A CARLOAD
OR A SACK
._C-O-A-L
HEALY LUMP, NUT OR MINE RUN,
BAXTER NUT OR MINE RUN
EVAN JONES LUMP OR MINE RUN
NANAIMO RANGE COAL
IN SACK OR BULK
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
WOOD, ICE, HAY AND GRAIN,
TRANSFERRING AND TEAMING
TEL MAIN 17 ARCADE BLDG.
H. V- HOBEN A- F. DAVIS
Patient Study Reveals
Secrets of Floating Ice
WASHINGTON, Apr. 14—The coast
guard is planning to train some of
its efforts as specialists in ice pa
trol -work. Lieut.-Coinmancler Ed
ward H. Smith, who has been serv
ing an oceanographic officer of the
service, is taking advantage of a
year’s fellowship offered him by the
American-Scandinavian foundation, on
the recommendation of Harvard sci
entists, and is studying the question
of icebergs and their contributing
causes and life at Bergen, Norway.
Commander Smith has been a pio
neer in ice patrol work, serving on
coast guard vessels in the iceberg
lanes and during the winter months,
working up data at coast guard head
quarters, and conducting research at
Harvard University.
From a mission of following ice
bergs and warning craft of their
whereabouts, the duties of the ice
patrol have grown to include study
GEORGE ANDERSON
PIANO EXPERT
Is now in Seward for a few
Days
EXPERT PIANO TUNING
PIANOS FOR 6ALE AND
RENT. PHONE AT ONCE,
THANK YOU
Headquarters Seward Hotel
Seward
Plumbing
Company
A SHOWER BATH WILL
FRESHEN YOU UP; WE
INSTAL THEM CHEAPLY
ASK ABOUT IT
Tel. Adams 80
Every day in every way
You enjoy your meals
AT
THE FISHER CAFE
Seward, Alaska Chas. Fisher, Prop.
Bread—two loaves for 25c
of the ocean, including the currents
that carry the bergs, the places
where they form, and other scien
tific data bearing on them.
This service dates from 1914, fol
lowing the signing by 13 powers in
terested in transatlantic navigation
of a convention, which provided for
“an international derelict-destruc
tion, ice-observation and ice-patrol
service.” The sinking of the Ti
tanic by an iceberg in 1912 really
initiated the movement and coast
guard officers point 'with pride to
the fact that since the ice patrol
was established, no lives have been
lost because of icebergs in the ocean
lanes of the North Atlantic.
NEW CABINET FORMING.
PARIS, April 14.—Former Premier
Aristide Briand, whom President Dou
merge asked to form a cabinet, an
nounced that he had abandoned the
idea of completing his task before
tomorrow.
Open Shoppers Did Not
Violate Anti-Trust Law
WASHINGTON, April 14.—The Su
preme court decided that the Build
ers’ Exchange Industrial Association
and others fighting for an open shop
in San Francisco did not violate the
Sherman anti-trust law. The San
Francisco unions had brought suit
against these companies alleging they
■were violating the anti-trust laws in
refusing to hire union men.
More than 8,000,000 cattle in the
United States have been tested for
tuberculosis.
Radical Premier of
France Bumps Into
An Ungrateful Task
DEBTS AND SECURITY PROBLEM
FOR FRENCH PREMIER
TWO MOST STUPENDOUS MOVES
Herriott First Man of France To Un
dertake the Settlement Question
Must Move Cautiously
PARIS, Apr. 10.—Premier Herriott,
the radical *head of the French gov
ernment, is engaged in the ungrate
ful task of seeking a settlement of
France’s two most stupendous prob
lems—debts and security.
According tor all present plans,
Herriot soon is going to London
to confer with the heads of the
British government on plans to
solve these two most difficult of
Europe’s present multitude of rid
dles. Along with Herriot, prob
ably will go Finance Minister Cle
mentel, to aid his chief in so far
as debts will be concerned.
Herriot is the first head of any
French government that, has made
any real or even any very apparent
effort to settle France’s gigantic
war debts. Herriot made a start
toward seeking a basis of negotia
tion for a settlement of France’s
war debt to the United States. Now
he is engaged in serious negotia
tions with Great Britain, for a set
tlement and authorities state that
he will make further efforts to reach
an accord with America.
Must Move Cautiously.
However, Herriott must move cau
tiously in trying to settle France’s
debts. He has his preliminary opin
ion, back of which stands the pub
lic opinion of the country. While no
responsible leader in France ever
repudiate any of her debts, France
public opinion probably as a whole
always has been inclined to regard
these debts as only part of the com
mon effort of the Allies in the
war, which France at least match
ed with her greater human sacri
fices.
According to the latest official
figures France is owed a total of
15.133.074.000 French francs in war
debts, which comprise obligations
of Russia, Belgium, Serbia, Rou
mania, Greece, Poland, Czecho-Slo
vakia, Italy, Portugal, Esthonia, Lat
via .Lithuania, Hungary and Austria.
But France owes a total of $4,
136.314.000 to the United States and
a total of 627,000,000 pounds to
Great Britain in war debts. In
other words, France holds in obli
gations to her nowhere near enough
to pay what she owes, and semi
official spokesmen make no effort
to conceal the view what is ow’ed
France is considered a doubtful as
set.
Further, French officials estimate
that the Dawes plan has brought
about a reduction in the amount of
German reparations due France
from 69,000,000,000 gold marks to
about 21,000,000,000 gold marks.
May Blaze Trail.
As in the case of debts, Herriot
may Diaze a new trail also m the
question of European security. The
head of no other French govern
ment since the war has made much
of an effort to affect a satisfactory
solution of the security problem,
with the exception of Briand. In
the case of Briand, however, his
negotiations for a security pact with
Lloyd George at Cannes brought
about his immediate fall from
power.
Great Britain has taken the init
iative at the present time to bring
about an agreement on the security
question. In the latest maneuvers
for some sort of security pact,
France apparently has been more,
or less inactive, at least at the
start, for the present French gov
ernment sincerely would prefer that
the Geneva protocol go into ef
fect.
Will the secret, informal negotia
tions comprising London, Paris,
Brussels, Berlin, etc., succeed in an
agreement on European security?
A real settlement of the security
problem probably would prove as
epochal as the Dawes reparations
settlement.
The big question at the present
time seems to be whether any agree
ment on security which may be
worked out will be restricted to a
tripartite pact between France,
England and Belgium, or whether
such a treaty would include Ger
many and perhaps be more in the
natur of a “world pact.” Also, no
matter what the character of a
security pact, Fiance would want
the security of Poland guaranteed.
FUNERAL OF REEDY.
SEATTLE, April 14.—The funeral j:
today of L. J Reedy, an Alaska pio
neer, who died last Saturday at a lo
cal hotel was held.
SOCIALISTS REFUSE TO HELP
PARIS. April 14.—After a Socialists
meeting yesterday, which unanimously
refused to participate in the Briand
cabinet, the new premier began an ef
fort to form his ministry from the cen- J
tral groups in the chamber
WOMEN OF ENGLAND
AROUSED BY SISTERS
WHO WEAR FEATHERS
LONDON, Apr. 14.—Use of stuff
ed humming birds for decorative pur
poses in dress has aroused the ire
of the Royal Society for the Pro
tection of Birds, which issued a new
appeal recently to women, urging
them to abstain from wearing the
feathers of egrets, birds of paradise, j
herons and other rare species in the I
name of humanity and common
sense. Importation of the plumage
of these birds and others is prohib
ited by an act of parliament passed
in 1921.
There is a tremendous illegitimate
traffic in the plumage of these rare
birds, not only in England, but in
the United States and other parts of
the world, according to statements
made at the annual meeting of the
society in London, when ways and
means were discussed to put an end
to this business. A proposal was
made to form an international com
mittee under the League of Nations
and the Duchess of Somerset liken
ed to savages the women who adorn
ed themselves with these contraband
feathers.
Mrs. Fox Pitt made a striking;
speech, in which she startled the
members by announcement that but
recently she had seen an evening
gown with stuffed humming birds all
over it. She counted them, she
said, and was astonished to ascer
tain that 127 of the little creatures
had been used for the “creation.”
Another dress described by Mrs.
Pitt required the skins of 14 birds
of paradise to be sewed into the ma
terial.
Had Enough Mercury
h Her to Cause Death
CHICAGO, 111., Apr. 14.—The com
pleted report of the coroner’s chem
ist stated that enough mercury was
found in all the organs of Mrs. Mc
Clintock kill a person in ten days.
Correst this sentence: “I would
like a drink, but my respect for the
law will not permit me to take it.”
Socialist Leader Asked
To Help Form Ministry
BRUSSELS, April 14.—Summoned
ay King Albert of Belgium, Emile van
ler Velde* socialist leader, and former
minister of justice, undertook to form
i ministry to succeed the Unis cabi
let, which resigned April 5. Van der
V'elde consented, after a meeting of
he party had authorized him to do so.
rhe meeting reserved the selection of
ministers for an extraordinary social
ist congress Sunday.
FRANCE TO ISSUE $4,000,000,000
PARIS, Apr, 14.—DeMonzie, Bri
rnd and Governor Robineau, of the
Bank of France have reached an
agreement with deputies of the Sen
ate at a special meeting whereby
it has been authorized to issue four
billion dollars additional currency to
morrow.
Join the Chamber of Commerce.
Chris’ Sr
SMOKES CARDS
AND TALK
Come On In!
CHRIST LARSEN, Prop.
Next Door to Liberty Theatre
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
POOL, SOFT DRINKS AND
CIGARS
Furnished Rooms
Phone Main 55
ARONERICSON
Painter and Decorator
SIGNS WALL PAPER
HOTEL OVERLAND
GORDON SHEA, Propr.
SPECIAL RATES BY WEEK
OR MONTH
New Heating Plant Just Installed i
t--8
PIONEER CLUB
John Nash, propr.
SOFT DRINKS, CANDY
CIGARS AND FRUITS
HARDWARE, STOVES AND RANGES,
FURNITURE AND RUGS
GLASS AND CHINA WARE
PLUMBING, TINSMITH AND GUN REPAIR
SHOP
J. L. GRAEF
Service Is Our Watchword
BECK & WHITE
High Grade Line of
CIGARS, TOBACCOS, &
CANDIES
FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN ALASKA