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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-16

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-16
THWARTING MIR. HARDING

The sc-caiJed senatorial oligarchy'' has adopted the plan of refusing in the name of its members any appointment to the cabinet that Mir Harding might offer. Thus, Mir. Harding, aware in advance that his offer would be declined, approached Senator Lodge and Senator New I'e dis charged duty. At the same time, the senators and the political organization they represent found themselves in posi- ton to proceed uninfluenced oy sense O. loyalty or gratitude.
 And it has come to this point: MT. Harding. from all reports which have come to Washington is very anx GUS te make members of his official family, Eiihu Root, distinguished corporation counsel of New York, and former Sen ator of the United States from the same state, and Herbert Hoover, who during tho war served as food administrator un- der President Wilson. To both individual members of the Senate, though not for identical reasons, have expressed violent opposition.
 It is not known, of course, how MT Harding will proceed. It is believed, how over, that he will not insist, and that neither Root nor Hoover will be honored. The fact that Mir. Harding has ap- preached Charles F. Hughes with sug- gestion that he become Secretary of State indicates very strongly that he has de- spaired of securing Root as his main ad- pigaP
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-16

, friends. And these friends are in posi- :, ton to give the next President consider
 able trouble should he see proper to ig-
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
ALASKA
 PLAN K

SAN FRANCISCO, July Q The Alaska plank, as adopted by the plat form committee, is as follOws:-
 We recommend democratic admin istration for inaugurating new pol icy as to Alaska as evidenced by the construction of the Alaska Railroad and the opening of the coal and oil fields.
 We declare for modification of the .xiSting coal land law to promote the development without disturbing feat mes intended to prevent monoply.
 For such changes in the policy Of he fo. c%ry control es will permit i'm mediate initiation of the paper pulp industry.
 For relieving the territory from the evils of long distance government by arbitrary and interlocking bureau cratic regulations and to that end we lrge the speedy passage of a law containing the essential features of the Lane-C Curry bill now pending.
 Cooydinating and consolidating all federal control of natural resources under one department to be administ- red b, a non-Partisan Board perma- 1ently residents of the Territory.
 For a fullest measure of territorial f-government with a view to ulti- mate state hood with jurisdiction over lll matters not of purely Federal con cern, including the fisheries and game.
 For an intelligent administration of Federal control.
 We believe all officials appointed should be qualified by previous bone fidc residence in the Territory.
 We declare for a comprehensive system of road construction with in creased appropriations and full exten- sion of the Federal road Act to Alas ka.
 We declare for the extension to Alaska of the Federal farm loan act.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
SEWARD SNAPSHOTS

C. Kenneth Smulley, mining ma chinery man. is registered at the Ho- tel Seward and leaves on the Alaska tonight for AaTouche. thence on buSi- ness trips to other mining towns.
 The Bridge club will meet tomor- TOW afternoon with Mrs. A. II. Me Neer.
 Mrs. II. s. BalderSton. Mrs. Wayne Blue and Mrs. l.. V. Ray Chapcroned twelve young misses out to the Hawk in's bungalow yesterday afternoon where an enjoyable time was spent.
 Plenty of money will be taken to Anchorage by the Seward excursion ists to bet on the Seward gun club against the Anchorage bunch in the match next Sunday afternoon. The To- cal men have been hitting the clay birds in professional fashion.
 E. C. Howard and s. Sanna, from Talkeetna, are registered at the Hotel Overland and will leave on the Alaska for the states.
 Fred Teboe, of Juneau, has pur- chased the Commerce pool hall from Tecklenburg and Benson and has talk en charge of that establishment. Mir Teboe is we'll known in Southeastern Alaska. Mir. Teboe expects his family to arrive on the Alameda next week from Juneau.
 The Alaska will have only one days mail from the states.
 Already over 100 eXculSioniStS have booked for the trip to Anchorage tc celebrate the Fourth.
 Station agent F.. l., Sweek IS eag' erly looking forward to the arrival o' the Alameda for Mrs. Sweek an' children left on the steamer iron Seattle yesterday for home.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
AMERICAN MISSIONARY
 MURDERED BY CHINESE

PEKING, July Q The American legation here has been informed that Gen. Chang -Ching-Yao's northern troops in their retreat from Chang Sha, capital of Human province, attacked the reformed church mis- sion at Yo-Chow, fifty miles north of Chang-Sha and killed the Rev. w. A. Reinert.
 Lilling, on the Wu-Chang Chang Sha railway, southwest of Chang-Sha was attacked. The foreigners in the town escaped to Pingsiang.
 Chang-Sha, capital of the province of Human, on the Siang-Kang river, has been occupied by the troops of Southern Chinese Republic. Northern troops retired toward Yo-Chow, fifty miles northward.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
FIGHT ON McADOO

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9 An attempt at a combination against Me Adoo was carried on through the night without any apparent definite results.
 Lack of headway is aScribed to the absence of central control and the feeling among many that the McAdoo fight was really directed against Pre- idcnt Wilson instead of McAdoo.
 It was still apparent this morning that no dark horse is available around which to rally the delegates.
 The McAdoo movement embarrassed ne leaders when they asked why ac- ton against McAdoH was necessary and many forced the answer because "he is Wilson's son-ia-law."
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
MISS SCHNEBBE ARRIVES

Miss Julia Schnebbe, of New York City, formerly secretary to Command CT Spratling of the Norfolk Naval Hospital, and more recently in the same capacity to Supervising Engin- eer Miles of the Norfolk Navy Yard, arrives on the Alaska to be the guest of Mrs. John Noon. Letters from dis tinguiShed persons in the States have been received by local citizens in ad- vance of Miss Schnebbe's arrival ask ing that she be shown every courtesy, and saying she would prove charm ing addition to the social and intellect ual life of the community should she decide to remain permanently in Sew ard.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
BERLIN AS A TOURIST
 CENTER IS ON THE WAVE

BERLIN, July g. As center of attraction for visitors from outside, Berlin is on the wane, said Chairman Landau, of the City'S Foreign travel bureau, which held it's annual meeting here recently.
 Landau stated that although in the year under review 1,3S9,000 strangers visited the capital they were on the whole not the class of visitors that were desired. Berlin, he added, had be- come hated in the provinces and no traveller came to Berlin for pleasure. Moreover there was an alarming eXo- dus of industrial undertakings from Berlin.
 The authorities, he said, must wake up and offer fairs and such like as an inducement for the desirable class of visitors to come to Berlin.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
NEW YORK REPORTER
 AWARDED $1,00O PRIZE

NEW YORK, July 2- Award of the Pulitzer prize of $1,000 to John J. Leary, Jr., of the New York World, "for the best example of a report CTS work during the last year" was made today by the School of Journal ism at Columbia University. The work which won the prize was a series of articles on the coal strikes last winter.
 The $500 Pulitzer prize for the best editorial during the year was awarded to Harvey E. Newbranch of the Evening World Herald, Omaha, Neb. The s1,OOO prize for the best ori- pinal play written in 1919, went to Eugene o'Neill, author of Beyond the Horizon"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
TEXT OF BILL PROVIDING FOR
 SO- ROD STRIP

Pertaining to Alaska house resolu- ton No. 1OSO6 has been read twice and referred to the committee on territories. The act provides for the abolition of the eighty-rod reserved shorc spaces between claims on shore waters in Alaska and is as follows:
 "8e it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the provisions of the Act of May IA, 1898 (Thirtieth Statutes at Large, page 4O9), extending the homestead laws to Alaska. and of the Act of March 2, 1909 (Thirty-second Statutes at Large, page l02S), amen datory thereof, in so far as they re- serve from sale and entry space of at least eighty rods in width between tracts sold or entered under the provi- sionS thereof along the shore of any navigable water, and provide that no entry shall be allowed extending more than lG0 rods along the shore of any navigable water, shall not apply to lands classified and listed by the sec retary of agriculture for entry under the Act of June II, 1906 (Thirty- fourth Statutes, page 233), and that the secretary of the interior may upon application to enter or otherwise Tn his discretion restore to entry and dis position such reserved spaces and may waive the restriction that no entry shall be allowed extending more than l6O rods along the shore of any nav igable water as to such lands as he shall determine as not necessary for harborage uses and purposes"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
WEATHER REPORT

SEWARD 55, Pt. Cloudy, Caln Anchorage 56, Cloudy. Calm. Matanuska 5S, Cloudy, Calm. Chickaloon 57, Cloudy, Calm. Wasilla 60, Clear, Calm. Talkeetna 65, Cloudy, Calm. Goldcreek 60, Cloudy, Calm. Hurricane 43, Rain, Calm. Summit 42, Cloudy, South. Bains 41, Cloudy, North. Healy 59, Clear. Calm.
 Nenana 65, Clear, Calm. Fairbanks 5S, Clear, Calm.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
MORMONS IN HONOLULU

HONOLULU, July Q Twenty Maoris from New Zealand have arriv- cd here with James NJ. Lambert, head of the Norman mission in New Zea- and, for a series of tests to establish or refute the theory that the Maolis and the Hawaiians are sprung from the same stock. The Maoris will spend Swo months in the Hawaiian Islands, IS guests of the Mormon church here
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
GOOD PROC LESS MADE
 IN RECONSTRUCTION WORK
 IN DEVASTATED FRANCE

PARIS, July 2- Great progress S being made in the work of recon .,truction in the devastated regions of Northern France, says the Matln. Traffic has been completely recstao- lishcd on l23 kilometers of railway track which was totally destroyed by the Germans.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
GO E:TE
 PLATE FORM

the mandate, merely expressing sym pathy.
 Other important blanks were the same as forecasted previously.
 At 1 o'clock Chairman Glass was still reading the platform.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
MISS CARLSON GOES OUT

Miss Aldoren J. Carlson, who has been office manager of the Gateway for the past eleven months, leaves on the Alaska tonight for the states go- ing first to Auburn, Washington, then to Petaluma, Cal, for visit with her sister, Mrs. Otto Poehlmann, and will probably remain in California for q time. Miss Carlson is one of the popu- ar young ladies of Seward and hey de- 1arturc is not only regretted by hcr business associates but by scores of Seward friends. Miss CarlSon's moth CT, Mrs. A. J. Carlson, who arrived from Anchorage last night, goes out also, and the two will be met at kct- chikan by Mr. Carlson, he also go;"g to the states to locate.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
FUTILE
 SESSION

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9 After a futile night session given over prIn- cipaly to debating the wet and dry ficht on the fioor, the Democratic Ma t;onal convention delegates adjourned at lO:%O o'clock until this forenoon at II o'clock. Amid yellS of disappoint- ment from a record breaking crowd which called for "BIyan, we want Bryan" the delegates and spectators filed out into the night.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
KILLS HIMSELF BY USING
 DYNAMirE AS DESTROYER

Joe McAskill, aged 37, a carpenter employed by the commission, blew himself to pieces with dynamite last Tuesday morning with apparent sui cidal intent. The deed occurred near Nyberg's camp, about Mile Sl.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9 The platform committee completed its la bors shortly after midnight with de- cisive defeat for both the wet and dry blanks. The platform draft makes no mention of prohibition or the enforce ment issue. Repeated efforts to insert both the wet and dry plank was de- feated by the same vote, 20 to l2. The sub-committeeS plank on Armenia was rejected by the full committee. The plank is understood to have declared that the United States should conSid- CT to see complete indepcn- Aencc in order to guarantee the new Rpublic. The committee however adopted a substitute expressing sym oathy for the Armenian people and promising assistance so far as it was considered possible and proper
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
SIX ALASKA MOOSE TO
 BE TAKEN TO STATES

SEATTLE, July Q Dr. Nelson an- nounced today that six moose will be brought here from Alaska by the gov ernment and placed in the Olympic range.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9 At 1O:- a o'clock this forenoon Chairman Glass began reading the long waited ""r platform committee report with every prospect of battle royal.
 The first skilmish is expected over the wet plank by James R. Nugent. of New Jersey and the dry plank by William Jennings Bryan. Bryan is waiting to offer minority reports on five blanks.
 As submitted the platform is silent )n rchibition. The platform is long document treating wide range of subjects.
 The preamble is confined to an eu- logy of the President.
 Foremost among the blanks was the League of Nations endorsement coup led with condemnation of the Repub licans for interposng partisan envy and personal hatred in the way of world peace and the Presidents stand against preservation designed to cut too pieces the vital provisions of the Versailles treaty"
 This reading was applauded.
 Following this comes statement, which was written after prolonged struggle, that the Democratic party did not oppose reservations making clearer or more specific obligations of the United States to the League as- sociates."
 Accompanying this was the asser- tion that the President had declared, and the committee reaffirmed, that American obligations were great as a league member "and must be fulfilled in strict continuity with the constitu- tion of the United States in which is embodied the fundamental require ment of deliberatory action by con- gress before this nation may become a participant in any war"
 The Irish plank was brief reading "a great principle of self-determina- tion has received constant reiteration as one of the chief objective for which this country entered war and victory was established and this principle within the limitations of international comity and usage. This convention re- beats several previous expressions of sympathy of the Democratic party for the aspirations of Ireland for self government"
 The Armenian plank was silent on
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
DANIELS WILL COME
 NORTH AS SCHEDULED

SEATTLE, July 9 Secretary " Daniels sent message to the To- ? cal Chamber of Commerce that he , would arrive here on the New 2 Mexico on the morning of July S. . th and leave for Seward, Alaska, , on July 10th as per schedule.
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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
GORGAS IS ILL

LONDON, July 2-- The condition of former surgeon general William C. Gorgas, who has been i'll here, is re- ported extremely grave today.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
ALASKA TONIGHT

Steamer Alaska in scheduled to IT, i've at o'clock. The steamer will probably be.ln .,ort t,ur or five hours.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
EVANS DUE TOMORROW

Steamer Admiral Evans is expect ed to arrive at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning on the way south.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
DUST REED

SAN FRANCISCO July Q Sen Reed denounced the League of Ma Missouri last night ad treachelou eSonDe ana be States the under the the All American friends thn leaders who odenedh m a aSeat Ireland.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02
SUGAR DROPS

SAN FRANCISCO, July o. Sugar dropped fifty cents today and is now S22.25 a sack.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02

Barney Rice, formerly a printer on the Ketchikan Chronicle, was married recently at Seattle.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-07-02

A summer school is being held at Ketchikan.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-05
LIKE CURES
LIKE
By DORA NOLAN

(9. 1920. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
John Nevins was having lunch at
his club when excited EXPLANATIONS
from four young men seated at the
next table caught his attention. The
youths jumped up and crowded around
the window. Being humanity curl
Gus, Nevins turned about and looked
out on the street. A youngish woman,
mOdishly dressed, was about to turn
the corner. The wind blew smartly.
"Oh. boy" exclaimed one of the
young men-he had Celtic red hair
"the Lord is good to the Irish!" John
Nevins clenched his hands at what
he saw till there were dents in his
palms. He favored the backs of the
absorbed youths with one baleful
glare, then turned abruptly away from
his unfinished luncheon and left the
club. But on the way back to the Of
Nice an Unborn sense of humor came
to his rescue and he chuckled aloud
He had had an inspiration.
At five minutes to nine on the follow
ihS VIVA ANCNiho oP
peared at the Office of the Nevins fam
lily physician, it was plain that some
thing had seriously upset the usual
calm poise of the lady's manner. AL
so it was evident to Dr.. Balfour that
she hardly expected him to believe
what she proceeded to relate concern
ing her husband.
Now DR.. BalfOur had known John
Nevins much longer than had Mrs
Nevins, and, though Viola would have
resented any such assertion, felt that
he understood him much better
Therefore 1t was with very little mis-
giving that he stated his opinion.
"No, 1 hardly think your husband
is losing his mind, though the actions
do seem peculiar, must admit. My
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-05
AT LEAST GOT SOMETHING
Chaplain, Unable to Procure All That
Was on His List, Did the Best
He Could.

Father Duffy's life was at stake.
Father Duffy was shepherd of as wild
and rollicking regiment of Irishmer
as ever rushed BOche machine gun
nest or struggled with foreign tongue
to make French colleen understand.
Father Duffy reached Remagen with
the One Hundred Fifth infantry to find
the place as bare of army extras as Il
mlser's pantry.
Plainly the good father had to get
something for his flock. But he was
unable to get to Coblenz to get it
that u.s. he couldn't get pass. SO he
went A. w. o. l..
When he reached the headquarters
town of the Third army he dug up the
secretary of the Knights of Columbus
and yelled for help. The secretary told
him to make out q list of things the
flock needed. Father Duffy went to it.
He overlooked nothing and when the
list was completed it looked like a suf-
frage petition.
The secretary then took Father DUFF
fy to the Knights of Columbus ware
house. "We're having little trans
portation difficulty" said the secretary
"and most of our stuff is still to. come
through. l don't know what we have
But the One Hundred Sixty-Fifth's
chaplain figured that even If he OBJ
tanned one-half of the stuff on his list
his outfit would be satisfied. 1t would
be something.
They reached the warehouse, went
inside and rummaged around consider
ably. Then they came out again.
Father Duffy carried in one hand
two pictures, in brown sepia, OF Gen
eral John J. Pershing. In the other he
had a deck of playing cards.-Stars
and Stripes.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-03-05

advice: Keep calm; act as though
nothing unusual were happening, but
watch him closely. If he develops
other eccentricities let me know"
Some hours later Mrs. Nevins
awaited Johns return from the office.
Seated before the library fire, she was
comfortable in body but uncOmfort-
able in mind. The latest fashion mag
azne failed to distract her thoughts
from incidents of the previous eve
ning even though it exploited brand
new fashion detail at which Viola or
dinarily would have gasped with joy.
Being the first to introduce n new
style in her own home town had grown
to be more than q fad with Mrs. New
ms; it had become fixed principle.
The click of the latchkey heralded the
approach of the man of the house. A
and John Nevins departed upward TO
freshen for dinner as was his wont.
Nothing unusual about his manner
so far" Viola treasured herself as
she awaited his returning footsteps.
They came tap-tap, on the polished
hardwood of the stairs. Viola felt
her fears justified. Hastily she re-
minded herself that the vain expostu-
lations and half hysterical pleadngs
of the evening before must not be re-
peated. DIR. Balfours advice had been
to keep calm, and calm she kept as
hnh int hn
his feet, unusually small for man of
his size, encased in exaggeratedly
high-heeled pumps, resplendently
buckled. He addressed his wife with
matter-of-fact seriousness.
"If don't make faster progress
than this. learning to manage these
things, 1t will be days yet before I'll
have the confidence to wear them to
the Office"
At this development of ultimate
purpose Mrs. Nevins gave one horri.
fled gasp. Then her attention was di.
verified to the imperative need OF
standing between John and the maid
as the latter appeared in the doorway
TO announce dinner. When the girl
had departed kitchenward in search
of soup, Viola offered her arm as an
aid in negotiating the perilous combi
nation of rugs and polished floors
John scorned 1t.
Throughout the dinner, much tC
viloa's relief, John kept his feet wei
under the table-she had such hor
ror of the servants talkingl Also his
conversation was absolutely sane
Mrs. Nevins almost began to doubt
the evidence Of her own senses abou,