Let’s Make aRecognized Territorial Classic of Seward’s Marathon Mountain!
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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 85.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
CITIZENS OF ALATNA
OBTAIN FIRST VIEW
OF BIG MONOPLANE
ALASKAN LOSES WAY AND CIR
CLES OVER YUKON TOWN
FOR PERIOD 2 HOURS
DROP NOTES SEEK BEARINGS
Anticipate Final Hop-Off of Both Ships
for Barrow Within Fortnight.
WISEMAN, April 16. (#»)—Alatna
was treated to its first view of an air
plane Sunday, when the monoplane
Alaskan was returnig to Fairbaks hav
ing lost its course cidcled over Alatna
for nearly two hours dropping notes
asking the people to point out direc
tions to Fairbanks. Later the avia
tors dropped a small board with a di
rection question written on it. It was
picked up and the direction was point
ed out. The notes were recovered
later.
FAIRBANKS, April 16. It is in
timated here that Capt. Wilkins in
tends to return from Barrow tomor
row. The Detroiter will be ready for
a test flight tomorrow. Skiis, nine
feet long and 20 inches wide, inter
changeable with wheels, are under con
struction for the Detroiter. They are
patterned after the skiis used here on
commercial planes and may be replac
ed by wheels at Barrow in the event
a landing is attempted in unexplored
areas. The next flight to Barrow the
members of the expedition said, would
undoubtedly constitute the final take
off from here. Both ships participat
ing. Yesterday morning during the
hopoff of the Alaskan, the aviators
found difficulty in getting away owing
to the soft field. The plane made two
runs using the full distance of the
field and carried 4300 gallons of gaso
line which will be taken to Barrow.
Fourth Annual May Day Dance of
the A. L. Auxiliary, May 1. ,
The fourth annual May Day dance
of the American Legion Auxiliary, will
be held at Odd Fellows hall May 1, ac
cording to the committee in charge.
For weeks past members of the aux
iliary have been preparing for the an
nual event in the making of hundreds
■of flowers. The affair holds every pro
mise of exceeding anything of a like
nature held in previous years. Teach
ers have a program well in hand
whereby the children will participate
in the entertainment. Favors for the
dancers will be handed out and with
respect to the music the local orch
estra is practicing special numbers
at this time.
COMMANDER BERING SEA
PATROL, TO UNALASKA
SEATTLE, April 15. (JP)—Capt. F. S.
Vanboskerck left for Unalaska on the
cutter Haida today to assume com
mand of the Bering Sea patrol. Shore
headquarters will be established at
Unalaska.
LYNAAODED TO LOUIS
BEIL'S FOX KENNELS
Louis Bell, fur fanner, lower Ke
nai lake, has added a lynx to his fox
kennels, an experiment which has sel
dom been heard of before. The an
imals are getting along quite well,
it is reported, so well, in fact that
the farm might well be called, “The
Home of Contented' Wild Animals”.
■Mr. Bell has. a trap line which runs
out from almost his very front door
step.
Paris.—French courts ruled that a
husband has a right to hit his wife if
■she bobs her hair without permission.
Milan.—The great Milan industrial
fair was opened today.
New York.—The American Federa
tion of Labor is unalterably opposed tc
war and favors international arbitra
tion, President Green said in his
peace address here yesterday.
New York.—John D. Ryan admitted
at the Interstate Commerce hearings
that he, as representative of power
and copper interests negotiated con
tracts with a St. Paul railroad while
he was director of that road.
—o—o—
Washington,D. C.—The House finally
adopted the bill authorizing $89,000,000
for five years naval aviation program.
The bill creating a bureau of aeronau
tics in the department of commerce
was also passed by the House.
—o—o—
Washington, D. C.—A bill providing
that the Veterans bureau to act as
guardian for mentally disabled sol
diers was introduced today. '
—o—o—
New York.—The Pennsylvania rail
road report for 1925 indicated one ol
the best years in history, with $24,
005,857 gain in net income.
Mexico City.—The Mexican attorney
general is said to be preparing a suit
against the United States for several
million dollars on the claim, that for
mer United State’s ambassador Wil
son was responsible for the assassina
tion of President Madero.
New York.—Dry agents, thanks to
an intercepted radio message, made
the biggest wet seizure in prohibition’s
history, seizing seven stills, and $440,
000 worth of booze.
New York.—Rev. Dr. Charles Park
hurst, pastor emeritus, of the First
Presbyterian church, came out against
prohibition; says that the better ele
ment are against it now.
Dayton, O.—Lieut. McReady resign
ed, while in the air, after winding up
hi's army career in a final air flight
34,000 feet high. Lieut, MacReady
holds the world’s record for height,
of 40,000 feet.
New York.—Adolpho De la Huerta,
former Mexican president, left this
city to escape political assassins, who
had doomed him, the report said.
New York.—Members of the British
trade union mission, who have toured
the United States’ industries for five
weeks, sailed, impressed with the high
wages here.
Pound, Wis.—The “Sleeping Beau
ty,” the 20-year-old girl who stupified
the medical world by sleeping 30
months has been awakened and re
stored to health by removal of several
stones from her kidney.
New York. The motion of Leonard
Kip Rhindlander, New York society
man, for a new trial of the annulment
suit in which his mulatto wife, Mrs.
Alice Jones Rhinelander, won the ver
dict, was denied by justice Morschau
ser in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Kip’s law
yers plan to appeal.
Los Angeles. Bound hand and foo
and strangled to death, the body o
Mrs. E. L. Phinney, 63 year old weai
thy recluse, was found stuffed Unde
her bed yesterday. An amazing angl<
is that the niece, aiding in the searcl
for her aunt had slept in the very be<
under which the body was hidden fo
three nights.
Pueblo, Colo.—Platt May, a Ute 1
dian, was acquitted at Pueblo, of t:
charge of murdering his newborn i
fant, which had been buried alive wi
its dead mother by direction of a mt
icine man. The court held the crir
not proved against May.
New York.—Five airplanes, circli:
over, theoretically dropping boml
filled Wall street with a tangle of s
diers, guns, army trucks, searchligti
and finally lire engines and police i
3erves were called out before the sea
was over.
Berlin.—Gillette Safety Razor com
pany purchased controlling interest
in two German firms manufacturing
razors similar to Gillette.
DISCOVERED OR UNDISCOVERED
LAND NEAR POLE BELONGS
TO SOVIET RUSSIA
MOSCOW, April 16. (£>)—'The Soviet
decreed yesterday that Russia embrac
es all lands discovered and undiscov
ered, which at the moment is a publi
cation decree. Russia did not recog
nize any of the land belonged to any
other countries in the decree which
extends to the North Pole between
32 degrees, 4 minutes and 35 seconds
East longitude and 168 degrees, 49 mi
nutes and 30 seconds, West longitude.
FURS IN KENAI DISTRICT,
ACCORDING TO ARRIVAL
There has been more fur taken out
from Kenai peninsula district the
past winter tha.n has ever been re
called by most of the oldtimers, lo
cal report has it. The reason for
this has been the scarcity of snow
and the exceptionally fine winter
climate which permitted the major
ity of all the rivers and streams to
remain wide open. It is stated over
200 mink, 200 lynx, besides hundreds
of other furs, including otter, fox and
ermine, w*as trapped in the region.
Among the trappers in the field
were Lucas and Nelson at Skilak
lake; Fuller and Brown, in the down
river country; Jack Lean, also Louis
Bell, in the lower river region; Dune
Little, Frank Towle, Bob Siefert, and
numerous others.
AMERICAN FOREST WEEK -
NATIONALLY OBSERVED
BEGINNING TOMORROW
Plans for observing American For
est Week, April 18, to April 24, in
Seward, and in general, throughout
the Chugach National Forest area,
have been made public by John
Brady, forest ranger, during his re
cent visit to. Seward.
His office is distributing literature
thruout the district on fire preven
tion and preservation of national for
ests. The newspapers will carry art
icles on the subject and in the
schools the subject will be present
ed and studied.
By Proclamation of the President
of the United States and in confor
mity with the action of Governors of
the various States, the week of April
18 to 24 inclusive, 1926, has been set
apart as “American Forest Week’'
when all pariotic citizens are asked to
give thought to the forests and unite
in the common task of forest conser
vation and renewal.
Forest Protection Week is a national
affair. It is not an exclusive party
for any single organization, public or
private. On the contrary, it is active
ly participated in by organizations in
terested in outdoor life, in game and
wild life, in water resources, and in
economics and civic matters. Lumber
companies, wood-using manufacturers,
and kindred business interests are
among the general business interests
of the country which take an active
part in observing the week.
Mr. Brady expressed the hope that
during American Forest Week, which
starts Sunday, the general public will
give heed and considerable thought
to the message conveyed during that
week.
COAST GUARD CUTTERS WILL
RELIEVE VESSELS OF MAIL
IF UNABLE TO MAKE NOME
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 15. (fl>)
—The Coast Guard cutters hereafter
will transport mail into Nome from
ships that have difficulty in making
port on account of unseasonable
weather conditions.
Good program at the Liberty.
AMERICAN FOREST WEEK
STARTS TOMORROW
During the forest fire season of
1925 a total of thirty-five forest
fires were reported by Forest Ser
vice agents within the boundaries
of the Chugach National Forest.
Twenty-nine of these fires occur
ed on or near the rgiht-o-f-way of
the Alaska Railroad. Two fires
were caused by abandoned camp
fires and careless smokers start
ed four fires,
The fires on or near the Alaska
Railroad were chiefly from loco
motive stacks. These fires were
less than half as numerous as in
1924. Further improvement in
arrestors will further reduce this
type of forest fire.
Two campers walked off and
left their camp fires burning, ab
solutely indifferent to the results.
It appears that they were unusu
ally lazy or else had missed too
many boats out.
Four smokers’ fires! Only one
less than the previous year. One
of these fires cost over $8000 to
control; another about $1000, and
a third cost around $300 to make
it safe. The fourth fire was found
by a guard when it was just mer
rily starting.
Over an acre of forest land burn
ed for every man, woman and
child on Kenai Peninsula and in
Seward.
There is only one answer to all
this—save the forest—You need
what it grows and everybody loses
when timber burns. Prevent For
est Fires. It pays.
WESTWARD ITINERARY OF
THE ADMIRAL WATSON
The Admiral Watson, en route to
Seward from Seattle, will call at the
following westward points’ following
fts departure from this port: Port
Graham, Seldovia, OuziPkie, Kodiak,
Alifcak and Sheerwater Bay.
The run to Sheerwater Bay will be
made for taking a cargo of cannery
supplies and help to the new Kadiak
Island plant -which will be operated
this season. News of the construc
tion of this plant was published in
The Gatewray six months ago.
There is a total of 180 tons of gen
eral cargo on the Watson -which will
be discharged here, 140 tons for the
railroad and 40 tons local.
BASEBALL
THURSDAY’S GAMES
National League.
Boston 4, Phila 8.
Pittsburgh 0, St. Louis 2.
New York-Broklyn, cold.
Chicago,Cincinnati, cold.
American League.
Phila. 9, Washington 3.
St. Louis 4, Chicago 11.
New York-Boston, cold.
Cleveland-Detroit, snow.
Pacific Coast League
Portland 2, Seattle 3.
Sacramento 4, Oakland 0.
Los Angeles 5, Hollywood 1.
San Francisco 0, Missions 10.
A WIFE’S DEMAND—$50,000
NEW YORK, April 15. (^—Sher
wood Aldrich, copper magnate, ap
peared in the supreme court here to
answer his separated wife’s demands
for fifty thousand dollars a year ali
mony.
AN AMNESIA VICTIM
ROCHESTER, N. Y., April 15. (/P)—
Douglas Robinson, son of Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, missing from
classes at Harvard, was found here
an amnesia victim.
COOLIDGE OKEY AGAIN
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 15. (>P)
—President Coolidge has returned to
the executive offices following a day’s
absence brought about by a cold.
FRANC DROPS AGAIN
PARIS, April 15. (IP)—The franc on
a new low level closed today at 29.73
to the American dollar and 144.50 to
-the English pound.
London.—Lady Lavery, who with
her husband Sir John Lavery, artist,
just returned from the U. S. thinks
American women are extremely pretty.
I
TWO DEATHS REPORTED FROM
COPPER RIVER TOWN
CLAM DIGGER DIES
CORDOVA, April 15. (^—Charles
M. Rosswog, 50 years of age, well
known Cordova merchant, died here
yesterday. He came to Juneau in 1896
and moved to Cordova in 1919. He
was formerly a member of the town!
council and a life member of Juneau
Elks. He gradually declined in health
since a paralytic stroke last August, j
Charles Anderson, Norwegian clam j
digger, 48 years of age, was drowned i
when he fell from a gas boat near
Point Whitshed, Wednesday. The chop
py sea prevented his companion from '
rescuing him.
VICTORIA, B. C., April 16. (IP)—
Bishop Rowe announced he has pur
chased an estate and will come here
to reside when he returns from his
tour from Alaska.
SCARCITY STEAMER NEWS
Nothing definite could be learned
up to 2:30 o’clock this afternoon re-j
garding the positions of the SjS.
Northwestern or the steamer Starr.;
No message has been received lo
.cally, as yet, from the freighter Tan
!ana which is en route to this port.
HERRING OUTLOOK FOR !
THIS SEASON NOT SO
GOOD, SAYS FEINSON
SALTERY MAN SAYS LARGE
OVER-PRODUCTION LAST YEAR j
HAVE EFFECT THIS SEASON
Fifty men will arrive in July for
the old Northwestern Fisheries plant
ait Seldovia which will make a total
of approximately 75 men, including
those now preparing the plant for
the coming herring season, according
to S. Feinson, who has leased the
plant and will operate it this year.
Mr. Feinson passed thru Seward a
few days ago en route to Seldovia
accompanied by J. Edwards, saltery
superintendent.
On account of the overproduction
of 30,000 barrels last season, Mr.
Feinson stated the outlook for the
coming year wais not so good. B.
Bortz, of Seattle, better known as
the “Herring King,” has has expressed
the same opinion regarding this
year’s herring industry. For this
reason greater caution should be
used among the operators this sea
son, M. Feinson stated, not only in j
the size of the pack, but its quality j
as well.
Mr. Feinson returns to Seward
next month on his way to Seattle to
gather in the remainder of his crew
and also for the purpose of picking
up his wife and two Children. He ex
pects to leave for Seattle again for
Seldovia on the S.S. Yukon, July 19.
Last year Mr. Feinson was associated
with W. J. Imlach, at Seldovia, the
same location which he now has con-,
trol.
Mr. Edwards has been in Alaska
for the past six years most of the
time in the Prince William Sound
district. He learned' the herring bus
iness in Scotland, the land of his
•birth. Mrs. Edwards and their child
accompanied him on the recent trip
to the westward.
B. Bortz has just recently returned
to Seattle from a trip East, Mr.
Feinson said, where he spent a few
months investigating the herring
market. Mr. Imllach, who was also
in the East tor some months, is
leaving for Seward soon, it is learn
ed.
The All Rear Round connery is get- ■
ing ready for the fishing season, they
are building two scows and have three
trap crews up the Inlet.
IF MEMBERS HOUSE
10 DRINK. BARRED
BEST CITIZENS WHO SERVE COCK
TAILS INCLUDE HIGHEST
OFFICIALS OF U. S.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 16. (/P)
—Representative Celler, democrat of
New York, wrote Attorney General
Sargent: “The best citizens, who serve
and drink cocktails include the highest
officials in and out of Washington.”
He opined, if all members of the House
who take a drink were barred from
the floor there wouldn’t be a quorum.
Andrews Had Better Resign.
LOUISVILLE, April 15. (>P)—Or. A.
C. Graham, superintendent of the Ken
tucky anti-Saloon League, announced
to the league: “We demand that the
President of the United States remove
Andrews as head of the prohibition
forces.”
Eight Thousand Protests
NEW YORK, April 15. (£>)—'The Al
lied Business Men’s Protective Asso
ciation, with a membership of 8,000,
wrote the Senate Committee condemn
ing the Volstead Act and protesting
against its retention on the statute
books.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 15. (JP)
—The State Department considers pro
posing a new liquor treaty with Eng
land, the nature of which has not been
made public.
ALASKA FOREST AREXS
PflKElCIIMIU
sits MINING ENGINEER
Thirty-four per cent of the entire
m]peral production of Alaska for
1925 came from mines located in op
directly adjacent to national forest
areas in the Territory, according to
information furnished to the Forest
Service by B. D. Stewart, supervising
mine engineer of the U. S. Geological
Survey. The mineral production for
the entire Territory for theyear was
$17,850,000 and that from national
forest areas alone was $6,153,000.
The question of the mineral yield
af the national forest areas was
raised by a statement made by J. J.
Underwood. Washington representa
tive of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce before a Congressional com
mittee. The committee was consid
ering the extension of the Federal
Highway act to Alaska. Mr. Under
wood, who urged larger road appro
priations for the Territory, said min
ing was not permitted in the national
forest areas, according to records of
the hearings received here.
“Of course, mining men familiar
with Forest Service policies would
know better, but persons without
knowledge of conditions prevailing
would undoubtedly be mistled by
such a statement,” Mr. Flory said.
To show the extent of mining in
forest areas he asked Mr. Stewart
Cor a statement of production.
The following figures were fur
nished by him, the first being esti
mated production, second forest areas,
ind last per cent of total.
All minerals, $17,850,000, $6,153,000.
14.
Gold, (all), $6,150,000, $2,566,000, 41.
Gold placer, $3,444,000, (negligible).
Gold lode, $2,706,000, $2,566,000, 94.
Silver, $475,000, $157,270, 32.
Copper $10,350,000, $2,631,000, 25.
Other minerals, $875,000, $673,000,
17.
The last item includes lead, pal
ladium, marble and zinc.
In his statement to the Forest Ser
vice, Mr. Stewart said: “This state
ment takes into account, of course,
nnly the producing mining properties.
Al large percentage of the prospecting
properties in the Territory is also be
ing carried on within the boundaries
>f the national forests.”
Fourth Annual May Day Dance of
;he A. L. Auxiliary, May 1.
Mr. Erick Freiburg Suo’t of the
STorth Western cannery at Kenai came
n on the last Watson, 18 of his crew
ire waiting for him to go to Kenai
with him.