VOLUME 19. NUMBER 284
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SEWAKL), ALASKA, I JtlU KSJJA X, DECEMBER 4, 1VZ4
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^fctal of Ten Buildings Were
Washed Away—Blazer
Goes on Beach
Claud Shea, special prohibition of
ficer returned on the Starr today from
a trip to the westward. Comment
ing on the recent gas strike at Kan
atak, Mr. Shea said gas came up in
sufficient quantities to force the
water from the pipes at a rate of one
thousand barrels a day. Mr. Shea
said that there was no oil yet, and
that conditions would not warrant a
stampede, as it would be three or
four months and maybe more, before
the drill again reaches the point
where the gas was struck. Cable,
cement and rope were used to plug
the hole, and the flow of water was
stopped. Gas and water were seep
ing in through the plugs when Mr.
fShea went to the well, and saw for
himself the indications of gas. Talk
ing with several people in the vicin
ity of the well, they said that indica
tions for oil were of the best. The
Standard Oil employes gave out no
information and were very reticent
as to indications. As soon as the
first oil bubble was sighter the men
had the well under control. A big
pipe with a nipple is on hand, and any
flow of oil or gas can be handled.
Earl Grammar declares that indi
cations look like oil to him. Mr.
Grammar is a geologist of note.
Speaking of his trip Mr. Shea says
tnat 75 gallons of whiskey and 1,000
bottles of beer were seized. The
feown was as dry as the proverbial
cork leg all the time the officer was
* in port, with no signs of drunken
ness.
A heavy storm with extreme high
tide struck Kanatak Thanksgiving
day doing considerable damage to
buildings and otherwise destroying
property. While the storm was not
as bad as last year it did consider
able damage to buildings in Old
Town, the water flooding the build
ings of Laurititzen, Louis Johnson’s
butcher shop, Wodin’s home, and a
number of homes and cabins. Many
the latter floated away. The office
of the Kanatak Lighterage Company
was completely demolished. Chas.
Madsen’s store had about one foot of
water in it. The Blazer used as a
lighter, was again washed ashore at
a point near the Standard Oil Com
pany buildings, taking her moorings,
a 1000 pound anchor, and everything
with her. She now stands 20 feet
above high tide. The Edith, a gas
£oat, was washed up in the middle
?>f the street. The wind blew at an
estimated velocity of 90 miles an
hour, but did not come directly in the
harbor, coming from an easterly di
rection.
On the second day of the storm,
October 28, the wind blew directly
into the harbor, and everybody thot
the town would go. Strangely enough
the water did not get within 14 inches
as high as it did the day before. Ev
ery available team was used to move
the stock of goods and inhabitants
into the hills. All doors and windows
wf-:e nailed up and buildings barri
caded. The Kanatak foot bridge was
washed out and the new government
bridge was covered with water and
would have washed out but for Mrs.
Hjalmar Evans, who secured help
and removed a quantity of drift and
logs from the bridge, preventing it
from washing away.
A total of about ten houses were
moved by the flood. The Kanatak
Lighterage Co. suffered the greatest
^damage, estimated at about $100D. Lo
eStl residents estimated the damage
done at about $5000. During the
storm Nels Christianson nearly lost!
his life by a dory capsizing with
him. He crawled up on the dory and
was blown ashore.
Mr. Shea was accompanied by Mr.
Warren Harding, federal prohibition
agent. At Uzinkie Mr. Harding stop
ped off 30 minutes and gathered in a
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C0?YRIC.HT KF.V STONE VIEW CO. NiYV YORK
TO SAVE THE LIVES OF ‘THE FINEST”
Chief City Magistrate William McAdoo (left) and Judge William Allen
(right) examine the result of bullet shots on the bullet proof vest worn
by Alvah Jacobson, tested at Police Headquarters. A vest such as this,
after withstanding the power .45 calibre bullet, would be an added de
fense to New York policemen who take their lives in their hands in the
performance of their duty.
30 gallon still, but the owner had ..tak
en to the hills and was not found.
Bad weather was encountered the en
tire trip.
WARREN UNDECIDED AS
TO SENATE LEADERSHIP
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 4.—Sen
ator Warren, of Wyoming, some of
whose friends have said he would
not accept the republican senate lead
ership made vacant by the death of
Senator Lodge, of Massachussets,
announced here today that he had
reached no decision on the ques
tion and besides a man had been
appointed for that post.
EXPLORATION CO.
PAYS OUT CASH
FOR 70 CLAIMS
OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
IN GOLD PAID OUT ON
OPTIONS TAKEN UP
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I The Fairbanks Exploration Com
j panv this week took up its options
on 70 mining claims on adjacent
! creeks, paying cut over $100,000 in
j gold. Following these payments, oth
| ers will be made within the next 30
days, and the big company has appar
ently decided to locate in the district
and engage in one of the most colos
sal mining schemes ever inaugurated
in Alaska.
Fugitive Banker Turns
Lumberyard Worker;
Taken Into Custody
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 4 —
Waldo R. Chaplain, a fugitive Okla
homa banker, was found today work
ing in a lumber yard in ’ this city.
He confessed to the authorities
that he stole seventy thousand dollars
of his bank’s funds and made a get
away.
NEW GIGANTIC ENGLISH
DICTIONARY COMPILED
LONDON, Dec. 4.—The new Eng
lish dictionary, which has been in the
course of compilation since 1857,
probably will be published about the
first of next year, and it is claimed
that it will be the largest and most
authoritative exposition of the Eng
lish language ever prooduced.
The dictionary is being compiled by
the Oxford University press, and
most of the work is being done un
der the supervision of Oxford univer
sity professors. All the sections of
the dictionary have been completed,
but the editors have been finding it
necessary to make several additions
and revisions, so changeable is the
English of today.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 4.—
Atlee Pomerene and Chas. Roberts,
counsel for the government in the
case for the return of the Teapot
Dome oil leases to the United States
and held as a naval reserve, have
assured President Coolidge today
that a victory is imminent in the
suit to set a^ide the oil lease.
MAY DISMISS ACTION
OLYMPIA, Wn., Dec. 4_Superior
Judge John M. Wilson of Thurston
county has Under advisement the
disposition of the action brought
against the state department of pub
lic works by the Home Telephone &
Telegraph company of Spokane. Ar.
guments on the state’s motion to dis
miss the action were heard today.
The telephone company has chal
lenged the valuation of their proper
ties made by the department of pub
lic works.
COOLIDGE IN CHICAGO;
WILL SPEAK AT THE
LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION
CHICAGO, 111., Dec. 4.—President
Coolidge arrived in this city at nine
o’clock this morning to visit and
speak at. the International Livestock
Exposition. He will also address at
a luncheon gathei’ing of the Commer
cial Club of Chicago.
Five Burned to Death
When Train Hits Truck
Loaded With Turpentine
DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 4.—Five per
j osns were burned to death today
when a Detroit-Cleveland interurban
I train struck a truck which was load
ed with forty barrels of turpentine.
The accident occurred within a
short distance of Wyandotte.
TOPPENISH SUGAR PLANT
IS NOW IN OPERATION
YAKIMA, Dec. 4.—The Toppenish
factory of the Utah-Idaho Sugar com
pany began its annual run this
morning with about 150 workers
brought here from the company’s
plants in Utah, assisted by some
local labor. It is expected that about
10,000 tons of beets will be handled
and that the run will be finished in
two weeks. Three thousand tons of
beets, chiefly from the west side of
the state, were delivered in October.
Checks for these were mailed to
growers yesterday.
MANITOBA FARMERS ARE
THRESHING IN THE SNOW
GRAND FORKS, N. D., Dec. 4.—
Farmers in Manitoba, Canada, just
across the line from North Dakota,
are threshing in the snow, accord
ing to reports received yesterday.
The grain is being hauled in sleds.
DECISION DECLINED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 4—The
Supreme court today declined to pass
upon whether the estate of a person
who died in September, 1018, was
taxable under the federal revenue
act of that year or under the high
er rates in a case from Colorado,
brought by Louis B. Page.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 4.—
Culminating in a long investigation
of the plot to introduce the Red
literature into the school for the
spreading of communism, the police
arrested twenty-one men in a house
here and seized a large quantity of
handbills, posters and other material
which would tend to poison the mind
of the child.
The men are held under $1,000 bail
each, on charges of “vagrancy.”
SPOKANE MAN NAMED
OLYMPIA, Wn„ Dec. 4.—Stuart
E. Waters of Spokane was appoint
ed by Acting Governor Coyle as a
member of the committee to conduct
examinations of applicants for li
censes to practice chiropractic, it
was announced today. Waters suc
ceeds John R. Hildebrande of Spo
kane, resigned.
SNOW IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, 111., Dec. 4.—The first
snowfall of the season to whiten the
ground fell yesterday. The precipi
tation was only about one-tenth of
an inch and melted soon.
CONSENT NECESSARY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 4.—The
Supremecourt today declared that
lands purchased by Indians from
funds derived from their allotments
cannot be alienated without the con
sent of the secretary of the interior.
; The court based its opinion on the
case of Nathaniel Perryman, a half
breed Creek Indian,* living in Okla
maha.
A. WINKLE’S NAME SENT
TO SENATE FOR APPROVAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 4.—A
Winkle, of Nome has been recom
mended by President Coolidge for the
postmastership at Nome. His name
was sent into the Senate today for
confirmation.
BRITAIN BACKS UP
ON LEAGUE AS
ARBITRATOR
GENEVA, Dec. 4.—Great Britain
has informed the League of Nations
assembly that the British govern
ment will not recognize any signa
ture by Egypt of a peace protocol
which would give Egypt the right to
appeal to the League of Nation on
matters conected with the Anglo
Egyptian dispute arising from the as
sassination of Major General Stack.
PRINCE CHICHIBU WILL
GO TO ENGLAND AND
FINISH HIS EDUCATION
TOKIO, Dec. 4.—Prince Chichibu,
the second son of the emperor of
Japan will leave next June to re
main in England for two years to
complete his education.
Testimony Shows Conspir
acy Existed to Loot
Hospital Funds
CHICAGO, III., Dec. 4.—The Gov
ernment today strengthened its case
against Charles R. Forbes, former di
rector of the Veterans Bureau and
J. W. Thompson, who are on trial
in the Federal court here for con
spiraacy to defraud the government.
Arthur C. Crump, formerly secre
tary of the Pontiac Construction
company took the stand today and
verified in part the story of Elias H.
Mortimer, the latter being the Gov
ernment’s chief witness, that Thomp
son, Forbes, Black, the late Charles
F. Crame and himself had engineer
ed a conspiracy to loot the funds ap
propriated by congress to build hos
pitals for the disabled veterans of
the World War.
The case is being attended by na
tion-wide interest and the outcome
carried conviction in the minds of the
majority it is alleged.
SEVEN KILLED WHEN
ENGINE TELESCOPES
REAR END OF TRAIN
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 4.—Seven
persons wrere killed and thirty injur
ed when a Short Line train tele
scoped the rear car of a Key Route
Electric train, here today. One of
the dead was C. O’Laughlin of San
Francisco. Six other were unidenti
fied.
TWO JAPANESE
VESSELS CRASH
NEAR ASTORIA
PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 4.—Two
Japanese freighters suffered slight
damage at Astoria when an anchor
chain broke and one was carried into
the other by a strong tide. Meager
details of the collision reached the
Merchants’ exchange.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 4.—The
Japanese freighter Clyde Maru was
forced to burn part of her lumber
cargo • loaded in Portland in order to
furnish steam for her voyage to Yo
kohama, according to a radio reach
ing the Merchants’ exchange today.
The message was not clear as to
whether the ship had reached port
yet but said she was “ten days over
due in reaching Yokohama.” The
craft*was under charter to the Wil
cox-Hayes company.
TWO PERSONS KILLED
IN AUTO SMASHUP
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 4.—
H. C. Baunbaugh, manager for Fos
ter & Kleiser Company of this city,
and an officer, were killed in an au
tomobile accident on the highway
near this city.
PTARMIGAN SWARM IN
STREETS OF FAIRBANKS
The Fairbanks News Miner says
that the world’s supply of ptarmigan
are perched on the housetops and in
the streets of that city. So numerous
have the birds become that they fly
against and break the telephone wires
between Fairbanks and the creeks,
and the ground beneath the wires
have hundreds of dead ptarmigan.
TODAY'S FISH PRICES
KETCHIKAN, Dec. 4.—Salmon was
quoted here this morning at 2-, 14
and 8 cents.