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VOLUME NUMBER 319
SEWARD ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 2, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Mabel Normand Involved in Another Murder Gase
(legate Sutherland Introduces
Bill Defining Areas
O \NGE IN LAWS WILL ALLOW
°LACER CLAIMS TO BE LIMI_
ITED SMALLER AREAS
,‘SHINGTON, Jan. 2.—Delegate
' utherland introduced a bill in
k* ess today seeking to amend the
.^Ka mining laws by providing that
N 1 placer claim hereafter located in
Alas, a shall be patented which shall
conta \ a greater area than is fixed by
law . rf in force, which is longer than
three Limes its greatest width provid
ed v 're any isolated parcel of placet
gri i i lies between and adjoins pat
ei claims on all its sides and is
' over 1320 feet in length this di
miir tion restriction shall not apply."
R *■ ->ROCAL AGREEMENT BE
t 1 DE PUBLIC BY GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—Promuiga-f
tion >f the reciprocal agreement be-|
tweea the United States and Canada
was announced tonight by the State
department.
W iHINGTON, Jan. 2.—Payment
of a soldiers’ bonus with funds rais
ed b\ a poll tax ot $250 on each im
migrant and $50 of every alien resi
idem tax of 2 per cent on gross
inco,. of foreign corporations in the
Thiite- ates, an increase in the in
tax and an excess profits
>roposed in a bill drafted by
atative Watkins, democrat, of
■ ~ *11 provides for compensation
er service men at the rate of
a da} for foreign service and $1
nome service, the maximum chsh
yment being $625. Six methods of
"O'iving the bonus are provided as
ollows;
Adjusted service may be made by I
hcates, credits on any form of
nment insurance held by the vet
vocational training, form or
settlement aid.
til Film Mil HOT
3EEN, \\ ash., Jan. 2.—Incom
jorts in the municipal electiot
the Wynochie river powei
tonight gave 723 for and 57£
ainst the proposal.
H. D. Bailey, unopposed, was
3 by the voters here today
atterson, of this city, candi
commissioner of the port ot
{arbor, embracing all of Grays
county, was also unopposed
lected.
Hoquiam Election.
IAM, Wash , Jan. 2.—Major
ther was re-elected by a large
, according to returns in to
inicipal election. With three
mising out of twelve, Fisher
*30 votes and Smith 440.
oame precincts gave a majori
‘e for the proposed $250,000
oond issue and also for the
special school levy.
Port Plan Doubtful.
’ 'r, Jan. 2.—Returns from a
the city’s forty precincts
j o -dunicipal election indicated
feat of two incumbent city com
-mers seeking re-election, the
d efeat of the comprehensive
.ai ..nd a close result on the
ed additional tax levies for
'DON, Jan. 2.—The Ea?l of Jer
and Sir Etaest Pageant died to
' MRS. ARBUCKLE GRANTED
A DIVORCE FRO yl ROSCOf
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Jan. 2 —Mrs
• Minto Durfee Arbutkit was granted j
| divorce from Roscoe (F:nfy» At
buckle today
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2- Rices. am
munition and aeroplanes to t!ie value
of a million dollaib, from the surplus
stocks held in arm> posts ol the
Eighth and Ninth Corps areas are be
ing forwarded to Obreton for use by
ihe Mexican government.
Situation Has Improved
MEXICO CITY", Jan 2.—The situa
Mon in .Mexico lias imporve'l eighty;
per cent u : hia the pa-t ton claysj
President Obifgon said upon his re
turn from a week-end inspection at
the front. I
Mexico Wants Warships
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.— Mexico
has made a request of the United;
States government for the use of four!
! war ships with which to bomfcara the
| city of Vera Cruz, now in the hands of
j the revolutionists, but w>Th no likeli
hood of its being granted, despite f’ne
tact that great quantities or arms and
J munitions are being supplied by the
! War department for shipment to the
Obregon government
Ten Thousand Rifles Shipped
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 2.-—The nrst
shipment of United States arms con
stituting ten thousand rifles and a
large quantity of munitions were re
ceived here today and are being lot
warded to the western from.
KNUTSON RELEASED ON BAIL
SEAIILE, Jan. 2.—Ole Knudson,
driver ot the auto which ran over and
killed Ilene Bradshaw, a cripple, the
day before Christmas, was released on
$5 000 cash bail.
SUSPECTS ARRESTED
*ALT BAKE CITY, Jan. 2.—Four
men, thought to be responsible for ten
iuuucucs m uian ana Montana,
have been taken into custody by offi
cers here. A total of $40,000 is alleged
to have been stolen.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 2.—Gov
ernor Warren T. McNary who was
named in eight indictments, charging
forgery, embezzlement, larceny and
false pretenses returned by the Marion
County grand jury yesterday, had not
given bond when the courthouse was
closed tonight, until next Monday. The
governor’s bond had been fixed at $25,
000 by Judge James A. Collins of the
criminal court, and George Snider,
county sheriff, was instructed not to
serve the capias on the grand jury in
dictment before Monday, although
many believed that the bond would
be given today.
No statement was forthcoming from
the executive today although It was
said he still was very much chagrin
ed because he was not permitted to'
appear before the grand jury before 1
the indictment was returned, as he had
requested in a letter to the foreman of
the jury.
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The Odd Fellows will give another
of their famous dances Saturday eve.
All are invited.
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UNOERWOOO & UNDERWOOD. N. V.
CONGRESSMAN ACQUIRES BAG OF RHINO AND BEARD IN AFRICA
Showing “Bwana Whiskerine,” better known to Boston and Washington
as the Hon. George Holden Tinkham, Representative to Congress from Mas
sachusetts, with one of his giant rhino, in Africa whence he lias just re
turned. In addition to the beard Mr Tinkham acquired this rhino, an ele
phant, a big lion, six leopaids a variety each of ov.sk and gaze.Me and
bites by every variety of bug and in-ect that flies ->r crawls in Aa .a.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan 2.—For
the first time in the history of the
tourth division there is growing inter
est in territorial politics. Heretofore
everyone was apparently willing to
allow anyone who wanted Juneau po
sitions to take them and cliques have
flashed and dwindled unni the Juneau
representations from here have be
come a very negligible quantity.
The next two years will evidently
see increased activity at Juneau, and
fourth division investors are trying to
force better material onto the ticket
•ban formerly. W. F. Thompson, pub
lisher of the Fairbanks News Miner, is
so far the only senatorial candidate in
the field. Attempts are b^in? made to
induce Mrs. Thomas P. Ait ken, Mrs
Luther Hess, Geo. Hutchinson, pres
ident of the First National Bank, E. 1-f
Mack, Rev. Vernon, George Hunter,
Lobar' TToom and other men and wo.
neu of their class to run for reprosen
utives in the effort to send at. eutire
lelegation of competent officials from
ne tourth division vino canno be
ooled or used in any way
mills
DESPITE BJTTER GOLD
SEATTLE, Jan. 2.—Despite a ther
mometer pointing to only 18 above,
and Seattle shivering in the biting
blasts, the New Year was greeted joy
fully with watch parties in churches,
clubs, restaurants and cabarets.
‘ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS LAUD
NEW AMERICAN AMBASSADOR
LONDON, Jan. 2.—London newspa
pers describe Ambassador William N
Kellogg as a man of distinguished ap
pearance and of friendly mien.
WOOD TAKES HEAVY TOLL
WITH FOUR OIL COMPANIES
CHICAGO, Jan. 2.—Assistant State
Attorneys S. Milton D. Smith, and
Berthold Crosman announced this aft
ernoon that there are four oil com
panies in which Leonard Wood, jr.,
was an officer, and each of which L
alleged to have taken a heavy toll
from ex seivice men and then gone
out of business. The concerns are
under investigation by them.
THIRTY EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
FELT AT BRAWLEY, CALIF.
BftAWLEY, Calif., Jan. 2.—Thirty
earthquake shocks, some of them of
several minutes duration, were felt
here last night. The shocks wete ac
b?va 'thtmaer-like runihllttg
with lightning flashes.
VESSEL IS HELD
NL \\ \ ORK, Jan. 2.—The Dragon,
described as a sumptuously equipped
yacht, was seized by customs men off
Port Jefferson, Long Island, tonight
and a large quantity of liquor was con
fiscated, it was reported to officials
at the barge office here. The yacht
was said to be under Canadian regis
try', with a crew of six men.
Full details of the capture, as re
gards the amount of liquor on board,
or the ownership of the vessel, were
lacking. The customs men were cruis
ing in a small boat, it was said, when
they noticed several suspicious look
ing boats being lowered over the side
The customs men drew alongside,
boarded the yacht, and in their brief
report, said they found a large quanti_
tv of liquor.
FNOLAND DOFS NOT DENY
U. S. RIGHTS IN MEXICO
T ONOON Jan. 2 —While it is but
a step toward de facto American pro
tectorship over Mexico, there is noth
ing for us to criticise, comments the
London Chronicle referring to the de.
cision of the American government to
sell war supplies to the Obregon gov
ernment.
THREE THOUSAND IN LINE
AT PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION
WASHINGTON, Jan . 2.— Three
thousand eight hundred and ninety
wen? m une at rresinem
and Mrs. Coolidge’s New Year’s recep
tion at the Whitehouse it was said
yesterday, about half of the crowd of
I former years, indicating that the cus
tom is waning.
NEW CHARTS PRINTED
The U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey charts have been recently printed
and placed on sale. A new edition of
Chart No. 9302, Bering Sea, eastern
part, December, 1923, scale approxi
mately 1:1,600,000, dimensions 30 by
38 inches, price 75 cents.
The new edition shows changes and
additions from latest surveys and in_
formation in the vicinity of Chignik
Bay; from Cape Constantine to Cape
Newenham; from Cape Avinof to Cape
Romanzof and in Siberia from East
Cape to Cape Nigchigan.
These charts may be secured in
Seward and Kodiak.
A WET NEW YEAR’S DAY'
GREETS CITY PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2—Two hun
dred and fifty New Year’s arrests for
drunkenness and hundreds treated at
local hospitals for alcoholic poisoning
marked the opening of the new year
in this city.
FRANCE MAKES ALLIANCE
WITH CZECH-SUOVAKIA
PARIS, Jan. 2.—France is conclud
ing a defensive alliance with Czecho
slovakia and Jugo-Slavia.
Notorious Screen Artist Mixes
Booze With Bullets
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FIRST AIRPLANE FLIGHT
MADE ACROSS ANDES fv TS.
MENDOZA, Argentic.*, Jan. 2 •— J.
P. Housen a Dane, made the first air
! plane 1 light with a passenger across
, the Andes mountains.
pREsfinr
| GRATIFIED OVER
SHOWING IN1323
W ASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—In a New
| Year’s greeting issued yesterday by
! the President he declares that the na
f tion’s gratifying accomplishments in
( will be continued throughout the
; coming year. This greeting was fol
lowed by one from Attorney General
Dougherty which said in part: “It is!
U1> opinion that a good New Year res-i
' °lifiion for every American citizen to!
! keep is that they will respect and obey:
l the written laws of this country in|
their letter and spirit^and that he will
1 keep constantly in mind that the law
and constitution are a guarantee oi
his own peace and happiness and well!
as a guarantee of the peace and happi
ness of his neighbor and nation.” i
CHIPPEWA DIM I ~
PUZZLE 10 POLICF FORGE
VIRGINIA, Minn., Jan. 2.—Patrick!
Nettlake fuilblooded young Chippewa
Indian from the Nettlake reservation
at Orr, Minnesota, who has been lock
■edup here—feathers and all—for al
Tegeci infraction of neary every rule
and regulation that surrounds his tribe1
as well as lor sending obscene matter
through the mails has given the psy
chiastrists something else to explain.
Asked by deputy U. S. Marshal Jas.
A. Pearce, before he was shown into
a cell, whether he was heap much bad
Indian as the mass of charges seem
ed to indicate, atrick said he couldn’t
for the life of him tell.
“I always forget what I do in the
day time,” he averred solemnly, “in
the night time I remember”—but I 11
never do anything in the night time.”
ed to indicate, Patrick said he couldn’t !
it.
GOLD AND SILVER PRODUCTION 1
IN ALSKA HAS DECLINED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—Although
gold and silver production in Alaska
has declined in value, its mineral
wealth was increased from $19 006,
305 in 1922 to 20,300,000 in 1923, ac
cording to Alfred Brooks, chiet Alas
kan geologist.
Alaska’s gold production was $6 •
150,000; silver $600,000; copper, $12,
500,000; coal, $600,000. The output of
other minerals dropped to $310,000.
The total value of all minerals pro
duced since 1880 is given as $518,
000,000.
WASHINGTON U PLAYS TIE
WITH ANNAPOLIS ELEVEN
PASADENA, Jan. 2.—The Univer
sity of Washington and Naval Acad
emy team of Annapolis, hattled des
peratel yto a draw in the New Year’s
game before 15,000 spectators yester
da yaftemoon. The score was 14-14.
The game was witnessed by a large
number of viting notables, including
several prominent army men.
NINE PERISH IN FLAMES
V/HEN RESIDENCE BURNS
—
TYLERSBURG, Pa., Jan. 2.—Jas!
Mentrer and his-eight grandchildren
perished today "When their home was
destroyed by Are.
CHAUFFEUR DID SHOOTING WITH
REVOLVER BELONGING TO
NOTED ACTRESS
j' LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31.—Courtland
| S.. Dines a wealthy clubman and oil
‘operator of Denver, Colorado, was
shot and seriously wounded in his
apartments last night in the presence
of Mabel Normand, and Edna Pur
'viance, also a film star It is alleged
by Dines that Joseph Kelly, alias H.
A. Greer, Mabel’s chauffeur, did the
shooting with Miss Normand’s revol
ver. The chauffeur when arrested sai,
that the party had been drinking heav
ily and that Miss Normand was in an
intoxicated condition and the chauf
feur sought to take her home. He al
leged that Dines interfered and tried
to smash him over the head with a
whiskey bottle, when he pulled the rer
volver and fired to save himself from
injury. It is said that Dines will re
cover.
This is the second shooting affray
Mabel Normand has been involved in,
she being the mystery woman in the
William Desmond Taylor murder case
at Los Angeles a year or so ago. It
will be remembered that Desmond
was shot and killed at his bungalow
in a lonely spot in the hills near this
city at which time he was in com
pan} with Mabel Normand. The iden
tity of the assassin was never reveal
ed. it was stated some time after
ward that Desmond Taylor was en
gaged to the movie actress and that
the engagement had been broken off.
Hollywood movie circles are much
agitated over the recent affair, realiz_
ing tiie unpleasant notoriety accruing
from an affair of this kind.
The intatuation ol Kell} for Miss
Normand, his employer, and his jeal
ous} ot her wealthy Denver acquain
tance are said by the police to be the
motives that prompted him to shoot
Dines. It is alleged that Dines is an
Admirer of Miss Purviance. He has
been twice divorced though only 33.
ICY BLASTS FROM ALASKA
SWEEPING PUGET SOUND
YvASHINGTON, Jan 2.—Icy blasts
rom Alaska today overspread the
tfortnwestern states and the northern
plateau regions and the western plains
t was stated. The Missouri valley
tnd interior western and Gulf states
vith zero temperatures as far south,
ts the Texas panhandle.
SEME ClSi DEALER
SEATTLE, Jan. 2.—On being hand
ed a receipt in full for $36,000 cash,
lump alimony, paid iW*o court this aft
ernoon, James BrewSjer, a cigar deal
er, stated that he had already paid
his wife $18,000 as a starter, and that
he would give her more if she desired
it.
MINNESOTA WRECKED IN
JADE BAY, GERMANY
LONDON, Jan. 2.—The former Se
attle steamship Minnesota, the larg
est freighter in the world, was wreck
ed in Jade Bay, Germany today. The
vessel was recently purchased from
the Great Northern railway by Ger
man interests.
KEROSENE TO START FIRE;
ADDITION HEAVENLY CHOIR
SEATTLE, Jan. 2.—Anthony Pet
tinnichi and two children, Evelyn 3,
and Joseph 6, is dead, and his wife
and another child are near death as a
result of his having used kerosene on
the kitchen fire, which caused an ex
plosion which wrecked the bouse.
Seward enjoyed warmer weather
yesterday than Seattle. . t