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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 97.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
TEXT OF RECOMMENDATION IS RECEIVED
PROPOSAL FOR SINGLE ADMINISTRATIVE
HEAD VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS IN ALASKA
FUTURE OF ALASKA REVOLVES AROUND AGRI
CULTURE, COMMERCE AND INTERIOR DE
PARTMENTS; CONSOLIDATION OF ACTIVI
TIES WILL SPEED UP PROGRESS'
SINGLE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE AN IDEAL
ORGANIZATION
Marshals, Prohibition Enforcement Officers, Game War
dens, Fur Wardens, and All Special Officers be Re
placed by Constabulary.
The full text of the joint recommendation by Secre
tary Work of the Interior Department, Secretary Jar
dine of the Department of Agriculture, and Secretary
Hoover of the Department of Commerce, which was sub
mitted to Congress the forepart of this month, for the re
organization of the Government activities in Alaska, has
just been recpivpd by The Gateway from Alaska Railroad
headquarters
PARTIAL RETURNS IN
SUTHERLAND VOTES
CONTINUE PILE UP
ARTHUR FRAME LEADING FOR
SENATE RACE; DEMOCRATIC
REPRESENTATIVES LEAD
JUNEAU, April 29. (<P)—Twenty
one out of 51 precincts representing
more than two-thirds of the vote in
the First division gave the republi
S can delegate Frank A. Aldrich 443
votes, McCain 198, Sutherland 1276;
for the senate, LeFevre 675, Steel 898;
for representatives, Benjamin 1338,
Ferguson 1314, Mrs. Gray 759, Paul
1020. One hundred and twenty-nine
scattering democratic returns gave
Delegate Boyle 324, Adams 206. Par
tial returns from the Third division
including Cordova, Seward, Anchor
age, Chitina, Eyak and Bilkousky
gave Aldrich 1541, McCain 110, Su
therland 566; the democratic vote
gave Boyle 117. For the Third divi
sion legislature Arthur Frame is lead
ing for the senate and Smith, Scott,
Murray and Green for the House. For
the Senate Sherman, Coffey, Price
and Wilcox, democrats are leading
the voting which everywhere is light.
ram INIINERT
OF THE ADMIRAL EVANS
The "westward itinerary of the Ad
miral Evans, now Seward bound from
Seattle and which will arrive in port
next Tuesday will be as follows:
Port Graham^ Seldovia, Uzinkie, Ko
diak, Sheerwater Bay. Returning
south the liner will call in at its reg
ular ports.
The local term of court will end
Saturday, and acorddng to present ar
rangements, Judge Cecil Clegg ex
pects to depart for his Fairbanks of
fice on Monday.
The recommendation contained in
letters sent to the chairman of the
Senate and House committees on Ter
ritories provides for each of the three
departments to have a single adminis
trative head in Alaska for all its ac
tivities. It is proposed that these
administrative heads be selected from
the present chief officer in charge of
the principal activity of each one of
the departments now stationed in Al
aska and that they form an advisory
board of Federal administration in the
Territory. The plan provides that
these officers shall be delegated au
thority to act on matters without the
necessity of referring them to Wash
ington.
The secretaries also recommend
that the president be authorized to
transfer the activities of the various
bureaus in Alaska from one depart
ment to the other through the issu
ance of executive orders after the
several departments have coordinated
their work and find such steps advis
able. A bill is submitted to the Sen
ate and House committees covering
the proposals which, the three secre
taries believe, will prevent duplication
and overlapping of Federal functions
in Alaska, simplify intradepartmental
supervision, and eliminate unneces
sary expense.
For some time Secretary Work has
been working on a plan of reorganiza
tion of federal activities in the terri
tory of Alaska and has held numerous
conferences with Secretary Jardine
and Hoover. The chart submitted
vith the recommendations showing
the functions of the different depart
ments and bureaus of the Govern
ment was prepared by the Interior de
partment.
Copy of the Joint Letter
“Hon. Frank B. Willis,
Chairman, Committee on Territories
and Insular Possessions,
United States Senate.
“My Dear Senator Willis:
“It is realized by those interested
in the development of Alaska that the
natural resources are controlled by
the departments of the Interior, com
merce and agriculture, and it is prin
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ALASKA DUE TOMORROW
The S. S. Alaska arrived at Cor
dova this morning at 7 o’clock ac
cording to the local radio station. The
vessel is expected to arrive in Sew
ard tomorrow.
SIXTEEN PRECINCTS
FAIRBANKS DISTRICT
IN FAVOR SUTHERLAND
FAIRBANKS, April 29. (/P)—Fourth
division returns from 16 precincts, in
cluding Nenana, gave Aldrich 65, Mc
Cain 55, Sutherland 476, Adams 22,
Boyle 55. There was no senatorial
contest. For representatives on the
republican ticket, J. H. Groves, 418,
Fred B. Johnston 432, Thomas J. Mc
Croskey 356, H. S. Ross 234, Joseph H.
Ulmer 254. No democratic legislative
ticket was voted on.
NEW YORK—Will Hays, czar of
the movie industry, issued a warn
ing against “movie buccaneers”, ac
tive in non-existant studios and
schools, which were defrauding the
public.
SAN FRANCISCO. (/P)—The sugar
trial involving Walter J. Matso, for
mer secretary of the Honolulu
Plantation Company is scheduled to
open soon, after today’s postpon
ment.
WASHINGTON, April 28. (/P)—
Under pressure from the White
House republican leaders in Con
gress will redouble their efforts this
week to get calendars cleared of im
portant legislation so early adjoin
ment can be taken.
SAN FRANCISCO.—The Tittian
haired beauty, Inez De Valliere. of
Hollywood movie colony attempted
suicide yesterday by leaping from a
bay ferry yesterday, after discovering
her accepted suitor had proved to
be a married man. .She was res
cued by a sailor off a freighter in
the harbor.
LONDON, April 28. (JP)—A reduc
tion in the price of automobile tires
is announced for Britain. The reduc
tion will amount to an average of ten
next week. For the past six months
per cent, and will come into effect
the price of tires in the country has
been the highest in the history of the
industry.
LAURENCE, Kansas, April 28. (;P)
—Rolland Lock, university of Oklaho
ma sprinter, today established a new
collegiate record for the 100 yard
dash .and equalled the world’s record
for the event when he ran the dis
tance in 9 3-5 seconds. Although the
wind was at his back, the judges an
nounced that the record would stand.
RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES
FRENCH BUDGET PISSED
PARIS, April 29. (JP)—The cham
ber of deputies in the senate passed
the budget and adjourned to May 27.
The budget shows receipts of 37,400,
000,000 francs and expenditures come
to 37,300,000,000 francs.
WILKINS ID EILESON LID SAFELYJf
POINT BARROW. 11 STATION ADVISES
NEW YORK; BOTH IN 0000 CONDITION
POLE EXPLORERS WERE LOST BETWEEN FAIR
BANKS AND BARROW FOR LAST TWO WEEKS;
NO DETAILS OF WHAT HAPPENED, ONLY
BRIEF FLASH SAFE ARRIVAL
PLANE DETROITER IS DISAPPOINTMENT
TO AVIATORS, IS SAID
Only Feasible Method Transporting Fuel Oil to Barrow
Is By Vessels; Plane Has Many Shortcomings; Can
Hardly Sustain Self in Air With Load Fuel.
FAIRBANKS, April 29. (^—Al
though a constant radio vigil has
been kept, the Arctic remains silent
concerning Captain Wilkins and Lieut.
Eielson.
Attempts to fly the Detroiter has
been most discouraging and it is
authoratively said the ship so far has
been unable to sustain itself with a
fuel load sufficient to fly to Barrow
and return. While other shortcom
ing were brought out at the test
flights it is declared the transporta
tion of fuel from Fairbanks to Bar
row over the Brooks range demand
in a high altitude, is impracticable
and that the only feasible arrange
ment is haulage by ocean vessels.
The electric compass and the regu
lar equipment on the Detroiter which
was completely overhauled and work
ed satisfactorily both in the north
and south test flights as did the mar
' ine compass installed in the rear fu
selage. Another flight will be made
shortly to test the east and west read
ings.
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NEW YORK, April 29. (£>)— Nana
announced Wilkins and Eielson land
ed at Barrow in good condition.
IMPORTANT MEET TONIGHT
An important ladies’ business meet
ing has been called for this evening at
8 o’clock at the S. A. C. for the pur
pose of discussing matters pertaining
to the organization of women ath
letes of Seward. It is vital that all
interested be present tonight in order
that general expressions may be
heard.
TEST FLIGHT IS MADE
FAIRBANKS, April 28. (£>)—The
monoplane Detroiter was given a test
flight yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO.—Four workmen
were blown to bits here yesterday
when 1500 pounds of dynamite ex
ploded at the plant of the Giant
Powders Company, near Richmond.
The Admiral Evans, of the Pacific
Steamship Company, is due to arrive
in Seward from Seattle next Tuesday.
NEW YORK.—The Tiger Flowers
Harry Greb battle for the middle
weight championship scheduled for
May 27th has been called off due
to Flower’s injured eye.
BRIDGE CLUB MEETING
Tie Seward Bridge Club will meet
tomorrow afternoon at 1:45. o’clock
with Mrs. O. A. Johansen.
DAREDEVIL NIAGARA
FALLS IS REPORTED
DEAD, CHRISTCHURCH
DEFIED DEATH MANY TIMES AT
FALLS; WENT OVER BRINK
IN BARREL 1911
NIAGARA FALLS, April 29. (/P)—
The death of Bobby Leach, Niagara
Falls thrill seekej; is reported from
Christchurch, New Zealand. Leach
went over Niagara in a barrel on July
25, 1911. He many times defied death
with the falls as a background for on
one occasion he passed through the
Whirpool rapids in a barrel, dropped
with a parachute from the upper
arch of the bridge over the Royal
George and another time dropped
from an airplane over the falls,
J. W. Olsen, bridge contractor for
the Bureau of Public Roads, left
town this morning with a crew of
five men for Moose Pass where he
will begin the construction of two
bridges, one at Frenchy creek and
the other over Donaldson. This work
will take at least two months, Mr.
Olsen said, and it is quite probable
other work in the Pass •will keep hiis
crew engaged throughout hte season.
WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE
Water will be shut off on 1st, 2nd
and 3rd streets this evening at 9
o’clock for about one hour.
HANKOW, April 29. (£>)—Chinese
bandits kidnapped the Rev. J. Wil
helm of the Liebenseller mission at
Kienyangin in the province of Hunan.
BERLIN.—Germany refuses to sup
port the League of Nations in an
Anti-Russian attitude declared here
recently as a result of the Russ
German treaty signed recently.
BERLIN, April 28. (JP)—One work
man was killed and members of the
Mexican claims commission to Ger
any narrowly escaped serious injury
today by the explosion of a rocket
during a reception for the Mexicans.
Pieces of steel were hurled two hund
red and fifty feet.