THE
ALASKA
15AJL.Y
EMPIRE
ALL THE NEW'.S All, THE TIME”
VOL XXII., NO. 3315.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
COOLIDGE
NOT DECIDED ABOUT
East Starts
Today Paying Tribute to
Harding
FUNERAL TRAIN
NEARING EAST;
: TRIBUTE PAID
Thousands of Persons Gather
at Stations with Bowed,
Bared Heads.
MRS. HARDING PREPARES
FOR ORDEAL OF SERVICES
Hundred Thousand Persons
Expected to Crowd Mar
ion Next Friday.
ABOARD PRESIDENT HARD
ING'S FUNERAL TRAIN, Aug. 6.
—Trans-Missouri and ihe West has
paid final tribute to President Hard
ing and the East is given the first
opportunity today as the train sped
steadiy toward Washington.
Although the train reached Omaha
at an early hour this morning more
than 20,000 persons stood stilently
with bowed, bared heads.
State officials, headed by Lieuten
ant Governor Johnson presen led a
wreath bearing the word "Nebras
ka” and left a resolution expressing
sympathy and sorrow of the state.
Ten thousand persons waited at
Council Bluffs and at every station
along the route hundreds gathered.
Train in Iowa.
As the train Bped through Iowa,
thousands lined the right-of-way
and not a single mile wus passed
lUAl HUHUI run ”
silent tribute.
At Boone 18,000 gathered from
ail parts of the State.
Mrs. Harding Rests.
Mrs. Harding again rested In tlic
stateroom of her private car storing
up strength to carry her through the
trying hours of the state funoral
ia Washington and the Marion serv
ices. She had a fairly comfortable
night’s sleep and talked this morn
ing with some of the ladies of the
party .largely concerning iter hus
band the things they had been do
ing, also plans for the future.
TRAIN IS DELAYED.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb.. Aug. 6.—■
Slipping a tire on one of the drive
wheels while running slowly through
Chappel. Nebraska, late yesterday
aiternoon, the giant locomotive pull
ing the Harding funeral train wae
brought abrupty to a stop and left
crippled. Railway officials stopped
the Pacific Limited and pressed its
locomotive into service and put the
fuueral train in motion again. There
was a delay of 35 minutes.
At North Platte 3.000 persons
stood in the rain and paid tribute tc
President Harding and the scene
was duplicated in all towns of Ne
braska and Wyoming through which
the train passed.
MUTE TRIBUTE.
LARAMIE, Wyo., Aug 6.—The
Harding funeral train passed through
here shortly before noon yesterday
and the track was lined for thre~
blocks by a silent crowd in mute
tribute. Belle of the city tolled for
46 minutes and all city officials
were at the station.
TO MEET TRAIN.
CHICAGO. Aug. 6. — A special
train bearing George T. Harding,
Jr., the late president’s brother. Dr.
fsrl W Sawver and one other man
Crfftt Ohl(J, left today to meet the
luueral train.
8ERYICE6 AT MARION. ,
MARION. Aug. 6.—More than
100,000 persons are expected to HU
Marlon to overflowing when the
last ritee are accorded President
Harding 'Friday.
To handle the throng, the Ad
Jutant General has ordered the mob
olizaton of 3,000 reserve soldiers.
The funeral cortege enroute U
the cemetery will pass the Marlor
Star’s office where the Preslden
•pent the best part of his working
years.
10,000 Pay Respects
« VANCOUVER, R C., Aug. «—Me
(Ooatlsued os Rase •«▼**-)
la l
McAdoo’s Hat Ready
For the Ring?
'■ %r G lyiPA^oo
I Although William Gihba Me
: Adoo. son-in-law of President
I Wilson and formerly Secretary of
j the Treasury, refused to admit,
| in Washington recently, he even
| had a hat, his conferences 1n tho
! national capital indicated that he
! really did possess a political hat
j and that he is about ready to toes
| it into the ring for the Demo
cratic nomination for the Presi
dency next yeur.
RUST CONFIRMS
OPTION TAKEN
ON CNICHAGOF
Jackson and Castleton lake
Option of Mine Which
Has Produced Fortune
TACOMA, Aug. 6 — W. R. Rust an
nounces that an option has been
taken on the Chichagof mine, near
Juneau, by George T. Jackson, form
er manager of the Alaska Oaatineau
Mining Company, and \V. A. Castle
ton. President of the Hirst-Chlcbagof
Mining Company.
The Chichagof mine is said to have
produced $10,000,000 profit since 1909.
W. R. Rust and H. C. Wallace are
the principal owners of the Chlcagof
mine.
Several days ago the Empire an
nounced that an option had beea
taken by George T. Jackson and W.
A. Castleton. Both men are now at
the property.
Suspected Highwayman
Is Arrested in East
EVERETT, Wash.. Auk 6 — Ern
est Hatding, aged 22. is under ar
rest at Williston, N. Dak., suspected
as be.ing one of two highwaymen
who on the night of July 23 held up
Plnley MoFee and his wife on the
North trunk of the Pacific Highway.
Haidtng shot and fatally wounded
McPee.
Babe Ruth Swats Out
Two Homers Yesterday
CHICAGO. Aug. 6.—Babe Ruth
hit his 26th and 27th homers yes
terday. bringing his total within one
tally of Cy Williams who has 28.
No Agreement Yet on
Turco-American Claimi
BULLETIN—LAUSANNE, Aug. 6
—The Tureo-American treaty »u
signed at 4:1,2 o’clock this after
noon.
DAr OF PRATER
AND MOURNING
IS ANNOUNCED
Bone Issues Public Statement
Directing Attention to
Proclamation.
ALL OFFICES TO CLOSE
TUESDAY UNTIL FRIDAY
Asks Federal and Territorial
Offices to Close—Flags
at Halt-Staff.
Instructions issued this
morning by Gov. Scott C Bene ask
ing for tlie closing of all Federal
and Territorial offices in the Ter
ritory from 1 p. m. tomorrow until
Saturday morning, in accord with
advices received by the Governor
from Charles E. Hughes, Secretary
of Slate. At the same time the
Governor issued a public statement
in which the forms and observance
the public mourning in honor of
late President. Harding were given.
Text of Statement.
This statement follows:
Office of the Governor, -
Juneau. Alaska,
August b, 1923.
TO ALL THE PEOPLE OF ALASKA:
By National Proclamation, Friday,
August 10, is set apart as u day of
mourning und prayer throughout the
United States and Territories.
The mortal remains of the beloved
late President of this Republic, War
ten G. Harding, will, on that day,
t»e interred at Marion, Ohio.
Deeply mourning the loss of a
great and good friend, Alaska will
sorrowfully, affectionately, whole
heartedly and universally observe
the sad ovcpt. He rounded out his
tine rareer by service to Alaska. His
final message to America, tbe last
public utterance, was a tribute to
Alaska and an expression of faith
in Alaskan citizenship and Alaska's
future. His beautiful visit to the
Northland was epochal and the
memory and benefit of it will en
dure for all time.
In conformity with Executive
j Orders at Washington, all Federal
and Territorial offices will be closed
at and after one o'clock p. m. on
August 7th until Saturday morn
ing, August 10th, and Hags will re
main at half-staff on public build
ings until tbe close of Monday, Sep
| tember 3rd. 1923.
SCOTT C. BONE.
Governor.
Hughes Gives Instructions.
In connection with his statement,
Gov. Bone also made public the fol
! lowing cablegram from the Secretary
of State which was received by him
this morning:
Washington, I). C., Aug 5-6.
, Governor, •
Juneau, Alaska.:
1 The body of the late President is
■ expected to arrive at Washington at
j 1:30 o’clock P. M. on Tuesday, Aug
(Contlnued on Page Two.)
SOCIALISTS IN
NEAR RIOT AT
CITYJEETING
Resolution Denouncing Cool
; idge Starts Stampede—
Resolution Revised.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6. — The City
Convention of the Socialist Party
nearly broke up in a riot last night
when a resolution denouncing Presi
dent Coolldge as “reactionary and
for labor’’ was read.
All over the hall delegates leaped
to their feet and violently protested
the spirit of the reeolutlon and terms
in which it was couched. The
chairman ordered the resolution
back to tbe committe for revision.
WILL POISON-PEN CASE EVER BE SOLVED?
SKSaonre ijUxu*. -Eva. Gauilicr 1
JFtuiui, ySthw. Mrx-AI fa»«-j^goi |
VV'llli some of the most prominent people in the Buit Involved, the mystery of the world
famous "poison-pen" case may never he solved. Judge McIntyre, in New York, has dismissed the
indictment against wealthy Geor ;e Maxwell. President of the Society of Authors, Composers and
Publishers, who had been indict'd on the charge of writing scurrilous letters to Allan A Ryan,
son or Thomas Fortune Ryan, i i which Mrs. Ryan’s name was coupled with that of Maxwell.
Maxwell himself received many s roller letters. lie announces he will sue Ryan for slander. Seven
prominent women, whoso names had been coupled with Maxwell's in poison-pen letters, were men
tioned by the State in an effort ti prevent the dismissal of the Indictment. Mine. Camille Gcygurd,
member of the Darmrosch Opera Company and wife of Km 11 Fischer, German basso, was the first
woman mentioned. Mrs. George litthn, of a prominent Philadelphia family, also was named, ns
wu« Mrs. Phoebe Hunt, a motion picture net rose. Mrs. Albert Gallatin, another society woman
named, asserted Maxwell had aids! her and her husband in their courts to tlnd the author of the
letters. Eva Gauthier, concert ringer, was also mentioned us a recipient of the letters.
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Admiral Coontz
Now Commands
Battle Fleet
l -
SAN DIEGO. Auk 6.—Admiral ■
Robert E. Coontz has taken com- |
inand of the I'nited States battle |
Heet relieving Admiral Hilary P. j
Jones, who proceeds to Washing
: ton for duty on the General Na- j
j val Board.
| TRAIN SMASHES
1 INTO AUTO; FIVE
PERSONS KILLED
Residents ot California Town
Are Killed-^-Another Is
Seriously Injured,
OAKLAND, Aug. 6.—Five persons
were killed and another seriously
injured when their automobile col
lided with a train between Maynard
and Mount Eden yesterday after
noon.
The dead are all residents of
Mount Eden and are Fred W. Wrede,
retired rancher; Mrs. William Shaf
fer, his sister-in-law; Mellin Shaf
fer, son of Mrs. Shaffer; William
Mohr, retired rancher, and Mrs.
Frieda Mohr, driver of the auto
mobile.
ANOTHER FATALITY.
BUFFALO, Aug. 6. — Eight per
sons were killed and two fatally
injured when a train crashed into
an automobile truck carrying a
picnic party to Niagara Falls. Mrs.
Camillo Caprltte and her five small
children; Angelo Bartello and a
baby are dead.
LAUSANNE. Aug. 6—Ismet Pasha
has informed American representa
tive Grew that he is unable to accept
the processional formula on American
claims and further negotiations will
be hel^d.
JUNEAU PAYS TRIBUTE TO MEMORY
OF WARREN G. HARDING; SPEECHES
ARE MADE AT MEMORIAL SERVICES
; Estate of Harding
Said to Be Worth
Small Fortune
| MARION, Aug. fi Clone, friemlH i
of President Harding estimate
his estate Is worth between $700,- j
j 000 and $800,000. He had amass
ed a fortune from the Marlon
I Star ami was said to have re
ceived more than $500,000 when
he sold the paper recently.
THIRTY - FIVE
ARE INJURED
BY TORNADO
Twister Hits Kansas and
Much Damage Is Reported
—Massachusetts Struck.
—,—
SCOTT CITY, Kan . Aug. *5.
Thirty-five persona were Injured j
and several thousand dollars worth j
of damage was done when a tornado!
struck I-eot I. 35 miles west of here1
early thIp morning.
ANOTHER TOWN HIT.
GARDEN CITY, Kan., Aug. 6.—A
tornado early today injured one per
ron and caused several thousand
dollars worth of damage.
TWISTER IN EAST.
SPRING PI EI„l>. Masa.. Aug. 6.—A
j tornado swept West Springfield this
! morning and damaged £0 house*.
Juneau i>uii1 tribute to the memory
of President Warren G. Harding yes
terday at the urilou memorial services
given under the auspices of the
Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal,
Episcopal, and Russian Orthodox
churches at Elks Hall. The spacious
auditorium was packed and the large
congregation exhibited the deep feel
ing that prevails throughout the city
and tlie affection the people bear for
the memory of the dead Chief Exe
cutive whose body is slowly moving
across the Nation to the cnpltal at
Washington. Gov. Scott ('. Hone
broke down under the strrss of emo
tion and h!s address except the first
few sentences was read by Dr. A. B.
Keeler of New York, to whom thp
manuscript was handed by the Gov
ernor.
There was a musical program,
which included congregational sing
Ing of "Nearer My God to Thee”
(Continued on Page Three t
4 Big Demand For Silver
*** *** * * *•
May Result in Shortage
NKW YORK. Aug. « The use of|
silver In the motion picture Indus
try and amateur photography, und
the great demand for silver Jewelry'
are responsible for a growing de
maud of such huge proportions that
Robert 1.inton, President of the
North Butte Mining Company, pre
dicts a shortage of the metal In the
future.
In a statement on the subject Mr. I
Iduton declares that B,000,000 ounces
of silver are used In photography
each vnar. This is tho largest sin
gle factor In the Increased demand
In the United States.
The Orientals take great quantl
>
ties of sliver for adornments, the
white metal being favored toy them
for use In Jewelry. China uots as a
crafty trailer In silver, buying up Im
mense supplies of it on a low market
anil holding them until rtot? price
soars again. Mr. Llnten says.
In the face of the increased de
mand comes the Intelligent-** that the
world's production is ileclining. The
rich silver mines are nearly ex
hausted. and no new on**s have
been struck. Silver is now. Mr.
Linton declares, chiefly a toy-product
of copper und lead mining, and the
larger copper and lead zx»izi.«a« are
producing less ellver. - -
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EXTRA SESSION
NOT INDICATED
BY PRESIDENT
Final Decision Has Not Been
Made According to Ex
ecutive’s Friends.
NO RESIGNATIONS FROM
CABINET ARE EXPECTED
- i
Coolidge Spends Sunday Pre
paring for Sad Events of
the Present Weelc.
WASHINGTON, Aug. C. - IPTeii
dent Ccclidge apparently lists no
present intention of calling an extra
rc:sicn of Ccngrest but visitors to
day received the impression that a
final decision has net been made.
President Coolidge, discussed ths
possibility of an extra session with
Samuel Gompers, President of the
American Federation of Labor. and
Frank luorrison. Secretary of the
Federation.
Gompers brought up the subject
because of hit desire to submit leg
islative proposals in behalf of or
ganized labor. He made an engage
ment to see the President early next
month and submit labor policies
which will be discussed this month
bv the Federation's executive Coun
cil.
NO CABINET RBS10NAT1ONS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. «. Ohief
Kxocutive Calvin Cool I cl jy not only
desires to retain the nurvlces of all
present members of the Cabinet but
hopes none will submit their restgna
tlons even as a formality.
Although no statement has been
made authoritatively, no rssiKnationi
have been received and none are ex
pected.
SPENDS SUNDAY RESTING.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. F»resl
dent Calvin Coolidge rested and
prayed yesterday In preparation for
the sad events of this week.
With Mrs. Coolidge, he attended
the morning service at the I-'lrst
Congregational Church then return
ed to the New Willard Hotel to rest
the remainder of the day.
NO STRIKE PROBABLE
WASHINGTON. Aug. A.mong
the officials with whom F*rt»«tllent
Calvin Coolidge has conferred with
la the now Acting Secretary Hen
ning of the Department of I .abor.
Henning said he believed tbore- will
be no strike despite the collapse of
negotiations between the anthracite
miners and operators.
Hand Grenade Explodes
Among French Soldiers
DUSSBIiDORF, Aug «.-A hand
grenade exploded In the midst of a
detachment of French (mops led by
a squad of trumpeters, as they were
passing Cornelius I’luza. one of the
buslPst corners of this city. Two sol
diers. a German woman an<l child
were wounded.