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VOLUME XVIII. NUMBER-m ^
SEWARD. ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
DECISION
CONTENDS HAS A RIGHT UNDER
INTERNATIONAL LAW TO
CARRY LIQUORS
LONDON, June 6.—A Copenhagen
dispatch to the London Times says
the Danish government has forwarded
a protest against the American liquor
laws as they relate to foreign shiping
contending that this law is contrary
to international regulations.
HOTEL III CURRY IS NOW
READY F08 BUSINESS
WASHINGTON, June 6.—A hotel
containing 34 rooms, and now open
for business has been erected by the
government at Curry, Alaska, the half
way point on the government railroad
between Seward and Fairbanks, it
was announced by the Department of
the Interior today. The rates range
from $1.50 to $4.00 per day per room
with an additional charge of $1.50 per
meal.
DUKE tonight FOR
OFFICERS GO CMMI
The officers on the transport Cam
brai, and their wives, will be given a
dance tonight at Odd Fellows Hall,
dancing to start at 9:30 sharp. A
number of military officials and offi
cers of the Cambrai are aboard and
the Chamber of Commerce desires to
help make their stay a pleasant one.
The citizens of Seward are request
ed to attend in order to insure the
success of the function.
AVIATORS MUST NOT FLY
OVER CITY OF WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, June 5.—Secretary
Denby today ordered naval aviators
to cease flying over Washington dur
ing the Shriner convention.
TWO KILLED AT MADRID
IN WAR OVER ASSASSINATION
MADRID, June 6-—Two persons
were killed in clerical and anti-cleri
cal fighting at Barcelona when news
of the assassination of Cardinal Sol
deville was received there.
1MHN SUES RICH MIN
FOR RUINING HER LIFE
LOS ANGELES, June 6.—Charging
he had caused her to lose her hus
band; had destroyed her morals and
ruined her life, Mrs. Laura Hazelie to
day instituted suit for $150,000 dam
ages against Chas. C. Boydston, one
of the city’s very rich men.
TEACHING STAFF FROM
INTERIOR WILL TAKE EVANS
Prof, and Mrs. Keller, Mrs. Jose
phine Tupper, Miss Constance Martin,
and Miss Klincke will arrive on the
train tonight and take the Admiral
Evans for southern ports. Mrs. Tup
per and Miss Martin will teach at
Juneau this fall and winter.
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Capt. Alexander Allan, and wife,
who arrived last week from Cordova
in his new boat, the Donaldson, will
sail from Seward shortly for Nome
and the Arctics on atrading trip. Capt.
Allan is one of the oldest traders in
the north.
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j MANY KILLED IN FIGHTING
NEAR GELSENKIRCHEN
BERLIN, uJue 6—Tie latest sum
up of the fighting at Gelsenkirchen,
shows that ten were killed and seven
ty severely wounded in the other
night’s fighting. Order has now been
restored, the trouble having ended
when an agreement was reached
wherein a committee of four trades
unions assumed the responsibility of
maintaining order.
WASHINGTON. June 6.—Conrad V.
Dikeman, of Brooklyn, New York, was
elevated to the position of Imperial
Potentate today by the Ancient Ara
bic Order of Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine.
PRINCE SELLS REAL ESTATE
CHICAGO, June 6.—Prince Canta
cuzene has opened a real estate office
in this city.
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DID NOT LIKE PRINCIPAL;
TAKES A SHOT AT HIM
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NEW YORK, June 6.—Ciecause he
did not like his principal, Tyre Scher
zer, 15, a school boy, took a shot at
Principal Foster Stuyvesant of the
high school.
OBJECTED TO EATING
LOS ANGELES, June 6.—E. D. I
Francis shot and killed John N. Har
din, a negro, after he had been eject
ed from a restaurant where he ob
jected to eating beside Hardin. Two
bystanders were wounded.
11 SPEECHES ON TRIP
WASHINGTON, June 6.—I resident
Harding will make fourteen speeches
en route to the Pacific coast, on his
Alaska trip; and will speak in five
coast cities after returning from
Alaska, according to announcements
today.
I
ilTORS GO TO MEET
COPENHAGEN, June 5.—A Norwe
gian expedition which goes to meet
Amundsen, is carrying two aviators to
assist him in his attempted flight over
the north pole, left Horton today for
Advent bay.
'•OPyniCMT KEVSTONE VIEW CO.. NEW VOBK
DR. FUAD BEY
Dr. Fuad Bey, once Turkish minis
ter of Social Affairs who has arrived
in this country in a semi-official caJ
pacity—to study methods of social
and philanthropic institutions here.
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LADY RACHEL TO WED ARMY CAPTAIN AND LIVE IN NEW YORK
CHICAGO, June 6.—R. C. Tesmer
was shot and killed almost in the
shadow of the mayor’s home last
night at midnight. The bandit, who
was< accompanied by a female com
panion, shot Tesmer down without
warning, the victim falling at the
feet of his wife. The twain then
robbed their victim’s body of a small
sum of money and made their es
cape.
WOLGAST DEFEATS VILLA
PHILADELPHIA, June 6—Lobby
Wolgast, Atlantic City, outpointed
Pancho Villa in a fast eight round
fight. Villa’s blows were the hardest
but Wolgast landed more frequently.
Elino Flores defeated Joe Tiplitz on
points after S rounds.
TODAY’S FISH PRICES
JUNEAU, May 6.—Halibut 11 and
7; king salmon and reds 13c; small
reds, 10c; whites, 3 cents.
KETCHIKAN—Fresh halibut 12^2
cents and 8; sable 4c; pickled cod,
$10 per barrel.
SEATTLE, June 6—Fresh halibut
1 iy2 cents.
ANOTHER STRIKE STARTED
DORTMUND, June 6—Coal miners
started another strike here last night
and within twenty-four hours ten more
mines shut down.
FIFTEEN NOBLEMEN ME
REPORTED EXECUTED
MOSCOW, June 6—A dispatch from
Tiflis reports that fifteen princes, gen
erals and noblemen were executed a
: few days ago following the discovery
of their duplicity in anti-Soviet plots.
PELT TJK MUST IE PI
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6—That the
Northern Commercial Company, oper
ating in Alaska, must pay a, tax on
pelts in which it deals, was the text
of a decision handed down yesterday
bv the Circuit Court of Appeals, to
which the case had been brought
from the District Court. The company
had resisted the decision of the latter
on the ground that the tax is not pro
vided by the statutes. The company
maintains a fur agency at Tanana un
der Territorial license which, it was
contended, covers all fur-dealing op
erations in the Territory. The Dis
trict Court held in favor of the Terri
torial government, a ruling which the
higher court has affirmed.
FORT WORTH, Texas, June <>.—
The government last night secured
the conviction of Charles Sherwin, R.
A. Lee and H. H. Schwartz, oil stock
swindlers, who were sentenced fiom
two to ten years in prison and heavily
fined.
SEATTLE MESSENGER KILLED
SEATTLE, June 6.—Harry G. Loop,
17, Western Union motorcycle messen
ger, was killed this afternoon when
his cycle crashed into atruck.
STRIKE GAINING GROUND
ESSEN, June 6—The communist
strike in the Ruhr disuiet is gaining
ground, tnousancls of iron and steel
employees joining the coal miners. It
is estimated that at leaM iifty thous
and tinners are striking at Gelsenkir
chen district.
CONVICTED FOR SHOWING
CHRIST RAIDED BY DRYS
NEW YORK, June 6.— A. S. Baylin
son was convicted yesterday for the
exhibition of a picture that authori
ties stated ‘outraged public decency.”
The picture which was named, ‘‘Fath
er, Forgive Them,” depicted Christ
being raided by dry agents as he
turned w'ater into wine.
NEW YORK, June 6—Local agents
of the Royal Mail Steamship Line op
erating from Barcelona to New York,
announced today that the company
has ordered the discontinuance of all
American sailings as a result of the
lecent Superior liquor decision.
mn booze ships
VICTORIA, B. C., June 5.—Four
American rum running boats were
seized today in a cove on Discovery
island by Canadian authorities.
BARCELONIA, Spain, June 5—An
extensive walkout of the transport
workers here has completely tied up1
the port. j
ROME, June 5—Cicco Cocozza, Neo
politan anarchist, was arrested today
when he threw a bundle of phamplets
toward Mussolini as the premier was
opening a session of parliament.
PARIS; June 5—Camille Chevillard,
leading orchestra conductor of this
country, died here today.
NOTED WOMAN PHYSICIAN
NOW IN NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK, June 6—Dr. Esther
Lovejoy, noted woman physician who
was recently decorated by the Xing
of Greece with the first Greek War
Cross ever presented to a woman, ar
rived here in New York ion the steam
er Berenaria, as a steerage passenger.
She traviled this way in order to save
money for hospital work in Greece.
SPEED IF 15 KNOTS
SEATTLE, June 6.—The new liner
Alaska, having maintained a speed of
fifteen knots,, was formally delivered
to the Alaska Steamship Company
| this morning and will sail Saturday
on her maiden voyage.
PROHIBITION QUESTION TO
BE SUBMITTED IN EGYPT
CAIRO, Egypt, June 2—The Egyp
tian Premier has promised to submit
to Parliament a petition which has
been handed him by the American
Minister J. Howell, and which has
been signed by 6,000 Egyptian women
advocating the prohibition of intoxi
cating liquor in Egypt.
Word received from Anchorage to
day was to the effect that the con
gressional party stopped but one-half
hour on their way to Fairbanks. They
will spend two hours at the Interior
city on their return.
HU 13 OFFICIAL
ENGAGE IN PISTOL DUEL
RICHMOND, Va., June o.—Rev. E.
L. Pierce was killed and C Garnet,
Cumberland county clerk, seriously
wounded in a shooting affray in the
j yard at the preacher’s home. Garnet
: charged the divine had slandered his
j (Garnet’s) wife.
SEATTLE POLICEMEN H
I
SEATTLE, June 6.—The arrest of
I three sharpers this afternoon reveal
j ed that they had defrauded Seattle
! policemen and firemen out of $40,000
i through the sale of fake oil stock.
LONDON, June 5—Twenty-five hun
dred persons were killed and thirty
i villages were destroyed in the recent
earthquakes which devastated the re
gions in the vicinity of Turbadhai
dara, according to official reports re
ceived today from Teheren, Persia.
DEAN OF SCENARIO WRITERS
with that of her famous husband,
Anita Loos, whose name, coupled
John Emerson, is known wherever
motion pictures are shown.
CHURCH PEOPLE MAKE
PROTEST OVER
STEEL REPORT
REFUSAL ELIMINATE TWELVE
HOUR DAY BRINGS FORTH
STORM OF PROTEST
NEW’ YORK, June ^.—Represent a
tives of fifty mililon protestants, Ro
man catliolics, and Hebrews joined
forces today in a statement condemn
ing as uncivilized and untenable the
arguments of the committee from the
American Iron and Steel Institute,
which recently reported unfavorably
on the proposed elimination of the 12
hour day in the steel industry.
GERMAN SCHOOL BOY
KILLED BY FRENCH SOLDIER
NEW' YORK, June 6.—A German
school boy was shot and killed today
by French guards and a crowd at
tempted to lynch the assailants, who
were rescued by German police.
KNICKERBOCKER SHILL
CLOSED 8f COURTS
NEW' YORK, Jun 6.—Federal Judge
Howe today ordered the Knicker
bocker Grill, a famous Broadway re
sort, closed for six months by pad
locking the doors, for repeated viola
tions of the Volstead act.
FRENCH CLAIM SOVIETS
TRYING TO CAPTURE RUHR
Dl’SSELDORF, June 6.— French
authorities startled all Europe today
when they stated that the Soviet
government has sent twenty million
Swiss francs to the Ruhr to aid in a
movement to Sovietize the occupied
areas.
ORIENTALS MAKE BID FOR
CONTROL WORLD’S FREIGHT
TOKIO, June 6-—The Orientals to
day made another bid for control of
the largest percentage of the world’s
ocean freight carriers, when the Uni
ted Chambers of Commerce of Japan
made a resolution urging the Japanese
goveinment to conclude an agreement
with Russia and tor the Japanese
government to subsidize an improved
type of vessel to be used for the Pa
cific trade. It is rumored that Japa
nese marine architects have modeled
an entirely new type of vessel which
is said to be lar superior to any now
upon the oceans,
Ml EMEU SEATTLE
SEATTLE, June 6.—Weinard T.
loicn. civil engineer of Seattle, was
killed and R. H. Thompson, former
city engineer seriously injured when
an automobile driven by the former,
went over a grade near Albany, Ore.
LONDON, June 5—A dispatch to
the Times from Rome describes the at
tack and serious injury of Deputy Mis
uri. a former Fascisti, who yesterday
: in the Chamber of Deputies eloquent
ly appealed to Mussolini to return to
normal constitutional methods. Mis
uri was waylaid in a dark street and
badly beaten after leaving the meet
ing.
NEW \ ORK, June 5—Jack Bern
stein of Yonkers, N. Y., won the Jun
ior light weight championship on a
judges decision over Johnny Dundee
in a fifteen round bout.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 5—E. Fin
ley Johnson, Asosciate Justice of the
Supreme Court in the Philippines, who
is en route to Manila on the U. S. A.
T. Thomas, has sent a wireless to the
Associated Press stating that he has
not been informed of Governor Wood’s
departure for China, and knows noth
ing about the rumor that he is to take
Wood’s place while the Governor is
away.