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VOLUME XVIII. NUMBER 139
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
SUCHOW BANDITS RELEASE ALL PRISONERS
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY LEAVE SEATTLE TOMORROW
CONGRESSMEN ARIF
IN SEATTLE FROM
. CALIFORNIA
COME DIRECT FROM SEATTLE TO
SEWARD. RETURNING VIA
CHILKOOT BARRACKS
SEATTLE. May 31.—The Alaska
bound congressional party, consisting
of four senators and twenty-eight rep
resentatives and their wives arrived
Tuesday night on the army transport
Cambrai. and will be Seattle's guests
until Friday night at nine o’clock,
when the vox age to <he Northland will
begin. Most of the congressmen are
accompanied by their wives.
The stay of the party here will be
cut short in order to give an extra day
in Alaska. A three-day program giv
en here includes lunches, dinners, au
tomobile sightseeing trips, fetes, in
spection tours by boat and auito, and
public receptions are on schedule for
the party before i< sails. The original
schedule called for sailing from Seat
tle Saturday night.
Senator Francis E. Warren of Wy
oming, is the dean of the party.
The party is visiting the navy yard
and Camp Lewis today.
Representative Quin ui Mississippi
is the only member of the Alaska
bound congressional party wearing a
derby. "I see you don’t wear one,” he
said to other members, “but I will
stick <o it."
ADMIRAL EVANS IN PORT;
LEAVES FOR WESTWARD
The steamship Admiral Evans ar
rived in port about seven o’clock last
night, and left a few hours laAer for
Kanatak and the far western ports.
Her passengers were:
Seward—Mrs. F. B. Findlay, A. H.
L. Meyer, Lee Cox, A. H. Wagener,
Luigi Lisca, Mrs. P. E. Lehrmann, T.
E. Shea, Gene Lehrmann, Eugene and
Grace Lehrmann, J. \V. Carroll, T. A.
Hansen, M. Godshall, Oscar Travel,
Mrs. Lulu Travel, and ini ant, E. Carl
son, O. McClung, Alex Sloop, E. Cor
nell, Dan Kennedy, Chas. Wolf, L. M.
Carrigan, Richard Carrigan, 1). Graff,
and fourteen steerage.
For Seldovia—W. A. Estus, A. K.
Thompson, S. . Estus, C. L. Vickers,
Mrs A. F. Dunn, Mrs. A. K. Johanson,
Merle Johanson, G. P. Halferty.
For Port Graham—S. Mukai, and six
tseerage.
For Kanatak—Earl Goodwin, Chas.
Yori, C. N. Fenner, Mrs. Blanche Gar
rison, John Tichnal, W. R. Smith, R.
Lynt, Earl R. Wall, A. N. Nelson. C..
Franklin.
For Anchorage—C. S. Hubbell, Miss
A. Rehnke, T. Spurgeon. Mrs. E. Spur
geon, Miss Frances Salman, Miss C.
McLaughlin, Miss Lillian Gre<hen, H.
C. Cunningham, Mrs. A. H. Medd, Miss
Myrtle Hammond, Miss Pearl Scudder,
Miss S. W. Lewis, Miss Alice Man
ning, Miss Ella A. Hassler, H. C. Cun
ningham and one steerage.
For Kodiak—M. A. Lewis, A. H.
Young, J. Robertson, Miss Enola Van
Scheele, Miss Hilma McKay, Miss L.
Rogers, D. Lane, J. Duzich, N. Gros
* kovich, Wm. Yurioff, and three steer
age.
For Port Obrien—John McNab, J.
Pasachak, H. O. Sigrist, Mrs. John
McNab, Edwyna Clements, Mrs. J
Pasachak, Chas D. Hopp.
Outgoing passengers for westward
ports were: George Cotter, Seldovia;
Mrs. Ed Lawson and son, Kanatak;
George H. Whitney, John Newmarker
George E. Mann, Kodiak; S. Swan, J
Mayo, Geo. Kennedy, Seldovia.
STEEL LAID TO COLLEGE
F. A. Hanson announces that stee
has been laid to a standard width as
far as College, near Fairbanks, anc
that the road will be completely stan
dardized by the latter part of this
week.
SCHOONER SCANDIA LOSES
FISHERMEN AT SEA
Neptune has again taken toll of the
hardy sons “who go down to the sea;
j in ships,’’ the halibut schooner Scan
dia, which came into port yesterday
morning reporting that two men had
been lost out of a dory Monday. The
unfortunate men were Harry \\ haleu
and A1 Hendrickson. The manner of
their loss is unknown as the dory was
found capsized. It is stated that sev
eral whales were seen playing in their
vicinity a short time before they were
! lost and they either capsized the boat
! or it overturned while attempting to
| land an unusually large halibut.
SO IONS OF OPIUM
EXPORTED FROM
AMERICA
GENEVA, May 29.—The charge that
ninety-six tons of opium were exported
from America to Formosa in 1920 was
made before the League ot Nations
opium traffic committee, by John
Campbell, a representative of the Ital
ian government.
FRENCH PARLIAMENT VOTES
CONFIDENCE IN POINCARE
, PARIS, May 31.—The French par
liament last night voted Poincare
funds to carry out his policy in Ruhr
i and in doing so gave him a vote of
i confidence by a majority of 43S.
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MANY BOATS IN PORT
The Seward port was full of fishing
boats yesterday. Among the fleet were
the Scandia, Commonwealth, XOrient,
Donaldson, Gladstone, Virginia III.
Zapora, Commodore, and others. Sew
ard is getting to be a popular port
with the halibut fleet, owing to its
docking facilities and its excellent ma
chine shop.
Pete Nyberg, tie inspector, arrived
in town yesterday on a speeder.
NEW YORK, May 29.—Former Gov
; ernor Joseph Wingate Folk of Mis
souri died here today at the home of
his sister. Mr. Folk sustained a nerv
ous breakdown a year ago and has
been ill since.
Joseph Wingate Folk, ex-governor
and Lawyer, was born in Brownsville,
Texas, October 28, 1869; a son of Hen
ry B. and Martha Estes Folk; married
Gertrude Glass of brownsville, Nov. 10,
1896. Admitted to bar 1890 and prac
ticed in Brownsville four years; re
moved to St. Louis 1894; circuit at
torney, city of St. Louis; exposed vast
amount of political and official corrup
tion and prosecuted numerous bribery
cases which brought him nation wide
attention; elected governor of Missou
ri 1905-9; carrying state on Demo
cratic ticket by majority of 30,000, al
tho the Republican ticket headed by
Theodore Roosevelt carried the state
by 25,000; was author of Missouri an
tilobby law; state wide primary law;
initiative and referendum law; com
pulsory education law; public utilities
commission for cities; anti-race track
gambling law; law removing derelict
officials for failing to enforce statutes.
Delegate from Missouri to Democratic
National convention at Denver; made
a lecture tour of United States 1909
10; appointed solicitor for U. S. de
partment of state by President Wil
son; chief counsel for interstate com
merce commission since March, 1914.
Conducted investigations of New Ha
. ven and Rock Island railways; was
i strong democrat and political leader
up to time of death.
AMERICA HAS PROVED THERE
SHOULD BE LESS ARMAMENT
AND LESS WAR
SEATTLE, May 31.—Memorial Day
was observed here yesterday by the
various war and patriotic societies
and the Alaska-bound congressional
party and the general public partici
pating. The weather was very chilly
for the time of year.
President Speaks at Arlington
WASHINGTON, May 31.—Presi
dent Harding speaking at the Memo
rial Day exercises at Arlington, where
more than 50,000 of the nation’s war
dead sleep beneath the sod, declared
that the United States had proved
there could be less of armament, and
now we should strike for the assur
ance that there should be less of war.
We might do things which rationally
thinking would lead us to believe will
tend to render war less likely, the
President said.
Miss Gladys Hughes and Miss Sally
Roop, after spending the past eight
months in Alaska, will leave for the
states on the Admiral Evans. Miss
Hughes will return to her home at
Cody, Mont., and Miss Roop to the
Dude ranch in Wyoming. The young
ladies have been guests of friends in
Anchorage.
FOUNDER OF VALDEZ
PASSES AWAY IN
TOLD FRIENDS HAD AMASSED
FORTUNE IN KLONDIKE
AND NORTHLAND
MEMPHIS, May 31.—Michael Di
neen, also known as Mike DeVinnev
died Sunday and just before passing
told a number of friends here that he
was one of the founders of the town
of Valdez, Alaska, and had also amass
ed a fortune in the Klondike.
George Schmidt today purchased
the Seward Bakery building and the
building occupied by the Seward
News Company from Jos. Hershey ot
Hope.
Mrs. Morris Sergeant moved today
from the Benson cottage to the Sylvia
Sexton cottage.
Derrick Lane, an old timer of this
section who left for the States about
three years ago, was a passenger yes
terday on the Evans for Kanatak anti
westward points. Mr. Lane while ir
Seward was connected with the Alas,
ka Northern receivership.
Aron Ericson, the well known pa
per hanger and decorator, is working
on the interior of Urbach’s store to
day, preparatory to the visit of tht
president and congerssmen.
NEW CASHIER FOR SEWARD
Chas. H. Hinde, cashier of the Ban!
of Anchorage, has been promoted tc
the position of cashier of the Bank oi
Seward, succeeding Harold Wilson
who recetnly resigned in order to gc
in business in the States. Mr. Hinds
will arrive on Saturday’s train to taks
charge of the Bank of Seward.
Saturday Gateway, $3 per year.
MEMORIAL DM
CELEBRATED 111
FITTING MSB
SEWARD POST AND CIVIC SOCI
ETIES WITH LOCAL CITIZENS,
GIVE TRIBUTE TO DEAD
Seward, in common with the other
! towns of the territory, fittingly paid
i tribute to the Nation’s dead yesterday.
. Promptly ait 1:30 o’clock the citizens
gathered at the Seward dock where,
after singing “America,” and a short
address, the beautiful floral ceremony
paying tribute to our sailor dead, was
participated in by veterans and civil
ians.
Following the ceremony at the wharf
a line of march was formed to the
bank corner, where some thirty-five
autos w'ere waiting to convey the
crowd to the cemetery. Upon arrival
at the cemetery the Star Spangled
Banner was sung by the assembled
throng, after which a prayer and reci
tation followed. Mayor L. V. Ray de
livered the address, touching briefly
upon the Nationalization of Memorial
Day by both North and South. His
speech was one of the bvst ever heard
in these exercises, and was followed
by a floral ceremony, a salute to the
dead, and taps. a
While the day was unusually chilly
for the season of the year, a large
crowd assembled both at the dock and
at the cemetery.
The stores and bank remained clos
ed until about five o’clock, opening up
shortly before the boat came in.
REP. CLAUDE KUCHIN
NORTH CAROLINA
PUSSES 1»
VETERAN CONGRESSMAN AND
DEMOCRATIC FLOOR LEADER
DIES IN HOSPITAL
; WILSON, North Caro., May 31.—
Claude Kitchin, veteran member of
Congress and Democratic floor lead
j er of the last House, died in the hos
pital this morning.
Claude Kitchin was born in Halifax
County, N. C., near Scotland Neck, his
present home, March 24, 1869; gradu
ated from Wake Forest College, June
1888, and was married to Miss Kate
| Mills, November 13, of the same year;
was admitted to the bar September,
j 1890, and has since been engaged in
| the practice of law at Scotland Neck;
never held public office until elected
to 57th congress, elected to 58th,
|59th, 60th, 61st, 62ud, 63rd, 64th, 65th,
and 66th congress and reelected to the
| 67th congress.
j FOUR THOUSAND Dll
IN PERSIAN TEMBLORS
ALLAHABAD, May 31—With the
earthquakes continuing with increas
ing violence fully four thousand have
perished in the vicinity of Turbati
and Haldari, Persia.
PLAYS TENNIS ON ROOF
NEW YORK, May 31.—John Rocke
feller, jr., has built a tennis court on
the roof of a skyscraper and plays
daily wearing black tights.
BUFORD SAILS SATURDAY
SEATTLE, May 31.—The steamer
Buford arrives tomorrow from San
Francisco and will begin loading for
Nome, sailing Sunday.
GENERAL JACOBS LEAVES
NENANA FOR LOWER YUKON
WASHINGTON, May 30.—With the
departure of the steamboat General
Jacobs from Nenana Tuesday for Holy
Cross, the government has for the
first time inaugurated a regular
steamer service on the Tanana and
lower Yukon river, the Department of
the Interior announced today.
C. A. Wolfe, brother of the proprie
tor of the Anchorage firm of Wolfe &
Pope, left on the Admiral Evans for
Kanatak, to give the oil town the once
over.
WASHINGTON, May 29 —The Ship
ping Board is considering an offer of
one billion dollars, accompanied by a
certified check for one million, for ac
tive units of its fleet. The identity of
the syndicate purchasing the vessels
has not been revealed.
ZAPORA IN PORT
The steam schooner Zapora, belong
ing to the Booth Fisheries, arrived in
port today from the fishing banks,
to tow the schooner Commonwealth
to Sitka. The vessel has about 80,000
lbs. of halibut aboard, but reports a
very poor season. Capt. Keogh, the
commander, is one of the oldest hali
but fishermen on the coast, and was
a lieutenant in the navy during the
world war. The Zapora carries a crew
of forty men.
J. H. Matthew, a former Seward
resident, who left here in December,
is cook aboard.
HARDING MAKE NO SPEECHES
UNTIL RETURN FROM ALASKA
WASHINGTON, May 31.—White
House officials announced today that
President Harding would announce no
fall speaking dates until his return
i from his Alaska trip.
THOUSANDS PERISH 1
PERSIA
BOMBAY, May 29.—Thousands are
reported to have perished in the
earthquake shocks which recently de
vastated the region about Turbati
and Haidari, Persia, according to ad
vices received here today from Alla
habad.
STEESE IN FAIRBANKS
Col. Jas. G. Steese, head of the
Alaska railroad and F. A. Hanson left
Anchorage Tuesday on an inspection
trip to Fairbanks. They are driving
the Ford sedan recently purchased in
the States. This auto is equipped
with handcar wheels, the steering gear
removed and a heater attached. The
little car makes up to thirty miles an
hour without vibration and is quite
a success.
C. H. Murphy, aged 61, a hostler in
the roundhouse at Anchorage, died
at the commission hospital Monday.
Marcus Mayer of the Seattle firm oi
j Mayer Bros., wholesale jewelers, ar
, rived in town this week from the in
' terior.
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SCORES KILLED IN FIRE
IN PETROGRAD OPERA HOUSE
PETROGRAD, May 31—Scores were
killed in the rush for exits when the
dress of one of the performers in the
Petrograd opera house caught fire last
night, the flames spreading to the see
nery.
CHINESE HUTS HI
LOOSE 'AMICI
PRISONERS
EIGHTY CHINESE PRISONERS ARE
THROWN OVER BLUFFS BY
CAPTORS
PEKING, May 31.—Government ad
vices this morning indicate that the
remaining captives in the Chinese
bandit camp have been released.
Major Robert A. Allen and W. A.
Smith, two of the prisoners of the
Shantung brigands who were released
today told how when the captives
wrere advised of the ultimatum of the
brigands that the prisoners would be
killed if the government troops were
not withdrawn, broke into song, great
ly amazing their captors.
Allen left today for Tientsin to re
join his wife, while Smith took the
! train to Peking.
Eighty Thrown to Death
SHANGHAI, May 31.—A shortage of
I food in the bandit stronghold at Poat
zuku, before the kidnaping of the
, foreigners from the Shanghai-Peking
j express caused the brigands to throw
1 eighty Chinese prisoners to death
| from one of the mountain cliffs, ac
I cording to information received today
from Father William Lenfers, the aged
German Priest who has made several
trips to outlaw headquarters.
Ransom Demands Given Out
WASHINGTON, May 31.—Ransom
demands ot the Chines bandits which
held a number of foreigners, includ
ing Americans, were communicated to
the State department today by Minis
I ter Jacob Schurman, at Peking. The
demands include not only the with
drawal of the pursuing troops but the
formation oi a government brigade
from among the bandits.
STARR DUE TONIGHT
The steamship Starr was reported
to be at Kodiak yesterday and will be
I due some time tonight.
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The meeting of the baseball associa
| tion Tuesday night has been post
| poned until Friday night at 7 o’clock
| at the Gateway office. The attend
I ance of all base ball players and fans
: is urgently requested.
Baseball meeting tomorrow night at
the Gateway office.
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ALAMEDA OUT OF CORDOVA
The steamship Alameda left Cordo
i va today and is expected in port some
; time Saturday.
W. B. Crooks and J. Ganauck, both
photographers for the Pathe News, of
San Francisco, arrived on one of the
last boats and left for the interior.
They will take views of Alaskan towns
and scenes for their company which
will be screened as part of the Pathe
; Service.
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SEATTLE ASKED BLOCK
REMOVAL LAND OFFICE
SEATTLE, May 31.—The chamber
of commerce here was asked to pro
i test against the removal of the land
: office from Juneau to Anchorage, but
refused to act last night, deciding the
matter was a strictly Alaska affair.
The reason assigned for the transfer
was increased activity in the Cold
Bay oil district.
Spokane Not So Fair in Matter
SPOKANE, May 31.—The North
western Mining Men’s association to
day passed a resolution asking that
the removal of the land office from
Juneau to Anchorage be deferred un
til after the visit of the president.