MRS WOOD, WIFE
OSBORNE WOOD,
WANTS DIVORCE
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 22.—Mrs.
Osborne Cutler Wood, today announc
ed that she would separate from her
f| husband, Major General Wood, and
that she would institute divorce pro
ceedings immediately. Mrs. Wood,
with two children, one of whom is
only five weeks old, is staying at the
home of her father, Heni*y B. Thomp
son. Her husband, who is his Gov
ernor General Wood’s aide in the
Philippines, has been in Paris several
Thonths.
PARIS, Dec. 22.—A recent boom in
Wall Street netted Osborne Wood, a
son of Governor General Wood of the
Philippine Islands, two million dollars !
his friends declared today.
Two Communist Factions
War In Moscow Streets
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—
Soviet Russia is undergoing a severe
cataclysm of upheaval, with two of
the strongest elements of the Com
munists arrayed against each other
and fighting in the streets of Moscow.
The foregoing is the report receiv
ed at Washington, D. C.
$ell Known Nomeite
Succumbs In Seattle
SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—George C. Ma
hala, aged fifty-nine, and for twenty
years a miner and prospector at
Nome, died last night in a local hos
pital. He is survived by a son, Geo.
Olt jr., of Nome.
Mahala was a member of Anvil
Lodge No. 104, F. & A. M., and also
a member of the Pioneers of Alaska.
BELGRADE, Dec. 24.—On account |
of the Albanian insurrection, Jugo
slavia has decided to close the fron
tier.
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Join the Chamber of commerce.'
Northwestern Sail From
t Seattle On Saturday
SEATTLE, Wash., Dee. 22.—The
steamer Northwestern sailed at nine
o’clock Saturday morning. She had
on board a list of seventy-seven pas
sengers for Alaska.
Those booked through to Seward
include J. A. Horges, Sumner Smith,
Miss C. E. Mitchell, M. D. Haynes,
Mrs. T. E. Murray.
Poison Holiday “Moon”
Takes Toll Already In
Big Eastern Metropolis
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Poison hol
iday liquor has caused thirty-one
deaths in New York City since the
first of the present month, the city’s
chief medical examiner, Charles Nor
ris, reported today.
COOLIDGE GIVES
CLEMENCY TO
ONE PRISONER
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT STIRS FEEBLY
IN PRESIDENTIAL BREAST
AS HOLIDAY NEARS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—As the
only extension of Christmas clemency
President Coolidge this afternoon
commuted to 20 years the life sen
tence of John Rohr, a prisoner at the
Leavenworth penitentiary. The com
mutation makes prisoners eligible for
pardon.
ARCTICPROGRAM
BE BROADCASTED
SEATTLE, Dec. * 23.—The Young
Men’s Business Club will broadcast a
special Arctic program for Alaska
over the Post-Intelligencer’s new sta
tion the night of January 21.
Subscribe for the Seward Gateway
For the Prospector
Can you make an accurate compass survey of your
claim ?
p The strange minerals you find in the hills—can you
determine what they are with the blow-pipe?
Do you know how to test your ore for various meth
ods of concentration such as amalgamation, cyani
dation, jigging, table concentration and flotation?
Do you know how ore bodies form and their habits ?
If you do you can pick favorable areas for prospect
ing and eliminate much dead work.
Would you like to be able to assay your ore for gold
and silver?
Will not these aids better your chances of putting a
new mine on the map in Alaska?
TUITION IS FREE
This is the nature of the work the prospector takes up
in the Mining Short Course at the Alaska Agricultural
College and School of Mines.
, The first short course of 10 weeks duration begins No
vember 3rd. The work is repeated in another short
course beginning February 2nd.
The charge for books and supplies used, totals about
$25,00 for the complete course.
Work is offered in geology, mineralogy, mining meth
ods, ore dressing, and fire assaying.
There are no educational requirements except the abil
ity to read and write.
fy This is not a dressed-up course. Bring along your wool
shirt and overalls. You will need them.
CHARLES E. BUNNELL
President.
DRY OFFICIAL
IN TROUBLE
OVER WHISKY
PORTLAND, Dec. 22—The possi
bility of international complications
loomed today wjth the arrest of State
Prohibition Director, G. L. Cleaver, on
a warrant charging unlawful entry of
a British ship and seizure of property
in custody of the United States cus
toms department. Federal authori
ties arrested Cleaver following a raid
made by the State director and his
deputies upon the British freight and
passenger steamer, London merchant.
ADM. WATSON
OUTSOUTHBOUND
I The steamship Admiral Watson ar
rived in port this morning about 9:00
' o’clock on her way southbound. She
! had a good cargo of fish and the fol
: lowing passengers:
For Seward—Anna Fallabacher.
For Latouche—F. F. Smith, and two
steerage.
For Cordova—Ben Nelson.
For Juneau—C. Olsen and wife.
For Petersburg—Jennie Sandels.
For Ketchikan—W. A. Shield.
For Seattle—H. Johnson, C. John
son, J. B. Shellenberger, E. Stelzrich,
A. Osborn, K. Erickson, Oscar Ellison,
O. L. Grimes, G. A. Lloyd, S. Arnson,
! L. Jorgeson, M. Ferran, F. Sundsby,
| Jack Lein.
i The outgoing list from Seward will
be given tomorrow.
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1,000 Russian Arrive In
New Mexico As Settlers
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 22.—One thou
sand Russian families have been
granted permission to colonize in the
state of Pueblo and the only condi
tion placed' upon them prohibits them
from engaging in any Soviet propa
ganda.
Blue Ridge Mountains
In Virginia Picked for
Eastern National Park
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—
The selection of the Blue Ridge
mountains of Virginia as the site for
the first great National Park in the
East, was announced by Secretary
Hubert Work of the department of
the interior, who proposed its estab
lishment and suggested it be named
Shenandoah National Park.
Miller Special Makes
126 Miles Per Hour
On Culver City Track
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22.—Bennett
Hill of Los Angeles, driving a Miller
Special and giving the greatest ex
hibition of driving even seen on the
speedway won Saturday’s auto clas
sic, the 250-mile race at the new
Culver City speedway.
Harry Hartz, driving a Durant Spe
cial won second place and Tommy
Milton also driving a Miller Special
came in third.
Hill broke all world records for the
two hundred and fifty mile event and
he averaged one hundred and twenty
six miles per hour.
SHIPBUILDER SUED
FOR HALF MILLION
SEATTLE, Dec. 23.—Henrry G.
Kessler, and T. F. Barsby, former su
perintendents of the yard, filed suit
today for half a million against J. F.
Duthie, a war time shipbuilder this
afternoon. They charge they were
swindled in that amount through the
purchase of stock in the plant.
HOOVER HONORED WITH
HIGH POST AT P.-A. MEET
LIMA, Peru, Dec. 24.—President
Leggu, announced here today that
Herbert Hoover, American secretary
of commerce, has been selected as
honorary president of the Pan-Amer
ican Scirn+ific Congress, which is in
session here.
Palmist Held As Thief
Diamonds from Broker
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22.—Found in
possession of thirteen large diamonds
and reported to be stolen from Ro
bert Lorie, a pawn broker, Aben Sa
haba, aged 32, and a noted palmist,
is being held for investigation.
Bottom Drops Out of
Chicago Thermometers
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—Sixteen per
sons are reported dead near here as
the result of the sub-zero weather
which is centering over1 the middle
west, according to data obtainable
today.
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Washington University
Journalism Professor’s j
Infant Daughter Killed
CHIPPEWA, Wise., Dec. 22.—Eight
persons were killed in a Soo Line
i wreck here. The dead includes an
! infant daughter, Barbara, of Dean M.
Lyle Spencer, director of the depart
ment of journalism at the university
! of Washington.
TRIES RESCUE DOG
BUT LOSES OWN LIFE
ASTORIA, Ore., Dec. 22.—'Enros
! Burlingame, president of the Rod and
! Gun lcub, yesterday afternoon tried
‘to rescue his dog, which had broken
through the ice and lost his own life.
The canine also perished.
Germany Ignores Treaty
Provisions To Disarm;
France Refuses Evacuate
PARIS, Dec. 23.—That Cologne is
being evacuated by January under
the provisions of the Versailles Trea
ty has been diminished by a semi
monthly report from the Allied Mili
tary Control Commission in Germany.
This report is understood to con
firm special reports that Germany is
arming her fortresses instead of dis
arming them and which it is said to
be contrary to the provision set in
the Versailles Treaty. Hence new
controversies will arise.
Body of Air Mail Pilot
Found After Search; Was
Caught In Severe Storm
AURORA, 111., Dec. 23.—The mute
body of Chas. Gilbert, noted air-mail
aviator of cross-continent fame, who
was lost last night in a severe snow
storm near the little town of Kane
ville, 111., while on his way to the
next relay station, Omaha, from Chi
cago, was found today half a mile
from his wrecked plane.
The aviator evidently walked the
short distance and froze to death in
the attempt to seek shelter at a near
by farmhouse.
U. S. FAR BELOW
WORLD POWERS
IN AIR DEFENSE
TYPE OF PLANES ARE BEST IN
THE WORLD, BUT WE ARE
HANDICAPPED NUMBERS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—The U. S.
is far below other leading world pow
ers in number of flyers and airplanes
and armor for military purposes,
Rear Admiral Wm. A. Moffett, chief
of the Bureau of Aeronautics this aft
ernoon told a special house commit
tee investigating the Army and Navy
air service.
The types of the airplanes used by
the United States are the best in the
world, A.dmiral Moffett said, but we
are handicapped in numbers.
SOME FIGURES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24.—
An official count of all the states dis
closes a total vote of the three lead
ing candidate in the presidential elec
tion as 18,910,070, of which Coolidge
got 15,718,789; Davis, 8,378,962, and
LaFollette, 4,822,319.
MAYOR BROWN
DENIES CHARGE
BROT BEHEMAN
SEATTLE, Dec. 20.—Mayor Brown
on the witness stand today, in Judge
Dalton’s court, at the trial of H. G.
Beheman, his accuser, denounced the
charges of graft made by Beheman,
whom he further claimed had tried
to blackmail him by demanding thru
Roy Thornton sums ranging between
$1500 to $2500 to keep from testifying
before the city council efficiency com
mittee recently. The jury promptly
returned a verdict finding Beheman
guilty of driving an auto while intox
icated and assessed him $50 and the
costs of the trial.
New Coasi Guard
Additions In Swing
WASHINGTON D. C., Dec. 22.—
The new' coast guard fleet will com
prise of twenty destroyers and two
ships, mine sweeper class, and 223
cabin cruiser type motorboats and
100 picket boats. These are now be
ing constructed at various navyyards
throughout the United States coasts.
Mrs. Gompers Intends to
Contest Husbands Will
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Mrs. Gom
pers, wife of the late Federation of
Labor leader announced that she will
contest the will of her husband.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec.* 22.—
The will of the late Samuel Gompers
was filed today for probate ! he
lcorr Irrideo left the bulk of his es
tate to his sons and his granddaugh
ter and directed that only the mini
mum a1.owed by law be paid the
>vi low.
ALLEGES FRIEND
SIPPED NECTAR
FROM THE ROSE
SEATTLE THEATRE MAN COMES
BACK AT FRIEND WIFE WITH
SENSATIONAL CHARGES
SEATTLE, Dec. 23—Following the
suit for divorce instituted by his wife,
Hazel, last week, Jessie Gottstein, a
prominent Seattle theatrical man and
financier, started an action for dam
ages against Austin Haskell, a local
broker, whom he accuses of having
alienated Mrs. Gottstein’s affections,
and asks for $25,000 damages.
The marital troubles of the Gott
steins, who have been prominent in
Seattle society, have caused many
tongues to wag in the Sound cities.
ALASKA FORMER ATTORNEY
GENERAL DIES IN CALIF.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 24.
—John Howell Cobb, former attorney
general of Alaska, died of heart fail
ure here last night.
Mr. Cobb was attorney general un
der Governor Riggs’ administration.
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