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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 55
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1926.
PRIC^.TEN CENTS
MERLE LAVOY BREAKING TRAIL INTO
THE F AR NORTH FOR ‘SANDY’ SMITH
TANANA, Mar. 9. (AP).—John Adams, Koyukuk
mail carrier of Wiseman returned to Tanana yesterday
and reported the overland trail is getting soft on this end,
but hard and smooth near Alatna. On the Koyukuk, ex
tra good going is met. While going up the Koyukuk,
Adams met the Malcolm Smith party at Mile 28, from
Tanana. Merle LaVoy, Fox film photographer is making'
relay trips, and is one day ahead of Smith who is having
trouble with his double-end wide sled, which is loaded
with the heavy Wilkins radio receiving set which the lat
ter will erect at Point Barrow. The sled is too wide to
track with the others and is continually cutting down on
one side, tipping over occasionally.
LaVoy plans to leave the Koyukuk river at Alatna
and go up the Alatna river, cross the divide at its head or
go to Betties and up the John river.
FIND BODY LOST
SOURDOUGH IN
LONELY CABIN
DAWSON, Y. T., Mar. 9. (£>)— It is
learned here that mounted police
found the body of Charles Smith, a
wood chopper, missing since February
12, in the cellar of Henry Davis’s ca
bin, 200 miles south of here on the
Yukon river.
Davis was arrested and charged with
the murder and has been taken to
Selkirk where he will stand trial.
SEEK MEN MISSLNG
SEVERAL WEEKS
VANCOUVER, B. C., Mar. 9. (£>)—
Missing since he headed for Gunboat
Pass several weeks ago relatives ap
pealed to the radio to find E. Ed
wards of Vancouver, and E. Sykes, of
North Vancouver.
They were last heard from at row
el River, having left there in a gas
launch, which was equipped with a
receiving set.
WHY NOT GO TO
TENNESSEE?.
VANCOUVER, B. C., Mar. 9. (£>)—
Roy Chapman Andrews sailed for
China to begin his third expedition
into the Gobi district, Mongolia, in
search of the origin of man. He will
be joined in China by others of the
expedition.
GENEVA. Mar. S. UP)—The meet
ing of the League of Nations expects
to be prolonged as representatives of j
the major Locarno treaty power, were j
unable to agree during the night on j
the conditions which Germany is to !
onter the League as a permanent I
member. Germany maintained her at
titude against granting other nations
permanent seats in the council.
Poland, Spain, Brazil and China are !
the nations seeking permanent seats |
in the league.
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PORTO RICAN GOVERNOR
REPORTS PROSPERITY
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Governor Horace M. Towner, of
Porto Pico, in his annual report re
flects the sound financial condition
of Porto Rico. (Stress is laid on the
continued growth and development
of the Island since the American oc
cupation. and the year ending is des- j
cribed as one of the “greatest prog- j
ress”
SEER DEFINITION
OF THE RULING
f ATHCART CASE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 9. (/P)—
Officials of the Department of Labor
are determined to appeal the case of
the Countess of Cathcart ift an effort ■
to obtain a definite interpretation of
the law in excluding aliens who admit
to moral turpitude. The department
said if the decision is right the law
has been misconstrued for nineteen
years.
MENINGITIS TAKES
ANOTHER SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Wn„ Mar. 9. (,/P)—R. V. j
Johnson, two years of age, makes the !
twenty-first spinal meningitis case ;
since the first of the year.
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SENATOR ASHURST
TO VOTE AGAINST
ALASKA JUDGES
STRONG DEMOCRAT OF PARTY
ANNOUNCES POLICY IN RE
GARD NOMINATIONS
MEMBER JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Is Against Modification Volstead Act
and Anti-Lynching Bill.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 8. (£>)—
Senator H. F. Ashurst, democrat of
Arizona, announced he will vote
against the modification of the Vol
stead act; will support the anti-lynch
ing bill, and will vote against the no
minations of Judge Wallace McCam
ant of Oregon, and all the Alaskan
judges and district attorneys against
whom recent charges have been made.
Senator Ashurst is a member of the
Senate Judiciary committe and an in
fluential democratic member of the
party. Henry Fountain Ashurst. dem
ocrat, of Prescott, was born at Win
nemucca, New, September 13, 1874;
was educated in the public schools of
Flagstaff, Ariz.; the Stockton, (Calif.)
Business College; was married in 1904
to Elizabeth McEvoy Renoe; on
March 27, 1912, was elected United
States Senator by the unanimous vote
of the First Legislative Assembly of
the State of Arizona; on November 7, j
1916, was re-elected and on November
7, 1922, was again re-elected.
TURKEY INVITED
ATTEND LEAGUE
GENEVA, Mar. 9. (jP)—The League
meeting opened with the galleries
crowded. Turkey informed the lea
gue she was examining the invitation
to come to Geneva and discuss the af
fair of Mosul. The council postpon
ed the consideration of the question
for two or three days, giving Turkey
an opportunity to appear, before
awarding the territory over to Brit
ish mandate in the state of Irak.
BRIAND WILL FORM
NINTH CABINET
PARIS, Mar. 9. (jP)—Edouard Her
riot, radical party leader, declined the
request of President Doumergue to
form a cabinet. Herriott proposed to
summon Briand and said the premier
must return to the League of Nations
meeting at Geneva with all the pres
tige France had before the fall of
the government. The President then
asked Briand to form another cabinet.
Bria|_t accepted the mandate of
President Doumergue to form the
ninth cabinet.
RESCUERS BUSY
REACH KEN WHO
Eccles, W. Va., (Second Day).—(IP)
—Deaths from the coal mine explosion
here were attributed to gas. During
the night rescuers reached nine, and
found eight bodies near the shaft at
the bottom of the mine. They have
redoubled their efforts to enter the
damaged workings, where twenty oth
ers are entombed.
The mine is electrically equipped.
The shaft operation employed 156 and
the shaft is 525 feet deep.
GRAND JURY CLOSES SESSION
AT CORDOVA WITH RESOLUTION
CORDOVA, Mar. 9. (AP).—The report returned by the Federal grand jury in
closing the term of the District court here, recommended the stationing of a coast
guard cutter in Prince William Sound to help prevent wrecks.
The report deplored as “untruthful and unwarranted,” the attacks made upon the
officials of the Third Division in Washington, and branded the charges as “malicious
falsehoods, made only to gain political ends or to get rid of political opponents.”
The report declared the moral character of the people of Alaska, with respect to
law enforcement was excellent.
PLANES FORED TO LAND
HUDSON, Mar. 9. (/P)—One of the
two planes which left Friday for Reu
Lake returned yesterday, damaged. It
was was reported both planes had en
countered a snow storm and were
forced to descend.
CO-DEFENDANTS IN
OLMSTED CASE
WILL APPEAL
SEATTLE, Wn, Mar. 9. (/P)—Elev
en Olmsted co-defendants spent the
night in jail while others posted ap
peal bonds. Judge Neterer said yes
terday that “the operations of this
conspiracy was scandalous, and did
incalcuable damage to society organ
izations and to the government. I
think you or Olmsted were the heads
which led all the rest. If the same
energy of the organization had been
directed legitimately with lawful pur
pose, a great good might have been
obtained.”
MILO EGGERS
CAPTURED
TACOMA, Wn„ Mar. 9. (IP)—Milo
Eggers was captured in the basement
of an apartment house where he had
been living with his wife. He had
been sought since he escaped from
Federal officers at San Francisco,
Jan. 28, 1925, at which escapade his
brother, Ariel was killed.
A third man, William Barlow, was
captured here last Monday and is
charged with complicity in the escape.
FIRST DIVISION
COMMERCE GAIN
IS EXPERIENCED
FORTY-SIX OUT OF 70 TOWNS
IMPORT MORE MERCHAN
DISE IN 1925
Forty-six out of 70 towns and vil
lages in the First Division did a
better import business in 1925 than
the preceding years, according to
comparative figures for the two years
as shown in the annual report of
J. C. McBride, Collector of Customs.
Ketchikan, with $5,325,290, was first,
and Juneau, with $2,791,228, was
second in the Division.
Petersburg, which dropped to
fourth place in commerce in 1924,
was restored to third last year. It
gained about $198,000 over the pre
ceding year. Wrangell, which was
third in 1924, went into fourth pos
ition.
Nome’s incoming merchandise
shipments increased about $6,000
over the previous year and amounted
to $1,151,420. The total value of mer
chandise received in the Second Di
vision last year was $1,376,340.
Kodiak was the only town in the
Third Division showing any increase.
Anchorage declined to $1,359,508,
losing $93,929; Bristol Bay dropped
to $1,000,392, a loss of $253,000; Cor
dova to $1,461,240, a loss of about
$223,000; Seward to $850,576, losing
about $14,000. Kennecott, Latouche,
Nushagak and Valdez also experi
enced slight losses as compared to
1924.
Fairbanks jumped from $910,000
in 1924 to $1,103,000 last year.
Bethel gained $263,000 over the year,
its merchandise imports for 1925
being valued ato$455,149. Both Kuby
and Iditarod showed some increases
while all other Fourth Division towns
reported losses.
WOULD STRIP
SHIPPING BOARD
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 9. (/P)—
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoov
er asserting the Shipping Board with
divided responsibility, has defied the
President, and urged the board be
stripped of all powers except judicial
and regulatory, and that the fleet cor
poration the Government Merchant
fleet.
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NOEL W. SMITH IN SEATTLE FROM
WASHINGTON ON WAY SEWARD
Smith Plans to Replace All Wooden Trestles On Alaska
Railroad with Steel, Making Permanent
Construction Thereby.
SEATTLE, Wn., Mar. 9. (AP).—Noel W. Smith, gen
eral manager of the Alaska Railroad, arrived today from
Washington, D. C., with his wife. In an interview upon
his arrival he said he believed Congress would authorize
$1,700,000 for the Alaska Railroad for the fiscal year
beginning July 1. Mr. Smith will leave here Saturday for
Seward.
He declared “the House has already authorized the
expenditure, and the Senate will probably take similar
action in a few days.” The appropriation is the same as
last year, which is an indication there will be no curtail
ment of railroad activities as had been contemplated. He
said the opposition from Congressman Free of California,
■who suggested the railroad be torn up and turned into a
wagon road failed to materialize. “My plan is to make
permanent everything of a temporary nature connected
with the road. The wooden trestles will be replaced by
permanent fills as fast as money can be spared,” said Mr.
Smith.
Mr. Smith expects a big increase in the railroad’s
traffic this year, due to hauling supplies for the new min
ing companies and the growth of coal shipments. He es
timated the road would earn $1,200,000 this year.
NEW ALIEN PROPERTY
CUSTODIAN
lyjjENRV milieu, wash. o. e.'
Howard Sutherland, newly appoint
ed Alien Property Custodian. He
succeeds Colonel Thomas Miller, who
recently resigned from office. Mr.
Sutherland was former United States
Senator from West Virginia.
BURBANK SAYS HE
WILL LIVE 50
MOREYEARS
—
NEW YORK, Mar. 9. (/P)—Luther
Burbank was 77 years old Sunday. He
expected to live at least 50 years
more in order to do the most import
ant work of his life.
He said the following in the Pop
ular Science Monthly: “Everything
is yet to be done; what is done is
only the foundation for many accom
plishments coming.”
FIRE WIPES OUT
ENTIRE CAMP
CORDOVA, Mar. 9. (/P)—'The log
ging camp of Erick Jestos was des
troyed by fire at Simpson Bay, and
logs totaling in number, 3000, were de
stroyed. No insurance was carried.
The fire was said to have started
while the camp was deserted.
In this month’s issue of Every
body’s, an article appears from the
pen of Wm. C. Lyon, special writer
for the New York Times, who passed
through Seward yesterday en route
to the magnetic pole.
POLA SMELLS RAT;
SO MAKES TRIAL
ENGAGEMENT
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 9. (^>)—Pola
Negri, movie star, announced she
would attempt a trial engagement
with Rudy Valentino, and marry him
at the end of a four months’ test sep
aration to see if love remains the
same.
The Los Angeles Times said in
quoting the star: “I’ll say he is a
supreme man, and believe me, I’ve
had much experience with men. This
is my first great love affair, and I’m
eager to test it by a separation which
is- the supreme test.”
REPORT FAVORS
ROAD PLANS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 9. <£>)—
The House Territories committee vot
ed to report favorably on the Suther
land joint resolution authorizing the
improvement of a system of overland
communications on the Seward pen
insula. President Jas. Gordon Steese
of the Alaska Road Commission and
Delegate Dan Sutherland testified be*
fort the committee which voted that
the War department approve the
measure. The report covers commis
sion buildings, roads, tramways and
work on the Shelton, Hagruk and.
Keewalik rivers.
BOMB PLANTED
IN SHOW FOUND
JUST IN TIME
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Mar. 9. (ff)
—Patrons attending the Wonderland
Theater here were saved from possi
ble injury or death when a bomb was
discovered in the rear of the picture
screen. It was hurled from the build
ing to explode in the alley just about
in time. Two hundred persons were
in the theater at the time.
This is said to be the second at
tempt to wreck the theater. A bomh
was found four months ago.
A pretty event took place in Fair
banks last week when two young
people, who are both well known in
Seward were married. Miss Mary
Rose Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Miller of Garden Island, be
came the bride of Clarence Emil
Bur£lin.