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VOL XXII., NO. 3325.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
OIL TANK
EXPLODES; RESIDENTIAL
PART OF
SAN PEDRO
THREATENED
NAVAL TREATY;
4 POWER PACT
ARE EFFECTIVE
All Signatory Powers at
Arms Conference Ex
( change Ratifications.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17—The naval
limitation treaty and Four I’ower Pa
cific pact reached at the Washington
Armament conference, became ef
fective at noon today when represen
tatives of all signatory powers and
Solicitor Polk exchanged ratifications
in the State Department.
The formality was not accom
panied by any public ceremony.
The actual scrapping of first llDe
shtpB under the naval treaty begins
immediately.
JAPAN BEGINS
SCRAPPING OF
NAVY VESSELS
Japanese Consul at Seattle
Outlines Work in Con
formity with Treaty.
SEATTLE, Aug. 17. — Chinchl
Ohari, Japanerc Consul, in a state
ment says Japan Ts "scrapping 14
war vesols under the Washington
arms treaty. The crafts scrapped
Include six battleships, five cruisers
and tliryfs cc-nat defense ships.
Chinch! Ohasl, in his statement
further says Japan has under con
struction eight cruisers, two aero
plane carriers, eleven destroyers,
thirtcn submarines, four gunboatt
and five rpecial service ships.
The Japanese Consul asserted the
Japanese navy has been reduced to
600 officers, 600 special service
officers and 11,000 men.
Many Are Dead as Result
Communist Demonstration!
AIX LA CHAPPELLE, Aug. 17
—Communistic disturbances art
continuing. Eight have alreadj
been killed and 60 injured in to
day's demonstrations while 15 per
sons injured in previous demonstra
tions have djed.
Giant Dirigible Ready
To Be Tested on Mondaj
I.AKEHURT. N. J„ Aug. 17
The giant navy dirigible ZR-1, thi
largest of its kind In which at
% attempt will be made to reach tin
Nerth Polo, will be ready for In
door tests at the Naval Air St3tioi
here next Monday. It is announce!
the air tests will probably begii
about September 1.
Babe Ruth Knocks
Thirty-First Homei
ST. LOUIS, Aug. >17.—Babe Rutt
knocked his thirty-first homer thi!
afternoon in the first inning In th<
game against St. Louis with Uugar
on base and Van Glider pitching.
MARRIAGE NO EASY MATTER IN
RUSSIA; HEARTLESS LAWS ARE
ENFORCED TO VERY LAST WORD
MOSCOW. Aug. 17—When the
American Congress passed the law
annuilng ttur previous rule that a
foreign woman automatically became
ap American 'citizen by marrying an
American, it put Herculean difficul
ties in the ftatti of Dan Cupid in the
-document cumed countries of Eastern
Burope moat frequented by young
American men at an age when they
are very susceptible to pretty foreign
girls and matrimony.
Tbe American Relief Administra
tion, the Near Bast Relief, the Y. M.
C. A. and other organisations which
sines the wari havs gonduvted relief
operations in Poland, Austria, Greece,
Russia, the Balkans and the Baltic
states, sent hundreds of young Amer
icans, mostly former atmy officers,
into cities noted for their charming
girls.
Before the law became effective
last September, marriages of Amer
icans to these girls was relatively
easy, although even then it in
volved digging into records for do
cuments. Once this was accomp
lished, however, all the young Ameri
can had to do was to go to the near
est American consulate, have his
wife’s photograph pasted on his pass
port, and^ ff lie wgg ready, could take
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FLYING BICYCLE MAKES SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT.
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Here is tlie first photograph of the Cycleplane, an Invention
cf W. K. Gorhardt, Aeronautical Engineer of McCook Aviation
Field, an experimental station of the United States Army Air Serv
ice, at Daytcn. O. This is believed to have been the hr. t man
power-driven airplane ever to mount Into the air. Driven exactly
as a bicycle Is, its six wings carried it three inches in the air for
a run of 20 feet.
Catholic Hospital
Destroyed; 2 Priests
Are Kidnapped
HANKOW, Aug. 17. — Bandits
have pillaged the district near
Sungho. They set fire to tlie Catho
lic hospital in the district and the
buildings were destroyed. Two Irish
Catholic priests and eighty Chinese
have been kidnapped according to
reports.
INDIANS IRE TO
HONOR WORK OF
DEVOTEDFRIEND
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Life Long Services of Pale
Faced Brother Be Re
membered by Sioux.
NEW YORK. Aug 17—Five thou
sand Sioux Indians will do unique
honor to a pale faced brother tu the
' heart of the South Dakota prarie on
August 1#,' when *Rlev. Dr. Edward
’ Ashley, friend of Roosevelt and Cus
! ter. of Rain-in-the-Face and Sitting
1 Bull and the long line of Dakotan
1 braves who were famous in Indian
warfare, will round out his fiftieth
year of service as a missionary
1 among the Red Men.
Dr. Ashley Is the sole survivor of
the framers of the treaty of 1^76
which opened the Black Hills coun
try to gold seekers, stripping the In
, dians bt their hunting grounds and in
cidentally leading to the Custer mas
saere at Little Big Horn. Later he
was present on the Cheyenne River
' reservation during the Ghost Dance,
1 or Messiah Craze, which culminated
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ANOTHER WORLD
WAR PREDICTED
DT HENRY FORD
Biographer Makes Public
Statement Made by Henry
Ford Last September.
NEW YORK. Aug. 17- Allen Ben
son, former Socialist candidate for
President, announces the publication
of the biography of Henry Ford in
which he quotes Ford as saying In
September of last year that there will
be another world war and the “United
States will get into it at the begin
ning and clean them all up.”
Benson said he withheld the state
ment when made because he was
afraid Wall Street would use It as
a hammer to club Ford but as the
latter Is now a political factor, he
believes the public Is entitled to
know his position on war.
fUR PRICES AT
WINNIPEG SALE
WINNIPEG, Aug. 17—A 50 per
cent advance In crossed fox featured
the close of yesterday's fur auc
tion. The total sales were $600,000.
Silver to* were bought at a 30 per
cent increase. Muskrat declined 10
per cent and wolf 20 per cent. The
prices for lynx and marten fisher
Increased 10 per cent; beaver, mink,
and bear 20 per cent; white and red
fox, weasel and skunk prices not
being changed.
Mine Explosion Was
Caused Ignition Gas
KEMMERER, Aug. 17—The coro
ner’s Jury has returned a verdict
that the explosion here In the Fron
tier mine which caused the death of
98 men, was caused by ignition of
gas when the fire boss relighted a
safety l*mp. ,
Asks Receivership for
Piggly Wiggly Company
MEMPHIS, Aug. 17—Clarence Sau t
ders, President of the Piggly Wig
gly Corporation, which recently
caused a furor In Wall Street, filed
a petition In the Federal District
Court today asking the appointment
of a receiver for the corporation.
Last Victim of Mine
Explosion Recovered
KEMERER, Wyo.. Aug. 17.—The
last body has been recovered from
| the Frontier coal mine, ma'kltog a
total of 98 dead. “
GOVERNOR OF
OKLAHOMA IS
* THREATENED
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug 17—Gov
ernor Walton received an anonymous
letter this afternoon threatening him
with “the fate the same us others,"
unless troops are withdrawn im
mediately from Tulsa where martial
law was declared as the result of
a series of floggings.
ARE TRYING TO
AVERT STRIKE
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. -At the
behest of the Federal Coal Co mm Is
j sion committees reporting or the
lantraclte miners and operators went
into a Joint session today In final
effort to prevent ^ strike on Sep
torn her 1.
This afternoon the minora anc
operators reached an agreement tc
renew wage contract negotiations at
a conference to be held next Mon
day at Atlantic City.
Secretary of /State
Repudiates Telegram
CINCINNATI, i Aug. 17. — The
telegram put porting to come from
the State Department promising tc
aid Hoover O i i If it ha. accused of «D
tempting to kidnap Grover Berg
doll, which Secretary of State
Hughe-* repudiated, was laid on the
desk of Nixon Denton, editor ol
the Disabled American Veteran’*
Weekly while lie was out yesterday
j Denton eaid he telephoned and
telegraph*J newspapers believing it
genuine.
San Francisco to Have
Memorial to Harding
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17.—The
Harding Memorial Committee ha*
called upon the citizens to ral3«
$600,000 to erect a monument ie
the late President.
Explosion on Motor
Launch; 3 Persons Dead
CASTLETON, Vt., Aug. 17 —
Three were killed when the gasolint
tank of a motor launch carrying 11
persons exploded on Lake Bomoseen
causing the vessel to Hink. Eight
were rescued.
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New Campaign 4o Be
Stated in Washington
SEATTLE, Aug. 17. — D. O
Lively, recently in the import and
export business in the Far East, hat
been named manuger of the cam
paign in Washington State for the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce. The
campaign will be for the develop
ment of education and unity. It if
announced that $300,000 will be
spent in this campaign during the
next three years.
Heat Records'in Oregon
Town Broken Yesterday
THE DALLES, Ore., Aug. 17.—
Heat records for this year were
broken yesterday, the mercury re
cording 104*6. Wednesday the heal
registered 102*6 degrees.
Boll Weevil Ravage*
Are Killing Cotton
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—President
Bartlett, of the New York Cottor
Exchange in a statement this after
noon, said the boll weevil and
drought has caused damage so fai
this season approximating 1760,
000,000. He declared that unlew
the boll weevil ravages are effective
ly checked within a few years, Am
erican supremacy as a cotton grow
ing nation will be threatened.
“THE CAMPBELLS ARE COMING’
MONTREAL, Aug. 17—An acute un
employment situation and a gloomy out
look for the future of Great Britali
Is the summary of Interviews wttl
1,600 Scotch immigrants arriving
here on their > way to the Unite*
States. «t.,
UNDERWOOD IS IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
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Orcta,v UrtoL&r'wood
United States Senator Oscar Underwood, of Alabama, speaking
before a Joint session of the Legislature of his State, announced
that he is a candidate for the Do nocratie Presidential nomination
in 1924.
i France Claims Germany Is
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Wilfully Debasing Money
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U. S. Reparations
Attitude Now
| Same as Formerly
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LONDON, Aug. 17. Acting I
upon cabled advices from Hoc- j
i ' retaiy of State Hughes, the
American Embassy made it
I clear to the British Foreign 1
i| Office that the United States |
| did not contemplate a de-i j
part tire from that nation's at- j
titude on reparations taken |
| before the lute President Hard- |
inn's death and announced by j
j j Hughes in his New Haven
| | speech.
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ILLINOIS MAY
TURN RADICAL
Political Observers Aver
State May Prflve Rival
j of Minnesota or Iowa.
CHICAGO, Auk 17- Political oh
I servera, following the political rally
I Wednesday at Kankakee, the* home
i town of Governor Small, dec lared
! that Illinois la likely to rival Minna
| Hota or Iowa In radicalism.
Governor Small announced he
would aoek renomination on the lie;
| publican ticket and indorsed the; pro
gram adopted by those at the meet
lng •
The program Is as follows:
Repeal of the Esch-Cummlngs act
i No entangling alliances without
' the approval of the people through
| a referendum.
Referendum necessary for declara
1 tlon of war unions the country Is in
] vaded.
Election of Federal Judges.
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Man Is Charged with
Murder of His Wifi
i
FREDERICK, Md., Aug. 17.—B
Evard Kepner, architect and bnsi
ness man, has been accused of th
1 murder of bis wife, Grace Simmon
' Kepner, member of a proinlnen
: family, who was found dead las
I June In her bed with a plsto
nearby. , .
' PARIS, Aug. 17,'—Premier Poin-j
i care's reply to the latest British |
jnole is exported to be ready today |
1 or tomorrow.
The note la expected to state
i France has ample proof that Ger
many's default rn reparations Is
wilful as Is debasement of her own
money.
The note will further says that
statements have been made by Ger
man officials to the effect thut Ger
many can reestablish her money |
only after she has rid herself of!
the reparations obligations.
| Last Bank in Shelby
Closed Doors Today
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URKAT FALLS, Mont., Aug. 17. I
—The First National Rank of Shcl-j
by closed Us doors this afternoonj
leaving Shelby without a bank as;
the Firr.t State Bank closed Immed
iately after the Dempsey-Glbbons
fight. Withdrawal of deposits Is
given as the reason for today's
failure.
Dry Cleaning Plant
Explosion; 1 Killed
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LOS ANCfcLLn, auk. 17. — Onej
I was killed and two probubly fnt
I ;i11 y injured hy an explosion In
dry (leaning plunt building which
1 was destroyed with a loss of
| #50,000.
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DREAM CITY IN WASHINGTON ,
HAS BECOME REALITY; PLACE
TRANSFORMED FROM WOODS
LONGVIEW, Want!., Aug. 17—
Standing here on a vast plain, which
Just a year ago was wooded country
and farm land, aro several imposing
brick and concrete buildings, the
first evidence of the realization of a
matter-of-fact modern “dream" of a
model city. A stx-Btory fireproof
! hotel, with every appointment that
a luxury-loving traveler could ex
pect: a department store, f-overing
.about half a city block with a plate
. | glass arcade along Its entire front
i i and its show windows displaying the
11 latest modes In women's apparel; a
> large bank building rapidly nearing
11 completion ; a building under con
struction to house a dfally newspa
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pep which lias for some months been
established In a temporary struc
ture- these are some of the tangi
ble achievements of Longview.
Wide streets, laid out after the
plan of Washington. D. f\, are rap
idly being paved and sidewalks are
being put In. Already roses are
blooming In parked spaces. Taxicabs
are running on the newly paved thor
! oughfares. An Imposing hotel bus.
the like of which is seen In metro
politan cities, Is making trips be
I tween the hotel and railroad station
■ In the adjoining city of Kelso.
1 Train service direct into Longview
I is promised in the near future^
I i Continued Ok rags MIN.1
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SAN PEDRO IS
THREATENED BY
SERIOUS BLAZE
Huge Underground Oil Tank
Explodes *— Flames -Start
Spreading All Directions.
BULLETIN —SAN PEDRO, Aug.
17.—Damage from the oil tank fire
has already reached $1,000,000.
The flames late this afternoon are
again sweeping toward the residen
tial part of the city.
Anticipating a violent explosion
when the burning oil in the tank
teaches the waterlne this aftrenoon,
company officials have warned resi
dents in the neighborhood to quit
their homes until the danger is
pased.
OIL TANK EXPLODES
SAN PBDRO, Auk. 17.—A large
Lin el or ground oil tank of the General
Petroleum Company, holding 500,
DOO barrelB, exploded this forenoon
is the result of spontaneous com
bustion. The explosion shook the
city and other tanks and nearby
residences wero endangered. Flames
begun to spread rapidly. At noon
It was said the flames had been
eont rolled.
Amundsen Indicates He
Will Attempt Polar Flight
SEATTLE, Aug. 17 1'rlvato ad
vices received here Indicate Capi
l.oaul Amundsen Is again t< truing
a transpolar flight. lie Is sending
Aviator Amdahl for a new airplane.
Amundsen t« due it Nomo to; ty ou
the Revenue. eu'*er Bear.
Says Theatrical Company
Been Badly Mismanaged
NEW VjkK, * ug. 17 Joi n R
Hlehle, t river foi the M iroico
Holding i onipatiy. theatrical p oduc
ers, report at tt.e creditors' m 1 t
Ing today 'Hat then were "evi ’cnees
nf frightful irlaij.inagemea., grave
fraud and that tit commissi m it
crime" existed
Allied War Veterans to
Try for World Peace
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug 17—An in
ternational effort toward world peace
on the part of Allied War Veterans,
will be urged by the American Le
gion officials who sail tomorrow to
attend the conference at Brussels of
!he Interallied Veterans' Association
nn September 1. This was announced
this afternoon at the American Le
gion Headquarters.
Escaped Gunman Shot and
Killed Resisting Capture
ST. PAUL, Aug, 17. — Edwin
Hunt, gunman who killed Sheriff
l. (’. Eulkor, of Brown County.
South Dakota while cseupin? from
custody two months ago, was shot
and killed during a gun fight with
ietectlvcn this morning. The detec
:ivi» attempted to arrest Rust. The
utter hud a long criminal record.