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INTERVIEW PRESIDENT
SEATTLE, Dec. 3.—" Strangl
ing tiie Alaska Railway," is the
title oi a pamphlet just oft' the
press, i rom the iacile pen ol John
E. Bahaine, former promoter and
railroad builder of Alaska.
Balia me will leave for Washing
ton tins week to lay before i'resi
dent Coolidge his charges in
pamphlet form concerning the
Alaska railway.
Balia in e will insist that the road
be taken out of the hands of those
lie claims are its enemies, and w ill
tell the president that it is now in
the hands ox its enemies, and that
there can be no development of
traffic for the Alaska railroad un
der the hands of Governor Bone or
in control of his policies.
Baliaine writes as the closing
paragraph of his forty-tour page
pamphlet that there can be no
development or needful measures
applied to make it an agency in
opening Alaska to settlement and
development as congress intended,
because the process of strangula
tion lias been both persistent and
cunning.
Baliaine will be supported in
his appeal to the President by the
Railway Brotherhoods of the l ni
ted States.
SEATTLE, Dec. 4.—The sequel to
John E. Ballaine’s pamphlet, “Strang
ling the Alaska Railroad,” is a politi
cal still hunt on his part tor the po
sition of director general of the gov
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 thej
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.
SEATTLE, Dec. 4.—H. G. Loop,
head oi the United Securities, was ar
rested tonight on charges of appro
priating large sums of money entrust-1
ed tu him by Mrs. Nina B. Ingalls,
with which to buy Kennecott copper
stock.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 4.—A collision
between two planes flying in opposite
directions this afternoon resulted in
the death of F. E. Entwistle, and W
B. Jackson, chief machinist mates in
the training planes, and Lieut. Fran
M. Byers, an occupant of a combat
plane.
SEVEN BILLIONS OUTSTANDING
IN DEBTS DUE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Secretary
Mellon in a letter to Senator Borah
says that seven billions are still out-;
standing of money loaned by the U. S.
during the war and that only Great
Britain has agreed to pay.
Skates and sleds, J. L. Graef. 280-tf
KENA! LAKE SERVICE
THE GAS LAUNCH
KENAI
Making regular trips twice a
week from Roosevelt to Coop
er’s Landing, lower Kenal. with
passengers and freight. The
namtat of the moose, sheep,
*na oear. Guides furnished for
nuntmg parties, and cafiThs for
tourists. Special trips made on
request. Write to
LOUIS BELL, Master
Roosevelt, Alaska
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IMPRESSION JAPANESE
TOKIO, Dec. 4.—Yamamoto made a
statement to the Associated Press to
day that the deepest impression was
made on the people of Japan by the
recent Thanksgiving proclamation of
President Coolidge, in his reference to
the great earthquake. He said,
“We noted that the president stat
ed the year 1923 brought the Ameri
can people tw'O tragic experiences—
one, the death of Harding, and the
other the disaster of the friendly
people of Japan. The coupling of our
tragedy with the bereavement of your
country is an indication of the sym
pathy that has touched the depths of
our hearts. We are profoundly grate
ful for evidences of friendship during
our distress.
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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
viewing an action brought by Paul
Lund, a Petersburg taxpayer, to have
the issue declared invalid.
In a friendly test suit before Judge
Reed of Juneau, the case had previ
ously been decided for the city.
SOUTH DAKOTA VOTE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—President
Coolidge acknowledged the action of
the South Dakota Presidential conven
tion in giving him preference at the
presidential primary, and will send a
communication to Republican leaders
of that state which may go a long way
toward indicating his attitude toward
his 1924 candidacj.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—The ap
pointment of Colonel Chas. N. Salz
man, as chief Signal Officer of the
Army to succeed General Squier has
been announced by Secretary Weeks.
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- j
ing narcotics. Jackson said that Wal
lin, who was sentenced Wednesday to
four years in prison and fined $1000;
for mailing habit-forming drugs to;
American Pacific coast cities, had fol-i
lowred a practice of soaking blotting
paper in a solution of morphine suP;
phate and that addicts receiving this!
blotting paper laid it in warm water,
thus obtaining a shot.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Dec. 5.—!
The state senate has approved the
clause in the anti-mask act, making it]
unlawful for any person to wear a
mask, covering or hood concealing alii
or any part of the face of the wearer,!
in an effort to bring the Ku Klux]
Klan into daylight. Children, persons
going to or from masquerades, partici
pants in any public pageant, of educa
tional, religious or historical charac-j
ter, meetings within buildings, and1
shows and circuses are exempt from
the law.
CHILEAN HEAVYWEIGHT
DEFEATS MARCEL NILLES
PARIS, Dec. 4.—Kuentin Remero
Rojas, Chilean heavyweight, knocked]
out Marcel Nilles, former champion of
France in the third of a scheduled 20
round go. The Frenchman was a clev
er boxer and had the best of the en
counter up to the last minute of the
second round when a blow to the pit
of the stomach put an end to the en
counter.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—A con
gressional pension of $5000 a year for
Mrs. Florence Kling Harding, wife of
the late president, was introduced in
the Senate this afternoon by Senator
Willis of Ohio.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.—C. K
Vance, missing air mail pilot, was
found near Lake Tahot today, where
a storm damaged his plane, forcing
him to descend from an altitude of
16,000 feet, uninjured.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—By air for
the North Pole will be launched by
the Navy this coming summer Secre
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,
an explorer, who with Peary saw the
North Pole, to again place the Stars
and Stripes at the top of the conti
nent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—President
Coolidge today pardoned Comptroller
Craig ol New York city, who had
been sentenced to jail tor contempt
of court by Federal Judge Mayer.
EXCELSiOK SPRINGS, Mo., Dec. 1
The sale of the E. L. Morse home in
this city io the Veterans Bureau for
$116,000 was approved today by a
special appraisement board, sent by
the congressional committee investi
gating Veterans' Bureau affairs. It
was declared by numerous witnesses
before the com mi Lie that the property
was worth only $40,000, but the ap
praisement board decided that Forbes
had not paid too much for the place.
H. C. Uunan, Ketchikan manager of!
the New England Fisheries Company,
and Engineer Davis of the same con
cern, arrived in Seward today on the
Admiral Watson, and are conferring!
with Chamber of Commerce officials
and property owners looking toward
the establishment of a large halibut
cold storage and packing plant here.
It was hoped that these gentlemen
would remain in Seward until the ar
rival of the Alameda, but they have
changed their plans and will go on
through on the Watson.
Nothing definite will be known as
to their decision in regard to building
a plant here until the matter is taken
up with their company.
PROTEST MADE AGAINST
RELEASE WAR PRISONERS
CHICAGO, Dec. 6—A protest against
the release of political prisoners was
sent to President Coolidge by the mil
itary intelligence association of the
Sixth Corps Area today.
McTIGUE MATCHED WITH
BECKET, TO FIGHT IN MARCH
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—Mike Mc
Tigue, light heavyweight champion,
has been signed up for a twenty
round match with Joe Beckett, Eng
lish heavyweight, to be fought in Dub
lin on St. Patrick’s Day, 1924.
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.
New shipment of Men's Overcoats,
Urbach. tf
PRO-PONENTS OF HENRY FORD
WALK OUT IN BODY WHEN
FAVORITE TURNED DOWN
PIERRE, So. Dak., Dec. 5.—Demo
crats of the State presidential conven
tion declared for Wm. G. McAdoo over
Henry Ford tonight, the only contes
tants before the voters.
McAdoos delegates represented
39,018 votes and Ford’s followers mus
tered but 5,022 votes. LaFollette was
given the farmer-labor presidential
endorsement over Ford by a vote oi
four to one.
Ford Followers Walk Out
PIERRE, So. Dak., Dec. 5.—South
Dakota democrats backing Henry Ford
for the presidential nomination, walk
ed out in a body from the State pres
idential convention this afternoon,
following a rejection of its proposal
for a fusion with the farmer-labor del
egates.
Coolidge Given Majority
PIERRE, So. Dak., Dec. 5.—Calvin
Coolidge was given the nomination
in the presidential primary held by
South Dakota yesterday, winning over
Hiram Johnson by a vote of 50,379 to
27,340. Coolidge and Johnson were
the only names presented before the
convention. Senator Capper of Kan
sas was unanimously indorsed for the
vice-presidency. _
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W ASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Chief of
Army in a report to the Secretary of
War today declared that the White
House is unsafe and congress and
congress is asked to appropriate
$400,Out) to reconstruct the interior of
the famous building and make it se
cure.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—Appealing
before the Senate Public Lands com
mittee which is investigating alleged
corrupt official acts, former Secretary
of the Interior Albert Fall and George
H. Shuler, treasurer of New York
state and former captain of marines,
testified today. Shuler said he was
sent with a squad of marines to the
Teapot Dome oil reserve to stop the
oil ocmpany from drilling. Secretary
Fall, he said, told him that the oil
company was treaspassing on naval
oil reserves.
Mr. Fall testified that he had taken
the matter up with former President
Harding, who did not want to take ac
tion because one of the officials of the
leasing company was a friend to the
president and a heavy campaign fund
contributor, but that he finally con
sented for Fall to act in the matter,
but it was then to late.
FIRPO TO FIGHT WILLS
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. I.—Luis An
gel Firpo sent a message to Tex Rick
ard last night fixing May 5, 1924, as
the date on which he will meet Harry
Wills, the New Orleans negro, for a
heavyweight bout somewhere in the
United States,
SHINKOKU MARU BREAKS IN
TWO FROM HEAVY BATTERING
Officers on the Victoria report the
Shinkoku Maru, wrecked on Montague
Island, has broken in two, and is rap
idly going to pieces under the heavy
battering of southerly gales. Capt.
Salter and crew will leave on the
Victoria, for Victoria, B. C.
AGED MAN DIES WHEN HE
IS CALLED IN A POKER GAME
MIDDLETON, N. Y., Dec. 4.—Pat
rick Burns, 80 years old, a former
merchant at Port Jarvis died sudden
ly in that city Saturday night while
playing a game of poker.
There had been some lively betting
and Burns had driven all his fellow
players out but one, who finally called
him. As this played turned to Burns
and said, “What have you got?” the
aged man fell forward on the table
and breathed his last. The man who
called had been bluffing and the;
shock was too great.
T)eft Touches
that make the house a home
It may be only a chair, rescued from
long oblivion in the attic, that lends a
bright spot to an otherwise colorless
room; or brilliant basket holding a bowl
of flowers. But surely it is the little
touches — the feminine touches —that
make the house a home!
Women who are anxious to beautify the interior of
their homes are devoted to such Fuller products as
Silkenwhite Enamel, Decoret and Fullerwear Var
nish. Decoret, a varnish and stain in one, imitates
various natural woods—oak,mahogany,walnut, etc.
Whatever your painting need,W. P. Fuller & Co.
makes a paint for the purpose. There is a local
Fuller agent or dealer who carries Fuller Products.
Why not see him tsJay. Write, too, for our " Home
Service” booklet.
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BROWN & HAWKINS’ CORP., SEWARD, ALASKA
A. Lindberg, who has been operat
ing the caterpillars at KanataK. for
the Standard Oil company, was a pas
senger tor Seattle on the Admiral
Watson, to be gone a couple oi months
on a business trip. Speaking of con
ditions in the oil fields Mr. Lindberg
stated that his company was now in
a very hard formation, and down
about 900 feet. The company was
now using 15Vi inch casing, which
would be further reduced to 12-inch
in a short time. He stated that indi
cations pointed toward an oil pool, al
though admitting that no gas had as
yet been struck, or that the cap rock
had been penetrated.
Mr. Linberg sam there were forty
one persons in Kanatak at the pres
ent time, and that they were marking
time until resumption of work next
spring. While times were dull, the
residents had not become discouraged
but were looking for a big camp
when the fields came in.
Mr. Lindberg stated that Robert
McIntosh and Gabe Santos, former
Seward residents, now in business in
Kanatak, were well and in good spir
its, and that both looked for better
times in the near future.
Speaking of the new road built this
summer by George Spangler, foreman
in charge for the Alaska Road Com
mission, Mr. Lindberg stated that Mr.
Spangler had performed a fine piece
of work, for which credit should be
given, as he was handicapped for
money and labor. He stated the new
road wa3 a great asset to the commu
nity and now that cold weather had
come would be used daily in hauling
in supplies.
Wm. Lee and wife had left Kanatak
for Wide Bay, where Mr. Lee was in
terested in oil properties.
Mr. Lindberg states that the dam
age done by the storm a month or so
ago, has been restored. The build
ing washed from their foundations
have been returned and the boats and
scows placed back in the water.
Supt. Jones of the Associated Oil
companies, in a recent letter to Kan
atak stated that he would return some
time after the first of the year, and
resume operations, which has restored
confidence in the camp.
Mr. Lindberg stated that shortly be
fore he left Kanatak Mrs. Cora D.
Meyer, known throughout Alaska as
Madame Renio, had been united in
marriage to Helbert Anderson, a for
mer Cache creek miner. Derrick Lane,
well known in Seward, read the mar
riage ceremony, as no minister or oth
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6—Wm. G
McAddo wired liis South Dakota man
agers thanking them for the stale’s
delegation, adding: “The democrats of
South Dakota are alive to the neces
sity for a progressive administration
at Washington, which will substitute
action tor dormancy; decision for
drift; honesty for graft, and justice
for privilege in the conduct ot Na
tional affairs.’’
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Congress
will be asked to permit General Per
shing to remain on the active list of
the Army as long as he wants to, Sec
retary Weeks announced.
FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash., Dec. 7.— , y
The crew ot ten on the Tacoma freight
- er T. W. Lake perished when the ves
sel foundered in Rosario strait. Four
bodies w'ere recovered. The storm was
one of the wrorst in many years.
The dead:
CAPT. E. E. MASON.
I. O. UDDENBERK, 1st officer.
J. L. LARSON, chief engineer.
E. E. FIELDS, purser.
LARS DUFRAINE, asst, engineer.
Five of crew.
er official was present in camp. The
couple signed a marriage contract be
! fore a number of witnesses and were
| proclaimed man and wife. After the
; ceremony the guests repaired to San
! tos’ Cafe where an elaborate wedding
breakfast was served. This is the
first common law marriage to be per
formed in Alaska since the old boom
days when officials competent to per
form a marriage contract were hard
to find.
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