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VOLUME XIX.
NUMBER 90.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1924.
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PRICE TEN CENTS
NOTABLES ESCAPE IN
DISABLED BATTEAUX
WILLIAM B. LEEDS AND FORMER
AMBASSADOR HARVEY HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE
BRUNSWICK, April 15—William j
B. Leeds, Jr., son of the tin plate mil- j
lionaire, his wife, former Princess;
Xenia of Greece, former Ambassador!
George Harvey and his daughtei, Mrs. >
H. H. Thompson, had a narrow es- j
1, ape from drowning late today when;
the launch Regal on which they were]
traveling,sank in a southwest wind, as
it was making way across the sound
to Brunswick from Saint Simnos Is-!
land.
Members of the party took to a bat
teau which was being towed and were
in imminent danger of perishing* when
sighted by the skipper of a prawn
boat which was en route to port. The
Regal went down just as the last mem
her of the party reached the batteau.
PRESIDENT OF DANISH
BROTHERHOOD DEAD
SEATTLE, Apr. 15.—Nels Neilsen,
tor nine years president ol the Se
attle Danish Brotherhood of America
died here yesterday.
Anacortes Bank Held Up;
Bank President Wounded
ANACORTES, Wn„ Apr. 15.—'The
i Citizens Bank was held up at its
closing hour yesterday afternoon and
robbed of $23,000. The bandits shot
and slightly wounded YV. T. Odin
president of the bank, who resisted
the men’s orders to hold up his
hands.
FIVE MILLION WORTH
OF LIVE STOCK KILLED
SEATTLE, Apr. 15— In a report to
the Chamber of Commerce today, E.
L. French, state director of Agricul
ture said that the ravages of the
foot and mouth disease had already
resulted in the slaughter of $5,000,000
worth of live stock in California, and
that 5,000 cattle had been killed and
buried in one day in a 13 toot tiencli.
He said that restrictions against Cal
ifornia must be kept up tor at least
a year.
President of K. C, Bank
Short $600,000 in Cash
KANSAS CITY, Apr. 15.—John W.
Moore, president of the Fidelity Na
tional Bank is short $600,000 in his
accounts. He has been removed by
the board of directors.
IMMIGRATION BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
* WASHINGTON, Apr. 15.—The Sen
ate this afternoon adopted the amend
ment to the immigration bill with
the gentlemen’s agreement under
which Japanese have been enabled
to enter the United States excluded.
Representative Albert Johnson of
Washington, author of the bill, said
the Japanese exclusion bill is design
ed for the solidarity and safety of
the white race.
Germany Votes to Accept
Report Chairman Dawes
BERLIN, Apr. 15.—The cabinet and
premiers of the German states voted
today to accept in principle Dawes’
reparations report.
E1LESON MAKES RECORD
TRIP WITH M’GRATH MAIL
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Apr. 15.—
Aviator G. B. Eielson made the quick
est trip in history from Fairbanks to
McGrath last Wednesday making the
trip in 2:50. He took off at 6:40 a.
m. and landed on the ice of the Kus
kokwim river in front of McGrath at
(,9:30. The distance flown was 281
miles.
CHICKENS SAVE PRUNE CROPS
MARYSVILLE, Cal., Apr. 15.—The
crop of French prunes in the orchard
Henry Kleinsorge of Safer county
J^was partially saved from recent se
vere frosts by chickens roosting in
the trees. Trees not occupied by the
chickens were heavily damaged.
Attempt to Place Duty
on American Coal Fails
H OTTAWA, April 15—A resolu- it
tt tion introduced in the house of tt
tt commons calling upon the gov- tt
tt ornment to place a duty on coal tt <
tt from the United States and set- tt \
tt ting forth that the commodity tt .
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tt toll basis on the railroads was in- tt ;
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tt T. L. Church, liberal, Toronto, tt
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City Council Meets
and Names Officers
The city council met last night
in special session and named the
fire chief and chief of police, city
magistrate, assessor and engaged an
accountant to audit the books The
application of John H. Walker, the
present incumbent, was the only one
tendered the council for the position
of fne chief and chief of police. It
v. as accepted and Mr. Walker sue
cceds himself for the coming year.
Dr. Baughman, the ptenser
Dr. J. A. Baughman was re-elected
city health officer for the coining
year.
There were two applications lor
the position of town assessor, that
Ol Will. H millfstjv, xutrotrut ,
and of A. E. Rucker. M\ Whitile
«sey’s tender was $300 wiGi $25 pos
sible clerk hire, and Mr. Rucker's
$300 with $75 possible cievk hire. It
required two ballots to decide I ho sp
pointmeir. the first being 3 to 2 lor
Mr. Whittlesey, and the second 1 to
giving; him the election.
Harold Painter offered to audit the
city books for $100, and R. H. E.
Mayer offered to do the sa'U1 w, -k
for Mr. Mayer was given the
job.
The city officers for the year are
Mayor—L. V. Ray.
Councilrnen—One year term: Carl
Orlander, P. C. McMullen, Stephen
Adelman.
Counciimen—Two >ear term: H.
E. Ellsworth, J. S. Badger, and J. S.
Hoffman.
Clerk, magistrate and assessor—
\\. II. Whittlesey.
Town Treasurer—Sylvia Sexton.
Eire Chief and Police—John II.
Walker.
Patrolman—Geo. Parker.
City Attorney—V. E. Rucker.
Health Officer—I)r. J. A. Baughman.
Auditor—R. II. E- Mayer.
Major F. L. Martin, commander of
the First Around the World U. S.
Army Flight Squadron, brought a
letter to Mayor Ray of Seward from
Richmond P. Hobson, president ol the
International Narcotic Squad, asking
the co-operation of the world in sup
pressing the drug habit. The letter
was sealed in a rubber envelope, and
will be kept as a memento of the
occasion.
iviavor 1\Ctv dUUit-ooru LUV
the subject, pointing out the rapid
increase in the number of drug ad
dicts and the spread of the habit.
A discussion of length as to the
j disposition of garbage and the Com
! mittee on Public Health was instruct
! ed to prepare an ordinance on the
i matter.
GEN. CONDOURIOTIS
PRESIDENT OF GREECE
—
ATHENS, Greece, Apr. 15— General
! Condouriotiis, regent of Greece, has
been proclaimed provisional president
of the new republic.
FARMER SLAIN BY
MAN HE BEFRIENDED
CALGARY, Apr 15—With his body
showing marks of many knife wounds
and his head almost cut off, the re
mains of Nels Frederickson, a retired
farmer of Fraserton, twrenty miles to
the southward of Hanna, Alta., was
found half buried in the cellar of his
home by neighbors yesterday, accord
ing to word received by the authori
ties today. Robber was believed to
have been the motive for the slaying.
The crime was said to have been done
by an unknown man who lived with
him during the winter.
Jack O’Connor, an old Interiorite,
left on the Starr last evening for Nu
ka Bay, where he plans to spend the
season prospecting.
NOTORIOUS DRAFT
EVADER UNWILLING
TO FACE SENTENCE
EBERBACH, Germany, April 15—
Contending that the charge of deser
;ion against him is illegal inasmuch
is he was never sworn in and never
yore the uniform of the United States
irmy, Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
nade emphatic denial today of the
eport that he was preparing to re
urn to the United States and the mi
nors that he contemplated embarking
it Hamburg this week.
The draft evader returning to his j
lotel here after a motor trip to the
Black fewest, admitted that several un-j
luthorized propositions had been put |
.ip to him by third parties whose ere-1
lentials failed to impress him, altho
:hev alleged to have carried Ameri- j
mn passports in blank, signed by the I
Secretary of State Hughes, bearing
he official red seal.
“The parties who approached me,”
said Bergdoll, “hinted that in all prob
ibility the desertion charge would be
quashed and I would be given a light
sentence for evading the draft in case
1 surrendered voluntarily, but I was
skeptical of the whole proposition.”
He confessed that he would not
mind returning to take his medicine
but could not see his way clear if a
five-year sentence confronted him. He
reiterated that his conviction was il
legal as he had never taken the oath
is a soldier or donned a uniform.
it is said that the alleged documents
with whicn the third parties were
equipped when they approached Berg
irll were iivted in the name of “Biy
l :t. ’
Woman 60, and Man 39
In Business Marriage
GREELEY, Colo, April 15—A “bus
iness marriage” according to the re
ported terms , of pre-nuptial agree
ment occurred here when Mrs. Flor
ence Lear, 60, became the bride of
William H. Barnes, 39.
According to the asserted arrange
ment, Barnes relinquishes all claims
to half of his wife’s estate—the sum
allowed him by law—should she die
before he does. In return, Mrs. Bar
nes is said to have made a will deed
ing all of her property to Barnes, the
will including a provision that the in
strument shall be void if the marriage
proves an unhappy one.
Witnesses of the pre-nupital agree
ment declare that Mrs. Barnes, who
is said to possess an extensive estate
but is in poor health, desires protec- j
tion for the remainder of her life,.
prompting her to make the contract j
with Barnes, who is robust.
Assignment of Members
By Fire Chief Walker
Fire Chief Walker announced the
assignment of members of the Sew
ara volunteer rire Department to!
the two companies, as provided for
at the last meeting of the department
as follows:
Company No. 1—Wm. Irwin as cap
tain. Members: P. C. McMullen, A.
H. L. Meyer, Loon Urbach, Earl
Mount, Gus Man they, H. Painter, Mel
Horner, Frank Murphy and Willis
Perry.
Company No. 2, Martin Lanning,
captain. Members: Richard McNal
ly, George Cotter, J. P. Hannon, D.
H. Tyer, Walter Holben, Wm. Ne
ville, Emmet McConnel, Robert Man
they, H. E. Ellsworth.
The captains of the two companies
are requested to confer with the Fire
Chief and arrange for fire drills at
the earliest possible time.
WORRY GREATEST FAULT
OF WOMEN, SAYS PASTOR
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 15—In
plain, old-fashioned worry is found
the “greatest fault to modern women,’
according to Rev. S. W. Rosenberber,
in an address here.
“There are a large number of wo
men who worry so much over the
cooking that they fail to enjoy the
eating,” he declaVed. “They worry so
much over housekeeping that they fail
to make a home. They worry so much
about making a living that they for
get to make a life.
Worry accomplishes nothing and re
lieves not, but only adds to our trou
ble. It causes us to lose the best
there is in life and prevents us from
giving our best to others.”
SATTLE OVER ATLIN
ESTATE STILL RAGING
BROTHERS CONTEND SISTER
DIED AFTER HUSBAND IN
PRINCESS SOPHIA WRECK
VANCOUVER, April 15—Robert E.
Williams of Milwaukee and Horace
Iv. Williams of Los Angeles, brothers
nave been ordered to give particulars
by April 20, of the marriage of their
sister Abbie and Capt. James Alexan
der of Chicago in 1913 for the ad
ministrators of the Alexander estate, j
The brothers contend that the sister
died when the steamer Princess So
phia foundered in Lynn canal on Oct. i
25, 1918, and claim a third of the j
estate, which includes the valuable
Engineer gold mine at Taku ’Arm, at
Atlin, B. C.
NEW JERSEY OFFICIAL
ACQUITTED BY JURORS
NEW YORK, April 15—A federal
jury tonight acquitted J. Harry Foley,
state superintendent of weights and
measure sof New Jersey; Major Her
bert I. Katz, and the Peterson Brew
ing & Malting company on charges
of bribery and conspiracy to bribe
federal agents to permit the manufac
ture of liquor and beer in New Jer
sey.
The jury came to an agreement af
ter approximately thirteen hours of
deliberation, including the time taken
to eat, oniy alter reaerai juoge iviacK
had informed them he would not ac
cept a disagreement and that they
would be given plenty of time in which
to consider the case.”
WESTERN OREGON NEEDS
NO MORE ROADS, CLAIM
PORTLAND, April 14—There is no
economic need for any additional rail- 1
way transportation facilities in west
ern Oregon in connection with the Un
ion Pacific’s uncompleted across-state
line from Crane to Odell, according
to testimony of the Southern Pacific
before Warren H. Wagner, examiner
o fthe interstate commerce commis
sion.
He discussed the policy of common
user of the Eugene-Klamath Falls cut
off by the Union Pacific railroad as a
rival by saying the Southern Pacific
should interchange traffic with it at
Odell, but would not consent to short
hauls itself on traffic which could be
carried by his system’s own lines to
the east.
PUBLISHER ARIZONA
GAZETTE PASSES ON
PHOENIX, Apr. 15.—Charles H.
Akers, publisher of the Arizona Ga
zette, a noted Arizona empire build
er and former secretary of state,
died here yesterday.
FRANK DE LONG IN TOWN
FROM ACROSS THE BAY
Frank DeLong, the popular rancher
from Fourth of July creek, was a
Seward visitor yesterday, Mr. DeLong
who has a 160-acre homestead across
the bay, is making a success out of
his silver black foxes, fifteen pups
being expected to arrive in the near
future. Mr. DeLong started with five
pairs of animals, and within a few
years will reap a competency. He
started in ranching about three
years ago, and has a rich piece of
soil, raising potatoes, turnips, car
rots, rutabagas, and all crops gener
ally raised in this vicinity. The foxes
will bring from $200 to $600 per ani
mal when marketed. They are kept
in pens, and have grown so tame
that recently when one escaped, it
came back and jumped into the pen
at feeding time.
Mr. DeLong says the winter has
been a good one at his place. Tom
O’Hara has a raft of 400,000 feet
ready to bring to the sawmill when
tides permit.
Harry Melville, a hand logger, has
about 50,000 feet ready for the tug.
He recently was injured by a tree
striking him on the head and shoul
ders. He was crippled up but is
out again.
WATSON AT VALDEZ THIS A. M.
The steamship Admiral Watson left
Valdez at 8:00 this morning and is
expected in port some time this even
ing. She has a number of passengers
for Seward.
The work on the basement* in the
Federal building is about complete.
Chicago Barkers to Boost
Price of Bobbing Hair
* CHICAGO, April 15—The cost n
8 of bobbing a woman’s hair is go- 8
8 ing up to $1.50 and a tri miss to 8
5 cost $1, according to action taken 8
it by the South Side Barber’s Asso- 8
ft ciation, which expects to make 8
it the price general in Chicago. Ob- 8
8 jectors to the price raise contend 8
8 that it takes only the same am- 8
8 ount of time and effort to bob a 8
8 woman’s hair as to cut a man’s 8
8 and the latter is charged only on 8
8 an average of 75 cents. 8
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S. F. KILROY PASSES
THRU ON WAY STATES
F. S. Kilroy, field representative of
the Union Construction Company of
San Francisco, arrived in Seward Sat- j
urday from Ophir, in the Innoko dis- j
trict, accompanied by Mrs. Kilroy and
three children. The trip from Ophir ;
to Nenana was made by dog team,
the youngsters and Mrs. Kilroy stand
ing the 300 mile journey like regular
sourdoughs.
While the party was at Telida the
Indians, jabbering wildly pointed up
at the mail airplane passing over
head. The dogs crossed a caribou
trail and ran away tearing things
to pieces. The airplane carrying the
mail also stampeded the dogs, but
they were soon stopped.
Mr. Kilroy told a Gateway repre
sentative that his company, the Inno
ko Dredging Company, had moved its ;
Greenstone dredge from Ruby to Ga- |
lena, where it will operate this year.
It is the intention of the company to
instal hydro-electric power for future
operations.
Mr. Kilroy and family left on the
Alameda for the States,
SOLDIER BONUS BILL
HAS RIGHT OF WAY
WASHINGTON, Apr. 15.—The Sen
ate has decided to give the soldier
bonus bill the right of way over the
tax reduction bill.
WOMAN 97 QUALIFIES AS
VOTER AT GEORGIA POLLS
_
BERRY, Ala., April 15—Although
97 years old, Mrs. Sarah Simpson, of
this city, maintains she is still able to
vote. She qualified as a voter here
the other clay.
Despite her 97 years, Mrs. Simpson
said she had been blessed with good
health and expects to vote even afterI
she has passed the century mark. She
is believed to be the oldest woman
voter in the state.
Reported Train Wreck
Threat Proves Myth
ABERDEEN, April 15—After an
investigation the reported threat of
two men to wretek Northern Pacific
train JNo. 4Zo, due in Hoquiam at ten
thirty at the Hoquiam river bridge,
special agents of the railroad an
nounced today that the matter has all
the appearances of a practical April
fool joke.
The train is protected from an open
bridge by a block system extending
several hundred yards east of the
bridge. The train furthermore comes
to an almost dead stop before crossing
the bridge, acording to the railroad
officials.
British Flyer Will Start
Resumption Flight 16th
CORFU, Apr. 15.—The British flyer
Stuart McLaren, will start from here
Wednesday next. A new engine was
installed in the plane.
WATSON DUE AT MIDNIGHT
The steamship Admiral Perry is
due some time today and the Admi
ral Watson at midnight, according to
word received by Agent Wayne Blue
at 11 a. m.
Joe Richards, who is in the employ
of the Alaska Transfer, and who has
resided in Alaska for 26 years, saw
his first airplane Sunday.
Aron Ericson is painting a neat
sign for the Liberty Theatre. Other
signs painted the past week were
for McMullen’s Grocery and Wand
ling’s Fur House.
AVIATORS HOP OFF
FOR CHIGNIK TODAY
The Steamship Starr wirelessed to
:he Seward station that the airplane
squadron passed Chugach Islands at
:he mouth of Cook Inlet near Cape
Ilizateth at 11:45. The fleet bore
iway toward the mainland, and up
:he riqht shore of S.relikof Strait.
Sunny skies and gentle breez s
tv ere harbingers or a pleasant trip
when the round the world squadron
)f Army airplanes hopped off about
):45 this morning on the fourth leg
of their long flight of 450 miles to
Chignik. The start, which was to
Slave been at an early hour, was de
layed owing to unfavorable weather
reports from Chignik and westward
points, but about 8:30 o’clock word
was received that the weather was
rapidly clearing up and yesterday’s
gale had moderated into a gentle
breeze.
The first plane to take off was the
New Orleans, No. 4, under charge of
Lieuts Nelson and Harding. This was
followed by the Chicago, the Boston
and the Seattle. Major Martin had
some trouble in getting up sufficient
speed to rise from the water, but
finally arose and joined the fleet,
which arose to a height of about 1700
feet and sailed for the mouth of the
Bay, the fleet topping the peaks on
Fox island at 10:15.
Practically the entire town was at
the waterside to wish the men a
good voyage, i tie bay was like glass
ind the suu warm. Major Martin said
this morning that the fleet would go
over Barren Islands, thence square
away down Shelikof strait for Chig
nik, which it. was expected would be
reached in about five hours.
Seward greatly enjoyed the visit of
the fleet, many residents seeing their
first plane.
The fliers expect to arrive in Chig
nik between 2:30 and 3:00 p. m. this
afternoon. Lieut. Nelson, pilot of the
New Orleans, is in command of this
part of the trip. At Unalaska a new
motor will be installed in the Seattle,
flagship of the fleet.
BIDS FOR COACHES
FOR ALASKA RAILWAY
SEATTLE, Apr. 15.—Bids for three
passenger coaches are being received
in Seattle today by officials of the
Alaska railroad. A baggage car pur
chased in Chicago will leave that
city April 20, for Seattle for ship
ment to Seward.
Prominent Seattle Woman
Killed by an Automobile
SEATTLE, Apr. 14.—Mrs. F. J. Mc
Arthur, a prominent church and char
ity worked was killed in an auto col
lision here yesterday.
RUSSO-ANGLO TREATY
IS BEING DRAFTED
LONDON, Apr. 15.—The Angio
Russian conference to draw up the
treaty settling questions between En
gland and Russia opened at the For
eign office this afternoon.
House Accepts Sand
Point Aviation Station
WASHINGTON, Apr. 15.— The
House Naval affairs committee this
morning voted to accept the Seattle
Sand Point aviation site of 400 acres
and authorized an initial appropria
tion of $195,000.
REDONDO HAS HARD TRIP
SELDOVIA, Apr. 10.—The arrival
of the steamer Redondo at Seldovia
this week was a rather sensational
sight for the residents of this city.
The vessel was a mass of ice when
she reached port having bucked a
heavy gale for six hours.
OPERATION ON CLEGG SUCCESS
ROCHESTER, Minn., Apr. 14
Judge Cecil H. Clegg, who was oper
ated on last Wednesday for internal
goitre, is recovering rapidly and will
be able to leave for home within a
week or so.
Charles Cameron, former restaur
ant man of Seward is a passenger on
the Watson tonight. It is stated that
Mr. Cameron plans to open up a res
taurant here provided he can get a
location.