VOLUME 20. NUMBER 65
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
f;
PAUL WANTS TO
ABOLISH ALASKA
FISH COMMISSION
BILL REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
ON FISHERIES TO BE ACTED
UPON SHORTLY
BILL AFFECTS SEWARD
f Passed Will Force Abandonment of
Hatcheries at Ketchikan, Cordo
and Seward. Says Heckman
(Special to The Gateway)
JUNEAU, Alaska. Mar. 9.—Repre
sentative Win. L. Paul, radical of the
v First division, satrted after the scalp
of J. R. Heckman, and the Territorial
Fish Commission this morning, when
he introduced two measures in the
House, repealing all laws under which
the Fish Commission is now operat
ing. Paul's measure, if passed, will
force the abandonment of hatcheries
now maintained at Ketchikan, Seward
and Cordova, and means the cessation
^ of the Territory's fish propagation
work, leaving the field to the United
States Bureau of Fisheries. Both bills
were referred to the Committee on
Fisheries, whiclj^ probably will not re
port for two or ftiree weeks.
Commissioner of Education Lester
D. Henderson submitted his biennial
♦ budget for the department of educa
tion. His estimates aggregate about
$150,070, which is about $141,000 more
than was appropriated in 1923. One
of the items is $30,000 for Public
Health school nurses service, provid
ing for the employment of five trained
nurses and funds for their necessary
expenses while traveling on trips of
inspection.' '
Treasurer Smith’s biennial report
showed $264,114 in the treasury at
the end of 1-924. He said in closing.
“The balance for the year is the best
shown for a number of years, this
period usually finding the funds in the
treasury at the lowest point.” In ad
dition to this balance $145,000 are due
on salmon pack graduated taxes for
1923, withheld pending settlement of
suits brought to test the constitution
ality of the law, and something less
than that amount for last year’s
salmon taxes.
Senate Passes Pratt Resolution.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Mar. 9—The Sen
ate Saturday passed the Pratt resolu
tion inviting a conference of govern
ors to visit Alaska next summer, after
it had been amended by eliminating
the provision authorizing an appro
priation of $7,000 for expenses for en
tertainment.
The Governor transmitted to the
Senate the nomination of Edward F.
Medley of Cordova to be trustee of
♦- the Alaska Agricultural College and
School of Mines, succeeding Leopold
David, deceased.
The House marked time in Satur
day’s session. Attorney General Rust
gard in a special transportation report
published today, said the shippers in
Alaska had saved $600,000 last year by
reduced freight rates. He held out no
hope for securing a further reduction
unless made voluntarily by the steam
ship companies. The report offered
two remedies, both of which it added
are now unavailable. The first men
tioned was a contract between the
Alaska Railroad and a single steam
ship line. This, he said, was not pos
sible, owing to lack of co-operation
between government agencies in the
Territory. The second suggestioon was
^ through an appeal to the Shipping
Board. Regarding this Rustgard said
after making a personal investigation
he was convinced the Board would
not give any relief. No mention was
made in the report as to the recent
raise in passenger rates.
PERSHING RECOVERING
• (By Associated Press)
HAVANA, Mar. 9.—The recovery of
General John J. Pershing, who is here
on a tour, from a recent indisposition,
is announced.
SUPREME COURT GRANTS
REVIEW IN FISH TAX CASE
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. G\, Mar. 9.-—
The Supreme Court today granted
a review in the case in, which the Pa
cific American Fisheries attacked the
Alaska law taking salmon canning.
—
COUZENS DECLARES COMPANY
ALLOWED $20,000,000 TOO MUCH
(By Associated Press)
j WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 9.—
; Evidence which Senator Couzens filed
‘ with the Senate ihcluded indications
• that the war amortization of $55,500,
; 000 allowed the United States Steel
! Corporation was $20,000,000 too much,
1 and $15,500,000 to the Aluminum Com
! pany of America, was SO,500,000 too
| much.
I
SENATE VOTES TO CONSIDER
OPEN SESSION OF CONGRESS
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 9 —
i
Over the protest of the administra
j tion leadership, the Senate voted, 46
to 39 to consider an open session, hav
ing just voted 39 to 3S overriding the
ruling of President Protempore Moses
that a two-thirds vote was necessary
for an open session.
ALAMEDA SAILS
WITH 150 ABOARD
(By Associated Press)
i SEATTLE, Mar. 9.—The Alameda
i sailed northbound Saturday morning
at 9 o’clock, with 150 passengers on
board. Those for Seward are Mrs.
B. M. Monch, Mrs. M. Black, Tom
! Sary, N. J. Nicholson, H. Hamer, O.
j Jo’hnson, Margaret Erickson, M. C.
Green, C. E. Johnson, Esther Teich,
C. A. Lenet, J. H. Calkins, E. R. Jes
son, E. Gore, G. Murdoock, Mrs. M.
Hives, Bertha Bailey, Frank McDou
gal, Andrew Nerland, R. A. Hay, W.
C. Gordon, H. E. Mahwons and wife,
Margaret J. McKenzie and five steer
age.
CAPTAINS OF RUM RUNNERS
CONVICTED OF CONSPIRACY
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 9.—Capt.
Guiseppe Campanelli. part owner and
j Captain Osangan, master, of the scut
! tied rumrunner. Guila, were convict
j ed today of a conspiracy to violate the
; laws of the United States by landing
liquor on its shores. The crew of the
1 vessel was acquitted.
Haakon Hammer Says
Amundsen Return Soon
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 1).—Haakon
: Hammer, who was formerly associated
j with Amundsen’s Arctic explorations,
said that Amundsen’s ship Maude was
on a seven year drift across the pole,
I hut that last summer Amundsen had
j sent a radio message to the vessel
from the state, directing the captain
j of the Maude to end the trip and re
turn to Nome. He said the vessel had
| evidently failed to get the message,
a copy of which remained at Nome,
but was later relayed when arrange
ments had been made with a Soviet
vessel to refuel the Maude.
GEORGEGOSHAW
ARRIVES AT NOME
(Special to The Gateway)
(By Associated Press)
NOME, Alaska, Mar. 9.—George R.
Goshaw, manager of the only blue fox
farm in northwestern Alaska, at Cape
Shismareff, arrived here today by dog
team, via Cape Prince of Wales. Mr.
Goshaw reports that O. D. King, Bu
reau of Education teacher at Cape
Prince of Wales, died February 25, of
heart disease. King, who was an el
derly ir°n, went to the Cape with h
wife la nmer. >
BORAH OBJECTS
TO INSURGENTS
BEING CHASTISED
(By Associated Tress)
WASHINGTON. D. C., Mar. 9.—
The objections by Senator Norris of
Nebraska and Wm. E. Borah of Idaho,
to the removal by the Republican or
ganization of the four insurgents from
their committee ranks, prevented the
major party from completing its or
ganization Saturday. Senator Borah
took the floor immediately after the
majority report of the Committee on
Committees was presented.
A Republican conference had ap
proved the program, after some dis
cussion. but with practically no oppo
sition.
Replying to the query by Borah as
to why these senators had been ig
nored. Senator Watson said that Sena
| tors Lafollette, Ladd, Frazier and
Brookhart had been ousted because
a Senate Republican conference in
November had read them out of the
party for bolting the ticket in the last
election and working against its can
didates, including President Coolidge.
Norris Makes Substitution.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Mar. 9 —
Opening the fight to restore the insur
gent Republican to committee ranks,
! Senator Norris moved that Senator
I Ladd be substituted for Senator Stan
j field on the committee on public lands.
Borah Says Party Will Regret Acts
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 9 —
Senator Borah told the Senate: “I
venture to say that within two years
my colleagues, you will regret the ac
tion you may tak»^ today. You may
demote these men, but they have the
same influence they have always had.
There are differences of opinion in the
Republican party, not confined alone
to the leaders, but they exist also
among their constituents.”
Senator Watson asserted that these
men headed a party really organized
for only one campaign, adding: “I do
know that in 1924 these individuals
left the Republican party. Then Sen
ator Brookhart jumped the party, de
claring that he was a better Republi
can than ever, and stood for the prin
ciples of Lincoln and Roosevelt.”
The matter went over on a sugges
tion from Floor Leader Curtis.
CATHOLIC PRIEST
SOAKED WITH OIL
BURNED BY REDS
(By Associated Press)
KIEV, Russia, March 9.—Andreas
Fedoukovitch, a Catholic priest, was
burned alive in Tojitomir, a nearby
town, it was learned today from the
authorities. Agents of the Polish se
cret police poured kerosense over the
aged priest and stood by while he
writhed in agony in the flames. The
priest was accused of writing a letter
to the Pope against participation by
the clergy in an anti-Soviet campaign.
Margaret Buchanan
Convicted of Forgery
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 9.—
Mrs. Margaret B. Buchanan, former
private secretary to Representative
Kindall of Pennsylvania, and Repre
sentative Manlove of Missouri, was
found guilty of forgery by‘a jury here
today.
Suit To Annul Teapot
Dome Lease Being Tried
(By Associated Press)
i CHEYENNE, Wyo., Mar. 9.—Suit
to annul the Teapot Dome oil leases
was started this morning in the Fed
eral court here.
ENGLAND AND FRANCE
REACHES AN AGREEMENT
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, Mar. 9.—Chamberlain of En
gland and Herriott of France today
arrived at a determination to settle
the securities question “in accord with
all the Allies.” The official commu
nique settled the question of giving
Poland access to the sea through Dan
zig, tiermanv’s admission to the Lea
gue of Nations, and other important
items. Chamberlain told Herriot that
five powers had guaranteed the pact,
Great Britain, France, Italy, Belgium
and Germany.
COMMISSION WILL BE NAMED
INVESTIGATE MUSCLE SHOALS
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 9.—
President Coolidge favors the proposal
to name a commission to investigate
Muscle Shoals and make recommen
dations to Congress the next session.
AGAIN NURMI BREAKS RECORD
(By Associated Press)
BUFFALO, N. Y., Mar. 9.—Paavo
Nurmi clipped a minute and two-fifths
from the record of Floyd Hahn’s mile
record. Paavo’s time was 4 minutes
and 12 seconds.
BANK MERGER
IS COMPLETED
(Special to The Gateway)
(By Associated Press)
ANCHORAGE, Mar. 9.—Merger in
terests of the Bank of Alaska with the
Bank of Anchorage are announced by
E. A. Rasmusson and Charles Brown,
respectively, effective today. The com
bined assets of the two banks are over
a million and a half. Mr. Brown said
“The merger was made for economi
cal and efficiency reasons. The Bank
of Anchorage has always enjoyed a
i liberal patronage, but business inter
ests in Anchorage force the bank to
retire from the field. E. R. Tarwater,
cashier of the Bank of Anchorage, will
be cashier of the Bank of Alaska.”
CHARGES AGAINST SCULPTOR
LOOKOUT MOUNT DROPPED
_
(By Associated Press)
GREENSBORO, N. C., Mar. S.—A
telegram has been received from Gov
ernor Walker stating that charges
against Gutzon Borgium. sculptor on
| the Loookout Mountain memorial sta
, tue had been dropped.
I
Senator Walsh Opposes
Confirmation of Warren
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, I). C., Mar. 9.—
Closing a two and a half hour speech
against the confirmation of Warren,
Senator Walsh of Montana, insisted
that should the Senate consent to the
appointment, the only consistent thing
left for Congress to do would be to
repeal the Sherman anti-trust act. He
resumed the debate this afternoon.
Ice Floe In Sea of Azov
Goes Adrift, 150 Drown
EKATERINOSLAV, Russia, Mar. 9.
Caught on an ice floe in the Sea of
Azov, 150 fishermen, who had gone
with wagons to make a daily haul of
fish, and 60 horses were drowned or
frozen tot death when the ice broke in
the middle of the sea.
Filipino Representative
Asks for Independence
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 9.—
Vincente G. Bunuan, addressing the
International Association of Arts and
Letters Saturday said, “One reason
why the Filipinos desire independence
is that long distance government is
undesirable, no matter how benevo
len the intentions of the governing
nation.”
WIFE OF PARKER
TELLS PUBLIC OF
ABANDONMENT
WAS LEFT WITHOUT MONEY AND
WITH MORTGAGE ON HOME
FALLING DUE SOON
“TOOK HAT AND LEFT”
1 Says No Quarrel Occurred but that
Doctor Said He Could Not Be
'‘Bothered With Family.”
tRy Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Mar. 9—For the first
time today, Mrs. Herschel Parker re
lated her version of the facts leading
up to the separation of the prominent
couple, five years ago. She said:
“One night, with the utmost calm
the Doctor told me he was not going
to live with me any more; that he
could not be worried with a family and
that his mind belonged to the world
at large. He quietly put on his hat
and walked out. We did not quarrel
rel at the time. I was then making
less than $5,000 a year as a commer
cial artist, and was borrowing from
my parents to support my daughters.
The Doctor used to spend from twenty
housand to eighty-six thousand a year
j on himself and his hobbies, and al
! lowed me but seven thousand dollars
! for my household expenses, including
servants, automobiles and other ne
cessities, while at the time he had a
very large income, which was increas
ed by legacies and contributions to
his scientific explorations.”
Mortgage on Parker Home
Continuing, Mrs. Parker said that,
at the time Herschel left, they were
“without money and had a mortgage
on their home falling 'due soon. He
also left his life insurance premium
unpaid, with creditors clamoring for
thousands of dollars.”
I Mrs. Parker said her husband dis
appeared because she got a court or
der requiring him to pay her $100 a
week for maintenance of the family.
She related that just before his dis
appearance they had planned an exhi
j bition of a rare collection he had made
of early Egyptian gold coins. Roman
intaglios, Roman cylinders, ancient,
glasses and historical figures. She
declared she spent months cataloging
the collection, and the last time she
sam him, he was removing a final lot
of curios from their home. She said
he left her the glasses and figures
which were breakable. She estimated
the curios he took with him were
worth at least $200,000.
Coolidge Appoints New
Member Tariff Commis’n
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Mar. 9 —
President Coolidge today nominated
Alfred P. Dennis, a Maryland demo
crat, to succeed David J. Lewis, of
Maryland, on the tariff commission.
Dennis has been a farmer. Alaskan
explorer, lumber dealer, writer, com
mercial traveler, attache at Rome,
and London, an economic investigator.
in 18 countries for the Department of
Commerce, and held other offices.
Wm, Burges, of Pennsylvania, who
is a member of the tariff commission,
also advised President Coolidge that
he wished to retire.
"ranee Wants Protection
of the League of Nations
Before Evacuating Rhine
PARIS, Mar. 9.—Conversations be
tween President Herriott of France
and Austen Chamberlain continued
today with an understanding that
Herriott has assured Great Braitain
that France is ready to evacuate the
entire Rhineland immediately if it
(France) is granted effected securi
ty in the peace pact thru the League
of Nations. France still established
a strong control of armaments alnog
the Rhine.