Itinerary of President Harding s Trip to Alaska Being Arranged
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VOLUME XVII NUMBER 103
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 19,1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
PUB FOR HUil'S
WESTERN TRIP
NUMBER OF SPEECHES WJLL BE
CANCELLED UNTIL HIS RE
TURN FROM NORTH
WASHINGTON, Apr. 19—Plans for
President Harding’s western trip have
developed to a point where a detailed
itinerary is under consideration at the
White House. The President has been
urged to curtail a number ot' speeches,
the first of which will be made west
of the Mississippi, in view of the fact
that he expects to extend the trip to
Alaska for inspection of problems of
the administration there. A sea trip
to Alaska and over (the government
railroad will be made under the pres
ent plans, will be made between the
President’s visit to Seattle and his
trip to Portland.
Just how long the Alaskan trip will
take is a question which makes the
selection of the exact speaking dates
impossible. However it is expected
. the trip will take about twenty to
twenty-five days.
The Presidential party will leave
Washington about the middle of June
and he will be accompanied by Mrs.
Harding, whom he feels the trip will
greatly benefit.
STOP SUGAR TRADING
WASHINGTON, Apr. 19—Injunction
proceedings <to shut off trading in su
gar futures were instituted today in
New York by the Federal government.
„ Following legal action raw sugar
tures took a perpendicular drop of
half a cent on the coffee and sugar ex
change today upon receipt of word
that the government was in earnest
in its prosecution of offenders.
GERMANY BEING PAID IN OWN
COIN SAYS PRES. POINCARE
PARIS, Apr. 19.—President Poin
care stated today that Germany’s com
plaint to the world in which she says
‘‘that the occupation of the Ruhr by
the French is inhumane and illegal,”
is strangely illfounded when persons
alive at that time remembers what
Germany w*as ready and willing to do
to France in 1871 had France not paid
her reparations to Germany.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
SPRINGFIELD, Apr. 19.—The legis
lative committee began its investiga
tion of the Herrin riots in secret ses
sion, from which the public and all
newspaper men have been barred.
Governor Small, Adjutant General
Brack, Attorney General Brundage and
Col. Sam Hunter were among the first
witnesses to be called. Open sessions
of the investigation will be held at a
later date.
• BRICK ELDRED TOPS
COAST LEAGUE BUTTERS
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 19.—With
seven hits in ten trips to the plate
Brick Eldred of Seattle topped the
Coast league batters for the first week
of the season with .700.
former demo candidate
BUYS DAILY IN FLORIDA
MIAMI, Rla., Apr. 19.—James M.
Cox, late preisdemtial candidate, to
day purchased the Miami Metropolis,
an afternoon paper, in this city. The
Metropolis is the leading paper in
South Florida.
Deluge of Bills Flood Legislature on Last Day
Albert Johnson Criticizes
Gary Plea for Immigration
PROMINENT SEATTLE MASON
JUMPS FROM AUTO INTO LAKE j
SEATTLE, Apr. 19—Bobby H. Mil-I
lett, prominent in business and Ma
sonic circles was found in the canal,
into which he had jumped from his |
auto, while crossing the Fremont
street bridge.
CHAMBER MEETING IT
CIMLTUGHT
—
ALL CITIZENS ARE ASKED TO AT
TEND IRRESPECTIVE OF
Tonight at 8:00 o’clock in the
council chamber at the <town hall will
occur one of the most rousing meet
ings of the chamber of commerce ever
held in Seward. Many matters of im
portance to every citizen of Seward
will Lumc up auu il is ucsuru nidi an
who can be in attendance.
Committees will be appointed from
representative citizens to work with
the civic committee of the tow'n coun
cil. It will be the duty of these citi
zens to act a shosts to visiting celeb-;
rities this summer, as w'ell as to work
! for the advancement of Seward in !
other ways.
It is important that every citizen
turn out; if the hall is too small an
adjourned meeting will be taken to a
larger place.
■men ism
AT BOOTH BENEFIT
'
NEW YORK, Apr. 19.—President
Harding has accepted an invitation to
speak in the Metropolitan opera house
May 10, at a testimonial to be given in
honor of General and Mrs. Ballington
Booth, heads of the Salvation Army.
MONTENEGRIN CROWN JEWELS
ARE FOUND AT CETTINGE
BELGRADE, Apr. 19.—Royal crown
jewels and valuable documents of
state buried when King Nicholas of
Montenegro died were dug from the
ground in a private garden at Cettinge
today.
ATTEMPTS BREAK JAIL
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Apr. 19.—
J. E. Wilson, who is serving from
ten to fifteen years for burglary and
who has been sought since last Fri
| day when it was thought he had es
caped over the prison wall, was found
today under the concrete floor of the
jute mill. He had burrowed the tun
nel, filling in behind him as he pro
gressed. A cache of food and water
was also located in the tunnel.
SOUTHAMPTON UNIONS
SOUTHAMPTON, Eng., Apr. 19.—
Shipping in this port has been slightly
disturbed the past week by a strike of
the members of the Southampton Sea
farers’ Union in protest against a re
duction in wages of one pound per
month.
BELIEVES CAPTAINS OF
INDUSTRY PEDDLING
PROPAGANDA
WASHINGTON CHAIRMAN OF IM.
MIGRATION COMMITTEE IS
OPPOSED TO PLEA
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 19 —
‘Judge Gary’s assault on the immigra
tion law as an economic calamity was
i most carefully timed move which
foreshadows an attack on the law by
captains of industry, which will be
launched ait the meeting of the United
States Chamber of Commerce in May,”
Representative Albert Johnson, of Ho
3uiam, Washington, chairman of the
House immigration committee charg
ed today,
Mr. Johnson’s remarks were caused
by a statement from the head of Che
United States Steel Trust that a la
bor shortage prevailed by reason of
drastic immigration laws.
RECORD FOR LAW MAKING
WASHINGTON, Apr. 19.—A record
for lawmaking wras made by Che recent
congress 631 bills being passed during
the session.
Daily Gateway, by mail, $10 yearly
FRENCH WILL FORCE
GERMANS TQ TAKE
BANK NOTES DECLARED INVALID
BY FEDERAL REISBANK ARE
DISPUTED QUESTION
ESSEN, Apr. 19.—Reports from
Dusenberg indicate that the authori
ties intend to use force in making the
Germans accept the seized banknotes
which the federal reisbank declared
invalid, as legal tender.
The troops of occupation seized
several billion marks from the banks
in occupied towns, and the German
government quickly declared them in-'
valid and warned the citizenry against
accepting them for lodging, food or
other purposes.
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MUST RESTORE PEACE
LEYDEN, Holland, Apr. 19.—"Any
nation increasing armaments should
be outlawed. America, Britain and
other neutrals must restore peace to
Europe,” Former Premier Nitti said
today in a letter read before the con
gress of the Dutch Society of Ethical
and Democratic Politics.
BE AT THE CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE MEETING TONIGHT.
Alaska and Washington Dry
Forces will Cooperate in Work
CONFLICTING CLAIMS WILL
BE ADJUSTED BY ALLIES
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18.—It is ex
pected that any conflicting claims be
tween the British, French and United
States interests, resulting from the
approval by the Angora government
of the Chester concessions in Turkey
will be adjusted by an international
tribunal in accordance with the posi
tion taken by the American observ
ers at the Lausanne conference.
The Seward Woman’s Club met
yesterday afternoon in the Red Cross
building for discussion of the failure
of the legislature to pass the bill giv
ing women the right to jury service
This bill has been held up by a squab- j
ble between the House and Senate un- j
til there is danger that it will not be!
passed this session.
A resolution unanimously endorsing ’
the bill was passed and the following
message sent to the Third division |
delegation:
“The Woman’s Club of Seward at a
meeting held this afternoon passed a,
resolution demanding the passage of:
the woman’s jury bill as originally j
drafted and voted upon by the female !
voters of the Territory. Amendments j
providing sex-exemption are not ask
ed for as they may defeat the passage j
of the bill.”
The Anchorage Club will hold a sim-J
ilar meeting tomorrow, when action
will be taken along the lines the Sew-!
ard club took. The Federation all over j
the Territory are taking a keen inter- j
est in the passage of this bill, and
will hold to a strict accounting those
legislators not favoring its passage.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEET
ING TONIGHT AT THE CITY HALL.
I
ARTHUR G. M» TO
REPLACE JUNEAU
DRY OFFICER i
FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND CHIEF
ALASKA DRY FORCES HOLD
CONFERENCE
SEATTLE, Apr. 19.—Closer co-oper
ation between the prohibition forces
of Seattle and Alaska will be brought j
about as a result of a conference here
yesterday between Arthur G. Mean,
prohibition chief ofr Alaska, and Fed
eral officials, it was announced by
Prohibition Director for Washington,
Lyle.
Mr. Means sailed for Juneau yester
day to relieve John B. Marshall, act
ing chief.
mrudor island is smo
TO 1IE BEEN MISTAKE
WASHINGTON, Apr. 19.—The naval
hydrographic office announced that
according to a recent survey Matadorj
Island, situated in the east group of
the Pacific does not exist and should.
be expugned from all chats of this
part of the Pacific. No terrestrial up- J
heaval annihilated the island however,
but it was erroneously located in an;
early survey and has since been car- J
ried on all charts.
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TODAY’S FISH PRICES
KETCHIKAN, Apr. 19.—Fresh hali
but, 12 and 8 cents.
EIGHT O’CLOCK, AT THE TOWN
HALL, BE THERE.
Election by Popular Vote of
Treasurer and School Com’r
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
LEGION ASK REMOVAL TAFT
WASHINGTON, Apr. 19.—The Na
tional Private Soldiers and Saiiors Le
gion, headed by Marvin Gales Sperry
today addressed a letter to Harding
demanding the removal of Chief Jus
tice of the jjjupreme Court William H.
Taft.
FIFTEEN MEMBERS OF
BASTROP K. K. K. |
SURRENDER !
I
BASTROP, La., Apr. 19.—Sheriff
Fred Carpenter today notified fifteen
defendants in the Moorehouse hooded
band murder cases to surrender to him
for trial. The accused men appeared
before the magistrate and were com
mitted, awaiting developments.
FIFTEEN FOOT SHARKS ARE
FOLLOWING SEAL HERDS
VANCOUVER, Wash., Apr. 19.—
Hundreds of large sharks, thought to
be following the seal herds to Alaska,
are lying at the entrance to the strait
of Juan de Fuca.
IN IMPERIAL IMLLEY
LOS ANGELES, Apr. 19.—Snow is
falling in Imperial Valley, California,
'Odav, an unprecedented occurrence.
CIPTURE OF DEMM !
IS HOURLY EXPECTED
LONDON, Apr. 19.—Capture of Ea
mon de Valera and his associates, the
Countess Markeivjcz and other leaders
is expected hourly. Free State troops1
are scouring the country where he was
last seen and a cordon of troops has
been thrown around the district in
which he has been hiding.
He was in consultation with Liam
Lyunch, who was so seriously wound
ed at the time that he died laiter. It
Is said De Valera fled so precipitately
he left part of his clothing behind
nun.
PHILADELPHIA, Apr. 18.—Arthur
Chambers, once the lightweight cham-i
pion of the world and who engaged in!
the longest battle with bare fistfc in;
the history of the squared circle, died |
from a stroke of paralysis in the hos-1
pital, aged 75. He won the lightweight:
title from Johnny Clark at Chippewa
Falls, Canada, in 1879, in 136 rounds,
the longest bout ever staged.
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 19.—At a
joint meeting of prominent republi
cans and democrats of California two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
was pledged for a campaign to bring
the national 1924 convention of both
parties to this city next year.
SOLDIER BONUS BILL
HOUSE PASSES FOSTER LITERACY
MEMORIAL— BOUNTY ON
WOLVERINES
(By Special Correspondent)
JUNEAU, Apr. 19.—A deluge of bills
flooded the legislature this morning,
which is the last opportunit yfor in
troduction except by unanimous con
sent. Twelve bills were introduced
in both House and Senate, together
with several memorials and resolu
tions.
The most important of the bills
include the election by popular vote
of the territorial treasurer and the
commissioner of education; a fish con
trol commission bill introduced in
both Houses in the shape of a resolu
tion for submission to congress for
the enactment of the Grant bill, con
trolling the salmon industry and pro
providing three zones or districts,—
western, central and southern, each
zone to have a different length fishing
season. 1 ne western zone woulu nave
a fishing season of twenty days; the
central zone would have a season of
thirty days, and the southern zone
operators could fish forty days.
Two bills were introduced which af
fect slightly the School of Mines and
Agricultural College at Fairbanks:
one makes the faculty appointive by
the board of trustees instead of the
president; the other makes the terri
torial treasurer ex-officio treasurer of
the college.
A bill was introduced providing for
the payment of a $15 dollar bounty on
Wolverines.
A bill was introduced abolishing the
office of Attorney General, by provid
ing for a Territorial Board of Control
to be named by the legislature.
A bill was introduced appropriating
$15,000 for additional relief of cases of
destitution.
Other minor bills carry total appro
priations of $15,000.
The Senate passed the amended sol
dier bonus memorial asking for a one
hundred and sixty-acre landgraut, or
lode or placer mining claim in Alaska,
to every ex-service veteran desiring
same; allowing location by power of
attorney; but asking assignment and
transfer provisions.
rne House passed tne Foster liter
acy memorial.
The House also passed the Foster
memorial asking that the Nelson game
bill be so amended as to permit the
election of an Alaska Game commis
sion; and besitowittg on the commis
sion the power to control Alaskan
game matters.
The Polley anti-dope bill was also
passed by the House.
MEMORIAL DAY FLOWER
WASHINGTON, Apr. 19.—Wearing
poppies on Memorial day was indors
ed by President Harding in a letter to
T. L. Huston, commander in chief of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
MARKS REACH RECORD PRICE
BERLIN, Apr. 19.—Marks dropped
today to 33,000 for an American dol
lar, a record low price.
NAVY YARD PAY INCREASED
WASHINGTON, Apr. 16.—Pay of
civilian workers in the .navy yards
were ordered increased Saturday.