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VOLUME 20. NUMBER'S* £/ SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
DAWES VIOLATES
OLD TIME RULES
OF THE SENATE
LEAVES SENATE WITHOUT ANY
PRESIDING OFFICER—CAUSES
COMMENT UPPER HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 5.—
A debate over the action of Dawes
yesterday, began immediately as the
senate met today. Hale explained he
alone was to blame because Dawes
left the Senate yesterday for a time
without a regular presider.
Reed of Missouri demanded a read
ing of the journal to show just how
the Dawes proceedings were record
* -ed. Ashurst explained that the criti
cisms he gave to newspaper men
were meant to apply only to “the un
seeming and unkindly” interruption of
the administering oaths of the sena
tors. When Dawes ordered all to
come up and swear simultaneously, he
failed to shake hands with all, Ashurst
added. He agreed with many points
of the Dawes inaugural address con
41 cerning the need of reform rules in
the Senate.
Before the session ended Dawes an
nounced he was ready to swear the
senators over again because he violat
ed the old traditions of the Senate,
hut the republican leaders declared
this to be unnecessary, the Senate ac
cepting this with unanimous consent.
Reed of Missouri proposed approv
ing the proceedings “in view of the
special circumstances” of yesterday’s
break in the oath-taking, stipulating
that it must not be made an issue of.
Dawes kept perfectly quiet through
out the quarter-hour session except
when, in a low voice, he announced the
result of two prefunctorv motions put
before him.
It was stated today that Dawes and
his wife went to their automobile af
ter the Coolidge inaugural address;
Dawes stating he must return to pre
side over the senate, and asking how
to get there. Hale, who was with i
him, mistakenly told him he wasn't to
return, but to go to the stand before
the White House and review the par
ade. Hale said, “if any blame must
be placed upon this incident, let it
rest upon me.”
Nominations Sent to Senate
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 5.— !
Coolidge sent the nominations of War
ren for Attorney General and New for
Postmaster General to the Senate,
but no other nominations were sent, j
The cabinet has taken this to indicate i
that they can retain their offices with
out another confirmation. The Senate ■
confirmee, the nomination of New.
Many Bills Introduced
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 5.—
Bills and resolutions introduced in the
house in the Sixty-Eighth session to
talled thirteen thousand; in the Sen
ate four thousand eight hundred.
Coolidge signed the bills amending
the patent and trademark laws, also
one for the relief of the disbursing
agents of the Alaska Engineering
Commission.
Gillette Speaks
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 5 —
In his valedictory speech, House
Speaker Gillette, who later took of
fice as Senator from Massachusetts,
said, “I would rather be speaker of the
House than hold any position in the
world. Possibly the House is not as
brilliant as it was thirty years ago,
but it is certainly not as dissipated.
It does far more work.”
Woman Breaks All Records
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 5.—
A woman’s proverbial talktiveness re
ceived its setback today, when Mrs.
Mae E. Nolan, San Francisco’s only
woman in the sixty-eighth congress,
terminated her term of service for two
years, without a speech on the floor.
Coolidge’s Speech Mastv -ce
.1 NEW YORK, March 5.—Elbert
Basket Shooters Plan
Series for Fans-Game
Scheduled for Tonight
There will be another doublehead
er basketball game tonight at the A.
B. Hall at 7:30 r*. m., between the
High School and the American Le
gion—the Cable Office vs. City.
This will be the first game of the
schedule arranged for the benefit of
entertaining the Seward public. A
game is scheduled for every Thurs
day night until the following sched
ule has been completed, after which
there will be a playoff between the
two teams of highest standing for
the City Championship.
The schedule follows:
March 5—
American Legion vs. High School.
City vs. Cable Office.
March 12—
Cable Office vs. High School.
City vs. American Legion.
March 19—
American Legion vs. Cable Office.
High School vs. City.
March 26
City vs. Cable Office.
American Legion vs. High School.
April 3—
American Legion vs. City.
Standing.
Team Gms. Wn.
City .......___1 1
Cable Office .-.2 1
High School ._...2 1
Am. Legion .0
Lst.
0
1
1
1
Av
1,000
500
500
000
Bernard Marsch, Dawson
Miner and Prospector
Succumbs From Burns
DAWSON, Y. T„ Mar. 5.—Bernard
Marsch, sixty-four years of age, who
was burned with all his flesh taken
off to the bones of his feet and legs
while helping a friend on Hunker
Creek thaw frozen ground two years
ago and a prominent miner since ’98
died today as a result of the acci
dent.
KETCHIKAN FISH PRICES,
Halibut quoted here today at six
and three to eight and three cents.
Arizona Takes Big Slice
Estate Left By Clark
BISBE, Ariz., Mar. 5.—Arizona ex
pects to collect through her inherit
ance tax three to five million dol
lars from the estate of the late Sen
ator Clark which is based on a val
uation of eighty millions. Most of
his holdings are in the Verde Mining
Company.
Gary today stated that President Cool
idge’s address was “a masterpiece, it
will have a good influence through
the world.”
Lafoilette Supporter Sad
GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa., Mar. 5—
Inauguration day was a gloomy day to
William Gardner, osteopath supporter
of Lafoilette, ancl^ he expressed his
grief by running the flag in his yard
to half mast with crepe tied above it.
Gardner was fined five hundred dol
lars by a court justice for disrespect
to the flag.
One Man Dies in Crush
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 5.—
One inaugural spectator dropped dead
during the address yesterday and 12
others, eight of whom fainted in the
huge crowd, were given first aid.
Kellogg Sworn In Today
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 5.—
Kellogg was sworn in as Secretary of
State today; Jardine took the post of
Secretary of Agriculture; Gore retired
to become Governor of West Virginia.
Coolidge Considering Successor
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 5.—
Coolidge is considering three succes
sors to Mitchell as Chief of the Army
A.ir Service. None of the three are
elow the rank of Lieut. Colonel.
HERSCHEL PARKER
FOUND LIVING IN
PORTLAND
PORTLAND, March 5.—Dr. Her
schel C. Parker, from whom his wife,
Evelyn Naegel Parker obtained a di
vorce yesterday in New York City,
was found to be living in a hotel here.
He said he left New York five years
ago to do research work in the west,
following the estrangement at mar
riage, with his wife in 1911. Parker is
forty years old while his wife is still
in her ’teens.
Parker further stated that he had
established a residence in Reno, but
left when informed that his wife had
started suit. Parker recently an
nounced the discovery of an electro
chemical method of drawing gold from
the waters of Lake Mono, California.
The divorce was obtained under the
Enoch Arden law for uncontested de
cree, when the party is absent from
the state for five years.
CABINET WILL RULE IN
TROUBLESOME DISTRICT
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 5.—Is
met, new premier of Turkey, told the
People’s Party at a meeting yesterday
that the cabinet proposed to send into
rebellious Kurdistan “a People’s Party
tribunal” with summary powers of life
and death.
OVERRULES DEMURRER
TACOMA, March 5.—Judge Card to
day, overruled the demurrer against
Mandam to compel the prosecution of
Freemont Campbell, senior, for the fi
nancial administration of the Pinta
Bay Mining Company.
AIRPLANE SERVICE STARTED
VANCOUVER, March 5.—The Van
couver Sun said today that an air
plane service would be inaugurated
from the coast to the Dease Lake dis
trict. The organization .will be head
ed by Major Donald R. MacLaren, a
prominent war ace.
POSTMASTER HAS
LETTER TO MOST
BEAUTIFUL GIRL
CORINTH, MISS. OFFICIAL WILL
RECEIVE APPLICATIONS FOR
THE EPISTLE
CORINTH, Miss. March 5.—Post
master Fred Elgin is facing the most
perplexing problem that has come un
der his observation during the number
of years that he has been postmaster
at Corinth. He has at the Postoffice
a letter addressed to the most beauti
ful, the' most daring, and most roman
tic girl in Corinth. In the lower left
land corner of the envelope are in
structions for the postmaster to use
his best judgment but to be sure and
deliver it. In order that he make no
mistake in delivering the letter to the
proper young woman, Elgin states he
will receive applications for the same
each applicant to furnish satisfactory
proof of her qualifications.
“Aren’t you taking a long chance
with the women to be a judge in this
matter?” Elgin was asked.
“I reckon I am,” replied Elgin,, “but
I’ll try anything once and then besides
somebody must take care of the love
lorn.
SOUTH SEAS RICH IN MINERALS
PAPEETE, Tahiti, Mar. 3.—Explo
ration of the mineral resources in
the island of Rurutu is bringing to
light new varieties of deposits. Al
ready a large body of almost pure
manganese of the highest quality
has been found, as well as an ex
tensive deposit of paint rock and
some traces of copper. But the most
interesting discover^ a deposit of
platinum cre, has been examined by
European 'rs, who have deliver
LARGE BANK MERGER
IN ANCHORAGE TAKES
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY
ANCHORAGE PEELING DOWN TO
REGULARITY—OTHER MER
GERS ARE IN SIGHT
WILL STRENGTHEN INSTITUTION
—
Just Few Days Ago Since the Twoi
Publications of Anchorage
Consolidated.
Charles C. Hinde, cashier of the
Bank of Seward gave out the infor
j matlon this morning to a represen
j tative of The Gateway that The Bank
I of Alaska, located in Anchorage will j
| consolidate writh the Bank of Anch
: orage and will run under the latter j
named bank’s institution, which gives
I to the public a larger and much
| stronger banking institution, and also
: a service as never before rendered
: patrons in the Cook Inlet metropolis.
The Bank of Alaska is one of the
chain of banks in the Territory with
its mother bank in Skagway. E. A.
Rasmuson, president of the Bank of
| Alaska is at the present time in An
j chorage going over the details of
! the consolidation.
The Bank of Anchorage is owned |
by local capital and is under the
management of H. S. Balderston.
Mr. Balderston left on this morn
ing’s train for Anchorage where he
goes over in connection with the
merger. All fixtures of the Bank of
Alaska are being removed into the
building occupied by the other bank.
E. R. Tarwater has been chosen
cashier of the organization, and Mrs.
Mumford, who has been cashier of
the Bank of Alaska for a time ha3
resigned.
After the completion of all minor
and major details Mr. Balderston will
return to Seward where he will de
vote his entire time managing the
local banking firm.
Miss Inez Waugh, who has been as
sistant to Mr. Hinde in the local
bank has severed her connection with
the Seward bank and will locate
elsewhere. At the present time Miss
Waugh is outside enjoying a vaca
| tion in the vicinity of Missoula, Mt.
This consolidation runs hand in
hand with the merger last Satur- j
day of the Anchorage Daily Alas
kan and the Anchorage Times. The j
Morning Alaskan having given up
its field to the old reliable Times, j
With this consolidation Anchorage
will have a better paper in all re- i
spects.
PRESIDENT EBERT
IS LAID TO REST
HEIDELBERG, March 5.—President
Ebert was laid to rest today, the fun
eral train occasioning demonstrations
of sorrow, as it bore his body from
Berlin to Heidelberg.
COLWELL FUNERAL TODAY
SEATTLE, March 5.—The Colwell
funeral was held today from Butter
worth’s. The burial will take place
in Washelli cemetery.
BY EATING NEWSPAPERS,
BOY FOILS WOLF FOUR DAYS
CHICAGO, March 5.—Subsisting on
a diet of newspapers to stay his hun
ger for four days, 19-year-old Harvey
Dix was found in a semi-conscious
condition under an elevated railroad
structure. He was taken to a hos
pital and revived.
Too proud to ask for charity or to
ask his relatives for aid after failing
to find employment in Chicago, Dix
said he walker the streets four days
without food.
When hunger became too great, he
ate newspapers.
ed very favorable reports.
Rurutu is an island of the Austral
( roup, situated about 200 miles south
of Tahiti.
SENATE SEATS
HUNT AFTER HIS
TAKING OATH
JUNEAU, March 5.—The Senate ad
opted a resolution seating Senator
Hunt on the basis of an oath taken be
fore a notary in Seattle, and granted
him three weeks lea-ve of absence,
after Attorney General Rustgard had
rendered an opinion saying there was
no legal objection to such action.
The reaction to the Governor’s mes
sage yesterday showed that it was ap
parently favorable with the Aldrich,
Ross and Paul element dissenting.
Paul frankly intimated that the Gov
ernor was representing the “big in
terests” in Alaska, and assailed the
stand on the literature electorate as
requiring a college education. Ayer,
Dimond and other Senate leaders gave
the Governor’s position their hearty
endorcement, as did Wilcox, Murray,
Sheldon, Moody, Hardy and others.
The majority of both houses are ap
parently solid behind Bone.
4
Plot Frustrated When
Fanatical Mob Halted
By Constabulary Forces
MANILA, T. H., Mar. 5.—A plot
to overthrow the Provincial govern
ment in the Province of Nueva Ecija*
seize the treasury, burn all govern
ment buildings and kill the officials
housed therein, was discovered af
ter a fight of the constabulary and
a mob of fanatics, the latter known
as the Colorums, near San Jose.
Seven members of the fanatical
mob were killed.
SENATOR WOULD
MAKE AFFECTION
THEFTS FELONY
LINCOLN, Neb. Mar. 4.—“Design
ing men or women” who alienate the
affections of a wife or husband would
be guilty of a felony and subject to
a fine and imprisonment under a bill
to be introduced in the Nebraska
state senate tomorrow, Sen. John W.
Sooper, author of the bill, announced
today.
me maesure sets iortn, nowever,
certain conditions under which a per
son could alienate a married man or
woman’s affections and still not be
guilty, namely, when a divorce suit
is pending between the couple, when
they are separated and when the hus
band or wife represents his or herself
to be single.
Penalty for violation of the propos
ed law, under Senator Cooper’s meas
ure, would be a prison sentence of
one to five years, or a fine of not less
than $500, nor more than $2,500, or
both.
“No senator or representative will
be in a position to vote against my
bill,” Senator Cooper declared.
FIREMEN—BEAN FEED! ! !
There will be a bean feed tonight
at six o’clock to preface the opening
of the regular meeting of the Sew
ard Volunteer Fire department. This
feed is for- members only. Fisher’s
Cafe is preparing the luscious Alas
kan strawberry and the boys are
all expected to be at the Fire ITaR
at 6 o’clock.
There is much vital business to
come before the meeting tonight and
all members are urged to be on hand.
COOLIDGE ACCEPTS AWARD
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 5.—
Coolidge has accepted the award in ar
bitration between Chile and Peru over
Tacna Arica and a decision will be
delivered to the Chilean-Peruvian am
bassadors at the White House this
coming Monday.