THE ALASKA BADLY EMPIRE
ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME?*
VOL. XXII., NO. 3270.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PRICE TEN CENTS,
Americans in China Demand Protection from Home
PEKING GOV’T
FALLS; LI YUN
HUNG FLEEING
Departs from Tientsin Before
Hostile Force—Conditions
Worst in Years.
PEKING, June 13.—President Li
Yun Hung's government fell today
and the President, himself, is in
flight for Tientsin. A hostile army
was at the gates of his capital
ready to enter if he refused to va
cate office.
He finally yielded to pressure and
left huniedly for Tientsin. His
flight ltvaes the Peking Government
without cither President or Cabinet.
The ctiy remained quiet.
WORSE THAN BOXER DAYS
SHANGHAI, June .3.—Demand
ing the American Government Rive
inunedite protection to American
clltizons and interests in that coun
try, the American Association of
China and the American Chamber
of Commerce of Shanghai today
cabled a statement home terming
conditions in China "worse since
the Boxer outbreak.” It declared
that Americans are liable to be
endangered and the prestige and
business of Americans destroyed by
lack of strong action.
Both organizations united in
sending a cablegram of protest to
the United States State Department
charging Chinese with continuing
outrages against Americans, insult
ing the American flag, refusing to
protec foreigners and declared: “An
Intolerable situation has been cre
ated by Washington's Indecision and
failure to act aggressively. We de
mand protection for Americans in
China.”
Americans Credited for
Liberation of Prisoners
WASHINGTON, June 13. — Credit
for the release of the foreign prison
ers by Chinese bandits is given prin
cipally to two Americans in a cable
gram received today by the State
Department. The men said to have
been Instrumental in bringing about
the liberation of the prisoners are
American Consul Davis and Roy An
derson, of Atlanta, Ga., who resides
in China. The bandits accepted the
personal guarantee of Anderson in
agreeing to the terms of the Peking
government.
FRENCH ART DEALERS
BILK AMERICAN BUYERS
NEW YORK, June 13.—A Paris
dispatch to the Herald says, accord
ing to John Vlgoroux, tor 20 years
manager of the New York branch
ot a famous French art dealer,, in
the last twenty years millions of dol
lars worth of faked gothic art an
tiques have been sold to American
collectors, including the Metropoli
tan Museum. Mrs. John D. Rocke
feller, Mrs. John S. Gardner of Bos
ton and others. He stated that at
least thirty pieces in the Metropoli
tan- Museum were either faked or
restored and that of 100 pieces pur
chased by John D. Rockefeller a few
years ago, three-fourths were spur
ious.
WORLD'S SMALLEST STATE IS
JOINED TO SWISS REPODUC
GENEVA, June 13.— (By Associated
Press)—Situated between Switzer
land and Austria Is the little Prin
cipality of Liechtenstein, which en
joys an idylic existence and is the
smallest state In the world. With
Its 11,000 Inhabitants, this tiny ter
ritory and the little Austrian pro
vince of Voralberg have now en
tered into a customs union with the
Bwias Republic.
PrU>r to the war Liechtenstein,
4p spite of the strong antipathy of
its people toward the Hapeburgs, was
totted with the ▲ustraian monarchy
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS ARRIVE
Senator Warren Is one of the oldest Republican members, In point of service in the Senate, bavin; a continuous service record
since 1895 and an additional short term beginning in 1890. lie is one of the most Influential of th • Republican Senate leaders.
Senator Robinson, since the re iromcnt of Senator Oscar W. Underwood from titular leadership has been acting minority leader In
the Senate.
Mrs. Warren and Mrs.
Robin.on accompanied their husbands on the Alaska trip and are Juneau guests today and tonight.
BLUE SKY LAWS
ARE CONDEMNED
BY MINING MEN
Western Division Mining Con
gress Demands Modifica
tions of Laws.
SAN FRANSIoCO. Calif., June 13.
!—The conference of the (1 rvernors
of the Western Division of til ' Amer
i lean Mining Congress today . on
demned tlie drastic, so-called "blue
sky” laws which, it was declared,
are impeding mining development tf
the west. It also called for a con
ference of mining men of t.ie west
i ern hemisphere to devise "oyi and
gleans of obtaining control of the
I world’s silver market.
The Governors adopted a resrlu
I tion demanding a modlfi.a'ion of
: the “hlue sky” laws. The n,a;d do
| dared in its opinion adeqjate pro
itection could be given to Investors
: without the present dradii laws.
I Under the present laws, it said, the
development of many wester-, mining
! enterprises is being greatly reurded.
WASHINGTON. June 13. — I’rosi
'dent Harding Is describe<l, at the
| White House, as being stronger than
- ever confirmed in the belief that the
[ United States should convert some
j of its battle cruisers to airplane car
| riers. This is said to be the out
come of an inspection yesterday of
the Langley, the only airplane car -
rier of the United States Navy.
by union of customs, post and cur- j
rency.
During the war the diminutive prin-!
cipality, with its ‘armed power” of
12 field-watchmen, remained neutral. ■
In 1920 tffe Principality amalgamated
postal administration with that of
flwitzerland, the postoffices in Lelch-j
ensteln differing from the Swiss |
postoffices only so far that they sell1
stamps with the portrait of the I
Prince. The Austrian crown was
long ago replaced by the Swiss franc,
so that the economic fusion of Liech
tenstein Into Switzerland is now vir
tually complete.
Bulgaria in Throes of
, Civil War; Cabinet
| Ministers Are Killed
BELGRADE, June 13—Civil
j war la raging throughout the
| greater part of Bulgaria, act c l- ,
ing to despatches received h re
| which declare the situation to
1 be serious. Two former Cuj:- j
! net members are reported to
have been killed in a clash wi'.h |
; revolutionary troops.
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LIBOR COURT IS
MADE POWERLESS
Supreme Court Decision
Makes Kansas Law Inop
erative, Says Gompers.
WASHINGTON, June 13—Samuel
Gompers, President of the American
Federation of Labor, in a statement
today declared that the recent decis
ion of the Supreme Court In the
Charles Wolff Packing Company case
makes the Kansas Court of Industrial
Relations inoperative. Mr. Gompers
said while the decision affected only
part of the Kansas law it placed
such restrictions on the industrial
court as to make it inoperable.
The Supreme Court's decision was
handed down yesterday by Chief Jus
tice Taft and upheld the company's
contention that its business is not
clothed with such public interest as
to give the State power to regulate
the company’s wage scale.
The Chief Justice emphasised the
importance of freedom of contract
between employer and employee,
which, however, he said, could be im
paired by legislation when public in
terests were vitally affected by em
ployers’ business.
Harding Approves Trial
Trip of the Leviathan
WASHINGTON, June 13.—A di
rect statement was Issued from the
White House today saying that Pres
ident Harding approves the trial trip
of the Leviathan. It said the Presi
dent believes in such affairs the
Government should accept the recom
mendations of experts. Protests were
made recently against the trial trip
planned by the Shipping Board on
the grpund that it Involved unneces
sary expenditure of public funds.
ILLINOIS WETS
WIN TEMPORARY
VICTORY, CLAIM
Force Dry Law Repeal Bill
Off Table—New Federal
Regulations Issued.
| SPRINGFIELD, 111., Julie 13.-—The
Wets won their find victory and lost
an engagement in the State l.egisla
ture yesterday. The first came in
I a fight to restore a tabled bill to
| the floor and the second when the
Senate defeated a repeal bill.
The Wets forced the O'Grady bill
providing for the repeal of all State
prohibition acts subject to a refer
endum off the table and carried It
to second reading.
In the Senate, a measure lntroduc
ed by Senator Marks, of Chicago
repealing prohibition and search anti
seizure acts was defeated by a vote
of 32 to 13.
STOPPING ALL TRAINS
WASHINGTON, June 13. — New
regulations were issued late yester
day by the Treasury Department for
| bidding the use of “dietary" liquors
as medicines. This obviates any pos
sibility of withdrawals for use hy
the crews of foreign vessels while
in American ports.
It is understood that the I'nited
States Government is willing to per
mit vessels under foreign registry
to bring sealed liquor into A inert
ran ports provided an International
agreement is reached to extend the
search and seizure limit to 12 miles
This position is said to have been
taken after a conference between
Ambassador Jusserand of France
and Secretary of State Hughes. The
conference was held at the latter's
request.
Searchlight System to Be
Installed as Aircraft Aid
NEW YORK. June 13.—A beacon
said to be capable of projecting a
white beam more than 25 miles left
here today for Cheyenne, Wyo.,
where It will be 4he western ter
mlnal of a aerial light system foi
aircraft. There will be five search
lights In the system stretching from
Chicago to Cheyenne, as guides for
postal end other transcontinental
airmen making night flights.
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; Three Killed and Two
| Severely Injured
When Train Hits Auto
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. | TACOMA, .(»»«* 13. — Three |
persons were killed and two oth
j | ers Injured severely when an ;
1 ; automobile In which they ‘were
riding was struck by a freight
j train near here. The dead are: ■
Ed. Ramstead, Audrey Mall and
| Meter Jensen, of Hoqulam. The
party was returning from a box- |
ing match at Seattle.
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Offending Communication
Is Withdrawn by Soviet
—
| LONDON', June 13. -A note re
| celved from the Soviet government
I of Russia says the offensive Weln
! stein communications regarding the
execution of Russian ecclesliastlci
will be withdrawn at once.
The note also admits the pro
priety of the British fishing claims;
admitted compensation due for re
; pressive measures taken against twt
i British agents and also promlBei
that pledges of non Interference wll
be mutually renewed.
The altered attitude of the Rus
; slan authorities is regarded as a
■great triumph for Lord Curzon. Rus
j slan agents, it was announced, will
! he permitted to remain in Persia
i pledged to attempt no , propaganda.
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French Claim Germans
Launch Night Campaign
| DUS8ELDORF, Germany, June 13.
I Recent developments In the occupied
I zones of the Ruhr have convinced
i French military authorities that the
i Germans have launched an organized
, campaign of night attacks against
•the French, according to statements
! made here. The killing of three
i French soldiers a few days ago, fol
j lowing measures taken at Dortmund
■ and Gelsenkirchen Is regarded as a
| step in the German campaign.
CIVILIANS KILLED
j RECKLINGHAl’SEN, June 13. -
Two German civilians were Hhot and
killed last night by French mllltarj
patrols.
WASHINGTON, June 12. — Thi
District of Columbia Supreme Court
has been asked to authorize th<
transfer of $917,474, remainder o
the Chinese famine fund, to th<
universities of Nanking and Peking.
The fund was originally $4,778,427,
subscribed after an appeal by Presi
dent Wilson In 1921,
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Alaska Salmon Pack
; Of 1923 Begins
i To Move from Seattle
SEATTLE, June 1.'!, The'j
first shipment of the 1923 Alas- |
ka salmon pack to be made left |
here lust night to Wichita, Kan.,
It was a full carload and was |
valued at $10,000.
It consisted entirely of Cop
J per River fish and filled a spec
ial order. Salmon from the Cop- i
j per River district of Alaska is
In much demand In the Wichita |
territory.
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ALASKA JUNEAU
! BREAKS RECORD
! FOR LAST YEAR
First Five Months This Year
Show Big Gains Over
Same Period, 1922.
Th« total values recovered by the
j Alaska Juneau Mine for the firat
five, months of the present year
{amount to $676,465.26 compared with
$399,821.06 for the same months of
1922, according to a statement given
1 out by General Manager P. R. Brad
ley today, a gain of about 70 per
cent. The gold production increased
I from $367,176.14 for the first five
! months of 1922 to $633,370.13 in 1923.
There was an increase In the lead
, values recovered this year over last
of from $12,993.82 to $26,204.18. Sil
ver showed a decline from $19,643.10
to $17,890.95.
j The ore tons trammed from mine
to mill for the first five months of
the present yeur were 1,105,300
agaihst 774.800 for the same months
; of 1922.
’ There was a slight increase In the
values of the recovery per ton of
i trammed ore this year over last
j year and a marked gain Ln the valuCH
| per milled ton.
The operating cost per ton of
: trammed ore was reduced from 52
cents during the first five months
j of last year to 50 cents per ton dur
ing the same months this year.
I The average monthly profit over
operating tost this year was about
\ $25,000. During the first five months
of last year there was a slight loss.
There has been an Increase in the
crew this yegr over last year of 122
--from 275 to 398.
The following statement compar
, ing the results of the first five
months of 1923 with the same months
for 1922 was given out by General
Manager Bradley today:
Tons trammed 774,800 1.105.30(1
Tons milled 424,123 495,832
; Tons waste re
j jeded 350.677 609,468
Gold rei overed $367,175.11 $633,370.13
Silver " 19.643.10 17.890.95
Lead " 12.991 82 25,204.18
Total recovery $399,812.06 $676,465.26
Operating costs
ton trammed t .52 $ 60
Crew 278 398
13 SPEAKERS ON
PROGRAMS ASK
FOR SEPARATION
Three Senators and Three
House Members Slated
for Talks Tonight.
LOCAL MEN TO PRESENT
FACTS ABOUT PANHANDLE
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Wickersham on Division of
Territory—Talks on Min
ing, Pulp and Fisheries
I
Thirteen speakers are on the
program for tonight's banquet given
in Elks' Auditorium to the mem
I bers of the Congressional party '
! which arrived here this morning
from Chilkoot Barrcaks on the trans
port Cabr&i. Seven of these are
local speakers, three United States
, Senators, two Representatives, and
| Delegate Dan A. Sutherland.
While the men of the party are
being entertained in the auditorium,
a dinger will be given to the?
women of the party in the banquet
room at Elks' Hall.
List of Speakers.
The speakers from the Congres
sional party as named on the of*
tidal programs are: U. S. Senators,
Frances E. Warren, Wyoming; Jos
eph T. Robinson, of Arkansas; E. F.
Ladd, of North Dakota; Congress
men S. K. Winslow, Massachusetts;
[Charles R. Crisp, Uoergia; Delegate
Dan A. Sutherland, Juneau. -
The first speaker on the program
will be Qov. Scott C. Bone, who will
extend formal welcome to members
of the Congresional party. Judge
James Wickersham, former Delegate
to Congress, will speak on “Separa
tion of Southeastern Alaska," fol
' lowing Governor Bone. P. R. Brad
■ ley, general manager of the Alaska
Juneau Gold Mining Company and
} representative of the Treadwell in
i terosts in both Alaska and the Can
adian Yukon, will talk on the “Min
ing Industry in Southeastern Al
juska." J. A. Mellenthal, well known
! local attorney, has for hts subject,
[“The Alaskan Problem.” Mayor T.
S. Elsinore, of Petersburg, on
“Dredgtng of Wrangell Narrows;”
H. L. Faulkner, attorney for the
'Alaska Gastlneau Company which is
i planning to erect a large pulp and
i paper mill at Thane, on “Lumber
land Pulp Industry of Southeastern
j Alaska;'' William E. Britt, former
I Territorial Senator, on “Fishing In
dustry in Southeastren Alaska "
Vitit Glacier and Mine.
Little time was spent In town to
|day by the visitors, most of whom
wore taken to Mendenhall Glacier
within a few minutes after the
transport docked. The steamer was
utmost an hour late in docking and
It was almost noon before the party
left for tlie Glcaier Highway ride.
On its return, after a short inter
mission for lunch, most of the mem
bers wore taken to the Alaska Ju
neau mine and .mill where it was
expected thait two hours, from 3 to
5 p. m., would be occupied. The
banquet* begin at 8 p. m.
The public reception given by
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RESIDENTS OF IMLT ISLAND
HAVE LITTLE USE FOR RADIO
ST. KILA, Outer Hebrides, May.
17.—(By Associated Press.) — Al
though cut off from civilization since
1 last August, for no steamer is able
< to fight its way through the storm
' and fog during the autumn and witi
I ter months, the 75 lonely inhabitants
> of this island look uskanee at the
telegraph and will not use the wire
less station which was built here
f during the war by the British.
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Recently the West Highland steam
er Hebrides sailed from the Island of
Lewla| the largest and mos^ north
erly of the Bebrldes group, and thus
broke St. Hilda's nine months' soli
tude by taking to it mails, provis
ions and other necessaries.
During their isolated months the
islanders send their letters to Lewis
In a novel and remarkable way.
They put them In a tin caunlster in
sheepskin buoys and launch them
i when there is a gale of northwest
I wind Sometimes the buoys get
| blown out of their course and take
the letters thousands ot miles, but
j very often they cross the HO miles
stretch of sea to Lewis Island safe
| ly, and are then poited from that
| place.