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VOLUME 20. NUMBER 32
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
GOVERNOR BONE AUTHORIZES AIRPLANE FLIGHT
Mail Boat George Junior Founders Near Juneau
TERRITORIAL OFFICIALS CLAIM THAT
ALARMING REPORTS OF DIPHTHERIA
EPIDEMIC WHOLLY UNJUSTIFIED
(By Associated Press)
JUNEAU, Feb. 7.—The second small consignment of
antitoxin, en route to Nome by regular mad, may be ex
pedited bv relavs if required, said Dr. DeVighne today.
Discussing the Nome situation, Dr. DeVighne denied the
statement from Nome that Territorial officials were lax
in their duties and said that they fully understood the sit
* ation.
“Daily advices to me from Dr. Welch were reassuring
and stated that the first shipment of serum should last a
week. The Seattle serum is due in Nenana the eighth or
ninth. The alarming reports sent from Nome, and criti
cisms of officials by thesea gencies were not justified
by the facts in the case. The Territorial officials are
alertly watching the situation and are prepared to meet
any further emergency which may arise. They have heed
edthe demand to divide the second shipment. To have at
tempted delivery of part of it by airplane, when not im
mediately needed would have been the height of folly.
While I believe delivery of the larger supply will be safer
by dogteam than by the only airplane available, a flight
will be authorized if warranted by a crisis. The Territo
rial officials have promptly done and will continue to do
promptly everything possible within its power.”
Dr. DeVighne said that while the time oyer the win
ter trail is normally twenty days it was made in 127 hours
by relay. , . _ _ .
Nome dispatches received here today said the supply
of serum received by relay was nearly gone. A flight
has been authorized to start upon the arrival of the train
with the antitoxin.
Captain Silver Wave
En Route to Seward
NOME, Feb. 7— Captain John
Hegness, master of the ill-fated Sil
ver Wave, which was abandoned
in the ice last fall, is leaving today
for Seattle with a fast dog team.
Hegness was winner of the first
sweepstakes race from Nome to
Candle.
He will go out by way of the Yu
kon river and up the Tanana to the
Government railroad, thence to
Seward by rail, and then take the
steamer to Seattle.
COLLINS’ RESCUE
BE MADE MONDAY
(By Associated Press)
CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 7—The party
working to effect the rescue of Floyd
Collins, who has been wedged in a
narrow' passage in Sand Cave since
Friday, a week ago, have the shaft
started yesterday dow'n 22 feet, and
have twenty more feet to go. They
expect to reach Collins by Monday.
Tl>e report that his brother had found
a new' cave yesterday was found to
be baseless.
Weeks Deprecates
Mitchell Statement
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Secretary
Weeks, in his first public statement
of the controversy in which General
Mitchell of the Army air service is
the center, said those disagreeing
with Mitchell have been- the targets
for unjust and “supercilicious criti
cism.’' He added that the country
should remember that General Per
shing and many other great American
soldiers of the world war are among
the opponents of Mitchell.
1800 REINDEER
REACH GOLOVIN
i _
(By Associated Press)
NOME, Feb. 7— A herd of 1800
reindeer, belonging to the Lomen Cor
poration, has arrived at Golovin, after
being driven 200 miles from Buckland
river. The trip consumed ten days.
Very little snow was encountered en
route. The reindeer arrived in excel
lent condition and will be slaughtered
immediately and placed in cold stor
I age for shipment to Seattle on the first
boat.
HOUSE PASSES BUDGET BILL
OLYMPIA, Feb. 7—The House pass
ed the budget bill, and the Senate is
working on the omnibus bill.
Tacoma Banker Shot
Fatally By Bandits
(By Associated Press)
TACOMA, Feb. 7.—Harry Schmidt,
manager of the Agency National Bank
of Tacoma, 38th and Yakima streets,
and Ray West, a messenger, were held
up by three bandits as they alighted
from a street car near the bank. The
robbers fled with $3,400, after shoot
ing and perhaps fatally wounding
Smith. #
HALIBUT FISHING VIOLATIONS
SEATTLE, Feb. 7.—The coast guard
cutter Unalga, Capt. Reese in com
mand, is en route to the halibut fish
ing banks of Alaska to investigate re
ported violations of the closed fishing
season and also to enforce the fishing
treaty with Canada.
BAKU, Russia, Feb. 7.—Twenty-five
persons were suffocated, and 15 others
seriously injured by the explosion of
one of the largest tanks in the world.
The tank was one of a series owned by
a British oil syndicate.
No New Cases
Developed Ttfday
NOME, Feb. 7.— No new cases
have developed today, it was as
certained by the Board of Health.
The general condition of the pa
tients is reported improving, but
t the quarantine cannot be relaxed
until sufficient antitoxin is receiv
ed here. A telegram from Governor
Bone authorized Dr. Welch to hire
dog teams to pick up the Juneau
shipment of serum art Old Woman
or Kaltag. He said the relay would
start at Tanana Tuesday.
Mrs. McDowell was buried today.
The husband and baby are steadily
improving and are believed to be
out of danger. If the airplane suc
ceeds it will probably arrive here
at the same time the dog team re
lays start from Nenana, and spe
cial dog teams could then be dis
continued, as the supply of anti
toxin would be sufficient to relieve
the situation until the supplies be
gin coming in regularly by mail.
ELEVEN YEAR OLD GIRL
POISONS TWIN SISTER
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7.—An eleven
year old girl here confessed that she
caused the death of her twin sister,
and of a Los Angeles woman by pois
oning and had attempted to poison 12
other persons. The child is Alsa
: Thomson of Hollywood. She was ar
rested and placed under observation
at the pyshopatric hospital.
BABY FOUND IN SNOWBANK
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—A faint wail
startled a snow shoveler this morn
ing when he stuck his spade into a
snowbank here, and caused him to
pause before depositing the scoopful
into a cart. Brushing the top layer
of snow off revealed a two-weeks-old
baby, blue with the cold of ten above
zero, but very much alive.
THE WEATHER.
Temperature, 2 above zero.
Calm, clear. Warmer tomorrow.
COLLEEN MOORE STARS
IN " THE HUNTRESS”
In the “Huntress”, a First National
picture which is to be featured at
the Liberty Theatre Sunday, Colleen
Moore has, without doubt, one of the
most delightful roles of her whole
screen career.
In this picture the winsome young
star plays the part of a vivacious
care-free white girl, who has been
reared as an Indian. She learns she
is white and then “the fun begins,”
when she decides to win a white
husband.
She kidnaps a bashful city youth
who has come into the country pros
pecting. Her efforts to hold him and
finally to win him, naturally create
a series of highly humorous and at
times dramatic situations.
The picture is most unique and will
prove a refreshing departure from
the ordinary run of plays.
ALLEGED MURDERERS OF
POLICEMAN CAPTURED
PHOENIX Feb. 7.—Will and “Babe”
Lawrence, reputed slayers of Haze
Burch, a policeman of this city and
wanted in Muskogee for murder and
robbery, were arrested at the top of
Temple Butte, ten miles from here.
They are safe tonight in the peni
tentiary at Florence after a four hour
ride to avoid the possibility of their
being lynched. The pair are also
wanted for murder of an officer at
Livingston, Montana.
BODIES OF CREW OF GASBOAT GEORGE
JUNIOR FOUND BEACH ADMIRAL' Y
ISLAND THICKLY COATED WI1H ICE
(By Associated Press)
JUNEAU, Feb. 7.—Three bodies, thickly coated with
ice and partly covered with snow, were found on the beach
at Admiralty Island. They were fr-m the missing mail
boat, George Junior, last seen on the afternoon of Janu
ary 25, leaving Taku Harbor, 20 miles below here for Ju
ineau, from Petersburg.
The bodies were identified as those of Ed Lee, mate,
'John Loseth, deckhand both relatives; and R. R. Brown,
Ian employe of the Juneau Electric Light Company. The
I body of Capt. Nick Bystrom was not recovered, and a
search is being made for him.
It is believed the mail boat foundered off Taku Harbor
in a heavy gale blowing at the time, as it was thickly
coated with ice when it left Taku.
147 SAIL NORTH
ON S. S. ALASKA
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 7.—The steamship
Alaska sailed at 9:00 o’clock this
morning with 147 aboard. The follow
ing were for Seward: L. Gaston, A.
Kienwald, W. B. Rayburn, C. F. Lane,
Miss M. E. Higgins, A. Peterson, F.
D. McCain, E. A. Rasmussen, V. R.
McDonald, Les M. Rodriguo, F. G.
Hart, Stella Brown, Clara Smith,
Blanche Ridley, Ruth Jordan, J. John
son, Mrs. R. Strom, B. Howard, Pete
Woldon, Warren Stewart, C. A. An
derson, no steerage.
COOLIDGE APPROVES
NEW POSTAL BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C'., Feb. 7.—
It was announced today that Presi
dent Coolidge has approved the new
Postal Bill drafted by the house post
office committee, and also the con
gressional conferees agreement on
the Muscle Shoals proposition.
VANCOUVER INSURANCE MAN
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
YAUCOUVER, Feb. 7—P. Hanley,
an insurance agent of this city is on
trial today in the British Columbia
courts, charged with the murder of
Miss Mildred Neilson, a Vancouver
nurse, whom it is claimed Hanley
shot because she repulsed his atten
tions. Hanley returned to the stand
after an interview with Miss Neilson’s
parents upon his qualifications as a
'husband.
COLD ACCOMPANIED BY
SEVERE ELECTRICAL STORM
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Feb. 7.—The
coldest weather for the winter in this
section was ushered in today by a se
vere electrical storm. Brilliant light
ning flashes accompanied the snow
flurries, while the temperature went
to twenty below zero.
ROTOR SHIP MAKES TRIP
DANSIC, Feb. 7.—Flettner’s rotor
ship Bi-rrf5,u arrived here from Kiel,
making the trip in two days at an av
erage speed of eight knots an hour,
in a light wind. The ship is equipped
with two huge revolving cylinders,
which take the place of sails and furn
ish the motive power. The Buckau
will load a cargo of lumber for Scot
land, which will be the fii'st time the
new invention has been put into com
mercial service.
Tonight’s train is reported to be on
time. Not many passengers are listed
•r outside points.
Bone Answers
Frame Charges
JUNEAU, Feb. 7.—Governor S.
C. Bone today declared the Frame
complaint one of the most vicious
political outbreaks which has char
acterized the presence of certain
elements in Alaskan affairs for
many years.
He said he did not take the mat
ter seriously but would furnish
Secretary Work any information
desired.
TRIBUTE PAID TO
NOME MUSHERS
—
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 7.—
! A bill paying tribute in the Senate
to the dogs and men in the Nome an
titoxin relay, said: “It caught the
imagination of the world and would
be talked about in Alaska for many
years to come. Gunnar Kasson and
his lead dog, Balto, played a dramatic
‘part in the raec the last part of the
j trip, but credit should go equally to
the unknown drivers, dogs and Indian
boys who relayed the package of anti
toxin. Nome should never again be
left with a supply of serums from four
to six years old.
“This will probably be the last
Alaskan race of its kind. A fitting
finish to a long list of records made
by the heroic dogs of the Northland.”
LOYALTY OF CAPTAIN TO
HIS SHIP COSTS LIBERTY
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7—The un
wavering loyalty of a rum ship cap
tain to the code of the sea, cost him
his ship and possibly a prison term,
when the schooner Pescawha was
seized after rescuing off the Oregon
coast the captain and eight members
of the craw of the schooner Coaba.
ANCIENT MUSEUM UNEARTHED
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7—A mu
seum, the property of the daughter of
the last Babylonian king who xuled
in the sixth century, has been uncov
ered at Ur of the Chaldees, and many
priceless objects obtained by the joint
Archaelogical expedition of the Brit
ish Museum and the University of
Pennsylvania.
ALAMEDA TO HALIBUT COVE
The steamship Alameda sailed last
night for Halibut Cove, after unload
ing freight and passengers. She will
probably return early tomorrow morn
ing.