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OPERATION OF
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Operating Deficit of Over
Million and a Half Is
Reported by Smith
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—The
budget for the Interior Depart
ment presented to the Senate
today, carries an appropriation
for the Alaska Railroad of‘ $1,700
OOO, of which $1,200,000 is to meet
an estimated operating deficit of
the railroad and steamers until
1926, and $500,000 for capital ex.
penditures.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Noel W.
Smith, special assistant to Secretary
of Interior Work, said today that it
would be several years before the
government could expect any returns
from its large investment in Alaska,
if ever. He declared that the rail
road district must have a settled pol
icy of; development, and every induce
ment given to prospective settlers.
“The agricultural lands of Alaska
are capable of supporting a large
population,” said Mr. Smith, “and the
country will be rapidly settled up as
soon as people receive the facts as to
climate and resources.”
JOSEPH LEITER’S FARM
HOUSE RAIDED, CHOICE
LIQUOR SEIZED BY GOVT
BEVERLY, Mass., Dec. 3.—Federal
prohibition agents raided the home of
Joseph Leiter, of Chicago, which is
situated at Beverly farms, and seized
600 bottles of choice liquor.
RAILROADS OPPOSED TO
ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—No condi
tion exists today which calls for ur
gent legislative action by congress
with respect to the railroads, de
clared the Association of Railway
Executives at the annual meeting
here yesterday.
In an extensive “declaration of
'|I'olicy” for the coming year, the as
scoiation held that all railroad prob
lems should be met as economic
questions and not as political is
sues; rate making by legislative ac
tion would be destructive; amend
ments to the transportation act must
be kept from political doctors; ade
quate revenues should be assured the
carriers to meet needs for service
and expansion; more educational
publicity would be developed by the
roads themselves and the roads are
determined to keep transportation
facilities abreast of national growth.
WILSON SCHOLARSHIP AT
VIRGINIA “U” FAVORED
SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 3.—Election
of officers, selection of next year’s
convention city and consideration of
the educational comittee’s report, in
wrhich the establishment of a Wood
row Wilson scholarship at the Uni
versity of Virginia, was recommend
ed, is before tiie United Daughters
of the Confederacy today.
OTHER NATIONS MAY
PAY DEBT TO U.S.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3—With ne
gotiations for the settlement of the
French debt under way, high treas
ury officials believe today that fund
ing proposals may shortly be receiv
ed from Italy. Belgium and two oth
ers of the principal debtors of the
United States.
Capt. Charles Emswiler sailed to
day for Nuka Bay. The May carried
as passengers A1 Blair and Frank
Kempfer who will remain in the camp
until some time in January before
rearming from the camp.
SPOKANE MAN DENIED
ADMISSION TO PRISON
WALLA WALLA, Dec. 3.—Vern
Secrest, of Spokane, said to be under
sentence for smuggling operations
over the Canadian border, presneted
himself today at the state peniten
tiary, but was refused admittance.
He had no committment papers.
According to prison officials. Se
crest’s case had been carried to the
supreme court and when press dis
patches announced the appeal had
been rejected, the defendant, out on
bond, came to Walla Walla, expect
ing that he could immediately begin
serving his time.
DEBT STANDING AGAINST
AMERICAN FARMS HEAVY
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Dec. 3.—
The total debt standing against the
farms of America at present is es
timated at $14,000,000,000, the Nation
al Grange was told today by State
Master Jesse Newson, of Indiana,
chairman of the agriculture commit
tee. This total was based on gov
ernent statistics.
The average mortgage on indi
vidual farms in 1910 was $1,715. It
now is $3,356, an increase of 132 per
cent, he said.
SHOOTS FATHER IN
EFFORT PROTECT
AGED MOTHER
War Veteran Lies in Hospi
tal Wounded in Jaw
and Upper Lip
SEATTLE, Dec. 3.—With the con
fession that he had just shot his fath
er and a statement that he believed
he was justified and might do it
aagain under similar circumstances to
protect his aged mother, Ford War
ren Kenney, aged 18, gave himself up
to the police today.
His father, Ford J. Kenney, an ex.
soldier who saw 23 months service
overseas, lies in Providence hospital
recovering from a rifle bullet through
his upper lip and jaw. He may not
recover.
The boy stated that his father at
tacked his mother and to save her
life he fired the shot.
Currency Comptroller
Heads Pure Oil Co.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 3.—Henry
M. Dawes, whose resignation as
comptroller of currency announced in
Washington recently, has become the
new president of the Pure Oil Co.
JUDGE BEN LINDSEY
REMAINS ON RANCH
DENVER, Colo., Dec. 3.—Judge
Ben F. Lindsey, Denver’s nationally
known juvenile jurist, will retain
the bench seat he has held for 23
years as the result of the November
4 election.
This was determined last night
when mail votes were counted, giv
ing Judge Lindsey a majority of 100
votes over Royal Graham, his re
publican opponent. His majority
election total was sixty votes. He
was opposed by the Ku Klux Klan.
MUSCLE SHOAL’S FATE
LAID BEFORE COOLIDGE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 3.—
The Underwood plan for the opera
tion of Muscle Shoals was laid be
fore President Coolidge today by
Senators Curtis and McKinley.
FIVE meet deXth IN
FLAMES AT PLYMOUTH
PLYMOUTH, Pa., Dec. 3.—Five
lives comprised the toll of a fire
which destroyed seven frame build
ing in the business section*, here
today.
ANNUAL MESSAGE
SAYS ECONOMY
BE WATCHWORD
May Be Possible to Reduce
Taxes Next Year If
Ills Are Remedied
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3—President
Coolidge advised Congress in his an
nual message today that perhaps the
most important work it could do at
the present session would be to prac
tice such rigid economy as to make
possible a reduction of taxes during
the next fiscal year.
The government can do more to
remedy the ills of the people by a
system of rigid economy in public
expenditures than can be accomplish
ed through any other action. Altho
stressing economy President Cool
idge presented a wide range of other
recommendations, some new and oth
ers reiterations of proposals made a
year ago in his first annual message.
Most of these related to domestic
affairs, but he also went into the
field of international relations to re
new his plea for American adherance
to a permanent court of international
justice; to declare the United States
not to be disposed to join the League
of Nations; to appeal for support by
public authorities and private citi
zens ; for a European reparations set
tlement plan, and to repeat his dec
laration of opposition to the cancel,
lation by the United States of debts
owned the country by foreign na
tions.
FACT-FINDING BODY
FOR WEST PROPOSED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 3.—Cre
ation of a fact-finding commission to
investigate control of the public do
main in the western states was pro
posed to President Coolidge today by
a committee representing the confer
ence of extension service of eleven
western states.
The committee asked the investi
gation be conducted with a veiw to
oulining a policy which would pro
mote the livestock industry and at
the same time protect reclamation
projects.
SEATTLE ATTORNEY
ARRESTED FOR FRAUD
SEATTLE. Dec. 3.—Edward M.
Comyns, a Seattle attorney, was ar
rested here today on a Federal war
rant charged with having engineered
a $50,000 land fraud near Index, in
this state. Comyns is said to have
used the mails in his land promotion
schemes, and this is what got him
in the toils of the law.
FINANCES RESTRICTING
NORMAL CHINESE TRADE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—A general
financial stringency is seriously im
peding resumption of normal trade in
China said a cablegram received to
day to the department of commerce.
The uncertain political situation
there has caused heavy hoarding of
silver in the interior and the native
banks in the trade centers have
been handicapped. The larger banks
have ample supplies, however, of sil
ver for all requirements.
WOMEN'S LEGION COUNCIL
FAVORS CHILD AMENDMENT
SEATTLE, Wn., Dec. 3.—Ratifica
tion of a proposed child labor amend
ment to the constitution of the Unit
ed States was unaniously approved
and made a part of a legislative pro
gram to be presented at the next
state legislative session by the Wash
ington State Women’s Legion Coun
cil at the close of a three-day con
vention here yesterday.
Mrs. Harry John Miller, of Ever
ett, re-elected to the state house of
representatives November 4, was
chosen to launch the bill.
RUM RUNNING SUSPECTS
TAKEN TO SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Dec. 3.—Arrested by
customs inspectors at Roche Harbor,
James Harland and James Douglas,
charged as rum runners were taken
to Seattle today. The men had a
sack of liquor in their boat.
METHUSELAH MERE BOY OF
EIGHTY SAYS PROFESSOR
BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 3—That
Methuselah isri’t even the oldest man
in the annals of history is the firm
belief of Prof. R. T. Crawford, of the
astronomy department of the Uni
versity of California
“According to Genesis, Methuselah
attained the improbable age of 969
years/' he said, i
“However, the people of that time
reckoned time by cycles, a term many
of us have misinterpreted as being
the equivalent of one of our calendar
years, whereas in all probability the
Biblical term means a lunar cycle, or
a period about equal to one of our
months.
Figured in this way Methuselah’s
age comes to about eighty years.
WEST INDIAN OIL FLOWS
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Dec. 3.
The petroleum industry of Trinidad,
started 19 years ago, has shown an
increase from 368,924 gallons in 1905
to 106,780,531 gallons in 1923. The to
tal production during this period of
time has been more than 688,000,000
gallons. Only twice has the flow
been arrested.
FIREMEN PLAN
MANY SURPRISES
AT MASK BALL
PRIZES HAVE BEEN INCREASED
TO FORTY—SPECTATORS MAY
WIN DOOR PRIZES
The Firemen’s Committee in charge
of the masque ball to be held in A.
B. Hall New Year’s Eve, have added
to the number of handsome prizes of
fered, which now number forty. The
committee announces that anyone
may win a door prize, whether mask
ed or not, and some handsome articles
have been picked out for this award.
The ladies of Seward are requested
to get their costumes ready as the
time is short and many who desire
to attend have as yet made no ar
rangements for their disguises.
The hall will be beautifully deco
rated for the occasion, and some fine
eleettical effects will be framed up
by local electricians.
The annual ball given by the fire
department has always been one of
the events of the season’s festivities.
This year it will be better than any
previous affair, both in costumes, in
music furnished and in prizes offered.
Tickets have been placed on sale
at all' business houses and are going
fast.
New Year’s Eve should be reserv
ed for the firemen.
Japs Taken By Surprise
At Brazil’s New Ruling
TOKIO, Dec. 3.—The Brazilian gov
ernment consul here has notified the
Japanese government that he has
been instructed to suspend the grant
of visas for the intending mob of
emigrants which were to go into Bra
zil. The Foreign office was taken
by surprise by this, and has instruct
ed the Japanese minister to Brazil
to make a report on the whole mat
ter immediately.
HOWLAND TO HEAD COM.
GREEK REFUGEE SETTLEMENT
GENEVA, Dec. 3.—Charles P. How
land, of New York, a lawyer was to
day appointed by the Council of the
League of Nations as chairman of the
Greek Refugee Settlement Commis
sion, to succeed Henry Morgenthau,
the latter having resigned the posi
tion recently.
ALASKA BUDGET
GIVEN TO SENATE
COMMITTEES
Education, Medical Relief,
Liquor Traffic all Call
for Large Sums
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3—The Inte
rior Department appropriation bill
reported to the Senate today fof
Alaska carries the following appro
priations:
For the Bureau of Education, $437,
075.
For medical relief, $122,320.
For suppression of liquor traffic,
$16,200.
For maintenance of railroads and
steamers, $200,000.
Supt. Tigert of the Bureau of Edu
cation, testifying before the sub-com
mittee which reported the bill, said
that $24,000 would be expended by
the Bureau on a building program,
w'hich has been apportioned tenta
tively to include Eklutna, industrial
school and orphanage, $6,000; White
Mountain, industrial teachers’ resi
dence, $5,000, and for the completion
of schools and teachers’ residences at
Quithiook, Quigilingok, and Kanaka
nak schools, $3,000, $2,000 and $4,000
respectively.
WOUL DEPUTIZE ALL
FANATICAL STUDENTS
TO CLEAR UP STRIKE
CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 3.—Former
Premier Zagloul Pasha, today urged
for the deputation of all the students
from the school of professors to end
the strike which they instigated in
protest against the British demands
upon the Egyptian government in
connection with the late assassina
tion of Major-General Stack.
REFINING MAN DIES
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—Frank Hills,
comptroller of the American Smelt
ing and Refinning Company died in
this city late last night.
DEFICIT APPROPRIATION
BILL PASSES THE SENATE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—The Sen
ate today passed the 3176,000,000 de
ficit appropriation bill which was
blocked last session as a resulf of a
filibuster by Senator Key Pittman of
Nevada, who objected because the ap
propriations for reclamation projects
in his state were dropped from the
bill.
BOUNTY HUNTERS WIN
BIG SUMS BY FRAUD
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 3.—The coy
ote, the fox and the wolf lohg have
stood as synonyms of guile and re
sourcefulness, but many hunters have
put these animals to shame accord
ing to accounts related by A. K. Fish
er of the Federal biological survey,
who recently passed through here on
an inspection trip.
Thousands of dollars have been
collected illegally by dishonest hunt
ers, Mr. Fisher declared. He said the
most famous fraud was perpetrated in
Wisconsin where $250,000 was paid on
the heads of wolves shipped in from
Nevada. He added that about $18,000
was paid in Pennsylvania before the
deception was discovered.
Wisconsin did not have many var
mints, so the head hunters organized
and sent men to Nevada where there
were many wolves, the animals being
killed and the bags shipped to Wis
consin and Pennsylvania.
Another favorite trick of the boun
ty hunter, according to Mr. Fisher, is
to alter rabbit and squirrel scalps so
they resembled young coyotes and
wolves.
TODAY’S FISH QUOTATIONS
JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 3.—Salmon
is quoted here at IS, 12 and 5 cents.