THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
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VOL XXII., NO. 3276.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1923.
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AMERICAN SCHOONERS SEIZED
BY SOVIETS; CREWS ARRESTED
New' Clew Is Believed Found in Murder of Student
11. MURDER IS
CLEARING; NEW
CLUE IS FOUND
New Information Is Secured
on Slaying of Leighton
Mount, Student.
CHICAGO. June 20.—Assistant
Attorney Whaitcn has been in
fctructcd to bring back to Chicago,
from Cliftcn, Ariz., B. H. Rouw,
who claims t: have been an eye
witness to the killing of Leighton
Mount.
MIAMI, Ariz.. June 20.—B. H.
Rouw, c< Cjifton. who claims to
have been an eye witness to the
Leighton Mount claying, said in a
long distance telephone conversa
tion that Mount was either dead or
unconscious when 15 students of the
Nbrthweetern University bid his
body under the Kvanston, 111., pier
after a class rush.
NOT SIGN STATEMENT
CLIFTON. Ariz., June 20.—Rouw
hold, back today when asked to sign
the elorjr he dictated to Assistant
Attorney Wharton, of Chicago, re
garding the staying of Mount. Whar
ton had previous declared he was
not "greatly impressed.’’
POSSIBLE NEW CLUE.
CHICAGO. 111., June 20.—Discov
ery of a possible eye wtiness ito the
affair at Evanston which resulted
In the death of Leighton Mount,
Northwestern |L’n/.v entity student,
is expected to result in renewed in
vent Ignition, according to a state
ment made by police officials. The
Inquiry slowed down last week when
a grand Jury returned a verdict that
Mount had met his death at the
hands of persons unknown.
A telegraph received here from B.
H. Rouw, of Clifton, Ariz., led offi
cials to believe he could help clear
up the mystery. Rouw said: "I was
an eye witness to an affair on the
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GOV. SMITH OFFERS
GEN. GOETHALS POSITION
NEW YORK, June 20—The New
York iWorld says Gov. Alfred E.
Smith is trying to induce Major
General George W. Goethals to head
the Public Works Department creat
ed by the last Legislature with a
■alary of $12,000 a year.
Congressman
Hadley Is
Coming North
BELLINGHAM, Wash., June 20.—
Congressman Llndley H. Hadley has
announced he will go with Senator
Wesley L. Jones and United States
Fish Commissioner Henry O’Malley
to Alaska to study the fisheries and
other government problems. The par
ty will leave Seattle July 3 on the
Coast Guard Cutter Unalga.
Congressman Hadley said it is pos
sible Delegate Dan Sutherland will
accompany the party which will be
gone two months.
OPERA STAR GOES TO EUROPE.
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Mme. Margarete Matzenauer, noted opera otar, has sailed from
New York for an extensive tour of Europe. She will visit all the
important cities on the Contineu: and in tireut Britain, and may
sing there. Her nine-year-old daughter, Adrienne, accompanied
Maitzenaucr.
FIND INSULIN
INJOG FISH
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SEATTLE, June 20.—Dr. J. B.
! Ccllfp, biochemist of the University
I of Alberta, announces he has isolated
| insulin from dog fisli taken from
; Puget Sound and obtaining more
] from pancreatic glands from seven
; tons of fish taken from an equal
I quantity of pancreas cattle which is
' the present commercial source.
Dr. Collip lectured here In connec
tion with the annual convention of
the Pacific Northwest Medical Aaso
j elation.
FOR INSULAN RESEARCH
! NEW YORK, June 20.—A gift of
I $150,000 will be' distributed among
I 15 hospitals in the United States and
: Canada to promote the use of insulin
: in the treatment of diabetes. This
1 was the announcement made here
' today by John D.' Rockefeller, Jr.
Catholic Clergymen
Shot at by Unknwon
| POCAHONTAS. Ark.. June 20 —
I Four priests and one lay church
| official were wounded by an unidenti
I fled person last night when shots
were fired into the home of Rev.
Herringer, of the Angleberg Catho
lic church, five miles north of here.
MANY ARE MAROONED IN CHINA
SHIP; INTERNATIONAL GUESTS
SAN FRANCISCO, June 20. — The j
China mall steamer Nile has become
a floating hotel in San Francisco
Bay with 201 guests who. for the i
present at least, have no other place!
of abode and many of them no coun- j
try.
The 201 International guests In-!
elude the ship's officers and crew
and thirty-one passengers, some of
whom are children.
The steamer has been marooned
In the bay for a month since It
returned from the Orient. The rea
son la the China Mall Company
has failed and the United States
government has attached the ship.
The company, it is said, owes
Jie Nile's crew several thousand dol
ars back pay and the amount is
growing at the rate of $158.79 a day.
rhe stores have been exhausted but
provisions are sent out to the ship
laily by the company. The govern
ment in acquiring an attachment
on the ship did not acquire the ship’s
liabilities.
All the members of the crew but
nineteen are Chinese but they are not
allowed to land In China or here.
The nineteen may land but are with
out funds and by staying on the ship
arq certain of food and lodging. The
passengers wait with hope the time
when they may continue their voyage.
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RUM RUNNER
SEIZURE HAS
OFFICIAL 0. K.
Condemnation and Seizure of
British Vessels Is Affim
ed in Decision.
NEW YORK. June 20. — Judge
Hough, of the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals, has affirmed the
condemnation and seizure of the
British schooner Henry L. Marshall,
•lie first rum runner seized by the
Coast Guard outside the three mile
lmlt.
Judge Hough found the boat un
oaded without a permit, failed to
produce a manifest when demanded
vlthin four leagues of Hip coast,
’ailed to report arrival at Small Har
>or, I.ong Island and failed to report
listllled spirits aboard.
HIRE DISABLED
VETS IS PLEA
BOISE. Iila., June 20. Employment
)f disabled veterans of the World
war, 250 of whom are about to com
jlete their vocational training In
dalio. is urged in an official state
nant issued by Governor C. 0. Moore.
“During the World War," the Gov
ernor declared, “these men went from
dalio as our representatives in that
itruggle, returning to us injured,
iroken and disheartened. With the
issiBtance of the United States Vet
erans Bureau they have since pre
lared themselves to again enjoy the
ndependenee and happiness of self
mpport. Public officials and employ
es of the state should remember
hat these men are entitled to pref
erential rights in employment.”
3UST0WS RECEIPTS WILL
BE $560,000,000 FOR TEAS
WASHINGTON, June 20. — The
lustoms revenue for May were $52,
117,362. Officials predict the reva
lue* for the current fiscal year will
>e approximately $660,0011,009'.
PRESIDENT ON
WRY TO ALASKA
WASHINGTON. June 20.—Piesi
dcnt Harding, Mrs. Harding and
potty ot iriends and gotfeinment
officials left today on the 15,000
raile trip to Alaska. The first stot
will be at St. Louis toiponcow where
the President will jnake a speech
tomorrow night.
TRAFFIC ON
ALASKA R. R.
IS TIED UP
Bridge Span Is Washed Out
and Miles 6f Trackage
Is Destroyed.
According to reports received In
Juneau on the steamer Alaska, traf
fic oil the government railroad to the
interior is tied up and will perhaps
remain in that condition for the next
two weeks, possibly longer.
When the steamer Alaska reached
Cordova westbound, last Thursday,
Purser Morgan retired a cablegram
rrom Col. Steese advising him to in
form all passengers for N'enana or
Fairbanks, to leave the steamer at
Cordova and go to the Interior via
the Chittna-Fairbanks trail, as traffic
was interrupted on the Alaska Rail
road. As the information was mea
gre, all interior passengers proceeded
to Seward.
Col. Steese and Col. Ootwals
reached Seward las! Saturday night
and ill" information was then given
out that a span on the bridge 40
miles below N’enana, over the N'enana
river, had been washed out by high
water, concrete piers were damaged
and many miles of trackage and cul
verts had been washed out south of
thp river. 1
Col. Gotwals went to Cordova on
the Alaska and proceeded direct to
Fairbanks by auto stage expecting
to make the trip Inside In two and
one half days.
Several passengers for the Interior
also returned from Seward to Cor
dova on the Alaska and started o-'e;
land to the interior.
Col. Gotwals stated that he. hoped
to have the railroad opened for traf
fie within two weeks hut said this
was not definite until a Hurvey had
vey had been made of the situation.
Extra stages have been placed by
ihe Galen Transfer Company on the
Cairbanks trail.
Orders were also issed to the Iload
f’oinmisslon officials at Valdez to
get the Richardson Highway in shape
»t once for travel.
Alien Anti-cropping
Act Is Now Cal. Law
SACRAMENTO, Calif., dune 20.—
Governor Richardson has signed the
alien anti-cropping contract measure
amending the alien land law. The
new measure prohibits aliens ineli
gible to citizenship from entering
Into cropping contracts with land
owners. The Governor said the pur
pose of the act is to avoid any evas
ion of the alien land act.
“Coco Cola King” Is
Married; On Honeymoon
ATLANTA, June 20.—Asa O. Cand
ler, Sr., aged 72 years, known as the
‘Coco Cola King" was married to
day to Mrs. May Little Regan, aged
d5 years, stenographer. Immediately
jfter the ceremony the newlywedB
left for Washington.
Candler recently achieved notice
when he was sued for 1500,000 dam
ages for breach of promise by Mrs.
Onexlma de Louche!, of New Or
leans, a noted southern beauty.
VOTES FOR ITALIAN WOMEN.
ROME, June 20.—Premier Mus
•olln-i has approved the draft of a
Mil which will be Introduced In the
chamber of Deputise providing for
the extension of votes to woman In
municipal elections.
ONCE NEWS-GIRL, NO WOFFICIAL.
Almost unbelievable is tho story of the rise to. success of
Mr, Mary Ranty Schwab, of San Francisco. Once a tiny, ragged
nows-girl, helping a large family to eke out an uncertain living,
j she has progressed to the position of Assistant City Attorney in
the Coast municipality. All during the years she labored -an a
news-girl, sales-girl, factory-hand and stenographre—alio studied,
educating herself finally to the point at which she won admittance
| to ttie bar. Her succeas since then had occasioned admiring com
l meat.
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MOLTEN ROCK
I THREATENING
i ISLAND TOWN
Five Tenacles of Lava
j Stretching Forward on
Town—Aetna Erupting.
CATANIA. June 20.—Five great
|tenacles of moulten rock is today
stretching toward l.inguaglossa and
the towns people are apparently
helpless as the result of the eruption
of Mount Aetna.
Engineer troops of Sicilly have
been gathered and are working fe
| verishly digging deep trenches ir
| an effort to divide the lava stream
i and divert it into the valley below
j the town.
The heat and dust together will
i sulphur fumes is so severe that the
1 work of the troops is almost heart
. breaking.
KING AT CATANIA
' ROME. June 20.—The King has ar
j rived at Catania to assist in reliel
[work among the distressed thousands
i of homeless.
' People In many communities gath
er all ilav about the statue* of the
Saints and pray to be spared.'
Mob of Two Thousand
Storm Jail for Negro
SAVANNAH, .Tune 20. One person
was killed, another seriously wound
ed and several hurt when a mob ol
2.000 persons stormed the Jail hers
early this morning and attempted te
secure a negro accused of attacking
a white woman.
j Harding Disposes of
His Newspaper Stoclt
WASHINGTON. June 20.—Presl
dent Harding has disposed of his
control of stock in the Harding Pub
tiahing Company to Louis Brass an<]
Roy Moore. Harding still retainf
some stock however and will con
ttnue as associate on the Marion
Star lu an editorial capacity.
PROVIDES FOR
i CREWS’ LIQUOF
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New Regulation Is Announcec
for Foreign Ships—
Doctors Custodians.
i WASHINGTON. June 20.—It wai
made known In official circles toda;
that ships' doctors on foreign vessel!
will hereafter have custody in Amec
lean waters of such liquor ns the;
are willing to certify is for "medl
dnal purposes."
It is assumed under tills regain
tlon that foreign ships can bring ii
1' liquors for crews under seal provide!
the doctors consider such liquor
medicinal.
BEES WALK OUT
IN CALIFORNIA
RIVERSIDE, Calif., June 2». -
There will hi- a honey shortage 1;
Southern California this winter, a
cording to T. O. Andrews, Rlversid
county bee inspector. Mr. Andres
says that the long dry season tha
occurred here caused bee keep ms t
ship many stands to Utah an 1 Idnhc
where more moisture hail (trough
more wild flowers, and tha hone;
produced by these bees will b* inn
keted where it is gathered.
3 AMERICAN
BOATS HELD
BY RUSSIANS
Schooners Seized Off East
Cape by Officials of
Soviet Government.
CREWS ARE ARRESTED;
ARE KEPT UNDER GUARD
Appeals Are Made to U. S.
Government—Trade Vio
lations Are Alleged.
NOME. June 20. — Rev. N. F.
Boyer today stated that crews of the
thics American schooners held bv
the Soviets at East Cape for alleged
i violation of the Soviet trade laws,
are not permitted to send letters to
I the United Staes except through
I Soviet censois.
The United States revenue cutter
Boar. Commander Cochrane, sails
duiing today for the annual cruise
off the Siberian coast including East
Cape.
The schooners of American reg
ic'.ry detained, the crews of which
are under arrest, are the Silver
Wave. Belinda and Iskum.
Boyer brought the first word here
! regarding the seixures.
AID IS SOUGHT.
TACOMA, June 20.—Officials of
the Phoenix Company, after confer
ring with Senator Wesley L. Jones
over the telephone, wired to Wash
ington urging the Government to
otart immediate proceedings to ef
fect the relouse of the three vessels
j seized by Soviet-SIberiun officials,
j CL is requested the Revenue Cutter
I Bear bn tent to investigate and ad
just the differences. The telegram
I suggested that the Navy and Stats
I Departments act so far as consistent
l in view of the fact that the United
States has not recognized the Soviet
I Government.
1 CONFIRMATION LACKING.
J WASHINGTON, June 20. — The
, State Department lack confirmation
concerning the seizure of three ves
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Largest Airship
; In World Ready
For First Tests
DAYTON, O., June 20—Tne giant
1 Barling bomber la finished.
1 j It is the biggest airplane of its
'; kind in the world.
The program now calls for limit
! ed tests of its six 450 horsepower
: Liberty motors.
Then will come the “hopping
j tests" and finally an attempt will be
i made to fly it Into the air for Its
| trial flight.
I The bomber weighs 40.000 pounds.
! it has capacity for 2,120 gallons of
i gasoline.
■' The combined energy of the six
i, motors is 2,700 horsepower.
, It has a wing spread of 120 feet
' and the fuselage which Is round, is
i sixty-five feet long and ten feet in
t! diameter, inside measurement.
>| The rubber-tired landing wheels
,'are twelve inches through. The fcig
I bomber mounts seven machine guns
'! and is built to carry one bomb weigh
ing 12,000 pounds or a flock of small
I er ones of equal weight.
“SMILING WOMAN BANDIT FOUND
TO BE MAN; MURDER IS CHARGED
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CHICAGO, June 20.—Fred Thomp
son arrested as the “smiling woman
bandit” who slew Richard C. Tes
mer, wealthy insurance man at his
home in a hold-up, has been found
by medical examination to be a man.
Thompson was married 14 years
ago, at Crown Point, to Frank Gar
rick and has passed since ‘as Gar
rick’s wife.
Garrick, another man and Marie
Clark, were also arrested.
Mrs. Tesmer has identified Thomp
son by the smile as the slayer of
Tesmer.
Thompson in recent years has ap
peared as a female singer in Chicago
cafes. When arrested he had bobbed
hair, wore black silk hose and ■
black beaded dress.
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