THE ALASKA DAILY
•mALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME?’
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VOL XXII., NO. 3310.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
TRADE EVANGELS
PREDICT FRISCO
STEAMSHIP LINE
Transportation Situation Dis
cussed by Local Business
] -. Men and Visitors.
Business men of San Francisco j
are serious In tlieir desire to bring'
about closer commercial relations
between Alaska and the Golden Gate,
City, declared .7. I.. Calender, director ]
of the domestic trade bureau of the
Si^n Francisco Chamber of Com
mftrce, during the round table dis
cusslon between the delegation or
board the Buford and local bur.inesx
men meeting last evening. The visit
of the delegation is an evidence ot
their sincerity, he said, and more
evidences will be forthcoming.
Both Mr. Calender and B. S. Hub
gard, chairman of the visiting dele
gation, declared that they fully real-'
Ized the futility of California busi
ness men attempting to Invade Alas
kan markets without direct transpor
tation between California and Alas
kan ports. Before such transporta-,
tion cfn be put into operation, they!
added, it is necessary to show steam-'
ship men where they can secure j
southbound cargoes for their vessels.!
it is to ascertain how and in what
quantity such cargoes can be ob- j
talned that Mr. Calender Is making *
• special study of Alaskan commerce |
and industries in the present excur
sion.
• -■ Shattuck Opens Discussion
President Allen Shattuck, of the
local Chamber of Commerce, opened
the discussion, outlining generally
;ho commercial situation. Alaskan
merchants and shippers generally, he
said, bad no alternatnve but to re
course to Seattle markets mainly,
owing to the fact that Alaskan trans
•joitatlon centers at Seattle. Until
San Francisco can offer assured
transportation facilities direct to A1
asku^s, he said, there is little chance |
tor the business Interests of that:
city to successfully invade the Alas j
kan field.
The trade deleation is on no leas |
ure trip, although it Is getting a
great deal of enjoyment out of it.
said Mr. Calender. “We are here be
ca*.:re we mean business and we want
to get more of Alaska's business. We
know it will be to the mutual advant
age c: both communities,” he said.
San Francisco can and will, he added,
divert a lot of tourist travel to Al
aska. Recognizing that their solution
cf the entire problem of obtaining
enti / Into Alaskan commerce for
California Interests lies in the es
tablishment of a direct steamship
line, Mr. Calender declared that be
believed that this would be brought
about “The Chamber made an in
vestigation of conditions in 1916 and ■
decided that they were not then fa-1
vorable to launching a steanTship line
to the Territory, but I think that!
unfavorable conditions have been ov-'
ercome and that we can get south
bound cargoes for our ships,” he
continued. He cited pulp from the
Speel River mill, fresh fish, canned
salmon and other commodities as some
of the sources of cargoes for ships
from San Francisco.
Time la Ripe
W. P. Hammond, of the Hammond
Consolidated Dredging Company,
w’bt'se company has extensive hold
ings on Seward Peninsula, declared
that Alaska is bottled up by the
present transportation lines serving
the Territory and that the time is
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ONLY moo,OOO ABOVE NORMAL
■ IN U. S, ASSERTS PROFESSOR
I/OS ANGEL.ES. July 31.—winecy- (
six per cent, of the people of the
United Statue are below the accept
ed standard of Intelligence, and only
4,000,000 are above the standard. Dr.
R. B. Von KleinSmid, president of
the University of Southern Califor
nia, declared here in an address
to the student body of the summer
session.
The ninety-six p^ cent below
standard, or approximaely 86,000,000,
seem likely to increase to 98,000.000,
snd the 4.000.000 decrease to 3,
000.000, Dr. Von KleinSmid declared.
FIRST “GREEN RIBBON” BRIDE AND GROOM.
If* Kma
Some time ugo a fad started in Paris that soon became papu
lar. Young men and women, of marriageable age and intention,
bogan wearing green ribbons or buttons on their coats or dresses,
indicating their state of singleness and their desire to wed. This
badge of introduction has resulted in the first wedding since the
fad began. Mile. Freigne and M. Furtwengler, both employed in
the same Pari3 office building, pasoed each other, raw the green
badge, smiled and became acquainted. Their marriage at one of
the local churches was widely attended.
Franco ■ Belgian Notes on
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German Reparations Also
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Ruhr Handed to British
LONDON, July 31.—'The French
anti Belgian ambassadors have hand
ed to Lord Curzon the replies of their
governments to the British note pro
posing to negotiations with Germany
over the Ruhr and reparations
The notes, It is learned, are a re
iteration of the following cardinal
points of the Franco-Russian posi
tion:
1. No negotiations will be entered
into with Germany while passive re
sistance In the Ruhr continues.
2. France and Belgium Intend to
remain in the Ruhr indefinitely or
until Germany commences payment
on a schedule considered satisfactory
by France which schedule Germany
itself must suggest.
Fires Rage in
Unharvested Wheat
Field; Much Damage
WALLA WALLA. Wash., July 31.
—Fire starting from a locomotive
in the wheat belt three miles north
of here late yesterday afternoon
started a fire which, with a strong
wind blowing, for a time threatened
vast areas of unharvested grain.
Before the fire was controlled it
destroyed 725 acres of wheat and
a ranch house. The damage is esti
mated at $50,000.
The primary work of the college
or university is to deal with the
4.000,000 and to train the people of
superior intelligence that they may
become leaders in the future.
"Frankly, I do not know who shall
come to college.” Dr. Von Klein
Smid said. “I am at loss to accept
any kind of a criterion which shall
limit college entrance to any group.
Be the tests of the future what they
may, the ideal of the college must
he to conserve the Intellectual ideals
and to pass them on so that they
may send out leaders for the genera
tions to come,"
3. Absolute refusal lo consider
a definite fixing of Germany's debt
until Germany reorganizes for fi
nances.
4. Refusal to consider an interna
tional reparations conference unless
England and the United States agree
to take up the matter of the cancel
lation of debts.
5. A moratorium may be granted,
but France and Belgium will remain
In the Ruhr during the period of
nonpayment.
6. A denial of England's sug
gestion that reparations and war
debts be taken out of the domain
of dopiomatists and placed in the
hands of a committee of international
bankers. Poincare pointing out that
such a proceeding failed in 1922.
MOROS PLOT TO
SLAY FILIPINOS
MANILA, July 31.—The Philip
pine Constabulary has unearthed a
plot of Moros to annihilate the
Constabulary detachments at Gan
ausa in the Lanao District. It is
announced that a band of fanatical
Moros have taken an oath on Koran
to avenge the death of their rela
tives as the result of the Constabu
lary movements.
Fires Do Much Damage
In Two Towns in Oregon
—
ST. HELENS, Ore., uly 31—Fire
last night destroyed the ways of the
St. Helens Ship Building Company,
the mill and St. Helens Tie & Lum
ber Company. The damage is about
*100.000.
.ARLINGTON, Ore., July 31.—Fire
destroyed the business section here
and several residences with damage
estimated at *60.000.
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SAN FRANCISCO. July 31—Union
leaders said the strike of approxi
mately 2,000 Union boilermakers in
the shipyards of the Bay Region Is a
complete walkout. Police observers
said there has been no evidence of
the strike or disorders, ‘'
DEDUCTION OF
ARMY OPPOSED
Of CENERtLS
Swedish Generals Are Against
Any Curtailment of
Standing Forces.
STOCKHdbMr July ?1.~-Sweden''c
membership In the League of Na
lion* has not eltBlnated tli9 nec es
slty of effect!*#^ preparations foi
war, and the pUif- for a drastic re
duction of the allied ish army, re
cently recommended by the Kiks
dag Defence Recrtsion Committee,
does not provide such preparedness.
This is ■ the official opinion of tlir
vommission of 18 Swedish generals
after a recent conference.
In case of attac^ Sweden is tc
j ret' ive armed assistance from othei
members of the League, but unti
[such assistance arrives, it was point
i ed out, the country must be pre
pared to resist the first shock. Fur
thermore, Swedeja might, in some
olhci cases, be failed to ren||er mili
tary assistance, it was argued as,
for instance, if Finland were attacked
by Russia.
The commission of Swedish gen
erals urges the maintenance of the
{.resent number of army units, to
vether with the retention of gen
eral compulsary service. It recom
n.< i ds that every conscript be
trained during a period of 11 to 16
months, and thaj the age limit for
liability to military service be ex
tended to inti,4,tCstyles. (evty-Wiki
year. More complete practical and
academic training training is recom
mended for both commissioned and
non-commissioned officers. The gen- •
erals recognize the importance of j
civilian aviation forces in case of
war, and therefore recommend slate
support to aviators in commercial
and other non-military service.
Canadians Are
Saving Money;
Figures Show it
OTTAWA, July 31,—Savings ac
counts in banks throughout Canada
showed an increase of $9,333,259 In
the year ended May 1. according to'
figures complied by the government |
bureau of statistics.
On the basis of population savings1
accounts amounted to $146 for ov |
ery man, woman and child in the
Dominion. Total savings on May 1,|
the statistics show, amounted to $1,-|
317,855,790 compared with *1,508,
522,531 a year ago.
The increase in savings, it is point j
ed out, is clue to the return cn pros-,
perity and stabilization of business j
cenditic i.k throughout the Dominion.
Talented Girl Musician
Killed in Auto Accident
SEATTLE, July 31.—.Helen Bcbb,
aged 16 years, student of the Queen
Anne High School, was killed when
the automobile In which she was
riding with Ralph Engberg, 18
years, student of Broadway High,
colided with a email car driven by
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Raoon, recoi.tly
from Indianapolis.
Miss Bebb was a talented musi
cian*. Young Enberg Is the son of
Mrs. Davenport Enberg. director of
the Seattle Civic Symphony. He
was badly hurt.
Peace Conference Now
Proposed for Chinese
HONG KONG, July 31.—L| Quan
Hung. President of China, until he
flod recently to Tlenstin, has ap*
proved the proposal for a confer
ence of the principal leaders of
China to seek peace. Dr. Sun Yat
Sen has previously Indorsed the pro
ject.
May Collect Rent,
But Not Kiss Tenant
CHICAGO. July 31.—The privileges
of a landlord do not Include the right
to kiss a woman tenant. Judge James
J. O’Toole ruled, as he fined Samuel
Katsigianos. thirty-five, J25 and costs.
Hp was charged with kissing Mrs.
Helen Denokowiscz, thirty, his ten
ant. The complaint was signed by
the woman's bnshand.
MAXIMILIAN S WIDOW IS REPORTED DYING.
Former Empress Charlotte, widow of Emperor Maximilian of
Mexico and aunt of the King of tile Belgians, King Albert, is re
ported dying in her chateau, at Uouchdnl. Belgium. Charlotte
is 8h and has bijen Jnsane since the execution of her husband in
1867. She is known as “The Mad Empress of Mexico,” suffering
from hallucinations that she is still in Mexico City, in control of
the Mexican nation.
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| British Cruiser
j Curlew Making
[ Cruise to Alaska
| VANCOUVER, July ill -The
' Itritish Light Cruiser Curlew left :
| Saturday on an Alaskan cruise, i j
THIRD PARTY *
IS QUIZZING j
SEN, JOHNSON.
Progressive Alliance Asks
California Senator to
Announce Candidacy.
CHICAGO. July 31.—'Letters ask
ing United States Senator I Drain \V.
Johnson to announce his candidacy
for President have "been forwarded'
to him by the Executive Commit
tee of the Progressive Alliance ofj
America. This, was announced last j
night when the organization opened '
headquarters here. Plans are being
made to organize in all states.
Passed Bad Checks
For Pretty Clothes
CHICAGO, July 31.—"Pretry clothes
are hard to get on $13 a week, and
be 1 told me 1 could make easy
money without getting arrested,” pret
ty elghteen-year-old Prances Dorothy
Miller sobbed in detective headquar
ters. |
Attired In red shoes, gray stock
ings, a tan pleated skirt, with aj
short red cloth coat and a light h«r i
to top ofr this array. Miss Miller i
was closely questioned as to the
whereabouts of a George Lewis. She)
said he started her on her chock- j
passing career when she met him j
two weeks ago In an ice cream par-]
lor. She Insisted she does not know I
where he lives.
Mrs. Hearst Not to Be
Candidate for Congress
NEW YORK, Jyul 31 Mrs. Wil-j
I liam K Hearst, wife of the publish-j
■ er and who was re, erttly mentioned
a possible Tammanv candidate lor
1 Congreas, in a telegram from Cali
fornia. said that while she believed
it would he an excellent thing for
New York to send a woman to Con
gress, she could not a'-cept the nom
ination as she had other services
requiring her entire attention,
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SOVIET SEIZURE
WILL NOT STOP
TRADING PLANS
Dlaf Swenson Believes Soviets j
Will Settle for Boats
Reported Seized.
SEATTLE, July 31.—Olaf Swenson,
’resident of the Olaf Swpnsor Com
pany, said the reported confiscation
if Ills properties tn Siberia would
k t interfere* with his trading plans.,
"If the Soviet authorities seize
>ur ships, as reported yesterday in
Associated I’ress dispatches from
Nome, to transport troops to the
Kolyma district, they will probably j
make a settlement with us. They
liave iu>t seized any of our furs. If
there is any disturbance it Is local
and not sanctioned by the regular
Soviet, authorities." said Swenson.
Red Flag Is Torn Down
from l.W.W. Headquarters!
HOBOKEN, July 31. For the sec
ond time during the past week a
crowd stormed the headquarters of
the Marine Transport Workers, Di
vision of the Industrial Workers of
the World and tore down the red flag*
floating over the building.
SUMMER GAMPS DRAWING THIRTY
THOUSAND FROM CIVILIAN LIFE
CHICAGO. July 31,--(By Awoelat
ed Press)-- In the last days of July
some 30.000 young men have lef
their homes to spend a month In
one or another of the 25 Citizens’
Military Camps, which the Govern
ment has organized for this sum
mer, according to the announcement
made by the Military Training Camps
Association here recently.
Health in mind, body and charac
ter is the primary one of the Citi
zens' Camps to which young men
between 17 and 14 rfre admitted for
a month of training at government
expense, and these camps are locat
ed at carefuliy selected sites In
various parts of the country so that
no one need travel more than two
or three hundred miles from his own
home.
In making the announcement, Geo.
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CONDITION OF
PRESIDENT IS
MUCH IMPROVED
Passed Restful Night with Six
Hours Sleep—Appears
Greatly Refreshed.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT IS
ISSUED BY DR. SAWYER
Mo Extension of Pneumonia
Areas Noticed — Heart
Action Is Improved.
PRESIDENTIAL HEADQUART
ERS. SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.—
President Harding passed the "best
light comparatively eince he has
>een ill,” Dr. Sawyer stated in an
1 o'clock bulletin this morning.
The statement continued “that it
tugers as well as conditions seem to
variant. He has gotten into clear
tailing."
President Harding was so re
rerhed by sleep which lasted for
nore than six hours last night that
te raid at 7 o’clock this morning he
'dt able to look at the news of the
lay and sent out for the morning
icwspaper all of which were devoted
areely to accounts of his illneis.
Physicians attending the President
were still engaged this morning in
scnsulting and at 10 o'clock, after
nore than five hours in conference,
)r. Sawyer made an informal state
nent, which was quickly communi
sated to the Presidential party, and
ocn there was a noticeable lessen
ng of tension which existed last
right when the announcement was
nade pneumonia had developed and
lis condition was grave.
After 10 o'clock, an official bulletin
vas issued giving definite indication
•f improvement of the patient’s coa
lition.
The bulletin said:
"The President had a fairly oom
brtable night with considerable
estful slepe. His tempertaure at
» o'clock this morning was 100,
raise at 120, respiration 40 and
■egular. There has been no exten
ion of pneumonia areas and heart
iction has definitely improved. Nour
shment and fluids are being taken
regularly. He expresses himself as
feeling better and less exhausted."
Afternoon Bulletin.
Unofficial word from the Presi
ient’s chamber at noon today said
the next consultation cf physicians
would be called at 4 o'clock this
ifternoon to be followed by a formal
itatement at 5 o’clock.
The spokesman expressed oonflfl
mce in the hopeful tone of this
noining's statement and reiterated
t this afternoon as the President
jontinued to rest fairly well which
is taken as a sign he is gaining
strength.
ANXIETY IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, July 31. — This
city today awakened to the realisa
tion of the seriousness of President
Harding's illness. The citizens went
about their business with a manifest
air of sorrow and anxiety. From
the highest to the lowest in the
government service came expressions
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r. James. thp executive secretary
jf the Association, says:
"The camps are conducted by the
most competent officers of the Reg
niar Army; the National Guard and
the Organized Reserves, and no pains
are spared to make the month of
training an enjoyment and a profit
•o all who attend. Applicants are
accepted only after careful physical
examination and with the endorse
ment of good character from reliable
citizens, ami In every detail the
camps live up to the highest stand
ards of American home life.
"All expenses. Including transporta
tion, are paid by the government,
but in return it asks that every
young man go to camp with an
earnest desire to return a better
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