VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 77.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
SEVEN BUILDINGS BURN
IN KETCHIKAN FiRE;
PROPERTY LOSS HEAVY
KETCHIKAN, Mar. 31.—Seven busi
ness houses including two department
stores and tlie Ketchikan Spruce Mills
were destroyed Saturday, the loss to
taling $150,000. The fire destroyed
Mayer Bros. Jewelry, Hotel Ileviila,
Joseph Meymene Clothing Co., Arcade
restaurant, and several smaller con
corns.
KETCHIKAN, Mar. 31.—'The fire
was confined entirely to the Revilla
iWel building, including the Arcade
r^taurant, the California grocery, Pe
ter Pan shop, Pruell gift shop, Revilla
barber shop, Jofenyes store, with a
loss of $240,000. The safe deposit
boxes in Revilla containing unknown
sums of money were opened this morn
ing and the money and other papers
were charred beyond recognition. One
man is known to have placed $5000 in
cash there yesterday afternoon . An
other put $0900 in the boxes,
i C. A. Schonacker, representing the
Zellerbaeh Paper Co., lost property val
ued at $3500. Many other traveling
men lost all their samples, and the
guests of the hotel lost all personal ef
fects. The belongings of Charles Ing
holl, owner of the hotel, now in Los
Angeles; YVm. Pruell, owner of the
Gift Shop, now in Seattle; and Wm.
Temple, owner of the California gro
cery, also in Seattle, were lost.
The steamship Admiral Rogers and
coast guard cutter Smith together put
nine streams of water on the flames.
Firemen from the cutter and the Cygn
% trolled the ruins all night.
Fall Removed $735 Rug
to Three Rivers Ranch
WASHINGTON, Mar. 31.—Senator
Dill is investigating the charge that
Senator Fal removed a $735 rug from
the Interior Department office to his
Three Rivers ranch.
ABE GOLDSTEIN WINS
NEW YORK, March 31—Abe Gold
stein won the world’s bantamweight
championship from Joe Lynch in a one
sided 15 round battle at Madison Gar
den. Goldstein decisively whipped his
rival all the way.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Plowman have
left Anchorage for Hope, where they
are interested in quartz and placer
properties on Palmer creek.
Oscar Anderson, Tree of Anchorage,
left on today’s train for his home
town.
Voters Asked to Cast
Ballot Telephone Franchise
Residents of the district north of
Lowell creek and in the vicinity of the
old r ill called at the Gateway oifiee
today and asked that residents vole
at tomorrow’s election for 'he propos
ed telephone franchise. It was point
ed out that telephones could not be
secured in the north end of town un
less a franchise is granted the com
pany, and citizens in that vicinity are
anxious to have the service extended.
FORBID BOYS ENLISTING
WITHOUT CONSENT PARENTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 31—
The House adopted an amendment for
bidding boys under the age of twenty
one enlisting in the Navy except with
1 the written consent of their parents.
The amendment is subject to another
vote before final passage of Naval ap
propriation bill.
BIG WHISKEY DEAL
EXPOSED BY ALPS
DRUG CO. PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 31—
A $200,000 whiskey deal, “the biggest
yet,” was uncorked by the Daugherty
investigating committee. John Goroni,
President of the Alps Drug Company
told a story of how the late Jesse W.
Smith, a friend of Mr. Daugherty and
Howard H. Manning, one of the occu
pants of the “little green house on
K. street” had a share in the split
which took place after the withdraw
al of whiskey from federal warehouses
for sale to bootleggers. As with pre
vious testimony it was brought no
nearer to the Attorney General him
self, than these two friends.
President Congratulates
Aviator Carl B, Eielson
WASHINGTON, Mar. 31— President
Coolidge has written a letter or' con
gratulation to Carl B. Eielson, the air
mail pilot, who after being lost at
night in the Alaskan wilds, with no
guiding lights, succeeded in completing
his first experimental air mail trip
between Fairbanks and McGrath.
Eielsou's report so thrilled the post
master general that lie read it to the
President and members of the cabinet.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 31.—While a
drive to force Secretary Mellon to re
I sign is getting under way in the Sen
! ate, the resignation of Attorney Gen
eral Harry M. Daugherty, has cast a
doubt over the wisdom of further in
quiry into his conduct.
Prominent Democratic leaders say
that their investigation will now cen
ter on Mellon.
MULTI-MILLIONAIRE DEAD
EDWARDSVILLE, 111., Louis F. La
1 ther, once a milk hand on a farm, and
| inventor of condensed milk, died >es
j terday worth $12,000,000.
Songs Broadcasted in
Chicago Heard at
Melbourne, Australia
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j MELBOURNE, Aus., Mar. 31.—Song
| and band concerts broadcasted from
| Chicago were heard here last night.
FAMOUS COMEDIAN IS DEAD
NEW YORK, March 31—Barney
Bernard, famous comedian and creator
of “Abe Potash” in Potash and Perl
mutter, died here of pneumonia.
NINE INJURED IN EXPLOSION
STEBBINSVILLE, March 31—Nine
persons were injured seriously when a
: case of gunpowder exploded in the lab
oratory of the Toronto High School.
VALIDITY OF ALASKA
LAW IS UPHELD
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31—The
United States circuit court of appeals
upheld the territorial act of Alaska
permitting women to serve on the
jury, thus upholding the conviction of
Charles H. Tynan of Ketchikan. Tynan
was tried last June before a jury of
nine women and three men. He was
sentenced to ten months imprisonment
and a $100 fine for the violation of the
I prohibition law.
Radio Will Keep in
Touch With Airmen
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SEATTLE, Mar. 31.— Commander
Martin announced today that plans
were completed to have the army cir-j
cuit for Alaska broadcast daily infor- •
j mation respecting the world airmen, |
, weather conditions, etc. Saturday’s 1
j benefit netted $4,000 ter the Army Re- !
i lief Society.
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BANK TO CLOSE TOMORROW
The Bank of Seward will be closed
| all day tomorrow on account of elec
| tion day.
CALIFORNIA VALLEY
CELLARS OVERFLOW
WITH FINE WINES
SANTA ROSA, Calif. March 31—
< Unless the national dry laws are modi
fied, Sonoma county, in which is sit
uated Jack London’s famous “Valley
of the Moon,” will have vats full of
wine for many years to come. A re
cent survey of the wine held in Sono
ma county cellars showed 10,000,000
gallons on hand and “moving slowly.”
Sales of wine for medicinal and sac
ramental purposes, it is said, do not
keep up with the increase. New wine
or spirits must be added each year to
keep up the quality of the older wine,
it is explained.
Sonoma county’s wine-grape vine
yards cover 17,000 acres of some of
California’s richest lands about fifty
miles north of San Francisco.
The total wine-grape production of
California fell from 450,000 tons in
1922 to 428,000 tons in 1923. The total
bearing acreage of wine grapes in the
state is 121,218 acres ,mostly in north
ern and central valleys.
STATUE TO SPANISH AMERICAN WAR FIGHTERS
Photo shows Mr. Robert Aitken, N. A., well known New York sculptor
with his statue of “The Skirmisher,’’ whic'i is to be erected at Binghamton,
N. Y., and unveiled on July 4, in honor of the boys o fthe Army and Navy
from Broome County, New York, who fought in the conflict of ’98. Note
the size and startling life-like appearance of the statue.
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BURBANK OFFERS
GARDENS T9 STATE;
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29—La-i
ther Burbank (leered his $100,000 ere-!
atiun gardens to the state of Califor
nia f«.r educational and scientific pur
poses.
CORDOVA MAN BADLY BURNED
George Wolfe of Cordova, recently
met with a painful accident and lost
his speed boat when a leaky carbure
tor back-fired, causing an explosion.
An alarm was sent in and the Cordova
■Fire Department responded, but was
unable to save the boat. Air. Wolfe ]
was badly burned about the face and i
hands and was taken to the hospital I
where his injuries were dressed.
VALDEZITE ADVOCATES
TRAVEL VIA CORDOVA]
—
SEATTLE, March 31—William Wag
ner, of the Valdez Chamber of Com
merce ,is here for a few days to pro
mote tourist travel to the north. He
is advocating a trip inland via Cor-;
doav.
POLLEY AND WM. PAUL
HAVE DUEL IN JUNEAU
JUNEAU, March 28—According to!
word just received from Juneau, the |
long smouldering fued between Ernest
M. Polley, territorial tax collector and
member of the house in the territorial
legislature, and William L. Paul, Ket
chikan publisher, came to open hostil
ity in the lobby of a Juneau hotel a
few days ago.
The report says the two engaged in |
an old-fashioned fist fight, with Paul I
emerging victorious and Polley carry
ing one eye in mourning.
The row between Polley and Paul
started during the last session of the
legislature. Polley had been elected
to the house from Sitka and Paul said
that it was the Indian vote that put j
him over. When the Foster literacy bill1
providing amendment to the election
law came up in the house, Polley fav
ored it. No effort was made by pro
ponents of the measure to conceal the
fact that the bill was intended to dis
franchise Indian voters by making the
voting qualifications such that the In- j
dians could not pass the test.
After the legislature session Paul,
through his publication, The Alaska;
Fisherman, began to attack Polley for j
his alleged betrayal of the voters who
were claimed responsible for his elec
tion. In the last issue of the Alaska
Fisherman, Polley was referred to as
“Judas Iscariot.” The battle in the ho
tel lobby was provoked by this refer
ence to Polley, it was said.
FORMER KAISER SUES
GERMAN GOVERNMENT
FOR VALUE ESTATES
BERLIN, Mar. 29.—The former kai
ser has sued the Prussian government
for sixty estates, 13 castles, and 11
big forests estimated at a total value
of one hundred millions.
Itinerary of Asiatic Fleet
Will Be Changed to
Aid Army Aviators
WASHINGTON, Mar. 31.—The itin
erary of the Asiatic fleet will be modi
fied so as assistance may be given to
the Army round the world airplane
flight by the Navy, Rear Admiral
Eberlie announced.
Icelander Plans Trip
to North Polar Seas
LONDON, March 31—The Westmin
ister Gazette said that Gretier Algar
son, a young Icelander, is planning to
start in May to prepare for a trip to
the North Pole next sumnif .
ADMIRAL EVANS DUE TODAY
The Admiral Evans Is due to arrive
In port about 4 o’clock this afternoon,
with the following passengers. Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. Lyon, Mrs. W. W.
Clarke, Lloyd Pinkerton, William Du
vall and George H. Koppitz, with four
steerage.
It is reported the Evans will attempt
to make Anchorage this trip.
SEATTLE HERRING FLEET
READY FOR INITIAL TRIP
SEATTLE, March 31—The first of
the Seattle herring fleet will set out
from Fishermen’s dock in Ballard,
soon, on their initial trip of the sea
son. Bour boats of the Bucken and
Hinnen squadron will make the trip
to Port Armstrong, in Southwestern
Alaska, A new station will be built
at that point. Operations then will be
conducted in waters nearby. The fleet
is scheduled to return about October 1.
The three fishing boats are 65-foot
purse seine models, named the Genius,
Emancipator, the Star. With them is
a tender, the Magrit. Workmen nowT
are putting the final touches to the
boats, getting running gear in order,
painting and scraping woodwork and
tuning up the motors.
Captain Ole Jacobsen, veteran of the
business is fishing boss of the expedi
tion. The boats transfer their catches
to other outbound vessels, which bring
them to Seattle.
Cutter Haida to Call ia
At Seward for Pontoons
SEATTLE, Mar. 31.— Commander
Martin announced today that his fly
ing squadron would get. away Wednes
day morning in case the weather was
favorable. The cutter Haida will sail
April 6, in connection with the flight,
calling in at Seward to pick up the
airplane pontoons for conveyance to
Unalaska. The same day the Algon
quin will depart from Astoria for Una
laska direct. The Haida will go as far
as the Japan coast.
COOLIDGE INDORSED
SEATTLE, Mar. 31.—The King
county republican convention endots
ed Ccolidge for president.
ALASKA SAILS WITH
MANY SEWARDITES
The steamship Alaska sailed Satur
day morning with 240, two-thirds of
whom are canuerymen for Nellie Juan,
Cordova, Kasaan, Snug Harbor, and
Port A1 thorp. The following passen
gers are for Seward. Col. Lee H. Lan
dis, Pansy Thompson, E. Neville, Bar
ney Hagna, Harry Dirken, O. O. Sand
beck and wife, Otto and Edwin Sand
beck, Sylvia and Glen Sandbeck, Rose
Hitler, Lena Lawson, Mrs. Thomas
Neville, Marjorie and Katherine Ne
ville, Roy Neville, L. K. Pratt, P. H.
Fitzgerald and wife, J. Tredal, M. J.
Calken and wife, Mrs. F. C. P. Jeil,
Minnie Thompson, Fred Wright, Capt.
Haverstock, Miss W. Meredith, Mrs.
W. C. Reit, J. Scope, W. H. Hodgson,
A. Kinkle, Dr. C. R. Loudermill, C. H.
Robinson, R. O. Lewis and wife, Mrs.
i Cl us Gelles, J. M. Bender, II. I. Staser,
: J. Morrison, C. G. Lewis, Frank Mc
Lafferty, Marie Betschert, Mrs. Bet
j schert, J. O. Connor, and wife; J. Fo
; ran, M. J. Easton, George and John
! Green, J. J. McCarthy, John and Chris
i Toland, Fred Fairman, A. Strand, H.
! Lindberg and 13 steerage.
COL. LANDIS RETURNING
Col. Lee H. Landis, general manager
; of the Alaska railroad, left Seattle
Saturday on the steamship Alaska en
route to Seward. Col. Landis has been
in Washington, D. C., and in San
Francisco, Los Augeles and other Cal
ifornia cities.
BOWERY CHURCH BE
BANNED BY BISHOP
NEW YORK, March 31—Bishop W
Manning of the Protestant Episcopa
diocese of New York informed the Re\
Dr. William Norman Gutherie, rectoi
of St. Parks in the Bowery, that hi;
church would remain without “Epis
copal visit or ministeration for its rec
tor who refused to discontinue esthae
thic dancing in connection with tht
services of the church.
CALIFORNIA BANK
ROBBED BY BANDITS
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31—The
Westwood Park branch of the Mer
chants Trust Company at Ingleside
was entered last night by two bandits
who escaped with over ten thousanc
dollars.
VILLA BESTS BONILLAS
MODERTO, Calif., March 31—'Villa
had the best of a slow four round ex
hibition with Billy Bonillas of Califor
! nia.
Law and Order Has Been
Restored in Honduras
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 31
Reports received here stated that the
revolutionary leaders in Honduras per
mitted the reestablishment of law anc
order in those counties which agree tc
allow Fausta Davila to be made pro
visional president.
CHARGES OF GRAFT MADE
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 31
Sweeping but unspecific charges ol
| graft in the Internal Revenue Bureau
I were made by former employes be
fore the Senate investigation commit
tee.
MINISTER TO GREECE
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 31
Irvin B. Laughlin of Pittsburg was
nominated to be Minister to Greece
The United States has had no diplo
matic relations with Greece for the
last four years.
FLEET CF FORTY
PLANES GIVES AIR
CIRCUS IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Mar. 31.—A fleet of 40
airplanes gave a big aerial military
exhibition over Sand Point field Sat
usday afternoon in celebration of the
hop-off Wednesday of the Army round
the world fliers. A great military
land program in connection with tne
aerial exhibition was worked out si
multaneously at the stadium.
ATHENS, Mar. 31—Major McLar
ea’s round the world plane was forced
down cn Lake St. Mathews, Island ot
Corfu today. No one was injured.
TORNADO KILLS NINE
AND INJURES 76
| KANSAS CITY, Mar. 31.—Nine per
| sons were killed and 76 injured, with
! a heavy property loss, by tornado and
! wind storms which swept parts of Ok
lahoma, Kansas, Texas, Missouri and
| Illinois last night.
WILL RELEASE RUSSIAN PRIEST
MOSCOW, March 31—The Central
executive committee has decided to re
lease from prison Archbishop Zepliak,
head of Roman Catholic church in Rus
sia who was convicted and once con
demned to death for resistance to Sov
j iet Government. The Archbishop will
be banished. The case against Doc
tor Tikhon former Patriarch of all Rus
: sia and three other prelates also will
j be dropped.
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Republican Convention Held
in Seattle Saturday
SEATTLE, March 31—The King
| County Republican convention met
! here Saturday.
JUNEAU FISH PRICES
| JUNEAU, Mar. 31.—King salmon
! 17 and S cents and fresh halibut 10
| and 5 cents.
Ketchikan—Halibut 11 and 7U.
British Plane Injured
When Landing in Italy
ROME, Mar. 31.—Repairs to Major
| McLaren’s round the world airplane,
which was broken when landing here
yesterday, were completed today and
the British aviator resumed his flight.
| today in the direction of Brisindi.
ENEMY WIELDS AXE
AND KILLS DAVIDOFF
LONDON, March 31—A Riga dis
patch to the Daily Mail said Davidoff,
a member of the all-Russian centra!
executive committee, who headed a
commission sent to investigate the ex
ecution of hundreds of peasants by the
Cheka, former political organization,
was killed. As Davidoff was leaving his
motor car in a local Soviet village near
Tavrpol in Caucasia, where he was
introducing action against the Cheka,
a son of one of the Cheka victime,
struck Davidoff on the head with an
axe.
PUTS FLAG ON FLOOR TO
MAKE PUPILS RESPECT IT
WATERTOWN, N. Y., March 31—
; The unique method employed by Prof,
j E. B. Harris, principal of a local school
| to teach his pupils “respect for the
| American flag,” resulted in a demand
by the American Legion for a public
apology, and the principal’s compli
ance.
Hai'ris put the flag on the school
room floor where the pupils would
walk on it.
He said he was actuated wholly by a
desire to test his pupils’ patriotism,
! and a desire to see which one would
| first protest against the indignity.
Hundreds Are Marooned
In Severe Snowstorm
TOPEKA, Kan. March 31—Over one
hundred and thirty automobile tour
ists, inclding many women and child
ren, were marooned in a snow storm
at Kendall, a small towrn on the Santa
Fe trail in the sand hills of western
Kansas. A number of the storm
bound tourists are ill and no medical
attention whatever is available. At
tempts at rescue will be made by air
plane .