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VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 301
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
JUNEAU: Fifty three informations)
were* filed in the Federal District
court before Judge T. M. Reed by L.
s Attorney A. G. Shoup, charging va
rious canners and packing corpora
tions with violation 01 the Territorial
close salmon season fishing laws. No
summons have been asked for as yet
said the District Attorney, the Gov
ernment withholding this step in or
der to give the packers and oi.hets «n
opportunity to appear without the is
suance of summons.
Aa to the indictments returned un
der the same law, if demurrers are H-j
ed to the informations, trial ot the
cases will be deferred pending settle-,
mem of the question of the validity
of the law in a test case which is al
ready pending. If there should be
cases in which no demurrers are filed
these will be carried forward to trial
said Mr. Shoup.
The lis tot informations brought in-j
elude: Two against the A. A P- eor-j
poration, five counts each; one filed;
against the same company and the
Deep Sea Salmon company, jointly,
five counts each; Alaska Consolidat
ed Canneries and Ike Buren. one
count; Alaska Consolidated Canner
ies, two counts; Alaska Fish Com
pany. one count; Alaska Herring aim
Sardine Co., two counts, two against
the Alaska Pacific Fisheries, one lor
six and the other fifteen counts;
Alaska Packers’ Association, ten
counts; Astoria and Puget Sound Can
ning Co., five counts; F. S. Barnes,
two counts; Joe Baranovick, one count
Beegle Packing Co., one count; Bnr
netl Inlet Packing Co., six counts;
Booth Fisheries, thirteen counts; Carl
son Bros., Inc., tour counts; Deep
Sea Salmon Co., 14 counts; Fidalgo
Island Packing Co., one count; P. E.
Harris Ac Co., two counts; Jack Han
setli and Martin Kildali, one count;
Hidden Inlet Canning Co., two counts;
q YV. Hume Ac Co., and A. A: P. Pio
ducts Corporation, one count; Ilouiiah
Pkg. Co., id counts; P. E. Penuings, i
count; Karheen Pkg. Co., 4 counts;
Keller Trap Co., 1 count; Lawrence
Kubley and Clarence Pa.»ne, l count;
Libby, McNiel Ac Libby, 7 counts;
Chas. Loveless, 1 count; E. F. Moore,
1 count; George T. Myers Ac Co., 3
counts; North American Trading Ac
Packing Co., 3 counts; Pacific Ameri
can Fisheries, i* counts; PetersDUig
Packing Corporation, 10 countstt Pyr
amid Pkg. Co., 2 counts; Sanborne
Cutting Co., 1 counts; Sea Coa&t Pkg.
Co., 4 counts; Sea Coast Pkg. Co., 10
counts; A1 Simons, F. C. Baruns and
F. C. Baiue and Co., oiutly, 1 count;
J. L. Smiley & Co., 2 counts; South,
ern Alaska Canning Co., 7 counts
Superior Fisheries, 1 count; Sunrise
Packing Co., 1 count; Superior Pis?.
Co., 1 count; Starr Collison Co., 2
counts; Thlinget Pkg. Co., 10 counts;
Wilson Fisheries, 5 count*.
FORMOSA HIT 8Y TEMBLOR
TOKIO, Dec. 14.—The Island of For
mosa was again visited by an earth
quake last night. The city of Tainan,
a populous seaport town on the west
coast of the China Sea, was damaged
and adjoining villages were ruined.
MRS. COOLIDGE MAKES BOW
TO INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13— Mrs. Cal
vin Coolidge makes her bow to inter
national society tonight at a diplo
matic reception at the White House.
COMMUNITY TREE COMMITTEE
Y LOOKING FOR DONATIONS
Will the community Christmas tree
be a success? We believe it will, but
it will depend upon the efforts of our
citizens. The committee states dona
tions are coming in slowly and time
is getting short. Persons desiring to
contribute are asked to leave same at
Ellsworth’s or Sylvia’s as soon as pos
sible. The youngsters must have a
tree. Do your share.
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SEATTLE, Dec. 14.—A King county
grand jury which has been in session
since November 13, investigating vice
conditions in Seattle, is proceeding on
the theory that an organized vice
trust is controlled b> a group ot high
er ups who levy toll and collect tri
bute. That it trades in pernicious
concessions and that millions ol dol->
lars collected as bounty, tolls, win
nings and earnings from ” re
sorts, bootlegging joints, dens ot' vice,
etc., change hands monthly among Se
attle officials, and that Seattle is widej
open and these evils exist with the
cognizance ot the police and admin
istration.
FORT WORTH. Texas, Dec. 14. -
Seven associates of Dr. Frederick
Cook were handed tickets today tor
Leavenwrorth Federal prison to begin
serving terms ranging from thirteen
months to seven years. Dr. Cook
and six others found guiltv have ap
pealed their case, and are still in jail
here.
BLETHEN GUEST OF
SIS1E RECEPTION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14— C. B
Blethen of Seattle is a Whitehouse
guest in the Blue Room last night
when President and Mrs. Coolidge. as
sisted b\ Secretary and Mrs. Hughes
held a state reception to members of
diplomatic corps. Mrs. Coolidge was
simply gowned.
VICE PRESIDENT STANFOHO
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 14.—Dr;
John Stillman, vice president and em |
eritus of Standford University, for 29
years, and head of its chemistry de
partment, dropped dead here while do
ing Christmas shopping.
WARMEST NOVEMBER IN
TWENTY EIGHT YEARS,
Southeastern Alaska had the warm
est November in 28 years, according
to Weather Observer R. C. Mize of
Juneau. The mean average for the
month was 48.2 degrees, which was
5.’ degrees above the mean for the
past 28 years and less than one de
gree lower than the average for 1905.
The snowfall during the month was
but 4.5 inches. The greatest snow
fall in November was 23 inches in
1917, and about every sixth November
is entirely free from snow.
The total precipitation was 11.73
inches compared to a 30 year average
of 8.30 inches. The greatest rainfall
was November, 1918, when 3.93 inches
fell in 24 hours.
Dense fog prevailed ror a tew nours
during the early morning of the 13th
and an unusually brilliant lunar coro
na was visible for several hours dur
ing the nigth of the same days. Solar
halos were observed on six days dur
ing the month.
WIND FATAL TO ONE
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Dec. 14.
Wm. E. Phipps, timekeeper at What
com Palls mills was killed yesterday
when a heavy gate was blown off its
hinges and hurled through the air by
a severe wind storm.
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UNOFRWOOO 4 UNDERWOOO. N '
AMERICA’S FIRST "CO AND GET ’EM.”
Benjamin Franklin entered Philalelphia 200 years ago this tall. He
represents the archtype of the “Go-Getter,>’ the type peculiarly American,
who starts as a poor boy and by inlustrv and thrift rises to the pinnacle
of power and fame. Photo depicts the youthful printer’s apprentice reach
ing the goal of his ambitions—the “Big City,” with only a loal oi bread be
tween him and starvation. As he strides past the home of Deborah Read,
his future wife, he is greeted with a smile over his awkward appearance.
ATHENS, Dec. 14—The government
has sent a 48 hour ultimatum to Al
; bania and has recalled the Greek min
ister as a means of enforcing her de
mands that Alabania retract charges
reflecting on the Greek occupation of
1 Turkish territory.
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LONDON, Dec. 14.—Lord Alfred
Douglas, editor of the Academy and
Plain English was sentenced today to
serve six months in jail for libeling
Winston Churchill.
SEATTLE, Dec. 14.—Mayor Brown
charged today that Prosecuting Attoi’
ney Douglas is using the King county
grand jury now in session for politi
cal purposes.
STILLMAN STILL SEEKING
SET ASIDE COURT DECREE
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—James Still
man and attorneys appeared in the ap
pellate court division at Brooklyn and
made another effort to overthrow the
court’s decisions denying him a di
vorce and upholding the legitimacy of
baby Guy Stillman.
TODAY’S FISH MARKET
KETCHIKAN—Fish prices tot^y,
.fresh halibut 11 and 9 cents.
JUNEAU—Fresh halibut 13 and 9
cents.
SEATTLE—Fresh halibut at noon
December 14, 22 cents per pound.
NORTHWESTERN HERE A. M.
The steamship Northwestern sailed
from Cordova at 3 o’clock this morn
ing and ia due in port about 2 o’clock
in the morning.
(Special to the Gateway)
| ANCHORAGE. Alaska, Dec. 14 —
A large shipment of gold bullion wil
arrive in this city from McGrath.
With the shipment now in Seward th
Iditarod consignment will amount to
1200 pounds. The cleanup for th
season totals $134,000.
LONDON, Dec. 14.—In a flight to
Amsterdam, Lawrence B. Sperry per
ished when his airplane fell ia the
sea off Sussex. He. was a. son of Sper-j
ry the inventor of the gyroscope.
GOOD SELECTED MKH
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—James W
Good, former member of the House
from Iowa has been selected to man
age the campaign in the Middle West
for the nomination of Coolidge.
SITKA WILL BOND FOR SCHOOLS
SITKA. The first definite action in
the building of Sitka’s new school
building was taken by the City coun
cil at its last meeting Upon unani
mous decision of its members the city
attorney was instructed to write to
Delegate Sutherland to introduce a
bill this session authorizing the issu
ance of Sitka bonds for the purpose
of constructing a modern school build
ing.
NO MORE DOG WANTS AT
WHITE HOUSE SAY OFFICIALS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—Marshal
Shappey of Toledo, who called on the
president and proffered a dog said the
offer was declined with thanks. The
President remarked; “I gues3 we can
consider the White House has all the
dogs it cares to own. The list is now
closed.”
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 14.—Senator Reed
[enounced the proposed unofficial rep
ebentation of the United States on
lie Interallied reparations commission
sublet fuge. “Unofficial representa
ion is a device worthy ot latter day
lypocrisy. Unofficial representation
s always an unofficial meddler. He
tas every kind ol capacity to get the
•ountry into trouble and no power to
teep it out.”
Senator Reed declared himself ab
solutely opposed to American entry
.mo European politics. We have too
much in front of us at home to turn
;mr attention attention abroad, he de
clared.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.— Appeals
for government help through more
and better educational facilities in
leading the Indian back to his right
ful heritage of nobility and greatness
was presented to President Coolidge
this afternoon with such force by
Ruth Muskrat, a Cherokee Indian girl,
that President Coolidge invited her to
take lunch with him and Mrs. Cool
idge.
BERLIN, Dec. 14.—To represents
lives of the press today Foreign Min
; ister Stressemann declared that hi
l will ask the premier point blank i
France intends to keep the Ruhr am
j Rhineland permanently or onl\ a
| pledges for reparations payments.
M. Stressmann stated that indica
| tions pointed to France working b
i annex these provinces.
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Bureau of Public Ttoafl officials who
have been working in this section the;
past season, have all returned to Ju-'
neau for the winter. Among those
leaving the first of the month were J.|
B. Reher, engineer in charge of thej
westward work for the Bureau; R. F.|
Ragland, resident engineer on the|
Seward-Kenai road; John T. Elliott,'
resident engineer on the Gird wood-!
Crow Creek project; S. Seims, resi-l
dent engineer on the Hope-Palmer;
project; W. E. C. Creiger, transitman
with Mr. Seims; and Lonnis Cheat-1
ham, rodman with the same crew.
Ivor Kriken, superintendent for the
Seims & Carlson company on the Ke
nai-Seward road, and several others.
Duiing the past season the Seward
Kenai Lake road was completed and
the road, 19 miles long was formally
opened. A small amount of graveling
remains to be done. The Hope-Palm
er Creek road was completed. Four
miles on the Girdwood-Crow Creek
croad were completed, connecting the
placer mines north of Girdwood with
the Alaska railroad.
Considerable work will be done in
this section next season by the Bu
reau, and it is expected that the same
official heads will be in charge of
construction.
THE MEANEST LANDLORD
NEW YORK: After much inten
sive work by the Provident Associa
tion a poor family was encouraged tc
clean house and live better. The lane
lord had refused to paper the hous<
so the association kalsomined the liv
ing room walls. The landlord prompt
ly raised the rent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14—Senator
Hiram Johnson denounced the action
oi' the Republican National Committee
in enlarging the apportionment c del
egates from the Southern States as a
repudiation ot he instructions given
b., the last National convention He
declared the procedure marks the
opening oi a campaign between him
self and Coolidge, for the northern
campaign commences with an act re
pugnant to every sense of fair dealing
with his represent a ion," the Senator
said in a formal statement.
WOMEN BEAT OFF BANDITS
FREMONT, Neb. Two Nebraska
women beat off two highwaymen who
attempted to hold them up on the Lin
coln highway, east of Fremont. The
elder, Mrs. Fred Moller, hit the ban
dite with her fist, while her daughter
sped the car up to 45 miles an hour.
The robbers fell into the ditch and
the women escaped.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. It.—The In
! terstate Commerce Commission today
j reversed its previous decision in
i which it had laid down the principle
| that no further railway construction
| should be authorized to open up new
coal districts.
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| DEATH IN NEW MEXICO
31 CHICAGO, Dec. 14.—Winter storms
are raging in the northwest and the
southwest parts of the country. Five
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s persons traveling in a wagon were
| frozen to death near Eecker, New
Mexico.
AMERICA WINS DECISION
IN WORLD COURT CASES
LONDON, Dec. 14.—The United
States achieved a signal victory over
Britain before the international pecu
niary claims tribunal when eight out
of ten cases were decided in favor of
the United States and none of the
British claims against the United
States were sustained. Some of the
cases were more than a hundred years
old and were previously argued by
American and British lawyers of na
tional repute.
The amounts involved aggregated
millions. One of the most important
claims decided in favor of America
involved claims for damages by Brii
ish cable companies for the action of
Admiral Dewey in cutting the Hong
Kong Manila cable in 1898 and simi
lar action of American naval forces in
severing cables in Cuba.
The tribunal decided that America
was under no legal obligation to make
compensation which is remarkable in
view of the fact that the executive
department at Washington had al
ready recommended to congress that
payment be made to the British com
panies.
LOST—One brown woolen glove
with blue band at top; lost between
dairy and bakery. Please leave at
Seward Bakery. kmon
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