Hemard Bale Gelieng
VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 188.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1924
PRICE TEX CENTS
EFFORT REDOUBLED
FIND LANDING PLACE
REYKAJVIK, Iceland, Ang. 11.—
A conference has been called by Rear
Admiral MaGruger who is in com
mand of the Flagship Richmond to
day, decided to make a final effort
to find a feasible landing plare for
the American world flyers on the
East coast of Greenland and before
reaching a decision as to whether
v the remainder of the flight for the
present season would have to be call
off because of ice conditions. The
cruiser Raleigh has been ordered to
leave tomorrow morning to investi
gate conditions on the Greenland
coast.
Making Efforts Locate Base.
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Aug. 11.—
The Army Air Service today is re
doubling their effort to locate and
equip an emergency base in Green
land for the use of the American
flyers. They report heavy ice floes
in the Northern region, the worst in
^ twenty years, causing the Air Service
to speed up its plans.
Atfer all, the officials of the Air
Service declared that there was no
necessity of abandoning the flight as
yet, although reports may be to the
contrary.
DAVIS NOT A K. K. K.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—John W.
Davis, presidential nominee on the
Democratic ticket issued a statement
Saturday night saying that he was
not and never had been and never
would be a member of the Ku Klux
Klan.
DEMS LINING UP CAMPAIGNERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 11.—
William Jennings Bryan will stump
the Northwestern states, Senator
Glass, New York, New Jersey, Indi
ana and Ohio, Pat Harrison, Mary
land, Kentucky and Missouri, Gover
nor Al. Smith, New England for Da
vis and Bryan, but the most dis
concerting preparation before the
Democrats is the disposition on part
of Senator Walsh of Montana, the
| chairman of the National convention
to take only passive interest in the
presidential campaign.
FIGHTING PROGRESSING ON
THE SAO PAULO FRONT
SANTOS, Brazil, Aug. 11.—Fight
ing has been in progress between the
Federal forces and the rebls on dif
frnt points along the straggling line
extending ftom Sao Paulo to about
300 miles west of that city.
LABOR FEDERATION TO
ATT END IN A UGURAT 10 N
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 11.—The
executive council of the Amercan
Federation of Labor voted to attend
in body the inauguration on Decem
ber 1, of President-Elect Calles of
Mexico.
COOLIDGE TO TAKE
VACATION THIS WEEK
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 11.—
President Coolidge will leave the cap
itol for brief vacation soon after his
^ formal acceptance of the Republican
nomination here Thursday night.
While away from the White House
he will visit his father at Plymouth
for about ten days and with Mrs.
Coolidge and son, John.
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UNTANGLING MURDER CASE
CHICAGO, Aug. 9-—The prosecu
♦ tion in the Leopold-Franks-Loeb mur
der case called in five witnesses, four
fraternity chums of Leopold and an
ex-sweetheart of Loeb’s. Loeb gave
evidence which was closely demarc
ated by alienists and then encounter
ed a grilling cross examination by
States Attorney Crowe who was able
to show some instances of stories of
witnesses given before the trial
which were at variance with today’s
evidence. Lorraine Nathan testified
that Loeb acted rather idiotically and
she came to regard him as irration
al and irresponsible and sometimes
infantile. Crowe read a previous
statement by Nathan Wherein she
described Loeb as perfectly sane and
rational.
NOTIFICATION CEREMONIES
WILL BE HELD ON THE 14TH
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—Chair
man Butler announced today that the
Coolidge notification ceremonies will
^,be held in the Memorial Contenental
hall on the fourteenth.
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DISTURBED OVER THE ,
KU KLUX QUESTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 11.—
Despite the studied efforts to avoid
the Ku Klux Klan issue in the presi
dential and congressional campaigns,
both Republican national committees
are disturbed over the pending ques
tion.
ZANNI ARRIVE SCALCUTTA
CALCUTTA, India, Aug. 11.—Ma
jor Zanni, Argentine round the world
flyer arrived here this afternoon af
ter a daring flight in rain and thru
low lying clouds
DAVIS GOES CLARKSBURG
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—John W.
Davis left last night for Clarksburg,
WT. Va., where he will receive formal
notification of his nomination on the
Democratic presidential ticket on
Monday.
TORNADO DOES DAMAGE
EAU CLAIRE, Wis., Ang. IE
Five dead and a dozen injured, with
a score or more homes wrecked was
the result of two tornadoes which
swept thru here last night.
DEAD WIFE CLAIMED
TO BE ONE OF SEVEN
SEATTLE, Aug. 11.—J. A. Jor
dan, engineer, whose bride, Mrs. Sa
die Kessler Jondan ,who was killed
two weeks ago yesterday from a
fall from a Cliff while making the
ascent to Mt .Rainier, is under ar
rest in Long Beach, Calif., according
to officers that charge that the late
Mrs. Jordan was Jordan’s seventh
wife, although only three divorces
figured in his matrimonial career.
GETTING ACTION ON PLANS
LONDON, Ang .11.—The first of
the three protocols necessary to put
the Dawes plan in operation was
signed by representatives of Germa
ny and members of the committee.
ARRIVES KIRKWALL
KIRKWAL, Orkney Islands, Ang.
11.—Lieut. Locatelli, Italian aviator,
who is following the American fly
ers arrived here.
MANY DROWN
TOKIO, Aug. 11.—Nine hundred
were drowned and ten thousand ren
dered homeless by floods which
! swept thru Formosa.
Women Will Continue
Battle Against Booze
YAKIMA, Wash., Aug- 9.—Women
are ready to spend the next years in
getting rid of the illicit liquor traffic,
Miss Edith Whiting, of Grandview,
I president of the Eastern Washington
Women’s Christian Temperance Un
ion, told members of the Washing
ton state sheriff’s association in their
final session here yesterday.
Miss Whiting declared that the
one big thing women are interested
; in is the character of law enforce
ment officers .She said the dishonest
officer would be looking or a job as
soon as the women found him out.
The sheriffs spent thei rlast session
largely in recounting personal ex
periences fin their offices. They will
meet in January in Olympia for the
i annual convention, at which time of
, ficers will be elected.
CHICAGO GOLFER BIDS
FOR LOW MEDAL SCORE
CIHCAGO, Aug. 11.—Art Sweet of
Chicago, with a 69 for today’s round,
an<f a total of 141 for 3* holes, made
a fine bid for low medal score in
the qualification for the Western
amateur golf championship with half
of the players in from their final cir
cuit of the course. Sweet had the
lead of two strokes over the nearest
competitor who had finished.
M. J. Sullivan was an outgoing pas
senger on the Alaska, en route to Se
attle.
PLAN NEW WORLD FLIGHT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 11.—
Patrick, chief of the Air Service de
partment of the United States army
stated here that the future round the
world flight would be across the Pa
cific via Hawaii and across the At
lantic via Azore .
DAVIS GETS ROYAL WELCOME
CLARKSBURK, Ang. 11.—The
townspeople here gave John W. Da
vis a royal welcome home this af
ternoon.
ST. PAUL BATTLER
SHOWS HIS STUFF
IN THE THIRD ROUND
WEMBLEY Stadium, London, Ang.
11.—Tom Gibbons, American light
heavyweight knocked out Jack
Bloomfield, English aspirant for the
heavyweight honors in the third
round of their scheduled twenty
round bount in the stadium here Sat
urday afternoon. The bell saved
Bloomfield from being knocked out
in the second round.
The American floored his oppo
nent thz-ee times in the second round,
the bell saving Bloomfield on the
third knockdown, after which his sec
onds had to drag him thi'ough the
ropes to his chair for intermission.
A large crowd attended.
HONESTY IS ISSUE
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Aug. 11.
—Called unexpectedly to speak at
the Dutchess County meeting which
was being addressed by Governor Al.
Smith, Davis said that he believed
the great issue in the coming presi
dential campaign is honesty in gov
ernment.
DUE FOR RECOUNT
PORTLAND ,Maine, Aug. 9.The
Governor and Council declared that
Ralph O. Brewster, who is supported
by the K. K. K. and having the Re
publican nominee for Governor in the
June primaries will be chosen after a
recount just tabulated which has giv
en him a majority of three hundred
and twenty votes.
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LOEB’S MOTHER WILL
TESTIFY FOR LENIENCY
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—Mrs. Loeb,
mother of Richard, will take the wit
ness stand today in an effort to gain
mitigation penalty for her son and
Leopol dmust pay for the kidnapping
and killing of young Franks accord
ing to the defense plans.
BRAKES AND INSTINCT -
ARE ONLY RULES FOR
MOTORISTS IN PARIS
PARIS, Aug. 11.—The Prefect of
Police of Paris is now issuing per
mits to drive motor cars at the rate
of 4,000 a month.
The police department is consider
ing a new regulation of traffic to
Paris for mere pleasure to the less
congested part of the town.
At present all regulations are dis
regarded. The chauffeurs say that
otherwise there would be no possi
bility of moving about in Paris. The
drivers depend entirely on their wits
and their brakes. Speed regulations
were forgotten long ago, but it is
said they will come into use again
when the code of rules have been
completed.
ITALIAN AVIATOR WILL
FLY ACROSS ATLANTIC
BROUGH, England, Aug. 11.—
Lieutenant Locatelli, Italian aviotor,
who intends to fly across the Atlan
til along the route used by the Am
erican round the world flyers, hop
ped off here today for Kirkwall, in
the Orkney islands.
LIGHTS BE DISCONTINUED
UNLESS METERS INSTALLED
Under the provisions of Ordinance
No. 78, of the Town of Seward, no
electric current can be sold except
thru meters after September /list.
This means that unless you have or
dered your meter installed that your
lights will be shut off September 1,
as the light company is penalized un
der said ordinance if it furnishes
light oi power except thru meters.
The company is busy installing met
ers, but is swamped with work and
has Vet about 160 to instal.
Electrician J. W. Burns also de
clares that he can take no more or
ders for work until he catches up.
This leaves those dilatory about com
plying with the ordinance between
the devil and the deep sea. Only an
extension of time by the council or
an influx of electricians can save
many homes from going dark. In
case you have not placed your order
for a meter it behooves you to do so.
COURT PARTY COMINlf
Judge Ritchie and the court party
will arrive on the Yukon from Valdez
and ater m of court will be held in
Seward starting Monday morning,
August 18.
FOCH’S VOTE MAY
DECIDE FATE OF THE
LONDON CONFERENCE
LONDON, Aug. 11.—Foch probably
will cast the vote which will decide
the fate of the London international
conferencse for putting the Dawes
reparations settlement plan into ef
fect. He is the last authority on
military matters of France and Pre
mier Herriot and associates, who left
today for Paris must have the ap
proval of the agreement of his as
sociates to evacuated the Ruhr it is
declared, before a definite vate can
be taken on the multitude of techni
cal questions.
HERRICK TAKES VACATION
PARIS, Aug. 11.—Hrrick, Ameri
can ambassador to France entrained
for Havre today for a vacation trip
to the United States.
NEW CARTRIDGE SOUGHT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 9.—
The possibilities of developing a suc
cessful cartridge ingredient from the
absorption of liquid oxygen are to be
investigated by G. S. T. Perrot, who
is associated with the Physical Chem
ist of the department of the interior
and who, had been detailed to observe
the methods in the usage of such ox
ygen explosives in a silver lead mine
near Pachuch, Mexico.
NEW LEGION COMMANDER
SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 9.—Nathan
Coombs of Nappa, was elected com
mander of the American Legion.
SAILING OF STEAMSHIP
YUKON IS POSTPONED
SEATTLE, Aug. 11.—The sailing
of the steamer Yukon was postponed
a day. She has three hundred pas
sengers booked with about half of
them excursionists. Many are book
ed thru to Anchorage and Interior,
the passenger list not available until
after the sailing of the ship.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
AND COLONEL STEESE
DISCUSS LOWELL CREEK
Sol. James G. Steese, of the Alaska
Col. James G. Steese, of the Alaska
charge of road work, met with the
city council Saturday night to con
fer over the Lowell creek situation.
Col .Steese told the council that pre
vious to his leaving Washington a
short time ago, Secretary Work had
been in favor of the bill introduced
by Delegate Sutherland, but since
his return to Alaska he had received
I a letter from the Secretary asking
for a survey and report on condi
tions, and what the city was pre
pared to pay in the way of costs. The
| project, according to Col. Steese was
of no interest to the Navy depart
ment, and congress would expend no
money for making a harbor for small
craft. If congress deemed that a
shelter for small boats is necessary a
survey would have to be made for
same. The proposed wooden flume
recommended by the special commit
tee appointed by the city would cost
about $80,000 and as it was solely
for the protection of the city which
would be required to pay back a
certain sum each year, the project
had been abandoned- If the material
from the creek was used as a bi'eak
water for small boats, Col. Steese de
clared the matter would have to be
taken up with the Rivers and Har
bors committee, and as this might
cause a serious delay in securing an
appropriation it might have to be
held up. Mr. Steese stated that the
Secretary of the Interior had refused
to recommend the improvement until
a further survey is made.
Mayor Ray stated that while the
harbor is needed if it would cause
such delay in the improvement of
Lowell Creek it would be omitted
from the report. In case the meas
ure came up the government would
ask who were the beneficiaries and if
the town was the sole gainer the re
quest would not be considered.
Col. Steese said he had asked the
railroad how much damage had been
done and in case damage threatened
if they would furnish cranes and
equipment necessary to protect pro
perty free of charge if directed by
congress. When he received the coun
cil’s reply he would submit his report
and recommendations.
The meeting threshed out the
question pretty thoroughly and until
Col. Steese makes his report nothing
can be done in the matter.
EARTHQUAKE TUMBLES
DOWN MANY HOUSES
MOSCOW, Aug. 11.—Forty-one
persons were killed and approxi
mately 3100 houses destroyed in con
sequence of an earthquake which oc
curred in the province of Ferghana.
Twelve hundred houses were also
damaged by landslide* in Ferghana
mountains in the town of Pokrovsk
aia. Only four of the six hundred
houses remain intact.
Treaty Signed; Causes a
Furore Political Circles
LONDON, Aug. 11.—The treaty
and commercial agreement between
Great Britain and Soviet Rnssia, ne
gotiated after the Anglo-Russian
conference apparently had abandon
ed its work has caused a furore in
England’s political circles after it
was signed last evening.
COFFEE PLANTER SUICIDES
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11|—
Santiego G. Hawley, biggest coffee
plantation owner in Guatamala;
jumped from the eighth story of the
Hotel Alexander to his death.
No reason, as yet, has been giver
for his rash deed.
PERSHING WILL MAKE
HIS FAREWELL TOUE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 11.
General John J. Pershing this after
noon left Washington for his fare
well tour of the Army. He will in
spect the citizens training camps
from New York to Denver and then
return to the capital to complete the
final plans for Defense Day mobiliza
tion test, which is set for September
12.
CONSUL TRANSFERRED
LONDON TO PARIS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 11.
Robert P. Skinner, American consu
general in London for more than ter
years was ordered transfered to Par
is to succeed Alexander M. Thack
ara, consul general, who retired Aug
ust first on account of age.
WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11.—Char
lotte Lex, who is suing ex-Police
of Los Angeles August Vollmer for a
fifty thousand dollar breac hof pro
mise suit, attempted to commit sui
cide in a hospital here by swallowing
poison. The attempt was not fatal.
Florida Women Ask Law
Against Child Marriage
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug. 9.—
The clubwomen of Florida plan to
make a strong fight at the forth
coming biennial legislative session
in April and May, 1925, to have the
marriage laws -of the state amend
ed, setting a limit upon the mar
riageable age of girls.
The matter was a subject of great
interest at Tampa recently when a
girl bride was brought before the
county probation officer. It was
discovered that the childs’ parents
were dead and that she had been
left in the care of her aged grand
| mother. The grandmother had given
the consent, the only legal require
ment, to the child’s marriage to a
man of 34 years of age. The union
resulted in grief to the young wife.
Now the club women, backed by
judges, probation officers', and others,
plan a fight to bring about enactment
o flaws designed to prevent a recur
rence of such tragedies.
CONFERENCE HALTED UNTIL
PREMIER HERRIO TRETURNS
LONDON, Aug. 11.—Premier Her
riot of France returned to Paris to
day for a cabinet conference regard
ing the negotiations in the interna
tional conference ihat is being held
here. The conference has been sus
pended until he returns on Monday.
The question about the evacuation
of the Ruhr is still the chief obsta
cle to any final agreement of the
conference.
FILES FOR CONGRESS
SEATTLE, Aug. 11.—David J. Wil
liams, for eight years in the Wilson
Administration as collector of inter
nal revenue in Washington and Alas
ka filed for the Democratic nomina
tion to Congress for the first district
Williams was in Alaska in the the
gold rush days of ’98.
FIRE CAUSES MUCH
DAMAGE TO LUMBER
CO. PORT ANGELES
PORT ANGELES, Aug. 11.—Thir
teen railway bridges, five engines
and four million feet of down tim
ber were destroyed by fire that swept
through the holdings of the Bloe
deli & Donovan Lumber company at
Clallam Lay, near here, on Saturday.
DEPOSED GOVERNOR LEADS
IN SENATORIAL CONTEST
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 9.—Pil
ing up a lead after a previous re
versal, ex-Governor Walton had 2267
precincts which gave him a total of
62,240 votes to Howard’s 58,163.
SAUK CENTER, Minn., Aug. 9.—
| Cutting wire communications, six
! bandits blasted the vault of the
vault of the bank of Villard near
here and escaped with nine thousand
dollars in cash and negotiable securi
ties.
SPEEDER IS ORDERED TO
READ TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8.—Sentenc
ed to read every newspaper in this
city each day for the next six months
and rewrite the traffic accident stor
ies in his own handwriting, was the
punishment meted out here yester
day to W. G. Lovell, 18, who was
charged with speeding.
SKAGWAY PAPER SOLD
TO WILLIAM L. PAUL
In the issue of the Skagway Daily
Alaskan of the 24th of July ,a copy
of which reached here appeared the
following under the modest heading,
“Notice.”
“The plant of the Skagway Daily
Alaskan has been sold to William L.
I Paul of Ketchikan and from August
| 1st, there will be no subscriptions ta
ken and no money received for re
| newals. . .
It will be noticed that the forego
j ing notice does not state whether or
| not the new owner will continue the
; publication in Skagway or move the
i plant to Ketchikan where he has the
j .paper called the “Alaska Fisher
; man,” but no plant.
BANDITS GO SOUTH
WITH PLENTY CASH
SEATTLE, Aug. 11.—Firing two
shots into the air, four armed ban
dits held up four messengers with
$22,900 in cash and checks. S. M.
Telfer, assistant financial manager
was carrying the satchel containing
the money. He was taking it to the
National Bank of Commerce to be de
posited as the day’s receipts.
J. O’Neal, former member of the
polise force here was arrested in the
vicinity of the robbery as a suspect
in connection with the hold-up. He
was held incommunicado.
The money belong to the Bon
Marche department store.
SEATTLE, Aug. 11.—Mrs. O’Neal
and Edward Fishich, whom police
say is partner of O’Neal in bootleg
ging business and Mrs. Fishich, are
additional assets in connection with
the Bon Marche hold-up.
OFFICIAL ALARMED BY t
SPREAD OF SMALLPOX
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 9.—
Apprehension of the growing num
ber of smallpox cases throughout
the country was expressed today by
Surgeon General Cumming of the
public health service, who said the
presence of the disease in twenty
five states threatened serious con
sequences unless state health offi
cers exercise the greatest vigilance in
vaccination and revaccination.
Figuers on smallpox cases for the
week ending June 21, compiled by
the health service, show thirty-five
states reporting 895 cases, as com
pared with 371 cases for the corre
sponding week a year ago.
Clayide Shea left this morning for
Anchorage, and will return on the
next train. /
Mrs. Holman, a government teach
er for the new school at Kanatak,
will be an outgoing passenger to
night on the Starr.
S. E. Grammar, civil engineer and
i oil man, will return to Kanatak on
tonight’s boat.