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VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 208
SEWARD. ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGyST 22, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
Permanent Head
Alaska
Named Soon
France Delivers Answer to British Note-Refuses Withdraw
SELECT PERMANENT
MATTERS OF IMPORATNCE TO AL
ASKA SHORTLY BE CONSID
ERED BY DEPARTMENT
MATTERS OP VITAL HU
ME 10 ALASKA
Name Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion Abolished. Now Just The
Alaska Railroad
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 22—
It was said at the Interior Depart
ment today that some matters of vital
importance to Alaska will be consid
ered shortly by the department, and
that the selection of a permanent op
erating head for the Alaksa railway
will be made.
Among these changes, because of
confusion resulting from the similar
ity of names, of the Alaska Road Com
mission, and the Engineering Commis
sion, Secretary Work today abolished
the Alaska Engineering Commission,
as a designation, changing it to the
Alaska Railroad.
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FOUR MEN AND BOY KILLED AT
RAILROAD CROSSING
WILDWOOD, N. J.( Aug. 21—Four
men and a boy returning in an auto
mobile from a fishing trip were kill
ed late today when their car was hit
t> a Pennsylvania railroad train at
Furleigh Crossing, seven miles from
this city.
They were residents of Gloucester,
and Westville, N. J.
SPIRIT OF DEPARTED PRESIDENT
HELD READY TO HELP
COOLIDGE
Spiritualist Convinced Successor May,
if He Wishes, Get Messages
From Other World
NEW YORK, August 22—“After a
period corresponding to that between
death and the resurrection of Jesus
Christ, about three days, the spirit of
President Harding may, if sought, ad
vise Calvin Coolidge, the nation’s new
chief executive, wisely and helpfully
on the great problems confronting
him.”
Thus asserted Sir Aruthur Conan
f Doyle, spiritualist and searcher into
the realm of the unseen, just before
services had been arranged by Mayor
Shannon.
SENATOR JOHNSON SMILES
COPVB.OMT unocrwooo a unoerwood. n. V
Snapshot of Senator Hiram Johnson
of California, taken as he returned
to New York after a short trip abroad.
ONLY GOVERNMENT INTERVEN
TION CAN NOW PREVENT
STRIKE OF MINERS
ATLANTIC CITY, August 22—The
parhey between the anthracite opera
tors and miners over the new wage
contract, designated to prevent the
cessation of work in the hard coal
fields on September 1st, broke-up to
day and indications are that only gov
ernment intervention can avert a gen
eral strike.
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 22—
The war department has instructed
its airmen to secure photographs of
the solar eclipse of September tenth,
a feat which will be attempted at a
height of twenty thousand feet, by
Lt. John A. Macready and Lt. S. W.
Stevens, expert aerial photographers.
MUST STRENGTHEN NAVAL
DEFENSES ON THE PACIFIC
SEATTLE August 22—Congressman
Vinson, of Georgia, spokesman for the
visiting hyuse naval affairs committee
following the inspection of the Puget
Sound yard declared the United States
must strengthen her naval defenses
on the Pacific.
TODAY’S FISH PRICES
JUNEAU, August 22—Halibut ten
and six king salmon and reds twelve
and eight; white three.
ms TO GET UNO
HOMESTEADING MADE EASY BY
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE
MEXICO CITY, August 22—A presi
dential decree has been issued auth
orizing all Mexicans over 18 who pos
sess no real estate, to seize any nat
ional or unappropriated land at any
time with no further requirement than
planting stakes at the property and
notifying the ministry of agriculture.
The seizure of privately owned land
is prohibited.
GOVERNMENT TESTS
COAST TO COAST
SEME STIOTEO
PLANES LEAVE FROM OPPOSITE
COASTS IN EFFORT ESTABLISH
AERIAL MAIL SERVICE
GIU FI GUIS' TRi.HL
Planes Strike Rough Going in Central
States—Wilson forced to Land
On Account of Fog
HEMPSTEAD, August 22—With
a mail plane winging from San Fran
, cisco to New York, another took olt
! from Hazelhurst field for the Pacific
! coast today in the first of five day’s
i tests, inaugurated by the government
! to demonstrate the feasibility of a
| permanent transcontinental air mail
[ service between San Francisco and
New oYrk.
San Francisco tests of the aerial
mail service was inaugurated there
when Burr M. Wilson, air mail service
i pilot hopped off from Crissy Field at
i six this morning carrying sixty four
pounds of mail.
Wilson at Reno, Nevada.
RENO, ugust 22—Pilot Wilson ar
rived here this morning, Pilot Blanch
ard hopping off on the second lap at
eight o’clock.
—
Planes Hit Bad Weather
CHICAGO, August 22—The East
bound plane left Rock Springs, Wyo
ming at three this afternoon, but on
account of fog had to make a forced
landing at Laramie.
The West Bound Plane, after bat
tling storms over Pennsylvania and
Ohio, reached Chicago at seven this
evening.
CHICAGO, August 22—The east
bound transcontinental air mail plane
arrived here at 8:40.
CHEYENNE, August 22—The west
bound air mail plane which left Chey
enne this morning was forced to land
a few miles west of here and in com
ing down damaged one wing.
OVERTURES MADE TO ^AVE HIM
RESIGN MOVIE POSITION AND
LEAD REPUB. CONVENTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 22
Overtures were made tonight to have
Will Hayes resign the director gener
alship of the movies and again take
the chairmanship of the Republican
National Committee.
NEW JAPANESE SUBMARINE
SINKS AT HER WHARF
TOKIO, August 22—The newly con
structed Japanese submarine at Kaw
ahaki docks at Kobe, today, sank with
a loss of 130 dock hands.
TWO DROWN WHILE
BATHING IN GREEN LAKE
SEATTLE, August 22—Fred John
son, a contractor, and Mrs. Gertrude
H. Kenz, his housekeeper, whom he
was trying to rescue, were drowned
while bathing in Green lake this af
ternoon.
EUROPE IS PUZZLED
BK ATTITUDE Of
NEW PRESIDENT
—
PERSONALITY OF COOLIDGE LIT
TLE UNDERSTOOD ON OLD
CONTINENT
Foreign Leaders Not Knowing Execu
tive’s Beliefs, Think Pact
May Be Favorable
PARIS, August 22—What manner of!
a man is Calvin Coolidge?
In every chancellory of Europe this :
question has been asked since the
fateful Friday morning when rad
io and cable flashed news of the pas
sing of President Harding. The differ
ence in time in Europe and that of the
far distant city of San Francisco is
nine hours, so it was not so well along
into Friday morning that the an
nouncement of the passing of War
ren G. Harding became known.
The American administration sys
tem is so little understood by the or
dinary European that the ascension of
Mr. Coolidge to the duties of the pres
idency and will continue to raise
hopes of American participation in
the affairs of Europe. The new presi
dent’s declaration that no change in
the policy of the late President Hard
ing is contemplated has been accept
ed not in the same light that it was
received in the States, but rather in
the belief that Mr. Coolidge felt it the
polite and proper thing to do at the
moment he assumed the office of chief
executive. In brief, there is the hope
that the new regime may perhaps les
sen the attitude of aloofness held by
the United States since Mr. Harding
came into power.
WASHINGTON, D..C., August 22— j
Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge moved in- j
to the Whitehouse last evening and j
had their first dinner there.
CANADIAN GOVT. STOPS
HERRING FISK
VANCOUVER, August 22—The gov-j
ernment today closed Departure Bay, I
on the east coast of Vancouver island j
to herring fishing, which, for a long 1
time has been monopolized there by
Japanese fishermen.
IN DENSE FOG CRUISER GOES ON
POINT NEAR PORT TOWN
SEND
SEATTLE, August 22—In a dense
fog the cruiser Seattle, flagship of the
United States fleet, with Admiral
Coontz, commander in chief aboard,
went aground near Port Townsend at
three o’clock this morning, but was
hauled off at noon, with little damage
done.
WATCH HIS SMOKE
«CYVTO«Z VIDN CO- NEW VO**
Ed Rousli, centerfielder of the Cin
cinnati Reds, whose sensational bat
ting has made him the cynosure of
all eyes in the National League where
he is one of the leaders with the big
stick. No wonder the Reds are hang
ing right on the heels of the League
champions. It might not cause much
surprise if the pennant is taken to
the Middle West this year.
MIS. SEW FORD
“I DON’T WANT TO SIGN MY
NAME FOR YOU, AND RESENT
YOUR IDEA OF DRESS”
“I don’t want to sign my name for
you and prefer not to look at you. as
1 resent your idea of dress,” Mrs. Hen
ry Ford replied this afternoon when
beseiged by a number of women wear
ing overalls and short stockings, for
her autograph.
TWO HUNDRED CHINESE
ARRIVE SEATTLE SEPT. 1ST.
SEATTLE, August 22—Two hun
dred Chinese students will arrive here
September first to pursue their stud
ies in colleges in different states.
GUNBOAT SINKS IN STORM
WASHINGTON, D. C„ August 22—
The Gopper, a gunboat on a cruise
with the Ohio Naval reserves, aboard,
was sunk today iu the Gulf of St.
Lawrence, during a heavy gale. No
loss of life is reported.
NIL COMMITTEE NOW
BREMERTON, August 22—Eleven
members of the House Naval commit
tee arrived today to inspect the shore
stations of the navy department.
The first Standard Oil Tanker for
Seward, left Seattle on the 21st on
her way to this port, and will arrive
about the firts of September. She has
a cargo of gasoline, distillate and
pearl oil for the new tanks.
Work at the Standard Oil Plant is
progressing rapidly, and every effort
is being made to have tanks com
pleted to acocmmodate the new tank
er when she arrives.
REPLY SAYS THAT FRANCE DOES
NOT NEED TO BE REMIND
ED OF HER DUTIES
LOSE IS ICESSIM
Rejects Plan for an International Re
estimate of Germany’s Capacity
to Pay Reparations.
PARIS, August 22—The French gov
ernment’s reply to the recent British
reparations note was made public to
day and is causing a great deal of
comment among the editorial columns
of the Continental press.
The reply asserts that France refus
es to withdraw from the Ruhr except
as she is paid, and that she rejects a
plan for an international reestimate of
Germany’s capacity to pay, referring
to the British allusion to the rights of
others. '
The reply said that France did not
need to be reminded of her duties.
BIG LIQUOR SEIZURE OFF HAT
TERAS TO BE INVESTIGATED
NORFOLK, August 22—The captain
and crew of the British steamer Pes
saquid were held today for the grand
jury at the November term of the fed
eral district court here after a pre
liminary hearing before Fedeal Com
missioner Mahone.
The vessel, with 1400 cases ot li
quor was seized within the three mile
limit off Cape Hatteras several day3
ago.
RIG PURSE FOR WINNERS
OF NATIONAL DERBYS
NEW YORK, August 22—Chairman
Belmont, of the Jockey Club, announc
ed this afternoon that $100,000 purse
had been put up, and October 20 fix
ed as the date for a race between
Papyrus, winner of the English derby,
and the American winner of a Nation
al trial sweepstake, set for September
15
HARRY K. THAW RELEASED
TO VISIT AGED MOTHER
PHILADELPHIA, August 22—Har
ry K. Thaw, patient in the insane de
partment of the Pennsylvania hospital
here, was granted a vacation until the
tenth of September, to visit his aged
mother.
CONVICT SENTENCED TO BE EL
ECTROCUTED HANGS SELF
COLUMBIA, August 22—William C.
Faries, sentenced to be electrocuted
on August 24, was found dead in his
cell at the state penitentiary here to
day. Prison authorities said he hang
ed himself with a sheet. He was 62
years old.
He was a cotton mill worker and
was convicted of the murder of four
members of the J. H. Taylor family,
at Clover last September.