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VOU m XU., mm m SEWARD. ALASKA. TIU'RSDAY, DECEMBER ZZ_ ~ . ™
MILLION
LOST IN
BIG FIRE
DOVER. N. J-. Dec.. 18— Explosion
in the labrutor>' of the Picatinay ar
senal started a fire and destroyed fcir
building*. It is estimated the loss in
$1,000,000. Five were injured in 'he
explosion and fire, one possibly fatal*
ly. The explosion was heard forty
miles away.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
urging u. s. tourists
TO MAKE TRIP OVER—SKA
PARIS. Dec., IS— American tou -
Uts *re \x\nu ujrgo< by the govern
ment to come to France. Hundreds 01
thousands of them, possibly a million,
are expected to bring here millions of
dollars that will help to rebuild
France. Aside ..om the idea of ce
menting the two nations’ friendship
through better acquaintance, the tour
ist movement is regarded by those in
terested as a great new business en
torprize immediately and immensely
profitable and one that will grow. In
cidentally, it is said, the coming of
Americans who can afford European
travel at its present cost will aid in
the various forms of foreign finaneia.
aid France is seeking.
A government department called
the National Office of Touring was
established recently to engineer a pub
licity campaign for foreign vistors
and to supervise service bureaus U>
make travel pleasent andi to proven:
overcharging. It is the French Tour
ing Company. Through it agents are
being sent to the United States and
elsewhere. Americans will be offered
French railroad tickets, travel pro
grams and similar information.
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MUSIC WRITERS OF THE
PACIFIC COAST TO ORGANIZE
SPOANE. Wash., Dec., 18— Music
writers of the Pacific Coast are or
ganizing a writer's and composer’s
publishing association, which is to be
incorporated within a few week-* . ml
which later hope to establish a pub
lishing concern for putting out tne
compositions of its members, it was
announced here by J. Louis MacEvoy
of this city.
It is hoped to establish such a prim
shop here during next year, Mr. Mac
Evoy said, and to publish an office-1
musical paper.
“Many music writers of the Pacif'c
coast have achieved notable success -
es of late," Mr. MacEvoy stated. Then
commercial advancement has beer
limited only by the number of songs
they have been able to get printed.
Because of numerous printers strike*
it has been deemed wise to organire .>
• publishing association."
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Business men oi’ Juneau are talk
, ing of establishing a moving picture
show at Hyder. #
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The first outgoing mailTrom Daw^
son to Mayo left recently in charge oi
♦..the. old stage veteran, Isaac Lusk. The
round trip tak«* about twenty day®.
SEATTLE, Dec*., IS— Puzzled elec
» trieal experts are examining the. in
j vention of Alfred Hubbard, a nineteen
t year old boy, who claims he can gen
erate electric® power from the air
* and the power can be operated indefin
itely without application of other sour
j ces of energy.
Rev. William K. Smith, professor of
j physics at the Seattle College, -ays
| the machine is destined to replace all
existing power generators. Rev. Smith
says the hoy just “stumbled” onto the
1 principle, never believing that such a
thing existed. The discovery advances
the whole theory of electricity.
DEMOCRATS TO MEET
WASHINGTON, Dec., IS— Sena
tor Hitchcock has called a meeting • t
the Democratic senators to meet Sat
urday and elect a leader to succeed the
late Senator Martin. It is understood
Underwood and Hitchcock are contest
ants tor tlxe leadership.
It is understood Underwoods
friends want the selection of a leader
postponed until alter the treaty is se*
tied so he can vote on Hitchcock’s
leadership. The treaty fight will re
main in Hitchcock’s hands, as admin
istration leader, until the fight is set
tled.
SAYS CONDITIONS IN
IRELAND ARE WORSE
THAN IN SPANISH CL B.a
WASHINGTON, Dec., 18— BourV
Cochran of New York, testifying
fore the house committee which is con
ducting a hearing on the irish question
declared that conditions in Ireland
were infinitly worse than those pre
vailing in Cuba when the United Siar
es intervened there.
PADEREWISKI TO SOON
RETIRE FROM POLITICS
GENEVA, Dec., 18— Advices from
Warsaw received here yesterday state
that Premier Paderewski is expected
to abandon politics shortly, owing to
poor health, and will return to ti*s
home in Switzerland.
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FORMER HOME OF POET
CONVERTED INTO PARK
OAKLAND Cal., Doc., 18— The
Heights , once the hoirie of the poet,
Joaquin Miller, in the hills at the out
skirts of Oakland, has been acquired
by the city and converted into a park.
It was at the Abbey here, in a pic
turesque setting of cypress, accucir.
and oaks, that the poet did most of
his writing.
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MANY communists
ORDERED INTERNED
BUDAPEST, Dec., 18— Tho gov
erment has ordered the internment of
five hundred communists.
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EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO
BUT WORLD DIDN’T END
MEXICO CITY, Dec., 18— An ear;!
quake late yesterday caused many to
believe the world had come to an end.
There was little damage done by th»*
quake.
Hyder now has a telephone system.
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Derrick Lane, formerly of Seward,
now located in Seattle, is on a busi
ness trip to New York and Wasninr
too.
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Well the contributions arc* coining
jp in good shape for the Community
ihristmas tree in Seward to be given
or every boy and girl and tor all the
i grown-ups, as well.
The boys and girls are bringing .n
their four bits, six bits and dollars and
gladly making the donations. rl he
adults are also coming in, but a trifle
slowly. Babies are also contributing
ayd if they howl in glee at the Chri »t*
inas tree exercises, let tlym howl 1 or
they contributed. But it is a cinch the
babies will be so pleased that j^hey
will chuckle from the time they ,;ec*
the bright lights on the tree until they
are tucked away in their cribs.
This community tree is a universal
>ne, everybody should get in and !i up^
and everybody should also attend the
exercises and help along the spirit of
the time.
Contribution taking will end Sat
| urday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock and
then those in charge of the comnuin
I ity tree will know just where they arc
I at and go to work accordingly.
The following are the contributions
from yesterday noon to noon today:—
A Subscriber 1*00 #
Ed. Robinson 5.00
Miss Wilson 1-00
Mr. Shcfler LOO
Mr. Bahen .50
George Laughlin LOO
Jane McNally L0O
Francis Leslie .50
Cecil Leslio • .50
Georgie Colwell LOO
Emmett Krefting LOO
George Benning 2.00
No Karat 5.00
Donater '1.00
Mrs. Mary Robinson .50
Esabelle Robinson .50
Loretta Robinson ,50
Wayne Blue 5.00
L. V. Ray 5.00
Mvril Stotko 1.00
Helen Stotko L00
E. E. Chamberlin 2.50
Dr. Blyth 2.00
Edwin Larson 1.00
Clarence Larson LOO
Frank Guest LOO
Edna Jarvis LOO
John Norberg ,3.00
H. R. Rasmussen LOO
Frank Largequist 3.00
Previously reported:—
Women’s Club '$10.00
Elisabeth Romig 3.00
Gus Borgen • 6.00
Aldoren Carlson LOO **
Mrs. J. C. Gilpatrick, 1.03
John Nash,
Andy Novak, 1.00
Curtis Morford 100
Mr. Highland ' 5.00
Gertrude Kendall 1.00
Nellie J. Nash 1.00
Clare Schwarz 1.00
D. C. Mathison 5.00
Antone Iverson 2.00
Mrs. Grace Towle 1.00
Benny Crawford 1.00
Mrs. Crawford .50
Bertha Lloyd *50
Conrad Estes, Jr. 1.00
K. L. Wover 2.00
Mrs. Fred Johnson 1.00
W. W. Jones 1.00
Mrs. R. W. Johnson .50
Grace Johnson .50
Bobbie Johnson .25
Russell Johnson .50
Thelma Taliesen .50
Mrs. Taliesen 1.00 > .
Dorothy Baughman .oO
C. N. Gage 1.00
Thelma Johnsrud .50
Merritt Shellhom 1.00
Lavonia Stotko 1.00
W. R. Shellhorn 1.00
Tom Ostbo 5.00
Charley Christianson 5.00
Billie Friend .50
Phyllis Friend .50
A. Friend 5.00
Branch Grill 5.00
Betty Sherlock - 1.00
William Mooney 1.00
Si grid Rosncss 1.00
Jack Rosness 1.00
Henry Koford 2.00
John Noon 1.00
W|Ujs Perry 50
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| • LANE TO ENTER '
* LAW FIRM IN * I
1 * ' NEW YORK CITY * !
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SEATTLE,#!)**., 18— A special *
* dispatch from Washington says
* Secretary of the Interior Lane will
* probably enter a big law firm in *
* New York city. It is believed the
* resignation of Lane is because he
* is out of harmony with Secretary *
* Daniels, Secretary Baker and oth
* er cabinet officials.
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MAKING MONEY
WITH U.S. COIN!
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DETROIT, Mich., Doc., 18— Ac
; cording to official developments, cit
izens of Windsor, Canada, across the
line, are making high profits buying
American money at eight per cent.
Banks and stores in many cities in
Canada are allowing ten per cent on
American currency.
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'DEMAND TEUTONS
MAKE GOOD FOR j
their Ravages
PARIS, Dec., 18—By A. P.— A <le- j
mand that Germany, Austria and Hun )
gary shall make good their ravages by I
restocking the fields and forests o) j
France with game has been formu'at
ed by Count Clary, president of the
St. Hubert Club of France, which cotv
aiders this restoiation essential.
The principle that the invader shout’
be held responsible for damage to
French game was accepted by rhe
Commissioner of Reparations nearly a
year ago. Now that the Peace* T esty
bus been ratified by France, the
Hubert Club, composed of gnnne s
has drawn up the following demands:
That Germany and Austria each hr
•ailed upon to deliver to France O.GOi i
deer, 600,000 hares and 3,000,000 brae
of partridge and that Austria and
Hungary together should be required
to deliver 1,000,000 pheasants.
The proposal is that delivery of tin,*
“indemnity in kind” the value of ahic'
s placed at 85.000,000 francs, shal
be spread over two years.
From accounts furnished by Frcncl
officers who have been over ihf
ground in the former enemy coun*riec
there is an immense amount of gam
of all sorts available.
MONTFAUCON WILL BE A
MEMORIAL TO YANKEE BEAT
. PARIS, Dec., IS— The French gov
ornment will probably make a histcr
ical monument of Montfaucon hill, I)
the Argonne, where hundreds of Am
ericans arc buried. The ruins of the
village on the hilltop may be left un- !
touched to comemmorate the work o'
the American soldiers.
PREDICTS CONTINENTAL
MAIL SERVICE BY AIP
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec., IS— Sen
ator Phelan today predicted an air
plane mail service between New Vorl
and San Francisco will soon be estab
lished. Later the service will include
Seattle. The Senator says mail WiP
leave New York on Monday and arrive
here on Wednesdays.
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Clyde Coleman and Daddy Cum
mings, formerly with the Kachemal
Cannery, are now at Amarilo, Texas
drilling for oil.
Clara Perry *50
Helen Perry .50
Margaret Poehlmann 1.00
Mrs. Jessie Ellsworth* 5.00
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EXTRA DONATIONS
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The following extra donations have
been made* Gus Borgen, one box of
apples; Alaska Shop, $5 worth of can
dy and gun; Sylvia’s $5.00 worth of
candy or anything else in stock.
WASHINGTON, Dec., 18— The
packers are negotiating with the gov
ernment to compromise the anti-trust
prosecutions. It is understood the
packers contemplate with drawing
from side lines such us the wholesale
grocery business.
CHICAGO, Dec., 18— It is reporter
here today that officials of the De
partment of Justice claim that the five
big packers have agreed to dissolve all
interests except those involved in the
production of meat, poultry, butter
eggs and cheese.
Agents of Swift company asserts
this means the dissolution and affects
the grocery interests and will not ser
iously affect any of the big five.
CHICAGO, Dec., 18— It is under
stood the government is to order the
five packers to withdraw from the fol
lowing businesses— leather, canned
fruits and vegetables, soaps, groceries,
cold storage, refrigerator car lines,
cereals, glue, sporting goods and stock
yard control.
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, CHICAGO, Dec., 18— Mrs. Maucio
R. Turley is to direct the state Organ
ization to batter down prices. She has
been given big powers. Mrs. Turley io
day advised women to refuse to pay
luxury prices or unreasonable costs for
' common foodstuffs and says to buy on
-ly necessities and stop eating $1 a
do7< n eggs and ninety cr nt butter.
VDMIRAL LINE MAY
PURCHASE TWO VESSELS
TACOMA, Dec., 18— President Al
xander of the Pacific Steamship Co.,
innounced yesterday that his company
vould purchase the steamships Great
Northern and Northern Pacific, now in
.he United States transport sendee, j
’or use on the £un between Seattle and
Jan Fracisco, if the goverment would
sell them.
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10NTANA COUPLE ARE
MARRIED ON HORSEBACK
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CLYDE PARK, Mont., Dec., IS—
?arris M. Crane of the forest servir:
and Miss Lucile Monger were marrte<v
here on horseback, all parties to the
•eremony being mounted. Justice of
';he Peace F. M. Douglass perrormef*
the service.
When the ceremony concluded they
diook hands with the justice and £,pec
ators and galloped away to Crane *,
abin. They will spend their honey
noon in the Crazy mountains, where
Crane spots forest fires.
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CUBAN SENATE APPROVES
THE TREATY OF PEACE
HAVANA, Dec., 18— The Senate
has unanimously approved the treaty.
The members of the House are oppose
:ng approval until America acts.
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WASHINGTON, Dec., 18— It is 22
degrees below zero at North field, Ver
mont, today, and 20 degrees below at
Canton, Ohio. It is six below in New
York, eight below in Boston two below
at Buffalo. Moderation is predicted for
lonight. A cold wave seems genera!
over the Atlantic and middle west
states.
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FILL ’EM UP AGAIN
Fill up the lamps again tonight for
although there is a possibilty of the
electric power being on, it is a mighty
slim probability. The weather at the
intake and along the pipe line is a
trifle too frosty to turn the water into
the big main.
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TRAIN IN TONIGHT
The Seward limited left Anchorage
at 8 o’clock this morning aim is ex
pected to arrive here tonight at 6 o'
| clock. Travel from the interior is light
| now and few passengers are believed
to be on the train for Seward.
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5000 JEWS KILLED
BERNE, Dec., 18— Five thousand
Jews are reported to have been killed
;n Yekaterino following fresh raids by
the Pogroms in the Ukaranian dis
tricts.
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