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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 94.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
JUDGE CECIL CLECG
HOLDS ACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL;
ORDERS ALBERT SANDVIG
DISCHARGED APRIL 27
Holding that the sentence of Albert
Sandvig, who had been convicted of
violating the Bone Dry Law, should
be computed from the time of his re
lease under a suspended sentence to
the expiration of the sentence, on the
grounds that a United States Com
missioner has no authority to suspend
sentences under the provisions of the
statute laws, Chapter 54, Session Laws
23, Judge Cecil H. Clegg, presiding
over the local term of court, ordered
Sandvig to be discharged at the time
his sentence expires, April 27, even
though he had not served any time.
“It is no fault of the Commissioner,”
Judge Clegg stated, “for he had been
misled in relying upon the Act of the
Alaska Legislature.”
Albert Sandvig was arrested and
sentenced to pay a fine of 3100 and
serve 90 days in jail. He paid the
fine and the Commissioner suspended
the jail sentence, under the provisions
of the statute law, as named above,
which says that the court may sus
pend sentence in any case in the Com
missioner’s court and , jn the discre
tion of the court.
The defendant, who was represent
ed by Attorney L. V. Ray, sued out a
w^rit of habias corpus a few days ago
which came up for hearing last Sat
urday. He showed that he had been
arrested on April 11 and returned to
jail by the commissioner who assum
ed to act under the above edict, consid
ering he was authorized, under the
law, to terminate suspension of sen
tence anytime when he saw fit. .
Judge Clegg held the act was un
constitutional for various reasons,
one of which was, by its terms it does
not apply to the Justice of the Peace
Court. Its language excludes the idea
any court but the district court, which
can suspend sentences. In any event,
no provisions are given the defendant,
who is once suspended, of a hearing
or an opportunity of a hearing as to
whether suspended sentence be can
celled.
CONGRESS 1ST DECIDE
QUESTION SEIZED BOUTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 26. (&)
—German vessels were seized during
the war, legally, by the United States,
and their confiscation or compensation
to the alien owners is a question to
be decided by Congress, is the opinion
handed down by the Supreme Court
today, in answer to a large number
of claims brought on appeal by the
foreign office of the Court of Claims.
U. OF WN. VICTORIOUS
SEATTLE, April 26. (£>)—'Three
University of Washington freshmen
crews beat Reed College of Portland in
a two mile race yesterday.
Weekly Gateway—13 pec year.
COMMISSIONER TO HAITI
REPORTS ISLAND
PROSPEROUS
UHDIHWOOO 4 UNDIR WOOD. N.rV/
Brig. Gen. John H. Russell, U. S.
M. C., and American high commis
sion for Haiti, has furnished the
State Department substantial proof
of Haiti’s continued progress in self
government, financial, economic and
other undertakings for the calen
dar year of 1925. He reported that
the government closed its last fiscal
year with a cash surplus of $1,273,
568 on hand and said “prospects for
the year 1925-26 are unusually fav
orable.”
ID OUT; FAWSSETT
PROGRESSIVE PARTY MEMBER
SAYS APPROACHING ELEC
TION SHOULD BE TIME
FOR CHANGE
OPPOSES DEBT SETTLEMENT
Agreement Denounces Plan Turn
Muscle Shoalls Over To Pri
vate Interests
SEATTLE, April 26. (;P)—Referring
to Gov. Hartley, R. J. Fawssett, of
Everett told the Progressive party
meeting here “when any man under
takes to say that funds appropriated
for educational purposes shall not be
spent, and holding up a veiled threat
of removal of certain men at the Uni
versity of Washington, the time has
come, with the election approaching,
for that gentleman to be asked to
step out.”
The principles adopted by the con
ference included opposition to the
World Court as constituted, “which
can only serve to embroil us in Euro
pean affairs with no prospects of tan
gible or practical results in securing
a World peace. We stand for such
effective international agreements as
will outlaw war and make possible
drastic reductions in armaments.”
An agreement voiced that a candi
date will be brought against Senator
Jones and denounced attempts to turn
Muscle Shoals over to private power
interests and condemned “the settle
ment of International debts for a frac
tion of the amount due.”
THREE ATTEMPTS MADE BE
FORE WINDS WAY TO AIR;
PERSONNEL ON BOARD
FAIRBANKS, April 26. (/P)—'The
Detroiter hopped off after a cargo
of 6000 pounds of gasoline had been
reduced to 350 pound® after its third
atempt to leave today. A brisk wind
•sprung up suddenly which aided the
Detroiter to leave. The day is
bright and a warm breeze blowing
from the southeast. The Detroiter
headed directly for Barrow. The
personnel included Major Thomas G.
Danphier, navigator; Sergeant Char
les Wisely, pilot; Andrew J. ufford,
mechanican; Howard- Mason, radio
operator; Fred L. Eary, reporter.
WAR CLOUDS LOOM IN
EUROPE; TUflKEV ID
ITALY ARE INVOLVED
ITALY AND GREECE MAY SOON
MOVE AGAINST TURKEY;
CALL TO ARMS SOUNDED
ROME, Italy, April 26. (/P)—Re
ports of impending war between
Turkey and Italy were current, as
the result of the calling to the col
ors of Turkish Regulars and Re
serves, following the information that
Italy, with the aid of Greece, might
soon move against Turkey. Italian
action is said to be backed by Mus
solini’s demands that England and
France fulfill the secret agreement
made in 1915 that Italy get a foot
hold in the Adalia region in Asi'a
Minor.
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FOURTEEN AUTOMOBILES
TRUCKS ARRIVE YUKON
FOR ANCHORAGE, INTERIOR
Many autos and trucks arrived in
port Saturday on the S. S. Yukon
from Seattle. Among these was an
Oldsmobile sedan for the O. S. Gill
garage at Anchorage; a Ford truck
for Ray C. Larson of Anchorage; four
Ford, dump body trucks for the Al
aska Road Commission project in
McKinley Park; one Fordson tractor,
track pull crawlers, for the road com
mission, McKinley Park; one Ford
runabout for McKinley Park; three
motors flor the Fairbanks Explora
tion Company, at Fairbanks. These
consisted of one Hupmobile 6 sedan,
one Hupmobile 8 touring car and one
S. H. Hudson touring car. These
motors were shipped from the Sunset
Motor Company of Seattle. Other
cars billed for the Interior to J. G.
Rivers of Fairbanks included one
Jewett special sedan, one Jewett
standard sedan and one S. H. Paige.
EASTERN STAR NOTICE
Following the Eastern Star meet
ing this evening at Odd Fellows hall
a social hour will be held.
FOR CUTS CUTS
BRITISH FLIER COMPLETES
CAPE-TO-CAIRO FLIGHT
COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD A UNDERWOOD. N. Y.
Alan Cobham, British army and
civilyian flier, completed his flight
from Cape Town, South Africa, to
Cairo Egypt, March 6, when he
landed in Cairo. Despite heat and
rain, he made the trip in 9 and one
half days, being last for 24 hours
at Ndolo, due to tropical rains. From
Cairo, Coibham will continue to Lon
don via Athens, Greece and other
continental points.
BUTTER IS ADDED TO
FARM RELIEF MEASURE
REVOLVING FUND OF $375,000,000
ASKED TO MAINTAIN
EQUAL PRICES
WASHINGTON, April 26. (£>)—
Chairman Haugen of the House Agri
cultural Committee, announced he
added butter to the basic commodi
ties to be protected under his Farm
Relief bill measure. The amended
measure undertakes to stabilize the
prices of wheat, cotton, corn, cattle,
hogs and butter. A revolving fund
of 3>S7,000,000 would be appropriated
to maintain orken equal to the
■world market, plus the tariff.
FOUR STUDENTS EXPELLED
EUGENE, Ore., April 26. (£>)—Four
students were today dropped from the
rolls of the State University after
charges of drunkenness and violation
of the liquor laws were filed against
them. Officials of the University in
timated that a number of others may
suffer the same fate.
CHAMP BEGINS TRAINING
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C., April
26. (IP)—Jack Dempsey arrived here
today and will begin training.
COST LARGE SUM TO CONVICT
HARTFORD, Conn., April 26. (IP)—
Herald Chapman cost the State of
Connecticut $23,799 to convict.
DAYLIGHT SAVING IN EFFECT
CHICAGO, 111., April 26. (IP)—'The
ninth annual advent of daylight sav
ing plan started last night.
MAYOR BROWN RENAMED
SEATTLE, April 26. (IP)—Prosecu
tor Colvin called Mayor Brown an
"eagle jackass" after Brown had or
dered a Colvin agent arrested.
Read the ads every day.
COURT DOCUMENTS FORWARD.
ED TO WASHINGTON FOR
SECRETARY’S APPROVAL
SAN DIEGO, April 26. (£>)—Colonel
Alexander S. Williams was found
guilty by a court martial of having
been intoxicated at a party in San
Diego which followed a reception
given in honor of Brig. Gen. Smed
ley Butler, former head of the Phil
adelphia police. The findings of the
court and the punishment recom
mended by it was not revealed, but
the documents were immediately
forwarded to Washington for ap
proval of the Secretary of the Navy.
Col. Williams refused to make fur
ther comment aside from the fact
that there was nothing to do but
await the pleasure of the secre
tary.
KING ID COMMONERS
OVERJOYED BIRTH BART
LONDON, April 26. (/P)—A bulletin
issued at the home of the Earl and
Countess of Strathmore, in Burton
Street, this morning said, “The duch
ess of York has had some rest since
the arrival of her daughter. He’* roy
al highness and the infant princess
are making very satisfactory prog
ress.” The King and Commoners
were overjoyed with the news of the
Princess, who will be in line for the
royal throne. ...
NEW YORK, April 26. (JP)—Anne
Nichols, author and producer of “Abes
Irish Rose,” yesterday, filed suit for
three million dollars against the Uni
versal Film Corporation, alleging that
the Universal’s picture, “Cohens and
Kellys" was taken from her play. The
legal department of the motion pic
ture corporation stated the question
of infringement of copywrights had
been gone Into thoroughly before the
picture was commenced.
“PEACHES” GETS MOBBED
NEW YORK, April 26. (JP)— A
crowd, estimated at three thousand,
mobbed Mrs. “Peaches Heenan”
Browning here today when she ap
peared on a shopping expedition. The
crowd surged upon the girl and she
was thrown to the sidewalk. A police
man whistled for help and the bride
was rescued from the throng.
BELGIUM MAY DISAPPEAR
BRUSSELS, April 26. (£>)—Belgium,
the hotbed of the World War is ac
tually talking of disappearing from
the map of Europe. Political strife
between Walloons and the Flems may
cause half of the country to join
France and the other half to join Hol
land.
Seward Weekly Gateway. $3.00 a
year and worth it.