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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 267.
SEWARD ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
' Sen. Lenroot Disapproves
t Tax Reduction Plan; Says
Be Unjust to the People
ADMINISTRATIONS PLAN WILL BENEFIT LARGE
LY, CORPORATIONS AND BIG BUSINESS MEN
AND NOT THE PEOPLE FROM WHOM TAXES
ARE ACTUALLY COLLECTED — REFUND TO
THOSE MHO PAID OR GIVE CREDIT TO THOSE
4 > MHO PAY NEXT MARCH MILL NOT GIVE RE
LIEF
* NEW YORK, Nov. 20. (/P)—Senator Lenroot disap
proved the administration's tax reduction plan declaring
it would benefit largely corporations and big business
men and not the people from whom taxes were actually
collected, in speaking at a dinner given in New York by
the credit men's association. Lenroot proposed that in
stead of giving credit on this year's taxes and payable
next year, Congress will make a one year reduction, ef
fective in 1928, to absorb the treasury surplus. He said
there was no controversy over the
proposition that most of the • taxes
was passed on by business concerns
to the people as a whole and in the
price of things which people buy to
> ©at, wear and use. “To grant a re
fund to those who'paid taxes or give
credit to those w'ho will pay next
March will not give relief to the peo
ple who are entitled to it. It is un
just to permit corporations to keep
a part of the taxes they collected
from the people.”
, JOHN MILLER MADE
STAKED CLAIMS WITH CHARLES
KRAMER ON CHESTASLINA
RIVER IN 1899
SEATTLE, Nov. 20. (/P) —James
Stevents, in the Alaska Weekly of
Seattle, recalled that John Miller was
born in Ireland coming to the United
States while in his early twenties. He
•went to the Klondike with Charles
Kramer, superintendent of the hy
draulic placer mine on the Nizina
where the two staked adjoining
claims on the Chestaslina river. Gold
was found on Miller’s claim in 1899
and it was there -where he made a
fortune. He left his fortune to his
wife and two daughters, Nancy and
^ Ruth.
BIG GAME OF SEASON
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20. (/P)—
The big game of the Western Football
season faces as the hour of battle
draws near. The huge stadium is
completely sold out and tickets are
selling from five to ten times their
face value. More than 100,000 will be
on hand as Stanford university and
the University of California meet in
their annual classic. Stanford rules
heavy favorite to win.
, SNOW FALLS IN INTERIOR
FAIRBANKS, Nov. 20. (£>)—A light
snowfall fell last night and mantled
all interior Alaska terminating an
'^>:deal fall.
I
THREE VESSELS IN
DISTRESS IN EAST
FIRE DESTROYS S. S. MONTREAL;
SEARCH ON FOR WHALBACK;
WIDENER ADRIFT
QUEBEC, Nov. 20. (/P)— Fire de
stroyed the steamer Montreal eh
route from Quebec to Montreal. No
passengers were aboard but five of the
crew of 40 are missing. When the
fire was discovered, the vessel was
beached and bandoned.
MUSKEGON, Mich., Nov. 20. (/P)—
The Coast Guard has been asked to
search for the Whaleback freighter
Andaste which cleared from Muske
gon on Wednesday and ran into a
northwest blizzard. The vessel car
ried 18 men.
SUPERIOR, Wis., Nov. 20. {JP)—The
steamer Peter A. B. Widener, with a
crew of 30 is adrift in the heavy seas
of Lake Superior and waiting for the
wind to abate so as to secure a line
from a tug standing by.
SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL
TEAM TO ANCHORAGE
The Seward high school basketball
team will go to Anchorage next
Thursday where they will play a
three-game series with the Anchor
age high school. The games will be
played in the old moving picture stu
dio. This year will mark the first
time in Seward’s history that a high
school five invaded other fields.
The line-up which will endeavor to
bring home the ‘bacon’ will be as fol
lows:
Francis Leslie, Raymond Manthey,
Jack Sparks, Guy Manthey, Howard
Seferich, Jack Morton and Bernie
Horton.
Superintendent of Schools McEwen
will accompany the boys over.
WASHINGTON —Admiral Hughes
and staff arrived here for a confer
ence with Secretary of the Navy and
Admiral Eberle.
TOD MORGAN OEFEIVDS
CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN
SEATTLE BATTLER DEFEATS
CARL DUANE IN 15 ROUNDS,
NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Nov. 20. (/P)—Junior
lightweight champion Tod Morgan of
Seattle defeated Carl Duane in a 15
round bout. Duane showed consider
able ability to absorb the raking fire
of Mogan’s punching power, but
Duane’s smashing hooks to Morgan’s
face also brought blood streaming
from the champion’s mouth.
ALAMEDA BRINES GOODLY
NUMBER OF PASSENGERS
The S. S. Alameda of the A S. S.
Co. arrived in port two hours earlier
than was expected last evening, tying
up at exactly 10 oclock. The voy
age from Seattle was devoid of bad;
■weather and but little fog was run
into. Incoming arrivals included:
From Seattle—N. F. Monjo, R. W.
J. Reed, Mrs. J. A. Marsh, Mrs. Frank
Lavalla, G. D. Metcalf, J. R. Lawden,
Miss B. Gentry, L. S. Rath, Cliff
Rusher, Mrs. Rusher, A. Andrews,
Henry Burge.
From Ketchikan — Alfred Heald,
Glen G. Heald.
From Cordova—O. Bimminger, Jack
O’hara, Rod McDonald, John Demer
off, Jos Moobern, R. Watkins,.
From Juneau—Milt Both well, M.
Estad, Ed Mullen, Alex Panoff, E. A.
Giese, K. Kreisknoff.
From Valdez—M. E. Holben, Chas.
G. Clark, C. E. Ulrich.
From Latouche—H. H. Brown, J. R.
Sherwood, Geo. Lawrbridge, John Rag
sonovich, Jack Smith, R. G. Thorn
burg, Mrs. Imlach, Kake Hepburn,
R. B. Hampel, M. E. Keyes.
HOSPITAL BOMBARDED
THREE INCH TRACER SHELLS
CRASH THRU ENTIRE
BUILDING
PARIS, Nov. 20. (/P)—Patients in a
hospital on the southern coast of
France was imperiled yesterday when
three inch tracer shells from the bat
tleship Patrie struck the roof and
went thru to the cellar. The gale,
which raged in the Mediterranean, is
doing much damage along southern
France and northern Morrocco and
deflected shells from the Pairie at
gunnery practice on the Riviera. The
coast is strewn with wreckage and
hailstones has leveled all vegetation,
vegetation.
HENRY DOESN'T DRAW
CROWDS LIKE CIBSON
SOMERVILLE, Nov. 20. (^—Hen
ry Stevens took the stand on his 57th
birthday when court opened. Fran
ces and Willie were also to testify.
Henry didn’t draw the crowd as Gib
son did.
BUTTON FUNERAL TOMORROW
SEATTLE, Nov. 20. (IP)—'The fun
eral of the late R. C. Button takes
place tomorrow. Survivors include
the widow and sister Mrs. Burt Rit
ter, brother William and parents Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Button, all of Denver.
KING REALLY IS SICK
PARIS, Nov. 20. (JP)—'The Peitit
Parisien said there is no doubt but
that King Ferdinand of Rumania, who
had a minor operation during the
summer, has become much worse in
the last three weeks.
Thanksgiving Proclamation
JUNEAU, Nov. 20.—Governor Parks issued the
following proclamation:
“Annually the people of the United States pause
for a day and give thanks to Almighty God for His
manifold blessings. In observing this custom we ex
press our gratitude to God for His guidance which
has enabled us to continue for another year as a na
tion blessed with peace and prosperity.
“The President of the United States having de
signated Thursday, the 25th day of November, 1926,
as Thanksgiving Day. Therefor, I, George A.
Parks, governor of the Territory of Alaska, in con
formity therewith hereby summon all people of Al
aska to the sincere observance of this anniversary
and recommend that they cease their usual occupa
tions and assemble in their homes or their accus
tomed places of worship and there give thanks to
God for the many blessings which He has bestowed
upon us, mindful that Alaska has prospered during
the year and that we have not suffered from the
scourge of pestilence, nor the visitation of calamity.
Let this Thanksgiving Day be observed in a rever
ent spirit expressive of spiritual faith and profound
gratitude to God.
“Given under my hand and the seal of the Ter
ritory of Alaska in Juneau, the capital, this eigh
teenth day of November in the year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred twenty-six and of the In
dependence of the United States of America, the one
hundred fifty-first.”
Signed, Geo. A. Parks, Governor, by the
governor. Signed by Karl Theile, Secretary of
Alaska.
WILL FILE SUIT
JURY DELIBERATES BUT FEW
HOURS; SON OF JUROR IS
KILLED
PORT ANGELES, Nov. 20. (£>)—
Moore was acquitted after the jury de
liberated but four hours and 13 min
| utes. Moore strained forward as the
jury filed into the courtroom but sat
back erect and with a smile as ac
quittal wras announced. Juror Winn
Miller collapsed when informed his
son was killed today in a logging
camp. Mrs. Miller waited in the of
fice near the jury room and sobbed
while her husband deliberated. Citi
zens congratulated Moore. The de
fendant told the Associated Press he
would file a damage suit against the
principal witnesses charging slander
and ruining his professional reputa
tion.
ALASKAN WANTED, SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Nov. 20. (/P)—It is re
ported the Grand Jury wants the tes
timony of Roy Thornton, former
dance hall proprietor and said to have
been associated with former Mayor
Brown’s administration and w*ho is
now in Alaska.
RAIL DISASTER IN ENGLAND
ROTHERHAM, Yorkshire, E n g„
Nov. 20. (JP)—Eight were killed and
eight seriously injured in a railway
accident near here.
WITH CONSPIRACY
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONER,
POLICE CHIEF AND FORMER
MAYOR INVOLVED
SEATTLE, Nov. 20. (JP)— T. E. Head
lee, public safety commissioner, tbe
police chief and former mayor John
McCulloch, son of Jim McCulloch of
the Snohomish county sheriff and Rus
sell Smathers, were arrested in Ever
ett on the charge of conspiring to vio
late the prohibition law. McCulloch
and Headlee posted $7,500 in bonds.
Smathers is being held under $2,500.
FAIRBANKS, Nov. 20. (/P)—G. W.
Metcalfe, manager of the Fairbanks
Exploration company, left for the
Boston home office, the parent com
pany where the annual conference
will be held. Heads of the various
departments are leaving within a
fortnight to present technical data at
the conference in view of the large
construction activities to start with
the breakup next spring. The win
ter work in progress includes haul
age of material and supplies and con
struction ,of the main power plant in
Fairbanks.