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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 223.
SEWARD ALASKA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
! Dr. W.J. Tucker, President
> ' Emeritus of Dartmouth
College, Passes Beyond
“THE GREAT PRESIDENT” WHO BROUGHT DART
MOUTH FROM OBSCURE POSITION TO RECOG
NIZED NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
DIES FOLLOWING LENGTHY ILLNESS
COLLEGE PROSPERED UNDER HIS LONE TERM OF OFFICE
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Many Honorary Degrees and Appointments Accorded '
Him—Is Author of Many Books—Taught School Fol-j
« lowing Graduation—Studied for the Ministry
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 30. (/P)—Doctor
William Jewett Tucker, President Emeritus of Dart
mouth college, known as “the great president” who brot
Dartmouth from the position of a small New Hampshire
college to that of a great national educational institution,
passed away today following a lengthy illness.
Dr. Tucker came to the presidency of Dartmouth in
1893 as the successor to Dr. Samuel Colcord Bartlett; his
loyalty to the college forcing him at last to accept the elec
tion which twice previously he had refused. At the time
Uof his inauguration the college was in debt; its enrollment
> numbered but slightly more than 300 men, and the educa
tional plant consisted of but 15 inadequate buildings. At
his retirement in 1909 Dartmout had reached an enroll
ment of more than 1,100 students; more than 20 college
buildings had been added to the plant; the amount of the
college invested capital had been increased by more than
a million and a half dollars and the institution had been
strengthened and improved at every point. Much of the
prosperity of Dartmouth at the end of President Tucker’s
term was due to the generous gifts of Edward Tuck, now
residing in Paris, who was his college chum.
END SEAL TREATY
ON DECEMBER 15
DEEP SEA SEALING WILL BE
VIRTUALLY RESTRICTED IN
NORTH PACIFIC
VICTORIA. Oct. 1. (iT*)—Japanese
. authorities are determined to end the
^treaty with the United States, Rus
sia and Great Britain banning pelagic
sealing in the North Pacific when the
time limit is reached, on December 15.
Tokyo newspapers received here state
that in order to end the agreement,
Japan must notify the other parties in
writing a year after which the treaty
ceases to be effective. If Japan closes
j. the trfeaty, deep sea sealing, during
the breeding season, will be virtually
unrestricted.
MQTHEH BASEBALL STAB,
BQ6EBS HORNSBY, DEAD
NEW YORK, Oct. 1. (/P)—Rogers
Hornsby, whose mother died today,
will remain with St. Louis and play
in the world series in compliance with
^her last request. The famous base
ball star said “As hard as this will
be for me, I have decided to carry out
her wishes.”
One of the newest of Alaskan
fourth- class post offices was recently
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'^opened at Sleetmute. John T. Smea
ton is the postmaster.
William Jewett Tucker was borp in
Griswold, Conn., July 13, 1839, the son
of Henry and Sarah (Lester) Tucker.
He prepared for college at Meriden
and entered Dartmouth with the class
of 1861. Following his graduation he
taught school at Laconia, N. H., and
Columbus, Ohio, and in 1863 entered
Andover Tlieologicay Seminary to
study for the ministry. In 1867, after
his graduation from Andover and his
ordination in the Congregational Min
istry, Dr. Tucker entered ministerial
work as pastor of the Franklin Street
church of Manchester, N. H., where
he established a reputation as a young
preacher of exceptional brillance. In
1867 he was called to the Madison
Square Presbyterian church, of New
York City, where he remained until
1880 when he accepted the chair of
homiletics in Andover Seminary. At
Andover he became known as a re
markable teacher, and to him was due
in great measure the liberality of re
ligious teaching which made Andover
a vital force in the world of.theology.
Dr. Tucker was a founder and editor
of the Andover Reviews, and the And
over House movement in Boston was
largely due to his personal efforts.
Before assuming the Presidency of
Dartmouth in 1893 Dr. Tucker had
served for 14 years as a member of
the Dartmouth Board of Trustees, and
had twice previously been elected to
the presidency, each time declining
the election because his conception of
duty led him to value more highly the
work which he was doing in the Min
istry. In 1876, at the death of Presi
dent Asa Dodge Smith, Dr. Tucker
was asked to assume the leadership
of the college, and again in 1892, dir
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BUST COMPLETED OF SPEAKER NICHOLAS LONGWORTH
The above photo shows the Speaker ot the House of Representatives,
Nicholas Loi^gworth, with the bust that has just been completed of him by
the prominent sculptor, Moses Dykaar, of New York (shown in photo). The
likeness of this bust is perfect and very true in detail. This bust will go
with the collection of other prominent men that Mr. Dykaar has completed
in his Capital Studio.
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DEVELOPMENT WORK ON
BIO LEND UNDER Ml
DOWNEY, BIBCOCK Ml
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Thirteen months in the Nuka bay
quartz district without leaving is the
record of A. C. Downey, of the Dow
ney brothers and Tom Babcock prop
erty. Mr. Downey arrived in the city
a few days ago and is purchasing a
winter’s supply for the camp. -Mrs. V,
W. Downey and grandson, who also
have been at the camp for manyr
months without leaving, will arrive in
town soon for a visit, it is stated. Mrs.
Downey has enjoyed camp life very
much though at times it became quite
lonesome owing to the fact there is
not one neighbor within a radius of
many miles and excepting for the oc
casional visits of those passing few
people visited the workings.
Development work is now under
way on the big lead discovered acci
' dentally by the grandson a year ago,
for with the rains which-have now ar
rived, ample water is available for
'sluicing off the lead. Results obtain
! ed from the property thus far has
been satisfying, Mr. Downey said.
SAM R. SUMNER OF WENATCHEE
ELECTED CHAIRMAN STATE
COMMITTEE
SEATTLE, Oct. 1. (/P)—Governor
Hartley opponents and a group which
neither supports nor condemns his
policies combined and elected Sam R.
Sumner of Wenatchee, chairman of
the Republican State Central com
mittee by a vote of 21 to 18 for W. J.
Griswold of Bellingham, the choice of
the Hartley forces. Sumner is prose
cutor of Chelan county and a former
legislator.
WORLD SERIES TOMORROW
The World Series baseball games
start tomorrow in New York. The
Gateway is “covering” the games in
ning by inning. According to the
time schedule a complete game should
be published in each evening’s issue
until the completion of the series.
Take in the Liberty tonight
BASEBALL RESULTS
COAST—
Missions 4, 10, Potland 5, 5.
Sacramento 4, Los Angeles 1.
Oakland 13, San Francisco 2.
Hollywood 7, Seattle 7. (Called in
eleventh because of darkness.)
COAL OUTPUT,COLORADO
1825,10,310,551 TONS;
229 MINES IN STATE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. (^—Fig
ures showing the production, value,
men employed, days worked and out
; put per man per day at coal mines ex
clusive of wagon mines, in Colorado
in 1925 have been made public by the
Bureau of Mines, Department of Com
merce. The figures are based upon
active mines of commercial size which
totaled 229.
The total production of coal in Col
orado, in 1925, amounted to 10,310,551
net tons, the value of which was §30,
322,000, or an average per ton of $2.94.
The total number of employes in
the 229 mines including underground
and surface employes, was 13,203. The
j average number of days worked by
| these employes in 1925 was 189, and
the average production per man per
day was 4.07 tons.
DEFENSES OF OIL MEN
PRESENTED SEPARATELY
NEW YORK, Oct. 1. (JP) — The
Daugherty and Miller defenses will
be presented separately. George Wil
liams, director of the alien property
custodian office was the first witness
called. He said he had never seen
Smith and that he saw Daugherty for
the first time today.
WOMAN’S S. A. C. NOTICE
On Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock
at the S. A. C., the Woman’s Athletic
organization will meet in regular ses
sion for the purpose of electing
coaches for the coming winter season
and to discuss various other matters
of general business. Providing a good
turn-out responds following the busi
ness meeting, and providing the mem
bers wish, a game of indoor baseball
or basketball will be played. 4t
PORTLOCK PUNT TO
OPERATE NEXT YEAR;
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
MADE BY COMPANY
JOSEPH KILDALL, PRESIDENT OF
BIG CORPORATION, RELATES
IMPROVEMENTS WHICH HAVE
TAKEN PLACE' IS YEAR
REPRESENTS BIG INVESTMENT
Close to Portlock Banks, is Situated
in Ideal Location for Carrying on
Large Industry
Portlock, in 1919, was selected by a
group of halibut boat owners, as an
ideal location for fishing, packing and
shipping. This, after much investi
gation had been carried on. The re
l suit was an organization was formed
j called the Alaska Sea Products asso
ciation, with a capital stock of $250,
f000* The stock was sold to boat own
ers and fishermen in Alaska and
[Washington, some 1,200 stockholders
being in the company.
The management then purchased
the sawmill property operated by the
Pprt Chatham Lumber company which
was merged into the new association,
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Construction of the plant at Portlock
was completed the^following^yeaij, ia
1920. The construction included h
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SENATOR ADDRESSES STUDENTS
OF UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ON PROHIBITION
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 1. (IP)—Sena
tor Borah told the students of the Uni
|Versity of Minnesota “the only way
jto settle the prohibition question is to
submit it to the vote of the people.
! There is no reason why we should dis
'obey our laws as long as it is within
j the power of the people to change
them. The United States is the most
lawless nation in the civilized world
and its people failed to observe the
eighteenth amendment. If we con
tinue to preach a doctrine of lawless
ness against laws we do not like but
j which has been decided by the people,
'we be only transplanting Bolshevism,
lobserving the liquor amendment can
only come about through voluntary
obedience by the people.”
ODDS OF SIX TO ONE
OFFERED ON YANKEES
NEW YORK, Sept. 30. (IP)—Odds of
six to five in favor of the Yankees Is
offered today. One firm announced a
wager of $12,000 to $10,000 that New
York will take the series and $1,000
against $12,000 that they take four
games consecutively.
Mrs. John Gilpatrick has been con*
i fined to her bed with illness for the
past few days* W#*