SOVIET CHURCH SEEKS THE
RUSS ORTHODOX CONTROL
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—The attempt
of the soviet church of Russia to take
over control of the Russian Orthodox
church and its properties here failed
today when State Supreme Court Jus
tice Ford upheld the claim of the me
tropolitan Platon Rojtesvensky to the
leadership of the Russian Greek Cath
olic church in North America and the
Aleutian islands.
In dismissing the suit of John
Kedrovsky, who as representative of
the soviet “living" church, sought to
seize control from Platon Rojesvensky
of ecclesiastical authority and proper
ty worth $3,000,000, Justice Ford
granted an injunction restraining Ked
rovsky from interfering in any way
with the conduct of the Russian Or
thodox church here.
The case came to the supreme
court for decision after the appellate
division had ruled that a trial was
necessary to settle the dispute,
which has been going on since Kedro
vsky was ejected from St. Nicholas
cathedral.
REPORT LOADED FOR
NEWSPAPERS, CLAIM
WASHINGTON, D. CC., Jan. 6.—A
charge that the postoffice depart
ment’s cost ascertainment report was
essentially aimed at newspapers and
periodicals, was made today before
the senate postoffice subcommittee,
by Arthur J. Baldwin, president of
the National Publisher’s association.
Appearing at public hearings to op
pose the $10,000 advance in second
class mail rates under the adminis
tration bill to take care of any raises
for postal employes, Baldwin said
Joseph Stewart, who had charge of
the compilation of the report had an
obsession that the second class mail
was a big burden on the department.
“I think,” he said, “that this report
is framed with one specific thing in
mind, to show that the enormous
cost in the postoffice is in the handl
ing of second-class mail matter.”
Referring to the rural free delivery
charge against periodicals, Balldwin
said congress established this serv
ice not for the benefit of the publish
ers, but of the farmers. This service
costs approximately §100,000,000 per
year.
“That $100,000,000 should be re
garded as an appropriation for the
relief of the rural population,” said
he.
Baldwin was not present to say that
the salaries of postal employes is not
justified and merited.
“I am here ot say,” he declared,
“that as far as the method of rais
ing it is concerned, it is wrrong.”
CRAWLING COCKROACHES
LEAD TO RICH DISCOVERY
YAGO. Nayarit, Mexico. Jan. 6.—
Crawling cockroaches by the thous
ands recently led to the rediscovery
of a lost mine, fabulously rich in the
days of the Spanish conquest. A young
American mining engineer, Frank E.
Davis, of San Francisco, ,found the
ancient bonanza.
The old vein, measuring more thdn
sixteen feet in width, was intact. It
carries high values in silver and gold,
and is now being worked.
The mine once was operated by
Spanish padres in the time of Cor-!
tez. It had been lost for nearly 115
years, for the Spaniards abandoned
it when they were forced to flee to
Spain at the outbreak of the Mexi
can rebellion for independence in
1912. Church writings recorded it as
one of the wealthiest prdoucers of i
the day. The padres had christened
it La Cucaracha, meaning cock
roach, because of its peculiar attrac
tion for these creatures, which in
habiited it in vast numbers.
Before deserting the location, the
Spanish operators sealed the en
trance and effaced outward signs of
their labor. They expected to re
turn shortly. But they never came
back, for the Mexican rebels were
victorious. The secret of the treas
ure-trove perished with the priests
and was buried among records of
the early church.
At the time of the revolution
against President Diaz, when Ameri
cans were unsafe in many parts of
the country, Davis, just out of col
lege, was in the wilds of Nayarit.
He took refuge with an aged priest
in the ancient church at Compostel
la, who concealed him in secret
quarters of the crumbling mission.
The priest confided in Davis some
rare records of the mining opera
tions of the Spanish conquerors,
among them a description of the fa
mous Cucarache mine, but the ex
act location was not stated.
For years after this Davis
searched for the hidden mine. He
failed to find a trace, but he did dis
cover near Yago, Naqarit., a virgin
property rich in gold and silver. This
was developed, but he never lost in
terest in his original quest.
Months later Davis chanced on an
old mine but a few hundred yards
from the property he was working.
The heavy tropical jungle had kept
the secret of the padres. Davis took
men and ropes and was the first to
be lowered into the ruins. He had
scarcely descended into the depths
of the ancient workings when he
became aware that the tvalls were
;ilive v-ith cockroaches. His search
was then over, for he had entered
the famous storehouse of wealth of
the Spanish padres.
MORRISSEY TO RESIGN
AS COMMISSIONER AT
KETCHIKAN THIS MONTH
Edward G. Morrissey, U. S. Com
missioner at Ketchikan for over two
years, has resigned, effective in Jan
uary, according to announcement
made by Judge T. M. Reed of the
Federal Court of the First division.
At the same time Judge Reed made
public the appointment of J. W.
Kehoe, former local attorney, to fid
the vacancy.
Mr. Morrissey, who is editor of
the Ketchikan Chronicle, resigned
owing to the necessity of giving
more time to affairs of that publica
tion and its business. On a visit
to Juneau several weeks ago, h* in
timated to friends there that his res
ignation would be presented to Judge
Reed shortly for that reason.
Mi. Kehoe is we’l known in South
eastern Alaska and elsewhere in the
Territory. He practiced law in Ju
neau several years and for a time
was connected wiin Judge James
\\ lckersliam. Eearly rhis year he ac
cepted an appointment as special T_i
riiorial Tax Collecto1* and held that
position until early last fall. Since
that time he has resided in Ketchi
kan and was msmngcr of the Colise
um Theater, the r.ew theater theie
| DEPORTATION OF FIVE I. W. W.
PARTY LEGAL; PARDON POWER
OF PRESIDENT IS INEFFECTIVE
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—The Unit
ed State Circuit Court of Appeals
has decided that the Department
of Labor is within its rights in
demanding the deportation of five
I. W. W. members, associates of
Big Bill Hayward, who were freed
by President Harding after serving
part of their sentences as draft ob
structors. They ai'e ichard Braz
ier, Peter Green, Joe Graber, Don
Sheridan and James Slovack.
The men were convicted in 1918
before Judge Kennesay Mountain
m
| Landis, and sentenced by him to
i Leavenworth.
The Labor department arrested the
men for deportation as undesirable
aliens under the 1920 Congressional
act but in habeas corpus proceedings
Judge T. Manton held that the Pres
ident in effect had pardoned the
men and thereby immunized them.
i Judges Henry W. Rogers and Charles
f H. Hough concurred in the opinion
that .the president’s pardoning power
| is ineffective in this case, because
the status of the prisoners is gov
erned by a legislative act which the
executive cannot put aside.
EMERALDS MADE POPULAR
BY PRINCESS MARY'S RING
LONDON, Jan. 6.—Sapphires and
emeralds have become the most pop
ular jewels, apart from the everfash
ionable diamonds and pearls, among
English women, according to West
End jewelei’s, while for some unac
countable reason there is little call
for rubies, and amber and jade have
lost much of their popularity of a
few years ago. Flexible platinum
bracelets, studded with diomonds, em
eralds, sapphires and rubies, are fash
ion’s latest jewelry fad.
Princess Mary is said to have been
responsible for the sudden popu
larity of emeralds. Her engagement
ring was a particularly beautiful
emerald, and created an immediate
and pressing demand for the stones.
Then it was discovered that sap
phires combined strikingly with the
green jewels, and they also jumped
into favor.
One feature of the new fads, ac
cording to jewelers, is the passing
of the choker necklace of pearls
or large metal or colored beads.
Ropes of pearls, however, are as
popular as ever.
NO TRACE OF ANNIE
CARSON BEEN FOUND
Mrs. Annie Carson, who disappear
ed from her home in Dawson some
time during the night of October 17,
has not been located altho efforts
have been made for weeks by the po
lice to learn something of her where
abouts. The surrounding creeks have
been searched, as have various plac
es in Dawson, and telegrams have
been sent out in all directions.
Miss Mary M. O’Reilly is assistant
dixector ot the United States Mint
and has in her charge nearly one
third of the world’s gold supply. She
entered the government service as a
clerk eleven years ago.
Lady Richmond Brown, English
explorer, will spend two years with
an expedition to the Maya country
in Yucatan, where l'emains of one
of the world’s oldest civilizations are
being excavated.
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STEAMSHIP ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails from
Seattle
Jan. 7th
Feb. 4th
Arrives
Seward
Jan. 15th
Feb. 12th
South from
Seward
Jan. 18th
Feb. 15th
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports In eluding Seldovia and
Kodiak.
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Telephone Main 81 Res.. Madison 40
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PHONE MADISON 73*. 8EWARD, ALASKA
Degree of Divorce
Seldom Ends Lore,
Avers Astute Judge
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6.—Divorce
does not necessarily mean that hus
band and wife have ceased to love
each other; in fact the contrary of
ten is true, in the opinion of Judge
Thomas F. Graham, known locally
as the great reconciler.
Judge Graham has been hearing
divorce cases for 24 years. “It has
been by experience,” he said re
i cently, “that love is not always
dead when a woman sues for di
vorce, I believe that 99 per cent
of the women who get divorces leave
the courtroom with heavy hearts.They
! love the men they have just di
vorced. I believe that when a wo
man once loves a man, she never
ceases to love, even though she may
testify most bitterly against her hus
band.
“A man does not have the power
of expression of love that a woman
has. Yet that love is there and it
endures. When a father deserts his
children, he is arrested. Almost as
many mothers desert their children,
yet we seldom hear of their arrest
for abandonment. They should be.”
Gambling in itself is not cause
for divorce, Judge Graham holds.
“There are few homes iindeed,” he
pointed out, “where husband or wife
doesn’t play poker, mah jongg, bridge
or some other game of cards for
money or prizes. But when the wife
squanders her husband’s income on
bridge of mah jongg, or the husband
spends all his time and money at
the gaming table and stays out un
til all hours of the night, gambling
becomes ground for divorce in this
state on the charge of cruelty.”
The judge expressed pity for the
wife “who stays at home nights wait
ing for friend husband to come home
for dinner and he does not come until
the dinner is cold, spoiled, in the
opinion of the wife. And there nev
er was a wife who did not take pride
in the dinners she prepared for her
husband. The tardy husband inflicts
a form of cruelty on his wife that
causes her more suffering than the
lash of a whip. She lias good
grounds for divorce.
“So has the wife whose mental
suffering is caused by the man’s stay
ing out until the early morning hours.
Every day we read in the newspapers
of men slugged and robbed, some
times killed, while returning home
at night. Imagine the state of mind
of the bride who waits hour after
hour for her husband to come home
j and he does not appear. Night af
! ter night many a wife endures that
sort of thing. Finally she comes in
to the divorce court to get freedom
from the man she really loves better
than any one in the world.’'
One of the most remarkable of liv
ing women is Mrs. Thomas Whiffen,
stage favaorite of three generations,
still plavin ' long and difficult roles
at the age of 79. She made her de
but 60 years ago and was th$ origi
nal 4 Buttercup” in “Pinafore.” com
ing to America in 1868. Sh3 is now
playing tie role of “Grann - Bradley”
in 'The Goose Hangs High/' a play
dealing with the present yo tnger gen
eration.
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PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
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SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
ROUTE SCHEDULE
Vessel—
Yukon _
Alameda_
Alaska_
Yukon _
Alameda .
Alaska .
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
—January 3
—January 10
—January 17
—January 24
...January 31
...February 7
Scheduled
Arr. Seward
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
Scheduled
Sail fm Seward
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
Steamers in the above schedule will make all regular ports of call
in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
The steamship Redondo will discontinue operating to the west
ward until further notice, as soon as she completes her present trip.
Freighter Nabesna is scheduled to sail from Seattle, December 30th.
Send orders by wire.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD, ALASKA
ll Greetingl E «
In extending the Season’s Greetings to all its friends and patrons,
The Alaska Railroad takes occasion to announce a
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S
EXCURSION FARE
of one and one-third for the round-trip, between all stations. Reduced
rate tickets may be purchased at all agency stations December 20th to
January 1, Inclusive; final return limit January 6, 1925. Passengers
boarding trains at non-agency stations may avail themselves of this
Special Excursion Rate by purchasing reduced rate tickets at first
agency stations.
It is the sincere wish of The Alaska Railroad that the year 1925
will be the most progressive and prosperous for all Alaskan activities,
and towards the accomplishments of this purpose The Alaska Railroad
will continue to lend its earnest and whole-hearted co-operation at all
times.
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