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VOLUME 20. NUMBER <»6
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
DEFICIENCY BILL
TO PAY BOUNTY
IS INTRODUCED
HUNTERS AND TRAPPERS WILL
BE PAID FOR KILLING
WOLVES, EAGLES
JUNEAU, Alaska. Mar. 10.—The
first deficiency bill of the session was
introduced this morning by the Ways
and Means committee of the House,
carrying a total of $12.GOG. covering
deficiencies in funds for the bounties
oil wolves and eagles, as well as a
small amount for office rentals for
Territorial officials, incurred during
Long Arbitrated Dispute Between Chili and Peru
Over Boundaries Settled by Arbitration
Conducted by Pres. Coolidge
V
(Ry Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, L). C., Mar. 10.—
President Coolidge handed the Chile
an and Peruvian ambassadors here an
arbitration award ordering a plebis
cite to determine the sovereignty over
Tacna Arica.
* _
Disputes as to the possession of
the provinces of Tacna and Arica
have gone on between Chili and
Peru since 1894, straining interna
tional relations not only between the
two countries immediately concern
ed. but also between neighboring
states which, more or P*ss openly
and consciously, were led to take
sides in the quarrel. With the pass
ing oi the years national feeling
concerning the maltex grew more
and more heated, until its solution
was considered imperative for the
peace of South America.
The United States was selected in
1922 to act as arbitrator of the diffi
culty. both sides agreeing to accept
the American decision as final, ft
has been generally understood that
tlie finding would be announced in
Washington previous to the inaug
uration of President Coolidge.
The quarrel arose out of certain
unfulfilled stipulations of the treaty
of peace, known as tlie treaty of
Ancon, concluded in 1SS3 at the end
oi the war between Chile on one
side and Peru and Bolivia on the
other. War was declared by Chile
in 1879. and in a struggle entirely
victorious for the aggressive forces,
Chile was, after four years of hos
tilities in possession of Lima, the
southern provinces of Peru, includ
ing Tacna and Arica, and about 100
miles of Pacific littoral formerly be
longing to Bolivia.
The regions occupied, especially
the province of Antofagasta, in the
old Bolivian territory, and Tara
paca, formerly in Chile, were among
the richest of the country in nitrates
and guano.
American efforts at meditation be
gan early in the war and were kept
up practically uninterruptedly, un
der the direction of two secretaries
of state, Blaine and Frelinghuysen,
until 1883. Unfortunately these ef
forts were barren of results in spite
of the fact that both secretaries sent
special missions to the scene of war
to try and arrange an agreement
between the belligerents.
In 1883 plenipotentiaries of the
two warring countries met at An
^ con and, after ten months of nego
tiations, concluded a treaty of peace.
The main provisions were that Peru
should cede unconditionally to Chile
the province of Tarapaca and that
the provinces of Tacna and Arica
should “continue in the possession
of Chile, subject to Chilean legisla
tion and authority for a period of
ten yet s from the date of ratifica
tion of the treaty of peace.” At the
expiration of that term, the treaty j
further specified, “a plebiscite will
the summer of 1023.
The House passed the Pratt resolu
tion inviting a conference of govern
ors to visit Alaska next summer, and
the bill now goes to Governor Bone
for his signature.
Representative Sundquist introduc
ed a measure in the House providing
an amendment to the Miners’ Lien
Law. by extending the time for filing
liens to 00 days.
Supt. Kettleson in a report on the
Pioneers' Home said the institution
is badly overcrowded and recom
mends an addition to the north wing
of the main building. In the same re
port, Dr. Johnston, physician at the
Home, said “the main building is re
garded as unsuitable for housing the
inmates. Aside from its disreputable
appearance it is inconvenient, imprac
ticable to keep clean or sanitary, and
no privacy is afforded the inmates.
The building should either be com
pletely rehabilitated or new quarters.”
decide by popular vote whether the
territories of the above mentioned
provinces will remain definitely un
der the dominion and sovereignty
of Chile or continue to form a part
of Peru.” This treaty was ratfied
in 1884.
Negotiations were started in 1892
between the two governments to
reach some agreement as to the con
ditions under which the plebiscite
should be held. Those continued for
25 years without any settlement of
the question. The disputed terri
tory, in the meanwhile, continued in
the possession of Chile.
Blame for the continued failure
of the negotiations was placed by
each liiigant upon the other, .Peru
claiming in addition that Chile was
carrying out a campaign of Chileni
zation in Tacna and Arica.
In January 1922. seeing that the
question was assuming dangerous as
pects, the United States invited both
Chile and Peru to send representa
tives to Washington for a confer
ence in a final attempt to reach a
settlement of the dispute by arbi
tration.
The invitation was accepted and
on July 20, after two months dis
cussion, the plenipotentiaries signed
a protocol in which they agreed that
the difficulties arising out of the un
fulfilled conditions of the treaty of
| Ancon were to be ‘‘submitted to the
i arbitration of the President of the
i United States of America” who
world ‘‘decide them without appeal
after hearing the parties and taking
into consideration the arguments and
evidence which they may present.”
A subsidiary agreement also was
drawn up which set forth more def
initely the questions to be decided
by the president. This state,' that
“there shall be submitted to a r jit ra
tion the question whether, in the
present circumstances, the plebis
cite shall or shall not be held.” It
went on to say that the arbitrator,
were he to decide in favor of a pleb
iscite, would also have the power to
settle the conditions under which it
would be held. Should the arbitra
tor, however, rule against a plebis
cite, then the two parties interested
would “discuss the situation creat
ed by this decision,” invoking the
“good offices of the government of
the United States”jShould they again
fail to reach an agreement.
Both Chile and Peru, subsequent to
the exchange of ratification of these
two documents, filed their cases and
counter cases in the arbitration.
Chile, in its brief, asked the arbi
trator to find in favor the Tacna
Arica question be finally put to rest.
It also asserted that the object of
the plebiscite provision in the An
con Treaty was to enable the inhab
itants of Tacna and Arica to deter
mine their natic y. This princi
ple, the brief s... “is t applica
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TWO MEET DEATH
AUTO ACCIDENTS
SEATTLE TODAY
SKIPPER OF ILL-FATED STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AMONG RECENT
AUTO SLAUGHTERS
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Wa„ Mar. 10.—T. H.
Cann, who an automobile struck today
in the road in front of his home on
the Des Moines highway, was a retir
ed oldtime Alaska mariner.. Cann
commanded the steamship State of
California at the time she was wreck
ed near Gambier Bay., Southeastern
Alaska on September 17, 1913 with a
loss of life totaling thirty-four.
Charles Burned was killed in a col
lision in Seattle today. Burnes’ cas
ualty brinks the total of death so far
recorded for the year of 1925 in this
city to twenty-five.
MILTON WON AUTO RACE
CULVER CITY. Cal. Tommy Mil
ton won the 250 mile A. A. A. auto
race in one hour, 58 minutes, 13 sec
onds, or at an average of 126.89
miles an hour. He nearly smashed
the world’s record of 126.9, which was
established on the same track in 1924
by Bennett Hill.
DEATH RAY SOLD TO AMERICA
SOUTHAMPTON, Eng., Mar. 9.—H.
G. Matthews, inventor of the “death
ray,” asserted on his arrival here
from the United States, that he had
disposed of his invention in America.
Matthews refused to tell to whom he
sold the deadly rpy, but said “England
has now definitely lost her chance to
obtain my invention, the death ray.”
ADRIFT IN OPEN BOAT 30 DAYS
MIAMI, Fla. Three men who had
been adrift in an open boat for over
30 days were rescued last night by
an oil tanker, 375 miles north of here
last night.
TUGBOATCREW
DROWN HOLLAND
(By Associated Press)
AMSTERDAM, Holland, Mar. 10 —
Eight of the crew of a tugboat sent
to the aid of a Dutch steamer, the
Soerkarta, which grounded yesterday
near the north pier, were drowned
when the tug stranded in a heavy sea.
Lifeboats landed 4S of the Soer
karta’s crew leaving the captain and
other officers aboard. The Soerakarta
is 4384 tons burden.
HONOR DEAD OF MAINE
UNVEILING OF MONUMENT
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar. 10.—General
John J. Pershing, President Zavas
of Cuba, and Rear Admiral John H.
Dayton of the U. S. Navy, officiated
Sunday at the unveiling of the monu
ment erected by the Cuban govern
ment in honor of the 266 Americans
who lost their lives when the battle
ship Maine was sunk by an explo
sion in Havana Harbor on the night
of February 15, 1898.
TODAY'S FISH PRICES
KETCHIKAN. Mar. 10.—Halibut,
9 and 4 cents, salmon 18 and 8.
Coolidge Will Name
Democrats for Office
WASHINGTTON. D. C., Mar. 10.—
President Coolidge, filling vacant
judgeships will appo'nt Democrats to
the position, but most of his appoint
ments will be Republicans, regard
ing the selection of the judiciary as
a non-partisan question, but he let it
be known that he would appoint no
one until Warren is confirmed.
MINISTER COULD NOT SPELL,
SO CHANGED DATE SERVICES
THE DALLES, Ore., Mar. 9.—A lo
cal minister here who continuously
spelled the word “Wednesday” wrong
in his church announcements, after
many complaints from his congrega
tion decided to remedy the matter by
changing the church service to Thurs
day, which he was able to spell cor
rectly.
RIDING COWCATCHER WORTH
MONEY TO WOMAN RIDER
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind„ Mar. 9.—Rid
ing a cowcatcher is worth $50 a mile,
according to Mrs. Clark, who is suing
the Big F’our railroad for $4,000 dam
ages. A train struck her auto at an
unguarded grade crossing last Xmas
night and she clung to the cowcatcher
until the train stopped at the next
town 80 miles? away.
FORMER ALASKA
SOURDOUGH DIES
VICTORIA, B, C.
SERVED AS MATE ON MANY
SHIPS PLYING TO ALASKA
DURING GOLD RUSH
VICTORIA, B. C., Mar. 10—John
Morgan, 85, proprietor of the Coach
and Horse Inn at Esquiraault, a Klon
dike sourdough, serving as mate on
many ships plying to Alaska during
the gold rush, committed suicide to
day by slashing his throat with a ra
zor. Morgan lost his leg when he
was caught in a cable on one of the ,
boats, and later settled in Victoria. He
leaves a wife and four children.
Morgan was a wrell known character
in this city and his inn was visited
by many oldtimers.
HORSERACING TO CONTINUE
OTTAWA, Mar. 9.—Horse racing in
Canada will continue but it will be
illegal under the new lawr to publish
handbooks, containing selections, odds
or similar information regarding the
races.
SCHAEFER BEATS HOPPE
CHICAGO, Mar. 4.—Young Jake
Schaefer wrested the 18.4 balk line
billiard championship of the world
from Willie Hoppe last night with a
score of 400 to 173, made in eight
runs.
GERMAN ELECTION MARCH 29
BERLIN, Mar. 9.—The German
presidential election will be held Sun
day, March 29.
HAD FACE PEELED
DOES NOT NEED IT
(By Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 10.—Mrs.
Mary Electra Lawrence, of Hollywood,
a beauty specialist, was arrested today
for manslaughter in connection with
the death of Mrs. Gilchrist of Pasa
dena, who died during a face peeling
operation. Mrs. Lawrence is held in
$10,000 bail.
APPLEBY WINS MATCH
NEW YORK. Mar. 7.—Frances Ap
pleby of New York won the National
Amateur 18.2 balkline billiard cham
pionship, defeating John Clifton of
Pittsburg, by a score of 300 to 289.
HOLLAND STEAMER LEAKING
BADLY RESULT COLLISION
BOSTON, Mass., Mar. 10—The
Holland steamship Aalsum is leaking
badly as a result of a collision with
the United States Shipping Board
steamer Dannedaike, 25 nrles south
* Nantucket is proceeding slowly
d New York.
BISHOP QUAYLE
PASSES AWAY AT
HAD HELD PASTORATE IN KAN
SAS CITY, INDIANAPOLIS
AND CHICAGO
(By Associated Press)
BALDWIN, Kan., Mar. 10— Bishop
William A. Quayle, 61. of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, died at his
home here today, dreaming of the
heaven nearby. Bishop Quayle was
born June 25, 1860, in Clay County,
Mo., and at the age of four months
was taken to the then Territory of
Kansas by his parents. He studied
in the preparatory department of Ba
ker University, at Baldwin, Kansas,
and later entered the collegiate, where
upon his graduation he was made pro
fessor of languages, and vice-presi
dent of the institution. At the age of
30 he became president, serving for
four years, and then resigning to en
ter the ministry.
An outspoken republican, an active
and keen politician, and a renowned
orator, teacher, lecturer and writer,
Bishop William A. Quayle had held
pastorates in Kansas City, Indianap
olis and Chicago before his elevation
to the bishopric in 1908.
Pastor in St. James Church, Chicago
He was pastor of St. James Church,
Chicago, when called to fill one of the
highest offices in the Methodist
church. His episcopal residence was
in St. Paul until 1916, when he remov
ed to St. Louis, later removing to
Kansas.
Th • lectures of Bishop Quayle we-e
not of the Chautauqua variety, altno
he sometimes spoke from the Chau
tauqua platform. From life-long stu
dy, it is said he read a book a day,
he had an unlimited repertoire for ad
dresses and humorous punctuations
were frequently resorted to.
Speaking once of the sharp politi
cal feeling in Missouri after the Civil
War, Bishop Quayle said that the peo
ple of Clay County were going to hang
his father because he voted for Lin
coln, “But my father refused to stay
for the hanging,” he added. “He was
very peculiar about such things.”
Again, delivering a lecture at the
funeral of Bishop Luccock, Bishop
Quayle pictured his own death and
the meeting thereafter with Bishop
Luccock, in heaven, whom he imag
ined as saying, “Well, well, Quayle;
how did you get here? T am surpris
ed, indeed.”
Wrote Many Boooks.
The degree of Ph.D. was conferred
upon Bishop Quayle in 1892 by Alle
gheny College, and that of D.D. by De
Pauw' College the same year. Baker
University honored him with the de
gree of LL.D. in 1900, and Lawrence
College conferred the same degree in
190S.
Books written by Bishop Quayle in
clude:
“The Poet’s Poet and Other Essays,”
“A Study in Current Social Theo
ries,v “A Hero and Some Other Folks”
“Books and Life,” “In God’s Out-of
Doors,” “Eternity in the Heart,” “The
Prairie and the Sea,” “Lowell and the
Christian Faith,” “God’s Calendar,”
“The Book of Ruth,” “The Song of
Songs,” “The Pastor Preacher,” “Lay
men in Action.” “The Climb to God,”
“Poems,” “Beside Lake Beautiful,”
“Recovered Yesterday’s in Literature,”
“The Dynamite of God,” and “The
Throne of Grace.”
In 1886 Bishop Quayle married Miss
Allie Hancock Davis of St. Louis.
WANTS SPEEDY TRIAL
VANCOUVER, B. C„ Mar. 9.—A
writ of mandamus to compel the Can
adian government to proceed within
a reasonable time with the trial of
Ross C. Watson, former Seattle detec
tive, who is alleged to have been im
plies*0*! in the $42,00d bank robbery
in Nanaimo, B. C., will be applied for
before the supreme court next week.