FLOODS SWEEPING
MRU MARYLAND
WITH GREAT DAMAGE
CUMBERLAND, April 3—The most
devastating flood in the history of
Cumberland, is sweeping the region to
day. Bridges were washed out and
houses destroyed. Trains are starned
half-submerged in water. Half of the
city was inundated. The entire city of
McCoole was inundated and the dis
ruption of communications makes it
impossible to estimate the causalties.
Severe storms were felt in Chicago ex
tending from Ohio to the Mississippi
valleys. Over a score of lives are be
lieved to have been lost and the prop
erty damage is estimated at many
hundreds of thousands.
« Two immense steel bridges were
washed away by the flood which reach* j
*'d iis crest with half the city under
three to eight feet of water. East of j
Cumberland the Patomac is raising at1
the rate of four to eight inches per j
hour with Hancock, Aid., threatened.
Many homes were washed away along
the patomac,
PITTSBURG, April 4—Scores of
families vacated their homes in the
lowlands and business firms removed
their merchandise to safety in an ef
fort to escape the rapidly rising wat
ers of the Allegheny and Monogahela,
and Ohio rivers. Unprecedented rains
and melting snows are causing the
PITTSBURG, April G—Floods in
West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Mary
land, caused by warm rains and melt
ing snows had devastated a wide -area
last night and taken a toll of thirteen
lives and caused millions of dollars in
damages to property alter having cov
ered an area of one hundred and sev
enty square miles extending from
Gorman, Maryland to Harper's Ferry,
West Virignia, with the greatest dam
age at Cumberland, Maryland. The Pa
tomac is now rapidly returning to its
channel in Western Pennsylvania. In
Western Pennsylvania the Mononga
hela and Allegheny rivers swept over
the lower sections of their valleys and
a score of city blocks in Pittsburg
were inundated. Cities along the Ohio
river are preparing for flood waters
tomorrow.
COMPANY PATENTS
CHANDALAR GROUND
(Fairbanks News-Miner)
Attorney R. F. Roth has received
word from William Sulzev, former
governor of New York, ana who is one
of the 1 digest stockholders in the
Chandalar Gold Mining companf to
proceed with all work necessary to ob
tain a patent to the large quartz hold
ings of the company in the Chandalar
district.
There has been a large amount of
money spent in the development of
this property and from all indications
the prospects are sufficient to justify
all work done and the expenditure of
further monies to operate these prop
el ties.
K. C. Ingram, deputy mineral sur
veyor, will leave shortly for the Chan
dalar ;o make th cneeessary suivey>
Sutherland’s Fisheries
Bill Very Unpopular
With Many Congressmen
WASHINGTON, Apr 10—The White
Bill, designed for protection of the
Alaskan fisheries passed the house
yesterday afternoon. The Republican
members in charge of fisheries legis
lation claimed that Delegate Suther
land’s amendments to the bill in
case it becomes a law, will destroy
the fishing industry. Two of the
amendments prohibit the use of traps
and weirs or pound nets in any bay
or inlet or estuary, the entrance of
which is less than three miles wide
or any channel connecting two larg
er bodies where the width is three
miles or less or within one mile of
the entrance to any bay or inlet 01
estuary two miles or less in width,
or one mile from from the mouth of
any stream in which salmon run.
’FRISCO COURT OF APPEALS
DECIDES IN KELLY CASE
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 10.—Con
viction for a felony is no bar for jury
service in Alaska, the U. S. circuit
court of appeals ruled today in the ap
peal of Frank Kelly, convicted of white
slavery at Anchorage,, in 1922. Kelly’s
attorneys claimed that after the trial
it was learned that one of the jurors
had been convicted of a felony.
COLD WEATHER IN INTERIOR
The train crew on last night’s pas
senger reports the mercury stood at
35 below zero when the train passed
McKinley Park yesterday.
Four Killed When
Ka Klax Klan Parade
LILLY, Pa., Apr. 7.—Four persons
were killed and thirteen injured in
clashes between citizens and mem
bers of (he Ku Klux Klan who at
tempted to stage a parade yesterday.
Admiral Rodman Kay
Re Floated Off Reef
SEATTLE, Apr. 7.—The Canadian |
Pacific steamer Nansook is expected
to float the steamship Admiral Rod
man, aground near Prince Rupert.
Washington Delegation
Captured by Coclidge
WENATCHEE, Wn, Apr. 7-—The |
"Washington delegation elected by j
the Republican State convention, was |
instructed tor Coolidge. N. C. Rich
ards of Yakima was elected National!
Committeeman.
HI YJS WRECKED TENDERS
SayS the Cordova Times: William j
Crooker has purchased the cannery ten I
ders Marcus and Universal which went
ashove several months ago at Kenak j
island near Katalla, from the under
writers. They were owned by the
Pacific Everett Fisheries company ahd
chartered to a herring plant to the
westward, — "
FRANCE REFUSES REQUEST
For customs conference
PEKING, April 7—France has re
fused China’s latest request for a pre
liminary customs conference because
France did not ratify the Washington
treaty and China has declined to pay
the Boxer indemnities in Gold Francs.
FISH DEALERS STRIKE
BECAUSE OF TAX LEVIED
TOKIO, Apr. 7.—Fish mongers de
clared a three days cessation of busi
ness as a protest against the tax lev
ied to finance the municipal fish mar
ket. They stormed the residence of
Municipal assembleymen and restaur
ants specializing in seafoods are pre
paring to close down. Dealers threaten
to continue the strike indefinitely un
less the tax is repealed.
F. A. Hansen Made Head
of Copper River Railway
F. A. Hansen, formerly superinten
dent of maintenance of way for the
Alaska railway has been named super
intendent of the Copper River railway
with headquarters at Cordova. Mr.
Hansen will take over the duties at
once, succeeding Caleb Corser, who re
signed several months ago.
Two Albanian Bandits
Killed by Gendarmes
ROME, Apr. 10—Two of the ban
dits who murdered Robert Lewis
Coleman and George B. DeLong, U.
S. citizens, in Albania, have been
killed in a light with a posse of
gendarmes, says a Stefani agency
WIRE TAPPERS CLEAN-UP
ON SAN FRANCISCO BOOKIES
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 10.—Wire
I tappers Tuesday collected $100,000
from San Francisco bookmakers by
switching numbers of the winners at
Tia Juana to horses on which mem
bers of the gang had bet. The wires
were tapped and the news relayed aft
er substitutions were made. The trick
was not discovered until after the
races were over and all bets paid.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 8.—Senator
Walsh of Montana has ordered U.
S. marshals all over the country to
! join in the search for William Boyce
Thompson, former chairman of the
finance committee of the Republican
National Committee, who was order
ed before the investigating committee
March 9, but who failed to answer
the summons.
Game Territory May
Be Established Alaska
VANCOUVER, B. C., April 8—Jack
son, chairman of the British Columbia
Game Board said at a meeting of the
Board that the United States and Brit
ish Columbia will probably create a
game territory 20 miles wide on each
side of the boundary in the vicinity of
Stikene and Taku to stop pirating of
furs and trophies.
CONTROL OF BANK
GIVEN TO EMPLOYES
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 7.—Presi
dent A. J. Giannin is working out a
plan to give control in ownership of
the Bank of Italy with capital of $125
000,000 to 2,000 employes of the bank
and its branches. He is the principal
owner.
Glacier Bay Area is
Withdrawi; from Entry
WASHINGTON, Apr. 7.—The Gla
cier Bay area In Alaska, consisting
of two and a bfijf million acrps, has
been withdrawn from settlement and
homestead entry by executive order
of the president to permit investiga
tion into the advisability of including
it within the area of the proposed na
tional monument.
NOME DISCOVERER
MUST PAY ON STOCK
SEATTLE, Apr. 7—The Superior
Court today ordered John Bryotenson,
one of the four original discoverers
of Nome to pay an additional assess
ment of $44,000 on his fddck Til the
defunct Scandinavian American bank.
AMERICA WILL HAVE HARD
STRUGGLE PROTECT DAVIS CUP
NEW YORK, April 7—Further in_
dications that America is preparing
for the hardest fight it has had in re
cent years for the defense of the Davis
cup is seen in the announcement that
W .H. Johnson will concentrate his
1924 campaign on National title events
and the Davis cup. This follows a simi
lar statement by Tilden.
joim cukes
ATTEMPT TO BUY
GOMKOfcnn
jcOOLIDGE ACCUSED BY OPPON
ENT WITH “RECKLESS AND
I SHAMELESS” EXPENDITURE
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., April 8—Sen
ator Hiram Johnson jumped out in
front today in his race with President
Coolidge for the republican presiden
tial indorsement in South Dakota as
additional returns came in from the
statewide primary.
An error in early returns from Mc
Pherson county, corrected in final fig.
ures today, resulted in a net gain of
900 votes for Jahnson and sent his to
tal in 1,566 of the states 1,825 pre
cincts up to 38,306, as compared with
37,099 for Coolidge.
This lead of 1,207 for Johnson was
trimmed to 1,092 by first returns from
Harding County, in the extreme north
western corner of the state, where el
even precincts, a third of the country,
showed Coolidge leading 3 to 1.
ST. LOUIS, April 8—Senator Hiram
Johnson of California, in a statement
here today commenting on the South
Dakota presidential preference pri
mary, charged that “if ever an effort
was made to buy an election, it was
made in that state.’ ’
“In the fight in South Dakota the
most reckless and shameless use of
money was made by the President,”
said Senator Johnson, “not only in hir
ing an army of orators, but in buying
full pages of advertisements in every
newspaper in South Dakota and in
utilizing circulation without stint. Un
employment of politicians gave way to
most industrious employment at very
high salaries. There was no purchas
able element which was not purchased
and the result is the largest tribute
; that can be paid to a citizen. For if
ever an attempt was made to buy a
citizenship, it was made in South Da
kota.
“If I win out there, it will be a mar
velous demonstration of how the peo
ple of the West feel toward Mr. Cool
idge.
CHICAGO, April 9—Coolidge car.
ried Illinois in Tuesday’s primaries,
defeating Job on about one hundred
thousand. McAdoo was unopposed on
the Democratic ticket. The Democrats
nominated A. A. Sprague for the Sen
ate while foriryer governor Charles H.
Deneen has apparently defeated Sena
tor McCormick for republican senator
ial nomination.
OMAHA, April 9—Coolidge defeat
ed Johnson in the race for Nebraska’s
delegate by about thirty thousand.
Norris was renominated for Senate.
Bryan was renominated democratic
candidate for governor.
FOX FARMERS DISCUSS
CANNING OF SALMON
HEADS FOR FEEDING
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The plan to can salmon heads on a
large scale and use the product as a
food for foxes will be seriously taken
up at a meeting of the southwestern
Alaska fur farmers to be held at Kodi
ak early in June.
W. T. White, assistant in charge of
the Alaska agricultural stations, has
sent out the following self explanatory
letter:
“I am endeavoring to secure data re
garding the cost of installing machin- J
ery and containers for the canning of
salmon heads and rejected fish to be
used as fox food; the containers to be
two and five gallon in size.
“It is hoped to have such data as
sembled for the consideration of west
ern Alaska fox farmers called for a
fox farmers’ convention at Kodiak on
the 30th of May to June 2.
“Would your firm kindly notify ad
vertisers of machinery and containers
that serious consideration of purchase
pf the necessary machinery and a test
lot of containers will be made at tne,
convention,” _j 1
CALIFORNIA FRUIT
BARRED FROM SEATTLE
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SEATTLE, Apr. 7.—California frail;
has been quarantined here because
of the prevalence of foot and mouth j
disease in that state.
PARKS APPOINTED SAYS RUMOR
WASHINGTON, Apr. 5-Wm. S.
Spry, commissioner Of the general
land office, announced today that
George A. Parks, of Anchorage, had
been appointed assistant supervisor
of surveys to succeed John P. Walker.
HOUSE DELAYS ACTION ON
ALASKA BILL UNTIL LATER
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7—The
house yesterday took up the White bill
for protection of Alaskan fisheries but
action was postponed, probably until
next Wednesday.
Los Angeles Alarmed Over
Rapid Spread ol Disease
LOS ANGELES, Apr. 7.—All city
parks were ordered closed today on
account of the epidemic of foot and
mouth disease ranging throughout
the State.
Former Anchorageite
Escapes from McNeils;
From Matanuska Valley
TACOMA, Apr. 10—A fleet of boats
is patrolling the shores of McNeil Isl_
and today to prevent the escape from
the island of D. M. Lynch, an Alaskan
miner serving three years for shoot
ing at a neighboring rancher at Mala
nuska with intent to kill. Lynch es
caped yesterday afternoon.
Lynch was sentenced by Judge
Brown in 1020 for shooting at a
neighboring following a dispute over
a mineral deposit. He was taken out
at the same time Jimmy Michaelson,
Ed Olsen and George Blouen were
| taken Outside.
Missing Paymaster
Found at ?Frisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 8— Lieut.
Ervine Brown, navy paymaster, who
disappeared at Mobile, March 10, with
$120,000 government funds, was found
here today lying beside a roadway in
a deranged condition. No trace of
the missing money was found.
Seliovia Man Breaks
Leg Cranking Motor
SELDOVIA, Apr. 4.—Knute Arm
strong, a cannery man, had the mis
fortune to break a leg while crank
ing a marine engine last week. He
is doing fine and may be out soon
on crutches.
Canada Will Sell
Surplus War Stock
VAUCOUVER, B. C., Apr. 7— Forty
thousand tons of railway stock built
as war consignment for Russia at a
cost of $14,000,000 will be sold in
July at public auction. It is believed
that not one tenth of the price paid
will be received for the material.
Crowley Named President
of New York Central Ry.
NEW YORK, Apr. 10.—P. E.
Crowley today was elected president
of the New York Central railroad.
SHIP ALASKA FURS QUICK
We’re paying big prices for Alaska furs—
demand strong. We are the largest buyers
of Alaska furs in this big central market
and we must have all kinds for quick sale at
present high prices. Money sent same day
shipment comes in—cash, draft or money
order, whichever you want. ACT NOW_
if you have one skin or a hundred. Ship to
His* at once.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
FOUKE GRADING MAKES YOUR FUR CHECKS BIGGER
ASKS AUTHORITY TO
IMPROVE BATTLESHIPS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7—
Secretary of Navy Wilbur, asked Con-;
gress for authority to make the bat- !
tleships Utah, Arkansas, and Wyom-:
ing into oil burners at a cost of eleven j
and a half million dollars and other
improvements including the installa
tion of an additional torpedo and mine
protecting deck.
WILLS TO FIGHT THIS SUMMER
NEW YORK, April 7—Tex Rickard,
fight promoter, announced that he had
signed Wills to meet Firpo, Spalla or
Rojas next June or July and agreed
that the winner should fight Dempsey
next September. Both Spalla and Ro
jas will appear in the United States
under the auspices of Rickard. Wills
accepted a percentage basis.
TWO LOSE LIVES IN FIRE
NEGUANNE, Mich, April 7—Two
patients and one attendant lost their
lives in a fire of unknown origin which
destroyed the hospital here.
LIGHT SHIP RAMMED
BY BRITISH FREIGHTER
NEW YORK, April 7—Rammed by
the British freighter Castelian in a
fog this afternoon the fire island light
ship with a gaping hole in its quarter
is proceeding to Tompkinsville, Staten
Island attended by craft which were
summoned by distress calls. The
crew aboard are safe but the damage
to the Castilean is as yet unknown.
CUTTER HA1DA IN PORT
The coast guard cutter Haida ar
rived in port from the States, today
making an exceptionally fast trip. She
will take aboard airplane supplies
and pontoons and take them west.
The Haida is a turbo-electric ves
sel of 1600 tons, 240 feet long and is
one of the most modern of the coast
guard cutters. She carries five guns.
Britain Protests About
Conversion Coal Burners
WASHINGTON, Apr. 10.—The Navy
department today received an em
phatic protest from Great Britain
against the conversion of four Amer
ican battleships from coal to oil
burners on the grounds that such
conversion will be a violation of the
Washington naval treaty.
Alaskan Fisheries in
Control of Hoover
WASHINGTON, Apr. 10.— The
House passed a bill today placing
the Alaskan fisheries on control of
Herbert Hoover, secretary of the de
partment of commerce.
TODAY’S FISH PRICES
JUNEAU, Apr. 10.—Fresh halibut
9 and 5 cents; salmon, 17 and 8 cts.
KETCHIKAN—Fresh halibut 9 and
5 cents; pickled none.
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Citizenship Granted to
All Indians of Nation
WASHINGTON, Apr. 7.—The Sny
der bill, granting citizenship to all
Indians of the United States was re
ported favorably today by the House
committee on Indian affairs.
Michigan Scene cf Bitter
Fight for Rep. Delegates
CHICAGO, Apr. 7.—Calvin Cool
idge and Hiram Johnson are fighting
today in the Michigan primaries for
control of the delegates to the Re
publican convention.
Murderer of Girl
Must Pay Penalty
WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT
AFFIRMS JUDGMENT OF
CLARK COUNTY COURT
OLYMPIA, April 8—George Edward
Whitfield must hang for the murder
of Anna Nosko, 11-year old Clarke
county school girl, the supreme court *
decided today, affirming the judgment
of Superior Judge George B. Simpson
of Clarke county.
Whitfield was found guilty of first
degree murder May 6, 1923, and re
ceived the death sentence. Whitfield
was charged with the killing of Anna
Nosko on March 8, 1923, after a brutal
assault on her way home from the
Battle Ground school.
Attorneys for Whitfield brought an
appeal to the supreme court on the
ground that errors were made by the
trial judge and entitled him to a re
trial. The refusal of Judge Simson to
allow a change of venue, certain of
the court’s instructions to the jury,
admission of damaging evidence and
the permission of certain witnesses to
testify were cited as errors by the de
fense.
Hiram Johnson Loses
State Illinois to Coolidge
CHICAGO, Apr. 10— Hiram John
son has lost the preferential presi
dential nomination in Illinois after a
most courageous and manly fight
against overwhelming odds, but Cool
idge cannot win in November, even
if he is nominated,” Harold Lickes,
Johnson’s campaign manager,, said
here today. *
Johnson Will Not Withdraw
Name for Presidency
WASHINGTON, Apr. 10.—Defeated
in the Michigan, Nebraska and Illi
nois preferential primaries for the
presidency, Hiram Johnson announced
on his return to the capital this aft
ernoon that he is through campaign
ing for the presidency.
He said while he had no hopes of
being nominated be would not with
draw his name.
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