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NUMBER 27
SEWARD. ALASKA. oaxuRDAY, JANUARY 31, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
NOME REPORTS TWENTY-TWO CASES
DIPHTHERIA WITH 30 SUSPECTS,
AND FIVE DEATHS UPTO TODAY
NOME. Alaska. Jan. 31.—Another
diphtheria case among the white pop
ulation was reported today* making the
actual number of cases &2, with 30
suspects, 50 contacts and five deaths.
Mayor Maynard reports the epidemic
will be under control with the arrival
of antitoxin.
The dead:
BILLY BARRETT, son of W. W.
Barrett.
MARGARET EIDE.
Infant son of Norman Rothacher.
Two Eskimo children.
Nelson May Fly to Nome
SEATTLE, Jan. 31.—Acting upon an
appeal from Mayor Maynard of Nome
the Chamber of Commerce forwarded a
request to Washington that an air
plane fly to Nome, suggesting Lieu
tenant Erik H. Nelson, the New York
to Nome flight officer and in the air
squad which circled the world.
Ask for Coast Guard Cutter
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 31.—
An appeal was received here today
asking for use of the coast guard cut
ters to carry a bacteriologist and an
titoxins to Nome. The ice-locked
condition of Bering Sea would pre
vent the use of the coast guard serv
ice, it was declared by the Army and
would be very hazardous.
Folger and Nicolai at Ruby
ANCHORAGE, Jan. 31—John Folger
and Titus Nicolai, in the antitoxin re
lay race, made good time between Ne
nana and Ruby, arriving at the latter
place at 8:05 Thursday night, An
other musher left with the* medicines
three minutes later tor Kalta'g, where
Leonard Sepalla aw*aits to complete
the last lap of the journey with his
team of twenty Siberian wolfhounds.
Sepalla was to go on to Ruby but in
view of the good time being made de
cided to wait at Kaltag and rest his
team.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan.'31 —
The Red Cross Chapter here received
a report from C. W. Thompson, its
Nome representative, saying that
the camp at the present time had 15
cases of diphtheria with four deaths
up to Thursday night. He stated that
Miss Emily M. Morgan, of Wichita,
Kan., a former overseas nurse who
went to Nome from Unalaska, was do
ing yeomen service.
Suppela Leaves on Back Trail
ANCHORAGE, Jan. 31.—Leonard
Suppela left Kaltag at 3:00 o’clock
yesterday afternoon and expects to
cover the 300 miles to Nome in 20
hours, landing the serum at 1 o’clock
Saturday afternoon. If he succeeds
he will have established a record of
three days and 14 hours for the dis
tance from Nenana to Nome, break
ing a world's record for dog-team
travel.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 31.—
Ralph P. Mackie, former lieutenant in
the Canadian Royal Flying Corps,
bookkeeper on the daily Alaskan, has
volunteered as mechanician for Lieut.
Roy Darling to fly from Fairbanks to
Nome with a million extra units of
antitoxin.
Darling’s wife begged for the privi
lege of accompanying her husband,
urging him not to hesitate on the er
rand of mercy.
Sepalla is reported to be past Old
Woman, nearing Unalakleet with his
dogs in full run. He is planning to
cross Norton Sound from Cape Den
bigh to Cape Derby, cutting off 100
miles in th eelbow. Darling is expect
ed here today to get the supply of
antitoxin coming from Seattle.
Frank Murphy, a local mechanic,
who wras a flyer in the Canadian army
has telegraphed Fairbanks offering to
make the flight from Fairbanks to
Nome with the supply of antitoxin ar
riving at Seward on the Alaska.
FAREWELL DINNER
GIVEN KELLOGG
WHEN RETIRES
AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE IS
LAUDED BY BRITISH AM
BASSADOR
LONDON, Jan. 31.—A brilliant fare
well dinner was given at the Pilgrim’s
Club last night to Kellogg, retiring
American Ambassador to England.
Ambassador Churchill lauded Kel
logg’s qualities and accomplishments
while filling his post, and said that
during his stay in England a better
understanding existed between the
countries than ever before,
j Ambassador Kellogg, in replying to
I the British Minister’s talk, urged
Britons and Americans to a better
! knowledge of each other in the “re
alization of his greatest hope for fu
ture relations between our countries.’’
Kellogg said he was most impress
ed with the necessity of removing the
causes of war..
PATRICK TAMMANY
PIONEER, DEAD
SEATTLE. Jan. 31.—Patrick Tam
many, aged 64, died Friday at his
home on Bitter Lake, north of Seat
tle. and will be buried Monday.
Forty years ago he aided in trans
continental railroad development work
with Pat Heney of Alaska railroad
fame. He helped build the White
Pass & Yukon Railway, and also help
ed Heney build the Copper River &
Northwestern Railway.
He retired two years ago, and has
been living on his ranch near Seattle.
■ABANDONS CASE AGAINST
FORMER SECY. OF WAR
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—The gov
ernment abandoned its war fraud
prosecution against Benedict Crow
ell, former assistant secretary of war
and six other defendants.
WOMAN’S PLACE IS IN THE
HOME, JURIST ASSERTS
JERSEY CITY, Jan. 31.—A wife
cannot spend all her time with her
mother “back home” and refuse to
rejoin her husband after he has
pleaded with her to return, and ex
pect to find any sympathy in a di
vorce court, according to a ruling
made by Vice-Chancellor Fielder.
Mrs. Buela Wood, is the wife. The
husband is George L. Wood, a marine
engineer, of Jersey City. He told
the court his wife had returned to
her folks in Newburgh, N. Y., and
that try as he did, she refused to re
turn to Jersey City.
The vice-chancellor granted Wood
a decree and dismissed a cross pe
tition for divorce filed by Mrs. Wood.
BILL INTRODUCED ASKING
FOR MONEY TO FIGHT^FIRES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—Johnson
of California, introduced a bill in the
Senate today, asking for the appro
priation of a million dollars to fight
fires in the four national forests of
the West Coast.
Johnson said that the dry season
would soon hit California, and that
the money on hand was inadequate to
keep the necessary patrols and equip
ment needed to preserve the great
redwoor areas of Northern California,
in which fires last fall played such
havoc.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31.—Fulton
was fined five hundred dollars to’ay
when he pleaded guilty to a fake _.ght
with Fuente.
No Divorce Says
Charlie Chaplin
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31.—Attor
neys are negotiating a financial
settlement between Charlie Chap
lin, movie comedian, and his 16*
year-old bride, says the Los Ange
les Times.
■■ Chaplin’s attorneys and an un
cle' of the bride said there was no
cohnection between the negotia
tes and any contemplated action
for separation of divorce. They
stated that rumors of a separa- I
tion being circulated in movieland
were not authentic as Chaplin and
his wife were contented and happy
with each other, and were looking
forward eagerly to the arrival of an
heir early in the summer.
JURY FINDS FORBES
GUILTY GRAFTING
CHICAGO,, Jan. 31—Charles W.
Forbes, former director of the Veter
ans’ Welfare Bureau, and John W.
Thompson a St. Louis contractor, were
convicted of conspiracy to defraud
the government through collusion in
awarding contracts to build hospitals.
The jury was out five hours and fifty
minutes. When the defendants asked
a poll of the jury each juror rose and
confirmed the verdict individually.
The maximum penalty for the of
fense is two years and $10,000 fine, or
both.
Blackmailing Editor !
Given Ternvin Prison
NEW YORK, Jan. 31—Stephen G.
Clow, editor of “Broadway Breviites,”
which collected considerable sums
from prominent persons including El- j
bert H. Gary, steel magnate, ahd Peg
gy Hopkins Joyce, actress, for ignor-j
ing or praising them, was sentenced
to serve six years in Atlanta prison,
and fined $6,000. One of his solocitors
convicted of attempted blackmail,
was sentenced to two years and fined
$11,000. Another is being held for |
further investigation.
THREE KILLED IN PECULIAR
ACCIDENT IN IRELAND
BELFAST, Ireland, Jan. 31.—Three
persons were killed and 10 injured
when a gale blew a train from the
rails at Owencarrow viaduct.
Trotzky Asked to
Head Chinese Army
SEATTLE, Jan. 31.—A letter to J.
W. Hall, from Upton Close, lecturer
on Pacific Asia for the University of
Washington, said that Chang Tso Lin
is virtual ruler of China, in Peking,
and that he has sent for Leon Trotzky
to come to Peking and create a na
tional army in China, The _letter..is
from an associate of Hall’s, when he
was on the staff of Wu Peu Fu.
FIRE DESTROYS
ROOT HOUSE OF
CHARLES MARINO
(Anchorage Daily Ties)
MATANUSKA, Jan. 23—A fire,
from an over-heated stove destroyed
the root house of Charles Marino, on
the farm which was formerly owned
by F. F. Winchester. Between eight
and ten tons of potatoes and consid
erable other vegetables were burned
or spoiled by fire and smoke. The
total loss is estimated at about one
thousand dollars.
By defeating Arlington, Ma?s., the
Passaic high school football team of
Patterson, N. J.., won its 150th consec
utive game.
BUREAU OF FISHERIES AMENDS
HERRING REGULATIONS GIVING
NEW LEASE OF LIFE TO FISHERES
STATES SUFFERING
FROM UNUSALLY
SEVERE WEATHER
TEMPERATURE DROPS TO FIFTY
TWO BELOW IN MONTANA
NEW YORK SUFFERING
HELENA, Jan. 31.—Temperatures
ranging from twenty-two to fifty-two
below zero are forecasted for Mon
tana today, while at Havre last even
in the mercury stood below zero, and
still Jailing. Much suffering has been
endured by men and cattle on the
ranges and before spring is is said
there will be a great loss in livestock.
Blizzard Hits New York
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Blizzard-like
storms in New England, Northern
New York, and eastern states border
ing Canaan, have piled the roads high
with snow, blocking all traffic. Floods
in the southland have made trains
late and washed out roads and bridges
while Manhattan island is blocked
from land as sea with the worst traf
fic jam in thirty-five years.
PLOT FRUSTRATED
HOLD UP TRALN
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31.—The
Examiner said today that a plot to
bold up the train by Chicago gunmen
which will convey Herbert L. Wilson,
former pastor and train bandit, from
San Quentin to Los Angeles next week
and either kidnap or kill Wilson to
prevent him testifying against former
acoomplices in a $2,000,000 robbery,
.has been learned from underworld
sources.
Six Persons Killed
In Apartment Fire
CHICAGO, Jan. 31.—Six persons
were killed including two women who
jumped from the third floor, and one
is missing, in a fire which occurred
in a forty-two apartment building on
the South Side today. One body was
found in the ruins. The firemen were
hampered in their rescue work by de
bris and ice. Four were injured.
NURMI WINS IN MILE RACE
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Nurmi eas
ily beat. four countrymen in a mile
and l-8th race today, but ran the
slowest race since his invasion of the
United States. Nurmi has been suf
fering from a severe cold, and it has
settled in his lungs.
WOMAN BOOKMAKER
MAKES VISIT TO U. S.
NEW YORK CITY, Jan. 31_Mrs.
Helen Vernet, Great Britain’s only wo
man bookmaker, who says she handl
ed $52,000,000 annually, arrived here
last night on her way to Florida
where she will visit for six weeks.
Alameda Sails North
At Nine S’morning
SEATTLE, Jan. 31.—The Alameda
sailed north this morning at nine car
rying one hundred and sixty-cne pas
sengers, with the following listed for
Seward:
J. R. Williams, A. McDonald, C. T.
King, Frank Dover, John Nelson, T.
J. Flannagan, Mike Caronol, Anna
Gage, Tom White, N. H. Loveland,
Miss H. Rody, Miss I. Keithby, W.
G. Mahan, Harry Steen, C. C. Wilson,
and wife, Lewis Wilson, A. H. Kellor,
J. E. Fitzgerald, Mrs. L. Bargle, Miss
M. Mead and two steerage;
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JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 31.—The lo
cal Federal Bureau of Fisheries office
announced today that amended herring
regulations had been issued by the De
partment of Commerce virtually re
scinding regulations effective January
which threatened to destroy the her
ring packing industry of Southeastern
Alaska.
The new regulations fix the close
season of the southeastern area from
March 1 to April 30, inclusive; per
mits fishing in the waters near Sitka
from Halibut Point to Cape Baranof,
from March 15 to April 15; closes Ka
nalku Bay, Admiralty Island, all the
year.
The Prince William Sound open sea
son is extended 15 days, to November
16. Local packers and halibut fisher
men who protested against the original
regulations, say the new orders solve
a serious problem, both in the herring
and the halibut fishing industry.
Gibbons Stops Herman
In The Third Round
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DETROIT, Jan. 31.—Tommy Gib
bons stopped “Tiny Tim” Herman of
Omaha in the third round of a sched
uled ten round bout. It took five
minutes to revive Herman.
GREB OUTPOINTS DELANEY
ST. PAUL, Jan. 31.—Harry Greb
outpointed Billy Delany in a ten
round go here last night, by news
paper’s decision.
OLDTIME WAGON TRAIN
MAN PASSES AWAY
KELSO, Jan. 31.—Edwin Ilungting
ton, 85, the last survivor of Captain
Delaney’s wagon Gain which crossed
• he plains iu 1X18, died this morning
at Castle Rock, Washington. He had
been in failing health for several
months.
Weekly Schedule
Canada to Alaska
Starts Next June
SEATTLE, Jan. 31.—The Canadian
National railways announced this
morning the inauguration, begining
Jue 22, of a weekly schedule between
Vancouver B. C., Prince Rupert, Ket
chikan, Wrangell, Juneau and Skag
way. The palatial steamers Prince
Rupert ad Prince George will be the
vessels placed on the run.
WOMAN IN RACE FOR
CITY COMMISSIONER
SPOKANE, Jan. 31.—A mass meet
ing of women yesterday nominated
Mrs. Emille Burcham, widow of a well
known attorney of this city, for city
commissioner. The election will take
place on March 10.
Seattle Jury Convicts
Three Manslaughter
SEATTLE, Jan. 31.—A jury last
night convicted F. G. Richardson,
Floyd Sivery and Charles Fairchild
of manslaughter. They killed R. L.
Litsey, a veteran police officer, when
he entered a house on his beat Sep
tember 15, 1924.
Armed Highwaymen
Rob Pasadena Visitors
PASADENA, Cal., Jan. 31.—Four
armed highwaymen stopped a limou
sine on a boulevard in this city late
last night and robbed Mr. and Mrs. A.
R. Bouffleur and Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Eden, Seattle visitors, of gems, cash
and clothing valued at |14,500.
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