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VOLUME XX. NUMBER 288.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1925.
PRICE TEN CENTS
BIG REDUCTION
NATIONS TAXES
RECOMMENDED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21. (/P>—
Mellon recommended to the House
Ways and Means committee a reduc
tion of two hundred and fifty to three
hundred million dollars in taxes. He
suggested a surtax of twenty instead
of thirty-seven per cent, which would
reduce the maximum including the
surtax and normal, on the largest in
come to twenty-five per cent from for
ty-two per cent. He urged the repeal
of the estate, gift and miscellaneous
taxes and the publicity section of the
income tax law.
Mellon also suggested a reduction
of automobile taxes by repeals of three
levies on trucks, tires and accessories.
Mellon opposed the repeal of the
theatre ticket tax, opposed the exten
sion of the jurisdiction of the board of
tax appeals. He based his suggestions
on the expectation of a surplus of two
hundred and ninety million dollars this
year.
AMERICAN DESTROYERS
ORDERED TO ALEXANDRIA
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21. (/P)
—Two American destroyers have been
ordered to Alexandria, Egypt, to re- j
main in readiness for use in Syrian '
ports for the protection of American :
lives and property, as a result of the j
revolt of tribesmen.
ARTHUR ROBINSON WILL BE
SENATOR FROM INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 21. (£>)—Gov-1
ernor Jackson has appointed Arthur j
R. Robinspn, attorney and republican.!
as United States Senator from Indi-;
ana, to succeed the late Samuel M. I
Ralston, until the general election of j
November. 1926.
AMUNDSEN SAYS DIRIGIBLE
BEST FOR POLE JOURNEY
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21. (JP)‘1
—Amundsen visited the Whitehouse j1
today to pay his respects to Coolidge, 1
saying during the course of conver- :
sation that the dirigible was the best 1
for a trip over the North Pole. He 1
believes though, with the development J
of the airplane, it will be the most feas !
ible in future years. ’ i *
COMMUNISTS ARRESTED
LONDON, Oct. 21. (/Pj—'The police
last night raided the headquarters of
the communists party here and also
one of the London branch offices and
arrested six communist officials. They
will be charged in court with conspir
ing to incite sedition and mutiny.
PERFECT NEW GAS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21. (/P)
—The war department is making prep
arations by which within twelve hours
notice the regular army can guaran
tee to successfully gas any mob which
attempts to destroy life and property
any where in the United States. The
gas will hare no after-effect.
BANK ROBBER CAPTURED
CRESTON, B. C., Oct. 21. (£>)—One
of the two men who robbed the Imper
ial Bank of Creston, of $6,500 yester
day afternoon, was captured and $2,
700 recovered. A posse of one hun
dred and fifty men is searching for the
other man on Goat Mountain, feixty
miles fron^ here.
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WILL NOT FIGHT DIVORCE
NEW YORK, Oct. 21. (JP)—Mrs. R.
P. Stokes announced that she will not
make a move to set aside the divorce
decree granted to her millionaire hus
band because of the profound political
differences with her husband. She
also attacked the New York state law
which prohibits divorce, except upon
extreme provocation.
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PLAN FOR DISARMAMEN1
PARIS, Oct. 21. (/P)—President Cool
idge’s reported intention of calling an
other disarmament conference at ar
early date, does not receive enthusias
tic support in French official circles
The signing of the Security Pact al
Lacarno, a few days ago, does not in
dicate according to the French view
that the tjme is ripe for America tc
take the initiative toward a further re
duction in armaments.
The French ^attitude asserts that the
Initiative should come from France
and other European countries, and
certainly not from America; which
has adopted the policy of isolation in
world affairs.
MELLON’S TAX PLAN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21. (£>)
—Secretary Mellon, on the eve of his
appearance before the House Ways
and Means committee, made public a
letter to Senator Edge taking a defi
nite stand against all proposals to ex
empt from taxes all net incomes up
to five thousand dollars. He says it
would lose an annual revenue to the
government of $167,000,000.
FOOTBALL POPULAR
NEW YORK, Oct. 21, (JP)—Statistics
on Saturday’s games throughout the
country, indicate that perhaps one mil
lion attended the contests. Twenty
eight games alone had an official at
tendance of 500,000.
NEW TESTS FOR AIRCRAFT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21. (£>)
—President Coolidge’s aircraft board
is expected to recommend new tests
to determine the relative merits of
aircraff, and anti-aircraft gun3, with a
particular study of vulnerability of
battleships to air attacks.
UNSUCCESSFUL
TRIP IN NORTH
TO FIND GOLD
SEATTLE, Oct. 21. (/P)—M. 6. Guise
i prospector, returned from Alaska on
he last boat, after an unsuccessful ex
pedition into the Endicott mountains
or gold. He used an airplane to
nake‘ the first' Step of his trip from
Fairbanks,-covering 150 miles to Fort
t ukon. From there he used Indian
guides and dogs for packing his sup
plies. He spent two months in the
nountains without encountering a sin
gle white person.
BAYCHIMO DUE FRIDAY
VANCOUVER, B. C., Oct. 21. (JP)_
^he Baychimo is expected in Thurs
ay or Friday. She reported yester
ay at the northern end of Queen Char
itte Islands.
STRANGE CASE
LEDSVILLE, Oct. 21. (JP)—A strange
ase of apparently a duel personality
hat is attracting so much attention
ere is that of Maj. Perry an old negro
nd former slave. A committee of
hysicians and psychologists is pre
aring to examine the subject, who is
literate when awake, but delivers
ermons in perfect English when he is
sleep. .
FORD MUST USE STEEL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21. (JP)
-Under the terms of Henry Ford’s
pntract for the purchase of 199 steel
lips for scrapping, Ford is not allow
I to resell any steel, but must use it
1 in his own plants.
OLL NOT INTERFERE IN STRIKE
WASHINGTON, D._ C., Oct. 21. (^P)
-President* Coolidge is standing pat
i his policy of non-interference in the j
>al strike, despite the reports of near 1
mines in fuel throughout the coun- <
y, which may cause much suffering 1
is winter. The strike has been on 1
uce September 1st, and the outlook 1
r a near settlement is doubious. t
BULGARIANS AND
GREEKS TANGLE
BOUNDARY ROW
ATHENS, Oct. 21. (£>)—'The Greek
government sent an ultimatum with a
48-hour time limit to Bulgaria in con
nection with frontier fighting, demand
ing an indemnity of two million francs
and an official expression of regret.
The punishment of responsible offi
cers was asked by the Green authori
ties.
Greek Soldier Blamed
BULGARIA, Oct. 21. (JP)—A Bulgar
ian telegraphic agency said the fight
ing started when a Greek soldier en
tered Bulgarian territory near Remir
kapou Monday and wounded a Bulgar
ian sentinel who returned fire killing
his assailant. A long fusillade over
the border followed. The Bulgarian
government has proposed an immedi
ate enquiry to fix the responsibility.
CATHOLIC BISHOP ON
WAY BACK TO ROME
SEATTLE, Oct. 21. (#>)—Bishop
O’Dea, of the Roman Catholic liocese
of Seattle, is leaving for Rome whither
the Pope has summoned him, leaving
the million dollar campaign for the
celebration of the 75th anniversary of
the founding of the |Ljocese, one third
accomplished. Fa»er Theodore M.
Ryan, Chancellor or the diocese is ac
companying him.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21. (£>)—'The Ital
ian freighter Ignazio Florio, which
sent out an S. O. S. Monday night was
abandoned in a sinking condition to
day, after thirty-eight of the crew were
rescued by the crew of the President
Harding. The second officer of the
freighter was washed overboard dur
ing the rescue.
ANDREWS MAY QUIT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21. (#>)
—Discouraged by the continued pres
sure being brought upon him by poli
ticians both great and small, through
out the land, it is reported that Gen
eral Lincoln C. Andrews, in charge of
prohibition enforcement, will throw
up the sponge and resign in the near
future.
INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21. (JP)
—The labor bureau reported contin
ued increase in employment for Sep
tember in twelve groups of industries.
The per centage being seven and seven
tenths percent over September of last
year.
ZEPPELIN FACTORY MAY
BECOME NOVELTY WORKS
BERLIN, Oct. 21. (/P)—Dr. Hugh
Eckener in a speech at Hamburg has
threatened that the great Zeppelin
works at Friederichshafen will be con
verted into a cooking utensil and nov
elty factory unless the German peo
ple raise funds for the building of a
super zeppelin for polar expeditions.
PROHI AGENT SHOT
CHICAGO, Oct, 21. (/P)—Automobile
roads leading out of Chicago were be
ing guarded last night for the appre
hension of Martin Durkin, wanted for
the slaying of Edward C. Shannon an
Dperative of the federal department
3f justice. Shannon was shot to death
tvhen he attempted to arrest Durkin at
:he latter’s home.
BURGLAR FRACTURES
SKULL OF YOUNG GIRL j
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 21. (^P)—Suddenly ]
tripped around the throat by a burg- ]
ar when he was surprised in her par- ]
snts’ apartment here last night, Zelda 1
Jrashere, fourteen-year-old school girl i
tattled with her assailant until he hit
ter on the head with a telephone, frac
uring her skull.
WILL ATTEMPT AMMEND
THE VOLSTEAD LAW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21. (/P)
—A formidable move is being made by
the Liberals to amend the Volstead
law in the next congress to permit the
manufacture of beer and light wines.
The fight will be carried into the next
congressional elections.
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL
NEW YORK, Oct. 21. (^—Profes
sional football was introduced in New
York, before a turnout of twenty two
thousand at the Polo Grounds. Phil
adelphia Legion eleven defeated the
New York Giants, fourteen to nothing.
ROBBERS TAKE $150
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 21. (/P)—In
timidating a woman, clerk in a confec
tionery story here yesterday, two un
masked robbers leisurely robbed the
place of $150, greeting customers as
they entered, and then forcing them
to lie down behind the soda fountain.
THREE DEAD FROM GAS
NEW YORK, Oct. 21. —Three men
were found dead from gas asphyxiation
in an eastside card room here. They
were all in natural positions around
a card table when found by the police.
SEATTLE DIVORCE
MECCA OF THE
PACIFIC COAST
SEATTLE, Oct. 21. (JP)— Judge E.
Smith declared from the bench yester
day that Seattle was the divorce Mec
ca of the country. He said forty-three
hundred marriage licenses were ob
tained and twenty-three hundred di
vorces were granted last year. Smith
said a year’s residence in the state
was required to start a divorce suit
in Washington.
PRINCE OF WALES BACK HOME
LONDON, Oct. 21. UP)—'The Prince
of Wales returned home today after a
trip to Africa and South America. A
great carnival was in session to cele
brate the event. Everywhere two
questions were raised: What will be
the political results of his visit tn Af
rica and the commercial results of his
visit in South America; and when will
he marry? He met the royal family
on the platform, and shook hands with
the many dignitaries, and then started
away leading a giant procession.
TREATIES FORMULATED EUROPEAN
POWER ELIMINATE SCOURGE OF WAR
LOCARNO, Switzerland, Oct. 16—
(/P) delayed—A tentative formula has
been found for admission of Germany
to the League of Nations on her own
terms. She gives concessions to na
tionalists without breaking the league
rules.
The form again revives the amend
ment to article ten of the covenent
proposed by the Canadians in 1922. It
adds to the guarantee of political ter
ritory the integrity of all members
with the provision that obligations of
such duty should be shaped with re
gard for( peculiar geographical situa
tions of members of the league. Ger
many asked assurance for fears that
in event of a soviet attack on Poland
that Germany would not be used as a
base for operation against soviets.
Great Britain reigns as a result of
agreement on the plan.
LOCARNO, Oct. 16. (/P) delayed.—
Treaties adopted yesterday designed to
make impossible any reopening of the
World war. Germany and the Allied
powers approved the text of the Rhine
Security Pact which pledges its sig
natories, France, Germany and Belgi
um, not to attack or invade one an
other’s territory and to abstain from
war. Great Britain and Italy stand as
guarantors and promise to throw their
forces against any of the three parties
which violates its terms.
May Join Against America.
LOCARNO, Oct. 18. (,/P)—Strong be
lief is held in the statement that the
Locarno peace treaties will serve to
unite Europe against the United States
in trade and state matters. The debt
settlements furnish the nations a com
mon bond of interest in view.
Germany’s entrance into the league
as a result of the conference tends to
further accentuate America’s aloof
ness from European interests. States
men at the conference felt keenly Am
erica’s distance from Locarno and
what has been done and all sent have
been bent on forming an economic
pool, controlling future trade and cus
toms in a manner detrimental to the
United States.
The German representatives, Luther
,nd Stressmann, are the only delegates
vho left fearing the reception of the
L.ocarno agreements by their own par
iaments. Stressman is hopeful the
Reichstag will eventually accept the
Ihineland pact after stern national
st opposition.
League Assisting.
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agree to refer any violation to the Lo
carno Treaty, or to Articles 42 and 43
of the Versailles Treaty. The Coun
cil of the League of Nations are lend
ing their assistance to the party in
which the League decides as was at
tached to the Versailles in the Articles
mentioned as to the limit of German
fortifications on the Rhine and Ger
many’s right to maneuver forces here.
Guarantee Protection
PARIS, Octj 20.(JP)—Article one in
the treaty made last week at Locarno
guarantees “inviolability of the fron
tiers of Germany and Belgium, and
Germany and France, as fixed by the
Versailles Treaty.”
Germany, Belgium and France joint
ly and severally undertake to refrain
from attack and invasion and all oth
ed war acts. The preamble states
plainly the desires of the high con
tracting parties “to guarantee protec
tion to the peoples who suffered un
der the scourge of war from 1914 to
1918, and safeguard the peace in those
areas which have repeatedly been the
3cene of European conflicts.”
The contracting parties will submit
two judges and all questionings of
their rights will be answered by these
judges and they will then have to ac
cept the consequent decision.
Seven Locarno Treaties.
LONDON, Oct. 21. (/P)—Seven treat
ies came out of the Locarno confer
ence in which France, Belgium and
Germany have promised to respect the
rontiers as fixed by Treaty One at
Versailles, whereby Great Britain and
taly promise to aid the aggrieved
)arty. This will be signed in London
>n December 1 if ratified.
The above treaty will go into effect
vhen Germany joins the League of
Nations. -
Numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5 are identical,
iermany signed one each with France,
Belgium, Poland and Czechslovakia,
iroviding for peaceful settlement of
11 disputes with final reference to the
ribunal under the 1907 Hague con
entioon.
Articles six and seven cover France
nd Poland, and France and Czechslo
akia. These countries agree to aid
ach other against any German aggres
ion and if the League of Nations
lils to protect them, the conference
et forth that neither the security
act nor any other of the six treat
>s outlaws wars. It was declared
lat war is sometimes legitimate and
:ated that it was the purpose to
mit war as much as practicable.