ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
"ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME”
VOL. XXII., NO. 3273.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1923,
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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PRICE TEN CENTa
HARDING PREPARES FOR TRIP WEST
Wets Score First Victory in Wisconsin Legislature
REPEAL OF DRY
ACT IS PASSED
BY LOWER HOUSE
Bill Repealing State Enforce
ment Passed—Dry Sen
ate Probably Kill.
MADISON, Wla., June 16 — The
lower Houee of the Wisconsin State
Legislature yesterday afternoon late
pawed the Tucker bill providing for
repeal of the Severson State Pro
hibition Enforcement Law. It now j
goes to the Senate.
As the complexion of the upper |
chamber Is apparently dry, there is,
apparently little chance for passing I
the Tucker MU. In fact, It is under-i
6tood that both sides anticipate the*
repeal measure will be Indefinitely;
postponed when It comes up for
action.
WANT SPECIAL SESSION.
NEW YORK. June 16.—A move
ment seeking to induce Gov. A1
Smith to call a special session of
the State Legislature was initiated
here laet night, the purpose being
enactment of a State prohibition
enforcement law.
The National Committee of One
Hundred for law enforcement, claim
ing to represent 10,000,000 citizens,
sent a telegram to Gov. Smith, now
sojourning at French lack, Indiana,
asking him to reconvene the Legis
lature to pass a prohibition enforce
ment measure and "put New York
in line with other law abiding
eta tee."
WETS LOSE ILLINOIS.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., June 16.—
The last hope that the "wata” had
of wiping the State Prohibition En
forcement Act from the statute
books was uipset today when the
the lower House of the Legislature
removed entirely from its calendar j
the O’Grady repeal 'bill. A repeat!
bill In the Senate was defeated earl
ier this week.
British Columbia Towns to
Get $415,698 from Liquor
VICTORIA, B. C., June 16. — The
municipalities of British Columbia
will flhiare $415,698 as their 35 per
cent proportion of the profits of the
Government from its sale of liquor
for the six-month period ending
March 31, 1923, it was announced
here today.
This Is a substantial decline from
tbo receipts for the six-month per
iod immediately preceding. For the
latter period the municipalities of
this province received a total of
more than one-half million dollars.
B.C. Hunker Kills Panther by
New Method; Uses Chloroform
NANAIMO, B. C„ Jdne 16. — A
panther killed by using chloroform
was brought here today by Jim
Craig, a noted hunter of Craig's
Crossing. He had previously shot
130 panthers. This one had attack
ed and lamed Craig’s son and
scratchei his <orearm. With a cthal
rag attached to a t pole,
Craig rendered the animal helpless,
put a lasso around his neck and
dragged him from the tree, dead
COAST-TO-COAST FLIERS.
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Lieut. J. H. MeReady and Lieut. O. G. Kelley, who achieved international fame b.v non-stop
flight from Mltchel Held, New York, to San Diego, Calif, the first Buccersfut attempt of its kind.
They made the fight in the T.-2. These two youthful Army flyers, prior to their record-breaking
feat, already held endurance and distance records.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 16 —
Lt. Oakley G. Kelley, who with Lt.
J. H. MacReady in the T-2 achieved
world-wide prominence for a non
stop flight from New York to Cali
fornia, wias married here last night
to Miss Mary Watson of San Diego.
CODE FOR FLAG i
OSAGE ADOPTED !
BY COHERENCE
President’s Suggestion Is
Acted on by Conference
Called by Legion.
WASHINGTON, p. C. June 16.—
A code covering civilian usage in
the presence of the American Flag
and use of the Flag was adopted
yesterday at the concluding session
of the conference of national organi
zations called hy the American Le
gion. A permanent committee was
authorized to disseminate the code.
In provides, in brief, that “the!
Flag should be displayed between
sunrise and sunset only, or between
such hours us proper authority des
ignates on National and State holi
days and other special occasions; it
should be briskly hoisted and low
ered Biowly; when a number of flags
are grouped, displayed from staffs, j
the American Flag should be in the
center at the highest point of the
group; no other flag or pennant
should be placed above or to the
right of the American; when the
Flag is displayed from other than!
a staff, lt should be displayed flat; j
do not use the Flag as drapery, use
bunting instead."
The suggestion that the conference
formulate such a code for civilian
usage was made to it last Thursday
by President Harding In a Flag Day
address made when the conference
opened.
Los Angeles Bandits Make
$50,000 Haul of Diamonds
LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 16.—
Two bandits held up the store of
Max Light, well known jeweler
here, late yesterday afternoon and
esoaiped with diamonds valued at
$50,000. The robbers entered the
office of Light, stunned him by a
blow over the head with a black
jack, and locked him and a patron
in a closet, escaping with the
booty.
LONDON—Maurice W. Hewlett,
celebrated novelist, died here today
from pneumonia.
Cook Is Wed to Millionaire
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Life Depends on Her Skill
MUSKEGON. MiCh., June 16.— p
Eugene E. Meurer, millionaire paper j
manufacturer of Muskegon, has
married Miss Margaret Waseerman,
“hje 940,000 cook.” -Whose spec- <
lalljr prepared dlehes Meurer repeat
edly declared meant “life itself” to
him.
The marriage license was obtain- ;
ed a feiw days ago but Information
concerning it waB suippreesed at the
County Clerk’s office here until now.
The millionaire gave his age as 62
and that of his bride as 42.
The manufacturer’s fondness for
the woman’s cooking led to a break
between Meurer and his family. His
domestic difficulties began to attract
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n ter national attention last January
vhen his daughter, Mrs. Waltre
rolth, came here from Germany and
tari Mies Waaserman, whom she
■barged with taking the place of the
vife in the home, hurried to Ger
many. Meurer fought the move,
ifter first consenting, and giving the
Ook $40,000 for faithful aerv
ces.
Efforts at reconciliation failed and
VIeurer filed suit for divorce against
its wife, who ihad been visiting in
3ermany for two years. He charged i
lesertion.
Meurer la suffering from a chronic
stomach ailment and declares his
present wife's cooking is indispen
sable it he is to Hve.
ATTACKS ON CONSTITUTION ARE
RESENTED BT BAR ASSOCIATION;
SPEAKER DENOUNCES ASSAILANTS
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Silver Purchases Cease
| Under Pittman Act;
| Treasury Issues Orders
! WASHINGTON, .Tune 1«—. |
1 Books were cloned today for of :
| fers of silver under the Piltt
| man Act. The exact amount
I to be taken yet must be de
j termined after smelting the ore
already bought.
■ It is underntood that indica
tions are that the 200,000,00ft
ounces authorized by the act
| have practically all been
I bought.
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SLAIN PREMIER
UNIQUE FIGURE
Death Removes One Most
Striking Characters in
European Politics.
I .ON DON, June". 0.—The death of
former Bulgarian Premier Stamboul
isky, reported killed yesterday while
attempting to es<;ape from hi3
guards, removes one of the most
picturesque figures in European
■political life. He made his way
from the very lowest rung of the
ladder to the top of Bulgarian gov
ernmental affairs.
Staniboullsky was born of humble
parents. He was 44 years of and
entirely self-eduoatod. He married
his school leather when a young
man and to her he attributed much
of his success.
Stamhoulisky wasa striking figure,
physically. He was more than six
feet tall, had an enormous head, a
wealth of black, curly hair, sharp
eyes, a tremendous jaw and a
thunderous voice. Originally he was
a journalist but after the war turn
ed to politics and rapidly rose to
the leadership of the peasants.
Seattle Schoif Board Will
Continue Muzzey History
SEATTLE, June 16.—The local
School Board has decided to con
tinue to use in the City Schools,
Muzzey's History of the United
States which has been criticised by
the Sons of the American Revolu
tion on the ground It belittled the
victory of the Thirteen Colonies
over the British.
The Board held that the book Is
faiirer than most histories which are
now being used for teaching pur
poses.
Strike of Railway Shopmen
Postponed Until Next Week
PUEBLO, Colo, June 16.—The
strike culled for the Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad shopmen, Involv
ing 5,000 employees, has been de
ferred until next Tuesday, it was
announced here today. The strike
was set to start today.
Governor Sweet has Interceded In
the situation and Is trying to assist
both the railroad and the employees
In reaching an understanding.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. .June It!. (By
Associated Press.)— l,ow, at the very
apogee of the achievements of the
Constitution of flie ^ I'nited States
when Its blessings . re apparent to
the most casual observer, it is he
ing most bitterly attacked from
many quarters, condemned and even
execrated as an instrument of op
pression and injustice. K. E. L.
Saner, of Dallas, Tex.. Chairman of
the Citizenship Committee of the
American Bar Association today told
the Tennessee Bar Assoc iation meet
ing here.
“The Corrstitiitlcu^hut is being at
tacked is the one under which this
government has endured for 133
years, has grown in wealth, power,
extent of territory, and intelligence
of its people beyond the wildest
dreams of its founders." Mr. Saner
said. “No other people' since the
dawn of time has been as happy.
Under this constitution we have sur
vived the greatest civil war in his
tory, we have fought four great for
eign wars and carried them to tri
umph and a just and victorious
peace; we have become the admira
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Pennsylvania Railroad to
Pay U. S. $90,000,000
WASHINGTON, u. c June 16.—
It was learned here today that the
Pennsylvania Railroad System has
agreed to pay the Government $90,
000,000 in settlement in full for
claims arising out of wartime Fed
eral control of its lines. Additions
and betterments made by the Gov
ernment during that period over
balanced the claims made by the
system for damages.
Florida Marshal Murdered
By Negro; Mob Kills Slayer
MIAMI. Fla.. June 16.—Charles
Bryant, town marshal of Home
stead, a nearby town, was shot to
death in a poolroom In the negro
quarter of the town when he at
tempted a liquor raid singlehanded.
Thirty minutes later a negro known
as "Gray-eye" Simons, alleged to
he the murderer of the marshal,
was 'bound by a crowd of men and
riddled with bullets.
Payment of Bonus on Coal
Cargoes to N.Y. Law Firm
WASHINGTON, June 16.—A reso
lution of the directors was read into
the record of the trial of Charles
W. Morse, which 'provided lor pay
ment to the New York h*w firm of
McAdoo, Cettton &. Franklin, of $1
per ton for coal carried to Italy and
$0.75 for that carried to France in
ships of the transport company op
erated by Morae and associates.
Wllltam G. McAdoo was formerly
head of the law Ann mentioned.
POLAND HONORS LORD BALFOUR
LONDON, June 16.—The Univer
city of Orawcow, Poland, has con
ferred upon the Earl of Balfour
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
It was conferred in recognition of
Lord Balfour’s services to the liter
ature of philosophy, and as a tribute
to hi* work as a statesman of in
ternational reputation.
RELIEF VESSEL
AT SPITBERGEN;
HELP AMUNDSEN
Norway Sends Relief Expedi
tion with Aircraft to
Aid Noted Explorer.
CHRISTIANA, June 16,—The Nor
wegian Government today announced
plans for succoring, if possible. Capt.
Roald Amundsen if the explorer fails
to reach Spitzenbergen in bis riight
across the North Pole. Relief planes
have been provided and are now on
the ground.
The steamer Filet, carrying u com
pletely outfitted party which will go
to the relief of Amundsen In cane
he do s fc»> show up at Spitzenber
gen according to schedule, has ar
rived at Real Bay, Spitzenbergen,
and has established headquarters for
tan relief planes, it was announced.
Amundsen is expected to hop off
from Wainwright for his attempted
flight across the pole about June
20th. If Is thought that the great
eat danger nr engine failure will
arise after the machine lias passed
the pole and is approaching the
edge of the polar lee north of Spitz
• onbergen. In summer this lee paek
Is at a considerable distance nor'h
of the Island. Amundsen’s machine
will be piloted by Lieut. Omiiatl.
WILD IS OPTOMISTIC
LONDON, June 16. — Commander
Frank Wild, who accompanied Sir
Ernest Shaekellon in hi* Antarctic,
expedition, today expressed ihu tit
most optimism regarding the chances
for C'apt. Roald Amundsen to make
a flight across the North Pole. He
said under present conditions, Lie
possibility or failure is greatly mini
mixed.
Moonshiner Kills Wife and
Is Killed by Dry Officers
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 26.
—Basil Artuffo, a cement contractor
aged 37, killed his wife, wounds 1
Prohibition Enforcement Agents
Thomas Warren and Earl Miller,
and W'as killed by Warren Iasi night
In a search of Artuffo'* homo.
Miller and Warren went to the
home of Artuffo to search for boo/.e.
The officers had handcuffed Mrs.
Artuffo after findisg a still In the
basement when Artuffo entered. He
had a pistol in his hand and fired
ait Warren, hitting his wife, whom
Warren held in front of him. In
the fight, Warren shot and killed
Artuffo.
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MOSCOW—Nikolai Lpnine, Prem
ier of Russia, is reported to have
sufficiently improved in health to
be able to read newspapers. It Is
added, however, that all danger has
not passed.
SAN ,K)SE, Calif—Three persons
were killed when an electric car
struck and demolished an automobile
two miles west of here.
PARIS—The Chamber of Deputies
last night passed a resolution of
confidence in the Government on Its
democratic policy, the vote being
308 to 200.
BURTON, Vashon Island, June IS.
- Mrs. Mellsha Lucy Waynes, who
was 104 years old last August, was
today elected Queen df the Vashon
and Maury islands strawberry fes
tival.
NEW YORK. Knauth. Machod &
Kuhne, members of the New York
Stock Exchange, failed today. As
sets and liabilities have not been an
nounced.
INDIANAPLIS. Ind. — John Me
Parland, President of the Internation
al Typographical Union, and promi
nent labor leader, died from heart
trouble today as a result of influen
ts. He was 55 years old.
Rail Labor Board Not
Likely to Survive.
j 4^attrvvce.l
Opea defiance of the Railroad
Labor Board by the Pennsylvania
Rail read, coupled with the fact
that the Board apparently has ac
cepted this defiance In meekness
and humility, has led official
Washington to believe that the
Board cannot endure much longer. I
The official execution, according
to iilan,s now being perfected by
Its enemies, will take place sjon
after the new' Congress convenes.
Labor Is ‘bitter because of the
manner in which the Board has
accepted the Hat refusal of Sam
uel Rei, Pennsylvania president,
to abide by that body's decisions,
and its spokesmen have pointed
out that when rail shopmen re
fill -d lant year to accept an award
lowering their wages the Board
branded the shopmen's organltia
tlons as “outlaws."
FIRST TRAGEDY
ON GOLD TRAIL
Two Drown and 12 Others
Endangered in Rush to
New Found Diggings.
HAILEYBERG, unt., June 16.—
Two lives have already been lost In
the Initial rush to the reported new
ly discovered goldfields in northern
Quebec, according to advices re
ceived here. Two men were drowned
recently in Sturgeon Rapids. Ot
tawa River, when their gasboat
went dead on them.
Sixteen men were in the boat.
Tile motor Stalled when the boat
was within a few feet of tell rapids.
Nine men jumped into canoes and
attempted to tow the vessel to shore
but were forced to cut loose, barely
saving their own liven The boat
crashed Into a rock, throwing four
men Into the river. The three re
maining In (he boat threw lines to
the struggling men. two caught on,
one being drowned and a second
being washed through the rapids
and revived.
NEW YORK—Tom O'Rourk. match
maker for the Polo Oraunds, wired
j Jack Kearns offering to stage the
' Dempsey-OIbhons bout on July 2
if the Shelby promoters are unable
to go through with the bout sched
uled there July 4.
LAST CABINET
MEETING HELD
PRIOR TO TRIP
President Gets Official Busi
ness Out of Way—Pre
paring for Long Trip.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 16
President Harding yesterday met
with the Cabinet tor the last time
before the departure of the Presi
dent on his Westward and Alaskan
trip. The meeting was held to get
certain matters out of the way, leav
ing the President free to make his
preparation for the long trip.
Next Tuesday is the regular day
for one of the bi-weekly sessions
but no meeting will be held then,
it was learned, owing to the pressure
of business before leaving.
It was announced after the meet
ing that the President does not plan
to call a special session of Congress
to deal with the ship liquor ques
tion. as had been hinted In certain
unofficial quarters.
SEATTLE PREPARES
SEATTLE, June 16.—An executive
committee has been named Jointly
by Mayor E. J. Brown and the Seat
tle Chamber of Commerce to make
arrangements for entertainment of
President Harding when he visits
this city. It is composed of Gov.
Louis E. Hart, Ur. Henry Suzzallo,
president of the University of
ington, representing educational in
terests-. L. B. Schweileuhach. State
Commander of the American Leglou,
representing World War vgletans;
A. W. Hustle, tbe.G. A. R., and J.
K. Witherspoon, Hpanish-Amerlcan
War veterans.
Other members lire: Frank Water
house, president of the Chamber of
Commerce; A. J. Flatten, Cassius E.
Oates, National Exchange Club, of
which the President is a member:
Mrs. H. E. Maitby, President of the
Federation of Woman's Clubs, and
John F. Dore, President of the Se
attle Press Club.
Walter F. Brown, chairman of the
commission of re-organization of the
Government departments and one of
the President’s advisors, will be here
June 26 to confer with the commit
tee, advices received by the Cham
ber of Commerce said.
To Have Alaska Booklet
It has been announced that when
President Harding sails from Tacoma
on July 5 for Alaska he will have
been presented with a brief by the
Chamber of Commerce on the 24
subjects the President lias announced
he wishes to investigate while In
the Territory.
The Presidential trip is resulting
In much publicity fur Alaska and it
Is expeited many newspaper men
will make the trip and several photo
gra pliers.
Larson Enters Walla Walla
Monday to Serve Pen Term
SEATTLE, June 16.—Ole S. Lar
son. president of the defunct Scan
dinavian American Bank of Tacoma,
telephoned last night to Judge Chap
man at Tacoma that he would go to
Walla Walla next Monday to vbesin
Ills penal sentence for embezzlement
cf bank funds. Larson was sen
tenced to be imprisoned from three
to five years in the penitentiary.
Bear and Pirates Roam Wood
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Yesiree! and Bogey Men Too!
CHICAGO, III.. Juno lfi.—Suppos
ing you wore a little girl, barely
four years old, and became lost In
the forest preserves from the mld
aftcrnoon one day to dawn the next
a prey to all the ghosts, black bears,
creeping things, weird noises, sibil
ant whisperings In the trese, could
you survive the experience?
Little Eleanor Strom did, and she
emerged today, with tear-stained
face, her cheeks, forehead and nose
blistered and her arms and legs
badly lacerated by contact with
briars, and covered with mosquito
bites.
Grave fears had been hold for the
safety of the child and posses had
been hunting for her all night. It
was feared she had been seized by
a moron, or might have fallen inta
a river and drowned. At dawn this
morning one seareher came upon
her, sound ueleep in a pasture. She
had crawled through a barbed wire
fence, sacrificing part of her cloth
ing in the attempt, and these bits of
cloth gave the clue to her where
abouts.
As her mother combed leaves,
cockleburs and biitis of twigs from
the baby's hair she was asked about
erh experiences. Her chief worry
seemed to be the loaa of a tiny puree
with her cherished pennies. She
admits having seen a big black bear,
and pirates, and Ilona and several
bogey men, but after she crawled
through the barbed wire fence and
hid behind a bush they couldn’t find
her.
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