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volume 20. number 25_seward, Alaska, Thursday, January 29, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
58-BELOW WEATHER SLOWS UP DOGS
DESPERATE RUM
RUNNERS IN’FRISCO
ESCAPE FROM J AIL
BY USE AMMONIA
MARSHAL BLINDED BY LIQUID
KILLS ONE AND THREE ESCAPE
IN AUTOMOBILE— HELD FOR
PIRACY IN RUM-RUNNING CASE
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29—Dash
ing ammonia in the eyes of Deputy
Marshal John Donnelly, while at the
same moment an accomplice opened
fire on the officer with a pistol Ariel
and Milo Eggers and two confederates
attempted to escape today while being
taken along the corridors of the Fed
eral building. Although blinded by
the burning liquid the officer shot and
killed Ariel Eggers, while Milo and
his two confederates escaped from the
building and sped away in an auTo
mobile. The wife of Milo Eggers and
Mrs. Erna Brown, a sister of the two
prisoners, became hysterical at the
sound of the shots, adding to the gen
eral confusion.
The men were arrested November
25 charged with piracy and hijacking
of the liquor launch, Lillum and the
gas boat Hadsell. In the last rob
bery, Einar Larum, a member of the
creAv of the Hadsell was shot and
killed, supposedly by one of the Eg
gers brothers.
NEW MAP MADE OF
AREA TRIBUTARY
TO RAILROAD
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.—
The Department of the Interior an
nounced the completion today of the
last two sheets of a three-sheet map
of the area tributary to the Alaska
railroad, on a scale of four miles to
the inch. The may may be mounted
as a single map nine feet long and
three feet wide, covering 60.000 square
miles.
PORTABLE HOUSE FOR WELL
KNOWN SELDOVIA MERCHANT
SELDOVIA, Jan. 27.—Anton Johan
son, former merchant and cannery
man, who recently sold out and enter
ed the herring business, has a new
five-room portable house received on
the Admiral Watson. The building is
of the latest type and can be erected
within a few hours.
Two men were arrested in New
Orleans with liquor which they were
trying to smuggle to Denver in the
panels of sleeping cars.
SHANNON REACHES TOLOVANA IN 12 HOURS
HOUSE APPROVES
APPROPRIATION OF
250 THOUSAND FOR
ROADS NEAR NOME
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EXTENSION OF TRAMWAY FROM |
SHELTON TO DAHL; WINTER!
TRAILS BE WIDENED, MANY;
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS MADE;
SEATTLE. Jan. 29.—A Washington
dispatch to the Times said the House
j yesterday approved the $750,000 road
i project in the Seward peninsula by
passing the Sutherland resolution au
thorizing the construction under the
Territorial Road Commission, accord
ing to plans made by Army engi
neers.
The program calls for the extension
of the Nome-Shelton tramway to Dahl.!
at an estimated cost of $150,000; im-!
provement of the winter trail to a |
summer trail of standard width, from ;
Dahl to Inmachuck, $195,000; the con
struction of a tramway from Inma
i chuck to Candle Creek, $405,000. Ter
ritorial funds must contribute one
fifth of the cost of the initial Federal;
appropriation of $250,000.
CAMPAIGN STARTED ON
SILVER FOX FRAUDS
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—A campaign :
has been launched against “silver!
fox frauds,” according to L. E. Hoi- j
land, president of the Associated Ad
vertising Clubs of the world. It will j
be handled by the National Vigilance j
Committee of the association.
“Most of the frauds revolve around
the supposition that silver fox pelts
are extremely valuable,” Holland
said. “As a matter of fact, the
bureau of statistics of the Dominion
of Canada reports that the average
price of these pelts has declined from
$245 in 1919-20 to $112.80 in 1922.
“The method of operation of a
number of these companies involves
not the sale of stock, but the sale of
animals for breeding purposes. They
are sold on a cooperative basis where
by the purchaser of a pair of foxes
is guaranteed a 100 per cent increase
in their number.
“The operator of the farm retains
the remainder of the progeny.
“These, in turn, are resold to other
investors. It is a sort of endless
chain proposition, in which the op
erator has little to lose and the pur
chaser bears the risk.”
Ten students of the University of
Mississippi were dismissed for hazing
freshmen by closely cutting their hair.
HUNDREDS OF DEER STARVING ON
ISLANDS OF SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 29.—Hundreds of deer are starving to death on
Baranoff, Admiralty and other islands of southeastern Alaska, according to
crews of gas boats arriving here. The men say they counted two hundred
carcasses between Point Hugh and Point Arden. The deer have gone to the
beaches and are eating kelp to keep
from starving. Game Warden Goddard
of Sitka, has asked the government
for authority to employ men to cut
hemlock and other bursh so deer can
browse. Volunteers are said to be
cutting brush on Baranoff island,
where the snow is said to be the
deepest in thirty years. The loss of
life among the deer is reported to be
the greatest since the winter of 1917
1918, when thousands perished.
ROOF CAVES IN;
8 MEET DEATH
(By Associated Press)
SANTIAGO, Chili. Jan 29.—Eigh- i
teen were killed here during the col
lapse of the roof of the Popular Cred
it Bank. The crash buried several
c~»T>loyes and also clients t the
l nt windows.
SMASHED ALCOHOL CANS
TRACED IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29 —
A pile of smashed alcohol cans
found in the backyard of the K street
home of a Washington bootlegger led
to the disclosure of the alleged diver
sion of 431,374 gallons of alcohol for
industrial purposes through agents of
the Fleischman Yeast company.
This was disclosed by officials tes
tifying before the senate committee
investigating the prohibiiton enforce
ment unit.
EDWARD F. MEDLEY
OF CORDOVA IS
NEW REGENT
JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 29.—Gov
ernor Rone today named Edward F.
Medley, attorney at law and United
States Commissioner at Cordova dur
ing the Wilson administration, to be
regent of the Alaska Agricultural Col
lege and School of Mines at Fair
banks. Mr. Medley succeeds the late
Judge Leopold David.
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SUN IS ALIVE
(By Associated Press)
PEKING, China, Jan. 29.—Sun Yat
Sen, who was falsely reported as
having died the other day is still
alive. He spent a comfortable night.
He is not in pain today.
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Postal Bill Remains
Same; Would Set Sum
Limit Cong. Expenses
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.—
The Senate today also defeated the
proposal to apply rates of five years
ago to newspaper. Only two decis
ions paved the way for considerations
of the increases proposed in the Bill.
The Senate adopted as a rider the
proposal to limit expenditures con
gressional candidates.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 29.—
The Senate today refused to reduce
the second class postal rates to the
same level as that of five years ago.
COOLIDGE MESSAGE BRIEF
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.—
A message was received today from
President Coolidge which was the
soul of brevity. It contained four sen
tences asking congress to enact his
suggestions as to an agricultural com
mission at the earliest possible date.
FRANCE WANTS REDUCTION
PARIS, Jan. 29.—President Herriott
in an address to his deputies declar
ed: “The first thing I must say is
that France does not intend to deny
her debts.” He added that the United
States should reduce the total of its
claims against the nation. n
MISS DOUELLA DYER TO
BE NAMED FULL TIME
WORKER FOR ENDEAVOR
SPOKANE, Wn„ Jan. 28.—Miss
Louella Dyer of Seattle, Wn., former
state president of the Christian En
deavor Society of Washington State,
was named field secretary under a
full-time salary arrangement at a
meeting of the state executive com
mittee here the other day. A sur
vey of each of the fourteen districts
into which the state is divided was
authorized to deterine where she will
begin her duties.
DEATH RIDES WITH DOG MUSHERS IN
SWIFT FLIGHT THROUGH ICY BLASTS
TO SAVE RESIDENTS STRICKEN CAMP
NENANA, Jan. 29.—Bill Shannon, champion dog musher of Interior
Alaska, traveling in a temperature averaging 58 degrees below zero, reach
ed Tolovana at 11 o’clock this morning, covering the first sixty miles of his
perilous trip in twelve hours. He was forced to slacken speed for fear of
scorching his dogs’ lungs. At Tolovana Jim Kalland was harnessed up and
ready to go the moment the package
was handed to him. Kalland expects ot
reach Hot Springs, 65 miles, at 8:00
o’clock tonight. Arrangements are be
ing made ahead calling on all dog
mushers and teams along the Yukon
to help the teams along.
Situation Remains Unchanged
FAIRBANKS, Jan. 29.—Wireless
messages from Nome today state that
the diphtheria epidemic situation re
mains about the same. The actual
number of dead is not given. One
dispatch received here read:
“Several white people, grown-ups
and children are included in the
dead.”
Three hundred thousand units of
anti-toxin left Nenana by dog team
relay. Leonard Suppela, the noted
Northern musher, is on his way from
Nome with his team of Siberian wolf
hounds to meet the relays from Ne
nana. It is estimated the trip will re
quire 15 days from Nenana, in case
the temperature does not moderate.
In reply to a message received from
Delegate Sutherland, asking whether
airplanes could be used, it was de
clared that with 72-hours preparation
antitoxin could be delivered in Nome
within four hours from the time of
leaving Fairbanks. Two outside fly
ers are available. James O’Brien,
cameraman, 75 miles below here on
his way to Siberia to take movies,
telegraphed that he would return and
fly to Nome. Roy S. Darling, special
investigator of the Department of Jus
tice, and former Navy airman, is also
ready to go at a moment’s notice.
If the million units shipped from
Seattle Saturday reaches Fairbanks
within two weeks, the airplane would
still beat the dogteams from Nenana.
Sutherland Favors Dogteams
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29— Plans to
ship diphtheria antitoxin to Nome by
airplane have been definitely abandon
ed as dogteams can be relied upon to
carry the relief supplies. Sutherland
announced that dog teams would leave
Dunbar for Nome with medicines im
mediately. He said the airplanes had
been abondoned because the machines
had been stored for the winter at Fair
banks and it would take some time
to assemble them and make them
ready for flight.
Permission to Use Planes
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29—Delegate
Sutherland obtained permission from
the Department of-Justice for Roy E.
Darling, special investigator for the
department of justice and a former
navy flyer nowr at Fairbanks, to take
the plane stored there and carry one
million units of antitoxin, which will
leave Seattle Saturday from Fairbanks
to Nome. He said the advice of the
Navy department must be asked first.
Sutherland said flying conditions
would be favorable and a landing at
Nome could be made on the ice.
Epidemic Slightly Relaxed
NOME, Jan. 29.—The Board of
Health canvassing Nome last night,
found the epidemic slightly relaxed,
with no new cases reported. Some of
the patients are improving through
the use of antitoxin four or five years
old. Antitoxin is usually good only
for six months. The small amount
here is being used sparingly.
School Superintendent Rynning and
Mrs. Wm. Cameron have diphtheria.
They are reported improving. The
Barnett family lost a young son and
a young daughter now has the dis
ease. She showed marked improve
ment with the old antitoxin.
Most of the deaths are among Es
■kimos. Many have their whole fami
lies afflicted.
Leonard Seppalla, who left Nome
Tuesday to meet the relays coming
from Nenana wRh antitoxin, has ar
! rived at Unalakleet, 207 miles south of
| Nome.
Kalland Leaves Tanana
| Jim Kalland arrived at Tanana yes
i terday and left with fresh dogs for
down the river. He will go as far as
Ruby before being relieved.
FLAT LICENSE $8.00
PLACED ON AUTOS
IN WASHINGTON BY
NEW BILL PASSED
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 29.—An au
tomobile code providing a flat license
of $8.00 on each machine, and the re
peal of the mill and a half highway
levy, was introduced in the House to
day. The Hartley budget bill, and
three highway bills, appropriating
$6,900,000 was introduced in the Sen
ate. Some of the senators regard the
Westfall bill as a means of settling
the child labor question in this state,
as it is pointed out that no time limit
has been set for ratification of this
amendment, and the question is eligi
ble for consideration in every session
of the legislature.
GAVE CANDY TO DEAD;
MOURNER IS FINED $35
BERLIN, Jan. 29.—For having at
tempted to feed candy to his dead
and buried wife, Otto Klemke, Ber
lin artist, was fined $35 by an unsym
pathetic Berlin court.
Klemke dug a subterranean pass
age to the grave through which he
visited the body every night. In fine
Oriental fashion he took along flow
ers, perfume and other things she
liked and laid them upon the coffin.
Through holes he bored into the cof
fin he pushed the candy.
His defense was that he acted pure
ly out of love for his wife, but the
prosecutor contended he was driven
by an unhealthy curiosity.
While on trial for having liquor in
his possession, another bottle of
whiskey was found on Hillard Ro
chelle of Trenton, Tenn., and a sec
ond charge was filed.