VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 268. SEWARD ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1926. PRICE TEN CENTS
ANDREWS WILL REQUEST GOVERNMENT
TO CREATE II PRIVATE CORPORATION IN
MANUFACTURING OF MEDICINAL BOOZE
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AFRAID PRESENT STOCK OF FIFTEEN MILLION
GALLONS WILL BE EXHAUSTED WITHIN FIVE
YEARS—CRITICIZES PRESENT SYSTEM OF PRI
VATE OWNERSHIP AND DISTRIBUTION OF
WHISKEY—SECRETARY MELLON HAS ENDORS
4 ED ANDREWS’ PLAN
• V WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. (/P)—Andrews said the
immediate creation of a private corporation to manufac
ture medicinal whiskey to take over all existing supplies
of liquor will be asked of Congress. He said it is impera
tive that a corporation immediately set about distilling
whiskey lest the present supply of 15,000,000 gallons be
exhausted in the five years time necessary for the new
stock to age.
4 Andrews criticized the present system of private
» ownership and distribution of whiskey.
Secretary Mellon, who joined with President Cool
idge in vetoing the previous proposal that the govern
ment take over the supplies of medicinal liquor, endorsed
Andrews’ plan.
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'DIES ILL REPRESENT
COOLIOGE AT FUNERAL
/ DANVILLE, Nov. 22. </P)—President
Coolidge will be officially represented
by Vice President Charles G. Dawes,
at the funeral of “Uncle Joe” Cannon
on Tuesday. The Rev. T. N. Ewing,
pastor of the St. James Methodist
church will officiate at the last rites
for the veteran statesman.
HARDING’S FATHER RESTING
COLUMBUS, Nov. 22. (JP)—Dr. Geo.
T. Harding, 82 years of age and fath
er of the late President Harding, is
reported to be resting comfortably at
tMs son’s former rest home near here.
He is suffering from infirmities.
MARILYN DIVORCE JACK? NO SIR!
NEW YORK, Nov. 22. (^—Mari
lyn Miller, actress denied emphatical
ly yesterday that she was contemplat
ing sueing Jack Pickford, film star,
for divorce that she might wed Ben
Lyons, another film actor.
BATTLE ON BRITISH STEAMER
HONGKONG, Nov. 22. (JP)—1Twelve
pirates were killed, one was drowned
and nine captured in a desperate bat
tle on the decks of the British steam
er Sunning, and a subsequent pursuit
Kot the fleeing buccaneers, 80 miles
off Hongkong, it was learned here to
day, when the ship, badly gutted by
fire and bearing gruesome marks of
the encounter, was towed into port un
der guard.
SAYS SHE COMPELLED
DAUGHTER TO MARRY
London, Nov. 22. (JP)—Mrs. William
K. Vanderbilt appeared before the
^Commission of Paris and confessed
that she forced her seventeen-year-old
daughter to marry Duke of Marlbor
ough in New York in 1895. Confes
sion given as reason for annulment of
marriage by the church.
PRES. HINDENBURG MENACED
DRESDEN, Nov. 22. (JP)—A maniac
jumped on the -running board of
President Hindenberg, but was arrest
ed before he could do any harm.
TO RECOGNIZE NICARAGUA
NICARAGUAN HEADQUARTERS,
Mexico City, Nov. 22. (JP)—The new
Nicaraguan government will be recog
nized by the United States within 24
hours according to reports here.
FOX RAISED DROWNS
WREN DORY SWAMPS
According to the Anchorage Times,
Charles Younger, fox farmer of Sel
dovia community, lost his life by
drowning on the night of November
17. The tragedy occurred while the
man was getting coal from the beach
near Bluff point. He had loaded his
dory with coal and had started back
to go aboard his gas boat, which was
anchored some distance from shore.
The dory was swamped and Younger
drowned.
A seraching party was formed as
soon as the man’s misfortune was dis
covered. The beach was .combed but
no trace has been found of the drown
ed man.
BOOZE IN POP BOTTLES
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22. (/P)—
An old-fashioned peanut wagon was
raided by city detectives yesterday
and a quantity of moonshine liquor in
soda pop bottles seized. So was the
wagon and the driver.
GIRL TAKES POISON
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22. (£>)—
Ruby La Mar, 20-year-old girl, staged
a final party for two boy friends and
then as a climax swallowed poison.
She was rushed to the hospital where
physicians declared she will live.
The Alaska Game Commission
Seal, which arrived in port during
the past week, departed yesterday for
Juneau headquarters.
FORMER JUSTICE BE
JOSEPH M’KENNA, RETIRED JUS
TICE, SERVED MANY YEARS IN
HIGH OFFICE; WAS MEMBER
OF M’KINLEY CABINET
WAS BORN IN PHILADELPHIA
Resigned from Congress at Request
of President Harrison to Become
United States Circuit Judge
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. (IP)—Jos
eph McKenna, retired justice of the
U. S. Supreme Court, died Sunday at
his home here.
Beaten paths led Joseph McKenna
to the United States Supreme Court,
where he became by length of ser^
vice, senior Associate Justice. He
had served upon a ^ower Federal
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bench, and had occupied the office
of Attorney General of the United
States.
President McKinley, with whom he
had served in the House of Represen
tatives, called him from a United
States circuit court to his cabinet, and
nine months later placed him upon
the bench of the Supreme Court to
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GOVERNMENT TO AUCTION
TWO LOTS OF SEALSKINS
SEATTLE, Wn„ Nov. 20. (&)—'The
Bureau of Fisheries announces that
in accordance with the provisions of
the North Pacific sealing convention
of July 7, 1911, the United States gov
ernment’s share of the fur seals tak
en by the Japanese government in
1924 -was 94 skins and in 1925 it was
87 skins.
Through the Department of Com
merce it was stated that the 181
skins have been delivered in a single
shipment and will be sold at public
auction for the account of the United
tSates government.
NEW CUSTOMS OFFICER
R. W. J. Reed, deputy U. S. customs
officer, has taken over the local of
fice during the absence in the States
of Mr. Abrams who left on the S. S.
Alameda, accompanied by Mrs. Ab
rams, for the States. Mr. Reed ar
rived from Seattle on the Alameda.
MISSING BARTHOLF BOY
IS FBI 6? POLICE
SEATTLE, Nov. 22. (£>)—'The 12
year-old son of Charles Bartholf, the
Willow Creek, Alaska mineowner,
who was reported lost, was found by
the police and held until his parents
were discovered, and is now' safe at
home.
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SNOW AND COLD, MIDWEST
CHICAGO, Nov. 22. (JP)—Blinding
snow and cold swrept midwestern
t States yesterday. Transportation w'as
| crippled and three persons wrere kill
! ed. More snow and even colder wea
ther is forcast.
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GOVERNOR IS GUARDED
PARIS, Nov. 22. (JP) — Governor
Fuller of Massachusetts, unaware of
extraordinary precautions to protect
him being made by local police, spent
Sunday visiting family friends in a
Paris suburb.
NONE ARE IMMUNE FROM IT
CHICAGO, Nov. 22. (JP)—A munici
pal judge, two police captains, and a
host of police and saloon keepers
were indicted yesterday by Federal
Jury on charges of conspiracy to vio
late the prohibition law.
PUBLICITY KILLED HIM
CARMEL*, Calif., Nov. 22j (^—How
ard C. Benedict, aged 52, owmer of the
bungalow' occupied by Ormiston, w'hile
Aimee McPherson was missing, died
here. Dr. Charles Lowell said Bene
dict’s death was hastened by the pub
licity in the McPherson case.
HIW THAW WILLI
IN DEFENSE OF GIRL
NEW YORK, Nov. 22. (£>)— Harry
K. Thaw will give financial aid to the
defense of 16-year-old Catherine Den
ino, Evanston Illinois girl, who is
charged with murder. She declared
she killed a man who attacked her
when she was 12 years old and a few
months ago he told her husband of
the attack. They moved to another
town and he followed, finally telling
neighbors and friends of the couple
until her husband drove her from
home. She then traced and killed
him.
TO DISCUSS WAR DEBTS
PARIS, Nov. 22. (£>)—Poincaire will
confer with United States officials on
the subject of war debt settlement.
NEW HUGER FOR MEAT
MARKET ARRIVES SEWARD
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Ruscher and
baby are Seward’s newest residents,
the family having arrived from Seat
tle Saturday on the S. S. Alameda.
Mr. Ruscher is taking over the man
agement of the local Carsten’s meat
market from E. E. Kurtz who has been
transferred to the management of one
of the Seattle markets. Mr. and Mrs.
Ruscher have moved into an apart
ment in the Arcade building. Mr.
Kurtz said this morning, it was quite
probable Mrs. Kurtz ,baby an himself
would leave for the South next Sat
urday on the S. S. Cordova.
GOAL MHOS OF
BRITAIN FORGED
TO END STRIKE
SOME DISTRICTS MAY HOLD OUT
BUT OPINION IS MEN
WILL RETURN
LONDON, Nov. 22. (^—Although
the delegate vote of the coal 'miners
decreed that the district organizations
made no final settlement until a con
ference to consider the reports is
jheld. The consensus of opinion to
jday is that the seven months strike
| is ended. There is no formal calling
off of the strike, and it is predicted
that some districts will hold out,
while the indications were that pre
parations are being made for mining
coal. The men will return with long
er hours and lower wages. The mine
federation policy is termed a failure
| and its end is predicted.
| Viscount Grey of Falladon said the
‘miners wfere benten by economic facts
jand not by the government or--the
1 owners.
“THIS TIME AMERICA HAS SEEN
ME; NEXT TIME I WILL SEE
AMERICA” SHE DECLARES
NEW YORK, Nov. 22. (/P)—“This
time America has seen me; the next
time I will see America.” So said
Queen Marie, when asked to recall
the most interesting thing she saw
in America. “The Indians and cow
boys are picturesque. Perhaps it
was because I dislike towns and
cities and much prefer the open
country,” she continued.
Queen Marie is taking a lawn mow
er and an ice-making machine to
her castle in Rumania. She said:
“I shall never appreciate a drink of
cold water at home after drinking
your iced water.” She declared she
hoped to return again to the United
States.
PRAISE FOR U. S. SOLDIERS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. (JP)—A
letter has been received at the depart
ment from the American ambassador
crew of the U. S. S. Milwaukee and
to Cuba praising the officers and
the U. S. S. Goff for their invaluable
service during the hurricane at the
Isle of Pines.
FREIGHTER AGROUND
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22. (£>)—
The freighter Point Bonita yesterday
■went aground off Oakland creek. Ef
forts at high tide to refloat the ves
sel proved futile. She is not damaged.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. (£>)—'The
records shown here yesterday indicate
that American tourists visiting Europe
spent over a total of $500,000,000
while the European countries paid
only $78,000,000 to the United States
on war debts, leaving a balance in
favor of Eurone of S400.000.000