THE
ALASKA
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VOL. XXII., NO. 3252.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23. 1923.
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Italian Minister Demands Firm Steps Be Taken Now
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SELECTION OF
! BALDWIN 0. K,
! ON THIS SIDE
White House Circles Pleased j
with New Premier of
i Great Britain.
WASHINGTON, May 23.—The ssy
lection ©if Stanley Baldwin to suc
ceed Premier A. Boner Law and form
ia new Brftish Cabinet, drew ci..n
raent from White House circles.
Baldwin made "a flavoraWe im |
ipression” 'in W.i -'hir.g'.on during his)
visit here as a member of the British I
Funding Commission.
■High American circles feel "cor-;
dial enthusiasm” toward the h'gh
'petlPormance of the mission and feel;
good relations between the two conn-1
tries will Ibe iflas'tered under the new
iPremler.
HORNE ACCEPTS POST
IjONDON, May 23.—Airce,l ance by I
Sir Rolbert Stevenson Horne of tho
(appointment uf Chancellor of the
Exchequer in the now British C. binni
'f§ announced. He held the Jtn;
ipost under Lloyd Ceorge.
WILSON SYMPATHETIC
LONDON, May 23 —A. Btmar baw.|
who has resigned as British Premier, j
received Ithe following cablegram I
tfrom Wood row Wilson:
‘•Having myself ibeen hampered by]
Ul-heai'lli, I know how to sympt-i
thfcte with you, which I do with allj
of my heart."
DECLINES TO ACCEPT
•LONDON, May 23.—This evening
ft was announced Sir Robert Horne
has declined to accept the post as!
Chance 11'jt of Exchequer.
RUSSIA GIVES
IN TO BRITISH
Second Reply to Ultimatum
Is Received—Asks that
Conference Be Held.
LONDON, May 23.—.Russia's second
reply to the British ultimatum ac
ledpts tthe iBritWh demands and sug
gests ta confarpnco to consider 'the i
disputed .points,
Tho TupJy expresses readiness to
conclude an agreement granting Brit
ishers right to fish outside the three
mfle limit off the Russian coasts
(pending sottlemenlt of .the dispute
over the extent cf territorial waters.
FRAUD CHARGED
IN ALASKA CASE1
SEATTLE, May 2S. — Charging
J. W. Robinson, a local attorney,
ty 1th practicing fraud upon the Su
perior Court and Mother Lode Cop
per Company, a petition has been
Sled by Attorney Fred T. Merrlt,
asking the vacation of $7,500 de
fault Judgment against the company
by Robinson.
TJ»e case was set for June 4.
Robinson recently asked for a re
ceiver for the company asking that
Frfeel dent Godfrey be required to
give an accounting.
No action has yet been taken.
Merrlt charges Robinson was
guilty of fraud through not notify
ing the attorneys for the company
'when the suit was filed.
NATIONALIZATION OF COAL MINES
IS ENDORSED BY SOCIALIST PARTY
WBW YORK, May 23.—The nation
<al eanveatton cir the Socialist Part}
todjourped late yesterday afternoon
toiler sleeting the following executive
coantofttee: Eugene V. Debs, Ed
mund 9. Helms, of Wisconsin; Morrh
UfMqnM. of New York; W. R. Snow
cf Illinois; Birch Wilson, of Penney 1
Wurii; William BiUadt, of Missouri
and Lee Harkins, of Now Orleans.
Morris Htllquist was re-elected In
ternational secretary.
A resolution calling for the nation
alizatlon of the coal mtlnos was adopt
ed unanimously.
The Executive Committee today
elected Eugene V, Debs ae national
chairman of the Socialist Party.
DIDN’T CUT OFF HER NOSE FOR SPITE.
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Kdita, Counters fo Beaumont, a French noblewoman, new ap
p, ailng in the movies at Hollywood, California, as the appears fol
lowing a surgical operation whith cut off her iiosp -not for spite,
but to improve her facial-charac eristics.
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| Every Little Flat
Has a Bootlegger
All Its Own
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CHICAGO, May 23—Every
tflldit. or apartment building in
Chicago has at least one repre
sentative .of the liquor industry.
This is asserted by the Chicago
News in a story today. The
News says the liquor trdiffic is
the biggest single business, legi
timate or otherwise, in the
United States today
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GREEK FLEET
CAUSES TURKS
MUCH ANXIETY
CO NIST AXTrXOPUE, .May 23—The
Greek fleet is cruising about the en
trance Ho the Dardanelles and the
Turkish government has formally
call! ad attention 'of the British, lodg
ing a 'protest against the presence
of the vessels.
'It. its rumored Greek activity is
causing much anxiaty.
Many Believed Trapped
In Picture Theatre Fire
MEXICALI, May 23—Property
valued at 95,000,000 was destroyed by
fire and it is now known 14 persons
lost their lives. Policemen .are
searching the ruins.
MEXICALI, Lower California. May
23.—Five are known to he dead,
many are ibeliovod to have perished,
and iproperty valued at more than
92,000,000 was destroyed by a fire
which started by an explosion of a
motion picture machine In a theater
h-ere late this afternoon.
The fire centered in the Chinese
quarters.
It Is feared many were trapped in
ccdfars and sub-cellars.
UNDERWOOD TO
CAST HAT FOR
PRESIDENT JOB
By GEORGE R. HOLMES
WASHINGTON. May 25. -The first
Democratic hit t,> be chucked offi
cially into the 1A24 presidential ring
■will 'belong to Senator Oscar Under
wood of Al abama.
According to word being passed
around in Democratic circles in the
capital, the Alabaman 'himself will
do the chticking., formally and offi
cially, when he returns from Europe
next month If he does not, then
•his friends will do it for him, it
was said.
Diccusced at Length
Undarwood's candidacy, tong dia
cussfed in Democratic quarters, is al
ready beginning to tike on tangible
form, particularly in the big Eastern
and Northern states where it is felt
'that he will carry a special appeal
because of the liberality of Ills views
on the prohibition issue.
Diligent friends of Senator Under
wood have approached the Demo
cratic leaders in New York, New
Jersey, 'Massachusetts, Illinois and
several other 'States sounding out
opinion.
Ford Unknown Quantity
The algebraic X in the calculations
of Senator Underwood's boosters is
Henry Ford.
If Ford enters the Democratic race,
experienced tpofifWal naUblrfls foresee
a three-cornered tfight 'between Ford,
Underwood and McAdoo.
TORNADO HITS
TOWN IN NIGHT
HUTCHINSON'. Kan.. May 23.—A
tornado sthru-ck Greenstburg. the coun
ty seat of Kiowa county, southwest
orf here, last night, destroying 40
houses and severely injuring six per
ilous
20 DWELLINGS DEMOLISHED
WICHITA PAULS. May 23.—Twen
ty dwellings were demolished, hun
dreds of head of livestock killed and
crops destroyed over a considerable
area when a tornado struck McLean,
Texas, late yesterday afternoon. A
number of persons were hurt.
Rioting in Dortmund;
Several Miners Killed
DUSSKLDORF, May 23.—Rioting is
■progressing in tho Dortmund dis
trict- Several miners have been
klll-od and others wounded in a con
flict with the police.
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R. R. TUNNEL
1$DAMAGED
BY BAD FIRE
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Traffic Between California
and Qregon Points Is
Interrupted.
RBDDrXQ, Cal.. May 23.—The
Southern Pacific turn. I near Oors.ni.
Shasmi county, was ■partially destroyed
by fire and a cave in last n’aht.
.making i. necnasar.v for a il* our o"
29 miles .by stage and afoot ftir jr.as
sengers between CaljConila and Ore
gon.
Odftctals say it will be tw> weeks
before on interrupted traffic over tho
route will be resumed.
Tho origin of the fire has not been
determined.
battlesSps
ARE SCRAPPED
WASHINGTON, Slay 2T The
United States nlrfwSy has embark 0-1
Upton the gcrupiplwg of f*r r-rljf s ' at
tleshlr's that are to lie drappel f: it
'tihe fleet under provisions of tile
Washington Arms •Oe>r>>rence trc . ty,
according do un irtforttml survey tu ;du
by navy officers.
Although it was announced that no
tarrtttm looking to ofciffe* at ion of t hese
ships would be taken until ratifica
tion of ttoe^ treaty had been complet
ed by signatory powers. 'at least eight
of the IS dreadnoughts slated for
the sortup heap by the United H'ates
are said to lie tin such condition that
from 15 to 20 months of steady work
would be required to fit them again
for sea duty
“Scrapping” activities on the part
of the navy have been confined to
removal of equipment for use in other
vessels of In-shore establishments,
tout officers declare 'the result has
been to destroy the effectiveness of
tthe ships over a long period of time,
as certainly us though they hail been
juniked.
Presidential tiection
Is All Over Says Fess
SPRINGFIELD. 111., May 23. -Presi
dent! iHarding will be renominated
without any serious opposition and
re-elected President, said Senator
Simeon I). Ee.-s, of Ohio, in an ad
l dress ltore today. The reason, lie
said, 'is it he country U enjoying pros
perity which is due to Ihe adminis
lra>t Ion's efforts.
Clara Phillips Is Placed
In Castle; Safe Keeping
TEGUCIGALPA, May 23—Owing
to fears she might escape, Clara
Phillips, murderess, lias toeenremoved
from the local jail to Omoi Castle.
30 miles north of here.
She fought the sheriff, stubbornly
resisting removal. She said .Jessie
Carson, Who came la Honduras with
her, cut the bars of Los Angeles Jail
window 'through 'w hich she escaped.
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Dainty Women
Discuss Problems
In Engineering
BIRMINGHAM, England, May 23.
—Women in silk stockings, charming
rallor-made gowns, and fascinating
hats met recently in Birmingham and
discussed lea.rned.ly engineering prob
lems of stresses and strains, but
tresses, trusses, brldge^building. en
gineering contracts and various mat
iers of that sort.
fhfy were delegatee to the Interna
tional conlference of ‘women engi
neers. But although engaged in
work and studies that, according to
masculine ideas, are eeldom associat
ed with feminine tastes and predilee
t.ons, they did not look a bit like
blue-sc actings.
Most ol them carried vanity bags
and Other aids to feminine adorn
ment. "Please don't .be itoo flippant
In what, you write .about us." said
one at them appealingly to the news
papermen. “We like publicity and
we don't mind you saying that we
look charming—if you really think
we do—but we,do want the public
to take us seriously.1'
ARTISTS CALL HER "SECOND VENUS.”
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-mi>s muii ivamony, z\) ye_r& md, ot r.,u»i ivmuiniu, .iew
Yoik, la pioclulmcd by New York artist-, as the "only living per
fect Greek,” meaning the only ont pneeoet.ing the perfect profile
of the ancient Orechm type. Sho has been measured by the Ham
mond tost and found physically perfect. Among others, she has
posed for Haskol ’Coffin, Ha trlt-on Fisher, Tennyson Cole, A. Pu
lumbo, Entjl Kucha, W. T. Benda and Homer Caban;.
PUBLIC LAND IN ALASKA THROWN
OPEN TO WAR SERVICE VETERANS
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Busts Unveiled
In University’s
Hall of Fame
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NEW YORK. May 23.—Busts of!
IJincoln, General Grant. General liee,;
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alexander!
Ha ml Mon and Francis Willard werej
unveiled in the ffall of Fame at the |
New York University .today, bringing I
the total number of •hue’s there up.
to 13.
Buell bust, except Grant’s, was un
veiled 'by a direct (1 ascendant or u
relative of .the iperson honored.
MINING‘MEET
OPENED TODAY
Delegates in Session at Spo-i
kane from Northwest ;
j States and Canada. j
SPOKANE. Wash . May 23.—Two j
hundred delegatus, represent ins the
Northwest states and provinces of
Canada, uro in attendance at. the an
nual convention of the Nor hwest
Mining Men's A ioc'jaalon. which
opened here today.
J. F. Oh'<I)!aith. secretary of the
American Mining Congress, urged tax
ation of mint's on a baiia rtf produc
tion lt.'-teaT df mineral deiposlts.
L. O. Hiiwird dec.', si red minting was
reviving anil in the last year there|
was b #3 'per cent increa- a over vut1
vlous years in 11 Northwest stat^T i
Former Army Officer
Murdered by Woman
PHOENIX, May 23.-A charge of.
first degree murder w.13 filed thiSj
forenoon against Mrs. Lo.il ah Oran
da 11, 'Who last night shot anil killed.
W. E. Remington, prominent automo-;
bile salesman, former army officer
and a former state legislator.
PREMIER HALVORSEN OEAO
OHIHBTIANIA. Mav 23 -Premier
Otto B. H*lvoraen died hero htts
afternoon.
WASHINGTON. May 22.—Nine
11;lion 'and eight hundred acres i»C pub
lic land in Alaska In the vicinity of
I Tatuna have been thrown open by
; the Interior Department to war ser
. vice men for homestead entry.
Piling will be mado it Fairbanks at
! a date ito be .ho' later.
Veterans are given 91 dayi' prefer
1 enee with the understanding coil U«
llposfts are reserved as (property of
I the United State*.
Catholics Plan Erection
Of Sanctuary in Portland
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.—A na
tfonal campaign dor 15,000,000 for
the erection of a sanctuiry for the
Roman Orithoi c Church in Portland,
Ore, "whfch phall hive .the rime re
laiticn to the country as ia wholo as
a parish' his to its .particular com
munity," was started here today by
Very Rev. A. M. Mayer, of the Servile
j Fathers.
SUCHOW BANDITS
DO NOT MURDER
CAPTIVES HELD
Messengers from Bandit
Stronghold Report to Re
lief Workers Near Scene.
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! ITALIAN MINISTER IS
, DEMANDING NEW STEPS
, American Military Force May
Be Used—Administra
tion Holding Off.
BULLETIN—PEKING. May 23.—
It is undeistood here this afternoon
that the Diplomatic Council of For
eign Ministers is considering: de
manding the outlawing of several
high Chinese officials whose depart
ments they have reason to believe
instigated the recent kidnappings
as a move to Rain their own per
sonal schemes.
SHANGHAI, May 23. — Relief
workers at Thrao Clrwattg, the near
est point to the bandit's strong
hold, reported the nrrlval of mes
sengers from the bandits with the
Information the latter had not car
ried out (he threat to execute the
foreign prisoners.
The messengers Elate the prison
ers arc in good health except Mueeo
i who has been ill for a number of
days. .
DEMAND BY ITALIANS.
SHANGHAI, May 23.—The Ital
ian Chamber of Commerce has
cabled I he Italian Foreign Minister
at Rome declaring the situation
with regard to the bandit's captives
Is "growing worse” and he said that
it Is "necessary to give the Italian
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DEFEATBRYAN;
EVOLUTIONISTS
SCORE VICTORY
INDIANAPOLIS, May 23.—William
Jonnlings Bryan was defeated and
the Evolu’tionists scored u victory late
yesterday when the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church defeated
the Commoner's resolution to bar
schools 'permitting teaching of the
evolution hypothesis from use of
church funds.
AGAIN8T TEACHINGS
PAIR FIELD, Ilf.. May 23—'The
General Assembly of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church today passed a
resolution condemning 'the teaching
of evolution.
COLLIE POSSES NIGHT IN MIL;
IS HELD FOR THEFT OF TAXICAB
NEW YORK, May 23. An unidentl-l
fled collie is Docked up In the City!
Hall basement for stealing a taxiean.
He was no* caiptnred nor the car
recovered unit il he had been be
trayed by a beautiful Airedale vamp
named Lillie Mae.
But tbe brave collie as he reviews
the events Of this fateful day has
the satisfaction of knowing that he
did nett succumb to anything less
Ilian the wiles of the pretty Lillie
Mae- Threats and bribes t:o give up
the car he treated with contempt.
So he consoles himself with the
thought, though lie was outwitted
many a good dog and many a good
man before have fallen for a charm
ing girl.
It all came about in this way: Is
adore Markowitz left his taxi In
Olty Haill Square to notify his com
pany St had stalled. While he was
gone the big shaggy collie hopped
into the driver's seat. For more
than two hours he held 1t.
“Git but-a-that," ordered Isudore to
the dog.
"Wib-r-r-rmflf!” answered thp collie
showing his teeth.
Isadora appealed to the traffic cop
who tried moral suasion on the Jog.
The collie told the patrolman to
beat It and defied the world to dis
lodge him.
A crowd gathered. Mechanics came
to remove the car. but jumped back
20 feet whoa the dog bit at them.
OiSftce girts tried to tempt the
collie with scraps of meat. He
sniffed at them and returned to his
place at the wheel.
Finally when there was talk about
injunctions or calling out the na
tional guard Harry Harris, who runs
a news stand, came down the street
with Lillie Mae.
They stopped to listen to the coun
cil of war. Lillian Mae winked at
Harry, and Harry winked' at Lillie
Mae.
Then LISlle Mae looked up at the
collie, who immediately lost all in
terest In automobiles. He glanced
let Isadore as if to say, “Take your
[old beat; I’m busy."
Then he jumped to the sidewalk
! and began talking to Lillie Mae.
i Some one lthr«w A noose over his
j neck, and led blm to solitary con
finement.