MONDAY
^(TELEGRAPHIC)
BELIEVED 48 DEAD IN
wrecking Liner Alaska
Seattle, A up. 7—Forty eight per
sons are believed to have lost their
lives when the Alaska Steamship
Company's Liner Alaska, in a dense
fop. hit Blunt's Beef off the Northern
California coast at 10 o’clock Saturday
night and went down in twenty min
utes. Twelve bodies have so far been
recovered. One hundred and eighty
six passengers and members of the
crew were rescued by the steam©
Anyox. Cap*. Snodney, of Eureka,
California. Thirty two passengers and
four of the crew are still missing, in
cluding Citpt. Hobey, master of the
ship, who was left on board without
a life preserver.
The Alaska was hound from Port
land for San Francisco. The steamer
until last November was engaged in
the. Alaska service but was withdrawn
for service between Portland and Sun
Francisco.
The Anyox, the presence of which,
near the scene prevented possibly de
etruction of ©very soul on board the il!
fated liner, was bound from San Fran
cisco for Vancouver with the barge
Henry Villard in tow and rendered
great, service.
BOOTLEGGING DEVELOPED
GREATEST CONSPIRACY
IN HISTORY
Washington, Aug. 8—Bootlegging
has developed during the past twelve
months into perhaps the most gigantic
criminal conspiracy in the history of
the world, according to cold facts and
figures now in the hands of the federal
prohibition authorities.
APPALLING OEATH TOLL IN
RUSSIAN CHOLERA DISTRICTS
Reval, Russia, Aug. 8—The great
cholera outbreak now sweeping thru
twenty four districts of Russia has
taken a toll of 150.000 lives in two
months, according to advices received
here from various sources. The ap
palling death list includes 52.000 chit
HARDING ON WAY
TO WASHINGTON
Laneostev, X. H. Aup. 6—President
Harding; left today for Portland. Maine
where he will board the presidential
yacht Mayflower tonight for Washing
SENATORS YELPING FOR
ECONOMY IN GOVERNMENT
Washington. Aug' 6—The Senate is
resounding with demands for a tight
ening of the government purse strings,
following Secretary Mellon's recom
mends tl ns for increased taxation to
meet, the coats of government opera
tion* during the current fiscal year.
Senator Borah is now proposing re
duction of the army to 100.000 men:
suspension of battleship construction
and the immediate withdrawal of the
n.000 Anflerlcan soldiers in the occu
pied sections of Genmany.
GEN’L WRIGHT INSPECTING
9TH ARMY AREA
Seattle. Aug. 6—Major Gene-a!
Wright, commander of the 9th Army
Corps area, arrived at Ft Lawton to
day on an inspection tour.
ALASKA CONFIRMATIONS NOT
EXPECTED FOR WEEK
Washington. Aug. 7—Confirmation
of the recently nominated Alaska
judges and other officials is not ex- 1
pected for another week owing to the
present press of business in ‘.lie Sen
Looking For Alaska Judgeship
Seattle, Aug. 7—Charles I. Miller
left today for Washington, I"). C. whe-c
he hopes to yet secure an Alaska
judgeship.
James Wiekersham is here but ex
pects to leave for Juneau in about a
SEARCH FOR KIDNAPPED
PRIEST PROVES FUTILE
San Francisco. Aug. 6—The police
are up against a stone wall in their
search for Father Heylin, pastor of
the Holy Angel’s church at Cplma, Ac
cording to the police authorities here.
Th|e kidnapped priest, according to a
letter received here demanding $6,600
ransom, is held a prisoner in a boot
leggers cellar somewhere In the hills
of San Jjfateo county. So far the
police have failed jlo obtain the slight
est clue to his whereabouts.
PIONEER SEATTLE LAWYER DEAD
Seattle. Aug. 6—Colonel E. P. -Ed
son. n pioneer Seattle lawyer, died to
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VIC TO SAIL AUG 19 FOR NOME
Seattle, Aug. 7—The Alaska Stenm
»Hp Company liner ^ Victoria is due
here August 13 from Nome and will
according to an announcement here to
The freight steamer Valdez is sched
uled to depart for Kotzebue in a few
Explorer Amundsen's ship Maud
having departed under said from Dutc'i
Harbor, the steamer Roosevelt wii:
not b«- dispatched to tow here to Se.
at tie, as had been pl.tnned.
MULCHEO BANK
DEPOSITOR SUICIDE?
Tacoma. Wn. Aug 7—Fred El
wards, a. heavy loser in the Tacoma
Scandinavian-American Bank failure
suicided here today as a result ol
despondency over his loss.
NO TAX REPEALS
BEFORE JANUARY
Waahington^Aug »—No taxes c .r,
be repeaJed before January l. the re
publican members of the House Ways
and M^ans Committee tentatively de.
cided today.
WIRELES8 TRANSMISSION
OF PHOTOS AND
WRITING ACCOMPLISHEC
Annapolis, Md. Aug. 6—Transmit
ision of photographs and written don
j uments in facsimile across the Atlantic
| Ocean by wireless ha* been accom
plished. it was announced by the
naval radio author ties here today.
The remarkable aceomplishmeni
j was obtained in tests made through
i the naval radio station here, the mes
sage having been sent to the French
radio station at Malnassen.
WOMAN AND CHILD
PERISH BY DROWNING
Spokane, Wn. Aug’ 6—Mrs. Edna
Berthe I omae and her brother. Vernon
Hammerer, were drowned today ir
Hangman Creek. • near hiere. while
playing in the water with a puppy.
IRISH PARLIAMENTARIANS TO
BE RELEASED BY BRITISH
Dublin, Ireland. Aug. 6—All mem
bers of the Irish Republican p;*rUn
announced by the crown authorities
JAPS AGREE TO
CONFERENCE DATE
Tokyo. Japan, Au#. 6—Japan hat
agreed to November ll as the date for
the beginning of the disarmament con
fluence in Washington, as suggested b.v
the United States, it was announced
WEALTHY LOS ANGELEAN
MYSTERIOUSLY ASSASSINATED
Los Angeles Aug. 6—John D. Ken
nedy. wealthy Los Angeles insurance
man, was mysteriously assassinated
last night as he was entering his home
in company with Madeline O’BreahJn,
the divorced wife of a Chicago lawyer.
Los Vegas. Nev. Aug. 8—Arthur
C. Burgh, who is wanted in connection
with the murder Saturday of J. D.
Kennedy in I*os Angeles, has been ar
rested here.
TUESDAY
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ALASKA’S CAPTAIN REFUSES
TO BE SAVED
Eureka, Cal. Aug. 8—‘‘I want
everyone to obey orders and keep their
heads. I am going down with this
ship but if you do what I toll you,
nobody will go down but myself."
This was the declaration megaphon
ed from the bridge of the Alaska by
Capt. Hobey to his passengers and
crow after the liner struck Blunt’s
Reef. He perished with his ship.
ftevje'nteen bodies have been recov
ered and thirty one are missing today.
Among the identified dead are Thomas
Johnson of Brooklyn: N. Hutchinson
of Portland; Chief Steward Charles
Heane and his assistant F. H. King
and E. Pickhall, a passenger.
A number of the Alaska’s life boat*
utere wrecked while being put over
"the side of the vessel and many ol
the survivors* were rescued by the
Aynox after they had floated abou^n
the water several hours. Some tell
of I Ilk) hoats that leaked. J. H. Mor.a
and C. L..Vaillm, both of Chicago,
said they reached a life boat which
had been swept off the deck by the
waves. Other lifeboats, they declared,
went down with the ship. Moss tend
ered Capt. Hobey his own lifebelt, but
Hobey replied:
4,r prefer to go down with my ship.”
j While the pursers list of passengers
• Is lost and accurate figures may never
■ lie known, the number of dead is un
| officially forty sevtqn, of which seven
speaking from memory said there were
l lie liner on leaving for AstOTia. Orfe
| hundred and sixty seven were saved,
including 97 passengers and 70 mem
j l*ers of the crew. Deducting the 17
| bodies found leaves thirty missing, at
I If nst ‘-7 of whom were p:issengors.
Survivors say the Alaska's boilers ex
ploded after she struck the reef and
some were killed by the explosion.
The Anyox, owing tothe great density
of the fog, had gfleat difficulty in find
ing lifeboats and those who were float
ing in the water.
Mate of Alaska Blamed for Catastrophe
San Francisco, Aug. S—The mate
(it the Alaska is blamed for the loss
of that, vessel on Blunt’s Reef by sur
vivors of the sir neck arriving here to
day. It is claimed he failed to ob
serve that an uncharted current waa
carrying the steamer off her course
Alaska Running Full Speed in Fog
Sun Francisco, Aug. 9—S. A. Carl
son third assistant engineer, admitted
today that the Alaska waa running at
full speed despite the heavy fog when
she struck Blunt’s Reef
An unidentified body supposed to be
| that of one of the Alasfka victims was
found today under the Cane Vfondicin©
lighthouse.
Alaska Survivors Enrouto to Frisco
Eureka, Cal. Aug. 9—About forty
hospital cases from the wrecked Alas
I ka aire leaving here tonight for Kan
Francisco.
still aboard,” Thomas Johnson, of
Brooklyn, wild to his wife as he placed
'her in the third bout. “I begged hiui
to join me in the boat but he refused
weepingly explained.
A cororner’s jury today h-oiding an
inquest over orr,c of the 17 bodies re
covered from the Alaska returned the
simple verdict "Death by drowning and
Federal Investigation Under Way
San Francisco. Aug. 9—A federal
investigation of the Alaska disaster is
getting unde,.- way here
BODY OF MURDERED SEATTLE
WOMAN FOUND IN TRUNK
Seattle. Aug. R—The body of Mrs.
Mahoney, long missing wife of James
K. Mah ney, was found, today stuffed
in a trunk in the Lake Washington
c ref to -engaged in the hunt for the
woman's body. The trunk in whiqh !
the body was concealed floated after:
a ror** attacked to it and holding it
to the bottonn had been out by a sub
marine diver. The body was wrapped
wi'h mgs until the trunk was filled
A charge of murden- has been filed
against Mahoney, who has been held
in custody pending the outcome of the
search for his missing wife's body.
Mahoney Is also accused of forging his
wife’s name to a power of attorney
giving him custody of property worth
approximately $100,000.
SENATE BANS SALE OF
BEER AS MEDICINE
Washington. Aug. 8—The Senate]
today passed a bill prohibiting the]
sale of beer for medicinal purposes. j
SECRETARY FALL IN CALIFORNIA
Vosemite, Cal Aug. 8—Secretary
of the Interior Albert R. Fall arrived
here on a tour of Vosemite park to
Speaking of Alaska in an interview.
Fall said he deplored the conditions
resulting from the federal adminis
tration of the territory.
GEORGE NOT TO
ATTEND CONFERENCE
London, Aug. 8—Premier Lloyd
George announced today that he will
not personally attend the Washington
disarmament conference.
JOHN D. SPRECKLES Jr
KILLED BY CAR CRASH
Fresno, Cal. Aug 8—A dispatch to
the Fresno Republican says John D.
Spreckles Jr of San Francisco was
probably fatally Injured at noon today
In an automobile accident near Taft.
California. Spreckles, who is said to.
be heavily interested in oil lands in
that locality, was riding alone In a
limousine and overturned on a curve
between Fellows and Taft. Spreckles
was taken to Taft for first aid and j
then hurried to Bakersfield. He Is
said to be badly injuited about the
head and shoulders.
Spreckles Succumbs to Injuries
Bakersfield, Aug. 8—John D.
Spreckles Jr died In the hospital here
DISAPPOINTED BRITISH
WORKERS BURN MILLIONS
IN LUMBER
over their failure to obtain jobs at a
timber yard in East I»nd»>n which
advertised f..r 50 men. five thousand
unemployed workers today broke in‘o
the premises and set fire to a stock of
lumber valued at one million pounds.
Considerable damage resulted before
five hundred policemen cnade w*.»y for
the fire brigade.
RUTH MAKES 41ST HOME RUN
New York. Aug. 8—Babe Ruth
clouted out two home runs here this
afternoon, making his forty first home
run this season.
WILL TAKE LUXURY
TAXES FROM CLOTHING
Washington, Aug. 8—It is under
stood that,the republicans of the House
Ways and Means Committee have
agreed to eliminate from the muw tax
schedules the present tax on soda
fountains and the luxury tax on cloth -
NO ARMAMENT
CONFERENCES ON COAST
Washington. Aug. 8—In response
to requests from Pacific Coast cities
that some of the disarmament con
ference sessions dealing with Pacific
porblems be held there. Congressman
Kahn of California announced today
that Secretary Hughes has advised him
that it is proposed to hold all sessions
in Washington.
DR. BROOKS COMING NORTH
Seattle. Aug. 8—1>r. Alfred H.
Brooks. in charge of the Alaska divi
sion of the Urological Survey, will
sail for th north Wednesday on the
Bteamship Alameda.
WEDNESDAY
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FINDS MISSING HUSBAND
IN ALASKA WRECK VICTIM
Eureka, Gal. Augj 0- Frank King,
one of the stewards who peri shod on
the Alaska, has been absent from his
hame here far eight years His body
was identified by his wife here, who
los*. track of him Mi* years ago.
STARVING RUSSIANS NEED
2 MILLION TONS GRAIN
Washington, Aug. 9—The St.t*e
Department was adv1jH»d through of
fi(<al channels today IJia! two million
Ions of gra.in will be needed t>> feed
the people of the Volga district of Kus
sia, where starvation is now
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR
YIELDS TO LAW
Springfljr,1d, 111. Aug 0—Governor
Sim all was arrested lab- this afternoon !
a.l the executive mansion by Sheriff j
Nestor under the recent grand jury!
■indictment ag&fnst both' the governor |
and lieutenant governor charging con
spiracy and (embezzlement.
The warrant on which the Governor 1
was taken into custody charges him
with the embezzlement «>f a half mil
lion dollars while he occupied the
position of State Treasurer.
The arrest was effected without re
sistence after a squad of deputy sher- ;
iff's had surrounded the capitol tln-'U- i
out the day. The governor finally
submitted to .arrest under protest.
HUGE PRICE PAID FOR COPPER
TEMPERING PATENT
Laporte, Ind. Aug. 9—A million
dollars in cash and two cents per
pound royalty 'is to lie paid by the
I'llited States Steel Corporation to
Whiter Bunton of this city for his
patent on tempering copper, it was an
nounced by Bunton today.
ALLEGED WIFE MURDERER
NON COMMITICAL
Seattle, Aug. 9—Ex convict Ma
honey. when informed to the recovery
of his wife’s body in a tirunk in the
Lake Washington canal today refused
to comment beyond remarking; “well,
they cannot do any more than hang
Mahoney Refuses to Confess
Seattle. Aug. 10—“You have found
I Mahoney this evening tol.l the officers
COL FORBES NOMINATED
FOR NEW JOB
Washington. < 'ol Fori if.-,, director
of the P.uiKui of War Fti»k Insurant.
Harding to be the director of the Vet
bill. which was signed by the prvsi
MUROER SUSPECT SON IN LAW
OF CHURCH PRELATE
Iios Angeles, Aug 9—Arthur C.
Burch, who is held in connection with
| the. murder of J. B Kjqnnedy. Los
1 Angeles insurance banker, who was
shot recently by an unknown,assassin,
is a former son In law of Bishop
Quayle. of St Louis.
DR STONE'S BODY RECOVERED
Banff. Can. Aug 8—The body PP
Dr. W. K. Stone, noted American
educator and at the time of his death
president of Perdue University, of In
diana, has been recovered, according
to word received here. Dr. Stone was
killed by Calling into a deep crevice at
the base of a nearby mountain while
trying to rescue his wife who had been
injured by a Ml.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS
FALL TO DEATH
Seattle, Aug. 8—Mrs. Carrie M.
Lewis, a member of the Mountaineer
Society and book keeper for W. D.
Perbins, fell 300 feet down a precipice
the Cascade Mountains and was kill
BRITI9H OPPOSED TO
REINFORCING ALLIED
SILESIAN FORCES
Paris. Aug. 9 The Allied Supreme
Council, now in session here, decided
today not to .send ucinfomjments to
the Allied troops in Upped Sifc-»i:..
When the question cam ■ up as to
sending additional French troops -is
reinforcements, the British delegation
SAYS FALL WILL HELP
ALASKA GROW
Hea tile. A US'. !> -Dr. Alfred H.
Brooks, head of the Alaska Geological
Survey, will sail North on the Alameda
tomorrow
Dr Brooks states in an interview
that he expects to see a concerted ef
fort by the present administration I"
placid Alaska, on a sound productive
Ixi.s'is and relieve (he obstructive con
ditions under which the Territory Ih
“Sftt-ret.nry Dali." Tie said, "is a
practical minded man and will help;
TWO COAST STEAMERS 1
IN distress;
San Francisco. Aug. 9—The steam
er Multnomah, ftimbeor ladien from Se
attle. is reported disabled off Blunt’s
Iteef. where the Alaska Steamship
Poiwpanv linen- Alaska, was recently
wrecked.
The Pacific Ma.il Company passen
ger ste;oner San Jose is ashore on
San Pablo reef, five hundred mile s
South of San Diego.
The passengers cm the latter ship
were rescued without loss of life.
SHIP BOARD ORDERS
SURVEY OF PERSONNEL
OF MERCHANT MARINE
Washington. Aug. 8—The Ship
Board has ordered a survey of the
personnel of the merchant marine for
the purpose of putting it as nearly as
possible on an all American basis
with respect to those employed in the
service. P. J. Keefe. lex-Commis
sioner '•!* Immigration, will conduct the
survey and also the proposed campaign
to attract Ameircans seaward.
The plans include revival of the
naval cadet system and possibly the
establishment of schools of seaman
ship. The survey includes Ship Board
offices and officials at home anil
abroad.
LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
BOUT CALLED OFF
New York. Aug. 8—Tlie world's
lightweight championship bout be
tween Benny Leonard, the title holder,
and Loudler, scheduled to take place
at Philadelphia Friday, has been called
off. as a result of Leonard dislocating
his right thumb in a workout today.
He will carry the injured hand in a
cast for six weeks IBs manager an
nounced .
SAID WHITE TO SEEK
OHIO GOVERNORSHIP
Washington. Aug. 8—Democratic
leaders who were close to the Wilson
administration said today that It Is
definitely understood that Chairman
* < 'omrnit.!*•**. will be <•.»i; •
j Governor of Ohniv ye.
—
; FATHER WILL PROBE DEATH OF
I SON IF GOVERNMENT FAILS
! Washington. Aug1. II) — If the gov
j ernmcnt closes the Inquiry nt/> the
j mysterious death of Major Alexander
, I’. <V-onkhi*e, who was murdered at
! t’aini* lu-wis Washington, in l&H. his
father. Major General Albert C’ronk
! count. Two former army irv-n have
been .arrested in connection with the
! r.use .md one is said to have made a
• confession of complicity. l>u*. so far
| little ha-s been done to unravel the \t -
i fair. Aside from a personal invfcfltl
j gallon <d the case by Attorney fSenert!
| Daugherty the government has «hown
| little disposition to prosecute the
HARDING TRYING ENO
CONGRESSIONAL OEAOLOCK
Wusih r-gton. Aug. 10—President
Harding cal let 1 the leaders of both
houses of Congress into conference
again today in the hope of earning to
an agreement Which will end the pr.-en
ent executive deadlock and enable
Congress to take a vacation.
SEATTLE BANK
ROBBERS APPREHENDED
Kansas City, Aug. 10—Four m,en
and three women were today arrested
at a local hotel in connection with a
twenty five thousand dollar bank rob
bery occurang in Seattle on July 14
The party is said to have crowed
the c nt.nent by autamobilie.
Following their apprehension, Ed
ward Patton .and Lewis Gordon con
fessed the robbery, exonerating the
other members of the party.
WILL BATTLE FOR
MAHONEYS LIFE
Settle. Aug. 10—A hard I»-2r.'«J bat
tie to detiide the fata of .lame? R.
Mahoney will probably tt« the outcome
of ‘.he discovery of his fiwc’s remains
in a trunk in »hf- I^iUe Washington
"The holy found in the ‘trunk wight
be anything.” T_.ee Johnson, attorney
for Muflioney sadd. today regarding the
finding of the trunk, "and T propose
to fight to save my cllient from the
AUBURN MEN CHARGED
WITH KION APPING GIRL
Seattle. Aug1. 10—Janys McDon
ald and Thomas residents of
Auburn, have been arres*ed and charg
rd with having- kidnapped and robbed
Cla"-, N‘-well, a- seventeen year old
ft 'is charged that thl^ two men
stripped the girl of her clothes,
dressed her in male attire and he*d
her captive for 2 hour*.
MORE ALASKA
VICTIMS IDENTIFIED
Kureka. Cal. Aug. 10—Two more
bodlius of the Alaska, c.ita.strophe were
identified at the morgue he-e this
mlarning as Mrs W \V. Mr;ms or Port
land. Oregon, ajid. C*. S. Otten., ad
dn*ss unknown.
The Saji Francisco and Portland
Steamship Company. Charterers of the
Alaska, issued a statement today giv
ing the known dead at 20 and thM
missing ns 10.
Tanker Finds Two Alaska Dead
San Franrtisco, Aug. 10—The
bodies <>f two more victims of the Al
aska disaster.* were picked up by the
oil tanker Oleum today. One was that
hearing the initials It. M. IT. Pallors
found on the body of (he man boro
the name of Or. J. A. Morse of Spo
BILL PROVIDES FOR
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
ALASKA RAILROAD
Washington. Aug. 10—The transfer
of the government owned Alaskan
Haiilway *.o private individuals or cor
porations is provided for in a bill In
troduced in the Senate today by Sen
ator New of Indiana.
The measure would consolidate al!
government butftau’s relating to Alas
ka into one bureau in the Department
of the Interior.
ARMY REGIMENT ORDERED
ON 2500 MILE HIKE
San Francisco, Aug. 10—The Nin
teenth Infantry Regiment. Colonel
Herman Hall, commanding, has been
ordeitcfl bv the War Department to
mardh from Camp Sherman. Ohio, to
the Presidio. San Francisco. It was
announced by the Presidio military
authorities today. The distance is
256S miles.