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VOL. XXL, NO. 3224.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PRICE TEN CENTS
GERMAN
UNEMPLOYED
IN RIOTS
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WORLD COURT
! MEMBERSHIP
NOT FAVORED
President Harding Is Shown
Opposition to Scheme of
Administration.
WASHINGTON. April 20. — Ex-!
pressing the belief that Republican [
opposit ion to the admlnlstraion'a:
proposal to become a member of the'
International Court of Justice is
even stronger than that against en
trance to the League of Nations,!
Representative Will R. Wood, In-;
diana chairman ct' the Republican
Congressional Committee, told Pre.-i-,
dent Harding today that he believed
it would be a mistake for the party j
to urge the proposition.
Wood's statement to the President
constituted the first open opposition
to the proposal among the Republi
can leaders outside of the "irrecon-!
enable” group.
President Not Moved.
Wood stated after the conference’
that the President seemed not to be!
weakening in advocacy of the pro-1
poaai.
Wood stated that continued ad-|
vocacy of the proposal to become a
member of the World Court would'
create a break in the Republican;
party or deprive the party of a
clear cut issue with the Democrats
next year inasmuch as the Demo-1
crats seemed generally favorable to
the proposal
Personal Views.
Wood said he presented his view-:
as his own but was sure they were
shared by a large group of the Re-I
publican party.
The President was told by Wood!
that he had recently visited Indiana
and found there as well as in other
parts of the West a standing op
position to membership in any
tribunal connected with the League:
of Nations. I
It is understood the President
took the position that opposition!
was based largely upon a mlsunder-!
standing of conditions attending uc-:
ceptance of mem/bershlp In the:
World Court. It is understood the!
President plans to shortly issue a.
statement explanatory of the pro
posal, |
Relief Plane Crashes
Into Lake Michigan Ice
—
NORTHPORT, Mich.. April 20.—j
Efforts to rescue nine men and one’^
woman marooned on .South Fox!
Island who are reported starving,! j
was temporarily halted early thlaj,
morning when a plane crashed into:,
the ice. Another plane carrying; j
provisions will be sent out late this;,
afternoon.
Floods Are Driving !
• People from Homes *
WINNIPEG. April 20. — Floods 1
from the ice-choked Assiniboine and
Red Rivers have covered the faring
lands and driven scores of people lj
from their homes. In some sections “
last night the floods are the worse
In years. (
Regina reports floods worst in c
history. Flood waters of the Sas- ^
k&tchewan are driving many famil- '
ies from homes. Railroad traffic is’J
demoralized .
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Eleven Injured by \
Explosion in Plant j
OHIO AGO. April 20.—Eleven werep
injured, three seriously, by an ex-1
plosion in the Corn Products Refining;1
Company's starch plant at Argo, ac-111
cording to company officials. It Is ! s
denied tihat three men have been If
killed. • r
Chmese-U. S. - ' \\
Wireless Scheme 1
Strongly Opposed
SAN FRANCISCO. April 20— Plans {
of the Federal Telegraph Company to t
link China and the United States ,
by wireless have met 'With opposition ,
nt Petting, according to cables re- j
cerived here. The British and Japan jj
object stating, that such plans would ,
validate the contract made In 1920. j
Leon Boucquerac. vice president of f
■the company, declared repudiation ^
would leave Chinese-American com- f
tnunk-ations entirely In the hands of
the Dritistj and Japanese,
INTERNAL SITUATION IN RUSSIA IS PUZZLING.
KametveH
T&on
Trotxfcy
/as rs
NtJfeolai
I/c-rvijrv.
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With I'remier Nikolai Iatnin in a critical condition, unlikely
ever In recover sufficiently to handle the reins of the Russian So
viet Government, the political situation there is puzzling. One re
port lias it. that Leon Trotzky, who used to edit a little revolution
ary newspaper in New York and who is now Minister of War,
will assume a military dictatorship of the country, while another
declares that M. Leo Kameneff, Lenin's fight-hand man and Presi
dent of the Council of Ministers, already has been selected to take
over the government.
RAILROAD WORK
IS PROCEEDING
IN FINE SHAPE
~ol. Steese Here and Outlines
Railroad Policies—
Reorganization.
Col. James G. Steese, chairman of
he Alaskan Kngineering Commission
tncl president of the Alaska Road
Commission, returned to Juneau on
he steamer Alameda front Anehor
ige, where lie assumed charge of the
3overnmerit Railroad March 24. last,
ueceeding Col. Frederick Meats. He
>xpects to remain here about one
nonth to attend to matters in coil
lection with the Road Commission
nd will then return to Anchorage to
onttnue iliis active duties in coll
ection with the railroad.
'In regard to the transfer of the
66ice of chairman of the Alaskan
ingineering Oommissiion, Colonel t
•teese said:
‘ With reference to published ac
ounts concerning the unfortunate
utbreak of Colonel Mears at the
mchorage Chamber of Commerce
tncheon, 1 have no stalement to
rake except to invite attention to
ecretarv Fall’s published announce
tent that the relief of Colonel Mears
ad been under advisement for about
year and that he h-ad prevailed
prm the President to let him remain
tils past year to complete the big
'anana River bridge.
“Until a few days before my re
am to Alaska in February I had
o inkling of 'any proposed change,
ecretarv Fall made 'his decision, so
ir as I know, without consulting any
f his usual advisors except the
resident. When he offered me the
*b 'I accepted on condition that
lajor Gtotwals should also be ap
pointed as my assistant.
"Both the President and the two
«e rotaries, apparently, were inter
sted only in the economies and clos
r coordination in all transportation
natters, whether by water, rail, high
ray. or trail, that would result, and
ersonalitlies were not considered. Ij
mow nothing or Colonel Mears' re
gions with the Interior Department
nd naturally was not consulted as
o the proposed change except as to
ur facilities for handling the addi
ional work. The work remains un
er the Department of the Interior
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| House of Commons
Rejects
Prohibition Bill
I.ONDON, April 20.—For the
first time in history, the House
of Commons toilay debated on !
liquor. A prohibition bill was |
finally rejected by a vote of |
1 236 to 14 1
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PACKERS’ WAGE
SCALE REJECTED
For Second Time, Fishermen
Turn Down Proposed
Wage Scale for Alaska
ASTORIA, Ore., April 20. Local
fishermen employed in Bristol Buy
canneries in Alaska, for the second
time by a referendum vote unani
mously rejected the wage offer of
the packers.
SEATTLE DOES SAME.
SEATTLE, April 20.—The local
liehermen's union here by a vote of
6 to 1 has rejected the Alaska Pack
ers proposed wage scale for the sea
son's fishing.
EXPECT SETTLEMENT.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. —The
Alaska Packers Association an
nounced today that the refusal of
the fishermen to accept a wage
proposal was delaying some Vessels
but a settlement was looked for
within a few dayB. Union members
here are to vote on the wage pro
position tonight.
Irish Free State to
Join League Nations
GENEVA. April 2<t. — The Irish
Free State today applied for admis
Bion to the League of Nations.
Narcotic Drug Division
Be Established at Seattle
WASHINGTON. April 20 A new
narcotic drug division will be es
tablished' with headquarters in So
attle for the Pacific Northwest. This
is the announcement made at Pro
hibition headquarters today.
NINETY - TWO
PROMOTERS
i ARE IN BAD
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Oil Promoters in Texas In
dicted by Federal Grand
Jury—Collossal Frauds
i
I FORT WORTH, Tex.. April 2<>._
The Federal Grand Jury in session
here today indicted 02 oil promoters
| cn chargee of using the mails to
I defraud.
I The companies Involved according
i to the indictments 'have taken In
j moro than $7,000,000 in cash. Three
i of the companies merged had sold
j millions of dollars worth of stock.
Attorney Henry Zweifed said (lie
merged companies had approximate
ly 2,640,000 stockholders.
Among tho»e indicted were Mar
| shall Spooks, former county attor
ney; E. C. Kingsbury, Republican
choice for postmaster at Fort Worth
and l)r. Frederick Cook. Arctic ex
i plorer.
4 PLANES HOP
OFF m EAST
Bombing Plants on Long
Flight Leave Yuma—
Accidents Reported.
I -
YUMA, April 20.- All four bomb-.
iiiK planes which arrived lust night I
from San Diego enroute to Quantico!
left for Tucson this afternoon.
Two of the four planes were re
paired last night. One with Major!
Geiger, commander of the expedi-'
j4ion, was forced down in a rocky'
!canyon by a burned generator and
I had great difficulty in taking off.
j Some damage was done in the land-;
jlng which was repaired here.
| Another plane tore the windshield
' from an automobile as it landed here
| and damaged the wheel of the plane.
The occupants of the auto saved:
themselves by dropping to the hot
tom of the car.
| Big Loot Stolen from
Mails Found; 1 Arrest
ST. IX)IMS April 20. Bond.- and l
securities worth several m'll.ua «^-l
j cured in a hold-up of an i.-mored!
mail truck here oil April 2, lias hem i
recovered at the home of William!
P- Doering. His brother. Whirry, ras |
been arrested. Itevolvers, fit us and'
a barrel of whiskey were found to-1
getiter with the mail loot.
TO ABOLISH
LEGISLATURE
_ i
California State Senator Pro-i
poses Council of State
to Make Laws.
SACRAMENTO. «’ill.. April 20.—
Senators Romiungrr and Decett have I
Introduced .a stain constitutional!
amendment propositi* the abolish
ment oT the legislature and substitu
tion of a “council of state,'' num
bering 50 members, who meet in Jan
uary, every odd yedr, and continue In
session until all business is com
pleted. Eak/h member of the “conn
oil of state” is to receive $5,00n year
ly. The state will be redistricted,
according 'to population
I Dead Baby Is
Found in Parcel
! Post Package
i
I WASHINGTON. April 20. A
i parcel post package opened by |
' Postmaster Duncan, Oklahoma
I City, contained -the dead body j
of a baby, according to a tele
l gram to the Postmaster Gen- |
eral. An investigation ha* been
| ordered.
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GEORGE J. GOULD’S DAUGHTER TO WED.
J
ti - 'Miiw <3 lor ta, Goal
At a. hall Riven In her honor Ln Net" *'oiu (|>ji ncr- brother and t
her sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Kingdon Gould, the eiiRagemont of
Miss Gloria Gould, daughter of George J. Gould and grandaughter
of Jay Gould, U> Henry A. Bishop, Jr., was formally announced.
Miss Gould is one of the most beautiful young women In Ameri
ca and a talented dancer.
LAUNCH NEW LINER FOR ALASKA
ROUTE; JUNEAU GIRL IS SPONSOR!!
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| Cleveland Waitress
Is Champion
Dancer of World
•
CLEVELAND. April 20 -Com
! plettag 90 hours and 10 minutes !
; of continuous dancing. Miss June
| Curry, waitress, walked off the
1 floor last night as the world's
| champion A darning contest
| has been in progress here for
the past week.
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POLICE GALLED
AT CONVENTION
Daughters oi American Revo
lution Convention Be
comes Disorderly.
WASHINGTON, April 2n The ]>o
Dee were called upon late yesterday
afternoon to assist. In preserving or
tier at the annual congress of the
Daughters of the American Kevoln
tSrm during the balloting in connec
tion with the triennial election of
officers. .Many of the nearly 2.U00
delegates verged in hy.s'eri.i. The
excitement was Intense.
WASHINGTON. April 2IJ Mis. An
thony Wayne Ooyk, of Pennsylvania,
was today elected President-General
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution after one of the most bit
terly contested elections in the his
tor.v of the organization. Mrs. Cook
defeated Mrs. G. W. W. Hunger, of
Washington, by about 200 vote--.
Booze Fleet
Is Sighted Off
Jersey Coast
NEW YORK. April 2d.—Palmer I
Canfield, new Prohibition Director of |
New York, with a party of newspaper
men on a Coast Guard cutter, hunt
ing the rum fleet, found six vessels
aff the Jersey shore 12 miles south
ftasmt of Ambrose channel. The
me.mberts of the party saw no liiiuor
aboard, but are convinced tiler- Is
plenty under the hatches. The tor
»ign craft was riding outside the
thnoe-mile limit,
TACOMA, .Apr'.; 20- — In the pres
ence of ;i throng. including many
from Seattle, the liner Alaska, built
by the Todd Shipyards for the Al
aska Steamship Company, was
launched last night.
The Alaska went Into the water
bow first, an innovation on the coast.
The new boat was christened by
Miss Prances Nowell, whose father,
Willis E. Nowell, lias been for many
years agent for the Alaska Steamship
Company at Juneau. .Miss Nowell
was attended by her father and Ills
brother, Prank H. Nowell, of Seattle.
Miss Nowell was presented with a
platinum pin set with diamonds and
sapphires from William II. Todd, pres
blent of the Todd Company.
The Alaska wuh built on specifi
cations made by E T. St.anna.rd, of
the Alaska Steamship Company. The
now steamer will he the finest line!
operating to Alaska when she starts
on her first trip on June It.
The Alaska Is the first steel pas
senger vessel built on the Pacific
Coast. She 'is .'Mia feet long. 4!) feet
beam and moulded depth of 111) feet.
The Alaska will make 15 knots ar
hour.
Body of Prominent
Man Found, Suicide
SBATTUE. April 20 The body of
Venn H. MfUetit, prominent in busi
ness and fraternal circles, was found
in Lake Washington canal today,
ending a search which began with his
disappearance on March 18. Millett
had been ill and his friends believe
it is a case of suicide.
Admits He Is Hired
As Flogging Boss
TALLAHASSEE, April 20. Walter!'
Higginbotham, charged with the
do,ath of Martin Tabert. convict, a.t ;
the leasing camp of the Putm&nn
Lumber Company, admitted to an in- j
vesligating committee that he was j
employed as a “whipping or flogging t
boss.”
Urges Amendment for I,
Women’s Minimum Wage ‘
SACRAMENTO. April 20.—The 0
state Senate has unanimously adopt
ed a resolution proposing to Con- !
grass enactment of a constitutional
amendment permitting states t.i pass 1
their own Women's minimum wage
laws.
UNEMPLOYED IN
GERMANY STAGE
THREEJAY RIOT
Police Are Besieged But Re
inforcements Rescue Them
—Germans Make Threat .
BULLETIN—LONDON, April 20.
—A Dusseldorf dispatch received
here this afternoon says the unem
ployed there informed the Berlin
government today that unless condi
tions improved they will volunteer
to work for the French.
REIGN OF TERROR.
MCLHEIM. April 20.—Afler be
ing terrorized threty days by Com
munist nubs which have held the
city. Mulheim is today under con
trol of constituted German authori
ties. Tlie police were besieged In
itathus but finally reinforcements
made a move and Hrrested 30 Com
munist leaders. The casualty list
stands at six dead and from 60 to
70 wounded. The reign of terror
was primarily started by unem
ployed.
GILL TMEVISE
PRORATE LAW TO
BE SIDETRACKED
Too Long to Be Considered
—Political Bill Is Passed
by Senate, 6 to 2.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary
today unanimously recommended
that Senate Bill No. 2. the new pro
bate code prepared and submitted to
the LeglsJ'alture by the Attorney Gen
?rnl, 'be tabled for the session. The
report said, owing to the Importance
:>f t.he measure and its extreme
length, not sufficient time remained
in which to make a thorough study
of it.
Even if all the remaining time were
devoted to the bill. saJd the report,
“it would be scarcely sufficient to
form a just estimate thereof." Con
tinuing, it said in part:
“By reason of the number ami va
riety of important subjects still re
maining for our consideration, it is
Obvious that it will be Impossible
for the Legislature at this session, to
thoroughly examine, much less to
amend and pass, the bill in question.
Our present probate code Is at least
well known to all and Is workable
and has served with a reasonable de
gree of satisfaction for many years.
No change imade is certain to be an
Improvement over existing statutes."
It calls attention to the fact that
although many copies of the meas
ure were prepared anil forwarded to
various Individuals throughout the
Territory, it has been found impos
sible to obtain the information de
sired as to the workability of the
nruposed code and the sentiment of
the people as lo th“ advisability of
tdoj.itIng ift. The hill was pot on the
calendar for liwlay and was sched
uled to he disposed of this after
Political Bill Passes
Senate Bill No. 90, combining; the
offices («f delegate and national term
nitteuman anil making party nomi
lees tor the former national commit
teemen, and requiring the election
by 'popular vote ait the spring pri
maries of divisional committeemen,
passed the Senate this morning with
out discussion. The vote was six
to two, Chamberlin and Oimond vot
ing against its passage.
Senator Hunt's bill for tho relief of
tlio town of Petersburg. No. 88. pro
viding tor tlie reimbursement of that
community for expenses incurred in
maintaining a quarantine during a
smallpox epidemic In 1919, waa lost
by a vote of three to five, Aldrich.
Brown and Hunt voting for the
bin.
Senator Hunt's bill prohibiting the
use in places where soft drinks, etc.,
are dispensed ait retail, of secret
traps, trips, butters, etc. Senate Bill
So. ldl. passed the Senate without
Opposition.
House Bill No- '26. rarryiug approxi
mately $20,000 to cover deficiencies
in various departments, passed unin
mously.
The proposal to provide a small -
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