VOLUME 19. NUMBER 300
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1924
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CANADIAN BANK j
ROBBERS TAKEN
SEATTLE POLICE
—
SEATTLE, Dec. 24—With a single
cast of their net last night the Cana
dian and American officers trapped
six out of eight men implicated in the
hold-up and $14,000 robbery Decem
ber 12th, of the Royal Bank of Cana
da branch at Nanaimo. Two of the
most noted of the prisoners are Ross
C. Watson, until recently a Seattle
police detective, dismissed from the
service on a charge of complicity in
the $22,000 Bon Marche robbery, here
last August, and Clarence H. Shively,
former Seattle patrolman, convicted
and sentenced to two years’ impris- ;
onment for dry law violations, and j
awaiting trial in connection with last
year’s California bond robbery.
When arrested, Harry Stone, one j
of the six men held for the Nanaimo |
robbery, declared to Prosecutor' Pat- ,
terson that he had no residence in j
Seattle, and had never been in Can-!
ada, but detectives searching his
apartments found $5,000 in Canadian
currency and gold coin.
J. S. Bogard Is New
Legion Commander
The American Legion held a meet
ing at Fisher’s Cafe last evening, with
a large membership present. Three
new members were taken in to the
post. The election of officers- was
hotly contested and when the smoke
of battle had cleared away the new !
officers were as follows:
J. S. Bogart, post commander.
Chas. Sheldon, first vice commander j
R. J. McKenna, 2nd vice com.
L. W. Olson, adjutant.
P. Peterson, finance officer.
Guy Barnett, chaplain.
Oscar Dahl, sergeant at arms.
The local post is in a flourishing
condition and its members are tak- |
ing much interest in Legion affairs.
PRESIDENT OF HARVARD
AGAINST INTER MARRIAGES
I
BOSTON, Dec. 24—‘There has nev
er been any melting pot in the United
States and there is not likely to be,”
Charles W. Elliott, president emeritus
of Harvard stated in a letter publish
ed in the Boston Post today, replying
to a critic’s recent expression that
the Jews had not lost their racial
identity in this country, at the same
time declaring himself against inter
racial -marriages.
Newspaper Association
Resents Proposed Bill
To Boost Postal Rates
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24.—
The American newspaper industry,
the Fourth Estate, would be destroy
ed in part, by the application of in
creased postal rates as proposed in
the Sterling-Omnibus Bill, the All
American Newspaper Publishers As
sociation, decleared today in filing
a protest at the first hearing of the
new measure.
SPECIAL PICTURE XMAS
AT LIBERTY THEATRE
A special feature will be given by
the Liberty management, the Regi
nald Barker production, “Pleasure
Mad" being shown. This play is tak
en from Blanche Upright’s novel,
“The Valley of Content." The cast
is a brilliant one composed of Hunt
ley Gordon, Mary Alden, Wm. Collier,
Norma Shearer, Winifred Bryson and
Frederick Truesdell.
After being surfeited with wealth
and pleasure she longed for a home
in “The Valley of Content."
A dance will be given after the
Christmas tree tonight.
Made Desperate By Cold
and Hunger, Finn Seaman
Would Wreck Two Homes
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Burn Sur
i'j, a riiDen of the United States,
but of Finnish blith, and who nas
been worh’ng of iate as one of the
c.ew of the steamship President
Harding, being jobless and desp-.ii: 3
ent, and made desperate by ti1-* fangs
of hunger and cold, confessed when
lie w*s . rested that he had ea- nesi
ly tmiar,a!«en upon himself "o bomb
Lire homes of the VanderMT an*.
RhineHiu'c-r families.
The liter named family will b*
remembei < d as being in the lime
light lun they sought nmidme.r
of the r. image of their son to a
supposesic-be girl of negro b’ :ol.
The general supposition prevailing
here is that the Rhinelander deal
aroused the ire of Surro which led
him to the attempted act.
Stone To Hound Down
Those Reponsible for
Killing of Postal Bill
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24.—
Declaring that there was not the
slightest doubt, but what money
had been sent to the capitol to influ
ence the action on the Postal Pay
Bill veto, Attorney General Stone an
nounced this afternoon that he has
launched a searching investigation to
determine who has been the recipi
ents of the money.
HOOVER HONORED WITH
HIGH POST AT P.-A. MEET
LIMA, Peru, Dec. 24.—President
Leggu, announced here today that
Herbert Hoover, American secretary
of commerce, has been selected as
honorary president of the Pan-Amer
ican Scientific Congress, which is in
session here.
JUGOSLAVIA CLOSES BORDER
BELGRADE, Dec. 24.—On account
of the Albanian insurrection, Jugo
slavia has decided to close the fron
tier.
ALASKA FORMER ATTORNEY
GENERAL DIES IN CALIF.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 24.
—John Howell Cobb, former attorney
general of Alaska, died of heart fail
ure here last night.
Mr. Cobb was attorney general un
der Governor Riggs’ administration.
REV. HIGHT GIVEN
LIFE; PARAMOUR
GETS 35 YEARS
MT. VERNON, 111., Dec. 24—The
jury trying Rev. Lawrence M. Hight,
former minister of a local Methodist
Episcol church, who poisoned his wife
in order to marry his paramour, Mrs.
Elsie Sweetin, returned a verdict of
guilty yesterday, and today Hight was
sentenced to the penitentiary at Joli
et for the term of his natural life.
Mrs. Sweetin, who poisoned her
husband, at the same time Hight
killed his wife, was given 35 years in
the penitentiary.
In sentencing the guilty paid the
trial judge said his only regret was
that he could not administer a death
Sentence, the crime being one of the
most atrocious ever tried before him.
The guilty pair received their sen
tences with marked composure.
COMMUNISTS ARRESTED
BUCHAREST, Dec. 24.—Police ar
rested and imprisoned four commu
nists here today.
NEW ENGRAVER HEAR
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24.—
Lavin Whall, who has been planning
a unit of engravers for the Govern
ment printing offices, has been ap
pointed head of that department.
Would Like To Talk;
Exit U. S.; Enter Japs
TOKIO, Dec. 24.—A delegation of
nine, including members of the Diet,
called at the United States embassy
today, seeking to discuss the sched
uled naval maneuvers of the United
States with x\mbassador Bancroft, and
also to present a protest.
As it so happened, Bancroft was
absent, and the Japanese delegation
refused to talk with the charge de
affairs, Caffrey. The latter promised
to arrange a later interview with the
Ambassador.
Huge Express Plane
Takes Eight Lives
CROYDEN, ENGLAND, Dec. 24.—
Eight were killed when an airplane
crashed today. The plane was a big
air express, which runs from Lon
don to Paris. It fell leaving the air
dome and burst immediately into
flames.
French Refuse Evacuate
Sweet Smelling Town
PARIS, Dec. 24.—The evacuation of
Cologne area of the German occu
pied region, as was conditionally set
by the Versailles Treaty is deemed
impossible. Such was the view given
out by the French cabinet thru the
inter-Allied military control commit
tee.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 24.—Ralph
McAlister, editor of the Masonic
Tribune and one of the most widely
known masons of the state, died in
this city last night.
NO PAPER XMAS
As tomorrow is Christmas and
a National Holiday, there will be
No paper. The next issue of the
Gateway will appear Friday,
December 26th. We trust all
our readers will enjoy the day
to its fullest extent.
GERMANY WANTS
TO KNOW STATUS
GENEVA, Dec. 24.—Opening the
whole problem of German armaments
the German minister has sent a note
to the League of Nations touching on
the question of Germany’s joining the
League. In the note the Berlin gov
ernment declares its view that if in
ternational conflicts arise Germany
should remain absolutely free under
the League covenant to determine
how far she should take an active
part in such conflicts.
SOME FIGURES
WASHINGTON, D.' C., Dec. 24.—
An official count of all the states dis
closes a total vote of the three lead
ing candidate in the presidential elec
tion as 18,910,070, of which Coolidge
got 15,718,789; Davis, 8,378,962, and
LaFollette, 4,822,319.
Will Pray for Recovery
of Rector, Seriously 111
SEATTLE, Wn., Dec. 24—All Se
attle churches have been requested to
devote a few minutes of their Christ
mas service to prayer for the recov
ery of Canon William Bliss, rector
of the Trinity Parish Episcopal
church, who is seriously ill in New
York City.
Senator King Advance
Guard Looks into New
Western Aviation Base
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 24.—
Senator King of the naval affairs
committee, arrived in Los Angeles
today and told reporters of his plans
to push to completion of the in
vestigation of the Navy department
for the creation of an aviation bu
reau here.
MRS. DUNLAP ENTERTAINS
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. R. V. B.
Dunlap entertained the children of
the primary department in the base
ment of the Methodist church. Each
child received a present on the elabo
rately decorated tree from Mrs. Dun
lap. The children gave a little pro
gram after which refreshments were
served. In the evening the adult de
partment of the Sunday School held
a party. Each person drew another’s
name and they gave presents! to those
whose name they drew. The evening
was spent in playing games. About
9 o’clock luncheon was served con
sisting of ice cream, cake, candy, ap
ples and oranges, the children enjoy
ing one of the best times of the year.