d
r
U
w
. e
H
W
—
—
«
VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 273
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8,1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
IE TO FAIRBANKS
WILL OF HOMED
LINE BE ESTABLISHED ALONG
ALASKA RAILWAY, WITH
MUCH CHEAPER UPKEEP
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8—Conversion
ol the Government telegraph line be
tween Valdez and Fairbanks to tele
phone purposes and the inauguration
of a new system of Government tele
graph lines along the Federal rail
road in Alaska is recommended in a
report made by General Squire, chief
of the Telegraph and Cable system,
made public today.
It is urged that early action be tak
en to rid the system of this highly un
profitable piece of line, and that steps
be taken to secure a right of way
along the railroad, either by placing
additional wires on the railroad poles
and operating the existing lines by
mutual agreement, or by the construe-,
tion of a new pole line, to be operated
entirely by the army department.
15
TOKYO, Nov. S—Martial law, which
has been in effect in Japan since
September 1, will be replaced Novem
ber 15, with a less stringent form of
military control the government an
nounced today.
A fireman named Lohes on Engine
No. 1, fell off the locomotive near
Houston yesterday, fracturing his
skull and suffering numerous contu
sions. He was taken to the general
hospital at Anchorage, where hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
The steamship Northwestern, leav
ing Seward yesterday morning, had a
large list from Anchorage. The ves
sel called at Halibut Cove southbound
taking on considerable freight. The
Northwestern had 400 tons for An
chorage. Seventy-nine passengers are
listed outbound, from Anchorage, the
sailings from Seward being published
Monday.
Passengers leaving Anchorage were,
Mr. and Mrs. John Hirsliev, C. F. Ma
gaha, Chas. R. Nelson, E. L. Chady,
Chas. Mack, E. Sullivan, W. A. Loge
man, Guy E. Kennedy, Ernest Giles,
Ernest Thurlow, W. P. Godfrey, V. P.
Rodgers, W. B. Raeburn, W. M. Scarfe,1
Mrs. Scarfe, Miss A. Pierce, J. H. Bar
tholf, F. C. Blecker, Frank Short, W.
Heitman, W. V. Stamev, Frank Spira,
Anna Walley, H. Rudolph, W. A. Cog
hill, Clarence Fay, A. Rible, James L.
Heacock, Mrs. Heacock, W. L. Jose,
Mrs. Jose, W. A. Harmon, Mrs. Har
mon, B. J. Baldwin, Paul Hopkins,
Earl Faulkner, Ada Heacock and nine
steerage.
For Seward—H. Leitsch, and C. J.
Lincke.
For Valdez—J. C. Carey, Ernest
Richter, H. A. Mills, J. A. Ramsey, V.
C. Anderson, Miss B. Barry, Melvin
Startzman, W. Aorner, James Connor,
C. J. Young, Edward Fries, G. W. Vail,
Olaf Wagner, August Carlson, C. Skon
Ed Bergdol, S. H. Gordon, Miss J. A.
Hurley, D. L. Morgan.
For Latouche—J. C. Franks.
For Cordova—Oscar R. Hart, John
Gross.
For Juneau—Robert C. Carlson.
For Ketchikan—G. Ciens.
REINDEER HERD FOR SALE
A. H. Twitchell, of Tokotna, is ad
vertising his herd of about 2,000 rein
deer, mostly females, for sale at $20
per head.
RENO TO MOVE STORE
Joe Reno, Girdwood merchant, an
nounces that he will erect a store in
Anchorage next year.
!
!)
I
\
I
u
E
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—Charles M.
Schwab, the steel magnate, testified
in effect today that he had paid hush \
money for twenty years to Myrtle B. j
Hayes. The latter is specifically al-j
leged to have tried to dispose of notes
for $5,000,000 purporting to bear Mr.!
Schwab's indorsements, but which he
swore were forgeries. The case is be-;
ing tried by referee.
Schwab refused to testify as to the
grounds for blackmail, but said the;
woman had a hold on him, which he
had paid for.
Game Warden George Cotter, who1
returned from a trip to the westward
on one of the last boats, reports that
residents of Seldovia have about given
up hopes of the safety of the gas
boats Egram and Onyn, caught in the
heavy storm of October 11.
The Egram with Capt. Bert Dvig
and H. H. Malcolm, a canneryman, left
Seldovia for Kachemak bay, October
11 to do some work. The gas boat j
Onyx with Capt. T. A. Anderson and ‘
Peter Belmont aboard, left Seldovia
to find them. The Onyx left October “
23 and it has not reported since.
The gas boat Rosebud, which arriv- \
ed in Seldovia, October 30, from Che- I
nega reports very heavy gales
and mountainous seas. The boats may
be laid up in some port awaiting the
storm to break.
FRANCE NOT ALLOW DICTATOR
BE APPOINTED IN GERMANY
PARIS, Nov. 8.—The French gov
ernment has instructed its ambassa- l\
dor in Berlin to inform the German a
government that France would not t
tolerate the establishment of a dicta- i
torial government in Germany. j
JUNEAU, Nov. 8.—Returns receiv
ed from six out of eight cities voting
on the special election on the question
of separating the southeastern ’part
of the Territory from the southwest
ern Alaska, showed 1264 in favor of
division and 89 against the measure.
Returns have not yet been received
from Sitka and Haines.
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY 1
HAS ELECTION OF OFFICERS v
! r
At the meeting of the American Le
gion Auxiliary on Tuesday evening s
was held the election of officers for t
the coming year, as follows: Presi-j
dent, Mrs. Thoday; Vice President, £
Mrs. Margaret Hannon; Secretary,
Mrs. Anne Goodskey; Treasurer, Mrs.
Viola Swetmann; Chaplain, Mrs. Clara
Perry; Sergeant at Arms, Mrs. Melba r
Sullivan; Historian, Mrs. Ruth Tyer. t
Next week being Educational Week s
the following committee was appoint- r
ed to visit the Seward schools: Mrs. a
A. J. Goodsgey, Mrs. W. O. Perry, and
Mrs. E. Swetmann.
It was voted to contribute $10 from I
the treasury to the Red Cross in the'
coming drive. j
SEWARD RADIO LISTENS IN
ON DALLAS, TEXAS, CONCERT ‘
Dallas, Texas, WFAA, was heard by!
the radio on Mt. Pisgah, Saturday
night, coming in clear and distinct.!
The concert was varied, while the! 1
news program was principally in re-j ‘
gard to a ball game held in the Texas 1
city that day.
San Diego and Los Angeles comes in '
very clear these nights, and the ama-|
teur radio bug is getting quite a kick
out of listening in.
Amer. Legion Dance Sat,
night, Odd Fellows’ Hall.
c
t
CAMP FIRE GIRLS’ HEAD AND FAMOUS RUSSIAN DANCER
Mme. Anna Pavlowa (leit> and Mrs. Oliver Hardman, president of the
3amp Fire Girls of America, at (he luncheon which Mrs. Hardman gave
n honor of the famous Russian (lane er. The Camp Fire president is liold
ng the check, from the Camp Fire Girls of China, which she presented to
Hmrne. Pavlowa for the home for girls which the dancer founded in Russia.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—Secretary
Mellon will ask congress for a special
appropriation of $3,000,000 to enable
the coast guard to fight rum runners,
it was announced by the Treasury de
partment today. At the same time
Congress will be called on to give the
coast guard specific authority to en
gage in the suppression of the rum
fleet.
ANCIENT OMEN FORETELLS
BLOODSHED IN EUROPE SOON
I
GENEVA, Nov. 8.—The “blood of
the Burgundians’’ has... appeared again
on the waters of Lake Morat near
Neuchatel, portending more trouble
for poor old Europe, if legends are to
be bcdieved.
The reddening of the waters of this,
lake is caused by the flowering of an
aquatic plant, which however blooms
very rarely. The phenomenon was
first seen in 1476 wdien 26 00'* Burgun
dians under Charles the Bold were de-|
feated near the lake by the Swiss, The
last time the waters were blooured
was in 1914 just before the outbreak,
of the tvorld wrar.
The legend says, “When blood is
seen on Morat there will be much
blood shed in Europe.”
SPECIAL CONSTABLE* WILL
HANDLE AUSTRALIAN STRIKE
MELBOURNE, Nov. 7.--The govern
meat is enrolling special constables1
to cqfpe with the spreading police
strike, which resulted from the com
missioners i’efusing to dismiss officers
accused of spy;ng.
CROWN PRINCE HAS THE FLU
DOORN, Holland, Nov. 7..—The for
mer German crown prince and his
aide, Major Von Buldner are still at
Weiringen, both being ill with influ
enza.
FOUR JEWS KILLED
MUNICH, Bavaria, Nov. 7.—The’
first outbreak with fatal consequences
in the Bavarian anti-Jewish disturb
ances was reported today with the
killing of four Jewish citizens.
GREAT NORTHERN CONDUCTOR
DROPS DEAD AT PESHASTIN
EVERETT. Nov. 8.—William Con
ger Smith, a conductor, dropped dead
on a Great Northern train at Peshas
tin, Washington.
CALEXICO, Nov. 8.—An earthquake
more severe than that of Monday,
rocked this city at 4 o’clock yesterday
afternoon the tremors traveling in a
northwest by southeast direction, and
continuing for two minutes.
Residents abandoned their homes
and buildings in their mad rush for
safety. The damage was confined tc
foundations and window glass.
WILL SEARCH GRAVE FOR
MISSING SAN DIEGO REALTOR
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 8.—Authorities
on a hunt for George E. Schick, the
wealthy San Diego realtor, who has
been missing since February 7, will
open a grave in Mission valley today,
on information from a rancher, whc
said that on the day following the dis
appearance of Schick, he saw a man
digging a grave near his home. Upor
being discovered the grave digger fled
leaving the newly filled grave.
BAKU, Azerbajan, Nov. 7.—Due tc
shifting stratas in the Caspian Sea, a
geyser suddenly began erupting two
miles off the coast, and during the
two hour displpay threw oil and stones
to a height of 70 feet.
RED CROSS BUDGET TO BE
TWELVE MILLION DOLL ARS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—The Red
Cross budget for humanitarian activi
ties in 1924, will be twelve million dol
lars.
DAWSON HEARS ALBERTA
DAWSON, Nov. 8.—Dawson com
municated a fe\v days ago wTith High
River, Alberta, 1400 miles away. The
new government radio stations at
Daw'son and Mayo are working wrell.
‘ BOD> OF LAW CREMATED
LONDON, Nov. 7 —The body of
former premier, Andrew Bonar Law,
was cremated with only those closely
connected w'ith the family present at
the service held at the crematory. II
is slated that only his ashes were de
posited in Westminster Abbey.
Ml DDLECAMP IN MEXICO
L. L. Middlecamp, former minim
engineer for the Ellamar Mining Com
pany, is in Seattle, from Mexico
where he has charge of a property.
The wind "she blew” in Cordova re
cently, and as a result the big plat*
glass windows in the Daily Times of
flee were comppletely demolished.
NEWCASTLE, Ind., Nov. 8.—With
the filing of a notice of the final set
tlement of her estate here, the myste
rious case of Catherine Winters is be
lieved ended for all time—an unsolv
ed puzzle to the police department
and to her relatives.
How, in midday, a nine year old
school girl could vanish without the
slightest trace of her being found is
still puzzling residents of this locality.
On a March day in 1913, Catherine
was last seen. A search, began with
in a few hours, lasted for days, and
finally for years. Hope upon hope of
her fond parents was shattered as
various clues were run down and
shattered.
The last time Catherine Wilson was
“found” was when a young married
woman living in Ohio, who could not
recall her youth, came to Newcastle,
thinking perhaps she might be the
long lost girl. Her age and a few oth
er points tallied, but she was not the
missing girl.
Dr. Winters has spent his fortune
going from state to state in search of
his daughter.
Finally the girl was declared legally
dead and an administrator appointed
to take care of her estate left by her
grandparents. Millikin died and his
was named to succeed him. The son
filed the Ipapers with the court, writ
ing finis on a chapter equalling the
mysterious disappearance of Charley
Ross.
CEMENT TRUST ORDERED
DISSOLVED BY THE COURTS
_
NEW YORK, Nov. S.—The dissolu
tion of the Cement Manufacturers’
Association on the ground that it was
a trust was ordered by Judge Knox,
in the United States district court
today.
Judge Knox extended the dissolu
tion to include the association and all
its corporate and individual members.
He further ordered the so-called trust
to discontinue the practice of inter
changing statistics regarding produc
tion and granted all other deciees
sought in the government suit.
I
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—Certain
employes of the Veterans’ Bureau
have thrown every obstacle in the
way of the investigators, the Senate
Committee was told by its counsel to
day. The Committee immediately de
manded that the names of such em
ployes be furnished to them.
MINERS’ WAGES CUT TO $4.25
BUTTE, Nov. 8.—At a miners* meet
: ing held here Sunday it was decided
not to accept the 50 cents a day cut
in wages recently announced, making
wages for Butte, Anaconda and Great
Falls at $4.25.
BRITISH FLEET IN REVIEW
PORTSMOUTH, Eng., Nov. 7.—The
British fleet assembled at Spitheads
and steamed in review, the first mus
ter of Britain’s naval strength since
July, 1914, when King George and par
liament watched the departure of the
ships which a few da>^ later were at
war with Germany.
INTEREST SHOWN BY BANKERS
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Keen interest
is being shown by leading bankers in
the proposed international conference
to determine Germany’s capacity to
pay reparations.
FRANK A. HAMPTON PLACED
IN CHARGE M'ADOO CAMPAIGN
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—Frank A.
Hampton, of North Carolina, has been
placed in charge of the McAdoo po
litical headquarters here.
TODAY’S FISH PRICES
j Seattle—Fresh halibut 18*4 cents.
Try the Gateway a month, $1.25.
I
Giles TO REVIVE
EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO MAKE
TRADE WITH NATION IN RE
TURN FOR POLICE AID
OTTAWA, Can., Nov. S—The ques
tion of whether Canada should be per
mitted to convey liquor in bond thru
Alaska for the Yukon and Northern
British Columbia is expected to be
raised by Canadian officials at their
conference here at the end ot this
month, with representatives of the
United States government when an ef
fort will be made to obtain close co
operation in reducing rum smuggling
from Canada.
IN HMTINP
!,J HidUiib
BERLIN, Nov. 7.— Ir. food rioting
here last night during which hundreds
of shops were wrecked and pillaged,
1900 persons were injured by sabre
cuts and couiu'donr.
FIX OF II SMUGS
LONDON, Nov. 8.—The imperial
economic conference decided today in
favor of a tax of ten shillings per hun
dred weight on importations or canned
salmon, while allowing the empire’s
THREE THOUSAND FACE
DEPORTATION; QUOTA' FILLED
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—More than.
3000 would-be immigrants including
1367 who came here on the steamship
Leviathan face deportation because
the yearly quotas of several countries
are exhausted.
The steamship Admiral Watson
sailed southbound last night about 11
o’clock, vrith the following passengers:
For La touche—Fred Illesley, W. S.
Lee, John Nelson, Hans Linberg, C.
H. Murphy, Mike Neeler, H. Greger
son.
For Valdez—R. L. McLeary, Mrs. F.
H. Whitney.
For Juneau—Gus Wicklund, D. Saul,
Carl Erickson.
For Seattle—Nels Anderson, R.
Vicker, J. W. McNeil, S. S. Johnson
and wife, Paul Koukai and wife, H.
Lutch, C. H. Halch, Anton Strom, P.
T. Bybvrad, Austo Gauch and wife,
Rachael Gauch, C. A. Fritz and wife,
J. F. Fritz and wife, W. M. Grimm.
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
DANCES WITH HER SERVANTS
ABERDEEN, Nov. 8.—Queen Mary
danced with six of her servants re
cently at the annual ball given by
their majesties to the employes of the
royal estate at Balmoral. The program
arranged by the queen did not contain
a single fox trot, or one step and only
two waltzes. The dances were High
land reels, eightsome reels, the reel
of Tulloch, the flirtation polka, the
Spanish gavotte and other dances of
the pre-jazz era.
For the opening reel the queen’s
partner was Arthur Grant, veteran
headkeeper at Balmoral. Her later
partners were gillies on the Balmoral
estate.
The King and Prince Henry were
there but they did not dance. The
Princess Royal, Princess Maud, Prin
cess Alice and other royal ladies in
the queen’s party followed her exam
ple and danced with the servants.
ADMIRAL BEATTY MAY RESIGN
LONDON, Nov. 7.—Admiral Beatty
has asked to be relieved of the post
of first Sea Lord of Admiralty and
may quit within a few weeks, accord
ing to the Westminster Gaaette.