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VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 278
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
GEN.LUDENDORFF 10
BE TRIED TBESSON
, BYOIRIOOW.
—
MUNICH, Bavaria, Nov. 14.—Adolpli
H. Hitler, Bavarian Fascist! leader,
once an Austrian paperlianger, and
General Erich Ludendorff, the great
est military genius in the world, are
to be tried together before a special
“popular court*’ on a charge of trea
son, it was announced this afternoon
by officials of the German govern
ment.
CHRISTIANA, Norway, Nov. 14.—
Raold Amundsen, arriving here today
said, in discussing his flight and his
acceptance of assistance from the U.i
S. Navy, that he hoped to defray the
cost of the trip through a special is
sue of Norwegian stamps. He also
hoped to get some American money.
The members of Sewaru Post, Amer
ican Legion, met at their hall fast eve
ning, one of the best attendances for
some time turning out, the occasion
being nomination of officers.
Commander Swetmann reported to
the Legion that $30 had been cleared
on the Armistice Day ball, and Treas
urer Tver reported $10 cleared on the
September dance.
Comrade Goodskev reported that
only two persons had signed up for
attendance at night school, and the
Commander requested the Adjutant to
have additional publicity put in the
Gateway in order that the school
might be started.
No progress was reported on plans
of the Legion to rent A. B. hall.
Receipt was acknowledged by the
Seward school of a framed picture of
former president Theodore Roosevelt,
presented to the school by the Post.
Vice Commandant Goodskev report
ed that the winners of the National
Essay contest were first, Miss Patri
cia Ray; second, Miss Clara Manthey,
and Third, Miss Clara Perry.
The Post has sent for books for the
Community Singing program.
Comrade Goodskev reported to the
Post that the motion picture film,
“Hats Off, or Immigration to the U.
S. A.,” could be secured from the Film
Service Company for a rental of $3'.50.j 1
On motion of Comrade Tver, second
ed by Peter Lalios, C. Ei"w*i was unan 1
imously elected to membership.
On motion Karl A. Grager was unan- j
imously elected to membership.
It was voted that the Post donate |
$10 to the American Red Cross Rolh
Call. . I
Nominations for officers were caliedj
for, and the following names placed
in rumination •
For Post ’Commander—E. Swet
mann, A. J. Goodskev, W. O. Perry,
First Vice Commander—W. O. Per-|
ry, E. Swetmann, J. P. Hannon.
Second Vice Commander—Murphy, ;
Hannon, Rucker, Tyer, Richardson,
Adjutant—D. H. Tyer, J. P. Hannon, i
E. Swetmann, Mr. Richardson. '
Financial Officer—D. H. Tyer, W. O.
Perry, E. Swetmann, A. J. Goodskey, j
Richardson, Osbo, McNally.
Chaplain—Osbo, Dyer, Perry, La- ;
lios, Koford. '
Plistorian—Tyer, Prosser, Richard- i
son, Rucker, Hannon, Lalios.
Sergeant at Arms—Murphy, Lalios, I
Koford, Osbo.
RED CROSS COMMITTEES
ARE MAKING A RECORD
Although the Red Cross drive start
ed this morning about 10 o’clock, al
.ready the amount collected has reach- -
ecT approximately $315 up to the noon j
hour, the response being generous and }
the membership sales being one hun
dred per cent up to date. . j
The first two hours netted $270, j
after which the receipts were slower ;
and distances Increased. Every citi- ]
zen will be asked fb take*ou a mem
bership, and the committees look for! i
another 100 per cent drive. |1
BIT MS II IS ULIIOED
ATLANTA, Nov. 14.—The Ku Klux
Klan continues to hold the center of
the stage here. Following the killing
of Coburn, Klan leader, by the editor
of a Klan paper, peace warrants were
issued for the arrest of Dr. Evans,
Imperial Wizard; H. K. Ramsey, Klan
graph; Brown Harwood, Klazik; and
T. J. McKinnon, Klan officer.
The complaints on which the war
rants were isisued were made by Dr.
Fred B. Johnson, and William Joseph
Simmons, a former member of the
Klan. The men swore that plans had
been made to kill Johnson, Simmons
and Clark. Johnson later admitted
these statements came from Fox, the
murderer of Coburn, who claimed he
was only getting the jump on the men
planning to kill him.
The warrants were dismissed later
against all officers except Imperial
Wizard Evans, when Johnson failed to
appear.
JAPANESE SEAMEN STRIKE
TOKIO, Nov. 14.—A report from
Kobe says seamen for the Nippon
Yusen Mnru have struck as a conse
quence of the management’s decision
to inaugurate a 30 per cent reduction
in makes. Thirteen vessels of the
company are tied up.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—Lieut. R.
E. Davison, chosen by the Navy to flv
lext summer from Spitzbergen to the;
Vorth Pole with Amundsen, will soon'
se assigned to duty in colder regions
o steel him for his task. He is now
n Florida, but will be sent to the
ortieth parallel and an attempt made
[o establish several relief stations be
tween the Pole and Alaska.
DOORN, Holland, Nov. 14.—Baron
Schimmelpennick, burgomaster of
Doom, declared tonight that the re
port that former Emperor Wilhelm
ntended to return to Germany was
inbelievable.
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—Buying or
iers flooded the cotton market today,
ihieflv from mill interests who fear
heir supply will run short. Prices
dosed 115 to 127 points net higher.
I e. C. PRISON
VANCOUVER, B. C., Nov. 14.—
Stanley Jones and Harry McDermott,1
^os Angeles youths sentenced last
veek to five years each in the peni
entiary, were given ten lashes each
m the bare back, after they had con-!
essed to the robbery of gasoline fili
ng siations in this city.
“I intend to show Los Angeles
ouths they can’t come here and defy
>ur laws,” Magistrate Shaw said in
mposing sentence on the boys.
VALDEZ, Nov. 14.—Robert Edwards
vas found guilty today of second de
H'ee murder for the killing of a man
lamed Edwards at Libbyville, last
August Edwards was shot as he lay
n his sleeping bag. The verdict car
ies imprisonment from one to 15
ears. The jury was out about two
tours. '' - • ’ ’ *TK;
The trial of Wolfe, Edwards’ part
ter, for complicity In the murder,
rill follow.
MONSTER DIRIGIBLE WHICH WILL FLY TO THE NORTH POLE
Crew and visiting notables drawn up in honor of the christening of the
Navy’s huge super-Zeppelin, ZR-1, formally christened the Shenadoah by
Mrs. Edwin Denby, wife of the Secretary of the Navy. The Shenandoah
will be used by Lieut. Davison and Raold Amundsen next year in a flight
irom Spitzbergen over the North Pole and to Alaska. It will be accompa
nied by three airplanes, and will carry supplies for same in its huge gon
dolas swing beneath the car. The dirigible is inflated with helium gas.
DOORN, Nov. 14.—The ex-Kaiser
is pottering about his customary tasks
at Doorne House, notwithstanding the
reports that he is preparing to depart
to again take up the throne in the
Fatherland.
A detachment of Holland police is
watching the movements of the ex
kaiser closely.
W ASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—President
Coolidge announced today that lie
would deliver his message lo congress
in person.
THREE THOUSAND IMMIGRANTS
TURNED BACK AT ISLAND
NEW \ ORK, Nov. 14.—More than
3000 would-be immigrants including
1367 from England were deported this
week on account of their quotas be
ing filled.
MY DEAR WINS HANDICAP
PIMLICO, Md„ Nov. 14.—My Dear
won the ten thousand dollar Bowie
handicap here Saturday. Time 0:2:34.
15EL PE GOES TO
ram PHrsn
STOCKHOLM, Nov_ 14.—The Nobel1
prize for physics was awarded today;
to Dr. Robert Andrews Millikin, of
Pasadena, California..
BANKERS WILL OFFER ISSUE
EAST INDIAN GOLD BONDS
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—Bankers,!
headed by the Guarantee Trust Com
pany are offering for public subscrip-;
tion an issue of 25,000,000 thirty year
5% per cent external sinking gold
bonds of the Dutch East Indies, at 90
and interest to yield 6V2 per cent un-!
til maturity. The proceeds will be
used to reduce their funded debt.
FIRPO RETURNING IN SPRING
TO MAKE MATCH WITH JACK
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—It was an
nounced hex*e today that Luis Firpo,
the Argentina heavyweight, will re
turn to the United States next spring
for a series of twelve fights, including
a return match with Dempsey which
will probably be held Labor Day.
- BRENNAN SUSPENDED 7
KANSAS CITY, NoVj 14.—Brennan
was temporarily suspended .from
fighting Jn Kansas, pending investiga
tion into last Wednesday’s fight in
which he was charged with not trying
to win.
WOODEN VESSELS
SEATTLE, Nov. 14.—Fifteen unit:
of the wooden hull shipping boar<
fleet moored in Lake LTnion will b<
disposed of by fire, it became know;
this morning, when the sale of thi;
number of vessels to the Sea Salvagi
Company of Seattle was announced
The puprcliasers will tow* the ship;
to Richmond Beach and there the ves
sels will be burned for the purpose o
recovering the iron and piping con
tained in the hulls.
COQLTLLE, Ore., Nov. 14.—Arthui
Covell, convicted cripple and astro!
oger, was sentenced today to be hang
ed for the murder of his sister-in-law
Ebba Coveil.
FORBES ASKED TO RESIGN
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—General
Sawyer, testifying before a Senate in
vestigating committee said that for
mer President Harding had askec
Charles Forbes, head of the Veterans
Bureau, to resign because of insubor
dination -in selling supplies when or
dered not to do so.
NORTHWESTERN BY. DEM
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14.—Georg(
F. Bidwell, former vice president oi
the Chicago & Northwestern railway
is dead at his home here.
MARINE CONGRESS PASSES
MOTION ABOLISHING BOARD
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—The Ameri
can Marine Congress passed a reso
lution advocating abolition of the ship
ping board and the emergency fleet
corporation and the operation of the
U. S. mercantile marine by private in
dividuals.
IMPERIAL WIZARD CHALLENGED.
ATLANTA, Nov. 14.—Emperor Sim
mons issued a statement today chal
lenging Impmerial Wizard Evans to
“come out into the open and give the
facts concerning the killing of Atto
ney Coburn last week.
■ KILLED MIL
f?-' r\s*
SEATTLE, Nov. 14.—Laijra^ Mc
Leod, 25, a telegrapher, was struck hy
a street car today and fatally Injured,
and Mrs. Emiljr McLeod, her, mother
accompanying her, was dragged a
block and badly injured.
HIRVEY IN CONFERENCE
WIH HIS SUCCESSORS
—
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—George]
Harvey entered upon a series of con-j
ferences here today with President
Coolidge, Secretary Hughes and Frank
Kellogg, his successor, as ambassador
to England. Among the subjects con
sidered was the agreemcn: with Uri-]
tain giving the United States the right
to search rum runners outside of the
three mile limit.
CHICAGO, Nov. 14.—McAdoo tle-j
dared this afternoon in an address to
the soldiers, “adjusted compensation
should be paid by the government.”
He pointed out that civilian employes
in the Federal service had been paia
a bonus of $240 a year during the wai
and said what had been done for civ
ilians should be done for ex-service
men.
>| NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—Israel Zang
-| wil, speaking before the League of
t'j Political Education this week on what
- he thought of America, said there are
! more cranks to the square mile here
I than any other country in the world.
; He said there was more honor and(
justice and dignity in England than in
America. He declared the Ku Klux
I Klan to be a sort of exaggerated Boy
Scout movement which would soon be
laughed out of existence. Everything
in America is less efficient than in
England.
“The mails, press, railroads and
your Central Park are a disgrace to
Americans who think without acting
and act without thinking. They have
no sense of shame, young girls show
i ing their bare legs and breasts in pub
lic with more depravity than exists on!
the stage. American Sunday papers1
weigh four pounds and have nothing
. in them. Americans would be far bet
ter off to read the Bible and Shakes
peare. America has the best educated
people in the world and yet is a land
of make-believe. While America isn’t
the greatest country in God’s earth it
has the greatest potentialities and if
America goes wrong the last hope of
civilization has gone,” said the visitor.
| Otherwise he found the country all
! right.
u
This morning Elwyn owettman, of
the Seward Drug Company, purchased
i the interest of P. C. McMullen in the
drug store, and disposed of his inter
1 est in the Fourth avenue property of
the firm, including the Seward Under
taking Company, to Mr. McMullen,
consideration unknown.
Mr. McMullen relinquished his inter
est in the going concern to enter into
| the grocery business, buying out Gus
I Borgen.
Mr. Swetmann, who will continue
the business known as the Seward
Drug Company, has been in the con
cern since it was first started. He is
a young man of great business abilty,
a splendid pharmacist, and has built
•up a fine establishment, it being one
of the neatest and best stocks in the
Territory.
A SUPERMAN NEEDED
_ ST, LOUIS. Nov. 14.—Hamilton R.
Holt, speaking at the City Club, said
the United States needed some one to
control the foreign affairs of the coun
try with the courage of Roosevelt, the
humanity of Taft and the wisdom of
Wilson.
PARIS, Nov. 14.—Formidable con
centration of men and munitions,
tanks and airplanes on the Rhine and
in the Ruhr awaits only Premier Poin
care’s command to spring on Frank
fort and then advance into Germany
until the strategic railroad lines con
necting Berlin and Munich are cut.
This will be the French answer to the
German refusal to permit a resumption
of Allied military control in Germany,
in order to keep the Kaiser from as
cending the throne.
In case France invades Germany
with an armed force, in contravention
of the Versailles treaty, resumption
of hostilities may start with other na
tions involved.
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—Two bank
messengers were murdered by two
bandits who took $43,600 away from
them today in a hold up which occur
red 50 feel from the Fifty-fifth street
station of the subway line to Brook
lyn. The killing was witnessed by
seyeral hundred persons.
PIONEER HCffl
SELLS BUSINESS
IS P. C.
Announcement was made this after
noon that a deal had been consum
mated whereby P. C. McMullen takes
over the interests and business of Gus
Borgen, in the pioneer concern main
tained here for so many years by Mr.
Borgen. It is understood that Mr. Mc
Mullen takes possession at once, Mr.
Borgen retaining all accounts up to
today.
Mr. Borgen will remain in Seward
about three weeks, in order to settle
up his accounts, and will then leave
for California to join his family. Mr.
Borgen has been identified with the
growth of the Territory since 1S98,
having first located in Nome, where
he conducted a mercantile business
up to his removal to Seward. He is
a progressive, live wire, and Seward
will greatly miss him.
The new' owner, P. C. McMullen, is
well known in Seward, where he has
been in business for several years,
being a partner in the Seward Drug
Company and other enterprises. At
the present time he is serving Seward
as councilman. He is a good busi
ness man and has many wrarm friends
here.
OKLAHOMA, Nov. 14.—The names
of 55 members of the Oklahoma lower
house of representatives, who he
charges, are members of the Ku Klux
Klan, were made public today in a
signed statement by Governor Walton.
WILL NOT INVESTIGATE RATES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—The In
terstate Commerce Commission refus
ed to undertake an investigation into
the general level of railroad rates.
The Commission lettered its decision
to various organizations and shippers
and producers.
CHINESE WOUND RUSSIANS
HARBIN, Russia, Nov. 14.—Four
Russians were wounded when the Chi
nese police flr^d on Communists cele
brating the anniversary of the revo
lution. The paratiers carried Red
banners .apd defied the police.
TODAY'S FISH MARKET
JUNEAU—Halibut, 12 and 8 cents.