TUESDAY
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GAME PROTECTIVE
OFFICIAL COMING
Seattle. May 2.1—Knroutr to East
ern Siberia to Inspect wild con
ditions. William .T. Iturnhnm of New
York, president of the American Game
Protective and Propagation Assoc* •-1
tlon, will p-nll f«r Nome on the first trip
of the Victoria.
BRITISH SHOW NAVAL
HONORS TO SIMS
1a>ndon. May 23—A flotilla of P.rit
ish destroyers on the Irish Sea arc to
-escort Rear, -'.doiiri.l Sims of the
L’nited States Navy to Uverpool when
he arrives on board the Cedric, it was
an non nr ed by the Admiralty today.
HARDING SPEAKS IN NEW YORK
New York. May 23—"Cooperation
of every factor r€ American business
and industry to put the. nation’s house
in order after the dislocations of wax"
was besiKiken as a chjW aim of the ad
ministration by President Harding: at
the dinner celebration here tonight of:
the 125th anniversary of New York.
Says No More U. S. Soldiers Musi Die1
In Europe
New York. Hay 23—At a funeral
service, for five thousand war dead to
day. President Harding-, in placing a
wreath on the coffin of tl» first Amer
ican soldier to die on Gorman soil said:
“It must not be again.”
Harding Determined Td Place Gov’t
On Sound Business Basis
iNew York. May 23—The adminis
tration’s purpose to place t.he federal
even at the cost of offending a certain
class of politicians, was reaffirmed here
by President Harding today in on ad
dress at the luncheon given in his honor
by tho Academy of Political Science.
“The task." the president declared,
“would require the persistent deter
mined, strong-hearted devotion to the
public 'interest, without sympathy for
the office holder whose- only excuse for
drawing a salary Is that he needs the
Harding Sails for Washington
New York, .May 24—The presiden
tial yacht Mayflower, bearing Presi
dent Harding1, Railed this morning for
Washington.
8AVS U S. MAY SECURE
WORLD PEACE
ijOitdon, May 23—A. decided senna-1
tion tons been spread abroad ;vs a. result |
of the publication. of an article In the
World, owned toy Lord Riddell, a close'
assistant, to IJoyd George. which In-,
tlmateft that America can secure the.
peace of Hurope toy guuirunteeing
Prance against attack by Germany.
TARIFF 8VIA. UP TO WARDING
Washington, May 23-—The House |
today adopted the conference report1
on the Baustgency Tariff bill, which
now goes to the president.
ENTIRE PACIFIC FLEET
MAY GREET DENBV
Seattle, May 23—Present indica
tions are that the entire Pacific fleet
will greet Secretary Denby here dur
ing the Fourth of July festivities, if the
Secretary Is able to visit Seattle as he
GERMANY CLOSES
SILESIAN BORDER
Paris, May 24—Germany today re
plied to a French communication on
the Silesian situation, the reply de
claring that Germany had taken meas
ures toward closing its frontier with
Upper Silesia.
Germans Battling Pole Insurgents
Berlin, May 24—Reports from Op
peln, Silesia, today say the Germans
.and Poles are engaged in battle along
the Oder River. Both sides are using
heavy artillery and there is much ma
chine gun firing.
Germans Fight Bcoids British In
Berlin, May 23—It became known
here today for the first time that Ger
man volunteers and regular British
troops fought aide by side in the re
cent battde near Annaberg in Upper
Silesia in Which the Polish insurgents
were defeated.
URGES USE OF
ALASKA REVENUES FOR
TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT
Washington, May 23—Legislation
that will make available the revenues
from Alaska for the development of
that territory was advocated toy Sec
retary Herbert Hoover in a talk with
the newspaper correspondents here to
day.
"At present." Hoover said, "rs
eeftpta Warn fee AJafea taking and
sealing Industrie* go into the national
tn*v>.Hury to become part of the funds
available for current government ex
GUERILLA WAFARE
IN ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria. Egypt. May 24—The
anlLBritish riots of yesterday have
diminished to guerilla fighting with tho
native rebels firing at the government
patrol forces from ambush “Machine
guns will be turned on houses from
which there is sniping." the British
commander declared In a proc la motion
Issued today.
Alexandria. Egypt, May 23- Twenty
three were killed and one hundred
and fifty wounded In the rioting here
Sunday night and today, it was offi
cially announc'd this evening.
MOONEY TO FIGHT
FOR NEW TRIAL
Mooney, convict*d of complicity in the
San Francisco I’repitredness Day bomb
outrage, was brought here today from
San Quentin prison to renew his fight
for a new trial.
SINN FEINN WOUND
CORK NEWSPAPER MEN
Cork Ireland. May 23-^-Sinn Feinn
mnnbers of the staff of the Cork Ex
PORTHIER REPUDIATES
^CONFESSION IN
CRONKHITE MURDER
New York. May 23—.Raymond J'oth
ier, who with former army captain
Robert Rosenblutli. is held on a charge
of murdering Major Cronkhite at Camp
Lewis in 1918. has repudiated his con
fession that Rosenbluth ordered hint
to kill Cronkhite.
PACIFIC CABLE VIA
ALASKA STRONGLY ENDORSEO
Seattle. May 24—'Strong emlorse
as proposed in the Jones bill, wns given
today by Colonel Seoane. commanding
the Alaska cable hi . vice, in an address
last night liefore Seattle post. Society
of American Military Engineers.
more Ulan :’.,000 miles in milensp ." Col.
continued from Sitka. From Sitka rt
could bo laid to the western end of
the Aleution Islands: thence to the
north end of J.uaon Island in the Phil
ippine group, giving an all American
route and making possible extensions
to Shanghai. Manilla and Hongkong.
Col. Seoane said the shorter route?
thus provided between relay stations
would increase the transmitting pow
ers of the system. .
SHW> OWNERS DECLINE STRIKE
SETTLEMENT PROPOSALS
Washington, May 33—Tlie execu
tive committee of the. steamship own
association today declined to ac
cept the proposals Secretary of fiihor
Davis introduced to bring about a set
tlement of the marine workers strike.
More Alaskan Sailings Scheduled
Seattle. May 24—Definite announce
ment was made today that the steam
ship Alameda atyd City of Seattle will
sail for Alaska points not later than
Sa turdny.
The strike situation is now much
improved on both the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts. Marine engineers are
arriving here from the Atlantic to man
Pacific ships. There will be five Ship
ping Board sailings from Puget Sound
this week.
CRUISER CINCINNATI LAUNCHED
Tacoma. Wn. May 24—The scout
cruiser Cincinnatti was launched at 7
p. m. last night at the Todd ship
plant here. wiUi Mrs. Chas. Edgar
Tudor of Cincinnatti as sponcer.
WEDNESDAY
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WEALTHY SEATTLE WOMAN
BELIEVED MURDERED
Seattle May 25—Mrs. Kate M.
Mahoney, bride of 47 and former
wealthy divorcee, has disappeared and
James Mahoney, aged 36, and an ex
convict. to whom she was married
four months ago. is under arrest here
but Is silent ns to the worman's where
abouts. save that he separated from
his wife at St Paul following a quar
Mrs. Mahoney *Whs thrice wedded
before she married Mahoney. In
Butte. Montana, under the name of
Kate Keeker she accumulated a tonal!
'fortune. Under the name of Kate
Wyant, she later married a youth of
19 years at Vancouver. Washington,
wao later became a successful physl
slnn. Bhr* was 45 years of afro at the
time «*f this marriage. Previous to
her divorce. he. to obtain his freedom,
dc-eded his wife Seattle property val
ued at $75,000. in addition to a number
of fold claims in the Nome dlstri- t
of Alaska and 270 acres of land in
Houston County Texas
Police Searching for Body nf Missing
Seattle. May 25—“We are dragging
Like Union. believing- we may find the
l>ody of the missing Mrs. Mahoney, the
affetd bride of James Mahoney, whom
we have imprisoned," said Chief of
Detectives Tennant this afternoon.
"Mahoney," Tennant continued,
"held u power of .attorney from his
wife and has installed his mother and
'sister on some of her extensive pro
perty holdings.”
BLOOOY RIOTING MARKS
IRISH ELECTIONS
Belfast, May 21—Seventeen voters
were stabbed and beaten here today in
election riots.
Irish Parliamentary Election- Today
Belfast, May 21—The counties of
Antum, Armagh. Down. .Fermanagh.
Londonderry ;md Tyrone and the
boroughs of Londonderry and Belfast,
are engaged today in the election of
members to the i*afli;un«*nt of North
Ireland. This is the body created by
the new Irish Act and will comprise
fifty two members.
HARDING SENDS FOR
BASE BALL SCORES
Washington. May 24 "The Presi
dent wants to know the baseball
ceivvd ut the White House this after
noon from the yacht Mayflower, now
on its way here from New York with
the Chief executive on board.
HOUSE VOTES MORE MONEY
FOR FIGHTING BOOZE
Washington. May 23 The House
today voted to add $200,000 to the De
ficiency Approfiriation Bill fur prohi
bition enforcement until July 1.
WAR CRIMINAL TRIALS TO
REVEAL GERMAN BRUTALITY
statements made toda\ by Chief In
spector Colins of Scotland Yard, who
is I he. chief guardian of the British
witnesses assembled here.
BERGOOLL'S BROTHER
CHANGES NAME
Washington. May 21—A brother of
Grover Cleveland Rergdoll. the no tor
1 Ions slacker, told the Mouse investigat
j ing committee today that, he was
(ashamed of the name of Rergdoll and
had Changed his to Cha-s. A. Braun.
LARGEST WARSHIP
ORDERED TO PACIFIC
Washington, May 24—The Tennes
see, the largest American super-dread -
naught .has been ordered to proceed
immediately to the Pacific, it was an
DIDN’T WANT THE JOB
Chicago, May —“Am unable to
defend him because I have tonsilitis of
Judge laindis. explaining why he could
Harding, who posed as the cousin of
President Harding and Jm on trial for'
Impersonating a federal officer.
SEATTLE BANK MAN.
FOUND SHORT. SUICIDE
Seattle, May 23—Found short in his
accounts, John F Memenway, Assist
ant Treasurer of the Trades T’nion
suicided by shooting.
BLACKMAILERS MILK ALFRED
VANDERBILT FOR BIG SUM
New York. May 23—District Attor
ney Glennon today announced that the
investigation of the recent shooting of
James H. Reid, a Brooklyn manufac
turer, in a Bronx house of Mrs. Hale!
Davis Warner had disclosed that
blackmailers had extorted $75,000 from
Alfred Groyne Vanderbilt a short time
before he perished in the submarining
of the Lusitania.
WOMAN EDUCATOR SUICIDES
Washington. May 23——Mrs. Elizi
beth Johnson, head of the Tip language
department of the Nebraska school
here suicided today by Jumping from
the seventh story of the Hotel Conla.
BLOODY BATTLE RAGES FOR
HOURS IN HEART OF DUBLIN
IHiblin, Ireland. May 2.»—Righting
between Sinn Flcinner* and British
forces rag»-d in the heart of Dublin
for hours t<*day.
The rebels captured the Customs
Bouse during the course of the fight
ing. A state-of panic existed in the
center of the city during the battle
and all business was suspend***!
SAYS ALL PEOPLES SHOULD
RESOLVE TO AVOID WAR
New York, May -3*—-Gcddcs, British
Ambassador to the l/nited States, in
an address here today said, all peoples
should resolve with President Harding
that “it must not be again” that war
shall be permitted to devastate rivil
satiotn. "Another war", he said,
"mnuu horrors indescribable, and new
evils, including fearterUi. to spread
disease."
BRITAIN SENDING STRONG
FORCE TO SILESIA
ls>ndon. May ”t Austin Chamber
loin, the government spokesman, an
nounced to the. House of Commons to.
day that Tour battalions o: British
infantry are under orders to proceed
to Upper Silesia, from the (thine, ad
ding that "it is oontmupl.Mted, if pos
sible, to rn ieii.se this force.”
BANKER STILLMAN
HAD AFFINITY TOO
New York. May \ former af
finity of President Stillman, of tlie
Nationa1 City Rank, whom he hoi
later spurned, attempted to shoot him
in the National City Bank, while his
divorce suit was at its zlniLli, it was
disclosed this afternoon.
HI JOHNSON LIKES JOB
friends here. Senator Hiram Johnson
has announced that he is i cundidata
Senator Johnson stated positively that
he had no intention of resigning to
I practice law in New York, as recently
reporied.
THURSDAY
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NEW ALASKA BILL
IMPROVEMENT OVER CURRY BILL
Washington. VLiv 26 The b II le
of national property and interests in
Alaska will be ivfenrfd U» :il! depart
ment heads a.nd bureau chiefs notv
administering federal business in the
territory. It is also proposed to add
a new section lo the bill dealing di
rei-Uy with.the transportation problem
at the territory. This will provide
, that on request of the president the.
Shipping Board shall allocate sloitmers
for servica in cornu ction with t il*
building and operation of the govern
ment. railroad in Alaska., on such con
ditions as the president may prescribe
.and thTtMiffh such agents or agencies
as he may designate.
Tin* new bill confers on t tie presi
dent broad powers to do all necessary
acts and tilings, in addition Lo those
specifically authorised in tlie act. 10
administer the affairs of the territory.
Messrs Stubbs. BallaJne. Herron and
the new bill is an improvement on the
Curry bill.
BRITISH TROOPS ON WAY
TO SILESIAN FIGHTING
London. May 26—Four battalions of
British troops from tin1 occifpied zone
on the Rhine began today their ad
vanee to I'pper Silesia to reinforce the
Allied troops already there, the War
Office announced today. The trans
fer of the troops will be completed 1»y
the present week end.
MAHONEY SEARCH
STILL FRUITLESS
Seattle, May 26—The fate of Mrs.
Mahoney is still unsettled and search
for her remains is being continued.
A trunk ltd vdth clinging: human hair
on it was found on the shore of take
Union today by searchers for Mrs.
Mahoney’s body. Mahoney the sus
pected slayer, hits also been identiflei
as having rented a boat in Apiril fro» ?
Albert E. Howard for use on the lake.
18 CIVILIAN CASUALTIES
IN DUBLIN BATTLE
Dublin. Ireland. May 26—Important
documents of the government relating
to Ireland were destroyed in the bunt
ing of the local Customs House by
Sinn Feinniers yesterday, it was made
known today. During the period in
which the Sinn Feinn held control of
the building they poured a heavy fire
Into the. crown soldiers from the win
dows of the Customs House, while the
latter responded with machine guns
and rifles. According to the official
statement seven civilians were kill'll
during the fighting, eleven we
wounded and one hum I;- I i 1 eleven
captured.
MOONLIGHT MARRIAGE
THREATENS UNROMANTIC END
Sail Francisco, May 23 Juan a nd
Juanita Miller, the principals in a
charmingly romantic marriage r.y
moonlight in the Sierra Mountains in
April, are already having martial
troubles.
The. bride, a daugld r of the famed
F’oet of the Siertja's. Joaquin Miller,
i now deceased. is said to be talking di
SON OF U S. CONSUL IN
TROUBLE WITH JAPS
Nagoya. Japan, May 26—A son of
Harry F. Hawley, the. .American con
sul here was pulled into the street,
knocked down and kicked by an in
furiated Japanese here today.
WOOD ENDORSES ALASKA
ORIENT CABLE POUTE
Seattle, May 4 The Seattle. t'liam
ber of Commerce received today this
ca.bb* endorsement of the j proposed
tra ns-Pacific cable via. Alaska from
(l.nm! Leonard Wood, at .Manilla.
“T indorse and specifically approve
of tin* propose.! Aleutian isiand table
system and am prepared to make rep
OWLS NEST ON
PRESIDENTIAL LAWN
VVjashington. May 23 \ bitneli -f
owls bav-e t.i.tm up tJieir residence . n
a tree on the south lawn of the execu
tive mansion. “Three of these young
owls," JVesdent Hardin;? said to .
caller, “are promising rat killers. Thus
we are promoting an a gem y to destroy
pests about the administration.'*
SAYS NAVAL
DISARMAMENT DANGEROUS
naval reduction
lustily Stafford containing libelous
plaintiff in his good nut«e and reputa
tion and for the purpose of denying,
him h rail* and linp.w*tinl trial.*
WOOD HAS CLOSE SHAVE
IN PHILIPPINES
Manilla. May 25—General Leonard
Wood narrowly escaped being drown
ed today when the n-uinmotoile in which
lie was driving plunged into a. river.
SENATE KILLS ALAMEDA
NAVAL BASE PROPOSAL
Washington. May 23—Provisions In
the naval appropriation hill for the
proposed new naval fleet base at Ala
meda. California, were stricken from
the bill in the Senate today.
“HOMES BULWARK AGAINST
RADICALISM**—WEEKS
land rsolshevisrn, T. \V. W-ism and an
PERKIN’S ENDORSEMENT
PRESENTED TO FALL
Washington. May 23—The commit
tee of Alaskans aeade.l by Stubbs and
John T Steele, appointed Saturd. .^t<for
the purpose, called on Secretary Fall
this afternoon and formally endorsed
Cel. Perkins for Governor of Alaska.
INVESTIGATION OF HOLDUP
MONOPOLIES DEMANDED
Washington, May 23—A congres
sional investigation of the activities of
monopolies and corporations which he
stud : "are attempting to exploit and
plunder the public by contro'Jmg leg
islation” has been demanded in the
Senate by Senator King of Utah
JUDGE DEALS CHILD REATCR
STRIPE FOR STRIPE
San Francisco, May 27—For Inflict
ing thirty alx lashes on her nine year
old daughter, Mrs. Louise Warren
waa today sentenced to serve thirty
■it days in Jail, one day for each blow.
FRIDAY
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DENBY MAY VfSIT ALASKA
W'ifcShington. May 25 -S».-retri v of
the Na.vy lienb.v announce I t. I t\ »^t
he cannot l>e in S at tie <*•> -f .1 ’ - I Mi,
:m proponed, but will visit th>- r.rifle
fleet and piobably NLa.ska It!.- 111 the
FORTUNE IN JEWELS INVOLVED
IN SEATTLE MYSTERY
Seattle, Jta \ 25—Mr< Mahoney,
whose mysterious* disappesixunre in
still unsolved, bad $30,000 in jewels on
hex person at th» time she was last
seen in tin-, middle of April In thia
city, it was revealed tonight. The i*o
llce are. proceeding cm. the them n that
Mahoney, who is believed responsible
for his wJ-.h dLsappcstrance, had a
woman nccarnipii'e in ridding himself
of the wife and securing possession of
valued at $100,000. The police nrc
also trying to locate Mrs. Jessie Fiarnen
l widow of George lt.i-r.es. 1 Denver
[millionaire, who has also been missing
[since Mrs'. Mahoney was Inst seen
AMERICAN AMMUNITION
CAPTURED FROM
IRISH REBELS
made ammunition totaling 16.385
rounds has been captured by the crown
forces in the Dublin district, Sir HnJ
Irelnnd. announced today in the House
COMPLETION CONTROLLER BAY
RAILROAD EXPECTED
THIS SUMMER
Underwood) Twelve hundred railroad
builders will leave Seattle early in
July for Alaska b> finish construction
of the Alaska- Anthracite Railroad at
Controller Bay. The road will he
finished this fa-11 and the first rnnairi -
crable brnnage, of Alaska coal will !>«
a. variable. to the Pacific coast by next
spring, according to I'Lark Davis, gen -
era I manager of the project, who is
no\. • 1' \Va-shlngtoti straightening out
the debhils with the interstate < 'trm -
maive Commission. The last, remain
ing obstacle, .1 certlficat- ->f authority
te estate Corn-men e 1’otnnisss.m yes
RICKENBACKER NARROWLY
ESCAPES OEATH
Redwood Pity, California, in uo at
tempt lo fly to Washington Jn ’ i hours,
hi’if* lri.-i night, his piano I••• /• -nia. di
ed in the effort to land.
SIMS TALKS ON
NAVY’S PART IN WAR
London. May 26 Admiral Sims, at
i luncheon given in his honor l*y the
to the part played by the American
n.i\*.i! forces in the writ sn;d: “The
of ttie free masonry of the sea.'
TAFT WILLING TO ACCEPT
CHIEF JUSTICESHIP
Washington. May 26—It is under
Howard Taft has informed President
Harding of his willingness to accept
the chief justiceship of the Supremo
FIRST GERMAN WAR
CRIMINAL C0NVICTE3
criminal. Sergeant Heinen. under the
Heinen was sentenced immediately t«*
ten months in prison and ordered to
was fdtlnd guilty of mistreating fifteen
Pritish and Relgian war prisoners.
FRENCH GIRLS FOLLOW
SOLDIER SWEETHEARTS TO U S.
Paris, May 26—An average of ten
French girls each month are leaving
France to wed .Americans whom they
met here as Soldiers in the United
States forces during the war, it was
made known by the authorities today.
LAST RAILS FOR GOV’T
RAILROAD COMPLETION
NEARLY READY
(Seattle. May 27—Five thousand
tons of rails, the lost lot of railroad
steel needed to finish the Alaska gov.
eminent railroad, will be shipped soon
by steamer from Mobile, Alabama Bor
delivery at Reword, it was loomed to
day.