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VOLUME XVIII. NUMBER 130
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
GOVERNMENT PAYS NO ATTEN
TION TO THREAT OF BAN
DITS TO KILL CAPTIVES
TIEN TSIN, May 21.—One officer
and five soldiers were killed in a bat
tle between soldiers and bandits who
are holding fourteen toreigneis cap
tives in the Poatzuku hills near Shan
tung.
The military governor ot Shantung
has ordered 1500 additional troops to
ward Paotzuku to give battle to the
bandits, despite the threat of the bri
. gands that all foreign captives will be
killed by May 22, unless the Chinese
troops are withdrawn entirely.
Fighting Continues
PEKING, May 21.—Fighting con-j
tinues today around the mountain top
where Chinese bandits have placed
their foreign captives.
Authorities are Menaced
SHANGHAI, May 21.—Sun Kewi.
commanding the bandit arm> oi ten
thousand is tonight menacing author ^
ities of Shantung, one ol China’s rich
est provinces.
LONDON, May 21.—The govern
ment of Norway will give financial
suppoit to Amundsen s Arctic expedi
- tion according to a Christiana dis
patch to the Times. It is proposed to
make an appropriation for the expe-j
dition including two airmen for a
flight to the pole.
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ATTEMPT ME TO
HOSPITALIZE KTElltS
WASHINGTON, May 19—An at-^
tempt to secure the release of men- j
tally afflicted and tubercular ex-serv
ice men from jails where they are
serving sentences for transfer to vet
erans’ bureau hospitals will be under
taken by Bureau Director Hines, it
was announced today.
FRENCH SEIZING HOUSEHOLD
GOODS OF GERMANS FINED
ESSEN, May 21.—German newspa
pers say that French troops have be
gun to seize household goods of the
Germans who refuse to pay fines,
Seizures were made at the homes ot
Fritz Thyssen and Dr. Krupp.
LOCILli PURCHASES
AftUABLEPAINTl
L. V. Ray recently purchased a val
uable oil painting of Sidney Laurence
lor the sum of $1800. Mr. Laurence is
one of Alaska’s foremost scenic artists
and his paintings are eagerly sought
after.
WILL MAKE EXPERIMENT
P. C. Jackson, of Anchorage, who
who numbered among the passengers
' of the Northwestern Sunday, left this
morning for the Cook inlet metiopo
lis. Mr. Jackson, while on his visit to
,the States purchased 150 head ot
sheep with which he will stock his
pasture ground at Anchorage, raising
4he animals as an experiment with
the intention of promoting a home in
dustry in the line ot meat supply.
ARCTIC TRADER WILL
Capt. Alexander Allen, the noted
Arctic explorer and trader, is expect
ed <o make Seward a call within the
next few days. Capt. Allen is at pres
ent at Cordova where he for some time
has has been engaged in altering the
motive power of the former Fort Lis
cum transport Lieut. C. V. Donaldson,
which he purchased some time ago for
use in trading in the Arctic and along
the Siberian coast.
The Donaldson, on departing from
Seward will have about 26 tons ot
merchandise consigned to Nome. On
discharging this cargo Capt. Allan
will cruise along the Seward penin
sula on a trading expedition and later
go across the Bering sea to trade on
the Siberian coast. In all probability
he will take along a shipment oi
Alaska coal for bartering purposes.
VANCOUVER, May 21—The Hud
son’s bay power boat Baychimo sai.
ed today for the Siberian Arctic with
a number of passengers, including
Malcolm Smith, the noted English ex
plorers.
NEW YORK. May 21.—The elev
enth convention of the Socialist party
of America adopted a resolution de
manding an impeachment of Taft and
Lenine was denounced as a moral
failure while Trotzky was charged as
being a bombastic windbag.
OIL OPERATORS DISCUSS
PLANS TO KEEP UP PRICES
LOS ANGELES. May 21.—Three
hundred operators including the Stan
dard are holding a conference here to
determine what is best to be done to
halt over-production of oil so as to
maintain prices at the present stan
dard. Sixty-eight million barrels of
crude oil are stored in California.
SEATTLE, May 21.—Col. Frederick
Mears predicted today that President
Harding’s trip will be a great stimu
lus to the Alaska tourist trade; that
the route the president is to take
will become world famous.
CARD PARTY TONIGHT
This evening in Odd Fellows Hall
at 8:30 play will be commenced in
the card party which will be given
under the auspices of the Seward
I Lodge of Rebekahs. A nominal ad
mission of 50 cents will be charged
which will include a luncheon as well
as the play at cards. A cordial invi
tation is extended to the people ol
Seward.
WHITTLESEY A CANDIDATE
Wm. H. Whittlesey is a candidate
for the office of president of the cham
ber of Commerce, his nrtme having
been presented by his friends.
Game Warden Cotter will retun
home on tonight’s boat from an ex
tended trip to the westwarr. Mr
Cotter has also been given supervi
sion of the Anchorage division.
G. Aarons, in charge of the opera
tions of the Fairbanks Gold Mining
Company at Fairbanks, was amonj
those leaving for the interior thi:
morning.
LEEDS, Eng., May 21.—H. C. Jolly
a British professional, defeated Ha
gan two up in the professional tout
nament.
LLONDON, May 21.—Dudley Field
Malone, an American international
lawyer, dividing his time between
London and New York, shied his hat
into the ring today as a surprise can
didate for the presidency in 1924.
Malone says he believes women will
rule the world in the future instead
of men; and that he is opposed to
American participation in the League
of Nations or an International court.
Malone is married to Doris Stevens,
leader of the militant suffragists in
the United States.
SEATTLE FIRM EFTS
SEATTLE, May 18.—The Warrack
Construction Company of Seattle his
been warded the contract for the erec
tion of the new Federal building at
Cordova. The government structure.,
for which an appropriation of $100,000 j
was made, will be built at a cost o!
$90,000, according to the bid of War
rack Co., which was the lowest.
Specifications call for a structure,
of reinforced concrete in which are
I to be housed the post office, the fed
I eral court and the jail. Work will be
| started immediately and the structure
; will be completed this summer.
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SUTHERLAND INViTED TO
MAKE TRIP WITH HOOVER
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Ai invitation lias been ex'ended tr
Delegate Sutherland by Secretary
Hoover to join the Secretary’s party
in a comprehensive study of the Alas
kan fisheries situation this summer.
I The personnel of the party has not
been announced and it is not known
whether or not the Delegate will ac
cept the invitation as he is at present
| on a trip to the far westward.
Hotel Overland—W. H. Barnhill, G.
A. Tennyson, E. E. Middleton, C. S.
Howard, Carl Markstrom, Pete Chat
ham, Miss Anna Fritch, M. H. Merri
ville, M. Chartnictz.
Hotel Seward—Mr. and ftTrs. Lewis
Lee, D. Aun, J. J. Driscoll, Ed Erick
son, Wm. Bryan, F. E. Martin, Dan
Hihoff, Chas. Keller, J. Blake, Fred
Michael, Alex Wier.
Hotel Sexton—Geo. A. Howe, jr.,
John Mackwitz, Geo. A. Howe, Sr.,
Henry Burge, Mrs. Phyllis 1. Johnson,
H. E. Kristiansen, Leopold David,
Mrs. Ed Culver and family, Mrs. J.
Brundage, Mrs. F. Rostad, J. Casey
j McDannel, Fred Gush, P. E. Harris
] and wife, W. E. Irvin, Vernon B.
Bennet, L. H. Lauritzsen, George H.
Whitney, John Newmarker, George E.
Mann, C. W. Hart, James Varner, Pe
ter F. Auberg, Frank McCrorie.
Van Gilder—C. E. Bingham and
wife, Mrs. H. H. Brown, H. R. Beek
man, A. L. Wakeham, Miss Reed,
Miss Ellison, E. J. Tuscany, J. L. Starr
Anna Smith, Mrs. W. H. Cleveland.
P. C. Jackson, J. C. Lebhery, L. D.
Roach, H. T. Tripp, C. K. Tripp, T.
E. Gardner, Mrs. W. Johnson, Mrs.
W. E. Evans, H. H. Rocs, Mrs. C. E.
Fullerton, Paul Barnes, A. J. Nordale,
Miss Frances Witherspoon, Richard
Wakelin, M. R. Felt and wile, G.
Aarons, H. P. Sullivan.
, Hotel Belmont—Merle Elzay, Hjal
r mar Nelson, William Smith, Geo.
. Stanley, J. Hansen, G. J. Quinn, V.
Selos, A. W. Schwartfegle, Otto Lar
sen.
CAMDEN, S. C., May 21.—Another
- fire victim died today, making a to
tal of 75. - ,t
Anchorage received official infor
mation Friday advising that headquar
ters of the United States Land office
and field service department would be
moved from Juneau to Anchorage.
The executive order to this effect was
signed yesterday and the change will
take place prior to July first.
Orders have also been forwarded
for the securing of suitable quarters,
both for the land office and the field
service officials. Transfer of docu
ments, furniture and office accesso
ries will be made in due time and the
headquarters of these twro important
departments established in Anchorage.
CONTEMPLATES STOPOVER AT
YOSEMITE PARK EN ROUTE
FROM SAN FRANCISCO
WASHINGTON, May 21—President
Harding plans to make his first ad
dress at Seattle after his visit to
Alaska. He expects to reach San
Francisco August 2, make one speech
there, and contemplates stopping over
in Yosemite Park en route from San
Fx-ancisoc to Los Angeles. These
plans were agreed upon today at con
ferences held by the President with
Frank B. Loomis, former assistant
secretary of war and with former rep
resentative Will E. Humphrey.
Will Sail from California
WASHINGTON, May 21.—Following
a conference with Albert Lasker, it
was announced at the White House
that the President on his return from
Alaska will sail either from San Die
go or Los Angeles on the shipping
board steamship President Harrison.
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IN FRONT
MOSCOW, May 21.—Commissioner
Vorosky, who was assassinated at the
Lausanne conference by a former cap
tain of the Rusisan army, will be bur
ied in Red Square, in front of - the
I Kremlin near the grave of John Reed,
American communist writer,
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WATSON DUE TONIGHT
The steamship Admiral Watson will
arrive tonight, southbound, about ten
o’clock. Get your mail in early.
MANY AUTOS RECEIVED
Consigned to the Northern Commer
cial Company at Fairbanks, there was
received on the steamer Northwest
ern yesterday eight autos—six of the
well known Star make, one Buick
roadster and one Ford truck. These
will be sent to the interior on the next
northbound freight.
FURNISHINGS RECEIVED
A considerable portion of the ware
house space on the Seward dock is
taken up with a large consignment ol
Beaver board, furniture and fixtures
and other hotel furnishings, all con
signed to A. J. Nordale at Fairbanks
This material will be used in fixing
and fitting out the new hostelry which
is under construction at Fairbanks.
PARIS, May 21.—“Le Matin” says
that the occupation army on the Ruhi
will be increased up to 20,000, follow
ing a decision to more completely ex
ploit the occupied territory.
MTIESTERN LEISES
FOR FiET SOUND POSTS
The steamship Northwestern d 1
parted from Seward this morning to:
Seattle and way ports with a fail
sized passenger list and a small con
signment of halibut from the San
Juan plant. Those who booked reser
vations from Seward were:
For Seattle—Mrs. Gus Morgan, Mrs.
Phyllis I Johnson and children, Mrs.
Lewis Lee, Wm. Campbell, J. C. An
derson, Miss Edna B. Flynn. F. E. Mar
tin, A. Germain.
For Ketchikan—Gus Morgan.
Jor Juneau—I. M. Fisher, Mrs. J.
Brundage, Mrs. T. Ristad, E. D. Sut
ton.
For Cordova—Miss A. Coffey, J. B.
Reher, Miss Dell Moore, J. B. John
son, Geo. B. Stewart, H. W. Nettleton
For Latouche—J. P. Hannon.
Those who made bookings out of the
Anchorage office were Patricia Hus
sey, V'iolet Culver, Mrs. Ed Culver,
Edward Culver, Mrs. T. J. Hussey.
Mrs. R. A. Ericksen, Mrs. Jack llo
barts, Mrs. Pete A. Cook, J. M. Dike- i
man, Mrs. M. J. McDonald, Miss Nan
cy Rosich, M. Pierce, Mrs. Pierce,
Miss Arvilla Pierce.
The steamer Northwestern pulled
into the dock yesterday morning at
nine o’clock and within a short time
commenced discharging cargo. Those
booking at way ports, and not on the
previously published list were.
R. Wakelin, F. Witherspoon, Fred
McFarland, J. L. Starr, E. J. Tuucany,
Miss M. Reed, Miss E. Ellison, Nina
Nmith, Harvey Sullivan, V. Bennett,
H. T. Tripp, C. K. Tripp, W. Cole
man, D. Richards, J. M. Pitt, H. H.
Ross, Alex Weir, Capt. Whitney, Geo.
E. Mann, E. Newmaker, W. H. Whit
tlesey, M. R. Felts, Mrs. Felts.
Capt. George H. Whitney and John
Newmarker, U. S. steamboat inspec
tors, arrived on the Northwestern
Sunday morning for the purpose of
making an official trip to this section
and to the waters of the interior. G.
j e. Mann accompanies them as clerk.
On'completion of their duties in
this section it is highly probable they
will journey to the westward, going as
far as Bristol Bay.
AMERICA’S CLAIMS TOTALS
OVER HUNDRED BILLIONS
j WASHINGTON, May 21.—America’s
bill of war claims amounts to $147,
906,431,392, as it has been presented
to the Allied claims commission for
settlement. The heirs of the Lusita
nia victims ask twenty-two and a half
millions.
Mrs. W. F. Lewis and three small
grandchildren will spend the summer
at the ranch of Charles Lean on Ke
nai river.
AMBASSADOR TO HUNT HERE
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Count Laszlo Szechenyi, Hungarian
ambassador to the United States, has
arranged for a big game hunt in this
locality this fall.
Alex Bolan and Jack Lean, formerly
of Seward, write to friends from their
two roadhouses along the Rainy Pass
trail that they will arrive here about
July first for a short visit.
CHICAGO, May 21.—Doctor Florenz
Siegfried, a noted musician, died at
his home here today.
PRIME MINISTER OF ENGLAND IS
SAID BY PHYSICIANS TO BE
VERY SICK MAN
LONDON, May 21.—Premier Bonar
Law returned last night from Pari3
seriously ill. He was immediately tak
en to a hospital where he was operat
ed upon for throat trouble. His con
dition today is said be serious.
Resigns Premiership
LONDON, May 21—Bonar Law, bro
ken in health, resigned the prime
ministership today under orders from
his physicians. His resignation was
regretfully accepted by the king.
FILIPINO INSURRECTO IS
WIPED OUT BY TROOPERS
MANILA, May 21.—The fanatic
Akbara and 24 of his followers were
killed in a clash with the Filinino
constabulary, at Kiput, in the district
of Jolo.
WASHINGTON, May 21.—James
Frederick Funston, and Emelio Agui
naldo, sons of the captor and captive
appeared on the list of successful
candidates for admittance to the U. S.
military academy next July. Funston
was appointed by Harding.
WASHINGTON, May 21.—White
House spokesmen discredited the ru
mor that Ambassador Harvey is to
resign.
WASHINGTON, May 21.—Home
stead settlement in Alaska is showing
improvement, the department of the
interior announced today that there
had been 71 entries covering 10,371
acres during January and February.
Lewis A. Levensaler, M. E., left the
Northwestern at Valdez, going with L.
H. Garvey to the Granite mine. Rep
resenting the Garvey interests, Mr.
Levensaler will direct the starting of
the season’s operations there before
coming into this section to the Kelly
properties in the Willow creek district
recently acquired by himself and as
sociates.
SEATTLE, May 19.—The steamship
Santa Ana, Captain Wallace Langley,
is scheduled to sail tonight on its
first trip to Bethel.
CADET FLIERS BURNED
TO DEATH III MIDI
SAN ANTONIO, May 21.—Cadet fly
er Robert L. McAdams, of Montgom
ery, Alabama, and Private James S.
Hall, of Bowling Green, Ohio, was
burned to death when a training plane
in which they were flying burst into
flames at an altitude of three hun
dred feet, and nose-dived to the
earth.
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