SHAKES HANDS WITH THE OLD
TIMERS AT THE PIONEERS’
HOME AT SITKA
SITKA, July 23.—President Harding
spent twelve hours in Sitka, the last
Alaskan town to be visited on his
present itinerary. He came ashore
at 9:00 o’clock yesterday morning in
a small boat, and during a reception,
shook hands with several venerable
survivors who witnessed the cere
mony when the United States took
over Alaska from Russia.
Mr. Harding and party visited the
school founded by Sheldon Jackson,
and spent some time in the old Rus
sian cathedral.
^ The President was given a basket
of Alaskan grown strawberries and
Mrs. Harding was presented with a
gold bracelet engraved, in the shape ;
of a whale killer or orca. The pre
sentation was made by a Thlinket
chieftain.
The President stated that in his
two weeks’ visit he has received a
new vision of Alaska. He has prom
ised to do his uttermost to bring
about the fullest development of the
Territory.
The Henderson with the Presiden
tial party, departed for Vancouver,
t B. C., at 9:00 o’clock last night. He
expects to arrive in Seattle July 27.
Territorial officials will be housed
in the Garside building at Juneau, it
is reported. The building was recent- j
ly purchased to house the Territorial
museum.
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HALL OF RECORDS AT SAN BER
DCO BADLY DAMAGED—SEV
ERAL PERSONS HURT
LOS ANGELES, July 23—Residents
of this city were hurled from their
beds and fled to lawns and sidewalks
at 11:28 last night when all of South
ern California was rocked by earth
quakes which lasted from 5 to 11 sec
onds and caused considerable damage.
A number of persons were injured,
and the Hall of Records at San Ber
nardino was badly damaged.
The shocks continued until one this
morning, of sufficient violence to
shatter plate glass windows and send
tons of stone and brick tumbling from
lofty buildings.
The temblors were heaviest in San
Bernardino and Redlands, where sev
eral dead artesian wells started to
gushing.
The shocks were the heaviest ex
perienced since the great quake in
1906, and caused intense alarm in all
parts of the section affected.
PRESIDENT HA11
I COLLISION OFF
SEATTLE BOOR
CREW OF DESTROYER ABANDONS
VESSEL, WHICH IS TOWED
TO BREMERTON
SEATTLE, July 27.—President
Harding experienced an exciting col
lision this morning at 9:45 o’clock,
when the transport Henderson ram
med the destroyer Zeilin, off Double
Bluffs, at the entrance to Admiralty
Inlet close to Whidby Island, causing
the abandonment of the destroyer by
the crew.
No one was injured, either on the
destroyer or the Henderson.
The accident caused a delay in the
arrival of the President at Seattle,
which was scheduled for 9 a. m., for
the Henderson stood by the badly
damaged Zeilin until the crew was
removed to safety and the destroyer
Nicholas took the Zeilin safely in tow
to the Bremerton navy yards.
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FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO
SET FOOT ON CANADIAN
SOIL— SALUTES FIRED
VANCOUVER, July 27, Special to
Gateway—President and Mrs. Harding
disembarked from the United States
navy transport Henderson on Canad
ian soil here yesterday at eleven o’
clock. His arrival marked the first
visit Canada has ever received by an
American President during his term of
office. Several varying kinds of salutes
were fired, and a formal welcome was
extended at the pier by officials of the
Dominion of Canada, England and the
City of Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, July 27—Harding’s
party left for Seattle yestei*day at
nine-thirty, after viewing the largest
crowd since leaving Washington. At
a reception yesterday the Presi-1
dent became “overwhelmed” by the |
friendliness and courtesies tendered i
him, and tears were in his eyes and !
his voice trembled, as he rose to speak !
before the gathering at the Hotel Van
couver.
In an earlier address Harding refer
red to the century-old friendship be
tween the people of Canada and the
United States, adding in effect that
European countries should follow the
example set by the two countries.
Harding advised the people of the
Dominion to guard against giving en
couragement to any enterprise looking
Lo Canada's annexation of the United
States.
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MOTORSHIP KENNECOTT
WILL LOAD FOR JAPAN
SEATTLE, July 24.—The motorship
Kennecott which the owners have an
noui^ed wTould go into the Alaskan
trade was chartered today for Japan
with a load of lumber.
TITLE AGAINST TENDLEfi
NEW YORK, July 24.—Benny Leon
ard successfully defended his title to
the lightweight championship against
Lew Tendler last night in Philadel
phia in a 15-round bout. The battle
was witnessed by 70,000 persons.
RESTRIGTIDNS 01
SUN Fill
WILL BE IMPOSED
HOOVER SAYS SALMON INDUS
TRY CAN BE BUILT UP IF
RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED
ON BOARD HENDERSON—July 24
—Strong and immediate restrictions
upon salmon fishing in Alaska must be
imposed if the industry is to be pre
served from the same destruction that
has ruined the fisheries in other sec
tions of the United Stales, declared
Secretary Hoover in a statement is
sued today reviewing the results of
the conferences held on his Alaskan
trip with fihsermen, consumers, prom
inent officials, businessmen and ex
perts. Our primary purpose is to re
store this industry, Hoover added, the
responsibility rests on the officials
having the authority to translate it in
to action.
Recognize Need of Conservation
ON BOARD HENDERSON—Hoover
further said scientific discussion and
political oratory will not spawn sal
mon, and the question cannot be car
ried on without a temporary reduction
in the amount of salmon taken on one
hand, and without executive measures
for enlarged production on the other.
The need for conservation in Alaska
has been recognized for ten years, Mr.
Hoover said, adding: “This is the larg
est of Alaska's industries; more than
half of the population and more than
half of the territorial revenues are de
pendent upon it. It can in time be
built up to much larger dimensions
; than at present, and if nothing is done
it will be lost in a few years. It is of
vital importance to the whole Ameri
can people as a source of national food
supply.
CUSTOMS OFFICERS FIND
VALUABLE FUR SEAL PELTS
Game Warden Cotter this morning
received a message from the govern
or’s office stating that 52 fur seal
pelts had been found in the baggage
of E. Dunham, when searched by cus
toms officials at Seattle on arrival of
the steamship Northwestern.
Mr. Cotter had notified his office of
a suspicious trunk shipped from Aku
tan on the steamer Starr and trans
ferred to the Northwestern, in Dun
ham’s own name, with a valise check
of “E. Dwyer.” The furs seized were
in the two pieces of baggage.
Joseph H. Hutchinson, prominent
mining man of the Crow Creek dis
trict, and a warm friend of the Gate
way city, has been stopping in Seward
the past month. Mr. Hutchinson has
been sending numerous communica
tions to the Reno Evening Gazette, of
which paper he is correspondent.
His articles deal with Seward, and in
his description of the town he says:
“This is the prettiest location of any
town in Alaska. It is the terminal of
the United States Railroad. It has
been handicapped by strangulation
from Washington, but it is slowly,
surely coming into its own.”
Mr. Hutchinson goes on and gives
a tabulation of the exports from the
Territory with their value, and his
article is a distinctive boost for Sew
ard.
The steamship Admiral Evans is
expected south bound some time next
Wednesday.
Saturday Gateway, $3 per year
KAMCHATKA BEING
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE
SHOCKS RECORDED SINCE
LAST FEBRUARY
SHANGHAI, China, July 24.—It is
declared here by seismic observers
that Kamchatka Is being slowly de
stroyed by earthquakes, one hundred
and eighty-five heavy shocks having
been sustained since February first.
In many places villages have slid
into the sea and the whole country
for miles around has been leveled.
FIVE HUNDRED INMATES TAKEN
FROM CRUMBLING BUILDING
TO PLACES OF SAFETY
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., July 24
Five hundred and nineteen inmates of
the asylum at Patton were ordered
removed to places of safety today,
owing to damage to the walls of the
building in a severe earthquake
shock last night.
j The shock, which was of the most
severe yet recorded, caused great
gaps to come in the walls, the build
ing having to be practically torn
down and rebuilt.
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WHITE KAYOES MITCHELL
NEW YORK, July 2*.—Chas. White
of Chicago, lightweight, knocked out
Ritchie Mitchell of Milwaukee in the
fourth round of an eight round mill
Saturday night.
PRESIDENT STOPS
FAMOUS SUMMER RESORT NEAR
SEYMOUR NARROWS VISIT
ED BY PRESIDENT
On Board Heiderson, En Route to
Vancouver. July 26.—Good weather
is favoring President Harding’s party
J today on the voyage out of Alaskan
| waters and through the waters of
| British Columbia. In Queen Charlotte
j Sound the water is as smooth as a
; millpond with the sun shining bright.
The transport anchored off the mouth
of Campbell river, a famous salmon
fishing resort, and the President is
| trying his luck angling, with a guide
pulling him back and forth across the
mouth of the river.
The voyage to Vancouver was con
tinued this afternoon. Tomorrow the
party arrives in Seattle.
Harding Goes Fihsing
CAMPBELL RIVER, B. C., July 26—
The transport Henderson is at anchor
here to permit the members of Presi
dent Harding’s party to fish. Secre
tary Hoover brought in the largest
i string of salmon. The transport arriv
| es at Vancouver tomorrow, marking
the first time an American president
during his term of office, has stepped
onto Dominion soil. A big reception
has been planned including a game of
’ golf.
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WINS WORLD'S FEATHERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP IN FIFTEEN
ROUND FIGHT
NEW YORK, Juiy 27, Flash—John
ny Dundee won the world’s feather
weight championship tonight from Eu
gene Criqui, of France, in a fifteen
round go.
Criqui recently... acquired the title
from Kilbane.
SEWARD DAUGHTERS ARE
MAKING GOOD WITH MOVIES
Mrs. Cora (Peggy) Junkin, who left
here last fall Is in Hollywood, taking
part in a Douglas Fairbanks picture.
A daughter of Harry Bowers, local
barber, is working in the movies at
Hollywood.
GIBBONS MAY FIGHT FIRPO
ST. PAUL, July 24.—Tom Gibbons
has received an offer from Tom
O’Rourke, a New York promoter, for
a fight with Louis Firpo. Gibbons has
put the proposition up to his mana
ger for consideration.
LLOYD GEORGE TELLS CONFER
ENCE THAT NATIONS ARE
BUSILY PREPARING
LONDON, July 25.—Lloyd George
told the Wesleyan conference today
that there are now more armed men
in Europe than before the world war.
He declared that the Nations of Eu
rope are busily inventing diabolical
machinery for war, yet all signed the
covenant of the League of Nations.
He declared the wrhole merry-go
round of the devil would soon begin
over again.
BiOLGGiCAL SURVEY
HO IS TOURING
GATHERING MUCH DATA OF
VALUE TO ALASKANS AND
BIG GAME HUNTERS
Ernest P. Walker, chief fur and U.
S. game warden, was a through pas
senger to the westward on the Ad
miral Evans, and will stop at Seward
a few days upon the return of the
Evans on her southbound trip.
Mr. Walker is compiling data in re
lation to the value of game and fur to
Alaskans and gave some interesting
facts in regard to the money spent
in the Territory by outside sports
men.
In response to a questionnaire sent
out by the biological survey, 44 out
side sportsmen who have hunted in
Alaska on fifty-two trips, reported ex
i penditures in the Territory totaling
$107,586.50. Of this sum $5001 was
for licenses and export fees. The re
maining $102,585.50 was paid to Alas
kans for guides, outfits, transporta
tion, curios, etc. This averages about
$1,972.87 per trip. Three hundred
and twelve game animals were taken,
| at an average cost of $328.70 per ani
I mal. Of the 44 individuals who re
' ported seven have since become fin
| ancially interested in the Territory.
It. is pointed out by Mr. Walker that
the money derived from this source is
at no cost to Alaskans, and by prop
j erly building up the game supply it
can become a still greater attraction.
Mr. Walker declared that by letting
it be known that Alaskans have the
greatest wild life field remaining to
day we could profit much more in the
future than we have in the past.
The returns received are from only
a small portion of the hunters who
have been to the Territory the past
few years.
Scientific explorations and photo
graphic expeditions which spend as
much or more were not included in
the returns.
Mr. Walker is now compiling data
showing the benefits derived to the
Territory by big game hunters, and
by conservation of flame. He believes
that the game and fur is one of the
Territory’s greatest assets, and that
its conservation lies with the people
and not with the officials. Every
town should have an area in its im
mediate vicinity where it would be
unlawful to hunt at any time, and
where game could find a refuge unmo
tested by man. This would increase!
interest to the tourist, and would re
sult in better hunting for residents!
as the overflow would be available 1
for local sportsmen.
Mr. Walker will return on the Ad
miral Evans and spend several days
in Seward looking over the situation
and conferring with local game war
dens.
Evenrude Motors at J. L. Graefs. tf
PARTV WILL STAY
SHSEHHUH
STEAMER BUFORD WILL REMAIN
IN PORT TWO DAYS TO ALLOW
PARTY TRIP ANCHORAGE
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SEATTLE, July 25—The steamship
Buford which arrived here Monday
with a party of San Francisco and
Los Angeles businessmen aboard sail
ed at ten o’clock last night for Nome
and Siberia, via Southeastern and
Southwestern Alaska ports and Aku
tan and the Pribilofs, with 125 pas
sengers including 95 round trip ex
cursionists of whom 22 are members
of the San Francisco chamber of com
merce. The other excursionists are
principally Californians and Bostoni
ans, among whom are J. C. Ogden, B.
S. Hubo, W. P. Hammon, head of the
Hammon mining interests of the Sew
ard Peninsula; L. J. Calender, director
of the domestic trade bureau of the
San Francisco chamber of commerce,
and Charles Hass.
The ship operated under the flag of
the Alaskan-Siberian Navigation com
pany is scheduled to make a cruise of
8,316 miles lasting forty days. The re
turn is set for August 28.
Leaving San Francisco, July 20th
the Buford made a brief stop at Seat
tle. Prince Rupert, situated close to
the border line between British Colum
bia and Alaska, 1404 miles from San
Francisco will be reached the fifth
day out. Ketchikan, the Wrangell Nar
rows, the Taku Glavier, Juneau, and
Haines, Skagway, Sitka and Cordova,
and across the mouth of Prince Wil
liam Sound to Seward, where a stop
wil be made to permit the delegation
to go over the government railroad to
Anchorage, and probably Fairbanks.
After a two day’s stop at Seward, the
course will be laid westward to Kodiak
which was founded 140 years before
' founding of San Francisco.
Cold bay will be next visited, then
along the coast past Light House
Rocks, where are located the largest
j sea lion fisheries in the north Pacific
ocean.
Daniel J. Bowen ol Cleveland, Ohio,
representing the Brotherhood of Rail
road Conductors of the United Stales,
accompanied by three representatives
of the other big Brotherhoods—engi
neers, firemen and brakemen,—are
making an investigation of conditions
along the Alaska railroad to get the
facts about non-development of ton
nage for the railroad. It transpires
that they have been at different places
along the railroad for the last thirty
days, and are to continue along the
railroad for the last thirty days, and
are to continue their investigations
for another thirty days.
They came in to Seward from the
Matanuska coal fields on Wednes
day’s train. Twto of them returned on
Thursday’s train and two remained in
Seward.
The exact nature of their business
has not been disclosed, bui f-.r. Low
| en said that the facts they are col
lecting would be presented to a con
gressional investigating Committee
next winter and would uncover a gi
gantic conspiracy to prevent develop
ments resulting in more progressive
! policies in the future.
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