MOSCOW, Jan. 22.—Nikolai Lenine
Soviet premier of Russia, died Mon
day arternoon at his country villa
near Moscow. Death came from a
paralytic stroke.
Nikolai Lenine. a radical Socialist
editor author and agitator, over
throw the provisional government o:
Russia in November, 1917, and set up
the Bolshevik government of Rus
sia in November, 1917, which ne
gotiated a treaty with Germany m
Brest-Litovsk. Not only did this
peace treaty put Russia out of the
war, but it set up a process of disin
tegration in which the vast empire
formerly dominated by the Romanoffs
fell apart until there remained only
that portion commonly called Little
Russia.
\\ nether Lenine acted as a paid
agent for Russia, or, as lie contended,
in the interest of tne Russian So
eialists and working clasoes is jet a
question to which history has not
jet given a positive answer. There
has been a very wide beiiei among
the people of the entente nations that
Lenine was a willing and conscious
tool oi Germany. At any rate it lias
been widely asserted that lie could
not have served Germany better il
he liad been in the employ oi Empe
ror Wilhelm.
Lenine obtained his domination of
the Russian proletariat largely by
reason of his program of dividing the I
land among the peasantry and giving
the factories and visible wealth of
the empire to the workmen. The rev
olution widen iie led against the gov
ernment oi Alexander Kerensky was
Licrcioie, more economic tnan poli-,
tical.
Under Leniue’s regime confiscation
was u*e order oi me day. The soviet
seized ihe gieat estates and divided
them among the people while factory
workers took over me factories and
machinery from heidless manulactu
rers. i he middle classes were the
special objects 01 hatred of Leuine
and his associates and they were per
secuted in every conceivable form.
Soldiers and sailors leaped from
the ranks to be commanders. The
iormei emperor, Nicholas was brot
Lorn Siberian exile and asasssinated
in Soutnern Russia. Russian civili
sation was topsy turvy. Virtual cha
os prevailed. Under Lenine's direc
tion tne JJolsIieviki fought the enten
te who entered Russia to rescue the
Uzecho-Siovaks and to re-estabiish
some kind of order under which real
Russian opinion might be found.
suen was tne state 01 ruin inU
which Lenine’s ieadeiship led the
people oi Russia when the budei 01
a girl assassin first laid him low. He
later sum reu two serious paralytic
strokes, followed Monday by the
third and last.
Lenine’s real name was Vladimir
11\ itch Ulianolt. He was born at |
Simbirsk, Russia, April 2d, 18/0. His
father was director 01 the elementary
school of tnat city. His brother, a
revolutionary, was hanged at Retro-!
grad, in 1877, for his part in a plot j
to kill Emperor Alexander III. Vlad- j
imir or Ltmine was later expelled1
from the University of Kazan for
epreading socialistic views. I
In 1890 lemne organized tne union
for the Liberation of the working!
class and for that was exiled to Si- j
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- j
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.
MOSCOW, Jan. 25—The funeral of
former premier Nikolai Lenine will
be held here Sunday. Notwithstand
ing his persecution of the Russian
church it is stated that the funeral
sermon will be preached by clergy of
that denomination. The body will be
interred in Moscow'.
Was Necessary to Labor
TIFLIS, Ga., Jan. 25.—“Lenine was
necessary to the world’s working
class, perhaps as nobody before in
the world was necessary ” said Leon
Trotzky, now here for his health and
wnable to attend the funeral of his
chief.
FIGHTER DIES OF BLOWS
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 — Frank Doll
rty, known in the boxing ring ae
Frankie Jerome, died from a com
j pound fracture of the skull, which is
; believed to have been suffered in a
' bout on Friday night with Bud Taj
lor of Terre Haute, Indiana. Jeromt
suffered a terrific lacing.
PARIS, aJn. 22.—Riginald McKen
na, former chancellor of the British
exchequor, elected president of the
second experts’ committee, was ap
pointed by the reparations commis
sion to locate German capital in for
eign countries and find means for its
return to Germany.
His attention was called to unus
ually heavy investments by German
apital in South American republics,
since the wrar. It will be his duty to
ind out if investors transferred their
money to escape the heavy taxes of
through legitimate investments.
DROWNS IN BATHTUB
SEATTLE, Jan. 22.—Martin Wic
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 of Labor, returning on the
steamship Panama said it was his con
vietion 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,
from whom he won the crown last
year.
ORDER DESTROYERS PANAMA
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—The crui
ser Omaha and six destroyers have
been ordered toward Panama, .where
ihe rebel headquarters have been as
sumed. The American government ac
tuated the possibility of harm to the
American National.
PROPOSES EXPENDITURES
WASHINGTON Jan. 22.—Represen
tative Britton of the House Naval
Committee introduced a bill proposing
expenditures of six million dollars at
Pearl Harbor Naval Station, Hawaii,
for improving the harbor and chan
nel.
CORDOVA IGLOO ELECTS
Igloo, No. 19, Pioneers of lAaska.
last week elected and installed John
Nebbe as president, and George Doo
ley, secertary, says the Cordova
Times.
STEFANSSEN LECTURES
SEATTLE, Jan. 22.—Hjalmar Ste
fanssen lectured last night on “The
Friendly Arctic.”
COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED
PEKING, Jan. 22..—Tokio and Yro
koma communication was resported
interrupted by earthquakes today.
M’ADOO WILL NOT CONTEST
NEBRASKA DELEGATION
LINCOLN, Jan. 22.—W. G. McAdoo
will not contest for the Nebraska del
egates if Governor Bryan is a candi
date for the presidency.
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
hero of many novel and his adven
tures and escapes would fill a larg
volume.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.—Dr.
Albert Abrams, world famous origin
ator of Electronic diagnosis died in
his home here today.
~OPv'»lGHT UNCfERWOOD A. UNDERWOOD. N. V.
FORMER DOROTHY BENJAMIN CARUSO AND BRIDEGROOM HERE
Captain Ernest A. Ingram, his bi ide, the former Mrs. Enrico Caruse
(nee Dorothy Park Benjamin) and M rs. Ingram’s little daughter, Miss
Gloria Caruso. The British officer and the widow of the great tenor
were married in London last mont’ and will spend the summer her"1.
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.
WILL OUST UNDESIRABLES
MOSCOW, Jan. 22.—Three thous
and persons have been banished from
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 campaign
to rid the country of objectionable
elements.
WASHINGTON, Jail. 22.—The Su
preme Court today declined to review
the impeachment proceedings against
former Goveienor Walton of Oklaho
ma, on the grounds that the matter
I was within the province of the state
! of Oklahoma and the courts really
had no jurisdiction in the matter.
LONDON, Jan. 22.—The Baldwin
government fell tonight before the
onslaught of the laborites and Liber
als w'hen 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
journed until Monday, February 12.
Premier Macdonald indicated that he
will name his cabinet Thursday.
The Labor party had the support of
Asquith, leader of the Liberals. Isa
bel, 20, his daughter, will preside over
the home of her widowed father at
No. 10, Downing street.
LONDON, Jan. 22.—Premier Bald
win resigned today, advising the king
to summons Ramsay McDonald, the
labor leader, which was done, and af
ter a House conference his majesty
invited Macdonald to form a ministry.
Macdonald announced that he would
combine the foreign office with the
premiership.
PLANS FORMULATED
LAKEHURST, N J., Jan. 22.—Per
manent plans to prepare the Shenan
doah for her polar trip were complet
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 he stood for the general
enforcement of the law and that fed
eral and state officials must see that
the dry law is enforced.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—Secretary
Hughes today dispatched a note to
de la Huerta, leader of the revolution
in Mexico, telling him that unless he
removes the mines and other obstruc
tions to commerce from Mexican
ports held by the rebels that govern
ment will do it tor him.
A free for all battle seems to be
imminent in the Territorial Republi
can camp over the election of Na
tional Committeeman. Up to the
present time Arthur Frame and J. J
Finnegan have filed for that office
with John Frame being touted by the
Wickersham-Rustgard interests. O. P
Gaustad, the Fourth division warrior
has refused to file for the office.
Harry G. Steel. Cordova nev.spape
man lias filed for delegate to the Re
publican National Convention. For
mer Senator J. R. Heckman, Grovei
C Winn, and others have their'eyes
on the job, and will attempt to go to
the big circus at Cleveland.
It is possible that Delegate Par j
Sutherland may enter the primaries
unopposed by any Republican candi i
date, although Stroller White is being j
mentioned in connection with the ol
flee on the democratic ticket. Manv
politicians agree that it is impossible
to beat Dan at this time, while others
would like to be called upon to try.
In the First division a complete
Sutherland ticket will be nominated,
including John Rustgard for attor
ney General, Forst J. Hunt for Sena
tor; W. L. Paul for the lower house
and John Frame for national commit
teeman. Cash Cole has filed as a
candidate for governor. Apparently
Dan’s load will be a heavy one, and
when it gets to the tundras of the
Fourth division may get stuck. Rusi
gard and Frame are liable to topple
the load into the ditch.
As over two weeks remain in which
filings may be made, there will prob
ably be a number of others announce.
MANY DEPORTED
FROM MOSCOW BY
RED GOVERMENT
MOSCOW, tan. 23.—Leon Trotzky
had had a bitter quarrel with the
Communist executive committee over
their refusal to appoint him as Niko
lai Lenine’s successor. This row has
resulted in the deportation from the
city within the past ten days of sev
eral thousand persons who are un
favorable to Trotzky.
The committee is casting about for
a possible successor to Lenine, and
it is probable it will be a man not
affiliated with either department of
the Lenine and Trotzky government.
It is stated here that the Russian
people are anxious to return to a sta
ble government, and a rebellion is
imminent if the Reds attempt to con
trol the balance of powor..
The Alaska Steamship Company an
nounces their new schedule in a re
cent circular letter, in which they
state that this year vessels will run
only as far as Seward, with the pos
sible exception of the Alameda on
the trip leaving Seattle August 2nd,
which has been chartered for a trip
to Anchorage by a number of school
teachers.
The circular is as follows:
We take pleasure in announcing
tiie very recent purchase of another
passenger (and freight) steamer for
Alaska service. The new steamer
will be the YUKON. She is a twin
screw steamer, larger than the Alas
ka and will be operated on the South
western Alaska Rome alternating
with the Alaska and Northwestern.
She is expected to be ready to go in
to the schedule sailing from Seattle
April 26th and replace the Alameda,,
which will be operated on the South
eastern Alaska Route in connection
with the Jefferson (except for one
special excursion trip as a “Teachers
Special” to Anchorage sailing on Au
guest 2nd.)
The new steamer Yukon is to be re j
modeled as to her stateroom arrange
ments and provided with observation ;
rooms, smoking room, barber shop,
etc., making her similar to our oth
er steamers, and as soon as the cor
rected stateroom plans can be worked
out we will reissue this brief notice
in a printed circular which will con
tain full information and description
as to the different tours, sailings, j
schedules, itineraries, stateroom plans j
rates instructions as to making res-,
ervatlons, issuing prepaid orders, etc.
In the meantime, however, we are
prepared to make reservations,
This year the steamers operating onj
Lhe Southwestern Alaska Route j
^ailing from Seattle at 9 o’clock ev-!
ery Saturday morning will run only
xs far West as Seward, except the j
-pecial trip of the Alameda, sailing
1:00 p m., August 2nd.
The steamer Redondo will be oper
ited west of Seward, between Sew
ird and Cook Inlet and Kodiak Isl
ind points, connecting at Seward ev
?ry Saturday with the steamers front
Seattle.
The Jefferson will run through to
Skagwav only on trip sailing from Se-;
attle June 12th, 26th July 10th, 24th
and August 7th. On other trips only
as far north as Juneau.
The Alameda, when operating on
the Southeastern Alaska Route, will
run through to Skagwav on all trips
and also to Sitka on sailings of June
15tli, 29th, July 11th. 23rd and Aug
ust 22nd. The Alameda will make
the Prince Rupert calls.
Passenger steamers will discontin
ue calling at Hyder, which will be
served by freight steamers on sail-1
ings to be announced from time to
time.
During the excursion season, com- j
mencing in June and continuing un
til latter part of August, steamers op
erating on the Southeastern Alaska
Route will call at Taku Glacier, and
steamers operating on the Southwest
ern Alaska Route will call at Colum
bia Glacier, in addition to the regu
lar port of call.
KETCHIKAN, Jan. 23.—The spec
ial election yesterday on the question
of asking congress to authorize the
issuance of $150 000 worth of bonds
on the City of Ketchikan for the er
ection of a new school house carried
by a vote of almost four to one in fa
vor of the bonds | It is expected the
new school building will be under
way during the early summer.
An interesting thing in connection
with the bond issue is the decision of J
the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals |
at San Francisco in the Petersburg
case. In that case the court held
that while the municipalities of Alas
ka are prohibited from making a tax
levy of more than two per cent on
the assessment of property, the City
may make an additional tax levy to
meet any bond issue. This means
that if necessary to pay off bonds the
city council, might at its discretion,,
dmpose an additional tax. This will
aid in the matter of disposil.g of the
bonds.
Joe Bush, traveling engineer for the
Alaska railroad arrived In Seward
last night and left on today’s train
on an inspection trip to Fairbanks.
AIRPLANES WILL SOAR OVER
KENAI PENINSULAR NEXT
SUMMER
Flying above the peaks, over great
fields of ape-old ice and snow, up ver
dant valleys into the very lairs of
b!p game inhabiting the Kenai Penin
sular are among thelures that will be
offered the tourist next summer, ac
cording to Earl F. Hammond, who is
at the head of a large airplane corpo
ration.
Ivlr. Hammond is fresh from a 35
da\ inspection and exploration trip
in the interests 01 a proposed tourist
resort and hunting lodge at the up
per end of Russian Lake.
For the present abandonment of
the resoi t and hunting lodge project
is a certainty, states Mr. Hammond -4
giving as his reasons that the cost of
transportation the tourist to the pro
posed site will prove far too great an
undertaking and much too expensive.
The point which he selected lor the
site is approximately 25 m.les lrom
Seward bat as there is no road or trail
leading anywhere near the locality,
and as it would be practically impos
sible to operate motor boats of suffi
cient capacity up Resurrection river
to the lake, the project must wait un %
til some future date when a road or
trail is constructed.
It is not the plan of Mr. Hammond
however, to withdraw uom wie held
and return to Nebraska, wnere his
associates are located. In Slead his
idea oi bringing seaplanes to Seward
is endorsed by iiis associates, and iu
the spimg two Seaplanes, one a light
One and toe other «t a ueaviet
capable ol carrying about sewn pas
sengers, will be shipped north. Two
Pilots and a mechanic will accompany
iue Planes to Seward.
*ie an inane transportation servi e
will be launched siaiuhancuuM. wuii
the arrival 01 the lust tour^ts Irom
tue Stales- For those »ao wisu to
get away trom the regu.at route ot
travel and view tae pr.nuuv .• it«io*i
of Alaska they have but to start them
selves into the piane and wiihiu a
short space 01 time, uuraveun.? below
them will be witnessed suc.i sc\ ucrv
as in incomparable an) place ii. the
universe. At a distance Oi ,>•1 miles
from Seward the passenger will e
with safety the lAaska brown bear,
herds of moose and nocks o mou •
tain goat and sheep.
For sportsmen wno wish to .-pend
a vacation, the matter oi establishing
two shelter stations are beinj con * a
plated b> Mr. Hammond. Another
point of interest auu almost equaii: g
one of the seven wonders o: (he
world, will be the opportune o: i-as
seugers taking the air trip to view
the wonderful Harding glacier, w hieh
is claimed to be the second largest
neld of ice and glaciers in the world,
this huge field of ice, known to the
majority o; Alaskans, is but a short
distance from Seward.
Mr. Hammond is awaiting mail
irom the States and expects to re
main here for at least a week. It is
quite probable, he said that he will
then go to the westward on the S S.
Starr.
OFFICIALS BUTTLE '
NEW YORK. Jan. 22—A battle In
North river, between the authorities
and bootleggers resulted in the seiz
ure of liquor worth 1200,000 and the
arest of six rum runners. Several
shots were fired by both sides but
there were no casualties.
MAKES HARD HITTING SPEECH
PARIS, Jan. 22.—Dawes delivered a
straightforward hard hitting speech in
the opening address of the committee
)f 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#
tions. So Germany and her production
eould be restored so she might meet
her obligations.
VERA CRUZ, Mexico, Jan. 23 —
The cruiser Tacoma which hit a reef P
near this port last night was swept
off by a heavy storm today and went
to the bottom, carrying Captain H. G.
Sparrow, her commander, and Edw.
Thuxter Derrick and Homer H. Lus
sies, radio men who remained aboard,
to their death.