VOLl'ME 19, NUMBER 239
SEW Ali
ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1
1, 1924.
PRICE TEX CENTS
SHENANDOAH MAKES
PACIFIC COAST; MANY
THRILLS ENCOUNTERED
ON BOARD SHENANDOAH. Fri
day, Oct. 10.—Few voyages in history
have furnished more tluils in as short
a tie as navigation than in the first
^ passage over the Rocky mountains by
the Navy dirigible airship Shenandoah
which is driving ahead at a speed of
seventy-tour miles per hour.
With a wind that roared through
the tunnel-like canyons, the giant
eraH at times rose gradually until
between the highest peaks it was at
a-;altitude ot' 6,400 feet, and at other
tirSR* it skimmed the ground so close
ly that frequently the jagged moun
tains almost walled in the Leviathan
of the skies.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10.—The diri
gible Shenandoah, flying from Lake
hurst, New Jersey to Camp Lewis,
\Vn„ via San Diego, crossed the Ari
zona line early this morning.
Narrowly Escaped Disaster
PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 11.—The air
ship Shenandoah narrowly escaped
disaster today when she sailed with
in 15 feet of the top of Picacho Peak,
between Tucson and Casa Grande,
Arizona.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 11.—Because her
rear cabin was smashed while the
Shenandoah was being moored last
* night after completing her transcon
tinental flight, and some needy repairs
to her motors, the dirigible will prob
ably stay at her mooring mast at
North Island all of today.
Secretary Work Denies
Secret Pact Signed By
Manager Alaska Road
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 11 —
Completing his investigation of the
alleged contract existing between the
Alaska Steamship company and the
Alaska Railroad, fixing a division of
freight rates, Secretary of the In
terior Work announced that the joint
tariff contract between the tw'o was
not a secret pact as charged by Sen
ator Wheeler in his Seattle speech.
Secretary Work said the contract is
on file with the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and had been on file
since its inception, and could be
seen by any one interested.
He declared that both the Senator
and John E. Ballaine knew the agree
ment was on file, and that they were
attempting to make political capital
out of a payable untruth.
TIEN WHO STAGE BOXING
EXHIBITION ARE FREED
YAKIMA, Oct. 11—E. J. P. Dwel
ley, president of the Yakima Eagles
lodge; Andy Potts, boxing promoter,
and seven other men were found not
guilty of violating the state prize
fight law by a jury in justice court
here yesterday. The trial was the
outcome of the arrest of the men who
staged a boxing show here recently.
ROBBERS HOLD UP
RAILROAD STATION
CARLISLE, 111., Oct. 11.—Four rob
bers er-.M .el the Ealtinx *e K- O! to
raL *e.i! station today an 1 held up
,.i *j mein t It graph operator, \\ ah< r
Hay*(scaimg with a poucn of fi:ct
class mail containing $33,000. The
bandits also held up the operator at
3,„:idoval, 14 miles east of here.
LUSITANIA HEIRS GET
$10,000 EACH, REPORTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 11.—The
German-American Mixed Claims com
mission, it was reported, allowed
claims to the value of $10,000 each to
the relatives of Mrs. Margaret Bald
win, Harry B. Baldwin and Patrick
Callin, all lost in the sinking of the
Ifrisitania.
HUGE GERMAN LOAN
HAS BEEN ARRANGED
LONDON, Oct. 11.—An agreement
for a two hundred million dollar
loan for Germany under the Dawes
reparations plan, was signed by in
ternational bankers here today. The
ceremony took place at the Bank of
England.
EXPENDITURE MONEY
IN DOUBTFUL STATES
MAY PULL THEM OVER
j _
DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 10.—LaFol
lette in his speech here last night,
disclosed that the use of money in
doubtful states is only one of the
methods by which the Republican na
tional committee and its financial sup
porters are striving to save them
from ulter defeat.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 10 —
Senator Borah of Idaho, issued a call
for a meeting in Chicago of the Sen
atorial committee to investigate the
charges made by LaFolIette that the
Republican plan to raise a huge slush
fund for use in doubtful states and
to probe the corrupt practices in sen
atorial and presidential elections in
[the absence of any law to ban such
acts.
ALASKAN, DESPONDENT
IN HEALTH, TAKES GAS;
LEAVES MOTHER NOTE
SEATTLE, Oct. 10.—Broken in
health, Robert Morrison of Hope, Al
aska, is a suicide here by asphyxia
tion. 'He left a note saying, “God be
to everybody and my dear Mother,
Mrs. Margaret E. Buzzard, of Seattle."
GOLFERS WILL MEET
IN FINALS TOMORROW
ARDMORE, Pa., Oct. 11.—Bobby
Jones of Atlanta, will play Francis
Ouimet of Boston and Max R. Hars
ton of Philadelphia will meet George
von Elm of Los Angeles in the semi
finals of the national amateur golf
tournament tomorrow as the result
of third round victories today.
Max R. Marston, Philadelphia, de
feated Dexter Cummings, Chicago, 3
to 1.
EXTRADITION SOUGHT
FOR BON MARCHE
BANDITS, VICTORIA
SEATTLE, Wn., Oct. 11.—Extradi
tion proceedings instituted this after
noon to remove former policeman J
Nael and Edward Fasick, held for tin
Bon Marche robbery in this city tc
Victoria, B. C., on a charge of having
robbed the Canadian Bank of Com
merce in July of 318,000.
PROSPECTORS ON CAPSIZED
BOAT RESCUED BY UNALG/
Two men were picked up by the U
•S. S. Unalga, recently, says the Ju
neau Empire, when their sail boai
capsized near Cape Fanshaw.
The men were John R. Laaue, o
Elkhorn, Nevada, and E. P. Wheeler
|of New York, both civil engineers
They bought a sail boat in Los An
geles for the purpose of going tt
Seward to prospect. They left Grays
I Harbor, Wn., Aug. 16 for Alaska.
On September 16, the two men lef
Ketchikan and started up the coast
|Near Cape Fenshaw they encounter
ed a stiff breeze during which theis
| main sail jibed and became entanglec
land the boat capsized. They climbec
ion top of the keel and were sighted
i by the Unalga at 12:15 o’clock on the
afternoon of September 27. A surf
boat was lowered from the ship anc
the men picked up. They had beer
on the upturned boat for two hours
when rescued.
The Unalga tried to tow the sail
boat but it tvas impossible to manage
in the choppy sea and it had to be
abandoned. The men were brougln
'to Juneau.
SPURIOUS WINE MAKERS
AROUSE ARGENTINA IRE
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 11.—In a
campaign against manufacturers ol
impure liquors, the Buenos Aires
board of health has closed down five
large plants producing alleged wines
and other beverages. They are said
to have used methylated spirits, oi
ether combined with water and color
ing water. One of the concerns was
a heavy advertiser of a brand ol
wine that never was produced from
grapes, but was widely consumed
much to the detriment of the drink
ers, according to the authorities. The
names of the concerns, published in
some newspapers, caused a shock ol
surprise to many people who had beer
consuming their products.
The Romans had 50 ways of cook
ing pork.
COtVRIQHT UNDKRWOOO A UNOKftWOOO. M. V.
PRINCE OF WALES AT BELMONT PARK
Prince of Wales (center) chatting with Pierre Wertheimer (left) own
; er of “Epinard,” and E. J. Widener, famou£ American turfman, at Bel
! mont Park, Long Island, where Epinard ran second to “Wise Counsellor,”
! in the first of the series of “Intemat ional Sweepstakes” races.
CUNNINGHAM CASE IS
THROWN OUT OF COURT
i The case of the United States vs.
. i Frank Cunningham, to be tried at
i ; Cordova this term, was thrown out
| of court Wednesday by Hon. E. E.
! Ritchie, judge of the Third division,
on a writ of demurrer to the indict
ment filed by L. V. Ray, and Dono
jhoe & Dimond, attorneys for the de
jfendant. Judge Ritchie took the de
murrer under consideration and la
tter sustained it. This ends a case
j which has been long drawn out and
| promised an exciting legal battle.
| Cunningham and Ike Beal were ar
rested in Cordova last March, by
Deputy Marshal Cloes of Cordova,
and Prohibition officers, Bielgard and
’ Flannigan, after the officers had fir
ed into the launch several times on
which were two women, Cunningham
j and Beal.
During the bombardment several
I bullets came very near the defend
jants and but for a miracle they they
|would have been killed. Examination
of the launch disclosed no liquor, al
| though the officers alleged that a
. I quantity had been thrown over dur
ing the chase. Grappling, however,
failed to bring it to the surface, and
the case rested on the testimony of
the parties involved.
It is alleged that under the circum
stances there was little hope for con
viction.
In another case against Cunning
ham for violation of the dry laws
the jury disagreed and the case was
being retried when the Alaska left
Cordova.
ENTIRE FREIGHT CREW
KILLED BY BANDITS
SAMALAYUCA, Mex., Oct. 11.—
The entire crew of nine men of a com
bination freight and passenger train,
including one American, were killed by
five bandits who escaped with a $30,
000 pay roll, a mile north of Cande
lario yesterday.
STRIKING MATCHES ALL
DAY LONG WAS MAN’S
WORK FOR MANY YEARS
LONDON, Oct. 10.—Tom Tuthill,
who worked for 36 years in a Lon
don match factory striking matches
to test their quality, died recently
from blood poisoning cnotracted while
at work. His job, one of the queerest
in King George’s kingdom, was cre
ated for him after he had suffered
from infantile paralysis, and needed
an easy task.
All day long, day after day, year
after year, Tuthill went on with his
work, scratching all his matches by
hand and passing judgment upon the
quality of each fresh consignment
from the workrooms. Some years ago
he became eligible for a pension from
his company but he liked his work
and would not give it up.
YUKON MISSION.
TO BE REBUILT
Mr. N. J. Nickleson, who has
been at Fort Yukon during the past
year, is a recent arrival in Fairbanks.
Mr. Nickleson is an oldtimer in this
district, having been here in the stam
pede days of 3904 and 1905.
While in Fort Yukon Mr. Nickle
son was moving the Hudson Stuck
Memorial Hospital. He states that
it was a very difficult job, being
considered impossible by the resi
dents there. Conditions are very
good at Fort Yukon, Mr. Nickleson
says. Trapping is practically the
only occupation there, and game
is very plentiful. There are about
60 white people in Fort Yukon
now, and 350 natives.
Since the fire at the fort Mr.
Nickleson has been asked to rebuild
the Mission building. He will go
to Seattle first, and then probably
return. He states that the late Arch
deacon Stuck’s collection in the build
ling which was burned was invaluable.
His library, especially on lAaskan his
tory, cannot be replaced, and the col
lection of Alaskan pictures was very
fine.
The mission building alone is said
to have been worth $25,000. The
fire occurred at 8 o’clock, while a
birthday party wras being held. A
little boy* who had been in bed, re
ported the fire. He did not have
time to even save his clothes. One of
the wromen had placed $400 in a bu
reau drawer, and the flames spread
so rapidly that there was no time
to secure the money.
Mr. Nickleson floated on a raft
from Stevens Village to Rampart,
where he was picked up by a gas
boat. There was a four days’ snow
storm at Stevens Village on the 24th
of September. Up to the time that
Mr. Nickleson left the village two
inches of snow remained on the
ground.
Mr. Nickleson is busy renewing old
friendships and looking over the town.
He expects to leave for the states on
Tuesday.—Fairbanks News-Miner.
STR. YUKON SAILED THIS
MORNING; SIX FOR HERE
SEATTLE, Oct. 11.—The steamship
Yukon of the Alaska Steamship com
pany sailed from this port this morn
ing with ninety-nine passenger, in
cluding the following for Seward:
H. A. Wickwert and wife, Irene
and Doris Wickwert, W. Gohman and
G. P. Sullivan.
For Anchorage—H and G. Koslos
ky, Mrs. E. I. Dehon, Mrs. W. S.
Woolover, P. Molanton, E. L. Everett,
F. Mussanno, Robert Kleeman and
A. J. Johnson.
To prevent injury to small trout
in removing them from hooks, one
should wet his hands.
LABOR LEADERS WERE
DEFEATED IN H. OF C.
LONDON, Oct, 11.—Premier Mac
donald and the Labor party in the
English cabinet were defeated in the
House of Commons last night when
the Conservatives on motion for a
census, carried 264 to 19S votes and
forecast the resignation of the cabi
net and the dissolution of parliament
with the general elections in Novem
ber.
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ARGENTINE FLYER
IS IN KUSHIMOTO
—
KUSHIMOTO,' Japan, Oct. 11.—Lt.
Kanui, the Argentine round-the-world
flyer, arrived here this morning from
Kagoshima.
ANOTHER POISON
LOVE MURDER IS
RELATED POLICE
MARION, 111., Oct. 11.—Confession
that she had poisoned her former
husband, Joseph L. Herrington, aged
34, in a plot with Robert Tate, whom
she married last week, twenty days
after Herrington’s death, was made
today by Mrs. Ruby Herrington Tate,
30, in the Williamson county jail in
this city.
Poison placed in a cup in peas in
j Herrington’s lunch box taken to the
coal mine at Johnston City, where
both men worked, Mrs. Tate said,
was the cause of his illness and a
teaspoon and a half of poison placed
in a glass of butermilk, was one
final cause of death.
Mrs. Tate asserted Tate put I he
poison in the peas and she admin
istered the final dose.
Tate, who was a former boarded at
the Hei.ington heme, late today
continued his denials of a poison
conspiracy. The couple were ariest
ed at West Frankfort, shorcy after
i las: midnight.
Sheriff George Galligan ordered
the arrest of Harry Evenly and
John Downey, brothers in law of
Tate, on suspicion of having know
ledge of the case.
Admitting late last night that he
knew Mrs. Ruby Herrington Tate
intended to poison her forer hus
band to marry him and that he made
no effort to stop her, Robert Tate
promised full confession on Monday,
Sheriff Galligan announced.
ILUfc KtMJLIS IN
ROBBERS’ ARREST
CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 11.—Five men
have been arrested in Shelby, S. D„
in connection with the robbery of
the first National bank of Lockport,
111., where $18,000 was taken August
14 and a robbery of the Greenaway
state bank of Dickney, N. D., private
detectives announced today. Carl
Welsh is en route here under guard
from Shelby.
The only clue after the Lockport
robbery when the bandits, said to
have numbered seven, made the
bank employes “get down and crawl’’
while the tellers cages were looted,
was a slip of paper bearing the
name of Mrs. Carl Welsh, Rock
Island, 111., which was found in the
alley behind the bank, according to
agents of the Burns International De
tective agency.
The name put the detectives on
the trail of Welsh, whose wife was
followed to Frankfort, S. D., and
then to Shelby. There she met her
husband who was with William
Frost, James Ryan, alias “St. Louis
Billy,” William Burg and Ben Mako
kicz, who were arrested.
SILENT CARSON DEAD
IN CELL AT FOLSOM
STOCKTON, Cal., Oct. ll—“Silent”
Carson, former California bandit, who
ceased to speak after the Folsom pris
on jail break of 1919, is dead. Com
mitted to the state hospital for the in
sane here September 12, 1919, Charles
Carson has steadfastly maintained
his silence until his dying hour, Wed
nesday. He had been ill for a month
with heart disease. Interment was
made yesterday in the state hospital
cemetery.
Carson had been a life termer at
Folsom for the killing of an Oakland
policeman.
TYPHOON KILLS MANY
MANILA, Oct. 11.—Thirty persons
are dead and many missing as a re
sult of a typhoon which swept thru
'the Cagayan valley last night.
ASKING I OF
! MANCHURIAN LEADER SENDS
ENVOY TO JAPAN IN HOPE
OF GAINING ASSISTANC E
American and British Governments
Are Not Neutral, is Claim
Made by General
TOKIO, Oct. 11.—Colonel Takem
Machida, a retired Japanese army of
ficer, now in the employ of General
Chang Tso-Lin, in Manchuria as mili
tary adviser, arrived in Tokio last
week from Mukden, admittedly an im
portant mission, the nature of which
was undisclosed.
Colonel Machida told newspaper
men that “it would be useless to deny
that my visit is politically significant.’
The vernacular -press today surmis
es that Colonel Machida carries a re
quest from General Chang Tso-Lin
asking positive aid from Japan in the
| Manchurian’s conquest against the
Peking government for control of the
central government of China.
Colonel Machida intends to consult
with leaders of the general staff of
the Japanese army where sympathy
for General Chang and his purpose ,;.s
' believed to be strong.
Tiie visit of Colonel Machida came
| after the government’s policy in the
Chinese internal situation was con
: demn (! today in resolutions passed
j hy the leading opposition party in the
j diet. The government policy was al
, so criticised at a meeting held under
the auspices of the Imperial Reserv
| ists’ association and East Asiatic un
j ion.
The basis of the censure against the
Japanese government was that it was
j following a policy toward China which
was adopted by the British and Am
i erican governments .
At the reservists’ meeting, resolu
tions were passed which said that the
American and British governments
were supporting the Peking govern
ment while professing neutrality.
—
MUKDEN, China, Oct. 9.—Replying
| to a recent diplomatic note protest
; ing against the use ot aircraft on un
|defended towns, General Chang Tso
I Lin, ruler of Manchuria, declared that
| his forces must attack the city of
| Peking because that city is the head
quarters of the enemv.
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SHOT IN HIS TRACKS
WHEN HE ATTEMPTED
TO HOLD UP BANK
TACOMA, \\ n., Oct. 11.—An uniden
tified man attempted to hold up the
Bank of California yesterday after
noon and was shot and killed by W.
A. Everson, clerk of the institution in
the attempt.
342 YEARS OF SLEEP
REGAINED IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, 111., Oct. II.—The 3,
000,000 people in Chicago and sub
urbs who lost an aggregate of about
342 years of sleep last April when
this city and surrounding territory
went on daylight saving time, last
night regained the years of lost slum
ber when the clocks were set back
to central standard time. Suburban
trains which had adopted the day
light saving time also reverted to
central standard time at 2 a. m„ the
hear fixed for the time change.
FOUR CHILDREN ARE
BURNED TO DEATH
W ENATCHEE, Wn., Oct. 11.—Pour
children, ranging in age from 8 to
15 years, belonging to Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Paulsen, burned to death
in their home yesterday in Oreville.
ARMY BUMP DAMAGED
WHEN BOMB EXPLODES
NEWPORT NEWS, Oct. 11.—The
army blimp, TC-2, the largest non
rigid lighter than air craft yet built,
in the United States, was badly dam
aged and several of her crew injured
today when a bomb she was carrying
exploded while she was 150 feet in
the air over Langley Field.