VOLUME XIX. NO. 74.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY. MARCH 27. 1D24.
PRICE TEN CENTS
FIVE MEN MAKE
33 MILLION DOLLARS
WASHINGTON, D. C,. March 27—
Roxie Stinson, testifying before the
Dauhgerty Committee today said Jesse
Smith, her former husband told her
five men in the fall of 1922, made 33
million dollars in a single Sinclair oil
deal.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 27— j
The senate cited Clarence C. Chase, |
son-in-law of Fall, for impeachment,
for refusing while as a federal officer,!
to testify. Chase resigned as Collector j
of Customs at El Paso yesterday fol
^ lowing his refusal to testify regarding
the Fall loan. I
MELLON DENIES INTEFERE1)
IN ASSESSING FED. TAXES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 27—
Mellon denied in a letter to the com
mittee of investigation, which is look
ing into the affairs of the Bureau of
Internal Revenue, that he had ever in
terfered any way in assessing federal
taxes.
FRENCH CABINET RESIGNS
PARIS, Mar. 27—The Poincare cabi
net resigned today, Millerand accept
ing their resignations.
CLAIMS RACE MEN
LIVED LONG BEFORE
TIME OF APE MEN
—
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 27—That a
\ race of thinking men with a degree,
of civilization, lived and died in Amer
ica thousands of years before the ape
man made his appearance in Europe,.
is the deduction of Dr. Chester Stock,
of the University of California today I
from skulls discovered by workmen
digging a sewer here.
KASILOF WILL NOT OPERATE
It is announced that the Alaska
Packers association cannery at Kasi- j
lot will not bo operated for the com
ing season. Arrangements have been |
made for the fish allotted to that can
nery to be packed by the Fidalgo Isl
and Packing Co. at Port Graham. Each ,
of the four larger canneries of the j
Cook Inlet district is permitted to op-,
erate five traps and buy fish from but j
three independent traps and from in- j
dependent gillnets, the total pack for |
each being 30,000 cases with a limit
of 15,0(J0 cases on reds.
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Crow Creek Operators
Make a Good Clean-up
Willi a record or tailing ?33,000 from |
the ground last season the mining firm ,
of Erickson and Toteland, who are
hydraulieking leased ground on Crow
creek, in the Girdwood district, expect
to duplicate their feat this year and
are laying plans at the present time
tor operating on a large scale.
Last season the partners worked 12
men and Mr. Erickson and a crew are
busily engaged in hauling in supplies
for the coming season.
FORMER ALASKANS WED
Miss Evelyn Ely, former time keep
er on the Alaskan railroad, and Mr.
Ninnis, a former resident of Curry,
were married in California recently.
REINDEER BEING KILLED
FOR CARIBOU IN INTERIOR
Supt. W. T. Lopp has received nu
merous complaints from native rein
deer owners that prospectors and oth
ers have been killing reindeer in the
Buckland istrict, and calling them car
ibou.
Native herders from Buckland re
port that on the evening on Novem
ber 27, they camped on Hunter creek
in search of missing deer. On the left
stdo of Hunter they round a reindeer
skin from which the head and legs 1 ad
hern cut. The skin had been rolled up
and covered with willows and grass.
'I oe deer had been butchered by white
hunters. They followed a trail io a
s !tier’s cal/n and the 1 turned back
an 1 reported the matter to toe author
has
Paul Barnes, representing M. Sellers
Co., left today for Anchorage.
Harry Johnson, a Moose Pass resi
dent, is a guest of the Sexton.
O. E. Refsner and J. Johnson, fisher
men from Ketchikan, were registered
at the Van Gilder.
AERIAL VIEW OF WILSON DAM MUSCLE SHOALS POWER PROJECT, ALABAMA
New air plane photo showing the Wilson Dam, now under construction across the Tennessee River in Ala
bama—the heart of the Muscle Shoals power project, started by the United States War Department to provide an
adequate supply of nitrates for explosives during the war and for fertilizers during peace. Jackson Islan is in the
center of the river. The dam will cost $50,000,000 to complete. Power house in lower right hand corner.
3,000 CATTLE WITH
HOOF AND MOUTH
DISEASE ARE SHOT
MERCEDES, Calif. March 27—Over
three thousand hoof and mouth diseas
ed cattle were shot today by represen
tatives of the Stockmen’s Exchange.
ANCHORAGE DELEGATES TO
GRAND IGLOO PIOENERS
Mrs. Roy G. Southworth and Mrs. I.
Gayles are Anchorage delegates to the
Grand Igloo of Pioneers for the auxil
ary, and Frank Reynolds and Eric Bur
man represent the Igloo, holding six
proxies. The latter two reside in
Fairbanks.
Tom Nelson, a past grand president
of the grand igloo, is also in Fairbanks
having left Anchorag eon Monday’s
train.
S. E. Dahl, R. C. Collins and G. K.
Woodward, train crew, registered at
the Overland last night.
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Prohibition Officers Cause
Break in Alaskan Cable
CORDOVA, Mar. 24.—Prohibition of
ficers who are dragging Cordova Bay
in an effort to recover several sacks of
booze alleged to have been thrown
overboard from the launch Cameo,
when Messrs. Cunningham and Beal
were arrested by Messrs. Flanigan and
Beilgard on a charge of rum running,
are alleged to have picked up and bro
ken the cable between Valdez and Cor
dova which went out of commission
at the time. The break has caused a
bad situation as all news must now be
radios from Sitka to Seward and
thence over the railway wires to inte
rior points.
COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD A UNDERWOOD, N. V.
DEMOCRATIC FLOOR LEADER
Senator Joseph T. Robinson, of Ar
<ansas, Democratic floor leader in the
United States Senate.
Bergdoil Returning to
Face Charges Desertion
EBERDAH, Germany, March 27—
Bergdoil left for New York today to
answer to the charge of draft evasion,
is the report given to one of the papers
of the city.
COOLIDGE HOLDING LEAD
SIOUX FALLS March 27—Coolidge j
is holding a slight lead over Johnson J
in the republican primaries for South
Dakota.
Independent Steamship Co.
to Operate in S. E. Alaska
SEATTLE, March 27—The Indepen
dent Steamship Company, C. A. Burk
hardt president, has reconditioned the
motor ship Oregon with new engines
and will place the vessel on the Puget
Sound-South Eastern Alaska run. Cap
tain P. H. Ivarbbe will be commander
of the new vessel on her first voyage,
which will be in April. Principally coal
and cannery supplies will be hauled on
the Oregon.
The Northern Commercial Company
steamer Brookdale will sail Saturday
with supplies for the Alaska Peninsula
and Dutch Harbor canneries.
LEPRE, March 27—The British air
men who are making the world flight,
took off today for Lyons at eleven this
morning.
John Harrington Victim
of Five Months Spree
(Anchorage Daily Alaskan)
The end of a five month’s liquor
debauch terminated suddenly last eve- j
ning for John Harrington, aged 54,1
when he dropped back dead while sit
ting on a bed in the cabin of Scotty
Murphy, on C. street, where shortly
after 6 o’clock Scotty Murphy found
him. Murphy, not realizing that Har
rington was dead, but believing that
something was wrong with him, went
back down town, found Harrington’s
partner, M. Murphy, and had him re
turn to the cabin with him. As soon
as M. Murphy saw the prostrate form
he realized that death had come, so
immediately went to the marshal’s of
fice and notified the authorities.
WILSON HAULING FREIGHT
Jas. E. Wilson, the freighter, is now
engaged in hauling freight from Hous
ton to Willow Creek Mines, IS head of
horses being engaged in the work. Mr.
Wilson has five teamsters and one
swamper.
BRIDGE CLUB TOMORROW
The Bride Club will hold its regu
lar weekly meeting tomorrow after
noon at the residence of Mrs. W. E.
Root, at the usual hour.
Fred Matz, of Mills Creek, is regis
tered at the Sexton.
SIX HUNDRED HOMES
BURNING IN TOKIO
TOKIO, March 27.—Six hundred
houses were burned today in Zoshiga
V«t, a suburb of Tokio, and the fire is
still raging.
NOTED S ERG EON DEAD
MILWAUKEE, March 27—Dr. Wm.
F. Malone, member of the American
College of surgeons fell dead early to
day, while performing a major opera
tion.
PATHE NEWS MAN
WILL FILM FLIGHT
Richard J. Surratt, cameraman for
the Pathe News, will arrive in Seward
the first of next week to film the Army
round the world fliers when they ar
rive in Seward. Mr. Surratt is a bro
ther to Miss Valeska Surratt, the mo
vie actress, and makes his headquar
ters in Wrangell. At the present time
Mr. Surratt is taking views of the
Grand Igloo at Fairbanks, and will also
takes scenes around the Agricultural
College and School of Mines. It was
Mr. Surratt who took the pictures of
President Harding last year, scooping
all competitors.
Grand Igloo of Pioneers
Opens Fairbanks Today
The annual convention of the Grand j
Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska, opens today
at Fairbanks, the order being repre- 1
sented by delegates from every Igloo
m Alaska, or by proxies. Grand
President Roy Southworth, of Anchor
age is unable to preside, owing to a
press of business.
One of the principal questions to
come before the Igloo will be setting
the date of eligibility forward several
years in order to replenish the fast
thinning ranks of the order, and give
many who are eligible an opportunity
to join. It is expected a strong fight
will be made against this proposition
by some of the older Igloos, who favor
holding the eligibility year down to
1900.
Miss Josephine Boyer of St. Louis,
who has been general file clerk in the
operating vice president’s office of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad at Den
ver, has taken a position as assistant
to E. Van Gundy, chief clerk of the
Alaskan railroad. Miss Boyers will ar
rive on one of the next boats from the
states to succeed Mrs. J. E. Crutcher,
resigned.
Capt. W. P. Dingle, army surgeon,
who has been stationed at Anchorage,
will leave on one of the next boats for
Fort Douglas, Utah, where he has been
detailed for duty. He will be succeed
ed by Capt. A. D. Haverstock, who is
now on duty with the Fifth army
corps.
J. M. Crocker, of Mile 52, was a
Seward visitor over night.
COOLIDGE HAS NO INTENTION
CALL ARMAMENT CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 27—,
In a statement tonight, issued from
the Whitehouse, Coolidge declared he
had no intention of complying with
the request inserted in the naval bill
for another international conference to i
limit armament.
JOHNSON ACCUSES COOLIDGE
ATTEMPT BRIBE DELEGATION
FAIRBURY, Ind., March 27—Hiram
Johnson in a speech here this after
noon, accused Coolidge of attempting
to buy the South Dakota delegation.
LARGE BILLS AGAINST RUSSIA
MOSCOW, Mar 27—Claims against
Russia at the Soviet, British confer
ence in April will amount to five and
one half bllion dollars.
COOLIDGE NAMES
COMMITTEE STUDY
THE OIL SITUATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 27—
Coolidge this afternoon named a com
mittee to study the situation and make
recommendations in the matter con
cerning oil by creating larger reserves
through transfer, trade of purchase of
lands for naval fuel, in the United
States proper and such oil lands as
might exist in Alaska.
Nominations for City
Elections Have Closed
Nominations for the town election,
to be held Tuesday, April 1, closed at
6:00 o’clock last night, with a contest
on but for one place, that of council
man, four candidates filing and but
three to be elected.
The candidates filing for the respec
tive offices were as follows:
For Mayor—L. V. Ray.
For Town Clerk—W. H. Whittlesey.
For Town Treasurer—Sylvia Sex
ton.
For Couneilmen—II. E. Ellsworth,
Jos. Hoffman, Joseph Badger and D.
H. Tver.
For School Clerk—Curtis R. Mor
ford.
For School Treasurer—Miss Inez
Waugh.
For City Attorney—No filing.
H. II. Brown, new general car fore
man for the Alaska Railroad, arrived
on the Alameda and will assume his
position at once. Brown comes from
the W«ftern Pacific railroad ;and has
been employed at Sacramento.
MANY RUNNING AT NENANA
Nenana politically is warming up in
anticipation of the ooming town elec
tion. Tom Smith, proprietor of the
Southern hotel and Oscar Rothenburg,
both of whom have formerly held the
office are candidates for mayor. Run
ning for the city council are Mike
Goonan, J. McLean, Theodore Thomp
son, R. C. Morris, W. A. Cowgill and
Wallace Calderhead. For the school
board, L. C. Isabel and for treasurer,
and B. Tunison for clerk.
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“YOUNG” STRIBLING
“Young” Stribling, the school boy
wonder of Georgia.™ He is training in
New York city for his bout with Mike
McTigue, light heavyweight champion
of the world. The bout will take place
at Newark, N. J., Monday night.
AIRPLANES WILL BE
CHRISTENED BY
CHAMBER COMMERCE
SEATTLE, March 26—Under the
auspices of the Chamber of Commerce
the four round the world planes will
be formally christened Seattle, Chi
cago, Boston and New Orleans tomor
row and the names will be painted in
letters four inches high of midnight
blue, orange and golc^ colors of the air
service, across the engine hood of each
cruiser.
SEATTLE, Mar. 27—The World
fliers decided tonight to add Unimak
Island as a stoppirg place so as to
break the jump from Chigeik to Un
alaska.
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 27—Four
airplanes took off for Seattle this after
noon to participate Thursday in the
air circus for the world fliers.
SELDOVIA MAN DEAD
J. Milton Wood of Seldovia died
Monday, according to word received in
last night’s mail. Wood who is well
known in Seward, formerly operated
a sawmill near Knik. He was born in
Twin Falls, Idaho, in 1S68, and came
to Alaska in the early days.
Interment will be made at Seldovia.
Alaskan Picture Sold
to Pathe Association
The Alaska feature film, “The Chee
chakos,” will be shown on Broadway,
New York, for a year, according to a
| telegram received Sunday by Mayor L.
V. Ray.
The opening performance will take
place May 4 and the first release of
‘ the picture occurred April 22. The
j picture is said to have been sold to the
Pathe International Association of
• New York.
Miss Dorothy Haley, publicity agent
for the Alaska railroad, accompanied
by her mother, will depart this week
j for EasUrn points where she goes to
'advertise the Alaska Railroad, says
the Alaska Weekly. Miss Haley has
prepared a mass of data to be employ
ed in her campaign in the East. Up
on her return to Alaska she will make
her permanent headquarters at Juneau
INTERIOR AIR MAIL
MAY BE EXTENDED
TO OTHER POINTS
In a cable receibed by the Fair
banks News-Miner from W. F. Thomp
son, dated at Washington, D. C.. where
Mr. Thompson is at present, it was
stated that Harold T. Lewis, repre
senting Assistant Postmaster General
Henderson, would arrive in Seward on
the Northwestern on his way to Fail
banks to lock over the air mail pro
ject.
Mr. Lewis’ repo.t back to the post
office department will determine the
continuation of the air mail service
from McGrath to Fairbanks.
Mr. Thompson stales the department
is very much pleased with the flights
made by Aviator Eielson and will in
a’l probability aid the residents of the
Interior by establishing other routes.
It was stated that two new planes
will be sent to Fairbanks for use by
the postoffice department.
CHILKOOT SOLDIERS PARADE
ON SHOWSHOES 'TIS CLAIMED
It is claimed the soldiers at Chilkoot
barracks have been parading on snow
shoes this winter, the article in ques
tion claiming they are the only troops
in Alaska known to use snowshoes for
parading. This is an error as several
years ago Valdez had a cheechako
commander who paraded his troops
not only on snowshoes but on skis,
and insisted too, on the boys keeping
formation and step.
When one considers that every time
one steps on a ski he slides a few
inches the difficulty of keeping in for
mation can be appreciated.
The commander had the boys chew
ing on the iron posts of the army cots
before the parade was abandoned.
NEW ATTORNEY ADMITTED BAR
L. D. Roach, acting agent for the
Alaska Steamship Company at Anchor
age was admitted to the bar this week
successfully passing an examination
before a committee appointed by Judge
Ritchie, consisting of Jerry Murphy,
Carl Alrny and Leopold David. Mr.
Roach has been studying law for sev
eral years.