Hemskrd Decle Gatewst
VOLUME 19.
NUMBER 296 SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19' 1924 ~ PRICE TEN CENTS
. SEATTLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MAKES MANY RECOMMENDATIONS
SUPPOSD TO HELP TERRITORY
SEATTLE, Dec. 19.—The announcement that Gov
ernor Scott C. Bone had invited President Coolidge, and
the governors of all States in the Union to visit Alaska
next year, and that there was a probability of their ac
cepting, was given the members of all departments of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce at their dinner in the Rain
ier Club last night.
A demand that the Pittman Act be amended so the
Seattle assay office could pay $1 per ounce for silver from
the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, on the same basis as
the San Francisco office was expressed in a resolution
passed by the Department members last night.
A memorial resolution on the recent death of Alfred
Brooks* chief of the Alaska Geological Survey, and an en
ergetic worker for the advancement of the North, was
passed by the body, which also asked the assignment of
Captain Cochrane, veteran commander of the coast guard
cutter Bear, to command whatever vessel is sent here for
the Bering Sea service.
, A measure to extend the Alaska cable from Seward
to the Orient will be introduced in Congress next spring;
the Department was informed by the Chamber's Wash
ington representatives. _
ALASKA GAME
LAW ENDORSED
BY SPORTSMEN
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS—The advi
sory council of the national conference
on outdoor sports, now in session here
yesterday endorsed the Alaska game
bill, which has already passed the
Senate and is awaiting action in the
House. The bill has not yet been re
ported by the House agricultural com
mittee. Among the five men appoint
ed to enlarge the advisory board were
three frqm Seattle. They are David
Whitcomb. Judge Austin E. Griffiths
and Winlock W. Meller.
TOGA OF GOMPERS
PLACED ON GREEN
NEW YORK, Dec. 19—Wm. Green,
•secretary-treasurer of the American
Federation of Labor, appears certain
to be elected president of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor to succeed
the late Samuel Gompers.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION;
FOR DEPT. OF JUSTICE
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 19.—
The department of justice has began
an investigation of the charges that
an employee of the Senate commit
tee was expected to use his influence
in aiding the passing of legislation
to modify the Volstead Act.
FOUR PROHI AGENTS
JAILED FOR GRAFT
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 19.—Four for
mer federal prohibition agents were
convicted today of conspiracy to ac
cept graft in the enforcement of the
liquor laws. Each of the defendants
was fined $2,000 and sentenced to two
to twenty years in the pep.
SEATTLE BOXER
KILLED BY BLOW
FROM OPPONENT
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SEATTLE, Dec. 19.—Knocked down
in the second round of an exhibition
boxing match in the Lyric theatre
last night, Patsy Ciaccio, a Seattle
lightweith boxer, died before he could
be carried from the ring. Farley
Smith, known in boxing circles as
"Kid Farley,” a soldier of Company
L, Fortieth Infantry, stationed at Ft.
Lawson, was Ciaccio's opponent.
H. R. H. PRINCE OF WALES
SELLS BULL FOR $775
CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 19.—Paw
nee Bill, famous plainsman and stock
dealer of Oklahoma, paid the highest
i price for a bull at the first annual
I auction of pure bred livestock on the
j Prince of Wales’ ranch, at High Riv
! er, recently, bidding in Princeton En
j thusiast, prize shorthorn, for $775. He
will use the animal for breeding pur
j poses.
; The sale attracted nearly 2.000
stcckr.ien hom Western Canada and
the United States. The occasion was
also the annual picnic of the Alberta
Shorthorn Breeders’ Association.
FUNERAL GOMPERS
IS IMPRESSIVE
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NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Impressive
services were held here today for tne
late Samuel Gompers, at the Elks’
Club, after which the body was taken
by automobile to Tarrytown, for in
terment in historic Sleepy Hollow,
made famous by Washington Irving.
The simple ritual for the dead was
intoned by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise.
MINERS KILLED IN EXPLOSION
SEATTLE, Dec. 19.—A number of
SEATTLE, Dec. 19.—Nine were
killed in an explosion in the Burnett
mine of the Pacific Coal Co., fifty
miles south of Seattle last night.
24 DEAD WHEN
QUAKE ROCKS ISLE
MANILA, Dec. 19.—Twenty-four
persons were killed when an earth
quake rocked Surigao province, on
Mandinao island. The temblor de
stroyed 28 houses on four small isl
ands near the northern coast of Suri
gao province.
FRANCE WANTS EQUALITY
IN REFUNDING WAR DEBT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 19.—
Prance’s intention to open a discus
sion with Britain on her arrangement
for funding her debt to the London
government, like Britain, would in
sist on equal treatment in the mat
ter of war debt funding.
PAIR OF SKIIS GIVEN
MR. & MRS COOLIDGE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 19_
President and Mrs. Coolidge accept
ed from the National Skii associa
tion of America today a pair of skiis
each.
ALBANIANS MOBILIZE TO
COPE WITH SERB INVASION
LONDON, Dec. 19—The Albanian
government has declared a general
mobilization to cope with the Serbian
invasion of her frontier.
GOVERNOR HART PAROLES
SIXTY-TWO IN A MONTH
OLYMPIA, Dec. 19.—Governor Hart
has paroled 62 convicts since Decem
ber 3, on condition that they be de
| ported. He states that a large num
| ber of prisoners in the state peniten
tiary should be paroled and deported
in order to save expense to the tax
payer.
MAYOR BROWN.
ACCUSED GRAFT
INVESTIGATOR
SEATTLE, Dec. 19.—Testimony
; that the Federal authorities here are
in possession of documentary evi
dence linking Mayor Brown and his
son, Edwin, jr., and other city offi
cials with an alleged system of graft
was given in the trial of a police case
i this afternoon. The statement was
; made under oath by H. G. Behnman,
| who testified that although his os
I tensible business is that of agent, he
| has been a special investigator for
the authorities here for a year.
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ENGLAND AND JAPAN
LEAD UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—England
and Japan are the greatest air pow
' ers in the world while the United
States is on a level with Italy, Assis
I tant Chief of the Air Service Mitchell
testified before the House investiga
; tion committee today.
Pope Pius Strongly
Condemns the Soviet
ROME, Dec. ID.—Strong condemna
tion of the Soviet government was
! voiced in Pope Pius’ allocation, de
; livered at a secret consistory today.
The Holy Father also took occasion
to praise the congress of Holy Name
: societies recently held in Washington.
HUNTER REPORTS
SKELETON FOUND
JUNEAU: Word of the discovery
1 of a decomposed body, believed to be
the remains of John Dugan, local fish
! erman and longshoreman, lost last
November, was brought to Juneau to
day. The grewsome find was made
last Saturday by Gus Lungren, a Taku
river fisherman, while hunting on
Glass peninsula.
The remains, a skeleton, hair, and
rags, was found on the shore of a dry
lagoon near an old camping ground
on the Glass peninsula shore of Sey
mour canal about five miles below the
portage. It was beneath an old over
turned skiff. A rusty rifle stood near
by. Looking under it he saw the
bones and some red hair. Recalling
that Dugan was lost in that vicinity
and knowing that his hair was red,
he came to the conclusion that it was
his remains. Lungren noted charred
wood and charcoal near the boat.
Dugan has been missing about 13
months. He became lost while hunt
ing with Frank Mason, in November,
1923. The latter, an Indian, who has
a cabin in the Seymour canal dis
trict, hunted for him several days,
and then reported his disappearance.
A searching party was unable to find
him and the search was finally aban
doned.
At the time Dugan left Juneau he
had about $200 in cash with him. The
money, if founcf on the remains,
should establish identity.
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JULIUS KAHN OF
CALIFORNIA HAS
PASSED AWAY
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.—Julius
Kahn, representative in Congress from
the Fourth California district, who
has been seriously ill at his home
here the past several weeks, passed
away today, aged 63 years.
Julius Kahn was born on the 28th
day of February, 1861, at Kuppen
heim, present republic of Baden, Ger
many; went to California with his
parents in 1866; was educated in the
public schools of San Francisco; In
1892 was elected to the Legislature of
the State of California; in January,
1894, he was admitted to the bar by
the Supreme Court of California; was
elected to the 56th to 67tb congresses
inclusive.
He resided with his family at 2712
Webster street, San Francisco.
Funeral services will be held Sun
day.
FRENCH TAKE PRECAUTIONS
KEEP ARM FROM COMMUNISTS
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I PARIS, Dec. 19.—Extra precautions
to prevent the seizure by communists
of surplus arms ordered by the gov
ernment for metropolitan and subur
ban garrisons, were taken today.
LIEUT. GOV. COYLE HEADS
SEATTLE BUSINESS CLUB
SEATTLE. Dec. 19.—Lt. Governor
Cole was elected president of the
Young Men’s Business club.
BIG FEED IS ON AT THE
WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 19.—
! The first state dinner of the season
! with members of the cabinet and
I their wives as guests, will be given
I at the White^louse tonight.
PERSHING MAKES
BIG HIT IN PERU
LIMA, Peru, Dec. IS—General John
| J- Pershing, head of the official Amer*
j ican delegation attending the one
I hundredth anniversary of the celebra
| tion of the battle of Ayacucho and of
Peru’s independence, was chief speak
I er at a banquet given last night at
! the American embassy in honor of
; President Leguia. General Pershing
! was loudly applauded by those pres
i ent.
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! WAR DEPARTMENT HAS A
SURPLUS LAND RESERVATIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 19.—
Responding to a resolution of inquiry
Secretary Weeks informed the house
that the War department had land
reservations with an estimated value
of $2,189,050, which no longer are
needed for military purposes and
should be sold. In addition, tracts
of a total value of $3,334,300 are to
be declared surplus when no longer
required for the housing of troops.
BILL AUTHORIZING EXTENSION OF
AIR MAIL SERVICE TO TERRITORY
PASSED HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 19.—The bill autooriz
ing the Postmaster General to extend the air mail service
to the Territory passed the House today. ..
DAN SUTHERLAND, Delegate.
In case the bill passes the Senate and receives presi
dential approval this will fnean that Alaskan coast towns
will be headquarters for airplane service to interior
points. The success of Ben Eielson in carrying the mails
last summer from Fairbanks to Iditarod, had much to do
with Delegate Sutherland's ability to have the bill ex
tended to embrace Alaska.
DELEGATION OF UNEMPLOYED
MAKE DEMONSTRATION
VICTORIA, Dec. 19.—A delegation
of unemployed made a demonstration
and shouted advice and abuse at the
legislature in session here today. The
unemployed situation has grown
most acute.
STUDENTS ARE EXPELLED
BECAUSE THEY MARRIED
GREELEY, Colo., Dec. 19.—George
W. Scarborough of Elmira, New York,
and Paul Fish, of Elizabeth, New Jer
sey, attending St. John’s College and
Episcopal Theological Institute were
expelled today because they were se
cretly married several weeks ago to
two charming young Greeley girls.
PARDON MAY BE
REFUSED FILION
TACOMA, Dec. 19.—Suit against
Governor Hart will be filed in the
Thurston county Superior court Mon
day for the purpose of setting aside
the parole issued by the Governor to
Edward B. Filion, convicted of the
murder of a taxicab driver near
Camp Lewis last year. Prosecuting
Attorney Selden of Pico county will
bring the suit to restrain.
CHINESE TROOPS DISBANDED
| PEKING, Dec. 18.—The provisional
government issued a mandate yester
day disbanding eight divisions of its
standing army and six mixed brigades.
All of the soldiers released were con
scripted by General Wei Pei Fu when
he was in power.
JAPAN AND UNITED STATED
NOT SORE AT EACH OTHER ’
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 19.—
The government, whose officials have
been puzzled and somewhat disturbed
by the agitation over American-Jap
anese relations, took occasion today
formally to bespeak an era of the
most cordial relations between the
two countries.
DUNDEESUFFERS ~
FROM LAST FIGHT
BALTIMORE, Dec. 18.—Tom Dun
dee, lightweight boxer who fought
an eleven round bout with Alex Hart
here last Monday night is suffering
from a blank mind. His condition is
said to be the result of a punch on
the chin in the fourth round,' when
he was saved from a knockout by the
bell. He was so completely benumbed
that he could go on with the fight
only by his seconds holding a lighted
match against his back. The doctors
say that the punch in the chin dis
located some nerve center.
Fight fans are circulating a story
to the effect that Hart should have
been given the decision but that Dun
dee’s manager had an agreement be
j fore the fight that a draw would re
sult and that the purse would be di
vided. The strenuous methods taken
to restore Dundee to consciousness
were taken in order to carry out the
agreement.