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VOLUME XIX NUMBER 187
EWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1921
PRICE TEX CENTS
Seward Chamber Commerce
Has Fine Trip to Westward
Monday, July 14, the Seward |
Chamber of Commerce party, com
posed of President and Mrs. C. E.
Hindes, Secretary J. P. Hannon, Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Urbach, Miss Mar}
Ritchie, Oscar Anderson, Ray Lar
* son, Carl Orlander, J. W. Edmunds,
and H. B. Selby, sailed from the Se
ward dock on the S. S- Starr at 8
p. m. on their 3,500 mile trip to the
westward, returning Monday morn
ing, Angust 4. The object of the trip
was to get acquainted with the vast
* country to the westward and meet
the splendid citizenry pioneering in
the district. The first stop was at
Portlock, a pretty little landlocked
harbor where a cold storage is lo
cated. This port is about 14 hours
run from Seward, and is surounded
by many fine fox islands. Herring,
f salmon and halibut are the principal
exports.
Welcomed at Seldovia
Pulling into Seldovia the party was
warmly welcomed by Deputy Marshal
James Hill and others, and a prolong
ed stop was made to allow the mem
bers of the chamber to get acquaint
ed with the citizens, and renew old
acquaintances. Here we found a live,
growing camp of about 450 persons,
with a large cannery, churches, coal
mines, postoffice and a number of
fine business houses. Seldovia was
first settled in 1880, and is located
140 miles west of Seward, its bank
ing point. A radio station and store
is run by Mr. and Mrs. Lipke, and ev
ery night at 6:30 a broadcasting pro
gram is sent forth, the news from the
Daily Gateway being given to the
district surrounding Seldovia. Col
well & Chambers are the principal
merchants carrying a most complete
stock. C. L. Vickers is in charge of
the Anderson Mercantile Co., while
Anton Johansen, also runs a fine
place at the upper end of town. A
moving picture show, dance hall, bar
ber shop, two pool halls, dry goods
store, three restaurants, machine
shop, and other business houses form
the business center. Robert Orr, well
known in Seward, has opened a fine
^cafe in the Johansen building, where
meals are served day and night. His
brother .William, former chef in the
Palace Hotel at San Francisco, is
cook for him. Malcolm and Estes
run the All Year Round cannery,
while a new saltery is being erected
by Carl Johnson, Ed Jensen and a
man named Holmes. Milo Hurlbut,
the postmaster, is erecting a new
postoffice building while Colwell &
Chambers are adding to their large
establishment. Three canneries and
salteries are located here. The new
machine shop is capable of making
any repairs to gas boats and is doing
a good business. Rev. Dunlap is
building a handsome mission here,
which will soon be completed . A fine
school building adds to the attractive
ness of the place. Seldovia, under the
supervision of James Hill, deputy
marshal, is one of the cleanest places
found on the trip.
The labor market is well-supplied,
all working hard, and prosperity a
4 bounds. Halibut fishing is good in
front of the town, and it is only a
matter of a short time until a cold
storage is erected here. Seldovia is
growing rapidly and assuming metro
politan airs. Fox farming is also an
^'important industry around Seldovia,
Dr. J. E. and Dr. Frank Burgin be
ing the largest breeders. These men
t have made a small fortune from the
fox business, selling a superior bred
black or silver gray. Dr. C. H. Bur
gin of Delta, Colo., is visiting with
them this summer, and may decide
to locate. He is also an extensive
sheep breeder on his Colorado ranch.
Kodiak at 3:00 A. M.
Leaving Seldovia late in the after
noon ,the steamship ran into her first
gale crossing the strait to Kodiak. A
60-mile gale was blowing and the
vessel being in the trough of the sea
rolled her scuppers under with a
quick, snappy jerk that caused Able
Seaman Urbach to take to his bed,
despite the roll of newspapers around
his tummy, guaranteed a preventive
by Carl Orlander. A nasty, disagree
able night was experienced. The ed
itor of the Gateway was tucked to
bed by the party by using a shoehorn
and much elbow grease- Secretary
Hannon was not exactly sick but felt
bad from eating too much dinner, so
the affair was not a social success.
It was a weak and dispirited party
*that landed in Kodiak at 3 o’clock
in the morning. Here the party was
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met by Karl Armstrong and Deputy
Marsha1 Scott, who managed to pre
serve order until the boat sailed an
hour later. A shipment of cattle
was taken on here for Kanatak. How
we were entertained at this quaint
old village will be detailed on anoth
er page telling of our return.
The Standard Oil Co. has recently
built three large tanks at Kodiak,
which will make for cheaker fuehv
oil for the many gas boats, and it is
reported that a cold storage plant
is also negotiating for entrance in
to the field. The government experi
ment farm is located here and its
neat buildings and green fields add
to the attractiveness of the place.
Sewardites Located at Uganik
Leaving Kodiak at an early hour,
the Starr steamed out past Whale is
land where Dr. Parker, former vet
erinarian, resides with his charming
wife. Doc is a good scout but an in
veterate billiard player ,and gave up
business long ago so as to stay at
home and practice reverse English.
Leaving Whale island Kupreanof
Strait was navigated safely and we
passed into Shelikof Strait, the stor
miest waters in the world. Our first
landing after leaving Kodiak was at
Uganik, where the party was greet
ed by Mr. Horn and wife, Mr. Dow
ney, Mrs. Stanton and other Seward
ites. Here Carl Orlander distin
guished himself by catching a cod
fish family including many distant
relatives, which were dispatched by
Chas. Hinde, the sharpshooter of
the chamber. The ladies gathered
berries and panhandled Crs. Stanton
for some of her excellent cake.
L:yak a Beautiful Place
Uyak, the next port of call, is a
beautiful little place with a cannery
belonging to the Nortlnvestern Fish
eries Co., at the head of the bay.
The party here investigated the
wreck of the old steamship Bertha
which was beached here several
years ago, after striking a rock and
i igniting her cargo of lime. The old
ship of Klondike fame lies on the
beach, her bones bleaching in the
1 rains and wind. In 1898 and 1899,
she caried thousands to the Golden
Northland, and was in service many
years. Uyak postoffice lies on the
western entrance to the bav.
Kanatak, the Oiil Town
Leaving Uyak our next stop was
Kanatak, the New oil town, where
the party was ferried ashore in a
dory, and carried pick-a-back beyond
the reach of the breakers. Kanatak
has no harbor, and fronts the Paci
fic ocean which at times piles in a
tremendous sea. Here the party was
met by Robert McIntosh, Chas. Mad
sen, Gabe Santos, Derrick Lane, H.
N. Evans, and a number of others,
and shown about the town. At noon
a fine luncheon was tendered the par
ty by Mr. Evans, at Gabe’s Cafe. A
fine road reaches the oil district
from Kanatak, and the country about
is very picturesque with its bright
; colored shales. Kanatak is divided
into two tovfis, one the old town,
1 having been promoted by one oil
| company and the New Town by oth
er interests. Kanatak has several
fine stores, pool halls, restaurants,
and other business houses, and is
I sitting tight awaiting the moment
when the big drills penetrate the
golden sands containing oil. The
Standard rig is down 2660 feet in
oil saids, and the Associated 1250
feet. Every geologist and oil man
who has seen the formation and drill
tailings, claim that oil will be
! struck. In what quantity is unknown.
In case a good pumping well is brot
in the population will jump to thou
sands within a month.
Chignik Has Three Canneries
At Ch;gnik, the Starr landed at the
connery of the Northwestern Fisher
ies Co., where the party spent some
! time watching the canning machinery
! work, thence going to the wharf of
the Columbia River Packers Associa
: tion, where Jas. Osmund, an oldtime
Alaskan exteih d the courtesies of
the plant them. Mr. Osmund has
been in Alaska 34 years, coming here
when a yomg man as a codfisher
man at Lnga, where he caught cod
fish at $20 per thousand. It is need
less to say that at this price he did
not get rich, so in later years he en
tered the nsn’ng game by selling a
trap site to the P .A. F. for n good
sum. At the present time, Mr. Os
mund and wife are taking care of
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SAILORS BLAMED FOR
WOMAN STOWAWAY
ABOARD S.S. ARIZONA
BREMERTON, Wn., Aug. 9.—
Twelve sailors of the United States
Navy were accused of complicity or
association with the concealing of
Madeline, a New York woman,
aboard the U .S. S. Arizona for aj
tri,n from New Y'ork to Panama.
They were convicted for various of- !
fenses by court martial during the!
trials which came to a conclusion |
this afternoon in this city.
Seattle Produce Men
Deny Restraint Claim
SEATTLE, Aug. 9.—Following the
filing in federal court of a complaint
in equity charging an association of
more than twenty eSattle commission
merchants, under the name of the
Seattle Produce association with be
ing and unlawful organization, con
spiring in restraint of trade and cre
ating artificial prices through mani
pulation of the market and supply, B.
Hertzman, president of the associa
tion, today denied any violations of
the federal anti-trust statutes.
At the same time Assistant At
torney General Henry A. Guiler, of
San Francisco, in charge of the gen
eral’s ofice in the West, asserted
that evidence gathered in a federal
investigation of more than six
months clearly shows violations of’
the anti-trust act and that the as
sociation should be dissolved.
HERMAN NEILSEN MEETS
DEATH UNDER RY. CRANE
Herman Olsen was suddenly killed
last night about 7:30 when the big
railway crane in charge of D. J.
Fisher, backed over him in the rail
way yards in this city. Mr. Neilsen
had been working on the crane for
sometime and was engaged in re
pairing something under the machine
when the accident happened. Mrs.
Neilsen, wife of the deceased was
standing nearby at the time, and she
and Hugh Dougherty were the only
witnesses. Neither is able to fully
describe how the accident occuiTed,
it happened so quickly.
| Mr. Neilsen had been in Alaska
| about ten years, at one time having
had charge of the Commerce Cafe. He
was a cook by trade. Deceased was
born in Alborg, Denmark, in 1879.
. Besides his wife he leaves a mother
| in Cedar Rapids, la., three brothers
j and three sisters in Los Angeles. He
had no children.
Funeral services will be held under
| the auspices of the Odd Fellows at
the M. E. Church, tomorow after
noon at two o’clock. Interment will
be made in the local cemetery. Mrs.
Neilsen’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Taft,
reside at Curry.
ASKS FOR HELP
WASHINGTON, D .C., Aug. 9.—
General Tosta was elected to prevail
as President under the Amalpa peace
conference and has asked the United
States to send warships to Honduras
where revolutionary activities are
threatening foreign residents.
GO BACK TO WORK
PALISADE, Okla., Aug. 9.—Twen
ly miners went back to work on the
night shift with the sheriff sending a
guard for them in case of violence
from the fugitives who are hiding
there. The guard will be stationed
at the main portal of two airshafts. It
became evident that the fugitives are
receiving food and water.
JAP SUSPICIONED FOR CRIME
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9.—Skiimi
ato Moyada, residing here was ar
rested on charges of being suspicion
ed of the murder of two Japanese
whose disfigured bodies were found
in the Harbor district last June 28th.
WALTON FAVORITE;
KU KLUX KLAN
LOSING GROUND
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 9.
—All doubt as to the Novem
ber Senatorial election now is
centered on the fact that it
will be a straight fight between
the Ku Klux Klan and its op
ponents as returns from virtu
ally the entire state indicated
the nomination of Walton, a
bitter Klan opponent
DAWES PLAN BRINGS
RESULTS; GERMAN
LOAN ASSURED
LONDON, Aug. 9.—Ambas
;lor Kellogg and Colonel Logan
announced that the German
loan of forty million sterling is
now assured, thereby fulfilling
or.e of the most important of
the P.eparations commission re
quirements, which insures the
effectiveness of the Dawes
■plan.
The Germans have accepted
most of the Allies’ demands
and progress was made on ob
taining their approval of other
phases of the Allied agree
* merits for putting the plan in
to operation which is hoped to
be done by November 5.
One st^p towards the estab
lishment of the Entente yester
day afternoon was observed
when the German and French
delegates exchanged courtesy
calls, the Germans vigorously
pressing for evacuation of the
occupied teritories.
JURORS ARE DRAWN
F A L L TERM COURT
The following named persons have
been drawn for the Grand and Pe
tit Jury for the Valdez Term, Sept,
second. The Grand Jury is requii
ed to rcpoit September 2, while th
petit jury is not required to report
until Septembr 8th.
Grand Jurors
Tim Naua, Afognak; Mrs. Jas.
Kennedy, Henry Easterly, Carl D.
Pollock, Milo Kelly, J. F. Tompkins,
I R. D. Chase, A. B. Johnson, W. S.
Horning, F. L. Knight, Lenore E.
j Boudreau, Anchorage. John P. Olsen,
| Latouche; Harry E. McDaniel, Cop
! per Center; A. L. Stevens, Wm. P.
Phinn, Cordova; Carl Sundling, Ka
: talla; Mary Nyman, Susan Morrison,
I Otto Mahle, Kodiak; G. M. Cham
bers, Seldoviatt W- J. McDonnell,
i Seldovia; Peter Lalios, H. B. Selby,
. Seward.
P» tit Jurors
j Mary B. Bedell, N. K. Gaikema,
Oscar Anderson, Mrs. R. E. Lewis, R.
G. Heckey, C. J. Steenholdt, Mary J.
Howard, Chas. L. Kemp, Alice Trach
! se^> L- A. Haley, J. J. Longacre, D.
A. Quinn, I. J. Givens, J. W. Minnis,
Prances M. Ciibb, Mary Smith, J.
W. Kempf, John J. Meyers, J. H.
Gardner, H G. Reiser, W. S. Van
Voorhis, Isador Baylis, P. H. Weber,
Chas. V. Swanson, W. G. Sutton,
Katherine D. Seller, Anna David,
Mrs. A. J. Hewitt, L. H. IveLst, Mrs.
R. C. Hurley, Geo. B. Johnson, Bert
O’Brien, Anchorage.
Luella Martell, Geo. Acdnett, Geo.
M- Goodman, Madge Vance, A. F.
Wain, E. Sandstrom, R. Little, Jas.
Clark, Mrs. Chas. Peterson, C. E.
Burleigh, Mrs. J. C. Smith, E. P. Har
wood, Cordova.
v Downing, A. A. M Or'mnun,
Brady Howard, Herman Johnson,
Eyak- C. M. Huff, Girdwood; Karl
M. B. Pierce, Homer; Tom Sobol,
Hope; B. H. Durkee, George C. Haze
let, P. Paul Lucchini, Katalla; J. W.
McCord, Pauline Kraft, R. B. Scott,
Stephen Anderson, E. Potellin, Feok
tist Rapin, Alex. Simeonoff, Kodiak;
Geo. S. Walentine, Latouche; J. Lin
der ,Lloyd Swan, D. B. Patterson,
Seldovia; C. M. Brosius, Hattie Kref
ting, W. R. Shellhorn, Louise Man
they, Wm. Patterson, George Phelps,
C. B. Nelson, James Paulson, Fred
Martinides ,John Durbreuil, Thor
wald Osbo, Wm. J. McDonald, Sew
ard; John Matyko, B. C. Elmes, F.
D. Caraway, Tunnel.
VOLCANOS ACTIVE AT
WESTWARD POINTS
Volcanos along the western coast
are quite active, and both Shushaldin
and Pavlof are throwing off clouds
of smoke, while Mt. Akutan was in
eruption in April, as the cutter
steamed by it. A party from the Ak
utan whaling station climbed Akutan
last month and fopnd steam issuing
from many vents in the crater bed,
and the whole floor had a deep hol
low sound that caused the party to
remain in a safe place. When the
vents were stopped up another would
break open close by. During a recent
eruption of Pavlof, Fr. Hotovitzky,
priest in charge, had great difficul
ty in preventing the natives from
embarking in the pitchy darkness
and putting out to sea, and Captain
Johansen ,who saw the eruption from
the deck of the Starr declares that
the flame shot thousands of feet in
to the air.
SEWARD TRADING COMPANY
OPENS NEW PLACE TODAY
The Seward Trading Company a.
firm composed of Chas. Tecklenberg
and Gus Borgen, opened for busi
ness today in the new Tecklenberg
building, comer Fourth and Adams.
The new firm, which is a popular
one, will carry a complete stock of j
groceries, fishermen’s supplies and
other etcetera, and have one of the
finest places in town. Mr. Borgen
has been in business in Seward for
many years, in the grocery line,
while Mr. Tecklenberg has been in
terested in many local enterprises.
Minutes of Meeting of
Seward City Council
The Common Council met Wednes
day evening following an adjourned
meeting Monday night. Meeting was
called to order by L. V. Ray, mayor,
present Councilmen Badger, Ellsworth
Hofman, McMullen and Orlander.
The Committee on Assessment and
Taxes was instructed to prepare and
submit a list of those lots sold to the
Town of Seward for more than two
years.
Communcaton read from Seward
School Board conseneting to and sug
gesting name of Harold Painter to fill
unexpired term as chairman caused
by the resignation of Mr. Painter.
! The following bill was presented
and read. Seward Chamber of
Commerce, $75. On motion and vote
same was allowed.
After report from Committee on
Finance and Claims as to finance
of the town, it was moved and sec
onded that a warrant dated Novem
ber 17, 1924, be drawn for $7500,
plus interest to the Bank of Seward,
Alaska. Motion carried.
Harold Painter was on motion
elected chairman of School Board.
The following budget was submit
ted by Chairman Badger of the Com
mittee on Finance and Claims.
Bedget of Municipal Expencs for
1924 and 1925.
Clerk and Magistrate, salary $970.00
Clerk and Magistrate sup., 330.00
City Attorney 100.00
Special Council 1,500.00
Treas., sal. and sup., 700.00
Health Officer, sal. and sup., 650.00
Fire Dept., salaries, 850.00
Fire Dept. sal. and sup., 500.00
Water, 1,470.00
Light, 2,300.00
Streets, wages and sup., 2,500.00
Schools, 4,000.00
Printing and publishing 2,000.00
Glacier stream, 1,250.00
Parking strip, 100.00
Publicity, 300.00
Miscellaneous, 2,000.00
Discussion was had in the matter
of the pending suit of S. M. Graff,
vs. Town of Seward and officers
asking or order of court to restrain
the Town of Seward from enforcing
Ordinance No. 78, regulating meter
charges for electric light and power.
The clerk was instructed make ap
plication for a meter for Fire Hall,
the Fire Chief to furnish him the
amount of load there carried. Mayor
Ray retired from chair and Council
man Orlander assumed the chair.
It was moved that warrant be
drawn to the clerk for $153 to cover
costs of court and part of attorneys’
fees, and that firm of Ray & David,
attorneys, be retained in the matter
of the aforesaid suit. All counci’
men * oted yes.
Meeting adjourned until Aug. 18th.
WILL PAY BACK OLD DEBT
NEW YrORK, Aug. 9.—Negotia
tions for the recently enacted Anglo
Russian treaty has created a mar
ket for old Russian bonds, the lead
ing issues of which have advanced
two to three points on the belief that
Russia will restore the status of the
repudiated bonds an dretum her Bri
tish loan. Russia has agreed to pay
back to the British government the
war loan floated for the old Rus
sian government.
“WHIP” SEINES OPPOSED
ASTORIA, Ore., Aug. 9.—A- C.
Ross, master fish warden of Oregon,
and Ernest Seaborg, director of fish
eries of Washington, are cooperating
in an effort to drive “whip” seines
from the river. Such fishing with
this illegal gear is said to have been
taking place in the upper river.
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
DES MOINES, la., Aug. 9.—John
Hammill ,of Brit, lieutenant govern
or, was nominated republican candi
date for gopernor of Iowa on the first
formal ballot taken in the republican
state convention yesterday after
noon.
01 FILIAL WOULD CALL
WORLD AVATGRS IN;
ICE CONDITIONS BAD
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 9.—
Read Admiral MeGruder wars sum
moned in a conference to discuss the
advisability of calling off the World
flight due to ice conditions in
Greenland after receiving further in
formation from the steamer Ger
trude Trask which is icebound on the
coast there, saying that the report
that a landing place had been found
was foundationless and the advancing
season makes further the possibility
of finding a suitable place still more
remote. The steamer said it would
be practically impossible to refuel
the airplanes at sea.
MARKETING ORGANIZATION
DECLARED LEGAL BY ODDIE
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 9.—The
statement of the Federal Trade Com
mission read by Senator Oddie to the
Producers Association being held in
this city said that a marketing or
ganization could be formed under the
Webb Pomerene act. Any producer
or seller of silver would be eligible
for membership in the association
which was therefore not pronounced
as exclusive under the legislation
prepared by the committee which
was headed by Alfred Harrell of
California.
Debt Collecting Campaign
Be Launched By the U. S.
WASHINGTON, D. C. ,Aug.
A polite but aggressive dept collect
ing campaign will be launched by the
L nited States as soon as repara
tion settlement has been affected in
Europe, it was indicated at the White
House this afternoon.
The object of the campaign will be
the collection or funding of the six
billion dollars which is still outstand
ing as war loans made by the Unit
ed States to its European allies dur
ing the war.
GIBBONS STEPS OUT TONIGHT
LONDON, Aug. 9.—Tom Gibbons,
; the St. Paul favorite lightheavy
1 weight draws the bets in tonight’s
I battle with Jack Bloomfield, the prize
j of England, which will be staged at
I Wembly Stadium. The advance sale
| of seats' appears to be unusually
large. , . * r
Former Governor Sulzer
Makes Trip To Seward
—
Former Governor Sulzer of New
York Is a Seward visitor today, ac
cording to reports, arriving on the
AKUTAN WHALING STATION
WORKING A LARGE CREW
The Akutan Whaling Station on
Akutan island is working a crew of
ninety men at the present time and
using six steam whalers in captur
ing the mammals. While the Starr
was in port with the Chamber of
Commerce party three whales were
worked up of the humpback species,
the sight being more interesting than
pleasant . The huge creatures are
towed in from sea and tied to bnoys
opposite the landing stage, whence
they are dragged out onto a large
platform by a donkey enigne. The
tail flukes are cut off and the bal
leen stripped off by cutting around
it and hitching hooks on heavy lines
running to the winches. The blub
ber is next stripped of in the same
manner, the donkey engines remov
ing huge slices while the men ply
their lances. The meat is then pull
ed to another platform where it is
cooked and ground into fertilizer.
A forty foot whale will yield about
40 barrels of oil which is sold to
soap making concerns for $25 per
barel. The balleen brings $1 per
pound. The company has an invest
ment of about $300,000 in buildings
and boats. Weather conditions have
been bad this year but many whales
have been taken.
BIG SUIT PENDING
BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 9.—A suit
of one hundred million dollars as
damages was filed by Conrad Crook
er yesterday on behalf of E. F.
brown of Ipswich against the New
York, New Haven & Hartford, the
Boston & Maine railway, and the es
tates of J. P. Morgan and that of
Rockefeller and many others .