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OLUME XIX. NUMBER 86.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10,1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
LYERS ARRIVE AT
SITKA FROM PRINCE
RUPERT EARLY TODAY
SITKA, Apr. 10.—The round the j
orld air planes arrived here today j
om Prince Rupert at 12:30. The
achines had no trouble in negotiat
ig the second step of their long
<ght.
PR*\CE RUPERT, Apr. 10.—With
■ajor Martin’s flag plane Seattle lead
u-, the four American Army flyers
i the round the world flight, hopped
V from Prime Rupert to Sitka this
ornmg a t9:20.
Weal her conditions were perfect,
rd Major Martin stated that the
lanes should have no difficulty in
\iehing Sitka abouc 1:30 o’clock.
Entertained by Citizens
PRINCE Rl’PERT, Apr. 9—The
merican flyers were entertained at
n elaborate dinner by the citizens ol ;
lince Rupert last night.
Jritain Protests About
Conversion Coal Burners
i
WASHINGTON, Apr. 10—The Navy
epartment today received an em
hatic protest from Great Britain
gainst the conversion of four Amer
en battleships from coal to oil !
urners on the grounds that such j
onversion will be a violation of the ;
Washington naval treaty.
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iiram Johnson Loses
State Illinois to Coclidge
CHICAGO, Apr. 10.—Hiram John
on has lost the preferential presi
ential nomination in Illinois after a
lost courageous and manly fight
gainst overwhelming odds, but Cool
Ige cannot win in November, even
he is nominated,” Harold Lickes,
ohnson’s campaign manager,, said
ere today.
i'jtherland’s Fisheries
Bill Very Unpopular
With Many Congressmen
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WASHINGTON, Apr 10—The White ;
;ili. designed lor protection of the ■
laskan fisheries passed the house j
esterday afternoon. The Republican i
lembers in charge of fisheries legis-1
lior^' claimed that Delegate Suther- 1
aid’s amendments to the bill in
ase it becomes a law, will destroy j
le fishing industry'. Two of the |
mendments prohibit the use of traps
nd weirs or pound nets in any bay
r inlet or estuary', the entrance of
hich is less than three miles wide
r any channel connecting two larg
r bodies where the width is three
dies or less or within one mile of
he entrance to any bay or inlet or
stuary two miles or less in width,
r onefcniile from from the mouth of
ny stream in which salmon run.
A. Hansen Made Head
of Copper River Railway
F. A. Hansen, formerly' superinten- j
ent of maintenance of way for the!
Jaska railway has been named super- i
ltendent of the Copper River railway' i
ith heado^arters at Cordova. Mr.!
fansen will take over the duties at
nee, succeeding Caleb Corser, who re
igned several months ago.
i wo Albanian Bandits
Killed by Gendarmes
ROME, Apr. 10.—Two of the ban
its who murdered Robert Lewis
,’oleman and George B. DeLong, U.
!. citizens, in Albania, have been
illed in a fight with a posse of
endarmes, says a Stefani agency
ORDERED TO KISS THE FLAG
PORTLAND, Ore., Apr. 10.—George
te<$de, an alien, was in municipal
onrt today charged with disrespect
o the flag. Patrolman W. B. Stram
ound Steckle using an old flag as
pack rag to carry wood into a base
ienh Steckle was sentenced to kiss
he mg and received a fine of $100,
a{£)» was suspended when he prom,
sed to be more careful in the future.
'Fiasco COURT OF APPEALS
DECIDES IN KELLY CASE
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 10.—Con
viction for a felony is no bar for jury
service in Alaska, the U. S. circuit
court of appeals ruled today in the ap
peal of Frank Kelly, convicted of white
slavery at Anchorage,, in 11)22. Kelly’s
attorneys claimed that after the trial
it was learned that one of the jurors
had been convicted of a felony.
WIRE TAPPERS CLEAN-UP
ON SAN FRANCISCO BOOKIES
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 10.—Wire
tappers Tuesday collected $100,000
from San Francisco bookmakers by
switching numbers of the winners at
Tia Juana to horses on which mem
bers of the gang had bet. The wires
were tapped and the news relayed aft
er substitutions were made. The trick
was not discovered until after the
races were over and all bets paid.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 8—Senator
Walsh of Montana has ordered U.
S. marshals all over the country to
join in the search for William Boyce
Thompson, former chairman of the
finance committee of the Republican
National Committee, who was order
ed before the investigating committee
March 9, but who failed to answer
the summons.
Johnson Will Not Withdraw
Name for Presidency
WASHINGTON, Apr. 10.—Defeated
in the Michigan, Nebraska and Illi
nois preferential primaries for the
presidency, Hiram Johnson announced
on his return to the capital this aft
ernoon that he is through campaign
ing for the presidency.
He said while he had no hopes of
being nominated be would not with
draw his name.
Alaskan Fisheries in
Control of Hoover
WASHINGTON, Apr. 10.— The
House passed a bill today placing
the Alaskan fisheries on control of
Herbert Hoover, secretary of the de
partment of commerce.
W. E. Judy, in charge of the cold
storage plant at Seldovia, arrived on
last night’s train from Anchorage,
and may leave on the Alameda on a
short business trip to Seattle. Mr.
Judy is an oldtimer at Seldovia.
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
SAVES PASTOR’S LIFE
PORTLAND, Ore., April 10—Rev
erend Alfred Bates, pastor of the Hood
River Pine Grove Methodist Episcopal
church, who has been ill for the past
three months, has sufficiently recover
ed so that he will return to his work at
Hood River.
During the pastor’s illness he had
two transfusions, for which two Ore
gon pastors gave their blood.
Senate Asks for the
Impeachment of Chase
REFUSAL OF FALL’S SON-IN-LAW
TO TESTIFY BRINGS DRAS
TIC ACTION
WASHINGTON, D .C., April 10—
A resolution looking to impeachment
in the house of C. C. Chase, customs
collector at El Paso, Tex., and son-in
law of A .B. Fall, was adopted today
in the senate.
Offered by Senator Walsh, Montana,
prosecutor of the oil committee, the
resolution grew out of the refusal of
Chase to answer any questions before
the committee and from the testimony
af Prince McKinney, of Cleveland, that
Chase had sought to have him say he
loaned A. B. Fall $100,000.
The vote on the resolution was un
animous, seventy senators casting bal
lots. Senator Bursum, republican, New
Mexico, one of those who had object,
ed to immediate consideration of the
resolution, was absent when the roll
was called.
HEIRS TO WORLD’S TWO MOST POWERFUL KINGDOMS
A splendid photo of Crown Prince Hirohito, Repent of Japan—who re- !
cently married the Princess Napako Kuni—and the Prince of Wales, heir to '
the throne of Great Britain. Two stronp-willed younp men who have i
: shattered precedents—the Japanese Repent by marrying for love in the first j
love match in the history of the Japanese empire— and the Prince of Wales !
by refut inp ,so far, to marry at all and by refusing to give up his favorite
.sports of riding and hunting even after breaking his collarbone.
CANADA IS PREPARED
TO RECOGNIZE SOVIET
OTTAWA, April 10—Canada is pre
pared to recognize the soviet govern
ment of Russia “in the best interests
of both countries,” Premier King to
day wrote A. Yasikoff, agent in Mon
: treal of the Russian government, who
has asked whether dejure recognition
of Russia by Great Britain could be
taken to signify recognition by Cana
da.
Strict Supervision of
Foresi Lands Sought
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 10—
Declaring that wanton waste of virgin
! timber has forced lumber so high that
a 40 per cent curtailment in consump
! tion has been brought about, Secretary
I Wallace, before the house agricultural
[urged strong supervision of forest
! lands by the government .
| Senate Will Investigate
Conduct of Wheeler
WASHINGTON, Apr. 10.— The
Senate today adopted a resolution
authoriing an investigation of the
indictment of Senator Wheeler by a
Montana grand jury.
The resolution provided that the
investigation should be conducted by
a special committee of five members
appointed by the President of the
Senate.
Healer Be Prosecuted
by Philippine Officials
MANILA, April 10—Prosecution of
Apo Iro, “healer” at Guagua, Pam
panga province, Luzon, under the med
ical laws today was recommended by
department of health officials. The
latter also urged the appointment of
a board of alienists to inquire into Apo
Iro’s mental condition.
Reports of Apo Iro’s alleged miracu
lous cures have attracted thousands of
sick from til parts of the Philippine
Islands. Some of the afficted sold prop
erty in order that they might consult
him. Most of his patients are natives
of the islands, but a few foreigners
journeyed to Guagua in the hope of
obtaining relief from ills.
Sanitary conditions in the vicinity
of the “healer’s” premises were des
cribed as revolting, and an outbreak of
pestilence is feared. Hundreds of per
sons daily are visiting the place which
has virtually no sanitary facilities, re
ported health officers who conducted
inspection.
YOUNG MAN JAILED
WHEN GIRL II
SEATTLE GIRL OF EIGHTEEN IS I
SERIOUSLY HURT IN SMASH
EVERETT, April 10—John Moore, J
of Seattle and Lawrence McClellan, 20 !
1 of Seattle are booked at the Snohom- i
; ish county jail on open charges and
| Miss Florence Tuttle, 18, Seattle, is in
a Seattle hospital following an auto
mobile accident on the Alderwood
Manor-Edmonds highway early this j
morning. The authorities state that;
the car overturned when McClellan at
tempted to turn a corner at high speed.
No Hope of Recovery
for German Chancellor
BERLIN, Apr. 10.—Hugo Stinnes
[who was reported dangerously ill yes
terday, has developed double pneumo
nia and physicians state this afternoon
that there is not the slightest hope of
his recovery.
Stinnes Supposed to Be Dying
BERLIN, Apr. 10.—Hugo Stinnes
| is reported to be dying. Tonight he
dictatd a document to be published
after his death in the nature of a
political testiment. It urges Germany
to come to an understanding with
France, and points out that otherwise
Germany will be smashed.
Harlan Fiske Stone
Now Attorney General
WASHINGTON Apr. 10.—Harlan
Fiske Stone was today sworn in as
attorney general.
DOG POISONER AT WORK
NATIVES FEAR WITCHCRAFT
Several dogs were poisoned in the
Indian village at Sitka last week by
some unknown person. According to
their legends witchcraft is connected
with dead dogs.
Seattle Seeks 1926
Legion Convention
SEATTLE, April 10—A campaign to
bring the 1926 national convention of
the American Legion to Seattle has
been launched by Seattle Post No. 18,
which adopted a resolution urging all
Legion posts to appoint committees to
work toward this end, and urging as
sistance of the Chamber of Commerce
and other civic organizations. The ef„
fort of Seattle posts will be brought
before the state convention o fthe Le
gion at Walla Walla.
MOTHER DROWNS TRYING
TO SAVE HER BABY SON [
VANCOUVER, B. C. ,April 8—Love
>f her son cost Mrs. Tyasshita Tanura,
i Japanese resident on the banks of
.he Fraser river, her life yesterday.
Her son. 2 years old, fell into the wat- j
Drs of the river. Mrs. Tunura leaped in !a
after her child. A boat was sent to t
the rescue and while the child was re- ■);
/ived the mother was beyond saving-, j
DEAF AND DUMB COUPLE ! c
SILENT BUT BELLICOSE
REDWOOD CITY, April 9—Mr. r
and Mrs. Aloysius A. Mangan had bit- .
ter family quarrels at their home in .
Burlinggame, near here, but the neigh- j
bors never objected, according to a f
divorce suit on file here.
Mrs. Gladys Dorthea Mangan, who
seeks divorce .explained their argu- 1
monts were in the sign language. Both
she and her husband are deaf and
dumb .
Mangan was deaf and vituperous in
use of the digital language and often :
abused her with his fingers, since their
marriage in 1921, the plaintiff charged.
HAWAIIAN DELEGATES HE !:
CHOSE! POO convention;:
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Apr. 8.—The
Territory has chosen as Republican
delegates to the National conven
tion, Senator Harold Rice of Maui,
and Representative C. H. Cook.
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SLAYER OF YOUNG GIRL
NOT YET BEEN DISCOVERED
REDDING. Cal., Apr. 10.—Authori
ties are puzzled over the slaying of
Oleva Hamilton, a 15-year-old girl
whose body was found Monday bru
tally mangled. The girl had gone to
town to buy supplies. The authori-.
ties are at sea regarding the mruder
but believe it may have been tramps. 1
Authorities Believe that
Liquor Flow Is Checked
SPOKANE, Apr. 10.—Spokane au
thorities believe in the arrest of W.
H. Pierce railroad man, last night,
that they have blocked a supply of
Canadian liquor which they say has
been pouring into Spokane the past
two years. Pierce is a conductor on '
the Spokane International and the offi
cers say he brough the liquor in in gon j
dola cars.
Bride of Three Months !
Given a Quick Divorce
SEATTLE, Apr. 10.—Mary Russell,
a bride of three months, gave testi '
mony today to the effect that her
husband, V. J. Russell, had been
convicted of bootlegging and after
hearing her plea, Judge Tallman j
granted her divorce enabling her to j (
make the steamer Admiral Rogers for j <
her former Alaska home, all in 10 !
minutes. (
George Colwell came on the freight i
from Mile 52, and left this morning
for his station.
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Life Sentence Will Be 5
Given Everett Murderer1
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GEORGE DINES MUST GO TO If
PRISON FOR BRUTAL CRIME
—SOUGHT PROVE ALIBI f
OLYMPIA, April 10—The supreme
:ourt today affirmed the judgment of
:he Snohomish county superior court {
sentencing George Dinas to life im
prisonment upon conviction on a first
degree murder charge.
Dinas was found guilty by the jury
af the killing of Gus Karas, March 17, I
L923, in a shack behind the Home Bak- v
jr at Everett, where Gus Karas lived c
together with Cleopatra Karas, his f
sister-in-law, and two children, who i
were also found dead at the same
time. Neighbors who saw the shack 1
ablaze extinguished the fire and dis- r
covered the bodies. The children had C
seen suffocated by the flames, but Gus c
and Cleopatra Karas had been killed t
by being struck on the head with a \
blunt instrument
’ormcr Anchorageite
Escapes from McNeils;
From Matanuska Valley
TACOMA, Apr. 10—A fleet of boats
5 patrolling the shores of McNeil Isl_
nd today to prevent the escape from
lie isLiu. of D. M. Lynch, an Alaskan
liner serving three years for shoot
ig at a neighboring rancher at Maia
uska /irh intent to kill. Lynch os
aped yesterday afternoon.
Lynch was sentenced by Judge
Irown in 1D20 for shooting at a
leighboring following a dispute over
. mineral deposit. He was taken out
t the same time Jimmy Michaelson,
hi Olsen and George Blouen were
aken Outside.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 10.—The Sen
ite committee investigating the inter
lal revenue bureau has refined Frau
ds J. Heney, the California graft
irosecutor, in assist in a probe of
Senator Couzens.
phandalar strike reported
Mrs. J. F. (Curly) Smith, wife of
;he well known Chandalar operator,
ind Lewis Carpenter arrived in Fair
ianks this week. Mr. Smith reports
nining conditions not promising in the
listrict this winter, although Harry
Patterson made a quartz discovery of
.'onsulerable value the day before Mr.
Smith left. The extent of the discov
ery and its value to the camp is not
inown.
SON.UNION MEN EMPLOYED
BY ALASKA PACKERS THIS YEAR
ASTORIA, Or., Apr. 10.—The A. P.
this year will ship in non-union men
:o work at the Chignik bay cannery.
Union prices asked are $150 run mon
ey and the scale of one and three
juarter cents per case for each man.
Hie packers claim that $S5 per month
md board is all they can pay, with a
lalf cent a base a man.
Naval Bill Reported
Carries $254,009,000
WASHINGTON, Apr. 10. —The
S'aval bill carrying $254,000,000, in
cluding $90,000,000 lor the construc
ion of eight scout cruisers, has
teen reported to the Senate.
TODAY’S FISH PRICES
JUNEAU, Apr. 10.—Fresh halibut
) and 5 cents; salmon, 17 and 8 cts.
KETCHIKAN—Fresh halibut 9 and
> cents; pickled none.
Crowley Named President
of New York Central Ry.
NEW YORK, Apr. 10.—P. E.
Irowley today was elected president
>f the New York Central railroad.
)REGON STATE LAW
ON EDUCATION HELD
DANGEROUS TO U. S.
SEATTLE, April 10—Branding as
[angerous the educational system that
ontemplates an “overwhelming uni
ormity” in the instruction of the na
ion’s youth, Dr. Stephen B. Penrose,
resident of Whitman college, in an
ddress before the Seattle Municipal
eague disapproved the new Oregon
tate law which requires all children
etween the ages of 6 and 16 to at
end public schools.
Manager of Micky Walker
Dies at Newark, N. J.
NEWARK, N. J., April 10—Jack
lulger, manager of Mickey Walker,
world’s welterweight boxing champion
ied today. Bulger was operated on
or appendicitis last week and periton
tis developed.
Blood transfusion was reported to
ate last night. Walker cancelled a
latch at Philadelphia with Johnny
rill and hastened to the hospital, and
ffered his blood. Physicians after
ests, selected the manager’s brother,
rilliam Bulger.
Bulger was 33 years old.