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SITKA AND SEWARD ARE DESIG
NATED SUB-STATIONS FOR
ROUND WORLD FLYERS
Present Plans of L'eut. Bissell Will
Call for Planes Here April 5th—
Will Tune Up and Leave.
Lieutenant CLu ton E. Bissel, U. S.
Army air service who is arranging for
the proposed flight arount/ the world
by Army airmen, arrived in Seward
on the Admiral Watson last night, and
is a guest of the Hotel Van Gilder.
The Alaska base for the First Divi
sion of the flight around the world
will be at LTnalaska, but Seward and
Sitka are sub-stations for the air
fleet of four planes, which will be
equipped wtih pontoons for landing in
the water.
Beyond Dutch Harbor, Lieut. Bis
sell will have the use of the fisheries
boat, Eider, and when the air fleet ar
rives at Unalaska there will be two
cutters to give aid and provide wire
less assistance, which will be neces- (
sary in the long flight from Attu to
Kurile island, near Japan, a distance
of 850 miles, the longest leg of the
flight.
The schedule of the squadron will
be as follows.
Seattle to Prince Rupert, 650 miles..
Prince Rupert to Sitka, 300 miles, ;
Sitka to Cordova, 459 miles; Cordo
va to Seward, 140 miles; Seward to
Chignik, 450 miles; Chignik to Dutch
Harbor, 450 miles; Dutch Harbor to
^ Atka, 350 miles; Atka to Attu. 530 j
miles.
From Attu to Kuriles on the Asiatic
coast, 850 miles.
If present plans are followed the
air squadron will reach Seward some
time about April 5th or 6th, stopping
over a day to tune up their machines.
The planes will be under command
of Major Martin, who will pilot one
of them himself. The others will be
piloted by Lieut. Lee Wade, Lieut.
Erick Nelson, and Lieut. Lowell
Smith, all aviators of note, who have
been in the service for many years.
The machines were built by the Doug
las Company of Santa Monica, Calif.,
and will be biplanes with 410 h.p. Li
berty motors and a wing spread of fifj
ty feet. A mechanic will be carried;
in each- machine.
The main purposes of the flight,;
said Lieut. Bissell are:
1. To win for the United States the,
credit for the first around-the-world
air flight;
2. To test the equipment of Ameri- j
- can made machines;
3. To train the personnel of the
United States army air service;
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—because the earth has absorbed a
supply of heat from the sun. The
farther one goes away from this heat,
the colder the air becomes. How
balmy the feeling of
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; 4. To foster interest in Alaska;
5. To make a survey of the commer
cial air navigation possibilities;
6. To complete the first circumna
vigation of the world in the air with
American machines and American
personnel during the lifetime of Or
ville Wright, the inventor of the air
plane.
There will be no attempt to break
any world’s records, said Lieut. Bis
sell. The expedition will leave Se
attle April 1, and it is expected to re
turn there in August. This will per
mit them to cross the Pacific in April
and May and the Atlanticc in July and
August.
One man will be in charge of ar
rangements for the flight in each of
six divisions. The first rrom Seattle
to Shimshu, Japan, the second from
Shimshu to Calcritta, India; the third
from Calcutta to Constantinople; the
fourth from Constantinople to Lon
don; the fifth from London to Amer
ica; the sixth across the continent
from the Atlantic coast to Seattle, the
starting point.
The machines will be equipped as
sea planes from Seattle to Calcutta,
as land planes from there to Scot
land. and sea planes again from Eng
land to America, and against as land >
planes.
The machines will weigh 6.500 j
pounds each as land planes and 8,
000 as sea planes. The bodies of the
machines will be made of steel tub
ing and covered with metal in front
and fabric in the rear. The floats
will be of wood.
The trip will mean 35.000 miles of
flying and will be over 28 different
countries, 'while the distance around
the world at the equator is only 25.
000 miles, the extra distance will be
necessary on account of the jockeying
north and south, due, mostly to our
relations with Russia which preclude
the posibility of a night along the Si
berian railway, necessitating the drop
down to Calcutta and Constantinople.
The circumstances that 28 differ
ent countries has to be consulted
before the plans of the trip caused
much delay in getting the expedition
started. It required from two weeks
to eleven months to complete the ne
gotiations for the trip.
The facilities of the coast guard
and geodetic survey, the bureau of
fisheries and the United States coast
guard are being placed at the dispos
al of the army. Hearty co-operation
of the various departments is prom
ised which will have much to do with
the success of the epoch-making trip
around the world.
Lieut. Bissell has the honor of be
ing called an American "Ace.” His
record is of the highest and in addi
tion to extraordinary daring he has
the credit of bringing down seven
German planes during the World war.
His decorations include the Amer
ican distinguished service cross and
victory medal, two Pershing citations,
five campaign stars, a British disting
uished flying cross, the only one worn
by an American airman, the Italian
war cross and the order of the Crown
of Italy.. He served with the 148th
squadron overseas.
The Chamber of Commerce yester
day named Messrs. Hannon, Moul
trey and Ellsworth as a committee to
meet Lieut. Bissell, and today they
are taking him about the town and
conferring with him as to necessary
arrangements for receiving the fleet.
Lieutenant Clayton Bissell, Army
Air Service, who arrived in Seward on
the Watson to make plans for the
Army flight in April, in an interview
•with the Gateway yesterday said:
“I cannot begin to express my ap
preciation of the efforts of Messrs.
Hannon, Ellsworth and Moultray in
the work they have done in securing
data for the proposed flight. In fact
they have practically completed my
work, leaving me little to do, save
follow up their plans for taking care
of the Army flyers and planes which
will arrive in Seward April 5.
“Mr. Henderson and Mr. Calvert of
the San Juan Fisheries and Cold Stor
n<rn plant have also exerted them
selves in our behalf. They have
promised us the use of the steamship
Starr to carry oil and supplies to the
Westward, and will send the boat to
Chignik where they -will wait until
our plans there are completed. This
in itself is a big factor, and cannot be
too highly commended.
“Capt. O. E. Johansen of the Starr
and Paul Buckley of Unalaska, have
given me much information of value
in regard to the westward country, in
formation of vital necessity in mak
ing our plans for the safety of the
air squadron. Their knowledge of
conditions is of much importance as
it lightens my labors greatly, and
their unfailing courtesy and help is
I encouraging, to say the least..
“The presence of the Standard Oil
company at Seward also is a great
help to us, as the company has prom
ised to carry all gas and oils neces
sary for the success of the flight, and
their agent, Mr. Moultray has gone
out of his way to secure data and in
1
formation necessary. This plant
means a great help to Seward, as oth
er flights will be made, and the ad
vantages of having gas and oil al
ready on the ground and waiting is
apparent to everyone. In time to
come, Seward may look to become an
aviation base, as the harbor and en
vironment is ideal for planes trom
the south. The harbor cannot be im
proved on for the use of hydroplanes.
Very little work is necessary to make
a perfect stage on the beach at low
tide. This in itself is a great advan
tage to the town. I am delighted with
the treatment accorded me by the
citizens of Seward and you may say
for me that I am for them in every
way possible. With the co-operation
1 have received from your committee
and citizens, I look for a very suc
cssful handling of the four big air
planes at this port.”
Lieut. Bissell will remain in Sew
ard for a week or more, before re
turning south.
OPERATORS
ON WAY TO INTERIOR
Bart Buckley and C. L. Carlson, op
erating at 2 below discovery, on Little
Squaw creek, in the Chandalar dis
trict, arrived from the states on the
Victoria, and left yesterday for the
mining camp in the interior. An item
was carried in the Gateway last week
stating that a man named Smith had
tsruck $11 pay on 2 above, and Messrs
Buckley and Carlson are naturally
much elated over the report as their
claims adjoin those of Mr. Smith, a
well defined paystreak cutting both
claims. Bedrock is reached at 75
feet, Mr. Buckley explained, the gold
being coarse but well worn. At one
time there were five Buckley broth
ers in Alaska, but at the present time
but Bart and another remain. Bart
has mined in many camps, Ruby prov
ing his Waterloo, the firm going broke
there, but, taking up ground on Lit
tle Squaw creek.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—The Am
erican government’s war debt commis
sion at a meeting today, decided not
to send any further duns to European
war debtors.
SENATOR GREENE LOW
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Senator
Greene is very low, following another
operation.
DELINQUENT TAX ROLL FOR YEAR NIETEEN-TWENTY-THREE
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JN1TED STATES OF AMERICA, TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
THIRD DIVISION, KENAI PRECINCT: SS.
1 WM II WHITTLESEY, Municipal Clerk of the Town of Seward, ler
ifory of * Alaska, Third Division, hereby certify that the above is a true and
orrect -oil of the Delinquent Taxes of the Town of Seward, Territory of Al
aska, Third Division; That said taxes became delinquent on the loth Day ot
November, 1919; That the Total Amount of the Delinquent l axes is Two
'housand One Hundred and Forty-two Dollars and five cents
$2142.05): That the total amount of penalty thereon is One Hundied anil
Seven Dollars and seventy-five cents ($107.75); That the total amount or
nterest thereon to February loth, 1924 is Sixty-four Dollars and riity-nine
cnts ($64.59); That the aggregate amount of the whole ot said Delinuent
"axes, penalty, interest to said date lats stated is the sum of Two ^Thousand
hree- Hundred and Fourteen Dollars and thirty-nine cents ($2314.39).
Coiilocate Seal) WM. H. WHITTLESEY, Municipal Clerk for the
Town of Seward, Alaska.
RAILWAY EARNINGS REACH
TOTAL OF 955 MILLIONS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—The rail
ways of the country earned $977,000,
000 net last year, it was announced by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
HARRY P. FLETCHER
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—The name
of Harry P. Fletcher, ambassador to
Italy, has t?een given to the senate
for confirmation as ambassador to
Italy.
ORDINANCE NO 78
An Ordinance to Establish and Reg
ulate the Rates to be Charged to
the Town of Seward, Alaska, and
the Inhabitants Thereof, for Elec
tricity and Electric Current by
Persons, Co-partnerships, Associa
tions or Corporations who Supply,
Furnish and jor sell Electricity and
Electric Current to said Town andj
or its Inhabitants.
Be It Ordained by the Common
Council of the Town of Seward,.
Territory of Alaska:
Section 1. That, after a full con
sideration thereof, the rates herein
after provided and set forth are fair
and reasonable rales and charges to
be paid by said Town of Seward,
Alaska, and the inhabitants thereof
for electricity and electric current
supplied, furnished, delivered and | or
sold to said Town and j or its inhabi
tants, and that no person, co-partner
ship, association or corporation shall
make, charge or collect any greater
rate or charge for electricity or elec
tric current supplied, furnished, de
livered and | or sold to said Town and
| or the inhabitants thereof, than the
rates or charges contained and set
forth in the following sections of this
Ordinance, to-wit:
Meter Service
Sec. 2. On or before September
2, 1924, after the passage of this Or
dinance, meters shall be installed to
all consumers of electric light and
power within the incorporated limits
of the Town of Seward, Alaska.
Meter Installation Charges
Sec. 3. Meters shall be furnished
the consumer by the person, co-part
nership, association or corporation
furnishing said consumer with elec
tricity or electric current at actual
ctst which amount shall be paid at
the time of installation of meter and
receipt issued for cost of meter. Ti
tlJ of meter to remain the property
ot the person, co-partnership, asso
ciation or corporation furnishing said
consumer with electricity or electric
current. When service is discontin
ued, deposit to the amount of cost of
the meter to be returned to the con
sumer provided the meter is returned
in good order, and provided the con
sumer shall then have paid to said
person, co-partnership, association or
corporation all money due to em.
Ear;h consumer served by any person,
co-partnership, association or corpo
ration with electricity or electric cur
r^it shall pay a flat charge or rate
o\ One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50)
vpich is inclusive of all charges for
installation, connecting and discon
rjcting said meter.
Service Rates
Sec. 4. For consumers using elec
I
tricity or electric current for lighting, |
domestic or industrial purposes oth-j
er than electric motors of One (1) j
Horse Power or more the rate shall i
be for the first One Hundred (100) I
Kilowatt Hours Twelve and One-half I
Cents (12M:C) per Kilowatt hour; for |
the second" One Hundred (100) Kilo- i
watt hours, Ten Cents (10C) per
Kilowatt hour; and Eight Cents (Sc) ;
per Kilowatt hour for all in excess of;
Two Hundred (200) Kilowatt hours
per calendar month.
Sec. 5. Motor service for electric
ity and electric current used or con-1
siimed in motors of a standard rating
of less than One (1) Horse Power,
shall be the same rate as lighting i
service. Motors of a standard rating'
of One (1) Horse Power or more1
shall have a rate not to exceed Six;
f6) Cents per Kilowatt hour used in
any calendar month, this class of
service to be registered through a
separate meter for power purposes
only.
Minimum Monthly Service Charge
Sec. g—on all classes of service
there shall be a minimum monthly
service charge or rate of $1.50 lor
the first 500 watts of connected load
and of 75 cents for each additional
500 watts or fraction thereof ot the
connected load for the electricity di
electric current consumed during any
one calendar month.
Meter Test at Consumer’s Request
Sec. 7. Upon giving the vendor of
electricity or electric current at least
two days’ written notice, the consu
mer shall have the right at any time
to require said vendor to test such
meters in his presence and if the con
sumer so desires, in the presence of
an expert representative appointed
by him. If at the request of the
consumer, any meter shall be tested
more often than once a year and
found to register within Two (2) per
cent of the correct amount the con
sumer shall upon demand, pay to said
vendor all expenses incurred by the
said vendor in connection with such
test.
See. S. That neither the Town nor
the inhabitants thereof shall pay or
be required to pay any greater rate
or charge than the rates and charges
herein provided for electricity or
electric current supplied, furnished,
delivered andjor sold to it or them by
any person, co-partnership, associa
tion or corporation engaged in or
hereafter to engage in the supplying,
furnishing, delivering and'or selling
of electricity or electric current to
said Town andjor to the inhabitants
thereof.
sec. 9. mat tne rates ana cnarges
hereinbefore provided and set forth
are hereby determined to be reason
able rates and charges and that they
are the maximum rates and charges
which shall be charged.
Penalty.
Sec. 10. It shall be unlawful for
any person, co-partnership, associa
tion or corporation to sell electricity
or electric current except through a
meter within the specified rates and
any violation thereof shall be pun
! ishable by a fine of not less than
Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor ex
ceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100)
for each offense.
Sec. 11. That this Ordinance shall
be published in The Seward Daily
Gateway, a newspaper of general cir
culation in the Town of Seward,
Alaska, and shall become effective on
September 2, 1924.
Passed by the Common Council of
the Town of Seward, Alaska, and ap
proved this 18th day of February,
1924.
L. V. RAY,
Mayor of the Town of Seward, Alaska
Attest:
(Seal) WM. H. WHITTLESEY,
Municipal Clerk.
Publish Feb. 21, 23, 25, 1924. 3t
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
Notice is hereby given that at the
hour of nine o’clock a. m. on the fifth
d.»y of February, 1924, the registra
tion Looks of the Town of Seward
will be open at the office of the Mu
nicipal Clerk in the Seward Bank
Building for the purpose of register
ing all qualified citizens of the dte I
States, who have resided contin
uously one year next preceding the
date of the election, in the Territory
of Alaska, and six months next pre
ceding the date of the election within
the corporate limits of the Town of
Seward. All electors must before
voting register their names and qual
ifications with the Registration Offi
cer.
The Registration Books will be open
every day except Sundays and holi
days, beginning Tuesday, February 5,
1924, during the following hours:
Until the Friday next preceding the
first Tuesday In April:
From 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon.
From 2:00 p. :/i. to 5:00 p. m.
On Friday and Saturday next pre
ceding the first Tuesday in April from
9:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon; from 2:00
p. m. to 5:00 p. m.; from 7.00 p. m.
to 10.00 p. m.
That said Registration Books will
be closed for such e'eetion^ at 10:00
o’clock p. m., Saturday, March 29,
1924. . . ,
The said election will be held on
the first Tuesday in April for the pur
pose of electing City Officers and
members of the School Board.
The officers of the City to be elect
ed are as follows:
Mayor.
Three members _ of
Common Council.
the
Seward
Treasurer.
Clerk.
City Attorney.
One member of the School Board,
Dated at Seward, Alaska, f ebru
y 4’ 15)2 W. H. WHITTLESEY,
Municipal Clerk.
ublish February 4, 11, 18, 23, 192-1.
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
No. -
i In the District Court for the Territor
of Alaska, Third Division
.Johannes Andreas Beck, Plaintiff, vs
I Bessie Marie Beck, Defendant,
j The Territory of Alaska, to Bessie
! Vie Beck, the above named defen
dant.
You are hereby summoned to appear
S iu the above-entitled court within
! tmrty days alter the last publication
of this summons, to-\vit, on cr bet ore
the 4th day or April, 1924, and answer
! the complaint of the plaintiff herein
and serve'your answer upon the attor
ney for the plaintiff at his office in
Seward, Alaska, and in the event o
vour failure so to appear and answe
j said complaint, judgment will be ren
! dered against } ou and the plaintiff
will apply to the court lor the relie
in said complaint asked for; the pur
pose of said action being a divorce be
tween the said plaintiff and yoursel
on the ground of cruelty, as more fully
appears in the complaint in said action
a copy of which has been mailed to
your address.
Witness the Hon. E. E. Ritchie
Judge of said court, with the seal
thereof, this 4th dav of January, 1924
(Seal) W. N. \ClTDDY,
Clerk of said Court.
By W. H Whittlesey, Deputy Clerk.
First publication, Jan. 28, 1924.
Final publication, February 26, 1924.
C. S. Butler, traveling auditor
for the Pacific Steamship Company,
arrived in Seward on the Admiral
Watson, making his usual spring
rounds.
•3
ther
fis&scn Why
The Buick Third Member
VMS ° D G O - Ki BAE)
Buick cars drive through a third member,
not the springs. The springs only sup
port the body and assure easy riding. A
Buick rear spring accidently broken can
not misalign the axle and prevent driving
the car. The Buick axle remains in fixed
position. Consequently the adjustment
cf Buick four-wheel brakes is not affected
by the defied ion of the springs. «
E-26-15-NP
When better automobiles are built
Buick, will build them
ELLSWORTH
BUICK SALES & SERVICE