Seinen-d Dnily Gateumy
VOLUME XVIII. NUMBER 157
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
HUNDRED THOUSAND HOMELESS IN SICILY
LAVA STREAMS FLOW
DOWN MT. Ell
BURN! TOWNS
ELEVEN SICILIAN TOWNS HAVE
BEEN DESTROYED; 1C0.000
ARE HOMELESS
ROME, June 21.—Streams of lava,
are flowing from all sides of Mount
Etna, and eleven Sicilian towns and
cities have been destroyed in whole
or in part, and one hundred thousand
persons are homeless.
Mount Etna, a volcano on the isl
and of Sicily, is a volcano 9723 feet
high. Its base is surrounded by vil
lages and cities.
Entire District Threatened
CAlL'Ii \NIA, Sicily, June 21.--The
entire district of Lingualosa is threat
ened by wave upon wave of lava,
which is “weeping through tl.e fields
and towns about Casliglione. The
population is flteing.
Cities Are Menaced
ROME, June 21.—The cities of Lin
gualoso, with 15,000 population, and
Castiglione with 10,000 population, are
menaced by lava which has approach
ed to within three miles of the main
streets. Fires are breaking out all <
over the district, trees and vines melt
ing away before the molten lava.
Many Towns Destroyed
ROME, June 21—The towns of Pie
eoli, Pallamelato and Ferro, the let
■ ter in the iron mines district, have
been destroyed The district peuetiat
ed by the lava has nearly 3,000 per
sons to the square mile. About 75,000
are homeless in this district alone.
Several companies of soldiers arriv
ed here today to attempt to divert
the lava streams by trenches, \esu
vius is emitting dense clouds ot black
smoke and streams of lava are run
ning down the mountain’s sides.
Stock Destroyed by Flames
GIARRE, June 21.—Thousands of
head of goats and hundreds of acres
of choice vineyard land have been'
destroyed by the lava flow. Many
fields are covered to a depth ot ten
feet.
Pete Selto, a carpenter and contrac
tor from Nenana is on his way Out
* side on a short vacation trip.
Miss L. Courtney, a well known
. pianist and musician from Fort Gib
bon arrived on last night train, on
hex way outside.
SENATOR ASHURST SAILS
NEW YORK, June 21— Senator
* Henry F. Ashurst, of Arizona, sailed
today for Europe.
W. C. Blanker. a mining man from
Marshall, is a guest of the Hotel Sew
ard, on his way outside.
forest fires fm
SOME OLYMPIC PENINSULA TIM.
ber burning is report
OLYMPIA, June 20—A forest lire
was reported late yesterday in the
. storm area of the Olympic forest, to
the north of Lake Crescent, but it is
away from the down timber, according
to R. L. Fromme, federal 1 orest sup
ervisor here. It is believed to have
been caused by lightning, the first
fire of this origin for two years, it is
said.
With the hygrometer registering on
ly 28 per cent saturation yesterday af
# ternoon, it was feared in the office of
state forester Fred E. Pane that the
fire season had started, but this morn
♦ ing showed a change for the better in
weather conditions, with the hygro
meter showing 60 per cent saturation.
GAME COMMISSIONER REMOVED
SALEM, Ore., June 21.- Governor
Pierce has removed all *he members
of the Oregon game commission for
alleged lack of harmony.
Mrs. H. S. Balderston and daughter
Betty, arrived on last night’s train to
meet Miss Helen who is a passenger
from the States on ihe Alameda. Miss
Helen has been attending school Out
side. -.-*«<-*
C. W. Cheatham and I. G. Anderson
of the Bureau of Public Roads, are
registered at the V an Gilder.
ENGLAND MC1G
OVER DETENTION
RETALIATORY MEASURES URGED
UNLESS BARS ARE LET DOWN
AT ELLIS ISLAND
LONDON, June 21.—Ellis Island
immigration detentions were vigor
ously denounced in the House of
Commons today and a suggestion ad
vanced that Great Britain ought to
retaliate if the American government
does not change its methods of de
taining British subjects there.
ADMIRAL STEAMER HAS FIFTY.
TWO ROUND TRIPPERS
SEATTLE, June 21.—The steamship
Admiral Evans sailed this morning
with 127 passengers, including 52
round trippers. Her passengers for
Seward follows: Olive Baltimore,
Mary Brunt, Mrs. Kate Rohlstack.
Frank Wallace, J. L. Finch, A. P. De
Luct, and wife; Mrs. Ruth P. Moni
sey, Marion Morissel, Miss W. 0. Carl
son, J. P. Morgan, T. P. Marvett, M.
Summ, E. C. Humes, W. L. Harris. F.
R. Cox, C. G. Larson, J. S. Kules^ A.
H. McDonald, E. Inglis.
Following the announcement that
there is a sufficient surplus of coal on
hand, the Eska mine has been closed,
says the Anchorage Times, and 28 of
the 100 men employed returned to
Anchorage.
INTERNATIONAL TREATY FOR
FISHERIES RESOURCES
SAN FRANCISCO, June 21.—An in
ternational treaty for the conservation
and proper utilization of the fisheries
resources of the sea will be discussed
at the second Pan-Pacific Scientific
Congress to be held in Melbourne and
Sydney, Australia, on August 13 to
27, according to Dr. Barton director
of the California Academy of Sci
ences here who has been invited to
prepare a paper on this topic.
MICKEY WALKER SUSPENDED
NEW YORK, June 21.—Mickey
Walker, of Elizabeth, N. J., world’s
welterweight champion, was indefi
nitely suspended and his title declar
ed forfeited by the state athletic
commission for failure to accept a
challenge from Dave Shade of San
Francisco. Shade was given the title
by the commission.
Joe Mills, a prospector and miner
from Aniak, on the lower Yukon, ar
rived on last night’s train on his way
Outside.
POLISH PIANIST AND HIS WIFE f
Mr. and Mrs. Ignace Jan Paderewski, who recently returned to Poland,
after a short visit to the United States. Paderewski, once premier, does
not intend to again tutor politics.
DESPITE AGREEMENT TO DISARM
NAVY WILL BE STRENGTH
ED BY NEW SHIPS
WASHINGTON, June 21.— Eight I
large cruisers, four river gunboats,
and three cruiser submarines will
comprise the building program which
the Navy Department will present to |
Congress the coming season.
DRIFT EVADER AGAIN
AS HE
TAKEN IN CHARGE FOR ALLEGED
CONSPIRACY, BUT RELEASED
ON $10,000 BONDS
KANSAS CITY, June 21.—E. R.
Bergdoll, who was released from the
Federal prison at Leavenworth yes
terday, was rearrested today on an
alleged conspiracy charge, but was
released on $10,000 bonds. He is a
brother to Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
the notorious draft evader.
Sam Beatty, bookkeeper and time
keeper for Sims & Carlson, at Mile
12. is registered at the Seward.
Walter Forest, a well known old
timer and guide, arrived from Nenana
last night, on his way to Juneau.
EXECUHlENCy
GRANTED MB
PRISONERS
SEVENTY-FOUR PARDONED, MANY
OF WHOM WERE GUILTY OF
ANTI-WAR ACTIVITIES
WASHINGTON, June 21.—Execu
tive clemency was granted by Presi
dent Harding before his departure
for Alaska in seventy-four cases, twen
ty-seven of whom were world war po
litical prisoners. Applications for
clemency were not granted in eighty
four cases, including twenty-one po
litical prisoners still in custody.
The Socialists and Industrial Work
ers have been active in securing the
release of these prisoners.
OUTPUTS WILL BE TURNED IN TO
ACCOUNT OF REPARATIONS
PAYMENTS
DUSSELDORF, June 21.—French
officials are preparing to confiscate
and to requisition by force if neces
sary, German workmen to operate all
Ruhr valley industries, the output of
which will be turned in on account of
reparations payments. A decree to
this effect will be announced some;
time this week.
CLEVELAND, June 21.—A method
by which the mistress of the house
may completely change the mural de
corations of the entire domicile in a
few minutes is being devised here in
the laboratories of the General Elec
tric Company.
The new device, operated entirely I
by electric lighting, is capable of
throwing as many as 30 distinct wall
paper designs on the walls of the
room in less than 60 seconds, with no
human effort asve the movement of
a tinted glass slide on which are ar
ranged various colored daubings.
The effect is obtained by the use of
a specially made magic lantern box,
which, when concealed in the room
and arranged so that the wall designs
may be changed at will.
Peter Hansen, from Anchorage, for
merly connected with the sulphur
proposition at Akun, is in town.
H
TO UNITED STATES
VIA SCHOONER
AIRPLANE BADLY DAMAGED IN
TRIAL FLIGHT AND TRIP
BE ABANDONED
CHRISTIANIA, June 21.—A Nome
dispatch to the Aftenposte, says that
Raold Amundsen, the Arctic explorer,
who planned an airplane flight over
the North Pole, is returning to the
United States on the schooner Holmes
and will reach Seattle in about a
month. His airplane was badly dam
aged in the trial flight and the trip
has been abandoned.
LOCAL CANNERY GETS ALL
THE FISH IT CAN HANDLE
The Kodiak Island Fishing & Pack
ing Company received 1100 red sal
mon today, about all it can conveni
ently handle with Its present work
ing force. The fish are hard and firm
having just come from the ocean to
the bay. Another large shipment will
be made on the Admiral Evans.
KINGFISHER TAKES SUPPLIES
The steam tug Kingfisher left today !
for Days’ Harbor with a load of sup
plies.
PACIFIC COAST BE
SAN FRANCISCO, June 23.—D. C.
Jackling, copper magnate of this city
predicted this afternoon that in the
near future Pacific coast major power
lines would be linked up together un
der a system with an estimated an
nual output of six billion kilowatt
hours. "■ r
Heber Smith, an old time Slate
creek miner and long time resident oi
Valdez is visiting in Anchorage, but
expect sto make his permanent home
there.
Ben C. Delzelle, well known travel
ing man, is a guest of the Van Gilder.
He arrived from the Interior last
‘ night.
CORDOVA WILL CELEBRATE
The •Fourth of July committee at
! Cordova has collected $1500 for cele
| bration purposes.
J. J. Chisholm, who arrived on the
Watson, left today for Anchorage.
mm MARSHAL IS
SHOT Bl BOOTLEGGER
MIAMI, June 21.—Charles Bryant,
town marshal of Homestead, a nearby
town, was shot and killed last night
in the negro quarter when he at
tempted to raid a bootleg joint sin
glehanded. Later a mob captured a
negro known as “Gray Eye” Simmons,
the alleged slayer, and riddled him
with bullets.
G. O. P. PRELIMINARY ORGANIZA
TION STARTS WORK
WASHINGTON, June 21.--Prelimi
nary organization work for the 19-*!
republican campaign started yester
day in a seiies of regional confer
ences between Chairman Adams and
and National committeemen and
state chairmen to be held at various
points throughout the country. The
first was held Tuesday at Boston and
was attended by party leaders in six
of the New England states.
The Boston conference will be fol
lowed at a date not yet fixed by a
meeting at New York in which the
siates of New York, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland
will be represented. Party leaders
from Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee aud
West Virginia later will meet with
Mr. Adams and his associates in Cin
cinnati, and still further conferences
aie to be held in Chicago, Denver and
on the Pacific coast.
Before starting out the national
chairman discussed the general polit
ical situation and the plans of the na
tional committee with the President.
GEM WEST IS HIT
IT HEAT WIVE; .
MANY DEATHS
ILLINOIS, IOWA, MISSOURI AND
MINNESOTA SWELTER IN
TORRID ATMOSPHERE
CHICAGO, June 21.—Thirty-seven
deaths have been reported in the past
36 hours in the States of Illinois, Mis
souri, Ohio and Minnesota, the hot
wave showing no signs of abatement.
The parks in this city last night were
jammed with men, women and chil
dren seeking relief from the swelter
ing heat which enveloped the city.
Horses and livestock suffered con
siderably many deaths of draught ani
mals being reported throughout the
city. The mercury at times yester
day registered 100 degrees.
The weather bureau reports no sign
of relief during the next 24 hours.
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WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
PHILADELPHIA, June 2!.— Miss
Glenna Collett of Providence, Rhode
Island, national champion yesterday
won the Eastern golf championship by
turning in a card of SS for the third
and final round of IS holes. Her to
tal for the 54 holes mea il play was
248. r* r~'r~ ” ■ «- i ^
APPEAR IN CIVILIAN DRESS "
WASHINGTON, June 21.—Accord
ing to a new ruling all officers of the
Navy and Marine Corps at the Navy
I department in Washington, and in all
places other than naval and Marine
Corps stations and ships of war, must
appear in civilian dress when per
forming civilian duties.
MEXICO CITY, June 21.—Louis An
gel Firpo Tuesday afternoon knocked
out Jim Hibbard, American heavy
weight, in the second round. Hibbard
did not have the slightest chance in
his battle wijh the Argentino. Firpo
allowed him to go through the first
round and then knocked him out at
the beginning of the second.
The Civic Committee held a meet
ing last night at the city hall, which
was largely attended. It was decided
to hold a Fourth of July celebration in
Seward, sports and games for the kid
dies being about the only events in
the way of athletic sports. The Le
gion members and Auxiliary will have
charge of the affair and will arrange
a short, patriotic program. Owing to
the Brooklyn Eagle party and Presi
dential party arriving so soon after
the Fourth anything in the nature of
a celebration, it was thought, would
entail too much expense and work.
A coast guard cutter will be in port
during the Fourth and a ball game will
be arranged. The Odd Fellows will
also give a dance the night of the
Fourth. ,
In order to defray expenses and
secure prizes for the children, a dance
will be given Saturday, June 30, by
the entertainment committee of the
Civic Committee. It is hoped that
everyone will buy at least one ticket,
in order to raise funds for the occa
sion.
Hospital Sergeant P. T. Granten of
Tanana, with his wife, arrived from
the Interior last evening and will
take the Alameda for ‘he States.
The Admiral Watson which sailed
south recently, carried 45 tons of coal
from Anchorage to Alitak.