VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 66.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
WIN ESSES PRIVATELY INFORM:
COMMITTEE COOLIDGE AL- j
SO SAW PICTURES
WASHINGTON, Mar. IS—Cool- j
idge also witnessed the Dempsey-Car
$ pentier fight pictures at McLean's din
ner, witnesses privateiy informed the
senate investigators this afternoon.
WASHINGTON, Mar 18—Daugher
ty and Senators Curtis, Elkins, andj
Slemp, secretary to Coolidge, were;
among the public officials who had
transactions in the Sinclair or Doheny
oil stocks, around the time the leases
of the naval reserves were made. The
names were disclosed before the Sen
ate oil committee today by Louis F.
Bond, a federal trade commission ac
countant, who examined the books of a
number of brokers. Daugherty handled
a thousand shares.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 18
Subpoenas were issued today for Mel
lon and Weeks by the Senate commit
tee investigating Daugherty.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 18—The war
department under Newton Baker stole
more money from the Government in
one nitrate transaction than has been
\ stolen by any other government offi
cial in the whole Teapot Dome scan
dal, declared Congressman Tincher of
Kansas ,in an address to the Republi
can state convention. In replying to
the charge Baker said he had no rec
ollection of any such nitrate transac
tion but that he did remember some
thing about a nitrate proposition loan
ed to some importers.
COUNCIL DPT? MUM
[LECTION ORDINANCE
The members of the Town council
had a busy meeting last night .when
the council gathered at its chambers
in the fire hall. An ordinance was
introduced providing for the primary
election, April 21), 11)24; clerks and
judges were appointed for the muni
cipal election, and salaries of muni
cipal officers for the coming year were
4 set by the council. Three judges and
two clerks were appointed as follows:
Clerks—J. P. Hannon, Martin Lan
ning.
Judges—Mrs. Paulson, George C.
Long, L. A. Peel.
In the matter of the salaries of city
officers for the year 1924-25, the sal
ary of the municipal clerk was fixed
at $72.50, the same as at the present
time ;the salary of the municipal at
torney was fixed at $100 per year,
and the salary of the municipal treas
urer was fixed at $50 per month.
A communication was read from
Prof. A. J .Goodskey, principal of the
Seward schools, calling attention to
the urgent need for enlargement of
the present school building, as the
same was too small for the present
needs of the school.
G. C. Henderson, manager of the
San Juan Fisheries made a protest in
regard to garbage being dumped near
v his plant, teh effluvium from which
was overpowering and the heaps un
sightly. Councilman McMullen, chair
man of the health committee, stated
that he would look into the mater and
report at the next meeting.
ADMIRAL LINE PLAGES
THIRD MATE ON SHIPS
The Admiral Line has adopted the
practice of sending out a third mate on
their vessels, whose duties will be to
look after the cargo. This gives one
man in the hold at all times prevent
ing damage to cargo and greight be
ing carried by the port of destination.
LONDON, March 18—A mosiac of
St. Patrick was unveiled in both hous
es of Parliament last night.
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ROYALTY, REPUBLICANISM AND LABOR SIDE BY SIDE AT THE PILGRIM’S DINNER TO AMBASSADORS
The principals at the recent dinner given by the Pilg inis’ Society in London, in honor of the new United States
Ambassador to the Court of St, James and the new British Ambassador to the United States. Lett to right. Premier
Ramsay McDonald, the Prince of Wales, U. S. Ambassador Frank Kellogg, Lord Desborough. who presided, and the
Rt. Hon. ir Esme Howard, new British Ambassador to th ■ United States. The affair was of great social prominence
The steamship Admiral Watson ar
rived in port last night on her way
to Seldovia, Kodiak and westward
! points, with about 200 ton. of freight
and the following passengers.
For Seward: J. Chisholm, P. C.
Jackson, Miss W. Wilson, L. E. Ely, I’.
S. Kennedy, M. Keily, A. J. Bailey, J.
B. McKee, Mrs. A. B. Kelsinger and
infant; and 4 steerage.
For Seldovia: Mrs. Rose Munson,
K. Armstrong, Geo. Lloyd, A. Nors
! ledt, O. J. Meehon and wife, Ed. Jen
! sen and 1 steerage.
For Kodiak: E. L. Lynch, Wm.
Walker and wife, Dr. F. A. Dean, H.
S. Abbott, B. Frey, B. Kraft, Jno.
Brodkarb, J. M. Blinn, H. P. Walker
and wife, H. Erickson, T. Oiwa, T.
Mondenese, H. Worrell, C. M. Gott,
Ben. J. Sholl, wife and infant, Mrs. M.
Hughes, Viola Hughes, Pat Hughes,
Mrs. E. Simmons and two children, A.
A. Humfrey, W. V. Blackwell ,J. Me
hen and 1 steerage.
The following passengers sailed on
! the Watson from Seward. For Sel
dovia. Ed Epsjon, Carl Rodin, B. Ras
mussen, Dave Halseth, Rev. R. V. B.
Dunlap, Jos. Cleghorn. For Kodiak:
Chas. W. Gunderson, H. Olafson, Mrs.
Chas. Jeling, George G. Cotter, Wm.
NickerofF, Mike Melrokel.
The Admiral Watson will return
southbound Thursday morning.
II WOMEN AND MAN
MURDERED BY MANIAC
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LINDEN, New York. ,Mar. 18—One
1 man and two women were found mur
dered in a burning house, neighbors
discovering the fire and extinguishing
it. The tripple murder was apparently
the work of some maniac. The man
and his wife being shot and the other
woman beaten to death with an axe
handle. The crime is similar to the
slaying in October of Miss Frances
Kimball, a spinister in the cellar of
; her home.
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JOHNSON BILL REVISED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 18—
The Johnson immigration bill has been
revised so as to not conflict with the
treaties with Japan and again favor
ably reported by the House Immigra
i tion committee.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 18
Income tax collections so far for the
first quarter have reached more than
four hundred million dollars.
I THREE MILLION DOLLARS
GIVEN TO JAPANESE GOVT.
1 - . . i
TOKIO, Mar. IS—American minis
ter Woods handed Premier Matsui of
I Japan a draft for three million dollars
! which represents the remainder of the
| earthquake relief funds for the estab
i lishment of a permanent hospital. Sev
eral military officers and government
officials were present when Woods
imado the presentation.
i TOKIO, Mar. 18—Japanese military
officials arrested J. P. McCullogh and
D. G. MacLaughlin, surveyors, repre
senting Sinclair interests who were at
tempting to enter the North Saghalien
district to survey concessions which
Sinclair has claimed to have received
i from the Soviet government.
They were taken out to Otaru Har
; bor in a Japanese gunboat. The Jap
anese officials declared they had no
permit from the Soviet authorities to
survey any territory, and Japan does
not yet recognize the Soviet Govern
ment. They were on Japanese terri
jtory when arrested. Powerful Japan
ese interests are planning on exploita
| tion of the same fields under the aus
pices of the Jap navy.
BERGDOLL WOULD RETURN
AND SERVE PRISON TERM
NEW YORK, March 18—Grover C.
Bergdoll, notorious slacker is negotia
ting through Hearst interests to re
turn from Germany and serve his sen
tence.
FIRE DAMAGES FORD FACTORY
PASADENA, Mar. 17—A fire start
ing in a bluing factory threatened the
industrial district of this city but was
controlled after damaging the Luther
Ford factory and destroying an ad
joining warehouse. The damage is
estimated at about twenty-five thous
and dollars.
Util. GUYTON BISSELL
LUKES FOR WESTiNIRD
Lieut. Clayton Bissell sailed on the
Starr this morning for Chignik, with
the large outfit of gasoline and sup
plies designated for the Army aviation
squadron. Lieut. Bissell has been in
Seward the past three weeks arrang
ing for the flight, and is taking sev
eral hundred tons of machine parts
and supplies to westward points. The
squadron after leaving Chignik will
fly close to Unga in order that they
may report .thence squaring away for
Unalaska . From Unalaska the flight
will be to Atka, thence to Attu, leav
ing the Territory at this point. Sergt.
Wm. Rogers, of the local Signal Corps,
accompanied Lieut. Bissell as aide and
radio operator. After landing the
supplies at Chignik the lieutenant will
proceed to Unalaska and west, return
ing to Seward in May.
LOCAL MEN GET AGENCY
FOR SILL BULL MILL
Messrs. Hendrickson and Hagan, of
Seward have taken the agency for the
Ellis Ball Chili mill, one of the great
est inventions of the modern age ,in
crushing mills, made in all sizes from
200 pounds to 500 tons per day ,and at
a price that is much cheaper than con
structing an arrastra. This mill makes
the prospector independent of the la
bor involved in constructing cruder
methods of ore crushing. The amal
gamator is also a concentrator in prin
ciple and it can be made so by the ad
dition of a fe wparts without extra
cost to the purchaser.
The mill will fill a long-felt want in
Alaska, the prospector being permit
ted by this process to work any high
grade stringer which would not war
rant more expensive machinery. Some
of these mills have been in operation
over three years with no replacements.
Jos. Meherin was a passenger on the
(Admiral Watson last evening, making
the trip to Kodiak and return.
Delegate Sutherland Secures Action on Radio Station
At the Chamber of Commerce Luncheon today the following tel
gram was received by Secretory J. P. Hannon, from Delegate Dan A.
Sutherland:
Washington, D. C., March 18, 1924.
Seward Chamber of Commerce, Seward, Alaska.
The Secretary of War has requested the Navy Department to turn
over the Seward Radio Station to the Signal Corps. Will wire you as
soon as any action is taken.
DAN SUTHERLAND, Delegate.
This message, coming at a time when the Chamber was in session,
evoked a storm of applause from the members. The Chamber has been
in correspondence with the Departments at Washington for some time
in an endeavor to have the station reopened, or turned over to the
Signal Corps, preferably the latter, and the action taken by the War
Department shows the efforts are bearing fruit.
RANT W. SEXTON, 59,
PROMINENT MASON DEAD
George W. Sexton received word on
his boat that his younger brother,
Irant W. Sexton, a resident of Wash-1
ngton, D. C., for the past 40 years, j
lassed away at his residence in the
apital city, February 16. Mr. Sexton;
vas born in Indiana, but had lived in i
Washington since he was a young j
nan. He was prominent in Masonic
■irc'es of the city, being past master
ind a life member of Mt. Hermon
Liodge No. 170, F. & A. M.j, of Hyatts
rille, Md. Pie has been employed in ;
;he government printing office and
ater in the Department of Labor. He
!s survived by a son, Dr. R. Lyman
Sexton, a a daughter, Miss Belle Sex
ton, bot hof Washington.
DilUGBTEn MOOtt
HIES II. HI. STUDENT
SEATTLE, Mar. 18—Cornelius T.
Waldo, 22, and Miss Mary M. Holtz
heimer, 18, daughter of Federal Judge
Holtzheimer of Alaska, both Univer
sity students, were secretly married
Friday and are now honeymooning in
the San Juan islands. The groom is
the son of former congressman Waldo
of New York, now living in Pasadena.
The bride’s parents extended forgive
ness.
BILL FOR CONTROL PLATINUM
ALASKA DEFINITELY SHELVED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 18—
A bill introduced three years ago and
again last December by representa
tive O’Connell of Brooklyn, in which a
New York group sought to control all
platinum deposits in Alaska, has been
definitely shelved.
PREVENT FURTHER
(MATH OF
! TEAPOT OIL LAIS
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LOS ANGELES, Mar. 18—The gov
ernment prosecutor secured a tempor
ary injunction this afternoon against
Dohcny corporations’ further operat
ing in Elk Hills naval oil reserve. In
the suit in which he seeks the cancel
lation of the leases, the prosecutor
charges outright bribery of Fall, by
Dohcny.
MAN SHOOTS BOATOWNER
THEN TURNS GUN ON SELF
TACOMA, Mar. 17—While the gas
boat Edith H., plying between Allyn
and Steilacom, was making her regu
lar trip last week, an unidentified man
shot and killed Robert Tolstrup the
owner of the boat, and then fired a
bullet into his own brain, dying a few
hours later. One passenger was the
1 only witness.
caiiciipicE
SELLS FARM MACHINERY
LONDON, Mar. 18—The former
German crown prince is selling farm
[ machinery and is living at the home of
| his brother Eitel, at Potsdam, accord
| in gto the Daily Mail.
TRIBUNE OWNERS PURCHASE
NEW YORK HERALD TODAY
NEW Y"ORK, Mar. 18—Tribune
owners purchased the Herald and be
ginning tomorrow the publication will
appear as the Herald-Tribune. Munsey
formerly owned the Herald.
STRICT GUARD SHOULD
BE KEPT TO PREVENT
SPREAD HOOF DISEASE
OLYMPIA, Mar. 18—Strict obser
vance should be maintained at all sea
ports in Washington to guard against
the foot and mouth disease from all
ships from South America and Ori
ental ports, Doctor Pelton, state veti
narian, declared today. The Doctor
ascertained the disease was brought
to California from the Orient and the
Philippines on Naval transports thru
feed and garbage. Mare Island was
the first place infected.
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FOR EUGENE.ORE
ON Iff TO SEATTLE
lie joined there by lt. erik
NELSON—NO ATTEMPT AT
SPEED
SACRAMENTO, Mar. IS—World
fliers arrived at two yesterday after
noon, four and one-half from Santa
Monica, averaging eighty miles per
hour.
They will hop off at nine this morn
ing for Vancouver, Washington, where
they will be joined by Lt. Erik Nel
son, the fourth member of the squad
ron. No attempt will be made to speed.
SEATTLE, Mar. 18—The cutters
Algonquin and Haidia will sail April
sixth for Dutch Harbor in connection
with the flight.
CLOVER FIELD SANTA MONICA,
Mar. 18—Three of four Douglas aero
planes that will hop-off from Seattle
in the U. S. army’s round-the-world
air flight, departed from Cloverfield
at 9:32 yesterday morning, command
ed by Major Martin. If the planes
can get below the cloud ceiling after
crossing Teha Pass they will land at
Sacramento, where they will remain
until tomorrow morning. If they can
not get below mists for safe flying
thru the mountains ,they will return
( here and try again tomorrow.
! MATHER FIELD, Sacramento, Mar.
| 18—The second day’s flight of the
Army around the world journey start
ed at nine-forty-eight A. M., when the
three cruisers left for Eugene Oregon.
The jump was changed to Eugene in
: stead of Vancouver Barracks today.
LONDON, Mar. 18—The British are
! rushing their planes to beat the Am
ericans on the round-the-wurld flight,
! the Evening News said. It had been
! planned to start the flight on the lot'i
!of Apiil, but the date has been put
|ahead.
SEATTLE, Mar 18—A polo match,
j aerial parade, circus, and infantry
drills will be features of the celebra
tion held for the around the world
[fliers when they arrive in Seattle on
i March 20th from Southern Califor
1 nia on the first lap of the trip. They
| leave Seattle April 2nd.
A seven ton Ellis ball mill arrived
on the Admiral Watson and will be
taken to the Tom Hambright property
near the Brewer Hayden mine. This
property while a small vein, is im
mensely rich, and considerable ore has
been blocked out. The vein has been
traced about three quarters of a mile,
it averaging about 14 inches in width.
The formation is slate, and the angle
is about 45 degrees.
The property is owned by Nels Hag
en, Tom Hambright and Henry Lar
sen, who will spend considerable mon
ey this summer in development work.
The Forestry department has promis
ed to put a trail thru from mile 5,
which will be done this summer.
STARR SAILS LOADED
10 PLIMSOLL LINE
Loaded to capacity with passengers
and freight, the steamship Starr sail
ed today for Unalaska and westward
points. Among the heavy shipments
were lumber, gasoline and aviator
supplies for westward points. A large
shipment of mail was also taken .
AMERICAN LEGION TO MEET
The local post, American Legion,
will meet tonight in the Elk’s hall, un
der the Bank of Seward. All mem
bers are asked to be present.
Jack Chisholm arrived on the Ad
miral Watson from a trip to La
touche and Cordova.