THE ALA SK A DAILY
‘ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME'
EMPIRE
VOL XXI., NO. 3188.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1923.
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JOHNSON ATTACKS PROPOSAL OF
HARDING IN EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
Lack of Self-Government Is
Retarding Progress of North
Declares Speaker in Seattle
SEATTLE, March 9.—“Alaska lias
less eelf-gavc■: timer.'. than Porto Rico,
Philippines and iHnwal'i, and the
aliens of other territories pay less
Federal tax than rn.ii.V8 born Atm rt
ftta» in A.s.ska,” said Falcon Joslin
In a eppeoh last nlghtt a't the semi
mionthly dinner of t.ho Alaska Bureau
of the Seattle Chamber of Comnieree.
Joslin declared that with the same
freedom as ether ‘tertiitorles, Alaska
would have by now 300,000 to ,i00.- I
000 population and the annual com
jnetree would be $100,000,000.
Jtrdlje Schofield, ictf Xome, declared
that Alaska, would deiveCope only
when given control cf her awn af
fairs.
OIL DRILLING
BITS SMASHED
AT GOLD BAY
A s s 6 c i ated Oil Company
Meets with Accident—
New Machine Ordered.
SEATTLE, March 9.—C. M. Day,
member of the Associated Oil Com
pany's'drlRIng crew, reports that the
company (began drilling on January
8 ait Cold Bay. The drilling had
reached a depth of 197 feet by Feb
ruary 18, w’hen all bits were broken
on hard rock and operations were
miispeimled pending the arrival of
more machinery.
Hay said the Standard Oil Com
pany was expected to Stan drilling
on March 1.
Day reported a high wind at Kana
tak before he le'.'t, which demolished
many catlim.
Full Blooded Indian
Girl After M. D. Degree
RIVERSIDE. Cal., March 9.—Miss
Ellen Norris, full-blooded Klamath
Indian, and a graduate of the Sher
man Institute, near here, has entered
t’ne University of California to study
mcdiclno. She Is said to be the
only Indian girl trying for a doctor's
degree.
Fires in San Francisco
Cause Damages, $100,000
SAN FRANCISCO, March 9.—Fires
in the plants of the Pacific Foundry
and Mission Stove Foundry Com
panies caused damage date yesterday
estimated to (be at 'leas: $100,000.
Once Prisoner of
Haida Indians;
Passes Away
VICTORIA. March 9—Captain
Charles Ralke. familiar figure in
coast shipping, died here last night
at bio home.
<Balke was held by the Haida In- j
dians, on Queen Charlotte Island,
fer 18 months .at one time. Ho was
Anally ransomed.
YUCATAN IS FAST BECOMING RIVAL
OF RENOi EASY TO SECURE DIVORCE
MEXICO CITY, March 9.—Yucatan. |
<l»o “land of Topsy Turvy,” is the|
home of tho “picture divorce.”
Tho opposite of the "picture
brides" I* found In this Socialist
State cf Mexico.
©ivorcos are givon for the asking
.by any party, with or without cause.
Children and maintenance for wives
and property rights are respected.
The original law provides tor six
months' residence tor foreigners be
fore a divorce can bo granted, but
this was believod by the Socialist
officials to be a queer provision in1
a Scdial'Bt state, Which 1s supposed,
to bo international. So the law Was'
SCANDAL OF REVELS SHAKE HARVARD, ILLINOIS.
<£Te^s*t<z
Penmn^torv
Art, it
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Cair<jy
s*/r*..
Seven youths of the most prominent families
noir, a little town in ttie northern section of tho State, are under
alien, and warrants have been issued for eight others, between the
aged of 16 and 20. The girl complainants are under 16 and of the
poorer families of the town. These two girls are implicated in tho
story of wild revels.
AMBASSADOR
HARVEY GETS
IN BAD A6AIN
Earl Balfour Takes Exception
to Inference Made in
Recent Speech.
LONDON, March 9.—Speaking in
the House of Lords today, Karl Hal
four, Secretary of Foreign Affairs
during the administration of Lloyd
George, declared his circular note to
the Allies on the subject of am Inter
League, do not deserve | st rlct urcs
placed upon it by United States Am
bassador Harvey in a recent speech.
“From a strictly commercial view
poi?:t,” said Karl Balfour, "the state
ments made by Ambassador Harvey
might be correct but I for one take
less of a commercial view of the
deal.”
NEW YORK, iMarch • 9.—Harry V.
Dougherty, member of a detective
agency, today abandoned the hope of
helping France to exploit her coal
mines tin the Ruhr 'through the me
dium of American negroes. This an
nouncement was made after his
agents reported being unsuccessful in
securing anywhere near 'the first con
tingent of 2,000, which was wanted.
changed and now a foreigner may
acquire a residence for divorce pur
poses in one day.
In certain eases divorces ran be|
obtained by power of attorney given'
to another person and pictures of!
tho parties in question submitted. I
Since sailing to Yucatan is cheap
from the United States and a visit to|
that state gives an opportunity to t
seo the famous ruins of Uxmal and
Ohloken-Kza, It Is expected that when \
the law becomes generally known i
Rono and other divorce colonies wiil!
suffer heavily.
However, with all tho liberalities of
tho divorce 'laws not li divorces were
granted during the past year.
Congress
Patted Right
On the Back
CHICAGO. March 9.—The
American Fanm Bureau Federa
tlton In a Ftftomeni* tadav said
the recent Cmygress "has done
more fcr :'ie hi net of Ameri
can a#ri:cu'tur® than any other
session in history."
2 MARSHALS
ARE KILLED IN
LIQUOR FIGHTS
Two Different Duels Take
Place and Officers of i
Law Murdered.
ATLANTA, March !) Villas Mar
tin and Jack Ryan, marshals at Lulu,
were shot dead by Rob-ct Hope, mail
carrier, and Marshal I. Brooks, of
Blackstberr, was shot dead in a
bottle wtlth S. I. Sharpe. J A. Mon
roe. prohibition cUf'cer, being wound
ed at the same ittime.
Hope was under arrest at the time I
of his shooting 'on a liciuor charge
and officers were s elaing to arrest
Sharpe dn a si'ml'ar charge when
tihat traigedv 'took .place
Herrin Riot Trial Is
Halted by Juror’s Wile
MARION, III., March 9.-The sec
ond HorrtLn riot trial was halted yes
terday afternoon until today .by the
illness of the wife of one of the
members of the jury.' Both pro.tecu
tton and defense expressed regret
at the delay and hoped the session
.would resume not later than this
afternoon.
Wisconsin Assembly
Condemns Professors
MiADISON. Wlis.. March 9.-The
Wisconsin Assembly has passed the
.resolution passed hv the Senate con
demning the action of 4,'i professors
of the Univonslty of Wisconsin in
.signing a round .robin denouncing
Senator LaFollette’s war record.
RUSTGARD HITS
S. S. LINES IN
ANNUAL REPORT
Renews Attacks on Freight
Rates Charged—Has Rem
edy for Alleged Fvils.
In the report of Attorney General
John Rustgard transmitted to the
Territorial Legislature early tills
woek, transportation holds the place
of major importance. Eighteen out
of the 29 pages of the pamphlet
comprised in the report ig devoted
to that subject.
The report cn that industry Ik
exhaustive and harshly critical o.f
freight rates charged under the
weight or measurement system. It
makes no mention of passenger tar
iffs. The investigation was made,
according to the report, under auth
ority bestowed by Chapter 25, Ses
sions Laws of 1921. I
Analysis Made of Bates.
Mr. Rustgard has incorporated in
the report several tables of rates;
slo wing ton rates on general mer-j
chandler on various routes out of
Seattle with comparisons of charge ;
rates on certain specific commodi
ties; charges as taken from freight
bills of actual shipments accruing
under both weight and measurement
schedule*; comparisons of ton-mile
charges oil Alaska water routes with
ton-mile rates on transcontinental
railroads und other statistical matter I
supporting his contention that
freight rates to Alaskan ports from
Puget Sound are exorbitant. lie
disputes ihe assort toil"-that the sea
sonal character of traffic is an Im
portant factor in these rates and
compares Alaska traffic and rales
(Continued on Png» »even. I
TRACTOR USED
AS MACHINE TO
TORTURE 2 MEN
Belief Expressed in Report of,
Pathologists in Louis
iana Kidnappings.
BASTROP, La., March 9.—Persians;
who have cxaminod carefully the re-:
port of the pathologists on the i on-!
tMI'on of Itho inutHated 'bodies of
Watt Daniels and T. F. Richards,;
victims of the alleged hooded bands.
expressed belief that the so-called
“torture machine" was a ifarnt trac !
tor.
They contend that such a machine
would inflict the injuries exactly
similar ho it hose round upon the
bodies olf itho men.
Mother of Thirteen
Given Year in Jail
MILWAUKEE, March 9.—William
Morris, 26, and Mrs. Emma linage,
39, mother Of 13 children, were given
a year each in the house of correc-l
tion by Judge A. ('. Backus on a se
rious charge. The woman was ar
rest oil sieveral months ago for con
tributing to the delinquency of her
llS-year-old daughter, now in an In
dustrial school. Mrs. Huoge said she
pa me to Milwaukee when her hus
iband left their home In Muncle, lnl.,
jo go to Oolorado for ids health. The
police (received a letter from his
earing 'that If ehe was released he
(would take her back.
Railroad Announces
Increased Earnings
WASHINGTON, March 9.—Railway
namings In January, 1922. were
$60,654,700, as compared to $29,486,
000 in January. 1921. This Ip ac
cording to eta t omenta tamed today
by tho ASKtela't'lom of Railway Exeeu
lives.
“McAdoo for President”
Club Formed in Texas
AUSTIN, Tex.. March 9.—One hun
dred members of the Texas Legisla
ture and others have organized a
“McAdoo for President’' Club.
SECRETARY WALLACE WILL COME
TO ALASKA NEXT SUMMER; PLANS
BEING ARRANGED FOR TWO TRIPS
• WASHINGTON', MjivIi 9. Sacra
t.ary <.•' Agflicuittwe Her.ry C WaJ
‘aca r-.intemplates a trip to Aia.ika
during the coining summer. according
to attncarcemont mado from his of
fice today.
Nex: Sunday night Secretary \V<il
lace loaves r.n a trip of five weeks, a
■••win* through tho Wo.*: to Inspect
varletl government projects.
During the <ummer he conteiii
iriaites another trip to tho Pacific
Cos t via tho VfidJlo West and
eventually to Alaska.
PRINCE'S KISS IS IMPRINTED
ON SHUTTERED FACE OF ONE NERO
Woman Defends Woman
in Murder Trial.
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HeUtv-frfe
For the first time in the history
of New Y< rk courts, and for the
second time in American court un
italr, a woman attorney is to de
fend a woman on trial for her
life. Former Assistant District
Attorney Helen McCormick, of
Kings County, New York, hr.» been
retained to defend Mary Eliza
beth Wells, Indicted for the mur
der of her sweetheart, Captain
.James S. Petlitt, proprietor of the
Mnssapeuua Inn, at Freeport, Long
Island.
ROYALTY DINES
WITH LEADERS
OF LABORITES
King and Queen of England
Break Precedent for First
Time in Their Lives.
LONDON. March !) King Ueorge
and Queen Mary, for the first time
In their Uvea, dined last night with
1'albor members of the Mouse of Com
mons and their wives, all as guests
of Viscouni and Lady Astor.
'Premier A. Bonar Law, Earl Bal
four. David Lloyd Goorge and Am
bassadrr Harvey wore among those
present.
J. Ramsey MacDonald, labor leader
In the House of Commons, and others
ha v e tycopted invitations to dine
with the King and Queen at Buck
ingham -Palace next Thursday.
Fingers Worth $6,000;
Is Verdict of Jury
.STEUBENVILLE, Oh?o. March 9.
One year ago John Kornetti, 14 years
old. Blney Fork, Ohio, lost aix fingers
when a train charted when he was
crawling undsr ft 'at a crossing. To
day a jury Hn Common Picas Court
h'ene awarded him‘a verdict of $1,000
i finger ^'galnff the New York Cen
.ral Railroad Company.
One Man Burned; Three
Missing in Night Fire
PITTSBURGH, March 9.~One was
killed and threa are'nvlgs-ing as the
result of a firo early this -morning In
the Shelton Hall build:T..g. The loss
is estimated at $150,000.
LONDON' Ma'ih 9 .Tho alorv ■of
a visit made bv the Prince of Wales
to a hospital whore :ii> hopelessly
disfigured war veterans are spending
'hair day3 Is printed bv the Dailv
Mall.
After setiing 29 of the men and of
ferirg them hi3 condolences the
Prince asked whore tho seven others
were. He was toll that these were
so shockingly mutilated that It was
linedly dtalrable for him to see them
Tho Prince, however insisted, and
attendants accordingly took him into
the ward. With oarh of the six
whom he found there the Prince
chatted cheerfully, and then stake I
•where tho seventh was. He was t
that no otic <xcout the physician* and i
r/is t i , ia,lift 'd tu • s’ th
stiff r -r, v. n ty alou • n stil. *,».
ythor w.jist. ihie Hr . • car cataed :.
d> ilte *e dik; rilrn
The mom®, r* of ' a’'lie's ita■ staff
t...o -o!a,ed tfto story tr.^u .a, .ns
suudo his Hoy at Highness, but the
Prime was in«l»loTit. and was there
upon conducted tin a little room He
walked firmly to tho bedside. • But
turned pale whop ho saw tho af
flicted veteran.
For a few momonts ho stood with
bowed head. Thon he slowly stoped
down and kissed tire shattered face.
ALLEGEDNIGHT
RIDERS MORAL
MENJESTIMONY
Prominent Citizens Take
Stand in Case Against
Three Men of Medford.
MBDPORD, Ore.. March 9.--Many j
prominent oUtizens, Including bankers, j
lawyer* and merchants, took the j
ala ad voyterday afternoon and today !
for 'the V< fsnse of t/ho three nlg'ht |
rider* charged with the alleged hang-1
tngs of J- F- Hale.
The witnesses testified the three |
defendant's, l>r. J. P. Bray. J. F. Hitt
son and Howard Hill, were ‘Maw abid
ing and ‘peaceful oitlzom wfth no
blr ni .11 1 reputations a* to moralty
and veracity."
TITLE FIGHTS
ARE IN COURT
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CHICAJOO. March 9 .—Circuit Judge;
Rynfer ha* Issued an Irrjumition for
bidding the officials of Chic ago and
Cook county to interfere with the!
bouts of Jce Lynch. bantamweight.1
and Frankie Oeaasrd, '■flyweight, to;
defenil their titles here on March 19.
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Louisiana Politics
To Center Around Klan
NEW YORK, March 9—Political
linos in Louisiana in 1924 will be
drawn strictly dor war against the
Ku Klux Kina, declared Gov. John
M. Parker. Who ‘la here to attend a
reunion of wartime food administra
tors.
Governor Parker predicted the
Klan was rapklly losing strength.
Planes for Porto Rico
Have Reached East Coast
MIAMI. Fla., March 9.—The six de
Havltand planes en route to Porto
Rico from Texas have reached here
safely.
SENATOR HIRAM
JOHNSON NOT IN
FAVOR OF COURT
PROPOSAL NOW
California Senator Is Against
American Membership in
International Court.
NEW YORK, March 9. — United
States Senator Hiram W. Johnson,
of California, in speaking before the
Bronx Board of Trade last night,
declared that President Harding's
proposal for the United States to
accept membership in the Pernuui
•nt Court of International Justice
was the first “false step” toward
membership in the League of Na
tions.
Senator Johnson said the demand
for American participation in Euro
pean affairs had emerged from a
befogged international intellectual
ity or a hysterically prefervid
inagination.”
SAYS GERMANS
ARE REVOLTING
IN RUHR AREA
meral Degoutte Issues
Statement, Replying to
Speech of Chancellor.
DUSSBLDORF, March 9. — In a
statement implying to Chancellor
i uno’a speech before the Reichstag
last Monday, General Degoutte,
French commander In the Ruhr Val
ley, declared that France would not
release the hold on the Ruhr.
“France entered the Ruhr to com
pel Germany to honor her obliga
tions," says the statement of Gen
eral Degout eo. “The Cuno govern
ment has come into open revolt and
the struggle has assumed the char
acter we did not desire. However,
we have not molested or ill-treated
anybody here.’’
GOAL MINERS
IN RUHR AREA
LOSING JOBS
Output Is Being Reduced by
French Forces — Much
Unrest Being Created.
ESSEN, March 9.—The German
coal miners in the Ruhr are being
gradually d'.sufissed from work, ac
cordingly ivdiK inig the coal output
■'o the minimum.
In passive resistance to this pro
gram. other employees are holding
.neetlng* at various points protesting
giinst (he German system of paying
> trike funds
There is much unrest among the
'liousands of unemployed at Essen,
Diislherg and elsewhere.
Dusilberg has been isolated from
rail communications from the rest of
the Ruhr.
Pastor’s Pay Garnished;
Money Advanced;, Claim
TOLEDO. Ohio, March 9 —A notice
of garnishee for the recovery of <225
was filed here aguinst Rev. John
.Dutnrteh, deposed pastor of St. Mich
ael's Church, Ros^ford.
Parishioners, through tho Board of
Trustees, say tho clergyman owes the
,noney to them. The money was ad
vanced, they say, for publication of
hooks written by him The former
lOaatur pleads poverty and says his
►nokheir, three slaters and a brother
in the old country depended upon him
,Cor support.
Rev. Mr. Dutnich 'has received a
communication from the Bishop Ad
ministrator of Newark, N. J., prom'.s
tlng 'a parish in another city to hhn.
Keys 'to the building were denied
to Rev. Mr. Duinlch recently after
die had charged that parishioners sold
liquor In the basement of tho chutetf.