VOLUME XX. NUMBER 84.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1925.
PRICE TEN CENTS
V
PRAIRIE FIRES
IN NEBRASKA DO
* MUCH DAMAGE
FLAMES SWEEP OVER INDIAN
C RESERVATION—ONE TOWN
BURNT TO GROUND
(By Associated Press)
VALENTINE, Nebraska, March 26.
—Three huge prairie fires are devas
tating the Rosebud Indian Reserva
tion and have burned over hundreds
of thousands of acres. Urgent calls
have been sent in to the government
from the ranchmen of the district, who
have suffered hte heaviest losses.
One woman and two children are
reported to have burned to death at
Tuthill, South Dakota, which was de
stroyed by flames, which are now
within seven miles of Valentine a city
of fifteen hundred population.
FIRE IN SOUTH DAKOTA
MANDAN So. Dak., March 26.—Five
farm houses near Sefferidge, two hun
dred sheep and much hay was de
* stroyed by the prarie fire which is
racing toward the Black Hills before
a stiff wind. One man was reported
■killed near Walker. South Dakota, in
an effort to fight the flames.
TOWN FIGHTS FIRE
*. MILES CITY. Mont., March 26 —
The entire population of Wakpal, So.
Dakota, deserted the town to fight
the prairie fire on Standing Rock In
dian reservation. Word received by
the Milwaukee Railway Co., states the
fire is near where Sitting Bull is bur
ied.
FIRE FRONT 50 MILES WIDE
VALENTINE, March 26.—The north
ern sky is red reflecting the flames
of the gigantic prairie fire, sweeping
along under a thirty mile gale. Small
p success is being had in fighting the
flames, backfires being adopted as the
only means of stopping the blaze.
There has been no rain in hte region
for several weeks, and it is feared the
entire country will be devastated be
fore the flames can be extinguished.
The front of the fire is reported
fifty miles wide, reaching from White
River, South Dakota to Merriman, Ne
braska. Valentine’s only hope is the
protection of a small lake north of the
town.
J
TRIAL DOROTHY
TAKING PLACE
(
(By Associated Press)
* SAN FRANCISCO, March 2G.—Ex
amining Mrs. Julia Ott for jury ser
vice, the counsel for the defense ask
ed her if she would be prejudiced
against a verdict in favor of Dorothy
Ellingson if it wras shown that Dorothy
did not shoot her mother, but assumed
the guilt of the shooting to shield
somebody else.
Dorothy didn’t show' a flicker of in
terest at this suggestion that possibly
she did not kill her mother, but slump
ed into a faint as she left the room
at the noon recess. She was carried
into the anteroom unconscious.
ORDERED BODIES
EXHUMED SAYS
* . CHI. CORONER
t * -
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, March 26.—The coronet
< .announced today that he ordered the
bodies of Mrs. Emma Nelson Mc-Clin
tock and Doctor Oscar Olson exhumec
in an argument here. Mrs. Emmi
Nelson McClintock was the mother o:
William Nelson McClintock, who diet
16 years ago. Oscar Olson died thre<
' jears ago.
BIG QUARTZ FIND
MADE IN CASSIAR
(By Associated Press)
» WRANGELL, March 26.— tX
tt Telegraphic advices received tt
H today announce the discovery it
H of a free-milling quartz strike tt
tt on a tributary of Eagle river tt
tt in the Cassiar district, within a tt
tt short distance of the placer dis- tt
tt covery of last September. W. G. tt
tt Galvin, one of the stampeders tt
tt to Gold Pan Creek last Fall, is tt
tt leaving today with dogteam for tt
tt the scene of the strike. Tele- tt
tt graph Creek, base of supplies tt
tt for the Cassiar, is without but- tt
tt ter, bacon, lard, beaus, rice or tt
tt cigarettes. tt
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SEND STOMACH OF
GIRL TO STATES
TO BE EXAMINED
INDIAN MAYOR MAY FILE CHARG
ES AGAINST BIOLOGICAL
SURVEY
(By Associated Press)
PETERSBURG, March 26.—Dr. R.
N. Rogers, after an autopsy over the
body of Anna Thompson, nine year old
Indian girl who died at Kake yester
day, announced “that strong indica
tions point toward poisoning,” and he
will send the stomach and kidney to
the States for laboratory examination.
The coroner’s jury viewed the body
yesterday and adjourned. The coun
cil and mayor of Kake have threaten
ed to file charges against the biolo
gical survey as their agent is blamed
for the death by reason of his putting
poison in the snow to kill the dogs
that liarrassed the starving deer of
Southeastern Alaska.
EXTENDS THANKS
OF ALASKANS TO
PRES. COOLIDGE
Special to Gateway
JUNEAU, March 26.—In a resolu
tion introduced in the House yester
day by Robt. Sheldon of Fairbanks,
the thanks of “the people of Alaska”
were extended to Coolidge for the ap
pointment, and to the Senate for con
firmation, of George Parks for Gov
ernor of Alaska.
She resolution said, “Alaskans have
the utmost confidence in the integrity
and executive ability and loyalty of
the newly appointed governor and his
understanding of the needs an prob
lems of the territory.”
Dunn and Brown withdrew the Sen
ate bill No. 4, creating the office of
Mine Engineer, and, instead introduc
ed a new measure creating the office
of Commissioner of Transportation
for prospectors. The new bill would
make the Attorney General transpor
tation commissioner and give him full
control of the fifteen thousand dollar
appropriation it contains. The origin
al measure put this in the hands of the
Territorial Mine inspector now7 filled
by B. B. Stew7art.
Former Senator Heckman appeared
before the fisheries’ committees of
both houses and urged the continua
tion of territorial fish propagation and
support of our hatcheries. He said
the hatcheries were a commercial suc
cess. Mr. Heckman declared he
would not accept reappointment on
the fish commission as he had “re
ceived nothing but abuse” si«£e fill
ing the position.
HALIBUT PRICES
KETCHIKAN, March 25.—Halibut,
8 and 3; salmon 16, 12, and 9.
1 Mr. Foran, formerly connected with
> the machine shops here, died in An
chorage a few days ago.
COOLIDGE PRAISES
BONE FOR AID TO
THE TERRITORY
EX-GOVERNOR BONE IS COMPLI
MENTED ON EFFICIENT RULE
OVER ALL ALASKA
(By Associated Press)
(Special to Gatejyay)
JUNEAU, March 26—In a letter
I from President Coolidge to Governor
! Bone on the occasion of his retirement
published yesterday, Coolidge said:
“Your characteristically generous
I words for your successor as Governor
pleased me, and I am glad to have your
judgement so heartily in favor of the
choice that has been made. I know
you’re unwilling under circumstances,
to take another term of governor and
I desire to recognize the strong de
mand for a governor resident in Al
aska. I cannot too cordially thank you
for your fine, faithful and conscien
tious service from the day you went
to Alaska as governor.
“I know how much confidence the
late Warren G. Harding reposed in you
i and I wish you to knowr my own sen
j timent and judgement coincided with
! his in this regard.
“I feel hopeful that a perior of high
| ly gratifying development for Alaska
I is not very distant and when it comes
I shall always feel your wise and ef
ficient administration was entitled to
much credit in making it possible.”
SHEPHERD TAKEN
TO JAIL TODAY
' IS DENIED BAIL
EFFORTS TO GET VERDICT OF
MANSLAUGHTER WILL BE OF
NO AVAIL SAYS JUDGE
(Bv Associated Press)
CHICAGO. March 26—Shepherd
was denied bail today, the judge say
ing. “this is a murder case or nothing,
and by no process could it degenerate
to a manslaughter case.”
Shepherd, on his way to jail, said,
“well Boys, I lost out. Guess I’ll be
| with you a long time.”
i DELAY IN FLIGHT OF LOS
ANGELES DUE CORRODING
—
(Bv Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26 —
The Navy Department explained the
! delay in the flights of the Los Angeles
! as due to the corroding of metal parts
! on the Bermuda flight, from spilling
j calcium chloride anti-freezing solution
I on them.
FOUR YEAR SEARCH FOR
MURDERER ENDED TODAY
(By Associated Press)
j TACOMA, March 26.—A four year
i national search for the murderer of
Harry E. Hallen was ended by the ar
resting of Gino Spadoni, a laborer of
San Francisco when a small arsenal
of weapons and explosives was discov
ered.
GUN CLUBWILL
WORK FOR THE
RECALL HARTLEY
—
SEATTLE ROD AND GUN CLUB AF
I TER HARTLEY IF DOESN'T
REVOKE APPOINTMENT
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, March 26.—Secretary
Rowley announced yesterday that the
Seattle Rod and Gun club will start
petitions for the recall of Governor
Hartley if the governor doesn’t revoke
the appointment of Samuel F. Rath
burn, Seattle supervisor of game and
fish, and restore J. Warren Kinney, of
Seattle, whom Hartley removed.
BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDERS
EVERYONE VACCINATED
(By Associated Press)
VICTORIA, March 26—The Provin
cial board of health, following an or
der effective March 17th against per
sons entering hte United States from
Vancouver unless they were vacci
nated, ordered everybody in British
Columbia vaccinated.
TRIAL SLAYERS
WM. GILLIS, SON |
NOW UNDER WAY
HIJACKERS WHO KILLED CANA- j
DIAN BOATMEN ON TRIAL
IN VICTORIA
(By Associated Press)
VICTORIA. March 26.—Albert Clau
sen, Seattle owner of the rum-runner
Dolphin, was a witness yesterday in
the opening trial of Owen B. Baker
and Harry F. Sowash, for the murder
of Captain William G. Gillis and his !
son William, owners of the gasoline
launch Beryl G. The murders were
alleged to have been committed dur
] ing a hijacking raid on September 15, I
in British Columbia waters near the
j American boundary.
Clausen testified he made S950 on
! his three trips ft) Darcy island with
Baker and Sowash about the time of
the tragedy. He said Baker, referring
to the hijacking of the Beryl G., told
him. “I took the whiskey from the old
man and boy” He further testified
that Baker told him the Gilleses were
landed on Halibut island, which was
barren, without a rowboat, and the
Beryl G. set adrift.
FINDSBABYGIRL
WHOM THOT DEAD
(Rv Associated Press I
j 8 WEST FRANKFORT, Mar. 8
8 26.—Jerry Sullivan, who Mon- 8
8 day buried the body which he 8
8 identified in a morgue here as 8
8 that of his two year old baby 8
8 girl, killed by the tornado. 8
8 found the child alive and un- 8
8 hurt yesterday. 8
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China and Russia Dispute Title To Costly
Property—China Government Claims All
RAILWAY PROPERTY HAS BEEX TAKEN AS A MUTUAL
ENTERPRISE, EXPLOITED BY SOVIET AND CHINA
GOVERNMENT, BUT SOVIETS WOULD SELL
ITS SHARE AND CALL IT OFF.
PEKING, China, March 26.—(AP).—The ownership of 20,000,000 gold
rubles worth of rolling stock, bought and paid for by the British govern
ment for use on the Russian railway during the World War, which is still
on the tracks of the Chinese Eastern Railway, is being claimed both by
the Soviet and Chinese authorities, says H. Curtis Yezey in the Harbin
Daily News. There is reason to suspect, says the writer, that the ex
istence of this valuable property still outside the jurisdiction of the So
viets is unknown not only to the British public, but to the British gov
ermutjui as wen.
Under the recent agreement be
tween the Chinese and the Soviet
governments, the Chinese govern
ment regards the railway as its
own, although temporarily mutually
exploited. The Soviets, on the oth
er hand, look upon the railway as a
source of present revenue, but one
which they would be glad to hand
over at a good price to any purchas
er.
During the great war, Vezey ex
plains, the British government open
ed a credit of 5,000,000,000 gold ru
bles to the imperial Russian govern
ment to pay for orders placed abroad.
Among these were orders for 745
American locomotives which were
delivered to the Chinese Eastern
railway, to be dispatched to the rail
way system of European Russia.
The locomotives were so dispatched
except 124, whin could not be
sent owing to interruption of com
munications in 1920. Tin 24 loco
motives have been in operation on
the Chinese Eastern for the past
five years.
About 3,000 American cars like
the locomotives, were held back in
1920. A certain number were taken
by the Bolshevists, but the registry
for 1924 shows that the railway still
has about 2,500 of them. The total
value of this rolling stock is near*
ly 20,000,000 gold rubles.
When the Imperial Russian gov*
ernment fell, control of the Chinese
Eastern was taken over by the In*
terallied Technical Board, compris
ing representatievs of the great pow
ers. The interallied board consider
ed the Chinese Eastern to be a Rus
sian railway, and the American lo
comotives to bo the property of the
Russian railways, tempofarily at the
disposal of the Chinese Eastern.
The Soviet authorities are now en
deavoring to get possession of the
locomotives and cars in question.
DOUBLE WEIGHT
OF REINDEER BY
INTERBREEDING
CROSS REINDEER WITH WOOD
LAND CARIBOU AT EXPERI
MENT STATION
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, March 26.—Breeding ex
periments intended to double the size
and weight of the Alaska reindeer by
crossing them with woodland caribou,
will be conducted at Nunivak island,
this summer, said J. L. Palmer, head
of the biological survey at Nome en
route north from Washington where
he prepaired a pamphlet on the rein
deer industry.
The bureau plans to increase the
weight of reindeer from 150 pounds
to three hundred pounds. Fifteen car
ibou bulls were taken from Kokrines
down the Yukon to Nunivak island at
which place a small herd of reindeer
for use in cross breeding, is being
kept.
Palmer declared another problem
of the reindeer industry was the study
of lichens and reindeer moss, the main
food of the deer in winter. It will
take fifteen to thirty years for the de
velopment of the new breed, and the
bureau plans to discover some meth
od to hasten the growth of the ani
mals and discover some substitute for
their present food.
The biological station at Nome will
be moved to Fairbanks this coming
summer to study the reindeer develop
ment jointly with the Agricultural
College.
SON M’CORMICK
IN OWN SHOPS
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, March 28.—An unknown
fellow workman in the Milwaukee
shops of the International Harvester
Company, was found to be Fowler Mc
Cormick. son of Harold and heir to the
corporation. He has been working here
for the past six weeks at S3 a day as
a laborer.