. Hewnrd Bnilg Gutemay
MEMbEK ASSOCIATED rKESS.
VOLUME XX.
NUMBER 247.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15,1925.
PRICE TEN CENTS
MONTANA RANCHERS FIGHT GUN
BATTLE, RESULTING IN DEATH OF
BOTHMEN-QUARREL OVER WINDOW
Montana Ranchers Shoot it Out Over Broken Window in
Home of One—Keogh Leaves Widow and Seven
Children, Youngest of Whom Week Old
LIVINGSTON, Mont-, Sept. 14. —Clarence Keogh, a
n Rancher of the district and Carl Abrahamson, placer miner
are dead here, following an argument over a broken win
dow, at old Chico, south of here. Keogh leaves seven child
ren.
LIVINGSTON, Mont., Sept. 14. —Clarence Keogh, 38
years old, and Carl Abrahamson, 31, living near the ghost
city of old Chico, were shot and killed when they met to
“shoot it out.” The trouble started over the breaking of
1 a window in the Keogh home. Police said Abrahamson
fired the first shot, striking Keogh in the groin. Keogh
shot Abrahamson in the hand, tearing his gun from him,
and then shot Abrahamson through the heart. Indica
tions are that Keogh took his own life or fell with his rifle
in such a manner that it exploded, tearing off the top of
his head. Keogh leaves a widow and seven children, the
^youngest of which is just a week old._
WILL HAVE GEMS
AND FEATHERS
CONFISCATED
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15. (£>)—
Mrs. Dorothy Herts, wife of a weal
thy New Yorker will have twenty
thousand dollars worth of gems and
Bird of Paradise feathers confiscated
by the government and sold at auc
tion to satisfy customs claims, because
she refused to heed a wireless warn
ing from Shanghai that the “customs
office was wise.”
She tried to hide the feathers in her
fur coat lining, and insisted the jewel
ry, including two forty-six diamond
studded platinum bracelets, was hers
before she went abroad. The seizure
will take place when she arrives at
San Francisco from the Orient.
Educational Authorities Study
Tendencies Japanese Youths
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TOKIO, Sept. 14.(£>)—While the
rising generation of Japan appears
to be little affected by “radical
thoughts,” there is unmistakable ev
idence of general moral decadence
brought on by the World War and
aggravated by the 1923 earthquake
disaster, is the conclusion recently
reached by the Department of Edu
cation after studying papers collect
ed from the students of 190 middle
schools and girls’ high schools thru
out the country.
The department started its investi
gation last year with the view of
obtaining the mental reactions of
young Japan on various moral and
ethical questions. The students is
was said, apparently were quite
frank in answering the questions put
to them. One of the officials, sum
ming up his conclusion, said it was
particularly noticeable that many
boys and girls seemed to lack the
power of judging between right and
wrong.
Frank Skeen, of the Alaska Hills
Mine company, at Nuka Bay, arrived
in town this morning from a long
stay in the region. Mr. Skeen is
stopping at the Sexton.
Bert B. Grenn, traveling salesman
was a southbound today on the Alas
ka for his Juneau headquarters.
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POST CALLS FOR FAIR
HEARING FOR MITCHELL
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 15. (£>)—A
resolution “expressing confidence in
the war and navy departments, and
that the commander in chiefs of the
army and navy will provide the coun
try with adequate defense,” was pass
ed by the San Antonio post of the Am
erican Legion yesterday. It was al
so resolved to call for “a fair and open
hearing” for Mitchell.
SUBMIT DATA ON AIRCRAFT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 15. (ffi)
The Commerce Department has sub
mitted data to Coolidge on the air
craft inquiry. Commissioner Hoover
said the survey had a bearing on the
organization of the Nation’s military
and aerial. Coolidge is giving the
board a free hand, permitting it to de
cide for itself whether the hearings
will be public.
HOOVERWOULD
REGULATE ALL
BROADCASTING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 15. (Jp)
—Hoover, asking the National Radio
Conference to regulate and restrict
broadcasting, said regulations backed
by legislation are seemingly neces
sary.
“Six hundred stations are operating
now, with a hundred building. We
must divide the time allotted to even
the finest stations, as well as those of
lesser service and ability.”
AI Peel, Guides and
Packers Back from Hunt
Al Peel, Jack Lean, Alex Bolam
and Frank Revelle, comprising the
party of guides and packers for Dr.
W. Brands and his wife, big game
hunters who have been to the West
ward for the three weeks, returned
to Seward today on the steamer Al
aska. Dr. Brand and his wife are
at Seldovia from where they plan
going to King Cove on a brown bear
hunt. Details of the past hunting
trip will be given in tomorrow’s is
sue of the Gateway
Maurice Anderson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Anderson of Anchorage,
left on the Alaska today for Seattle.
DIRIGIBLES HAVE
TAKEN BIG TOLL
More than 150 persons have
killed in eight major dirigible
disasters.
The accidents were:
1924—French dirigible Dix
mude lost at sea. Crew of more
than 40 perished.
1922—Dirigible Roma burned
at Hampton Roads, Virginia in
which 34 were killed.
British dirigible R-38, pur
chased by the United States,
in half over Humber river,
England, burned and fell into
the water. 43 killed, 16 Amer
icans and 27 British.
1919—Commercial dirigible
caught fire and exploded over
Chicago. Fell through roof of
Illinois Trust & Savings bank.
Dirigible passengers and bank
employes killed, 13.
1916—Zeppelin L-2 exploded
over Johannisthal, Germany. 28
persons killed.
1914—Austrian Parseval ship
rammed by military airplane
in maneuvers. Seven killed in
dirigible; two in airplane.
1912—Dirigible Akron explod
ed over Atlantic City. Five
killed.
1910—Dirigible America was
wrecked by heavy gale. Crew
rescued off Cape Hatteras.
In addition to these can be
added the Shenandoah which,
broke in three parts over Ava,
Ohio, taking a toll of 14 lives,
including Commander Zachary
Lansdowne.
OLD RUSSIAN ROAD
AT SEVEN LAKES
BE REBUILT
NEW ROAD TO FOLLOW CENTURY
OLD ROAD CONSTRUCTED
BY RUSS. CONVICTS
Over a hundred years ago the
echoes from convicts hammers re
sounded in the Seven Lakes district.
Shortly, the solitude of the wilder
ness fastness will be shattered again,
this time, by a crew of workmen
from the Alaska Road Commission,
who will enter the lower Kenai lake
region to continue the construction
of the present seven and one-half
miles of road to the chain of lakes.
Anton Anderson, junior engineer of
the A. R. C., retured to Seward last
week from making a reconnaissance
of the trail and will await here, the
arrival of the road crew from Nuka
Bay, going into the Kenai region
with them. About six miles of good
sled road will be laid out, running
along and connecting each of the
lakes. It is thought that about four
miles will be completed this fall. In
several places the new road will fol
low the old Russian road, which
now, only faint indentitures in the
ground, is visible. This road was
said to have been constructed over
a century ago, by Russian convicts.
The penal settlement was located
at the foot of the lake and the pris
oners were all engaged in placer
mining for the Russian government,
on Quartz creek and Russian river.
It is said the entire recovery of gold
per day, per convict, totaled 40c. At
Russian river there was once a large
community and also, a very large
cemetery, it is stated some years
ago an enthusiastic placer operator,,
in his quest for gold, destroyed all I
evidence of the vilage and graves.
VICTORIA, Sept. 15. (£>)—Was Low
Fong, a Chinaman, was shot and kill
ed last night in a downtown street ad
jacent Chinatown.
ROUNDUP IN CHINATOWN NETS FIVE
HUNDRED PERSONS-ARRESTS ARE
RESULT OF DEATHS BY TONG WARS
Dozens of White Women Found When Raid is Carried Off
By New York Police Force—Chinese Will be
Deported if in Country Illegally
NEW YORK, Sept. 15. —Last night’s round-up in
China Town netted five hundred Chinese, one hundred
and thirty-four of whom will be deported.
Dozens were found with white women, who claimed
they were the wives of the Chinese. The raids came af
ter the Leong and Hip Sing tongs had signed a treaty in
a war in which a dozen were slain. Authorities have" an
nounced Meir determination to weed out every Chinese in
New York, who is there in violation of the Exclusion Act.
TURKS DRIVING CHRISTIANS
FROM THEIR HOMES
LONDON, Sept. 15. (£*)—Turks sur
rounded Christian villiage in Mosal
territory last night and deported eight
j thousand persons, of whom 260 escap
ed into Irak. The refugees were des
cribed as terribly destitute.
BABY DAUGHTER BORN TO
WIFE BEAR’S COMMANDER
ASTORIA, Ore.. Sept. 15. (/p)—A ra
dio message was sent to the far north
to the Cutter Bear, informing Lieuten
ant Commander Wishaar, executive of
ficer of the vessel of the birth of a
baby daughter.
FOOTBALL SEASON WILL
OPEN SOON IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Sept. 15. —The football
team of the U. S. S. Oklahoma has
signed for a game with the Univer
sity of Washington on the third day
of October. The season will open on
the 26th of this month with Seattle
playing the Williamette university.
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE—
Philadelphia 1, New York 3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE—
Pittsburg, 9, Brooklyn 4.
THIRTY ONE DEAD
IN EPIDEMIC OF
CHOLERA, T0KI0
TOKYO, Sept. 15. (/P)—Thirty-one
are dead here in the cholera epidemic
in this city, with large districts being
quarantined. Everyone has been
vaccinated.
Party Westward Bound
to Inspect Old Gold
Mine Located At Uyak
A party of seven on board the Ad
miral Watson which arrived in port
this morning, are bound for Uyak,
where a preliminary inspection of
the old Amock gold mine will be
made. Included in the party are: Mr.
and Mrs. J. Smeaton, of Passiac, N
J.; L. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. H. C*
Whitehead, Milor Roberts, dean of
theU . of Wn., Miss P. Roberts. They
will return to Seward on the steam
er Starr September 30.
Earl Barnett, stockholder and of
ficer in the Alaska Hills Mine com
pany at Nuka Bay, was a Seward
arrivl this morning from Ktchemak
Bay.
WILBUR TO INSIST
RODGERS TAKE
POST ASST. CHIEF
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 15. (ff)
—Wilbur, it is understood, will insist
that Rodgers accept the appointment
as Assistant Chief of the Navy Aero
nautics Bureau.
“He has been given his orders and
it is assumed he will obey them,” said
Wilbur.
Rodgers will be available at the
Coolidge board of inquiry.
Actions of Matterhorn
Scare Mountain Villagers
ZERMATT, Switzerland, Sept. 14.
(AP)—Peculiar'actions on the part of
atterhorn, one of the lofty peaks of
the Alps, recently caused the evacu
ation of their places by the inhabi
tants of the mountain slopes. A se
ries of landslides were followed by
the appearance of broad and deep
crevices on the mountain side, caus
ing considerable worry and fear to
the people.
Appeals for help were sent to the
nearest Swiss towns and to Turin,
Italy. The authorities ordered all
the villagers to vacate their places
and go to Breil. Soldiers were rush
ed to the district and were obliged
to use forceful measures to get some
of the inhabitants to leave and take
cattle with them.
A number of engineers and a de
tachment of Alpine troops have been
quartered in the vacated villages to
await developments.
Havana Police Trail Flirts
HAVANA, Sept. 14. (/P)—Cuban gal
lants can no longed whisper saluta
tions to the beauties who attract
their eyes on the streetsof Havana.
Secretary of Interior Rogerio Za
yas Bazan has issued orders to the
police to arrest men annoying wom
en on the streets. Plain clothes
men were assigned to the task ofi
clearing the streets of these men,,
who, the police say, are a small, but
troublesome minority.
Mrs. J. H. Bell, who has been •
spending the summer at Homer, ac
companied by her daughters Bonnie
and Jean, and also little Jane Har
rington, were Seward arrivals on.
the Alaska today.
Miss May Comb, school teacher
was among the Seward arrivals on
the Admiral Watson this morning
from the South. Miss Combs will
teach school this term at Homer, on
Cook Inlet.