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VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 87.
SEWARD, ALASKA RIDA Y, APRIL 11 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
SENATOR WILL FIND
OUT WHO REALLY
STARTED THE WAR
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11—
Despite the cold reception given its
proposal, Senator Robert L. Owen is
pushing a resolution directing the for
eign affairs committee of the Senate
to appoint a committee to study the
question of the origin of the war.
After a study of secret documents
** vealed since the armistice, Senator
Owen has .he says, come to the con
clusion that Germany was not solely
responsible for the conflict, and he
believes that any impartial commis
sion would do likewise.
“More than one hundred million peo
ple in Central Europe now, five years
after the cessation of hostilities, are
still convinced,” he says, “that their
governments were not the only ones at
fault in the days and months preceding
the fatal first of August, 1914.” He
points out that since these people know
thq,t the whole Treaty of Versailles
rests upon the assumption of Germany
bearing the sole responsibility of the
war, they attribute their present mis
ery to a lie.
German, Austrian and Russian files
of war documents are now open for
inspection, and although French and
British archives still are secret, there
is enough evidence from them avail
able, Senator Owen says, to support
this conclusion regarding the attitude
of Germany through July, 1911.
“The German military rulers did
r>ot will the war, tried to avoid the war
and only went into war because of
their conviction that the persistent
mobilization of Russia and France
meant a determination on war and
were secretly intended as a declaration
of war by Russia and France against
Germany.
Other Nations Beligerent
"The records show that the Russian
and French leaders were determined
for war and intended the mobilization
as the beginning of a war which had
for many years been deliberately pre
pared and worked out by the complete
plans of campaign through annual mil
itary conferences.”
Senator Owen’s agitation is being
frowned on in Washington, still im
bued with the spirit injected into it
by the extraordinary evidence of Ger_
many’s guilt disseminated by the Creel
publicity bureau. There is some hes
itation, however, on the part of frown
ers in labeling the senator from Okla
homa pro-German. Like friend Will
Rogers, he happens to have Cherokee
Inivan blood in his veins. Although
bor.l in Virginia the most of his life
has been spent on the broad praries
of the former Indian Territory, where
he served successively as secretary of
the board of education of the Chero
kee Nation, editor of the Indian Chief
tain, United States Indian agent for
the five civilized tribes, as well as be
ing interested in banking, real estate
and farming. Furthermore he is a
Democrat.
GREEK CITY FOUND
IN EUPHRATES REGION
ANCIENT MANUSCRIPT AMONG
OBJECTS RECOVERED
PARIS, April 11—French archaeol
ogists working in Syria’, have discov.
ered at Saliyeh, in the Euphrates re
gion, a Greek city founded just after
the death of Alexander the Great, 2,
246 years ago, and abandoned in 273
A. D., when the desert sands covered
it.
Among the objects found are parch
ments, cne of which, written in 189 B.
C., is ^sid to be the oldest Greek man
uscript extant.
agreement approved
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11—
The Austrian and Hungarian govern
ments have agreed ‘‘in principle” an
agreement by the United States aris
ing out of the world war.
Major General Neville
On Trip of Inspection
SEATTLE, Apr. 11.—Major General
Neville, commanding the Department
oi*Vte Pacific is here on an inspec
ts tr*p
ONLY TWO CANADIAN
CITIES HAVE FIVE-CENT
STREET CAR FARES
—
VANCOUVER, B. C., April 10—
j Some interesting details regarding
I street railways in Canada have been
I elicited as a result of inquiries made
into the management of the principal
sstyems. For instance, there are now
only two street railways on which five
I cent fare is still in force; you can ride
| in Winnipeg more cheaply on Sunday
| than on week-days; height and not age
governs the issuance of children’s
tickets in Toronto; Quebec appears to
be the only system still issuing work
ingmen’s tickets, while in Montreal
you can ride 19.28 miles for a single
fare.
The question of fares is, of course,
| the one of most interest as far as the
j general public is concerned and except
, for the nickle are in fforce in Ottawa
! and Hamilton, Ont., the six cent fare
j in Vancouver is lower than the rate
\ charged in other cities in the dominion
| of Canada.
KNIFE CLUE MAY LINK
NEGRO WITH MURDER
KANSAS CITY, April 11—A knife
found beside the body of Dr. Zoe Wil
kins was identified today as one seen
in the possession of Dillard Davies, a
negro furnace tender at the Wilkins
home.
Davies is one of the three men held
1 for investigation. The others are C.
W'ilkins, a brother and B. F. Tarpley,
! patient and frequent visitor at the res
i idence of the Doctor.
Dr. Wilkins, beaten and her throat
cut, was found slain in her home. The
house had been ransacked, her will
1 was missing and valuables estimated
, by her attorney at 8100,000 had dis
! appeared.
_
Russian Children Are
Permitted Enter U. S.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 11.—The Sen
ate passed a resolution to permitting
three children whose parents had
| starved to death in Russia to enter
j the United States, although Russia’s
; quota is tilled.
BAKE SALE TOMORROW
The Women’s Club will hold their
bake sale of home cooked goodies at
McMullen’s store tomorrow at 11 a.
m., the proceeds to go toward prizes
for beautifying Seward.
The sale will start sharp at 11 a.
m. and will continue until everything
j is sold.
Mexican Gunboat Ready
for Engaging in Battle
NEW ORLEANS, April 11—The
Mexican gunboat Bravo steamed for
Mexico early today to start sea war
fare that is expected to drive the reb
els from their port strongholds.
The vessel will attempt to reduce
the three peninsula states of Yucatan,
Campeche and Tabasco, the latter the
present headquarters of the rebel chief
Adolfo de La Huerta.
Although sailing under sealed or
ders, it is believed the warship will go
forward to Progresso, Yucatan. This
is the key port to the territory from
which hemp is shipped. The rebel
government has obtained many mil
lions of dollars in export revenue since
occupying this port. According to Mex
ican Consul General Elias, there are
only 400 rebel troops in the state of
Yucatan and the force of Marines on
board the Bravo will be able to subdue
the rebel garrison.
The Bravo carried 135 marines and
a large cargo of munitions for its guns
also as many small arms and ammuni
tion as the boat could carry, were load
ed on it.
The journey to Yucatan will require
five days. Progresso will be shelled
in event the garrison fails to surren
der. From Yucatan the Bravo plans
J to go to Puerto, Mexico, to land arms
j for the use of the army of General
i Dominguez.
Co-operation of the federal army
driving to the east through the penin
sula and of the gunboat from the gulf
would trap the few remaining rebel
leaders and their troops from which
they would not be able to escape, the
consulate here predicts. The Bravo
came to port here, since September.
She came for repairs.
AIRPLANE SOUADRON SITKA TODAY:
TIME OF REACHING SEWARD UNKNOWN
Aviators Carry But One Change of Clothing and Army
Emergency Ration—No Arms or Emergency Equip
ment on Planes—Radio Equipment Abandoned on
Account of Weight—Japanese Will Assist in Flight
SITKA, Alaska , April 11.—The
Army squadron of flyers will not
leave until tomorrow (Saturday) Ma
jor Martin announced.
TCKIO, Apr. 11.—The American de
stroyers, John D. Ford and the Pope
carrying supplies for the American
round the world flyers have left for
the Kuriles islands.
SiTKA, Alaska, Apr. 10.—The Army
flyers in the round the world flight
arrived from Prince Rupert at 12:45
o'clock this afternoon, Alaska time.
KETCHIKAN, Apr. 10.—Four U. S.
round the world aviators bound from
Prince Rupert to Sitka passed over
this city at 10:33 today. The Chicago
was in the lead, followed by the Bos
ton, New Orleans and Seattle.
Sitka-Cordova Route Dangerous
The route from Sitka to Cordova is
perhaps the most dangerous of all
the Alaskan routes, owing to the huge
m.asss of ice along the seacoast the
a!r ouirents and eddi"3 being pa'fic
uarly bad above iliom. From Cordova
to Seward, the third jump on the
rente, is only ab v.t a hour’s flying,
.nd should be made without (lifti
n'dry as the hills are low with few
ice packs. From Seward to Chigoik
will be a bad route, as ih? Cook in
let air currents will be encountered,
heavy winds being pr.vnleu a«. the
n cutli of the inlet at this time of
\ eai
Twice more only during their en
tire dangerous undertaking the air
men will be called upon to make long
single day hops, the longest S60 miles
from the Island of Attu to Paramu
shira, first of the Kuriles group, near
Japan, and again when they jump
from Saigon, French Indo-China, a
distance of 675 miles to Bangkok,
Distance 6270 Miles
The route of the flyers across the
Pacific by way of Seward has h 'eu
separated by the army air •<; ice
board into two divisions the first
startiing at Seattle and ending at
Chichagof, Attu island and the sec
ond beginning at Kashiwabara bay on
Paramushira, and ending at Kago
shima, Japan.
The total distance along this route
the only safe airway across the Pa
! cific is 6,270 miles* If the flyers
maintain scheduled flying time they
will span the Pacific and rech Kago
shima within a month after leaving
Seattle.
Leaving Sitka tomorrow the flyers
will reach Seward in about five
hours flying time. Chignik is 450
miles from Seward, and they expect
to reach here April 13.
Another jump of 400 miles will
take the expedition to Dutch Harbor,
the first main supply base after leav
j ing Seward. They will then make
I two more jumps, one of 350 miles to
! Kazan, Island of Atka, and another
of 530 miles to Attu, where the first
division ends. Here they will find
another base, with Lieut. Bissell, ad
vance officer in charge. They are
rxw 3290 miles on their way or over
iv\li way across the Pacific.
taking off ncm (lichago.f hi the
L: gest jump In the • ntire fligi , their
schedule antic :'ne« arrival in lin
Ku iles island ’l.e latter part ul
\! t il.
Thence they will fly 510 miles to
Bettubo, Yetorofu, another island of
the Kurles, and on April 30 are ex
pected to reach Minato on the north
east coast of Honshu, Japan, another
jump of 475 miles. The schedule
calls for use of Aomori as a base.
From Attu to the Kuriles the fly
ers will be guarded by two coast
guard ships and several Japanese
vessels.
Last Leg Most Dangerous
Their next jump, 395 mles will land
them at Kasumiga Ura, the Japanese
, naval air station, which they hope
tu attain not later than May 10. Tue
supply base bere will be Kokohama,
Osaka, also an air station, 360 miles
from Kasumiga Ura and Kakoshima,
terminus of the second division, 380
miles farlher, to be reached about
April 27, will bring them into posi
lion iu commence the third leg o
their journey in China.
The whole distance and as Far ns
Calcutta, T)d;a, they will cover be |
fore di-.po.Gng of their pontoons. At
Calcu'ta the pontoons will be dropped
net to be used again until the plants
reach England for the final and most
hazardous part of the flight a :zoss
he Atlantic by raj of Icelan 1 and
Greenland.
It is believed now that the Ann ri
r.n and Liilish f und the world ex
peditions will meet somewhere iu In
dia, and when they meet a big cele
biation will be held.
Major Frederick Martin
Major Martin was born in Indiana in j
1882. He was graduated in mechanical
engineering from Purdue university
and later entered the engineer corps
jf the army. He was detailed to the
air service during the war, serving at
Washington D. C., and overseas in
connection with supply matters. In
1920 he was transferred to the army
air service with the rank of major. At
present he is commanding officer of
the air service technical school at Cha
nute Field, Rantoul, 111.
One Change of Clothes
The four chosen pilots, Major Fred
erick L. Martin, commander; Lieut. E.
Nelson, engineer officer; Lieut. Lowell j
H. Smith and Lieut. Leigh Wade, to- j
gether with four mechanics, will travel j
without emergency shelter equipment. J
The ywill depend upon “getting there” j
on each designated leg of the voyage.
Failing between any two posts of shel
ter and supplies, they will rely on the
one change of clothes they will carry
and such primitive shelter as they can
make for themselves. They will carry
emergency rations.
The flyers point out that there is
no other way today successfully to fly
around the world.
Radio Equipment Abandoned
Excessive weight was the cause for
abandoning plans to carry radio equip
ment on the air cruisers, according to
Major Martin of the world fliers.
“Each combination wireless and tel
ephone set weighs 159 pounds with its
generators and batteries,” Major Mar
tin said. “Excessive weight means a
lot when one encounters a storm over
the ocean in a seaplane.
“The various pilots of the cruisers
will communicate with each other with
the morse code, dots and dashes being
made with a clenched fist being raised
at full length of the aim over the
sides of the cockpit of the planes. The
leading boat will give its orders by
arm signals, a light pistol, and by rock
ing the machine from side to side.
Although the American aviators will
not be equipped with wireless, they
will be closely followed from Unalaska
to Japan by the cutters Haida and Al
gonquin o fthe United States Coast
Guard Service. The Haida is at pi*es.
ent in Seward loading pontoons for the
aviators, for emergency repairs to the
westward; and the Algonquin is on her
way to Dutch Harbor to await the
coming of the birdmen.
In Japan’s waters several Japanese
vessels from the Japarrse navy will
help the Americans.
When the air cruisers finally return
to Clover Field, Santa Monica, Calif.,
at the conclusion of the world tour,
only the radiators and fuselages will
remain of the original planes, which
left the factory. Fifteen extra liberty
engines and two hundred per cent re
placements for the planes themselves
have been scattered at various stations
en route which will be utilized from
time to time until little of the original
equipment remains.
Autos From California
Barred From Washington
SEATTLE, Apr. 11.—Owing to the
rapid spread of the hoof and mouth
disease Washington authorities have
ordered no automobiles returning
from California to enter the state
untill they are thoroughly disinfect
ed by running through oil tanks.
LE.VlS BEATS ZBYSCKE
IN THEIR SEVENTH GO
—
CHICAGO, April 10—Ed. Strangler |
Lewis, world’s champion heavyewight
wrestling champion, retained his title
against Stanislaus Zbyszko, former
champion, when he won two out of
three falls last night by applying toe
holds instead of his famous headlock.
/bvszko took the first fall with a
winglock in 32:05. Lewis won the
second in 8:30 with a toehold and took
the third with a double toelock in 9:15.
It was the seventh meeting of the pair.
Lewis has been the victor on five oc
casions.
ROYALTY VISITING FRANCE
PARIS, Apr. 11.—The King and
Queen of Rumania arrved here today
as guests of the French government.
ANDERSON ENTERS PRISON
OSSINING, N. Y., April 11—The
gates of Sing Sing today clanged be
hind William H. Anderson former sup
erintendent of the Anti-Saloon league
of New York, sentenced to from one to
two years for third degree forgery.
Crazed by Religion
Woman Kills Landlady
PORTLAND, Or., Apr. 11.—Crazed
by religion, Miss Nora Holbis, 49, a
stenographer, shot and killed Miss
Eva Bradley, her aged landlady.
Smoker Tomorrow Night
Well Worth Attending
The smoker staged by the Ameri
can Legion at A. B. hall tomorrow
night will be well worth attending
as a number of prominent Anchorage
boxers are on the bill. The princi
pal events are:
Passey vs. Williams
Enos vs. Panama Kid
Stanley vs. Wilkens
Two local bouts.
General admission will be $1.00 and
x'ingside seats $2.00. The first bout
will start about nine o’clock.
Tickets are on sale at Seward
Grill. Seward Drug Store and North
ern poolhall.
SAN DIEGO PIER FAVORED
WASHINGTON, L). C., April 11—
The house naval committee today fav
orably reported the Swing bill provid
ing for construction of a $1,010,000
pier at the San Diego naval base.
FLYERS MAY COME
DIRECT TO SEWARD
ON LEAVING SITKA
A report was received in Seward
today that the flyers might come
direct from Sitka here tomorrow,
omitting the Cordova stop, owing to
th<- squadron being ten days behind
its schedule, hi case the flyers leave
S.'ika about nine they should arrive
mre about I:CO or 2:00 o’clock.
Weather p?) nit ting flight from
Seward will to started either Sun
day or Monday morning,' owing to
work done on the planes.
California Parched from
Long Sustained Drouth
ANACORTES, April 11—Melville
Curtis, former mayor of this city and
one of its founders, has just returned
from his annual visit to a brother in
California, and he reports terrible con
ditions in Southern California, due to
the drought. He says that in the south
ern part of the state there has not
been more than ten per cent of a nor
mal rainfall, and fall wheat sown last
September has not grown and the
fields are as dry and bare of feed as
at desert. The hills are bare and far
mers have had to kill off stock in or
der to save the balance. In the moun
tains there has been less than ten per
cent of the normal snowfall, so there
is little or no water for irrigation. Ev
erything is being allowed to die except
the orange groves and these may not
be saved. The Los Angeles water sys
tem sees the end of the water supply
by next October, and it is now con
serving water in every direction, and
is not allowing the use of water for
drinking or irrigation, so that gardens
and lawns are drying up. North
ern California, Mr. Curtis says, is not
so badly off, but the whole state is
suffering.
COOLIDGE MANAGERS
ARE PLEASED WITH
NO. DAKOTA RESULTS
PRESIDENT’S STRENGTH IN HOT
BED OF RADICALISM IS
SIGNIFICANT
WASHINGTON, I). C., April 11
President Coolidge’s victory in North
Dakota has had an impressive efTect
on the campaign of the recent execu
tive, winning a primary in the hot-bed
of radicalism, receiving a plurality of
the votes as against Senator LaFollet
te and Senator Hiram Jchnscn, con
vinces the Coo'idge managers that
whatever may be the trend of politics
in other Western states, the president
has better than an even chance to
achieve the nomination with the back
ing of the so-called radical state.
The North Dakota situation has been
exciting interest for several weeks be
cause it has a double significance. Mr.
Coolidge’s prestige was at stake, of
course, but something even more far
reaching than that was involved in the
North Dakota vote, t is the recent ten
dency of North Dakota to get back in
the regular republican column and for
sake the non-partisan league. The
fight against the league has been wag
ed with increasing success in the last
two years and the victory of Mr. Cool
idge emphasizes the extent to which
the regulars have made inroads upon
their opponents.
HEAVY STORM OUTSIDE
Fishing boats entering pert here
today declare that a heavy gale is
blowing Outside the bay.
Indians Will Compete in
Canoe and Water Sports
WATER SPORTS PLANNED ANNA
CORTES FOR JULY 4TH
ANACORTES, April 11—Tentative
program for the Indian water sports
on July 4 and 5 have been arranged,
and includes twenty events, ranging
from the eleven paddle war canoe
races of three miles for purses aggre
gating $310, to the single paddle races
for purses of $10. Contracts have been
made with no fewer than fourteen
tribes of British Columbia and Puget
Sound Indians to have teams in the
races. Camp grounds, wood, water,
salmon and clams are to be supplied to
all the Indians who come. The Indian
races are expected to draw large num
bers of visitors.
SIXTEEN CARS SEIZED
ON CANADIAN BORDER
AUTOISTS FAIL TO GET ACROSS
BORDER WITH LIQUOR
BLAINE, April 11—A total of six
teen automobiles including ten Ameri
can and six Canadian have been seized
by the Blaine customs force since en
forcement of a regulation regarding
the seizure of automobiles continuing
liquor was launched about a week ago,
it was announced today by William
Kartzmark, in charge of the Blaine
office. Three cars were seized last
Sunday.
Under the customs regulations per
sons admitting they have liquor are
compelled to forfeit the liquor and in
addition pay a fine of $5. Failure to
report the liquor regardless of who is
in the car with it, means forfeiture of
the automobile. If large quantities of
liquor are found, a charge of smuggl
ing may also be placed against the
owner and operator of the car.
After the auto is seized the owner
or operator is required to post a $100
bond with the district office at Seattle
pending final decision as to the dis
position of the automobile, which is
held at the point of violation. Then a
recommendation is made to the treas
ury department at Wasihngton, D. C.,
by the district collector of customs as
to what disposition should be made of
the case, and usually the recommenda
tion is accepted. However, the owner
of the car may, if he desires, protest
to the treasury department of he
thinks the fine is too heavy.
In practically all cases where liquor
has been found when the owner failed
to declare it the quantity taken by the
customs officers has been small, con
sisting perhaps of a pint, a quart or
slightly larger amounts.