VOLUME XIX
NO. 76.
SEWARD. ALASKA. SATURDAY. MARCH 29 .1924.
PRICE TEX CENTS
t Daugherty Had Many
Visitors at His Home
WASHINGTON, Mar. 29—Walter
M. Miller, Daugherty’s valet, told the
investigating committee of the goings
on at the H street home of former At
torney General Daugherty, and with
Jesse Smith. He said frequent visitors
were Warren G. Harding. E. B. Mc
Lean. Albert B. Fall, Governor \\ hit
man of New York, Ogden Armour. H.
V Sinclair. Zevely, Senator Elkins, Col
onel Forbes.
“Was there any liquor present?”
asked Senator Wheeler.
“Plenty of it,” said Miller. “Will
Orr brought in a suit case every now
and then; enough each time to last a
week. A shipment of hams and ba
con from Armour & Company, were
sent to the house, Miller testified. He
said it must have been a gitt as no
biil was sent with the goods.
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Estate of Wilson
Valued at $250,000
WASHINGTON, Mar. 29.—The es
state of Woodrow Wilson, valued at
$250,000, was tiled for probate by his
widow today.
KELSO TERMINAL
NEARS COMPLETION
KELSO, March 29—The Kelso Bus
terminal will be completed within a
few days. The Camas Stage company,
which operates from Portland to Kel
so and Longview, the Northwest Trans
portation company, operating from
Kelso to Olympia, and J. W. Bennett,
operating from Kelso to Eufaula, will
use the terminal. It is provided with
rest room and office quarters.
ONE MILLION IN WAR
STI FF SOLD MEXICO
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 29—
More than a million dollars worth of
surplus war materials have been sold
by the United States to the Obregon
X government in Mexico since the first
sale last January.
Inquiry today at the war department
revealed that about eight sales had
been negotiated involing 2,900 bombs
for aircraft operation against the rev
olutionists, in addition to thirty-three
machine guns, 15,000 Enfield rifles, 6,
000 Russian rifles, 5,000,000 rounds of
rifle ammunition and eleven DH-4 air
planes.
Airplane Falls, But
Crew Is Uninjured
SEATTLE, Mar. 29.—Bound here
from Vancouver barracks, an airplane
piloted by Lieut. Walter C. Case, cai
rying Technical Sergent Walter Bea
ley, was found badly damaged in a
field near LaCenter, Washington, last
evening. The occupants were unin
jured.
GROUP PROMINENT MEN
PLAN WIPE OUT CUBAN PRES.
NEW YORK, March 29—A Times
story says that a group of prominent
Cubans in the United States are plan
ning a bloodless revolution to wipe out
the administration of President Zayas
of Cuba.
Joe Emel and wife with a crew of
men, arrived at Valdez on this boat to
open up the cannery.
C. B. Denison, E. T. Hickok, and E.
N„ Vanoy, wireless operators in the
U. S. Navy, stationed at Bremerton,
arrived on the Northwestern, and will
be stationed at the local radio.
Mrs. Charles Krefting and daughter
Elinor, returned on the Northwestern
from a visit to California, where she
was called by the illness of a sister.
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VON KAHR WITNESS AT
TRIAL OF LUDENDORFFj
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MUNICH, March 29—Dr. von Karl
former Bavarian dictator, testified to
day in the trial of General Ludendorff |
Adolph Hitler and others charged with
treason in connection with last Nov-,
ember’s “putsch ”
Von Kahr testified without taking;
the oath The presiding judge explain
ed this procedure as due to indica
tions that Von Kahr had participated
in the preliminary meetings which led
up to the attempted uprising.
Von Kahr described his activities as
state commissioner in September of
last year and his belief that all of the
German states should cling together
so a.> to uphold the reieh and the fath
erland.
Robert J. Sommers
Named Engineer Com’n
JUNEAU, Mar. 29.—Robert J. Som
mers, former surveyor general of the
Territory of Alaska, was named today
as engineer member of the Alaska
Road Commission.
BELLINGHAM, Wash.—The local
customs officials seized thirty-two
quarts of whiskey found in the pos
session of the officers and crew of the
steamship Admiral Peary of the Ad
miral line, which arived in port late
Saturday night from Vancouver. B. C.
Senate Oil Committee
Adjourns Until Tuesday
WASHINGTON. Mar. 29—The Sen
ate committee investigating the oil
scandal adjourned today until Tues
day. The committee asked tor the in
dictment of H. Sinclair, the oil mag
nate, by the Federal grand jury of the
District of Columbia.
ALL TRAFFIC BY STOCK
YARDS HAS BEEN HALTED
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29—All
pedestrian traffic except that held to
be necessary, has been barred for a
half-mile along Third Street past the
stock yards as a quarantine measure
following the discovery of the foot and
mouth disease in a herd of hogs ship
ped from Merced county.
FIFTEEN FISHERMEN KILLED
WHEN SHIP STRIKES MINE
LONDON, March 29—Fifteen fish
i ermen were killed when their vessel
struck a floating mine off Abukir, ac
cording to a dispatch from Port Said.
Henry Paeben returned on the
Northwestern from a visit in St. Louis
with his brother, who visited Alaska
last year.
King Emmanuel Badly
Shaken by Train Wreck
NAPLES, Italy, Mar. 29.—King Em
manuel was badly shaken up by the
derailment of a train on which he was
a passenger from Rome today.
TENNIS CHAMPS DEPART
FOR HONOLULU TO PLAY
SAN FRANCISCO, March 28—Tom
Ferrandini of Los Angeles, and Harry
Kodsall of San Francisco, tennis ex
perts, departed Honoluluward to play
the Hawiian tennis champions.
ALLOTMENTS FOR HARBOR
IMPROVEMENTS LARGE
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WASHINGTON, March 29—Allot
ments for the current river and harbor
improvements funds were announced
today and include one hundred and
ten thousand dollars for Honolulu har
bor.
FIRE BREAKS OUT IN
BOILER ROOM REVILLA
Ketchikan, Mar. 29.—At 6:30 o’clock this
morning a conflagration broke out in Ketchikan s
business district, and before the flames were ex
tinguished, practically the entire business district
was destroyed. The fire broke out in the boiler
room of the Revilla Hotel, which within a few
minutes was a mass of ruins. At 8:45 the fire was
practically under control. 1 he steamship Admi
ral Rogers, in the bay at the time, rendered valu
able service, and two government boats put nine
steams of salt water on the fire. The Local fire de
partment had more than a dozen streams of wa
ter playing on the flames within a few minutes
after the alarm was sounded. A brisk north wind
was blowing at the time and the flames swept
across the wooden buildings like so much tinder.
Telephone communication continues, but is cut
off in parts of the town. The street lights are
gone. Our correspondent motored two miles to
get this message off, and cable communication
may be cut off at any time. The Alaska Steamship
dock is in danger. Total loss estimated at aboui
$150,060 with many properties not reported.
The Revilla Hotel is a total loss, including the Wctcr
Handy Shop owned by Mrs. Liljestrand, anil her luster,
Mrs. Victor Peterson. ITiiePs (lift Shop burned. Mayer
Pros, wholesale jewelry store, the Arcade restaurant, own
ed by Win. Phinn, formerly of Pordova is a total loss;
Pliinn carried no insurance. Loss $10,000.
Revilla Hotel, loss $80,000.
Heneghan Bakery in danger and will probably be lost.
Also Dream Theatre, and Tongass Trading Ho., two of the
largest department stores in town, in serious danger, as is
the cable office. Walker Drug Store, Poodle Dog Grill,
Hunt Kodak Store, Kubley, Store, Rvus Drug Store, and
other buildings in danger zone. This message was sent by
radio. Connon’s Bakery, the Steadman Hotel, and Hole
Building, Electric Laundry, the Chronicle office, Ketchi
kan Spruce Mills, and Standard Oil tanks are in the path
of the flames.
The Halifornia Grocery Revilla Barber Shop are
gone. Wm. Temple, owner of California Grocery, now in
Seattle, and may be found care of Pacific Fruit Co.
The Revilla Hotel, Peter Pan Shop, Revilla Barber
Shop, Joe Feynes, cloth, Pruell Gift Shop, Arcade restau
rant all a total loss. Heckman Store and Tongass Trading
Company saved, not damaged at all. Total loss probably
not exceed $150,000, which is only partially covered by in
surance.
Guests of the Re villa Hotel lost all personal belong
ings, including Knox Brothers, former Seattle jewelers,
who came here to open a store. They are reported to have
had six trunks of valuable jewelry stored in the hotel, and
to have lost it all. Many persons kept safe deposit boxes
in the Revilla Hotel. It is not known the value <>f the prop
erty so kept or whether or not tills will be lost,
WOULD INVESTIGATE
ELIGIBILITY MELLON
TO HOLD OFFICE
WASHINGTON, Mar. 29— Senator
McKellar, democrat, of Tennessee, of
fered a resolution proposing an inves
tigation by the Senate judiciary com
mittee of charges that Mellon held of
fice illegally because of his business
connections.
PROHIBIT SHIPPING ARMS
TO REPUB. HONDURAS
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 29
President Coolidge issuetl a proclama
tion |irohibiting jthe exportation of
arms or war materials to Honduras on
account of the revolutinary conditions
there.
STARR AT FALSE PASS
The steamship Starr reported from
False Pass last night bound for Sew
ard.
DAUGHERTY AND LODGE
CONFER WITH COOLIDGE
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 29—
Daugherty and Lodge separately con
ferred with Coolidge today. ’Twas said
Lodge's visit did not have anything to
do with the Daugherty affair. Daugh
erty said his visit was routine.
RETURNING TO TESTIFY
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 29—
Howard Mannington, named before the
Daugherty investigating committe as
receiving money in connection with the
whiskey deals, now under probe, ad
vised the American embassy at Paris
he was sailing for the United States
the first of April.
“Strangler” Lewis Weds
While Manager Locked
Up By His Friends
CHICAGO, March 29—Ed “Strang
ler” Lewis, heavyweight wrestling
champion, married Miss Bessie Mc
Near of Kansas City today, while his
friends locked Lewis’ manager, Billy
Sandow in his room while the cere
mony was in progress. Lewis was un
der contract with Sandow to remain
unmarried while champion.
Italian Royal Family
Will Visit King of Spain
ROME, March 29—It has been offi
cially confirmed that the Italian royal
family will visit the Spanish royal lam
j ily at Madrid and other Spanish cities
i the first half of next June. Musolsini
I will probably accompany them.
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Blank Check Sent;
Uncle Sam Asked to
Take Income Tax
CHICAGO, March 29—Sending the
government a blank check and inviting
Uncle Sam to write in the amount, is
the way one man extricated himself
from the income tax dilemma.
“I am sending a blank signed check,”
the letter received today by the col
lector of internal revenue said. “I dont
know whether Coolidge is going to cut
the Mellon or not, but make the check
to suit yourself and if there is any re
duction make it out in my favor.”
His name was withheld
New Bureau Describes
Wheeler as Being I. W. W.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., March 29—
| Under the caption “What everybody
should know about Senator Wheeler
land his Montana gang,” the Republi
| can national news bureau issued a de
I tailed attack against Prosecutor Harry
M. Daugherty. The committee charg
es that while Wheeler was U. S at
torney for Montana, “the State be
came a hotbed of treason and sedition”
and the leaders being his friends, he
refused to interfere. Finally decent,
patriotic Americans took the matter in
hand, jailed one leader and ran the
others out of Butte,” said the state
ment. It describes Wheeler as an I.
W. W.
INDIANA LAW PREVENT
FIGHT IN THAT STATE
—
INDIANAPOLIS, March 29—Gover
i nor Crary, referring to the Gibbon’s
Carpentier fight, said that an Indiana
state law prevented prize fights, and
that the law will prevent the match
from being held in Michigan City.
POINCARE RESUME OFFICE
PARIS ,March 29—Poincare has con
sented to resume the premiership.
Try to Drag Daugherty’s
Family into Oil Scandal
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 20—
Daugherty’s counsel crossexamined
Stinson. The committe decided to con
sider whether to cite Mrs. Daugherty,
the Attorney General’s brother, and
others of his bank for contempt for
failing to answer the committee’s sum
mons. Daugherty’s counsel clashed
with the committeemen frequently,
chiefly for its efforts to elicit names
of men Stinson testified wrere involved
in the $33,000,000 deal. H. LaCaife as
serted that the government overpaid
the Standard Aircraft corporation,
owned by Mitsui &Co., by two million
dollars.
Local Sawmill Will
Start Up Monday Morn
The local sawmill, recently purchas
ed by Soo Hoo Gong, a Seattle con
cern, and managed by Harry Gong,
a nephew of the wealthy Seattle im
porter, will begin operations Monday.
Eight men will also be sent to the
logging camp at Day’s Harbor, to re
sume operations.
The sawmill and camp will give em
I ployment to about thirty men, which
| will add materially to the city payroll
! this season.
i Mr. Gong states that on April 121n,
1 the company’s foreman, David Rogers,
will leave for Seattle to purchase new
machinery for the mill, greatly enlarg
ing its capacity.
Starvation Comes to Aged
Man When Sister Dies
CHICAGO , March 29—Starvation
| caused the death of Theodore Kloster,
j seventy-two, and who has been blind
! since birth, when his sister, Anna M.
Kloster, suddenly died. She was 67
and took care of him.
They had been dead ten days when
first discovered by a small boy who
crawled through a window of the build
ing where they had lived for fifty or
: more years, believing it to be desert
ed. The neighbors said that the fam
; ily had once operated a prosperous
bakery.
Cutter to Hunt for
Vessel that Is Missint
. HONOLULU, March 29—The mine
! planter Whip-poor-will left to hunt
I west of Honolulu for the Norwegian
| schooner “Vancouver” of Polsbo, H. C.
: Hansen ,owner and master, which is
fifty-one days overdue from Vancou
ver, B .C.
FIVE PRISONERS RELEASED
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., March 29
|—Five military prisoners were releas
ed after their cases had been heard
by a special war department inevsti-.
gating board.
Free State Troops
Search for Assassins
DUBLIN, March 29—Free State
troops are scouring Southern Ireland
for a trace of the men who fired on a
party of British soldiers, killing two
and wounding more than a score at
Queenstown.
REDONDA WEST OF SPENCER
At eight o’clock last night the Re
dondo was niety miles west of Cape
Spencer on her way to Seward She will
call in at Drier Bay on her way here.
Chief of Police Walker warns citi
zens against starting grass fires on
their premises without first securing
a permit.