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VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 112.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY MAY 10- 1924.
PRICE, TEN CENTS
ARMY FLIERS ARRIVE SAFELY AT ATTU
ATTU REACHED AT
9:00 LAST EVENING
BY ARMY AVIATORS!
—
CORDOVA, May 10.—The army
planes, Chicago, New Orleans and
Boston hopped off from Atka to
day at 10 a. m. enroute to Attu,
according to wireless received
here. Attu was reached about
9:00 p. m. From here the trio
of planes will hop off for the
Kuriles, the first stop on the
Asiatic shore.
Before leaving this morning
Lieut. Smith'in command of the
flight, asked the Unalaska resi- j
dents to use every endeavo1* in
ascertaining the fate of Major
Martin and Sergt. Harvey.
Arrive Safe at Attu
ATTU, May 10.—Making the
flight in eleven hours the army
air cruisers Chicago, Boston and
New Orleans arrived at Attu
Island at 9:00 o'clock last ngiht
in good condition. No trouble
was experienced in the trip.
Search Is Continued
CHIGNIK, May 10.—Despite the
conviction of local seamen that the
ill-fated plane Seattle, bearing Major
Martin and companion wil’ never be
found, a systematic search is being
continued of the bays and mountain
ranges adjacent to this place. A
large number of searchers are still
combing the surrounding country, but
i; is blieved here that the Major’s
ciaft has been swept out to sea, and
lest.
NO PROSPECTS OF
HOLDING CONFERENCE I
ANY TIME THIS YEAR!
WASHINGTON, May 10—President .
Coolidge sees no prospeet of hold
ing another world's arms confv 1 nc ■
this year at least, it was announced
at the White House this afternoon.
W. F. THOMPSON ON
WAY BACK TO SEWARD
SEATTLE, May 10.—W. F. Thomp-.
son, editor of the Fairbanks News
Miner, completely recovered from his
ailments, sailed for home today on
the liner Alaska. Mr. Thompson de
clares the X-ray treatments com
pletely cured him.
?T. Thompson has been on an ex
tended trip to Washington and other
Eastern points, and for the past two
weeks has tv.n at Grand Rapids,
Michigan, taking treatments.
NEW CABLE WILL
BE LAID KETCHIKAN .
WITHIN THE MONTH
SEATTLE, May 10— Colonel Gibbs,
officer in charge of ih ework of lay- ■
ing the new Alaskan cable hopes to
have the Seattle-Ketchikan reach of
the cable in operation within the
month. The initial work of land
splicing here in progress.
HOUSE IS READY TO
ADJOURN ON JUNE 1
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10
House republican leaders informed the
President yesterday that the House
was approaching conclusion of con
structive legislation and that so far
as that body was concerned congress
would be able to adjourn June 1.
RAMPART HOUSE
HAS GOOD YEAR
RAMPART HOUSE, via Dawson—
The Indians at Rampart House are all
well at present. They have had a splen
did season so far as the country is
alive with caribou. The caribou were
here all summer, and the natives put ,
up enough dried meat to carry them ]
thru the winter and since winter the >
caribou have been here in thousands,
and are in splendid condition. i
The Indians had a great time here
at Christmas and New Years, feasting <
and dancing. <
EVERETT MILLS AGAIN
RUN SIX DAYS A WEEK
EVERETT, May 10—Everett mills
that put into effect a five-day week a
month ago are again running full time
because of the demand of certain lum
ber not in stock.
A reported cut in the price of tim
ber in the Oregon territory is causing
some concern among logging opera
tors. It is said that added to the price
reduction of the logs some of the con
serns are also doing their own sur
veying.
M’ADOO AMONG THOSE
WHO PUSHED CLAIMS
AGAINST GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10
William G. McAdoo, former secretary
of the treasury, anil former Senator
Hoke Smith, of Georgia, and J. Ham
ilton Lewis, of Illi., were named today
by Secretary Wilbur, as the only for
mer government officials listed in the
navy department records as having re
cently prosecuted claims there against
the government.
ALASKA SAILS NORTH;
MANY FOR INTERIOR
SEATTLE, May 10.—The steam
ship Alaska sailed this morning for
Seward and way ports with 278 pas
sengers including the following fur
Seward: Norman Dawn and wife, T.
A. McDonald, A. Jesmine, G. Madden,
V. F. Moran r 11 wife, M. A. Gale
ai'.d wife, Ab-» McKennon and wife,
J W. Callow . > J. W. Felder, W. C.
I. uS\ John Hunter and wife, W. J.
o’vnoy, S. J Complon, IV. Finger,
Samuel Du bin J. Feckel, Chas Si
inenstad. B. S^urleler, l'eter Vash
on, G. G. Lemons, F. N. Stoddard,
Bruce McTague, Mrs. M. P. McTague,
Bowen McTague, Nels Christensen,
W. B. Dean, R. S. Eartholf and
wife, C. M. Brendard, W. W. Horn
ing, C. A. Bartheff, L. Johnson, W.
S. Horning and wife, Jean Horning,
J. W. Adams, T. W. Lockheed, O. J.
Munson, M. V. Nicholich, Mathew
and Laurence Nicholich, Thomas Sin
icicli, Mrs. M. B. Carey, Thomas Mc
Kinnon and wife, Miss M. Smith,
Mrs. J. A. Morgan, R. C. Millick, Mrs.
S. K. Sharpless, Fred Carlquist, D.
0. Johnson, Pauline Ward, Mrs. J. W.
Curbeck, Mrs. C. Marsh, Walter S.
iYood and wife, D. N. Ulm, S. B.
tVest, D. Kavanaugli, Tom Kuspin,
Roy F. Burns and wife.
THOUSANDS OF LEPERS
WITHIN BRITISH EMPIRE
MANCHESTER, Eng., May 10—
Although leprosy is being combatted
there are still more than seven thous
and lepers in Europe and 300,000 in
the British Empire, according to Sir
Leonard Rogers ,one of . the greatest
authorities on leprosy.
Speaking at a meeting here Sir Leo
nard said that thei-e are high hopes
that the disease will soon be entirely
eliminated.
WHEELER DENIES HE
WAS OIL ATTORNEY
WASHINGTON, May 10.—Senator
Wheeler, chairman of the oil investi
gating committee, taking the stand
:oday in his own behalf, denied be
ore the Borah committee investigat
ng his indictment by a Montana
;rand jury that he had ever prac
iced law before the Department of
he Interior.
HARD SKULL, GOOD LUCK «
SAVES LITE r-V LOGGER
OLYMPIA, May 10—Brevity and
danty characterized a report of an un
usual accident received by the depart
ment of labor and industry recently.
John Kilkelly, a rigger, employed
ay the Mountain Timber company at
h’alama, had his head caught between
i rolling log and a stationary one. In
lis report here is how his employe’s
;tatement re,ad:
“Caught head between two logs—
(arrow escape—hard head—good luck”
Kilkelly returned to work after one
lay’s absence, thus vindicating the
:onclusion of the report.
PRINCESS PAT PARTY
SAILS FOR WESTWARD
SOME TIME TONIGHT
The gasboat Princess Pat, carrying
a party of sportsmen and cameramen
from the States, will leave some time
today for Unga, Sand Point and far
westward points. Aboard the vessel
are Dr. Edward D. Jones, of Los An
geles, head of the expedition; Dr. P.
B. Hardy, of Tecumseh, Mich., Mr.
Arthur Johnson, Randolph, Kansas;
J. P. Fawcett, Los Angeles; Alfred
Jacquemin, cameraman, of Hollywood;
G. E. Peterson, assistant cameraman
of Hollywood; Howard Long, Seward
guide; Capt. Brooks; Engineer Davit
F. Lewis, Guy Dahl, cook; and A. S
Catlin, sailor.
Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Hardy, Mrs. Faw
cett and other lady members of the
party arrived on the steamer a week
or so ago, and have been waiting
the arrival of the boat from Wran
gell, where it was purchased.
Mr. Jacquemin is a cameraman of
national importance, having compos
ed one of the party who went to the
rescue of the ill-fated army balloon
1 ists who sailed from Rockaway, and
fell in the Canadian woods in .Onta
rio. Mr. Jacquemin traveled about
80 miles by dog sled in 70-below
weather to get pictures of the res
cued balloonists and was one of the
first services to be released follow
ing the tragic event. He will take pic
ture of Alaskan scenery, the Valley
of Ten Thousand Smokes, and other
points of interest, under the name of
the Balmac Educational Film Service,
filming a five reel feature including
all the trip of the Princess Pat and
the big game animals of the Kenai
Peninsula and Aleutians. Capt. Mc
Kinzie has the release for both the
States and in foreign countries for
any pictures taken on the travel.
Leaving Wrangell the party ran into
a heavy gale April 29, off Malaspina
glacier, losing their rudder and final
ly coming to anchor in the foul
ground off Katalla, where they were
finally picked up and piloted into
Cordova by the gas boat Evelyn. The
experience was doubly thrilling from
the fact that during the height ot
the storm Capt. Everson, then in
command, suffered an apoplectic
stroke, and navigation of the vessel
fell on men unfamiliar with coast
conditions.
Despite the discomforts and worry
endured by the party, the trip will
be continued to the Pribilofs, where
pictures will be taken of the seal herd
and the methods of handling the raw
furs.
The ladies of the party will remain
in Seward until file return of the
boat from the westward, taking a trip
over the government railroad next
mnn t h
M’ADOO OPPOSED IN
DEMO. NOMINATION
WASHINGTON, May 10.—Oppo
nents to William G. McAdoo for the
Democratic nomination for president,
claim to have more than a third of
the delegates to the Democratic Na
tional convention pledged against
him.
RUSSIAN PRIEST GIVEN
AUDIENCE BY POPE
ROME, May 10.—Received in pri
vate audience, Rt. Rev. Zepliak, head
of the Catholic Church in Russia,
once sentenced to death by the So
viet authorities, was kissed on both
cheeks by the Pope.
Sam Marcinovich ,a native of Rus
sia, who has been in the employ of
the Premier Company for about three
weeks, lost his life recently by falling
from a cliff below tower 21 of the Co.
tramline, reports the Portland Canal
News. He was on the repair gang work
ing out from the first angle station
just above the wharf. He and Johnny
Berngden, (Cyclone Johnny) were
coming back down the trail under the
tram and Sam deviated down to the
right. Johnny, thinking that Sam was
taking a short-cut to Hyder, kept
down the line to head-quarters. When
Sam did not show up within a reason
able time a search party went out and
found him at the foot of the cliff,
where he had fallen after slipping off
a log. His neck was broken.
COOLIDGE DEMAND
FOR POSTPONEMENT
REFUSED BY HOUSE
WASHINGTON, May 10.—President
Coolidge’s demand tor postponement
of Japanese exclusion was rejected
oy the House late today when the
conference report on the immigration
bill was sent back to the conference
with positive orders to the House i
conferees to throw’ out the provision
dictated by the President.
Bill Becomes Law July 1
WASHINGTON, May 10.—As orig
inally planned the Japanese exclusion
provision in the immigration bill be
comes effective July 1, under the new
agreement reached today by House
and senate conferees.
HALF MILE FLIGHT IS
MADE IN HELICOPTER
P
PARIS, May 10—Marquis Raoul M.
Pescara, Argentine inventor, yester
day flew’ more than a half mile in his
newly invented machine. This is his
second flight, the first one ending in
a slight accident to the plane.
KIDNAPS WIFE’S SISTER
TO FORCE RETURN
UNFAITHFUL SPOUSE
SEATTLE, May 10—Kidnapping his j
wdfe’s sister in order to force his wife
to return to him has been tried suc
cessfully in the past by George Carr,
it developed today. In fact, it threat
ened to become a habit.
Since Mrs. Eva Carr, his wife, re
ported to thp police Tuesday night
that Carr had kidnapped her sister,
Miss Rose Fahey from Mrs. Carr’s
residence ,the Seattle police depart
ment has made exhaustive search for!
the man, without success. There have
been reports that Carr brandished a
revolver. He broke down a door to
kidnap Miss Fahey Tuesday.
Search shifted away fi-om Seattle to-;
day, when Mrs. Can’ in her own auto
mobile started south in pursuit of her
husband, who she believes in on the
way back to California taking her sis
ter with him. Before her departure,
Mrs. Carr told Captain Charles Ten
nant of the detective department that
Can- adopted a similar method last
year in forcing her to return to him.
ARMY PLANE LEAVES
ON HUNT FOR MARTIN
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10.—Lieut.
Tonkin and Sergeant Cooper left here
today for Seattle in an army plane
to aid in the search for Major Mar
tin, the missing leader in the army
round the world flight, and his me
chanic, Sergeant Harvey. Tonkin and
Cooper will go north from Seattle
on the cutter Bear taking a light
Curtis JN six with them.
LONDON BELLES LIKE TO
“DOLL UP” WITH BEADS
LONDON, May 10—Many of the
West End’s stores have established
bead departments to meet the increas
ing demand for bead necklaces and
other ornaments. A stone for which
there has been much demand lately is
the ‘“chalcedony,” which is mentioned
in the Book of Revelations. Others
that are popular are Persian jaspers,
Baltic amber and Chinese jade and al
so imitation Indian cornelian.
GILLETT WILL SEEK
NOMINATION SENATE
WASHINGTON, May 10.—Speaker
Frederick K. Gillett announced today
that he will seek the Republican nom
ination to the Senate from Massachu
setts.
LAMPLIGHTER SLEPT
POUR DAYS, RECORD
LONDON, May 10—The little town
of Aughacloy in Ulster, w’as in dark
ness for four nights, all because the
lamplighter Peter Moore, wasn’t on
the job. Moore established the town
record by sleeping four days and four
nights ,and was only aroused when the
neighbors broke into his house.
BONKS OF OLD BLOCKADE
RUNNER AMUSE SWIMMERS I
HAVANA, May 10—Few of the
swimmers at the lvia: a
popular beach, know that the gaunt
ribs and bits of rusted iron they see 1
through ten feet of clear water are all
that remain of the famous Confeder
ate runner Blanche. Laden with cotton i
from a southern port in 1863, the
Blanche tried to make Havanah but
when a cordon of Union warships clos
ed in her crew beached her rather than
surrender and escaped into the inter
ior.
WILLIAM J. BURNS
HAS RESIGNED FROM
DEPT. INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, May 10.—William
J. Burns, whose activities have been
the storm center in several Senate
investigations resigned today as chief
of the Department of Justice bureau
of investigation.
FLOATING FAIR TO
SAIL SOUTH SEAS
COLOGNE, May 10—A German
floating fair will sail in July to make
a tour of the ports of South America.
The fair will be installed on the steam- 1
er Hermaita Theresia. Represehta
tives of the firms which are partici
pating will accompany the ship and |
endeavor to restore business relations
severed by the war.
ENGINEER SUICIDES
IN RICH APARTMENTS
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10—Harry |
Beechwood, well-known mining engin
eer was found dead, by suicide, in a
richly furnished, but unoccupied apart- j
ment adjoining that of his wife from
whom he recently became separated.
Mrs. Beechwood at the time was lying
dangerously ill.
NAVY MEN GO TO FIELDS
GUARD OSL INTERESTS
WASHINGTON, May 10.—Comman
der H. A. Stuart and Lieut. Coiuman-,
der I. F. Landis of the Navy depart
ment, proceeded on orders from Sec- j
retary Wilbur today to California
and Wyoming oil districts to protect
the Navy’s interests.
CAPT. CROCKETT WILL
LEAVE THE REDONDO
Captain Crockett, who has been
in command of the steamship Re
dondo during her stay in port, will
leave tonight on the Northwestern
en route to Seattle, where he will
take a position as pilot on the new
steamship Yukon, sailing from Seat
tle on her maiden trip May 17. Capt.
Crockett is a well known navigator
in Alaskan waters having been in
the pilot house of the Alameda for
several years.
Capt. Newlands will arrive on the
Northwestern and take command of
the Redondo.
GENERAL MANAGER
LANDIS IN SEWARD
General Manager Landis of the <
Alaska railroad arrived in Seward <
this morning in his private car B-l. :
He will probably remain in Seward -
until the arrival of Governor Scott
u. Bone, wrho will reach here Monday j
Dr early Tuesday to attend the rail
road meeting.
MRS. LANDER TEACHING
SCHOOL AT WASILLA
_ (
Mrs. R. E. Lander, wife of Richard j
Lander of the McCarthy News, who
passed through Seward recently on her
way to Anchorage, is now teaching at {
Wasilla, filling out the unexpired term ; j
Df Miss Flora Springton, who resign
ed recently. The Wasilla school will
De out about May 21, according to Mrs.
Lander.
STARR SAILS MONDAY ^
The steamship Starr will sail for 1
Bristol Bay and way ports Monday f
ifternoon. 1
BUNNELL NAMES
NEW TEACHERS
ALASKA COLLEGE
G. Raymond Hood of Lafayette, Pa.,
tias been appointed Professor of
Chemistry for the Agricultural Col
lege and School of Mines, and Ruth
Kathryn Trail has been named Pro
essor of Home Economics. Both come
well recommended.
The season of 1924-5 promises to be
one of the best yet experienced by
the College.
MRS. HUBERT WORK
DIES SUDDENLY IN
STREETS OF CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, May 10.—Mrs.
Hubert Work, wife of the Secretary
of the Interior, died this morning
while riding in the streets of the
city in an automobile. Death was
caused by heart disease, from which
she had been suffering
SEWARD GRILL WILL
CLOSE FOR REPAIRS
M. E. Holben, proprietor of the
Seward Grill, the fashionable eating
place of Seward, announces that he
will close down for three days next
week in order to paint and renovate
the establishment. Breakfast will be
served Monday in order to accommo
date train patrons, and then work
on" the interior will at once com
mence.
WOMAN LOSES HAIR
AND ALSO HUSBAND
FT. SMITH, Ark., May 10—Bobbed
hair brought James Yoeman, of Hart
ford, Ark., and his wife into the di
vorce court here Saturday and Yoe
man won the decree. Yoeman, relating
details of the domestic quarrel—which
both husband and wife said was their
first—declared Mrs. Yoeman “willfully
against his objections” caused her
hair which she spent years in accumu
lating, to be shortened.
Mrs. Yoeman said the years so
spent were wasted.
Chancellor J. V. Bourland decided
for the plaintiff without comment.
TAMMANY CHIEF LEAVES
ESTATE HALF MILLION
NE WYORK, May 10- Murphy, *he
late Tammany chief, left an estate of
a half million to his widow, sister and
other relations.
SEWARD’S WOMAN’S CLUB
WILL GIVE PROGRAM
May 15, the Seward Women’s Club
tv'ill hold an open program at the
Methodist Episcopal church to which
the public will be invited. Piano se
ctions and several duets by violin
md piano will form the entertain
nent, which will begin at 3 o’clock.
Preceding the program the officers
)t the club will entertain the mem
)ers with a luncheon which will be
leld at 1:30 in the club rooms.
The business meeting lias been
lostponed until the following Thurs
hy. These two meetings wU con
dude the Club’s activities fo • the
ear, as the club vacation begins
tune 1.
JTAH AND NEVADA
ARE FOR COOLIDGE
PROVO, Utah, May 10.—Fourteen
lelegates selected by acclamation at
he Republican State convention held
lere to represent Utah and Nevada,
rere instructed for Coolidge.
:RENCH FLYER FORCED
DOWN NEAR RANGOON
PARIS, May 10.—Lieut. Doisy, the
french army flyer on his way to
apan, was forced down today at
langoon, having taken off at Cal
utta. He will resume his flight
Jonday.