THE
ALASKA DAILY
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VOL. XXII., NO. 3247.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PRICE TEN CENTS,
SPECIFIC PROBLEMS PRESIDENT
HORDING WILL STUDY WHILE ON
ALASKA TRIP ORE OUTLINED IN
STATEMENT FROM WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, May 17.—The White House has made public the fol
lowing ll*t of opecific problems President Harding will study in Alaska with
Secretary of Interior Work and Secretary of Agriculture Wallace:
“Vestment of complete jurisdiction over the whole of Alaska in single
Department of government.
“Formation of a colonization scheme to increase population and de
velope resources.
“Creation of a corps of trained men with headquarters In Alaska to
search out and report regularly upon the mineral resources of the Territory.
“Construction of a branch line of spurs to the Alaska Railroad.
“Mere liberal appropriations for building trails in the Interior.
“Endowment of the Department of Commerce with a supreme control
of the fishing Industry instead of the divided authority permitting state’s
governments bordering upon the continental coast to exercise jurisdiction.
“Elimination of dangers to navigation.
“Further protection of seals.
“Consolidation of all law enforcing agencies under the Department of
Justice.
“Liberalisation of mining and land laws.
“Commerce.
“Erection of a Territorial capitol. .
"Enactment of a new game law to conserve wild animal life.
“Construction of tourist roads
“Allotment of revenues from the Pribilof Islands to the Territorial
general fund.”
I LEAVES SEATTLE JULY 5, PERHAPS
SEATTLE, May 17.—Private advices definitely announce the transport
Henderson will leave Seattle for Alaska on July 5 with President Harding
and hie party.
WILL VISIT VANCOUVER AND VICTORIA
VANCOUVER, B- C., May 17.—President Harding has officially accepted
the invitation of Lieut. Gov. Nichol to visit both Vancouver and Victoria an
route to Alaska during the coming summer.
MUCH GLOOM
IN RANKS OF
REPUBLICANS
U. S. Senator Moses Makes
Statement Regarding
Chances for 1924.
WASHINGTON, May 11.—United
States Senator George H. Moses, of
New Hampshire, chairman of the Re
publican Senatorial committee, after
a preliminary survey of political ten
dencies, made a statement today de
claring that Republican candidates
"WlH have a hard fight” in eight
states next year.
Senator Motses said the Democrats
are certain to retain at least 10 of
the membership rtf 14 for which a
fight is to be made so that “on the
whole the Republican committee is
not at all comfortable over the out
look.”
Body of Cosgrove Is Sent
South; Burial in Seattle
KiETGHillK AN. May 17.—-Funeral
services Over the remains of Charles
IH. Co3grove, well known Alaskan,
who died Tuesday afternoon, were
held last night at 9 o’clock under
the auspices of tho Elks.
Headed by a band, the Elks escort
ed the romains to the Pacific Steam
ship Dock and tho body was shipped
south on the steamer Queen.
Church services will be hold in
Seattle
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Twenty-three Is Now
Death Toll Texas Storm
CX)DORADO CITY. Tex., May 17.—
Two more have died from the affects
of Monday’s tornado In this section,
bringing the total number of dead
to 33
Earl Carnarvon’s Estate
b Valued at $2,000,000
IDONDON. May 17.—>Earl Carnar
von left an estate valued at nearly
$3,000,000. Bequests include 12,500
to Howard Cartes', him associate in
the discovery of King Tut’s tomb.
CANADA SEEKS TO FORESTALL
FUEL SHORTAGE NEXT WINTER
OTTAWA. Ont., May 17.—(By A<
nociated Press.1—iFederaI and provtn
clal governments of Canada aro try
tag to find a way to meet next wit
tei'a fuel demands without lea vim
the country wholly dependent upoi
the United States, having in min'
the threat of embargo last fail whe:
American communities were suffertn
from a shortage.
Canada ha3 vast stores of both sot
and hard coal, but transportation di:
Acuities will prov*»nt their de'veloj
moot so long as the Pennsylvanii
West Virginia hard coal field cot
Unpeg to. produce and (there U n
-hock on exports. Testimony before
i Senate committee indicates that
■ Nova Scotia can meet all demands
for soft coal. The 'Search for sub
! stitute for Pennsylvania anthracite
t has not been successful.
I The richest hard coal field known
> In Canada is In Alberta. It is far
5 removed from transportation lines
and, as oqp expert said, “it might
as well be In China." About 200.000,
1 000 tons of fair quality anthracite
- could be (produced there by strip
>- mining, and subsurface mining, it
,- was said, would bring out billions of
- tons. The deposit Is In the Hay
J ami Smoky Valleys of Alberta,
Progressives to
Be Addressed
By Gov. Sweet
'DENVER, May 17.—Governor Sweet
has accepted iLa iFollette'a invitation
to deliver the opening address at the
conference of Progressives to be held
in Chicago on May 24. This is the
announcement made here today.
“Abiding Peace” Certain
In World Says Hughet
WASHINGTON, May 17.-'Secretary
off State Charles E. Hughes, address
ing the National Conference of Social
Workers here today, declared that
America "has every assurance oi
abiding peace" following dissipation
of the Far Eastern crisis.
SNAG STRUCK
IN DRY LAW
WASHINGTON, May 17.-'President
Harding will be asked to Beek an
understanding with nations which
compel ships to carry liquor for the
crews. This loomed up today in re
ports from officials who have struck
a snag in drafting regulations to
carry out 'the Supreme Court decision
barring liquors In American waters.
Postponement of the effectiveness
of the new regulations scheduled for
June 10 is hinted.
Only One Victim from
Disaster at Hot Springi
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., '.May 17.—The
flood, fire and wind storm here
claimed only one victim. Mrs. Bertha
K. Christensen, who died last night
from a fractured skdll she received
when whirled three blocks along
Central Avenue.
Russian Ship Ordered
‘ From Port of Turkey
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 17 —
Turkish authorities have notified the
Soviets that a ship arriving here
from Smyrna must depart forthwith.
Tbis is understood to be a reprisal
an account of the refusal recently'of
Soviet authorities to admit a Turkish
ship to Batum
CHINESE TROOPS CLASH
Radio Sounds Alarm
for Missing Girl.
pfrj j. jV o-tlv Coit. «*)
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The polite force of thro? States
sought for Miss Elizabeth Coit. L
society girl, of Montclair, New I,
Jersey, who has mysteriously (its- I
appeared from her home, after ' |
leaving a I-ackawanna train at |
Hoboken. She was to have met ,
her father, Charles L. Coit. oft'i- ,
cial in the First National Bank of ,
New York, and accompany him ,
home. Radio descriptions of the ,
girl have been broadcasted, but j
; no trace of Iter has been found. ,
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ALVA B. ADAMS
IS APPOINTED
D. S. SENATOR
Democrat and Attorney of
Pueblo, Colorado, Is Suc
cessor to Nicholson.
DBNVER. May 17. —Governor Sweet ■
has appointed Alva B. Adams, Demo- 1
crat, attorney of Pr.-blo. United 1
iStatea Senator t> succeed the lato|
Senator Nicholson, deceased. • i
Adams is ranked as a Conserva-ji
tive. He is a son of Alv.i Adams, |;
three times Governor of Colorado. I
The new Senator is 48 years of age. ;
In a statement today, Adams said:
“As to operation of railroads, may- i
be government ownership and control |
Is s solution of the transportation
problem, but I believe a further test
to prevent government ownership
should ba made before the system is
changed
“I favor law enforcement and that
applies to the eighteenth amendment. I
*'I am in sympathy with the farm
ibloc. but do not think blocs should
exert influence to the detriment of
the Whole.
“I favor ad'equate defense but do
not approve of the international poll- ,
cies of La Kollette and those who \
I agree with him.” t
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Silver Purchases Under
Pittman Act Reduced
WASHINGTON. May 17—Director
fk’b'fcW of the Mint today announced
the government's purchases of silver
under the iPittman act has reduced
■the amount required to fulfill its
terms to be approximately 10,000,000
ounces.
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Says G. 0. P. Boost*
Itself Into Favor
CHICAGO, May 17.—The Republi
can Party prospects have greatly im- t
proved during the laHt six mouth's, 1
due mostly to the steady advance of t
prosperity, said John T. Adams, of t
Dubuque. [Republican National Com- 1
mittee chairman, today. f
Adams declared that material re
ductions In taxes is due to judicious (
paring of government operating ex
penses.
PRAY FOR ROYAL HEIR
BBDGRADK. May 17.—'Prayers that t
Queen Marie’s expected child be a i
boy so as to continue the Kara- t
Georgevitch dynasty, are being said i
la the churches. The event is not I
e»pectod tor several months. a
(AVAL CENTER
ESTABLISHED
TO WESTWARD
Reward Is Selected as Sum
mer Naval Base—Plans
Indicate Activity.
'SEATTLE. May 17 A special dls-j
latch from Washington to the Seat-j
le Times says that by the signature
>f 'the Alaskan Engineering CommU
.ion today to a 20-year lease on
[round near Seward, which was for
nerly part of the Naval Reserve on
lesurrectiion Bay. a siulage reserve
s indicated and q va*l- vessels in
end to do consideriWe cruising ini
Uaskan waiters.
The agreement says the leasees i
nust keep 8..000 barrels of fuel oil!
ind a liberal quantity of gasoline
tnd other supplies on hand for the
tavy.
It is understood construction work
m immense tanks and other storage
Kiuiipment will bo started inimedi
itoly.
The Times’ correspondent says that
or a long time naval officers have,
icon anxious to put destroyers in A!-.
skan waters during the summer;
nonths but the Vessels could not j
iperatc so far ifrotv. a base. With
he construction of ."tanks to supply I
he navaf boats with fuel oil It will
>e i>erfectly feasible to send ships
forth.
The Naval War College has been |
onsictering plans to maJce navigators!
almlliar with territorial waters and a
uoling plant at, Seward solves the
iroblem for additional naval require-;
nents.
The Standard Oil Company will
nrry a supply of gasoline and other
petroleum products for commercial
mrposes at Seward, it is said.
J. S. Astronomer
Finds New Star!
II>BS MOINES, la., May 17. -Dr. M. j
?. Morehouse, acting president of
ilrake University and an astronomer
>f nation-wide reputation, has an
lounced the discovery of a new ne
>ulous star. Torhnically the star is
mown as Bd Plus 34 Decrees 980.
Dr. Morehouse says that it'ls pos
iible that the light from this nebula
darted 100,000 year* ago and has
list 'reached the earth, bo distant Is
.he star. He discovered it by,
ihotography. ,
HER SCANDAL I
IS LOOMING IIP
Zlaim Made that Richard
/"• 1 * Wl'f W/_Ml_
\^IUKCI 5 Wiic w aa iviai
lied When She Wed.
DUBLdiN, May 17.—The Court of
Lppeals has granted Mrs. Kthel C.
Vhite, Uedarhurat, New York, daugli
er of 'Richard Croker, permission to
atervene in the probate action
.gainst Mrs. Beulah Croker. widow.
Mrs. White’*' petition alleges Mrs.
touuaii Croker, a't the time she mar
led Ooker, wus the wife of Ouy R. |
tfalone, but kept Croker ignorant un
11 his death
.enroot Predicts
Jap Hawaiian Rule
SUPBiyOR. Wis., May 17 —A men
■ce exists in Hawaii, asserted United i
hates Senator Irvine L. Lenroot, |
f Superior, who ha* just returned j
rom an extended tour of the Island
ossettsions.
“Over two-thirds df the populu
ion of Hawaii is Japanese," Senator
.enroot asserted. "Within 10 years
he Japanese voter*, by right of
heir birth there, will far outnum
>er tho natives and Americans, thus
aining control of the territory."
governor Pardons
Toothbrush Bandit
OOL.Ui.MBUS, O., May 17 Gover
icr Donohay pardoned Ben K. King
f Zanesville, who ha* been serving
10-year sentence in the r>enl tert
iary, King, while Intoxicated, used
. toothbrush to hold up a man. King
s tho sole support of an aged mother
t Cleveland, ’
MAKES LONG VOYAGE TO WIN LOVE.
Iss
tlh€& dice
(bnfhfice
Here is the converted yacht Constance, in which Charles Kollo
Peters, San p'randRCo artist, still sail from his home portj to the
coast of Wales in an effort to win hack the love of hi- former
wife, Constance, who resides In Great UrltulH.
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GREATEST AIRSHIP IN WORLD
BEING BUILT FOR U. S. ARMY
FREIDRICHISAFEN, May 17.’—The greatest aircraft in, the world, tha
ZR-3, it being built here for the United States Navy in a plant overlooking!
Lake Constance, where many mammouth airships were constructed, which |
created havoc during the World War. The big ship will be constructed!
entirely to German plans. When completed the ZR-3 wifi attsmpt a flight j
to America, probably in October.
LIVELY CHASE;
2 MEN CAUGHT
Men Wanted in Spokane for
Shooting Affray, Are
Nabbed in East.
DBS MOINES. May 17.-Thomas!
"Walton and George P. Burt were ar
rested here last night after a lively
chase in automobiles. The two men !
were sought by Spokane authorities
for 'the shooting of Deputy Sheriff
Dick 'Cashatt.
iSPOICaS Hi. May it. Deputy Sher
lff Cashatt was severely wounded j
several weeks ago after he had ar
rested Walton after Miss Gladys
Homer, whom Walton had taken tor
a ride, became frightened and jumped
from an automobile, 'fracturing her
skull
Wife Sues Hubby for
Breach of Promise'
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 —An un- !
usual breach of promise suit was
filed hpre by Mrs. Lilly Hayes. She
asks for $2)5.000 for a broken promise.
William K. Hayes, her divorced
husband, Mrs. Hayes claims, promised
to remarry her ami thenvchanged his
mind.
This is the first suit of its kind to
be brought in the locaj courts where
a man Is charged with breach of
promise for failure to marry his for-:
mer wife. I
ADVOCATES DUCKING STOOL
FOR SLANDEROUS GOSSIP I
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(LONDON, May 17.—In awarding'
damages for slander to a woman who
had sued another woman for utter ,
^m es reflecting on the plaintiff's j
character. Justice Shearman suid:
"This c ase is of the kind which al- !
ways make me regret that the old
perish punishment has not survived
in the old days a woman with a
slanderous tongue would be put tfl
the duoklng stool and ducked and 1
carried home."
LOS ANGELES. May 17.—Jewish
rabbi* have been requested to serve
grape juice instead of wine for sacra
mental purposes in a resolution
passe-d by the Los Angeles Kehlllah,
a 'leading Jewish religious organiza
tion. Jewish churchy in the city
are also asked by the organization
to withdraw their p^-mtts to sell
Iflite,
Marathoners Waltz
Their Way Into
Matrimonial Maze
WASHINGTON. May 17. Shuffling
all the time, two coupler who have
be ? i darning on a Potomac River
houseboat here, toddled about a mo
tor truck, two-atopped Into the mar
riage license clerk's office, fox trotte.l,
to a jewelers for wedding rings and I
waltzed into the office of a Policti
Court judge, who married them to a'
jazz vftraion of the wedding march.'
Still keeping their feet moving, the I
marathoners hopped back to thej
houseboat and the management of!
the contest claimed they had been!
dancing 80 hours. The marathon j
nvatrlmonlalists arb Evelyn King andi
Fred Newman, both 21. of Baltimore,!
and Thelma Roo30 and Bert (lately,
alto 21, and tyom Baltimore
POLICE ARREST
UPTON SINCLAIR!
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LOS ANGBL.ES, May 17.—The po
lice have arrested Upton Sinclair,
Socialist ami 'Bovollst, and three corn
pardons on charges of unlawful as
sembly and’ suspicion of criminal
•syndicalism.
It is understood Sinclair pluns to
make a test case of the arrests.
Nearly 600 WobbUes have been gr-|
resteul during the rast few days, all
charged with unlawful assembly.
LORD CARSON NOT COMING
LONDON, May 17. -Lord Carson
Informs the Canadian Press „ that
there Is no foundation for the sug
gestion that lie proposes to visit Catf
ada this summer.
SERIES OF MOTION PICTURES
OF ALASKA ARE TO BE FILMED
NEXT SUMMER;PLANS OUTLINED
SEATTLE, May 17.—A apeclal dll,
Timet taya the Department of Interioi
completed for filming a comprehenelvi
thie Bummer, showing the development
commercial advantage*.
Two cameramen from the reclami
month* in Alaska making the films.
The film* will include epecial viev
and other features of interest.
The films will be distributed nek1
etch from Washington to the Seattle
■ announced arrangements have been
: series of motion pictures of Alaeka
and the upbuilding of the cities and
itlon service expect to spend several
ts of railway traffic, traffic on rivers
fall for educational purposes. / j
SUCHOW BANDITS
DRIVEN BACK BY
CHINESE TROOPS
Sharp Attack Made in Moun
tains—Foreign Captives
in Bad Plight.
BULLETIN—WASHINGTON. May
17.—A Peking dispatch received
late this afternoon by the State De
partment scaid Consul John Davi
and Major Chilcon, assistant mili
tary attache at Lincheng, are re
ported raying the bandits have
stated they are ready to negotiate
with the Chinese government for
the release of prisoners.
Representatives of the Chinese
gcvcinment expect to leave immed
iately to begin negotiations.
TIENTSIN, May 17. — Govern
hS'-’E troops have dashed with the
aut posts of the Suchow bandits and
kidnappers near Hanshwang. This
Is according to advices received from
Tsao Chawang. t
The government trixtps drove the
butdils back.
It is said the ibrigands attacked
w^re a.tfrniplltvg to Join the main
bund In the Patnbuku mountain
stronghold. t
CAPTIVES IN BAD WAY.
SHANGHAI, May 17. — Two
priests returning from tile moun
tain stroiigliokl of the Spchow ban
dits report that Chevalier Mubso,
one of the foreign captives Is In an
extremely grave condition.
Tlie feet of Major Roland Finger,
American, are reported In terrible
conditions as the result fo a forced
march of 10 miles over the moun
tains.
Roy Anderson. American, closely
In touch with Chinese affairs has
departed for the camp of the bri
gands to renew negotiations for tho
release of all foreigners.
NO RELEASE SOON.
SHANGHAI, May 17. — Leon
Friedman, held captive by the Su
chow bandits, got a message through
to hts brother here stating:
' Do not expect release for several
weeks. Negotiations are progress
ing slowly. Health good.'*
SECOND NOTE SENT.
PEKING, May 17. — Diplomatic
representatives for foreign govern
ments have sent another communi
cation to the Chinese government
expressing astonishment at China's
failure to obtain results from nego
tiations with (lie Suchow bandits
holding foreigners. The note reiter
ates previous notification that the
Chinese government will be held re
sponsible for the foreigners.
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Couple Arrested
For Kissing; Judge
Gives ’Em Blessing
CHICAGO. May 17.—It is not dis
orderly conduct for a girl to kiss
the man she loves on the public
highway in an automobile, according
to a ruling of Judge Joseph Burke In
the Sheffield Avenue court.
lEtirl Juni. 29. 2112 Humboldt Boule
vard, son of Niels Juul, Collector of
Customs and formerly state Sena
tor. and Pearl Sommers, 23. 4647 Ken
more Avenue, were arrested at 6:30
in the morning i% fond embrace at
Ken more and inland Avenues.
HITS ANOTHER HOMER.
PIHDADBLPH1A. May 17. — Cy
Williams hjt his fourteenth homer
this afternoon in file gume against
Chicago with none on base*.