MAJOR MARTIN LEADER
WORLD FLIGHT IS LOST
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SEATTLE, May 1—Radio advices this morning from
Alaska Peninsula say that no trace has been found of Maj
or Martin in the flag-plane Seattle, which left Chignik yes
terday for Dutch Harbor. Fishing boats along the route
are searching for the missing plane.
CORDOVA, May 1—Major Martin, belated army av
iator- hopped off from Chignik for Dutch Harbor at eleven
o’clock yesterday morning, according to wireless from
Chignik.
FALSE PASS, May 1—Martin flying from Chignik
to Dutch Harbor has not been reported passing any of
the cannery stations in this vicinity.
FALSE PASS, Alaska, May 2.—The search for Major Martin,
the world flight commander, today turned inland from the coast
of the Alaska peninsula to the Aleutian range. It is believed here
that Major Martin and Sergeant Harvey started soon after leaving
Chiirnik to cut across the mountains to shorten the distance, and
a land party has left on the search.
The coast guard cutters Algonquin, Ilaida and a fleet of small
boats have combed all the harbors from Chignik to False Pass. The
plane was not sighted at Perryville about 50 miles above Chignik
and the searchers have no idea where it could have gone down. The
two men have no provisions or blankets with them, and also ha\e
no firearms.
The War Department yesterday ordered every resource ex
hausted in the search for the men and detachments from the cutters
will patrol the shores in launches and on foot until some trace of
the men is found.
MAC LAREN FORCED
DOWN !N DESERT
IN BRITISH INDIA
ALLABAI), British India, May L—
Major Stuart MacLaren and two
companions, in their round the world
iliilit, were forced down in the Said
desert and cannot resume tehir
ilight short of two weeks.
BOMBAY, Apr. 26— Major Stuart
MacLaren, British airman, attempting
an round the world flight, was forc
ed to land at Parlu. He is engaged
in repairing his engine today.
FRENCH FLYER CLOSE
BEHIND ENGLISH CREW
PARIS, Apr. 27.—Lieut. Doisy, the
military French aviator, flying from
Paris to Tokyo, is nearing Karachi,
India. Although leaving behind the
English plane he will probably pass
it tomorrow.
SNOW AND COLD
WEATHER PREVAIL
IN WESTERN STATES
FRUIT CROP BADLY DAMAGED
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* BY UNEXPECTED FALL IN
TEMPERATURE
DENVER, April 29—Five to eight
inches of snow fell last Saturday in
the Rocky Mountain region from Sher
idan Wyoming to Southeastern New
Mexico the weather bureau reported.
Third of Fruit Crop Lost
♦ ELLENSBURG April 29—One third
of the Kittitas valley fruit crop was
destroyed by low temperatures last
night and Saturday night, the dis
trict horiculture inspector stated.
Heavy Damage to Apple Crop
PENTICTON, B. C., April 29—It is
estimated that seventy-five per cent
of the soft fruit crop in addition to
heavy damage to apple blossoms suf
fered heavy damage from frost in the
southern Okanogan district during the
recent cold spell.
FORMER DAWSONITE
DIES IN ARIZONA
PHOENIX, Arix., Apr. 27.—Frank
Lawson, a member of the former
mining firm of Lawson, Fuller and
Norwood, of Dawson, Iditarod and
Fairbanks is dead here.
GIRLS STOWAWAY
ON BATTLESHIPS
LOS ANGELES, Apr. 27.—The find
ing of a girl stowaway on the bat
tleship Arizona has caused the fleet
commander to order a rigid search
of all vessels. It is stated that a
number of other girls are concealed
on vessels of the fleet.
PROMOTER IS
HELD BY POLICE
BELLINGHAM, April 29—Chas.
H. Unverzagt, alleged promoter of
a million and a half dollar gold pro
ject in Cottonwood, British Colum
bia, was arrested here by the feder
al marshal, and held on two indict
ments, with a total of 32 counts re
turned by the Federal Jury in Buf
falo on March second; charging use
of the; mails to defraud, entered a
plea of not guilty. He Mas held for
lack of a twenty-five thousand dol
lar bond.
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HEARST STOCK OFFERED
ON CHANGE TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 27.—Wil
liam Randolph Heart today offered
tor sale an issue of twelve millions
first mortgage bonds on the San
Francisco Examiner, San Francisco
Call, Port Angeles Examiner, Los
Angeles Evening Herald, Oaklant
Post and Enquirer, and Good House
keeping, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Ba
zaar, Motor and Motor Boating Maga
zines, as well as other publications
—because the rays of light from a red
object vibrate more violently than
those from any other color. There
fore they startle the eye instant at
tention. Safety calls for
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JUNEAU LEADS
IN SCHOOL MEET
JUNEAU, April 26—Friday, Ju
neau High School led the group of
schools in the inter-Alaskan meet
here with 22 points, Ketchikan sec
ond with 17, Douglas third with 12,
and Petersburg fourth with 3. Hal
dane of the Svetchikan elementary
school won the fifty yard dash, in
six and one quarter seconds. Ju- (
neau won the shot put. Underhill
won the high school jump with five (
feet three inches. Other field ac
tivities were postponed on account (
of cold weather. Juneau won the
elementary spelling and rapid cal
culation matches. Juneau girls’ high
school basketball five defeated Ket
chikan 25 to 10 displaying super
ior tea mwork. The Douglas cham
pions outplayed Ketchikan, winning
28 to 12, We Willie Allan starring
for Ketchikan and Garns long dis
tance shots featuring the game.
The board of control unanimously
voted to take the next meet to Ket
chikan and added Orchestra to the
list of events.
PACKERS HAVE
DEATH GRIP ON
ALASKAN INDUSTRY
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WASHINGTON, Apr. 27.—Delegate
Sutherland charged today that thru
the fishing regulations drawn by
Secretary Hoover of the department
of commerce, in alleged compliance
with the Roosevelt policy of conser
vation, the Alaska Packers’ Associa
tion, which he said is a subsidiary
of the California Canning Corpora
tion, Libby, McNeill & Libby, an al
leged subsidiary of Swift & Company,
I the fishing interests have a death
grip on the Alaska salmon industry,
asserting that the regulations say
where, how and by whom salmon
1 mav be caught,
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WASHINGTON, Apr. 27.—The com
mittee on Alaskan fishing laws has
; struck out the section which would
! prohibit construction of traps and
I the use of purse seines or other ap
! pliances in any bay, inlet, estuary
| in Alaska, the entrance of which
j would measure three miles or less
.or in any channel under three miles
| wide or within one mile of a bay
having an entrance one mile wide.
The bill was otherwise presented to
the Senate in the same form it was
presented to the House.
Senator Jones of Washington said
the report was a step in the right
direction. If this section could be
maintained and not hurt fishing, the
industry can be permanently secure.
WASHINGTON. Apr. 30.—A reso
lution alleging that Secretary of
Commerce Hoover without authority
of law has suspended fishery laws
relative to Alaska, and has granted
exclusive fiseries rights to favored
packing corporations, and has denied
American citizens the common right
of fishing was introduced by Senator
King today.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 30.—Renewal
of the charge made a year ago that
the Department of Commerce had
permitted valuable fishing rights in
Alaska to fall into the hands of a
monopoly, brought from Secretary
Hoover a formal statement outlining
the Department’s policies and declar
ing the published attacks were being
made in an effort to defeat pending
legislation for saving the industry.
SEATTLE. May 1.—Approval of
Hoover’s policy of Alaska fish con
servation was voted last night by
the Alaska commission of ihe Seat
tle Chamber of Commerce. A tele
gram from Hoover urging action was
lead.
WASHINGTON, May 2.—Secretary
Hoover, striking back at what he
terms a campaign of personal abuse,
has challenged Senator King, Dele
gate Sutherland and the Hearst news
papers to declare specifically whether
or not they favor or oppose the fish
eries conservation bill passed by the
House and pending Senate enactment
which he has advocated.
VOTE COMING IN SLOW
The returns from the Territorial
primaries are very slow coming in,
the wires being down to Anchorage
and all news coming in by wireless.
It will probably be tomorrow some
time before Cordova and Juneau
votes are received, and possibly
later. The difficulties of running a
paper in Alaska cannot be too
greatly exaggerated.
FAMOUS RESTAURANT BURNS
SEATTLE, May 1—Gerald’s Cafe
on First avenue, was destroyed by
fire last night.
GEORGE THINKS
PEACE CONFERENCE
FAVORS CALLING ANOTHER CON
FERENCE TO FURTHER LES
SEN WORLD ARMAMENT
LONDON, April 29—Lloyd George
in a statement said President Cool
idge’s proposals for another world
conference would do much toward the
firm establishment of a settlement of
German reparations.
He favors steps toward calling an
j other conference to further lessen the
world armaments as proposed by Cool
idge in his speech to the Associated
Press in New York, declaring that def- j
inite movements should be made to re-!
lieve the world of the burden of mili
tary armaments and diminish the
probability of military operations. The
Washington conference did much to re
store harmony and good will among
nations and no reason exists why an
other conference could not do much j
good.
Praises Work of Dawes
He hailed the work of Dawes and
his committee as unsurpassed in im
portance by anything since the armis
tice and declared that every reason
shows that the report on reparations
should be adopted by the Governments
concerned. He hoped it would commend I
itself to the Governments as the only i
plan whereby the parties concerned
could arrive at a solution of the rep
arations tangle and that such an out
come would provide for the largest
restoration on the part of Germany
and the largest possible payments to
the countries entitled to reparations.
He pointed out that the Dawes plan
contemplates the immediate loan to
Germany of sufficient capital to enable
her to commence reconstruction at
once and expressed the hope that pri
vate capital in America and the con
tinent would be willing to participate
in such loans.
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Accept Dawes Plan of Settlement
I PARIS, April 29—Italy, England,
I Belgium and France today notified the
Inter-Allied reparations commission
they would accept the Dawes plan as
a basis of settlement of the repara
j tions problem.
France Seeks Settlement
PARIS, April 29—Poincare in a
speech said France seeks to accom
plish a general settlement in the pev
arations question. France has not yet
exchanged solid guarantees with Pom
erene and claims that the Germans
are not sincere in their promises.
Dawes Leaves for Europe
NEW YORK, April 29—Charles G.
Dawes, Geo. D. Young, and Henry
Robinson, authors of the reparations
commission plan for the re-establish
ment of Europe, sailed today on the
Leviathian.
1WU MUICi, nfcKUS
REPORTED TO HAVE
HOOF MOUTH DISEASE
SUSPICIOUS SYMPTOMS REPORT
ED IN SOUTHERN CALIFOR
NIA—TO INVESTIGATE
SACRAMENTO, April 29—Two big
herds in Merced and one in Los An
geles county were reported infected
with foot and mouth disease, involv
ing nearly one thousand cattle and 300
hogs. Since the outbreak 6,338 cattle
and 2,541 hogs and 53 goats have been
slaughtered in Los Angeles county
with 7,000 hogs awaiting slaughter.
Suspicious symptoms were reported
by government veterinarians in Low
er California who were sent there to
investigate.
Four New Cases Discovered
MERCED, April 29—Four new
cases of the foot and mouth disease
involving 250 cattle and 40 hogs were
discovered.
Vets Sent to California
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 29—
The Bureau of Animal Husbandry dis
patched fifty additional veterinarians
to California to fight the epidemic
among live stock there.
Dr. Houcke Takes Charge
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 29
Secretary Wallace of the Interior de
partment sent orders to Dr. W. G.
Houcke to take charge of the federal
forces fighting the foot and mouth di
sease in California and take supreme
command of the state forces.
Permit Tourists to Pass Border
SAN BERNARDINO, April 29—Ar
izona permitted 150, tourists to cross
the Colorado river at Topock late yes
terday.
Action On Jap i
Is Deferred U
COOLIDGE ASKS TIME IN WHICH
TO NEGOTIATE WITH JAP
ANESE OVER NEW BILL
WASHINGTON, April 29— Cool
idge today imposed Ins wiil upon
the leaders in congress and pre
vailed upon them to extend until
July I, next, the time at which the
Japanese exclusion clause of the
immigration bill would take effect.
The avowed purpose of the exten
sion is to allow Hughes time in
which to negotiate an agreement
on the subject with the Japanese
government.
Hold Open Air Meetings
TOKIO, April 29—Further develop-1
ments in the agitation and high feel- j
ing of the Japanese people over Am
erica’s exclusion act were manifested
in an, open air meeting which voiced
protestations of the mass in general
and also a conference was held be
tween Foreign Minister Matsui and
Marquis Saionji, one of the eldest
statesmen of Japan. At the open air
meeting resolutions were passed urg
ing the rise of the Japanese people,
who are resolved to sacrifice every
thing if necessary to protect their i
National prestige.
President May Veto Bill
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 29
President Coolidge will veto the im
migration bill containing the Japanese
exclusion clause, it vras intimated to
day.
Coolidge Trying to Solve Problem
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 29
President Coolidge is attempting to
work out some arrangement in re
spect to the Japanese exclusion law
which will satisfy those favorable to
restriction and also avoid an affront
to the Japanese nation.
Mexico Does Not Want Japs
CULICIAN, April 29—A delegation
of Japanese from California in a con
fei’ence with officials of the State of
Sinaloa said they were hopeful of mi
grating to that part of Mexico but
the spokesman for Mexico informed
them that Sinaloa desired to discour
age the “settlement on lands of Asi
atics or any other race which might
embarrass the relations of the Mexi
can government with her northern
neighbor.
Japan Seeking Oil in Persia
LONDON, April 29—The Daily Tel
egraph diplomatic correspondent said
the Japanese are seeking oil supplies
in Persia. He declared that Jap em
isaries have been in Persia since the
seventies, seeking oil.
Society Appeals to President
TOKIO, April 29—The American
Japanese society appealed to Coolidge
to postpone the exclusion act of the
immigration bill.
MOSCOW, April 30—Trotzy in a
speech today before a vast assembly
of people, declared that Japan was
planning a wrar with Russia to coup in
the Far East the losses suffered thru
the American-Canadian Japanese im
migration.
NEW YORK, April 30—The Nation
al Surety League issued a statement
advocating the admission of Japanese
on the same basis as other Nationals,
declaring that the number of Japan
ese immigrants would then be under
i one hundred and fifty annually.
Some Leaders Favor Postponment
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30—
Some of the Republican leaders favor
Coolidge’s view on the effective date
of the Jap exclusion law to be post
poned until July next, to enable the
State Department to work out an
agreement with Japan.
Courteous to Americans
TOKIO, April 30—Though agitation
on the immigration bill in America is
waning in Tokio, the reaction is now
spreading to the provinces and meet
ings in many centers to protest the
act are being held.
Resolutions against the bill were
printed and sent to the Swarjists in
India and the PanAsiatic association
in Shanghai ,and a similar organiza
tion in Korea, proposing to unite
against “American exclusion and rac
ial discrimination.”
Japanese naval officers entertained
crew's of the American destroyers in
Yokohama showing their determina
tion to extend courtesys to the Am-^
erican Flyers and Seamen despite the
exclusion policy.
Thankful for Extension
TOKYO, April 30—Gratification for
Exclusion Act
util July First
President Coolidge’s efforts to effect
a compromise agreement on the Asiat
ic exclusion clause of the United
States immigration bill, was express
ed by Foreign Minister Matsui today
wno said the government is confident
of the President’s sincerity and abil
ity to find a suitable way out of the
problem.
BY EXPLOSION AT
WEST VIRGINIA MINE
WHEELING, April 30—Over one
hundred miners were entombed in an
explosion of the Benwood mine of the
Wheeling Steel Corporation near here,
a few minutes after they went to
work. All entries to the mine were
blocked with rocks and dirt and it was
four hours after the blast before the
able to enter the passage-ways .the
mine being on fire. Deadly fumes hin
dered work also. The explosion occur
red about three blocks from the drift
at the mouth. Men, women, and child
ren gathered on the hillside facing the
entrance of the mine, standing in a
drizzle of rain calling admonitions to
speed the would-be rescuers who fran
tically began trying to effect an en
trance.
22 Bodies Recovered
WHEELING, April 30—With 22
bodies recovered the rescuers sought
89 others known to be entombed. Only
three bodies were identified, the oth
ers being too badly burned.
CLAIMS PRESIDENT
WOULD TURN OYER
PROJECT TO FORD
WASHINGTON, I) .C., April 30—
A telegram read in the Senate Muscle
Shoals hearing sent by James Martin
Miller to the Dearborn Independent
Ford’s newspaper, as follows—“At a
private interview I had with the Pres
ident this morning he said incidentally
‘I am friendly to Mister Ford but it
is my wish that some would convey
I to him that it is my hope Mr. Ford
will not do or say anything that will
make it difficult for me to deliver
Muscle Shoals to him, which I am
trying to do.’ While the President did
not say so, I am sure Weeks has been
in consultation with the President in
view to Ford’s reported interview to
day with the papers.’’
Miller sent the telegram October 12,
of 1923. Chairman Norris said the
White House records showed Miller
had a conference with the president
that day.
MARTIN’S PLANE ICED
DOWN AT CHIGNIK
Word was received from Chignik
yesterday that cold weather there
with intermittent rains had iced
j down Major Martin’s machine until
it could not fly, about 400 pounds of
ice being on the machine.
The other planes are awaiting the
arrival of the Major at Dutch Harbor.
“You tell ’em from me,” said the
Major, “that this is the place the
bad weather is made.”
| The Major has recovered from his
recent severe cold and with Sergt.
Harvey is anxiously waiting for an
opportunity hop off.
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DUTCH HARBOR, April 30—The
three American Aviators attended the
Russian Church services at midnight
lasting until four A. M. Sunday morn
ing and enjoyed the hospitality of the
few people. The planes are in excellent
condition.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 27.— Mrs.
Catherine Wheelwright, mother of
Eamonn de Valera, arrived here to
I day to plead with officials and mem
bers of congress to obtain the re
lease of her son from a Dublin dun
geon.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Anchorage,
Alaska, March 27, 1924.
Notice is hereby given that final
three year proof testimony on Home
stead Entry, Serial 04579, embracing
lands in Lot 4, Sec. 31, T. 5 S. R. 12 W.
and Lot 1 NE*i NW^Sec. 6, T. 6 S. R.
12 W. has been submitted by George
Thomas Press, entryman, and his wit
nesses, James Walter Sampson, and
Harry Smith, all residing at Homer,
Alaskan and is now on file in the local
land office at Anchorage, Alaska, and
if no protest is filed in the local land
office at Anchorage, Alaska, on or
before May 20, 1924, said final proof
will be accepted and final certificate
issued.
FRANK A. BOYLE,
Register.
First publication April 5, 1924.
Last publication May 3, 1924. St