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VOLUME XVIII. NUMBER 124
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 14, 1923
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PRICE TEN CENTS
Fight Secures
Oil Flow Is
WILLIARD HANDS KAYO
TO JOHNSON; 11 ROUNDS
NEW YORK, May 14.—In the Yankee Stadium Sat
urday afternoon, Jess Willard, the 40-year old gladiator
for championship honors, stopped Floyd Johnson, the
much-touted 23-yearold Iowa boy, after eleven rounds of
hard fighting, in a feature bout of the greatest boxing
show for charity in the history of the country. Seventy
thousand saw the big Kansan come back, and. also wit
* nessed the knockout of Jack McAuliffe, by Louis Firpo, the
Argentine heavyweight.
Firpo showed a vicious, hard-hitting attack in his en
counter, knocking out McAufiffe in the third round.
Jess Willard, former heavyweight champion, and
Lewis Firpo, of Argentine, victors in Saturday s milk fund
carnival, will be matched for a 15-round bout io decide a
championship opponent for Jack Dempsey according to
an announcement by promoter Tex Rittfuiil. The bout
will probably be held in the Kankee baseball stadium on
June 20th. Willard is said to not be very much impressed
with his fight Saturday with Floyd Johnson, whom he
knocked out in the eleventh round, Johnson failing to an
swer f he bell in the twilith.
WORLD'S FLIGHT WILL
BE CONTINUED BY
MlLLf
LONDON, May 14.—It was announc
ed today that the world flight of Cap
tain Norman Macmillan and Cairtain
Geoffry S. Walins, which ended disas_
trously in the bay of Bengal, will be
continued from there by way of Japan.
Kamchatka, and the Aleutian islands
to Southern Alaska and Vancouver;
thence across Canada, the United
States, Greenland, Iceland, the Shet
land and Orkney islands, and Scot
land.
To make sure of the North Pacific
crossing a steam yacht will go to
Southwestern Alaska with a special
crew, in command of Capt. Roger Po
cock, of the legion of frontiersmen,
under whose auspices the expedition,
from southeastern Alaska along the
islands to the Bering Sea, will be ar
ranged.
Sixteen landing places will be pro
vided at intervals of 200 miles, with
stores, and on certain of the islands
two of the ship’s company will be ma
rooned as store guards.
OIL PROMOIER LEES
Ben Poindexter, who during his re
cent sojourn in the States, organized
a company for exploiting oil leases in
the westward fields, left yesterday on
the steamer Starr for the Cold Bay
oil fields.
Supplies for the Northern Oil and
Development company, the name by
which Mr. Poindexter’s company is
known, were previously landed at the
scene of operations and but little time
will be lost in assembling the ma
chinery with which to commence oper
ations "in the oil strata. It is expected
that witl-in a short time a corps
of engineers and geologists will be on
the ground to aid in the work.
Eldred Ireland, the popular sales
man for Trick & Murray, printers and
stationers of Seattle, arrived in Sew
ard Saturday night, after spending a
week in Anchorage.
W1 Ft CT CZECHOSLOVAKIA
PRESIDENT REPORTED DYING
PREPUI, May 14.—Mrs. Masarah,
wife of Thomas C. Masarah, president
of the Czecho-Slovakia republic, is re
ported dying.
Saturday Gateway, $3 per year.
LEAVES ON 5. S. STIR
The Carr hunting party which will
engage in a big game hunt in the
vicinity of Lost Harbor and False
Pass for the next few months, left
yesterday afternoon on the steamer
Starr, making their first port of call at
Kanatak, where they will view the
oil fields before actively participating
in their search for bears. Those com
prising the party were M. L. Carr and
L. B. Carr, brothers and prominent
oil men of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and
Dr. W. H. Chase, of Cordova. Guides
and other camp attendants will be se
cured at the various ports.
It is the intention of Dr. Chase to
guide his party to the Valley of Ten
Thousand smokes, should conditions
permit. The party will journey along
the Alaska Peninsula by easy stages,
until some time next month, when it
is expected that the launch Rolfe,
which at present is undergoing repairs
at Cordova, will be in readiness to
convey the party to the hunting
grounds.
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SEATTLE, May 144.—Ralph S.
Hopkins, pioneer and wealth club
man, who bears the distinction of hav
ing owned the first automobile ever
seen in Seattle, committed suicide to
day.
CHINESE PMIES LOOT
VESSELS: SEIZE CARGO
HONG KONG, May 14.—Pirates
traveling as passengers seized the
passenger steamer Taishun, bound
from Hong Kong to Shanghai, sailed
the ship twenty-four hours, and aban
doned her 100 miles from Swatow, es
caping with $60,000 in gold. The cap
tain was locked in the hold cabins
with European passengers. Chinese
passengers were locked in the hold.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX SUED
BY FORMER BALL PLAYERS
MILWAUKEE, May 14.—Charges ol
conspiracy to keep them out of organ,
ized baseball are contained in a dam
age suit brought against the Chicagc
White Sox by Charles Riseberk anc
Oscar Feelsch, former White Soj
players.
NEW CM II
BE FOilBIO SAYS
EXPLORER
SEWARD. May 14.—Land in the
Arctic, perhaps a new continent, may
be discovered by Raold Amundsen,
the explorer, in his flight from Spitz
bergen. Such is the belief of Lieu
tenant Commander Parker, executive
officer of the coast guard cutter Bear,
which sails Wednesday for Nome and
the Arctic.
RUSSIA PREPARED TO
MEET BRITAIN III
PEACE OR WHO
WOSCOW, May 14.—“We want
peace but we are prepared to meet
the enemy.” This was the challenge
flung at Great Britain by George
Tchitcherin, minister in foreign af
fairs in a fiery speech in the Moscow
opera house. The Soviet commune
sweeping through the streets of Mos
cow, cried, ‘‘Down with Curzon,”
‘‘Death to the Initiators of the new
war.”
ITUS GUM
ROME, May 14.—King George and
Queen Mary were given an enthusias
tic farewell Saturday by the Italian
royalty and cheered to the station as
they left late in the day for Asiago,
where the British war dead are bur
ied.
DEBS ASKS TUT TUFT
IMPEACHED CONGRESS
NEWARK, N. J., May 14.—Eugene I
V. Debs announced that the Socialist |
party will call on congress to initiate!
the impeachment of Chief Justice Wm. j
H. Taft, because he has accepted an
annuity from ithe Carnegie trust fund.
NEW STUDIO STARTED
Miss Thelma Ellsworth, who return
' ed on the steamship Alameda from
j Chicago, where she has been complet
j ing her musical education, has open
I ed a studio in Seward, and will teach
I piano, piapp with harmony, and the
i saxophone. Miss Ellsworts has been
j a student of Tom Brown’s Saxophone
! Shop, in Chicago, and has a certificate
from the American conservatory for
teaching.
Local citizens are busily engaged in
planting gardens this week.
H. V. Hoben has had a crew of men
busily engaged in putting a concrete
coping along the edge of Arcade park.
Fishermen who went to the streams
out the railroad yesterday report that
fishing was very poor, the streams be
ing slightly roiled and flooding.
Prof. Goodskey and wife, and Mr.
and Mrs. Shellhorn left the city Sat
urday night on a bear hunt. The par
ty has not reported any kills, so it is
presumed no bears were seen.
Thomas Sheehan, business man of
Kanatak, returned to that place yes
terday on the Starr after making a
visit to Anchorage.
i Miss Stella Fullei', Delano Red
Cross nurse, left on the Starr for
: Nushgak, where she will investigate
health conditons among the natives.
EIGHT FORME
PEKING, May 14—Eight of the 17
foreigners held by bandits in the
mountains south of Shantung have
been released and are now on their
way back to Li Cheng, the nearest
railroad point. Their release follow
ed the complete compliance by the
Chinese government to the demands
of the bandits.
TEXtS CYCLONE KILLS
FIFTY-TWO; 110
BIG SPRINGS, Texas, May 14.—A
cyclone, which swept Colorado City,
list night killed 52 and injured many
Thousands of head of stock were kill
ed and many farm houses demolished
James E. Wilson, king pin freight
er of the Third division, left on the
Alameda for Valdez where he will be
gone for a few weeks on business mat
ters. r
‘ OF BIG KRUPP OFFICIAL
ESSEN, May 14.—The French mili_
tarv this morning ordered Bertha von
Bohlen, wife of the head of the gigan
tic Krupp plant, imprisoned in the pal
ace at Huegel, overlooking the Ruhr.
Herr Krupp von Bohlen was recently
tried by court martial and sentenced
to death.
SENATOR STERLING’S
WASHINGTON, May 14.— Mrs.
Thomas Sterling, of Vermilion, South
Dakota, wife of Senator Sterling, died
at the family home in this city last
night.
Chief Deputy S. O. Casler* was a
through passenger on the Alameda en
route to his headquarters. Mr. Caslei
had been on a business trip to An
chorage.
A. H. Mellech, employed by the
bureau of fisheries, left yesterday foi
Sand Point, where he will be employ,
ed until next month, and possiblj
longer.
Jack Lee, well known in the Cole
Bay regions, left yesterday for Kana
tak where he will be engaged in sur
vey work.
C. H. Keil, engineer with the burear
of public roads, was among those whe
returned to town Saturday, having
made a trip to Moose Pass for the
purpose of looking over proposed
work.
Mrs. Paul Reed, wife of the field
manager for the Standard Oil com
pany plant at Kanatak, was numbered
among the departures on the Stari
yesterday, going to the oil town tt
spend the summer with her husband
George B. ' Nelson of the Hoote
nana, was among the arrivals Satur
day who will spend the next few days
in town.
Paul J. Borak, of the interior trail
service crew, has been transferred t<
this end of the run, making his firs
trip Saturday night.
OUTLOOK VERY BRIGHT
AT PEARL DOME FIELDS
KANATAK, M\y 14.—Residents of Kanatak are more
than optimistic over the prospects for oil, which is expect
ed to be struck soon. The Standard Oil Company is down
200 feet, which the Associated Company is down more
than 500 feet, the formation being so hard that no casing
is necessary. The freighter Valdez, which landed here
last week brought a large lot of new equipment, and it is
believed that oil will be struck at a depth of from 1000 to
1200 feet, within less than four weeks. The camp now has
j at least 450 persons, with more arriving constantly. Build
ing is progressing rapidly, and ample accommodations are
on h nd to take care of any crowds that come. There is
pletn> of waterpower for hydro-electric propositions, and
it is stated that within less than two months the town will
be electric lighted. The new road from the beach to the
i oil seepages, a distance of 17 miles, is rapidly taking shape
the Alaska Road Commission having a large crewr at w ork.
STEAMER STARR SAILS
WITH HEAVY LISTING |
—
The steamer Starr sailed for the
westward yesterday afternoon on its
first trip of the 1923 season to the
Bristol Bay district, going as far as I
Nushagak. In addition to a heavy i
passenger list 100 tons of freight and
1,000 sacks of mail were carried by
I the vessel.
The fellowing were the reserva- i
tions made: Mrs. L. M. Carr, Mrs.
Cerney, Ben Poindexter, A. Enos, W.!
L. Keyser, Alvah Eames, A. H. Mel-;
lech, Dan A. Sutherland, E. E. Cham- j
berlin, A1 Peel, H. Simons, Ire Min-1
nich, J. H. Lee, Otis Ross, Ray Me-1
Curry, Wm. Geists, Geo. Bringe, E.
Gustan, Thomas Sheehan, J. A. Melsa,
Miss Fuller, Mrs. H. N. Evans, Mrs.
Rhoades, Mrs. P. Reed, Mrs. Smith
and child, Dr. W. H. Chase, A. M. i
Carr, G. C. Fenton, Rev. R. V. B. Dun- ■
lap, A. C. Celestine, A. M. Wilkins, H.
Richter, L. A. Dauphine.
It is thought the steamer will re_
sume her regular schedule, leaving j
Seward the 10th of each month.
BOLSHEVIKS PUN 10
VIENNA, May 14.—Police have un
earthed a plot originating with Bol
sheviks in Ukraine to attempt the as
sassination of Field Marshal Foch,
who is making a tour of Poland. Thir
ty plotters have been arrested.
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PEKING, May 14.—Chinese bandits
continue to hold a guard over sixteen
foreign prisoners including two wom
en, in the hills back of Li Ching. The
ultimatum of the foreign ambassadors
-went into effect at midnight, May 12
and for each day the prisoners are now
held, China will have to pay an in
demnity.
WATSON OUT OF JUNEAU
The Watson sailed north from Ju
neau yesterday at 11 p. m.
' J. B. Reher, of the bureau of public
roads, returned to town Saturday
night after making a trip to the Moose
pass section.
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WASHINGTON, May 14.—A revi
sion of plans for Harding’s trip to
Alaska were made Saturday at a con
ference with Secretary Hoover. These
plans contemplate a stay of at leas*
two weeks in Alaska, the voyage from
Seattle being made, Hoover said, on
an army or navy transport.
The transport Henderson, which is
to proceed to the Pacific coas* with
naval supplies in time to be ready for
the Alaskan trip may be accepted as
the President’s vessel, in which he
will make the trip. Secretary Hoover
said that Harding planned to see as
much of the territory first hand as
possible. He will cover as much
ground by train as railroad facilities
will permit and will tour the remain
der by motor. It is expected that the
party will visit every part of the Ter
ritory except the extreme northwest
IISEILL DANCE SUCCESS
The dance given Saturday evening
in Odd Fellows hall under the aus_
pices of the Seward Baseball Asso
ciation was a most enjoyable affair
and from a financial standpoint a
neat sum being added to the grounds
and grandstand fund, about $35 dol
lars accruing from the evening’s
pleasure.
A most pleasing addition to the
spirit of the evening was the four
piece orchestra; Miss Leslie, piano;
Miss Ellsworth, saxophone and traps;
Mrs. Ellsworth, drums, and Mr. Wes
ley Davis, violinist. It was the unani
mous opinion that the music was the
best heard in Seward for many an
event. At some future date the asso
ciation will hold another function and
for the same purpose. With the pres
tige already established there will un
doubtedly be a bumper crowd in at
tendance.
A1 Peel, a well known local man,
left yesterday on the Starr for King
Cove.
W. L. Keyser, recent arrival from
the states, left yesterday for the west
ward, going as far as Chignik.
P. M. Ogle today sold a lot facing
Socond avenue to Wm. DeWitt, con
sideration unknown. Mr. DeWitt will
erect a garage on his new property.
Gus Manthy has purchased a Ford
car from the local agent, Charles
Lechner.
Itfr3. J. B. Lenhart, of Healy, was
among those who arrived Saturday
from the interior.