VOLUME 19 NUMBER 289
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10,1024
PRICE TEN CENTS
GOVERNOR BONE
< GUEST OF HONOR
OF PRESS ASSN.
ALASKA EXECUTIVE DINED BY
LARGEST ASSOCIATION IN
THE UNITED STATES
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NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—Governor
Scott C. Bone of Alaska, was the
guest of honor at a luncheon given
by William Griffin, vice-president of
the American Press Association at
the Advertising Club last night. In a
short speech Governor Rone told of
the varied resources of Alaska and
said that the Territory had already
yielded more than a billion dollars to
the United States, and its resources
had hardly been scratched.
Governor Bone will leave within a
few days for Washington, thence take
train for Seattle, reaching home in
time to spend the holidays. Mrs.
Bone is visiting a married daughter
in Seattle.
Will Give Appropriation
Bills Right of Way
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10—The Re
publican congressional steering com
mittee decided that for the next ten
weeks appropriations bills should be
given right of way over all othewHeg
islation.
Jewelry Thief Draws
Twenty Years’ Term
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—Harry Be
han, convicted of having robbed Mrs.
Howard Johnson of $6,000 worth of
gems in the hotel Almanac last May,
was sentenced to twenty years im
prisonment in Sing Sing prison by
Judge Collins today.
After sentence had been pronoun
ced Assistant District Attorney Gar
rison announced that he had received
information that Behan had been in
the company of Miss Louise Lawson
six hours before she was strangled
to death in her fashionable apart
ment last -winter. The police had
not succeeded in connecting Behan
with the slaying, Garrison said, and
the Lawson murder mystery remains
unsolved.
As he -was being led from the
^mirt room, Behan’s bride of months,
rhe former Lillian Schultz of San
Francisco, tried to rush into his
arms. She was held by detectives.
“It’s a long time, Harry,” she cried
out to him, “but love is longer.”
Mrs. Behan is awaiting trial as her
husband’s accomplice.
She had sat beside Mrs. Johnson,
when her husband was sentenced.
Behan’s victim burst into a gleeful
tough as she heard the court’s de
cree. As Behan passed Mrs. John
son he hurled an epithet at her to
which she retorted: “You will be off
Broadway a long time, won’t you Har
ry.”
The Behan’s were guests of Mrs.
Johnson the night of the robbery.
250 GIRLS DRIVEN
OUT INTO COLD
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BRIDGEWATER, Mass., Dec. 10
Two hundred and fifty girls attending
the State normal school here were
forced to flee, thinly clad, out into
the cold, stormy night when fire de
stroyed their dormitory and three oth
er buildings.
Hero of Jutland Naval
r Battle Been Retired
LONDON, Dec. 10.—The admiralty
today announced the retirement of
Admiral Lord Jellicoe, hero of the
naval battle of Jutland, In the late
war.
Read The Gateway “Ads.”
P
TALLEST FOOTBALL
PLAYER
Andover Academy, Andover, Mass.,
boasts the tallest football player, F.
E. Weicker, of New York City. He
stands 6 feet seven and onehalf inches
tall. Imagine trying to intercept a
forward pass thrown or to be receiv
ed by him.
U.S. WILL DEMAND
SQUARE DEAL IN
HER WAR DEBTS
AMERICAN CLAIMS AGAINST
GERMANY EQUAL TO THOSE
OF GREAT BRITAIN
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10—The State
Department has received a commu
nication from the British government
explaining the attitude of Great Bri
tain on the question of the cancella
tion of war damage claims from Ger
many by the United States under the
Dawes reparation plan.
In the light of what has been said
by the administration spokesman on
the question involved, it is considered
| certain that Secretary Hughes will
insist upon recognition of the prin
ciple that American claims against
Germany shall be treated as equal to
those of other powers.
WOULD PLACE
NAVY ON BASIS
WITH BRITAIN
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—Glaring
deficiencies in the condition of the
Navy are pointed out and strong re
commendations made for placing the
fleet upon a basis of equality with
that of Great Britain is contemplat
ed in the Washington treaty, in a
statement by Secretary Wilbur be
fore the sub-committee on Naval af
fairs. He would have the appropria
tions of the committee made public.
Mother of Conunedieniie
Must Leave By March
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—The Im
migration bureau today indicated that
the mother of Charles Chaplin, motion
picture commedian will not be per
mitted to remain in the U. S. later
than next March as she is ineligible
for citizenship.
Basketball practice tonight. All1
members of the team are requested
to turn out.
Only 14 more days befbre Xmas.
Shop early and avoid the rush.
OPEN WARFARE
OVER SHIPMENTS
CANUCK BOOZE
PRIVATE STEAMSHIP LINES ARE
BUCKING MERCHANT MA
RINE FOR BUSINESS
VICTORIA, B. C., Dec. 10— Open
warefare over shipments of liquor
from the United Kingdom to ports on
the west coast of Mexico and Central
America via Vancouver and Victoria
on through bills of lading has broken
out between private lines and the
Canadian government merchant ma
rine.
YALE TO BUILD NEW
CONNECTICUT HALL
NEW HAVEN, Dec. 10.—Old Con
necticut Hall, built years before the
Revolution and now distinguished as
having been the college home of Na
than Hale, when he was an under
graduate of Yale, no longer will stand
in lonely dignity on Yale Campus. An
exact duplicate of that famous struc
ture is to be erected alongside Con
necticut Hall as part of Yale’s pro
gram to enlarge its freshman class.
The university plans to complete the
structure by next fall, putting there
in accommodations for fifty-six men.
Walter V. Chambers, of New York,
graduate of Yale, in the class of 1887
has drawn plans for the building,
which will be built by the university’s
own construction crew.
Would Perfect Lady Ride
On Radiator of Automobile
WATKINS, N. Y., Dec. 10.—She
was a simple country lass, but then
She had no right on his radiator.
Such is the contention of S. N. Cole,
of this village who had no immediate
desire for the friendship of a healthy
cow. While driving near the David
Love farm one brown-eyed, sleek
haired bossy, bored by the dire mon
otony of rural life, leaped on the ra
diator of his automobile.
“Come, let us fly or flee,” she
“mooed.” But Cole “mooed” right
back and bovine thinking better of
her hasty action, slid over the other
side of the machine. Her gentle
step broke one windshield and two
fenders.
GILL NETTING IN THE
FRASER HALTED BY
ORDER OF BOARD
NEW WESTMINISTER, Dec. 10 —
Five hundred fishing boats and their
accompanying fishing gear tide up
on Wednesday, following the closing
of gill-netting for salmon on the Fra
ser river the first of this month.
Fishermen are at a loss to under
stand the cause for the order, which
they state came without warning, and
after assurance had been given that
the season would extend for two
weeks longer.
Those best posted in the industry
assert that there is no ground for or
dering the salmon season closed on
account of deterioration of the qual
ity of the fish now running.
Two points were made by the fish
ing interests in that connection. The
first is that just the moment fish
show signs of deterioration, automat
ically fishing then ceases, for the
trade will not buy fish unfit for use.
The other is that there is no order
issued to stop fishing sockeyes or
springs when the run of those varie
ties is near the end. The only order
approaching such a suggestion is that
to increase the mesh of the net for
sockeyes one inch.
The recent rain and snow storm
has made slippery going for our citi
zens. About four inches of snow cov
er the ground.
SENATOR FROM IDAHO
William E. Borah, United States
Senator from Idaho.
ALASKA HILLS
MINES SHOWS .
BIG VALUES
OFFICERS RETURN FROM MINE
GREATLY DELIGHTED WITH
RECENT MILL TESTS
Earl Barnett, president of the
Alaska Hills Company, with mines at
Nuka Bay; Dave Andrews, general
manager; John Rice, treasurer; H.
V. Henrikson, mill man, and Frank
Short, engineer, returned today on
the gasboat Rolf from the company’s
property, highly enthused over the
splendid showing made in running 50
tons of ore through a mill test, the
plates yielding about $1700, or $50 per
ton, which with the sulphites will run
$70 to $80. The ore was taken from
the dump and not handpicked, this
giving evidence of its great richness.
While the mine has been closed
down for the winter, considerable
work has already been done this sea
son. Two hundred and seventy feet
of tunnel has been run, witn a 91-foot
raise. One hundred and fifty feet of
development work has also been done
on the lower tunnel. The mill is in
readiness for operating next season.
Two men remained in the camp to
build a mess house and get out tim
bers for next year’s operations. Four
! men are wintering on the bay and
much prospecting will be done. It is
! also stated that three other proper
ties will also be worked on Nuka Bay
next summer, Seward ‘receiving con
siderable revenue therefrom.
A directors’ meetnig will be held in
Anchorage as soon as Charles Bal
hiser, who is now in Washington, re
turns.
Engineer Frank Short, who was for
merly connected with the ‘ Granby
copper property at Valdez, and with
the Guggenheim mine at Kennecott,
has been engaged in measuring up
and surveying the ore in sight, and
declares it one of the richest propo
sitions he has ever investigated.
The four members of the company
will leave on tomorrow’s train for
Anchorage.
Would Promote Great
Air Fleet For America
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—Repre
sentative Winslow of Massachusetts
has offered a bill in the House de
signed to promote commercial avia
tion and provide a gigantic air fleet
and training personnel in time of war.
The bill provides a complete civilian
air navigation act to be administered
by a special bureau.
If you want to make a success of
your business be like a steam shovel
and dig in.
Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Ray are expect
ed to return tonight from Anchorage.
FORBES WAS A
DESERTER AND
ALSO BIGAMIST
FRANK A. VANDERLIP CALLED
TO TESTIFY AS TO CHARAC
TER OF DEFENDANT
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.—Replying to
questions propounded to him by tha
counsel for Forbes, former veterans’
bureau director, E. N. Mortimer, gov
ernment witness this afternoon un
loosed a fresh tirade of scandal con
cerning Forbes.
“I told Frank A. Vanderlip while in
Washington last winter that he was
a bigamist and a deserter from the
Army,” Morirner declared.
Vanderlip, the financier who estab
lished the research bureau in the cap
ital last winter to aid the Investi
gating committee, has been subpoe
naed to appear at the Forbes trial
here.
Another question from Forbes’ at
torney brought forth the fact that
Forbes and Mrs. Mortimer were
shooting craps in Mortimer’s bed
room at the Drake hotel the night I
gave the Colonel that $5,000 given to
me by Thompson and Black.”
OWING TO HOLDUPS
INSURANCE INCREASED
SEATTLE, Dec. 10.—Owing to nu*
merous holdups and robberies, insur
ance and mercantile safe burglary
rates will go up 50 per cent in Janu
ary.
FORMER ALASKAN
WEDS SECRETARY
SEATTLE, Dec. 10.—Charles D.
Garfield, secretary of the Alaskan
Bureau, Chamber of Commerce, and
Miss Viola M. Edmundson, his pri
vate secretary, were quetly married
last evening and are honeymooning
on Whidby island.
Mr. Garfield came to Seattle sev
eral years ago from Juneau, Alaska,
where he was deputy collector of cus
toms. He recently made a trip thru
Alaska compiling data to be used by
the chamber.
GERMAN AMBASSADOR
APPOINTED TO U. S.
BERLIN, Dec. 10.—Baron Ago von
Maltzan was today appointed German
ambassador to the United States to
succeed Dr. Wiedfeldt.
Twenty-Three Students
Rescued From Bandits
CANTON, China, Dec. 10.—General
Li Tuh Lin’s troops today rescued 23
students, kidnaped by banits Satur
day, and returned them to the Chris
tian college. Eight are still in cap
tivity.
Charles Capt. Charles Emswiler of
the gasboat May arrived from Nuka
Bay. He states that little snow has
fallen in, that vicinity. He left Frank
Kempfer and A1 Blair located on the
north arm of the bay, prepared to
spend the winter trapping and pros
pecting.
The second number of Seward Fol
lies will be off the press the first of
the week.
The Seward Leather Works is sell
ing a specially made pack sack suit
able for hunters.
No show tonight.
The Alaska Transfer is moving Ger
hard Johnsoo’s house from out near
the sawmill today to a point across
the stream. Three caterpillars are
doing the work.