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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
VOLUME 20. NUMBER 183.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
William Jennings Bryan Dead
Lies Down for Short Sleep, and Never Awakens
SILVER TONGUED ORATOR OF 1898
WAS PREPARING AN INTENSIVE
CAMPAIGN AGAINST EVOLUTION
Discovered Dead in Bed When Chauffeur Went to Awaken
Him—Had Attended Church and Made Several
Speeches Shortly Before His Demise
WAS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OLD AT TIME OF DEATH
Bryan Who Was Colonel in Spanish American War Will
Be Buried in Arlington Cemetery According
to His Oft-Expressed Wishes
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DAYTON, Tenn., July 25—William Jennings Bryan
was discovered dead in bed" this afternoon at 4:30, after he
had retired early in the afternoon for a brief nap. Heart
failure was given as the cause of his death. He was in the
best of spirits and expressed himself as “feeling fine” when
he retired shortly after lunch at 1:30 o’clock. Mr. Bryan
had attended services at the Southern Methodist Episcopal
Church before lunch- and had partaken of a hearty mea*
before retiring. . ,
Mrs. Bryan passed by his room and noticed his breath
ing was unusually heavy, and rushed for the nearest neigh
bor A. B. Andrews, who on reaching the scene summoned
Doctors W. F. Thomison and A. C. Broyles- who said Mr.
Bryan had been dead about 15 minutes.. Mrs. Bryan and
a companion, with the Bryan’s chauffeur were m the house
when he died.
A later investigation proved that Mr. Bryans death
came from apoplexy, superinduced by the hot weathei and
the heavy meal. .
Was Preparing Campaign Againsi uvoiuutm
Mr. Bryan was on the eve of a great crusade planned
to carry before the American people the battle against ev o
lution. He had returned to Dayton this morning, after an
address at Jasper and one at Winchester, Tennessee, and
after completing arrangements for the early publication
of the speech he intended making at the closing trial of
the Scopes case. Despite the strenuous program as a
member of the prosecuting staff of John T. Scopes and
leader of the fundamentalists- he appeared in excellent
health. „ _ T-> , „
About 4:30 o’clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Bryan told
McCartney, chauffeur and Bryan’s personal attendant’ to
awaken him. McCartney shook Bryan twice before he
noticed he was not breathing. He then summoned a neigh
bor and the physicians.
Mrs. Bryan said T am happy my husband died with
out suffering and in peace.” She is an invalid.
The citizens of Dayton were unable to realize that
the great Commoner was dead, as during the morning
many had heard him at the church’ leading m prayer. His
friends expected to place him in battle against the mod
ernists, with all the vigor which has marked his campaigns
since the famous “Cross of gold and crown of thorns”
speech at the Chicago convention.
Will Be Interred in Arlington Cemetery
^ DAYTON, 0.’ July 26—Bryan, who was a colonel in
the Spanish-American War will be buried in Arlington
cemetery, in accordance with his wishes. His body will
lie in state from two to five Monday afternoon* and the
remains will leave Wednesday morning for Washington.
Dominant Democrat. aspired.
“Virtually dominant in the demo
cratic party for nearly sixteen years,
William J. Bryan was three times
nominated and defeated for the pres
idency. Then, like Elijah of old, he
cast his mantle upon toe Elisha of
Princeton and exerted a potent in
fluence in bringing about Woodrow
Wilson’s first nomination for the of
fice to which he, himself, had vainly
Known in his youth as “the silver
tongued boy orator of the Platte,” it
was Mr. Bryan’s eloquence in his fa
mous “cross of gold” speech at the
democratic national convention in
Chicago in 1896 that made him the
choice of his party. He polled more
than 6,500,000 votes in his first cam
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AUSTRALIANS NOT
IMPRESSED WITH
AMERICAN GOBS
LOOKED FOR MEN WITH BROAD
SHOULDERS AND DEEP,
HAIRY CHESTS
MANY RANGES COLOR
Strength of Battleships Impressed the
Beholders, But Sailors Manning
Them Were Too Young
SYDNEY, N. S. W., Australia, July
27 (/P)—The newspaper Truth, in a
long editorial in today's issue com
ments on the United States which it
says greatly impressed Australians,
but added that American sailors do
not. The newspaper expressed sur
prise that “the navy is composed of
youngsters instead of big. broad
shouldered, deep-chested sailor men."
The paper was also surprise to find
“so many ranges of color among the
ranks,” stating that negroes, Filipinos
Hawaiians, and Porto Ricans w'ere to
be found among the enlisted men.
Prohibition Officers and
Rum Runners In Clash
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27 (IP)—'The
scene of the California rum war shift
ed to Tomales Bay, north of the Gold
en Gate today following one of the
fiercest battles yet staged between a
gang of rum runners and prohibition
agents there late last night. Over 100
shots were exchanged but no casual
ties were reported.
Two Aviators Injured
When Plane Crashes
SAN DIEGO, July 27 (IP)—'Two men
were injured here today, one fatally,
in a plane crash at an eariy hour this
morning. The injured men are Young
Page, owner of the machine, and Syd
ney Emerson, a student flyer.
MacMillan Party Leave
Godhaven, Disco Island
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 27 (IP)—
The MacMillan Arctic expedition left
Godhaven, Disco Island, Greenland,
and is en route to its base.
Wilbur Inspects Naval
Base At San Diego
SAN DIEGO, Cal., July 27 (£>)—Cur
tis D. Wilbur took up the inspection
of San Diego’s naval establishment to
day. The morning was devoted en
tirely to official inspection by the
Secretary and Congressmen.
Indiana Woman Gets
Life for Murder Son
CROWNPOINT, Ind., July 27 (£>)—
Confinement in prison' for life was
the sentence given to Mrs. Anna Cun
ningham, a Gary widow convicted of
the murder of her son.
It takes a lot of practice to make
a piano do its worst.
World Powers Have Not
Agreed On Note China
TOKIO, July 27 (/P)—Britain, Japan
and the United States have not yet
agreed upon all points concerning a
note to China regarding anti-foreign
agitation. It was stated unofficially
that British and American views as
to the time of holding the customs and
extra territoriality conferences have
not been reconciled.
STAMPEDERS BACK
VALDEZ CREEK
GOOD REPORTS
BRING BACK SAMPLES COARSE
GOLD AND SOME NUGGETS
FROM NEW DISCOVERY
PANS AVERAGE GOOD
Discovery Made on Rimrock on Forks
of Valdez Creek and Timberline
Creeks by “Laughing Ole.”
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 27 (jP)—
Returning stampeders from the recent
strike of placer gold in the Valdez
Creek district, 65 miles over the trail
east from Cantwell on the Alaska
Railroad all state that the discovery
is genuine, and all brought back sam
ples of coarse gold and some nuggets.
The ground averages from 50 cents
to £1.60 a pan, mostly panned from
virgin ground. ‘ The discovery was
made on rimrock on the forks of Val
dez and Timberline Creeks, by “Laugh
ing Ole.” Some of the pans are go
ing as high as $3.00.
A large number of stampeders who
went from Anchorage and the rail
road belt found coarse gold on Eldo
rado, Surprise, Luck, Timberline and
Valdez creeks. Those who returne'd
last night said the strike was better
than at first reported, with ample
open ground and a good showing on
all benches. Most of the stampeders
returned to the strike with supplies.
One man, who said he had been in all
Alaskan camps said he panned the dirt
from several benches and found good
colors in every pan.
A telegram received from John Carl
son at Cantwell, by Commissioner
Rager of Anchorage today, said that
as worked, and it it looks as though
“Laughing Ole’s strike has pay as far
it may be rich, but at the time of his
visit to the diggings he had not had
time to prove its worth.
New Prohibition Plans
Have Been Postponed
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 27 (£>)—
Inauguration of the new prohibition
enforcement plans have not only been
postponed but several important and
necessary changes have been made in
the country’s enforcement proposals,
Twenty-Eight Persons
Drown Chinese River
SHANGHAI, July 27 (/P)—Twenty
eight persons were drowned here to
day when a sudden rainfall capsized
two ferry launches which were cross
ing the Whang Po river for Pootum.
Thirty-one passengers were rescued.
Poetic license is all right but some
poets need their license revoked.
VOTING SYSTEM
GREATEST CRIME
IN TERRITORY
INDIANS IN ALASKA ONLY VOICE
HEARD AT WASHINGTON,
STATES CON. FREE.
TO DECIDE ELECTIONS
Change In Leasing System of Timber
and Oil Lands Should be Made
To Attract Capital.
“First, I am impressed with the
vastness of Alaska. I had no con
ception of its true extent. A map
gives one a rather poor idea and
secondly, I am satisfied Alaska is
a country where things will have to
be done on a large scale. Capital
must be encouraged otherwise the
Territory will deteriorate for I can
see nothing for the poor man except
perhaps, as an employe of big cap
ital,” stated Congressman A. M. Free
of San Jose, Calif., who arrived in
Seward Saturday from the Pribilofs.
“The Government cannot keep up
the pace with respect to appropria
tions to the Territory. Statistics re
veal the Government is expending
$3,000 per year per family for their
maintenance. If any State in the
Union asked for any such amount,
every Senator, Congressman and
Cabiet members would jump out of
a window. As I see it, the salmon
industry is the greatest industry the
Territory possesses, but unless ade
quate restrictions are placed on them
they will be absolutely eliminated
within a few years. Congressman
Wallace H. White, jr., and myself
handled the new regulations fish bill.
We passed the bill hoping to save
the situation.
Big Canneries Cooperate.
“Thus far on our trip along the
Alaskan coa3t, we have found the
American Packers Association and
the Pacific American Fisheries, liv
ing up to the law in work and in
spirit. At other places we have
found other canneries violating a
gentleman’s agreement by transfer
ring or enlarging their gear, etc. Not
until it comes to a point where co
operation by the packers will be
maintained with the Government,
can the situation be partly saved.
Pack Below Normal.
“The pack this year is not one
quarter of a normal year. This is
due entirely to the fact that five
years ago the cannery men went
wild in Alaska and packed everything
and wasted a lot of fish. We believe
these restrictions will work not only
to save the fish but the canneries
and incidentally save a lot of reve
nue for Alaska.
Bound To Be Hurt.
“Under the present regulations
some of the packers are bound to be
squeezed out. I have come to believe
if it had been entirely lawful, under
the conservation system, it would
have been much better if the fish
eries department were given the ab
solute right to say how many can
neries there should be and the kind
of gear permitted them. Under this
law, which would have been bound
to be competitive, would simply be
the survival of the fit.
Change Leasing System.
“Many other changes, with regard
to control of Alaska, should take
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