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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post
WabMli: ' ‘ SI'AVAltD, ALASKA. Mt.lM'.W
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SKATTLK, Sept., 22— Assistant
secretary of the Interior Hallowell and
Col. Alfred H. Brooks, have returned
from Alaska where they went to in
spect the government railroad, Kom£
from Seward to Fairbanks ever rail
and trail.
Uoth an* very favorably impressed
with the Alaska railway 'nd Secre
tary Hallowed said he sees obstacle
to prevent completion.
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LONDON. Sept., 22— (leneia Kol- j
chak has resigned as chiet ruler of the ;
Omsk government in favor of (ienerul i
Denekine, leader of the Anti- Bolshe
viki forces. Denekine has forced the
Bolsheviki to abandon Kursk.
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NORTHWKSTKRN ARRIVKS
Steamer Northwestern arrived a’
11:50 o'clock this forenoon with 15 !
passengers for Seward and -17 ton*, oi j
freight. The Northwestern sailed
south t'| s afternoon with a good list
of pass*lagers, the majority from An
rhorage having arrived on this morn
ing's train.
Coming to Seward from Valdez, the
Northwestern unloaded flight at
Sawmill Bay. LaTouche and Port Ash
ton.
Passengers on the Northwestern
for Seward were George B. Nelson,
M. S. Kennedy, F, Main, E. W. Do
Ware, Frank Parrish, Fred Cox, E. M.
Murphy. James Fozard. J. Garrison,
J. R. Heckman and wife. J. Harmon
Caskey anti wife. H. R. Miller and Ed
na Jarvis.
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AMERICAN CONTINGENT HAS
made landing near fu me
ROME. Sept., 22— The Ciornale
Italia announces that an American
contingent has landed at Buccari, five
miles east of Fiume.
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LOS ANGELES, Sent.. 22— Presi
dent Wilson completed his tour on the
Pacific Coast at a mass meeting Sat
urday night of six thousand persons
at a public dinner. Previous to the din
ner, President Wilson told his audien
ce that his great difficulty in the trea
ty debate was that arguments on the
other side were not based on reason
and said he was willing to return to
Paris if any one would propose a bet
ter League of Nations than the one
now being discussed.
The President’s request for quiet
while here was not heeded and crowds
gathered around the hotel.
The Presient leaves here for a stren
ious eastward trip.
LOS ANGEI.ES. Sept., 22— Presi
lont Wilson left at 7 o'clock last night
for Reno where he will make a speech
tonight.
The following is the it1ner.fr> or th '
President for this week:
Reno, tonight.
Salt Law1 City, Tuesday mpnt.
Cheyenne. Wednesday afternoon.
Denver, Thursday morninp.
Pueblo. Thursday aftm-noon.
Wichita. Friday morninp.
Oklahoma City, Friday nipht.
Oklahoma City, Friday nipht.
Little Rock, Saturday afternoon.
Memphis. Sunday nipht.
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SACRAEXTO, Sept.. 22— Presi
dent Wilson is to pass throuph hen
this afternoon and several thousand
people have gathered at the depot ir
hopes he will make a speech.
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DUBLIN, Sept., 22— The police
raided and suppressed five leading
Sinn Fein daily newspapers and sever
al provincial weeklies, for advertising
the Irish Republic loan.
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ROYALTY ON
WAY HERE
BRUSSELS, Sept., 22— The Kin£
ami Queen of Belgium left this altei
noon for Osteml where they will go
aboard the United States Transport
George Washington for America.
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ROOM \N GREETS PRINCE
VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept., 22 -
The Prince of Wales arrived here this
afternoon. Admiral Rodman was the
first man to greet the prince at tin;
depot.
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FIVE MILLION IN
SIGHT FOR RELIEF
OF TEXAS VICTIMS #
CORPUS CHRISTI, Sept.. 22
Funds are assured for relief here,
support coining from all parts of
* the country, over five million dol
* lars being now in sight.
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CLEVELAND, Sept., 22
United Mine Workers of America, in
convention here, has developed tee
! plan for nationalization of coal mines.
Th » plan is for the go.ernmeiv, to pur
chase the mines and operate them with
.qual rights with the miners, good pay
and a profit in the surplus earnings.
Nationalization of mines in Canada is
also proposed. The delegates to the
convention believe the nationalization
of the railroads will pave the way for
the nationalization of the mines.
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SOME WAR TROPHY
WASHINGTON, Sept.. 22— The
former Kaiser’s field kitchen, which
followed the Kaiser over Europe dur
ing the war, has been added to the
collection of \.ar trophies in tlm
Smithsonian Institute. Pershing’s war
map has also been given to the Insti
tion.
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HCNDREDS DYING DAILY
IN PETROGRAD OF CHOLERA
WASHINGTON. Sept.. 22— Reports
from Sweden are that between 200
and n00 are dying daily in Petrograd
of cholera and dysentery. The sanitary
conditions are intolerable. Many hos
pitals arc closed on account oi lu(k of
food and medicine. The Bolsheviki au
thorities have looted the state bank
for the third time and taken over two
million rubles.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept., 22
• Thousands of workers on the Bay riv
* er boats stiuck Saturday afternoon
for more money and shorter hours.
CINCINNATI, Sept., 22— Rev.
Frederick McMillen, in his sermon last
night declared the church should en
courage the support of baseball be
cause it affords a healthful recreation
to the multitudes.
Rev. McMillen read a prayer for the
success of the Reds asking that hod
••rant tin- players may have keen eyes
and make many runs.”
CINCINNATI, Sept., 22— The red >
won the toss for the opening game of
the world’s series. The first two
gan \s will he played here, the next
three in Chicago, if the White Sox win
the American league penant; the nexr
two in Cincinnati and the eighth in
Chicago. The ninth game will he de
cided by lot.
The American league umpires will
be R. F. Nall in and William J. Evans,
National league umpires will be Char
les Riglor and Emmett Quigley.
The first game is set for Wednes
day. October 1st.
SAILOR'S DEATH
UPSETS PLANS
OF FLFET
VANCOUVER, R.C., Sept., 22—
'Hie <\< ath of a sailor aboard the
Divadnaught Now Mexico, of spinal
meng’ngitis, has upset most of the
plans for the entertainment of the
American naval crew and the two de
stroyers arriving late last night. Heal
th regulations will prevent shore leave
for the sailors.
The visit of the civic committee to
New Mexico, the luncheon to the
p ince of Wales by Admiral Rodman
aboard the Dreadnought hav» been
knocked out by the dcaHi and also pre
dudes the Prince of »Valos from male
ing the trip to Victoria as Admiral
Redman’s guest.
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CHALLENGE THE
REPUBLICANS
IN SENATE
WASHINGTON, Sept., 22— The
Democratic Senate leaders chr/lenge
the Republican leaders claim of
enough pledges to pass the Johnson
‘ amendment to the League of Nations
covenant. The Democrats claim they
have fifty votes against the amend
ment but insisted that vice-president
Marshall return jn time for the test
vote. Both sides expect help from the
mild reservation! sts.
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WEATHER REPOUT
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The following h the weather ut
vort for the 24 ho* ending at 7 o'
dneh this morning:
Seward 40, Raining, South.
Anchorage 14, Cloudy, North Wind.
Matanuska 48, Cloudy, East.
Chickaloon 38, Cloudy, Calm.
Wasilla 44, Cloudy, East.
Talkcetna 40, Raining, Calm.
BOSTON. Sept.. 22— The Central
Labor Union has decided against or."
jug a general strike in sympathy with
♦ be 1'oliee. The Central Labor Union
d< dared that the time was not now
t«.portune.
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JOHNSON SAYS
WILSON IS
IMITATOR
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept., 22— Sena
tor Johnson spoke at the armory here
Saturday night answering Wilson's
statement that Roosevelt would favor
the League. Johnson said ‘‘i*- k*eems
st-ange for Wilson to quote Roose
velt as Roosevelt clearly loresaw the
possibilities of war on our interest.
Wilson is preaching v. ith feeble phras
es the doctrine of neutrality he says
Roosevelt would favor.”
Johnson ended his tour here.
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SLAP DOTY ON
GERMAN GOODS
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BRUSSELS. Sept., 22— The Allied
Superior Economic Council has mci
and considered the plan for organiz
ing a permanent economic committee.
The question of equalization of the
1 -oal supply came up, especially as re
gards Rumania. The subject of cus
toms duty on Germany was imposed
on products passing over the right
bank of the Rhine.
JAPANESE MAKE PLANS
FOR BUILDING A LARGE
NUMBER OF BIG LINERS
HONOLULU, Sept., 22— Announce
ment of a five year propram for build
up sixty nine vessels apprepatinp
half a million tons, is made by the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha, the larpe Jap
anese shippinp firm, accordinp to a
tokio cable to a Japanese newspaper
. here.
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UNMASKED BANDITS ROB A
BANK NEAR CITY OF OMAHA
OMAHA, Sept., 22— Two unmask
ed bandits robbed the Citizens Nation
al Bank of Ralston, five miles south of
here, last Saturday afternoon. They
locked the cashier in the vault and es
caped with $4000.
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HL’LLKTIN — PITTSBURGH, Sept..
22- The strikers claim that two hun
died and seventy five steel workers
aie out. The strike either directly or
indirectly affects half a million work
ers.
Comparitively few plants are clos
ed down, they being operated with
small for *es. Many of the smaller
plants ire opcrrr.ng as usual.
CHICAGO, Sept., 22— Steel work
ers today struck at Pueblo, Colorado;
Wheeling, West Virginia; and Youngs
town , Ohio.
Sixteen steel mills of the American
Steel Wire Company are closed.
The Union leaders claim 1 .000 men
are out. All of the men did not strike
in the Gary district. Birmingham, Ala
batna; Lorain, Ohio; Schuykill vallev
nor in the Harrisburg District.
Armed men, former soldiers, ar<*
patrolling at the Pueblo plants.
BETHLEHEM, Sept., 22— The
D legates representing all unions of
thirty five thousand employees of the
Bethlehem Steel company, decided not
to strike today pending a conference
with the employers in hope that
Schwab will consider the claims of th»
men.
PITTSBURGH, Sept., 22— Clash#*;
between state police and crowds at
tempting to hold mass meetings ush
ers in the strike of the iron and steel
industry men yesterday. The most ser
ious disturbance was at North Clair
ton. twenty miles from here, where
state troops charged a mass meeting,
armed with clubs, and freely wounded
many, breaking up the meeting.
Many of the plants here have been
barricaded by barb wire fences and
searchlights have been installed on the
buildings.
Deputy sheriffs are on guard at
many plants.
PITTSBURGH, Sept., 22— The
state police clashed this forenoon with
a crowd that refused to disperse. Sev
eral men were clubbed. Shots were ex
changed and it is reported that 20 men
on each side were injured.
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DR. BLYTH WILL RETURN
TO SEWARD ABOUT OCT., 15th.
Dr. H. A. Blyth will return to Sew
ard about the middle of next month
according: to Miss Edna • Jarvis w! o
^ame over from LaTouchc today on
the Northwestern. Miss Jarvis came
over for supplies and returns on tho
Northwestern.
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PACIFIC COAST ATHLETE
WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP
NEW YORK, Sept., 22— Hefrison
Thompson, of Los Angeles, Princeton
student, won the all round champion
ship of amateur atheletic union on
Pershing field, Jersey Citv, Saturday
afternoon, scoring: 61. 33^4 points in
ten events. Six men competed.
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