VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 97.
SEWARD, ALASKA- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 1924
PRICE, TEN CENTS
AIRPLANE SWDRON
READY PROCEED
ON WORLD FLIGHT
DUTCH HARBOR, Apr. 23— The
three planes, Chicago, Boston and
New Orleans have been completely
overhauled and nr tin readiness to
Ron off as soon as- Commander Mar
tin arrives *i'rr.t Kanatak. The next
scheduled step will be Navan, 350
mihs west of Dutci. Harbor.
MARTIN AT KANATAK
KANATAK, Apr. 23.—Major Mar
tin who has finished installing a new
motor in his plane, may leave tomor
row. A snowstorm prevented him
from leaving yesterday, after he was
all ready to go.
NEW YORK, Apr. 23—President
Coolidge announced in an address at
a luncheon here today that with the
firm establishment of a plan for
the settlement of German reparations
he would favor steps looking toward
calling another world conference to
further limit armaments and the codi
fication of international law.
in his address President Coolidge
said that the American people should
invest in a loan to Germany, thus
bringing about a hea’thier commerce.
He said that by putting the gold back
in circulation Europe would be en
abled to purchase more goods.
NEW YORK, Apr. 23.—Prince Hiro
hito, third son of the emperor of
Japan, now traveling in Europe, has
cancelled his trip to the L nited
States which had been planned for
this summer.
OF HI DISEASE
STRATFORD-ON-AVON, Apr. 23—
Marie Corelli, who died here Thurs
day of heart disease, was born in
1864, of an Italian father and a Scot
tish mother. She was adopted in
infancy by Chas. Mackay, journalist
and song writer, and educated in a
French convent. Her writing includ
ed numerous works, the most promi
nent of which were The Vendetta and
Thelma. Caustic criticism of her lit
* erary lapses drew her reply that no
more books would be sent to the
press for criticism. She was opposed
to woman suffrage declaring that her
sex was unfit to govern themselves.
SHERMAN ANTI- TRUST
LAWS BEING VIOLATED
BY GROCERS, IS CHARGE
LOS ANGELES, April 23—Action
was filed by the government today in
the United States district court here
against approximately 100 wholesale
grocers in California charging viola
tion of the Sheramn anti-trust law.
The Southern California Wholesale
Grocers’ association, with twenty-four
members and the California Whole
sale Grocers’ Association with upward
of seventy members are named de
fendants in the action in equity. The
action seeks to dissolve the associa
tions, enjoin them from fixing prices
and increasing retail prices and stop
them from restraining trade.
COOLIDGE BEATS JOHNSON
IN NEW JERSEY PRIMARIES
NEW YORK, Apr. 23.— Ca’vin
• Coolidge defeated Hiram Johnson in
the New Jersey primaries by about
90,000.
CARTER IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Apr. 23.—Howard Car
^ ter, Egyptologist, arrived here today.
T He stated that he would wait until
litigation was over before further
excavating at the tomb of King Tut.
FATHER OF CUE
HEIRS SON'S SPEECH
PLYMOUTH, Vt., Apr. 23—John C.
Coolidge, father of the President,
trudged to the home Of Dick Brown,
a neighbor, and listened in on the
radio while the President delivered
his address in New York.
ROBBERS BLOW TWO
SAFES IT 1ELA ILEA
WALLA WALLA, April 23—Ban
dits blew open two safes in Touchet,
twenty miles west of here ,at three
o’clock this morning, obtaining a small
amount of cash and some valuable
papers, including notes, irrigation dis
trict warrants, etc., and then made
their get-away in an automobile stolen
from the ummins garage.
ECCS HIT LOWEST
FIGURES 1 TEARS
CHICAGO, Apr 23—Eggs are down
to the lowest prices in several years,
with first quoted as 21 to 21 1-4 cents.
Ordinary firsts ranged from 19 1-2 to
20 cents. These prices are lowest this
season since 1916.
YASHIXGTON, Apr 2*3.—Harry M. I
Daugherty blocke 1 for throe years j
all prosecutio:. of the pine lumber
tjTst, Huston Thompson, chairman of
the Federal trade commission, said
(>. lay to the \VI<eeh\'-Brookhart com
ir.it tee.
_
SENATE MAKES RAPID
PROGRESS BONUS BILL
WASHINGTON, Apr. 23.—The Sen
ate is making rapid progress with the i
Soldiers’ bonus bill, as the demo
crats indicate that they will not press
their proposal for a full cash payment
in view of the support given the
present measure by the American Le- i
gion. The Legion leaders believe a
cash payment would jeopardize the I
chances for passing the bill over a
presidential veto.
LLOYD GEORGE CRITICISES
MACDONALD GOVERNMENT
LLANFAIRFECHAN, Wales, Apr. 23.
Lloyd George in a speech here today
said that the MacDonald government
has already dissipated the stock of
goodwill of Asquith’s liberals who had
placed them in office.
LEADER IN “THE BATTLE OP'
THE BONUS”
.KEYSTONE VIEW CO.. NEW VOBK
Aaron Shapiro, Chairman of the
Legislative Committee of the Ameri
can Legion in Washington, D. C., who
is leading the campaign to put through
the bonus bill. A noted orator and lob
byist, he has made the threat of “bon
us or bust.” He is given credit as the
man who put John P. Quinn in. his
present position as National Com- i
mander of the American Legion.
FIRST GIRL TO MAKE PERFECT SCORE IN BIG RIFLE MATCH
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Miss Elsie Proctor, captain of the girl’s rifle team of the University of
Missouri who made a perfect score of ten consecutive builseyes, from 50
yards, in a recent match against the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechan
ical College.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HOLDS LUNCH YESTERDAY
| The weekly luncheon of the Sew
! ard Chamber of Commerce was held at
the Seward Grill yesterday.
After luncheon the meeting was call
ed to order by President Hinde, all
places at the table being- occupied.
The minutes of the last two' meet
ings were read for the benefit, of the
chamber and were approved.
Several communications were read
from the following:
A communication from R. Robert
son of Seattle calling attention to the
passage of the White Fisheries Bill in
the house, with certain added amend
ments. The executive committee filed
the letter without action. The Secre
I tary was instructed to inform Robert
I son of this action.
A letter from the Shoe and Leather
! Reporter, thanking the Chamber for
I cooperation and information in compil
ing their annual directory.
Communication from Delegate Suth
| erland, informing the chamber that he
had a conference with Mr. Kelly re
j lating to HR-11, endorsed by the
| chamber and would support its pas
: sage.
From Bott Agency, informing the
1 chamber they would call on us person
i ally this summer, and communicate to
us their plan for associated advertis
| ing on the part of various Alaskan or
I ganizations.
From the Department of the Inter
1 ior informing the Seward Chamber
they had available a number of Geolo
gical Survey publications which they
wrould forward to us for distribution if
we believed a demand existed. The Sec
retary was instructed to accept the of
fer.
A communication from the Seward
j Chamber of Commerce to Senator
! Reed Smoot giving in formation rela
! tive to the Smoot Grazing Bill, and
the support of Alaskans from West
ward and Southwestern Alaska.
Communications from various indi
viduals asking for information on
Seward were handled in the usual
manner.
President Hinde of the Committee
on securing information on sowing of
wild rice and agme feed for attracting
migratory birds, reported that infor
mation had been sent for.
The civic committee on tennis courts
and playgrounds, made no report.
Permission has not yet been grant
ed for erecting on the dock a sign for
the purpose of attracting tourists to
this section.
Nothing new was reported on the
glacier stream.
The entertainment committee was
discharged.
Under new business the matter of
a Hospital for Seward came up for
discussion. The guest, Dr. J. H. Romig
was called upon and gave the chamber
a very interesting talk on Seward’s
possibilities; stating our endeavors
were creating considerable favorable
comment ,and that persons in the in
terior felt that Seward unquestionably
was the coming Alaskan community.
In the matter of a hospital Dr. Rom
ig stated: “To my mind Seward is
paying tribute to those towns that:
have hospitals. You have need at Sew-!
ard for a hospital, not alone for your
own protection, but for the protec
tion of your fishing industries, the
seamen who make this port a call, and
the Westward. They all necessarily
pass through here to secure such at
tention, and I am satisfied that if the
chamber secured the data covering the
need and presented it with certain oth
er inducements to the hospital socie
ties, of the Methodist, Episcopalian
and Catholic churches, a hospital could
be secured.
“You would not have to solicit the
service of a surgeon then, as that
would take care of itself.
“Personally I like Seward, so does
my family. I own property here and
! would like to return if a good hospital
were hefre; however if you secured any
other surgeon, I would certainly be
glad to assist in every way, and feel
that he would have no trouble in get
I ting by.” The Doctor also mentioned
the fact that certain business men in
i' eluding himself, would donate ground
for a hospital, either for the removal
; of the hospital here to a new site or
the buildiiy? of a new one.
Mr. Whittlesey mentioned that an
entire block was reserved in the Fed
eral addition for a hospital, but Dr.
Romig stated it was not suitable, be
cause it was located where it did not
get sufficient sunshine, and was ex
posed to all cold winds. Rev. Dunlap
being'present, stated he had never rec
ommended the present hospital build
ing, because of its location, and that:
his church had appropriated money for
the building of a hospital to the west
; ward, the location of which had, as yet
been undetermined; but that they were
moving the Jessie Lee Home from Un
alaska to Seldovia, and were taking
over the Baptist Orphanage at Kodiak,
(Woody Island) and would probably
; combine the two at Seldovia; that the
hospital they planned was primarily
for the care of Natives, although they
would solicit other business. Since
hearing the statements of Doctor
Romig, and the other citizens present,
1 he felt that such an offer as was pre
sented would interest his hospital so
ciety, and he would take up the matter
with them.
Mayor Ray stated he believed the
i city would appropriate sufficient to
take care of a room or bed, for city
i indigents, and with the help of the
: government, through military, rail
j road and public health departments,
and an appropriation from the govern
ment for other indigents, a hospital
could be successfully operated.
Mr. Blue and Mr. Orlander also
spoke of necessity existing here.
The Secretary will compile the nec
essary information communicate with
j the Government and various societies
I and have a report at the next meet
ing, when all persons interested should
i be present.
There being no further business the
meeting was adjourned until the next
i regular meeting.
J. P .HANON, Sec.
1 SERVICE CHIEF
PRESENTS HIS VIEWS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 23
Major General Mason M. Patrick chief
of the army air service, presented his
views to the house naval committee
today on the feasibility of consolidat
ing certain activities of the army and
navy forces.
The witness said there was no dupli
cation in the army defending shore
stations and the coast, but that a sav
ing might be effected in merging the
army and navy air experimental sta
tions and activities for training re
cruits.
General Patrick said the present air
force of his branch is insufficient to
defend the coast. He had recommended ;
its enlargement. .
J. SLOAN FASSETT DEAD 1
VANCOUVER, B. C., Apr. 23.—J. '
Sloan Fassett, former New York con- i
gressman, died here today, on his I
return from the Orient. i
FORD MUSCLE SHOALS
PROPOSITION IS FLAYED
—
WASHINTON, D. C., April 23
Procedure for consideration of the bill
passed by the house authorizing ac
ceptance of the offer of Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals was discussed today by
the senate agriculture committee with
a view to beginning public hearings
later this week.
Senator McKinley, of Illinois, a re- .
publican member of the committee, at- ,
tacked the measure in the senate yes- ,
terday, charging that the government j
would be put to considerable expense j
under its provisions and that the man- j
ufacturer would obtain the project al- ^
most without cost and with no obli
gations to do anything. ,
U. S. HAS 83 PER
TOTAL PRODUCTION SINCE 1900
ABOUT TWENTY MILLION
FIFTEEN MILLION IN U. S.
NEW YORK, April 23—Announce
ment that the automobile production
of the United States in the first two
months of the current year is 25 per
cent greater than in the same months
of last year suggests that the 1924
output may approach the five million
line as against the former high rec
ord of four million in 1923.
The number of automobiles produc
ed in the United States, says the Trade I
Record of the National City Bank of
New York, which was only $4,000 in
1900 jumped to 25,000 in 1905, 187,000
1910, nearly one million in 1915 and
over two million in 1920, four million
in 1923 and may approximate five mil
lion in 1924. The total number of ma
chines turned out from 1900 to the
end of 1923 is, in round terms, twen- 1
ty million, of which about fifteen mil
lion are now in use in United States.
One million have been exported, and
the other four million have presum
ably “gone where the good autos go,”
to be melted down and turned again
into new machines. These figures of
production are those of the United
States census and the automobile
Chamber of Commerce, those of ex
ports are from the official records of
the government and those of autos in
use are the latest estimates of the de
partment of agriculture.
BABE RUTH GETS HOMER
WASHINGTON, Apr. 23—Babe Ruth
made his first home run in the eighth
inning of Sunday’s game.
MACLAREN STILL IN BAGDAD
BUSHIRE, Persia, Apr. 23.—Major
Stuart MacLaren is still here, but
will set out along the Persian gulf
tomorrow.
APPOINTED RECEIVER OF TEA
POT DOME PROPERTY
COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD * UNDERWOOD. N. V. i
A. E. Watts, vice-president of the
Sinclair Oil Company, who has been
appointed a receiver, jointly with Rear
Admiral Joseph Strauss, U. S. N. of
the land leased in the Teapot Dome,
Naval Oil Reserve to the Mammoth
(Sinclair) Oil Company, pending set
tlement of the Government’s suit to
annul the lease.
GENERAL DAWES, IN COVERING
LETTER, SAYS PLAN MEANS
PEACE AND PROSPERITY
PARIS, April 23—Brigadier Gener
al Charles G. Dawes, unofficial Am
erican representative on the first com
mittee which examined into the eco
nomic and financial situation in Ger
many, in a covering letter to the re
port of his committee tells the repara
tions commission that the committee’s
recommendations must be considered
not as inflicting penalties but as
suggesting means for assisting Eur
opean peoples and the entry upon a
new period of happiness and prosper
ity unmenaced by war.”
FEDERAL GOVT. WILL
TAKE CHARGE DISEASE
SACRAMENTO, C;ilif„ Apr. 23 —
The Federal government notified Gov.
Richardson this ai'ternoui that it will
take charge oi' the figir. against the
foot and mouth disease in California.
PAPERS LAUD SPEECH
PRESIDENT COOLIE
LONDON, Apr. 23.—English papers
laud President Coolidge’s New York
speech and wonder if the French gov
ernment will torpedo his new peace
move.
PHILADELPHIA, Apr. 23.—A jury
in the court of common pleas last
night held Harry K. Thaw sane and
capable of handling his estate, but.
he will be held in custody pending
dispositions of motions by the attor
ney s of Evelyn Thaw, his divorced
wife, seeking to hold him in the asy
lum.
RADIO SET TAKES
PLACE OF PASTOR
—
HAMPDEN, Mqss, April 23—A ra
dio receiving set substituted for an
! absent pastor of Community Church
I here, where 100 attendants listened
to the service in South Congregation
al Church of Springfield. The local con
gregation followed the service through
j out, taking their seats during the or
; gan prelude, bowing their heads dur
i ing Rev. James Gilkey’s prayer in
Springfield, passing the collection
plates during the offertory and then
listening to the sermon, every word
of which came in distinctly audible in
every corner of the little church.
, ATTEMPT TO ROB BANK
AT SILVANA IS PUZZLE
SILVANA, April 22—Authorities
throughout the Northwest are contin
uing their effort to ascertain the iden
tity of the men who entered the State
Bank of Silvana last week and failed
in an attempt to drill the vault door.
Entry to the bank was gained through
a skylight. The yegs jammed the lock
on the vault in drilling operations.
Authorities investigating the at
tempted robbery, stated that it was
their opinion one of the yeggs had
been lowered through the skylight and
onto the bank floor by means of a rope
he in turn unlocking the back door to
the bank through which his compan
ions entered.
FIRE IN FERRY SLIPS
DOES THOUSANDS DAMAGE
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 21.—Fire
Saturday put the slips of the Benecia
and Southern Pacific ferries out of
commission, and did $100,000 damage.
The fire was caused by friction from
a ferry boat against the piling.
MRS. THODAY DELEGATE
Mrs. A. H. Thoday has been elected
delegate by the local Rebekah lodge,
and will attend the convention at
Bellingham, Wash.