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VOLUME XVIII.
NUMBER 244
SEWARD, ALASKA,
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 3—An
amendment to the Oklahoma consti
tution authorizing the State legisla
ture to convene itself to consider im
peachment proceedings against Gov
ernor Walton and other officials in
Oklahoma, carried overwhelmingly
yesterday, probably by three or four
^ to one.
The measure authorizing a soldier’s
bonus of thirty millions appears to
have been defeated.
A long drawn out fight in the courts
testing the legality of yesterday’s
election is planned by the governor.
STRIKE WILL BE OVER SOON
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—The 11 day
strike of the newspaper men of this
city is expected to terminate Monday
morning according to reports after
the meeting of the union last night.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—President
Coolidge favors creation by congress
of a Federal department of public
welfare with a member of the cabi
net at its head.
BANDITS GET PAYROLL
LONGHORNE, Pa., Oct. 3.—Four
masked bandits early today overpow
ered the watchman at the hosiery mill
here and bound him to one of the ma
I * chanes and escaped with the payroll.
HOUSES MUST BE FIREPROOF
NOW IN BERKELEY, CILIF.
BERKELEY, Oct. 2.—Under the
terras of a new ordinance all houses
in this city that were burned by the
recent fire and rebuilt will have to
have fireproof roofing.
BERLIN, Oct. 3.—The Military to
day arrested 200 men in the neighbor
hood of Doeberitz camp outside of
Berlin, charging them with gathering
for an attempted military coup
against the government. Doeberitz
was the starting point of the Von
Kapp coup of March, 1920, and always
has been the center of monarchist
plotting.
MILLIONAIRE MINING MAN
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
LEADVILLE, Oct. 3.—John Cam
pion, a millionaire mining man of
Denver was killed today when his
automobile jumped the roadway and
hurtled into the Arkansas river.
LONDON, Oct. 3.—A Reuters’ dis
patch from Berlin says there is a feel
ing in Berlin among political circles
far from optimistic concerning the
successful agreement with France on
reparations. Suspicion prevails that
the French government will prove
more uncompromising and will still
make further impossible demands.
The whole country is described as
perfectly tranquil including Bavaria,
but political situation in Saxony is
said to be serious.
GASOLINE TAX HITS DRIVERS
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2.— Begin- !
ning Sunday, Sept. 30, all automobile j
drivers are compelled to pay a two |
cent tax on every gallon of gasoline
used iu their cars. The proceeds 01 |
the tax, which will be state wide, will j
be divided up between the counties ,
and used for the upkeep of the high-1
ways of the state.
BANKERS WANT DEBTS TO
ALLIES CANCELLED BY U. S.
—
ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 3.—Walter j
\Y. Head, of Omaha, new president of
the American Bankers association,
announced that he would begin a cam
paign immediately to carry out the as- J
sociations’ demand for cancellation of
the Allied debts to the United States
in exchange for a rigid, guaran
tee of peace in Europe for a number
of years.
SILL TOWN AGENT
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.—Lee H.
Landis began his career in 1890 as a
station agent for the Philadelphia &
Reading system, and was later with
the Burlington and Santa Fe; came
to California in 1910 and became the
western manager for associated Oil
in 1917. He was a major in the en
gineer corps during the war, and
joined the Western Pacific in 1920.
SEATTLE, Oct. 3.—The Japanese
government will buy 260,000,000 feet
of lumber in United States markets
during the next six months for re
construction work, according to word
received from the Department of
' Commerce today by Puget Sound
lumber dealers.
RAT IS BECOMING A PEST
IN MANY PARTS OF LONDON
LONDON, Oct. v.—The rodent ral
is becoming more and more a pest in
! England this winter. Some 750 muni
! cipalities are uprising in the clestruc
; tion of the rodent and siaie under
the combined efforts of all concerned
I that the rat will soon become a rarity
' in England.
THIRTEEN HUNDRED GIN
MILLS RAIDED BE POLICE
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3.—Thirteen
hundred wide-open gin mills were
raided and closed last night and this
morning by State police and Federal
authorities, acting under orders from
Governor Pinchot.
SPANISH MAIZE IS HURT; SHOT
TORONTO, Oct. 2.—The racehorse
Spanish Maize, belonging lo Commo
dore J. K. L. Ross fell in a steeple
chase hero today and was so badly in
jured he had to be shot.
WOOD WARNS MANILA POLICE
RESPONSIBLE FOR DISORDERS
MANILA, Oct. 3.—Fear of sanguin
ary conflicts of the opposing parties
of the election caused Wood to warn
the police they would be held respon
sible for disorders and constables
were ordered to prevent any ballot
frauds in the provinces.
JAPANESE RAISE HUGE FUND
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.—Japa
nese residents in Northern California,
Nevada, Utah and Colorado contribu
ted $365,000 to the relief fund.
FUJI, JAPAN’S MOST FAMOUS MOUNTAIN. ABOUT SIXTY MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOKIO
A distant view of Mount Fuji, a dormant volcano about siixty miles southwest of Tokio, Japan, this is
the key to the violent earth shocks which destriyed Yokohama and Tokio, with many other smalled cities.
EUREKA, Cal., Oct. 3.—Alex Kels, a
wealthy butcher of Lodi, confessed
this morning that he killed a stranger
on his ranch near Lodi, September 12,
set fire to a hay stack and burned the
body, and disappeared in order to en
able his wife to collect $100,000 in
surance money.
PENSION LIST DECREASED;
BUT PAYMENTS INCREASED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—The Fed
eral Pension list was decreased by
7260 names during the fiscal year
but expenditures have increased by
; $9, 205,000.
PORTLAND, Oct. 3.—“Censorship
of motion pictures is dangerous to
j freedom of speech and a free press
was declared in a report submitted to
night at the annual convention of the
International Labor Press of Ameri
ca, submitted by its president, Mat
thew Woll.
GIRL LOWERS RECORD
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2—Florence
Chambers won the fourth seal rock
swim for girls today, lowering the re
cord 15 seconds.
MARINE CORPS WIN MATCH
CAMP PERRY, Oct. 3.—The United
States marine corps won the national
rifle team match, a feature of the big
event being the national rifle asso
ciation tournament with a score of
2836 or 60 points better; the cavalry
and infantry were third, and the navy
was fourth.
FLIES MAKE LIFE MISERABLE
IN YOKOHAMA AND TOKIO
TOKIO, Oct. 3.—Great hosts of flies
fattened on the festering corpses of
the earthquake victims are making
life in Yokohama and this city unen
durable, as few habitable buildings
have been erected sufficient to coun
teract the insect plague. Americans
have established a screened buffet
for countrymen obliged to visit the
strickn cities. Numerous earth tre
mors are being recorded.
MEMBER OF ALLIED CONTROL
ASSASSINATED BY REDS
DUSSELDORF, Oct. 3.—The com
munist newspaper here publishes this
evening a dispatch from Munich say
ing a member of the Allied control
commission had been assassinated
but there is no confirmation of the
report from any other source.
SEATTLE, Oct. 3.—Frederick Otto
Burckhardt, the Chilkoot canneryman,
who is suing his wife for divorce and
custody of their young son, spent the
i most of yesterday afternoon on the
witness stand trying to convince the
court that his wife does not know how
to bring up their son Frederick Otto,
junior, properly,
“Since the boy has been with his
mother, his manners have deteriorat
ed greatly,” Burckhardt went on with
apparent feeling. “I was surprised
. -when he sat down at the Club writh
i me the other night, and ate like a lit-!
tie heathen.”
PIONEER OIL OHN DEAO
AT ACE OF EIGHTYTHREE
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3.—Lyman T.
Stewart, 83, died at his home in this
city this morning of bronchitis and
complications. He was a pioneer in
the oil business in California, being
the founder of several companies.
JAPANESE BANKS ARRANGE
MEET ENDING MORATORIUM
TOKIO, Oct. 3.—Bankers are ar
ranging their affairs to deal with the
situation created when the financial
moratorium expires, which probably
will not be extended. The bank of
Japan’s loans yesterday stood at 513
million yen (50c to yen) and a note
issue of one billion three hundred and
sixty-one million yen. Establishment
of hospitals by the Red Cross is pro
gressing despite the bad weather. The
hospitals will be turned over to the
Japanese Red Cross as soon as com
pleted.
SARAZEN RETAINS TITLE
PELHAM MANOR, Oct. 3.—Gene
Sarazen retained the professional golf
champion defeating Hagen in a dra
matic finish 1 up in a 38 hole match
which bristled with thrills.
Dance Saturday night, A. B. hall.
SEATTLE, Oct. 3.—S. M. Fowler,
cashier, and L. R. Williams, timekeek
er in the Western Union office on
Second and Cherry street, were held
up and robbed of the $7,500 payroll
today. Williams was badly beaten
over the head.
RAINS DROWN FIVE AND
INJURE MANY IN NEBRASKA
OMAHA, Oct. 3.—The great rains
in this section of the country have
been reported to have cost the lives
of five known persons and injured
many.
GERMANY TRYING TO PASS
BUCK ON HER REPARATIONS
PARIS, Oct, 3.—Prudence is the
watchword of French official circles
whereto the situation in Germany ap
pears more puzzling than ever.
A feeling prevails in Paris that
Germany is trying to see with how
little the allies will be contented with
in the way of formal repudiation of
resistance in the Ruhr. It is said
that Poincare would not be satisfied
with any more repudiations. He is
waiting for resistance to actually
cease.
PRES. QUEZON IN HOSPITAL
SUFFERING BREAKDOWN
MANILA, Oct. 3.—President Que
zon is in the hospital suffering from
a nervous breakdown due to a stren
uous political campaign. Rival polit
ical camps made no disturbances in
yesterday’s elections.
TOKIO, Oct. 3.—The Emperor and
Empress of Japan are practicing the
strictest economy in sympathy with
their subjects. They have adopted a
diet of a plate of soup, one fish or
vegetable, bowl of rice to each meal.
The privy council approved the for
mation of reconstruction board with
Yamato at the head. The board is
expected to complete its work within
the next ten years. The government
has, it is understood, approved of the
formation of such a board. It is re
commended that municipal leases in
Yokohama be given with' perpetual
rights. Food and fuel with the ex
ception of rice is rising in price stead
ily owing to scarcity of food stocks.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—Recom
mendation was made to Secretary
Work today by Dan A. Sutherland,
that Colonel James G. Steese, acting
head of the Alaskan railroad be re
tained under the management o Lee
H. Landis, recently appointed head.
Col. Steese is expected to continue
as chairman of the Alaska Road Com
mission, and because of his intimate
knowledge of the affairs of the rail
road is it believed by Mr. Sutherland
that he should be retained in some
capacity with the railroad.
ROYALIST MOVEMENT IN
FRANCE IS BEING DISCUSSED
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—Olga Petrovi
the actress, said on her return to the
slates that the movement tor a royal
ist revolution m Eranea L- being
widelv discuss d an i many o! in r
friends would return to a monuchial
coamr; cun.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—Senator
Magnus Johnson, of Minnesota, who
arrived in Washington this afternoon,
immediately announced that he was
opposed to an extra session of con
gress to consider farm legislation.
“My constituents feel that any ac
tion taken by congress would not tend
to make the farmer’s lot easier or his
prices higher. The only remedial
legislation congress should pass for
the benefit of the farmer is to prevent
speculation by Wall Street in food
stuffs and necessities,” he added.
COTTOM CROP LARGE
• V ASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—The cotton
crop of 1923 will be larger by a mil
lion and a quarter bales than last
year is the forecast today by the
Department of Agriculture which has
placed the production at 11,015,000
bales.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—Through a
distribution of money received by the
government from timber sales, graz
ing permits and other uses of national
j forest lands, Alaska has received the
sum of ?15,778 for the fiscal year
I 1293, Secretary Wallace announced
today.
RIOTING IN DUSSELDORFF
DUSSELDORFF, Oct. 3.—Rioting in
the suburbs lasted several hours last
night. Men believed to be of the
Separist faction attacked the police
station but were driven off with a
number killed.
BRITISH MANDATE EFFECTIVE
GENEVA, Oct. 3.—The British man
date for Palestine and the French
mandate for Syria is officially effec
tive by decree of the League council.
WILL NOT PROCLAIM MONARCHY
BERLIN, Oct. 2.—President Stres
semann today received definite assur
ance from Munich and Bavaria that
they would not proclaim a monarchy
and are determined to discourage any
attempts to that end.