MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
VOLUME 20. NUMBER 87
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1926
PRICE TEN CENTS.
.ARISTIDE BRIAND
IS CHOSEN TO
. SUCCEED HERRIOT
PRESIDENT OF SENATE ADMITS
THAT SITUATION IS GRAVE
WILL SELECT CABINET FROM
MAJORITY SOON AS ORGANIZED
PARIS, France. April 13— Aristide
Briand, seven times premier of France
was called upon today by President
Doumergue to extricate parliament
from the tangle following the collapse
of the Herriot government, and take
* charge of French affairs.
M. Painleve, president of the Sen
ate. previously offered the premier
ship, begged to be excused, saying he
was not competent to handle the af
fairs of the nation.
Premier Briand said: “In the pres
ent grave situation I must seek co
operation of all parties, which is in
dispensable to the solution of the cri
^sis. I want to select my cabinet from
among the majority elected, and each
one being obligated to assume its full
share and responsibility of the power
delegated to him.”
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WRITER OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS
DIES WHILE IN THE ORIENT
DETROIT, April 13.—Mrs. Frances
Trego Montgomery, writer of child
ren’s books died aboard the steamship
Franconia after leaving Hong Kong.
BODY OF SUN YAT SEN
REPOSES IN GLASS COFFIN
PEKING, April 13—The body of Dr.
Sun Yat Sen is permanently preserv
ed in a glass coffin filled with oil.
^ LARGE CONTRIBUTION
NASHVILLE, Ky., April 13.— The
Vanderbilt University’s Medical de
partment has received a hundred
thousand dollar gift from the Rocke
feller Foundation for the development
of its school of nursing.
NEW COMET DISCOVERED
WARSAW, April 13.—Lucien Car
cow discovered a new comet which
has been confirmed by the Copen
hagen Observatory, the observers
stating the comet could be seen thru
the small telescope.
BORDER PATROL
* IN RUNNING FIGHT
NOGALES, Arizona., April 13.—
Members of the “Federal Border Pa
trol” and Deputy Sheriffs were engag
ed in a running gun battle along the
International Line near here late Sat
urday night with a band of men who
w'ere bringing a pack train loaded with
liquor into the United States, it was
learned here today. It is believed
that two members of the gang were
- injured as blood was found at the
scene of the affray. One of the ban
dits was captured.
DIAMOND MERCHANT ROBBED
NEW YORK, April 13.—Jacob Ross,
a diamond merchant was robbed of
between forty and fifty thousand dol
lar’s worth of uncut diamonds by men
who waylaved him as he was descend
ing from a building near the Times
^ Square.
VON HINDENBURG DECLINES
BERLIN, April 13.—It was report
ed that Von Hindenbery declined the
presidential candidacy.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 13.—
The resignation of E. E. Brodie, Am
erican minister to Siam, was accepted
at his request. His successor has
>t as yet been selected.
HUNDRED PATIENTS ARE
RESCUED FROM HOSPITAL
FIRE; NONE LOST IN BLAZE
ENGLEWOOD, April 13—More
than one hundred patients, including
twenty newly-born babies, were res
cued in safety when a fire destroyed a
local hospital.
PRINCE OF WALES IN AFRICA
BATHURST, GAMBIA, West Africa.
April 13.—H. M. S. Repulse with the
Prince of Wales aboard arrived here
the latter part of the week, the prince
going ashore for the first time since
his cruise began from England March
28th.
NAVAL BASE AT SAN FRANCISCO
OAKLAND, April 13.—“A naval base
in San Francisco Bay must come even
tually,” Admiral Robert E. Coontz,
commander in chief of the U. S. Fleet,
said at a luncheon which was given
while the armada was in the bay last
week.
TWO NAVAL AIR
SHIPS EXPLORE
THE ARCTIC SOON
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 13
Two naval planes manned by naval
aviators will explore the vast unknown
region of the Arctic this summer in
an attempt to take observations of the
uncharted area, which is more than
one million square miles, lying be
tween Alaska and the North pole. The
expedition will be headed by Mr. Don
ald B. MacMillan, explorer, who will
return for the ninth time to the re
gion on the ship which will leave Wis
kasset, Maine, about June 15th.
This plan has been approved by
Secretary Wilbur and endorsed by the
President.
LITERACY TEST BILL
BE VOTED TOMORROW;
OTHER BILLS SENT IN
(Special to The Gateway.)
JUNEAU, Apr. 13.—The House on
Saturday fixed Tuesday as the day
set for the Grier Literacy test meas
ure. Resolutions are constantly pour
ing into the legislature urging for
its passage, endorsements being re
ceived today from Cordova, Ketchi
kan and Skagwav. Every effort is
being made to secure the passage of
the Literacy measure without objec
tionable amendments as recommend
ed by the elections committee.
Senator Dimond, author of the
Jury Bill introduced an additional
provision for literate jurors and it
was passed by a unanimous vote of
the Senate.
Dimond withdrew his bill reducing
the bounty on eagles to fifty cents.
The present bounty being $1.
Senator Forrest J. Hunt introduc
ed a bill to make a nominee for a
Delegate to Congress of each politi
cal party thru an exotficio national
committeeman—this bill being identi
cal to the measure he introduced two
years ago which was defeated.
Moody introduced a measure car
rying $195,680 for the Alaska Agri
cultural College and School of Mines
at Fairbanks; and also one for $650
to reimburse the Alaska Airplane
corporation jor expenses incurred in
preparing the plane for a flight from
Fairbanks to Nome during the diph
theria epidemic at the latter town.
Ferguson introduced a memorial in
the House assailing the Bureau of
Fisheries administration of the Alas
ka fisheries as has been carried on
in the past and said that the bu
reau was under the influence of
the big cannery corporation, and is
requesting in his memorial for the
Bureau to take over the Territory’s
fish hatcheries and carry on propa
gation.
AMUNDSEN PLANES
WILL CARRY SKIS,
AND POLAR NEEDS
SLEIGHS, PARACHUTES AND SEV
ENTY POUNDS OF PROVISIONS
PER MAN WILL BE PART OF
AIR MACHINES POLAR BURDEN
OSLO, Norway, April 13.—Before
leaving for Spitzbergen April 9, on his
latest polar venture, Raold Amundsen
said he would feel safer in an air
plane in quest of the North Pole than
he would in an automobile in a crowd
ed Oslo street, He declared he believ
ed he would find many suitable places
to make landings in the vicinity of the
Pole. Each plane that starts from the
expedition’s base at Spitzbergen will
carry skis, sleighs, parachutes, and
70 pounds of provisions to the man,
including pemmican. milk chocolate,
biscuits, evaporated milk and coffee,
and other supplies. Each plane has
a carrying capacity of three tons.
Major Gunnar Isachen, who lived
for years in the Arctic and led several
expeditions, said that Amundsen will
probably make for Alaska if he suc
ceeds in reaching the Pole, despite
his announced intention to return to
Spitzbergen. He declared Amundsen
would explore the regions between
the Alaska Pole or proceed to Cape
Columbia where provisions are stored,
and that in any case he would not be
heard from until fall.
BATHING GIRLS
GET JAIL TERMS
TBy Associated Press)
! HONOLULU, April 13.—Nine bath
ing girls were given suspended jail
setences of 13 months each on convic
tion of appearing on the streets of
Honolulu dressed only in their bath
ing suits.
WOULD PUT AMERICAN SHIPS
UNDER NEW SEIZURE LAWS
WASHINGTON, I). C., April 13 —
Another entanglement over the seiz
ure of a booze vessel has caused the
department of justice to ask congress
to enact legislation whereby all Am
erican vessels will be placed under the
‘•‘eighteen mile seizure law” the same
as now applies to foreign vessels un
der late treaties.
—
| Plane Stalls, Aviator
Parachutes to Safety
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Apr. 11.—
Lieutenant J. T. Johnson, of the Uni
ted States Army, jumped with a par
achute, when his plane stalled yes
terday over the Allegheny mountains
and dropped ten thousand feet, thru
heavy clouds and lit in an apple
tree unhurt. The plane landed a
complete wreck four miles away.
OFFICIAL RACE TIME.
OAKLAND ESTUARY, Calif., Apr.
11.—The official Varsity time was
fifteen minutes and nine seconds, a
record for the course used. The
Freshmen time was ten minutes 25
seconds. The Varsity lead was offi
cial annouced here to be ten lengths.
JAPAN TO BUILD
MANY VESSELS
(By Associated Press)
TOKIO, April 13.—The Japanese
navy department announced plans for
the construction of 22 warships with a
tonnage of 124,900. Plans include
the construction of eight first cla~s
cruisers, three secon< 'ass cruiseis,
ten destroyers and one airplane motor
ship.
PRESIDENT GETS PASS TO
EASTERN BALL GAMES
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 13.—
Preliminaries to the 1925 baseball sea
son were disposed of at the White
house today when President Coolidge
received passes from the American
and National leagues and immediate
ly arranged to attend the games.
DR. FREDERICK COOK ON
HIS WAY TO PRISON
KANSAS CITY, April 13—Dr. F.
Cook, former noted explorer is today
on his way to Leavenworth penitenti
ary to serve a fourteen year sentence
for oil frauds.
M ACM U R R AY MINISTER CHINA
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 13.—J.
MacMurray, assistant Secretary of the
State, has been named minister to
China.
FEDERAL AGENTS
WANT TO INSPECT
BOOKS OF RING
CHICAGO, April 13.—Three federal
agents today requested permission of
the Chicago detective department to
inspect the books and papers which
were seized by the police when they
raided the alleged headquarters of a
ten million dollar “vice and liquor
ring,” of which Tommy Torie, who is
now serving nine months in the Lake
County jail, Samuel Brown, Jack
Cusick and Johnny Patton, former boy
| mayor of Burnham, 111., were charged
with being the heads.
WILL GIVE WOMEN RIGHT VOTE
PARIS, April 13.—The Chamber of
Deputies passed a bill giving women
the right to vote at municipal elec
tions and making them eligible to mu
nicipal office. A similar bill was
passed by the Chamber in 1919, but
was rejected by the Senate.
NEW YORK. April 13.—Negotia
tions for a featherweight title match
between Kaplan and Mascart were
discontinued.
EXTRACT BULLET
FROM HEART OF
11-YEAR-OLD-BOY
PUEBLO, April 13.—Surgeons here
today performed a very delicate oper
ation when they removed a bullet from
| the heart of 11-year-old Santos Ortez
who was accidentally shot yesterday
when he fell upon a gun with which
he was playing. The youth is ex
pected to recover.
JOCKEY WILL RIDE AGAIN
NEW YORK, April 13.—Earl Sande
famous American jockey who suffer
ed a broken leg last August will re
turn to competition at the Jamaica
opening on the 29th of April.
HEAVY SHOCKS IN MEXICO
MEXICO CITY, April 13.—Advices
from Durango state that refugees
from Guadalupe, Victoria and Canu
tillo report heavy earthquake shocks
for several days. Heavy property loss
is reported but no loss of life.
federal laxes Have
Priority Over Wages
WASHINGTON, April 13—Federal
and States taxes have priority over
wages in the settlement of bankrupt
estates, the Supreme Court held today
in a case brought by the West Coast
Rubber Corporation against the Uni
ted States and the City and County
of San Francisco.
LIABILITY ACT
DOES NOT EXTEND
INJURY ON SHIPS
LAW WAS NEVER INTENDED TO
BE APPLIED TO MARITIME PRO
CEEDING OCCURRING IN NAVI
GABLE WATERS SAYS COURTS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 13.—
Suits in Alaska to recover for injur
ies suffered by employes on vessels
cannot be maintained under the Fed
eral Employes Liability Act, the Su
preme Court held in a case brought
by the Alaska Steamship Company,
and contested on the ground that the
law was never intended to apply to
maritime proceedings occuring in nav
igible waters, and which had beer
appealed.
HOURS OF LABOR IN PACKING
HOUSE CANNOT BE REGULATED
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WASHINGTON, D. ., April 13.—The.
hours of labor in packing houses and
other industries cannot be regulated
by States through commissions or in
dustrial courts to prevent strikes in
connection with the wage question,
the supreme court held today.
Man Messes Up Wife and
Neighbor with Pump Gur
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. April 13.—H.
B. Greenhall killed his wife with &
pumpgun, and probably fatally wound
ed Mrs. George Brown, a neighbor,
after which he blew out his own
brains, following a family quarrel.
A neighbor who witnessed the shoot
j ing said that Greenhall has been sep
arated a week from his wife and had
returned home for his clothing.
CHICAGO WOMAN
! HELD FOR DEATH
OF HER FAMILY
I -
i CHICAGO. III., Apr. 11.—The Chi
cago coroner asked the Gary, Ind.
coroner to exhume the bodies of'
Cunningham, the father, a sister and
three brothers to determine what ac
tually caused their death.
Young Cunningham, who was taken
ill from poisoning yesterday and
who is being confined to the hospital
is reported out of danger today.
Question the Mother.
CHICAGO, 111., Apr. 13.—Mrs. An
na Cunningham, aged 19, o Gary, In
diana fainted when she was ques
tioned on the five deaths in het fam
ily during the past six years and
also on the critical condition o! her
son thru arsenci poison
son who is suffering from Arsenic
poisoning. Arsenic was found in
her home and she said she used it
to spray house plants and denied
the poisoning of her family and ad
mitted that all who died were insur
ed from a few hundred dollars to
over two thousand, and said that
she collected the insurance.
The bodies were order exhumed.
Mrs. Cunningham Arrested.
CHICAGO, April 13.—Gary officials
today arrested at the hospital, Mrs.
Anna Cunningham, whose husband
and four children died after a brief
illness soon after their lives were in
sured. The woman was taken to Gary
pending an investigation by a coro
ner’s jury. Cook Council, Illinois, and
Porter County, Indiana, authorities
are preparing to exhume the bodies.
It was reported that following the
arrest of the woman she attempted
to commit suicide.
She will be held pending investiga
tion.