VOLUME 19. NUMBER 298
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1924
PRICE TEN CENTS
MAYOR BROWN
* DENIES CHARGE
BROTBEHEMAN
SEATTLE, Dec. 20—Mayor Brown
on the witness stand today, in Judge
f^lton's court, at the trial of H. G.
eheman, 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.
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
tyba, aged 32, and a noted palmist,
is being held for investigation.
New Coast Guard
Additions In Swing
WASHINGTON D. C., Dec. 22.—
T*|e new coast guard fleet will com
prise of twenty destroyers and two
ships, mine SAveeper class, and 223
cabin cruiset; type motorboats and
100 picket boats. These are now be
ing constructed at various navyyards
throughout the United States coasts.
$lrs. Gompers Intends to
Contest Husband’s Will
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Mrs. Gom
pers, wife of the late Federation oi
Labor leader announced that she will
contest the will of her husband.
WASHINGTON, D. C., D*'C. 22.—
The will of ihe late Samuel Gumpers
was filed icday for probate : V* ag-*d
It.or i* lead.;.- left the bulk oi his es
t it<* to his sons and his granddaugh
ter and directed that only the mini
mum a’lowed by law be paid the
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MANILA LOSES DECISION
Joe Manila, the Ketchikan Filipino
tighter who went to Seattle last week
to box a six round bout with O’Con
nor, an Australian lightweight, lost
the decision the 17th inst. after a fast
battle.
ALAMEDA IN PORT
SOUTH SATURDAY
The steamship Alameda arrived in
port Friday evening and sailed Sat
urday night about irndnight, with a
large load of her.-.ig rnd the follow
ing passengers:
or i atouche—Mrs. L. Speybrook, A.
Carlson, Wm. Ha-kins, Wm Chick
enoff, TJrs. M. .' Jun, Alii HoloC.
C. W. Cook, F. ? ig’ft lotti.
For Cordova—• ••uis Pouli. George
F. Rfcmisch, W. D.ilfett.
For iuneau—Wn.. Kronl e-m, J. A.
Rasmucen.
For Seattle—P. L. Schjlelland, An
ton Olson, Albert Sundberg, Jean
Mitchell, Mrs. J. Mitchell, Mrs. A.
Clark, Miriam Clark, Mr. and Mrs.
Will Nelson, James Sinclair, Chas.
Taylor, E. J. Timmons, W. L. Sher
wood, Chas. Fischer, Jim Fullerton,
J. H. Calkins, J. E. Strand, Allen
Williams, Ruth Stamey, Warren Ste^
wa.rt, J. Solomon, Jas. Driscoll, Stew
ar% A. Maus, R. E. Swain, Mrs. E. E.
SwTain, David Bewick, G. Burgie, C. J.
Carlson, E. Sundsby, T. W. Sunds
by, A. J. Jetland, Peter Mannich,
Axel Ostrom, Ed. Culver, wife and
two ^children, F. J. Date and wife,
Arthur Brailey, H. Brailey, H. Kav
losky, H. R. Melley, A. L. Nichols,
L. A. Magill, J. A. Ramsey.
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BULK OF MRS. HARDING'S $500,000 ESTATE GOES
TO THEM!
Jeanne and George Neely l)e Wolfe, the grandchildren to whonl
Mrs. Warren G. Harding, widow of the President, willed the greater
part of her half million dollar estate. They are the children of Mrs.
Harding’s only son, Marshall E. DeWolfe, who died 13 years ago
and from whose father Mrs. Harding obtained a divorce in 1884.
Their mother has remarried and she and the children live with her
second husband, Roscoe D. Mezger, in Marion, Ohio.
OSBORNE WOOD
MAKES MILLION
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.
WALL ST. SPREADING ITSELF
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Christmas
bonuses, amounting to $64,000,000 are
being distributed by Wall Street
firms.
WILL LOOK IN LOSS OF
LIFE MINING INDUSTRY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—
A means of reducing loss of life in
the coal mining industry will be con
sidered at the National Conference to
be called early in the New Year, by
President Coolidge.
i FINANCIAL WIZARD IS
ILL, TYPHOID FEVER
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Frank A.
Vanderlip is seriously ill at his home
here with typhoid fever.
INCOME TAX DECREASED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—
Income taxes received between July
and December decreased $31,000,000
over the corresponding period the
preceding year.
Will Loan Krupp Works
Huge Sum of Money
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—United
States bankers here today complet
ed their negotiations for a loan of
$10,000,000 to the Krupps Works in
Germany.
CHAMBER FRAMING UP
ELABORATE MENU TOMORROW
At the luncheon given by the
Chamber of Commerce tomorrow the
following menu will be served:
Chicken Cream of Celery Soup
' Ragout of Beef
Corn Fritters,
Mashed Potatoes
Tapioca Pudding
Coffee
Bring your t^wn smokes
ADM. WATSON
OUTSOUTHBOUND
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
I lowing passengers:
For Seward—Anna Fallabacher.
For Latouche—F. F. Smith, and two
steerage.
For Cordova—Ben Nelson.
For Juneau—C. Olsen and wdfe.
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.
The outgoing list from Seward will
be given tomorrow.
The steamship Starr, Capt. O. A.
Johansen, will reach port from the
i westward some time this wreek. Mrs.
Johansen received a message from
i the ship this morning, and all was
I well aboard. It was hoped the Starr
| would reach port in time to join
| the Christmas festivities.
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| Bottom Drops Oat 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 over the middle
west, according to data obtainable
today.
Will Photograph Stars
Test Einstein Theory
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Einstein’s
theory of relativity will undergo ano
ther test here at the time of the
Sun’s eclipse in January, Dr. Fred
erick Slocum, head of the department
of astronomy of Weslleyan college
announced.
Photographs of stars and the moon
will be taken during the eclipse and
these compared with others to be
taken of the same bodies several
months later. The comparison will
show any difference in the diameter
of the stars as predicted by the the
ory.
DRY OFFICIAL
IN TROUBLE
OVER WHISKY
PORTLAND, Dec. 22.—The possi
bility of international complications
loomed today with 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.
Northwestern Sail From
Seattle On Saturday
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 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.
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Miller Special Makes
126 Miles Per Hoar
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.
KEYSTONE VIEW CO., NEW_YO*Kl
EGYPTIAN MINISTER OF FOR
EIGN AFFAIRS.
Wassef Bey, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Egypt, wlio handed a sec
ond note to General Allenby, British
High Commissioner in Egypt, agree
ing to pay $2,500,000 indemnity. Egyp
tian troops to be withdrawn from
Soudan and an apology on account
of the murder of Sir Lee Stack.
MRS WOOD, WIFE
OSBORNE WOOD,
WANTS DIVORCE
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 22.—Mrs.
Osborne Cutler Wood, today announc
ed that she would separate from her
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, Henry B. Thomp
son. Her husband, who is his Gov
ernor General Wood’s aide in the
Philippines, has been in Paris several
months.
Washington University
Journalism Professors
Infant Daughter Killed
CHIPPEWA, Wise., Dec. 22.—Eight
persons were killed in a Soo Line
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.—finros
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.
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.
Weil Known Nomeite
Succumbs In Seattle
SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—George C. Ma
hala, aged fifty-nine, and for twenty
I years a miner and prospector at
Nome, died last night in a local hos
pital. He is survived by a son, Geo.
C. jr., of Nome.
Mahala was a member of Anvil
Lodge No. 104, F. & A. M., and also
a member of the Pioneers of Alaska.
1,000 Russian Arrive In
New Mexico As Settlers
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 22.—Oue 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
onountains 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.
WILSON BURIED NEAR CIRCLE
The body of the late Steve Wilson,
sourdough roadhouse man who died
recently at Circle Hot Springs, has
been buried there at the request of a
neice, Mrs. O’Connell, who is now in
charge of the Cassiar roadhouse, op
erated by her uncle the past eight or
nine years.