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VOLUME xvm. NUMBER 152
SEWARD. ALASKA FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
PRESIDENT OF CHINA
SENDS RESIGNATION
10 CABINET
LATER REPUDIATES HIS ACT SAY
ING RESIGNATION WAS
UNDER DURESS
PEKING, June 15—Li Yuan Hung
this afternoon telegraphed from Tien
tsin his resignation as president of
China and turned over his authority
to those members of cabinet now in
the capital from which he fled two
days ago.
Li Yuan Hung later issued a state
ment from Tientsin repudiating his
resignation, asserting that his action
was taken under duress. A Reuter’s
dispatch from Peking says that he
will attempt to gain his seat by force.
GEORGIA BOOZE SLEUTHS
DEVELOP SMOOTH SYSTEM
WAYCROSS. Ga„ June 15—The tech
nique of moonshine pursuit took on a
new kink with a method recently un
covered by county officials of learning
how long moonshiners remain away
from their stills.
When an officer discovers a desert
ed but apparently active still, with its
accompanying tubs of corn mash, they
hold a lighted match over the mash
tubs. If the match is extinguished
promptly the mash is nearly ready to
run, and the officers wait, for the still
crew won’t be gone long.
TAXPAYERS AND YOUNG MEN
WHO QUALIFY FOR EMPLOY
MENT ARE FAVORED
ANCHORAGE, June 15.—Colonel J.
G. Steese, chairman of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission, announced
as his policy in accordance with the
operation of the Alaska railroad the
absorption and employment of Alas
kan residents, preferably taxpayers
and young men and women who qual
ify lor employment in clerical posi
tions.
WOODSMAN KILLED GY CABLE
RAYMOND, Wash., June 15.—Louis
Pratt, 60 was killed instantly at Ne
mah valley Monday while splitting
wood for a skyline doney. The strap
that hc:ds the cable broke letting it
down with great force and striking
Pratt on the top of the head crushing
his skull.
CADETS BE ASSIGNED TO
CITIZEN’S TRAINING CAMPS
WEST POINT, June 14—Pershing
told cadets of the class of 1923 in an
address at their graduation exercises
that one of their first assignments
would be with citizen’s training camp
forces throughout the country as in
structors.
TOKIO, June 14.—The Canadian Pa
cific liner Empress of Australia is
ashore near Uraga. Tugs have been
dispatched from Yokohama.
UNIVERSITY IS TOLD
LIFESAVING CANNOT
BE TAUGHT BY MAIL
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 14—Life
saving cannot be taught by mail An
drew Furseth, president of the Inter
national Seamen’s union wrote yes
terday in a letter addressed to the ex
tension division of the University of
Washington which he added was pro
moting such a course.
MINE GUARDS FREED SLAYING
WOMAN DURING STRIKE RIOT j
PITTSBURG, June 15—Deputy sher
iffs Edward Mannison and D. K. Riley j
were acquitted of murder yesterday in
connection with the shooting of Mrs.!
Fannie Sellans, who was killed at
Ducktown during the steel strike of
1919. Witnesses at the trial testi
fied that Mrs. Sellans, who was an
organizer of the United Mine Work
ers, was heading a mob which, armed
with clubs and stones was making a
charge against the guards when she
wras shot down. The two defendants
were employed at mine guards.
NATIONAL COOPERATIVE PRO
GRAM STARTED CHICAGO
CHICAGO, June 15—The farm wom
en of America who tend the hens and
gather the eggs are joining in their
first great national cooperative mar
keting plan.
Plans were made yesterday at a na
tional egg marketing conference held
under the auspices of the American
farm bureau federation, for the forma
tion of a national cooperative egg
marketing enterprise.
Aaron Sapiro, cooperative counsel
of the American farm bureau federa
tion, addressing the conference, rec
ommended that the women of the mid
dle westfi, instead of trading $2 worth
of eggs at the cross road’s grocery for
fifty cents’ worth of canned goods,
adopt the co-operative sales plan ol
the Pacific Coast egg producers.
The Alaska Steamship Company’s
new liner, Alaska, will arrive in Sew
ard on her initial voyage tonight at
9:30 o’clock. Tomorrow the public
will be admitted to inspection of the
new vessel. Capt. J. G. Nord, for
merly master of the Northwestern, is
commander of the new ship.
The Alaska is bringing 211 tons of
freight, 60 tons for Seward, 141 for
Interior points, including 29 tons of
perishables and 12 tons cold storage.
The Alaska will remain in port un
til after the arrival of the train to
morrow night.
MILWAUKEE BOASTS PAIR
OF MARATHON KNITTERS
MILWAUKEE, June 15—Milwaukee
has two world’s champion marathon
knitters. They are Miss Pearl Bennett
aged 19, and Mrs. Robert Staub, 33.
After fighting off sleep for eighty-six
hours, the two women decided to call
it a day, splitting the $100 prize, and
went home. Both, however, maintain
ed that they could have held out for
another twenty-four hours had there
been any reason.
TENDERED RESIGNATION
BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 15.—The
Belgian cabinet resigned this after
noon following a controversy over
legislation providing for use of the
Flemish language ir the Ghent uni
versity.
AUTOMATIC IS TO BE BARRED
MALAD, Idaho< June 15—Governor
Charles C. Moore of Idaho is in favor
of abolishing shotguns as one means
of protecting migratory birds. While
here recentiy he said he believed a
large number of Idahoans feel the
same way about it.
There is no question as to the des
tructiveness of the automatic,” the
governor declared. “No one will deny
the toll of this arm is greater than
that of any other shotgun, that it oc
casions more ruthless slaughter and
certainly by reasons of the wild anx
iety of the user to empty as fast as
possible the entire magazine; it Is the
cause of more crippled birds never re
covered by the hunters which eventu
ally die and are of no benefit whatso
ever.
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DROP A STITCH CLUB HOLDS A KNITTING MARATHON
Nimble fingers flying at the knitting marathon at Atlantic City, N. J.,
in an endurance test to show who can stand up the longest. The dancing
marathon was child’s play in comparison for it takes a deal of patience
to keep on knit, knit, knitting. Photo shows the oldest and youngest co \
petitors in the race. Mrs. Martha Lowe, 88, and Christine M. Brown, 12
years old and a grammar school pu pil. The old lady won.
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY FINDS
AMERICANISM AT LOW EBB
IN U. S. POSSESSION
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.—Con
gressman Johnson of Washington, and
Baker of California, arriving from the
Hawaiian islands today declared the
rapid influx of picture brides into the
islands and dual citizenship of the isl
and Orientals, are proving detrimen
tal to American institutions.
CONGRESSMAN AL JOHNSON
Chairman of the Immigration Com
mittee, who returned today from an
investigation of Japanese influences
in the Hawaiian islands. Mr. Jonhson
found that Hawaiia was rapidly be
coming Orientalized through the in
flux of picture brides.
SEATTLE, June 15.—The governor
this afternoon refused the request
for a pardon for President Larson of
the defunct Scandinavian American
Bank, of Tacoma, who must now be
gin to serve his sentence.
Unsettled, with probably occasional
showers tonight and Saturday.
FLYING BASE ESTABLISHED ON
SPITZBERGEN — WILL FLY
TO MEET AMUNDSEN
CHRISTIANIA, June 15.—The Nor
wegian steamship Flint, which has on
board a party which will go to the re
lief of Raold Amundsen, if he requires
aid during his flight from Wainwrigt,
Alaska, to Spitzbergen, has arrived at
Seal Bay, Spitzbergen, and establish
ed a base for seaplanes carried.
Amundsen is expetced to fly from
Wainwright to Spitzbergen in about
22 hours, barring accidents, and at
last reports he had his plane tuned up
to the highest pitch.
Scientists are keenly interested in
the attempt of the noted explorer.
PORTLAND, June 15.—Col. W. B.
Greeley of Washington, D. C., chief
forester of the United States forestry
service is in this city toaay. He will
leave here for Eugene, Oregon, after
his work is done. E. E. Carter, also
of Washington, D. C., assistant lores
ter in charge of timber sales, is ac
companying Col. Greeley. They ex
pect to take about six weeks for their
tour.
CERTIFICATES ARRIVE FOR
SEWARD HONOR PUPILS
The following pupils were neither
tardy nor absent during the past
school year. School certificates ac
knowledging this honor have been
procured and can be gotten at Mr.
Morford’s office should any of the
pupils be leaving Seward this sum
mer. Otherwise these certificates will
be given out at the fall opening. The
names are as follows; Lucille Byrne,
Willis Perry, Clara Perry, Melba
Johnsend, Louise Slater, Pearl Fair
man, Francis Leslie, Marjorie Braa
fladt, Eleanor Krefting, Helen Perry,
Alva Peterson, Mildred Parker, Edwin
Larsen, Allen Guest.
DILL JOINS FARM BLOC
SPOKANE, June 15.—Senator Dill
declared in an address here today that
he would join and work with the sen
ate farm bloc.
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SEATTLE, June 15.—Fresh halibut
14 cents.
APPLICATION FOR “STRUCK”
JURY DENIED MRS. STOKES
NEW YORK, June 15—cupreine
Court Justice Lehman today denied
the application of Samuel Untermyer.
counsel for Mrs. Helen E. Wood Stoke
for a “struck” jury in the trial of the
divorce suit brought by W. E. I). Stoke
wealthy real estate operator.
The trial is set for next Monday. Mr.
Untermyer urged the need of a jury |
of special intelligence and suggested
a “struck” jury, whereby the names of
a panel are posted and each side
strikes off those whom they consider
undesirable.
TEftuS OPENED
WESTERN OREGON LAND MAY 3E
FILED UPON JUNE 11
PORTLAND, June 15—Restoration
of 220,569.47 acres of land in the west
ern part of the state to homestead en
try has ben announced by the general
land office, the lands having been turn
ed over to the national domain by Sec
retary Work of the interior depart
ment. The dates for permitting filings
on the various tracts ran from June
11 throughout the year, depending up
on the class of filing intended to be
made.
The lands are chiefly in the Rose
burg land district, although some are
in the Portland district as well, and a
little more than 1,000 acres lie in the
Lakeview district. The lands are those
formerly embraced in the Oregon and
California railroad and Coos Bay wag
on road grants. Title to the lands is
revested in the United States by the
provisions of the various acts of con
gress in relation to it.
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The local Order of Odd Fellows,
have decided to give a big dance the
night of July fourth and are making
arrangements to give our people one
of the best times ever enjoyed at a
terpsichorean event.
Particulars will be given later.
CONDEMNED PRISONER TO
ATTEND WIFE’S FUNERAL
YAKIMA, June 15—Claude A. Lab
bee, held in the county jail following
his twenty-five year sentence for sec
ond degree murder^ pending his appeal
will be allowed to go to Toppenish to
attend the''funeral of his wife, who
died yesterday, Sheriff L. D. Luce
stated today. Labbee was not allowed
to go to the hospital before his wife’s
death. He will be taken to the funeral
services under guard.
BARKENTINE WILL TAKE
SPRUCE FROM TERRITORY
SEATTLE, June 10—The tug Sea
Monarch today will take in tow the
barkenetine Phyllis Comyn Winslow
to Juneau to load the third cargo of
spruce sent from Southeastern Alas
ka. It is said the spruce will be used
in the manufacture of airplanes.
LONDON, June 14.—Great anxiety
is entertained in allied quarters over
events in Bulgaria, where civil war is
raging.
BELIEVES GREAT LAKE
OF OIL UNDER ALASKA
LOS ANGELES, June 15—Alaska
threatens to compete with California
as one of the oil producing regions, ac
cording to Leo Margules Seward Al
aska.
“The Standard and Associated Oil
Companies have started drilling for
oil just west of Seward,“ said Margu
les. “Indications are that there is a
lake of oil under Southwestern Alaska
and if we bring In a gusher, the terri
tory will probably see another rush,
which will no doubt exceed the gold
rush of earlier days.”
HARDING WILL SPEAK
TO EMEUS OF
UPON RETURN FROM ALASKA
WILL SWING THROUGH
AGRICULTURAL SECTION
WASHINGTON, June 15.—President
Harding soon after his Pacific coast
and Alaskan tour will swing back thru
the upper Middle West states of
Nebraska^ Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Mich
igan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and oth
er states, talking to the dissatisfied
farmers of these sections.
PRISONERS CUT WAY FROM
OKANOGAN COUNTY LOCKUP
OKANOGAN, Wash. June 14—Dep
uty sheriffs and a posse of citizens
were searching today for five prison
ers who escaped last night from the
Okanogan county jail by sawing their
way through the bars of a window.
The men are Roy Evans, Hannibal
Mayhew and Arch Henderson, all un
der indictment for grand larceny; H.
Brewer, awaiting trial on a charge of
wife desertion, and Earl Walker, un
der sentence for burglary.
The men are believed to have had
outside aid and to have escaped in an
automobile. Sheriffs of neighboring
counties have been warned.
LONDON, June 15.—Bonar Law’s
condition has steadily grown worse
since his retirement from the pre
miership and it is believed that he
cannot last much longer.
CATERPILLAR HORDE
BURIES RAIL TRACKS;
TRAIN IS STALLED
ALBANY, Ore., June 15—A horde of
caterpillars spread over the landscape
more than an inch deep and moving
eastward, delayed for an hour and
twenty-five minutes last evening the
Albany-Newport train. The supply of
sand carried by the engine for use on
slippery tracks was completely ex
hausted in an attempt to make the
grade. Orchards in the district have
been utterly destroyed by the pests,
and it is reported that a family living
near Eddycicle have been forced to
move from their home.
HARQiNC URGES LEGION
TO HPT CODE RULES
FOR AMERICAN FLAG
WASHINGTON, June 14.—President
Harding urged the American Legions
Flag Conference, opening here today,
to adopt a code of rules and regula
tions for the proper display of the
flag and to include a provision that
every American citizen should learn
to sing the National Anthem. He said
too many in attempting to sing the
Star Spangled Banner merely mum
bled or pretended to sing it.
OREGON MOTHER GlEo
BIRTH TO 17TH CHILD
BEND) Ore., June 14—A Cae
sarian operation performed on
Mrs. C. A. Eagelat of Bend at the
hospital today increased the Eage
lat family from 16 "o 17 members.
The seventeenth child, born to
day, is a six-pound girl Mother
and daughter wili live, acording
to the operating surgeons. All the
othei children in the family were
born naturally .