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DEMOCRATS BLOCK
CONFIRMATION OF
HARLAN F. STONE
TO SUPREME BENCH
OVERMAN OF NORTH CAROLINA
AND HEFLIN OF ALABAMA HOLD
UP APPOINTMENT ON TRIVIAL
CHARGE—WILL YET GO THRU
(Bv Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23
Senator Lee S. Overman, of North
Carolina, who caused the delay in the
confirmation of Harlan Fisk Stone,
in the judiciary committee, has been
joined by other democrats, including
Senator Thomas Heflin of Alabama, in
a request for delay before Senate ac
tion, on the plea that they wish to in
vestigate further the employment of
Mr. Stone by the executors of the
Pierpont Morgan.
Interest Be Reduced On
Money Advanced Roads
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23 —
The Senate Interstate Commerce
Commission introduced a bill in Con
gress to reduce the rate of interest
on government advances to railroads
of the country.
The measure approved was a sub
stitute for one which would make the
rate only a quarter of one per cent
* above what the money costs the mon
ey to borrow, but the minimum would
be four and one-half per cent. Wit
nesses at the hearings stated that the
roads would meet with financial dis
aster if the rate is not reduced.
Slayer of Woman
Caught In Seattle
SEATTLE, Jan. 23.—Arrested with
two other men on suspicion of selling
fake jewelry, James D. Bates, alias
“‘Dutch Veitch,” is held as the sus
pected slayed of Mrs. David F. West
man, during a robbery in Seattle June
14, 1919, after detectives had rec
ognized him from his photograph.
Washington Asked To
Appropriate Huge Sum
OLYMPIA, Wn., Jan. 23.—Univer
sity of Washington regents reported
today that Governor Hartley would
ask the legislature for an appropria
tion of §3,355,290 for operation, main
tenance and building fund.
SENATOR WALSH
OPPOSED STONE
(By Associated Press)
WAASHINGTON, Jan. 23—Senator
Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana, coun
sel for Senator for Burton K. Wheeler
of Montana, indicating that he op
posed the confirmation of Harlan F.
Stone as justice of the supreme court,
gave the Senate formal notice that
Attorney General Stone had notified
him that the Department of Justice
is seeking the indictment of Senator
Wheeler by a District of Columbia
grand jury.
WINE DEALERS READY TO
HELP THIRSTY VISITORS
PARIS, Jan. 23.—The people of Par
is, during the year ended October 1,
drank 10,000,000 fewer liters of wine
than they consumed in the pervious
12 months, but even so the 1924 fig
ures provided a gallon a week for
ever-y man, woman and child in the
city. And these figures do not in
clude beer.
Wine merchants, however, are not
down-hearted. They look to a cold
winter to stimulate the demand, and
they are ready to sell champagne
to the foreign visitors who are com
ing to Paris in increasing numbers.
OPIUM CONFERENCE
IN DEADLOCK
GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 23.—
After a private conversation with
Viscount Cecil, Great Britain’s repre
sentative, Stephen G. Porter, head of
the American delegation to the opium
conference, announced that they had
failed to agree on anything to save
the conference from a breakdown,
following disputes between the Brit
ish and Americans over regulation of
the traffic.
Porter stated he would return to the
United States unless conditions soon
changed radically.
WARREN OPPOSED
BY WALSH
(Bv Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23.—
The Senate Judiciary Committee on
the insistence of Senator Walsh of
Montana, deferred action in the nomi
nation of Charles B. Warren as at
torney general. Senator Rice W.
Means of Colorado urged the indorse
ment of Warren by the committee;
while Senator Wm. E. Borah of Idaho,
i the third member, withheld his vote.
FRENCHDEPUTIES
DENOUNCE UNITED
STATES ATTEMPT
COLLECT WAR DEBT
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BITTER SPEECHES MADE WHILE
MEMBERS RIOT—ATTEMPT TO
DISTRIBUTE SPEECHES THRU
OUT PROVINCES VOTED DOWN
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, Jan. 23.—The French Cham
ber of Deputies was in an uproar for
25 minutes yesterday, after it was de
cided by a majority of 66 votes not to
post throughout the provinces of the
Nation the speech of Deputy Marin,
delivered on the floor of the Chamber
Wednesday, bitterly denouncing the
efforts of the United States to collect
her war loans from France. His re
marks were vigorously applauded by
the deputies remaining in the cham
ber, many leaving as a mark of dis
approval.
The rioting began when one deputy
bitterly assailed the chamber for re
fusing to allow the speech to be post
ed. The United States was declared
hoggish and grasping for its extortion
of the war loans from a bankrupt na
tion.
WASHINGTON CREW
MADESTRONGER
(By Associated Press)
SSEATTLE, Jan. 23.—Coach Callow
said today that he expected to replace
some seven letter-men in the Wash
ington University boat crew with
heavier men, so he could change the
intercollegiate race of four miles to
three, as ordered yesterday. He said
he could use bigger oarsmen with a
slower stroke, if they could be found.
CASPERKOSSUTH
COMMITS SUICIDE
(Special to The Gateway)
ANCHORAGE, Jan. 23—Casper Kos
suth, 67, a pioneer butcher of this
city, committed suicide yesterday by
shooting himself through the temple.
He was a victim of melancholy.
Mr. Kossuth was an employe of Os
car Anderson, at the Ship Creek Mar
ket, as head meat-cutter, and had been
on the present job about five years.
Kossuth was heavily interested in
gold mining properties in the Willow
Creek district.
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STARTED IN.CITY LESS THAN MONTH AGO
TOKIO, Japan, January 23.—Forty-seven hundred
persons are reported dead from an influenza epidemic
which started in Greater Tokio twenty days ago. The
city has practically suspended business while nursing the
dead and dying. Undertakers and doctors are working
night and day in an attempt to suppress the plague. The
Red Cross has been appealed to for help.
NOME HIJACKERS
RAH) OFFICE OF U.S.
COMMISSIONER AND
GET 60 GALS. BOOZE
OFFICERS FOLLOW TRACKS TO
OLD BARN AND FIND CACHE
IN BASEMENT—BOLDNESS OF
THEFT PUZZLING TO OFFICERS
(By Associated Press)
NOME, Jan. 23.—Hijackers raided
the office of United States Commis
sioner Thornton Wednesday night,
and hauled away sixty gallons of li
quor stored there for evidence. The
officers followed the tracks of a horse
and sled to an old dairy barn a mile
down the coast from town, and found
the whole amount cached in the base
ment of the building. It was return
ed to tne marsihal's^office where it
was locked up.
Other than the size of the horse’s
hoofs, there is no clue to the offend
ers. An investigation is under way.
President and Wife
Receive 2,000 Guests
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—President
and Mrs. Coolidge received over 2000
guests at a reception last night in
honor of the supreme court and federal
judiciary.
Bootlegging Business In
Washington Profitable
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—The over
head in the bootlegging business is
lower here than in any other part of
the United States, according to fig
ures given President Coolidge by Rep
resentative Stalker of New York. He
declared that the average expense to
bootleggers in the District of Colum
bia in 1925 was 79.43 cents while
the average in the States was $1.73.
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ALASKA IN PORT;
ROUGH TRIP UP
The steamship Alaska arrived in
port at an early hour today with a
fairly large passenger list and sev
eral hundred tons of freight. Her
passengers for Seward are: Oscar
Anderson, Charles A. Benson, H. S.
Balderston, Edwin Boothe, Ernest R.
Bortz, C. Balhizer, H. K. Carlisle,
Mrs. H. K. Carlisle, Earl E. Cain, Jos.
Coderre, Robert *Ensley, Archie Evans,
Everett Fisher, Lee Gordon, Henry
Heck, John Earner, Fred King, Ray
C. Larson, L. A. Lelkiewisz, Alex Mc
Kay, Chas. McGonagal, F. A. Mann,
Mrs. J. O’Brien, Ralph Pelosi, Mrs. H.
C. Scott, T. N. Scott, W. Schauer, C.
F. Townsend.
The Alaska will sail southbound to
morrow night at midnight.
Her crew reports a rough trip up.
CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCHOOL
Catholic Sunday School will be held
at the home of Mrs., Gus Manthey
Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock.
ADMIRAL WATSON
SOUTHBOUND
The steamship Admiral Watson ar
rived from westward ports last night
about six o’clock, sailing southbound
about 11 with a fair passenger and
freight list. Her passengers for Sew
ard were: Jean Cilker, Tom West, M.
P. Galvin, Marie Gray, Annabelle Com
stock, one steerage.
For Ketchikan—E. Fundahn, wife
and three children.
For Seattle—James O’Brien, Lillie
Stone, E. P. Werner, Albert Kraft, Ed
Jensen, Ralph Anderson, Alfin Rod,
Olaf Olson, Andrew Holms, A. K. Hor
ner, Jack Pederson, Melvin Olson, J.
Christensen and wife, Hilda Peterson,
and one steerage.
SENATE REFUSES TO
ENDORSE HARTLEY
PLAN TO REPEAL
ROAD TAX LEVY
ALSO RECOMMEND AGAINST PRO
POSED TAXATION OF MOTOR
TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES.
FIGHT BE MADE BY GOVERNOR
OLYMPIA, Wn„ Jan. 23—The Sen
ate roads and bridges committee last
night, by unanimous vote of its 17
members, recommended against two of
Governor Hartley’s proposals. One
was to repeal the mill and a half per
manent levy, the other to increase
taxation on motor busses. It was an
nounced today that the House roads
and bridges committee will introduce
a bill to repeal the mill and a half
levey, and Mark Read and J. C. Hub
bell will support the bill on the floor,
Reed becoming the recognized spokes
man for the administration.
Both houses after short sessions
adjourned until Monday. Johnson
was sustained on a point of order
against the motion by Christenson,
democrat, to make the child labor
amendment a special order of busi
ness in the Senate Tuesday morning.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Neville an
nounce the engagement of their daugh
ter, Marjorie Helen, to Mr. Clarence
O. Thatcher. The marriage will take
place Tuesday, January 27, at the
home of the bride’s parents in this
city. Miss Neville was born in Sew
ard and is one of the popular younger
set. Mr. Thatcher is employed on the
Alaska railroad as fireman.
TEACHERS ORDERED TO
DISCONTINUE WORKING
CROSS WORD PUZZLES
HUDSON, N. H., Jan. 23.—Acting
on complaint of parents who declare
their children “want to do cross
words instead of their little duties
on farm or in the house,” District
Superintendent Louis D. Record to
day ordered teachers of Hudson and
the other towns under his supervision
to desist from devoting a half hour of
the morning school program to solv
ing cross word puzzles. “They’re
of no educational value,” the super
intendent ruled.
SEWARD TEAM IS
WALLOPED BY
ANCHORAGE
(Special to Gateway)
ANCHORAGE, Jan. 23—Last night
the Seward all-star basketball team
went down to defeat at the hands of
the Anchorage High School Midgets
by a score of 24 to 13. From the time
keeper’s whistle to the end of the
game, both sides increased in skillful
playing. Johnson, for the visitors,
showed up as their star, although
Tinkler and Stump played very con
sistently and with perseverance. The
Anchorage five showed their superior
ity by their accurate and lightning
like passes and basket-shooting.
The first score was made on a foul
throw by Dwyer from Moyer, which
was quickly followed by a basket by
the former. Then the Anchorage team
started the slaughter, Moyer, Gill, Nog
gle and Andreson all making baskets
and holding off their opponents from
scoring. During the first half there
were two personal fouls by Elliott and
Moyer, but Johnson and Stump who
took the throws failed to convert
them into baskets. Selby and Stump
made some very spectacular passes
to one another, but always seemed to
miss the basket by a hair’s breadth.
Moyer substituted for Elliott after 10
minutes of play and succeeded in
stemming the rushes of the visitors.
Andreson and Noggle were in their
old form and played a strong game.
The first half ended with the score
12—3 in favor of the Midgets.
Second Half Little Better
The All-Stars started in to get un
der way in the second half, and quick
ly annexed five baskets, Johnson toss
ing four and Selby the other. For
Anchoragp, Gill, Andreson and Noggle
again stepped out and rolled up a score
of six baskets. A combination of Gill
and Neimi took the ball into the all
stars’ territory innumerable times,
while Moyer and Elliott stood guard
like a stone wall.
Tinkler of the Seward team devel
• oped stellar qualities when he took
the ball unassisted into the Midget’s
goal area many times, but his team
mates were too slow in following up,
and many opportunities to score were
missed.
The final score was Anchorage, 24;
Seward, 13.
A Few Notes by Our Reporter
Francis Leslie may never get back
to Seward as he has been annexed by
a member of the fair sex, and who
knows the outcome.
Hector McLean is also making a hit
with the ladies.
Merritt Shellhorn is one of the most
popular members of the team, and is
very much infatuated with—Anchor
age.
Tonight’s game will be harder play
ed by the Seward team. They are be
ing swramped with attention.
The Seward team will return home
on tomorrow's train. Bricks and
stale eggs are not welcome.
Bill Introduced Allowing
Donation Bonus to Charity
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23—Represen
tative Andrews, of Massachusetts, in
troduced a bill in Congress today to
permit former service men to assign
their bonus to patriotic, educationaal
and philanthropic organizations.
Original Nugget Taken
from Marshall’s Flume
In California Is Saved
(By Associated Tress)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—The ori
nal nugget found in Marshall’s flume
in the California gold fields, has been
found by the Smithsonian institute in
the hands of a private owner in New'
York.
A period of adversity is one where
your friends stay away and you have
to buy your own cigarettes.