MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
VOLUME XX, NUMBER 238.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1925.
PRICE TEN CENTS
VIICO PEROVICH
CASE AROUSES
MUCH INTEREST
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 19 (/P)—
The government yesterday petitioned
Federal Judge Pollock to modify the
order for the release of Vuco Pero
vich, under Pollock’s writ of habeas
corpus, November 7. The government
attacked the authority of Pollock and
demanded to the transfer of Perovich
to Alaska to face the sentence of
death which President Taft in 1909
commuted to life imprisonment.
Perovich in his petition denied the
power of President Taft to change the
sentence without the consent of Pero
vich. When he was informed that he
must face the original sentence if the
writ is granted on this ground, he an
nounced: “I will take the responsi
bility; it is my own neck.”
Judge Pollock said that while there
was no doubt of the guilt of Perovich
the twenty years’ prison sentence had
been sufficient punishment to fit the
crime, and freed Perovich who went
East.
SEATTLE, Dec. 19 (IP)—The steam
ship Alaska sailed at 9 o’clock with
seventeen passengers for Seward, as
follows: Mrs. Ernest Mattschei, son
and daughter, J. F. Johnson, P. J.
Geary, Jas. B. McDonald, S. Noonan,
D. Portier, Miss Billie Sanders, Sam
Beck, Ed Erickson, Miss A. Menzel,
Milo Kelly, Mrs. L. P. Stewart, son
and daughter, Ben Simpson.
KU KLUX KLAN SO FAR
EXEMPT FROM THE LAWS
VICTORIA, B. C., Dec. 19 (^—Fol
lowing the announcement of the At
torney General’s department that the
Legislature was powerless to prevent
the establishment of the Ku Klux
Klan in British Columbia, as recom
mended by Francis A. Brovin, mem
ber of the legislature for Burnaby, it
is now considered likely that a peti
tion to take action will be forwarded
to the federal government at Ottowa.
24-MILE SPANISH RANCH TO
BE SPLIT UP AT LAST
SANTA MONICA, Dec. 19 (#*)—'The
passing of the last frontier in the
southern California coast district is
heralded in the announcement that the
Malibu ranch near here, consisting
of 18,000 acres is to be subdivided into
home sites.
The ranch has approximately 24
miles of frontage on the Pacific ocean
and is the only original Spanish land
grant of a century and a quarter ago
to remain intact.
Strife marked the history of the
Malibu since 1804, when the king of
Spain set his seal to the first grant.
At present more than a score of cow
boys ride the range of mountains and
beach caring for 5000 head of cattle
roaming the vast tract.
Passengers for Victoria
Will Board Vessel Monday
The steamship Victoria arrived in
port this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock
according to the local steamship com
pany. The Victoria will discharge
approximately 300 tons of general car
go then proceed to Tutka Bay where
a cargo of hex-ring and other fish pro
ducts will be taken on board. The
vessel will return to Seward Monday
morning at which time southbound
passengers will be taken aboard.
About $1,500,000,000 is invested in
the moving picture industry.
NEW BRITISH VICEROY OF
INDIA
KEYSTONE VIEW CO. NEW YOJ^
Edward F. L. Wood, Minister of
; Agriculture in the Baldwin Cabinet,
! and only surviving son of Viscount
Halifax, who has been appointed
1 Viceroy to India, to run in office
until 1931. He has had a long offi
cial career, having been in Parlia
' ment since 1910, and has had the
1 experience of colonial affairs as
Under Secretary for Colonies un
liler Lloyd George and Baldwin.
SHIPMENTS FOR
NOVEMBER OVER
! NORMAL AMOUNT
ALASKAN COMMODITIES EXPORT
ED LAST MONTH VALUED
AT $4,318,155
Alaskan products shipped to the
I States last month had a declared value
of $4,318,155, substantially above the
average for that month, according to
I the monthly statement of commerce
made public today by Collector John
C. McBride. It exceeded the value
of shipments for November, 1924, by
$382,148.
Increases were shown in almost ev
! ery major industry except canned sal
mon which dropped below November
| last year. Copper ore ranked first in
i value of all individual products last
I month, 9,353,5541 pounds being shipped
| having a declared value of $1,388,978,!
'exceeding November, 1924, by $126,-!
'684. Halibut shipments gained $157,-!
1909; herring, $63,000; fufs, $135,000;
miscellaneous aticles, $135,000, mainly
from products of the whaling indus
try. Canned salmon decreased $385,
| 622 this year.
Natives to Westward
In Need of Clothing
In recent letters received from the
westward the news is contained that
many natives could use many arti
cles of clothing and in this respect j
Revv. D. Hotoviski at Belkofsky, and |
Mrs. Cora D. Hopkins at Kanatak, will;
see to the distribution of the clothing i
to the needy. Local residents who!
wish to send westward bundles of!
clothing, are asked to leave them at\
the McMullen grocery store, from!
where they will be shipped. The local j
Chapter of the American Red Cross,
in addition to taking care of local con
tributions, will send a number of
packages to the natives.
A large number of the girls from
the Jesse Lee Home are in town today
under the care of Mrs. R. V. B. Dun
lap doing their Christmas shopping.
The children are making many pur
chases for the tree to be held Thurs
day evening at the Home.
ALASKAN MINER
ON WAY TO VISIT
IRISH RELATIVES
BOSTON, Dec. 19(j<P)—Patrick Quirk,
who quit stevedoring here 17 years
ago went to Alaska and returned last
week, reports that he struck it rich.
He is wearing a chain of uuggets val
ued at $7,000 across his vest, wearing
nuggets as rings, liptks and pins,
with plenty of gold in his pockets. He
is now playing Santa Claus to his old
friends. Mr. Quirk will leave soon
for Ireland to visit his mother.
HOUSE PASSES
BILL TO REDUCE
FEDERAL TAXES
WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 19 (/P)—
The House passed by a vote of 390 to
25 the bill reducing Federal taxes
S325.000.000. Almost every member
of the House was present when the
bill passed.
Fifty amendments to the tax reduc
tion bill were defeated in succession
by an overwhelming majority. The
bill had been approved by Coolidge
and will now go to the Senate where
it is expected to meet with difficulties.
RICH MERCURY ORES
REPORTED DISCOVERED
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Dec. 10 (/P)
Mercury ores running to -the ton
has been discovered in the Cripple
Creek Mining District. The ores ran
approximately 30 per cent pure quick
silver, officials of the Dante Mine,
where the strike was made, declare.
JESSE LEE HOME WILL
HAVE CHRISTMAS EXERCISES
Christmas exercises at the Jesse
Lee Home will be held Thursday even
ing at 8 o’clock. A Christmas tree
will be provided for the children and
a program will be prepared.
It is hoped to give the young or
phans a fine Christmas, the first they
have spent in Seward.
TODAY'S WEATHER
Temperature, 20 above.
Cloudy, calm.
Twelve inches of snow.
Berry Claugh Prospecting
Kodiak Island, Is Report
Among the prospectors investigat
ing the mining resources of the west
ward districts is Berry Claugh, well
known in the Seward district and more
familiarly known as “Bear Claw.”
Mr. Claugh is prospecting on Ko
diak Island. Ed Brooker, another old^
time prospector of the interior is also
spendnig the winter rocking the gold
bearing beach sands. Over at Afognak
it is said there (are two other local
men making an investigation in the
vicinity of the ruby sand deposits.
A few reels of movie picture films
were to have been exhibited the other
day at the high school but when Supt.
Barnett discovered the pictures were
six years old, the program was can
celled.
Seward merchants announce the
Christmas business has, been excep
tionally brisk this season. A splendid
assortment of holiday gift suggestions
are yet on the shelves to take care
of the throngs of last minute shop
pers.
Fred Broadwell, former resident of
Seward, after an absence of about a
year, will be among those arriving in
town today on the steamer Victoria.
r
TO BE FRENCH ENVOY
TO UNITED STATES
KtYrr'owt vnw co~Ntw.vo«k
Senator Victor Henry Berenger,
noted French financial authority,
> who .is to be appointed French Am
i bassador to the United States, to
succeed Emile Daeschner. The lat
ter is blamed by many for not prepar
ing President Coolidge and the Dtbt.
; Commission to favorably recieve the
French Debt Commission and its
proposals, and to understand the
i French situation.
CROSS WORD CRAZE
CAUSES SHOOTING
' YOUNG BRIDE
i NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (/P)—Angered
because of his bride of 17 months
would not help him solve a crossword
puzzle, Theodore Koerner, an ardent
devotee of the pasttime shot and seri
ously wounded her and then killed
i himself. The woman said when her
husband asked her to helf him she
excused hereself on account of a
headache. A moment later he ap
peared in the bedroom, fired at her
I without speaking, and then killed
! himself.
LOUIS KID KAPLAN
WINS OVER HERMAN
j NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (^P)—Louis
Kid Kaplan won the unanimous deci
sion in the 15-round bout with “Babe”
Herman in the new Madison Square
Garden last night. Kaplan’s aggres
siveness made a fight for Herman,
who boxed, clinched and wrestled to
keep the champion from overpowering
him. Critics gave the champion 11
rounds, Herman two, and called two
rounds a draw.
PAGE HANK RUSSELL
A recent arrival in Seward who is
registered at the Van Gilder hotel, is
anxious to meet Hank Russell before
the departure of this evening’s boat.
Mr. Russell is working for the Bureau
of Public Roads at Moose Pass.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CHRISTMAS TREE
As there is to be a Community
Christmas Tree Christmas Eve for the
entire community it has been decided
to have the Sunday School Christmas
tree for the Sunday School children
in the basement of the church at 2
o’clock Saturday afternoon the 26th.
There will be a short program, games
and “treats” for the children. This
will be “something different” and we
feel sure that the children are going
to have a good time.
CONGRESS RALLIES
TO SUPPORT OF
COL. MITCHELL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 19 (£>)—
Representative Blanton of Texas in
troduced a House resolution today to
restore Col. Mitchell “to his proper
rank in the army,” and suspend for
five years Major General Patrick No
lan and Brigadier General Hugh Drum.
No Right to Deprive of Pay
WASHINGTON, D, C., Dec. 19 (#»)—
It is the unofficial opinion of army
legal experts re the Mitchell sentence
that no military tribunal has a right
to deprive an officer or enlisted man
of all pay and allowances for five
j years and at the same time keep him
j under Army control, unable to accept
outside employment without permis
sion of his superiors.
It is the prevailing opinion that
President Coolidge will allow his sus
pension on a retirement credit as he
is eligible to retire within two and a
half years.
OLYMPIA, Dec. 19 (£>)—'The Su
! preme Court granted Mayor Brown’s
petition for a change of venue in his
action attempting to force sections of
the grand jury report expugned from
the records.
MINIATURE CITY BUILT BY
BUSINESS MAN AS DIVERSION
DENVER, Colo., Dec. 19 (JP)—A
Denver man’s diversion from the cares
the major attractions along the city’s
of his business has resulted in one of
mountain park drives.
From a modest beginning has
grown Turner’s “Tiny Town,” a mini
ature village in Turkey Creek canyon,
30 miles from here. The town covers
several acres, has electric lighted
streets, a real railway system, a small
steamship that plies on a miniature
lake as wrell as smelters, mines and
outlying ranches, dairy barns, silos
and farm houses.
The spire of the “cathedral” is on
a level writh the head of a six-foot man
when standing erect; a child- figura
tively wears seven league boots wdien
it strides about the streets, and the
railway atstion will make a comfort
able home for a small dog.
More than a decade ago George E.
Turner felt he must have some out
door diversion. He did not care for
fishing, golf, hunting or hiking so he
seized upon the plan of building a
tiny town across the road from his
mountain summer home.
HORNSBY IS NAMMED MOST
VALUABLE MAN IN LEAGUE
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (^—An
nouncement of the selection of Rog
ers Hornsby, manager and second
baseman of the St. Louis club, as the
most valuable player in the National
League during 1925 and winner of the
circuit’s cash prize of $1,000 w^as
made by James M. Gould, president
of the Baseball Writers’ Association
of America.
Hornsby is the choice of a commit
tee of eight baseball writers, one
from each city of the senior League,
Gould acting as chairman. The Car
dinal star, who succeeds Dazzy Vance
the Brooklyn pitching ace, and 1924
choice was voted three first places,
three seconds and two thirds by the
members of the committee.
Among the local beautiful Christmas
windows are those of Sylvias and the
Alaska Shop, both radiating Christ
mas spirit and full of appropriate
Holiday suggestions.