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SEWA*RD, ALASKA, THURSDAY. JUNE 17. lt£6.
PRICE TEN CENTS
MAPPERS COMPLETE
KETCHIKAN WORK
NEXT FEW OATS
FAST PROGRESS BEING MADE BY
PLANES—VESSEL WILL AS
SIST DEPARTMENTS
KETCHIKAN, June 17. (JP)—Air
mappers worked from dawn to sun
S set Wednesday and completed map
ping Revillagigdeo, Annette, Pennock,
Gravina Island, the western slope of
the mainland, the eastern slope of
Prince Wales Island and adjacent wa
terways. They expect to complete the
Ketchikan district in a few more days,
w'eather permitting.
Comdr. Wyatt said the S.S. Gannett
will then go to the west coast of
Prince of Wales Island as a patrol
boat for the coast guard and light
> house service, the forest service and
s
the bureau of fisheries.
Three planes are in service, two do
ing the photographing, while the other
one stands by. The work is being
done faster than was expected. Fly
ing and light conditions are ideal and
* pictures are made as late as S o’clock
at night. The clear visibility for map
work is unexcelled.
Pilot C. G. Alexander, worked di
rect with Guam, New Zealand, Aus
tralia and China with a two-tube high
frequency skip wave radio set he made
for use on the planes.
HEART OF SEATTLE
STUDENT TAKING EVENING WALK
ASSAULTED AND KILLED
SHORE OF GREEN LAKE
SEATTLE, June 17. (£>)—Miss Syl
via Gaines, about 25 years of age, and
^ neice of Chairman Gaines of the Coun
' ty Commissioners, who just returned
from her studies at Smith College
went for a night stroll around Green
Lake. This morning her limp body
was found.
She had been assaulted and then
beaten to death with a stone and
strangled. A roughly dressed and
scowling man was seen near the scene
at 1 o’clock this morning and a dog in
a nearby residence showed considers
ble agitation at 11:30 last night. The
t body was in a shocking condition, both
slippers had been lost near the wat
er’s edge.
Chief of Detectives Chas. Tennant
declared she ran into the lake in hei
stocking feet, then fled to the Aide:
grove where the body was found.
' LARGE BIDS GORILLAS
TERRORIZING HI
MADRID, June 15. (£>)Spanisl
military expedition tracing the fron
tier in Spanish Guinea in Africa re
ports that large bands of enormou:
gorillas are terrorizing the natives
Over a thousand of the very large an
imals are said to have been seen ii
one single band by the highly fright
ened natives that have appealed fo
help.
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By Father A. J. Markham
Sunday, June 20th, will mark an
apoch in the history of Catholic church
in America, when the 2Sth Interna
tional Eucharistic Congress will be
held in Cihcago, lasting five days, be
ginning at midnight in all the churches
with the unique privilege, granted
only at Christmas, with midnight
mass.
Fifteen cardinals, including our
own American cardinals, 500 arch
bishops and bishops with thousands
of visiting priests and a million of
look for visitors wftl gather in Chica
go, at Mundelein, named after the Car
dinal of Chicago.
In 1S33, Chicago was only a fron
tier village, when Father St. Cyr biull
his frame church to care for his con
gregation of 122, and today there are
in Chicago alone, 234 church to care
for its catholic population, of thous
ands on Monday, the mass of the an
gels will be sung by 62.000 school chil
dren, and megaphones will carry th<
music to the farthest part of the sol
diers field. Oh, if we could hear tha'
through our radios in lAaska.
On Tuesday, the mass will be suni
by 3,800 lay women picked from al
the choirs of Chicago, and 6,000 sis
ters of the different orders of th«
church. 200,000 Holy Name men wil
assist at this Tuesday service.
The great procession will take plae<
Thursday, in which delegations fron
all parts of the world will participate
showing the universality of Hoi;
church. Alaska will be representei
by Bishop Crimont, and Father Deloi
of the Yukon Missions, with five na
tives. All in their furs, and larg
numbers of catholic Indians wearin
their blankets, etc., will represent th
Indian missions. Let’s hope the he
days will not be in Chicago until afte
the Congress.
To take care of the expected millioi
in addition to the native populatio
of three millions, Chicago has bee
busy for months, and everything tht
; foresight could do has been done fc
this great Congress. Gathering 1
show their faith and love of Christ 3
the Holy Eucharist of the Altar.
It will be a veritable pentecost, f<
all the delegates will find their cou
trymen in the great city, Will he*
their own tongue and will have preac
ed to them “in their own tongue tl
wonderful works of God” in deignli
to dwell among the children of me
in the swreet sacrament of his love
flOYAL EPISODE LEADS
TO KILLING, SUICID
VIENNA, June 16. (^P)—Prince C
I ril Orloff, the Russian admirer of Ba
\ oness Klinger has given an intervie
shedding light on the suicide of tl
l Baroness and the duel in the wooi
• between Orloff and her husband. C
- loff says he asked Klinger to relea
5 the Baroness so he could marry h
. and an exchange of shots followe
- Orloffs arm was shot off and Kling
t was seriously wounded. Suicide
- the Baroness followed when she hea
r that Orloff had been critically wouu
ed and would die.
BASEBALL BESIfLTS
NATIONAL—
Cincinnati-New York, col4.
Pittsburgh 6, Boston 3.
Chicago 4, Phila. 1.
AMERICAN—
Washington 2, Chicago 3.
COAST—
Frisco 10, Sacramento 2
Seattle 3, Missions 4.
Portland 11, Los Angeles 3.
j Hollywood 0, Oakland 1.
NUMEROUS CITIZENS
BAND AND BASEBALL TEAM FROM
ANCHORAGE ACCOMPANY
ING MIDNIGHT SUNNERS
Sewardites desiring to join the Mid
night Sun special to Fairbanks can
leave on Sunday’s train at 8 a. m. for
Anchorage from which point the train
will be dispatched at 2 p. m. follow
ing the arrival of the coast train. Re
! turning they can take either the reg- :
: ular Saturday train back or wait over
[ for the Sunday morning train An
-; nouncement to this effect was official
;; ly received this morning by The Gate
1 way from railroad headquarters. The
; railroad advertisement on page three
> gives additional information regarding
i * this annual excursion to the “Heart
of the Golden North.”
The American Legion band of An
|
I chorage, and a baseball team will ac
i! company the excursionists. The Fair
-1 banks Commercial Club is financing
51 the ball club and band, it is announc
y! ed. Virtually all the automobiles in
e Fairbanks will be placed at the dis
II posal of the visitors and everyone
r making the trip is guaranteed a free
I ride to points of interest about Fair
i.! banks. Many entertainment features,
n including a dance, is on the program
n for the benefit of the visitors. Many
tt! Seward citizens have signified their
,r intention of joining the excursion.
o I A stop will be made at Curry for the
n night and the excursionists will reach
Fairbanks the following afternoon at
6 o’clock. The special will leave the
interior city at 8 o’clock Wednesday
ir morning on the return trip, stopping
ti- i at Curry Wednesday night and reach
Le ing Anchorage Thursday at 12:45.
g This does not mean, however, that all
a,; of the excursionists must return at
. • that time for there is a stopover pro
vision which permits return to Sew
ard on the gas car leaving Fairbanks
Thursday morning, or on the regular
train Friday momling. The round
[
trip fare from Seward will be $28.05.
REINSTATEMENT FORMS
FOR EX-SERVICE MEN
The Seward Chapter, American
Red Cross, has received another sup
ply of reinstatement forms for govern
ment insurance for ex-service men.
They can be obtained at the Seward
Drug company. After July 3rd, the
government insurance cannot be con
verted or again taken up.
MIL'S SPECIAL mm BEARING NINE
PRINCES Of IRE ROM CATHOLIC CHURCH
ATTRACTS HBGECnOEN ROUTE CHICAGO
CNROITE TO INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC
CONGRESS AT CHICAGO: MILL LAST FIVE DAYS
—GREAT PROCESSION IS SCHEDULED FOR TO
DAY—A MILLION VISITORS ON DECK
WSM IREStNll. HSHOP CiUlWNT KND FR DELON
I
FIVE NATIVES. WHO RECENTLY PASSED THRU
SEWARD AND LARGE NUMBERS OF C ATHOLIC
IN DI AN S WEARING BLANKETS. ETC. WILL REP
RESENT THE INDIAN MISSIONS OF ALASKA
NEW YORK. Jure 16. (AP).—The Cardinal's red
train, bearing nine princes of the Roman catholic church
ieft here amidst the acclaim of thousands who lammed
the Grand Central Terminal to bid farewell to the party
which is going to the Eucharistic Congress.
After being informed of a plot against the Cardinal's
life, Chief Inspector WUfiam J. Layer telephoned to the
Chicago police to take extreme precautionary measures.
CHICAGO, June 16. (AP).—Cardinal Mundelein de
clared at the Eucharistic Congress a better life in Chica
go has already resulted and less crime news is in the daily
newspapers. This was declared in which wa stenned his
first interview with newspaper men concerning the Con
gress. He also expressed his gratitude to nor-catholics
for their evidence of friendliness in their reception of the
delegates present.
JESSE HE HOME WILL 3E
DEDIHTED OH SOM
Sunday evening, June 2b. a' 7 3(
the Woman’s Home Missionary of :h£
Methodist Church, will dedicate their
5100.000 home. The sercices irl he
held in the Chaple. The people of Se
ward are cordially invited to be pres
ent. A special invitation is extended
to all the men who worked on the
construction of the buildings.
The program of service will be as
follows:
The Gloria Patri
Hymn.
Scripture lesson and prayer.
Hymn.
Address by member of Woman’s
Auxiliary.
Duet, Mrs. Robbins and Mrs. Trum
bull.
Address by Mrs. J. T. McQueen.
Special number by girls of the
Home.
Address by the Hon. L. V. Ray.
Dedication service in charge of Mr.
Dunlap.
Song. “Alaska." by children of the
Home.
Closing hymn.
STARR SEWARD BOUND
The steamer Starr arrived yester
day at Bristol Bay and departed today,
homeward bound, according to a wire
received today by Supt. Jensen, of the
San Juan Fishing A Packing Co. The
Starr is due to arrive in port in about
seven days.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
A tennis tournament is being pro
moted among local followers of the
popular sport and all interested and
who want to compete are asked tc
consult with A. E. Rucker, who will fot
in charge of arranging the mstchei
and other necessary details.
RIOTERS BLAME
TRIM FOR
DEM FROM BLAZE
RAikEC ~0 EXTl^Qi S*- rc*VES
WHICH E^OAE OUT *G* N
TTfc'O V N^~E$
SALT LAKE CITY T ah 7 at
(J?»—Pastsesnfers MtW'i tbe ra z <~ »
for tbe deaths. Tbe :n:t scppec
when tbe fire- was discovered is tb*
ceilinc arc roof ever the vosn's
dress inc room Conductor Atkinson
and the Enpireer clishH tc the roof
anc a ferakeman offered re cut thru
tie roof with an axe. ATer rare fire
extinpuisbets bad beer used and so
bole cut. Atkinson ordered the train
to proceed to Crystal. Within rw
minutes the blaze spread and cat off
escape of the sleep ire oasserrers
SBULXJL June IT. ,J»—Mr*. K up.
was a bride of nine days mud with be*
husband, a clerk for *be Northern Pa*
‘ cific bad jus* left or their honeymoon
to California
LOS ANGELES Jure IT. ^ —E tee
bodies three of them rower a mat
and a child were found i u:be embers
of tbe Pullman sleeper Post persons
iyet remain unidentified.
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ARE NOT TRASK BANDITS
JTNEAT. June IT. (jp}—F L. Xe.L
postal inspector from Port lari, after
ar examination announced tbe two
suspects beld bore are no; Ray and
Hupt DeAntremont Both are heinp
retained, one on a bad check charpe
and the other as an iDepal entrant of
tbe TnJted States
SANTA BARBARA —Gertrude Olm
stead him star, and Robert 1 Leo®
i ard, director, were married beat t».
terfiay