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VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 222
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8,1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
CHOLERA
LEAVES HIS WIDOW
SMOOO AND DOME
AFTER DEATH ALL OF PROPERTY
TO GO TO BROTHER AND
THREE SISTERS
MARION, O., Sept. 8.—The will of
the late President Harding, probated
today leaves his widow $100,000, the
family home, and a ha* interest in
the Marion Star and building for life,
all to go at her death to his brother
and three sisters.
The will of the late president, filed
here for probate, discloses gifts to a
number of friends and relatives of his
including $10,000 each to his neices
and nephews because of their much
appreciated efforts in helping him in
the Marion Star; George Van Fleet,
manager of the Marion Star, was giv
en $25,000; and there were several
other minor bequests.
EIGHT TO ONE Oil
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Sept. 7.—Big
Blaze, an eight to one shot, captured
the $10,000 Grand Union Hotel stakes
for two-year-olds with Jockey I.ang
St. James was second and Klondike
third.
WILLIAMS HITS HOMER
NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—Williams hit
his thirty-second homer in the second
game here today. Benton was the
pitcher.
FOUR MEN RID INI
KILLED PUNE 8CCPJI
PENSACOLA, Fla., Sept. 6— Four
men and on woman were killed when
a commercial seaplane piloted by Al
bert J. Whitted of St. Petersburg,
Florida, crashed into Santa Rosa
Sound, 40 miles west of Pensacola.
Glen Carrington, commercial trav
eler, has booked passage on the Alas
ka.
The Misses Pearl and Gladys Standt
who have been teaching school at
Honolulu, were arrivals on the steam
ship Alaska. They will leave in a few
days on the steamer Starr for Unga,
where they will teach this year.
O. Briedlset, O. J. Dahl, Mrs. Dahl,
Mary Lowry, Olol Olson J. Peterson,
and Mrs. J. Pierson weie passengers
from the States to Latouche on the
steamer Alaska.
GIRL'S MURDERER UKEll
M LOS 1CELES POLICE
SEATTLE, Sept. 8.—A man giving
his name as A. E. Woods, but believ
ed to be Dr. Percy V. Allen, who is
accused of the murder here in 1916,
of Miss Anna Daniel, a beautiful
Minneapolis girl, after inducing her to
live with him as his wife, has been
arrested in Los Angeles. Allen broke
out of jail twice, once in company of
John Soudas, a convicted murderer.
Strychnine was found in the girl’s
stomach.
WILLIAMS BATS 34TH HOMER
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—Williams
made his 34th homer here today and
is again one ahead of Ruth.
LEONARD GETS DECISION
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8.—Leonard
received |fie newspapers’ decision
over Johnny Mendelsohn of Milwau
kee in eight rounds.
TWO SUITS FILED AGAINST
COLLIERS’ SPORTS WEEKLY
CHICAGO, Sept. 8.—Two suits of
$50,000 each were filed in the U. S.
court in behalf of two players on the
Cincinnati National team against Col
lier’s Sports Weekly, as a result of
charges made in that publication a
few days ago that the players had
been approached by gamblers and of
fered $15,000 each to throw games to
the New York nationals.
GREAT BRITAN
REFUSES GIVE UP
NOTIFIES RUSSIA INTERFERENCE
WILL BE VIEWED WITH
UTMOST GRAVITY
MOSCOW, Sept. 8.—A note sent by
Minister Tchitcherip. to Great Bri
tain protesting against the raising of
the British flag on Wrangell island by
Steffansson, has evoked a reply from
Great Britain that while the expedi
tion is a private affair, any attempt by
Russia to hamper the work of the ex
pedition would be viewed by Great
Britain with the utmost gravity.
| OVER ONE HUNDRED
DROWNED AT HONGKONG
HONGKONG, Sept. 7.—Reports of
the damage done by the late typhoon
show that 100 were drowned and one
hundred killed or injured at Macao as
a result of the typhoon. Fiity Chi
nese junks and sampans capsized and
many persons were kill sd v. hen their
homes collapsed.
I
STEAMSHIP ALASKA IN PORT
The steamship Alaska’ arrived in
port at 11:30 tod^- and will sail for
j Seattle tonight about !> -u o’clock,
| awaiting the arrival of ine train.
| Nellie Neal, the popular roadhouse
1 proprietress at 'Roosevelt, is register
| ed at the Hotel Sexton.
_
O. J. Cornwallis, representative of
the Western Drygoods, Seattle, is in
Seward on his semi-annual trip. He
will go to the interior in a few days.
Miss Florence Lowe, of Honolulu,
was a passenger on the Alaska, tak
ing passage from Ketchikan where
she attended the Teachers’ Institute.
Miss Lowe is en route to Anchorage,
! where she will teach the intermediate
I grades this year. She taught in Hon
! olulu the past year.
—
B. Peterson, the popular Chester
field salesman of Portland, Oregon, is
in town for a few days.
BO! LOBtS FIBS! JOB
CHICAGO, Sept. 7.—Lack of a sense
of responsiility, unwillingness to work
hard, lack of thoroughness, false no
tions about salary and promotion, and
a lack of business principles are the
five chief reasons why 90 per cent of
the boys and girls of the United
States lost their first jobs, according
to a report made to the Chicago As
sociation of Commerce by A. D. White
who is statistician for Swift & Co.
Mr. White’s report noted that 90
per cent of the boys and girls lose
their first positions. The report also
shows that in nine cases out of ten,
the loss can be traced to one of the
five reasons given.
LABORERS WANTED — Muckers
and concrete mixers, wages $6 per
day; three months work. Warrick
Construction Co., new Federal Build
ing, Cordova, Alaska. k!7
REPORTS FROM KOBE SHOW
THAT PESTILENCE IS ADDED
TO OTHER HORRORS
LONDON, Sept. 8.—A Central News
dispatch from Koke says that it is re
ported and is probably t.*ue that chol
era has broken out at Yokohama.
Several thousands cases have ap
peared and the medical authorities are
fighting desperately to prevent the
spread of the plague.
OSAKA, Sept. 8.—Since September
1 one thousand and twenty-nine dis
tinct earthquake shocks have been
felt to date, the Central observatory
reported today. The government has
proclaimed a thirty day moratorium
from September first.
Five Hundred Foreigners Dead
PEKING, Sept. 8.—Five hundred
foreigners lost their lives in Yokoha
ma, as a result or the earthquake,
according to a Reuter dispatch from
Osaka, quoting Roderick O. Malteson,
Tokyo correspondent for the Chicago
Tribune.
Idzu lslands Subside Beneath Sea
MANILA, Sept. 8.—A special dis
patch to Ei Dealo, a local newspaper,
from Shanghai, dated September Tth,
says: “Newspapers said to be author
ity, say that news has been received
here confirming reports of the disap
pearance of Idzu islands beneath the
sea, as a result of the quake. These
islands had a population of 50,000 and
were thickly settled. A large fishing
business wa* done from these ports.
Canadian Pacific Agent KibeJ
HONGKONG, Sept. 8.—W. Neville
and S. J. Reed, of the Canadian Pa
cific Steamship Company’s staff were
killed in the earthquake.
Waterhouse Purchasing Agent
SEATTLE, Sept. 8.—President Wa
terhouse, of the chamber of commerce
of Seattle, has been made purchasing
GASOLINE PRICE CUT TO
SIXTEEN CENTS GALLON
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 8.—The Cen
tury Oil Company cut the price of
gasoline to 16 cents per gallon today.
Col. James G. Steese, head of the
Alaska Engineering Commission, ai
rived this morning on the Alaska.
Col. Steese was accompanied by Capt.
P. A. Agnew, disbursing officer of the
Alaska Road Commission, who is
making a visit to the offices under his
jurisdiction.
H. E. Kavanaugh, chief of police ot
Anchorage, arrived on the Alaska, and
will leave on the next train for the
interior metropolis.
R. E. “Dynamite” Murphy, a well
known powder representative, is in
towrn on business connected with ex
plosives. He leaves Monday for the
Willow Creek district.
Frank Kempfer returned on the
steamship Alaska from Valdez, where
he attended the stockhr^lers’ meeting
of the Pathfinder. He will xeave for
Anchorage Monday. Mr. Kempfer is
principal owner of the magazine.
TECOCIM BUSINESS
DISTRICT WIPED OUT
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Sept.
8.—The business district ' here was
wiped out by fire. The losses were
heavy.
agent for the American Red Cross rui
the shipment of supplies to Japan.
Koreans Rounded Up
HONOLULU, Sept. 8—Fifteen thou
sand Koreans in Tokio have been
rounded up and transferred to an in
ternment camp at Nerashimo, 15 miles
from Tokio, under an order issued by
General Fukudu, emergency comman
der in the earthquake area, according
to advices received by Hawaii Shinpo,
a Japanese newspaper. The Koreans
were attempting to start a revolution.
SEATTLE, Sept. 8.—Advices to tht
merchant’s exchange here said that
the motorboat Kennecott of the Alas
ka Steamship Company, which was
bound for Japan with a lumber cargo
and which was feared lost during the
recent earthquake disturbances arriv
ed safe at Kobe Tuesday.
Salvation Officers Safe
LONDON, Sept. 8.—General Booth,
head of the Salvation army, received
a message from representatives in
Japan that ftll the European officers of
the Army were safe, but several Japa
nese officers were lost, among them
being Brigadier General Sashida and
Major Sakai.
Russia Gives Liberally
MOSCOW, Sept. 8.—Russian Red
Cross officials donated one hundred
thousand gold rubles and 3,000 tons
of foodstuffs to the Japanese relief.
Principal Damage to Commerce
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—Secretary
Hoover, in a statement today said that
the material losses in Japan were
i greatly overestimated and the princi
I pal damage was only to commercial
organizations located in Tokio and
Yokohama. Labor and agriculture
were hurt but little and he predicted
I an early recovery.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—The Red
Cross relief society and the depart
ment of commerce worked out plans
for the immediate shipment of tinned
fish and clothing, underwear, shoes,
galvanized and other materials for
J temporary shelters. They order a car
go of timber to be shipped from Se
I attle and Portland and approved the
purchase of six million pounds ol
foodstuffs from San Francisco. They
also directed the purchase of 200,OOt
suits of underwear and 300,000 pairs
of socks for immediate shipment to
Japan.
TORONTO, Sept. 7.—Eight persons
were burned 10 death in the Wawa
hotel on the Lake of Bays at Musko
ko, Ont., according to Canadian Na
tional Railway officials. The hotel is
owned by the railway.
Mrs. G. M. Tierney of ChicKaloon is
registered at the Van Gilder.
Guy Manthy and Miss Ciara Man
thy returned today from a trip to La
touche.
Karl Miller returned from Valdez
tn t^e Alaska, and will take his old
position at thd Northern
George Sexton, H. E. Kristiansen,
and Miss Lorraine McManus returned
from a fishing trip to Russian river.
The party reports lots of fish and an
elegant time.
Mrs. W. E. Moultray, wife of the lo
local Standard Oil agent, accompanied
by her daughter, arrived on the Alas
ka and will make their home here.
TWEIin-UT ms
Silt FOR ENGLISH POUT
NljIW YORK, Sept. 8.—Twenty
eight Arapahoe Indians from tribal
reservations sailed on the Baltic for
England to take part in motion pic
ture scenes.
SEATTLE EXPLORER RETURNS
FROM TRIP WITH AMUNDSEN
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—H. H. Har
vey, of Seattle, who has been in Eu
rope all summer in the interest of
Raold Amundsen, the explorer, arriv
ed here today.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday School, 11 a. m.
Evening worship, 7:30 p. m.
R. V. B. DUNLAP, Pastor.
THOUSANDS OF WHIPPINGS AND
OTHER ACTS CHARGEABLE
TO HOODED KLANSMEN
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 8.—Ac
cording to evidence gathered by a mil
itary court, the Ku Klux Klan was re
vealed as the organization responsi
ble for the rein of whippings in Tulsa
county. Over a thousand whippings
have occurred in this county during
the past year and a half.
HONGKONG, Sept. 7.—An Ameri
can tramp steamer JoseSna, carrying
Spanish officers and Filipino crew,
bound from Manila to Nagasaki, put
into Hong Kong. She is badly dam
aged as a result of the recent typhoon
Mrs. Charles E. Bunneu, wife of
the well-known president of the Agri
cultural College and School of Mines,
accompanied by her daughter, Jean,
arrived on the Alaska from the States
where they have been visiting this
summer.
MRS. HARDING APPROVES
MARION, O., Sept. 8.—Mrs. Hard
ing, who arrived here yesterday, has
approved of the plan to hold the Hard
ing memorial here November 2, which
is the late president’s 5Sth birth an
niversary.
A. W. Barnes and son, Louis, left
Seward today on the Alaska, bound
for Seattle.
DEL ROSA SAiLS
The steamship Del Rosa sailed at
2:30, after having been in port the
past 36 hours unloading freight.
MAJOR IVAN JONES Dt_AD
FORT SNELLING, Sept. 8.—Major
Ivan Jones of Minneapolis, executive
officer of the 337th field artillery,
88th division, died here tcuay from
injuries received Sunday in a polo
game.
CMC M. sum
ELECTED HEM E, 1. fl.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 8.—Gaylord M.
Saltzgaber, of Van Wort, Ohio, was
elected commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic tonight.
JUDGE LOBINGER OF U. S.
SUPREME COURT IS SAFE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—Judge Lo
binger of the United States Court of
Shanghai and other officials of the
court who were in Japan at the time
of the earthquake are reported safe.
HEAVY TIMBER OPERATOR
OF WASHINGTON DIES TODAY
SEATTLE, Sept. 8.—A. F. Ander
son, a banker and heavy timber oper
ator in this state died today of a
stroke of apoplexy.
ITALIAN CONSULATE
BURNEDBVGBEEKS.
FIGHTING ENSUES
ITALIAN COLONY RALLIES TO
DEFENSE OF COUNTRYMEN
AND MUCH BLOODSHED
ROME, Sept. 8.—The publication El
Giarnale’s Italian correspondent at
Corfu reports that mobs burned the
Italian consulate at Patras, Greece.
He said he had received the news
from boatment who had arrived from
Patras, saying the Italian colony had
organized 5,000 strong and that a san
guinary battle had ensued.
Italy Refuses Recognize League
ROME, Sept. 8.—Italy’s attitude in
refusing to recognize the competence
of the League of Nations to intervene
in her dispute with Greece should
have met with approval above all na
tions by America, Mussolini declared
this afternoon.
HARRISBURGH, Pa., Sept. $.—A
complete agreement upon the main
points at issue between tVe anthracite
operators and the miners on the ba
sis of Gov. Pinchot’s peace proposals
was reached here this evening and the
striking miners will return to work
Monday.
LIGHT PASSENGEH LIST
SEATTLE, Sept. 8.—Tlie oL-amship
Alameda sailed this morumg will
107 passengers including the following
for Seward: W. H. Nelson and wife,
Mrs. S. Fiistoe, R. Lavery and wife,
Helen and Wm. Lavery, D. J. Dauson,
and wife, P. Williams and wife. E. F.
Erickson, A E. Matrey.
BEATS OFF ATTACKING BULL.
GUN DISCHARGED, IS KILLED
CHICAGO, Sept. 8.—F. E. White,
jr., a son of the president of Armour
& Co., was killed today through the
| discharge of a gun, with the butt of
J which he was beating off an attacking
; bull.
GILSENKIRCHEN, Sept. 6-—Seven
teen members of the Rhine Elbe mine
fire department and rescue squad
were arrested by the French today.
Their arrest has caused great agita
tion as the squad is the best known
of the rescue crews in the Ruhr and
is also the same squad which rescued
400 French miners from a fire at Cou
riers, Alsace, in 1906.
TODAY’S BASEBALL
Coast League—Friday’s Games—
Sacramento 5, Portland 10; Los An
geles 1, Oakland 3; San Francisco S,
Vernon 4; Salt Lake 7, Seattle 8.
National League—St. Louis 5-5, Cin
cinnati 1-8; New York 6, Philadelphia
10; Pittsburg 4, Chicago 6* Boston 11
Brooklyn 3.
American League—Cleveland 9, De
troit 11; Chicago 7, St. Louis 2; Phil
adelphia 0. Boston 4; no others given.
ALASKA BOYS SNARING CARIBOU
The two McComb boys, who jjpssed
through Seward recently, have been
catching caribou in the interior dis
trict. The caribou will be sold to the
government to be interbred with rein
deer.