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VOLUME XIX.
NUMBER 70.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
JENNINGS WILL TELL
OF MONEY SPENT
FOR NOMINATION
LONG P.EACH, Mar. 22 — Robert
Jennings, before leaving tonight for
Washington, gave a statement to the
Long Beach Telegram, that he would
tell the Senate oil probers of the mil
lion dollars cash payment tnat bought
the nomination for Harding. He de
clased a “master mind,” who controll
ed 20 convention practically engineer
ed the nomination of Warren G. Hard
ing for president, upon payment of j
^ a million dollars. The man is said to !
be a former senator and prominent in <
National and Republican circles.
"1 will tell his name and the whole
story of the convention,” Jennings de
clared.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 22—
The right of the oil committee to pro-!
ceed with its enquiry into Teapot!
Dome, was challenged today by coun-:
sel for Sinclair, when he returned to
the witness stand for questioning on
his relations to disclosures of recent
weeks.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Mar. 22—
Tex Rickard, fight promoter, told the
Senate committee investigating Daugh
erty, that he had been bunked when he
aranged with Jap Muma, Will Orr and
Ice Martin, to exhibit motion pictures
of the Dempsey-Carpentier fight for
immunity from prosecution.
Thomas Peallacy, former depart ;
ment of Justice secret agent, verified
some of the testimony of G. O. Hold
ridge who had testified recently.
AGREEMENT TO AWAY
WITH OBJECTIONABLE
HELP IN CANNERIES
OLYMPIA, Mar. 22—Ed vard Clif
ford, director of State Department ot
Labor and Industries, announced today
that through negotiations carried out
between the Department and the Asso-;
ciation of Pacific fisheries, an agree
ment has been reachei which will el
iminate unfavorable labor conditions
in the employment of seasonal labor in
Alaska canneries.
TRADERS MAKE SPECIAL
EFFORT TO SECURE IVORY
SEATTLE, .Alar. 22—Alaska trad
ing vessels will make a special effort
this summer for walrus ivory of which
there is a world shortage.
REBEL LEADER IN FLIGHT
MEICO CITY, Alar. 22—Adolf De
LaHuerta, leader of the revolution in
Mexico ,is in flight to New Orleans.
CARGO DFLiOUQR
TAKEN IT SEITTLt
S
SEATTLE, Alar. 20—Federal prohi
bition agents captured a launch and
liquor which they valued at $6,000 to
day at Luna park here, that has been
closed during the winter.
On board of one of two boats that
fled as the officers came upon a wharf
at the park was found Wesley Sischo,
former customs agent here, against
whom liquor and narcotic charges are
pending in United tSates courts. Sis
cho denied knowledge of illegal cargo
on his boat and said he knew nothing
of the other craft. The Sischo launch
ran right up to the coast guard cutter
Scout, which was co-operating with
the agents, and surrendered without a
strugle, Sischo and the boat were re
leased.
McAdoo’s Employer Refuses io Talk
About $133,000 Fee.
MIAMI, Alar. 20—President John A.
Topping, of the Republican Iron &
Steel company, seen on board V/. IT.
Wilkenson’s yacht Pawnee, which ar
rived here Sunday from a two week's
cruise in Cuban waters, refused to
comment on the $150,003 fee paid to
W. G. McAdoo in 1920 fer services in
< onection with the $2,000,000 rebate on
his corporation’s excess profits tax.
COMPROMISE EFFECTED BY
WIDOW OF LODI MURDERER
LODI, Cal., Mar. 22.—A compromise
has been effected between Annie Kels,
widow of the Lodi murderer, who was
hanged in January at the Folsom pris
on and the New York Insurance Co.,
with whom Kels had his life insured
for $75,000, it was announced. The
sum awarded Mrs. Kels was not stated
FRANC HAS ADVANCED
NEW YORK, Mar. 22.—The Frencl
franc reached 5.15 today, the highest
this year.
TODAY’S BASEBALL SCORES
Yankees 14, New Orleans 4.
Pittsburgh 11, Sacramenta 6.
Kansas City 7, San Francisco 2.
WEEKS ASKED TO EXPLAIN
WASHINGTON, Mar. 22—The Sen
ate adopted a resolution today calling
upon Secretary of War Weeks for in
formation concerning the sale of arms
and munitions to Mexico.
Internal Revenue Official
Lowers Oil Company Taxes
WASHINGTON, Mar. 22.—The Sen
ate investigating committee of the bu
reau of internal revenue acts, disclos
ed this afternoon that O. V'. Rosemoor,
a former bureau employe, had manip
ulated the Federal tax charges of 23
million dollars, against the Standard
Oil Company down to five million.
A small slide is reported on the
railroad at Mile 52.
DENIED CITIZENSHIP
PORTLAND, Mar. 22—Miss Mary
King, a native, informed the secre
tary of the Y. M. C. A. she had been
denied citizenship by Federal Judge
Woolverton, to whom she declared she
was a Quakeress in religion. She told
the judge she would not take arms to
defend her country if she were a man.
FARMERS LAUNCH
ACTIVE SEASON;
FAIR IS STARTED
At a meeting of the Tanana Valley
Agricultural Association held at Odd
Fellows’ hall last Saturday evening,
Harry M. Badger was re-elected pres
ident of the organization. During the
course of the meeting which was very
well attended, many matters of impor
tance to Tanana valley agriculture
were taken up. Refreshments were
served.
Officers elected for the ensuing
year were: Harry M. Badger, presi
dent; Paul Rickert vice-president, G.
VV. Dana secretary, and G. W. Gasser
J. M. Pearl, Clinton H. Morgan. Jas.
McGrath, Mrs. P. J. Rickert board
of directors.
It was the sense of the meeting that
preparations be undertaken immedi
ately for a fair, to be held the first
week in September. A fair commit
tee was appointed and a subscription
list carried.
FUNERAL OF TOMMY DEWOLF
The funeral of Tommy DeWolf, a
Koyukuk native, was held at Fair
banks last week.
CARLISLE IN TOCOTNA
H. K. Carlisle, special agent of the
general land office, arrived in Tocot
na March 8, according to a telegram
received in Fairbanks yesterday.
MOSCOW, Mar. 21—Regarding
what it terms the failure of the Rome
naval conference, the officia1 newspap
er Pravda, says soviet Russia would
be willing to limit her naval armament
to 280,000 tons Mislead of birid'ng on
a program of idb 000 tons to which she
would be entitled if the status quo at
the moment of opening the Washing
ton conference were maintained only
if rganted three important political
guarantees.
The first of ihese would be the re
turn to Russia of all vessels seized by
Wrangell and Stark; the sec md the
closing of the Baltic to war vessels
of non-Baltic powers, and red aftmg
of the Lousanne treaty with the effect
of dosing of the Dardanelles to all
warships; and third, demilitarization
of the Korean straits.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 22. —A com
pany of bluejackets from :.he cruisoi
Milwaukee, weie fired upon today in
the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Hondu
ras, the state department vtas advised.
The Honduran do facto government
has informed the American minister,
Morales, that it will accept no re
sponsibility for eventualities if the
landing force of marines remained in
Tegucigalpa. The minister has been
informed that the landing force of 187
men and 9 officers from the cruiser
at Amalpa, should be returned at once
to their ship. Minister Morales replied
the force would remain until Honduras
was able to afford protection to Amer
ican lives and property, and that In:
would not accept responsibility for
consequences if the detachment was
attacked.
Navy department dispatches state
the sailors were fired upon by govern
ment troops while passing through the
lines outside of the city, but no one
was hurt. The government has apolo
gized for the incident.
Will Start Work on
Ketchikan Branch Cable
SEATTLE, Mar. 22—Major Charles |
Murphy, signal corps, sails on the S. j
S. Northwestern today for Ketchikan, j
to inaugurate work on the trench for
the new Alaska cable across Prince of
Wales Island at the head of Kasaan
bay.
The cableship Dellwood is now load-!
ing cable at London and is expected
here during the first days of May.
WOMEN SLPPORT MOVEMENT
I OR NATIONAL GARDEN WEEK
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20—Garden;
week, the second national event of its
kina, has been set for April 20, to 25
by the general federation of womens’
clubs. Churches and motion pictures
will contribute to the effort of the!
campaign.
Mrs. John D Sherman, chabman rf
the department of applied education of
the federation, who has neon nmninat- *
ed by Colorado, her home state for the
presidency of the federation at the bi
ennial election in Los Angeles in June,
has enounced th,J endorsement of the
movement by President Coolidge an I
Secretary Hoove!, and that the Bureau
of Lducation 1 as asked schools to em
phasize the work in their study.
Winston lourchill Loses
Out in English Election
LONDON, Mar. 22—Winston Church
ill, standing as an independent and so
cialist candidate, lost the parliamen
tary election in the Forsadby division
of Westminster, the conservatives win
ning the seat.
Anti-Monarchist Mob
Storms Persian Palace
i _
TEHERAN, Persia, Mar. 22.—An
anti-monarchist demonstration led to
disorders throughout the capital last
| night. The crown prince has been
warned to leave the place. Reports
declare ladies of the royal household
have already fled.
The Seward Woman’s Club met last
Thursday afternoon at their club
rooms. After an important business
session Mrs. Chas. C. Hinde took
charge of the program for the day.
The Abrams Electron Theory was the
subject and proved very interesting.
The Seward Auxiliary held a special
meeting last night at their club rooms.
GERMANY BORROWS GOLD
LONDON, Mar. 22—The Bank of
England has provided 5,100,000 pounds
credit for the projected German gold
bank, according to the Daily Telegram
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 22.—Curtis
D. Wilbur, the newly appointed Sec
retary of the Navy, left San Francisco
yesterday for Washington.
Fishermen report that a man was
drowned off the halibut boat Sumner,
off Portlock Banks last week. No de
tails are obtainable.
EXCURSION FROM ANCHORAGE
WHEN FLYING BOATS ARRIVE
The Alaska Railroad has issued a
circular to all agents stating that the
round the world flight will reach Sew
ard about April 5, depending upon the
weather and if sufficient business can
be obtained the railroad will issue an
excursion fare to Seward and x-eturn.
:Adoo Surprised at
Georgia Endorsement
SIOUX FALLS, Mar. 22.—William
G. McAdoo, Democratic presidential
candidate, said he was surprised at
the strength of the endorsement he
received in Georgia. McAdoo won an
overwhelming victory over Senator
Oscar W. Underwood, for the prefer
ential presidential nomination, the re
turns giving him 318 votes from a to
tal of 412 in the State convention.
WIFE OF CHIEF JUCTICE DEAD
SALEM, Ore., Mar. 22.—Mrs. George
C. H. Burnett, wife of Chief Justice
Burnett of the Oregon Supreme court,
and a pioneer of this state, died here
today aged 68.
Ruth Tallies in the
First Game of the Series
NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 22.—Babe
Ruth tallied today in the first game of
the season between the Yankees and
the New Orleans nine.
COMISKEY OPERATED ON
CHICAGO, Mar. 22—Charles A. Co
miskey, owner of the White Sox, is
reported resting easily after an oper
ation for the removal of gall stones.
EMPEROR ISSUES ORDERS
TO REBUILD WINTER HOME
TOKIO, Mar. 21—Two million yen
has been set aside for the reconstruc
tion of the imperial villa at Hayama,
on the coast 30 miles southwest of Yo
kohama which, before it was damaged
by tl’.e September earthquake, was the
favorite winter residence of the em
peror.
Hayama was in the center of the
earthquake zone, and the imper3al
residence suffered badly. Part of the
ground within the villa cf dosure sank
about six feet in the earthquake.
Because the Hayama villa cannot be
ocupied this winter, the emperor and
empress are wintering at Numazu.
uktorma i/clegahon
May Go Uninstructsd
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 22.—Suffi
cient signatures have been obtained
to place an uninstructed Deraocraitc
presidential delegation on the Califor
nia primary ballot, it is announced.
British and United States
Sailors Engage in Brawl
VILLE FRANCA, France, Mar. 22.—
A British sailor from the warship
Thunderer was killed and an American
bluejacket from a flotilla of destroy
ers was severely wounded during a
clash in which revolvers were freely
used by both sides.
Carpentier and Gibbons
Will Fight July Fourth
MICHIGAN CITY, Mar. 22—Georges
Carpentier, the French ring idol, and
Tommy Gibbons, the St. Paul light
heavyweight have been matched to
fight in Floyd Fitzsimmons outdoor
arena here July 4. Jack Dempsey will
be one of the financial backers.
All Signals from Sunken
Submarine Suspended
TOKIO ,March 22—Divers announc
ed signals from the sunken submarine
have suspended.
Divers are attempting to raise the
submarine, which was sunk in a col
lision with one of the Japanese bat
tleships.
TICKETS FOR NENANA
ICE POOL AT THE CLUB
Tickets for the Nenana ice pool can
be purchased at the Seward Club. Last
year the winners cleared up several
thousand dollars. Tickets $1.00. Take
your pick soon.
12-OLNCE CHICAGO INFANT IS
ALMOST EIGH'n INCHES LONG
CHICAGO, Mar. 22—Henry Glaze,
jr., is the tiniest baby in the world. He
weighs only twelve ounces and stretch
es himself out a bare eight inches. He
was born last Saturday to Mrs. Henry
Glaze of Melrose Park. “The boy is so
small that he can rest easily in a cigar
box,” the father said. The father is
24 and the mother 20.
SERIOUS CRISIS IS
CONFRONTING ISLAM
LONDON. March 20—Meetings of
the Islamic associations are being hur- j
riedly summoned throughout India,
says the Calcutta correspondent of i
the Daily Telegraph, to consider the j
action of the Turkish government in j
abolishing the caliphate at Constanti-!
nople.
Those bodies which have met have
made indignant protest at what they
consider an outrage of their faith. Is- i
lam, they say, is faced with a serious j
crisis, which can only be solved by a j
plebiscite of the entire Moslem world.
S. S. REDONDO SAILS
INAUGURATE SERVICE
WESTWARD ALASKA
•_
SEATTLE, Mar. 22—The S. S. Re
dondo, Captain Newland, sailed last
night to be operated throughout the
season on the triangular route between
Seward, Anchorage, Kodiak and island
posts, providing connections with reg
ular southwestern Alaska vessels of
the Alaska Steamship Company, which
is to make Seward their westward ter- j
minus this season.
All Anchorage freight taken north
by the steamers Alaska, Yukon and
Northwestern, will be handled from
Seward by the Redondo.
IMPORTANT COAL
DISCOVERY MADE
IN NENANA FIELD
A mineral discovery which bids fair
to be of great importance to Alaska!
was made last summer bv Ernest N.
Patty and R. F. Roth, says ihe Fair
banks News-Miner. This was on th^
coal prospecting permit held by Mr.
Roth in the upper Healy river coun
try about seven miles up Healy river ;
from Suntrana. It lias been generally
believed by coal men and prospectors
teat this section contained no impor
tant tonnage of coal above water level ;
Mr. Patty, who is professor of geology ■
at the Alaska Agricultural College and
school of mines, was employed by Mr.
Roth to examine the land he held un
der prospecting permit, and together
they spent some time during the sum
mer in detailed work. Mr. Patty dis
covered that the last exposure of coal
up Healy river did not constitute the
end of the field as was generally be
lieved, but at this point the beds were
twisted around by a fold into a shape
resembling a hairpin.
This causes the coal beds for a dis
tauec of one mile, to trend across the
bench land where the existence of
coal was not suspected. By stripping
off a thin covering of gravel over this
bench land it will be possible to fol
low each coal bed for a distance of a
mile with open-cut mining. The beds
are very large. The largest is 54 feet
thick, a second measures 40 feet, and
eight other beds varying between 15
and 22 feet. The tonnage of first
grade coal under this bench land and
above water level is estimated by
Prof. Patty at about ten million tons.
MOVE IDE TO CHECK
SMUGGLING 111 BORDER
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 21
In an effort to curb smugling and to
check traffic in contraband, Assistant
Secretary Moss of the treasury, has
ordered customs lines closed at nine
o’clock each night, at the Tiuana and
Meicalion on the southern California
border.
Hereafter business can be transact
ed across the border only from 7 a. m.
to 9 . m. The order is effectie three
days after its receipt by the customs
collector at Los Angeles.
Assistant Secretary Moss said that
representations made to the customs
authorities indicated a serious condi
tion resulting from the wide open op
eration of resorts in Mexicali and Ti
juana .
PONTOONS OEING
PITTED ON PIES
PREPARATION FLIGHT
PLANES STAND THIRTEEN FEET
IN HEIGHT AND ARE THIRTY
FIVE FEET IN LENGTH
SEATTLE, Mar. 22—Lieut. Nelson,
the fourth army flier, accompanied by
Sergeant John Harding in flight from
Eugene landed at three p. m. yester
day. Soon after the arrival of the
fliers, they were entertained at the Col
lege Club by the Chamber of Com
merce.
Pontoons, which are being fitted to
the planes here, will add seven hun
dred and sixty pounds additional to
their weight and will cut three or four
miles per hour from their seped.
The wing span of these Douglas
planes is fifty feet with a height over
all of thirteen feet seven inches; the
length over all is thirty-five feet, eight
inches. Each plane carries a pilot anil
mechanic .
“Here is where we really begin our
flight, for anybody can fly from Los
Angeles to Seattle,” Commander Mar
tin said.
SEATTLE, Mar. 20—At 12:44 this
afternoon three air cruisers which will
hop off here in the round-the-world
airplane flight, reached Seattle and
landed at Sand Point field, after a
flight from Vancouver Barracks. They
were due to arrive yesterday evening
but were forced to return after be
ginning their flight ,on account of se
vere wind and rain. The fourth plane
is still at Eugene.
SEATTLE, Mar 22—The world gird
lers have settled down to work in
preparation for the flight. Cloudless
skies, a temperature of fifty, and gen
tle breezes, make ideal flying weather
here.
D. A. R. May be Organized
Here in Near Future
Some effort is being made to organ
ize a Seward Chapter of Daughters
of the American Revolution. This
well-known body of women has a pres
ent no Alaskan organization and it is
hoped that Seward may ciaim the hon
or of having the pioneer chapter. Any
woman is eligible for membership in
the National Society of the Daughters
of the American Revolution who is not.
less than eighteen years of age, and
wh ois descended from a man or wo
man, who with unfailing loyalty to the
cause of American Independence, serv
ed as a soldier or as a sailor in one o1'
the several Colonies, or as recognized
patriot rendered material aid thereto:
provided the applicant is personally
acceptable to the Society.
Every woman who is interested in
membership may secure additional in
formation from Mrs. Paul C. McMul
len.
ALLEGED WILL HAYS
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20.—The Oil
committee today took up the trail of
a story that Harry Sinclair turned
over $75,000 in shares in the Sinclair
company to Will S. Hays and Attor
ney General Daugherty to help wipe
out the deficit incurred by the Repub
lican National Committee in the 1920
presidential campaign.
GOLF IS TIMED
Jawn Thinks It is No Game For Ball
Players to Indulge In.
NEW YORK ,Mar. 21—Manager J.
McGraw of the Giants signalized his
arrival at the Sarasota camp yester
day by banning golf as a ball player’s
pastime. Signs of a general campaign
against the royal game by major
league managers is evidenced by a
similar edict issued by Ty Cobb, and
reports that Manager Robinson of the
Brooklyn Eagles is contemplating fol
lowing the precedent.
The general theory upon which the
action is based is said to be an opinion
that attention cannot be given to golf
without losing interest in baseball.