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VOLUME XVIII. NUMBER 245
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1923
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SEATTLE, Oct. 4— Mrs. Frederick
Otto Burckhardt this afternoon testi
fied in court in rebuttal of her
husband’s evidence, denying categor
ically every instance of drunkenness
on her part, and countered with the
charge that there was always liquor
in their house supplied by Burckhardt
who with his brother purchased ten
thousand dollars worth of whiskies
and wines when the prohibition law
went into effect.
She emphatically denied misconduct
with O'Keefe or Galpin, ‘ and stated
the charge was inspired by her hus
band, who was paying her maids for
their testimony.
Taunted and grilled mercilessly by
Raymond Ogden, counsel for her hus
band, she shouted the words liai
and “lie” back at him until she was
admonished by Judge Hall to refrain
from the use of such language.
JOHN LUNDSTROM DROWNED
AT MOUTH OF KUSKOKW1M
John Lundstrom, former Fairbanks
resident, and an old timer in Alaska,
was drowned at the mouth ot the
Kuskokwinr river about a month ago
when he was swept from a Columbia
river fishing boat, according to let
ters received here. His body has not
been found.
Lundstrom fished on the 1 anana
river for a number of years with \\ m.
Newton. At one time during the early
days he was in business with Carl
Preiss. At the time of his death he
was associated with Iviui tin Garthe,
in the mild cure business. He leaves
a wife ana child. j
TELLS ABOUT
CHICAGO, Oct. i.—Much new in
Tormation of early Asiatic culture lias
been found in the discovery of a li-:
brary of more than 2,Out) volumes.'
printed in seven languages in the .
famous “lost city" of Kara Khoto, in:
the deserts of Mongolia. This an-1
nouncement of interest to bibliophiles
was made by F. E. Compton, of Chi- i
cago, in addiessing a meeting ol sub
scription book publishers here.
“The almost impassable wastes of
Mongolia and the mountain fastnesses
of Thibet people with savage tribes
and wrapped in veiis of mystery, ’ said
Compton, “are the only parts of the
globe today about which we have in
complete information.” Consequently
the region is becoming the Mecca for
explorers, and their findings are of
great interest to the world at large.
The library at Kara Kioto, found
by the Hussion professor, Dr. Koz
lov, who i? continuing his investiga
tions in these regions, consists of
books in Hindoo, Persian, Arabic, Chi
nese and Mongolian. They are in
splendid condition due to climatic
conditions and the manner they w*re
hidden when the city fell into the
hands of a Mongolian horde centuries
ago. Kara Kholo, her water supply di
verted by a shrewd engineer, secret
ed her art treasures before her in
habitants and were slain on the plain
outside the city’s walls. legend holds
that this occurred in the thirteenth
century. The city, partly covered
now by drifting sand, was never again
occupied.
NOME RADIO STATION REPAIRED
The Nome radio station is being re
paired, a new antennae being among
recent improvements. Sergt. Anderson
is officer in charge at Nome
FLOODS CAUSES MANY DEATHS
IN IOWA; PROPERTY LOSS
COUNCIL BLUFFS, la., Oct. 3.—
The latest reports on the flood here
which was caused by torrential rains,
state that six have been killed and
one hundred families were isolated.
All boats from a nearby lake have
commandeered by the police to assist
the stricken.
SCHOONER DUXBURY TO
MAKE A LONG VOYAGE
NOME: The scnooner Duxbury, at
present at Safety, has been placed in
condition for a long cruls^ to last a
year or more. Leaving Nome the ship
will head northeast to Coronation
Gulf, and Banks Land, other points
being visited.
The cruise will be devoted to trad
ing, trapping and the taking of mo
vies, a crew of natives being shipped
as trappers and to assist in handling
the boat. Charles W. Scarborough,
the well known photographer, will be
on board taking pictures and writing
special articles.
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TOKYO, Oct. 4.—A severe earth
quake occurred here at 1 o’clock this
morning. The series of heavy shocks
drove residents from their homes and
cut off alFelectric lights in the city.
Shocks are again becoming more fre
quent and of longer duration and it
is feared there will be a recurrence of
the recent disaster, unless Fuji blows
her cap off, and relieves the pressure.
California Suffers from Quake
RIVERSIDE, Cal., Oct. 4.—A heavy
earthsuake shock was felt here at
11:30 o’clock last night.
PROVED THAT MOSCOW REDS
BACKED REVOLT BULGARIA
SOFIO, Oct. 3,—The government
stated today that documents found on
prisoners captured at Ferdinandovo,
prove beyong a doubt that the revo
lution in Bulgaria was organized and
financed by the Moscow Soviet. Six
hundred rebels captured were ordered
shot.
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 4.—Every year
$63,860,400 worth of tobacco smoke is
sent curling towaul the skies from
the mouths and noses of Georgia ci
gar, pipe and cigarette smokers. A 10
per cent tax assessed on tobacco con
sumers in this State nets approxi
mately $6,380,040 a year.
These figures were compiled by O.
E. McGregor, commissioner of pen
sions in this State, who is fighting
the repeal of the cigar and cigarette
tax imposed at the last regular Ses
sion of the Geoigia legislature.
Major McGregor has figured it all
out and declares there are 364,000 ci
gar smokers and 548,000' cigarette
smokers in the State. Basing his es
timate on an average of three cigars
consumed by each smoker he declares
1.092.000 cigars are smoked daily in
this state. Allowing each cigarette
smoker 12 cigarettes per day he esti
mates that 6,575,000 cigarettes are
consumed daily.
Totaling this up would mean that
Georgia weed puffers consume 2.400,
240.000 cigarettes and 383.580,000 ci
gars per annum. Georgia's tobacco
production each year is 8,500,000 lbs.
and is valued at $2,125,000.
The large power boat Blbella and
barge Paddy, belonging to the North
ern Commercial Company, and operat
ed between Holy Cross and St. Mich
ael on the lower Yukon, were swamp
ed in a heavy sea on Baranog point
last week. The passengers and mail
were saved.
STERLING LEAVES ON STARR
TO INSPECT KANATAK ROAD
Hawley Sterling, who is connected
with the Alaska Road commission,
left on the Starr to inspect the Kana
tak road from the town to the oil
fields. He will return on the Starr
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PHOTOGRAPHED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WHITE HOUSE
The first picture of the entire Coolidge family to be taken at the White
House since Mr. Coolidge became President. They were photographed on
the grounds of the Executive Mansion just before the boys left for school.
Left to right: Calvin, j'r., the President, John, Mrs. Coolidge.
w. M. staife, geodetic survey engi
neer and two packers, are lost in the
hills between Curry and Chulitna, ac
cording to information received at
Anchorage Tuesday. Staife and com
panions have been missing five day s,
and a search failed to locate the men.
The chief packer at Curry could not
get very far in the hills without snow
shoes. He located the missing party s
cache but no trace of Siaife and the
outfit could be found. The missing
men had 16 horses with them, which
will be lost unless they get out of the
hills before the snow gets too deep to
travel.
RAILROAD AT NOME BEING
REPAIRED BY COMMISSION
The work of repairing the railroad
from Nome north is well under way,
the bridge across Dry creek having.
been lined up and placed in shape. A
crew of men are working north Horn ^
Banner station, repairing the bridges J
and track.
This is the stretch of raiiioad pur
chased by the Territory recently.
J, J. CHI OF OREGON
J. J. Corey, newly appointed coal
engineer for the bureau of mines,
Alaska division, arrived in Seward on
the Alaska and left for his station at
Anchorage. Mr. Corey was formerly
superintendent of the Beaver Hill
Coal Company’s mine near Marshfield.
Oregon. The property is owned by
the Southern Pacific company.
STEAMSHIP MAJESTIC
EXCEEDS ON RECORD 52 MIN.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.—The steam
ship Majestic exceeded her own speed
for a transatlantic voyage eastward
by 52 minutes, according to a radio
message received here by the White
Star line officials who said the vessel
arrived at Cherbougr from New York
in five days and 21 minutes.
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WIFE'S AFFECTIONS
SEATTLE, Oct. 8.—One hundred
thousand dollars is the redress claim
ed by Robert Knight, a Los Angeles
automobile man, in a suit brought to
day against Fred Anderson, a wealthy
Seattle lumberman, for the alleged
alienation of his wife’s affections.
Mrs. Knight was formerly Muriel
Tayloiv a Seattle girl.
EGWT0L0EI5T LEAKS
FOB TOMB OF (11 TOT
LONDON, Oct. 4.—Howard Carter,
American Egyptologist, left today for
Luxor and the Valley of Kings to re
sume his excavations at the tomb of
King Tutankahamen.
Before leaving Mr. Carter stated
that he took no stock in the supersti
tion that the death of Lord Carnar
von and Carter’s cousin had been the
result of influences arising from med
dling with the tombs of the Egyptian
monarclis. He said while it was pos
sible that a poison could be prepared
that would cause death to any one en
tering the tombs, it was impossible to
create a poison that would retain its
toxic qualities for three thousand
years. He declared the deaths of his
former companions were from natural
causes.
ZACH WHEAT VOTED MOST
POPULAR BASEBALL PLAYER
NEW \ ORK, Oct. 3.—As a result of
being voted the most popular player
in the three major leagues in greater
New York, Zach Wheat, captain of
the Brooklyn dodgers, was presented
with an automobile by the newspa
pers.
LLOYD GEORGE MAY VISIT
PACIFIC COAST ON HIS TRIP
NEW \ ORK, Oct. 4.—Lloyd George
may visit the Pacific Coast on his
tour of America, said Sir Alfred Cope,
his personal representative in the
United States.
OB mil TO SMS
John Beaton, a well known dredge
opeiator ol the Iditarod district, was
a guest at a local hotel the forepart
of the week, leaving later for Wyom
ing where he will spend the winter.
Mr. Beaton repored a scarcity of wa
ter in his section, but said that a good
sum was taken out notwithstanding
all handicaps.
Mr. Beaton, who employs about 20
men on his property, stated That 300
to 350 men were in the Iditarod dis
trict this season and that all made
more than wages.
J. J. Chisholm, one of tne popular
commercial travellers of Alaska has
purchased the McKinley block at An
chorage from the heirs of the late F.
M. Boyle. It is said the purchase
price was around $20,000. The build
ing is a two-story concrete block on
one of the principal corners of An
chorage.
CU KLUX MEMBERS STORES
PAINTED A BRIGHT YELLOW
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct.. 3.—Broken
’lass and paint smeared show win
lows were all left in the trail of
aiders here today who made a round
>f business districts of the city, at
acking stores of merchants who were
nembers or believed to be in sympa
hy with the K. K. K.
TACOMA, Oct. 3.—John Carl, the J
racoma man who killed his landlady!
last week because she allowed too j
much noise in her house, it develops j
was formerly sent to McNeil’s island
for committing murder in Alaska. He
was transferred to McNeil’s from the
Federal penitentiary at Leavenworth,
later being pardoned.
Carl killed his victim with a large
butcher knife, and later struck her
young son in the head with a bottle,
severely injuring him. He refuses to
make any comment on liis deed.
GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS FOR
DISABLED WAR VETERANS
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—President
Coolidge expressed his opinion that
Government hospitals for the veter
ans should be opened to ex-service
men regardless if their disability was
of service origin or not. This is like
ly to be adopted as a permanent pol
icy.
WARDEN’S DAUGHTER WEDS;
PRISONERS PRESENT GIFTS
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 4.—Helen R.
Fenton, daughter of Warden W. T.
Fenton, of the Nebraska state peni
tentiary, was married to Donald Gal
lagher of Casper, Wyo., yesterday in
the chapel of the penitentiary. Mrs.
Gallagher had been a great favorite 01
the inmates of the prison and they
made up a subscription which was
presented to her.
The steamship Admiral Watson ar
rived in port this morning about 5:00
o’clock and sailed at 10 for westward
ports. Passengers for Seward were.
Mrs. O. A. Braafladt, Marjorie Braa
tladt, F. H. Hammer, J. A. Hammer,
J. E. Way, Mrs. H. L. Rider, Thomas
Wilson, Jean Hughes, Tiny Chernoft,
Ben Peterson, J. Mayer, 1 steerage.
For Seldovia—Mrs. Axel Johnson,
Archie Keller, C. W. Felch.
For Anchorage-- Ethel Richmond,
C. L. Lawton, M. Jackson, K. H. Mal
colm, J. J. Prest, Mrs. G. Stewart, R.
A. Ramsay, Martin Lickwood, E. Bel
fer.
For Kodiak—W. Blinn.
JOCKEY CALUTS UNDECIDED
AS TO BETTER HORSE
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.—Jockey Caluts
who rode the $100,000 Papyrus race is
undecided on his choice of winner be
tween the American entries, My Own,
owmed by Admiral Grayson or Zev of
the Rancocas stables winner of the
Kentucky derby.
iEBlSCEIO
SEVEN UUGES
MIMES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 4 —One
divorce to every seven and six-tenths
marriages in the United States last
year is the record disclosed today by
the census bureau’s marriage and di
vorce survey.
Wm. Canavan. an old timer of the
territory came in last night from An
chorage and will take the Alameda to
Cordova. He is a guest of the Over
land Hotel.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 4.—Mem
>ers of the legislature went into the
district court here today to test their
lUthority to convene as an inquisito
•ial body, without a call from the gov
ernor.
Meanwhile in a separate court the
Governor is marshalling his forces to
prevent vicalization of a constitutional
intendment passed in Tuesday’s elec
:ion which would delegate this power
!o the legislature.
“We are defeated before we start,
if we depend on justice in a court
called by the klans, ruled by the
klans and its dictates carried out by
klan officials,” said the governor last
night. “In case the klans put over
their program I would prefer to re
sign as governor and turn over the
control of the state to the invisible
empire.”
LIEBES MOTORSHIP ARCTIC IS
anchored TO ICE FLOES
The Leibes motor ship Arctic has
been anchored to ice floes off Foint
Lay the past week, according to dis
patches received from Nome this
week. Heavy ice has prevented the
vessel from making its way noith this
year.
PARIS, Oct. 3.—“The literature of
todaj smells to heaven. The compe
tition ot publishers and editors has
damned the flood of genius and extin
guished the divine fire of genius.”
In these words Maurice Maeter
linck, the famous Belgian poet, an
nounced today his retirement as an
author.
"My last book has been written. I
have laid down my pen. There is no
longer any money ,or those who re
fuse to prostitute their genius.
“Let a man write one good book
nowadays and he is besieged by edi
tors from all over the world to write
another. Dazzled by the golden pro
mises to repeat his success he finds
that genius is not automatic and that
inspiration does noi respond to the
call of the dollar.
“Never was the world’s book pro
duction as big as now, or so rotten as
it is today. The best paid authors
are those who write the biggest trash
and whose output keeps up with the
appetite of the sensation seeking pub
lic. Pornography rules literature to
day just as it rules the drama.”
Maeterlinck announced that he and
his wife intend to pass the rest of
their lives in hermit-like seclusion in
his villa at Nice, and there “no mod
ern book nor newspaper will ever get
across the threshold.”
SEATTLE, Sept. 4.—Mayor Brown,
whose administration of civic affairs
is being attacked on the ground of a
deplorable lack of moral conduct in
the city, proposed a grand jury inves
tigation today, but refused to allow
the investigation to be conducted by
Malcolm Douglas, public prosecutor,
asking that a special officer be ap
pointed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—Wright L.
Butler, third assistant secretary of
state has been chosen to welcome
Lloyd George in behalf of President
Coolidge, on his arrival Friday.