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VOLUME 19, NUMBER 243
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
AMERICAN FLAG RAISED
ON HERALD ISLAND BY
CAPTAIN LOUIS LANE
LANE FINDS BONES, COMPASS
AND GUNS ON NEW AMERI
CAN LAND
NOME, Oct. 16.—Captain Louis
Lane, commander of the gas boat Her
man, who arrived here last Sunday
from the Arctic ice pack after one of
the hardest trips ever experienced in
W northern waters, states that he raised
the American flag on Herald island,
while in the Arctic. He remained on
the island for two days with his crew
and Sidnew Snow, who has been pho
tographing scenery and wild game in
the far north country, and while there
found bones, parts of a sleigh, a com
pass and two guns believed to have
belonged to a party of four, who,
headed by McKay, set out over the
ice when the Karluk dropped anchor
in 1914, sixty miles from Herald is-!
land.
This party became dissatisfied with
Capt. Bartlett and left him, making
their way over the ice. Another party
which Bartlett dispatched to search
for the men, was also lost in the ice,
making a total of eight who perished
in the Arctic ice pack.
Sidnew Snow, the photographer who
accompanied Capt. Lane, had a thrill
ing battle while taking a movie pic
ture of a bear, which attempted to
climb over the whaleboat and nearly
clawed him. Another bear also came
up to the boat just as the former was
killed, and was also shot by Lane and
his party. One of the bears was crat
ed and brought here.
The Herman will shortly leave here
for Kodiak island, where Mr. Snow
will also take some more big game
film pictures.
Capt. Lane said that signs indicated
that the party which perished on Her
ald Island, had been there for months,
unable to do anything for themselves.
YOUNG SOLDIER KILLED
AT ANCHORAGE WAS A
RECENT ARRIVAL HERE
John Brooks, a private in the Unit
ed States army, stationed at Anchor
age, who was shot Tuesday by Ken
neth Westberger, a companion, while
hunting, was a recent arrival in An
chorage, having come up on the last
trip of the Yukon, and stopping over
night in Seward. Young Westbarger
also came up on the Alaska and be
came acquainted with Brooks on the
trip norilj. It appears that Young
Westenbarger had shot a squirrel out
of a tree, and gone down a steep bank
to get it. As he scrambled back up
the bank his gun was discharged and
Brooks received the full load in the
abdomen, at a distance of about 12
feet. He was rushed to the hospital
but died on the operating table.
Brooks was a married man, his wife
living in Tennessee, where the body
will be sent.
ADMIRAL WATSON SAILED
SEWARD THIS MORNING
SEATTLE. Oct. 16.—The Admiral
Watson of the Pacific Steamship Co.,
sailed from Seattle this morning for
Seward and Anchorage, with a capa
city cargo and forty passengers.
For Anchorage—George Kamusti.
For Kodiak—D. Novikoff.
For Seldovia—Mrs. John Sandwick.
None was listed for Seward.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Millard left Val
dez on one of the last boats for the
States, and will make their home in
Seattle. Mr. Millard has been mana
ger of the Granite mine for some
time past.
murdersIncreasing
IN UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 16.—
Murders in the United States are
increasing at an alarming rate is
shown by recent statistics filed here.
No less than 10,000 murders occur
annually in this country and Canada,
an average of about ten to o^e to
other nations. In 1923 murders in
creased 7.3 per cent, and convictions
decreased 6 per cent.
The steamship Admiral Evans
which served Seward and southwest
ern Alaska the past summer, is now
operating out of Portland to San
Francisco.
SHARK, ONCE CAUGHT IN
SEATTLE, AGAIN LANDED
BY CALIFORNIAN ANGLER
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 16.—
A shovel nose shark, purporting to
have been caught near Seattle more
than a year ago, was caught again
here yesterday by Miss Gerry Parker.
S On the underside of the fish when she
pulled it from the water Miss Parker
found written in water-proof ink the
; words: "Caught by Charles Bristol,
j Cheyenne, Wyo., at Seattle, July 3,
1923. If caught again, write.
RUSSIANS BAN ON RADIO
RECEIVING SETS IS LIFTED
MOSCOW, Oct. 15.—The Soviet
i government has finally recognized
the public interest in radio, and is
i now granting permission to private
j individuals to have their own receiv
ing sets to pick up broadcasting,
i A special decree, however, forbids
private individual picking up Gov
ernment matter or information in
tended for the press, or matter com
ing from wireless stations in foreign
lands. '''
Licenses are demanded for all re
ceiving sets, and private individuals
will be charged a fee of $5 a year,
while workingmen will be charged
only fifty cents yearly.
BROOKHART DRAWS FIRE
OF SENATOR SMOOT IN
HIS WASHINGTON TALK
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 16.—
Senator Smoot today called upon the
i Republicans of Iowa to defeat Sena
tor Brookhart, who is seeking re-elec
tion on the Republican ticket, altho
working for LaFoITette and the Pro
gressive candidates. Senator Smoot
declared that he is uncompromisingly
opposed to the election on the Repub
lican ticket of men who are Republi
cans only election day, or once every
j six years.
LA FOLLETTE PLAYING
FOR FARMERS’ VOTES
j DES MOINES, la., Oct. 16— In a
ipjeech here today Senator La Fol
lette again pledged himself if elected
| president to sumon a special session
J of congress to pass emergency legis
lation for the relief of the (armors
I of the nation.
C. E. Munch of Wenatchee is a
gtn si ul the Hotel Sexton.
N. ;. y i ks and Harry Die, is . :
K'm'Jki m registered r.t the
11- I C w i rci.
A1 Lien of Fairbanks is a guest
! of the Overland, on his way outside.
The Bridge Club will meet with
Mrs. Sexton on Friday at 1:45.
Councilman Carl E. Orlander, and
companion are the champion duck
; hunters of this vicinity, killing 18
| yesterday. Owing to the high wind
! and cold spell many ducks are to
! be found in the streams about Sew
I ard.
SEATTLE, Oct. 14.—Vean Gregg,
| Seattle pitcher, has been sold to the
I Washington Senators..
SENATOR BORAH REFUSES
TO RUN AS PROGRESSIVE
--
BOISE, Idaho., Oct. 16.—Senator
Borah will seek re-election on the Re
publican ticket in November, and not
on the Progressive ballot. In a letter j
filed today with the Secretary of
State by the Senator’s secretary, he
formally declined the Progressive
nominaGon, although working with!
that party and against the Republi
cans the past six years.
John G. Brady, was an outgoing
passenger for Anchorage on today’s
train.
Martin Kilean, of the Fore .t Ser
vice is a.guest of the Van Gihlei
Eugene B. Merovitch, representing
the Mergenthaler Linotype Co., uf
Brooklyn, arrived in town last night
from a three weeks’ trip to Fair
banks. Mr. Merovitch who has visit
ed practically ever/ town south of
the Yukon, and also Dawson, believes
that Fairbanks is the busiest place he
has yet seen. He will leave on the
Yukon for points south.
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UNCLE SAM PROTECTS HIS CITIZENS IN CHINA’S CIVIL WAR.
Two photographs just received f rom China showing an encampment
of marines in Shanghai, where they are co-operating with the marines and
troops of other nations to preserve order as China is riven by Civil war.
The bottom photo shows the U. S. S. Huron, flagship of the Asiatic fleet
in the harbor at Shanghai.
GERMANY PROUD OF
RECORD BEING MADE
BY DIRIGIBLE ZR-3
BERLIN, Oct. 16.—An unprecedent
ed. wave of pride and enthusiasm is
sweeping over Germany as a result
of the performance of the Zeppelin
ZR-3, which yesterday completed the
longest continued flight ever made
by a lighter-than-air craft. President
Coolidge, in a telegram of congratula
tions to Dr. Hugo Eckener, in charge
of the dirigible, stated that “the
| flight of the ZR-3 from Germany to
| the United States was an epochal
achievement because it demonstrated
I as never before the feasibility of long
; distance flights by lighter-than-air
I craft.”
This telegram occupies a conspicu
| ous place on the front pages of Ger
; man newspapers, who play up the
record-breaking trip in black head
lines.
L. M. Carrigan, well known Juneau
commercial traveler, arrived from the
Interior on last night’s train and will
| leave for the south on one of the
next boats.
PROBABLY AGAINST
THE LITERACY BILL
The following letter was received
from a prominent Anchorage citi
zen on last night’s train and pur
ports tj> be a bona fide copy in pos
session of the sender. Mr. Bugge,
the writer, is a candidate on the
Progressive ticket for representa
tive of the Third Division, and is
lined up for Sutherland, Rifi;*gard,
and Frame, who are also against
the Literacy Bill:
Palmer, Alaska
Oct. 5, 1924.
Dear Sir
I preceat wrer much to her
from you you are tacking the
right way to find out wer I
stand
Enclost you will find a letter
and m.y Platform and by the
time you red the letter and my
Platform you can tel poorty
clos how I stand regard to La
fellett and Suderlund and Fish
business.
I am stractly wit the Old
timer and the comen peapel of
the cuntry I lauck for my sup
ort from you peepel so if I am
elected I will represent you all
to my bes of my abelety.
Your Truly
J. J. Bugge
Palmer
I will be glad to her from
you any time
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
SHOWS CONTRACTS BY
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
! WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 16 — I
i Replying to queries by interested par
ties, the Interstate Commerce Com
mission this afternoon stated that
new agreements dated April 25, 1923,
filed July 26, 1924, between the Gov
ernment railroad on the one hand!
and the Alaska Steamship Company j
and the Pacific Steamship Company,
superceding agreements of March 10,
1922. These agreeents were on the
records of the Interstate Commerce
Commission and related to prices to
be charged by the steamship compa
nies for hauling freight from Seattle
to Seward for the Alaska railway.
1 CHILD KILLED BY AUTO;
OWNER KILLED BY FATHER
TIA JUANAfi Mex., Oct. 16.—Fi
delis Gestelem today confessed to the
shooting and killing of John M.
Fontes, a wealthy Mexican, whose
auto ran over and killed Sarah Ges
telem, the 10-vear-old daughter of
Gestelem.
SHENANDOAH IS OFF;
CAMP LEWIS NEXT
SAN DrEGO, Cala., Oct. 16.—The
dirigible Shenandoah took flight to
day for Camp Lewis, Wash. The air
ship will sail over Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Portland and other towns
and villages, arriving at Camp Lewis
today.
FLOOD RIVER AMUR
TAKES MANY LIVES
MOSCOW, Oct. 16.—A rise of
twelve feet in the river Amur caus
ed disastrous floods in the Nilolai
vich region, where 400 were drowned.
Two towns were wiped out by the
raging waters.
Deputy Marshal J. Dwyer and wife
were outgoing passengers on the last
boat on a short trip to the States. I
Mr. Dwyer is deputy marshal at
Tolovana.
Henry Roden, who is running on
the Independent ticket for attorney
general for Alaska, is meeting with
much encouragement at Anchorage
and interior points, where the halls
are packed by enthusiastic voters.
Mr. Roden favors full territorial form
of government, is against fish traps
and favors a graduated case tax of
sufficient size to give all Alaskan
canneries a chance to compete with
the larger companies. Mr. Roden
has a good platform and will undoubt
edly poll a large vcfte.
PERSIAN GOVERNMENT
PAYS FOR KILLING OF
AMERICAN VICE COUNSEL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 16.
The Persian government yesterday
delivered to the American charge d’
affaires in Teheran a check for $60,
000. This amount is the reparation
fixed by the United States govern
ment by Mrs. Robert W. Imbrie for
the loss recently sustained by the
death of her husband, Vice Consul R.
Imbrie, at the hands of a fanatic mob
there.
REDONDO WILL MEET
YUKON AT UZINKIE ON
ACCOUNT OF BAD STORM
According to announcement made
by the local office of the Alaska S .S.
Co. ,the Redondo will not return to
Seward this trip. The Redondo will
meet the Yukon at Uzinkie on Kodiak
Island, and will transfer passengers
and freight at that point.
The Redondo reported that due to
rough and severe weather, she was
| unable to make Kodiak her last trip.
! The winter schedule and folder of the
Alaska Steamship Co., has been re
ceived by the local office. According
to the schedule the boats will run the
same as usual until January 3, when
the Alameda will replace the Yukon,
and January 10, when the Victoria
j takes the place of the Northwestern
I for two trips. The Yukon will be back
on the run north late in March.
SECRETARY HUGHES
DECLARES LAFOLLETTE
A DANGEROUS ENEMY
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.—Secretary of
State Hughes, continuing his offensive
against the LaFollette ticket, which
he characterized as a dangerous enemy
to the integrity of the nation, has ap
pealed for a Republican State and vic
| tory to ward off serious disaster to
! the country, at a meeting in Carnegie
1 hall last night. The Secretary de
| dared that the Republican party was
i bearing the brunt of attacks by both
the Democratic and Progressive can
| didatcs who hoped to turn the atten
I tion of the people from the misman
; agement and graft during the recent
war.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.—Secretary of
j State Hughes further said that La
Follette followers denied that they
intended, through a deadlock, to make
Governor Bryan the next president,
and asserted that their intention, in
thus electing Wheeler, will if any
thing be worse than to put in Bryan.
Regarding the LaFollette proposal to
submit a constitutional amendment,
giving congress the power to over
ride decisions of the Supreme court,
th Secretary asked if there could be
anything more revolutionary than
that.
JOHN COLBERG HURT
John Colberg, well known in Sew
ard, where he spent last winter in
company with his brother Albert, is
reported to have been seriously hurt
at Seldovia yesterday while fishing.
His leg is badly broken and may
have to be amputated. He has been
taken to the hospital at Anchorage.
No other particulars were received.
J. E. Thwaites, formerly mail clerk
on the old steaer Dora, is engaged
in the pucture business at Ketchikan.
Mr. Thwaites is an enthusiastic cam
eraman and has one of the finest col
lections of western pictures ever seen
in Alaska.
15,552,077 AUTOS IN THE
UNITED STATES LICENSED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct .16.—
Automobiles registered in the United
States during the first six months in
1924 totaled over fifteen million, an
increase of twenty per cent over the
corresponding period of a year ago,
the American Automobile association
made known today.
Herb Parker has sold his house
across the glacial stream to Alex
Boland, who has taken possession.
Mr. Parker will leave on the Yukon
for the states to join his wife and
family. They will try ranching for
a time.
Henry Crook, an oldtimer from the
Fairbanks district, was an outgoing
passenger on one of the last boats.
He will spend the winter in the
States. He has been mining in the
Fairbanks district since 1904 on the
Dome and the Tolovana.
HOOF AND MOUTH
DISEASE APPEARS
ON TEXAS RANCH
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES TAKE
STEPS TO CHECK SPREAD
CATTLE SLAUHTERED
HOUSTON, Oct. 16.—A second out
break of the foot and mouth disease
was discovered today in the 6,000
acre area near here which is under a
strict guard to prevent spread of the
malady.
Announcement of the new outbreak
was made by Dr. W. Cotton who said
he had definitely diagnosed the di
sease among cattle on the Perry Mc
Fadden ranch near Webster, Texas.
This ranch is slightly north of the
ranch of the Rev. W'illiam Jacobs, the
first place the epizootic was discover
ed.
Steamshovels are at work digging
deep trenches for the animals when
they are slaughtered, and the usual
methods of quarantine, inspection and
deep burial, will be followed.
The new outbreak is in no way con
nected with the infection which ap
peared in California last winter, and
has been suppressed, the officers of
the bureau of animal industry stated
today. String indications that the in
fection entered from South America
through a gulf port, are given in a pre
liminary survey of the Texas situa
tion.
A third oubreak of the disease has
been reported in Harris county, by Dr.
Cotton, government inspector. The
last outbreak is on the ranch of Thos.
Dunn, across the border from the Jac
obs’ ranch, where the first infection
was discovered. Dunn has about 1500
cattle on his ranch.
Preparations for shooting all the in
fected cattle are under way.
COOLIDGE CERTAIN
TO GET THE BIG
CALIFORNIA VOTE
NOS AXELES, Oct. 16.—According
to reports received from various straw
votes in California it is not as close
a state as indications would seem.
The race here is between Coolidge
and LaFollette, with Davis third. Lit
tle is heard about the democratic can
didate. Had McAdoo been nominated
there might have been a different
story, as the state is strong for Mc
Adoo. President Coolidge on the oth
er hand, is held in Southern Califor
nia, in almost as much regard as he
is in Maine. It will be recalled that
even when President Harding’s popu
larity began to wane in the East he
could count on California.
BRANDEGEE SUICIDE
OVER RECENT LOSSES
WASHINTON, D. C., Oct. 16.—Sen
ator P'rank Brandegee committed sui
cide because of recent and continued
losses in real estate ventures, was the
report made today by friends of the
deceased. It was stated that the aged
senator had invested heavily in real
estate a few years ago, these invest
ments turning out worthless, and that
his mental condition was the cause of
suicide.
DR. J. H. ROMIG WILL
MAKE VISIT TO EAST
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Romig and son
Howard, will arrive in Seward about
November t, on their way Outside.
Dr. and Mrs. Romig will visit friends
and relatives in the States, the Doc
tor taking a post graduate course in
surgery at Mayo Bros., in Rochester,
Minn. Mrs. Romig will go to Penn
sylvania to visit relatives and the Doc
tor will join her there, both visiting
with their daughter Elizabeth, who
left recently for the Johns-Hoipkins
hospital. How’ard will enter a mili
tary school in the East.
Dr. and Mrs. Romig will then re
turn as far wrest as Kansas where they
will visit his father whom he has not
seen for twenty years.
W. J. Armstrong of Nenana, is a
Seward visitor, arriving on last even
ing's train.
Ed. Bushby arrived on last night'3
train from Mile 23.
W. H. Coffey and Chas. Wagoner,
of Anchorage, are registered at the
Hotel Seward.
Dan McQuillan, of Moose Pass, is
'in town.