Hewnrd Dale GREwa
VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 140
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
JOSLIN TELLS CONDITIONS IN ALASKA
ADMINISTRATION POLICIES ARE GREAT DETRIMENT
Congressional Party Leaves for Alaska 9 O’clock Tonight
E
LEAVE SEATTLE
”ADE OFF
BEFORE
VESSEL
SEATTLE, June 1—The new Alaska
liner ‘’Alaska,” now building in the
Todd ship yards at Tacoma is nearly
completed and will be delivered to her
owners in Seattle in the near tuture.
Immediately alter her delivery the
vessel will be given her trial voyage
and speed tests on a measured course
off Vashon Island. The Alaska is now
scheduled to sail from Seattle on the
ninth of June on her maiden voyage,
and a large passenger list is being
booked for the vessel. She will ply
from Seattle to Seward and way poi<s
and after the second voyage will prob
able go through to Anchorage. . |
TRIAL TEST TO 3E
VASHON ISLAND
TURNING OVER
NOTICE
The General Entertainment com
mittee and all sub-committees are re
quested to meet at the Town Hall to
night at the hour of 8:00 o’clock. Im
portant business to be considered and
everyone is requested to attend as
promptly as possible.
SEATTLE BANKER DEAD
SEATTLE, June 1—E. C. Newfeld
president of the People’s Savings bank
died last night following a year’s ill
ness.
STUMER STARR BRINGS
LARGE PASSENGER LIST j
The steamer Starr arrived this
morning about one o’clock from Bris-(
col Bay points and the far west, with a1
full passenger list and several hun
dred sacks of mail, besides a good'
freight manifest. Officers on the Starr
report a rough trip at times, wreather
conditions not being of the best. Those
arriving on the Starr were:
Henry Shoup, general manager of
the North Pacific Sea Products Com
pany, at Akucan.
G. \V. Haug, Ross Jesse, M. J. Low
ney, all of the Commercial Welding
Co., Seattle, with welding machine
and outfit from the whaling station at
Akutan, where they have been repair
ing a cracked boiler plate on a steam
whaler.
Miss Curtis, a school teacher from
Nushagak.
Miss Moses, school teacher from
Unalaska.
Mrs. Torgramson and child from
Unalaska.
Miss Simonson, school teacher from
Unga.
Alvah Eames, chief postal clerk of
Che Third Division returning from Un
ga.
Rev. Dunlap, minister returning
from Kanatak.
Delegate Dan Sutherland, returning
from a round trip to Nushagak.
R. Nye, school teacher from Atka.
Mrs. Don Carlos, Duke Stubbs, and
Mel Horner from Chignik.
I. Jacobsen from Unalaska.
W. L. Keyser from Chignik.
Ben Peters and Knute Rych from
San Juan salterv at Port O’Brien.
Mrs. Renner, Mrs. L. W. Swan and
John Peterson from Seldovia.
The Starr brought 23 first class
passengers and seven steerage foi
Seward.
Several shipmenCs of 25 tons eacli
of codfish from Unalaska, Unga, and
Sand Poitn consigned to Seattle par
ties.
NGLISH HISTORIAN LECTURING
IN UNITED STATES
evSTONf Vltw CO.. NEW YORK
Hillaire Belloc, noted English his-j
orian and essayist, whose books have I
jeen translated into many languages,
s now lecturing in New York city.
PLOT TO ASSASSINATE
POLISH OFFICIILS
DISCOVERED
PLAN'S TO EXTRICATE POLE GOV
ERNMENT HAVE BEEN DIS
COVERED
COPENHAGEN, June 1—A plot to
extricate the Polish government by
simultaneous assassination of its high
est members has been discovered in
Warsaw, acording to dispatches from
that city. An arsenal of bombs has
been found and documents establish
ing communication betweeu Warsaw
and Berlin anarchists were confirmed
by the police.
GOVERNMENT PUS
OPERATE VESSELS
BIDS FOR SHIPS RECEIVED UP TC
DATE ARE BUT A DROP IN
THE BUCKET
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 1
The government plan to operate <
merchant marine on trade routes o
the world on broader lines than eve
before conceived, is rapidly takinj
form. Bids for ships received are bu
a drop in the bucket compared wit!
the number needed to insure the dis
posal of the whole fleet. The Pacifi
Steamship Company of Seattle and th
Pacific Mail of San Francisco, ar
among the principal bidders.
BEN GREER WEDS
Miss Blanche Garrison passed thr
Seward on the Admiral Evans e
route to Kanatak, where she will b(
come the bride of Ben Greer, mana§
er of the Larson lumber interests a
the oil port. Miss Garrison was forme
ly an Anchorage girl.
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LONDON, May 31—Mme. Melba, oi
eratic star, contemplates seeking elei
tion to the British parliament.
DELEGITE SIMM I) RETURNS fROM
TRIP Of INSPECTION TO BRISTOL BUY
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Delegate Dan Sutherland returnedj£
to Seward on the steamship Starr this t
morning and reports a pleasant voa-j t
age to I'nalaska and Bristol Ba> j
points. He is enthusiastic over the j i
sea-going qualities of Captain Johan-;i
sen’s boat and believes that the go\- {
eminent did a good stroke of business
when i< subsidized the Aleutian mail i
service. I i
A general spirit of confidence in ]
drilling results prevails at Kanatak. ]
The Associated Oil Company drill had i
registered 6t»0 feet in depth on the :
29th of May and indications point to
reaching softer rock in a tew days.;
The formation so far has been unu
sually hard, but this is believed to be |
a capping of igneous origin, covering
the shale which is common to <he
country.
The Standard Company seems to
have met with some adverse condi
tions and consequently have not made
the same headway in drilling as has
been made by the Associated Co.
The population of Kanatak is large
ly old timers and the old atmosphere
of optimism that marked the placer
camps of early days is to be noted
everywhere, especially where groups
of gold prospectors gather.
Throughout the Peninsula and on
the Islands the cannerymen are mak
ing preparations for a big season in
the industry. The ships are arriving
at Bristol Bay every day with thou
sands of fishermen and orientals at
work. The Starr spoke with a num
ber of cannery ships and to those in ;
the fogs of Bristol Bay the courses
and distances to their destination
were usually given.
Seven of the codfishing fleet were
sighted and in one case mail was sent
on board the Starr from the schooner
John A., which had been in the sea
about one month and had 35,000 cod
fish on board.
The Coast and Geodetic Survey ves
sels are just beginning the work of
surveying the coast of Shelikof strait
; and to the westward.
Extensive preparations for a big
; season’s work have been made and
as the large survey ships are provid
j ed with powerful launches and crew
for three shifts per day we may look
for complete charts of this hereto
fore uncharted region within a year.
Although we have had in the past gen
eral charts of this section the waters
have not been sounded and navigators
have avoided many bays and inlets
which contain reefs and shoals. With
the completion of the Geodesic Sur
vey we may look for many additional
LADY MARY CAMBRIDGE, TWICE
ROYAL BRIDESMAID, TO WED
UNDERWOOD 4 UNDERWOOD, N. V.
Lady Mary Cambridge, whose be
i- trotlial to the Marquis of Worcester
son and heir of the aged Duke of Beai
font has just been announced.
.ids to navigations which are greatly
teeded in these western waters. It is
0 be hoped that congress will take a
iberal attitude in its appropriations
or lighthouses and buoys in a coun
ry where general trade expansion is
1 certainty.
In the island section at Unga, Sand
3oint, Sauak and other places the cod
ishing industry seems to be quite
>rosperous and will doubtless be the
permanent future industry of th*6e
slands. The Starr brought three con
signments of salted codfish which are
iestined for Seattle and San Fran
fisco. These consigimnents came from
ndependent fishermen who catch and
prepare their product and ship to the
States.
On Sanak Island there is a herd of
about one hundred cattle which thrive
on the grasses that abound. These is
considerable demand for this excel
lent beef by tlie cannery companies
and the owners of the herd have no
difficulty in disposing of all they care
to slaughter.
The whaling station at Akutan is
just starting its active season and on
the day Mr. Sutherland departed from
the station four whales had been cap
tured.
Mr. Sutherland stated that there
seems to be some difficulty in the fin
ancial department of the sulphur min
ing company at Akun island and thus
a temporary suspension of operations.
An overhead tram from tidewater to
the top of the mountain where the
sulphur deposit occurs has been com
pleted and it is hoped that shipping of
the product will commence soon. An
individual who was in the employ of
the company told Mr. Sutherland that
while he was dissatisfied with his ex
perience with the company he main
tained that there is no question re
garding the extent of the sulphur de
posit. He fixes the amount in sight
at one million tons.
The fox raising business seems to
be in a prosperous condition, and al
though some disappointment was ex
pressed at London prices this year for
blue fox pelts, there is no lack of con
fidence in the stability of this indus
try.
On the whole the outlook for West
ern Alaska is good and if the optim
ism of the people of Kanatak is war
ranted Mr. Sutherland looks for de
velopments on a scale larger than has
been dreamed of since the Klondike
, rush. The “Anticline”, the ‘‘Sincline”
and the “Gusher” hotels at Kanatak
give evidence of what should be ex
pected in development enterprise. Mr.
j Sutherland said he was sanguine the
boys would find a gusher, if not at
Kanatak, then somewhere else, for as
! he remarked, “That is the history ot
i the game as well as the life story ot
J the men who are on the beach at
Portage Bay waiting for the wells to
spout.”
Mr. Sutherland will remain here un
til after the arrival of the congres
sional party Wednesday, and will
make the trip to the Interior with
them.
MAKE ATTACKS ON COURT
i CINCINNATI June 1—Attacks made
by ‘‘radical republicans” on the juris
diction of the supreme court in <he
civil war and reconstruction days
were reviewed by supreme justice
Taft with the comment that the ver
diet of the country in retrospect hac
been in favor of the position main
| tained by the court.
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MILTON WINS BIG PURSE
INDIANAPOLIS, June 1—Tomm;
| Milton won the five hundred mile aut<
, race this afternoon at an averagi
i speed of ninety-one and one-thir*
miles an hour and a purse of $29,500
AMERICAN LABOR LEADER
nr - ^ ■ '..m
PYRIGMT KEYSTONE VIEW CO., NEW YOR>
'
Samuel Gompers, President of the
American Federation of Labor, who
recently took a firm stand against en
dorsers nt of Sovietism by labor un
ion members. Mr. Gompers threatens
to revoke the charters of the offend-;
ing unions.
PROMINENT SEATTLE ATTORNEY
UNDER ARREST FOR RECEIV
ING STOLEN MONEY
SEATTLE, June 1—Lee Johnson of
this city, and prominent and attorney
for James E. Mahoney, wife murderer
who was hanged last December, has
been indicted by the Federal Grand
Jury at Couer D’Alene, Idaho, on the
charge of receiving and possessing
two thousand dollars of money stolen
from the mails by Edward J. Hicks,
and knowing the same had been stol
en.
I BRITISH GUNBOATS ON
MURMANSK COAST
SCIRE SOVIET
WIDESPREAD PROPAGANDA TO
FORCE BRITAIN OPEN NEGO
TIATIONS WITH RUSSIA
MOSCOW, June 1—The appearance
near the Murmansk coast of two Brit
ish cruisers, a gunboat and several
armed trawlers is reported at Tokia.
Widespread propaganda, backed by
heavy commercial interests is being
brought to bear on the British govern
ment in an effort to induce it to re
sume negotiations with the Russian
government.
SEWARD CANNERY MAKES
FIRST RUN OF SEASON
The Kodiak Island Fishing & Pack
ing company made its first pack ol
the 1923 season yesterday, when the
r first run of red fish wTere placed ir
> cans. The fish were in excellent con
i dition and large. The cannery is run
1 ning again today on fish brought ir
. this morning.
LEGISLftTORS GUESTS
ARCTIC CLUB If
LUNCHEON
ALASKAN DELICACIES SERVED TO
NOTED VISITORS—WILL SAIL
FOR ALASKA TONIGHT
SEATTLE, June 1.—Senator Andre*
us A. Jones, of New Mexico, minced
no words last night in attacking what
he termed was “the so-called Chris
tion policy in restrictions placed upon
Alaska.’* He declared these “were a
great detriment to the western coun
try. Alaska,” he said, “must be devel
oped on a larger scale.”
I The congressmen and their wives
were guests ui tut- mv,uv ^
dinner at which Alaskan delicacies
were given a prominent place.
L)r. E. J. Mathews, vice-chairman of
the Alaska commission said, ‘‘Alas
ka's greatest needs are population and
capital.
Falcon Joslyn Talks
“Alaska has a carpetbag govern
ment that never has worked and nev
er will,” the visiting congressmen
were told at the Arctic Club last night
by Falcon Joslin. “Thirty-five bureaus
under six departments now handle the
affairs of Alaska,” Mr. Joslyn said.
“Their representatives travel over
Alaska on their summer vacations
like overlords, rather than servants of
the people.”
Senator Warren, official spokesman,
responding the the greetings on be
half of the visitors, said the legisla
tors had come to listen rather than to
talk, and avoided committing himself.
The party will leave tonight on the
transport Cambrai for Seward.
WASHINTON, D. C., June 1—Jesse
VV. Smith, known in inner circles of
official Washington as an intimate as
sociate and trusted political lieutenant
of Daugherty, shot and killed himself
in the hotel apartment occupied by
him and the Attorney General in com
mon for the last two years. Smith
was also an intimate friend of Hard
ing.
RESURRECTION RANCHERS ARE
MAKING MANY IMPROVEMENTS
Ranchers in Resurrection Valley,
near 3 1-2 miles are far ahead with
! their planting. Mr. B. Storey has clear
ed considerable more ground; built a
neat wire fence around his place; and
has strawberry plants loaded with
blossoms besides planting several
hundred other plants this spring. His
: celery, tomatoes, and cabbages, as
I well as head lettuce are far advanced.
Tom King has considerable ground
; cleared, and has his crops well along.
Cal Brosius has his place plowed
and is planting a large acreage of po
| tatoes. B. Storey has seeded a small
plat to Russian wheat from the exper
imental station at Matanuska, and will
i experiment with the grain for chick
, en feed.
Mr. Storey states that the ground
j at his place did not freeze the past
; winter, and that when digging his plat
this spring he found a pan of fine
spuds which escaped the frost.
BANDITS SHOOT SHERIFF
SAN POINT, Ida., June 1.—Sheriff
William Kirkpatrick was shot thru the
body and badly wounded by bandits
who held up and robbed the Hotel
Pend’Orelle here.