THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
”ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME"
VOL XXII., NO. 3311.
JUNEAU. ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST I, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
BID ON TIMBER
UNIT SOUTH OF.
HERE SUBMITTED
San Francisco Firm Makes
Formal Offer for Two
Billion Feet Timber.
POSTS $10,000 DEPOSIT
AS EVIDENCE SINCERITY
F. C. Dougherty Discusses
Plans for Erection Paper
Plant at Thomas Bay.
iiffiritip what i« said to be the
moat significant step yet taken in
the proposed development of the
pulp and paper manufacturing in
duttiy in Alaska was a bid for 334,
000,000 cubic feet, approximately
2,000,000,000 lineal feet, of timber,
comprising the Thomas Bay pulp
timber unit, received yesterday by
the District U. S. Forest Service, ac
cording to an announcement made
today by District Forester Charles
H. ilorv. The tender was accom
panied by * deposit of $10,000 as
an evidence of good faith.
The bidder for the unit is the San
Francisco brokerage firm of Hutton.
McNear & Dougherty, prominent
brokers of the Pacific Coast with1
strong Eastern connections. The bid;
was submitted personally by F. C.
Dougherty, one of the members of'
the firm, who has been in Juneau'
since last Sunday.
Largest Timber Sale.
‘This la one of the largest, if
:iot the very biggest, timber saloj
ever negotiated by the U. 3. Forest
^ervlee from t'lie country's national
forests," said Mr. Flory. “While the
sale has not been completed there
Is every reason for believing It will
be as the preliminary negotiations are
entirely satisfactory," he added. The
terms of the bid. which are strictly
in accord with the requirements of
the official advertisements covering
the unit, have been telegraphed to|
the U. S. Forester's office at Wash- j
ington, D. C.. with a favorable rec-]
omraendation from the loctl Forest]
Service. "If the financial showing!
of the company bidding is sati»!'act-|
ory, as our earlier inquiries have in-!
dlcated they will be. the award of]
the formal contract is certain to be]
made," Mr. Flory said.
Plans Are Discussed.
Mr. Dougherty, in discussing
plans for development of the project]
which Involves the construction of |
a 300 ton paper mill and pulp mills]
to supply It, told a representative]
of The Empire today that whllei
ordinarily such a plant represented
an Investment of between *12,000,
000 and *15,000,000. Owing to
favorable economic conditions exist
ing at Thomas Bay and on the pow
er site at Cascade Creek, the com
pany's Investment will be mater
ially less but will run well into
millions of dollars.
iHe regards the award of the con
tract to his company by the Forest
Service as an assured fact Already
it has been informed by the Federal
Power Commission that a license for
power development will issue as
soon aa the timber contract is
awarded.
The bid tendered by the company
follows a year of negotiation and
Investigation on the Thomas Bay
site. Both timber and water power
have been carefully studied. Mar
kets have been sounded out and
(Continued on Page Eight.)
SAN FRANCISCO WILL DEDICATE
MEMORIAL WHEN LEGION MEETS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.—The
California Palace of the Legion of
Honor, now being constructed at a
coat of $1,000,000 on the i,ps*t of
V.ncoln Park overlooking ilv* (Jolden
Gate, will be formally dedicated in
memory of the 3,369 California boys
■Who made the supreme sacrifice on
the battlefields of France in the
World War during the national con
vention of the American Legion here,
October 13-19, according to an an
nouncement by Adolph Spreckles,
donor of the memorial.
Exhibition of the works of art
donated by the French, Roumanian,
Serbian and • Polish governments,
gnd various individuals, which will
form a part of the permanent collec
tion to be boused in the memorial
building here, were exhibited in the
historic Legion of Honor building
on the banks of the Seine, Paris,
June 6-July 6, before their removal
Foreign Relations Touched
Upon By Harding; Bolshevist
Policy Scored by- President
IRENE CASTLE IN LONDON ALONE.
Here is tlie most recent portrait of Mrs. Irene Cadle Trjinni,
the noted dancer, whoso divorce action in Fiance is still a mys
tery. The picture was taken in l.omlon. where she danced at
the Embassy Club. She went to Loudon alone, after Inning gone
on a second, but very brief honeymoon with her husband, Captain
Robert Treman, wealthy itliaca (N. Y.) manufacturer. Her divorce
proceedings in Paris were never withdrawn, and it is reported the
reconciliation lasted only a tew days. Site secured her divorce last
week in Paris.
FORD IS NOT CANDIDATE FOR
PRESIDENT TODAY BUT CANNOT
SAY WHAT IS DOING TOMORROW
Ice Cream Is
An Early Outlaw
In England
LONDON, A:ig. 1 England does
not have to contend with prohibi
tion but, according to till1 ideas of
the Ice Cream and Temperance Re
freshment Trades F deration, the
regulations against the sale of ice
cream and soft drinks would make
Mr. Volstead envious.
Under the present law tlie sale of
this class of refreshment is prohib
ited after 9:lift in the evening. The
bone of contention is that the West
End clubs and hotels are allowed
to sell ice creams until midnight,
while the working classes cannot
buy It after half past nine. The
regulation was enacted as a war
time measure.
The Federation will urge the La
bor Party to place the matter be
fore the House of Commons.
to San Francisco. The California
Palare of the Legion of Honor is a
duplicate of the Paris building, and
official permission for Its duplication
was given by the French govern
ment. Henri Guillaume. French gov
ernment architect at the Panama
Pacific Exposition in San Francisco
In 1915, is the architect.
The memorial, donated under the
patronage of President Harding, Pres
ident Millernnd of France, and other
leading French and American citi
zens, Is being given to the citizens
of California, together with all its
art treasures by Mr. and Mrs. Spreck
les.
Among other works of art, the
California Palace of the Legion of
Honor will house: Seventy-five
sculptures of Rodin, gift of Mrs.
Alma de Brettevllle Spreckles; four
(CootlatMd on Pag* Two.)
NEW YORK. August 1 — Henry
Foid, in an article in Colliers, de
i dares he is not a candidate for
: President today but "no intelligent
man can say what I will do tomor
row." The article continues by
'Foid saying he did not kn:w what
! he would do if there were war or
any other crisis "in which legalism
and constitutionalism and all that
•rt would qct figure and the nation
1 wanted sonic person who would do
things and do them quick."
FOOD SHORTAGE
IN RUHR AREA
| BERLIN, Aug. 1.—Reports from the
Ruhr indicate the food situation is
becoming steadily worse.
At Galsenkiri lien, several thousand
miners failed to report for work be
cause physically unfit to enter the
i mliips. Their families have been
I without food since last Saturday.
Three Persons Burned
In Fire in Tenement
HAGERSTOWN, Md„ Aug. 1. —
Three were burned to death and
! thrpe were seriously injured when
! fire swept a tennient building early
| this morning.
30 Indicted Misuse Mails
Connection oil Frauds
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1. — The
, Federal Grand Jury has Indicted
130 persons Including Dr. Frederick
i Cook on charges of misuse of the
| malls In connection with alleged Tex
! as oil swindles In the vicinity of
I Fort Worth.
NORFOLK, August 1.—The Coast
Guard tug Mascoutln seized the
British schooner Pessaquld while
within the three mile limit off
Cape Hatteras late yesterday after
noon. The Pessaquld was loaded
with 3.bOO cases of whiakay.
SAN FRANCISCO August 1.—
1 George B. Christian* jr.. private sec
j retttry to President Harding, made
I public a speech ilfHing with for
oign rotations whioh'the President
] whs to have delllered here lasl
j night declaring till President felt
' he should give to the people for
their information gad consideration.
The speech urged participation In
the permanent court of international
justice up the next step of this
country in intrcn«ftouul relation
ships The Presldrn^ s.dd, In Mf
speech:
"Will' becoming “dignity I have
i maintained our rights and have
j yielded willingly to thu rights of
| others and we dwell in a eherished
| and unthreatened peace."
Achievements Attained.
Among the achievements of the
i last two years, the President listed
j the conclusion of peace with Ger
! many, Austria and Hungary; the
arms conference, and the British
debt s. ttlement. m
The President discussed two pend
ing questions, saying ‘‘international
gt od faith forbids aviy sort of sane
jtlon of tiie BolshoUet policy" and
{stating taut lie dfernavtly hoped the
1 American commUts-lon now In Mexico
| City would achieve "delinlto and
favorable remits."
The President urged that the
United States do its part to bring
an absence of fear of war with
j other nations of i be world,
i "Nations ought no more need to
fMgort to (pi’Ct*.- to ^JveoHetUeneent of
| their disputes or difficulties ttfiin do
, men in this enlightened day,"
For International Court.
The President declared: "I
l would be insensible to duly to vio
late ail sentiments of my heart and
.all of my convictions if 1 failed to
! urge American support (o the por
, manrnt court of international Jus
j tice."
Answering criticisms because in
j hig St. Bonis speech he proposed to
I wreck the constitution and the
| creative machinery of the court, said
tiiat possibly lie would prefer the
! court as it sits today and declared;
"I am more interested in adlier
I cnee to such a tribunal in the best
form attainable lhan concerned
about I he triumph of Presidential
inslatanco. The big thing is the
firm establishment of the court and
lour cordial adherence thereto. AJ1
| else is mere detail.”
MINECONGRESS
IS AFTER MORE
FOREIGN LABOR
Immigration Issue Will Be
Discussed at Congress to
Be Held in Milwaukee.
MII.WAl'KEtS, Auk. I.—Fewer re
strictlons on immigration to meet
an alleged need of additional labor
era in the mining industry will bo!
discussed by the American Mining j
Congress to meet here September!
24-29. Nearly .1.000 owners, operators
and mining engineers are expected
to be In attendance.
Although mining men appreciate
the unwisdom of breaking down the
immigration harriers entirely, they
feel there should be no abridgement
of opportunity In the United States
for effective labor and for selecting
the right type of Immigrant, accord
ing to officials of the organization.
A national movement for industrial
co-operation between employer and
employee In mining enterprises alao
la to be launched here. Ways and
means of assisting employees in
maintaining proper standards of liv
ing also will he discussed.
The United States Bureau of Mines
and the Geological Survey will par
ticipate in the exposition and the
mining states of California. Colorado
and Utah will exhibit displays of
their mine resources and equipment.
Additional emphasis will he placed
on the use of labor saving mafihn
ery and equpment in mining enter
prises. The American Mining Con
gress, officials say. has been advo
cating modernisation of the mining
Industry and the standardisation of
basic methods tor the last three
W. H. VANDERBILT TO WED MISS O'NEILL.
i >>.. .i-.-n .‘i -u, auetniy iiimiti d> in i ni'ii it tie# ol fritud
iip, arc i be united by closer It . i liortly when William H. Vun
di biU, ddn' on of Alfred Gwymie Valid; rbilt, who perished on
the Litf ili ilia, marrkv Miss Emily O'Neill, of New York, in I.on
bun. Mi V.iuderbllt is u nephew of Comi'lc i Szncluiyni. Mrs.
Marry Payim Whitney, Iirigudiar-Q. n< let fornellut-; Vanderbilt and
Itn.'.iiiuld V. Vacd.ibiit. Ilis bridr-to-bo is a niece of Julian Town*
rend Mavis and Mrs. Archibald Qourlay Thatcher and a cousin of
Bradley Marlin.
I
i
Harding Urges
More Tourists
j As Alaska Aid
World renown for the scenic I
| splendors of Alaska was i*re
} dieted by President Harding in j
j Seattle, with an additional |
ptophecy t,Itu( In revealing j
j these splendors to travelers j
| and tourists "wifi be accom- j
; pltsliod the greatest world for |
j building the Alaska- of tom nr* ;
: row.
| Or his trip he grid:
j There is no sea trip in the j
world equal to it. There is no |
lure of mountain, stream, val- |
! ley and plain to surpass it any- ;
| whore.
"I think our policy, in eo- J
operation with the hospitable j
people of Alaska should he to |
invito and encourage travelers
to this new domain. * * * |
J Some of (lie visitor? will |
I love u and remain: others will |
; bolievo In il and send of their !
| means to develop it; none, hav- j
| ing seen It. will again ques- |
j lion t:s place among the won- ;
( derlands of earth."
PRESIDENT IS
GIVEN PRAISE
BY DEMOCRAT
Former U. S. Senator James
Hamilton Lewis Dis
cusses Present Tour
HOS ANGELES, Aug. 1. James
Hamilton Lewis, Democrat and for
mer United States Senator from Illi
nois. referring to the tour of 1‘resl
dent Harding, said:
"On thiH visit the President has
become acquainted with the people
and conditions.
"He is a man who will not permit j
political considerations to stand in
the way of taking any action he is
convinced is for the betterment of,
any part of the country. 1 tiave
known him for many years, lie is
thoroughly broadminded and his sym
pathetic and kindly nature cannot
fall lo make a deep impression on
anybody with whom he conies in
contact.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 1—Three ban
dim entered the branch of the Bal
timore Trust Company shortly after
the noon hour today, heat the teller
insensible and escaped with $16,000
In currency.
WEEK-OLD CRAB
MEAT IS CAUSE
OF POISONING
President’s Illness Said Caused!
by Crabs Put on Trans
port at Sitka.
That the ptomaine poisoning from !
which President Harding's present
condition started was incurred by
eating crab meat that was taken
from crabs presented to the Presi
dential party at Sitka was made
known here today. The crabs had
been caught about one week before
they were eaten, it was indicated. I
The people t>f Sitka, on the arrival!
of the President, presented the pnrty (
with ten dozen large Dungeness crabs (
taken from a bay near the town',
wliiili is famous for Its crab fisher |
ies. r. S. Attorney A. (!. ylioup,'
whose familiarity with the Kitka dls-!
trirt made known to him the avail
ability of the crabs, suggested to Dr.
J. \V. Johnston, of Sitka, the idea
of giving the Presidential party a
real ’treat. The suggestion was fol
lowed out and the crabs were taken
on Saturday preceding the Presi
dent’s arrival on Sunday, July 22d,
when they were presented. The
President’s Illness was reported on
Friday evening fol'owing eating some j
of the meat on Thursday, si* days!
nfter the crabs were caught.
No Fault Attached
No responsibility is charged against j
(Continued on Page Two !
“Till Death Do Us Part”
* * * * * * * * *
Goes in Arcadian Canada
OTTAWA, Out,, Aug. 1.—Marriages |
in Canada are successful, and fam 1
ilies still are loyal to the “till j
death do u« part" tradition. Di- i
vorces granted In the Dominion num- j
bared only 544 in 1!*22, or two-thirds
of one per cent, of all the marriages
contracted .according To a report'
Just complied by the Dominion Bu- j
reau of Stutisctles.
Based on population, the report
shows, divorces numbered seven to j
every 100,0ft# persons. Dtvorces in'
[ the Tnited States, according to of- J
j flcla! figures for the last year on ;
record, number 112 to every 100.-j
i 000 people
“The 1922 figures." says the re
port, "probaMv Indie* e that the wave!
of divorce due the war has j
reached Its high- »t y int and Is now j
CRISIS PASSED
IN ILLNESS OF
PRES. HARDING
Chief Executive Slept Normal
Last Night and Was Re
freshed Today.
BULLETINS ARE ISSUED
BY ATTENDING DOCTORS
Mrs. Harding Is Most Optim
istic—Christian Goes to
Los Angeles.
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GOV. BONE ADVISED
OF IMPROVEMENT OF
PRESIDENT HARDING
San Francisco. Cal.,
July 31, 1923.
Hon. Scott C. Bone,
Governor of Alaska.
Juneau.
Thanks to you anil yours j
for your message of comfort. ]
It is a real fight but 1 am now i
I confident It will be won. |
GEORGE B. CHRISTIAN, Jr. |
i The above telegram was re- j
| edved by Governor Bone late |
j yesterday afternoon replying to j
one sent to the President, hop- j
; lug 'or his speed recovery and
comforting Mrs. Harding.
NORMAL REST.
PRESIDENTIAL HEADQUART
ERS. SAN FRANCISCO, August 1.—
Dr. Sawyer at eight o'clock this
morning informally stated President
Harding spent a “very restful night.
His pulse this morning was 114,
temperature 99 and respiration 40."
The President awoke shortly after
6 o'clock having had almost a nor
mal amount of sleep. His rest was
most normal of any during his ill
ness and began shortly before II
o'clock last night.
Dr. Sawyer rays that every symp
tom pointed to “most pleating
progress."
Secretary Work was one of the
first officials to enter the sick room
this morning and he returned after
a few minutes but made no state
ment to those who made inquiries.
Goes East by Rail.
Members of the Presidential party
today understood that President
Harding would return direct to
Washington and travel by train. He
will probably stop nights to insure
a complete rest. It is believed he:e
the start will be made in about one
10 o'clock Bulletin.
At 10 o'clock this forenoon, phy
sicians issued the following bul
letin :
"The President spent a fairly
comfortable morning after a few
hours sleep. His breathing is less
lanoied and there is but little
ocugh. He is still much exhausted
but maintains hit normal buoyancy
of spirit. Small amounts of food
are being taken regularly and there
is satisfactory elimination. His
temperature is 99. pulse 114, and
respiration 30. While progress is
being made, every care is necessary
to assure freedom from further com
plications.”
Ur. Sawyer yesterday afternoon
zuve (lie Associated Press the fol
lowing informal statement:
"I am glad to report to you the
President’s condition, as recited In
(Continued on Page Eight.)
on the decline. Total decrees grant
ed last y»sr showed a reduction of
four compared with 1921. This re
markably low percentage of divorces
shows the stability of Canadian homes
and institutions."
Of the total divorces granted, hus
bands received 316. or about 40
per cent. British Columbia led in
decrees issued, with 138. followed by
Alberta with 129 and Manitoba with
97. One province. Prince Edward
Island granted no divorces. Only one
divorce has been granted in this
province since 1868. and that was
In 1922.
The greater per cent, of the di
vorced were residents of cities. Com
paratively few applications wer*
made among the agricultural popula
tion. _
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