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VOLUME~XlVrNUMBER197. ~ SEWARD, ALASKA. . . ' SATURDAY. NOVEMBER «, 1S20. , ; , .
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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., Nov.,
6— Word was received this morning
{ from this place that Renjamin R. La
beree and Mrs. Gladys Kelly, children
of the late Oscar G. Laberee are seek
ing to break the will of their father
leaving a $100,000 estate to his widow.
They claim that their father’s second
marriage was illegal because it occur
¥ six days before the six days limit
after his divorce from their mother.
Roth of the children, Renjamin ii. La
beree and Mrs. Gladys Kelly lived in
Seward with their father at the time
when he \.as In chaige of the Alaska
Northern R. R. Mr. Laberee came to
Seward from Spokane shortly before
the time when the Alaska Northern
went into the receivers hands. The es
tate which is being contested includes
t several parcels of land in the town
site of Seward which are now on the
Delinquent Tax list.
The second wife of Mr. Laberee to
whom the property was willed was al*.
so ^siding in Seward about the time
Mr. Laberee was connected with the
Alaska Northern R. R.
LITHIGATION IS THREATENING
OVER ALASKA OIL LANDS
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Locators of Alaska Oil Claims Prior
to Withdrawal Order Seeking
Establish Rights.
Lithigation already threatens in the
Yakutaga oil section between hold
ers of ground prior to the Roosevelt
I order of withdrawal and locators un
der the recent leasing law. “Dick”
Ryan, well known in the early days
of Nome and Katalla, arrived in Se
attle this week from New York
claiming prior rights on the ground
located by M. J. (Big Mike) Sullivan
on the Yakutaga beach.
It is understood Ryan consulted
legal talent in Seattle in preparation
for suit to establish a prior right to
the oil land. When seen by a Dis
patch reporter he declined to discuss
the situation beyond the statement
that himself and associates would
insist on their rights being recog
nised.
GAP IN GOVERNMENT
RAILROAD SHORTENED
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on the Fairbanks division and that
on the coast division of the govern
ment railroad is now only 94 miles
wide. The end of steel on the
Fairbanks dfvisioii is at Mile 358
and that on the coast division at
Mile 264. Frederick D. Browne,
engineer in charge, says eleven more
miles of track will be laid on the
coast division in the near future
which will shorten the gap between
kadi of steel to only 83 miles.
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• THE BROADWAY SHOP WILL *
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**SALE NEXT WEEK.
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~ City taxes are now due and may be
pdd at tho office of H. Dougherty,
Otf Treasurer.
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MISSION CAPTURED
LONDON, Nov., 6— The American
Mission in South Russia has fallen in
to the hands of the Soviet forces ac
cording to a Moscow wireless received
today.
WASHINGTON, Nov., 6— The
| Stab* and War Departments said to
| day that they had no knowledge of
any official American Mission within
the war zone of Southern Russia and
suggested that the mission reported
captured was probably French. The
French Ambassador however has re
ceived no message.
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FREIGHTERS RETIRED
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov., 6— Head
quarters of the Shipping Board at this
place announced today that nine
freighters had been retired because of
lack of cargoes. One of the reasons
given is that the sugar shipments
have been completed.
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FACE STARVATION
LONDON, Nov., 6— The people of
the town of Tralee, Ireland are fast
approaching starvation as a result of
the recent police order forbidding the
resumption of all business until the
two policemen who disappeared sever
al days ago are returned by the towns
people. The dispatch received in Lon
don say that the condition of the
town people is desperate.
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FRANCE TO CO—OPERATE
PARIS, Nov., 6— The view taken
in official quarters in this city by of
ficials of the French government is
that France will be ready to co-oper
ate with the United States in formula
ting something different from the ori
ginal manuscript of the League of Na
tions as drawn at Versailles.
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MILLIONAIRE ARRESTED
George Backer, millionaire contract
or of this city has been the go-bet wee.
in the building trust activities He
was arraigned today on an indictment
charging perjury. While it is report
ed that he is one of the three named
in yesterday’s grand jury indictments
the report has not been confirmed.
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FINAL COUNT
electorial College, Nov., 6
— Complete returns show 404 elec
toral votes for Harding and 127 for
Cox. The Cox states are, Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North and S.
Carolina, Texas and Virginia.
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STABS WIFE
• VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov., G—
Claude Miller, was arrested here today
for stabbing his wife three times.One
of the stabs penetrated Mrs. Miller’s
heart and her recovery is doubtful. He
was chased after committing the deed
by the chief of police McCurdy and
two soldiers from the barracks. He
has confessed to tho stabbing.
SEATTLE,. Nov., 6— It was offic
ially announced today that Alaska’s
white population is 29,210 and the na
tive population 25,508 making a total
of 54,1718 people in the Territory. The
official census in 1910 was 64,356.
These figures show a decrease of al
most 10,000 population. The war coupl
ed with the Ignoring - the - people of
- Alaska policy of the government
during the past eight years have been
tlie reasons for the decrease in the po
pulation. During the coming year
Alaska will get back all of the people
she lost together with thousands of
new ones.
The decreast in population is fig
ured at nine per cent The final figure
may be subject to some change. Com
plete schedule and final details will be
available shortly. Forty Eskimos are
included in the count
NOTICE
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The electric power in Seward will
shut off between the hours of 10 and
2 o'clock tomorow morning. (Sunday).
Seward Light & Power Co.
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SEWARD METHODIST CHURCH
Open Forum Class 10:15 A. M.
Sunday School 11:00 A. M.
Evening Service 7:30.
Subject of'Discussion in the Open
Forum Class:— “The Golden Rule—
Will It Wfork in Modern Business.
Subject of Evening Sermon:— “The
Man Who Did Not Want To Be Presi
dent.”
The Choir will furnish the Special
Music.
You are invited to spend some part
of the Sabbeth Day with us. We Spec
ialize in A Warm Church, Good Music,
and a Hearty Welcome. Our Evening
Service lasts ijne Hour.
D. E. Carter, Pastor.
N. I*. We will liold a Special Thanks
giving Service Thurs. Nov., 25th at
11 A. M.
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WASHINGTON, Nov., 6— It is of
ficially understood that President Wil
son has no intention of pardoning Eu
gene Debs. The position that he has
taken in this matter according to his
friends si that executive clemency in
such a case would be a bad precedent
and would encourage others to oppose
the government in case of another
war.
WEATHER REPORT
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SEWARD 40 Cloudy North.
Anchorage 22 Clear Calm.
Matanuska 35 Foggy Calm.
Chickaloon 35 Cloudy Calm. •
Wasilla 14 Cloudy Calm.
Talkeetna 28 Clear Calm.
Goldcreek 16 Clear North.
Hurricane 28 Cloudy North.
Summit 10 Clear North.
Healy 20 Clear North.
Nenana 18 Cloudy Calm.
Fairbanks 18 Snow Calm.
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A1 E. Ferrin who has a contract to
caiTy the mail during the coming win
ter from mile 29 to Sunrise and Hope,
left this morning on the Gateway Ltd.
to make preparation^ for Ids first trip.
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Warsaw, Nov. 6— The Diet h*.re
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yesterday broke up In on uproar after
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two hours of wild scenes created by
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the socialists seeking to obstruct the
vote on articles of legislation creating
a senate. Socialists and radicals blew
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trumpets and sounded sirens and used
other noise makers. The speaker or
deled a ballot frAn the socialist who
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responded by rushing the tellers and
scattering the cards after which they
tossed the baskets into the crowd.
HARDING LEAVES FOR
VACATION TRIP
ENROUTE Nov., 6— President el
ect Harding started today for a
months vacation . His trip will take
him through Texas and the Canal
Zone* He haa laid aside all the cates
of his campaign for a term of pro
imgftfrvyftjhafoge taking up the ser
ious responsibilities of the administra
tion.
MILLER SAYS AaSKA
* NEEDS UNITY SUPPORT
Congressiran Predict Republican Ad
ministration Will Give North
Attention.
FIRM FRIENDS OF ALASKA
Alaska, forgotten by the demo
crats during the past four years of
the Wilson administration, will be
remembered by the republicans upon
their return to power next year,
and in the reconstruction legis
lation pf the next congress in the in
terests of Alaska, the Washington
delegation in congress will play the
dominant part, according to Con
gressman John F. Miller, who has
represented the First district of
Washington in congress during the
past four years. Congressman Mil-|
ler is a candidate for re-election t
congress.
“The Washington delegation in
congress, every member of which i
is a sturdy and firm friend of Alas- j
ka, is in a position of power to as- j
sist the territory,” Mr. Miller said
in an interview for the Alaska Dis
patch. The Seattle congressman,
who spent two years i in the North
during the “gold rush” is particular
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ly well7 informed on conditions in
the North and is alive to the needs
and the opportunities of the Terri
tory. He is a member of the
house committee on military affairs,
which has charge of all appropria
tions for the military service and'
all general military legislation.
“The Washington delegation,
headed by Senator Wesley L. Jones/
who is the ranking member of the
committee on commerce, and a mem
ber of the committees on appropria
tions, fisheries, territories, and the
irrigation and reclamation of arid
lands, has never been in a better po
sition to assist Alaska than at the
present time,** Mr. . Miller continued,
“In addition to Senator Jones, Sen
ator Poindexter, one of the leaden
of the republicans in the senate, is
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a member of the committee on naval
affidts, the committee on public
lands, postoffices and pent mads, in-1
CHICAGO, Nov., 6— The special;
Grand Jury which has been investiga
ting the recent base-ball scandal re
lative to the throwing of games by
several well known ball players has
returned a final report which states
while the evidence found that some
few games were deliberately thrown
by a certain few players who have al
ready been punished, the practice was
not general and that most of the play
ers now in organized base-ball are
free from all taint.
The leaders in organized baseball
can be relied upon to keep the game
above suspicion.
The report of the jury said that
thousands of people had been fleeced
out of thousands of dollars each week
in the baseball pools conducted throe*
ghout the country by irresponsible
people. It further stated that the evi
dence showed that the persons con- i
ducting the pools refused absolutely
tqjpiy mit theorizes woo. fn one in
stance a pool collected to the amount
of $1145,072 paid only $2,800 in prizes.
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DEBS TO UEMAIN IN JAIL
N SHIPPING BOARD
WASHINGTON, Nov., 6— An
nouncemeut was made today of the
members of the new shipping board ol
seven which was created by the pass
ing of The Transportation act recent
ly. President Wilson it is understood
has completed his selection most of
whom have already accepted the ap
pointment. Admiral Benson to con
tinue, as chairman, John Shackleford,
Tacoma, Joseph Yeal, Portland, John
Donald, New York and Frederick
Thompson of Mobile. \
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terstate commerce, and the chair
man of the committee on mines and
mining. Then, there is Representa
tive Albert Johnson, who is chair
man of the committee on immigra
tion, and a member of the^cora
mittee on territories, which has
charge of all purely Alaskan legis
lation. Besides these, Representa
tive John W. Summers of Walla
Walla, who represents the Fourth
Washington district, is a member
of the committee on roads and of
public lands, and Judge J. Stanley
Webster, of Spokane, representing
the Fifth Washington district,* is on
the committee on interstate and for
eign commerce. Everyone of these
members are on committees which
handle legislation of great interest
and concern to Alaska. If these
men are returned to Congress by
their respective constituencies, the
welfare of Alaskan legislation in
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congress will be virtually, assured.”
There is a movement on foot in
Washington to unify and consoli
date the various governmental bu
reaus and departments that - are.
seeking to govern Alaska, Congress
man Miller stated. Any plan To.*
the Government of the Territory
that will, bring about a more effi
cient and responsible administration
of thnTerrtory’s business, which is
supported by Delegate Sutherland*
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SALONIKI, Greece, Nov., 6— Am
ericans who think they are suffering
severely from bad housing and living
conditions and high rents should get a
glimpse of this congested and benight- #
ed Oriental city with its narrow, dark
streets, cobbled pavements, tumble
down buildings, cellar-like homes and
other concomitants of poverty. There
are only enough houses to shelter one
half the population of 175,000. The
rest of the people live in tents, in
huts, in .the fields, or among the char
red ruins of their former homes which
were desolated by a great fire that
leveled the city to. ashes in August,
1017. '
Only the wealthiest can afford any
thing like a fully furnished house.
vVhole flats or apartments are un
known; a family must be content with
a single room. Kents have increased
greatly and are quite on a par with
those prevailing in American cities.
Tenants have no such' legal protection
against landlards as those enjoyed by
New York residents. So great is the
need for space that the municipality
has turned over a number of Turkish
mosques in which to shelter the peo
ple. In one of these ancient shrines
600 people live as one great family.
They sleep on the stone floor and live
a primitive community life.
Saloniki is strikingly like theide
vasted areas* of Northern France. Ev
erywhere are ruined homes, tangled
wreckage, and piles of dirt and debris. »
The government has done little toward
restoring the city since the great fire
which left 75,000 persons homeless and
entailed $50,000,000 property damage. *
The housing situation is a critical one.
The local authorities have put up sev
eral temporary structures, containing
four to eight rooms, each room hous
ing a whole family of eight or ten.
Sleeping, eating and washing are done
in the same room.
The Jewish Community also haa.
erected a small number of houses, but
they are wholly inadequate to take
care of the large number of persons
without homes and the constant
stream of refugees from Macedonia.
Hundreds of families have found
refuge In the cellars and* sub-cellars
of the destroyed buildings. The cellars
are dark, damp, cheerless and light
lews. The inhabitants live like, to many
iets. When it rains, water often stands '
several inches deep on the floor. The
extreme congestion has seriously af
fected the moral standards of the
people, many of whom", before the fire,
were persons of considerable income
and of good standards of family life.
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