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VOLUME XVIII
NUMBER 243
SEWARD, ALASKA,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
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RECOMMENDATIONS FROM MANY PROMI
NENT TRANSPORTATION HEADS IN U. S.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 2.—Lee H. Landis, re
cently appointed general manager of the Alaska railroad,
secured the appointment largely through recommenda
tions of the Transportation Club of San Francisco ; Presi
dent Gorman of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific rail
road, H. F. Alexander of Seattle; \ ice President Gieen of
the St. Louis and Southwestern railway; President Elliott
of the United States Railway board; and many other
prominent railway men of the United States.
Landis has served in many capacities as a railway man,
from station agent to general manager, and is believed by
Secretary Work to be one of the best fitted men for the
place in the country.
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FRENCH WILL HOLD RUHR DISTRICT UNTIL GER
MANY HAS PAID EVERY CENT OF REPARA
TIONS. SAYS PREMIER IN SPEECH BEFORE
COMPATRIOTS AT ST. MEHIEL.
ST. MEHIEL, Oct. 2—“Our work is not yet finish
ed because Germany has renounced its passive resistance,
it is only begun,” declared Premier Poincare, in a speech
at the unveiling of a monument commemorating the de
delivery of the Lorraine salient by the American forces.
“The entire French nation,” he said, ::is not to
turn back on the road to triumph.”
AMERICAN FEDERATION LABOR CONVENTION
HAS LITTLE PATIENCE WITH RED SYMPA
THIZERS AND I. W. W. ADHERENTS—MUST BE
GOOD OR GO OUT OF RANK OF LOYAL LABOR
PORTL AND, Ore., Oct. 2.—The Seattle Labor Coun
cil was given thirty days to reaffirm its allegiance to the
American Federation of Labor, with the alternative of
forfeiting its affiliation with that body. The terms of the
decision were reached by the executive committee of the
Federation, according to an announcement made last
night by President Gompers.
Lovalty to the government and a determination to
improve it through every effort of organized labor was
voiced by President Gompers in his address at the opening
yesterday of the forty-third annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor.
DR. L. H. FRENCH FINED SELLING MORPHINE
SEATTLE, Oct. 2.—Dr. L. H. French, well known in
Alaska, was indicted by a Federal grand jury for selling
morphine to addicts. His case was settled by his paying
a fine of $500.
NEGROES WANTED IN THE SOUTH
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.— Creation of a commission
of representative southern negroes to advise against the
negro migrating north was urged upon President Cool
idge today by H. L. Remmel, Republican National Com
mitteeman from Arkansas.
JAPANESE COMMANDEER CANNED SALMON
VANCOUVER, Oct. 2.—Private advices received
here today by salmon canneries state that the Japanese
government has commandeered 65 per cent of the Siberian
canned salmon pack for this season to relieve the starving
earthquake victims.
GYPSUM COMPANY’S BOAT CAPSIZES
TACOMA, Oct. 2.—The Pacific Coast Gypsum Com
pany’s freighter Rubaiyat, capsized at Tacoma harbor to
day. Mrs. .Evan Hillman, the cook, and three deck hands,
were drowned.
IRELAND PAYS TRIBUTE TO ITS DEAD LEADERS
President Cosgrave unveiling a cen otaph in Dublin, erected to the mem
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SEVERAL SHOTS EXCHANGED WITH RUM RUN
NERS IN DECEPTION PASS—CONGRESSMAN
JONES AND COLLECTOR HARTSON ARE IN
TERESTED SPECTATORS ABOARD CUTTER
SEATTLE, Oct 2.—With United States Senator Wes
ley Jones and Collector of Customs Hartson aboard for a
cruise, the cutter Areata yesterday took part in a running
battle with the motor launch M-756, a suspected liquor
smuggling craft, off Deception Pass, in which several
shots were exchanged.
SEATTLE MAN AND WOMAN KILLED IN CRASH
SEATTLE, Oct. 2.—Vernon T. Neilson and Mrs. F.
A. Milhern were killed this afternoon when a motor cycle
ridden bv Milhern and a girl into the the woman’s auto
ridden by Milhern and a girl, crashed into the woman’s
car.
Neilson, behind whom wTas seated Edith Harrison,
aged 15, wore a fake deputy sheriff’s badge. The girl es
caped with but slight injuries.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—Well in
formed political news sources indicate
that Ambassador Harvey has reached
an understanding with President
Coolidge to resign about January 1.
Harvey was appointed British ambas
sador by President Harding.
BEN GRIER RETURNS TO
ANCHORAGE FOR WINTER
Ben Grier, who has had charge of
the Ray Larson interests at Kanatak,
returned to Anchorage last week, and
will spend the winter there, returning
to Kanatak in the spring.
FLIGHT ST. LOU
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2.—The dirigible
ZR-1 arrived here at 4 p. m. today,
completing its 1200 mile non-stop trip
from Lakehurst, New Jersey, without
accident.
The huge airship passed westward
over Springfield at 7:35 last night.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S.— Alaska’s
problen^ will be laid before President
Coolidge this week when Governor
Bone arrives. A conference will be
held at which Dan A. Sutherland, ter
ritorial delegate will talk Alaskan
fisheries to Coolidge, and urge that no
more fishing reserves be approved
and that existing licenses be revoked.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—Vast geo
logical changes, in which the Andes
mountains are being pushed slowly
eastward, and the California coast
ranges are being forced northward,
are in progress, in the opinion of Dr.
Bailey Willis, professor emeritus of
geology, at Leland Stanford univer
sity. The eastern part of Japan, he
said, Is probably moving westward.
OKLAHOMA STATE VOTING TODAY ON MU
OF GOVERNOR TOWARD K. K, LHWLESSffiSS
GOV ERNOR WALTON DETERMINED THAT KU
KLUX KLANS SHALL NOT OUST HIM UNTIL
STATE IS CLEANED UP—MILITIA PAY NO
HEED TO COURT ORDERS BUT CLOSE POLLS
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 2.—Governor Walton in an
interview by press correspondents today stated that he
would order the militia to pay no heed to the orders of
District Judge Hunt, but would disperse any citizens at
tempting to hold an election while the state was under
martial law, which the governor declared superseded any
civil laws that friends of the Klans might invoke.
The governor stated that the people of Oklahoma
must come to their senses and get back to a safe and sane
Americanism, or he would keep the state under martial
j law until this was done.
At Waurika, acting on orders from the Governor, J.
H. Q. Ditlard, an oil operator, and six others seized the
ballot boxes, declaring that they would not allow them to
be used by the voters of the precincts.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—The pres
idential primary, now the vogue in a
full score of states, not only has be
| come the bugbear of the old time pol
1 itician but has also accomplished the
^ rout of the time-honored practice of
delaying the announcement of candi
dacies until the last possible moment
i in order to size up the field. Today
in many states candidates must get
| off the fence many weeks before the
national convention and say wheth
| er they will or they will not.
The beginning of the 1924 primary
season now is a bare five months off,
and the filing of papers required of
■ candidates in many cases already has
become a burning question among
those who cannot decide whether or
! not they hear the popular call. Such
decisions must be made much earlier
! than in times gone by, and as a con
sequence of the spread of the primary
system the next few weeks, are ex
pected to see the crop of candi
; dates reach a stage much more ad
; vanced than the average for pre
sidential years in the past.
The first primary, that in New
j Hampshire will be held March 11.
; North Dakota will follow a week later
; and seven additional states controll
; ing some of the largest delegations
! that sit in national conventions will
have voted before the end of April.
Here is the full list of those having
presidential primary laws, with the
dates for the primary election of all
parties.
California, Tuesday, May 6.
Florida, Tuesday, June 3.
Georgia, to be fixed by state com
mittees.
Illinois, Tuesday, April 8.
Indiana, Tuesday, May 6.
j Maryland, Monday, May 5.
Massachusetts, Tuesday, Apr. 29.
Michigan, Monday, April 7.
Montana, Tuesday, May 27.
Nebraska, Tuesday, April 15.
New Jersey, Tuesday, April 22.
New Hampshire, Tuesday, March
11th.
North Carolina, Saturday, June 7.
North Dakota, Tuesday, March 18.
Ohio, Tuesday, April 29.
Oregon, Friday, May 16. (
Pennsylvania, Tuesday, April 22.
South Dakota, Tuesday, May 27.
West Virginia, Tuesday, May 27.
Wisconsin, Tuesday, April 1.
The presidential primary law of
Florida does not apply to a party vot
ing less than 35 per cent of the total
vote in the previous general election.
This eliminates the Republican par
ty from a presidential primary and
leaves its delegates to be chosen by
convention in that state.
VOTE LIGHT UP TO 3:00 P. M.
Up to the hour of 3:00 o’clock vot
ing on the bonding question was very
light, but about 140 votes having been
cast.
TODAY'S FISH PRICES
Seward—Eight and five cents..
Seattle—Fresh halibut 20% c.
Voting Begins at 7:00
TULSA, Okla., Oct. 2.—Voting be
gan in Tulsa county at 7 o'clock this
morning, under protection of an arm
ed guard of 1500 deputies under Sher
iff Sanford.
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No Disturbances in Capital
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 2.—This
election, unequalled in the records
of America, drew the whole ot Okla
; homa to the polls today. ’Rumblings
and intimation of violence were heard
as thousands of special deputies took
their stations at precincts and booths
throughout the State, but no disturb
ance marked the opening.
Elections Being Held
| OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 2.—Okla
; homa laid its six-shooters on the ta
. hie today and prepared to settle b;
| ballot its troubles over the Klans.
Polling places opened generally in
j the State at 7 a. m., ready for the vo
| ters to cast their ballots in the spe
| cial election. Armed and deputized
! citizens slept on the ballot boxes in
J many places to insure the security of
j election supplies. Long lines of vo
i ters waited before the polling places
at the time of the opening of the polls
in Oklahoma City.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2.—Addressing a
middle states society of Electronic
Medicine, Dr. Frances A. Cave, a Bos
ton physician, predicted that there
will come a time when humans at
dinner will attach to their bodies an
apparatus connected with electric
wires and absorb electrical vibrations
instead of food.
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SEATTLE TAX LEVY $6,688,673
SEATTLE, Oct. 2.—The city 1924
tax levy was fixed this afternoon at
$6,6SS,673.
LONDON, Oct. 2.—Georges Carpen
tier knocked out Joe Beckett, chal
lenger for the European champion
ship in 23 seconds tonight. This is
the second time the French champ
has defeated the English pug.
COOLIDGE IN CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—President
Coolidge today summoned the execu
tive committee of the National Farm
Grange for a conference on farm re
lief.