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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 73 /Qj
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1926.
PRICE\ TEN CENTS
BREWERS SCHEMING
. FOR CONTROL, SAYS
STATE DEPT. HEAD
SEATTLE, Wn„ April 1. (;?)—N. B.
Hicks, state supt. of Washington and
of the Salmon League, declared the
reported plans regarding medicine
beer “part of a scheme the brewers
hope to secure control from the gov
ernment.”
Maurice D. Leehey, attorney, and
president of the Seattle Mining Club,
who has just returned from a tour of
the States asserted everywhere he
found the working people well dressed
and saw but one drunken man.
SOUTHBOUND tisflNG
ON THE XDMIflAL WATSON
Southbound reservations made local
ly for the Admiral Watson which de
parted for Seattle last night included
the following:
Latouche—Leslie Renosky and A.
M. Hon.
Cordova—J. A. Reed.
Seattle—Jas. McDonald, A.A Willard,
VA. Moore. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Rocke
feller. Frank Wajack, Mrs. Besie A.
Boyd and L. Knafliek.
MEL HORNER'S DELE IS
THRIVING AT WASHINETON
ALASKA EAGLE IS BOSS OF THE
ENTIRE FLOCK
Mel A. Horner, well known Seward
ite, who has been over at Anchorage
the past winter assisting Frank Reed
in the management of the popular hos
telry, the Anchorage Hotel, arrived in
town on last night s train to get a whiff
of salt sea air direct from the deep
blue. Mr. Horner is one of Seward’s
best boosters and his station in the
Cook Inlet town is one of no mean
help to our town.
Mr. Horner, in an interview with a
representative of the Gateway said
he received a letter from Dan Suth
erland recently regarding his eagle,
which he sent to Washington D. C.
Zoological Park in 1922. Mr. Suther
land stated the eagle was thriving back
there and is the kingpin of the lot,
which total quite a number from dif- j
ferent parts of the globe. The eagle
in question was picked up by one of j
the fishing boats that called in Sew- (
ard some years ago, and Mr. Horner j
lor a time kept the bird which repre
sents our National emblem, before
handing it over to the Park depart
ment in the stately city. The bird has j
a wing spread of 7 feet 10 inches, and
is considered one of the finest living I
specimens in the entire garden.
In speaking of Anchorage, Mr. Hor- j
ner said the Inlet town is holding up
its own and this summer will see about
the same amount of business activity
as heretofore. Mr. Horner will stay
in Seward for the week end return
ing to his position on next Monday’s
train.
OPEN WATER RIB
INCISSiDISTRICT!
SEATTLE, April 1. (/P)—A Post-In
telligencer special dispatch from
Wrangell said that Cassiar district
will soon loom up big. Walter Julian
and Charles Erickson arrived in the j
town of Wrangell of Wrangell yester-'
day from up the Stifcine river and re- j
ported the river clear, rising rapidly.
It was declared that navigation to Tele
graph creek would open in a few days.
Many miners started for the Cassiar
district already.
Mr. arf^f^Irs. Roy E. Clerk, recent
arrivals from Kodiak, departed this
morning for Matanuska where they
will reside at the government experi
ment farm.
(By the Associated Press)
London.—The Count of Cowley has
| filed a suit for divorce against the
i Countess of Cowley, who was former
! ly May Pitnerd, an American actress,
who is expected to file a counter suit.
New York.—Frederick Brown paid
j approximately $7,000,000 for the Lin
- coin Bank plot, on 42nd St., opposite
j Vanderbilt avenue.
Tampa, Fla.—Helen Wainwright, the
girl swimmer who succeeded in swim
ming around Davis Islands, will at
tempt to swim the English Channel
next August.
Berlin.—German illicit distillers
have stolen the American bootleggers
technique it was discovered when seiz
ures of refined denatured alcohol were
made here. *
Paris.—The leaders of the disarma
ment movement became discouraged
with the reports that thus far 192G has
been a great year for arms and muni
tions manufacturers.
New York.—Health Commissioner
Harris said that a good low priced,
level whiskey would probably stave
off the greater part of the flu and
pneumonia epidemic, which has al
ready taken a toll of 700 lives in a
week.
St. Petersburg, Fla.—Walter Hagen
won the West Coast open golf tourney
70- 73-69-71, a total of 2S3 with Bobby
Jones second, getting scores of 75-79
71- 70, a total of 285.
New York.—Mr. and Mrs. Sydney
Williams, of New Rochelle, returned
from Europe with a four-pound black
and tan dog on which they spend $4,
000 a year.
Cannes, France.—Helen Wills added
the Cannes Cup to her many tennis
trophies when Joan Ridley defaulted
in the singles final match.
New York.—Eugene V. Debs, the
old leader of the United States social
ist party, sailed for a rest in Bermu
da after being assured by the State
department that he will be allowed to
return to this country, despite his loss
of citizenship during the war.
Chieti, Italy.—Dumini Volpi and
Poveromo of the five men charged
with the murder of Deputy Matteotti
were found guilty of unintentional
homicide and given short prison sen
tences, the others being released.
New York.—Sir Robert Horne, for
mer British Chancellor of the Exche
quer has arrived here for a visit which
he declared will be purely social.
San Mateo, Cal.—An undientified
body found floating in Phoenix lake,
near here -was found to have been shot
to death thru the head and it is thot
the man was the victim of a rum war.
San Francisco.—A victim of influ
enza, the Reverend George Crowley is
reported to be in a serious condition
at Saint Francis Hospital.
Los Angeles.—Two blonde hairs
were revealed today as an important
clue in the Taylor murder investiga
tion. The hairs were taken by the
police at the time of the murder fbur
^ears ago and are said to be the link
which will find the slayer.
Tokio.—The Japanese law yesterday
found a Korean man and wife guilty
3f Japan’s worse crime, which is plot
ting against the Emperor and sentenc
ed them to death.
Washington.—All Washington police
men and Federal dry officers in the
capital today began a search for the
300tlegger who dropped his dampened
satchel of liquor in a corridor of the
Ltower House and escaped.
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Washington.—Another tax cut next
fear was predicted in the Senate.
PI.
FAIRBANKS, April 1. (JP)—'The
j weather is cloudy with a light inter
j mittent snow falling, which will prob
: ably prevent Capt. Wilkins and Lieut.
Eileson to return from Barrow. No
word has been received from them
and no knowledge as to whether they
landed at Barrow or not. Major Lan
phier is in command here during the
absence of C^pt. Wilkins and is not
worried as he had not expected to hear
from the ship.
! FOUR FILE FOR CITY JOBS
Four candidates filed for the munici
| pal election yesterday which leaves
I two candidates to be written in on the
| ballots by the voters. Mayor L. V.
! Ray filed for reelection; A. H. Thoday
| for councilman, two year term; Joe
S. Hofman, incumbent, filed for eoun
| cilman for one year term; Mrs. Bes
! sie Malloy, for member of the school
Board.
City Clerk Hannon advises 184 citi
zens have registered to date.
OPERATIONS III NUKA if
GOULD BLEU CARRIED 01
ALL WINTER SAYS SITU
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Operations could have been carried
on in the Nuka Bay district all thru
the past winter, according to Captain
John Smith who arrived in Seward
Tuesday, his first visit since last fall.
The winter was very mild, little snow
being on the ground and lots of wa
ter running continually.
He, himself, has been trapping since
last fall and is quite well pleased with
his catch. During the fore part of the
winter he accomplished considerable
assessment work on his big quartz
property and this fall he proposes to
erect a cabin and carry on the work
on a more extensive scale.
Captain Smith operated the gasboat
Rolfe 2, all last summer but this sea
son, beginning about the middle of
next month, plans to go halibut fish
ing with the craft. He had planned
leaving port early this morning with
a load of supplies for Downey and
Babcock who have been preparing all
winter for starting up, their recently
installed mill, this spring.
WILL USE SMOKE BOMBS
ON NORTH POLE FLISOI
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MITCHELL FIELD, N. Y., April 1.
(#*)—'The Fokker monoplane Miss Jo
sephine Ford, which is to be used in
the Byrd expedition was pronounced
to be in perfect condition after final
tests. Floyd O. Bennet, expedition pi
lot and Lieut. Alton N. Parker, re
lief pilot, made two flights carrying
5508 pounds which rated the maximum
load.
Lieut.-Comm, Byrd’s planes will use
200 smoke bombs with which to gauge
the drift of the currents where irreg
ularities <Jf the Arctic snow fields is
insufficient.
SCALES MTIshFnGTQN
WITH A TEAM OF DOGS
TRANSFERRED TO ALASKA
SEATTLE, Mar. 31. (£>)-^Charles H.
Briffett, who retired from the super
intendency of the State training
school at Chehalis, Washington, may
be appointed as supervisor of the gov
ernment industrial training school at
Eklutna, on the Alaska Railroad.
E. G. Wetzler, postal inspector, ar
rived in town last night from Nenana.
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iMMTISlS POT ONE
II! SUITE NORTH DIKOTI
BISMARCK, N. D., April 1. —A court
battle will take place here to deter
mine why the republicans of North
Dakota were looted when Senator
Nye, non-partisan incumbent was no
minated as the republican candidate
for a short term of senator at the Re
publican Non-partisan’s convention in
this city last night.
GEOLOGICAL SIfEY
NOME, April 1. (/P)—It is reported
a landing field has been staked out at
Barrow for the Wilkins airplanes, with
villagers keeping a sharp lookout for
their arrival. Little snow is report
ed at Barrow with the weather very
mild.
The government geological survey
party arrived at Kotzebue. It has
been raining here for the past three
day, the snow disappearing fast. The
ice in thd Bering sea and Snake river
is still holding fast. No new develop
ments are reported thru diphtheria.
Dr. Smith and Mr. Fitzgerald, with the
survey party left for Kivalina, all in
good health.
FLIC HOME ABOVE
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
FAIRBANKS, April 1. (/P)—Bound
home, above the Arctic Circle, Mrs.
John Wooll and son, John, jr., five
months old, took an airplane for Wise
man. The son will be greeted by his
father, who is a Koyukuk mining op
erator, who will see him for the first
time.
The plane was loaded with oranges,
powdered milk and other necessities
for infant diet to last for at least three
months or until opening of navigation.
Owing to insufficient room, a baby’s
bathtub was left on the field with a
few other articles which were deemed
luxuries.
RUUD PURCHASING
KENT RESIGNS JOS
SEATTLE, April 1. (£>)—Charles E.
Dole, general purchasing agent since
1915 for the Alaska Railroad, retired
his position today when his depart
ment was abolished thru the consoli
dation of the Seattle ofices of the
railroad with the Bureau of Education.
Jacob Ummel, reclamation service
employe of Denver, takes charge of
the new combined ofifces.
FOR THE FIRST TIME I TWO YEARS FRANCE
COMES INTO HER 01 WITHOUT TROUBLE
| PARIS, April 1. —(AP).—With the French budget
balanced, after two years in which four cabinets and six
finance ministers fell, the deputies concluded an all night
session and voted 236 to 159 on its new resources which
is sufficient to remove the deficit and establish a surplus
of thirty million to sixty million francs.
One hundred and ninety deputies abstained from the
senate. It is expected the senate will pass bills prompt
ly without any amendments to any of them. Finance Min
ister Peret promised measures to finance a sinking fund
to pay inter-allied and domestic debts when parliament
meets after Easter.
Measures passed, included national lottery receipt of
voluntary contributions, taxes on transfers of real estate,
on sales of business, good will on transfers of securities,
on railroad way bills, on private banks, on houses with nu
merous branches of receipts, and from these new meas
ures, it was estimated, two billion five hundred million
francs would accrue to cover the deficit which is at the
present time 2,450,000,000 francs.
PEKING GUNS THUNDERING
LONDON, April 1. (jP)—It is report
ed that from the battle which raged
for Peking, the guns were plainly au
dible in the celestial city and the
, populace flocked inside the city walls
i for protection.
NEW YORK, April l.(^P)—Prices
made a sensational rally when the ex
ecution of an enormous volume of
buying orders was sent. Popular in
dustrial shares are soaring and the
Jersey Central rose 15 points and the
United Fruits, 11 points.
The storm which sent prices to new
low levels subsided but the attack
which followed against railroad equip
ment shares forced a liquidation. The
equipments began to pour out in a
heavy volume at about noon and the
American Locomotive, the Baldw-in
company, plunged to about six each.
Furious selling against leading rail
road shares wiped out the effects of
the early rally which sent scores of is
sues toppling from one to eight points
to new- low- levels of the year.
FINE BIGS OF FUB BROT
INTO SEWARD LAST NIGHT
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| The passenger train arriving in Se
! ward last evening could have been
rightly called the “fur special” for a
i number of trappers arrived from the
| Kenai peninsula district, bringing with
| them the remainder of their catches
from the past winter.
Those arriving were Harry Johnson
I from the head'of Russian creek; Jack
Lean from lower Kenai lake; Henry
| Lucas and George Nelson from Skilak
lake; and H. E. Kristiansen. The fur
brought in is of exceptional good qual
ity. All of the fur men are register
ed at the Sexton hotel.
THATCHERS RETURN
C; O. Thatcher,(well known fireman!
and engineer on the Alaska Railroad
has chosen the freight run for the
coming summer so as "to make Sew
ard his home. Mrs. Thatcher, who
has been living at Anchorage with
her husband, returned on last night’s
train to join her husband who pre
ceded her one day. They have taken
over the Sylvia Cottage, on Third St.
Mrs. Thatcher is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Neville of this city.
SCOTTISH RITE NOTICE
Maundy Thursday Services will be
held at my residence at 8:30 tonight.
All 32 degree Masons invited,
adv. LEON URBACH.
Weekly Gateway—?3 per year.
SAN DIEGO, April 1. (£>)—'The Unit
ed States Army electrically propelled
sea-going hopper dredge, A. McKen
zie, arrived from Philadelphia and
leaves late in April for Wrangell Nar
rows.
SELLING ICE POOL TICKETS
George Phelps, proprietor of the
Seward News Stand, announces he has
disposed of 78 Nenana ice pool tick
ets, or practically all of the first block
which he received. Much local in
terest has been manifested locally this
year, he said, considerably more than
there has been in a number of years
past.
TODAY’S WEATHER
Temperature, 38 above.
I Clear, with gentle breezes.
FOURTEEN MEN SENT OUT
! TO SECTIONS THIS i M.
Fourteen men left Seward this
morning for various sections on this
division of the Alaska Railroad. Joe
Hofman, proprietor of the Belmont
House, gathered them in and shot them
forward to their stations. Three were
sent to Kern creek, four to Lake View,
three to Potter, one to Bird, two for
Woodrow and one for Girdwood.
CIRCUS TRAIN EN ROUTE TO
1TANUSKA EXP. STATION
A one-ring circus went out of town
this morning, hooked on to the regu
lar passenger train, which will be ex
hibited at the Matanuska experiment
farm. The animals belonged to Mr.
Clark and Mr. White of Kodiak, both
of whom have been transferred to the
interior valley. The circus consisted
of a cow, three dogs, a goat and a
crate of roosters.
WRANGELL SCHOOL BILL
INTRODUCED BY DM A.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 1. (£>)—
Dan Sutherland, delegate from Alas
ka to Congress introduced a bill to au
thorize the Wrangell issue of §50,000
in bonds for a public school and an
other §30,000 for the improvement of
Wrangell waterworks. It was said
a special town election would be re
quired before improvement could be
authorized.
Mrs. J. E. Nelson, pulse and card
reader, was among the local depar
tures from Seward today, en route to
Fairbanks.