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VOL. XXII., NO. 3289.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1923. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PRICE TEN CENTO
MAYOR ISSUES PROCLAMATION
CALLING HOLIDAY NEXT MONDAY
President Harding on way to Juneau; Big Send-off
PRESIDENT IS
NOW ON VOYAGE
TO NORTHLAND
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Chief Executive and Wife
Given Noisy Farewell
from Tacoma People.
MERCHANT MARINE IS
URGED IN TACOMA TALK
Correspondence Made Public
Regarding Steel and Iron
Industry Labor.
ABOARD TRANSPORT HENDER
SON, July 8.—The President and hii
tarty are beyond American bound
Siea today enjoying life aboard the
enderaon in comfortable cabins and
on T'Cniy decks.
The destroyers Hull and Curry are
esorrtinr the vessel both equipped
with radio depth finders as part of
the extiacrduiary precautions taken
to guard the President's safety.
The Henderson is maintaining an
average speed cf twelve knots. The
roll of the ship is scarcely notice
able and thcic is only slight tremor
from the 40.C00 horsepower en
gines.
President Harding plans complete
dtverri-.n from governmental busi
ness during the voyage. Today the
President inspeeted the transport
and met the entire personnel.
TACOMA, July 6. — Amid the
blaring of bands and farewell cheers
of thousands. President Harding
and hts party sailed for Alaska yes
terday afternoon, the first Executive
visit to that Territory Rlnce it came
under the Amreican flag 56 years
ago
The transport Henderson, which
for the next 20 days will be in
reality the White House, circled the
harbor and steamed past the stad
ium where a few minutes previously
President Harding and Mrs. Hard
ing had received the Godspeed fo
Gov. Louis F. Hart and where the
President had declared for a mer
chant marine second to none.
As the transport steamed past the
stadium, the recent audience stood
cheering.
President and Mrs. Harding wav
ed a farewell from the bridge of
the Henderson until distance made
them indistinct figures.
ABOLISH 12-HOUR DAY
TACOMA, July 6. — Yesterday
afternoon President Harding made
public the correspondence between
himself and the directors of the
American Iron and Steel Institute in
a statement incorporated as part of
his address and said:
“A large majority of the steel
manufacturers of America have
undertaken to abolish the 12-hour
day In the American steel industry
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ADMITS SHE’S AUSTRALIA’S CHAMPION FLIRT.
Mias* Ivy I. Deakin, daughter of a Bydney’Tlnaneier,' admitted,
when she landed in San Franolsc i. that she was Australia's cham
pion fllft, boasting that she vamped everything on the Pacific liner
Sonoma, except ’"the" ancKor. She told the passengers that as soon *
as she could get some long skirls (they still wear 'em short Down
Under) she was going to vamp Herself an American husband.
Europe Faces
War Declares
Sen. Underwood
j ] WASHINGTON. July 6.—
| There are more causes tor war
I | to exist In Europe today than
I | on January. 1 i* 14, Senator Os- j
! | car Underwood, of Alabama,
| former Democratic Senate floor 1
j leader, declared in a statement j
today reviewing conditions he
| found during his trip abroad. I
I Senator Underwood contend- |
[ ed that while the United States |
j must aid Europe to adjust its |
| affairs nothing in that direc- j
j | tion could be accomplished by j
j | joining the International Court j
| of Justice.
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JAPAN TO DISCUSS
TRADE WiTH RUSSIA
TOKIO. July fi. — Commisar
Joffe, Soviet Russia envoy, today an
nounced acceptances of Japan’s of
fer of a conference upon a trade
agreement and the question of rec
ognition of the Soviet government,
j He requested that the conferees be
held In Tokio.
Fear French to Check Work
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On Big Zeppelin for the U. S.
CONSTANCE, Germauy. July 6.—
(By Associated Press.)—Uneasiness
exists all around Lake Constance
less the French extend their occupa
tion of Germany east to Lake Con
stance, and interfere with the Zeppe
lin which is under construction here
for the United States government.
Little has been said about the ma
chine which is to attempt flight to
America. Tt is ';.king form In the
great sheds of the Zeppelin company
at Frtederichshafen, and no det'nlte
predictions have been made by the
builders as to when it will he ready
to make a trial flight to Berlin pre
paratory to starting across the At
lantic.
Under the Versailles Treaty Ger
many is prevented from making Zep
pelins for her own uge, but this pro
bibition naturally did not extend 10
the manufacture of giant aircraft for
France’s Allies and associates iu the
war. However, the Germans fear
prance, will find some pretext to in
terfere with the building of the great
ship, or to prevent the deovery of
materials necessary in the work
I-ake Constance has been so close
ly identified with the building of
Zeppelins that the citizens of all the
towns around the picturesque little
inland body of water have a keen ill
terest In the mammoth craft whjch
is being fashioned for the. United
States navy.
Indications now are that th Zep
pelin will not. be ready for Its trans
Atlantic flight before the late sum
mer and possibly not until next
spring.
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SAFE AND SANE
! FOURTH IDEA IS
HAVIN6RESULTS
| Only Score Were Killed Wed
nesday and Accidents Nar
row Down to 100.
CFTICAGO, July 6.—Upwards of a
score killed and more than 10(1 ac
j c'dents atttribued to Fourth celebra
lions marked an upward tr^i i of
Independence Day casualties which
have been decreasing many years as
an increase of the safe and sane
Fourth idea.
Ten or more deaths were caused
by explosives and the others included
fire arms accidents, automobile acci
dents and drownings.
SANE IN SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. July fi. —For the first
time in the history of the Seattle
Police Department not a single per
son was hurt by explosives on July
Fourth. The police said the ordi
nance passed after the celebration in
1922 forbidding private use of fire
works operated perfectly.
Ch3d Killed, Four Hurt
By Explosion Copper Tube
, !——* A -I* I
SEATTLE, July 6.—John Tracy.
! aged 9 years, son of George M.
j Tracy, was killed and four other
• children, sons of Albert Cruver were
i hurt, two seriously, by a mysterious
j explop,ion in a vacant house late
I yesterday afternoon. The boys were
exploring the basement in a vacant
I house and found a long copper tube
which exploded when one of the
I boys struck a match to see what
was in It.
Minority Report on Riot
At Herrin Is Filed Today
I RPRING-FIEIiD. III., July 6.—The
, minority report of the executive in
vestigation committee absolves the
military department of the state
from blame in connection with the
Herrin riot. The majority report
recently issued censured the militia
officers for failure to send troops
to Williamson County at the time
of the first, outbreak.
MEINS IS MADE
CHIEF ENGINEER
ON BIG PROJECT
Directs Construction of St.
Paul $15,000,000 Railroad
Depot and Yard Project.
SEATTI.E, July 6. -Col. Frederick
Mears, former Chairman of the Alas
kan Engineering Commission, and
directing head of construct!^ of
the Alaska Railroad during the final
years of that period, lias been ap
pointed Chief Engineer for the
Union Depot Company of St. Paul,
Minn, lie will direct the construc
tion of the $18,000,000 union sta
tion in that city.
Col. Mears enlisted in the regular
army as a private in 18!*!'. Me won
rapid promotion apd was connect
with the englneei^ng work in dig
ging the Panama) Canal and con
alruction of the Panama Railroad
and it8 operation.
Cotters redid fed there carjy this
week confirm t l\» ahovo report. Col
Mears will not only be In charge ol
depot construction but will have di
rection of terminal construction ol
the tracks mitering the big station
and lay out the yard plans.
This is one of the big railroad
projects of the middle west and sev
eral prominent construction engin
eers were being mentioned for chlel
engineer prior tq the appointment
of Col. Meais.
It is also learned that Co). Mean
was Invited by Secretary Work tc
accompany the Presidential party oil
Its Alaska trip and inspection of th<
Alaska Railroad Owing to the faci
that work is progressing on the St
P. ul project, however, he found It
impossible to make the trip, lie 1.
now on leave of absence front the
Army until September. It is believe:!
that he will present his resignation
to take effect at the expiration of
tlie leave although there is no defin
ite information to that end.
Alleged Slayer
Surrenders; Wants
To See His Mother
SEATTLE, July 6.—Sheriff Matl
Starwich is sending a guard to Lit
tle Rock. Arkansas, to bring back
James Earl Jones, youth wanted for
shooting and killing Oscar Daubert
at a Red Cross dance at Nagroni,
Wash., five years ago. Jones gav«
himself up yesterday to the Litl.li
Rock police saying he was tired ol
evading arrest and wanted to see hit
mother. -
Irene Castle Starts
Her Suit for Divorc<
PARIS, July fi — Irene Castle, Am
erican dancer, has started a suit toi
divorce from (’apt. Robert Treinan
whom she married three months af
ter the death of Vernon Castle.
Children Tell of Murder
Of Mother by Father; Fleet
MONTESANO. Wash. July 6—Tht
children of Valentine Osina, aged 41
years, a ranchpr near McCleary, said
their father shot their mother dead
and then fled to the woods. Thej
said they knew or no motive.
Edward Robert Taylor
Passes Away in Frisc<
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6 -Edward
Robertson Taylor, aged 84, fymei
mayor of San Francisco and formei
dean of Hasting College of Law. alsc
a nationally known poet, died her<
yesterday afternoon.
Hail Governor Smith
As Next Presidenl
NEW YORK, July B.—Oovemoi
Smith was cheered lustily as ‘Th<
next president of the tTnlted States,’
and the Volstead law was hissed li
Tammany Hall during thp Fourth o
July celebration here,
A Proclamation
WHEREAS, the President cf the United States will honor us
with a vis.t on the bth day ot Ju y, 192J, and that it will be
fitting and proper that we, the citizens ot the municipality of
Juneau, do observe this day in a manner suitable to the occasion,
NOW, THEREPORE, I, Isadorc Goldstein, Mayor of the City
of Juneau, do declare Monday, July 9, 1923. a holiday and ic
quest that all busineus hourcs fce closed cn this day.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal of the City of Juneau to be affixed.
Dated at Juneau, this Gth day of July. 1923.
I. GOLDSTEIN.
(SEAL) Mayor.
BULGARIAN KING TO WED CHILD PRINCESS.
I
YViancew Ilen-a.
King
The Louden Daily News auuouA'ts the engagement of King
Boris. of Bulgaria, to Princess Ilyia, only 14. daughter of the
King and Queen of Rumania. No date has been set for the wed
ding. owing to the revolution in Hulgaria. The Princess will lie
the third of the daughters of the Kuinanlhn rulers to become
Queen of a Balkan State, two of her sisters being Queens of Ser
bia and Greece.
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| Germany May Take
Stand Againit
Sabotage
I Berlin, July 6 The Carman
government Is expected to issue
forthwith a statement depreciat
' log sabotage and all forms of j
active resistance in the France- |
; Belgian occupied area.
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LIQUOR POURING
ACROSS BORDER
NEW YORK, July 6.—Liquor la
pouring over the Canadian border
faster than the prohibition agents
can stop It R. Q. Merrick, Divisional
Prohibition * Field Chief of New
York admitted today.
According to newspaper articles,
reporters have been checking for
several nights the traffic on 25
highways leading from tlie* St. Lawr
ence River and they counted from
50 to 150 rum cars carrying art esti
mated total of about 30,000 bottles
of Canadian ale nightly.
Hundred and Five
Are to Mine for
Gold at Nome
HAN FRANCISCO, July fi. A party
numbering 105, headed by A. H.
Moore, is sailing today on the schoon
er Fred J. Wood, built especially for
'■ the trip, to hunt gold near Nome, on
property which Moore, as president,
' claims he has been unable to work
i on account of lack of facilities. Each
member of the expedition chipped In
i $200 and will share in the returns.
! The party has a radio set, vlctrolas
and a cow aboard the schooner,
NEW POLITICAL
PARTY ADOPTS
RED PLATFORM
Federated Farmer Labor Par
ty Is Born—Platform
Causes Split.
CHICAGO. Juiy .—Thu platform pro
posed by the Federated Farmer La
bor party described ns "too Ked,
C mmunistlc and llolshevlk and loo
radical for even a radical state like
Wisconsin to acts pt." split the con
ference wide open late yesterday
a ft e. noon and It recessed for the
night session ie n<.er to stave off
Farmer l.abor delegates ostensibly In
tile threatened bolt of some of the
their own convention.
NEW PARTY BORN.
CHICAGO. July 6 - Last night the
Federated Farmer l.abor Party, with
a platform under the leadership of
the Worker's Party of America, was
horn last night hut the Farmer l.abor
Party refused to participate in it.
A substitute to the organization's
committee platform was submitted
by the caucus of the Farmer l.abor
j delegates but was tabled by a thund
! erous vote. One substitute provided
I that no organization affiliated with
i the Third Internationale at Moscow
| could be a group to the party.
Leaking Oil Pipe Line
Starts Disastrous Fire
U)NG BEACH, Cal.. July 6.—
Damage estimated at $100,000 re
sulted from a fire originating in a
leaking pipe line in the Signal Hill
Oil Fields late yesterday. The chief
damage was done to derricks and
machinery.
LOCAL PROGRAM
ARRANGED WITH
OFFICIAL ORDER
All Business Houses Asked
Close Monday During
Presidential Visit.
CITIZENS AREljRGED TO
TAKE PART IN WELCOME
Secretary Christian Gives In
structions Relative to
Arrangements.
In an official proclamation Issued
by Mayor I. Goldstein this morning,
next Monday, when President Hard
ing is scheduled to arrive here, was
declared to be a special holiday. All
business houses are asked to dose
for the day and all citizens urged
by the Mayor to participate in the
local greeting to the President and
his guests.
Official instructions were received
today from George B. Christian, Sec
retary to the President to be fol
lowed in carrying out the local pro
gair, providing for the safety and
comfort of the President and to fa
cilitate handling the party. The
local arrangements, it is directed,
must follow the Instructions given.
Five Members on Committee.
As only five members of the Citi
zens' Committee will bo allowed
under the instructions to meet the
Prwddent an board the ship; Mayor
Goldstein announced the following
members to perform this function:
Mavor I. Goldstein, Chairman R. E.
Robertson. .1. C. McBride, Republi
can National Committeeman for Al
ai ka, Allen Shattuck, President of
the .Tunesu Chamber of Commerce,
and B. M. Behrends. All of the
members of tho reception commit
tee, however, will be In the party
wnich goes down the Channel on
the Alma to meet the Henderson, It
was stated.
Clear Platforms.
The instructions relative to hand
ling Ihe party follow in part:
“Station Arrangemnets:
“Station platforms will be cleared
entire length of reserved space to
permit members of Presidential
party debarking at the same time.
Outside station sufficient space will
he roped off and kept clear to make
entire automobile line free of access
by members of President’s party and
reception committee, so that auto
mobiles may be entered at onco, all
ibo wuy down the line without the
delay incident to driving up and
loading each car separately.
“Reception committee to meat
President at boat:
“Five members only of the gen
eral committee will be waiting
where the ship docks, meet Presi
dent on board transport and escort
him to his automobile. All other
members of the committee will meet
President later on during the day at
some convenient place. The recep
tion of large committees at stations
delays the program and lessens the
time which can he devoted to the
public. This is also done to avoid
crowding and confusion at stations.
Cars in Waiting.
“Automobiles:
“Seven-passenger touring car with
tops down to be used for President
and party and each car to be num
bered, white curds eight inches
square with numbers printed In
heavy black type to be attached to
lower right haiul corner of wind
shields. This inthe only way
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| Senator Couzent
Endorses Five
Per Cent Beer
DETROIT. July 6.—Denial that
his recent expression in tavor of’S
per cent beer was a statement
ccalnst the Eighteenth Amendment,
was made today by United States
Senator Couzens.
Senator Couzens said be opposed
intoxicating liquors but did not
t believe 5 per cent or less waa in
toxicating to the average person.