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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
U. S. Non-Mineral Survey No. 1450
Serial No. 05508.
*
United States Land Office, Anchorage,
Alssk<i
In the Matter of the Application of
WILBUR J. ERSKINE, for leave to
enter as a Soldier's Additional Home
stead a tract of land situate on the
northwest shore of Portage Bay, Al
aska Peninsula, Territory of Alaska,
ami containing 25.33 acres.
Notice is hereby given, that Wilbur
J. Erskine, a citizen of the United
States, whose Post Office address is:
Kodiak, Alaska, as assignee of Emma
Hi-nkley, widow of Arteman Hinkley,
deceased, a beneficiary under Section
2306 or 2307, United States Revised
Statutes, has filed application to en
ter the lands embraced in U. S. Non
Mineral Survey No. 1450, which are
situated on the N. W. shore of Port
age Bay, 1-8 mile west of the Na
tive Village of Kanatak, on the Alas
ka Peninsula in the Territory of Al
aska, Long. 155° 58' W., Lat. 57° 34
N., containing 25.33 acres ,and more
particularly described as follows, to
vit:
(Mag. Var. 22° 30' E.)
Commencing at Cor. 1, whence
U. S. L. M., R. G. M. K. T. A.
bears N. 61° 22' 18" E. 12.79 chs.
and whence Cor. 2, R. G. M. Sur.
No. 452, bears N. 54° 1' E. 8.94
chains, and whence Wit. Cor. to
Cor. 1 M. C. Sur. No. 1419, bears
N. 68° 54' 41" E. 39.27 chains,
thence S. 6.09 chains to Cor. 2,
thence meandering mean high tide
line S. 56° 39' W. 5.34 chains, S.
52° 58' W. 7.26 chains, S. 50° 34'
W. 4.21 chains, S. 40° 8' W. 3.60
chains, S. 29° 06' W. 3.64 chains,
q 17° og/ \v. 4.14 chains to Cor.
3;' thence N. 00° 1' W. 25.97
chains to Cor. 4, thence E. 18.83
chains to Cor. 1, the place of be
ginning, in T. 30 S. R. 42 W.,
Seward Meridian.
Anv and all persons claiming any
irtion of the above described tract
■e required to file in the United
-ates Land Office, at Anchorage, Al
ika, their adverse claim or claims
iring the period of publication or
ithin thirty (30) days thereafter.
Dated this 2nd day of May, 1924.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Register, U. S. Land Office,
rst Publication July 26, 1924. W.
ist Publication September 27, 1924.
Notice of Application for Patent
Anchorage, Alaska, May 15, 1924.
Serial No. 05417
In the U. S. Land Office for the Ju
neau Land District. ,
In the Matter of the Application of
the ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCI
ATION, a Corporation, for a Sol
dier’s Additional Homestead.
Notice is hereby given that the
Alaska Packers Association, a corpo
ration organized under the laws of
the State of California, has filed un
der the provisions of Sec. 2306, Re
vised Statutes of the United States,
in the U. S. Land Office at Anchor
age, Alaska, application, Serial No.
05417 for a patent for lands on the
East shore of Anchorage Bay, an arm
of Chignik Bay, Alaska Peninsula,
Third Judicial Division, Alaska, Lati
tude 56° 17' North, Longitude lob°
23' West, Variation 20° 00' East, em
braced in U. S. official survey, No.
1423, containing an area of lo.bu
acres, more particularly described as
follows:
Beginning at comer No. 1, iden
tical with Cor. No. 4 of U. S. Sur
vey No. 307, whence U. S. L. M.
No. 300 bears S. 54° 13' 25" West
34.59 c-hs. distant; thence N. 32
E. 13.40 chs. to cor. No. 2;
35'
thence E. 33.3 chs. to cor. No.
thence S. 18.64 chs. to cor. No. 4;
thence W. 10.54 chs. to cor. No. 5
thence N. 7.36 chs. to cor. No. 1,
the place of beginning.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any of the land above des
cribed should file their adverse claims
with the U. S. Land Office, at Anch
orage, Alaska, within the period of
publication, or thirty days thereafter,
or they will be barred by the pro
visions of the statute.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
. Register.
First Publication, May 31, 1924.
Last Publication, September 20, 1924.
# ORDINANCE NO. 85
An ordinance making it a misdemean
or to break the seal on electric me
ters and or shunt or bridge around
electric meters for the purpose oi
stealing electricity, fixing the penal
ty for such crime and for other pur
poses.
*1 Be it ordained by the Common Coun
cil of the Town of Seward, Alaska:
1. That any person breaking a seal
or seals upon an electric meter and
* | or shunting or bridging of an elec
tric meter with the intent of stealing
electric current shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be punished by a fine not to
exceed One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars
or by imprisonment in the municipal
jail not to exceed thirty days or by
both such fine and imprisonment, in
the discretion of the couid.
2. That evidence that a seal has
been broken upon a meter or that the
meter has been shunted or bridged
shall be prima facie evidence of the
intent to steal electric currency the
consumer receiving electricity through
such meter.
Passed and adopted under the sus
pension of the rules this 15th day of
September, 1924.
(Seal) WM. H. WHITTLESEY
Municipal Clei'k.
Approved:
L. V. RAY, Acting Mayor.
Publish, Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18, 1924.
Remington Portable Typewriters at
Schallerer’s Alaska Shop. tf.
Join ti e Chamber of Commerce.
1
Eastman Kodak Agency, Schaller
er’s Alaska Shop. tf.
MANCHURIAN LEADER
MAKES GAINS OVER
CENTRAL GOV’T FORCES
FORCES GUARDING SHANGHAI
FORCED TO RETREAT NEAR
ER WALLS OF CITY
SHANGHAI, Sept. 22.—The Chegi
ang soldiers, defending Shanghai
against Kiangsu troops, have retreat
ed to a new defense line three miles
nearer the city, according to reports
received here today. The early sur
render of Shanghai to the Kiangsu ar
mies by the defenders, is said to be
a possibility.
Manchurian Leader Successful
TOKIO, Sept. 22.—Chang Tso Lin,
Manchurian leader claimed decisive vie
tories over the forces of the central
government of Pekin at Jehol, north of
Peking and on the Chihli-Shanghai
Kwan border, on the Pekin-Mukden
railway, which has been shelled by
Chang aviators.
Newspapers are unanimous in de
claring unthinkable the proposal to
place the British fleet at the disposal
of the League of Nations to put down
aggressive'' nations.
Advise Foreigner^ to Leave
MUKDEN, Sept 22—Chang Tso Lin,
military dictator of Manchuria, re
quested the American and British
Consule to warn their countrymen at
Chinwangtao and Shaniaiwan, adjoin
ing towns, of his intention to bomb
the places. The consuls were asked to
advise all foreigners to leave.
“ENERGY” WINS KY. DERBY
LATONIA, Ky., Sept. 22.—Energy,
owned by Jerome Respess, won the
$5,000 added autumn handicap at six
furloughs. Certain was second and
Baffling third.
COMPLETE RETIREMENT
UNITED STATES DEBT
IN 25 YEARS POSSIBLE
SECRETARY DEWEY OF TREAS
URY DEPARTMENT TELLS
HEARERS IN SPEECH
CLEVELAND, Sept. 23.—The com
plete retirement of the debt of the
United States government in twenty
five years is now contemplated by
the Treasury Department, Assistant
Secretary Dewey of the Treasury dis
closed in a speech before the annual
convention of bankers today.
DELLWOOD SAILS WITH
BALANCE OF CABLE
(SEATTLE, Sept. 24.—The cable ship
Dellwood sailed this morning for Ket
chikan to complete the laying of the
new Alaska cable to Seward. She
will reach Seward about October 1.
EARTHQUAKE RECORDED ITALY
FAENZA, Italy, Sept. 26—The seis
mograph at the observatory of Raph
ael Bandandi at four this morning
registered a violent earthquake which
lasted for two hours. The center of
the disturbance seemed to be about
7,000 miles toward the East.
Notice of Application for Patent
Serial No. 05416
In the U. S. land Office for the Ju
neau Land District.
Anchorage, Alaska, May 15, 1924.
In the Matter of the Application of
the ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCI
ATION, a Corporation, for a Sol
diers Additional Homestead.
Notice is hereby given that the
Alaska Packers Association, a corpo
ration organized under the laws of
the State of California, has filed, un
der the provisions of Sec. 2306, Revis
ed Statutes of the United States, in
the U. S. Land Office at Anchorage,
Alaska, application, Serial No. 05416,
for a patent for lands on the E. Shore
of Anchorage Bay, an arm of Chignik
Bay, Alaska Peninsula, Third Judicial
Division, Alaska, Latitude 56° 17' N.,
Longitude 158° 23' W., Variation 20°
80' East, embraced in U. S. Official
survey No. 1422, containing an area
of 22.24 acres more particularly de
scribed as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, M. C.
on the E. Shore of Anchorage
Bay, from whence U. S. L. M. No.
306 bears S. 30° 05' 50" W. 45.59
chains distant; thence by mean
ders along the line of mean high
tide on the E. shore of Anchorage
Bav as follows: (1) N. 14° 38' E.
2.58 chs., (2) N. 6° 44' E. 5.96
chs., (3) N. 10° 51' E. 3.62 chs.,
(4) N. 43° 32' E. 1.58 chs., (5)
N. 20° 38' W. 2.44 chs., (6) N.
6' 06° W. 5.92 chhins to corner
No. 2, M. C.; thence E. 8.76 chs.
to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 27.92 chs.
to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 57° 25'
W. 12.32 chains to Cor No. 1, the
place of beginning.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any of the land above des
cribed should file their adverse claims
with the U. S. Land Office, at An
chorage, Alaska, within the period of
publication or thirty days thereaf
ter or they will be barred by the pro
visions of the statute.
J. LINDLEY GREEN.
Register.
First Publication, May 31, 1924.
Last Publication, Sept. 20, 1924.
WIFE CHICAGO MAN
MURDERED BY CONVICT
SHE HAD BEFRIENDED
PASADENA, Sept. 22.—Mrs. Clif-j
ton Hunn, wife of a well known Chi- ;
cago business man, was murdered!
last night by an exconvict she had be
friended. Locked in her apartments
were jewels valued at $200,000.
SCHOONER IS SAFE
SEATTLE, Sept. 22—The schooner
Chlopeck, in distress in Alaska wTaters
wa stowed in to Indian Harbor by the
Cutter Unala, according to a wireless
message received here.
ARGENTINE FLYER
NOW IN CHINA
HONG KONG, Sept. 22—Major Zan
ni, Argentine round the world flier,
arived here this morning from Haip
pong, French Indo China.
POLICE SERGEANT FINED,
DRIVING CAR WHILE DRUNK
SEATTLE, Sept. 20.—Wm. Carr, re
cently dismissed from a police ser
geancy for driving an auto while in
toxicated, was fined $50 this after
noon by a police judge, and his li
cense was revoked.
Capt. McMillan Returns
From Long Trip North
WISCASSET, Me., Sept. 22.—The
auxiliary schooner Bowdoin, bearing
Capt. Donald B. MacMillan and band
of Arctic explorers, crept into Hog
Port today, after and absence of fif
teen months in the frozen north.
PREDICTS LA F0LLETTE
WILL CARRY STATE
OHIO IN NOVEMBER
CLOSING OHIO CAMPAIN SENA
TOR WHEELER BRINGS UP
TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL
CINCINNATI, 0., Sept. 22—Clos
ing his Ohio campaign, Wheeler, vice
presidential candidate, in a speech
last Saturday night, predicted Lafol
lette would carry the ^tate.
Touching on the senate investiga
tion into Teapot Dome and the De
partment of Justice, in the latter of
which Senator Wheeler acted as the
prosecuting attorney, he mentioned
Edward McLean, Washington and
Cincinnati night newspaper publish
er.
“Perhaps/’ Senator Wheeler said,
“it would interest some of Mr. Mc
Lean’s fellow townsmen to know that
as the net closed on some of the
others involved in government scan
dals, Mr. McLean asked Senator
Walsh, conducting the oil investiga
tion, and myself, if he, Edward Mc
Lean, could obtain immunity for him
self by telling all he knew concern
ing the others.”
Dawes Implicated in Bank Failure
CHICAGO Sept. 22—Wheeler in his
speech Saturday nite charged Dawes
with being mixed up with William L.
Lorimer in the notorious Leslie St.
bank failure.
D. C. Brownell, moving picture op
erator at the Liberty has been con
fined to his home the past two weeks
with a bad attack of Neuritis. Mr.
Brownell states that he is not respon
sible for the recent fires in the thea
ter in which a roll of film was de
stroyed, but was, at the time of the
fire confined to his home.
SEARCH FOR BODIES
OF DROWNED RESUMED
ON LAKE WASHINGTON
THREE BOYS PERISH IN EFFORT
TO SAVE GIRL COMPANION,
SAYS MISS TRAUX
SEATTLE, Sept. 24.—The search
for the four youthful victims of Sun
day’s boating accident in Lake Wash
ington, was resumed today by a dozen
vessels.
According to Miss Traux, one of
the two young girls who safely swam
to shore when the accident occurred,
the three young men were trying to
save Miss Delaney as she struck off
from the sinking boat. She said:
“The three boys were swimming
around Margaret Delaney, who was
almost unconscious at that time, and
of course they could not leave her for
they were all gentlemen; and I shall
never forget those brave boys, fight
ing to the last to save Margaret ,but
ail were lost.
“When the boat was struck b^ a
I giant comber, and appeared to be
capsizing, we all jumped into the
water and began swimming.”
It is hoped to find the bodies of
the victims sometime today.
FREE KANSAS FROM
KLAN IS SLOGAN OF
CANDIDATE FOR GOV.
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE WILL
MAKE STRONG FIGHT TO
RID STATE OF KLAN
TOPEKA, Sept. 22.—Making this
his slogan: “Free Kansas From The
Ivu Klux Klan,” William Allen White,
in a statement issued today in accord
ance with his filing of his independent
candidacy for the governorship, de
clared: “I am in the race to stay and
expect to win.”
The various klans of the state have
already organized against him and
and bitter fight is expected.
SEVERAL REPORTED
KILLED BY TORNADO
Storm Sweeps Through Missouri Kill
ing Number Persons and Caus
ing Much Property Damage.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 22.—Several Per
sons are reported to have been killed
and a number injured in a severe tor
nado which swept through Annapolis,
Missouri and the southeastern part of
the state, causing much property dam
age.
Twenty-two Killed Thorp
ST. PAUL, Sept. 22.—Twenty-two
persons were killed in the vicinity of
Thorp as a result of the tornado which
swept through the central states.
FORMER PROHIBITION
OFFICER A SUICIDE
Takes Poison in Presence of Arrest
ing Officers—Was Formerly a
Member Northwest M. P.
SEATTLE, Sept. 22—C. A. Mc
Carthy, former federal prohibition
agent in the state of Florida, com
mitted suicide today in the presence
of arresting officers, by taking poi
son. A local physician was sum
moned but McCarthy died before any
aid could be rendered.
He was charged by Pensacola au
thorities with having sold liquor at
that city, while still in the employ of
the department of justice. McCarthy
was married, a member of the Am
erican Legion, and was formerly a
member of the Northwest Mounted
Police.
FOUR YOUNG PEOPLE
OF SEATTLE DROWN
IN LAKE WASHINGTON
TWO CHEAT DEATH BY SWIM
MING QUARTER MILE TO
SHORE
SEATTLE, Sept. 22—Four young
people, all members of prominent Se
! attle families ,were drowned yesterday
while two others cheated death by a
j quarter of a mile swim to shore when
| the frail pleasure craft in which they
: were sailing swamped and sank in
,Lake Washington.
White caps were running eight feet
high and a forty mile wind which
swept the lake all but over came the
two survivors, both young women.
Those who perished were Miss Mar
garet Delaney, twenty-two, a daugh
ter of Mrs James A. Woodworth; J.
Harned, son of W. J. Hamed, and a
University of Washington Junior; W.
Ruddell, twenty-one, of A. H. Ruddell,
a graduate of Queen Anne high school
and Will Reed, twenty, a son of Min
nie Reed, a high school student.
Miss Oliva Swinhart, twenty-one, a
daughter of G. H. Swinhart and Miss
Christine Traux, twenty, daughter of
A R. Traux of this city, were the sur
vivors of the acident
SEATTLE POLICE MAY
HAVE BEEN IMPLICATED
BON MARCHE ROBBERY
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF IN
VESTIGATION FINDS QUEER
HAPPENINGS
' SEATTLE, Sept. 23.—Whether the
members of the Seattle police depart
ment were accomplices in the §22,900
robbery . of the Bon Marche, was a
subject of investigation by the King
County prosecutor’s office and the
city police today. Joe Neal, one of
the five persons now charged with the
robbery was formerly a policeman,
and it is believed he was assisted by
officers of the force in his getaway.
DELLWOOD IN SEATTLE
WTH BALANCE OF
NEW ALASKA CABLE
GALE CARRIES AWAY PART OF
TELEGRPHIC CONTROL— TO
SAIL NORTH THIS WEEK
SEATTLE, Sept. 22—The cableship
Dellwood arrived in Seattle today with
the balance of the Alaska cable which
she brought from London, via the
Panama Canal.
In an effort to gain all possible time
in a pace against the coming winter
season, the Dellwood was put through
a stiff head sea between San Francis
co and Seattle, which carried away
three telegraphic control terminals on
the forward deck and necessitated the
lashing of braces to other operating
instmments located forward of the
bridge.
Several pieces of important control
equipment were bent despite braces
lashed to them and the heavy steel
supports upon which they were mount
ed were also twisted.
The Dellwood will be delayed until
Wednesday or later in the week in
order to repair the damaged control
gear. She is carrying 950 miles of
cable, the remaining unit of the new
Alaska cable from Seattle to Seward.
MAY ATTEMPT FLIGHT
TO ESTABLISH SPEED
RECORD FOR THE U. S.
LIEUT. SMITH NOT ANXIOUS TO
ENTER CONTEST AS IS NOW
WORN OUT
SANTA MONICA, Sept. 24—The
United States may attempt a flight
around the world next year in an ef
fort to establish a speed record, but
Lieutenant Smith would take no pleas
ure in being a member of the expedi
tion, he stated today.
Smith made no attempt to hide the
fact that he was extremely tired and
that the demands of the present world
flight have worn him down almost to
a point of collapse.
“A flight around the world is nerve
racking, said the leader of the World
Flight, “and a flight for speed might
be even worse,” he said.
Leave for ’Frisco Tomorrow
SANTA MONICA, Sept. 24—The
American flyers have postponed their
hop-off for San Francisco until to
morrow.
Republican Congressman
Indicted By Grand Jury
Violation of Volstead Act
| BALTIMORE, Sept. 25.—John Phil
j lips Hill, Republican Congressman
I from the Third district of Maryland,
| was indicted today by a Federal
grand jury on charges of violating
j the Volstead Act.
IF
WORLD FLYERS AT
DALLAS, LEAVE FOR
SAN DIEGO TODAY
ROUSING OVATIONS GIVEN Mil
MEN ON JOURNEY ACROSS
CONTINENT
LOVE FIELD, DALLAS, Tex.,
Sept. 22—The Army World Fivers
completed a two hundred and twen
ty-five mile hop on their way across,
the American continent arriving here
from Muskogee, Okla. El Paso is
their next stop.
Flyers May Be Delayed
EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 22.—With
reports indicating head winds, prep
arations are being made to protect
the world f.yers over night at Pecos,
two hundred miles east of here.
Messages from Sweet Water, fol
lowing a forced landing of the three
planes at two p. m., were to the ef
fect that the fliers might be forced
to abandon the ElPaso hop at Pecos.
Welcomed at Ft. Bliss
EL PASO, Sept. 22—The globe
circling American aviators reached
Dallas and were accorded a rousing;
welcome.
Arrive Safely at ElPaso
EL PASO, Sept. 22—The three air
men arrived safely at seven o’clock
last night, nine hours from Sweet
Water.
Flyers in Arizona Today
TUSCON, Ariz., Sept. 22—Ten
thousand Tucsonians and representa
tives from all parts of Arizona greet
j ed the world flyers as they glided in
to position on the municipal field this
afternoon.
Lieutenant Smith was the first to
land and replying to questions asked
| him said:
“We had a nice hop from El Paso
this morning and traveled a little bet
ter than ninety Five miles an hour,
and flew at an altitude of three thous
and feet.”
Hop Off For San Diego
TUCSON, Sept. 22—The Army fly
j ers hopped-off at 7:28 this morning
for San Diego, the weather being clear
i with a slight breeze blowing.
Steamship Adm. Watson
Sails With Light List
SEATTLE Sept. 23.—The steamship
Admiral Watson sailed this morning
j for northern ports with 21 passen
gers, including A. E. Morse, for An
chorage, and C. W. Coombs, U. G.
Crocker, and Rev. F. B. Drane and
wife for Seward.
ATTENTION FOX FARMERS
Rabbits for fox feed, correspond
with T. B. Thurston, Healy Fork, Al
aska. k232.
Fresh cigars and tobaccos at Schal
i lerer’s Alaska Shop. tf.
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