THE ALASK A DAILY EMPIRE
"ALL THE HEWS ALL THE TIME”
VOL. XXII., NO. 3321.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, N^NDAY, AUGUST 13, 1923.
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FOOD SHORTAGE AND LACK OF
MONEY STARTING GERMAN WAR
OCCUPATION OF
RUHR DECLARED
ILLEGAL MOVE
Great Britain Publishes Offi
cial Correspondence with
War Allies.
TAKES DECISIVE STAND
GERMAN REPARATIONS
Lord Curzon Leaves Question
of International Settle
ment Up to France.
LONDON, Aug. 13.—The British
frovernment in a publication yester
day placed Its official correspond
ence with the Allies since Juno on
record with regard to the German
reparations problem.
'Lord Curzon in an elaborate note
seta forth that the British govern
ment regards the occupation of the
Ruhr as illegal, at the same time
offering to submit this point to The
Hague or some other body.
Lord Curzon still leaves it to the
French government to select a
method of selecting an international
committee to examine into Ger
many's capacity to pay repara
tions.
ESPOUSES GERMAN CAUSE
PARIS, Aug. 13.—The British
note published yesterday, holding
occupation of the Ruhr to be illegal,I
although the British arc willing to1
arlbitrate the point, is regarded in!
French official circles as a positive
disavowal of Britain's war allies andl
a frank espousal of the German;
cause.
It is believed Poincare will make
a reply although it is stated iuj
official quarters the notes smacks
of so much propaganda it might be
properly ignored.
FRANCS TAKE DROP.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.—The week,
end political developments caused'
the French francs to drop today
below 18 to tlie dollar, the lowest
ever recorded.
Asks that Gasoline
Price Be Reduced
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OMAHA, Aug. 13.—Gov. C. W. j
Bryan has telegraphed Companies
•throughout the state requesting that,
they reduce the price of gasoline
to the minimum. The Omaha Her
ald says that the Governor asserts
that refusal to so reduce will meet
■with state competition through es
tablishment of state operative filling,
stations.
FASCISTI NUMBER 1,000,000
ROME, Aug. 13—A recent meet-1
ing of the Grand Fascist council is-;
sued a communique stating that the
Fascist position is regarded witii en
tire satisfaction, and claiming that
Its adherents now number moro
than a million.
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Recognition of
Mexico Is
Reported Near
| AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 13.—
! Detail! for the recognition of
Mexico by the United States
| were complete and awaited
I only the late President Hard- j
lug's return to Washington j
when he was stricken at San
; Francisco. This is acohding to
reports brought here by John
| A. Norris, chairman of the
j Texas Board of Western En- j
gineers from Mexicans in El
[ | Paso. |
AGREEMENT SOON. |
WASHINGTON, Aug 13.— ;
; An agreement between the !
; | United States and Mexico, l
w’hich is designed to pave the I
way for recognition of the Mex- j
ican government, is expected
within tile next few days ac
: cording to the announcement
| today of the government
j Epokcrman.
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C00LID6E IN
HARNESS AGAIN
Starts on His Duties as Chief
Executive—Several Call
ers Are Received.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Presi
dent Coolidge took up his duties for
the first time as Chief Executive,
in the White House today. All'
personal effects of the late Prcsi-:
dent Harding had been removed and
Coolidge faced a clean de:-k.
As soon as opportunity offered,
the President greeted every mem
ber of the executive staff then
received a few visitors, among them
Frank W. Stearns, of Boston, clove
personal friend, who has been with,
i:im almost constantly since he was;
elevated to the Presidency. Another
caller was James C. Davis, Director
General cf Railroads.
COOLIDGE AS CANDIDATE.
CONCORD, N. II., Aug. 13.—
United States Senator George II.
Moses In a statement today declared'
that President Calvin Coolidge
should be the Republican candidate
for the nomination for the Presi
dency next year and ought to have
the solid New England delegation.
Piggly Wiggly Head Is
Now Ready to Step Aside
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Aug. 13.—
Clarence Saunders, founder of the
Piggly Wiggly, announced his readi
ness to step down from his position
as directing head of the Piggly
Wiggly stores and permit control of
the organization to pasB into the
lands of a pool with whom he was j
association in hi3 recent venture
Into Wall Street. I
BILLIONS OF NEW CAPITAL
TO BE NEEOED FOR FARMS
WASHINGTON. Auk 13—American
agriculture, which has been turning
out a capacity product with Its
physical equipment In a run-down
condition, must within the next ten
years save up and reinvest in the
farm plant from $8,000,000,000 to
$10,000,000,000 of new capital, accord-1
ing to economists of the Department ]
of Agriculture, who say this is a ]
conservative estimate.
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“For three.years farmers have pa-:
tiently patched, mended, repaired and
used makeshifts,” an official report1
says. "Sometime in the coming de
cade the farm must have about the |
same replenishment and renewal of
productive plant that the railroads1
are now going through. Before 1933,:
three-fourths of the farm buildings j
will require new roofs and new
paint. Probably a half-million new!
houses, bams and auxiliary buildings
will have to be built. Half the1
present mileage of fencing will have
to be replaced and much new fence
put up. Millions of new tile muRt
t
be laid. The haying and harvest ma-i
thinery will have to be replaced al
nost entirely; tillage machinery in
arge part. Millions of new automo
biles. tractors and trucks must be
bought. Millions of tons of new
piping, wiring, barn equipment and
small tools; millions of new gas en
gines and stationary power appli
inces; millions of feet of lumber and
:ons of cement must all be bought.
Millions of tons of fertilizer and lime
must be poured into the soil of the
East and South to restore prewar
fertility. The country's work horses I
are old and before 193.1 almost a new.
crop must be raised.
“The men who control great capi
tal resources must realize agricul-i
lure's real and unusual need for new'
capital; and they must realize that;
farming in this country is still a'
basic industry—an industry with ai
future that will pay ample returns
on every dollar wisely invested. One
of the rural community’s vety seri
ous problems during the next five or
ten years will be debt”
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FUNERAL SCE|S ES OF LATE PRESIDENT AT SAN FRANCISCO.
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casket being placed in hearse at San Francisco preparatory to trip to national capital
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Placing casket bearing remains of President Harding in Hearse at San Francisco. (I. N. 3. Picture.)
CURRENCY IS !
COMING BACK
FOR RUSSIANS
Paper Money Is Being Dis
placed—Dual Monetary j
System Being Changed
MOSCOW. Aug. IK—Russia is grad
ually working into a new monetary
system, based upon actual values In
gold or negotiable securities, which
promises soon to eliminate the bil
lions of paper rubles now Hooding
the country.
At the present time a dual mone
tary system prevails, the one based !
upon the new standard, the othor ;
upon paper emission.
The new money, known as “chero
vonetsa,” the old Russian name for
gold pieees, is paper currency is
sued by the state bank in units equal
in value to ten gold rubles of the
pre-war issue, and supposedly re
deemable in gold upon presentation.
Silver coins, in rubles and frac
tional denominations, have been mint
ed, but not yet issued. The finan
cial authorities are awaiting the
time when "cherovonetsa” are in
general circulation to Issue the silver
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Large Hailstones
Kill Chickens,
Pigs and Calves
STURGIS, South Dakota, Aug.
13- The worst hail storm In th"
history of the city swept here
i late yesterday afternoon. Some ,
hailstones measured 16 inches in
circumference and weighed 13
| ounci s. Chit kens, pigs and
calves were killed.
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Million Dollar Bible
Building for Seattle
SEATTLE, Aug. 13.—Hev. Murk
A. Matthews yesterday announced
tentative plans for a $1,000,000 teu
rtory ruble building adjoining the
First Presbyterian Church.
Detouring Train Hits
Head-on; Three Men Dead
PUEBLO, Colo., Aug. 13. Three
railroad trainmen were killed in a
head-on collision between a Colo
rado passenger train and Pueblo &
Santa Fo near Fowler last night.
The southern train was detouring
over the Santa Fe tracks because oi
washouts near Walsenburg.
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FAMOUS PASTOR
! PASSES AWAY
Rev. Dr. Philip S. Moxom
^ Dies in Massachusetts—
Was Pastor Lmentus.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass,, Aug. 13
Rev. I)r. Phillip Stafford Moxom, pas
tor emeritus of the South Congrega
tional church, died here this after
noon.
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Active Career
; Few men In the Christian minis
try have had a more active careet
; than Dr. Philip Stafford Moxom. It
the pulpit for 'll! years In Ohio and
! Massachusetts, he was called to many
duties outside of his Immediate par
ishes. Ah a lecturer, college preach
er and delegate to national and In
i ternational gatherings, he was wide
Iv known. In addition, he wrote
. several hooks on religious and liter
, ary subjects.
Dr. Moxom was most closely iden
Stifled with the city of Springfield
i Mass, where he held the pastorati
; of the South Congregational Cliurcl
from 1 HR4 to 1!)17 and tin r -aftei
! was pastor emeritus. Ills earliei
] pastorates were at Cleveland ant
j Dost on.
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Christian to Remain
With Coolidge for
Time Being
i WASHINGTON, auk. 13.— Presi
dent Coolidge has accepted the re
dgnetion of (Purge II. Christian,
jr., Kxccutivo Secretary, with the
undere tndlng that it will not be
I come iff dive inimodiately. Chris
I tinn will remain until the new re
gime of Executive officers become
! fully established.
BRITISH SOLDIERS PREPARE TO
LEAVE TERRITORY OF THE TURKS
CONSTANTINOPLE, Auk 13. —
j With the coming ol peace at Lau
: amine. j»r* partitions arc Icing made
by t!ic British army to evacuate the
territory which they have held since
lilt arm tire Ther will he genu
ine regn t among all the Christian
r i'i s here, and no little sorrow among
the educated i lass of Turks, when
Genera! Haniirton ;ind his 12.000
soldiers hid farewell to the Golden
Horn. For whatever uneasiness their
prut ee ga\ ‘ to the new regime at
their n. ■ upatIon of the capital and
Straits has been a power for good.
, Indeed, with the small French and
Italian garrisons and the Yankee
bluejackets from the American de
stroyers Ui the Bosphorus, the Brit
HIGH PRICES OF
FOOD CAUSE OF
WAR IN GERMANY
Communists Attack and Hold
Two Towns—Troops
Are Called Out.
MONEY STRINGENCY IS
ADDING TO DIFFICULTY
German Ministry Has Re
I signed in Body — New
Cabinet Being Formed
BULLETIN—BERLIN. Aug. 13 —
The city is today gripped in a
iransportaion strike, even bus lines
: failing to operate. Big industrial
i plants remained closed. Reports
! from various industrial centers,
i however, show the strikes are not
spreading although there is oonsid
1 erable rioting because of food
shortage.
SERIOUS TROUBLE.
BERLIN, Aur. '3. — Provincial
| centers report that hitch food price*
I and scarcity of mu|ney is causing
! serious troubles. Thirten persons
! wero killed and a number wounded
] in clashes between the police and
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AMERICANS ARE
, UNDER ARREST
j BERGDOLL CASE
j Attempted Kidnapping of
American Draft Dodger
Is Fatal to One Man.
BBERBACH, Aug. 13.—The man
shot and killed last Saturday by
Grover Bergdoll. American draft
dodger, in un attempted kidnap
ping, has been Identified as a Swiss
named Karl Schmidt and the man
wounded, as Roger Sperbcr, Ameri
can resident of Paris.
Lieutenant Griffin and Eugene
I Nelson, said to be Americans, and
' Panel Sagerin, Russian, who occu
pied the automobile outside of Berg
doll's hotel, In which the attempted
kidnapping was made, are under
I arrest here.
1 The police arrested the two Am
ericans to suve them from the
j crowd which threatened to lynch
! them, is the official statement.
! Those in the hotel said two men
l who wont Inside tried to choke
j Bergdoll .
U. S NOT IMPLICATED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. — The
officials of the War Department ex
i pressed deep interest in the reports
‘of Hie attempted capture of Grover
| Bergdoll in Germany but denied the
| Department or any of its represen
tatives had anything to do with
j the affair.
There is no significance In the
.fact that an old army car was used
| by the would-be kidnappers as there
are many of these cars in Germany
'and Prance.
j Ish soldiers have been the main
sonri e of security and order through
1 out the large area menaced by the
Turks Time and time again at
t'hanak. In Gallipoli, at Constantino
j pie and in Thrace, their patience
has been tried by the Turk, but they
have k"pt their rifles muzzled, their
bayonets reversed and their tempera
In leash.
| General Sir Charles Harrington,
the patient and tactful coinmander
In-chief of the allied forces here,
i has addressed a typical message of
I commmcndation and of caution to
his officers and men. In it General
I Harrington, who is beloved of all
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