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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
VOLUME XX. NUMBER 109.
SEWARD, ALASKA, I RID AY, MAY 8, 1995.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
I
Mi
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GETS CONCESSION
SIBERIAN FIELDS
HUNDRED THOUSAND SQ. MILES
p GRANTED UNDER STRICTEST
OF TERMS
(Hy Associated Tress)
MOSCOW, May S.—The Soviet gov
ernment has ratified a contract of the
concessions committee with the Avan
Corporation, a British concern, for the
exploitation of the Okhotsk and Kam
chatka gold fields, reserving tic right
to buy all the gold obtained. In ease
Russia does not take the full produc
tion, the company has the right *o ex
port the rest of it.
Tlie whole enterprise will revert to
the government at the < :d < f thirty
six years, under the terms of the ton
tract. Several hundred thousand
square miles are included in the con
cession, the Ayan corporation paying
a rental for this, plus five per cent of i
the output, and five per cent for the !
taxes. The rental has b 'en t; lanounc- j
cd.
The company has pledged itself to .
. y spend three liundiv i thousand dollars
in exploration the first four years,
posting a guarante ’ of fifty thou and
tlollars within a fortnight from the
time of receiving tii <. mtract.
They have also ] room i to pur
chase the equipment which t he lilts
sians own at Okhotsk, and to in stall j
modern machinery in oilier fl ids. 1’n- i
der the terms of the concession they j
have agreed to observe the Eovi t |
labor laws making a cooperative a: -ee !
ment with the worknn n.
This is the third large con ws -on
made by Russia in May, th o . :i b> -
ing the Lena Cold fid faiii t! e c n
cession made to the I! ri u r
ests for the exploited.' u of fee
ganese fields of the Cf
in the Georgian republi *.
TWO ARRESTED FC'i R/
MERGER BUNKO C T. !N CALIF.
(Dy Associated Press'
LOS ANGD
^*Henncs .ey at;
been arrested in c
railway mcrgi r ;
investors thr e i
lars. They k. I
tors to ] !. in l.
a six 1
,f). }i vc h ivo
tien. with a
. . c w >g
ios 'and (lol
' ted the irtVes
oiv.y. picturing
p-ger involving
several ra
at. one kui. h
(
(By Associated Press)
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 8—Hus
sein Ojahid Bey, provincial newspaper
4r> editor, has been sentenced to lit long
deportation. He described the re
cent search of the Progressive party
headquarters here as a “raid by the
court,’ and tended to show that the
raid was illegal.”
INVENTOR OF DEATH RAY
HAS ANOTHER INVENTION
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, May 8.—Grittuel Mat
thew's the inventor of the “death ray”
is perfecting a “Luminphone” to revo
lutionize the organ’s sounds. The de
vice is operated by a light ray and
produces effects of the organ at about
one tenth the present cost.
ATTEMPT FLIGHT FROM
NEW YORK TO PARIS
t ? *■ *• -—
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, May 8.—Paul Taruscon and
Francis Coli will attempt to fly to
New York from Paris. They plan on
starting about July 20th.
4b
HUM RUNNERS AND COAST GUARD
CUME TO BLOWS OVER BLOCKADE
Serious Trouble Expected On team tics—-One
Man Killed from Ambush of Ctiks aid
Several Womdei—Lwes of Uri
States Guards Are Tk
C'C
WASHINGTON, I). C., May 8.—(Ai*).—Ke<'iAdmiral nil
laid, commanding the t o.: f Guard h'rvie. annoum v ■! 1 -xuy that
there are so many indications o': smu
expect to strike their cob s wi'ho ;t a.
doubtedly faces a war to death.
Some of the gnai • iron tire threat
peril to their fairilie v. r
tors being received to t!
the kidnapping of a i an
ter off Mont auk Point, a
the pun id:-men at New 1.
Word has 1 on pa:
the guardsmen at. N.n
to the puns of ii rn m re
tering the ha - s of the G
ip that r m
,t that is f ■
■ to nsiin c-u
!e they are away, many t V* •
at effect. Confidential s y
t Atlantic Cdy, the ambii: w
\ the reeeiv lag of hundreds o
don ar.d Bay Shore,
i to nun agents from th
: sett B.vv. Guards have
l e\v <h ai t
e. t and un
?ount of
cuing let
r!s include
: of «i ent
. letters by
h;ps (e yet
u subjected
hen rearing th'* 1 > i const, or en
sistnid to Bill.wd,
mat ion that < • : iai.
phlCl d ( l the : -r 1
Coast C n
1
coast.
slat d i it Nth u rec?
off ice vs and men of the Co
piers’ “death list.”
i der Y ea t ie. as
c 1 ■ vey< ! 1 the rnfov
\t Gv. vd.lnve been
Boatst
by the si
others of the force 1
cautio >. 1
kilh o fro n :
in IVarson, V ;itnui)ed at A.lactic City, v.n reN e sed
; A v.as found he was the wrong men. and
,e I en warned h-y liiilard to take all pre
;t'-v>n: GuuNson of Patrol GC-237 was shot and
1 - h a fortnight ago off Block Island, after his life
had been thr tered. The patrol wa. decoyed on the fatal trip,
which resulted in Id . death, past a rumrunner, which lire ! a ma
i: - ..m e.-. wot'; imp two he Vs kiiiiiig Gustafson.
The, he •• rum row have re tried to carrier pigeons to co.m
ii.ii.uicate with, their agent ashore. Billard has reiterated his de
U ina tv> cC.ab? Th a blockade as i ear smuggle-pioof as fa ■ •iii
1 . ed t lay that the situation 1ms become
h
w
id ask Cor-or-; • for more men and boats.
MAX •>
{j'iy Awnchited Tress)
HARTFORD, Conn,, May 8. The re
liance solely upon ; i- ~t for the pro
tection of the Uric d States i m her
territories, \ i feolhai • . -id
Secretary V. . in an ado e be
fore the C ‘ ,1- ut Chamber of Corn
ice'?) 1 • o y are insuffici' n’ to pro*
tact An . decrate navy is ueces
ry, he u o tlx* United Star . ; “is a
•. ■ j r with v ide connac re orl in
t‘;-. ?, a -:I requires world vide do
f :
MRS. SHEPHERD RELEASED
CM FIVE THOUSAND BAIL
CHICAGO, May 8.—Mrs. Julie Shep
herd was released today on five thous
and dollars bond. She declared the
judge, Harry Olson, had “Shepherd
GREAT BRITAIN WOULD LEAVE
WARSHIPS OUT OF ARMS
CONTROL CONFERENCE
GENEVA, May 8.—Great Britain has
proposed that warships be omitted
from the category of armaments sub
ject to international control, Japan
and Italy have supporting the move.
OSLO, May 8.—Advices received
by the meterological observatory are
to the effect that Amundsen has post
poned his north pole flight.
EDITOR SENT TO JAIL
(By Associated Press.)
YUMA, Ariz., May 8.—George W.
Linn, editor and publisher of the Yuma
Evening Herald was sent to jail as
ihe result of h*s work in defending the
„reedom of the press. He refused a
$3,000 bail.
div Ag8ooiat.fi Pi *■)
NEW YORK, 11; y
a hore and afloat is • ' it.
coast guard, blockade of rum ro ■
force. The s :> , ly 1: ■' •" , -
ly diminishing her
ing. Many vosb ■: ci i . . a -■ .
are reported. re A.
‘*1 ivtAii
1 » £ •.
Passenger Agent Flick'nger of the
Alaska Steam hip Cong ay ..enounc
ed today that the St -an h'p Alaska
will await the arrival of the train
from Anchorage, information being to
the effect that a passenger train will
arrive, from there sometime Sunday
afternoon or Monday. Work on the
bridge at Mile 49 i. pregre. sing rapid
ly, and it is expected that after the
first of the week the regular schedule
will be resumed.
! DENY ATTEMPT MADE TO
I TAKE L'FE FOREIGN MINISTER
(By Associ itcd Press.)
LONDON, May S.—A plot by Mos
cow to assassinate Austen Chamber
lain the foreign minister was featur
ed in the country’s press but was de
nied by both the foreign and home of
fice and also Scotland Yard.
I English officials, according to the
story, were “tipped off’ by the Aus<
trian legation and took special precau
tions to protect the Minister’s life.
UNREST IN ITALIAN TOWNS
(By Associated Press)
ROME, May 8.—Italy reported red
raids in five cities with a general 'v'el
ing of unrest throughout the conn; -y.
WILL MAKE STH.ON .0 lie
OF !
(I’.y Associated l rcss)
WASIU.r..i,riON, • D. y'.y 8.
Chairman Butl i* nf the i ;oo: . A. ■ I
Committee announced he would urge l
the next : :
ma!:c th Ilu.v Tun ir! i, ' , ; n r
est military :r , o ' > , y, - y
WILL UrE S’ ITF£ OF f Vf 1
WASH IMC YT O N, D. C., May 9 —
Coolidge mu spit i t-. • •■''■Y; to lay of;
Lynn of the ; -
of Commerce cf . the Security
Trust Ben Teg, to In •-d during tho
preui - nt's :.;a.u • n*r vi*Swai :y- j
scott, nearby.
JOCKEY KILLED
COLUf :U s, O !.■>., May S.-Frank
L i ! . y, hilled in the first
r.icc at " - - • ■ o *« he- mount
Mary Hoc v. si M .! and i o.: Li ;
Accel di-;g to information received!
in Sew; rd last evening, the ice wentj
out rd K-ui a t 6:32 p. m., ending i
the N » eta Ice Pool for this year.
The win...era:
Cos-1 ‘ e-d M:-ko of Falrh n
K at r ■ nd th- ■ of A • rage.
Only three times before in tho past}
ten j :.rs I :.c, the ice gone out before;
May e • th. In 1916 the ice went out
;on t! of May at 6:00 A. M.;
in \{ . 7, t' ■ bro kup occurred on the
| third- th f Anril, at 11:30 A. M ;*and ,
again in 1.910. the third m yi:vy t’m j
ice men d at 2:23 p. m. {
i This year Lie largest loot of all;
i was a cumulated over twelve thous
and dollars worth of. tickets being
sold. In 1023, the pool reach d ten
thorn n ! f.j liars, while lust \ it
w s b -tw o { gilt and ■ e c. t.‘- - a r. 1
dollars.
—
VES'J VIOL'S AC*. IVET
l
(By Assoc i a,cl Press)
NAPL ' :
suvious Luvi " h. •: q vi f. - r ce
j th n cl- t months, i - in < n .-.tin >. N -
■
MAI Of- MARTIN AND WADE
AW GIVEN D. S. M. BY U. S.
(f5y Associated Tress)
V. ASil.li DN, D. c., May S. j
| Major Frederick L. Hurt a a. •. Li; 1. i
Wade, mend.ere c? the v . Id
I Vi ere decorated with, tie tlcYY.fud
| sen ice ' . I ft r i i r
expedition.
RUM BOATS TOO SPEEDY
r on THE COAST CUAuu
—
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May 8.—Membc.s
the Coast Guard Sr-rvieo are coi: p?•"•
ing th t thirty speed boats Lou; I ;
by the GovdVumei fc ate not provk;;.;
j fast enough to overtake t e epew’y
rumrunners, and that they have to u
guns to stop fugitive liqu
craft.
(Bv Associated Press.)
WASH N, D. C., May 8.—
The United States may call a world
conference on currency to discuss with
the other powers methods of patting
them back on a gold standard. France
Italy and Belgium would first have to
refund foreign debts.
America has more than 1 . ' of the
world’s geld and feels that trade
would improve if this was in circula
tion among the other Nations. French
authorities think the establishing of
the gold standard by Great Britian will
necessitate France taking the same
•Up.
(P.y Associated Press.)
T ‘ ILwV P.T• iy —Homeward
bon-id from \V.; 1 w aft- r the farth
est north a- • fl ip. Noel Wien and
two i <k se;p; , d ? v.:rt- I from their
sour a ;>y > ..i P, I'ght d at Ram
part for gao.
Only low i ;• vity f- :oli:ie was ob
tained there • t file r-;u.. ■ manned
its flight for I : -a - at :35 lust
evening.
A nat:vo r ■, :t d i. Iff !, f-om
on gin i trouble, l tampart and
ilrooks, •; ■ * . . . at the
time pry,'era-. ; f i-Vi fre.u inves
tigating. A •- ;• | i-iy left
flam part tod i., ? a r- " 11 ».ue will
ho sent cat from F:..:.d:nn'-. .
BELIEVED MOTHER S' US )NED
f P.y A : r', i r, t r.l I * ress.)
CHICAGO, /'■ y ?S. -A ‘ 'ft- r signed
by Mrs. or V ouston,
Texas, i poc-- ■* r J * Olson,
’iintock
believed !;■' • ip ■ d b, a poison
ed.
/ILL *v PLOL-. DO 1 )M OF SEA
(Dy Associated Pres?)
NEW YORK, May 8.- Li t lant
leorgo Bran: ; one i tire Navy
depart: orof , 1 ' to e , lore
he bottom ' V. .. a < Oensive
scale. He will co v.; i the first
expeditio : wLioh ' g > to .the Gulf
of ‘Mexico and the CaiTibfean sea.
r
JACKSON, M.' . • , T' . V r ate
fil< i suit yesterday to Ford
coi ipany cargmg inal con
splra
and is seeking to col’ . -t p* vlihu of
twelve mrri'-.ns A!! i he'd <■ .1 rs in
the state togetb. r v, v; fca.; •• .e insti
tutions handling Lv ir ba iaoSs, are
• o<iefer.dar-.ts in ■ • . . ■ veil alleg
es the Ford co ipso y fixe s the price
on used 'cars.
. R EXPLOtiOi; L’QHTS
r- \3J L 1 A TIME
(pv /lEoO.dated TO «.)
NASIIVU.LE T. . " y 8.— More
Oer* '00,000 r T •- ■ 'or blew
uri at the old HOW;' ;d«. r plant,
situated ten miles fro: - < . city. So
w is plain,
ted the
•;ty for a few seconds.
t'TV Asaiv'iated Press)
PORTLAND, May f.-Olaf “Lefty”
Leverentz, v, no • -.3 L n pitching for
seventeen. • yon* , But. t the Indians
back today. rb 'i pitched well ex
| >-pt in t! : \u i inning when Port
hand concontrnf- 1 three runs. Bat
teries: Miljand E. Baldwin; Lev
| erentz and Tobin. .
League Standings
COAST—
Vernon 4, San Francisco 7.
Portland 4, Seattle 2.
Oakland 5, Los Angeles 1.
Sacramenta C, Salt Lake 18.
AMERICAN—
St. Louis G, Detroit 5.
Cleveland 7, Chicago 5.
NATIONAL— 4
Philadelphia S, New York 11.
Pittsburg 9, St. Louis 10.
Boston 7, Brooklyn 3.