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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-27

were on lost the race against other
immigrant vessels.
To remedy this heartbreak Com
missioner Curran is perfecting a sys
tenn so various steamship companies
can give their foreign Offices exact
information about immigrant quotas
before the ships leave for America.
Then to relieve the intense con-
gestion on the island during the
early summer months when the i'm
migration year begins, Commissioner
Curran hopes to affect a change in
the government regulation which al
lows 20 per cent of an entire years
quota to be landed any one month.
He is trying to have this percentage
cut down to 10, thus spreading the
rush v a period of at least 10
months .
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-27

the other twelve counties, the num-
Der of marriages declined.
Middlesex shows Lis marriages
and 65 divorces against 1861 mar
riageS and 80 divorces
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-27

NEW -YORK-Heartache and Ell
lis Island, Will Major Henry H.
Curran. who has Just become com
missioner of immigration at the is
land, be able to separate the two?
He hopes to. for his many years
-of contact with the immigrants
have given him a clear understand
Ing Of their problem and a great
sympathy for the welfare.
'The immigrant" says Commission
er Curran "is a man in trouble.
He's walking a tight rope not know
ing whether 1t is better to go back
ward or forward We've got to help.
him."
During July thousands of desir-'
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
ALASKAN MOUNTAIN CLIMBER TO BE IGNORED; MEMORIAL IS TO BE
 ERECTED TO REV. HUDSON STUCK

SALT LAKE CITY Utah, May IL In memory of the man who first made the ascent of Mount Mckinley the highest mountain on the North American continent who during his eyentful life had been cowboy. re- porter, explorer, author and mission ary, the Alaskan Indian friends of Hudson Stuck are planning hos pital on q knoll overlooking the land of his life7work on the Yukon, just inside the Arctic Circle
 Word to this effect has been re. ceived here by Episcopal Church of ficials. Archdeacon Stuck having served the greater part of his life as a missionary of that church.
 The official records of Sucks as.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
IS SHOT DOWN
 AT LAUSANNE
 PEACE SESSION
Russian Soviet Observer Is Assassinated at Laus-
 anne by Swiss.
KILLED INSTANTLY WHILE DINING WITH TWO GUESTS
Assassin Arrested and Says Crime Was Committed as
 an Act of Revegne.

LAUSANNE, May 11.-M. Vol osky, Russian Soviet observer at the Lausanne peace conference, was shot and killed last night by an alleged member of the Swiss Fascist.
 M. Aherns. head of the Soviet Press Bureau here and M. Didwil- kcwski, another Russian, were wounded.
 Volosky and his party were din- ing in the Hotel Cecil when a young man seated nearby, walked over to the Russians table and opened fire without warning.
 Vclosky was instantly killed.
 ASSASSIN ARRESTED.
 The assassin was arrested as he attempted to leave the hotel and gave his name as Maurice Alexander Conradi. a native of Switzerland. He admitted he had served in the Russian army.
 Conradi later told the police his uncle and brother had both been tortured and murdered by the Bol- aheviki in Russia and said the as- ssssination Of vofosky was an act of vengeance.
 RUSSIAN STATEMENT.
 The Russian delegation in state ment last night declared the Pow CTS which organized the Lausanne Peace Conference were morally re- sponsible for the shootings because they have created confusion in the public mind by their attitude against the Russian delegation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
CONCENTRATE DEsTRoYERs.

WASHlNlTlON, w May II. - The concentration of three destroyer di- visions at Taingto. Shantung Pen insula, is noted in the naval orders today. It is officially declared this concentration is not in connection with the bandit raid but merely a routine movement of the Asiatie station as directed more than a month ago by the Navy Depart ment.
 Minister Schurman reports today the Chinese government is trying through natives in the vicinity ol Linchcng to get food, clothing and other supplies through to the pris- oners. Schurman said 1t is under stood the bandits are equipped with automatic firearms.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
FIRE AT VERNON
 .IuREATENS TOWN

Tj0Sf ANGELES May 11.-One man was burned to death in fire which late yesterday afternoon swept through the plant of the German En gineering Company, an oil concern at Vernon.
 After destroying the German plant gallon petroleum tank of the Pacific American Company, which was also destroyed with a loss of sl50,000. The flames for a time threatened the entire industrial district of Yer non, a suburb.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
LAecELLEs OBJECTS
 TO FILM STAR ROLE

LONDON, May 11.-Viscount Las celles. Princess Mary's husband, ob jects to being called a film star He has appealed to the Home Office tc prevent release of film of the Bramham Manor hunt in Yorkshire in which he appears as NJ. F. H.
 The producers deleted many sub titles at Lascelles' request but when he saw the announcements of release
 The producers refused and will exhibit the picture unless Viscount Lascelles gets action from the Home Office or an injunction from the courts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11

ST. PAUL. Minn., May 11.-Min- nesota has begun an investigation Of the condition of disaIbeld ex-service men following charges made by the American Legion that 1.774 veterans are lighting a losing battle with tu- bcrculosis because of the failure Of the government to build hospital for. tubercular World War fighters.
 Of the 1,744 tubercular veterans 500 will die unless the government takes steps immediately to build an adcquatc hospital. Stafford King Minnesota adjutant of the Legion, has stated following a recent survey con
 ducted by the Legion. Another
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
lcLatl les 3. Var re M ;'] 1 < JoG,;tXbg ali 9
 ] 1Sayr,e l<Ts,szl',l s7l 'l.,.l

Efforts to salvage the vessel have boon given up and the big craft Is a total loss. Three boats tried to pull the Lake GJbhart off Umatilla Reef, which she struck the rocks early Wednesday morning en route from San Francisco to Seattle. Dur ing the attempt to pull the freighter off the rocks, two hawsers were parted.
 The rocks have penetrated the oil tanks of the Lake Gcbhart.
 The steamer Algerine is now at the scene of the wreck and wilf attempt to save some of the gear and cargo
 The Lake Gebhart, 2,S10 tons, was recently purchased by the Alaska SteamshlD Company for the Alaska run.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
Ten Cent Car Fare Certain In Seattle

SEATTLE, May 1.-The Public Utilities committee has approved the 10-ccnt street ear fare with indica. tion there are enough votes of the councilmcn to pass it next Monday
 over tho veto of Mayor Brown.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
CLAIMS MOUNT WAS GOING TO
 QUIT COLLEGE
Girl Gives Testimony Before Grand Jury in N. w.
 University Case.

:. CHICAGO, May I1.-Leighton Mount, student of the Northwestern
 University, who disappeared follow ing class rush in September, 1921 and whose body was recently found under dock on the Evanston wa terfront, expressed his intention of departing on the night of the rush. This was the testimony given before the grand jury today by Miss Doris Fuchs, friend of Mount.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
Def Written in Blood
 Opens Students Strike

TOXIC, May 11-Because a few of their fellow students, in Tokic school were ''plucked" at the recent annual examination, 40 successful candidates wont on strike, announc ing their decision to the directors in a letter written in blood. The writers declared
 "It was the fault of the students of the whole class that these unfor funate students did not pass the ex animation, and out of sympathy they refuse to attend school until the school authorities reconsider their decision and declare their friends passed"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11

cent of "the roof of the continent" are among the archives of the Ameri- can Geographical Society. of which he was d member. and to which they were turned over on his death, two years ago. by the Episcopal Church. Stuck was also fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He related the story of his perilous adventure in The Ascent of Denali.' the Indian name for Mt. Mckinley, published in 1914 q
 Love of Adventure
 It was probably from his distin- guished ancestor. Hendrick Hudson, that Stuck inherited the love of ad. venture which carried him all the
 tCOnttnued on pego eeven.1
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
MINNESOTA TO INVESTIGATE
 CONDITION DISABLED VETS

charge which the state will consider is that more than 1000 ex-service men, suffering from tuberculosis and denied hospital care, not only are being sacrificed through neglect but also are mcnacing public health in their communities by spreading dis case.
 gation after results of the Legion s survey were presented to him. The Legion will seek to obtain the ap- pointment of a state commission to go to Washington and thcre partici- pate in the senatorial investigation eff the United States Veterans Bu. rcan this summer,
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
Author of Roberts
 Rules of Order, Dies

NEW YORK; May BrIgadier General Henry N Robert, retired author of the Roberts Rules of Order, the standard parliamentary work died here, aged S6 years.
 He commanded the party which explored the military route from Van couver to Puget Sound in 1860; served through the tCivil War as an engineer of defense of Washington, Philadelphia and New Bedford
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
MOVE AGAINST BANDITRY.

SfIANGHAI, MaN IT. - The Shanghai Rotary Hub has cabled the international headquarters of the Association efs.fsetary Club. at Chicago, asking it to broadcast an appeal to the 1900 Rotary Clubs, demanding that foreign governments take some. action making banditry impossible in China.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
Oil Cusher in Texas
 Still Burning Fiercely

CORSICANA, Tex. May 1.-The Hughes Mckee we'll explosion of We'd nosday night, which cost at least 15 lives, continues to gush forth it's giant torch of fire, fed by constant flow of I5.00O barrels of oil and 30,O00,00 feet of gas.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
Mrs. Obenchain to Be
 Questioned on Jailbreak

LOS ANGELES. May I.--Mrs. Madalynnc Obenchain, free after three jliries disagreed regarding her guilt of the murder of J. Belton Ken nedy. will be questioned by the Dis trict Attorneys office if the oper- atives can locate her concerning the escape of Mrs. Clara Phillips from fhe country jail here,
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
Pioneer of Klondike Is
 Badly Injured in Wreck

SEATTLE. May l1.-Angus Me Donald. transfer man and pioneer of the Klondike, is suffering broken arms and ribs and also cuts sus- tained when his automobile crashed into street car late last night. The machine was wrecked Mcdonald was first taken to hospital, then to his home.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
Harvey Arrives; Knows Nothing
 About Resignation

NEW YORK. May 11.-Am- bassador Harvey declared here last night upon his arrival from England that he knew nothing about the reports he had re- signed or planned to resign in order to direct the campaign for the renomination and reelection of President Harding.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
APPOINTS NEW
 CHAIRMAN 0F
 SHIPPING BOARD
Chicago Man Is Named to Be Successor to Lasker
 Who Has Resigned.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The ap- pointmcnt of Edward P Farley. oi Chicago. former vicc-president of the Emergency Fleet Corpora ton. to succeed A. D. Laskcr as chairman of the Shipping Board, is announced al the White House. The appointment becomes effective on June 12. when Lasker's resignation takes effect.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
Lightning Strikes Big
 Transmission Station

PARIS, May 1.-The Eiffel tower transmitting station was put out of commission late yesterday afternoon by bolt of lightning striking the antenne 1000 feet above ground. The entire apparatus crashed to the ground. Officials expected to have the repairs finished by Saturday night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
Hula Hula Dancer Gives Testimony House of David Case

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, May 11.-A Hula Hula dancer from the House today before the grand jury investi- gating the cult that Benjamin Pllr- nell, leader of the colony, made i'm proper advances to her in the pantry of the Shiloh hOsae of Purnell last July
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
Appeals to Soviets
 To Go Slow on
 British Ultimatum

LONDON. May 11.-An executive of the Labor Party, member of the British Parliament, has telegraphed the Soviet Government begging it to refrain from any action tending to use force pending negotiations On the recent British ultimatum.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
GANG
 USES DYNAMITE

ESSEN. May LI--Sabotage gangs dynamlted an important railroad bridge last night as an answer to tho verdict of the court martial at Dus- scldorf sentencing to death Albert Schlogetter, convicted of charges of sabotage and espionage.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
CHINESE PROMISE.

WASHINGTON, May IT. The Chinese government officials have promised U s. Minister Schurman they will consider general pol icy for exterminatioi of banditry'' as soon as the present situation growing out of the tram kidnapping is adjusted.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11

A brothers sisters, being wagcd the Albany ew Yorw) courts Tor the management Anthony N. Brady, Nicholas F. and of the Stand Nicholas r. Farrell, their Miss California. other sisersMrs Francis P Garvin, wife the Custodian of Alien Mrs Tucker both Now York Brady his Bradys justified handling of the immen
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
Cy Williams Hits Out
 Tenth Homer of Season

PHILADELPHIA. May H. Cy Williams of the Philadelphia Ma tionals, hit out his tenth homer of the season in the third inning of the game against St. Louis.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
AMERICAN TO
 VISIT BANDIT
 GANG IN CHINA
Roy Anderson Will Visit Stronghold of Suchow
 Bandits Negotiations

PEKING. May 11.-Roy Ander- son, an American of long experience in Chinese political affairs and hay ing the personal confidence of sew eral military leaders, announced to- day he will personally visit the Suchow train bandits in their stronghold for the purpose of nego- tiating the early release ofrthe cap tives held for ransomc. v
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
ONLY A CHANGE THAT HARDING WILL COME TO ALASKA DURING
 SUMMER; POLITICIANS TOO BUSY

May 11-A ines say "The President Harding will make trip to the  declares the the West Alaska be
  political end
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
Transcontinental Nonstop
 Flight Record World One

SAN DIEGO, May 11.-Russell Shaw. executive and vice-chairman of the contest committee of the Aero nantics Association, telegraphed from New York today that the recent transcontinental nonstop flight by Lieutenants MacReady and Kelly will be recognized as the worlds record for Hong distance and open circuit flight"
 BUTTE. Mont-7The graduating class of Butte High School will wear caps and gowns of gray serge be- cause they are cheaper than new clothes. A H. Douglas, superintend- ent of schools, announced here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
Widow of Famous
 Confederate Is Dead

NORFOLK, Va, May 11.-Mrs. J. E. Stuart, widow of the famous Con federate general. died at her home here last night after d short illness.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
CAPTIVE RELEASED.

PEKING, May 11.--J A Henley, of San Francisco. who was captured by the Suchow train bandits, has been released according to the Lincheng dispatch. Henley declared tho other prisoners were in good health.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
NEW ALASKA FREICHTER WRECKED
 ON UMAT|LLA REEF, IS ABANDONED

BuLLETIN--SEATTIE, May H. Early last night the Coast Guard cutter Snohomish reached the scene of the wrecked freighter Lake Geb- hart and took off Captain Gus Swan son and the two other men standing by the vessel as the boat was be. ginning to break up.
 SEATTLE. May 11.-Roscued by the tug Humanccnna early yesterday morning, 26 survivors of the steel freig'hter Lake Gebhart reached here last night.
 Gus G. Swanson, master; F. A. Wickdahl. chief engineer, and one seaman remained aboard the Lake Gebhart to assist in efforts to salvage stores and cargo aboard the boat.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
YUKON ICE ON DAWSON FRONT
 HAS CONE OUT

DAWSON. May 1.-The lee went out of the Yukon on the Dawson waterfront al 9;20 o'clock yesterday morning and by Monday it is believed steamers will be able to leave Hootla- linqua and Lower LeBarge for Daw- son.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11

TRACY, Cal-The Pacific oil Com pany is completing giant oil reser voir here for the San Joaquin coun. ty district. It will have capacity of 750,000 barrels.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
ADMITS G. o. P. SPLIT

MANSFIELD, Ohio. May 11.--Ad- mission there is a division in the Republican Party ranks was made last night lby Postmaster Gensral New in an address here.
 The Postmaster General made a plea for party solidarity against 'sblocs of individuals with pet theories and fragmentary factions"
 New asserted that as the result of the Harding administration there is expected to be an early reduction on Federal taxation
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11
WOMEN ARE OPPOSED TO
 WORLD COURT
General Federation Will Not
 Vote Approval of Pro- posal of President.

ATLANTA, May 11.-Declaring she fwould not stand for the Federation indorsing President Harding's pro posal for American participation in the World Court" Mrs. Thomas G.. Winter, of Minneapolis, president of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs, announced resolution would be so modified that it would make it clear that the principal and not any specific proposal was approved. Mrs. Winter said she feared a charge of partisan politics would be made against the Federation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-11

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-04
Germany Resumes
Shipping Trade
With Vengeance

Copenhagen, Oct. Alderman shir-
ping is showing remarkable recuper.
alive powers, so much so that other
maritime states are today concerned
lest this dreaded competitor soon
will regain her old position" The
quotation is from the Scandinavian
Shipping Gazette, which publishes an
article on the subject.
In 1920 Germany had 420 900 gross
tons OF steamers and motorships, ac-
cording to this authority, and in
June of 1928 total of 100000 tons
Bitter complaints are made
against the resumption Ut the Ger
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waters, but perhaps principally il,
South American SEAS" the Gazette
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-04
DELEGATES TO
BBCH0SEN BY
DIRECT VOTE
Democrats Will Express Their
Choice at Primaries in
March

Washington, Oct. Democrats in
II states will select their delegates
to the national convention next year
~ direct vote in series of lprim-
aries beginning in March. III IN
A tabulation of the dates of these
primaries has been made public by
the Democratic National Committee
In many cases they coincide with the
dates on which ~ voters will express
their preference among presidential
candidates. although in some states
electing d"'eoates directly there will
be no preferential vote for preside II
the delegations being either instruct
ed by state convention or left unin-
structed. So .a
In many cases, too, Democratic
and Republican voters will 60 to tee
polls to elect their delegates on the
same day. The list of Republic can
primaries. however, has not been
completed by headquarters of the
Republican National Committee.
The Democratic list follows:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-04
AVIATION IS
BIG AID TO
MAIL SERVICE
Leaders, in Flying Emphasize
Need Of World Cooperation
in Development
R EMODEL SOCIETY
Perfection in Night Flying Is
Now Paramount Need
Says Hurry S. New

Stockholm, Oct. Aviation
will soon bring about immense
improvements in postal and pass
enger transportation, and will ul-
timately have revolutionary effects
on social life generally. according
to four Of the worlds leaders in
the field of communications. These
men-Sir Samuel Hoare, British
Minister of Aviation. Postma ster
General Harry s. New, of the
United States, Director General
Ronge Of the German Post Office,
and Dan Brostrom, ex-cabinet
minister and one OF Sweden's
greatest shipping men-gave their
views to the Handles och Sjotart-
stidning, leading Swedish Jour
nal. in reply to a QUESTIONABLE.
Sir Samuel HOare, in his reply,
empha sized the need of interna-
tlonal cooperation. He favors Of
fetal encouragement and support
for private initiative for the es-
tablishment of air lines. Aviation
however, is still young, Sir Samuel
Aelieves. and only a great e1pen-
diture Of thought, energy and cap
ital will bring it to its due place In
world development.
Perfection OF night flying, ac-
cording to Postmaster New, IL one
of the primary requisites to aerial
progress. This Is a fundamental
to development of the postal avia-
ton service, he said. Mr.. New de-
clared he saw unlimited possibili-
ties for airpfanes In postal com.
mun1cat1OnS.
{, a. similar message came from
Director Ronge, of Berlin, who said
the. air might now be regarded as
the most important road for prog
ress. in mail transportation.
Mr.. Brostro of Gothenburg said
that it is only a question of a short
time until aerial traffic across the
continents and the oceans will offer
the same commercial possibilities
as the railroads and the shipping
lines of today. and that aerial We
htcles will then have at least as
revolutionizing an effect in; re-
modelling social life in general as
the locomotives and steamships
during the past fifty years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-04

mer known as Montana's only leper,
are for the first time in five and q half
years connected with the distant out
side world. The installation Of the
set was recently completed by Lieu
tenant F. M. Alexander OF Fort Mis-
soula. The set is the gift Of the
Radio Corporation of New York.
Senator Willett is not in q seri-
Gus physical condition but he says
he suffers continually from irrita-
ton of the nerves of the head. He
has made up his mind that he will
some day be healed by faith and so
calmly awaits the lifting of, the
scourge; Mrs. Willett, who voluntAr.
lily shafes her husbands isolation.
has the same faith. hi
Mrs. Willett says just before she
received the radio set from the
radio corporation she has received
a letter from Henry Fords secretary
asking if she would accept a set from
Mr.. Ford. She had replied in the az
firnAtive when the present sent came
as complete surprise. Ms