Hemakd Baily Gntewng
VOLUME 20.
NUMBER 28
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
Severe Storms Rage On Nome Coast
ROY DARLING WILL TAKE AIRPLANE
FAIRBANKS TO NOME WITH ANTITOXIN
(Sv Associated Press)
ANCHORAGE, Feb. 2—Roy S. Darl
ing left Anchorage Saturday afternoon
for Fairbanks to make preparations
to fly a deHaviland airplane to Nome
as soon as the additional supply of
t anti-toxin arrives here February 7.
He will have as his mechanic Sergt.
Farnsworth of the Army Air Service.
Wireless messages report every dog
team along the route now standing
ready for a fast dash between Unala
kleet and Nome, driving back and
forth over the trail packing it like a
boulevard, while men are on guard
night and day awaiting the coming of
the relay racers.
Outlook for Farmers
Is Very Encouraging
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—The gen
eral outlook for American Agriculture
is fairly encouraging compared with
recent years, the Department of Agri
culture declared in its annual outlook
report today, but there may be a
slackening in the domestic demand
for farm products next winter.
Wext War Made More
Deadly Say Scientists
(Ry Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2— Predic
lions that the next war will be made
more terrible ,than any heretofore
experienced through progress in sci
ence developing poisons, is declared
ridiculous by Secretary Wilbur in a
statement tonight. On the contrary,
he said that the next war, like most
wars, would be sporadic and local,
and involve comparatively few' peo
ple. being fought quickly.
PROTEST MADE
AGAINST EMBARGO
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—The Na
tional Publishers’ Association an
nounced today that it had filed a brief
with Chairman Borah of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, protest
ing against what is claimed was a
threatened embargo on pulp w'ood by
Canadian paper manufacturers, and
asking what is to be the reaction
against an embargo which is obviously
class legislation.
Tourist Bookings
Exceed Last Year
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 2.—E. G. McMick
en. passenger traffic manager of the
Pacific Steamship Company, declared
the bookings for Alaska tours this
season promise to eclipse those of
last year.
From the w'ay they are pouring in
the transportation offices they prom
ise to eclipse those of last year.
Arranging Belt Line
Tours for Summer
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 2.—A special to the
Washington Times said the Interior
Department is arranging three Dawr
soh-Yukon River belt line tours for
next summer, to go from Seattle
via Skagway, to Dawson, Fort Yukon,
Tanana, Nenana, Fairbanks, Anchor
age, Seward and the other from Seat
tle to Seward where the route will be
reversed.
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GOVERNOR ELECT OF KANSAS
* JK^YSTONE VIEW CO.. NEW YOUK
Benjamin S. Paulen, recently elect
ed Governor of Kansas. He is a
staunch Republican.
New Cutter Ready
Summer Next Year
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.—The Coast
Guard notified Congress that it would
have its new cutter ready for Alaskan
waters in the summer of 1926, if the
appropriation of $925,000 is made
promptly. The cutter will replace the
Bear. Authority has been granted to
build the boat but no money has been
appropriated.
Oklahoma College
President Suicides
(By Associated Press)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 2.—George
Wilson, President of the Oklahoma
Agricultural and Mining College when
Walton was governor, shot and killed
himself Saturday. The police said it
was an accident.
Tommy Gibbons Claim
Heavyweight Title
(By Associated Press)
DETROIT, Feb. 2.—Following the
defeat of “Tiny Jim” Herman Friday
night, Tommy Gibbons formally claim
ed the world’s heavyweight title on
the ground that Jack Dempsey had
not defended it for over a year and
had announced his retirement.
Gibbons announced himself as ready
to meet all worthy contenders, placing
Harry Wills at the head of the list.
Gibbons announced his withdrawal
from the light heavyweight class.
Gibbons Will Fight
Dempsey in June
NEW YORK, Feb 2—Tex Rickard,
promoter, announced today that defi
nite arrangements had been made for
Gibbons to fight Jack Dempsey in
New York or Jersey City about June
1, with the understanding that the
winner must meet Harry Wills in
September.
Conan Doyle claims to have talked
to Lord Northcliffe through a medium
while “lying in a trance.” Lying is
about the best word we can think of
nothing else but.
Fear Entertained For Nome Nusher
Young Women Killed
Automobile Accident
(By Associated Press)
PROSSER, Wash., Feb. 2.—Three
prominent young people of this com
munity were killed and antother crit
ically injured when a Northern Pa
cific train hit their automobile here
early yesterday morning. The dead:
MARIE MILES.
DOROTHY WILSON.
GEORGE JOENSU.
Injured:
George Wilson.
FORMER ALASKAN
DROWNED WHEN HE
RUNS AUTO IN BAY
WAS FAMILIAR FIGURE IN NOME
IN EARLY DAYS WHERE WAS
KNOWN AS “RAMPS”—PETER
SON—QUIT ALASKA 10 YEARS
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 2.—John. A. Peter
son. has wife, and her aunt, Mrs. Sa
rah Fitch of Toledo, Ohio, were
drowned here this afternoon when a
coupe, in which they were riding,
plunged off Railroad avenue trestle in
to Elliott Bay. The machine skidded
on the wet tracks.
Peterson was prominent in club
circles here. During the early days
of Alaska he was a familiar figure at
Nome, where he was known to hun
dreds of sourdoughs as “Ramps”. He
later followed the big strike into the
Iditarod district, but quit Alaska ten
years ago, coming to Seattle where he
engaged in the insurance business.
TRAPPED IN CAVE
WITH LEG CRUSHED
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MAN SLOWLY DYING
BROTHER OFFERS $500 TO SUR
GEON TO CRAWL IN, ANAES
THIZE AND AMPUTATE LIMB
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2—Homer Col
lins today offered S500 to any surgeon
who would crawl through to Sand
Cave, chloroform his brother Floyd,
and amputate his leg. Collins was
trapped by a fall behind him, while he
was crawling through a small passage
outward, and his leg is held by a block
of sandstone. Water is hampering his
rescue and is reported to be slowly
rising about him. He said: “I can’t
stand this much longer.”
A drill is being rushed from Louis
ville to the scene which is near Cave
City.
Collins has been pinned under the
stone since Friday.
Chinese Smothered
By Crew Hijackers
PORTLAND, Feb. 2.—The Telegram
printed an aritcle today saying: “It
is now known that 35 Chinese being
smuggled into the United States per
ished when the gasboat Speedway, a
rum runner, sank after an explosion
January 24. An unnamed skipper de
clared the crew fastened the hatches
and le *he Chinese below decks be
fore afc,.udoning the vessel.
COMMUNICATION WITH SEPPELA HAS
BEEN CUT OFF: TEAM LEAVES NOME
NOTED SCIENTIST
keystone view coZ newIvork
Prolessor David Todd, of Amaerst
College, famous astronomer and scien
tist.
PISTOL DUEL AT
HERRIN CAUSE
ANOTHER DEATH
(By Associated Press)
HERRIN. 111., Feb. 2—Another pis
tol fight stirred Herrin early today,
and when the smoke cleared away it
was found that a man representing
himself as an officer, seeking to ar
!rest a klansman, had been shot to
death in the Lyman Hotel by Police
man Rufus Whitson, after the alleged
officer had wounded Policeman Sim
Stephens and terrorized the hotel em
ployes. The latest affray came while
Sheriff Galligan had been seeking
to have martial law declared here. The
town is quiet tonight.
Victoria Woman Shot
While Out Joyriding
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 2.—Mrs. Helen
Morely, wife of Guy Morely of Victo
ria, B. C., was shot to death early this
morning by a man with whom she was
riding in a taxicab. The couple had en
gaged the taxicab at a down town
hotel, and while driving in the Capitol
Hill district, the chauffeur heard
three shorts and turned about in time
to see the man fire a fourth shot into
the unconscious woman’s head, then
jumped from the car and disappeared.
The police are searching for Elmer
Manheart, formerly of Los Angeles,
with whom the woman is alleged to
have been dining last night in a down
town hotel.
Football Replaces Mah Jongg
BERLIN, Jan. 31—Mah Jongg is to
give way to the goal game or table
football, in Berlin society. At the
fashionable Esplanade hotel a dem
onstration was recently given in the
presence of numerous social lights,
film stars, literary aspirants and pol
iticians.
The American goal game comes to
Berlin via Vienna, where a regular
goal game craze has developed. Ap
proximately 40 goal game clubs were
organized there within the year.
(By Associated Press)
NOME, Feb. 2.—The Board of Pub
lic Health has issued an appeal to Roy
Darling, special agent for the Depart
ment of Justice, and former ace in
the world war, not to abandon his plan
to fly to Nome, as the supply of anti
toxins sent from Anchorage would be
gone by the time the Seattle shipment
arrived. The shipment is expected to
arrive with the regular mail from Ne
nana to Nome in 20 days.
A check-up by the Board of Health
last night showed 25 cases instead of
23 as previously reported, in addition
to two new cases today. Both are
half-breed children. This makes a to
tal of 27 cases. The total suspects
now are 28. Actual contacts are not
known, but will reach near an hun
dred. No more deaths have been re
ported at this time. The arrival of the
relay team at Unalakleet was report
ed at 5:30 this (Sunday) morning, but
[the time of leaving is unknown. Com
munication between Solomon and
| Nome is difficult.
Ed Rohn and a fast racing dog team
are at Safety, to make the last dash
to Nome, a distance of 21 miles.
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Fierce Blizzard Raging
NOME, Feb. 2.—A fierce blizzard
is raging along the Bering Sea coast
today, with temperatures hovering
around 10 below zero. All communi
cation lines are down, leaving Nome
uninformed as to where the Sepella
relief team is. The storm will make
it doubly dangerous traveling at night
due to the chance of getting lost, in
which event the antitoxin serum may
freeze, if not already frozen and
break the containers, thus placing
Nome in a more critical condition
than ever.
The arrival of the team here is very
uncertain.
One new case, that of a white wo
man, is reported today.
Nome Red Cross Mobilized
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Nome
Chapter of the American Red Cross
has been mobilized to speed up the
1 work of distributing antitoxin word
was received.
Vessel May Try Make Nome
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—The Navy
department has placed a vessel at the
disposal of Col. G. M. Magruder of the
Public Health Service for rushing
doctors and medical supplies to Nome
if the epidemic grows more serious.
Surgeon General Cummings ordered
Magruder to prepare a shipment of a
fourth of a million additional units of
serum and a complete emergency
laboratory equipment.
Bureau Surgeons Volunteer
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—The Bu
reau of Education volunteered the ser
vices of seven physicians scattered
throughout Alaska, and said Dr. John
Ventors of Nulato, and physicians at
Noorvik and Anvik, stations near to
Nome, would mush there if the epi
demic became worse.
One New Case Today
NOME, Feb. 2.—One new diphtheria
patient, Jirdes Winters, infant daugh
ter of John Winters, was reported to
day, Friday. This! makes a total of 23,
with four more contacts. A number of
new cases are under suspicion.
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Alameda Bringing Antitoxin
SATTLE, Feb. 2.—The steamship
Alameda took a million units of anti
toxin for Nome, dispatched by the
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