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VOLUME 20. NUMBER 37
SEWARD, ALASKA7 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
Coolidge Nominates George R. Parks, of General Land
Office, For Alaska's Governor To Succeed Scott C. Bone
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ESKIMOS DECLARE
• WELL TREATED
BY RED C APTORS
COMMANDER OF RED OCTOBER
DID NOT FORCE THEM FROM
ISLAND—DID NOT SEE AMERI
CAN FLAG TORN DOWN BY REDS
SEATTLE, Feb. 14—The eleven
Eskimos from Wrangell Island, who
arrived here this morning, were taken
aboard the Bureau of Education ves
sel, Boxer, where they will live until
they are taken north to Golovin Bay,
next June. Abraham Howarth, the
Eskimo leader of the party after
the death of Charles Wells declared
that the commander of the Soviet
warship, Red October, did not force
them to leave the island, but asked
them if they wanted to go, and the
prospects of a severe winter caused
the party to accept. He added:
“I don’t know if they tore down the
American flag on the island. If they
did, I didn’t see them do it.”
He said the Soviet government
housed them comfortably at Vladi
vostok, and they lacked for nothing,
but were homesick and desired to get
¥ back home.
The eleven Wrangell Island Eskimos
will sail for Alaska March 1.
SEATTLE FIRM
MUST PAY BACK
GOVNT MONEY
REFUSED TO RETURN WARTIME
MATERIALS AFTER CONTRACT
WAS CANCELLED, FOLLOWING
SIGNING OF PEACE TREATY
SEATTLE, Feb. 14.—The govern
men won a verdict for §33,000 against
the Puget Sound Machinery Depot
yesterday. The government ordered
27 marine boilers from the company
during the war, and later cancelled
the contract when peace was declared.
The company, however, refused to re
turn the materials which had been
supplied for the boilers by the govern
ment. Suit was instituted January 27,
before Federal Judge Neterer.
Other suits are pending for.Hie re
turn of wartime moneys and materials
which were furnished Seattle firms.
MOTHER JNO TROY
DEAD AT OLYMPIA
OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 14—Mrs.
Laura Bass Weir Troy died last night
at the home of her son,, Preston M.
Troy, where she had lived for several
years. Her son, John W. Troy, of Ju
neau, hurried from Seattle Thursday,
and was at her bedside when she pass
ed away. 9
Mrs. Troy was the widow of the late
Smith Troy. Another son, State Sen
ator David S. Troy, was killed in an
auto accident a short time ago. She
left two daughters, Mrs. Sara Troy
Callow, of Seattle and Mrs. Laura
Troy Stone, of Long Beach, California.
* Mrs. Troy was born in Mt. Pleasant,
Texas, 76 years ago, and came to
Dungeness with her family. Her
brother, Allan Weir, was the first sec
retary of the State of Washington,
serving with John R. Rogers.
Interment will be made tomorrow in
the local cemetery.
BULGARIAN MINISTER KILLED
SOFIA, Feb. 14.—Prof. Nicolai, re
cently appointed Bulgarian minister to
the Un 1 States, was assassinated
this evening.
Nick Longworth and
Wife Have Daughter
CHICAGO, Feb. 14.—Mrs. Alice
Longworth, wife of Nicholas, gave
birth to their first child, which was a
daughter. Mrs. Longworth was for- i
nerly Miss Alice Roosevelt, a daughter |
of Teddy.
LINDA HAZARD j
IN TOILS OF LAW I
IN WASHINGTON
SPECIALIST IN FAST CURE WHO
STARVED PATIENTS AND WAS
IMPRISONED, HAS STARTED UP
ANOTHER SANITARIUM
SEATTLE, Feb. 14—“Dr.” Linda
Burfield Hazard, the “fasting” spe- j
cialist, who served a term in the peni-j
tentiary for the death of Claire Wil j
liamson, an English woman under her
care. 14 years ago, was arrested at
Olalla yesterday where she is conduct-j
ing a sanitarium, on a charge of prac
ticing without a license. One of her
patients is near death and two others
are in a serious condition by enforced
fasting.
KELLOGG BE SECRETARY STATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—President
Coolidge today nominated Frank Bil
lings Kellogg to be Secretary of Estate
after March 4.
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
LONDON, Feb. 14.—Thirty thou
sand London children are suffering
from influenza, the epidemic spread
ing over the British islands like
wildfire. Business is at a standstill
and the hospitals are crowded.
FLOODS IN CHINA
TIENTSIN, Feb. 14.—Dispatches re
port unprecedented floods sweeping
Yunan province with great loss of
life.
THREE KILLED IN
RACE WAR IN TEXAS
—
ORANGE, Texas, Feb. 14.—Three
white men were killed here yesterday
jin a race war between whites and ne
groes. Two negros were arrested
charged with the shooting.
ROME CELEBRATES
ROME, Feb. 14.—Impressive mag
nificence marked the. celebration of
the third anniversary of the Pone’s
coronation.
SECRETARY WORK APPROVES
CHOICE OF GEORGE AR. PARKS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14.—
Secretary Work of the Interior De
partment, said tonight that Governor
Scott C. Bone refused to accept a
second term. Mr. Work said that Geo.
A. Parks was the best informed man
on Alaska ever named governor, and
the first Alaska citizen so appointed.
He is a graduate of the Colorado
School of Mines, and went to Alaska
18 years ago. He served as an officer
of engineers through the world war.
VIENNA COVETS TAX ON RADIO
VIENNA, Feb. 14.—Vienna is in the
throes of a conflict over taxes. The
city administration, which is Social
ist, holds that the amusement tax
levied on theatres and concert halls
is also applicable to the radio service.
It therefore seeks to collect a tax up
on the use of radio sets in restaur
ants and coffee houses.
Taken to Wisconsin from Chicago,
a cat belonging to M. C. Duncan, trav
eled 164 miles back to its old home.
COLLINS NOT BE
RESCUED BEFORE
MONDAY NIGHT
ROTTEN CHARACTER OF ROCK
CAUSES SLOW PROGRESS IN
SINKING SHAFT —RAIN AND
SNOW ADD TO DISCOMFORTS
CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 14.—An of
ficial bulletin issued this morning, re
ferring to the shaft being sunk to tap
the cave in which Floyd Collins is
entombed, said, “Due to the rotten
character of the sandstone encounter
ed progress last night was the slow
est on record. Nine and one-half
hours were required to complete a
three foot section of the shaft. Rain
and snow fell, the weather becoming
considerably colder, adding to the dis
comforts of the rescuers.”
The bulletin said that the roof of
the avenue leading to Collins is only
three feet from the bottom of the
shaft this morning. Three feet be
low the earth still to be removed is
a layer of limestone estimated to be
three feet thick. Carmichael and a
miner standing at the bottom of the
shaft exchanged conversation dis
tinctly with three men just outside
of the cavein in the tunnel leading to
Collins, averred the bulletin. Rescue
may be effected any time <after Sunday
morning, but it is believed it will be
sometime Monday before the body is
reached.
Nothing Heard from Collins
CAVE CITY, Feb. 14.—“Nothing has
been heard the, past day ox' two which
would indicate that Collins is alive,”
said Major Carmichael, in charge of
the rescue party. “We are doing all
that flesh and blood can stand to
reach him, and his fate is in the
hands of a higher power than ours.
After tapping the tunnel in which he
is buried we will be foi’ced to run a
short tunnel to reach the body.”
Hopes Are Disappointed
CAVE CITY, Feb. 14.—A bulletin at
12:30 said that hopes of striking the
rock formation thi’ee feet above the
tunnel, at 55 feet depth had been dis
appointing, but it was hoped to enter
the last strata within a few hours.
Crack Wolverine Crew
Enters Coming Regetta
| NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Wisconsin
has entered its crack crew in the In
tercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie.
The Massachusetts Teach crew which
beat Cornell last year, declined to row
this year.
Trapped Burning Barn
Three Girls Perish
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 14.—Trapped
behind a wall of flame in a burning
hay barn, at the home of B. C. Hard
ing, four miles west of here, three
girls were bui’ned to death today.
SLATTERY SHADES DELANEY
* NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Billy Dela
ney was shaded by Slattery in six fu
rious rounds of fighting here last
night.
Alameda Sailing Is
Postponed To Tuesday
SEATTLE, Feb. 14.—The departure
of the Alameda has been postponed to
Tuesday. She will take the place of
the steamsv Yukon.
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WELL KNOWN LAND OFFICE MAN
NAMED TO FILL COVETED POSITION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14.—Georire Alexander
Parks, surveyor of the General Land Office at Juneau,
Alaska, was nominated by President Coolidge today to be
Governor of Alaska to succeed Scott C. Bone, whose term
will end in June. Governor Bone let it be known while in
Washington recently that he would not accept the renomi
nation if tendered, on account of a desire to accept the
management of a well-known Eastern newspaper.
Bv the nomination of Mr. Parks, President Coolidge
ignored the preferential ballot cast at the last election for
Cash Cole, a well known Juneau business man.
The President today also selected William M. Jardine,
president of the Kansas Agricultural College to be Secre
tary of Agriculture after March fourth.
Salary Entirely Inadequate for Expenses.
SEATTLE, Feb. 14.—Governor Bone’s friends in this
city have been aware for some months that he would re
fuse the appointment after the expiration of his term. It
was understood that this was because the outlay in office
was more than his salary. Governor Mears had the same
trouble in meeting expenses, claiming that he spent ten
thousand annually, while his salary was but seven thou
sand. Mr. Parks is in the states, having visited the Na
tional capital and relatives in Colorado.
FIRE DESTROYS
MILLION IN AUTOS
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 14—First start
ing in decorations, and attributed to
wiring, destroyed a million and a half
dollars’ worth of automobiles at the
Royal Livestock pavilion, which was
also destroyed. The pavilion was val
ued at $650,000. The exhibits to the
Kansas City Motor Show had just
been installed, and the fair opened
last night.
MODERN HOMES FOR JERUSALEM
JERUSALEM, Feb. 14.—There has
been opened in Jerusalem a new
street that is deemed worthy the
designation of avenue. It is one
mile long and sixty feet wide, and
connects the upper part of Jaffa road
with the railway station. It is lined
on both sides with fine young trees,
and is entirely reserved for residen
tial purposes.
Positive Care for Diabetes
Sought by Purifying Insulin
PASADENA, Feb. 14.—A positive
cure for diabetes through elimination
of the impurities in so-called pure
insulin, is being sought here at the
California Institute of Technology by
Dr. John J. Able, professor of phar
mocology and physiological chemistry
of John Hopkins University.
For some time physicians and scien
tists have been administering insulin
believing it to be pure, said Doctor
Able. Recently he found that even
the purest contained foreign mater
ials. He then obtained leave of ab
sence to continue his search for
means of eliminating these impurities.
If it is possible to obtain insulin in
an absolutely pure and free state its
effect on the human body will be far
more positive than it is at the pres
ent time, Dr. Abel said.
Committee Approves
Cotton Audit Bureau
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The Sen
ate Agricultural Committee approved
the joint resolution for an audit cot
ton reporting organization of the cen
sus bureau.
Gateway want-ads bring results.
California Smelter Sold
To Adrian D. Joyce
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REDDING, Cal., Feb. 14.—The Aft
erthought mine and smelter at Ingot,
was sold today to Adrian D.. Joyce of
the California Zinc Company, for
$880,000.
NURMI’S COLORS
LOWERED FOR
SECOND TIME
AL GOTTLIEB, CAPTAIN SYRACUSE
CROSS COUNTRY CLUB. TURNS
TRICK BY TEN YARDS—NURMI
WAS TRICKED BY AMERICAN
SYRACUSE, N. Y„ Feb. 14.—Paavi
Nurmi, the speedy Finnish runner, was
beaten for the second time in his
American invasion, when he trailed
A1 Gottlieb, captain of the Syracuse
Cross Country team by ten yards.
Gottlieb was given 65 yards in the
race, and Nurmi’s setback was a sur
prise to him as he had passed Gott
lieb in the last lap. and believed he
had the race well in hand. He slowed
up 100 yards from the finish and Gott
lieb spurted ahead and won the race
Nurmi lowered the track record of the
Syracuse gymnasium 4 minutes. 22
and 2-5 seconds in the race.
121 BODIES RECOVERED
FOLLOWING EXPLOSION
DORTMUND, Germany, Feb. 14.—
Official reports of the disaster in a
German mine caused by an explosion
Wednesday show that 121 bodies have
been recovered with 14 still remaining
in the mine. The explosion was caus
ed by fire damp.
The bodies of the men taken out
were horribly mangled. Great crowds
gathered about the pitmouth threat
ening to lynch the company, the di
rectors, and Minister Stein who owns
the stricken mine.
Frank L. Kimball of the Auburn,
Me., street department, is in, a critical
condition with a broken neck, the re
sult of a backfire while cranking a
heavy truck.