Hemard Bnily Gateumy
VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 154
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
TRIAL FLIGHT PROVED VERY
UNSATISFACTORY AND PRO
JECT GIVEN UP
CHRISTIANIA, June 18. —Raold
Amundsen, Arctic explorer, who was
reported to have started on his flight
to the North Pole, announced today
that the proposed flight across the
North Pole by been abandoned, it was
announced this afternoon by the Nor
wegian minister of defense, who re
ceived a message from Leon Amund
sen brother to Roal Amundsen, who
gave the press the following telegram
received yesterday, and dated Noor
vik, Alaska. “Trial flight held May
11; result very unsatisfactory; sorry
was forced to abandon proposed flight
but have written details.”
LENINE’S HEALTH IMPROVES
MOSCOW, June 18—Acting Premier
Kameneoff addressing the Communist
party of Moscow yesterday said that
Premier Lenine’s health had greatly
improved since his removal recently
from the Kremlin to a Villa near this
city.
FORMER PREMIER ILL
PARIS, June 18—Former Premier
Viviani, who was seized with a faint
ing spell in court yesterday had so
far improved today that his condition
afforded no cause for anxiety.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 18 —
Senator Ferries predicted today that
Henry Ford would head a third party
in the presidential race next year. He
added: “Ford wants to stand in the
White House and say “The people
called me here.”
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., June IS.—
Henry Ford announced here today: “I
am too much occupied with my own
affairs to become president next year,
and I do not intend to run.”
LOCAL MEN GET CONTRACT
A crew of local men consisting of
Oscar Dahl, John W. Olsen, Paul Sve
deei^ Andrew Larson, Fred Johnson,
Fred' Gustafson, and Ed Pearson left
for Hope this morning on a bridge
building and grading contract for the
Bureau of Public Roads. They will
be gone for several months. A large
* shipment of supplies was made on
yesterday’s freight.
ROME, June 18.—The village of
Ringuatossa, on the slope of Mount
Aetna, was destroyed yesterday by a
torrent of Lava.
PIONEER OPERATOR ARRIVES
ON WAY TO CROW CREEK
James Girdwood, Crow Creek oper
' a tor, and a heavy investor in Alaska
copper properties, arrived on the last
. boat and is stopping at the Sexton.
Mr. Girdwood will leave in a few days
for Russian River, on a fishing trip
with George Sexton, after which he
will visit the Crow Creek district. Mr.
Girdwood recently disposed of his
copper interests.
Mr. Girdwood has been operating in
Alaska since 1896, and has developed
many properties during that time. He
was formerly owner of the Girdwood
copper property at Latouche, which he
later disposed of to the Ladysmith
* Corporation, and the town and camp
of Girdwood, along the Alaska rail
road were named for him. He has
. 200 acres of rich hydraulic property
on Crow Creek, which will be reopen
ed this summer.
KING SOLOMON CASE IS
PRESENTED AT CHICAGO;
TWO WOMEN CLAIM GIRL
CHICAGO, June 18—A parallel to
the case which King Solomon was
called upon to decide faced a Chicago
judge yesterday.
In precisely the same claim made by
the two women before Solomon in Bib
lical times, the two women here say
they gave birth to the same child.
The child, a girl, five years old,
whom both call Leona, is being close
ly guarded at the home of Mrs. Nich
olas Lenz, wife of a druggist, to pre
vent the other "mother” from taking
her. Mrs. Lenz says she can furnish
positive proof that the girl was boin
to her in Chicago.
The other “mother”, Mrs. Julia War
na, says she had a birth certificate,
certifying that the child was born to
her in Poland and that she gave her
to Mrs. Lenz three months ago to
keep for her when she was financially
unable to take care of the baby her
self.
NEW ETHER HIMES ME
LONDON June 16.—The discovery
of hitherto unknown ether waves,
which he predicts will make possibble
the transmission of 700 words a min
ute was announced by Marconi today.
PRINTER PRESIDENT DEAD
INDIANAPOLIS, June 16.—Presi
dent McPharland, of the International
Typographical Union died today of
influenza.
FAMINE IN NEAR EAST
MOSCOW, June 18—Ferghana prov
ince in Turkhestan has been stricken
by famine a mesage received here to
day says that four hundred thousand
persons are effected by the food short
age which has already resulted in a
great many deaths.
DAUGHTER OF TAMMANY BOSS
CLAIMS WIFE COMMITTED
BIGAMY
DUBLIN, June 18—The Croker
drama was ended here tonight when
a jury found in favor of the will and
declared that Mrs. Bula Croker, wid
ow of the Boss of Tammany Hall, was
never the wife of Guy Maronne, as the
Croker children attempted to prove.
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MRS. BULA CROKER
Mrs. Bui a Croker widow of Richard
Croker, the one-time Tammany Hall
boss. Through her lawyers she has
just stamped as “calumny” the charge
that she committed bigamy in marry
ing Croker. Mrs. Ethel C. While, Crok
er’s daughter by his first wife, in con
testing the will, has charged that Bu
la was legally the wife of one Cuv
Maronne, at the time she married the
Tammany Chieftain.
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StYBt^Nfi Vifw CO* NiW YORK
“DO YOUR STUFF, JACK"
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Is the advice “Dinky1’ Dean, you thful picture star, is giving his friend
and pal, Jack Dempsey. In speaking of the champion’s coming fight with
Tommy Gibbons on July 4, “Dinky” who is a rabid fight fan, says—“Jack
will give Tom a biff on the jaw, and bang, the fight will be over.”
miioi m is
in i paces
WITH U. OF W,
FRESHMAN AND VARSITY CREWS
OF EVERGREEN STATE ARE
WINNING LAURELS
MADISON, Wis., June 18.—The U.
of W. crews won both races Saturday
from the Wisconsin U. crews by
ten lengths, the Varsity of Washing
ton defeating the Wisconsin Varsity
crew, and the U. of W. freshmen
crew defeating the freshmen of the
Wisconsin U.
INVESTIGATION BEING MADE
OF RAILWAY COMPANIES
WASHINGTON, June 16—The Ship
ping Board today began investigation
of charges that the Chicago, Milwau
kee & St. Paul and the Great North
ern railways are operating under an
agreement with Japanese steamship
concerns which discriminate against
the American merchant marine on the
Pacific.
NEW YORK CONCERN FAILS
NEW YORK, June 18—New York’s
list of stock Brokerage failures was
augumented today by the failing of M.
S. Wolfe and Company one of the
largest Curb Market firms who filed
involuntary petition in Bankruptcy.
AUXILIARY MEETING
The auxiliary of the Seward Ameri
can Legion will meet Tuesday evening
at eight o’clock at the Legion rooms.
All members are asked to be there on
time. 2t.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., June 18.
E. R. Bergdoll, brother to the noto
rious draft evader, Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll, will be released from the
penitentiary tomorrow after serving
two of a four-year sentence for evad
ing the draft.
FIVE STOWAWAYS SUFFOCATE
MARCUS HOOK, June 18—The S.
S. Santa Theresa arived at Quarantine
today reported five stowaways suf
focated in a reserve bunker and were
buried at sea. Two others are in a
critical condition.
UNITED SMS
BIRTH CONTROL AND NATURE OF
IMMIGRATION INTO COMMON
WEALTH BLAMED
SEATTLE, June 18—Revelation that
Washington has the lowest birth rate
of any state in the Union brought
from Dr. Paul A. Turner, state direct
or of health, two explanations, birth
control and the nature of immigration
into the commonwealth.
This state contains more than the
average of persons who were educated
at college, and birth control is most
extensively practiced among this class
said Dr. Turner when confronted with
the fact that Washington according to
the census bureau, has a birth rate of
eighteen per 1,000, while North Caro
lina leads our nation with 30.3.
“Our population is primarily na
tive born American,” continued Doc
tor Turner^ “settled here from eastern
and middle western states. These peo
ple are not so prolific as the foreign
born American who populate so much
of the East.”
VICTORIA, June 18.—The Empress
of Canada arrived here today. She
made the run to Yokohama in 8 days
and 11 hours^ establishing a new re
cord.
m TELEPHONE DEVICE
m BEEN PERFECTED
NEW YORK, June 18—The Ameri
can Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany announced the perfection of a
device whereby radio telephonic con
versations are made private by the
words being “scrambled” at the send
ing end so they will be unintelligible
to anyone listening in and clarified to
persons for whom the mesage is in
tended, this device has been used suc
cessfully between Los Angeles and the
island of Catalina.
FIRE THREATENS STATION
PHILADELPHIA, June 18—A fierce
fire is threatening the Broad Street
Station of the Pennsylvania Railroad
and also the City Hall, which is sit
uated across the street.
HENRY FORD IN FAVOR USE
OF ARMY AND NAVY IN
CHECKING BOOTLEGGERS
NEW YORK, June 18—Henry Ford,
whose every word commands atten
tion, come out in favor of the emplov
ment of the Army and Navy to sup
press bootlegging ashore and afloat,^
and predicts flouting of law thus speed
ily checked.
RAISE LARGE SUM FOR SCHOOL
WASHINGTON, D. C., June IS—
The American agency of the Peking
University here announces plans for
half a million dollar school of Journal
ism on line of the Pulitzer Columbia
scheme drawn up by Doctor Leighton
Stuart before his recent departure for
China. A campaign for funds is soon to
be launched here and in the far east.
LLOYD GEORGE TO VISIT U. S.
LONDON, June 18—The Times says
it is virtually assured that Lloyd
George will visit the United* States
and Canada next autumn.
WASHINGTON, June 16.—Ten sub
sidiaries of the Revere Oil Company,
operating at Fort Worth, are named
in a fraud order issued by the post
office department, charged with be
ing involved in the merger plan which
has resulted in the consolidation of
an hundred “defunct and dying oil
concerns.”
PERSHING PRAISES SECOND DIV.
NEW YORK, June 18—General
Pershing told the Veterans of the Sec
ond Division who achieved fame at
Chateau Thierry and Belleau Woods
at a meeting recently that theirs and
the First Division, were the best
groups that fought in the world war on
either the Allied or the other side.
POPULAR PASTIME IN CHINA IS
CAUSING INCONVENIENCE
TO FOLLOWERS
ROME, June 18.—Chinese bandits
swooped down on the Catholic mission
at Hankow today and captured Father
Mhlotto and his followers, holding
them for a million dollars ransom, ac
cording to a cable received at the Vat
ican this morning.
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FRENCH FEATHERWEIGHT
CHAMPION
Eugene Criqui, of Paris, French
featherweight champion who wrested
the world title from Johnny Kilbane
at the Polo Grounds in New York on
the second of this month. Criqui is an
unique figure among champions, he is
not only the greatest boxer and knock
out artist in the world today^ but is
a veteran of the war with a genuine
record.
TELLS
OF
HOME RULE PUBLICITY, LABOR
AND CAPITAL AND OTHER
NEEDS DISCUSSED
SEATTLE, June 18.—“Alaska needs
home rule, more publicity, the en
trance of labor and capital, and per
haps the election of a governor by the
people,” said Rep. Cyrenus Cole,
of Iowa, speaking for the Congress
ional party returning from their visit
to Alaska this morning. He declared
the party saw enough timber in the
coastal forests of the Territory to
supply print paper for half the news
papers tn the Unjte.d Slates for cen
turies.
The party motored to Mount Rain
, ier Sunday and left by train at mid
night for Yellowstone Park. The party
will disband at Penver, • • * >.
FRENCH IN COMPLETE CONTROL
ESSEN, Germany, June 18.—The
FTench this afternoon seized the re
maining locomotives and cars in the
Ruh rdistrict and are now in com
plete control of transportation.
CONFER OVER PROHIBITION
WASHINGTON, June 18—President
Harding and Secretary Hughes held
an extended Sunday conference over
porhibition enforcement.
ST. PAUL, June IS.—There are 14
candidates in the three parties for
nomination for senator to succeed the
late Knute Nelson, in the state pri
mary being held today.
GOV. GENERAL WOOD
AGAIN VICTIM TYPHOON
MANILA, June 18—Governor Gen
eral Leonard Wood today had his sec
ond experience as a typhoon victim
when his yacht was caught in Manila
Harbor by the storm and thrown on
a submerged breakwater, no damage
occurring.
PRESIDENT AND WIFE MAKE
TRIP ON MAYFLOWER
WASHINGTON, June 18—President
and Mrs. Harding at the conclusion of
their visit to Deleware today will
make their first trip on the Ma\flower
since the presidential yacht was con
verted inlo an oil burner; the presi
dent and party boarding the yacht to
night at eleven o’clock after visiting
three other Deleware cities as guests
of Senator and Mrs. Ball.
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NOTED COLEGE HEAD DEAD
WORCHESTER, June IS—Reverend
Joseph Haven Cories Richards, ex
president of the Georgetown Univer
isty^ known as one of the most noti
ble Jesuits in North America, died
here today at the Holy Cross College.
Death followed a severe shock.
PARIS, June IS.—Attempting an al
titude record, Lieut. Berry ascended
today in an aeroplane to a height of
30,000 feet, or nearly five miles, but
grew faint and was forced to descend,
making a safe landing.
BANKERS BACK DEMPSEY FIGHT
GREAT FALLS, June IS—Local and
state bankers came to the rescue of
the Dempsey Gibbons fight by guaran
teeing a hundred thousand dollars due
Kearns, Dempsey’s manager tomorrow
at Shelby. Promoters were unable to
meet their obligations which made it
necessary for bankers and business
men to insure the fight by pledging
their support.