MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 78.
SEWARD, ALASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
ALL LEADERS FRENCH ARMY,
MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT
WERE PRESENT
PARIS, April 4, (A1)— Still griev
ing over uie recent aeatn or iviar
snai Foch, tne people and govern
ment ox Prance poured out an un
bounded tribute to tne memory
ox Myron Herrick who greatly en
deared himself to the hearts of
Frenchmen in the eariy days of
tiie world war.
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Gathered around the bier, chap- j
cd with the Stars and Stripes in 1
■the sunny salon of the American
Embassy, the French cabinet and
army of diplomatic corps, and a
large number of Americans, paid
a last effectionate farewell to the
Ambassador to France from the
United States.
There never was a more notable
gathering to pay last respects to'
the memory of a foreigner in the
Fench capital. Marshals Joffre and j
Lyaute, too aged to expose them
selves to fatigue, were not pre- ■
sent but all leaders in the French
army of the present, and members
of the government, were there in
cluding Poincare and Briand. The
ceremony in the embassy was of
the utmost simplicity and the
solemn cortege to the cathedral,
and the ceremony there, were in
keeping with the program at the
embassy.
MEXICO CITY, April 4, (JP) —
Terrific slaughter of a strong rebel1
force, trapped in Lareforma, north
of Jimenez, was reported to the
government by General Almazan, j
commander of the federal advance j
guard. I
Calvary, artillery, infantry and I
airplanes co-ordinated in the .
smashing blow and the insurgents ;
are retreating full speed from Jim- j
y
enez.
Virtual annihilation of an army;
of several thousand retreating in
surgents is claimed the number of j
dead being described as stupen- j
rteus with at least 500 wounded
and the rest either captured or
dispersed.
From Santa Rosalio, midway be
tween Jimenez and the rebel
stronghold at Chlhuhua, came a
conflicting report. This declared
the insurgents had launched a
counter attack and there Is fight
ing again in the streets of Jimenez.
This is thought to refer to the
the rebel cavalry charge of 1,300
men against the troops of General
Ortis before the retreat began.
General Calles announced the
campaign of extermination will
continue and that 5,000 men are
being diverted to the states of
Jalisco and Gunna Juato to com
bat the so-called religious insur
gents there.
The rebel leaders Escobar, Car
aveo and Urbaleoio, are said to
have escaped with a portion of
their original army of 6,000 and
are enroute to Santa Arosalio.
MG dTHT PLANE AT
GLiMPIA: IS FIRST
SEATTLE, April 4, (/P)—The
round trip freight Boeing flying
boat from Seattle to Juneau, is
nearing an end with its arrival at
Olympia last night when it land
ed five passengers. In the ship
w'ere the first two women to en
ter Alaska by plane. The ship left
Vancouver, B. C., yesterday, pass
ed the customs at Port Townsend,
and continued on to Olympia
where it landed on the private ex
tuary of a friend. The plane was
left there and the party returned
to Seattle.
BAGGAGE WAS PASSED UNOP
ENED; CONTAINED FOUR
BOTTLES ALLEGED BEER
NEW YORK, April 4, (JP)—United |
States Attorney Charles H. Tuttle !
announced that no liquor had been j
found, seen, or handled in the1
baggage of Congressman William!
Morgan of Ohio, when the latter |
returned from Panama last week, i
and declared that the baggage
had been passed unopened.
Mr. Tuttle’s statement was is
sued a), the conclusion of an in
vestigation of published reports
that the congressman had ac
knowledged to customs officials;"'
the possession of four bottles of
'iquor but had demanded and had
been granted entry. '
FARM BLOC LEADERS DISAP
POINTED PRESIDENT PUT
FORWARD NO PLAN
WASHINGTON, Tpril 4, (/P)—
Congressional wheels were set in
m tion in the house of representa
tives ’I’oking towards the passage
of the farm relief bill at the April
special sesssion which will shu
in the 15th of the month.
Ail the hearings will be complet
ed bv April 6th after which the
actual work of drafting the meas
ure will begin. Meanwhile the
senates agriculaural committee is
takin, the testimony of several
witnesses on the form which the
farm relief measure should as
sume.
The farm bloc leaders are dis
appointed over their failure to get
President Hoover to put forward a
relief plan but tthey expect to
reach an understanding with the
dministration later.
THE FSGE,
WASHINGTON. April 4, (A-,—
Senator Carter Glass Charged
Charles E. Mitchell, president of
the National City bank with “slap
ping the federal reserve board
square in the face” by extending
Md to the stock market when call
'none” jumped to 20 percent and
'■ailed upon the reserve board to
iemerc1 the resignation of Mitch-.
HI as a director of the New York
•eserve board.
8UCEY IS ELECTED
MAYOR KETCH
KETCHIKAN, April 4, (/P)— M.
J. Bucey was elected mayor over
Roy F. Jones by 551 to 348.
The couneilmen elected were E.
W. Brown, Hugh M. Sawyer and i
P. C. Charles.
Mrs. Axel Carlson was elected
to the school board.
This comprises the citizen’s tick
et as sponsored by the Chronicle.
The voters approved of the or
dinance granting a central steam
heating plant franchise to L. S.
Ferris and by a referendum ap
proved of the expenditure of nec
essar money for airport facilities.
WIDELY CIRCULATED REPORT
MOVIE COUPLE ABOUT TO
BE RECONCILED
NEW YORK, April 4, (£>)—‘“I’d j
rather not discuss Charlie, it is a
very touchy subject with me and
still a soie spot”, and a paired ex- ;
pression crossed the face of pretty
Tita Grey Chaplin when, as she
arrived here for a vaudeville en
gagement, reporters asked her j
ahout a widely circulated repoit,
that she and Charlie Chaplin aie;
about to be reconciled.
She refused to talk about the ;
comedian and also denied a story j
that she had been engaged to Ray
Darcev, a film star and that they i
had quarrelled.
MONTHLY STATEMENT OF FIN
ANCES SHOWS A GOOD BAL
ANCE ON HAND
JUNEAU, April 4, (Special to
the Gateway)—The house, ways
and means committee reported the
Alaska College appropriation bill
for passage and recommended the
adoption of the amendment slash
ing the total of $135,000 to $32,000.
The cut recommended is in the
building fund item that carried
$40,000. It is believed the measure
will pas as reported by the com
mittee.
Rothenburg’s increased pension
bill, as amended, was passed by
the house yesterday and now will
go to the senate where it may
meet with stiffer oppo ition than
in the house.
The senate passed the bill pro
viding for a summary administra
tion of all estates up to $1,000.
Benjamin introduced a meas
ure extending Territorial aid to
library associations providing fin
ancial co-operation in the pur
chase of books and magazines but
not carrying any appropriation.
The monthh financial statement
iSSUtJl! Dy bite ti-CctoUi y ivyvVD cl
cash balance on hand of $1,239,484
which is $10,000 more than for
1928 but $134,970 less than the
same date two years ago The re
iuced fish pack in 1927 and the
ncreased Territorial refunds to
nunicipal public schools during
.he last two years, is assigned as
lie reason for the decrease.
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GET A WALLOP OUT OF
THIS INVESTIGATION
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NEW YORK, April 4, (^—Wil
liam Morgan, republican represen
tative to congress from Newark. O.,
and who recently voted in favor
of the Jones law permitting violat
ors of the prohibition act to be
gent to jail for five years on the
first offense, has become the cen
ter of an investigation by the cus
toms office.
Congressman Morgan, it is re
ported admitted to customs offi
cials that when he landed from
the Canadian steamer “Cristobal”
that he had four bottles of whis
key in his luggage. No seizure was
jattempted, however, because Mor
ion was on an official mission for
| the government and should have
enjoyed free entry.
Under the customary procedure
a fine of $5 per bottle is charged
anyone found bringing in liquor.
Congressman Morgan, has denied
that any liquor was found in his
luggage.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Los Angeles 5; Hollywood 6.
Portland 3: Sacramento 10.
Seattle, Oakland, SanFrancisco,
md Mission postponed on account
of rain.