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VOLUME XVIII. NUMBER 132
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
Point Baranoff Base for Naval Hydroplanes
U. S. Cruiser Milwaukee Makes 35 Knots on Trial Trip
Turkey Enters Protest Against Presence of Greek Fleet Near Dardanelles
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THIRTY-FIVE KNOTS PER HOUR
MAINTAINED DURING TRIAL
TRIP IN STRAIT
SEATTLE, May 23.—The naval
cruiser Milwaukee, just completed at
the Todd Shipyards in Tacoma, main
tained a speed of thirty-five knots or,
more for an hour during her trial trip i
in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the
fastest time ever made by any ves
sel of over thirteen hundred tons
displacement.
At full power her 105,000 horsepow
er drove the 7200 ton stell vessel thru,
the water at a speed of over 40 miles
per hour.
MARSEILLES, May 23.—Siki, the
Senegalese boxer, whose arm has be
come infected from the bite of a lion
cub which he pulled from its cage am.
attempted to feed in a cate in Pa. is,
has been compelled to cancel Ins figh.
with Moore, the British middleweight
champion, on May 27th.
WASHINGTON, May 23.—A White
House statement issued at the close
of a cabinet meeting this afternoon
indicates the intention of this govern
ment to negotiate direct with <he Chi
nese bandits holding Americans cap
tive.
Major Pinger Tells of Situation
TIEN TSIN, May 23.—In a letter tc
his wife, Major Roland W. Pinger, l'
S. army officer, held captive by the
Suchow train bandits, describes the
removal of (three American prisoners
including himself, to the summit oi
Paotzuku mountain, where escape oi
rescue seems an impossibility. Tht
letter received late last night statec
that the American prisoners were wel
treated but impatient for rescue, as
food was scarce and of poor quility.
Negotiations Deadlocked ,,
PEKING, May 23.—Negotiations be
tween the government and the ban
dits are reported to be deadlocked
and it is said that the chief bandit ii
. said is communicating with the lead
er of the Honan bindits with the ob
ject of combining for further resist
, ance to the government. Diplomatic
officials foresee that the release o
the captives is indefinitely delayed.
LONDON, May 23.—Sensational ru
mors are current as to the posibilsi
ties of war between Greece and Tui
key over the outcome of the repara
tions dispute at Lausanne. It is r<
ported that the Greek delegation ha
been instructed to leave Lausann
should the plenary meeting prt
nounce itself in favor of the Greek
paying an indemnity to Turkey.
SOLDIERS FIRE INTO CROWD
KILLING AND WOUNDING
MANY GERMANS
DUSSELDORF, May 23—Thirty
thousand striking miners held a dem
onstration in square in Dortmund last
night. The police in endeavoring to
disperse the gathering, fired into the
crowd killing several and wounding
scores. The rioting continues and
has reached a grave stage.
The French authorities have adopt
ed a system of fines in dollars in
stead of marks, as a punishment for
sabotage and other offenses against
the occupation forces.
The City of Dortmund was fined
$345 today for destroying telephone
and telegraph wires. It refused to paj»
and the French received 15,000,000
marks.
LONDON, May 23.—No crowned
monarch or incoming prime minister
could wish for a larger reception from
his confreres and a better reception
from the press than that accorded
Prime Minister Baldwin, who succeeds
. Bonar Law.
SNOQUALMIE ROUTE OPENED TO
TOURIST LAST WEEK
ELLENSBURG, May 23—Snoqual
mie pass highway was opened to tour
ist travel at noon, Tuesday, May 15
Chas. Jordan, contractor £r the state
shoveling a mile and a half through
! the deep drifts. Heavy windfalls due
| to storms, will take some time tc
clear. Many cars are camped neai
the snow line waiting for the roac
to dry out, the authorities refusing te
permit traffic until the roadbed drains
and prevents cutting.
FIRST BE1 OF 5U
George E. Mann, clerk for the Ter
ritorial board of steamboat inspectors
| who is visiting in Seward awaiting i
boat to the westward, in company witl
H. E. Kristensen, a member of tin
crew of the Canyon Creek Develop
.jment Company, bagged the first bea
of the season as a result of making ;
,! trip to Spruce creek yesterday. Th
i hunters made their way up the moun
I tainside and near the top they sightei
I Mother Bruin and her two young cub
200 yards away making for the sun]
mit.
One shot was sufficient to down th
' bear and the two cubs were finall
I captured after they ran into a hoi
nearby. Soon after the hunters killer
the bear another was sighted a goc
. distance away, but the hunters wer
. i unable to get close enough to shoo
. it. The cubs were brought to tow
_jand are being kept at the Sexton He
-'tel. The hide of the female was i
s prime rondition.
i SEATTLE PRICES HIGH
s' SEATTLE, Hay 23—Fresh halibu
j 17 cents.
WHS of Late Lewis T. Erwin
Is Made Public by Executor
SEATTLE: The late Lewis T. Er
win, United States marshal tor years
for the Fourth division, and known
from Nome to Skagway, during a busy
life in the frontier country, left a will
written by himself, which perhaps
may be unusual as to regular form,
but typifies the doughty character of
the sturdy old sourdough. The docu
ment is filled with explanations, ap
preciations and autobiographical and
other notes.
Extracts from the will as taken from
the columns of the Portland Orego
nian, follow.
"I want no expensive coffin bought
for cremating my remains. I want
only the plainest box that undertak
ers use. I wish the money saved for
the living rather than wasted on the
senseless dead,” runs a statement in
the will of the late Lewis T. Erwin,
66, who died March 2k, at Rochester, i
Minn., where he had gone for medical
relief from cancer.
The will is one of the most unusual
ever filed in circuit court, in dispos
ing of an estate in Multnomah county
valued at $40,000 and property in Ok
lahoma, the document is filled with
queer quirks of legal lore.
Bequeathing <‘elk tooth No. 318,” to
a daughter, Mr. Erwin cites that it
was given to him by the great Indian
Tennewasha, while he was serving as
United States Indian agent on the
Yakima reservation, adding the histo
rical touch, <‘he was afterward mur
dered.” In bequeathing to Warren
A. Erwin, son, living in Portland, a
moose head, the testator refers to it
as the ‘‘one he killed at Jarvis creek,
Alaska, the first shot.” With like
comment he disposes of such treas
ures as “the blue wolfskin, white bear
skin, caribou, ptarmigan, etc.”
A special gift of $3500 goes to An
nie Erwin Boone, daughter, “In ap
preciation of a sweet, kind and sym
pathetic letter she wrote me when
her mother had me arrested and tak
en from the train at Toppenish, Wn.,
when I was on my way as national
NEW VESSEL BOUGHT
10 ffiPUCE LIKE
GEBHURT
| ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
I BUYS LAKE FI ELBERT FOR
USE IN ALASKA TRADE
’i SEATTLE, May 23.—The Alaska
1 Steamship Company has purchased,
lj subject to drydock inspection, the
' United States Shipping Board steel
freighter Lake Fielbert, to be used in
1 southwestern Alaska service in place
1 of the Lake Gebhardt, recently lost
on Umatilla reef.
The new steamer is a sister ship to
* the Gebhardt.
. ills DEPUTED I
EVOLUTION RES01UTI9S
lj
1 INDIANAPOLIS, May 23—William
1 Jennings Bryan was defeated and the
' evolutionists scored a victory when
1 the General Assembly of the Presby
terian church of the United Spates
defeated the Commoner’s resolution
to bar schools from the use of church
:, funds, which permitted the teaching of
j the evolutionary hypothesis.
delegate to the Baltimore convention
in the year mentioned.” The sum of j
$100 goes to Harry J. Erwin, Chat
tanooga, Tenn., a cousin, character
ized as “the dearest, gentlest, tender
est and manliest man I ever knew.”
Provision Made for Contest.
If there should be a contest of his
will the sturdy pioneer urges that the
case be fought through all the courts j
and try to make it as expensive as
possible for the litigants. If any oi
the legatees contest and lose lie pro
vides that they shall receive nothing.
The testator said he washes all to re
member “that while I was making this
money 1 was baring my bosom to tlit
storms of sleet and snow and almost
suffered death many times in my ear
ly pioneer days while those now bene
fiting have lived in enjoyment of mod
ern conveniences.”
The will leaves two of the special
bequests in trust lor the beneficiaries.
A son is criticised for not having di
veloped any “financial ability,” as tin
reason for one of the trusts.
The decedent explains that he wat
tearing up and revising an older win
and a gift of $250 to Mrs. Mary Erwin
Yeager, Danville, Tenn., is explained
as having been given in the formei
will to his namesake, Lewis Erwin
Y'eager. The explanation is tha
“during the twelve months of my uan
gerous illness he has not written me
a line.”
Provision is made for his grand
children, by setting aside in trust 62n
acres of land in Oklahoma. It is
urged that the land be held in pros
pect it will rise in value.
After all special gifts are taken
care of, it is provided that the re
mainder of the estate shall be divid
ed equally among the seven children.
Warren A. Erwin, of Portland, oldest
son, is the petitioner and is named
executor. The other children are Jo
sephine Erwin Leckeuby, Tacoma;
Mary Erwin Doolittle, Spokane; Da
vid R. Erwin, Seattle, and Florence
E. Arnold, Spokane.
FROM CHS
CHICAGO, May 23.—Smugglers are
bringing into this country a hundred
thousand gallons of liquor a day from
Canada, according to a story publish
ed in the Chicago Daily News today.
The News declares that the efforts
of the dry agents are useless to pre
venting the entrance of liquor irom
Canada, and in many cases it is de
clared they are in collusion with the
smugglers.
iq slide ii mm
Owing to a big mud slide covering
the tracks of the government railroad
near Nenana there will be no train
tonight; the Cannonball arriving in
Seward tomorrow and leaving north
bound Friday.
MEETING POSTPONED
Owing to the absence of its presi
dent, Mrs. Ralph Reed, the Women’s
Club meeting, to have been held to
morrow, has been indefinitely post
poned.
PROTEST LODGED BY TURKEY
WHICH RESENTS INTRUSION
OF ANCIENT FOE
CONSTANTINOPLE. May 23.—A
Greek fleet is cruising about the en
trance to the Dardanelles and the
Turkish government has formally call
ed the attention of Britain and other
Allied nations to the incident, lodging
a protest against the presence of the
Greek warships.
Leaders of the Turkish government
forces declare war will ensue unless
Greeec adopts a more conciliatory at
tude. In case this occurs Bulgaria
will array herself against Greece ant;
Serbia as an ally of Turkey.
NEW YORK, May 23.—A bust o.
Abraham Lincoln, the great emanci
pator, was unveiled in the New York
University Hall of Fame this after
noon. Ambassador Jusserund de iveif
ed the eulogy to the martyred presi
dent.
HEAD OF FEDERATED WOMEN’S
CLUBS GIVES VIEWS
ATLANTA, May 23.—Declaring she
“would not stand for the federation
endorsing President Harding’s propo
sal for American participation in an
international court,” Mrs. Thomas G
Winter, president of the Central Fed
eration of Women’s Clubs said today
that the resolutions committee prob
abaly would modify their resolution so
as to make it clear that the principle
was endorsed and not any specific
proposals.
Mrs. Winter explained that while
she was personally favored participa
tion in a world court she would en
deavor to have the resolution changed
so no question of partisan politics is
brought against the federation. The
resolution did not mention President
Harding or his proposal, but some
leaders informally pointed ou that the
president’s recommendation is the
only one before the country.
Later a resolution was reported to
i the convention by the resolutions com
mittee which endorsed “the principle
for the hearing and adjudication by
orderly procedure of national contro
versies which are susceptible of set
tlement through judicial tribunals.”
GREAT AIRCRAFT BEING
BUILT fOfl UNITED STATES
FREDEREICHSHAFEN, Germany,
May 23.—The greatest aircraft the
world has ever seen is being erected
for the American navy at the Zeppe
lin plant and will be known as ZR-3.
The craft will attempt a flight to the
United States in November or De
cember. She is 901 feet in length
and 121 feet high, and with a speed
of over 60 miles an hour it is expect
ed to make the trip from Berlin to
New York in 60 hours.
A ten reel picture at the Liberty to
night. Regular price of admission.
WILL LEAVE SAN DIEGO FRIDAY
FOR SCENE OF OPERA
TIONS
WASHINGTON, May 23—Pt. Bara
noff Island, near Sitka, is to be the
first base of two naval hydroplanes
which will operate in Alaska several
months this season, attached to the
commission headed by Rear Admiral
Chase, it was announced today.
The plan of the commission is to
make a general survey of Alaskan
waters for naval military purposes.
The planes will leave San Diego,
Friday, on the U. S. S. Cayuma, which
will act as the mother ship. The plan
of operation is to drop the planes
overboard in smooth water, when they
will make their flights. They will
then be hoisted aboard again. The
planes are piloted by E. B. Brix and
W. H. Stevens.
Game Warden Cotter, who returned
on the steamer Admiral Watson from
a trip to the westward as far as Ku
kak, reports a very busy season with
cannerymen and inhabitants to the
westward. Traps are being driven,
machinery overhauled, and a big pack
of fish is anticipated.
Mr. Cotter reports that E. F. Klaner
of Omaha, Neb., is hunting in the vi
cinity of Unga.
The party of sportsmen guided by
Dr. Chase, are still at Kodiak, they
having left the Starr at that port on
account of rough weather.
Andy Simons and party went on
through and are hunting in the vicin
ity of Chignik.
Col. K. A. Joyce, Col. J. J. Graves,
and Major F. B. Hussey, members of
the general staff at Frisco, are hunt
ing at Larsen’s Bay. Mr. Cotter re
ports the party a very fine bunch of
gentlemen.
A small revolution among Mexican
employes at Larsen’s Bay was nipped
in its iucipiency by Supt. Jones, who
shipped the malcontents back to the
States.
The Hemrich Packing Company at
Kukak are making good headway on
their new plant, and expect to be pack
ing clams within two or three weeks.
Chas. Coates is in charge of the boat
service for the canneries at Snug Har
bor, where about 225 people are em
ployed at the cannery and on the
beaches.
Ben Poindexter, the oil magnate,
and party, left on the gas boat Bright
on for Chinitna Bay, where they wiil
overlook oil possibilities.
A number of canneries are busy in
Kamashak Bay putting up traps.
Mr. Cotter reports the canneries
to the westward paying a cent more
per fish this year than last, seven
cents having been promised fishermen
this season, which will add hundreds
of dollars to their wages, making a
prosperous season.
Mr. Cotter reports a good trip with
few violations or exasions of the iaw.
Little Lord Fauntieroy tonight at
the Liberty. Ten reels.
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