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MIL leasing bill killed
Bl'LLKTlN— WASHINGTON .
larch. 1— The oil and coal land.It*; s
ing bill was virtually killed this «ft» r
noon when obstruction It'd by Senator
LaFollette prevented a vote on th-»
conference report which had been
adopted hy the House managers. Op
ponents of the Bill agree that there
is practically no chance of securing
action on the hill before congress ad
journs.
BCLLETIN— WASHINGTON.
March. 1— The Senate Judiciary com
mittce has favorably reported the
nominations of Charles K. Bunnell and
Rinehart F. Roth, of Fairbanks, to he
federal Judge and District Attorney
respectfully for the Fourth Division
of Alaska.
BULLETIN— WASHINGTON.
March 1— President Wilson has sign
ed the resolution suspending the legal
requirements of assessment work on
mining claims in Alaska for 1917, 19*
18 and 1919.
BULLETIN— WASHINGTON.
March 1— The Senate appropriation
• committee has favorably reported th
general deficiency appropriation bid
This bill passed the house yesterday
The Senate added $100 000 for Alas,
ka influenza sufferers and S200,CC<'
for additional light house vessels.
TO HANG TO
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By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March , 1— Di
rector General Hines, with Preside : t
Wilson's approval, made the announ
cement today that the railways, under
government administration, will no
relinquished until there has been nr
joortunity to see whether a construc
tive a*vi permanent program of legis
lation i\ likely to be adopted within,a
reasonable time.
ADVERTISED LETTERS
Jhf'frUowinjr is the list of letters
the Seward Post Office
Bava, Carlson Carlson , Walter Doo
little, Mrs. O. A. Johnson. A. Kunz.
S. S. Marshall George Nichols, Miss
Preston, Angelo Patardi, Charle
* Swanson, P Scott and William Schell.
When calling for the above letters,
please say advertised and one cent is
„ due.
William Root, P. M.
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. LONDON, March, 1— By A. P.—
It is repotted bore today from Holland
that Chancellor Scheidmann haa re
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By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March, 1— Sen
ator Knox, ot* Pennsylvania, former
• Secretary of State, addressing the
, Senat * today, assailed the League of
Nations a striking down the Ameri
can constitutional principles. Senator
Knox proposed the formation of a new
woild organization which would pre
serve the Monroe doctrine and save
Am n ica from the results of European
intrigue anti aggression.
Senator Knox said in conclusion:— !
••The constitution of the league of
Nat on- as prc ented to the peace con
fer m e sections and breeds and com*
mands war.”
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J \ I»\X PROTESTS
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HONOLULU. March. 1— A Tok?o |
(L-natch today says that Japanese,
Pr ".i« r Hara has declared th*f 4,‘r (
con tni » *i»o > a^ue of Nation-.!
,V incompotable with Japan’s idea and
the constitution must be modified be
fore Japan will join the League.
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LA OR HAS
PROGRAM
By Associated Pres*
LONDON. March. 1., The indust
rial Parliament composed of represen
tatives of employers and workers, and
government officials assembled today
m Westminister. The delegates, nun-,
berincr 800. represent over 1,000,000
workers.
James Henry Thomas, Geneva’ S*c
retary of the National Union Rail way
men. said that labor was determined
to shorten the hours of work and have
a .^hare in determining conditions and
manacrement and stand firmly for
state ownership of mines and rail
wavs.
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ORDERS FAVORABLY REPORT
ON PALMER'S NOMINATION
WASHINGTON, March, 1— Bv A.
p— The Senate Judiciary committee
tndnv unanimously ordered a favor
ibV report on the nomination of A.
Mitchell Pamer for United States At
*orney General.
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BOLIVIA WANTS OUTLET
TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN j
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BUENOS AIRES, March, 1— By
T\«r- It is understood here that Bo
iv a will a: k the league of Nations j
*or an outlet ti the Pacific Ocean for
trade purposes.
NO WONDER THE HUNS QUIT
• T<m Million, a Seattle boy, who is a
private in Company M., Three Hun- j
dred and Sixty-first Infantry, arrived
in France in October. And as soon as
the Kaiser heard that •Ten Million” j
had arrived in one hunch, he sneaked
out the back door and heat it. Ten
Million wrote his mother, Mrs. E. C.
Million, of Seattle , and told her how
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It is surprising to learn how many
people are claiming that $20,000 re
ported lost or missing in the register
ed mail for Seward, which did not ar
rive. But all can rest assured that thi *
amount, when it does come, will be
diverted into the rightful owners
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; The meeting of the Seward Cham
! ber of Commerce last night in the fire
| hall was a boosting one and publicity,
1 road building, a dock where fish boat?
could land, a resolution for the open
ing of land at the head of the bay
were among the live things discussed.
The meeting was called to order by
President E. L. Whittemore and Sec
retary Lucas read communication
that had been received since the last
meeting.
Or. J. H. Romig sent a communica
tion to the Chamber of Commerce, un
der date of February 19th, protesting
“against the attack on the personno'
of the Alaska Engineering Commis
sion as unwarranted and extremely
unjust.” This communication was vot
ed filed without comment.
A letter was received from UnitV
States Senator Mi'»» ** Y'.T""’
the state of \*«„kinirton, which was n.~.
follows:
“I have just received a telegram re
lative to blockade of railroad frorr
Seward, use of Canadian coal, and
failure of the Railroad Commission tr
mine Alaska coal, and am very glad
indeed to have the information.
“Will be glad to urge more busi
ness like management of the Railroad
enterprise by the present Adminis
tration, under the President, who r
ma(h responsible by the Railroad act/’
Various communications were iv
ceivod regarding an aerial mail ser
vice from Seward, one from Ott<
Prague, Second Assistant Postmaster
Del gate James Wickersham and Go''
Ripg^. The former stated that th'
government could not at this time at
terr aerial service in Alaska.
Delegate Wickersham and als'
Gov. Riggs stated that attention had
been called to fche proper authentic
rer* riding aerial service.
Poad building, especially to Kena’
wa then quite thoroughly discussed,
lead by Cal Brosius. It is believed tW
a l.vge sum is due from the Choree’
Re *"ve which can be used in buildinr
a »*>Ad between Mile 29 and Kena;
jwjv'h will open a new territory ant1
brie- Kenai closer to Seward.'A corn
mi' ‘*e will take this matter in charge
T. L. Graef brought up the matter
i of - dock at the foot of First Avenue
fo» use of small craft. The present
do at the foot of Fourth avenue, a
1 ye' ’ ncompleted, furnishes the onl'f
i st’.^t reaching to the waterfront ex
!ce^* through railroad property. whicV
is h • courtesy. E. L. Whittemore stat
cd ^'at those interested in the docV
wo 'M do anything to make repair*
an * ^ut the dock in shape for the mo*
quif/> fleet.
Cnl Brosius brought up the matte**
of n wireless station at Seldovia aw
it v”? moved and carried that a res*
olu4 :on be drafted by the government
affrh-s committee and sent to the Ser
ret-^y 0f the Navy asking for the ra
dio Nation, citing reasons, etc.
Pugh Dougherty presented a reso
lut*m, addressed to Secretary Lane of
th^ Tntorior Department asking that
th* Vnd at the head of the bay be
oro * d for settlement at once. It was
po rted out that this land, now reserv
ed * ould give homes for 100 families.
Publicity matters were discusse f
and ~ew folders, will soon be issued by
the Seward Chamber of Commerce,
giv* *g mining, oil, fishing and other
important data.
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P. J. Fisher and wife, who returned
on the Admiral Farragut, have taken
one of the Whittlesey cottages on 3rd,
Avenue pear the bridge.
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A movement is on foot for the es
tablishment of a circulating library in
I Alaska for the benefit, primarily of
the men in the hills and the people
living in the remote parts of the ter
ritory. The plan comprehends the
naming of some town within a central j
location as headquarters for the li
brary and with branch headquarters
n each of the divisions of Alaska. A
| draft of a hill that will be introduced
at the coining session of the Alaska
legislative assembly is herewith repo
duecd to give an idea of the plan in
view. Of course, this bill is only a
‘dilative one and it is expected that
revisions and amendments may be
| made by the members of the legisln
i ture, when the matter comes up for
I 'on dde-ation.
The bill follows:— .
i lie it enacted , that the sum of $25,
1 000 is hereby appropriated for the es
tablishment and maintenance of a cir
i dilating library in the Territory of
Alaska.
TV' territory shall be dived inlo (
four library districts whose boundar-:
>s shall be approximately the same I
is the boundaries of the four pudicml j
listricts of the territory.
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he located at Juneau, Nome and Fair
hanks, respectively. Provided that the
territorial library shall serve as a dis
trict library in the third district.
The control of the library shall be
-ested in a territorial library board o'
rive members-. Four of the members
hall be appointed by the governor,
w from each library district. The
■commissioner of education shall be
the fifth member of the board and he
'hall be ex-officio its treasurer. The
members of the hoard shall recei\o no
'omnensation for their services.
The library boai-d shall be empow
ered to emnloy a territorial librarian
•vho shall he the purchasing agent of
‘he hoard, and to employ such other
helpers as the work may demand: to
determine the regulations under which
‘he district and branch libraries, to
pi*ovide quarters for the torritoial and .
distict libraries and to perform such
other acts as the work may demand
Any city town or community shall
be eligible to secure a branch library
when it shall have elected or appoint
ed a library committee of one or more
prmbers and shall have arranged in
'he manner prescribed by the library
hoard for the custody and distribution
of the books.
The use of the library shall be free ,
.o all residents of the territory— pro-1
/idod that the usual penalties to in- j
jure promptness and good care may I
ie imposed; provided further, that,
nothing in this act shall be construct- j
d as to prevent the library board at j
ts discretion from requiring of each
adult borrower a deposit not to ex
ccd the sum of two dollars, said de
>osit to be refunded at borrower’s re
luest when all claims for loss, or j
lam age, other than ordinary wear,!
hall have been met. All unrefunded j
leposits shall become a part of the I
territorial library fund,
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MUST MAIL INCOME TAX
RETURNS SURE NEXT WEEK
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Income tax returns from Seward
olaced in the Post office so as to be
stamped not later than March 7 th,
.vill indicate to the Collector of In
ternal Revenue at Tacoma, Wash.,
that it was on account of the govern
ment mail service which prevented re •
turns from reaching that office be
fore March 15th. The Collector of In
ternal revenue requests however that
each person making returns state in
the latter the reason for the delay and
the explanation “very poor mail ser
vice,“ will probably be quite suffi
cient
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MARTIAL LAW
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By Associated Preas
MADRID, March., 1— Martial law
was declared here late yesterday af
ternoon on account of rioting against
profiteers by mobs who attacked the
provision and butcher shops.
Troops are today patrolling the
streets and order has been completely
restored. The government is in posses
sion of all bakeshops.
Premier Ramanones says that martial |
law was declared to enable the gov-1
emment to settle the situation quick-1
ly.
‘U Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March., 1— Gen
eral Marsh, Chief of Staff, announced
: today that the battle deaths during
the war, of all participants, totalled
seven million, three hundred and fifty
} four thousand. These figures repre
! sent the men killed in action or who
| died of wounds. The totals for the na
j tions are as follows:—
» Russia, 1,700,000
Germany 1 600,000
France 1,385,000
England S00.000
Italy 460,000
Turkey 400,000
Belgium 102,000 '
Rumania 100,000
America 50,000
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HEROES ARE
REWARDED
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March, 1,— Three
thousand, nine hundred and eighteen
distinguished service crosses have
be ‘n awarded Americans for gallantry
in action. Six hundred and sixty four
of the crosses went to the Second div
is’on Regulars 300 to the First Divis
ion Regulars; 233 to the Third Divis
ion Regulars, 229 to the New England
National guards and 205 to the Rain
bow Division.
WASHINGTON, March 1,— Gen
eral March announces that 1,301,959
soldiers have been demobolized. This
includes 77,542 officers.
LITERARY SOCIETY MEETS
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The regular meeting of the Liter
ary Society of the Seward School waf
held at the school house yesterday Af
ternoon, The program was mainly a
memorial to Theodore Roosevelt. Sup
erintendent Morford read the last
message of the great American;
Ruth Guy, a collection of tributes paid
to his memory; Almira McGowan
some of his “Remarkable Remark*
and Miss Wright told of seeing him
years ago in Cincinnati, Ohio, Piano
solos were played by Patricia Ray and
Myrtle Tallasen, and resitations were
given by Sigrid Rossness and George
Barger, Miss Wright read Elbert Hub
bard’s famous Sermonette, “A Mess
age to Garcia;” and the session was I
com pi- ted by the singing of America.*
Visitors are always welcome at
these meetings, the next of which will
be held Friday afternoon, March 15th.
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DORA BEING OVERHAULED
SEATTLE, March, 1— By A. P.—
The ft amer Dora, veteran steamer on
the western Alaska route, sold recent
ly to T ars Mikkleson, is being over
hauled and changed into a fishing ves
sel. The passenger quarters are being
, remo ed. The Dora will return north
soon to be operated as a fishing ves
sel and cargo carrier along the Alas
ka ooaat
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By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March, 1— Unit
ed States Senator Henry F. Ashurst.
of Arizona, speaking to the Senate
today, urged limitations against the
admission, into America of Russians,
Greeks., Czecho Slovaks, Bulgarians
and Armenians. Senator Ashurst de
clared that there will be no more Am
erica if free admission continues. The
Arizonia senator spoke in support of
the bill aimed to Americanize foreign
ers and abolish illiteracy.
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THIRD TERM
NOT TALKED
ABOUT
By Associate Press
WASHINGTON, March, 1— A
statement from the White House to
day says that the question of Wilson's
third term was not discussed at the
Democratic luncheon at the White
House yesterday. It was reported that.
President Wilson told the Democrats
he would not be a third term candi
date. It is known that President Wil
son yearns to return to writing and
has contemplated compiling a history
Several who attended the luncheon
trained the impression that the p-evi
dent intended to retire to private life
at the end of his term. It is staled
the president evinced deep feeling
against the opponents of the League
of Nations.
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WEATHER REPORT
(•agaMwa ft
The following ?s the weather re
port for tho 24 hours ending at 7 o’
clock this morning:
Seward 38, cloudy, north wind.
Anchorage, 18, Pt. cloudy, north. "
Matanuska 16, cloudy, calm. •
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REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
SPREADING IN GERMANY
LONDON, March 1.— By A. P.—
Holland report** that further revolut
fonney movements in Germany are im
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