VOLUME XViM NUMBER 5
SEWARD; ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY %, 1924
PRICE TEN CENTS
Cold Kills Twenty-One In Chicago
Suffering in Middle West and Southern States
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7.—Fire last
night destroyed Ocean Park amuse
ment zone, located principally on the
piers ot' Pickering, Frager and Lick,
with a loss of a quarter of a million,
.jp. It is stated that the resorts will be
rebuilt.
ITALY ELECTS PRESIDENT
OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
VENICE, Italy, Jan 7.—Venizelos
was today elected president of the
Italian National Assembly, by unani-:
mous vote.
IRE REPORTED SSFE
SEATTLE, Jan. 7.—The crew of the
Japanese freighter Kyosei Maru, dis
abled in the Pacific ocean about one
thousand miles off the Washington
Coast, has been rescued by the liner
President McKinley, and the Harold'
Dollar has been repaired and is now
proceeding on her voyage.
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Jl ivEAU, Jan. 7.—In a comprehen-j
sive memorandum opinion just filed in:
thefederal district court, copies ofj
\vliieh have been received here, Judge1
T. M. Reed upholds the validity ot I
v both the new territorial jury law, the
so.called Dimond Act, and the Worn
ens Jury law, both enacted by the
legislature last spring Both laws were
attacked in motions 'filed by Juneau
attorneys in a number of cases at the
beginning of the present term of court
here.
The memorandum opinion was filed
following a ruling of Judge Reed which j
denied a motion of quash and a plea
In abatement entered by H. L. Faulk
* ner against the indictment in the case
0' " illiam Lott for shooting W. F.
Prentice. A similar motion and plea
were filed by R. E. Robertson and Hen.
ry Roden in the Johnson murder case. •
Three grounds were set up in the at
tack on the two laws in question—first
that the court was in error in select
ing and impaneling the grand jury un
der the provisions of chapter 81, ses- ,
sion laws of Alaska, 1923, the Dimond I
Act; and for impaneling women as ]
qualified grand jurors under chapter' i
65 of the same laws; and further, be
cause one Indian, was allowed to sit "
on the grand jury. 1
J lie opinion took up first among the (
general propositions, the Dimond Act. 1
One of the defects alleged was that it (
required a minimum jury list of three- *
fourths of the voters as shown by the f
returns o fthe last preceeding general *
election instead of the minimum ot
300 as provided for under the old. Af- (
ter discussing this and citing a num- 1
♦ *ber of authorities, Judge Reed said; c
How this provision extending the 5
minimum limit of names of prospec- ^
five grand jurors placed in the jury a
box can prejudice the defendant is in- t
comprehensible to me. The onus is on t
the defendant to show such prejudice t
in his plea as to the manner of draw, t
lug the grand jury is as was said by t
Chief Justice Fuller, “fatally defec- E
live ” s
That the act of drawing jurors Is a *
ministerial and not judicial function, v
Judge Reed says: ■*<■. > r
“The defendant urges that the law
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ZIONIST HEAD HERE TO EFFECT
UNITY OF JEWS
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Here to devote several months to
unifying the various factions among
the 3,500,000 Jews in this country in
the interest of the Jewish national,
home provided for in the British man-,
date over Palestine, Dr. Chaim Weiz
mann, president of the World Zionist
organization, evinced little enthusiasm
over being regarded as the opponent
of Isreal Zangwill and said that “en
gaging in controversies is a luxury in
which 1 cannot afford to indulge.
There is too much constructive work
to be done.”
APPROPP'ATION ASKED PAY
LAST I, LNES3 OF HARDING
\\ ASHINGTON, Jan 7.—President
Coolidge. in a letter to Speaker Gil
lette, asks for an appropriation of
$33,000 to pay for the last illness andi
funeral expenses of the late President|
I la riling
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—Major Fred
L. Martin, and Lieuts. Lowell Smith,!
Leigh Wade and Eric Nelson were
designated this afternoon by Major
General Patrick, chief of the air ser
vice, to make a round the world flight
for the Army. Major Martin will be
in command of the expedition.
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NOTED WHO VETERNN TO
HIM CHICO SINE
M *- \ 7 \PC • - ja). 7.— Mayor G.
E. Leach, of this city, who was
commander of the 151st Field Arlil
le y during the war, and Miss Anita
M. Churcher, of California, will be
ma: liea in New York January 22.
is invalid in that it deprives the Judge
of the court, the U. S. attorney, the
U. S. marshal, and the clerk of thlie
court, respectively, jurisdiction and
functions exercised by like judges and
officers of district courts of the Unit
ed States.
“I doubt if this is material to defen
dant if he cannot show that he is prej
udiced thereby. The drawing of the
original panel of grand jurors is not a
judicial act; it is purely ministerial
which the court is empowered, and is
a necessary adjunct of the court in
the administration of justice. If by
the assignation in the plea it is meant
that it deprives the court of authori_
ty to fill the panel Impartially from
the bystanders or issue a special ve
nire for that purpose, it might be con
sidered ; but it should be noted that in
the territorial statute there is no pro
vision for filing the panel, of grand ju
rors if sufficient regularly drawn
grand jurors do not appear.
SUP PROTEST
WASHINGTON, Jan 7.— Replying
to the protest of Senator New to
President Coolidge against the Nnited
States Grain Corporation making a
profit of $50,000,000 on wheat, Sena
tor Curtis, Republican whip in the
Senate said that Congress could not1
remedy the condition.
TO WEEK'S TOLL
SEATTLE, Jan. 7.—Jos. Alvin, Ben
jamin Acker, and William Jones, boys
7 to 11 years of age, were run down
and killed in this city by autoists this
week.
JUNEAU, Alaska. Jan. 7.—The Ter-'
| litorial law establishing closed periods*
I on the commercial salmon fishing in-!
| dustry in Southeastern Alaska was up
held in the Federal District Court the]
other day by Judge T. M. Reed who]
overruled a demurrer and motion to
quash an indictment against the Auk;
Bay Salmon Canning company, filed!
several weeks ago by H. L. Faulkner;
and R. E. Robertson A memorandum!
opinion setting forth the grounds for
his ruling will be filed in the near fu
ture by Judge Reed, it was intimated
later.
The inhibition against legislation by
the Peritorial assembly contained in
the Alaska organic act, said the court,
is against a modification of the stat
utes passed by Congress upon the sub
ject of Alaska fisheries, tl would pre
vent the Alaska Legislature from re
moving the restrictions imposed by
Congresional acts but would not serve
to bar the local legislature from enact
ing laws for additional protection to
the salmon. He declared that debates
in Congress, occurring at the time the
Alaska organic act was being discuss
ed supported such a conclusion. He
held that the Teritorial law, passea
last spring, is not inconsistent with
the Federal statutes applicable to the
same subject and not irreconciliable
with its intent and provisions.
Counsel for the company said that
an appeal would be taken at once from
the ruling of Judge Reed and that the
case would be taken to the Appelate
Court of San Francisco. Pending the
outcome of the appeal, other fisheries
cases based in the Territorial law in
which demurrers have been filed will
be held in abeyance.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—Secretary
of State Hughes announced today that
the shipment of arms and war muni
tions from New Orleans to the De la
Huerta revolutionists in Mexico is i
against the government's policies and 1
that the "State department does not
look with favor on such enterprises
SET d NEW WORLD'S ALTITUDE
RECORD FOR SEAPLANE
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Jean Laporte, the French aviator,
who has just established a new alti_
tude record for the hydro-airplane, as
cending to a height of 5,535 meters, or
1,299 meters higher than the previous
world’s record set by Lt. C. F. Harjer,
IT. S. N., at Argenteuil, France Dur
ing the flight Laporte suffered ex
tremely from the cold and his face
was badly frostbitten. The flight was
made under supervision of an Aero
Ztlub officer, and the record is verified
ind ofifcial.
3rominent New York Millionaire Ex
pires at Florida Resort
ORMOND BEACH, Jan. 7.—Ashton
-Iarvey, prominent in financial circles
md a resident of New York, dropped
lead today while playing golf with
iohn D. Rockefeller. Heart disease!
:aused bis dpatli
HEW PI
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—Director
General Davis in a report to President
Coolidge, says that Federal control
and operation of the railroads during
the war and the six months’ guaran
tee per cent thereafter cost the gov
ernment $.696,000,000.
W ALLA WALLA, Jan. 7.—A panic
ensued among the inmates of the
State penitentiary here last night,
when several sharp earthquake shocks
occurred. It was with great difficulty
that the prisoners were quited down.
LONDON, Jan. 7.—Boudoirs for
the eight women members of parlia
ment are being fitted up in the parlia
ment building today.
IPPMED I'l SENATE
♦WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—Legislation
proposed by President Coolidge and
Secretary Hoover to create a Bureau
of Civil Aeronautics in the Commerce
Department was approved thi* after
noon by the Senate committees.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7.--Twenty-one per
sons were frozen to death in this city
from midnight to noon today as a re
sult of a sudden drop to abhut thir
teen below in temperature. It was
reported extremely cold in the Miss
issippi Valley this morning with the
thermometer hovering around 7 below
zero at Pensacola, Florida.
Burglar Who Shot Down Special Of
ficer Gets Off Easy
LOS ANGELES, Jau. 7.—Edward H.
: Oarleton who was found guilty of the
| murder of special officer, Robert E.
i McGee, on recommendation of the
J jury will only be imprisoned for life.
Carleton and his young bride shot
McGee as he apprehended them com.
ing out of the window of a home in
the residential section
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—Silite Car
riallo, governor of the’ state of Yuca.
tan and his entire staff, have been ex
ecuted by the Mexican revolutionary
troops, Mexico City advised its em
bassy tonight.
RUNS Dili CLUB:
TAKES OWN LIFE
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7.—When
the police today entered the apart
ment of George A. Rooth, sales man.
ager of a milling concern of this city,
to arrest him for running down with
his auto and dangerously injuring
Heger Tilden, a wealthy club man,
Roolh shot and killed himself. The
suicide left a note stating that the ac
cidenl was entirely his fault.
Several radio receiving sets picked
up Donald McMillan on the Bow'doin,
11 degrees from the North Pole, Sat
urday night. Mr. McMillan in the
message of congratulations to fellow
members of his class, who were meet
ing that night. The message stated
that the Bowdoin flag, the most north,
ern in the world, is fying tonight in
memory of the happy gathering.
Robert Romig to Wed
Mrs. Louise Hegg
111 come back in double harness’”
This was “Bob” Romig’s parting
sally to a group of friends who were
at the railroad depot yesterday to see
him off for Fairbanks. It was noted
that Mrs. Louise Hegg, a popular An
chorage girlr also was on the train
and according to their plans. Mrs.
Hegg wil lbecome Mrs. Robert H. Ro
mig in Fairbanks. It is understood
the ceremony will be performed by
Second Attempt on the Life of Prince
Regent of Japan
TOKIO, Jan. 7.—A Korean explod
j e(* a bomb today at the entrance of
; the imperial palace, but no one was
injured. The emperor was out at the
| time.
HIED SMS MAY
! V\ ASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—The Nor
wegian government having declined to
finance his spring airplane trip from
Spitzbergen to Alaska. Raold Amund
sen, Arctic explorer has agreed that
the United States shall claim all the
land he may find in return for financ
ing him.
SMYRNA, Jan. 7.—An attempt was
made today to assassinate the Presi
dent of Kemal, Turkey. The bomb
thrown missed him but injured his
wife.
Bill to Elect Governor
Will Be Introduced
A bill to amend the Merchant Mar.
ine Act of 1920, by removing the dis
criminatory clause against Alaska;
one to provide for the election of a
Governor by the people of the Terri
tory, and resolutions introduced for
an investigation by Congress of the Al
askan Fisheries situation, are among
the most interesting matters to the
people of Alaska which are to come up
before the Attorney-General John
Rustgard, who returned the other day
from a two-months’ trip to Washing
ton. While his visit included an ap
pearance before the Supreme Court
for the Territory, much of his time
was spent in investigating transporta,
tion matters and in an effort to upset
the fisheries reservations policy of the
Administration.
the Rev. H H. Chapman, rector of the
Episcopal church in Fairbanks.
The bride is head of the ladies’
ready-to-wear department in Gordon’s
store in Anchorage and has a host of
friends who will be waiting to extend
congratulations upon her return here
next week. Mrs. Hegg came to Anch
orage from Cordova where she form
erly resided.
Mr, Romig is one of the city’s sub
stantial young residents and is engag
ed in the real estate and general in
surance business. He Is the son of
Dr. J. H. Romig of Fairbanks. Dr. Ro
mig and a younger son also were on
the train and were returning to Fair,
banks