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VOLUME 19, NUMi.'FJt 275.
SEWARD, ALASKA,
MONDAY NOVEMBER 24, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
EGYPTIAN CABINET
TENDERS RESIGNATION
OVER KILLING SIRDAR
dlJRO, Egypt, Nov. 24.—The en
tire Egyptian cabinet, headed by Pa
sha Zagoul tendered its resignation
today to King Fuad who accepted it.
The king summoned Ziwar Pasha,
president of the Senate, who consent
ed to form a cabinet,
The action of the cabinet was taken
over killing of the sirdar of the
Turkish army.
SEWARD COUPLE WEDS
Lillian Dockery, colored, proprie
tress of the hand laundry, and Joe
Galang, a Filipino, were united in mar
riage last week by Commissioner C. R.
Morford. Both of the contracting
parties are well known in Seward.
ALLEGED OCTOROON I AN BRIDE
WHO SHOCKED SOCIETY HERE
PROVES TO BE WHITE PERSON
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—The marri
age of Leonard Rhineander, son of
one 01 the oldest and wea'.thie ;t taro
ilies of Manhattan, to a girl of so
called humble birth which tasted
pandemonium in the highest social
circles will no doubt stand as an ev
erlasting knot.
Th<£ family tree of the girl was nl
legeu to have in it somewhere a
member of colored birth. This alle
gation was proved false by records
of naturalization papers taken out by
the girl’s father bu society is still
pegging away at the groom.
FLAGPOLE IS DEDICATED
GRANDFATHER OF PRES.
PLYMOUTH, Mass., Nov. 24.—A
flagpole, the gift of a Massachu
setts society, was dedicated to John
Coolidge, the great-great grandfather
of the President. The relative of the
Present was a soldier in the revolu
tionary war and a participant in the
battle of Bunker Hill. ,■
OIL CANCELATION CASE WILL
BE DECIDED BY TOMORROW
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24.—The gov
ernment’s suit against the Pan-Am
rican Petroleum company to bring
-bout the cancelation of the Elk
Hill Naval Oil Reserve will be com
pleted and the case placed in the
hands of the Judge not later than to
norrow, according to governmet coun
M (STRESS MORGAN DIES
AT AGE OF EIGHTY-TWO
HIGHLAND HILLS, Nov. 14—Mis
ress Frances F. Morgan, widow of
he late J. Pierpont Morgan, died at
aer home here last night at the ad
vanced age of eighty-two. She suf
’ered a stroke ten days ago and suc
mir.^d to an attack of pneumonia,
svhicm followed.
SUSTAV J. KARGER DIES;
DIPLOMATS PAY RESPECTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 24.—
Justav J. Karger, died here the oth
iay as the result of an operation
i week ago for gallstones and appen
iicitis. Presidnet Coolidge, Chief
lustice Taft and many other diplo
nats attended the funeral services
vhich were held here today. Burial
ook place at Cincinnati.
SOFT STARTS ITS SUIT
AGAINST SEATTLE FIRM
WASHINGTON, iTov. 24.—Tiie gov
. im ut today itdered suit started
'g£ inst the Arm of Skinner & Eddy,
>f Seal tie for $7,500,000, allege! o ue
ho net sum overpaid the firm for the
onstiuction of ship.? during the war.
f-REIGHT OUT THURSDAY
The regular freight train scheduled
or Thursday will leave Wednesday
his week. Anyone wanting to send
reight over the road is requested to
;et it to the depot Tuesday.
Arthur McGowan and wife of Fair
anks were registered at the Overland
ver Sunday. Mr. McGowan returned
n Hm Alameda from a trip to Mayo
Iros., much improved in health.
George Barrett, one of the real old
imers of this division, arrived in
iwn on the Alameda and will spend
hanksgiving with his daughter, son
i-l aw and grandchildren.
EARTHQUAKE HITS JAPAN
TOKYO, Nov. 24.—An earthquake
of four minutes duration rocked Lake
Biwa district, including the cities of
Kioto and Nagoya at 8 o’clock this
morning.
ANATOLIA SHAKEN BY QUAKES
LONDON, Nov. 24.—Many towns in
Anatolia were shaken by an earth
quake Saturday night.
QUEBEC VILLAGES FLOODED
QUEBEC, Nov. 24.—Hundreds of
families are fleeing from the flooded
villages in the Charleroix district.
ITALIAN TOWN BURNED
ROME, Nov. 24.—The entire town
of Ceretosa, in the Ventosta valley
was wiped out by fire today.
MRS. HARDING’S BODY
BORNETdTOMB TODAY;
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
MARION, O., Nov. 24.—The body
of Mrs. Warren G. Harding was
borne to its last resting place
today, over the same route as that
travelled by her distinguished hus
band, the twenty-nineth president
of the United States, to the tomb
occupied by her husband in the
Marion cemetery and laid to rest
this afternoon. The body was
taken from the home of Mrs. F.
J. Longshore, a niece, to the Ep
worth Methodist Episcopal church
where the Rev. Jesse Swank, Mrs.
Harding’s pastor, had charge of
the burial services. He read a
portion of the scriptures, after
which the Rev. George W. Landes,
pastor of the Trinity Baptist
church, of which Mrs. Harding
was a member, offered a short
prayer. Services at the church
were opened by members of the
Columbus, Ohio, Republican Club
singing “The End of a Perfect
Day,” a favorite song of Mrs.
Harding’s.
PROHIBITION OFFICERS
ON OLMSTED EVIDENCE
SEATTLE, Nov. 24.—J. L. Finch,
attorney for Roy Olmsted, bootlegger,
told Judge Jere Neterer today that
four prohibition officers today secretly
raided his office and removed pampers
and memoranda and letters relating
to the Olmsted case.
NEW PRESIDENT ARCTIC CLUB
i LATTLE, Nov. 1‘4.—P. E Harris,
a well known Alaskan canneryman,
was elected president of the Arctic
Club.
LONDON MARKET LOWER
FOR FOXES, IS REPORT
Prices in last month’s sales for
fox pelts ranged from 10 to 30
per cent, lower than those received
in the spring sales on the London
market, according to advices just
received here. The greatest decline
was reported- in blue foxes which
sold on an average of 30 per cent,
lower than last spring.
The following declines were re
ported; White fox, 10 per cent.; Rus
sian red fox, 10 per cent.; Alaskan
red fox, 15 per cent.; blue fox, 30 per
cent.
INHERITANCE AND INCOME
TAXES FORBIDDEN, FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 19.
—In the general election last week
the State by a vote of 5 to 1 adopt
ed a constitutional amendment for
ever forbidding levying of inherit
ance or income taxes.
7 RECORDS ESTABLISHED
BY UNITED STATES RCADS
NEW ^ ORE, Nov. 2:.—The .'•nr
ot.rvice division reported tc the Am
erican Railway association today
that railroads had established seven
records during the year, 1924, in the
transportation of freight, dui ng the
congestion of car shortage.
Four records were set in October
in one day. During that month 1,
030,211 freight cars, laden and empty,
constituted the “greatest movement
of any day in the history of rail
roading in the United States.”
In one week in October, 1,11?,345
loaded cars were moved. The rev
enue for freight amounted to $14,
852 over the previous record made
last year
BRITISH OCCUPY PORT
OF ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
CAIRO, Egypt, Nov. 24.—Lord Al
lenby, British high commissioner, at
noon today informed the Egyptian
•premier, Zagloul Pasha, that instruc
tions have been given for British
forces to occupy the Alexandria cus
toms. This he said, was the first mea
sure to be taken in consequence of
Egypt’s non-acceptance of all Brit
ish demands following the assassina
tion of Major General Stack, sirdar.
The evacuation of the Sudan by the
Egyptian army has begun.
Warships Ordered to Egypt
LONDON, Nov. 24.—The Admiralty
has ordered the superdrcadnaught Iron
Duke to Alexandria, Egypt; the bat
tleship Malaya to Port Said, and the
cruiser Caradoo and two destroyers
to Port Sudan.
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BUYS LOT FROM SHARKS IN
CALIFORNIA; LOCATED IN
THE BOTTOM OF OCEAN
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24.—Tet
sugoro Mochihi, a Japnaese resident
of San Francisco appeared before
the State Real Estate commission
with a complaint against three of
his countrymen and said, “Honorable
gentlemen, I am grieviously wrong
ed out of three thousand six hund
red American dollars by three of my
.unscrupulous countrymen who have
sold me for a good residential dis
trict one lot under the Pacific ocean.”
He received no consideration from
the commission.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE GOES
THROUGH IN ITALY
ROME, Italy, Nov. 24.—The coun
cil. of ministers approves the proj
ect of woman suffrage in municipal
elections. Premier Mussolini ex
pressed the hope that the law would
be presented to parliament and pass
ed before the end of the year.
FISHING CONCESSIONS TO JAPS
HAVE BEEN REVOKED; DID
NOT LIVE UP TO PROVISIONS
MEXICALI, Nov. 24.—Governor Ro
driguez of the Northern District of
Lower California announced the can
celation of extensive fishing conces
sions, which the Mexican govern
ment granted Japanese along the
coast of Lower California.
Action was brought about by the
alleged violation by the Japanese of
certain clauses incorporated in the
concessions.
LAST SOUL OF MERRIMAC
DIES IN CAPITAL CITY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 24.—
Captain Henry H. Marmaduke, eigh
ty-two years of age and the last sur
viving officer of the Gunboat Mer
rimac of Civil War fame died here
[ yesterday.
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POLAND WILL PAY U. S.
$179,565,025 ON WAR LOAN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 24.—
Negotiations have been completed
with Poland for the payment of her
debt to the United States. The
amount aggregates $179,565,025 and
is the result of loans made during
the World War.
JAPANESE WILL SHIP
HALIBUT TO AMERICA
Washington, Nov. 24 —a tm\
shipment of sixty tens of Japanese
halibut to Seattle :‘s (planned by a
Japanese fishing company, ace tiding
to a report received by the Depart
ment of Commerce from American
Trade Commissioner Calder at Tokyo.
Agem:. for the company are -aid to
have studied the situation and ie-rded
that a profitable market can be open
ed i.i the United States during the
closed season on the North Pacific
coast.
Ernest Stump arrived on the Ala
meda from San Francisco where he
has been attending school, and will
remain in Seward with his parents.
He is already enrolled in the Seward
high schools.
Park Reed, who during the past
summer has been running a drill
on Ester Creek near Fairbanks, for
the Hammond interests, passed thru
Seward Saturday night on his way
to Valdez.
BUTLER WILL RETAIN THE
CHAIRMANSHIP REP. COM.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 24.—
William M. Butler will retain the
chairmanship of the Republican Na
tional Committee when he takes his
seat next Monday as United States
senator from Massachusetts. There
were indications this decision was
reached after a lengthy conference
with President Coolidge.
FRED FULTON ALLEGED TO
HAVE FOUGHT IN FRAMEUP
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24.—Fred
Fulton, the Minnesota plasterer-pug
ilist and his manager, were arrested
for the violation of the state boxing
laws after allegations were made that
his fight in Culver City Monday, last,
with Tony Fuente, Mexican heavy
weight, was framed.
POSTOFFICE ROBBERY
LEADER IMPLICATES
A POSTAL INSPECTOR
CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 24.—Brent
Glasscock, alleged leader of the two
million dollar mail robbery whieh
took place near here together with
more than half the loot was brought
into the* Federal court where Will
iam Fahy, postal 'inspector, Jas. Mur
ray, politician and Walter McComb,
were linked all three directly with
the Roundout robbery, detailing all
meetings between the three during
which plans for other proposed rob
beries were discussed. '
SUGAR QUESTION IS THOWN
OUT OF THE SUPREME COURT
WASHINGTON,D. C., Nov. 24.—
The Supreme Court, because of fail
ure to file within the time allowed
by law, dismissed the petition of the
Marks Company Estate which sought
to raise the question whether Cuban
sugar refined in Canada was entitled
to admission into the United States
at a reduced duty rate in accordance
with provisions of the Cuban reci
procity treaty.
TWO KILLED WHEN
SMALL PLANE FALLS
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24.—Ralph
H. Jaunison, 20, and his sweetheart,
Ruth G. Wilson, 19, both of Pasadena,
were instantly killed this afternoon,
when a small airplane he was pilot
ing collided in midair with an army
plane.
ANCHORAGE BARBERS WILL
CLOSE BUSINESS EARLIER
Anchorage barbers have decided to
open their shops an hour later during
the winter months, and also to close
an hour earlier Saturdays. The work
ing hours adopted are from 9 to 7
thru the week, and from 9 to 9 on
Saturdays.
MAELHORN PLEADS GUILTY
Dusty Maelhom, owner and proprie
tor of the Chickaloon pool hall at An
chorage pleaded guilty to the posses
sion of liquor and was fined $1000 and
given three months in jail. Five bar
rels of moonshine were found in his
place of business.
GREAT SAVING IS MADE
LAYING ALASKA CBLE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.— A sub
stantial saving in the laying of the
new cable from Seattle to Seward by
the conversion of a shipping board
vessel into a cableship is recorded in
the annual report of Major General
Salzman, chief Signal Officer of the
United States Army.
DEL WOOD ON WAY TO SEWARD
The cableship Dellwood is on its
way to Seward, having left Ketchikan
for Petersburg Saturday. The cable
between Valdez and Seward has bro
ken, and will be repaired while the
Dellwood is in these waters. It is a
part of the old strang.
Mr. and Mrs. O’Brien, of Kern,
were Seward visitors Saturday even
ing. Mrs. O’Brien left op the Ala
meda for a visit in the States, while
Mr. O’Brien returned to his duties
at Kern.
Weldon Durham, assistant roadmas
ter, at Anchorage, left on the last
boat for a two month’s visit to Tex
as and adjacent states.
WELL KNOWN GEOLOGIST
DIES FROM APOPLEXY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 24.
Stricken with apoplexy while at
woik at his desk in the Interior
Department, Dr. Alfred Brooks,
Chief of the Alaska Division of
the United States Geological sur
vey for the last 26 years, died
Saturday afternoon without re
gaining consciousness.
Dr. Alfred Hule Brooks was bom
in'Ann Arbor, Mich., July 18, 1871;
a son of Major Thoiras Benton and
Hannah Hulse Brooks. Studied in
Germany, 1890-1; Harvard, 1894; post
graduate course in Paris; 1908. Was
assistant geologist and also geologist
U. S. Geological Survey, working in
various states and in 1898-1903 was
engaged in geology and exploration
work in Alaska; geologist in charge of
Alaskan mineral resources since 1902.
Vice-chairman Alaskan Railroad com
mission, 1911-12; received Chas. Daly
gold medal, A'm. Geog. Soc., 1913;
Conrad Maltebrun gold medal, Geog
graphical Society of Paris, in 1913.
Wrote the geography and geology of
Alaska and other papers on Alaska.
Dr. Brooks was in Seward about a
month ago on his way back to Wash
ington. He had a large acquaintance
in the Territory.
CRUISER WASHINGTON
PROVES HARD TO SINK
HAMPTON ROADS, Nov. 24.—Two
naval bombing planes, each carrying
non-explosive shells, today failed to
sink the superdreadnaught Washing
ton, which is being destroyed under
the arms conference agreement.
FRENCH DEPUTIES ASK FOR
FRANC INCREASE, SOLDIERS
PARIS, Nov. 24.—The fcommunist
deputies who have been clamoring
fcr the reduction and possible aboli
tion of the standing army introduc
ed a bill in the Chamber asking lor
the increase of the daily pay of sol
diers to one franc. T^ey arc- now
receiving 45 centimes
EASTMAN DONATES
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Nov. 24.—Geo.
Eastman, president of the Eastman
Kodak Co., and pioneer in the film in
dustry donated two hundred and fif
ty thousand dollars toward the fund
being raised for the construction and
endowment of Rochester University.
Ten million dollars will be required
lor the carrying out of present plans.
SHOULD DELAY TAX REVISION
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 24.—
A revision of the Federal fax Laws,
it is held by the administration,
should not be attempted until alter
the government books have been bal
anced at the end of the fiscal year
of 1825 in order to avoid the great
est confusion which would result
from any changes before that time.
VIOLATED GAME LAWS
John Schuber, of Chickaloon, who
was arrested last week for killing fe
male sheep was found guilty Friday
before Commissioner Rager of An
chorage. Game Warden Hardy made
the arrest.
LEST WE FORGET
The Chamber of Commerce will
hold its regular weekly luncheon to
morrow noon at the Seward Grill.
Hog chittlin’s and cawnbread. Whoa
Minn!
NORTHERN LIGHTS OUT
One of the grandest displays of
aurora borealis occurred this morning
about daybreak that have ever been
seen on this latitude. Huge waves of
orange, yellow and purple shot over
the sky and the display lasted for an
hour or more.
Messrs. A. H. Young, W. W. Kelly
and J. Robertson returned on Satur
day’s train from McKinley Park and
Cantwell, where they went to se
curfe moiton pictures of snow scenes
and other interesting features of an
Alaskan winter. They report the
temperature around Broad Pass near
zero all the time.
Mrs. F. M. Coney, wife of an em
ploye of the Alaska^ Railroad, was
an outgoing passenger on the, steam
ship Alameda Saturday night on her
way to Rosalia, Wn., where her mo
ther is reported seriously i’ll. Miss
Edith Hurtt, a daughter of Mrs.
Coney, accompanied her and will at
tend school this winter.
LEAGUE NATIONS ADJOURNS
TO DISCUSS DISARMAMENT
LONDON, Nov. 24—The British
government formally requested the
indefinite adjournment of the league
of nations 'session for the discussion
by the members of the league of the
security and disarmament protocol
recently adopted by the league as
sembly.
SLOOP FROLIC’S CREW
PICKED UP AT SEA
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—Seven mem
bers of the sloop Frolic, which has
been missing from Brooklyn for the
last several days were rescued by the
Norweigian steamer Mexican, off the
coast of Nantucket.
MANY ALASKANS HAVE
REFUND TAXES COMING
FROM INTERNAL REV.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—Names
of Alaskans to whom refunds on in
come taxes are due, but which inter
nal revenue collectors are unable to
remit the amounts due on account of
i change in mailing addresses are
Jack Carson, Enrich Carlson. Louis
Acevcoa, Nels Adarmon, John Ander
son, John Anderson, Julian Aquino,
Guy Ball, Anton Cubelick, Christ De
vek, N. Genoff, James Hansen, Corne
lius Luckley, John Hanson, Cereo Sil
vester, all of Kennecott.
Wm Bennett, A. F. Bigham, Cas
sius Ei own, R. R. Brown. Ju- Bren
nan, Li. D. Butler, C. W.'Cranton, Dan
Chatovirh, W. H. C Jlins, J. M. Davis.
J -soph Dean, Havr * Dirks, John En
glish, Chas. W. Er.rkson, H. Gustav
n, J. Harrington, John Eerrr.anson,
all of Anchorage.
C. W. Beerbowt r, B. Olde.r. Ton;
Har.i.ah, Oscar Hill, all of Cordova.
ah Appleton, Alex Biack, La
tojche.
Chcs. Diernoff, Fred Eiksen, An
drew D. Erickson, jf Juneau
Karl Ferstad, Joseph Fenyes, Unr
ip Games, Hiram Arent, KKchikan.
Chas. R. Lernando. Nome.
Ldward Feyter, Lerakee.
James W. Frasen, Jonesvil c
Andrew Brush, ivIcCarthy.
CHICAGO LINES ’EM UP TO
DETERMINE IF CRIMINALS
CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 24.—Police in
l this city yesterday arrested four hun
dred men as the result of Mayor Le
ver's orders to rid the ciiy o. gang
sters, gunmen and criminals.
The prisoners were lined up while
about two hundred residents, men
and women looked them over in an
endeavor to identify them with rob
beries and other crimes.
JAP ARMY PLANES COLLIDE
TOKIO, Nov. 24.—Two Japanese
army planes collided in mid air this
afternoon during military maneuvers
over Nagoya flying field. The pilots
of both planes were killed in the
fall.
H. O’MALLEY’S REPORT
ON ALASKAN FISHERIES
WASH INTON, Nov. 24.~C--mm;».
sioner O'Malley’s ar.nual report to
Secretary Hoover c- vering the work
of the Bureau of Fisheries for the fis
cal ytar ended June 31, discU.se:? .a
ro’tUal condition. Many important
fishex 'e.s are unable to meet the heav
ily increased demands for service.
Mr. ( 'Malley’s report stresses the in
terest of the people in having the
hsheres rehabilitated, that they may
serve to the fullest extent as a source
of food without endangering the fu
ture supply.
SON BORN TO ROBT. M’lVER
Robert Mclver, of the Midnight
Sun Packing Company, at Seldo
via, is the proud father of a young
son born in Seattle last week.
FAIRBANKS BANKER OUT
George Hutchinson, president of the
First National Bank of Fairbanks,
was shaking hands with his many
friends in Seward, Saturday night,
following the arrival of the train.
Mr. Hutchinson left on the Alameda
for the States where he will visit
with his wife and other relatives
until after the holidays. Mr. Hutch
inson believes that Fairbanks wTill be
the big camp in Alaska this year as
several million dollars will be spent
by mining interests in that vicinity.
R. C. Gehling, of Mile 23 was an
over-Sunday visitor.