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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 5.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1926
PRICE TEN CENTS
DAN SUTHERLAND
MAKES ANSWER
TO TREADWAY
SAYS FISH MONOPOLY WOULD
MAKE ANGELS OF HIGH
HEAVEN WEEP
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 7 (/P)—
Replying to the attacks of Representa
tive Treadway of Massachusetts, Dele
gate Dan Sutherland, Alaskan repre
sentative said: “Give us self-govern
ment for Alaska and you will get rid
of the paternalism you complain of.”
Sutherland claimed that Secretary
Hoover is responsible for the alleged
fisheries monopoly, and declared, “It
is a sight to make the angels in heav
en weep to see the high priest of
American monopoly twisting the In
dian rubber tail of the British lion.”
Sutherland complained there is a
monopoly in Alaskan transportation
due to the provisions of the Jones
Shipping Act and urged Congress to
break up the fish monopoly. He said
there are more independent fisheries
in British Columbia having about a
fourth of the resources, than in Alas
ka. He said he cauld place the Alaska
Railroad on the New York market to
morrow if it granted the same con
cessions in minerals that California
railroads were donated in the pioneer
days.
He said the reason lor the decrease
in population in Alaska was a general
movement toward the cities, which
has decreased the agricultural popu
lation in twenty states. He urged a
more liberal policy for Alaska in land
and forests, and said the Standard Oil
Company has not received a square
deal, considering the amount of money
it is spending in Alaska, and that it
should be given greater concessions.
SHARP SHOCK
FELT BAY CITIES
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6 (IP)—A
sharp earthquake shock was felt in
the Bay region at 9:54 last night. Two
distinct shocks were felt in Oakland,
each lasting about five seconds, but
only one shock was felt in San Fran
cisco and points south on the penin
sula.
ALASKA MINE
PRODUCES MUCH
PALLADIUM ORE
SEATTLE, Jan. 7 (IP)—The mine at
Salt Chuck near Ketchikan is produc
ing a large part of the world’s supply
of palladium. A. L. Howard, a mining
engineer, who returned from Alaska
recently told the Seattle Mining Club
at its weekly luncheon yesterday. The
yield of the mine, from four to forty
five thousand annually, is worth over
three times its weight in gold.
Henry Roden, a Juneau lawyer,
praised the work of the club in stim
ulating interest in mining, and urged
, establishment of club rooms in
Seattle.
W e old sourdoughs like to have a
place to hang around in while in Se
attle. We feel at home among you
fellows,” he added.
Richard E. Capers, a Seattle lawyer
interested in Alaska mining, urged
the club to start a campaign in Con
gress to get the mining laws in Alaska
the same as in the States. He said
the mining laws in the Territory were
more rigid than any others under
the American flag, and were badly
handicapping development.
Prof. Inouye of Japan has invented
an improved process for ma,king new
silk from old rags and scraps of that
material.
Kodiak Doctor Eludes
Guards, But Later Returns
—
Dr. E. M. McKibben, alleged to be
one, E. M. Webb, who was arrested
at Kodiak a few days ago, charged
with forging the name of McKibben,
a forriier Seattle physician, and to
have used the name in obtaining the
appointment of U. S. commissioner at
Kodiak, made a successful escape
from his guards last week at Kodiak,
according to arrivals in Seward yes
terday on the Admiral Watson.
It was stated that Dr. McKibben
was administering treatment to a pa
tient, while under guard, and made
his escape through a rear door. A
search was immediately made for him
; but he could not be located. A note
was found later, presumably left by
! the doctor, in which he said that aft
er the departure of the Admiral Wat
son, which vessel had been.laying in
port for many hours, he would put in
an appearance, but due to the fact that
he was innocent of the charges and
many Kodiak citizens were in need of
a physician, he did not want to be
taken away to stand trial at this time
| on a false accusation.
Numerous citizens at Kodiak have
carefully gone over his records and
affidavits, it is stated, and pronounce
that his certificates and letters reveal
conclusively that a wrong charge has
been made.
SEATTLE WOMAN
WEDS ALASKAN
FUR TRADER
LYMAN DESTAFFNY AND HELEN
ARDELLE CONCLUDE RO
MANCE OF YEARS
SEATTLE, Jan. 7 (£>)— Helen Ar
delle, manufacturer of a popular candy
and well known business woman, last
night married Lyman Destaffny, a fur
trader and explorer. The marriage of
jthe contracting parties occurred at
a dinner given in their honor and was
wholly unexpected.
The Destaffny Brothers returned re
cently from a year’s trip among the
1 Eskimos of King William Island,
bringing out a fortune in furs and
important geological and archaeolog
ical data.
They reported finding on the South
j shore of Queen Maud sea an Eskimo
| tribe of towering men with beards.
I
| NEW SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE}
DEVELOPED BY IRISH GIRLS
DUBLIN, Ireland, Jan. 7 (JP)—A new
spirit of enterprise and self-reliance
is being developed by Irish girls who
heretofore have been noted mostly
for their charm and beauty.
Years ago, middle class Irish girls
devoted most of their time to home af
fairs and the question of marriage to
some youth of their native place. To
day their outlook is broader, changed
very largely by the upheaval in Irish
life and politics of the past years.
The political movement which led
through the Irish rebellion to the es
tablishment of the Free State taught
the thinking Irish girls that there
was something more to do than to
stay home and get married. Many
have made remarkable successes in
drama and comedy on the stage, there
: by creating a new race of actresses.
With Dublin University open to
| women students came the opportunity
to those of a studious nature, who
have since won scholarships and
prizes wrhich qualified them for the
learned professions. Many have mi
grated to other countries to increase
their knowledge.
Dr. Edward Archibald of Montreal
announces a new surgical method of
treating tuberculosis.
Starr Dance Saturday night.
GOV. PARKS ASKS
DEVELOPMENT
ALASKAN PULP
MORE INHABITANTS IN TERRI
TORY IS GREATEST NEED
SAYS EXECUTIVE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 7 (/P)—
Development of the pulp and paper
industry in Alaska is said by Governor
George A. Parks to be one of the ob
jects of his trip to Washington. The
greatest need of Alaska, said Mr.
Parks, is more inhabitants. He pro
poses to attract inhabitants by the
development of timber resources and
will confer with forestry officials
seeking for more liberal contracts in
cutting pulp wood in the National
forests. He called attention to the
fact that a successful pulp Industry is
developed in British Columbia, adja
cent to Alaska, but Alaska has only
one small pulp company operating
on a most unsatisfactory contract sys
tem.
The Governor is also seeking de
velopment of the paper industry, and
declaring that it could be shipped by
water on the Pacific Coast and east
by way of the Panama canal.
Governor Parks will remain in
Washington for several weeks.
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DUKE OF YORK MOVES TO
CURZON, LANDLORD’S STREET
LONDON, Jan. 7 (/P)—The appear
ance of the Duke of York as a resi
dent of Curzon Street, Mayfair, now
makes it one of the most exclusize in
this aristocratic neighborhood to the
detriment of the more famous Park
Lane.
The duke’s landlord, Lord Howe,
lives a few houses away at number
35 and the American Ambassador in
Crewe Jiouse, nearby. The Duchess
of York’s brother, John Bowes-Lyon,
lives at 36 and 37 is the house of Sir
Patrick Hastings, K. C., late minister
of the Labor government. Lord Lons
dale, Lord Reading and Lord Beatty
also have houses there.
FORTY-ONE STATES AND
CANADA ENTER ON TEST
NEW YORK, Jan. 7 (£>)—One hun
dred seventy-eight cities have enter
ed 311 playgrounds and athletic fields
in the national playground beautifi
cation contest announced by the Play
ground and Recreation Association of
America.
i Forty-one states and Canada are
represented by the cities competing
for the $4650 in cash prizes and nur
sery stock to be awarded by the Har
mon foundation.
New York is the most populous
competitor and Antreville and Cow
ard, South Carolina, are the smallest.
However, the metropolis will not
compete directly against the villages
as all entering cities are divided into
three population groups, for each of
which one $500 prize, ten $50 prizes,
and eleven prizes of $50 each in nur
sery stock will be awarded, z
MORE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
IN THE NEW "FLARE" SKIRT
LONDON, Jan. 7. (IP)—Feminine
skirts a short time ago were of the
sheath type whiah made walking very
difficult and getting on busses and
tramcars a wor kof gymnastics. All
ithis is altered by the present fashion
which is called the “flare.” It gives
greater freedom of movement to the
lower part of the body.
iSkirts are made just as short as
(before, but with more material and
of such regulated fullness, that the
swinging stride of long ago is once
again Phe fashion and there is no
more worry about stappin onto buss
es and trains.
More than tjwenty women in Eng
land are chimney-sweeps.
Aviator Merrill Not
Returning in Spring;
Now at Palo Alto
Crash! Down comes another fond
hope that a new industry would begin
operations in Seward next Spring.
Wm. Patterson of the City Express
received word in a recent mail that
R. H. Merrill, who flew a plane out
of Seward last summer for a few
months is not coming back. Mr. Pat
terson received word direct from Mr.
Merrill, who, until a few weeks ago
had really intended to return and put
in a regular plane service to the
westward district. Merrill wrote that
he has come across too many fine op
portunities in the States, which in
comparison with the proposed local
business is much more of an induce
ment.
Confidence is expressed locally that
this field would prove remunerative
for such service and other plans have
been under way by the Chamber of
Commerce to induce another aviator,
now in southeastern Alaska, to move
to this locality.
Mr. Merrill stated in his letter that
another reason he has given up the
idea of inaugurating an airplane ser
vice here was because of the health of
Mrs. Merrill, which was not of the
best, and she was a bit fearful in re
turning so far north.
ROCKIES SWEPT
BY SNOW STORM
DENVER, Colo., Jan. 7 (/P)—The
blizzard which swept the Rockies yes
terday continued today with unabated
force. Arthur Ward, a Pueblo mer
chant was killed when his automobile
plunged from a bridge in the storm.
Many automobiles are stalled in the
snow.
ALASKAN TIN TO
BE SMELTED IN
SEATTLE PLANT
OWNER OF LOST RIVER TIN
MINE IN SEATTLE SEEKING
TO INTEREST CAPITAL
SEATTLE, Jan. 7 (JP)—The Alaska
Committee of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce predicted the establishment
of a smelter in Seattle to handle
Alaskan tin ores and the building of
a tin plate mill, following an inter
view with A. F. McIntosh, pioneer
Alaskan, and one of the owners of the
Lost River tin mines north of Nome,
who is in the States seeking to inter
est capital in his properties. He pre
dicted British interests would monop
olize the tin production.
SLEUTHS SNAKE TO HEDGE; IS
SLAIN TO AVENGE BOY'S DEATH
DOUGLAS, Ga., Jan. 7.(^)—Davsi,
hunter and trailer of snakes, has
scored again.
Crawling through a dense thicket
and roping with a shoe-string a five
font rattler that was thoughtt to have
caused the death af a boy, Lewis
Adams, C. M. Davis, the youthful foe
man of snakes added another skin to
Ms collection.
The snake was identified as the one
which struck Adams, through the dis
covery of double fangs on the right
side on none on the left. These tal
lied with the wound.
The Adams boy had gone into the
woods, carrying a sling-shot with
which to hunt birds. He was bit
ten and died that night. Hearing oi
the incident, Davis started on the
trail oif the reptile, and after consid
erable hunting found it in a hedge
near a fence.
Starr Dance Saturday night.
AMENDMENT TO
CONSTITUTION IS
BADLY DEFEATED
WOULD HAVE SUBMITTED BILL
REQUIRING BIBLE TO BE
READ IN SCHOOLS
OLYMPIA, Wn„ Jan. 6 (JP)—A bill
proposing submission to the voters of
an amendment to the Constitution
permitting the reading of the Bible in
the public schools of the state was
defeated in the Senate when it lack
ed two votes necessary for the two
thirds majority. The Senate passed
an appropriation of §150,000 for a wo
man’s industrial home.
Representative Zent of Spokane
collapsed at the close of this after
noon’s session of the House, was tak
en in a weakened condition to his ho
tel.
NOME MAN ON
WAY TO COAST
NOME, Jan. 7 (JP)—D. S. Weaver,
j manager of the local electric light
t and telephone company left this morn
iing for Seattle via dog team. He will
] take the railroad at Nenana, return
! ing to Nome on the first boat in June.
Arnold Castel of Nome received a
telegram from Capt. Wilkins to meet
him at Point Barrow. Castel is an
old time member of the Wilkins Can
adian Arctic Exploration party.
Another shipment of clothing will
be sent via mail to Nenana for the
expedition.
LASSITER TO HEAD
NEW COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 7 (£>)—
Major General William Lassiter, com
manding the Panama Canal zone is
suggested to succeed General John J.
Pershing as head of the Tacna-Arica
boundary commission.
WILL ACCEPT WAR
DEBT PROPOSALS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 7 (JP)—
The House Ways and Means Commit
tee yesterday recommended the ac
ceptance of the war debt agreements
of Belgium, Czecho Slovakia, Latvia,
Esthonia, Italy, Rumania.
AT THE HOTELS
Hotel Van Gilder—John G. Brady,
Anchorage; Wm, C. Steinmetz, An
chorage.
Hotel Seward—A. A. Burglin, Seldo
via; Victor Olson, W. Baldwin, W.
M. Cooley.
Hotel Sexton—R. C. Gehling, Law
ing; Chas. E. West.
Hotel Overland—Geo. R. Moore.
SILT COSTLY TO FARMERS
YUMA, Ariz., Jan. 7 (jP)—Farmers
in the Imperial Valley of California
pay nearly a million dollars a year
for dredging out of irrigation systems
the silt deposited by the Colorado
river.
Engineers have estimated the Col
orado river carries past Yuma 196,700
000 tons of silt annually and that an
average of 185,000 cubic yards of it
goes into the Imperial Valley district
every month.
Experiments are being made with
a view to using small explosions of
dust as internal combustion fuel.
Starr Dance Saturday night.