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VOLUME XVIII.
NUMBER 311
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
Sound
Dirigible Shenandoah Will be in Seward
LIVES LOST WHEN GALES WHIPS
WATERS INTO FOAM—TELE
PHONE WIRES DOWN
SEATTLE Dec. 26.—Swept by one
of the heaviest gales in its history,
Puget Sound was lashed into fury by
a southeast storm Christmas day, the
worst in thirty years period, accord
ing to the weather bureau. Seattle
and other Sound cities suffered great
damage, street railway lines and the
interurbans being out of commission,
telephone, telegraph and light wires
torn down and shipping on the lake
and sound heavily damaged.
V
Tug Boat Sinks, Four Drown
SEATTLE, Dec. 26.—Four members
of the crew of the British Columbia
Tyee, swept on the rock at Pedder
Bay, British Columbia, lost their lives.
Ferry Boat Sunk
SEATTLE, Dec. 26.—Two thousand
telephones were put out of commis
sion during the first three hours of
the Christmas day storm.
The Mercer Island ferryboat Dawn
was sunk at her dock.
Trains Service Crippled
SEATTLE, Dec. 26.—Train service
out of Seattle was badly crippled by
yesterday’s storm.
Timber Badiy Damaged
OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 26.—The
windstorm which swept the Olympia
peninsula and Puget Sound yesterday
was as severe as that of 1921, and it
is feared that equally as great damage
has been done to standing timber. A
telegram received here today says,
“storm very severe w'est end. Roads
all blocked with trees. Great damage
to standing timber.”
All wires leading west of Lake
Crescent are down and the roads are
blocked with fallen trees. The liigh-|
way east of Port Angeles is blocked
by hundreds of trees ranging up to
five or six feet in diameter. It is ex
pected that it will require at least two
weeks to repair damages done.
SH(®TLE, Dec. 26.—Charging that
it hffiFremoved valuable machinery
from its canneries, and installed poor
machinery under the care of incompe
tent men as cannery officials; had re j
peatedly violated Alaskan fisniiig rcg-;
ulations and diverted salmon to can
neries in which the bank is interest-!
ed, the Southern Alaska Canning Co.!
today brought suit against the Bank
of California for a quarter of a million
dollars.
The bank is alleged to have taken
over the plaintiff’s canneries in De
cember, 1921 operating them as tho
Alaska Consolidated canneries.
V COOLIDGE USE INFLUENCE
TO SELL MUSCLE SHOALS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Represen-j
tative Reece of Tennessee, a world,
war veteran, and member of the com
mittee on military affairs, declared to
day that President Coolidge proposed
the administration use its influence to;
bring about the acceptance of Henry
Ford’s bid for Muscle Shoals, in re
turn for his withdrawal from the
Presidential race.
BILLION FOR GE^MAty CREDITS
WASHINGTON, Dec. %%,—-Senator
Berger of Wisconsin introduced a bill
to establish a billion dollar credit for
Germany to purchase food in the U. S.
COUNSEL FOR GOVERNMENT IN
VETERANS’ BUREAU PROBE
Major General John F. O’Ryan, of
New York, who commanded the Twen
ty-seventh Division in the A. E. F.,
now prosecuting the Government’s
case (in effect) as counsel for the
committee in the Senate investigation
of the alleged scandals in rhe conduct
of the Veterans’ Bureau.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Commis-j
sioner Oyster of the District of Col
umbia police declared that he had
asked the authorities to explain why
$50,000 worth of liquors located byj
the police in an apartment building
during a raid should not be seized.;
He declared that the liquor was claim-;
ed by a member of the diplomatic,
corps, but this should make no differ-;
ence in its seizure.
HEART OF AMERICA WITH
THOSE WHO MADE SACRIFICE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. —'“The!
heart of America is with those who
made the great sacrifice in defense of
our ideals,” President Coolidge de
clared in a Christmas Day message to
the Nation’s disahled veterans of the
World War.
WASHINGTON Dec. 26-—Senator
Walsh of Massachusetts declared this i
afternoon that Congress must either
discuss a conference to limit arma
ments or else appropriate hundreds of
millions to develop a fighting United
States armada second to none in the
world. Recent activities by France
and Italy toward increasing their air
forces prompted his statement.
NO TRACE OF SPERRY
LONDON, Dec. 24.—No trace has
been found of Lawrence E. Sperry,
American aviator, whose small air
plane was found floating in the Eng
lish channel Thursday.
JOCKEY WINS FORTUNE
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Earle sanu,
American premier jockey, has estab
lished a new record for money made
by riders in 1923. He made $444,3 20.
TODAY'S FISH Pfll^ES
KETCHIKAN—Fresh halibut 13 and
7% cents; pickled none.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Federal ail-;
! thorities declared tonight that they
had uncovered one of the greatest
rum conspiracies since prohibition
went into effect. When arrested yes
terday, Robert Graham Fothergild, an
Englishman, and five others, caught
off Fire Island in a motorboat, had
$42,000 in his possession for one day’s
collections.
IDS IKIES LAWYER
PARIS, Dec. 26.—ficnry M. Robin-]
son, lawyer and banker, of Los Ange
les, has been selected as the third
American to serve on the expert com
mission which is to investigaie thm
condition of Germany’s finances and
report to the reparations commission
RUSSIA AND FRANCE NOT
NEGOTIATING SAYS i'OINCARE
PARIS, Dec. 24.—Replying to an
inquiry trom various European pow
ers, Premier Poincare stated that the
report that France and Russia were
negotiating a treaty is untrue.
OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS
CELEBRATED BY COOLIDGE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—All the
rites of the New England old-fashioned
Christmas were observed at the White
House yesterday, a huge Christmas
tree gracing the blue room laden with
gilts for the Coolidge family and
their guests, Mrs. and Mr. Frank
Steams. All attended services in the
First Congregational Church.
FI. f.TIppebt
fee of ami.
DIES OH III
NOME, Dec. 26.—The body of Fr. F
J. Ruppert^ head of the Lourdes mis-*
siou and it*s orphanage, situated about
75 miles from Nome, was found on a
dog-sled trail 40 miles from Nome last
night by dog mushers, and is being
brought to this city.
Father Ruppert left Nome with a
sled load qf Christmas toys and can
dies for his mission, and died of heart
failure brought on by over-exertion
admiral line agent at
CORDOVA DIES SUDDENLY
F. R. Davison, Cordova agent for
the Admiral Line died suddenly yes
terday of heart failure. Mr. Davison
was a newcomer at Cordova.
FMSfem
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26-Fn
Mayer confessed to the police th
afternoon that he had victimized
string of banks from Los Angeles
Kansas City through forged certi
cates of deposit. The scheme, he sa
brought him in $100,000.
The steamship Admiral Watson
due at 6:00 o'clock tonight. She w;
sail as far west as Kodiak, returnii
southbound next Tuesday.
CHEYENNE, Dec. 26,-james ,
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when his plane crashed to earth
Burns, Wyoming.
FOOD SUPPLY GONE AND CREW
OF FIFTY ARE IN DESPERATE
PLIGHT, IS SAID
PARIS, Dec. 26.—The French diri
gible Dixmude, today was still hover-J
ing over the Tunisian desert, unable
to descend or go ahead on account of:
broken engines. The great airship
after more than seven days aloft, is
slowly moving inland with the air
currents, and as the food supply musti
have been exhausted for some time,!
the crew of fifty aboard are in a des-!
perate plight.
STEM EOS SI (SKI
SEATTLE, Dec. 26.—The coast geo
detic and survey AJaska fleet the com
ing summer in addition to the num
bers of vessels engaged last year,
will include a new 120-ioot steel mo
tor vessel now in use elsewhere, if
operating appropriations permit, it is
disclosed in the bureau’s annual re
port just made public
CHEMICAL AND FERTILIZER
STOCKS TAKE THE Lc AD
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—Chemical
and fertilizer stocks toon the leader
ship in Saturday’s stock market which
moved irregularly higher on sales ot
half million shares, nils were aiso
relatively strong.
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HAS DISAPPEARED
POLICE CUSTODY
WA&HINGl ON, Dec. 26.—When the
poplice arrested several members of
a big rum syndicate here Saturday, a
book containing the names oi 2500
lesidents ot this city, who were cus
tomers of the bootlegging ring, was
taken with other record?.
Today Washington bieathed a sigh
oi relief whep it became known the
register had been “stolen” from the
police captain’s safe.
LIGHT SNOWFALL REPORTED
AT NOME THIS SEASON
NOME, Dec. 26.—Wagons are still
being used here for transportation.
Thousands of tons of tomcod have
been caught in the Snake river for
dog feed and a small army of Eskimo
is fishing through the ice.
The Nome social season has opened
with a flying start with cards, danc
ing and homebrew parties.
The Nome Nugget’s receiving set is
catching Los Angeles, San Diego, Se
attle, Oakland and Portland The sour
doughs are enjoying it immensely.
The people here are greatly pleased
with the report that Navy headquar
ters for Polar exploration will be at
Nome.
NICK POLOS FOUND GUILTY;
SIX MONTHS AND $500 FINE
The jury in the case of Nick Polos
charged with having intoxicating li
quor in his possession, brought in a
verdict of guilty at Anchorage last
week. Commissioner Rager fined Po
los $500 and gave him six months in
jail.
NEW YORK, Dec. 25.—izzy Ein
stein, noted dry officer, threatens war
on New York landlords because his
rent has been raised from four to six
teen dollars per month.
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OPENS WAR ON BOGUS DOCTORS
Gov. Chas. A. Templeton, who has
announced that the exposure of the
diploma mill in Connecticut will be
the greatest scandal in the history of
the State. He claims to have 142
electic practitioners tied up and will
“clean them out.” The “doctors” are
said to have been licensed despite
their alleged lack of medical educa
tion or training.
WASHINGTON, Lee. 25..-— The un
paid portion of the fine of Louis
Grimstad, convicted at Unga, Alaska,
of assault and battery, and sentenced
to pay a fine of $500 with six months
imprisonment, was remitted by Presi
dent Coolidge today. Grimstad was
held for non-payment of the fine.
CHAMBER COMMERCE LUNCHEON
BE HELD TOMORROW NOON
The Chamber of Commerce will hold
its weekly luncheon tomorrow, Thurs
day noon, at the Seward Grill. Busi
ness of impojtaiipe will come up in
cluding discussion of the new ship
ways to be installed by Cap Anson.
It is reported these ways will handle
vessels up to 500 tons, and will be a
valuable aid to shipping.
Your presence is requested.
PAST IMPERIAL POTENTATE
OF MYSTIC SHRINE DEAD
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26.—Edward
L. Alderman, past imperial potentate
of the Mystic Shrine died here yester
day afternoon.
MILL WILL BE PLACED ON
NUKA BAY PROPERTY APRIL
A thirty-ton Denver quartz mill will!
be placed on the Nuka Bay property!
in April. The mill will be shipped on;
the steamer Starr and discharged on
a lighter and hauled over the snow.
J. D. Andrews and wife left on the
last steamer en route to Spokane, to
return to the mine in about two
months.
POSTAL DEPARTMENT OBJECTS
RETURN STAMP ON FLAP
The postal department is notifying
printers to advise customers to cease
the practice of printing return ad
dresses on the beck, or flap of an en
velope, but to print them in the upper
left hand cornejr. The practice of
printing the card on the flap is re
sponsible for many letters being sent
to the dead letter office. '
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Recom
mendation that the Navy’s North Pole
flight be attempted this coming sum
mer with the huge dirigible Shenan
doah, and using Nome as the main
operating base, is carried in the report
of a board of naval officers, headed
by Admiral Moffet, chief of naval
operations was made public today by
Secretary Denby who approved the re
port of the board. Secretary Denby
emphasized the fact that the mission
expedition will be an exploration of
the North Polar regions rather than a
dash tor the Pole, and to establish a
trans-Polar air route from western
Europe to Japan over the top of tiie
world.
The report recommenced that two
tankers, equipped with mooring masts,
six planes equipped for landing on
water or ice, a permanent mooring
mast at Nome, and mooring facilities
,tt other Northern points be employ
ed by the expedition. Ship.-, with
three planes each will be sent to
Nome and to Spitzbergen, where pre
liminary llight lor aerological observa
tions will be made.
The report said when all is ready
the Shenauoah will fly to Nome by
way of Fort Worth, San Diego, Puget
Sound, Juneau, Seward, and thence
to Nome, it also recommends that
the ZR-3, now building for the navy in
Germany, stand by at Lakehurst, New
Jersey in reserve and that advance
parties be sent for aerological work to
reward and other Alaskan points as
soon as possible.
acknowledgmen r of soviet
PROPAGANDA IN u. S. MADE
WASHINGTON. I*c. -c.-ackcow,
eugment ol conae.tlta beiweeu ih,
Soviet republic an l the Communists'
International was made in the I eves la
a Soviet organ, November 7, it
was said >oda\ at the State depaG
aient.
VENIZELOS RETURNS GREECE
PARIS, Dec. 26.—Former Premier
\enizelos left Paris today for Athens
to take charge of the Greek govern
ment.
EL PASO, Dec. 26—Twenty-two per
sons were killed, including a dozen
Americans, when rebel troops derail
ed a train in Celaya, Mexico, accord
ing to arrivals from Mexico City to
day.
AMERICAN BANK OF.ALASKA
HAS ITS AFFAIRS WOUND UP
The receiver of the defunct Ameri
can Bank of Alaska wound up the af
fairs of the institution and sold the
notes and securities. The first of the
year a small dividend will be paid to
depositors.
WOMAN GETS 13TH DIVORCE
EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26.—Mrs.
Cora Yates received a divorce from
her thirteenth husband today on the
grounds of infidelity. Mrs. Yates ha3
been married and divorced thirteen
times. She has been named Walker,
Truxler Joyce, Barnes, Butcher, Lil
ley, Porter, Crow, Swanson, Peterson,
Bogardus and Yates.
Steve Bunos, section foreman at
Talkeetna has been given ninety
days leave of absence and will leave
for the states on the Victoria.
Douglas Fairbanks In “Itobin Hood”
tonight at Liberty theatre.