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VOLUME 20.
NUMBER 198
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
BEAR ASHORE
NORTH OF NOME,
ODUNA TO HELP
U. S. COAST GUARD ON BEACH AT
CAPE PRINCE OF WALES;
IS POUNDING SLIGHTLY
SEATTLE, Aug. 12 (^P)—A cable
gram received at Unalaska last night
said “the LL S. Coast Guard Cutter
Bear, is ashore near Cape Prince of
Wales Village. A fresh southeast
wind is blowing."
The Bear is on her annual cruise
to the Arctic, and went ashore in a
heavy fog.
The Alaska Steamship Company’s
freighter Oduna, which was. unloading
at Nome, sent a message to the har
bor department here saying she pick
ed up tli£ Bear’s distress signals at
4:00 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
is speeding to the cutter’s assistance.
A She expected to reach the Bear at 4
o’clock this morning.
Bear Grounded on Sand Bar
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 12 {JP).
The Bear is reported to be pounding
slightly on a sandbar, in ample wa
ter. No fears are entertained here
for her safety. The cutter Algonquin
his gone to the aid of the Bear and is
expected to reach the Bear tomorrow
morning.
Oduna Is Standing By*
CAPE PRINE OF WALES. Alaska,
* Aug. 12 (JP)—The freighter Oduna ar
rived here at 5 o'clock this morning,
and will standby the Bear. A line is
being run to the stranded vessel and
high tide an attempt will be made
to float her.
ADMIRAL EVANS
LOADED GUARDS
SEA PRODUCTS
■%. The steamship Admiral Evans ar
rived in port about 8:30 this morn
ing, loaded to the-plimsoll line with
salmon, herring and clams from far
westward ports. The Evans sailed at
10:00 o’clock for Seattle and way
ports with about 1S00 tons of freight,
and all staterooms filled.
Her passengers for Seward were:
J. P. Morgan, S. Wakelin and J.
Quinlan, traveling men; Miss Sigrid
T. Jernstrom, Mary Sloan and Grace
Street, who will make the trip over
the Alaska railroad; Mr. LeBlanc, in
surance agent, and A. Neckeroff.
* ►The Evans also had a number of
round trip passengers.
Her passengers from Seward were:
For Valdez—Mrs. D. B. Chace.
For Cordova—K. J. Coleman, Eve
lyn Cooper.
For Juneau—B. A. Waugh, George
E. Buchanan.
For Ketchikan—Dr. C. Wight.
For Seattle—Mrs. Thrift, Miss Sue
Cove, Sam Campbell, W. G. Louett,
C. Randal, Mrs. E. Martin, Margaret
Martin, Mrs. S. D. Delanaty, three
steerage.
Weeks Announces He
May Resign Portfolio
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., Aug. 12 (#*).
Secretary Weeks, after a conference
yfitk President Coolidge, said that he
might not return to his post in the
fall. He declared his return depend
ed upon his state of health.
White Elk, an American Indian who
(created a sensation by appearing on
the streets of Paris in war bonnet and
other regalia, has been arrested for
failing to pay his hotel bills.
"Smile With Nile” Saturday night.
I
Party Leaves Port for
Nuka Bay Gold Fields
Frank Skeen of the Alaska Hills
Mines Company; A1 Blair, George
Papedementro, and E. E. Jessen left
port last evening on the Rolfe, Capt.
Pete Sather, for the Nuka Bay mines.
Mr. Blair will remain doing prospect
work on his claims for the next 10
days and George Papedementro will
visit the property he is interested in
in the bay district. Mr. Jessen rep
resents the Gateway. He will give
the gold district the once over with a
view to giving it needed publicity.
"Smile With Nile” Saturday night.
ODUNA PICKS UP
EXPLORER’S SHIP
SEATTLE, Wn., Aug. 12 (JP)—'The
Harbor radio department received a
message today from the freighter
Oduna, of the Alaska Steamship Co.,
now at Cape Prince of Wales, stating
that the Oduna was in communication
with the Maude, which is free from
ice, and now off East Cape, Siberia,
heading for Nome. The Maude which
was locked in the ice throughout the
winter, left here June 3, 1922, to drift
to the north pole.
Soviet Concession
Ratifies Gold Grant
MOSCOW, Russia, Aug. 12 (/P)—
The Soviet concessions committee
has ratified the grant to the Lena gold
fields reported in May, provisionally
given an Anglo American syndicate.
JUDGE RITCHIE DISCHARGES
JURY FOR ANCHORAGE TERM
Arrivals from Anchorage on last
night’s train report that Judge E. E.
Ritchie discharged the petit jury
Monday, and will be in Anchorage the
remainder of the week clearing the
docket. It is reported that the atten
tion of the court today is taken up
with hearing an injunction against
Carl W. Boite, former merchant of
Anchorage. The injunction is brought
to prevent Mr. Bolte’s engaging in the
hardware business in Anchorage. At
the time he disposed of his hardware
store last year he contracted and
agreed not to start up in business in
Anchorage for a period of ten years,
and as he is again engaged in busi
ness a restraining order is sought.
Belgium Proposal To Pay
War Debt Not Acceptable
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 12 (£>).
Belgium’s first proposal toward re
funding its $480,000,000 war debt is
not acceptable to the United States.
PARCEL PACKAGES NOT BE
ACCEPTED BY THE RAILWAY
It has been found that many parcel
post packages and mail matter other
than first class mail, when put on the
train at various stations, do not al
ways bear a sufficient amount of pos
tage. Therefore in the future, it is
announced that it will not be permis
sible for train baggagemen to accept
parcel post packages or other mail
matter except first class at stations
where there is a postoffice. Such
mail should be handled through the
postoffice. This rule will not apply
at stations where there is no postof
fice, nor will it apply in the handling
of firstclass mail.
It has been charged in a report by
Dr. Ross of the University of Wiscon
sin that Portuguese in Africa are
forcing natives into slavery.
“Smile with Nile" Saturday night.
MILLIONAIRE
PHILANTHROPIST
VISITS SEWARD
GEO. E. BUCHANAN OF DETROIT,
MAKES THIRD TRIP TO THE
TERRITORY WITH CHILDREN
George E. Buchanan, well known
philanthropist and globe trotter of
Detroit, Michigan, arrived in Seward
over the government railway, last
night, taking the Admiral Evans for
the States. Mr. Buchanan is on his
third trip to the Territory with a party
of youngsters, comprising 71 children,
mostly from Detroit. One was from
Alabama, one from Kentucky, three
from Ohio, and seven from Canada.
At Whitehorse the youngsters took a
vote on the proposition and allowed
Mr. Buchanan to make a trail blaz
ing trip down the Yukon and up the
Tanana to Fairbanks, whence he en
trained for the coast.
Mr. Buchanan stated that his trips
are free to all boys, the only proviso
being that each boy earn one-third of
the sum required, about $125; that
his parents pay $125 and Mr, Buchan
an the remainder. He has chaperoned
about 200 youngsters through the Ter
ritory up to the present time and the
trips are becoming more popular each
year.
Accompanying Mr. Buchanan was
R. A. Waugh, educational photogra
pher for the Keystone View Company
of Meadville, Paa. Mr. Waugh has
been taking photographs of the trip
which will be used in 30,000 schools
of the nation. He states that he has
enjoyed the trip so much that he will
come again.
Messrs. Buchanan and Wa gh put
in several days in the McKinley Na
tional Park, and; were so pleased ■with
the trip they will bring a party of
boys back next year.
TAYLOR PLEASED
WITH PROSPECTS
DEVELOPMENT
WILL SEEK APPROPRIATIONS FOR
ALL PROJECTS CONTEM
PLATED BY STEESE
SEATTLE, Aug. 12 (/P)—Major Gen
eral Harry Taylor, chief of U. S. En
gineer Corps, arrived here today from
a trip through Alaska, on his way to
his headquarters at Washington. He
indicated that the appropriation he
will seek for the development of Alas
ka will be sufficient to insure carrying
out of projects contemplated. He said
he was greatly pleased with the pro
gress of the rivers and harbors pro
jects.
General W. P. Richardson, who ac
companied Major General Taylor on
the trip, said the proposed dredging
of the Gastineau channel near Juneau
was submitted to Taylor while on the
trip. A channel is sought so that ves
sels may go direct from Juneau to
Skagway.
EXHIBITS TO FAIR BE TAKEN
FREE ON THE RAILROAD
The management of the Alaska
railroad announces that all exhibits
for the fair at Fairbanks and at An
chorage will be transported free, as
will also caretakers for livestock ex
hibited. Exhibits will be returned
free to originating station and will
be handled free where addressed to
Tanana Valley Fair Association or
Western Alaska Fair Association at
Anchorage.
GERMAN PUBLISHER DIES
MNICH, Aug. 12. (/P)—Lothar Meg
gendorfer, founder of the humorous
weekly, Meggendorfer Blaetter, died
recently. He was 77 yars old.
ANIMALS IN PARK ARE
TERRIFIED BY PEOPLE
SEATTLE, Aug. 12. (#>)—
Long suffering deer, elk, and
bears in Woodland Park, Seat
tle’s zoological tract, verged so
vividly on nervous prostration
this summer that movement
were set afoot to provide them
new quarters. Fumes and nois
es from automobiles and the
crowd have been too much for
them. Other animals in the
park do not seem to mind civ
ilization. *
The deer and elk are confin
ed in half-acre tracts which are
bounded on three sides by
roads crowrded with traffic.
The bears are in cages of steel
and concrete.
Plans for relief centered on i
quarters deeper in the park,
which contains 200 acres, cover
ed with heavy Douglas fir for
est.
CANADIANS MAY
CLOSE RUPERT
TO FISHERMEN
TWO CENT TAX IMPOSED ON
HALIBUT BY U. S. CAUSES
SPIRIT OF RETALIATION
SEATTLE. Aug. 12 (^P)—S. M. New
ton, mayor of Prince Rupert, and edi
tor of the Evening Empire, testified j
today at halibut hearings being held I
here, that a growing sentiment of re-:
taliation against the two cents a
pound American import duty on hali
but is being felt at Prince Rupert.
The commercial clubs of Prince Ru
pert and Petersburg have petitioned
for a reduction of import rates, de
claring that unless something is done
to relieve the situation Canadians
may close the port of Prince Rupert
against Americans.
t
MacMillan Planes Fly
Over Ellesmere Land
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 12 (JP).
Three planes belonging to the Mac
Millan expedition completed a 300
mile flight over Ellesmere Land yes
terday.
SALMON PACK AT
KETCHIKAN BE
NEARLYNORMAL
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Aug. 12 (£>).
The pack of the salmon canneries in
this district promises to be 85 per
cent of normal. Figures given out by
local plants show that several are but
very little behind the pack of last
year. The closed season will go in
effect here next week.
Mrs. Bryan Says Never
Heard Alleged Relative
COCOANUT GROVE, Fla., Aug. 12
(JP)—Mrs. Wm. J. Bryan said today
she had never heard of Miss Pionessa
Bry^Ti Evans, and had never approved
of a memorial being built in Florida.
CONDITIONS REPORTED QUIET
AT KODIAK BY JOHN COFFEY
John F, Coffey, attorney at Kodiak,
writing to the Gateway says:' “Condi
tipns remain quiet here as usual and
we have not even the tourist trade
to draw from. However at this writ
ing herring are beginning to run and
the balance of the season will be
highly successful.
TORNADO SWEEPS
HOLLAND DOING
GREAT DAMAGE
TWELVE PERSONS KILLED AND
A NUMBER OF TOWNS AND
VILLAGES WRECKED
LONDON, Aug. 12 (JP)—A tornado
that swept Eastern Holland Monday
night killed twelve persons and de
stroyed several towns, continuing in
to northern Germany yesterday.
Meagre reports indicate the de
struction of several farms and vil
lages in the sparsely settled German
district. One town in western Schles
wig Holstein was wrecked. The storm
continued to near Hamburg and Bre
men, where heavy damages are re
ported.
Two persons were killed in Neu
dendeich, when tiles were blown from
the roofs of buildings.
The injured in Holland total about
400; the homeless over 2000. Heavy
damages are reported from Didam,
Dietinchem, Oldenzal and Hengelo.
Kodak Manufacturer Is
Hunting on the Stikine
WRANGELL, Alaska, Aug. 12 (£>)—
George Eastman and wife, Dr. A. Kai
ser, and Rev. George E. Norton and
wife, all of Rochester, N. Y„ left ort
one of the Hazel boats up the Stikine
river bent on a big game hinting ex
pedition. All wore the usual garb of
prospectors and went over the same
trail as the gold seekers. They will
return in seven weeks. This is Mr.
Eastman’s third trip to this section.
He i3 71 years old and calls himself
an old sourdough. He is a millionaire
manufacturer of the Eastman kodak.
MRS. WESTFALL
ON WAY BACK
TO THE STATES
PROMINENT CHURCHWOMAN IS
PLEASED WITH WORK DONE
BY BAPTIST MISSION
Mrs. Kathryn. S. Westfall, executive
secrican of the Woman’s American
Baptist Home IVJissions returned on
the Admiral Evans from a visit to
the Baptist orphanage at Wood Isl
and, near Kodiak, greatly pleased at
the results of her trip. Mrs. Westfall
made the trip for the purpose of in
vestigating the orphanage and for the
purpose of authorizing construction
of new buildings to take the place of
those destroyed by fire last year.
“I am returning greatly pleased with
my trip,” said Mrs. Westfall. “We
have often asked ourselves if the work
in Alaska was worth w'hile, and since
my visit to the orphanage I am most
firmly convinced that it is doing a
great work at Kodiak. We realize
that we cannot change the habits of
the natives in a generation, but we
can improve their condition until in
time they will have the advantages ne
cessary to fit them to compete with
modern civilization.
“The boys are learning the fishing
business rapidly,” added Mrs. West
fall, “and the native families now can
their fish for winter use, the same as
the whites. I do not believe In re
moving these children to the states,
but rather believe they should remain
in the environment to which they are
accustomed.”
Mrs. Westfall stated that the new
superintendent at the home was mak
ing good progress with the children.
BERLIN, Aug. 12. (£>)—'The first
London bus has arrived in Berlin
It is introduced as an experiment
and should prove satisfactory, 200
of them will be put in operation.