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VOLUME XVIII. NUMBER 187
SEWARD. ALASKA, SATURDAY. JULY 28, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
CH OF ISK1I
OTIltS GUARDS.
ARRIVES AT NOME
STORY OF TRADING SCHOONER
HELD BY SOVIETS, READS
LIKE PENNY THRILLER
NOME, July 2S— Romance and ad
venture has not vanished from the
sea, as evidenced when the little
** trading schooner Iskum, owned and
operated by a Tacoma firm, arrived
here yesterday. The Iskum was cap
tured and held at East Cape, Siberia,
by Soviet government officials, on the
alleged charge that Russian commer
cial laws Tiad been violated.
After being detained for over six
weeks, and despairing of aid Irom
the United States government, the
crew* overpowered their guards, sta
tioned on the vessel, placed them in
the hold in irons, and brought the
craft here, arriving yesterday after
noon. The captured Soviet guards
w'ere turned over to Federal authori
ties and the Iskum will proceed south.
WILL USE AMERICAN MADE
IMPLEMENTS IN TURKEY
NEW YORK, July 28.—The Otto
man Development Company announc
ed that a contract had been signed
to supply American agricultural ma
chinery in Turkey. The company is
also supplying machinery and teach
ers 10 Chinese farmers.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
WOMAN CHOSEN BY WORK
WASHINGTON, July 28—Secretary
Wallace chose Mrs. Louise T. Staley
dean of Home Economics in the Uni
versity of Missouri as head of the
newly established bureau of Home
economics in the departmetn of agri
culture at a salary of $5,000 yearly.
s.s.
Ulffl MW TOURISTS
The steamship Alaska arrived at 8
o’clock this morning with the follow
ing passengers for Seward: J. G
Amundson, Mrs. H. Kierulff, W. Kier
ulff, Miss J. C. Kierulf, Mr. and Mrs
Floyd Stone, L. A. Lamb, Mrs. Lamh
J. Cessford, H. C. Palmer, W. Simon
G. H. Millett, L. H. Billingsley, Mrs. I
Seaudett, Mrs. H. Utermark, A. Liv
ington, Miss Lucas, Miss E. Chapman
fc. Mrs. H. M. Wilson and child, Miss W
C. Wilson, Miss Wilson, S. K. Capps
Mrs. G. Johnson, J. A. Northway, Mrs
R. A. Erickson, Mrs. F. Blair, C. Berg
seth, Miss S. K. Drummond, Mrs. G
T. Beitner, Mrs. L. Smith, four steer
age passengers.
A large number of tourists were on
the Alaska.
Latouclie passengers were A. A.
Garcia, Wm. Leonard, Mrs. B. O’Brien,
Peter O’Brien, Miss O’Brien, John
Stenson.
BABY BOY BORN
An eight pound baby boy was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Painter, the
youngster’s arrival dating from Thurs
day night, July 26. Dr. Baughman
was attending surgeon.
JURY DISAGREES
MONTREAL, July 28.—The jury
which has been trying the case ol
Adelaide Delorme, former priest, who
is accused of murdering his brother,
disagreed.
4 BRITISH WIN FENCING TROPHY
LONDON, July 28.—The British
fencing team won the Roberi^Thomp
son trophy from the American team,
score 24 to 22.
DR. KOO ASSUMES PORTFOLIO
PEKING, July 28— Dr. Koo has as
sumed the portfolio of Foreign Minis
ter and Wank Kemin takes the port
folio of minister of finance in the new
cabinet.
The Seward Machine Shop is ex
periencing an unusual rush of work
^ this week, owing to many halibut
boats in port.
JAPANESE NAVY WILL GET
OIL FROM CALIFORNIA WELLS
SAN PEDRO, July 28.—The Japa
nese navy will obtain more than half
I its fuel oil supply from California
wells, according to a contract closed
today with the Standard Oil Co.
WILL ELIMINATE 12-HOUR DAY
NEW YORK, July 28—Elbert H.
j Gary, head of the U. S. Steel Corpo
ration has announced a meeting of the
presidents of all manufacturing sub
sidiaries of the steel corporation for
the elimination of the 12-hour day.
HOME OF MARK TWAIN BURNS
REDDING, Conn., July 28—The
home of Mark Twain, known as Storm
field, was burned today. Mr. Clemens
lived lieie during the closing years of
his life.
ON S. S.ALASKA
CAPTAIN WALTER A. DIBRELL,
SUPERINTEND OF U. S.
LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE
Captain Walter C. Dibrell, superin
! tendent of the United States Light
house Service for the Sixteenth dis
trict, with headquarters in Ketchikan,
arrived on the steamship Alaska, and
will remain until Seward until Mon
day morning.
Capt. Dibrell is one of the best
known officials in Alaska, having been
identified with the lighthouse service
for many years, first as inspector and
later as superintendent. He is on a
■* trip of inspection.
Capt. Dibrell is accompanied by his
wife.
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FARLEY REJECTS PLAN
WASHINGTON, July 28— Chairman
Farley of the Shipping Board, an
: nounced rejection of the plan for the
government operation of ships under
private owners which was submitted
by the association of steamship own
ers, and said he would soon make pub
lic a plan for direct government op
eration, the details of which are now
being worked out.
INDICTMENTS IN “POISON PEN”
LETTERS IS DISMISSED
NEW YORK, July 28.—Judge McIn
tyre dismissed the indictments today
charging George Maxwell, president
of the American Association of Au
thors and Composers writh sending A.
A. Ryan and others “poison pen” let
ters attacking the characters of Mrs.
Ryan and other women.
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THREE MOVING PICTURE CON
CERNS RESTRAINED BY COURT
NEW YORK, July 27—The state
attorney general’s office today obtain
ed an injunction restraining Walter
Johnson and three movie concerns, of
which he is alleged to be the head,
from selling stock to the public. Three
quarters of a million have already
been invested in these companies.
The companies are the Motion Pic
ture Production Company of America,
National Exchange, Inc., and Johnson
and Hopkins company, Inc.
INSANE RECAPTURED
CHESTER, 111., July 28.—Twenty
seven of the escaped convicts from
the home for the criminally insane,
were recaptured this week'. Thirteen
are still at large.
BREAKS POLE VAULT RECORD
CHRISTIANIA, July 28.—Charles
Hoff, Norwegian, broke his own pole
vault record with a leap of four point
two-one meters.
NO CHAOS IN EUROPE
NEW YORK, July 28.—Senator
Walsh, of Massachusetts, returning
from Europe, said he had not observ
ed any condition of chaos in Europe.
Carl Almy, U. S. Commissioner at
Valdez, will return to his duties at
the court headquarters this evening.
HARDING TALKS 0»
ALASKAN AFFAIRS
III SEATTLE SPEEC
ADVOCATES STATEHOOD IN TH
NEAR FUTURE OF FIRST JU
DICIAL DIVISION
RAILROAD IS DEVELOPING
COUNTRY IN RIGHT MANNER
Declares Must Be Further Restric
tion In Salmon Fishing Industry
Thru Creation Reserves
SEATTLE, July 28.—'"Alaska is des
tined for ultimate statehood in a very
few years,” said President Harding in
his first speech on Alaska, in the Uni
versity stadium grounds last ever'ng.
‘‘In a very few years we can wel set
off the panhandle and a large block
of southeastern Alaska as a State.”
In the same address he declared
for conservation of Alaska’s coal, oil,
timber and other natural resources;
advocated further restrictions be im
posed upon the salmon fishing indus
try through the creation of a Presi
dential reserve each year or by shut
ting down on the kind of gear used
by the canners.
He said Alaska should be developed
for Alaskans and that the time is at
hand for forest product development
in Alaska. The following are excerpts
from his speech:
“There is the necessity to provide
feeders for the railroad which the
government has built and which is
now operating satisractoruy.
“Federal government processes have
not paralyzed, but rather have pro
moted the right sort of Alaskan devel
opment.”
“I am altogether an optimist on
Alaska and its future. Alaska is all
right and is doing well. It has more
wealth and more population even now
than some states when they were ad
mitted into the Union.’*
“Alaska is world renowned for scen
^ ery, and I predict that in revealing
these splendors to travellers and |
tourists will be achieved the greatest
work for the upbuilding of the Alas
! ka of tomorrow. There is no sea trip
in the world to equal it.”
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t Transport Four Hours Late
i SEATTLE, July 27.—The Presiden
i tial party arrived at 1 o’clock this
i afternoon, four hours behind schedule
and though some of the features of
i the proposed program were necessar
, ily cancelled, the program in the
i main, which includes a personal ad
■ dress on Alaska, to be delivered on
j the University stadium late this aft
j ernoon will be carried out.
j A great crowd, the largest ever seen
i in Seattle, greeted the President,
thousands along the streets traversed
standing in the same position since
six o’clock in the morning, so great
was the anxiety to see the nation’s
chief.
Leaves for California
SEATTLE, July 28.—Despite four
hours’ delay as a result of his ship
wreck yesterday, President Harding
departed for California slightly behind
schedule time.
HIBERNIA BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY CLOSES DOORS
DENVER, Colo., July 28.—The Hi
bernia Bank & Trust Company closed
its doors this afternoon. Leo H.
Floyd, its secretary, admitted the em
bezzlement of a half million dollars,
and is now under arrest.
FIGHT AMONG TRIBESMEN
! PESHWAR, India, July 28.—Severe
fighting has broken out between tribes
men led 1fy the Nawabs of Amband
and Mianguin in the northwest part
of the province. Refugees are arriv
ing here in great numbers.
NEW RAILROAD FOR T. P. & G.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 28.—
The Texas Panhandle & Gulf Railway
asked the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for authority to construct an
extensive system in Texas and New
Mexico.
EXCURSIONISTS OH
STEAMER BUFORD
: BIG SEWARD
DESCRIPTION OF FORMER U. S.
TRANSPORT, NOW IN THE
ALASKAN TRADE
The former transport Buford, bear
ing a number of Los Angeles, San
Francisco, and Seattle excursionists,
is nearing Seward, on its trip to the
far North. The Buford is owned by
Ogden and Linderman, of San Fran
cisco, who operate the vessel under
the name of the Alaska-Siberian Navi
gation Company. Capt. Louis L. Lane,
a well known Alaskan and former
Nome man is in charge of the Buford.
Since being acquired by the present
owners the Buford, an ex-transport,
has been remodeled and refitted, and
now has unusual accommodations for
freight and passengers.
The Buford is 410 feet over ail, has
a beam of 44 feet, and a displacement
of 8650 tons. She is an oil burner and
has a speed of 12 to 13 knots. The
Buford carries 172 first class, 60 In
termediate and 300 steei age. All the
staterooms are equipped wltn necs,
and steerage passengers have beds
with spring mattresses all bedding be
ing supplied,by the company.
The vessel has a large social hall,
open to all passengers, a dance hall
with maple floors, an electric piano,
and a store handling everything car
ried on steamships for the comfort
of passengers, sold at cost plus cax
nage ana Handling cnarges. inis iea
ture was installed by the company as
an accommodation, no attempt being
made to make a profit.
Professional gambling, the curse of
the old time Nome carrier, has been
banned on the Buford, and no employe
is allowed to graft or hold up passen
gers for tips. On a recent trip Capt.
Lane learned that two of his employes
were holding up passengers for things
they were entitled to and he called
the steerage steward to him and rep
rimanded him, and disrated the sec
ond steward, confining him to his
room and setting him ashore upon the
boat’s arrival in Nome.
Capt. Lane makes an offer of re
turning any fares to any one report
ing attempts to graft on the part of
employes on the boat.
The Buford has a large deck space
for promenade. There are also four
open decks on which passengers may
lounge.
On the forward deck is a steel
house, steam heated, well ventilated,
and equipped with chairs, tables and
benches for the comfort of steerage
passengers.
There are many baths aboard for
both steerage and first class passen
gers. A shower is also provided the
steerage. All baths are free and may
be used as often as desired. In both
quarters are found drinking fountains
supplying icewater.
Cold storage facilities are unusually
large, there being 268 tons of freez
ing space, and 75 tons chilling rooms.
The bake shop will handle 400 loaves
at once. The boat is equipped with a
modern ventilating system of electric
fans. Every attention is paid to the
steerage trade, in both quarters and
food.
The radio system in charge of chief
radio operator Brock is modern, and
has a 4000 mile radius. Concerts are
given for all passengers, taken from
broadcasts in the States.
Following is the personnel of the
Buford’s officers:
L. L. Lane, captain; O. Noren, chief
officer; M. T. Barker, chief engineer;
W. A. Hopkins, purser; L. J. Barseau,
chief steward.
The owners of the Buford have ask
ed that the citizens of Seward come
aboard and inspect the ship while in
port here.
ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN
GIVES PROPERTY TO OWNERS
NEW YORK, July 28.—The alien
property custodian turned over more
than one million dollars to the own
ers of the estate of the German firm
of Beirsdorf & Co., of Hamburg, the
money being the proceeds from the
sale of the trade mark “Pebeco,” a
tooth paste sold in all markets of the
world.
NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF,
LEGiON AUXILIARY COMING
INDIANAPOLIS, July 28.—Believ
ing that Alaska will be the scene of
future land settlement on the part of
the veterans of the world war, Doctor
Kate Weller Barrett, National Presi
dent of the American Legion Auxiliary
will sail from San Francisco, August
15, for the northern territory to ob
tain fiist hand information on condi
tions there.
BROTHER SECRETARY BAKER
FINED FOR BOOZE RUNNING
NEW YORK, July 28.—Julian B. Ba
ker, brother to the former secretary of
war was fined a thousand dollars to
day after coast guards had boarded
j his boat and found six cases of whis
! key aboard. '
UNITED STATES MUSI
HE LARGE NAVY
HARDING SPEAKS TO 35,000 BOYS
IN SEATTLE
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SEATTLE, July 28.—“The United
States must place its chief reliance
for the preservation of peace in a
navy cf the first rank,” President
Harding said, addressing the Press
club in a speech to 35,000 boys. He
then asked them to pledge their alle
giancc to the *lag and to America.
LONGSHOREMEN STRIKE
NEW YORK, July 28.—Two thou
sand longshoremen went back to work
here today.
WEATHER FORECAST
Generally fair tonight and Sunday.
Mrs. Jerry Perry will leave on Mon
day’s train for Anchorage, returning
on Wednesday’s train if possible. Nc
calls for nursing will be answered un
til her return.
John Nelson, superintendent of the
water company, is confined to his
home with a bad case of lumbago. Dr.
Baughman is physician in charge with
Nurse Perry in attendance.
Frank H. Harper and wife, of Los
Angeles, will leave on the Alaska this
evening. They have been guests ot
the Hotel Sexton this week.
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Mrs. Gerhardt Johnson, wife of the
local contractor, arrived on the Alas
ka. after spending the past year in
the States.
The Bureau of Public Roads receiv
ed a new road grader on one of the
last boats, which will be shipped tc
the Hope-Gird wood operations.
HARDING IS IN DANGER
OF UN AWFUL LICKING
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE IN ROLE
OF POLITICAL PROPHET
EMPORIA, Kan., July 28.—Presi
dent Harding is in danger of getting
an awful licking in the 1924 elections
William Allen White warned in ar
editorial in the Emporia Gazette, to
day.
Sam Mejiseross has been ill with a
severe case of pneumonia at the Per
ry hospital, returning to his home Iasi
week fully recovered.
AUTO INJURES TWENTY
LIVERPOOL, July 28.—An autc
in a procession which was escorting
the Duke and Duchess of York, ran
into a crowd and injured twenty per
sons.
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Pierce, of Seat
tle are round trip tourists on the
Alaska.
C. F. House and wife of Hastings,
Oklahoma, are round trip passengers
on the Alaska, taking their first view
of the Territory.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Swift, of Texas,
are sightseeing in Seward today. They
are tourists.
TWENTY-FIVE OF LARGEST PRO
DUCERS WILL CLOSE DURING
MONTH OF AUGUST
CHICAGO, July 28.—Twenty-five of
: the largest crude oil producing con
j cerns of the country decided today to
! shut down through the month o; Au
gust, in order to stimulate and main
tain prices endangered by too heavy
production.
ADMIRAL NIBLACK RETIRED
WASHINGTON, July 28—Admiral
P. Niblack was retired from active
duty after a naval career of 47 years
which included important commands
in the world war, the Spanish Ameri
can war and the Philippine insurrec
tion; also taking part in the taking
of Vera Cruz.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 28.—Gen
eral Joseph Henri Gouraud arrived
here Thursday and is the city’s guest.
INFORMATION WANTED
Mrs. Mary Carr of Withernsec,
Yorkshire, England, wants news of
her husband, Edward Carr, who left
home in May, 1906, and she has had
no news of him. Carr is five feet,
three inches, fair, blue eyes, and has
round face, small nose, inclined to be
stout; aged 55 years. Left Seattle in
May for Latouche, Alaska.
The steamship Buford left Ketchi
kan at midnight last night, on her
way north.
Ml HAS FIFTY
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SEATTLE, July 28.—The steamship
Alameda sailed this morning with 19b
passengers, including 50 excursionists,
the smallest number for some weeks.
The following are Seward passengers:
Mrs. J. A. Hurling, \V. C. Erwin, Ern
est Marquardt, C. M. Chikson, wife
and baby, F. Wilcoxson and wife. Ray
Wilcoxson, Mrs. A. Neilson, H. J.
Frish and wife, W. J. Murray, H.
Hensche, Mrs. M. Odorimer and baby,
J. A. Mangan and wife, A. B. Ed
wards, C. A. Edwards, C. O. Forste
rom, - *
J. A. Mangan and wife of Fairbanks
are returning passengers on the Ala
meda, after a visit to the States.
NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS
MAKE LUDICROUS MISTAKES
Some very humorous mistakes were
made by the newspaper correspon
dents. accompanying the Presidential
party, the aftermath of which is just
reaching Seward. The Chicago writer
gravely states that the Guggenheims
owned the Alaska Central and the
Copper River railroad, and sold the
former to the government at an ex
orbitant price, retaining the paying
Copper River proposition. The Gug
genheims never owned a dollar in
stock in the present government rail
road; the Copper river railway being
built to haul their ore from their
mine to Cordova. They offered to sell
their road, but were turned down.
Another correspondent tells of the
President stopping at Metlakahtla
and holding a long conversation with
Father Duncan, over the Indian situ
ation. Father Duncan has been dead
six years.
Another dispatch says the President
stopped at Alert Bay to fish for sal
mon at the mouth of Campbell river.
Alert Bay is on Cormorant island at
the north end of Johnston' strait, and
Campbell river is 100 miles south on
Vancouver island, on the Gulf of Geor
gia.
Other correspondents found the
Guggenheims had developed a plot to
remove the capital from Juneau to
Anchorage thereby killing off Juneau
and dooming Seward to oblivion.
They made good reading for Alas
kans, but were fearfully raw and
improbable.