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VOLUME XIX. NO. 38
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SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
FACTS ON LEASING
THE WOT SOME
EXPERT INQUIRY INTO WISDOM
OF THE FALL OIL LEASE
SOUGHT BY COOLIDGE
V --
Says He Would Cancel His Oil Lease
On Certain Conditions—Gov’t
Must Reimburse
WASHINGTON, D. Feb. 13.—An
order by President Coolidge for an ex
pert inquiry into the wisdom of the
Fall oil leasing policy was followed
today by an offer of E. L. Doheny to
f cancel conditionally his lease to the
oil reserve m California.
The government would be called
upon, however, to reimburse the
Pan-American Petroleum and Trans- j
port Company for its. actual expendi
ture under the contract.
This is a modification of Dohenv’s j
original offer to cancel if a board of
experts decided that the contracts!
were not advantageous to the gov- i
ernment.
Mr. Doheny’s offer was made by
his counsel, Gavin McNabb, but no
immediate action was taken on it.
The president asked the depart
^ment to furnish him at the earliest
^possible moment a report on the ques- j
tion of whether the leases protect the
interests of the government. This in- j
quiry is separate from the instruc
tions given the department of justice,
which is studying the evidence to de
termine whether there has been proof
of fraud, but both actions are direct
ed toward the same end. The purpose
is to ascertain definitely whether the
leases should be canceled.
Public Statement Likely.
Mr. Coolidge may make a public
statement of the government’s in
^ tentions, both as to criminal and
civil proceedings, as soon as the de
partmental investigations are con
cluded and as soon as Mr. Fall has
been given an opportunity* to present
his side of the matter to the senate
committee.
The president beueves the evidence
produced before tne commutee is too
srious to warrant much delay in delin
eating the government’s course, lie
does not think it should be postponed
until the committee makes its report.
The disclosures before the senate
f committee were talkea over by the
president today with John T. Adams,
chairman of the republican commit
tee Mr. Adams declined to discuss
the nature of the commence, but indi
cated that his viewrs on the matter had
ben set forth in an editorial appear
ing in the current number of the Na- j
tional Republican, whicn savs:
“The disclosures in the Fall case
are in a sense discreditable to the
#United States senate and to the
Harding administration for Senator’
Fall wras a member of both. They do
not, however, involve the integrity of
the senate or the Harding administra
tion as a whole.
“Guilt is personal and dishonesty!
is a characteristic that has been not- j
ed in men of all parties; there will
ne.'tr be a political party in w'hich all
of its members chaiged with respon
slt'ii.y may be depended upon not to
betray their trust.
▼ “Every act committed by an official
in violation of the laws he has sworn
to uphold, every betraw'al of trust by
whomsoever committed, should be
prosecuted with a view to punishment
of the guilty.’
Will Purge Scandal.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—A promise to
purge the country of the oil lease
scandal, marked the opening here to- j
night of President Coolidge’s cam-1
pjign. He told the National Republi
can Club he would remove every cor
rupt official.
McAdoo Leaves It To Voters
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—William !
-V. McAdoo announced tonight that he '
would leave it to the leaders of his '
campaign in each state whether his
employment as counsel for Doheny '•
had made him ineligible as a candi- 1
date for the Democratic Presidential 1
Nomination at a conference held In i
Chicago a few days ago. i
Will Require Evidence.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13..—Senator
Reed of Missouri declared today that
it would require more than the certi
ficate of confidence by Coolidge to re
store Secretary Denby to the confi
dence of the American people.
Will Reject Nominations.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13—Senate
leaders indicated tonight that they
will reject the nominations of Strawn
and Pomerene as counsel in the oil
prosecutions. Strawn is declared in
eligible on account of his connections
with the Standard Oil, and Pomerene
is unacceptable on account of his cor
poration connections.
Sinclair On Way H ;me.
SOUTHAMPTON, Eng., Feb. 13.—
Harry Sinclair sailed today for New
York on the liner President Harding.
Has Definite Promise.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13—The metro
politan press in reviewing his last
night's speech says the country now
has a definite promise from President
Coolidge if immediate, adequate and
unshrinking prosecutions of the crim
inals in the oil land leasing diselos
cres.
I
GIVES PUBLICITY
The best publicity ever given to Se
ard was received on one of the last
boats, data and pictures being collect
ed by Mr. C. E. Moultray, local man
ager of the Standard Oil plant, and
published in the Standard Oil Bulle
tin for January. The cover shows
the Standard Oil tanker Standard Ser
vice, in colors, the sky effects being
typically Alaskan.
Hie article, covering seven pages
of the magazine, is profusely illustra
ted, the frontispiece being a picture
of Seward at the time the Henderson
was at the wharf, on the occasion of
ihe v;sit of President Harding. The
destroyers are shown lying in the
background, as well as a good view of
the Standard Oil dock, and the San
Juan dock. The Federal building and
the Arcade are very distinct in the
picture as well as Fourth avenue, the
business center of the town. Several
fine views of the Standard Oil Plant,
with the docks are given, as well as
photos of views along the railway,
vegetable exhibits, the coal veins at
Healy, a view of Anchorage and a
view of the Akutan whaling station.
The text gives a good write-up of
Seward, and also a sketch of the Alas
ka railway, telling of the many indus
tries using Standard products. The
article goes on to tell the advantages
the plant gives to Alaskans in this
district. “During 1922, gasoline in Se
ward sold for 55 cents per gallon; the
present price is now 18% cents per
gallon. On the Yukon river the price
was one dollar per gallon; today it is
less than half that amount. Another
advantage is that with the stocks on
hand at Seward it is unnecessary for
a customer to tie up capital in a sea
son’s oil supply. The installation of
our sub-station at Seward is already
effecting the development of many
small mining prospects, the more gen
eral use of gas boats on the rivers,
bays and lakes, and of autos, trucks,
and tractors on the highways and on
the trails.”
The mechanical work on the maga
zine is perfect. It is stated that hun
dred of thousands of copies of The
Bulletin are printed and distributed
throughout hte States, which will give
the town of Seward much favorable
publicity.
To Mr. Moultray’s efforts all this is
due.
Rev. Burdette Lansdowne of Anch
orage All Saints church will hold spe
cial services in the Allen Hotel at Wa
sila tomorrow. These meetings will
be held once a month hereafter.
WHAT BECOMES OF MATCHES
Every day the people of the world
ight nearly 14 billion matches or sev
;n for every man, woman and child.
kVe’d always had a hazy notion that
natch-making' was a small industry,
compared with the major activities.
30 it surprised us to learn that the
vorld’s people pay 200 million dollars
i year for matches and that here in
he United States alone 30 million dol
ars is invested in match-making equip
nent. Oh, well, nearly every man is an
gnoramus outside of his own business.
COPVHIGMT KEYSTONE VIEW CO. NEW YORK
WIL LREPRESENT AMERICA IN OLYMPICS
American ski-jumpers who will represent this country in the Olympics
games in France. Left to right: Sigurd Oberby, of St. Paul: Harry Lein,
of Minneapolis; Col. George E. Leach, Mayor of Minneapolis and manager
of the team; Anders Haugen, Minneapolis, former world’s champion long
distance jumper, with a record of 228 feet, and La Moine Batson, of Eau
Claire, Wis.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—President;
Coolidge opened his campaign for the
Republican nomination for the presi
dency last night when he delivered an
address before the Republican Nation
al club at its Lincoln Memorial cele
bration.
New Counsel Chosen.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—In view
of the hostile attitude of the Senate,
President Coolidge is preparing to
withdraw the name of Strawn as
counsel, and possibly that of Pomer
ene. James Garfield may succeed;
Strawn.
VALUABLE INFORMATION
COMPILED BY CHAMBER
Secretary J. P. Hannon has compil
ed some valuable statistical informa
tion regarding water transportation
service to Seward.
The table gives the number of pas
sengers brought to and from Seward,
the number of tons of freight carried,
the tons per capita, etc. An amazing
feature of the table compiled, shows
that the total average of freight car-1
ried per citizen of Seward is but 10
and a fraction. To carry this freight
twelve steamships of around two thou-;
sand tons have served the town the
past year. The table is a convincing
argument that Seward and other Al
askan points are getting much better
service than the traffic warrants. An-1
other feature of the excellent boat
service is that under the present
schedule Interior merchants are not
compelled to lay in vast winter stocks
of merchandise, but may take advant
age of the open market in buying, re
ceiving freight as needed.
SHUN DECLARES HO
TO FIND UN ISSUE Ilf
TOE RECENT SCANDAL
SEATTLE, Feb. 12.—Former Secre
tary Shaw in an address at the Lin
coln Birthday banquet, said while he
would not minimize the Teapot Dome
scandal, nevertheless the Democrats
would find it hard to create an issue
out of it without involving their own
candidate.
FOR SALE
One six-horsepower stationary mo
tor in first-class mechanical condi
tion; price $100 cash or terms on good
security with 8 per cent. Apply at
Gateway.
JOHANSEN REFUSES TO
LEAVE ISLAND SHELTER
Cal M. Brosius today received a |
telegram from Kodiak stating that the
teacher at Alitak reports that the Vik- j
ing went ashore on Sitinak Island and
broke up in two hours. Johansen is
on the island, and it is reported his
leet are irozen. The teacher sent forj
Johansen to come to Alitak, but he
refused and is now stopping with the
natives. Karl Armstrong will leave'
as soon as the weather permits to
bring the injured man to Kodiak. The
telegram concludes with the remark |
that Mr. Brosius will be advised later
as to Mr. Johansen’s arrival at Kodi-.
ak and his condition.
The telegram was received in reply
to one sent by the Pioneers, Igloo No.;
9 of Seward, asking as to the condi
tion of the injured man and what had
been done for his safety. Johansen is
a member of the Igloo.
TODAY'S FISH PRICES
KETCHIKAN, Feb. 12.—Fresh hal
ibut, 14 1-4 and 8 3-4 cents per pound.
AN ANALYSIS OF SHIPPING—FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS, HAN
DLED AT SEWARD DOCK, JANUARY 1, 1923 TO JANUARY 1, 1924
Compiled by Seward Chamber of Commerce
Vessels, Passengers and Freight
Freight Only
Total Vessels or Trips
Passengers In and Out
Average Psgs. per Vessels
Tons Freight in and out
Aevrage Tons per vessel
Percent of Total Freight
Percent of Passengers
Percent of total Vessels
Alaska Pacific Steamer Govt. & TOTAL
SS. Co. SS. Co. Stan
48 20 15
15
63 20* 15
6421 1179 563
133.8 59
15147.24 2119.92
240.42 106
68 09
79 14 7
51 16 11
Misc’l.
26 109
15
26 124
10 8173
10 60.07 i
5204.70 22471.86 i
195.36 181.22 .
23
22 <
* Pacific S. S. Co boats counted as one trip from Seattle to Seward and .
as another trip from Seward to the Westward; actually only ten trips from
States to Alaska. 1
Freight received oyer the local dock for Seward totaled 6081.18 tons
adding 15 per cent to this for freight of Seawrd merchants billed to Woodrow, .
on account of existing tariffs, we have approximately 6921.08 tons Seward
freight which means an average of 10.62 tons per person in Seward, using j *
last census as present Seward population. I ]
BLUE FOX SKINS
BROT INTO JUNEAU
JUNEAU.—W. G. Culver of the1
Yorke Fur Company at Sum Dum
brought in 55 tine blue fox skins. The
farm has about 150 breeders.
Married men are said by Dr. Allen ;
Craig of Chicago to live about twelve
years longer than a single man. He
doesn’t; it just seems longer.
KETCHIKAN CANNERY MAN
DIES AT SMILEY CANNERY
KETCHIKAN.—John Moldenes, web
boss for the Smiley cannery, died at
Kitchikan this week. Moldenes is be
lieved to have been about 35 years o
age, and was a native of Kolde, Nor
way. His only relatives are in that
i country. He had recently returned to
Ketchikan from the Virginia Mason
' hospital in Seattle.
DAWSON EDITOR LAYS
DOWN PEN TO RETIRE
DAWSON.—Clias. R. Settlemeir, for
4 years on the editorial stati oi the
Dawson News, and editor for 20 years
of that period has retired from jour
nalism and will devote his time to
mining interests acquired in tlm Yu
kon. Mr. Settlemeir was a youngster
of but 20 years when he went to uaw-,
son, in 1900, and worked on the Daw
son News every day since that peiiod.j
His son, Weston is taking a post
graduate course at Harvard I niversi-1
ty. His daughter, Marion, is a stud-,
ent of the University of California.
explorer will go arctic
for BRITISH CAUSE
QUEBEC, Feb. 13.JCaptain Berniei.,
an Arctic explorer, left for England
last night to take charge of the Can
adian government’s steamship Frank
lin which sails from Portsmouth into
the Arctic during the coming spring.
He is going to establisn posts and to
claim all the land found for Great Bri
tain. He is said to nave speeded nis
preparations because ol the ccntem-1
plated flight of the Ameiuan airship. |
SPRING COMING FAST
Spring is coming rapidly, the days
becoming so long as to get apparent.
Another blizzard or so and our win
ter will be over. Seward has more
snow this year than tor mauj \euis
past.
A telegram was received today
from Mel Hoiben, who is now in Seat
tle, stating that he would leave on the
Alaska sailing Saturday. Mrs. lid
ben will accompany him.
COUNCILMAN COOPER *VILL
NOT BE A CANDIDATE
Councilman Charles Cooper, who
has served the city very acceptably
the past two years, states that he will
not be a candidate for re-election this
year, as he intends leaving about
March 15 for Cache creek, where he
will spend the summer. Mr. Cooper,
Mr. Ellsworth and Mr. Krettiug s
terms expire this year. Messrs. Oi-j
lander, McMullen and Adelmau aie
the holdovers. As Mr. Adelman is j
leaving for the tsates in the spring,,
this will leave another vacancy to
fill.
FITZGERALD COMMITTEEMAN
SEATTLE, Feb. 13.—C. B. Fitzger-j
aid, president of the Seattle city coun
cil, was elected chairman of the Re
publican State Central Committee to
day.
PREPARATIONS MADE FOR
FLIGHT OF SHENANDOAH
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Navy of
ficials are continuing preparations for
their North pole flight in the dirigible
Shenandoah.
MINE COMMITTEE ASKS
RENEWAL OF CONTRACT
WITH NO WAGE CUTS
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 12—A
renewal of the present oontract for
'our years with no reduction in wages
was recommended by the scale com
mittee of the United Mine Workers
)f America, in the report read this
ifternoon to the convention by Frank
Barrington of Illinois, the committee
ihairman.
The committee recommended that
he contract to be negotiated with
he operators at Jacksonville, Fla.,
February ~, go into effect on April
, 1924, and continue in effect until
tfarch 31, 1928, and be based on the 1
tentral competitive field, as have been i
►revious contracts.
TO Ul/E LONGER,
DOCTOR PREDICTS
FORT WORTH, Tex., Feb. 13.—The
children ot' today will live an average
>f twelve years longer than their
grandmothers, according to Dr. Allan
TTraig of Chicago, assistant director
)f the American College of Surgeons,
who is here attending a meeting of
lie Texas-Oklahoma-New Mexico sec
tion of the American College of Sur
geons.
Quoting figures to show the modem
tendency toward longevity. Dr. Craig
said that “if we had the same death
rate today we had in 1880, there would
have been 750,000 more deaths in the
United States than there were.”
POSTOFFICE APPROPRIATION
AIR SERVICE KILLED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—The House
knocked out the appropriation in the
postoffice bill for air mail service.
REPUB. STATE CONVENTION
BE HELD AT WENATCHEE
SEATTLE, Wn, Feb. 13.—The State
commitiee voted today to hold the
Washington RepubP-an convention at
Wenatchee April 5th.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—President
Coolidge left at 11:30 today for Wash
ington.
NOTED INDIAN FIGHTER IS DEAD
SEATTLE, Feb. 13.—Col. A. F.
Coutelle, retired, S3 years ofage, and
a Civil war veteran and Indian fight
er died here yesterday.
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED
ROME, Feb. 13.—The Pope is cele
brating the anniversary of the king’s
coronation.
CONSERVAT’NISTS PLACED
A PADLOCK ON ALASKA
SEATILE, Feb.. 13.—George Wheel
ei Hinniau, a financial business writ
£i ioi Hearst publications, now tour
ing the Pacific coast, declares that
Pinchot conservationists placed a pad
lock on Alaska development long ago,
and that this policy still arrests de
velopment.
Mrs. W, C, Hutt, wife of Lieut. Hurt
of Anchorage, was an outgoing pas
senger on the Alameda to visit rel
atives in the states, * • (
Mrs. Barndollar, writing from Geor
gia states that the weather Christmas
t)ay was so warm that everyone wore
light clothing and sat on their porches
to avoid the heat. The day she wrote
the mercury was but ten above, and
much suffering from cold ensued.
Captain and Mrs. Barndollar are sta
tioned in Georgia. They were former
ly stationed at Seward.
STATE BANK DEPOSITS IN
1923 INCREASE 11 PER CENT
OLYMPIA Wn., Feb. 13.—Deposits
in the state banks of Washington in- ,
creased $14,500,000 during 1923, or ap
proximately 11 per cent.
At the beginning of the new year
reports to Supervisor of Banking
John P. Duke show the state bank’s
held $146,759,000 of depositors’ money.
With the exception o^f one county,
an increase of deposits is shown in
every section of the state, indicat
ing that irrespective of the line of
industry the people of every county
in \Y ashington are more prosperous
than they were a year ago.
The bank returns this month em
phasize the fact that despite un
satisfactory price conditions in the
fruit and grain belts, the producers
as a whole have worked themselves
out of the embarrassment of poor crop
returns and accumulated money.
A significant testimonia’ to the re
newed confidence imposed by depos
itors in state banks is afforded by sta
tistics in Seattle, where the state
banks increased their deposits by $9,
500 000, as compared with a gain of
?8,800,000 for the national banks. It
will be remembered that Supervisor
Duke was called upon to take over the
idministration of some Seattle banks
ifter he assumed office. The remark
able showing the state banks in Seat
:e made during the past year is an
ndlcation not only of the strength of
he bank managements but also of the
confidence inspired by Supervisor
[lake’s administration.