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VOLUME XVIII.
NUMBER 135
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1923
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French Execute Former Prussian Captain for Sabotage
FORMER PRUSSIAN OFFICER AD
MITTED HE HAD 8LOWN UP
TRACKS AND BRIDGES
PUSSELDOKF. May 26.— Albert
Schlageter was shot, by French troops
today, after summary court martial
for alleged sabotage on the railroads
connected with the railroads in the
occupied regions and other offenses
against the French.
This is the first execution in the oc
cupied zone.
The condemned man walked firmly
to the place of execution, an old stone
quarry, accompanied by two priests,
and stood calmly with eyes unban
daged awaiting the order to fire.
The former Prussian officer admit
ted that he had blown up railroad
tracks and bridges, and harassed the
French in every manner possible, de
claring that he would rather be exe
cuted than see his beloved fatherland
invaded by a foreign foe.
SEATTLE, May 26.—Thirty Queen
Anne High School boys are going to
Alaska to remain two months working
in the salmon canneries ot' Bristol
Bay.
PARIS, May 26.—Under the terms
of an agreement which has been sign
ed by the United States and the Al
lies nations, the United States will be
paid a quarter of a billion dollars in
twelve equal payments annually, with
out interest, for expenses in her oc
cupation of Germany.
NO ASSURANCE GIVEN LEGION
THAT BONUS BILL BE SIGNED
WASHINGTON, May 26.—No assur
ances have been given the American
Legion by President Harding that a
soldier bonus bill will be signed if the
next Congress passes it was officially
stated at the White House today.
Admission $1 at the dance tonight
at I. O. O. F. hall.
TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL
SUFFRAGE CONVENTION
''ovricht KEYSTONE VIEW CO., NEW YORK
Mrs. Maud Wood Park, president of
the League of American Women Vo
ters and one of the best known wo
man leaders in this country, who sail
ed from New York to attend the In
ternational Suffrage Convention held
in Rome, May 12.
WASHINGTON, May 26.—President
Harding was greatly disappointed
over the failure of the steel industry
to appprove the eight hour day, it was
said at the White House today.
FARRELL GIVES REASON
FOR LOSS BY U. S. SHIPS
NEW ORLEANS, May 25.—Loss in
operation of American ships comes
not from a surplus of modern ships
but from a lack of co-operation by all
owners, foreign and domestic, to sta
! bilize a business in which all are suf
fering, James A. Farrell, president of
the t'nited States Steel corporation,
and chairman of the National Foreign
Trade council declared today.
Dance tonight, I. O. F. hall.
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ROME, May 26.—Formal acknowl
edgment of Italy’s indebtedness to the
United States for funds advanced dur
ing the world war, has been made b>
the Italian government. The amount
to be paid is $1,850,000 with inter
est. The amount will be paid in an
nual instalments. ]
PURSUED BY PARTY FROM U. S.
GUNBOAT
CANTON, May 26.-—-A lighter with a
cargo of kerosene and oil, owned by
the Texas Oil company, was seized by
Chinese pirates near here today. A
party from the gunboat Lfelena has
been dispatched in pursuit.
NEW YORK, May 25.—Samuel Gom
pers today launched what labor lead
ers interpret as a fight to drive out
ot the American Federation of Labor
and Soviet and JBolsheviki sympathiz
ers and I. W. W. adherents.
Mr. Gompers denounced the one Big
Union idea, and stated that the prop
agandists were breaking down organ
ized labor.
Mr. Gompers announced that labor
leaders wrould be given to understand
tuat loyalty to one’s country was a
principle of unionism.
WASHINGTON A COUNTRY
GENTLEMAN SAYS SPEAKER
LONDON, May 26.—Nicholas Mur
ray Butler, in a lecture before Cam
bridge said while Washington has
been referred to as a typical English
gentleman he was nevertheless first
of all an American, a country gentle
man and a colonial.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 26.—Bert
E. Haney, of Portland, former United
States attorney in Oregon, was today
appointed by President Harding to be
a member of the United States Ship
ping Board to succeed former sena
tor Chamberlain.
BAKERSFIELD, Cal., May 26.—Fol
lowing the deatth of McGruder Beall,
the Seattle and Vashon Island florist
at Randsburg Thursday, charges of
murder have been preferred against
W. E. Raymond, a Los Angeles min
ing engineer who was with Beall at
the time of the shooting.
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PENN STATE SETS NEW RECORD IN BEATING OXFORD IN MEET
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WILL OBTAIN FIRST HAND I N FOR
MATION AS TO POST WAR
CONDITIONS
LONDON, May 26.—United States
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon will
visit England within six weeks to
consult treasury experts on the debt
question and the best methods for en
forcing the dry law ruling as to for
eign ships.
The Secretary will afterward tour
France and Germany to obtain first
hand information as to post-war con
ditions in Europe.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.—Organ
ized reserves are the posse of the na
tion, Secretary of War Weeks said in
an address on the history and aims of
reserves before a meeting of the San
Francisco chamber of commerce.
MOSCOW,- May 26.—Thirty bandits
held up the Odessa-Moscow express,
25 miles southwest of Moscow and
looted the train.
All are invited to attend a dance
tonight at I. O. O. F. hail.
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SKAGW AY, May 26.—The Pioneer
down Tanana at 2 p. m. Ice condi
tions at Nome unchanged. No marine
news from upper Yukon. No boats
moving.
Water falling at Holy Cross.
Kelly of the Signal Corps left Gib
bon 5 p. m. 24th for Fairbanks.
The launch Hazel B. is at Nenana.
The government launch Jacobs left
Hot Spring yesterday for Holy Cross.
The Pollywog and Tern are at Ta
nana.
The Pioneer left Nenana for the
Kantishna. The Teddy H. left Nena
na for Koyukuk river at 4:00 p. m.
LOOTING BANDS COMMUNISTS
MARCHING THROUGH RUHR
BERLIN, May 26.—Looting bands of
communists marched through the in
dustrial tsrongholds of Ruhr valley
today opposed only by diminutive
forces of German civil police. The
French troops are keeping itheir hands
off, allowing the Germans to restore
order.
SAY COURT DECISION WILL BE
INCONVENIENT ANO BE BAR
FREEDOM OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON, May 26.—Five for
eign governments have made known
to the State department their posi
tions on the recent supreme court
ruling barring liqQor on foreign ves.
sels within the three mile limit.
Great Britain, Italy, France, Spain
and Holland take the same position in
calling attention to the inconveniencf
resulting from the court decision, and
point out that freedom of interna
tional commerce is threatened and
heretofore recognized international
commerce is threatened in heretofore
recognized practices of comity be
tween nations in this regard are aban
doned.
Dance tonight, I. O. F. hall.
NEW YORK", May 25.—The appel
late division of the Supreme Court to
day upheld the award of $7500 month
ly alimony and $15,QOjO counsel fees
made to Mrs. Anne U. Stillman by
Justice Morschauser last February.
sPRTNGFIELD, 111., May 25.—Gov
ernor Small today signed the bill for
the appropriation of $55,000,000 for a
soldiers’ bonus to those enlisting from
the State in the world war.
COMMUNISTS WILL EXTEND
STRIKE TO WESTPHALIA
BERLIN, May 26.—The Communist
workers’ council has decided to extend
the strike movement in the occupied
zone to the whole of Westphalia and
the rigth bank of the Rhine says a
dispatch from Dusseldorf.
TOLOVANA NATIVES DYING
FROM INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
TOLOVANA, May 21.— (From Fair
banks News-Miner)—Dr. de la Vergne
who was sent to Tolovana by the au
thorities to look after the natives at
that place wires Mayor Marquam that
he has buried five natives and twelve
more are sick and starving. The need
for assistance is great. Dr. de la
Vergne asks for clothing and food.
THREE HUNDRED AND NINE
PASSENGERS INCLUDING
MANY TOURISTS
SEAIILE, May 26.—The steamship
Alameda this morning sailed with
309 passengers including several tour
ists. The following are routed to
Seward: R. H. Humphrey, E. F. Rob
inson, H. Stone, Mrs. Glen Hallette,
V. E. Santee and wife, Mrs. Dorothy
Billson, J. T. Cunningham, M. J.
Garkman, Mable Wadee, C. Gibbs, W.
NeiAii, J. o. Andrews and wife, R. E.
Campbell, P. M. Thomas, \V. H.
Brown, James and G. A. Clark, G. M.
Paddock, W. T. Blackburn, J. T. Whit
tig, Mrs. R. Zirken, H. Anderson, F. E.
WBkenson, H. Degelman, J. Smith, E.
Mangan aiid nine steerage.
STffllllSSl ill LOCATE
NEW RIB
LONDON, May 25.—Stefanssod is
sounding out the Norwegian govern
ment on its proposition to render him
financial support in his explorations
in the Arctic with a view to locating
new habitable regions.
LORD ROBERT CECIL IS SOLE
RECRUIT TO NEW BODY
LONDON, May 26-—Premier Stan
ley Baldwin has named and has ap
proved the new Tory cabinet in which
Lord Robert Cecil as lord of the privy
seal is the sole recruit. Lord Rob
ert’s prestige comes from his family
name and his identification with the
league of nations.
‘‘CAN WE LOVE GOD WITH OUR
MIND?” ASKS t)l VINE
"Can We Love God with Our Mind?"
is the subject of the sermon to be
delivered by Rev. Burdette Lands
downe at St. Peter’s Cuhrch, Sunday
at the service beginning at twelve
o’clock noon.
Modern science has given usa mass
ot new knowledge. Can this be re
lated to the old faith? It is said that
many educated people are looking fbr
their religion outside the churches be
cause of the negative attitude taken
by some church leaders.
Should it be necessary for people
trying to live Christ-like lives to be
driven out of the churches because
they desire an honest religion, one
that they can accept with their mind
as well as with their heart and soul?
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NEW YORK, May 25.—A little move
than a year ago a young Canadian,
Dr. Banting, brought from the test
tubes of his laboratory what was an
nounced as a cure for diabetes. Aft
er a year's trial the medicine has been
proven a great success. American
doctors have hailed it as one of the(
discoveries of the age. Many cures of
prominent men have been made al
ready by Insulin, a powerful extract,
which destroys the ravages of the dis
ease in a short time.
HUGE STEEL CONSTRUCTION SHIP
WILL ARRIVE SHORTLY TO
START BUILDING
Word was received here yesterday
that the Standard Oil company engi
neers would arrive here within the
next week or two to start work on the
huge tanks and buildings required by
the company, which with the spurs,
docks, and other improvements, will
require a large force of men. It was
stated that local lumber would be
used in construction work so far as
possible, and that the construction
ship which will finish work at Sitka
next week would arrive at Seward di
rectly after.
The Standard Oil Company have en
larged their plans for oil storage to
probably twice their original plans,
owing it is said, to the navv becoming
itnerested In storage for its vessels
cruising in this vicinity, and tanks
storing 8,000 barrels of luel oil will be
erecrted- ,
Mr. Timmins, engineer for the com
pany, who was here a few weeks ago,
will returil here with the crew.
FAILED TO PROTECT PEOPLE
AGAINST EXTORTION BY
SUGAR TRUST
MANCHESTER, N. H„ May 25.—
Waste and extravagance, failure to
reduce taxes and provide a soldier bo
nus, disinclination to protect the peo
ple against extortion at the hands of
the sugar, coal and railroad barons,
were charged against President Hard
ing administration by Senator Wil
liam E. Borah in a speech here last
night.
Senator Borah’s arraignment of the
administration was bitter and lengthy
the Senator speaking to a large audi
ence for over an hour.
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