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VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 285
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22,1923
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FORT WORTH. Texas. Nov. 22.—
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, oil operator
and Arctic explorer, who was found
guilty in the Federal court here this
afternoon of misuse of the mails in
connection with operations in the the
Petroleum Producers’ Association, of
which he was sole trustee and mana
ger, was sentenced to fourteen years
and nine months in the Federal pris
on, and fined $12,000 by Federal Judge
Killits.
Dr. Cook was remanded to jail in
default of $75,000 bail. Twelve co
defendants with Dr. Cook were given
one to elgt’n years in the penitentiary
and heavily fined.
I Dr. Cook, who was made an inter
national character through sheer ef
frontery and bluff was conducting a
cold-blooded, deliberate confidence
game in fleecing the public, Judge
Killets asserted.
The testimony against Dr. Cook was
especially damaging, showing that he
had thrown a number of worthless
and fictitious companies into a corpo
ration. selling millions of dollars in
worthless stock to people who could
ill afford their losses. One woman
testified that after reading Dr. Cook’s
prospectuses she took the carpets off
the floor and sold them to buy oil
stock. Another small cotton raiser
said be mortgaged his farm and stock
and bought stock, which later proved
to be not worth the paper it was print
ed on.
Dr. Cook maintained elaborate of
fices and a large clerical force, his
printed contracts reaching huge fig
ures.
E, TUFT m
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Nov. 22.—W.
H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson and Presi
dent Coolidge were today elected hon
orary members of the National Soci
ety of the Sons and Daughters of Pil
grim Fathers.
BRISTOTbAY GINNERIES I
DEN! JURY STATEMENTS
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SEATTLE, Nov. 22.—Officials of the
Northwestern Fisheries company and
Libby, McNeill and Libby denied the
charges made in the report of H P.
Everest, state supervisor of industrial
relations and reiterating the findings
of a federal grand jury at Valdez,
Alaska, that narcotics are oflen sold
by labor contractors to cannery em
ploves in Alaska.
Everest declared that white men are
fed by Chinese contractors with “such
foods as the Chinese usually eat,’’ del
icacies and fruit being charged extra.
,To this the cannery officials replied
that the Chinese contractors were not!
allowed to furnish food to white men
Mexicans or negroes.
Edward Clifford, slate director of la
bor and industries published a report
suggesting the state pass a law requir
ing cannery employes to be paid in
Seattle at the end of their season’s
work, before the State labor officials
TRIAL OF DR. SHANNON STARTS
SEATTLE, Nov. 21.—The trial of
Dr. Shannon, pioneer physician, on a
charge of violating the anti-narcotic
act, began this morning before Judge
Roland.
Saturday ends the educational week
pn£~am prepared by the American
Le^on.
U. V NAVY OFFICIAL PHOTO'
NEW TYPE OF SEAPLANE CARRIED ON SUBMARINE
A view of tTie new type navy seaplane carried by the United States
submarine S-l, returning to the deck. After landing it is taken apart and
stored away inside the submarine where a place had been made to store it.
It is expected that in the future all si bs will carry one of these planes.
INDICTMENTS MAY BE
ISSUED GGV. WALTON
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 21—Gov.
Walton appeared at the court house
at noon today and said he expected to
be indicted by the county grand jury,
now in session, and if such indictment
was returned he was ready to submit
to immediate arrest.
lOUTHS LEFT FORTUNE:
■ITS HUE IT I®
PEORIA, 111., Nov. 22.—Three ban
dits held up and robbed two young
men of $10,000 in cash which they had
just drawn at a Peoria bank as their
share of a grandfather’s estate.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22.—Jos. W.|
Engle, vice president of the Metro
Pictures Corporation was arrested to
day in connection with the seizure Qf
a large consignment of liquor valued
at $30,000, said to have been shipped
to him from New York, in a packing
case, labeled “Motion Picture Films;
Handle With Care.”
PRESIDENT STOPS WORK
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Two Reel Picture Will Be Shown with
President in Cast
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.—President
Coolidge played a movie role this aft-1
m-noon. Dropping work on his mes
sage to congress he faced the camera
and the director’s megaphone under
the glare of Kleig lights. The presi-j
dential debut in screenland is to be
by way of the time honored two-reel
picture.
EMPLOYES ON STRIKE
BERLIN, Nov. 22.—Despite the or-)
der of Von Seeckt, prohibiting the
stoppage of work, onl ya thousand out;
of ten tohusand employes are at work
in the government printing office. But
two newspapers appeared on the news
stands and streets yesterday.
TEN TONS T. N. T. FIRED
Ten tons of dynamite was touched
off at Mile 86 last Monday to secure
rock for riprapping. Three coyote
holes were dug. A number of people
in Anchorage claim they heard the
echo of the huge blast.
IMPORTANT RULING
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.—The right
of National banks to establish a
branch bank or a number of branches,
was argued today in the Supreme
Court in a case brought by the First
National Bank of St. Louis against
the State of Missouri.
DEPOT! SHERIFF SHOT
B! DESERTER FROM NAVY
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22.—Deputy
Sheriff Robert McGee was shot to
death by a burglar whom he surprised
robbing a residence. The assassin es
caped.
Woman Confesses to Murder.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22.—Mrs. Ed
ward M. Carlton confessed to the po
lice today that her husband killed
Deputy Sheriff McGee last night. She
said Carlton, to whom she was recent
ly married, was a deserter from the
warship Arizona.
SEATTLE, Nov. 22.—Percy F. and
Loftus Atkins, brothers, 22 and 18
years of age respectively, were per
haps fatally injured today in a colli
sion between their automobile and a
street car. Percy is a salesman and
Loftus is employed by the Alaska
Steamship Company.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 22.—Lady Astor
in an address last night commanded
a number of Socialists who were in
terrupting her to keep quiet, adding.
“If you can’t rule yourselves how can
you rule the country.”
BOXER TO CALL AT SEWARD
The steamer Boxer, owned .bv the
Bureau of Education, is on her way to
Seward from the Arctic, with W. T.
Lopp aboard. The vessel has a large
cargo of reindeer carcasses, ivory and
furs. Mr. Lopp will continue on to Se
attle with the boat.
POLAND CAPITALIZING JEW$
WARSAW, Nov. 22.—Poland has de
manded indemnity for damages suffer
ed by Jewish citizens in the recent an
ti-Jewish riots in Berlin last week.
PARIS, Nov, 22.—The Allies thru
their representatives in the Ambassa-,
dor’s council tonight agreed to notify!
| Germany that the interallied military
control mission will resume its fune
| tions in the Reich and that the Berlin
government is bound to afford it fa
j cilities and protection.
They also in a second note warned
the German government to see that
I the former Crown Prince does not at
: tempt to take the Prussian throne,
and declared the German government
' must rigidly adhere to its promise to
prevent the return of former kaiser
Wilhelm.
IWIMli PLSCFO OS
BUCK LIST Bf BEDS
MOSCOW. Nov. 22.— Switzerland
has been placed permanently on the
black list by the Russian Soviet gov
ernment in consequence of the acquit
j tal at Lausanne of Maurice Conrads,
! a former Russian army officer, who
was charged with the assassination of
Soviet Envoy Vorofsky.
Foreign Minister Tchitcherin de
I dared that Switzerland will pay dear
j Iv for the crime.
Conrad swore during his trial that
: he killed Vorovsky because the latter
had murdered his wife and son, and
maltreated him while prisoners of the
Bolshevik guards.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—Prohibition
agents today seized $100,000 worth of
liquor in a raid this afternoon on the
storage warehouse of Baird & Daniels
Company.
FROM UNITED SMS
TOKYO, Nov. 22.—An exodus of
Japanese from the Uniled States is
foreseen by the press of Japan today
as an immediate result of a decision
of the American Supreme Court hold
ing constitutional the California and
Washington anti-alien land legislation.
Word received from Anchorage is to
the effect that Chas. L. Mason, chief
clerk of the Alaska Railroad, has ten
dered his resignation fo General Man
ager Landis and will leave soon for
California to go into business.
Mr. Mason has been connected with
the Railroad since its start in 1915.
TOMORROW COMMUNITY DAY
Tomorrow is Community Day in the
Educational Week drive by the Le
gion. The Slogan is: “Visit the
Schools Today.”
Parents and others are urged to vis
it the schools tomorrow. Addresses,
programs, and other entertainment
will be provided.
SISTER VESStL TO
FUG SHIP ALASKA
SEATTLE, Nov. 22.—The Alaska
Steamship Company today announced
that it had requested bids submitted
lor the construction of a sister ship
to the crack liner Alaska, the vessel
to be completed in time tor the Alaska
tourist travel next year. Vice Presi
dent Stannard and Supt Pierson,
are now in New York endeavoring to
interest Atlantic builders in bidding
on the vessel. The Pacific coast bids
have already been submitted.
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MSI BE EMBED
Present indications are that busi
ness in the Seward district next sea
son will warrant the enlarging of the
President indications are that busi
ness at Seward will warrant the en-l
largening of the Standard Oil ware
house in this city, according to W. eJ
Moultrav, local agent, who recently re
turned from a business trip to Anchor-j
age and interior points. The capacity j
of the warehouse is 8,000 cases and'
the enlargement would provide space
for 24,000. Construction work will be
started in the spring.
Mr. Moultrav looks for a great in
crease in business at the local plant
this next season.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.—Indict
ments were returned by a Federal
Grand jury at Savannah, Georgia,
against 126 persons involved in one of
the greatest rum exposes in the his
tory of the country, according to an
official announcement by the Depart
ment of Justice.
SEME BLOWS (IP;
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 22—The seaplane
F5F, engaged in spotting torpedoes
off Point Loraa blew up and sank to-1
day, the crew of five being rescued bvj
the destroyer Kennedy after they had
been swimming twenty minutes.
POST BUILDING ICE RINK
The army post at Anchorage is
building a skating rink 75 yards by loO
yards in length for use this winter.
The snow is being cleaned off and the
area will be flooded with water.
NORTHWESTERN DUE SATURDAY
The steamship Northwestern Is due
in port Saturday. She will wait for
the train, sailing southbound about 9
p. m.
KILLED IN HIS HOME
LAKEFIELD, Fla., Nov. 22.—CJ. S.
Whipple, music store owner, was shot
and killed while asleep in his home by
a young son walking in his sleep.
ANCHORAGE, Nov. 2u.—This city
today formally launched its tight to
bring the seat of the Third division
disti'ict court from Valdez to Anchor
age. Thomas C. Price, president ot
the Chamber of Commerce last night
appointed Jerry C. Murphy anu Arthur
Thompson as members of a special
committee to prepare data to oe sun
mitted. Anchorage will appeal that
court headquarters will be brought to
the railroad metropolis, lirst, in the
interest of economy and second be
cause the proposed leans ie* w.ruiu
best serve the entire population of the
division.
According to the chamber the fight
will be vigorously prosecuted in the
National capital, and all civic forces
in the city are backing the movement.
If it is demanded Anchorage is said
to be ready to contribute a part of
the expense of providing a building to
house the government officials.
There are many good reasons why
the court headquarters should be re
moved, say Anchorage citizens. They
are: First, there are hardly enough
people left in Valdez to fill grand and
petit jury panels.
Second, the expense of holding a
court term in Anchorage is about half
what it costs the government to hold
a term in Valdez.
Third, and the mo t importin' it
would mean the addition of about
$100,000 in business each month to
Anchorage, the center of the govern
ment’s railway development.
Fourth, the expense of transporting
prisoners and witnesses in Valdez in
cases which do not originate there,
multiplies court costs and would be
materially reduced if the court head
quarters were removed.
Peter Coulter, a resident of Seward
was held up near the northern limits
of the city Thursday night, his assail
ant wounding him slightly by a knife
thrust when Coulter refused to throw
up his hands. Coulter alleges he was
coming to town, shortly after 6 o’clock
on the evening aforesaid, and that the
stick-up man stepped out of the bushes
near the old powder house, with the
command to “Stick ’em up.” Coulter
at first thought it was a joke and re
fused to comply, whereupon the foot
pad struck at him with a knife, the
coat, vest and shirt being cut thru,
and the weapon glancing from the
left ribs. Coulter swung with his
right and knocked the man down,
thereupon taking to his heels until he
fell exhausted at Porcupine City. He
describes the robber as a tall, thin
man, with a wicked looking knife.
A second hold-up Ts reported to the
marshal’s office, it being alleged that
two members of the crew of the Starr
were held up in a dark alley, by an
unidentified assailant, who also used a
knife to terrorize his victirrv;. It is
not known whether the robber suc
ceeded in securing any loot, as the
Starr left shortly afterward for the
westward. The matter is under inves
tigation by the marshal’s office.
The Saturday Gateway is a good
advertising medium for Seward adver
tisers having over one thousand read
ers to the westward.