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VOLUMEX VIII. NUMBER 236
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31,1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
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NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—Willis H.;
Booth, president of the International
Chamber of Commerce, sailed for
Paris to arrange for a conference of;
delegates from 3S nations to make re
commendations regarding the propos
ed reparations discussion advocated
by Secretary Hughes.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—The sup
port of the Washington administra
tion was repledged to Gov. General
Leonard Wood’s regime in the Philip
pine islands in a cablegram sent him
recently by Secretary Weeks and
made public today.
“The personal sacrifice involved in
your acceptance of your present of
fice is proof of your desire to serve,
the Filipino people as you have serv
ed the United States. You are enti
tled to the support of the administra
tion and you have it,” the message
said.
“The controversy with the legisla
tive leaders and certain executive of
fices is at bottom a legal one. The
congress, after full consideration,
vested the authority of control and
supervision over all departments and
bureaus in the governor general,
which makes these officials directly ‘
responsible to him and not to the ^
legislature as in a parliamentary form .
of government.
“The powers of the governor gen
eral have not been exceeded or mis
used by you in any instance of which
the war department is advised. * * *
“The veto power granted to the
governor general is applicable to all ’
legislation whether it be local or oth
erwise.”
JOKE SHOULD !:
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FI TO GO TO POLLS1
SPOKANE, Oct. 18.—A penalty for
failure to vote and a modification of.
the direct primary were suggested by
Senator Wesley L. Jones, in a news- c
paper interview here before leaving 1
for Washington, D. C. The outstand- t
ing need in politics, Senator Jones (
declared, was party responsibility and f
the prevention of “candidates running (
on personal platforms.” I
“There ought to be a penalty fixed, f
or something, to get people to vote,”| (
Senator Jones continued. “I have not 1
decided in favor of any particular
plan. We might consider a penalty of
temporary disfranchisement. We also
might consider a system of poll tax
which would not be assessed to those
who voted. Or we might have a fine
for failure to vote. It is bound to
come to something like this soon, as
too many people are kicking about
the government who never go to the
polls.
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REPLACE VIPS AND LAP
SAN FRANCISCO, Ocr. 3i.—The j
most important stop toward the sup*! t
pression of dime, Captain of Detec* f
tives Duncan Math®son, declared to* r
night, to repplace vamps and lap I
dogs wjth baby ca rriages and abolish | r
jazz, and put long jhaired men and t
short-haired women " In jail. j n
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GLACIER NATIONAL
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^HOTO WILLIAM BULL* GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
Cloudieffect around r>I*. Wilbur. Glacier National Park. There are peculiar air currents around this peak
that hold the clouds, sometimes for twho days, while at the same time other surrounding mountains have cloud
effects which ate changing continu. 11 y. The particular cloud formation shown held for more than IS hours.
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TOPEKA, Kan., Oct. 31.—The aver
age American woman is rapidly be
coming ugly, Albert Wiggam, biolo
gist and publicist of New York de
clared in an address prepared for de
livery here today before a group of
Kansas teachers.
“Our beautiful women will soon
cease to exist except in pictures and
statuary,Mr. Wiggam asserted.
He based his conclusion on the dis
parity between the birth rate among
\merican women of the highest type
ind that among low class immigrants.
“There is only one way out,” he
;aid. “The old family ideals must be
■estored. The old American home
itead with its big family of well born
children must be rebuilt. The mother
nust replace the flapper as the na
ional ideal.”
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SPECIFIED BY POINHE
LONDON. Oct. 30.—Britain has ac-,
:epted the terms specified by Premier!
3oincare for a conference to consider
he reparations question. The Ameri-j
:an government will be made ac-!
luainted with the willingness of all
countries concerned in the reparations!
croblem to participate in the confer-;
nee and be asked immediately to dis
:uss whom it will appoint on the com
nittee of experts.
DEIWER, Oct. 31.—Father Walter
L Grace, Catholic clergyman at Avar-1
la, a suburg, Jno. Walsh, his brot’n
r-in-law; H. McClenahan, former
federal prohibition director of Colo
ado, and Ben Englander, former
federal prohibition agent, were in
dicted last night by a Federal grand
ary in connection with the transport
ation into the state of liQuor, through
orging the name of a Mother Supe
ior to the application for the permit,
'ather Grace was sentenced last sum
aer to serve two years in the peni
entiary on a forgery charge, but is!
ow at liberty on bond.
SERVICE MEDAL ID
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SEATTLE, Oct. 3L -Richard E.
King’s distinguished service medal,
his citation by General Pershing and
Marshal Petain of France for bravery
on the field of battle, and a personal
letter from the King of Britain, did
not save the c ,vner today, when he
was convicted in ihe Federal corn t
of smuggling opium.
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—The steam
ship Kroonland. 22,500 tons, will re
sume service today for the first time
since the war, between New York and
California, via Havana and the Pana
ma canal. Fortnightly service with
the steamships Finland and Manchu
ria sailing November 1 and 22 re
spectively will be established.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 31—Stand
ing near Independence Hall, Lloyd
George in a speech said: “If there is
another war, I would rather go into it
with the bell of liberty, even though it
were cracked, than with the tocsin of
autocracy.” j
He paid a feeling tribute to An
drew Bonar Law, saving, “although
we had serious poliiicai differences,
our friendship never brok®, and it fills
me with sadness to think I shall nev
er see him again.’’
TRIPLETS BORN WHILE
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CHICAGO, Oct. 31— Dr. John E.
Stanton, an army surgeon, and Mrs.
Stanton, who are on their way to an
army post in the southwest, celebrat
ed the birth of triplets here today, one
born on the train and the others in
a hospital to which the mother was
removed.
SEATTLE, Oct. 31.—Criticised be-,
cause of the prosecution of a promi
nent Seattle physician and surgeon on
a police charge of having violated the
anti-narcotic act by selling drugs to
addicts, Malcolm Douglas, prosecut
ing attorney retaliates by saying this
verbal hammering may “force him to
become a candidate for governor.”
Douglas is a republican and was
slated two years ago at Chehalis as
temporary chairman, but there was a
slip and he was not selected. If he|
throws his hat into the ring it means
that Seattle will have at least two
candidates for the office of governor.
George B. Lamping, Hartley and Hart
are all set and ready for the cam-!
paign gun.
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 31.—Rev. Ca
leb A. Ridley, known as the imperial
kludd of the K. K. K„ wras to appear
in police court here today to answer
charges of being drunk and operating
an automobile, following his arrest
yesterday. He was released on $500
bond.
Motorcycle Officer L. E. Shumate
arrested the Klan official after he
had noticed the minister’s auto per
forming jazz on Peach Tree street, aj
main thoroughfare of the city. Thej
traffic officer said the minister wasj
under the influence of liquor and I
had two bottles of good corn whisky
under a seat in his machine.
The imperial kludd declared he had
driven out into the country where he
was accosted by a man who offered to
give him some “mountain dew.” He
smelled, took a drink, and was lost. .
ARRESTED I TIME!
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 31.—
Three American sailors were arrested
by Turkish police for wearing their
naval uniform ashore after 5 p. m.
FESTIVAL NOTICE
The Hallowe en festival is not a
masque affair. i*ou may come on cos- ■
tume if you want to, but do not mask. ’
LOS ANGELES, Oct. SI.-—Dean A
Spenser, of Santa Monica, had both
legs broken, and hfLetn others were
injured tonight, when a speeding po
lice car was struck by a tire depart
ment truck, the force of the collision
throwing a score through the windows
of department stores
IDS SEATTLE
One of the prettiest weddings of the1
fall season was solemnized recently in
Seattle, when Miss Bessie Hansen be-j
came the bride of Ben G. Poindexter,;
of Seward, Alaska, says the Seattle
Times. The marriage took place at
the home of the bride’s mother, Rev.
Harry Pratt, officiating. The home
was beautifully decorated in masses of
autumn leaves, dahlias, and zinniasJ
The bride wore a dress of white geor
gette crepe trimmed with princess
lace and carried a shower bouquet of
bride’s roses and lilies of the valley.
She was given away by William Alls
ton, an intimate friend of the family.
Miss Ruth Hansen, sister of the bride,
was maid of honor and wore a gown
of jade green georgette and satin
crepe. David Sullivan, of Seattle, was!
best man. After the ceremony a but'-!
fet supper was served
Mrs. Poindexter is a daughter ofJ
Mrs. Johanna Hansen.
Mr. Poindexter is a well known oil
operator at Cold Bay.
Mr. and Mrs. Poindexter left for the1
East to spend the winter in Washing
ton, D. C., and New York.
PUB 1B0DBGES FOR
ABOUT! OF POSTS
DES MOINES, Oct. 31.—W. H.
Thierkeld, resident bishop of Mexico,'
of the Methodist Episcopal church,!
announced that he has submitted a
plan to President Coolidge and Secre
tary Weeks which contemplates the
abolition of 12 forts along the Mexican
border now manned by 8,300 soldiers
and 400 officers.
MISSOURI ■ SELLS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—Cccgres-j
sional inflence was brought to bear'
to block the plan of the Veterans’
Bureau to abandon the project for a
tuberculosis hospital at Excelsior
Springs, Mo., the Peuate investigating
committee was told by R. L. Morse,
prominent in Republican politics in
Missouri, and lmnager in that state of
;he Lowden campaign for the Repub*
ican presidential nomination in 19111
Morse subsequently sold his plant tc
he government for StltMO'i. It con
usted of the Morse homes tea 1 and t
icres of land.
\PPOI NTM ENT OF KELLOGG
ACCEPTED BY BRITAIN
JLONDON, Oct. 31.—The appoint
ment of Frank Kellogg, as United
States ambassador to Great Britain
aas. formally been accepted by the
government.
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SUTHERLAND DECLARES THAT
RESERVE SYSTEM IS NOT
AUTHORIZED BY LAW
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—A protect
against the action of the Department
of Commerce in establishing salmon
fishing reservations in Alaska, has
been made by Delegate Sutherland
and Attorney General Rustgard, of
the Territory of Alaska. Their pro
test has been referred by President
Coolidge to the Department of Com
merce.
Mr. Sutherland and Mr. Rustgard
called upon the president to protest
against the establishment of a reser
vation on the ground that such action
was not authorized by law. The
President will refer the question to
Attorney General Daugnerty to form
an opinion, in the event of the inabil
ity of Delegate Sutherland and Secre
tary Hoover to come to an agree
ment.
Attorney General Rustgard is in
Washington for the purpose of having
the Jones Act amended so as to per
mit Canadian vessels to enter coast
wise trade in southeastern Alaska. He
is also urging the formation of a gov
ernment line of steamers to operate
from Seattle to Seward in connection
with the Alaska railroad.
BATTLE FOR G. 0. ?.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—Politics is
no longer adjourned so far as attacks
on the administration of President
Cooiidge is concerned. Two months
having elapsed since the new presi
dent took office the opposition in his
own party has come first from the ele
ments which hope to make an issue
of the discontent of the farmers and,
second, from the groups who believe
the administration is not sufficiently
“dry” on the prohibition question.
Henry Ford’s broadside of criti
cism against Secretary Weeks for
selling the Gorgas plant at Mussel
Shoals, to the Alabama Power Com
pany, an act which the president has
defended, is in line with the cry of
the farmers for 5-cent fertilizer, which
Ford operation of the nitrogen plant
was to have obtained.
Gifford Pinchot’s vehement denun
ciation of the policy of the federal ad
ministration with respect to enforce
ment of the prohibition law is partly
politics and party dry campaigning.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Oct. 31.—James
T. Sims, 61, made a fool of the popular
notion that a sheik is a young fellow
with shiny hair when he eloped with
Emily Hoyt, 18, and married.
The family suspected no love at
tachment between the grand fatherly
admirer and the girl. Just before the
?lopement the girl told her parents
she was going to a girls’ boarding
school in Virginia, so they had no
suspicion she planned to get mar
ried.
They intend to live in Des Moines.
WATSON DUE TOMORROW A. M.
The steamship Admiral Watson will
arrive in port westbound about ten
a’clock tomorrow, morning, according
Lo reports received here today by
Agent Wayne Blue.
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