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VOLUME 19. NUMBER 237
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1924
PRICE TEX CENTS
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Col. Gibbs, Chief of Alaska
Cable, Here with Dell wood
The 1'. S. A. T. Cableship Dellwood, witli Colonel George S.
Ciibl.s. officer in charge of cable operations; Major Alfred E. Lar
abeo, technical officer and acting quartermaster; Lieut. II. F. Hide
bell, signal officer; Captain Robert W. Shears master; Captain Har
ry Winter, cable engineer; John II. Bruck, cable electrician: Ralph
Winter, assistant cable engineer; J. S. M. Quist, warrant officer,
C. S. Army and assistant cable electrician; Albert Garinger. assist
ant cable electrician; J. R. Smith, first officer Charles Ivracke, chief
assistant engineer; W. L. Davies, chief steward; A. I. Moser, quar
termaster agent, arrived with the shore end of the new Seward-Seat
tle cable at ten a. m. yesterday morning. ......
The Dell wood made a wonaeriui uip
leaving Ketchikan at six a. m. Oct. 4,
and laid 738 nautical miles, 3505 tons
of cable, between that time and her
arrival here. The congestion exist
ing in communications since the inter
ruption to cable service last spiing,
was immediately relieved before any
attempt to secure cable terminals in
the office was made; business lying
at Seward being taken aboard ship,
which was at all times in communica
tion with Ketchikan and Seattle, and
all business from Seward and inter
ion points, began to move in its regu
lar channel.
The Dellwood since January has
traveled over forty thousand miles,
""having made two round trips to Lon
don and Alaska, carrying a cargo of
wheat for Europe, laying 7,028 tons,
1,612 nautical miles of cable and be
fore returning home will make repairs
on the old cable between Seward and
Valdez; between Valdez and Cordova;
between Skagway and Juneau and
. Petersburg and Juneau; also doing
some work at Haines and Cape Fan
shaw, and between Sitka and Peters
burg.
The new cable is submerged at an
average death of 1700 fathoms, the
deepest point being in the 145th meri
dian SE of Middleton Island, where
soundings showed a depth of 2,413
fathoms; two portages were made in
to and out of Ketchikan over Prince
of Wales Island from Bucareli Bay
to Kasaan Arm, it was necessary
there to haul the cable by hand, drag
ging it from the west side inland, and
from the east side to the junction mid
way. At present automatic relaying
of business between Seward and Seat
tle or between Seward and Juneau is
possible, allowing this office direct
communication at a speed of seventy
words a minute. This improvement
will take care of any immediate or
near future demand for expeditious
transmission of Alaskan traffic, and
before developments are completed
this speed will probably be materially
increased.
rivery croait is aue me gentlemen
responsible for the successful comple
tion of this work. Not one minute has
-been lost from the day they left Seat
tle on their first trip; day and night
the work has been carried on regard
less of conditions; at times men on
the vessel have continuously stayed
on watch for 72 hours, and every man
on the vessel from the master down
volunteered for the strenuous work of
pulling cable thru muck, waist deep,
over the portage.
# The Dellvvood is without question,
one of the best equipped cable ships
in the world; nothing has been over
looked in the matter of equipment that
would in any way insure the success
ful completion and efficient operation
of the Seward-Seattle cable.
Preliminary surveys were made by
the U. S .S. destroyers Hull and Cor
ry from which a route was selected by
the staff of the Dellwood, and this
route followed absolutely. The Dell
0 wood is equipped with Sonic depth
finders, which allow the vessel to take
soundings at all times; she is equip
ped with or.e of the most efficient ra
dio compasses procurable, allowing
her to take bearings on any shore ra
dio station; she is steered with a
Sperry Gyroscope Control, and uses
the gyroscope compass which at all
times gives a true north bearing.
| The Dellwood has five cable tanks i
which will carry 1800 miles of deep
sea cable; she has complete carpenter
and machine shops, and an electrical
laboratory and testing room to allow
any repairs or cable experiments.
Remarking on the request of the
Seward Chamber of Commerce and
the citizens of this vicinity for the re
I
UFOLIETTE CARRIES
CAMPAIGN INTO PENN
SCRANTON, Pa., Pledging that he
himself would purge the government
of control of predatory interests, La
Follette carried his campaign thusly
in the state of Pennsylvania, where
he again predicted a lead in his par
ty and would cut the victory of Cool
id ge short.
The fight this year, LaFollette said,
wTas between himself and Coolidge,
the Democratic candidate being a
poor third. LaFollette repeated time
and again in the same breath the
charge that congress and the adminis
tration has violated the trust reposed
in it.
RED CROSS IS PRAISED
BY PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 8.—
Thanking the American Red Cross for
its accomplishment, practical humani
ty and inspired charity, President
Coolidge in an address at the opening
i of the annual meeting of the socie.y
here loday, pleaded for a truly civ
ilized world where the cost of arma
ments. pensions and fortifications
were not required. Where resources
could used, the President said, to
piomote and not to destroy happiness
in such a world’, what mighty works
could be accomplished under the lead
ership of the Red Cross spirit. Ig
norance, prejudice and all uncharita
bleness might b ecompletely relieved
and remedied. Toward such an ideal,
he said, the race is making progress.
pair of the Seward-Valdez cable dur
ing the time the Dellwood was lajsing
the Ketchikan cable; Major Larabee
said, “We hope the citizens of Alas
ka appreciate that we are working for
their best interests; for had the Dell
wood then taken time to make this re
pair ,it might have been impossible
to do. this work, and so delayed the
vessel that the completion of the new
cable would have been impossible this
year. Every effort is being made by
the service to give Alaska efficient
communication and we feel that the
most satisfactory solution was to ex
pedite the laying of the new cable,
guaranteeing thereafter uninterrupt
ed service.”
The Dellwood will probably leave
Seward tonight or tomorrow morning,
not returning to Seattle until all lines
of communication are operating satis
factorily.
Colonel Gibbs and officers from the
Dellwood were entertained today by
the Chamber of Commerce at a lunch
eon at the Seward Grill.
According to Colonel Gibbs all back
messages have been cleared up, the
local force working until an early
hour this morning, doing this. Most
of the messages were from Nome and
northern points, grocers’ orders and
messages dependant upon the sailing
of the Alameda in a few days. All of
these messages were delivered in Se
attle before daybreak this morning,
and the Colonel immediately wired
the operator at Nome to inform all
interested that their messages had
been delivered. i
A crew of men are busy today dig
ging a trench up fifth avenue, and it
is thought that by tomorrow, all con
nections will be completed.
A force of men will arrive on one!
of the next steamers from Valdez for
the Seward office, and from then on |
a day shift and night shift will be op- j
erated.
ALASKA EXPORTS MUCH
SEATTLE GETS BENEFIT
SEATTLE. Oct. 8.—Alaska products
in vessels arriving here the past 21
hours, aggregate eight thousand tons
of copper ore, tour thousand barrels
of herring; fifty thousand cases of
salmon, one boxes of fresh fish; five
hundred reindeer carcasses, and furs
with an estimated value of $50,000.
SENATORS WIN TODAY;
MAKES AN EVEN BREAK
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—(Flash)
Washington won today’s game with a
score of two to one. This was the best
game of the seriei, and ties the Sen
ators and the Giants with three games
apiece.
HUGE SUM INVOLVED IN
ALASKA MINING ACTION
JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 7.—A suit
for $0,721,476, started here yester
day by the Bankers Trust company
of New York, to foreclose a mort
gage given to secure bond issues of
the Alaska Gastieau Mining compa
ny, involves more money than any
previous similar suit, attorneys point
ed out today.
The suit is a step to give a clear
title to the New York company
which is about to utilize a hydro
electric plant to manufacture Gas
tineau fertilizer and chemicals.
NEW ORGANIZATION
SHOULD BROADCAST
NEWS FOR DAILIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 8.—An
organization of a national system of
radio programs, through broadcasting
associations to give service, such as
the present press associations do for
newspapers, was suggested by Secre
tary Hoover last night. In his ad
dress in the opening of the radio con
ference, Hoover said that, “my pro
position is that the local station must
|be able to bring its listeners every
important national event with reg
ularity.”
SHENANDOAH IN TEXAS
ON WAY TO THE COAST
FORT WORTH, Tex., Oct. 9.—The
dirigible Shenandoah arrived last nite
at seven-thirty o’clock thirty-four
hours out from Lake Hurst, N. J. She
resumed her flight this morning at
ten for San Diego where she will stop
for a day before proceeding on to Se
attle .
REPUB. PARTY HAS CAUSED
STRIFE FOR FIFTY YEARS
ALBANY, Oct. 9—Davis, in a long
speech here last night said, “nothing
is clearer than the fact that the policy
pursued by the republican party and
approved by Coolidge, has succeeded
in placing agricultural west against
the industrial east for fifty years. The
fiscal policies of the United States
have been dictated by an industrial
bloc, to who’s prosperity the farmers
have been compelled, against their
will, to contribute.”
MEEKER PRONES IN HIS
ARRIVAL, DAYTON, OHIO
SEATTLE, Oct. 8.—Ezra Meeker
phoned the Seattle chamber of com
merce from Dayton, Ohio, announc
ing his safe arrival there on Satur
day, nineteen and one-half hours fly
ing time being taken to make the
trip, against one hundred and sixty
days by ox team. Practically the
same route was taken by Meeker 72
years ago.
WOMEN'S CLUB TO ENTERTAIN
The Women’s Club will entertain
the teachers at the home of Mrs. L.
V. Ray, Friday, from three to five.
Everyone is invited to spend the af
ternoon, especially the parents of
the children.
C. P. R. AGENT TRANSFERRED
Jas. L. McCloskey, for three years
agent for the C. P. R. in Juneau has
been promoted to the Seattle office
of the same company. He will fill
the position of soliciting freight agent
in the latter town.
NEW SITKA GABLE.
SEAITLE-SEWA1
IS IN MISSION
FIRST MESSAGE SENT OVER
NEW LINE LATE YESTER
DAY AFTERNOON
SEATTLE, Oct. 9—The new Sitka
cable, Seattle to Seward, via Ketchi
kan, is now in commission, and works
beautifully, the first message being
sent over the new line late yesterday
afternoon. From all indications the
delays in handling messages will be
remedied shortly and all con jested
business will be cleared up.
GIANTS WIN YESTERDAY’S
BALL GAME SIX TO TWO
Yesterday's Game.
NEW YORK, Oct. 8.—The Giants
came back today and broke the tie
with the Senators by winning the fifth
game of the world series, giving them
a 3 to 2 lead over the rivals with a
score of 6 to 2. This game was con
sidered the final act of the drama
known as Walter Johnson vs. Giants.
Three thousand spectators witness
ed the game. The sun shone beauti
fully.
JIJITSU EXPERTS
MAKE A RAID ON
‘POOR POLICY MAN’
TOKIO, Oct. 8.—The agitation from
the Japanese invasion in the Chinese
war, on the side of General Chang
; Tso Lin, the Manchurian leader, was
I brought to a climax today, when three
I members of the Tashiro Patriotic as
sociation and all ji jitsu experts, in
ivaded the foreign office and forced
; their way in the private headquarters
of Shidehara, the foreign minister,
I whom they declared was pursuing a
j “spineless” policy.
INDIANS UNDER ARREST
CRUEL MURDER OF BOY
—
WRANGELL, Oct. 4.—Mounted po
lice arrived from Telegraph creek,
with five Indians, including a squaw.
They are accused of murdering a boy
17 years of age, because they said he
spoiled hunting by sorcery. The
mounties declare that the lad was tied
to a sapling for several days and then
buried alive with his hands bound be
hind him. The Indians are being tak
en to Vancouver.
WOULD ESTABLISH A
NAVAL RESERVE CORP
STATE UNIVERSITIES
SEATTLE, Oct. 8.—The establish
ent of a naval officers’ reserve corps
in American university organizations
will be asked of the next congress and
if the project is approved, the first
unit of the Pacific coast will be sta
at the University of Washing
ton, it was announced by Suzzallo, ]
president of Washington university,
upon his return to Seattle yesterday
from Washington, D. C.
BOOTLEGGERS SLAIN
LOS ANGELES COPS
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9,—An alleg- !
ed bootlegger who last night was kill- j
etl by Patrolman Ben Panarsky, in a j
pisu.; b;.Ule between Panarsky and j
an alleged gang of bootleggers, was j
identified this morning as Luis Quat- j
rono, cafe owner. A second mem
ber of the gang struck by the officer’s
bullets and who fled, was later locat
ed in a rooming house.
The officer was severely wounded
by one of the three men whom he bat
tled.
The Seward Volunteer Fire depart
ment will meet tomorrow night at the
local Fire Hall, at 8 o’clock.
Mrs. Dr. Robrets returned from An
chorage on last night’s train.
ALASKA- SEATTLE FAIR
WILL BE BIG FEATURE
SEATTLE, Oct. 8.—Arrangements
are perfected here for the pending x\l
aska Fair on the thirteenth of Octo
ber, which is to be held under the
auspices of the Young Men’s Business
association of this city. Exhibits.ol
ihe late fairs which were held in An
chorage, Fairbanks and Juneau will
be displayed here.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
BE DISSOLVED TONIGHT
LONDON, Oct. 9.—The House of
Commons will be dissolved tonight and
a general election will be held October
29th, it was announced this afternoon
after the King held a privy council at
Buckingham Palace, at which he sign
the proclamation dissolving England’s
law making body.
ONLY ONE ISSUE
CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 8.—The only
issue in this campaign is whether the
Coolidge administration shall be con
tinued, Secretary Hughes said in his
speech here last night.
WHITE SOX CHAMPS
CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 8.—The White
Sox are city champions, having de
feated the cubs, 5 to 2 yesterday af
ternoon, giving them their second
consecutive title.
PRESiDENT COOLIDGE
DEDICATES MEMORIAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 6.—In
the presence of veterans of the First
Division of the American Expedition
ary forces president Coolidge dedi
cated a monument to their dead here
today, as a lesson of the supreme
blessing of peace with honor.
As a symbol of stern warning, peace
is now establshed and must be nour
ished. The President declared that
in this country international relations
in the constitution itself will be de
fended to preserve the individual
freedom through noninterference with
courts and a fair opportunity by pre
vention of government monopolies in
business.
JAPAN WILL NOT
TALK PROTOCOL UNTIL
AFTER U. S. ELECTION
TOKIO, Oct. 9.—Japan has not de
cided its attitude towards the proto
col of the arbitration voted by the
league of nations at Geneva until af
ter the presidential election in the
United Stattes and the British poli
tical situation is settled, Shidehara,
foreign minister told the privy coun
cil in session today.
ALAKA S. S. COMPANY
ANNOUNCE SCHEDULE
SEATTLE, Oct. 8.—-The Alaska S.
S. Company announced thta three of
their vessels will constitute the week
ly schedule which will be maintained
thruout the winter to Alaska ports.
The Alameda will replace the Yukon
in December when the latter boat
will do a few trips to the Orient.
HUNTERS IN TOWN
Mr. and Mrs. Hoover, their son,
Thomas S. Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Sterling and their guides, Hank Frost,
Hank Lucas and George Nelson, re
turned on last night’s train from their
hunting trip in the Interior. The
party left there the first part of last
week for the hunting grounds. Mr.
Sterling reports that they were able
to secure all the game wanted. The
party killed five or six large caribou,
getting two trophies that 'are real
prize winners.
Mr. Sterling says the weather in
and around Fairbanks was ideal for
huniing. On their trip back to Sew
ard they repcv; about a foot of snow
at Broad Pass. The party will leave
c.n the Alaska for California where
they will spend a short while b»fvre
returning east to their homes.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 8.—Car
los Soloronza hsa been elected pres
ident of the republic of Nicaragua.
WHEELER HARPS THAT SECRET
PACT DOES EXIST WITH
R. R. FREIGHT RATES
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Holding Positive Proof of Document
In Hand, Wheeler Shows Audi
ence Work’s Name on Line
SEATTLE, Oct. 9.—A secret agree
ment exists between the Alaska S. S.
, company, (Guggenheim interests) and
the Government owned Alaska Rail
road, Senator Burton K. Wheeler
charged in his speech at the Mason
ic Temple here last night.
This agreement, he alleged, Secre
i tary of the Interior Work had for a
i year and one-half and attempted to
! conceal it. Attorney General John A.
Rustgard of Alaska, similarly had
has been refused access to the doc
uments, he said, and the contract car
ried in its own text the provision, to
wit: “It is understood that the Al
aska Engineering Commission and
Steamship company parties to the
thru rate will treat division arrange
ments as confidential and promulgate
the information to interested employes
only.”
Linking Secretary Work with Ex
Secretary of the Interior Fall and Ex
Attorney General Daugherty, Wheeler
charged that the ex-agreement is am
ple evidence of a secret with a most
gigantic exploit of the nation in an
attempt to deliver all limitless re
sources of Alaska into their hands.
Holding a copy of the contract, the
defiant Senator brandished in his au
dience and declared, “here is docu
mentary proof over the signature of
Secretary of the Interior Work, who
is in the Coolidge cabinet at the pres
ent time. He is secretary of the In
terior department of the United States
and he is in a secret league with J.
P. Morgan and company, and their
aims are to control and exploit the
vast wealth of Alaska lor an exclu
sive advantage of the companies of
J. P. Morgan and Co.”
<
“It is a link in the chain of proof
|that connects J. P. Morgan and com
pany with secret control over our
:governmental agencies in every ave
jiiue that deals with our national re
sources which are in eve ry state of
| the Union,” he said.
iaic Ul D1A UUI la IS a lOIl
was established in Alaska from Ne
nana to Seward, applying only to the
ore coming from the many mines own
ed by the Morgans and Guggenheims,
I Wheeler charged, and everybody else
'paid a base of $44.00 per ton for the
| same haul, which was for all classes
i of freight. He said that this is one
benefit obtained by the secret agree
I ment.
Senator Wheeler also charged Pres
ident Coolidge is controlled by banks
and that while he was governor of
I the state of Massachusetts, he was
a party to the juggling of state funds
| and also a party to help bolster up
an insolvent concern, whose president
iit is alleged, contributed $6000 to
I wards the personal help of Coolidge’s
| campaign for presidency.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 9.—The
charges made in Seattle bv Senator
Burton K. Wheeler, that a secret con
tract for Alaska development had
been concluded by Morgan and Sec
retary of the Interior Work were de
nied by the latter today.
“Wheeler is talking about things
that happened a year before I came
into this department,” Work said, and
added that he didn’t think such con
tract ever existed, but nevertheless,
he would give the matter his atten
tion and have all records looked over
so as to clear the charges one way
or another.
M’ADOO OPERATED ON
IS RESTING EASILY
BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 8.—William
G. McAdoo is resting comfortably to
night at the John Hopkins hospital,
after an operation was performed to
remove gravel from his bladder.