Dem Erd MAY GEIIEUIEIY
VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 313
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
PARIS, Dec. 28—The body of Capt.
Duplex Isdedreneda, commander oi
the French dirigible Dixmude which
has been adrift the past week over the
northern part of Atrica, was found by
fishermen today in the Mediterranean
off the coast of Sicily. Officials of the
ministry and marine expressed tne be
lief that the airship was lost at sea
several days ago. The crew may have
jumped with parachutes and life pre
servers before the crash, but there is
little hope than any of them are left
alive.
Hope for Safety of Crew
PARIS Dec. 28—While the loss oi
the French dirigible Dixinude is now
reluctantly admitted, hopes for the
safety of her crew of fifty officers: end
men have not been relinquished.
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SEATTLE, Dec. 28 —George Mum
ford, chief engineer of the British
steamship Proteailus, was arrested to
day, when $4,000 worth of opium was
found in his possession.
' MIKE LIS BE
iPPLIEO IB PHILIPPINES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Senator
Jones, chairman of the Senate Com
merce Committee and author of the
Merchant Marine Act requested Pres
ident Coolidge this afternoon to im
mediately issue an executive order ap
plying coastwise laws to the Philip
pi neh.
In addition to recommendations ex
tending American coastwise shipping,
laws to the Philippines, Chairman'
Jones of the senate commerce com
mittee today further recommended to,
President Coolidge the separation ofj
the fleet corporation from the ship
ping board compelling co-operation be
iv-een American rail and shipping,
and surveying needs for a permanent
merchant marine.
ALAMEDA WILL RESUME RUN
0 SOME TIME IN FEBRUARY
SEATTLE, Dec. 28.—The steamer
Alameda will be laid up until lebiU
ary to undergo extensive overhauling.
She will go on the southeastern Alas
ka run during the 1924 season.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 28—The Ku
Klux Klan as a national issue, wasj
laid on the doorstep of the White-j
house in an open letter to President;
Coolidge this afternoon. Edward
Young Clarke, former head of the
Klans in the United States declared
the organization, which he was in
strumental in founding, is brazenly
superseding the authority of the
American courts, and he concluded
his letter in an appeal to the Presi-j
dent to take the lead in additional ef-|
fort to stamp out hooded terrorism, or
else force the Klan to disband.
Clarke’s letter created a sensation;
in the capital, coming as it did from
a man formerly prominent in the or
der.
II CANDIDATES FILE
FOR SEATTLE MAYORALTY
SEATTLE, Dec. 28 —Mayor Brown,
the present incumbent, and Council
man Erickson filed declarations of
candidacy for mayor this morning.
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Frau Fritz Kreisler, the American
wile 01' the great Austrian violinist,
who as acting as head of a committee
of Austrian women. She has opened,
a dining room in the kitchen of the
former emperor's palace at Beilin and
is serving meals to poor families.
LEONARD IfllOOO, JR. |
ENGAGED TO ACTRESS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-The en-1
gagement of Leonard Wood, .,r , the
theatrical manager, to Aiiss Dolores
Graves, a member of his company, Aill
not be consummated in marriage ac
cording to their joint announcement.;
but is merely a matter of convenience
in business relations.
TOKIO, Dec. 28.—Tne cabinet re-j
signed late today as a result of the
attempt to assassinate Prince Regent
Hirohoto of Japan. All newspapers in
Tokio carrying reports of the attempt-1
ed assassination were rigidly suppress
ed and the police chief, assuming lull
responsibility resigned also.
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HOLIDAYS FDR H
Four general circulars were issued
recently at headquarters of the Alas-'
ka railroad. One designates seven
holidays to be observed during the
year and another extends the annual
passes for two months.
The circulars signed by General
Manager Landis, reads as follows:
“Mr. H. G. Watson, assistant super
intendent of river transportation, hav
ing been granted leave of absence ef
fective December 31, 1923, and until
April 1, 1924 the duties of that of
fice will be assumed by J. T. Cunning
ham, superintendent of transportation
during period of leave.
“The following dates during the cal
endar year of 1924 will be observed
as holidays at these headquarters and,
and so far as practicable, in the field.
No further notice will be given and
you are instructed to act accordingly;
January 1, New Year’s; February 22,
George Washington’s Birthday; and
May 30, Memorial day; July 4, Fourth
of July; September 1, Labor day;
November 27, Thanksgiving day; De
cember 25, Christmas day.
“Annual passes for the year 1923,
axe hereby extended from December
31, 1923, to and including February 29,
1924.
“Effective January 1, 1924, Mr. Jo
seph B. Strauss, C. E., is appointed
consulting engineer of this oemoanv,
with headquarters at 225 North Mich
igan avenue, Chicago, Illinois, with
such duties as may, from time to time
be assigned him.”
WILSON CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Woodrow
Wilson is receiving a flood of congrat
ulations on the anniversary of his (17th
birthday.
first Division Approves
Organic Act Drawn up by
Conventi n Delegates
JUNEAU: The Organic Act lor the
Territory of South Alaska, prepared
by the committee of the convention
which convened at Juneau December
15, and which is now in recess, has
been submitted to the delegates to the
convention who have returned to their
homes, and by most of them to the
respective city councils Wrangell
suggested a minor amendment relative
to payment of United States Commis
sioner's salaries instead of fees, and
Ketchikan will suggest a few changes,
all of a minor nature according to a
telegram received by R. E. Robertson,
chairman of the convention which pre
pared the act. W hen the suggestions
are all in there will probably be an
other meeting of the delegates who
are in Juneau.
The proposed Organic Act estab
iishes the Territory of South Alaska
to comprise all that part of the pres
ent Territory of Alaska lying east oi
the 141st degree of longitude west oi
the Greenwich meridian; it estab
lished the Juneau Land district and
the South Alaska Customs district,
and the boundaries of all of which are
made co-extensive with the bounda
ries oi South Alaska. The capital of
the Territory, the land office and the
headquarters of the Customs District
are located at Juneau.
The Territory of South Alaska is to
have a Delegate to Congress. A Terri
torial organization similar to that
which the Territory of Alaska now
has is provided. A separate set of of
ficers is provided for South Alaska.;
The court system is retained as it is;
now in the First division, except that!
the Judge, Clerk, District Attorneyj
and Marshal shall be for the Terri
tory of South Alaska instead of for the
First Judicial Division ol the Terri-i
ton as now. Their duties shall be I
the same as now and the court head
quarters are fixed at Juneau. The'
Circuit Court of Appeals is made the'
Court of Appeals for the Territory.
The Legislature
A Territorial Legislature is created
to be apportioned among Legislative
districts and based on population The
Legislative districts which may be
changed by the Territorial Legisla
ture, shall be identical with the pres
ent seven Recording Precinct of Hy
der, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Wrangell,i
Juneau, Sitka and Skagway. Each of
these districts shall have one Sena
tor for each 2500 white inhabitants or1
fraction thereof, and one Representa-j
live for each 1500 or fraction thereof,
but each district shall have at least;
one Senator and one Representative.
It is provided that under no circum
stances shall there be more than 13
Senators and 21 Representatives.
The 1920 census of white popula
tion is fixed as the basis of apportion
ment for the first Legislature and
thereafter, in non-census years, the
votes cast at the last preceding elec
tion shall be used as the basis.
It provides that half of the Sena
tors chosen at the first election sht^l
serve for two years and the other half,
lor four years, the selection to
made by lot and thereafter all Sena
tors shall be chosen for four year
terms except where one is elected to
fill a vacancy.
The Legislative sessions are to be-;
Grin the second Monday in January|
and are limited to sixty days unless
called into extra session for not to ex
ceed fifteen days.
The proposed Act defines the pow
ers of the Territorial Legislature, in
Section 12 as follows.
Powers of Legislature
“The Legislative powers of this Ter-'
ritory shall extend to all rightful sub
jects of legislation not inconsistent
with the Constitution and laws of the
United States, but no laws shall be
passed interfering with the primary
disposal of the soil; no tax shall be
imposed upon the property of the Uni
ted States; nor shall the lands or oth
er property of non-residents be taxed
higher than the lands or other prop
erty of residents; nor shall the Legis
lature grant any corporation, associa
tion or individual any special or ex
clusive privilege, immunity, or fran
chise without the affirmative appro
val of Congress; nor shall any Legis
lature pass local or special laws in
any ot the cases enumerated in the
Act of July 20, 1S86; nor shall any
public money be appropriated by the
Territory or any municipal corpora
tion therein for the support or benefit
of any sectarian, denominational, or
, i‘ ivate school, or any school not un
; (ter the exclusive control of the Gov
ernment; nor shall the Government of
| tue Territory of South Alaska, or any
political or municipal corporation or
subdivision of the Territory make any
i subscription to the capital stock ot
j any incorporated company, or in any
manner lend its credit for the use
thereof; that neither said Territory
i nor any municipal corporation therein
I have power or authority to create or
! assume any bonded indebtedness what
sover, or borrow money in the name
of the Territory or any municipal di
vision thereof or pledge the faith of
i he people of the same for any loan
whatever, either directly or indirectly,
or to create or assume, any indebted
ness, for other than the actual run
ning expense thereof, except unless
first specifically authorized by the
Legislature, and in no event lor an
amount in excess of ten per centum
ol the assessed valuation of the prop
erty in said Territory or municipality
as the case may be; that no indebt
edness lor actual running expenses
shall be created or assumed in excess
of the actual income of the Territory
or municipality for that year, includ
ing as a part ot such income appro
priations then made by Congress and
taxes levied and payable and applica
ble to the payment of such indebted
ness and cash and other money cred-1
Its on hand and applicable and not al-;
ready pledged for prior indebtedness; ;
Piovided lliat all authorized indebt
edness shall be paid in the order of
its uealion, all taxes shall be uni-;
oi111 upon the same class of subjects
and shall be levied and collected un-:
dei the general laws and the assess
ments shall be according to the act
ual value thereof. No tax shall be
levied lor Territorial purposes in ex
cess or one per centum upon the as-:
sessed valuation of property therein
in any one year, nor shall any incor
porated town or municipality levy any
tax for general municipal or school
purp°8e in excess of two per centum!
' the value of property within the!
'own in any one year; provided that
the municipality may levy an addi-i
ttonal tax ol not to exceed two per
centum of said valuation for otlie
purposes, but that such levy shall no
be made unless first authorized by
majority of the property taxpayers c
M „ a special elmjo
called tor that purpose.
Officials Must Be Residents
he proposed Organic Acj provides
that all the officials of the Territory
oi South Alaska who are appointed by
the President must be actual residents
oi South Alaska for at least one year
immediately preceding their appoint
ment.
It provides that all Territorial prop
ei y ly ing within the boundaries of
bouth Alaska shall become the prop
erty ot South AJaska aQd ^ the
Territory of South Alaska shall be
given a percentage of the money in
the Treasury equal to the percentage
oi the money she has contributed to
it during the preceding biennium and
that all money due to the Territory
from that portion of the •Territory
comprising South Alaska shall be due
and owing and paid to the Territory
of South Alaska.
All laws of the present Territory of
Alaska applicable to South Alaska, '
are continued in force until repealed
or amendment by the Legislature or
by Congress.
Corporations organized in the Ter
ritory of Alaska are permitted to elec
whether they shall retain their stand
ing in South Alaska or in the remain
der of the present Alaska
Capt. John Newmarker, inspector of
boilers in the Territorial steamboat
inspection service, was married in
Portland, Ore., recently to Miss Vir
ginia Goff, a former teacher in the Ju
neau public schools. The newly wed
ded pair returned north on the Ad
miral Watson and will make their
home in Juneau.
JAJANESE WOMAN CONDUCTS
WORLD WIDE BUSINESS
KEYSTONE VIEW CO, NEW YOEK
Mine. Yone Suzuki, head of the in
ternationally known firm of Suzuki &
Co., who is one of the greatest, if not
the greatest business woman In 1893
her husband died leaving her a small
sum of money from his sugar busi
ness and a definiie idea of future in
ternational trade. She, instead of
following custom and using the mon
ey to educate her children, went into
trade and failed. Nothing daunted,
she started over again. Now she is
worth over $65,000,000. She is 71 and
still active.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Win. E. Co
rey, a multi-millionaire announces!
that he intends to follow in the foot-!
steps oi the late William Waldorf As
tor, and leave America for good. Mr.i
Corey stated that capital was too se
riously harassed in the United States
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Former
Secretary of the Interior Fa’l, in a let
ter to the Senate Committee investi
gating the leasing of the naval oil re
serves to private interests writes. “I
never received any money by loan or
gift from Harry F Sinclair or E. L.
Doheny.”
Fall declared however, that he was
advanced $100,000 by Edward II. Mc
Clean, a Washington newspaper pub
lisher, to assist in buying a ranch In
New Mexico.
LONG LIST OF TRAGEDIES
TARLOW, Okla., Dec 28.—A W.
Birch, proprietor of the largest hotel
in this city, was yesterday shot and
killed by a band of armed men in de
fending a negro porter from an attack,
by the mob. Birch had been warned!
:o replace the negro with a white
■in, but replied that he would hire
ivhom he pleased, and as the negro’s
services were satisfactory would keep
lim. The negro was also shot and Is
n a serious condition in a local hos
pital. A band of armed and masked
uen entered the hotel and opened file
)n Birch and the negro.
LINER ALASKA USED AS
PLACE TO WED CORDOVA PAIR
The first wedding to take place on
:he new liner Alaska was celebrated
several days ago as the boat lay at the
lock at Cordova, when Miss Nell Stag
ind Harold Craig were united in mar
riage by Rev Fred G. Scherer, pastor
of the Cordova Presbyterian church.
Miss Stag, whose home is in Seattle,
came north to wed her fiance, a tele
graph operator at Cordova.
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Stone are living
In the Shonbeck apartments at An
chorage.
WARSAW, Dec. —The ton-inn
office today sent a cable to the Polish
minister in Washington requeuing an
immediate report 01 the finding 01 a
large quantity o! liquor i>. th«- base
ment of the apartmen buildim: in
Washington which Dr. i? okm >wski
secretary to the Polish ltga ion. .-aid
was his property.
The United States has made a pro
test against legations having such im
mense stocks on hand.
Investigation Be Made
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2v -Co igres
sioual attention to Washington boot
leg conditions with special considera
tion of the late scandal involving nu
merous public men, customs officials
and diplomats' liquor stoiK.- now aje
pears certain.
TOKIO, Dec. 28.—Home Minister
Goto resigned today, assuming respon
sibility as home minister for the at
tempted ahsassination of Prince Re
gent Hirohoto, by the twenty-year-old
youth under arrest.
CHAIRMAN OF COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Henry C.
Hall will become chairman of the In
terstate Commerce Commission Jan
uary first it was stated here today.
HU I.03T 0,1 Till
Private 1st class Edgar B. Murphy,
operator in charge of the ti legraph
'ta'ion at Teikhel. who has been
missing tor several days, was found
about 11 o clock Saturday morning
near the Summit, and was taken to
ortman where he is being cared for.
He was badly snowblinded, slightly
I rostbitten and was suffering from
cold and exhaustion Murphy leit
Teikhel for Wort man on the l*th and
made good progress as far as the
summit, reporting from the relief
cabin there on Thursday noon. He
failed to arrive at Wortman Thurday
night and Friday morning a relief
party was sent in search of him. No
trace of the missing man was tound
on Friday, and this morning another
party went toward the Summit and
while making for Icy Point heard
someone shout, and following the
sound found Murphy in the trail, half
blind, exhausted and without snow
shoes, these having been lost some
where in his wanderings during the
previous 48 hours. If is stated that he
will not have to have any of his mem
bers amputated.—Valdez Miner.
LUTE MU. MOM
CHICAGO, Dec. 28.—Senator Mc
Nary of Oregon, arrived from the Na
tional capital today to wed Miss Cor
nelia Morton, daughter of the late
Major Morton, for thirty years aide to
General Miles. The wedding will oc
cur tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Dec 28—The cities
of the nation kre not living within
their incomes the census bureau of
statistics announced today. The per
capita indebtedness of 260 of the larg- »
est cities is $$3.
FORMER ALASKAN DEAD
SEATTLE, Dec. 28.—Samuel A
Sutherland, a former Alaskan, died
here today.