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VOLUME 20.
NUMBER 26
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
NOME MAYOR APPEALS FOR HELP TO SAVE CHILDREN
MARSHALL PANS
PROHIBITION ACT
AS A NUISANCE
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Jan. 30
Former Vice-President Thomas R.
Marshall made a bitter attack on the
Volstead Act, last night at a banquet
of the National Retail Furniture As
sociation. He said in part:
“I am not for the prohibition j
amendment and never was. and no de- j
cent Democrat ever was, but let's (
maintain it or get rid of it by due
process of law. I am getting tired of
all these additions to the constitution.
It's got so it is as easy to amend the
constitution of the United States as it
used to be to draw a cork. I would
like to repeal all Federal and State
laws and re-enact the ten command
ments and the golden rule.”
Navy Radio Will
Make Experiment
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 30.—
The House Merchant Marine commit
tee yesterday approved the proposed
extension to June 30 of 27 transmitted
press dispatches by the Navy radio
between the United States. Hawaii,
Orient. Philippines and Alaska.
Radio Broadcast
Heard 11,000 Miles
NEEW YORK. Jan. 30.—It was
announced today that a radio broad
cast from Pittsburgh was heard in
Tasmania. 11.000 miles distant.
81 Years of Age;
Drive Dog Team
FAIRBANKS, Jan. 30. —Captain
George Valentine, 81 years of old, for
mer river engineer for the United
States on the Innoko, 500 miles west
of here, mushed into town by dog
team today and said he felt young and
husky, and might take a trip to the
States.
FORBES CASE NOW
IN HANDS JURY:
DID NOT TESTIFY
CHICAGO. Jan. 30.—The case of
Charles Forbes and others accused of
conspiracy to divert funds from the
Veterans’ Bureau, went to the jury
today. John W. Crim, prosecutor,
said to the jury yesterday, “Oh, the
sin, the sin, that friends of Warren
G. Harding visited on him. Oh, that
they might have remained away from
Washington altogether.”
Forbes failed to take the stand to
testify in his own behalf.
HARTLEY, BUDGET BILL
WITHDRAWN FROM HOUSE
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 30.—Gov
ernor Hartley’s budget bill, which was
withdrawn on account of constitutional
and other objections will be reintro
duced with the requirement that a
two-tliirds vote will be necessary to I
increase appropriations eliminated.
Representatives of women’s suffrage
organizations in Italy were cordially
received by Premier Mussolini* who
assured them that ould endeavor
to have a suffrage passed during
the coming year.
FLEET-FOOTED DOG TEAMS LEAVE
RUBY AT MIDNIGHT IN GRUELLING
RACE TO SAVE LIVES OF CHILDREN
MANY PROMINENT OLDTIMERS INCLUDING NA
TIVES ASSIST IN RELAYING PRECIOUS PACK
AGE OVER WHITE WASTES OF YUKON—COLD
SPELL BREAKS, BUT MEN REPORT HARD TRIP
SEATTLE, Jan. 30.—The Associated Press received
a cable from Mayor Nome today imploring help be sent
immediately: The dispatch reads:
“Nome must have help immediately; help by airplane;!
help in any manner, is the appeal of Nome, not for the
sourdoughs, but especially for the children—the Young
American of tomorrow. We don’t want to ask the Soviet
government to send an ice-breaker with antitoxin, nor do
we ask the Shenandoah or Los Angeles be dispatched; but
please get Uncle Sam to send a plane from Fairbanks,
where two red-blooded men have voluntered to fly to
Nome in four hours in order to bring relief.
“Ship antitoxin from Juneau and it will reach Nenana
February 3, which if sent by airplane may save the lives
of many. Everything looked favorable yesterday, but to
day conditions are much worse. More new cases have
developed. Dr. Welch states that the only antitoxin on
hand is four or five years old, and only one good dose. The
remainder is six years old.” 1
The Associated Press states the dispatch was dated
yesterday, and that so far, despite all messages, no report
has been made of the number of deaths or the number
of cases.
DARLING AUTHORIZED TO MAKE FLIGHT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—Authorization for Roy S.
Darling, former naval flyer and special agent for the De
partment of Justice, now in Fairbanks, to fly with two
million units of antitoxin from Fairbanks to Nome, has
been forwarded to Alaska. Delegate Sutherland obtained
permission from the Departments of Justice and Navy.
ANTITOXIN LEAVES SEATTLE TOMORROW
SEATTLE, Jan. 30.—Dr. Magruder, of the Public
Health Service, announced today that the greatest pre
caution be taken to safeguard the 1,100,000 antitoxin
units going forward by steamer tomorrow for the Nome
Bureau of Education. He said he had been informed that
only three are dead with ten cases.
The antitoxin shipment includes one million units
provided by the Public Health Service and one hundred
thousand shipped by the Bureau of Education.
I SEPPALA HAS TEAM TWENTY DOGS
NENANA, Thursday, Jan. 29.—Pulling into Hot
Springs on the second leg of the race, Bill Kalland, with
frozen hands and the hood of his parka caked with ice, de
livered the serum to Tom Green, awaiting his arrival with
a picked team of Kuskokwim huskies who made the dash
for Ruby. The first two relays 151 miles, were covered in
twenty hours.
^Leonard Seppala will await the teams at Ruby with a
team of twenty great Siberian malamutes, led by Scotty
and Togo, expecting to dash the 200 miles from Kaltag
'with but one stop at Nulato to feed his dogs. Seppala is
planning to make time by hauling half his dogs half the
time.
Ralph Mackie, an Anchorage flyer who served in the
world war in France, said it is impossible to so equip men
properly to fly from Fairbanks to Nome in the prevailing
temperatures, which are reported to average 46 below
along the route.
DOG TEAMS LEAVE RUBY LAST NIGHT
FAIRBANKS, Jan. 30.—The dogteam relay bearing
antitoxin for Nome reached Ruby at midnight, half way
to Nome. They left Tanana at 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing and sped westward. Prominent white and native dpg
mushers taking part are J. W. Shannon, Edgar Kellan, Jim
Kalland, Dan Green, John Folger, Titus Nicolas, each
driven rushing the package a distance of about 75 miles
and turning it over to anothei v waiting.
SEATTLE INVENTOR FILES
$50,000 DAMAGE ACTION
AS RESULT OF RUM RAID
SEATTLE, Wn„ Jan. 29—Alfred
M. Hubbard filed suit in superior
court here today for $50,000 against I
Prohibition Director Roy C. Lyle for
damages said to have resulted from
false arrest when federal agents No
vember 17 raided the home of Roy
Olmstead, reputed Pacific coast boot
leg king. Hubbard, an inventor, said
the publicity attending the arrest
damaged his reputation and treat
ment by federal authorities altected
liis health and mind, impairing his
I work.
Scores of subpoenas for witnesses
| to testify before a federal grand jury
I Monday when evidence against Olm
| stead is to be presented, were served
' by deputy marshals today. .
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GASTON B. MEANS
AND T. B. FELDER
FOUND GUILTY
j - :
NEW YORK. Jan. 30,—Gaston B.
! Means, former agent for the Depart
ment of Justice, and Thomas B. Fel
der, his attorney, were convicted in
jthe Federal court of conspiring to
! bribe government officials in the
iCrager Glass Casket case two years
I ago. Means was fined $10,000 and
I given two years in the penitentiary,
| and Felder was fined $10,000.
Women Jailed for
Attempted Murder
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30.—Mrs,
Dorothy Eggers. wife of Milo, who es
caped from jail yesterday after dash
ing ammonia in the eyes of a deputy
marshal, and Mrs. Erna Brown, a sis
ter to the two Eggers boys, were ar
rested here today, charged with con
spiracy to murder a government offi
cial, after the authorities had found
letters in Brown’s apartment disclos
ing plans with Ariel Eggers, the man
I slain by the deputy, his brother Theo
Idore, and William Barlow, plotting for
their escape. The letter stated that
tha women would furnish the ammo
nia to the prisoners, and wrould simu
late hysterics to attract attention away
from the prisoners.
Deputy Marshal John Donnelly, who
killed Eggers in a gunfight, is in the
hospital having his eyes treated. They
were severely burned.
Submarine Beached
To Escape Wrecking
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Jan. 30 —
The Navy submarine S-48 was beach
ed last night at Jaffray’s Point, near
the mouth of the harbor, in a blinding
snowstorm and heavy seas. A heavy
gale is blowing. Tugs have been sent
to aid the coast guard.
The coast guard later removed the
crew of the submarine driven ashore
last night off the entrance of the har
bor in the night. For a time it was
thought the vessel was lost when her
lights disappeared. The officers and
j men numbered 46. The vessel wras
I caught in a gale and beached to save
[losing her. A huge wave today car
';ried her off the beach and drove her
into Little Harbor, wrhere she is now
anchored
Shortly after the publication of her
magazine article entitled, “I Am Sin
gle Because—” Miss Rita Weimann,
the w^ell known author and dramatist
married Maurice Marks, an advertis
ing man.
PARTY MAY LET
RECALCITRANTS
BACK IN FOLD
WASHINGTON, Jan. JO—Follow
ing a declaration by Representative
James A. Frear on the floor of the
House yesterday those the La Follette
republicans who were omitted from
invitations to attend a party caucus
February 27, had not campaigned
against Republican senators or con
gressmen in the various states, Rep
resentative Nicholas Longwortli of
Ohio in reply declared today on the
floor of the House that the unbidden
recalcitrants would be readmitted to
the party councils “after a time for
due repentance,” providing they show
a “contrite heart” and ask for rein
statement.
Mr. Longworth declared that the
party would henceforth bar from its
councils all who refused to support its
principles at the polls.
BREAD SOLD TWO CENTS
LOAF IN BOSTON TOWN
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BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 29.—Bread at
two cents a loaf went on sale in Bos
ton today, baked fresh at the Fort
Strong bakery. It was sold in 16
j ounce loaves at army headquarter
1 sales stores. The price, according to
the quartermaster’s department, is
what it costs to make bread.
PJlary Miles Minter
Suing Her Mother
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 30.—Mary
Miles Minter, movie actress, is suing
her mother for an accounting of funds
estimated at several million dollars,
which she alleged her mother receiv
ed while acting as her guardian
The case is attracting much atten
tion in the movie colony.
ADMIRAL WATSON SAILS FEB. 4
The steamship Admiral Watson
sails for Seward and way ports next
Wednesday, February 4.
GRAND JURYBUSY
ON WHEELER CASE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 30.—
The grand jury, summoned to begin
new proceedings in the case against
Senator Wheeler, unexpectedly began
consideration of the naval oil leases
which last summer were before a
grand jury which failed to report.
Child Labor Bill
Defeated In House
OLYMPIA, Jan. 30.—The House de
feated the joint resolution ratifying
the child labor amendment, 67 to 30,
and it was tabled. The Senate reso
lution rejected the amendment.
STEAMER YUKON DUE HERE
ABOUT NOON TOMORROW
The steamship Yukon will arrive in
port tomorrow about noon, and will
sail south at midnight, according to
the bulletin posted at the local office.
The Yukon has a large number of
passengers for Seward.
Former Grand Duchess Cyril of
Russia recently arrived in the United
States to thank the American people
for the aid they have given to the
starving population of her unhappy
country.