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VOLUME 20. NUMBER 82
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS.
> BILL INTRODUCED IN HOUSE TODAY
WOULD HAVE TERRITORY PAY 80
. PER CENT OF SCHOOL’S EXPENSES
(Special to The Gateway)
JUNEAU, Alaska, April 7.—To make possible a higher allow
ance of territorial funds for Schools in Incorporated Towns in the
Territory, Ross introduced House Bill No. 43, amending the existing
school law bill, the new bill providing eighty per cent of the total
cost of maintaining public schools in Incorporated Towns shall be
refunded by the Territory; providing, however, that in no case shall
the total refund by the Territory exceed $25,000.
The present limits are seventy-five per cent and not more than
$20,000. Paul introduced House Bill No. 44, providing for oral notice
of appeal in civil suits from justice courts.
GIRL MURDERER
EXAMINED BY
> PSYCHIATRISTS
SAN FRANCISCO, April fi.— Xt the
sanity hearing of Dorothy Ellingson,
the 17-year-olil murderess of her moth
er, who was shot down because she
objected to the girl's remaining out
* late at jazz parties, Dr. Jordon Ball,
alienist for the defense, said on cross
examination, that insanity “was any
deviation from normal." lie declared
that the question cf right or wrong
did not enter into the factors of an
insanity test, and was of no interest
to psychiatrists, but was a question in
the field of philosophy.
Asked if Dorothy understood the ac
cusations against her he replied that
“she apprehends it but does not com
prehend it in all its relations to so
ciety.”
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Believes Dorothy Sane
SAN FRANCISCO. April 7.—Doro
thy Ellingson was calmer today than
any day since her trial started.
Mrs. Katherine Sullivan, protective
police officer, quoted Dorothy as say
ing with reference to the alienists
who examined her: “If our positions
were reversed I doubt if they would
have answered my questions as intel
ligently as I answered theirs.”
Mrs. Sullivan stated she believes
Dorothy sane.
* EXPECT TO REACH
ALASKA ON TRIP
> ACROSS ARCTIC
i' -
LONDON, April 7.—Describing the
British Pole project on which he in
tends to start in May, Grettir Algars
son, a young Icelander said to the
Daily Express, that the final dash
will be made in a small Nongrin air
plane, which will carry four passen
gers and thirty days food. A small
sled will also be taken on the trip. He
expressed the hope of beating Am
* undsen and said that the party might
reach the Alaskan coast if the plane
wras disabled.
SHOULD GO AHEAD WITH
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, April 7.—Chair
man Borah of the Senate foreign rela
tions committee in a statement declar
ed the plan for a new disarmament
™ conference should go ahead despite
unfavorable press reports from the
m French government.
EFFORTS TO ABOLISH DEATH
* PENALTY END IN FAILURE
LONDON, April 7.—Efforts of the
British Labor Party to abolish the
death penalty in the army, failed
when the amendment to annul the
army bill was defeated in the House
/ of Commons.
MUST STAND TRIAL FOR
MISMANAGEMENT AFFAIRS
HARBIN, April 7.—Castroumoff, Mi
hailoff. and Gondaths must stand trial
on the charge of mal-administration
of Chinese Eastern affairs, was the
final decision of the judicial authori
ties who concluded the preliminary
examination of the prisoners, who
were brought to court to hear the rul
ing. Ostroumoff requested appeal
and demanded the documents from the
railway archives. He also requested
bail.
OSBORNE WOOD
WILL RECOUP
FORTUNE, SAYS
SPENT OVER TWO MILLIONS IN
GAMBLING INSTITUTIONS OF
EUROPE—DENIES HE IS BROKE
AND DISPLAYS ROLL OF BILLS
TAMPA, April 7.—Osborne Wood
who landed here on a freighter from
i Spain, states he intends to recoup the
fortune of two million dollars he spent
gambling in France and Spain.
Wood states he will either stay here
and sell real estate or go to Califor
nia. He denied that he was either
broke or destitute, as was said of him
when he first landed here from the
:
freighter “West Chetac,” and display
ed a roll of currency.
He refused to comment on the possi
bility of a reconciliation with his wife.
ARBITRATOR APPOINTED IN
LAS PALMAS DISPUTE
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 7.—Ar
ticles of agreement between the Unit
j ed States and Netherlands providing
I arbitration for the soverignity of Las
Palmas was formally signed by the
State department. The agreement
provides for the appointment of an ar
bitrator whose duty shall be to de
termine after hearing both sides of the
question, whether the Island forms a
part of the United States or the Neth
erlands.
THEFT $120,000
HAS NOW BEEN
CLEARED UP
BUFFALO, April 7.—The theft of
$120,000 in currency from the mails
in February has been cleared up with
the arrest of twro men and the recov
ery of all of the loot with the excep
tion of five thousand dollars, spent by
the thieves. The currency was all
in Buffalo series of ten dollar bills and
was found in their original packets in
an old suitcase in a garage.
HARRIOGAN ON TAX COMMISSION
SEATTLE, April 7.—George H. Har
riogan, court reported at Tacoma, was
elected secretary of Hartley’s tax com
mission.
WARM ELECTION
IS PROGRESSING
AT KETCHIKAN
TOM TORRY OPPOSED BY ED.
WILLIAMS AND ROY JONES—
REGISTRATION 915
(Special to The Gateway)
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, April 7.— j
Ketchikan is having the hottest muni- j
cipal election in its history, Mayor
Tom Torry being opposed by Ed Wil
liams, whom he has defeated twice,
and by Roy Jones. The race is ap
parently between Torry and Williams.
Nine candidates are running to fill
three vacancies on the council. Torry
has been mayor of Ketchikan for the
past four years and is running for the
fifth term.
The total registration here fs 915.
HARTLEY WANTS REDUCTION
IN TAXES OF THE STATE
OLYMPIA. April 7.—Hartley, at a
meeting of the tax commission yester
day, said, “I want to see not a mere
shifting of taxes but a reduction the
taxpayer can see when he gets a state
ment.”
FLOODS IN CANADA INCREASE
MONTREAL, April 7.—Floods which
have menaced the prairie provinces
for forty-eight hours have increased
in seriousness in Manitoba and in the
southeastern section of Saskatchewan,
except at two points where receding
flood waters of the St. Lawrence and
Black rivers were dammed *oack on
the Montreal countryside by a gigan
tice ice gorge.
EFFORT MADE TO SETTLE
DIVORCE SUIT OUT OF COURT
NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y.. April G—
An effort is being made to settle out
of court the annulment suit of Leon
ard Kip Rhinelander against Mrs.
Aline Beatrice Jones Rhinelander on
the ground of her alleged negro blood.
Affidavits have been filed by the girl
and her parents to prove that she is
not of negro blood and has no mixed
blood in her veins.
EASTERN CAPITAL
TO WORK NEVADA
MINES AT EUREKA
SAN FRANCISCO. April 7.—The
Call said yesterday that a number of
Eastern capitalists are interested in
the revival of gold mining at Eureka,
Nevada, included in the capitalists be
ing John H. Sherburne of Beookline,
Mass. Ogden Mills, John E. Sexten,
and the Whittel estate received four
million dollars for the holdings.
COLLECTORS MUST KEEP
INCOME TAX RETURNS SECRET
WASHINGTON, I). C., April 7.—
Commissioner Blair of the internal
revenue department, has instructed
collectors to keep the new income tax
returns a secret pending the final rul
ing of the supreme court upon their
publicity.
LOST IN EVERGLADES
PENSACOLA, Fla., Apr. 7.—N o
trace has been found of Capt. Robert
Smith and party who left here Fri
day morning to take aerial photo
graphs and make an experimental sur
vey of the Everglades. Searching par
ties are making a thorough search of
the Everglades.
PENSACOLA, Xpril 7.—Hope of
finding Capt. R. Smith and his party,
who left here last Friday for a flight
over the Florida Everglades to take
photographs and make surveys, alive
has been nearly < ioi. .d.
JUST A LITTLE DRINK
MAY CAUSE TROUBLE
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Apr. G.—
Charged with attempted attack upon
the wife of a taxicab driver in her
home here, Lieutenant Louis Leone,
of the 13th Infantry, United States
Army, stationed at the Presidio, was
arrested early today while arguing
with the woman’s husband and ar
raigned before the police judge. Le
one appeared with a group of fellow
officers and obtained a continuance
until April 10, after admitting he had
been drinking and had no recollec
tion of what he had done.
CANADA WANTS
TO OPEN DEEP
SEA SEALING
SEAL HERDS INCREASE BEYOND
ALL HOPES IN PACIFIC—CANA
DA WOULD START SEALING OP
ERATIONS NEXT YEAR.
VICTORIA. April 7.—The directors
of the Chamber of Commerce here res
oluted against the renewal of the
treaty expiring next year between the
United States, Great Britain and Ja
pan, governing the sealing of the Pa
cific. The chamber favors the re
opening of deep-sea sealing in the Pa
cific, and states that seal herds are
increasing beyond the expectations of
the nations.
• Must Give Year’s Notice
SEATTLE, April 7.—The treaty
banning pelagic sealing became effec
tive December 15, 1911, and was to run
for fifteen years and continue until
one of the parties gave a year’s notice
in writing.
The treaty covers the Kuriles, Prib
ilofs, Kimandorskis; and Canada and
Japan were to receive fifteen percent
of the skins taken from the Pribilofs
by the United States. Canada also
received fifteen per cent of the skins
taken from the Kuriles.
AMERICANS SHOULD AID EUROPE
WASHINGTON, April 7—President
Coolidge in a speech said that Ameri
cans should do everything in their
power to restore normal economic
conditions and to stabilize the curren
cy abroad. He also added that they
should help to establish a peace time
basis in Europe.
TWELVE KILLED IN AUTO
ACCIDENTS SUNDAY LAST
CHICAGO, April 7.—Twelve persons
were killed in automobile accidents in
or near Chicago Sunday. Eight of
the fatalities resulted when trains hit
automobiles at grade crossings.
WEEKS CONTINUES TO MEND
WASHINGTON, D. C., April G. —
Secretary Weeks who has been laid up
under the care of physicians, is re
covering from a severe attack of
thrombosis.
Thrombosis is a clot in a blood ves
sel which affects the circulation.
EIGHT CONVICTS
BREAK OUT ROOF
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Apr. 7.—Eight
long term prisoners have escaped from
a branch of the Western penitentiary
here by breaking through the roof.
Two have been recaptured.
Five Convicts Captured
PITTSBURG, April 7.—Five of the
seven convicts who escaped from the
Western Penitentiary Sunday were
captured near Butler, Pennsylvania
by the State police. Two of those
who dashed for freedom were cap
tured s ”tly after they had made
their escape.
GIGANTIC PLANE
CARRIER SLIDES
INTO SEA TODAY
CAMDEN, N. J, Apr. 7.—
The giant airplane earlier
Saratoga, was launched here
today, one of the largest
plane carrying ships afloat.
A number of prominent na
val officers attended the
launching.
STREET CARS COLLIDE
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Apr. 7.—~
Twelve persons were injured, several
seriously, when two street ears col
lided here recently, one of the cars
turning over in the crash.
MITCHELL WILL BE OFFICER
AIR SQUADRON IN TEXAS
-.
J WASHINGTON, I). C., Apr. 7.—
j Brigadier General Mitchell, at the ter
mination of his term as chief of the
air service, will be transferred to San
Antonio, Texas, as the air service of
i ficer in the Ninth Codps Area, thtt
[ War department announced today.
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ADM. EVANS SAILS
WITH LIST OF 251
SEATTLE, April 7.—The Admiral
Evans sailed on her first trip north
for the 1925 season with 251 passen
gers including the following for Sew
ard: John Fredson, George Burchard
and wife, F. S. Beckett. William Fin
ger, and nine steerage.
Juneau has two passengers, Ketchi
| kan 27, Excursion Inlet 17, Pybus Bay
35, Cholmley 40. Kodiak 19, Seldovia
11, Alitak 43, Uzinkie 7, Uganik 10,
Port Graham 20, Cordova 5. Latouche
one. The Evans will go as far west
J as Alitak this trip.
DIVORCED TWENTY YEARS;
SUES FOR MAINTENANCE
NEW YORK. N. Y., April 7.—Tho
divorced for twenty years, by James
B. Duke, the tobacco king, Mrs. Li 1
lian Duke is suing him for separation
and maintenance. She declares that
she is still his wife. Her counsel has
moved to dismiss the suit.
RUSSIAN CENTRAL COMMISSION
DENOUNCES KARL RADEK
_
MOSCOW, Russia, April 7.—The
mighty central committee of the
Communist party yesterday denounced
Karl Radek, whose influence ranked
next after that of Trotzky, declaring
that he fomented strife, and ordering
him to refrain participating in the In
ternationaile.
ELLINGSON GIRL
DENIES INSANITY
SAN FRANCISCO. April 7.—Mary
O’Shea, jailer, testifying for the State
today in the Ellingson murder case,
testified that Dorothy returned from
the murder trial one day, and re
marked: “Have you heard the latest?
They are going to spring insanity on
me.”
Dorothy told Mrs. O’Shea that those
trying to prove her insane ivas crazier
than she wras.
Dorothy declared that she signed
her interview' wdth Dr. Joseph Catton
because she had a preference to be
tried for the murder, because other
wise she “might be sent somew'here,
and have to stand it later—The quick
er the better,” and the girl declared
she could go to court and defend her
self if necessary.