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SEWARD SNAPSHOTS
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The Arctic Brotherhood will hold a
session tonight at 8:30 o’clock.
The old city council will hold the
final session tonight at 8 o’clock. In
.the Fire Hall and clear up all out
standing business ready to turn every
thing over to the new council next
Thursday night.
* Claude Mathison has purchased
thr Butt residence on Second avenue.
Helen Van Campen has taken the
yrottage at the comer of Third Avenue
and Adams for the summer.
Capt. Fleischman left yesterday
lor Anchorage. Mrs. Fleischman will
go over on the first steamer as the
baby is too ill to make the dog sled
trip.
H. R. Salisbury, from Moose Pass.
Is registered at the Sexton having
come in on the train last night.
The McNeer boys, Walter Blue,
young Dr. Romig and other lads have
Cleaned the sidewalk of snow on Third
.avenue for a distance of over a half
block.
\ . B. B. Green, fur buyer from the in
(terrior, arrived last night and is a
gu**st at the Hotel Seward. Mr. Green
r reports a profitable trip. For a numb
er of years Mr. Green was agent fo.*
the N. C. Company at Tacotna.
Otto Poehlmann has taken the res*
Idence on Third avenue, formerly occu
pied by the Thwaites, and will have
‘everything ready when the wife and
baby arrive in Seward, which will be
sometime this month.
. Axel Franzen. who has been in from
out the line for the past several
months, returned to Mile 23 yesterday
for the season.
, STEAMER DOPE
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Steamer Alameda sailed from Ju
neau yesterday forenoon at 8 o'clock,
and is due in Cordova tonight between
8 and 10 o’clock, in Seward possibly
late Wednesday.
Steamer Admiral Watson ift due :r
Cordova tomorrow nigfht.
Freighter Cordova left Cordova this
morning for LaTouche.
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FARRAGCT FOR ANCHORAGE
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SEATTLE, April 7— Steamer Ad
miral Farragut sails Wednesday on
the first steamer trip this year to An
chorage. The steamer will be crowded
with passengers many now be^nj:
accomodations.
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SPA, April 7— It is reported here
that a Soviet Government has been
proclaimed at Munich.
By Associated Press
LAWREXCE. Mass., April 7
Rioting and shooting between the no
lice and the strike sympathizers open
ed the tenth week of the textile work
er’s strike here today.
Several rioters and police were in
jured by sticks and stones and clubs.
There was an outbreak hear the
Everett Mills a few hours after a
bomb had exploded in a tenement
house, the same neighborhood where
23 arrests were made a couple of
weeks ago.
Women and children are active on
the picket lines. The children of the
strikers are kept from school because
of the alleged anti-strike activities by
the teachers.
It was announced this afternoon
that the government will take a hand
this week and troops will be sent here.
The strikers demand more wages,
shorter hours and recognition of un
ions. The employers claim , an arbitra
tion committee has sustained their
claims, that higher wages are impos
sible. but will agree to eight hours
instead of nine and ten hours.
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SIMS IS
NEARING
THE U.S.
By Associated Presi
NEW YORK, April 7— Vice Admir
al Sims, American Commander of the
Navy craft in European waters dur
ing the war, is aboard the Tmuretan
ia returning from Europe. The bip:
liner is delayed by fopr and arrival is
not expected here until sometime to
morrow.
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I. O. O. F. DANCE SATURDAY
The Odd Fellows will give the us
ual dance next Saturday night in their
hall. Saturday a large number were
in attendance and a highly enjoyable
time was had.
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XEWLAXD ON LATOUCHE
J. Newland, formerly in command
of the Dora, is now the master of the
freighter I^aTouche which is at pre
sent on a trip to canneries in South
eastern Alaska.
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VALDEZ IS CHARTERED
The freighter Valdez, of the Alas
ka Steamship Co., has been chartered
to the Federal Operating Company ,of
New York, and the boat will be taken
from the Pacific to the Atlantic by
Cabt Harry Hobey.
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DEFENDS A.E.C.
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JUNKAU, April 7— The hill mak
ing the office of mine inspector eh -
tive instead of appointive, introdui l
by Senator Sutherland as a blow '
Gov. Riggs, was defeated in the Hou
this forenoon by a vote of Id. to .*?. O :
ly Collins. Daly and Kydccn support v
the measure.
Collins attacked the Daily Kmph*»
for advising the legislators through
the editorial columns, on pending I g
islation. Collins said that this was '
insult to the intelligence of the mem
bers. Collins also attacked the so-call
ed Democratic machine.
John Noon and Pennington stated,
that they had been in Juneau F-.»r
many w<jeks and had not discovoj ’
any Democratic machine neither hid
they been even requested to vote f r
or against any measure nor had any
pressure been brought to bear upon
them in any way.
EIGHT HOUR HILL UP
JUNEAU, April 7— Dunn arm
Pennington’s eight hour bills are be
ing considered by the committee of the
whole which has adopted an amen!
ment extending the law to canneries.
The bill will be reported favorably bv
the House and passed later.
ALASKA ROAD WORK
JUNEAU, April 7— A road bill has
been introduced combining the govern
ment and territorial road work in
the hands of the Alaska Road Com
mission under inspection of the Terri
torial board.
The shipping bill will be referred
to the attorney general to be rewrit
ten. Gov. Riggs was present with the
facts and it looks like passage.
James Wickersham is hcie, busy
collecting data for a contest.
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READY FOR
GERMAN
GRIEFS
By Associated Press
PARIS, April 7— Paul Dutasta,
General Secretary of the Peace Con
ference is froinpr to Versailles tonight
to prepare for the arrival of the Ger
man plenipotentiares.
SMALLPOX IN CORDOVA
Two cases of smallpox recently de
veloped at Cordova, the victims being
Miss Lenora Murry and the child of
Cbauncey Peterson and wife, of An
chorage. The cases have been isolated
and ere very mild.
Cbauncey Peterson is now in th.?
detention station in Seward having
developed a mild case soon after his
arrival here from Cordova about ten
days ago. All cases are passed the con
tagious stage.
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Bishop Rowe is believed to be aboard
the Alameda with Rev. Zinn and will
come to Seward possibly being here
for Easter.
ll\ iissnciutt'd Press
SEATTLE, April 7— The Post-In*
telligencer this morning publishes i
letter from P. 1). Hayden, assistant
pi\#i'(:.s or of rail load engineering it
tie* University of Washington, in
which the prof< ssor says Wicker
sham's charges of inconipetcncy anj
waste im the construction of the gov
ernment railroad in Alaska have no
foundation, in fact, Hayden says he
worked on the Alaska railroad nearly
four years and knows.
Prof. Hayden -ays that disturbed
labor conditions and the advance :n
the prict of stool prices made a great
er outlay i»ec< >sar> than was estimat
ed.
“Wicker ham made the broa«
. weeping condemnation of tiie entire
project,” says Prof. Hayden, “and
ha ed lus statements on a few definite
statements. 1 believe politics did not
concern the Ala van Engineering
t onimi. sion.”
Prof. Hayden’s letter answers all of
Wickersbam’s charges.
The .Juneau Dispatch, commenting
upon the Wickcrsham letters has the
following editorial:
WHO WILL HE THE GOAT?
Alaskan.; generally are speculat
ing on who will bo the goat in Alaska
railroad construction investigation?
History of congressional invesiiga
lions usually brings- forth such an ani
mal. i hi* resignation of Herbert Mey
ers. the young department steno
g'-aplK r, who, under the high sound'ng
ul:i oi a... island roe rotary of the in
terior department'’ ime ligat'd the
i ail mad two years ago, may ho it. H;x
resignation within a we< k after thj
Wicker,.ham letter was made public
uoild <om to indicate he was. ready
ior the slaughter.
i tom one end of the territory to
the oth *r lor months the Alaska rail
road has been a joke. Men like iten
.No >n, w ho are bathed in the light of
democracy, have been shouting it from
Hie housetops. Kugineers of note ted
alte. diniit r . tones of mismanage*
nuai oi it.'' at lairs. With an appropri
ation of thirty million dollars, of
wh.ieh over twenty-six million has
iveo expended, Alaska still waits ra i
connection even from tide water to
Anchorage. Some one is to blame foe
thi. colossal blunder.
Kvidently Delegate Wickersham has
decided to reach the goat by a process
of elimination. Like the old game of
tag he tagged Lane, the head of the
department, as “It”. In turn it looks
like Mr. Lane has tagged Meyers. Now
it is up to Meyers to tag someone
down the line. By the time the con
gregional committee gets this game of
tag going good there is every reason
to believe it will be a merry time.
Certainly somebody “spit in the soap”
for the Lane administration when hav
ing "writ they passed on."
Generally the people of Alaska feel
relieved that the matter is going to be
aired. It was a sore that had to he
opened that it might be properly
treated. Now we wonder if someone
won’t please introduce a resolution in
the Senate defending Lane’s adminis
tration of Alaska railroad construc
tion. It would be such a pleasing task
lor our democratic friends to smother
it to death.
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EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
TO BE HELD IN CORDOVA
Bishop Rowe has- named Cordova
as the convocation place this year and
the convention will be hold the week
following Easter. Clergy from Sew
ard, Cordova. Anchorage and interior
places will attend.
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SOLDIERS CAN
KELP OUTFITS
Bv Associated Pros*
WASHINGTON, April 7— The
War Department has ruled that every
onli. ted man, on his discharge, ma>
keep his service clothes, tin helmets i
and gas masks.
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By Associated Brest*
VIENNA, Aptil 7— It is rumored
that the Hungarian Communist gov
ernment at Budapest has been over
th rown.
Foreign Minister Bela Kun, noted
Bolsheviki, has been assasinated.
It is unknown \vh< ther th(‘ Bourgc
oise or the Socialists started the coun
ter revolution.
COMMUNIST REVOLUTION
WASHINGTON, April 7— Accord
ing to Vienna reports, a Communist
revolution is imminent in Orman
Austria.
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<v Associated Prens
OMHA, April 7— A vicious tor
nado swept the western residential
section of this city during the night 1
The property damage is heavy. Many
houses have been unroofed and others
practically destroyed. One boy may die
from injuries.
TO ROUND
UP DRAFT
EVADERS
By Associated Press
TACOMA, April 7— The federal
military authorities are planning a
wholesale campaign for the arrest of
draft evaders. It is known that hund
reds of evaders are hiding in cabins
throughout the northwest in remote
places-or working in out of the way
places under assumed names.
The draft boards have prepared
lists of called for men for their physi
cal examination, who did not report.
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Carl Schmidt, formerly of Juneau,
has purchased the Valdez laundry
from H. E. F. King.
By Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 7— Secretary of
War Newton D. Raker; Hugh C. Wall
ace, of Tacoma, Wash., new ambassa
dor to France; fifteen members of the
House Military committee and Warro \
Pershing, the fourteen year old son of
Commander Pershing , sailed this aC
ernoon aboard the Leviathan for
Franee. Sergeant Weltz, who won the
Cross for valor at Chateau Thierry,
accompanys Warren on his trip to Ms ,
father.
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SERENADERS WILL RE
GIVEN REWARD TONIGHT
The young of Seward, who gener
ally make it interesting for a time,
for all newly-weds, used discretion
and did not serenade Mr. and Mrs.
Otto C. Schallerer when they return
ed home on the Alaska. Tonight a
large box of candy will be given the
young-uns if they will troop down to
Hettel's about 7 o'clock.
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The Cordova Council hereafter will
meet on the first and third Mondays
of the month instead of Tuesdays.