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VOLUME XVIII.
NUMBER 113
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
FIFTY-TWO PM
SENTENCED FOR
INDIANAPOLIS, May 1.—Fifty-two
persons wrere sentenced following
their conviction for violating the pro
hibition laws in Gary and Lake coun
ties. Those convicted included Mayor
R. O. Johnson, who drew 18 months
and a fine of $5,000; Lewis Barnes,
sheriff of Gary county and Chairman
of Tublic Board of Welfare, who was
fined $2,000 and one year in jail, and
William Dunn, judge of the city court
until his conviction, who was given a
fine of $2,000 and sentenced to one
day and one year in jail.
Others of lesser political and social
importance drews fines of from $500
to six months in jail.
Junior Red Cross Entertainment at
Liberty Theatre Thursday night.
■ Elan
h e Seward Junior Red Cross will
gi\ an entertainment Thursday eve
ning at 8 o’clock at the Libeity thea
tre for the purpose of raising funds
fo the coming year. The manage
ment of the theatre has kindly con
cerned to give fifty per cent of the
rec ipts of the evening to the chil
«;l> 'i.
The school orchestra will play dur
ing the entertainment, which will be
i i.*re treat to those attending.
ST. PAUL PITS H0NU6E
. TO 1UTE NELSON
ST. PAUL, May 1.—St. Paul today
paid nomage to the memory of Knute
Nelson, Civil War veteran and Sena
tor for twenty-eight years, whose body
was returned to his home in state
this morning.
The bronze casket was placed on a
gun carriage, drawn by six horses, and
escorted by military guard to the
State capitol, where it will in state
today and tomorrow.
All business houses in the city
closed their doors as the funeral cor
tege proceeded slowly along the main
street.
NEW YORK, May 1.—Quiet pre
vails along the waterfront here today
d^pite the I. W. W. longshoremen’s
strike. An early check this morning
showed that approximately 300 had
walked out. The San Francisco strike
is it present unnoticeable. But 300
:-*nt out at Everett. I. W. W. head
au 'ters at Portland said that the
strike wasn’t really effective until to
nij;oW Orleans dock officials wire
that the strike there is not hurting
business to any extent._
LET’S DANCE!
Today being Auxiliary Day the
members of the Auxiliary mvite the
people to join with them this evening
in a dance, to begin promptly at nine
o’clock at Odd Fellows Hall. A fea
ture of the evening will be bewitching
.w idens who will sell you scare
•pies at ten cents each. Come join
merry throng. No admission
ges. —
iss Lavonia Stotko, who for some
* past has been seriously ill, is
dly convalescing and will be able
,je about within a few days.
Governor Does
of Attack on
Fish Reserves
MEEINTQVER
KSLL1G MCI
CHINESE SEIMS
WASHINGTON, May 1—Minister
Schurman at Peking has reached an
agreement with the Chinese foreign
office for the settlement of the case
involving the death of Charles Colt
min, an American who was shot and
killed by Chinese sentries at Kalgin.
The agreement provides for an apol
ogy by Tuchin of Kalgin, the imme
diate removal from office of three of
ficers commanding the offending
troops and the payment of an indent
nity which is to be fixed by the U. S.
government to Coltman’s heirs.
Auxiliary Dance tonight I. O. O. F
hall. All invited. No charge.
PEPPY MEETING HELD
Last evening at the fireball was held
a meeting of tentative members of
the Seward band, which is in the pro
cess of organization. From all indi
cations Seward will this year have a
crackerjack musical organization, no
less than eighteen musicians and in
tending musicians expressing their in
tention to become part of the har
onv producing body. Of the number
enrolling 11 are capable of stepping
out and giving renditions right off the
reel. Everything points to a success
in the undertaking. Prof. Ed Bu
retto, who will direct the organization,
announces that all beginners will re
ceive private instruction at his home,
careful attention being paid to ad
vancement and when <he beginners
have become sufficiently profiicient
l they will be given a place in the or
ganization. The first practice of the
j band will be held tomorrow night at
j the fire hall.
i he organization will be well bal
anced for tone, a canvass showing
four cornets, four slide trombones,
one bass horn, one baritone, five saxo
phones. two clarinets, four altos and
two drums. Some of those mentioned
are able to double out in the various
instruments which gives strong tone
combinations. It is now up to the peo
ple of Seward to further the move
ment and when the time comes to
meet the support request no one who
is interested should be backward in
subscribing. It is the intention of
those fostering the movement to have
the subscriptions so low that nearly
all can pledge their support for the
next six months.
Junior Red Cross Entertainment at
Liberty Theatre Thursday night.
FLEET OF SHIPS CATCH FIRE
WASHINGTON, May 1—Four ships
of the fleet of wooden vessels, being
transferred up the Potomac river from
the Shipping Board base in James
river were totally destroyed by fire,
and one was badly damaged. Five
were saved by marines and firefight
ers who arrived on the scene.
The steamer Starr is being reno
vated while lying in port, a crew of
painters giving the interior a new
dress with the crew members paying
the same attention to the hull and
deck housings.
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JUNEAU, May 1.—Governor Scott
C. Bone vetoed the Senate Joint Res
olution No. Two, by which Attorney
General Rustgard was authorized to
attack the validity of (the Presidential
orders creating fish reserves, declar
ing the measure was returned without
his signature “because it overrides
Territorial lawr and would invo'./e if
effective an unprofitable it not hurt
i'ui legal warfare, and actual waste 01
public money, I disapprove and return
the resolution.”
The Governor touched briefly upon
the fish reserve policy, reiterating
that it was adopted as a temporary
expedient to meet and emergency, and
said, “whatever its defects in opera
tion 1 repeat that obviously its aims
are for the public good. Any thought
advanced or entertained in heat that
the two reserves were fictitiously
conceived and created to despoil the
people of their rights and hand Alaska
over to sordid interests is unworthy
of sober consideration.v
He referred to the contemplated j
visits of the President and Secretary
Hoover, s_aying, “It is not the part of
wisdom to greet them with lawsuits,
or good public policy to show hostility
toward the Federal government when
it is doing more today for Alaska than
ever in the history of Alaska.”
The Senate declined to pass the
resolution over the governor’s veto,
the vote standing five for and three
against its passage, one less than the
required number. Ayer, Chamberlin,
and Dimond voted against its passage.
l5-KEf.il OLD Git IS
SIMLA, British India, May 1.—Molly
Ellis, a 15-year-old girl for whom the
British troops have been searching
since she was kidnaped, near the At
ghanistau frontier several days ago by
savage tribesmen after they had kill
ed her mother, has been seen with
her captors on the banks of a stream
in the Tierah country.
HEfVl SELLING OF SUGAR
NEW YORK, May 1— Heavy selling
of sugar developed today as soon as
the market opened. Sugar dropped 50
to 90 points, then a rally followed car
rying prices back to within 19 to 30
points of the highest level. Federal
officials investigating the proposition
said that supplies were normal but
the price was abnormal.
SHORT SIGHTED POLICY TO
SEEK CUP UH
WASHINGTON, Apr. 30— Secretary
of Labor Davis’s report to the Presi
dent Harding on the labor supply said
that the Immigration measures were
one that stopped industrial panics and
added to today employment was re
duced to a minimum everywhere and
rising wages were manifested in some
industries. He said it was a short
sighted policy to seek cheaper labor
through immigration and its cheaper
to pay American workers twice the
wages a foreigner receives.
KETCHIKAN, Apr. 28.—Fish prices
for April 27, fresh halibut 12 and dl/2
cents.
TAX COLLECTIONS.
Curtis R. Morford, school tax col
lector for Seward, states that those
liable for taxation are slow in com
ing forward, but 55 paying so far. Mr.
Morford states for public benefit that
he will allow the delinquent ones but
five days from May 1 to make the re
quired payment, this action being tak
en on account of the many men who
are on a monthly payroll basis. All
employers should turn in a list of em
ployes who are required to make the
tax payment.
Harry A. Dedoyard, former fire chief
for Seward, will leave in the next few
days for the interior, having accepted
a position with the commission on
the dragline crew, operating near
Fairbanks. Mrs. Dedoyard will follow
later.
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NEW YORK, May 1—The German
mark, which has been “pegged” by
the German government at .0048 for
the past two months, despite their
tremendous decrease in circulation,
broke to .003 today in one of the most
violent reactions in recent months.
Dealers said that this indicated the
withdrawal of government support.
FISHES SUM Will
MARK COO WITH TIGS
WASHINGTON, May 1.—On the
fishing banks of the New England
coast in the next few days, experts of
the Federal Bureau of Fisheries will
begin marking with metal tags and
recasting into the sea about 10,000
cod, pollock and haddock in an effort
to learn more about their habits and
life history.
NEW YORK, May 1.—All baseball
attendance records were shattered
when the Yankees dedicated a two and
a half million dollar stadium in the
opening game of the American Lea
gue, with the Boston Red Sox. The
crowd was estimated at near 70,000.
Ruth brought the spectators to their
feet in the third inning.with a home
run, ou, which Witt and Dugan also
scored. Score 4 to 1 in favor of the
Yanks.
SAYS SILOAM WAS SUNK
BY CANADIAN GUN FIRE
SEATTLE, May 1.—Captain Cour
age of the American fishing schooner
Siloam, which was sunk by the Cana
dian fisheries patrol boat Malaspina,
declared today that his craft, was not
poaching, although she was within
the three mile limit. He said that his
ship was not scuttled by his crew but
was sunk by Canadian.gunfire.
LOS ANGELES, May 1.—Shippers
declare that strike conditions are im
proving and that strike conditions are
becoming normal.
FLUE INSPECTION
Fire Chief Walker announces that
commencing next Thursday morning a
rigid inspection of all chimneys and
flues in the Town of Seward will be
made; he with a member of the de
partment going the rounds. The main
portion of the town will be inspected
first, the residential part of the dis
trict later. All pipes condemned must
be replaced as provided for by city
regulations.
PITTSBURGH, May 1.—Senator
Watson of Indiana stated today that
the government would not permit it
self to be split over the World Court
proposition. He did not give his per
sonal views, but declared that. ‘‘We
can best serve the world by being
able to serve it, and we most surely
can remain able to serve it by keeping
ourselves strong at home.”
He declared that until events in
Europe tended to a more_ peaceful
condition of affairs the United States
would do well to hold itself aloof.
Auxiliary Dance at Odd Fellows’
Hall. No charge made.
MS Fflfi CLEMHIP
Friday, May 4, hab been officially
designated by the City Council and
the local Red Cross as Clean-Up Day.
It is expected that all rubbish, tin
cans, etc., will be gathered up and
placed in sacks in a conspicuous place
to be hauled off by city teams. This
is in line with Health Week programs
outlined by the Red Cross. Following
the action of the citizens the health
committee and Red Cross officials
will inspect the premises of the town
to see that the program has been car
ried out.
One of the features of Health Week
will be a health exhibit at Borgen’s
grocery store next Saturday afternoon
in connection with a bake sale to be
held by the Women’s Club. Health
Posters, which the pupils of the Sew
ard schools have been working on for
the past few weeks, will be exhibited.
There will be an infant welfare booth
and the Junior Red Cross workers
will sell milk in half-pint bottles, the
purposes of the sale being to empha
size the value of milk as a food for
children, and to increase the service
fund for next year. The Junior mem
bers will also make a trip to the local
dairy in the near future, to become ac
quainted with dairying and its at
tendant products. Some very beauti
ful booklets made by the Juniors in
Latouche will also be exhibited Sat
urday and will later be sent to the
Red Cross museum in Washington.
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TWO INDICTED FOR MURDER
OF TEN JAPANESE CHILDREN
SACRAMENTO, May 1.—John Gol
den a Mexican, and W. D. Coates, a
negro, were indicted today for arson
and murder growing out of the recent
burning of the Japanese mission on
April 15, in which ten children lost
their lives.
MAN GALLED ENVOI TO
DE U FOUND DEAD
WASHINGTON, May 1.—Laurence
Ginnell, who called himself DeValera’s
envoy in the United States, was found
dead in the room at his hotel, but
physicians said death was from natu
ral causes.
Junior Red Cross Entertainment at
Liberty Theatre Thursday night.
TROOPS IN READINESS
SALEM, Ore., May 1.—Governor
Pierce is having troops held in readi
ness for any emergency arising over
May Day strikes.
TWO PERSONS 1¥ DIE
15 RESULT OF
GUNSHOTS
SOUTH BEND, Wash., May 1.—Due
man and a woman were dangerously
wounded and a dozen cut by flying
glass last night, when an unknown
person fired both barrels of a heavily
loaded shotgun through a window of
the building where a meeting of the
Ku Klux Klan was being held at San
Pierre.
The Klan has been quite active in
die vicinity and it is believed that the
deed was perpetrated by some ons
who had been threatened by the or
ganization.
Junior Red Cross Entertainment at
Liberty Theatre Thursday night.
RECMMe
PROPOSED BY KELL!
BOSTON, Apr. 30.—The recall or
George Harvey, ambassador to Great
Britain would be called for by a reso
lution to President Harding proposed
in the legislature today by Represen
tative Kelly of Boston, because the
resolution claimed the ambassador
boasts more of his English ancestry
than of his Americanism.
RUSSIA MAKES PROTEST
LAUSANNE, May 1—An official
protest against Russia being arbitra
rily kept out of the conference was
sent to the Near East peace confer
ence today by M. Vorosky, Soviet rep
resentative here.
ORDERS JO RESUME
HELD UP
WASHINGTON, May 1.—Anent the
Supreme Court’s decisioin regarding
the sale of liquor upon United States
vessels outside of the three mile lim
it, President Albert Lasker of the U.
S. Shipping Board stated this morning
that orders to resume the sale of li
quor to passengers on American ships
would not be issued without express
instructions from President Harding
or the entire Shipping Board.
Junior Red Cross Entertainment at
Liberty Theatre Thursday night.
SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION
MS SOLVED MYSTERY
MOSCOW. May 1.—A scientific ex
pedition finatced by the Russian gov
ernment has solved a mystery of 50
years standing by the ' discovery in
Kurskof of a large field of magnetic
iron ore. The field was found at a
depth of 600 feet in such quantities as
to arouse hope that it may develop as
one of the world’s largest deposits.
Fifty years ago it was noticed that
compasses at Kurskof instead of point
ing North swerved as much as fifteen
degrees, but hundreds of drillings by
private concerns failed to locate the
deposits, and it was not found until
Lenine sent an expedition which drill,
ed six months.
LET'S DANCE
Auxiliary Dance tonight from nine
to twelve o’clock at Odd Fellows'
Hall. Buy our poppies at a minimum
of 10 cents each. No admission
charge.
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