VOLUME XX. NUMBER 67
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1925.
PRICE TEN CENTS
CONFIRMATION OF C. B. WARREN DEFEATED
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NOMINATION OF
WARREN TURNED
DOWN BY SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 11.—
After a fight lasting a month, the
Senate yesterday rejected the
nomination of Charles Beecher
Warren for Attorney General,
which Democrats and insurgent
Republicans opposed. The vote
for affirming the nomination was
very close, being 39 to 41, Senator
Reed of Pennsylvania, breaking
the tie so he could move for re
consideratioon. Immediately aft
er the result was announced Sen
ator Reed announced he would
move for reconsideration, which
was a subject for debate, when
President pro tempore Moses an
nounced that the nomination had
i been rejected. A wave of ap
plause swept the gallery, which
was quickly suppressed by the
sergeant-at-arms.
Nine Republicans and Senator
Shipstead, a Farmor Labor can
didate joined with the thirty
Democrats to prevent the nomina
tion being confirmed. Senator
Overman of North Carolina was
the only Democrat voting for
confirmation.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 11.—
Republican leaders in the Senate ad
vised Coolidge not to resubmit the
nomination of Warren because it
could not be confirmed at this session
of the Senate. The session yesterday
was memorable for the dramatic ef
fort of the Republicans to overturn the
tie vote, while the democrats demand
ed a roll call, and administrative forc
es manouvered for delay. Dawes
dashed from his hotel to the capitol in
a taxi but arrived too late, the roll
call having been announced. Reed
of Pennsylvania, by changing his vote
to, against Warren made the result 41
to 39. On his motion to reconsider
the nomination of Warren, the Senate
again tied, 40 to 40, but Overman then
switched his vote and thus tabled the
Reed motion. Visitors at the White
house today opined Coolidge will make
another selection.
Warren Leaves for Whitehouse
DETROIT, March 11.—Warren left
for Washington today in response to
a telephoned request from Coolidge.
BUSINESSMEN’S •
TICEKT WINS IN
CITY OF SPOKANE
SPOKANE, March 11.—Three city
commissioners and a complete ticket,
indorsed by an organization of busi
ness men, were elected yesterday over
those backed by associated members
of the protestant churches of the city.
A proposal to increase the salaries
of commissioners was defeated. The
campaign centered about the the ad
ministration of Maurice Smith, com
missioner of public sureties, who was
defeated in his attempt at reelection.
PREDICTS GOOD SUMMER
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 11.—
Hoover predicts the “reasonable sta
bility'' of industry this summer. He
said indications were for neither a
boom nor slump.
LARGE QUANTITY NARCOTICS
SEIZED BY FED. OFFICIALS
SAN FRANCISCO, March 11.—Fed
eral agents seized twenty-four thous
and dollars w *h of narcotics when
the Preside Cleveland arrived in
port today from tk Orient.
MONUMENT TO BATTLESHIP
SUNK OVER 27 YEARS AGO
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar. 10.—Yester
day an informal memorial service
was held at the incompleted monu
ment of the battleship Maine, which
was sunk February 15, 1898.
BICYCLE RACES FINISH
CHICAGO, Mar. 10.—Bobby Wal
thouu and Reggie McNamara won the
six day bicycle race which ended here
last Saturday night.
CALGARY BEATS VICTORIA
VICTORIA, B. C., Mar. 10.—Calgary
and Victoria mixed at the local arena
last night in a hectic hockey battle,
with Calgary on the long end of a
two to one score at the termination
of the match.
CLOTH MAKES RADIO SET
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 10.—
A member of the League of Nations
inventors has satisfactorily tested
a magic cloth which, aided only by
a crystal detector and ground wire,
made a sensitive radio receiving set.
POLICE BREAK UP
MEETING OF NEW
YORK RADICALS
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POLICE DRIVE CROWD OF FIF
TEEN HUNDRED INTO STREETS
AFTER THEY NOISLY DIVIDE ON
QUESTION FREEDOM SPEECH
NEW YORK, March 11.—A meeting
to protest the alleged persecution for
opinions in various European coun
tries was broken up here last night
by the police who drove fifteen hun
dred radicals who attended the meet
ing, into the streets, after the crowd
had noisly divided on the question of
freedom of speech in Soviet Russia.
SWAIN’S ISLAND WILL BE
PLACED UNDER U. S. RULE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 10.—
The House passed a resolution favor
ing the placing of Swain’s Island un
der American sovereignty. This isl
and is the property of Alexander Jen
nings, an American citizen, which is
about 200 miles northeast of Samoa
and contains a population of thirty
adults and forty children.
BOYS SPEED DOWN STREET;
KILLED BY TRAFFIC COP
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 10.—Three
intoxicated boys, speeding down Mar
ket Street at 45 miles an hour, who
refused to halt at the command of a
policeman. Eldred Brady, 23 years
old, who was hit in the back is ex
pected to die, while his companions,
James O’Neil and Bauer Collins were
slightly wounded.
BOXER TO SAIL
NORTH IN APRIL
SEATTLE, March 11.—Wagner, the
Bureau of Education chief for the Al
aska Division, announced today that
the Boxer would sail north in April
carrying school supplies to Point Bar
row and other points in the far north.
ALLEN CHA”O|0N SKATER
LAKE PLACT . Y., Mar. 10.—
Francis Allen of Chicago wras crown
ed the American amateur speed skat
ing ace and world’s champion, replac
ing Charles Gorman of St. John in
the 440-yard event of the Ameren
Diamond trophy championships.
DEMPSEY FIGHT
GIBBONS IN LOS
ANGELES IN JUNE
FIGHT BE STAGED DURING CON
VENTION SHRINERS PROVIDING
PLANS GO ALL. RIGHT—WILLS
ISSUES CHALLENGE
(By Associated Press)
LOS ANGELAS, March 11.—Jack
Dempsey will defend his title against
Tommy Gibbons in the Los Angeles
coliseum in June, during the 1925 con
vention of the Shriners, if negotia
tions now under way are successful.
Jack Kearns, his manager, announced
today.
THE CHAMPION
GIBBONS POSTS FORFEIT
NEW YORK, Mar. 10.—Tommy Gib
bons of St. Paul, has issued a chal
lenge to Dempsey for a fight to he
held at any time suitable to Demp
sey. He has posted 32,500 as a for
feit.
WILLS CHALLENGES DEMPSEY
NEW YORK, Mar. 10— Harry Wills,
negro heavyweight, through the State
athletic commission, has formally
challenged Jack- Denjpsey.
PERU GIVEN TITLE
TO COVETED CITY
Both Nations Agree to Abide By De
cision Made by Coolidge—Citi
zens Determine Nationality
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 11.
—President Coolidge yesterday hand
ed down his arbitrarial award in the
long standing controversy between
Chile and Peru over the possession of
Tacna and Arica, calling for a plebi
scite by which these provinces shall
determine their own nationality, and
holding that the town and province
of Tarata shall revert to Peru. Both
governments signed the protocol un
der which the award was made and
agreed to abide by the President’s de
cision.
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO
RESIGN IN FEW MONTHS
BUENOS AIRES, March 11.—It is
understood in diplomatic circles that
John W. Riddle, American ambassador
expects to resign his oost in a few
months, due to the in, lity of his
-vife to make ocean trips.
WEALTHY PRISONERS PLAY
POKER IN ATLANTA PEN
ATLANTA, Ga., Mar. 10.—Descrip
tions of stud poker games with $50
limit with wealthy bootleggers serv
ing sentences in the Atlanta Federal
penitentiary as the participants, also
the statement that the chaplain of the
prison was the leader in the plan to
sell soft jobs to prisoners, were ex
posed in the recent trial of the 'war
den here.
PILGRIMS SAIL FOR ROME
BOSTON, Mar. 11.—The steamer
Ohio, carrying 480 pilgrims, from Can
ada and the United States, under the
leadership of Cardinal O’Connell sail
ed last night, which is the first holy
campaign of pilgrims to Rome.
NO PLACE FOR A HE-MAN
CAMDEN, N. J., Mar. 10.—The
state Senate of New Jersey passed by
a< vote of 11 to 3, a bill for castrating
ceratin criminals and idiots in the
state institutions.
ARMED MEN GET
$25,000 IN RAID
PERKIN’S STUDIO
OWNER OF APARTMENT AND COT
TON BROKER SEVERELY BEAT
EN BY BANDITS—LEFT UNCON
SCIOUS ON FLOOR
NEW YORK March 11.—Three arm
ed and masked men in dinner garb in
vaded the studio apartment in the
plaza section on Fifth Avenue in this
city, before dawn yesterday and es
caped with twenty-five thousand dol
lars worth of gems. The victims
who were bludgeoned, bound, gagged,
and left unconscious, were Mrs. Per
kins and Milton Abbot, reputed weal
thy cotton broker. Mrs. Perkin’s
apartment was the scene of the affair.
CHAPLIN STARTS SUIT TO
PREVENT USING MAKE-UP
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 10.—Charlie
Chaplin, has started a battle to pre
vent his many imitators from infring
ing on his make-up, baggy pants and
his walk. The film star, Anador,
known in filmland as Charles Atlin, is
the main infringer. Chaplin thrilled
a courtroom full of movie fans by
giving an imitation of his acting show
ing his originality.
JAPANESE ALARM KANSANS
TOPEKA, Kan., Mar. 10.—Public
sentiment is aroused here over the
report that 75 Japanese have left San
Francisco to locate on twenty acre
tracts recently purchased by Sam
Boss of San Francisco. A bill is now
before the state legislature with the
provisions that no un-naturalized per
son can hold land in the state.
GOVERNMENT LOST
MILLIONS IN TAX
ON STEEL CORPN.
WASHINGTON, March 11.—Evi
dence designed to show that the fed
eral government has lost millions of
dollars in taxes through the war au
thorization allowance to the United
States Steel Corporation companies,
was contained in official transcripts
filed with the senate by the Couzen’s
investigating committee.
Jack Hubschmidtt arrived yester
day from Day’s Harbor and is now reg
istered at the Sexton hotel.
BILL INTRODUCED
CARRYING SUM
FOR AGED PEOPLE
SHERMAN BILL CARRIES TEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR AGED
PENSIONERS OF TERRITORY
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
JUNEAU, March 11.—Sherman of
Anchorage introduced a bill in the
House yesterday carrying ten thous
and dollars to supplement the appro
priation covering the allowances to
aged persons in the Territory, many of
whom are now receiving limited al
lowances and are said to be in need
of more extended assistance. Early en
actment of the bill is forecast.
Hardy of Juneau, introduced a meas
ure adopting the national prohibition
act as the law of the Territory.
“The courts of the territory now ex
isting or hereafter established,” said
Mr. Hardy, “are vested with jurisdic
tion and the duty is hereby imposed
upon all prosecuting attorneys, their
assistants, marshals, their deputies,
grand juries, commissioners and peace
officers in the territory, to enforce the
same.”
The final section of the bill provides
for the repeal of the Alaska Bone Dry
Law under the Act of 1917.
The deficiency appropriation carry
ing more than twelve thousand dol
lars, passed to the third reading in the
House. The Senate has continued to
mark time, passing a memorial asking
for 'harbor improvements c Ketchi
kan creek.
Committees Recommended
The following members of the House
were recommended for the various
committees named below:
Committee on Committees—Grant,
Jensen, Murray, Sheldon.
Banks, Banking and Corporations—
Hardy, Sundquist, Elliot, Sheldon.
Judiciary and Federal Relations—
Murray, Elliot, Ross, Ferguson, Wat
son.
Education—Jensen, Paul, Moody and
Sherman.
Elections—Sundquist, Sheldon. Mur
ray.
Engrossment—Sheldon, Sundquist,
Hardy, Grier.
Fisheries—Ferguson, Paul, Grier,
Watson and Jensen.
Labor—Elliot, Sherman, Ferguson.
Moody.
Municipal Affairs—Sherman, Ross,
Jensen.
Mining—Grant, Watson, Nylen, Fer
guson, Grier.
Printing—Nylen, Hardy, Moody.
Roads and Highways—Grier, Shel
don, Grant, Elliott, Moody, Sundquist.
Territorial Institutions—Moody, Ny
len, Grant, Hardy, Sherman, Ross.
Transportation—Watson, Murray,
Jensen, Sheldon, Paul.
Ways and Means—Ross, Grant, Ny
len, Sundquist, Paul, Grier, Sherman,
Watson.
Rules—Paul, Ross, Murray, Elliot.
It was further recommended that
the first member named in each com
mittee should be the chairman there
of.
REBELS NEARING CITY
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 11.—
Advices from Angora say that the reb
els in Kurdistan have occupied a city
five kilometers from Diarbekr, and
that Turkish authorities have taken
measures to prevent the capture of
that city and Charput, nearby.
LONDON, March 11.—A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph from Con
stantinople today said part of Diar
bekr had been destroyed by artillery
fire from the rebel batterier. Three
hundred rebels have been killed in tha
>ast two day’s fighting.