WORLD FLYERS REACH
WASHINGTON TODAY
FROM MITCHELL FIELD
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—The
world flyers arrived at Bolling
field at 2 o’clock this afternoon,
having alighted briefly because
of fog at the Aberdeen proving
grounds near Baltimore. They
were greeted by President Cool
idge. Secretary We$ks and Gen.
Patrick. A national salute of 21
guns, the highest honors paid by
the American military service
was belched out by the guns
stationed on the elipse hack of
the White House. The receotion
was so arranged as to ca-'ry the
flyers over the outskirts of the
city, across the Potomac to the
Arlington National cemetery, in
order that they might pay their
tribute to the unknown American
hero before landing at Bolling
Field.
MITCHELL FIELD, N. Y., Sept
10.—The world flyers hopped off
from Mitchell Field at 9:35 o’clock
yesterday, daylight saving time, in
the lace of a 35 mile wind. Lieut.
Wade in the Boston II is accompany
ing the flyers to the National capital.
Coolidge Welcomes Flyers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—In an in
formal statement welcoming the
American world flyers today, Presi
dent Coolidge expressed the hope
that in the field of aviation America
will always be kept first.
“It is with renewed faith in Amer
icans that I welcome you,’’ said the
President. “A new record of achieve
ment has been made in the past six
months, and it has been made by men
who wear American uniforms.
Mother of Arnold Will Greet Him
SEATTLE, Sept. 10.—Mrs. Cora
Arnold, of Spokane, mother of Lieut.
Leslie Arnold, with the round the
world flyers, will be the only mother
to greet the returning heroes when
they arrive in Seattle.
Will Vacation In Oregon
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.—Quiet days
and nights spent in fishing, hunting,
and cooking their own grub and do
ing their own housekeeping in the
backwoods of Oregon will be the
hardest work the round the world
livers will seek as soon as possible
after they land in Seattle.
KU KLUX CANDIDATE
WINS OUT IN MAINE
PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 10.—
Ralph O. Brewster, a member of the
Republican state senate, was elected
governor of Maine yesterday by over
30,000 majority, William R. Pattan
gall, Democrat, being his opponent.
Senator Fernald Ronald was .re
elected by 74,000 on the Republican
ticket.
Brewster was supported by the Ku
Klux Klan, which was denounced in
name by Pattangall in all his cam
paign speeches.
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VOTE FOR
AARON E. RUCKER
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Democratic Candidate for Representative, Territorial
Legislature
RESIDENT THIRD DIVISION 14 YEARS
ANCHORAGE YOUTHS LEAVE
TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY
“Bill” Stolt, Lawler Seeley and
Stanley Herning will be pas
sengers on the steamer Yukon en
route to the States where they will
attend school. Bill and Stanley will
attend the Washington State Col
lege at Pullman, Wn., while Lawler
will go to the Michigan “U.” They
are all popular Anchorage boys and
will be greatly missed in the social
activities in the Interior town.
District Forester Florry
Returns from Long Trip
C. H. Florry, district forester, ar
| rived in Seward this morning on the
I Nebesna, on his way to his head
| quarters at Juneau. Mr. Florry, in
company with Karl Thiele, Arthur
Means, and W. G. Strencli, going by
way of Whitehorse down the Yukon.
At Tanana Mr. Means quit the party,
coming oter the Alaska railroad,
and returning to Juneau. Mr. Theile
left the party at St. Michael, return
ing up the river and going outside
on the Admiral Watson.
Mr. Florry reports conditions very
good on the lower Yukon with a big
run of fish on. The natives have
caught large quantities, and are well
fixed for the winter. One old Indian
caught 460 in one night. Mr. Florry’s
trip was for the purpose of investi
gating timber conditions, getting the
lay of the country in relation to
game and timber, and becoming ac
quainted with the people along the
route.
Mr. Florry declares he was sur
prised at conditions in Nome, the
merchants proving a snappy lot of
business men, with large stocks and
prices no higher than coast towns
lower down the coast.
Four or five dredges are at work
in the vicinity of Nome with from
300 to 500 men employed.
Fine Apples Raised on
Ranch of E. E. Carson
E. E. Carson, of Hope, Alaska, sent
H. V. Hoben two fine apples raised
on his ranch at hope. The fruit is
as well formed and perfect as any
apple raised in the states, and Mr.
Carson declares that there is no rea
son why the fruit could not be suc
cessfully raised in his section. For
several years he has experimented
with fruits which it is alleged cannot
be raised in Alaska, and has had no
trouble in raising anything planted.
Mr. Carson is an old timer in the
Hope district having mined on Re
surrection creek and other districts.
At the present time he is postmaster
at Hope.
Mr. Hoben also has an apple tree
planted in the park here which is
growing fine and within a few more
years will bear fruit.
TELEGRAPH WIRES DOWN
The storm last night caused the
| wires between the town and radio
station to go out of business and all
messages are being carried by auto
until the line is repaired. A Signal
Corps crew worked all night to re
pair the damage.
REDONDO HOVE TO OUTSIDE
Last night at 8 o’clock the steam
ship Redondo which left Seward for
westward points, was hove to in a
70 mile gale which was whipping the
waters to foam off Resurrection Bay.
The Starr was making headway to
ward Uganik.
Well Known Pioneer of
Nome Dies in California
J. O. Bush, a well known Nome pi
oneer, where he resided for many
years, died in Los Angeles August 23
following an operation for tumor on
the brain. At the time of his death
he was secretary-treasurer of the Wa
ter Users’ Association which took
over the Roosevelt Dam, at Phoenix,
Arizona. At Nome he was secretary
to C. L. Morris, a ditch contractor.
S. R. Capps, of the U. S. Geologi
cal survey, who recently completed
a survey of the Chickaloon district
has moved his outfit to the Matanus
ka district and will inspect the Broad
Pass ruby silver deposits in that vi
cinity.
NORTHLAND NOTES
Andy McKenzie who first went to
Fairbanks in the boom days, has tak
en over the management of the Gold
en Gate Hotel on Third and Lacey.
At Fairbanks last week two men
were sentenced who plead guilty to
violation of the dry law. Charles d'es
Jardinne was fined $300 and given
two months in jail and Charles Ci
cotte was fined $400 and given four
months.
The Alaska Educational Associa
tion which held a meeting in Ketch
ikan recently passed a resolution urg
ing the Territorial legislature to pass
a literacy test bill for Alaska voters
and elected W. H. Evans of Cordova
president, Bernice Scoville, Douglas,
secretary-treasurer, and W. K. Kel
ler of Juneau, vice-president.
Deputy Marshal W. J. Getchell of
Nome was found dead by a searching
party after being overdue from an
official trip. Bound for Taylor he
visited the Hot Springs until August
5, when he started for Taylor 10
miles distant on foot, and never ar
• rived. The party took the body to
Nome. Getchell was a member of
the first Alaska Legislature from
the Seward peninsula district.
Samuel Feldon has purchased the
Juneau apartments in the capital city
and will place them in first class
condition.
Miss Mary Connor was married in
Juneau last week to Nicholas Bavard,
a young business man of the city.
The bride and groom left on a hon
eymoon trip to Seattle.
James H. Croutty, big game hunter
from Chicago, is chasing brown bears
on Kodiak island, a guest of Karl
Armstrong.
An unknown man reported lost off
the Princess Louise some t distance
out from Prince Rupert, has been
identified as Leslie H. Harris, an em
; ploye on the White Pass dock at
i Whitehorse. He was on his way to
i Vancouver, B. C., to relieve his father
who is in charge of a lighthouse at
Calamity Point, B. C., and is believed
to have been thrown overboard by
the rolling of the boat in a heavy
sea.
Bob Brooks has taken charge of
the section at Hurricane during the
absence of Steve eakos, who is now
en route to the States.
Harold Sogn, clerk at Loussac’s
Anchorage store has left for the
States to take a course in medicine.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rothenburg,
sourdoughs, have left for the states
after living many years in the Inte
rior.
J. H. Hughes of the Alaska rail
road has been named colonization
agent and is gathering data along
the railroad.
Miss Margaret Collins of Fairbanks
j has left for the Outside to study at
j Pullman, Wash.
Charles Lewis and Miss Edna Lewis
were married at Fairbanks last week.
Mrs. Lewis is a Fairbanks girl and
the groom is Fairbanks representa
tive of the W. Hammon interests.
Leonard S. Stemple
Dies Suddenly at Nome
Leonard Scott (Dad) Stemple, well
known to all the old sourdoughs from
one end of Alaska to the other, died
suddenly at Nome August 19 at the
ripe age of 72. He was in good health
a half before his death.
“Dad” was a member of the Pio
neers of Alaska, Igloo No. 1, and
came to Alaska in 1898 on the Ko
buk stampede. He went to the Koug
arok in 1900 where he became inter
ested in many mining propositions.
He later quitted the Kougarok and
returned to Nome where he remained
a half hour before his death.
Leonard Scott Stemple was born
in Virginia, May 28, 1852. His par
ents moved to California May 28,
1S60. He is survived by a brother
and three sisters who live in Califor
nia.
Mrs. S. S. Johnson, Former
Resident of Seward Dead
Hugh Dougherty received word on
this boat from Capt. S. S. Johnson,
a former Sewardite, that. Mrl. John
son had passed away at Lankersham,
Cal., where the captain has been en
gaged for the past several years in
contracting and building. Mrs. John
son was an invalid at the time of
leaving Seward.
E. E. Patterson, a fur trader on
the Kotzebue Sound, passed through
on the Nabesna on his way outside.
G. H. Rohse, of Portland, an oper
ator in the Nome district, passed
through on the Nabesna.
Biological Surrey Heads
Leave on Steamer Yukon
W. P. Walker, head of the biologi
cal survey and chief fur warden for
Alaska, and W. C. Henderson of
Washington, D .C., who is in Alaska
looking over the. game and fur situ
ation, left on today’s boat for south
ern ports. In an interview with the
gentlemen they stated that game
conditions were satisfactory in most
portions of Alaska, and compliment
ed Seward and the railroad district
for its observance of game laws and
interest in propagation. Mr. Walk
er stated that money was scarce for
the appointment of game hardens
but that he would manage in time to
place a man back at Seward.
The officials were much interested
in the increase of sheep and moose
in the Seward district and believed
that in a few more years the big
game of the district would be a
source of much revenue to Seward
merchants and citizens. New regu
lations are under advisement with
much closer supervision.
Archdeacon F. B. Drane
Will Wed Miss R. Wood
Archdeacon Frederick B. Drane,
who sailed yesterday morning for the
States on the Yukon, will be united
in marriage upon his arrival in Se
attle to Miss Rebecca Wood, a North
Carolina girl, who has known the
deacon since childhood. After a short
honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Drane will
return to their headquarters at Ne
nana.
EIGHTY-FOUR PUPILS IN
SEWARD SCHOOLS AT PRESENT
The attendance in the Seward
schools is 84, a good average so early
in the season.
Schooner Herman Has
Arrived Safely at Nome
The old trading and whaling ship
Herman, owned by the Liebes Com
pany of San Francisco, and under
charter to Sydney Snow, whom it
■will be remembered showed his big
game pictures in Seward last year,
with Capt. Louis Lane as master, ar
rived in Nome recently on its way
to the ice pack to hunt and take pic
tures of big game.
They will also go to Wrangell isl
and to bring back the people left
there last year by Harold Noice.
CHIEF GAME WARDEN IN
SEWARD BUSINESS TRIP
E. P. Walker, "hief fur warden and
United Slates game warden for Al
aska .arrived on the Yukon. Mr.
Walker came to Seward to meet W.
C. Henderson, assistant chief of the
biological survey, who spent most of
the summer to the westward and in
the ulterior. Both officials will
leave on the Yukon tonight.
Another Picture of North
Being Filmed by Lewis
SKAGWAY, Sept. 9.—George Ed
ward Lewis and company of moving
picture artists are here engaged in
filming a new picture of the North
the title of which will be “The Eter
nal Frontier.” Miss Gladys John
stone will be leading lady, and Wm.
Dills and Robert McKinn will be in
the play. The scenario was written
by Harvey Gates of Hollywood. Ray
mond Johnson will be photographer
and W. K. Howard the directoi.
The cast numbers fifteen persons.
CORDOVA P .31. INDICTED
C. H. Sheffler, former postmaster
at Cordova, was indicted by the
grand jury at Valdez this week, fol
lowing the postoffice robbery of sev
eral months agio. Postal inspectors
brought the charge against Mr. Shef
fler in order to protect the govern
ment from loss.
INFORMATION WANTED
Information is wanted of the
whereabouts of Daniel Dowd, a car
penter by trade, about sixty years of
age, 6 feet 2 inches in height, well
built broad shouldered, blue eyes and
had black wavy hair. The informa
tion is requested by his sister, and
should be sent to the Governor’s of
fice, Juneau, Alaska, for transmittal
to her.
BODY FOUND IN FLUME
YAKIMA, Sept. 9.—The county
coroner said that Samuel Dykstra,
whose body was found Sunday, in a
flume of the Cascade Lumber compa
ny, had been murdered and thrown
there.
The halibut schooner Panama ar
rived in port Thursday night with a
fairly large cargo of fish, sailing for
the banks last night.
BUILDING CONTRACTOR
LEAVES FOR THE STATES
Angus MacPherson, well known
building contractor of the interior,
will be going on the steamer Yukon
en rouote to the states where he will
remain for the winter. Mr. Mac
Pherson states the interior is eper
iencing a dearth in construction, but
expects a boom in and near Fair
banks next spring as several large
companies are preparing to do exten
sive work on the creeks next year.
However, he may return here and lo
cate next spring as he believes Sew
ard has a brighter future than any
town he has yet been in.
Peter Anderson and
Family Tell of Long Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Peter N. Anderson
and family who returned to Seward
on the Yukon Sunday from a year’s
visit in Norway and Sweden, had a \
wonderful trip. Leaving Seward Sep- j
tember 30 of last year, they sailed
from New York on the Stavanger
American liner Bergensfjord, arriving
at Bergen November 1. Mr. Ander
son had a sister living at Guttenberg,
and Mrs. Anderson’s folks reside at
Stvanger, where the greater part of
their stay was made. Bergen, Stvan
ger, Guttenberg and many smaller
cities were visited. Mr. Anderson
declared the climate was wretched
during the year he was abroad, cold,
rainy weather being the rule. The
people of Norway have prospered
greatly since the war, and the far
mers and tradesmen are in comfort
able crcumstances. Although in the
same latitude as Seward, apples,
pears, plums and other fruits are
grown in profusion, the trees being
in heavy bloom at the time Mr. An
derson and family left for home in
July.
Arriving in New York July 20, the
party found extremely hot weather,
the mercury registering 93 in the
shade at 9 a. m. Chicago was but
little better. At Seattle the family
visited with Mrs. Ingwald Jacobson
for several weeks, taking the Yukon
home.
ANOTHER BIG STRIKE
REPORTED NUKA BAY
Capt. Charles Emswiler arrived
Monday night from Nuka Bay, bring
ing as a passenger Eric Burman, who
with Mr. Carlton has been prospect
ing the Nuka Bay district. Mr. Bur
man brought with him 400 pounds of
ore from a new strike made, which
will be sent to the Agricultural Col
lege and School of Mines for a mill
test. It is said that two ledges have
been uncovered of great richness, one
10 feet wide and the other about 18
inches. The new strike is about a
mile from salt water and is believed
to be of great richness as the gold
stands out in the rock in pieces as
large as a pinhead.
Alfred Rosness and John Valiska
are also reported to have made a
rich strike on the B. F. M. opposite
the Hatcher and Alaska Hills prop
erty, The ledges are about seven
feet wide and also carry much gold.
Messrs. Rosness and Valiska are
on their way to Seward, having stop
ped off to prospect Aliak bay.
W. G. Strench, immigration offi
cer, was an arrival on the Nabesna,
coming from Nome. Mr. Strench made
the trip in by way of the Yukon and
St. Michael.
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ALASKA AGENTS
Write for information to
P. O. Box 1105
SEWARD, ALASKA
Popular Seward Girl’s
Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Ellsworth
announce the engagement of their
daughter. Thelma Bernice, to Mr.
Harold McCutcheon. The wedding
will take place soon after the arrival
of the Northwestern. Following the
ceremony a reception wll be given at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth,
to which all friends are invited.
Miss Ellsworth is one of Seward’s
most popular young daughters, having
grown to womanhood here. The pros
pective groom is a solid young busi
ness man of Anchorage.
Freighter Nabesna Passes
Thru on Way to States
The freighter Nabesna of the Alas
ka Steamship Company arrived in.
port early this morning 12 days out
from Nome. The Nabesna sailed at
9 o’clock for Latouche and southern
ports. She had on board 1400 drums
of whale oil, 500 tons of fertilizer,
95 boxes of salted whales tails for
the Japanese trade, and 26,000 cases
of canned salmon. The whale* pro
ducts were from Akutan and the sal
mon from Uyak.
The Nabesna carried the following
passengers:
For Seward—Charles H. Florry, W.
G. Strench, E. B. Merovitch.
For Seattle—Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Kleinschmidt, James Byrne, Antoin
nette Ward, E. E. Patterson, G. H.
Rohse.
KLEINSCHMIDT AT NOME
The schooner Noatak, under char
ter to Capt. Frank Kleinschmidt, the
moving pcture man has returned to
Nome from the edge of the ice pack
off Capt Van Karem. They brought
back four large polar bears and many
walrus hides. Many interesting pic
tures were obtained of these animals
in action.
A Fountain
of Youth
Beauty linked with power that ^
stays young — that’s the Willys
Knight! The quiet Willys-Knight
sleeve-valve engine improves with
use — a fountain of thrills and
satisfactions. In ten years we have
never known a Willys-Knight
engine to wear out! Touring
$1195, Coupe-Sedan Standard
$1450, 5-pass. Standard Sedan,
now $1695, f. o. b. Toledo.
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P. M. OGLE, AGENT
Seward, Alaska