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VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 176
SEWARD. ALASKA. MONDAY, JULY 16, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
President
of Seward
LEFT FAIRBANKS TODAY FOR A
RIVER TRIP ON GENERAL
JACOBS—VISIT VALDEZ
PRESIDENT A GOOD LOCOMOTIVE
ENGINEER BUT HANDLES
AIR LIKE AMATEUR
(Special to Gateway)
FAIRBANKS, July 16.—President
Harding and party started from here
today on an automobile trip of 90
miles over the Richardson highway to
McCarty, on the Tanana river. The
trip will take five hours. It was orig
inally planned that the President and
party would go over the highway to
Chitina, and there take the Copper
River & Northwestern Railway to
Cordova, but the trip was abandoned
on account of the President and Mrs.
Harding fearing ill effects from the
long ride.
As now planned the party upon
reaching McCarty will taxe tne Gen
eral Jacobs to Nenana, where tomor-;
row evening they will board a train
for Seward, reaching the salt water
terminus of the Government railroad
at 7:30 Wednesday evening.
Secretary Wallace and Chief For
4 ester Greely, however, will take the
entire trip over the highway.
A side trip to Valdez has been in
cluded in President Harding’s itiner
ary from Seward.
Gridiron Club Holds Meeting
FAIRBANKS, July 16.—The Grid
iron Club held the Farthest Noith
meeting in its history last night in
this city, under the shadow of the
Arctic Circle, when eight members of
the Club accompanied by President
Harding, gathered at the Tanana
Club rooms, with Governor Scott C.
Bone, a former Washington newspa
per man presiding. The meeting was
participated in by nearly fourteen
clubs with a membership of fifty.
Will Pay Valdez Visit
It is reported here that the Presi
dential party will visit Columbia gla
cier and Valdez after leaving Seward,
making the trip over the scenic Rich
ardson road as far as Keystone can
yon.
Drives Locomotive Expertly
At Wasilla President and Mrs.
Harding climbed into the cab of the
A locomotive pulling the Presidential
special, and with the President at the
throttle and Mrs. Harding on the fire
man’s side, Mr. Harding drove the
engine to Willows, a distance of 26
miles in 51 minutes. Engineer Fred
Brayford said Mr. Harding was a good
driver, but the steward on the diner
claimed he was a poor “stopper.” as
he applied the air too suddenly and
broken 11 cups in the diner.
Helps Paint Section House
- . While the engine was taking water
at Willows, President and Mrs. Hard
ing strolled up the track to a nearby
section house, where the section men
were painting the building. Grabbing
a brush from one of the men Presi
dent Harming wielded the bursh vigor
ously, to the great delight of the
section crew.
Drives Golden Spike
At the Nenana River bridge, Presi
dent Harding drove the golden spike,
uniting the Northern and Southern
divisions. After the ceremony the
spike, a solid gold one, was pulled and
-4 will be placed in the museum at Ju_
neau.
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Finds Boy Born Date Inauguration
While President President Harding
was at Willow he found a boy whose
birth occurred on the date of his in
auguration, and gave the youngster a
dollar as a souvenir.
Lavishly Entertained at Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, July 14.—Under sun
ny skies President Harding was re
ceived in this city Saturday afternoon
and escorted about the city. The lo
! cal infantry and band formed an es
cort to the President, who was con
ducted to awaiting autos and driven
over the city, after which he was
escorted to a stand, and after a brief
speech of welcome by Mayor Conroy,
was presetned a picture of Mount
McKinley, from the brush of Sydney
Laurence, Alaska’s scenic master, and
a framed poem from Ula Thompson.
The boys on the Anchorage Times
presented the President with an old
ivory paper knife with a large nugget
for a handle. The Presidential spe
cial left at 12:45 for Chickaloon where
the night was spent.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dedo\ard, for
mer Sewardites, arrived on Saturday’s
train from Nenana, where Mr. Dedo
yard has been working for the Com_
mission. They left on the Alameda
for Seattle and will visit with their!
parents for a short time.
DETERMINED EFFORT MADE TO
REPLACE LAFOLLETTE WITH
HARDING SUPPORTER
ST. PAUL, July 16.—The voters ot
Minnesota today are awaiting the ver-'
diet of an unprecedented contest, in
volving the selection of a senator to!
succeed the late Knute Nelson.
In 3520 polling places baliots are
being marked to determine whether a
supporter of the Harding administra
tion shall go to the Senate, or if this
State shall throw its complete sena_
torial strength to the radical La Foi
lette group.
The race is between Governor
Preue and Magnus Johnson, the far
mer-labor candidate. It is conceded
that the democratic candidate has no
chance to win.
The battle for the United States
| senatorship between Governor Preus
republican, and Magnus Johnson, of
the farmer-labor party, lias been the
hardest fought in the history of Min
nesota.
brated United States Naval Band, of ]
Washington, D. C., delighted Seward
citiziens with another band concert
last night, playing from five p. m. un
til nearly 6:30. Every piece was
heartily encored. In addition to the
regular program, a number of pieces
were played by special request.
Tonight the boys give a free dance
to our citizens in A. B. hall, to which
all are invited. Another concert will
be given tomorrow evening at 8:00
o’clock.
LIFE TERMER WHO ESCAPED
SEVEN YEARS AGO, IS TAKEN
SEATTLE, July 16.—John Sandas,
who escaped from prison just seven
years ago, following a life sentence
for the murder of M3rs. Blanche Cole
man, of Seattle, has been captured at
San Francisco, after having circled
the globe in his efforts to escape the
law.
50,000 HOMELESS AS MOUNT ETNA ERUPTS
A view across Catania to Mount Etna, smoking above it perennial
cloak of snow—the volcano from which rivers of molten lava recently
poured forth and buried a number of villages, ruining crops and forcing
fifty thousand persons to flee for their lives.
T FEW
WOULD BE BACK AT FRANCE’S
SIDE WITHIN TWO DAYS
PARIS, July 16— Premier Poincare
today addressing the Senate said that
France feared nothing from the threat
ened break with Britain. He declar
ed if Britain broke away from France
she would be back “at our side two
days’ later.”
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and continued warm weather
tonight and Tuesday.
Miss Lydia Petellin, who has been
the house guest of Mrs. Emilie Wey
brecht for the past month, returned
to her home at Afognak on the Starr.
Miss Petellin has a very charming
personality and made a host of warm
friends while here. She was the hon
or guest for a number of delightful
affairs.
RUSSIA NOT PREPARED
10 MSI! OS WARFARE
MOSCOW, July 14.—The lsvestia,
official organ of the Soviet govern
ment, quotes Cl n. Sergius Kaminof,
one of the Soviet leaders, as saying in
a speech during an extroardinary ses
sion of the executive Soviet council,
“Unfortunately experience has taught
us we are not prepared to carry on a
warfare and we have not the power
to annihilate capital, and cannot get
along without it if we did.”
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Browner!, after
being in Anchorage for the past five
months in the employ of the moving
pictures corporation, were thru pas_
sengers on the Alameda for their
home in the States.
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CHAIRMAN OF PRIVILEGES AND
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 16.—
William Paul Dillingham, United
States Senator from Vermont, died
here last last night.
Senator Dillingham was a promi
nent figure in Congress, having served
since 1900. He was chairman of the
Privileges and Elections Committee;
a member of the District of Columbia,
Finance, Immigration, and Judiciary
Committees. He was born at Water
bury, Vt., in 1843; and at different
times was Senator and Governor of
Vermont. His term of service expir
ed in 1927.
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Owing to the closing down of tti<§
mining of coal at Eska, the Eska So
cial Club has changed its name to
The Miners’ Club. The members of
the Club built a social hall at Eska,
with equipment valued at $1500, in
cluding a player piano, phonographs
and gymnasium paraphernalia. It was
decided at the last meeting of the
Club that at any time twenty mem
bers of the former Eska Social Club,
in good standing on June 1, were to
gether at any other camp, they could
claim this property and move it to
their camp.
The dredge for Ganes creek in the
Kuskokwim district, recently arrived
on one of the steamers. It is of the
flume dredge type, operating 30-inch
buckets. G. W. C. Glass of San Fran
cisco will be in charge of the ma
chine.
The Evans Jones Coal Company, G.
E. Rockefeller, superintendent, is
making preparations for the installa
tion of a cleaning plant. The recent
washing test on the coal from this
mine showed eight per cent ash. At
present 95 men are employed on this
property.
TWO DROWN IN DUWAMISH
RIVER IN ATTEMPT RESCUE
SEATTLE, July 16.—Clarence Mc
Lennan, a salesman, 43, and son Ar
thur, 14, was drowned in the Duwa_'
mish river last night when the father,
undertook to rescue his son, who was
in bathing and got out of his depth.
FRENCH OCCUPY ELBERFELD
BERLIN, July 16.—French troops
have occupied the big industrial city j
of Elberfeld on the edge of the Ruhr
district, and are further extending
their occupation.
SPOKANE, July 14.—The mining
towns of Mace and Burke were de
stroyed by forest fires, which are
sweeping up the slopes of the Bitter
Root mountains. Fears are felt for
the lives of tourists on the Yellow
stone trail highway. It is understood
that all exterior workings of the Hecla
mine, one of the largest lead-siver
mines in the world have gone. The
Bunker Hill, Sullivan and Hercules
mines are in the district.
CHICAGO, July 14.—The next Re
publican national convention will be
held in Chicago, in June, if National
Treasurer Upham makes such request.
National Executive Committeeman is
said to have made this statement,
after a conference of state chairmen
and republican leaders from eight
states.
Word was received here on the Ala
meda that E. E. Ray, well known
Cordova citizen, had passed away in
Seattle from heart trouble. Mr. Ray
at one time was a member of the
Territorial legislature, and was iden
tified with the Territory’s interests
since 1898.
EXULTED RULEB
ATLANTA, July 14.—James G. Mc
Farland of Watertown, S. Dak., was
elected Grand Exalted Ruler of the
B. P. 0. E. today. ^ 4-~ ~
JOINT ACTION BY POWERS
SUGGESTED FOR CHINESE
WASHINGTON, July 14.—Joint ac
tion by the powers has been suggest
ed by Great Britain as a means of re
storing normal conditions in China.
A. E. Murphy, who used to live in
Nome, and later in Fairbanks, is now
connected with the Murphy Realty
Company, 301 Balboa Building, San
Francisco. He is doing well handling
California lands.
FEDERAL JUDGE DEAD
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.—Feder
al Judge Trippet died here today.
FRANCE REFUSES RECEDE
FROM OCCUPATION RUHR
SENIS, France, July 16.—Premier
Poincare proclaimed today that It
was the French government’s unalter_
able decision to stand for the com
plete execution of the Versailles trea
ty with the German debt at 133 bil
lion gold marks, and that no change
would be made at the request of oth
er allied powers.
Tomorrow evening at 7:00 o’clock,
the Seward civic club will offer the
sailors on the naval vessels in port a
series of handsome purses for boxing
bouts to oe held between men of the
rival vessels, or the crews of any one
vessel. There are eight bouts sched
uled, and as the participants are weil
trained in handling th« ir mitts some
high-class boxing will be '.he result.
The events v.i! 1 be held in the
street, between the Ho el Overland
and Brown k- Batvkins store. The
balconies on both places will be re
served for ladie3.
At five o’clock a rifle mu pistol
shoot will be held on the beach west
of the dock, pisto’s at 60 yards, and
rifles 200 yarns. Entrants will pay
50 cents, winner it he all. Three
shots will De fiied by each man.
Music and other specialties will be
put on between bouts.
SECRETARIES TRAIN WILL
REACH SEWARD TOMORROW
The special bearing Secretaries
Hoover and Work left Fairbanks at
1:30 o’clock today. It will reach An
chorage at 1 p. m. tomorrow and ar_
rive here at 2:00 a. m.’ Wednesday
morning.
Senator E. E. Chamberlin returned
home Saturday by way or Anchorage.
Mr. Chamberlin has been in the Bris
tol Bay district collecting territorial
taxes. He made the trip across the
Aleutian peninsula to Kanutak, and
from the oil camp took the gas boat
Nile to Anchor agt. Mr. Chamberlin
reports a very successful trip, and
collected taxes totoling over $25,000.
He has promised the uateway an in
teresting account of his trip for Sat
urday’s paper.
PROMINENT MOVIE ACTOR
SPENDS SUNDAY IN SEWARD
“Big Jack” O’Brien, a motion pic
ture star of Hollywood, Calif., arriv
ed on the Alamecla, and is making a
tour of Alaska, looking over motion
Picture possibilities, for the Norman
Dawn Productions. Mr. O’Brien states
that his company has about run out
of scenery in their present location,
and would prefer to film Alaskan pic
tures in Alaska. The Norman Dawn’s
Productions latest picture was “The
Son ot the V olf,” a Jack London
| story. Mr. O’Brien played opposite
j Eva Novak, a former star in Bill Hart
1 productions. Other pictures in which
he played leads were Sinbad, The
Eternal Triangle, Lasca, A Tokio Sj>
j ren, The Adorable Savage, White
| Youth, Thunder Island, The Vermil
ion Pencil, Oriental Love and others.
He has been leading man with the
following stars: Marguerite Clark.
| Hope Hampton, Carmel Myers, Mar
guerite Clayton, Olive Tell, Anna Q.
j Nilsson, Marion Davies, and Norma
| Shearer. Pictures now playing in
| Alaska in which Mr. O’Brien took part
j are “The Stealers” and “The Daugh
[ ter of the Law.”
Mr. O’Brien states that his company
is not selling stock nor looking for
ward to any monetary consideration
from Alaskans, other than their aid
in submitting scenarios, which will be
liberally paid for.
AVIATORS DROWN WHEN
MACHINE FALLS INTO OCEAN
^ENICB’ CaIif- Ju,y 16.—Herbert
Wilson and Cecil Coates were drowned
here today when their engine failed at
an altitude of 200 feet and dropped
into the ocean. The aviators were
strapped to their seats and had no
.chance to escape. Both were resi
dents of Santa Monica.
FREE DANCE BY NAVAL BAND