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VOLUME XX, NUMBER 247
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 4 1926.
PRICE TEX CENTS
COAL MINERS IN
RAID ON STORES
GLACE BAY, N.S.
STARVING AND UNEMPLOYED
MEN TAKE PROVISIONS
TO FEED FAMILIES
GLACE BAY, N. S., Jan. 4 (TP)—
Distress among the coal miners of
Glacier Bay and New Aberdeen on
account of lack of employment in the
collieries of the British Empire Still
Corporation, culminated last night
when the desperate and starving men
raided the company stores and took a
considerable quantity of provisions at
both places. The store in New Aber
deen was burned by the men.
The raids followed the meetings un
der the auspices of the United Mine
Workers of America, called to consid
er any replies of the Nova Scotian
government to an appeal by the min
ers for government aid.
CENTENARIN DIES
TACOMA HOME
TACOMA. Jan. 4 (TP)—Mrs. Melissa
Jaynes, aged 106, died on Vashon Isl
and yesterday. She born in Buffalo
during President Monroe’s first term,
and was active until Christmas. Up to
a year ago she did all her own house
work.
BOMB EXPLODED
LISBON, Portugal, Jan. 4. (TP)—A
bomb exploded in the Archbishop’s
palace here yesterday, but failed to
injure anyone.
-MICKEY WALKER TO START
TRAINING FOR BIG FIGHT
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. (/P)—With Jack
Kearns supervising, Mickey Walker
Kearns ’supervising, Mickey Walker
will start training for his welterweight
championship bout with Tommy Mil
ligan of England at Madison Square
Garden, January 22nd.
DOWAGER QUEEN
OF ITALY DEAD
BORDIGHERA, Italy, Jan. 4 (/P)—
Dowager Queen Margherita, aged 75,
mother of King Victor Emanuel, died
last night of pulmonary pleurisy from
which she had been ill for several
weeks. Trtie patient sank into a coma
soon after her son and other members
of the royal family reached her bed
side.
GREEKS ARM TO
STOP ELECTIONS
ATHENS, Greece, Jaan. 4 (>P)—Pre- j
mier Pangalcs, at a military banquet
last night announced that he would
rely only on armed force to stop the
Senatorial elections which would be
postponed without date. He said:
“This parliamentary government has
been the cause of all our troubles. I
am now preparing a program based
solely on armed force.”
RAIDS IN EVERETT
CATCH 15 IN NET
I
SEATTLE, Jan. 4 (JP)—Twelve Se
attle Federal dry agents raided Ever
ett last night, arresting 15 violators
of the Volstead Act including 5 wo
men. They used axes and demolish
ed ten bootlegging places, all except
four which were located on the main
thoroughfare.
rancher kills former
HUSBAND arr HIS WIFE
WATSONVILLE, Jan. 4. (/P)—Cli
maxing a New Year celebration, Ben
McFarland, a rancher living near this
city, shot and killed A. Ruez, former
husband of his wife. McFarland
claims he was attacked by Ruez, who
bore a knife, and he shot in self de
fense.
NEW BRIDGE OPENED
SAN JOAQUIN, Jan. 4. (£>)—'The
new bridge over the San Joaquin river
erected at cost of two hundred thous
and dollars, was opened for traffic to
day.
WILL ASK WEEKS
WHY MITCHELL
NOT APPOINTED
CONGRESS DETERMINED TO CLIP
POWERS OF ARMY CHIEF IN
MITCHELL TRIAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 4 (JP)—
; Representative Garrett of Tennessee,
democratic leader in the House, today
introduced a resolution calling for in
| vestigation of the reasons why Seere
1 tary Weeks gave for not reappointing
j Col. Mitchell. Garrett said if an in
! vestigations shows that Weeks took
action because of Mitchell’s testimony
before Congress then he is guilty of
a breach of a privilege of the House.
SHERIFF ALLOWS
PRISONERS TOO
MUCH LIBERTY
SEATTLE, Jan. 4 (Jp)— Federal
Judg£ Neterer has ordered Sheriff
A1 Callahan of Bellingham to appear
in court Wednesday to answer a
charge of contempt of court for allow
ing bootleggers to take jaunts while
they were supposed to be serving a
jail sentence. Three of the prisoners
were ordered transferred to the King
County jail from Bellingham.
12 DEAD WHEN
RETORT EXPLODES
PENSACOLA, Fla., Jan. 4 (JP)—
With 12 known dead, 10 injured and
six not expected to live, the company
is checking up a list of its employes
following an explosion and fire in the
retorts of the Newport Tar and Tur
pentine Company. Five employes are
missing. Damage is estimated at a
quarter of a million dollars.
SKELETONS OF I
ANCIENT RACE
PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 4 (>P)—Ex
cavators found three skeletons believ-!
ed to be “canal builders,” a race that
inhabited this region 2000 years or
more ago. The skeletons are of large
stature and perfectly • preserved.
RESIGNATION OF
WISE REJECTED
NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (JP)—'The Ex
ecutive Committee of United Palestine
rejected the proffered resignation of |
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, of the Free syn
agogue, as chairman, by a vote of 57
to 8 after a 12-hour session. Orthodox
rabbis denounced Wise as a heretic be
cause in a sermon on December 20,
le said Jesus was “a man and not a
nyth.”
PREDICT COAL
| DEPOSITS LIE
NORTH ISLANDS
DETROIT, Mich., .Tan. 4. (/P)—In
dustrial leaders and technical experts
of the Northerners, spoke at a ban
quet honoring Captain Wilkins and
members of the expedition which is
about to leave for the North.
It was predicted that the islands in
!the North Arctic will some day become
a vast coaling station and a base of
! great commercial value for future
! transportation systems of the world
to the “top of the world.”
Vjilhjalmer Stefanssen stressed the
importance of the start in March be
fore the fogs rise; also to beat ex
peditions which are planned in Nor
way, Germany and France, which
countries are endeavoring to invade
the region for the same reason.
HARTLEYSIGNS
SENATE BILL 218
OLYMPIA, Wn„ Jan 4 (Jp)—Gov
ernor Hartley announced that he had
signed Senate BiBll 218 providing foT
an appropriation of approximately
$5,500,000 to operate and maintain
the state government. He vetoed one
jitem of $50,000 for pa ks and park
ways.
Governor Hartley delivered a fourth
message to the legislature today de
manding to know why ihe legislature
omitted the capital outlay items far
educational institutions in the budget
which he sent in at the opening of
the session. He told the legislators
to go home, and the executive depart
ment to take what emergency meas
ures necessary to protect the State's
institutions.
ALASKAN WILL BE
IN POLAR FLIGHT
DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 4 (Jp>—Capt.
Wilkins announced that the polar
flight will follow the sun across the
pole. “If we start in the morning
from Point Barrow and keep on fly
ing we should reach the geographic
pole at midnight. The sun at that time
should just about touch the horizon
and immediately begin to rise again.'”
He said Ben Eielson would be in
charge of one plane of the expedition.
(Eielson is well known in Alaska
having operated a plane from Fair
banks for a year or more).
VIC LEAVES FOR
SEWARD ON SAT.
SEATTLE, Wn., Jan. 4. ($>)—The
steamship Victoria of the Alaska S.S.,
Co., sailed from this port 5 p. m. Sat
urday with ninety passengers aboard
for Alaska ports.
The following list will be Seward
arrivals next Saturday:
Ed. Lindberg, and wife, P. L. Neil,
B. Howard, W. D. Coppemoll, Mrs.
C. J. Robinson. J. Schudal, H. Ed- j
wards, Jesse Pitts, Gus Bystedt and
one steerage.
SAYS PROHIBITION
HAS MADE GAINS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 4 (.$>)—
Wasme B. Wheeler, general counsel of
:he anti-saloon league, in a statement
-eviewing 1925 progress in prohibition
said, “prohibition has made advances !
n legislation, judicial conditions, ad
ninistrative efficiency and as a hygi
mfc and economc force.”
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TWO MEN STABBED IN
STOCKTON RIOTING
STOCTON. Calif. Jar. 4. </pi—Riot
ers surged through the streets of this
city this morning in a fray in »hich a
lone pedestrian and several others
j were attacked in the foreign quarters
i Two men were so severely stabbed
they may die. Six others were seri
; ously injured.
CHICAGO GIRL WILL MARRY
AFTER TWICE ESCAPING RING
PARIS, Jan. 4. (TPi—Mary Wan on
of Chicago, who twice left suitors
standing on the altaT, will he married
here during the spring, according To
present plans, to Major Ralph Peto. ol
the Tenth Hussars.
DAN SUTHERLAND
INTRODUCES BILL
ELECT GOVERNOR
WOULD INCREASE POWER O*
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE
AND TAKE SEAL VONly
WASHINGTON, D. Jan 4 ZR—
Delegate Sutherland introduced Hons
Bill 3955 the first day of the 192d
session, providing that the people
Alaska elect their own governor and
secretary. The bill which was refer
red to the Committee on Territories.
The first gubernatorial election will be
held in November, 192$. Both offices
would have four-year terms. Prohi
bition violations would be made a fel
ony and certain misdemeanors as a fca
sis for disqualification for office. Each
official must have been a resident of
Alaska for at least five years previous
to their election, and the offices shall
be filled by presidential appointment
until a special election can be called
to fill the vacancy.
The legislature would have author
ity to repeal the amended act provid
ing for licenses on business and trade
and have charge of the establishment
and maintenance of schools, roads, and
exercise full police regulatory author
ity over fish, game and fur bearing
animals, exclusive of fur seals and
sea otter.
Citizens and taxpayers of the ter
ritory would have authority to insti
tute legal proceedings in their own
name to recover funds illegally paid
out of the Territorial Treasury. The
attorney general at the request of the
governor would be empowered to pros
ecute these offenses.
COURT DECIDES
TAX QUESTION
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 4 uJ*)—
The supreme court in an appeal the
government brought decided the in
come from community property in
California is taxable under the rev
enue laws of 1918 as a whole. The
husband is also required to pay the
Federal tax.
ITALIAN HEAVY OFFERED
PURSE TO FIGHT TUNNEY
NEWARK, N. J~, Jan. 4. {JP\—Spal
la, the Italian heavyweight boxer has
been offered a purse of twenty-five
thousand dollars to box Gene Tunney
the American light-heavyweight box
er at Miami. Florida, January 22.
CHICAGO BEARS
BEAT JAX STARS
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 4 (JP»—
tied Grange’s Chicago Bears defeated
:he Jacksonville All Star eleven.
L9 to 6. Nevers made a touchdown in
he final period.
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SONS PROW IN
CROSSING LAKE
ANOTHER SON PASSES OVER AND
LOOKS BACK ONLY TO SEE
PARENT GOING DOWN
GRANTEE. Ida.. Jan 4 (fr—Mr.
and Mrs. Roy S Clark and tar© sons,
ATthirr ager. € and Harold, aped S,
■were drowned «1i«c ’he ter broke on
Kelso lake taro and one-half miles
west of here.
The Clarice were taking a short on t
across the en£ of the lake to totn a
‘skating party near Granite. Paul, ar
other son aped 7. ran ahead and safe
ly passed over the thin toe and as he
looked hack saw his parents and
tvro little brothers sink Paul ran
home and notified his era rdfaiher
and the entire town turned out in
search for the bodies The bodies of
Air. Clerk and that of hi* so® Arthur
have been recovered.
SAN FR ANCISCO
i CELEBRATES
NOISY NEW YEAR
SAX FRANCISCO. Jan 4 p —The
city lifted the lid in ushering in the
New Year. Celebrants made a flying
start as the old year passed oir and
The Xew Tear bid welcome. Festivi
ties were marked by an active eam
paipn hy prohibit ton officers to halt
drinking but tc no avail. The first raid
made before eight o'clock netted over
one hundred thousand dollars worth
of holiday boore.
HIM VETERANS
REFI SE ROM S
Washington n c. Jam 4
One fifth of :be w veterans of tbe
world war entitled to bonnses bare
no: applied up to December 1. It is
estimated tbs: 75ft.6AP bare money
coming.
ROUMANIAN pc NCE VACATES
BUCHAREST. Jan. 4. <jpt—Crown
Prince Carol of Rot mania baa renoun
ced bis see cession to the throne so
tba: be may marry one of common
birth.
COCRT AFFIRMS
CANCEL LEASE
SAX FRANCISCO Jan. 4 p—The
Federal Cirrc t Coart affirmed the
cancellation of tbe leased Doheny Elk
Hills oil reserves.
AiRPLANES FOR FLORIDA
DEARBORN. Mich„ Jan. 2 $*i—
Four monoplanes bopped off on their
first lap on a flight to Florida where
they will go into service between
Miami and Tampa. Florida.
NOTED WARDEN SAYS
60 PER CENT INMATES
DO NOT NEED A LOCK
CANON CITY, Colo., Jan. 4. l-P>—
Thomas J. Tyman. who has just com
pleted bis sixteenth year as warden
of the Colorado state penitentiary,
has reached tbe conclusion that 69
per pen: of the inmates of penal in
stftoTions do not need to be locked
up.
“Get ’em on: in the open,'’ be ex
plains. “'Make them hoc Id roads, dig
in : be dirt, farm. Prison conditions
aren’t normal—and 60 percent of tbe
prisoners are.”