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VOLUME 11). NUMBER 219
SEWARI), ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1924
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World Flyers Postpone
Flight Omaha Until Today
CHICAGO, Sept. 17.—The world
flyers postponed their flight to
Omaha on account of bad weather
but expect to leave as soon as
conditions permit.
SEATTLE BOOTLEGGERS
BOOST LIQUOR PRICE
ONE DOLLAR A QUAR
SEATTLE, Sept. 17.—Increased
activities and stricter enforcement
by the United States government in
combatting bootleggers has caused
an increase of SI a quart for liquor
in Seattle, according to Federal Pro
hibition Director Roy C. Lyle. Boot
* leggers of this city decided to raise
the price, one liquor seller said. One
other reason given for the increase
was an announcement that Captain
F. G. Dodge, commander of the Unit
ed States coast guard service for the
North Pacific, would soon have an
additional dozen rum chasers equip
* ped with machine guns to patrol Pu
get Sound.
Republicans to Ignore
Bonus in Campaign Issue
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 17.—
The Republican National leaders to
day day decided to ignore the SoL
dier Bonus measure and not use it
as an election issue during tlieir
campaigning thruout the United
States, as it would hold significance
in relation to the nominee if he be
elected. This was widely scattered
thruout different sections of the
country today.
ALASKA IS BIG ASSET
SEATTLE SAYS MILLER
SEATTLE, Sept. 16.—Ray Green
wood, prosecuting attorney for Kit
sap county and candidate for the
Republican nomination at the pri
mary for congress against John E.
Miller in the First district .pledged
himself in a speech at Poulsbo last
night to seek state rights and a
short term homestead law for Alas
ka
Greenwood declared “Alaska is the
greatest asset this district has, with
the possible exception of the navy.
A population of a million in Alaska
will man at least 300,000 more
people and a tremendous increase of
business in Seattle.”
Seven Mangled Dead
Taken from Coal Mine
SALT LAKE, Sept. 17.—Seven bod
ies badly mangled have been taken
from Sublet mine No. 5, at Sublet,
Wyoming, belonging to the Kemmer
Coal Company, where an explosion
entombed 80 men. All the impris
oned men are believed to be dead
due to gasses which forced the sus
pension of rescue work.
Mine rescue workers have been
sent for who with gas masks will
explore the workings and bring out
^t,he dead.
Progress Gratifying
To President Coolidge
^WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 17.—
President Coolidge believes his pres
idential campaign is progressing sat
isfactorily, it was declared officially
at the White House today.
BRITISH OBJECT TO U. S.
VARIETY OF CHURCH ADS
LONDON, Sept. 17.—American ad
vertising men, who came to England
for their annual convention and ad
vocating church advertising have
left behind them a trail of discus
sion as to the fitness of this sort of
advertising.
“The Master forbade men to shout
abroad his work,’ ’said Canon May
rick . “He feared to play on the
curiosity of men. He would draw
them by love—by nothing else.
“The other day I was horrified
to see the following advertisement:
“ ‘Holy Communion 12 o’clock—
the Duchess of -will be present.’
“There is advertisement, vulgar,'
snobbish and utterly un-Christian.
For the Duchess, and One greater
than a Duchess, was billed as the
center of attraction.”
* h pays to Advertise.
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Dawes Visit to St Paul
Celebrated by Legion
ST. PAUL, Sept. 17.—Charles G.
Dawes today divided interest with the
Annual parade of the Araercan Le
gion. Mr. Dawes’ visit to St. Paul
was solely as a delegate to the
American Legion convention. His
presence in the parade attracted con
siderable enthusiasm. A well defined
boom is on by Legion members for
Pershing to succeed Quinn as Na
tional Commander of the American
Legion.
Coppernoll Writes of
Politics in the East
W. D. Coppernoll writing to the
Gateway from Chicago, states that
he is very busy right now preparing
an address to be delivered in the
Northwestern states for the Repub
lican party. He expects to be sent
into Nevada or Washington. He left
Chicago about the tenth and will
spend his time until electon trying
to advance the interests of Coolidge
and Dawes.
“I realize,” says Mr. Coppernoll,
“that there will be very little inter
est in the National ticket in Alaska
for the reason that the citizens have
no vote on this issue. It seems very
strange to me that any citizen should
be disfranchised from this opportu
nity. Some day the constitution will
be changed and all will have equal
rights on this privilege.”
“I will surely be glad to get back
to Alaska and good old Seward. I
anticipate starting north from Se
atttle directly after election. And,
mark me, I will stay in the Terri
tory a good long time before coming
to the states again. I am certainly
tired of the bustling and noisy cities
where one has to constantly on
guard to keep from injury by reck
less auto drivers.
f rom my personal view everyimng
tends to the election of Coolidge and
Dawes. And in talking with the gen
eral run of the people the same view
prevails. The rank and file of the
voters do not want a change in ad
ministration and will show this by
their ballots. Labor, although they
have come out in support of La Fol
lette will be found to be supporting
either Coolidge or Davis. It seems
to be the consensus of opinion that
the La Follette boom has had its
peak and will from now on gradually
lose enthusiasm. The election of the
Congressmen and Senators will hard
ly be contested with a view to have
a sale and sane Republican majority
in order that the administration will
not be further handicapped by the
insurgent and radical element. We
will hope that the ‘Red’ element will
be eliminated from Congress for all
time to come.”
WHOLE TOWN IS BEING
CONSTRUCTED OF ADOBE
DEATH VALLEY, Cal., Sept. 17.
—One of the world’s most unique
construction programs is being car
ried out here, whei'e the Pacific
Coast Borax company is building an
entire village of adobe.
Scores of residences are being
built for the company’s employes,
and the building program includes
plans for a large hospital and a the
ater, all to be of adobe.
EIGHTY-ONE LONDON COPS
BITTEN BY DOGS IN 1923
LONDON, Sept. 17.—During the
year of 1923, 81 London officers of
the law were bitten by dogs while on
duty,. 1,429 officers were injured
while in the execution of their duty,
and 804 were accidentally injured.
Weekly Schedule Will Be
Maintained by A. S. Co.
The Alaska Steamship company
will maintain its weekly schedule on
the Southeastern and Southwestern
Alaska route during the coming win
ter, according to reports from Ju
neau on one of the last steamers.lt
is said that .the outlook in Alaska
is such that the company will con
tinue its policy to give the people a
transportation service that will en
courage development .
Among the plans for improvement
contemplated by the Alaska Steam
company is to make alterations in
the Yukon, which Has proved an ex
ceedingly popular passenger ship dur
ing the summer, that will add to her
speed.
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BRITISH POLO PLAYERS UNPACK
Unpacking cases of “home-grown” mallets, the four members of the
British International Polo team prepare to start .practice. Left to right:
Major E. G. Atkinson, Major Geoffrey Phipps-Homby, Major T. W. Kirk
wood and Major F. B. Humdall, the latter, team captain. Note—Since
this picture was taken the polo game has been played and the four pic
tured above put down their mallets to the American quartet.
APPLICATION OF YUKON
APPROVED BY U. S.
Formal approval has been given
by the Treasury department for the
shipment of 2,500 cases of assorted
liquors and 600 gallons of rum
through Alaska to Yukon Territory,
according to an announcement made
recently by Acting Prohibition Direc
tor A. G. Means. The application for
the permit was made late last month
by the Yukon Territory officials and
forwarded to Washington with the
endorsement of local prohibition of
ficials.
The application stated that the
liquors would be for “medicinal
stocks.” Regulations for their dis
posal and use, satisfactory to the
United States prohibition forces, will
be prescribed by Commissioner Mc
Kenzie of the Yukon. These rules
will be in force until such time as
the treaty arranged last June be
tween the United States and Canada
for the importation of liquor stocks
into Canada through American ter
ritory has been ratified by the Sen
ate. Afterward the supplies can be
handled in the regular manner by
the government stores at Whitehorse
and Dawson and Mayo.
No arrangements have been made
for transportation, Mr. Means said,
to a representative of the Juneau
Empire. There will be come delay
in notification of the department’s
approval being received by Commis
sioner McKenzie as cable communi
cation between Juneau and Skagwtfy
is broken. The Barrington Trans
portation Co., operating on the Stik
ine River is the only one with a
permit allowing it to transport liquor
cargoes and it will probably get the
the contract if an effort i^ made to
land the supplies in Whitehorse in
time to ship on river steamers to
Dawson and Mayo. The time requ\
ed to get a transportation permit
from Washington would be too great
for the Canadian Pacific to secure
one in time to accomplish this, Mr.
Means said.
The permit issued to the Yukon
Territory covers 1,750 cases of whis
key, 100 cases of brandy, 315 cases
of gin, 333 cases of wines and 600
gallons of rum. It will be shipped
from Prince Rupert to Slcagway and
from there to Whitehorse.
Bootlegger Gets Two Years
and $3600 Dollar Fine
SEATTLE, Sept. 17.—Clarence N.
Wood, a bootlegger, was today sen
tenced to the Federal penitentary for
two years and fined $36,000.
AIRMAN RESCUES STOKER
FROM ICE CAKE IN SEA
HAMBURG, Germany, Sept. 17.—
President Ebert has awarded t he
medal for bravery to air pilot Max
Tuxen of this city for an extraor
dinary air feat. Last January Tux
en made a perilous landing on an ice
cake in the North sea on -which was
a stoker who had been left as a
watchman on a wrecked motorship.
The man was half starved and had
given up hope of rescue.
Join the Chamber of commerce.
CAL M. BROSIUS AGAIN
ENTERTAINS BY RADIO
Many Seward people were enter
tained last evening by Cal. M. Bro
sius by way of music emanating from
the huge megaphone attached to his
magnificent radio set.
During the entire evening people
on the streets harkened to the beau
tiful strains of classical music and
also the syncopations of jazz by emi
nent musicians who were broadcast
ing from the St. Francis Hotel Gar- j
den, San Francisco. The music at j
times became indistinct, which was
accounted for by a Japanese freight
er calling the Fiji Islands or some
other remote spot with a name equal!
in length to any so far taken in by j
the World flyers. Other than that i
the music was more distinct than at!
any time yet.
Mr. Brosius told a Gateway repre
sentative that he intends treating the
Seward public often, this decision
having been made after noticing the
large audience last evening, epger i
to listen in to the latest strng hits.
The set in which the tones are reg
ulated is one of the best in Alas- j
ka, if not the best, which is a hand- |
some mahoangy box, very easily tun-:
ed.
In cold weather, the air is not
contaminated with static and other
elements which hinder a clear tone,
regardless of the set used ,and the
sound will ring for a mile, said Mr.
Brosius.
A walk to the new building of the
Arcade will bring the listener to the
scene, as most every evening this
treat is in store.
STEAMSHIP REDONDO
ARRIVES IN PORT
The steamship Redondo arrived at
6:25 this morning from westward
ports, bringing about 900 tons of
freight and the following passengers:
From Seldovia—E. D. Calvin and
three assistants; H. N. Burgin, T.
Leonard, M. H. Frazer, T. McMurrav.
From Red Fox Bay—N. Sanders
and party of five; Mrs. Johnson and
party of six; E. D. Shaw, C. Rebhun.
From Kodiak—Mrs. T. Sullivan, B.
B. Greer, 11 steerage.
The Redondo will leave for the
westward as soon as her freight is
received from tile Northwestern.
HUMAN FLY FALLS
70 FEET TO STREET
ALBERT LEA, Minn., Sept. 17.—
H. F. Pigman, of Los Angeles, who
is known as the “human fly” was
•orobably fatally injured tonight in
this city when he fell seventy feet
from the tower of the Freeburn coun
ty courthouse to the cement pave
ment. Several bones were broken
including his right leg and he has a
fractured skull. He 'also was inter
nally injured.
At Mile Seven Friday night a bas
ket social will be held for the benefit
of the Woodrow school. Coffee, su
gar and cream will be furnished free
to all who attend but the ladies are
requested to bring a nice lunch, the
boxes being sold for the benefit of
the school. In case of fine weather a
large number from town will attend.
Bryan Spending Tiine
With Seattle Cousin
SEATTLE, Sept. 17.—Wm. J. Bry
an is spending his spare time in Se
attle at the summer home of Mrs.
Leslie P. White, his cousin and
childhood playmate.
She said: “I heard Will at the age
of two years make his first public
address. His brother Charley, sister
Francis, myself and two other chil
dren were the audience and his plat
form was a haymower.”
Common Council Passes
Resolution Improvement
The common council of the Town
or Seward held its regular semi
monthly meeting Monday night at 8
o’clock, present being Councilmen
Badger, Ellsworth, Hoffman and Or
lander. Mayor, L. V. Ray present.
Claims ordered paid were as fol
lows :
Brown & Hawkins Corp.. .$6.00
P. C. McMullen _. 1.50
The Municipal Clerk presented Spe
cial Assessment Roll for the follow
ing described Local Improvements,
to-wit, Sidewalks:
District No. 7—West side of Sec
ond Avenue from Adams street to
south line of Lot 3, Block 13.
District No. 8—North side of
Church Street between Third and
Fourth Avenues. %
District No. 9—North side of W ash
ington Street and Railway Avenue
between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
District No. 10.—West side ol
Fifth Avenue between Washington
and Adams Street.
\_uunv iiuiaii vi iauu».i ~ —
onded by Councilman Hoffman, that
the Assessment Rolls as submitted
be approved and that a proper Reso
lution be submitted setting the time
for hearing objections thereto at 8
o’clock p. m. of Monday, October 6,
at the Town Hall.
Councilman Badger seconded by;
Councilman Orlander moved that the
rules be suspended and the said
resolution providing for an improve
ment district be adopted. On roll
call all voted yes.
The Mayor reported at length ver
bally on the status of the cases now
pending in the District Court between
the Town of Seward and S. M. Graff.
A discussion was held as to the mat
ter of lights and meters for the
Town of Seward. Moved by Orlander
seconded by Hoffman that the Com
mittee on Light be authorized to in
cur indebtedness on behalf of the
Town of Seward to be paid to S. M.
Graff to the extent of $15 for the
installation of a meter in the Town
Hall of Seward. All members voted
yes on roll call.
The following resolution in the mat
ter of lighting in the residence dis
trict of Seward was presented and
read, and on motion adopted.
Be It Resolved by the Common
Council of the Town of Seward,
Alaska:
1. That whereas a number of the
street's in the resident district are
without lights and steps must be
taken at once to light these streets
for the public safety, and
2. That whereas, there is a suit
pending in the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division,
restraining the Town of Seward
from enforcing Ordinance No. 78 of
the Town of Seward, being an ordi
nance fixing rates for the uses of
electricity in the Town of Seward
and providing that all electricity be
sold through meters, and
3. That whereas by said suit the
Towm of Seward is restrained from
interfering with S. M. Graff in the
prices charged by him for electricity
until the final hearing on said suit,
now Therefore, Be It
Resolved: That the Mayor of the
Town of Sewrard be and he is hereby
empowered to enter into a contract
with S. M. Graff for the furnishing
of electricity for street lighting pur
poses pending the final determina
tion of said suit upon such terms and
conditions as may be agreed upon
between the said Mayor and S. M.
Graff.
Premier of Mongolia
Assassinated by Reds
TIEN TSIN, China, Sept. 17.—Dr.
Danzgan, premier of Mongolia, was
assassinated last night by Bolshe
vist Mongols who are attempting to
force the return of Mongolia to
China.
Airplane May Replace
Battleship in Future
WASHINGTON ,D. C., Sept. 17.—
President Coolidge definitely aligned
himself with Secretary of State Chas.
Hughes and Director of Budget
Nord against any further expendi
tures for battleships and said that
he was in favor of increased expen
ditures for an extended air fleet.
The President has been told that
as a result of the world flight by
the Army airplane has demonstrated
the practibility of air fighting and
the status of battleships as the prin
cipal factor in sea conflicts has been
changed.
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
TO SHARE IN EARNINGS
OF SEATTLE CAFETERIA
SEATTLE, Sept. 17.—The stud
ent organizations of the Seattle high
schools are to be given a share of
the receipts, of the high school lunch
rooms under a plan announced by
Assistant School Superintendent S.
E. Fleming, here today. The plan
was adopted to popularize the cafe
terias run by the schools and cut
ent body will also appoint advisory
ent body wil lalso appoint advisory
committees to suggest methods of
improving the service.
Gets Out Petition to
Defeat Bone Power Bill
SEATTLE, Sept. 17.—Louis J.
Bendetti, co-partner in the Men’s
Exchange, a card and luncheon es
tablishment in this city, was found
guilty by Judge C. C. Dalton for
participation in a conspiracy to de
feat the Bone Power bill with the
initiative of petitions.
STEAMSHIP STARR
SAILS AT NOON TODAY
The steamship Starr, Capt. O. A.
Johansen sailed at noon today for
Tnalaska and way ports with a full
cargo and passenger manifest. Her
passengers were:
For Seldova—Mr. Barnes, Wm. Mar
tin, Frank Bates, J. Kellogg.
For Kodiak—C.“S. Hubbell.
For Uganik—D. Walker.
For Unga—E. S. Blume and wife.
For Unalaska—H. Denneley, Geo.
Peterson, Mrs. P. Michaelson, W. F.
Koeplinger, Alvah Eames.
For Kanatak—Mr. and Mrs. Husley.
The Starr carried 200 ions of mer
chandise freight.
The next sailing will be October 5.
Coolidge Will Carry
Washington by 30,000
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Chair
man Fitzgerald, of the Republican
committee, telegraphed from Seattle
today that Coolidge and Dawes will
carry the state of Washington by
thirty thousand.
HUMAN HAIR DECORATES
STYLISH WOMEN’S GARB
LONDT)N, Sept., 17.—Human hair
is the latest assistant to the fash
ionable woman’s toilette.
It is now being used to decorate
their coat collars, cuffs and even
their waists. Latest coat models
show long black coats trimmed at
the edges with auburn hair, while
waists have the hair hung from the
edge of the front.
Alaska Widow Forced
To Give Up Children
SEATTLE, Sept. 17.—Mrs. David
McKay, widow of an Alaska pioneer,
unable longer to support her three
children, today entrusted Kathleen,
aged 9, and Ethel, aged 12 to the
Loyal Order of Moose, whch order
will support and educate the girls
at Mooseheart until they are 18. The
boy of 14 remains with his mother.
F. B. Vaughn of Teikhell road
house on the Richardson road recent
ly captured an eagle which was at
tempting to carry off a small bear
cub. The bird was so exhausted it
was captured by Mr. Vaughan and
taken to Valdez.
DANCE ‘TONIGHT AFTER SHOW
A dance will be given in A. B.
Hall tonight after the show. All
are invited to attend.