VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 68.
SEWARD, ALASKA. SATURDAY, March 23, 19292.
PRICE TEN CENTS
KEBFLS STORMING MAZAT
LAND CITY, KEY CITY OF
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
MEXICO CITY. March 22, OP)—
Atorning of Mazatland. important
federal city on the west coast, is
eported by rebels but the defin
te outcome of the battle is in
doubt.
Gereral Carrilloo, federal com
mander, had about 2.000 troops
strongly intrenched and the in
mrgents about 4,000. Federal re
inforcements of 0,000 are enroute
out il will be several days befoie
they are in position to relieve the
lity.
Mazatland is the important key
city on the Southern Pacific Rail
way leading into the heart of
Mexico and the capital itself.
General Calles, meanwhile, has
nad hard work repairing the rail
way out of Torreon in order to
oermit the pursuit by federal
forces.
A hattle is expected at Bachim
ea Pass, South Chihuahua City,
where rebels are concentrating.
Tire government strategy is to
drive the rebels into Sonora and
centralize the revolt there and
gradually destroy it.
TOLL OF HUGE
« liOIJTS IN FLOOO
DENTED UEI
MISSISSIPPI RIVER CONTINUES
TO RISE AT MEMPHIS BUT
FALLS AT CAIRO
ATLANTA, March 23, (A5)—Al
ready sorely burdened with the af
termath of last week’s floods the
south a mounting toll of damage
left in the wake of the series of
tornadoes, hail storms, high winds
and heavy rains which descended
upon scattered communities from
Louisiana to North Carolina.
Seven lives were lost in storms
and scores of others injured. The i
proDerty damage is unestimated.
Trapped in a church, used as a
school house, as Merrellton, Ala
bama, five negro children were
kil’ed and eight injured.
The Mississippi continued to rise
at Memphis but is falling at Cairo.
* HOOVER WILL PILL
II SCORE OF OFFICES
WASHINGTON, March 23, (JP)—
The filling of almost a score of
offices, nine of them judgeships,
which were left vacant by failure
of the senate to confirm the nom
inees of Calvin Coolidge, is task
confronting President Hoover.
It is noted that among the
United States District Attorneys to
be confirmed by him is that of
^Varren N. Cuddy, for this, the 3rd
, ^Alaska judicial division.
DEFENDER VERDUN DIES
PARIS, March 23, (/P)—General
Maurice Sarrail, one-time defender
of Verdun and former high com
missioner of Syria, died at the age
of 72.
HIGHEST HONORS THE NATION
CAN BESTOW ON PRIVATE
CITIZEN
WASHINGTON, March 23, CP)—
I The doors of the Washington cath
i edral on Mount Saint Alban whose
sacred crypts embrace in its tombs
13 national illustrious dead, were
opened to receive the ashes of
another illustrious American, Mel
ville Stone, publisher,
To the memory of this man the
highest honors the nation could
give a private citizen .were bes
towed. President Hoover, Vice Pres
ident Curtis and other high of
cials as well as representatives
from a score of nations, attended.
$200,000 OPIUM
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22, CP)
j -Customs inspectors seized $200.
[ 000 worth of opiun^ on the Dutch
j reign'er Bergkolia after 24 hours
' f scorch. One Chinese member
of the crew wore ai’rested whc-n
he dope was found on his per
on and the rest of the crew is
leing ouesfioned.
SCREAMS OF BOYS RESOUND AS
FLOOD WATERS CARRY
TO THEIR DEATHS
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March
23, {tp)—A cotaage in which 28 boy
scouts were camping in near Rock
j wood, Tennessee, was washed away
from its foundation and sent
Iswiriing down the swollen stream
by flood waters, according to re
ports reaching nere.
Residents of that section heard
the screams from the boys in the
cottage and it is feared all were
drowned.
The camp was about 70 miles
i north of here on White creek, nor
mally a small stream. A cloud
burst, which swelled the creek to
dangerous, swept away the cottage
and also washd out the highway
bridges, hampered telephone and
telegraph communication, making
it impossible to confirm" repors.
Another report was received to
the effect that the town of Coal
Creek had been wiped out by the
cloudburst.
PLANE FORCED DOWN
CLEVELAND, March 22, UP)—
|The ‘Tin Howler” big tw^ motored
iSikerrkv amphibian plane, flying
from New York to Chicago on a
! "hicaPO Tribune Inter-city ship,
I was rorced on l ake Erie by short
ly ?e of gas. The plane will con
Itinue on to Chicago.
NEW TYPE PLANE
NEW YORK, March 23, (/Pi
'Permission to manufacture a ne
j.ype of ai'-piane weighing only 8C
[pounds was granted by the de
partrrent of commerce to the Ac.
tomanne Flemm Corporation.
IKUR6ENTS HOPE
CONTROL MEXICO
EARLY IN JOL'
THREE COUNTER ATTACKS AR]
BEING DEVELOPED BY
THE REBELS
i -
I MEXICO CITY, March 23. (JP)
' Rebel troops, in their counter-of
j tensive against the governmeni
were at the gates of Mazatlan, o;
the west coast, and fighting fo
‘the possession of that port is im
1 minent.
Some fighting between 2,500 de
j denders and 5,000 rebels is report
ed but apparantly little blood wa
spilled.
The rebel advance is also devel
‘oping on Naco, along the bordei
where the insurgents are said t
be 30 miles away. The federals ar
strongly intrenched.
The rebels who recently evacuat
ed Torreon before General Callef
ar on the advance again proceed
ing southward and are reported t
be about 30 miles of the city. Thi
points to three counter attack
by rebel leaders who have express
ed optimism that they will con
• trol the country by July.
A VOYAGE TO ALASKA via the SHELTERED
INLAND ROUTE PROVIDES THE UNUSUAL
' ta«o <}kAcie/it
FNB i90P/0f a a a
Tne rast, comiortaore Alas
ka Steamship vessels and
the Pacific Steamship company
liners, plying constantly be
tween Seattle and Alaska, as
sure the traveler excellent trans
portation at frequent intervals.
The voyage is through the
sheltered, inland channels, anc
the scenery en route almost
beggars description. The onlj
ones who appear not to appre
ciate the scenes are the Alas
kans; to them it is a common
sight. Seward is the Alaska ter
II -.11
Totem? at Wrangbui* • »
. minus of the steamship lines
as well as the coast terminal of
the famous Alaska Railroad.
Seward is destined to become,
i said Maj. Gen. Jadwin, chief of
I the United States engineers,
| Alaska’s greatest seaport.
WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION
ACT PROBABLY BE PASSED
ON MONDAY
I JUNEAU, March 23, (Special to
-the Gateway)—The senate took up
! the comptroller bill for considera
r | tion reading it into the committee
JI and adopting one major and sev
ieral minor amendments.
! Under the original draft of the
i measure the attorney general was
! privileged to start law suits with
out the approval of the board of
| control. Senator Dimond protested
against such a latitude and intro
duced an amendment wiping out
that section. It was adopted over
the opposition of Steel.
Without a record vote the mea
sure continued in its second read
ing but will probably pass the sen
ate early next week by a five tc
three vote.
The senate passed the measure
authorizing city councils to put
through delinquent tax rolls with
out publication in newspapers
Dunn, Hess and Dimond opposing
The senate also passed the meas
ure alloting $5,000 to relieve Nome
of its share in maintenance of the
Nome harbor.
Dimond introduced a bill pro
viding for the administration of
small estates at a nominal cost.
The house passed 10 minor sen
ate bills and considered the work
men’s compensation act which will
probably be passed Monday with
out alteration from the 1927 draft.
S IJ Tfvun'To tl l.v SFMOVED ■
TS CO'’V"'^'r' ^ ^^VF.R.AT.
IN COMPETENCY
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 22.
/Pi--Governor Henry S. Johnston
••.vas convicted on the first im
peachment charge voted on the
senate. The governor was thereby
automatically removed from office.
The count on which the governor
was convicted was that of “general
incompetencv”. The vote was 35
ior conviction and nine for acquit
tal. The eovernor was acquitted
'n four other charges but he wili
nevertheless be replaced by W. J.
Holloway former lieut. gov. who
became acting governor when im
peachment articles were brought
against Johnston Johnston’s Dre
Jecec-or, J. C. Walton was also re
moved from office in November
1023.
EL PASO. Tex., March 22, (JP)—
Charged with violating the neu
trality laws, Margaret Mohr was
arrested on the international
hridgt. between this city and
Tuare/. Customs officers confis
cated her automobile in which
fhey reported more than 2,000
rounds of rifle ammunition was
found.
Postponed bt. Patrick s Ball Tonight