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VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 19.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Nikolai Lenine, Russian Premier, Is Dead
null PREPARES
to flee corny
FOLLOW!! EXPOSE
Archie Roosevelt Resigns As Vice
President of Company Which
He Says “Smells to High
Heavens.”
CREATES SENSATION
The Further Senate Goes Into Teapot
Dome Lease the Worse It
Smells.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.—Archie
xtsevelt appeared before the Senate
Public Lands committee today and an
nonneed that he had resigned as vice
president of the Union Petroleum
Company because of certain suspi
cions he had as to the legality of the ;
dealings of Harry F. Sinclaire in con-:
nection with the leasing of the Tea-!
pot Dome oil reserve from Secretary ‘
Albert B. Fall.
The l nion is a subsidiary compa
ny oi the Teapot Pome corporation. j
Archie indicated that he knd ids
brother, Assistant Secretary Gf the
Navy Roosevelt, had decided on such I
V course as best. G. D. Waldberg
Sinclaire’s private secretary, also ad"-!
>'Ded him to get from under, infimat
ing that the Teapot Dome lease
smelt to the high heavens."
Archie explained that Sinclaire a,
week ago, sought to flee to Europe,,
asking young Roosevelt to so arrange
his passage that Sinclaire’s would
not appear on the passenger list. ,
Air. Roosevelt’s testimony produced
a sensation among the members of
the committee, many of whom favored
having Sinclaire restrained from ,
leaving the United States until the
ill scandals had been fully investi -
gated. i
WASHINGTON, Jau. 22.—Archie
Roosevelt told the Senate Investigat
ing committee that lie purchased the
tickets that Sinclaire sailed for Eu
rope on the Liner Paris, which is op
erated by a company in which Kerrnit
Roosvelt is an officer and therefore |
Sinclaire's name was not given on the:
passenger list.
Fall Been Subpoenaed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—Former
Secretary Fall has been subpoenaed
by the Senate committee investigat
ing the Teapot Dome oil lease to ap
pear before it for further examina
tion.
Would Cancel Lease
WASHINGTON Jan. 22.—Senator
Caraway in the Senate and Represen-j
tative Garrett in the House introduc-;
ed bills cancelling the Teapot Dome
lease. Senator Neely of West Vir
ginia suggested the Senate divert the
forthcoming Polar flight of the diri
gible Shenandoah, that oil might be
found to make up for that sold by
ex-Secretary Albert Fall, while Sen
ator McKellar nominated Fall for
governor general of the Polar I err?- <
tory. j
man
OF FORTUNE DEADj
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 22.—General
Lee Christmas, a noted soldier of for-^
tune, who has fought in every war in
Spanish America, died here yester
day Gen. Christmas has been the j
hero of many novel and his adven-1
tures and escapes would fill a large!
volume.
GROCERY FIRM MOVING
A \ym. S. Dryden is moving his stock
of grocerie from Third and Adams
street to Fourth street in the build
ing formerly occupied by the Gate
way.
ELECTRONIC GENIUS PASSES
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.—Dr.
Albert Abrams, world famous origin
fclbr of Electronic diagnosis died in
his home here today.
UNITED STATES
US HUERTA
1ST BE GOOD
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—Secretary
Hughes today dispatched a note to
de la Huerta, leader of the revolution
in Mexico, telling him that unless he
j removes the mines and other obstruc
tions to commerce front Mexican
j ports held by the rebels that govern
ment will do it for him.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—The Su
preme Court today declined to review
the impeachment proceedings against
former Goverenor Walton of Oklaho
ma, on the grounds that the matter
was within the province of the state'
of Oklahoma and the courts really1
had no jurisdiction in the matter. \
plans Formulated
LAKEHI7RST, N * . Jan. 22.—Per-‘
manent plans to prepare fft'* Shenan
doah for her polar trip were complet-j
ed by officers of the naval air sta
tion and repair work on the dirigible
will be ready in a month.
COOLIDGE WANTS DRY
LAW STRICTLY ENFORCED
WASHINGTON Jan. 22.—President
Coolidge in an address here today,'
touching the prohibition movement de
dared that lie stood tor the general
enforcement of the law and that fed
eral and state officials must see that '
i he dry law is enforced. *
EiGliT DEAD FROM GWI
IS MILE WEST SHIES
CHICAGO, Jan. 22.—Eight persons
were Frozen to death in the cold snap
which struck the Middle West since
Sunday.
DROWNS IN BATHTUB
SEATTLE, Jan. 22.—Martin Wic-1
sam, a logger, drowned himself in a
bathtub at the Providence hospital at;
noon yesterday, on acocunt of his ill
ness.
GOMPERS RETURNS
NEW YORK, Jan. 22.—Samuel Gom
Pers, president of the American Fed
eration ot Labor, returning on the
steamship Panama said it was his con
viction that labor in the canal zone
was being treated unfairly by the
government and that the canal zone
military defenses could be improved.
WILL DEFEND HIS TITLE
NEW YORK aJn. 22—Harry Greb,
world middle weight champ will de
fend his title against Johnny Wilson,
trom whom he won the crown last
year.
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ORDER DESTROYERS PANAMA
W ASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—The crui- t
sex Omaha and six desti*oyei’s have
been ordered toward Panama, .where
the rebel headquarters have been as
sumed. The American government ac
tuated the possibility of harm to the j
American National. ,j
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PROPOSES EXPENDITURES
WASHINGTON Jan. 22.—Repi’esen- i
tative Britton of the House Naval t
Committee intxoduced a bill proposing t
expenditures of six million dollars at j
Pearl Harbor Naval Station, Hawaii,
lor improving the harbor and chan
nel.
CORDOVA IGLOO ELECTS 1
Igloo, No. 19, Pioneers of lAaska t
last week elected and installed John i
Nebbe as president, and George Doo- I
ley, secertary, says the Cordova c
Times. r
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UNp^^WpOO 4 UNDERWOOD. N. V*
FORMER DOROTHY BENJAMIN CARUSO AND BRIDEGROOM HERE
Captain Ernest A. Ingram, his br ide, the former Mrs. Enrico Caruso
(uee Dorothy Park Benjamin) and M rs. Ingram’s little daughter, Miss
Gloria Caruso. The British officer and the widow of the great tenor
weie manied in London last month, and will spend the summer here.
FIFTY MSB
MB fl REBELS
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 22.—President
Obregon, at the head of his main ar
my of 15,000 men, is marching across
the country to give battle to the re
volutionists in the west.
OLD TIME SEWARD CITIZEN
PASSES AWAY AT FT. YUKON
Joseph Carney, an old time resid
ent of Seward and father of Mrs.
trace Brook, also a resident of Sew
ml now of Fort Yukon, died last
veek and was interred Sunday at Ft.
t ukon. Mr. Carney resided in Sew
ird during the years 1919-20. He was
gist master of Friendship Lodge F.
v A. M. Detroit. Mich.
The local lodge of Masons held me
norial services Sunday for Mr. Gar-j
ley.
MEW AUTOMOBILE AGENCY
FOR SEWARD ANNOUNCED
A. F. Davis, now in Seattle, wires
hat he has secured the agency for the
Jverland and Knight cars, which will
>e handled in Seward this summer,
t is understood that Peter Ogle will
srect a large garage on his lots in
his city, doing a general auto busi
tess. This will make four agencies
ind three garages for Seward.
PREMIER BALDWIN !
RESIGNS OFFICE
IN CRUCIAL VOTE
LONDON, Jan. 22.—The Baldwin
overnment fell tonight before the
nslaught of the laborites and Liber
ls when no ..vote of confidence mo
ion passed the house of commons.
The vote stood 328 to 256 against.
Parliament Adjourns
LONDON, Jan. 22.—Parliament ad
Jurned until Monday, February 12.
Temier Macdonald indicated that he
ill name his cabinet Thursday.
The Labor party had the support of
.squith, leader of the Liberals. Isa
el, 20, his daughter, will preside over
:ie home of her widowed father at
lo. 10, Downing street.
LONDON, Jan. 22.—Premier Bald
in resigned today, advising the king
j summons Ramsay McDonald, the
ibor leader, which was done, and af
5r a House conference his majesty
lvited Macdonald to form a ministry,
[acdonald announced that he would
ombine the foreign office with the
remiership.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22.—A battle in:
North river, between the authorities
j and bootleggers resulted in the seiz
ure of liquor worth $200,000 and the
i arest of six rum runners. Several
shots were fired by both sides but
i there were no casualties.
MAKES HARD HITTING SPEECH 1
PARIS, Jan. 22.—Dawes delivered a
straightforward hard hitting speech in
the opening address of the committee
ol experts and said he could not
speak for the government of the Am
erican people but as an individual he
made an earnest plea for common and
practical co-operation among the na-j
tions. So Germany and her production
could be restored so she might meet [
her obligations.
WILL CALL RED ARMY
MOSCOW, Jan. 22.—Federal Coun-j
cil commissaries decided the sum
mons in spring of the class of 1902
for the regular service of the Red
army call lor this class was postpon
ed two years in succession.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 22.—1 j
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon1 (
made public today a letter he had I ,
written to Senator Couzens, of Mich-|j
igan, replying to the letters of criti-j
cism of the administration’s propos-!
als to cut the surtax rate down to 25; ‘
per cent. In his reply, the secretary j
cited Couzens himself, as a shining ex!
ample of the evils of the present tax
law which allows a rich man to make *
all his investments in tax exempt se- £
curities and thus avoid paying any '
income tax. He called the attention £
oi Couzens to the fact that the Mich- *
igan senator had an income of over *
one million dollars a year and yet he £
did not pay one cent into the nation- £
al treasury for the support of his gov 1
eminent. The senator’s criticism of £
the Mellon proposal to amend the con c
stitution by prohibiting the further is- \
suance of tax exempt securities was <
attacked on the ground that the pres- t
ent law allowed the senator to avoid «
paying taxes when the Mellon pro- t
posals would force him to pay a tax 1
by employing his funds in general
business. The secretary directly asti i
ed Couzens: “Must a'system which t
permits a man with an income of ov
er a million a year to pay not one
cent to support his government re- *
main unaltered.” f
Stroke Takes Life of
Radical Agitator In
Small Russian Villa
WILL OUST UNDESIRABLES
MOSCOW, Jan. 22.—Three thous
and persons have been banished iron
Russia and are to be taken to the isl
and of Solovetsky in the White Sea
Some of them will probably go to Si
beria in connection with the campaigi
to rid the country of objectionabh
elements.
PARIS, aJn. 22.—Riginald McKen
na, former chancellor of the Britisl
exchequor, elected president of th<
second experts’ committee, was ap
pointed by the reparations commis
sion to locate German capital in for
eign countries and find means for it
return to Germany.
His attention was called to unm
ually heavy investments by Germa
capital in South American republic:
since the war. It will be his duty t
find out if investors transferred thei
money to escape the heavy taxes o
through legitimate investments.
DUTY IS NEGLECTED
WASHINGTON, aJn. 22.—Governor
Pinchot in a speech at the annual con
vention of the anti-saloon league said
“the failure of the government to do
it plain duty is the main cause of the
failure of the present lawlessness.”
ISSUE FOB 5211)10
A new bill seking authority for Ju
neau to tloat a bond issue amounting
to $200,000 has been introduced in
Congress by Delegate Sutheland. This
measure is designed to take the place
of a bill introduced at the beginning
of the session for an issue of $100,000,
the latter amount being inserted thru
error, said the delegate.
The proposed bond issue is to pro
ride for the construction of a perma
nent street system and to install a
lew sewer system. A survey made
ast summer by the Street Commit
:ee of the city council indicated it
vould cost $200,000 to cover this
vork.
If congress approves the bill, the
luestion of floating the issue for the
mrpose mentioned will be put before
he people of the community to vote1
>n, a majority being necessary before
he bonds could be placed on the mar
ket.
rOURIST TRAVEL BRINGS
ICE PLANT TO WRANGELL
As a result of tourist travel during
he past summer, Wrangell is to have
, first-class cold storage plant. The,
ray it happened was like this; Last
ummer a Dr. Leet got to talking a- i
out the town to one of the local bus
uess men and he was informed that
11 the community lacked was a cold (
torage plant. Upon the doctor’s re-'
urn to the States, he informed his j
on of the fact; so the son, being a
old storage engineer, got in touch
nth the chamber of commerce, be- j
ame interested and bought a ticket
o wrangell. The young man promot
d stock company and bought two
hirds of the stock and will begin
luilding in a short time.
This is one instance of what tour
3ts do for a country. Encourage the
rade and tourists’ll come.
IF your girl doesn’t pay your way
o the Leap Year Dance, you’re stung
or a dollar, boys!
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MOSCOW, Jan. 22.—Nikolai Lenine
Soviet premier of Russia, died Mon
day aiternoon at his country villa
near Moscow. Death came from a
paralytic stroke.
Nikolai Lenine, a radical Socialist,
editor^ author and agitator, over
threw the provisional government of
Russia in November, 1917. and ->-t up
the Bolshevik government of Rus
sia in November, 1&17, which ne
! gotiated a treaty with Germany at
Brest-Litovsk. Not only did this
■ peace treaty put Russia out of the
1 | 'v'ar( but it set up a process oi disin
, tegration in which the vast empire
formerly dominated by the Romanoffs
tl'tU apart until there remained only
l that portion commonly called Little
Russia.
Whether Lenine acted as a paid
agent tor Russia, or, as he conieniieti.
in the interest of the Russian So
3 eialists and working classes is yet a
question to which history has not
’’,vt given a positive answer. There
1 has been a very wide belie: among
!’<-he people of the entente nations tuat
3 lenine w as a w illing and conscious
lool Oi Germany. At any nue it has
been widely asserted that lie ioulu
not have served Germany better u
he had been in the employ oi Empe
ror Wilhelm.
Lenine obtained his domination of
the Russian proletariat largely by
reason of his program oi dividing the
land among the peasantry and giving
the tactories and visible wealth oi
the empire to the workmen. The rev
olution which lie led against the gov
ernment of Alexander Kereusk\ was
thereiore, more economic than poli
tical.
- ^ “in- o cunnsvatiou
was the order of the day. 'i lie ."oviet
seized the great estates and divided
them among the people while factor}
workers took over the factories and
machinery from heldless manufactu
rers. 1 he middle classes were the
special objects of hatred of Leuiue
and his associates and they were per
'secuted in every conceivable form.
Soldiers and sailors leaped from
the ranks to be commanders. The
•former emperor, Nicholas was brot
from Siberian exile and asasssinated
'in Southern Russia. Russian civili
zation was topsy turvy. Virtual cha
os prevailed. Under Lenine’s direc
tion the Bolsheviki fought the enten
te who entered Russia to rescue the
Czecho-Slovaks and to re-establish
some kind of order under which real
Russian opinion might be tound.
Such was the state of ruin intr
which Leniue’s leadership led the
people of Russia when the bullet of
>a girl assassin first laid him low. He
later suffered two serious paralytic
strokes, followed Monday by the
third and last.
Leniue’s real name was Vladimir
Ilyitch Ulianoff. He was boru at
Simbirsk, Russia, April 21>, 1870. His
lather was director of the elementary
school of that city. His brother, a
revolutionary, was hanged at Petro
grad, in 1877, for his part in a plot
to kill Emperor Alexander III. Vlad
imir or Lenine was later expelled
from the University of Kazan tor
spreading socialistic views.
In 1895 lenine organized the union
for the Liberation of the working
class and for that was exiled to Si
beria. At the expiration of the pe
riod of his exile he returned and fig
ured prominently in subsequent rev
olutions against the emperor. He
edited numerous radical socialist pa
pers. After the Kerensky govern
ment overthrew the empire, Lenine,
with other Russian revolutionists,
was given passage through Germany
to Russia where he in turn over
threw Kerensky. This was consider
ed as proof that his revolution was
financed by German authorities.