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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-12-19
A TRIBUTE

Perhaps the best tribute that could be paid to the memory ofJudge $. 0 Morford, editorially or otherwise, iS that given today by L. V. Ray, as fol- lows:
 "The news of the unexpected demise of Judge Morford is received l think by most of the citizens of this com munity with felling of keen personal loss
 "In all matters of civic and polite al concern We have always found an ardent advocate in Judge Morford, fer all proposed plans, which, in his op'n- ion, were to prove of real benefit to the country and to it's citizens, present and future.
 'In his relations with his clients Judge Morford was loyal and faithful, proving himself to be wise and able His knowledge of law was extensive. He understood its philosophy and re- eo1nized it's spirit. He was versed in it's general principles and we'll under stood it's rules of pleading and prac- See, 1 think 1t may bs tTVthtUlly said
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-12-19
TREE
 IS CERTAIN

We'll, boys and girls, and you grown IDS who are helping to boost the com nunity Christmas tree, we are going % have real big party at the Aret' Brotherhood Hall next Wednesda evening, the night before Christma' December 24th.
 1 knew we would do it, that is ge she money, and the others who hay not come through, are going to com' right into the Gateway office and pu !own their little or big amounts, ant all of us who have helped, we are ticH' led to pieces. And the Christmas tre' s not going to be any stiff affau just a great big party, a night for 'H boys and girls to long remember, ant the grown-ups are going to take th' pack seats and see that everything l. kept going. The many ladies now WI do their big bits by helping out in th' thousand and one ways to put the fin shing touches on the whole event, an'' :hat will be going some wnen one has 70 consider that things around Christ mas require whole lot of attent'o' md work around the household. Rev Carter. is like real kid today, 10 he scheme was really his, you know he Women'S club has given his sup port in the proposition, and early eV ,rybody in Seward backing both up And there you are and still there art others to contribute and they will>nc n the band wagon when the list 's ,losed tomorrow night at 5;SO o'clock, because "Kid"> Carter says he has 9 list of nearly l60 children who will TX pect something on that tree.
 But ain't it great to think that we are going to have a big family com uunity party and tree? Gee, feIlahS md kids and women folks, we have . Seward spirit that you cant beat
 One donation today is from the Alaska Association and the following communication explains itself:
 Editor Gateway:--
 The activities of our Association having been suspended, we hope per manently, the executive committee has ordered that small balance left in our treasury tSS.2O) be donated to .he Community Christmas Tree Fund, and the same is herewith enclosed.
 Very Truly,
 THE ALASKA ASSOCIATION.
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AIRPLANE NEWSPAPER
 DELIVERY UNDER BAN

MEXICO CITY, Dec, 19-- A re- quest by Felix F. Palavicini, editor of Fl Universal, that he be allowed U de- liver newspapers to nearby cities by airplane has been denied by the secre tary of communications and public works who declared it is mo; convc> tent to authorize such service at this time"
 It is understood that Rafael AldH- ein, editor of Excelsior, during re, cent visit to the United States made tentative contracts for three airplancs which were to be used to deliver his newspapers to the cities of Puebia ana Toluca. In view of the action of teder- al officials this form of service will be abandoned for time.
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NEW SRIPYARDS COMPANY AT
 SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Dec, 19- Henry c Seaborn, Louis Titus, Thad Sweek an( other officials of the Skinner-Edh corporation have formed a new con, pany and purchased the Skinner-Eddy shipyards. The price is unnamed. The new company is to be named the Skin ner- Eddy Corporation, John Eddy and D. E. Skinner are to retain minor in' terests, Skinner to remain as presi- dent.
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WASHINGTON, Dec, l9-- Major ity leader Mondell, when the first ur- gent deficiency bill of the session wa brought up, declared that all genera appropriations for 1921 be pared down in accordance with the Strictest econ omy except the postal and naval de- partments which have already been re duced.
 Mondel said that great reduction must be made on the army and fortif,- cation estimates. The speake" said the years receipts total six billion, thirty five million dollars, yet carry no est
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Judge MOrtOrO HAS PASSED AWAY

that Judge MolfOrd had an unu 5ual knowledge of law, it's history, it's growth and development. His invest . cations were exhaustive and thorough. His opinions showed great care and thought and his conclusions were nc, idly expressed.
 To-day, the specialist in law, aS in trade. seems to be in demand. In the frontier communities, with the grow tn of which Judge Morford has beer so honorably identified, his general knowledge of the law, his understa 1d- ing of human nature, and his yeAr" of experience, all resulted in the type of a citizen who has proved O., grea- value to Seward; not only, in it's local affairs but in all the matters of via importance whether territorial or "eu- eral. His place cannot be filled. Mei of his vigOr. of his experience, of hi| integrity and ability, are hard to find
 His life was one of devotion to American ideals, based upon an un' rsual study of the history and growth of it's fundamental principles Of dc mocracy and equality,
 Judge Morford was strong, ardent, warrior in every battle for truth and right, and always ready for every conflict which would advance the cauS- he espoused."
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-12-19

Judge :. o. Mortord, one of Sew ards best known and most respected citizens, died early this morning a; Seattle of a complication of diseases brought on by what is believed to have been ptcmaine poisoning. The sud news was conveyed to Seward m |" cablegram from Harry V. HOben, woo has been constantly with Judge N,r- ford, since the formers arrival th""c from Seward
 Judge MorfOrd went to Seattle "''A his wife the latter part of October "1d expected to make trip to Californ.a' spending the winter in the southern cline. Arriving at Seattle, Judge md Mrs. Morford decided to visit thcr" for a time before going south. re Judge was taken i'll, following a mel believed to have been case of p,'o- maine poisoring. He was taken to t'e Minor Hospital and later recover d sufficiently to return to his apa' fec ments. 4 short time after, Judge Mcr' ford became ill again and went to the Columbia Sanitarium, for treatment and was there at the time of his death. Last night word was received in Seward that the attending phyS'c' ians had given up all hope of recovery. Last winter, Judge MorfOrd had slight attack of the influenzs and t.iS left him in an enfeebled condition trcm which he never fully recovered a- though he attended to all his ieCn matters up to the time of making the trip to the states.
 The death of Judge MOrtord has cast a gloom over the comIunIty m which he was 80 well known and sn we'll thought of
 Judge Morford was born in Trum' bull country, Ohio in ls49, and was 70 years of age last June. In 1876 Judge Morford came west, locating n Cali Sornia, where he was admitted to the bar and became associated with the law finn of Fox & Kellogg. In 1885, Judge Norford went to North Yakima, Wash where he was probate judge tor time. In 1896, the Judge joined the rush to the Klondike. In 1908 he came to Seward and this city has practically been his residence since that time.
 The judge is survived by his wife two brothers, C. J. MOrford, now hv- ink at Holtyille, Cal, and Curtis k' Morford, superintendent of the Sew ard Public Schools; three sisters, Per melia sIorfOrd and Mrs. Harvey row Ter. residing in Ohio, and Mrs. Fred Main, living in Chicago; a nephew John D. Sullivan, living in Seward; two sons, Ralph MorfOrd, in Ohio and Benn Morford, who went to the war and his present whereabouts are ua- known.
 Judge Morford was a Mason and at the time of his death President Of the local Igloo of Pioneers.
 The funeral will probably be held at Tacoma, under the auspices ot the Masonic lodge, Tacoma is the home or Mrs. Mortord.
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IS SWEPT /. INTO SEA

SEATTLE, Dec, l9-- Mrs. Helen Louise Fereta, prominent guitar play # and vaudeville artist, is believed to ave been washed overheard from the eek of the Steamer President, of the Admiral Line, while off the California cast last Friday during a gale. The ,ody was not recovered.
 Mrs. Ferere played for phonogr1pn 'ecords. The dead woman was the laughter of Albert Greenus, of Seattle and lived here for years, being a So- .ial favorite.
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FIGHTING OFFICER
 NAMED GOVERNOR OF
 BRITISH C0LUMBil

VICTORIA, B. C., Dec, 19- Tho appointment of Lieut-Col. E. C. Pho of Victoria to succeed Frand Bernar' as lieutenant governor of the province of British Columbia is announced I the current issue of the British Coium bia Gazette. Bernad's term of or'lcc expired December 15, 1919. Colon Prior was in command of Canadian battalion in the trenches in France.
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LAST TERRITORIAL GOVERNOR
 OF WASHINGTON PASSES AWAY

WALLA WALLA, Wash, Dec, is - Miles C. Moore, Washington's las territorial governor, president of tho trustees of Whitman College and Pres ident of the trustees of Whitman Col. lege and President of the Baker-Bowel National bank, died here this rorenoo' at the age of 75 years. MT. Moore wa. one of the best known bankers in tn Pacific Northwest.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-12-19

DENVER, Dec, 19- Leonard Wood, addressing the Colorado Legislature declared the factors in the wave Of nn- rest now sweeping the nation are thc marked indifference of the average American toward the performance of his civic duties, and the willingness O. the Red Aliens and agitators to u5urp functioning of local governments in
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-12-19
FACTORS OF UNR||::S E: SsT IN NATION

many sections of the nation.
 General Wood said ninety five per cent of the American labor men were straight but under radical leadership urged strict suppression of immigra- ton.
 "The American Legion is the bull warli in the nations industrial life" said the presidential candidate.
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FREIGHTER GOES DOWN s
 AT SEA 43 LOSE LIVE;

HALIFAX, Dec, 19-- It is bell ,ve'. here the British freighter ManxmaT has foundered at sea and 43 of the crew were lost. Wireless calls were re cejved for aid and when ships arriveIl at the scene nothing but floating raftS aud iisaboats were foupa.
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MAY REOPEN TREATY FIGHT

WASHINGTON, Dec, 19- Thc Foreign relations committee ca'Ie' to meet tomorrow and will possibly re open the treaty fight before the ho!i days to end [ ';or to get committee a; ton on Knox's resolution to decIa a state of peace.
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HOW VERY, VERY FOOLISH

DETROIT, Dec, 19- Two smal: ,torekeepers, thinking the end of the vorld was near at hand, sold theT ,tores December 16th, and then left for California thinking California was another planet.
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FAMOUS AVIATOR DEAD

RoUEN, France, Dec, 19-- Car tain Alcock, the first aviator to makc a nonstop flight across the Atlantr died this afternoon as result of in- jurics received yS'terGy when his plane crashed to earth
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WAKE PEACE
 WITH TURKEY

LONDON, Dec, 19- Without any disrespect, and without wishing to de- prive America of the honor of 'shar- ing guardianship of the Christian com- munities, the Allies have decided to make peace with Turkey as soon as possible. Premier Lloyd George made this announcement today.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-12-19

WASHINGTON, Dec, 19- The 'enate subcommittee has reported md charged inefficiency, carelessnesS md disregard of the provisions of the act against the housing corporation.
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20 AFTER
 GRAF TIERS

WASHINGTON, Dec, 19- The Senate committee Investigating pubic buildings constructed during the war )y the United States Housing Corpor- !tion, recommends that steps be talk n to recover money improperly paiG or work done for the corporation and will prosecute if necessary.
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ATTEMPT
 ID KILL

DUBLIN, Dec, 19- Some unknown person fired shots at Viscount French lord Lieutenant of Ireland, this after ,oon as French was driving between Phoenix Park and Vice Regal LodTc. A civilian was killed by the shots and policeman wounded. French was not hit.
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STUBBORN

ELLENSBURG. Wash, Dec, l9- The Cle-Elum and Roslyn coal strike@s refuse to believe the strike is over and refuse to return to work.
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SNOW IN MIDDLE STATES

WASHINGTON, Dec, 19- It is snowing today in the middle and Att lantic states. In the Ohio and Missis. sinni Valleys the temperature is mod erating. ;: I
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CAMANINI IS DEAD

CHICAGO, Dec, 19- Cleonfont Camanini, director general ot cl' Chicago Grand Opera company, d'e' here this forenoon of pneumonia.
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HEAVY VOTING

MILWAUKEE, Dec, 19- The early vote in the congressional election, ber- ger versus Bodenstab, is the heaviest in the history of the district. In some parts of the district a vote IS oe,ng ,ast every minute.
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EAT EM UP

KANSAS CITY, Dec, 19- A jury here late this afternoon returned . verdict of guilty on sixty four counts against thirty two Industrial Workers of the World for violating the espion- age act.
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mate on receipts on interest account of nearly $lOOOO,OOO,Qso America oaned the Allies. This interest, Mon- dell said, would tighten our burdens.
 WASHINGTON, Dec, 19- The House has passed the first urgent de- 'iciency appropriation bill carrying ov- 1T $3,OOO,OOO to meet the requirements # the employees compensation com mission for care Of the war risk in- surance patients. Two million dollars of the six million asked has been granted to the public health service,
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NO LIGHTS TONIGHT

And again you will have to fill 'en up for there will be no electric power for lights tonight. Maybe tomorrow:
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clock today:-
 Patricia Ray 50 Mrs. Sagers 100 Mir. c. F. Kruger 100 Cameron's Cafe 7.50 Mrs. w. w. French LOO Mir. w. w. French 100 Liberty Theatre 800 Clara Manthy 100 No Name 100 B. Storey 100 Margaret Sloan 100 Margaret Grandjean 50 Mary Grandjean 50 Edna Nelson 50 Bunny Nelson 50 James Sterling Nelson 50 Mrs. J. c. Slaben loo Mrs. Hugh Dougherty 100 Mir. J. A. Stewart 200 Clarence Miller 100 Alice Gilbert 100 Mike Lymbar 100 Gabrial Santo 200 Donation 2.OO Virginia Mcdonald 100 Bunny Mcdonald 100 Seward Drug Co. 6.OO Leon Urbach 500 Mrs. Leon Urbach 100 Mrs. B. Urbach 100 . Mrs. Martin Banbury 100 Sam Mover l.0o 2 Virginia Skeen LOO Franklin Skeen 100 % Forest Skeen .5O The Alaska Association S.20 ,
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very IIuIyI THE ALASKA ASSOCIATION,

The following is the list of cont L. butors from yesterday noon to twelve
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-01-23
BOYS WORKING RESERVE

In order to get some idea as to
just what the boys are thinking about
and what they expect to do during
the coming summer, QUESTIONABLE
is being filled out by all boys be-
tween 16 and Fl who are enrolling
this week in the United States Boys
Working Reserve. This is a ma
ti0nal week for enrolment and Au-
dubon county is doing its share. Lo-
cal enrollments are being made I'M
der the direction of Paul NJ. Wolf.
county chairman.
The QUESTIONABLE being filled out
by the boys will give the county com
mittee data on the farm experience
that boy has had, whether he can
handle horses or drive an auto. what
| sort of work he is doing now or
when he will be released from school
in the spring. He will get a chance
to say whether he would attend a
school co take special training in case
it were offered. II he is working
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-01-23

he names his employer and place Of
employment.
Last year the Boys Working Re
serve, with 1000 members enrolled
in Iowa. confined its efforts to help
ing out in farm labor. This year.
with the data from che missionaries.
the county committee having it in
charge will try to see that the boys
who want farm work get it and that
others who want to spend the sum
mer in industry or other business.
get chance. A welfare committee
will look after them and try to see
that next fall the boys go back to
school again
School superintendent are the en-
rolling officers for Audubon county
and any boy between 16 and 81 has
an opportunity to Join the roganiza-
ton. 1t is especially desired that
boys who are not in school, join and
sign the QuestiOnaires
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-01-23
HOW To BUY GOODS
Is THE BUYERS PROBLEM

Merchants are trying to figure how
to do their buying for next fall The
persons handling goods like under
wear etc. have to buy in the spring
for the fall. Prices are high now.
The market may go lower. The mills
have to have orders on which to base
their output for fall sale. The mer-
chants are in quandry whether to
buy heavily now Or wait to see what
happens The wooden and cotton mar
kets are. like other markets. on a
general decline. as they are bound to
be following extreme hAgh prices. The
price of goods at retail this spring
il is thought, may remain pretty high.
but it is the general belief among the
highest trade circles that fabrics will
be lower in the fall. How to buy is
the question.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-01-23
HARDING HAD CLOSE SHAVE

At the November election 190.-
262 votes were cast for Governor w.
l.. Harding and 1855 for his OPP
ponent. Claude r. Porter of Center
Vile
This gives Governor Harding plu-
rality of ,347. Votes Of S,005 and
1.625 respectively were cast for the
socialist and prohibition nominees,
giving Governor Harding slight ma
jority over all votes cast.
Lieut.. Gov. f. II Moore had a
much easier race, his total vote being
207,765. as compared to 1854 cast
for his democratic opponent, Frank
Whitaker of Hillsboro. Moore's
plurality was 69,124.
Two years ago Governor Harding
had a plurality of more than 1876 600.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-01-23
WITH AFFECT APOLOGY

Backward, turn backward, o time
in your flight; give me the nose that
| breathed through last night. Bring
back the smells that but two days ago
knew not the torment of continual
blow. Wipe from my mustache the
moisture of sneezes, put wooden
spiints on my poor weakened knees.
rub my red nose as you oft have be-
fore. with tallow, dear mother, oh 1t
Is so sore. Backward, turn back
ward, oh, tide of the nose, | am so
tired from my head to my toes. Tired
out with hopping and coughing and
sneezing, weary from handkerchief
constantly Selling. have grown
weary of sniffle and snuff, and wip-
ing my bugle until it is rough. Stick
my poor head in a FELLOWSHIP new.
and sew Il up mother, for I've got the
the "hu."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-01-23
Auction ARMY MULES

With more than 1880 animals
disposed of from the surplus stock at
the Camp Dodge remOunt depot, the
auction sale which began there Tues
day of last week and continued until
Thursday, was declared to be the
most successful and most spirited
live stock auction yet held at any
army post.
The top price for better class mules
was $675 a span. while the average
was $3.50 for a team. The number
of horses and mules sold was about
equally divided in the total.
Higher prices were paid in this
sale than any other yet held. remount
depot officers declared.
Hundreds of civilians, including
farmers and stock buyers from all
over the middle west. we're present
during the sale and scores of auto
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-01-23
GAVE HIM WARNING

A colored recruit who had been
placed on sentry duty was accosted
by the top sergeant. who asked If
the sentry had seen anything of the
captain.
"Ah ain seen no cap'n," said the
recruit.
After little the top sergeant pass
ed that way again and repeated the
inquiry.
The sentry had still not seen the
captain.
Presently, however, the captain
appeared.
Ain you the cap'n?" asked the
sentry.
He replied that he was
We'll, you all is gonna git aell-
That top sergeant is been lookin' high
and low TO- you, the sentry exciaim-
ed
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-01-23
NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

Col. George Harvey L have re-
solved that George Creel and Newt
Baker are the paragrams of Ameri-
can efficiency and truth-telling."
Alice Paul--'I've resolved that
votes for women is but a foolish
within"
Theodore Rosevelt--"I favor Will
son for president in 1920 and shall
certainly vote for him
William Jennings Bryan-"Me for
UNIVERSAL training and personal lib
erty from now on"
Col. +. M. House-"I've decided at
last to tell the world who | am"
Henry Ford-"Three cheers for
the Red, White Blue"
Lloyd George--'Junking the Brit
ish navy must be one OF our first
steps at the conclusion of the peace
conference"
Lenine and Trotzky-"We have de-
cided to shave the bolsheviki for de-
mocracy."
p. M. C. Burleson-"Take back
your wires"
William C. McAdoo - Never
again"
His Father-in-Law-"May not
say. me too?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-01-23
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
RECEIVES QUEER LETTERS

No wonder employees In the de-
partment of warsrisk insurance at
Washington smile when they read
some of the many letters received.
Read the extracts printed below TAX
en- from some of the letters and you,
yourself, will probably smile:
II am pleating for a little more
time"
ficate, baby hasn't eaten a thing for
two days"
Both sides of our parents are old
and poor"
"Please send me a wife's form"
81 have been in bed thirteen years
with one doctor. and l intend to try
another one"
Hello Mr.. War Risk Insurance,
how are you, am we'll and hope you
are the same"
81 am a poor widow and all that
have is at the front"
"We had your letter. I am his
grandmother and grandfather and he
was brought up in our home accord
ing to your instructions.
| 81 amt received no pay since my
husband has gone from nowhere"
You have changed my little girl
| to a boy. Will that make any diff
ference?"
81 have not received my pay and
will be forced to lead an immortal
life"
"Please let me know il John has
put in an application for wife and
child"
81 am writing to ask you why
never received my elopement (allot'
ment.) His money was kept away
from him for the elopement which he
never received"
"You have taken my man away ia
| fight and he was the best thing ever
had. Now you will have to keep me
/ or Who in He'll will. If you don't"
my boy has been put In charge oil
spitoon (platoon) Will I get any
more pay now?"