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NEW YORK, Nov., 4— Final re
ports from Tennessee show that that
state has swung into line with the oth
tfr states that returned a Republican
majority. This swinging into the Re
publcan column shatters the Demo
cratic traditions of a solid south, the
shifting of Tennessee coupled with a
similar break in Oklahoma assures
Harding of at least ‘190 electorial vot
es as against 127 for Cox. Democratic
Governor Roberts of Tennessee wras
swept out of office by the Republican
tidal wave and Alf Taylor Republican
t elected by a plurality o€ at least 10,
000 votes. The Republican Congress
ional swwep seems much larger than
indicated on the face of later returns.
Four states are still in the doubt
ful column. Arizona, Nevada, New
Mexico, and North Dakota. The states
fon by Harding are as follows;
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Missouri,
Maryland, f
Maine,
Massachusetts
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Montana,
Nebraska,
New Hampshire,
New York, *
New Jersey,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Oregon, ,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Vermont,
Washington,
Utah,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin , and
Wyoming.
For Cox,
Alabama,
Arkansas, 9
Florida,
Georgia,
Kentucky, #
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
North Carolina,
Soqth Carolina,
Texas and
Virginia. 4
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ANOTHER PROCLAMATION
WASHINGTON, Nov., 4— The last
vestige of Government control of the
sugar market was removed today
through a proclamation issued by
President Wilson providing for the re
vocation of the licenses of all whole
salers, refiners, exporters and import
ers on November 15.
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NAVAL COMMITTEE LEAVES
WASHINGTON, Nov., 4— The joint
Committee members of Naval affairs
of the House and Senate leave tonight
to investigate the Navy Yard sites
which have been projected for the Pa
cific Coast.
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SEATTLE, Wash., Nov., 4— Hard
ings* plurality in this state over Cox
will be more than 150,000. The entire
Republican Congressional ticket has
been elected by big majorities. The
Farmer—• Labor candidates in most of
the state offices are running ahead of
the Democrats.
Harding carried Wyommfc by the
biggest majority ever returned for a
presidential candidate.
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The Republicans from lastst avail
able returns have secured 257 seats in
the House against 132 for the Demo
crats. Forty two districts are as yet
incomplete. Four seats have gone to
other parties, including one socialist
and one prohibitionist.
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Columbus, Nov., 4— For the first
time in the history of Ohio the state
has a complete Republican congress
ional ticket. Late returns show that
the lead of Senator Harding in his
home state is increasing hourly, also
that of the entire Republican state
ticket.
LONDON, Nov., 4— The Liverpool
Post commenting on the results of the
election says that Harding goes to the
White House as a result of the pro
found belief of the American people
in Amercan traditions and that Am
erica should not entangle herself in
the affairs of distracted Europe. Also
that the result of the election was
j caused by Wilsons alien ideas.
. The Manchester Guardian says the
choice of the American people was
caused not for a love of Harding or
the Republican party but because of a
sincere and accumulated dislike of
Wilsonism.
The French newspapers universally
stated that the success of Harding was
due to his wonderful personality and
that France could rest assured that the
result of the election would not pre
judice Franco- American friendship.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov., 4— Feder
al Judge A. B. Anderson, telegraphed
to Attorney General Palmer today ad
vising an investigation by the Attor
ney General’s office in connection with
the case called fpr November 8th
against 120 coal mine operators. The
telegram invited Palmer to be present.
No indication of the scope of the in
vestigation could be had but it is be
lieved that Dan W. Sims former Spec
ial government counsel .will be called
to explain the alleged proposals re
garding the evidence in the case to
have been made by Palmer which re
sulted in Sims withdrawal from the
cast.
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BRYAN MAKES SUGGESTION
CHICAGO, III, Nov., 4— William
Jennings Bryan made a statement to
ddy in which he suggested that Wilson
should resign at once and turn the of
fice over to Vice President Marshall
so that the office could be put into
condition for the convening of Con
gress in December. He further stated
that Vice President Marshal should
then resign and appoint Senator Hard
ing as Secretary of State.
FIRST SINCE WAR
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov., 4— Late
returns from Florida show that Hard
ing carried a number of towns and
that the Republican vote has been in
creased for the first time in the his
tory of the state. Towns also in Miss
issippi and Alabama went Republican
by a substantial majority.
PROCLAMATION
JUNEAU, Nov. , 4— In common
with the governors of states, I, Thom
as Riggs, Jr., Governor of Alaska,
hereby proclaim Thursday, November
11th, as ARMSTICE DAY, in grateful
memory of the day on which a cruel
and relentless enemy was forced to de
feat by the armies of civilization.
As far as is consistent with the
duties of Alaskans, I request that
Armstice Day be celebrated by appro
priate ceremonies, in which all honor
shall be shown to the men who wore
the uniform of the United States.
Given under my hand and the seal
, of the Territory of Alaska; in Juneau,
: the capital, this twentieth day of Oct.,
in the year of our Lord 1920 and of
I the independence of tfhe United States
; the one hundred and forty fifth.
(Signed)r Thomas Riggs, Jr.
Governor
j By the Governor:—
(Signed) R. J. Sommers.
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| VISITING BROTHfeR
Mr. A. D. Balderson, Assistant
i Superintendent of Construction with |
| the Alaskan Engineering Commission
; whose headquarters are at Gold Creek
has been visiting with his brother dur
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! ston who accompanied her husband to
Seward left on the S. Sc Northwestern
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| spend the winter months with her par
‘ ents. Mr. Balderston reports all work
progressing faverably in his district
and says that the large program for
construction outlined by the A. E. C.
during the coming winter will proceed
• without a hitch. An expert crew of
| bridge builders are at work in the Su
! sitna and Hurricane Gulch countries
! and the recent shipment of ten draft
1 horses to the end of steel will solve
the problem of transporting the neces*
1 j sary supplies to the points where they
• ore needed. Mr. Balderston will return
Tto Gold Creek on tomorrow's train.
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BARRACK NOTES
Six soldiers have been sent to An
chorage to fill in the detachment sta
tioned here. The six are, Pvt. First
class Seavers and Pvts, Clark, John
ston, Leger, Sherri dan and Touval.
A dentist has come to town. Dye
to the fact that the detachment has
no dentist of its own, the newcommer
is surely welcome.
The snow fall yesterday gave us a
little inside humor. Three of the boys
went oa a hunting tdip, one a tall
husky soldier who hails from Alabama
hroke away from the group and start
ed to track a rabbit through the snow.
When he overtook the rabbit he was
disgusted to find the quills on his
back. Perhaps the rabbit was masque
rading as a porcupine and forgot to
remove his disguise.
Another soldier shot at an eagle.
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He missed the eagle and hit a rabbit.
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Advice to the lovelorn; Dear Agnes,
I am fifteen and love a young man of
eighteen. What do you advise? Ans.^—
Go to school.
Indoor sports: Asking the tailor,
“How's business?" *
Outdoor sports: Walking post.
Facte worth knowing.
6,487,956 seagulls visit Resui^ction
Hay every year. Ten thousand and for
ty six stay there permanently.
Men who drink hair tonic will be
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operated on at least once every year
and receive a hair cut in that part of
their anatomy.
SUTHERLAND APPRECIATIVE
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The Gateway received this morn
ing the following telegram from Dan
Sutherland the new Delegate from
Alaska who was elected in Tuesdays
election by a majority that gives rio
chance for a contest.
Editor , Gateway Pub., Co.
Seward, Alaska.
Juneau, Alaska, Nov., 3
Will you please say to> the people
of Seward that I am sincerely appre
ciative of the splendid vote givenme by
the electors Tuesday - and will do all
in my power to warrant the expression
of confidence expressed in me by the
•ters of -Seward.
(Signed) Dan Sutherland.
NEW YORK, Nov., 4— The first
merchant steamer flying the German
flag to come to New York since July
1914 arrived today flying the old mer
chant marine flag. 1
PHOENIX, Aria., Nov., 4— Demo
cratic Chairman McCalla conceded
that Harding had earned Arisona and
jhat the election of Ralph Cameron
Republican for the Senate and Gover
nor Thomas Campbell Republican to
the senate and Samuel Amts Repub*
lican to the Housq*' '
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BERNE, Nov., 4— Swiss newspa
pers commenting on Hardings election
stated today that it is the first nation
al reaction of the American people
against the autocratic tendencies of
President Wilson’s International polic
ies.
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MEXICO CITY, Nov., 4— The prin
cipal newspapers of Mexico devoted
the entire front page today to the
election returns from the United Stat
ed. Few of them commented upon the
result of the election editorially.
AMERICA’S GIFT TO FRANCE
(By Meyrl Towle)
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“There’s a little wooden cross at
the far end of the Maine bridge at
Meaux. The ancient vllage carpenter
set it there by the road-side where
the poppies grow, six years ago, come
September.
God, the simple peasants tale is,
marked the place with his finger in
the sand and smiled, the German drive
on Paris was to end there.
Soon there shall stand there on the
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bank of the Marne, where the little
cross is now* a statue , that to our
children and our children’s children
shall tell of a battle won and a bond
of love established between two great
nations, that will hold till the end of
time.
Against the sky in huge proportion,
a statue of a Woman-a Woman—
—though beautiful, worn and beaten
down by the storm of battle , who ris
es undaunted-dauntless and rais
es high aloft her flag of Liberty
the flag for which her sons and ours,
have died.
In 1917 it was announced in the
Press Committee that the American
citizens wished.to raise enoughufunds
to erect a colossal statue on the Mar
ne River in honor of the Marne dead.
It is estimated that $260,000 will be
required to design and construct this
statue and tjo transport it to Prance.
Marshall Foch and Marshall Joffre
are to select a site some where on the
famous battle field. /
A distinguished American sculptor, *
Frederick Mac Monnies has undertak
en the task of creating this memorial.
Mr. Mac Monnies is well qualified for
the place of honor, being renowned
both in America and France.
. Preparations are now under way to
carry out the original plan and it is
hoped that every person in the United
States will give some small donation,
so this gift will come directly from
the people. The same method was
adopted by the French people to raise
money for our statue of Liberty* This
week money is being collected in the
school and any one wishing to con
trite may give their donations to
oner of the teachers or pupils.
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.WEATHER REPORT
SEWARD, M Snowing Calm.
Anchorage Cloudy Brisk S. E.
Mataausk* 40 Cloudy High last
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SCHOOL NOTES
Miss Triplett of the primary grades,
gave a Hallo’ween party to her pupils
on Friday afternoon. The room was
decorated with black paper cats and
owls and small two legged owls, cats,
bats and witches hooted and screamed
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and flew around. Many . Halloween
games were played and at the done of
the party each child was given a bask*
ct of candy to take home.
Mary was told by her teacher to
write a composition of two hundred
words on how her father had purchas*
ed a new Fori and was trying for the.
first time to run it up hill. She ended
the composition and handed it to the
teacher. The teacher asked her why
she didn't write more and where were
the other one hundred and fifty words.
Mary said, “Oh, that hundred aad
fifty words were what Et^said when,
the car wouldn’t go up the hill.
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HALLO’WEEN FABLE
(By Meryl Towle.)
Once upon a Hallo’ween night not
long ago, some boys with mischief in
their eyes slipped noiselessly to the
school house when everything was
dark and still and no one was around.
They put their mystic signs on the
windows and left their hearts, their in
candle grease and disappeared as sil*
ently as they had come. Some Hallo'*
ween spirit not satisfied with roaming •
the city climbed up to the bell tower
and tinkered with the bell until it
had satisfied it's curiosity and depriT*
ed the bell of its “ring."
Monday morning one of the Hallo*
ween spirits was tardy for school be*
cause he did not hear the bell and did
not know it was nine o'clock. A little
later a squad of window washers, (it
was ^ven hinted that our Hallo*weem
workers were in the group) appeared
and began to work dilligently cleaning
the windows.
Moral— The Gods mills grind, even
on Hallo’ween nights so beware.
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From the Grammar Grades. •
The report cards were given out
Monday morning for the first time
this year. A new system* of grading *'•
has beerf started, using '*AM for ex* ’
cellent, “B” for good, "C" for Uit/
“D” for unsatisfactory and MP* * for
failure. \
fhe sight that greeted the. boys
when they came to school Monday *
morning filled their hearts with Joy. *
The windows were covered with many *
artistic maria and file bell rtftteed ‘to. '
ring. Their Joy was abort lived, how
ever, for they were set to. work unfit
the windows, spoiling all of 'the
fuiV of the labor it had bmitio pot it*
on.
A fund for erecting a statue ou the
Marne Battlefield in Fraaoe in bfip* i
niMd ty the A—ritw pwft, ft, f
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