Hewnrd Daily Gnteumy
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
VOLUME 20. NUMBER 135
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS.
CHUGACH GAINS
SPRUCE STAND
TO WESTWARD
Additions and Eliminations
of Forest Lands Are
Acted Upon.
ISLANDS BEINCLUPEP
More Areas To Be Opened
To Homesteaders for
Farming Purposes.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 9.—(/P)
_Two hundred thousand acres of land
have been added to the Chugach Na
tional Forest and 670,510 acres of
land have been withdrawn by execu
tive order issued yesterday upon re
commendation of the secretaries of
agriculture and the interior. The land
withdrawn was declared more valua
ble for agriculture than for timber
purposes and will be homesteaded. It
is declared that preference will be
given to war veterans.
>- The largest items of elimination
-re 284.416 acres on Knik Arm, north
cf Anchorage, and 410,021 acres at
Chickaloon Flats on the south shore
of Turnagain Arm. At Eyak 46 acres
were taken away by boundary read
justments. The total is actually 703
483, while the additions total 209,757,
The discrepancy of figures represent
ng alienated land.
Through the addition of 156,000
acres on Resurrection Bay, near Sew
ard, the forest gains a large stand
jf spruce. Two islands now used as
^ lox farms are also gained these being
William Island of 1500 acres and
Wooded Island of 700 acres. Kayak
Island with its 19,128 acres was also
added. This Is the island at St. Elias
sight. Other gains were as follows:
1,261 acres through the Ellamar boun
dary readjustment, 670 acres through
‘he Kiniklik boundary readjustment,
1010 acres through abolishment of
die elimination at Nuchek, 52 acres
^hru the Latouche adjustment. 1200
>€> acres through abolishment of the Orca
elimination, 54 acres on the Tatitlek
"7.boundary.. ,28,262 acres on Valdez
arm.
Most-of flie eliminated land was
sparsely timbered and had little value
for forestry purposes.
Canadians To Explore
the Arctic Regions;
Will Station Patrols
OTTAWA, June 9.—(/Pi—An expe
dition to establish Canadian jurisdic
tion in distant Arctic Island posses
sions has been undertaken by the Do
minion government, to start this sum
mer.
George P. Mackenzie, former golc
commissioner of Yukon is now ei
route from his northern post to tak<
command of the expdition which wil
consist of Mounted police and govern
ment experts. They intend starting
July 1.
It is hoped to establish police pa
trols on the different islands, am
geologists will study the resources.
It was announced that a police pos
will be established at Ellsmore Island
Will Investigate Coal
Deposits at Chickalooi
SEATTLE, June 9 (/P)—Anthracite
coal deposits on Chickaloon ridge, re
ported last year by the Geologica
Survey will be investigated by the
Bureau of Mines, the Chamber o
Commerce was informed today.
Several permits in the district haw
already been taken out. A test of the
coal wdll be made by the Alaska rail
road and if satisfactory it will b
shipped in large quantities.
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COOLIDGE THINKS FUSING
DIVERSE RACIAL ELEMENTS
WOULD HELP MATTERS
ST. PAUL, Minn., Minnesota State
Fair Grounds, June 9.—(/P)—Presi
dent Coolidge in an address here,
during the Morse American Centen
nial, declared that America’s success
lies in fusing diverse racial elements
into national unity, and also pointed
a way for cooperation of the peoples
of the world.
FRANK COTTER
GIVES FACTS ON
CASSIAR STRIKE
SEATTLE, June 9 (£>)—The Post
Intelligencer published the following
dispatch received yesterday from
Frank Cotter, its correspondent now
on the Telegraph Creek-Dease Lake
trail.
Mr. Cotter says a regular medley of
stampeders is going in and coming
out of Gold Pan, some of the return
ing stampeders reporting a shortage
of grub. Others say no pay lias been
struck except on discovery. Ingoing
stampeders are unaffected by stories
of those coming out, and are buying
outfits off those leaving. It is the us
ual story of a Northern stampede.
A Hudson Bay tractor is taking in
i five tons of supplies to Dease Lake,
and has just passed, with Leeds and
Townsend mining engineers going in
to McAdams creek to examine a big
dredging proposition for their com
pany. The Dickinson Mining Com
pany tractor and outfit of freight and
j passengers are moving rapidly over
! the T)eae Lake trail. The problems
1 of supplies will soon be overcome.
COOLIDGE RETURNS HOME
ST. PAUL, Minn., June 9 (/P)—Pres
I ident Coolidge started back to Wash
! ington today. He will arrive Wed
nesday. He will be tendered a re
ception at the home of Secretary
Kellogg. A windstorm and cold rain
marred his speech here.
ALASKAN INDIAN
THLINKET TRIBE
WEDS IN PARIS
SAN FRANCISCO, June 9 (£>)—
Chief Eaglehorse, titular head of the
| Thlinket Indians of southweastern
! Alaska, arrived here today en route
1: to Alaska accompanied by his wife,
| whom he went to Paris to wed.
The chief met the woman at Kluk
wan, Alaska, several months ago, as
she was visiting relatives there, and
she promised him she would wed him
■ if he would come to Paris.
Supreme Court Reverses
i Decision Damage Suit
'j SAN FRANCISCO, June 9 (#>)—
The Circuit Court of Appeals revers
ed the decision of the Alaska federal
^ court of the First division, awarding
Bernard McHugh $4750 against the
t Alaska Steamship Company for dam
ages sustained. It was found the
jury had been erroneously instructed
by the trial judge.
Mrs. Guy Barnett will entertain
I members of the Seward Ladies Aid
at her residence tomorrow .Wednes
} day) at 2 p. m.
1 O. M. Swanson, in Seward for the
5 last two months and a former ern
f ploye of the Alaska Railroad, joined
the Ross-French party yesterday, de
i parting for Wide Bay on the Starr.
If you don't get your paper before
5 six o'clock please phone us and one
will be sent by special messenger.
DIRIGIBLES NOT
BE USED SEARCH
FOR AMUNDSEN
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 9 <7P)— ,
Secretary Wilbur refused the request
of the Norwegian Aero Club to send
the dirigibles Los Angeles or Shenan
doah to hunt for Amundsen and Ells
worth. He declared, “We are not go
ing to send our men on any wild goose
chases to the Polar regions."
He explained the airships could not
be made ready to operate before the
three airplanes of the MacMillan par
ty could start on a search for the ex
pedition.
Meterologists Return to Oslo.
OSLO, Norway, June 9 (fP)—Meter
ologists and representatives of the
airplane companies who have been at
Spitzbergen have returned to Bergen.
They do not believe that Amundsen
wrecked his planes in landing and are
confident that Amundsen and Ells
worth will make no attempt to fly
back but are tramping the Polar ice
pack to Cape Columbia.
French Explorer Will Search
PATHS, June 9 (jP)—Dr. Jean Car
cot, French Polar explorer, announc
ed his intention to leave the first week
in July to search for Amundsen and
Ellsworth.
LOGGING CAMPS
CLOSING DOWN
ACCOUNT RATES
SEATTLE, June 9 (/P)—Ninety per
cent of the logging firms in western
Washington using railroads to get
their logs to market will suspend op
erations when the increased rates an
nounced by the railroad go into effect,
j J. I. Bridger. of the Puget Sound Tim
I ber Company announced today follow
| ing a conference with the Associated
j Logging company’s shippers. All the
j railroads have announced a raise in
| log rates of forty per cent.
500 Out of Employment Willapa
RAYMOND, Wn„ June 9 (/P)—Five
| hundred loggers are out of jobs as a
j result of the closing down of logging
J camps at Willapa Harbor.
Victim Leaves Sum To
Man Who Killed Him
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BELFAST, June 9.—(/P)—The will
of John McConnell, a 90-year-old Fer
manaugh farmer who was murder
ed by his man-servant, Patrick Mur
phy, includes a bequest of $250 for
Murphy. The latter is serving a life
sentence.
Mike Skriven, owner of the City
Meat Market of Anchorage passed
thru Seward Sunday on his way to
Valdez, where he was formerly en
gaged in a like business for many
years. Mr. Skriven is returning to
Seward Saturday.
Cordova Teacher Is
Accompanying Tourists
The Yukon Belt Tour party which
arrived in Seward Friday on the Yu
kon and who left yesterday morning
for the Interior, were joined in Sew
ard by Miss Mildred H. Vernon, of
Cordova. Miss Vernon has been
teaching English in the Cordova
high school during the recent term
and unlike most of the teachers, is
returning to the States thru Alaska,
via Dawson and Skagway, arriving
i in Seattle on July 5. Miss Vernon
i will spend the summer at her home
in Berkeley, Cal.
FORD OFFICIAL ARRIVES
SEWARD BUSINESS TRIP j
F. W. Donoghue, assistant general
manager of the Seattle branch of the
Ford Motor company, arrived in Sew
ard this morning on board the Admir
al Evans. He is making a tour of
Alaska looking over the Ford agen
cies which are found in every town. (
During his stay in the city he is a
guest at the Hotel Van Gilder.
SITUATION CHINA
MENACES PEACE
WORLD POWERS
CANTON, China, June 9 (JP)—The j
Chinese factions fighting for control
of Canton have intensified the situa
tion by blockading the city. Many
casualties were reported in yester
day’s fighting. River steamers are
crowded with refugees unable to move
on account of firing across the Chu
kiang river.
British Residents Flee to Island
LONDON, June 9 (/P)—The Hong
kong correspondent to the Daily Ex
press said the missionaries and other
British residents of Canton have fled
to an island where they are virtually
prisoners, because they are afraid to
leave. Three British gunboats are
now guarding the island, with Ameri
can and French craft lying nearby.
The Yunnanese, who control Can
ton, are said to be more numerous
than the Cantonese party. The cor
respondent at Canton predicts they
will defeat the Cantonese.
Associated Press Dispatches Verified
LONDON, June 9 (JP)—A Tokio dis
patch to the Daily Telegraph says
concerning the Associated Press dis
patches of Friday, that Russia and
Japan are backing Feng and Chang
each seeking control of China.
“This statement has been the cause
of important hastily called meetings
here, and there is every reason to
i believe , that while the disclosures
| have not caused any surprise, they
j have created consternation on ac
j count of their being premature and
1 threatening the peace of Europe.”
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ALLIED SECURITY
GUARANTEED BY
GENEVA PACT
GENEVA, June 9 (/P)—Allied secur
; ity as a result of the French and Brit
! isli agreement will prescribe the prin
ciples in part including the creation
of the Rhine set-off. The guarantees
include arbitration treaties between
France and Germany, between Bel
gium and Germany, between Germany
and Czechoslovakia. It suplements
the refusal to arbitrate if a country be
considered an aggressor, for example
if Germany attacked Poland in defi
ance of the arbitration arrangement,
France would have no right to go to
Poland’s assistance.
Russia Gives Title To
Rich Manganese Deposit
MOSCOW, Russia, June 9 (/P)—Rus
sia has reached an agreement with
the Herman interests of the Chiatou
manganese concession which it is ex
pected to sign tomorrow. Americans
will control these mines, the largest
and richest in the world for the next
twenty years.
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DANCE AT DREAMLAND
There will be a dance at Dreamland
tomorrow evening, dancing starting
at 9:30 p. m. Couples will be select
ed for a prize waltz. Prizes of $5.00
to be awarded next dance night. Mu
sic by Andy’s Orchestra. The floor is
good and ample room for all. The
next prize dance will be a fox trot.
\LASKA COSTING
GOVERNMENT
HANDSOME SUM
Centralization Government
Advocated to Reduce
Cost Operation
>3 BUREAUS IN CHARGE
Three Thousand and Three
Hundred Persons Now
on Payroll
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 0 (/P)—
\ centralization of government in
(Uaska has been recommended, with,
nine of the government’s executive
iepartments to administer all affairs
for the Federal government. Admin
istration last year cost the United
States S10,467,064, with twenty-three
bureaus participating in control of
125 activities.
Based upon the white population of
27,500 now credited to the Territory,
Federal administration cost $380 per
white person, and including Eskimos
Aleuts and Indians, S190 per capita.
Three thousand three hundred per
sons, which is over one-tenth of the
Territory’s white population, are em
ployed by the government in some
capacity.
The largest expenditure last year
was that of the Department of Inte
rior, which totaled $4,134,028, includ
ing the pay of the governor, super
visor of public lands, and sale of town
and manufacturing sites, operation of
the Alaska Railroad, National parks,
native schools, hospitals, suppression
of the liquor traffic, and protection
of game.
The War Department came second
with $2,076,687 for cable and tele
graph lines, improvements of rivers
and harbors, road construction, and
maintenance of military posts.
The Department of Commerce was
third with SI,389,397 in supervision
of the fish industry, maintenance of
lighthouses and enforcement of mari
time laws.
Paroled Rum Runners
Met with Brass Band
GLOUCESTER. Mass., June 9 (/P)—
A brass band and several hundred
persons met Albert Gowan and Char
les McPliee, paroled rum runners, last
night when they stepped from a train
on which they returned from Atlanta
penitentiary.
STARR PURSER TO
COMPILE MILEAGE
Thru the courtesy of Roe Dyke
man, amiable purser of the steamer
Starr, the following schedule of dis
tances from Seward and distances
between the various ports which
the Starr calls at during her West
ward trip, is published below:
Bet. From
Pts. Seward
Points
Portlock .......
Seldovia .
Kodiak .
Uyak .
Kanatak .
Chignik .
Perry .-.
Sand Point .
Unga .
Belkofski .
False Pass .
Sanak ..
Scotch Camp
Lost Harbor ...
Akutan .-.
Unalaska ..
Cape Sarichef
Point Moller
Naknek —.
Nushigak .*.
120
... 35
..120
... 80
.. 70
.130
... 60
... 70
... 13
... 60
... 60
... 35
70
... 45
... 10
... 45
.. 70
~180
...200
... 70
120
155
275
355
425
555
615
685
698
818
853
923
96S
978
978
1023
1093
1273
1473
1543
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