Hemnrd Daily Gateumy
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
VOLUME 20. NUMBER 104
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1925 PRICE TEN CENTS.
WOMAN CLAIMS
WAS WIFE OF
JONH PETERSON
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, May 2.—George Olson,
attorney for Mrs. Inez Peterson, of
Kew, Saskatchewan, received a let
ter from her stating she and John A.
Peterson, clubman called “Ramps”
were married twenty-three years ago
and never divorced.
She wrote: “In 1909 we went to
Portland with $35,000. He returned
to Alaska and I went to Kew to live
with my parents. We corresponded
and for a time he sent me money.”
Olson stated he couldn’t find evi
dence of Peterson marrying again, al
though one of the two women killed
with him when his coupe plunged off
Railroad Avenue into Elliott Bay. on
February 4, was cremated with him
as his wife. Fred England, lumber
man, and administrator of the Peter
son estate, ridiculed the Kew woman’s
claims. He( said he had found Peter
son’s papers and certificate of marri
age to “Maude”, who died with him.
hindenburg raises tax
CLEAR GERMANY’S DEBTS
BERLIN, May 2.—Hindenburg plans
a high tax to pay Germany’s debts.
The finance minister outlined the
most drastic tax bill in Germany’s
history in accord with the presi
dent elect determination to fulfill the
country’s obligations. A beer and to
bacco tax to yield the treasury three
hundred and thirty million gold
r marks this year was among the pro
posals submitted.
Fred Liljegren Dies
On His Way Cordova
(Special to the Gateway)
CORDOVA, Alaska, May 2.—Fred
Liljegren, aged sixty-five, and one of
the oldest settlers in the Cordova
district died in his boat this morning
& his way from Fox Island for med
ical treatment. He had a fox farm
for thirty years.
THREE NEW INDIAN
HOSPITALS ARE PLANNED
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 1 —
Plans for construction of three new
Indian hospitals and an addition to a
fourth were announced today by the
Interior department. They will be
' built under supervision of the bureau
of Indian affairs during the next fiscal
year on the reservations at Klamath,
Ore.; Fort Peck, Mont.; Pyramid
Lake, Nev.; and Fort Lapwai, Idaho.
The Klamath reservation will have
a forty-bed general hospital to cost
$25,000; Fort Peck a twenty-four bed
institution costing $20,000; Pyramid
l*»ke a new' hospital and rehabilita
tion of an existing one, and Fort Lap
wai wTill get an additional structure
to care for fifty patients.
Gas Bags Racing
Through Missouri
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 2.—Five
balloonists are traveling southeast
ward across the United States in
a national elimination balloon race.
SOLD HORSE FRIENDS
, f THEN HANGED SELF
ALHAHBRA, Cal., May 2.—After
selling two houses, which had been
constant companions for 13 years,
Charles Stafford, aged rancher, end
ed his life Friday by hanging.
.Stafford’s suicide is believed to
liave been caused by grief at part
ing with the horses, which he sold
for $3 each. The animals were to
have been killed and used as food on
2. lion farm.
FALSE TEETH STOLEN
FROM DENTAL OFFICE
ASTORIA, Ore., May 1—A thief or
thieves entered the offices of Dr. E.
H. Prehn, a dentist, and stole several
sets of false teeth and about 150 arti
ficial teeth, according to a report. A
number of gold bridges and gold
plates in the same cabinet were un
touched. The burglars endeavored to
open the safe in the doctor’s office but
beyond knocking off the knob had no
success.
London Gold Company
Increases Production
Siberia This Season
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2.—
An award was extended the Lena
Goldfields, a London corporation in
line with the Soviet policy to in
crease gold production, the Russian
information bureau announced today.
The Lena gold resources are esti
mated at one billion dollars in Si
beria. Six billion dollars was min
ed by the Soviet government last
year.
Endurance Record Put
Up By Intrepid Flyers
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 2.—
The PN 9, an all metal Hull seaplane
has been in the air for twenty-seven
hours. This time was recorded at
1:22 this afternoon, and observers
declared that the distance traveled
to equal to that from San Diego to
Honolulu.
The former endurance record was
14 hours, 53 minutes and 42 seconds
by Lieut. Weed Price at Washington
on July 11 and 12.
A. B. HALL BEING REPAIRED
Mr. Fred Miller, proprietor of the
A. B. Hall has been doing extensive
reconditioning to his building the
last few clays. A cement foundation
is being put under a part of the
building. This will add years to its
age.
Morld Mill Benefit
On England’s Parity
WASHINGTON, I). C., May 2.—
The economic world as lax-ge will be
benefitted by Great Britain’s return
to the gold standard, Secretary Hoov
er said. All but ten per cent of the
world’s ti'ade will now go on a gold
basis. He also said it will reduce
the volume of speculation during
fluctuation of exchange rates.
COOLIDGE VACINATED
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2.—
President Coolidge was among the
first to be vacinated on May Day
after the request was issued by the
public health service that all gov
ernment employes be vacinated for
small pox.
LEADER OF KURDISH
REBELS SENTENCED DEATH
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 2.—Sheik
Said, leader of the Kurdish rebels, who
was captured at Chedj on Wednesday,
today was sentenced to be hanged. He
will be taken to Angora for execution,
along with several of his followers.
States Losing Rights
Avers Gov. Ritchie
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, May 2.—The sover
eign state of the American govern
ment is in danger as a result of the
Federal government's attitude toward
states’ rights, Governor Ritchie of
Maryland said. He added that the
states are becoming mere geographic
divisions.
Mex Bandits Torture
General for Refusal
Open His Strong Box
(MEXICO CITY, May 2—Eight ban
dits on Wednesday night entered the
home of General Francisco Romero,
two blocks from the city hall, bound
and gagged two of his servants and
demanded the combination to the
safe of the general.
The General smiled at their level
ed guns and refused. In their an
ger they tore up books, applied fire
to the pages and put them on his
bare feet. He persisted further the
refusal so they fetched in his sis
ter, who, fearing the torture she saw,
killed her brother and yielded to the
desperadoes.
Meanwhile a policeman entered,
and was quickly overpowered and
gagged. The robbers rifled the safe
then and escaped with the family
jewels valued at $13,000.
Express Derailed *
With 28 Casualty
WARSAW, May 2.—An investiga
tion of the derailing of the Eydtkuh
nen-Berlin Express near Starograd,
in the Polish coridor yesterday, show
ed that foul play cause the disas
ter.
Twenty-eight were loilcd and eigh
teen hurt, most ol wlom were Ger
nn; s.
SUPERSTITIOUS WIFE
TOO MUCH FOR NO. 4
'SEATTLE, Wn., May 2.—Allen J.
Oakes, carpenter, stopped feeing the
fourth husband of Mrs. Bertha Oakes
yesterday when Judge Ronald gave
him a divorce. She had been mar
ried three times before, he told the
court. Oakes asserted that his wife
made him move from several homes.
Cordova Clam Diggers
Want Raise in Price of
Clams; Strike Eminent
CORDOVA, May 2.—The clam dig
gers in Cordova last night notified
the canneries that a strike will be
effective immediately unless the price
of clams is raised a half cent per
pound. The diggers now get three
cents, plus a half cent bonus if they
agree to remain through the season.
The diggers demanded four cents
in their strike order. In view of no
low tides until May 7th, the opera
tors have a week to consider. Sev
en canneries are reported affected.
FATHER AND SON DIE IN CHAIR
RALEIGH, May 2—Charles Stew
art, 51, and his son Elmer, 23, were to
day put to death in the electric chair
for murder of two prohibition agents
a year ago. The men were calm to
the last, expressing a desire to expiate
for their crime.
EPIDEMIC OF INFLUENZ
KILLS FOUR IN OREGON
BEND, Ore., May 2.—Four deaths
have been caused here by an epidem
ic of influenza. The fourth victim,
Thomas Moran, 21, of Spokane, died
last night. Moran was an employe
of the Southern Pacific.
TRI-COLORED TRIPLETS
ARE BORN IN KOREA
TOKYO, May 2.—Dispatches from
Keelung, Korea, to the Japanese news
papers report that Mrs. Yetsu Koku,
wife of a miner, gave birth to trip
lets, one of h was black, another
white and the third red.
Mrs. Hoku, according to these re
ports died after she had seen the in
fants. The white baby is strong 1
healthy while t black and red c_ „s
are sickly and p my.
LINER PASSENGERS TAXED
50 FRANCS IN FRENCH PORT
CHERBOURG, France, May 1.—The
municipal council has just announced
a law taxing every arriving or depart
ing passenger of the transatlantic
liners that dock here fifty francs.
As most of the ships of the English
and American companies stop here for j
the convenience of Paris passengers
the additional tax will add many dol
lars to the cost of ocean travel.
The municipal council has anounc
ed it will apply this tax to deepen
ing the harbor.
ALASKA’S NEXT
GOVERNOR IS IN
SEWARD ON TRIP
With the same beaming smile, Geo.
A. Parks, our next Governor, was
greeted magnanimously by local citi
zens as he stepped from the gang
plank. Congratulations were extend
ed on every side. No doubt Mr. Parks
is the popular choice.
As chief of the Land Office, George
Parks is going back to Anchorage to
direct work in different parts of the
country.
Fred Dahlquist, who is under Parks
is going into the Matanuska field to
run surveys, taking 5 men with him.
Mr. Parks’ parents accompanied him
as far as Pocatello. Idaho, stopping
there one week and returning to their
home in Denver, Colorado.
Mr. Parks said that Col. Dick Rich
ardson has improved in health, al
though having lost considerable weight
by a recent operation.
He was very reluctant to commit
himself on any political situations in
the state and in Alaska, and he still
maintains that it was the surprise of
his life to learn of his appointment.
Mr. Parks’ stay with us today was
very limited and the greater part of
the time was devoted to greeting old
friends of which he has many in Se
ward. Mr. Parks intends to be back
again within a few weeks.
Coolidge Hands Plan
Navy Department To
Ameliorate Conditions
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, i). C., May 2.— |
Although President CooJidge has been
carefully studying the plan of Chair
man O’Connor of the United States
Shipping Board, to aid the American
Merchant Marine witn the govern
ment’s assistance in seamen’s wages
feels that such were measures only
if necessary to provide an adequate
Naval reserve. The President pass
ed the plan over to the Navy depart
ment for further consideration.
CIGAR STORE BANDIT
GETS 7 TO 10 YEARS
SEATTLE, May 2.—B. L. Manes,
convicted of the daylight robbery of
the Brewster cigar store February
6, waa aentenced to serve from seven
to 10 years at hard labor in Walla
Walla penitentiary by Judge W. B.
Brown, of Bellingham.
BANDITS FIND LOOT
IS ELECTRIC DRILL
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y., May
2.—Five armed thugs doubtless drove
for many miles from the scene of
their crime before they found that
the bag they carried, which they
thought contained a $30,000 pay roll,
held only an electric drill. Guards
had sneaked the money out a rear
door of the building while the ban
dits were staging the holdup in front.
Stanislaus Zbyszko has won the
world’s wrestling championship, but
cross-word fans are hoping nobody
uses his name in a puzzle.
HUGE DEPOSITS
OF BITUMINOUS
COAL IN JAPAN
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, May 2.—E. Mikumo, as
sistant professor of mining at Kyoto
university, arrived Thursday on the
Iyo Maru and said, “Buried in the
earth at Fusan, Manchuria is probab
ly the greatest bituminous coal depos
it ever known.
“The deposit is estimated to contain
ten billion tons,” said Mikumo.
Ten American engineers studying
the vein, say that it is four hundred
feet thick, and prescribed the pit
method of mining. The Japanese
South Manchurian railway owns and
is developing the deposit.
Katalla On Boom;
In Oil Operations
CORDOVA, May 2.—Two launches
left for Katalla today carrying par
ties preparing to open oil drilling op
erations. One boat took a drilling
crew to commence immediately. Two
new wells have been opened by the
Chilkat Oil company.
The other boat carried R. A. Tar
ry, a New York geologist for the Al
aska Consolidated company to locate
sites for the drilling of twro deep
wells. The crewr for this outfit will
go down later.
SOLICITOR GENERAL QUITS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 2.—
The president has accepted the res
ignation of Solicitor General Beclt
William Mitchell of St. Paul and
Chas. W. Waterman of Denver are
among those being considered for
appointment to relieve General Beck
Zbyszko Throws His
Man In 45 Minutes
(By Associated Press.)
BOSTON, Mass., May 2.—Stani
laus Zbyszko showed his strength to
a large crowd of fans by throwing
Cresta Vadalfi, the Italian wrestler
by a back fall in forty-five minutes.
CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
PERU HEAD-BREAKER
LIMA, Peru, May 2.—Disguised as
rompe-cabezas, cross-word puzzles
have at. last reached Peru. A rompe
cabeza, be it known, is a head break
er, when it is translated from Span
ish into English. La Prensa, a daily
newspaper, published the first rompe
cabeza ever to appear in this coun
try, and a daily supply of them is
promised.
Braves Take Acorns
For Four Straight
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Wn., May 2— Stryker
pitched a fine ball for Seattle yes
terday making the fifth straight
game in their favor, with four from
Oakland. The famous pitcher help
ed to win his game, not only in the box
box but by making three safe sin
gles.
Batteries, Stryker and Daly—Prett
and Baker.
Pacific Coast League
Seattle 8, Oakland 2.
San Francisco 4, Salt Lake 6.
Los Angeles 4, Sacramento 3.
Portland 2, Vernon 1.
American League.
Cleveland 8, Detroit 7.
Washington 9, Phila. 4.
Chicago 9, St. Louis 5.
Boston 7, New York 5.
National League.
St. Louis 4, Chicago 6.
Phila. 6, Boston 4.
Pittsburgh-Cincinnatl—wet field.
New York-Brooklyn—cold.