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VOLUME XVIII.
NUMBER 161
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
PRESIDENT DECLARES
COMMISSION HE
SETTLEPRODIEM
SPEECH AT CHEYENNE TAKES UP
COAL PROBLEMS AND COAL
COMMISSION
CHEYENNE, June 26.—President
Harding, in liis speech here this aft
ernoon, discussed the nation’s coal
problems, in which he mentioned the
industry, the consuming public and
the government’s interest in all phases
of coal operations. The president re
corded himself as being opposed to
nationalizing the mines, and declared
that the United States coal commis
sion would bring the country a new
understanding of the problem and
would point out the solution in behalf
of a vital public interest.
Getting Transport Ready
SEATTLE, June 26.—Navy yard
wrorkmen this afternoon began clean
ing and preparing the transport Hen
derson, on which the President and
party will embark for Alaska.
Harding At Ogden
OGDEN, June 26.—President Hard
ing arrived here at 8 o’clock this
morning and after remaining 55 min
utes in Ogden took autos for his trip
from Ogden to Salt Lake.
Hoover Will Join Harding
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.—Secre
tary Hoover arrived at his home in
Palo Alto today, en route to Portland
to join President Harding on his trip
to Alaska.
Trip Continuous Ovation
SALT LAKE, June 26.—President
Harding arrived litre at noon today
for a twelve hour visit, after an auto
mobile ride from Ogden through fer-1
tile valleys lying between snow-cap
ped mountain ranges. He was accom
panied by Governor Mabev, and Sena
tors Smoot and King. During the 40
mile ride his trip was a continuous
ovation.
Governor Hart to Join Party
OLYMPIA, June 26.—Governor Hart
on invitation will join President
Harding’s party at Spokane, July 20.
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PARIS, June 26.—France has been
suffering from the coldest weather in
its history the past few days. In sev
eral sections the mercury dropped to
as low as 24 and considerable snow
was reported. Crops were badly
damaged and sheep that were shear
ed died by the thousands.
SENATE KILLED BILL TO
THROW DOWN LIQUOR BARS
MADISON, Mis., June 25.—The Sen
ate killed the bill which the assembly
passed to repeal state prohibition en
forcement laws.
NEW BISHOP FOR TUCSON
PHILADELPHIA, June 25.—Mon
signor Gercke, rector of St. Peter and
St. Paul church, has been appointed
Bishop of Tucson by the Pope. He
was formerly vicar general of the
Philippines.
HEAVY SHOCKS RECORDED
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 25.—The
seismograph here recorded two earth
quake shocks of unusual intensity,
one starting at 11 last night and the
other at 7:55 today, lasting 20
minutes.
MICHIGAN U WINS MEET
CHICAGO, June 26.—The Michigan
University track team easily captured
the annual track and field meet of the
National College Athletics Association
scoring thirty-one points. Leland
Stanford was second with 14 and one
half points. Sixty-two colleges were
represented.
SCOUT CRUISER OMAHA, UNCLE
SAM’S FASTEST SHIP
This speedy looking craft is Uncle
Samuel’s newest and fastest man o’
war, the scout cruiser “Omaha,” which
recently made a record run with mail
from Honolulu to the Pacific Coast in
a little less that 3V2 days, the mall
then going forward by train and air
plane to Washington. Seated in his
“remote control station,” Capt. D. C.
Hanrahan, U. S. N.. skipper of the
Omaha, recently delivered a message
from the vessel in the harbor of Hilo
to the people of Honolulu, the first
radio phone conversation between the
two cities.
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OF DEM
T
SOME SAY HE’S NOT PROPERLY
EQUIPPED FOR PRESIDENT’S
CHAIR—WORKERS FOR HIM
DETROIT June 25—What do the
people of this city—Henry Ford’s
home town—think of Mr. Ford as a
presidential candidate?
More than a score of men and wom
en in nearly every walk of life w’ere
asked this question here today, and
their replies reveal a cross-section of
political thought that is as novel as
it is interesting. Summed up, there is
very little indecision on the part of the
average voter regarding Mr. Ford. The
average Detroit voter is either for
Ford or against Ford.
Leading businessmen and bankers
to whom the question was put were
chary about the use of their names,
but nevertheless expresed decisive
views. Men and women in other ranks
of life gladly gave their names and
expressed view’s just as decisive as
the bankers and business men. Practi
cally everyone declared that Mr. Ford
would carry his own city by a tremen
dous plurality were he a presidential
candidate. Many of these statements
were made without regard to what
ticket might contain his name as a
presidential candidate.
WASHINGTON, June 26.—Chair
man Adams of the Republican Nation
al Committee, has requested each
State committeeman to appoint a wo
man as associate member of the com
mittee.
FOOTBALL PLAYERS TO GO
TO HAWAI FOR TWO GAMES
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25—0. E.
Hollingsberry, Olympic Club football
commissioner, announced that it is
practically settled that the Olympic
Club football players will go to Hawaii
for two post season games.
RIGHTS IN SEIZING
PREMIER STANLEY BALDWIN AN
NOUNCES IN COMMONS THAT
DIDN'T BLAME U. S.
LONDON, June 26.—Premier Stan
ley Baldwin announced in the House
of Commons today that the United
States was clearly within her rights
in breaking the seals of rum-laden
British ships and confiscating the li
quor carried.
ENGLAMLLESTflBLISH
FLEET FOE AIR DEFENSE
LONDON, June 26.—Premier Stan
ley Baldwin announced in the House
of Commons this afternoon that the
government had decided to establish
a home defense air force, sufficiently
strong to defend the country from at
tack by the strongest air force.
PORT OF BUENOS AIRES
TIED UP OVER SHOOTING
BUENOS AIRES Jun 26.—The port
of Buenos Aires was tied up yester
day by a strike called by the Maritime
Federation over the shooting by a sol
dier of Kurt Pickens, a German mil
itary prisoner. Pickens was shot
down in cold blood in his cell yester
day.
DISCOVERY OF SURE CURE
FOR RHEUMATISM ANNOUNCED
NEW YORK, June 26.—The New
York University Medical College an
nounces the discovery of a serum that
is nearly a positive cure for rheuma
tism. Out of 5,000 cases treated over
SO per cent have completely recov;
ei’ed.
SAN DIEGO June 26.—Captain Lo
well Smith and Lieuts. Richter, Hines
and Siefert this afternoon success
fully refueled an airplane in midair,
while flyro? at ninety miles an hour.
EXPELLED FROM EXCHANGE
NEW YORK, June 26.—James M.
Glassman, head of the firm of Glass
man & Company of Boston, has been
expelled from the Consolidated Stock
Exchange for “obvious fraud and for
false pretenses.”
At the weekly luncheon of the Sew
ard Chamber of Commerce, Mayor L.
V. Ray today made a report on the
plans for entertaining the President
and his party. The present itinerary
provides for a trip from Seattle to
Juneau; from Juneau direct to Sew
ard; Seward to Fairbanks, Fairbanks
to Cordova, and thence to Seattle.
A two-hour stop in Seward is planned
during which time President Harding
will address the people in A. B. Hall.
A committee of four citizens will be
appointed to entertain the Secretaries
accompanying the President.
The Elks Club have turned over
their hall for use by the newspaper
men accompanying the party.
It was decided to hold a small cele
bration July Fourth for the children
of Seward. A dance will be given by
the Civic committee Saturday night
to raise funds for this purpose.
Plans were made for entertaining
the Brooklyn Eagle party.
Mel Horner reported progress on
the trail being brushed out to Hard
ing glacier at the head of Spruce
creek.
AUTO RUNS WILD AND PLUNGES
DOWN HILL AGAINST CEN
TRAL POLICE STATION
LOS ANGELES, June 26.—Melville
Bayles and Edward Trehn, alleged
outlaws, were killed and Police Ser
geant A. W. Bethel was wounded dur
ing a pistol battle in an automobile,
which running wild, toppled over a
steep hill and rolled down against the
Central Police station.
»TIME li OF
SKINNER & EDDY DEM
SEATTLE, June 26.—David Rod
gers, wartime manager of the Skinner
and Eddy shipyard died last night at
his suburban home near here.
SENIORS WALK OUT OF HALL
WHEN PRESIDENT IS FIRED
AMHERST, June 26—Thirteen Se
niors and one candidate for a Master
of Arts degree, at Amherst College
commencement walked out of the hall
refusing to accept their degrees as a
result of the resignation of President
Alexander Mieklejohn, whom the trus
tees had requested to resign because
of his radical views.
’FRISCO FIRM FAILS
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.—The
San Fr^icisco office of R. J. Coots &
Company, said to be the largest inde
pendent firm of brokers on the Pa
cific coast, failed to open its doors
yesterday. A notice announced that
a petition in bankruptcy had been
! filed by its creditors.
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MEXICO AND U. S. CONFERRING
MEXICO CITY, June 25.—President
Obregon is considering the first half
of a gentleman’s agreement between
the United States and Mexico looking
to the settlement of the subsoil and
petroleum question. The agreement
has been drawn up by the recognition
conference.
jllTE GIRL MARRIED
NEW YORK, June 26.—The wedding
was announced today of Mildred Da
kin Redfield of Clover, N. J., to Harry
Barker Yamagata of Elizabeth, who
is an American citizen and grand
nephew of the late Prince Yamagata
of Japan.
ROCKEFELLER GIVES $150,000
NEW YORK, June 26.—John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., has announced a gift
of $150,000 to be distributed among
the hospitals of the United States and
Canada, for the purpose of promoting
the use of "Insulin” in the treatment
of diabetes.
ONE DEATH, FIVE PROSTRATIONS
CHICAGO, June 26.—One death and
five prostrations from heat were re
ported today when this city experienc
ed another sweltering day with the
mercury registering 96 in the shade.
MARKS NOW IN CELLAR
NEW YORK, June 26.—German
marks made another sharp drop Mon
day. The American dollar will now
purchase 145,450 marks, which at the
normal prewar rate would have been
worth $39,617.
NEITHER PARTY WILL HAVE
LIQUOR PLANK IN PLATFORM
FRENCH LICK, Ind., June 26.—
Senator McKellar, democrat, declares
that neither party will have a plank in
its platform on the liquor question.
He says no wet or dry candidate can
be nominated for President 6n the
Democratic ticket.
MOVIE STAR TO START MILK
FARM
Blanche Sweet, popular screen star,,
will forsake moving picture acting for
two months to start a milk farm for
movie folks who wish to take on more
weight. Miss Sweet recently remained
on a “milk farm” for eight days dur
ing which she took on 16 pounds. The
success of her experiment prompted
her new undertaking.
CATANIA, Sicily, June 26.—Lava
flowed over the railway station at
Cerro toda>\ and blocked the road
way between the town and the outly
j ing districts. The highways are lit
erally strewn with the possessions of
the fleeing and panic stricken refu
gees from the villages in the affected
district. The Red Cross is caring
for tens of thousands, furnishing food
and clothings.
Five streams of lava, which burst
from the crater of Etna are slowly ;
! crawling toward Linguaglossa, and an
army of engineers are digging large :
trenches which they hope will divert
the flow from the apparently doomed
city.
The scenes around the base of the
volcano reminds one of an inferno.
Sulphurous smoke hangs over the dis
trict, which is lit by the crawling
flames of the lava.
ARRESTED FOR SEDITION
PITTSBURGH, June 26.—Thomas
Myers Cough, Secretary and Treasu
rer of the Progressive International
Committee of the United Mine Work
ers was arrested Monday on a charge
of sedition as he was leaving the
i court house.
EARTH SHOCKS REGISTERED
WASHINGTON, June 26.— Earth
shocks, beginning at 3:35 o’clock this
morning and lasting for an hour and
a half were registered on the George
town University seismograph here.
They were estimated to have occurred
2700 miles from Washington and to
have been of great intensity.
PIONEER KLONDIKE?* DEAD
SEATTLE, June 26.—Fred W. Wood
proprietor of Wood’s Cafe, of Seattle,
a pioneer of the Klondike, is dead.
MOSCOW, June 26.—The Supreme
Court today decided that it would re
lease Archbishop Tikhon pending his
trial on the charge of resisting the
Soviet government in its confiscation
of church treasures.
TURKEY BE DEVELOPED
LAUSANNE, June 26.—The eco
nomic development of Turkey design
ed as a sister to the Turkish National
Export and Import Company has been
formed by an English group under
Leslie UrQUhart and with the assist
ance of French capital.
Jllf Will PUTS UP
GAME FIGHT TO
RFTAI TITLE
BATTERED AND BEATEN FROM
FIRST VETERAN FIGHTER
STAYS SEVEN ROUNDS
New York, June 26—(Delayed) —
Pancho Villa the battling Filipino add
ed another gem to his crown in de
feating Jimmy Wilde, Monday last,
with a stiff right to the jaw, putting
the world’s flyweight champion out in
the seventh round of a scheduled fif
teen round match.
From the first round it was plain
that Villa would be the new champion
Wilde failed to show any signs of re
taining his title but despite being de
feated from the start of his fight by
his opponent’s vicious punches he
never gave up hope, always trying
desperately to land one of his famous
blows on Villa’s jaw. However, the
, little brown man proved too clever
and the once noted boxer went down,
fighting courageously like a hero.
JIMMY WILDE
Former Flyweight Champion
The battle throughout was one of
the most spectacular in the history of
the prize ring. Villa rushed his oppo
nent with a slashing, terrific assault,
and had Wilde groggy in the first
round. Wilde seemed but a shell of
the once famous boxer and only his
marvelous courage and nerve kept up
through the seven rounds. Bleeding
from cuts around the mouth and
cheeks, and with his right eye closed
the gamey Britisher occasionally took
the offensive, but his punches were
feeble. Though his legs sagged and
body wavered under the devastating
attack, his bulldog tenacity kept him
in the thick of the fray. As he went
to the corner bloody and hopeless at
the end of the sixth round, the crowd
pleaded with the referee to stop the
slaughter, but Wilde shook his head
and staggered to the center of the
ring for the fatal seventh. The Fill*
pino, sensing victory, sprang from his
corner like a wildcat, raining rights
and lefts on Wilde’s head, who gradu
ally gave ground, gamely but ineffect
ually trying to fight back. Villa then
shot his right cross to the former
champion’s jaw and he went down and
out.
The crowd of more than forty thou
sand cheered Wilde for his gameness.
Tom O’Rourke announced that Villa
has signed a contract for a match
with Genaro at the Polo grounds about
September 1. Jimmy Wilde is still
in bed recovering from his recent bat
tle with the new champion last Mon
day. Physicians say he is in no dan
ger though badly beaten up. His left
eye is still closed and his right is al
most as bad, besides a gash on his
cheek and a cut four Inches long tes
tifying to the force whereat he hit the
canvas from the knockout blow.
Revised figures place the attend
ance at 23,000 and the receipts at
$94,590, from which Villa will receive
$12,000.
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NEW YORK, June 26.—Benny Leon
ard, the world’s lightweight champion
has been matched to fight Lew Tend
ler at the Yankee stadium July 23.