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V OLUME XIX. NUMBER 64.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 15,1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
1SHIT0N FIS
, SEE FIGHT FILMS
s IK M'LEI'S HOME
WASH. Mar. 15—Gaston i>. Means,
former Depa Ament of Justice agent
was heard by the Daugherty commit
tee, Stinson being ill. lie said l.e
had workeu ft r the Ger inn Govern
ment and afterwards for me British
Mexican company, then for the Ameri
can government. When asked if he j
wanted any quarter or immunity he j
replied that he wanted no immunity !
and would give no quarter. He said
he had decided to tell it all and said
his present business was answering j
the indictment.”
He is under indictment at the pres-1
ent time he said, for liquor charges j
and Senator Wheeler said he had a
suitcase full of evidence against Gas
ton Means, for the murder of Mrs. j
Maude King.
Means said he had worked for Harry
Friech of the Pennsylvania coal fields ;
in 1915 and 1916 and was often em
ployed by the Burns agency. He al
so stated he was suspended on the re
quest of “another cabinet member,”
because he was too active in the in
vestigation of the oil matter in Mex
ico. Discussing his investigations he
said: “I didn’t know whether I was
working under Jesse Smith or whom,”
saying he often worked under orders
initiated by Smith, declaring that
Smith’s work in the Department of
Justice would be very “difficult to
describe.” When telling of visits of
Smith and Daugherty he said “they j
knew the game,” adding they invari
ably saw him separately.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 15.—Testify
ing before the Daugherty investigat
ing commission this afternoon, Means
said that Jess Smith, the secret ser
vice man, told him thai President
Harding, Secretary Hughes, Attorney
General Daugherty and E. P>. McLean
attended a private showing in the
Dempsey-Carpentier fight pictures at
McLean’s Washington residence, de
spite the fact that it was a violation
of the Federal law to take pictures
from New Jersey, where the fight took
place to Washington. Moreover, the
witness also averred that it was tor
Jess Smith that he collected $3500,
and $35,000 in connection with the
various showing of the fight films.
Means further testified that in Feb
ruary, 1922, in the old Bellevue Hotel
in Washington, he received from a
Japanese representing Mitusul and Co.
Sit'd.00o to stop the prosecution in the
Standard aircraft case and that he
turned the money over to the late
Jess W. Smith, Daugherty’s “bumper
friend.”
WASHING rON, Mar lo—Means said
he had received money for non-inter
ference with the showing of the
Dempsey Carpentier films, but the
money had been turned over to Smith.
He collected it for himself but wheth
er he turned it over to someone else
he did not say. Means said the first
time the films were shown many men
in high official positions were present,
and that the owners of the pictures
were Smith, Howard and Fanning. A
man named Orr whom he identified
as a secretary of former Governor
Whitman of New York.
FRENCH STEAMER OFF ROCKS
HAKA, March 14—The French ves
sel Tours was pulled off the rocks near
Neuvitas where she went aground last
Monday. She is not believed to be bad
ly damaged.
PIONEERS HAVE BIG
TIME LAST NIGHT
Seward Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska,
had one of the most enthusiastic
meetings for some time last evening,
when delegates were elected to the
Grand Igloo, to be held at Fairbanks
the latter part of this month. Paul
Buckley, former deputy marshal and
oldtimer; Capt. J. S. Osmund, a pop
ular Alaskan fisherman, and Dr. J.
H. Romig was elected to represent
No. 9. The members assembled also
stood unqualifiedly for an extension
of time for eligibility of membership
believing that by this manner only
can the organization be kept up to
full membership.
Following the business session an
elaborate luncheon was served. Sev
eral impromptu addresses were given
by visitors and members.
BRITISH SHIP OliDUNA
RELEASED ON MILLION BOND
NEW YORK, March 15—Federal
Hand agreed to release the British
ship Orduna, which was raided by the
Federal dry forces and a quantity of
liquor and narcotics aboard confiscat
ed; under one million dollars bond to
enable her to sail on schedule nr
Monday.
CAPTURE BRITISH YACHT
LONDON, March 15—The Daily tel
egraph from Gibralter says the Span
iards have captured a British private
yacht which is reported to be carrying
munitions to the rebels in Morrocco.
MISS STELLA FULLER
LEAVING FOR STATES
Miss Stella Fuller, the Delano nurse
is leaving for the states on a short
business trip on the Alaska. The Red
Cross meeting which was announced
for Tuesday, the 18th, in connection
with the Chamber of Commerce Lunch
eon, has been postponed.
HEARING IS SUSPENDED
WASHINGTON, Mar. 15.—The Tea
pot Dome investigating committee
hearings have suspended until Tues
day ou account of the illness of Sen
ator Walsh. Harry Sinclair will be
the next witness called.
ALAMEDA SAILS WITH
LOAD OF OLD-TIMERS
SEATTLE, Mar. 15—The steamship
Alameda sailed for Seward this morn
ins with 303 passengers, including 17
for Thumb Bay. The following are
for Seward: M. Hyland, H. H. Brown
and wife, A. J. Perriault, Carl John
son, R. E. Swain, A. Nerland, J. Jacob
son, Julius Rahnstorf, Herbert Dun
iap, M. Mekiua, Henry Li ere r and Mrs.
Lierer, Heine and Herman Lierer, J.
D. Andrews and wife, J, B. Guigley,
F. Whitaker, I-I. Menzies, Edward Hol
brook, W. R. Rathbun. P. C. Sundberg.
Mrs. Thos. P. Aitken, Mrs. J. L. Wal
ler, J .J. Brennan, Miss Andre Moore.
Samuel Beck, J. L. McCallen, Harold
Holbrook, Ida Allen, Manuel Daniels,
W. E. Struve, H. J. Williams, C.
Swanson, George Vale, George Dimas,
Fred Jones, Id. Stevens, J. Merrill,
John Howie and wife, Chas. Dalhei
ser and wife, Masetr and Miss Dal
heiser, Philip Eisent, J. Lodge, A. Mc
Donald.
NORFOLK, Ya„ Mar. 13— Forty
three perished in the storm which
swept the Atlantic coast yesterday.
Seven vessels were wrecked includ
ing the six-masted schooner Wyoming,
the largest vessel of her class in the
world. The crews of seven tugs and
18 barges are missing.
PLANE MAKES LONG FLIGHT
SANTA MONICA, Mar. 15.—Martin
Booker arrived at Clover Field from
Kelly Field, Texas, this morning.
GENERAL DUFFY APPOINTED
DUBLIN, Ireland, Mar. 13.—It is
officially announced that General Duf
fy ha; teen appointed commander-in
chief of the Free States army.
GIRL FORCED TO “STOMP"
AGED DADDY TO DEATH
TAMPA, Fla., Mar. 15.—Confined in
separate parts of the local county
jail charged with the murder o'" J.
E. Winchester an aged rancher. Mrs.
Winchester and her daughter, Johneva
aged 16, told how she killed Winches
ter yesterday. The girl stated that
her mother had told her that “If I did
not stomp daddy to death she would
kill me,” and declared she "stomped”
on his body until the breath left him.
BATTLE STARTED OVER
POINCARE’S MEASURES
PARIS, Mar. 15.—The real baitle
over Poincare’s reform emasures was
started over the discussion of an arti
cle giving the premier pow^r of de
cree over economics and when he re
fused to withdraw the articles he
said that if he did withdraw them his
other articles would quickly be voted
to replace them.
MORO OUTLAWS KILLED
MANILA, Mar. 15.—Forty-eight out
laws were killed and a number wound
ed in a battle with the constabulary
in the province of Lanao yesterday.
The outlaw leader escaped.
SAYS JAPANESE WISH
SAME RIGHTS THOSE
GIVEN TO EUROPEANS
SENATOR PHELAN STATES JAP
ANESE LAYING FOUNDATION
COLONY IN AMERICA
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15—
Senator Phelan, speaking in regard to
the immigration bill said:
“It is the ultimate purpose of the
Japanese which we cannot overlook,
to establish themselves in this coun
try on an equality with Europeans,
1 and if they are to be put under the
j Quota Law for immigration they will
w’in the first battle for acknowledge
i ment of racial equality. The fact
j is the Japanese are laying the foun
j dation for a permanent colonization on
| the Pacific slope which will spread
rapidly to other parts of the country.
Speaking of the suggested confer
! ence w ith the Japanese regarding the
immigration, he said, “Our diplomacy
on Asiatic matters is utterly eclipsed
by the Japs ,and it would be better to
avoid any conference and honestly and
frankly adopt a correct method which
will do directly what we want to do
in dealing with this concededly domes
tic problem.”
French and Belgians
Accept Daws Report
NEW YORK, March 15—The Tri
[ bune states that the French and Bel
gian governments have pledged accep
tance of the Daws committee report.
The real attle wbinning the most com
plete victory in the League of Nations
meeting this winter was setlecl when
the League council accepted the agree
ment which the meeting had prepard
for the administration of Memel. Nor
man H. Davis, an American on the
committee was given credit for the
victory.
ISSUES SUBPOENAES
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15—
!The oil committee subpoenaed Rudolph
Rydnick of Ohio, Harry McKenzie, at
tached to Coolidge’s Headquarters in
Chicago; Liffin Gilmore, Deputy Sec
retary of State of Ohio; Norman J.
Gould, New York; Charles K. Garri
son, Oklahoma; questioning them in
connection with Leonard Wood, Jr.’s
story of the oil deal at the Chicago
convention in 1920, in which Leonard
; Wood, Sr., ran for the presidential
i nomination.
Bodies of 160 Miners
Taken from Utah Shaft
SALT LAKE, Mar. 15.—One hun
dred and sixty bodies have been re
covered from the shaft of the Utah
Fuel Company. Two bodies are yet
to be taken out.
Mayor Ray Receives
Cable from Sutherland
Mayor Ray yesterday received a
cable from Delegate Sutherland stat
ing that the bill for the control of
j Lowell creek, now before the House
Committee, would have a hearing
next Wednesday. Mr . Sutherland
wired there had been no meeting of
the Territories Committee since early
in the session.
THE POTLACH REVUE
The Potlach Revue, to be held by
the Junior Red Cross and the stu
dents of the Seward schools, the last
Saturday in March, the 29th, will be
one of the best programs yet given to
our people, including vocal and in
strumental selections, living statu
ary, vaudeville, and topical hits. The
originators are working hard to make
it a success and will have some sur
prises ready.
TOMORROW'S PROGRAM
Tomorrow night at the Liberty
theatre Alice Brady will star in a
thrilling crook story, “Missing Mil
lions. Also a two-reel comedy, "Let
'Er Run.”
JAPANESE WILL NOT RECOG
NIZE RUSSIA UNTIL SETTLE
MENT IS MADE
TOKIO, March 15—Ambassador and
Mrs. Woods will be the first guest of
the Japanese regent and his bride
since the wedding, at a luncheon in
their honor at the imperial palace on
March 18th. The guests will be
mostly imperial princes; and the im
perial chamberlain conveying the in
vitation, said the Regent wished to be
welcomed back to Tokio and expressed
his appreciation of Wood’s “unselfish
and efficient aid during the time of
Japan’s great calamity.”
Premier Matsui announced that the
Japanese government does not con
sider the steps leading to formal rec
ognition of Russia as very serious un
til the Soviets settle satisfactorily
the incidents at Vladivostok, including
the closure of the consulate and stop
ping the mail sendee; arrests of sev
eral Japanese residents in Russia and
i numerous other indignities heaped up
;0n pitikens of Nippon.
The announcement followed a cabi
net session in which Matsu reported
on the Soviet dealings with ministers
discussing the incidents cited. Matsui
j said that Japanese public opinion was
aroused and permitted no permits of
! any kind to the Soviets and precluded
1 any idea of recognition until the full
; settlemen t of the indignities was
made.
Curtis Nomination Sent
to Senate this Morning
WASHINGTON, Mar. 15.—The nom
ination of Curtis Wilbur was sent to
the Senate this afternoon.
SENATE ASSS STATUS
FRENCH WAR DEBT
WASHINGTON, Mar. 15.—Senator
Shipsted introduced a resolution in
the Senate today calling upon Secre
tary Hughes to explain what policy
i or program he has for the adjustment
o1' the French war debt of France to
the United States.
Sam Guvot, well known commer
cial traveler, was an arrival on last
night’s boat.
Seward Firm Casts
Anchors for Aviators
On July 16, 1741, a Russian ship
dropped anchor in a pretty bay, after
a voyage of 3,000 miles. A boat was
sent ashore by Captain Chirikof to ex
plore the surrounding country. Days
having passed and no sign from the
exploring party he sent another party
ashore in the only remaining boat,
with orders to return immediately.
After waiting three weeks for news
from this second expedition, since the
food supply was getting low, Captain
Chirikoff sailed away from what is
now the port of Sitka.
A little over half a century latei
some Russians having trouble with
the natives had to sail into what is
now Resurrection Bay and there they
built a boat with which to fight the
Indians. This was one of the first
boats that was built on the Pacific
Coast. About the same time some
bells were cast at Sitka and Kodiak
for churches in Alaska and California.
Nearly two centuries after the dis
covery of Sitka and a little over a
century after the building of the ship
on the Pacific coast at Resurrection
Bay, another historical incident came
to pass in the same bay. Cal M. Bro
sius, a business man of this town,
which lies on the northern shores of
Resurrection Bay has recently cast
at his plant for the United States
government, 40 anchors which are to
be used in the round the world flight
of U. S. Army aviators. These an
chors will be distributed at five dif
ferent stations in Southwestern
Alaska. It is an incident of extreme
note that the United States govern
ment be supplied necessities for the
round the world flight in the same bay
where the Russians had to come for
protection over a century ago.
SENATOR PHELPS ACCUSES
JAPANESE VIOLATING LAWS
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15—Sen
ator Phelps of California, accused the
Japanese government of violating the j
immigration agreement, speaking be
fore the Senate immigration commit
tee.
GIBBONS NAMED AMBASSADOR
WASHINGTON, Mar. 15.—President
Coolidge today appointed Hugh Gib
bons, ol California, minister to Switz
erland.
ROUND WORLD PLANES
NAMED AFTER CITIES
WASHINGTON, March 15—Major
General Patrick, Chief of the Army
air service named four army airplanes
selected to make the around the world
flight after cities in the United States
as follows: Chicago, Boston, Seattle,
and New Orleans.
BONUS BILL BEFORE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15—
The house votes next Tuesday on the
soldier bonus bill, a two-thirds mapor
ity being required for its passage.
BRITISH STEAMER RELEASED
NEW YORK, Mar. 15.—The British
steamship Oduna was released on a
million odllar bond pending outcome
of the charge that she smuggled in
whiskey and morphine.
STR. ALASKA IN PORT;
HAS MUCH FREIGHT
The steamship Alaska arrived in
port last evening with 500 tons of
freight including 15 atuomobiles, and
the following passengers. H. N.
Brandt, B. H. Barndollar, Mrs. G.
Bourke, C. Bergensen, Gus Borgen, W.
J. Bogard, H. B. Compver, John M.
Collins, G. F. Courtney, O. Cooper, B.
S. Dickey, F. P. Davis, M. Dunn, R.
Dancer, Miss Happy Elliott, C. Ed
wards, E. J. Edgell, H. Erickson, C. W.
Felsh, S. Fleckinstein, L. E. Fleckin
stein, F. Flink, W. N. Gibbons, R. B.
Heastan and wife, R. Heinsingler, E.
Ireland, F. E. Ingram, Mrs. T. B. John
son, J. K. Keller, Mrs. Keller, A. A.
Lewis, Mrs. Lewis, Ira Losev, G. FI.
Losev, G. E. Lund, D. Mutchler, W. T.
Murray, W. O. Mitchell, F. C. Mathew.
John Michally, A. K. Moller, J. Ne
ville, !. F. Nord, G. E. Potter, H. E.
Potter, FI. E. Riley. F. Shank, F. Slay
ven, R. V. Stroman, Benj. Smith, H. A.
Shell. Ed Tydail, Mrs. Tydall, \V. IF.
Toms, J. D. Urban, H. C. Welch, Mrs.
C. K. Woodward, Barbara Woodward,
FTancis Woodward, E. L. Whittemore,
Julia Wellsent, 17 steerage.
The Alaska will sail for Seattle to
night alter the arrival of the train.
SEVEN ARRESTED IN
CONNECTION WITH WRECK
CONGRESS JUNCTION, Ari., March
15—Five Mexicans and two Indians
were arrested in connection with the
Santa Fe train wreck in which one
trainman was killed and another seri
ously injured.
DOUGHERTY MAKES
WHOLESALE DENIAL
WASHINGTON, Mar. 15.—Attorney
General Daugherty issued a wholesale
denial of Means’ charges, Mellon de
clining to comment.
EX-GOVERNOR CALIFORNIA
SUBPOENAED BY COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 14—
The Brookhart committee which is in
vestigating Daugherty has subpoenaed
Esteban Cantu, ex-governor of lower
California on account of suspicion
pointing toward the ex-governor being
in connivance writh American oil inter
ests during the recent Mexican revolu
tion.
Cars Have Started Breaking
Trail to Fish Hatchery
Three cars today started breaking
the road from the fish hatchery to
Seward, and one car started from
this end of the road. Autoists be
lieve that the season will be opened
a month earlier this year. Cars have !
been used on Seward’s streets all
winter. About ten new cars will
join the happy throng this year, mak
ing nearly seventy in Seward. The
larger part of these cars are high
priced ones, with Fords predominat
ing.
I
MORRIS, Mar. 15—Rank bandits
carried away a 2,800-pound safe con
taining $15,000 in currency and secur
ities from the State Bank at Kinsman,
111., twelve miles from here, early to
day, with the aid of an automobile, a
motor truck and a hand truck. The
robbery was discovered shortly after,
and Sheriff James Mack was notified,
but the robbers had made their escape.
The safe was trundled on a hand truck
three block from the bank to the au
tomobile, where it was taken aboard.
SENATOR PORTER STARTS
CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE TAX
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15
Senator Porter of Pennsylvania start
ed an independent campaign to reduce
income taxes payable in 1924.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
DECIDES NOT TO BUILD
BASE AT SINGAPORE
SHANGHAI, MarchlS—The British
government has temporarily discontin
ued the idea of a naval base in Sing
apore. American officials in Washing
ton regard this as a move to influence
the United States not to build their
base at Manila.
BOMB EXPLODED AT
ENTRANCE LEGATION
ATHENS, March 15—A bomb was
exploded at the entrance of the Brit
ish legation causing material damage
but not injuring any one. The Greek
premier and Minister of the Interior
expressed their regrets to the British
government.
CHINA MAY RECOGNIZE RUSSIA
PEKING, March 15—Negotiations
looking to recognition of Russia by tre
Chinese government are reported to be
approaching a successful conclusion.
SENATE ORDERS INQUIRY
WASHINGTON Mar. 15—The sen
ate has ordered an inquiry into the ad
ministration of the Bureau of Internal
Revenue.
NEW YORK, Mar. 15—The British
passenger liner Oduna was seized by
government agents after a raid in
which liquor and narcotics worth ten
thousand dollai’s were seized.
Dempsey Not to Defend
His Title this Slimmer
NEW YORK Mar 15—Kearns, man
ager for Jack Dempsey said Dempsey
probably would not defend his title in
1924 until September as he has ac
cepted a theatrical contract which will
prevent his fighting until that time.
Kearns rejected an offer of half a
million dollars made by John Griffin
of Providence Rhode Island for a bout
between Wills and Dempsey to be
staged in Cumberland, R. I., next July
fourth.
MUSCLE SHOALS BILL TO
RECEIVE RIGHT OF WAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15
Muscle Shoals bill will receive right
of way over bills regularly considered
in routine work next Monday.
POLICE FIRE ON STRIKERS
BOMBAY, March 15—Four civilians
were killed and five injured when the
police fired on rioting cotton mill men
here yesterday*. Troops later were
called to deal with the situation, a re
newal of the disturbance being feared.
WILL INVESTIGATE BRIBERY
WASHINGTON, Mar. 15.—a con
gressional investigation of bribery
charges affecting members of Con
gress was ordered by the House with
Representative Clearobrne of Ohio as
head of the committee.
Senator Couzens to Amplify
Charges Against Mellon
WASHINGTON, Mar. 15.—Senator
Couzens, a member of the Senate com
mittee investigating the Bureau of
Internal Revenue, said that measures
would be taken to amplify his charges
against Secretary Mellon.