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NO. 111. TWKNTT-FII^H YKAR 8KAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1922. PRICB THW CEXTfl
R0SEN6I.UIH AND POTHIER AGAIN
CHARGED WITH GROIKHITE DEATH
New York, Oct. 20.—Captain Rob
ert Kosenbluth surrendered himself
to the custody of the law in United
States Commissioner Hitchcock's
office yesterday. He was placed un-|
der arrest on a warrant charging
him with complicity with Roland W.
Pothier of Providence, R. I., in slay
ing Major Alexander Cronkhite, at
Camp Lewis, Washington.
This case attracted nation-wide in
terest about a year ago. when these
men were arrested and tried for the
slaying of Major Cronkhito. The
jury freed the men, but further in
vestigation has been made and they
are to be tried again.
Providence, R. I.. Oct. 21.—Roland
R. Pothier, a former army sergeant
was arrested on Thursday charged
with the murder of Major Cronkhlte
at Camp Lewis. Pothier has indi
cated that he will fight extradition
to the State of Washington, where
the trial would be held.
BLUES POWERS
FOR IMPENDING
TROUBLES
Moscow. Oct. 20.—Foreign Minis
ter M. Tchitcherln of the Red gov
ernment of Russia In a note address
ed to Britain and Italy states thar
the thing which is liable to cause
serious international complications
is the repeated refusal of the pow
ers to take into consideration Rus
sia's most elementary and Just de
mands. That this attitude on the
part of the powers, far from con
tributing to the consolidation of the
geueral peace conditions is more
likely to bring about serious inter
national complications.
ITRZON TO REMAIN
IX NEW CAM .VET
London. Oct. 21.—Lord Curion.
who was Secretary for Foreign Af
fairs in the Lloyd George cabinet,
will remain In charge of the same
portfolio in the new cabinet which
is being formed by Bonar Law. This
will make for continuity in the con
ducting of the negotiations now in
the Near East situation. H« will
represent Great Britain at th-5 Turk
ish peace conference for which he
was arranging the preliminaries at
the time of the resignation of Lloyd
George.
liO.NAR LAW TO
BE NEW PREMIER
London. Oct. 20.—King George
has asked Andrew Bonar Law, one
of the leading political lights of Brit
ian to form a new cabinet in succes
sion to the ministry of Lloyd George,
resigned. Law has consented to un
dertake the task, according to a re
port by the Evening News, of last
night.
LEGION ENTERTAINS
GENERAL PERSHIKW
New Orleans. Oct. 20.—The Am
erican Legion in convention here,
entertained General Pershing last
night.
NEAR EAST PEACE
PARLEY -NOV. IS
Paris, Oct. 20.—The Near Eastern
conference has been tentatively set
for November 13tJ, at Lausanne,
Switzerland. . The preliminary con
ference which it had been proposed
to hold today In London was aban
doned after France had refused to
approve of London as the meeting
place for the parley. France is urg
ing the necessity of holding the con
ference as soon as possible because
of the Turks, who officials say are
daily becoming more restive.
TWINS DECLARED TO
BE ONLY DOLUS
Hammond, Ind. Oct. 21.—Mrs.
Hazel McNally, who was declared by
her husbund to be the mother of
twins, was freed from the charge of
murder this afternoon, when Judge
Cleveland, ruled that the state failed
to prove the infants not still alive.
The defense maintained that, the
twins "born" to Mrs. McNally last
December, were inanimate creations
of china and straw dressed In baby
clothes.
NEW MONARr.<*Sx\'C
RRtwI.r IN GERMANY
Berlin, Oct. 21.—The police of
this city are under orders to crush
the new monachUUe revolt, which
is being ploted. The government has
seized documents whica revealed a
plot to include the assassination of
Chancellor Worth.
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
GIVEN POINCARE
Paris, Oct. 20.—The Chamber of
Deputies last evening gave a vote
of confidence to Premier Polncare's
conduct of the government.
SENATOR OD0IE Ol T
FOrt POINDEXTEK
Seattle. Oct. 21.—Senator Oddle,
of Nevada is to speak in this city .v.
a Poindemr rally.
SEATTLE MAN ADJUTANT
AMERICAN LEGION
New Orleans, Oct. 21.—Lemuel
Holies of Seattle, was today elected
National Adjutant of the American
I Legion.
Spend What You Don't
Save
Most people figure out their expenses and then try to save what
they don't spend. A better system is to lay aside a certain Burn
each month, say ten or twenty per cent, of your salary, and then
spend what you don't tutve. Once having established the system,
stick to it.
Andrew Carnegie said: "The best way to accumulate money
is to resolutely save and bank a fixed poition of your Income, no
matter how small the amount."
Baiimlk ®ff Hlaislkffl
SKAQWAY, ALASKA
MILLION DOLUR LINER FOR
ALASKA RUN NEK! SUMMER
Seattle, Oct. 20.—The Alaska
Steamship Company is making a big
bid for a portion of the select tour
ist travel to Alaskan ports next sum
mer. The contract for a new one
million dollar passenger liner to
make the Alaski. run next summer
has been let to the Todd Drydock
nnd Construction Corporation ot Ta
conia. The vessel will be of twin
screw steel construction and will
make sixteen knots. She will be
ready for the service next summer.
Seattle. Oct. 21.—The Steamship
Jefferson of the Alcska Steamship
Company southbound from Ketchi
kan, her last port, lost her propel
ler and anchored at Dixon's en
trance lighthouse. The Jefferson
has on board 117 passengers; The
lighthouse tender Cedar, and the
coast guard cutter S>nith. are rush
ing to her assistance. They will
probaby tow her back to Ketchikan
where repairs will be made or she
may be taken in tow ol one of the
Alaska liners bound Itr Seattle.
LEGION SEEKS
New Orleans, Oct. 20.—The Amer-1
lean Legion In convention in this city
is asking by resolution for the re
moval of Brigadiei General Sawyer,
the President's personal physician.
The request for this removal is based
on the charge that Sawyer has block
ed the American Legion hospitaliza
tion program. Ths resolution call
ing for his removal carried in the |
convention by a vote of 601 to 376.
PRESIDENT WILL REFUSE
TO OUST SAWYER I
Washington, Oct. 20.—President
Harding when Informed of the ac
tion of the American Legion request
ing him to remove General Sawyer
from the headship of the Hospitali
zation Board stated that he would
not grant the demand of the Legion.
NEW YORK MEN
LEASF. NEW OLYMPIC
Seattle, Oct. 20.—Frank A. Dud
ley, president of the United Hotels'
Company of America, and Roy Car
uthers, the managing director of the
Waldorf Astoria hotel of New York
city, today, leased the Olympic ho
tel, the new three million dollar ho
tel. which Seattle men are construct
ing in this city.
LENINE DOOMED
TO INSANITY
Chicago, Oct. 20.—According to
tho opinion of Professor Alexander
A. Maximov, {in instructure in Anan
tomy at the University of Chicago.
Lenine, the head of the Soviet gov
ernment is doomed to insanity.
Prof. Maximov made this declara
tion following his return trom a so
journ of some time in Russia.
TO ESTABLISH INSANE
WARD AT CAMP GRANT
j Chicago, 111., Oct. 21.—A plan has
I been pioposed for the establishment
I of a Federal institution for the
criminally insane at Camp Grant.
The plan was outlined by Attorney
General Daugherty.
TO FIGHT EXTRADITION
New York, Oct. 20.—Rosenbluth.
and Pothler will fight extradition
from New York to Washington for
trial on the charge of complicity In
the murder of Major Cronkhlte. The
former was released on forty thou
sand dollars bond.
OFFERS CHILD
10 COMPENSATE
San Francisco, Oct. 21.—Char
les B. Ackley, an electrician of this
city, while intoxicated, ran down and
killed Marion Newton, Jour years
old. The accident occured yester
day afternoon. Ackley offered to
give his own live-year old girl Isa
bel, to the bereaved parents to com
pensate them for their loss but Mar
ion's mother refused the gift.
ITALIAN LEADERS
JOIN THEIR FORCES
Rome, Oct. 20.—D'Annunzio, the
Italian soldier-poet, who posed in
the world lime light In the Flume
incident has joined forces with Ben
ito Nuzzolini, the leader of the Fas
cist!, having signed an agreement
untiting their two forces and estab
lishing a common action between the
two leaders throughout Italy.
NATIONALIST MINISTRY TO
REPUDIATE ALL OBLIGATIONS
Constantinople, Oct. 21.—T h e
Turkish Nationalist ministry of Fi
nance has issued a statement, in
which it is indicated, that it intends
to repudiate all debts, conventions,
treaties, contracts and decrees, pro
mulgated by the government of thd
Sultan, prior to March 15, 1920.
SIMS SAYS NAVY
IS UNPREPARED
Cleveland, Oct. 20.—Admiral
Sims, retired, in an address in this
city, stated that the United States
navy was not prepared for war In
1917, and it is no better prepared
for war at the present time than it
was then.
EQUALIZATION BOARD
FINISHES LABORS
The City Council, sitting as a
Board of Equalization, has just
about • completed its work for the
year. A number of protestants were
heard and where it was possible for
the Board to acceed to the protests
it was done. Some few assessments
were raised and a few adjustments
were made in other cases but in the
main the assessments stand as they
have been for the past two years.
The Board did not raise the rate and
that will be one and one half cents
as heretofore.
NOTICE
A dance will be given by the Or
der of Eastern Star, Friday even
ing, Oct. 27, at the Masonic hall. Ma.
sons and family are invited.
LLOYD GEORGE 10 EIGNE FOR
PREMIERSHIP OF 8R1EISH EMPIRE
London, Oct. 20.—Lloyd George
is out with the announcement that
he intends to make a fight at the
coming election for his reinstate
ment as Premier of Britain. His
wife, speaking of bis entry into the
campaign, said, "he loves a fight
and his spirit goes up and his health
improves when there is a fight on;
ho will be back in the premiership."
The former premier is leaving to
day for his campaign through the
heart of England.
Leeds, Oct. 21.—Lloyd George
started In on his campaign for the
restoration of himself to the pre
miership of Englaud at Leeds. Ho
declared in a speech at this city that
the banner of party strife had been
hoiBted at Carlton Club, and the peo
ple must decide whether party or na
tion is to come first. The ex-pre
mier declared that he stood for the
people. With these words he open
ed his campaign.
London, Oct. 21.—Lloyd George is
at Leeds, and while there will com
plete his preparations of a series of
the strongest fighting speeches of
any political campaign in recent
British history. At the guild hall,
when he proposed the health of the
Prince of Wales, the Ex-premier re
ceived an unparaleUed ovation.
KEMALIST ARMY
GETTING WAR WEARY
Chanak, Oct. 21.—Reports reach
ed this place from the interior, that
Kemal Pasha has a mutiny on his
hands in the forces under him.
Those troops behind the Egine-Tur
kish railway headquarters, for this
region have mutinied and the sol
diers state that they are war weary
and want to return to their homes.
OWSLEY OF TEXAS
IS LEGION COMMANDER
New Orleans, Oct. 20.—Alvin M.
Owsley of Texas is the new comman
der of the American Legion. He
wus elected at the convention at to
day's session.
BLUE TICKET I. \V. \V. MEN
Uirr F I "OUTLAW)
Portland. Ore., Oct. 11.—Sixteen
of the I. W. W.'s arrested iu Port
land were "-sciirtei to >Ue city's lim
its by the police and instructed to
keep traveling down the Willamette
valley.
MARINES LAND
•IT VLA DIVOSTOCK
A ladivostoccf, Oct. 20.—American
[>nd British mar'ties were landed
here today. They wlil gaant tin
consulates and ref-isees of the two
net ions.
F
CLERKS HEAD
GUILTY
Chicago, Oct. 20.—Forty employ
es of the Commercial Railway post
office of Councill Bluffs, !o»va were
suspended last night. These wen are
charged with having stolen J1.000
a month from the malls.
Council Bluffs, la., Oct. 20.—Four
teen of the forty-one mail
clerks, who were accused of stealing
from the mails appeared before tiie
United States commissioner at nooa
today and were bound iver. All
plead guilty. _ _
RKD ARMY NEAR8
VLADIV OSTOCK
Mosco, Oct. 21.—The far eastern
Red army is within fifteen miles of
Vladivostock. This is the announce
ment made, in accordance with a
dispatch received here from Chita.
The Soviet government has with
drawn its guarantee of protection
to foreigners at Vladivostock ac
cording to an announcement made
by Foreign Minister Tchltcherln to
day.
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