VOLUME XVIII.
NUMBER 160
SEWARD. ALASKA MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1923
PRICK TEN CENTS
IS
WEST WARNED THAT STATES
MUST NOT SHIRK DUTY IN
ENFORCEMEN V LAW
DENVER. Col., June 25 —President
Harding’s address today was brief.
He said he desired to warn the west
ern states that they must not shirk
their duty. That their burdens would
necessarily increase in the enforce
ment of the dry laws; but the Federal
government had declared in effect
that the Federal dry la*v would stay,
and it would be enforced.
After his address the presidential
party departed for Reno.
Secretary Christian anonunced that
the President would make his Chey
enne address from the rear platform
of his coach, at 5 this afternoon.
Harding Becomes Farmer
HUTCHISON, Kansas, President W.
G. Harding became a farmer again to
day when he went into a Kansas
wheat field nearby and drove a binder
shocked and harvested grain, getting
first hand information on the problems
confronting the wheat farmers of the
middle west.
While the president was in Hutchi
son for an eight hour visit, he address
ed several thousand school children.
The President left here for Denver,
where he will deliver a speech Monday
Visits Sick Soldiers
DENVER. June 25—Hardine arrived
today and visited the sick soldiers at
the army hospital at this place, and
assured them he would see that the
government meted out justice to the
wounded and needy veterans of the
world war. The president said that if
he had anything to do with another
war he would see both men and dol
lars drafted.
At Colorado Springs from the rear
platform of his car he urged the appli
cation of the Golden Rule in all rela
tions between the government and in
stitution of closer brotherhood among
all humanity.
Meets First Sweetheart
HUTCHINSON, Kan.. June 25.—
President Harding met his first boy
hood sweetheart here in the person of
a woman now a grandmother.
DAWSON, June 25.—The Yukon
legislature formally invited President
Harding to visit Dawson and the Yu
kon territory.
Secretary Wallace Joins Party
DENVER, June 25.—Secretary of
Aericulture Wallace joined the Hard
ing party today for the rest of the
itinerary.
AUSTRIAN rag
rare nu. self
LONDON, June 23—Hedy Gattern
ing, an Austrian woman who has trans
lated a number of H. G. Wells novels
attempted to commit suicide in her
home here today.
NO TRAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT
On account of the track being torn
up at Mile 353 the train due to leave
Seward, Thursday, June 28, is annull
ed, but will leave at 8:00 a. m., June
29th, and the regular through train
service will be maintained from then
on, barring unforeseen accidents.
MEN WANTED ON CEDAR
Capt. Leadbetter announces that he
wants five men on the lighthouse ten
der Cedar. Wages $75 and after six
months service $80 is paid. The jobs
are said to be desirable, giving young
men a chance to see the country. Ap
ply on board.
GOVERNMENT SEIZES LIQUOR
NEW YORK, June 25.—Government
authorities today seized the liquor
stock aboard the liner Baltic under
the British government seal.
H. V. HOBEN LEAVES ON
TRANSCONTINENTAL TRIP
H. V'. Hoben, Seward’s most pro
gressive citizen, left on the Alameda
today for a trip across the continent,
called to the bedside of his aged
mother^ who is a resident of New
Brunswick. Mr. Hoben will leave the
Alameda at Juneau and take one of
the Princess boats to Prince Rupert,
from which place he will take the
Grand Trunk railway across the con
tinent. He will be gone a month or
more.
U. S. CRUISER GOES TO RESCUE
CATANIA, June 25—The cruiser
Pittsburg, with American Ambassador
Child aboard left today for the scene
of the Mount Etna disaster, to render
aid to the refugees.
PROMINENT POLITICIANS KILLED
AND OTHERS WOUNDED. AS
AUTO FALLS 70 FEET
DENVER, Colo., June 25.—Sumner
Curtis, representative of the Republi
can National Committee, accompany
ing the Harding party; and Thomas
French, driver of the auto, were in
stantly killed, and Donald Craig, man
ager of the Washington Bureau of the
New York Herald; and Thomas Daw
son^ Colorado State Historian and a
veteran Washington newspaper man,
were seriously injured when an auto
in which they were making a moun
tain sightseeing tour, plunged off the
road over a 75-foot cliff into Bear
Creek Canyon.
The killed and injured were men
prominent in political and newspaper
circles, and their death has had a de
pressing effect on the Harding party.
Dawson Dies Later
DENVER, June 25.—Thomas Daw
son died this morning, and Craig will
recover unless complications set in.
President Harding feels the tragedy
very keenly.
CONCERT AT LIBERTY ENJOYED.
A large crowd greeted Miss Cecil
Leweaux at the Liberty theatre last
j night. Miss Leweaux is a contralto
singer of unusual merit and her vocal
selections were greatly appreciated by
her audience.
KING ALBERT BREAKS WRIST
BRUSSELS, June 23—Kins Albert
of Belgium suffered a broken wrist
today when he fell with . his horse
while galloping around the chateau de
Laequen.
OF WIFE IS KILLED
LOS ANGELES, June 25.—Lemuel
F. Van Tassel was killed at Fullerton,
a suburb of this city, through an ex
plosive bomb placed in the seat of
his automobile. Edward Engman,
former husband of Mrs. Van Tassel,
is under arrest charged with the mur
der. He had asserted that no man
would ever be stepfather to his young
child.
LEVIATHAN SETS RECORD
NEW YORK, June 25—The recon
ditioned Leviathan on returning to
New York on her trial cruise set a
new steamship speed record of 28.4
knots per hour.
PEACE PERISHES ON
OXFORD, June 23.—Lloyd George,
in a speech today, predicted that
peace had perished on the ammuni
tion dump and that the coming war
will blot out civilization.
MOVIE STAR WEDS WEA LTHY PHILADELPHIAN
Kathryn MacDonald and Charles Schoen Johnson, of Philadelphia, pho
tographed immediately after their wedding at Atlantic City, N. J., recently.
Miss MacDonald was recently classed as one of the twelve most beautiful
women in America.
FORMER DEPUTY SHERIFF HELD
FOR MURDER WHICH HAD
LONG PUZZLED POLICE
SEATTLE, June 25.—As a result of
a chance remark overheard by Dr.
Matthews, the noted Seattle divine,
former deputy sheriff A. M. Bailey is
in jail today charged with the murder
of J. C. Smith, on Mercer Island last
May. The same scrap of conversa
tion may open the doors of King
County jail, according to prosecutor
Douglas, to A. J. Boos, a Mercer isl
and rancher, who was to be tried for
Smith’s murder next Thursday.
The murder of Smith had puzzled
the authorities for some time, and the
arrest of Boos was on purely circum
! stantial evidence.
EIGHT VESSELS ARRIVE IN NEW
YORK WITH GOVERNMENT
SEALS ON LIQUORS
NEW YORK, June 25.—Two more
wet liners steamed into port today
brazenly defying the United States
government’s embargo on liquid car
goes. Six other vessels docked here
Sunday all with liquor transported
over the three-mile line in definance
of the Treasury department’s dry rul
ing. The government ordered the
seals broken and the liquor seized.
It is felt here that Great Britain is
attempting to run a bluff on United
States officials by placing the govern
ment seal on the cargoes.
SEVEN KILLED WHEN
ELEVSTED IS WRECKED
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NEW YORK, June 25.—Seven per
sons were killed and a score injured
when the Brooklyn elevated train
bound for Manhattan toppled from
the structure at Fifth and Flafbush
avenues, the train falling on two au
tomobiles.
SNOW IN BANANA BELT
Today’s dispatches from the interior
state that it was 32 above this morn
ing and snowing at Broad Pass.
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8 GUGGENHEAIMS DISPOSE 8
8 OF ALASKA INTERESTS 8
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8 PHILADELPHIA, June 25.— 8
8 The Guggenheims have disposed 8
8 of all their stock in the Kenne- 8
8 cott Copper Corporation, Alaska 8
8 Steamship Line, the Copper Riv- 8
8 er Railroad and all other mining 8
8 properties in Alaska, save seven 8
8 per cent, according to New York 8
8 advices which are given full ere- 8
8 dence here. It is understood the 8
8 stock passed to J. P. Morgan and 8
8 associates. 8
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TORRID WAVE SWEEPING DOWN
ON MIDDLE WEST, SHOWS NO
SIGNS OF ABATEMENT
Forty-one Deaths Occur
COLUMBUS, Ohio., June 25—During
the last six days forty-one deaths have
occurred from heat prostrations. This
is one of the longest heat waves in th3
history of the state, and a record death
rate from heat for the state.
CHICAGO, June 25—With the ther
mometer still hovering around 94 and
no prospect of rain or relief, the city
swelters in the excessive heat. Twenty
two deaths are reported for last week
MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 2"—This
city reports two deaths today from the
heat.
WASHINGTON, June 25—No relief
is in sight from the hot weather pre
vailing over the central and Eastern
section of the country.
......WASHINGTON, June 25—No relief
is in sight from the hot weather pre
vailing over the central and Eastern
section of the country.
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FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
YOUNGSTOWN, O., June 25.—For
mer Chief Justice Clark, of the United
States Supreme Court, had his cloth
ing badly torn today by a mad dog,
but escaped lacerations.
ARCTIC EXPEDITION SAILS
WICASSET, Maine, June 25.—The
auxiliary schooner Bowdoin, bearing
Capt. Donald B. MacMillan and his
party on their way to resume scien
tific work and explorations in the Arc'
tic sailed from here last night to the
boom of cannon and the playing of
bands.
UNITED STATES MUST CPEATE
NEW CODE INTERNATIONAL LAW
MASON, City, la., June 25—The
United States must create a new code
of international law immediately, or
European nations will take the Ini
tiative and create a code inimical to
this country, according to James Ham
ilton Lewis, who made the declara
tion in an add ess before the Iowa
State Bar Association today.
FOILS CHAMP WILL NOT SAIL
NEW YORK, June 25—Rene Peroy,
national foils champion will be un
able to accompany the American team
when it sails for Londan next month
to defend the Robert M. Thompson
trophy against the British team.
ALAMEDA REMAINS SIX HOURS
IN PORT, LOADING FISH AND
SOUTHBOUND FREIGHT
The steamship Alameda arrived in
port about 3 o’clock this morning and
after spending six hours in port, left
for southbound ports, with a large
passenger list for this season of the
year. Those sailing from Seward on
the Alameda were;
For Latouche—Anton Schilter, F. P.
Converse, John Boe, John Saga.
For Valdez—George J. Love, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. McGiP'ray.
For Cordova—B. B. Templeton, An
ton Jensen, Peter Hansen. John Mar
tin, Elmer Johnson, Carl Carlson,
Herbert Anderson,
For Juneau—J. E. B. Cartwright, M.
F. MePonnel C. W. Cheatham, Tom
Carey, I. G. Anderson, B. C. Delzell,
Col. Steese.
Ketchikan—Dr. W. T. Bergin, Jos.
Coombs, Jos. Kelly, John Carlson.
For Seattle—Mrs. L. M. Braeten,
Sgt. P. F. Braeten, O. D. Frank, Rob
ert Poole. A. B. Carmichael, M. D.;
Mrs. A. B. Carmichael, W. E. Brown<
Paul Estle, Lester E. Gordon, W. C.
Blanker, Joe Mills, J. J. Haw and wife
Mrs. E. Wilen and two children; Vic
tor Wilen, Chas. W. Rice, Henry Han
son, H. V. Hoben, E. C. Gibbs, Ruth
H. Craig.
SEATTLE, June 25.—Wm. Camp
bell, vice president of the Whiton
Hardware Company, following an at
tempt at self destruction several
weeks ago, committed suicide by hang
ing at the Portland sanitarium.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC
A Sunday School Picnic and Basket
Lunch will be held by the Methodist
church members at the Ball Grounds
Wednesday, to which all are invited.
Those participating are requested to
meet at the church at 10 o’clock
Wednesday morning, with their bas
kets.
STOW DEFEATS WILSON
BERKELEY, Calif., June 25.—Tom
Stow, junior ranking tennis player of
Berkeley, defeated William Wilson of
Honolulu, 6-1 and 6-4 in the Pacific
coast championships. Detrick of Ha
waii defeated Sol Dorman of San
Francisco 6-3, and 6-1.
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RUSSIAN Glfil SHOT:
REFUSED CEEHC1
LONDON, June 25.—Mile. Brusi
loff, daughter of General Brusiloff,
commander of the Russian Red army
at Moscom, was executed today for
concealing church property. In con
sideration of her father’s military ser
vices she was offered a pardon but re
fused it, saying: “I cannot accept
mercy at the hands of the execution
ers of the Russian people.”
THOUSANDS OF TONS OF ROCK
AND ASHES HURLED INTO
AIR OVER CITIES
ROME, June 25.—The main crater
of Mount Etna suddenly opened at
midnight Sunday with a noise like the
simultaneous explosion of a thousand
cannon. Five great craters opened on
the northeastern side of the mountain
sending forth great streams of lava
and thousands of tons of rocks and
ashes, hurling the latter from both
the old and new craters to a height of
sixty feet.
Late dispatches indicate that earth
quake shocks continue in the Etna
district with increasing panic among
the inhabitants who have not escaped
from the devastated region. One re
port estimates 100,000 homeless in the
400 square miles of the stricken area.
Lava thirty feet deep and miles wide
came rolling down in a fiery stream
on to the doomed villages and over
the orange and lemon groves^ and
burning up the forests.
The villages of Piccilo. Pallamelata,
and Ferro were burned but it is thot
all the inhabitants and cattle escaped.
Carabineers of the Fascisti militia aid
ed with lorries in transporting the in
habitants and their belongings to
places of safety. Some hope is enter
tained that Linguaglossa may yet be
saved. Catania is rapidly filling with
refugees.
HADLEY NAMED CHANCELLOR
ST. LOUIS, June 23.—Former Gov
ernor Hadley accepted the chancellor
ship of the Washington University for
St. Louis.
OFFICIALS FEAR THAT VESSEL
WILL SPRING TWIN SCREW
TAIL SHAFTS ON MUD
Fearing that damage would result
to her twin screws in case she touch
ed bottom, the sailings of the new
Alaska Steamship Company liner,
Alaska, have been cancelled to An
chorage until further notice. Offi
cials of the company state that the
vessel is 35 feet longer than the Ala
meda and the Northwestern^ and that
it would be easy to spring a shaft in
case the propellers rested on the bot
tom. The other vessels will call in as
usual, and the Alaska will probably
call there as soon as a litte dredging
is done by the commission.
It is stated that work will be done
at once to permit the entrance of the
vessel.
00TTE0 BEAR 01 HER
IY TO COAST
BEAR STEAMS TO AID VESSELS
HELD BY SOVIET GOVT EAST
CAPE SIBERIA
TACOMA, Wn., June 25—The cutter
Bear has left Nome for East Cape, Si
beria where four American schooners
including the Iskum of Tacoma were
recently seized by Soviet authorities,
was the information received by Gen
eral J. M. Ashton, one of the owners
of the Iskum in a telegram from Sec
retary Hughes, whose message inti
mates the Bear has orders to acL