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The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07

WASHINGTON, March 7-Delegate Sutherland, of Alaska, departed for his home yesterday to lay before the Territorial Legislature a review of his fight with the Department of Commerce over the fishing rights in Alaskan waters. Before leaving he had inserted in the Congressional Record a statement covering the fish
 controversy of the past two years in which he has asserted that the na- tion's greatest natural food supply and Alaska's largest resources has been delivered over ito the Chicago San Francisco fish trust by the Bur- eau of Fisheries and the Department of Commerce" MT. Sutherland de- clares in the statement that the management of the red-salmon trust of Alaska is centered in three power full packing corporations. The Dele
 gate charges that "the records of the War Department show these three corporations during the war prepared and sold to the War Department more than three-quarters of million
 cans of decomposed salmon as food
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
GOVERNOR VETOES BILL PROHIBITING
 BIG AUTO RACE

INDIANAPOLIS, March '. - The Memorial Day Observance" bill, call, ing for the prohibition of the interna- tional 5O0-mile automobile race, the premier event of it's kind in the world, which had been passed by both houses of the Legislature was vetoed yester- day by Governor McCray, who held the provisions of the bill to be uncon' stitutional. A last-minute attempt was made by the Senate to pass the meas ure over the Governors veto, but was a failure.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07

under control in order that an Ameri- can food might be preserved for the American people. Congress failed to act, and with the approval of the Governor of Alaska and of every re- sponsible body in the Territory the Department of Commerce recom- mended to President Harding that he follow the precedent set by Roosevelt and declare an increase of the Government reserve, taking in approximately one-half of the fisher. ies area in Alaska, in order that no new canneries might be erected and no increased number of fish be taken until such time as Congress should act. The Presidential reserve is purely temporary and designed to exist only until legislation can be enacted with the purpose of saving the salmon fisheries"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
WITNESS NAMES
 UNION MAN AS : RIOT LEADER
Indicates Defendant in Herrin Trial as
 Gunman MASSACRE IS DESCRIBED
Victims Are Shot After Giving Up Arms
 Under Truce

MARION, H., March 7.-Testifying before the jury trying the second O. the Herrin murdays cases Bernard J. Jones, one of the survivors of the riot, stated yesterday that he was one of the armed guards employed by the Lester strip mine when the outbreak began. Jones declared that the non- union miners and guards laid down their arms and surrendered on the promise of safe conduct given them by the spokesmen for the strikers. He identified the defendants, James Brown and Otis Clark as two of the members of the mob whom he had heard Clark say, "Well kill them all if I have to do it myself" Jones tes- tified that he saw Clark strike mine superintendent Mcdowell over the head with his gun, and asserted that when an automobile drove up to the spot he heard cries of Here comes our president, WILLS!
 Otis Lawrence, a fireman, testify ing for the prosecution, stated that on the day of the Herrin riot, after the unarmed prisoners had been marched off to a distance of mile from the pit, a new leader of the mob appeared, whom the witness identified as Otis Clark, one of the defendants. Clark, declared the wit ness said, Let's kill them all and stop the breed!" The prisoners were then taken up to the strip woods and lined up before barbed-wire fence. Someone started to run, said Lawrence, and the firing commenced.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
ANTI-SAL0ON HEAD
 ADMITS PAYMENTS
 TO NEWSPAPERMEN

NEW YORK, March That w. H. Anderson, superintendent of the Anti Saloon League had admitted having paid cash to the employees of "wet" newspapers in connection with pro- paganda in behalf of the League, was the statement made yesterday by Dis trict Attorney Pecora, who is prose. cutting an investigation by the Grand Jury into the expenditures of Ander- son in connection with his conduct of League affairs.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
COPPER CORP. MAKES ISSUE
 NEW SHARES
Utah Shareholders May Make Exchange for
 kenneCOtt

NEW YORK, March Tn a reso- lution passed yesterday by the di- rectors of the Kennecott Copper Corporation the issue was authorized of five million additional shares to stockholders of the Utah Copper Company on the basis of one and three-fourths shares of Kennecott stock for one share of Utah. The proposal is subject to the approval of Kennecott stockholders at a special meeting to be called on April ninth.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
WEEKS DROPS OFF
 AT ST. AUGUSTINE
 FOR HIS VACATION

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March 7. - terday in order to drop off Secretary and Mrs. Weeks, who will spend their vacation in the vicinity, the Presiden- tial Special was greeted by throng of cheering citizens. The President was joined on the rear platform by Mrs. Harding, her first appearance there during the trip south, and both were given an ovation.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
EX-KAISER'S WIFE PREPARES TO LEAVE
 HER ROYAL SPOUSE

DOORN, Holland, March 7. - That the personal relations between ex- Kaiser Wilhelm and his new wife, the Princess Hermine, are strained is the substance of reports emanating from the household of the exiled "War Lord" This situation is regarded as responsible for the fact that the for mer Emperor's bride is contemplating an imminent departure with her chil- dren for Silesia.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
HEAVY SNOW BRINGS CRISIS
 IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, March "A new crisis in the coal situation was pre- cipitated by a snow-storm yesterday, the worst of the winter up to date. The entire mechanical equipment of the city's street-cleaning department together with thirteen thousand men, have been called into service to re- lieve the congestion in traffic that has resulted.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
0RMOND CREETS HARDINCS ON
 NOON ARRIVAL

ORMOND BEACH, Fla, March z. President and Mrs. Harding ar rived here at noon yesterday and proceeded at once to the Mclean house-boat proffered them as resi- dence during their months vacation here President Harding planned to go on a drive around the Gulf dur ing the afternoon.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
VICE CLEANUP ISUNDER WAY
 IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, March 7.-As the first procedure in campaign to stamp out commercialized vice, Chief of Police Fitzmorris yesterday ordered uni, formed patrolmen placed at the front and back doors of every known disor- derly house in the city. It was ex- pected that at least three thousand of the city's forty-five hundred policemen would be required to carry out the order.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
ISTHMIAN VESSEL FEN ROUTE TO ALASKA
 WITH RAIL MATERIAL

SEATTLE, March 7.-The big 18th milan Line steamship Chaster Hall will arrive here today, en route to Sc, ward, Alaska, from Mobile, having as her cargo four thousand tons of equip. ment for the new Government Rail. way: After discharging some freight here the Craster Hall will proceed to Alaska, stopping at Vancouver on the way.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
FRENCH PUSH ON
 TO IRON CENTERS

LONDON, March "A dispatch to the information that the French and Belgian troops have occupied the towns of Remscheid and Kronberg, two of the most important centers of Germany concerned with the manufac- ture of malleable iron and steel.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
COMMONS LEADER ADVOCATES DUTY
 ON PAPER PULP

OTTAWA, March 7.-In an address delivered yesterday before the Provin cial House of Commons, Arthur Meighan, conservative leader of the body advocated the imposition of a heavy export duty on Canadian wood pulp as a method for conserving the forest reservations of Canada.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
WOMAN COMPOSER
 COMMITS SUICIDE

SAN FRANCISCO, March 7.-Kath rine Bernard, musician and compos- CT of Spokane, who is the author of several recent song hits including Moonlight Hours" committed suicide yesterday by inhaling gas. She has recently been suffering from illness.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
REJECT PEACE TREATY
 IS REPORT

LONDON, March That the Tur- kish Government at Angora has def initely rejected the Peace Treaty drawn up at the Lausanne Confer ence is the report conveyed today by a message from Constantinople to Reuters Dispatch.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
SEEKS DAVID'S PALACE

LONDON, March "A British ex- petition will shortly start for Egypt in an attempt to unearth King David's Palace.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-07
INVENTOR DIES

SIERRA MADRE, Cal, March T. Funeral services were held here yes terday for the body of Charles Fred erick Gray, noted as the inventor of the zig-zag stitcher and other i'm proved attachments to sewing ma chimes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-11
PORT WIRE IS
"a HOURS late
LaSker Gets Message After
Unexplainable Delay

After delay OF "a hours the tolc.
gram sent by the port commission
Wednesday night to the United
States shipping board at Washing.
ton. D. c.. announcing acceptance by
tho port OF the governments offer to
sell tho Skinner & Eddy shipyurd
site No. reached Chairman Laskor
OF the shipping board at IL M m.
Eastern time, Friday.
According TO Port Commissioner
w s. Lincoln. the wire WINS sent
Wednesday night and should have
been In Washington on the following
morning. Wires were received here
Friday morning stating that the port
commission message hnd not been
received at the shipping board OF.
fices and that the shipping board
was ut n loss ns to what procedure
to take. Later messages stated that
the telegram had been received Al
II n M, after a delay of "a hours.
Western Union Telegraph com.
pany operators who handled the mes.
sage were unable TO explain the de-
lay. Friday. and Ind wired Wash
lngton for an explanation and had
failed to receive n reply late Friday
morning.
"Tho message waa OF exceptional
Importance, but the delny viii not
infect the purchase OF tho site,' snid
Commissioner Lincoln. Friday. I'VE
have the authority 10 take over tn,
property and will do 80 by all
means" sald the commissioner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-11
OMAHA TRIES
FOR RECORD

SAN FRANCISCO. May 1.-THE
scout cruiser Omaha. attempting 10
break the speed record from Pearl
Harbor. Hawaii. 20 San francisco.
is due here early this afternoon.
The Omaha left Pearl Harbor nj
8 a. m. Tuesday. intending to do
three things:
Break the record OF 100 hours
established by the liner II. r. Alex.
ander In 1915.
Deliver a letter TO CrisHy field
here for relay TO the postoffice de
partment at Washington by air.
plane. to establish n record for
postal transmission from Hawaii TO
the national capital
Bring Capt. Leon Des Plnnd. u.
8. A., 10 his fiance, Miss Margaret
Carnegie Schulz. Of Cairo. H.. 10
that the two can be married here
today.
In spite Of n head wind and yea,
the Omaha has been averaging bet.
ter than 2S knots and should clip
at least 20 hours Off the record.
navy officers estimate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-11
STERN ORDER
HANDED CHINA

PEKIN. May 1.-The diplomatic
corps delivered an ultimntum TO
China. demanding that tho Chinese
government obtain release Of all for.
cign prisoners held by bandits in
tho shantung hills by midnight to-
night. Pcltin tifno.
Otherwise heavy progressive In.
demuity will be imposed.
Tho powers ultimatum was pro
scented Wednesday. but kept secret
until today.
The diplomatic corps does not
specify the action that viii be pur.
sued In the event that China does
not comply with Its terms. but It is
understood tho powers control SUI.
fIcient income from private prop
critics to enable them to collect In.
demnity payments.
The Chinese ministry of commu.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-11
RY LEsTER NJ. nUNT

The march of progress VIII pause
for time Sunday. while the
Thoughts Of men turn back to hover
tenderly about the first shrine at
which<sthey worshlped and repeat
again the first word they spoke
mother.
In all languages and In all crecds
the same thought is uppermost on
Mothers day. II is the one day Of
the year sot aside for busy men
and careless boys to consider the
debt they owe. which can never be
paid, and for which no payment rs
desired the debt To mother
Back thru the pages OF time, his.
torians have gloried in tho achieve.
mcnts OF great men, warriors
statesmen and scholars. Few men
ton the guidance under which the
Caesars. tho Gladsoncs, the Socru
tesea, took their first lettering steps
or mention the hands that steadlcd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-11
WATCHMAN AT
DOCK BROWNS
Former Ballard Minister
Loses Lite in Bay

While performing his duties as q
Waterman at the Washington Tug
& Barge Co. dock at Smith Cove.
Friday morning, Rev. Galen Wood.
II. retired minister. slipped from
the wharf and was drowned.
His body was found floating IN
the Sound at $50 a. m. by Harbor
Patrolmen George WINNER and
James Burns.
Wood. who lived at 154s w. 61st
st, went to work at 10 p. m. Thurs
day, apparently in good health and
spirits. He is believed to have leaned
too far over the edge of the wharf
and to have fallen into the water.
He had been subject to heart
trouble for number of years.
His coat and flashlight were found
in the warehouse where he had been
working.
Rev. Wood resigned as pastor OF
the Ballard Christian church In 1904
and had not been engaged in minis
terial work since that time. He was
prominent in the church affairs OF
his district.
The drowned man Is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Agnes Wood, and four
children. Judson b., Robert Z. and
Wanda Wood and Mrs. May Fenton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-11
City Prepares to Honor
Worlds Greatest Woman
All Seattle to Pay Tribute Sunday to Tender
Love Of Mother

them when they wavered and held
them Bteadfast In their course.
But religion repays all these
mothers by enshrlning In the hearts
of her converts the memory OF tho
Mother OF Bethlehem. n perpetual
monument OF love to motherhood.
Since the Inauguration OF Moth.
ers' day. the Idea has spread thru
many countries. and today finds II
growing in Significance tbruout tho
nations OF civilization.
APPEAL GROWS
YEAR by YEAR
IN Seattle, Sunday this year
brings n greater appeal than IL did
n year ago, And next year II will
DO greater stlil. This In nttestcd
thru the heavy demands upon flor.
lists aud telegraph offices.
Leading florists predicted Friday
that every available flower would be
gone by noon Saturday. They based
(T'urn TO Page IL, Column p
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-11

Howdy, folks. seattle sailor
says that In the South Seas you
can buy wife for 20 wild pigs.
We'll. n good wife i worth-aw.
you say i,. we're tired Of that
one.
A wife costs 20 pigs IN the New
Hebrides; but you can marry ono Ia
Seattle for s..
n bacon Is os high " the South
Sea Islands as % 70 IN tho URi;ed
States. ftresty pigs ought 70 buy q
,rholc hGreB-
But you've got to consider that 20
pigs arc equivalent To 40 hams-and
that's practically an entire vaudeville
show.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-11
MAN CLIMBS TOTEM
POLE, LOSES NERVE
AND CALLS POLICE

fONE year ago Ivan Birkoff
~ tried to climb the totem
pole in Pioneer square. The re.
suit was disastrous, Ivan landing
in the calaboose and losing his
stock of moonshine.
Thursday night Ivan tried It
again. this time successfully. But
he was unable to get down and
had to be rescued by two police
men. eAAemn he landed In jail
and lost his bottle.
Couldn't help 1t. offislier," no
told Patrolman George Reynolds:
got to the top o. X. but the
animals scared mo and was
afraid to come down."
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II lasted. The item was duly jotted
down In the reportorial memory.
Alaska was hard country, quite
so. but nothing like Mexico during
the revolution. Mexican sugar and
mahogany. 1t transpired, had occu-
pied Mr.. Gray's attention for q time,
as had Argentine cattle, Yucatan
hennequin, and an engineering en-
terpirse in Bolivia, not to mention
other investments closer to home.
Once the speaker had become re-
conciled to tho distasteful necessity
OF talking about himself. he suggest
ed an adjournment to his rooms,
where he would perhaps suffer less
embarrassment by reason OF his I'M
avoidablc use Of the personal pro-
noun.
Gray noted the effect upon his Wis.,
itor OF the governors suite and soon
had the young man at ease. with a
Corona between his teeth. Then fol-
lowed full three quarters OF an
hour, during which tho visitor dis
coursed in his very best style and his
caller sat spellbound, making occa.
sional hieroglyphic hen tracks upon
his note paper and congratulating
himself upon his good luck in strik-
ing n man like this in one of his
rare, tallSatlvc moods. Gray had SGT
himself deliberately to the task of
selling himself to this gentleman OF
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-11
Argue POINTS
OF BIG Case
WITHOUT REST
Attorneys Remain
in Court Until 2
A. NJ; Woman Is
Contentious
BY John w. Nelson

Deliberating since .. m. Thur
day. the jury which IL dscidins
the fate OF William T. Laube's suit
for ;lss.0oO against Frank Water
house had not reached a verdict at
noon Friday. and went out TO lunch
in custody Of the bailiffs who hava
guarded them thru their nights Do
alterations.
Laube, as trustee In bankruptcy,
Is suing the shipping man for mon
ey alleged TO have been taken from
the funds OF the Frank waterhouss
Co. 10 pay private Losses sustained
by Watetrhouse IN connection with
the construction OF the steamer FL
Aquario for the United States gov.
eminent.
The Jurors have taken no rest.
other than to eat their meals. since
the case was given into their hands
by Judge Calvin s. Hall, at 4 D. m.
Thursday. At D. m. Thursday
they went out 10 a restaurant and
had their dinner while in charge Of
Superior Court Bailiffs Joseph Mon
ahan ana Mrs. Minnie II. Reavis.
They returned TO tho jury room at
$50 p. M. and Immediately began
consideration OF the mass OF evL
dence introduced In tho trial
ALL NIGHT LONG
THEY ARGUE CASE
All night long they argued the
case. the differences at times reach
Ing the point OF spirited combat
Sound OF their voices drifted thru
the walls Of the jury room and in
formed the anxiously waiting attor-
neys that the contest was spirited.
Attorneys for both waterhouse
and Laube kept vigil In the court
room for the greater part OF the
night.
Attorneys Clarence L. Reames and
Fred Merritt for waterhouse left
about 1870 p. m. Attorneys Robert
p. Oldham and John B. Hart for
Laube gave up the watch at Q D. m.
But both sides OF the case had agents
or assistants on duty turnout the en-
tire night.
At a. m. Friday the Jurors raped
sharply on the door OF their jury
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-11

Copyright. 1884. BY United pr.ss)
PEKfN. May ii.--Dressing behind
wall OF blankets held by respectful
Chinese brigands. ehei,cring from n
hall storm in a dog kennel no small
her feet stuck out. munchlng tho
wafer.like bean cakes with which
the captlvcs werc fed. and talking
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-11
CAPTIVES IN
China HILLS
URGE ACTION
take Way Troops,
Threaten to Kill
U.s." Says Word
From American
ny RAY q. MARSHALL

by RAY q. MARSHALL
TIENTsIS, May ll.-"For
Gods sake. take away Tho
troopsr'
They threaten 20 KIN US ALI"
This message Of despair cams
this afternoon from J. u. Powell.
American Newspaper man. cap
tive with other foreigners In tho
camp OF the shantung bandits
who wrecked and looted tho
shanghai-Pelin express Sunday
morning and carried off It's for
eisn passengers
Tho cry from tho hills 20 which
tho brigandn. now close pressed BY
government troops. have Withdrawn
caused conformation here.
Grave fears are felt for the safet;
Of the undetermined number OF for
signcrs still held.
Tho desphring message from Pow
oil. sent from the bandit camp to
day. stirred growing anger aInons
foreigners agalna; what ara felf 70 b.
Insufficient measures for protector
and relsass Of thu eaptivoa. now DO
lieyed 70 b IN deadly peril.
Before leaving Pehln I learned o.
plans formulated by Chlnero buMl
ness men TO present apologies ans
offer amends 10 the foreign iega,ioni
today.
Twelve prominent business men o.
China were 10 go Into the hills ant
offer themselves AZ huaragrH for re
lease Of the foreign prisoners. accord
Ing TO tho plan.
Tho sorrow OF tho Chinese pcopi,
over tho outrage" was TO be ex
pressed In person AZ each legation b,
a delegation OF three. including this
president OF tho United Chambers Of
Commerce OF China
The legations were 10 DO informed
that million dollars was ready foi
ransom II necessary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-11
Miss Aldrich Sleeps In
DOq Kennel of Bandits
Uses Meager Shelter During Hail Storm;
Says Bandits Gallant; Eats Bean Cakes

merrily with laughing children OF the
bandits--such wero some OF the ex.
periences described by Lucy Aldrich.
sister.in.law OF John ID. Rockefeller,
Jr.. upon her arrival here.
Miss Aldrich. who was permitted
to escape from the brigands who
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-11

Calvin Gray sesyed globe troter soldier fortune with
few small pieces Of change his pocket the suite
most exclusive hotel of Dallas. oiimad city
individual who possessed
magnetic charm which commonly call
time It his and only
Tho next morning after breakfast his he made the acauan
the hotel inquired there
in tho hotel finding there inquired
reply whereupon Gray shrugged
shoulders inquired
the
The first offering check which
write both and information concerning
city.
intmatng
the
his cahed left without
lie returned his hotel to be interviewed
lot the
In the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-11

ANVN ~ VII VIII VIC cNVty
CHAPTER II
The representative of the Dallas
Post had anticipated some difficulty
In interviewing the elusive Calvin
Gray--whoever he might be-but
luck appeared to be with him, for
shortly after his arrival ut the hotel
the object OF his quest appeared. Mr..
Gray was annoyed at being discov-
cred: he was. in fact, loath to ac-
knowledge his Identity. Having just
returned from an important confer
ence with some of the leading finan-
ciers of the city, his mind was bur
dened with affairs of weight, and
then, too. the mayor was expecting
him--luncheon probably--hcnce he
was In no mood to be interviewed
Usually Mr.. Gray's secretary saw in
reviewers. However. now that his
identity was known. he had not the
heart TO be discourteous TO Il fellow
Journalist. Yes! He had once
owned nowspaper-in Alaska. In
cidcntally, II was the farthcst-north
publication In the world.
Alastal Tho reporter pricitcd up
his onrs. He managed to elicit the
fact that Mr.. Gray had operated
mines and built railroads there; that
he had boon forced into the news
paper game merely TO protect his in
forests from the dcprcdatlons of II
gang OF political graftors, and that
II had been n sensational fight while
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-11
MOTHER Says
SON Slain BY
CLASS HAZERS
Brands Testimony
of School Head as
Campus Lie S."
Starting Fight

CHICAGO. May ii.-Mrs. j. l..
Mount. frail mother OF Leighton
Mount. today dramatically retu,ed
hints her son committed suicide and
declared she win right to bring his
slayers TO Justice.
She branded parts OF tho tesii.
mouy OF President Waiter DIN Scott.
OF Northwestern university. before
the grand fury as campus lies"
In denying SCOTS testimony that
she expressed fear 20 him that
Leighton ran away or took his own
life, Mrs. Mount accused Scott OF
inducing her 10 keep quie, about
developments in the casc TO protect
the school"