MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
VOLUME XX, NUMBER 236
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1925.
FRICE TEN CENTS
FIVE NOMEITES
ON WAY OUTSIDE
VIA DOG TEAM
NOME, Dec. 17 (£>)—Five Nomeites
left yesterday with three dog teams
for Nenana. They are Dr. Hoelscher
and wife, who are going to Seattle to
replace the dental equipment destroy
ed in the recent fire; Grant R. Jack
son, president of the Miners’ & Mer
chants’ Bank, who is making his first
trip outside in over twenty years, ac
companied by James Keenan, a min
ing man representing the Miami Cor
poration, and Representative Thomas
Jensen, who is en route to Juneau to
attend a meeting of the Alaska Game
Commission. Jensen is traveling with
the mail team. There is great rivalry
among the travellers to see which
team will reach Nenana and buy the
first railroad ticket.
NEW NATIONAL PARK
PLANNED NEW MEXICO
SANTA FE, N. M., Dec. 17 (£>)—Far
from the beaten path of travel a new
national park is being planned in the
Jamez and Sangre de Christo moun
tain ranges in northern New Mexico.
At the southern entrance of the pro
posed park is a beautiful canyon which
has a high waterfall that roars and
sparkles. There is a cave whose sides j
have been painted in brilliant colors
by nature’s chemistry.
In the center of the region is the
Valle Grande, a huge extinct volcano
the largest crater in the southwest.
Near the crater are stone formations
resembling Gothic cathedral spires.
EARTHQUAKE FELT!
AT UNALASKA
_
DUTCH HAlFtBOR, Dec. 17—A slight j
earthquake shock was felt here Tues- j
day night at 10 o’clock. The shock
was slight but very noticeable.
STARR ARRIVES
DUTCH HARBOR
DUTCH HARBOR, Dec. 17 (/P)—
The steamship Starr arrived here from
Seward Tuesday night. Capt. Johan
sen reports a severe trip from Sew
ard the vessel being iced down sev
eral times in the heavy seas.
“SEAT GUARDERS" OF ROME
RIVAL AMERICAN “LIZARDS"
ROME, Dec. 17 (/P)—“Seat Guard
ers,” somewhat like the “Lounge Liz
ards” of America have originated here
as a result of the growing predilec
tion for afternoon tea in the English
fashion.
Rome’s number of tea rooms is re
stricted, so each afternoon young men
averse to strenuous work take seats
and hold them until the tea seekers
arrive. Then, instead of relinquish
ing the chairs, the guarders merely of
fer to make room for the arrivals,
slipping back as soon as tea is over.
To date the new occupation merely
is used as a means for social advance
ment, but there are indications of
commercialization.
MAIL SERVICE BE
NOT CHANGED
SEATTLE, Dec. 17 (#>)—A Times
Washington dispatch said that Post
master General New had ordered the
present Alaska mail service main
tained until the contract expires on
March 31, 1926.
I
ASKS DISMISSAL
COL. MITCHELL
FROM THE ARMY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 17 (,fP)—
Major Gullion, assistant judge advo
cate of the court martial trying Col.
Mitchell, asked the court martial to
dismiss Col. Mitchell from the United
States Army on the ground that Col.
Mitchell “had been proven guilty of
disorder to the prejudice of the good
order of military discipline and that
his conduct was of a nature to bring
discredit to the military service,” and
his influence demoralizing to other
young officers.
Gullion’s description of the wit
nesses for the defense included Adi
miral Sims, whom he described as
“an opinionated, narrow-minded, hob
by-riding, egomaniacal type;” Major
William Hansley, of the Army Air
Service, whom he said was of the
“shifty type;” Wm. E. Sheridan, of
the Air Service, who was of “the half
truth type;” Lieut. Orville Anderson,
of the Air Service, “the pseudo expert
type;” Capt. Robert Oldys, of the Air
Service, of the “reviving memory
type;” Lieut. Col. Wm. Schauffler, of
“the flippant type,” Major Gerald
Brant of the general staff, “the gay,
gallant and loveable type.”
Referring to a representative of La
Guardia, Socialist, of New York, Gul
lion said, “He is beyond my powers
of description, thank heaven.”
Counsel attributed some of Reid’s
remarks to “ignorant malice,” and call
ed others “stunts and slurs.” He
summed up as follows; “The Mitchell
formula is an exaggeration of the
National defense closely approaching
falsehood, and his untrue and mislead
ing statements were made for the pur
pose of discrediting Army and Navy
officers and creating distrust in the
minds of people regarding the War
and Navy Departments. His egotisti
cal self description regarding qualifi
cations with protestations of an ab
sence of self interest and his expecta
tions of being a martyr all lead to the
formation of a united Air Service with
Mitchell as the only logical head.”
He asked, "would reduction to the
files be a suitable punishment. It
would hardly be §, punishment at all.
The accused is a colonel and promo
tion from that grade is not by senior
ity.”
VICTORIA AT CORDOVA
The steamer Victoria of the Alaska
Steamship Company left Juneau yes
terday for Seward and according to
the local cable office is scheduled to
arrive in Cordova this evening.
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STARR LEAVES UNALASKA
The steamship Starr, Capt. O. A.
Johansen, departed from Unalaska
this morning Seward bound, accord
ing to a wireless message received lo
cally today.
YUKONPIONEER
DIES IN DAWSON
DAWSON, Y. T„ Dec. 17 (^—Wil
liam Galpin, school teacher for a quar
ter of a century on the Yukon, died
Sunday and waas buried yesterday by
the Order of Pioneers. He came from
a school in Kent, England, where he
was headmaster for 24 years.
SOCIAL DEMOCRATS REFUSE
TO HELP FORM CABINET
BERLIN, Dec. 17 (/P)—Koch notified
Hindenburg that he was unable to
form a cabinet as the Social-Democrat
party had refused to participate.
DEMOCRATS FAVOR
A WORLD COURT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec, 17 (JP)—
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec, 17 (JP)—
Senator Swanson, ranking democrat
in the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee at the opening of his debate
on his resolution for American adher
ence to the existing court of interna
tional peace said: “It is this court or
none other.”
BERLIN MAYOR BOOSTS CITY
AS ATTRACTION TO TOURISTS
BERLIN, Dec. 17 (JP)—Lord Mayor
Gustav Boess has interested himself
in the task of restoring Berlin to its
pre-war status as a tourist center.
To this end a municipal travel bu
reau which not only interests people
into coming to Berlin but assists them
in finding rooms, arranges visits and
reserves theatre tickets.
It was he who conceived the idea of
erecting a series of fair or exposition
buildings on the west end of the city
and who pushed the plan for a na
tional sportforum.
The lord mayor has also been en
gaged in a struggle with the Prussian
minister of the interior to permit res
taurants, dance halls and other places
of amusement to remain open all night
every day in the week.
A1 Chamberlin and his team of
dogs, headed by Ring, the leader,
Came into town yesterday from the
farm. The former Senator In his
trail clothing and riding 'behind his
fine team, brought back memories
of the snow trail to oldtimers.
12 FRESHMEN
BE EXPELLED
WASHINGTON U.
SEATTLE, Dec. 17 (/?)—The Senior
Council of the University of Washing
ton today recommended the resigna
tion of Robert Hartnett, of Seattle,
President, and eleven freshmen were
placed on probation today. The young
men admitted painting their class nu
merals on the buildings and monu
ments on the campus. Nine of the
confessed culprits were members of a
freshman vigilance committee which
Hartness named to enforce discipline.
LONGEVITY OF DOLLS DRIVES
OUT .HOSPITALS IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (^—Modern
ism has brought increased longevity
to the dolls that Santa Claus will
bring this Christmas.
So evident is the doll’s health that
a once flourishing business devoted to
its ills virutally has disappeared. Fif
teen years ago' there were 250 doll
hospitals in New York while today
there only only three. Even the lat
ter have lucrative sidelines.
Most of the twenty million dolls
made in America this year have un
breakable heads and bodies plumply
stuffed with cotton.
LONDON OPERA SEASON IS
LOSING MONEY FOR BACKERS
LONDON, Dec. 17 (JP)—In contrast
to the American opera season, ac
counts of the London Opera Syndicate
for 19205 make a poor showing.
An eight week season at Covent
Garden is being conducted at consid
erable loss there being only an aver
age booking of 78 per cent of the the
atre capacity against the necessary 95
per cent.
Gauged by the average bookings for
each performance the order of popu
larity is La Tosca, Rosenkavalier,
Meistersinger, Fedora, Tristan, Aida,
Rigoletto, Lucia, Lohengrin, Barbiere,
Walkure, and Madam Butterfly.
DEATH OF MONA, LISA THIEF
DRAWS CROWD TO PICTURE
t PARIS, Dec. 17 (JP)—Interest in the
Leonardo da Vinci painting, Mona
Lisa, which was stolen years ago from
the Louvre, has been intensified by
the announcement that the thief died
near Vares^- Italy.
Curious crowds of visitors stand
about the celebrated picture which is
now heavily framed under thick glass.
It receives more attention from casu
al visitors than any other painting in
the Louvre.
MITCHELL DIRECTS
COUNSEL CLOSE
WITHOUT REPLY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 17 (£>)—
Col. Mitchell told the court martial
today that his trial was the “culmina
tion of the efforts of the general staff
of the Army and the general board
to the Navy to depreciate the value of
air power.”
I He said he had directed his counsel
to “entirely close our part of the pro
ceedings without argument,” and de
clared “the truth of every statement
I have made has been proved by good
evidence before the court. Not by
men who have gained their knowledge
of aviation by staying on the ground
and having their statements prepared
by numerous staff, but by actual fly
ers who gained their knowledge first
hand in war and peace.
“I invite attention to Secretary
Weeks’ letter to President Coolidge
asking that I not be reappointed on
account of my evidence before the
Congressional Committee.
“My testimony before the Congress
ional committee that the Air Service
had only 19 modern planes fit for war,
and that the others were obsolete and
dangerous was borne out in testimony
before the court. It has been shown
that at present we have only one stan
dard plane service. Weeks and indi
rectly President Coolidge, were in
formed wrongfully and untruthfully
regarding the condition of our aviation
National Defense by persons furnish
ing data on which Weeks’ letter is
based. This court refrained from
| ruling whether the truth in tnis' case
constitutes absolute defense or not.
To proceed further with the case can
serve no useful' purpose.”
Court Considering Verdict
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 17 (£>)—
The Mitchell court martial retired to
consider a verdict. After the court
retired it returned and asked whether
the prosecution had further evidence.
The law requires this step before a
verdict of guilty is returned in court
martial cases. It is rarely taken un
less a verdict is guilty is to be re
turned. It retired again and was still
secluded at 5:00 o’clock. The prose
cution said it had nothing further to
offer.
STATUE OF BALTO
UNVEILED LN EAST
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (TP)—A statue
of Balto one and one-third the natural
size, was unveiled yesterday. A
bronze plate at the base describes
the race with the serum, and “the en
durance, fidelity and intelligence of
Balto.”
The dog and his owner were pres
ent at the unveiling.
SENATE CONFIRMS THEILE
APPOINTMENT AS SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 17
The Senate yesterday confirmed the
appointment of Karl Theile, secretary
to the Territory of Alaska.
GOV. PARKS ON
WAY TO DENVER
SEATTLE, Dec. 17 (JP)—Governor
George A. Parks cabled the chamber of
commerce that he would arrive here
Monday en route to Denver to eat
Christmas dinner with his parents.
Ptarmigan Troop, No. 1, of the
American Boy Scouts, will meet to
morrow evening at 8 o’clock at the
S. A. C. gym, at their regular week
ly meeting.