Heumrd Dale Gan-way
VOLUME XVIII. NUMBER m/fc/
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY ARRIVES IN SEWARD AT EARLY HOUR
TWO MILE PARADE OVER BURN
ING SANDS FROM CAPITOL
TO WASHINGTON CIRCLE
WASHINGTON, June 5..—With the
opening today of the forty-ninth an
nual convention, Pennsylvania ave
nue, the scene of many historiic pa
geants, never presented a more col
orful picture than it did today at 20,
000 nobles of the Mystic Shrine
marched over its two miles of “burn
ing sands,” from the Capitol to Wash
ington Circle. As the procession
passed through “The Garden of Al-,
lah,” reproduced in front of the
White House it was reviewed by No
ble Harding and Imperial Potentate
McCandless and his divan.
WILMINGTON, Del., June 5—De
tails of a transaction by which Fran
cis P. Garvan. alien property custo
dian turned over five thousand seized
German patents and formulas worth
over one hundred million dollars to
the Chemical Foundation, which he
controlled for $250,000, were revealed
here today in an equity suit brought
by the government to recover these
properties.
A delegation from Anchorage, con
sisting of Col. James G. Steese, chair
man of the Alaska Engineering Com
mission; Major J. C. Gotwals, engin
eer in charge; J. T. Cunningham, F.
A. Hansen, F. C. Farrell, Capt. Hill,
Major and Mrs. Hitchcock, and Min
ing Inspector B. D. Stewart, and a
committee from the Anchorage Coun
cil and Chamber of Commerce, com
posed of Dr. Spaulding. Art Shonbeck,
Geo. Hutchison, and Frank Clark, ar
rived on the special last night to wel
come the Congressional party.
GEORGE J, GOOLO UlltS
ESTATE OF SWMIlj
TOMS RIVER, N. J., June 5--In the
will of George J. Gould, filed for pro
bate in the Ccean county court, be- {
queathing his estate of $36,000,000 to
his sister, widow and ten children,
Gould made public acknowledgment
for the first time that he was the
father of George Sinclair, Gould, June
Sinclair Gould and Guinivere Gould,
born out of wedlock before his mar
riage to his second wife, Mrs. Guini
vere Sinclair Gould.
dedication of monument
CHAUMONT, France, June 5.—Ded
ication today of a monument erected
to French-American friendship in this
little French town, headquarters of
the American General staff during the
world war was made the occasion oi
one of the greatest manifestations of
French sympathy toward the Lnited
States.
PARIS, June 5—The Chamber ol
Deputies by a majority of 438 express
ed confidence in Poincaire and his
government and voted him the money
necessary in carrying out his policy
in the Ruhr.
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DIRIGIBLE BUILDING FOR HAMBURG-NEW YORK FLIGHTS IN FORTY-FIVE HOURS
The muu& discussed Hamburg to
New York airship line has now taken
definite form and the Arno Borner
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dirigible, designed to make trips be-;
tween the two great cities in 45
hours each way is actually under con
struction. The photo shows the Ger
man artist’s design for the airship
dock at Hamburg, with one Borner dir
igible in the air and the other in the
slip about to float into its hangar. As
will be seen these dirigibles are real
air-ships, designed with a hull to float
on the water and hold the cabins for
300 passengers. The ship now build
ing is to be 300 meters long, 51 me
I ters wide and 44 meters high. Twelve I
I motors of 260 horsepower each will
drive it at high speed and a special
thick covering over the gas bag is ex
pected to guard against all danger of j
! an explosion.
VESSELS VIOTLATING PROHIBI
TION LAWS WILL BE IM
POUNDED AND SOLD
WASHINGTON, June 4.—Foreign or:
American ships which enter the Uni-'
ted States waters with intent to defy |
and violate reguaUions banning liquor i
from vessels inside the three-mile lim
it must be seized and imposed and
sold, the Treasury department in
structed all customs officials this aft
ernoon.
GUARD RECEIVES COMMISSION
Tsaochwang, China, June 5—The in
ternational military commission which
arrived here to investigate the ban
dit situation was received by a guard
of honor.
MIDSHIPMEN TO RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS NEXT THURSDAY
ANNAPOLIS, June 4—Approximate
ly 420 midshipmen will receive diplo
mas in the graduation exercises here
Thursday. In a few instances diplo
mas will be withheld mostly because
candidates were unable to make their
finals because of sickness. Twenty
five have been elected to take com
missions in the marine corps.
HARDING’S TRIP TO ALASKA
WILL BRING MANY TOURISTS
SEATTLE, June 5.—Steamship men
say that President Harding’s forth
coming trip to Alaska will likely re
sult in a record number of tourists to
the Territory this summer.
MUST IE HIGH US
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WASHINGTON, June 5.—“Justice
alone entitles a fraternal organization
to serve,” and “secret fraternity is
one thing and secret conspiracy is an
other,” President Harding declared
today in an address to the Imperial
Council at its session of the Mystic
Shrine. “I like a highly purposed fra
ternity because it is our assurance
against a menacing organization,” the
President said.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Showers tonight and Wednes
day. Colder and probably
showers in Tanana valley.
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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR KILLED
DURAND, Mich., June 5.—Five per
sons were killed and a number injur
ed today when a special train bear
ing members of a Knights Templar
Commandery ot' Michigan was derail
ed two miles east of here.
KEVANS IOWA CONGRESSMAN
DES MOINES, la., June 5.—Judge
Hiram Kevans, republican, was elect
ed congressman from the Eighth Iowa
district to succeed Horace Mann
Towner, resigned.
SWEDISH FARMERS ARRIVE
NEW YORK, June 5.—Four hun
dred Swedish farmers, all well to do,
arrived today from Europe for the J
Northwest.
COMMENT ENTERS
ACCUSED OF CONVERTING TO ITS
OWN USE 76 BOILERS BUILT
FOR GOVERNMENT
SEATTLE, June 5.—The govern
ment today entered suit against the
Puget Sound Machinery Company for
$400,000, charging that the firm con
verted to its own use 76 boilers built
for shipping board vessels.
COUSIN OF FORMER KAISER
MAKES LONG PLANE FLIGHT
SEATTLE, June 5.—Alva von Al
bensleben, a cousin to the former kai
ser Wilhelm, and Russell S. Phinney,
a St. Paul broker, arrived here today
by airplane from St. Paul as passen
gers, piloted by Nick Mamer. The
party were a week en route, including
several days’ stop at Shelby, Montana,
to see Dempsey train. Their actual
flying time was 29 hours, 30 minutes.
STREET CAR ORDINANCE
PASSED OVER MAYOR’S VETO
SEATTLE, June 5.—The council to
day voted over the mayor’s veto to re
turn to the TVs cent street car fare
July 5.
KAYO me KILGUI IT
CHAMPION
DEFEATED CHAMPION HAD HELD
TITLE FOR OVER ELEVEN
YEARS IN SUCCESSION
NEW YORK, June 5.—Eugene Cli
que, a Frenchman who was badly
wounded in the Verdun defensive, won
the world featherweight championship
Saturday afternoon knocking out Kil
bane in the sixth round. Kilbane had
held the title over 11 years in suc
cession.
FORMER ARMY OFFICER DIES
TACOMA, June 5—E. L. Canady, a
former army major recently returnedj
from the Philippines, was killed today:
when his automobile overturned.
CHANGE SUBMARINE BASE
WASHINGTON, June 5—Secretary ,
abandonment of the submarine base j
at San Pedro and the transfer of its
activities to San Diego.
WHALE STEAK A DELICACY
LONDON, June 5.—Canned North !
Pacific whale steak is a new delicacy
in London. It is said to resemble the!
finer varieties of beef.
SEATTLE, June 4.—The steamer
Buford sailed for Nome today with
two hundred passengers and 2,000
tons of freight. The Victoria will sail
tomorrow.
BITTER ROMS Si
BETTER HOMES URGED
WASHINGTON, June 4.—Two mod
ern movements, one designed to bring
about improved highways and the
other for better homes, were urged as
making for a better America by Pres
ident Harding today in an address at
Cros, incident to the Shrine conven
tion. He said ample aid should be ex
tended in the matter of rural roads.
VISITING DELEGATION
j LEAVES FOR INTERIOR
ON SIGHT-SEEING TRIP
Leaden skies and Jupiler Pluvius
greeted the Congressional party when
he big United States army transport
Jambrai warped into the dock at six
his morning. Owing to the early hour
>ut few' of the congressmen were on
leek and the committee, consisting ot
L. V. Ray , mayor and W. H. Whittle
sey, president of the local chamber of
commerce, were delayed in offering
he keys of the city to the distinguish
ed visitors.
The party of congressmen was un
ier charge of Senator Francis E. War
ren, who w'as met by Col. Steese and
staff, and shortly after 8:30 the party
was taken aboard the presidential
special and left for interior points. A
stop of but tw'o hours will be made at
PARIS, June 5.—A general strike ot
stokers, firemen on the steamship La
Fayette, sailing from Havre for New
York June 9, and on all other French
vessels scheduled to leave for the
United States after that date is
threatened unless the men receive as
surances that twro litres a day of wine
to which the men are entitled under
the French merchant marine law will
be forthcoming while the boat is in
New York harbor.
STEPS TAKEN BY FRENCH
TO CHECKMATE ROYALISTS
PARIS, June 4—Steps were taken
by the government today to check
mate the royalists who are scheme
ing to restore a monarchy and over
throw the republican formed' govern
ment in the Fascisti fashion.
FRANCE NOT BE ABLE TO PAY
U. S. UNLESS STOPS LENDING
PARIS, June 4—Andre lienor ro
cialis’ deputy speaking in the cham
ber today, asked how France woul 1
find the money to pay her dt b to the
United States it' she continued u> loan
money to Poland and Rumania.
NORFOLK, Va., June 5.—Additional
coast guard cutters have been sent to
the Virginia capes to aid in the search
for a rum running vessel which ram
med and sank the British auxiliary
sloop Glen Buelah, off the Cape Char
les light.
SHIPPING BOARD WILL
KEEP FLAG ON SEVEN SEAS
WASHINGTON, June 5.—The Ship
ping Board decided to pproceed with
direct government operation of ves
sels to keep the American flag on all
the world trade routes Chairman Las
ker announced today.
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VICTORIA, June 5.—The steamship
Victoria, Capt. Davis, sailed for Nome
today via Akutan, with 166 passen
gers and 1700 tons of freight. Gen
eral Manager Knickerbocker, of the
Alaska Steamship Company is making
the round trip.
Anchorage and Nenana, and six hours
at Fairbanks, the party returning to
the coast Saturday, when an elabor
ate banquet will be tendered them at
Seward.
Several changes have been made in
the personnel ot the party aboard the
Cambiai, both military and congres
sional. At San Francisco, the party
transferred from the transport Grant
to the Cambrai, five senators and
congressmen remaining on the Grant
tot a trip to Honolulu, the remainder
of the party coming to Alaska. Owing
to the limited time at hand, members
of the party stated that they were al
lowed but a few hours at each stop,
the Panama canal being the longest
stop.
The personnel of the party as tak
en from the official list aboard is as
follows:
Senators, R. B. Howell and wife; A.
A. Jones and wife; E. F. Ladd and
wife; J. T. Robinson and wife; Fran
cis E. Warren and wife.
Congressmen C. L. Abernstry and
wife; H. E. Barbour and wife; A. B.
Burtness and wife; Cyrenus Cole; C.
R. Crips and wife; L. C. Cranton and
vile, C. C. Dowell; B. L. French and
wife; H. E. Hull and wife; C. F. Lea,
and wife; Gordon Lee; J. H. MacLaf
ferty and wife; Earl C. Michener; J.
F. Miller; P. E. Quinn and wife; John
E. Rankin; John G. Strong and wife;
Elliott W. Sproul and Miss Sproul; E.
Taylor an d wife; C. B. Timberlake,
C. L. Underhill and wife; W. R. Wood
and wite; H. M. Wurzbach and wife;
S. E. Winslow and wife; F. N. Zihl
man and wife.
Army Officers, Brig. General Brian*
Wells, G. S. C., and wife; Lieut. Col.
M. A. DeLaney, M. C., and wife; Maj.
Max R. Mainer, Q. M. C., and wife;
Major Francis N. Maddox, Inf., and
wife; 1st Lieut, L. E. Edwards, Q. M.
C.; Lieut Thos. Klinger, U. S. C. C.;
Warrant Officer, E. A. Sartin, U. S. A.
and wife; Staff Sgt. Wm. R. Steven
son, Q. M. C.; Staff Sgt. Lewis L. Go
lar, M. D., wife and child.
Guests, Mrs. Charles George, daugh
ter of Senator Curtis; Miss Elizabeth
Anthony, daughter of Congressman D.
R. Anthony; Mrs. J. M. Wainwright,,
wife of Major J. M. Wainwright, Cav.;
Mr. H. Grady Miller, confidential Sec
retary to Senator Robinson; Mrs. Ag
nes C. Klinger, mother of Lieut. Clin
ger; Charles H. Gilbert, Special Asst.,
Bureau of Fisheries.
Administrative Oficers, 1st. Lieut.
Thos. B. McGill, Q. M. C., Transport
Quartermaster; Captain John L. Med
daugh, M. C., Transport Surgeon; Is*,.
Lieut. T. T. Teague, Communications
Officer; 2nd Lieut. Blanche Patrick,
Army Nurse Corps; 2nd. Lieut. Eliza
beth Trueholtz, A. N. C.
Presidential Special
A special train, consisting of four
observation cars, three combination
cars, a baggage car and two cars for
the train crew composed the special
train which carried the party from
Seward to the interior this morning.
The train was one of the finest ever
sent over the railroad. At Mile 52 the
party will stop an hour for luncheon,
which will be served in the large rail
way mess house. The party will be al
lowed an hour to inspect the scenery
and the loop after which a straight
run will be made to Anchorage. Leav
ing Anchorage the party will run to
Curry, where the large magnificent
hotel will be thrown open to accom
modate the guests. Here the Nenana
and Fairbanks delegations will be
picked up and a two hour stop made
at Nenana. A stop will also be made
at Hurricane Gulch and at the Tana
na River to allow the party to view
the engineering difficulties surmount
ed in building the railroad.
There will be no American Legion
meeting this evening.