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TALL THE NEWS' ALL THE TIME"
VOL. XXII., NO. 3290.
JUNEAU. ALASKA, SATURDAY. JULY 7. 1923. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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PRICE TEN CENT*
CITY PREPARES FOR RECEPTION
OF PRESIDENT; ARRIVES MONDAY
M'AOOO FOR
PRESIDENCY;
LAUNCHPLANSj
Friends of Former Secretary
of Treasury Start Plans
for Presidential Boom.
NEW YORK. July 7.—The New
York Evening Poet announced last
night that detailed plans for launch
ing a Presidential boom for former
Sesretary of the Treasury William
O. McAdoo had been worked out at
• Sinner attended by a dozen of the
Intimate friends of the former Sec
retary of the Treasury. The Post
•ays that although the candidacy of
Mr. McAdoo has not been announced
formally his supporters declare they
are confident that his hat will he
in the ring.
While the central objective of the
campaign will be to secure delegates
In the Democratic National Conven
tion, for ,of course, it will be
through that party that it is hoped
to win the Presidency for the for
mer Secretary of the Treasury, a
large part of the activities will be
devoted toward additional populari
zation of the candidate.
Judge Samuel R. Amidon, Demo
cratic National Committeeman from
Kansas, has been selected to handle
ths campaign for former Secretary
McAdoo according to the Post. Judge
Amidon was a supporter of McAdoo
at San Francisco and would have
been one of the managers of hi*
campaign had he been a candidate.
It is understood the diners dis
cussed the relative strength of for
mer Gov. Jamee M. Cox. Gov. Alfred
E. Smith, Senator Oscar W. Under
wood, former Ambassador John W.
Darla and others, but they conclud
ed that McAdoo could enter the
convention with 400 delegates and
many others ready to switch to him
as soon as they had registered their
favorite son choices.
THUNDERSTORM
FIVE IRE DEAD
PITTSBURGH. July 7.—Five were
killed daring a sudden thunder storm
over this city. A man and woman
were killed when they came in con
tact with electric wires which were
down, having been struck by light
ning. Another man was struck by
lightning while standing on the
porch of his house. Two women
were killed when an auto skidded
while hurrying to shelter from the
downpour.
Helch Hetchy Dun Is
Formally Dedicated
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GROVEL AND, Cal., July 7.—The
Hatch Hetchy dam, one of the out
standing units In the San Francisco
water supply from the Sierra Ne
vadaa, was formally dedicated today.
Wheat King’s Daughter
Sued ior Divorce.
Mrs. Agnes Patten Wilder,
daughter of James A. Patten, of
Chicago, the “wheat king," has
been sued for divorce by her hus
band, Laurence K. Wilder, s<fn of
John W. Wilder, millionaire tan
ner. According to the suit, Mrs.
Wilder took her three adopted
children and deserted her husband
to make her home in Montecito,
California, in June of 1921.
STEEL LABOR
TALK IS ONLY
BLUFF, CLAIM
President of American Fed
eration of Labor Doubts
12-hour Day Reduction
WASHINGTON, July 7.—Samuel
Gomporg, President of the American
Federation of Labor sees in the
promise of the heads of the steel
Industry to President Harding to
eliminate the 12-hour day at some
future date “tainted with bluff and
Insincerity.”
Gompers expresses some surprige
that the President should think the
correspondence worth giving to the
public, like he did in his speech at
Tacoma.
Gompers said: “1 have advised
the steel workers not to expect too
much as the result of the excesg
cordialities between President Hard
ing and Elbert Gary.”
Chinese Bandits Hold-up
Train; Booty, Captives
HONG KONG. July 7.—Bandit*
held up a train on the Canton-Kowl
oan Railroad 15 miles from Canton,
early this morning, killing a Chinese
officer and one soldier, and kid
napping 90 upper class Chinese who
are being hold for ransom. The
bandits also secured $50,000 booty.
EDUCATIONAL DELECATES FROM
I FORTY COUNTRIES FORM PERCE
* ASSOCIATION AT CONVENTION
•AN FRANCISCO. July 7.—An or
ganisation of tho World Federation
of Educational Aaaoclationo whose
principal aim la to probata unlvsroal
peace through educational methods
waa affected hbre late yesterday
at •.meeting of the delegates for
forty bhuntrlee attending the Na
tional Education Association eonven
OHtt SUPERIOR
IN CLA88 ROOM
8AN FRANCISCO, July 7.—Teach
1*1 to an art rather than a science,
and education to a science rather than
art. Dr. A. E. Wlnship, editor of
the Journal of Education, Boston,
Maas., told the National Connell of
Education delegates here today at
the National Education Association
convention. Dr. Wlnship said:
"The feminine qualities in women
magnify their skill in the art of
teaching. Art in teaching to mans
lired by the effect upon the child
learning the best things in the best
way when he makes his own choice
of what to learn and how to learn
it. A woman thinks of the child’s
tomorrow Just as she thinks of the
beautiful fragrant rose when she
sees the bud.
“Feminine personality is Indespen
sible in the elementary grades. A
teacher in the elementary grades
without a feminine personality is a
professional moron. Feminine person
ality without subject method train
ing is better than subject method
training without feminine personal
ity. For one who worships subject
methods supremely to try to teach
the art of teaching to women is
a professional tragedy.
“For a teacher training institution
to gUe professional credit for know
ledge of subject methods and refuse
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NAVY IS TO BE
MAINTAINED AT
FULL STRENGTH
Program Is Announced for
Next Fiscal Year by Navy
General Board.
WASHINGTON, June 7—The Unit
ed States will maintain a tull effic
iency during the next fiscal year
a ‘'minimum force at sea” of 18
first line battleships, 14 cruisers and
84 submarines under a decision of
the General Board which Secretary
of the Navy Denby has formally ap
proved.
This decision is viewed as signi
ficant in view of the uncertain
status of the five power naval
treaty resulting from continued de
lay of France to ratify it.
An analysis of the program out
lined shows the Navy will keep at.
fighting trim and at sea full strength
allowed under the treaty.
The practical strength of the force
to be maintained will be augumented
from time to time during the year
by replacements of old ships with
new ones which will he completed
and placed in commission.
Permanent among these are the
battleships Colorado and West Vir
ginia. which are to replace the Dela
ware and North Dakota. Other new
ships will be added and include
seven light cruisers, several of which
have been delivered, and 10 submar
ines.
Debate Starts in France
On Wash. Naval Treaties
PARIS. July 7.—The open debate
has started in the Chamber of De
puties on the ratification of the
Washington naval treaties, especial
ly with a declnlon on those parts
of the treaties dealing with limita
tion of naval armament and capital
ships.
TREATIES RATIFIED
PARIS, July 7. — The French
Chamber of Deputies this evening
ratified the Washington treaties for
limitation of naval armaments and
capital ships. The vote was 460
to 108. The Deputies will on Mon
day debate on the treaties relating
to the use of gas and protection of
neutrals.
BEER CLUBS
SELL LIQUOR
VANCOUVER, B. C., uJly 7.-The
World says beer clubs, which are
prohibited from selling hard liquors,
are doing so and are being supplied
by one private export house.
The manager of one beer club
Bald he “had to sell hard liquor
or lose his members.''
Much liquor it Is declared, is be
ing sold in drug stores and else
where on which no tax has been
paid and at prices below those of
government stores.
Ku KIux Klan Being
Sued for $100,000
CHARLESTON, S. C.. July 7.—
T. E. Thrower, of Columbia, has
filed suit for $200,000 against the
Ku Klux Klan charging Injury to
his reputation due to alleged decree
of banishment Issued against him
while he served as Exalted Cyclops
at Columbia.
Soviet Leader in
London Is Removed
LONDON, July 7— It is officially
announced that Leonid Krassin baa
been removed from his position of
Ieaderahtp of the Russian Soviet
delegation in London, says a Ren
ter's Moscow dispatch.
SU&CE880R NAMED
LONDON, July 7.—Christian Rak
ovlcky, member of the Soviet Cen
tral Committee, at Moscow, has been
appointed to succeed Krassin ai
head of the Russian delegation here.
Thia la according to the Dally Her
ald, a labor organ, which adds that
Orest Britain will probably accept
the appointment
“FARTHEST NORTH WHITE HOUSE” WILL BE IN JUNEAU ON NEXT
MONDAY DURING VISIT HERE OF THE PRESIDENT.
The Gubernatorial Mansion In
Juneau, Capital of Alaska, will have
the distinction of being the “farth
est north JVhlte House" when Presi
dent^FTarding makes it‘ hla head
quarters next Monday. Gov. Scott C.
Bone will be the host to President
and Mrs. Harding during the visit
here.
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Governor'll mansion al Juneau. Alaska, and inset of (>ov. Seott C. Hone.
SMOKING RUINS
| TELL STORY OF
GOLDFIELD FIRE
City Will Rise Phoenix-like Is
Word Sent Out—Loss Es
timated at $1,500,000.
TONOPAH, July 7. — Smoking
)ulna is all that Is left of the bii3l
I ness and north residential section of
Goldfield as the result of the (iias
trous fire which swept the desert
city yesterday afternoon.
A hasty check up on the losses
showed one man dead and one
woman missing. The damage la
estimated at $1,500,000.
Clothing is being rushed from
Nevada and California cities.
Cast night hundreds of refugees
huddled on the hillside with their
few possessions they bad saved.
Others went by automobiles to
nearby cities.
“Will rebuild the city and come
back” was the first message sent
to the outside world from Goldfield
after wire communication had been
re-established.
GREEKS-TURKS
HAVE BATTLE
Many Casualties Are Report,
ed on Both Sides—Greek
Ship Is Torpedoed.
SOFIA. July 7.—A report from
Constantinople soys the Greeks at
tempted to land a regiment at Kara
Burum near the Dardanelles. The
Turks repulsed them. Many casual
ties are reported on both sides.
A Turkish torpedo boat sunk a
Greek ship according to reports aud
mnny were drowned.
Missing Balloon Found
Floating in Lake Erie
WASHINGTON. July 7.—A report
has reached the Naval Bureau of
Aeronautics that two tugs have lo
cated Lieut. Roth’s missing naval
baltoon in Lake Erie and have start
ed maneuvering the big hag to es
tablish whether the basket was still
occupied when It tell.
The balloon is the one which left
with Lieutenants Roth and T. H.
Hill, naval airmen, from Indianapolis
on Jqly 4 In the elimination race.
.
Doctor Has Rights
Regarding Issuing
Whiskey Prescriptions
| 1 HELENA. Mont., July 7. —- ,
Congress having Raid alcohol
can be used for medical pur- '
poses cannot dictate to a phy- |
clan the number of whiskey |
prescriptions he shall write or i
the quantity he shall prescribe i
Federal Judge George M. Bour- j !
quin held today in a decision. |
CONFIDENCE IS
VOTED PREMIER
French Deputies Vote Con
fidence in Poincare—
Pope s Move Discussed.
PARIS, July 7.—The Chamber of
Deputies after a discussion of the
Pope's recent letters on the subject
of reparations, voted confidence In
Premier Poincare 388 to 108.
The French government never will
permit the interference of the Pope
In it's domestic and foreign poli
cies, Premier Poincare said, during
the discussion on the Pope's letters
and preceding the vote of confi
dence.
The statement was made In an
swering those demanding the discon
tinuance of an appropriation for the
maintenance of the French embassy
at the Vatican because the Embassy
failed to prevent the publication of
the Pope's recent letter aon repara
tions.
RELATIONS STRAINED
BRUSSELS. July 7.—The Belgian
i diplomatic agent in Berlin lias in
formed the German government
that diplomatic relations will be sus
pended If the government does not
unequivnrally repudiate the Ruhr
j crimes.
The French Ambassador has also
(given similar notice.
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; Officials of Skipping
Board Under Indictment
—
! SAN FRANCISCO, July 7. — The
Federal Grand Jury has indicted
; R. H. Borlsnd, special representative
of the Shipping Board; L. H. Mels
enbach, district director; T. C. Baird,
j assistant director, and three sur
; plus war supply dealers. The charg
es are conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment through sales approximate
ly amounting to *1,000.000 worth
from the Liberty shipyard at Ale.
meda.
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LAWS AGAINST
JAPANESE ARE
NOT MALICIOUS
U. S. Senator Walsh Return
ing from Orient Discusses
U. S.-Japan Issues.
SEATTLE, July 7.—United States
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, of Mon
tana, nrrivfng here on the Presi
dent Jackson from a trip to Japan
and China, said:
“It is my belief that should Am-!
baaudor Manthara succeed In arrang
ing a conference botween the United
States and Japan regarding treat
ment of the Japanese now in Arn-j
orlca, his efforts at the conference!
will fail.
"The laws affecting Japanese oni
the Pacific Coast arc not malicious;
but inevitable so long as later-!
marriage with Orientals Is not ac
cepted socially in Amorica. It fol
lows that the Japanese race la not
to be treated on the same basis with
regards to immigration as other
aliens."
FULL TICKET
PROPOSED BY
LATEST PARTY
Federated Farmer Labor Par
ty Will Have Platform
and Also Candidates.
| CHICAGO, July 7.—The Foder
; at< d Farmer Labor Party of the
I United Stutes, with an Individual
! platform and with candidates, will
j enter the political Held next year.
IA majority of the Farmer Labor
Party delegates attending the con
I vontton here refused to affiliate with
j the Federated organization.
; William Bouck. former head of
I the Washington State Grange, was
elected chairman of the Federated
j Farmer Labor Party.
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| Report on B. C.
| Salmon Run
| It Made
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C.. July 7.—
The Soekeye salmon catches In the
Skeena river are better than last
year. The soekeye catch In the
Naso river Is below average, but
other (Isb are (air.
DUE KETCHIKAN
TODAY(PROGRAM
HERE COMPLETE
Juneau Preparing to Receive
First Presidential Vis
itor to Alaska.
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PROGRAM MONDAY I
July 9, 10:00 a. m.—Recep- |
tion In harbor. Committee j
aboard Alma to meet 'Hender- |
*011. Procession to Governors’ |
House under escort of the Am- |
1 erican Legion and Detachment |
j of Soldiers from Chllkoot Bar- j
j racks. Children In white to |
| greet President and Mrs. Hard- |
in# with flowers at intersection |
j of streets. Possibly brief speech |
j from porch Governors' House. I
j Public reception at entrance of |
] Governors’ House,
j 11:00 a. m.—Trip to Men- ;
I denhall Glacier. |<
| 3:00 p. m.—Conference at |
j City Hall of citizens and Sec- |
! tarios Work, Wallace and |
| Hoover Presentation of gold |
| card to President at Governors’ j
! House. Presentation of gold j
desk knife to President by |
| Scottish Rite Masons. Presen- :
| tation to Mrs. Harding by Elks, j
I Presentation to Mrs. Harding I
j by the Pioneers of Al&ska. Gift |
| to President by Indians,
j 4:00 p. m.-—.-Visit to Alaska
; Juneau mine by Cabinet Offi
cers and newspapermen (Inter
lude for rest and sightseeing.)
7:00 p. m.—Dinner to Presi
| tlal Party at Governors' House.
| Concert by U. 8. Navy Band
I from veranda Governors’ House.
9:30 to 11:00 p. m.—Recep
| tiuu to Federal, Territorial and
! City officials, Citizens’ commlt
| lee and wives, and visiting
| newspaperman at Governors’ j
I House.
j July 10—9:30 a. m. — De
I parture of Transport Henderson
ifor Seward.
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While no word hah been received
late today definitely fixing the time
of tiie arrival of President Harding
here next Monday, all plane made
are on the basis of arrival at 10
a. ru. Gov. Scott C. Bone, who is in
Kctchikn awaiting the Presidents
coining there, is expected to adviae
the local committee late tonight or
early tomorrow morning.
The Presidential ship is sheduled
to reach Ketchikan iate this after
noon and after a few hours there
start northward. The only sched
ued stop is at Wrangell for two or
three hours. The itinerary an
nounced recently calls for the Hen
derson sailing from Wrangell for
Juneau, going by the way of Taku
Glacier.
Begin Decorating Today.
local street decoration and dec
oration of business houses and resi
dences began this morning. Ever
greens are being mussed around
light and telephone poles; stream- *
era of bunting strung across the
streets; pictures of Presideat Hard
ing began to make their appearand'
in local store windows, draped with .
dags. A shortage of pictures of the
Chief Executive is reported. It is
expected that this will be relieved
on the arrival of the boats from the
south tonight. Orders were placed
last week for a supply and this .
should arrive tonight.
It is urged that the owners of
property along the line of msrch
make every effort to decorate with
flags and bunting and to cleanup
their lots before Monday morning.
Will Banquet Guests.
Thiee luncheons and two dinners
have been arranged for the die- ,
tinguished visitors. Gov. and Mr%.
Bone will entertain President and
Mrs. Harding and a few guests at
one luncheon; Mayor I. Goldstein,
It. E. Robertson. Chairman of the
Citilens' Committee, with Miss Min
nie Goldstein and Mrs. R. E. Robert
son will have other members of the
| immediate Presidential party ss
I'heir guests at a luncheon at the
Gastineau Cafe, and visiting news?
paper men wlii be guests of the
committee at a luncheon at the Ar
cade Cafe. These three luncheons
will occur immediately following the
return of the party from the Glacier
Highway automobile trip. In the
evening, about 7 p, in. Gov. ayd ^rd.
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