VOLUME XIX NO. 126
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1924
PRICE, TEN CENTS
PAMPHLET IN INTEREST OF NEW
YORK GOVERNOR BEING CIR
CULATED IN INTEREST OF HIS
CANDIDACY.
NEW Y'ORK, May 27—“What Ev
erybody Wants to Know About A1
Smith,” is the title of a pamphlet
- which has just been printed and will
be circulated throughout the country
in the interest of the New York Gov
ernor’s candidacy for the Democratic
presidential nomination. Smith prob
ably will have the solid New Y'ork del
egation with him at the convention,
and a scattering of other votes, but on
the first ballot will not, it is admitted,
have anywhere near as many votes
as McAdoo or Underwood.
BISHOP LEONID IS
* NO PACIFIST IF THE
NATION IS AIM
PREPARED TO DEFEND COUNTRY
AND FLAG FROM FOREIGN
foreign aggression
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 27 —
•‘I will do my utmost to prevent
war, but when an enemy by force or
.propaganda, defies my country and
Vs flag, here is one Methodist who
will give all that he has to defend
his country,” Bishop Adna W. Leon
ard. of San Francisco, who is here
attending the Methodist General Con
Terence said in an address.
BELLINGHAM, May 27.—Major F.
L. Martin and his mechanic, Sevgt.
Harvey, left here this morning en
route to Washington, 1>. C . to report
on his attempted flight around the
world.
Major Martin stated that lie might
vet participate in the flight by join
ing his companions in England.
INDICTMENT Cffi TD
ANCHORAGE, May 27—There will
be no cases tried in Valdez before the
petit jury at this term of court ac
cording to Julien Hurley, assistant
district attorney, who returned to An
chorage last week from Valdez, where
he has been attending the term of
court there.
Most of the cases in which indict
ments were returned will be tried in
Anchorage. The cases not tried here
will be tried at a term of court to be
called at either Valdez or Corddva,
following the Anchorage term in June.
Several liquor cases will be tried in
Anchorage which were appealed from
the United States commissioner’s
court. The court will try a civil case
in Seward prior to the Anchorage
term.
Additional indictments returned by
the grand jury at the Valdez term oi
court, since the last report appearing
here are: an indictment against Gus
Schustereid for perjury in which he
testified on behalf of Louis Heitle,
which casd was tried in the commis
sioner’s court here last winter. Also
an indictment against Tommy McNeil
for rape. McNeil was arrested at Mat
anuska by Deputy Marshal F. Hoff
man about two weeks ago.
MEN TRAP BEAVER IN
IGNORANCE OF THE LAW
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At least 100 beaver were trapped
during the last winter by Paul Au
gust and Oscar Fagersburk, who left
Anchorage on a trapping trip before
thejfrstrictions were placed upon bea
v. & They made affidavit before the
game warden to this effect.
IN BREAKING UP
ANARCHIST MEETING
FORTY MEMBERS OF MEETING
ARRESTED TOGETHER WITH
MLLE. BERTHON, HEAD ROYAL
IST PAPER IN PARIS.
BORDEAUX, May 27—Ten police
men were injured today while break
ing up an anarchist demonstration led
by a girl Germaine Berthon, who was
recently acquitted of the murder of
Mauris Plateaum.
Forty demonstrators including Mile.
Berthon, who is now leader of a Paris
Royalist paper, were arrested charged
with attacking the police and carrying
arms.
TOKIO, May 27—Ten thousand
Japanese former service men, and
now reservists, took part today in an
anti-exclusion demonstration at the
National Military Shrine and adopted
a resolution asking all reservists in
the country to unite for the sake of
the Fatherland.
Will Forward Protest
TOKIO May 27.—The cabinet will
meet in extraordinary session today
to decide on a protest to be forward
ed to America on the immigration
bill which contains a clause exclud
ing Japanese. Indications point to
the recall or resignation of Japanese
ambassador Hanihara, at Washington.
HELP EHGLISH FLKEfl
TOKYO, May 27.—The American
destroyer John Paul Jones, left Yoko
hama this morning for Hakodate to
pick up a reserve plane belonging to
MacLaren, the British aviator on his
way around the world, and take if
on to Hongkong whence it will be
taken on another destroyer to Cal
cutta.
RUM RUNNERS FLOCKING
ALONG ATLANTIC COAST
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 27
Coast guard headquarters report that
rum ships are flocking along the At
lantic coast with the advent of warm
weather and smooth, seas.
VICTORIA SAILS SUNDAY
ON FIRST 1924 TRIP TO NOME
SEATTLE, May 27.—The Victoria,
the first passenger liner of the sea
son^ will leave here Sunday on her
first 1924 trip to Nome. She will car
ry nearly 500 passengers.
NEW HEAD D. A. R.
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook of Penn
sylvania, new President General of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
KING GEORGE OPENS GREAT BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION
Photo shows King Peorge and Queen Mary in the state carriage drawn by six biack horses and guarded by
Horse Guard troopers, driving thru the exposition grounds to the pavilion, where his Majeiy formally declared
the great British Exhibition open, afte r the Prince of Wales, as President of the Exhibition had welcomed his roy
al father. In odd contrast to the medi aeval pomp of the King’s arrival, the Prince drove up in a limousine.
LOS ANGELES, May 27—Fifty per
sons were involved in a conspiracy
to wreck the Los Angeles aqueduct,
officials say. A masked gang in eleven
automobiles are declared to have plac
ed explosives .
LOS ANGLES May 27—An attempt
to cripple the city’s water supply by
dynamiting the aqueduct 150 miles
| from the city revealed cracks one hun
I dred feet long in the dam.
i Reservoirs nearer the city prevented
direct effect of immediate conserva
tion of water.
IN PONT mil
I
; The steamship Admiral Evans ar
rived in port yesterday afternoon, a
full day ahead of her schedule. She
brought the following passengers for
Sewai 1:
M. S. Gill and wife, Mrs. E F. Hic
kok, Milton Hicock, Wm. Bennett, E.
H Knapp, W. Hanson, D. McKenzie,
J. W. Carroll, W. E. Black, A. Du
quette, N. Selton, N. Stewart, R. Do
ren, E. C. Cornell, F. E. Carlson, Mr.
John Y. Calahan and wife, Anton C.
Moe, Chas. Olson, Ernest Johnson,
L. C. Parsons and wife, A. W. Lehdo,
14 steerage.
For Port Graham—Carl Surter, Ceo.
Furuva, 15 steerage.
For Seldovia—Two °teerage.
For Anchorage—Paul Father C. La
Coste, Jack and Perry Callahan, J. E.
Schmidt, Miss M. L. Henthorne, Miss
C. S. Linn, Mrs. I. L. Moss, Frank
Sullivan, Miss M. Childs, Miss M.
Murdock, Luella Holmes, three steer
age.
For Kodiak—L. P. Miller, M. I..
Rickman, Betty Rickman Mrs. M. L.
Rickiran, John Newmarker^ R. A.
Jons, George H. Whitney, E. P. Wal
ker and wife, one steerage.
For Uzinkie—Mrs. Geo. Watt, Mr.
Geo. Watt, Annie Watt, Lily Watt,
John Hepburn, Henry Smith, James
Sinclair.
Passengers leaving Seward on the
Admial Evans for westward points
were: Rev. R. V. B. Dunlap, for Sel
dovia: Sam Guyot, Anchorage; L. M.
Carrigan, J. F. Clarkson? and wife
for Seldovia.
OPERA COMPOSER DROPS
DEAD OF HEART DISEASE
NEW YORK, May 27—Victor Her
bert, a composer of light opera, drop
ped dead today while entering the
office of his physician.
JUDGE CLEGG IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, May 27.—Entirely re
covered from his recent operation at
Mayo Brothers, Judge and Mrs. Clegg
arrived here today on their way to
Fairbanks.
KLU KLUX KLAN MEMBER
AND WIFE FIRED UPON
OAKVILLE, May 26—Glenn Young,
member of the Ivu Klux Klan and who
is also a member of the dry squad to
gether with his wife, was wounded
here yesterday when they were fired
upon from ambush, by some unknown
gunman as they were riding in their
closed car.
BELIEVE DEMAND FOR RAN
SOME WAS MADE IN EFFORT
TO COVER UP ESCAPE—SON
OF CHICAGO MILLIONAIRE.
CHICAGO, May 27—Clues leading
to both high culture and degeneracy,
are puzzling the police detailed to
solve the mystery of the kidnapping
and killing; and the demand for ran
som of Robert Franks, fourteen, son
of a Chicago millionaire manufacturer.
The boy was not seen, so far as has
been learned, between the time he left
the baseball game for a walk of three
blocks to his home, Wednesday, until
the finding of his bruised body in a
culvert. Investigators declare degen
erates undoubtedly attacked the lad.
Demand for ten thousand ransom
was made about the time the lad is
believed to have been killed. The theo
ry is held that the demand was insin
cere and was but a ruse to permit the
escape of the guilty party or parties.
OKLAHOMA BLOWS OUT
CYLINDER HEAD, IN PERIL
BREMERTON, May 27—Blowing
out a cylinder head shortly after leav
ing Puget Sound yard to rejoin the
fleet at San Diego placed the battle
ship Oklahoma in peril of being dash
ed on the rocks near Waterman before
she was rescued, undamaged external
ly, by tugs and towed back to the navy
yards for further repairs.
PRESIDENT MILLERANO WILL
FORM NEW FRENCH CABINET
ROME, May 26—The inter-allied
conference on the German reparations
question is expected to be postponed
until after the formation of a new
French cabinet which is expected to be
completed by next week. President
Millerand has practically completed
the lists for the approval of the cham
ber of deputies, and practically no op
position is expected.
SEC. WORK ORDERS MINE
RESCUE CAR FOR ALASKA RY.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 27
Secretary Work ordered a car equip
ped and furnished by the Alaska Rail
road as a mine rescue car.
SIGNS OF TYPHUS IN GERMANY
BERLIN, May 27—Signs of an epi
demic of the dread typhus have appear
ed in different parts of Germany.
FRANCE TO FOLLOW
PARIS, May 27—The French cabi
net today adopted a program of dras
tic economy reducing the budget 420,
000,000 france. President Millerand
presided at the meeting. The President
already has the pledge of Douard Her
riot, who will probably be the next
Premier ,that he will continue a policy
of economy.
PARIS, May 27—Elyses Palace is
silent in regard to Millerand’s inten
tions, officials declaring he will never
retire under fire. Many think the Dep
uties may be faced with the eventual
dissolution of the Chamber and a new
election ,if they push their tactics too
| far.
PLEiSitlTSis
HE IE SHED
CASCADE, B. C., May 27.—Alex
Carlson, proprietor of the British
Columbia Hotel, and nine guests
were drowned when a pleasure boat
foundered in Lake Christian.
ADM. SCHOEMAKER TO BE
CHIEF OF NAVIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 27
President Coolidge this afternoon sent
to the Senate for confirmation of the
nomination of Rear Admiral W. R.
Schoemaker to be Chief of the Bureau
of Navigation in the navy.
REPORTED ENGAGED CHAPLIN
Thelma Morgan Converse, twin sis
ter of Mrs. Reggie Vanderbilt and for
mer New York society belle, now in
the movies. Hollywood rumor has it
that she is engaged to Charlie Chap
lin.
COOLIE ISSUES
STITEMENT AFTER
IMMIGRATION BILL A COMPRE
HENSIVE MEASURE DEALING
WITH WHOLE SUBJECT
WASHINGTON, May 27.—President
Coolidge, after signing the immigra
tion bill, issued a statement in part
that if the exclusion provision stood
alone, he should disapprove it with
out hesitation if sought in this way
at this time but the bill is a com
prehensive measure dealing with the
whole subject of immigration and
setting up the necessary administra
tive machinery.
“I must therefore consider the bill
as a whole and the imperative need
of the country for legislation of this
general character is understood, and
for this reason the bill is approved ”
concluded the president.
President Signs Bill
WASHINGTON, May 27.—The im
migration bill carrying the Japanese
Exclusion Act, effective July 1, was
signed today by President Coolidge,
and however, as soon as he had af
fixed his signature, the President
began preparation of a statement ex
pressing his disapproval of the fail
ure of Congress to provide for long
er delay in the effective date of ex
clusion.
CONFERENCE TAX
BILL APPROVED:
GOES 10 COOLIE
WASHINGTON. May 27.—The con
ference tax bill passed Saturday by
the Senate was approved today by
the House and now goes to President
Coolidge. The bill carries a 25 per
cent reduction on income taxes, pas
sable this year.
A permanent revision downward on
income taxes and repealing or low
ering most of the miscellaneous anu
excise tax, and a 25 per cent reduc
tion on earned incomes of $10,000
and under.
DESPITE TWO TREAMENTS OF
CHLORINE GAS PRESIDENT’S
COLD CONFINES HIM TO IN
DOORS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 27—
Despite two chlorine gas treatments
this week by his personal physician
Brigadier General Sawyer, President
Coolidge’s bronchial cold is mending
very slowly. The President did not at
tend the second of Mrs. Coolidge’s
lawn parties this afternoon although in
the interests of his health, it was held
inside the White House. It was at the
first open air social affair one week
ago that he contracted his cold.
FORD BID FOR MUSCLE
WASHINGTON, May 27—The Nor
ris bill for the government operation
of Muscle Shoals was reported out
today by the Senate Agricultural com
mittee. A motion to report the Ford
bid was denied.
VOCAL CONCERT TONIGHT *
One of the special features of the
Liberty show tonight will be vocal
solos at both performances by Miss
Anderson, a singer of rare ability. As
no extra prices is charged for ad
mission it is expected that a large
audience will greet Miss Anderson.
COOLIDGE WINS THREE-ONE
PORTLAND, May 27—Returns in
Oregon show that President Coolidge
defeated Hiram Johnson in the state
by a three-to-one vote.
SEATTLE, May 26—Peter Teodato,
Seattle merchant and wife were kill
ed in a suburb today when a Chicago
Milwaukee train ran into their auto.