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VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 165
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
President Delivers Message
To Members Organized Labor
REFERS TO COLOSSAL FAILURE OF RUSSIA AND
BELIEVES NATION WILL RIVET ANEW OUR
BELIEF IN ESTABLISH SOCIAL ORDER
HELENA, Mont., June 30.—'The President in his
speech here this afternoon referred to the colossal failure
of the Russian experiment of government, and said he be*
lieved the the Russia nexample would rivet anew our be
lief in an established social order. Discussing conditions
in this country the President declared that both labor and
capital ha da right to organize, the latter through the me
dium of corporations.
The President left today for Gardner, and will spend
Sunday touring the Yellowstone National Park.
PERSONNEL OF PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
SEATTLE, June 30.—The personnel of the Presiden
tial party, leaving here July 5 for Alaska, has been an
nounced.' Mrs. Harding will accompany the President on
the long trip. On the visit to Aalska the President will be
accompanied by three officers whose departments have to
do particularly with the problems of that territory. Secre
tary Hoover of the Department of Commerce and Wallace
of the Agricultural Department, will join the party in Se*
attle, having left Washington in advance of the President.!
Secretary Work of the Interior Department left with the
President. Secretaries Work and Hoover will be accom
panied by their wives.
The other members of the official party as anncnuced
include the secretary to the President, and Mrs. Christian;
Speaker Giilett of the House of Representatives; Admi
ral Hugh Rodman; General and Mrs. Sawyer, Malcolm
Jennings and Mrs* Jennings, of Columbus, Ohio; Mrs.
Frank Kitier, a friend of the Hardings; Capt. Adolphus
Andrews, L. S. N.; and Major 0. M. Baldinger, U. S. A.,
naval and military aides, respectively; Lieut. Com. Joel T.
Boone, U. S* N., assistant to General Sawyer as White
House physician; Judson C. Welliver, chief clerk at the
White House; the Commissioner of the General Land Of
fice and Mrs. Spry, and W. J. Greelv, chief of the forest
service.
Twenty-one newspaper correspondents and five news
photographers also have been assigned places on the pres
idential train, as well as ten secret service men as guard.
DEFINITE BREAK IN HEAT WAVE
WASHINGTON, June 30.—A definite break in the
heatwave which has gripped the East for the past week
was announced today by the weather bureau. Somewhat
cooler weather was predicted for the eastern section of
tiie country tonight and tomorrow.
FIRE IN DUTCH STEAMER’S HOLD
SA NFRANCISCO, June 30.—The Dutch steamer
Dinerldijik bound from Rotterdam to San Francisco ar
rived at Colon June 25th with a fire raging in her number
five hold. It was however extinguished after a few hours
at Colon. *
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS SHAKE
SAN FRANCISCO BUILDINGS
LOS ANGELES, June 30.—The City
of San Francisco was shaken by a se
vere earthquake shock late yester
day afternoon, according to telegraph
message to the Los Angeles limes.
MANILA HIT BY TYPHOON
MANILA, P. I., June 30—Manila is
in the grip of a typhoon which hit the
city last night. Many of the princi
pal streets are under water.
MANY IMMIGRANTS ARRIVE
NEW YORK, June 30.—Seven thou
sand aliens arrived on the steamship
in the harbor, awaiting entry at mid
night.
EXPLOSION IN ENGINEROOM
DESTROYER KILLS FOUR
NEWPORT, R. I., June 30—The de
stroyer Williamson, after an explo
sion in her engine room while at sea
this morning is returning here with
four dead and four injured.
Capt. W. F. Joseph, who brought the
trader Arctic from San Francisco to
Unalaska, arrived from the westward
on the Starr.
Midshipman Albert Heckey, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Heckey, of Eska,
arrived on the steamship Northwest
ern from Annapolis, where he has
been attending school. Mr. Heckey
was appointed by Delegate Suther
land.
PROMINENT NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHER VISITS SEWARD
H. W. Young, publisher and propri
etor of the Coquille Valley Sentinel,
at Coquille, Oregon, acocmpanied by
his daughter, Miss Marian, arrived in
Seward on the Northwestern and is
stopping at the Van Gilder. Mr. and
Miss Young will leave Monday over
the government railroad for a trip to
Fairbanks.
Mr. Young has been a publisher in
Oregon for many years. This is first
trip north.
FREIGHT LOADED WITH AUTOS
BLOWN OUT OF COUNTRY
HUTCHINSON, June 30.—A freight
train laden with autos and merchan
dise was blown from the tracks in a
cyclone which swept Ford county at
midnight, and the autos were scatter
ed over the surrounding country. The
crew escaped injury.
AMERICA HAS NOT INTENTION
SEIZING LIQUOR LADEN SHIPS
LONDON, June 30.—“America, as I
know the government, has no inten
tion of seizing the ships which bring
liquor into the country,” said Secre
tary Mellon on his arrival in London
today.
Victor Engbloom and Ben Peterson,
arrived from the westward on the
gasboat New Josie owned by the San
Juan company.
CLAIMS BE PI 11I
EARLY DATE SAYS i
SEATTLE DEPOSITORS GET 55
PER CENT AND TACOMANS
45 PER CENT
TACOMA, June 30—The claims or
the defunct Scandinavian American
Bank of Tacoma and Seattle, against
Jafet Linderberg, amounting to some
$223,000 will be paid at an early date,
according to a statement made by
Forbes P. Haskel, jr. receiver for the
Tacoma institution.
The money will be divided 55 per
cent to Seattle and 45 per cent to Ta
coma, the payments being distributed
over a period of three years.
BRITISH LABOR PARTY SHELVE
RESOLUTION AGAINST KING
LONDON, June 30—The British la
bor party convention by vote shelved
the resolution declaring the royal par
ty is no longer a necesary British
institution.
FRENCH VOTE WAR FUND
PARIS, June 30.—The French Sen
ate this afternoon at the request of
the premier voted 307,000,000 francs
to carry on the Ruhr campaign.
POISON FOUND IN STOMACH
OF MURDERED JEWISH RABBI
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.—Suffi
cient poison to cause death was re
vealed in an analysis of the contents
of the stomach of Rabbi Martini
Meyer who was found dead in his
study Wednesday.
DANCE TONIGHT, I. O. O. F. HALL
FOiMTH OF JULY FUND
DUNCE AT 1.0.0. F. KiU
Tonight is the night of the big dance
for the purpose of raising funds for
the Fourth of July program for the
children. It is expected that a record
breaking crowd will be in attendance
as a large number of tickets have
been sold. There will be a good floor
and good music and the dance will be
one of the best this year. Dancing
begins promptly at 9:30 at Odd Fel
lows’ Hall.
DANCE TONIGHT, I. O. O. F. HALL
OLD TIMER FROM TANANA
ON HIS WAY OUTSIDE
Alex Black, a resident of Alaska 25
years, arrived on the last train from
the Interior on his way Outside. Mr.
Black is running a hotel and road
house at Tanana, and looks for con
siderable business in that district
next winter. He reports the district
depopulated owing to government ac
tivities elesewhere. Mr. Black will re
turn to Alaska in about a month.
He was much impressed with his
trip over the government railroad,
but stated that it was his belief that
the hotel at Curry should provide
cheaper accomodations for rough
necks. He states that a room costs
$3 and meals are $1.50 each. Where
two men take a room with double bed
they are charged $2.00 each. Service
is excellent and food good. The rooms
are equipped with two cots, dresser,
hot and cold water and five electric
lights.
Mr. Black believes that at least a
part of the hotel should be arranged
the roughneck miner, and board and
given given for $2.50 to $3.00 per
night.
The dance tonight will be one of
the best of the season. The funds
received will be used to defray the ex
penses of the celebration.
Rev. Fr. Vashon. from Canada, is
a recent arrival in Seward on his way
to Fairbanks to visit his brother,
Peter Vashon, the well known inte
riorite.
DANCE TONIGHT, I. O. O. F. HALL
146 EXCURSIONISTS
COMING NORTH ON
S. S. ALASKA
BROOKLYN EAGLE PARTY OF 75
EN ROUTE TO SEWARD ON
ALASKAN LINER
SEATTLE, June 30.—The palatial
liner Alaska sailed for the North this
morning with 290 passengers aboard,
146 of which are excursionists, includ
ing the Brooklyn Eagle party of 75.
Aboard the Alaska is Federal Com
missioner of Education Tigert, accom
! panied by W. T. Lopp, superintendent
of education for the Alaskan natives^
! who are on a trip of inspection. Mr.
Tigert will speak at Ketchikan on
July 4.
Passengers for Seward are C. T.
Swift and wife, the Misses Dorothy
and R. Smith, W. C. Atwater and
I wife, Jack J. Underwood and wife, J.
| E. Crutichen and wife, Mrs. A. C.
Scharman, A. J. Brees, Mrs. r. inuu,
Mrs. H. L. and Mrs. C Mowery, D. E.
Reese and wife, Frieda Scharman,
Mrs. Richard Dorsey, Rose A. Pope,
Mrs. F. Lyon E. W. Starling, Mrs. M.
J. Lynch, N. Adain, G. B. Stevens, S.
R. Moore, Mrs. E. Norden, Howard
Moses, Mrs. N. Moses, T. G. Duncan,
Miss J. Armitage, J. S. Raudenbaugh,
J. L. Reed, A. Hanet, H. Bergdahl, A.
C. Hanger, R. D. Monbrun, F. L.
Zwirz, H. A. Minkle, M. A Murphy,
A. F. Keene, George E. Jones.
The mail steamer Starr, Capt. O. A.
Johansen, arrived from the westward
yesterday afternoon, making the Bris
tol bay district this trip. The Stan
brought in a good cargo of fish and
also a number of passengers among
whom were:
Campbell Church and son, of Eu
gene, Oregon, who have been hunting
bears at King Cove.
Capt. Joseph, who brought the tra
der Arctic from Frisco to Unalaska.
A. H. Dunham, an old time Alas
kan, a roundtripper from Unalaska.
Miss Stella Fuller^ Delano Red
Cross Nurse, who has been spending
the past six weeks at westward points
nursing influenza patients.
Miss Clark, a schoolteacelir from
Unalaska.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Koche, manager
of the Alaska Sulphur Company at
Lost Harbor, who is on his way to
Chicago.
Andrew Simon, well known guide,
and A1 Peel, from King Cove, who
have been guiding the Ira Minnich
big game party.
Roy Rogers, mechanical engineer,
from Uyak, on his way to Seattle.
Dan Ross, the popular deputy U. S.
marshal, at Unalaska, who brought in
an insane Japanese from Unalaska
and four prisoners from Kodiak.
Mr. Nakefaroff, wife and five chil
dren, from Chignik.
Mrs. Wolkoff, and boy, from Ko
diak.
H. O. Roberts, cannery superinten
dent at Uganik.
W. E. Shields, from Seldovia.
The Starr brought in 27 first class
and 19 steerage passengers.
MARYLAND IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, June 30.—The super
dreadnaught Maryland arrived in port
today.
STEAMSHIP NORTHWESTERN
ARRIVES IN PORT 9:00 A. M.
The steamship Northwestern, Capt.
C. A. Glasscock^ arrived in port at 10
o’clock today and will remain here
until after the arrival of the train
tonight. The passenger list will be
published Monday, being somewhat
lengthy.
Agent Sweek of the local office
stated today that the train service
would be maintained on the usual
schedule, starting today, the train ar
riving this evening and leaving Mon
day morning at 8:00 o'clock, going
through to Fairbanks.
Late Telegraphic News
MINEOLA, N« Y., June 30—Harvy C. Mummert’s
air flivver, which he declared was smaller than the one
George Barbot, the Frenchman brought to America, was
wrecked yesterday in a test flight on Long Island in a gale
the machine crashing to earth from a height of forty feet.
The pilot, L. Pearson, was badly cut and bruised.
FLETCHER DEFENDS EXPENDITURES
WASHINGTON, June 30.—Senator Fletcher of Flor
ida said that no lavish expenditures of public money was
made on the trial trip of the Leviathan, over which much
criticism has come. Fletcher who ranks with the Demo*
crats on the Commerce Committee, said that it was ne
cessary that the vessel make a trial trip and that it was
good advertising.
THIRTY ORPHANS KILLED
CALCUTTA, June 29.—Thirty Mohammedan boy or
phans were killed when the orphanage dormitory collap
sed here. Thirty-three were injured. There were 229
inmates in the dormitory at the time of the collapse.
IMPROPER SUPERVISION LEADS TO CRIME
CHICAGO, June 29—Improper supervision in the home
life was unanimously agreed upon as the basic cause of
crime among boys, by the conference of social and welfare
workers of this city.
RAILROAD INCREASES WAGES
SCRANTON, Pa., June 30.—The Delaware and Lack
awanna Railroad Company announced an increase in
wages for shopmen of two cents per hour, effective tomor
row.
ATHLETIC COMMISSIONS DISAGREE
NEW YORK, June 30.—The New York Athletic Com
missioin declined to uphold the New Jersey Boxing Com
mission’s suspensio nof Benny Leonard, lightweight cham
pion fo rfailure to carry out a contract last year to box
Charles White of Chicago, the New Yorkers thus clearing
the way for a championship match at the Yankee stadium
on July 23, between Leonard and Tendler. Tex Rickard
had attempted to block the bout claiming a prior right to
the champion’s services.
GLADYS WALTON WEDS
LOS ANGELES, June 30.—Gladys^ Walton, movie
actress, married Henry M. Herbel of New T ork. He is
manager of the company now starring Mill Walton.
RUSSIANS BUYING CATS
WARSAW, June 30.—A Russian Soviet commission
has arrived in Poland charged with the task of purchas
ing one hundred thousand cats with which to fight the rats
which are becoming a scourge in Russia.
GUIDES FOR MEENICH PARTY
REPORT SUCCESSFUL TRIP
Andrew Simons, guide for Ira Mee
nich, big game hunter, who has been
in the vicinity of King Cove for the
past month, accompanied by A1 Peel,
also a well known Sewardite, return
ed on the Starr from a six weeks trip
to the westward. They report a most
successful trip Mr. Meenich killing a
number of bears, one of which was
close to the record. They report bad
weather the greater part of the time,
but say that bears were plentiful. The
party was in charge of Mr. Simons,
one of the best known guides in this
section.
PRESS TO ENTERTAIN HARDING
SEATTLE, June 30—The press club
will be hosts to Harding and his en
tire staff of special writers accompa
nying him on their return from Alas
ka, the latter part of July or first of
August.
HAS SYMPATHY FOR LABOR
HELENA, Mont., June 30-—Presi
dent Harding declared here last night
that the administration has no sym
pathy with any movement looking to
the overthrow of labor organizations.
FRANCE LOATH TO USE FORCE
BUT WILL FINISH UP RUHR
PAKIS< June 30.—Poincare closed
his speech to the Senate last night
with these words: “France has been
loath to have recourse to force but
now that measures of coercion have
been instituted they will be continued
until Germany surrenders.”
GERMANS SENTENCED DEATH
MAYENCE, June 30.—Seven Ger
mans were sentenced to death by a
French court martial for sabotage.
LOS ANGELES, June 30.—This city
San Bernardino and Pasadena Sus
tained heavy earthquake shocks at
4:30 yesterday afternoon.
GOMPERS TAKES EXCEPTION
TO PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH
WASHINGTON, June 30.—State
ments by President Harding in his
labor speech at Helena were assailed
today by Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor,
who declared labor requires more than
speech to balance against the acts that
have gone before.
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEEMAN
ALLUDES TO FORD AS BAG GOLD
NEW YORK, June 30.—The loan to
the party of Henry Ford, a mere bag
of gold, would be bowing down to
Mammon, Republican National Com
mitteeman Hills declared in a New
York speech today. Ford would make
a pitiable spectacle as president,
Mr. Hills declared.
SENATOR JOHNSON STUDIES
CONDITIONS IN GERMANY
BERLIN, June 30.—Senator Hiram
Johnson of California, arrived here
today to study conditions in Germany.
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