Bank of Seward
Advance In Oil Shares
Adds Greatly to Value
# NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—The steady
advance in the price of oil shares since
the first of the year, based on sharp
reduction in crude production and a
series of gasoline and crude oil price
increases has added nearly 400 mil
lion dollars to the quoted value of 10
active issues listed on the New York
stock exchange.
The combined appreciation in the
other petroleum shares listed on the
“big board” together with that of
the many issues traded in on the New
York curb market, where many of the
former Standard Oil subsidiaries were
listed, undoubtedly would bring the
total gain in all pipe line and oil
shares dealt in local securities mar-;
kets to close to one billion dollars.
Since the first of the year there have
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been four general advances in gaso
line prices in the eastern territory and J
nearly the same number in other sec-1
tions of the country. Practically all i
grades of crude oil have been advanc
ed within the last month. Inasmuch
as most of the large producing and j
j refining companies have enormous
quantities of crude oil and gasoline
in storage, these increases have added
millions of dollars to investors alone.
Van Horn Postmaster
Placed Under Arrest
Denies Misusing Funds
EVERETT, Wn., Feb. 19.—Virgil
Cantril, postmaster at Van Horn, in
Skagit county, was arrested by Depu
ty United States Marshal Smith and
brought here the other day, charged
with misappropriation of $419.41 gov
ernment funds. Cantril waived pre
liminary examination before Commis
sioner Mansfield and was held to the
federal grand jury in $500 bail,
which he furnished.
Police were called by a woman in
Reading. Pa., who wanted them to
make her 14-year-old son take his
cough medicine.
Picture Framing at the Alaska
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Char, A. Benson Retires
from Real Estate Firm
The real estate firm of Frank M.
Kempfer find Charles A. Benson, do
ing business as the Seward Real Es
tate Company has been dissolved, Mr.
Frank Kempfer purchasing the inter
ests of Mr. Benson in the business,
which will be continued. Mr. Benson
will leave soon on a trip to the States.
The Seward Real Estate Company
h^s a large amount of property in and
around Seward listed for sale and it
is also interested in the development
of considerable mining property near
Seward, and particularly in the Nuka
Bay country where there is likely to
be considerable activity this season.
Many samples of the fine ore of that
district are on display at the Com
pany’s office.
Mr. Kempfer, who is an experienc
ed mining man will, continue the busi
ness of the Seward Real Estate Com
pany along the lines followed by the
Company, and will spend his time be
tween Nuka Bay and Seward, and
when he is absent from Seward the
business of the Company will be in
charge of Mr. A. E. Rucker.
The prospects for Seward this com
ing year are particularly bright and
it is expected there will be consider
able activity in the real estate busi
ness.
CPL. ROBINSON LEAVING
Corporal Robinson, of the Seward
Cable office will leave on the Ala
meda for Sitka, where he will join
the cable office force there.
Snow Shoes, 59.50 per pair, at
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36TH ANNUAL POULTRY
SHOW
Exhibitors from all over the Unit
ed States sent over 7,000 poultry ex
hibits to the “Garden.” Photo shows
the largest and smallest at the show,
a 20 pound Light Brahma, and a 15
ounce Black Tail Japanese Bantam.
HERE NOW
-1925
NEW SPRING AND SUMMER
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Ellis Ball Chili Mill
A Boon to Prospectors
The Ellis Ball Chili Mill is receiv
ing many favorably comments in var
ious mining congresses and conven
tions in the States, on account of its
portability and flexibility, the mill be
ing small enough to be disassembled
and packed on a prospector’s back, or
large enough to run through several
tons of ore daily.
The extremely low price of these
mills have made them popular in the
states, and hundreds of outfits may
be seen going into the mountains in
the Southwest. They are especially
adaptable for Alaskan ores, as they
have a large grinding surface and the
power required is surprisingly small.
Mr. Nels Hagen of Mile 7, has a
sample mill on hand, and is agent for
Alaska. If you are going in the hills
this summer, or have a small property
you should write him for literature.
MILLIONAIRE CHICAGO HOTEL
' MAN ACCUSED BY HIS WIFE
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—W. E. D.
Stokes, millionaire hotel owner, and
Daniel E. Nugent, attorney of New
York, went on trial today here on
charges of conspiracy to defame Mrs.
Helen Elwood Stokes, of Denver,
former wife of Stokes.
They were indicted in October
1923, after Mrs. Stokes eompained
that with five others, also indicted,
they had sought to obtain perjured
testimony in support of Stokes’ suit
for divorce, filed in New York.
Stokes is past 70 and his wife less
than half his age.
With the granting of a separation
decree, Mrs. Stokes obtained custody
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or the children. Mr. Stokes alleged
that in cbnnection with the divorce
proceedings, Stokes and Nugent
sought alse affidavits and decep
tively treated photographs to show
sought false affidavits and decep
had been a habitue of a notorious
club here and an associate of ne
groes.
The trial has been postponed re
peatedly on representations of
Stokes’ ill health. Attended by a
nurse, he came here Sunday and an
nounced he was ready for trial.
Oregon Legislator
Secretly Indicted
PORTLAND, Feb. 19.—Philip Ham
mond, representative in the state
legislature from Clackamas county,
was secretly indicted by the federal •
grand jury here, charged with ac- *
cepting an excessive fee as an at
torney for drawing up an applica
tion for compensation under the na
tional wrar risk insurance act. He
came voluntarily yesterday to the of
fice of Assistant United States At
torney Stearns and furnished $1,000
bond. Arraignment was postponed
until after the legislative session.
Hammond was accused of accept
ing a fee of $100 when the law at
the time the application was made
provides for a fee of $3. The case
involved was the application of
Clackamas station, for insurance for
their son, John L. Mooney, wdio died
at Camp Fremont, Calif., June 19,
1918. The parents received $396 in
surance each June 11, 1924.
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