*LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
CORPORATION. SEWARD ARC
TIC BROTHERHOOD ASSOCIA
TION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That by decree of the District Court
for the Territory of Alaska, Third
Division, dated August, 20th, 1324,
SEWARD ARCTIC BROTHER
HOOD ASSOCIATION, a corpora
tion, organized under the laws of the
Territory of Alaska, and having its
usual arid principal place of business
at Seward, Alaska, was dissolved and
all its corporate privileges and fran
chises determined and ended. \
This notice is given in accordance
with the provisions of said decree.
Dated, Seward, Alaska, August 28,
1924.
Publish Aug. 30, Sept. 6, 13, 20, 1924
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
V. S. Non-Mineral Survey No. 1450
^ Serial No. 05508.
United States Land Office, Anchorage,
Alaska,
In the Matter of the Application of
WILBUR J. ERSKINE, for leave to
enter as a Soldier’s Additional Home
stead a tract of land situate on the
* northwest shore of Portage Bay, Al
aska Peninsula, Territory of Alaska,
and containing 25.33 acres.
Notice is hereby given, that Wilbur
J. Erskine, a citizen of the United
States, whose Post Office address is:
Kodiak, Alaska, as assignee of Emma
Hkikley, widow of Arteman Hinkley,
deceased, a beneficiary under Section
2306 or 2307, United States Revised
1 Statutes, has filed application to en
ter the lands embraced in U. S. Non
Mineral Survey No. 1450, which are
situated on the N. W. shore of Port
age Bay, 1-8 mile west of the Na
tive Village of Kanatak, on the Alas
ka Peninsula in the Territory of Al
aska, Long. 155° 58' W., Lat. 57° 34'
N., containing 25.33 acres ,and more
particularly described as follows, to
wit:
(Mag. Var. 22° 3O' E.)
Commencing at Cor. 1, whence
U. S. L. M., R. G. M. K. T. A.
bears N. 61° 22' 18" E. 12.79 chs.
and whence Cor. 2, R. G. M. Sur.
No. 452, bears N. 54° V E. 8.94
chains, and whence Wit. Cor. to
Cor. 1 M. C. Sur. No. 1419, bears
N. 6S° 54' 41" E. 39.27 chains,
thence S. 6.09 chains to Cor. 2,
thence meandering mean high tide
line S. 56° 39' W. 5.34 chains, S.
52° 58' W. 7.26 chains, S. 50° 34'
W. 4.21 chains, S. 40° 8' W. 3.60
chains, S. 29° 06' W. 3.64 chains,
S. 17° 20' W. 4.14 chains to Cor.
3; thence N. 00° 1' W. 25.97
chains to Cor. 4, thence E. 18.83
chains to Cor. 1, the place of be
ginning, in T. 30 S. R. 42 W.,
Seward Meridian. # .
Any and all persons claiming any
portion of the above described tract
are required to file in the United
States Land Office, at Anchorage, Al
aska, their adverse claim or claims
during the period of publication or
within thirty (30) days thereafter.
Dated this 2nd day of May, 1924.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Register, U. S. Land Office.
•First Publication July 26, 1924. W.
f Last Publication September 27, 1924.
Notice of Application for_ Patent
Anchorage, Alaska, May 15, 1924.
Serial No. 05417
In the U. S. Land Office for the Ju
neau Land District.
In the Matter of the Application of
the ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCI
ATION, a Corporation, for a Sol
dier’s Additional Homestead.
Notice is hereby given that the
Alaska Packers Association, a corpo
ration organized under the laws of
the Stare of California, has filed un
der the provisions of Sec. 2306, Re
vised Statutes of the United States,
in the U. S. Land Office at Anchor
age, Alaska, application, Serial No.
05417 for a patent for lands on the
East shore of Anchorage Bay, an arm
of Chignik Bay, Alaska Peninsula,
Third Judieial Division, Alaska, Lati
tude 56° 17' North, Longitude 158°
23' West, Variation 20° 00' East, em
braced in U. S. official survey, No.
1423, containing an area of 15.60
acres, more particularly described as
follows:
Beginning at corner No. 1, iden
tical with Cor. No. 4 of U. S. Sur
% vey No. 307, whence U. S. L. M.
No. 306 bears S. 54° 13' 25" West
34.59 chs. distant; thence N. 32°
35' E. 13.40 chs. to cor. No. 2;
thence E. 33.3 chs. to cor. No. 3;
thence S. 18.64 chs. to cor. No. 4;
thence W. 10.54 chs. to cor. No. 5
thence N. 7.36 chs. to cor. No. 1,
* the place of beginning.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any of the land above des
cribed should file their adverse claims
* with the U. S. Land Office, at Anch
orage, Alaska, within the period of
publication, or thirty days thereafter,
or they will be barred by the pro
visions of the statute.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Register.
First Publication, May 31, 1924.
Last Publication, September 20, 1924.
COOUDGE WANTS TO
HUSH TEAPOT DOME
SCANDAL IS CHARGE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18—President
Coolidge is accused of participation
in a plot to hush the Teapot Dome
investigation, says the first section
of the La Follette Progressive cam
paign text book issued today. - .
The work also goes into the charges
brought against Vice Presidential
Candidate Wheeler, accusing them of
being campaign gerrymanders.
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Join the Chamber of commerce.
BRYAN SAYS HE
KNOWS CANDIDATES;
COOUDGE A LEPER
SEATTLE, Sept. 19.—In an an
nouncement that he knows well all
six presidential and vice-presidential
candidates, W. J. Bryan today adroit
ly shielded his personal friendship
for them by praising them without
stint in everything except their po
litical records. He said: “One may
apply every word ol' praise in the
dictionary to Calvin Coolidge and I
will agree with you, provided you let
me add the last five words quoting
the Bible. I would add, ‘And he is
a leper and a reactionary.’ 1 mean
by that as such he is incurable.
New Gold Strike Reported
Made Near Brewer-Hayden
George Tobin, living on his home
stead north of town reports striking
a quartz ledge 16 inches wide, in
the vicinity of the Brewer Hayden
mine ruiming $80 in gold worth $19
per ounce. The vein is 16 inches
wide and crops out for a distance of
I $3000 feet.
Pershing Reports on
Participation Defense Day
—
I WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—General
Pershing reporting on Defense Day
said that^925,000 men enlisted for the
test; in the regular army, 167,000; in
the National Guard 591; in organized
reserves, 6,505. Over 6000 cities par
ticipated and 15 million people took
part in the exercises.
League Should Keep Eyes
Front in Georgian Events
GENEVA, Sept. 15.—France, Brit
ain and Belgium .introduced a reso
lution asking that the council of the
league of nations watch events in
j the Georgian republic and take ad
vantage of the first opportunity to
heip her by pacific means in accord
ance with international law.
Weekly Schedule Will Be
Maintained by A. S. Co.
The Alaska Steamship company
will maintain its weekly schedule on
the Southeastern and Southwestern
Alaska route during the coming win
ter, according to reports from Ju
neau on one of the last steamers.lt
is said that the outlook in Alaska
is such that the company will con
tinue its policy to give the people a
transportation service that will en
courage development . ^
Among the plans for improvement
' contemplated by the Alaska Steam
] company is to make alterations in
i the Yukon, which has proved an ex
ceedingly popular passenger ship dur
: ing the summer, that will add to her
speed.
J. J. Jensen, who returned from
Valdez on the Admiral Evans states
that many laborers are rushing to
Seldovia to spend the winter with
no work in sight. The town can only
support a limited population and too
many laborers make it hard for all.
Notice of Application for Patent
Serial No. 05416
In the U. S. land Office for the Ju
neau Land District.
Anchorage, Alaska, May 15, 1924.
In the Matter of the Application of
the ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCI
ATION, a Corporation, for a Sol
diers Additional Homestead.
Notice is hereby given that the
Alaska Packers Association, a corpo
ration organized under the law’s of
the State of California, has filed, un
der the provisions of Sec. 2306, Revis
ed Statutes of the United States, in
the U. S. Land Office at Anchorage,
Alaska, application, Serial No. 05416,
for a patent for lands on the E. Shore
of Anchorage Bay, an arm of Chignik
Bay, Alaska Peninsula, Third Judicial
Division, Alaska, Latitude 56° 17' N.,
Longitude 158°. 23' W., Variation 20°
30/ East, embraced in U. S. Official
survey No. 1422, containing an area
of 22.24 acres more particularly de
scribed as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, M. C.
on the E. Shore of Anchorage
Bay, from whence U. S. L. M. No.
306 bears S. 30° 05' 50" W. 45.59
chains distant; thence "by mean
ders along the line of mean high
tide on the E. shore of Anchorage
Bay as follows: (1) N. 14° 38' E.
2.58 chs., (2) N. 6° 44' E. 5.96
chs., (3) N. 10° 51' E. 3.62 chs.,
M) N. 43° 32' E. 1.58 chs., (5)
N. 20° 38' W. 2.44 chs., (6) N.
6' 06° W. 5.92 chains to comer
No. 2, M. C.; thence E. 8.76 chs.
to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 27.92 chs.
to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 57° 25'
W. 12.32 chains to Cor No. 1, the
place of beginning.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any of the land above des
cribed should file their adverse claims
with the U. S. Land Office, at An
chorage, Alaska, within the period of
publication or thirty days thereaf
ter or they will be barred by the pro
visions of the statute.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Register.
First Publication, May 31, 1924.
Last Publication, Sept. 20, 1924.
WORLD FLYERS REACH
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA
DAYTON, O., Sept. 14.—The round
the world flyers arrived at McCook
field this afternoon at 5:35 amid the
cheers of thousands, the blowing of
whistles and ringing of bells, escort
ed by the Darling bomber, the world
biggest airplane.
The world girdlers came down amid
bright sunshine making a perfect
landing, all three machines touching
the ground at the same time.
Off for Dayton, Ohio
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.— The
army world flyers began the last
stage of their journey today hopping
off from Bolling Field for Dayton at
11 a. m. this morning.
Flyers Leave for Chicago
DALYON, O., Sept. 15—The Army
World flyers took off from McCook’s
field at 10 this morning for Chicago,
where they will remain tonight, pro
ceeding tomorrow to Omaha on their
flight to Seattle.
CHICAGO, Sept. 16.—The Amy
world flyers arrived here at 12:35
p. m. yesterday. The fire escapes of
the towering skyscrapers, the tops of
buildings and windows were black
with people while the flyers com
pleted the 294-mile jaunt from Day
ton ,Ohio to Chicago in 2 hours and
55 minutes.
CHICAGO, Sept. 17.—The world
flyers postponed their flight to
Omaha on account of bad weather
but expect to leave as soon as
conditions permit.
OMAHA, Sept. 19.—The U.
S. Army squadron of world fly
ers hopped off for St. Joseph,
Mo., this morning.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Sept. 19.—
The round the world flyers ar
rived here at three o’clock today
from Omaha, and received a
wild demonstration. The trio
took wing for Muskogee an hour
after their arrival here.
MUSKOGEE, Sept. 19.—The
world flyers arrived here today
from Omaha.
CHICAGO, Sept. 18.—The round
the world flyers hopped off from
this city at 8:11 for Omaha, ar
riving at Janes Field at 1 this
afternoon.
Sixth Annual Legion
Convention Convened
Yesterday; Last 5 Days
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 16.—The
sixth annual convention of the Amer
ican Legion convened yesterday for
a five-day session. Chas. G. Dawes
will be there as a plain veteran and
not as a republican vice presidential
nominee.
Alaska Delegates Arrive.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 15.—The
Alaska delegates to the American
Legion convention arived here and
were royally entertained. They
were Mrs. Blanche Dean of Anchor
age, Mrs. Robert Simpson of Juneau
and Miss Irene Coulter of Wrangell.
Prays for Pacifists
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 16.—Pray
ing for the Pacifists, that theii
hearts might be as soft as their
heads, Ezra C. Clemons, chaplain,
yesterday invoked the patience of
God for them, in the opening of the
six annual national convention of the
American Legion.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 18.—American Le
gionnaires fairly shook the audito
rium with their cheers today when
Judge Kennesaw Landis, high com
missioner of baseball urged them to
vote back into office congressmen
and senators who voted to over--ride
the Coolidge veto of the .adjusted
compensation bill.
Omaha, Nebraska, will entertain the
Legionnaires in 1925.
OLYMPIA, Sept. 16.—An official
count here reveals that P. P. Carl
ton, one of the republican leaders in
the state of Washington, and for 18
years in the Washington State Sen
ate, was defeated for nomination by
two votes. Mrs. Ella M. Russell of
Tenino defeated the pioneer senator.
Earthquake Destroys
102 Turkish Villages
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 19—
An earthquake Saturday destroy
ed 102 villages and killed hun
dreds of people according to a
dispatch received by the Turkish
government from Erzurerum, Ar
menia. The loss of life was es
pecially heavy in those villages
in the center of the disturbance.
PERSHING PLACED ON
RETIRED LIST; HAS
SERVED 42 YEARS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—General
John J. Pershing ended 42 years
active service in the United States
Army at noon Saturday. The last
signal honor was paid him by the
issuance of an executive order by
President Coolidge expressing the
nation’s indebtedness for the service
which won* him the leadership of the
American forces in the world war.
j Only in rare instances in history in
i which a retiring officer has reached
the highest rank has there been the
high honor conferred by the executive
order in which the President extend
ed the thanks of a grateful nation
| for his eminent services.
A petition had been circulated ask
; ing that Gen. Pershing be again
I placed in active service, but the
i President believed that for good of
1 the service it were better that he
j vacated the place for those next in
I rank.
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District Court Notes for
Past Week in Valdez
_
| On Monday the case of the U. S.
vs. Serge Goley, charged with the
! illegal killing of fur seals, was dis
missed.
In the case of the U. S. vs. C.
H. Scheffler, the court entered an
order transferring the case to Cor
dova and setting it for trial on Oc
tober 13.
The case of K. G. Robinson vs.
Alaska Anthracite Railroad, the
| court made an order directing the
sale of certain personal property.
On Tuesday the grand jury re
turned “not a true bill” in the case
of the U. S. vs. Joe Schulte, who
was charged with the illegal pos
session of intoxicating liqquor.
In the case of U. S. vs. Ah Bing,
the court sentenced the defendant
to imprisonment for one year and
one day at McNeil Island, the de
fendant was arraigned through his
i violation of the narcotic laws.
' In the case of the U. S. vs. Frank
Cunningham, charged with viola
tion of the prohibition act, the de
fendant was arraigned through his
attorneys, and entered a plea of
not guilty.
In the case of the U. S. vs. An
nie Jicholi, the common law wife
of Jesse Wickersham, who was
held on the charge of murder for
killing him, the grand jury re
turned not a true bill, and the de
fendant was discharged from cus
tody.
In the case cf U. S. vs. Manuel
Moraes ,the court imposed a sen
tence in the \ aldez jail, the defen
dant having pleaded guilty to being
an habitual user o' narcotics.
The grand jury returned indict
ments against A. If.. Evalheim, Ben
Hamburg, George Martin and K’ci
dai Knutson, for illegal fishing dur
ing the weekly closed season.
In the case of U. S. vs. Henry
Emard, charged with illegal fishing
the aefondant was araigned and
pleaded not guilty.
In the case of U. S. vs. Libby,
; McNeill and Libby, indicted for il
! legal fishing, a warrant of arrest
was issued against the company,
and a similar warrant was issued in
the case of the Northwestern Fish
eries Co.
The case of Karl Miller, admin
istrator of the estate of Mary Rib
aloff, deceased, against the Cqpper
Ri\er Packing Co., for damages in
the sum of $10,000 for the death of
the deceased, alleged to have been
due to the neglect of th defendant
was tried before a jury and a verdict
returned in favor of the defendant.
The grand jury returned a true
bill against Bert O’Brien, Martin
Kleve, R. G. Wain and the San
Juan Fishing & Packing Co., on the
charge of wanton waste of fish. In
the case of U. S. vs. George Hilary,
charged with the unlawful posses
sion of liquor, the grand jury return
ed a true bill.
An indictment was returned by
the grand jury against W. J. Im
lach, Charles Hansen and Olaf Ja
cobson, charging wanton waste of
fish. In the case of nineteen other
fishermen at Seldovia, held on a sim
ilar charge ,the jurp returned not a
true bill.
ITALIAN AVIATOR IS
CAUSE OF RIOTING
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16.—Eight
persons were arrested in a riot dem
onstration over Lieut. Antonio Loca
telli, the Italian aviator who accom
panied the American w'orld flyers to
the United States. The rioting de
veloped into a pitched battle between
the Fascisti and sympathizers.
GATE RECEIPTS LARGE
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.—The gate
receipts for the Firpo-Wills fight
reached nearly a million dollars.
SEATTLE PREPARING
GIFTS WORLD FLYERS
SEATTLE, Sept. 19.—Platinum
green and gold seal rings ,each
costing $300, bearing in/crip
tions commemorating the end of
the round the world flight are
ready for presentation to the six
history making American Army
flyers upon their arrival in Se
attle. They will be the gift of
the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce.
POPULAR SEWARD GIRL
MARRIED LAST EVENING
The wedding of Miss Thelma Ber
nice Ellsworth, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. H. E, Ellsworth, of Seward, to
Mr. Harold Earl McCutcheon, a well
known business man of Anchorage,
took place last evening at 8:00 o’clock
at the home of the bride’s parents,
U. S. Commissioner Curtis Morford,
performing the ceremony. The end
of the room where the young couple
stood during the solemn words that
made them man and wife, was a sol
id bank of flowers, sent by the many
friends of the young couple, and the
decorations were handsome, Alaska
grown flowers forming the back
ground.
Miss Elsie Leslie and Mr. F. B.
Cunningham acted as bridesmaid and
best man.
Previous to the wedding a dinner
party was given at the Seward Grill,
the room being appropriately deco
rated. Immediately following the
dinner the following guests were tak
! en to the home of the bride, where
1 the ceremony wras performed. Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Hinde, the Misses Bea
| trice and Dorothy Baughman, Patricia
j Ray, Cecil Leslie, Elsie Leslie, Mr.
| Coll McDougall, Miss Syivia Sexton,
; Mrs. Carrie Dykstra, Mr. and Mrs.
H. E. Ellsworth, Mr. F. B. Cunning
j ham.
Following the ceremony from 8:30
I to 10:00 a public reception wras held
: at the home of tthe bride, which was
| attended by a large number of im
i mediate friends of the family.
The wedding presents were many
and included everything from silver
j ware to a choice Seward business
Hot, given by the bride’s parents.
This morning the young couple left
for their future home at Anchorage.
The bride is a typical Seward girl,
•raised to womanhood in this city,
j where she has a host of friends. The
j groom formerly in the employ of the
Alaska railroad, will go into business
in Anchorage.
Auto Dare Devil Driver
Killed at Syracuse
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| SYRACUSE, N. Y., Sept. 16.—Jim
I Murphy, of Los Angeles, known as
: the “Motor Daredevil,” was killed
this afternoon when his car left the
track.
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Dr. W. H. Caswrell of Cordova re
cently returned from a visit to his
home folks in Wisconsin.
PRESIDENT DENIES
RECALLS WILBUR
ACCOUNT SPEECHES
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sent. 1G.—
Politica1 circles in this ciiy interpret
President Coolidge’s order yesterday
which called for the return of Sec
retary of the Navy Wilbur to Wash
ington from California resulted in
the vigorous views which Wilbur had
published in interviews and also the
views he had taken in his speeches
in California in which he expressed
the need for an adequate navy to in
jure peace in the Pacific which he
pointed out would come thru the Jap
anese situation. He freely express
ed himself on the Japanese menace
on the Pacific coast .
WASHINGTON, S<*pf. IS.—It was
reiterated today at the Whitehouse
that the return of Secretary Wilbur
has been requested by President
Coolidge because “important naval
matters made if necessary to see him
at once.” It was officially denied
that the President had heard of any
criticisms of the speeches made by
Wilbur on the Pacific coast.
Feminine Globe Trotters
Leaving Seward for States
Miss Virginia Anthony and Miss
Elsie Rummel, two attractive and
interesting young ladies from far-off
Michigan, arrived in Seward yester
day, on the last lap of a tour of
Alaska lasting all summer. The two
young ladies have worked their way
through the Territory and are now
on their way to Honolulu tb spend
the winter, eventually making a cir
cuit of the globe.
The Misses Anthony and Rummel
left Detroit about a year ago and
spent the winter in Seattle, corning
to Juneau this spring. Both ladies
are expert stenographers but are not
afraid of anything. They have vis
ited Dawson, Nenana, Fairbanks, and
other river towns. They took a trip
through the mining camps on the
many creeks and pups, and are now
ready to visit foreign countries.
Frank Berk, another old timer,
passed away at the Pioneers’ Home
at Sitka last week. Mr. Berk was
born in Austria in 1856 and came to
America in 1874, coming to Alaska
49 years ago. The last ten years
he had been located on the Yukon
river near Ruby. He entered the
home last year. Dr. Condit officiated
at the funeral.
Nome Legislator Burned
to Death in Roadhouse
NOME, Sept. 19.—Representa
tive John A. Wilson, Alaskan
legislator, was burned to death
in a fire which destroyed the
Megan Roadhouse at Bluff, 50
miles east of here yesterday.
No particulars have been re
ceived here beyond the fact that
he lost his life in the fire. The
roadhouse was entirely consumed.
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Standard Six
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—in stores and offices every
body is talking about the
new Buick Six—the Six that
sets a new standard cf qual
ity and price. Throngs of
people are streaming into
Buick salesrooms to see it.
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