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VOLUME XLX, NUMBER 199.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1924.
PRICE TEX CENTS
Coast Guard Cutter Areata Fatally
Wounds Fleeing Rum Runner
SEATTLE, Aus- 23.—After their liquor laden
craft had been riddled by a one-pounder rapid fire
g\ui, by the coast guard cutter Areata in Hood’s
canal, and one of two men in the rum runner’s crew
had been perhaps mortally wounded, both were
made prisoners at an early hour this morning, lhe
wounded man gave the name of Carl L. Scherer.
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Steamer Alameda
♦ Will Make Trip
To Nome, Alaska
SEATTLE, Aug. 22.—Announce
ment was made recently by the Alas
ka Steamship company to the effect
that the company’s liner Alameda,
It Capt. William Jensen, will take the
last sailing out of Seattle to Nome
this year, leaving the harbor Oetobtei
11. The liner Victoria of the same
fleet, which is the regular Nome
steamer of the Alaska Steamship
company, is making two more trips
to Nome, but it is feared she will
not get back from her second to take
the October 11 sailing.
TERRIFIC RAIN STORMS
FLOOD EASTERN IOWA
DES MOINES, Aug. 20.—Every
house in the small town of Oli, near
Cedar Rapids, is flooded by the ris
ing waters of Walnut creek, which is
rising one inch an hour.
Rescue parties worked all night
taking people from their homes to
safety. Dead chickens, pigs and oth
er animals littered the streets.
A later report from eastern Iowa
states that two men were drowned
and many cattle and horses destroy
ed. Property loss will be tremendous
as a result of the terrific rains that
have flooded practically every town
in the storm area.
Cool Summer Makes It
Tough on Animahy Too
m' RIDGEFIELD ,Conn., Aug. 23.—
Cool weather is making the summer
a strange proposition for wild crea
tures as well as for human beings.
A five-foot black snake entered a
house at Cannondale and found its
way between the mattresses of a
efather bed. Residents were roused
in the middle of the night by wild
shrieks, when the snake finally crawl
ed into the part of the bed where
a seven-year-old girl lay. The snake
was dispatched as it tried to crawl
downstairs, and its carcass was brot
here to vouch for the tale.
Where a year ago drought was
forcing snakes into the open and
making life interesting for haying
farmers, the cool weather is send
ing them into the roadsides for a
chance at sun bathing and highways
are spotted with snake victims of
motor cars. Summer residents have
been alternating between here and
New York, as the weather warmed
^ up and cooled off, until no one
knows just how lively the village will
be from one week to another.
Big dance tonight at A. B. Hall,
with special violin music. Don’t miss (
this if you want a good time.
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War Department Designates Anniversary of
Batttle St. Mihiel for Nattional Defense Test
Under the provisions of the Act of j
June 4, 1920, which provides a Na-1
tional Defense Test to be held on >
September 12,. the President has des-!
ignated this, the sixth anniversary j
of the battle of St. Miheil, for the;
test on which day it is intended to
demonstrate and explain the plan and !
subject the underlying principles to
an analysis by the citizenry. The
main object of the demonstration is
to represent the mobilization require
ments of our national defense policy
and show the dependency of the units
on the community to which it is al
located and the contribution in aid
of defense that could be expected
from each community in the event
of an emergency.
The general plan for the defense
test in each state contemplates a
^Mobilization committee to be appoint
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December V/eds May;
Dempsey Pere Weds
SALT LAKE, Aug. 23.—Hyrum, 60,
father of Jack Dempsey, heavyweight
champion of the world, was married
today to Lottie Dexter Bissing Game,
23, of Salmon, Idaho.
PLAN CITY FUNERALS TO
CURB LISBON MORTICIANS
LISBON, Aug. 23—Following
complaints that undertakers in this
city are profiteering, the Municipal
Council is considering a proposal to
establish municipal funerals.
The proposal suggests that there
should be four different-classes of
funerals—the first for the rich, the
second for the middle class, the
third for the working people and
the fourth, which would be free, for
the needy.
Attempts To Signal
Mars Fails at London
LONDON, Aug. 23.—At Marconi
headquarters here attempts to signal
Mars are regarded as a fantastic ab
surdity!? Marconi, it is stated, has
never attempted to communicate with
Mars nor given it a serious thought.
USED CLOTHES OF MOVIE
STARS MUCH IN DEMAND
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23.—“You
may tear, you may spot the old
clothes, if you will
“But the glamour of stardom will
cling to them still.”
Not confined to Hollywood itself,
but scattered throughout this city,
are shops where the cast-off gar
ments of the stars of the movies
may be purchased.
Evening gowns, frocks, slippers,
kimonos, bathing suits, riding
clothes, garden hats, raincoats, des
ert “get-ups”—all await the purchas- j
er who seeks a Poiret-labeled affair |
for the price of Main street gingham.
Old clothes men daily make the
rounds of the studios and homes of
the stars seeking cast-off clothes.
It is a rule that the women of the
movies have plenty of beautiful
clothes for each picture ,and a gown
once worn is seldom used again.
Hence the little second hand clothes
shops are filled with the cast off
garments of the great and minor
performers of Hollywood.
PASCO, Wn., Aug. 23.—Demon
strations are being initiated in this
city to show the advantages of cold
frame plants for cantaloupes. This
method insures a 100 per cent stand,
early and large plants and early set
ting of the fruit. Yields and income
of this plot will be checked with the
field plantings.
ed by the governor and local mobili
zation committees to be appointed by
the state committee.
The following i£ suggested by Gen.
Morton of the Ninth Corps Area as
an aid in considering features which
may be covered in local programs, it
being realized that programs will ne
cessarily vary in conformity with
local conditions.
Assembly and parade of military
and other organizations.
Prayer for our national welfare.
Patriotic music.
An address to cover appropriae sub
jects.
Organized recreation and amuse
ment.
In Seward it is expected that the
American Legion Post will take the
mitiative in the program.
Search Is Made On
Land and Sea for
Lost Italian Plane
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—Com
prehensive plans to search on
land and sea for Lieutenant
Locatelli, the missing Italian avi
ator, who started from Iceland
with the American world flyers,
but failed to land with them in
Fredericksdal on their 725 mile
hop, were outlined today in mes
sages received from the cruisers
r.'.iwaukte and Richmond.
Locatelli was I .t signteJ 275
mitts northeast of Frede’i:k? at.
on the exact co irse plotted for
the American flyc:s.
ITALY ASKS HELP
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23—The navy
department has received a wire irom
Rome asking that all possible assis
taance be rendered to the missing
Italian airman. Other destroyers will
join in the search if the plane is not
discovered today or tomorrow,
Locatelli had tabloid foods with
him and unless an accident has hap
pened in landing will be able to live
several days.
WILL RESUME FLIGHT
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Aug. 23.—The
manager of the Marconi company’s
radio station here this morning re
ceived a message from the U. S. de
stroyer Lawrence off Indian Harbor,
Labrador, saying that the American
round the world flyers were expected
at Indian Harbor today. The two
messages contained a reference to the
missing Italian aviator saying that
he had not been found.
Denmark to Abolish
Her Army and Navy
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Aug. 23.
The Danish cabinet sanctioned a bill
which will be introduced in parlia
ment abolish her expensive army and
navy. The bill has met the approval
of the plebiscite.
j HARD WORK RAISING
SUNK GERMAN FLEET
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LONDON, Aug. 23—Tremendous
| difficulties are being experienced by
| the salvagers now engaged in rais
| ing the sunken German fleet of Scra
[ pa Flow, Scotland,
j Those in a position to judge esti
| mate that it will be approximately
seven years before the whole of
i the fleet is raised and then only if
j the present difficulties are overcome.
Notwithstanding the most up-to
j date and powerful apparatus em
ployed, the divei’S are finding it a
hard task to clear the sunken ves
sels of their several years’ oecumu
lation of marine growth, some of
which is stated is to be four to six
inches in thickness and of immense
strength.
The ships have been found lying
in different positions, the Sydlitz,
the second biggest shi(p sunk, be
ing in an extremely difficult posi
tion. Most of the vessels have set
tled in several feet of ooze and
sand, and its clearing will take the
divers some months.
HACK WILSON, OF GIANTS
REAL FIND FOR McGRAW
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—Every once
in a while a youngster comes into
the big league and makes good. This
year Hack Wilson, outfielder of the
Giants, short and pudgy, but with a
pair of shoulders like a wrestler, is
the “star” of the National league.
Wilson is a fixture. He is at the
heels of Rogers Hornsby for batting
honors, can field his position like
a veteran and is the “spark plug”
of the older circuit. Wilson’s spec
ialties are three base hits—very
timely hits. McGraw got him from
the Virginia league and he did not
cost a fortune, like some of the
“flivvers” who also tried to gradu
ate from the minors.
SENATOR WHEELER PLUNGES
INTO DETAILS OF CAMPAIGN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22—
Returning from a three weeks’, vaca
tion trip in the New England states,
Senator Wheeler, progressive candi
date for vice president, plunged into
a series of conferences today with
LaFollette over details of their cam
paign. "Things are going to hap
pen,” said Wheeler.
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Alaska Sails For
Seward With 199
Passengers Aboard
SEATTLE, Auk. 23.—'The steamship
Alaska sailed lor Seward this morn
ing with 199 passengers including 27
round trip excursionists. The follow
ing are for Seward: Margaret Rich
ardson, B. S* Taysera, J. Eddy, W. L.
Finch and wife, John Smith, O. Wick,
Mrs. R. I. Peterson, Mrs. Guy B. Er
win, E. F. Blom and wife, H. Peiser
and wife, Agues and Bettie Herring,
Miss S. C. Irgin, Francis D. Scott,
H. R. Moore and wife, Mrs. J. H.
Sanford, John R. Lewis and wife, G.
Biscoffi, Capt. L. C. Stewart and wife,
Master and Miss Stewart, Andrew
Chechason, F. M. Hammoers and
wife, O. Wick, L. F. Thayer, E. I.
Garrett, Miss Glone Williams, Mrs.
N. M. Kottensen, Mrs. A. T. Rowe,
Miss M. Milgard, J. S. Emery and
i wife Benjamin Simpson, Mrs. E. A.
Herring, Mrs. B. Y. Collins, Emily
Martin, M. Lens, Wm. Bennett, R.
Niers, Chas. Rebum, Elmer Labelle,
Stella B. Bauer, Mrs. J. Rauln, Miss
G. Hammers.
OBERAMMERGAU
PEACE IS GONE
OBERAMMERGAU, Bavaria, Aug.
23.—Oberammergau is not the peace
ful village that it was before Anton
Lang and his wood carving compan
ions weift to America early this year.
Local opponents of the trip to the
United States have gained reinforce
ments since the return of the Lang
party some weeks ago and the town
has divided into bitter Lang and an
ti-Lang groups.
The anti-Lang forces assert that
the American visit of the Oberam
mergau players was an attempt to
commercialize the Passion Play, that
the trip was a financial failure and
they have threatened to sabotage
the nex^ production of the perfor
mance scheduled for 1932.
Anton Lang himself has held
aloof from his critics thus far and
refuses to answer them, contending
that the charges are unfounded, and
avers that the Passion Play will not
suffer from criticism or jealousies of
individuals.
Bob Blow to Hair
Ornamental Business
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PARIS, Aug. 23.—“Bobbed locks
I may mean comfort and style for a
I great many women, but do any of
j them dream of the misery they have
j brought upon thousands of -poor
| workers?” writes Albert Acremant
| in “L’Excelsior.”
In Germany, according to his re
port, there were hundreds of fac
tories making false ivory combs and
pins for milady’s locks before she
cut them off . There were straight
combs and curved ones. There * were
barrettes and pins and innumerable
fancy creations for the chignon. With
the coming of bobbed hair all of
them have been rendered useless
German factories have been forced:
to close their doors, which means j
that thousands of girls and women
have been thrown out o fwork.
More unfortunate still are the
Chinese of Chefoo, a village of 100,
000 inhabitants, where nearly all the
hair nets in the world are made.
■'Several years ago Chefoo exported
annually five million dollars worth
of hair nets to the United States and
three million to Europe. During the
last six months, since the bob has
been on the boom, the exportations
have been almost nothing. The little
Chinese girls who earned their living
tying the fine hairs together are
now wondering where their bread
and butter will be coming from. A
good wind may sometimes blow ill to
many people.
FEED SAVING CAMPAIGN
WATERVILLE, Aug. 23.—T h e
adoption of a feed saving campaign
for the more favored districts of the
Big Bend country is being discussed.
It would provide for the saving of
straw from combines and threshers.
Arrangements would then be made
to move stock to the places of cheap
roughage supplies;
An effort is being made to concen
trate the attention of farmers and
business men on a cooperative pro
gram to handle the short crop to
the best advantage . Definite steps
will be taken by the Douglas county
commissioners to work toward the
relief of distressed farmers in the
wheat growing section.
Japan Reservists Adopt a National
• Drill Day Patterned After America
TOKIO, Aug. 23.—National Drill Day, contem
plated by the vernacular press as sibilar to Ameri
can Defense Day will be held throughout Japan
October 23, if the military reservists organizations
carry through a plan formally launched through
agitattion started throughout the Japanese empire
following the adoption of the anti-Japanese laws.
Girls to Brave
Alaska for Photos
OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 23.—The
lure of the North—the kind that
snared Sam McGee so hard he had
to die to get warm—has gripped two
pretty local girls, who are busy to
day making preparations for a trip
to inaccessible Alaskan wilds, where
they expect to photograph animal
and bird life.
The girls are Cecelia Haage and
her »hum, Hazel Nystrom. They
cnly laugh at the assertion of Har
ry A. Snow, African^ and soon-to-be
Alaskan, big game hunter, who says
the North is ret place iur women
“We’re not afraid of anything!
You just wat h us,” Mis-' Haage said
today. “We bjpe to secure an Es
kimo guide ?rd go as fa* as possi
ble in the brief time available {or
the trip, without getting lost.”
Both girls ..te well known amateur
photographers. They v d leave early
next week fo; Seat he, v. G-c • hey
will embark .or the fi : 'en wastes.
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Important Oil Field
Opened In Montana
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—The Unit
ed States Geological Survey announc
es that the opening of a new and im
i portant oil field in the Lake Basin
district, near Billings, Mont., is in
dicated by the flow of oil obtained
from there. The bearing of the Lake
Basin discovery on prospecting for
oil and gas in other areas is also
dealt with in the survey’s announce
ment.
CELL FOR FOOT SUFFERER
WHO BORROWED MOTOR CAR
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23.—Be
cause he had corns on his feet, F. E.
Reeves ,painter, went to jail here.
When he had to walk six blocks to
get an inner tube for his car his
corns hurt him so much he “borrow
ed” a stranger’s car to make the
trip. The stranger missed his ma
chine and had Reeves arrested.
PRINCESS MARY GIVES
BIRTH TO A BABY BOY
GOLDSBOROUGH, Eng., Aug. 22
—Princess Mary, wife of Viscount
Lascelles, gave birth to an eight
pound baby boy last night.
Mooted Hen-Egg Question Settled;
Egg Came First, Avers Professor
CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 23.—The age
old question, “Which came first, the
chicken or the egg,” is answered at
last.
In an admittedly off-hand man
ner, Professor Conrad E. Thoraldsen,
of the depaVtment of zoology of
Northwestern University, lecturing
on “Heredity” to summer school stu
dents at Harrison Tech High School,
gave the answer:
“The hen comes from the egg, and
not the egg from the hen.”
There it is. The egg came first.
“I realize,” Professor Thoraldsen
continued, “that I’m settling in a
rather off-handed manner one of the
momentous questions of all time, But
my research work compels me to re
iterate that the hen comes from the
egg, and not the other way around.
“The hen carries new germ cells,
which produce other eggs and, pre
sumably, new hens; but all hark
back to the original germ cell, which
we call the zygote. It’s the same in
human beings. The person dies,
but the germ cell lives on in a cir
cuit as complete as eternity.”
This continuous circuit of germ
cells, Dr. Thoraldsen asserted, proves
that “life never dies”—that “life is a
continuous stream of cell divisions
Republican Falls
To La Follette
[ MONTPELIER, Vt„ Aug. 23.—D. J.
Coates, chairman of the Republican
! committee of Montpelier, has resigned
! to work for the election of La Fol
! lette.
YOUNGEST SOLDIER IN
WORLD WAR IN DEAD
MUNICH, Aug. 23.—The youngest
1 soldier of the World war, Otto Gyff
j ka ,died at Rosenheim, near Munich,
a few days after his twenty-fourth
I birthday.
j As a youth of fourteen and a
half years, Gyffka volunteered in
j the German army in August, 1914,
saw heaviest fighting on practically
1 all German fronts and returned to
Germany in November, 1918, un
! wounded, but with his nerves badly
| shaken. Financial worries, result
I ing in undernourishment, caused a
| serious nervous collapse ,which end
| ed his life abruptly.
Blood-Poisoning Cure
Dyes Face of Patient
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SAX FRANCISCO, Aug. 23.—If
! you see a person walking down the
| street with a black, tan, purple or
some other unusual facial color, he
i isn’t trying to break into the movies,
| according to Dr. C. C. Berwick.
It’s a plain dye now beginning to
! be used generally by physicians as
. a cure for blood poisoning, for which,
j until a few months ago, the medical
| profession had no definite cure.
| Coal tar dyes form the basis of
| the treatment, which came to the
Pacific coast following successful ex
| periments at Johns Hopkins univer
| sity, Baltimore, Md.
The dyes are injected into the
j blood, killing the germs and color
ing the patient’s features at the
! same time.
PORT ANGELES, Aug. 23.—The
j tour of the loganberry growers of
j Clallam county is several plantings
| in the lower Elwah Valley and the
! Dry Creek community indicates to
| the growers that the yield in many
: places is far beyond expectations.
I There is a heavy setting of berries
( and a heavy growth of canes.
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extending back to that remote and
unknown period when vital organi
zation first assumed form. The in
dividual may die, but the germ cells
live on as the vehicles by which
hereditary traits are transmitted
from generation to generation.
“And the pre-natal influence the
ory,” said the professor, “is the
‘bunk.’
“The mother,” he went on, “might
as well construct a cradle to influ
ence a prospective son to become"*a
carpenter as to study music to bring
forth a musical prodigy. As long
as the embryonic child is well nur
tured, that is all the mother has to
do with it.”
Whereas zygote is the original cell
from which the egg came, subse
quently followed by the hen, accord
ing to Prof. Thoraldsen, the chrom
osomes are the predetermining quali
ties in the human make-up, and thru
mating of proper chromosomes sci
entists some day may be able to pre
dict the results of mating humans.
Which will leave for future gen
erations to answer only those two
other all-imports age-old questions.
How old is Ann. and Why does a
chicken cross the road?