VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 229
SEWARD, ALASKA/ MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
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EXPERTS CLAIM FIRPO WOULD
HAVE WON FIGHT WITH 8TH
BLOW IF HAD.QUIT THEN
NEW YORK. Sept. 17—Slow movies
of the fight showed that Dempsey
knocked Firpo down seven times in
the first round, only taking a count on
two knockdowns. Pictures also show
ed the first blow that hit Dempsey
caused the champion’s knees to sag.
Firpo hit the champion nine straight
times with his right just before Demp
sey went sprawling through the ropes.
As the eighth crashed to his jaw his
head drooped and his knees wobbled.
From the pictures it appeared as if
the eighth blow had finished Dempsey.
Fight experts who saw the picture
said they believed that had Firpo let
the champion go to the canvas after
the eighth blow he might never have
gotten up. but the ninth sen Demp
sey through the ropes into the laps
of the newspaper men at the ringside.
When Dempsey climbed back he took
thirteen straight blows before he was
able to return one. Argentine still
gazes with determined eyes on the
crown which Dempsey barely saved.
Jack Dempsey and Luis Firpo bat
tled Friday night for the heavyweight
crown of the world as two cavemen
in prehistoric days might have battled
on the edge of a cliff and Firpo lost
but he lost like a man, fighting to the
last agonizing gasp, more glorious in
defeat than he had ever been in vie
tory.
Knocked out in three minutes fifty
seven seconds of most furious light
ing ever recorded in ring history, in
which he was floored seven times, but
managed to send the champion crash
ing through the ropes after battering
him to his knees, the Argentine still
gazes with determined eyes upon the
crown.
Mrs. Thomas Jones, wife of the Ne
nana horticulturist, arrived on Satur
day’s train to meet her mother, Mrs.
Sylvia Frestoe, of Baraboo. Wis. They
left for the interior this morning.
Harry Brown, a rancher at lower
Kenai lake, was a Seward visitor yes
terday. Mr. Brown has recently com
pleted a new house on his place.
Hugh Smith, son of a Fairbanks
hardware merchant, registered at the
Seward over Sunday, sailing on the
Alameda to attend school in the
States.
Lloyd Pinkerton of Fairbanks left,
on the Alameda to complete his stu
dies in the States. He is the son of a
t:,.::.- * r man in Fairbanks.
PONTA DELGADA, Azores, Septem
ber 17—Earthquakes were experienc
ed at Villa Franca on the south side
of the island of St. Michael and to the
north of Caldras, on the same side.
COM NOT FILL
The new Alaska cable which is now
under construction will be capable of
handling four times the traffic that
the present one can handle, the old
cable being second hand when pur
chased twenty years ago and leaking
badly.
It is the intention to complete the
cable to Sitka first, and later the Sit
ka-Seward cable will be laid. This
will come direct to Seward from Sitka
and will be in deep water where no
danger exists of halibut boats fouling
it with their anchors, as is the pres
ent case. Branch lines will be laid
from Seward to Cordova and from
Seward to Valdez. At the present time
Cordova and Seward are on branch
lines, all business being relayed from
the main office at Valdez. Following
the laying of the new cable Seward
will be the main office, official head
quarters probably being at Fairbanks
or Nenana. This means that the large
operating force will be in Seward with
Capt. Parsons and staff located at I he
Interior station.
The new cable will cost approxi
mately $15,000,000.
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AFTER LYNCH'S TITLE
Peter Sarmiento, another Filipino,
who is in this country after a bout
with Joe Lynch for the bantamweight
title. He is under the wing of Frank
Churchhill, mandrel of Pancho Villa
and Elino Flores, so will no be in
strange company. He i& only 21, has
been fighting for 5 years, winning
every bout but one and that to Pancho
Villa, his new stablemate.
CALLS UPON FULL FORCE STATE
TROOPS—ALL AIDING KU
KLUX ARE ENEMIES
OKLAHOMA CITY, September 17—
Governor Walton last night proclaim
ed martial law for the entire state
of Oklahoma, calling upon the full
force of the states troops and declar
ing that any persons giving aid to the
Ku Klux Klan are enemies of the
state and will be delt with with mili
tary force. The governor also lifted
the military censorship over the Tul
sa Tribune.
SEWARD DOG ATTRACTS
MUCH ATTENTION IN EAST
The Siberian huskie, Arctic, sold to
Arnold Landvoight, a secret service
man in the Harding party, by John
Nelson, of this city, is attracting con
siderable attention in Washington.
A picture of Arctic and a write-up of
the dog is given in the Seattle P.-I.
PRINCESS GIOVANNA IS ILL
TURIN, September 17—Princess
Mafalda Giovanna is ill with a high
lever, but physicians announced there
is no danger.
GENERAL GARCIA VELIZ
ACQUITTED OF CHARGE
HAVANNA, September 17—General
Carlos Garcia Veliz, president of the
Anti patriots association was acquit
ted in a correctional court on the
charge of creating public disorders.
He was accused by Ramon Souto,
with whom he had words over the
manner of praising Zasas’ administra
tion, during a parade of the associa
tion.
MANY FRIENDS PAY HOMAGE
TO MEMORY MRS. A. F. DAVIS
Funeral services for Mrs. Albert F.
Davis, who died last week from brain
fever in the Anchorage hospital, were
held yesterday in the Methodist Epis
copal church, according to arrange
ments published in Saturday’s Gate
way. A large concourse of friends of
the deceased listened to the brief
eulogy delivered by Rev. Dunlap and
piled the casket high with floral trib
utes. i ■'
Following the ceremony Mr. Davis
left with the body for interment at
Tenino, Wash., near Olympia, the old
home of the deceased. A brother of
Mr. Davis, residing at Olympia, will
meet the boat at Seattle, as will the
mother of Mrs. Davis, who resides at
Vancouver, Wash.
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GOVERNMENT PUNISHED OFFI
CERS HELD RESPONSIBLE
WHEN NOT TO BLAME
PARIS, September 17—The cause
of the revoluton in Spain is believed
to be due to the treatment of the army
by the Cabinet and Parliament after
military reverses in Morocco. It is said
the civil government took action to
punish officers held responsible for
the reverses while declining to act
against the contractors and persons of
various government departments for
furnishing inadequate supplies for the
expedition.
MADRID, September 17—It was an
nounced after a conference between
King Alfonso and General Primo Ri
vera, that for the time being Spain
will be governed by a dictorate of
Generals representing every military
district, under the presidency of Cap
tain-General Primo Rivera. Quiet pre
vails.
NAVY CANNOT BE USED
PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT
WASHINGTON, D„ C., Sept. 17—
Daugherty ruled that the navy cannot
legally be used for the enforcement
of prohibition.
CHINA FAVORS LEAGUE NATIONS
GENEVA, September 17—Chingloh,
Chinese minister to France, said, in
a speech before Congress, that China
strongly favored the League of Na
tions. He declared the assembly had
given ample proof of its ability to se
cure peace and to help the world as
Chief Justice.
NEW HEAD LEGION FOR WASH.
OLYMPIA, September 17—Hinton
D. Jones of Tacoma, was elected com
mander of the American Legion de
partment for Washington.
SENATOR KING ILL IN RUSSIA
MOSCOW, September 17--Senator
King of Utah is ill here and unable
to return home.
BERNARD WELL KNOWN IN SEW
ARD WHERE HE WORKED
FOR SOME TIME
John Bernard, well known in Sew
ard, where he worked for some time
as engineer on the old Alaska North
ern as surveyor, was shot and killed
at McKinley Thursday night, by Dep
uty Marshal James Hagan of Nenana,
following an attack by Bernard upon
the marshal. A coroners' jury ren
dered a verdict of “justifiable homi
cide,” declaring Hagan killed his man
while resisting arrest.
Deputy Hagan and H. E. Soneff, a
prohibition officer, raided the cabin,
where a still was found in operation,
and discovcre 1 Mike Sullivan, John
Bernard, joe Sulll/an and Albert
Fortiers in an intoxicated condition.
Bernard attacked the officer and was
shot, the injured man dying shortly
afterward. A coroner’s jury returned
justifiable homicide.
REVOLT AGAINST ABDULLAH
JERUSALEM, Sept. 17.—A revolu
tion has broken out in trans-Jordania
against Abdulylah.
KING DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT
MADRID, Sept. 17.—King Alfonso
signed a decree today dissolving par
liament.
PRINCE REACHES ALBERTA
HIGH RIVER, Alberta, Sept. 17.—
Headed by David Brass Paw of the
Stoney Indians, cowboys and ranch
ers greeted the Prince of Wales upon
his arrival here en route to his ranch.
TELL OF WITNESSING LARGE
BARGELOAD WOMEN AND
CHILDREN BURNED OIL
SEATTLE, September 17—Unpar
relled tales of horror are told by the
hundred and fifty survivors of the Jap
anese eaithquake on the arival of the
President Jefferson, which made port
at four this morning. Th.^ crowd wept
in sympathy as the refugees landed.
Mild W. Thucker, general manager
of the Yokohama office of the West
ern Casualty Co., told of witnessing a
large barge load of women and child
ren perish in a sea of burning oil,
While nearly all arriving here were
injured, only live had tc be taken to
the hospital.
JEFFERSON ARRIVES WITH
REFUGEES FROM JAPAN
VICTORIA, September 17—The Ad
miral Oriental liner Pi^sident Jeffer
son arrived from Japan carrying 155
refugees, a few of whom were serious
ly injured. Nurses and doctors met the
steamer.
SEVENTY KILLED IN FIGHTING
BUE.flS AIRES, September 17—
Seventy Brazillian state troopers were
killed and wounded when their en
campment at Cruzalta was attacked
by revolutionaries. The trooperes fled,
abandoning their dead and wounded
and quantities of arms and equipment.
A major engagement between the two
factors is momentarily expected.
BOLSHEVIK! EANISH PR'ESTS
HELSINGFORD, Lolsneviki author!
ties have banished 400 priests from
Archangel and interned three hundred
others at Checka prisons.
WATER SHUT OFF
The water will be shut off tonight at
eight o'clock on the following streets;
Broadway and part of Adams, includ
ing the Van Gilder Hotel, Harriman
Bank Building, and the Sullivan place.
RELIEF FUND SEVEN MILLIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 17—
The Japanese relief fund of the Red
Cross totals $7,454,500.
Mrs. L. V. Ray, chairman of the
ladies’ reception committee, which
presented Mrs. Harding with a beau
tiful Attu basket, while the Px-esiden
tial party was in Seward, has receiv
ed the following letter f;om Mrs.
Harding’s secretary, acknowledging
the gift.
“My Dear Mrs. Ray: During the
visit to Alaska Mrs. Harding had in
tended upon the return to Washing
ton to write a word of appreciation to
all those who extended courtesies to
her. Since her great bereayement,
she has found it impossible to do this
herself, so asked me to express her
appreciation of the wonderful Indian
basket presented to her by the ladies
of Seward.
“Assuring you and all those asso
ciated with you in this attractive gift
of Mrs. Harding’s grateful remem
brance I am,
“Sincerely yours,
“LAURA HARLEM, Sec.”
HEAT WAVE SWEEPING COAST
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.—The
weather Bureau announced this morn
ing that a general heat wave is sweep
ing Central California this morning.
The temperature reached 80 degrees
here last night.
TWELVE KILLED IN RIOTING
IN FOOD DEMONSTRATION
BERLIN,, Sept. 17.—Twelve persons
were killed and 15 wounded during a
demonstration here yesterday against
high food prices.
UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD. N. V.
GOVERNOR FORCES GAS DOWN,
CAN'T RAISE IT
Governor W. H. McMaster, of South
Dakota, who started the sudden tum
ble in the price of gasoline throughout
the Middle West by putting the state
into the retail oil business. He forced
the price of ga3 down to 16 cents and
faces the problem of forcing it up
again to 20 cents which lie now finds
necessary to “give .he independents a
fair deal.” So far, he has failed in the
latter effort.
INCORPORATED FOR MILLION AF
TER SIX YEARS’ EXPERI
MENTS ON ISLANDS
AMUSMORE, September 17—A. L.
Macintosh incorporated the Aleutian
Livestock Company for one million
dollars for the purpose of stock rais
ing on the Aleutian Islands.
Six years experiments on the islands
they say, warrant such an enterprise.
QUESTION PARTICIPATION IN
LEAGUE STILL PENDING
WASHINGTON, D. C., September
17—The question of American parti
cipation in the World’s Court is re
garded at the White House as still
pending before the Senate. Coolidge
believes there is nothing for him to
do as the matter was submitted last
February by Harding. It is understood
the executive will not take legislative
action.
FAVOR EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
GENEVA, September 17—Resolu
tions favoring the employment of wo
men in the police systems throughout
the world and recommending other
measures including the investigation
by experts to stamp out the white
slave traffic, were adopted by the
League of Nations assembly.
Wm. T. Blackburn, who has been
working this summer for the Alaska
railroad, left on the Alameda for the
States to attend the U.
L. V. RAY WINS CASE OF
CONTESTED LIQUOR SEIZURE
Word was received here today that
L. V. Ray, counsel for the defense in
the case of the United States vs. Gen.
J. M. Ashton and the trading schooner
Iskum, had a verdict returned in his
favor. The case grew out of the seiz
ure of the trading schooner Iskum,
which touched in Seward on her way
from Siberia to Tacoma, with a quan
tity of liquor aboard, the same being
alleged stores for ti’ading purposes.
The liquor was seized by Deputy Reed
upon orders from his superiors, and
the vessel together with Gen. Ashton,
a prominent Tacoma attorney and
Capt. Putta, liberated under bond to
appear at Valdez. It was claimed the
Iskum put in here for repairs, and
that the liquor consigned to Victoria
parties, was not liable to seizure. It
is understood that the grand jury fail
ed to find an indictment and the ves
sel and owners were released from
custody.
Fill FIGURES PUCE
DEAD IN TOKIO AT
11 THOUSAND
MATERIAL LOSSES ARE LESS
THAN FIRST APPEARED—
LEAVING FOR HOMES
OSAKA, September 17—Final figur
es tabulated by the prefecture of Tok
io place the dead in Tokio at Seventy
seven thousand eight hundred and
twenty three. Yokoham reports thirty
three thousand, seven hundred and
sixty seven. One hundred refugees left
Tokio for the surrounding country, the
material losses being less than had
first appeared.
OSKA, September 17—Ashia esti
mates to September tenth about five
thousand refugees arrived at Kobe,
many taking passage for their homes.
It is estimated 4,268 remain, includ
ing 445 British, 185 Americans, 153
Germans, 38 French, 160 Russians and
2,937 Chinese.
TOKIO, September 17—Premier Ya
mamoto will issue a statement supple
menting the recent imperial edict out
lining the new cabinet’s policies and
expressing determination to rebuild
and maintain the prestage of Japan
and voicing gratitude to the world for
its aid. Material assistance is being
felt. Food is plentiful. Typhoid and
dysintery are increasing.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 17—
The safety of all Japanese naval ves
sels and the navy department person
nel, is confirmed in a cable received
by the Japanese nava lattache here.
LONDON, Sept. 17—Five thousand
perished in the floods which followed
the typhoon at Attotori, northwest of
Kobe, Japan Saturday, according to au
Osaka dispatch to the Central News.
WASHINct1< \T, D 0, Sept 17 —
The Japanese government has refused
to receive relief from the Russian Sov
iet government.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 17—
Fourteen vessels laden witn reliet
supplies for the Japanese earthquake
sufferers have sailed from the United
States for Japan.
APPOINTED FILL PLACE OF
SLAIN ITALIAN GENERAL
PARIS, September 17—General Gaz
zert has been appointed as president
of the interallied commission for the
delimination of the Albanian frontier,
succeeding General Teldini, slain near
Janina.
Saturday, Sept 15—American league
Boston 11, Cleveland 6; Washington
9, Detroit 8; Chicago 4, New York 10;
St. Louis 1, Philadelphia 8; St. Louis
3, Philadelphia 2, second game*
Nationals—Pittsburg 4, 2, Brooklyn
1* 13; St. Louis. 0, 6, Philadelphia 2, 0;
Boston 5, Ciacinnati 7; Chicago 3, N.
York 2.
Sunday, Sept. 16—American league
—Cleveland 2, New York 4; Cleveland
2, New York 3; St. Louis 7, Washing
ton 3. No others.
National League—Boston 4, Cincin
nati 7; New York 10, Chicago 6; Phil
adelphia 2, St. Louis 3.
American League Standings
Won Lost Av.
90 46 662
Club
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
National
Club
New York
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
67 62 519
71 60 542
66 64 508
64 69 4S1
59 74 447
56 74 431
53 78 405
League
Won Lost Av.
86 54 614
81 57 587
82 58 586
74 64 547
71 67 515
67 70 489
45 90 333
45 91 331