gemach Daity GUIMUY
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS A
VOLUME XXI,
NUMBER ^Vl_
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL# 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
LOWELL CREEK PROJECT ASSURED
CROWD JEERS CZAR ANDREWS WHEN HE SAYS
HIS AAEN FIND II UNPLEASANT TO IMBIBE IN
ORDER TO SECURE EVIDENCE FOR CONVICTION
GOVERNMENT IS AFTER THE BIG BOYS WHO ARE
DISTRIBUTING LIQUOR IN LARGE LOTS;
LOCAL POLICE SHOULD AID THEM
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6. (AP).—The Prohibi
tion committee adjourned after hearing Czar Andrew
during a two-hour session today. Andrews smiled as the
crowd roared when he said it was an unpleasant duty for
his men to drink liquor in order to obtain evidence. Then
he explained: “It’s so poor, most of it,” when the Mayflow
er case in which Alaska’s director of prohibition, Birg
feld was involved was mentioned. Andrews pronounced
it a rare instance, but admitted that corruption among his
agents was one of the difficulties of enforcement. He in
sisted that steps are being taken to improve conditions of
enforcement.
Andrews also told the Senate prohibition committee
it was his policy to dry up the large sources of illicit li
quor, but leave prevention of bootlegging to the local po
lice. Andrews proposed a patrol of 1500 men for the Ca
nadian and Mexican borders, and expressed the belief this
would cripple organized smuggling. Adding, he said:
“Smuggling from Canada and Mexico doesn’t furnish the
supply of alcohol, but rather moonshining and smuggling
from the sea are the real sources.”
WILIS REPORTS ON
FAILURE OF MOTORS
MAKE POINT BARROW
WILKINS REFUTES EARLIER RE
PORTS ON BREAKDOWNS
DETROIT, April 6. (/P)—Captain R
Wilkins advised E. S. Evans, managei
here for the expedition that the fail
ure of the snow motors to get tlirr
was due to impassable roads and dan
gerous streams and not from break
ing down of the machines.
Captain Wilkins also said that th(
snow trail the tractors went over was
filled with stumps and the snow was
soft and that the trail was only wid<
enough for a 52-inch sleigh, whereas
the motors are 88 inches across. The
•trail erosses numerous small streams
.with ten-foot steep banks and the hem
mocks on the rivers, of ice, made th(
motors unsafe, some placed being im
passable.
Wilkins said: “As far as they weni
they did the work of twelve horses ir
less time also, and there were nc
breakdown to mechanical parts.’’
Resuming its summer schedule t<
this and the westward districts th<
Admiral Evans, Pacific Steamshii
Company, under the command of Capt
S. Glass, arrived in port last night a
11:30 o’clock and following the dis
chargeing of approximately 100 tons
of general freight, departed for the
westward at 3:30 a. m.
The Evans arrives with a numbet
of new officers this season. W. E
Broughel, purser, F. Tovoey, chief en
gineer; Joe Cox, chief steward, R. V
Harris, freight clerk.
The vessel had a large list, but or
account of today’s isue being crowdee
we are unable to publish the list
which will be in tomorrows’ issue.
The steamer Starr left port thii
morning for the westward at 10:15 o’
clock carrying a small number of pas
sengers and little cargo. A large ship
ment of mail went out, however, fo:
distribution at the various ports o.
call. On the next sailing of the S.S
Starr, the fore part of next month
the vessel will resume her regulai
summer schedule to Bristol Bay points
ENTERTAINERS CONTINUE
TO SCORE LOOSE HITS
Cuba Wheatley & Co.,' vaudeville
performers, once again delighted a
I well filled theater last night at the
| Liberty with their pleasing portray
j als of songs and dances. Encores
S were readily responded to by the art
j ists whose programs each evening are
entirely new. The program this even
ing promises to be of exceptional meril
judging from past experiences.
The entertainers have a good size
local class under way, teaching there
the Charleston. Amateur nights wit
be on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
, it is announced.
; STEAMER VICTORIA
COMING TO SEWARD
GOOD LIST OF PEOPLE
WE SUPPOSE CANNERY CREWS
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS
TRIP OUT OF SCHEDULE
SEATTLE, Wn„ April 6. (£>)—'The
steamer Victoria of the Alaska Steam
ship company sailed for Seward this
morning at 5 o’clock with two hund
| red and eighteen passengers aboard,
j Those booked for Seward are:
Miss R. Haugen, Yuzonian Vartan
i F. L. Johnson, J. E. Manning, Martii
■ Larson, Mrs. D. M. Wheeler, Wark
» man Harper, C. Fisher, O. Haggby, H
. Griffen, A. Anderson, Wm. B. Weath
; erbee, Jas. O’Donnell, W. C. Gardner
■ Theo. Gardner, Arthur Gardner, J. W
Dorwin and wife and daughter, J. Hoa
i glan, N. F. Lane and 24 steerage.
The “Shooting of Dan McGrew” tool
place in Dawson’s early history, ac
cording to Service, when gold was kinj
and gambling and dancing held sway
At the Liberty tonite. adv
L
L H. J. Emard, Cook Inlet cannery op
, erator who last year was in charge a
the Gorman plant at Anchorage, lef
Seward yesterday morning. Mr. Em
i ard has just returned from the Seattli
■ office of the company where he ha
- been consulting with the officials o
■ the coming season’s operations.
Jefferson’s Day bridge and whis
. party, April 13, Odd Fellows Hall, oi
, Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock, unde
■ the auspices of Woman’s Club. Ger
, eral admission to the public 50 cents
DRAWS YEAR IT VALDEZ
VIOLATING THE DRY LAW
Peter Cooper, arrested by the local
marshal’s office March 29, charged
with the possession of liquor, was sen
tenced yesterday afternoon by United
States Commissioner Morford to serve
one year in jail. He will be sent over
to the Valdez headquarters to serve
out the sentence.
Cooper just completed a six months’ j
jail sentence at Valdez, it is stated,
and is an old offender for, according
to the local records, has been arrested
on nine different occasions.
WETHERFIELD, Conn., April 6. (£>)
—Gerald Chapman was hanged at
12:04 for the murder of the New Bri
tain policeman. He was pronounced
dead at 12:13.. Chapman walked to
the blue chalk circle on the floor of
the death chamber in full strength;
he looked quietly around with a glance
for a lingering instant on the closet
in which the hanging machine mech
anism was hidden.
Father Michael Barry entered the
! chamber with Chapman but did not'
| have his cruxifix.
EVANS MAKES SPLENDID APPEAR
ANCE—IS ONE OF TRIMMEST
' VESSELS ALASKA FLEET
One of the trimmest looking vessels
plying to this port is the Admiral
Evans of the Pacific Steamship com
pany which arrived in port at midnite
from Seattle resuming its regular sum
mer run to this and the westward
ports. The vessel created much local
comment last night upon her arrival
owing to its splendid spick and span
appearance. And with the ship’s or
chestra doling out the latest musical
numbers, the pulse beat of those on
the wharf seemed to speed up a bit.
Captain Glass, Commander, might well
' be proud of his command which has
been in the California run since last
> Fall.
It is announced by the local office
that it is the plan of the Admiral lin
ers to leave Seward, hereafter, every
s Wednesday, southbound, making con
• nections -with the passenger train from
i the Interior. This announcement is
■ of more than passing interest due to
the fact that the vessels will return
to this port early from the westward
and remain here until. Wednesday
nights. In the present instance of the
Admiral Evans, it is expected she will
return next Monday and lay over un
til Wednesday, a matter of two or
three days. To have a large steamer
remain tied up locally for a few days
every other week is of considerable
importance to the citizens and busi
ness people of Seward. Both the Ad
; miral Evans and the Watson carry a
■ complement of about 125 men. An Ad
! miral steamer will be either westbound
. or southbound out of this port every
. week from now on.
It is also planned by the ship or
- chestras to present local dances fre
t quently while they are in port, which
t is an innovation pleasing to many.
• The Evans’ orchestra plan to give a
) dance upon their arrival here next
i week. The time and evening will be
E published later.
R. Siefert, located below Cooper
t Creek, on a fine homestead, left Sew
i ard yesterday morning after spend
r ing Sunday in town. Mr. Seifert
-j comes to town about once every six
» months.
Sim TWO GUST VOTES
UP TO 2.31 THIS PJ.
Sixty-two citizens had voted at the
municipal polls up to 2:30 o’clock this
afternoon according to the official
count, just about one-third of the reg
istration number. The polls close this
evening promptly at 7 o’clock.
Judges at the polls are A1 Peel and
George Long; Inspector W. H. Whit
tlesey; Clerks, Miss Sylvia Sexton
and Hugh Dougherty. The first vote
cast this morning was made by Elwyn
Swetmann and the second by one of
the Gateway’s representatives.
JAPANESE ARRESTEO
FOR POSSESSION OF
, SESniE
PROSECUTOR ASSERTS D RUGS
ARE USED TO LURE WORK
ERS TO BRISTOL BAY
SEATTLE, April 6. (JF)—S. Y. Sliim
oaka, former Japanese straw boss at
the Bristol Bay plant of the Carlisle
Packing Company was convicted to
day for possession and with intent to
sell five thousand to fifty grains of
cocaine, valued at a dollar a grain.
B. A. Williams, superintendent of
the plant denied the assertions of
Deputy Prosecutor Meacham that nar
cotics for laborers are transported to
canneries as a lure to the workers.
EASTER PAGEANT AT
THE JESSE LEE HOME
GREATLY ENJOYED
A number of Seward people drove
out to the Jesse Lee Home Sunday to
attend the Easter piageant: “He is Ris
en,” presented by the children of the
Home under the direction of Mrs. Rob
bins, accompanied by Mr, Trumbull.
The garden where the scene was
laid and the colorful costuming com
bined to form a picture of more than
ordinary charm.
The children were thoroughly con
versed with the spirit as well as the
letter of their parts and presented the
characterization wTith simplicity and
:ease that was at once surprising and
'delightful, and the chorus sang their
! numbers in a manner which would
I have been highly creditable to adult
j performers:
The cast was as follows:
Judith—Caroline Neilson.
j Rebecca—Mary Larsen.
Mary—Annie Goley.
i Martha—Minnie Anderson.
Helen—Emma Belamatoff.
Daphile—Eva Oolocklousie.
Peter—Andy Peterson.
Phillip—Eddie Etegruk.
Roman Soldiers—Benny Benson, N.
Heidel, Albert Ungohlook and Charles
Lange.
AT THE HOTELS
At the Seward
Clyde G. Wann, Portland; Mrs. E.
Erney, Ketchikan; Claire A. Say, Port
land; S. C. Felch.
At the Van Gilder
Ben Evans, Juneau; E. LeBlanc.
At the Sexton.
C. McThurston, E. Pearson, Juneau;
C. Clayne.
At the Overland.
Dave Hodgen, Leonard Veit, San
Francisco; Edward Veit, Denver.
STANDARD OIL SHIP IN PORT
The motorship El Segunda, big Stan
dard Oil tanker, arived in port early
this morning and is tied up at the lo
cal plant discharging 100 tons of fuel
gasoline and 7,000 cases of fuel and
lubricating oils.
Don’t overlook the Liberty The
ater for tonight.
HOUSE GIVES ITS SANCTION TO HILL PROPOSED
BY DAN SUTHERLAND. AND SENT TO SENATE FOR
APPROVAL; WILL SAFEGUARD GOV'T PROPERTY
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6. (AP).—The House
passed and sent to the Senate today the Bill authorizing
$125,000 for flood protection to Government property
which is being threatened by Lowell Creek, Seward. Dan
A. Sutherland sponsored the Bill.
JOINT RESOLUTION
To authorize the Secretary of War to expend not to ex
ceed $125,000 for the protection to Government prop
erty adjacent to Lowell Creek, Seward, Alaska.
RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary of War is authorized to expend not to exceed S125,
000 for the regulation of Lowell Creek, Alaska, for the protection of the build
ings, terminal grounds, and so forth, of the Alaska Engineering Commission
and the Alaska Road Commission, the Department of Justice, the United
States Signal Corps, and other Federal property within or adjacent to the
Town of Seward, Alaska, from damage due to floods and overflows of said
Lowell Creek.
Delegate Sutherland introduced in the House this joint Resolution on De
cember 22, 1925, and it was referred to the Committee on the Territories and
ordered printed.
On March 22, 1926, it was committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union and placed on the Union Calendar No. 207.
The Resolution is numbered H. J. 100.
E. H. MACK, OF FAIRBANKS
VISITOR HERE FEW Ml
The originator of “Tell your trou
hies to E. H.,” a slogan which has re
i sounded thruout the Territory for thf
! last score of years, is a Seward visitor
1 E. H. Mack, Fairbanks business man
who has been in Florida for the past
four months is homeward bound, feel
ing much improved in health, though
a little lighter in weight. When he left
the Interior town for the States he
was in ill health, the result of a ner
vous breakdown from pouring over tc
the government income tax lists.
Mack is mighty glad to be going
home again and anxious to get into the
harness once more. He arrived in Se
ward Saturday from Seattle on the
Yukon and plans departing for Fair
banks on Thursday. During his brie)
stay he is registered at the Van Gil
der Hotel.
NOTHING HHEARD FR1
WILKINS 11EILES1
SUPPOSITIONS GIVE I
FAIRBANKS, April 6. (/P)—Majo
Lanphier is rushing the repairs to th
Detroiter under the assumption tha
if Capt. Wilkins did not return toda;
he met difficulty. The Detroiter wil
be ready to fly not later than Thurs
day. Tractors and teams are haulin
soil to build up the landing field whie
is considerably drier as a result of th
warm winds the last three days.
Efforts in communicating with Cap
Wilkins unavailing. The weather her
is ideal and the supposition is bein
expressed that Wilkins might take o
Saturday, or that he was probabl
forced back on account of advers
weather conditions and crippled hi
plane in landing.
S. A. C. MEETING THURSDAY
For the purpose of promoting an
sponsoring summer outdoor sports
special meeting has been called to
Thursday evening at 8 o’clock at th
S. A. C. hall to which it is desired e\
ery member of the organization al
tend. Many things are to be discuss
ed and according to those responsibl
for taking the initiative, with the ati
letic ability in the town there wfill b
much activity this season. But it i
important a big representation tur:
out for the meeting Thursday in orde
to start the ball rolling.
v
FROM MODEST CLIME
TO SWELTERING TOWN
Of LEIDFIELO NEVADA
SOURDOUGHS ARE LURED BY THE
MUCK CALLED GOLD.
-'
BEATTY, Nev., April 6. (/P)—From
the chill climate of the Arctic regions
to the extreme heat of Death Valley
come numerous sourdoughs to the
“boom town” of Leadfield. Among
them are Jake Berger, Scotty Allen
and M. J. Eunson. Berger made an
early strike on Bonanza creek in the
Klondike; Allen went to the Klondike
and later of Nome where he won many
dog derbies in which his leader, Bal
dy was featured in a book, entitled.
' “Baldy of Nome,” and Eunson spent
thirteen years in Alaska.
| Berger is one of the promoters in
lead and silver properties in Leadfield,
which is situated in a narrow gulch
on the Eastern fringe of Death Valley.
Alaskans will see the mercury well
( above the 100 mark when the days
I begin to lengthen.
SMITH THREATENED
; WITH STARVATION
r
1 NEW YORK, April 6. (;P)—A radio
. message from the Wilkins advance
r party said they may have to shoot
i their dogs if food is not obtained in a
s short time. The men are living on
ptarmigan, but there is not enough for
the dogs. Smith, the leader of the
e party sent to the settlement on Jones
? Island for dog feed but unless relief
j party returns in two day3 the animals
Y will be killed.
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s REBEKAH NOTICE
The Rebekahs will meet this eve
ning at 8 o’clock at Odd Fellows hall.
All members are requested to be pres
j ent.—Adv.
1 Jefferson’s Day bridge and whist
r party, April 13, Odd Fellows Hall, on
“ Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock, under
the auspices of Woman’s Club. Gen
eral admission to the public 50 cents.
3 Hank Frost did not precede Mrs.
- Starr over the new cut-off road last
3 Sunday but had intended to, it was
s learned this morning. In other words
i Mrs. Starr practically opened the road
r herself and was the very first to go
over it this season.