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The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Man of Many Aliases Says He
Was Participant in Wall
Street Explosion and
duplicates Others.
STATE DEPARTMENT Is
INFORMED OF CASE In
LONDON INSTRUCTIONS
Rev Wilson Is Alleged to
Have Been in Plot-Cali-
fornia Authorities Doubt
Mans Story.

NEW YORK March 5. - District
Attorney Blsnton announces that in
an English prison is a man who
has confessed a part in the Wall
Street explosion Of September 16,
1920, in which 80 persons were
killed and scores injured.
Blsnton has received a telegram
from Gcv. A. E. Smith,. on reacipt
of word from the Department Of
State, that a mon supposed to be
Relrh Thurbor. alias Louis A. Re-
pell. allies George Rafe, alias Wal
ter Sharr, confessed. Six are namel
eo conspirators, including one
woman.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Soldiers Bonus Bill
Will Pass Over Veto

INDIANAPOLIS, March 5. - The
American Legion announces that 69
Senators have promised to vote to
override an expected Presidential
veto of the bonus bill This would
leave 81 Senators to sustain the
veto. 1t says. further, the two
thirds majority in the House OF
Representative has never been in
doubt.
The last two Senators to an
nounce their purpose to vote to pass
the bonus bill over a Presidential
veto, who voted to sustain the veto
in 1922, are Senator Robert L.
Owen of Oklahoma and Senator
Thomas Sterling of South Dakota
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Toxic Has Lost
100000 Of
Her Population

TOXIC, March 5. Toxic has
dropped from fifth to tenth place
among the cities of the world in
population az a result of the deaths
and excavations following the earth
quake and fire By the census taken
two years ago there were 2,4s9,-
600 people in the capital. A census
taken November IL showed but
1,529,616.
The chief of the statistical de-
partment of the municipality be-
lieves that Toxic will regain hes
position in about six years.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05

Commerce Commission. "This main
tanned the food supply of the nation
and the export surplus. and left the
great mass of additions to the work
ing population free to engage in min
ing, manufacturing trade and trans
portation.
Mine Work Increased.
'As consequence the workers
engaged in manufacturing doubled,
while the mine workers increased
20 per cont These two industries
with the help of s40.O00.o00.000 new
capital, added to the $1,000, ,00o,ooe
already invested in them in 1890.
produced $50 per cent of the volume
in 1900.
Transportation became a more
CONTINUED or Page Six.)
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Sen. Reed Continues
Attacking Coolidge

CARUTHERSVILLE No. March s..
United States Senator James Reed,
speaking here last night said
"The time is coming when the
people will demand the removal Of
President Coolidge if he doesn't do
something. You can't show that short
yellow streak when the people of
the country are being robbed"
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05

The latest decision upholds the pro-
vision foridding aliens ineligible
to citizenship from being employed
on crop-sharing contracts. This rul-
ing is said to have affected more
than 10000 japanese, who until
last fall were employed on Cali
fornia lands under crop-sharing
contracts. Tens of thousands of
highly productive acres were in
volved.
The immediate effect of the de-
cision, it was said at the Japanese
consulate and the Japanese Cham
Der of Commerce here, was for rep
resentatives of the Japanese to be
sent into eastern states to survey
the agricultural situation. The sur
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Allied Military Control
Going to Be Demilitarized

PARIS, March 5.-The Interallied
Council of Ambassadors has prac-
tically decided to demilitarize the
Allied military control in accord
ance with suggestions of Premier
Macdonald that the Military Mis-
sion will be ultimately succeeded
by the Allied Commission Oh Guar
antees.
Marshal Foch and American
White House Counsellor Sheldon, of
the American Embassy, attended the
meeting.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Former Pastor of Tacoma
Is Killed, Auto Accident

LOS ANGELES Cal. March 8
Rev. C. F. Stoever, formerly Luther
an Pastor of a Tacoma church and
where he was also candidate for may
or, and his daughter aged seven years
was killed when a Southern Pacific
train hit their automobile. Mrs. Stoe-
yer and another daughter were in
jured
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Knight Is Republican
And Is Proud OF it

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, March s..
Samuel Knight, veteran attorney,
nominated yesterday by Pesident
Coolidge as special counsel to rep
resent the Government in ousting
the Standard Oil Company from
California oil land leases, states he
has been Republican for 25 years
and is still a Republican. Press
dispatches yesterday stated Knight
was q Democrat.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
House Democrats Have
Soldiers Bonus Plan

WASHINGTON, Mach s. - Al
committee of House Democrats, who
were war veterans, has proposed to
the Ways and Means Committee a
soldiers bonus plan providing for
options In full cash payments or
paid up insurance.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
OIL COMMITTEE
TAKES DAY OFF

WASHINGTON, March 3. - The
Senate Oil Committee went into ex-
ecutive session this forenoon when
additional kilograms transmitted by
the Western Union were read in
the Mclean inquiry The committee
adjourned after short session with
out hearing any witnesses.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
INVOLVES REV WILSON.

NEW YORK, March s. 80 A tele-
gram from Secretary OF State
Charles Il. Hughes to Gov. Smith
indicating that Ralph Thurber, held
in Pentoyille jail. England has con-
tossed his part in the Wall Street
explosion in 1920. said all details
arc "known to Rev Herbert Will
con, Ct San Diego and Los An
geles."
Tnurber named six persons as
participants in the disaster.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
ALGONQUIN To
ASSIST FLIERS
GLOBE FLIGHT
Will Join Haidi in Westward
| Alaska-Japanese Fliers
Are to Greet Aviators.

SEATTLE, March 5.-The Algon-
quin will take the place of the
Mojave as associate with the Haida
as the Coast Guards force cooperat-
ing with the army fight from I'm
alaska to tho Kurile Islands.
The Algonquin comes here from
San Francisco before proceeding
north and will leave here April
6 or z.
Repairs were found necessary to
the Mojaye which Is at Honolulu.
TOXIC. March 8. Lieutenant
Clifford c. Mutt, of the United States
Army, has arranged with the
Japanese Army and Navy TO assist
in the flight of the American fiiers
and six landing places have been
picked cut. japanese destroyers and
Japanese airplanes will be at kurile
Islands to receive the fliers.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
RUM FLEET IS
OFF ATLANTIC
COAST TODAY
Cargo Of Vessels Is Estimated
to Be at Least 100000
Cases of Liquor.

NEW YORK, March 5.-The Brit
ish steam yacht Istar, called the
Queen of the Rum Fleet, has reap
peared off Rum Row. twelve miles
out with 20 other vessels for the
spring trade.
Coast guard commanders report
that they estimate the boats have
100000 cases of liquor aboard, worth
$4,000, 1000.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Bombing Planes
Are Used to
Avert Flood

OMAHA, March 5.-Hurling
300-pcund bombs from a
heigth of several hundred feet,
two Martin bombing planes pi-
loted by army fiiers shattered
two ice jams in the Platte
River near Columbus thus
averting further flooding of
the low lands.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
DREADN0uCHT
COL LORADO IS
SPEED CRAFT

ROCkLAND, Maine, March g.
An average speed of 21.37 knots an
hour or 81 knots an hour in ex-
ceea OF the speed designed, was at
tanned yesterday by the superdread-
nough Colorado, the worlds largest
war9hip. This speed was attained in
Standardization trials.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Iowa Delegation Is Given.
Instructions for Coolidge

DES MONIES, March 5. The
State Republican Convention instrue.
Calvin Coolidge for president
The endorsement of Coolidge also
brought out the name of Congress
man L. J. Dickinson, leader of the
farm bloc, as a candidate for the
nomination of Vice-President
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Woman Misrepresented
Herself Marriage Annuled

NEW YORK, March 5.-A jury
has returned verdict in favor of
Beverly d. Harris in the marriage
annulment suit against his wife,
Eleanor Elaine Lee Harris, on
charges she misrepreaented her ori-
gin before marriage.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Increased Duties
On Wheat Are
Expected Soon

WASHINGTON, March 5. = The
Tariff Committee has sent the re-
port of the wheat inquiry to Presi-
dent Coolidge who is expected soon
to proclaim increased duties on
wheat and wheat products.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Ford's Offer for Muscle
Shoals Debated in House

WASHINGTON, March 5. - The
House has set aside all tax busi-
ness and continued consideration of
Henry Fords offer for Muscle
Shoals. This was odne on motion
of Representative Longworth, Re
publican leader, who said the de-
bate begun yesterday ought not to
be interrupted.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
PROFOUND SECRECY.

LONDON, MARCH "a deep my
terry and profound secrecy surrounds
Ralph Thurber, a prisoner in PEN
teylle Jail who hae confessed he
Is implicated in the Wall Street
explosion. Officials here are sur
pised that tho confession has been
published in the United States.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
ELECTION CASE DECISION.

BISMARCK, No Dak., March 5.
The State Supreme Court in an
opinion, has reserved the opinion
of the District Court in Issuing a
peremptory writ of mandamus di-
recting the Secretary Of State to
place the name of Robert NJ. La
Toilette on the Presidential prefer
cnce primary ballot.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Only Eighteen Dead
In Eastern Explosion

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., March s.
The final tally of dead in last
Saturdays explosion of nitrate-am-
monia plant is now placed at IS
persons. First estimates placed the
dead at nearly 80.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05

SEATTLE, March 5.-General Man.
ager Lands, of the Alaska Railroad,
told the Chamber of Commerce Tour
ist Committee at luncheon yester-
day, that the park officials of Wash
,ington agreed to the construction of
a fifty-mile automobile road into Mt.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
CONFESSES IMPLICATION IN WAL
STREET EXPLOSION DURING L
Grand jury to Probe Brbe Evidence of Congress
Tour of Alaska
Film Is Released
By Interior Dept.

WASHINGTON, March 5. =
The movie film "Tour of Alas
ka" taken during the trip of the
late President Harding. has been
released by the Department of
the Interior for use in colleges,
clubs and educational organiza-
tions.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Aviator Ellison Is
Now Honorary Member
OF Alaska Pioneers
lsnecial from News-NIiner.l }

Especial from News-Miner.)
FAIRBANKS, March 5. c. B.
Ellison, air mail pilot, was last
night made an honorary member
of Igloo No 4, Alaska Pioneers at
large attended meeting.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Half of Business Section
OF B. C Town DESTROYED

CRESTON, b. c., March 5.-One
half of the business section Of
Yanke. b. c., nearby, was destroyed
by fire late yesterday afternoon
The loss is estimated at $4,000
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Rebels Quit Oaxaca
To Make Last Stand

MEXICO CITY, Mach 5.-Oaxaca
is being evacuated by the rebels
who are intending to give last
battle in Tomclin Canyon.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
FIFTY Mile AUTO ROAD is TO Be
BUILT IN MOUNT M'KINLEY PARK

Mckinley Park. Lands stated the
operating costs of the railroad have
decreased $4,000 a month recently
and declared the line will soon pay
il additional equipment and the Me
Kinley Perk Hotel is granted.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Liquor Treaty Text.

WASHINGTON, March 5. - The
ship-liquor treaty text between the
United States and Great Britain has
been disclosed for the first time
and declared the firm intention to
uphold the principle" of the three
mile territorial limit and authoriza-
ton to seize British vessels within
that distance of the coast which
can be trayersed in one hour.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Prominent Lumberman
Passes Away in Seattle

SEATTLE, March 5. Robert
Thomas, aged SO years, a Skagit
County pioneer and prominent in
lumber circles in Western Wash
ington, is dead.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
Moorish Rebels Launch
Attack Against Spaniards

MADRID, March 5.-The Moorish
rebels have launched a general at
tack against the Spanish according
to communications received here.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
REFUSE To COMMENT.

WASHINGTON, March 5. - Tie
State Department officials refused
to make any comment regarding
the confession of man in London
CONCERNING his connection with the
bomb outrage on Wall Street in
1920.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05
OFFICIALS sKEPTICAL.

oA-N ItANIIoIU, ItI., Mlfch 0.
The authorities here are skeptical
concerning the story told by Ralph
Thnrber 10 London officials.
Thurber was arrested here in
1920 and sentenced to San Quentin
fer three years for forgery.
Continued on Page Eight
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-03-05

CONTINUED on Page peven.J
Evening star., 1924-02-09

announced last night by Edward L.
Doheny, chairman Of the Pan American
Petroleum and Transport Company. The
action, he said, resulted from the at
tack on the validity OF the leases In the
In a letter to stockholders Of Pan
American Petroleum, Mr.. Doheny an
nounced the withdrawal Of an offer to
ern subsidiary at $40 share and can
collation. of a .s12.0oO,0O0 bond issue
which sold last fall.
AT the same time Mr.. Doheny de-
that the leases and contracts we're not
procured or obtained by fraud. corrup-
ton or illegal acts on the part OF the
company's officers or representatives.
national defense, he said that instead OF
being harmful to the United States they
were fair and beneficial.
Fleet EmcBency Doubled.
The efficiency Of the United states
feet in the Pacific had been doubled, ne
declared, as q result OF the contracts
| which also had rendered the, l'acific
coast invulnerable against naval attack
and had made practicable the defe;ls OF
Americas island possessions in tue "a
cific ocean. Enumerating othef az
vantages claimed for the leases, ne
said:
"They have assured protection OF
the naval reserve from drainage py
private drilling.
a large emergency supply of fuei OIL
for naval use at Pearl Harb9r, In
place Of the great coaling station pre-
viously established at that point,
which. owing to the substitution or
oil fuel for coal, had become practl-
cally obsolete for naval use.
''They have assured to the Navy an
option to purchase our other petro-
leum products on the Pacific coast FOR
fifteen years at 10 per cent less than
current market prices.
"They have assured the malnte-
nance, subject to the demands of the
Navy for a period of fifteen years. of
5000, 900 barrels of fuel oil in storage
at eighteen Atlantic. gulf and Carib-
bean ports"
Claims Royalties Highest.
Royalty returns to the government.
Mr. Doheny declared, were the high
est ever paid to the United States or
to any private lessor of petroleum
properties. The minimum is 12k per
cent for fifty-barrel wells, increasing
to 30 per cent on wells Of 400 barrels
or over.
Replying to the charge that profits
accruing to the Pan-American Com
pany under the leases would be in
ordinate, the oil operator pointed out
that the gains could be realized only
by maintaining huge capital expend-
itures and taking all the risks of
business over the period necessary for
development of the property. esti-
mated at twenty-five or thirty years
ut has been asserted that no lease
Of these lands was necessary for the
protection of the government" Mr.. Do
heny said. But the idea that oil and
gas under the naval reserve lands could
be kept there indefinitely while ad-
Evening star., 1924-02-09
FORD BID FOR SHOALS
HIT IN MINORITY REPORT
Continued from First Page.)

in case of war 10000 tons Of nitrogen
is to be available" On the same point,
the minority states, Ford agrees to
produce 10000 tons of fixed nitrogen
annually and makes no promises as
to the amount or cost of power" and
proposes to maintain nitrate plant No.
2, or it's equivalent, and In case of
war to make available 10000 tons of
nitrogen. In this connection, the re-
port cites, an Army ordnance depart
ment estimates that the cost of main
tanning plant No. would not exceed
100000 .per annum, or $10,000.000 in
the 100 years.
The power companies would forfeit
the lease if the agreement is violated
and do not require protection by the
government against losses, agreeing
to turn the properties over to the
government in event of war, 1t con-
tinues, while the Mckenzie bill pro-
of war protects the company from
losses"
Under the Hull bill "the govern
ment has the right to, recapture all
property leased at the end of fifty
years." it adds, whereas Ford would
retain the properties. with the privi-
lege of renewing the water-power
lease at the end of 100 years.
Further comparisons set forth in
the minority report, In brief, are:
Cites Other Differences.
The power companies would be
regulated as to profits by public
authority and Ford would be free
from regulation except in the sale
Of fertilizer. ..t-.
Power in excess of that for fertili-
zer production would be available
throughout the south under the power
companies offer while the Mckenzie
bill would make the excess power
available only to Ford plants" at the
shoals.
The power companies offer a cash
payment Of $4,500.000 for the steam
plant and promise to devote $1,000, 900
to research work, VIII ereas Mr.. Ford
plants, the steam plants and the
quarry, with no guarantee for re-
search work.
The government would retain the
title under the companies bid and
surrender it under the Ford offer.
The companies agree to assist in
paying for development of the head
water improvements, for which Mr..
Ford would pay nothing. = : K
Evening star., 1924-02-09
jacent drilling was progressing, is who'll
says Much OIL Lost.

| jacent drilling was progressing, is who'll
| Iy untenable.
Says Much OIL Lost.
There are about seventy-five miles
| of border lines between the naval lands
| in this reserve and private lands ad-
| joining. Drilling on the private lands
already lad been done to a large ex-
tent, and great amounts of Navy oil
were lost as a result. Moreover, the
gas pressure had been depleted largely
| in the vicinity Of there lands by ad-
jacent drilling, and without such pres
| sure oil can be extracted only by
pumping and with greatly increased ex-
pense and the loss of large quantities
of oil.
"It was. therefore. necessary for the
Navy, in order to protect its reserves.
to adopt plan which would combine
the greatest practical degree of con-
scrvation of it's oil in the ground that
! would be consistent with the pro-
lection of these reserves against drilling
by others. This reserve is accomplished
by the lease Of December II. 1922. 1t
| Is upon this lase, which forms part Of
the contract for the establishment of
a naval fuel station at Pearl Harbor,
Honolulu, 1000 miles out in the Pacific,
that the attack of Congress has been
centered."
The greater part of the expenditures
made by the Pan-American Petroleum
Company in California, Mr.. Doheny
| told his stockholders. were upon its own
| property. the title to which could not
be affected by the governments pro-
ceedings. The proposed expenditure of
about $4,000. 900 through the western
subsidy, however, he pointed out, was
predicated upon the valid ownership
Of the naval leases. With these under
attack the directors voted to reScind
Evening star., 1924-02-09

tract. The chairman then questioned
Bonfils concerning his early life.
Did you have any difficulty in
Kansas City with the authorities?'
Not that I remember"
Have you had some difficulty in
Some little difficulty there. I know
now you got your question from
Thomas ODonnell in Denver"
further questioning that he had been
IN the lottery business in Kansas
City, Kan, when it was not illegal.
was there not an indictment filed
against you and was not a plea of
guilty entered to that Indictment"
Doesn't Remember Indictment.
g! have no recollection Of such an
Indictment"
member very distinctly what had oc-
CURED thirty-four or thirty-flve
years ago.
You would remember. however. II
you had been In any difficulty with
the authorities?"
II could hardly have anticipated
going into such matters"
Now you do remember"
Il think you would be very proud
in bringing it out"
"The committee is very much inter-
ested in ascertaining whether the
deal you made with Mr.. Sinclair was
an honest compromise of an honest
debt or whether it was a deal be-
tween you and Mr.. Sinclair to pur-
chase the silence of the Denver
Post"
you are speaking for some one in
Colorado. In Colorado after printing
newspaper for twenty-nine years,
attacking every form of corruption
and graft, have naturally made en-
emieS.''
DenOunces O,DOnnell.
The witness then entered upon a
denunciation of Thomas O'Donnell.
Bonfils also praised the work of his
newspaper in fighting predatory
wealth." and declared it had the
greatest circulation per capita of Its
publication city of any newspaper
lin the history of the world
Il suppose Mr. Sinclair knew all
that" remarked Chairman Lenroot.
Questioned by Senator Dill, demo-
crat, Washington, as to whether the
$250,000 paid by Sinclair was
brought in satcheI," the witness
said the sum was deposited in the
Chase National Bank in New York to
the joint credit Of himself and
Stack.
DoHENY CO. DISSOLVED.