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VOLUME XVII. NUMBER 80
SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY, APRIL 3,1923.
PRICE TEN CENTS
South American Republic Becoming Disturber of Peace
SENATE IS DIVIDED ON
DIMOND SHATTERS CLAIMS OF
OPPONENTS BY POINTING OUT
POWERS LEGISLATURE
JUNEAU, Alaska, Apr. 2.—The first
test of strength on the Foster Literacy
bill showed the Senate evenly divided
on the subject, the vote standing four
to four on the amendment proposed by
Senator Chamberlain of Seward, pro
viding that the proposed law be non
effective until it should be validated
by an act of congress.
Dimond shattered the claims of the
opposition that the legislature was j
\ ithout power to pass such a law.
Senator Hunt in a forceful argument
• or its passage declared he could see
no reason to work against its passage
excel* political expediency, which he
• refused to countenance. He added lit-,
would like to have had the honor 01
mtroducing the bill himself.
Senators Ayer and Chamberlain;
tdso defended the measure, Chamber
Hn reading several essays by Juneau j
High School students of the the Sixth
grade, all urging the passage of the
Act.
Final action on the bill was delayed
v.'hen by unanimous vote the Senate
\dopted a motion continuing the bill
on the daily file and unless a switch
occurs in the present lineup the bill
will fail on its final passage by a tie!
vote.
Senate Bill Number Three, revising
nd codifying the laws relating to mu
nicipalities was made a special order
or business.
Wednesday the hearing on the
'ransportation bill before a joint com-;
mittee will occur, when Attorney Gen-;
r-ral Rustgard, and General Manager!
Knickerbocker of the Alaska Steam-;
-hip Company will appear as the prin-'
ipal witnesses.
LI II NEXT SESSION
WASHINGTON, Apr 3.-—“There will
. be no tinkering with the tariff laws at
he next session of congress,” was the
assertion of Senator Frances E. Wat
-on of Indiana, last night. “The old
guard republicans will be on watch tor'
anything in that line,” he stated.
Senator Watson's remarks were
caused by the allegations made by
democrats vesterday that the present
tariff laws were responsible for the
present gamble in sugar by W all j
-trect operators.
SULPHUR MINING PROGRESSING
The sulphur mines to the westward,
ocated near Lost Harbor is presenting
. .n active appearance according to
hose who have returned from a trip
to the westward. The company at the
» present time is mining much of the
material and treating it at Los*. Har
bor, later sending out samples of the j
perfected product to the states. It is
expected that wiithin a short time;
commercial shipments will be made.
LOSES FAITHFUL FRIEND
L. V. Ray, Jr., is mouring the loss of;
* his faithful friend, Don, who, through j
the ministrations of some heartless'
nerson, is dead, the demise taking
place some time Saturday night. Al
though only a dog Don was a constant j
companion and guardian of the little j
lad and his removal has caused an
aching void in the daily life of the
boy.
WEATHER FORECAST
’ Continued fair weather tonight and
* Wednesday with but little change in
temperature.
FRENCH TROOPS IN
NECKIR OCCUPATION
TAKE OVER RAILWAY STATION
AND AUTO MAKING PLANT;
KRUPP OFFICERS TRIED
DL’SSELDORF, Apr. 3.—French oc
cupatonal troops this morning took
over the Neckar railway station in the
Mannheim district. One of the large
auto manufacturing plants in that city
was also seized.
Advices from Essen this morning
state that the four directors of the
Krupp plant who were arrested yes
terday will face a court martial (rial
next week at Bredeney. They are held
responsible for the clash last Satur
day between German workmen and
French troops in which sevenfl troop
ers were wounded.
The Seward Chamber of Commerce
held its regular weekly luncheon to
day at the Seward Grib, cov* rs being
laid for twenty-two. Guests of the
chamber were Karl Armstrong, for
mer deputy marshal at Kodiak; Geo.
Albert, canneryman of Port Hayden;
Anton Johansen, a businessman of
Seldovia, and M. \Y. Goldstein, prom
inent business man of Juneau.
On account of the time for luncheon
being limited, President Whiting of
the Chamber announced that all busi
ness would be suspended and the time
of the members would be given to the
visitors.
Mr. Armstrong, the first speaker,
told of conditions at Kanatak and ad
vised his hearers to take a gamble on
the oil camp. Mr. Armstrong stated
he had been in Alaska thirty years,
during all of which time he had been
engaged iu business gambles, and that
Kanatak was destined to be the com
ing camp. He stated that he had fa
cilities for handling 300 tons per 24
hours at Kanatak, and that from now
on there would be no trouble in liandl
ing Roods.
Mr. Albert told of conditions at the
Bristol Bay port, stating that his com
pany had been allowed by the fisher
ies bureau to put up a pack of 12,000
cases for this year. He declared fish
were plentiful and that the pack might
be increased. He also advocated the
driving of reindeer from Port Hayden
to Kanatak for meat, and said that
during the recent volcanic eruptojn
that the deer were so affected by the
fall of pumice that the hair slipped on
their noses. He said that for some
time his part of the country was in to
tal darkness, caused by the volcano.
Mr. Goldstein advocated the forma
tion of a Territorial Chamber of Com
merce and said that; the results would
be beneficial to all Chambers in that
action would be concerted, whereas
now each Chamber was pulling for it
self. He told of business conditions
in the vicinity of Juneau, and stated
that times were more prosperous than
for years.
In a short talk President Whiting
expressed his gratification at the at
tendance and asked those present to
meet with him again next Tuesday.
The meeting then adjourned.
These meetings are productive of
much good to the community and ev
eryone should attend.
Hugh Osborn, who has been em
ployed by the Associated Oil company
at Kanatak, was numbered among the
arrivals on the Starr last evening,
James lioviard, who made a trip to
Kanatak on the Starr, reamed yes
terday from the oil town. Matters
there are quiet at the present time, he
reported.
SOVIET GOVERNMENT
CARRIES OUT DEATH
ATTENDED BY CHURCH LAYMEN DOOMED LEAD
ER OF RUSSIAN CHURCH FACES EXECUTION
ER-WORLD POWERS’ INTERCESSION FOR
CLEMENCY PROVES UNAVAILING.
POLAND RECEIVES MESSAGE
Soviet Government Justifies Action by Asserting Execut
ed Lea'der Aided in Spreading Propaganda Which
Was Detrimental to Wellfare Russia.
DECREE PRELATE
MOSCOW, April 3—Vicar General Butchkevieh, Pre
late of the Roman Catholic Church in Russia ,was execut
ed at ten o’clock this morning within the prison walls
where he had been confined since his conviction of violat
ing the edicts of the Soviet government. The doomed Pre
late was accompanied to the place of execution by three
members of his lay, the last rites being administered just
before the executioner gave the command which depiived
the prelate of his life. Death was caused by shooting, that
mercy being granted the Vicar General in preference to
hanging.
Throughout the whole of Russia, the entire Catholic
denomination is horrified at the execution of the Vicar
General, who was beloved by all of his faith. Others of dif
ferent faith are aghast at the determination of the Soviet
government to proceed with the execution of a leader of
the Church, and in the carrying out of the decree of death
the Soviet faction has to a large decree, lost the support
of the religious factions.
That the execution of the Vical General will have a
disastrous effect on the future program of the Soviet gov
ernment is evidenced by the large number of telegrams,
consul intercessions, and other means of protest from the
world’s governments against the carrying out of execu
tion. Those nations whose interests are closely allied with
that of the Soviet government and which border on Rus
sian territory, especially Poland, all decry the circum
stance under which the execution was decreed. The Vati
can, at Rome, strongly opposed the death sentence, but
without avail. The United States, Belgium, England and
other big powers through their representatives endeavor
ed to stay the death of the prelate but were powerless in
the face of the judgment passed. The Polish protest was
i met with a sharp note from the Russian government,
which stated that the action of Poland constituted an un
friendly act, inasmuch as it was on the charge of commun
icating Russian government secrets to Poland that the
death sentence was imposed; the alleged correspondence
taking place while the two countries were at war. Russia
sets up the further defense in extenuation of the execu
tion that both Archbishop Zepliak and Vicar General
Butchkevieh spread propaganda against the Soviet gov
ernment requisitioning church porperty, w-hich was con
trary to the edicts of the government.
SCHOOLMASTER RECOVERS
Arrivals from the westward yester
day report that Mr. Tait, government
schoolmaster at Perry, had returned
to Chignik from Port Hayden, at
which place he had been confined for
some time with an attack of pneumo
nia, contracted while driving a herd of
rendeer to the Bering Sea side of the
peninsula. The moving of the herd was
necessary on account of the heavy de
posit of valcaah? ash on the feeding
grounds in the vicinity of Pavlof caus
ing sickness anting the animals.
Mrs. H. E. Wilson will be a passen
ger on the steamship Northwestern
going to Seattle.
MARATHON TRANSFERRED
The Marathon Cafe changed hands
this afternoon, Fred B. Stanley, who
in the past has been conducting the
place, disposed of his interests to Mr.
and Mrs. Gust Morgan, who took com
plete charge this afternoon. The new
owners are experienced caterers and
will endeavor to give the same good
service to the public as patrons have
heretofore enjoyed.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP
By mutual consent the co-partner
ship existing between F. B. Moore and
Ira S. Bailey is hereby dissolved.
F. B. MOORE,
3t IRA S. BAILEY.
NEW HD PEACE
BEING THREATENED
AMBITION OF BRAZIL TO HAVE
FIRST SOUTH AMERICAN
NAVY ALARMING
BUENOS AIRES, Apr. 3.—“The
peace of the new world is being
threatened by Brazil in its ambition
to have the first navy in South Amer
ica,’’ is the startling information given
the public by the La Prenza, a news
paper published in this city.
The publication asserts that the ac
tion of Brazil in desiring to acquire a
large navy is for the purpose of intirn
idiating Argentine with which country
Brazil is constantly at war.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
OF PLAYERS UNO FANS
Last evening at the Gateway office
; was held the announced joint meeting
! of the Legion and Town baseball
teams and if harmony is any creterion
j of future events then Seward people
•will witness some bang-up ball this
! season. A good representation of play
| ers from both aggregations was in at
j tendance as well as a few prominent
businessmen who are interested in the
promotion of baseball in Seward.
Many matters in connection with
the game were brought up for discus
sion with the outcome being the for- j
mation of the Seward Baseball Asso
ciation and a city league, to be com
posed of two or more teams. Financial
matters pertaining to placing Seward
on the Alaska map as a baseball town
were gone into and from all indica
tions a ready response will be made by j
the people of the town when approach-j
ed to support the undertaking. Elwyn j
Swetmann was appointed a committee j
of one to launch the financial project.]
The Business Program
Reading and adoption of the minut
es of Sundays meeting.
Moved and seconded that nomina
tions and elections of Sunday, April 1,
be adopted by the Joint meeting. Car
ried. (Captain M. D. Barndollar then
took the chair.)
Moved, seconded and carried that
the Seward Baseball Association be
declared organized.
Moved and seconded that a revision
of officers be made, to include the of
fices of president, treasurer and sec
retary only. Carried.
On Nominations and elections the
following were chosen to office; Capt.
1 M. D. Barndollar, president and gen
eral manager; Elwyn Swetmann, treas
urer; Earl Durgin, secretary. The pres
ident was invested with all appoint
ment powers.
Following the elections the meeting
was thrown open to general discussion
by the members and officers as to
means of procedure for promoting in
terest in baseball in Seward. Follow
ing this discussion order wras called
with the chair announcing that com
mittees for securing grounds and also
equipment would be named shortly.
I No further business being apparent,
and adjournment, sine die, was taken.
CREW IN TO VOTE
To cast their ballot at the munici
pal election today a part of the Res
urrrection Bay Lumber company’s
crew at Fourth of July creek came to
town. Those making the trip were
Cole McDougal, Wm. Bryan, H. Smith,
Paddy Lannigan, and William Thur
man.
The Odd Fellow’s Hall is rapidly
nearing completion. The interior dec
orations are finished and soon the
wainscoating and partitions will be in
place. To render the building non-leak
able, a crew of men are at work re
tarring the roof.
RAILROAD OFFICIAL IS
SUICIDE ni
GUILT IS SHOWN
FLED WITH ANOTHER WOMAN
FROM CHICAGO LEAVING HIS
WIFE DESTITUTE
SEATTLE, Apr. 3.—A. H. Alberts,
freight solicitor at Chicago tor the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul fail
road, committed suicide last night
when confronted with charges of pass
ing worthless checks, using his posi
tion with the railroad to facilitate
their negotiation.
In addition to the check charge a
warrant had been issued on the re
quest of the Chicago police depart
ment charging desertion. Alberts, it
is asserted, left the Illinois city ia
company with another woman, th»
couple visiting the western stales pos
ing as man and wife. His wife is sail
to be in destitute circumstances. Pen!
ing advices from relatives ihe remain:-!
will he held the morgue here.
M. \V. Goldstein, member of the tirin
of the well known Juneau merchants,
came in from the westward yesterday
from a fur-buying trip. He will leave
for the south on one of the next boatis.
He secured a nice assortment ot iur
on his westward trip.
Mrs. Baughman, a school teacher
from Kenai, was brought to Seward on
the Starr yesterday to receive medi,
cal attention.
George Albert, eanneryman of Port
Hayden, is among those registered in
from the westward with the arrival of
the Starr. Mr. Albert brought with
him a large shipment of furs.
ARRIVE HERE JUNE 4
WASHINGTON, Apr. 3.—A tenta
tive schedule for the army transports
Grant and Cambrai which will carry
Secretary Weeks and a party of con
gressmen to Alaska and Hawaii was
made public today. The party will be
divided at San Francisco, the trans
port Cambrbai taking on the members
of Congress who desire to go to Alas
ka. Sailing from San Francisco May
25, the Cambrai will arrive at Seat
tle May 28, and at Seward, Alaska,
June 4. A stop probably will be made
at St. Michael June 12. The party
will return to Seattle June 22, and to
San Francisco June 27.
STEEL MAN IN LONDON
LONDON, Apr. 3.—E. H. Gary, head
of the U. S. Steel corporation, arrived
here last night after spending two
months in touring in the Holy Land
and on the Mediterranean sea.
STANDARD OIL CO. DRILLING
It is reported that the Standard Oil
company has commenced drilling op
erations at its Pearl Dome field. Just
what depth it had attained up to the
time of the Starr’s departure could
not be ascertained but it is believed
that nothing will hinder drilling pro
gress as the equipment is the heav
iest ever to be assembled on an oil
field. Old time experts in the oil game
who are connected with the undertak
ing express themselves as confident of
achieving results.
NOTICE TO MASONS
Stated communication of Seward
Lodge No. 219 F. & A. M. Wednesday
evening, April 4. Work in the Third
degree.
CHARLES E. SMITH,
Secretary.
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