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VOLUME 19, NUMBER 257
SEWAltl), ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1924.
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W. D. COPPERNOLL
RETURNS FROM EAST,
SAYS BE COOLIDGE
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D. W. Coppernoll, Republican war
horse of Seward, who left here last
spring on a trip east, returned on
the steamship Alaska, and will again
locate in Seward. Mr. Coppernoll,
while absent campaigned for the
Coolidge-Dawes ticket, and was drawn
into the vortex of the. campaign fight
nearly as soon as he landed in Chi
cago and the east. He states that
in practically every city he visited it
was predicted that Coolidge would
be elected, and that much more than
usual interest was being taken
in the campaign. In an interview
with the Gateway, Mr. Coppernoll
said:
"It certainly seems good to bo back
in Seward again. The big outside,
with its myriad of large cities, it
bustle and confusion, has no attrac
tion for me, ad I shall be content
to stay in a community, hereafter,
where I am perfectly satisfied. That
community is Seward. The people
of Seward have been exceptionally
good to me in the past, for w'hich I
shall ever be grateful. I shall again
resume the practice of law het;e.
“I had a delightful trip coming
north from Seattle. The water of
the Gulf were as placid as a mill
pond. In my fourteen trips from Se
attle, this is the first time I have
ever been able to appear at the table
coming across the Gulf. I confess to
being a poor sailor.
"The weather conditions thioughout
the eastern states has been very bad
the past summer. Very little hot
weather. In fact there was no sum
mer at all. Considering the climatic
conditions, it is remarkable that such
a bumper crop w'as harvested.
"Business conditions are good at
the present time and prosperity
reigns everywhere. During the months
of May, June, and July, there was
a considerable unemployment. This
has all been overcome and labor is
now completely employed. Money is
plentiful. The high price of wheat
and other grains has been the means
of placing the farmer on his feet.
Mortgages have been paid off and
they all have plenty money. The sit
uation appears very optimistic for
continued prosperity throughout the
Much Unrest In Statets.
“Undoubtedly there is much unrest
all over the United States. This be
ing a Presidential year, this situation
is easy to solve. Although the Unit
ed States industries and labor em
ploying projects are paying the larg
est wages ever known,—larger than
in the war times, and the people are
better fed and better housed, still
they are not satisfied. Much of this
unrest can be attributed to the for
eign element in our midst. Although
they have come to our country to
better their conditions, they are as a
rule ungrateful for the benefits they
have received here. It is this class
which are constantly, in their leiz
ure hours, broadcasting propaganda
and lifting their voices against our
form of government. It is certain
ly too bad, that the Immigration laws
were not more drastic in the years
past. In our imigrations to this
shore during the past fifteen years,
many admitted have been the scum
of Europe—criminals and undesire
ables. It is high time that we placed
a barrier on foreign emigrants. The
ban placed by the republican party
during the past four years has been
the savior of our laborer. Neverthe
less, they are dissatisfied. It is not
the better element of our population
that is trying to undermine our gov
ernment. The right thing for the
government to do is to take action
against these agitators and peddlers
of propaganda, and to give them the
same dose as administered to Emma
Goldan and her ilk..
Visits Many Cities.
“During my absence I visited New
York, Philadelphia, Washington, D. C.,
Chicago, and have made a trip thru
the northwest. Being naturally of a
curious disposition, I made it my
business to converse freely with peo
ple in every place I visited in an en
deavor to get a line on the politcial
situation, and whether a change in
the Administration was desired. I in
terviewed Democrats, Republicans, so
called Progressives, and known Radi
cals. You can be satisfied that the
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BULGARIA SENDS TROOPS
TO INTIMIDATE MACEDONIA
VIENNA, Nov. 1.—Bulgaria has
sent 4,000 soldiers to Macedonia to
prevent the Serbians from sending
troops to that country. Macedonia
has one and a half million people,
and is divided into three sections—
Jugo Slavia, Serbia and Bulgaria, all
of whom are trying to assimilate
their quota of the citizens.
NEW RECORD FOR SEAPLANE
BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 31.—Lieut.
George Cudahy covered three kilome
ters on a straightaway in a seaiplane
in 35 seconds, a new record, which
is an average of 188 and a half miles
an hour.
METAL TRADES UNION
REFUSE TO SUPPORT
LA FOLLETTE TICKET
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.—The Central
Trades and Labor Council of Greater
New York, representing 700,000 union
workers of this city, has withdrawn
its endorsement of the La Follette
ticket, and voted to support John W.
Davis, President Sullivan of the or
ganization announced today.
MINOR GAMES CALLED OFF
SEATTLE, Oct. 31.—The after-sea
sons series, between Seattle and St.
Paul have been called off on account
of continued rainy weather with St.
Paul winning the only game played
in the Class AA baseball champions.
RE-ELECTED HEAD N. C. of C. M.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1.—
Rear Admiral Swanson, retired, was
re-elected president of the Naval
Council of Catholic Men.
STEEL, GOOD INVESTMENT!
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—Directors of
the United States Steel Corporation
declared an extra dividend of fifty
ctnts additional to the regular quar
terly payment of one and a quarter.
LABOR CABINET WILL
TENDER RESIGNATIONS
LONDON, Nov. 1.—The Labor cab
inet, headed by Ramsay MacDonald,
after a two hour session this morning
decided to resign before assembling
the new parliament, Nov. 18, rather
than be turned out by the king.
WILL HOLD TEST CASE
CINCINNATI, 0., Nov. 1.—Assist
ant District Attorney Havethemau in
this city has been notified that the
attorney’s office in Washington, D. C.,
will hold the test case on newspapers
publishing income tax returns in Cin
cinnati.
ARMAMENT COMES HIGH
CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 1 — Admiral H.
T. Mayo, retired, addressing the Chi
cago Association of Commerce, de
clared the United States paid an en
ormous price to bring the Washing
ton conference to a successful conclu
sion and added “we surrendered our
command of the Western Pacific to
Japan.”
STEPHEN G. PORTER
HEAD OF COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.—Heading
a commission which represents the
United States at the coming Interna
tional Narcotic conference at Geneva,
Representative Stephen G. Porter of
Pennsylvania, left for Europe today.
GRID STAR INJURED
NASHVILLE, Nov. . 1.—Lynn Bo
mar, the Vanderbilt grid star who
was picked on Walt Camp’s 1923 all
American team was seriously injured
in the Georgia-Vanderbilt game yes
terday caused by a blow on the spine.
He suffered complete paralysis but
will recover. He will not be able to
play football again.
THIRD PARTY BE ORGANIZED
IF ENOUGH VOTES RECEIVED
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.—That La
Follette will receive nearly six mil
lion votes, enough to assure the for
mation of a permanent third party
is predicted tonight by Progressive
leaders here.
TOO LATE TO MAKE
FILINGS FOR VACANCY
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
(From Juneau Empire)
I That the Democratic party cannot
officially file the nomination of any
one to fill the vacancy left on the leg
islative ticket by the death of W. W.
Casey, is the substance of a ruling
made Saturday by Clerk of Court J.
H. Dunn. This was made known when
members of the Divisional Commit
tee presented the name of James Mc
Closkey for filing.
Mr. Dunn pointed out that the Ter
ritorial laws make no provision for
substitution of candidates after the
official ballots have been distributed.
If a vacancy occurs within ten days
prior to the time for printing the bal
lots it may be filled by nomination
by the Divisional Committee, and
when that body has certified to its
nomination the name of its nominee
may be placed on the official ballot by
the Clerk. There is no provision for
making any substitution to fill vacan
cies that occur between the time the
ballots are printed and election day.
The stand taken by the clerk of
court means that no official filing can
be made and that stickers cannot be
put on the official ballots by election
officials, but only by voters.
ANTI-KLANSMEN AND
KLANSMEN BATTLE
NILES, O., Nov. 1.—Frank McDer
mott, 19, was shot three times today
and instantly killed in the first out
break between klansmen and anti
klansmen.
GIVES FRANCE A TIP
PARIS, Nov. 1.—The publication
of American income tax reports has
given the French authorities a good
I idea as to how they will be abl\ to
j determine the incomes of American
! residents of France for tax purposes.
CUTTER MOJAVE TURNS BACK
NOME, Nov. 1.—After making re
peased efforts to reach the gasoline
schooner Silver Wave which is fast in
the Arctic ice pack, the U. S. coast
guard cutter was forced to turn back.
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i LA FOLLETTE ADVOCATES
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
I NEW YORK, Nov. 1.—Senator La
Follette who is advocating govern
ment ownership and development of
waterpower declared, “When we purge
our lives of monopoly through public
ownership we will purge our govern
ment of corruption. It may well be
said that corruption is always trace
able to a man who is seeking monop
olies.” *
CABLESHIP BURNSIDE
MAKES NEW RECORD
SEATTLE, Nov. 1.—By repairing
seven breaks in six old ocean cables
along the Alaskan and Canadian
coasts in twenty days, the cableship
Dellwood established a new record in
cable laying achievements, Col. Gibbs,
of the Signal Corps, announced this
afternoon.
SOUTHERN VOTE SPLIT
OVER REMARKS BY DAVIS
ATLANTA, Oct. 31.—The Morning
Constitution says that rumors claim
ing that Ku Klux Klan leaders have
cut the prospective vote lead of Dem
ocratic nominees in the South by send
ing orders to Klan leaders to with
draw support from Davis, are well
substantiated by clippings taken from
the Searchlight, the Klan publication,
which charges that Davis in his In
dianapolis address in appealing for
the negro vote declared for complete
equality of races regardless of either
color or creed.
NO MORE CAMPAIGNING
FOR PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov.—Confi
dent of the outcome of the election
President Coolidge has no further
plans for active participation in the
campaign as his friends do not con
sider any specific replies to the
charges which have been made
against himself or Departments of the
government are necessary.
MYSTERIOUS COMPLAINT
KILLS NINE PERSONS
ATTENDING FUNERAL
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1.—City and
Federal health authorities are endeav
oring to determine the nature of the
malady which caused the deaths of
Mrs. Luciana Samarano and nine oth
er persons who attended her funeral
here a week ago. Nine other mourn
ers at the funeral are still critically
ill.
NO DANGER FROM RIOTING
SAY SGOV. GENERAL WOODS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.—Governor
General Wood cabled Secretary Wood
| that there is no occasion for alarm
j over the riots reported in the Phil
ippines against the Chinese as all at
tempts at trouble were quickly sup
pressed. Business conditions are un
usually good and the government is
moving smoothly. He gave a detail
ed account of their riots.
EARTHQUAKE LIFTS BED OF
SEA NEAR LOOCHOO ISLANDS
—
TOKYO, Nov. 1.—A large volcanic
explosion has occurred on the sea
bottom near the Yaeyama islands be
tween Formosa and the Loochoo isl
ands.
RICHARD CONNOR GUILTY
FIRST DEGREE MURDER
TACOMA, Nov. 1.—Richard Connor
last night was found guilty of mur
der in the first degree without capital
punishment, by a jury in the Federal
i court here on a charge of murdering
his wife, Pearl Connor, on the Camp
1 Lewis military reservation last May.
j LEGALITY OF PUBLICATION
OF INCOME TAXES ARE AS
YET UNDECIDED BY HEADS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 31.—
The Federal government’s attitude to
| ward the publication of income tax
I returns are further beclouded after
the cabinet discussed the question at
their regular meeting this week. Leav
■ng the meeting, Attorney General
Stone said he had found his col
leagues in general agreement and he
White House Hficials, how ver. later
would niaK* s >.r»e v.^acemei t later,
said that Coolidge was unaware of
any decision concerning the legality
of the publication.
ALASKA WOMAN AND
CHILDREN STARVING
SEATTLE, Nov. 1.—A radio mes
sage received this afternoon says that
Mrs. Louis Knaflich and two small
children are facing starvation at Apo
kak, where they have been waiting
since May the return of Capt. Rna
flich, husband and father, in com
mand of the schooner Apollo, who was
forced to put back on account of ice.
The vessel left Seattle late in Sept
ember and got no farther than Good
News Bay. The vessel returned to
Dutch Harbor and will await an op
portunity to get into the Kuskokwim.
ARGENTINA FLYER WILL
MAKE FLIGHT OVER PACIFIC
TOKJO, Nov. 1.—“I am well and my
airplane is working perfectly, and I
will attempt the trans-pacific flight
in spite of adverse weather condi
tions,” said Lieut. Zanni, the Argen
tina aviator, who is making a flight
! around the world. He leaves today
i for Kobe to make fnal preparations
to fly to the Aleutians. If he can ob
tain insurance on two vessels north
of 60 degrees latitude for the winter
he will charter two vessels to make
j the trip over his proposed route to
[ act as rescue vessels in case of acci
, dent to his plane.
TEXAS MURDERESS
SUICIDES IN CELL
SAN MARCO, Texas, Nov. 1.—Mrs.
Anna Haup Triel, confessed slayer of
George Schroeder, her first husband,
and stepchildren, took her life here
yesterday afternoon in the jail cell,
rather than meet the punishment ex
pected and the responsibility of added
motherhood.
NEW YORK FIRST IN
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO FUND
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.— New
York state was first among the states
in amounts contributed to the Repub
lican National campaign fund up to
October 10. New York handed in
$514,521 taking first place; Illinois
was second with $390,000 and Penn
sylvania thirtd with $275,621. Ac
cording to testimony issued by Wm.
Butler, chairman of the Republican
National Committee subscriptions are
pouring in to the committee.
NEW MATSON LINER
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31.—Spe
cifications for the new Matson liner
will probably be completed within the
next thirty days when bids for con- !
struction will be called. The contract
price is near five thousand dollars.
LABOR GOVERNMENT
WAS BADLY DEFEATED
LONDON, Nov. 1.—England’s labor
government was short lived, the re
turns from Wednesday’s election
showing that the conservatives had
won 308 seats. Baldwin, who favors
a protective tariff, is likely to again
lead the party. England’s great
number of unemployed which aggre
gates nearly five millions, was largely
responsible for the defeat of the labor
party.
The conservatives made new con
quests in all parts of the country win
ning (back seats from industrial dis
tricts which were lost in the last elec
tion on the free trade fight and Lady
Astor was also re-elected at Ply
mouth.
FOREIGN LOANS TOTAL
NEARLY BILLION DOLLARS
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.—Foreign
loans floated in the United States
during the first ten months of this
year aggregate approximately $660,
750,000. The largest issues were the
Japanese loan of 150 million dollars,
and the recent German loan of 110
million dollars. Other countries in
cluded Sweden, Switzerland, Argenti
na, and Holland.
U. S. SUGAR BONDS WEAK
NEW Y'ORK, Nov. 1.—American
Sugar bonds continued weak, con
trasting with the advance with Cuban 1
sugar issues.
MERGER ASSURED
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—The Van
Sweirnenges interests announced that
Stock Holders of five railroads in
volved in the giant nickel place mer
ger nave deposited sufficient stock
to assure plans being completed.
LIST FULL OF INACCURACIES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—Charges
were made today by Secretary Mel
lon and Charles B. Brewer that the
list of duplicated bonds furnished the
special House investigating commit
tee, investigating the Bureau of En
graving were very inaccurate.
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT
MAY WITHDRAW MINISTER
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.—Should
the Mexican , government withdraw
its consular representative from Great
Britain and a similar action taken by
Great Britain it is probable that the
State Department will be asked to
take care of British consular inter
ests in Mexico. No official word of;
the latest developments in the con
troversy between the two countries
has reached here either from Mexico
or London.
YUKON SAILS WITH
NINETY PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, Nov. 1.—The steamship'
Yukon sailed this morning with ninety
passengers including the following for
Seward: Byron Elms, Mrs. F. M.
Kelly, Evelyn Kelly, Miss J. Dyer, H.
Larson, B. Mihelick, Capt. Havistock,
Mrs. G. S. Dyer, Mrs. Wilma Sheldon,
J. Davis, Mrs. C. C. Knapp, Mrs. E.
Frank, Mrs. A. Long.
EPIDEMIC HITS TEXAS
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 1.—An
outbreak of hoof and mouth disease
was discovered in a herd of 300 cat
tle 25 miles from the place where it
was first discovered in this state.
MAMMOTH HOSTELRY
IN SEATTLE TURNED
OVER TO THE PUBLIC
SEATTLE, Nov. 1.—The new com
munity hotel, The Olympic, was turn
ed over by the builders today to Will
P. Taylor, local manager, to be opened
to the public December 6.
The building and furnishings, exclu
sive of the site, cost $5,374,000, and
contains 617 rooms, three great pub
lic dining rooms, seven private dining
rooms and two large ballrooms.
The building is said to be one of
the most elaborate structures in the
west.
REPUBLICANS HAVE PLENTY
MONEY SWING CAMPAIGN
CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 31.—William
Hedges, ficreipry of LaFollette cam
paign committee tc Id the Senate
campaign lund sub-committee that ap
proximately two at.d a half million
dollars 1 .t* Oeen col.ecied to date for
ilu IP publican Nai.onaJ Committee.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1 Charges that
at least eight corporations have vio
lated the State law prohibiting con
tributions to political parties, or can
didates for office, were filed with
the District Attorney’s office who la
ter announced they would begin an
investigation. Charges were made by
Hodges, of LaFollette’s campaign
committee who asserted that adver
tisements have appeared in newspa
pers advocating the election of Cool
idge and Dawes and wrere paid for by
Corporations.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 1.—
Cyrus Curtis, publisher in Philadel
phia, testified at the Senate investi
gating committee he has taken no
part in raising funds for the Repub
lican campaign but 60,000 dollars
wa sspent out of the Corporate funds
of the Country Gentleman and the
Saturday Evening Post tor advertis
ing political articles during the cam
paign.
HALLOWE’EN PRANKS
COST LIVES OF BOYS
SEATTLE, Nov. 1.—Thomas B.
Magee and Theodore Vanderstay, two
high school boys, were killed last night
in a Hallowe’en party, in which they
sought to hoist a metal garbage can
over an electric light pole and had
1400 volts of electricity turned thru
their bodies.
LIEUT. ERIK NELSON
TO MARRY OHIO GIRL
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1.—Lieut. Erik
Nelson, one of the round the world
flyers, is to marry Miss Ruth Butler
of Dayton, O. , it was announced.
ALASKA SALMON PACK
TOTALS 5,058,000 CASES
SEATTLE, Nov. 1.—According to
reports received by D. Winn, bureau
of fisheries, United States department
of commerce, the year’s pack of Alas
ka salmon will total 5,058,000 cases.
NEW YORK CHAIRMAN
REFUSES TO TESTIFY
WASHINGTON, Nov 1.—Acting
Chairman Caraway of the Investigat
ing committee announced that he has
received a telegram from George K.
Morris of New York, who is acting as
Republican state chairman, refusing to
appear before the committee investi
gating Republican campaign fund
contributions, unless “certain stipula
tions be made.”
Senator Caraway replied that the
committee was not making any stipu
lations or understandings with any
witness, and that Morris can refuse
to come if he likes, providing he de
sires to take the consequences of re
fusal.
CONFERENCE MEANS NOTHING
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.—In a state
ment made here this week, J. W. Da
vis said that England has hopelessly
outclassed the United States in naval
armaments since the Washington dis
armament conference which upon ex
amination amounts to nothing.
Handsome Prizes Given At 1.0.0. F. Dance This Evening