LENROOT ABOUT TO RESIGN THE
CHAIRMANSHIP—MESSAGES
TO BE PRODUCED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.—Senator
Kenneth McKellar, democrat, of Ten
nessee. introduced a resolution in the
Senate today calling upon President
Coolidge to send to Congress the tax
returns of Sinclair, Doheny and Fall.
Senator Heflin, an Alabama demo
crat, branded Senators Lenroot and
Smoot as unlit for membership on the
oil investigating committee, for hav
ing held a secret conference with Al
bert I?. Fall recently.
Senator Lenroot in reply said he
would be very glad to be relieved ot
the duties of chairman of the investi
gating commit tee it the investigations
were to go on indefinitely. He de
clared that the telegraph companies
should be forced to produce all tele
grams between Mr. Fall and Mr. Mc
Lean. subsequent to February 1.
Chairman Lenroot declared the
Democratic members of the commit
tee were devoting more time to poli
tics then they were to bringing the
parties guilty of oil graft to justice.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.—The
House Judiciary committee today fa
vorably reported the senate bill con
ferring upon the U. S. court, North
ern District of California jurisdiction
to hear claims against the govern
ment arising out of seizures of sealing
vessels in the Bering sea in the late
seventies.
HENRY FORD EMPLOYS
162,792 PERSONS IN
HIS MAJOR INDUSTRIES
DETROIT, Feb. 29—Henry Ford
employs in his major industries here
and throughout the world 162,792 per
sons, it is announced by the Ford Mo
tor Company. Of this number 121,
214 are employed in manufacturing
plants in the United States and 24,
312 in the American branches.
ABANDONED STEAMER
IS CLAIMED AS PRIZE
HONGKONG, Feb. 29—The Hong-;
kong Whampoa Dock company has
claimed as a prize the Kailan Mining 1
company's chartered steamed Hwah
wu, after refloating and towing the
vessel to Kowloon .following its aban
donment at Ninepins, near Hongkong.
LIEUTENANT GRIFFIS
HOME FROM GERMANY
NEW YORK, Feb. 29.—Corliss Hoo
ven Griffis, of Hamilton, O., who was
released recently from prison in Mosh
bach, Germany, after serving part of
a sentence for complicity in a plot
to kidnap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll,
American clrait evader, arrived Home
today on the Albert Ballin and was!
given a reception at the city hall.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.—Bids on
the Shipping Board fleet of 1,385 ves
sels were asked for toda. The bids
will close March 14.
EDISON ADMITS HIS
QUESTIONNAIRE PLAN
NOT ENTIRE SUCCESS
WEST ORANGE, Feb. 29—Thomas
A. Edison’s famous questionnaire for
determining the fitness of men for the
jobs they seek is a failure, the wizard
admitted at his laboratory, where he
celebrated his 77th birthday yesterday
by working.
“The questionnaire system does elim
inate the uni it to a certain extent,”
he said, “but something more is need
ed for the selection of good men.”
Wm. Grandjean, a conductor on the
Alaska railway, who has been on a
trip to Los Angeles and Long Beach
returned today on the Alameda.
PRESIDENT AERO LEAGUE OF
AMERICA GOES ON WITNESS
STAND
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—Henry Wood
house, president of the Aero League
of America, will tell the Senate oil
investigating committee, before whom
he has been subpoenaed the names
of high officials of the Harding ad
ministration, who received $100,000
bribes for thfir influence in connec
tion with oil matters, he declared to
Ask Immunity for McLean.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—Senator
Underwood, democratic candidate for
the presidency, was among those who
have gone to Senator Walsh with
pleas to excuse Edward B. McLean
from testifying before the senate in
the Teapot Dome oil leasing investi
gation. Senator Walsh also announc
ed that A. Mitchell Palmer will likely
be called as a result of his efforts to
keep McLean off the stand.
Conspiracy to Loot Lands
ST. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 28.—Albert B.
Fall resigned a superior position in
the Senate to acept an inferior posi
tion as Secretary of the Interior, as
a part of a previously formed con
spiracy to loot the oil reserves, Sen
ator J. A. Reed, democrat, of Missou
ri, charged in an address here last
night.
Will Call Palmer
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—The Sen
atorial Committee decided today to
call A. Mitchell Palmer to the stand..
Senator Dill declares Palmer to have
been a go-between in the delivery of
the McLean messages to Fall, read
today. John A. Mayer, a McLean em
ployee, said that the Philadelphia
publisher was busy with Underwood
Curtis and Zev.
McAdoo Gets Big Fee
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28.—Wm. G.
McAdoo, democratic candidate for
the presidency, confirmed the report
that his firm got a $150,000 lee from
the Republic Iron and Steel company,
of Youngstown, Ohio, but said the
work was for helping the company out
in a tax matter at Washington.
Will Not Resign.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—“It is not!
my purpose to even consider resign-!
ing until after a fair hearing on the'
charges preferred against me,” At
torney General Daugherty said today, I
as he was leaving for Palm Beach,!
Florida, via Chicago.
ALASKA SHIPPING IN 1923
LARGEST IN HISTORY
Last year was the greatest year in
he history of Alaska in the number
)f vessels which entered and cleared
it Alaska ports, according to the re
aort of Collector of Customs John C.
McBride, made public the other day.
rhe total number of vessels entered
it Alaska ports last year was 2,080
the year before and 2,221 in 1920,
which held therecord before 1923. The
:otal number cleared was 2,441, com
pared with 2,004 in 1922 and 2,199 in
1920, the previous banner year.
Last year was also the banner year!
in the tonnage entering and clearing
both foreign and domestic. In the
domestic trade there were 1,243 ves
sels, 473,885 tons, entered and 1,959
vessels, 478,103 tons cleared last year.
In theforeign trade the vessels enter
ed numbered 1,325, tonnage 317,866,
and those cleared numbered 483, ton
nage 152,322.
This is compared with an 1922 re
cord of 839 vessels 394,407 tons enter
ing in the domestic trade and 1,502
vessels, 395,509 tons, clearing; and
1,341 vessels, 173,278 tons, entering,
and 5702 vessels, 135.851 tons clearing
in theforeign trade.
There were 328 more vessels enter
ed at Alaska ports last year than in
1920 the previous record year and the
number of vessels last year exceeded
those clearing in 1920 by 242.
CURTIS R. MORFORD
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
Curtis R. Morford, U. S. Commis
sioner and long-time resident of Sew
ard ,has announced his candidacy for
re-election as clerk of the school
board. Mr. Morford has served very
acceptably for several terms and is
a very capable officer.
PIONEERS INSTALL
The Hyder Pioneers installed offic
ers recently. Clyde S. Hager is presi
dent, and Robert Stewart, secretary.
SENATOR REED STATES
COOUDGE SHOULD RESIGN
CHARGED THAT SHIPPING BOARD IS PAYING THE
SINCLAIR INTERESTS TEN MILLION DOLLARS
YEARLY FOR TEAPOT DOME OIL FOR ITS VES
SELS—INVESTIGATION IS SEMI POLITICAL
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—It was revealed in the tes
timony here today that the United States Shipping Board
is paying the Sinclair oil interests ten million dollars each
year for oil from the Teapot Dome fields.
Another development of the oil scandal is that Sena
tors Lenroot and Smoot, members of the Senate investi
gating committee held a secret meeting with former sec
retary of the interior, Albert B. Fall, the result of which
was never transmitted to the Senate committee.
Declared an Outrage
oeiiciiui muses imuseu lu ue reau mio me wongres
sional Recor 1, Senator James A. Reed‘s speech, charging
Wm. G. McAdoo with selling his information to the Do
ll eny interests, whereupon Senator Pat Harrison intro
duced into the record Senator Hiram’s Johnson’s speech,
in which he held President Coolidge responsible for the
present oil scandal. Senator Moses is a New Hampshire
Republican, while Senator Pat Harrison is a Mississippi
Democrat. Both are evidently trying to discredit oppos
ing political candidates for the presidency.
Simultaneously with the action of the above Senator
Kenneth McKellar, a Tennessee Democrat in a speech on
the floor of the Senate declared it an outrage that punish
ment is not being meted out to rich criminals. Then came
rhe announcement of Special Prosecutors Pomerene and
Roberts that they intended to prosecute all persons taint- j
ed with the oil scandals in the courts of the country within
i few days.
Reed Says Coolidge Should Resign
HANNIBAL, Mo., Feb. 27.—Senator James A. Reed,
a Missouri Democrat, addressing a mass heretoday assert
ed that if thecabinet was not purged soon it would be
time for President Coolidge to resign. He charged that
Hoover’s control of food products during thewar deprived
the farmers of five billion dollars.
f LEI HUB LEASED
WIRE PALM BEACH
KEEP TOUCH FALL
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—The Sen
ate committee today in executive ses
sion, delved into telegrams sent to
Edward B. McLean when the latter
was at Palm Beach. It developed
that Fall, through McLean, was in
touch with every thought and action
of the Senate investigating committee
sitting in Washington, and that Mc
Lean who had a leased wire to Palm
Beach, Florida, received and sent hun
dreds of telegrams to Fall.
Many Secret Messages.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—Many se
cret and more or less damaging mes
sages, which passed between Wash
ington and Palm Beach for E. B. Mc
Lean and Albert B. Fall were made
public this afternoon by the Senate
committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—It devel
oped shortly after a visit of Senators
T + rv MKnvf T* 11
that Will Hays, Republican National
committeeman, held a secret confer
ence with Fall.
KANSAS CT^TY, Mo., Feb. 29.—Sen
ator James A. Reed, of Kansas City,
tonight challenged Wiliam G. McAdoo
to meet him in debate on the issues
of their presidential candidacy. Mc
Adoo has made no reply to Reed’s
challenge.
SEATTLE PREACHER RESIGNS
CHAPLAIN IvU KLUX KLAN
SEATTLE, Feb. 29—The Rev. P. L.
Wilkelm, pastor of the Ballard Pres
byterian church announced his resig
nation as chaplain of the Seattle
branch of the Ku Klux Klan.
TEX RICKARD ON CARPET
NEW YORK, Feb. 29—The state
boxing commission is considering the
charges that Tex Rickard acted in
collusion during the seat sale for the
Dempsey-Firpo fight. These charges
were made by Tom O’Rourke, sport
promoter.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—The j
House is considering the tax bill as
amended, which will decrease the rev- i
enue about ten million dollars. The
bill increases the tax on cigarettes
$1.00 per thousand, but abolishes the
amusement tax on all tickets up to
50 cents.
FORMER PUBLISHER
AT POINT OF DEATH
W. D. Grant, former Wrangell pub-:
lisher and pioneer member of the
Territorial legislature is dangerously
ill at hi s home with intestinal influ
enza. His recovery is said to be
doubtful.
VALDEZ HAS A DENTIST
After going without a dentist for
several months, Valdez again has a
dentist, a new D. D. S., arriving from 1
the states on a recent boat. Dr. H.
Cockerille, one of the pioneer dent- j
ists of the Territory, left there last!
fall.
NO HOPE FOR FLIGHT
SHENANDOAH THIS YEAR
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Congres
sional leaders informed the Navy de
nnrtmpnt tnHa„ tliom -r..., r.
hope that congressional approval
would be given in time for the flight
of the Shenandoah this year.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—The will
of President Wilson was filed in pro
bate today. It leaves the widow the
entire estate, with the exception of
an annual income of $2,500 which
will be paid to h’s daughter, Margar
et, as long as she remains unmarried.
E. Coke Hill and wife, who are now
in California, will return on one of
the next boats to Ketchikan where
Mr. Hill and family will locate. The
mail contract from Nenana to Flat
has been sub-let.
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 25.—Mail Pilot j
Ben Eileson, in returning from his
initial trip from McGrath got lost in
the Kantishna valley owing to faulty
compasses, and was forced down near
Tolovana. He arose safely but crip
pled his landing gear on his arrival
at Fairbanks. The plane was equip
ped with skis for starting on the
snow.
Eileson states that his trip was a
great treat to the sourdoughs living
along the route who had never seen
a plane before. The flight was made
at an elevation of 2000 feet, and was I
without incident, save on the return
trip, which was made up the Yukon
on account of darkness. The distance
made by Eileson in a little over six
hours requires 11 days by dog team
each, hence the plane reduced the
time between the two campps from 22
days to six hours and 26 minutes.
The landing skis are being repair
ed and another trip will be made ear
ly in March.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25.—William
G. McAdoo, democratic candidate for!
the presidency, said that his firm!
would have made a million dollars ofi,
the Doheny oil interests if they had
succeeded in securing wanted oil con- !
cessions in Mexico.
Want McAdoo Recalled.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—‘The
statement by McAdoo that his law
firm ot Los Angeles would have made
a million dollars off Doheny ha d it!
secured Mexican oil concessions is a
most amazing one,” said Chairman1
Lenroot of the senate investigating
committee, intimating that McAdoo
would be recalled before the commit-j
tee to testify as to how this could be
done.
DELWOOD WILL ARRIVE AT
KETCHIKAN ABOUT MAY 10
The steamship Delwood will arrive
at Ketchikan with the new cable Mayj
10, and the cable will be connectedj
May 12, according to reports received
at that place iast week. The cable from
Ketchikan to Seward will not be com
pleted until September 18. The ca
bleship gives out the following sched
ule:
Arrive London, March 5, leave Lon
don March 24, arrive Seattle May 3,
leave Seattle May 5, arrive Ketchi
kan May 10, leave Ketchikan May 12,
arrive Seward May 15, leave Sew'ard
May IS, arrive Seattle May 24, leave
Seattle May 26, arrive London, July
5, leave London July 25, arrive Seat
tle September 6, leave Seattle Sep
tember S, arrive Seward September
18.
The Army and Navy Register quotes
the price on the new cable at $1,000
a foot, including laying.
CLEMENCY BOARD TO MEET
LEAVENWORTH, Feb. 29.—The
War department ordered the clemen
cy board to begin its investigation of
all world war prisoners convicted by
court martial with a view of effect
ing a possible release in many cases.
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Trains
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