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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-21
ALASKAN !. TO GET NEW
 TRIAL E A!LI]

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct, 2l- The Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered q new trial for John Lindgren, convicted in a district court in Alaska for the embezzlement of $5,479 from the Sier- "a Associations gold claim at Fair banks. Lindgren was sentenced t1 three years at McNeil island. Lindgren said he took the money from a clean uo in payment for wood he sold the company.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-21

 GOES DRY

TORONTO, Oct, 21- It is indi- cated the United Farmers and Labors candidates overwhelmingly defeated Premier Hearst and other conServa- tives in yesterdays election. The cleo tion also resulted in Ontario going dry. The power of the liberals was unchanged in the election according to all early returns.
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AMERICAN CARGO ON
 SCHOONER BELINDA
 SEIZED BY RUSSIANS

NOME, Oct, 21- It is reported that the Russians on the northeast coast of Siberia have confiScated the cargo of the American schooner Be linda. The Russians diSpuyed the right of the Americans to shoot walruS on the Siberian shores, and as the reSul. of the controversy which followed they confiScated the cargo of the schooner.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-21
BAKING COMPANIES
 ARE FCIrND Ct uLT'

COLUMBUS, Oct, 2l- Four larg Columbus baking companies indict ed August 22 on charges Of violating the Valentine antitrust law in com bining to fix the price of bread, enter ed pleas of guilty and were fined Sl,- 900 and costs each assessed a penalty of $50 per day from date of indictment md ordered ro l,'luce the price Of bread to what it was before Che com 5 5naJion was entered into.
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WASHINGTnN. Oct. 2l-- Thc Sen ate this afternoon adopted the commit tee amendment to the deficiency ap- propriation bill providing the seven teen million dollars to complete the Alaska railroad. This means that with the passage of the deficiency bill, the railroad money becomes available iG'. mcdiatcly.
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HARRY S. NEW WILL
 HAVE TRIAL LATER

LOS ANGELES, Oct, 2l- Trial of Harry s. New, who claims to be son of United States Senator New of ln- diana, oa a charge of murdering his fiance, Miss Freida Lesser, was post poned until December 16.
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STEAMER NEWS

Steamer Alameda was advertised to sail from Cordova at II o'clock this forenoon according to cable office ad- vices. The Alameda could arrive l Seward early tomorrow afternoon.
 The Admiral Watson is expected 70 arrive in rort Southbound on Friday.
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FREIGHT
 MOVING

NEW YORK. Oct. 2l- StrikcbrcaN- CTS aud soldiers are today moving for " ships of the international merchant marine ticd-up by the strike, The troops are handling the transport ear goes
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JOHN ANDERSON ACQUITTED

After dcljbc ating two hours tho Valdez jury in the ease of John An. derso1 returned a verdict acquitting the man of the charge Of killing Char. les Kline near Unalaska several months ago, Attorney l.. V. Ray of Seward defended Anderson. Anderson was confined in the Valdez jail for ten months awaiting trial as were ai- 90 two witnesses from UnalaSka, The case cost the government at least SlO,- GOO
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R. R. MONEY K SOON 10 BE
 AYAILABL

WASHINGTON, Oct, 2l- The ur- gent deficiency appropriation bill, which carries the seventeen million dollars for the Alaska railroad, appro- priated by the Senate appropriations committee, will get early conSidcra- Ion Chairman Warren asked for this today. The deficiency bill is the first of the session and carries $42,O0O,OOO.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-21
ID DISCUSS STRIKE OF
 MINERS

DIES MONIES, Oct, 21-- Cover nor Harding has telegraphed the gov ernors of the coal producing states asking them to attend a meeting to discuss the arbitration of the threat ened coal strike.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-21

SEATTLE. Oct, 21-- Fish prices are as follows: haGbut, twenty and three quarters cents; sable, four cents; ling and red cod. four cents.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-21
CONGRESS
 ID TAKE
 A RECESS

WASHINCTON, Oct. 2I-- The Rc pubHcanS are planning tO adjourn con greSS on November 9th to give thr members recess before the regular session in December
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SEATTLES POPULATION

SEATTLE. Oct, 21- The City di- rectory just from the press gives Seat tie a population of 42O,OOO a gain 9f 10000 over a year ago.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-21
ALLENBY IN COMMAND
LONDON, Oct, 21- Marshal AL lenby has been appointed high com- missioner of affairs in Egypt.

K. Higo returned on the Alaska to his fox ranch near Latouche. MT. Higo has just completed shipping two-hun- dred skins to the London markets, where the sales averaged s250 per skin.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-21
GERMANS PLANNING A SETTLEMENT IN A
 MEXICAN DISTRICT

MEXICO CITY, Oct, 2l- German banks here are backing an enterprise to irrigate the big Sinaloa tract where thousands of German im- migrants are expected to settle,
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-21
BOL SHEVIKI STANDS OFF
 NEN ATTACK

LONDON, Oct, 2l-- Finland ad- vices are that the BOlsheviki still hold K.onstadt. Sunday the Red Flag was floatcd over the battleship Petropav- Iovsk which the BoIsheviki raised after being sunk in the harbor at Kronstadt by the British fleet.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-21
e sSSss sREPt - a WOOD FOR THE
 Q PRESIDENCY

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Oct, 2l-- HcadouarterS were opened here today for the campaign of Leon ard Wood for President.
 r*tt
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STOCKHOLM, Oct, 2l-- Yudonitch as asked the American Minister to end food to Pctrograd which he eN- poets to take sometime today.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-21
SMITH REACHES FRISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct, 2l-- Capt. Smith has arrived He is the first avi- ator in the army race to make the trip from here to Mineola and return.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-21
WIN. .SON IS
 B Y TIER

WASHINGTON, Oct, 21- PreSi- dent Wilson, despite his illness, is un- dcrStood to be preparing to .endeaVor to prevent a threatened break in the Industrial Conference on account of the inability of the delegates to reach am agreement on collective bargaining issue
 President Wilson is so improved tha. he is able to receive letters re- garding the coal strike, industrial con ference and the treaty
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-21

WASHINGTON, Oct, 2l-- Prcsi- dent Wilson, this afternoon from his bed dictated 600 word letter to Sec retary Lane in which he outlined his views on the Industrial Conference sit uation.
 President Wilson signed the letter with shaky hand,
 1t is believed Secretary Lane, who is chairman of the Industrial confcs- encc. will not use the letter unless tn" conference shows signs of breaking up
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-21

WASHINGTON, Oct, 21- There iS a possibility of q compromise between the advocates by Democratic leaders following Senator Lodges call today for meeting of the Foreign Relation Committee tomorrow to consider new reservations and notifications.
 McCumber, leader of the mild re- scrvationistS, has introduced a number of compromise reservations and said they represented the efforts of the Re. publicanS desiring to reach an agree ment on the reservations.
 McCumbcr'S reservations concern the question of the withcrawai or A"- ticlc 10. domestic affairs, Momo" doctrine, Shantung and the inequality of the voting strength of the League.
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ID SOON
 BE IN POWER

PARIS, Oct, 21-- The Allied mill tary authorities are to fix the date for depoSing of the notifications of the treaty which will bring the treaty in- to power.
Evening star., 1919-09-23
new REORGANIZATION
PLAN FOR army READY
Will Be Submitted Soon, Maj.
westsrvslt Tells Senate Mill
taty Subcommittee.

. Another plan for reorganisa ton of
the Army has been prepared for the
consideration of Congress, Maj. Will
liam I. Westervslt yesterday told the
Senate subcommittee on military af-
fairs. The new plan Maj. Westervelt
said had been prepared by Maj Gen.
Haan, chief Of the war planning di-
vision, after consultation with other
ofdcers in that branch. ana that Gen.
Haan had authorized him to say that
he would submit It soon to the House
subcommittee on military affairs.
The bill will provide for universal
military training and also for a
Compulsory reserve with provision
for service.
Answering Inquiries ~ to disarma-
mont under league of nations, Mai.
Gen. J. w. McAndrew, who was on
the stand yesterday, said It or any
similar organization would not ope-
rate effectually for some time, and
that because Of unsettled world con-
ditions IL seemed advisable to main
tain what might be called a large
army" until world affairs were re-
Universal training was advocated
as ..the best line Of defense" for
which Gen. MoAndrew said I'VE
should give more money than to q
regular army" Second to universal
Training, he said q large number Of
oficers was the best asset for de.
Tense.
Evening star., 1919-09-23

his or her money invested In the
street railways, but the paramount
question is, how can they be fairf
Where are they to obtain the in
formation to intelligently judge fair
ness, or to put the question in another
form. will the Public Utilities Com
mission, acting for the public in con-
junction with such q committee as
herein mentioned. agree at once upon
what is fair for both the owners OF
the properties and the public, and let
us get congressional legislation to put
our thoughts into action.
"It would appear, Mr.. Commissioner,
il we can foresee a little into the fu-
ture, that higher wages have come
to stay awhile and II the employees of
our railways are even to exist they
must receive q living wage. and in
order to produce living wages, vast
economies must be- effected or rev.
enues be increased by larger fares.
Evening star., 1919-09-23

son says chat no one is more
anxious than are the members OF the
Public Utilities Commission. who are
the District Of Columbia, in seeing
that Washington has a first-class. up
to-the-minute street railway system.
and I am equally certain that we can
not hope to have this kind of sys-
tenn with constant wrangling and
complaining on the part Of either the
public, the officials or the companies
themselves. all Of which tends to
break down confidence, and when
financial assistance is sought 1t means
higher interest rates for money bor-
rowed, resulting only in the public
having to carry an added burden for
the discount on the borrowed funds.
The public should bear in mind that
the breaking down of credit will
sooner or later break down the serv-
ice, and in the end the public will
be the more inconvenienced by fail
ure to render that service which they
Evening star., 1919-09-23
MANIFESTO BY VILLA
ASSA|LS CARRANzA
Mexican Rebel Leader Says Head
Of Government Permitted Ameri-
cans to Invade.

Francisco villa, "eeneral-in.chief' of
the evolutionary forces in Mexico. it
is believed, intends to renew his long
continued efforts to overthrow the Car
rama regime and place himself in
power.
In manifesto recently issued by him
In Durango, copies of which have just
reached here, he excofiates President
for permitting American troops to in
,aade Mexican teritoIH at Juarex. which
Operation he calls - new offense against
the dignity and sovereignty OF Mexico"
Evening star., 1919-09-23

have right 70 expect.
I'VE have thousands Of residents
Of the District Of Columbia holding,
as investment, the stocks and bonds
of our railway system, and failure
Commission to grant q living to the
railway systems will react @ most ss. seri.
upon their interest and dividends for
a considerable part Of their means
# livelihood"
There should be deducted from the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany canitalisation such equity as is
represented by the value Of $6.0OO,o 900
capital stock Of the Potomac. Electric
Power Company. which stock is de-
posted as collateral security for the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company consolidated As.
'The people of the District of Co
lumbia, I am sure. want to be fair
both to the man or woman who has
Evening star., 1919-09-23
Calls Msxieans to Fight.

In conclusion. villa calls on Next
cans generally to join him in q now
campaign against the Carranza gov
ernment; and says: -
1.-The honor OF the nation and the
great effort to triumph for the cause
Of liberty and the people. Let us
unite again, all of us who have fought
since 1910, against the dictatorships
of Diaz and Huerta, and soon we will
and for having trampied upon the
laws Of loyalty and the honor Of
Mexico, the constitution, reforms, jus
tice and law"
Evening star., 1919-09-23

am not prepared to say whether the
cost Of living or the cost OF wages
should be the hrst to drop. and while
not desiring 20 assume the role Of
spokesman, I do believe that every In
vestor in the securities OF the rail-
ways Is most anxious to see every em-
ploye receive as large q salary a. 10
necessary to ut least provide . fair
living"
Evening star., 1919-09-23
Sure Fine System Sought.

T feel quite certain" Mr. Thomp-
Evening star., 1919-09-23
72s.s12 Live in Baltimore.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. September 33.--Ths
population Of Baltimore today is 72s.-
812. This figure is-based on the police
census Of voters which has just been
completed. The police census puts
the number of voters at 1sa,203, and
at the ratio OF a to. L Gives the. citx
|a population of<52s. .S1zN
Evening star., 1919-09-23
LABOR conference
MAY Be POSTPONED
Failure of U. S. to Ratify
Treaty by October 29 May
Set Date Back.
18 NATIONS TO CONFER

As less than half a dozen nations
have ratified the peace treaty, Of
ficials Of the Department of Labor
are of the opinion that the first in
ternational labor conference, provided
for in the treaty and called by Presi-
dent Wilson to meet here October
20. will be postponed. These omcfals
said today that If the United States
had not ratified the treaty by that
date it was q foregone conclusion that
the conference would be held at a
later date.
Eighteen nations are preparing to
send delegates to the conference. They
are Great Britain. France. Italy,
Persia, China, Honduras, Guatemala,
Bolivia, Denmark, Jugoslavia. Mica
ragua, Portugal, Canada and Sweden.
Permitted to Attend Sessions.
Only those nations which have be-
come members Of the league of ma
tions are eligible to vote in the con-
ference, but, according to an official
report, the allied council of five has
consented to the attendance Of Ger
man and Austrian delegates.
Whether or not they will be allowed
to vote, or will merely attend as spec
tators, will be decided by the confer
ence itself. The international labor
union convention. held at Amsterdam
recently pledged its members not to
participate in the conference unless
the Germans and Austrians were ad-
mitted.
Entitled to Four Votes.
The conference will have to decide
also the case Of such peoples as the
Firms, who have asked permission to
be represented. Each member nation
is entitled to four delegates, two Of
whom will represent the crediting
government, one for labor and one
capital.
The treaty Of peace provides that
the subjects to be considered at the
first meeting shall include the apple
cation Of the principle Of the eight
hour day or fofty-eight-hour week;
preventing or providing against un-
employment; employment Of women
and children. and the extension of the
international convention adopted at
Bern in 1906.
Evening star., 1919-09-23
SUBMITS PLAN FOR
CAR LINES MERGER
E. E. Thompson Sends
Scheme for Reorganization
to Mr.. BroWnloW.
BOARD OF 9 WOULD RULE

Merger of the two traction COM
panies Of the District Of Columbia un-
der one company, to be known for
convenience of discussion as the WASH
ington Traction Company: fair wage
for employees Of the road and better
routing Of cars. with consequent saw
ing in time and money to the COM
pany and the public, are some OF the
features in a plan for consolidation
of the two street car companies sent
today to Commissioner Louis Brownlow,
chairman of the Public Utilities Conn
mission, by Eugene E. Thompson,
president of the Crane-Parris Com
pany.
Proposes Stock and Bonds.
Mr.. Ihompson has prepared a COM
plete scheme for financial reorgani-
sation of the two traction companies
under one system. He proposes that
consolidated roads in the sum of
SIS, 600, 700, with a par value per share
of 800 and a corresponding issue Of
$25, ,OOO, 900 Of bonds, these to be first
mortgage per cent sinking fund
bonds. This issue should De less the
value of stock of the Potomac Electric
Power Company now deposited az col
lateral for the Washington Railway
and Electric Company consolidated
per cent bonds.
"The franchise to be granted by
Congress ought to run for nifty years
and provide that the company shall
be permitted to charge q rate of fare
subject to the approval Of the Public
Utilities Commission, as will enable
them to pay minimum Of per cent
dividends on their outstAnding stock
after operating expenses, taxes ana
interest and the setting aside Of .an
annual sinking fund to retDe an
nually 2 per cent of their funded
debt" Mr.. Thompson says.
Board Of Nine Would Govern.
: It is proposed that the frst board
Of directors Of the Washington Trac-
tion Company shall be composed of
three representatives selected by the
present board of directors of the Cap
ital Traction Company, three repre-
sentatfvss selected in like manner by
the Washington Railway and Electric
named by the Public Utilities Com.
mission and. one to be named by the
employees, and that the commission
thereafter each year shall name two,
directors as their representatives and
the employees one director. Each di-
rector shall receive $1,000 per annum
A total Of Washington Traction
Company stocks and bonds Of $44.-
100, 600 will be issued, under Mr..
Thompson's proposal. to seven pres
ent issues Of the two companies and
their subsidiaries. This plan of ex-,
change is suggested as q basis for
negotiation only. Mr.. Thompson
points out that q large part of the
present outstanding funded debt of
the railways will mature around 1947
to 1850, and says that the proposed
bond issue for the new trac-
ton company should be well
protected by q sinking fund to fully
Sure Fine System Sought.
Evening star., 1919-09-23

in the American military camp at
Miramas, twenty-one miles from AK,
France.
Evening star., 1919-09-23
Col. Supplse Assigned to Duty Here

Lieut.. Col. H. c. NJ. Supplee, general
stan. at Norfolk, Va, has been ordered
to this city for duty in the transpor-
tation service.
Evening star., 1919-09-23
Accusation Against oarranza.

s.pefpefuate himself In power BY means
Of q preconstitutfonal government and
by the farce Of the constituent assem-
bly," Villa says:
. 1.-THE Mexican people will continue
their fight until definite triumph is
entire nation realizes the deceit of
which it has been the victim. and that
Carranza has alone managed to gain
power by the material assistance given
him by President Wilson, permitting
Carranza to pass troops through Amer
ican territory during the Sonora com-
Iaign, with the exclusive object Of aid.
ing him as a candidate in the following
presidential election"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-10-23
How TO Remove Dents.

II sufficient care be exercised. II Is
possible 10 make good repair job OF
the dents and dlsfiguring depresslons
which mar the surfaces of automobile
bodies and tenders. Fill sack made
Of heavy canvas with builders sand
and fasten board on one side Of It,
so that one side Of the bag Is soft and
one rigid. Place the soft side against
the cavity In the sheet metal. and
hammer the ridge which corresponds
to cavity on the other side Of the
metal. Use a rubber-faced or lockwood
mallet. TO avoid cracking the material.
and strike light blows in circles around
the damaged part, narrowing the cir
Giles gradually until the center is
reached In this way the material will
be restored to its original shape, and
II the blows be not too violent, there
Is no danger OF making a bulge in the
opposite direction. as the sand offers
sufficient resistance to keep the sur
face fiat. The method Of holding the
sack in position will depend on the
conditions governing each case. but IL
the car is placed near a wall, the mat.
ter will not be difficult.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-10-23
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL

Subscription blanks for membership
in the Roosevelt Memorial Association
may be found at Hard's Drug Store
young's Shoe Store, Levin's Depart
ment Store and at Rich g. Andrews
Store. The membership fee in the
association is Sl.00 or as much more
rs anyone desires to give. This is a
part OF country wide campaign go
ing on this week for the purpose OF
an enduring memorial along the lines
Of those maintained for Washington
and Lincoln. Every contribution in
the way of membership fee will be
expended for the memorial as the
campaign and Incidental expenses are
paid separately by friends of Colonel
Roosevelt. Quite large number of
Manchester people have entered their
subscriptions early in the week and it
h hoped that all who desire to partici-
pate in this worthy cause will leave
their subscriptions at one of the
places specified before Saturday night.
II is not desired to send solicitors
around as it would seem that those
who are DESTROYS Of assisting in per-
petuating the memory of Theodore
Roosevelt will come forward and enter
their own subscriptions.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-10-23
CHANGE WOULD BE COSTLY
Why General Adoption Of the Metric
System Is Likely 10 Be De-
layed for Some Years.

The great objection TO the adoption
Of the metric system Is well stated by
+. $. Mummert In a letter TO Scien.
tifc American. He says:
There are In the United States and
Great Britain and other English speak.
ing countries millions II not billions
~ dollars worth Of machine tools and
gauges built md graduated on
the inch basis. and more millions Of
dollars worth ~ iigs and special fix.
tures 10 maehinetooi and tool build
ers' factories used 20 build standard
tools 10 inch standards These will
all wear out some day and have 10 be
replaced; and II Il were possible 20
replace them thus gradually with
metric system equipment the proposed
change would not he 30 bad But moth
Ing Of the sort Is possible you
cannot 30 over 10 the metric system
a little 81 a time. you must 20 over al
AZ once. Tits Yoald involve the alb