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CROSS COUNTRY FLYERS
TAKE SUPPLIES AND
FOOD IN MID-AIR
San Diego, Oct. 26.— Capt.
Lowell H. Smith and Lieut.
John P. Richter, who recently
shattered eight aeroplane rec
ords in non-stop flight at Rock
well Field here, taking on fuel
and food without landing, to
day demonstrated the feasibil
ity of fuelling airplanes in mid
air in cross country flights.
The two airmen flew from the
Canadian border to the Mex
ican border, a distance of 1,280
miles In twelve hours and thir
teen minutes, refueling three
times enroute.
U. S. WILLING TO ENTER
INTO CONFEENE ON
REP ARATIONS
’ Washington, Oct. 26.— The
United States is still willing to
enter into a European reparat
ions conference but insists
on a full attendance of all the
allied and associated powers,
Secretary of State Hughes said
in reply to an overture from
Marquis Curzon for Amer
ican help to untangle the much
involved and highly puzzling
reparations question.
BALDWIN WARNS FRANCE
AGAINST REFUSING
U. S. AID
Interal, Oct. 26.— British
Prime Minister Baldwin, in a
speech here today, told Pre
mier Poincaire of France to
think thrice for France and
the rest of the world before
refusing to endorse the invi
tation extended by Great Brit
ain to the Allies to accept par
ticipation by the United States
n’the solution of the reparat
ions problem.
Premier Poincaire has said
that France is willing to enter
into conference with the Un
ited States as a participant
but stipulated that it should be
done under the reparations
commission and not by direct
negotiations. Italy and Bel
gum have taken a like position.
The British government, how
ever has not accepted such
conditions and prefers that the
United States enter as a direct
mediator.
GERMAN PREMIERS
DEMAND RECALL OF
MARTIAL LAW
IN BAVARIA
Berlin, Oct. 25.— Upholding
the central government in its
controversy with Bavaria, the
premier’s of the several fed
eral states, in conference here
last night, demanded the im
mediate termination of the
present state of martial law In
Bavaria and the restoration of
normal legal proceedure, to
avoid a recurrence of such dis
putes as that between Munich
and Berlin, which has threat
ened serious concequences.
In The Commissioners Court,
Territory of Alaska, Division
Number One; Hyder Precinct.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
Carrie Stoner, Deceased.
Number 3 Probate.
Notice of hearing on petition
for letters of administration.
Notice is hereby given that L.
L. Crocker has filed within the
said court a petition praying
for the appointment of J. A.
Hall as administrator of the
aforesaid estate and that Wed
nesday November 7th.,1923 at
the hour of ten o’clock in the
forenoon of said date has been
fixed as the time for the hear
ing of said petition. The hear
ing thereon will be held in the
Commissioners Office at Hyder
Alaska where and when all
persons interested may appear
and show cause why said petit
ion should not be granted.
Dated at Hyder Alaska this
27th. day of October 1923.
John W. Frame
United State Commissioner
and Ex- Officio Judge of Proy
bate. {
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TELEGRAPH NEWS OF THE WEEK
RHINELAND REPUBLIC
NOT YET ASSURED
Paris, Oct. 25.— According
to reports from the ‘occupied
provinces, a Rhineland repub
lic today seems as far away as
it was yesterday, for, although
the Separationists are making
fresh conquests daily in their
campaign for a separate gov
ernment of the area west of the
Rhine, they do not appear to
have sufficient forces to hold
what they gain.
The Loyalists, on the con
trary, appear to have no dif
ficulty in regaining control,
so that when a balance is
struck between the opposing
forces, the Separatist element
jis in much the same situation
j today as they were before. A
I major portion of public sym
; pathy is on the side of the Loy
alists, who are also supported
! by the financial elements.
| The movement led by Math
is now apparently confronted
| by the opposition of a new
movement for an independent
republic, which is being engin
eered by Burgomaster Oden
aur of Cologne and fostered
by the reichwehr, which seeks
to divert the Separatist coup
in its own favor.
BRITISH AGREE TO 12
MILE OFFSHORE BOOZE
SEARCH “IN PRINCIPLE”
London, Oct. 26.—The Brit
ish government has accepted
“in principle” the proposal of
the American government that
vessels in American waters be
searched for contraband when
within the twelve mile limit,
according to an official an
according to an official an
j nouncement today.
STEINMETZ, WORLD
FAMOUS ELECTRICAL
WIZARD DIES
! Schnectady.N. Y. Oct. 26.—
Charles Proteus Steinmetz,
i the famous electrical wizard,
died suddenly here today from
an attack of heart disease,
i Steinmetz came to America
as a poor immigrant boy and
by hard study and labor rose
to the position of chief eng
ineer of the General Electric
| Company, a position he held
at the time of his death. Prob
ably no human being possess
ed a greater knowledge of elec
; tricity.
Thomas A. Edison, the inven
tor, characterized him as the
greatest electrician in the
world.
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LLOYD GEORGE
VISITING U. S. CAPITAL
Washingtoon, Oct. 25.—Dav
id Lloyd George, who as pre
mier of Great Britain played
a memorable role in the Great
War and in the making of the
peace which followed it, came
to Washington today to cast
his sharp Welsh eye over the
inner machinery of the Amer
ican government and to talk
over many subjects of world
concern with the president and
other American statesmen and
officials.
George will be shown every
official as well as private cour
I tesy during his stay in the cap
ital The arrival of the fam
ous Welshman was greeted by
an,immense gathering, includ
ing jinany notables.
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S.S. OWNERS ASSOCIATION
DEMANDS REASON FOR
SHIP BOARD WAGE RAISE
New York, Oc. 23.—The Am
erican Steamship Owners As
sociation has called upon the
United States Shipping Board
to explain why the wages of
longshoremen at New Orleans
was recently increased from
sixty fives*$ents per hour to
eighty cents per hour in a
strike settlement.
The owners asserted that the
increase was unnecessary and
unjustified by the demands of
the strikers.
FRENCH SUSPICIOUS
GERMANS EVADING
DEFINITE AGREEMENT
Paris, Oct. 23.—There is a
growing conviction in French
diplomatic and political circles
that the German government
s maneuvering to hold off a
definite agreement regarding
the payment of the reparat
ions to the allies until after the
French general elections nbxt
spring.
POINCAIRE DOUBTS
SUCCESS OF RHINELAND
REBELLION
Paris, Oct. 23.—Far from
causing him preturbation, it is
understood that Premier Poin
caire is doubtful of the success
of the new developed separat
ist movement in the Rhineland
provinces of Germany. In his
view there is only a slight pros
pect that the provinces will se
cede from the motherland.
lie apprehends, however that
the allies will be confronted
with increased difficulties in
the event that there is a divis
ion of Germany in any quarter.
There seems to be more worry
at present in French oficial cir
cles over the situation in Bav
aria than in the Rhineland.
STORM BUFFETS
GIANT LINER
SEVERELY
New York, Oct. 22.—A vio
lent easterly gale hit the liner
Aquitania off Nantucket today,
causing the huge vessel to car
een so violently that many of
the saloon passengers were up
set and fourteen of the ship’s
officers and crew were injured.
On arrival here the officers
reported that the gale struck
the liner with terrific force and
all but threw the big vessel on
her beam ends. The liner
was severely buffeted by the
wind until close to this port.
FAMOUS TAPESTRIES
STOLEN FROM
VERSAILLES PALACE
Paris, Oct. 23.— Two great
Goeblin tapestries, each of
which is valued at more than
a million francs, were stolen
some time during the night
from the walls of the Versail
les palace, according to the po
lice.
The tapestries are conceded
! to be without equal and were
made in 1647. They originally
formed a part of the collection
of Louis XIV.
The theft of the tapestries
was an act of great daring, as
the treasures of the famous
former home of the French
monarchs is closely guarded
by armed watchmen.
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EIGHT AIR RECORDS
ESTABLISHED BY
ARMY AIR MEN
Washington, Oct. 22.—Eight
aeroplane records were estab
lished by Lieutenants Lowell
B. Smith and J. P. Richter of
the army at the record trials
held at San Diego, California,
in August, during which the
flyers took on fuel and supplies
while in the air.
The records made by the air
men were officially proclaim
ed today by the aeronautical
bureau of the War Depart
ment.
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CLAIMED KILLING OF FIVE
HUNDRED KOREANS BY
JAP TROOPS JUSTIFIED
Tokio, Oct. 23— Following
the recent publication of re
1 ports to the effect that some
five hundred Koreans were
killed by the troops and vigil
antes during the recent earth
quake and flood in this district,
the government has issued an
authoritative statement detail
ing instances of alleged loot
ing, incendiarism and other
outrages committed by Kor
eans during the excitement at
tending the great catastrophe.
CLAIMED TEAPOT DOME
OIL LEASE BEING
DRAINED BY OUTSIDERS
Washington, Oct. 23.— Tea
pot Dome, the Wyoming naval
oil reserve, leased last year to
Harry F. Sinclair, is being rap
idly drained of its oil contents
by the operators of the adjac
ent oil lands, not included in
the naval reserve, in the opin
io 1 of two expert geologists
who recently completed an ex
tensive survey of the district.
It is the belief of the experts
-that the naval reserve area
will produce far less oil than
was anticipated, owing to the
drain from the privately owned
wells in the vicinity.
The opinion of the geologists
is expressed in a report on the
situation made for the Senate
Public Lands committee.
C-tEECE PLACED UNDER
MILITARY RULE
Athens, Oct. 23.— Colonel
Plasterios, the virtual head of
the Greek government at the
present time, has announced
that martial law will be re-es
tablished throughout the coun
try during the present crisis.
The extent to which it will be
enforced, however, depends
upon conditions and t will be
left entirely to the discretion of
the military authorities Ahru
out the country.
The announcement is contain
ed in a proclamation to the
army of the Pellaponessus,' in
which there is a reactionary
movement on the part of two
generals and some other of
ficers, which is severely con
demned.
SAYS ENGLAND MAY
FOLLOW AMERICAN
“DRY” EXPERIMENT
Louisville, Ky., Oct. 22.—
Madame Margaret Lloyd Geo
rge, wife of the former Brit
ish premier, told the Kentucky
Women’s Christian Temperanc
Union today that all England
is watching the American ex
periment in prohibition and
“hopes to do as America has
done.”
DENBY DISCHARGED
FROM HOSPITAL
AFTER OPERATION
New York, Oct. 23.— Secre
tary Denby, who was operated
on recently for a strained ten
don in the foot, was discharged
from the hospital today.
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For Sale and For Rent signs
at the Miner Office.
BAVARIA MAY SEPARATE
FROM GERMANY
London, Oct. 22.— The Bav
arian Premier, Dr. von Knell
ing, has declared that Bavaria
cannot remain united with Ger
many under present condit
ions, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Ber
lin today.
Reuter’s Berlin correspond
ent says that all telegrams now
leaving the German capital are
subject to' censorship, indicat
ing that conditions of the most
serious order now prevail in
the republic.
GERMANY BREAKING UP
Soparationists Proclaim New
Republic in West Germany.
Dusseldorf, Oct. 22.— The
Rhineland Separationists, by
a sudden coup, have success-1
fully proclaimed a new repub
lic at Aix la Chapelle and are
planning to make their regime
effective throughout virtually
the entire zones of Western
Germany now occupied by the
French and Belgians,
j Joseph Matthes, the leader
jof the movement, has set up a
general headquarters at Duer
en, from which to direct the
I occupation of public buildings
!by his followers. The French
land Belgian authorities have
placed a telephone system at
j Matthes’ disposal in order to
keep in close touch with his
movements throughout the
Rhineland.
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ZEV AND MY OWN TO
MEET IN LATONIA
CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
New York, Oct. 22.—Zev, the
conqueror of Papyrus, and My
Own, Rear Admiral Grayson’s
great three year old, will set
tle their rivalry for the Amer
ican three year old crown in
the Latonia Championship at
Latonia, Kentucky, unless
present plans are upset. Both
are expected to be entered in
| the race.
TRIPOLITANS LOSE IN
BATTLE WITH ITALIANS
London, Oct. 19.—The Ital
ian columns in Tripoli were at
tacked by a force of fifteen
hundred rebels, according to
a Central News Agency dis
patch received here today, but
were repulsed with heavy loss
es. The report says the Tripol
itans were dispersed, leaving
four hundred and forty dead
on the field, in addition to
many wounded and consider
able booty.
DEBT FUNDING
COMMISSION MAKES -
SIGNIFICANT REPORT
Washington, Oct. 22. The
American Debt Funding Com
mission, which has in charge
the funding of the debts due
the United States from foreign
powers from the war period,
met today at the call of Secre
tly of the Treasury Mellon to
approve the Commission’s an
nual report to Congress.
The report this year contains
the statement that the Com
mission hopes to obtain fur
ther adjustments with the var
ious debtor governments at the
earliest possible time”
NEW SEPARATIST
EFFORTS FAIL IN
RHINE DISTRICT
, London, Oct. 23.— “Further
Separatist efforts in the Rhine
land today are reported to
have failed.”, says an Exchan
ge Telegraph Company dis
patch from Berlin today.
CHINESE FIGHTING
AGAIN RENEWED
Shanghai, Oct. 20.—report3
from Hankow today say all
foreigners in the < ‘ y have
been ordered by th*' s-ipes.
ive consuls to leavf
War is on again ). /can the
northern and southern troops
and the city is being fired upon
by the contending force;.
SUN YAT SEN CAPTURE>
ENEMY STRONGItO D
Canton. .Oct. 20—r-The fo coo
of Sun Yat Sen, the southern
leader, are reported to h we
captured the town of Waieh ,w
situated about seventy five
miles north east of here, on
Thursday.
Waichow is the stronghold of
General Yuen Chung M nj, an
ally of the Pekin govern 'lent.
Ming, however, is reported to
have taken the town of Ilo/un,
north of Waichow, and i i;ig
chau, to the southeast.
ITALIAN NOBLEMAN
WOUNDED IN DUEL.
Paris, Oct. 22.— In a d i 1
f; ught here yesterday over a
blow struck in a theatre ticket
trx dispute, Duke Lounza Du’
C’ rnasta, an Italian nobleman,
vv is wounded by.a.thrust Irom
the sword of Jacques Rich .pin,
author and husband of Cora
Luguarc.esie, the actress. The
Duke’s wound is not serious.
REVOLUTION DEVELOPING
IN GREECE
Athens, Oct. 22.—A mTtary
uprising has broken out in
Greece under the leadershin of
the loyalist General M taxis.
’ he number of mutineer; as
sociated in the movement is e>
E sated at about two thousand
a cl their equipment includes
si c cannon.
C iRMAN RAILROAD"" S
ASKS JOBS OF FRENCH
IN OCCUPIED ACE A
Dusseldorf, Oct. 20 — "t was
officially announced ted ay at
the Franco-Belgian ra!lway
regime in the occunied ar:a
of Germany that thirty *e:ght
thousand ' German ra'lrjad
men have appliedfor employ
ment on the raih’oadsof theoe
cupied district during the past
few weeks.
RUMORED ELI HU FO^
OFFERED POST O? rJ 3.
MINISTER TO BRITAIN
London. Oct. 19.—
ICoolidge’s offer to El’hu Foot
of the American ambassador
ship to Great Britain is feat
ured appropriately today by
I the Morning News.
TOOT REPORTED ILL
WITH KIDNEY TROUBLE
—
New York, Oct. 19— E:'Vr
Root, whom rumor savs has
been offered the position of
American ambassador to Great
Britain, is suffering from an
j attack of kidney trout la nn ‘ is
i confined to his bed here, his
secretary announced.
'foot rumor based u~on
Ir;o official utterance
i Washington, Oct. 19.—An an
nouncement by the Lo'^on
News this morning that Elih’.i
Root, former Secretary of
State, has been offered the mo
jiuon of American Ambassador
I to Great Britain, to siwcaed
Col. George Harvey/ who re
Icently resigned, is not bg3ed
upon any official utterance
here.
Officials close to the pres
ident declined to disemw the
subject.