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VOLUMiluTr SuVmER 93.:- -~ ^ ~ SEWAEP, ALASK^THURSDAY. AUGUST 28. »Ti _ jTti^CTOTSJPKB COPY
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• PREMIER BOTHA DEAD
• PRETORIA. Aug.. 28— Prem
ier Botha, of the South African
• l mon. died here today of the in
• ftuen/a.
SEATTLE, Aug., *J8— Howard
Cosgrove, attorney for the Shipping
Board, told the Congressional commit
tee today that the Department of Jus *j
tice was considering criminal prosecu
tion of one of the Seattle shipyards in
connection with war time expenditur
es. Mr. Cosgrove refused to state the
j name of the local shipyard.
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• TTKKEY’S sin
At the outbreak of the war in 191*.. \
Turkey decided to accomplish an age*. I
long disire. With th»* full knowledge of ,
Germany she set about the extermina
t*on of her subject races. These con- j
sisted of Syrians. Greeks amt Armen- j
ians— the last being most important ;
both in numbers and influence, (’heck- ,
ed only by other occupations she car- ,
ried on her mad policy till the end ot j
the war, having during those four and
a half years exterminated no less than
two million defenseless people .
Those that remain as survivors oi
this organized brutality are spoken of
as refugees and orphans. And they ar-*
largely Armenians. Driven from their
homes they sought refuge in the hills
or seaports, or wherever their strength
enabled them to go. The remnant to
day numbers about a million, all of
whom are dependant today upon th«*
benefaction of the American people.
It should be made clear that thi.
task is not. nor ever has been, a part
of the Red Cross work. It is quite a dis
tinct problem, and was undertaken tw >
years before the Red Cross War Coun
cil was organized. And the Red Cros<
has deemed the need so great and the
nroblem so unique that it decided to
leave in the hands of The Relief Com
mittee already at work the task of
succoring Armenians s need.
In this current year the American
Armenian Relief Committee are
spending thirty millions of dollars n
feeding and clothing four hundred
thousand homeless children and throe
undred thousand .refugee women ano
old men.
Rev. Jenkins is now in Seward in
connection with the work of raising
funds for the Armenians and Syrians,
victims of Turkey’s sins.
AMMUNITION schooner
EXPLODES ON THE SEA
YARMOUTH. Aug., 2R— The
schooner Elmer Roberts, carrying am
munitions burned and then exploded
at sea. Twelve of the crew have arriv
ed here in life boats
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WASHINGTON, Aup., 28— Tht
Senate today rejected Senator Kirby’';
substitute for the oil land pas land
leasinR bill.
The substitute was intended to au
thorize the President to develope pov
ernment oil and pas lands.
Senator Walsh denied Senator I*a
Follette’s charpe that the bill was ;
Standard Oil bill. LaFollette read :
telepram in support of his charp»
from Los Anpeles, charpinp the De
partment of the Interior is discrimin
atinp in the west in favor of Enplisl
apainst American oil interests.
CARNEGIE'S
BEHESTS
KNOWN
NEW YORK, Aug., 28— The estate
of Andrew Carnegie, according to le
gal papers filed, is worth between
twenty and thirty million dollars. Ac
cording to the will, all real estate an 1
works of art are left to the widow.
Carnegie gave away laige sums a
public gifts and to charities; left $10 -
000 to William Howard Taft; five mi’
lion dollars each to the widows o'*
Cleveland and Roosevelt and left $10,
000 for Premier Lloyd George, of Eng
land.
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INVESTIGATION OF SPRUCE
PRODUCTION CONTINUES
TO BRING OUT SENSATIONS
SEATTLE, Aug., 28— Forme*
County Commissioner M. J. Carrigan
tobl the congressional committee in
vestigating spruce production that Me*
Adoo exerted influence to get the
Olympic Peninsula spruce contract for
the ST?Os-£arey-Kershaw corporation..
Carrigan also charged General Disqu •
with selling soldiers into peonage to
contractors who never produced one
foot of spruce.
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LOS ANC.ELES, Aug., 28- Follow
ing receipt of orders from Warren
Stone, President of the Brotherhood o»
Locomotive Engineers, and W. (i. Lee,
President of the Brotherhood of Kail
way Trainmen, ordering the strikers
to return, the leaders went into con
fcrence. Their action is unknown hut
in many individual cases the men say
they will continue striking.
TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug., 28— The
Union Pacific last night placed an em
bargo on passenger and baggage ser
vice to all Californian points.
PHOENIX, Aug., 28— Because of
the demand for passenger transporta
tion between here and Los Angeles,
following the railroad tie-up, a local
company is planning to operate an au
tomobile stage line starting sometime
tonight.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug., 28— It U
reported here the shopmen and yard
men at San Bernardino struck Ins;
night but returned to stork this morn
ing.
LOS ANGELES, Aug.. 28- It is re
ported this afternoon that despite the
orders of the Brotherhood Chiefs or
dering the men to return to work, th»*
men refuse.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug., 28— The
Oakland strike is over and local trains
are being operated. Locally there is no
change in the strike situation.
TROUBLES
ARISE IN
BALKANS
LONDON, Aug.. 28— The Serbians
are attempting to suppress revolutions
in Montenegro. Officials believe ther.>
is probable more Balkan troubles com
ing. The Montenegrins have cut the
Virpazar-Antivari railway.
COPENHAGEN, Aug., 28— Len
ine is endeavoring to negotiate a sep
orate peace with Rumania.
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* RIGHT TO FOOD
* SEIZURE AFFIRMED *
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* COLUMBUS, Ohio. Aug.. 28—
* The Supreme Court has upheld
* the state’s right to seize and sell
* food which has been held for stor
* age longer tan the iaw specifies.
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j CH AMBER OF DEPUTIES
OF FRENCH WILL RATIFY
THE TREATY FOR PEACE
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PARIS. Aug., 28— Early ratifica
j tion of the peace treaty by the French
Chamber of Deputies seems possible
despite some views that France has
! not been guaranteed sufficient mili
tary protection by the treaty.
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IS ORDERED BACK
WASHINGTON, Aug., 28— Ro
land Morris, American ambassador
who is investigl/ing conditions in Si
beria for President Wilson, has been
ordered to return to Tokio.
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* VRE MUTILIATBD
* BY THE MEXICANS *
* NOGALES, Ang.. 2?— It is re
* ported Mexicans have murdered *
* after horribly mutiliating. two
* Chinese ranchmen who have been
* working their land about SO miles *
* below the border. The killing is *
* said to he the outgrowth of anti- *
* Chinese propoganda started by
* Japanese agents.
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DEALERS IN
FOOD ARE
DROPPING
PRICES '
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WASH I NT. TON', Aug., 28— The
Department of Justice reports that
prices of food, also clothing, hoots and
shoes are beginning to drop in various
parts of the country. Meat dealer* 1
everywhere are beginning a reduction,
afraid of investigators, so it is said.
Attorney General Palmer said to
day the shoe manufacturers have pro
mised to fix a limit beyond which
prices must not go and are willing that
the government officials should help
in also lowering the present prices if
the hide men will reduce their pro
fiteering.
The accumulative results of th3
food campaign are expected to be
ready for Congress soon to enact
amendments imposing fines, prison
and confiscation of property of pro
fiteers and hoarders.
CHICAGO, Aug., 28— Provisions
ami grain prices are dropping here.
The Board of Trade officials believe
this is a direct result of the high cost
of living campaign.
NOGALES, Aug., 28— Colonel
Carnahan, of the 25th Infantry, Com
mander of the Arizona military dis
tret, has issued an order forbidding
his men to go to Tucson for the re
mainder of this week. Col. Carnaluui
said this ordeV was on account of the
prices being charged at Tuscon by the
merchants. He believed the ban will
force the dealers to lower their prices.
SEATTLE, Aug., 28 — Advises re
ceived hero from Alaska state the
campaign against the high cost of liv-1
ing is meeting with good results espec
ially in Southwestern and interior
Alaska where the meat dealers are al
ready roducing their prices.
MILSON ON
FOR
25 AYS
WASHINGTON, Aug., 28— It was
announced last night by Secretary
Tumulty that President Wilson will
start on a tour extending to the west
probably within the next ten days. Th*
tour will occupy 25 days.
Secretary Tumulty states that
President Wilson regards it more
pressing than ever that he make the
trip.
The President may be in New York
next week when Pershing arrives and
if so will greet him there instead of
meeting im at his Missouri home.
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WASHINGTON, Aug., 28— It was
announced this afternoon the Presi
dent will start next Wednesday on his
tour, his first address being at Colum
bus on Thursday. Mrs. Wilson» Secre
tary Tumulty, Dr. Grayson and a corps
of stenographers are to accompany
the President.
The President will speak in Los
Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego,
, Portland, Spokane and possibly Seat
tle.
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PROTESTS TO SENDING
YANKEE FOR POLICE DUTY
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WASHINGTON, Aug., 28— Sen
ator Wood, Republican of Indiana, to
day made a speech in the Senate pro
testing against the sending of Ameri
can troops to police Silisia.
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The sneer of the jealous fool is apt
to proclajip the Wise man's merit.
GAS MASKS USED !
BYFOREST FIRE !
FIGHTERS TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug., 28
Thr*e thousand gas masks, formed/
usod by the army abroad, have been
received here to o(iuip forest fi***
fighters in Siskiou county. It is re
ported the fires there are today be
yond control.
3000 FIRE FIGHTERS
MISSOULA, Aug., 28— Five thous
and men are battling against forest
fires in Northern I<laho ami western
Montana. Officials declare that rain j
is the only hope of completely exting-,
uishing the flames.
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LEONARD OFFERED $20,000 |
FOR A FIGHT WITH WHITE
DENVER, Aug., 28— Leonard was I
today offered a purse of $20,000 t > j
meet Charlie White of Chicago, in a j
championship meet on Thanksgiving j
day.
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SEATTLE, Aug., 28— It was said
in municipal circles last night that
Mayor Hanson was to tender his resig
nation sometime today to the city
council.
If the resignation is tendered, it is
said Councilman C. B. Fitzgerald will
be named.
According to all reports, Mayor
Hanson has given no reason for his
resignation, but it is nelieved on ac
count of ill health and also a desire to
fulfill lecture engagements. Mayor
Hanson is nationally known for his
action as a result of Seattle’s general
strike.
Mayor Hanson took his office in
March, 1918 and his term would ex
pi re in March 1920.
SEATTLE, Aug., 28— Mayor Han
son announced this forenoon that he
will resign during the afternoon. May
or Hanson stated he needs a complete
rest.
It is believed Mr. Hanson is going
on a lecture tour and will also write
a book telling of bis fight for Ameri
canism dating recent general
strike.
Councilman C. B. Fitzgerald wilt
become Mayor, so it is said.
The Labor Council wants W. D.
Lane, president of the city council to
succeed Hanson, The Labor Council
officials state that Lane is a radical.
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WANT BOYS
BACK FROM
OVER SEAS
LECTURE TONIGHT
ON CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE .
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Charles I. Ohrenstein will lecture
tonight on Christian Science at the
| Liberty theatre. The doors of the thea
tre wi\ be opened at 7:30 o’clock an 1
the lecture will begin at 8 o’clock. The
| public is invited, no admittance beity»
charged.
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ADVISES BRITISH TO HANG
j ON TO WHAT THEY NOW HAVE
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Aug., 28
— “It would be gross stupidity on the
part of the British people to relinquish
any sea power they possess,” recently
declared Acting Naval Minister Poyn
ton. “Situated as Britain is with all
the trade routes converging on on*.1
point — London— it is absolutely nec •
essary that she should have sufficient
ships in her fleet to keep those trad?
routes open.” _
WASHINGTON, Aug., 28— Senator
Johnson, Republican of California, in
a speech in the Senate today urged the
immediate return of American troop*
from abroad. Senator Johnson said thi
time had arrived when this country
should get out of the whole mess and
be just America again. He declarea
the boys in Russia were fighting v.n
undeclared and undisclosed war.
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I MS FELT
FOR A SUB
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LOS ANGELES, Aug., 28— Fears
are expressed here for the safety of
the captured German submarine U—
88. The submarine left Panama on
August 6th enroute here. Efforts to
raise the undersea boat by wireless
has been unsuccessful.
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Simon Malone, a native living at
Metlakahtla , and a musician of great
promise, died recently. He was 31
years of age. * 4