VOLUME XIX NUMBER 98.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 24,1924.
PRICE, TEN CENTS
RUTH ALEXANDER
FLOATING DISABLED
PASSENGERS ftLL OFF
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 24—The
transfer of 231 passengers aboard the i
steamship Ruth Alexander, floating
disabled 325 miles north of San
Francisco, to the steamship H. F.
Alexander, was made safely early to
day. The vessel is bound from San
Francisco to Portland and Seattle.
She sprung a leak at 11 a. m. yes
terday and has been kept afloat with
difficulty. The steamship Admiral
Farragut is standing by.
HONDURAN SQUABBLE
FAR FROM DECISION
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24—
The defacto government of Honduras,
is making an eleventh hour attempt
to crush the revolutionary force which ;
last week were reported to have gain
ed control over the entire country, j
with the sole exception of Tegucigal- J
pa, the capital city. Navy dispatches ;
today from the cruiser Milwaukee at
Amalapa said many of the communi- j
ties which had declared in favor of
the Ferrera faction now has switched j
allegiance to the government and sol- j
diers from these centers are being j
mobilized for an attack on the Ferrera |
forces surounding the capital.
The fight for control of Tegucigal- ;
pa was started by Ferrera more than
a week ago and although the battle;
was renewed each day, the revolution- j
ists and government forces did little
more than exchange ground on alter
nating engagements.
Dispatches today said troops from
the communities formerly in control
of the revolutionists were being as
sembled at Amalpa and would be sent
to the capital to attack the Ferrera
forces from the rear.
DEFESTS GIF. PINCH
PHILADELPHIA. Apr. 24—Ralph
Reaver, a Straussberg publisher, who
is running against Governor Pinchot
ror delegate at large to the Republi
cs n National Convention has a lead
o, 200,000 votes, with the returns two
thirds counted.
CHICAGO, Apr. 24.—James De-Joy, !
27, who confessed to killing his wife, j
committed suicide today by leaping,
from the third floor of the detective j
bureau while being posed for his:
photograph.
ANACORTES FERRY DOING
LARGE AUTO BUSINESS
ANACORTES, April 22—The ferry
to Sidney has been carrying an aver
age of twelve cars and twenty five
passengers daily for the six days it
has been in operation. Captain Samuel
Barlow will leave Mount Vernon short
ly to get the second ship ready for the
run, when he will be succeeded by Capt
Harry Carter, now serving as mate.
HONDURAN CAPITAL IS
SCENE OF BLOODSHED
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 23—
A reign of horror prevails in Tegu
cigalpa, the capital of Honduras, dead
bodies being strewn on the outskirts
of the city ,with natives actually dying
in squalor, it was reported today in
advices to the state department.
GERMAN AUTHORITY ON
NATION’S FINANCES KILLED
BERNE, Switzerland, Apr. 24.—Dr.
Karl Helfinerich, eminent German
financial authority, was killed today
in a railway accident.
COOLIDGE BEATS JOHNSON
OVER EIGHT TO ONE
NEWARK, Apr. 24.—Calvin Cool
idge won over Hiram Johnson over
eight to one in the New Jersey pri
maries.
MARSHAL IS KILLED
MYSTERY SHOOTING LEADS TO
“FREE-FOR-ALL” BATTLE
FRESNO, April 24—City Marshal
Oliver Wilson was shot through the
left forearm and neck; Peter Romero,
Firebaugh laborer, was shot in the
back and one arm, and one unidenti
fied negro was killed by a posse while
gro was killed by a posse while an
other negro is being sought as a re
sult of a mystery shooting at Fire
baugh this afternoon.
12 PERCENTWOMElf
SEATTLE, Apr 24—Twelve women
out of every hundred who cross the
international boundary at Blaine in1
autos carry booze .according to Millare
T. Hartson, collector of customs, speak
ing before the tourist committee of
the Chamber of Commerce yesterday
noon.
But that is not entirely the reason
for the careful search made of border
travelers. The law requires the search
and the customs collector advised the
tourist committee to post visitors on
the statute as well as one against car
rying illicit liquors.
Taking Hartson’s advice, the cham
ber of commerce is preparing a card
of don’ts for tourists who contemplate
visiting Canada. Don’t No. 1 will be
something like this: Don’t try to bring
back liquor from Canada or it will
cost you a fine and maybe your car.”
The tourist committee will also dis
tribute in Seattle customs inspection
cards to tourists so they may be fill-,
ed out, ready to hand to the inspec- j
tor at the border.
Exactly 1,800 was the daily average
of cars that crossed the border at (
Blaine ,Hartson told the committee,
7,000 cars on the busiest day. This j}
\ear arrangements have been made to .
keep tne Pacific Highway customs of- j
fice opmi day and night through the
summer. .
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BEND, Ore., Apr. 21.—'The bodies ; j
of Dewey Morris, Edward Nichols and
Roy Wilson, three trappers who left j ^
here last fall, were found last night j
in their cabin in a lonely spot in *
the woods. All three men had been (
killed by shooting, and the authori- 1
ties are puzzled over the incentive ^
for the triple murder. (
PEANUT RADIO SET THAT «
COST 5 CENTS IS USED 1
CHICAO, April 23—Wilbur Weltin,j<
a 13-year old boy with fourteen radio i
sets all in working order, disposed
about his person, yesterday entered
the school playground radio set mak
ing contest. One of his sets was fash
ioned from his mother’s vanity case, {
powder box was the receptacle for an
other, a pencil and two fountin pen
caps held three more.
He produced a penny match box, a 1
mouse trap and an old watch case; 2 1
peanut shells and several other pieces 1
of junk, all of which were receiving ;
sets. The peanut sets, he explained, f
cost a nickle, because he had to buy a [
bag of peanuts. 1
IS VICTIM OF LAKE WASH.
SEATTLE, Apr. 24.—C. C. Jensen,
a University student, was drowned in
Lake Washington this afternoon.
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TOURISTS QUARANTINED
IN ARIZONA DESERTS 1
YUMA, Ariz., Apr. 23.—Five auto
loads of tourists were caught and
quarantined in the desert west of here
today. They were east bound and
had slipped over the California line.
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MACLAREN REACHES INDIA t
KARACHI, India, Apr. 24— Major c
Stuart MacLaren, British aviator, who c
is making a flight around the world, I
arrived here today. t
TWO PROMINE NT DEMOCRATS
COPYRIGHT UNOERWOOO 4 IINDSRWOOO, N.
William Jennings Bryan, twice I) emocrat Presidential nominee and
once unsuccessful seeker after that h onor, and ex-Governor James M. Cox,
of Ohio, once Democratic nominee for President, photographed together in
Royal Palm Park, Miami.
F. H. KNICKERBOCKER
SEATTLE, Apr. 24.—F. H. Knicker
bocker resigned today as manager of
the Alaska Steamship Company, to
become general manager of the Un
ion Pacific, Salt Lake and Los Ange
les Line, with headquarters at Los
Angeles. The resignation has been
undei consideration lor several weeks
Mr. Knickerbocker stating that it was
too tempting to turn down.
NEW CHAMPION FOR MILK
PRODUCTION IN MONTANA
CHICAGO, April 24—A new cham
pion for milk production by a cow,
ten years or over is Grace Koningen,
pure bred Holstein bred and owned by
the Montana State College of agricul
ture, it was announced today. The
champion, according to the advanced
registry department of the Holstein
Friesian association of America pro
duced in one year 32,244.4 pounds of
milk and 1,051.9 pounds of butter fat,!
enough milk to fill a row of quail bot
tles one mile in length and sufficient
to supply fourty-ffour families one i
quart each day, every day for a year, j
HOTEL FI CLliS 5
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GRAND RAPIDS STRUCTURE DE
STROYED BY FLAMES
GRAND RAPIDS, April 24—Five
persons are dead, five are in hospitals
with serious injuries and several are
missing as a result of a fire that de-;
stroyed the Livingston hotel, a six-!
story brick building in the business!
district early today. The property loss j
is estimated at about $20000.
HUGE WORLD SUGAR
CROP IS PREDICTED j
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24—
A record world sugar crop is forecast
in reports received by the department
of agriculture indicatin ga production
of 21,500,000 short tons this year ,as
compared with 20,200,000 short tons
last year and the previous record crop
of 21,000,000 short tons in 1913-14.
This yeai-’s forecast indicates a cane
production of 71 per cent and sugar
beet of 29 per cent ,whereas in 1913
14 nearly 50 per cent of the total sup
ply was beet sugar, of which more
than 90 per cent was of European ori
gin.
Beet sugar production this year is
expected to be about 6,300,000 tons;
the Cuban crop of cane sugar is fore
cast at 4,271,100 tons. The Louisiana
crop is short but is more than offset
by the larger beet sugar production
of continental United States .
KILMLCIO
CAUSES RESIDENTS
TO FLEE IN TE10F
HILO, H: I., Apr. 24.—Heavy earti
shocks which began two days ago ir
the Puna district, near the famous
Kilauea voleana, are continuing witi
the Japanese and Filipino residents
of the district fleeing in terror ii
every possible conveyance.
The crater of the volcano is over
flowing and deep rivers of moltei
lava are running down the moun
tainside.
GORILLA TRAVELS 1)E LUXE
ON SHIP TO UNITED STATE!
NEW YORK, April 24—John Dan
iel II, heralded as the only gorilla ii
captivity and the namesake of the sim
ian who died sometime ago from grie
because he was separated from Mis
Alice Cunningham of London, arrivei
Sunday on the new Hamburg-Ameri
can liner Deutschland, where he occu
pied a de luxe stateroom. The anima
was in charge of Miss Cunninghan
who specializes in gorillas.
CONVENTION HALL HAS
UNIQUE LIGHTING PIW
CLEVELAND, April 24—Should
the municipal plant which will ligh
the public hal here for the Republicai
convention fail during an evening ses
sion, the delegates would not experi
ence a moment of darkness. A soften
ing of the illumination would be th
only change noticeable. Yet up to tha
instance the muni ipal plant w«ul<
have been the only source of ligh
connected with the hall, which has n<
storage battery. The method of insur
ing interrupted illumination at exits
passages and in the arena is believe<
here to be unique.
As the city plant failed, throwing
open the switch, an inteil’ckinj
switch would close automatically, an.
throwing on light from a commercia
company. The auditorium managemen
considers the plan superior to a stor
age battery in the building, whicl
might be neglected for lack of use
Continuous illumination is importan
to avert possible panic.
Should a cyclone or earthquake pu
the second illuminating plant out o
business ,the commercial company ha:
a storage battery ready for use.
The lighting of the hall is controlle<
by switchboards in various parts o
the building, the most complicate!
having 191 switches.
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Vote for May Queen.
SEVERAL ARE BATTERED IN CHI
CAGO SUBURBS
CHICAGO, April 24—One man is
dead, several are in hospitals with
bullet wounds and two score other per
sons ,including a number of women,
are suffering from beatings and slugg
ings as a result of yesterdays rioting
in Chicago.
Mi CONVENTION IS
BEING GIVEN THOUGHT
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WASHINGTON, Apr. 24.—Selection
of temporary and permanent chair
manships to the Republican National
Convention is being a thought today
by President Coolidge, and he is ex
pected to make known his prefer
ences before next Wednesday when
the National Committee arid Sub
committee on Arrangements will meet
in Cleveland.
TRADE WITH BRITISH
EMPIRE 00RING1923
WASHINGTON, Apr. 24.—Thirty
nine per cent of our trade with all
the world during the past two years
■ has been with the British Empire. In
1922 our totai trade reached $6,944,
500,000, of which $2,687,700,000 was
with the United Kingdom and its
possessions. In 1923 our world trade
; $7,960,000,000 of which over $3,000,
1000,000 was with Great Britain. Oui
| trade for 1914 totaled $3,903,000,00C
I of which 42 per cent was with the
I British Empire, oi $1,643,000,000. Thus
while our world trade has a little
more than doubled during the de
cade, that with the Empire has- in
creased 86 per cent.
’ | Of cur $1,789,000,000 worth o! irn
‘ I ports from all the world in 1914, the
j Empire supplied $614,450,000,000; and
of our $2,114,000,000 of exports to all
the world, those to the Empire total
ed $1,028,500,000, or nearly one-half.
I Imports for 1922 totaled $3,113,000,
000, of which $1,031,000,000 came from
the Empire; exports were $3,832,000,
000, the Empire taking $1,657,000,000
the Empire supplying $1,264,000,000
; worth;, and of our exports, totaling
! $4,16S,000,000, the Empire took aboui
. a billion and a half.
U In 1914 our largest trade was with
. the United Kingdom, the total bein^
f $887,000,000 of which $600,000,000
. i of which $600,000,000 was exports tc
1 that country. In 1923 trade with that
.1 country reached the tremendous totai
of $1,2S6,000,000 of which $8S2,000,
j 000 was export. Canada has been in
j creasing her trade with us by leaps
and bounds during the past decade
In 1914 it totaled $475,000,000 while
in 1923 the total was $1,068,000,00C
export.
SUPPORTERS LflFOLLETTE
WILL CONVENE IN MM
i MILWAUKEE, Wis., Apr. 24.—Sup
- porters of the presidential candidacy
- of La-follette will convene in Madi
• son, May 18.
t SHOOTS HIS WIFE
1 BLUEFIELD, W. Va., April 22—
t After shooting his wife four times:
, George E. Moore turned the pistol up
. on himself here tonight. Both are
dead. Mrs. Moore was formerly Miss
I Charlotte Jenks, daughter of W. J.
Jenks ,of Roanoke, Va., general mana
r ger of the Norfolk and Western rail
,. road .
MOORING MASTS FOR
DIRIGIBLES SAND POINT
WASHINGTON, Apr. 23—Navy ex
1 perts reported experiments with the
* Shenandoah at Lakehurst, demon
^ strated the success of the mooring
mast for anchoring rigid airships and
^ that a mast would be completed at
[ Sand Point as a western base.
j MAY DAY DANCE
A Mayday dance will be given b>
the Legion Auxiliary May 1st ,at £
. p. m., in the Odd Fellows Hall.
PASSED BY SENATE:
WASHINGTON, Apr. 24.—The Sen
ate today passed the Soldier Bonus
bill, providing’ tor a paid up insur
ance policy for each veteran. The
measure now goes to conference,
where the differences between the
Senate and the House bill will be
ironed out.
Underwood Opens Debate
WASHINGTON, Apr. 24.—Senator
; ! nderwood opening the debate in
| Senate on the bonus bill, advocated
a pension law instead, saying: “You
dishonor these protectors of our na
tion by offering them dirty dollars.”
TOKYO, Apr. 24.—Extra precau
| tions have been ordered by the gov
ernment to protect the persons and
property of American residents of
Tokyo from mob violence.
FISHERMEN STAND PUT,
GANNERYMEN ALARMED
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SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 2 L—No set
. ! tlement is in sight in the strike ot
, the Alaska fishermen, and the can
,1 nerymen express alarm that if the
i strike is not ended soon it will be
. | too late to send boats north for the
j : best of the fishing season.
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1 81 REJECTED SUITOR
TACOMA, Apr. 24—Miss Alber
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i tina Otto, 27, the daughter of Jacob
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| Otto, proprietor of the Jefferson Ho
tel here, was shot and killed by Fritz
' j Birning, 27, a rejected suitor.
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c ' BUENOS AIRES, Arg.. Apr. 24.—
i Luis Firpo, the Argentine heavy
) j weight, who following his fight with
t A1 Reich announced his retirement
1 ; from the prize ring, stated today that
. he would return to the United States
. and take on all comers.
:j SECRETARY DEN8YT0
LINE UP WITH DRYS
FREMONT, Mich., Apr. 24.—For
f mer Secretary Denby in a speech
I ; here last night said the future would
find him aligned with the prohibition
forces.
BOBBED-HAIRED BANDIT AND
PAL IMPRISON SIXTEEN
EMPLOYES; ONE IS SHOT
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NEW YORK, April 24—Brooklyn’s
bob-haired girl bandit and her male
’ companion yesterday imprisoned six
teen employes of the National Biscuit
' company and shot the company cash
ier in an unsuccessful attempt to loot
the safe. Nathan Maizo, the cashier,
is believed to have been fatally wound
ed. The bandits escaped.
MAKES BID FOR FIGHT >
SPOKANE, April 24—An invitation
to bring the proposed Gibbons-Carpen
. tier fight to the state of Idaho has
> been telegraphed Promoter FitzSim
. mons by Frank W. Smith of Spokane.
; The fight is scheduled to take place
[ July 4.
PIONEER MEETING FRIDAY
Seward Igloo of Pioneers will hold
a meeting at 8:00 tomorrow night.
All Pioneers are invited to attend.
MANY BOATS IN PORT
r The halibut schooners Orient, Nord,
> American and Grayling are in port
today with fish.