VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 271
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
MES-C1Z1 PLAN
FOB C1FEHCE IS
FRANCE WOULD USE MEETING TO
PRY A FEW DOLLARS LOOSE
FROM DEBT TO U. S.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6—The plan
> for American participation in the re
parations controversy by Secretary
Hughes for the United States and
Lord Curzon for Britain, was practi
cally killed tonight by Secretary of
States Hughes and Ambassador Jus
serand, when Secretary Hughes told
Ambassador Jusserand that the plan
of America called for a “broad and
inclusive inquiry in Germany’s capac
ity to pay.”
The ambassador replied that his
country could not accept this proposal
unless simultaneous considerations
were given to international debts.
Secretary Hughes replied that the
American government could not see
how Germany’s capacity to pay was
affected by what France owed the
United States, and immediately after
ward the conference adjourned.
Secretary Hughes laid the case be
fore President Coolidge for his con
sideration.
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The regular weekly luncheon of the
Seward Chamber of Commerce was
held today with a large attendance
every seat at the long table being
taken. Mr. John Lincke of Anchorage
was the guest of honor. Mr. Lincke
reported that his section was promot
ing a cannery to handle local pro
ducts.
Mr. Lincke stated that the Anchor
age Chamber of Commerce had volet
that if any change or division of the
Territory was made, Anchorage woulc
stand solidly behind Seward as the
proper location for the capital.
The committee on glacier strean:
presented very elaborate estimates or
* the approximate number of feet oi
lumber, tons of cement and other ma
terial used, and cubic yards of exca
vation needed for the erection of £
flume to carry off the flood waters o;
Lowell creek. These figures are read}
to be placed in the hands of an engi
neer and the co-operation of Colonel
Landis will be asked upon his arrival
A communication from the Rec
Cross was read by Secretary Hannon
who was instructed to write a lettei
expressing the eppreciation of the
Chamber of Commerce for the verj
fine work performed by this organiza
4 tion, and to mail the Red Cross i
check for $14, with letter, this sun
being contributed at the meeting.
Various communications were read
among which was one from John W
Weeks, secretary of war, stating tha
a study was now being made to re
place the worn out sections of thi
cable system; also one from the Sew
ard High school thanking the Cham
ber for a picture of President Hard
ing donated by the chamber.
It wras reported by the secretar;
that the Navy department would prot
ably have the local radio station h
full operation again, in the near fu
ture.
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WILL SHUT TOUil
The trial of Robert Edwards of Sc
attle, and Ralph Wolfe of San Frar
cisco, charged with the murder o
4 George Edwards on Iliamna, lake las
August, will start at Valdez tomorrow
junprs and witnesses going over oi
the Northwestern.
Auxiliary meeting tonight.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6.—Herbert
A. Martin, a Pasadena business man,!
was killed this afternoon when the'
automobile while he was driving
| pllunged off the Mt. Wilson road to
the bottom of the canyon, 600 feet be-1
low.
PEOPLE ASKED TO GATHER IN
PLACES OF WORSHIP ON
THURSDAY, NOV. 29
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—President
Coolidge, in a Thanksgiving proclama
tion issued today calls to mind that
the year has brought to the American
people two tragic experiences, the
death of the late President Harding
and the Japanese earthquake, but says
that such experiences serve to test
and refine men of the nations.
The proclamation says that the
Nation has been blessed with much
of material prosperity, and the Presi
dent asks that the people gather in
their homes and places of worship, on
Thursday, November 29, to give ex
pression to their gratitude and “seek
the guidance of almighty God that
they may deserve a continuance of his
favor.”
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| NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—While Capt.
George Finlay Simmons has been
scouring the country for a staff and
crew to take the schooner Blossom
into the South Atlantic and Indian
oceans, the ship itself has been pre-i
pared for one of the longest cruises
ever undertaken by a vessel of her
size.
The expedition to the Antarctic isl
ands which starts from New London,
i for the Cleveland Museum of Natural
history is said to be one of the larg
i est ever undertaken for purely scien
t tific purposes. Everyone of the sixteen
I men on board the ship, except the
i three ship’s officers, is trained in some
I line that will aid in the collecting of
animal and bird specimens and in tak
ing notes on the geology, plant life,!
sometimes human life, and clima1ic;
I conditions in the regions that will be
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. d.—Seven
candidates are being voted on for the
' mayoralty today, although the cantest
- lies between Mayor Rolph, present in
i cumbent, and James B. McSheelley, at
■ present supervisor. They are the only
contestants in the race, who have the
support of the newspapers of the city.
HEAVY WAVES PREVENTS
i boat from landing supplies
I! The U. S. lighthouse tender Cedar,
Capt. J. W. Leadbetter, has been try
ing to land supplies at Cape Spencer
- light for over two weeks, the Ketchi
- kan paper states. Heavy waves pre
f vent it, and lulls ia the storms have
t been too few and short to permit any
7 safe landing.
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If you would like to see Seward
capital of Alaska, boost for division of
the Territory.
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AUTHOR OF “ABRAHAM LINCOLN’’ |$ SUED FOR DIVORCE
John Drinkwater and his wife, si apped not so long ago, when the two
were supposedly happy. News has come that Mrs. Drinkwater is seeking
a divorce and proceedings have been begun in a London court, but no de
tails of allegations are known..Drinkwater is a famous author and play
wright, and has to his credit such stage successes as “Abraham Lincoln,”
“Mary Stuart,” etc. He is in the thirtieth year of age and very popular.
METE OUT JUSTICE
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editor of official publica
tion KILLS OFFICIAL AT
TORNEY RIVAL FACTION
ATLANTA, Nov. 6.—Wm. S. Coburn
a widely known attorney and chief
counsel for the Simmons faction of the
Ku Klux Klan was shot and instantly
killed in his office late today by Phil
lip Fox, editor of the Imperial Night
Hawk, official organ of the Texas di
vision of the Klan.
A dispute between (he two men over
Klan matters was followed by the
shooting.
BHmSHBBOZE SI
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 6.—The
British auxiliary schooner Louis F.
was captured here last night after a
three hour chase by a revenue cutter,
during which time several shots were
fired at the fleeing craft. Liquor val
ued at $370,000 was seized by the cut
ter, and the vessel towed into this
port.
ALLIES WIT PUCE
STAY lH HOLMS
PARIS, Nov. 6.—Premier Poincare
today approved the suggestion of Bri
tain that the Allies make joint repre
sentation to Holland to prevent former
Crown Prince Frederick William from
leaving Holland for Germany.
SPENCER, Ind., Nov. rr.—Fourteen
bandits, traveling in four automobiles,
robbed two banks here today of over
$20,000, escaping posses sent in pur
suft.
The gasoline boat Murrelet, owned
by Dr. Kergin and Henry Georgeson,
sank In 22 fathoms of water off
Burnt Rock near Georgetown, says
the Ketchikan papers. On account ot
the depth of water where the boat
went down it will be impossible tc
raise her. ....... - - -.
Mr. Jack Price, foreman of the pih
driver crew, arrived in town last nigh
and will leave for Mile 52 Thursday.
LOTS CF MONEY
IB 1 MS PAY
IDITAROD HAS FEW PARALLELS
IN HISTORY OF TERRITORIAL
TOWNS, SAYS EXCHANGE
All ye that are weary and heav\
laden, how would you like to live in t
town that is incorporated, has so mud
money it does not know how to spent
it, and is tax free and care free?
Such enviable place is Iditarod city
in the heart of the Iditarod and Inno
ko placer mining and dredging dis
trict, which will have a winter popu
lation of 22 and a summer populatior
reaching into the hundreds.
The town has $3500 in the treasury
and revenues from Federal license:
amount to more than expenses, st
there is no reason for making a tax
levy. In fact, so flush is the towx
that it is stated a community electri<
light plant may be installed and juic<
furnished free to residents.
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PROHIBITION DEFEATED
IN ALBERTA ELECTIONS
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 6.—Yes
terday’s elections resulted in a deci
sive defeat for prohibition, and tin
adoption of government control of tin
sale of liquor.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—A propo
sal for a new naval base at Alameda
California, is regarded by Presiden
Coolidge as an unwarranted expendi
ture of public moneys, the Whit*
House announced today.
EIGHTEEN CONCERNS BID
FOR SCRAPPED WARSHIPS
\\ ASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—Eighteei
metal scrap concerns submitted bid:
today for six battleships and battb
cruisers on the ways at the nav:
yards, which are to be scrapped unde
the limitation treaty. The bids rang*
from $5000 for the uncompleted Con
stitution at Philadelphia to a grou]
bid for all six ships amounting t<
$600,000.
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TODAY'S FISH PRICES
Juneau—i-Halibut 13V2 and 8V6 cent
and sable fish 3% cents. -
Ketchikan—Fresh halibut 15 and 1
cents. —•—»—• •
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Auxiliary meeting tonight.
BERLIN, Nov. 6.—The government!
was aroused by the situation created
by the Bavarian National prepara
tions on the Bavarian-Thuringian
frontier has ordered three regiments!
to the region.
EXPOSE OF HOSPITAL GRAFT
SHOWS CONDITIONS WERE
DEPLORABLE
W ASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—Three mil
lion dollars worth of hospital and oth
er supplies were sold and delivered at
Perryville hospital to a Boston Salv
age concern for $600,000, it was testi
fied today before the Senate commit
tee investigating the Veterans Bureau
graft.
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SOLI TO HEM FORD
L.ANSE, Mich., Nov. 6.—Pequamin?
nine miles to the north of L’Anse, i:
Henry Ford’s town. The highest rem
, there is $1 a month, electric light anc
•j water are furnished, and the doctor’s
• bill is never more than $1.50 a month
and fuel famines are unknown.
The Detroit automobile concern ac
quired possession of Pequaming re
cently lrom Chas. Hebard and Sons
> pioneer lumbermen of the peninsula
' When the town was built in 188’
: the owners set about to make it som<
Lj thing different from other lumbei
!, towns. They wanted a community o
■ comfortable homes and happy, con
tented workmen. They seemed t(
think more of their men than they die
of their profits.
There are 105 cottages for the work
j men, two churches —one Protestan
] and one Catholic, an amusement hall
|ja good school, clubhouse, a water anc
electric light system, telephone ex
change, a general store where all resi
dents shop and public playgrounds anc
■ park.
’! Each workman pays the same rent
>1 $1 per month. He stuffs his stoves
! with hardwood at $1.75 a cord, a doc
| tor administers to the ills of the fam
I i]y at a charge of $1.50 a month, sic!
or well.
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BELGRADE, Nov. 6.—Jugo-Slavu
has given the Bulgarians 48 hours ir
which to fulfill their demands for re
pa'rations in consequence of a receni
attack on a Jugo-Slavia military at
tache in Sofiia. Unless her demand*
meet with a prompt comppliance or
j the part of Bulgaria, military actior
will be taken.
BERLIN, Nov. 6.—Many Jews suf
fered in the outbreaks here yesterday
their shops and stores being piun
s dered.
U Sunday, November 11th Is Armistic
Day, The American Legion will hoi
a dance Saturday iright in commemc
ration of the day.
SAN DIEGO AND TOKIO ALSO
FEEL HEAVY SHOCKS, BUT
SUFFER NO DAMAGE
CALEXICO, CaL, Nov. 6—The worst
earthquake shock of recent years hit
Imperial Valley at 2 o‘clock yesterday
afternoon, leaving a trail of buildings
dislodged from their foundations, with
twisted pillars and broken glass.
The general direction of the shock,
which was very severe, was from the
westward, starting with a series of
tremors and ending with several very
heavy twisting vibrations that caused
the damage.
San Diego Shaken
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 6.—The city was
shaken today by a heavy earthquake
shock at 2:08 p. m. Little damage
was done.
Tremors Start in Tokio
TOKYO, Nov. 6.—A sharp earth
quake shock centralizing 25 miles west
of Tokio was felt at 5:45 a. m. today.
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'i CHARLESTON, \Y. Va., Nov. 6.—
\ Twelve bodies were taken from the
•j shaft of a mine at Glen Rogers, in
which an explosion occurred. There
; is said to be little hope for the thirty
■ I men still wdthin the workings.
The problem of just how fox farm
ing firms and corporations are to
| make up their income tax returns is
something which may require a ruling
| from the department.
H. H. Murray and G. H. Wallace,
I the two government income tax ex
! perts now in Alaska advising with
tax payers regarding parts of the law
that might be confusing are not pre
J pared to give any definite answer as
I to how fox corporations may be hand
i led bv their department.
. j The fox industry is a new one, but
‘j has rapidly developed to considera
ble proportions. The rule that applies
to corporations handling stock will
hardly apply to fox farmers for the
simple reason that the latter cannot
j count their stock, as is true of stock
that is ‘branded. A particular farmer
may have a general idea of the num
ber of foxes on a particular island,
but after the young pups are born, it
would prove rather difficult for him to
set forth exactly the number on the
island in order that they might be in
cluded in his assets.
MOUNT VERNON, Nov. 6.—Watch
ed by three residents, four robbers
worked an hour this morning opening
fifty safety deposit vaults in the Far
mers and Merchants Bank of Edison,
- Skagit County. The observers of the
, crime feared to summon aid because
- one of the robbers who was heavily
armed, stood guard over them.
The bandits escaped with heavy
e loot.
»- Carpenters are needed at Mile 52,
it Is reported.