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JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1923. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. PRICE TEN CENTSi
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Auto of President’s Party Goes Over Bank; 3 Killed
DEATH HITS
, PRESIDENTS
f PARTY; 3 DIE
Auto with Newspapermen
Plunges Into Bear Creek
Canyon Near Denver.
STATE HISTORIAN IS
AMONG THREE VICTIMS
Representative of National
Committee Is Killed—
Chauffeur Loses Life.
BULLETIN,—Denever. June 25. —
Thomas F. Dawson, Colorado State
Historian, and nationally known
newspaperman, died this morning,
the third victim of the accident at
Bear Creek Canyon when an auto
mobile plunged over the bank.
CAR GOES OVER BANK
DTNVER, June 25.—Sumner Cur
tis, of Washington, representative of
the Republican National Committee
accompanying President Hardings
party on the Western and Alaskan
tonr. and .Thomas French, of Den
ver, driver of the car, were killed
yesterday afternoon, when the auto
mobile in which they were making
a mountain tour, plunged off the road
75 feet in the Bear Creek Canyon,
near here.
Donald Craig, manager of the Wash
ington Bureau of the New York Her
ald, and Thomas Dawson, Colorado
State Historian, and other occu
pants of the car were seriously in
ured.
The victims were members of the
party of newspaper correspondents,
f who because President Harding was
resting, dropped work and took an
excursion into the mountains as the
guests of the Denver Press Club.
President Harding was not with
the party but was much affected by
the news of the deaths of the men
and injuries to others.
OCCUPATION OF
RUHR VERY BAD
Under Secretary McNeill
Fears it Means Col
lapse of Germany.
CANTERBURY, June 25.—Under
Secretary Ronald McNeill, spokesman
for the Foreign Secretary In the
House of Commons, in an addrhss at
Sturry defended the attitude of the
British government on the occupa
tion of the Ruhr and declared there
was no chance of France or Great
Britain obtaining recompense for war
expenditure by occupying the Ger
man Industrial territory.
Secretary McNeill expressed fear
such action will result In the col
lapse of Germany which consequently
will be able to pay nothing.
Comptroller General
Says He Is Whole Thing
WASHINGTON, June 25.—Comp
troller General McCarl, whose au
thority in the disbursement of public
funds has been challenged several
times, has advised President Hard-;
lng that he regards his decisions as
final and appealable only to Con
gress.
HALF U. 8. MONEY STOCK
18 GOLD, SAYS TREASURY
WASHINGTON, June 25.—Half of
the country's stock of money is in
gold, the Treasury Department an
nounced.
Gold coin and bullion in the Unit
ed States amounts to $4,02,1,250.000.
Of all the accumulated gold. $1,146,
000,000 is held In the United Staten
Treasury.
Only $677,151,000 of the gold is out
aide ttm treasury and only $407,256,
7-4 A jwtn&lly In circulation.
CHICAGO GIRL MUST PAY JILTED MAN.
A jury of married men has decided that Miss Leona Voids, of
Chicago, must pay Lee H. Stiles, whom she jilted. $1,000 for the
engagement ring he gave her. Stilee, a wealthy duib member, paid
that sum to Mrs. Voris for her engagement ring. which the
daughter expressed a desire to use as her own engagement signet.
Ford Does Not
Dislike Publicity
For President
I SAVANNAH. June 25.—A peti- |
j tlon signed by citizens of Savan
nah endorsing Henry Ford for
President was forwarded to De- !
; troit. Ford’s secretary replied: j
"In view of the interest dis- j
played, Mr. Ford can have no
objection to their further acti
| vities in this direction."
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German Rum Runner
Succumbs to Strategy
BERGEN. Norway. June 23.—Strat
egy plays its part now and then in
Norway in the taking of rum-run
ners, and the recent capture of the
200-ton German yacht Elizabeth is a
ease in point.
Standing off tlie Norwegian coast
the Elizabeth was in need of coni,
and sent in a motor boat and 17
men to get a supply. The boat was
seized, and the men replaced by 17
armed police and customs officers.
Approaching the Elizabeth, the police
signaled her three men to come off
in a row boat to help with the unload
ing of the coal supposed to be on
board. When they reached the motor
they were overpowered and hand
cuffed. The police then drew along
side the Elizabeth and boarded her.
The Germans still on board the
yacht made a desperate resistance
and one of them loosed the ship's
dog, a gigantic Great Dane, who
leaped at the throat of on° of the
police, but was shot dead. Eventual
ly the smugglers were overpowered
and put in Irons.
Widely Known Orator
Dies; 111 Short Time
ST. LOUIS, June 25.—Rev. R. C.
Rave, aged 81, widely known orator,
died yesterday after a short Illness.
BOSTON, .'nine 25.—Copper con
tinues advancing. The lowest price
brought In the last ten days is 15 1-1
cents a pound, and most of those
holding copper are asking higher
prices. Since the first of the month
there has been an advance of three
quarters of a cent.
NEW YORK. June 25. — Beach
flappers may go stocklngless at
Coney Island this summer if they
want to. Captain James H. Gillen, of
the Boardwalk police, announced re
signedly today, "but if they do they
M* not lad lea,” he addod.
RETAIL GROCERS
DISCUSS ISSUES
Annual Convention of Nation
al Association Is in Ses
sion in St. Paul.
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ST. PAUL, June 25.—(By the As
sociated Press.) Three thousand
men who handle the food commodi
ties for the buying public of the
nation are here as delegates to the
annual convention of the National
Association of Retail Grocers, which
begins tomorrow and lasts thro'git
Thursday .
Many men, prominent in food man
ufacture and distribution from eveiy
state will he present including these
speakers: J. H. McLaurin, presi ;ent
of the American Wholesale Grocers'
Association; W. W. Frazier, Jr.,
president or the American Specialty
Manufacturing Association; Charles
P. Whiteman. President of the Na
tional Food Brokers' Association. .1.
W. Herscher, President National
Wholesale Grocers’ Association; Chas.
A. C. Clark, President National Cof
fee Roasters' Association, and James
A. Anderson, President National Can
ners' Association.
The statistical cost accounting and
legal aspects of food manufactur
ing and merchandise will be tool t,y
the following in a series of lecturer;
ClUns^h-is'lly member of Congress;
W.J, Mr Bain. General Consul, Na
tional Association of Retail Grocers;
MSbKMi K. David, assistant to the
dean of the Bureau of Business Re
search at Harvard University; Sid
ney A. Linnekin. vice president of
Buhson Institute, and Thomas A. Kel
ly. banker and sal“s expert.
Peeved Man Is Wanted
For Explosion of Bomb
LONG BEACH. Calif.. June 25 —
Lemuel Kerris Van Tassell, oil work
er, was instantly killed when a bomb
concealed under the upholstery of
his automobile exploded. The police
are searching for Ed. Engman, of
Fullerton. Cal., former husband of
Mrs. Van Tasseil, who is said to have
made threats against Van Tassell.
Seattle Business Man
Takes Life in Portland
PORTLAND. June 25. — Wilbert
M. Cambell, former vice-president of
the Whiton Hardware Company of
Seattle, and prominent business man
there, suicided while a patient in t
a local sanitarium.
SECTION STRUCK
BY 2 TORNADOES
Minnesota District Hit Twice
By Twister—Reports
Towns Destroyed.
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn., June 25.
Two tornadoes struck this vicin
ity yesterday causing heavy damage
The first tornado struck at noon
and tore the roof fvbm the United
States Indian schoaf and unroofed
several houses.
The second blow passed over the
city but report* are that the towns
of Dwight and Abercrombie, North
Dakota, and Wilberton, Minn., have
been partly destroyed.
NEARLY SCORE DEAD
ST. PAUL, June 25.\D-Wind and rain
storms swept sections of the Central
Northwest over the week end and
took a toll of nearly a score of lives
and caused extensive property dam
age according to incomplete reports
received "here.
DROWNED ESCAPING HEAT
DETROIT, June 25. -Twelve per
sons were drowned in Michigan rivers
and lakes yesterday while seeking
relief from the excessive heat.
GIVE KNOWN KILLED
FARflO, N. D„ iiine 25.—A dis
patch to the Eorum says live are
known to have been killed and four j
injured when a tornado struck the'
oast end of Adams County last night. I
10 BELIEVED KILLED
ABERDEEN, S. D„ June 25.—Ten l
persons are believed to have been]
killed when a tornado struck the|
farming country in the vicinity of'
Roeder and Hettinger, N. Dak., lay-,'
Ing waste to the country for 4d
miles.
Forest Fires Result
From Careless Autoists
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CLEVELAND, June 25. One!
hundred thousand motorists of Cuya
hoga County have been asked by the
Cleveland Automobile Club to Join in I
a movement to keep camp and picnic
sites clean and undefaced and to pro j
tece the countryside from the danger
of fire.
In a statement the club suggests
that the motorists adopt I lie slogan,
"Clean up as you go.” It is pointed
out that In recent years there has
been a growing tendency to litter the
countryside with rubbish, especially
during the warm months. “Not only
is the natural beauty of the coun
tryside desecrated," the club says,
“but there are even more serious
aspects of the situation. More than
1,000 forest fires were slarted last
year by automobllists who left camp'
fires burning or threw lighted cigar
ettes, cigars or matches Into grass
at the roadside."
TRADING BOATS
CAUGHT IN ICE
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Crews Are Under Orders to'
Report to Soviet Govern
ment at East Cape,
SEATTLE, June 2B.--The Silver
Wave and Blue Sea, trading schoon
ers reported seized by the Soviet
government at East Cape, are frozen
In the Ice at Cape Yukan according
to advioes received by the Olaf
Swenson & Company, owners of the
Blue Sea. The company has been
advised that the crews are under
orders to report at East Cape as
soon as the Ice permits. The Ice is
reported 15 miles from shore at
Cape Serdzeman, eight miles from
East Cape.
BIXTY PER80NS BRUISED
WHEN ELEVATED TRAINS HIT
CHICAGO, June 25.—More lhan 60
persons were bruised and shaken up
When an elevated train crashed into
Hie rear of another thin afternoon.
PRETTIEST VANDERBILT HEIR TO WED.
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C^ty g<Mcv Va.rujUrinlf. ^
Mias Cathleen Vanderbilt, of Now York, fairest of all Ilia noted
Vanderbilt heiresses, probably will be wedded in midsummer at
Newport to Harry C. Cushing, member of a prominent Now York
family. Their engagement was announced recently by Mrs. Syd
ney ,1. Col ford, mother of the brido-to-.be.
GERALDINE FARRAR WINS HER
SUIT FOR DIVORCE FROM LOU
TELLEGEN; 3 WOMEN INVOLVED
British Seals on
Liquor Stocks Are
Smashed by U. S.
NEW YORK, Jun< 25.—After r<
fleeting for several days, the I’nited
States authorities smashed the Brit
ish government seuls and seised II
quor stocks aboard the steamers Bal
tic and Bergeneria which were
brought Into port to test the Treas
ury Department's recent dry ship
ruling. The seised liquor was truck
ed to the government warehouses.
Captains of both liners entered for
mal protests.
NO PROTEST
CONDON, June 25. Premier Bald
win told the House of Commons
there were no grounds for protest
If the American customs officials
broke the British Customs' seals on
British steamers In American ports
If they had liquor aboard. The state
ment was in reply to the question
of Great Britain recognized the right
af America to break seals on liquor
storage aboard ships.
MORE LIQUOR BOATS
NEW' YORK, June 25. Four trails
Atlantic passenger liners, two Brit
ish. one French and one Italian,
irrlved at Quarantine today with
large quantities of liquor under seal.
Burned to Death When
Building Is Destroyed
KELSO, Wash.. June 25.—James
Thompson. tax.! driver, was burned to
death and It. Patterson was badly
burned when 'lie Baker & King's
billiard parlors burned here early yes
terday morning damaging neighbor
ing property.
Vanderbilt Is to Start
Newspaper in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, June 25.—-Corn-d
ins Vanderbilt, Jr., announced his In
tention to establish a morning paper
here to he known as the Illustrated
Daily News.
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NEW YORK, .1 un«? 25. -Geraldlnei
Farrar has won her suit for divorce
i the filing of the referee's report dls-,
closes. The referee found Lou Tel•'
i legen indlscretlous with two women,!
tho charges concerning Miss Stella
Larrtmore having been ruled out.
THREE WOMEN NAMED
NEW YORK, June 25—Three young
women were named by Geraldine Far
rar. firmer Metropolitan Opera star,
in her suit for divorce from Lou
Tellegon, the ai tor husband she once
called “the perfect lover."
Tellegen'a alleged acts of infidel
ity occurred over a period of two!
years. Although a San Francisco girl
known as Resale Clifford was men
tioned In the complaint, the bulk of
the testimony concerned Tellegen’s
relations with two young women In
New York. They were Miss Lorna
Ambler, tin Australian actress, and
another ai tress referred to In the
testimony only as "Miss L.” and
"The Woman In Black." "Miss L."
was described as an American girl.
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GOVERNMENT TO
ENFORCE LAWS
ON PROHIBITION
President Harding Serves
Notice Regarding Pro
■ hibition in U. S.
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DECLARES AMENDMENT
NEVER BE REPEALED
Issue Is Not Between Wets
and Drys But on Main
tenance of Laws.
DENVER, June 25. — President
Herding in an address here today
served notice that the Federal Gov
ernment is determined to enforce
prohibition even should the burden
of the enforcement continue to bs
thrown increasingly upon the gov
ernment by states. Moreover, the
President voiced the conviction that
not only will the prohibition amend
ment be not repealed but whatever
changes are to be made to the Vol
stead Act “will represent the sin
cere purpose of effective enforce
ment rather than moderation of tl)e
general policy.”
Striking out straight at those who
violate the law. President Harding
said the issue was fast becoming
one not between the wets and drys
but rather whether the laws of the
country “can and will be enforced.”
The President said:
"So far oh the government Is con
cerned, and I am also vary sure that
so far as concerns the very great
majority of state government and lo
cal governments, it will be enforced.
It is gratifying and umazlng at the
progress that has been made in the
last few years toward better enforce
ment."
Hits at New York
While he made no direct reference
to the situation in New York. Presi
dent Hurding said “the spectacle of
a state nullifying its own authority
and asking for national sovereignty
to take over the important of Its
powers, is new. When implications
of thls.strange proposal are fully un
derstood by the people and parties
devoted to preserving the rights of
states, new nullifications, I venture
to say, will discover to have perpe
trated what likely will prove one of
the historic blunder* of political man
agement."
Concerning this point, the Presi
dent said: “I do not see how any
citizen who cherishes political law
In organized society may feel secure
when he himself Is an example for
contempt for the law. Clearly there
is a call for awakened conscience,
awakened realization of true self-in
terest on the part of a few who will
find themselves to suffer much when
the reverence of the law Is forgotten
and passion is expressed In destruct
ive lawlessness. Ours must be a law
abiding Republic and reverence obed
ience must spring from the Influen
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Allowances Are Suggested
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For U. S. Country Doctors
HAN FRANCISCO, Jun“ 25.—The
American Medical Assoc iation has a
membership of 8S.510 physicians out
of the approximately 150,000 in the
United Staten, Dr. Olln Weal, secre
tary of the association, reported to
the Mouse of Delegates meeting this
morning.
it was suggested that modern medi
cal knowledge and practice call he
furnished to the entire public, in
cluding the supply of physicians to
rural communities, if citixens of such!
communities will guarantee the pliys-j
ician an Income of $2,500 or more ]
each year for a term of five years.|
In its report the Mureatt of Legal j
Medicine and Legislation, operating
under the board of trustees, called
attention to a ruling of the prohibi
tion commissioner preventing a firm
of pharmaceutical chemists from se
curing large quantities of alcohol
on the grounds that It did not sell
patent and proprietory medicines. An
effort is being made to find the basis
tor this action by the commissioner.
The report said also that efforts have
been made to reduce the ta* on
physicians under the Harrison anti
narcotic law. and to secure advance
notice of narcotic prohibition regula
tions in order that they may receive
consideration and discussion before
being put Into effect.
Dr. W. ('. Woodward, director of
the Bureau of Legislation, called at
tention to the inadequacy of medi
cal practice acts to protect the pub
lic against fraud and rultis^s who are
able to follow their calling uncon
trolled by stale legislation,