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“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME”
VOL XXI., NO. 3183.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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BLAST IMPRISONS COAL MINERS
Salmon Industry of Alaska May be Investigated
CLOSED SEASON
ON HALIBUT IN
NORTH PACIFIC
Convention Signed Between
United States and Canada j
—Protects Industry.
WASHINGTON, March 3,—A con
vention establishing a closed season
from November 16 to Februray 1 for
halibut tithing in the North Pacific
has been signed by Secretary of
State Charles K. Hughes and Ernest
LaPo-lnte, Minister of Marine and
Fisheries of the Dominion of Canada.
Severe penalties have been fixed
for fishing vessels violating the
closed season.
The convention also provides for
the appointment of a joint commis
sion of four members, two from each
country, to investigate the halibut
industry of the North Pacific and
make recommendations.
Seattle Chamber Against
Purchase of Ship Plant
SEATTLE, March Z.— In a refer
endum vote the members of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce decid
ed by an overwhelming majority to
sustain the trustees in opposing the
purchase of the Skinner & Eddy
plant by the Seattle Port Com
mission
Despatches from Washington yes
terday announced that the sale had
been approved ■by the Shipping
Board dependent upon the vote at
the city election this spring.
Valet Posing as
Gland Authority
Conducts Clinic
CANNES, France, March 3. A
most amusing situation arose at the
Carlton Hotel hero when a group of
distinguished doctors arrived to in
terview Dr. Sergo Voronot'f regard
ing gland experiments. The doctors;
were received by tho “professor.”!
who discussed at length the rojuve-l
nation process
ILatcr in the day they were cha-j
grined to learn that they had not;
soon Dr. Voronoff at, all, but had in '
tervlowed his valet.
Dr. Voronoff had requested the!
valet to change places with him sai
that tho professor could get needed \
rest.
The valet, posing as Dr. Voronoff, I
-answered the questions of the visit
ing doctors while Dr. Voronoff was
sleeping peacefully in -the valet’s bed.
In reply to protests which followed,!
Dr. Voronoff told the visitors: "My;
valet knows as much about glands!
as I do anyway. He has assisted j
me in many of my experiments.” j
"SILENT PHIL" MUTE «S DEATH
NEARS;ALLESED MASTER FORDED
DIES WITH HIS LIPS SEALED :
IvOlTLSVI ULE, Ky„ March 3.—A1
bert C- Barr, as he was known In
Cincinnati 'and a number of other
cities, pr "Silent Phil" Lambele, un
der which name he registered herp, a
man known to the underworld and
poPiee of every large city as the
"smartest penman in the game,” is no
more. Ho passed out this morning
as he had! lived—silent. He was
about 50 years old.
As he breathed his last on a cot!
at the City Hospital at 3 o'clock, j
from the effects of a bullet which j
b« fired into his brain when being;
questioned in the office or the Chief)
of Detectives, last night, his young
■wife sat In her lonely ceil in the
countty jail. She, too, was silent,
■except for the occasional sob which
ahe attemptod to smother with n
dainty «illc handkerchief. The huge!
collar of her sealskin coat concealed j
bar face from the prying eyes of|
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other prisoners. Three large dia
monds glittered on her fingers in the
pale prison light.
Relatives of the woman wore said
to be hurrying here from Ft. Wayne,
ind. She told police she Is a daugh
ter of A. A. Van Warmer. Ft. Wayne
manufacturer. Harr is said by au
thorities to have operated in a dozen
Clflna under a score of a|a tes. Itarr
and his wife were arrested a- they
wore leaving a hotel here Birr was
said to have passed $ti.(Kin worth of
money orders forged on stolen
blanks.
“Or. Philip Calh'' was said by de
tectives to have been the alias under
which Barr operated most extensive
ly. Ho also was known in Detroit as
“Silent Bill ” Correspondence at po
lice be-id quarters indicated, officers
said, that Barr was wanted in New
York. Boston, Milwaukee, Toledo,
Detroit, St. Bonis and Cincinnati.
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NEW CONGRESSWOMAN ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON.
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Mrs. John I. Nolan, of Sun Francisco, elected in a special el
ection to succeed her deceased husband in Congress, arrived in
Washington and took up her duties. She was welcomed to the na-'
ticnal capital by Mies Alice Robottson, of Oklahoma, who retires in
March.
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CONGRESSMEN i
GOING BROKE
Many Confess They Must Bar-:
row Money to Get Back
Home—Salary Increase.
WASHINGTON. March 3.—Dei-far
ing that some of the b;->t known
members of -tha House had confessed j
to him they would hav to borrow
money ito take their famHlos home |
after March 4. Representative Up
shaw, of Goorgia, introduced a resolti-j
Cion last night to increase salaries i|
of Senators and Representatives to I j
$10,000 a year.
Five Are Confirmed
For Various Positions
WASHINGTON, March l!. — The
Senate has confirmed Representative
Prank W. Mondell, of Wyoming, as
Director of the War Finance Cor
poration; Brigadier General Frank
Hines, as Director of the Veterans
Bureau; Representative Horace M.
Towner, of Iowa, as Governor of
Porto Rico; DcWitt Davis, of Mis
rorul, Assistant Secretary of War,
and McKenzie Moss, of Kentucky,
Ar (slant Secretary of Treasury.
Actors Exonerated from
Liquor Smuggling Charge
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SKATTI.K, March 3. Julian (
Kltinge. female impersonator, and
four other actors, were yesterday ex
onerated by tiie Federal Grand jury.
The five were charged with smug
gling liquor into Seattle from Van- t;
couver. They were arrested last t'
Sunday as they were leaving the h
steamer from Vancouver. d
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I Mustapha Kemal
Yells “Let
Us Have War”
CONSTANTINOPLE. March 3.
I —-Mn staph i K. :nnl Pa.-ha de
i dared today iu an address Lr*
fnvr the National As*"'irbt*<"-at
Angora that tlie < anting y.-.ir
may just as well t • or.;> of war
as pence. If ,| ace is attained,
he said, the nation would de
vote itself to real reconstruction.
NATIONAL GUARD
MEASURE SAVED
Jpper House of Wisconsin
Legislature Will Defeat
Abolition Measure.
MADISON, YVis., March 3.—The
ssembly bill providing for the
bolition of the National Guard, came
> the floor of ihe Senate today with
ve unanimous recommendation of
te stato affairs committee tliat it be
ostponed Indefinitely. Defeat of the
111. which is of Socialistic origin, by
n almost unanimous vote, is ex
acted.
laptain E. F. Dickins
Dies in San Francisco
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SAN FRANCISCO. March 3.— Cap-!
tin Edmund F Dickins, formerly ofj
te Coast and Geodetic Survey, died]
ere last night at the home of his
aughter.
in 11198, Capt. Dickens contniand
1 the U. S. S. Gedney in surveys of
iaul/un sir .« 1» nn
eattle Medicos Are
Indicted, Grand Jury
SEATTLE, March 3.—Dr. h. II.
reach, physician anil Dr. II. E. Mc
ibbon. proprietots of a sanitarium
>r the cure of drop addicts, have
ion Indicted on four counts each for
iolating the narcotic law by the
ederal Grand Jury.
rial of Night Rider
Is Delayed by Witness
MEDFORD. Ore.. March 3.—The
ial of Dr. .1, B. Bruy, accused of
ight riding activities, lias bean
intinued to Monday owing to the
Inesa of J. F Hale, complaining
i't ness.
rissinger Confirmed
As Gov. Federal Board
WASHINGTON', March 3 The
“nate last night confirmed the nnm
lation of ,D. R. Crissinger. former
onvptroller of Currency, to be Oover
>r of the Foflcr.il Reserve Board,
rissinger hails from Marion, Ohio.
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CONGRESS MAY
PROBE ALASKA
FISH JNDUSTRY
Closing of Certain Areas May;
Be Investigated Says
One Corres}x>ndent.
'SEATTLE, March :!. Investigation'
of the Alaska salmon industry espe-t
dally in relation, to closing certain !
areas 'is likely to be made by the!
n'ext Congress, according to the Seat
tle Times correspond at in- Wash-'
ington.
' The Ttnics correspondent says:
I ‘‘There are no objections to the re
striction of fishing as such for it
is generally recognized that the only
way to prevent tho salmon cannery
industry from destruction is to stop
the killing of salmon.
•'Charges mado by Delegate Dan I
Sutherland have to do with tile man
ner in which restriction need be en-j
forced. He alleges that closed areas!
have been so arranges! that only the!
larger companies, the ‘Pish Trust,'
can operate, the poorer fishermen be
ing denied the privilege of earning
a living.
Charges Denied
‘‘Pish Commissioner O'Malley vigor
ously denies the charges and declared
taut every apprteertfVa for a permit,
has been carefully consider'd and:
in making decision the .smaller can
nery men have been given equal!
chance with the owners of larger!
plants.'’
Thn Times correspondent quotes1
O’Malley as saying:
“Tho Fisheries Bureau has two ul-j
ternatives; it Could -permit unlimited j
fishing and thus destroy the industry,
or restrict fishing in areas where:
tho streams are becoming wholly de
pleted. The whole mutter was given
very careful attention.”
JOSEPH MARTIN
PASSES BEYOND
Prominent Lawyer of Canada
Is Dead—Author of Law
Against Americans.
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VANCOUVER. B. C„ March 3.—I
Joseph Martin, formerly one of Can
.Ida's prominent lawyers and poli-j
th bins, died here yesterday after- j
noon Ho had risen to prominencej1
in three of the Provinces of the Do-j
minion and for a time practiced law
in London.
Martin first attained distinction in
Nova Scotia. Afterward he went to
Manitoba and became leader of the
Liberal Party and Premier. Prom
there -he canto to British Columbia
and almost immediately entered poll-1
tics. Ho became Premier of the)
'Province, and was author of the
measure that prohibited aliens front)'
holding mining property in the l’rov-j
im e. The result, of 'his action was 1
tin exodus Of Americans from the
Atlln district, and the shrinkage of 1
the population and mining activities)
In that district. After one term he!1
lost out and the alien law was re
pealed. He then went to London,
but returned and gave his attention 1
to the practice of law He had not
boon prominent in politics for the
last dozen years or more of his life.
Sugar Price
Investigation
Is Proposed
WASHINGTON. March 3.—Senator '
Brookhart has introduced a resold-,
tion providing the Senate appoint a;
committee to investigate the recentji
sweeping advance tn the price of:
sugar.
Pioneer of Seattle
Passes Last Trail
SEATTLE. March 3.— John Denny,
pioneer, and cousin of Arthur A.
Denny, founder of Seattle, died last
light at the age of. 7g years.
FAMILY OF DISCOVERER OF TUTENKHAMEN. [
Gm*t£iwv of* ■
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Mere are the women members of the family of Lord Carnarvon, i
Welsh nobleman, who financed the expedition under Howard Carter,
the American, which discovered the tomb of King Tutenkhamon, in
the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Kgypt. The Countess of Carnarvon
is his wife. Lady Herbert Rvelyn, their daughter, was the first
woman to enter the tomb. Lady Parchoster is the wife of the son
and heir of lord Carnarvon. Retire her marriage last year site
was Miss Catherine Wendell.
j Well, What Do
You Think
Of This?
| LOS ANGBLES, March 3— |
I Pula Negri, film uc.re s, who
| yestorday announr il the breik
j Ins off of her engagement with
! Charllo Chaplin, today said:
“'We have made up again. Mr.
Chaplin camp to my home last
| night and stayed late. I have
taken him hack. Wo are now
i quite reconciled and engaged
! again.”
The announcement was made
that the wedding would take
j place shortly.
Veterans’ Bureau
Is to Be
Investigated
WASHINGTON. March 3 A com
tlcte investigation of the Veterans'
3uroau after adjournment of Con
truss was assured today when the
Senate adopted a resolution provid
ng that a spoeial committee of three
nembers conduct thp inquiry.
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Second Herrin Riot
Trial Starts; Charges
MARION, III.. March 3. —Hugh
Willis, member of the Illinois Mine
Workers, was accused late yesterday
ifternnon of having been the leader
>f Hie conspiracy that resulted in
he slaying of 32 nonunion minora
n the. Herrin riota. The accusation
vus made by C. W. Middlekauf. As
■Itiant Attorney General In the op
ining statement to the Jury In the
lecond Herrin riot trial.
fury in Trial of
Seattle Banker Out
SEATTLE, March 3.- The Jury in
lie case of Perry B. Truux, vlce
jresident of tile Souttle National
tank, charged witli grand larceny
flowing out of his refusal to return
o the Frank Waterhouse Company
■ollatorai deposited as a guarantee
m a guarantee on an *18,000 note
ifter the note had been paid, re
nained out all last night. The Jury
>egun deliberating on the case yee
erday noon.
Porter Resolution
Signed by Harding
WASHINGTON. March 3 Pre si
lent Harding lias signed the Por.er
resolution requesting negotiations be
started with foreign governments to
curtail opium production,
SHOCK GIVEN
TO SENATORS
Prompt Reply to Question
naire Sent to White House
Causes Sensation. ,
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WASHINGTON', March 3 The '
quick reapoiwct to the request of the ;
S-emito foreign affairs committee re i j
garding more Information regarding I
President Harding's proposal for
American membenship in the Inter-i
national Court of Justice, almost cre
ated a sensation. Surprise was ex-!
pressed on all aides at the quick-1
ness of the response j ]
President Harding oont a brief no-ti>1 \
to Senator Lodge and transmitted a j
long technical letter from Secretary;
of State Charles E. Hughes, who
responded to a list of questions sent
to the White House earlier In the
week.
Tlie response of Secretary Hughes
Is not regarded by the committee
men in full answer to the question-)
alre The subject will go over until!
the next Congress.
Man Spends $90,000
To Clothe His Wife ..
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LONDON, March 3 Mrs. James,
Nash of New York, who, according - 1
Vo lior husband, Claimed to be the j i
be --dre sod woman In l.oirl i:i, has • i
been named in a suit against Captain 1 1
Nash by CaoHot and Solurs, famous
Par - dressmakers, to recover $3,000 j
due for drosses made for his wife, j
Nash assorts that he is not re-j
sponsible. Ho told the court that
ho had ruined himself, pending his j
entire* fortune of $!(0,0b0 to pay her j
debts and buy her luxuries.
Legs Will Replace Wheels;
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Inventor Has Walking Gar
WASHINGTON*. March 3. Inven-j
than of an automobile equipped with n
four 1 r*et-i instead of who-Is in claim- £
oil by Jamo3 William Bryan. a Wash- j,
inylon man. who says h- has 4011
patents, some of them basic, for such , l
a machine. He has designed a five- c
pi conger clutohloss. gearless and 1
ftpringless car of half the weight of I
wheeled models which, be says, ex- <
port engineers have declared to be I
feasible. Tests now are being made I
to determine possible woakn»*sp» and f
errors of construction. f
I>»daring that he. and not a Ger
ian inventor wtio recently announced
roductlon ot a "walking" model. Is
ho pioneer in the automobile-with
es field Brvan say* his machine
i operated by two engines develop
:;g 40 horse-power and theoretically
apt)Me or making a speed of 81
tiles an hour.
The legs have practically the same
ction as those of human beings.
Irvan claims, and can negotiate a
lerpendlcular rise or drop of one
not. without moving the automobile
rom a horizontal plane.
MINE DISASTER
IN W. VIRGINIA
IMPRISONS MANY
Twelve Men Entombed Are
Taken Out Alive—10 Bodies
Have Been Recovered.
BLUEFIELD, W. Va„ March 3.—
rcn bodies have ben recovered from
lie mine of the Pocahontas Coal
3cmpany at Arista. Mercer County,
is the result of an accident.
Twelve entombed miners have
been rescued alive.
The exact number of mineis im
niLcned by the blast will not be
enewn until the shift records have
been checked.
LARGE AMOUNT**
APPROPRIATED
■WASHINGTON, March 3.—The
ten.ite an-d House both approved the
•eport of the conference committees
>n the third deficiency bin carrying
7*»*r- (T •*»:. t *7«..
100.000 rs for refunding taxes -tlleg
illv collected; $20,950,000 for modem
zing and scrapping naval vessels.
1500.000 for investigating new sources
or rubber and $400,000 for eontinti
ng the work of the coil commission.
Four Rum Runners Fight
Posse; Three Are Killed
JELL ICO, Tenn , March 3.—Am
rushed by a Federal itosse. four si
eged runt runners decided to fight,
rhroe of the runners were killed
ind flic fourth seriously wounded,
four of the possemen were wounded.
\nli-Alien Land Bill
Is Signed in Montana
HELENA, March 3.—Govt.' lor
Dixon today signed the anti-alien
and hill modelled after the Wash
ngt.m and Catifornia state laws.
SIEW ALASKA
BE LAUNCHED
ON APRIL 17
SEATTLE. March 3.—Preparations
ire now tinder way for the launching
■f the new steamer Alaska on April
7. The new steamer will sail from
tore on June 9. alternating on the
Southeast! rn and Southwestern Vi
iska route with the Alamela and
Northwestern.
Skagway Is Sold
It was announced today that V/il
lam Mitchell has purchased the
relghter Skagway from the Alaska
Hearn ship Company. The vessel will
ip lined to carry lumber between
’uget Sound and British Columbia
■orts.