Hewswd D stilg GEIIMIY
VOLUME 20. NUMBER 9* & Q
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
LITERACY TEST j
COMES BEFORE !
LOWER HOUSE
_ j
VOTERS MUST PERSONALLY SIGN I
REGISTRATION BOOK AND BE
ABLE TO READ THE BALLOT
FIRST MEASURE INTRODUCED
JUNEAU, Alaska, Mar. 6.—Lacking
in its essential requirement to make
it workable, according to advocates of
a holeproof literacy test law, Repre
sentative Grant of the First division
today introduced a bill in the House
which is said to represent the views
of members willing to see a “mild
test" enacted. It provides that all
voters must personally sign the regis
tration book and be able to read the
ballot. This is the first measure to
be introduced in either branch of the
legislature. Both Houses proved their
capacity for quick action today when
a resolution was introduced by Rep
resentative Sheldon, of the Fourth di
vision, and was passed before adjourn
ment. It extends an invitation to
President Coolidge. Charles Dawes and
members of the cabinet and Congress
to visit Alaska, and expresses confi
dence in the ability and the integrity
of the administration.
Senator Pratt of the Fourth divi
sion introduced in the Senate a reso
lution extending a formal invitation
to the conference of Governors to vis
it Alaska next summer, and authoriz
ing an appropriation of $7,000 to de
fray the expenses for their entertain
ment.
Both Houses appointed their regu
lar committees this afternoon.
Read P'rye-Bruhn’s adv in this issue.
Vote of Confidence
Given Ismet Ministry
CONSTANTINOPLE, Mar. 6.—
The Grand Assembly in session at
Angora voted their confidence to the
ministry of Ismet with a vote of j
155 to 23 yesterday.
War Minister Redjen declared that j
Germany lost the World War because j
she wasn’t ruthless enough. He said
“We must profit by that lesson.”
Emergency measures include the
tribunals in Kurdistan and Angora,
with power of life and death, and a j
bill authorizing the government to j
supress institutions and publication. !
Read Frye-Bruhn’s adv in this issue.
PAAVO NURMI BURNING
HIMSELF OUT RAPIDLY
NEW YORK, Mar. (5—Albert G. Hill,
bolder of the British records for the
S00 and 1500 meter runs and conquer-1
or in the 1920 Olympics at Antwerp of
our own Joie Ray, arrived on the liner
George Washington. Hill is 36 years
old and has retired from active com
petition. He cames to seek a job as
coach in this country.
When asked what he thought of I
Nurmi’s record breaking success in j
America, Hill replied that the wonder
ful Finnish athlete would meet his
Waterloo before long. “He can’t go
on you know.”
He was loud in his praise of Ray
whom he considered one of the fast
est runners he had ever run against.
Nurmi, added Hill, will find plenty of
rivalry awaiting him in England.
PRAISE BONE’S SPEECH
In a symposium of legislative opin
members except Wm. Paul, leader of
the Indians, praised Bone’s message,
most of them emphatically. Observ
ers see likelihood of the passage of a
literacy test before the legislature ad
journs.
BEAN SUPPER AT 6:00 TONITE
The firemen will hold their bean
supper at 66 o’clock tonight after
whicu a business meeting will be held.
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Read Frye-Bruhn’s adv in this issue.
Poison Found In Body
of Colorado Girl
DENVER, Mar. G.—“Poison other
than chloroform” was found in the
body of Helen Blazer, who died here
under suspicious circumstances, and
her father is being held, the coroner
here announced.
Planes Collide At 4000
Feet but Nobody Hurt
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Mar. 6.—
Two planes at Kelly Field collided
at an altitude of 4,000 feet. Both
pilots jumped with parachutes and
landed safely, soon after the planes
had hit the ground with wings inter
locked and in flames.
REEF BE REMOVED
NEAR PETERSBURG
PETERSBURG, Alaska, Mar. 6.—
Col. James G. Steese telegraphed the
Herald today that the first work un
der the appropriation for Wrangell
Narrows includes the removal of the
reef at Petersburg entrance and the
elimination of the reverse curve at
Turnpoint, dredging this section 27
feet deep.
Oxygen Tank Explodes
26 Killed, Many Hurt
LENINGRAD, Mar. 6.—Twenty-six
were killed and an unknown number
wounded when oxygen tanks explod
ed in a building in the heart of this
city today.
POLICE OVERTAKE THREE
YOUTHS IN STOLEN AUTO
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 6.—Three
youths in an automobile, which pol
ice said was stolen, were chased thru
downtown streets last night and
stopped only by a hail of bullets,
which wounded two of their num
ber. The stolen machine was wreck
ed against a streetlamp.
At the central emergency hospital
they gave their names as James
O’Neill, 18, Eldred Brady, 19, and
Darill Cullen, 21. O’Neill was shot
in the head. Brady was shot in the
back and his skull was fractured.
He may die. Cullen was cut by
?lass.
New Asst. Air Chief
Nominated by Coolidge
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 6.—
President Coolidge today nominated
Colonel James B. Fechet, as assist
ant chief of the Air Service, after
Secretary of War Weeks recommend
ed him.
PHYSICIANS REMOVE WALNUT
KERNEL FROM THE LUNG
OF PORT ANGELES CHILD
SEATTLE, Mar. 6.—Following the
removal of a walnut kernel from
tier lung last night, physicians of a
private hospital here were hopeful
today of saving the life of Bernice
Wehrli, aged 19 months of Port An
geles, Washington.
An X-ray examination revealed the
nut kernel in the right bronchus of
the child a short distance below the
right and left intersection, declared
physicians. Inflamation was said to
be present and pneumonia had set
in.
In removing the obstruction physi
cians said they inserted a steei tube
svtih a small electric light as the
lower end. By passing delecate in
struments through the special tube
the doctors asserted they were able
to remove the kernel and the sur
rounding inflamed tissue.
Introductions of many g^rms by
the rough exterior of the kernel
reduced the child’s chances o" te
covery, physicians declared.
GALES DO MUCH
DAMAGE IN PORT
OF UNALASKA
SEVEN HOUSES UNROOFED, AND
CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOL
ROPED TOGETHER TO KEEP
FROM BEING BLOWN INTO BAY
DUTCH HARBOR. Mar. G.—Gales
sweeping the Aleutians the second
time this winter caused great damage
to this section of Alaska. Seven
houses in Unalaska were unroofed,
small launches driven to Margaret
Bay, and children attending school
were bound with ropes to prevent
their being blown into the sea. The
youngsters belonged to the Jesse Lee
Home.
The Eider will bring the first mail j
received here in three months. She
is expected here this week en route
to the Pribilofs.
Unalaska has been visited by two i
heavy gales this winter, which with
high tides has caused the residents
some uneasiness.
EXAMINES RECORDS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 6.—Af
ter an examination of the records
in the case of Lieutenant Frank E.
Kennedy, who is confined at the
Napa, California state institution,
Secretary of the Navy Curtis Wil
bur yesterday ordered Navy physi
cians to make further examinations
with a view of his restoration to
duty with leave of absence which
may produce recovery.
Read Frye-Bruhn’s adv in this issue.
FAMOUS DOG MUSHER IN TOWN
Wm. Shannon, who made the first
run with the antitoxin, from Nenana,
in 60 below temperatures, is in town
on his way to the States. The Gateway
secured an interview with Mr. Shan
non which will be published tomor
row.
CHIEFS UPHOLD RIGHT
TO SACRIFICE HUMAN BEINGS
RANGOON, India, Mar. 6—The Brit
ish governor, Sir Harcourt Butler, re
cently rode a pony 100 miles through
dense jungles into the wild Hukong
valley and delivered an ultimatum to
the Naga chieftains requiring them to
cease all sacrifices of human beings
and to free their slaves. The chiefs
politely but firmly declined to abstain
from their yearly sacrifices and also
refused to free their slaves. Sir Har
court has detailed a British officer to
report yearly regarding the situation.
There are more than 50,000 slaves in
the province of Nepal on the frontier
of Indian. These slaves are owned by
16,000 masters.
FIRE PROTECTION ASKED
FOR WASHINGTON FARMS
YAKIMA, Wash., Mar. 6.—A com
mittee composed of one member from
each of seven large rural towns in
this State is hastily drafting a bill
for the Legislature providing for
fire protection in communities re
moved from the present jurisdiction
of fire-fighting apparatus. The rural
fire protection upkeep would be man
aged somewhat after the methods
adopted for creating irrigation or im
provement districts. An appraisal of
building units is planned. Then a
pro rata assessment would be levied
for each $1000 value for the main
tenance of the fire-fighting appara
tus. Because of lack of thi sprotee
tion many valuable farm and orch
ard buildings are destroyed annually.
Speaking of figuring up income
taxes, we wonder what the under
taker at Herrin pays.
Only the fast thinkers become
leaders. He who hesitates is boss
ed.
Read Frye-Bruhn’s adv in this issue.
Four Children Burn
While Parents Dance:
FREEDOM, Wyo., Mar. 6—Four
children of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester
Robins, aged 1 to 5 years, were burn
ed to death last night when their
home was destroyed by fire, while the
parents were at a dance.
Roosevelt Bros. Sail
for Haunts of Big Game
CHICAGO, Mar. G.—Theodore and
Kermit Roosevelt sail for New York
in April at the head of a Marshall
Field museum expedition, to explore
and hunt for a race of rare animals
in Pamirs, known as the roof of the
world,, in Central Asia.
MOSES PRESIDENT
OF NEW SEN ATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 6 —
With the help of a Senator whom
they had read out of the party, the
Republicans organized the Senate to
day by electing George H. Moses, re
publican. of Concord, N. H., over Key
Pittman, democrat.
—
Shorty Russick Wins
Saskatchewan Derby
BIG RIVER, Sask., Mar. G.—Shorty
Russick, of The Pas, won the Sas
katchewan 150-mile dog derby in 17
hours, 54 and a half minutes. J.
Clinsky, second; Vernon Johnson,
third.
PARKER TELLS
HOW HAPPENED
TO QUIT WIFE
PORTLAND, Mar. G.—Herschel Par
ker, when told of the effort being made
to force him to return to New York
to support his wife and two daugh
ters, declared himself fundless. He
said his former wife, Evelyn, is earn
ing as large an income as a commer
cial artist as he had ever earned, and
that he had no money with which to
go to New York. Parker said lie had
been engaged in experimental work
and his means was limited. He de
clared he was the one wronged in his
marital difficulties, and said his wife
refused to go along when his duties
as a mining engineer called him to
Alaska several years ago. Parker as
serted he had deeded his former wife
all his property before he left New
York state, and said his future move
ments depended upon persons for
whom he was doing the experimental
work. He expressed hopes of big
gains in this work, and promised to
provide liberally then for his daugh
ters.
Came to Alaska With Hindu
Parker said he had received a tele
gram from a New York paper saying:
“The presumption was that you are
dead or under the influence of a liindu
in Calcutta,” and explained that pos
sibly the; paper was thinking of Abhe
danana Swami, although “I can’t re
call being under his influence. He
was teaching in the Vendanta Philo
sophical Society of New York, early
in the century, and we wrent to Alaska
together, then to San Francisco, and
finally Mexico, but it cost money to
travel with him, and I had far too
little. I haven’t heard from him for
ten years.”
Mrs, Parker Astonished.
Mrs. Evelyn N. Parker, who obtain
ed an Enoch Arden divorce from Dr.
Parker, and who lives in New York,
was astonished when informed that
her husband was alive and in Portland
at the present time:
“I presumed him dead, as I adver
ted six weeks for him.”
HIGH TIDES AND
WIND AT NOME
TAKES OUT DOCK
ICE BREAKS LOOSE FROM SHORE
AND DRIFTS TO SEA—OPEN WA
TER FAR AS EYE CAN SEE
NATIVES ESCAPE DEATH
NOME, Alaska, Mar. 6.—Wednesday
night due to high wind and tide, the
ice broke loose from shore and drifted
to sea. taking part of the Nome oil
dock and Lighterage Company dock,
which were practically destroyed. The
wreckage is being held with cables.
Many Eskimos who fish every day
for crabs and tomcod narrowly es
caped death when the ice went out.
Today there is open water as far
as the eye can see, the first time the
sea has been open in four months.
Appropriations Passed
Road Improvement In
McKinley Park Region
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 6.—
The Department of the Interior an
nounced today that an appropriation
of two million five hundred thousand
dollars has been passed for con
struction and improvement of roads
and trails in seventeen National
Parks, including McKinley Park, $80,
000; Ranier, $235,000.
KETCHIKAN FISH PRICES
Halibut eight and three cents. Sal
mon quoted today at twenty-two and
one-half and twelve and one-quarter
Favorable Report On
Nomination of Warren
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 6 —
The Senate Judiciary Committee or
dered a favorable report on the nomi
nation of Charles B. Warren, for at
torney general. Senate republicans
voted 23 to 11 against considering the
nomination in open session.
SENATOR CONNER WOULD
ESTABLISH A WHIPPING
POST TO PUNISH YEGGS
SEATTLE, Wn„ Mar. 6.—Senator
W. W. Conner, of this city, today re
quested of the senate rules commit
tee permission to introduce a bill to
establish the whipping post for the
punishment of robbers. Reporting
the project, the Seattle Times said
that Conner cited many holdups in
Seattle, with one in Tacoma in which
a bank man was killed. Senator
Conner told the committee that if
the whipping post were established
in Washington for robbers, “footpads
and stickup men will be as scarce
as in British Columbia. Up there
a criminal knows he will be whip
ped.”
Forbes and Thompson
Ask for a New Trial
CHICAGO, Mar. 6.—Colonel Charles
R. Forbes and John Thompson, who
were recently convicted of graft in
connection with the Veterans’ Bureau
have divided their forces in an effort
to reverse the Federal sentences of
two years in prison and $10,000 fines.
Thompson has secured permission to
carry his case to the United State
supreme court, and Forbes seeks a
writ of error and supersedeas in the
United States Court of Appeals.
FORMER SEC. FALL
MUST TESTIFY AGAIN
EL PASO, Tex., Mar. 6.—Former
Secretary of the ‘Interior Albert B.
Fall was subpoenaed today to tes
tify at the Teapot Dome cancelation
suit which is opening in Cheyenne,
Wyoming, on Monday.