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VOL XXII., NO. 3255.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. PRICE TEN CENTS
MORE FOREIGN TROOPS
DEMANDED
PURPOSE
ROUTING BANDITS
MAINTENANCE
OF WAY MEN
ASK INCREASE
Four Hundred Thousand
Members of Big Union
. Make Request.
'DETROIT, May 26 — (By Associated
Press.)—Increase in wagcu far prac
tically all fts approximately 400,000
members ‘throughout the country
have been asked by the United Broth
er he ad of Maintf-unce of Way Em
ployes and ‘Railway Shop Latfbrera,
according to announcement at nation
al headquarters of the union here.
The requests are for re-e»tablishmt»nt
of the ■wages .paid under the Railroad
Labor ‘Board's decision Mo. 2. from
July 1920, to July. 1921, and the
Tequest is m'a.le that the increases
be retroactive to February 15, this
Increases already have been grant
ed this class of woi kers on 17 rail
roads of the country, while 28 other
cases have been filed with the Labor
(Board, l't is announced.
In announcing the step the Broth
erhood headquarters declares that a
retcent Erorvay showed two out of
every three maintenance of wav men
to bo in debt because of low wages,
'that but one in every seven has a
bank account, and that half of them
are 'Without life Insurance. During
the lafit year, it Is declared, the
avorage worker of 'this class spent
but $28 foT clothing, while C.3 cents
ft rneal for each person in the family
was i‘he average food allowance of
the average worker.
The statement goes on to say that
since July 1, 1920, Maintenance of
Way Employes have accepted pay
reduct'.cma of 21 per cent, while the
other classes of railroad labor have
boen obliged to accept reductions of
from 8.8 to 11 per cent.
“Intelligence Bloc"
Is Advocated by
William G. McAdoo
CHATTANOOGA. .May 26.—William
O. McAdoo, at a break Cast given in
bis honcr, advocated "an Intelligence
bloc” rot affiliated with either of
itho great parties, which will study
the (problems and then adhere to the
party giving the best promise of so
lution.
McAdoo declared rcassortion of
partisanship following the armistice
has caused failure to consolidate that
victory.
DREAMS OF YEARS COME TRUE
FOR CHIN CEE HEE. CHINAMAN
SEATTLE, May 26.—(By Associat
ed Press.)—Marches and clashings of
the opposing armies in China have
not disturbed the serenity of Chin
Qee Hee, one-tlmo track laborer,
lauadryman and merchant in Seattle
and now president of the Sun N'lng
Railway, greatest in South China,
say Seattle friends who have kept
In touch with the "Chinese Jim
Hill."
Despite bis 78 years, Chin Gee Hee
remains actively at the head of
the various enterprises which have
earned for him the sobriquet "King
of South China” since his return to
his native country from the Pacific
Coaat in 1905.
*The Sun Jfing Railway, first in
China to be constructed by Chinese
icaipltal Independent of aid from any
government, is the fruit of a dream
that came to Chin Gee Hee 60 years
ago, when, as a common laborer, he
aided In the construction of a branch
line of the Southern Pacific in Cali
fornia. Two years bofore he had
begun lPfe as a laborer in the Cali
fornia gold fields.
Chin Qee Hee held to bis vision.
In the' ’70s he went north and
worked on the construction of the
old Columbia and Puget Sound Rail
way, now a part, of the Chicago. Mil
twaukee -ft St. Paul system. It was
not lodg before he became a con
tractor in a small .way, using Chi
nese labor, and by the time the road
twas completed he had acquired acme
capital.
In the early 80’s Chin Gee Hee
established a small laundry here,
branching out as a merchant in part
nershlp with Chin Ching Hoclt. Fol
I lowing this venture he founded the
Qong Tuck company, a mercantile
establishment still in business un
der the direction of his nephew. Chin
Keay.
The fire of 1-889 which destroyed
the business section of the city, took
Chin Cee Hee’s store along with the
rest, but before the ruins were cold
he had started the construction of
the first brick building erected in
Seattle after the fire. It still stands.
During the anti-Chinese riots of
188G, Chin Gee Hee was ordered
front the city by a mob, but re
mained under the protection of a
small group of residents.
The erstwhile track worker kept in
his mind the project of an Independ
ent railroad for China, and through
the Influence of Seattle friends at
tracted the notice of James J. Hill,
president of the Great Northern
Railroad. Mr. Hill advised him from
his own experience and invited him
to make a trip as his guest over the
-principal lines of the United States.
In 1903 Chin Gee Hee returned to
China and shortly thereafter the con
struction of -the Sun Ning Railway
was begun.
Raliwatymen have praised construc
tion of the road—-built without the
aid of a single foreigner—as one of i
the finest pieces of engineering work j
in the Orient
Decorated by the late Chinese em -
peror, Chin Gee Hee retained the;1
confidence of his country’s leaders
after the change in government. The
road is protected by a special guard
c-f soldiers from the Canton army.
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MORGAN’S SON TO WED BOSTON GIRL.
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The engagement has been announced, in Boston, of Miss
Catherine Adams, descendant of two Presidents of the United
States, to Henry S. Morgan, Harvard man and son of J. P. Mor
gan, international banker, of New York. Miss Adams is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Francis Adams 2nd. The wed
ding will take place June 26.
First Execution
Takes Place
In Ruhr Area i
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I 1 DUSSELDORF. May 26.—
■ French troops toduv executed
I ' Elbert Schlagoter, who was con
j vlcted of sabotage and other
offenses. This ts tho first exe
Jcution in tho occupied zone.
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$25,000 FOR
SLAYING ONE
U, S. CITIZEN
PBKHNiG. May 26. The Chinese
government ha3 notified the Ameri
can Legation it would accept the
American demand for indemnity of
S25.000 for the killing of Charles
Coffman, at Kalga-n, December 11.
The government also ma.kes the an
nouncement two adjutants concerned
in nhe killing have been dismissed
front the service.
SWISS PEOPLE
I SOON VOTE ON
! PROHIBITION
Referendum Will Decide Is
sue on June 3—Double
Object Is Planned.
j LAUSANNE, May 26— (By Asso
ciated Press.)—Inspired by American
prohibition, the prohibitionists of
[Switzerland are engaged in a cam
paign to reduce the consumption of
strong alcoholic drinks, ant'd on June
3 the people themselves by a refer
endum will decide the issue.
The private ('. tilling of alcohol
has increased so i. oklly in recent
years and the drinking of pure dregs
of distilled liquor, which is given
the popular name ef “Schntps," has
i become n widespread among the
masses that the authorities have be
come alarmed. The medical, profe-s
I sion has launch;d a movement for
; Federal Intervention and control.
! The consumption of alcoholic drinks
' in Switzerland has reached the fig
i ure of a billion francs annually for a
i population of four millions. The
1&19 federation of Swiss physicians
urged the government to interdict
the manufacture, importation jtad
sale of all distilled beverages. This
was held to be too radical, but the
campaign now has been vigorously re
opened in order to obtain at least
partial prohibition.
The manufacture of alcohol is a
state monopoly in Switzerland, and
the government leasee the right of
distillation to private companies.
The proposed low, which parlia
ment has already adopted, aims at a
double object, the protection of the
monopoly by the curbing of private
distilling, and the reduction of oppor
tunities for the consumption of al
cohol. The local crusaders are col
lecting statistics of the good effects
of prohibition in America to Induce
voters to support the bill.
Premier Baldwin
Hat Two Big
Purposes in View
LONDON, May 26.—Prime Minis
ter Stanley Baldwin has two pur
poses for his government, • one to
obtain a stronger government than
did A. Bonar Law, and the other to
reunite the •Conservative party.
Arab Independence Is
Recognized; Sign Treaty
LONDON, May 26— King Huasein,
of tho Hedjas, has signed a treaty
with Brcat Britain recognizing Arab
independence and placing Palestine
wVUrin the Arab zone, not modifying
the form of government of the Holy
Land.
U. S. WILL GET I
$250,000,000
RHINE COSTS
Agreement Is Made with Al
lies — Amount Is to Be
Paid in Installments.
PARIS, May 26.— The agreement
covering live American costs in *JV
occupation of 'the Rhineland d ,n>* si i.
include the clause to Which America.
■Representative Wadsworth objected
natnolv, that the allies hum, a T'lgh.
to abrogate if America sOTffeht com
pensaikm direct tro-m Germany.
The agreement provides for a ne
payment of the cost of the Amerlf.ir
occupation of the Rhineland of $2fi0,
000.000 i,n 12 annual Installments, the
first four being the fi; -* lien on C!or
man reparations afti r the Allie,
army costs and treaty expenses art
ipald.
Any deficit, of tihe first four years
will be distributed over the last
eight years. •
“Wee” Coyle Drops Out
Of Rate for Governor
SEATTLB, May 26 —"The tip has
gone forth among politicians that
‘Wee' J. Coyle 3s out of the race for
governor In itihe 1924 primaries," says
the Post -Intel 1 igoncer lodoy.
Coyle will run for Lieutenant Gov
ernor again, hovyever
The article says Coyle has bought
out his partner la the Coyis-Wood
fWPtfi rVvrrrp.my, nfitoWMljHP' a^tmey. •
Higher-ups Executed
By Soviet Governmentj
'MOSCOW, May 2G.—Fifteen par-1
sons, all of 'them Generals, Prineee!
or noblemen, have boon executed ws |
a result of tho discovery of a counter-1
revolutionary plot against the Soviet
government in Georgia, according to i
a dispatch from Tiflif to Pr.ivda
Election Prediction
Is. Made by Sen. King
WASHINGTON, May 20. Senator1
King, of Utah, today predicted tho!
election of William G. McAdoo forj
president next yt ir, but said Henry
Ford would win if the election wan
held now.
ARMY OF I). S. !
TO SMALL TO !
DO VERY MUCH!
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Secretary Weeks Shows Up;
American Army in Speech
Made at San Francisco. !
SAN FRANCISCO. May 2«. The
standing army of the United States
ranks +Rth In the world anil Is “too,
small to accomplish what is intended i
for It jto do.” Secretary c,f War Weeks |
declared today in addressing the j
Association of the Army of the''
United States.
Lieutenants MacReady
And Kelly on Second Leg
BL PASO, Tox., May 26.—Lleuten-j
ants MaoRoady and Kelly, who ar-i
rived yesterday from San Diego, [
hopped off this morning for Kansas
City, en route to Washington on their
transcontinental flight,
Chinese Soldiers
Beaten in Fight
With Bandits
TIENTSIN. May 24.—A telegram
from Tsaoohwang says one Chinese i
soldier ■wag killed and two captured
during fighting yesterday against the
Shantung train bandits.
FARM LABOR FOR FRANCE
PRAGUE, May 24.—Czecho slovakia
wtll send this summer 15,000 field
laborers to Prance to work on French
taring.
PRINCESS TO WED VILLAGE SCHOOLMASTER.
Maria Hcsu, Printers of llo' enlohe-Uartenstein, Germany, has
her engagement, in i erlin, to Joftoph Huso Waldemaler.
n village schoolmaster, son of n factory worker idfrt formerly the
private tutor of the Prlnoecj.
BRITISH POSITION ON LIQOOR I,
ROLING PRESENTED :$AY$ 0. S. |i
HAS JORISDIGTION ON CARGO |
ONLY AND NOT ON ANY STORES;
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WASHINGTON. May 26.—The British Embassy has communicated the
British position on the liquor ruling of the Supreme Court.
It is understood that Great Britain takes the position that jurisdic
tion of America extends over cargo only on foreign vessels and docs not ,
aermit of interference with stores.
The American Treasury Department is understood to have found a
way around the ruling by permitting foreign ships to list wine rations as
jart of the medical stores.
SEA FREEDOM THREATENED.
WASHINGTON, May 26. - Five
foreign governments. Including
Jroat Britain, Spain, Frirtlce, Italy
tnil The Netherlands, liave made
known their position in regard to
Lhe recent Supreme Court ruling
lgainst the presence of liquor on
>hips within the three mile limit.
In substance :.ll take the same
position in' calling attention to "In
conveniences’’ restating from tiie de
cision. They also ppint out that
Teedom of international commercial
Intercourse is threatened if Lite
heretofore recognized practice of
tonally between nations is aband
>ned.
NOT TOBREAK
WITH RUSSIA
IvONDON, May 26—Tiu- govern
ment has decided not to break diplo
matlc relations with Sovic/ Ftnssi f,
according to reports in official rlr
rlos. While the last note from Mas
cow was not wholly satisfactory, it Is
pointed otrt the disputes may be
solved through negotiations.
Italian Ambassador
Defender of Fascism
NEW YORK. May 26. Defending
the Fascism doctrine before tlx
American Iron & Steel Institute
Prince Gelusc.’o. Italian Ambassadot
to the United States, declared it wat
a “great spiritual movement on th«
principle that every individual must
bo ready to sacrifice himself for thi
good of the community."
WILL CELEBRATE F
OF WORKIN
WA9H INC TON', May 26.—(By As
sedated Press.)—Forty years of re
lit f work in fire, flood, wir and
ether disasters will be celebrated by
the American Red Cross this summer
Since 188.2 the society has bnen first
in offering medical aid, fond, shelter
and money (o the victims of the
worlds' calamities, in peace as well
as in war, and now, Red Cross offi
pared for war, its officers declared,
It must maintain an active and effi
cient machine between wars. From
the reorganization on this basis in
1903, the society dates Its real growth
in that public confidence and under
standing w-hich has brought it to Its
present place in American life.
Based upon its years of experience,
the society now prepares for coming
dais declare, while the primary con- j disasters with a reasonable certainty
ceptlon of Red Cross societies was is to when they will occur, where
relief in war time, the American. they will occur, and the character of
society has recognized its greatest
task as the amelioration of suffer
ing In peace.
"The sick and wounded victims of
epidemics and natural calamities suf
fer none the less because their suf
fering did not spring from war,” siys
the relief to be needed. For in
stance, it know* that it is reason
able to expect cyclones in the south
ern and southwestern states in the
early spring months. Destructive
floods usually occur in the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys also in the spring
Ernest I’. Blckneil. vice chairman j and early summer. Mine disasters
and former national director of the! in general, but with exceptions, occur
American Rad Cross, writing in the I in the spring and fall at about the
society's official bulletin, the Red i time when winter passes Into sum
Cross Courier. “The treaty of Gen : mer or autumn passes into winter
eva, which Is the foundation and Forest fires usually occur in the
charter of all Rel Cross societies,! extreme northern part of the country
make no (provision for nnv activities jin the late summer
outside those connected directly with: Previous to 1993,'the year of re
armles and with war. Not a great I organization, the average yearly cost
many years elapsed, however, before j of disaster relief was about $190,000.
the world began to realize that the Since 1919 the average cost has been
underlying idea of the Red Cross wasjr'bout $14,300,000. ‘Since 1S81 the
more widely applicable to conditions! American Red Cross hag extended
of life.” j relief in 372 disasters. Including
The policy of the American society ’ floods, cyclones plagues, fires, vol
early became that of peace time pre- eanlc eruptions, earthquakes, mine
psirednosw for war's emergencies. ’ disasters, epidemics riots and relief
since relief in war was the charterlof the destitute, at a total expandl
reason for its oxUtenge. To be pro-'lure of more than $20,573,000.
MORE TROOPS
REQUIRED FOR
BANDIT FIGHT
Only Three Thousand For
eign Soldiers Are Avail
able in China at Present
BULETIN — TASOCHWANG. May
26.—Two militai.v aeroplanes have
anivcJ to assist the Chinese troops
in operations against the bandits.
TIENTSIN, May 26—There are
barely 3.000 foreign soldiers ex
?luding Japanese available in this
neighborhood which are at the
ommand of the foreign military
headquarters in North China for an
mergency move against 10,000 ban
lit? in the Shantung Province.
They include 1,000 Americans,
(00 British, 1.000 French and small
letachments of foreign marines and
volunteers.
The concencus of opinion is it
would be inadvisbaleto use force
igainrt the bandits except as a lari
HMfl l.
Military action, however, may be
undertaken by the foreign authori
ti r if the problem of the release
)f the captives is reduced to the
hcice between death of tho cap
:ivef. fiom disease or at the hands
>f the bandits.
Th present foreign forces are be
ieved totally inadequate for an of
fensive.
Foreign quarters hold the powers
should immediately reinforce the
present detachments in preparation
for possible future developments.
STEAMER SEIZED.
CANTON, May 26.—A freighter
ivit'll u full cargo aboard owned by
die Texus e>il Company. lias been
xU'/.cil by Chinese pirates near here.
Vn armed party from the American
rimboait Helena lias been dlspatche)
n pursuit.
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Swiss Arrested in
Connection Robbery
MONTREAL, May 26.—Henry
Bruge, Swiss, aged 22 years, Is held
lore on suspicion of Implication in
the robbery of the Denver mint.
ALASKA GIRL WINS
LAURELS AT PULLMAN
PULLMAN, Wash., May 26.—Wo
man’s Day is being celebrated here
today. The special dances were do
signed and the danoars drilled by
Miss Loot a Scott of Nenana. Alaska.
Miss Lois Lingonfelter of Butte,
Wont., will be crowned a* Campus
}ueen after the athletic events.
ORTY YEARS
EXTENDING RELIEF