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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
VOLUME XX, NUMBER 95.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1925. PRICE TEN CENTS.
DOES NOT THINK !
WHEELER SENT ^
* ANY TELEGRAM:
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GREAT FALLS, April 22.—Richard !
Haste, former secretary to Wheeler,
testified his disbelief that Wheeler
sent a telegram reading, “Have al
ready discussed the permit with so- j
licitor," which Campbell claims to j
have received.
Haste testified the day the telegram
was alleged to have been sent. March
14, 1923, he discussed with Edwin
^ Booth, the solieitior mentioned in the ;
telegram, a representative of the in- j
terior department, the permit granted ;
to L. E. Lincoln.
Wheeler Never Met Hayes
Wheeler, taking the stand, testified
in positive tones: “I never met George j
P. Hayes at the Waldorf Astoria, a
New' York Hotel, and I never heard of
him until he appeared before the in
^vestigating committee. He was an at
torney for a bootlegger named Gobin.”
The government's objection to his
statement that Hayes was a bootleg
representative was sustained. Hayes
is the government’s star wivpess, and
he testified Wheeler asked him to ap
pear in his place at the department i
* of the Interior.
Employed to Fight Receivership ;
GREAT FALLS, April 22.—Senator j
Wheeler stated that Campbell employ- j
ed him to fight the receivership which j
L. C. Stevenson, a rival oil man, insti- j
gated. He declared, “I explained I i
could take no case involving my ap- j
pearance in land permits, and said I I
would have to have $10,000 to take j
the case later. I was informed by j
Campbell that he did not have that i
much and agreed to accept $4000 cash '
and the rest later.”
THIRTEEN MORE NEEDED
FOR EXCURSION SATURDAY
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Up to the present time but twelve
persons have been listed for the round
trip excursion to Anchorage Saturday,
returning Sunday. Thirteen more are
needed to secure the special low rate
of $9.15. This will give you an oppor
tunity to spend the afternoon and
night in Anchorage, and will also give
fight fans an opportunity to attend
the Elks’ smoker. Give your name in
^ to Jack Peterson before tomorrow'
morning if you wish to go.
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PARIS, April 22—The Council of
Ambassadors authorized the govern-1
ment to increase its forces in Bulga- 1
ria by 7,000 until the end of May to j
settle the disturbances there.
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CHEMICAL WARFARE BEING
RAPIDLY DEVELOPED BY U. S.
OMAHA, April 22.—Major General
Fries, chief of chemical warfare, U.
S. army, told reporters yesterday that
“chemical warfare is being develop- j
ed so that battles will be won without j
great loss of life, and without wrork- j
ing permanent injury to the people,;
as a city can be captured by incapaci- j
r tating its defenders.”
DIRIGIBLE LEAVES BERMUDA
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 22.—
The airship Los Angeles, which has
been moored to the tender Patoka, at
Hamilton, Bermuda, left Lakehurst
yesterday.
$350,000 DAMAGES DONE IN
TOWN OF CANANEA, SONORA
NOGALES, Mexico, April 22.—Sev
enteen business houses and 254 resi
dences were destroyed and one life
lost in a fire which destroyed Cananea,
State of Sonora, Mexico. The town
is in the center of a rich copper sec
tion.
Owing to a big rock slide at Mile
76, near Anchorage, there will be no 1
. train in tonight and nothing out to- (
morrow. 'a
COOLIDGE WILL TOSS BALL
TO WALTER JOHNSON
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 22.—
Carrying out the traditions of the cap
ital, Coolidge is ready to toss the ball
to Walter Johnson who will pitch the
opening game of the season.
CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG
REPORTS LOSS GEMS
NEY YORK, April 22.—Clara Kim
ball Youn^, movie star who has late
ly been appearing vaudeville, report
ed to the police her loss of gems val
ued at §75,000. She said she lost
them in a taxi cab on her way to the
home of a friend.
PAUL’S PENSION
BILL RETURNED
TO COMMITTEE
(Special to The Gateway)
JUNEAU, April 22.—The House by
an overwhelming vote ordered Paul’s
mother’s pension bill returned to the
committee for insertion of an amend
ment specifically excluding “Indians
and natives” from receiving the bene
fits of the act. The companion meas
ure of this bill, Number 23, providing
for the extension of old age pensions
to Indians, was reported back to the
House this morning. A majority of
the Ways and Means committee re
jected it. Ross, chairman, Paul and
Grier did not concur In the majority
recommendation.
Paul’s two bills to abolish the terri
torial fish commission and close the
Ketchikan , Cordova and Seward
hatcheries were reported favorably by
the Fisheries committee. Watson and
Jensen not concurring. The bill to
tax fish traps out of existence was re
ported without recommendation.
The House passed the Nome tele
phone subsidy with an appropriation
of $4000 and the Ferguson memorial
denonuncing the administrative poli
cies of the Bureau of Fisheries and
demanding reorganization of that bu
reau.
The Ayers bill punishing the giving
)f bad checks and four other minor
Senate bills were defeated.
Dunn’s bill regulating the importa
tion of milk and milk products was
passed.
The Senate passed the bill increas
ing the salary of the commissioner of
education to $5000 per annum, and two
minor House bills, and the Moody me
morial denouncing the contract sys
tem of caring for Alaska’s insane and
urging revocation of the Morningside
contract.
BEST BACK STOP IN
“BIG TIME”
Most anyone if asked the question
rould name “Muddy” Ruel, catcher
>f the Washington American team,
s the best backstop in the big league.
OUR FUTURE RUM RUNNERS
COPYRIGHT KEYSTONE VIEW CO.. NEW YORK
A view of the Philadelphia, Pa., Navy Yard, showing the de
stroyers which are being reconditioned as rum runner chasers, under
the supervision of the United States Coast Guard. An appropria
tion of $2,000,000 has been granted for the reconditioning of the
boats.
KENT COOPER GENERAL
MANAGER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK, April 22.—An execu
tive order affective today names Kent
Cooper as general manager of the As
sociated Press, with full authority.
WALKER AND GREB MATCHED
NEW YORK, April 22.—Mickey
Walker, world welterweight champion,
and Harry Greb, middleweight title
holder, were signed for 15 rounds at
the Polo ground on the night of June
1?.
NOME MARSHAL
DEAD AFTER A
LONG ILLNESS
NOME, April 22.—M. W. Griffith,
i sixty, born in Washington, D. C., J
United States Marshal of the Second
Division, with headquarters at Nome,
died here today after an illness of
seven months from stomach trouble.
He had undergone an operation, but
obtained no relief.
THREE DETECTIVES* SENT
TO ATLANTA PENNITENTIARY
CINCINNATI, April 22.—Three mu
nicipal detectives were sentenced to
the Atlanta penitentiary and lined
after being found guilty of conspir
acy to violate the national prohibi
tion laws. The trials were the first
resultin gfrom a blanket indictment
returned by the federal grand jury,
naming seven police officers and one
former dry agent in the conspiracy
charge. ,
PLAN AERIAL POLICE FORCE
CHICAGO, April 22.—Plans for an
aerial police force are under consid
eration by police officials. A force
of twenty fliers "would be utilized to
cooperate in pursuit of thieves, make
topographic studies and locate lake
wrecks or vessels in distress.
BOLSHEVIKS ACCUSED BY
BUGARIAN MINISTER POPOFF
BERLIN, April 22.—Dr. Popoff, the
Bulgarian minister to Germany has
accused the Bolsheviki regime at Mos
cow with the responsibility for the
Sofia outrage. He declared that the
Bulgarian government is in posses
sion of an original document of the
Soviet government containing instruc
tions to Bulgarian Communists to in
stitute an insurrection April 15.
The document bore the date of the
12th and said “The reign of terror
is to begin in Western Bulgaria and
sweep across the country,” while
plots were made against the lives of 1
political leaders and plans laid to i
spread terror in Sofia. 1
AMUNDSEN SETS
END MAY DATE
FOR POLAR TRIP
OSLO, Norway, April 22.—Captain
Roald Amundsen’s aerial expedition to
the North Pole, which is expected to
get under way by the end of May, will
be based from Danes Island, off the
northwest coast of Spitbergen, it has
been decided by the explorer.
It was from Danes Island that the
Swedish engineer, Andree, started on
his ill-fated baloon voyage over the
Polar basin 28 years ago. The Am
undsen expedition will take off from
the very site used by Andree.
Captain Amundsen has engaged a
personnel of 40 men, although not
more than six will take part in the ac
tual flight. The party will proceed
from Tromsoe to Danes Island in the
steamer Hobby late in April or early
in May.
WAR DEPARTMENT WILL
OPERATE MUSCLE SHOALS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 22.—
The War Department will operate the
Muscle Shoals plant in advance of
legislation by Congress for a perma
nent plan. One unit will be started
this summer and three others early
next fall.
HIPPODROME IN N. Y. SOLD
NEW YORK, April 22.—The Hip
podrome one of the largest theatres
in the world, is reported sold to an
unnamed financial corporation who
intend to raze the building and util
ize the site for a banking and office
building.
TOM MIX IN PARIS
PARIS, April 22.—Tom Mix, Ameri
can film star was loudly acclaimed
on his arrival here.
AGED NEGRO MAMMY DEAD
HENDERSON, Tex., April 22.—
Aunt Jane Williams, negro mammy,
who claimed to be 156 years old, is
dead. She reputed that she heard
Washington make his campaign ad
dress before being elected to the
presidency. She is survived by a
son aged 76.
STRONG WINDS AND HAIL
STORMS DO MUCH DAMAGE
PEORI, 111, April 22.—Strong wind
ind hail storms caused damages es
;imated at half a million dollars, with
two night watchmen losing their lives
vhen a store building caught fire.
Severe storms also swept eastern
Dhio and Western Pennsylvania, do
ng considerable damage to property
>ut with no fatalities.
OLDTIMER MEETS
HORRIBLE END
LONELY CABIN
KANATAK, April 21— Mike Thomp
son, an old and respected resident ot
the Alaska peninsula, was found dead
in his cabin on Dog Salmon river last
week. The investigation conducted by
a deputy marshal showed that he had
frozen to death. The body, clothed in
a parka, was lying across the bed, the
weight resting on his knees and el
bows, muscles rigid and tensed, show
ing the intense suffering endured as
the end came. Fox skins were wrap
ped around his feet and hands, and
one was also wrapped about the body.
Removing these, his hands and feet
were found to have been frozen and
badly mortified, the flesh peeling off
before he died. A bald spot on top
of the head had also been frozen.
Thompson had built a fire in his
cabin, but his wood was all gone. He
had an oil burner on top of a box, but
it was empty, as well as his kerosene,
can. A nut closing the opening of the
burner was found lying on the floor,
perhaps his last attempt to secure the
life-saving heat. With feet and hands
in such condition he could not cut any
wood, so was forced to await the in
evitable end, with perhaps no short
cuts available.
After building a fire his feet and
hands had thawed out, and the end
to his suffering came when his fuel
gave out.
Thompson’s dogs were chained up
outside the cabin, so it is presumed
that he was out on a short trap line
near his cabin, and was caught in one
of the blizzards with extreme low
temperatures which prevailed recently
for several days, in a barren, deso
late country, devoid of land marks,
missing his way and perhaps remain
ing out all night Or he may have
fallen in an overflow. Arriving home
he was not able to hitch his dogs to
the sled and drive to his nearest
| neighbor’s, or perhaps unable to force
I them to,face the intense blizzard.
Thompson was well known on the
peninsula, and his untimely end is
deplored by his many friends in this
section.
HALIBUT BOATS IN PORT
The Standard Oil company’s plant
fueled the following vessels yester
day: The Akutan, Heligoland and the
Resoflite. The boats purchased a heavy
list of supplies from local merchants.
DRESSMAKER IN LOS ANGELES
ASSAULTED AND MURDERED
LOS ANGELES, April 22.—The body
of Mrs. L. Untermyer, a comely dress
maker of Palms, a suburb of this city,
was found behind a roadhouse at Cul
ver city, with her skull crushed, her
body bruised and all clothing torn off
her body. A bloody club was nearby.
The woman had been assaulted and
murdered.
TODAY’S BASEBALL
Coast League
Seattle and Vernon traveling.
Portland 6. Oakland 1.
Los Angeles 7, Salt Lake G.
San Francisco 6, Sacramento 5.
American League
Detroit 4, Cleveland 3.
New York 5, Boston 1.
St. Louis 9, Chicago 8.
Philadelphia 2, Washington 6.
Nationals
No games because of burial of Eb
bets. >
Home Runs—Stephenson, of Cleve
land; Pipp, New York; Picinich, Bos
ton; Tobin. Robertson, St. Louis;
Odoul, Lazerre, Salt Lake City; Hood
two, Los Angeles; Kopp, Siglin, Sac
ramento; «Kildorf, San Francisco.