Hewmd Bnilg Gateumy
VOLUME xvm NUMBER 294 <''1^^)
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4,1923
- - ----
PRICE TEN CENTS
PARIS, Dec. 4.—The chamber of
deputies this evening voted confidence
in Premier Poincare alter a statement
in which he iully outlined his ioreign
policy. The vote was did to i>o.
The Premier began las statement on
ioreign affairs in the chamber of dep
uties today with the declaration the
Belgian and French governments
were in absolute accord on the Ruin
question. Referring to Foreign Min
ister Jasper’s speech beiore the Bel
gian chamber, he said no differences
had ever existed between Brussels and
Paris on this subject.
The French mission was daily mak
ing contracts with the German in
dustrialists in the occupied territory
the premier stated, and the Ruhr be
fore long would become a paying prop
osition. The contracts already signed
provide for 22 Vi per cent of the nor
mal coal production and 27 per cent o
coke. The German workmen were in
creasing in numbers and were com
ing forward freely to work for tin
occupation authorities.
M. Poincare said France would havt
wished the banishment from German)
of former Crown Prince Frederic!
William, but as his return to German)
from Holland constituted a provoca
tion not only of France but also hei
allies, the question was referred tc
the inter-allied council of ambassa
dors, meeting December 10.
This body, basing its decision oi
the Versailles treaty, held'that m
clause contemplated banishment ant
that the list of war guilt) sent to Ger
many in January. 192l». did not m ot idt
for tiieir extradition.
The French government, neverthe
less, was convinced that a return of
the pernicious Hohenzoliern dynasty
would be an intolerable menace to the
peace ol Europe and wouid take the
necessary measures to prevent it. A
storm of applause greeted this remark.
The premier declared. “The w hole
world knows that the French chamber
is unanimous against the return of the
Hohenzollerns.”
Non-ratification of the tripartite
guarantee pact by the United States
and Great Britain was at the bottom
of all the present difficulties in the
way ol inter allied military control in
Germany. In the absence of the pact,
France herself, must assume this con
trol. M. Poincare announced that he
had asked permission of the British
government to publish a yellow book
giving a history of all the negotiations
between Lloyd George, former Pre
mier Briand and himself in January,
1922, regarding the guarantee pact
The public of both countries, the pre
mier said, would judge who should
bear the responsibility for the failure
of the pact to materialize.
HOB UNITED SECURITIES
. URESTEB FOB FRAUD
•
bEATTLE, Dec. 4.—H. G. Loop,
head of the United Securities, was ar
rested tonight on charges of appro
priating large sums of money entrust
ed to him by Mrs. Nina B. Ingalls,
with which to buy Kennecott copper
stock.
GENARO GETS DECISION
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.—Frankie Ge
naro was given a judge’s decision
over Tremaine of Cleveland, Saturday
night, after twelve rounds of mild
boxing at Madison Square Gardens.
Tremaine outweighed Genaro four
pounds. Genara was substituted at
the last minute for Pancho Villa, who
was slightly injured in training.
SAN JUAN COMPANY
SHIPPING MUCH HALIBUT
The San Juan company has been
shipping halibut steadily the past
month, each steamer taking a load.
About one thousand boxes have been
shipped, and enough are left to give
two or three more steamers a load.
LOST—English setter, reward for re
turn. G. C. Henderson. tf
SEATTLEITES POKE
HI IT Hum
mm PAMPHLET
SEATTLE, Dec. 4.—The sequel to I
John E. Ballaine's pamphlet, “Strang
ling the Alaska Railroad,” is a politi
cal still hunt on his part tor the po
i sition of dilector general ol' the gov-i
i ernment’s Alaska railroad; so say at!
least many of his old time acquain
tances, not a few of whom knew that
he sought such a position under the
late President Harding. It is said Mr.
Ballaine began his maneuvers for the
: coveted plum almost from the date the
late President took his seat.
M CW OFFICE
SEATTLE, Dec. 4.—Frank Water
house announced today that he would
not again try for or accept tile Seat
tle Chamber of Commerce presidency,
i nor would he hold any office in the
. chamber.
i ___
PRESIDENT ADDRESSES
WOMEN’S BAR ASSOCIATION
! WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—A letter
from President Coolidge was read at
the centennial celebration of the Wo
man’s Bar Association, wdiich said in
part: “The passing years bring to us
a fuller realization of the part the
i Monroe Doctrine played in the rela
tionship between the New World and
me uia. we recognize it as one ol
the triumphs of American statesman
ship. '*
AGED MOTHER R. M. CRAWFORD
OF FAIRBANKS PASSES AWAY
SEATTLE, Dec. 4.—Elizabeth Jane
Crawford, 90, who came to the Oregon
country in 1847. died today. She was
the mother of R. M. Crawford, a Fair
banks pioneer.
PUBLICITY PROGRAM
A meeting of the city council was
! held last night at the town hall, which
may develop into considerable impor
tance to every Sewardite. The coun
cil, after reading a petition from cit
izens requesting $75 per month be
appropriated from city funds for the
purpose of carrying out the proposed
program of the Chamber of Commerce
in a publicity campaign, granted the
request, and ordered $75 per month
paid to the treasurer of the Seward
Chamber of Commerce, for December,
; January, February and March. This
money added to $75 contributed by
the Chamber, will place Seward be
fore the Outside world in a favorable
light, and will doubtless attract many
tourists to this section.
A communication was read from
Rev. R. V. B. Dunlap asking that the
sidewalks in front of the church prop
erty be repaired. The communication
was referred to the street committee.
Bills and claims were read and ap
proved, and warrants ordered drawn.
The street committee condemned
| the old Louvre building on lower Fifth
avenue, and the same was ordered
torn down, as a menace to public
I safety.
The Light committee read a report
of appraisal, and replacement value
of the Seward Light and Power Co.,
and the Telephone Company, also a
counter proposal of the Seward Light
& Power Company on a new franchise.
The Committee was ordered to con
dense this report for publication for
the information of the citizens of
Seward, to be followed by a meeting
of the council, or a mass meeting,
whereby citizens would have an op
portunity to discuss report and re
commend action to be taken.
rC^VRiQHT'uNnrnvvQOO 4 unqCRWOOO. N. v*
EQUINE MODEL ARRIVES IN NEW YORK POSE FOR CODY STATUE
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney (Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney) standing out
side her studio in MacDougall Alley,.Greenwich Village, New York City,
beside “Smoky,” the black range horse, picked from all the stock on the
Cody ranch in Wyoming as best fitted to pose for the type of Western
horse which Buffalo Bill was wont to ride. Smokey will pose for Mrs.
Whitney’s heroic equestrian statue of the famous scout which will be
erected at his burial place near Cody, Wyo., as the Buffalo Bill Memorial.
George Coleman (seated in saddle) accompanied the horse with his equally
famous brother, Lloyd—bo’h broncho busters—will pose on him to illustrate
the true Western style of riding, so that the staue of Buffalo Bill «ol
have a proper poise in the saddle.
(Special to Gateway)
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 3.—John and
Axel Vanaja, brothers, and ranchers
living out the Eagle River road, neai
the city limits were shot and killec
by Paul Fronning Suuday night, wher
the Vanaja brothers invaded the Frou
ning home in search of liquor, abus
ing and attacking Fronning. Johr
Vanaja was shot near the heart with
a .32 calibre rifle, and Axel with a re
j volver, both shots proving fatal.
I Fronning came to town followint
the shooting and gave himself up tc
the authorities, claiming self defense
He stated that he was in the act o:
I retiring for the night when the Vana
! ja brothers entered his home by s
i back door, demanding liquor. Fron
ning told them he had none, where
upon after soundly abusing him, the}
attacked him. Fronning grabbed his
i rifle and shot John near the heart
Axel knocked over the light and grap
pled with Fronning, who broke awaj
from the younger man, grabbing hi:
I revolver, and shooting him in th<
right side, in the dark.
John Vanaja was a Finlander, 41
1 years of age, married, and with a soi
12 years of age. Axel Vanaja was 31
| years of age. Both men were believ
ed to be industrious, sober, hardwork
ing men.
RESTAURANT EMPLOYE
I
(Special to Gateway)
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 3.—T. Burnt
an employe at the Poodle Dog restau
rant, was robbed in his cabin las
night, after being so badly beaten bj
his assailant that he is in the hospi
tal in a serious condition. Burns hat
$3200 in bonds sewed in his vest oi
one side, and $240 in cash on the oth
er. The robbers hit him on the heat
and tore the side of his vest off witl
the cash, but missed the bonds.
Bean Supper and danc<
Saturday night.
CHICAGO, Dec. 4.—Everett Leon
aid, 55, Chattanooga manufacturer,
and his son, Willard, 21, alleged to
have made Roger Naylor, a Chicago
distributer, a prisoner with handcuffs
and revolvers and held him prisoner
26 days in their Chattanooga home, in
an effort to collect $9,000, were for
mally charged with assault with in
tent to commit murder, carrying con
cealed weapons and kidnaping.
They were arrested Wednesday out
side the building where Naylor has an
office, and according to the police,
were armed with revolvers, cartridges
and handcuffs. They admitted to the
police they, had come to get the mon
ey or get Naylor.
The elder Leonard in his cell at the
city jail denied that Naylor had been
kidnaped.
' Naylor called the police Saturday
and said he had received a telegram
that the Leonards were coming to get
the money or take him back to Chat
’ tanooga. Detectives waited for the
f men and arrested them.
The remarkable story to'd by Nay
lor was that he had acted as distribu
, ter for the Leonards, and had charge
of $9000. Naylor said they came to
his office October 13, with guns and
handcuffs, and took him to Chatta
j nooga by force, where they detained
him for 26 days, and was forced to
sign papers promising to repay the
nieonard specified sums at specifieo
periods. He said he had refused to
pay the money following his release.
I PIERRE, So. Dak., Dec. 4.—The
i first selections for the 1924 presiden
- tial primaries will be made today by
1 State conventions of democrats, re
i publican, and farmer labor parties.
Christmas Tree committees of the
i Pioneers will meet at Odd Fellows’
hall at 8 o’clock tonight.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4.—The!
Town of Petersburg, Alaska, had a
right to vote $ 112,000 bonds for an
electric lighting system and a school
house, the United States Court of Ap
peals decided this afternoon after re-j
viewing an action brought by Paul;
i Lund, a Petersburg taxpayer, to have'
1 the issue declared invalid.
In a friendly test suit before Judge
Reed of Juneau, the case had previ
i ously been decided for the city.
ML
—
SAX DIEGO, Dec. 4.—A collision
between two planes flying in opposite
directions this afternoon resulted in
the death of F. E. Entwistle. and V\
D. Jackson, chief machinist mates in
the training planes, and Lieut. FranK
M. Byers, an occupant of a combat
plane.
| TRACES OF ANCIENT CITY OF
DAVID FOUND IN HOLY LAND
LONDON, Dec. 4—Discovery ol
: traces of the ancient city of David,
; reported front Jerusalem some time
ago, is confirmed in a dispatch Prof
Robert A. MacAlister, leader of the
joint expedition sent to the Hoi;.
Land by the Palestine exploratior
) fund and the Daily Telegraph.
Prof. MacAlister says he has every
reason to believe that by a fortunate
coincidence the expedition has discov
ered the remains of the mysterious
“Millo” mentioned in the Biblical de
scription of David’s fortifications in
the Jebusite citadel he captured. The
statement that the king built “round
about from Millo*’ has always publish-(
ed commentators. It has been con
jectured that “Millo” was a tower or
dam, but it has been agreed that only
excavations could reveal its true iden
tity.
GOflLiDGEflPPROVES j
SAILING TO POLE
IK HUGE HE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—By air for
the North Pole will be launched by
the Navy this coming summer Secre-i
tary Denby announced today. Presi
dent Coolidge has given his specific
approval to the project, “as of great
practical value to science.” The route
is still to be decided upon, a special
board of naval officers headed by
Rear Admiral Moffet having been ap-:
pointed by Secretary Denby to pre
pare detailed plans. The project grew
out of a desire by Robert A. Bartlett, i
an explorer, who with Peary saw- thei
North Pole, to again place the Stars
and Stripes at the top of the conti
nent.
DRUGS ARE MAILED IN
BLOTTING PAPER TO ADDICTS
VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 4.—Study!
by Police Inspector John Jackson of a
piece of blotting paper found among
the belongings of Harry Wallin re
vealed a novel method of transport
ing narcotics. Jackson said that Wal
lin, who was sentenced Wednesday to
four years in prison and fined $10001
for mailing habit-forming drugs to
American Pacific coast cities, had fol
lowed a practice of soaking blotting
paper in a solution of morphine sul
phate and that addicts receiving this
blotting paper laid it in warm water,
thus obtaining a shot.
SEATTLE FISH PRICES
SEATTLE, Dec. 4.—Fresh halibut
29% cents. The peak price for the
past several months.
KETCHIKAN—Fresh halibut 13%
and 8 cents per pound.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4—The House
tie-up for the speakership blocked bus
iness in the senate toda}, as b.. long
established precedents the Senate is
obligated not to transact any business
until the House has been organized.
This prevented the Senate from in
troducing bills and resolutions, and
will compel the adjournment oi the
Senate until tomorrow without other
procedure than calling the roll, t n
less the deadlock is ended tomorrow,
it will be impossible for Presidient
Cootidge’s annual message to be de
livered Wednesday.
By throwing their seventeen votes
steadily for Representative Henry
Cooper, republican, of Wisconsin, in
j surgents prevented republican regu
i lars from mustering a majority of the
i House necessary to elect a speaker.
I At the same time Democrats could not
muster a majority for Representative
F. A. Garrett, democrat, of Tennessee,
| for minority leader.
1 The last ballot this afternoon (De
; cember 3) for the speakership gave
Frederick H. Giliett, republican of
' Massachusetts 197 votes; Daniel E.
Garrett, democrat, of Texas, 198; H.
A. Cooper, of Wisconsin, 17; and Mar
tin B. Madden, republican, of Illinois,
five.
- !
Appropriation for Nome Harbor
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—An appro
priation of $5000 for the Nome harbor
is carried in recommendations by the
chief of army engineers.
Fight to Finish Threatened
\ \ 21lO il 1 lN VT 1 v/, UCl. 1.-W
the finish is threatened by a score of
Republican insurgents of the House,
who prevented organization yesterday
of the Sixty-Eighth Congress. Having
blocked the re-election of Speaker
Gillett on tour ballots, the Pregressive
btoc today kept its forces intact and
showed no signs of weakening.
The fifth, sixth, and seventh bal
lots taken in the opening hour today
showed little change in the alignment
of forces. The seventh ballot gave
Garrett, 198; Gillett, 196; Cooper, 17;
Madden, 5. Garrett lacked 11 votes of
a majority.
Urges Democrats to Join in Bloc
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—William J.
Bryan is here today urging the demo
crats of the lower House in the event
that a democratic speaker cannot be
elected speaker of the House to join
with the Progressive bloc in putting
over an insurgent republican.
COURT NOTES
The District Court In session In
Seward confined its attention yester
day mostly to naturalization cases.
Alex Lake, a sailor for the past twro
years on the steamer Starr took out
citizenship papers. He was born in
New Foundland. Gust Ferrluja, took
out his first papers. He was born in
Austria.
UNION OFFICIALS ORiNG
SUIT FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL
SEATTLE, Dec. 4.—The prosecuting
attorney filed information tonight al
leging that Martin Flyzik, president
of District No. 10, United Mine Work
ers of America, had criminally libeled
Wm. M. Short, president of the State
Federation of Labor, in writing that
Short had been “convicted by the
highest tribunal in our organization of
larceny.”
CHARLES T. SIGLER DEAD
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4.—Charles
T. Sigler, former Alaskan and a for
mer resident of Seattle Is dead.
The Seward Chamber of
Commerce will hold its reg
ular weekly luncheon at 8
o’clock tonight. Please come.