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VOLUME XIX NUMBER 54
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 4,1924
PRICE TEN CENTS
REFUNDS MADE ON
TAX PAYMENTS Of
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4.—Refunds
aggregating' $124,000,000 on tax pay
ments were made by the Treasury de
partment for the year ending June
SO, according to a report of the De
partment to the ways and means com
mittee. Those receiving the largest
refunds were E. L. Doheny, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Payne Whitney, E. Oliver
Harriman and Chas. R. Crane.
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COOLIDGE APPROVES TAX
BILL PASSED BY HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4.—President
Coolidge informed the Senate today
that he approves the tax bill passed by
the House,
JOHNSON HAS FILED
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Mar. 4.—
Hiram Johnson filed today for the
f State primaries.
EARTHQUAKE DAMAGES
SAN JOSE, COSTARICA
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Mar. 4.—
An earthquake this morning damaged
all the buildings in Costa Rica. No
lives were lost although the shake was
of unusual severity.
STOLE EIGHT THOUSAND;
BOUGHT FINE CLOTHES
ST PAUL, Mar. 4.—Leila Lewis,
28, a bookkeeper for the First Na
tional Bank at $75 per month, con
fessed today she had embezzled $8000
in the past two years, which she had
spent for fine clothes and jewelry.
FLAGS FLY AT FULL
MAST AGAIN TODAY
SEATTLE, Mar. 4.—The American
Flag throughout the world today is
flying at full staff, the first time since
the death of former Preisdent Wil
son. The thirty-day period of mourn
ing prescribed ended yesterday.
COUNCIL PASSES NEW
ORDINANCE LAST NITE
The Common Council met last night
3#- the town hall at 8 o’clock, and aft
er roll call the minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
The Town Treasurer made a report
showing a balance in the treasury of >
$2650.
The School Clerk made a report to
the Council showing that the follow
ing sums had been paid out from
September 1, 1923 to Jan. 1, 1924:
Salaries Teachers .$11,200.00
$ alary Janitor. 1,200.100
Clerk of Board . 240.00
Fuel Sept. 1 to Jan. 1. 582.70 j
Supplies . 418.80
Light . 321.60
Water . 50.00
The Council was informed that the j
city might have to pay the total quo- 1
ta of $3976.00.
The following bills were allowed:
Wm. H. Whittlesey, clerk .$ 72.50 j
Wm. H. Whittlesey, mag. 8.33
Sylvia Sexton, Treas. 50.00
I* L. Smith, Attorney . 8.33
J. A. Baughman, health officer 50.00
J. H. Walker, Fire Chief. 200.00
J. H. Walker, reg. .fire roll.... 20.00
L. H. Parker, night watchman 150.00
Jack Ford . 27.75
Seward Daily Ga'.eway . 2.50
Seward Light and Power Co. 158.55
Seva’ d Light and Power Co.... 9.50
Gateway Publishing Co. 138.75
Mrs. TVL B. Malloy . 10.00
Sfelma N. Scott . 30.90
Bank of Seward . 25.00
Seward Machine Shop . 1.50
A. G. Long Co., Inc. 4.27
Seward Chamber Com.. 75.00
Alaska Transfer. 16.00
Seward Water and Power Co. 122.50
J. L. Graef. 2.00
An Ordinance providing that prop
erty owners must keep ice and snow
off their property during seasonal
months, was passed oy the Council.
This ordinance will t>e found on an
other page of the paper
HUSH AIRMEN
FOLLOW ROUTE
AMERICAN AIRMEN
OTTAWA, Canada, Mar. 4.—The
cross Canada section of the British
around the world flight of the Royal
Canadian Air Force announced today
that it contemplates the airmen touch
! ing Canada first at Prince Rupert,
'■ after crossing from Japan by way of
the Aleutians and the Alaskan coast.
VANDERLIP SAYS HE
KNOWS DATE AND
FACTS RESIGNATION
—
I NEW YORK, Mar. 4.—Notwith
| standing the Whitehouse denials,
Frank Vanderlip says he knows the
date of the cirmumstances under which
Coolidge requested Daugherty to re
sign.
WAS GIVEN CODE
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4.—Today’s
explosions include a disclosure to the
Senate committee that E. L. Doheny
tried unsuccessfully last December to
interest Senator Walsh in oil ventures.
The Montana senator is reported to
have replied that he would have noth
ing to do with such enterprises; also
that McLean was the central figure
in an oil scandal carried on the gov
ernment rolls as a secret agent of the
Department of Justice in both the
administrations of Presidents Harding
and Coolidge.
WILL MAKE SWEEPING
INVESTIGATIONS BOARD
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4.—The Sen
ate and House authorized a committee
of four republicans and three demo
crats to make a sweeping investigation
of the shipping board.
THREE HUNDRED PERISH
IN CHOW TSUN FIRE
TSING TAO. Alar. 4.—Three hun
dred perished in a fire which swept
the town of Chow Tsun, in the prov
ince of Shantung.
AMERICAN MARINES WOUNDED
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4.—Several
U. S. marines have been wounded in
Honduras.
MISS SEXTON TO RUN AGAIN
Miss Sylvia Sexton announced to
day she would be a candidate for the
office of Town Treasurer. Miss Sex
ton has served very acceptable during
the past year and made an unusually
competent official.
—
Claimed to be carobn proof, a re
cently patented spark plug has a met
al shield around its points from which
any oil that accumulates drops off.
Nearly a million cubic yards of con
crete will be used in five dams that
Brazil will erect in one of the world’s
largest irrigation projects.
HE’S OUT FOR PRESIDENCY
BARNEY GOOGLE’S HORSE HAS
NOTHING ON THIS CHICAGO
VIOLIN MAKER
* CHICAGO, Mar. 4.—Alvin T. *
* Washington Van Dorston, a vio- *
* lin maker today announced him- *
* self a candidate for the eighth *
* time for the presidency of the *
* United States. His announcement *
* submits his name to both the dem- *
* ocratic and republicans parties. *
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IITRIIII WILL LEI FOR
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KEYSTONE VIEW CO, NEW YOftK
JAPAN HASTENS RECONSTRUCTION
FED. GOVERNMENT TO
RESTORE “PROPERTY”
OLYMPIA, Mar. 4.—President Col
vin Coolidge .before the year is over,
will have made it possible for this
j state to recover all of the 438,249
acres of granted lands lost when the
j forest reserves were created. All of
the eastern Washington tracts tenta
tively selected by the state have been
thrown open to entry by Land Commis
sioner C. V. Savage on behalf of the
state, and all that remains to make it
1 possible to get possession of the big
; timbered areas in the Hoh and Clear
water river districts and in the Sul- [
tan and Pilchuck basins is the final re- |
port of Interior Department engineers !
and the presidential proclamation. It ;
is reasonably certain that a twenty- !
year fight to recover there granted •
lands that began to impress federal of- !
ficials in 1913 when Land Commission- i
er General W. V. Tanner served an ul
timatum that the state would either
peacefully recover its lands through
governmental assistance or would ap
peal to thecourts will be won through
President Coolidge’s action before the j
end of the summer.
Approximately 181,700 acres in the
Chelan national forest all located in
Okanogan county and chiefly valuable
for grazing were opened to the states
selection by the President last week.
Engineers working on reports from
the Hoh, Clearwater and Sultan Basin
surveys are nearly ready to submit
their reports . As soon as these reach
the Interior department they will be
taken up out of order and passed on to
President Coolidge who is interested in
restoring Washington’s lost lands.
INFALLIBILITY POPE
MUST BE ACKNOWLEDGED
LOXPON, Mar. 4.—Toe infallibili
ty of the Pope must be acknowledged
befo e there can be any possibility of
a union of the Christian churches,
Bourne, Archbishop of Westminster,
announced today in his Lenton pasto
ral.
RUSSIA BUILDING NEW
DIRIGIBLE FOR TRIP
INTO ARCTIC REGIONS
NEW YORK, Mar. 4.—Moscow an
nounced today that Russia is building
a dirigible for exploration of the
Polar regions.
If George Sexton can play politics
as well as he plays solo he will win
in a walk.
The present weather reminds one of
Cordova with a little Cordova and
Valdez and considerable-mixed
in.
The lighthouse tender Cedar is re
ported to be hanging around Seal
Rocks playing tag with the south
eastern.
Capt. J. S. Osmond and wife are
passengers on the Northwestern due
here Saturday. Capt. Osmund is
manager of the cannery at Chignik,
and with part of his crew is on his
way north.
Ray Lewis and wife write they will
leave for Seward some time in the
near future and will make their home
here. Mr. Lewis is one of the pro
prietors of the O. K. barbershop.
HALIBUT PRICES
JUNEAU, Mar. 4.—Fresh halibut 14
and 8 cents per pound.
MUCH MARRIED MAN
FACING BIGAMY CHARGE
CHICAGO, Mar. 4.—Ralph Mark, un !
tier arrest in Erie, Pa., on a charge of '
non-support ,faces a charge of bigamy j
preferred against him by Agnes Lang,!
who says they were married three j
days after they began correspondence
through a Denver “lonesome” club and
that she since has learned that she
was his sixth wife.
DAUGHERTY BE GIVEN
HEARING HE DEMANDS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—Senator
Wheeler announced today that Attor
ney General Daugherty would be giv
en the public hearing he demands.
NEW YORK, Mar. 4—“The business
outlook is favorable and 1 am going
abroad to play, “J. P. Morgan said
today just before sailing for Europe.
WARSHIPS PROTECT U. S.
LIVES IN HONDURAS
WASHINGTON, Alar. 4.—Honduras
is embroiled in civil war and is com
pletely surrounded by American war
ships for the protection of American
lives and property.
FORBES BE ARRAIGNED
ON MARCH ELEVENTH
CHICAGO, Mar. 4.—Charles W.
Forbes, the alleged grafting head of
the War Veterans’ bureau will be ar
raigned in the Federal Court here on
March 11.
An electric ironing machine for all
kinds of household work has been pa- ,
tented that can be operated by a per
son seated in comfort on a chair.
Of 15 tons capacity, a reinforced
concrete freight car in Germany has
showed several advantages ever steel
cars despite its greater weight.
CALIPHS BE DEPOSED;
OFFICES ABOLISHED
CONSTANTINOPLE, Mar. 4.—The
Nat.<-nal Assembly passed a bill for
the deposition of the caliph and the
alolition of the caliphate.
BEAMS AND BEAMS LOOK JUST
ALIKE AND JUDGE IS PUZZLED
WALLA WALLA Wash., Mar. 4.— '
When Police Judge Fred Hedger in 1
court yesterday afternoon called two
men charged with transporting liquor,
three men responded.
“Which one of you is M .L. Beams?”
asked the city attorney.
Two men alike as two peas stepped .
forward.
“What’s your name?” asked the at
torney of one man.
“M. L. Beams,” replied the man.
‘Wha't’s your name?” asked the at
torney of the other
“M. L. Beams,” hereplied.
The court then became confused, but
it developed that the men were twins
and Ivlh, their initials were the same.
They were later released because of in
sufficient evidence.
The case was one of several result
ing from a big liquor raid staged by
the .notice, aided by three special oper
atives formerly employed by Governor
Pierce of Oregon. A total of $700 in
fines and forfeited bonds was collected
by the court.
Join the Chamber of Commerce.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4.—Mrs. Jes
sie Buckstein, wife of McLean’s pri
vate secretary told the senate today
that W. J. Burns, chief of the bureau
of investigation of the department of
justice had furnished her with the De
partment’s code book which was used
in transmitting telegrams to McLean
at Palm Beach. She is a special agent
of the Department of Justice.
REPUBLICANS LOSE
CONTROL OF HOUSE
IN RADICAL BLOC
WASHINGTON, D .C., Mar. 4.—The
republicans have lost control of the
House of Representatives. Whether
they can regain it by effective leader
ship is doubtful. The insurgent repub
licans from the West have combined
with the almost solid democratic
strength and the result is that the first
important piece of legislation sought
by the Coolidge administration has
been beaten and the democratic tax
plan substituted.
Over in the senate an almost iden
tical situation prevails for the com
bination of Western republicans, as
for instance in the resolution calling
for the resignation of Sec. Denby .
The democrats emerge from the
house debate a radical party — at
least their plan is the least favorable
to the people seeking a reduction of
surtaxes on large incomes. The so
called radical group of insurgent re
publicans was willing to accept a 40
per cetn surtax instead of the demo
cratic plan for 44 per cent, but the re
gular republicans wanted 35 per cent
and as a conse quence the democratic
proposals have been inserted in the
revenue bill, which is before the house
coday.
The fate of tax leigslation rests with
.he insurgent group? in the house and
senate, who must finally be won over
>efore the differences that naturally
tvill arise in conference between the
senate and house can be ironed out and
a measure presented to the White
douse for signature
The democrats in the senate for the
nost part favor the plan of Represen
cative Garner, Texas, the man whose
fian has been successful in the house.
Jut there are a number of democrats
Tom Western states vbo will be un
ler considerable pressure to vote for
ower surtaxes. They are conservatives
it heart and when the final showdown
comes, the Democratic deflection
horn the Gamer plan may offset the 1
'ew republican votes that go to the 1
darner plan or one of similar charac
;er.
rACOMA PHYSICIAN ARRESTED.
TACOMA* Mar. 4.—Dr* C. P. Bala- S
janoff, a prominent Tacoma physician
,vas arrested here today for selling
norphine.
It is reported that M. S. E. Snyder '
>f the Valdez office, Signal Corps,
vill be transferred to the Seward of
ice when M. S. E. Perry transfers to
;he Atlantic coast in the early sum- |
ner.. Sergt. Perry’s period of enlist- j
nent will expire soon and he will be ;
•etired after thirty yeai'S service in
he army.
The Rebekahs had a big time at
heir meeting last night, cards being
fiayed after the business session was
)ver. A large crowd of members,
joth men and women, were present
ind an enjoyable time was had.
AUXILIARY MEETS TONIGHT
The woman’s auxiliary of the
American Legion will meet tonight
at the fire hall at 8 o’clock. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
Malcolm Wilson, of Juneau, repre
senting the American Paper Com
pany, has been in town the past few
lays getting acquainted with his cus
tomers. Mr. Wilson started out from
Juneau with the idea of making An
chorage this trip, but has been tied up
here on account of the top of the
mountains along the railway trying
to shove the bottom out of the way,
disrupting traffic and piling up enuf
ice and snow to fill the valleys.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4.—John F.
: Major, manager of McLean’s Wash
ington Post, testifying before the
I Senate Committee swore that copies
of messages sent over the private
leased wire to McLean at Palm Beach
had been destroyed.
At the conclusion of the testimony'
; and an executive session of an hour,
the committee adjourned Tuesday.
BORAH SAYS AMERICANS
ARE SUPPORTING FRENCH
WASHINGTON’, D. C. Mar. 4.—
! Failure of the French government to
| take steps to adjust its four billion
| dollar war debt to the United States
: drew fire today' in the senate from
Senator Borah, republican of Idaho.
“There is every indicationhe
said, “that the French government is
declining not only to meet the inter
est payments, but even has made no
effort to adjust the debt, as a credit
j or acting in good faith naturally
j would desire to make.
“While this debt is technically' due
! the United States government, in re
j ality it is due to the taxpayers of the
| United States.”
He said that while France was
| unwilling to come to a settlement
[ with the United States, it was loan
| ing large sums to governments in Eu
rope, particularly Poland and Czecho
Slovakia.
Describing France as the greatest
militarist Europe has even known
Senator Borah said the American tax
payers were meeting the cost of her
army of 750,000 men as surely as if
it were their own.
Reading into the record a number
of speeches and writings of officials
of France aud Italy, Senator Borah
declared that the officials were “pre
paring their own consciences and the
consciences of their own people for a
repudiation of the debt.’’
Senator Smoot, republican, of Utah
a member of the American debt com
mission, told the senate the commis
sion had never given cause for the
belief that the cancelation of any one
of the foreign debts would be accep
table.
“I am sorry to say there is little
expectation of an early settlement,"
he added." The world war foreign
debt commission will omit no oppor
tunity to press tor settlements, but
we cannot force settlements.”
RADICALISM DROVE YOUTH
TO COMMIT MURDER
ST. PETERSBURG, Ga., Mar. 4.—
Agnosticism, atheism and advanced
radicalism caused Frank McDowell,
confessed murderer of his father, mo
ther and two sisters, to commit the
crimes that removed them from his
path and to make plans for the remov
al of another, Mary Birdey, of For
syth, Ga., a beautiful young college
girl, whom he believes stands in his
path and defeats his progress towards
becoming a world power, according to
police here.
DECATUR, Ga., Mar. 4.—Authori
ties and friends of the McDowell who
knew them while they resided here, to
day advanced the theory that Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. McDowell, shot to death in
St. Petersburg, Fla., by their son,
Frank, suspected he started the fire
in which his sisters were burned to
death on February 19, 1923, and had
moved hi mto Florida, in the hope that
his mind would be restored to health in
a new environment.
Young McDowell, according to rela
tives and neighbors ,had been regarded
as “queer” and an infidel| He was a
close student of the works of Robert
G. Ingersoll.
While regarded as peculiar, young
McDowell is said to have made an
enviable record in the schools he at
tended. He attended theDecatur high
school, the Commercial high school in
Atlanta, and Emory university as a
freshman. He then went to Washing
ton, D. C. where he attended college,
graduating at the age of 16.
After working awhile in the con
gressional library he returned to De
catur, where he assisted his father in
the publication of the Dekalb New
Era, a weekly newspaper.