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VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 177_ SEWARD. ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1923
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one of best meetings of late
HELD AT NOON TODAY
NAVAL GUESTS PRESENT
The local Chamber of Commerce
held one of its largest and best
y meetings of the year, this noon, thii
teen guests being present, with prac
tically a full membership. The guests
were Lt. Commander Henderson, ex
ecutive officer of the U. S. S. Hen
derson; Lt. Com. Shaw, Pay Corps,
Lt. Com. McAlpine, Dental Corps;
Lt. Com. Parham, Medical Corps;
Capt. Steele, U. S. M. C., command
ing marine; Lt. Iverson, Lt Ketter
son, Lt Gilman, Ensign Webb, Band
master Benter, W. E. Moultray, Mr.
Truesdale, representative of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Service, and Judge E. E. Ritchie.
President Whittlesey held a short
business session, at which time May
or Ray announced the committees
for meeting Secretaries Work and
Hoover at the meeting to be held to
morrow morning. He said that Sen
ator Warren of the congressional par
ty complained that they had received
nothing but kicks and demands for
appropriations on this trip and Mr.
Ray expressed the wish that the
Presidential party might leave Sew
ard with more pleasant impressions.
w He also reported that the President
was expected to arrive at 8 o’clock to
night and would remain here until
2:30 a. m. Thursday morning. He
suggested that they give the Presi
dent a day of rest, taking him out to
Hawkins’ bungalow ior a few hours,
or all day if he could get away and
there let him fish, or spend his time
in any recreation he might desire.
At night he stated they would hold a
reception at the A. B. hall by the
real old timers of Alaska, who could
really give the President an idea of
Alaska as it was an is. Of course
S all these plans were subject to the
party in charge of the trip. As for
Mrs. Harding, the ladies could give
her a reception. Mayor Ray then
compuimented Councilman McMullen
for his work in preparing for the en
tertainment of the President.
President Whittlesey reported he
had been trying to get in touch with
Admiral Chase, but as yet had been
unable to make plans for his enter
tainment. A commititee of three was
appointed to try to meet the Admi
ral.
In regard to the light house need
ed at the entrance to the Bay Mr.
Whittlesey stated that when the
President was here, he brQught up
the matter and was assured that it
already had been brought to his at
tention. The various guests present
addressed a few words to the cham
ber and guests assembled.
President Whittlesey all who could
to be at the depot with cars to take
care of the presidential party. TheO
meeting then adjourned.)
E. L. BEDELL OF ANCHORAGE IS
NOW IN SEATTLE PROMOT
ING CORPORATION
SEATTLE, July 17--Alaska mined
coal from the Moose Creek fields car
ried in ships owned by a syndicate
of Alaskans wiil invade the markets
of the Pacific coast eari> next year,
is the word brought to Seattle by E.
L. Bedell of Anchorage.
PICKETS ARE ARRESTED
BROCTON, Mass., July 17.—One
hundred pickets in the shoe manu
facturing strike were arrested follow
ing the city solicitor’s ruling that
picketing was illegal. Every jail cell
was filled.
SPANISH AND AMERICAN STARS
FORCED TO PLAY FIVE SETS
INDIANAPOLIS, Julyl 17.—Both
Manuel Alonso, Spanish star and Wm.
Tilden, American champion, were
forced to play five sets to win the
semi-final matches of the men’s sin
gles in the thirteenth national clay
court tournament.
DRY FORGES VIEW
WITH GICEI
DECEMBER SESSION MAY SHOW
MANY SENATORS AGAINST
DRY MEASURES
WASHINGTON, July 17.—The dry
forces of congress who have for sev
eral years controlled the legislative
machinery handling prohibition bills
in both the House and Senate, are
contemplating with some concern the
situation likely to develop during the
j December session.
Senator Brandagee and Represen
! tative Graham, who both voted and
j worked against the eighteenth amend
ment and since have steadfastly re
j fused to be counted among the drys,
are in line for chairmanships of both
the Senate and the House judiciary
committees, owing to the deaths of
Senators Nelson and Dillingham and
the defeat of Representative Volstead
at the Minnesota primary last year.
Brandagee not only opposed the pro
hibition bill but voted against the
Volstead Act and the anti-beer bill.
One hundred of the ooys on tne
Cuyama were given shore leave this
afternoon.
BOCHUM ISOLATED AND CITI
ZENS GIVEN UNTIL JULY 20
TO PRODUCE CULPRITS
DUSSELDORF, July 17.—Bochum
today is isolated witih the rest of
the Ruhr district as a result of bomb
throwing yesterday, in which a num
ber of French officers and soldiers
lost their lives. All street cars traf
fic has been suspended, restaurants,
motion picture shows and public as
sembly places closed.
French officials have notified Ger
mans that they will be given until
July 20 to produce the persons who
threw the bombs, tRid after that date
summary measures will be taken to
exact reparation for the muiders.
Belgian authorities at Gladbeck ar
rested 48 citizens as hostages to ;ud
in running militaiy trains as a pre
ventive of sabotage.
KENNETH HARLAN
Movie star who will play the title
role in “The Virginian."
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3PVHI0MT UNDtRWOOO 4 UNDfPWOOO. N.
MONUMENT TO COMMEMORATE WORK OF LUTHER BURBANK
Model of the heroi’c sized granite group which is to be erected in Lu
ther Burbank Jubilee Park, Santa Ro sa, Calif., from funds contributed by
school children. The work symboliz es the great plant wizard’s words:
“The w<y;ld is ours to mould by helpin g the hand of Nature.’’ The group is
nine feet high and will cost twenty- five thousand dollars.
FLEES TO FORMER HOME OF HIS
FATHERS—CIVIL WAR IM IM
MINENT IN CHINA
PEKING, July 17.—Discovering a
plot against his life, the Emperor of
China fled over the walls of the For
bidden City during the night and
took refuge today in his father's for
mer home at Miawa.
Civil war is imminent in the repub
lic and loyal troops are beeing mass
ed to protect the government.
SECRETARY HOOVES WILL BE AT
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE AT
2:30 P. M. WEDNESDAY
Mayor L. V. Ray received another
telegram yesterday stating that Sec
retary Hoover will hold public hear
inigs upon the workings of the fishing
reserves at Anchorage 3 p. m. Tues
day, July 17, and at Seward, 2:30 p.
m., Wednesday, July 18.
Secretary Hoover is anxious that all
persons having complaints or sugges
tions should appear and give the full
est statements of their views and re
commendations for betterments.
Mayor Ray is asked to advise all
interested persons in your vicinity.
LATER—A telegram was received
later from Secretaries Hoover and
Work stating that it is necessary to
move the hour of the hearings in
Seward to 8:30 or 9 o’clock tomorrow
morning.
CHINESE DEPORTED
SAN FRANCISCO, July 17.—Four
teen Chinese, who recently arrived In
New York from Cuba, after slaying
several members of the crew trans
porting them in a high seas battle,
were deported aboard the shipping
liner President Cleveland.
REST HAS RESTORED MRS. HARD
ING FROM FATIGUE OF
EARLY PART OF TRIP
Aboard Harding Special, July 17. —
Rest seemed today to nave restored
Mrs. Harding from the fatigue which
yesterday led the President and Mrs.
Harding to turn southward over the
Alaska Railroad from Fairbanks, in
stead of following a plan cherished by
Alaskans and urged by Colonel Steese
to proceed back *owa.\l the coast by
automobile.
OLD CHARGES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE SAYS THAT
ROW THREATENS TO BREAK
OUT AT ANCHORAGE
CHICAGO, July 17.—In the Chicago
Tribune today appeared a cablegram
from its staff correspondent at Fair
banks showing that an attempt is be
ing made while President Harding is
in Alaska to revive the old charges
sponsored by John Ballaine as to the
management of the Alaska railroad.
The mesage says the row has been
smoldering for some time and threat
ens to break into the open Wednes
day at Anchorage and Seward where
Secretaries Work and Hoover are to
hold hearings on Alaskan problems.
NENANA PEOPLE PROMISED
INVESTIGATION BE MADE
NENANA, July 17.— Secretaries
Hoover and Work today promised the
people of Nenana they would have an
inquiry to determine to what extent
if any Canadian railroad authorities
operating the White Pass railroad tare
co-operating with Canadian Pacific
railroad or discriminatinig against the
American transportation system in
Alaska.
HARVESTER COMPANY GETS
AWARD FOR WARTIME CLAIMS
WASHINGTON, July 17.—A mixed
claims commission made its first de
cision today, awarding ?3,316,756.90
to the International Harvester Com
pany for property seized in Germany.
WILL REMAIN IN SEWARD ALL
DAY TOMORROW AND LEAVE
THURSDAY MORNING
The Presidential party is expected
to reach Seward from the Interior at
about 8 to 10 o’clock tonight.
The President will remain in Seward
all day tomorrow, leaving for Valdez
about 2:30 Thursday morning.
AGREEMENT REACHED ON ALL
DIFFERENCES AT LAUSANNE
LAUSANNE, July 17.—An agree
ment was reached last night on all
differences in the Near East confer
ence and nothing remains in the way
of peace between the nations involv
ed.
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The Signal arrived in port today
from the halibut banks with 25,000
pounds of fresh halibut, which was
taken by the San Juan company.
BALL GAME GOING ON
The teams from the transport Hen
derson is crosssing bats with the men
on the destroyers at the local park
today.
RADICAL CANDIDATE DEFEATS
REPUBLICAN BY ABOUT
FIFTY THOUSAND
ST. PAUL, July 17.—Magnus John
son, the Farmer-Labor candidate,
was elected United States Senator to
succeed Knute Nelson, defeating Gov
ernor Preus, republican, and a vigor
ous supporter of the Harding admin
istration by about 50,000. A light
vote was cast for the Democratic
candidate.
Johnson Leads by 64,000
ST. PAUL, July 17.—With the vote
four-fifths counted at 1:00 o’clock this
afternoon Johnson, the Farmer-Labor
candidate, has a lead of 64,000.
ELECTED PROVISIONAL PRESI
DENT OF PARAGUAY
COPYRIGHT KEYSTONE VIEW CO. NEW YORK
Dr. Eligio Ayala, a prominent Par
aguayan educator, who in his 37th
year has r been .elected provisional
president of the South American re
public. Dr. Ayala has been professor
at the National College.
U. S. W SMOKER
WILL OE SEISED
RING ERECTED ON MAIN STREET
SO AS TO AFFORD ALL AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE
A smoker will be given on Fourth
avenue tonight, at 6:30, opposite the
Hotel Overland, by the U. S. Naval
men in port. As there are nine ves
sels here at the present time it is ex
pected some good bouts will be staged
by the men from rival ships.
The purses have been donated by
the city and everything will be free.
The band concert will be held at the
usual time and place.
Eight bouts have been arranged by
those in charge of the smoker, as fol
lows:
SEWARD NAVY SMOKER
July 17, 1923
First Event
Arcongal, D., 126 lbs.
U. S. S. Henderson
vs.
A. Phillips, 125 lbs.
U. S. S. Cuyama
Second Event
C. Gonzaga, 125 lbs.
U. S. S. Henderson
vs.
C. Sapino, 122 lbs.
U. S. S. Henderson
Third Event Event
B. Simpson, 135 lbs.
U. S. S. Cuyama
vs.
B. J. Barkus, 139 lbs.
U. S. S. Henderson
Fourth Event
D. Kelley, 155 lbs.
U. S. S. Hull
vs.
E. Ainsley, 155 lbs
U. S. S. Cuyama
JAKE GOLDSTEIN
U. S. S. Henderson
A Few Songs and Dances
Sixth Event
L. Hall 165 lbs.
U. S. M. C.
vs.
B. E. Sloane, 163 lbs.
U. S. S. Henderson
Seventh Events
I. E. Long, 139 lbs.
U. S. S. Corry
vs.
A. S. Esperanza, 143 lbs.
U. S. S. Henderson
Eighth Event
J. Vilenzuelo, 112 lbs.
U. S. S. Cuyama
vs.
C. Caeho, 110 lbs.
U. S. S. Henderson
Ninth Event
F. Determan, 173 lbs.
U. S. S. Cuyama
vs.
F. Holley, 173 lbs.
U. S. M. C.
Referee—Lieut. R. h. Ihrig, U. S. N.
Judges Lieut. E. V. Iverson, U. S. N.
Lieut. E. H. Von Heimburg, U. S. N.
j First Lieut. F. S. Gilman, U. S. M. C.
Time Keepers—J. G. Binnett, C. Std.,'
U. S. N.; H. A. Taylor, C. Yeo. U S.N
NOTE The prize money for the
j bouts was contributed by the business
; men of Seward.
SUBSTITUTE FI SIS
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WASHINGTON, July 17.—The Navy
Depaitment announced the discovery
of a new substitute for gasoline for
use in airplane engines. Successful
tests have been accomplished. It is
composed of 30 per cent denatured
alcohol and 70 per cent ordinary gas
oline. It develops a horsepower equal
to the high grade aviation gas and
will not heat the engine to the same
extent as the standard fuel.
ROME, July 17.—Lionel Barrymore
and Irene Fenwick were married and
left for Venice on their honeymoon.