THE
ALASKA
DAILY
EMPIRE
ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME'
VOL. XXL, NO. 3211.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PRICE TEN CENTS
CANNERIES HIT HARD BY TAXES
REPUBLICANS
ARE WARNED
BY GOMPERS
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American Federation of
Labor Head Says Leave
Open Shop Policy Alone.
WASHINGTON, April 5.—Samuel
Compel**, President of the American
Federation of Labor, has isrued a
■warning to the Republican Party
against sponsoring any anti-labor
issues In the next campaign. Comp
ere said he wanted to make the
union position clear in view of the
reports thait Prcrident Harding,
while in Florida, lias been'-•♦Jvised
to endorse the open rh»p in seeking
re-election.
COMES S' SURPRISE.
AUGUSTA. Fal., April 5. — A
mamber of the Harding vacation
party received the Compere' state
ment With surprise. The President’s
associates said that upon publica
tions of the reports referred to an
nouncement had been informally
made that the Republican Party
would take no such anti-labor posi
tion.
MAJORITY OF
REPUBLICANS
IS CUT DOWN
Death of Senator Nicholson
Reduces Majority to 8
as Against 28.
SEATTLE, Apr:; 3.—A Washing
ton r.peelal to the Seattle Times
siys the death of Senator Nicholson
of Colorado, who will be succeeded
by a Democrat, reduces the Repub
lican Senate majority to eight as
against 24 In the last Senate, and
this majority Is technical. As far as
straight party matters is concerned,
the correspondent says, the Republi
can majority has actually disap
peared. There are ten Senators
who are called Republicans who are
only nominal party men. They in
clude Senators Borah, Brookhart,
Frazier, Ladd. La Pollette, Norbeck,
Norria, Howell and Couzens.
It appears, the dispatch says, the
Administration program, its railroad
program particularly, will have a
hard time, when it meets the op
position of this group.
When tihe position made vacant
by the death of Senator Nicholson
ia filled the Senate will technically
stand: Republicans, 52; Democrats,
43: Farmer Labor Party, 1.
LADY NORTHCLIFFE WEDS.
J.ONDON, April 5. I.ad'y North
eliffe, widow of Vitfcount North
cliffe. was married late yesterday
to Sir Roibert Arundell Hudson,
business associate at her former
husband.
Ashes of Judge
Erwin Scattered
Upon Waters
YAKIMA, Wash., April 5.—Com-'
plying with a wish, the ashes of j
Judge Lewis T Erwin, former
United States Marshal of the Fourth |
Judicial Division of Alaska, who I
died at Rochester, Minn., last week,’
have been scattered at the head;
gates of the Erwin Canal, the flrfti
irrigating ditch in tile Yakima ln-|
dlan reservation. Erwin built the I
ditch when Indian Agent at Fort’
SJmcoe. j
IK SUIT STARTED BY. MARTIN,
AIRPLANE CONSTRIICTOR;CLAIMS
LIFE THREATENED; OTHER THINGS:
'WASHINGTON'. April 5.—Alleging
a conspiracy to destroy his busi
ness, James V. Martin, of the Martin
Airplane Co., Long Island, has Tiled
a su.t under the Clayton act to re
cover $51,000,000 from 28 corporations
an.l 38 lindivtiduala.
The iBocling Airplane Company of
Seattle is among the defendant*.
'Martin claims the defendants had
CAnsffircd to monopolize the airplane |
trade, had slandered hull, burned his!
planes, lied about his accomplish
ments. destroyed government reports
rcm flooding his devices and even
made plans against his life.
Individual defendants linc.h^ Bene
dict Crowell, former Assistant Secre
tary of War; Major General Patrick,
Chief of tho Army Air Service; Rear
Admiral Moffett, director of the Vaval
Aydaltion, and other anjriy and navy
Offlc'eri., *
Represents 11,000-000
Clubwomen.
Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, of
Austin, Texas, has been chosen
chairman of a new committee ap
pointed from 25 loading women's
organizations throughout the
country, representing 11,000,000
women. The committee was form
ed to aid in the care and relief
of child refugees through the
Near East Relief Committee.
Governor Bone Is
To Be Interviewed
By Job Applicant
SEATTLE, April 5.—Marguerite
Newton, a certified public account
ant, formerly of Providence, Rhode
Island, and Casper, Wyoming, is
here and will sail on April 11 fof
Juneau to consult Governor Bone
about opportunities in Alaska.
Miss Now-ton Is confident of find
ing a plaeo to locate where her
business of certifying accounts is
required. She says sentiment and
fine clothes are the ruination of
women in business.
Harding Invited
To Fairbanks
In 1924
SEWARD, April 5.—The Grand
Igloo of Pioneers of Alaska, invited
President Harding to attend the
next meeting which will he held in
Fairbanks in March, 1924. This is
according to the coast delegates
arriving here from the Interior who
attended the Grand Igloo meeting
at Nenana.
WANT MEARS
KEPT ON JOB
Alaska Civic Organizations
Make Request to Secretary
Work—No Change Yet.
WASHINGTON. April 5.—At the |
request of Alaska civic organiza-i
tions Secretary of Interior Work
has arked President Harding to;
permit Col. Frederick Mears to con
tinue construction work of the'
government railroad in Alaska.
Col. Mears detail expires May 1.
Secretary Work said lie was will- i
ing that Col. Mears continue work
on ttie Government Railroad pro- •
vided the War Department and the1
President agreed.
Col. James G. Steese was sent to
Alaska to take over the work sev
eral weeks ago when it was ex
piated Col. Mears would be recalled
to duty with the troops. He will
remain pending determination of
the question.
KNICKERBOCKER OUSTS DOUBT ON
RUSTOARO’S FIGURES; LATTER IS
POSITIVE REPORT CONSERVATIVE
Denial by General Manager Knack 1
erbetker. of 'he Air ska Steamsh .. I
Company, figures as to rates quot-l
ed. mile; g» used, tonnage cargo space
on certain vest als, of percentages of
'Profits earned by the Alaska Steam
ship Company and other statements
contained in the iltennial report of
the Attorney General, featured tilie ’
testimony Given before the joint
legislative committee in the hearing
cm transports- ion in Alaska which |
staTte t last night. At the same time.,
Attorney General John Rustgard re 1
iterated his charge that the residents i
of Alaska are victims of di.-criniilnia-1
lion in -the matter of fre'ght rites,
and restated his case, contending!
that such rates b: ween Seattle and.
Alaskan 'porta are exec .ive and ■ x
horb'.tant.
The session last night, opening at ;
tt p. m„ was In progress r more1
than three hours and was continued I
until 8 p. in- today. Al the end of
laet night’s sssj'.on Mr. Hustgairl
raid he desired to : k Mr. Knicker
bocker some questions. The litter
replied be u aid be glad to answer
any ques ons propounded. The gal
leries and ha!I of the House of Rep
resentatives was virtually filled with
spectators.
Chambeilin Made Chairman
The committee conducting the
hearing is composed of Senators
Dunn, Ayer and Chamberlin, Repre
sentatives Footer, 'Shepard Price,
Keys and Raalson Mr. Shepard was
elected Chairman and Mr. Foster
Secretary, "it is the characteristic
of Alaskans to giivc everyone a
square deal," aid tile Chairman In
opening the sessi. n. "Certain charges
have been made by the Attorney
General, as representative of the Ter
ritory, again: till 3 transportation
companies-, it is the purpose of tills
hearing to give the companies an
opportun ty to present llielr side of
the case.”
To get the matter before the com
mittee and the audience, Secretary
Foster read the t.ransixjrtation sec
tion of his report to th v Legislature.
Considerable time w consumed in
till', the section covering several:
printed pages. In tijis the companies
are said to be cha rgln* excessive
rates, of giving canneries preterm-,
tial rates, or charging joint rates on i
through shipments for Alaska Rail
road i points which nets them tnort |
than the same shipments would briny
if shipped at local dates to coasts
ports on the railroad, the .Mask.
Steumehip Company is alleged u
have made enormous p'roi'ts out o
oil proportion on its investment. Tin
weight or measurement system c
rates was str* nglv condemned it be
Ing claimed that the Alaskan route
is the only one on which it is us: d.
Rustgard Open* Testimony
Mr- Rtutgaird was tohof^lrst wine s
to appear before the Committee. Ht
solid be liaii* prefeiTrd no charge
against tite steamship companies, no
accusations, and had merelv laid ba
fore the Loglslaturo a statement >
Backs iportrayiing conditions which lu
believed he had found to exist in
his transportation investigation- Hr
denied that ho had attacked the A1
aiska Steamship Company, as charg'd;
by that company and others, and said !
his statements on the transportation j
situation were not made in a spirit !
otf unkiindnesis or nhtairness to the1
companies. He covered briefly mo
of .the salient points touched c.n it
his report.
He referred to a recently issued
pamphlet put out by the Alask i
Steamship Company which is in tlie
nature of an answer to letters written
by him to the Alaskan Engineering
Ciummiisalon, the Secretary of Interior
anti an interview with him appearing
In the Dearborn Indetivendent, alleged
to have been given to a Sc ward cor
respondent to that paper. He denied
I,hat he had given «tfk an Inters ;..,v
and said ft was writton without His |
knowledge and based on copies of j
letters written by him to others!
which the correspondent had secured, j
t Continued on Pave woven.»
HOOVER'S FISHERIES RESERVE
ENDORSED; ADDITIONAL RESERVE
FOR S. E. ALASKA IS PROPOSED:
Prohibition Hits
Constantinople;
Jolt for Drunks
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CONSTANTINOPLE. An 11 5. j
I —Prohibition has gone into ef- |
: feet in Constantinople under an j j
] order of the Nationalist govern- |
meat 'Any person 'found drunk i
after tomorrow will receive 30 !
I strokes « li the bastinado. For- !
eign traders selling liquor are 1 i
I liable to .1 fine of 00' Turkish 1
! 'pounds.
I I
KU KLUX KLAN
IN ELECTIONS!
Klan Candidates Generallyj
Successful in Kansas
Municipal Elections.
TOPEKA, April 3.— Candidates with
tfhe support of tile Ku Klim Klan
were suecestiful in the majority, of
cases where Klan issues were fea
tured In Kansas municipal elections
yesterday.
KANSAS CITY,' April 5.—It Is In-'
dicated that W W. Oordon. Klanj
candidate, has been elected Mayor,
BAST ST. IjOUIiS, April "i.—Yester
day's municipal election of city com
missionars resulted in the election
of one candidate endorsed by the Ku
Klux Klan and the defeat of two
others endorsed by the Klan.
CABINET OUT—IN
MADRID. April 5.—King Alfonso
exchanged mmfidences in the Cabi
net when it resigned and all re
mained in office today with the ex
ception of 'Minister of Finance Reg
regal.
SEATTLE, April 5.—Secretary of j
Commence (Hoover's action crediting;
tlie fisheries reserve in Western and |
Central Alaska was endorsed by
Miller Freeman. Seattle publisher. in !
an address before t he K la wa.nis C'lttb j
on '‘Protection for Alaskan Salmon (
Fisheries."
Miller Freeman urged an additional
reserve covering Southeastern Alaska I
'be created He declared prompt j
action would save tiie food fish while!
continuation of the present regain *
51'ons would rapidly deplete the sup- j
■ply which wilt be exhausted within!
Id years, possibly five.
"1 do nrat -claim a reserve system i
or regulations made is perfect, but
iit is the only way in which to ap
proas'll adequate protection.
“The depletion of the fisheries of
Alaska and Puget Sound has been
going 'on many years, yet neither
Congress nor the Wustiington Legis
lalture lias taken aetton
‘IFor many years the most urgent
representations have been made be
fore both (bodies. Several bills, some
of a very constructive nature, and
designed to be of real benefit, have
been prepared for presentation to
Congress but -opposition has always
at (.sen from some quarter," cone In lud
Freeman
Simmons to Handle All
Funds of Kluxers Now
ATLANTA, April 5.- A temporary
injunction temporarily placing Wil
liam Joseph Simmons in complete
authority over the Ku Klux Klan and
preventing disbursements except on
his order has -been signed in the
Fulton Superior Court. This was
done in the controversy when Sim
mons announced the formation J.’ the
Kamella Womens’ Klan.
Labor Editor to Discuss
Successor to Nicholson
UENVER. April 5,—Governor Sweet
has summoned Edward Keating, edi
tor of ''Labor," ifrom Washington to
confer regarding the appointment of
a successor to Senator Nicholson.
This is the announcement made by
Governor Sweet himself.
EARL CARNARVON IS DEAD IN EGYPT;
STRICKEN PROM BITE RECEIVED
AT KING TUT S TOMB; CURSE?
CAIRO, Kgypit, April 5. Lord Carnarvon died here at 2 o'clock
this morning. During yesterday afternoon physicians virtually
abandoned hope and announced his condition was most critical.
News that the Karl had been bitten by an inseijl came soon
after the discovery of Uie Tomb of King Tutankhamen, near Lux
or. by the expedition Carnarvon headed. Even before the report
of the bite many talked of curses laid by the ancient Egyptians
on those who disturbed the tomb of Pharaoh. Many believe the
Earl touched some poisoned object in the tomb. Marie Corcllle
at the Karl’s side in the tomb said she know, from historical read
ings, that among the treasurers with the kings were "divers se
cret potions enclosed In Iroxes in such a way that those who
touched them shall not know how they come to their death.’’
Lady Carnarvon was a/t the tide of tier husband when ho
died. She was in London when the first report of the Karl’s ill
nyes was received and being u trained nurse, secured an airplane
in London in an attempt to fly to his bedside. She was stricken
so ill in the air u forced landing had to lie made in France and
she coptnlued hy train, isial and again by airplane finally arriv
ing at Cairo.
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Lou Tcllegen
Infers Geraldine
Farrar Is Lying
! NEW ORLEANS. April 5.—
1 'Lou Tollegen today declared
1 th.it. mU co-reapondents named
; by Gerald I nr Farrar In her di
vorce case were linnocont. 1
Telllegun said: "One of those
named is u woman to whom I
have only a speaking /acquaint- 1
time. Another one Is a young
lady upon whom I called at her
’ home to see Iter parents.
“I will stand by Stella Larrl
i liter to clear her good name."
i—-:—i
FARMERS’ RUIN
UP TO HARDING
Former Governor Cox Blames
Administration for Bank
ruptcy of Farmers.
JACKSONVILLE. FU„ April ;V
Former Governor Cox. of Ohio, ad
dressing tlje Chamber of Commerce,
laid “vtirlmul bankruptcy" tor farm
ers in many sec: ions of the country
rt. the doors of the Harding admin
istration.
Cox blamed the “policy of isolation"
for cotodtti'ons. Each day "confirms
the absurdity, if not stupidity. of the
sonttnulittg performances in Washing
ton.”
Deny Catholic Vicar
Executed; Not Believed
LONDON. April 5 -Although Riga
Inspatohes claim the Soviet authori
ties denied that Vicar General Butch
kavitch. head of the Roman Catholic
rhurtih in tRn.sttia. has been executed,
ibrre Is not the slightest doubt felt
here that it has not. occurred. Mos
cow papers received here published
Jib story of the execution hh a fact
and various Moscow correspondents
have given confirmation.
Film Stars Marry
In New, York City
-NEW YORK. April 5. Raymond
MiiKe* and Marguerite Ciwrtot, film
Stars, were quietly married late yes
terday afternoon iin the Little Church
Around the Corner.
MARQUAM WINS !
AT FAIRBANKS
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I Defeats Robert Lavery for,
I Mayor After Red Hot Con- i
test — Other Elections.
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FAIRBANKS, April 5. T. A. Mar-;
I qift.ni defeated Robert Livery for,
! Mayor hare last Tuooday after a roil-j
i hot content. Marqtuim received ;t20;
jvivm and Isfivery only received 133 |
Tom Youlle, Frank Wood and Gus:
I Ca-sradt were elected
I
eouneiimen.
RAY WINS AT SEWARD
F-HWAltD, \]>r il 5. In the muni-j
Icdpsl election here, Mayor Sam Graft'
(■was defeated hy Attorney L. V. Hay,
: for Mayor. UraBf having L2'.l votes
| and Ray 149.
Votes on cotincllincn was as fol
lows: S. Adelmail, ITti; F. W. Me
Million, 17H; (’ K, Orlamler. 1«7; T
i Petoriion, I :J *>; F. \V. Whit lay. (ill For
treasurer, Sexton received 2(2. W.
H. Whits,leeoy was ideoted city clerk,
receiving 23r> votes.
NENAN^T ELECTION
- j NUN ANA, April 5- A .mall vote,
■ I was cist here Tuesday, due to the I
. absence of any contests. Tlu* follow
- >ng were elected to the dtv council: I
’ Frank Teufel, Harry Davis, William |
: R )(l.tgkelt. Hilly Thomas. C .V Chris ,
i tensen, Louis Johnson and A. D. i
': Thompson. Mrs. M O. Stelnmetx and!
1 jCapt. C„G. Jo nos were elected to the
1 ! school board.
ELECTION AT ANCHORAGE
ANOHORAGK. April 5. M. J. Con-j
Tty defeated l>r J. R Beeson and,
Harry Crtbli by a plurality of JO votes;
I for Max#r, Candidates finishing as;
1 na med for eouneiimen wore A. A. I
SlKncbeck, Ch tries \V. Rush. William!
1 Howard and Roliert Temine. The to
(Contlpued on Page Five.)
HEAVY INCREASE
IN CANNERY TAX
BEING PROPOSED
Pack Taxes on Reds 15 to
75 Cents Per Case—
Others in Proportion.
MINING INCOME RATES
ARE ALSO GIVEN BOOST
Ways and Means Committee
Announce Tentative Tax
Schedule 1923-24.
Increase in cannery pack taxes dn
red, king and sockeye salmon rang
ing from over 114 per cent on small
packs to more than 970 per cent on
large ones, on medium reds as much
as 590 per cent on the highest packs,
on mining incomes between (18,000
and $150,000 100 per cent, and on
incomes in excess of the latter
amount 150 per cent, feature the ten
tative tax rchedules formulated by
the House Ways and Means Commit
tee, announced today by Chairman
Ross.
While the several rates announced
have not been definitely fixed, and
there are some of the minor rates on
which the committee is not unani
mously agreed, it is understood that
the main schedule of the tentative
measure will be incorporated in the
final bill.
Graduated Pack Taxes
Tho most stirttalns innovation in the
bill ils the graduated pack tax fea
ture on salmon canneries On the
higher grades of fish, the base tax
is more then 100'; higher than the
tax Imposed by th^ 1921 Legislature
and progressively increases. On
medium reds, tho levy of 1921 is
usas the b»«p tux for the n8xt
biennium. Increasing progressively to
almost six times that figure for the
larger packs. On chums the 1921
rate is accepted as that to prevail
for the next two years.
The base puck fer both the high
grade reds and the mediums Is set
at 10.000 c asos, and the scale calling
for Increases on packs 10,000 to
15,000 casHs, next to 25,000, theu
to 40,000, 00,000 and the maximum
-ates on pucks in excess of that
amount. The rates tor reds, kings
and sockeyes axe 15 cents, 20, 25, 40,
50 and 7a conts respectively on tne
I wiki mentioned; on medium reds.
3'<., 5, 8. 11. 12 and 20 cents, ac
cording to quantity. On chums the
flat rate of 3 cents is proposed. The
levy ill 1921 on the first grades was
7 cents, on tlio second 3 Vi cents
for packs in any quantity.
Is Part Conservation Meaaure
"Tho committee in arriving at the
present salmon pack taxes and In
adopting the graduated scale system
!>f taxation was In part guided by
it her considerations ihun merely rais
ing revenue for conducting the Ter
ritorial government during the next ■
biennium," said Mr. Ro-«». in com
menting on this feature. “It Is
largely 'deigned to protect the sal
mon supply. It is, in fact, a con
jorvatlon measure and In the Judg
men: of many members uf the Legis
lature tho only fawns wo have by
which we ran pul into effect protec
tive fisheries legislation."
The abnormal rates on the larger
packs, he said, will make the packing
of abnormaJ outputs less attractive
from a standpoint of 'profit than are
the smaller packs with their respec
tively smaller pack taxes. The al
ine-1 inevitable result, he added, will
be to diminish the packs of individ
ual canneries and probably increase
smaller canneries or close down some
of the larger plants.
Novel Trap Tax
While no advance was m.ido In the
tentative bill of licenses for traps,
Utls remaining at $200 as established
in 1921. a new system of taxing this
gear will be Inaugurated, ft was
stated. It had been intended origin
ally to insist this tax to $250. In- . „
Stead uf this u minimum tax of $200 >
Will be i setsed with progressively
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SPOONING STATISTICS ME GIVEN;
QUESTIONNAIRE IS SENT TO WOMEN
| XMW YORK, April .V—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—Investigating soda!
life, 1he'Woman's Bureau of«Hygene,
I founded by Juhn I). Rockofo'.iec. Jr.,
sunt x oueat.ioimire to 1,000 women
of whom 37.') admitted they spooned
before -marriage; 308 spooned with
with their finances only and 389
never spooned prior to marriage. Of
the 37r> wlu> admitted they had
spooned before marriage, 11 failed to
specify the extern of their spooning;
21 answered they spooned not far;
50 were used to kisaing. only, 104
hugged ami kissed: 45 hugged, kissed
and fondled, and 144 admitted more
unrestrained spooning.