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VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 155
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1924
PRICE TEN CENTS
Ralston Nay Be Compromise Candidate
M’ADOO AND
SMITH ARE
. DEADLOCKED
BALLOTTING SWINGING FROM
ONE TO ANOTHER—M’ADOO
SLOWLY LOSING LEAD
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NEW YORK, July 2—After making
gains several ballots were struck at
five p. m. and then the convention re
cessed until eight tonight. The totals
2405,were, McAdoo 438, Smith 308,
Davis 121, Cox 60, Glass 29, Ralston
32, Robinson 23, Walsh 9.
NEW YORK, July 2—Bryan ap
peared ebfore the Mississippi delega
tion, then in the act of switching to
Davis, whom he attacked declaring
his professional connections with J.
Pierpont Morgan would cost the party
something in the west .
Ralston Coming Up
NEW YORK, July 2—Ralston was
coming up last night as a possible
compromise candidate. The twenty
sixth ballot showed M^Ado-^ losing
twenty votes when Oh.-- uirew
her votes to Senator Owen. The 25th
ballot was McAdoo 436, Smith 308, J
W. Davis 126, Cox 59, Ralston 31, Un
derwood 39. After a conference with
McAdoo Bryan was advising the dele
gation that if the nomination of Me
. i\doo was impossible, he favored turn
ing to Ralston.
Thomas Taggart, Indiana, Ralston’s
manager held various conferences to
day with Bryan and his brother Chas,
^W .Bryan.
NEW YORK, Juy 2—At the close ol
the 30th ballot last evening at elever
o’clock, the convention adjourned unti'
ten thirty this morning. The result ol
the 30th ballot left McAdoo 415, Smith
323, Davis 126, Cox 57, Ralston 33, Ur
denvood 39, Robinson 23, Glass 24
The movement of Missouri delegates
from McAdoo lineup, to be thrown tc
Ralston and Davis , has been started
and it is expected it will speedily elim
inate both leaders.
NEW \ORK, July 2—The thirty
second ballot showed McAdoo gradual
ly losing his lead, with Smith and
Davis holding their own. Alaska gave
one more to Smith on the 32nd, giving
him four to Underwood two. The dif
ferent delegations have been discuss
ing the possibility of bringing out
Newton D. Baker, former Secretary
of war to break the dead lock and ob
tain the nomination. Backers of Ral
♦ ,<?ton are still claiming he will forge
ahead in the proper time. The thirty
second ballot gave Smith 322, Mc
Adoo 415, Davis 128, Underwood, 39,
Ralston, 32, Glass 24, Robinson 24,
Cox 57.
Three Leaders Losing
NEW YORK, July 2—The three
* leaders on the thrity-third ballot show
ed losses because Michigan took her
thirty votes which had been divided
among them ,cast them for Senator
Ferris. On this ballot the leaders
stood McAdoo 404, Smith 310, Davis
121.
On the 34th ballot Mississippi flop
ped back to McAdoo with her twenty
votes after having voted for John
Davis for a number of ballots. On the
same ballot Oklahoma flopped back to
McAdoo with her twenty votes.
NARCOTICS SEIZED
NEW \ORK, July 2—Explosion of
a bomb hurling several federal agents
to the ground failed to repulse a raid
upon a “dope cache” in a West Side
tenement last night. The raiders seiz
ed $150,000 worth of narcotics. Two
other raids conducted last night brot
the total seizures up to $200,000.
Outgoing passenegrs on the steam
ei Alaska Sunday were Dr. A. Garner
-^>vife and mother, and the four Leherer
sisters of Springfield, Minn. All of
these tourists were enthusiastic over
the trip up the railroad.
JAPS URGE U .S. MISSIONAIRES
TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK
TOKIO, July 1, Japanese Christ
ian leaders have urged missionaries
from the United States to continue
their work, promising them all the
co-operation possible.
DATES FIXED FOR FORMAL
NOTIFICATION NOMINATION
| WASHINGTON, D. C., July 2—
The dates for the formal notification
1 of Coolidge and Dawes of their nomi
nation, was fixed for July 24 and 31
respectively.
JIPIESE MINISTER
WANTS NO TROUBLE
OVER FLAG INCIDENT
—
DOES NOT WANT U. S. TO THINK
ACTION EXPRESSION JAP
ANESE NATION
TOKYO, July 2—“I do not want the
American people to think this incident
is an expression of the Japanese na
tion,” Shidehara, Foreign Minister de
! dared tonight after calling on the
United States Charge d’Affaires, Jef
; ferson Cafferty, to assure him that the
Japanese government was doing every
thing in its power to apprehend the
thief who yesterday cut down and ran
away with the American flag being
flown over the old embassy grounds.
BROKE MORALE CAUSES
INDUSTRY TO CEASE
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DUBLIN, July 2—Miss Somers, the
Secretary of the Dublin Industrial
Development association, in a paper
read to the Dublin Publicity club dre
a gloomy picture of the chances of
industrial progress in Ireland.
During the Sinn Fein movement be
fore the treaty the people took a
strong interest in supporting Irish
l manufactures and the trade boomed.
! Now, Miss Comers said, the people
were broken in morale, and their con
: fidence in themselves shattered, and
their present day attitude was cne of
cynicism and disillusion. %
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ROY MAN IS FED
OF MURDER GRARG
TACOMA, July 2—Oscar Schmei
' den, of Roy,' was freed by jury in su
perior court late yesterday in the sec
ond murder trial of the week here, in
volving a love tri-angle. The jury was
out but a few minutes and the first
ballot declared Schmeiden guiltless of
killing A. J. Mitchell, who, according
to testimony, had been associating
' with Mrs. Schmeiden for many years.
AIRPLANE DUCK HUNTING
CASE BROUGHT TO END
TACOMA, July 2—Troy Brewster
of South Bend, Wash, was fined $25
in federal court here recently and the
celebrated case involving hunting of
ducks with an airplane came to an end.
Brewster pleaded guilty to the charge
and Judge Cushman imposed the fine.
Brewster, with Jack Davis, of Port
land, owner of the plane and Jack
Clements, pilot, were accused last year
of hunting ducks from the air on Wil
lapa harbor. The warrants were then
sworn out by Frank Mossman, game
warden of Pacific county.
Davis and Clements paid fines of
$150 in Pacific county, but Brewster
was found innocent and a federal
charge! was lodged against him .
“I had letters from all over the na
tion in regard to this case,” Game
Warden Mossman said. “Game conser
vationists from all parts of the land
offered their assistance.”
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COPYRiGHT UNDERWOOD A UNOE*WOOO,.m ».
WELCOMED MEMBERS ATTENDING DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Leading members of the committee headed by Mrs. Hylan, wife of the
Mayor which welcomed distinguished visitors to New York and are now
entertaining them during the Democ ratic National Convention, at the Com
mittee headquarters in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Left to right, seated:
Mrs. John F. Hylan, chairman, and M rs William Randolph Hearst. Standing
Mrs. Nelson Henry, Mrs. Adolph Lin denburg and Mrs. Oliver Harriman.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HELD WEEKLY LUNCHEON
The regular weekly luncheon of the
Seward Chamber of Commerce was
held yesterday in the Seward Grill; at
tendance being fair, but because of
pressure of business caused by the
steamer in port, many of the members
could not be present.
After luncheon the minutes of the
last regular luncheon and business
meeting were read and approved.
Communications were then read and
the necessary action taken on them.
A cablegram from C. D. Garfield,
representing the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce was read, the Chamber be
ing asked to meet with Mr. Garfield,
who desires to consult the body on a
publicity program being fostered by
the Seattle Chamber's Alaskan depart
ment. After discussion a motion was
made by Swetmann, seconded by Mr.
Benson, that a luncheon be held Fri
day noon, provided Mr. Garfield was
in the city at that time. The motion
carried.
Under unfinished business the mat
ter of Bylaws was again held over be
cause of the absence of the Chairman
of that committee.
The reading of the Articles of teh
“All Alaskan Chamber of Commerce”
was referred to the Executive Com
mittee for recommendations. These
articles when ratified by all the asso
ciated chambers, will be adopted by
the All-Alaskan organization
Under new business the president
stated that the Chamber had been ask
ed to assist in the Fourth of July pic
nid at Mile Seven, being held by the
Methodist Church, and the use of all
available cars was piomised.
Captain Johansen, being present,
was called upon and gave the chamber
an interesting talk. Captain Johansen
stated that the creation of another
lighthouse service station here was
very necessary to take care of the
lights to the westward. At the pres
ent time there are two vessels in
Southeastern Alaska with several
thousand lights to take care of in ad
dition to the time required for new'
construction work, and it was impos
sible for them to give attention neces
sary to westward lights and beacons.
At the present time practically eveiy
light to the Westward of Seward is
Dut, and has been so for some time, in i
fact from Resurrection Bay to Unal- :
aska, the only lights burning with 1
possibility one exception are on Ko
diak Island and at Unalaska. This
is a condition which should be reme
died, and Captain Johansen recom
mended that the Chamber take im
mediate steps to secure whatever as
sistance possible, and ask for the ad
ditional appropriation necessary to
properly take care of “Aids to Navi
gation.”
The Secretary, after discussion, was
ordered to carry on all correspondence
possible to secure relief in this mat
ter.
COLOMBO, Ceylon, July 2—The
largest find of sapphires ever made in
Ceylon, if not in the world, is reported
from Pelmadulla, about fifty miles
from Colombo. The find is in a paddy
field of an area of about two acres.
The sapphires include yellow, gold,
purple and blue stones varying in size
from 20 to 700 carats. Some of them
the report states, weigh about half a
pound and are marvelous in color. One
of the best known Colombo dealers in
precious stones declares the find an
unprecedented one but thinks the
stones are too large. What dealers
now want in sapphires are stones that
weigh between 20 and 30 carats, and
as small as four carats, as the de i
mand for the large pendant is gone, as
are the days when crowned heads and!
wealthy collectors would pay highi
sums for a single stone.
Some of the stones found have been
valued at about $75,000, rough polish
ed. One sapphire, perfect in every re- :
spect, of excellent quality and color,1
free from flaw and cut perfectly, sold
for $250 a carat.
The largest finished sapphire ever'
sent out of Ceylon was one sold to J. j
Pierpont Morgan in 1908. This stone, ■
said to be the largest in the world,:
was found at Kuruwita Korale near:
Ratnapura in 1908 and weighed 4601
carats after being cut and polished.
The find in the paddy field has caus-1
sd a sensation in Colombo and has at- j
tracted many visitors to the place, !
where sapphires are still being taken j
rnt, the yield being practically unlim
ited.
W. C. Gaves of Cleveland, Ohio was
i southbound passenger on the steam
ship Alaska Sunday on his return to
lis home.
COLLEGE MEN DRIVE
ICE WAGONS THIS YEAR
CHICAGO, July 2—“Good morning.
It is the madamo’s desire to replenish
the ice chamber this lovely morning?”
If you are thus approached at the
back door by a silver tongued Apollo
deftly poising a hundred pound crys
tal of ice on his broad shoulder, be
not alarmed. He may be a college foot
ball captain hardening up for a fall
campaign.
“During the summer,” says the Na
tional Association of Ice Industries,
“thousands of college men will become
wagon salesmen for ice companies in
cities and towns throughout the coun
try.”
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HELD ON FOURTH JOLT
Plans are being rapidly completed
for a most enjoyable fourth this year,
the Methodist Church having planned
a big public picnic at Mile Seven. The
Chamber of Commerce is lending their
assistance and have asked all auto
owners to be at the bank corner at ten
o’clock Friday morning to take the
picnicers out. All have generously
offered their cars and many are plan
ning on going. A plentiful, free dinner
will be served, all you need to bring
is your plate, cup, fork and spoon, or
you may ,if you are successful in us
ing a spoon, leave the fork at home.
It has been impossible to extend the
invitation in person to everyone but
we are asking each and everyone of
you to please come and enjoy the 4th
with us. A special program has been
prepared for the day. This is the
Children’s special day and we want the
grown folks to help enjoy it.
Remember, be at the bank corner at
ten, Friday morning and you will be
taken to the picnic grounds.
The Methodist Church
SEATTLE, July 2—The Admiral
. Watson sailed north yesterday morn
ing with 136 passengers aboard in
cluding fifty excursionists. Seward
passengers were Emly Gustafson, T.
Harvey, C. O. Foster, Eileen Mathew
son, Mrs. C. A. Mathewson, Mrs. L. R.
White, Miss E. P. McAlfert Roberts,
J. P. Morgan, Emil Gustafson, Mrs. C.
Steinel, Jennie Carlson, Clare Stan
field.
BIG FUTURE FOR FIRMS
BUENOS AIRES, July 2—Argen
tine is a land where fortunes are to
be made in the intensive type of farm
ing, in the judgment of Leon M. Esta
brook, an American agricultural ex
pert who has been reorganizing the
statistical and crop reporting depart
ment of the Argentina ministry of ag
riculture.
Referring to the marvelous agricul
tural development in his own country
in the past 25 years, Mr. Estabrook
said he felt confident that similar
changes would be witnessed in Argen
tina within the next ten or twenty
years. “The tide of immigration has
begun to flow in the direction of Ar
gentina,” he said. “The vacant spaces
soon will be filled up and become pro
ductive and new crops such as cotton,
sugar, fruits, nuts and vegetables, will
become resources of Argentina.”
WOMAN WILL TRY TO
SWIM GUEMES CHANNEL
ANACORTES, July 2—Miss Mary
Eaton, the only woman who ever
swam across Guemes channel, will
not only attempt to repeat the feat
on the evening of July 4, but will try
to cross and return without resting.
One man only has succeeded in swim
ming the channel, and Miss Eaton
is the only woman to swim Hoods Ca
nal at Brinnonfi a two and one-half
mile swim.
UPDLLETTE TO BE
NOMINATED AS
PROGRESSIVES TO HOLD RALLY
JULY FOURTH AT CLEVE
LAND
CLEVELAND, July 2—The politi
! cal center of gravity in the United
j States is shifting from New York to
Cleveland today, and in this city are
! gathering the hosts for the conven
tion of Progressives, to be held July 4.
Lafollette will be nominated as the
Progressive candidate for President.
JULY TWENTY-THIRD
The steamer Buford of the Alaskan
Siberian Navigation Co., of San Fran
cisco, sails from thot port July 23 and
from Seattle about July 26, according
to recent advices received here.
After the Buford’s departure from
Seattle she will call at the different
Alaskan cities making Seward her last
stop before proceeding to the west
ward.
A large crowd of excursionists will
be carried aboard, as was done on last
season’s trip, in addition to a large
cargo of freight.
Local citizens who anticipate mak
ing the balance of the trip from Sew
ard north, are requested to get in
touch with the California office at
DISMISSES 147 MEN
once.
TSINGTAO, July 2—Governor Kao
En-hung’s “big stick” regime, which
began recently with the dismissal of
147 department officials and advisers
gives promise of further interesting
days in Tsingtao’s unusual placid ex
istence. Having pacified the police who
were on the verge of mutiny because
of three month’s arrears of pay, the
new governor and his staff are on the
alert for threatened counter attacks,
by the ousted ones.
The sole survivor of the former ad
ministration is D. T. Lin, director of
forestry and agriculture, and Ameri
can trained specialist in his depart
ment.
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NEW YORK, July 2—Irene Castle
McLaughlin, of Chicago, left for Eur
ope today on the steamer Aquitania.
“I’m through with the stage, danc
ing and movies forever,” she said,
smiling at her husband.
Her husband handed her a book and
she thrust it quickly under her arm,
but its title was seen. It read, “Get
ting Ready to Be A Mother.”
“I’ll be back in four weeks,” she
called to her husband as she disap
peared into her stateroom. Her hus
band, Frederick McLaughlin, remain
ed in New York.
SEATTLE, July 2—A new outbreak
o fthe hoof and mouth disease was re
ported last week from Strathmore, in
Tulare county, California. This is the
first report of any new infections to
be noted since May 15. A herd of 75
was infected.