SEWARD,
“CENTER of
EVERYTHING
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ALASKA
Seward
COAST TERMINAL OF THE
ALASKA RAILROAD
VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 222.
SEWARD, ALASKA. MONDA
SEPT. 23,
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TERMINAL FOR THREE OCEAN
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Charles E. Brown
Eminent Alaskan
Dies in New York
WAS ONE OF THE TERRITORY’S FOREMOST AND
BEST KNOWN PIONEER BUSINESS MEN—
DEATH CAME ENTIRELY UNEXPECTED ON
SATURDAY MORNING AT 3 O’CLOCK—HAD
JUST RETURNED TO NEW YORK HOME FEW
HOURS PREVIOUSLY FROM SEWARD AFTER
SEVERAL MONTHS VISIT HERE LOOKING j
INTO HIS MANY BUSINESS INTERESTS—HAD
RESIDED IN EAST FOR LAST THREE YEARS.
LONG IDENTIFIED 1 ALASKA BUSINESS
Besides his widow is survived by two brothers in the
East, and his father: Burial takes place Tuesday ,
with interment in the family plot, Montreal: Heart j
trouble was cause of passing: Voiced little com
plaint as to health while in Seward.
Men and women from every walk of life, in the
Territory of Alaska, will mourn the death of Charles I
E. Brown, senior member of the local firm of Brown &
Hawkins, Inc., and president of the Bank of Seward,
who died in New York Saturday morning from heart I
trouble. I
With the exception of the Associated Press dis-j
patch, on the opposite column, and two telegrams re
ceived Saturday by Mr. T. W. Hawkins—Mr. Brown’s j
partner for 26 years—no additional details are known.:
His legion of friends and business acqaintances here
were stunned with the suddeness of his demise as it
seemed but yesterday when he departed for New York
after spending several •months here attending to per- (
sonal business affairs.
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BRIBERY CHARGE
AGAIIU LOOMS IN
PANTAGES TRIAL
LOS ANGELES, Sept., 23, (/P)—
Charges of attempted bribery en
tered in the second degree murder
trial of Mrs. Alexander Pantages,
held responsible for the automobile
crash that killed a Japanese.
Chief Prosecutor James Costello
created a sensation when he de
clared that he had a witness who
will testify that he had been offer
ed “Plenty of dollars for his ser
vices.’' The defense startled court
room spectators by producing j
Henry Lee, driver of an alleged j
mystery car which previous wit- j
ness declared had forced Mrs. Pan- j
tages’ machine into the fatal acci- J
dent.
Lee, a rancher, testified that he |
witnessed the accident and that
the victim had made a left hand I
turn into the path of the defend
ant’s car, without signaling. The j
prosecution announced the loca
tion of the man who said he acted
as a go-between to arrange a meet- j
ing of Alexander Pantages, million
aire husband of Mrs. Pantages, and
John Conterno, one of the defense
witnesses. ,
BEGAN AS PROSPECTOR
Coming to Alaska via the Mac- l
Kenzie river, the Rat and the t
Porcupine, Mr. Brown landed in £
Dawson from Montreal, in 1898; ^
he remained there prospecting t
and mining until 1900 when he i
went down-river and across to I
Nome where he embarked in the 3
mercantile business. In the fall 1
of 1902 he disposed of his Nome £
interests and left for Valdez;
there he met T. W. Hawkins where
a partnership was formed and a s
firm name founded which was *
destined to become famous!
throughout the North and Pacific 1
Coast. j
It was a partnership one reads ;
about often but seldom encounter;
for 26 years, until Mr. Brown’s ‘
death on Saturday, the partner
ship continued staunch and firm. "
OPENED SEWARD STORE
So in the spring of 1903 we |
find Charles E. Brown and T. W. L
Hawkins in the throes of the Nizi- i
na and Slate creek stampedes,
very busy with their Valdez store. <
Far visioned and imbued with (
ambition, it fell to Mr. Hawkins t
to leave for the new town of Sew- i
ard—terminus of the proposed j
Alaska Central Railway—and here
he opened a small general store,
and at the same time starting |
construction on a larger store •
building, which became the first j
unit of the firm’s present busi-!
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"ITY ATTORNEY STATES NO
SIGNS OF CRIMINAL NEGLI
GENCE SEEN
DETROIT, Sept., 23, UP»—The j
atest reports regarding the disas- j
rous fire which destroyed the j
>tudy Club Cabaret on the East
Vernon Highway near here, state ;
hat 17 lost their lives. The dead !
nclude guests at the Club and em- J
iloyees. Nearly 100 others were in- j
ured by fire or by being trampled j
ipon by the crowd which made!
. frantic dash for an exit with the j
irst alarm.
There were more than 200 per- j
ons in the place when flames ^
iroke out in the dining room, which
apidly spread thruout the adjoin- (
ng rooms and cut off the escape
lown the main stairway. As the !
daze spread, the crowd was forced I
>ack into the dance floor and fin- j
illy into the kitchen. A window j
vas forced open and more than a j
core of persons slid to safety down
i fire hose which had been inserted {
hru the opening.
Many were rendered unconscious j
ind had to be carried down ladders j
ater.
The dity prosecuting attorney has
stated that there were signs of
iriminal negligence and promised
,o investigate immediatly.. How j
he fire started remains a mystery.1
EIDER AT JUNEAU
JUNEAU. Sept., 23, (/P)—The
coast guard cutter Unalga ar
rived here with the disabled Bur
eau of Fisheries boat Eider and
intended to continue on Sunday
for Seattle.
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JUNEAU, Sept., 23, OP)—Harry
Watson, private secretary to Gov
ernor Geo. A. Parks for the past
four years, has resigned. He has
a contract to excavate for the
new, Capitol and to furnish gra
vel for the concrete construction.
His successor has not been nam
ed.
FOIST FI 101
SANTA PAULA, Calif., Sept., 23,
(/P)—'Three persons are repprted
missing and more than 300 are
homeless with property damage es
timated at $2,000,000 as the result
of one of the worst forest fires in
southern California in recent years
raging, uncontrolled, two miles
from town in the Santa Paula
canyon.
It is reported also from San
Diego that a dangerous fire was
weeping up unburned canyons be
ween Ramona and Mesa Grande
£nd near the San Pasqual valley in
San Diego county, before a 20 mile
east wind.
THE FIRST HEIR
LONDON, Sept.. 23, UP)—Lady
Diana Manners Copper, England’s
rated and titled beauty, -is expect
ing a visit from the slorK, it was
earned. Alfred Cooper, former M.
P. from Oldham, and Lady Diana
were married 10 years ago. It will
be their first child.
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MEMBER OF LOCAL
FIRM. C. E. BROWN
TWO BROTHERS AND WIFE
AT BEDSIDE WHEN THE
END CAME
SEATTLE, Sept., 23. (A3)—Word
of the death in New York of
Charles E. Brown, Alaska pioneer
and founder of Brown & Hawkins
Inc., Seward, was received here.
Mr. Brown recently passed
through here after spending a
few months in Alaska inspecting
his Alaska interests.
He reached New York on Fri
day and died early Saturday from
a heart attack. He was 56 years
old and is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Aethel Vandevere Brown,
who was at his side, and two
brothers and his father living in
the East.
Y01UMI0CE
MISS TRUMBULL
MARRIED SIIMY
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WEDDING MARKED BY NEW
ENGLAND RESTRAINT
AND DIGNITY
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PLAINVILLE, Conn., Sept., 23,
| (TP)—Florence Trumbull and John
Coolidge were married late yes
terday in the presence of notables
of New England and the Nation.
Two United States Senators,
four former Connecticut congress
men, the Governor and members
of the Governor's military staff,
! were among those present which
took place in the village congress
| ional church. The remainder of
the guests were limited to friends
I and relatives.
| The nuptials were colored by
j Autumnal tints and decorations;
i the Bride’s attire also was mark
| ed by New England restraint and
j dignity. Only 82 guests were seat
j ed in the center section of the
j church to witness the services.
A large delegation of newspaper
men and photographers, who had
gathered for the event, were ex
cluded, in keeping with the bridal
couple to make the wedding a
private family matter.
Two ministers officiated at the
| service, Rev. Kenneth Welles,
; former pastor of the congression
| al church of Northampton, Mass.,
i to whose sermons John had 11s
; tened as a boy, assisted by Rev.
| J. Roy Wilerson, pastor of the
Plainville congressional church.
OUT OF PRISON
PARIS, Sept., 23, (JP)—L. L. Klotz,
former French minister of France,
was released from prison where he
was confined for several months on
| a charge of passing worthless
| checks.
THROWN FROM BOAT
VENICE, Calif., Sept., 23, (TP)—
Phil Wood, pilot of Miss* America
VII and his mechanic, Orlen John
son, were injured when thrown
from a boat during a competition
for the Count Volpi Cup.