VOLUME XVIII.
N LIMBER 158
SEWARD. ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
PRESIDENT HARDING MAKES HIS FIRST SPEECH IN ST. LOUIS
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UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN TANGLE ON LIQUOR QUESTION; ALASKA AFFECTED
ONE AND ONLY AGENCY OF UNI
VERSAL PEACE TO WHICH
U. S. CAN SUBSCRIBE
ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 22.—Presi
dent Harding placed before the coun
try tonight a renewed plea for Ameri
can adherence to a permanent court
of international jus lice, as the one
and only existing agency of peace to
which we can safely subscribe with
out violation of the oasic principles of
our national being. To bring about
the end desired, he would gladly wipe
out all factional differences and he
proposed reconstruction of the machi
nery of the international tribunal to
dispose conclusively of all other in
. ternational courts.
He cited apprehension of danger
from the exercise of any influence
whatsoever^ either open or furtive by j
the League of Nations; or by any one,
organization.
Harding said two conditions were !
indispensable: First, that the tribunal;
be so constituted as to appear and to
‘ be in theory and practice, in form and
in substance, beyond the shadow of a
doubt, a world court and not a League
court; Second, that the United States
shall occupy a plane of equality with j
every other power.
An automobile procession, laying a
corner stone and delivering a formal ,
address was part of the strenuous
program of President Harding, who
arrived here last yesterday afternoon j
on the first stop of his journey.
He left today for Kansas City, his ■
next stop.
Says He is a Partisan
ST. LOUIS, June 22.—"I am politi
- cally a partisan and believe in the ut
ter necessity of partisan politics,
President Harding said in the course
of an address last night; adding, how
ever, that he did not come with a
partisan purpose.
ST. LOUIS, June 22.—At Grafton,
* West Virginia, yesterday morning
President Harding in a speech from
the platform of his coach said: I am
going to Alaska so that the go\ em
inent may know better and may be
helped in revealing to the nation this
treasure land of ours which is neail>
as large as one-third of the mainland
of the United States and whose un
limited resources are as yet undevel
oped.”
Harding in Kansas City.
KANSA SCITY, June 22— President
Harding arrived today for a twelve
hour visit which concludes with an
address tonight on transportation
problems.
Compliments Mr. Bryan
• ST. LOUIS, June 22.—Passing thru
Salenf Illinois, President Harding in
a platform speech said: “You have
• given a fine, lovable, worth-while
American to the country in the per
son of Mr. Bryan.”
NEGRO SLAYER HANGED
LAFAYETTE, Ala., June 22.—Ben
Moore, a negro, was hanged in the
county jail here today for the sla>ing
of J. A. Taylor, a machinist of Fair
fax.
WEATHER FORECAST
Generally fair tonight and Saturday
with warmer weather in Tanana val
ley.
SEWARD BOY MAKES GOOD
Bruce Sexton, a son. of Mr. and Mrs.
George Sexton, pioneers of Seward,
* who grew to manhood in the Cook In
let country, is now living in Seattle,
where he has built up a splendid bus
iness as expert accountant.
MISSING WHISKEY AND BEER
IS SOUGHT BY OFFICIALS
VICTORIA, B. C., June 22.—The
authorities today were hunting with
search warrants for part of the beer
and whiskey captured when the raid
was made two weeks ago on rum
runners near Discovery island. A
small quantity of the liquor is said to
have been transferred to a nearby
craft which subsequently disappeared.
LUTHERANS GATHER
ST. PAUL, June 22.—Delegates rep
resenting a chflrch membership of
over a half million completed a con
vention here today. Important mat
ters dealing with the four phases of
the church’s work, education, home
missions, foreign missions and chari
ties will occupy the attention of the
convention.
LARGEST EXPORTS FOR MONTH
OF MAY IN PAST THREE
YEARS—COPPER LEADS
JUNEAU—Exports of Alaskan pro
ducts to the States during May reach
ed a total value of $1,952,064, being
$69S,046 in excess of exports in May,
1922 and $1,093,171 over those of May
1920 according to the monthly com
merce statement issued today by J. C.
McBride, Collector of Customs. Every
item on the list shows an appreciable
gain over both years, the biggest ad
vance being made in copper exports
More than one million pounds of
fresh and frozen halibut and salmon
were shipped out during the month
at a valuation of about $125,000. Shell
fish jumped from about $23,000 in 1922
to $58,000 this year. Canned salmon
showed a $13,000 increase.
Copper Takes Big Increase
Copper ore exports jumped from
$1,040,854 in May 1922, to $1,476,790
last month. In weight the shipments
increased from 7,969,538 pounds to 8,
693 161 pounds. Furs increased from
$28,000 to in excess of $42,000.
Continued shipments of wood pulp
from the Speel River plant of the
Alaska Pulp and Paper Company are
indicated by the statement. During
the month 409 tons were shipped to
States’ paper mills having a declared
valuation of $6,000.
Five hundred and seventy-seven
thousand feet of lumber were export
ed during the month valued at $36,
701. Among the minor items were oil
paintings valued at $200, manufactur
ed furs wrorth $1735, a pair of snow
shoes and $40 worth of Alaska blue
berries.
BERLIN, June 22.—Five million
Germans are receiving government
relief for unemployed.
With the complete occupation of
the Ruhr and the taking over of the
industries by the French an increas
ing number are left penniless.
EXCURSION RATES GIVEN
An excursion tariffi has been issued
by the Commission naming reduced
fares from all agency stations to all
stations on rail lines of the Alaska
railroad on account of the Fourth of
July. Tickets are on asle at all agen
cy stations June 30, July 1, 2, 3, 4,
with final return limit July 9, at one
firstclass fare and a third for the
round trip.
PIONEER MEETING TONIGHT.
LIGHTNING CLAIMS
MM VICTIMS
TODAY’S STORMS
FOLLOWING INTENSE HEAT SEC
TIONS OF U. S. VISITED
BY HEAVY STORMS
ST. LOUIS, June 22.—Lightning is
said to have killed four persons in the
heat belt yesterday, heavy thunder
storms following the torrid wave. In
many parts of the country lighting
and thunder storms were followed by
torrential rains. Two farmers were
killed by lightning, and heat prostra
tions in New York accounted for over
a score.
Thousands of dollars damage was
caused throughout Illinois by heavy
rain and wind storms.
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TOWN NOT SO BAD AS PAINTED,
OFFICIALS SAY
SHELBY, Mont., June 22—Reports
sent out from Shelby as to lawless
conditions are without foundation and
investigation by individuals and by
officers have found them so. The cit
izens of Shelby say there has not
been a murder, robbery, or any other;
crime in Shelby for the past six or
seven months. There has no doubt
been liquor sold as has been the case
in other towns of the state, but vio
lators of the law have been arrested.
Because of the oil fields Shelby has
sprung up over night and it is natural
for all sorts of people to be attracted.
SPOKANE, June 22.—Thomas Cork
erv, of Spokane, and J. G. Sam Hill,
of Waterville, were the Republican
and Democratic nominations respec
tively for the Fifth district.
BLIX IN INSURANCE BUSINESS
Ringwald Blix, for many years a ;
resident of Copper Center^ on the in-1
land trail, is connected with Pruden
tial Insurance Company in Seattle.
PIONEER MEETING TONIGHT.
CHAS. WULFF TO VISIT SEWARD
Charles Wulff, formerly manager of
the Valdez Prospector and a well
known miner and prospector of the
Glacier City, with his son Henry, will
visit Seward some time next month.
Mr. Wulff promised his son if he
would graduate at the head of his
class he would bring him to Alaska
thi ssummer, and the young man
made good. The Wulffs are residents
of San Diego.
CHILBERG RUNNING MUSEUM
Every oldtime Nomeite and many
Alaskans remember Joseph Chilberg,
who for many years was in business
there. Mr. Chilberg is now running
the “Alaska Museum,” on Silver Spray
pier, Long Beach, where he carries a
fine stock of Alaskan courios. It is
said by Alaskans who have seen it to
be the best collection on the coast.
Bruce Shorts, one of the leading at
torneys of Seattle is a Nome sour
dough.
John Beaton, original discoverer of
the Iditarod mining camp, and a for
mer resident of Fairbanks, has leas
ed his holdings on Otter creek and
is now in British Columbia inyestigat
ing a new placer camp.
THE WOLF OF MOSCOW
EXECUTED FOR 32
MURDERS
BODIES OF 23 VICTIMS FOUND IN
CELLAR OF HIS HOME—KILL
ED TO ROB VICTIMS
MOSCOW, June 22.—Ivan Komarov,
a former cabinet officer known as the
“Wolf of Moscow” on account of his
great brutality. was executed here to
day for the murder of thirty-three
persons, whom he confessed he killed
for the purposes of robbery. The bod
ies of 23 of the victims were found
buried in the cellar of the murderer.
He confessed that he invited his vic
tims to his home to take tea, and then
murdered and robbed them.
HERDS COMPELLED TO MOVE
FROM FOOTHILLS TO VALLEY
VIENNA, June 22—Throughout the
entire principality of Austria five
inches of snow fell yesterday in the
highlands. Herds were compelled to
remove into the valleys to find teed.
This is an unprecedented occurrence.
“THERE’S A REASON"
NEW YORK, June 22.--Directors of
the Postum Cereal Company today an
nounced a .'00 p< r cent stock dividend
payable Tuesday. There are now out
standing 200,000 shares ot no par com
mon stock.
CAMBRIDGE, June 22.—Among the
candidates winning Harvard’s degree
“Magna Cum Laude,” was Henry W.
Clark of Ketchikan, center on the
Harvard football team.
Prime Minister King of Canada
headed the list in honorary degrees,
having conferred on him the Degree
of British Laws.
GEARY’S AT LONG BEACH
After passing 25 years teaching in
government schools north of Nome,
Mr. and Mrs. James Geary reside at
Long Beach, Calif. About 20 years ago
they adopted an Eskimo girl baby>
and have reared the young lady in
culture and refinement. She plans to
return north to teach among her peo
ple.
S. R. McClinton, well known in the
Cook Inlet district, who is interested
in the Cold Bay oil fields, is now in
New York City.
PIONEER MEETING TONIGHT
All Pioneers are requested to at
tend the meeting tonight as business
of extra importance is to be brought
up. A large attendance is requested.
TOURIST FARES ISSUED
BY ALASKA RAILROAD
The Alaska Railroad has issued ef
fective June 15, tourist summer ex
cursion taff naming thirty day round
trip fares applying from Seward and
Anchorage to various points on the
railroad with stopover privileges in
both directions within final return
limit of ticket. These fares are con
siderable reduction over the one way
fares, and are issued for the benefit of
tourists reaching Seward who desire
to make round trip over the railroad
to see interior Alaska.
PIONEER MEETING TONIGHT.
GOMPERS ADVISES FARMERS
TO ORGANIZE INTO UNIONS
CHICAGO, June 22.—“Organize, if
you expect anybody to listen to your
demands,” Samuel Gompers< head of
the American Federation of Labor,
said today addressing a National con
ference of farmers and wheat grow
ers, in session here.
SON OF GROVER CLEVELAND
MARRIED TO MEMPHIS GIRL
MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 22.—Rich
ard Folsom Cleveland and Ellen Doug
las Gailor, daughter of Bishop Thom
as F. Gailor, were married here last
night, her father officiating at the
wedding.
COW BREEZES
OVER LIES
CHICAGO, June 22.—A cool breeze,
the first in two days, lowered the tem
perature in this city today, after the
maximum for the summer had been
reached. Yesterday’s minimum was
83 degrees and the maximum over
98, the highest in four years. The
maximum in New York was 94.
Seattle reported a temperature of
84 degrees at 4 o’clock.
The hot wave was general spread
ing over the middle western states.
Heat Wave Be Bitpken
WASHINGTON, June 22.—The heat
wave sweeping the East and Middle
West will be broken tonight the wea
ther bureau predicts.
WATSON SAYS G. O. P. DIFFER
ENCES WILL BE SETTLED
WASHINGTON, June 20—Predic
tion that differences among republican
senators on the administration world
court proposal will be compromised
through reservations, was made by
Senator Watson from Indiana, one of
the party leaders, after a conference
yesterday with President Harding.
“Approximately twenty-two senators
according to the best estimates, are
disinclined to support the court pro
posal, unless reservations are adopted
to make plain that the United States
is not entering the league of nations,”
said Senator Watson. “The president
has said that the proposal does not
mean going into the league, and I
have no doubt but that he will accept
the reservation to make it certain.”
Senator Watson discussed also the
transportation question with the pres
ident and indicated that one of the
phases of the solution the administra
tion will propose to the next congress
would be compulsory regional consoli
dation along lines laid down in the
transportation act of 1920. The presi
dent is expected to make his first
pronouncement during his western
trip.
ALASKAN ENGINEER IN SEATTLE
F. H. Van Campen, a well known
mining engiineer who for many years
was in charge of the Bonanza copper
mine at Latouche, is living on Summit
Avenue, in Seattle.
TEN NEGROES BURNED
IN CHICAGO TENEMENT FIRE
CHICAGO, June 22.—Ten negroes
were burned to death in a fire in. a
tenement house this morning.
BELGIANS KILLED BY GERMANS
ESSEN, Germany, June 22.—A Bel
gian corporal and a private were kill
ed at .Marl yesterday when they at
tempted to search two German citi
zens.
KLONDIKE AND BRITISH YUKON
SUFFERING FROM RULING
OF U. S. OFFICIALS
WASHINGTON, June 22.—Secre
tary Mellon announced late today that
it had been decided, at a conference
with President Harding before he left
on his Alaskan trip, to seize all ship’s
liquors brought into American waters
even though it is aboard foreign ships
and under the seal of foreign govern
ments.
Yukon Territory Wnts Relief
WASHINGTON, June 22.—The ap
plication of the Volstead law has brot
the Yukon Territory into its embrace
and as a result the British govern
ment has appealed to American treas
ury officials for relief for British sub
jects in the Yukon Territory. Resi
dents of the Klondike have found the
avenues of approach completely bar
red to liquor shipments. Thus far the
Treasury department had found no
way to grant the relief requested un
less the Canadian vessels clear direct
from Prince Rupert to Canadian ter
ritory via the Yukon.
British Steamer Tests Out Law
NEW YORK, June 22.—While the
Treasury Department and its officials
today were concentrating their atten
tion on the steamship Berengaria,
the British steamship Baltic slipped
into quarantine with 6182 bottles of
liquor under the British governmental
seal for her next eastbound voyage in
defiance of American dry regulations.
MEXICO CITY, June 22.—Alejandro
Pulido, a journalist, was shot and
killed in the corridor of the chamber
of deputies last night by Colonel Fili
berto Gomez, a member of the cham
ber, who emptied his revolver into
the newspaper man. Pulido had in
censed Gomez by caustic criticism.
SEATTLE BOY KILLS GIRL
SEATTLE, June 22.—Miss Marian
Egerman, 14, was killed in an auto ac
cident today. Jack Bishop, 15, an un
licensed driver, was at the wheel.
NATIVES SHOW INTEREST
IN VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT
When President Harding reaches
Nenana next month he will find the
natives all dolled up in honor of the
momentous occasion. A number of
the natives who. j»ve returned to town
during the last several days with furs
have invested goodly sums in toggery
and indications are that all the vil
lagers will have a plentiful supply of
“store clothes” by the time the “Big
man from Washington” makes his ap
pearance. One native brought in over
$1000 worth of furs and has invested
in a complpete outfit.—Nenana News.
FRENCH TAKE SUGAR FACTORIES
LL Dl\ IGSHAFEN June 22.—Sugar
factories at Frankenthal, Friedesau
and Offstein have been taken over by
French troops.
The local fish man who advertised
“If it swims, we have it,” was out of
bathing girls.
JUNEAU, June 22.—Halibut 11 and
7 cents; .king salmon, reds, 12 cents;
small reds; 7 cents; white, 3 cents.
KETCHIKAN—Fresh halibut 13.40
and 8.80.