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VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 119.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 19,1924.
PRICE, TEN CENTS
CHURCH COUNCIL
ASKS ATTY. GENERAL
DISCIPLINE JUDGE
SEATTL, May 19.—The Council of
Churches wired Attorney General
Stone as follows
“Judge llourquin, temporarily as
signed to Seattle, is making the Fed
eral court ridiculous by sentencing
prohibition law violators to pay fines
of $5 and $10 when a jail sentence
is warranted. What can you do about
it?”
BLACK GOLD WINNER
OF KENTUCKY DERBY
LOUISVILLE Ky„ May IS—Black
Gold, owned by Mrs. II. M. Iloots, a
poor widow of Tulsa, Okla., won the
Kentucky Derby, worth $52,775 to
the winner, Saturday afternoon Ovei
75 000, the largest crowd to ever wit
ness an American race, were present.
GENERAL TOWNSEND
WAR HERO, DEAD
+ PARIS, May 19.—General Town
send, who commanded the Biitish in
Mesopotamia during the world war,
died here today.
CIRCUIT COURT DECIDES IN
FAVOR OF GOVERNMENT I
NEW YORK, May 10—The circuit
court of appeals decided in tavor ot
the Government the suit affecting the
status of one hundred and fifty mil
lion dollars in claims for War Risk in
surance. The government had already
paid insurance in the cases and the
claims were for additional payments.
RUM CRAZED MAN
SHOOTS HIS FIANCEE
SEATTLE, May 19.—Rum-crazed, (
Robert M. Snyder shot and killed his j
fiance, Agnes Black, a divorcee and 1
took his own life.
BAD CHECK PASSER IS
CAPTURED BY POLICE
OAKLAND, May 17—R. D. Jeffer
son, said by police to be a bad-check
passer in San Francisco, and an es
caped fugitive from Walla-Walla was
captured after an exciting chase in
which five shots were fired.
GEORGE HARVEY
EDITOR OF POST
WASHINGTON, May 19 —E. B. j
^jAoLean announces that he has re- |
turned George Harvey as editorial
director of the Washington Post.
BERGDOLL BURIES $250,000
EBERBACH, Germany, May 18—G.
Cleveland Bergdoll said regarding the
money he had drawn prior to his es
cape from this country, “Finders are
Keepers”, in relating to two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars in shiny ten
dollar gold pieces which he declared
h>^ buried in the United States in 1917
when playing hide and seek with the
authorities after dodging the draft I
law.
HUNDRED KILLED IN RIOT
LONDON, May 19—One hundred
townspeople and six natives were kill
ed in serious disturbances at Kirkuk
Mesopotamia, according to advices re
ceived at the Colonial offices.
FORTY THOUSAND ARRESTS
PHILADELPHIA, May 19—Direc
tor of Public Safety, C. J. Smith said
S. Butler’s law enforcement program 1
has resulted in the arrest of about j
thirty nine thousand persons for vari
ous offenses during the first four
months according to reports submitted
to him.
HURON BREAKS ICE JAM
DULUTH, Minn., May 19—The Can
adian Steamer Huron with 65 persons
including passengers and crew has
broken the ice jam in which she has
been fast since Monday and is pro
ceeding to port.
VOTE ON , SALE OF BEER
VANCOUVER, May 19—When the
parliamentary election is held in June
voters will pass on the sale of beer
by the glass in British Columbia. At
torney General Manson announced the
minimum amount now sold is three
nin^fcottles.
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THAW MAKES GAME FIGHT
FOR FREEDOM
Harry K. Thaw, who went to court
to obtain his freedom from the Penn
sylvania Hospital fo rMentai and Ner
vous Diseases, where he has been for
the ;$ast seven years.
APPROPRIATION FOR
COAST AND GEODETIC
SURVEY INCREASED
WASHINGTON/ May 19.—The Sen-'
ate and House conferees supply bill !
for the Departments of State, Com- j
mere eand Labor increased the appro- ;
priation for the Coast and Geodetic
Survey work from a quarter of a ;
million to‘ $314,000.
SENATOR KING WANTS
RECOGNITION FILIPINO BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., May Id—
Senator iv’i g announced hi-; intention
to demand ’.hat the Sena13 Territorial
Con o.’• i< t consider hi.-. Philippine bill,
which isubsiantial’y the same a:- that
offered b.\ Senator Coopc*.
The resolution provides for treaties
to be made with Pacific powers but not
to delay the independence of a prep
aration period not exceeding five years
time. Commissioner Fairfield is draft
ing the Philippine bill which has been
reported favorably. King will ask the
house to consider the bill under special
rule. ri' l final outcome is problemati
cal but success is possible if the Phil
ippine commissioners will support the
bill. Many supporters are urging a
shorter preparation period before in
dependence. The War Department’s
complete report which has not yet been
handed in is causing the Territorial
committee to delay action on the bill.
REDONDO SAILS FOR
WESTWARD TRIP
The steamship Redondo cleared j
Saturday for Kodiak, Anchorage and
way ports with about 300 tons of
freight and the following passengers:
For Uganik—Mrs, C. Stamford, F.
W. Horn Mrs. Horn.
For Seldovia—Carl Foasberg and P.
K. Adams, Nels Christensen, T. Con
stantine.
For Anchorage—Julien Hurley.
BLACKJACK DIES AT NOME
NOME, May 17—Blackjack, a well
known Eskimo ,and formerly the hus
band of Ada Blackjack, the heroine of
the Wrangell Island expedition died
Wednesday broken hearted over Ada
and her son playing in the whi'«.e mans
land.
SIX IN ONE FAMILY DROWN
MARTINBURG, May 19—Six mem
bers of the family of William Miller,
an orchardst, were drown in a flood
of a small mountain stream near this
city.
PUBLIC VOTE ON DAWES BILL
BERLIN, May 19—German Special
ist social parties will ask the Govern
ment to hold a popular referendum
on the acceptance or repection of the
Dawes reparation plans.
ATHLETIC RELATIONS BANNED
PARIS, May 17.—Premier Poincare
has forbidden the resumption of
Franco-German athletic relations.
COOLIDGE HAS COLD
WASHINGTON, May 17.—Because
of a severe cold President Coolidge
remained away from his office today.
GEORGE EDWARD LEWIS
TO FILM ANOTHER
BIG ALASKA PICTURE
WILL BRING CAST NORTH SOON
TO FILM “THE ETERNAL
FRONTIER”
SEATTLE, May 16—George Ed
ward Lewis, the man who made “The
Cheechakos,” is off for Alaska to
make another picture.
When seen at The Atwood yester
day, Mr. Lewis said: “Yes, “The Chee
chakos” is a success. It is one of the
biggest pictures that has ever been
made and critics who have had an op
portunity to look it over carefully, pro
nounced it a bigger picture than the
‘Covered Wagon’, and that is praise
enough for anyone.
“1 like it myself and am proud to
have been instrumental in the making
of it, and now I am going to make a
bigger and better Alaska pictui'e than
‘The Cheechakos.’ I am leaving in the
morning and will start the preliminary
work on a picture that I am going to
call ‘The Eternal Frontier.’ It’s a
theme that 1 have had in the back of
my head for the last dozen years, or
in fact, ever since I started to wan
der about the great Land up North,
and 1 have finally got it whipped into j
shape to film and now I am going to
maie the picture. You know I have al
ways had the idea that Alaska is too
big, too wild and to gi'eat to ever be
tamed.
“As long as this race lasts, Alaska
will be a frontier, hence the title, “The 1
Eternal Frontier.’ I learned a lot
while making ‘The Cheechakos’, and;
I believe that the .lessons that 1 learn- j
ed will show up in my new effort.
“I have in mind five Alaskan pic
tures and hope to be able to shoot
them all. It will take a year to a pic
ture and when I have finished, I be
lieve that I will be able to offer the
world an idea of Alaska that they will
never get in any other way, and will
never forget.
“I am taking four cameramen with ;
me on this trip and will shoot the stills
and long distant shots while the snow
is still good. I have what I consider
a wonderful story for the picture,(
thrills and human interest running all
through it, anti the biggest kick at
the end that has ever been filmed. I
don’t like to talk too much right now
about it ,but I don’t mind tipping off
to you that I am going to use a snow
slide to bump off my villain and I
don’t believe that has ever been don<*
before, and if I get away with it, it
will be a wonderful scene. I am going
to try not to kill my villain, but you
know a snow slide is a touchy thing
to work with and he is game and is j
willing to take a chance, so I am going
to stage it for him. It should be a
knockout.
“I will have Billie Dills, who made
such a hit in “The Cheechakos,” as my
leading ‘character’. I consider him the
best in the business for such a role and
the balance of the cast will be of the
the same high standard.
“Gladys Johnstone will have the
lead. For cameramen, I will have Shir
ley Weeder, Raymond Johnstone and
Alaska Surrat from Wrangell.
“I will be back inside of a month,
and will take the cast up then and
hope to finish the filming this sum
mer.”
CHAMBER EXCURSION
WILL LEAVE IN JULY
The excursion to Bristol Bay by
the Seward Chamber of Commerce
will be held on the duly trip of the
Si.irr, a number of citizens 'iking
advantage of the low ra.e r." $'0« of
fered by the company for v.c round
trip. About .three weeks «IT be re
quired to go from Seward to D’iM.t g
bnm and return The many towns
and villages on the route will give
tin* (xcursionists a tr.oii v time, and
it is expected considerable trade will
be worked up.
AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN
WANTS TO QUIT POST
WASHINGTON, May 19.—Cyrus E.
Woods, ambassador to Japan, has ask
?d to be relieved of his duties there
awing to friction between the two
governments over the immigration
bill.
LUNCHEON TOMORROW
The chamber of commerce will
bold its regular weekly luncheon at
the Sew aid Grill tomorrow noon.
AMERICAN PLANES
REACH YETEROFU
FROM PARAMASHIRU
YETEROFU ISLAND. Kuriles,
May 19.—Three American air
planes flying around the world,
landed here this afternoon hav
ing made the 500 mile flight from
Paramashiru Island in seven
hours.
DETAILS OF STRIKING
OF MARTIN’S PLANE
From R. Amundson, manager of the
cannery at Port Holler was received a
full account o fthe striking of Major
Martin’s plane .
The plane hit a gentle rise and slid
one hundred feet before it stopped,
but was demolished. They spent the
night of the thirtieth and all day in
the lee side of the fuselage while the
storm raged trying to keep warm from
a fire made from material taken off
the plane but found it practically im
possible to sleep on account of the
cold. They afterward tried to reach
the Pacific ocean on the Second of
May, but the two had much trouble
with their feet. After wandering that
day they camped in a bunch of alders,
making a fire and sleeping in the
branches, but here the aviators secur
ed little rest.
On May third the two airmen re
turned to the plane, arriving about
four-thirty Sunday morning, when
they made a resolution never again
to return to the wrecked ship. Camp
ing that night in a canyon free of snow
they got some rest, but Tuesday night
in four feet of snow and bitter cold,
they spent the worst night of their
experience.
The next day they were overjoyed
to see salt water and find a trapper’s
cabin, where they ate some hot cakes
and salmon bellies. Here they killed
and ate ducks and rabbits, setting out
Saturday morning feeling compara
tively stronger and having little dif
ficulty in travelling the twenty miles
along the beach between the cabin and
the cannery. Some natives saw them
and brought them in a power dory
from the spit where they were stag
gering when he picked them up; but
after a good supper the men soon re
gained their strength and appeared
little the worse for their experience.
MRS. ANNA ASHTON
DISPOSES OF STOCK
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The latter part of the week, Mrs. j
Anna Ashton, who has been conduct- j
ing a ladies’ furnishings store in j
Seward disposed of her stock to the !
local firm of Banbury & Ogle who
will move into the new location soon.
Mrs. Ashton states that before leav
ing Seward she purchased two lots
here and expects to enter the local
business field at some future time.
The firm of Banbury and Ogle have
been in business in ladies’ furnish
ings for a number of years, and feel
the need of expanding the new store
giving them ample room for their in
creased stock.
HALL OF FAME SCENE;OF
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
NEW YORK, May 17—The Hall of
Fame was the scene of impressive cer
emonies at the unveiling of busts of
ten Americans, nine men and one wo
man who had achieved fame in walks
of life ranging from literature to
Statesmanship. The ten include? J.
Adams, Joseph Henry, Philips Brooks,
Samuel L. Clemens, Peter Cooper, J.
Buchanan Eads, Andrew Jackson, Wil
liam Thomas Green Morton, Thomas
Jefferson and Alice Freeman Palmer.
WIPING OUT HOOF DISEASE
IN STATES CALIFORNIA
OLYMPIA, May 17—J .H. Martin,
observer ,reported to the State depart
ment that the measures taken in Cali
fornia were slowly and surely controll
ing the outbreak of foot and mouth
disease.
AGED OREGONIAN DIES
MEDFORD, May 19—Mrs. Mary
Fries, who came to the Rouge River
valley in 1888 died aged 73> was the
mother of General Amos A. Fries, of
Washington, D. C., head of the Army
Chemical Warfare division.
Frank F. Winchester, who recently
sold his farm at Matanuska left on
a late boat to visit his old home in
England.
JUDGE VVM. S. KENYON
COPYRIGHT HARRIS A CWlNG. WA6H.
Judge William S. Kenyon, of Iowa,
who before he became a circuit court
judge headed the powerful farm bloc
in the United States Senate, and who
recently declined the naval portfolio
tendered by the President, is a vice
presidential possibility on the Republi
can ticket.
STEAMSHIP YUKON
IN COLLISION WITH
STEAMSHIP SOL DUC
SEATTLE, May 19.—The now Alas
ka Steamship Company’s new liner,
Yukon, which sailed on her maiden
voyage Saturday for Seward, collided
rt'itb the s'eamship Sol Duc_ oh' Mar
rowstone point yesterday. Neither
vessel was damaged and the Yukon
proceeded on her voyage.
STEAMSHIP ALASKA
SAILS SOUTHBOUND
The steamship Alaska sailed south
bound Saturday ni^ht about 11
o’clock, with the following passen
gers:
For I.atouche-E. Jacobson, Mrs.
J. Erickson, C. Larsen, May King, G.
Golfy, J. Patton.
For Valdez—Gertrude Caldwell.
For Cordova—Fred M. O’Neill, C.
II. Sharp, W. R. Drew, V. G. Vance,
Earl C. Hunter, Joe Mullen, John
Conendson P. H. Lanagan, J. Gal
lagher.
For Juneau—R. I>. Green, Mrs. H.
Cutter, H. Cutter, S. A. Kimball. R.
E. Murphy, Jas. G. Steese.
For Seattle—J. P. Faucett, C. A.
Howes, C. A. Shonacker, R E. Mc
Ivor, N. J. Butler, Andy Searls, Jr.,
May Stevenson, T. E. Doremus.
The following reservations on the
Alaska were made from Anchorage:
For .Seattle—Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Edwards, Mrs. J. H. Crawford and
two children, Mrs. L. P. Byrne and
three children, G. H. Saindon and
four children; Mrs. Lulu Links, Mar
tin J. Hines, Mrs. Ada Johnston, F.
son, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Hillman, E.
W. Bell, Rudolph Petaja, C. A. Ander
J. Monau and wife? Miss Mable Pe
ters.
For Juneau—Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Munson.
SENATORS DINNER
GUESTS OF COOLIDGE
"WASHINGTON, May 19—Seven
Republican Senators whose stand on
over-riding the presidential veto of
the bonus bill is in doubt, were din
ner ■ guests of President Coolidge at
the White House yestex*day. *
WIFE OF BANK OFFICIAL ,
ARRESTED CHARGE FORGERY
NEW YORK, May 19—Mrs. Elea
nor Elaine Lee Harris, wife of Bever
ly D. Harris, former bank official, was
arrested charged with forging the
name of her husband to a letter she
offered as evidence in her attempt to
obtain a new trial in Harris’ suit for
annulment of their marriage.
HOUSE COMMONS REJECTS
NATIONALIZATION MINES
LONDON, May 17—The House of
Commons by a vote of 264 to 168 re
jected the nationalization of mines
which was sought by representatives
of miners through a private members
bill.
MAJOR MARTIN MAY
NOT BE PERMITTED
TO RESUME FLIGHT
WASHINGTON, May 19.—It i« in
timated that unless he is able to
satisfactorily explain his two Alaska
mishaps, Major F. L. Martin will not
be allowed to rejoin the round the
world army flyers. The department
will call Major Martin upon the car
pet and question his flyimj ability
upon his arrival in the States.
TOK10, May 19.—The Ameri
can flyers will be received in
audience by the Prince Regent
after their arrival at Kasumigau
ra Japanese Naval Base, it was
announced today.
It was hoped to meet the
British and French flyers at the
same place.
COOLIDGE MASTERS
COLD AND GOES WORK
WASHINGTON, May 19.—Having
mastered a bronchial cold President
Coolidge today returned to his office.
ADMIRAL WATSON
SAILS SOUTHBOUND
The Admiral Watson sailing Satur
day night southbound, carried the
following additional passengers;
For Latouche—Walter Groves, John
Apirstrons, Sam Skarr.
For Juneau—Tom Hinds, M. G.
Williams.
For Ketchikan—Joe Phrhita.
For Seattle—J. H. Watson.
SOLDIER BONUS BILL
' PASSED OVER VETO
WASHINGTON, May 19 —The Sell
ate today over-rode trie President’s
veto of the soldier bonus bill. The
measure automatically becomes a law
by a vote of 59 to 2G.
MOTHER OF GOVERNOR
SMITH OF N. Y. DEAD
NEW YORK. May 19.—Mrs. Cath
arine Smith, mother of Governor A1
Smith of New York died last, night
at the family apartments he-e, at an
advanced age
OFFICIALS ACCUSED OF
INCITING LAWLESSNESS
NEW YORK, May 19.—Governor
A1 Smith and Nicholas Murray But
ler are responsible for delivering
the two hardest blows ever struck at
law and older in the United States,
Attorney Hayward declared in a
speech delivered here today.
GAS POCKET BLOWS TOOLS
OUT OF WELL AT KANATAK
A report was received in Anchor
age Saturday night that a gas pocket
had been struck by the drillers at
the Standard plant at Kanatak so
strong that the tools were blown out
of the well. It is hoped to strike oil
within the next 800 feet, and the
presence of gas is regarded as a good
indication.
WINNERS OF ICE POOL
NAMED AT FAIRBANKS
A considerable sum of money was
scattered around Fairbanks last week
following the movement of the ice in
Chena slough in front of town. Of
the several minute pools at the Horse
shoe Cigar Store Fred Struthers won
$60; L. A, Johnson $60 a ad Charles
Lewis and Henry Schroder each
cashed in for $90.
H. B. Madland, the well known
commercial traveler^ won $100.
ACTORS STRIKE ENDED
NEW H'ORK, May 19.—The Actors
union today voted to accept the terms
of the managers and will end the
strike June 1.
RED CROSS MEETING
Friday evening, May 23, at 8 p. m.
at the Fire Hall, business of impor
tance. Every member and citizen re
quested to attend. The question to
come before the meeting is whether
or not Seward is to have a permanent
nurse.
LONDON, May ’9.—Queen Marie
of Rumania is visiting in London.