, . VOLUME XIX.
NUMBER 82.
SEVVARI), ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
STEAMSHIP ADMIRAL RODMAN GOES ASHORE
AT POINT CALVERT IN A BLINDING SNOWSTORM
The steamship Admiral Rodman of
the Pacific Steamship Company, went
ashore at 3:20 yesterday morning in
a blinding snowstorm at Point Cal
vert, 300 miles south of Ketchikan,
according to advices received by the
company’s officers here today. The
Admiral Rodman is high and dry at
low water, and it is said that her of
ficers fear she will be a total loss.
She is said to be badly smashed for
ward and nothing but powerful and
numerous pumps can save her from
breaking up. The steamship Queen
took the Rodman’s passengers to
Ketchikan.
The steamship Curacao which took
1 refuge at Bella Bella in yesterday’s
storm arrived at the scene of the
Rodman disaster today.
Late dispatches state there is but
little hope of saving the vessel.
Yesterday’s storm was one ol the
worst ever experienced on the Cana
dian coast, the wind reaching the ve
locity of a hurricane at times, and
heavy rain and snow squalls occur
ring.
New York Middleweight
Stages Quick Come-Back
MEW YORK, April 5—Paul Berlen
bacher, New York middleweight sen
sation staged a comeback when he
knocked out Harry Krohn of Akron,
Ohio in the fourth round of a sched
uled twelve round bout. Berlenbacher
had been knocking them out to the
tune of about fifteen straight when he
himself was defeated by Jack Delaney,
recently.
mine employees demand
RAISE FIFTY CENTS DAY
NELSON, B. C.. April 5—Employes
of the Silversmith mine, who are affil
iated in one big union have demanded
an increase of fifty cents a day. John
White of Spokane, president of the
Mine Company said the demand would
be refused saying that the company
which has mined continuously for four
years in the Kootenay district is the
only concern to recognize the 0. B. U.
SUNDAY SHOW TIME CHANGED
In opportunity to give church goers
an opportunity to attend services, the
time of the Sunday shows has been
changed from 7:00 and 8:45 o’clock
to 7:15 and 9:00 o’clock.
DANCE AT A. B. HALL TONIGHT
A dance will be given at A. B. hall
tonight by the management of the
Liberty theatre. Three piece orches
tra; admission $1.00.
ZERO WEATHER AT ANCHORAGE
Zero weather was reported at An
( chorage today.
TWENTY ABOVE IN SEWARD
The mercury took a sudden drop in
Seward last night, twenty below being
registered. All the little flowers and
rhubarb went right back into the
ground.
Juneau Man Shot by
Former Deputy Marshal
* PORTLAND, Apr. 5.—J. S. Smith,
who shot Bert Grayley of Juneau last
night was a member of the Portland
police force two years ago. He was
acquitted of one shooting before. In
1920. Wayne Cason, son of Boone
Cason, a well knowm lawyer here was
arrested and haled before the police
judge. As Cason was leaving the po
lice room for a cell he started to
fight with the policemen and was
shot by Smith. A coroner’s jury
found the shooting accidental and he
was released, after which he went
to Alaska where he was a LT. S. dep
uty marshal before returning to Port
land.
Dempsey Signs Up a
Two Million Contract
LOS ANGELES, April 5—Dempsey,
world’s heavyweight champion, signed
a million dollar contract with Carl Lae
mel, of the Universal Film corpora
tion, to make an appearance in a ser
ies of ten films . Kearns, Dempsey’s
manager said he had received an offer
of half million dollars from Rickard
to have Dempsey meet the winner of
a series of bouts between Gibbons,
Spalla, Firpo, Rojas and Wills on labor
day.
AIRMEN OE ROYAL MAIL
SERVICE WALK OUT
PORTLAND, April 5—An unpre
cedented strike started here when the
airmen of the Royal Mail service walk
ed out. The men work for a private
concern which carries mail. The pilots
now get 540 to 550 pounds annually
ly. The company made a proposal to
pay the airmen 100 pounds annually
with two pence per mile for each mile
they make in flight carrying mail. The
aviators deem this insufficient.
EIGHT THOUSAND WORKERS
ARE OUT ON STRIKE
HONOLULU, April 5—8,000 Fili
pino workers went out on strike to
day demanding an eight hour day, pre
dicting that ten thousand others on
Hamaiian plantations will soon join
the strikers.
Grand Jury Indicts
Number in Liquor Deal
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 5—
The Federal Grand Jury yesterday in
the investigation of Capitol liquor
scandals indicted three United States
Marshals, One Lieutenant of Police,
one Terminal police, one Sergeant of
the Marines, two negro pullman por
ters, a high-priced caterer and his
wife, three waiters, three alleged lead
ers of a liquor ring whose list of dis
tinguished customers disappeared sev
eral months ago ,and three young wo
men stenographers of the ring, also
three other men and fourteen other
women.
Norwegian Explorer
Will Fly for Russians
MOSCOW, Apr. 5.—A Norwegian
! explorer has consented to undertake
I to guide Russian airman Rossinsky
i on a flight to the North Pole.
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CARPENTIER TO FIGHT TUNEY
NEW YORK, April 5—Carpentier
has accepted the terms proposed by
promoters to meet Gene Tuney, Am
erican light weight champion of New
York in New Jersey, next June 16th.
NEW ENGINEER FOR RAILROAD
ARRIVES ON S. S. ALASKA
J. J. Iredale, formerly with the Den
ver & Ro Grande, arrived on the
j steamship Alaska today, accompanied
by his mother, wife and baby. Mr.
Iredale will be assigned to the me
j chanical department, where he will
| check the mechanical department and
i sytematize it to conform to roads in
| the States. Iredale is a graduate of
Rose Polytechnic institute and is an
I authority of locomotives and their re
| pairing.
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SHONOMISH PUTS TO SEA
j The U. S. coast guard cutter Snoho
j mish has been ordered to proceed on
i her annual seal patrol.
Frank McCafferty, an employe of
the Copper River railroad returned to
Cordova on the Alaska, after spend
ing several months in the States.
Cooiidge Has 188
Less Than a Majority
WASHINGTON Apr. 5.—Manager
Butler announced today that President
Cooiidge has 377 delegates pledged, or
about 188 short of a majority.
DAWSON HAS BIG FIRE
DAWSON, Y. T„ Apr. 5—The build
ing containing the machine and forg
ing shops of the Baird Limited of
Bear creek, one of the largest mining
companies on the Yukon burned yes
terday. Nothing was saved except
a lathe and some loose tools.
FRESH FISH TODAY
KETCHIKAN, Apr. 5.—Fish prices
today: Fresh halibut 11 and 6 cts.
COL. LANDIS RETURNS FROM
WASHINGTON AND CALIFORNIA
Col. Lee H. Landis, general mana
ger of the Aaska railroad arrived on
the Alaska today returning to his
headquarters after an official trip to
Washington, D. C., and California.
Col. Landis had a very pleasant trip
and was very successful in securing
additional funds for the railroad.
YOUNG STRIBLING
WINS OVER MT1GUE
NEW YORK, April 5—Young Strib
ling, the youthful battler from Macon
Georgia, decisively whipped Mike Mc
Tigue of Ireland, the world’s light
heavyweight champion in a twelve
round, no decision bout. Stribling had
McTigue on the verge of a knockout
in the tenth round but could not put it
across. The victory goes not give
Stribling the championship as under
the New Jersey no-decision laws, the
title changes hands only on a knock
out or foul.
GRAIN EXPORTING STATION
MAY BE ESTABLISHED RUPERT
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 5—
The establishment at Prince Rupert of
a grain exporting station is being ser
iously considered by Canadian inter
ests according to advices to the De
partment of Commerce. Exporters of
Alberta and Saskatchewan are said to
be backing the proposal.
—
L. K. Pratt, an old timer of the
Fairbanks district, arrived on the
Alaska. Mr. Pratt is an attorney at
Fairbanks, and is also engaged in the
real estate business.
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ELEVATED TRAINS CRASH
NEW YORK. Apr. 5.—One city
fireman and fifteen passengers were
injured and one passenger killed
when two elevated trains crashed
at the Long Island city station in
a blinding snowstorm.
YOUTHFUL MURDERER TRIED
SALT LAKE CITY, Apr. 5.—Ralph
Seyboldt, alias Saunders, one of the
three youths to be tried for the mur
der of Patrolman Crowther in Lud
low, Calif., last October was convicted
by a jury giving no recommendations
for mercy. The other two youths re
main to be tried.
Alameda Sails Today
With Nearly 400 Aboard
SEATTLE, Apr. 5.—The steamship
Alameda sailed this morning with
3S1 passengers including crews for
Nellie Juan, Sawmill Bay, Kukak
Bay, Cordova and Thumb Bay canner
ies. The following were for Seward:
; G. E. Gittas, Mrs. E. Gustafson, D. B.
Yonkers, A. Sampson, J. S. Rode
baugh and wife, Charles and Claude
Cobble, Clias. Retry, Hugh Horn, C.
J. Schultz and wife, L. S. Coffin, F.
C. Irons, C. M. Burroughs and wife,
A. W. Constantine, W. A. Legman, H.
I. Isaacson and wife, O. Shade and
| son, S. Sinclair, Macie Carruthers, A.
K. Allen, James Brown, A. Uschon,
H. Haro, O. Goodmanson, E. Peter
son, M. Iverson, J. and H. Peterson,
D. C. Reyer, L. O. Hyberg, A. Kom
! edal and wife, Esther Loretson, Mrs.
Helen B. Elms, G. B. Stevens, Jose
: phine Boyer, John Worsich, Dr. A. J.
Byths, A. J. Swanson, Riram Clark,
Jos. Daroy, A. McCracken, Geo. Har
ris, and wife, C. Y. Mayben, C. D.
Munch, Mrs. C. E. Dennison, H. Looft,
F. G. Martin, A. arson, Mrs. G. Dies,
j Martha Irwin, L. C. Knickerbocker, FI.
| J. Smith and 17 steerage.
Attorney Valderlip Makes
Answer to Marion Star
NEW YORK, April 5—Attorney for
Frank Vanderlip filed a hundred page ;
answer to the six hundred thousand •
dollar libel suit against him made by :
the owners of the Marion Star who
purchased the paper from Ex-Presi-;
dent Harding alleging Vanderlip is
guilty of slander when he charged that
Harding was paid an excessive amount
for his paper. Vanderlip’s attorney
stated that the terms whereon he
charged too much was paid for the
paper we^e the honest efforts of a pub_
lie spirited citizen to aid in the pres-1
ent scandals which are being incesti
gated in Washington.
Mechanics Changed on
One of Army Airplanes
—
SEATTLE, Apr. 5.—Lieut. Leslie P.
Arnold, pilot, takes the place of
Technical Sergeant Turner as a me
chanic on the airplane Chicago.
SLATTERY WINS HIS FIGHT
BUFFALO, April 5—Jimmy Slat
tery of Buffalo, the middleweight con
quer of Young Stribling, kayoed Ray
Keisser of Cumberland in the third
round of a scheduled six round bout.
DELANEY KNOCKS OUT MAN
BRIDGEPORT, April 5—Jack De
laney of Bridgeport, conqueror of P.
i Berlenbaeher of New York, middle
• weight technically kayoed Leonard of
. Wilkesbare, in the third round of a
scheduled twelve round scrap.
I H. E. Ellsworth received the first
1 Oldsmobile on this boat. It is a
j beauty and is receiving much favor
' able attention.
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Eight Masked Men Escape
Funds of Canadian Bank
‘ MONTREAL, April 5—Eight mask
ed men who fired on the money car
of the Hochelaga bank, escaped with
142,288 dollars after one bandit and
one bank employee, a chauffeur, were
I killed and one other bank employee
injured. The employees were driving
j from the branch bank to the head of
' fice with the money when attacked.
LIONS FACE STARVATION
AS RESULT QUARANTINE
LOS ANGELES, April 5—Twenty
six lions belonging to a moving picture
corporation at their studios at Uni
versal city ,are facing starvation as a
result of the recent quarantine on
horses being imported into the state
i on account of the hoof and mouth di
| sease which is prevalent throughout
! California. The lions cannot eat bee*
j which is declared too fattening for
the wild animals, who after such a
diet soon die. No horsemeat is obtain,
able at the present time and the ani
mal’s trainers are in a quandary as
to a suitable diet to substitute for
horsemeat until the quarrantine is
; lifted, permitting horses to be brought
1 in.
UNALASKA BROTHERHOOD CELEBRATES
ANNIVERSARY OF TWENTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY
UNALASKA, March 21—The Un
alaska Brotherhood celebrated its 25th
anniversary March fifth. A long table
was set in the reception room of the
Greek church at which in relays, about
two hundred people were banquetted.
Father Orloff, president of the asso
ciation, officiated, and as a prelude
delivered a short religious service for
the edification of the assembled com
pany. The prologue was delivered by
Rev. J. C. Dorwin, Superintendent of
the Jesse Lee Home, in his usual hap
py choice of languages. Fruits, delec
table cakes and pastels, viands or var
ious sorts and an assortment of pala
table drinks comprised the bill of fare,
and during the repast the assembly
was entertained by both vocal and in
strumental music rendered by the Al
eutian band, of which John Yetchman
off, is the efficient leader. At the
end of the banquet Chief Alexis Yet
chmanoff, in his native Aleut tongue,
expressed his appreciation for the
presence of all those who had been
honored by being present .
The! Unalaska Brotherhood was or
ganized in the year 1899 by Father
Kedrofsky, and has for its purpose
the relief of the poor native families,
the widows and orphans. It has dur
in gthe twenty-five years of its exis
tence assisted approximately two hun_
dred and fifty worthy calls for assis
tance. It numbers at present one hun
dred and twenty-six members. The ex
ecutive secretary and treasurer is
Chief Yetchmanoff who efficiently ad
ministers the difficult duties of his of
fice. In addition to administering to
the needs of the destitute the Brother
hood also assists in financing the ex
penses of the Greek church, of which
it is in a sense an adjunct.
John Ignitief Golodoff and wife,
Katherine, welcomed a son to their
home, March 8, 1924, but were at once
plunged into dire grief through the
immediate death of the baby.
The “Thiepval” a British Mine
Sweeper arrived here last night. She
has on board Colonel Broome who will
pilot the British Plane from Japan,
and he expects to be back here by the
middle of June. The other officers
on board the Thiepval are Lieut. Ship
ley, Captain Beach and Captain Mait
land.
AVIATOR BREAKS TIP OF PROPELLER AND
DROPS MONKEY WRENCH THRU PONTOONS
ANOTHER DEATH FOR CANNED
HEAT REPORTED IN TOLEDO
TOLEDO, O., Apr. 5.—Another man
died today from drinking denatured
alcohol obtained by melting canned
heat. Police are bending every effort
to round up the druggist who is sell
ing the new form of death dealing
booae.
WHOLE NEGRO SETTLEMENT
DISAPPEARS OVER NIGHT
BATON ROUGHE, La., April 5—
Only one negro family remained in
Dixie Settlement located on the out
skirts of this city where Sheriff Rob
ert Day was shot and killed Saturday
and where nine houses and one church
were burned Sunday. The negro popu
lation of 500 disappeared on the re_
port that all the settlement would be
burned last night.
Coolidge Loses Out in
'in Minnesota Primary
WASHINGTON, Apr. 5.—Govern
ment press dispatch from Minneso
sota showr that Coolidge is running
far behind La Follette as presidential
choice. It is predicted that if La
Follette runs for president on the
| Third party ticket, he will carry
| Minnesota, North and South Dakota,
Wisconsin, Nebraska, Colorado, Mon
i tana, Iowa, Idaho, and possible other
Middle Western states.
Nomination of Coolidge
Cut and Dried Affair
1 CHICAGO, Apr. 5.—Declaring the
, nomination of Calvin Coolidge for
| president on the Republican ticket
I will be a cut and dried affair, Magnus
j Johnson this afternoon predicted the
I birth of a Third party headed by
La Follette.
Fred Fairman, young son of Don
Fairman, organist at the Empress the
atre at Anchorage, returned today on
the Alaska on his way to Anchorage
to join his father. Mrs. Fairman died
j several weeks ago, outside, and the
j youngster is in charge of Mrs. W.
C. Hutt.
Mrs. Frank Morrison, of Anchorage,
returned on the Alaska today from
a several months’ visit on the out
side.
MONTANA HAS HEAVY SNOWS
BUTTE, April 5—Snow fell on 27
days in the month of March in this
state.
$650,000 Appropriated
for Alaska Road Work
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apirl 5—
As pased by the house, the Army ap
propriation bill carried six hundred
and fifty thousand dollars for miscel
laneous expenditures on roads, trails
and bridges to be spent by the Alaska
road commission.
British Flyer Stalled
With Disabled Plane
CORFU, Apr. 5.—British round the
world flyers are hopelessly stalled
here awaiting the arrival from Lon
don of spare parts for their planes.
REDUCED FARES TO SEWARD
TO SEE WORLD FLYERS
A special one and one-third fare
for the round trip will be granted by
the Alsaka Rilroad on the train
bringing Anchorageites to see the avi
ators when they arrive in Seward.
A special train will be run to Sew
ard provided enough passengers can
be secured.
REINDEER HERDERS’ CABIN
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Fire destroyed a log cabin belong
ing to the Bureau of Education and
located four miles from Cantwell last
week, entailng a loss of about $800,
according to Supt. B. B. Mozee, who
returned from the north to Anchor
age. Three herders were at the cab
in and a small fire from a defective
flue broke out. The blaze was ex
tinguished by the herders, who left,
the fire later breaking out again and
totally destroying the building and
the contents.
SEATTLE, Apr. 5.—A slight acci
dent to one of the propeller blades
of Major Martin’s flag plane, the
Seattle, again postponed the take-off
of the Army round the world planes
this morning, after the four cruisers
had taxied out into Lake Washing
ton, where they were awaiting the
signal to go. A metal tip of one pro
peller blade was torn off and the
flyers returned to their buoys. One
of the mechinics also dropped a mon
key wrench which went through one
of the pontoons.
Major Martin announced that a
start would be made tomorrow morn
ing if weather conditions are as fav
orable as today.
SEATTLE, Apr. 5.—The planes had
lined up for the hop off when the me
tal tip of Major Martin’s propellor
was broken by spray, after the ma
chines had taken position in the cen
ter of the lake. Martin’s motor gave
but 1500 revolutions, where 1700 is
required and the 200 revolutions defi
cit deprived him of power to start.
The difficulty arose from the motors
standing idle for so long.
It was later decided to remove the
propellor and take it to the Seattle
factory and in removing same a mon
key wrench was dropped making a big
hole in a pontoon, making it neces
sary to take the plane out of the
water to instal another pontoon.
At a late hour today Commander
; Martin was undecided as to taking
! off tomorrow, as the air is not suffi
| ciently clear to obtain visibility on
j the flight to Prince Rupert.
Bride Killed Because ;
Jilted Former Lover
LEWISTON, Idaho, April 5.—De
claring that Mrs. Alfred Waldman had
promised to marry him following his
separation from her sister, and that
she had broken her word to him.
Ralph Waller of Butte, Montana,
confessed to the killing at Pomeroy,
Washington, last night of Mrs. Wald
man, her husband and the attempted
killing of Waldman’s mother.
ORE CONTAINING PLATINUM
FOUND NEAR ANADYR
MOSCOW, April 5—Ore containing
I seventy-six per cent platinum was re
ported discovered on the river Biely,
I a tributary of the Anadyr.
BRITISH COLUMBIA WILD
MAN DIES IN BACK WOODS
NANAIMO, B. C., Apr. 5.—James
| Davis, 50, a recluse, called the wild
; man of Englishman’s river, died yes
j terday. He had roamed the woods
district for twenty years, and he was
greatly feared by residents. A goat
and a big black dog were his only
companions, and when the police
went to his cabin they were obliged
to kill the dog in order to enter the
cabin where they found the body.
JAMES RYAN HELD IN
JAIL CHICAGO WITHOUT BAIL
CHICAGO, April 5—James Ryan,
the third of a trio of men charged in
participating in the “shake-down” of
John L. Bushnell of 30,000 dollars was
held without bail here awaiting trial
in Cincinnatti. Bushnell is a Spring
field banker ,and many tmes a million
lionaire.
Americans First to
Aid English Flyer
ATHENS, Apr. 5.—Americans were
the first to rush to the aid of Major
Stuart MacLaren, the British round
the world flyers when he was forced
to descend on Corfu island.
CLAIMS ARRESTED FAIRBANKS
SEATTLE, April 5—Professor S. S.
Dickey, of the Cleveland high school,
who has just returned from a three
weeks hunting expedition with the
Ohio State Scientific expedition, head
ed by H. W. Brandt of Cleveland, de
clared he was arested in 'Fairbanks,
where the expedition was hunting, as
the result of a quarrel in which a pis
tol was drawn. He said the controversy
began in a Hotel when Brandt ordered
a man not to smoke.
Miss Janice Meredith, private sec
retary to Col. Lindis, is an arrival on
the Alaska.