VOLUME XVIII. NUMBER 118
SEWARD, ALASKA. MONDAY. MAY 7, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
WILL ERECT MOOORING MAST A1
SAND POINT TO HOLD BIG
DIRIGIBLE
WASHINGTON, May 7 — Seattle
will be the starting point of the High
to be staged by the Bureau of Aearo
nautics of the Navy across the Nortl
Pole and will also be the starting
point for the flight around the work
to be staged by the Marines.
Chief of the Navy Bureau of Aero
nautics Moffet said today he woulc
leave for Seattle early in June to corn
plele the arrangements for the na\y’i
polar flight. He said lnj would erec
a •■'looring mast at Sand Point earl}
this summer to accommodate the ZB
1 which will take to the air August 1
She will proceed from Lakehurst t<
Chicago and thence :o Point Banov
ano across the polar wastes.
This vessel has a cruising radius o
4oo0 miles. Lieut. Colonel Thomas C
Turner, in charge oi aeronautics lui
the Marine Corps, is making arrange
inents to begin a flight around th<
world beginning at Sand Point, theuct
to Dutch Harbor and across the Pa
cific.
LEGION SMOKER TOMORROW
Seward Post, American Legion, wil
tomorrow evening entertain its mem
bers with a smoker, the first of tin
season. It is urged that all legion
naires be prompt in attending as man.'
of the entertainment features will b<
well worth while.
CAMP BROKEN UP.
The logging camp which has beer
operating on Fourth of July creek
across from the town has been broker
up and all equipment will be moved t(
a new location for further use by th<
Resurrection Bay Lumber company
The crew of the old camp will be em
ployed for the balance of the seasor
in getting out timber in the nev
camp.
NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
The water on Third avenue south o
Adams will be turned off at 7 o’clocl
this evening for repair work.
JOHN NELSON, Supt.
F. Luque, Ben Olson, V. Urbana
Antonio Flores and Noah Arnold com
prise a portion of the arrivals of th<
steamer Victoria. These men wil
leave within the next few days fo
the cannery at Kenai, where they wil
spend the season.
John G. Brady, of the forestry ser
vice, came to Seward yesterday afte
spending some time in gathering da
turn to the north.
Ed Berutto, bandmaster, arrive<
from Anchorage Sunday and will a
once commence active work in drillinj
the members of the organization.
The steamer Starr was beached a
high tide last night to permit the hul
being cleaned and painted.
CANNERY BOATS WILL SAIL
FOR FAR WESTWARD PORT!
BELLINGHAM, May 7.—The siste
ships Norwood and Redwood of th<
Pacific American Fisheries fleet wil
sail from Bellingham May 15 with ful
cargoes for their Alaska canneries.
The Norwood will call at Squa\
Harbor and the Redwood at Squav
Harbor, King Cove, and Ikutan.
The Redwood will carry twenty pas
sengers among them three scientist:
of the United States Bureau of Fish
eries.
VOTES DOWN PROPOSAL
BRUSSELS, May 7—The Belgiun
Council of Ministers unanimously vo
ted down the German reparation:
proposals.
E. J. Nicholson and Donald Phelp:
are the radio operators on the steam
ship Victoria.
ViCTQI ARRIVES WITH
HEAVY PASSENGER LIST
—
The steamer Victoria docked yes
terday afternoon with one of the heav
iest passenger lists of the season, in
cluded among which were a number of
laborers for the Alaska railroad. The
Seward list follows:
Claud Collins, Emma Gillispie, I. M.
Fisher, Peter Vashon, Margaret Col
line, Jos. Brown, G. B. Stevens, Mrs.
G. C. Henderson, G. C. Henderson, D.
> C. Dunbar, G. O. Rudelbach, Marga
ret McFadden, Mrs. Mary Patterson,
- F. F. Welch, Frank Matner, Matt Me
i kira, Ed Bellmont, J. P. Price, Mrs. O.
: Dahl, Leo W. Johnson, R. M. Dillon,
1 Mrs. R. M. Dillon, M. Cralan, Jalka
Pisacio, David Muchler, Florence
Gales, Mrs. F. H. Martin, A. Kelimesh,
I. A. Menick, J. B. Reher, John Elliott,
Dan A. Sutherland, Frank Hoffman
and wife.
For Uyak—K. T. Frederickson and
wife, P. Frederickson, R. Frederick
son, E. T. Tomb, A. Kessel, W. E.
Kennedy, A. Carlson, T. Torgeson, C.
' E. Thomas, S. Proctor, B. Fraser, C. O.
Wonnacott, K. Johnson, K. Gerry, Jr.,
B. Larson, T. P. Lynch, F. Durning,
T. Price, E. Thorson, J. J. Ball, G. W.
Rothwell, A. Hess, O. Dahl, Olaf Math
erson, S. Olsen, P. Peterson, B. Paul
son, J. Hanson, A. Angwik, A. Burg,
O. Peterson, J. Borgford, A. Ferguson,
N. Nyberg, B. Karvi, E. Matson, H.
Hendrickson, A. Dedrickson, N. Ded
riekson, I. Dedrickson, J. Mattson.
| A large number of employes for the
various canneries at Thumb Bay, Saw
Mill Bay, Port Ashton and Uganik
also secured pasage from Seattle. On
discharging cargo here the vessel will
proceed to the westward.
The following are the baseball
scores for Sunday, May 6.
Coast League—Sacramento 8-1, Salt
Lake 13-2; Seattle, 7-0, Portland, 8-3;
’ Los Angeles 7-3, San Francisco 1-4;
Oakland 3-6, Vernon 11-4.
National League—Philadelphia 4.
Brooklyn 7; Chicago 4, St. Louis, 16;
| Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 8; no others.
\ American League—Philadelphia 5,
New York 1; St. Louis 5, Cleveland 4;
Boston 1, Washington 4; Detroit 3,
Chicago 4.
American League scores for yester
day: Boston 4, Washington 1; New
I York 7, Philadelphia 2; Cleveland 8,
St. Louis 7, Chicago 6.
! National League—New York 5,
’i Philadelphia 2; Brooklyn 5, Boston 4;
’! Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 8; St. Louis
| 7, Chicago 6.
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WITH H. I. U. OFfICIIIlS
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NEW YORK, May 7.—H. W. Ru
I dien, secretary of the A. A. U. an
II nounced last night that Paddock, the
T sprinter, had lost recognition by the
amateur division of the A. A. U. by
detling its edict forbidding participa
te ■ tion in Paris of the International stu
1 dents’ collegiate athletic association,
although Brigadier General P. F.
Pierce approved Paddocks action. A
split between the two organizations is
> feared which may affect American
| representation in the 1924 Olympic
r; games.
1 HAVANA HAS RAILWAY WRECK
1 HAVANA, May 7—Twenty-five were
reported killed and more than fifty
injured in a collision of trains. The
trains were rounding a curse at high
| speed when they crashed together.
Mrs. Harry A. Dedoyard left for Ne
nana this morning to join her husband
who will be employed by the commis
sion on the dragline excavator.
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DELEGATE SUTHERLAND
WILL MAKE IP
IB FM WEST
BELIEVES AGITATION OVER FISH
RESERVES BE GREAT HELP
TO SMALL PACKERS
Dan A. Sutherland, delegate to Con
gress from Alaska, arrived on the
steamship Victoria last evening, and
after a brief visit here with friends,
left on this morning’s train for An
chorage, returning to Seward on Wed
nesday’s train. Mr. Sutherland will
make the round trip to the westward
on the steamship Starr, to visit the
numerous camps on the peninsula, and
see the fisheries reserves at first hand.
Delegate Sutherland stated that if
no other good is accomplished by the
agitaf ion ^against the recent presiden
tial order creating fish reserves, it
would awaken the people of Alaska to
the organized steal being perpetrated
by the big packers under the name oi
conservation.
Mr. Sutherland is firm in his beliei
that the President will visit Alaska
this summer and that much good will
come from his visit. He also states
that Seward has some good things in
store for her, which will be told of
upon his return from the westward.
SEATTLE, May 7.—The Bureau of
Education’s auxiliary powered schoon
er Boxer will sail Thursday for Bris
tol Bay, Kuskokwim river, Nunavik
island, Hooper Bay, Nome and St.
Lawrence Island.
CHINESE HINDUS ME
SHANGHAI, May 7.—Thirteen boys
and girls between the ages of seven
and twelve years were found bound
and gaged inside a lonely hut in
! charge of an aged woman. The wo
man has been arrested and the dis
covery clears up several recent kid
napings.
TURNS OUT BE TIKE
BUENOS AIRES, May 7.—A com
mittee of scientists of Buenos Aires
and La Platte Museums of Natural
history examined the supposed skull
of the tertiary period that was found
recently in Patagonia, and announced
that it is simply a curiously shaped
stone of no scientific value.
RIOTING IN VIENNA
VIENNA, May 7—Violent rioting
resulted last night when the police at
tempted protection at a meeting of
reactionaries. The workers attacked
the police with clubs, stones and oth
er weapons. The police used swords.
Thirty-eigth police were injured and
40 civilians.
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WILL DISCUSS TREATIES
BARCELONA, May 7.—The U. S.
Chamber of Commerce in Spain has
called a meeting of the principal
importers of American goods for next
Wednesday for the discussion of a
projected commercial treaty between
Sp$in and the United States.
Saturday Gateway, $3 per year.
ENGLISH GOLFERS WIN
BURDHAM, Eng., May 7.—English
women golfers won the International
championship in competition with the
teams representing Ireland, Scotland
and wales.
LOS HELES HI
KILLS 1EEIW
MURDERER HELPS PLACE BODY
OF VICTIM IN AMBULANCE
HE HAS CALLED
LOS ANGELES, May 7.—On a se
cluded cliff in Elysiau Park, Joseph
Becker, a real estate salesman from
Salt Lake, shot and killed Miss Jane
B. Kelso, because she broke her en
gagement to marry him.
He telephoned the police for an am
bulance later helping place her body
in the vehicle.
RICKARD SAILS FOR ENGLAND
NEW YORK, May 7.—Tex Rickard,
fight promoter, sailed for England to
day in search of a British white hope.
MAKES RECORD RUN
SEATTLE, May 7.—The liner, Pres
ident Jackson, made a record run of
nine days, five hours and ten minutes
from Yokohama to Victoria, it was an
nounced here Saturday.
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NO FISH OFFERED
KETCHIKAN, May 7.—Fish prices.
May fourth, fresh halibut, none offer
ed on this date.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—William
J. Bryan and Will Hays will likely bf
candidates for moderator of the Pres
byterian church of the United States
at a general assembly opening here on
May 17.
LIB TO 8E ARTISTIC
WASHINGTON May 7.—The Am
erican flag is too long in proportion
to its width to be artistic and a re
duction of 12 and one-tenth per cent
in its length measured on its present
standard has ben decided upon by the
Fine Arts Commission, to be the most
artistic proportion.
DEMPSEY AND GIBBONS
TO MEET JULY FOURTH
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CHICAGO, May 7.—Articles were
signed today for a meet between Jack
Dempsey and Tom Gibbons for the
heavyweight championship on July 4.
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BATTLESHIP CREW SCALDED
LOS ANGELES, May 7.—Nine mem
bers of the crew of the battleship New
York were scalded when the starboard
steam evaporator exploded yesterday.
V. Peters, fireman third class died to_
day; and six others are in a critical
condition.
YALE WINS FROM COLUMBIA
DERBY, Conn., May 7.—The lowly
rated Yale crew, stroked by a man
with but two weeks experience scored
over Columbia by three and a quarter
length and over Pennsylvania by two
lengths here yesterday.
U. OF W. BEATS NAVY
ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 7—The
University of West Virginia defeated
the Navy at baseball here yesterday 3
to 2.
Dave Mutchler, Iditarod business
man, was among those leaving for the
Interior this morning following a win
ter’s visit in the states.
OUIMET DEFEATS WILLING
SANDWICH, May 7.—Ouimet de
feated Willing, 77 to 78 in their play
off for the Royal St George’s Cup.
Several hundred men and women o;
Anchorage attended a reception last
week in honor of Colonel and Mrs
Frederick Mears, who leave on one
of the next boats for the States.
On behalf of the citizens Dr. E. M.
Spalding, president of the Anchorag
commercial club, presented Col. Mears
with a “golden spike,” and Mrs. Meur.
with a beautiful gold wrist watch. In
his presentation speech Dr. Spalding
dwelt briefly on Col. Meat’s success,
ful career as head of the Alaska Rail
road commission.
Representing the commission em
ployes H. U. M. Huggins eulogized
Colonel and Mrs. Mears and presented
them with suitable tokens of esteem.
Col. Mears responded with a fitting
speech of thanks for the hearty good
will shown in the reception.
W. T. Gill, who for some time dur
ing construction days acted as tele
graph operator at Healy and Fair
banks, was numbered among those
who returned north yesterday. He
left this morning for the interior to
assume a position with the commis
sion.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Collins, who loi
the past two years have been sojourn
ing in the interior were among those
to arrive on the Victoria yesterday
Mr. Collins is identified with the Mt.
McKinley Gold Mining company in the
Kantishna district.
H. S. Balderston, of the Bank oi
Seward, .was among those who arriv
ed from Anchorage yesterday.
WITH THE FISHING FLEE)
Beth the Baltic and Pouter are 1\ -
ing at the city dock making ready loi
another trip to the banks.
The steam schooner Zapora arrived
in port Sunday to replenish its water
supply and to obtain provisions. Leav
ing in the evening for the banks;
may go to Sitka to dispose of catch of
80,000 pounds.
The Alaska pulled into the San Juan
dock last evening with 60,000 pounds
of halibut.
DEMPSEY GETS $300,000
CHICAGO, May 7.—Jack Dempsey
will get $300,000 for risking his title
against Tom Gibbons at Shelby, Mon
tana on July 4, according to a report
here.
ARRIVE IN ROME
ROME, May 7.—George and Mary of
England arrived this afternoon.
EXTENSION FRIIICHISE
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.—F. S.
Samuels, assistant to the president ol
the Oceanic Steamship Company left
for Washington today to endeavor to
obtain an extension of the Govern
ment mail subsidy and will propose
that if the government will guaran
tee a sufficient amount his company
will build two liners with a speed oi
18 knots.
NAVY BEATS PRINCETON
PRINCETON, N. J., May 7—The
Navy’s varsity team defeated Prince
ton and Harvard in the triangular re
gatta over Lake Carnegie yesterday,
leading Princeton by six lengths. Har
vard was third. Harvard won the
freshman race while the Navy was
second.
MINERS ENTOMBED
TRINIDAD, Colo., May 7.—Nice men
were entombed in the north slope oi
the Rocky Mountain Fuel company's
mine near Aguilar by an explosion late
yesterday afternoon.
KING AND QUEEN ON VISIT
LONDON, May 7—The King and
Queen departed from Buckingham
Palace today on an extended visit of
state. This is their longest trip since
the world war.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WsTH
CHINA ABOUT TO BE
BROKEN OFF.
PEKING, May 7.—One foreigner
was killed and 150 passengers were
carried off when bandits held up the
Shanghai-Peking express train on the
Tientsin-Puyow railway near the
Shanghai border.
Miss Lucy Aldrich of New York, a
daughter of the late Senator of Rhode
Island and a sister-in-law of John
Rockefeller, Jr., was among the pas
sengers. Her fate is unknown.
Bandits Being Pursued
WASHINGTON, May 7.—A small
military force is pursuing the Chinese
bandits who kidnaped several Ameri
cans and other foreigners from a train
yesterday, according to a message re
ceived by the State department today
from L nited States Minister Schurman
at Peking, who said that 28 out of 300
passengers were held as hostages by
the bandits.
Relations Near Breaking Point
WASHINGTON, May 7.—Diplomatic
relations between the United States
and China have been brought to a
breaking point as a result of the cap
ture of American citizens on the Shan
tung border. The State department
is making.no effort to conceal the
tenseness of the situation.
Should Miss Aldrich be killed or
done bodily harm by the bandits, it is
expected that a force of marines will
be landed to pursue the bandits.
Million Dollars Ransom
PEKING, May 7.—A million dollars
ransom is demanded by Chinese ban
dits for the safe return of the foreign
ers, including many Americans, who
were captured Sunday after their
train was wrecked in the wilds near
Lin Cheng. The demand for the ran
som, was brought in from the ban
dits by an aged Chinese.
Women Been Released
LONDON, May 7.—All women in
cluding Miss Aldrich, a sister to Mrs.
Rockefeller, Jr., captured by the Chi_
nese bandits, have been released, say
Central News dispatches from Shang
hai.
Two Americans Shot By Bandits
PEKING, May 7.—Two Americans
and one Englishman were reported
shot when government troops attack
ed the bandits. The latter had made
a human barricade of the prisoners,
placing the foreigners in front of
them, and defending themselves with
return rifle fire in response to an at
tack by soldiers.
' America and Britain Aroused
PEKING, May 7.—America and Bri
tain tonight intervened in behalf of
American and British citizens kid
naped by Chinese bandits Sunday.
BLANTON IS INDICTED
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 7.—The
county grand jury today indicted Con
gressman Lindsay Blanton, democrat,
of the Seventeenth district, in connec
tion with newspaper articles wherein
he is alleged to have charged ex-Con
gressman Callaway^ with urging his
friends to refrain from buying Liberty
Bonds and from saving food during
the war. He was also charged with
having sought to obstruct the draft.
ALAMEDA OUT OF KETCHIKAN
The steamship Alameda sailed north
from Ketchikan at 8:30 this morning.
NEW OFFERING $400,000,000
U. S. TREASURY NOTES
WASHINGTON, May 7.—Ending the
first phase of refinancing the govern
ment’s wartime debt the treasury de
partment announces a new offering of
$400,000,000 in treasury notes to com
plete refunding and retiring Victory
notes.