VOLUME 19, NUMBER 261
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1924.
PRICE TEX CENTS
REPUBLICAN TRIUMPH
IS MUCH GREATER
THAN WAS REPORTED
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—The repub
lican triumph in Tuesday’s election
apparently much greater than was
at first reported. As the returns
come in from belated precincts in
outlying states, the returns not only
have boosted the total electoral
votes credited to Coolidge, but have
greatly increased the likelihood that
the new administration will have a
dependable majority of its own party
in Upbgress. The returns likewise
lift to new heights the vast republi
can majorities in several states al
ready counted in the Coolidge col
umn, and give indications ot deposit
ing there all, of their electoral
strength now classified as doubtful.
In the triumphal procession are
Montana and Nevada, having between
them seven electoral votes in the
electoral college that would increase
the party’s total to 374. For the
time LaFolette had threatened to
capture these states, but figures avail
able today make both safely Repub
lican.
The electoral vote of Davis and
Bryan stands today at 126, and the
only chance of increase is in New
Mexico, where the democratic ticket
was holding the lead by a scant
plurality. Coolidge was gaining at
a ratio which if maintained will add
<H is state’s three votes to the Repub
lican total. •
Republicans Carry Washington
SEATTLE, Wn., Nov. 6.—The re
publicans carried the state of Wash
ington for Coolidge despite the Re
publican National committee, rath
er than with its help, is the gist of
a statement from republican state
headquarters. The statement was pre
pared prior to election and was de
signed it was announced to explain
the inability of the state committee
to extend all the aid that was called
for by various parts of the state.
Eastern political wiseacres this year
l^uld not see behind the defeat of
Senator Miles Poindexter in 1922, and
they wrote down Washington as lost
says the statement. The vindication
of the administration in Tuesday’s
vote wras therefore all the more pleas
ing.
Women Elected Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. 6.—For
the first time in the history of the
state a woman will sit in the leg
islative halls of the state of Wis
consin as a result of the election of
three women to the assembly.
• Coolidge Carries West Va.
CHARLSTON Nov. 6—Half of
West Virginia’s precincts gives Cal
vin Coolidge 2574 lead over Davis.
California Republican.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6.—Cool
idge has a lead of 100,000 over Davis
and LaFollette combined in Califor
nia.
t Smith Governor of New York
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—It is esti
mated that Smith will have a major
ity of one hundred thousand over
Theodore Roosevelt for governor.
Kentucky Republican.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 6.—With three
fourths of the vote completed Cool
idge has a lead over Davis of nine
thousand in this state.
Oregon Vote Large.
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 6.—The
^ote for Coolidge in Oregon is larger
tf an the combined votes of Davis
and LaFollette.
Coolidge Vote 7,700,000.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6—Based on re
turns today from all states Coolidge
has a popular vote lead over Davis
of 7,700,000. The tabulation gives
LaFollette a'vole of nearly four and
a half million.
Mrs. Ross, Governor.
< CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 6.—Mrs.
Nellie Taylor Ross, democrat, widow
of the late Governor Ross^ was elect
ed governor of Wyoming today, de
feating Eugene E. Sullivan, republi
can.
Seattle Judicial Election.
SEATTLE, Wn., Nov. 6.—Prose
cuting Attorney Malcolm Douglas was
ejected superior court judge defeat
ing Boyd Tallman. C. H. Paul was
also elected to the Superior court,
defeating Judge Otis Brinker. Other
superior court judges were re-elected.
Dr. P. H. Carlyon Elected.
OLYMPIA, Nov. 6.—After being de
feated in the primaries by an almost
unknown contender, from Tenino
County, Dr. P. H. Carlyon, state sen
ator from Thurston county staged
a comeback in the general election
thru the use of stickers, winning by
700 votes.
Coolidge Carries Massachusetts
BOSTON Nov. 6.—Though Cool
idge carried the state by 400,000
votes Senator Walsh, a democrat, was
defeated by less than 25,000 votes.
LaFollette Eeats Davis.
NEW YORK. Nov. 6— LaFollette
appears to have polled more votes
than Davis in 11 western states as
follows: Minnesota, Wisconsin, No.
Dakota, So. Dakota Montana, Wyo
ming, Idaho, Nevada, Washington,
Oregon and California.
Borah Re-Elected.
BOISE, Ida., Nov. 6.—Senator Bor
a hwas re-elected to the Senate by a
large majority. He ran as a repub
lican.
George W. Norris Re-Elected
OMAHA, Nov. 6.—George W. Nor
ris was re-elected to the Senate by
a heavy vote.
29,000,000 Votes Polled.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 6 —
Estimates place the number of votes
polled by the American people at
29,000,000.
—
DEFEAT OF BROOKHART
LESSON TO INSURGENTS
_
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—In the de
feat of such senators as Brookhart
in Iowa, and Magnus Johnson in
Minnesota, and the election of re
publicans in two other states to re
place democrats, the party has vir
tually eliminated the danger of La
Follette block control in the next
senate. Corresponding victories in
the House has also reduced to a neg
ligible quantity the insurgent bloc
which interfered with the smooth run
ning of the Republican administration
program.
Thus the President on the fourth
of March next will face the prospect
of a fair degree of success in project
ing his legislative program before
congress. At least he will find his
program in more friendly hands than
it was in the last ongress.
KLAN BILL DEFEATED
SEATTLE, Nov. 6.—The Ku Klux
Klan school bill was snowed under in
this state by a tremendous majority.
The bill provided for the abolition of
all sectarian or private schools.
RETURNS FROM THIRD
DIVISION UP TO 2 O’CLOCK
The following are the returns from
the Third division, as compiled by
The Gateway statistician, up to 2:00
o’clock today. It will be seen that
Bartley Howard leads Dr. Council for
senator by about 32 votes, and will
probably have a lead of 100 votes by
the time the returns are all in.
Sutherland . 1653
Boyle . 838
Rustgard . 1261
Roden . 1075
Howard .-. 1239
Council. 1207
Sherman .. 1396
Murray . 1202
Grier . 1186
Wilcox . 1113
Bogard .. 1047
Rucker . 1042
Bugge . 816
Precincts yet to be heard from are
Seldovia, Unalaska, Naknek, Knik,
Cache Creek, Ouzinkie, Afognak, Ka
natak, Unga, Chignik, Ellamar, Ni
nilchik, Kenai, Belkofsky and Homer.
Votes poled in the respective divi
sions were as follows:
•First Division . 4523
Second Division . 2942
Third Division . 3785
Fourth Division. 3197
Hope—
Cole 13, Boyle 5, Sutherland 18,
Roden 7, Rustgard 15, Council 7,
Howard 15, Bogard 11, Bugge 10,
Grier 16, Murray 8, Rucker 9, Sher
man 15, Waller 7, Wilcox 9; For
Road Commissioner, Mike Connolly
2, Lindsey 2.
Hyder—
Cole 60, Boyle 27, Sutherland 74,
Hunt 39, Walker 61, Boyd 33? Casey
13, Christensen 34, Connors 47, Fer
guson 36, Grant 46, Hardy 37, Hern
35, Paul 39, McCloskey 9, Roden 36,
Rustgard 60—Total 104.
FIGHT FOR CONTROL
OF CONGRESS SAID
TO BE VERY CLOSE
NEW YORK, Nov. 6—Fight for
working control of congress is a close
one, but holds out the prospect that
Coolidge may have a manageable ma
jority though small, over the LaFol
lette insurgent balance of power
which during the present congress
has thwarted many administration
measures and policies. Early today
thirty house districts dre still miss
ing from the final tabulation of Tues
day's election, while the votes in
the contest were being counted.
FUNERAL JAMES HILL
HELD AT ANCHORAGE
The funeral of former deputy mar
shal, James Hill, slain at Seldovia
last week, was held Monday at An
chorage by the American Legion post
and the Anchorage lodge of Elks, Mr.
Hill having been a member of both
organizations. Paulbearers were A1
Hardy, J# A. Magill, H. I. Staser, A.
F. Hoffman, Harry Hamill, Jas. Ken
nedy, Nick Gaikema, Chas Watson
and Huie Goodel^ all personal friends
of the deceased. The Legion after
a short prayer by Chaplain Cook,
fired taps over the grave of their de
parted comrade.
WASHINGTON GIVES
COOL1DGE BIG VOTE
SEATTLE, Nov_ 6.—Twenty-one
hundred and 13 of the 2437 precincts
in the state, as totaled this morning
gave Coolidge a plurality of 62,908
over LaFollette and a majority over
the combined democratic and pro
gressive opposition of 24 314.
In 2102 precincts, Hartley for gov
ernor, has rolled up a majority over
all opponents of 51,503. His plural
ity over Ben F. Hill, democrat, was
83,979.
The republican state congressmen
were all re-elected save in the Fifth
district, where Representative Sam
B. Hill, democrat, and J. E. Fer
guson, republican, are in a neck and
neck race. /
BR00KHART LOSES
TO BEN. F. STECK
DES MOINES, Nov. 6.—Senator
Brookhart, who created a sensation in
Iowa •politics shortly before election
by repudiating the Coolidge adminis
tration, was badly defeated by Ben F.
Steck, democrat. Brookhart today at
tributed his defeat to the “standpat”
Republican vote.
—
EXPLOSION WRECKS CHURCH
TUCSON, Nov. 6.—An explosion of
undetermined origin yesterday after
noon wrecked the Santa Cruz Catho
lic church and the priest’s quarters ad
joining. No one was hurt in the ac
cident.
SENATOR LODGE LIES
AT POINT OF DEATH
BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 6.—Senator
Henry Cabot I<odge? of that state,
suffered a paralytic stroke at noon
yesterday, and has been unconscious
ever since. There is little hope for
his recovery according to physicians
attending him. Mr. Lodge had been
up all night Tuesday receiving elec
tion rturns, and his stroke was brot
on by over-exertion.
HAS HEAD SHAVED AND
THEN GOES ON DRUNK
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Nov. 6.—
Trying to get even with his wife for
having her hair bobbed, a Chattanoo
ga ex-service man Inlay entered a bar
be * shop :md asked foi a head shave.
After an argument with the barber
this was finally {'me. The man left
the shop with a luad like a nil Care
ball.
After having his hair bobbed the
striker against bobs got on a tearing
drunk and wound up ir the hospital,
where he cried weikly for his wife
to come and get h’m out, ‘bobbed hair
and all.”
NOME PIONEER IN STATES
The Nome Nugget states that Carl
Stenius, proprietor of the Sinrock
roadhouse, familiarly known as ‘‘Sin
rock Charlie,” left on the last trip of
the Victoria for the States, his first
trip in many years.
DAVIS ACCEPTS DEFEAT
WIRE CONGRATULATIONS
TO PRESIDENT COOUDGE
NEW YORK. Nov. 6_John W. Da
vis, democratic ^candidate for the
Presidency, in a public statement to
day accepted the outcome of the re
cent election “without any vain re
grets or bitterness,” and said it was
his honest hope “that the administra
tion of President Coolidge may prove
successful and beneficial to the coun
try.” He wired hearty congratula
tions to Coolidge.
WOMAN ELECTED CONGRESS
NEW YORK Nov. 6.—The new
congress will have at least one wo
man member, Mrs. Mary Thornton,
democrat, who was elected from the
Twelfth New Jersey district.
BRYAN GOVERNOR NEBRASKA
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 6.—G-overnor
Bryan will lay aside his gubernatorial
toga and go squirrel hunting Satur
day.
LARGE VOTE IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Wn„ Nov. 5.—The vote
cast in Seattle was: Coolidge, 47,461;
LaFollette, 30,102, and Davis, 6,023.
WALSH DEFEATED BY
FREDERICK GILLETTE
BOSTQN, Mass., Nov. 6.—David I.
Walsh, democrat, was defeated for
the United States Senate by Frederick
Gillette, republican.
ZEPPELIN WORKS REMOVED
FROM GERMANY TO SPAIN
BERLIN, Nov. 4.—The announce
; ment has been made that the Zeppelin
works at Frederich shaven will be re
moved to Seville, Spain. A number
of Zeppelins are to be constructed for
South American countries and contin
ued agitation by German communists
is said to be responsible for the
move.
BROOKS SHOT HILL
WHEN DOG SHOT AT
(Anchorage Times.)
According to late arrivals in An
chorage from Seldovia the slaying of
James Hill accurred on the old Mic
kie Doyle homestead, now the Wm.
Brooks homestead, by Brooks, when
he shot the deputy marshal through
the m‘ck from the front, instead of
| through the back as at first reported,
cutting a jugular vein. Death was al
most instantaneous. '
Hill, Jailer Hurlburt and Bob Ja
cobson, a 'oung fellow who was a
roustabout at the jail, went out to
search for liquor and a reported still.
They arrested three men, Gangyon,
Lavere and another man, who were
taken to Seldovia on a charge of
having booze in their possession, by
Jailer Hurlburt,
Hill and Jacobson then commenced
looking over the homestead and were
going through the tent on the home
stead behind Brooks’ home. While
making the search Brooks' dog came
at Hill and bit at him. The deputy
marshal took a few shots at the dog,
and shortly afterward Brooks came
from his home to the tent and began
shooting. Hill and Jacobson started
out of the tent, the latter making for
the brush, while Hill was out in the
open, where he received a shot in the
front of his neck, which came clean
thru the body at the back of his
neck? cutting a jugular vein.
Mrs. Brooks, wife of William
Brooks, was at home at the time and
Brooks came to the house and it
is alleged, told his wife he had shot
the marshal. She attempted to take
the gun away from her husband but
before she hardly knew what was
happening Brooks blew the top of
his head off.
Jacobson came running to town,
about a half-mile from the scene of
the shooting, and told the people they
had better hurry out to the home
stead as there was some shooting
going^ on there. A large number
of residents and the jailer hurried
out and found Hill and Brooks both
dead.
Later on, after the shooting, Milo
Hurlburt, the jailer, and two other
men, found a well-beaten trail on the
homestead' from the tent behind the
Brooks home to a dugout, where they
discovered five barrels of mash and a
copper boiler. The mash was well
covered and three lanterns were burn
ing under' the mash.
NAVAL PAYMASTER LEAVES
WITH CASH IN OFFICE
BREMERTON, Nov. 5.—Naval of
ficials here have instigated a search
for Roland R. McClintock, pay clerk,
who disappeared several days ago.
Officials are investigating McClin
tock’s accounts behind closed doors
and would make no statement after
the meeting.
PUGET SOUND NAVIGATOR
HAS JOINED MAJORITY
SEATTLE, Wn„ Nov. 6.—Captain
Warren L Stetson, one oF the best
known navigators in Puget Sound is
dead.
BRAZIL SOLDIERS REVOLT
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 6.—The gar
rison at Pernambuco, Brazil, has re
volted according to the latest Monte
video correspondent.
CLEVER FRENCH FIND WAY
TO BEAT INHERITANCE TAX
PARIS, Nov. 6.—A law was passed
in France recently making the legal
adoption of children relatively easy of
accomplishment and the new measure
is resulting in loss of revenue to the
government.
Inheritance taxes in France are
heavy. On a fortune of 1,000,000
francs a nephew who inherits must
pay 400,000 francs to the state, a
grand nephew 441,000 francs, and an
unrelated inheritor 482,000 francs, but
a child pays only 123,000 francs.
Adopted children rank as real child
ren, so it has become the habit for
testators to adopt distant relatives
and friends to whom they desire to
leave money.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
ANNOUNCED BY COOLIDGE
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 6 —
President Coolidge by proclamation
today set aside Thursday, November
27, as Thanksgiving Day.
JAPANESE GIVEN Six
MONTHS FOR INSULT
TO AMERICAN FLAG
TOKIO, Nov. 6.—Rihei Okada, the
Japanese who cut the American flag
from the flagstaff of the destroyed
American embassy last July, was to
day given six months imprisonment.
The incident occurred when a group
of Japanese students, were engaged
in rioting last July, and was the
cause of much international corres
pondence.
SENATOR WALSH ELECTED
HELENA, Mont., Nov. 6.—Montana
voters have re-elected Senator Walsh,
democrat, and Congressman John T.
Evans, democrat, from the First dis
trict, and Congressman Scott Leavitt,
republican, from the second district
by substantial majorities.
PICTURE MAN LEAVING
Leo Hansen, motion picture man
who spent several years in the Arctic
with the Danish explorer, Knud Ras
mussen, has returned to the States.
SEATTLE DEPARTMENTS
WILL RECEIVE A RAISE
SEATTLE, Nov. 6.—Eleven hund
red policemen and firemen in Seat
tle will receive salary increases of
$25 per month as a result of the
voters of the city approving the pro
position by a substantial majority.
City, employes initiated this measure
after the city council had refused
them an advance in pay last August.
WILL TAKE VACATION
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—Theodore
Roosevelt, who was defeated Tuesday
by A1 Smith for governor of New
York( said today he would take a
vacation and would then get to work.
REDONDO MAKES LAST
TRIP TO COOK INLET
The steamship Redondo has made
her last trip of the season to Cook
Inlet points. She is expected to ar
rive in Seward some time tomorrow
with a large quantity of freight and
several passengers.
PLAUGUE HITS LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6.—Death
from the pneumonic which recently
hit this city now number 23, with
many in the hospitals. Efforts made
to< abate the epidemic so tar have
been unavailing.
BRITISH NEWSPAPERS
REJOICE OVER RESULTS
AMERICAN ELECTIONS
LONDON Nov. 6.—British news
papers today rejoiced over the re
sults of the American election, claim
ing that the re-election of Coolidge
was a victory for conservatism. The
Evening Standard and Evening News
agreed that “the United States have
given the world another ami great
er conservative victory ”
In commenting on the landslide for
Coolidge the News says that evi
dently America is not yet ready to
forsake the beaten paths of conser
vatism to explore the fields o; radi
calism.
MANY BRUSH FIRES
A brush fire at 12 o’clock last night
called out the fire department and
gave them considerable work for a
time. The grass behind the Ballaine
house caught fire and before it was
discovered assumed considerable pro
portions.
I
WATCHMAN APPOINTED
Charles Cooper has been appointed
night watchman for the city during
the present dry season.
SECRETARY OF LABOR
WILL VISIT SO. AMERICA
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 6 —
Secretary of Labor Davis will leave
Saturday on an extensive trip thru
South America.
BUTLER CONDUCTED
EXCELLENT CAMPAIGN
SAYS PRES. COOLIDGE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 6.—
President Coolidge addressed the fol
lowing letter to Chairman Butler of
the Republican National committee:
“I want to thank you for your con
duct of the greatest campaign that
I have ever known. Your manage
ment has been superb.”
MARCUS JOHNSON BEATEN
ST. PAUL, Nov. 6.—Thos. D. Schall
a republican, was elected United States
senator over Marcus Johnson of the
: farmer-labor party.
| SELLER OF GIRLS FALLS
INTO CLUTCHES OF LAW
VIENNA—The Austrian police ar
rested the noted Czech white slaver,
Leopold Macoun Tuesday. Macoun
was traveling through Austria with
10 young Czecho Slovakian girls be
tween the ages of 14 and 18 years,
when he was arrested and the girls
sent home.
SEWARD’S CANDIDATE
APPARENTLY DEFEATED
' The battle of the ballots is over and
it would appear that Seward will be
without a voice in the next legisla
ture. Mr. Rucker, the local man, made
a good race but the odds were too
great against him. There is one les
son we can draw from the election
and that is that it is the duty of ev
eryone to vote. Seward polled only
266 votes out of a possible 400. If we
1 had voted our full strength the re
sults of this election might have been
different.
In an interview with Mr. Rucker, he
stated: “I am more than pleased with
the support given me in Seward and
I wish to express my thanks to my
friends and neighbors who voted for
me. It appears that I am defeated
unless I receive a phenomenal vote in
the western precincts which have not
been heard from. However, I am not
surprised by the results for on my re
cent trip to Anchorage before elec
tion I ran across a sample ballot which
no doubt had a wide circulation. This
ballot indicated a combination for the
election of two democrats and two re
publicans. From the returns it would
appear this combination was success
ful. Mr. Sherman, democrat, and Mr.
Grier, republican, both of Anchorage,
and Mr. Murray, republican of McCar
thy, and Mr. Wilcox, democrat, of Val
dez, will no doubt be the representa
tives from the Third Division in the
next legislature. They are able men
and will be a credit to the division.
Having made a good race I have no
regrets at being defeated by men of
such high calibre, but I should have
liked to have seen less sectionalism in
the election for we have too much of
that in other matters for the welfare
of the country."