Hewsrd BNEIYGEIIEMUI
VOLUME 19, NUMBER 226
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
PERSHING WILL DRAW
FULL PAY BY RULING
OF U. S. COMPTROLLER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 25.—
General John J. Pershing will draw
his full salary of $22,000 a year in
retirement, under a ruling made to
day by U. S. Comptroller McCarl. The
Pershing case is the first in which a
retired army or naval officer is al
lowed full pay on the retired list.
PROHIBITIONISTS ASK
SUPPORT OF WOMEN
IN COMING ELECTION
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 24.—Plans
tfor a nation-wide campaign on behalf
of his candidacy for President on the
National Prohibition ticket are seri
ously hampered by a lack of funds,
Herman P. Paris, of Clinton, Mo., has
declared here.
“We’ll never have to worry about
being investigated for having a slush
^fund,’’ he chuckled, “for we haven't
got one. If we had one dollar for every
hundred the big parties have we’d
win this election.”
Mi\ Faris, a 65-year-old banker and
Sunday School superintendent, believ
es in the cause of Prohibition and in
the ultimate success of the prohibition
party.
Radio is going to play a prominent
part in this year’s presidential cam
paign, Mr. Faris said, and he hopes
to utilize its possibilities frequently
in his own campaign. By way of fir
ing the opening gun in his battle for
a prohibition victory, he radiocast a
splendid address from a large station
here.
Thousand Refugees Will
Leave for United States
MANILA, Sept. 24.—Governor Gen
eral Wood returning to Manila from
Olonga^pa, where he made arrange
ments for one thousand Russian refu
gees harbored there to leave for the
United States said they would set sail j
ixl December so as to be included in
tff 1925 immigrant quota.
Capt. Chas. Emswiler who returned
from Nuka Bay Tuesday, will start
hauling ties from across the bay to
Jtlward.
MORE CARIBOU ON
YUKON RIVER THAN
ANY PREVIOUS TRIP
THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS SWIM
AROUND VESSEL SAYS PUR
SER OF YUKON
(Anchorage Times)
NENANA, Sept. 19—According to
Mr. Spreen, the genial purser of the
river steamer Yukon plying between
Dawson and Nenana, they have never
seen as many caribou in all their pre
vious trips down the Yukon as seen
on their last trip from Dawson to
here. The caribou commenced run
ning earlier than usual and were to
be seen in great numbers .as far down
the Yukon as Stephen’s village and
Fort Hamlin .The many passengers
enroute down the river were privileged
to witness thousands 6f caribou on
both sides of the steamer as well as
the river being filled with the ani
mals swimming across.
Purser Spreen said the summer had
b^.i unusually cool, making it nec
essary to keep the radiators on the
steamer Yukon going at all times.
However, the cold winds kept the mos
quitos away, so that the tourists were
not bothered with these pests, and nei
ther were the men who had to load
firewood for the vessel at the various
woodcamps. In previous years this
work has been annoying in the ex
treme as the pests wei'e always hang
ing around to entertain the men at
work.
Another unusual occurrence this
year was the continued high water
or. the Yukon.
On this the sixth and final trip of
the season of the steamer Yukon she
will carry many passengers for the
outside via Dawson. Fred Price, of
the A. R. C., will be taken on at
Eagle en route to Juneau. There will
also be a number of mining men tak
en on here and other points.
Arrivals from Dawson report there
was a severe frost there and at
Eagle, on August 13, which did con
siderable damage. The thermome
ter registered 23 degrees above.
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65,000 FEDERAL WORKERS
IN DISTRICT COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24.—
Latest statistics in the hands of the
Civil Service Commission show that
there are about 65,000 Federal em
ployes in the District of Columbia,
not including the 2,3000 workers in
the Bonus Bureau.
Owing to the pressure of tem
porary work, numerous shifts of em
ployes are being made, it was an
nounced yesterday. The reductions
in force being made during the pres
ent month are nominal. There have
been twelve dismissals in the office
of the Registrar of the Treasury, and
a number released in the other de
pamnents.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue
requires about one hundred additional
typeists owing to the income tax
work, and the staff of workers in
the Bonus Bureau is being increased
by about fifty additional typeists.
When the Bureau of Internal Rev
enue requires an increased force
because of the income tax payments
during the Fall, the workers, will
be recruited chiefly by shifts from
the other departments, officials said.
SMOKING ALTERS WOMEN’S
FACES SAYS GYNECOLOGIST
VIENNA, Sept. 25—Women who
are heavy smokers lose their fair
complexion more quickly than non
smoking women in the opinion of Dr.
R. Horstatter, noted Viennese gyne
cologist, who has written a book en
titled, “The Smoking Woman.”
The features of smoking women,
he contends, are usually much sharp
er than those of non-smokers. The
more women smoke, the sharper the
nose and chin are outlined and the
skin becomes very taunt.
The lips, says Dr. Hofstatter, lose
their rosy natural color and become
pale, while the comers of the lips
show wrinkles prematurely and there
is a tendency for the lower lip of a
female smoke addict to project fur
ther than the upper lip. Through this
gradual change the features of the
smoking woman become more mascu
line. Dr. Hofstatter claims to have
observed that heavy female smokers
have a pronounced growth of beard.
The eye of strong femals smokers
undergoes a change, says Dr. Hof
statter. The lids rise and fall much
more slowly. There is a tendency
to stare. Some women even become
crosseyed as they smoke.
Among the women who smoke heav
iest are teachers, students, female
physicians, actresses, artists, and pi
ano virtuosos.
E. F. Jessen. of the Anchorage Ad
vertising Syndicate, was a Seward vis
itor over night. He left for his home
town this morning.
AMERICAN PAPER COMPANY
TAKEN OVER BY MUTUAL
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A report has reached Seward that
the American Paper company, doing
business in Alaska for many years,
has been taken over by the Mutual
Paper Company, whose representa
tives also make Alaska. The Concern
is a large one and the deal represent
ed a huge sum of money.
WASHINGTON HOSPITAL
FOR INSANE BURNED
STEILACOOM, Wn„ Sept. 25.—Mrs.
Melissa Scensier, an inmate of the
Washington hospital for insane, was
'burned to death and scores of other
inmates injured when the upper floor
and roof of the building were destroy
ed by fire last night.
M’KINLEY PARKLETS
Mrs. David Fairburn, teacher of
the McKinley Park school, returned
on Sept. 2, and school opened on
the 3rd. Nine pupils are enrolled.
Mr. FitzGerald, post office inspec
tor, spent a few days inspecting the
post office here.
Mr. Paul Criderman, who was em
ployed by the Alaska Road Commis
sion during the summer, left for his
home in Deroit, Mich., last Friday.
Mr. Trundy, Commissioner for the
Kantishna district, is spending a few
days here.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Manger are vis
itors in the Park. Mr. Manger, who
is a Fairbanks photographer, is tak
ing pictures.
Ralph Parker Anderson is making
a trip into the Park. Mr. Anderson,
who is a writer, has visited all the
other National Parks. He will write
up his experiences in McKinley for
outside publications.
OHIO MUSHER ARRIVES
IN SEWARD YESTERDAY
Roy C. Brunny of Cleveland, O., ar
rived in Seward on last night’s train,
coming from Fairbanks. Mr. Brunn;,
who left Cleveland June 1, entered
the Yukon territory by way of White
horse, floating down the river to Daw
son by small boat. He remained at
the Yukon metropolis for a time, and
on August 31, left Dawson with pack
and outfit for Jack Wade creek. Her*1
he worked a week or so on sluicing
propositions, with indifferent success,
a scarcity of water holding up min
ing operations greatly. Seventeen men
are on the creek, and there is plenty
of gold if water was plentiful. The
creek bed is worked out and most of
the gold is now found on the benches.
Here Mr. Brunny met George Pilz,
who recently jumped into world wide
notoriety by sending the Popular
Magazine $4.50 in gold dust for a
year’s subscription. Mr. Pilz has been
47 years in Alaska, continuously, and
claims to be the oldest miner in the
Territory. He is in his 80th year and
is still spry and working hard. About
$150,000 has been taken from his
claims. Jack Wade creek is one of
the most inaccessible spots in the
territory.
From Jack Wade creek Mr. Brunny
j mushed to Eagle, which he found al
i most deserted, mining and road work
j being the only industries. Hundreds
of cabins are standing empty and the
town has a general air of desolation.
From Eagle, Mr. Brunny floated down
the Yukon to Circle in a row boat.
At Circle considerable activity pre
vailed. Mining is quiet owing to an
exceptionally dry summer. The big
Berry dredge which is in charge of
James Hammel was forced to close
down for a month on account of a
lack of water. The same outfit on
Mammoth creek could only operate
at intervals. The Plammel mines on
Eagk' ran but 13 days with a full
head of water, the balance of the
time working but a short time daily.
Pete Anderson on Mastodon had
two hydraulic plants at work this
summer. John Bolgin, of the firm of
Bolgin and McCoy, butchered 25 head
of cattle this year and quit business,
there being too many moose and car
ibou in the hills to pay a man to
raise stock. Mr. Brunny declared that
wolves were numerous in this sec
tion, two moose being seen by him
partly eaten by wolves. The crops
at Circle were good this year, every
one raising plenty of vegetables for
the winter.
Caribou were seten by the thousands
some very fine pictured of the big
herds being taken from a distance of
about 75 feet. Many tourists also
visited the camp this season, leaving
considerable change. j
Plenty of dog feed has been put
up for the winter, salmon running in
great quantities. The legislation clos
ing the mouth of the Yukon to fishing
is already bringing good results, ac
cording to residents of the camp.
From Circle Mr. Brunny took the
trail to Miller House. This road will
connect Fairbanks with the Yukon
when completed and give one access
by auto to the river, from Valdez on
the coast. The work on the trail is
first class, and will open a vast coun
try to settlement. At Miller House
he found probably a dozen persons in
camp, with water scarce and one
dredge working but two weeks this
season. Considerable gold has been
taken out of these properties. From
the Miller House to Chatinika, Mr.
Brunny took the creeks, finding the
going hard, the trip requiring three
days. One night was spent in t:ie
open. Lots of bears were seen in this
district.
From Chatinika the narrow gauge
raihoad conveyed him to Fairbanks,
from which point he took the train
to Seward. Mr. Brunny stated that lie
came to Alaska on an inspection trip,
and had not made any plans as yet,
but might decide to locate in case he
found a good proposition. He will
leave in a day or so for the lower
lake to look over the opportunities for
a hunting lodge for tourists.
FLOODS AND QUAKES
KILL MANY RUSSIONS
LENINGRAD, Russia, Sept. 2'».—
Nineteen persons were killed in a
great flood which followed Tuesday’s
earthquake. The quake was one of
the most severe ever recorded in this
section, and the downpour following
caused small streams to become rag
ing torrents.
Thomas Osbo has been ill for the
past few days.
WELL KNOWN ALASKAN
PIONEER DIES IN THE
FAIRBANKS HOSPITAL
James Daugherty, a pioneer of Al
aska, better known as “Nigger Jim,”
died Monday in the Fairbanks hos
pital of intestinal trouble. He had
been employed by the Alaska railroad
in the vicinity of Healy and becoming
seriously ill last week, a special train
rushed him to Fairbanks, where Dr.
Romig found that nothing could be
done for him.
Mr. Daugherty was born in Ala
bama 61 years ago ,and was one of
the most famous of Alaska pioneers.
He was in the Forty Mile and Circle
camps in 1895 and among the first to
arrive in Dawson. He acquired much
property in and around Dawson and in
1897 went to England where he sold
his holdings to an English firm. He
returned north in 1898 and remained
in Dawson for several years. Because
of his ability in singing negro songs
he was kn’own as “Nigger Jim.”
In 1905 Mr. Daugherty left the
Klondike and went to Fairbanks. He
remained in that section until 1908
when he went to Seattle. While in
Washington he followed the occupa
tion of logging. Four or five years
ago Mr. Daugherty returned to Alas
ka ,and remained on the coast for
some time. He had been employed by
the Alaska Railroad at various points,
and was at Harry Lane’s camp at the
time he was stricken.
Republican Congressman
Indicted By Grand Jury
Violation of Volstead Act
BALTIMORE, Sept. 25.—John Phil
lips Hill, Republican Congressman
from the Third distinct of Maryland,
was indicted today by a Federal
grand jury on charges of violating
the Volstead Act.
It is estimated that 1,000,000 men
signed the Defense Day list west of
the Rockies, which takes in the 9th
Area, ami includes Alaska.
FRENCH DETECTIVE
LANDS HIS CRIMINAL
AFTER WEARY CHASE
PARIS, Sept. 25.—This is the
story of a Paris detective who trav
eled half way around the world for
his quarry, and finally, in the dense
jungle of Annam, threw aside his
disguise and arrested his man, who
is now languishing in jail with a sen
tence of three years staring at him.
As related here an antiquary
named Malraux was under the obser
vance of the Paris police, suspected
of being responsible for some recent
thefts from French museums. It was
thought he had designs on collections
of antiques in one of the French pro
vinces, and as a matter of routine a
detective was assigned to trail Mal
raux and a companion, wherever they
might go.
The pair went to a seaport and
there took pasage on a steamer for
Saigon, French Indo-China, and the
detective went along on the same ves
sel. He did not even have time to
buy a change of clothing, but made
friends among the crew and borrow
ed whatever he needed.
At Saigon Malraux and his friend
posed as x-ich travelers, anxious to
see the country, while the detective
sleuthed around in the backgi-ound.
He had, however, made known his
mission to the local French authori
ties, and when Malraux asked for
guides to the remote dsitricts of An
nam, the detective was among the na
tives assigned, but cleverly disguised.
The party scoured the region of Ang
kor, rich in holy relics and fine speci
mens of old Chinese art, and Malraux
and his companion bought freely. Al
so they did not hesitate conditions
being favorable, to burglarize Annam
ite temples for particularly fine speci
mens.
The border of Siam was not far
away-, and the collectors, having de
cided to leave the country by that
route, called up the native guides
and dismissed them. Then the Paris
detective had his day. The humble
disguise was cast aside, the Fi-ench
policeman stepped out, and Malraux
and his friend were placed under ar
rest.
The case was tried at Phom-penh,
Cochin-China, and Malraux had no de
fense. It came out, during the trial,
that his antiques were destined for a
New York antiquary, and were worth
1,000,000 francs.
CATHOLIC HIERARCHY
MEETS IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24.—
Added dignity was lent to the occa
sion of the assembling Catholic hier
archy in America here today by the
•presence of four cardinals, 61 arch
bishoDS and bishops, who will discuss
church affairs and activities.
GOOD LOOKS SAVES
PREMIER OF FRANCE
FROM ASSASSINATION
BAMBOITIU.ET, France, Sept. S”.
j — .M’st as Premier ilerriott left the
Presidential chateau here today, a wo
man entered the room at the chateau
gate and handed over a loaded re
j volver to the police on guard, saying
| she had intended to kill the premier
! but that her heart failed her, because
“he looked so nice she just could not
kill him.” She said that as he ap
proached, she was unable to fire.
The woman gave her name as Mme.
Bigot Pemjean.
.
Seattle Patrolman Shot
By Youth Who Is Caught
SEATTLE, Sept. 25.—Patrolman R.
; L. Litzy was shot and perhaps fatal
i ly wounded on the stairs of a room
ing house in this city last night. F.
G. Richardson, a 22-year-old suspect
was captured later, after being chased
I to Ninth avenue and Union street by
Patrolman E. N. Johnson. Two other
suspects escaped.
Richardson was identified by the
I wounded patrolman as one of his as
sailants just before going under the
! effects of ether at the city hospital.
! His chances for recovery are slight,
! it is claimed.
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YACHT TO ENCIRCLE WORLD
AS SCIENCE ADVENTURE
LONDON, Sept. 23.—Eighty per
| sons will leave Southhampton in Oc
tober in the Westward, claimed to
! be the largest motor-sailing yacht
afloat, on a ‘round-the-world cruise
for scientific research purposes.
The Westward is of 3,000 tons bur
i den and is owned and will be com
manded by Commander C. H. Light
; toiler, who, as second officer of the
Titanic, remained on board until she
sank.
The Navy Department of the Unit
ed States Hydrographic Office has
| provided Commander Lightoiler with
ja set of charts coverng the tour, and
has asked him to report to the depart
ment on it. The trip will take ap
proximately ten months, and a com
plete film of the whole route will be
taken.
From Southhampton the Westward
will proceed to theWest Indies, from
whence she will proceed through the
Panama Canal to theSouth Sea Isl
ands.
All the lesser-known groups of isl
ands and unknown coastlines thruout
the route will be visited and valuable
data is expected to be obtained.
OXYGEN FOR PLANES
LATEST DEVELOPMENT
LONDON, Sept. 24.—Feeding aero
planes with oxygen to keep their en
gines going when flying at great
heights is the lastest development of
aeroplane science.
Hitherto an aeroplane’s speed has
diminished as its height increased,
but this drawback has been now over
come with the use of oxygen. At a
recent trial in this country in which
an aeroplane was fed with oxygen, a
height of nearly six miles was reach
ed without any speed being lost, while
other tests have shown that an aero
plane can retain a speed of three
mile a minute in very rareful atmos
phere.
CLOCK MADE WHOLLY OF
GLASS EXCEPT SPRINGS
A Bohemian glass polisher has per
formed a wonderful feat in the glass
industry. He constructed a clock,
with the exception of the springs, is
made entirely of glass.
The glass plates and pillars of this
exrta-ordinary timepiece are bolted
together with glass screws. The dial
plate, hands, shafts and cog wheels
are all glass, and glass wedges and
pins are used for fastening the var
ious parts of the running gear.
All parts are ground to the aver
age proportions of the metal parts of
other clocks of the same size. The
teeth of the cog wheels are cut with
minute exactness.
SEARCH FOR BODIES
OF DROWNED RESUMED
ON LAKE WASHINGTON
THREE BOYS PERISH IN EFFORT
TO SAVE GIRL COMPANION,
SAYS MISS TRAUX
SEATTLE, Sept. 24.—The search
j for the four youthful victims of Sun
! day’s boating accident in Lake Wash
ington, was resumed today by a dozen
vessels.
According to Miss Traux, one of
the two young girls who safely swam
to shore when the accident occurred.
| the three young men were trying to
! save Miss Delaney as she struck off
from the sinking boat. She said:
“The three boys were swimming
around Margaret Delaney, who was
almost unconscious at that time, and
of course they could not leave her for
they were all gentlemen; and I shall
never forget those brave boys, fight
ing to the last to save Margaret ,but
all were lost.
“When the boat was struck by a
giant comber, and appeared to be
capsizing, we all jumped into the
water and began swimming.”
It is hoped to find the bodies of
the victims sometime today.
Wheeler Attacks Policies
of President Coolidge
ST. PAUL, Sept. 25.—Senator
Wheeler, vice presidential candidate
on the La Follette ticket, in an ad
dress here last night attacked various
Coolidge policies saying: “Based on
the reception that Congress has giv
en most of Coolidge’s pet measures so
far, it is not at all certain that Con
gress would indorse his suggestions
concerning farm relief. Congress
took his tax plan and rewrote it to
make it useful in some degree to the
average man as well as to the man of
large income; Congress took his plan
to cheat the soldiers out of their ad
justed compensation so justly due
! them, and threw it out of the win
j dow.” j
Government Estimates
Forecast State Crops
—
SPOKANE, Sept. 24.—Total pro
duction of wheat in Washington is
i estimated at 27,728,000 bushels in a
report made public by the federal
division of crop estimates here to
day. The August estimate was 27,
421.000 bushels.
Oats production is estimated at 8,
796.000 bushels; barley, 2,523,000 bu.;
and corn 2,498.000, all showing gains.
The September potato forecast is
6.572.000 bushels, and increase of 270,
000 bushels over the August estimate.
The hay forecast is 1,724,000 tons.
A decrease from 19,930,000 to 18,
330.000 is made in commercial apple
crcp estimates. The total apple crop
is placed at 21,072,000 bushels. The
peach crop estimates show 365,000 bu,;
pears, 1,677,000 bushels and grapes,
1,766 tons.
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QUEEN HEARS OUR SONGS
FONTAINBLEAU, France, Sept. 24.
—Dowager Queen Maria Christina of
Spain, mother of King Alfonso,
visited the American Conservatory
of Music, installed in a wing of
the palace here.
Her Majesty, who was accom
panied by her sister-in-law, the In
fanta Isabella, and the Spanish Am
bassador, listened to the work of
the vocal students, among them a
young American soprano, Miss How
ison, of whom much is expected.
Maria Christina was greatly in
terested and congratulated the pro
moter.
DAVIS DECLARES THAT
CAMPAIGN ISSUE FOGGED
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.—J. W. Davis
in a letter to Former Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty, stating that the is
sue of the present campaign for the
presidency cannot be clouded by his
forced efforts to suppress the facts
about his resignation. “The contest
is between the defenders of the con
stitution and those too weak to over
throw it, under the leadership fresh
from boptism of Bolshevism in lurid
and suffering Russia. If the Con
stitution is to endure the first re
quisite is that the men who hold of
fice under it shall be honest and faith
ful to their trust.”