THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME!"
VOL XXII., NO. 3274.
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JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PRICE TEN CENTS
THOUSANDS ELEE FROM VOLCANO;
MT. AETNA IS AGAIN IN ERUPTION
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Congressmen Will Present Alaska Needs Congress
ADMINISTRATION TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTION
OF SUCCESSOR TO LATE SENATOR NELSON
FOURTEEN SEEK
NOMINATION IN
PRIMARY TODAY
Nine Republicans, Three
Farmer-Laborites and Two
Democrats in Race.
ST. PAUL, Minn., June 18.—In
tercet in the election of a successor
to the late Knute Nelson, as United
States Senator, was quickened here
today when it became known that
the National Republican Administra
tion will take a part in the campaign.
Thia fact was revealed when a tele
gram was received here saying that
the Senatorial Campaign Committee
would aid in the campaign.
In the special primary election to
day, Republicans, Democrats and
Fiarmer-Laborltes will select candi
dates for the election next month.
The polls close at 9 p. m.
Prognosticators are agreed that
Gov. J. O. A. Preus, and Oscar Hal
lam. who recently resigned from the
State Supreme Court to enter the
race, will furnish the main competi
tion in the Republican fight. Mag
nus Johnson and Dr. C. A. Fritchie,
Mayor of New Ulm, are considered
leading contenders for the Farmer
Labor nomination. Senator James A.
Carley, has the endorsement of the
Democratic party organization and It
ia predicted he will overwhelmingly
defeat Francis Cary, Minneapolis at
torney.
ST. PAUL, Minn., June IS.—(By
the Associated Press.)—Fourteen men
ail prominent in the affairs of Minne
sota, are .running in pr^iaries here
today, to succeed the late Frank B.
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Escaped Attacker of Tacoma
Woman Found Dead at Bucoda
TACOMA, Wash., June 18.—After
a week's search, by local police and
officers of other Washington cities
and counties, Frank Nicmi, assailant
of Mrs. Helga Hatrison and her son
John, was found dead near Buceda
yesterday. His body was hanging
from a railroad trestle near that
place with both wrists slashed.
Nieml shot and seriously wounded
Mrs. Harrison and her son at the
Harrison home June 10, escaping be
fore the officers arrived. A state
wide search has been made for him
since that time.
Oregon Roadmaster Is Found
Dead in Home at The Dalles
THE DALLES, Ore., June 18.—
Peter J. Agldius, roadmaster of the
Ortley, Ore., district and prominent
resident of this district, was found
shot to death at his home yesterday.
He had been shot through the shoul
der with a pistol and through the
body with a rifle.
NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE RUMORED.
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A new triple alliance of Russia, Japan and Germany is rc
garded by shrewd political observers as a possible outcome of a
I preliminary official conference to which the Japanese Government
j will lrivil ’ rcrmnirs'ar Adolph Joffra, who-*ras head of the Russian
delegation to the Russian-iVlish peace conl'reence at Riga and who
' is Foreign Plenipotentiary of the Russian Soviet Government,
j Japanese leaders, it is said, are building politically for the future
in their negotiations with Russia and Germany. The decision of
the Japanese Cabinet to confer r'th Joffe is regarded as a victory
for Baron Shimpei Goto, former Mayor of Tokio, who resigned that
office in order to urge un economic conference and agreement with
the Soviet.
OPEN • CONVERSATIONS" NOW.
TOKIO. Jun • 18.—Adolph Joftre,
representing th8 Russian Soviet
Government, has been appointed
plenipotentiary for preliminary
"conversations" with the Japanese
Government, according to despatches
received by the Japanese Foreign
Office here. The purpose of the
"converaaitlons" is to establish rela
tions between the two countries.
WOULD BE FRIENDS.
MOSCOW, June 18.—Mopes for
more extended friendly relations be
tween the United State* and Russia
were expressed last night at a pri
vate dinner attended by representa
tives of the American Relief Admin
istratlon and the Russian Govern
ment.
Soviet leaders expressed deep ap
preclution for the charitable wort
done by Amroicans in Russia and
voiced the hope that it would lead
to closer friendship.
300 Chinese Coal Miners
i Drown When Pumps Cut Of
SHANGHAI. June 18.—Three hun
dred Chinese coal miners were
drowned like rats in the mines neai
Tsaochawang today as the result oi
careless meddling by Chinese sol
dlers, according to advices received
today. Soldiers stationed at th<
mines meddled with the power clr
cult and cut the wires, shutting ofl
power to the pumps which kept the
water out of the mines. Before tht
miners could be brought to the sur
face the workings were flooded and
300 men caught.
Liquor Parking Stations Next
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Foreign Lines Solve Problem
NEW YORK. June 18. — Llquoi
“parking” stations compose the lat
est device of foreign shipping line?
to meet the difficulty Imposed or
them by the new Treasury depart
ment regulations forbidding foreigr
▼easels entering American ports tr
have liquor aboard, it was learner
here today. One company has deft
nltely announced the establishment
of one such station.
Officials of the Lamport and Hob
lines announced that Bermuda would
he made a "parking” station for theli
| vessels entering American port9. En
route to the United States theae ves
sels will place their wet goods in
storage at the parking station and
southbound pick it up.
Following on the heels of this an
nouncement, rumors were in eircula
tion to the effect that other British
and French trans Atlantic steamships
would use similar stations. British
I ships, it was stated, might use Hall
fax while French boats could util
ise French Island off the coast ol
Newfoundland.
i POLAR FLIGHT
IS ABANDONED
Amundsen Says Trial Flight
Unsatisfactory—Will Not
Try to Cross Pole.
CHRISTIANA, June 18. — Ca.pt.
Roald Amundsen haB definitely
.abandoned bin airplane flight uerose
I the North Pole from Wlainwrlght,
' Alaska, to Spitsbergen, according to
an official announcement made here
today. The abandonment was made
known in a.letter received by Gov
ernment official's from Amundsen’s
brother containing a message from
the explorer.
The message, which was sent from
Noorvik, said:
"Trial flight held May 11, results
very unsatisfactory. Sorry but am
forced to abandou proposed flight.
Have written."
Nothing was said of the plans of
Amundsen for carrying on other ex
plorations in the north.
Distribution of Bonus
Is Commenced by Ifwa
DES MOINES. Ia., June 18.J~Ap
proximately 2,500 compensation war
rants went out In the mails In one
week, from the Iowa State Bonus
Board, at the first, portion of distri
bution of $22,000,000 among World
War Veterans of the state. The bond
/isBue, over which there haa been con
siderable quibbling by state officiate,
has been disposed of to a New York
syndicate.
The first warrant was drawn in fa
vor of Earl Browlie of Davenport,
la. It was for $138.50. More than
77,000 applications have been ap
proved by the board in charge, 17.
000 being held up for further inves
tigation. Iowa American Region
posts are assisting in distribution of
the bonus warrants.
British Destroyer Seizes
Turk Vessel Carrying Arms
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 18 —
The British destroyer Splendid, op
erating in the Sea of Marmora, to
day halted a Turkish transport and
took it In charge when it was found
to be carrying a cargo of arms from
Thrace.
I Seattle Will Ignore
| Party Lines in i
Entertaining Harding
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| SEATTLE* June IS. — Party |
lines bid lair to be forgotten in ,
Seattle's entertainment of Pres- :
Ident Harding on his return bore
| after visiting Alaska, it was a:i
nouneed here today, in line with
this, the King County Democrat
j ic Club has appointed a special
; committee to assist in working
I out details for the entertain- ;
j ment.
George K. Ryan, President of
| the Club, annourring the ap
I pointment of the c nimlttee, said: |
I “Members pf uur club will for- |
] get their party affiliations while j
! the Presidentml party is in Se
j attle.”
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GOVERNMENT IS
WITHIN INCOME,
SAYS HARDING
Brings Down Expenditures
During Past Year—Saves
Total of $200,000,000.
WASHINGTON, I). C„ June 18.—
The United States Government has
achieved the almost impossible dur
ing the past year in that it has lived
within its income, declared President
Harding in addressing today the
heads of departments and bureau di
visions chiefs constituting the na
tion's business organization. Not only
has it lived within its income, he
said, but it has accumulated a surplus
of $200,000,000. >■
Continued economy was forecast
by the President, who said that fur
ther reductions would be made dur
ing the coining fist al year. He added
that tlie record established Is more
important because the fiscal year
was Inaugurated July 1, 1922. with
a deficit of $S2:i,0W>,(HJ0.
“To this single achievement should
be added the fact that, in addition
to wiping out the deficiency, economy
has resulted In the actual Govern
ment expenditures being cut $236,
000,U00 during the year below the or
dinary expenditures last year.” He
warned his listeners they faced an
other year when tasks as difficult
and problems as acute awaited solu
tion.
FIRE SWEEPS VILLAGE
LAC AH SIMON, Qtte., June 18.—
Forest fires raging in this vicinity
for several days, shifted before a
changed wind today and partially de
stroyed this village. No lives were
lost.
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! Bootleggers Use Strange !
Gas for Smoke Screen;
Maybe its Moonshine
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WASHINGTON, June 18. — |
| The Police Comraiuloner of the I
| District of Columbia has asked
the Chemical Warfare Service
of the army to analyse the li- |
| quid burned in automobile ett
| gines by bootleggers here to ,
| throw out a smoke screen when
| endeavoring ffl evade the police. |
The dense smoke resulting 1
1 from combustion of the liquid, I
| commissioner said in transmit- |
! ting a sample of the liquid, con- |
I tained "dangerous and offensive !
| gases.”
It was desired to ascertain J
! the nature of the gases and the |
| liquid, he said, in order to de
| vise proper means for protec
I tion against them.
ALASKAN NEEDS
EMPHASIZED BY
RETURNED PARTY
Home Rule, Increased Popu
lation, Fisheries Legis
lation Needed.
SEATTLE, June 18.—Alaska h»
' several primary needs in tile opln
! ton of members of the C angregslona
j paity which has just ee-mpUi ed ;
i trip «vi r a large part of the Terri
| lory. These are home rule, pub
j Ik'lty. labor and capital, fisheries
i lev 1 lion and solution of the trana
portal Ion problem.
All members of the di'etta Ian o
! the Congre . lonal pirty aboard th<
Cambrai unahlinou.;!y expressed .
desire to as.del Alaska, and all be
lieved fisheries, centralized contro
and transportation ate the hi? prob
lcimr to be nlved. All of the mem
bers are anxious to take Alaskai:
problem- befoie the next session ol
Congress.
Is Wonderful Country.
Senator Francis K. Warren, deal
of the party, said;
"Alaska Is a wonderful cuuntr;
With large potential possibilities. W>
obtained plenty of Information re
garding the Territory's troubles an
needs. The suite ait nation exls.*
everywhere. Each community hat
its own problms which will be pre
sented to Congress.
"Out of the vast amount of in
formation received after we hav»
been able to digeit and consider it
we will be in better position tt
give Alaska matters Intelligent con
slderation.”
Develop from Within.
Senator Joseph T. Robinson
Democratic leader in the Senate
said;
i "Alaska will have to develop fron
| within with aid and assistance fron
i without. Congress can aid by giv
| ing the people more local self-gov
'eminent. There must be somethin!
! done with the fisheries. This is on
: problem upon which ail parties seen
j to be united in agreement that tie
I fisheries are being depleted. Thor
■ must be more stringent regulatioi
of this industry.
"The transportation problem h
also one which will have to b;
i v^uuuuueu on mite i wo.)
Fort Collins Threatened
i By Cloudbursts, Undamaget
FORT COLLINS, Col., June 18
Two cloudbursts seriously threatenei
to do considerable damug» and en
danger life in this city today. Th'
entire Mexican section was unde
water for several hours but no fa
talitles have been reported. The cres
of hljth water In I’oudre River ha
passed, however, and Is expected t
reach Greeley late today.
Bridgeworkers Killed When
15-ton Derrick Breaks Cabli
SAN BARNADINO. Calif., June 18
—Three members of a Santa F
bridge crew were killed today whei
a cable of a derrick on a wreeke
broke, and allowed a 15-ton derrlcl
to fall on them. The accident oc
curred near Ludlow, on the Mojav
desert.
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JPAANESE SHIPPING LINE
MAKES LARGE PROFITI
SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 —Thi
Nippon Yusen Kaisha. one of tbi
largest shiippin lines In Japan whlcl
also does a banking. Importing ant
exporting business has declared t
25 per cent dividend. The net profi
for last year was 2,545,000 yen.
BEANS HELP VLADIVOSTOK.
VLADIVOSTOK, May 18.—Th
oxipof-t of beans and other Manchur
ian produce through the port o
Vladivostok daily is growing. Th
department of foreign tnade report
that In the near future this throng
traffic will be greatly augmented.
Executive Defends His
Tribute to Dog.
Governor Percival P. Baxter, of
I Maine, "started something" when
: e ordered the American flag over
I the Capitol at Portland, lowered
I to lialfmast when his Irish setter,
,j "Garry,” -died. State and local
patriotic organizations have at
| tacked the Kxecutive for his uc
tion. Governor Baxter, who has
i always been a lover of animals
and lias sponsored legislation far
their protection, has stored in de
fense that he classed "Garry” as
a member of his family.
BRIGANDS AGAIN
ACTIVE IN CHINA
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1 Capture and Mistreat Italiar
j Priest—Surround Mis
sionary Compound.
I; HANKOW, China, June 18. -Ban
dit activities in this district havi
! broken out anew, according to ad
: vices received here, a large band re
i ported to be operating northward
i ThiB band Saturday kidnapped Path
| er Malooto. an Italian priest, IOC
j miles north, severely mlstreatlnf
| him bfeore carrying him off.
The mime gang is now reporter
[| to have surrounded a British mis
Stonary compound at Tsuoshlh, B(
. miles nortih of here. All women a’
I that point, howewer, had been prev
. lously sent to a safer place In anti
, eiipatlon of such an attack.
p Several hundred Chinese prisoner:
have also been captured by thi
, I band.
> Armed Bandits Loot Home
I Of Gen. Douglas MacArthui
MANIHA, June 18. -Four armei
, bandits last night broke Into ant
looted the quarters of Gen. Dougla:
MaeArihur located in the walled city
ijThe amount of stolen goods Is no
( known.
f j Gen. MacArthur is now enrouti
t j here on the Transport Thomas.
MT. AETNA CASTS
OFF INACTIVITY;
ENDANGERS MANY
Thousands of People Flee
Before Lava Streams
from Great Volcano.
CATANIA, Italy, June 18.—Mount
I Aetna suddenly became active last
night and streams of lava cast from
its crater are threatening an entire
district in which thousands of per
rons are residing.
Heralded by several loud explo
sions, streams of lava poured down
the mountain sides, cutting their
way through many cultivated fields
and thiough woods. The ctaticn at
Castiglone was destroyed and the
railroad near the mountain com
iplftely obstructed.
| The entire district about Ling
ualova is threatened with destruc
tion.
INHABITANTS ABE FLEEING.
ROME, June 18.—Lava stream*
fromt Mt. Aetna are only one kilo
meter from Lingualcva. according
to late 8dviccs received here. That
town has a population of 15,000.
Castigiione has 10,000 inhabitants,
all cf whem are in flight according
to Catania despatches, although lit
tle damage has been reported to the
latter village. All inhabitants of
villages adjeent to the base of the
volcano are fleeing teror stricken.
Da,**,.-.- C.INmImmI- CAaAa
Game Commissioners Now
SALEM, Ore. June IS —All mem
bers of the State Game Commission
except one were relieved of their of
ficial duties Saturday by Gov. Walter
M. Pierce, being supplanted by new
' members. In making the changes,
i Gov. Pierce said his action was ta
! ken owing to a "lark of harmony
I and strong indications of political
! manipulations,” on the commission.
One of the members relieved was
. hut recently appointed by Oov.
Pler< e.
I POSTCARDS ARE POPULAR
IN GERMANY
BERLIN, June 18. — Post card*
have become Germany's most pop
ular means of communication since
the war. Figures just announced
show that nearly a trillion passed
through the German mails during
IStiil. There were 823,106.700 ex
Ichanged within Germany alone, 44,
1724,370 went abroad and 38.758,750
' name into the country from foreign
* correspondents.
COMMISSIONERS REACH
, AGREEMENT IN MEXICO
| MEXICO CITY, June 18. — The
| American and Mexican Commisslon
i ers who are working out the terms
j for the recognition of the Obregon
.; Government by the United States
. are believed to have disposed of the
| sufb-soM and petroleum questions and
:j to have made substantial progress In
I the agrarian land discussion.
Murder Easy Says Slayer of 33
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:Hopes Court willdoQuickJob
I MOSCOW. June 18.—By Associat
i ed Preesi—The trial of Vasil Koin-j
aroff for the murder of 33 persons
opened today. Such Interest has been
manlifested in the ease that the pro
ceeding are being held in the large j
Polytechnic Museum Instead of In
1 the ordinary Court Chamber.
Kamaroff, in his cell, told a cor
f respondent that he hoped the Court
0 would make a speedy job of it and
8 shoot him quickly.
> “I am 52 years old, h.-.ve had a
good time and don't want to live
iny longer,” said the mlld-eyed
mutant. He then remarked calmly
hat murder is “an awfuly easy
lob,” adding:
"1 killed a man who tried to beat
me in a horse trade. He was the
inly one who ever resisted. It was
very easy —I just knocked them on
their heads with a hammer or
Strangled them."
The prisoner said he could not
even remember several of hla vic
tims. He has -tried suicide thrice.