Hemard BUle Gntemay
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI. NUMBER 25.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1926.
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COOLIDGE PLEAS FOR
STRICT ECONOMY IN ALL
GOVERNMENT DEPTS.
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PRESIDENT COOLIDGE, BEFORE BUREAU HEADS
RENEWS PLEA FOR ECONOMY IN GOVERN
MENT ADMINISTRATION—FAVORS ADHESION
TO WORLD COURT
WASHINGTON, D. C., February 1, (/P)President
Coolidge last night renewed his plea for economy and ef
ficiency under the general program of constructive econ
omy, before the semi-annual budget meeting of the de
partment bureau heads. He said the economy policy has
done more than reduce the cost of operating the govern
ment. He said he saw in the policy an example to the
world in business administration.
Coolidge reviewed the period since the first meeting
of the business organization of the government, on June
30,1921. He said things had been done perfectly. Effi
ciency was “tremendous in results, and of overwhelming
significance in its implication.” The president suggested
the part played by the government in its own household
and in world affairs was not complete unless reinforced
by adherence to the World Court,
Director Lord, of the Budget Bureau, described the
economy plans for federal expenditures. Lord announ
ced he was chartering a one-percent club within the gov
ernment; membership qualifications to be the ability to
reduce expenditures one per cent. The two per cent club
last year failed by three million dollars to save thirty-eight
million, the amount set by Coolidge to be saved. Lord
said: “Merely to reduce the expenses of the government
will not be beneficial. No civilized country would close its
schools, abolish courts, disband the police force or discon
tinue its firemen- Such action would be an irreparable
loss. What we are after is to obtain better education,
wider administration of justice, more public order and
greater security from conflagration, all through the sup
erior organization, which will decrease the cost until it
is all reducible to a question of national efficiency.”
Lord said the Federal Government in 1924 spent three
billion, forty-nine million dollars last year three billion
sixty-four million, both exclusive of debt reduction. He
explained the increase last year, due to tax refunds, pos
tal deficits, World War compensations one hundred and
thirty-four million, which more than offset the reduction
in interest fifty nine million last year.
PURCHASERS OF
LIQUOR MAY BE
INDICTED JURY
SEATTLE, Jan. 31 (JP)—Edward H.
Thanavelle, counsel for the defense
in the Olmsted trial said that he in
tended to indict every person known
to have bought liquor from the alleg
ed liquor conspiracy. He said: “I am
not going to stop at individuals, but I
intend to demand action against the
clubs of the city too. This contention
, will be made the strongest possible to
the jury trying Olmsted. I intend to
file my demand regardless of what
sacred toes I tread upon.”
MASSACHUSETTS
COUPLE DEAD BY
LEAKING MAIN
BELMONT, Mass., Feb. 1 (/P)—A
relataive calling at their home for a
visit found Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A.
Holland, Holland’s brother William
and his wife, and Mrs. Holland’s aged
father, George Dwelley, sprawled out
dead from gas poisoning in the living
room of their home. Two small chil
dren were found unconscious in an
other room.
Police say the couple died from
poisonous fumes from a leaking gas
main.
CREW OF DUTCH FREIGHTER
RESCUED BY WESTPHALIA
1000 miles east of New Foundland.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (#»)—'The Ham
burg American liner Westphalia res
cued ao crew of 20 from the Dutch
I freighter Alkaid disabled in a storm
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TWO KILLED AND
SEVERAL HURT
IN GUN FIGHT
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Jan. 31 (/p)—
Two persons were killed and a number
injured when police stormed the bar
ricaded home of Clinton Hollingswrorth
[aged 21, and captured him after firing
several hundred rounds of ammuni
tion. Bullets from the house killed
a detective and a bystander. Rollings
j worth had tried to shoot his family.
SOVIET? MAin? ITD
oUuLio ifimiii u£
WITH COSSACKS
NEW YORKS, Feb. 1 (£>)—'The
Soviet government is attempting to
conciliate the Cossacks whom they
formerly persecuted, says a report to
Dr. Jean Effemoff to the Carnegie En
dowment International Peace Conger
ence. Effemoff was former minister
of justice for the provisional Russian
government. He said the Soviet is
seeking Cossack aid to control the
peasants.
MOVIE ACTRESS
PASSES AWAY
ALTADENA, Calif., Feb. 1 (/P)—
relative calling at their home for a
actress died of complications from a
nervous breakdown Saturdaay. Death
was unexpected as until yesterday she
had been considered improving. She
was born in Yakima in 1896.
Weekly Gateway, 8 pages—$3.00.
ENFORCEMENT TAKING
ON MUCH ENTERPRISE
WASHING-TON, D. C.( Feb. 1. (/P)
—With three-quarters of his first
year as head of the prohibition en
forcement corps behind him, Gen.
Andrews declared splendid progress
was made. The reconstructed ad
ministrative machine is now in a
position to operate effectively and
important strides are being made in
establishing a closer supervision on
alcohol.
WOULD FORCE MINERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 1. (/P)
—Senator Copeland notified the Sen
ate that unless the Anthracite strike
is settled by the middle of this
week, he will press the passage of
a resolution authorizing the presi
dent to act.
ANOTHER SURVEY
BE CONDUCTED
ARCTIC DIVIDE
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. 1 (JP)—
The Geological Survey will conduct
another survey of naval oil leases
this year, in a region comprising from
seven to ten thousand square miles
of unsurveyed country along the di
vide near the Noatak river, thence to
the northward along the basin of the
Utotok and eastward to the Meade
river if a suitable route can be found.
The party under the direction o'
Gerald Fitzgerald, topographic engi
neer and geologist, leaves Washing
ton shortly for Kotzebue, the last post
in civilization on the trip.
The party will travel by the Alaska
Railroad to Nenana, thence 700 miles
by dog team to Kotzebue, where it
will outfit for five or six months in
the wilderness and return to the
States in September via Nome.
An attempt will be made to tie the
surveys to those on the upper part of
the Meade river which were made
last year and in 1923. The region will
be mapped thoroughly and the main
geologic feature determined along
with the principal kind of minerals,
QUEER ACCIDENT
HAPPENS TRAIN
DES MOINES, la., Feb. 1 (JP)—A
carload of meat and the car were lost
from the middle of a freight train
near Colfax, Iowa, and the train crew
never discovered its loss until the
train arrived at its destination.
D. A. Abbott, division superinten
dent, reported that the car pumpeti
the tracks and rolled dowrn an em
bankment without derailing the cars
ahead or behind, the air brakes stop
ping the train. The crew thought thai
the train had simply become uncoup
led. Another train crew saw th<
wrecked car later.
Miss Bevier, Local Coach,
Given All Credit for the
Building of Champ Tean
COACH LAUDED BY TEAM FOF
HER UNSWERVING EFFORTS
AND SPORTSMANSHIP
The members of the Seward higl
school team and those who witnessec
the recent basketball game an
unanimous in giving all credit fo:
their recent triumphal series with th<
speedy Anchorage five, to Miss Helei
Bevier, local school teacher, who drill
ed them unceasingly .for the past tw<
months, assisted by Louis Tinkler
Plays were worked out on blackboard;
and the team demonstrated active
ly on the gym floor until the quinte
worked in unison gliding a.bout will
the smoothe precision of an efficien
machine.
But one of the outstanding feature;
brought out during the training ses
sion was that of sportsmanship. This
Miss Bevier drilled into the girls con
stantly and the success of her teach
ing was magnified a thousand fol<
in the many compliments paid th<
members of the team, and herself, fo
the splendid ardor exhibited by then
in the series with Anchorage. Mis;
Bevier is proud of her team and th<
team is proud of her one hundred pe
cent. It was a combination hard b
beat!
CHICAGO BEARS
TAKE NUMBER
WILSON’S TEAM
PORTLAND, Jan. 30 (^P)—“Red”
Grange’s Chicago Bears defeated Wil
son of the Washington All-Stars and
the local team by a score of 60 to 3.
The Bears loafed as the locals gave
him no opposition to speak of, conse
quently Wilson was given no chance
to show his stuff.
Defeats Washington All Stars
SEATTLE, Jan. 31 "Red”
Grange’s Bears defeated Wilson’s All
Stars todaay 30 to 0. Wilson hurt his
leg tackling Grange in the second
period and was forced to retire. Red
Grange played only the first half. He
made two touchdowns, threw a thirty
yard pass to a team-mate who ran the
remaining 30 yards for a touchdown
and romped around the Seattle ends.
Rollie Corbett, of Seattle, broke his
j leg in the game.
Five thousand spectators saw the
| gaame.
GRAIN FUTURES
REESTABLISHED
BY SEC. JARDINE
SEATTLE, Feb. 1 (IP)—'The estab
lishment of a grain futures market
J was authorized by Secretary of Agri
j culture Jardine in a telegram received
| here by F. R. Hanlon, manager ol
the Merchants’ Exchange. It will be
started May 1 for July options and
trading will be carried on the same as
by Chicago and Minneapolis Board ol
Trades.
SALE OF MAUD
BEEN CONFIRMED
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VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 1 (&)
C. H. French, of the fur departmen
of the Hudson Bay Company, today
confirmed the pui’chase of the explo
ration schooner Maud, which will be
towen ot Vancouver, February 7, ant
after a general overhauling go nortl
in June around Point Barrow to the
mouth of the Mackenzie river.
Dinner Dance Given for
Champ Team at Fisher’s
Cafe By Girls City Team
In honor of the local victorious girls
high school basketball team which re
' turned from Anchorage Saturda:
where they decisively defeated the
! fast Inlet squad, a dinner dance wai
given them by the Seward girls’ cit;
team at Fisher’s Cafe, Saturday nite
Guy Barnett officiated as toastmas
ter.
The four-piece string orchestra fron
the steamer Starr, accompanied b;
l Miss Elsie Leslie on the piano, ren
tiered numerous selections during thi
I entire evening. The Seward Athletii
Club represented the team writh i
huge bucket of fruit punch. Anchor
age’s “bacon” wms nailed to the wal
l and admired thruout the evening. 1
[ ten dollar gift was presented the tear
■ by Mr. Robert Evans.
In all, there were over forty guest
> to the joyous affair which lasted uc
i til a late hour and during which tim
- the1 three games, which were playe<
i over in Anchorage, were replayed ver
. bally, play for play. It was a grea
i night.
The following were present: Mi
; and Mrs. Valade, Mr. and Mrs. Rob;
i son, Prof, and Mrs. Barnett, Mrs
: Shellhorn, Mrs. Hannon, Kathryn Ne
ville, Cecil Leslie, Clara Manthey
Elsa Larsson, Sigrid Rosness, Robei
ta McIntosh, Miss H. Bevier, Miss E
Hoffman, Miss R. Eccles, Miss M
Rousch, Miss G. Moulton, Miss M
Monagle, Miss Mary McConnell, Mis
l Edith McIntosh, Miss Sylvia Sextor
; Nip Johnson, Walter Blue, Franci
: Leslie, Ted McEwan, Roy Wheelei
l G. Bowley, Mr. Beach, Mr. Bent, Mi
5 Hubley, Mr. Larson, Leonard Hoi
5 kins, Bud Dyer, Wm. Manthey, Rol
r ert Manthey, Grant Hardy, Mr. Rus
> Louis Tinkler, Ed Starr, Eld McNi
mee,
RUSSIA'S ATTITUDE TOWARD
MANCHURIA TAKEN LIGHTLY
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LONDON, Feb. 1. (/P)—Diplomatic !
circles discount the views in some ■
quarters that Russia is likely to be
come involved in Manchuria. They j
believe on the other hand that the ;
recent controversy is likely to bring
about a changing point in the So
viet’s attitude, because Russia used
a threat to force and gain a point
after frequently accusing Great Brit
ain and others of the same tactics.
MEXICO PAYS DEBT MONEY
NEW YORK, Feb. 1. (£>)—Mexico
is shipping five million in gold on
the account of the current half year’s
interest of the foreign debt, stated
private dispatches. Remittances ag
gregating eight hundred thousand
have been made thus far this year
on the Mexican debt, which requires
eleven million for a half year un
der the modified agreement.
AVIATOR TO FLY
OVER ICE PACK
AND EXPLORE
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 1 (JP)—
Aviator Byrd said Saturday, “My ex
periences in the Arctic last summer
have convinced me of the entire prac
ticability of exploration of the great
ice barrier of the world by air craft.
Thig section of the world has hitherto
been considered inaccessible. My
plans do not conflict with those of
Wilkins. The Detroit expedition has
a splendid leader in Wilkins and it
should give a good account of itself.”
Byrd expected to take four avia
tors with him. He has been a naval
aviator since 1918, and is 36 years of
age.
BURBANK DECLARES THAT
HE IS THOROUGH ATHEIST
BALTIMORE, Md„ Feb. 1. (IP)— Lu
| thur Barbank, the plant wizard, has
excited a controversy by his state
ment that he is a thorough infidel and
. believes that all religions are totter
ing on an insecure foundation.
Alexis Carrell, the famous surgeon,
. disagrees with Burbank and says as
, between true relgion and science there
can be no conflict.
STANDARD OIL TO
DRILL FOR YEARS
COME, COLD BAY
According to a well known and
fairly authentic source, the Standard
Oil company, will continue drilling
’ operations in the Cold Bay district
- for a period of at least ten years.
' It was also stated that the fact the
s I company has thus far drilled two
5 dry holes, means nothing, for in pro
r ducing oil fields thruout the world,
. thousands of dry holes have been
- dug, while, sometime at a short
distance, gushers emit the liquid
1 gold high by the hundreds of barrels,
r. It is also a well established fact
- that prior to the entry into the west
; ward district of. the big oil compa
* nies, nationally known experts and
i authorities visited the district and
. pronounced oil was there.
1 The recent shutdown of the Asso
l ciated drilling crew means little
i aside from wrhat the recent news
item stated, that the work has ceas
3 ed, principally on account of lack
- of fuel and general winter conditions
? Drilling will be resumed in March
l The Standard oil crew has been cul
- down to some extent but there is
t still a crew at work carrying on
drilling operations. As was stated in
The Gateway last week, due to an
accident, which occurred to the drill
some days ago, all drilling has there
fore ceased, but only temporarily.
An Associated Press dispatch from
San Francisco last week, from the
head offices of the company, an.
nounced drilling would be continued
indefinitely, or, until a well was
brought in. This announcement, il
is stated should be sufficient fof re
joicement by every citizen in the
Territory.
The story is being re-told of the
old-time Congressman who “rode t<
Washington on a cow.” As we sus
l- pect he shot her husband when he
got there.
ROCKS PLACED ON
RAILROAD TRACK
TO DERAIL TRAIN
KELSO, Feb. 1 {IP)—A maniac or
desperado placed a tie and several
large orcks on the track six miles
north of Castle Rock last night, and
a train with several hundred passen
gers smashed into the obstruction on
a curve. Engineer Smith could not
see the barrier into he was right on
it, and despite the emergency brakes
the engine and cars hit it hard. The
locomotive and cars fortunately stay
ed on the rails. A man wearing a
plaid shirt was seen loitering about
the spot earlier in the day, and two
men wearing plaid mackinaws were
arrested close by. One gave the name
of Albert Xelson, of Fiver Falls, Wis
consin, and carried an I. W. W. card;
the other was O. V. Boyles, of Aber
deen, Wash.
SPANISH FLYERS
REACH SHORES
SOUTH AMERICA
PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, Feb. 1
The Spanish flyers arrived here yes
terday covering the 279 miles from
Feernando Donoronha in 3 hours and
45 minutes. They expect to remain
here two days and proceed to Rio
Janeiro and Buenos Aires, making the
return flight via the Panama Canal
the United States and the Azores.
Fly from Cape Verde
FERNANDO DONORONHA, Brazil,
Jan 31 UP)—On Saturday the Spanish
flyers covered 1432 miles from the
Cape Verde islands in 15 hours.
Landed Saturday Night
PERNAMBUCO, Feb. 1 UP)—’The
, Spanish seaplane Ne Plus Ultra landed
? at Fernando Donoronha at 8 o’clock
j Saturday night, following a sensation
| al hop of more than 1400 miles from
| the Cape Verde islands.
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SOUTHBOUND LIST
OF RESERVATIONS
ON S.S. VICTORIA
Outbound reservations on the S.S.
Victoria, which departed from port
Saturday night for Seattle, was the
smallest of the season marking the
ebb of Alaskan higera southward this
winter.
The list of reservations was as fol
lows:
For Latouche—Alford Forsmark,
H. H. Pfleeger, D. C. Detrich, Geo.
Burrall, James Paulson, Theo. Nalis,
R. Dickson, Robert Howard.
For Valdez—Fred Moorhead, F. B.
Vaghn.
For Cordova—John McMillan, Geo.
McFeeley, Sam Skarr, John Oden,.
Bertha Simon, E. Erickson, George
Pappadis.
For Juneau—T. G. Jensen, Dr. and
and Mrs. P. S. Whitney, Preston K.
Whitney, A. Swanson, John Martin
sen.
For Ketchikan.—E. Wentworth.
For Seattle—E. Siverton, Mr. and
Mrs. Jess Landers, Miss D. G. Host
ler, Mis Amy Hostler, H. L. Rider,
Edward W. Zorn, Mi38 Millie Zorn,
James E. Enright, Mrs. C. Roycroft,
James C. Maloney, H. J. Beltney, G.
Eckholm, Joseph Bostali, B. Johnson,
Han Hanson.
Ground Hog Due Emerge
From His Hole Tomorrow
According to ancient tradition if
groundhogs come out of their holes
tomorrow and see their shadow, this
district will have six weeks of con
tinued cold weather. But, on the
other hand, providing th© pesky ani
mal fails to see his reflection, it will
ibe almost to assume spring is here.
We’ll bet Pershing would have
settled that Tacna-Arica squabble if
they had given him a few doughboys
. to arbitrate with.
Vesuvius is reported to he in erup
; don again. Quick, Mussolini, the
edict.
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