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The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-14

IN THE DISIhlCI 'COUHT FOh THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION. s A. J. ADAMS, Plaintiff,
 HARMON MACHINERY CO.,, INC.
 A Corporation, and a BANK OF ALASKA, ,; ....a.. A Corporation, Defendants.
 NO. C-245 NOTICE OF SALE
 Notice is hereby given that at two o'clock in the afternoon of the 5th day of December, 1922, at the build ing known as Harmon Machinery Company Building" located near the Ocean Dock, in Cordova, Alaska, here matter definitely described, pursuant to and to satisfy judgment entered in above entitled action in favor of plaintiff and against Harmon Ma chinery Company, Inc, defendant, for the sum of $4,211.80, bearing interest at 8 per cent per annum from Octo- Der 31, 1922, date of judgment, and costs taxed at $40.S5, besides costs accruing since October 31, 1922, and pursuant to decree of foreclosure therein entered and execution and order of sale issued October 31, 1922, the following described property will be sold by me to the highest bidder for cash, to-wit:
 A lease-hold interest in the follow ing. described tract of land, situated in the Town of Cordova, Alaska, to- wit:
 Commencing at point 80 feet southeasterly from the intersec- tion of the easterly line of the Cordova Wharf and the souther- ly line of the highway trestle; thence parallel with the afore- said line of the Cordova Wharf, in a southwesterly direction, 100 feet; thence at 90 degrees to the right in a southeasterly direction 50 feet; thence at 90 degrees in northeasterly direction, 98.43 feet to the intersection of the southerly line of the highway trestle; thence along the line of the highway trestle, in a north westerly direction 60 feet to the place of beginning, together with the building (known as the liar mon Machinery Building) and piling foundation for said build ing located on said premises. Said lease-hold interest having been created by lease execut- ed by the Copper River & North western Railway Company, cor poration, lessor, to Harmon Ma chinery Company, Inc, lessee, on June 19. A. D. 1918, extending for the term of five (5) years from said date. and thereafter until one year from and after the date when either party to said lease shall have given to the other written notice of his or it's inten- tion to terminate same, reserv- ing to the lessor ground rental of Fifteen Dollars ($15.o0) per month payable monthly in ad- vance, lessee to pay all taxes, as. sessments or Governmental charges lawfully levied upon the building structures and improve ments on said tract, and provid- ing, among other things, that upon the termination of said lease the lessee shall have the right to re- move any and all such buildings and structures by him placed, used, or owned upon said prem ises. o-n. . .- Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this End day of November, A. D. 1922.
 H. P. SULLIVAN,
 United States Marshal, Ter
 ritory of Alaska, Third Di-
 vision.
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The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-14
N- |--E ' -.7lEl'F7 ' 31.- a19 1-a F-l5N WI LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, ], THIRD DIVISION. A. J. ADAMS, Plaintiff, .....
 vs. HARMON MACHINERY CO.,, INC. A Corporation, and sa BANK OF ALASKA, ........ ..H A Corporation, Defendants.
 H NO C.24S
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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-30
Idaho Farmer Held
Guilty Of Murder

Twin Falls Ida, Nov. 29-Harry J.
Dunlap, Murtaugh district farmer,
was convicted by a jury in district
court here Wednesday of second de-
gree murder of his brother-in-la C.
A. Russell, on the Dunlap farm Sun
day morning, April 30. The jury re-
turned its verdict after nearly three
hours of deliberations. Sentence will
be pronounced Saturday by Judge w.
A. Babcock.
Dunlap admitted firing the shot that
caused Russells death, but declared
that Russell reached for an ak just
before the shot was fired.
The shooting occurred during an ar
gument over Russell's cattle that had
srrayed on to Dunlap's place. Dunlap
used shotgun, which, testimony
showed, he had borrowed shortly be-
fort, to shoot Russell in the back.
After the shooting Dunlap mounted his
horse and gode to his own home about
a mile distant.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-30
HUGHES DENIES U. S. IS
GUARDING STANDARD OIL
INTERESTSAT LAUSANNE
Charges of Liaison Between State Department
and Petroleum Corporation Intin1ated by For
nner Ambassador to Turkey Pulls Retort From
Administration; American Attitude Altruistic

position of the straits problem that
was agreeable to the European powers,
provided il meant equal treatment for
all nations, as those powers are more
Immediately concerned in this problem
than the Washington government.
MoRGENTHAU REPEATS CHARGE
Providence, r. L.. Nov. 29.-'The
statement that / made was that a rep
resentative of the Standard Oil com
pany demanded from the Dutch Shell
company, of England, certain of their
oil interests in Turkish territory; and
that said representative claimed to be
backed by the American state. depart
ment and convinced the Dutch Shell
company of this fact and as q result.
obtained a quarter of these interests. :"
declared Henry Morgenthau, former
ambassador TO Turkey, when shown
the statement issued by the state de
partment.
This is the essential fact and the
state department has not denied it,
but prefers to discuss implications.
Ambassador Child's speech at
Lausanne speaks for itself and it's i'm
plications are much more ar-reaching
and have been very exhaustively dis
cussed by the world press"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-30
13 SENATORS AND Is
REPRESENT
JOIN 'PROGRESS|vES'
Wheeler Included in List of
Legislators to Attend
First Meeting

Washington, Nov 29-tRy The As
sociated Press)- announcing We'd
nesday the program for the progress
sive conferences here next Friday and
Saturday with the names of IL sena-
tors and 70 representatives. listed as
intended to participate. Senator La
Toilette. republican, Wisconsin, who,
with Representative Huddleston, dem
ocrat. Alabama. called the conference.
stated that Fridays meeting of the
congressional conference would be
behind closed doors. The Saturday
session is to be public with accornmo-
dations for 500
Senators and senator's elect ia the
list given out by Senator La Toilette 5
office include eight republicans. four
democrats aud one farmer-l r-laborite,
SenatorElect Shipstead. of Minnesota.
The republicans listed are Borah,
Idaho: Brookhart. Iowa; Capper, Kan
sas; France. Maryland; Frazier and
Ladd, North Dakota; La Toilette Wis
consin, and Norris, Nebraska. The
democrats are Senator Elect Burton
K. Wheeler. of Montana. and Senator's
Ashurst, Arizona; Owen. Oklahoma.
and Sheppard. Texas. The senatorial
list as originally announced included
the name OF Senator Walsh. democrat.
Continued on Page Elesenl
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-30
F|L|BUSTER CALLED
GREATEST IN ANNALS
Of AMERICAN SENATE
Republicans Make no Claim on
Second Day Of Fight Over
Lynch Law

Washington, Nov. 9.-Determina
tion of senate republicans to wage n
finish fight" N behalf of the liver
anti-lynching bill failed Wednesday to
weaken democratic senators in their
filibuster against the measure and the
senate adjourned over the Thanksgiv-
ing holiday with no end to the filibuster
in sight.
Appeals. arguments, criticisms and
counter tactics were employed by the
republicans i'll an endeavor to break
through the democratic obstruction.
ALI, however, went for naught. and
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts who
as the party leader, presided over the
republican caucus Tuesday, at which a
resolution was passed to force SEN
ate session on Thanksgiving day, if
necessary, to break the filibuster, end
ed five-hour session with n motion to
adjourn until Friday.
The adjournment found the senate
with less accomplished in five hours
Wednesday than in Tuesdays four
hour session at which the filibuster
was inaugurated The republicans
Tuesday ysucceeded in getting approved
tCofssinued on Page Eicven)
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-30
.LEW|STOWN BANKS
IN CONSOLIDATION
Bank of Fergus County and
First National to Be
Made One

Lewistowu. Nov. 29.--{By The Asso-
ciated Press.,-Offieial announcement
was made Wednesday night of the con-
solidation of the two largest banks in
central Montana, the Bank of Fergus
county, state bank. and the First
National bank of Lewistown The new
institution will be known as the First
National Bank of Fergus county, and
will occupy the present quarters of the
Bank of Fergus county. in the Mon
tana building The actual move will be
made Thursday, to take full advantage
of the bank holiday. Oliver W. Belden,
president of the Bank of Fergus county,
becomes chairman of the board: W. j.
johnson, president of the First Ma
tional, is the president of the new in
stirution; 7. j. 0sweiler. cashier; L. 4:
Taylor, vice president of the bank of
Fergus, and T. C. Sherman, vice presl-
dent of the First National. become wee
presidents; j. l.. S@inbarger, cashier OF
the First National, becomes cashier,
with Arthur Weirick of the First Ma
tional and 7. r. Miller of the First
National, assistant cashiers. The dl-
rectorate is made up of old directors
from both banks, q, w. Beiden. w. j.
Johnson II. c. Brown. J. h. Elliott,
David Hilger. George III, Kelly, J. L.
Lane. I. IL. A1GtIaNe, E J. oSNcieI,
T. c. Sherman, j. l.. Steinbarger,
George NJ. Stone, f. c. sweitzer. L. T.
Taylor, Donald S. Waite, Austin 4.
War;. George ]. Weideman and ]. Z.
Woodward. the last named being presi-
dent of the Metals bank of Butte. The
deposits of the consolidated bank are
nearly $1.0o0,oO0. with resources ex
ceeding $4,000, 900, making it one of the
half dozen largest financial institutions
in Montana.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-30
Governor Orders
Probe of Liquor
Gases at Tulsa

Oklahoma City, Okla. Nov. 20
Clifford w King, assistant states at
torney general, left here Wednesday
night Tor Tulsa with instructions to
investigate the dismissal of liquor
eases by County Attorney W. +,
Seaver. of Tulsa, and file charges in
Tulsa county against all alleged vio
lators of the state prohibition law,
King was ordered to Tulsa by At
torney General George Short after
Governor !. B. A. Robertson directed
the attorney general to take such
steps as necessary to uphold the law.
The governor branded the action of
the Tulsa county officials in dismiss
ing liquor cases as IAN outrage and
nnorrhy -
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-30
TURKS REVOLT IN west
THRACE;; HOT FIGHTING
OVER PLEBISClTE talk
Ottomans Reported Advancing on Important
Centers Now in Possession of Greeks; Popu-
lace of Two Cities Joins Insurgents in Attack
ing Troops of Occupation.

London. Nov 20.-(By The Associ-
ated SIT is reported here that
a Turkish revolt, accompanied by yio-
lent fighting at some places, has
broken out in western Thrace.
The correspondent of the Times at
Constantinople telegraphs that he
hears the insurgents are masters OF
the situation and that an armed band
of 5000 having machine guns is
marching toward Dedeagatch and de-
manding the holding of a plebiscite.
A dispatch to the Daily Express
from Constantinople describes the sit
nation as dramatic and chaotic. 1t
adds that not only are the Turks re-
ported to have revolted but that bands
of Bulgarians and Macedonians have
crossed the frontier.
Xanthi, Gumuldjina and Dedeagatch
are said to be three of the centers of
revolt The Turkish revolutionaries
are declared to have seized Xanthi and
to have established their own govern
ment there.
There has been fighting at Gumuld-
jina between revo1utionaries and
Greeks The attack aimed at Dedea-
Catch failed, although, according to
Turkish newspapers, the inhabitants
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-30
CLE|MENCEAU GIVES
YANkS A MESSAGE:
Of THANKSGIVING
Tiger Sees Sights in Chicago:
to Visit Tomb of
Lincoln

Chicago. Nov. 29-(By The Asse-
ciated Press ssy-Georges Clemenceau
touring the United States in an effor,
TO forge closer bonds between this
country and France. Wedne esday night
dictated the following Thank sgiying
message:
Deeply touched by the kind recep-
ton granted me and the attention given
to the delivery Of my message, there is
much | am thankful for
The former war premier. who de-
Iivered the fourth OF a series Of ad-
day relaxing and seeing the sights. He
leaves Thursday morning for Spring
field, H.. where he is to decorate the
tomb of Abraham Lincoln, ana deliver
a short eulogistic address. Then he
goes TO st. Louis, arriving Friday
morning.
The Tigers program for the day.
worked out by himself. started with
visit to one Of Chicago's biggest
packing plants. and ended with Il visit
70 the auditorium. where. as the guest
of Mrs. Potter Palmer. his Chicago
hostess, he heard Rimsky Korsakoff' $
Russian fantaSsy. "Sniegourotchka,' =
The Snow Maiden" sung in French.
He received an ovation as he ap-
peared in the Potter Palmer box.
which was draped with the French tri-
color and the Stars and Stripes
Between abhatoir and opera, Gle
menceau sandwiched visits to the Chi
cage art institute the Anderson CALLER
les and the Marshall Field museum of
uaturai history.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-30
Fribune's Helena Bureau)

iieirua. Nov. 2o.-Taxation of the
incomes and inheritances OF Mon
taaan$ ana certain changes in the pres
ent revenue system OF the Treasure
s!atr aa means of furnishing the pub
itc school systems of the state with
more complete financial equipment was
fuyorcd by the Montana State Teach
crs association Wednesday, i'll conven-
ton here, which went on record for
such i method BY adopting the report
of it's legislative coslmittee,
The report favored a constitutional
amendment which would do away with
the so-called dual system of taxation
and proposed another amendment
through which revenue obtained from
The taxation of railroad, power, teie-
granh. telephone and other public util-
jty corporations would be thrown into
one fund and then distributed equit-
ably among the counties and school
districts.
The legislative program also in
ciudes the divorcing of the Offices Of
superintendent of county schools from
nolitics as far as possible and would
for educational qualifications
for occupants of that office.
No fight was made on the floor Of
The convention over tins report but 1t
is understood there was considerable
heated discussion in the committee
meeting and that other more radical
suggestions were made and defeated
for what the committee holds is con-
servative program.
Or. Hamilton Reelected
At the concluding session of the
convention DR.. j. NJ. Hamilton, of
the state college. was reelected pres
ident Of the association and S. Il. Da
Wis of the state normal school was
elected first vice president, C. G.
Manning, superintendent of schools of
Lewistown, was elected second vice
president.
The selection of a secretarytreas-
urer was left in the hands of the ex-
ecutive council, it having been decid-
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-30
SHIP BILL. PASSES
HOUSE WITH c. O.P.
CHEERING HARDING
Sixty-nine Republicans Break
Party Lines and Vote
Against 1t

Washington, Nov 29-The admins
tration shipping bill, around which was
waged the most bitter partisan fight of
the present congress. was passed We'd
nesday by the house with "a votes 10
spare. The final count was POS to
1S4.
Sixty-nine republicans broke away
from their party organization and op-
posed the bill. while four democrats
supported it.
In the face of threats 10 delay il not
prevent its passage, by the senate. the
measure will go Monday 10 the sen
ate committee. which plans to accept
it MS passed by the house and take the
fight to the floor next week.
The usual motion to recommit for
the purpose of striking out the pro-
vision relating 10 tax exemptions and
direct compensation was made by Rep
resentative Hardy, Texas. ranking
democrat of the merchant marine COM
nittee, which framed the bill The
motion was defeated 215 to 172.
To PUT Flag on Seas.
Chairman Greene of the merchant
marine committee and Representative
Edmends, Pennsylvania, ranking re
publican, who shouldered the fight
through the house, declared Wednes-
Continued on Page EieseD
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-30
300 SEE BODY DUO
FROM VACANT LOT:
HUSBAND IS HELD
Refuses to Admit Corpse Is
That Of His Wife; Called
Murder

New York. Nov. 29-'rhe body OF
woman, believed by the police to be
that of Mrs. Jennie Becker, of the
Bronx. who disappeared six months
ego, was found Wednesday night in IL
vacant lot near her home.
Her husband, Abraham Becker, and
a friend of the family. Reuben Norkin.
are held as material witnesses. District
Attorney Glennon expressed belief
that the woman had been ''fouuy
murdered
Five hundred persons. many of them
shoppers, with laden market baskets
In hand, witnessed the gruesome find.
The crowd had been present since mid
afternoon, when it was learned that
Becker had informed the police his
missing wife lay buried in the vacant
lot, which since had become an auto
mobile repair yard. The womanss body
Mas encased in bed ticking.
The police questioned NorFdn for
hours at stretch. beginning Tuesday.
Norkin continued 10 deny knowing any
thing about the ease Finally one OF
the detectives gripped him by the
collar and pointed to various spots
until. they assert. Norkin said:
Dig there and you'll find her
As soon as the body was unearthed,
Norkin was ordered held as material
witness and was locked up in default
of bail.
Taken from his cell to the morgue
where the corpse lay Wednesday night
Becker took one look ut it and, without
81 change of expression. said:
That's not my wife
He was asked to examine the body
closely and did so. but continued his
refusal to identify it.
Officials asserted after it was over
that Becker had denied every" item of
the description of his wife which he
gave the police when he asked them
to spread the alarm when she was
found to be missing last April.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-30
JURY DISAGREEMENT
ENDS THIRD TRIAL OF
ARTHUR {. bURCH
Thirty Hours of Deliberation
Results in Deadlock, Z to
5 for Acquittal

Los Angeles, Nov. 29-The jury in
the third trial of Arthur C. Burch
for the murder of ]. Belton Kennedy.
reported to Judge John w. Shenk at
9:45 O'Clock Wednesday night that it
was hopelessly deadlocbed, and was
discharged.
The jury stood { TO 3, the foreman
announced. After court adjourned,
the jurors told newspaper men that
seven were for acquittal and five for
conviction.
Oar first ballot was the same as
the last TO ) for acquittal," they
said. 'On the intervening ballots, we
varied somewhat because of one juror
who was most non -committaI. We
took six ballots"
James P. Costello, deputy district
attorney who represented the prose
cution at Wednesday nights session,
stated he had no authority to state
whether Burch would be tried again.
Parents Haunt Courtroom
The defendants father. the Rev. w.
a. Burch. of Evanston. ILL.,, and his
mother, haunted the courtroom during
the evening.
As the jury filed in the box, Burch
who had been apparently nervous but
gay and swapping stories with a cor
respondent Of a middle western news
paper. quieted down, faced the jury
and began wiping his glasses and rub
bing his face with his hands.
The Judge asked the foreman if an
agreement had been reached. The
answer was no" The court then
asked each member whether there was
any chance of an agreement. 'Abso-
lutely not was the individual re
sponse.
Burch laughed at this.
The foreman stated that before the
jury was discharged. he wanted to ask
the court few questions. He went
to the bench and conversed in low
tone with Judge Shenk What was
said was not divulged
Wants Conscientious Verdict
The foreman returned to the Jury
box and the court discharged It,
thanking it and expressing the belief
each had acted according to his CON
science. Il would not want verdict
which was not conscientious" said the
court.
The defendant parents embraced
him and he returned to his cell in the
county Jail with a look of happiness
on his face.
The jury was out 30 hours and IS
minutes.
Paul Schenck, chief counsel, de-
clared:
I'VE regard this disagreement ex-
actly the same as an acquittal.''
The third trial Of Mrs. Madalynne
Obenchain, Burch's co-defendant, is
set to begin next Monday, but indica-
tons are it will be postponed because
her attorneys are engaged in an
other case
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-30
AMERICANS TRAPPED BY REDS'I
IN SIBERIAN GET-RICH-QUICKI
SCHEME; TWO ESCAPE TO RIGAI

Riga, Letvia, Nov. 23-(By The
Associated Press. Joseph kraJeWski
and Otto Nemitz, naturalized Ameri-
cans from the state of Washington,
who have just arrived in Riga, brought
with them q story of the sufferings of
Americans who went to Siberia in July
as members of an autonomous indus
trial colony called "kuzbas." with head
quarters at Kemeroyo, Siberia. The
central office of the kuzbas, they said,
is at 10 West Fourteenth street, New
York City. z. p. Cosgr6ve, belonging
to that office. now is in Moscow, ac-
cording to Krajewski. as an american
delegate to the third internationale.
Krajewski and Nemtz told The AS
sociated Press Wednesday that they
had been attracted TO the knzbas prop
osition by its alluring literature Each
person, they said, paid $500 entrance
fee, furnished their own transporta-
tion and bought their own food. In
return they were allotted tent and
permitted to labor in the coal mines on
a profit sharing basis.
The experiment was a terrible fail
ure. the men asserted. There were no
profits to divide. The colony, consist
ing Of 400 persons, half Of whom were
women and children, was in a deplor-
able situation. It's members all lacked
the money with which TO return to the
United States Sanitary conditions
were described as awful. Food was
short and there was much sickness
More than half the men and majority
of the women and children were inca
pacitated. One American woman com
mitted suicide because of despair.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-30
THANKSGIVING
MESSAGE FROM
z PRESIDENTS
Vets Greeted by " ilson
and Harding Through
Legion Chief

Washington. Nov. 29-Messages
from President Harding, Mrs. Hard
ing and former President Wilson to
members of the American Legion
were delivered here Wednesday, night
by Alvin NJ. Owsley, national com
mander of that organization. Speak
ing first into radio telephone for
broadcasting over the country and
later before a local legion post, Mr..
OwsIey described his visits during the
day to the White House and the
home of Mr.. Wilson.
The national commander said
President Harding. in reply TO. in
quiries. had asked him to tell the
Former service men that the eXecu-
tive was behind the program for hos
pitals for the disabled veterans and
was determined that il should be
pushed to an early conclusion The
president also declared, he said. for
a practical administration Of the law
giving world war veterans preference
Ill employment under the civil service.
As he was preparing to leave the
executive offices, Mr.. 0wsley said he
was informed that Mrs Harding
would be glad to receive him.
She got up out of bed Of sick
ness. dressed herself and was wheeled
out in an arm chair the national
commander said. She told me: [
want you to say TO the ex-Setvice
men that their friend has been sick,
but is much better now and soon will
be on the job again
Mr.. Owsley said that on his visit
to the Wilson home he had told the
wartime president lie had come to
pay his respects to him as the former
commander-in- chief OF the veterans
and TO ask for Il message To them,
He declared that Mr.. Wilson's eyes
flashed, that he sat more erect and
his jaw set.
Say to them the former, chief
executive was quoted, that | am
their comrade: say TO thsm that they
were the real soldiers who fought for
the liberty of the world; say to them
that they were the crusaders for
liberty"