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Wartime German Stamps
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EL’RLIN, Jan. 21.—Every variety
of postage stamp of the German fed-;
eral government was on view at a j
postage stamp fail* held here this (
month in commemoration of the sev
enty-fifth anniversary of the issuance
of German stamps ad the fiftieth
anniversary of the foundig of the ■
Universal Postal Union.
The fair was devoted exclusively
to German philately. The vicissi
tudes of the World War found ex
pression in the numerous surcharges
of Belgian, French, Polish, Rumanian,
Russian and other issues by German
post offices in occupied areas, and
the surcharges of British, French and
Belgian post offices on stamps of
the German colonies.
There was eloquent testimony of
the hectic conditions of the inflation
period by the infinite variety of new
issues and surcharged old issues that
succeeded each other almost before
the ink was dry.
Some exhibitors made a specialty
of collecting the temporary stamps
of military internment camps, such
as Ruhleben, during the World War.
Others collected nothing but the reg
istration stamps of German cities.
One collector seems to have spene a
lifetime discovering the delicate dif
ferences of color in certain stamps,
such as the 1 1-4 shilling violet of
Hamburg, issue of 1864.
Mary Roberts, daughter of H, O.
Roberts, manager of the Kodiak Isl
and Fishing & Packing Company,
and well known in Seward, died this
morning at the family home in Seat
tle following an illness of three
months.
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German Prefers Fatherland
to Great Wealth in England
(By Associated Press)
BERLIN, Jan. 21—Dr. Max Waech
ter of Berlin is one of the most dis
cussed men in Germany since he an
nounced he will not accept the $1,
150,000 left to him by his uncle, Sir
Max Waechter, on condition that the
nephew must become a British sub
ject.
“I am a German and I shall con
tinue to be one,” Dr. Waechter said
in discussing the bequest. He de
clared that he was always on good
terms with his uncle, who became a
naturalized Englishman, and that he
is fond of England, but cannot see
his way clear to abandon his national
ity and homeland, as he is happy
in Germany.
Sir Max Waechter was a native of
Stettin. He migrated to England in
1857 and was naturalized there eight
years later. He recently died in
London at the age of 87. He amass
j ed an immense fortune and spent
I much time and money in advocating
a Pan-European movement.
Business Seeks Belgrade
Under Terms New Treaty
(By Associated Press)
SKOPIE, Serbia, Jan. 21.—It is
hardly a year since the treaty be
tween Jugo-Slavia and Italy settling
tviTONi view co, New you*'
NOTED SWEDISH DANCER
The nimble Swedish dancer, Ron
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Continent guessing with constantly
[varying costumes ad novelties
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the Fiurae, or Rieka, issue was sign
ed, yet its operations have complete
ly changed the commercial map of
Jugo-Slavia. The visible result of the
workings of the agreement is the
elimination of this city of southern
| Serbia, or Macedonia, as the entrepot
I of Jugo-Slavia, and the substitution
of Belgrade as the commercial cen
i ter of the tripartite kingdom.
A year ago Skopia was the center of
export and import, through Salonica,
and great business concerns were set
up here. But under the treaty Jugo
slavia obtained railroad and port
privileges near Fiume. This put an
! end to the prosperity of Skopie and
marked the beginning of the commer
cial rise of Belgrade, the capital.
Skopie has fallen back to its old
j standing as a fifth rate city.
Japan Colonizing To
Develop Waste Lands
(By Associated Press) »
TOKIO, Jan. 21.—The government
is making a strong effort to colon
! ize and develop the waste lands of
! Hokkaido Island for the 40,000 to
50,000 government employes who will
be let out by the first of the year
under the retrenchment plan. These
men are to be given a substantial
bonus upon discharge, and the pro
moters of the idea believe it will be
sufficiet to enable them to make a
good start on land allotments. About
240 families will be sent to Hokkaido
this year and 400 next year under
government aid.
The Seward boys basketball team
will leave tomorrow morning for An
Ichorage to try conclusions with the
victorious Anchorage team.
Turkey Scheming To
Reconstruct Its f orts
(By Associated Preas)
ROTTERDAM, Jan. 21.—A. de
Roode, a Dutch harbor planning ex
pert, has gone to Angora at the in
vitation of the Turkish government
to take charge of a big scheme of
reconstruction of the ports of Con
stantinople, Trebizond, Samsun and
Mersina.
Australian Population Is
Estimated at 6,000,000
(By Associated Press)
MELBOURNE, Aus., Jan. 21.—The
Australian population is now approxi
mately six millions, and is increasing
at the rate of two per cent annually.
The largest city is Sydney, with a
population of 1,000,000.
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