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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
HARDING FOR
CONSERVATION
Officials Marvel at His New
Alaskan Attitude
ny FRANK j. TANIoR

WASHINGTON. Aug. i.--Prcsi.
dent Harding's nip,nop from the
ranks or the anii-conscrya,lonis,s 70
the side o. the conseryationls,s
whilc In Alaska is the outstanding
feature Of his whole Western tour,
IN the opinion Of officials and crit.
les alike OF tho administration here.
Right now about the most repeat.
cd phrase one hears in the capital
is. what happened To the president
in Alaska?' Those who know tho
president well simply cannot ex.
plain hls abrupt conversion TO con.
sersation
II was the enemies OF conserva.
ton who persuaded the president TO
mako the long trip TO Alaska They
wuntcd 10 convince him that Alaska
should be turned over 30 private do.
volopers at once. They had already
won the support Of the secretary of
inc INTERIOR brs " ork. IN tneIF
schemes to exploit forests. coal
mines. oil reserves aud other
resources OF the public domain in
Alaska.
The conseryationists lined IN be.
hind Secretary Of Agriculture Wal.
lace. their champion Wallace OPP
posed exploitation OF Alaskn's re.
sources. except under the strictcst
regulation.
The president then decided TO take
both Of his secretaries to Alaska
with him He even limited that he
would settle tho Alaska question for
good In his last public utterance
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
RECOVERING!
SUGAR LORDS ON THE
RUN; SLASH PRICES
WHEN DEMAND STOPS

NEW YORK. Aug. /, Re.
fleeing the absence Of any
large demand for refined sugar
the leading refining companies
crowded the local market with
price cuts today The first cut
brought the price down IS
points 10 $40 CENTS pound
and this was followed immediate.
~ by q further 10 point drop
10 cents. Later In the fore.
noon tho Federal Sugar Refnn.
ing company marked rs quo.
tltlons down IS points on the
dag to 7:s0 cents a pound.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aus. H.
Sugar prices dropped again today.
The California Hawaiian ami
Western refineries, two OF Tire
largest in the country. cut the
price 90 cents per 100 pounds.
The new basic price for granu.
lated cane sugar to wholesalers ut
the refinery is ss.25.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
WILSON WIRES
PRES. HARDING

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.--Former
President Woodrow Wilson today
sent message TO President Harding
at San Francisco, sympathizing with
the executive in his illness.
Mr. Wilson expressed the hope
that the president speedily viii re-
cover. The cx-president himself was
stricken i'll, while on speaking tour
of the country in behalf of the league
of nations, and has not recovered.
The message from Mr.. Wilson is
understood TO have been sent direct
by telegraph 10 President Harding
at the Palace hotel at San Francisco.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
" alter Trips With Tray
of Food for President
Watchers Laugh and Inspect the Viands-
Bell Boys Have 81 Buttons

mntter how faint. as to the con.
dition Of President Harding.
4 waiter could have spilled 10
dozen dinners and hardly drawn n
laugh.
But now all Is changed. There Is
the came interest in the progress
tire president is making in his fight,
but tho hour OF the sharpest anxiety
seems over.
SO. when woltcr fell and scat.
tered silvcrw0rc. crystal clear glass,
cracked Ice and dainty vinnda over
tho marble IN the corridor, those who
saw him were deeply amused.
There was much speculation as TO
whether the secret service man sta.
toned on the outside balcony eight
storimt above the street in The cool
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-The
spectacle OF waiter falling with n
tray Of food designed for n pres'.
dents table; interest in secret
service man stationed OH n balcony
amounting 10 little more than cor.
nice outsids the eighth floor Of the
hotel; counting tho buttons on q
ben boys uniform those were the
things which stood out as cvonts
u the last u houra' watch in the
hotel here where President Harding
lies ill.
Perhaps they lacked dignity but
they typifled tie changed ntmos.
phcrc from "a hours before.
ON Monday some 90 peQple--newH'
paper correspondents and others
waited tcnscly turnout tho night in
ltercgtcd only In any whisper. no
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
DIR OP CAUSED
BY INCREASE
REPRODUCTION
Retail Price Here
Is Cents a Gal
lon; Further Cut
Expected

4 slash OF two cents a gallon
IN the price Of gasoline became
effective In Seattle Wednesday
morning. following receipt OF
kilograms from the main offices
Of the four big oil companies do
ing business here, bringing the
retail price down 10 10 cents
gallon.
The cut is attributed TO the heavy
over production OF the last month and
II Is pos ible that the price OF gaso-
line may drop stIll further despite
the suspension Of production in the
mid continent oil fields OF Kansas
and Oklahoma. according TO officials
Of the Union Oil Co.
There is at present surplus Of
10000 gallons Of gasoline which has
been accommodating at the rate OF L.
100000 gallons daily for the last
month. This Is due 70 the increased
activity in the Los Angeles field.
where the output Of crude oil is soo.-
600 barrels daily.
An clemnt OF uncertainty as 10 fu-
ture prices X involved in the suspcn-
sion Of activities for one month, be-
ginning today. in the mid continent
field. which produces about half that
OF the Los Angeles field.
The refusal OF the Los Angeles pro-
ducers TO close down assures lower
gas prices for some time as this Is
turning out half the oil producee III
this country. With the enormous
surplus. the consumer may be conf
dent Of continued low or lower prices
for some time. officials say.
Production in the Texas fields has
been limited by the closing down or
some wells. but there is still sub
stantIal output.
Crude oil has not dropped in price
but the big oil companies have cut
the retail price OF gasoline in antici-
patton Of a drop in the raw product,
according 10 officials OF the compan-
les here.
The Standard, Union, Shell and As
ISOLATED OH companies have all an
nounced a corresponding decrease in
books
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
Missing Producer
Battling Officers

LOS ANGELES. Aug. /. The
whereabouts OF Henry Duffy, prom.
inent theatrical producer, who mys.
tcriously disappeared on the eve OF Il
new production here, 'baffled police
today. Duffy formerly was engaged
in the theatrical business in Balti.
more. Brooklyn, Washington, Pitts.
burg and Other Eastern cities.
AZ hundreds Of tickets TO Dust Of
Erin" Duffys latest show. which
was TO have opened last night, were
being returned today by buyers, de-
,ectivcs arc checking UP his trail,
which ends mysterlously following a
trip 10 Beverly iIllls'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
BANDIT TRIO
ROBS TELLER

BALTIMORE. Md, Aug, l.-Threo
rnmnsl,cd men robbed the paying
teller Of the state branch OF the Bal
timorc Trust company, In the heart
of the olty's busiest center today Of
SIC 900. less than 40 minutes before
tho bunk was scheduled to open.
Tic bandits were frightened away,
leaving more than 100000 behind.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
Standard Oil Gives
Start in Price Cut

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1.--Gas-
oline was reduced two cents per gal-
Ion by the Standard Oil company
OF California today.
The cut is effective in all terri.
tory served by the company'
The new price in San Francisco
Is II cents.
other companies, II was believed,
win follow with similar reductions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
Two Children Suffer
Injuries in Falls

A baby and a boy. were seriously
injured in MINOR falls, Tuesday after
noon. Harold Friele. lS-months old
son OF Mrs, II. II. Friele, ilsi Grand
ave. fell from a concrete bulkhcad
at his home receiving head injuries.
He was taken TO the Swedish hos
pital
Frank Pisoni, Ices Weller ST.. fell
fro ma fruit tree and was intcrnal-
" hurt, He was taken to the city
hospital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
leF engine FUOfU.
RADIO CALLS FOR
HELP SENT OFT

Radio calls for help were sent out
by the Hancy and tugs from Port.
land and Astoria were dispatched
10 her aid.
The Hancy was outbound from
Portland for Los Angeles at the
time of the mishap.
Already more than three weeks
overdue at Seattle. the barkentine
Couqueror, carrying a large cargo
Of lumber and general freight, Is
still far at sea and fears for her
safety are being expressed by
mariners OH Wednesday.
The Conqucror sailed from South
ern California cities So days ago
and should have been in Seattle
within 80 days after clearing. She
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
DOCTORS WATCH FOR
COMPLICATIONS

This bulletin bore out in every
particular the unofficial statements
OF the presidents doctors made last
night and early this morning, to the
effect that progress from now on
would probably be very slow. but
steady, and that the main task of
he doctors would be 10 prevent
any complications arising.
The official announcement showed
practically normal
/ ulse still accelerated. but gmdu.
ally getting back towards normal
and considerable improvement in
breathing.
The president had fruit juice,
egg and milk toast for break
fast and displayed u fairly
good appetite. The morning
newspapers were read TO him
briefly.
All indications were. the doc
tors said unoiiicially, that II
would be 10 days 20 two weeks
before. the president can be
moved with safety.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
Private Action to
Check Oil Output

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Aug. IL
Independent oil refincrs OF tho
mid.continent field viii take in
dividual action" to curtail produce
ton. according 10 an understanding
reached at a conference here OF
officials OF leading companies.
Due to warning by federal off
Gals that prosecution under the
restraint Of trade laws might fol-
low any concerted move to close
down, no formal action was taken
toward holding down the production.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
BUT GAINS ARE
MADE SL0WL
He Cannot Be Moved for at
Least Ten Days
by L. c. MARTIN


PALACE HOTEL, San Fran.
cisco, Aug. l.--Slow progress was
reported by President Harding's
physicians in their official bull
letin today. The bulletin, timed
$3.50 a. m, and issued after 10
a. m. follows:
The president is fairly comfort.
able this morning after few hours
of sleep. His breathing is less In.
borious and there Is but little cough.
The lung condition is about the same
as yesterday. He is still much ex.
hausted. but maintains his normal
buoyancy OF spirit. Small amounts
OF food are being taken regularly
and there is regular and satisfactory
elimination. The temperature is 9s.+
degrees; pulse. ia; respiration, SO.
While progress is being made. every
care is necessary TO assure freedom
from further complications.
"lSigncdl
&C. Il. SAWYER. NJ. d.
RAY LYMAN WILBUR. MID.
&C. NJ. COOPER, NJ. ID.
~. T. BOONE. NJ ID.
....|.s. 49,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
Ball Players Will
Pray for President

MEMPHIS. Tenn Aug. by
order OF President John u. Martin
of the Southern league. nj baseball
games in the league viii be stopped
FOR five minutes at the end OF the
third inning today for silent prayer
for the recovery of President Hard.
ing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
Home Brew

For Us allcaVs fair ircatker.
When good fcgotrs get together
VITA q stein Oh the table
Aud the mooashine f'oRing clearl
Old Joe BuugsiaFter and Officer
Rufus +. Gmpo have az last got 20.
gether, Why do they feel so hilar
iouss ia, There Is q raisini
But wait, DO YOU see those two
Ks on the bottle3 Ha. *" marks
the spot where the body viii be
found,
One q The vaudeville thcatcra this
week has Il trained pig act. Lil Gee
Gee told US. she SAYS she saw sew
eral OF them standing Just outside the
stage entrance
President Harding awoke this
informing refreshed aud strengthened.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
Gasoline Prices in
Portland Are Down

PORTLAND. Ore. Aug. Cut
of cents per gallon in gasoline
was announced here today by all
the big oil companies.
The cut affected the entire Ore
gon territory, it was said. The re-
duction makes the local price u
cents, including the Scent state tax.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON
IVY CLUB

Summer resort proprietor who
says: "One nice thing about this
place is we never have any mos.
quitoes."
That man simply borcs me TO
tears said the sweet young thing
as she crawfed Imply out Of the
dentist'a chair.
an c0G iec EnolC dotru on First
ate. ha, a s,ecH job--hc makes i'm.
ported cigars
It's fairly certain now that TIC au.
tomoblle win replace the horse. but
nothing that is run by gasoline will
ever replace The COW.
Today's Dumbbeil. The gink, who.
when the preacher said. This h your
2wfully welded wife" turned and
ava, Glad 10 know yuhr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
Up tONavy toExplain
Presidents Alaska Trip
Bungled; Responsibility
Should Be Ascertained
(EDrToRIAL)

"uieu MS Aiaska "Trip. The navy has come out of Oh
ffair in no creditabe light The responsibility for il
'unglng of the expedition ought to be ascerained AM
made public.
m In the first place there the collision be-
tween the transport which the president
was riding and destroyer, surely an unnec-
eSSary accident. Also. it develops the same
Henderson is the gray mystery ship" which, on
Saturday bumped into merchant barkentine in
the straits, severely damaged the vessel, then
steamed on without offering aid
m There was the feeding of spoiled food to the
n president and his party which directly
brought on Mr.. Hardings illness
T There was the failure to bring the president
n to Seattle on time and the consequent dis
jointing of great ctys elaborate program Of en-
tertalnment. with the accompanying dsappoint-
ment and mountaineering of tens of thousands of
people. Many civilians cannot understand why
even after the collision had occurred the president
could not have been hurried on to this city aboard
another speedy destroyer in plenty Of time for the
scheduled program.
1t is up to the navy to explain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01

ness nf san Francisco. had bruugnt
the expected result Dispatch in
morning paper.
II took five years TO make the
world safe FOR democracy. but il viii
take longer than that 70 make u
safe Tor the bird who plays Yes. We
Have No Bauapas on bis phono-
graph mt o'clock In tie morning.
Hglp does the gentle grapefruit
Arisc Us righteous teraih.
Ard giro The helpless cater
4 morning sholccr -baihf
Juanlta Miller, recently married 70
the sun. is no1y going to marry the
moon
Isn't there a law against blgamy
In that state?
Court decides that saiaries Of city
employees cease when they arc dead.
But how can you tell when that is7
-Screculand
Nothing easier They're dead when
, their feet fall of the desk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01

; Escape from the
oyerpowsring heat
encountered in sc
attic and Southern
Oregon. and his
cmergenee Int o
the braeing cool
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
TGGESTED CIGARET SLOGAN
FOR sHEIhS
I'D walk a mile for Violet
Milo

This is about the time OF the year
that June brides discover that thea.
ters have balconies. bubbles wear
holes in sox and that taxtcabs arc 10
be seen but not rid.
Interesting Statistics: America
now has more than onc.half Of the
worlds gold and all Of its l. o. Us.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01

More than $50 people over IS
years OF age arc still ut worl, in
lIertfordshrc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
SOFTEST BOILED EGG
POSSIBLE TURNED OUT
FOR HARDlNG'S MEALS

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug, IT,
President Harding is being fed
the softest soft boiled egg It Is
possible TO turn out, according 10
Ruth powderly. his nurse Miss
Powderly said she merely dropped
the egg into the water long
enough TO heat II through, but
not long enough TO get hot and
coaguDtc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01

Many man who can swat a fiy
in a birdie .. takes IL shots 10 squash
one mosquito.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01

After three attempts. LII Gee Gee
squashed a mosquito which had
landed on her neck.
"Ha, har' she chortIed proudly
Made It in par
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01
ETIoUET NOTE

Raspberries should always be
served with toothpicks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01

Little Homer Brew. Jr., says a
seyser is waterfall going up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01

It's wonder these chorus girls
don't get chilled when they come in
from the bathing beach and get into
their stage clothes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01

II Is up to the navy to explain
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01

President Harding awokc this
informing refreshed aud strengthened.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-01

AIRING
omission
aSe

A 81 The
Pks OF the
To-day pcu
('euce com.
n in which
- ago on
Established
ore as
points on
pm Snake
The Coast.
Rholnion Of
Pound that
no longer
pho Snake
S because
Rriy an Of
re not in
4 lAe de.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-10

COTTON FARMERS MUST
PAY DUTY ON POISON
FOR KILLING WEEVILS
Treasury Department Refuses
To Admit Calcium Arse
nate Without Tariff

WAsHINGTON, May s.-Final an
nouncement was made at the treas
ury department today by Assistant
Secretary Moss that the department
would adhere to its former ruling
that duty of % per cent ad valor-
EN- would be imposed on calcium ar
senate. which the agricultural depart
ment has recommended to cotton
planters for use in their fight to ex-
terminate the boil weevil.
While the calcium bill was pending
in the Senate, white arsenic was
placed on the free list. 1t is the base
of calcium arsenate which is made
by mixing 1t with lime. Senator Har-
ris Ct Georgia, who had taken a
prominent part in the fight for free
arsenic. insisted with tho treas ury
officials that it had been the inten-
ton of Congress to place upon the
free list the arsenic in the form
which farmers would use It, The
department, however found no spe-
cial provision for calcium arsenate
and declared it must be classed in
the basket clause with those of chem
icals upon which % per cent ad
valorem was imposed.
Assistant Secretary Moss ruling
WAS dlttI II conference lDuaN
with l.. b. Jackson of the Georgia de-
partment of agriculture. and Grams
ton Williams representing Senator
Harris. The treasury department
some time ago requested the depart
ment of Justice to deliver an opinion
as to whether its ella ssification of
calcium arsenate was correct but un-
der the law the decision could not
be given unless the treasury would
announce that it had changed the
ssification. This the department
today determined it would not do.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-10
RULERS VISIT POPE
British Sovcreiens Received In Audi
ence by Plus

ROME, May a. tBy Associated
Pope Plus received King George and
Queen Mary of England in sole
audience in the Apostolic Palace of
the Vatican today. Their majesties
were accompanied by the Ri. Rev.
Theophilus Russell, British minister
to the Holy See, and by their suite.
Prince Raspoli grand master of
the Holy Hospice, in his picturesque
costume of black velvet and ruff,
opened, the door OF the car bearing
the King and Queen and as the SOW
ereigns stepped forth they were well
coined by he Papal majordomo-
King George was in full dress uni
form. Queen Mary wore The Gus
tomary black dress and veil
Only King George Queen Mary and
Mr., Russell entered the private libra
ry of the Pontiff. where the audience
took place.
AS the door opened Plus XII
walked to meet the British sover-'
eigns, holding out his hand to them
in cordial greeting, The audience
lasted nearly half an hour.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-10
PRISON CAMP PROBE
NEARING CONCLUSION
Florida Legislative Committee 10
Decide Future Course Today

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. May 9.-(By
Associated Press.)-The legislative
Inquiry into prison camps operated
by Senator T. j. Knabb. in Baker
county, appeared tonight to be near
ing a sudden end. Hearings sched-
uled for today failed TO materialize
and the committee deferred further
meeting until tomorrow
AT that time it viii be decided, 1t
was stated. just what course 1t Will
follow.
There werc indications that this
chapter in the relation of prison
camp brutalities has been closed, IN
50 far as the joint Legislative com
mittee was concerned. Members or
the committee met informally today
al the time of their scheduled meet
ing and found them selves stranded in
the matter of something to work on
No more witnesses are in sisht' II
was stated officially. and the COM
mittee had aired publicly the records
of the commissioner os agriculture 8
office as relating to the commission
trougIes with MIR, knabb's camps.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-10

DIRE CONSEQI ENCES
FACED HN VICTIMS

SHANGHAI, May 10, a. M BY
Associated Press )-Kidnape ped Amer
leans and other foreigners held by
the Suchow bandits in the hills hack
of Linching, face dire consequences,
unless the troops surrounding tho
brigands' stronghold are Withdrawn.
according to message which has
been sent out by one of the captives
j. i. Howell, American newspaper
man, OF Shanghai.
The message which Powell con
trived to have Struggled through both
the lines of bandits and troops, urged
that the government forces be with
drawn. The alternative, his note said
would be that the "captives will suf-
fer dire consequences"
II is learned here that negotiations
for the release of the bandits pris
oners are continuing and it is reported
they are taking a favorable turn
The negotiations are being conducted
on the spot by American, French and
Italian CLnSulS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-10
REFINANCING PLAN OF
M. S., B. & P. is TAKEN
UNDER AMUSEMENT
Chambers Of Commerce Of
Alabama Towns Urge |. c.
C. To Approve Project
WASHINGTON BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD :
Waahlu nfn II q May q

The Chambers of Commerce of I'm
iontown, Demopolis. Marion. Tusca =
loosa and Jasper Jointly petitioned
the Interstate Commerce Commission
today to permit the refinancing of
the Muscle Shoals. Birmingham and
Pensacola RAILROAD, which eventually
would extend itself to Jasper, thence
into the Muscle Shoals district.
The railroad now runs from Pensa-
cola to Kimbrough, Wilcox courty,
Ala. Its prospective field is rich
agricultural and mineral district Ac-
cCrding to the representation today,
the scheme of financing is satisfac-
tory. The commission took the case
under advisement.
Lee NJ. Otis of Greensboro and U. P.
Coleman of Eutaw, appeared before
the commission. They We're accom-
panied by Representative w. b. Oliv-
err of the Sixt' slatsria district