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VOLUME 19.
NUMBER 212
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1924
PRICE TEX CENTS
WORLD FLYERS REACH
WASHINGTON TODAY
FROM MITCHELL FIELD
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10.—The
world flyers arrived at Bolling
field at 2 o’clock this afternoon,
having alighted briefly because
of fcg at the Aberdeen proving
grounds near Baltimore. They
were greeted by President Cool
idge. Secretary Weeks and Gen.
Patrick. A national salute of 21
^uns, the highest honors paid by
the American military service
was belched out by the guns
stationed on the elipse hack of
the White House. The reception
was so arranged as to ca*ry the
flyers over the outskirts of the \
•‘city, across the Potomac to the
Arlington National cemetery, in
order that they might pay the:r
tribute to the unknown AmeHcan
hero before landing at Bolling
Field.
MITCHELL FIELD, N. V., Sept.
10.—The world flyers hopped off
Mitchell Field at 9:35 o’clock
yesterday, daylight saving time, in
the face of a 35 mile wind. Lieut.
Wade in the Boston II is accompany
ing the flyers to the National capital.
Coolidge Welcomes Flyers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—In an in
formal statement welcoming the
American world flyers today, Presi
dent Coolidge expressed the hope
that in the field of aviation America
will always be kept first.
“It is with renewed faith in Amer
icans that I welcome you,’’ said the
President. “A new record of achieve
ment has been made in the past six
months, and it has been made by men
wmo wear American uniforms.
Mother of Arnold Will Greet Him
SEATTLE, Sept. 10.—Mrs. Cora
Arnold, of Spokane, mother of Lieut.
Leslie Arnold, with the round the
world flyers, will be the only mother
to greet the returning heroes when
they arrive in Seattle.
Will Vacation In Oregon
J'SW YORK, Sept. 10— Quiet days
and nights spent in fishing, punting,
and cooking their own grub and do
ing their own housekeeping in the
backwoods of Oregon will be the
hardest work the round the world
flyers will seek as soon as possible
after they land in Seattle.
Another Picture of North
Being Filmed by Lewis
SKAGWAY, Sept. 9.—George Ed
ward Lewis and company of moving
picture artists are here engaged in
•filming a new picture of the North
the title of which will be “The Eter
nal Frontier.” Miss Gladys John
stone will be leading lady, and Wm.
Dills and Robert McKinn will be in
the play. The scenario was written
by Harvey Gates of Hollywood. Ray
mond Johnson will be photographer
and \Y. K. Howard the directoi.
The cast numbers fifteen persons.
BUST OF WASHINGTON
FOUND BY COLLECTOR
NEW YORK, Se^nt. 10.—The mar
b\£ bust of George Washington, pre
sented to the United States by
•France and thought to have been de
stroyed in the fire which razed the
Congressional Library in December,
1851, has been found after more than
seventy years.
Mitchell Kennerley, art collector,
announced that he had found the rel
it in an obscure marble cutter’s es
tablishment in Manhattan and dis
posed of it to Henry E. Huntinp^on,
of New York and San Gabriel, Cali
fornia.
Defense Day Will Be
Observed Friday Seward:
Defense Day will be observed in
Seward, Friday, September 12, by a
short program at the Liberty Theatre
at 3;00 o’clock. Special music will
be arranged. The complete program
will be published later.
Defense Day is the day set apart
by the President for the entire Fnited
States to pause and consider a na
tional policy of preparedness. Seward
has been called upon to furnish 28
men for military duty for that day.
These men have already been en
rolled but it is the duty of every
citizen to attend the meeting to be
held Friday afternoon.
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tOP.VfllGHT. KCVftTONK .VIEW CO . NEW.YOflK,
AT THEIR SUMMER HOME
John W. Davis, Democratic presidential nominee, photographed with
his wife on their beautiful grounds at Locust Valley, L. I., N. Y.
Popular Seward Girl’s
Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Ellsworth
announce the engagement ot' their
daughter, Thelma Bernice, to Mr.
Harold McCutcheon. The wedding
will take place soon after the arrival
of the Northwestern. Following the
ceremony a reception wll be given at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth,
to which all friends are invited.
Miss Ellsworth is one of Seward’s
most popular young daughters, having
grown to womanhood here. The pros
pective groom is a solid young busi
ness man of Anchorage.
American Girl May Be •
Named Queen of Hungary
PARIS, Sept. 9.—Countess Szcehnyi
formerly Gladys Vanderbilt, whose
sister-in-law, Gabrielle Szclienyi yes
terday shot herself because her lov
er, . Archduke Eugene, announced his
engagement to a Swiss beauty, may
become queen of Hungary, according
to guarded dispatches from Budapest,
printed in Paris by the monarchist
journal Liberte.
FIRST PAPERS ENTITLE
ALIEN TO ACQUIRE LAND
OLYMPIA, Sept. 10.—When an
alien has taken out his first papers i
he is entitled to hold land in this!
state, according to an opinion given
by H. C. Brodie, assistant attorney
general to Nicholas Bogoiavlensn^
states that many Rusian immigrant
families have entered the state and
taken out first papers and now wish
to buy lands and establish homes
here.
Admiral Watson In
Fort on Way South
The steamship Admiral Watson
arrived in port yesterday southbound
and will sail tonight following the
arrival of the train. The Watson has
a heavy freight cargo and the fol
lowing passengers:
For Seward—Geo. S. Hubbard, V.
Rose and1 5 steerage.
For Valdez—S. Guyot.
For Cordova—J. P. Hover and 2
steerage.
For Juneau—Yetive E. Taake, E.
L. Nauthrup and Richard Suratt.
For Ketchikan—N. Wright and
Mrs. J. A. Herbert.
For Seattle—Elizabeth Kashavar
off, Pauline Nelson, Mrs. F. Stindt,
Nnita Stindt, F. Stindt, jr., R. H.
Leverieh, Glen Decker ,Otto Hansen,
A. Henningssen, Oscar Hange, Mrs.
A. Johnson, Mrs. H. Jansen, D. J.
Pace and wife, Fred H. Smith, P. A.
Peterson, E .R. Walsh and wife, J.
E. Strong and wife, Marjorie Strong,
Mrs. Cora P. Schoppe ,Jean Schoppe,
Al. Gaston, Dr. C. H. Burgen, R. B.
Horsley, Wm. Willimott, Wm. Groke,
Wm. Klein, N. W. Homing, M. E.
Miller, A .F. Holms, E. Wells, Rob
ert Roeder, Harry Bell, Geo. G. Fu
ruya, Long Sam, Seid Fook G«e, Gus
Sjokvist, Karl Rodin and 47 steerage.
Peter Anderson and
Family Tell of Long Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Peter N. Anderson
and family who returned to Seward
on the Yukon Sunday from a year’s
visit in Norway and Sweden, had a
wonderful trip. Leaving Seward Sep
tember 30 of last year, they sailed
from New York on the Stavanger
American lin.er Bergensfjord, arriving
at Bergen November 1. Mr. Ander
son had h sister living at Guttenberg,
and Mrs. Anderson’s folks reside at
Stvanger, where the greater part of
their stay was made. Bergen, Stvan
ger, Guttenberg and many smaller
cities were visited. Mr. Anderson
declared the climate was wretched
during the year he was abroad, cold,
rainy weather being the rule. The
people of Norway have prospered
greatly since the war, and the far
mers and tradesmen are in comfort
able ercumstances. Although in the
same latitude as Seward, apples,
pears, plums and other fruits are
grown in profusion, the trees being
in heavy bloom at the time Mr. An
derson and family left for home in
July.
Arriving in New York July 20, the
party found extremely hot weather,
the mercury registering 93 in the
shade at 9 a. m. Chicago was but
little better. At Seattle the family
visited with Mrs. Ingwald Jacobson
for several weeks, taking the Yukon
home.
Well Known Pioneer of
Nome Dies in California
J. O. Bush, a well known Nome pi
oneer, where he resided for many
years, died in Los Angeles August 23
following an operation for tumor on
the brain. At the time of his death
he was secretary-treasurer of the Wa
ter Users’ Association which took
over the Roosevelt Dam, at Phoenix,
Arizona. At Nome he was secretary
to C. L. Morris, a ditch contractor.
I. W. W. SEEKS DAMAGES
FOR LOS ANGELES RAID
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10.—Ed.
Delaney, a member of the I. W. W.
brought suit in behalf of that organ
ization in superior court yesterday
against the city of Los Angeles for
$6,500 damages growing out of three
recent raids on I. W. W. headquar
ters in the harbor district.
In each of the raids the complaint
swooped down on the organization’s
rooms and destroyed pamphlets, doc
uments, books of the I. W. W.,
with the encouragement of the law
enforcement officials.
President Alessandri
Of Chile Forced Resign
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Sept. 10
President Alessandri of Chile has re
signed at the request of his cabinet
and has been succeeded by General
Luis Altamarion, head of the mili
tary cabinet, which assumes power
Friday night
KU KLUX CANDIDATE
WINS OUT IN MAINE
PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 10.— !
Ralph O. Brewster, a member of the
Republican state senate, was elected
governor of Maine yesterday by over
30.000 majority, William R. Pattan
gall, Democrat, being his opponent.
Senator Fernald Ronald was re
elected by 71,000 on the Republican
ticket.
Brewster was supported by the Ku
Klux K!an, which was denounced in
name by Pattangall in all his cam
paign speeches.
La Folleite Is Handicapped
In Race for Presidency
By Weight of 69 Years
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—John W.
Davis, age 51; President Cool'.dge,
age 52; Senator La Follette, age 69.
These statistics will figure in the
National campaign as an argument
all by themselves. Do the American
people want a man in the White
House who is physically able to cope
with the almost superhuman tasks of
the presidency or do they wish to
take a chance on a man already in
senile -decrepitude?
These are the questions being ask
ed by the opponents of Robert La
I Follette, progressive candidate for
the presidency. As the campaign is
unfolded it becomes apparent that
the definitions of radicalism, progres
siveism, conservatism, and all that
they connote will provide sufficient
controversy for those who take the
trouble to analyze the issues minute
j ly, but with a vast number of voters
the personality and individual ability
of candidate is a controlling fac
tor.
To them the question of a candi
dates’ age will be propounded.
Senator LaFollette was born on
June 14, 1855, and if he were inau
gurated president next March he
would be within three months of 70
years. At the expiration of his first
term he would be 74 years of age. No
man has ever been elected to the
presidency at such an advanced age.
William Henry Harrison was 68 when
inaugurated and served one month;
Zacchary Taylor was 64 and died aft
er a year in office.
President Roosevelt was 42 years
of age when he took office. Wood
row Wilson was 56 years of age and
! broke down at 63. President Hard
j ing was 55 when inaugurated and did
not live out his term.
Harry G. O’Brien Is
Ousted Police Inspector
SEATTLE, Sept. 10.—Harry G.
O’Brien has been ousted as captain
of police and inspector, and Captain
Joseph T. Mason has succeeded to
the inspectorship.
ELK MEAT IS FOUND IN
ROAD CAMP; CREW HELD
HOQUIAM, Sept. 10.—The entire
crew of a road clearing camp on the
Olympia highway route through Jef
ferson county was {placed under ar
rest by a Jefferson game warden last
week as a result of the finding of
elk meat in the camp, according to
Capt. Ernest Fletcher of the power
boat Olympic, who arrived here last
night to get supplies for the road
workers. The step was taken in an
effort to find who was guilty of
shooting the elk, he said. Owners
of the eamp will be held responsible
if the guilty parties are not appre
hended. Killing elk is a gross mis
demeanor, punishable by a year’s im
prisonment or $1,000 fine, or both.
Explorer MacMillan on
Way Back to States
FREEPORT, Sept. 10.—Explorer
MacMillan, returning from a two
year Arctic scientific and exploration
trip in the schooner Bowdoin has ar
rived on the Labrador coast on his
way to the States.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DONE
S. R. Capps, of the U. S. Geologi
cal survey, who recently completed
a survey of the Chickaloon district
has moved his outfit to the Matanus
ka district and will inspect the Broad
Pass ruby silver deposits in that vi
cinity.
KETCHIKAN FISH PRICES
Fresh halibut, 13 1-2 and 7 cents.
Pickled none.
AGED SISTERS, ONE OF
THEM BLIND, GO HUNGRY
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.— Miss
Mary Ann Reidy, 70, and blind,
who lived half a century .with
her I •aster, Mrs. Elizabeth Doty,
65, in a small house in Flush
ing, was in a critical condition
today at the Metropolitan hospi
tal. Mrs. Doty died of starva
tion Sunday and physicians said
Miss Reidy is so weakened by
by malnutrition that she may not
recover.
For years both sisters, with
only a small income, resorted to
the strictest economies to make
ends meet. Recently their money
gave out and theyswere either
too proud or too weakened to
appeal for help. When discover
ed, two live chickens were found
perched on Miss Reidy V bed but
the sisters were to weak or too
ill to kill and cook them.
ANOTHER BIG STRIKE
REPORTED NUKA BAY
Capt. Charles Emswiler arrived
Monday night from Nuka Bay, bring
ing as a passenger Eric Burman, who
with Mr. Carlton has been prospect
ing the Nuka Bay district. Mr. Bur
man brought with him 400 pounds of
ore from a new strike made, which
will be sent to the Agricultural Col
lege and School of Mines for a mill
test. It is said that two ledges have
been uncovered of great richness, one
10 feet wide and the other about 18
inches. The new strike is about a
mile from salt water and is believed
to be of great richness as the gold
stands out in the rock In pieces as
large as a pinhead.
Alfred Rosness and John Valiska
are also reported to have made a
rich strike on the B. F. M. opposite
the Hatcher and Alaska Hills prop
erty. The ledges are about seven
feet wide and also carry much gold.
Messrs. Rosness and Valiska are
on their way to Seward, having stop^
ped off to prospect Aliak bay.
Freezing Temperatures
Minnesota and Dakotas
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.—Freezing tem
peratures were reported today from
five weather stations in Minnesota
and North and South Dakota.
DUSTIN FARNUM, SCREEN
STAR, GRANTED DIVORCE
RENO, Nev., Sept. 10.—Charging
desertion, Dustin Farnum, screen
star, was granted a decree of divorce
in the district court here today from
Majry Elizabeth Farnum, to whom he
was married in November, 1904, at
Chicago.
Mrs. Farnum did not contest the
granting of the decree except that
she answered the complaint and made
a general denial of the desertion
charges.
Mrs. S. S. Johnson, former
Resident of Seward Dead
Hugh Dougherty received word on
this boat from Capt. S. S. Johnson,
a former Sewardite, that Mrs. John
son had passed away at Lankersham,
Cal., where the captain has been en
gaged for the past several years in
contracting and building. Mrs. John
son was an invalid at the time of
leaving Seward.
LAW AGAINST LIQUOR
WAS PASSED IN 1855
TALLAHASSE, Fla., Sept. 10.—
Far-sightenness of Floi'ida’s legisla
tors of the nineteenth century is dis
closed in an old law uneai'thed in the
archives of the siate capitol here. It
is an act which became effective in
January, 1855, and provided heavy
penalties for employes of railroads
found guilty of being intoxicated
while on duty.
At the time of its enactment there
were no railroads in Florida. The
act, however, imposed upon the gen
eral assembly the duty of ascertain
ing the proper objects of improve
ments in relation to railroads, canals,
and navigation streams; and indicat
es the presentment of law-makers
must have had that liquor and loco
motive combined would not make for
•public safety.
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LAFOLLETTE STATE
PARTY FORMED IN
STATE WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, Sept. 10.—A La Follette
State Party was formed here last,
night and at a convention of dele
gates in the Fr\e Hotel, William A.
Gilmore formerly of Nome, was nom
inated for governor, with Mayor A.
r. Faucett of Tacoma for Lieutenant
Governor.
Another convention of La Follette
supporters nominated several La Fol
lette electors for this state.
William Jennings Bryan
Speaks San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10.—Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, arriving here
today to address a political gathering
on behalf of the Democratic National
ticket declared that he attached lit
tle significance to the result of the
Maine election.
CHILDREN OF KANSAS
ERECT MEMORIAL TO
PRESIDENT HARDING
HUTCHINSON, Kas., Sept. 10.—
A memorial of granite with a bronze
tablet, set in a little rock surrounded
^>y a three-foot stone wall, marks
the spot on a farm near here where
the late President Harding shocked
grain under a broiling sun in Juno,
1923, when on the trans-continental
t ip that was brought to an end by
his death. The memorial was dedi
cated August 2, the anniversary of
his death.
It was on the Chester O’Neil wheat
farm, eight miles west of Hutchin
son, that the late President shocked
grain in the “Ohio way,’ ’as he ex
pressed it to Senator Arthur Capper
and Gov. Jonathan M. Davis of Kan
sas, who previously had showed the
Kansas way of doing it.
Primitive Race Eats Raw
Meat, and Lives in Caves
CALCUTTA, India, Sept. 9.—Fur
ther stories of the supposed existence
of primitive being living in rocks and
caves and preying on animals comes
from near Pharijong, in Northern
Bengal.
These being are supposed to be
men, their bodies covered with hair
and long matted locks hanging down
over their shoulders. They are call
ed “Abominable Snow Men," by the
Tibetans who believe they are dev
ils and stand in great awe of them.
Several natives say they have seen
the men eating raw yak meat which
they run down and kill. They are
described as being six feet high, the
body being covered with black hair
and they have a red face like a
monkey. He stands erect and walks
and runs like a man.
OUTDOOR PRISON IS
DECLARE0 SUCCESS
THE HAGUE, Sept. 10.—The “out
door prison” system here has been
officially announce I a success, and
the Dutch government has made ar
rangements to extend the idea to va
rious parts of the country. The de
cision came after an experiment that
has continued mo’-c than a year, and
it it reported, of all the prisoners
placed on their honor rot to escape,
and during which ti no they were al
lowed much freedom, not a single in
dividual abused the trust.
The experiment began when sixty
prisoners were drafted to the town
of Veenhuisen to coavert moorland
into cultivated field?, and they
showed themselves very much inter
ested and industrious as well. The
men were not supervise! or guard
ed in any way. The foreman of
each f ang was, however, not a
prisoner, but a workman who joinQd
voluntarily.
Grand Jury Investigation
Declared to Be Illegal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—The new
grand jury investigation instituted by
Senators Pomerene and Roberts, gov
ernment oil consuls, into the official
activities of former Secretary Fall is
illegal and invalid, Justice Siddon of
the District of Columbia Supreme
Court ruled today.
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