VOLUME xvm. NUMBER 155
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1923
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CREWS OF TRADING SCHOONERS
SILVER WAVE, ISKUM AND
BELINDA DETAINED
NOME, June 19.—The American
trading schooners Silver Wave, Is
kum and Belinda are being detained
at East Cape, Siberia, and thqjr crews
are under arrest on charges of viola
tion of the trading laws of the Soviet
Government of Russia. The news of
the plight of the three vessels was
brought here yesterday by Rev. N. F.
Hoyer? a missionary, who came here
by way of East Cape, after spending
the winter in Little Diomedes island.
The Department of State has been
notified and an effort will be made to
secure release of the vessels and
crews.
CONGRESSMEN GIVE
EXPRESSION TO
ALASKA NEEDS MORE GUGGEN.
HEIMS AND LESS GOVERN
MENT SAYS UNDERHILL
SEATTLE, June 19.—Sample com
ments of Congressmen on the Alaskan
situation were expressed upon the re
turn of the party here Sunday:
Senator l^nderhill—“What Alaska
needs is more Guggenheims and less
government.”
Senator Robinson—“It would be ad
visable to modify the mineral and
land laws, as applied to Alaska so
there will be a greater inducement to
capital to go on developing mines.”
Senator Jones< N. M.—“There are
too many government departments
and bureaus for Alaskan government.
They should be closer to home.”
Senator Ladd—“The United States
should adopt an Alaskan policy that
can be followed for the next 25 years
or more.”
“DEAF MUTE” IN COURT
ARGUES HIS OWN CASE
ST. LOUIS> June 19—Harty Wil
son, “deaf mute” got his hearing early
when he was taken to the police sta
tion for begging on the streets.
“I’ve had you before,” said Captain
Johnson, when Wilson was brought in.
“Oh, no you have not. This is the
first time I’ve ever been here,” Wil
son replied.
Then Wilson heard some other
things.
DISTRICT COURT CIOS
Judge E. E. Ritchie, of the District
Court, now holding a short session in
Seward made lour more new citizens
* yesterday; Gus Weyman, Dan Mac
Echren, Nick Haddock and Erling
Anderson taking out citizenship pa
’ pers.
Other business transacted by tha
. court was signing the foreclosure pro
ceedings by the Harriman National
Bank against the Seward Realty Co.
The court signed an order changing
the name of Mrs. Jessie Johnson to
Jessie Murphy.
Minor matters were taken up in re
lation to the appointment of a receiv
ership for the Alaska Sulphur Co.
In the matter of the application for
a receivership for the Primrose Min
ing Company, a restraining order was
issued in the matter of Price et al. vs
the Primrose Mining Co., the judge
deciding that the affairs of the com
pany did not warrant a receivership,
v Judge Ritchie wilj adjourn court to
day and leave for Valdez on the Ad
miral Watson.
PRESIDENT HARDING
SAVES JOB FOR OLD
POSTOFFICE EMPLOYEE
WASHINGTON,' June 19—President
Harding intervened today to save the
job of George L. Williams, 57-year old
hero of the mail robbery at Jefferson
City, Mo., in 1912, where he is a labor
er in the post office.
Williams was injured by the jobbers
j whom he later helped to convict, and
was left jobless by a change in the
contract, for messengers. Because of
his age, he was eligible only for tem
porary appointments and would have
| been succeeded by a younger man, had
I it not been for the president’s action.
LOS ANGELES
IN DIVORCES
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SNORING, BOOTLEGGING. WRIT
ING POETRY, GROUNRS FOR
SEPARATION
LOS ANGELES, June 19. Headquar
ters of the Los Angeles District Fed
eration of Clubs is being deluged with
telegrams from women all over the
state pledging active support in a cam
paign to cuifc the “easy divorce” evil
in America, and in California.
The federation has just adopted un
animously a resolution recommending
the enactment by congress of a uni
form divorce law. Thus it gives public
voice to a quiet move of protest which
has been under way for several weeks
in this state.
For the doors that swing in and out
of local divorce courts these days
hang on loose hinges. Truly, say the
women, it is over-worked to a point of
danger to home and society. This at
titude by the women is significant in
that women are in the majority of com
plaints. But the facility with which
divorces are obtained on most trivial
grounds has made thinking women
vigorous advocates of uniform laws
that will bring about reform in Cali
fornia as well as the rest of the states.
Los Angeles out-Renos Reno as the
divorce center of America today. Of
ten divorce actions filed have equaled
the marriage licenses granted for the
day. The movie colony contributes to
the grand total and has blazed the
trail but hundreds of persons in other
occupations find California’s laws as
interpreted locally, strictly to their
liking and rush here for desired re
lief.
Indicating the widespread reputa
tion of California as the divorce hub
of America, Marjorie Rambeau, in
Paris this week, said that she had to
part company with her husband and
that she will go to California, “and get
a divorce.”
Marjorie has the right idea. All she
has to do is to come here and make a
claim to citizenship and the divorce
is hers virtually for the asking.
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MARJORIE RAMBEAU
Marjorie Rambeau, known in pri
vate life as Mrs. Hugh Dillman, who
recently sailed for a two months rest
cure abroad. Miss Rambeau has just
completed a short run in one of the
Shakespearian comedies on Broadway.
CHICAGO, June 19.— Secretary
Wallace arrived tonight on his way
west to join the Harding party.
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NEW PHOTOGRAPH OF THE DANISH ROYAL FAMILY
King Christian X and Queen Alexandria of Denmark and their only
two children, Crown Prince Frederick (standing between his parents and
Piince Knud). The King and Queen have just celebrated their silver wed
ding anniversary and this photograph was taken at Amalienborg Palace in
Copenhagen at the time. The Princes are both officers of the navy.
WASHINGTON, June 19.—Henry
Ford’s announcement at Springfield,
Mass., that he is not a candidate for
presidency in 1924 is not taken seri
ously by either Republicans or Demo
crats.
HARDING DELEGATES ELECTED
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, June 19.—
The Republican convention held here
yesterday selected two delegates who
are instructed to vote and work for
Harding for president.
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 19.—The
British destroyer Splendid seized a
Turkish destroyer in the Sea of Mar
mora which was carrying a cargo of
guns from Thrace.
AXE MURDERER GETS
THIRTY-FIFTH VICTIM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 15—Chas.
Craffee, the 35th victim in Birming
ham of the mysterious axe murderer,
was found last night behind the coun
ter in his store, his skull having been
crushed with a single blow of an axe.
In the past two years there have been
35 attacks^ 18 killed and 17 injured.
SICK BOVINE GETS WELL
WHEN BUTCHER ARRIVES
NORFOLK, Con., June 19—For two
weeks a valuable cow owned by Chas.
Harris was unable to rise to its feet
and after many consultations of veter
inarians the owner called a butcher.
When the butcher reached the barn
yard gate the cow bellowed once and
rose to its feet, for the first time in
two weeks, and is as well as ever.
ST. PAUL, MSnn^ June 19.—Gov
ernor J. A. Preus, republican; Mag
nus Johnson, farmer labor candidate,
and James A. Crealey, democrat, were
nominated for United States senator
in Monday’s state wide primary in
Minnesota, to name a candidate to
succeed Senator Knute Nelson, de
ceased.
Fourteen candidates were in the
race for nomination.
WALLA WALLA, June 19.—“Man
my conviction was damnable, but I
am glad it is all over,” said former
President Larson of the Scandinavian
American Bank of Tacoma as the pen
itentiary closed on him today.
COMMISSIONER EDUCATION
WILL PAY ALASKA A VISIT
SEATTLE, June 19.—Commissioner
ot Education Tigert will arrive in Se
attle next week on his way to Alaska
where he will hold a conference with
the superintendents of government
schools at Juneau, during the period
of Harding’s visit.
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W ASHINGTON, Jun 19.—The Alas
ka railroad will be completed this
week into Fairbanks, the department
of interior announced today.
FORMER GOVERNOR NAMED
RECLAMATION COMMISSIONER
WASHINGTON, June 19.—Former
Governor D. W. Davis of Idaho, was
appointed commissioner of reclama
tion.
Chris Bakkan and John Bakkan to
day purchased the gas boat Orien T
96, and will use her in the fishing
business.
WHlie LIBERTY
Workmen started today on contem
plated improvements to the Liberty
Theatre. The entire building will be
stuccoed, a moving picture front will
be built, and a cement sidewalk plac
ed in front and side. Other improve
ments will be made, and in case the
town continues improving 15 feet ad
ditional space will be added to the
building.
When completed it will be one of
the finest little show buildings in the
Territory.
$11,000 DEFALCATIONS OP
BOOKKEEPER LAID TO
OIL STOCK SPECULATION
HOOD RIVER, Ore., June 19—How
ard S. Dumbolton, former bookkeeper
for the Butler Banking company of
Hood River, was arrested yesterday,,
charged with the embezzlement of 11,
000. Defalcations were alleged to have
been discovered about a month ago,
when the bank officials learned that
Dumbolton had invested in oil stocks. |
He turned his home over to the bank ;
and the bank was said to have been
further reimbursed to the extent of I
Dumbolton’s $5?000 bond. District At
torney John Baker said at Dumboltons
preliminary hearing that the prosecu
tion was urged by the bonding com
pany and not by the local bank. Dum
bolton was held to the grand jury un-1
der $3,000 bail.
VERGE OF DISRUPTION
BERLIN, June 19.—Between in-1
creased terrorism by the French on
the one hand and the complete col
lapse of the mark today the Cuno
government is approaching the crisis
of its life.
NEW BELGIAN MINISTRY
BRUSSELS, Jun 19.—The King this
afternoon summoned Premier Theunis
whose cabinet resigned last week, and
asked him to form a new ministry.
HUGHES SPEAKS ON WORLD
COURT; IS GREAT PANACEA
HANOVER, June 19.—A permanent
court of international justice consti
tutes a tribunal with standards that
conform to the highest courts, Secre
tary Hughes said here today, speak
ing at an alumni gathering at Dart
mouth college. \
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GUESTS COME THOUSANDS OF
MILES TO ATTEND BRILLIANT
SOCIAL FUNCTION
NEW YORK, June 19—Her engage- j
ment is broken. So say friends of Miss |
Nancy McMichael Hoyt? daughter of j
the late Henry M. Hoyt, of Washing
ton D. C.
The sudden illness of the bride was j
given as the reason for the “indefinite !
postponement” of the wedding of Miss j
Hoyt and Lieut. Frederick Wiseman
Clarke, R. N., which was announced j
just a few hours before the ceremony.
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Friends of the family point out that
Lieut. Wiseman-Clarke and his par
ents, who came on from England for
the wedding,' were in New "ifcrk and
arranging passage for England while
gifts for the couple were still being
received at the Hoyt home and guests
were arriving in Washington, having
come thousands of miles to attend the
wedding, scheduled to be one of the
most brilliant social functions of the
season.
VILLAGE AFTER VILLAGE EN
GULFED BY FLAMING TOR
RENTS OF LAVA
CATUNIA, Italy, June 19.—The
eruption of Mount Etna continues
unabated and torrents of molten lava
are threatening Giarre city, a town of
twenty thousand inhabitants, whose
population is slowly retreating before
the crawling streams of fire that con
sume and destroy all within their
path.
Vesuvius, which started erupting
yesterday, is also adding to the ter
ror of the inhabitants.
The roads from the doomed cities
are blocked with struggling fugitives
who are hungry and destitute.
Troops On Way to Give Aid
ROME, June 19.—Troops left to
night to help rescue the inhabitants of
villages within a radius of forty miles
of Mount Etna, whose eruptions are
increasing in violence.
CYCLONE DESTROYS VILLAGE
REGINA, Sask., June 19—The vil
lage of Ernford was destroyed by a
cyclone today.
RUNAWAY CIRCUS SNAKES
HOLDUP FAST MAIL TRAIN
SCOTTS BLUFFS, June 19—Snakes
held up the Denver to Alliance mail
; train this morning when fifty reptiles
part of a carnival menagerie, escaped
from their cage on the train between
! Sterling and Bridgeport. A draw bar,
was pulld out of place when the ex
cited train crew tried to uncouple the
engine, acording to reports here and
repairs held up the train a half hour,
while the carnival attendants worked
! the rattlers, bull snakes and other
species in the collection.
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DEMPSEY GOES INTO SECLUSION
GREAT FALLS, June 19—Jack
Dempsey’s training camp yesterday
took on an appearance much like that
of Georges Carpentier of two years
ago, at Manhasset, Long Island. A num
her of guards have been placed around
the gates and all visitors were inform
ed that the champion was resting and
could not be seen.
CULL PORT OF SEWfHO
The 2600 ton floating cannery, San
ta Flavia, belonging to the Interna
tional Packing Company, of Seattle,
arrived in port last night with 2600
cases of salmon which will be shipped
out on the Admiral Watson tonight.
The Santa Flavia has two lines of
machinery and carries 14 fishing boats
and a large crew of men. She has
been operating in Controller Bay and
will leave tomorrow for Ugashik.
LUGS IT TIME MILE
A fishing party composed of James
Girdwood, Judge E. E. Ritchie, Miss
Sylvia Sexton^ George Sexton, Harold
Painter, Frank Murphy, H. E. Ells
worth, Mrs. H. E. Ellsworth, Miss
Thelma Ellsworth, Miss Elizabeth
Dykstra, and Miss Lorraine McManus
went to Summit Lake near Mile 12
yesterday, and caught about twenty
five pounds of fine trout. Luncheon
was served at camp and a most en
joyable time had. Judge Ritchie cov
ered himself with glory by catching
two and a half fishes, while Mr. Gird
wood proved an old angler. It is de
clared that fishing is most excellent
at Summit Lake, some good catches
having been made lately. The party
were guests of Mi*, and Mrs. Ellsworth
who used two cars to convey them to
the lake.