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“ALL THE 1\EWS ALL THE TIME"
VOL. XXL. NO. 3154. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1923. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
WAR CLOUDS LOWER OVER TURKEY
German High Officials Being Expelled From Ruhr
American Legion Supports
France in Occupying Ruhr
Valley; Deemed Necessary
LYDIAiNAiPOUliS. Inti.. .Ian. 29 The.
action of France in occupying cer
tain territory in the Ruhr Valley was
given a stamp of approval by the;
national executive committee of the
American Legion at its recent meet
ing in Ind'ianapulia, attended by rep- j
rcsentativea from every state.
The committee also adopted reso
lutions approving the action of the
authorities of the -tato of Louisiana
in their endeavors to enforce law
and order and condemned the murder
cf an ex-service man by a "lawless
band." Another resolution was adopt
ed urging the government of tit
United States to lend its aid to abate
the world crisis and assist in the es
tablishment of peace.
Occupation Necessary
French "occupation of the Ruhr was
deemed necessary by Legion heads
The resolution charged that Germans
had attempted to wreck the finan
rial -ystem of their country for the,
purpose cl avo.iing payment and'
"by evasion and trickery sought to]
deprive France of the awards made!
by the peace conference." The com
mittee voted to send copies of the ]
resolution to |‘r -Idem Harding, tIk
Congress and the French Atnbassa ]
tor ;.) the I’nitetl Slates.
Mer Rouge Investigation
Tits resolution on the Mer Itonge
investigation was short but to the
point. It follows: “Re ii resolved
That this committee approve of the i
action of the nuthonilbs of the state!
of Tunisians In their endeavors to1
enforce law and order and condemn
the foul murder of otto of our com
rades by a lawless band, and that we
await with scrutiny the bringing to
the bar of justice the perpetrator of
this crime.”
Attitude on Labor
When the question of the Legion's
attitude toward organized labor was
considered, Alvin Owsley, national
coin man ler, declared the Legion
.wed no allegiance to either labor or
capital. He said that the ez-sortiee
man had the right to decide for bim
salf whether or not ho destr.-.l to at
filiate with organized labor and
should be moved solely by the die
rate of ilia own conscience.
Commander Owsley was authorized
to raise an endowment fund of
$100,000 from Legion posts to defray
etxnen.-e incidental to the decoration
t,f 32.000 graves of American sol
diers and sailors in Korop 'an oun
trie . Committees were also author
ized to consider the establishment of
an orphans' home for children of
ex-s rvue men and tho examination
if all textbooks in the schools of
the country to discover any alleged
tm-Anterican contents.
LARGE COPPER
DEAL IN NORTH
REPORTED MADE
Tom Ait ken and John Price
Reported to Have Sold
Out to Guggenheims.
SEATTLE. Jan. 29.—Maurice O.
Leehey announced today that Tom
Aitken and his partner, .John Price,'
have completed a deal to sell their
copper property in the upper Kan
tishna district, Alaska, to the Gug
genhcims. The purchase price is
raid to be for $1,000,000.
Tom Aitken went to Alaska to
start life anew after he was deserted
in Seattle in 1914, by an actress
whom he married in New York City
and on whom he is said to have
squandered a fortune.
Aitken and Price, with San Fran
cisco interests, arc said to have made
$1,000,000 dredging for gold last
year.
The property mentioned above la
in the Mount McKinley district and
was discovered in , 11)21 by Giles and
Grant. Last spring Aitken tnd Price
secured tbo property on a $20,000
option. Price lias been in charge oi
the property during the season.
Alameda Naval Base
Matter Is Postponed
-WAMIIXGTO-X. Jan. 29.—The
House naval committee has post
poned until the next ( ingress action
on tlie offer of the City of Alameda
to donate a tract of land for a naval
base.
She Thought Spirit Voice
Called Her to Death.
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The infant daughter of ” Mi.-.
Marian Berber, of Chicago, was
critically ill at the home of an
mini. Thinking, while slip slept,
she heard the child's voice from
the grave site left the home of her
husband, Joseph Berger, and
drank poison in an effort to follow
the baby, who wasn't dead at all.
Both may recover.
( ‘iONiSTAiNTINOBLE, J.in. 29 -
Mustapha Kernel Pasha is reported
to have today married a daughter
of a Turkish merchant of Symnm.
The bride brought him a dowry oi
1,000,(100 Turkish lire.
RUM RUNNERS
ACTIVE AGAIN
UN EAST SIUE
Large Quantities of Whiskey
Reported to Have Been
Smuggled to Land.
HIOHJjANDs., .\ ,i.. jail. 29. Hum
runners off the New Jersey Coast,
idle for more than Iwo weeks, re
sumed activities last night.
iStores of small boats are said to
have made many smecessful trips,
carrying from 7"> to 1 •""»<> eases of
liquor each on every run.
The Dry Navy seemed powerless
to cope with the situation, although
two “dry'' boats chased two vessels
near the shore, where the rum run
ners poisoned their cargoes o(
whisky.
MUCH LIQUOR SMUGGLING
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Liquor b
being smuggled into the United
states from the Bahama Islands at
in average of 1.200,000 gallons an
nually, while the government and
population of that British colony re
ceive an immense revenue from the
traffic and seems absolutely indis
posed to cheek it.
This is according to a statement
issued today by Representative Hag
era. Republican, of Massachusetts,
based on what he declared to be
Official data furnished by the Stale
Department.
Louisiana Disappears;
Bobbed Up Again Today
MONROE. La.. Jan. 29. Harold
Teegerstown. who disappeared on
the night of December 2't and has
been sought in connection with the
Bastrop hearing. appeared on the
streets today. Teegerstown said ho
was 'back to stay.
Colorado State Rangers
Are Ordered Disbanded
DENVER. Jan. 29.—In a letter
which Governor Sweet has addressed
to Adjutant General Newton. thr
immediate disbandment of the State
Rangers has been ordered effective
on February 1. Governor Sweet said
in his letter that the State Rangers
were not needed in times of i>eaco
and ithe organization should he dis
banded as a “step towards nor
malcy.’’
Head of Trainmen Going
With Manufacturing Co.
CLEVELAND. Jan. 29 William O.
Lee. president of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, announced today
ho had accepted the presidency of
the Steigel. Meyer Manufacturing
Company. The firm is a $10,000,000
corporation manufacturing automatic
train control devices mechanically
stopping trains wh» it anything goes
wrong. Lee will resign as head of
the trainmen.
EXPLORER FINDS INDIAN TRIBE
RULED BY WOMEN: UPPER AMAZON
BOSTON. Jan. 29.—An Indian tribe
of South America ruled entirely by
women was described recently by
Dr. A. Hamilton Rice in a lecture
before the Lowell Institute. The
tribe fives on the Icana River, a
branch of the upper Amazon, where
Dt. Uice went on a trip of explor
ation.
The women of the trib • appeared
to be permanent residents of the
village. Dr. Rice said, while the
men who were there came mostly
from tribes along the River Guiana.
The ancien Amazonian legend, of a
trib^ of self supportive toraen. vis
ited from time to time by men of
other tribes, came to the explorer’s
mind with his discovery, he sa d.
nnd indicated to him that he might
have found the basiis for the legend.
During his lecture. Dr. Rica was
asked .V ho believed that former
President Roosevelt's life had bean
shortened by the effects of his South
African journey. He replied:
"Yes, ho died from the effects of
his journey to South Africa. There
was n«t a doctor in N'ew York who
knew what ailed him."
The object of Dr. Rice's explora
tion was mainly to determine the
I'lraractor of the country surrounding
the Italia, Mesava and Inirida Ricers,
and ,o identify these rivers.
At San Martin he found 8<I0 p r
sons served by three priests who
bemoaned their lack of knowledge o
medicine. Many of their parishlon
ers were suffering from discus Dr.
Rices examinations developed tint
fjhev carried the tertian form of
malarial parasite and the epidemic
sk.ti disease known as pintn. .1 par
ticularly disfiguring form. Dailv Dr
RTe was begged for relief by tin
sufferer.-.
The old La Sal-Calama trail across
the Vega in the rainy season caused
Dr. Rice’s party much difficulty. F -
nearly 45 miles the trail crosses a,
chain of -wam-ps and quagmires
through which the natives of the
party floundered naked, cursing and
whipping the pack animals before
them.
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Carrie Nation’s Hatchet Is
Still Carrying On.
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Carrie Nation's hatchet, which
l smashed through many a s iloon
I window in pre-Voistead days. Is
now used in peaceful pursuits by
her nephew. It n K. .Moore, car
penter, of Lexington, Kcnutcky,
! who is working on a new dormi
i lory at tlie (Custom Kentucky Hos
pital for tile Insane. The l.exing
i ton branch of the <V, C. T. II. will
I take cltarge of the relic and put
j it on exhibition.
Honeymoon at
f l)6$rn U Very
Lonely Affair
i - t'
| 1 DOOIt.V, .Ian 29. Former
Kaiser William at his party on
his 65th birthday Saturda;
' fteemoil depressed and lilt
i bride complained that Doom
was dull, lonely and bored iter
| exceedingly.
STYLES FOR
MEN ARE TO
BE SET NOW
Fourteenth Annual Meeting of
Merchant Tailors Will
Begin Tomorrow.
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DETROIT, Jiin. 2!t -Styles fur . us
tom-made men’s clothing for the
present yoar tire expected to tie set
here during the 11th annual meeting
of the National Association of Mi r
cli-int Tailors, beginning tomorrow, to
February nein ire. The fashion ;
decrees wiil h<* i r tained In the re
port of the fashion conimitt.ee.
One of tho most Important i|ttus
t'ion to come before the convention.'
according to Wilbur W. Stewart, of.j
Philadelphia, association president, isi
tile lack of workers in the clothing'
trade, said by Mr. Stewart to h.ive|
been caused hv restrictions on im-j
migration.
“It now requires It! days to fill an j
order for a “tilt of clothe.'' Mr.!
Stewart said. “This is harmful to1
the business and we will seek to find |
a remedy at the convention.'’
Army Appropriation
Bill Finally Reported
WAKHhVOTO.V, l 'ii. 20. The army!
appropriation bill carrying a total \
of $340,000,000 was reported to the ]
Senate this afternoon afler the mill ]
tary committee added $6,000,000 to1
the meiRtire passed by the Mouse.
The Associated i’ross cables tin.! !
efforts are being made to ascertain |
whether the Alaska items have been I
changed in the final report on the
bill.
Bebe Daniels Undergoes
Operation, Appendicitis
N'KW VORK. .Ian 2#.—Bebe Dan
'els. movie act res >. today underwent
in operation for appendicitis. Her
condition is prononneed most satis
factory late tills afternoon.
FRENCH ADOPT
N E W TACTICS
IN RUHR AREA
Principal German Officials
Being Arrested and Will
Be Expelled.
DISSELDORF, Jan. L’S The'
French authorities today began a
aeries of wholesale arre-ts and ex
pulsion of the highest German offi
cials, principally chiefs of Bureaus
of Municipalities and heads of other
services for refusal to obey military;
orders. ’
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PHINELAND REPUBLIC.
'BERLIN, .Ian. I'll. The German
government claims to be in posses
sion of copies of printed placards
being distributed throughout the
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THANE *PAPER j
MILL PROJECT
NEARLY READY
Advices Received in Juneau
State Project Is Now
Practically Assured.
Assurance of caily development*
in. the Thane paper mill project was
uccivcd Saturday by H. L. Frulkner
in a letter from Sm Francisco, ac
cording; to a statement made by him
today. W. S. Bayless, writing; to Mr.
Faulkner, declaied that it is vir
tually assured that the project is
now certain to be successfuly
launched.
W. T. Tolch, who resigned from
the Gastineau Company recently to
associate himself with R. H. Thom
son, Seattle Engineer and who an
nounced that he would be connect d
with the construction of the Thane
plant, lias been in San Francisco
several weeks consulting with those
interested in financing the pioject.
He is expected to return to Seattle
within a few days and may come
north shortly. The engineeiing work
in establishing the paper null, ac
cording to Mr. Tolch, will be in
chaige of the Thomson firm and Mr.
Tolch will act as consulting en
gineer in chaige of construction.
Details of the negotiations now
under way are not available here
nor has the identity of those financ
ing the project been revealed. It
is understood, however, that a rep
resentative of those interests will
dome to Juneau in the very near
future.
CONGRESS IS
NOW NEAR END
Efforts Will Be Made to Rush
Imfxrrtant Legislation
Through Houses.
WASHINGTON. Jan 29.- With
only five weeks’ intervening befor
the final adjournment of Congress,
the Koptfbltcan leaders ot the Senate
are deti r mi nod to utilise every pas
stblo mn,ins to bring about the pas
sa'-ii* of the three principal pieces of
legislation, including the rural ('reditu
bill and the army appropriation
measure.
GOVERNMENT
MAY GET OUT
OF RED INK
WASHINGTON, Jin. 2S.- The ji
tlbUK.v that tin* government may
completely avoid a deficit during ihe
->r-sent fiat al year ami start next
July 1 with a balance on the light
sici • of the ledger, w is suggested by
President Harding in a mo,,sage read
Unlay iU a conference of the offi
cials of the Budget Bureau,
Is Reported Engaged to
Slain Millionaire.
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Mbs Mabel Orny," of Uromley,
Ky.. is seill ta have been engaged
to "Handsome Joseph" I .alius,
millionaire automobile dealer, who
wua louud strangely slain In ilia
garage in Chicago, after appar
ently Imving fought a pistol duel
with an unknown opponent. It Is
believed Ills estate will come to
*10,OOU,OUO and that Miss (jray
will inherit most of it.
CONTRACTS FOR
ALASKA TIMBER
SOON BE SIGNED
Secretary Wallace hxpects to
Soon Close Deals with
Large Companies.
WAS! I INliTON', Jan. 29. Negotia
tions are under way which are ex
poi'ril to initiate the establishment
of an important Industry in South
eru Alaska capable of furnishing per
pc! tally a large proportion of print
paper demands of tile I'nitod Stales.
Sent rowry Wallace of the Depart
ment of Agriculture expects.noon to
sign contracts wfitli a number of re
sponsible concerns for the purchase
Of pnlpwood from Alaska National
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Alaska May
Get Large Fund
For Roads
KMATTLK, Jan. 29.—The 8ealtle
Chamber of Commerce is supporting
the tin ailment of Delegate Suther
land to make the Federal Highway
Act includ 1 Alaska. In case this
got s through, Alaska will receive
$li,oiM),000 for roads, but otherwise
only $4t;;,.P00 carried by the army
appropriation bill.
WAR RE6ARDED
AS INEVITABLE
IN NEAR EAST
Turkish Press Express Views
Following Results at
Peace Conference.
MILITARY AGREEMENTS
BETWEEN TWO NATIONS
Reported Russia and Turkey
Have Made Combine—
British Preparing.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan. 29.—The
Turkish press today considers the
Lausanne conference already mor
bund and expresses the gravest ap
prehension over the events to come.
It is claimed that official circle*
regard war as inevitable unless the
League of Nations finds a solution
other than those of the British pro
posals. which would be acceptable to
Turkey.
CONFERENCE NEAR END
LAI'SANNE. Jan. 2». It now ap
pear/ most provable that the Near
East peace conference will adjourn
Without reaching an agreement, ac
cording to practically all delegates.
A treaty will be handed to the Turk
ish delegates. The British are cling
ing to the hope the Turks will sign
it. but they stand out alone In this
belief.
FOR'falLITARV SUPPORT
8KLCRAUE, Jan. 29 Eornlgn Min
ister Tctvrcherlh, of Russia, and Is
rnet Pasha claim that a secret agree
mont has been perfected at the Laus
anne conference by which Russia
and Turkey will give to each other
military support in the Near East in
ease hostilities are resumed. Tills
is according I > a government news
paper today.
‘ NOTHING TO IT"
LAVSAN’NK. Jan. -’ft. The Spokes
man of tlie Russian delegation this
'iftern.ion rharafcterized uh an inven
llon the Helgr.tdy report that Turkey
anrl Russia wcMBld (five to each other
mutual military support In case Great
Britain uml Turkey go to war.
WARLIKE MOVE MADE
LONDON. Jan. 29 In view of tbo
Turkish attitude at Lausanne regard
ing the Mosul illsirlft. the British
military authorities at Irak have dis
patched a large force of troops with
airplanes to the area between Mosul
ind Hherg mt. us a precautionary mea
lure.
Armenians Are Invited
To Settle in Russia
J«.\rs \NNK. Jan 2ft.—Russia to
day notified tiie Near Hast Peace
Conference she had invited, in co
op ration with Georgia and Ukraine,
a "considerable number" of Armen
ian Immigrants to settle in their re
spective territories
ISLAND OFF ALASKA COAST TO
BE EXPLODED BY LOS ANGELES
PARTY; THEN TRIP TO INTERIOR
l.OS WO Kb US. Jan 29. bold an I
[ml'.cnture among the barren desolate
I shores of Montague Island, oft I he
! Ala-ka coast, will be tin* objects of
i fun <; by four men who will leive
her’ this spring, later to brave
t!i North Pacific In a IS.'.-foot launeh
With the breaking of snow, the
little expedition, headed by Ralph
T i• 111 ■ ok‘ r of I»s Angele w ill lie
Pin its long trek to the far north
The., will go to Beattie by rail, and
then • > Cordova, Alaska, where they
will charter the gasoline launch that
will carry them to .Montagu,. Island.
imp to the vagerles of the Jttpa
aese current which sweeps its rocky
i ires, the I land Is a bea •heoutber’s
naradi.-’ According to Trnnibower;
t has a vcn up such strange hits as |
log of t oak woml valued at *."»0rt.
i mnd carved mast of Spanish de
ian. a 'on of coal and a box of i
ocoannts. ]
Already prepared for the cook of
‘he party in a kitchen range taken
'rom one of the derelicts which lie
-otting on the shore. Headquarters
»n the Island will he in u cabin built
by Trumbok 'r on a previous vf»it.
After an extensive hunting cam
paign on the ialiuid. which is said to
ibound In brown bears, the expedi
tion wilt leave for the mainland to
explore and hunt In the practically
unknown wilderness reasons near Ml.
MoK nley. Finally, they will go to
the Matlnuska Glacier.
“Few men have ever heard of the
Matatiusk i Glacier, and fewer still
have explored the quicksand country
beyond." Trumbower said. “The
hope of finding gold 'inspires us to
undertake this lats dangerous jour
ney. Rumor tells of a lake there,
formed by the shifting backwaters of
the gl icier, which recedes and leaves
In its bottom a rich sprinkling of yel
low metal.”