YJO'
rFA KOTNA. ALA}- K a . t U DAY, P BBR U , R Y Irfi. i»i7
Dofcenf '-MusLGive Up
Mmsd Oil Reserves,
Says Supreme Court
WSAMRfWi'ON, March 2.-—Edward
3, L Di>Vn" must K* ■e «P ihe naval oil
g^Mryfi^.ioases acquired oy hiin while
,, AlbeiSU'B--£iFall was Secretary of the
1 IntajfioA'aneording to a decision hand
, thft Supreme Court.
SMth. Supreme Court held that the
^(TiMa&nts were not only tainted by
that the leasing poicy un
, dor '.wiiich they were made was il
ltgali
tfclbeny will lose $21,66(1,938 as a
nsult of the decision. ;Of this sum
ya/ftlG.OOO cash is held, by receivers
Who. have operated the reserves dur
ing the. litigation. It represents the
value ofrfhe oil he received as royalty
payments for working the deposits on
the ..reserve. The balance represents
expenditures made by Doheny in min
' ing oil and of the construction of fuel
t tanks at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and
, of oil stored there.
t .COOLMJGE’S VETO OF FARM
RELIEF BILL, CAUSING AN
AVALANCHE OF COMMENT
WASHINGTON. March 1.—Presi
, Sant Coolidge’s veto of the McNary
Haiipon farm relief bill has met with
an Avalanche of comment, approval
; and disapproval, and. the prediction is
nude that the issue will be presented
again next December, and probably
carried into the 3928 political cam
t RPUpn. _
V.TO.BE MEMBERS OF NEW
RADIO COMMISSION
WASHINGTON. .March 4.—Nomi
nation of three of the five men select
. od by, the President to be members of
the new radio commission were ap
proved by the Senate., Those con
firmed were Rear Admiral J. H. Meil
lard, retired; John F. DiDllon, of Cal
, ifornia,. and. Eugene 0.. Sykes, of Mis
. aissippi.
BABE RUTH REJECTS NEW
CONTRACT ON OLD BASIS
HOLLYWOOD.—Babe Ruth, Bam
' bino of the New York Yankees, has
nsturned his contract to the manage
, nieht of his club unsigned, and it is
stated that if no better terms are of
fered than were stipulated in the con
tract he is ready to quit baseball.
This, in substance, was Ruth’s an
» nrtr to the report that Colonel Jacob
Kupper, owner of the Yankees, had
; announced that Ruth would not be
l permitted to return to the Florida
trailing camp until he had signed
■: thef contract.
Beth.tqd a newspaperman here to
dey thatl “the only contract offered
met by^thr Yankees was for one year
„ at the same salary I have received
during the Jast three years,'152,000.
I am not saying what terms I want;
that is to be worked out with the
.. owner, of the club. But unless the
terms are satisfactory to me, I will
. quit baseball, if necessary.”
Carl Lottsfeldt, superintendent of
Alaska Road Commission for this sec
tion, after an absence of some weeks
at Juneau and other places visited on
the Outside,, was a Saturday arrival.
; Mr. Lottsfeldt left this afternoon on
..wetrip to Holy Cross and other places
t to give attention to matters connected
v .gjth .Road Commission affairs.
BILL FOR FIVE-ACRE HOME
STEADS PASSES SENATE;
WASHINGTON, March 2.—The j
oill for five-acre homesteads passed
the Senate last night, This permits
patent to and for those who have
built homes,, settled fishing or trading
stations, manufacturing plants, etc.
The act is designed primarily to
apply to and on the public domain or
in forest reserves, which cannot be
cultivated, but does include agricul
tura lland.
DAN SUTHERLAND.
government loans to
FORMER SERVICE MEN
WASHINGTON, March 5.—Con
gressional action was completed to
Jay on the bill to authorize Govern
ment loans to former service men on
their, bonus certificates, the House ac
cepting the Senate amendment. The
measure now goes to the President.
;s PRESIDENTIAL NOMINA
TIONS FAIL OF SENATE O K
t WASHINGTON, March 3.—Presi
dent CooMdge today gave recess ap
pointments to Orestes .H,. Caldw all of
New York and Henry A. Bellows of
Minnesota to be members of the fed
eral radio commission.
Thirty-eight presidential nomina
tions were still without the stamp of
Senate approval when Congress ad
journed.
LINER ALASKA SAILS WITH
239 PASSENGERS EOR NORTH
SEATTLE, March 2.—The liner'
Alaska sailed this morning for Sew
ard and way ports, with .239 passen
gers, the largesta crowd taken North
during March in many,years.
The vessel was sold out two. days
ago, with many waiting for trans
portation.
The crowd included Col.. James G.
Steese, head of the Alaska Road
Commission, 75 for the Interior, and
125 cannery hands for Drier. Bay and ,
Taku.
.HOUSANDS IDLE BY CLOSING
OF COLLIERIES IN THE EAST
SCRANTON, Pa.—Thirteen col
lieries of the Hudson Coal Company,
n Luzerne and Lackawanna counties,
have been closed indefinitely, the ex
, panation being that the anthracite
market is overstocked with coal.
The suspension of operation, has
resulted in throwing , twenty-five
thousand coal miners out of work.
The home of Mr. and iMrs. Charles
Nicolet was gladdened Friday morn
ing. by the arrival of a young son,
who has already been named Philip.
Mother and son are doing nicely.
D. McDonald, coming; from Mar
shall, was a Thursday arrival, again i
departing on Friday over the trail to
Nenana.
Dick Stevenson was a Saturday ar
rival for .a few days’ town visit.
Hubade Hibert, after a few days in
town, elft Friday for Gaoes.
Dan McGinty returned yesterday
from a abort visit, at Gapes.
BILL FOR EDUCATIONAL
TEST FOR VOTERS OF
A LASK A 1LVSS.ES.. SENATE
WASHINGTON,, ftferctt k.—'Tht
bill for the educational t-si, for..voters
of Alaska passed'jlh>. >apat< last
night. The bill is virtually the same
as the Mil passed &' ine h<sv vsesti'Af
of the Territorial low* ■ ature, and
protects the rights of- ;uD wha.iyi ted
in 1924.
DAN ‘SllTHK iiL AND.
Beattie Case Closed;
Now in Hands of
Jury.
Special to The KuskiV Times.
FAIRBANKS, March 4.—Witnesses
on the stand in the Beattie trial dur
ing the week .were A. J. Denny,
Harry Sheppard, Lynn Smith and
Mrs. J. O’Connor. Defense witnesses
called were Jake Mutchler, John
Stried, Ralph Warhurton, Dan Mc
Donell, William JE&tes, Mr. and Mrs.
Osian. Government witnesses called
by the defense „we*e Chris Brokaw,
Virginia Howard,.. and E. A. Beattie.
' Character witnesses for the defense
were Jacob Mjrfcliler. Thomas McKin
non, William ..To,ms. J'. H. Smith, Dan
McDonell.
The. defendant, was on the stand for
two .days.
The case closed Today. Arguments
will commence, tomorrow, and the
case may get. to., the jury Saturday
Telegraphic licks.
PITTSBURG, March \3.—=Arctic
clocks and calendars were reset by
radio tonight. At 10:30. a. m. East
ern time the Westinghouse station
KDKA will commenced its prear
ranged broadcast to the Far North,
bearing personal .and business mes
sages addressed in Eskimo by Bishop
A. Turquentil.
WASHINGTON, March 5.—Pre
parations are under way to contract
for 590 airplanes, at . a cost of $12,
005,000, to carry out the first part of
the five-year air corps expansion
program, it was announced today at
the War Department.
WASHINGTON, March 3.—Presi
dent Coolidge today advised the Sen
ate, in response to resolution, that
the Government had no information
regarding Mexican oil holdings of
Edward L. Doheny, Harry Sinclair
and Andrew Mellon.
WASHINGTON, March 6.—The
signing by President Coolidge yester
day of the naval appropriation bill
will make available $1,000,000 for
the development of Sand Point, Se
attle, as a Northwest naval air base.
WASHINGTON, March 3.—Presi
dent Coolidge today signed the An
drews reorganization bill, creating
independent bureaus of 'prohibition
and customs in the Treasury Depart
ments.
WASHINGTON, March 3.—The
elections committee found that elec
tion certificates of William A. Vare,
of Pennsylvania, and Frank L. Smith,
of Illinois, were in due form.
Former Alien Custodian
Convicted Con«|>iracy
, to Defraud U- S.
NEW YORK, March 4.— After
being out seventy hours the jury to
day found Thomas W. Miller, former
alien property , custodian, guilty of
conspiracy 4 il-^raud' the United
States of - « ’ • t and unbiased
services . wing claims for $7,
000,000.
Disag: :■ vest ■*• v- • reported for
Harry 1 m ., *r - , farmer attor
ney germi!, ■ ;f 'the indictment,
[against him W8s..diAn>i>wi, the jury
^staading 10 Jtu£ 2 for. conviction.
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< iRCULAR LETTER TO TRAP
I’ERS AND ,FUR DEALERS
JUNEAU, Feb. 1.—Whether or not
javer trapping in certain areas in
J e western portion of Alaska can be
allowed to eoqjtinmii.frora year to
year depends to a large extent, on
the care exercised hg.Alasloans to see
that the supply is not, depleted.
If the animals are taken in excess
of the limits or. arn* wasteful ly killed
and the supply is endangered, .it is
practically,**~tejru4h*t. ifc «jll he. nec
essary to close the., season t»n -them
again. If, however, trappers limit
themselves to the ngmhers permitted
by the regulations .and see that all
persons do likewise,,iapd fur dealers
assist in the observance.of the law by
buying only legally taken skins, it is
: vi*v. •sown
be. allowed open for, a short period
each year.
The Alaska Gome Commission,k»1Is
this to the attention of /interested
parties in. the region in which the
heaver season is . opened . for the
spring of 1927, in order that ,they
may assist in protecting the .beaver
and maintaining .the supply so that
the region may continue to profit by
an annual .beaver crop.
The regulations permit purchase
and sale of unsealed .us well as sealed
heaver skins after May .1, 1927, pro
vided such skins have been legally
taken. Fur buyers should not pur
chase any unsealed heaver skins be
fore May 1,.. 1927, for, until that date
any unsealed beaver skins found in
the Territory is liable to seizure and
forfeiture. From May 4,. 1927, to
September 28, 1927, unsealed beaver
skins which have been, legally taken
may be purchased and sold provided
they are accompanied by affidavits by
the person who took the animals cer
tifying to the skins having been.- le
gally taken and that the trapper had
not taken more .than the seasonal
limit.
For their own protection, fur deal
ers to whom unsealed beaver skins
are presented by trappers who claim
the skins wr: .:pally taken, should
insist that ; :* nppgr supply with
the skins a : a ."davit that the skins
were lega. tsdcon by the trapper
during the an.juaaon for taking
beaver and.*tuai.. he had net during
the open season, taken more than the
seasonal.bag. jimikef 29 skins. .In re
mote regions where it, is not practica
ble for trappers to appear before offi
cers authorized Jto administer oaths,
the Commission’s officers will accept
statements sworn to before postmas
ers or witnessed by two persons,
whose addresses should he stated.
(Continued on i)
BestiLak! Plans of Part>
Leaders. Swept Into
Limbc.
WASHLNGTON, March ~3-,—An
other session of Congress passed intc
history today to the .accompaniment
of u Senate storm that swept into
limho som-f of the .host Laid plans of
party leaders and which closed with
caustic arraignment of the .filibuster
system by Vice President Dawes.
Chief among administration bills te
fail of passage was the $0.7,000,000
deficiency measure, parrying iipport
ant. money allotments for the army,
for veterans’ loans and pension in
creases. Also consigned to the waste
| basket was the $10,000,000 appropri
ation to pay for the. first year’s .work
['on the new public buildings program
MARSHAL MURDERED
BY .SEATTLE BANDIT
1 EVERETT, March-3 —P. .B. .Brew
ster, marshal of Sultana, Wash., was
shot and .killed today ’by hank rob
bers.
EVERETT, March 4.—Edward
Sykes, 27, Seattle bandit, confessed
today iw*iPUTtiering Marshal Brewster
of Sultana.
j CONSTRUCTION WORK *)N
THRF.F1 NEW CRUISERS
WASHINGTON, March 2.—An ap
propriation of $450,000 for the begin
ning of construction work'* cm t«rre
new rruisers, put'into:: the. naval bill
by Congress and ascribed'«j rc-com
meiulation- by the President,' recaivec
presidential acquiescence,, today > hei
Coolidge signed the bill
PROHIBITION NOT PARTY
ISSUE, SAYS HEM. SENATORS
WASHINGTON, March -3.—A de
claration that prohibition should not
be regarded at a p«rU ‘issue was
adopted unanimously itodnp at a cau
cus of Democratic «cnatons
R. T. Hirsch, iof the New-York
Alaska Dredging Company, after s
visit of several months at Fairbanks,
arrived today, on his way to the com
pany’s quarters at Bear creek, lower
Kuskokwim.
Tony ■’Bangen, a well knuwn old
timer of these parts, arrived today,
headed for the workings of the New
York-Alalska Dredging Company at
Bear creek
H. K. Carlisle, inspector of ..the De
partment of Interior, was. among yes
terday arrivals, on hie annual visit -tc
these parts. Mr. Carlisle is scehed
ulet o leave tomorrow for a short
visit at Flat.
Mrs. D. E. Clough, after an absence
of som eweeks at Fairbanks, returned1
here Saturday, a passenger of Joe
Oates.
Charles Fowler was :• among the
week’s arrivals for a"; stay of a few
days in town.
Mr. and Mrs.* James Weir, wh®
were Thursday arrivals, left Friday
for Coddle.
r -■ ■ --
Charlie O’Halloran was a yesterday
| arrival from Ganes, to which place he
i is aeheduledt to.return tomorrow