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VOLUME XX. NUMBER 68.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 12,1925.
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LIBERATOR OF CHINA
AND FOUNDER REPUBLIC
PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN REPUBLIC PASSES
AWAY AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS
SPENT LIFE IN CAUSE LIBERTY
PEKING Thursday, March 12.—Dr. Sun Yat
Sen, president of South China, died in his head
quarters at Kuomintang. Dr. Sun was president
of the People's Party of China and has been a
well-known revolutionary leader in China since
the early 80's.
“Father of China” Was Christian
Few, if any statesmen, past or present, have known
more ups and downs, more victories and defeats, more loy
alty or more treachery, than Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the first
provincial president of China, frequently called the “Fa
ther of the Republic” and often referred to as the “George
Washington of the Far East.”
The name of Dr. Sun first began to appear in news
papers of the Western World back in the late 80’s, when
his vigorous pronouncements against his arch-enemies,
the dynastic Manchu Emperors of China, attracted some
slight attention. He was then living in the Hawaiian Is
lands with his widowed mother, who had migrated to Hon
olulu with her husband, an agent of a Christian mission,
when Sun Yat Sen was an infant. Sicne 1895, however,
when he essayed the first of his many revolutions, his
name has become almost as well known to the Occident as
it is to the 400 million Chinese nationals on behalf of
whom he spent a lifetime of unremitting hardship and
constant danger.
Twice Named President.
Dr. Sun was twice named to the
highest constitutional office in Chi
no—the first time in the Fall of
1911. when he was proclaimed the
first provisional president of the
Chinese Republic, and again in May,
1921, when he was elected President
of all China.
Preceding his first election the
Chinese people, rising in their
wrath against centuries of bad gov
ernment under the monarchial Man
cliu and previous dynasties, over
threw the existing government and
set up a republic, naming as presi
dent Dr. Sun, who was understood
to have engineered the uprising.
All of South China and most of the
Yang-tse provinces were thus brot
under a single banner emblazoned
with the principles of republicanism.
The strongest man in North China
at that time was Yuan Shih-kai, Gov
ernor of Chi-li Province. Determined
that the country should be united
under one leader, Dr. Sun, after es
tablishing what might be termed an
experimental government in the
South, resigned in favor of Yuan
Shih-kai. This marked the begin
ning of the end as far as Sun’s in
fant republic was concerned, for
which Y'uan Shih-kai was strong
enough to guide the ship of state,
he likewise had personal ambitions
centered in a new dynasty.
Made China a Republic
Having tasted constitutional free
dom, the masses were in no temper
to countenance monarchists aspira
te tions, whereupon they soon over
turned the rule of Yruan and elected
a successor. For the next seven
years, including the period covered
by the late war, China was to all
appearances a Republic, with a Pres
ident, a Cabinet and a Parliament in
Peking. Actually, she was an oli
garchy, ruled by a group of war
lords, each with his own personal
army in control of his i n province.
These combinations of military lead
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MANYCHARGES
FILED AGAINST
HEAD MINING CO.
FREEMONT CAMPBELL CHARGED
WITH APPROPRIATING MONEY
PAID BY STOCK BUYERS—FIVE
CHARGES FILED
TACOMA. March 12.—Five informa
tions charging Freemont Campbell,
Sr. with larceny of the Pinta Bay Min
ing company’s funds, were filed in the
superior court yesterday by deputy
prosecutor J. A. Sorley. Informations
cited four instances of appropriation
of monies paid in by stock buyers in
the company.
REALTOR GIVES
POISON ORDER
GET INSURANCE
DYING WOMAN CLAIMS POISON
ADMINISTERED IN ORDER COL
LECT INSURANCE ON HER—PO
LICE FIND LIFE POLICIES
KANSAS CITY, March 12.—Mrs.
Dora Gage, fifty-two years of age and
a resident of Atchison near this city,
died today after telling the police that
Roy M. Turner, an Atchison relator,
had given her poison in order to ob
tain the insurance she made out to
him.
Turner was arrested immediately by
the police who found seven thous' '
dollars in insurance policies in his
session.
NEW VESSEL BE
PUT ON SEATTLE
TO BETHEL BUN
SEATTLE, March 12.—Word was
received today from Wallace Langley,
pioneer northern navigator that he
had purchased the steamer W. H. Tup
per, twenty-four hundred deadweight
tons, at New Orleans and that he will
put her on the run from Seattle to
Bethel on which run he operates the
Santa Anna. The Tapper is expect
ed to reach Seattle about the middle
of May.
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WARREN TO GET
APPOINTMENT
DURING RECESS
NAME OF WARREN SENT TO THE
SENATE AGAIN TODAY— SAYS
TIE BE BROKEN IN FAVOR OF
NEBRASKA SENATOR
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar.
11.—Persons close to President
Coolidge opined that he leave
the attorney-generalship at the
present status until the Senate
adjourns, and then give Chas.
Warren a “recess” appointment.
Warren Now In Washington
WASHINGTON, D". C., March 12
Warren arrived here this morning and
hurried to the Whitehouse for break
fast with President Coolidge, soon af
ter which it was announced that Cool
idge would send the nomination of
Warren to the Senate again today.
Senator Butler attended the White
house conference and predicted that
the tie which prevented the confirma
tion of Warren, would he broken in fa
vor of him.
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Having Good Time With Dawes
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—
Reverting to the incident of last Tues
day when Dawes failed to reach the
Senate in time to prevent the tie vote
in the warren debate, Norris, Nebras
ka, read a parody on Sheridan’s Ride
while the Senators only half-surpress
ed their laughter at the lines of the
poem, while Dawes smiled right thru
the piece, which, instead of the dash
made by Sheridan from Shenandoah
Valley to save the day at Winchester,
Dawes was pictured as rushing in a
taxicab in a vain effort to save War
ren.
At the close of the paody, and after
the laughter had died out, Dawes said,
“The chair can’t refrain from express
ing his appreciation of the delicate
tribute by the senator from Nebras
ka.”
More Hope for Warren
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12
Butler carried a more hopeful story
to the Whitehouse today than the tit
ular Republican leaders had given the
president, who left to Warren the de
cision -whether he wished to renew the
fight or not.
It was indicated that a special ses
sion of the senate, which had expect
ed to adjourn Saturday, might be held.
Oldtimers cannot recall any precedent
return of a nomination, and only five
times in the history of the nation hai.
the senate withheld their apprival of
the man chosen by the president for
the official family. Coolidge sent the
1 nomination of Warren to the Senate
agai” and is now anxiously awaiting
a t on it.
GRIER INTRODUCES LITERACY BILL
MAKING ILLEGAL VOTING A CRIME;
MUST WRITE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Bills Introduced To Repeal Bounty on Eagles and Make
Theft or Killing of Domestic Animals a Felony—
Senate Ends 9th Day With No Bills
Introduced Before Body
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(Special to The Gateway)
JUNEAU, Alaska, March 12.—Grier, republican of Anchorage, today in
troduced a bill in the House for certain education qualifications for voters,
providing means of making simple tests and specifying penalties for viola
tions. It is regarded by the group of legislators who are favoring such a
test as sufficient to meet the situation but will probably be objectionable to
mild test advocates, as it would prohibit all persons from voting who are un
able to read the Constitution of the United States, and as it requires all per
sons to write the English language. It provides a method of showing abil
ity to read and write; it declares votes cast by persons unable to show such
ability to be fraudulent, making the violation of the proposed law a misde
meanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or imprison
ment for six months, or both.
Nylen introduced a bill to repeal the eagle bounty under which the Ter
ritory now pays one dollar for each eagle killed. Elliott introduced a bilL
to make illegal the killing of domestic animals, including sheep, goats, rein
deer and foxes, the killing of such animals constituting a felony and punish
able by law; he also introduced legislation making the stealing of such ani
mals a felony punishable on conviction by imprisonment of not less than on«
year in prison, nor more than fifteen years. The senate closed its ninth
day’s business with the unprecedented record of lot a single bill introduced,
and has had only two resolutions and a single memorial.
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! FORMER SENATOR STERLING
MARRIES DEPT. EMPLOYEE
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—
Former senator Thomas Sterling of
South Dakota, seventy-four and Mrs.
Mayme E. McCaslin, a former employe
of the interior department, were mar
ried today. This is Sterling’s third
marriage.
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SUIT BROUGHT BY FORMER HEAD
REVEALS PLAN TO CONTROL
GOVERNMENT THRU BUREAU
AT WASHINGTON.
HOUSTON, March 12.—Correspon
dence of officials of the Klan, introduc
ed in a cross action suit brought by
George B. Kimbro, former Grand Gob
lin of the state, against the order for
half a million dollars in damages for
defamation of character, revealed a
plan of the klan to control the United
Statse government through a bureau
at Washington.
The case is attracting wide atten
tion throughout the state, many per
sons attending the trial.
CREW OF SINKING SEALER
RESCUED FROM ICE FLOES
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ST. JOHNS, March 12—The crew of
eighty men of the sealing steamer
Stella Maris, reported crushed in the
ice floes and sinking, was rescued by
the sealing steamer Prospero, said a
radio dispatch received here today.
WORLD COURT TO COME UP
AT NEXT SESSION SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—
The senate democrat’s meeting decid
ed to seek a vote on the Isle of Pines
treaty at a special session and make
the world court the first thing on the
i program for the ■’ession.
COUZENS OWES
MILLIONS SALE
STOCK TO FORD
PROFITS FROM SALE OF STOCK
WERE UNDER-ASSESSED AND
STILL OWES GOVERNMENT TEN
TO ELEVEN MILLIONS
—
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—
The treasury department will delivei
to Couzens tomorrow a notice of ar
bitrary assessments on his profits
from the sale of minority holdings in
the Ford Motor Company of Detroit
in Nineteen-nineteen. The delay is ex
plained as giving Couzens an oppor
tunity to sign a waiver to the statute
of limitations.
The treasury department sent Cou
zens Monday a memorandum from pri
vate sources indicating that his pro
fits from the sale of his stock to Hen
ry Ford, had been under-assessed and
indicating that ten to eleven millions
of dollars are still due the treasury.
HALIBUT VESSEL
GOES AGROUND
NEAR KETCHIKAN
SCHOONER NATIONAL PULLS IN
TO FIRST CITY IN BADLY BAT
TERED CONDITION—HITS LEME
SURIER ISLAND REEF
KETCHIKAN, March 12—The hali
but schooner National, Ole Arseth.
owner and master, grounded on Lem
esurier island reef Friday in a snow
storm and was badly battered before
she was refloated late Saturday night.
The National arrived in Ketchikan
yesterday in a bad condition, much of
her planking, ribs and keel being stove
in.
The National was bound for the hal
ibut b. ks and carried a crew of five
men be des Arseth.