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VOLUME XX.
NUMBER 149.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE , 24, 1925.
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WILLIAM CURTIS
FARABEE DEAD
IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24. —
William Curtis Farabee died at his
"aome today after an extended illness.
Dr. William Curtis Farabee was re
garded by scientists as one of the
world’s greatest authorities on South
America and in Theodore Roosevelt’s
book on South America, the late pres
ident characterized him as the lead
ng explorer of that continent. Dr.
Farabee began his South American ex
plorations in 1906. when he headed
he Dr. Milhau-Harvard expedition.
He spent three years exploring lit
ile known sections of Peru and for a
'ime was a member of the Peruvian
commission which determined the
boundary line between Peru and Ec
lador.
In 1912. when the University Mu
seum of Philadelphia began its South
American work, Dr. Farabee became
curator of the American section of the
museum. A year later he started on
a. three year expedition into the north
vest part of Guiana and Peru, during
which he penetrated a country never
before visited by white men, found
chree unknown tribes and explored the
vast territory north of the Amazon
river. The objects he obtained from
the natives and from archaeological
work gave the University Museum the j
finest collection of South American i
material in the world.
During the trip Dr. Farabee charted
thousands of square miles of unknown
territory and opened to the world the
^ life and resources of the country, 'ilie
lack of provisions together with the
hardships of the trip made the explor- j
er and easy victim of fever and when !
he emerged from the jungle he was j
removed to a hospital at Georgetown,
the capital of British Guiana. He 1
had lost eighty pounds in weight. He !
spent several months in the Barba-1
does recuperating and it was there he j
met Roosevelt ad the two became !
close friends. Dr. Farabee returned '
* to the United States in 1916.
After the armistice President Wil
son appointed Dr. Farabee as expert
on ethnology for the peace confer
ence and he accompanied the Wilson
party to France on the steamship Geo. j
Washington. At Versailles he pre
pared ethnological maps which were
used at the sessions of the peace con
It-1 flitf.
Dr. Farabee returned to Peru for
the University Museum in 1922 and
^ penetrated one of the most remote
sections of the country. He again
fell a victim to the climate and fever.
He was given refuge and care by an
Indian, and later a wealthy native
made a perilous trip in an automobile i
to bring Farabee to his home. Later !
he recuperated on the island of Juan
Fernandez, where Robinson Crusoe
lived. He again took up his work
and crossed the continent to Rio de
Janeiro, whence he sailed for New
York. Soon after his arrival he col
lapsed and was in the hospital for a
number of weeks. Upon regaining
his strength he attempted to resume
his work at the University Museum,
but a relapse followed and he decided
to return to his old home at Wash
ington, Pa.
Dr. Farabee was born at Washing
ton, Pa., February 7, 1863, where he re
ceived his early education in the pub
lic schools. He was graduated from
Waynesburg College and took his doc
tor’s degree at Harvard. He taught
school in Pennsylvania for several
years and went to Harvard in 1901 as
instructor in anthropology. He was
author of many books, some of which
were published by Harvard and the
University Museum. They have been
accepted as standard works of the
countries he explored. Four books
remain unfinished, Dr. Farabee hav
ing been engaged on them when his !
illness compelled him to stop his
work. He was a member of umerous
scientific bodies in this country, Eur
WESTERN RAILROADS ARE
GROWING MORE PROSPEROUS
SEATTLE, June 24. (£>)—Lee H.
Landis, who is here attending a con
vention of the National Foreign Trade
Council, said. “A recent survey of sev
eral small railroads of the midwest,
showed me that the passenger and
freight traffic is increasing at a heal
thy rate.”
MAYOR TODD OF
KELSO DELIVERS
TALK TO CROWD
KELSO, June 24. (/P)—After a meet
ing last night in the city park, at
which he addressed twelve hundred
persons, Todd today appointed five
men to fill the council and named his
complete administrative staff, while
Mayor Nat Smith, confident the gov
ernment is with him. continued to
function.
Todd had announced he would emu
late Marc Antony over Julius Caesar,
and deliver the oration “He Was My
Friend.” but Dovery’s widow foiled
him, being enroute to Barron, Wis
consin with the body when Todd
spoke.
GERMAN BOND
HOLDERS BREAK
INTO REICHSTAG
BERLIN, June 24. (/P)—Several hun
dred enraged holders of depreciated
German bonds on war loans and oth
er state securities, forced their way
into the Reichstag demanding to see
nationalist leaders who promised
them these investments would be made
good if Hindenburg was elected.
CITY WINS VERDICT
LOCAL LIGHT CASE
In an order delivered this after
noon by Judge E. E. Ritchie, it was
held that the plaintiff, S. M. Graff,
had not proven that the present rates
were confiscatory, and the case wits
continued until September 30, in or
der to allow the plaintiff to take ad
vantage of the low consumption of
current, after which time unless
cause were shown, the rates as pro
vided under Ordinance 7S of 12y2,
10 and 8 cents would be adopted.
The order will be given in full in
tomorrow’s paper.
Judge Ritchie took occasion to re
view the local conditions, stating
that it was his opinion that to or
der Mr. Graff to lower his rates at
the present time and refund the ov
ercharge would work a hardship and
that he would continue the injunc
tion until the above date, when an
order would be made giving the city
power to set the new rates.
White House Social
Secretary To Resign
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24.—
(iP)—Miss Laura Harlan will retire
as social secretary in the White
House, beginning next season. For
mal events will be placed in "the
hands of-some man in the State de
partment it was announced. Miss
Harlan was appointed in the early
part of the Harding administration.
It was also announced that Mies
Mary Randolph is to continue in the
capacity of private secretary to Mrs.
Coolidge.
ope and South America, and in the
last was widely known, as in this
country.
Dr. Farabee married Miss Sylvia
Manilla Holdren of McArthur, O.
FOREIGN TRADE
COUNCIL MEETS
SEATTLE TODAY
SEATTLE, June 24. (JP)—James A.
Farrel, head of the United States
Steel Corporation, and president of
the National Foreign Trade Council,
calling to order the twelfth annual
convention which will adjourn Friday,
said the Orient is constantly demand
ing more and more attention, and is
offering opportunities to Americans.
The attendance at the conference is
placed at sixteen hundred including
the leading businessmen representing
the world.
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Legion Heads Meet
Determine Oration
Cider Fame Leader
COLUMBUS, O., June 24.(£>)—'The
entire executive committee of the
American Legion will be called in
conference Thursday, to determine
if the invitation of Congressman
Philip Hill of Baltimore cideu* party
fame, should speak at the state con
vention July 29. The committee will
decide if he should be rejected or
let stand the decision which was
reached after the State committee
withdrew the invitation because Hill
said that he would speak against
prohibition.
The executive sub-eommitte declar
ed that the State committee usurped
authority and that ill-advised pub
licity might involve a Legion poli
tical controversy.
BONEARRIVES
SEATTLE, TELLS
OF TERRITORY
; -
RETIRING CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO
REMAIN IN SEATTLE DUR
ING THE SUMMER
Ex-Governor Scott C. Bone, of Al
aska, in an interview with the Seat
tle P-I, of June 14, says:
Alaska has shown steady progress
j in the last four years and within a
j few years the territory will increase
the wealth and size of her industries
several times, declared retiring Gov
ernor Scott C. Bone, on his arrival
i here last night aboard the steamship
| Yukon from Juneau.
“I have the utmost faith in Alaska,”
Governor Bone stated. “The Alaska
railroad is getting increased revenues
from freight and passenger traffic,
the mines continue to produce heavily,
the fishing industry remains firm, and
the lumber industry is just in its in
fancy.”
Although George Alexander Parks,
who was appointed by President Cool
idge, does not! take office officially un
til tomorrow, when Governor Bone
retires, he has taken over the affairs
of the territory and is well fitted to
fill the position, acording to Governor
Bone.
The residents of Juneau showered
Governor and Mrs. Bone with flow
ers as the steamer Yukon left the pier
last Tuesday. At Ketchikan, Gover
nor Bone took part in a ceremony ded
icating a new §125,000 high school
building. Flowers and gifts were
bestowed upon the executive when he
left Ketchikan Wednesday.
Governor Bone declared thkt he
planned an indefinite vacation remain
ing in Seattle until his daughter, Mar
garet, a junior at the University of
Washington, finished her summer
school course. Plans to re-enter bus
iness will be announced at that time,
he asserted.
Don’t forget the Dance Tonight at
Dreamland—Everybody Welcome.
MARKET COTTON CROPS
NEW YORK —A nation-wide group
of banks, headed by the Seaboard
National and other institutions, will
finance the marketing of a large part
of the new cotton crop in ten south
ern States. Credits of about forty
million dollars will be advanced.
CLAIMANOTHER
GOVERNMENT
AROUSED CHINA
LONDON, June 24. (/P)—Colonial
Secretary Amery told the House of
Commons the British government had
the situation in hand in Hongkong
and was able to preserve law and or
der. Foreign Secretary Chamber
lain answered “yes” today, to a ques
tion whether he had evidence that
fostered the disturbance in China.
Several Europeans Killed
CANTON, June 24. (TP)—Several
Europeans were killed and many of
them wounded during fighting which
took place between Chinese agitators
and residents of Shameen. Women
and children of the foreign colony fled
to the U. S. Gunboat Asheville for
Hongkong.
HONG KONG, June 24. —The steam
ship Honam arrived with one hundred
and fifty women and children refu
gees from Canton. The crew of Chi
nese stokers deserted the ship at Can
ton and men from the Asheville re
lieved them. The British gunboat
Moorhen convoyed the Honam to
Whampao.
Among the arrivals were included
a score of American refugees. A. H.
P. Edwards was shot in the knee yes
terday when demonstrators fired on
a settlement of foreigners. V. G. Mur
rel was shot in the shoulder, and Mrs.
Charles Lammert injured in the foot.
Britons employed in *tlie Chinese
section of the Canton Kowloon rail
way received private warnings from
Chinese friends to leave, as “Chinese
are determined to kill one foreigner
for every Chinese.’’ Those arriving
here included chief engineer Booth
by, Chief accountant Harris, and in
spectors Bander and Smith and their
families.
YESTERDAY'S GAMES
NATIONAL—
Boston 3, 7, Phila. 7, 9.
New York 5, S, Brooklyn 8, 5.
Chicago 6, Cincinnati 5.
St. Louis-Pittsburgh—rain.
AMERICAN—
Phila. 3, Boston 2.
Washington 8, New York I.
No other games
COAST—
Oakland 6, Seattle 8.
Sacramento 2, Los Angeles 7.
Vernon 5, Portland 4.
Salt Lake 7, Frisco 9.
Dan A. Sutherland’s
Charges Are Dismissed
By Supreme Court
■WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24.—
(/P)—On the ground of want of pros
ecution, the Supreme Court dismiss
ed the injunction proceedings Dele
gate Dan A. Sutherland from. Alas
ka brought November, 1923, against
Herbert Hoover, secretary of com
merce, in which the delegate was
seeking to prevent interference with
independent fishermen.
Sutherland charged that Hoover
favored corporate fishing, and asked
the court to make void two presi
dential proclamations concerning Al
aska fisheries.
MACMILLAN IN NOVA SCOTIA
SYDNEY, N. S., June 24. (£>)—
The steamship Peary, with Captain
MacMilaln arrived here today.
AMUNDSEN LEFT
FOR OSLO EARLY
TUESDAY MORN
KINGS RAY,—Monday, (/p)—The
Amundsen expedition set sail for
Oslo Tuesday, when the first batch
of congratulatory messages will be
delivered to the two explorers, Am
undsen and Ellsworth. They are
planning to leave for the United
States soon after their arrival at
Oslo.
Amundsen told the Associated
Press that he looked at the recent
flight as an experiment. He said it
has been his dread for years to fly
over the North Pole and landing in
Alaska. The recent flight gathered
much additional valuable informa
tion, but was unable to say when
he will make another attempt. He
said that he was possitive that there
is land near the Pole on the Amer
ican side, which he proposes to dis
cover.
Lieut. Holm of the relief expedi
tion, and Riser Larson have gone
to North Cape and are expected to
arrive back June 25.
KINGS BAY, June 24. (JP)—Satur
day, June 20 the plane was abandon
ed when the Amundsen party return
ed here. It was the plane in which
Amundsen left here in on May 21.
It descended to make observation of
the motor when trouble developed
suddenly. It lit on a narrow strip
of water between two moving mass
es of ice. The party moved away
quickly, abandoning everything that
couldn’t be carried, food being given
the preference in the dash to safety.
They were separated some distance
from the other plane, whose occu
pants couldn’t see them. It was in
crossing the new ice in an attempt
ed salvage that Leif Deitrichsen and
Oscar Onulahl fell thru the thin ice.
Lincoln Ellsworth pulled them out
when Onulahl was pretty far gone.
The press agent for the Norwegian
Aero Club held up the forgoing dis
patch from the Associated Press
Staff man until today.
DAWES REPLIES !
TO CRITICS ON
SENATE RULES
MANCHESTER, N. H„ June 24. (£>)
—Replying to critics on the Senate
Rule reform, Chas. G. Dawes, vice
president, maintained the absence
of an effective cloture in the senate
which tends to increase rather than
decrease legislation. He cited sta
tistics from the last two congresses
as proof.
Speaking before the Chamber of
Commerce here, Dawes urged the
senators who see the power of min
ority an obstruction in defense
against Federal encroachment on
State right, and added that “I pro
pose a modification of these rules,
which provide a majority cloture on
all questions of ordinary legislation
involving States’ rights under con
sideration.”
The present rules permit barter in
votes which results in the necessity
of the majority to buy off the min
ority secretly, “chiefly because a fil
ibuster in the last eight congresses
and the seven extra sessions, held in
a moment’s thought, will convince
the fact for foundation of such a
claim. Filibustering militates against
the multiplicity of laws, and no one
can justly claim that the seven ex
tra sessions did not result in a large
addition of our laws.”
Occasional bursts of speed in the
senate in passing hills is “dangerous
to reaction from cumulative inaction
preceding them.”