Hemdtrd DAle GUIVWUY
VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 287
SEWARD, ALASKA,
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
DETECTIVE BBS
SAYS NATION WILL
BE FORCED DRY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—“This is
just the beginning and I intend to
show that the country can be made
dry,” said Wm. J. Burns, chief of the
Bureau of Investigation for the De
partment of Justice, commenting on
the indictment of 126 men at Savan
nah, Georgia, charged with violating
the prohibition laws. He added that
the Department of Justice had decided
several months ago that it wrould be
comparatively easy to break up boot
legging, provided trained detectives
undertook the task.
PRESIDENT DFXTER
SEATTLE, Nov. 24.—N. H. Latimer,
president of the Dexter Horton Na
tional Bank, died today from a paraly
tic stroke, sustained two years ago.
He leaves a widow, seven sons and
one daughter. Latimer began as a
bank messenger and died a million
aire.
Latimer was buried by the Mason
ic organizations.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—The gov
ernment is losing substantial mone>
because women have changed the
lashion in iurs, and are showing less
and less interest in seal skins, ten
thousand ol which have been placed
in storage on account of low prices.
Secretary Hoover announced Lia‘
the government has a practical mono
lady on fur seal production by reason
of its ownership of the Alaskan isl
ands where seals have their rookeiies.
TOYS ABE RESTORED
Soviet Sentiment Now Trying to Re^
store Czar’s Trappings
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—By one oi
the strangest twists ot national con
science in history, communists in Rus
sia recently have restored to theii
places in the Imperial Palace all the
golden trappings and playthings of th«
Czars that only a short time ago, in
the bloody abandon of hate, they
looted and scattered.
Soon after the Russian revolution
and the expuplsion of the Czar and
his family from Tsarkoe Selo, and
their removal to Ekaterinburg, ardeni
leaders of the proletaria went thri
the private dwelling rooms of the pal
ace and removed the furniture, toy£
and keepsakes of the family and scat
tered them all over Russia.. Now thej
are gathering them up and replacing
them.
In the room of the little Czaro
vitch stand tin soldiers, a life sized
Newfoundland dog, a huge brown Ted
dy Bear, and a stip little desk wit!
its top covered with ink.
BLUE FOX FARM STARTED
J. S. Schantz is erected pens for £
blue fox farm, w'hich will be started
on Fourth avenue in the Federal ad
dition. Mr. Schantz will start witl
four pairs of animals, which will yield
quick returns.
The ice on the second lake is sait
to be in very good condition, neai
Earl Reed’s place. Several skating
parties are planned for tomorrow, pro
Tided the present light snow storn
does not interfere.
H. V. Hoben Is expected home to
night from a business trip to Anchor
age and Healey.
SHARP EARTHQUAKE FELT
IN TOKIO UST NIGHT
TOKYO, Nov. 24—A sharp ec
quake shock was felt here at 1
o’clock this morning. No damage
done but the people of the city rus
madly into the streets in a panic
rear. The quake lasted 11 minutes.
Many persons are leaving the city,
fearing a repetition of the great catas
trophe of recent date.
SMI FRANCISCO NOTES
ElOMliS INCREASE
IN COASTAL TRADE
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24--An
enormous increase in trade with the
Orient, Alaska and the wesiern coast,
is bringing to a close one of the best
; business years in the iar west, and
hold the promise of unusuai activity
in 1924, according to delegates ol
trust companies from Washington
Oregon, California, Colorado, Utah,
New Mexico, Aiizona, Wyoming, Ida
iio, and Montana in a coufeienoe hert
1 today under the auspices of the Amer
ican Bankers’ Association.
SLAYER OF RUSPUTIN
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—Prince Cou
tour,oft, m phew b\ marrfiage of the
late C’zai oi Russia and self-confessed
member of a party ol noblemen wlic
slew Gregoiy Ru.- purin, mo lk conies
sor to the Czarina arrived here today
SEATTLE, Nov. 24.—Mayor Browr
today filed suit for $10,000 damages
against J. Y. C. Kellogg, as a result o
a letter written by Kellogg in whirl
i the allegation was made that the may
or had furnished liquors and rum t<
persons attending the democratic con
| vention held here recently.
TERM OF COURT BE MELD
IN SEWARD NEXT WEEh
Deputy Clerk of tn * Court Whittle
j eey received a cab! j message fron
■ Judge E. E. Ritchie, stating that tin
j ™urt party would probably arrive it
| Seward on the Admiral Watson or 01
| the Victoria, to no.d a several days
term of court in steward. A term wil
also be held in Anchorage
VALDEZ, Nov. 24.—Robert Edward
convicted of the murder of George Ed
wards, at Libbyville, in August, wa:
sentenced to twenty years in the Fed
eral penitentiary at McNeil’s Islam
by Judge E. E. Ritchie.
EARTHQUAKE WILL STIMULATE
INDUSTRIAL RELATION U. S
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24.—Ambaa
sador Hanihara, a guest of honor o
the chamber of commerce, said the di
rect result of the earthquake will b«
to stimulate important commercial r<
lations between the United States an<
Japan to an even quicker develop
• ment and strengthen them by “nev
i feelings of mutual trust and under
standing. He said the great recon
struction work that is pending wil
solve partly the unemployment profc
lem which had begun to worry Japan
. Mrs. R. V. B. Dunlap will return to
. night from a trip to Fairbanks and in
L terior points.
Rev. Lansdowne will arrive on tc
night's train and hold services in th
Episcopal church tomorrow.
BOW1’ jM
SCORES II
PHILADELPHIA. PH.
- |
TILADELPHIA, Nov. 24.— Two
explosions in foreign consulates
in tne down town district today in
jured scores of persons, damaged nu
merous houses, and threw that section
of the city into the wildest excite
ment. No one was killed.
The first explosion occurred at the
Spanish consulate; the second at the
Sons of Italy Bank, in which *h° Ital
ian consulate is located.
LEADERS OP INDUSTRY
SIGN PACT WITH FRENCH
Dl’SSELDORFF, Nov. 24.—Leaders
of industry in the Ruhr valley, with
whom the French authorities have
been negotiating for resumption of op
erations in the Ruhr industrial plants
signed an agreement with the French
this afternoon, and will reopen then
plants the first of the month.
JONES BILL 101 BE
EXTENDED TO THE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—The ex
tension of coastwise shipping laws to
the Philippines is regarded as inad
visable by President Coolidge at pres
ent, in view of the possible violation
of treaties with foreign nations. The
extension of coastwise shipping regu
lations to the Philippines under the
Jones law is left to the determination
of the President.
110 WAR HERO
MONTREAL, Nov. 24,— Major Neil
MacDonald, American mining engineer
aud-world war hero is dead here. He
served with the engineering corps in
the Canadian army in Flanders, and
was one of the chief engineers who
planned and built the tunnels .vhich
undernuned the Hindenberg line.
Alaska Legion Delegation
; Prominent at ’Frisco
SAN FRANCISCO, N'.v. 24.—Ger
j (rude Atherton, a novelist, went ovei
to San Quentin prison today and saw
j tor herself just how Dr. J. L. Stanley
! noted prison surgeon restores the
i fires and ambitions of youth to aget
frames. She watched Dr. Stanley per
form goat gland transfusions on si?
men, one a physician.
___
i| LOS ANGELES MURDERER
HAD TRIED TO KILL BRIDE
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24.—Edwar<
' M. Carleton, the navy deserter, charg
ed with the murder of Deputy Sherif
Magee, tried to kill his five-day brid*
shortly after he had shot Magee, ac
cording to information unearthed b;
' the police today.
SEATTLE MURDERER ARRESTEE
IN CALGARY
CALGARY, Can., Nov. 24.—Fran!
, Lanahan, wanted in Seattle for tin
alleged murder of Deputy Sheriff Bol
Scott, in April, 1920, and for the late
murder on the same night of his pari
ner, Elmer Candy, was arrested her
5 today.
! GONGRESS MAY GRANT OR
*j WITHHOLD IMMIGRATION U. S
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—Justio
man Butler said that congress untram
meled may grant or withhold the priv
ilege of naturalization and immigra
tion upon any grounds or without an;
f reasons as it sees fit, but it is not t<
besupposed that its acts defining eligi
„ bility are arbitrary or unsupported b;
; reasonable consideration of publr
I policy. The state may properly as
sume consideration whereon congres
r made classification substantial am
reasonable in each state. The at
sence of treaty provisions may allov
j laws enacted prohibiting aliens fron
owning lands with our borders unles
the right to own and lease land is giv
en by treaty. The decision was ren
dered in the alien land cases.
NORTHWESTERN DUE 7:00 A. M
The steamship Northwestern is du
- in Seward about 7.00 o’clock tomoi
s row morning. The vessel left Cordov;
about 5 o clock this morrJng.
Mr. ;*id Mrs. Aaron E. Rucker re
i turned to Seward on the steamer Ala
j meda from San Francisco where they
| attended the National Conventions of
1 the American Legion and the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary as delegates ol
the Department of Alaska. Other offi
cial delegates from Alaska attending
i the conventions were George E. Mann,
Department Adjutant of Juneau, Alas
ka. and Mrs. Robert Simpson of Ju
neau.
Mr. Rucker reports a very enjoyable
i time at San Francisoc and in an inter
■ view with a representative of the
Gateway stated that the Alaska dele
gates were very busy at the conven
‘ tion assuring people that they were
not from a land of snow and ice anc
would not have to wait until spring tc
return to their homes. The following
account of the Convention was relat
• ed by Mr. Rucker:
“The Alaska delegation, with the ex
l ception of Mrs. Simpson, arrived ir
-| San Francisco the morning of the sec
f1 ond day of the Convention, but before
sj it had settled down to real work
- Upon reporting Mr. Mann and I were
informed that a number of commit
tees, to-wit about twenty, were in ses
sion and that Alaska was entitled t<
> a representation on each of thes<
committees. This was pretty hard t(
accomplish considering the number o
. Alaskan delegates.
;| The outstanding actions of the Le
jigion’s Fifth National Convention wen
,| as follows:
The adoption of ninety resolution!
J embodying the Legion’s recommends
J tions for governmental steps, legisla
five and otherwise to insure more con
plete justice to disabled service mei
at the hands of the Veterans’ Bureau
It is to be said that the members o
J the Convention remained at theii
'j posts throughout the hours it took t(
present the report of the Rehabilita
| tion Committee. It was a splendic
'I indication that despite all the fun anc
i good times at the Convention the dele
gates were capable of giving serious
' consideration to the matter of the
' welfare of their disabled buddies.
“The Legion again unanimously re
’ affirmed its stand on adjusted com
3 pensation and demanded that con
1 gress pass the Adjusted Compensatloi
bill without further equivocation oi
T delay. . .
1 “The Convention declared in favoi
3 of the maintenance of cordial rela
tions with our allies in the Worlc
War, and approved the French policj
In the occupation of the Ruhr.
"The Legion followed the lead o
• the American Federation of Labor ii
3 declaring in favor of a United Statei
- Constitutional amendment to give t<
\ Congress power, concurrent with th<
(Continued on Page Five)
SLAYER DEPUTY SHERIFF
ARRESTED WHILE FLEEING
SEATTLE, Nov. 24.—Edward Henry
Carleton, the slayer of Deputy Sheriff
McGee, at Los Angeles, was captured
yesterday as he was endeavoring to
make his escape on the former Alas
ka liner, Humboldt. He submitted to
arrest without resistance.
Carleton is a stepson of the late Po
lice Sergeant Guy Lewis Carleton, of|
Seattle, who was shot and killed herej
by a fellow patrolman, C. E. Monte
lius, November 2, 1919, in a row over
his being seen with the latter’s wife. I
His real name is said by his widowed
mother, Edna Carleton, to be Bishop,;
and his father is Edward Bishop, who
disappeared from Seattle twenty years
or more ago.
. C. 0. GARFIELD
DIES PU«
3.
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 24.—Mrs.
Charles D. Garfield, wife of the mana
ger of the Alaskan division of the Se
attle Chamber of Commerce, is dead
here of pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Gar
field had autoed to Portland to attend
the foreign trade convention, and she
contracted a severe cold during the
; trip that terminated in pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Garfield were former
residents of Juneau, where he was
deputy collector of customs under b.
W. Troy.
LIGHT LIST TO SEIKO
SEATTLE, Nov. 24.—-The steam
ship Victoria, sailed for Seward and
way ports this morning with 45 pas
sengers. The vessel will call in at
Prince Rupert, taking the place of the
steamship Alameda. Her passengers
for Seward are: F. S. Gordon, Robert
Tulkerson, Mrs. Ida Craig, Roy Git
i ley, Miss E. Courtney, Oscar Swan,
. Mrs. R. McLean, Mrs. H. Svedal, W.
. E. Bauman, Sam Larson, G. Sibong.
'! SEATTLE, Nov. 24.—Daniel Camp
* bell, Bellingham president of the As
toria & Puget Sound Canning Com
’ pany was elected ppresident of the
1 Association of Pacific Fisheries at the
annual meeting held here today.
MRS. ALFIELD WOOD DEAD
AT STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Nielsen of
Seward received a wire recently that
their daughter, Mrs. Alfield Wood had
passed away at Stockton, California,
the body being interred at Stockton.
. Mrs- Wood was born and raised in Ju
neau, and was a popular young Alas
ka girl, being but 19 years of age at
[ the time of her death. She leaves two
children, a husband, and a mother
and father to mourn her loss. Hilmar
Nielsen, a brother of the deceased, is
’ on the Northwestern on his -way to
Seward.
CHAMBER GIVES POINCARE
A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
PARIS, Nov, 24.—The chamber oT
deputies tendered Premier Raymond
Poincare a vote of confidence by 500
to 70.
I
t
i
A number of Anchorageites will
arrive on tonight’s traiu to bid Gus
Borgen farewell before he leaves for
Palo Alto to spend the winter.
t
»
TODAY’8 FISH PRICES
Ketchikan, Nov. 24.—Fresh halibut,
14 and 8 cents per pound.
SIKSEMIl CUT
BERLIN, Nov. 24.—The Stresemann
government’s administration came to
an end this evening when the chan
cellor and his cabinet resigned be
cause the Reichstag refused to pass a
vote of confidence.
Coolidge Is Deeply Concerned
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 —President
Coolidge feels that the United States
together with other nations, should
view with great concern the collapse
of Germany, it was learned at the
White House following the receipt of
the news of the fall of the Stresemann
cabinet.
Orders Dissolution Communists
BERLIN, Nov. 24.—General Von
Seeckt, national commander of the
Reichswehr ordered the dissolution of
the German communist party today,
and the confiscation of its funds. His
decree also prohibits the holding of
communist meetings and the publica
tion of communist newspapers.
New Cabinet May Be Formed
BERLIN, Nov. 24.—President Ebert
invited Herr von Kardorff, a member
of the People’s Party in the Reichstag
to form a new cabinet immediately. 1^
is anticipated that Von Kardorff will
accept.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—American
withdrawal from the Philippines will
be proposed in a resolution which Sen
ator King said today would be intro
duced immediately after convening of
the Senate.
One of the most enthusiastic meet
! ings yet held by the Seward Chamber
j of Commerce was held last night in
; the Elk’s Clubrooms under the Bank
! of Seward, practically every business
man and property holder in the city
being present. When President Whit
! tlesey called the meeting to order
: the S. R. O. sign was out. The first
! and most important question dlseuss
! ed was ways and means of controlling
I the glacier stream. C, M. Brosius had
a long array of facts and figures com
j piled, which he presented to the
1 chamber. One plan discussed was to
carry the flood waters in a flume, to
be built from a point near the Brown
ell homestead. Mayor Ray told the
meeting of the law customs of con
gress in making appropriations and
believed that no money could be se
cured other than for use in protecting
government property. It was agreed
that a committee should be appointed
to meet with Major J. C. Gotwals,
General Manager Landis and Govern
or Scott C. Bone when they arrived,
to place a concrete plan of co-opera
tion before the board. Mayor Ray, C.
M. Brosius and S. M. Graff were ap
pointed.
During the discussion S. M. Graff,
i manager of the Seward Light and
Power company declared he would
pledge his company to pay $1,000 a
year for twenty years for permanent
repression of the flood waters.
The removal of the court house,
the new cable, and the coming round
the-world flight by army aviators were
among the things discussed.
The Secretary was instructed to
canvass the town for subscriptions to
the chamber.
Taken all in all the meeting was
one of the best in years, and shows
that co-operation can be counted upon
when needed.