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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 205.
SEWARD ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Hundred Walrus Skulls
Discovered By Natives
BIG IVORY FIND MADE ON ISLANDS OF ST. PAUL
AND ST. GEORGE—FLORA IS NIL ON BOGOSLOF
ISLAND NOT A BLADE OF GRASS, MOSS OR LICH
EN IS FOUND—FISSURES IN CLIFF CONSTANT
LY EMITTING' STEAM—SULPHUR FUMES TARN
ISH BRASSWORK ON YACHT WESTWARD
BRIEF LOG OF THE MAGE OF THE GOOD SHIP WESTIMD
Yacht Stops at Practically Every Point to Westward
Party Hunted, With Guns and Cameras, Fished and
Made Scientific Studies—Moving Pictures of Sealing
Activities.
4 The yacht Westward, Capt. Albert Grove, which has
been lying in port for the past week, while awaiting the
return of the owner, Campbell Church, from McKinley
National Park, where he and a group of friends are mak
ing a ten day visit, passed thru many experiences while on
its jaunt to the far Westward and outflung Alaskan is
lands. Mr. Church needs no introduction in Seward for he
has been a frequent and welcomed visitor during the past
few months.
The variety of experiences during the Westward voy
age of the yacht Westward was related to The Gateway
as follows:
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THREE ROBBERS BOUND AND
GAGGED THREE OTHERS ON
A SPEEDING TRAIN
DANVILLE, 111. Sept. 10. (£>)—
Three men bound, gagged and robbed
three others of half a million dollars
in jewelry in the stateroom of a train
on Illinois Central between Champ
aign and Chicago. The bandits are
said to have left the train at Cham
paign and escaped in a hired automo
bile. One of the victims attracted at
tention during the stop at Champaign
and obtained release.
CHAMPAIGN, Sept. 10. (£>)—'The
three jewelry thieves were captured
in a corn fieldd.
NORTHWESTERN DUE TONIGHT
The S. S. Northwestern, of the A. S.
S. Co., Captain Jensen commanding,
is due to arrive in port tonight at mid
night, according to the local office.
The Northwestern will depart at mid
night, tomorrow night, for the south.
WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE
Water will be shut off on Adams
and Fifth street at midnight, tonight,
while brief repairs are being made.
S. W. & P. Co.
The large and fine looking shipment
of young spring fries which are on
display at the Carstens Packing Com
pany are all local products, that is
from the farms and ranches of resi
dents of this district. .
The Westward left Seward May 31,
stopping first at Kodiak and then at
Port Hobron, the new whaling sta
tion. From there she proceeded thru
Sitkalidak Straits stopping for short
hunts at Old Harbor and Three Saints
Bay. Then she proceeded to the Shu
magin Islands, visiting Sand Point and
Squaw Harbor. The next stop was Vol
cano Bay near Belkofski where an
' other bear hunt was staged.
After stops at King Cove, Ikatan,
and False Pass, the party proceeded
to Urilia Bay and Unimak Island,
1 where they camped for ten days study
I ing animal life, and taking moving
pictures. During this time Mt. Shis
haldin honored the party with a nice
little eruption. The volcano smoked by
day and burnt a deep ruby red by
night. Then a large bald headed
eagle furnished additional thrills by
swooping down and carrying away one
of two pet bears which the party had
captured.
The next stops were Akutan, the
whaling station and Unalaska. Then tc
Bogoslof Island, where the yacht re
mained for two days, June 30th and
to July 2nd. Bogoslof is a rugged rock
pile about iy2 miles long and about
one-half mile wide. At the Southeast
era end are two high and very shari
peaks whi,ch suggest a mighty cath
ederal, At the Northwestern end
stands a perpendicular faced and in
accessible mesa or tableland. Both ot
these heights were covered with mil
lions of California Murres, nesting
among the rocks. On the highlands
between, many Sea Gulls and Tuftec
Puffins nested. The beaches wert
sandy and covered with Stellar Ses
Lions with new born pups. Betweer
the beaches and highlands at the base
of the cliffs were many fissures froir
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UP ON GENE TONNEY
BATTLE WILL TAKE PLACE AT
TIJUANA SAYS TRAINING
CAMP RUMOF^
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 10. (/P)—
Jack Dempsey will meet Harry Wills
in the long awaited battle of the ages
at Tijuana within a matter of months
according to a story which broke with
in the champions training camp to
day. There are only two factors that
stand between the two greatest heavy
weights of the modern era, they are
the signature of Wills to a Dempsey
contract and the possibility however
vague that the champion might muff
his chance against Gene Tunney on
the night of Sept. 23rd.
EDITOR FALLS OVERBOARD
MANILA, Sept. 9. (IP)_Eric Young
editor of the Kobe, Japan. Chronicle,
■who was enroute from Hang Kong to
Manila, is believed to have lost his
life by falling off the steamer Presi
dent Polk according to reports re
ceived here.
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STEPHEN T. MATHER, DEPARTS
FOR SEATTLE ON S.
S. ALASKA
CORDOVA, Sept. 10. (/P)—Stephen
T. Mather, director of national parks
service, departed for Seattle after
touring McKinley Pajk and the Rich
ardson highway. He declared the park
and! the saddle horse trips should be a
big drawing card. He is anxious to
see the road there rushed to comple
tion. He also believes more big ex
cursion steamers should operate to
Alaska from the States.
MERTON TESTIFIES
AGAINST DAUGHERTY
WANTED TO KNOW SOMEONE TO
PAVE THE WAY FOR FRIEND
LY U. S. HEARING
NEW YORK, Sept. 10. (£►)—Merton
testified that Daugherty destroyed in
criminating bank records and said he
came to the United States in 1921 to
■ attempt the collection of $7,000,000
for German owned stock in the Ameri
can Metal Company which was seized
by the government. He said, “I want
1 ed to know someone to pave the way
■ so as to get a friendly hearing.” He
then told of the,meeting with King,
1 who undertook his introduction to
1 Jesse Smith who in turn introduced
' Miller.
GENE'S HANDS BLAZE -
AGAINST PARTNERS
GONE IS THE POISE Of’tUNNEY
WHO NOW HAS TURNED TO
A SNARLING WILDCAT
STROUDSBURG, Sept. 10. (£>)—
Placidity is gone from the face of
Gene Tunney, this handsome pugilist
philosopher who is usually so calm
so lacking in any expression save one
of peace, as he goes about the boxing
that is preparing him for his attempt
to defeat Jack Dempsey, snarls a bit
now as he performs his task and
j wrinkles his forehead, draws down
’his brows and sniffs and curls his up
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per lip up overt his teeth and gums, as
She walks into his sparring mates, both
hands blazing.
MEMBERS OF CABLE
OFFICE. FAMILIES
ARRIVE. DELLWOOD
SEWARD DOCK BUSY PLACE LAST
NIGHT WITH ARRIVAL OF
new Citizens
Through the columns of The Sew
1 ard Gateway all new members of the
local cable and radio system who ar
rived last evening from Valdez, will
be individually and collectively intro
duced, but owing to the rustle and
bustle of getting settled in their new
I homes and offices it was not wise to
j interfere with them today. Suffice to
■jsay they appear quite glad to be here.
It is anticipated a public reception
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will be held for them in the very near
I future.
j A throng of citizens were on the dock
as the big cableship Dellwood, Capt R.
W. Shears commanding, slowly warp
ed its way in last evening at 6 o’clock.
On the vessel’s deck six automobiles
■ and a motorcycle were seen and in
the holds were an approximate 100
tons of supplies, equipment and house
hold goods of the department and
members. When the 29 former Valdez
residents stepped ashore the popula
tion of Seward was suddenly swelled
f that number.
Captain Guthrie and other members
of the staff were on the dock to wel
come the new arrivals. Many Seward
' residents who had previously met a
few of the Valdez staff, greeted them
at the first opportunity and personal
ly welcomed them to the city. Baby
i carriages were pushed tip the gang
■ plank, little children clasping their
* parents hands, and even canine pets,
> in turn wended their way ashore. An
► hour arter the boat arrived, all were
■ away and comfortably settled.
1 This morning the work of discharg
■ ing the Dellwood go# under way and
r pianos, safes, supplies of all kinds, and
* personal effects were being rapidly
, swung ashore onto flatcars which in
turn were run over to the quarter
l masters department warehouse for
sorting and distribution.
ALASKA ANTHRACITE
SIXTY MILLIONS TONS OF COAL
AVAILABLE ON CUNNING
HAM GROUP
i CORDOVA, Sept. 10. (^--Rebuilding
and completion ‘of the defunct Alas
ka anthracite railroad and exploration
of the river coal fields is foreseen as
the result of the visit of John Hutchin
son of Seattle to the local coal field.
It is said he has been employed to in
vestigate the advisability of revising
the railroad. It has been reported six
ty million tons of coal are available
on the Cunningham group of claims.
: Hutchinson declared the coal is super
jior to any west of the Rockies and
i equal to all except the Pennsylvania
| anthracite. He said he was sending
1 samples to Pittsburgh for tests. The
I coal is 90 per cent clean, it was report
i ed. Hutchinson left for Seattle on
the last steamer.
QUAKE ROCKS LISBON
LOSBON, Sept. 10. (/P)_A slight
earthquake was felt here today.
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HOME GIRL WILL BE
VICTORIOUS, IS Si
FLAPPERS VS HOME GIRL IN CON
TEST TO REIGN AS MISS
AMERICA
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 10. (IP)—A
| new gospel of beauty was being writ*
ten here today at the annual pageant
of comeliness where feminine charm
is put under the microscope of critical
eyes. It is distinctly dedicated by the
jury of judges artists, writers, illus
i strators to the youth of the land, the
1 flapper with her latchkey, her pert
mannerism and aggresive self reliance
will not reign as Miss America, the
home girl evidencing womanliness,
poise and stability yet not lacking in
the essential qualities of face and fig*
ure will be victorious.
BANK FOOLISH CASH LARGE
CHECK WITHOUT IDENT
IFICATION
OLYMPIA, Sept. 10. (IP)—Governor
Hartley remarked when for the second
time he refused to extradite Mrs.
Frances Tousley, mother of a seven
months baby, from San Francisco in
answer to check charges. "Any bank
foolish enough to cash large checks
without identification should expect
losses. I might commit a greater crime
and spoil a woman’s life with a prison
term.”
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