COOLIDGE SIGNS
DEFICIENCY BILL
VETOES OTHERS
PROVIDES FOR INITIAL PAY
MENTS UNDER SOLDIER
BONUS ACT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 8.—
Coolidge this afternoon signed the
deficiency bill providing $126,000,000
for the administration and initial
payments under the soldier bonus act
and carrying out recommendations of
the reclamation fact-finding commit
tee.
Payment of the soldier bonus will
start immediately after the first of
the year when it is expected over
one million policies will be mailed.
Reclamation Bill Adopted
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—A section
of the Interior Department bill car
rying $8,943,000 for reclatnation work
for the fiscal year, was adopted with
out amendment in the house this af
ternoon.
Postal Bill Increase Vetoed
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—Supporters
of the Postal Employees pay increase
bill, vetoed by President Coolidge, ex
pressed confidence today that the
bill would be passed over the presi
dent’s veto this week.
FAMOUS RUSSIAN
ARTIST AND WIFE
IN TOILS OF LAW
ACCUSED OF FORGING ENGLISH
POUND NOTES—SENTENCED
BEFORE ON SAME OFFENSE
BERLIN, Dec. 8— Ivan Miassojed
off, the famous Russian painter, a
member of the former Imperial Rus
sian academy of art, whose works
bang in the Hermitage Palace at Le
ningrad, beside those of his equally
famous father, stood again today be.
fore a German court accused of us
ing his art to forge English pound
notes.
With him was his wife, the dancer,
Vernice Miassojedoff, known through
out European underworlds as “The
Queen of the Forgers.” They are
said to have passed false English
notes to the value of approximately
$150,000.
Miassojedoff was sentenced once
before for the same offense, receiv
ing three years behind the bars; and
this time it is stated both he and his ,
wife will be given no less than ten
years.
FOUR SHOTS TAKEN AT DEPUTY
ROME, Dec. 8.—Unidentified men
fired four shots at Deputy Farinneci,
one of Premier Mussolini’s principal
lieutenants in Cremona today.
DANGERATROAD
CROSSINGS MAY
BE ABOLISHED
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. G.
The ocnference of governors wrhich
met here last week took under con
sideration papers on prevention of
grade crossing accidents and safe
guarding the highways effectively.
Governor Branch declared that it
had been estimated that 800 persons
had been killed and more than 8000
injured in accidents of this character
during 1924.
COMMUNISTS HOLD
CENTER OF STAGE;
FRENCH ARE ACTIVE
PARIS, Dec. 8.—Communists con
tinue to hold the centre of the stage
in France today, appearing undis
mayed by the government’s repres
sive measures which now also in
clude a decree for more strict ex
aminations of immigrants at the
frontiers as means of checking com
munists.
Read The Gateway “Ads.”
GOVERNMENT
MAY TAKE AWAY
INDIAN RIGHTS
CLAIM MADE THAT NATIVES DO
NOT NEED SPECIAL PRIVI
LEGES IN SEALING
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8—In the an
nual report of the Coast Guard serv
ice the opinion is expressed that seal-^
ing privileges extended by treaty
rights to Alaskan Indians may be
properly withdrawn. The report was
made to Rear Admiral Billard from
officers of the cutters, who state that
the natives no longer use the seals
for food and clothing but have begun
trafficking commercially in them.
It was learned from the Deputy
Collector of Customs at Sitka, the re
port says, that native Indians there
toon 23 fur seals which were sold to
traders.
The Indians are also described as
having developed into a state of indo
lence, notwithstanding that there is
ample employment available at the
canneries and other places.
BONE’S MESSAGE
CAUSE NATION
TURN ALASKA
TERRITORY IS BETTER UNDER
STOOD AS GROWTH PAST
DECADE REVEALED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—With the
eyes of the nation’s capital again cen
tered on the Northland, with its en
terprises of magnitude approaching
realization; with industry expanding
on a more stable basis and with the
Territory as a whole better under
stood, Alaska as a whole is destined
to show a great substantial growth
and prosperity in the coming decade,
Governor Scott C. Bone declared to
day, in his annual message to Secre
tary of the Interior Work.
For the immediate requirements of
the Territory Governor Bone urges
that Congress enact a law granting
to each Alaskan who served in the
world war, 160 acres of land in Alas
ka, and that no requirement of set
tlement, cultivation or labor, or im
provements be imposed on the gran
tee; that the Federal highwray act be
extended to Alaska, and that contin
ued provision be made for the upkeep
and operation of the Alaska railroad.
PROMINENT FAIRBANKS
OPERATOR ON WAY EAST
Norman C. Stinnes, superintendent
of the Fairbanks Exploration Com
pany, which recently took up its op
tions on seventy mining claims in
that district, arrived in the city Sat
urday night, sailing today for Bos
ton, where he goes for a conference
with his officials. Mr. Stinnes will
return here some time the first of
•the year.
Mr. Stinnes would not give the j
Gateway any information as to his
company’s plans the coming year,
other than to state that this section
of Alaska would be greatly benefited
by its operations. He stated that
Seward would get much benefit from
the operations of the big company,
and that extensive developments are
planned for 1925.
Many employes of the company
were laid off the first of the month,
for the -winter season, but a large
force will resume work in the spring.
KING’S COUNCIL
FACES CONTEMPT
TORONTO, Dec. 8.—Henry S. Os
ier, king’s counsel of Toronto, will
face contempt proceedings because
he refused to answer the questions
put to him by E. C. McMillan, repre
sentative counsel for the United
, States government, and to provide
evidence which the Washington gov
ernment regards as necessary in its
action to set aside the oil leases by
former secretary Albert B. Fall to
Harry F. Sinclair.
Miss Dorothy Sleichter, a Red Cross
Nurse from Fairbanks, who came a
far as Seward with an insane pa
tient, returned to her interior home
today.
ONE SAILOR DEAD;
17 INJURED AS
LAUNCH BURNS
CAUGHT FIRE IN MIDCHANNEL
WITH THIRTY-FIVE EN
ROUTE TO SHORE
SAN PEDRO, Dec. 8.—One sailor is
dead and 17 sailors and two civilians
were seriously burned as a result of
the burning and sinking of a private
water taxi, the Lamoyne, in the har
bor today. There were 35 naval men
and two civilian operators on board
the craft when it caught fire in mid
channel.
It is believed that several of those
injured will die of their burns.
LATOUCHE COUPLE WEDS
Paul A. Graham and Miss Emma
C. Schussler of Latouche were united
in marriage yesterday by Judge Cur
tis Morford. The only witnesses for
the contracting parties were .R. N.
and Bertha M. Sernby.
PETERSBURG MAN HELD UP
BY TWO MASKED BANDITS
Petersburg is getting civilized. Two
masked bandits on Wednesday night
tried to hold up Jack Sales.
The two men called Mr. Sales to
the door and greeted him by shoving
a gun into his ribs and demanding
money. Jack grabbed the gun and
during the scuffle that followed, the
firearm was discharged and the bul
let smashed a mirror. The two men
then beat it.
JAPAN PROTESTS
NAVAL DISPLAY
OFF HONOLULU
JAPANESE PAPER STATES IM
PERIAL HONOR IS AT STAKE
AS RESULT OF CRUISE
OSAKA, Dec. 8.—Plans for the ma
neuvers of the United States navy in
the Pacific, based on Hawaii next
year, can only be taken as a frank
admission that Japan, and Japan only
is the potential enemy in the minds
of the American naval authorities,
declared the Osaka Mainichi, one of
Japan’s most Influential papers in an
outspoken editorial.
Fortunately however, the paper
continues, the cruise to the South of
Hawaii is not yet substantiated by
any official announcement, and it is
not too much to expect that this
part will ultimately be dropped.
60,000 CROWS BITE DUST
IN U. S.-CANADA CONTEST
GORDONSVILLE, Va., Dec. 9.—For
killing more crows than any of the
other 700 entries in an international
crow-shooting contest, R. L. Turner,
of Culpepper won the grand prize of
$100. Thirty-three states were rep
resented in the contest.
More than sixty thousand crows fell
during the contest in United States
and Canada.
Idaho led in the number of crows
killed.
RARE TREASURES
OWNED BY NEW
YORK MAGNATE
ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, DOCU
MENTS AND LETTERS EX
HIBITED BY MORGAN
NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—The choicest
of Pierpont Morgan’s library of origi
nal manuscripts and drawings by
British authors, is offered to public
view in the New York library today.
It consists of the original manu
scripts, documents and letters of 150
British authors in prose and poetry.
“See, there is Milton’s manuscript
for book one of Paradise Lost, just as
the printer received it,” explained Mr.
Morgan to a press representative.
6000RAILROAD
MEN THREATEN
TO WALK OUT
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9—A threat
ened strike of 6,000 engineers fire
men, hostlers and employes on the
Southern Pacific was averted here
late today when the management of
the roads in answer to what was vir
tually an ultimatum from the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men agreed to meet representatives
of the men for a settlement of the
long drawn out wage controversy.
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Below is a list of some of the broadcasting stations that you may expect to
. hear on the RADIOLA SUPER-HETERODYNE.
Name of Station
I
Call
Letters
KDKA
KFKX
KYW
WBX
KGO
WBAH
WEAF
WEBH
WGN
WGY
WNYC
WTAM
WWI
Westinghouse Electric Co.
East Pittsburg, Pa.
Westinghouse Electric Co.
Hastings, Neb.
Westinghouse Electric Co.
Chicago, III.
Westinghouse Electric Co.
Springfield, Mass.
General Electric Co.
Oakland, Cala.
The Dayton Co.
Minneapolis, Minn.
American Tele. & Tele. Co.
New York City.
Edgewater Beach Hotel Co.
Chicago, III.
The Tribune, Drake Hotel
Whitestone Co., Chicago, III
General Electric Co.
Schenectady, N. Y.
City of New York
New York City.
Willard Stor. Bat. Co.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Ford Motor Co.
Dearborn, Mich.
General Electric Co.
Denver, Colorado.
The Crosley Radio Corp.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Pwr
Wts. Lgt.
1000 326
1000 286
1000 536
1000 337
1000 312
1000 417
1000 492
1000 373
1000 370
1000 380
1000 526
1000 390
1000 273
1000
5000
PACIFIC COAST AND CANADIAN STATIONS
KFAE
KFCL
KFI
KFOA
KFPR
KFQD
KFSG
KGU
KGW
KHJ
KJS
KLX
State College of Washington 500 330
Pullman, Wash.
Leslie E. Rice, Union Stock Yds. 500 236
Los Angeles, Cala.
Earle C. Anthony, Inc. 500 489
Packard Bldg., Los Angeles
Rhodes Dept. Store. 500 4o3
Seattle, Wash.
Los Angeles County For. Dept. 500 231
Los Angeles, Cala.
Chovin Supply Co. 100 280
Anchorage, Alaska.
Echo Park Evan. Assn. 500 278
Los Angeles, Cala.
Marion A. Mulrony, 500 360
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Portland Oregonian 500 492
Portland, Ore.
Times Mirror Co. 500 395
Los Angeles, Cala.
Bible Institute 750 360
Los Angeles, Cala.
Tribune Publishing Co. 250 509
Oakland, Cala.
-all Pwr. Wve
Letter Name of Station. Wts Lgt.
KPO Hale Bros.
San Francisco, Cala.
KTW First Presbyterian Church
Seattle, Wash.
KWH Los Angeles Examiner
Los Angeles, Cala.
CFCA The Calgary Herald
Calgary, Alta., Canada.
CFCN W. W. Grant Radio Ltd.
Calgary, Alta., Canada.
CKCD Vancouver Daily Province.
Vancouver, B. C., Canada.
WWJ Detroit News
Detroit, Mich.
SOME MORE OUT OF TOWN STATIONS YOU
HEAR MOST ANY EVENING OR
' LATE AT NIGHT.
KFAE Western Radio Corp. 500 278
Denver, Colorado.
KFGX First Presbyterian Church 500 250
Orange, Texas.,
KFMX Carleton College 500 283
Northfield, Minn.
KFPT Cane and Johnson 500 268
Salt Lake City, Utah.
KLZ Reynolds Radio Co. 500 283
Denver, Colorado.
KOB New Mex. State Col. of Agri. 500 360
New Mexico.
KSD Post Dispatch 500 546
St. Louis, Mo.
WAAW Omaha Grain Exchange 500 286
Omaha, Neb.
WBAP Star Telegram 750 476
Fort Worth, Texas.
WDAF Kansas City Star 500 411
Kansas City, Mo.
WEAY Will Horwitz, Jr. 500 360
Houston, Texas.
WFAA The Dallas News-Journal 500 476
Dallas, Texas.
WHB The Sweeney School Co. 500 411
Kansas City, Mo.
WHO Bankers Life Co. 500 526
Des Moines, Iowa.
WOAI Southern Equipment Co. 500 385
San Antonio, Texas.
WOAW Woodmen of the World 500 526
Omaha, Nebraska.
WOI Iowa State College 500 360
Ames, Iowa.
WOQ Western Radio Co. 500 360
Kansas City, Mo.
KNX Electric Lighting Supply Co. 100 360
Los Angeles, Cala.