VOLUME XIX.
NUMBER 115.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14,1924
PRICE, TEN CENTS
ANCHORAGE MAN TO
START TEST SUIT
IN JUNEAU COURTS
ARTHUR FRAME INDICATES HE
WILL FIGHT MASS VOTING
OF S. E. ALASKA TRIBES
The legality of the Indian votes
east in the Republican Primary elec
tion last week will be tested in the
local Federal District Court in the
near future according to authentic
information received in Juneau re
f cently, says the Juneau Empire. This
information said that Arthur Frame,
Anchorage candidate for the Repub
lican National Committeeman, will
arrive here next week to institute
legal proceedings for the test.
It is understood that the Anchorage
man will leave Seward next Sunday
on the Northwestern for Juneau.
On his arrival here he will seek an
injunction to prevent the issuance
of a certificate of election to John W.
F'rame, Ketchikan, as National Com
mitteeman, alleging that he was not
. legally elected by reason of the fact
that his majority is composed of votes
of Indians cast without legal author
ity.
Margin Is Close
The Ketchikan candidate had a lead
of 142 votes over his opponent, ac
cording to the incomplete returns as
received by the Empire. Only a few
votes in this division are unreported
while it is thought that between 500
and 750 are still to be returned in the
other three divisions.
It is estimated that between 700
and S00 Indian votes were cast in the
Republican primary in Southeastern
Alaska with John Frame receiving
a great preponderance of them. If
the test results in any material part
of the Indian vote being thrown out,
it is virtualy certain that the Anch
orage man will win out.
Change Other Results
A successful fight to upset the In
dian vote would not only change the
indicated results in the race for Nat
ional Committeeman but would prob
ably reverse the standings in several
instances in the race for nominations
to the Teritorial Legislature from this
Division and change the complexion
of the delegates to the Depublican
National Convention, it was believed
by local Republican leaders who have
kept in close touch with returns as
they have been reported.
It is believe! that with the Indian !
vote thrown out, J. Id. Davies would
lead Forest J. Hunt by a small mar
gin, although this cannot be definitely
established until the final returns
have been received. However, it is
r ?rtain that the three candidates on
the “literacy test” ticket for nomin
ations to the lower House would
would have places on the ticket, as
it would wipe out the lead now held
by Paul, Hern, and Ferguson and leave
Shepard, Gurr and Ashley high men
with Grant.
In the race for delegates to the;
National Convention the loss of the1
Indian vote would cost George Sex
ton, of Seward, his place on the list j
giving it to R. E. Robertson, who is j
not far behind Sexton. It would not
affect the election of Dr. L. P. Dawes
who has a majority large enough to
be unaffected by anything that might
happen to the Indian vote.
ALL NAVY’S FUEL
BEEN LEASED TO
PRIVATE INTERESTS
WASHINGTON, May 14—Practical
ly all of the naval fuel resources have
been leased to private interests, Assis
tant Secretary of the Interior Finley
testified before the Senate Oil Com
mission. He also stated that the
Standard Oil Company and Sinclair
interests control the output of Salt
Chuck field adjoining Teapot Dome.
Chief Probation Officer
Drowns in Lake Wash.
SEATTLE, May 14—Doctor Lilbern
Merrl chief probation officer and ref
eree cf the juvenile court here, was
(g owned last night while swimming in
Lake Washington.
BRITISH AVIATOR LEAVE
FOR CALCUTTA TOMORROW
ILLARD India, May 14—McClaren
ZiTived from Nasiabad today and will
hop off tomorrow for Calcutta.
Germany Has Tax on
All Radio Instruments
BERLIN, May 14—Fifty-five thous
and radio bootleggers or broadcast
evesdroppers found evading the gov
ernment tax were brought to time by
authorities and compelled to pay the
statuary license of fifty cents month
ly, which income will be added to the
reparation payments.
CUBAN GOVERNMENT
WOULD BUY ARMS
WASHINGTON, May 14—The Cub
an government has applied for the
purchase of thirty million rounds of
ammunition and about thirty machine
guns from the TJ. S. Government for
use in suppressing a revolutionary up
rising and it is expected that arrange
ments for their deliveiy will bo made
in a few days.
HAVANA, May i :—President Zayas
has gone to the scene of the armed
revolt to learn conditions. He finds
that the entire island is quiet except
around Cienfuego and Trinidad, where
several minor engagemnts occurred
Saturday between loyal and small
rebel forces. The government has or
dered airplanes from private firms in
the United States.
Woman’s Club to Give
Public Program on
Thursday Afternoon
A musical recital will be given on
Thursday afternoon at three o’clock
at the Methodist Episcopal Church,
under the auspices of the Program
Committee of the Seward Woman’s
Club. Mrs. Donald H. Tyer, assisted
by Mrs. Edith R, Schmidt and Mrs. A.
J. Goodskey, will give the program
which will consist of piano selections
and duets by violin and piano. The
public is cordially invited to attend
the recital which, with the luncheon
for the members which will be held
at one thirty, will terminate the club’s
activities for this year.
The program is as follows;
Piano, “From the Heart,” Kern;
Humoreske, Dvorak.
Duet, “Berceuse,” Jocelyn
Piano, “Aida,” Verdi.
Duet, “Andante (Orfeo), Gluck.
Piano, “Gloria,” Mozart; “Trau
merei,” Schuman.
Duet, “Souvenir,” Drdla.
Piano, “Val.-e Bleue,” Margis; La
Paloma,” Twitchell.
IN conferenceIver
JAPANESE EXCLUSION
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 14—
Coolidge today is again in confer
ence with a number of House leaders
of both parties in an effort to bring
about the proposition of the Japan
ese exclusion bi.ll. Those participat
ing declined to discuss the tenor of
their conversation.
SIXTEEN HUNDRED CASES
SMALL POX IN LOS ANGELES
SEATTLE, May 14—An Alaskan ar
riving from Los Angeles reports that
city has sixteen hundred cases of
small pox.
A FAVORITE
Edith Allen who was last seen in
“Sacramouche ” Her next picture will
be “Virtuous Liars” in which she will
have the leading emotional role.
WINDOW CLEANER BUYS $100,000 APARTMENT HOUSE
Thirteen years ago Fanko Mativi Sokolwski, a young Ukranian farmer,
came here with just the legal sum to allow entry and a strong pair of hands.
Now he owns four husky children and is the owner of the $100,000 Clintonian
apartments in the fashionable section of Newark, N. J.
COPYRIGHT UNOERWOOD 4 UNOERWOOD. “*
CAPTAIN ALLEN IS
EN ROUTE TO NOME
ON STR. DONALDSON
NOTED ARCTIC TRADER HEADED
FOR BERING SEA POINTS
Enroute to Nome to operate be
tween that port and St. Michael dur
ing the coming season of navigation,
Capt. Alexander Allen, well known
arctic trader and navigator, is en
route from Seattle on the motor
schooner Donaldson.
Six passengers, including Mrs. Al
len were aboard the vessel. One of
the passengers is headed for the Arc
tic on a three years’ trading trip.
The Donaldson will go via Prince
William Sound, along the Alaska Pen
insula and across the Bering Sea and
is expected to be one of the first ves
sels to enter Nome after the ice pack
pack moves north.
Mr. Allen operated the vesel last
year on the Nome-St. Michael route
on which a subsidy is paid by the Ter
ritorial government. He will cover
the same route this season under a
similar subsidy agreement.
The second subsidized route on Sew
ard Peninsula, between Nome and
Kotzebue, will be taken care of by the
Lomen Co., of Nome. This firm
will use the Silver Wave for regular
trips between Nome ancl Kotzel up,
touching at all points envoute speci
fied under the subsidy contract.
TEN MEN FROM JAP
SHIP WASH OVERBOARD
TOKIO, May 14—Ten members of
the crew, including the captain of a
Japanese vessel acting as aide ship to
the American destroyers Pope and
Ford, awaiting tlie American aviators
at Kurile Islands, washed overboard
during a storm and were drowned.
Will Make Improvements
To Richardson Highway
Superintendent T. If. Huddleston,
j of the Alaska Road Commission, re
cently arrived in Valdez from Ju
neau and will start work on the
'section of road between Valdez and
Willow Creek, and also on the other
end of the road.
Mr. Huddleston will put about 60
men on this end of the road and it
will be placed in excellent shape lor
tourist travel.
TONKIN FORCED DOWN
AT MEDFORD, OREGON
SEATTLE, May 14—Lieut. Tonkin,
attempting a non-stop flight from Se
attle to San Francisco today was forc
ed down by heavy fogs at Medford,
Oregon.
BILLY SUNDAY DANGEROUSLY
ILL; RUSHED FOR OPERATION
MEMPHIS, May 14—Billy Sunday
who was taken dangerously ill here
is being rushed on a special train to
Rochester, Minn, for operation.
OFFICIAL RETURNS
THIRD DIVISION GIVE
CASH COLE GOOD LEAD
VALDEZ, May 14—Following are of
icial returns from the Clerk’s office.
No election was held at Copper
Center, Belkofsky, Roosvelt, Illiamna,
Chisana, Dillingham, Koggiung and
Naknek. Precincts not reported are
Cache Creek, Chignik, Afognak:
Sutherland 1311; Cole 698; Valen
tine 492; Schofield 103: Coppernoll
663; Rustgard 941; Arthur Frame 921;
John Frame 509; Dawse 366; Sexton
784; Robertson 504; Steel 863; Dunn
979; Shoup 912; Chamberlin 572;
Chase 456' Howard 639; Rugge, 749;
Eisner, 610; Greer 891; Murray 724;
Oldfin, 696; Suphtilen 553, Wail.-r
798.
Council 31; Con-oy 262. Waller 798.
GREAT NORTHERN
FOLDER LAUDS ALASKA
Desirability of a vacation trip to
the Pacific Northwest and Alaska dur
ing the months of May, June and in
September, when tourist travel is
least congested, is stressed in an at
tractive folder on Alaska just issued
by the Great Northern railway for
distribution throughout the East. Cop
ies of the folder were received yes
terday from C. Meldrum, assistant
general passenger agent at Seattle.
Attention of the traveler is called
(o the fact that the scenery and the
weather in Alaska as well as the Pa
cific Northwest, are at their best
during these months, and that ac
comodations on steamships from Se
attle can more readily be obtained.
The title of the new folder refers
to Alaska as “America’s Vacation
Treasure House,” which may be seen
in perfect comfort by rail and boat.
LAW AGAINST RE-MARRIAGE
UPHELD BY METHODISTS
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 14—
The law of the Churches against re
marriage of divorced persons was up
held by the Methodist general confer
ence today.
NEW YORK, May 14—The super
natural birth of Christ, his bodily res
urrection, his ascension into Heaven,
are the facts upon which Christianity
stands or falls, the bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal church said in
an address here at the 141st street
annual convention of the diosese o!
New York.
NIGHT RIDERS ACTIVE
EL PASO, Mex., May 14—Night rid
ers are reported to have burned sev
eral houses, leveled fences and threat
ened the lives of citizens of Arriba
County according to a special dis
patch from Santa Fe to the El Paso
Times.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTERS BURN
ST. LOUIS., May 14—A mother and
two daughters were burned to death
and eight others were injured when
a fire occurred in an apartment build
ing here.
Caimery Workers File Suit
For $12,000 Damages
SEATTLE, May 14—Suits for dam
ages of $12,000 were tiled in the Su
perior Court on behalf of the three
men who charged they were im
prisoned on the Northwestern Fisher
ies ship Ben F. Packard.
BUFORD BILLED FOR 2
TRIPS THIS SEASON
EXPECTED TO HANDLE TWO EX
CURSIONS, FRISCO TO SI
BERIA THIS SEASON
Two excursions from San Francisco
to East Cape, Siberia, and return to
the Golden Gate on the steamer Bu
ford are scheduled by the Siberian
Alaskan Navigation Co., according to
advices received here. Both trips
have Seward listed as a port of call
on the itinerary.
Each tour will cover 40 days. The
Buford is billed to sail from San
Francisco on her first voyage July
10 and Seattle four days later. The
second sailing is scheduled from
San Francisco on August 20. The
tour calls for stops at Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau and
Southwestern Alaska port - to Seward
thence down the Alaska Peninsula to
Unalaska and across the Bering Sea
to East Cape. The southbound voy
age will be direct to Seattle and San
Francisco.
Governor Bone Leaves
For Anchorage on
Last Nights Special
A meeting of the Policy Board of
the Alaska Railroad was held in
Seward yesterday, Governor Bone
presiding, alter which Air. and Mrs.
I Bone left on the special last evening
at five for Anchorage.
This is the second meeting of the
Policy Commission, the first being
held early this year. It is composed
of Gov. Bone, Col. Lee H. Landis,
General manager of the railroad, and
B. H. Barndollar, chief auditor, who
is legal advisor of the Board.
The meeting was a very short one,
and Governor and Mrs. Bone hasten
ed on to Anchorage to rejoin their
steamer, where they will go west to
Kodiak, returning on the same steam
er to Juneau.
FORMER CONFIDENCE
WOMAN DIES DETROIT
DETROIT, May 14—Sophie Lyons
Burke, seventy-six, former internation
al confidence woman who had been
arrested over a l unched times and
who was Ihe author of the book en
titled “Why Crime Doesn’t Pay” died
of cerebral hemorhage. She lived here
thirty five years helping criminals to
reform.
JUNEAU, May 14—The steamship
Alaska passed this place* at eight a.
m. yesterday.
FATHER OF RADIO BROADCAST
ING
UNOERWOOO A UNDERWOOD? N T.'
H. P. Davis, vice-president of the
Westinghouse Co., known as the “fath
er of radio broadcasting,” who has
just explained a new process by which
New Yorkers will be able to tune in
on London stations as easily as those
nearer Eastern Stations.
NUMBER TRUE BILLS
RETURNED BY GRAND
JURY AT VALDEZ TERM
VALDEZ, May 14—The Grand Jury
returned a number of true bills to
day, among which were the Evans fur
case at Anchorage and the case of
the U. S. vs. Frank Cunningham, be
fore the court on the charge of des
troying liquor when federal marshals
were about to arrest him.
Following are the bills
Two true bills against E. R. Taylor
of Anchorage for forgery, three
counts.
True bill returned against Harry
Ohms of Cordova charged with as
sault with a dangerous weapon.
H. \Y. Reinhardt, sentenced to 18
months in McNeill island federal pne
; itentiary for violation of the narcotic
act.
Frank Cunningham arraigned on the
i charge of destroying the evidence,
plead not guilty and the trial may
start tomorrow. Cunningham asked for
I a continuance which was denied by
] the court.
I Thomas Wynne indicted for inter
i ferring with an officer in the dis
| charge of his duty.
Howard Shean of Anchorage in
dicted for buying and receiving stol
en goods. This case arises out of the
theft of iurs from Evans in Anchor
age.
Thos. Wynne and G. Columbia, in
I dieted for having intoxicating liquor
i in their possession, arraigned and
! plead, not guilty.
The Cunningham case may come
i up tomorrow morning. Court may be
; adjourned Saturday, but it is not
i iikelv.
SUN YAT SEN, RULER
SOUTHERN CHINA
DIES YESTERDAY
; PEKING, May 14—Dr. Sun Vat Sen
j ruler of the Southern Republic of
China, did yesterday from heart di
| sease.
Government Will Put On
Cross-Country Planes
—
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 11—The
| Postmaster General has announced
; that beginning July 1, a thirty-five
; hour schedule for daily air mail ser
I vice will be put into effect between
j New York and San Francisco.
He believes that this time may be
reduced to twenty-four hours probably
within a few months. The country
has been divided into three zones
with special stamps of eight, sixteen
and twenty-four cent denominations,
the postage varying according to the
distance between zones.
HEIRS OF M’CORMICK
FIGHT INHERITANCE TAX
CHICAGO, May 14—Harold, the
father of John McCormick, inventor,
and his widow and heirs are again in
court here fighting a million and a
half dollars inheritance tax.
Work For Adjournment
Congress on June 7th
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 14—
An agreement was reached by Re
publican and Democratic house lead
ers at a conference today with Pres
ident Coolidge, to work for the ad
journment of Congress on June 7th.
RUSSIAN GOVT. THREATENS
TO RECALL AMBASSADOR
MOSCOW, May 14—The Russian
Government has threatened to recall
its ambassador to Germany unless the
German government gives full satis
faction for the raid on the Russian
Commercial delegation in Berlin.
Rumors of Smuggling
Along Canadian Border
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 14—
The treasury department is turning
its attention to the rumor of exten
sive smuggling on the Canadian bor
der. Orders have been issued placing
nearly double the ordinary personnel
of customs, prohibition, and coast
guard along the border and it is be
lieved that henceforth smuggling will
be more difficult.