SEATTLE, Oct. 9.—Laden with six
thousand tons of copper ore, loaded
at Cordova and Latouche, the Alaska
Steamship Company’s modern motor
ship Kennecott, Capt. John Johnson
ran ashore in a heavy fog on Freder
ick Island, on the west shore of the
Queen Charlotte group at 1: OC
o’clock this morning and is now high
and dry on the reef. The engine
room of the vessel is full of water
and at low tide the vessel is high and
dry. A wireless dispatched from the
scene said that two vessels were
speeding to the assistance of the dis
able vessel, the Northwestern leav
ing Wrangell and the coast guard cut
ter Unalga, now in northern waters.
The Kennecott was returning from
Japan where she went with a load of
lumber. At the time of the Japanese
earthquake, according to Capt. John
son she was about 100 miles off the
Japanese coast, and knew nothing of
the disaster until arriving in port,
where her crew helped rescue the
wounded and collect the dead.
The Kennecott returned by way of
Seward, where she took on fuel oil,
thence sailing to Latouche and Cordo
va for a load of ore for the company.
The Kennecott was one of the most
modern vessels afloat, being powered
with Diesel engines, and having all
the latest appliances for handling
cargo.
Frederick Island is a small rocky
spot about one-third of a mile from
the mainland and is 14 miles south of
Cape Knox, the northwestern extrem
ity of Graham Island, the northern
island of the Queen Charlotte group.
The waters in the vicinity of Freder
ick island are given as “four ground”
by the coast pilot book. Cape Knox
is a low’ flat point with low-lying hills
behind it, and hard to pick up in mug
gy weather.
SEATTLE, Oct. 10-—Unable to find
a trace of the motor ship Kennecott,
which crashed on the rocks at Fred
erick island, about 14 miles below
Cape York, on the Queen Charlotte
group, the steamship Cordova near
the scene of the wreck flashed a radio
message this morning that the ill
fated vessel had probably slipped from
her cradle on the rocks and sunk.
No mention was made of the fate
ol the officers and crew of the Ken
necott, 31 in all, was made in the dis
patches, but it is probable that they
left the vessel and are established in
camp on the shores of Frederick
island, or on Graham island near by.
SEAATLE, Oct. 11.—The motorship
Kennecott is lying broadside on the
beach in Kano Inlet, near Hunter
point on the southwestern shores of
Graham island, according to wireless
dispatches received today by the Ala*
ka Steamship Company. The crew
were taken off by the U. S. coast
guard cutter Unalga and the freighter
Cordova.
Kano inlet is about 60 miles south
by east of Frederick island, and the
supposition is that the crew of the
Kennecott worked her off the reef and
as far as the inlet, in order to salv
age her cargo.
Hunter point is the northwest ex
treme of Skidegate channel, between
Moresby and Graham islands. It is
a rather low and rugged point with
high land at the back. A dangerous
reef extends a mile off the point.
Kano Inlet opens out northward
from Hunter Point and Kindukun
point is two miles wide and extends
inland 4 to 6 miles to near base of
2000 foot mountains. The shores are
rocky with a river and fine sandy
beach at its head.
HIGH TIDE YESTERDAY
One of the highest tides seen here
in a long time piled into Resurrection
Bay yesterday noon. The waters
were over the road at the p^l mill and
also at Porcupine city.
KENAI LAKE SERVICE
THE GAS LAUNCH
KENAI
Making regular trips twice a
week from Roosevelt to Coop
er’s Landing, lower Kenal, with
passengers and freight. The
habitat of the moose, sheep,
and bear. Guides furnished for
hunting parties, and cafiThs for
tourists. Special trips made on
request. Write to
LOUIS BELL, Master
Roosevelt, Alaska
! DIPLOMATIC CORPS ASKS FOR
HEAVY INDEMNITY CHINA
PEKING, Oct. 9.—Foreign diplo
j.matic corps replied to the Pekin gov
ernment calling upon it for a heavy
indemnity for sufferers of the bandii
I holdup at Lin Ching last may, rcor
ganization of the railway guard, pun
ishment of the bandits and the com
! mencement of active measures
against bandits. Also insists that th<
Lin Ching outrage was directed
against foreigners and the Peking
government is held responsible.
WASHINGTON, Oci. iy.—The ZR-1
will be christened the Shenandoah by
Mrs. Denby at Lakehuisi tomorrow.
The christening party will take a
short flight after the ceremony, bec
rotajy Denby will attend the christen
ing of the ZR-1 and then go to New
York for a minor operation on his
right leg at the Orthopedic hospital.
The injury consists of the seveiing of
the Achilles tendon, sustained while
playing baseball, as the Secretary
said, “with some three or luu. chil
dren of various ages.” He expects to
return to \'7i nu:.yi. n about ten days
or tw ) weeks.
NEW YORK WANTS VOLSTEAD
LAWS REVISED BY CONGRESS
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—The State
Chamber of Commerce adopted a res
olution recommending that congresi
revise the Volstead law so as to con
form more nearly with public senti
ment in that state and on lines that
are more reasonable.
DATE FOR RE-ASSEMBLING CON
GRESS AND INAUGURAL DATE
MAY BOTH BE CHANGED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—A much
discussed proposal to change the date
lor the newly elected congress to as
semble as well as changing the date
ot' the presidential inauguration will
.be again brought before congress at
the December session, Senator Ash
urst announced this afternoon. He is
at work on two amendments to the
constitution which will be introduced
by him to effect these changes.
Under the amendments Congress
will be directed to assemble once ev
ery year, the session to begin the first
Monday in January. The other amend
ment will designate the third Monday
in January as the day the president
will be inaugurated.
illNED RUSSIANS
SMILE III ROUGH
RID OE WORLD
LOS ANGELES, Oct. ir.—Building
new American careers out of the
wreckage of prosperity wiped out in
the Russian revolution is a task op
timistically undertaken by subjects of
the late czar who have found them
selves stranded in Los Angeles, ac
cording to Elizabeth Beglaroff, Rus
sian secretary of the International In
; stitute of the Young Women’s Chris
| tian Association.
There is tragedy and pathos in the
frequency with which well educated,
refined and talented Russians of noble
birth have found all occupations clos
ed to them but those of a most menial
sort. Some are more fortunate. For
instance there is a former military of
ficer who has found success in a col
lege teaching mathematics. Another,
a former general in Kolchak’s army,
; conducts a school for Russian-Ameri
can children, but a third former offi
cer of high rank, an aristocrat of the
; old regime, is unable to find even me
nial work. His wife packs cosmetics
in a local factory.
A former count, after serving as a
chauffeur for a wealthy family, lately
acquired enough capital to buy a taxi
cab of his own. Another nobleman
i works as lineman for a power com
pany, while a military leader under
the Romanoffs works as a factory
hand.
Despite the hardships imposed it is
surprising how cheerful and light
hearted these refugees are.
I
CORPORATION WILL
SEATTLE, Oct. 11.—Following a
number of years of experimentation
with sheep culture on the Aleutian
islands 1S00 miles north of Seattle, a
million dollar corporation has been
formed for the purpose of exploiting
sheep raising on a scale which it is
promised will equal that of the Brit
ish Falkland islands of South Amer
ica, it was announced. A. L. Mackin
tosh and Aman Moore are at the head
of the company. The corporation will
introduce a cross breed from the Lin
coln and Merino strains. The first of
a total of 30,000 head left Seattle on
the Oduna Sept. 25.
The company will establish a trad
| ing post and fishing station.
^SEPTEMBER BREAKS
RECORDS FOR RAIN
IN FIRST MSI
September rainfall was the heavi
est recorded at the Juneau Weather
Bureau since 1908, and has been ex
1 ceeded only three times in that sec
tion in 32 years, according to the offi
cial report of R. L. Mize, meteorolo
gist in charge. More than 16 inches
of rain fell during the 30-day period
ending October 1, and in the 24 hour
period ending the 30th a fall of 3.01
inches was reported.
The report says that temperatures
were above normal until the 16th and
again at the close of the month anti
fell considerably below the average
; on the 20th to 22nd. The highest tem
perature was 65 degrees on the 4th
and the lowest 35 degrees on the 21st.
Sunshine was continuous on two
days during the month and there
were 12 days without sunshine. The i
sunshine for the month was 29 per'
cent of the possible amount. The pre-1
vailing wind was from the southeast j
and unusually storm, velocities of 25 j
miles or more being recorded, with a
maximum velocity of 40 miles on the
29th. The fastest mile was run at the
rate of 60 miles an hour. Th > storm
iest day was the 26th.
BUiSiBE SWISS
AT MOBS I
SEATTLE HARBOR
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—The old
cableship, Burnside, which served
Alaskans faithfully for nearly a quar
ter of a century, now* swings idly at
her moorings in Seattle harbor, along
with ten other obsolete and damaged
vessels which the shipping board will
offer for sale October 29th, according
to announcement today by Chairman
Farley.
MRS. DENBY CHRISTENS
NEW DIRIGIBLE SHENANDOAH
LAKEHURST, N. J., Oct. 12.—Mrs.
Denby, wife of Secretary Denby, chris
tened the navy dirigible ZR-1 Shen
andoah. The balloon was then com
missioned a ship of the navy.
SEATTLE CENT!
LABOR COUNCIL ’
RESCINDS ACTION
SEATTLE, Oct. 12.—By a nearly
unanimous vote the Seattle Central
Labor Council last night voted to com
ply with the American Federation of
Labor’s ultimatum requiring it to dis
avow its acts of radicalism and in
subordation and pledge future compli
ance with the Federation’s laws, prin
ciples and policies.
The action of the Federation was
taken when the Seattle council voted
to endorse the Soviet governmnt and
refused to rescind their action when
asked to do so by the Federation.
HEALY RIVER BRIDGE
WILL BE COMPLETED SOON
The bridge at Healy river which
was washed out early last summer,
will be completed soon, and the ship
ment of coal will again be resumed.
The Healy coal is the most satisfac
tory so far received in Seward,'being
clean and with but little ash.
HUGE SLUMP IN EXPORTS TO
EUROPE DURING LAST MONTH
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—A slump
of more than $18,000,000 is reported
in American exports to Europe last
month compared with exports of last
year, but this is more than offset by
exports to other parts of the world.
Grain exports from the United Stales
last week amounted to 3,535,000 bush
els compared with 4,602,000 during
preceding week.
II PROSPECTORS
KILLED, CAUGHT
1 DIG LIDSLIBE
Worst Storm in Past Fifty Years Hits
Ford Arm Section, Starting
Many Landslides
CHICHAGOF, Alaska, via radio to
Juneau.—Two prospectors were killed
here Sunday and one seriously injur
ed when they were caught in their
small tent by a landslide at Ford
Arm.
Those killed were Albert Peterson,
a native of Finland, aged 32 years, a
member of the American Legion, Tom
Benson, a native of New York, aged
39 years.
Gus Gustafson, a native of Sweden,
was seriously injured.
Landslides are in evidence every
where, the most severe storm of a
century sweeping over this section. It
is impossible to get new's from sur
rounding camps.
rniuuiPTC line nmn
EDDYVILLE, Kv., Oct. 12.—The
three convicted murderers who killed
three guards and barricaded them
selves in the dining room of the state
prison, were found dead when the be
siegers entered their bullet torn
stronghold this week, after flooding
the building with ammonia. Two of
the convicts committed suicide and
the other was killed by bullets from
the rifles of a company of National
Guard called to quell the mutiny.
FRENCH AIRSHIP BREAKS
ALL RECORDS FOR DISTANCE
MARSAILLES, Oct. 9—The French
airship Dixmude broke all records
for distance and endurance when it
landed at Cuerspierrefeu airdrome
after a voyage of 4500 miles in 117
hours and 41 minutes.
NEW WOMAN’S GOLF CHAMP
RYE, N. Y., Oct. 9.—Mrs. C. Van
derbeck, of Philadelphia, won the ti
tle as Woman’s National Golf Cham
pion defeating Miss Glenna Collette
of Providence, R. I.
TO NEGOTIATE THE
POINCARE, Oct. 12.—Premier Poin
care tonight refused to negotiate the
Ruhr question with the German gov
ernment and so told the German
charge d’ affaires that instead France
is negotiating with the industrialists,
headed by Stinnes.
STARR ON WAY TO SEWARD
The steamer Starr left Unalaska on
her return to Sewrard Tuesday. She
will be in port only a few hours after
reaching here, leaving for Seattle at
once.
FISHERMEN TELL OF
FINDING BODIES IT SEA
A dory with the charred bodies of
two men in it was found at sea this
week by the crew of one of the fish
ing boats calling at Seward. Accord
ing to the story of the crew, which
was vague, the bodies looked as if oil |
had been poured over them and set,
on fire. The vessel left before the
Gateway got the complete story, but.
the fact remains that the bodies were
found, but where and how we have
been unable to learn.
ZR-1 DEFERS TRIP TO BOSTON
LAKEHURST, N. J., Oct. 12.—With
the wind blowing thirty miles an hour
at an altitude of 2000 feet, the trip of
the naval dirigible ZR-1 or Shenan
doah, to Boston, has been abandoned.
Carnation Milk
Alaska s favorite milk supply., “from contented cows’*
A S many Alaskans, who
** have used it for more
than 20 years, know, Carna
tion Milk is just 100 percent
cows’ milk, sweet, clean and
pure.
Forget your former ideas of
canned milk! Prove for your
self that Carnation is the only
milk you need for daily use.
Remember, it is twice as rich
as whole milk because it con
tains twice the proportion of
cream. Nothing is added, not
even sugar. And nothing re
moved except a part of the
water which we evaporate to
reduce the bulk and give you
a doubly-rich milk in conven
ient-sized containers. Our
sterilizing (beating) process
keeps it pure and safe.
Ask your dealer to deliver
a supnly today and convince
yourself.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OCT. 12.—The
State legislature met in extra session
here today to consider impeachment
charges against Governor Walton. It
is reported the legislature is four- j
fifths in sympathy with the Ku Klux
Klan, the larger part of them being
members of the organization.
NINETY BALES OP HIDES
CONCEAL MUCH LIQUOR
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—Ninety bales
stamped French hides, when examin
ed today contained cased Scotch and
Benedictine. The liquor was seized.
WANTS TO MEET DEMPSEY
PARIS, Oct. 11.—Georges Carpen
tier expects to sail for America early
in November. He said he would first
defeat Gibbons and then take on Fir
po or Dempsey.
OPIUM SUE IN
111 INCREASES
US PRICES FILE
HONOLULU, Oct. 12.—Federal offi
cials here are continuing intensive ef
forts to curb the traffic in illicit drugs
which is reported to be increasing ap
preciably with large supplies of opium
secreted here as evidenced by the fact
that the juice of the poppy is quoted
lower than it has been for years.
In addition to attempting to induce
steamship operators to mount ma
chine guns on the after part of their
vessels to frighten away the small
boats which pick up packages of the
drugs thrown from the liners as they
are entering or leaving port the fed
eral officials are enforcing that por
tion of the narcotic act providing that
alien offenders may be deported to
their native land.
One oriental convicted of violating
the narcotic laws, has been deported
already and several other orientals
also convicted, are being investigated
by the immigration department with
a view to obtaining their deportation.
Illicit drugs valued at $9000, the
largest shipment ever sent from the
Honolulu office, have been dispatch
ed to the Bureau of Technology as
the result of seizures. The shipment
consists of 10 pounds of opium, val
ued at $4000, and cocaine valued at
$5000. Opium pipes, lamps and other
paraphernalia valued at $5000 were
destroyed by the narcotic squad.
OLYMPIA, Oct. 12.—Gustaf Linde
berg, director of the defunct Scandi
navian American Tacoma Bank, who
was denied a rehearing yesterday by
the State Supreme Court on convic
tion of illegally borrowing $30,0(M>
from the bank for his own use, there
by throwing it into the hands of a re
ceiver, was granted a full pardor to
day by Acting Governor Coyle.
Demands Resignation
TACOMA, Oct. 12.—A statement
was issued by Prosecuting Attorney I
Sorley tonight demanding the resig
nation of Lieut. Governor Coyle for
his act in pardoning Gustav Linde
berg, director of the defunct Scandi
navian American Bank.
SUICIDOf BETHEL
e« IS SUITED
BETHEL, Oct. 12.—A native woman
committed suicide here this week by
hanging herself with a dog rope with
a snap at each end. One end was fas
tened to a cabin rafter, the other was
around the woman’s throat. She had
been dead but a few minutes when
discovered.
Three women, one with a baby,
were out berrying. The women made
a fire and made tea. After their tea
they wrapped the infant up and con
tinued picking berries. Returning
they found the fire had spread in the
moss completely destroying the re
mains of the infant.
A couple of buildings and a number f
of dogs were destroyed at a native
village not far from Georgetown. The
natives wrere away and had tied their
dogs to a post.
SEATTLE, Oct. 12.—Senator Heck 4
man of Ketchikan, addressing the
Alaskan Committee of the Chamber of
Commerce said that the Government
must provide tonnage for the Federal
railroad and markets for the Alaskan
farmers by creating payrolls along the
railroad, and said that mining with
the aid of feeder high-ways offered im
mediate aid and a satisfactory solu
tion to both problems.
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