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VOLUME XIV. NO. ^54_ - SEWARD. ALASKA MONDAY, JAN. 34,1921. ™ CE.VT* m co»
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' BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS
WITH ALL HANDS ABOARD
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FREDERICKTON, N. B. Jan. 24—Thirty-four inches
of surgical gauze which was left in the stomach of Harry
L. Arelee after an appendicitis operation a year ago, caus
ed his death today. He was operted on in the Soldier’s Civ
il Reestblishment Hospital He was a war veteran.
ARMY STRENGTH HAS BEEN FIXED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24—The House last Sat
urday adopted the Senate resolution fixing the peace
1 strength of the U. S. Army at 175,000. The resolution will
be referred to Secretary of War Baker and it is under
stood that he will recommend its adoption to President
Wilson and ask for his signature.
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GANGSTER SENTENCED TO FIFTY YEARS
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24—Allen McDonald, an al
leged gangster was sentenced from one to fifty years Sat
urday. He was convicted of the charge of attacking Jessie
Montgomery. He declared that while he was in the penni
• tentiary he would study law. He admitted that he was a
former soldier and was twice wounded in the Argonne.
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BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS WUH ALL HANDS
LONDON, J4n. 24—The admirality announced Satur
day that the British submarine K—5 was lost. with ah
hands at the approach to the English Chnnel. The boat car
ried a full completement of officers and men. The cause
j of the disaster is unknown. Six officers and fifty men are
1- —-beliaved to belhenumber on the vessel
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WOMAN FLYERS QUIT
CHICAGO, Jan. 24—Nebraska’s two women presi-’
dentiai electors who are known as the “Flying Grand
mothers" since they began their aeroplane jaunt to Wash
ington, left Chicago yesterday in a parlor car instead or
' the aeroplanes. They abandoned the flight because of the
weather1 conditions.
KETCHIKAN MAN INJURED WRESTLING MATCE
ROCHELLE, Jan. 24—Nick Davis Court formerly of
Ketchikan, Alaska, a wrestler of some note was defeated.
Saturday night by Strangler Lewis after one hour and 21
minutes. He was carried from the mat. in a semi-condom
condition after sustaining a dislocated vertebrae. Some
time ago Court met Lewis in a handicap match and helc
his own with the champion until the time limit expired
The match Saturday night was for the championship.
MOPE FOR RESUMPTION TRADE WITH RUSSIA
SEATTLE, Jan. 24—In a .special dispatch to the Se
attle limes irom Vvasnmgion tne state department sayt
that it lias received some sugnt nope xor tne early resump
tion of trade with Siberia, i he hope came in the form or
dspatches from Russia which stated that the line of tin.
JBoisheviki in Eastern Siberia this winter would be encteu.
ue conditions in the Trans-Baikel region have reached l
point where tne snortage of even the most elementary ne
cessities including food, medicine and clothing, is so seri
is as to be alarming. These things are practically unob
tainable. Reports received from Blagovest Schensck where
Joe Vint, Fred Parker and other former Alaskans have in
lied gold mining machinery are duplicates to the inf or
mation received from Russia by the State department
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y THIEVES GET AWAY WITH MUCH MONEY
1 SALT LAKE, Jan. 24—Thieves using a pass key en
tered the premises of the Western Loan Association Iasi
Saturday night, and obtained seven thousand dollars in
old and five hundred dollars in currency and then made
good their escape.
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS ARE SAVED
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MARION, Jan. 24—The residence of George B. Chris
tian, Jr. next door to President-elect Harding’s home and
used as his headquarters during the presidential campaign
was destroyed by fire early this morning. All the cam
paign documents were saved but were somewhat damag
ed bywater.
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Attacks on
Appropriations Difficult
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SEATTLE, Jan. 24—Superintendent Lopp, who has
full charge of the Renideer industry and Indian education
for Alaska returned to Seattle yesterday from Washing*
ton where he has been during th6 past few weeks appear
ing before the Congressional Committee that has the pow
er to make appropriations for Alaska. He stated that the
factional disputes among Alaskans and the attacks on the
different government bureaus by certain Alaska papers
have aided difficulties for the heads of the different de
pa* tments who were seeking fuhds with which to carry
on their work. Superintendent Lopp went to Washington
last December to assist those who nad charge of the ap
propriation work. While there an editorial was read from
an Alaskan paper which charged/his bureau with eihploy
ng teachers from the Indians who had Bolsheviki tenden
cies. The attack on him and the bureau was not taken sea -
ously but it did not help him expidite his work. When he
.at it was not known just what die attitude of the Senate
'inance Committee on Appropriations would be but the
louse Committee has recommended an increase of fifty
iiousand for Territorial appropriations. Ten thousand dol
lars is for the Reindeer Industry, the Medical Relief func
,2ing $90,000 the same as last year. No provision has been
iade for refitting the training ship Boxer. The Senate
.committee has asked for fifty-three thousand dollars for
he boat and has received assurance that they would get
it.
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THE JAPANESE QUESTION
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NEW YORK, Jan. 24—Discussing what he termed the
Japanese issue, Roland Morris, Ambassador to Japtoi ii.
m address delivered Saturday night declared that the Jap
incse wo 'e fearful that Califonr t nd othe • western s^.to:
tight extend the classifications of aliens on a basis of el
gibiiity to citizenship and property rights but to persona
igkts as well. He said that the Japanese are not com
Gaining because they were not considered eligible for citi
.enship in the United States and were not seeking a re
.toval of the immigration restrictions.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 24—The negotiations be
.veen the Japanese and the United States concerning ac
justment. of the issues arising from the anti-alien land leg
olature by California are declared to be hopeful and satis
..ctorv. Premier Hara and Foreign Minister Uchida madv
ddresses to this effect Saturday at the reopening of the
upanese diet.
10 DISCUSSION OF DISARMAMENT
WITH OTHER NATIONS AT PRESENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24-Elihu Root in a lettei
.0 Chairman butler o fthe House Naval Committee deciar
jci that the question of disarmament should not be discus
sed with other nations pending a change m the adminis
tration on March 4 He said that he strongly believed in
diking steps toward disarmament after the inauguration
SEATTLE TpRT -INAL FOR HUGE OIL TANKS
LONDON, Jail. 24—A wireless received at this place
.rom Moscow says that the American syndicate whicu ac
mured concessions m Kamchatka through the aid ox
.Washington Vanderlip has decided to use Seattle as the
.ermmai port for traae operations. Enormous store houset
.will be built and large oil tanks constructed. •
"FARMERS THREATENED WITH DEATH
MT. VERNON, Jan. 24—Four; prominent farmen
eceived letters Saturday threatening them with death un ,
3ss they placed $500.00 each in an apartment hous lettei
iox. Decoy letters were placed and. two suspects whb ap
roached the box eluded capture. The farmers wer Chas
Trashes, former regent of the University of Washington*,
James Hulbert, John Pets and Biohard Pets.
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LOCATE CABLE STATION
AT DUTCH HARBOR
SEATTLE, Jan. 24—Colonel C. A. Seaone, who is offi
cer in charge of the Alaska Cable System in a statement
made today m Seattle says that the Signal Corps is hope
full of an apropriation from Congress that wil enable them
to construct the high speed, duplex cable from Seattle to
Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands by way of Sitka. He
.further states that Dutch Harbor is the key position for
any major fleet maneuvers in the Pacific Ocean and if a
cable to the Orient is desired by the people of Seattle that
would be an easy matter to connect up at Dutch Harbor
with a cable to Yokohama.
WILL INVESTIGATE CONTRACT
WASHINGTON, Jan.2 4—The Shipping Board has an
iounceu uuu it wm ucgm an investigation next Thursday
m tne contract oetweea the international Mercantile Mar
ine and the British Government, which Senator Jones has
alleged favored the British rather than the American
trade.
When announcing the International Marine investiga
mn, Frederick Thompson, vice chairman of the board
aid that no issue of larger moment which effected the U.
J. Marine had ever come before the board.
ADVISE FISH EATING
WASHINGTON, ,D. C., —Jan. 24—Herbert Hoovers
,/artime advice to eat tisfr with tne expectations of creat
ig a demand for the enormous supply, which has glutted
the market, is to be the slogan of the Fisheries industry.
cocuuuives oi tms bouy told the House Ways and
Means Committee that it was vitally necessary to the life
jf the fishing industry that the restoration of the import
• iuties carried by the Payne-Aldrich Bill, be put into effect
it once. Plants are closing in the New England States and
jthers must close unless this protection is given.
POLICE DETECTIVE KILLED; THREE MEN HURT
SEATTLE, Jan. 24—Police detective James O’Bgen
..as Knied anu patrolman W. T. Angel and Neil McMillan
and a laborer Dean Carman seriously wounded in two bat
hes last night with John Smith, an alleged bandit, who
.umseif was senously wounded by detective T. G. Mont
gomery after O'Brien had been killed. Smith fired without
.earning Angel of McMillan when they approached him in
jie Capital Hill district. Half an hour later he met O'Brien
.aid Carman and opened fire. He confessed to all the shooi
ng and said he had been engaged in many robberies last
year.
DEMAND UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
TOKIO, Jan. 24—The opposition party in a mass
meeting held Saturday night passed a resolution demand
ing universal suffrage and tne immediate evacuation of
jioeria. They insisted upon the Japanese rights in Cali
fornia and urged that flie friendship with the United
jtates be made a basis of national policy and tnat the na
.ion should endorse the League of Nations.
■ LUDWIG MARTINS SAILS
N^W YORK, Jan. 24—Nearly two years efforts to gain
Jrom the United States recognition of Bolsheviki govern
ment ended Saturday with the sailing of Ludwig Martens
:or Sweden on a deportation order. Hundreds of friends
^ud farewell to the Soviet representative.
ENLISTMENT FRAUD IN NAVY .
• BOSTON, Jan. 24—Extensive enlistment fraud where
,y bonuses were obtained by men presenting ahon'orable
mscharges belonging to other men was revealed Saturday,
he extent of these frauds is large acording to Navy Yard .
jffimb.
SERIOUS OUTBREAK OCCURS BRITISH DOHA
LONDON, Jan. 24—A serious outbreak involving the
noting of the country marktes, oOured yesterday in the
’iuzufferpur district of British India. Sympathizers with
;*e nnn-cooperat|on movements are believed to have insti
gated the uprising.
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