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VOL XXII., NO. 3316.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1923.
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Recent Presidential Trip Cre
ates Growing Interest in
the Northland.
SEATTLE, Aug. 7—A large In
crease In Inquiries about Alaska is
noticeable since the recent trip of the
Presidential party according to C. D.
Garfield, manager of the Alaska Bu
reau of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce.
Garfield said the Inquiries have
come from practically every state In
the Union. News and photograph
distribution agencies report a wide
demand for Alaska pictures from
eastern magazines and newspapers.
SWIMS ENGLISH
CHANNEL ;MAKES
PERILOUS TRIP
Massachusetts Man Is Third
Person to Accomplish
Hazardous Feat.
DOVER, England. Aug. 7 Henry
Sullivan, of Lowell, Mass., finished
his swim across the English Channel
landing in front of the Calais Casino
early last evening.
Sullivan's time was 26 hours and
BO minutes, swimming nearly 60
miles.
Sullivan is the third man to ac
complish the hazardous feat, the
others being Captain Mathew Wedd,
In 1875, and T. W. Burgess In 1911.
This was Sullivan's seventh at
tempt.
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Message Sent to K. of C.
By President Coolidge
MONTREAL, Aug. 7—A message
from President Coolidge hailing the
Knights of Columbus as a “patriotic
order steadfastly devoted to the
American people and ideals" was read
at the Forty-first international conven
tion of tb»t organization.
A parade of several thousand dele
gates marked the opening of the an
nual convention of the Knights of
Columbus. Supreme Knight Flaherty
declared the organization would
stand against societies or comblna
tlons that sought to inject religious
or racial bias in social life and the
Knights challenged the Ku Klux Klan
or sny other opponent to produce a
single fact on which to base the
fslse mission of the Knights.
TOPEKA. Aug. 7—As the result of
a test of blood taken from Governor
Davis, who is suffering from the flu,
it “looks very suspicious of pneumo
nia. Governor Davis is a very sick
man." This is according to the phy
sician's statement
OUTDOOR SPORTS IN ARGENTINE
POT END TO SUNDRY FLIRTING
BUENOB AIRES. Aug. 7—(By Ab
•ociated Press)—"Beauty parading”
and idle street flirtations, heritage of
the Spanish colonial days, are be
coming extinct pastimes in Agentlna.
The devotion given by Argentine
youth to our-door sports in the last
decade, flrst by the young men and
now in growing measure by the
young women, is held accountable for
the change.
Twenty-five years ago, the young
men of Buenos Aires, stiffly attired
in black, with high poke collars and
French patent leather shoes, devoted
their holiday and Sunday afternoons
to strolling along the avenues or
loitering on street corners with an
eye out. mainly, for pretty girls. The
girls, decked out with the knowledge
that they were to he admired, de
voted the same afternoons to “coolie”
riding, forming a “beauty parade”
as the vehicles drew them along the
avenues past the groups of young
jneii with whom they might exchange
imllen and flirtatious glance*. This
was about all the outdoor exercise
Argentine young folk took in those
lays, say the older generation.
Today In Buenos Aires there is
hardly a vacant lot on a Saturday,
Sunday or holiday afternoon that is
not the scene of a football game.
Tennis matches are in progress on
hundreds of courts, golf balls soar
over the fairways of eight different
courses, swift racing sculls cleave
the waters of the River Lujan, pro
pelled by sunburned arms, on running
tracks young men in spiked shoes
seek to make records in the hundred
meter dash, the hurdles and like
pvents. swimming, basket hall and
boxing have numerous devotees, while
young men of wealth Indulge in polo
and crack yarht races on the River
Plate. The formal Sunday-afternoon
black of a generation ago has been
succeeded by light tweeds, home
spuns, flannels and sport clothea.
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Sweden Questions Imports of
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League in Affairs of World
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 7—The Swod-|
ish government has just published its i
reply to the inquiry circulated by J
the General Secretary of tha League;
of Nations as to whether the various
members of the League favored a spe
cial pact for g'neral reciprotal guar
antees, elating that, in its preaent
form, and under present conditions,
the government cannot endorse th ■
proposal.
The Swedish reply says that as I
long as the United States, Germany i
and Russia are not memb<>rs of the
League It cannot be looked upon as
having a universal character. Al
though the League has gained in
power and authority during Its three
years of operation, it cannot yet be
, considered strong enough to deal
I effectively with the international
I problems which are at present mon
lacing the pra-e of th" world.* and
I Sweden thinks that the guarantee i
j system proposed would be of little
lvalue without the powerful authority'
| that might come from universality of
! membership.
The government holds that If Swe
den. with her stabilized relations
with foreign countries were io s'gn
the guarantees proposed p.h“ would
expose herself to comparatively larg
er risks than those of other states.
It would be Impossible, says the re
ply. for a Swedish government, under
the present status of political unrest
in the world, to propose to the rep
resentatives of the people that they
enter Into International obligations
which might lead to military mea
sures not compatible with Sweden’s
own vital interests and national In
dependence.
Meanwhile, the government re
peats a recommendation previously
made to the effect that compulsory
arbitration should be provided for
all disputes of a Judicial nature. And
it. hopes that roaditlons may de
velop to such a point In the future
that any disturber of political peace
will ho considered the enemy of all)
nations, and that such a disturber
will be punished by the Joint action j
of all nations
BELIEVE JOHNSON’S HAT IS
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Many who heard Unlte<l Sattes Senator Hlrain Johnson’s
speech at the welcoming banquet given him in New York upon
his return from hi3 European tour, assert his words definitely have
put him in the race for the Republican nomination for the Presi
dency. Senator Johnson's attack on policies, especially the World
Ccu’* idea, indicated a clear-cut break.
AMERICANS AND
TURKS SIGN UP
Two Treaties Finally Com
pleted and Signed at Lau
sanne Conference.
LAUSANNE, Aug. 7.—The two trea
ties signed late yesterday afternoon
between the United States and Tur
key are as follows: one of amity of
commerce and the other of extradi
tion.
The treaties were signed without
ceremony in the presence of a Rtnall
group of Americans
Ismet Pasha seemed satisfied. Spe
cial American Representative Grew
read a short address voicing mutual
satisfaction with the conclusion of
the agreements.
SEATTLE. Aug. 7-Edward Fallon.
Alaska pioneer of 1869 and who later
returned to the territory for a short!
time during the Klondike rush, died
I in Tacoma Sunday at the age of 84
' years.
“LITTLE CABINET” DIRECTED GOVERNMENT.
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Here an the ten men who
Washington, of the latcPresldent II
Hughe was the ranking Governm
Walt; 1 Drake. Assistant Secretary
lury Hugher, S. P. Gilbert, Under
Gtncial; and in the lower row, 1
ier; ThiHtdorc Roosevelt, Assistant
War; E. W Pugsloy, Assistant Se
eral.
in • cl; d tin l nited States Government during the absence from
rding end in.: •: of his Cabinet, Secretary cf State Charles Evans
it ffiel. l in Washington. In the upper row, left to right, are: J.
of C uim rce; E. II, Henning, Ass'stant Secretary of Labor; Secre- j
S ut: r.v of the Treasury; Jolin II. liartlctt, Assistant Postmaster
•ft to right, are: E. C. Finney, A : ietant Secre,ary c,f the Inter
S ■: • iry of the Navy; Dwight D. Davis, A blunt Secretary of
.11 vary cf Agriculture, and A. T. S ymour, A.dstant Attorney Gen
BRITISH.EXPERT SUGGESTS
LIMIT ON AIR ARMAMENTS
| State Matters Are
Postponed by
Coolidge for Time
t
| WASHINGTON. Aug 7 -Print
i dent Coolidge took a short walk
this morning accompanied only |
| by secret service men. Hut few
pedestrians recognized him. He j
had only a few names on his en
gagement list today and those
calling did so only to pay their
respects. Ktirthor conferences on
state matters have been postpon
ed until after the Harding funeral.
LONDON'S NIGHT
LIFE MAY AGAIN
SPARKLE FORTH
Dim Since 1751 Old Days May
Again Come Back—Ef
forts Now Being Made.
LONDON, Ang. 7—England needs
a new law regulating public houses
and places of entertainment, say the
owners of London's hotels and dance
halls, who have banded together to
obtain less stringent laws in the
matter of closing their places.
The present law, wlitcit is adhered
to vigorously by the authorities, was
passed in the reign of George IT, In
1761. and requires that the dance
places of all classes close at the
stroke of midnight. Under this act
the authorities may grant special li
censes for specific places to remain
open until later, but generally they
stick to the Georgian habits, and
night life In London comes to a halt
at twelve o'clock.
At the present time many of the
cafes In London have permits to re
main open a few nights a week, hut
there Is nothing certain In the pres
ent arra-ngenvnts and they ' are
ehanged as often as a new council is
elected or the present memhers feel
Inclined.
The hotel and cafe proprietors will
ask the London County Council to
draw up a new law to be presented
to parliament, and they have obtained
the hacking of the “Brighter London”
movement committee which is seek
ing to make London a rival of gay
P»ris.
LONDON, Allg. T Major-G’ 11 ■ r;» I
Sir Frederick Maurice, who was C'hi l"
of M.Iitary Operations tor Great
Britain during th> war, declares in j
an article on the increase in the air
forces of Franre and Britain that “it |
is high tine 111" qa -sf >n of llniitu
tion of armar.i'IBs is tak ut up s r -|
ous’y." Up says that the British.
Government's decision to nearly dim
hie England’s present air equipment
meant a return to competition i.i j
armaments and that such compel!-!
lion is not likely to load to Improv i
erl relations between the two conn i
tries.
Gen “rat m-ntri e emphasises Great
Britain’s willit’.grt s to cot >r into a
confer.nc" on the reduction of air
armaments similar to the Washing
ton conference on naval armaments
But for the present, he says, Britain
must, out of self-prote'tion. bring her!
air strength up to that of France.
“France," says h<>, “is tlm only coup 1
try which within tin* next ten years,
is likely to he able to consider seri
on<ly an attack upon England from
the air. Today we are not in the
most remote danger of Invasion which
i onn s by sea. Therefore, for the
, first time for centuries, the navy has
I ' eased to he our first, line of pome
| defence, and that role lias devolved
| upon the air force.
Couple Married at
Initiation of K.K.K
EL PASO, Aug. 7 A man and wo
man whose names are not disclosed,
dressed In full regalia of tTie Klaus
men, were married at an open air.
Initiation of the Kn Klux Klan at
DemiHg. New Mexico, las) Saturday,
night according to C. L. Simmons, of
the El Paso Klan. He said tile mar
riage was performed in regalia at
the request of the bride.
Pitched Battle Fought
On Philippine Island
MANILA, Awn 7 Fifty Moro* were
Killed hii«l a Dumber wounflml. am!
three members of the Constabulary
forces were wounded in a pitched
battle near T.ake I.anao on the Island
of Mindanao. This is the report re
ceived by the (lovernor General's of
fl.ee. Details ar- not given.
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Elks Plan Statue of
Harding in Seattle
SFATTI.K. Any. 7 The lo a! lodge
I of Klks has decid 'd to Invite ruern
\ hers of the order throughout the
I state to hefp construct In Woodland
Park here a statue of Harding. The
late president administered the oath
of allegiance to 50,000 hoys In the
park on July 27 during his visit here.
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Mexican Federal
Forces Ordered
j Mobolized
MEXICO CITY, Aur. 7 Presl- | !
il >iit Obregon t >• 1:iy ordered mo- |
bilizjitlon of the Federal forces
j in the Ktate of Durango In an ef
fort to capture Juan Galluda, ban- | i
(lit leader, and force the release
of Robert Newman, who was kid
naped las) April.
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R0BBERY1S
FRUSTRATED
Odd Stunt Pulled Off in Los
Angeles But Is Nipped
by Police.
IOS ANGELES, Auk 7 -Plans to
roll the Eos Angeles vaults of the
American Express Company by ship
ping a man into them in a box was
frustrated here by the arrest of
three alleged conspirators. This is
according to the police. The man was
actually shipped into tli vault but
escaped when other members of tile
gang went to the Express Company
and demanded and received the box.
INDIANAI’OEIS. Aog. 7 Four men
bound and gagged the express mes
senger aboard the Dig Four passen
ger train and escaped with railroad
remittances valued at $15,000 The
robbery occurred near Peoria last
night according to word received
by I lie railroad office here,
Revivalist Charged With
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Using Mails to Defraud
MADISON, Win., Aus. 7- Victory]
H. Arnold, bunker and revivalist ofj
this city, will be arraigned In the'
Federal court at Superior, Win,, to
day to answer to an indictin'lit chars )
lug him with using the malls to
defraud. Arnold was president of the I
now bankrupt Madison Band company!
and gained wide comment by his re-1
llglotis revival meetings In New York
City and Madison before the l uited
States government began investigat
lng his alleged bond selling work in
Wisconsin.
The Federal Grand Jury, meeting
here last December, returned a tom
plaint against Arnold which pointed
to transactions In which investors
were found to have lost nearly
$600,000. Residents of southern Wis
consin are largely concerned.
While those responsible for the
complaints leading to the indictment
claim that Mr, Arnold unlawfully ac
quirt’d and Invented money of other
persons, Arnold himself lakes the
position that he is a victim of a “vi
cious circle of Madison business men"
who oppose him.
The indictment sets out three al
leged schemes which it says are
fraudulent and which Arnold will be
called upon to explain during the
court hearing. He is charged with
misrepresenting the value of securi
ties offered for sale by his company,
with attemptlrig to defraud investors
out of company bonds by offer of an
unsecured note, and with causing the
false arrest of company officials.
In December of 1921 Arnold gave
the needy of Madison a Christmas
dinner costing $2,000. Thereafter he
I led a series of revival meeting, at
; which he urged a return to the
! teachings of the. Bible. Then he and
ibis family mjoved to New York where
I the revival meetings were continued,
FUNERAL TRAIN
PASSES SLOWLY
TOWARDS EAST
Thousands Upon Thousands
Are Gathered at Sta
tions Along the Route.
TRAIN IS DELAYED; WILL
BE LATE AT WASHINGTON
Pittsburgh Steel Mills Close
—Silent Demonstration
in Chicago.
ABOARD FUNERAL TRAIN, Aug.
7.—Secret Service officials estimated
this morning that more than 1,000,
000 persens have gathered along the
route of the funeral cortege. Yes
terday mere than half a million
persons gathered at the Chicago sta
tions and along the right-of-way
alone.
AWAITING IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. — Brood
ing skies heavy with portents of
storm broken occasionally by the
hot hazy sunlight hung over the
city as the funeral train approach
es!. Although the train Is greatly
delayed the plans for the reception
of the body and the plans for to
morrow remain unchanged.
By the time of the scheduled hour
of the train’s arrival, groups of
people gathrred all along the route
from the station to the Whlto
House. Many did not know of the
delay, that the train was hundred
of miles away.
Visitors from nearby cities to the
number of several hundred were In
front of the White House. Some
brought camp stools and boxes.
It was very hot and air Is heavy
with moisture depressing the crowd
which still lingered.
PROGRAM TOMORROW.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—Tomor
row's funeral program in the ro
tunda of the Capitol will take placa
at 11 o'clock.
There will be an invocation by
Rev. A. Freeman Anderson. Assist
ant Pastor of the Calvary Baptist
Church; hymn "Bead Kindly Bight"
by a tnule quartette front the
church; scripture selections, prayer
by Hr. James Montgomery, Chaplain
of the House of Reprcsentatlvse:
hymn “Nearer. My God, to Thee"
and then the benediction by Rev.
Anderson.
TRIBUTE AT PITTSBURGH.
PITTSB1 RGH, Aug 7. — Thou
sands of men women and children
forming a line along the Baltimore
& Ohio's track from the distant
suburbs to Glenwocd station paid a
voiceless but Impressive tribute as
the Harding funeral train wound
very slowly into the city. The
mourners stood bareheaded under a
scorching sun.
Apparently almost the entire pop
ulation turned out at every hillside
and bridge and as the train passed,
the steel mills work ceased and the
din was Silenced as the workers,
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