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VOLUME XVII.
NUMBER 91
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SEWARD, ALASKA, 3»t|tS»AY, APRIL 12, 1»23
PRICE TEN GENTS
DISHONESTY IN VET BUREAU IS ALLEGED
WOMAN’S JURY BILL MAY DIE THRU DISAGREEMENT
CURSE OF EGYPTIAN KINGS DE
SCENDS UPON ANOTHER VIO
LATOR OF REMAINS
LONDON, Apr. 12.—Howard Carter,
discoverer with Earl Carnarvon of the
tomb of King Tutankhamen, is seri
ously ill. and Lady Carnarvon is de
laying her return to England in con
sequence.
Earl Carnarvon died last week fol
lowing the bite of an insect at the
time of opening the tomb, and many
Egyptians believe that he either was
poisoned by touching some object
prepared by the morticians at the time
, of the death of King Tutankhamen.
3000 years ago, or that the curse of
the Pharaohs is working.
Captain and Mrs. M. D. Barndollar
returned from Anchorage last evening
after spending the past few days vis
iting the Cook Inlet metropolis
A. Beaulieu, who for some time has
been living at Circle City on the Yu-j
kon, was among the arrivals from the
'interior on last night’s train. It is |
probable that he will locate in Sew-:
ard.
Thomas Jones, oldtime employe of!
the commission, arrived in town last
evening. He is on his way to the Ten-|
akee Hot Springs for medical relief.
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* Mrs. Charles G. Hubbard of the
Primrose mine is in town on a short
visit.
Henry Burge, of Potter, was among.
those who arrived on the Overland
last night, making a short stay in
Seward.
WOMEN VOTERS INCITED
DES MOINES, la., Apr. 12.—Last
night’s session of the National League
of Women voters was featured by an
address by Mrs. Harriet Taylor Up
ton, of Elyria, Ohio.
The woman’s chairman of the Na
tional Republican Committeed asked
at the close of Mrs. Upton’s address
if it was to be interpreted as an invi
tation for league as an organization to
affiliate with the Republican party.
MORE HORSES ARRIVE
To be used in the logging operations
of the Resurrection Bay Lumber Co.
at their Fourth of July camp across
the bay, four head of horses arrived
from .the interior on last night’s
freight train. The animals were in
charge of Tom O’Hara who will prob
ably enter the employ of the com
pany.
G. B. Burnette, auditor for the rail
road, left this morning for Anchorage,
after spending the past few days in
checking up the local offices.
C. G. Johansen was among the
northbound passengers this morning
going as far as Lakeview. '
Nels Johnson, for some time past
living in the Iditarod country, arrived
in Seward last night to pay a brief
visit.
George E. Mann, territorial adju
tant for the American Legion, arriv
ed in Seward last night after attend
ing the legion convention at Anchor
age. He is on his way back to Ju
neau.
notice to consumers
The water will be shut off at 8:00
o’clock tonight on Fourth and Fifth
avenues, and Adams street.
* JOHN NELSON, Supt.
MANTONE, France, Apr. 12.—Geo.
J. Gould, who has been seriously ill
here for some weeks with typhoid fe
ver, is believed to be dying. His sis
ter, the Duchess de Talleyrand, and
other members of his family have
beer summoned to his bedside.
PLAGUE SWEEPS INDIA
THOUSANDS DEAD;
PEOPLE FLEE
EPIDEMIC HAS REACHED TERRI
BLE PROPORTIONS IN MANY
OUTLYING PROVINCES
CALCUTTA, Apr. 12.—Plague is
sweeping the outlying provinces in
Northern India, and has reached terri
ble proportions, thousands dying daily.
The inhabitants of the plague-ridden
district are in full flight.
REPUBLICAN PARTV BE
EASY PREY FOB
DEMOCRATS
INDIANA SENATOR SAYS UNLESS'
WORLD COURT IDEA A3AN
OONED DEFEAT CERFA.N
WASHINGTON, Apr. —Sena
tor Watson of Indiana foul Pi evident
Harding this afternoon that the Re
publican . party would be made an
easy prey for the Democratic candi
date if an attempt is made to induce
the Senate to ratify the proposal of
an American membership in the Lea
gue of Nations Court. He pictured
certain defeat for the party unless the
court idea is dropped at once.
ATTHTEO ATTENTION
The efforts of Seward citizens to or
ganize and finance a band movement
is meeting with signal success, which
is not confined to local conditions by
any means. In last evening’s mail
there was received from H. S. Balder
ston, vice-president of the Bank of
Anchorage, a letter containing a five
dollar donation to the fund. Mr. Bal
derston’s letter, commending the
movement, is as follows;
“H. E. Ellsworth, Bandmaster, Seward
Symphony Orchestra, Seward.
“My Dear Sousa: I see by the Gate
way that you have started the band
wagon rolling and are taking subscrip
tions toward financing this laudable
organization. I herewith enclose a
check for $5.00 which you can use,
provided, Ijowever, that you do not let
Gus Borgen or Joe Badger play in your
band.
“I suppose when Thelma arrives she
I will put all the latest jazz into the
band, and the president should get the
shock of his life when he arrives; and
anyway it can be used for the home
coming of our senator from Juneau,
Mr. A1 Chamberlin..
‘‘Wishing you every success in rais
ing the necessary subscriptions, I am.
yours, sincerely,
“H. L. BALDERSTON.”
Carl Larson, Fairbanksan, arrived
from the interior last night on his way
to La/touche.
Ed Bazinett, Anchorage, registered
in last night for a week end visit.
DISHONESTY OH URGE
SCALE BE REVEALED
BL CONGRESS
SPECIAL COUNSEL SAYS PROBE
OF VETERANS BUREAU WILL
ASTONISH NATION
WASHINGTON, Apr. 12.—A predic
tion the dishonesty on a large scale
will be revealed by the Senate inves
tigation of the Veterans’ Bureau was
made today by John R. Ryan, special
counsel for the investigating commit
tee, on the basis of information gath
ered by him in a preliminary survey
of conditions.
FIFTY GERMANS INCLUDING NINE
GOVERNMENT MEN SHOT;
2500 BEEN DEPORTED
BERLIN, Apr. 12.—At the end of
three months’ occupation of the Ruhr
by the French shows, according to re
cords, 50 Germans, including nine gov
ernment officials, killed: twenty-five
deported, and 50,000 school children
sent out of Ruhr to interior Germany, j
One hundred families were deported
today from the Coblenz sector.
WILL STRUT SMS * ■'!
THRIFT SMOKE SCREEN
SEATTLE, Apr. 12.—Wall Street
bankers, having obtained a corner on
the Cuban sugar market, are blaming
the tariff for the present high price
of that commodity, merely as a smoke
screen to hide their market manipula
tions, former congressman Fordney,
one of the authors of the Fordney-Mc
Cumber tariff bill, now in Seattle, de
clared.
ADMIRAL WATSON SAILS
WITH 166 PASSED
SEATTLE, Apr. 12.—The steamship
Admiral Watson sailed a* nine o’clock
this morning with one hundred and
1 sixty six passengers, including the
! crews of Snug Harbar, Chomley, and
Yes Bay canneries. The following
are listed for Seward:
J. W. Downing, George Plafiproth,
D. Curcotte, Mrs. A. Small, Mrs. M.
| Maxwell, A. Waterfield, G. P. Sullivan,
| Louis Barnes, B. Falls and wife, Ben
| Poindexter, It. G. Lanning and wife,
' and seven steerage.
Paul Barnes, representing M. Sel
! lers & Co, will leave on the Admiral
: Evans having visited the businessmen
. of this section.
BRIDGE CLUB TOMORROW
, The Bridge Club will gather tomor
i row at the home of Mrs. Richard Mc
• Nally at the usual hour, 1:45.
Chas. Olsen left this morning for
Wasilla. From there he will go to
Valdez creek and enter the employ of
the Valdez Creek Mining company.
!
Ole Hoaglund left this morning for
the north; on his way to Valdez creek
where he will put in the season.
Harry Dicks, resident of Fairbanks,
is at present visiting in Seward.
FRISCO TO VANCOUVER
FIRST NON-STOP FLIGHT FROM
GOLDEN GATE TO CANADA
MADE IN FIVE HOURS
SAN FRANCISCO. Apr. 12.—Trav
elling at the rate of two miles a min
ute, Lieuit. J. W. Benton, of the army
air service, flew from San Francisco
to Vancouver, Washington today in
five hours and fifty-one minutes. It is
the first non-stop flight ever made be
tween the two cities, a distance of*780'
miles.
ANNOUNCEMENT BY
OHERTY
STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GEN
ERAL STILL RANKLES IN
BREAST PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, Apr. 12.—President
Harding is still vexed over being plac
ed in the attitude of an avowed candi
date for another term, by Daugherty’s
statement last week. This was made
plain at his first direet contact with
newspaper men since the Attorney
General’s announcement that the exec
utive would stand for renomination.
MOVETO G01INTERIIGT
GOVERNMENT DEFEAT
LONDON, Apr. 12.—Chancellor of
the Exchequer Baldwin this afternoon
introduced a motion framed to coun
teract the defeat of the government
last night only to meet with a storm
unprecedented in parliamentary an
nals in the face of which the speaker,
unable to obtain a division declared
the motoin carried under colture and
the House adjourned until tomorrow.
HAS LIGHT LISTING
The steameij'Admiral Evans, sched
uled to arrive in Seward either this
| evening or early tomorrow morning,
> will have a light passenfiger list this
| trip. Those who listed out of Anchor
] age and their destination, were as fol
i lows:
Frank H. Morgan, wife and child;
| Robert Hartman, Benjamin F. Brown,
| Helen Lange, Ray Lange, jr., W. S.
| Marple and wife, all for Seattle. A.
1 C. Erskine, Mrs. H. McGinlev and G.
! A. Learn for Kodiak.
Bookings from Seward up to noon
j today, for Seattle, follows: N. R.
| Weisbyg, Miss Rose McDonald, A.
Osterberg, Owen Wiliams, Walter
Gaffney, Paul Barnes.
SCHOOL TAX COLLECTOR
Curtis R. Morford has been officially
designated as collector of school taxes
I for the town of Seward and as such
; he will commence upon his duties at
! once. The tax becomes delinquent
' after the first of May.
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HEARST RECEIVED BY HARDING
WASHINGTON, Apr. 12.—William
R. Hearst was received at the White
house this afternoon and conferred
with President Harding for over an
hour.
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Saturday Gateway, |3 per year.
ILLINOIS FREISHT11
ROBBED OF LIQIIOR
PEORIA, 111., Apr. 12—A Santa Fe
freight train was held up by armed
men two miles north of Morton, 111.,
last night, and alcohol and whiskey
valued at $30,000 hauled away by au
tomobile trucks. There is no trace of
the robbers.
petitiofTjo 'USE
FORD'S IK Oil
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AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER IS
WANTED AS PRESIDENT BY
WESTERN VOTERS
OMAHA, Neb., Apr. 12.—Petitions
requesting that the name of Henry
Ford be placed on the primary ballotj
of the Progressive party in the 1924
election for president, were- filed to-:
day with the secretary of state.
PASSPORT C!H
0! ORDERS SUITE
DEMENT
PERMIT TO ALLOW WIFE OF LE
NINE TO VISIT UNITED
STATE REVOKED
WASHINGTON", Apr. 12.—The State j
Department has cancelled its authori-1
zation for a vised passport to permitj
Madame Kalinin, wife of Lenine, to
visit the United States.
“The presence of Mme. Kalinin in j
this country,” the department said, in i
a formal statement, “is rendered un- j
desirable by the deep feeling which!
has been aroused by the execution of
Vicar General Butchkavitch.’’
Accompanied by many sorrowing
friends the remains of the late Jack
McPhie were taken to the Seward
cemetery at 8:00 o’clock this morn
ing. At the graveside simple serv
ices were held for the departed. Rev.
R. V. B. Dunlap conducting.
Last evening in the Christian Sci
ence Chapel services were held over
the remains, conducted by Rev. Dun
lap, and a large number of those who
knew the deceased in life attended to
pay their last respects. Two beauti
ful set pieces, a wreath and anchor,
in addition to other floral offerings,
attested to the esteem in which Mr.
i McPhie was held. The choir render
ed “Jesus Calls Us,” after which read
ing of the Scriptures and a prayer by
Rev'. Dunlap were offered. The choir
next sang, “Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me,”
! Revr. Dunlap deilvered a brief eulogy
1 on the deceased, and the choir sang
“Do Not Pass Me By,” after which
the remains were viewed for the last
time; a final farewell tribute being
paid by his numerous friends.
Surviving the deceased are Miss
Elizabeth McPhie, sister, living in Se
attle, and secretary of the First Pres
byterian church; and Capt. Malcolm
McPhie, master of an Oriental liner,
plying out of San Francisco.
CRACKSMEN BLOW SAFE
SEATTLE, Apr. 12,—Cracksmen
blew the postoffices at Rochester and
Oakville in this state this morning,
securing several thousand in cash.
MANY PROTESTS RECEIVED 3Y
LEGISLATORS OVER PRO.
POSED SALMON TAX
(By Special Correspondent)
'JUNEAU, Apr. 12.—With the sez
exemption clause stricken out the wo.
men jury service bill passed the House
this morning nine to eleven, and was
returned to the Senate, which is ex
pected to refuse to concur in the
House amendment. Predictions are
made by members of both Houses that
no agreement can be reached by the
Senate and the House and that the
bill may die as a result.
Foster of Cordova introduced an ap
propriation in the House asking for
an appropriation of $45,000 for the
Fairbanks School of Mines and the
Agricultural College, to be used dur
ing the next two years.
Polley of the First division intro
dueed a stringent narcotics measure.
A strong protest against the her
ring tax was received from fifteen
packers, mostly from Prince William
Sound and westward points. The pro
tests declare that the present condi
tion of the industry is intolerable, as
large stocks are on hand remaining
unsold, and that these stocks cannot
be sold even at a loss and ‘‘The terri
tory should abolish the present tax,
and could well afford to subsidize the
industry.”
The Cordova Chamber of Commerce
sent in a protest against raising the
salmon tax and licenses.
Favorable action by the Senate is
expected in the Hunt resolution au
thorizing Attorney General Rustgard
to test the legality of the Gsh reserves
and the expenditure of not more than
ten thousand dollars for that purpose.
5TITEMEIIT IS “BUNK
‘‘Atrocious bunk.” is the character
ization of Col. John C. Gotwals. of the
statement emanating from Anchorage
that he had located a railroad spur
from the Alaska railroad into the
Kantishna district, and ot disagree
ment between the War and Interior
departments, as reported in a dispatch
received in Juneau from the Anchor
age A. P. correspondent. The relia
bility of the source of the reports from.
Anchorage of statements credited to
Col. Mears is also questioned by Col.
Gotwals in a signed statement given
to The Juneau Empire by Col. Got
wals. In this statement he says:
“Dispatches emanating from An
chorage within the last two or three
days are no doubt badly warped and
no one can give judgment upon alleg
ed statements of Col. Mears until the
actual statement is received in an au
thentic manner.
“it is well, in this respect, to recall
the misinterpretation of Dr. Bain's in
terview ofjfst summer originating in
the same place and the same man
ner.
“In respect to a statement in refer
ence to my having located a railroad
spur into the Kantishna, such state
ment is the most atrocious bunk. The
further statement that there is any
difference between the Interior and
War departments is cut out of the
same cloth.”
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Rucker returned
home last night from Anchorage. Mr.
Rucker was delegate to the American
Legion convention just concluded at
Anchorage.
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