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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-08
AZ Lives Lost
InShip Wreck

CONTINUED from Page One.)
she went down as the engine room
workers remained at their posts
and kept steam up for the dyna-
mos.
Ten or eleven lifeboats and four
lift RATS were launched, accord
ing to the first officer. I'VE were
able to clear the starboard side of
all passengers and those who were
lost were on the port side"
Captain Harry Hobey, master
Of the ship. was in the wheel
house when she foundered." Nc
Clintock continued. "The second
officer was in the cross trees trv-
ing to lok out over the fog.
Pumrs Are Useless.
When the Alaska struck I was
ordered by the captain to take
soundings. but this was impossi-
Ole. The pumps were ordered start
ed, but they could not ston the
rush Of water"
Agents of the San Francisco and
Portland Steamship company
owners Of the Alaska. remained in
Eureka today to provide for the
care Of those passengers who had
not recovered sufficiently to pro-
eeed on their journey. The Amer
lean Red Cross aud various frazer
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-08
ALICIA HAMMERSLEY
A Woman Who Wouldn t Resnarrv
BY IDAH McGLONE GIBSON
The Noted Writer

ing as ! could and / saw Rolanf
Early vince. l even caught him
surreptitiously looking into the
long mirror that was across the
room.
What he saw these evidentl,
reassured him Che was a splendid
looking man at the zenith of mat,
ure manhood and vigor), for he
smiled tolerantly. Then l saw
his face change again as he
inquired:
Have you seen Jeff Turner
since he returned?"
No." I answered, land if
had, Judge Turner would moi
nave had the effrontery to say
to me that knew you or any
other man was in love with me. +"
Except himself" interrupted
Mr.. Early.
allowed this to go unchallen-
ged, for, to tell the truth. my lit
erary instincts were getting the
best of any personal interest I
might have in his conversation
and | decided. as l had in the in
terview with his wife, to let him
rave on. Both were new types to
me.
Well" asserted Mr.. Early,
whoever told you that you knew
1t spoke the truth. Why, girl. I
have loved you every minute since
the first time ! saw you. You
must have seen what a hopeless
thing 1t was from the very first
for me to put you out of my life.
Heaven knows / have tried hard
enough to forget you. That is
why persuaded my wife to 60 to
Chicago to sanitarium. want
ed an excuse to get away from
you, Alix. but l found through
those long months of torture that
It was no use. love you, Alix;
love you as I have never loved
before"
so your wife told me-"
Roland Early jumped up from
his seat and came over TO me.
his face pale. Have you gone
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-08

A travelling salesman visited {
small town and sold the proprletoi
OF its general store some nierchan'
disc. When the goods arrived they
were not as represented and the
merchant consequently returned
them. The wholesale house at
tempted to collect the bill and
drew a sight draft on the mer-
chant which was returned union
ored. The house wrote the post
master about the financial stand
ing OF the merchant and the post
master laconically replied with an
o. h. by return mail the house re-
Quested the postmaster to secure a
lawyer TO collect tha amount and
received the following reply,
"The undersigned is the mer-
chant on whom you attempted TO
palm off your worthless goods. The
undersigned is the president and
owner OF the bank 10 viii h you
sent your sight draft. The under-
signed Is the postmaster 10 whom
you wrote aud the undersigned is
the lawyer whose services yon
sought to obtain fCr your netasious
business. II the undersigned were
not also the preacher rf the church
of this place he would tell you to
go to hell
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-08

Thirty or forty persons are q.
ployed in making a doll. y
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-08
Wreck Is Complete.

Eureka, Cal, Aug. S.-Only
wreckage remains of the San
Francisco & Portland Steamship
company's liner Alaska which
foundered in the Pacific on the
rocks of Blunts reef, 40 miles
south of here, Saturday night.
with a known loss of II lives and
with 80 persons missing and be
lieved to be dead. The ship was
en- route to San Francisco from
Portland, Or.
Surviving passengers and crew,
numbering 1866, were brought to
this port yesterday by the steamer
Anyox, which answered the Alas
ka's distress calls. Some of the
survivors planned to leave today
for San Francisco aboard a special
train arranged for by officials of
the line which owned the Alaska.
Others left Eureka last night.
The authorities made plans to
hold an inquest today over the II
bodies in the morgue here.
Say Boilers Exploded.
Some of the deaths were declar-
ed by survivors to have been
caused by an explosion of the
Alaska's boilers as the ship start
ed sinking after twice hitting the
rocks. Some of the passengers and
members of the crew were blown
into the sea. Many of these, it
was said, succeeded in boarding
the shipagain, or were rescued by
lifeboats after clinging to wreck
age.
Oil rising from the bursted
tanks of the ship was scattered
over one lifeboat filled with sur
Vivors. the ocean nearby was coat
ed with oil and the bodies of the
dead were covered with it.
So sudden did the tragedy han
pen that the steamers crew hardly
had time to prepare the lifeboats
and many of these were reported
wrecked while being put over the
vesseFs sides, spilling their human
cargo into the icy waters. Many
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-08
Phone Officials
Present Defense

Portland. Ore, Aug. S.-More
han a score of officials and en-
ployes Of the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph company from ci-
ties along the coast and inland
we're gathered together in Port
land today to be heard on the
company's side OF the argument,
regarding rates and service.
Today begins the defense OF the
company In refutlng the testi-
mony heard during the last three
weeks against II and an expert will
be called upon to tell what he
knows Of the adverse conditions
under which the company is work
ing and the necessity Of maintin-
Ing existing rates and regulations
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-08
Quackenbush Case
Is Continued Again

The trial Of G. @. Quackenbush
Salem automobile man. charged
with giving short measure has
been continued until Wednesday
at 1880 on the request of Don
Miles, attorney for the defendant,
according to Judge Unruh, justice
OF the peace. before whom the case
will be heard.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-08
Monday Aurusl / MI

= tne survivors were ---
thea shs Any01 y, after they had ..,'s'' '',','
hours. a'ss Tor ss,e,,
J. H. Moss and q I y.
Of o Chicago. said they + rsaeh.s s'lla W
Doat sos, which had been swsa, srsuee 10
decks; decks. Other lifeboats's ssspa s. .'iils'
clared, went down With ~ sasy y.
~. Captain Gives IL. ~ 'A9
captain Harry Hobev Ns s.
Alaska Alaska preferred to 60 to i. = "
rather than leave bis : ,a,. - asaiA
passengers Is reported. wsan wSvsnnali
MOSS removed a lifebelt hsa y NJ
,ssa wearing. and, Ofefring ii + y y "
la,i tam hooey, told him to saw = Y Val.
sell, a'al,,. witnesses said the s4,s ssa.i1 an.
" walked away. replyink: = q'sD'sll a,a.
to go down with mysbiD . : prefer
Although a veteran Il Z !,
Ice Captain Hobey was 'ns ne, as'y'
years old. He assumed eO,, Ouly y
o. o. the Alaska three weeks sI'raaaa ara =
this was his third trip, 'se aad
STORIES OF heroism war.
told today by survivors ~ again
;. Snoddy and the crew sss'aln !.
Anyox were Commended g. y !, 'as
rescue work. ~ lnel
volunteers, Second Officer sss1 ssaasl
Sinclair of the Anyox toot aSlss : "
boat from the Alaska and ~,.ss .,ls'
80 minutes rescured thirty Ds.sal s.'ala
Ginning 70 wreckage in the vsis. ss.'
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-08

nal organizations actively partici-
pated in caring for the survivors
and are aiding in Identification of
the dead.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-08

JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
JOURNAL WANT ADS-PAY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-08
Gas, Indigestion,
Stomach Misery
-"Diapepsin'

"Pape's Diapcpsin" really does
put bad stomachs in ordcr--''really
does overcome Indigestion. dyspep
STA. gas. heartburn and sourness In
five minutes--that--j st h a t.
makes Pape's Dlapepsin the largest
selling stomach regulator In the
world. II what you eat ferments
into stubborn Jumps. you belch gas
and eructate sour. undigested food
and acid: head Is dizzy and aches.
remember the moment "Papc's Dia-
pcpsin' comes In contact with the
stomach all such distress vanishes.
It's truly astonishing almost mar.
velous--and the JOY Is It's harmless
ness. a large sixty-cent case OF
Pape's Diapepmn Is worth its weight
in gold 20 men and women who can't
get their stomachs regulated. II be.
longs in your home--shouid always
be kept handy In case OF sick.
sour. upset stomach during the day
or at night. It's the most efficient
antacid and stomach regulator In the
world.--Advcrtisem
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-08

attic Chamber Of Commerce Score.
tary Mcpherson will show you specI-
mems Of Alaska Strawberries 10 large
that eight OF them fill quart bus
ket. This. Of course. is phenomenal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-08
HUNDREDS or
>fsW EEIsRIES

>isN BERRIES
Thr Hiika station has developed
hundreds Of varieties of Strawberries
which do epiendidiy In Alaska. but
ono II its very important objects has
not yet been achieved. This n the
production Of "A strawberry which
combines all tho good qualities Of
slEr. produciivcnssa. color. sweetness
ard flavor with 4 firm texture which
will stand rough handling and long
shipments 90 market. Such n berry
would be worth more 20 the territory
rran the discovery ~ another Tread,
well mine. enabling them TO furnish
berries 20 the States long after the
accustomed season.
The heavy rainfall md great hu.
nudity Of Southeastern Alaska tends
90 the production OF soft. easily
crushed berry. Even AZ that 4, stands
transportation short distances very
welt. Tho summer 81 1921 the own.
er Of email power launch In
Kctchikan conceived tho idea of buy.
ing a boatioad OF berries up In the
berry district and bringing them
down 20 Ketchii<Rn for sale. dln
lance Of $50 miles. His first boat.
load was sold out before he rot half.
way back 20 Kctchlkan. lie had 20
no hack after second cargo for The
ketchikan market.
BaHpbcrriea also do well 10 Alas
/, ka. a. do curranta and Rooschcrries
In Alaska you viii find Thousands
Of acres of wild rcd curranta identi.
cni In appearance I'm every why 10
tho cultivated red currant Of tho
States. II resembles II very much
also In flavor. excepting Il IL even
more tart and not 30 sweet as the
cultivated fruit.
At Hitka alno experiments have
been made with all tho common or
garden varieties Of vegetables let.
tuce. radishe@. onions, cabbage, kaie,
caullflowcr. kohirahi. parsnips, turs
nips. potatoes. heetr. carrots. and
tho like. all 81 which do well under
ordinary care and cultivation.
The important roin, which the Sit.
ka station has demonstrated for Alas.
kan agriculture Is that tho farmer
and tho farmers pife are assured
that all that is required Is ordinary
care and attention IN order 20 have
IN the kitchen.warden common vego.
tables and email fruits In ample
quantities for domestic use.
Go BE Continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-08

Georgeson's Big Job.
SolUing Problems.
Farms Firm Notc.
Berries Flourish.

Tho star herewith pr~~~rs. the
third tnsssiisn~rt .f an srsseir wrttf~n
~ D. A. sherman. ass.siatr forester
In the department Of agriculture. u
wss write. offietsi sr~tnos-
sa8an,. bat lie trter<.t Va co general
that The star s~snred sAslaslsr rights
Toe lie publication.
CeorKeson went 20 Alaska with tho
vision OF y prophet and the courage
of crusader Ito sent TO HkaKway.
and landed ~ the port where the
frcnxied gold seekers were stamped.
ing to the interior. To those taking
part in the gold rush the idea % e..
tabliahlng agricultural experiment
stations In Alaska appeared 20 10 20
absurd that they connidered u almost
an hIiaDgus joke They were not
sble TO underniand the type Of mind
that could think OF plowing fields
and growing crops when there was
gold to be had In the hills. Further.
more. they believed u impossible 10
produce any kind Of crops In that
region In any case.
Gcorrcaon set deterinlnnfiy 10 work
upon tho hlg problem he had been
selected 10 SOLVE. Temporary expert.
ment stations were established at diff.
fcrent points. such az skavway and
kenai. until finally today there are
five agricultural experiment stations
actively engaged In research work In
Alaska. At sitka. where Prof. George
son makes his headquarters. ia n
small experiment station devoted
almost exclusively 20 horticultural re-
search. Here there has been devel.
oped treat many varieties OF
strawberries and other small fruits
especially adapted to soil aud climatic
conditions In Alaska The Alaskan
strawberry thus far has seemed TO
yield most prolifically between Ju-
ncau and skagway. The Haines
strawberry Ia locally famous.
In the Alaskan section OF the Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
|BALFOUR Deceived
! U.S., SAYS ENnAN
Declares British Failed to
Disclose Secret Treaties
With Japan.

william Denman of San Francisco.
first chairman of the Shipping Board
declared yesterday in an open letter
to members of Congress that the rea-
son Arthur J. Balfour. former British
secretary of state for foreign affairs.
failed to disclose to American gov
ernp1ent officials the existence of the
secset treaties between Great Britain
and Japan required ''no further ex-
PLANTATION than his quest for the four
Billions of dollars" which the United
Estates loaned Great Britain early in
the war.
Mr., Denman said Mr. Balfour ar
ranged for these moneys" in May.
| 1917, when he was in this country as
head of the British war mission.
His protestations of deep friend
ship for the interest u the United
States" wrote Mr.. Denman. filled our
press and warmed his auditors in the
halls of Congress and at,~rfIe tables
where our hospitality was extended to
MIN While he was making them the
ink was scarcely dry on the last Of
the three notes constituting the so
called secret Shantung treaties, which,
from naval standpoint, destroyed the
Island of Guam, probably our most
valuable naval base in the Pacific
Charges Isolation of Guam.
Japan, our rival in the Pacific. was
by agreement with Great Britain con-
firmed in the possession of the Marienne
group of islands, which placed an unsur-
mountable barrier between us and the
North Asiatic coast and the japanese
Islands. Great Britain's price for this
was the British control of the islands
of the South Pacific group. which. in the
event of hostilities to which such dplo-
macy inevitably tends. would isolate
Guam from the Philippines
1T is obvious that Mr. Balfour owed
to, us the disclosure of the existence of
these agreements. Why he did not re-
quires no further explanation than his
quest Of the four billions of dollars
1T will help liberal England to un-
derstand the growing mistrust of Ameri-
ca toward her to know that there was
active deception. in addition to suppress
sion of the facts. at the time the loan
was negotiated
Mr. Denman then charges that at
conference between the Balfour mission
and himself and Secretary Lansing and
Assistant Secretary Polk of the State
Department Mr.. Balfour stated that
"all the agreements between the allies
affecting the interests of the United
States and general world shipping condi-
tions" would be fully disclosed to the
American conferees," but that he had
never redeemed his promise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
FOR US. WARPAPER.
AS LEGAL TENDER
Tom Watson Also Would
Force Direct U. S. Loans
to individuals.

ATLANTA. Ga. January Thomas
E. watson, United States senator elect
from Georgia, announces in copy
righted statement to be published in
the Atlanta Constitution Sunday that
at the extra session of the Sixty sew
enth Congress he will introduce a bill
to make liberty and victory bonds
ana other government war paper le-
gal tender.
Mr., Watson, as he announced. plans
for introducing bills to force the fed
eral reserve and farm loan banks to
lend money directly to individuals and
to require the Secretary of the Urea
sury to issue the unissued 2reenbacks
authorized by bill signed by Presi-
dent Lincoln. The total of these 'au-
thorized but unissued greenbacks. ac-
cording to the senator-elect! is $102.-
100000.
Would Meet Crisis.
Discussing his plan to make legal
tender of liberty and victory bonds
credit certificates, war savings stamps
and all government obligation paper
issued during and since the world war
as a remedy for what he claims is an
existing domestic crisis" Mr.. Watson
declared such action would have an
electrifyng effect upon American
business life
such action. he said, will not in,
crease the governments obligation dud
dollar. but will Immediately bring from
the bank vaults, private safes, bureau
drawers, tin boxes and stockings bill
lions of dollars of circulating legal ten
der, now inactive and salable only at
a loss. and enable the people to pay
their debts to each other, the consumer
10 the merchant. the merchant to the
small banker, the small banker to his
correspondent, and so on"
On passage of such legislation, Mr.
Watson declared, ''all apprehension of
panic would-ss quickly disappear.
Discusses Finance system. !.
Regarding the nations financial syS
tenn, Mr.. Watson said he would intro
auce NILS to make it mandatory undsSr
penalty for the regional banks to lend
direct to the farmers on approved Sc
curities at an interest rate not over 5
per cent; to repeal thai section of; tile
iarm loan bank act requiring a grotip
OF ten signatories to loan and inser-
ton of mandatory clause compelling
sucn banks to lend to an Individual APP
pi1cant upon approved security without
the requirement of additional obligators
opposition to an increase of taxes or
to higher tariff and a desire for re-
establishment. of pre-war trade reia-
tons with Russia and Germany were
expressed by Mr.. Watson in the same
statement He also..favored ending the
war with Germany by resolution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
DANISH DRY LEADER SEES
CALAMITY IN STRICT LAW
Abandons Plan to Start Movement
As Result Of Visit to
United States.

Cross-Aslantic Cable Service to The Star.
5 COPENHAGEN, January l. = at
would be great calamity if Dem
mark were to become prohibition as
America is now" declared Larsen
Lede, leader of the Anti-Alcohol
League of Denmark. who has Just re-
turned from three-month "Trip to the
United States, where he has been
studying the prohibition situation.
The plan to start a movement for
dry legislation I'M, Denmark has been
abandoned, as Eresult of his trip.
And he is stronghold the opinion that
present conditions in America are
running the character of it's people
What is happening in America is
exactly the opposite of what was ex-
pected," he said. My own opinion
is that prohibition is an absolute fail
ure in the United States. 1t simply
shows how impossible it is to make
a nation moral by Legislation. The
battle against alcohol must be CON
Quoted along new lines. until the peo-
PIE give 1t up voluntarily. Compul-
sIbn evidently will bring results oppo-
Ute to those desired"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
I u
BANDITS ROB MAIL. CAR
WHILE CLERKS LUNCH
Pouches Said to Contain 100000
Are Taken From Georgia
Passenger Train.

ATLANTA, January THREE postal
clerks in the mail car of 4 Central OF
Georgia passenger train, Atlanta to
Savannah, weT held up early today
near Griffin and two registered mail
pouches Wereftaken by masked man
night.
While local postal officials declined
to make any statement regarding the
affair. 1T was reported that the con-
tents of the pouches We're valued at
900. The bandit entered the car
lat Griffin while the clerks were get
tlng hPt coffee at a, restaurant during
the few minutes the train stopped
according to the reports When the
clerks re-cntered the car the bandit
masked and heavily armed, forced
them to stand quietly by while he
selected the two pouches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
Empress Eugene
Leaves Portrait
TO Her Benefdctor

LONDON. January 1.-THE
most romantic touch in the
will of the former Empress
Eugene of France. probate of
which has just been granted.
is her bequest of a little Greuze
PORTRAIT to Sir John Burgoyne.
on whose yacht she escaped
FROM France to England Sep
tember 6, 1870. two days after
the fall of the French empire.
1t was DIR. Evans an Ameri-
can dentist, who brought the
empress in disguise to Deau-
vile. and she secretly embarked
on Burgoyne's yacht at mid
night. an hour after the vessel
mad been searched by the
French police.
Eugene. who was once con-
sidered the most beautiful wom-
amin Europe, and who died in
Madrid July II last. aged
ninety-four. left an estate esti-
d. mated at over $10.000.0O0.
Z Deposited at the record office
along with the viii is copy
which Eugene wrote with her
own hands when the Germans
were bombing London and She
feared the original might he
destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
CROWDS WATCH MUMMERS
Philadelphia's New Year Event
Has Picturesque Features.

PHILADELPHIA, January PRE-
senting a pageant of riotous color,
bizarre effects, fancy floats and
novelties. the Mummers-Philadel-
phia's famous combined New Year
associations-parade for the forty
seventh time today along sun-swept
streets before the greatest throngs
which have ever watched an event
of the kind.
mummers in line this year the
pageant was divided into so many
features and novelties that it took
three and half hours to pass a given
point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
RAIL EXPENSES INCREASE,
Southern Lines Spend 1913 Per Cent
More in October Than Year Ago.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. January Ito.
tai operating expenses for the rail-
road systems in the southern rate d.
vision of the Interstate Commerce
Commission for October. 1920, show
an increase over those of October
1919, of 23.8 per cent, while the net
operating income for the same month
in 1920 shows an increase of only
1920 per cent, according. to an official
report from the bureau of railway
economics of Washington. D. C.,
which was received at the traffic bu-
reau today. T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

hatters' wages be reduced 40 per cent
to the pre-war scale, the national
directors of the Cnit@@ iIatters Of
America at meeting in New York
yesterday voted to recommend "A cut
of 20 per cent in the minimum scale
from $40 a day TO SIS
The proposal now goes to the local
unions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

If the earth is covered with snow,
carrier pigeons will make only snort
flights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
U. S. ATTORNEY DIES.

DENVER. Colo. January 1.--United
States District Attorney Fl. B. Ted
row. died at his home here this af-
terHoon. He had been i'll for several
days with pneumonia. which developed
from influenza.