TONY ZAMPIERI BECOMES DES
PON DENT OVER ILLNESS RE
SULTING FROM BROKEN LEG.
TIES BELT AROUND HIS NECK.
Body Is Discovered by Deputy Mar
shal Who Went to Unfortunate
Man’s Lodging to Investigate
Charge of Insanity Against Him.
Tony Zampievi, an Italian, despond
ent over ill-health committed suicide
by hanging himself from a bed post at
^ S o’clock yesterday afternoon in his
rooms in the D. & D. lodging house
on Fourth avenue between I) and C
streets.
The body was discovered by Deputy
United States Marshal Harry Ivavan
augh at 4 o’clock in the afternoon,
who had gone to the room in order to
interview Zampieri with reference to
a complaint that had been made
charging him with being demented.
p As the officer entered the room he
saw the body suspended from the bed
post by a leather belt. His knees were
resting on the floor. The deputy mar
shal immediately called in Dr. F. M.
Boyle. After a brief examination Dr.
Boyle announced that death had oc
curred about an hour previous to the
finding of the body.
• jfcvZampieri was an Italian and about
32 years of age. Last summer he suf
fered a broken leg while working on
a contract for the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission on Turnagain Arm
and as taken to the hospital. Shortly
aft* ; having been discharged from the
hospital he slipped and fell wnile :r.
the material yards of the Commission
.n Au-norage. oroaking the same leg
again. He was discharged for the sec
.>:■ i time several days ago from the
gov mmei'.t hospital.
Since leaving the hospital last time
Zampieri was practically without
fund- and v.a. dependent on the char
ity of his frineds. No letter or mes
.~uge of any kind was left by the
suicide and no money was found on
his person.
A coroner’s jury was impannelled
thi.- morning and after viewing the
body and hearing the testimony of
Deputy .Marshall Kavanaugk and Dr.
Hoyle reached a verdict of strangula
tion self-infllicted. Tlie jury was com
posed of the following members:
A. B. Magnuson, Charles Bush, H.
DJunz, J. M. Wilson, W. It. Thomas and
' Roy Fairbanks.
The body is now at the undertaking
'■urior of D. H. Williams and company
>n west Fourth avenue. Further in
/e.'tigation regarding Zampieri’s ante
cendents is now being made by the
marshal’s office.
LAM) MIST BE DRAINED.
SANTA FE, N. M., Feb. 21.—A do
nation of land for the “drainage de
velopment and improvement “of the
Rio Grande valley” from White Rock
canyon to San Marcial, New Mexico,
will be asked of the federal govern
ment soon by the Rio Grande com
mission, a state body, the commission
decided at a recent meeting here.
The commission instructed its sec
retary, James A. French, who also is
stV.e engineer, to prepare maps and
drawings to accompany its petition.
It also instructed Mr. French to ar
range with A. P. Davis, head of the
federal reclamation service, to be in
Washington at the time the petition
is presented, if possible, and to take
up the proposal with the Indian de
railment. It would affect much la eg!
.mod by Indians.
The project would drain a 300-mile
.t retch of the Rio Grande valley, in
which, it is declared, the “water ta
ble” or level of the underground wat
e-, has risen steadily for many years,
so that now agricultural development
is retarded.
ENGLAND HAS NEW BONDS.
10ND0N, Feb. 23.—National war
bonds for £5 will soon be on sale at
all banks without investors having to
fill up a lot of application forms. The
printing of these easily-bought bonds
was started by King George on his
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ALASKA IS NOT
EXCLUDED HI
GOAL LAND BIEL
MEASURE BEFORE PASSING
SENATE IS AMENDED TO IN
CLITDE NORTHERN FIELDS.
ON SAME BASIS AS STATES.
Change Was Advocated by Nearly
All Large Towns in Territory—
Proposed Law Is Now Before House
of Representatives.
Coal, oil and gas lands in Alaska
may be bought or leased from the fed
eral government on the same terms
: and eonditons as similar lands in the j
| states, if the Walsh-Pittman bill,.
; which recently was passed by the sen-!
| ale, is favorably considered by the ;
I house.
!
The bill, as originally drafted, ex
i pressly excluded Alaska from the op
i eration of its provisions. This fact
j aroused the opposition of the Alaska
' bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
| Commerce and Commercial club and
the chambers of commerce of Seward,'
Valdez, Cordova, Fairbanks and Ju
neau. All these commercial organiza- i
tions urged that the bill be amended
I so as to include Alaska. The chamber
' cf commerce of Anchorage opposed,
y change in the original bill, inso
f. as it affected coal lands, and fav
.■ i the exclusion of Alaska on the
me basis as any of the states.
The amended bill is now before the
house of representatives.
The material part of the measure,
insofar as it relates to coal lands is
section -, which as amended and pass
ed by the senate, reads as follows:
Any Mate or territory.
“That any citizen or any association
composed of persons severally quali
fied by law to enter coal lands, or
any corporation incorporated under
and by virtue of the laws of any state
or territory, or any municipality of
any state* or territory, shall, upon ap
plication to the register or the proper
'and office, have the right to enter by
legal subdivisions any quantity of va
i". at coal lands of the United States
within ANY STATE OR TERRI
TORY of the union not otherwise ap
propriated by competent authority,
net exceeding 2,500 acres, upon pay
ment to the receiver of not less than
; $10 per acre for such lands where the
i same shall be situate more than fif
teen miles from any completed rail
road, and not less than $20 per acre
! for such lands as shall be within fif
teen miles of such railroad, and the
| secretary of the interior shall offer
■ such coal lands and award the same
:h rough advertisement and competi
tive bidding, reserving the right to
reject any and all bids which he may
| deem to be unfair:
Regarding Improvements.
i luvmeu, mar improvements or
development work of the value of
10,000 shall be made or done upon
the lands within one year after such
award, when patent shall issue there
for. Upon failure to comply with the
. terms of this section within the re
: quired period said lands shall be sub
ject to entry by any other qualified
applicant.
“No such person, association, or
| corporation shall own coal lands en
i tcrcd after the passage of this act in
! excess of said area, at any one time,
! nor be interested, directly or indirect
: ly, in any other coal lands or coal
! taken therefrom, and no member of
j such association or corporation, shall
I own any other coal lands or be intei’
?"ted, directly or indirectly, in any
other coal lands or coal taken there
from, or in any other association or
corporation owning or controlling any
coal lands:
May Be Held Two Years.
“Provided, however, That any such
ownership or interest hereby forbid
den which may be acquired by de
scent, will, judgment or decree may
be held two years after its acquisi
tion and no longer; and in case of mi
nority or other disability, such time
as the court may decree.
“That any person, association,
corporation, member of such associa
aoi., or Svockholu^r i such corpora
tion who violates any of the forego
ing provisions shall, upon conviction
thereof, be deemed gu.uy of a felony,
and punished by a fin of not exceed
ing $10,000, or by . risonment in
the penitentiary for period of no
exceeding two years, or both.
Forfeiture of Title.
“That if any of such coal lands en
tered after the passage of this act
shall be owned, leased, trusteed, pos
sessed or controlled by any device,
permanently, temporarily, directly, in
directly, tacitly, or in any manner
whatsoever, so that they form part of
or in any way effect any combination,
or are in anywise controlled by any
combination in the form of a trust,
or the subject of any contract or con
spiracy in restraint of trade in the
mining or selling of coal, or of any
holding of such lands by individuals,
copartnership, association, corpora
tion, mortgage, stock ownership, or
control, in excess of 2,560 acres, the
title thereto shall be forfeited to the
United States of America by proceed
ings instituted by the attorney-gen
eral in the courts for the purpose.
“That one-half of the moneys re
ceived for the lands so entered over
and above the said minimum price
shall be paid to the state in which
such lands are situate.”
li. KRIST FORCES DENTIST C. H.
WHORTON TO RETURN PAY
MENT MADE IN ADVANCE.
DISSATISFIED WITH WORK.
Complaint of Assault With Intent to
Rob Is Filed Against Rellicose Cus
tomer and lie Is Held to Await Ac
tion of Grand Jury.
D. Krist hud been bound over to the
grand jury at Jditarod on a charge of
assault with intent to rob, according
lo mail advices received in Anchor
age. The charge was sworn to by C.
II. Whorlon, an Iditarod dentist.
As nearly as can be learned, the cir
cumstances of the case were that
v\ horton did some dentistry work foi
Krist, which was not what Krist want
ed. Krist had paid in advance for a
different kind of dental work, and
kept coming around to Whorton tc
have him perform the work he had
agreed to do.
Whorton finally told Krist to go to
some other dentist, as he was going
outside. Krist asked him what was to
be done about the money he had paid
down and Whorton refused to return
any of it, and Krist then drew a revol
ver and forced Whorton to hand him
back $40 that he considered due him.
Whorton later swore out a complaint
charging assault with intent to rot
against Krist.
TEUTONS READY FOR
WESTERN DRIVE
SECRETARY BAKER SAYS GER
MANY IS PREPARED FOR OF
FENSIVE MOVEMENT.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21.
Germanv and her allies are ready now
to make their offensive on the wesl
front after having prepared exten
sively, silently and systematically
says Secretary of War Newton D
Baker’s review of war conditions.
FRENCH PENETRATE
GERMAN LINES
BRILLIANT ATTACK IN LOR
RAINE IS FIRST OF ITS CHAR
ACTER THIS YEAR.
PARIS, France, Feb. 21.—In a bril
liant attack today in Lorraine, the
French penetrated the German fronl
line and captured more than 400 pris
oners. This attack is the first of large
proportions on the western front this
year.
i u W it Lai U tL *[j U|
HENRY BURGH SAYS JURIST'S
GAMBLING IS CONFINED TO
PANGYNGI FOR CIGARS.
APPOINTMENTS UNFORTUNATE.
Factional Strife Among Democrats
Is Causing Considerable Commotion
Now and Will Result in Other In
teresting Rows.
Henry Burgh, a councilman and
business man of Nome, reached Cor
dova the other day, having made the
trp in thirty-four days’ traveling time.
He started with his own team of elev
! en dogs, and experienced rough wea
ther on the trail, particularly between
Fairbanks and Chitina, being compel
1 led to remain at the Summit road
| house for five days on account of
storms.
j In reference to the charges against
United States Ristrict Judge William
A. Holzheimer, of Nome, Mr. Burgh
is quoted as saying in mail advices
received here that the accusations
against the jurist are false.
“Because the judge plays pangyngi
. for the cigars in theoretic Brother
i hood club rooms at Nome,” declares
Mr. Burgh, “his enemies are disgnat
, ing him a gambler. That is one of
the reasons for the political disturb
ances in the Second division, and the
one and only basis on which such a
charge could possibly be brought
against Judge Holzheimer.
•i
No Grounds for Charges.
“Out of the factional strife among
the democrats are also brought the
: charges to the effect that he is a pro
German, a grafter and a gambler, but
there are absolutely no grounds for
these rash and untruthful state
ments.”
Judge Holzheimer was formerly an
assistant district attorney in the First
division, and was stationed at Ketchi
kan. lie was appointed to the bench
in the Second division last fall, arriv
ing at Nome on one of the last boats
of the season. And that he is a capa
ble jurist from every standpoint is
the expressed opinion of Mr. Burgh.
I “Judge Holzheimer is human like
the rest of us,” continued Mr. Burgh.
I “He enjoys associating with people,
and therefore enjoys an occasional
game of ‘pan’ for the cigars at the
Arc* c Brotherhood club rooms at
Nome, but I know of no other reason
why he should be called a gambler by
those who are seeking to throw him
out of office. Nor do I know of any
reason why he should be called pro
Gcrman or why his enemies should
call him a gambler and a drunkard.
He says himself that he is judge only
when on the bench.”
Unfortunate Appointments.
In discussing- the politcal situation
| at Nome. Mr. Burgh declared that
Judge Holzheimer has made 'some
| unfortunate appointments, in which
the handiwork of Juneau politicians
was very apparent. He appointed the
former editor of the Industrial Work
er as United States commissioner,,
when practically all of the residents
of Nome signed a petition for the re
tention in office of Judge James
' Frawley, a capable official and a loy
! al democrat.
Another thorn in the side of the po
litical bosses has been the reappoint
ment and confirmation of United
j States Marshal Jordan, who is not in
accord with the democratic commit
tee in the second division, who sup
ported Phil Corrigan for the marshal
ship.
Corrigan Is Postmaster.
Just before Mr. Burgh left Nome
Mr. Corrigan was given the postmas
tership and the committee then in
dorsed Paul Kjegstad for marshal, the
Industrial Worker anouncing in big
headlines that Jordon would be re
moved and that Kjegsted’s appoint
ment would follow.
Jordan, however, defied the organ
ization, and he evidently knew where
he steed, for his backing among the
democrats of New York state was
stronger than the opposition of the
amocratic organization in Alaska.
Judge Tucker, who was formerly
>n the bench in the second division,
/orked hand in hand with Jordan
rom a political standpoint, but all is
>ot now serene in the federal family
-here, as Judge Holzheimer reached
iis judicial positon through the organ
zation which fought Jordan, and as
10th were successful, some interest
ing politcal rows are apt to result at
Nome ere long.
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL COM
PANY ADMITS ONE EMPLOYE
WORKED OVERTIME.
IS FINED $250 AND COSTS.
Corporation Takes Appeal to Higher
Court on Ground That Enactment
Violates Constitution of United
States.
The Northern Commercial company
at Fairbanks the other day was found
guilty by the United States commis
sioner of breaking the territorial
eight-hour law and was fined $250
and costs. The company’s attorney,
John A. Clark, has taken an appeal
to the United States district court,
and the eight-hour law will be tested
as to its constitutionality, according
to the Fairbanks Citizen.
A demurrer was first filed by the
company to the complaint against it
on the ground that the eight-hour law
was unconstitutional under the four
teenth amendment to the United
States constitution. The demurrer
was overruled. Mr. Clark entered a
I plea of not guilty for the company
i and asked for immediate hearing of
the case.
The district attorney, for the gov
ernment, stated that the company
practically agreed to the charges, and
called It. M. Brown, the complaining
witness, to the stand. The latter sim
ply made the statesment that Edgar
Clausen, an employe of the company,
had worked more than eight hours on
Monday, January 21, 1918, contrary
to the law. Mr. Clark, for the com
pany, admitted that Clausen was an
employe of the Northern Commercial
company, and that he had worked
more than eight hours on January 21.
The company introduced no witnesses
at all.
On the conclusion of Mr. Clark’s
statement the commissioner found the
defendant guilty, and fined it $250
and costs. The real argument will
come up in the district court as to
whether the law is constitutional or
not.
AMERICAN AVIATOR
SLAIN BY GERMANS
i _
| UNITED STATES NAVAL AIRMAN
IS ATTACKED BY TEN GER
MAN MACHINES.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23.—
Admiral Sims, who is in command of
the American war vessels in the wat
ers of the European war zone, yester
! day reported to the navy department
i the death in action of Ensign Sturte
j vant, a naval aviator.
While making a flight in a seaplane
I the ensign was attacked by ten Ger
j man machines. The ensign’s machine
j was brought down in flames.
AIRMEN WHO FLEW OVER BER
LIN IN 1916 ESCAPE FROM
THEIR GERMAN PRISON.
AMSTERDAM, Holland, Feb. 23.—
Lieutenant Ronald Garros, the fam
ous French aviator, and Lieutenant
Antoine Marshall, who flew over Ber
lin in 1916 on their way from France
to Russia and who were forced tc de
scend within German territory only a
few kilometers from the Russian line,
escaped from prison in Germany and
yesterday reached Holland.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY COM
PLETES PROBE INTO RAIL
ROAD ROUNDHOUSE BLAZE.
NO BLAME PUT ON WATCHMAN.
Every Indication Points to Fact That
Enemy of Government Used Gaso
line in Destroying Engineering
Commission’s Property.
After a thorough investigation,
United States District Attorney R. F.
Roth, of Fairbanks, announces that he
is convinced that the recent fire at
Nenana which destroyed the railroad
roundhouse and damaged two locomo
j tives, entailing a total loss of about
j $75,000 to the Alaskan Engineering
I commission was of an incendiary ori
gin. He is also convinced that the
night watchman was not responsible
for the fire.
The nature of the fire, the manner
in which the windows were blown out,
j conditions about the building, every
! thing, points to incendiarism, says the
■ Fairbanks News-Miner.
The night watchman, twenty min
I utes before the fire broke out was in
j the building, and, as he was hunting
: for a leak in the steampipe, he was
I clear around the interior of the room,
j Ther was no blaze, or sign of fire.
' There was no rubbish on the floor and
the fires in the two locomotives were
low. As he went out of the building
he closed the doors.
A few minutes, before the first was
discovered, two men walked past the
building and there was no sign of fire.
Then, suddenly, flames were seen
shooting from the building. The first
‘ man upon the scene found the front
door open and the flames shooting up
; from a solid three-inch floor, which,
when laid last summer, was of green
lumber. The flame was of the bluish
color which would indicate that it was
caused by either gasoline or coal oil.
And when the windows were blown
out by the fire, bluish flames shot
forward, and were so noticeably blue
that several remarked at the time
that there ‘must be gasoline in the
; building.”
There are also some other circum
stances in connection with the fire
which lead the officials to believe that
the property destruction was no ac
cident, but intentional, showdng that
the treacherous hand of the enemy of
the government reaches to all corners
: of the earth over which is flying the
! Stars and Stripes.
_
THOUGHT WILL RULE WORLD.
! In the lobby of a big Fifth avenue
club one evening recently, a group of
scientific men were discussing the war
as being the necessity that will bring
about some startling inventions,
notes a New York correspondent. If
the sprinkling of intellectual luminati
were not stamped by genius, it is
probable that an ordinary bystander
would have tapped his forehead know
ingly.
i One of them was telling about a
i scientist who is already telephoning
j to airplanes without wires. And an
other quoted a famous inventor, who
said that it would only be a short
while until all telephone wires would
I be abolished as unessential.
“The fact is,” he said, “that tele
phone wires do not in reality carry <
our messages. Every scientist knows
that. Back of it ail is the great pro
cess of thought which we are only be
ginning feebly to understand.
The more we delve into this process
of thought—whatever it is—the more
! we come to the conclusion that the
material phenomena is the projection
of thought. We know that every ma
terial thing comes from a thought or
an idea.
“We are arriving at the conclusion
that even space is thought, for we are
annihilating space every day through
a thinking process. It will not be
many generations before every ship
at sea is controlled by thought from
shore. Our trains are going to be
run without fuel, and we are going to
grow gasoline just like we raise corn.”