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VOL. XXL, NO. 3227.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PRICE TEN CENTS
General Appropriation
Introduced Carrying Total
of $1,540,000 for Biennium
Aggregating approximately $1,540,
000, the general appropriations bill,
covering the expenses of the regular
departments of the Territorial gov
ermneut and certain other exput3es.
was introduced in the House y ■ *t ir
day afternoon by Chairman Uoss ot |
the Ways and Means Committer. Tn ;
■measure is about 1362.515 large than t
the same bill as introduced two yea.* i
ago, the fatter carrying $1,177,1 4 33.
More than 50 per cent, or a
of $837,500, is for educations pn
poses. This is diivlded as follows.
Territorial Department of Educate n.
including expenses of admlnis nttiuL. I
$654,900. Of 'this amount $47,091 ;s ]
ior a deficit during the present hie ;• :
nilim, $380,000 for schools in ineorpor
ftted towns, $200,000 for schools out
side of incorporated towns, $5,000 f. r
citizenship night schools and ♦ ,2.'J0'i|
for the office of Commissioner of
Education.
The remainder goes tn the A * a it .a
Agricultural College an I School rf
Mines, which is covered by an item
of $182,600, Including $10,000 . >r <x
tension courses to be estabiis’,'1 ,n
such towns in the Territory as il c
Governor may specify
This is $137,600 larger than the
sum provided for in the special ap
propriatlon measure introduced in Mi a
House 'several days ago by Rep; -
sentaitive Foster, of Cordova. The
latter bill has not yet been reported
out of the Committee on Education.
Roads ilext Largest Item
The Hem for roads is tile next
largest item, carrying $240,000 to be
equally allocated among the four di
visions and $500 for office and con
tingent expenses cf the Territorial
Road Commission.
The Territoniiil Pis'll Commission'
camo near being overlooked in th? j
measure, only $12,500 being provided. (
In fact, if the provisions of the bill'
are carried out the Commission will
cease to function as $6,000 is allowed |
for caring for equipment, storage and ;
supplies and planting or distributing
«#> the fry now in the haitchwies. j
The only other activity provided foi
ls Hhe investigation directed by House
Resolution Vo. 14 and printing 1,000
copies of the report.
In contrast to this item, is tin ■
special appropriation bill introduced j
recently by Representative Foster
calling for $125,000, providing for the |
construction of four new hatcheries |
a®d maintenance and operation of!
both new and existing hatcheries. ;
Mina Commissioner Cut
No provision is made for Terri-j
torial Mine Commissioner. This i
reported to be the outcome of the
■suspension of that oifflce last yeari
and merging of the duties of the |
Office with the office of Federal Min
ing (Supervisor under the direction
of B. D. Stewart. The $1,600 item is!
ito take eaie of the ba.bor Commis
sioner end of the office and printing
and contingent Office expenses. Th.;;. I
is one Of the items in which a change i
is probable, the alteration largely i
(dependent on the outcome of the |
Ayer blfl providing for cooperation !
between the Territory and the Feu- j
oral government in extending the
mining supervising and other work
under Mr. Stewart and bis assistants.!
Lint of Items
The various Hems included in the!
Ibfll follow:
Governor's office
Secretary's office
Treasurer’s office
Territorial Banking Board
Attorney General's office..
VMi.ll statistics . ■
Mine Inspector's office
(Ex-cfbclb bailor Commis
sioner )
Alaska Fish Commission
(Department of Education—
■Commissioner's Office
Schools (incorporated towns)
Schools outside Incorporated
t owns)
CUtizensih-ip night schools
Deficiency (current bien
nium) .
Alaska. College
Alaska Museum and Lib
rary .
Roaids and trails
Shelter calbins
Diseased livestock
Rescue, relief lost persons .
Pioneers' Home .
(Pensions .
Dependent children
Wolf bounties
■Eagle bounties .
Primary elections
Itelief destitution
Health and sanitation
Dental Board .
■Miscellaneous Legislative ex
penses
Other miscellaneous items
Emergency fund
$
16.167 |
19,950 !
37.520]
1.500 j
2k,940 j
6.603 j
1,6.00 !
19,503
21,900
380 , >00
200,000
5,000
47.000
182,600
7,400
140,500 '
10,000 ]
15.000 ‘
10.000 |
97,250 |
60.000 I
35.000 ;
8.000 j
8.000 !
11.0001
24.000 |
12.300 j
500 i
22,750 j
2,846]
10.000
Total
$1,536,929
■SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. April 24 —
The four Martin bombing planes fly
ing from San Diego to Quantleo ar
rived safely late yesterday after
BELGIAN PRINCE TO WED ITALIAN PRINCESS.
| Oufec oh HttboLrrfr
I $StxuxffKkFaXdA.
According to the Agenaie dltalia, in Rome, tlie wedding will
Foon tike place of the Duke of Li aba lit, youthful heir to the
throne of Belgium, and Princess MafaJda, second daugltt.rof King
Victor Emmanuel and (Jucen Melma, of Italy.
“CALL ME HENRY" PRESENTS
FLAG TO FAIRBANKS COLLEGE;
GIFT HAS REACHED INTERIOR
T-;-•
| Working for
U. S. Recognition
Of Mexico !
| WASHINGTON, April 24. A
commission of two American
ami two Mexicans arc meeting
' in Mexico City in an attempt to
remove obstructions to friendly
1 relations and to recognition of
the Obregon government, This
I is according to an announce
ment by Secretary of State
, Hughes.
WASHINGTON, April 24 -
Secretary Hughes announced to
day the appointments of former
Ambassador to Japan Charles
B. Warren and former Secretary 1
| of Interior John Barton Payne
as the American commissioners
1 to negotiate a closer understand
ing with two representatives of
j the Obregon government of
1 Mexico.
■-■
U. S. Policy at Peace
Conference at Lausanne
LAUSANNE, April 24. Safeguard
ing the legitimate national interests
of the United States and the princi
pal commercial opinion for all na
tions is announced as tho guiding
rules of the American representa
tives when the Near East Peace con
ference resumed sessions.
Young Man Arrested;
Confesses to Murder
PHOENIX. April 24 «. C. Rich
ardson, aged 19 years, has bpen ar
rested for investigation. ii is said
he has. confessed slaying Rabbi Allied
C. La fee, in San Francisco, three
weeks ago. The police state Ihe en
tries in his dairy carried lead to a
question.
Yoeman Jlick. of tho U. S. navy, is
under arrest in San Francisco, charg
ed with the murder of the Rabbi.
(Special from NcwsMiner.)
FAIRBANKS, April 24 Insured fur j
; $100, probably half of its value, a]
' fins in it hi .< 3!) feat Ions was re-1
c.glvpd bere itO(la,v from Henry Lana-1
'Imrgh. or WaVh.ngton I). F.
The story of the Rift of thisj
| A meric m flag Is engraved on a brass
plate on the staff:
‘'(’resented through .lodge Charles |
E. Bunnell, A. M . to the Alaska Agri-1
cultural CoQfege and Sc'.it; >l of Mines!
in appreciation of the honor of his
friend .shop by Henry Lana burgh. ‘Call
me Henry,’ of Washington, D. C.,
April. 1(123."
Hans burgh is nationally known as
“Call me Henry.”
Observation Cars Bought
For Railroad in Alaska
SEATTLE, April 24. E. C. Dale,'
| pure ha.- ing agent of the Alaskan En
; ginooring Commission, has purchased j
| from the Great Northern two palatial I
: observation cars. The ears will he
shipped North on the Oduna Satur- i
, flay.
I The observation cars will probably
i lie used by President Harding and his
party on t'he proposed vlsi: to A1-.
j aska during the coming summer.
I Each car contains four compartments
and a drawing roam.
Sues Company <$r Being
Wrecked on Alaskan Coast
SAN FRANCIS! 'O, April 24
Charles Sellow. who. was last year
■wreteked in a small 'boat on an un
named and uninhabited island off the
Alaska coast and was marooned three!
months with roots, berries and fish |
as his only food, has sued the Al-!
| aska Codfish Company for $3,300.
IiSeHotw claims the boat was “rotten,!
unsuitable and unsafe."
Heavy Snow Falling
In State of Wyoming
CHEYENNE, April 24. Heavy
snow Is fjlling litre. There were 13
inches at noon. Lander reported 17
inches of snow.
TENANTS OF FLATS IN RUSSIA
FIND MARRIED LIFE VERT EAST
MOSCOW, April 24. (By Associat
ed Press.)—Though extremely easy
to secure under Soviet laws, divorces
are decreasing in Moscow because of
the housing shortage. Most Musco
vites have to live at least two in ti
room, and however incompatible a |
couple may find life together, even j
this is easier fhan the task of find-,
ing new and separate/quarters.
Marriages, on the^tlier hand, are
promoted >bv the Wnising shortage,
for a verson enjoy Wg the rare priv
ilege of having a ljfrge room to him
self or hrrsc'f figft- J'ttlP difficulty
J
in persuading a perhaps roomless
mate to share it.
Official statistics show there were
only 49 divorces in Moscow in Jan
uary. as compared to 2.21-4 marriages.
The requirements both for uniting
and He-paratCng couples are brief and
simple. If a man and woman desire
to be married, they go before a
magistrate and declare their wish.
If they desire a divorce, Ihey go be
fore a magistrate and say they can
not get along If only one of the
parties wishes a divorce, the ques
tioning may take a few minutes
longer.
HARDING DECLARES
FOR WORLD COURT
HOOVER WILL
COME NORTH;
STUDY FISH
Secretary of Commerce De
cides to Make Trip to
Alaska During Summer
WASHINGTON, April 24.—S^-re
tary of Commerce Hoover has decid
ed to make a trip to Alaska with
President Harding, leaving 'ere
about June 15. Hoover will not cross
the country with the President, but
will join the party on the Picnic
Coact or in Alaska.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover will
inquire into the fisheries situation
while in Alaska.
Order Limits Sale of
Sulplus Stock of War
WASHINGTON’. Apr:! 2.4 l*r‘ i
dent Harding: has directed the War
and Navy Departments not to permit
the sale of surplus war stock, in
eluding arms and :i:nmitiniUons o;
other munitions to any foreign nation.
The order (toes not mention any par
ticular government! ibut applies to all
alike and directs, that surplus stock
not be sold even to Americans who
might in turn sell them to foreign
powers.
Tornado Sweeps Small
Path; 2 Reported Dead
OMAHA. April 24. Two are deal
and two hive bce^'.uijrftd by a tor
nado which swept a narrow path
near Harnoston. according to dis
patches.
WILL RESTORE
HIGH CARFARE
IN QUEEN CITY
Seattle Council Instructs
Counsel to Draw Up Ordi
nance—Cut 5 Cent Fare.
SEATTLE, April 24.- The Cily
Council lust night unanimously
voted to Instruct the Corporation
Counsel to draw an ordinance re-,
storing street cur fare of 10 cents
cash or eight cents tokens, both
good for transfers
This fare is to take the place of
the five cent fare, single ride, with
two and one quarter cents cash for
transfers added which was effective'
March 1. Since March 1. under the
five cent car fare the municipal
lino lias faced a deficit of from
$4,000 to $5,000 daily.
MEN HIGH UP
ARE INDICTED
Boston Federal Grand Jury
Secretly Indict Three
Prominent Men.
BOSTON. April 24. William it.
Allen, former Lieutenant Governor of
Montana, is among the men named in
a secret indictment returned by the
Federal grand jury charging conspir
acy to defraud stockholders of the
Boston & Montana Corporation and
subsi'Jnries. /
Others Indicted include George Cal
lup, former Judge of the Circuit
Court of Michigan: Charles L Bur
rell, fomner state treasurer of Mas
sachusetts and now a member of the
Governor's Council.
La Follette Is
To Take Stump; «
Trail Harding
MADISON. WIs . April 24 United
States Senator Rol>ert M L.i Follette
will take the slump some time in
June and carry his ideas to the
people. It is announced that it is
considered likely I^a Follette will
follow President Harding on the lat
ter's swing through the We*;..
MATHLIDE M’CORVIICK IS WEDDED.
Mathtlde McCormick, 18-yeai-old daughter of Harold K .Mc
Cormick and granddaughter of . ohn D. Rockefeller, lias married
the middle-aged Mapor Max ( ser. They Intend to spend six
months of each year in Kurope and six months in the good old
I S. A. Ot-er intends to become a naturalized American citizen.
J'fwof Ha.'K Osvit
m sv Mktiu Lie K" Cbrm id*.
I
CONGRESSMEN
PASS JUNEAU
UP ON TRIP
11 i n erary of Congressional
Party Announced for
1 rip to Alaska.
WASHINGTON. April 24 Th«
Itinerary oT the two transports
which will convey Secretary Weeks
and a Congiv.. ,!onul party to Porto
K < >. Par «ma. Pacific Ciast, Alaska
and Honolulu, was announced by the
War 1)"p.irMncni today as follows:
The tranup- rt Grant leaves New
York April 27. arrives at S.m I'ran
clsco May 24. Honolulu June 3. re
turning to San Francisco June 12.
The i-irty will bo split at San j
Francisco and the transport Cambrai
leaves that port May 27. arriving at j
Seattle May SO. Fort Seward (Chll
koot Barr.ilcks) June 5, Seward June
10, returning to Seattle June 17 and
San Francisco JuiJe 22
Among those who will accompany1
Secretary Weeks on the last part of
the trip are 40 Senators anil Repre
sentatives, including Senators Jones
of Now Mrx’co, Phipps of Colorado, I
Warren of Wyoming. Oddie of Ne
vada, McKinley of Illinois, Cameron1
of Arizona. Robinson of Arkansas, I
Howell of Nebraska, l.ad I of Norj.li
Dakota; Representatives Anthony of
Kansas. Medden of Illinois. Abor
nath yof North Citolina. Johnson of
Washington end Altnon of Alabama 1
-- j
Takes Fling
At Daugherty on
War Time Cases
PITTSBURGH. April 24 It. ('.
Marshall, Jr., former Chief of the!
Construction Division of the army:
during Clio war, in a speech today!
declared Attorney General I, mgherty >
was using the power of Indictment In
war-time contract eases for pal It lea! |
purposes and to besmirch reputations j
"without evidence to decently sup ,
port the charges"
_m 9 m_ i
Will Urge Aeroplanes
To Hunt Rum Runners
NWW YORK, April 24 -Ulmer Can
field. Federal Prohibition Director for
tills state, has recommended t > Pro
hibition Commission r Haynes that
aeroplanes be usel to Its .its rum
runners off the roast.
Fort Bliss Saved from
Destruction; Man Dies
KI. PASO. Tex., April 24 P.tvaie
Morris Pousky 4s d u l and Private
Martin Sohulfz is reported dy eg : h
the result of a poisonous g is e\
Iilosion in tile blacksmith shop u'
Fort Bliss. Tii“ Commanding Ofii- sr
commended br.ith men for their hero
Ism. declaring they saved the Fort
from possible destruction.
OPPOSITION TO
WORLD JUSTICE
COURT IS BUNK
Representative Young De
clares Most Persons In
different to Issue.
WASHINGTON. April 24. ilep
re .entativ - George M. Young, < f
Norih Dakota, after a trip over l!i
States, mtuje the declaration that
the futo of the Republican Party
was not hanging in the balance be
cause of Harding’s advocacy of mem
bership in the world court was
"pure 'bunk."
Young wild those who felt that
way had not visited their constitu
ents nnd declared that most pv -
sons were indifferent on the court
membership issue.
Fisherman Injured in
Pistol Fight on Ship
SAX FRANCISCO. April 24. Lib
rad© C'astro was probably fatally in
jured 'In a pistol fight aboard the
Alaska Packers' ship Star of Hope
this forenoon. Lorenzo Lopez, can
nery worker, has been arrested.
Hotel Held-up by Lone
Bandit; Gets Big Sum
SAX FRANCISCO. April 24 -A
m i ke I bandit entered the Cliff
Hotel today, held up the auditor and
cashier and escaped with SB.000 in
currency and $5,000 in checks.
EIGHT BRIDESMAIDS AT ROYAL
WEDDING TO IGNORE TRADITION
LONDON. April 24 (My \-sn ,nt
ed'Press » The younger generation'*
tack from 'he straight and narrow
lane < r orthodoxy and convention will
1)3 follow; I a bit in th" wedding
drosses of the bridesmaids
Elizabeth Mow -eLyon when
comes the Duchr-s of York,
dition wSll be toHsed
by the bride herself
to Lady
she be
And tru
11 way somewhat
In her w aiding
gown, for tdie sleeves will let of m mu
factored Nottingham la< e. No one
wlio worries over such things can re
member when i royal bride ever
wore lace other than hand made, upon
her wedding day.
The unorthodox touch iti the ap
parel of the eight bridesmaids will
be a 'rail of lily leaf green tulle upon
their cream chiffon dr-sseo. Hereto
(fore aristocracy has seemed Vo Im
agine that gre“n was all very well Ml
its place, but that a wedding wa
ro place for it. However, g. ■ >n Is
one of Lady Elizabeth's pet color
and she ordained that her brides
maids should wear it Her farorltf
color, like that of Mrs. Harding, i
blue.
PLAIN TALK
BY HARDING
CONCERNING
WORLD COURT
In Speech in New York Presi
dent Declares Question in
Harmony with Par
ty Platforms.
NEW YORK. April 24.—Ameri
can participation in the World
Court as proposed by the present
Administration would be in har
mony with the party platform and
pledges and eandidatorial promises for
American aspirations. The joining
of the World Court would not be
an entiy into the League of Na
tions ’‘by the side door, the cellar
dear or kick door."
The above was part of the re
maiks made by President Hording
to the members of The Associated
Piess at the annual luncheon at the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel today noon.
ISSUE BECLOUDED.
President Haiding said excessive
friends of the Leigue of Nation-;
have beclouded the issue by unwai ■
ranted assumption that the proposal
is a move toward membership in the
Liae’ue of Nations, while irrencon
cilables, opponests of the League,
have also beclouded the question
with presumption that entangle
ments with Europe would unavoid*
! ably fellow.
NO ENTANGLEMENTS.
The President dismissed the fear
;'f entanglements with the blunt ds
: el?.mtion that if the Senate prefe s
tc consent to any other policy of
administration it would not com
plete ratification of such a proposal.
Reiterating conviction that the
United States could partiejpate in
the World Court without ar umi g
risks which opponents print out,
President Harding reviewed the Re
publican platforms since 1904 all
of which he said snoke for a World
Court of Arbitration and Justice
The President added:
TO KEEP FAITH.
"I believe in keeping faith. If
iConMnued on F.>ge bevoa.i
City Treasurer of
Chicago Is Indicted
CIIICACO. April 24. The Federal
grand jury here lias indicted for
vin^ition of the prohibition laws John
A. Cervenka. installed as City Treas
urer last week; John L. Hoerber, Jr.
and Harney C’rogan, a former saloon
keeper.
Seaplane Crashes Down
Two Aviators Are Killed
WASHINGTON. A ;i 21. Ensign
George Gunther, t hief liurhlni it
mate, and W. Hill were killed this
i after noo® wlia-n their seaplane crash': 1
down in Hampton Roads.
I The wedding dr"- s of I.i.iy i’mj;
j beth, ts described by the officially aP
* painted personage whoso busln .t
I is to depict such arMcle*. Is ‘a beta- -
; tIfiiI chiffon moire dress of old iv «v
| color and of a simple mediaeval stylo.
1 embroidered with silver thread and
pearls with lace sleeves reach..15 do
the ground, of specially made -To:
t Ingham lace. The train is urn
j posed of beautiful old lace .11 'tin —t
on tulle* the tacc graciously ten by
Her Majesty, the Queen. Th • bride
will wear a title v 1 with a it 1
of orange blossoms."
The bridesmaids will b; gowned
In cream cliiffon dresses, e.nb\ 1
I ered with liver leaves w h a ire:.
i (>f loly leaf green tulle can sir ;it. the
, waist with a white rose a 1 1 silver
thistle. They will wear heal dre >ses
of silver leaves with sllv rests
The thistle* are In honor of S e
land. homeland of the bril '.
The going away outfit is a v*rv
I simple but lovely dress of love grev
1 crepe romaln, embroidered .a sc f
color. Whce the newlyweds nr.* gt
ling aWay to have not h • 1 »n
I -auncod.