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VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 210
SEWARD. ALASKA, FRIDAY. AUGUST 24, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
OPPONENTS ARE “WITHOUT A
LIMITATION OF HONOR AND
DECENCY," DECLARES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.—Senator
Hiram Johnson issued a statement
tonight denouncing the leaders in
California who are opposing him in
his efforts to secure indorsement of
his state for the republican presiden
tial nomination as “an opposition
without limitation of honor or decen
cy." Senator Johnson declared that
his state should stand squarely be
£ hind him for the presidency.
Private Letters Published
WASHINGTON, I). C., Aug. 24.—
The statement issued last night by
Senator Johnson denouncing his po- j
litical enemies in California, it trans-l
pires, grew' out of a publication by!
Andrew M. Lawrence, of the San '
Francisco Journal, and certain east
ern papers of extracts from private j
letters written by Senator Johnson |
just prior to Harding’s death to Chas.1
K. O'Clatchy of San Francisco, and
which Johnson said were procured by
theft and burglary. The extracts read
in part:
“I am under no illusions now about
California. Really I doubt if I could
carry it against Harding, Hoover or I
any other candidate. The old crew I
are in the saddle for the first time!
since Ibid, and have the state and
all its offices under active militant
organization. It I were a candidate I
would fear the loss of California more
than N^w York. This is no idle
statement, and please do not ascribe
it to my pessimism.”
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Letters Were Not Stolen
SAN' FRANCISCO, Au?. 24.—Con
cerning the .statement ol Senator Hi-,
ram Johnson that the letters recent-1
ly published by the San Francisco'
Journal, Andrew M. Lawrence, its i
publisher, said: "It is always unprof
itable to discuss matters with a
corpse. Johnson’s letters were ob
tained in tile regular course oi busi
ness and were not stolen. The Sena
tor is probably more disturbed over
those that have not been published
r than over those that have.”
of Chicago, widely known tor his
invention of mechanical aids for
newspaper products, is in Seattle to
day with a party of friends, on his
{ way to Alaska.
Collector ol Customs Abrams and
wile, returned on the last train from
a trip to Anchorage and interior
points.
RESIDENTS OF LAKE KENAI
COMPLAIN RIVER IS BLOCKED
Blockading ol the lower Kenai riv
er by the nets of fishermen is respon
sible, according to residents of Lake
Kenai for very few salmon reaching
* 1 the lake this season. \\ here salmon
formerly were caught by the thous
ands, the intensive fishing in the
mouth of the river by the cannery
crews, have resulted in fish being
practically slopped from ascending
the stream.
Thomas Donohoe, at Quartz creek,
has put up about lliO salmon this sea
son, where formerly thousands were
caught for local use.
“We attribute the scarcity ol fish
to the cannery being Jocii^d far up
the river from its mouth,” said one
prominent resident. “It is impossible
for fish to escape the nets of the fish
ermen, and those caught here this
year are all scarred, by nets.”
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COUNT AND COMPANION
REACH HUNTING GROUNDS
Count Laszlo Szchenyi and com
panion, Thomas Cardeza, have reach
panion, Thomas Cardeza, of Philadel
phia, have reached the huuting
grounds in the vicinity of the Seven
Lakes, where they w'ill remain for
several weeks. The Count, on the
trip down Lake Kenai declared the
scenery far more beautiful than that
of Switzerland and stated that he was
amazed at the magnitude of every
thing in Alaska. Mr. Cardeza has an
international reputation as a big game
hunter, and shortly before leaving for
Alaska presented a fine collection of
big game specimens to Vale Univer
sity.
NEW YORK, August 24—Lieuten
ant Colonel Launcelot M. Purcell, re
tired, of Seatte, former chief of sur
plus property division of the quarter
master corps, and John C. Skinner,
chief of the sales division, quarter
master corps, were indicted today, on
a charge of conspiracy to defraud the
government out of a million dollars in
the sale of army supplies.
WASHINGTON, IJ. C., August 24—
Cuba paid seven million dollars into
the United States treasury, the last
dollar ol her indebtedness to Ameri
ca.
A party 01 Shriner officials com
posed of J. Rex Thompson, Frank La
zier and wile, R. W. Huntoon and ,
wile, arrived on the Admiral Evans, I
and left on a special train today for!
Anchorage where initiation will be
conferred on a large class ot noviti
ates. The party will return to Sew
ard about the 26th inst.
The steamship Admiral Evans ar
rived in port about 11 o’clock last J
night ,west bound. The Evans carried
the following passengers for Seward:
Robert Bailey, J. A. Weir, J. B. Re
lief, Miss A. Schneider, R. Boyer, C.
A. Sponberg, Mrs. H. J. Schultz, Mrs.
Ashton, Billy Schultz, J. Rex Thomp
son, Frank Lazier and wife, Miss M.
Rice, Mrs. Clara H. Bragaw, Mrs. A.
McVay, Mrs. Levelia W. West, Mrs.
E. Gattis, S. W. Windsor and wife, A.
R. Allen and wife, R. W. Huiuoon and
wife, W. L. Parrish, Mrs.’ Elizabeth
Hamilton, Miss Elsie Hamilton, Bess j
Alderson, Miss Anna W. Madden,
Mrs. Man W. Madden, five steerage.
For Seldovia—Jack Harney.
For Kodiak—J. W. Mason, J. D. j
Pace.
For Alilak—W. F. Tyson and wife, j
For Anchorage—James II. Fehse,
Miss Dorothy Trenholme, Eugene O.
Happ, Everett Smith, W. C. Smith
and wife, Miss Frances Marron, M. L.
Griffiths, Wm. Happ and wife, p. K.
Ahern, R. B. Austin, Earnest Kist
welter, Sadie Tannerfi May Spaulding,
Mrs. J. E. McDonald, Miss Harriet
Moorhouse, Miss Anna Eearsley, Miss
Sarah Taylor, Miss Ruby Taylor, Miss
Helen Noggles, Miss Rosalia Olson,
Mr. Wm. Auckland and wife, Mrs. J.
D. Williams, Miss A. Bailey, Miss C.
and Mrs. Edna Shallock.
TRAPPIST MONKS TURN FARMERS
_ .. , :v ■ JtMerawr; i
KEYSTONE VIEW CO, NEW YONK
PRESIDENT DISCUSES QUESTION
TAKING OVER SHIPPING
BOARD BOATS
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 24—
The shipping question was discussed
today with members of the Lniteu
States Shipping Board. The president ;
is strongly in favor of the government
controlling the vessels and place them
under a company formed be the gov
ernment.
Matthew C. Brush, president of the
American international corporation,
and former chairman Wilcox, ol the
republican national committee were in
attendance.
HEAVY ARTILLERY BEING EM
BARKED IN DISTRICTS
OF ANGORA
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 24.—It is
reported here today that British are
evacuating Turkish territory follow
ing ratification of the treaty of Lau
sanne by the Turkish national as
sembly in Angora districts.
Troops and heavy artillery are be
ing embarked preparatory to their re
turn to England.
fPISCOPSL CLEimi
SEATTLE, Aug. 24.—Rev. Walter
Rainsford Boag, Episcopal clergyman,
who made abortive attempts in six
states to divorce his wife, Helen
Croon Boag, daughter of a British !
army officer was granted a divorce by !
Superior Judge Bruker this afternoon.;
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.—Disposal 1
of pulp timber on 400,000 acres in the
Tongass National Forest to Hutton,
McNeer and Dougherty, of San Fran
cisco, was announced today bv the
administration, the first firm of any ;
magnitude to use government forests 1
as a means of combatting an impend
ing shortage of news print paper in
the United States. i
SECOND ATTEMPT TO SPAN CON
TINENT WITH MAIL MADE IN
TWENTY-EIGHT HOURS
NEW YORK, August 24—Letters
that left San Francisco yesterday ar
rived this afternoon in the postoffice
department, in the second attempt to
span the continent with mail within
28 hours. The elapsed time of the trip
was 27 hours 56 minutes.
HEMPSTEAD, Aug. 24.—Pilot W.
L. Smith arrived here this morning
fretn Cleveland, bring mail 26 hours,
14 minutes out from San Francisco.
ALL PRICE FIXING
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO ATTOR
NEY GENERAL ARRIVES ON
PACIFIC COAST
SEATTLE, Aug. 24.—Harry A. Gui
ler, special assistant to Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty, arrived here today, he j
says to direct a smashing blow
against price fixing organizations on
the coast, particularly in Seattle and
San Francisco. These firms will be
prosecuted under the Sherman Act.
“We are clearing the decks for ac
tion.” he observed.
FORTY IMS IN SILK
PISSES INI SE.ITTIE
SEATTLE, August 24—Forty mil
lion dollars worth of Asiatic silk pass
ed through Seattle this month.
DRAFT MANIFESTO COMPLETED
WASHINGTON, D. C„ August 24— j
A draft of the manifesto by which
Mexico will be recognized was com
pleted today by the State department.
ASKS CUBAN GOVERNMENT
TO DELAY RAILROAD ACTION
WASHINGTON, I). C., August 23—
rhe State Department has asked the j
2uban government to delay its action
>n the Railroad consolidating bill, j
which was passed by the Cuban house
ast Week, until American stockhold
ers and others interested can present
heir views.
TODAY'S FISH PRICES
JUNEAU, August 24—Halibut ten
md six; king salmon, reds, twelve and
eight.
KETCHIKAN, August 24—Fresh
lalibut eleven and one-half, and eight
md one-half cents. i
FINE ROAD BEING BUILT
FROM MOOSE PASS TO INLET
The road from Moose Pass to Hope
is described by residents as a “regu
lar boulevard,” and one that can be
traveled by autos as well as sleds
and pack trains. The Forestry Serv
ice is being praised by the local resi
dents for the splendid work being
done.
After the completion of this road it
is hoped to connect it with the Lake
Kenai road by way of Quartz creek,
crossing the river at ^ point near
Cooper’s Landing, a good bridge be
ing already constructed at the can
yon. This would give residents both
winter and summer communication by j
auto stage or sleds.
REAR Still
SEATTLE, Aug. 24.—Rear Admiral
Chase, who was delegated last spring
to investigate facilities in Alaska for
the establishment of a new naval base
to be headquarters of a separate dis
trict is to report to Admiral Coontz,
Commander of the United States fleet
at Port Angeles Sunday.
CONFESSED WERE MEMBERS OF
RECENT FLOGGING PARTY
AND DRAW PACKAGE
TULSA, Okla., Aug. 24— Earl Glo
ver and Ben Sikes, Ku Klux Klans
men confessed toda> they were mem
bers of a recent flogging party in
which the victim was severely beaten
and they were sentenced to serve
two years each in the penitentiary.
Many threatening letters were re
ceived by the trial judge, who an
nounced that they only served to in
crease his determination to suppress
the depredations of the Klans.
SEATTLE, Aug. 24.—Ralph A.
Schoenfeld, head of the Standard Fur
niture Company Company, and for 36
years prominent in Seattle business
circles died last night following a lin
gering illness.
SPOKANE, August 23—Plans for
bringing a colony of Russian peasants
to Douglas county for 'the resettle
ment of abandoned wheat farms there
were outlined at a recent meeting of
the land settlement committee on the
Spokane chamber of commerce.
Many fertile farms, it was declared,
some possessing valuable improve
ments, had been abandoned because
of crop failures and could be secured
with little or no payment down and
made to pay for themselves in a few
years. W. H. Miller told the committee
that these farms would produce Dum
per crops had they been planted this
year.
Mr. Miller expressed the belief that
mortgage men handling land would
assist the settlers in securing cattle !
and other stock and that they would
not require any payments on the prin-!
cipal until at least five years after
taking possession. Now the committee
Is seeking further information about
peasant people in Russia, Austria and
Czecho-Slavakia.
INVESTIGATIONS BE MADE ON
GROUND NEXT WEEK—WILL
BE LARGEST IN USE
USED PRODUCTION OF PULP
Plant will Develop Pulp Wood and
Fertilizer, Which Will be Sold
in Japan
SEATTLE, August 24—Investiga
tions of the feasibility of using the
Alaska Gastineau plant at Thane for
the production of wood pulp and ferti
lizer, will be made on the grounds
next week by two Japanese engineers,
Bert Thane announced today.
If the Japanese pass favorably on
the plant, Thane said, it will be the
largest nitrogen fixation plant in use,
and if development is attempted, a
great deal of the product, both in fer
tilizer and paper, will be sold in Ja
pan.
Elizabeth, daughter of Colonel and
Mrs. H. P. Warren, former residents
of Seward, while the Colonel was
connected with the building o' the
Alaska railroad, was married at Los
Angeles, July In, to .Irving Abrams,
and the young couple will make their
home in the California city.
| Gus Borden received a letter on a
, recent boat from hi." wife, stating
! that their nephew, James Doolittle, a
former Seward resident, had perfected
a new six-motor flying plane, aid a
system of refueling while in air. and
( that his research work in aviation had
j attracted the attention of the govern
ment, which was sending him to a
technical school for flyers.
It is said that young Doolittle has
1 a genius tor aeronautics, and that he
is attracting much attention in his
1 work.
KARLSHRUE, August 24—Bergdoll
the American draft evader, who is
here with his mother, has arranged to
become a naturalized German citizen.
George J. Laughlin, of Woodrow,
received a letter on the last boat from
Lester I). Henderson, commissioner
of Education, at Juneau, stating that
supplies had been ordered for the
Woodrow school and that they were
being sent in care ot Mrs. R. W. John
ston. Mr. Henderson has engaged
Mrs. W. C Donaldson ot Anchorage,
as teacher for the school. She was a
former Douglas teacher.
Mr. Henderson writes that he is
planning to arrive in Seward on the
steamship Alaska, sailing from Seat
tle Sept. 1. At that time he will
visit Woodrow. The new school will
be started September 10, with about
ten scholars. An eight months term
will be allowed.
Mr. Laughlin states that it is
planned to establish the new building
on the right-of-way, but that many of
the parents object to this, believing it
will be dangerous to the pupils, as
trains are passing frequently. The
site has not as yet been determined.