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VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 239
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
MILITIA DISPERSES
ATTEMPT CONVENE
OKLA. LEGISLATURE
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Sept. 26
Oklahoma rebel legislators were dis
persed by the military at noon yes
terday when they attempted to con
vene in svecial session of the lower
house to seek the impeachment of
Governor Walton.
There was no violence done, as a
curt order from Colonel Key, military
commander of the city not to attempt
to assemble was given them. He also
read an order to them forbidding the
assemblage of any or all members ot ;
the legislature during the present pe-1
riod of unrest. He ordered the legis
lators to disperse immediately, and
they slowly walked away to their
homes.
OKLAHOMA CITY, September 27—
Oklahoma rebel legislators were dis
persed by the military when they at
tempted to convene in social session
in the lower house, to seek the im
peachment of Governor Walton, grow
ing out of the latter’s light against
mob violence and the Ku Klux Klau.
The governor had forbidden the ses
sion on the ground that it could be
called under the Oklahoma constitu
tion only by the Governor, and charg
ed the members seeking to meet, with
domination by the Klan. The governoi
has held parts oi the state under mar
tial law for some time with military
courts investigating floggings and
other violences.
No violence attended the dispersal
ot the legislators, who were barred
from the capitol.
WALTON HITS AT ENEMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, September 27—
Regarded here as a “come-back” at
W. B. McBee, for McBee’s efforts to
bring about the impeachment of Gov
ernor Walton by a special session ot
the Oklahoma legislator, Walton to
day stopped work on the million dol
lar state highway project in Stephen
county, which McBee represents,
pending investigation of the governors
charge that McBee is affiliated with
“the cement trust.”
MAKE NEGRO EAT OWN EAR
OKLAHOMA CITY, September 27—
In support of liis light against the Ku
Klux Klan in Oklahoma, Governor J.
C. Walton today published extracts j
from the testimony given to the mil-;
itary commission by J. H. Smither-1
man, a negro, in which Smitherman
said a masked band at Tulsa beat him '
mercilessly, cut off one of his ears and j
then attempted to make him eat it.
“FIERY CROSS” REMOVED
AUA, Okla., September 27—The
“Fiery Cross” over the Ku Klux Klan
headquarters here was torn down by
the sheriff yesterday on orders of the
Governor.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 27.—Mar
tial law will be invoked in another
county, Governor Walton said tonight.
Oklahoma ?.nd Creek counties are now
under military rule.
MONTREAL, September 27—After
funeral services for Mrs. Elizee La
Flamme, of St. Jean Baptiste de Rou
ville had been halted because one of
the mourners pointed out that rigor
mortis had not set in and the woman
might be alive, physicians later to
night examined the body and pro
nounced her dead.
BODY FOUND AT PRICE RUPERT
MAY BE THAT OF M. IVERSON
The body of an unidentified woman
found floating near Prince Rupert last
week is believed by Anchorage citi
zens to be that of Miss Mollie Iver
son, who disappeared off the Alameda
in that vicinity about a month ago.
Miss Iverson visited in Anchorage
for nearly a month prior to her de
parture to the States, and soon after
her disappearance her brother, Mr.
Nearhouse, left for Seattle to investi
gate the case, it Is believed the girl ;
became seasick, and leaning over the <
rail to vomit, swooned and fell over.
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DEMPSEY HAS MADE OVER
TWO MILLION AS CHAMPION
OMAHA, Sept. 26.—Jack Dempsey,
who is en route to Salt Lake, was in
terviewed and said that the champion
ship so far has netted him over two
million dollars.
WILL TAKE TWO YEARS TO
EXPLORE KING TUT’S TOMB
LONDON, Sept. 26.—Howard Car
ter, one of the discoverer sof King
Tut’s tomb lecturing here said that
less than a fourth of the contents of
the tomb had been removed and that
the work of exploring the tomb will
take at least two more years.
JAPAN WILL SPEND HUGE
SUM FOR SUPPLIES IN U. S.
TOKYO, Sept. 26.—The privy coun
cil has authorized the expenditure of
300,000,000 yen in foreign countries
for supplies.
POLYCLINIC STARTS
UP IN SEATTLE TO
HELP ALASKANS
Many Alaskan who have been in
tending to visit Mayo Brothers insti
tution at Rochester, Minnesota, may
now have their ills diagnosed and
surgical operations performed at the
Polyclinic, 509 American Bank Build
ing, Seattle, where a clinic of six able
physicians and surgeons, has been
started.
The physicians and surgeons com
posing this clinic, are such well known
men as C. L. Templeton, Kenneth J.
Holtz, Earle F. Ristine, Homer Whee
lon, C. F. Davidson, and TI. J. David
son, all of whom are among the best
in their lines to be found on the
Coast.
Many Alaskans who have been
treated at the Polyclinic are loud in
praise of benefits received, and there
is no doubt but that the institution
will be liberally patronized by North
erners, who have heretofore made the
long and expensive trip to Mayo
Brothers because they knew of no
other like institution.
The institution has one of the most
complete X-ray laboratories on * the
Coast. Dr. Ristine, one of the staff,
was with Mayo Bros, for a number of
years and his confreres are equally as
well known.
LOS ANGELES, September 27—A
victim of a holdup last night known
to the police officers only as McCutch
eon, died today as the result of a se
vere kick, administered by the bandit
who took his money. The robber held
up McCutcheon at the point of a pis
tol and then went through his pock
ets, later kicking him in the stomach.
Malcolm Wilson, representing Caro
Bros, of Juneau; and H. B. Madland,
the well known Seattle Hardware Co.
representative have wired they will
arrive on the Alaska and will be at
the Hotel Van Gilder.
MASS MEETING SATURDAY
A mass meeting will be he'd ar A.
B. Hall Saturday nign.t at o clock,
to discuss the Bond issue Mayor Ray,
Senator Chamberlin and others will
address the :• • f.tiag. Music by the or
chestra. A1 c.uens interested in tin
advancement of the community are in
viced.
fllSIS Ml HELD FI
SHOOT!! ill'
Mrs. B. J. Everman of Engineer
sreek, near Fairbanks, has been find
ing her cattle dead from gunshot
pounds from time to time, and lately
lohn Bernstitch, also of Engineer
:reek, was taken into custody charg
ed with the shooting. It is claimed
that a feud has existed between the
parties for some time, and the defen
lant Is alleged to have taken It out
ipon his neighbor’s cattle.
JAPANESE CITIES
ARE VISITED BV
TOKIO, Sept. 27.—Another severe
earthquake occurred in Japan in the
Hiroshima district. Lt was especially j
violent around the city of Kure, but
nothing is known as to the loss of
life, which is said to be great.
DENVER, September 27—F. Mohr
of Dallas, Texas, general manager of
the Gulf division of the Western Un
ion Telegraph company, today was el
ected president of the Old Time Tele
graphers and Historical Association
at the fortieth annual convention of
the organization here. New Orleans
■was chosen as the 1924 convention
city, the date to be set later. The 200
or more old-timers—none of them hav
ing had less than twenty-years’ ex
perience as a telegrapher—are spend
ing the day in the Denver mountain
parks.
BELOW FHEEZIN.j THIS MORNING
Weather cnu n. ioa-5 today won z'j
above; clear and caim.
HEftI! GLAM PACK HI
SNUG HARBOR THIS YEAR
About 30,000 cases ot' razor clams
or almost twice the quantity packed
in the entire Cook Inlet district last
year, have been put up by the Pioneer
clam cannery at Snug Harbor, accord
ing to reports received here.
The cannery has just ceased oper
ating tor the season, and the crew is
booked for passage to Seattle on the
Pacific Steamship Company liner Ad
miral Evans.
ADMIRAL WATSON OUT WITH
LIGHT LISTING FOR SEWARD
SEATTLE, Sept. 27.—The steam
ship Admiral Watson sailed this morn
ing at 9 o’clock for Seward, with 18
passengers including the following
for Seward: Mrs. O. A. Braafladt, and
daughter Marjorie; F. H. and J. A.
Hammer, W. E. Wray.
Airs. O. A. Braafladt, and daughter,
who have been visiting for several
months, are returning passengers on
the Admiral Watson.
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Simons arrived
in Seward on last night’s train. Mr.
Simons is a well known guide.
OREGON BUT FITlC
10 SALEM RESIDENT
SALEM, September 27—Mrs. Jos
eph Kerns, of Stayton, Ore., died here
last week, as the result of being over
come by heat. She was picking hops at
a yard. Mrs. Mary Green of Portland
also was overcome by the heat at the
hop yard. She will recover.
September heat records for thirty
five years were shattered in Portland
the first part of the month when the
mercury climbed to 95 degrees. At
Eugene a maximum of 100 degrees’
temperature was reached, while at
Medford the mercury attained 104.
FRENCH WILL CONTINUE
ALONG FORMER LINES
DUESSELDORF, September 27—
Indications that the French will con
tinue along their usual course until
formal action is taken by the Berlin
government, was shown today when
the French took over two additional
mines.
BASEBALL SCORES
American League—New York 3, De
troit 8; Chicago 0, Washington 1,
Boston 3; St. Louis 2, Cleveland 5 ;
Philadelphia 3, Cleveland 6.
National League—Philadelphia 0,
Pittsburg 6; St. Louis 7, Brooklyn 5.
WOMAN CHAIRMAN TRADE
UNION CONGRESS FOR YEAR
LONDON, September 27—Miss M.
Bondfield, leader among the women
workers, was elected chairman and
general counsel of the Trades Union
Congress for the coming year.
ESTIMATE LOSS EARTHQUAKE
HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION YEN
TOKIO, September 27—The Japan
ese army estimated the loss in the
earthquake at one hundred and fifty
million yen. The government is taking
steps to prevent profiteering.
AVIATORS WILL TRY AND
ABOLISH STUNT FLYING
LOS ANGELES, September 27
More than one hundred aviators or
ganized the Professional Pilot’s As
sociation, with the chief object to ab
olish stunt flying.
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P
BERLIN, September 27—The Prus
sian cabinet has decided to establish
public feeding stations throughout
Prussia to eliminate the growing dis
tress from the dislocation of food sup
plies and chaotic price ranges.
(Anchorage Times)
A letter was received last week by
Secretary Booth of the Anchorage Ig
loo of Pioneers telling of the death of
John C. Davidson, of Egegik, in the
Bristol Bay district from a stroke of!
apoplexy.
Up to the time of his death he was
employed by Libby, McNeil and Libby
as a mate on one of their schooners.
He was a former resident of An
chorage and is survived by a wife in '
Seattle.
NEWNAN, September 27—Grady
Minter late today was found guilty
of murder with recommendation of
mercy, by a jury here today in con
nection with the death of his brother
in-law, Millard Trouton, whose body
was found floating in a creek near the
Cowetta County line. The verdict car
ries a term of life imprisonment. Gra
dy Minter confessed that he was a
member of the party that kidnapped
Trouton and threw his body in the
creek.
J. W. Minter, father of Grady was
found guilty of the murder of Trouton
yesterday, and late today was sen
tenced to hang on October 12th.
Louis Bell, mayor of Snug Harbor,
was an overnight visitor in Seward.
He reports game very plentiful in his
section this year.
Mrs. Bert Denny and son of Curry,
arrived on last night’s train and are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Thoday.
Harry Johnson, of Moose Pass, re
turned to his home on today’s train.
Major James F. Byrom, who recent
ly passed through Seward to take
command of a detail of the Seventh
Infantry stationed at Anchorage, is
one of the best known officers in the
army. He came direct from Waynes
boro, Va., where for four years past
he has been instructor in a military
academy. He is a Texan and gradu
ated from West Point in 1914. When
the world war broke out he was as
signed to the aviation service and for
a time was on special duty in Wash
ington, D. C.
10 WOMEN AT
JUNEAU sun,
FIGHTER IS HELD
JUNEAU, September 27—Harry
“Battling” Johnson, of Alberta, Cana-1
da, who claims to be an amateur wel-;
terweight champion, was arrested I
here this morning charged with the
murder of Hilda Weiss and “Billy”!
Mason, whose bodies were found in a i
local underworld resort Monday morn- J
ing.
Johnson protested that he was in
i
nocent. He admitted in a signed state- j
ment that he was in the resort, but ■
claims that he found both women dead
when he arrived.
The women, whose bodies contain-1
ed several bullet wounds, came here !
from Ketchikan last April, and open a '
cigar store in Lower Front street, in
back of which, authorities say, a
house of prostitution flourished.
Johnson was a headliner in the
main boxing bouts at three of the Am
erican Legion smokers this summer.
MADRID, September 27—New cen
sorship provisions prohibiting the pub
lication of any reports referring to
plans of military directory except on
authority.
ALASKA DUE TOMORROW
The steamship Alaska is due from j
the south tomorrow some time. The |
Alaska will go as far west trip trip as ;
Uvak, returning Sunday evening or!
Monday morning, southbound. It is
stated that the boat is practically sold
out for the trip south.
BULGARIA TO FIGHT TO END
SOFIA, September 27—“Bulgaria
will fight to the last ounce of her
strength, not only in her own battles,,
but in the world’s struggles,” said
Premier Zankoff, in an interview.
CHICAGO, September 27—While
the general chairman of the switch- j
men’s union were closing their ses- j
sion here today, havcing agreed to
demand restoration of a higher wage j
scale for night workers, the general i
chairmen composing the Joint Asso-:
ciation of the International Brother- j
hood of Firemen and Enginemen were j
discussing the form of their proposed !
demand, with no prospect of an early
decision.
VET DELEGATES TO GET
SAN FRANCISCO, September 27
Delegates attending the American Le
gion National Convention here in Oct
ober, will be granted half rates on all
shipping Board Vessels. A telegram
received at the convention headquar
ters today from Meyer Lissner, a
member of the board, said that the
rates would be effective on lines run
ning from South America and on all
other lines.
STEAMER AVERAGES 25
KNOTS FOR 44 HOURS
NEW YORK, September 27—The
British steamship Majestic making a
record run from New York to Cher
bourg, Sir Betram Hayes, her com
mander wirelessed, averaged twenty
:ive knots for forty-four hours ending
aoon Wednesday.
_lEUT. BLODGETT RECALLED
TO STAND IN INQUIRY
SAN DIEGO, September 27—Lieut.
Laurence F. Blodgett, navigator of the
[J. S. S. Delphy, who led six other
ships to destruction on the rocks off
Honda, California, September 8th,
*as recalled to the stand today, when
;he Inquiry was resumed.
BULGARIA WILL STRENGTHEN
HER MILITARY FORCES
SOFIA, September 27—The allied
governments through a commission of
Military Control, created by the re
cent treaty, authorized Bulgaria to in
crease her military forces until they
are sufficient to cope with the situa
tion in the interior.
MANUFACTURED GOODS
MAKE UP MOST EXPORTS
WASHINGTON., D. C„ Sept. 27—
Manufactured goods constitute nearly
half of the American exports in Aug
ust, and crude materials, were the
largest item of imports.
SIX INCHES SNOW IN INTERIOR
Six inches of snow fell in one night
during the past week, in the region
extending from Curry south to Tal
keetna. During the snowfall telephone
and telegraph wires were down.
N. L. Wimmler, of the Bureau of
Public Roads, is on his way to the
coast, having wired for reservations.
W. J. McDonald, John Brady and
Mr. Flory of the forestry service are
at Kenai lake today, and are txpected
to arrive in town Saturday.
J. S. Shaw, a Chandelar operator,
arrived on last night’s train and is
registered at the Seward. He reports
a good season, about $100,000 being
taken out of the camp. He is on his
way to the States.
W. C. L U. HEAD m
COLUMBUS, O., September 27
Pronouncing any movement to restore
wines and beer as ‘‘an out and out is
sue of lawlessness against law,” Miss
Anna A. Gordon of Evanstown, 111.,
called upon all women to use their
ballots effectively at the coming elec
tion to defeat the ‘‘wet” forces in an
address before the union’s convention
today.
ERIDGE CLUB TO MEET
The Bridge Club will meet with
Mrs. A. E. Rucker at the usual time
Friday afternoon.
According to reliable reports re
ceived, the Standard Oil drillers have
penetrated the W. G. Lee claim in the
West field at Cold Bay to a depth of
350 feet and are still going strong.
The size of the hole has been re
duced, it is reported, with an even
break in the run of luck, better pro
gress should be made, although the
formation is still very hard.
The company’s road from Becharof
Lake to the seepage has been com
pleted and good progress is being
made by the Standard on its road to
the Lathrop claim.
The heavy construction work on the
Alaska Road Commission road out of
Kanatak is practically completed. This
road has been completed over the
summit and work is continuing toward
the lake.
Hank Frost, who recently returned
from a four weeks trip through the
big game district back of Skilak lake,
reports moose unusually numerous.
Mr. Frost states that his party saw
several hundred moose on the trip, in
many places they were like herds of
cattle.
Two hundred additional applica
tions for oil permits were filed dur
ing the year ending June 30, accord
ng to Frank A. Boyle, register of the
LF. L. land office.
Of these 73 were filed on at Cold
Bay, 88 at Aniakshak, 23 at Iliamna,
:wo at Katalla, 3 at Yakataga, one at
Anchorage and 10 at Susltna, involv
ing a total of 512,000 acres.
To date there have been 1101 oil
land entries, involving 2,727,760 acres
jf land.