VOL. XXL, NO. 3229.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PRICE TEN CENTS,
CALL NATION WIDE I. W. W. STRIKE
___ ___ , I * »•
MAN WOUNDED
BY CANADIANS
PASSES AWAY
Member of Crew of Ameri
can Boat, Fired on by
Canadians, Is Dead.
VANCOUVER. B. C.. April 26.—
J. M. Yorke, member of the crew of
the American fishing boat Slloam,
who was wounded yesterday when
tlife Canadian Fisheries Patrol Boat
Mia-rlsplna fired on the boat, which
had been caught poaching off So
lander Island, Canadian waters, died
later according to wireless advices.
The Siloam foundered before the
Marlspina was able to get her to
shore following scuttling by the
crew.
An inquest has been ordered ftt
Quatsino.
Confesses Slaying Rabbi;
Self-Defense to Be Plea
PHOENIX, Aria., April 26.—Glad
well G. iRichardson. 19-year-old boy,
who yesterday confessed to slaying
'Rabbi Alfred Lafee in a San Fran
cisco hotel on April 4. said he struck
the Rabbi with a cuspidor, doing so
in seHNdeifense after being attack ?d.
Richardson also confessed to being
a desorter from the navy.
Says World Court Issue
Will Pass Senate Easily
WASHINGTON. April 2ti.—Senator
iMcNary of Oregon, one of the lead
ers of the mild reservation group
against the Versailles treaty fight,
said that he did net believe there
rwould tbo more than half a dozen
'Senators to vote against the World
Court proposal. MoNary declared
Harding’s speech delivered at the
Associated Press meeting Tuesday
at the annual luncheon will win votes
for the party.
No High Powered Boats
To Hunt Rum Runners
NEW YORK, April 26.—It is
learned that Inquiries of shipbuild
ers disclosed the fact that small
Craft -'peedly enough to overtake vas
se‘3 of the rum fleet off Ambrose
channel would cost ifrom $40,000 to
$50,000. As no such sum Is avail
able the ;;rcsport for a fast prohibi
tion fleet is considered remote.
Money to Be Alloted
For Alaska Breakwaters
SEATTLE, Ai.tril 26.—A di patch to
■the Times from Washington says
that Secretary of War Weeks’ conclu
sion ,;o allot all money appropriated
Ifor rivers and harbors improvements
means $50,000 will be available this
year for Construction of a break
water at Wrangell. Alaska, and $5,000
for a breakwater at Nome.
Mothers Against Any
Change Volstead Act
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 36.—A
resolution has been adopted at the
annual convention of the National
Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations urging forma
tion cif “some lasting organization
iln the nation’’ to prevent war and
opposed to any change in the Vol
stead act.
French Undertakers
Go Out on Strike
PARIS, April 26.—The French Un
dertakers’ Union has called a gen
eral strike throughout the country to
vuipport till9 wage demands of lta
members in the Paris suburbs, who
for rhe past month have sought an
increase of five francs a day. The
eity of Paris is not affected by the
Strike order, as undertaking here Is
a municipal monopoly.
Strikers Aftftck Mine
Manager With Water
THEJTFORD MINES. Quebec. April
26.—Six hundred striking asbestos
miners commandeered the fire ap
paratus and turned streams of waler
on the office or the Asbeston Corpor
ation in an attack on C. S McNutt,
assistant manager, who was besieged
until rescued iby 40 constables.
MM FORD IS AOAIN8T
HENRY FOR PRESIDENT
NEW YORK, April 26.—Henry
Ford on his Georgia trip declared he
“had no Intention whatever of get
ting into politics." Queried as to
hts Presidential “iboom" Mr. Ford
rmiled and replied: “I don't even
know where It started, and I am not
interested in it.” Mrs Ford, who
was standing by his side, exclaimed:
“if Henry really went to the White
Mum to live (her*, he would l)#vo
in *n without nj»!”
Woman Communist Judge
Sentences Men to Death
and Smiles; No Regrets
MOSCOW, April 26.—Citizene3S
Anna Glazman. aged 23 years, presid
ing Judge oif the Moscow District
Court, who a tew day3 ago sent seven
men to death Cor robbery, told the
Associated Press today she bad im
posed the death penalties on 25 per
sons since last February. She de
clared she had nort lost any sleep
and had net ‘been troubled with her
consilience.
".Ill Cl t iptli Cl 11* Ill'll It I till „Y III 1
tight lips, the woman judge declared
a few lives could have no considera
tion when crimes again&i the stale
were involved
The woman Is not prqftty and a
pleasant smile saves her front posi
tive ugliness. She tlrorses in rough
boot3, black shirt, blue denim blouse
and brown sweater with a red en
ameled badge of the Communist party
her unlv ornament.
TWO FISH BILLS DISCUSSED IN
JOINT SESSION; LIVELY TILTS
FEATURE NIGHT FISH HEARING
Claim Peak of
Sugar Price Is
I Reached Today
| SEATTLE. April 26.—With
| sugar going to $10.95 a bun
j tired pounds today, Frank Ivan
i nuisey. of tile Seattle Retail
Grocery Association, predicted
i . the peak has been reached and
| i aifter two weeks “the bottom
i will fatl out of everything and
i | the price will return to about
FEDERAL GRAND
JURY MAKES ITS
FINAL REPORT
Jury Brings Dozen Indict-1
rnents—Exonerates Mar
shal Beaumont.
Reporting the finding of 12 In-1
dictmeu-'ts, finding unsubstantiated j
charges that had been made against I
United States Marshal Geo.ge it.
Beaumont, and exonerating lout ask
ing that the fees of wiLie.sjs and
the pay of baliffs and int ’ pretors j
be Increased front $2 to $5 a day j
and recommending repairs i. .he
court house, the Grand Jury filed its
final report t.hiij morning and was I
discharged by Judge Thomas ^1. 1
Reed.
The investigation of the office of j
the United States Marshal was re-1
quested by Marshal Beaumont on the .
first day of the Grand Jury's sea-'
sions.
In discharging the Grand Jury utj
Ll o'clock this morning, Judge Reed j
told it t.hat he purposed to repair'
both the Juneau and Ketchikan court
houses this year, and said that he
would take up the matter of procur
ing an increase in the pay of wit
nesses, bailiffs and interpreters with
the Department of Justice.
The report of the Grand Jury was
signed by John 'Reck, as Foreman,
and was addressed to the court. It I
follows:
“We, the Grand Jury, summoned
to attend the spec ial April. 1923. term
(if the district Court, District of
Alaska, Division No. 1, having com
pleted our labors for the term and
concluded the business (brought be
fore us, now beg leave to report to
the Honorable Court as follows:
“We have been in session nine
days, have acted on seven blndover
cases; have conducted nine other in
vestigations; have found 12 true bills
and one not true bill. We have ex
amined 65 witnesses and employed
one Interpreter.
"We recommend that, in view of
Idle increased cost of living and neces
sary expanses which witnesses, in
terpreters and bailiffs subjected to
when attending court, their pay be!
increased to $3 per day, the same
as jurors. •
Exonerate Marshal
“The office of the United States
Mar=hal for this Division has been In
vestigated by this Grand Jury and
we Hind that certain charges laid
before us concerning the manner of
conducting the office have not been
si bstantiated and we exonerate the
Marshal therefrom.
"We ihave examined and carefully
infr>ected the Federal Court House,
Jail and cook house and wish to pre
sent the following recommendations:
“We find that 'the electric wiring
in the attic and boiler room of tho
Court House and lin parts of the Jail
is without insulation and we recom
mend that the ibuflding be rewired.
“We find that the roof of the
Court House is in/b.id condition and
leaking, 'thereby ^oosenlng and de
stroying tbe plafer on many of the
wails and ceilin* and we recommend
(Continued/on Page Right )
Four speakers, other than members
of the Legislature, spi ke on Alaskan
fisheries problems lust night at the
joint session tif the Legislature, three
of thorn urging action by the Legis
lature, the fourth merely describing
the means used >by the t ate of Warii
ington handle its fisheries. Dele
gate Sutherland rpake for tile puss
age of the Grant resolution and ac
companying bill; ,1. A. Hollenthal for
the passage of Hou.so Bill No. 411,
and J. R. Heckman for so.ua law
whicli would restrict canning opera
tions equitably and at the same time
permit more fish to get to the spawn
leg grounds. A. F. Zi'i f, at the re
quest of Mr. Heckman, described the
operations of the Washington Fish
Commission.
Proceedings Enlivened
The proceedings were enlivened by
two or three incidents- The first
entire when Delegate Sutherland, quot
ing from The Empire of April 2 last,
and reading au editorial utterance
'therein under the caption "Condition j
and Not a Theory.” declared "this is I
a bid to you to sell out and was put |
up to you for that 'purpose,” by “the!
Organ that always stands for the in-]
t erests." A second was in a good;
liatured but slightly heated sally be-j
tween Mr. Heckman and Mr. Hellen
tha-1 when the latter described a sug
gestion of Mr. Heckman's as being
probably acceptable to Canada or
suitable to a monarchy but would not
be tolerated by Americans. “That is
all bunk." shouted Mr. Heckman, in
response. The 'rliird was a similar
exchange between Mr. HeUenthal and
Mr. Z ipf after the latter had de
scribed the work of the Washington
State Fish Commission. “You live
too close to Canada,” said Hr. Hel
lenthal. “I have been in this country
as long us you have.” retorted Mr.
Zipf.
Hellcnthal First Speaker
Mr 1Hellenthat was first speaker
of the evening. He devoted his
attention almost entirely to House
Btfl No. 49, which has for its aim the
division or t'he Territory into three
fishing districts and limiting the op
erations of canneries in each to de
finite periods of 20. 30 and 40 days
respectively for Bristol Bay, Central
Alaska, and Southeastern Alaska.
This bill, or any other that doc3 not
amend, alter or modify th * Acts of
Congress on Alaskan fisheries, he
argued, is within the power of the
Legislature to pass. It is well
enough to memorialize Congress to
pass laws, tie said, but it is the duty
of the Legislature to do itself what
It has the power to do.
He disclaimed any expert know
ledge of catching and canning fish
and said he was speaking only from
the governmental angle. The fishing]
problem is only one ipart of the Al
askan problem. The Territory was
the most prosperous section of the j
entire country, be said, when he came
to It and for several years thereafter
and that prosperity was destroyed
overnight when the government put
on the wet blanket of reservations
which denied the residents and citi
zens of the country the right to own
private property. The only thing that
made it possible for Alaska to sur
vive at all wasgthe fact that the fish
eries were not Included in the sys
tem then established. Now, he as-1
serted. it is 'being extended to the
fisheries This condition is intoler
able. he continued The governmeht i
has no right to make fisheries reser-1
vsSttons. no legal right cr otherwise to
set aside the common right U fisher-,
ies possessed bv the people of the,
Territory.
Against Bureau Government
He assailed bureaucratic govern
ment which he declared pul arbitrary ]
power in the hands of individuals re
gardless of la w It makes not so |
much dlifferen e as What has hap
pened under this, whether there have ]
been abuses of this power, but it Is;
what can and may happen under the .
system. He said he did not know -
mlK h about the flrant resolution and i
accompanying measure for the regu-1
lation of fisheries, but urged the]
members in whipping it into shape]
not to ask for arbftrarv power to be;
bestowed on a commission, but to;
keep all power of that nature in the;
hands of the Legislature He divert
^Contlnued on Pa?0 Two.)
MINUTE MEN
ORGANIZATION
TO BE FORMED
Charles G. Dtawes Launches
New Constilttional Party
—Purposes Named.
CHICAGO. April L’6. Charles (!.
Dawes, Former Director of the Bud
get, has launched an organization
known as the "Minute Men of the
Constitution'’ and heralded as a
"movement for' good government
without party affiliation."
The organization will seek from
the Illinois delegation to the lh-mo
eratic and Repu/blicaa national con
ventions pledges of support for five
planks including advocacy of build
ing up respect for the law and con
stitution, condemnation of all in
fluences breeding class and religious
discrimination, recognition of the
right of individuals collectively to
defend within the law their rights,
advance their econodvic. social and
political interests, endorsing the an
nounced position of the government
that, a citizen has l lie right to work
without unlawful Interferences and
placing loyally to the government
above all industrial and political
relations.
FLORIDA BANS
WHIPPING LASH
TAIjDA I DA'SS BK, Fla., Ajuil 2fi.—
The hoav.v leather lash, which was:
held responsible fur t'ho death of i
Martin Talbert of North Dakota, in
a convict camp, was torn from the
hand of the ‘'whipping boas" of Flor
ida’s convict camps when the Flor-,
Ida House of Representatives voted
I’*-- abolish corp.a»l puawhnfent in
the handling of county convicts.
Th ? resolution was passed by a:
vote of 63 to 15, on motion of Rep-1
reaentative 'Savis of Leon county,
after the special committee investi
gating the mistreatment of prison
ers In convict camps had heard fur
ther testimony on the death of Tal
bert and the lashing of other prison
ers.
John P. Gardner, of Altoona, Pa., \
former soldier, toll of iheing whipped,
in a lumber catnip. He said the man 1
who whipped him was Walter Hig-,
genboUhnni, who Is under indictment
ifor first degree murder -in connec
tion with the death of Talbert.
"After he licked me.,',' said Gard
ner, “I found out \je had mistaken
me for a turpentine worker. When
lie found out he had licked the wrong
man he went over and licked all of
the 18 turpentine men In the gang he
thought I belonged to.”
Cordell Hull Hat
Way to Stop Sugar
Prices Increasing
WASHINGTON. April ,26.—Cordell
Hull, chairman of the Democratic Na
tional Committee, discussing the ef
fect of tile tariff on sugar prices, de-1
dared: t
"One sure and affective method of
preventing a repetition of the great j
artificial ini reuses In sugar prices
would ha the enactment of a statute
prohibiting every person or corpora
tion accustomed to demand or receive
benefits, favors or privileges .front
t'lM government at the expense cT
the ibalance of the people, from con
tributing l^> the campaign funds of
any pt litical party.”
HUNDREDS ARE
MISSING FROM
BOAT ASHORE
MXVDO.V, April 26 —A Reuters dis
tuguese mail steamer Messameses,
patch from Cape Town says the Por
whteh grounded several days ago on
(tape Frio, lias 'been found abandoned '
with no trace of 237 passengers j
Thus far no boats have been picked I
up and the fate of the passengers!
ami crew Is not indicated.
INVESTIGATING
CRAFT CHARGES
WASHINGTON. April 26. The In
ternal Revenue Bureau has begun an
Investigation into the many charges
of graft 'being practiced among Fed
eral prohibition agents. Officials
stated that considerable data has
been laid before Commissioner Blair,
but thus far the inquiry has not dis
closed losses to the government.
DUKE OF YORK AND LADY ELIZABETH
BOWES-LYONS M ARRIED TODAY.
(Copyright by Van Dyke.)
LONDON, April 26. -Albert, Dnko
of York, was united in tnarriago
with Lady Elizabeth Howee-Lyona in
Westminr.ter Abbey at nocn tod’y
wilh pomp reminiscent of the mld
Vcitorian times amid multitudinous
demonstrations of vast throngs gath
ered under tlie threatening skies.
When the wedding pageant en
tered the Abbey a slight drizzle of
rain fell buf as the royal pair mudo
their exit the sun broke forth.
Today's ceremony both from a re
ilgiom and social standpoint was
imposing. The evenl was marked hy
a glittering exhibition of fashion
and sumptuous jewels. Archbit hop
of Canterbury assisted by England’s
moat distinguished prelates solem
nized the union.
Ambassador Harvey was attired in
tight velvet knee breeches and silk
Blockings and other court regalia
and Mrs Harvey had a place of
honor in line. Nine Americans wit
nessed the ceremony, seven of them
newspapermen
FRISCO WANTS
' 2 CONVENTIONS
Pacific Coast City Bidding for
Both National Conven
tions Ne^t Year.
OHIO AGO. April 20. -Han Fran-!
cisco ils (lidding for both the Demo
cratic and Republican National (Jon-1
ventions next year and Ohic&go. j
Kansas City. Buffalo and Cleveland
are all In the race for the Republican
convention. This became known here
today. The entertainment given the
Democrats at San Francisco appealed
to the Republic ins but their habit of
meeting 'in Cli'icsgo is hard to shako
off. Should they choose S in Fran
cisco, however.' .1 col politicians be
lieve the Democratic convention will
come tiere. It is understood there is
some sentiment for Washington, D.
C„ as the Republican convention city.
Publishers Are Urged
To Conserve News Print
NEW YORK. April 28. Paul I’ut
terson, president of the American
New palpsr Publishers' Association, in
a speech hers (today it the annual
meeting fit th'> organization, urged
publisher* to avoid extravagant and
wasteful line of newsprint. Patterson
declared con- itnvptlon continues at a
record breaking rate but the expan
sion of mills can supply the demands
?f the publishers ur > careful.
The i.i.-MOXtiation has passed a reso
lution urging the Treasury Depart
ment to deliine now-prin t pa par as
placed on the free list by the Fed Till
revenue act of 1922 to properly in
clude only “newsprint UBed In manu
facture of standard newspapers.”
Sixteen-Year-Old Boy
Confesses Burning School
PHN’DLETON', Ore. April 28 —
Louis Nixon, aged lfi years, confessed
today that he burned the school
house of th" Seventh Day Adventists’
church near Milton and Freewater on
November 8. The bov a Imitted he
had trouble with the school authori
ties end said he burned the building
liecauso he did no’ want to go to
school.
Tho Duke of York today had the
blewing of tho whole British Umpire
in the union with an unoetentatiols
young Kiri from the Ssotti3li up
lands. The union struck a popular
chord only equalled by Princoss
Mary's marriage with Viscount Las
coUes and is universally hailed as
another bond between tho crown
and the people.
Ii 1? nccocsarv C> no "berk more
thou fi'JSQ years in the records of
Wcrtmin?U r Abbey to find a par
raTlcl to the ceremony today,
The last time a son of u relgn
Ing king married a commoner in
tho abbey was in 12rti), when Kd
mund Crouclibnek was w aided to
Avelino of Lancaster, daughter of
he Uuko of Albemarle.
RANK IS CONFERRED.
LONDON, April lit!. — The King
has conferred the rank of Princess
- poo the Duchess of York.
Alaskan Waters to
Be Patrolled by
Fisheries Boats
WASHINGTON. Apr 11 2d. Hix pa
tri.'l brats of tho Bureau of Fisheries
have b • an directed by legislative or
der lo patrol the waters of the North
PHofftc in search for any vessel sus
pected of violating the order against
fur seal or otter fishing
The boats are the Widgeon, Murre,
Auklct. Petrel, Elder and Kittlwuke. j
The boats are directed to seize huh- :
peeled crows and take the crews to
the neart at American part for trial.
The Widgeon makes headquarters l
at Juneau and the Murre is now!
making headquarters at Petersburg. I
ALASKANOW
COMING BACK
F. H. Knickerbocker Says
Outlook for Coming Sea- |
son Most Excellent.
SEATTLE, April 2<i F. II Knick |
rrbooker, general manager of the Al
aska Steamship Commanv. has arriva l
from a tour of Southeastern and :
Southwestern Alaska and said gen-1
oral Improvement was noted in con-1
ditions throughout the Territory.
“The outlook for Ihe coming sea-1
-•on Is excellent in till lines of ac- ]
; tiivlty and indu-tr.v Is looking up. It
has been year- since conditions are
so favorable. We are preparing for a
heavy season in both freight and j
passengers.” Knickerbocker said
Urges President Recall
U. S. Ambasador Harvey
BOSTON, April 2ti. -Representative
(' E Kelly, of Boston, has introduce I '
a resolution asking President Hard
ing to recall A’liii issador Harvey be
cause he ‘'boasts more of his English
ancestry than of his Americanism.”
WASHINGTON* April 2fi. Presi
dent Harding declared today lie
would permit ihe transportation to
the United States of BOO Ruslan
refugees who recently landed In the
Philippines nfter a stormy voyage
from Vladivostok.
I. W. W. CALLS
STRIKE; NINETY
THOUSAND OUT
Transport Workers and Log
gers Called to Walk Out—
Purposes Announced.
BULLETIN—SEATTLE, April 26.
—The strike of the I. W. W. i* grad
ually spreading, according to late ad
vices th is afternoon, and between
7,000 and 8,000 men are out in Wash
ington and Oregon. I. W. W. lead
ers say the demonstration is "pro
gressive" and in full force aid wll
not be felt until May 1. Toe em
ployers say the maximum force is
already passed and all I. W. men
are out now.
NEW YOItK, April 26— Several
hundred members of the Marine
Transport Workers' Division of the
l. W. W. have struck here. Head
quarters state about 90,000 men are
out throughout the United States.
The strike Is particularly effective
on the Pacific Coast, it in said.
The strike has been called in bo
half of so-called political prisoners.
FEW MEN WALK OUT
SEATTLE, April 26. Few trans
port workers struck here when the
I. W W. strike was called. Steam
ship officials said they expected to
have little trouble in getting crews.
Logging camps throughout the state
have curtailed operations as it result
of the strike. It Is expected the
strike will last only until after
May 1.
STRIKE IN CAMP3
PORTLAND. Ore.. April 26.-Only
abi ut 25 per cent of the workers In
the logging camps In Oregon uml
Washington have struck in answer to
the I. W. W. call This is according
to reports receive! by lumbermen
here.
NO INTENDED WALKOUT
LOS ANGELES. April 26—Hun
dreds of circulars carrying the I. W.
W. strike cal! were distributed here
through the Wobbly marine depart
ment It is announced here the
walkout Is not intended and only a
few men quit.
The circulars headed "Strike for
April 25, 1923" reads:
"Finally at last the voice of the
men in person has been heard.
"Come out one, coma out ail, and
pull your labor power off the Job
for a short time and wake up these
monsters of capitalism."
HOUSE RETURNS
MONEY MEASURE
TO COMMITTEE
Appropriations Bill Sent Back
to Ways and Means—
Indian Bill Lost.
A* the result of protects started on.
the floor of the House this morning
hy Representative Daly, the general
appropriations bill. Introduced early
:his week bv Chairman Ross of the
Ways and Means Committee, was re
commlttted to that committee for de
tailed consideration. It was stated
by members of the committee that
the measure had not been studied
section by section; that It had been
prepared by Mr. Rosa and introduced
with their consent.
Mr Daly protested against this
method of bringing the bill In and
said if It was not a committee and
had not been prepared by it. the
measure should be marked as intro
duced by Mr. Ross and not by the
(Committee. Mr. Ross said there had
been no intention to mislead either
the Hi use or members of the commit
tee and made no objection to Its re
commitment.
Village Bill Defeated
Senate Bill No. 94. adding largely
to the powers of incorporated Indian
villages, giving them powers of po
lice administration and general taxa
tion over residents and property
within the village, although defeated
in the House today, will have another
chatfce for life tomorrow. The vote
on tile measure this morning was 10
against and six for passage, those
favoring being Callahan. Decker.
(Jrant. John-on. W1 bon and Speaker
Cole. Later Mr. Ross gave notice
that he would move for reconsidera
tion wh'ch will come up tomorrow.
Mr. Murray characterized the bill
as dangerous and that, the repeal of
the Ac of 1917. sought in it. was un
wise. Shepard. Foster and Stasnr
also labeled it a dangerous bill Mr.
Decker said it had a thorough con
siderat on in the Semite, where hear
ings had been held, and he would
support it.
Defeat College Change
Senator Snodgrass' bill to taka
away the appointjve power front the
(Continued oa rot* Two.}.