VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 283. SEWARD ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1926. ■ PRICE TEN CENTS
Doheny Takes Stand
And Explains Fall
Paper Transaction
CLAIMS TO HAVE MADE LOAN OF HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HELP OUT AN OLD
PERSONAL FRIEND—MRS. DOHENY EXPLAINS
WHY NOTE WAS TORN IN TWO AND PART
KEPT BY HUSBAND WHILE SHE HELD SIGNA
TURE-AFRAID DEATH OF DOHENY MIGHT
CAUSE EMBARRASSMENT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. (/P)—Doheny testified that
he loaned Fall $100,000 to help out an old dear personal
friend. More than three years afterward Fall gave him
security block of ranch stock twice the value of the debt
of the principal. *
* Defense witnesses included Doheny, his wife, son Ed
ward Jr., Rear Admiral William C. Cole, former Assistant
Navy operation, and Admiral Coontz. Mrs. Doheny calm
ly testified she and her husband tore the signature from
the Fall note so that the latter would not be embarrassed
if Doheny died. The note and signature were pieced to
gether and passed around the court. The son testified
that his father did not have the money, so he lent it to
him. He gave his father the note. Cole testified that the
% Navy regarded the Hawaiian islands as vital for de
fense. The Pearl Harbor oil supply was of paramount
importance. Coontz testified that the Navy general
board agreed to the oil storage plan for all naval bases in
1920.
TWO POLICEMEN ANSWERING
ALARM SHOT DOWN BADLY
WOUNDED
ROCHESTER, Dec. 9. (JP)—Six arm
ed bandits held up and robbed the
•Omstead County bank and Trust com
pany of §16,000 in cash and negotiable
securities today. Two policemen an
swering the burglar ^larm were shot
down and seriously wounded by the
bandits when they arrived outside the
bank. The bandits escaped in two
automobiles.
inGSlN IS DRYING
► LIKES, KILLING DUCKS
NEW YORK, Dec. 9. (/P)—Oldtimers
of America’s frontier days sat around
the plush lobbies of the Hotel Penn
sylvania as delegates to the thirteenth
annual conference of the American
Game Protective association and list
ened to experts tell how to save ducks.
They included Ezra Meeker, 98 years
of age, and survivor of the Oregon
Trail and Sandy Smith of Point Bar
row. Doctor E. W. Nelson, director
^ the Biological Survey, said western
irrigation was drying up lakes and de
pleting the game supply. He declared'
a Federal investigation of control was
imperative.
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FROM ENGINEER TO BUSINESS
James Stewart ,known by his le
gion of friends as “Irish” has enter
ed the local business field with his
purchase of one-half interest, from
Harvey Smith, in the Panhandle ci
gar store. “Irish” is a most popular
chap and his never failing good spirits
always the “life of the party.”
DENBY TAKES STAND
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. (JP)—For
mer Secretary- of the Navy Denby will
be called as a defense witness the
counsel disclosed and Doheny will
probably take the stand. John Mc
Cormack, world famous tenor is list
ed as a character witness. Denby
testified shortly after he entered
Harding’s cabinet he heard reports of
private interests draining the navy oil
supply from wells near the edge but
did not know who gave him the ad
vice. He sought the cooperation of
Fall and urged Harding to transfer
the reserves to the Interior depart
ment. Fall insisted in procuring the
order.
Rear-Admiral Robison said yester
day that he knew nothing about the
hundred thousand dollars loaned to
Fall. Attorney Owen J. Roberts ask
ed:
“Well, if you had known about that
loan, your conduct on behalf of the
navy might have been different?”
“Yes, I think if I had known every-!
thing, I might have acted different
but”—
“Exactly,” said Roberts and turned
to the next subject.
Doheny’s condition was worse to
day, and the trial adjourned until he
returns to court. His left arm was
lanced a second time last night.
WILL INGREISE OUT!
ON GEM! PRODUCT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. (^—Presi
dent Coolidge extended the barriers
to German competition, which were
erected with Germany’s return to eco
nomic power, by issuing a proclama
tion increasing the duty on menthan
ol. It is expected -it the duty on
other manufacture^ products for
which Germany has found a ready sale
in the United States to the detriment
of home industries, will be raised.
CRIME SCHOOL FOUND
IN SOUTHERN CUT
TWO INSTRUCTORS ARRESTED;
BLACKBOARDS AND EVERY
THING
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 9. (/P)—Bill
Sikes and his gang must be in San
Antonio for a crime university with
blackboards, advance courses and a
vocation department was revealed
here today, with the arrest of two
men who police say admitted being in
structors. One wall of the place was
covered with slate blackboards bear
ing diagrams of safe locks, an illus
tration of how to pick pockets and
similar graphic charts. Chairs were
arranged as in a class room. Police
found a note book in which an em
bryo had apparently jotted down
notes of a lecture. On the first page
of the book was this admonition “Be
ware of Finger Prints.”
HUNDRED THOUSAND IDLE
DETROIT, Dec. 9. (JP)—One hundred
thousand workers in the automobile
industry, it was estimated are now
jobless or working on a part time ba
sis, owing to the seasonal slackness in
the industry.
GUNBOAT TULSA, WITH MARINES
HAS ARRIVED AT PUERTO
SABEZAS *
MANAGUAA, iNcaragua, Dec. 9. (/P)
—Guatemala offered to mediate be
tween Sacasa and the Diaz. The gov
ernment considered it a challenge to
the United States prestige. American
companies on the East coast complain
ed that revolutionists interrupted op
erations and that they were taxed
twice. The United States gunboat
Tulsa with marines is at Puerto Cabe
zas Avhere Sacasa seized an American
building for his presidential offices. •
EASTON, Md., Dec. 9. (JP)—Ernest
H. Burns and Chester C. House, of
Talbot county, and Wilbur Rawley, of
Kent county, Del., have purchased of
Charles H. Seward, of Dorchester
county, all his marsh lands and other
real estate in Blackwater district, Dor
chester county, comprising in all
about 6,000 acres.
The price paid was $250,000.. The
new owners will form a company and
will engage extensively in muskrat
farming.
II. S, RECOGNIZES DIIZ
AND MEXICO, SACASA
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 9. (£>)—Mexico
announced recognition of the Nicara
guan liberal government and! the revo
lutionaires inauguration of Dr. Juan.
Sacasa. United States recognized the
"ival government headed by General
Diaz.
MARINES GUARD XMAS MAIL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. (^—Addi
tional marines have been ordered to
guard the mails during the Christmas
season on all routes, acting postmas
ter general Bartlett announced yester
day. The new guard quota will be dis
tributed as soon as< possible.
ERAFTER MUST SERVE
REMAINDER SENTENCE
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 9. (/?)—Gov
ernor Richardson ruled here yester
day that big “Hutch” will have to re
turn to San Quentin prison and serve
the remainder of his sentence for
grafting. Hutchins is in New York
where he went immediately went fol
lowing his parole extradition papers.
EXCELLENT WORK‘WITH MAILS
MAY RESULT IN TASK HALT
ING RUM RUNNING
WASHINGTON, Dec. -9. (&)—'The
marines are doing such a good job at
guarding the mails that they are now
suggested as the men to dry up the
country. President Coolidge has been
requested in a resolution adopted
here by the International Reform Fed
eration to suggest such a course to
Secretary Mellon. Employment of the
navy to stop the rum flow from the
high seas was urged. The action was
taken on the suggestion of Represen
tative Blanton, Democrat of Texas.
REAL ESTATE VALUES
UN BORDER, SOARING
OTTAWA, Dec. 9. (^P)—Real estate
values on the border of the United
States have jumped 20 per cent as the
result of the passage of the bill pro
viding for the government sale of li
quor in Ontario. It was announced
today the increase was attributed to
the large influx of Americans and
American capital which is expected
during the coming year.
SEVEN DEAD IN MINE EXPLOSION
PRINCETON, Ind., Dec. 9. (/P)—
Seven men were killed and 34 en
tombed in a coal mine explosion here.
TO DUST CIOT! WITH
PURE 1 LIMA, PESO
.
SIX PLANES HOPE TO ELIMINATE:
INSECTS FROM 50,000
ACRES
MONROE, La., Dec. 9. (£>)—Six
planes of the Huff Daland Disters
corporation of this city with nine men
under command of Lieut. H. R. Sarrs,
are to leave this city for Lima, Peru,
where they will dust pests with air
planes. The season which is the re
verse of that of this hemisphere will
require dusting for the elimination of
a pest similar to that of the boll wee
vil from January 15 to April 15. Fully
50,000 acres will be dusted.
INVITED BECOME
BOOTLEGGERS HOLD MEETING
IN LOS ANGELES TO FIGURE
WAYS AND MEANS OF DISPOS
ING OF CARGO OF 21,000 CASES,
MALONE TESTIFIES
VANCOUVER, Dec. 9. (/P)—Michael
F. Malone, special agent of the Intel
ligence Bureau of the United States,
told the commission he was invited to
become a partner in the purchase of
21,000 cases of liquor on the S. S.
Chris Moeller. He swore the cargo
was to be landed near Monterey, Cali
fornia. Malone testified to a meeting
of bootleggers held in Los Angeles to
discuss the disposition of the cargo
and R. Swanson, acting manager for
the Consolidated Exporters, told the
commission the concern was engaged
in the business of selling liquor for
consumption in the United States. He
said it was a consolidation of 19 li
quor export houses and capitalized at
$1,200,000.
PLOT FRUSTRATED j
TO KILL PREMIER
AN ARCH ISTIC ORGANIZATION
DIRECTS PLANS FOR ASSAS
SINATION OF DE RIVERA
MADRID, Dec. 9. (JP)—Discovery of
a plot with International ramifica
tions to assassinate Premier Primode
de Rivera of Spain and Premier Be
nieo Mussolini of Italy was announced
by the police today. The police said
the plans were directed by a large
anarchistic organization and numer
ous arrests were made yesterday. The
headquarters of the plotters in Ma
drid was raided and two men were
found making bombs.
VESSELS IN DISTRESS
EASTERN COLD WAVES
NEW YORK, Dec. 9. (JP)—The tail
end of the first cold wave of the sea
son is passing eastward over the
North Atlantic States today, is the
results of a gale accompanying the
cold wave. Two schooners and a coal
steamer were in distress off Cape Cod
and the German steamer Tolila was
wrecked off St. Pierre Miquelon, and
a passing French Steamer reported
no signs of the crew in the vicinity.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. (^—Presi
dent Coolidge was informed by New
York County Republican leaders that
103 of the 175 Federal dry agents in
this teritory are Democrats, most of
them believed to be associated with
Tammany Hall, and Frank Stearns,
personal friend of President Coolidge
will confer with New York leaders on
the problem.