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—= t -. =====-- SEWARD. ALASKA. SATURDAY. JULY 12. 1919. __
VOLUME XIII. NUMBER 53. __— - • - - . . _;___._______
BATHING GIRLS
GIVE THE BOYS
A GREAT TREAT
PHOKMX- Ariz.- July 12— The |
first bathing girl parade over held n j
what formerly was eactrs. grease wood .
covered desert was what Phoenix w - '
nessed today.
Atlantic City on the eastern coast,
never have exhibited mote striking
colorful bathing costume* Mian those
which passed in review here. Ibis, a
least wa* the opinion <»** those who j
came from every corner of the Salt
river valley to see the pa-ade. vhi-h
market! the re-opening of one of the
city parks.
Giant cacti, sentinels of the out- |
skirts of the desert that defied everv j
colonizing effort of mnn until the
Roosevelt dam poured the water
agriculture life into this valley, stood J
out in primeval contrast to the shim
mering silks of beach costumes but
might well have graced a Newport
water fete.
Desert prospectors, v,*ho<e acqua’nT
ance with water for years ha* been
limited almost to what they earned
in their canteens, gaped in amaz#mer‘
as the array of abbreviated style
went up. borne by the handsomest
automobiles the city and valley could
mu.-ter.
Cowboys from some of the great
ranches of the southwest, leather
chaps flapping, spurs clanking and
broad sombreros shading their wond
ering eyes, stood here and there along
the route of the procession in a sort of
stunned awe.
Rut the prospectors and the cow
boys were th*' exceptions in that
crowd. The great percentage of ’t.
from the young women in the beach
costumes who formed the main at
traction. to the thousands who turned
out to view the spectacle, belong' !
to the new order, modern, metropoli
tan.
It was just one more piece of evi
dence that Phoenix and Arizona have
outgrown the era of the spur and the
gun. The prospector, the cowboy and
the burro have given place to the
banker, the big businessmen, the au
tomobile— and the bathing girl.
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SWEDEN'S PROPOSED EIGHT
HOI R LAW TO REQl lRE
MANY MORE WORKMEN
STOCKHOLM- July 12— If a pro
nosod eight-hour -day bill becomes a
law. Sweden will require 72-000 more
workmen to maintain its present in
dustrial output according to the iind
ing> of a government invest*gat*on
committee. If the additional labo* < i>
not be obtained the committee’s re
port says, the value of production wll
be decreased by more than 6a0 mill ion
crowns.
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GREAT BRIT A IN TO SPEND
MILLIONS IN SE \RCH OF
PETROLEfM— FLA* AIDED
LONDON- July 12— Five million
dollars are to be set aside bv the Brit
ish government to conduct a search for
petroleum in Great Britian- the finan
cial secretary to the Treasury told th'
House of Commons. He also stated
that one million dollars would be de
voted to aid flax production- principal
ly in Ireland.
Itv Associated Press
S A 1.0 NIKI* .Inly 12— (Jreok head
• liii.rto? s ur.nounces that tho Orooks
o o’m ratinp south of Sinyra and
Iriv'tip tho Turks hack rapidly foje
inp thorn to abandon thoir puns. fl ho
Turks in (>iu* place left behind them
tho badly mutilated bodies ot eiphty
four (Irook women and children.
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MUST DIE
ISv Xssnctated Press
CONSTANTINOPLE* July 12— En
voi Pasha* Talaat Bey and Duema!
Pasha* loaders of the Turkish govern- ;
mont during: the war* were today con
demned to death by a courtmartial in
vest’ll'; the conduct of tin* Turkish
government during: the war.
CARRY OFF
11 GIRLS
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By Associated Pres4
NOGALES. July 12— It is report- :
ed that bandits on Thursday raided ,
Villa Union Sinaloa, killing: the Feder
al command* * there* looted stores and !
carried off * even Mexican gfirls. The
.bandits numbered UM) and committee
many other depredations.
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Pv I'iiihd Press,
WASH 1 NT,TON’* July 12— •TE.v
House Republican loaders today de
cided to support-the measure by Wal
h* of Massachusetts* demanding an
investigation into the operations of
the expenses of the Shipping Board
and the emergency fleet corporation.
FIR KM EX \EK KILLED
PHILADELPHIA July 12— Seven
firemen are believed to have been kill
ed and fourteen injured in a ware
house fire at noon today. The walls of
the warehouse co lapsed burying the
victim*. * £ 3
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WE VTI1ER REPORT
The following is tlm weather re
}.o*‘ for the 24 hours ending at 7 o'
this ?ro»
Seward 4?0. Raining- Calm.
Anchorage r>fi, Cloudy. Calm.
Matanuska .r>$. Cloudy* ('aim.
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FRISCO OLYMPIC CLUB
INVESTED HEAVILY IN
THE WAR ACTIVITIES
SAN FRANCISCO. July 12— Near
’v one million dol’ars was subscribed
by the Olympic club of this city for
Liberty Ponds according to a review
of ♦ his atblet’c organization's war ac
tivities just made by its officers. The
•xact figures are $863,450. AH dues
vpi-e remitted members during the
time they served with the colors and
this sum amounted to $26000. The
Rod Cross received $23,710. and $1400
was donated by the club to the Unit
ed War work campaign.
Commissioner Sam Weiss of Chrt
anika recently arrived in Fairbanks
with the cleanup from the new ground
he ha$ been working.
SNOW STORM OX
SOITHERN COAST
NKW YORK- July 12— A cable
today from ('hill says that a sr
\ere snow storm* accompanied by
sleet* is weeping the entire south
ern part of South America. One
unidentified ship is reported to
haw been w recked off Valparaiso
with loss of life.
DEFENSELESS PASSENGERS .
KILLED BY REBEL BANDS
VERA CRUZ* Mox.- July 12— The
death of seventy-five defenseless pas
sengers was one phase of the l-ovenge
taken by the rebel bands under th«
nominal command of Fel x Diaz for
the death of Aureliano Blanquet an !
Francisco Alvarez.
A train on the Interocean line* bear
ing peons being armed only with in
struments of Jabor was dynamited be
tween Pino and Las Vigas* the greater
number of the passengers killed by
rifle fire and their bodies* together
with tin* living wounded* burned when
the train was fired.
Within a few days a party of ban
dits* commanded by the Arellano
brothers* burned a large part of the
village of Tlapocoyan* causing an un
determined number of casualties. An
other attack hv Pedro Gabav, false!v
reported killed* on the Alvarado rail
way near Salinas* claimed fifteen pas
sengers and fifteen soldiers as victims.
The only military success register
ed was the attack on a military train
near Tierra Blanca* on the Isthmus
Railway* at a point known as “Devil’s
Backbone,” by forces, under the rebel
leaders* Villegas and Lagunes. The
young General Ernesto Damv* Major
Cirilo Gamboa and fifty soldiers' were
killed. Damv fighting to the last.
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FAMOUS GOLD PRODUCER
SOLD UNDER HAMMER
RIVERSIDE Cal., July 12— The
Good Hope mine- on the Perris-Elsi*
nore highway in Riverside county fam
ous in other days ns a producer of
gold* which once sold for $j>00-000 is to
ho sold for taxes.
The county board of supervisor6- n1
ready has received two bids— $-'0
from Judge G. P. Carter- of Elsimore
and $250 from Hook P.rothers- of Per
ris- who have a lien on the property.
As the taxes delinquent amount to
$2-000- both offers were rejected and
plans were made to advertise the min?
for sale at a later date.
In tie ndne was sold for taxes
to the state, the assessment indicating
an official \aluation at the time of
$40-000. About ten years ago. a com
oan'' was organized to reopen and oo
m:\te the property* but is was unsuc
cessful.
In recent years- the mine- has been
used frequently by motion picture
companies seeking a “location” for
“movies” of the early days in Califor
nia.
HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT
OF WHOLE TOWN SOLD
LONDON- July 12— There’ll he
housekeeping outfits cheap for a lot
of British families when the govern
ment sells the furniture from 006
houses at Elizabethville. Elizabeth*
ville was a munition town near New
castle- populated by Belgians, most of
whom have pone hack to the home
land. The furniture being auctioned
consists of 12,000 small chairs- 2500
chests of drawers- 2000 tables, 1000 |
armchairs- .2500 toilet tables- 6000
bedsteads- 15.000 blankets, awj other
household supplies on the same scale.
They have a man at Fort Yukon
who stappers under the cognomon of
“Jump off BUI,”
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By Associated Press
WASHINGTON. July 12— Pre i
dent Wilson lias vetoed the ajfricub
tural bill* because of the provision re
pealing the daylight savin if law* end
also the sundry civil bill. Presuh nt
Wilson said tHe sundry civil contained
I certain items which seemed likely to
! be of most serious consequence.
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( I I K KOI M> OK KKRIKO
COM) NEAR Ti'CSON
TUCSON- Ariz., July 12— What is
believed to be the first clew to the re
puted buried treasurers of the padres
of the Tumacacoria Mission, built bv
Spanish Jesuits high up in the Tuma
cacori mountains. less than three
hour’s journey from Tucson, has be n
discovered by Frank Pinkley, custod
ian of tho ruins. It is the gateway to
the mission cemetery. From this ga,/*
way, it is said, the plans and mar -
left by the parlies start outline the
way to the buried gold and silver.
The Tumacacori Mission was bui't
near what are believed to be the ruin-;
of one of the Seven Cities of Cibo!*i
Scattered over the long, red mesa suv
rounding the mountains are largo
numbers of hieroglyphic boulders,
which* say the modern Indians* Azter>
placed there* to mark tlm hiding place
of another great treasure hidden in
the neighborhood. This is said to cor.
dst of 2050 buro loads of white silv.r
and 905 burro loads of gold and silver.
The entiie region is said to show
n'idencc of rich mineral deposits,
which, declare those who have inspect
ed the mountains, doubtless led the
padres to build their missions.
On the sides of the mountain lie
♦he ruins of many dwellings, while on
the* top. carved from solid rock, is th.
Aztec god standing guard over th*
silent city.
Nearby, on a large flat rock, are
‘he stone basins that held the bleeding
hearts of the victims sacrificed to an
oease the wrath of the stone image.
Hundreds of these sacrifices are said
*o have been made each year.
There are five of these ancient vil
‘ iges in the vicinity of Tucson and
♦wo immediately across the Mexican
border in Sono*a. Some say they are
be seven cities referred to by the con.
mistador, Cabcza do Vara.
A newly city, that of Tubac, menn
:ng “Ruined House” stands near the
mission , but little is known of the life
here.
Ten acres of land on which tht
Tumcacori mission was located have
been deeded to the United States gov
ernment and the plot now is known a>
♦he Tumncorci national monument. It
:s under the direction of Frank Pink
tev, who also supervises the mys^;
ous Casa Grande ruins near Florence.
MANY ILLICIT STILLS
UNEARTHED IN IRELAND
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DUBLIN- July 12— The high t«av
on whiskey has increased the activity
of the Irish potheen makers* and the
hunt by police and excise agents for
illicit stills is constantly maintained
During the past year the official re
port shows that 412 illicit distilling
plants were discovered by the customs
and excise* officers in Ireland and only
two in Scotland.
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INTERIOR TRAPPER IS
AMONG THE MISSING
News of another death in the lake
Minchumina country is reported.
The dead person , or the one believed
to be dead, is Ed Eahto, a trappe \
I.ahto went into that country poorly
equipped. Since his departure noth
ing has been heard from or about
ihim. The natives are under the
impression that he had died from
exposure. He formerly trapped in
the Circle country.
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ITALY NY A NTS TO •
KK PI T IN (TUNA '
PALIS* July 12- - 'Ho* Council
of Five is considerin': the reque t
of (In* Italians tor a land conces
sion in TieirSsin. ( hina* also the
question of oi;eninu tram "iln
Holsheviki Russia.
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By Associated Cress
VIKN'XA- Ju’v 12— Tie n%' •-!■»
,. dc( 1:. c that ; to Allied i • <*n
itives in Vienna decided
‘action attain.;f the Hi a. irir.n com*
munis's ttovejnment*. 1' i-- "a*” that
‘he Allied »v|>r« sentativ
,11ns* .! 'he consent <>f C Supivm*
(*oun«‘il for tiie necessa y powers.
SOLDIERS FROM \KO!l\NGE!
REACH UNITED STATE
ROSTOX, July 1*2 Th
fantry. composed o?* Mi'ddrrri <r
tive service men v ho fourd't und *
M:»j. On. Richardson- arrived thi
ternoon from Brest.
\rchanpfpl two weeks nr>*
Risen \RGFI) n M I \NS
FIGHTING WITH \ \NKS
WANT TO RETURN* HERE
ROME- July 12— Discharged lum
bers of the American expeditions "v
’orce of Italians extinction have been
be iging (Jon ul Fronci Keei ' <v *•
•ice here recently* roqueU-'ng passage
back to the United States on h
grounds of being United State- <
•7°ns and of having served in th°
United States army. Employes of *h-»
office attending to the lot of tlu
lischarged soldiers immediate’y d■'*
mand to see their discharge nafm* .
After examining them they nidirn.e >
the men that they have waived tin
responsibility of the government in
providing transportation when t’ ev
have received their discharges. fe»* ,
there is one clause on the hack of the
paper-which clearly explains that pro
cedure.
“Oh.” reply the fien- “hut the com
manding officer did no* explain tha
to us when we asked for discharge.
“That will do old-timer.” retort th"*
’onsul general's assistants. “Your
commanding officer certain!v 4 old von
that- and now we can do nothing about
it.”
The men in every case secured the. *
discharges to visit their parent* °*
ither relatives here for an indefinite
period* >nd thereby waived right to
return transportation.
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ITALY PLACES ORDER
FOR 150 LOCOMOTIVES
NEW YORK. July 12— Italy^has
dared an order for one hundred and
fifty heavy typo locomotives for im
mediate delivery.
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What’s in a name? You will al
wavs find the most sickness at a
health resort.
X5v A8M»cla*«*d
HKIil i X. July 12— (in at activitity
y p vaJi.'u at all (I'Minan seaport"
in view of the impending raising of
he blockade.
Food prices are declining already,
in some ra.'C sixty per cent.
'j *k government olltcials at Wei*
; nv • ay t! at th< (lerman officials in*
*i | exercising control over incoming
raw mat< rial, also tho exports,
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TO I* \ISK lil.Oi K ADK
WASHINCTOV. .1 illv 12— It is
a:d Ivie that the Council of five* at
!Vri> will today take action to raise
'a* economic blockade against («er
manv.
. > prtfna ing t
burned ate resumption of trade
• ju’Aion hut are awaiting the formal
H-laina ion of President Wilson.
* H\ Associa'ed Press
; ! :x c\i)P.lA. Va-. July 12— Two
officers and four enli.ted men were
. »<! and twelve injured when an ar*
ny motor truck p’ me •(! through a
bridge near here this afternoon. 1 be
non were returning to camp Humph*
rev from Washington.
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By Associated Tress
COBLENZ, July 12— American sol
diers are today staging a three ring
•in-us for the benefit of the America 1
soldiers on the Rhine. There are acro
bats- clowns- bare back riders* Indians,
cowboys but the animal collection is
lacking. All of the at tors in the big
circus are soldiers. Ten thousand at
tended the opening performance this
afternoon. German civilians who were
admitted for one mark each* seemed to
have enjoyed the show more than the
doughboys.
DIRIGinLF. ONLY SHOUT
WAY FROM IRISH COAST
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/ LONDON. July 12- The British
dirigible R—04* eleven o'clock Green
wich time this morning* reported she
was 050 miles of 1 the Irish coast and
making good headway.
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NEW ARMY DIRIGIBLE
♦ COMPLETES NIGHT TRIP
WASHINGTON. July 12— Complet
ing a night Right from Akron* Ohio,
the new army* dirigible A—4,amoved
horo this morning. The dirigible aver
aged 25 miles an hour and expects to
l^ave this afternoon for Hampton
Roads.
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