nt “arrang 'd” and the
var h*-:des . re now a happy contented
lot aboa-d the transport.
'Previous to the departure of Presi
«len* Wilson from France* Kings Geo*
i-nro and Alfonso, a!ro the Emperor of
Japan • wired congratulations that the'
American President l)ad finally suc
ceeded in bringing peace to the world
and the American people in genera!
should also be proud of their part in
til2 recent struggle.
King George* in his wire to thn
President, said that the British and
Americans were brothers in arms and
would continue to be brothers in peace.
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OUT FROM
ARCHANGEL- June ."0— All#Am*
orican soldiers* with the exception cf
Maj. Gen. Wilds P. Richardson, and a
small force of men with him. have left
here for Brest. Maj. Gen Richardson
expects to remain here several weeks
longer.
The Rnssians arc today alone fight
ing the BolSheviki.
KILLED IN SIBERIA
WASHINGTON. June flO— Eight
een American soldiers of the Siberian
forces havo been killed and one offic
er and eight men severely wounded in
fighting the anti-Kolchak forces near
Romanovka. Tho-engagemont followed
a Bolsheviki attack on the railroad
guards.
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RUSSIAN SOVIETS NOT
LACKING IN NERVE
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LONDON* June 30— The Russian
Soviet government has demanded the
release of L. C. A. K. Martins* Bolshe
viki representative* arrested in New
York. The Bolsheviki threatened re
orisal against Americans in Russia.
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