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VOLUME XVII. NUMBER 102
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
Shepard Pension Bill Is Passed by Senate
Territorial Control Board
Bill is Defeated in Senate
FISH'S ION
REJECT PRICES SET
RY ISSOCIIT1
MEN ASK FOR $150 RUN MONEY
AND EIGHT CENTS FOR REDS,
COHOES, ALL POINTS
ASTORIA, Apr. 18—The so-called
Alaska Aishermen’s Union have re
jected the second revised offer made
by the Alaska Packers Association re
garding prices to be paid for salmon
at Bristol Bay plants the coming sea
son. This offer was $140 run money,
and the following rates for fish for
various varieties: Salmon weighing
over 15 pounds 30 cents; smaller, 10
cents; red and cohoes, 7% cents at.
Nushagak; 7 cents at other points;
chums 2Va cents; pinks 1 cent.
The men are contending for $150
run money and 8 cents for reds and
cohoes at all points.
COBLENZ, Apr. 18—The office of
commissariat of empire, which is the
German government’s highest author-:
ity in the Rhineland been abolished
by the interallied Rhineland high com
missioner.
LABOR SHORTAGE ACCOUNT
STRICT IMMIGRATION LAWS
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18.—President
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the U. S. Steel corporation is correct
in his statement made to corporation
stockholders that a serious labor
shortage is threatened through the op
erations of the retroactive immigra-'
tion law.
NEW RECORD SUSTAINED
FLYING IS MUDE TODAY
DAYTON, O., Apr. 18.—A new re-'
cord for sustained flying was set by'
Lieutenant Macready and Lieutenant
Kelly in the Army monoplane T-2 at1
8:02 tonight. At that time they had
been in the air 34 hours, 24 4minutes, j
54 seconds; eclipsing the French re
cord by five minutes, 54 seconds.
Macready and Kelly landed at 9:43
o’clock last night having been in the
air 36 hours, 5 minutes, 20 seconds,
covering 2,541 and two tenths miles,
having set a new record for endur
ance and mileage.
STATES IN MEKIGO
MEXICO CITY, Apr. 18—The low
lands along Vera Cruz and the San
Luis Potosi boundary line are being
shaken by strong earthquake shocks
and the inhabitants are abandoning
their homes.
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN WILL *
ATTEND CAMPS IN NUMBERS
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18.—Two hun
dred and twenty-three thousand men
will attend the National Guard organ
ization camps this year acocrding to
an announcement made by the War
department.
ton BILL GOES TO
DEFEAT WHEN FINAL
VOTE IS TAKEN
THIRD DIVISION MEMBERS VOTE
SOLIDLY AGAINST MEASURE
FROM INCEPTION
(By Special Correspondent)
JUNEAU, Apr. 18—The Aldrich ter
ritorial control board bill was lost by
a tie vote on final passage this morn
ing, Senators Ayer, Chamberlain, Di
mond and Dunn voting against its pas
sage and Senators Hunt, Brown, Al
drich and Snodgrass for its passage.
Dunn and Ayer made impassioned ar
guments against the measure, the for
mer characterizing it “impractical,
expensive, and inoperative, and a
measure of conflict rather than co-or-1
dination.”
The Shepard pension bill passed the
Senate carrying $25 per month max-1
imum allowance for men and $45 per i
month maximum for women.
The municipal code was amended,
giving communities the power to reg
ulate rates of public service corpora
tions, but limiting the power to lower
them to a point that will enable the
company to make less than ten per
cent on their investment. The bill
does not affect existing contracts.
The House passed the $10,000 ap
propriation bill authorizing the con
struction of a building to house the
Alaska museum and library in Juneau.
Decker introduced a bill in the
House repealing the anti-syndicalism
act of the 1919 legislature.
Grant introduced a bill regulating
the operation of automobiles on high
ways outside of incorporated towns,
limiting Liie ayccu ui an tdifi CAtryi
trucks to twenty miles an hour and
trucks to 15 miles per hour, and 12
miles for all cars on curves.
Representative Keys introduced a
memorial asking the removal of the
agricultural development station from
Sitka to a point elsewhere in the
Territory where it would be more
useful, and the transfer of all prop
erty at the Sitka station to the Pio
neers* Home.
BANKS SURRENDERING
ALL FEDERAL CHARTERS
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18.—An un
precedented number of banks are sur
rendering their Federal charters and
placing themselves under State reg
ulations where onerous bureaucratic
regulations are not so strong.
SECRET CONFERENCE SHOWS
DEPARTMENT IS ACTIVE
NEW YORK, Apr. 18.—The arrival
of acting attorney general Seymour
for a secret conference with United
States Attorney Hayward indicates
that the government is focusing its
attention on Wall street with a view
to investigating the sugar prices. Se
crecy is being maintained regarding
the line of inquiry the investigation
will adopt.
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT IS
STUDYING U. S. WAR DEBT
ROME, Apr. 18.—An official state
ment says that the Italian govern
ment is carefully studying the ques
tion of its war debt to the United
States and is even exchanging views
with other debtors to America, espe
cially France, although no general
agreement is anticipated between the
debtor nations and the United States.
GEMS PLANNING
HUGE OUGHT
GIGANTIC FLEET OF AIRPLANES
OSTENSIBLY FOR RUSSIA
TO BE USED IN RAID
PARIS, Apr. 18.—United Secret
service operators in Germany have
discovered the existence of a giant
plot on the part of Germany for the
construction of an enormous airplane
fleet, ostensibly for Russia, but avail
able for a sudden onslaught against
France.
The information gathered in Ger
many and Russia was transmitted to
Paris and the American embassy has
handed over a complete report to tfhe
French government.
An epidemic of colds seems to be
in vogue in Seward for the past few
days, nearly every person in town hav
ing a touch of the disagreeable ill
convenience.
LONDON, Apr. 18.—Grand Duchess
Xenia, sister to the late Czar of Rus
sia, has bronght suit for ?50,000 j
damages against Albert Calvert, an i
ait dealer, charging him with fraud in j
the sale of some of her art posses
sions.
NORTHWESTERN SAILS
WITH LIST OF 392!
i
SEATTLE, Apr. 18.—The steamship
Northwestern sailed this morning for
Seward with a total of 392 passengers,
including 129 for Cordova, mostly
cannery employes, and the crews of
the Nellie Juan, Shakan and Saw Mill
Bay. The following are for Seward:
J. P. Frisby, Jos. Rasmussen, Mrs. E.
Buckley, W. J. Downie and wife, Chas.
Harden, H. T. Johnson, C. K. David,
C. B. White, N. Wimler, Mrs. M. Clark
am, Mrs. J. F. Clarkam, N. Burke, H.
K. Miller, F. R. Biford, D. T. Kennedy,
Mrs. E. Gillespie, Mrs. Sam McNeice
and daughter Mary, A. T. Lord, H. H.
Elder, F. A. Hebstrom, T. J. Fithger
ald, C. Caslegan, L. Westevek, B. Bur
ca, C. F. Thurlow, F. Giles, F. S. De
Pue, Capt. S. E. Lancaster, G. M.
Kyre, E. Holbrook and wife, Miss M.
Gibbins, Miss E. Marburg, J. Murphy,
G. Anderson, H. Luckus, A. P. Hazel,
G. F. Courtney, C. A. Bartholf and
wife, W. H. Ward and wife, W. H.
Bergman, George H. Bergman, Walter
Johnson, D. Crane, R. W. Dawson, C.
and A. Anderson, F. Brussham, Gus
Bergeness, J. Bystad, H. S. Palmer, A.
Hanto, R. Strom, H. L. Don’t, A. F.
Helium, Otto Poltec, and forty steer
age.
LABORITES SING “THE RED FLAG”
LONDON, Apr. 18—The singing of
the “Red Flag” by Laborites during
the disorders this week in the House
of Commons was a startling innova
tion. It is the first time the House of
Commons has ever echoed with the
words of an anarchist song.
WOULD NOT BE STOP TO PEACE
DES MONES, Apr. 18.—Herbert
Hoover who was put on the defensive
by Judge Florence Allen of the Ohio
Supreme court declared that the en
try of America into the world court
would not be an appreciable step to
ward peace.
CARDIFF, Wales, Apr. 18.—Striking
miners of the Rhonda coal fields met
last night and settled their differences
and work will be resumed today. It
was stated that most of the non-union
men joined the union.
FRENCH TROOPS MOVE
ON THREE TOWNS
ERST OF RHINE
ORDERS GIVEN TO SHOOT ALL
!
PERSONS NOT CARRYING
LANTERNS AFTER DARK
COLOGNE, Apr. 18.—The situation
in the Ruhr district took a new seri
ousness today when French troops
occupied Dietz, Nassau and Ems, eas4
of the Rhine. All persons approaching
bridge heads and railway yards after
dark are ordered to carry lighted lan
terns as instructions have been given
the troops to shoot all others on
sight.
LITHUANIA PREPARING FOR WAR
RIGA, Apr. 18.—It is rumored that
Lithuania is making considerable mil
itary preparations in the region of
Vilna from which early developments
are expected. Many German officers
are joining the Lithuanian army.
rOLIM SITIMI
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18.—The po
litical situation was discussed by the
President and Chairman Adams of
the Republican National Committee.
Among the subjects discussed were
the world’s court and the president’s
trip to Alaska.
CLEVELAND, Apr. 18.—Helen May
er, aged 21 of this city, established a
new world’s record for continuous
dancing when she danced 52 hours
and 16 minutes, during which time
she wore out six pairs of stockings,
four pairs of shoes, three orchestras,
four piano-players and danced approx
imately fifty miles.
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BAVARIAN FASCISTI LEADER
MUST EXPLAIN ACTIONS
MUNICH, Bavaria, Apr. 18.—Adolph
Hitler, the Bavarian fascisti leader
has been summoned to appear before
the Leipsic supreme tribunal on a
charge of inciting his followers to op
pose republican institutions.
OUTSTANDING FIGURE IN
IRISH REVOLUTION TAKEN
DUBLIN, Apr. 18.—Dan Breen, an
outstanding figure in the irregular
movement, who has been advocating
peace between the Irregulars and the
Free State government was captured
by Free State troops today.
YOU PRONOUNCE IT
PARIS, Apr. 188.—Mrs. Emily Wilt
zie Washington o f New York, daugh
ter of the late Colonel Stewart M.
Taylor, today became Princess Carlo
di Betetto Cito Filomarino. Her hus
band is honorary aide de camp to
King Emanuel of Italy.
GREEK ARMY IS FORCING
HUNGARIANS FROM THRACE
PARIS, Apr. 18.—The Bulgarian le
gation has issued a note claiming the
Greek army is continuing at the point
of the bayonet to expatriate the Bul
garian population from Western
Three. Whole villages have been
looted and golden chalices taken from
the church altars.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18.—J. Stan
ley Webster, of Spokane, a member of
the last congress has been selected to
become Federal judge of the Eastern
district of Washington.
Wilson Enters Fight to Block
Harding’s World Court Plan
M PETITION ASKS
DAUGHERTY TO
INVESTIGATE
LETTERS ON WASHINGTON OFFI
CIAL LIFE STIRS UP TEM
PEST IN TEAPOT
SPOKANE, Apr. 17.—Beaiing 25.000
signatures, citizens of Washington,
Oregon, California, Illinois and Indi
ana have mailed petitions urging \x
torney General Daugherty to call a
grand jury probe of Mrs Miles Poin
dexter^. charges of drinking and
1 gambling in the official lile of Wash
ington city.
The newspaper letters of Mrs. Miles
Poindexter, who recently sailed for
South America, have create 1 a veri
table tempesu among politicians and
I their \vi\ i s and families.
ANDY NOVAK’S BROTHER
ON WAY FROM AUSTRIA
Paul Novak, a brother to Andy Nc
vak, a fellow townsman and propri
etor of Andy’s Express, left Austria
the 27th of last month and is expected
to arrive in Seward on one of the
next boats. He has been visiting rel
atives for the past few days in St.
Paul. Mr. Novak served in the Aus
trian army throughout the late war,
and has been in a number of impor
tant battles.
NEW RECORD FOR SUGAR
NEW YORK, Apr. 18.—A new high
price for raw sugar was established
today when 4000 tons of Cuban cane
was sold to Canada for 6.85.
NEW YORK WANTS MATCH
NEW YORK, Apr. 18.—Dan McKer
mich, a partner of Kearns, and Tom
O’Rourke the polo grounds matchmak
er are said to have offered more for
the Dempsey and Gibbons match ithan
the $200,000 offered by Shelby, Mont.
FREE AIR FOR AUTOISTS
The Buick Sales and Service garage
has installed a free air station in ad
dition to its other public service
utilities. The air storage is at the
rear of the salesroom and will be
available to those whose tires need
refilling.
(IBPUUIE CARRYING 224?
LBS. REICHES II301 FT.
I
DAYTON, O., Apr. 18.—Carrying a
dead weight of 2242 pounds a navy
biplane piloted by Lieut. Rutledeg Ir
vine gained an altitude of 11,000 feet
over the McCook Field this after
noon. This is the highest altitude ever
gained by a single motored ship car
rying this much weight.
BROCKHART SAILS FOR EUROPE
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18.—Senator
Brockhart plans to sail for Europe
April 28.
BASEBALL SCORES
Portland 2, Salt Lake 10; Los An
geles 1, Vernon, 2; Frisco 5, Oakland
3; Seattle 23, Sacramento 3.
TODAY'S HALIBUT PRICE
KETCHIKAN, Apr. 18.—Prices of
fresh halibut at noon today, 12 and 8
cents.
ANOTHER JUMP IN SUGAR
Another jump of 20 cents a hundred
In the retail price of sugar was an
nounced in Seattle today bringing the
price per hundred up to $10.20.
WILL REJECT ENTIRE SCHEME
UNLESS WILSON LEAGUE IS
FOLLOWED OUT
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| WASHINGTON, Apr. 18.—Demo
cratic senators who are unswerving in
their loyalty to former President Wil
son began lining up today to fight the
Harding-Hughes proposal to force the
United States into a World Court of
and League of Nations.
It was announced that practically
the entire group of Wilson senators
will support the former president in
his demand for a rejection of 'the en
tire court scheme, unless the United
States can go into the League and
into the Court without reservations.
GERMANS ATTEMPT TO
WRECK OFFICIAL TRAIN
PARIS, Apr. 18.—A dispatch from
Essen today reports that two uncus
successful attempts were made last
evening (to wreck trains conveying
French and Belgian cabinet ministers
who are inspecting the Ruhr district.
BISHOP DANIEL TUTTLE DEAD
ST. LOUIS, Apr. 18.—Daniel S.
Tuttle, presiding bishop of the Epis
copal church in (the United States died
this afternoon.
JAPANESE CHILDREN BURN
SACRAMENTO ,Calif., Apr. 16.—
Nine Japanese children were burned
to death today in a fire which de
stroyed the mission here.
OMAHA, Apr. 18—Lone Star Hands,
chief scout under General Phil Sher
idan and official investigator for the
War department of the facts sur
rounding the Custer massacre, was
killed here today by falling down an
elevator shaft in the Omaha World
Herald plant. He had killed twenty
nine men mostly Indians, during his
period of_service.
POINDEXTERS ARRIVE PERU
LIMA, Apr. 18.—Former Senator
Poindexter, newly appointed ambassa
dor for Peru, arrived here today ac
company' by Mrs. Poindexter.
PRESIDENT PAYS TRIBUTE
DAUGHTERS REVOLUTION
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18.—Paying
tribute to the principles of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution,
President Harding in an address at
the annual congress of the organiza
tion here appealed for an open mind
in the appproaching problems con
fronting the nation. Never has man
kind faced difficulties of such varied
character or on so huge a scale, the
President said. The very destiny of
the race and the future of civilization
seem to depend on our findings and on
the sincere, generous, broadminded
acceptance of that answer when it is
found.