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SKW \i;u ALASKA. • ' ESDAY, MAY I, 1920. ‘ ' ' IS ,,KR C0™
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WASHINGTON. May 4— Ameiic
an Destroyers have b**on ordered to
Vera Cruz and Tampico to protect
Americans there. The Navy Depart
ment savs the destroyers will not in
terfere between the federal troops and
the Mexican revolters. The destroyers
are simply sent to protect American
property and lives of Americans.
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Twenty four of the commission
employees arriving on the Admiral
Watson disembarked here and were
taken out to Mile 5*>. Thirty nine em
ployes continued on to Anchorage.
Tom Osbo and Charles Lochiv r,
who have been on a visit to Anchoi
age, have returned via the overland
route.
W. J. Tobey and Charles Tobey, ar
rivals on the Admiral \» atson, aie
registered at the Hotel Sexton.
Sunshine and then cloudy weather,
snow flurries and then warm wind,
the weather man seems to have gone
crazy during the past twenty tour
hours around this section of Alaska.
Mrs. A. A. Shonback left for her
home at Anchorage on the Admiral
Watson this morning.
The five traveling men, McDonald.
Baker, Cox, Jacobs and Barker left on
the Admiral Watson this morning for
a tour of the westward towns includ
ing Anchorage.
Andy Simons, A. L. reel amt vn. l.
Lodge. veteran game guides of this
section, got away on the Admiral
Watson for Kodiak today with a hunt
ing paity of easterners.
Gus Foret, representative of the
Remington Arms Co., a crack shot,
who has been in Seward for several
clays, le't on the Admiral Watson for
the westward.
Mrs. Julia Ellsworth and Miss May
Ellsworth, mother and sister of Harry
E. Ellsworth, arrived on the Admiral
Watson this morning to spend the
summer in Seward.
Dr. B. B. Wilson, who was here
last summer, and Miss Florence Leon
ard. also a visitor in Seward for sev
eral months last year, arrived on the
Admiral Watson to remain here for
several months.
Wayne Blue left for Anchorage on
XKW YORK. May 4— Tazio alias
Amlivii Saiso.io. hold hy the Depurt
-lent of Justice mi connection with the
bnnl) or.Mivu .*> of Juno 2nd, last year.
• when Attorney General Palmer's
b >mb d, jump
l frum a v. tdo.v of the department
oiiice c.i the fon*t *enth t.ooi this at
to v.o >n and was killed. This was the
.a. ; intimation that any arrests had
b *on math in t!m bombing case.
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FIFTY WI RE KILLED IN
PORNADO \YHH 11 DESTROYS
CITY IN CHEROKEE COuNTY
Ml SEOGEE. May 4— It is now
>f feiaily reported that fifty are dead
ut 130 injured ina storm of tornado
force which Sunday night destroyed
th" town of P»rgs, Cherokee county.
Thirty seven bodies have been recov
ered. Special trains, doctors and nurs
es hurried to the scene. Communica
tion with the city has been interrupt
ed owing to the wires being down.
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HUNGER STRIKERS ARE
RELEASED FROM PRISON
BELFAST, May 4— Thirty five
move hunger strikers wore today re
moved from the jail to the hospital.
This makes sixty nine released in the
past two days. There are no hunger
.r'kers in the prison here.
MANY CITIES SHOWING
GROWTH BY THE CENSUS
WASHINGTON, May l— Accord
ing to the census reports Pittsburgh
now has a population of 3S8,193, an
inc ease of 21 per cent.
Long Beach , Cal., has a population
of 55503. an increase of 12 per cent.
Pomona, Cal., has a population of
21.717. a*' increase of 32 per cent.
Aberdeen, Wash., has a population
of 15.337, an increase of twelve per
cent.
BiMings Mont., has a population
15 100 and increase of 100 per cent.
, N n SALOON LEAGUE
NOW APPROVES OF SIX
PRESIDENTIAL RUNNERS
WESTERVILLE. Ohio. May 4—
The Anti-Saloon league, through Dr.
JL A. Raker, general superintendent,
has approved of the residential can
dMates Hoover. Lowden, McAdoo,
Hughes, Poindexter and Rryan. The
Anti- Saloon league is now investigat
ing others. No special candidates have
so far been favored positively.
the Admiral Watson to check in the
new ag^nt there for the Admiral
Line, George Banbury.
The Admiral Watson had 16 pass
engers aboard for Anchorage.
First class mail on the Watson was
boxed by eight o'clock this morning.
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GLASGOW PEOPLE WAVI
( O—OpLUA’U> J* UEITHLIC
GLASGOW, V.a\ 4— Forty thous
and persons in <no c ow ! last n.u'bt
adopted resolutions i:ire‘ n:>' the Kus
sian Soviet and d maudmi* the e».uil>
li.shment <>f a co-operative Republic.
NEVADA TOWN HAS
MORE MOTORS Til IN
SHE II \S FAMILIES,
i FEUXLY. New, May - - W ith only
sixty families, Fernloy, a iarming
commonly, boasts sixty three auto
mobiles and records t ■!’ o; tb?s s
record unequalled bv any w >(• rn
town.
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WILSON DEMOCRATS IN*
TEXAS IN THE EAR LE \D
DALLAS. Texas, May 4— In the
precinct convention primaries held to'
S:e-; dry >*n T xas. the Wilson Demo
crats elect 'd 1200 and the Senator
r?,,;ioy faction 200 of 1400 delcgn.tos
LOS ANGELES, May 4— Huirt,
ilias W?»!Vr And;aw Watson, alleged
polygamist, was to lay taken to the
Iin pc Gal Valley to show oiticcrs
where lie buri'd Nino Leo Doloney
whom ho eonf od to killing after
p p ; i ; . 1 \ ) i i•.»i • po.;sd>'e victims
iW> a!s » 1 ) uiif u: Ih d making a to
tal of over thirty. Huirt claims he is
ins me and dio.ild be pitied. He tells a
lorn* hard luck tale and admits five
rrmrders but cannot rem miber the oc
casions.
M*l*KENF JI f ON REFERS
WASHINGTON. May 4— The Su
cou 1 c ■ 1 unti I Ini
IT, . No decision was made as to the
co* -tit itionality of the pi<>h bit on ae'<
nor the Volstead act.
1JF \\l OFF FOR NORTH
SEATTLE, May 4— The revenue
cutter Raar sailed tod* y vJ \ much
f4ei»rbt and thirteen tons of mail for
Nome and other Seward Peninsula
Points.
SEATTLE, May 4— Tort Waulen,
ZV-d M. Lathe in his rcpovi i’o«* March
ied t ulay, shows 2707 -.oing
Ah'ska passengers as compand with
UL'T last year. The incoming passcng
•i* f <m Alaska were 450 during
March as compared with 020 last year.
i-j jvjyv pi a fay the. tide nas turnon
and prrer.t development is in pmspoc*
for Alaska.
.! . oh this year the shipments
fr m V’MSkn were valued at $1 554,7^2
as compared with $7G8,707 of Maich
i) i £ in !i say this is further
proof of the north's revival.
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PANAMA. May 4— Thousands of
Panamans paraded yesterday evening
as a protest to the acquisition hv th
United States of the major portion ot
the Toboga Islands for fortification
purposes. General Pershing in an au
tomobile. which was taking him to a
hal1 in lvs hono’\ was forced to return
to his hotel. All American officers
were ordered to leave the ballroom
Mobs stoned prominent Panama offic
ials but no Americans were violently
molested.
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MURDERS THEN SUICIDES
ROUNDUP, Mont., May 4— J' e
West, aped 40 vcnrs of ape, today
vu-vi h‘s wife, two clv'M-on and then
rrcided. Despondency is believed to
, have been the cause.
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HELP tLA.)l
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The pcop’v ol A 'uka have a veiy
Vital ir.U'iOov ill too pi j.ie*\ucion of
i.»i .r g.ocn timber. L»\**.y iiuiusl.} in
• V »l. IIU i S 1 i la « *.i *»w .3ijliHi.ll I I % t. I *■
comparatively easy accossibii.i., ot
our loroot. • in i.iCv many ..mail tvii*
S.MYHA counl not operate u compound
wo send »o the ‘outside io their pil
ing and lumber. Our Government wail
.u;.d ou.d have cost thousands of dol
lars more if it had not been io; the
;r .0*1 timber a.oag the rigat-of -way.
A'e.. people dop t » consider, when rui
ng on the tram, that noaily ail the
ties, piling, bridge umbe.s, tciog (ph
poles and camp houses are made fiom
Alaska Spruce and II milock. The tim
ber used in the mining and fishing
n lustrics is also grown in Alaska. So
on j can readily see that it is of great
benefit to everybody in Alaska to help
save the remaining stands of gre n
timber from destruction by fire. Tins
can be done if every one, going into
the woods, will bo careful with fire
and if necessary precautions are taken
on the railroad. If any one, discover
ing fire, will please notify us or give
any assistance to any of the Forest
Service officois, I can assure you that
it will b° greatly appreciated by the
)opartment.
(Signed) G. C. HANEMAN
Forest Ranger.
w is a r »i «•; u it v: f o it i
The lollowiMg ».s the weal he* npiu
lot the 114 hums enmng m V o »• j -a
i'll.-* iiiui mug:—
SEWARli ;'.2, Rain and snow noith
wind.
*'UicuGragu dl Cioudy Lusk Noilh.
jiU.UiiUiiivU 41 Cmuey L^usi.
Ch.UwiOoii o< Cloudy, wu.m.
v. as.ila w*S, Cioudy Lii.iu Eus^.
Go.dcrecK 0*1 C*cur Lu^i.
liuirKane bU, Clear, Calm,
summit 22, Ciear, Calm.
Lams 24, Clear, Calm.
Healy bu, Snowing, Calm.
Nonana 2U, Cioudy, Caim.
Lavbanks 2G, Ciear, Calm.
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POLES CAPTURE KIEV
WARSAW, May 4— It is officially
reported that l^oles have caplined
Kiev.
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KICK AT TOO MUCH WORK
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, May 4—
Twenty thousand c’oth mill workers
struck at noon today against the rule
re^uirirg them to operate more loons
than formerly* It is be’icved the mat
... v/mi hi adjusted this afternoon.
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SEATTLE .U .y 4— A special dis
ligencer tiom
.. ..... y. ikai anticipating the
. i .. n ihe naval appropria
te li .1 \> iiit.il caiaies $1,000,000 for
j . ». ... nl oi navy coal in the
... i: t.oa; f. ids, Secretary of
... ■ » .;:i, s has appointed a
v.i..i.of f.vo men who will leave
iU ti. .in misKa to tin oct the
. Aopmtv! work. Secretary of the
IVyno says the coal must be
<i . o4/» d ami Alaska is the potential
a,;-,- • of f:a 1 for the fighting ships of
li • American na\y.
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V. A.SlilN’GTUN, May 4— Accord
t, to advices received by the ^tatc
u ^.l wiiiciii;, i^ocn i' rancis Greeniaw
a.;. his soil, both Americans, have
b u muia .'red by .Mexican bandits
somewhat e near Tampico.
.Vi’LAMLR ADMIRAL WATSON
ARlii\ AND SAILS NORTH
Steamer Admiral Watson arrived
in port shortly before 3 o'clock this
morn ng with the following passeng
eis ioi Seward: Florence Leonard
Miss B. B. Whson M. C. Donovan,
Jo..n Nmlresky, Charles Tobey, W. J.
Vo!) *y, Miss Hlinbeck, Mrs. G. W.
Vaii. Stewart Vail, Andicw Hautarite,
B. Mikefich, D. D. Brewster, William
R. Maihowson and wife, Miss May
i: sworJi, Mrs. Julia Ellsworth. Don
? Rae, Sidney S. Rae, A. L. Nickol
,o i. Eddie II T.ibnck, Andrew Pollock,
G. K. IIo-vc and G5 steerage.
The Admi al Watson cleared for
An ho r.g' Kod ak and Alitak at G:
15 oVo:k with the following passeng
c.s: fo’ Anchorage— Wayne Blue, G.
W. Barker, Frank Parrish, M. F. Mc
Dona’d, Sidney Jacobs, John Dill, C.
Peter on, Ross J. Kenney, Carl John
son Fr^d Cox, Mrs. A. A. Shonback,
Sam Biker, Mrs. Alex Small, Mrs.
Emma OiPospie, George Small, Victor
B\ soMi, William Bctloff, Leonard
Lin hau, and 23 steerage.
For Kodiak— Gus Pe-et. F. D. La
b*ee. . A. Peed, W. L. Lodge, L. A.
Pool Andy Simons, TL L. Long, Will
iam 0 Salka, R. Steogi and F. B.
Camp.
For S'ddovia— E. Bmgland. Peter
Sh«a John W. Stonf, W. Brown, N.
Gnvnoff. John N’dsoff, Jim Haynes
and Mrs. F. G. Holme.
S S. ALAMEDA AT CORDOVA
A,nm«da arrived at Cordo
va, th:s nf^’noon. Vo word was given
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GATEWAY as to her leaving hour.