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VOLUME XIX NUMBER 29
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1924
PRICE TEN CENTS
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Growing Gradually Weaker and Main
Efforts Directed to Making His
Last Hours Comfortable
TOO EXHAUSTED TO SPEAK
At Hour of Going to Press Condition
Was Unchanged, With No
Hope for Recovery
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.— It
looks as if Mr. Wilson will pull
through today barring sudden
hazards,” said Dr. Grayson at a
late hour this afternoon. A bul
letin issued at noon stated that
he is growing weaker, and takes
but little nourishment. He pass
ed a few hours in sleep, and re
cognizes those about him, but is
too exhausted to talk, though he
ha.- no pain and “our main efforts
are directed to keeping him com
fortable”
Nearing His End
WASHINGTON, 4:00 P. M.—That
Woodrow Wilson, war time president
of the United States is nearing his
last moments, is evidenced by the
increasing alertness of his physicians.
The digestive disorders which were
the cause of his recent stroke have
developed a condition that makes it
impossible for him to recover. A cri
sis is fast approaching and that the
end will come within the next 24
hours, peacefully and painlessly, is
now certain. Dr. Grayson, Dr. Sterl
ing and Dr. Fowler, who helped to
treat Wilson when he was taken ill at
the W’hite House, are in attendance,
and two nurses watch constantly at his
bedside. But few of his personal
friends have been admitted. Mrs. Wil
son today said that death might come
at any time.
The ex-president is seriously weak
ened from four years suffering from
digestive disorders, which at first
were not considered serious.
Outwardly the forme)- president is
his foi-mer self, altho a deepening of
the facial lines and a genex-al weaken
ing of his muscles have taken place.
At noon today he rallied slightly,
but no material change was noticed.
He was too weak to talk but was fully
conscious.
England Deplores Illness
LONDON, Feb. 2.—Woodrow Wil
son’s critical illness is the outstand
ing feature of the world’s news in
the newspapers today.
Wilson Sinking Rapidly
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Former
President Woodrow Wilson was still
conscious at 10:00 last night, but
was sinking rapidly. His illness threw
a pall over Congress.
WILL DETERMINE STRENGTH
PITTSBURG, Feb. 2.—An attempt
by the railroads to determine ti e
strength of the brotherhoods is seen
In rail circles here today by reports
that the Monongahela road which is
owned jointly by the Penna, Pittsburg
and Lake Eire, who is planning on
wage reductions and a change of work
ing conditions.
RANCHER FOUND GUILTY
AIDING ESCAPING BANDITS
EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 2.—Charles
Blaxier, a rancher of Lane county to
day was found guilty of aiding the
bandits who held of the Florence, Ore.
bank. He declared he was forced to
render assistance under threats of
death.
TOTAL OF 33 DEAD
JOHNSON CITY, 111., Feb. 2.—The
death of Buryi Morgan, in a hospital
* here brings the fatalities in the Crer
rar Clinch mine to 33.
Odd Fellows dance tonight.
NO TRAIN FROM FAIRBANKS
No train will leave Fairbanks to
day, says local Agent Sweek. The
Overland limited will be made tip at
Curry, however.
SNIPE DROPPED BY AVIATOR
IS NEW FIRE PERIL
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 2.—A new fire
hazard has been discovered by farm
ers in various sections of Ohio. It
is the aviator they believe.
Cigarette snipes thrown from his
airplane by an aviator while circling
over the farm of J. B. Alspach, Fair
field County, recently, are held respon
sible for a series of blazes causing a
loss estimated at $10,000.
Falling in dry grass, these snipes
farmers believe, started fires which
were not extinguished until a barn
on Alspacli’s farm was destroyed.
FACULTY MEMBER DIES
SEATTLE, Feb. 2.—Dr. J. Allen
Smith, nationally known political ec
onomist and author, and member of
the University of Washington faculty
for 27 years, died here Wednesday.
REITERATES BONUS OPPOSITION
WASHINGTON Feb. 2.—President
! Coolidge reiterated his opposition to
j the soldiers bonus and complimented
| the soldiers anti-bonus league which
| called on the president.
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LABOR POWER WILL DRIVE
UNIONISTS TO FREE STATE
DUBLIN, Feb. 2.—The Labor party
in parliament will in all probability
drive the Unionsists in Ulster to the
Free State according to a statement
made by W. McMullen at a meeting of
labor supporters in Belfast.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2—An inves
tigation into the conduct of war fraud
cases by Attorney General Daugher
ty was ordered by the Senate this
! afternoon, especially to find out what
j he di<l with the million dollars voted
by Congress to prosecute those cases.
STEAMSHIP ALAMEDA SAILS
WITH LARGE PASSENGER LIST
SEATTLE, Feb. 2.—The steamship
Alameda sailed for Seward and way
ports, including the following for
Seward: Charles Nelson, Thomas
Williams, Beatrice Baughman, L. C.
Swnnker, James Brennan, Emma But
ton, H. Leah, Boy Redmond, Mrs. R.
Mitton, Miss L. Mitton, Joe Large and
wife, Miss M. T. Tuttle, S. L. God
frey and wife, J. B. Larson, E. Mc
Neres, B. E. Lewis.
CANNERY OFFICIAL RETURNS
G. C. Henderson, manager of the lo
eal plant of the San Juan Fisheries
and Packing Company accompanied
by Mrs. Henderson, returned on the
I Alaska from a six weeks’ visit to
company headquarters at Seattle.
; With Mr. Henderson are Chief Engi
neer Jensen, formerly chief on the
Starr, and a first assistant engineer.
Matt Nicolich, foreman of the
plant also arrived.
FRENCH “EXTRACTS" FOR
MAKING LIQUORS OFFERED
SEATTLE, Wn., Feb. 2.—Receipt
of a letter addressed to H. E. Dax
box 42, Zenith, Wash., from a certain
address in Austin street, Park, France
is believed by Carl Jackson, federal
division prohibition chief to have re
vealed an attempt to violate the ISth
i amendment by the use of the United
j States mails.
The letter, according to Jackson, of
| fers for sate extracts which when add
I ed to water placed in "containers,”
| will produce beverages known by
i name and taste in the days before pro
; hibition. The letter also gives a
| “price list of two varieties of stills
and other necessary utensils” for the
! alleged manufacture of these drinks,
Jackson said.
“I think that the letter, which was
turned over to me by Mr. Dax is the
latest 1924 valuation of the Spanish
prisoner’ swindle, ’ said Jackson in
commenting on the contents. “I don’t
think that the person sending for ‘ex
tracts’ will receive them I don’t
know how these extracts work, but if
we find any evidence of persons man
ufacturing alcoholic beverages from
them, arrests will follow.”
Jackson declared he has forwarde^
the letter to the federal prohibition
bureau at Washington, D. C., for gov
ernmental investigation.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2.—William
G. McAdoo today telegraphed Senator
Walsh, asking permission to testify
before the Senate Committee regard
ing Doheny’s statements respecting
his activities in the Fall oil leases.
He said: “I have never been em
ployed or consulted regarding any oil
leases anywhere in the United States
either by Doheny or any other man.''
Doheny Said He Employed Creel
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Describ
ing his effort to obtain a lease of the
Teapot Dome naavl oil lands in 1920
in connection with Leo J. Stack, Do
heny recalled that he also employed
George Creel, head of the Committee
on Public Information during the late
war.
Creel Got 5,000 Shares Stock
NEW YORK, Feb. 2—George Creel
admitted that he got 5,000 shares of
i stock from Doheny, and said he had
approached Secretary of the Navy
Daniels regarding the oil leases but
that Daniels emphatically refused to
countenance any such procedure.
Fall Refuses Answer Questions
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Former
Secretary of the Interior Fall, de
clined today to answer any questions
in the Senate oil hearing when the
Committee called on him for exami
nation as to loans made to him by
Doheny and Sinclair. Fall prepared
a statement denying the committee’s
right to question him and also said
that any statement he might make at
the present time might tend to in
criminate him.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.—E. L. Do
heny exhibited before the Senate com
mittee a note with the signature torn
of which he said was the note given
by Fall for the hundred Inousani dol
lar loan. He said the note was lorn
in two, ins wife carrying one half and
he carrying the other halt so in the
event of death, neither executor could
make Fall pay.
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Says McAdoo Was Employed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.— Doheny
testified that McAdoo was employed
by his company to represent it in
Washington on Mexican affairs. Mc
Adoo was then out of the cabinet re
ceiving fees of a quarter of a million
and that Franklin K. Lane was em
ployed by his company as counsel at
a salary of $50,000 yearly. Coolidge
has decided not to employ Gregory
as one of the two special counsels to
prosecute the oil lease cases because
Doheny said yesterday that Gregory
had been in his employ some time ago.
WOULD EXCLUDE FILIPINO HELP
WASHINGTON Feb. 2.—Andrew
Furuseth, president and other officials
of the International seamans union,
called on President Palmer of the Em
ergency fleet corporation and renewed
a request made two years ago that fil
ipinos be excluded from crews of all
I shipping board vessels. Palmer refus
ed saying they were “CDmpetent Am
erican seaman and were entitled to
! employment on American vessels.
! SINCLAIR .GIVE FALL MONEY
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Harry F.
' Sinclair, in a cablegram from Paris,
denied giivng Fall money. J. W.
Zevely, Sinclair’s counsel previously
testified that Sinclair loaned Fall the
sum of $25,000.
HIJACKER CAUGHT
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2.—James
Sotoi, 32, believed by the police to be
the mysterious bandit leader wrho kill
ed four members of his own abnd was
arrested here today.
SIX BANK OFFICIALS OF
MONTANA IN PAST MONTH
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2.—The ar
rest of two men announced by the
sheriff here makes a total of six
bank officials from Montana who have
been apprehended in this city during
the past two weeks in connection with
the failure of several banks in Mon
taan. The two arrested yesterday
were Logan Fowell and Kanute Hus
tad of Harlowton, Mont.
MURDERERS ESCAPE
FROM DEATH CELLS
AND TAKE FLIGHT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 2.—Jos.
and Enos Sullivan, brothers, under
sentence of death for murder, broke
out of the death cell this afternoon,
overpowered the guards and escaped
in an aeroplane to parts unknown.
It is believed they flew into Mex
ico.
The escape was one of the most
sensational ever recorded the two
men fighting their way from the
prison in a veritable hail of bullets.
ANOTHER JUNEAU MAN
IN FOR LOWER HOUSE
JUNEAU, Alas., Feb. 2.—H. R. Shep
ard, member of the lower House of
the 1923 Legislature today announc
ed his candidacy for membership in
the next House and filed his declara
tion of candidacy on the Republican
! ticket for the April primaries. He is
the second to file, the first being W.
L. Paul, Indian lawyer of Ketchikan.
Mr. Shepard, in announcing his
candidacy, told a representative of
the Empire he favors division of the
Territory as proposed by the recent
local convention in its memorial to
Congress. He also said he favors ad
option by the Territory of a literacy
, qualification for voters such as he
sponsored in the last session of the
Legislature. “I am seeking to repre
! sent the First Division in the Legis
lature, not the Fourth nor any other
and will work for the First Division,”
he declared.
Mr. Shepard who is a member of
the Juneau City Council, has resided
in Juneau for many years. He is a
member of the Pioneers of Alaska and
has been active on local civic and po
; litical affairs at all times.
WORK GIVES DECISION ON
COLLECTION OF FUR TAXEs
—
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Secretary
Work decided the government in Alas
ka can collect fur buyers taxes from
inhabitants of St. Lawrence island,
which was set aside as a reindeer sta
tion in 1903. The bureau of educa
tion petitioners had contended that
Territorial legislation was not appli
i [able to the island and the citizens
I were therefore exempt from taxes.
| CIGAR DEALER HELD UP AND
ROBBED OF SMALL FORTUNE
I SEATTLE, Feb. 2.—James Normile,
a cigar dealer, was held up today just
j after leaving a bank, and robbed of
! *12,000.
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i SPECIAL TRAIN TOMORROW
A special train will leave for An
chorage tomorrow morning at nine
o’clock carrying passengers and per
ishable freight. A train will also
leave Monday morning.
AMERICAN TEAM VICTORS
CHAMONIX, Feb. 2.—The Ameri
ican ice hckey team defeated Switzer
land 20 to nothing today, after de
feating Belgium and England, thereby
earning the right to meet Canada in
the finals.
SURROUNDING PRISONERS
SNOHOMISH, Wn„ Feb. 2.—Three
of the four escaped prisoners from
the Monroe reformatory are believed
to be surrounded tonight by a posse
of men in the Miller logging camp..
They were tracked there by blood
hounds.
VOTED RETAIN TAX REDUCTION
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—The repub
lican members of the ways and means
commitee voted this afternoon to re
tain the tax reduction bill of twenty
five pr cent, reduction on the maxim
um surtax and other rates as previ
ously recommended by Mellon.
WILL STAND TRIAL SOON
BERLIN, Fb. 2.—General Xuden
dorf, Adolf Hitler and others who
were implicated in the recent Fascisti
uprisings in Bavaria will be on trial
in Munich next February eighteenth.
ENDANGERED ECONOMY REGIME
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Despatches
from Paris state that the hundred mil
lion franc loan to the Roumanian gov
ernment has endangered Poincare’s
new regime of economy.
NEWSPAPERS TO BE HANDLED
AS A-1 MAIL IS ORDER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 2.— !
Postmaster General Harry C. New,
yesterday signed an order requiring;
post office employees to handle and
dispatch newspapers as first class
mail. The new rule goes into effect
Friday. New stated that the purpose
of the order was to facilitate rapid de
liveries, especially of city newspapers
sent to country and outlying districts
and would result in a better correla
tion of the urban and rural activities
of the nation. The order requires all
postmasters to uotily publishers when
papers are being sent to the wrong ad
dress or to persons who have died.
VENI2ELOS SERIOUSLY ILL
LONDON Feb. 2.—Premier Venize
los of Greece is seriously ill and has
resigned from the office, intending to
leave shortly for England. His ill-;
ness is said to be caused by heated
discussions in the rGeek chamber of
deputies, over the future Hellenic dy
nasty.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—An eight
pound daughter was born to secretary
of Labor and Mrs. Davis.
COMPILES ANSWERS TO PRIZE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Miss Es
ther liape, manager of the Bok peace
plan has compiled an answer to ques
tions relating to the workings of the
plan it was announced today.
HiDil*
! OTTAWA, Feb. 2.—No word is ex
pected for months concerning the
: execution of the two Eskimos on Her
schel Island set for next Friday. The
Eskimos were sentenced to death for
the murder of Corporal Doak of the
Canadian Mounted Folice and Otto
Kinder, a trader. The men were kill
ed in a feud which started over Henry
Kinder’s desire for an Eskimo maid
en. The government has received uu
| ot'ticial messages stating that Serg
i eant Thorne of the Mounties who was
delayed by the soft winter, at Fair
banks, has reached Herscliel Island to
perform the execution, which was
| postponed from December 7.
! DE Jl RE RECOGNITION OF
RUSSIA Hi GREAT BRITAIN
LONDON, Feb. 2.—Britain notified
Moscow that de jure recognition had
been accorded Russt-’.
TODAY’S FISH PRICES
KETCHIKAN, Feb. 2.—Fresh hal
ibut 16.40 and 9 cents.
TEST VOTES TAKEN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 2.—Test
votes were taken to insure the com
bining of Democrats and progressives
to defeat the republicans when the
vote was taken on Senator Walsh’s
resolution to cancel oil leases. Flans
were discussed by the Senators to im
peach Denby and Daugherty. Three
physicians, who examined Fall on his
sick bed declared he was fully able
to appear before the committee and
testify.
UNITED MINE WORKERS
APPROVE LEWIS’ UTTERANCES
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2.—The bien
nial convention of the United Mine
Workers of America yesterday accept
ed without debate the report of its
committee on officers’ reports approv
ing the accounting of his administra
tion given Tuesday by John L. Lewis
international president. This action
was in sharp contrast to previous con
ventions in which the presidents re
port has provoked bitter debate.
The committee’s report was regard
ed as especially significant in that
it concurred with President Lewis’
expressions on wage demands. lie de
clared in favor of a wage agreement
for a term of years, but made no
statement favoring an increase in the
present scale.
The committee report on tne report
of Philip Muray, vice-president, brot
forth some opposition to its adoption
from the so-called “progressives,” but
it was finally adopted by a large ma
jority. President Lewis said the viva
voce vote was indecisive and called
for a show of hands, which, unoffi
cial tellers said indicated adoption of
the report by about three to one.
Creel Admitted that He Couid Not
Influence Secretary Daniels
In Oil Leases
SECRETARY HUGHES CALLED
Asked to Explain Why He Accepted
Gift of $50,000 in Land from
Doheny to Build Embassy
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—E. L.
Doheny testified today that the S'2'.O
he gave former Congressman Statik
and George Creel for their support
and influence with Secretary of the
Navy Daniels in securing the Teapot
Dome leases had been returned to him
Creel admitting that he could not
turn the trick with the money, Dan
iels proving incorruptible.
Secretary Hughes was called be
fore the committee by Senator
Walsh of Montana, to explain how
he happened to accept a gift of fifty
thousand worth of land in Mexico
City, from Doheny on which to build
an American embassy.
COLD IN E VST
A letter received today by the
Gateway from St. Louis stated the
past winter had been one of the worst
in the history of the country, the
mercury standing 10 below the day
the letter was written. This is colder
by six degrees than the coldest wea
ther experieneced in Seward the past
four years.
MAKES OVERTURES
LONDON Feb. 2.—Premier Mac
Donald made overtures to France on
new rules for strengthening tlie En> -
ente Cordiale it was learned in view
of speeding the Labor cabinets prog
ram in dealing with domestic and for
eign problems, including the domestic
strikes now threatened, the huge short
age of employment, reparations debts
and the recognition of Russia.
SAYS FALL IS “GOAT"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—The Cool
idge administration is planning on
making Fall the goat in the oil lease
scandal, Senator Stanley, declared to
day. , . ...;
WILL NOT RESIGN
TOKIO Feb. 2.—Premier Kiyoura,
reported today his firm determination
I not to resign following the dissolu
j tion of the Diet amid scenes of wild
| fighting for such an ordinarily sedate
I body of politicians. Missels were
thrown and a general din and free for
all fight occurred in the official cham
bers. Police protection for some of
i the ministers was ordered.
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SEATTLE, Jan. 31.—Hong Gen, a
I Chinese who was arrested last Aug
ust on a charge of having opium in his
possession, has been sent to McNeil
Island for a term of six years.
YOUTHFUL BANDITS ACTIVE
HAMMOND, Ind., Jan. 331.—Youth
ful bandits, ranging in age between
18 and 20, raided the Hammond dis
tillery and took liquor valued at $100,
000.
MUCH ACTIVITY AT HOMER
SAYS GATEWAY SUBSCRIBER
The Gateway received a letter on
the last boat from Mr. L. W. Holes,
a valued subscriber, giving particu
lars of the Neilsen shooting, which
were along the lines as given in the
Gateway at the time. Mr. Holmes
states that there is much activity in.
his vicinity among the fox fanners.
Dr. Jenson, well known here, is plan
ning to start in the industry, and has
taken up a homestead.
The weather has been very mild in
the Homer district this winter, with
frequent showers. Moose are not so
plentiful owing to the warm weather
which allows them to stay back on
the mountains.
Herring fishermen have done ex
ceedingly wrell this season.
Joseph Lee, a silver* fox farmer, a
pioneer and one of the first to cross
Chilkoot (pass, is visiting friends in
Seattle.