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VOLUME VIII NUMBER 288
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
Japanese Steamer Shinkoku Mara
Wrecked on Hinchinbrook Island
Ten of Crew Rescued
Fate of Others Uncertain
JAPANESE STEAMER WHICH BROKE TAIL SHAFT
OFF ITNALASKA, PILES UP ON NORTHEAST
END OF MONTAGUE ISLAND—HEAVY GALE
AND HIGH SEAS MAKE RESCUE IMPOSSIBLE
The Japanese steamer Shinkona Maru, in tow of the
Japanese tug Hunaconna, went ashore on the north end
of Montague Island at 8:10 this morning and will proba
bly be a total loss. At 6:55 the Shinkona Maru was one
mile off the northest end of the island, fighting a heavy
sixty mile gale with mountainous seas. At 5 a. m. the tug
cut her hawsers and the Japanese boat had both anchors
down with the windlass smashed and huge seas piling
over her.
At 8:00 a. m. the Shinkona Maru S. 0. S.ed the tug
asking if it was possible to come to their assistance at
once. The tug replied “Impossible to come to your assist
ance now; we are lucky if we save our own ship.”
At 8:10 a. m. the Shinkona Mura’s cables parted and
the vessel struck heavily on the northeast point of Monta
/ gue island. The seas are washing clear over her and the
vessel will be a total loss with probable loss of life. She
sent out S. O. S. calls up to the time of striking.
At 8:12 the tug sent her a message in answer to her
S. O. S. saying “We are powerless to help you.”
The Shinkona Maru broke her tail shaft off Unalaska
a few weeks ago and was towed into Dutch Harbor by the
coast guard cutter Algonquin, which later towed her to
ward Seward, where she was met by the tug Hunaconna,
sent out from Seattle to get her. She was towed as far as
Montague Island and anchored in behind the point in safe
ty. She left yesterday for Seattle and encountered a ter
rific gale, the tug being powerless to handle her. The ba
rometer is down to 28 plus and there is little indication the
gale will let up before midnight tonight.
TEN OF CREW RESCUED
The tug Humaconna, which was tow
ing the Shinkona Maru, wirelessed
?his afternoon that it was standing
by the wreck, despite the heavy seas,
and that ten of the crew had been
saved. The fate of the others is un
anown as the tug could not get close!
enough in to shore to communicate
with the survivors.
The vessel is ashore on the north
east end of Hinchinbrook instead of
Middleton Island, as was first report
ed. The vessel carries a crew of 35
officers and men.
At 11:45 one boat load of the crew
had been taken ashore, and another
load was ready. It is reported this
afternoon that all the crew reached
shore safely.
The vessel will be a total loss.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26—The Uni
ted States government will propose at
the American Canadian conference on
liquor smuggling, opening tomorrow
morning at Ottawa, that clearence of
ships destined for United States ports
with liquor cargoes be prohibited by
Canada, in return for which the Uni
ted States will allow Canadian ships
to carry booze in bonds from Cana
dian ports thru American waters to
the Yukon terrftory.
WIFE MURDERER TO DIE
SALT LAKE, Nov. 26.—Omer R.
Woods, convicted of murdering his in
valid wife, must die. His plea for a
trial was denied today.
WOMEN CONTEST FOR SEATS
LONDON, Nov. 26.—Thirty-two wo
men are contesting for seats in par
liment
H. V. Hoben returned on Saturday’s
train from a week’s trip to interior
points on business connected with
the company’s coal contracts.
SEVEN DEATHS TRACED
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 26.—Seven
deaths caused by poisoned liquor put
on the market to meet the pre-holiday
demand brought united action from
city, county and federal authorities.
Analysis of the liquor showed large
quantities of denatured alcohol and
ether used in its manufacture.
BABY BOY BORN TO.WIFE
OF CONVICTED MURDERER
VALDEZ, Nov. 24.—On the eve of
the sentencing of her husband, Robert
Edwards, for the murder last August
of George Edwards, Mrs. Robert S
Edwards, the girl wife of the prison
er, gave birth to a son. Mrs. Edwards
who was a high school girl, was mar
ried secretly to Edwards In the States
and when he was arrested, came nortt
to be at his side. She has awakened
considerable admiration for her devo
lion, among Valdezans.
VISCOUNT DE CASTELLAINE
CRITICISES FRENCH POLICY
PARIS, Nov. 26.—General Viscount
de Castellaine, former chief of genera’
staff, severely criticised the govern
ment’s policy in the Rhineland, anc
declared that Premier Poincare was
too mild and that a strener policy ir
regard to Germany be taken.
KLONDIKE PIONEER DIES
DAWSON, Nov. 23.—James McAl
i lister, a noted pioneer of the Klondike
died yesterday. He was born in Scot
land 77 years ago. McAllister was
once very wealthy.
NORTHWESTERN SAILS AT NINE
The steamship Northwestern wil
sail for Halibut Cove at nine o’clock
tonight, according to Capt. Glasscock
The vessel will be back here some
time Wednesday.
SWEET FOR M'ADOO
DENVER, Nov. 26.—Governor Swee
tonight declared that he would sup
port Wm. G. McAdoo for president.
PRESIDENT COOTIE
COMPLETE MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS TODAY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—President
Calvin Coolidge today began the final
paragraphs of his forthcoming mes
sage to congress. The only parts not
cast in their final form are those re
lating to the position of tne executive
on the world court and on the sol
dier’s bonus.
Former Ambassador to England,
George Harvey, is a guesi at thej
Whitehouse and is advising the Presi-j
dent daily concerning conditions in
Europe.
AGED COUPLE SUICIDE
BERRYAUBAC, France, Nov. 26
Baron and Baroness Emmanuel de
Montigny shot and killed themselves
on the grave of their son, Pierre, a
world war veteran, who was killed in
! a flight in 1918.
DR. HEINRICH ALBERT
■ED GH1CELL0R
By PRES. EBERT
BERLIN, Nov. 26.—Dr. Heinrich Al-j
I bert, former German fiscal agent at
Washington, has been appointed
Chancellor to Germany by President!
Ebert, who intrusted the new execu
tive with the difficult task of forming
a super-party of the government, i. e.,
a non-partisan party that will stand
above politics and which is to be free
from the fetters of factions.
TOKIO BUDGET SHOWS HUGE
REDUCTION IN REVENUES
TOKIO, Nov. 26.—Ttie Japanese
1 budget estimates for 1924 estimates a
reduction of $104,000,000 under the
current year, and propose to make up
I the deficit by carrying forward 24 mil
: lion this year. The estimates include
the restoration or supplemental esti
i mates and the diet make make esti
l mates in every departmet nexcept the
educational and imperial household.
Naval estimates for the current year
j show originally 278 million, reduced
to 239 millions by prolonging the con
struction of auxiliary vessels and one
year postponement of land and wate
defense projects.
FOOD ITS in RUHR
CAUSES if DEATHS
; BERLIN, Nov. 26.—Food riots in
the Ruhr and Rhineland cities were
reported in messages reaching here to
day, telling of deaths, injuries and the
j plundering of shops and stores.
PLANES MAY RECEIVE AND
SEND RADIO MESSAGES IN AIR
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Experi
| ments prove the feasibility of appa
. ratus being attached to mail planer ]
• will which enable the pilot to send
and receive messages while in flight,
like planes do every day from a San
Diego to San Pedro battlefleet.
MARINES AND INDIANS PLAY TIE
QUANTICO, Va., Nov. 26.—The ma
rines and Quantico Indians played a
i 14 to 14 football game here Saturday,
Geottge starring for the marines.
TODAY'S FISH PRICES
: JUNEAU—Fresh halibut 12 and 8
■ cents; sable fish 3% cents.
SEATTLE—Fresh halibut 22% cts.
FEDERAL JUDGE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Senator
Johnson of California, today severely
condemned the sentence of Comptrol
ler Craig of New York city to prison
for criticizing a Federal judge. He
said, “It is an outrage and if he can
be sent to jail under the circum
stances it means an end to the consti
tutional guarantee to free speech.”
PMIER MI REPLIES
Til CENSURE OF CRITICS
LONDON, Nov. 26.—Premier Stan-;
ley Baldwin, replying to labor cen
sure in a motion before the House of
Commons, said in reference to the
Ruhr reparations, that he had spared
no pains to inform Britain’s allies that
the British people could not continue
indefinitely to maintain the spirit ne
cessary to co-operation of the pres-!
ent situation is allowed to continue, j
Regarding the tariff he said it was
not proposed to tax wheat, flour, but
ter, eggs, cheese, or meat, reserving
a free hand otherwise.
HOUSE REFUSES CENSURE
LONDON, Nov. 26.—The House of
Commons rejected, after a debate in
which Lloyd George and Premier
Baldwin participated, a motion for
censure of the government, by 295 to(
190. The government thus maintain
ed a parliamentary majority and
cleared its decks for formal dissolu
tion tomorrow.
WATSON MAY BE CANDIDATE
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 26.—Senator
James E. Watson of Indiana may be
come a republican presidential candi
date, if for no other reason than to
win the Indiana delegation away from
Hiram Johnson, he announced here.
BRITISH SCHOONER
CAPTURED 6 MILES
OFF JERSEY COAST
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—The British
auxiliary schooner Tomako fell into
the hands of the coast guard cutters
today, -after being chased down and
fii;ed upon six miles off Seabright,
New Jersey. A machine gun was cap
tured on the schooner, and another
was tossed overboard by the rum
runners, cutter officials said.
This is the first vessel to be cap
tured under the new twelve mile
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain.
COOLIDGE REGARDS PROBLEM
IN UNFAVORABE MANNER
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Although
the door is open for American help
fulness in the reparations problem,
President Coolidge regards the latest
move in that direction as having come
to any end.
YUKON STILL OPEN
DAWSON, Y. T„ Nov. 26.—The Yu
kon river was still open today, with
all records for a late freezup broken.
The weather continues mild with con
siderable slush ice in the rivers and
streams.
MOROS KILL CONSTABLES
MANILA, Nov. 26.—Three constab
ulary soldiers were killed in a fight
with Chief Samaiga, a Moro outlaw
bandit, in the Lake Lanao district of
Mindanao, according to reports re
ceived here.
Howard Long left toaay for Kis
headquarters at Mile 20.
Explorer McMillan Tells
of Convenience of Radio
Prince Rupert, B. C., Nov. ^6.—Captain Donald B.
McMillan, explorer, aboard the Bowdoin, 7b degrees north
near the Pole, in a message from the ship today, said his
radio operator now received reports from nine different
countries, and had also established communication with
amateur stations in Hawaii, a distance of 5000 miles, the
latter believed to be a world’s record for short wave sta
tions. He said he now received the news of the world
like an evening gaper, and the long Arctic nights had lost
their terrors for the explorer. Living conditions aboard
the Bowdoin were good, and all were in good health and
happy. McMillan said that he had heard stations in Eng
land, Germany, Holland, Mexico, France, Norwav, Italy,
Japan and Spain.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Papers
said by the war department to show <
that at one time, Charles Forbes, for- 1
mer director of the Veterans’ Bureau, ;
was dropped from the rolls of the U. <
S. army as a deserter, were turned <
over to the Senate investigating com- i
mittee today by the department. i
Records show that later Forbes was >
apprehended and served out his term ]
of enlistment and was discharged i
without having been brought to trial.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 26.—The Belgian
government today seized the German
rolling stock on the railways at Duss
berg and Hamborn, in view of Ger
many’s failure to reply to Belgium’s
ultimatum demanding an indemnity
of 1,250,000 francs for the assassina
tion of Lieut. Graff, near Dusseldorff,
in March, 1922.
AMERICAN MISSIONARY IS
KIDNAPED BY BANDITS
—
SHANGHAI, Nov. 26— Z. E. Scholn-|
zreid, an American missionary at-|,
tached to the reformed church in the!
United States was kidnaped by ban-1
dits today.
CONVENTION HELD IN CHICAGO
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—Fred W. Up
ham, treasurer of the Republican Na-J
tional Committee predicted that the
1924 convention would be held in Chi
cago and said that formal ratification
had been made by the meeting of the |
subcommittee November 11th and
FIFTEEN KILLED BY EXPLOSION
BEAUMONT, Texas, Nov. 26.—Fif-i
teen persons were killed and a score J
injured in a double boiler explosion
at a sugar plantation at New Iberia,!
La., today.
YALE BEATS PRINCETON
NEW HAVEN, Nov. 26.—Yale de
feated Princeton 27 to 0 on 3 touch
downs and two field goals.
PLEBES BEAT STAUNTON
ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 26.—Naval acad
emy plebes easily defeated Staunton
military academy 68 to 6.
WRIGLEY WILL BACK JOHNSON
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.—'William Wrig
ley, jr., of chewing gum fame, will be
in charge of Senator Hiram Johnson’s
campaign for president
DUNDEE BESTS WELLING
BALTIMORE, Nov. 26.—Joe Dun
dee defeated Joe Welling, Chicago
ring veteran, in a 12-round bout here.
12th.
E
Governor Scott C. Bone Left Juneau
>n Friday morning on the Admiral
Batson and is expected to reach Sew
u-d some time tomorrow night. The
Governor will be met at Seward by
Jeneral Manager Landis of the rail
oad, and by other officials. Major
Jotwals, chief engineer of the railroad
vill serve on the board, and B. H.
3arndollar, examiner of accounts at
ailroad headquarters, is legal adviser.
The Governor will remain in Sew
ird until the return of the Watson
rom Kodiak. He expects to be in this
:ity quite often from now on.
HIGHER TARIFF ON WHEAT
WOULD AID THE FARMER
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Nelson B.
L'pdike, publisher of the Omaha Bee,
ifter a talk with President Coolidge,
predicted a higher tariff on wheat “as
i means of aiding the Middle West
farmer would be a reality within a few
weeks.”
JAPAN BUYS LUMBER
W ASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—The Jap
anese embassy has completed plans
for the purchase and early shipment of
97,150,000 board feet of lumber for ur
gent reconstruction purposes.
FUNS FOR FLIGHT
ARM WORLD
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Plans for
the around the world flight to be at
tempted next spring by the army avi
ators have been held up temporarily
by the failure of the Japanese govern
ment to grant permission for passage
over Japan. All other government
concerned have indicated their will
ingness to permit the American flyers
to pass over their respective coun
tries.
WHO WANTS HIM BACK?
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Promises
that Grover Cleveland Bergdoll will
return to the United States from Ger
many, if the United States will grant
him immunity from arrest and im
prisonment were made today by attor
neys representing the Bergdoll fam
ily.
ARMY AND NAVY PLAY A TIE
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—The Army
and Navy played a scoreless game of
football Saturday, resulting in a tie.
BLOOMFIELD LOSES TITLE
LONDON, Nov. 26.—Jack Bloomfield
the light heavyweight champion of
Great Britain, lost his title today to
Frank Goddard, when he was disquali
fied for fouling in the second round of
their bout here.