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NUMBER XVIII.
NUMBER 129
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY’ MAY 19, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
BORAH ASSAILS WORLD’S COURT
STANDARD OIL VESSEL MAKE CALL HEBE
IN ST. LOUIS SPEECH BORAH BIT
TERLY DENOUNCES AM ERI
CA'S ENDORSEMENT
ST. LOl'IS, May 19.—Characterizing
the world court as a republican sub
terfuge to get the United States into
the League of Nations, without open
ly endorsing President Wilson’s plan,
Senator Borah in a speech before a
large audience here last night opened
a campaign against President Hard
ing’s proposal that America become a
member of such tribunal.
The World Court, he said, would be
simply the legal adviser of the League
of Nations, and that it would be im
possible to join it without affiliation
with the League.
Borah called attention to the un
settled condition of Europe and the
continued warfare existing there, and
declared that America’s participation
in European affairs meant a state ot
armed neutrality at all times.
POLICE AND COMMUNISTS
ARE BATTLING AT ESSEN
ESSEN, May 19.—One communist
was killed and ten communists were
wounded and nine policemen injured
t ,; ^.- .n J-, he* we<»; groups C
communists seeking to force strikes
in the mine and police officers.
Representative E. M. Keys of the
Fourth division is a returning passen
ger on the steamship Victoria. Mr.
Keys has been to the States visiting
relatives whom he had not seen for
46 years, and also investigating coal
mining conditions, it is reported that
Mr. Keyes ordered considerable ma
chinery for his mine at Suntraua,
OP TO LEAVE
ALL BRITISH SUBJECTS HAVE
BEEN WARNED TO BE READY
TO GET OUT QUICKLY
MOSCOW, May lr.—'The British
mission in Moscow began packing up
this afternoon in readiness to depart
for Riga. A number of British sub
jects have been asked by the mission
to be ready to leave on short notice.
OIL REFINERY FOR SEATTLE
SEATTLE, May 19— Montana mag
nates are negotiating for the estab
lishment of an oil refinery *here.
ROME, May 19.—Mrs. Corbett Ash
by of England has been elected presi
dent of the International Women’s
Suffrage Alliance today.
CMS. F. ISMflT IS
INDIANAPOLIS, May 18.—Dr. C. F. I
Wishart, president of Wooster Col
lege, of Wooster, Mass., was elected
moderator at the hundred and thirty
fifth general assembly of the Presby
terian church in the United States,
defeating Wm. J. Bryan and Will S.
Hays.
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LAST TRIP OF ALASKA LINER BE
FORE GOING ON NOME RUN
EARLY PART OF JUNE
SEATTLE, May 19.—The steamship
Victoria sailed this morning with 148
j passengers including the following for
Seward: Representative E. M. Keys,
Mrs. M. Berisford, C. J. Lewis, Maud
Wandling, Mrs. A. Bashford, J. W.
j Galloway, Mrs. J. F. Kenyon, Otto C.
Miller, L. Laubner, E. Wickstrom, G.
j Wickstrom, M. Nelson, Ella Lang
; strom, A. C. Lacey, Mrs. Asmand and
baby, K. Lunch, C. W. Anderson, A.
! W. Ashman, C. L. Monson, J. B Er
j win. and twenty steerage.
BOXER OFF
BUREAU OF EDUCATION VESSEL
TAKES TEACHERS AND SUP
PLIES TO ARCTIC
SEATTLE, May 19.—The Bureau of j
Education’s power schooner Boxer,
leapt. S. T. L. Whitlam, with twelve,
government teachers and missionaries
aboard and three knock-down school j
houses, sailed for the Kuskokwim and '
the Arctic today. One of the school;
houses is for Cape Avinoff, another,
for Hooper and a third is to be used j
in rebuilding a school house at Kus-!
kokwim.
The schooner will return to Seattle
in July and make a second voyage, go
ing as far north as Point Barrow.
Passengers on the Boxer are Doc
tor Chas. L. Swift, surgeon in charge
of the Kanakanak hospital; Mrs. C. L.
Swift, teacher at Kauananak; Thomas
H. Watson, teacher at Kanakanak;
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. McGee, teachers at
Kanakanak; Howard Hansen, nurse
at the Kanakanak hospital; Mrs. How
ard Hansen, cook at Kanakanak; Mrs.)
and Mrs. L. A. Ebright, teachers at ■
Hooper Bay; Mr. and Mrs. Victor I
Ebright, teachers at Avinol; Mr. and
Mrs. Irving Bird, teachers at Nuni
vak; Mrs. Dell Wauzer, teacher at
Koggiung. George L. Boyle, inspector j
from the Interior department will join ■
the boat at Ketchikan.
MARYSVILLE, O., May 18.—Mich
igan authorities are expected here to
day to attempt identification of a man
believed by Sheriff Collier to be Ben
jamin Purnell, much sought leader of
the House of David, a religious cul*
at Benton Harbor, Mich. Arrested by
the sheriff the man last night refused
to talk, saying he was “just a man;
but not the man you want.”
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CHICAGO, May 18.—The body of
Leighton Mounts, a student who dis- i
appeared following a frat prom was
found today under a pier near the '
Northwestern University <
Charles Palmer, gridiron star of the :
University was arrested today upon 1
the testimony of his former sweet- :
heart that he holds the key to the so
lution of Mounts’ disappearance.
New f essel Of Oil Fleet Is
Now On flay Alaska Ports
SR»Sttn»UR»KS8nS»S
8 Seattle, \Yn., May IS, 1923. 8
8 Cal M. Brosius, Seward: 8
8 “Our tanker Standard Service 8
8 departed from Seattle today for 8
8 Prince William Sound points 8
8 with a cargo of distillate, Red 8
8 Crown gasoline, pearl oil. Also 8
8 complete line of lubrication oils 8
8 and greases. Will call at your 8
8 port. 8
8 “STANDARD OIL CO.” 8
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The above was the substance of a
message received yesterday by Cal
M. Brosius, indicating that the long
looked-for vessel of the Standard Oil
company would soon make its ap
pearance in this section of Alaska and
marks the entrance of that company
into direct trade with southwestern
Alaskans.
The Standard Service is classeu as
a Diesel electric tanker and is on its
maiden voyage to this section oi
Alaska, being ultimately scheduled to
make Kodiak a call.
Capt. L. Cagle, well-known in Alas
ka waters, is master of the craft; W.
Leoh is chief engineer; C. T. Brown,
who has represented the sales depart
ment of the company in southeastern
Alaska tor the past three years will
be in charge of the sales work on Die
present trip.
The Standard Service is the first of
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NOTED COMMONER WILL MAKE A
MONKEY OUT OF ADHER
ENTS TO THEORY
INDIANAPOLIS, May 19.—William
Jennings Bryan, declining to serve on
certain prominent committees tender
ed him by the Presbyterian General
Assembly said he intended to devcrte
all his time to leading in the fight
against what he termed the “Brute
doctrine of the origin of man as pro
mulgated in the Darwinian evolution
theory.”
METAL WORKERS OUT
ON STRIKE FOB
UREASE
SEATTLE, May 19.—Between two
and three thousand metal workers
went out on strike May 7th tor an in
crease of ten cents an hour, refused
to go to work today, until their de
mands were granted. Approximately
100 shops are affected, but none of
the 2000 non-union men in the smaller
shops have joined the walkout.
At Portland the building trades la
borers who have been on strike re
turned to work, the employers offer
ing $5.50 instead of the $6 demanded.
DHILDREN LEAP TO DEATH
TO AVOID ACCIDENT
ROCK ISLAND, 111., May 18.—Three
joys and three girls w'ere drowned in
;he Mississippi river in the vicinity
>f Campbell’s island yesterday. They
ivere walking along a trestle across
;he river when a street car approach
ed, and to avoid being run over the
six boys and girls jumped from the
restle into the river and drowned be
fore help could reach them.
Saturday Gateway, $3 per year.
| her type ever built. It is powerec
I with two six-cylinder 400-horsepowei
Diesel engines which have direc
connection with two 230-volt genera
tors. These generators drive tw(
main propulsion motors of 300 horse
power each. The vessel has two 115
volt exciters for the lighting plant anc
auxiliary machinery. The main gen
erators can only be used for driving
the main propulsion motors and it
pumping out the vessel’s tanks. Tin
ship has pilot house control.
One feature of the new vessel is
the disappearing anchors, which, or
being taken from the water are drawr
| into pockets located in the bow of tin
| ship, making it impossible for tin
; flukes of the anchor to catch on piers
| or other projections when being at £
J dock or other vessel.
The Standard Service is 218.6 feet
over all; depth 16.6; moulded bean
■ of 40 feet; gross tonnage 1,271 and a
net tonnage of 765 tons. The vessel
has four main cargo tanks with a to
tal capacity of 10,510 barrels. Hei
bunker capacity is 590 barrels.
The company has already built
three small storage tanks at Sitka
and, it is expected, will within a short
i time commence construction work on
tanks in Seward. E. J. Timmons
representative of the company, who a
short time ago visited Seward, wii
prpobably return in the near future
to supervise their erection.
GOVERNMENT APPARENTLY POW
ERLESS TO ENFORCE DE
MANDS ON WALL STREET
CHICAGO, May 19.—Sugar gamb
lers have two hundred million pounds
of that product stored in Chicago
warehouses it was asserted today. The
stock market is taking advantage of
| the delay in enforcement of govern
I ment orders forbidding gambling in
sugar futures, by reaping a large har
| vest in controlling prices.
TOKYO, May 19.—S. Sinclair Turk,
American consul at Vladivostok; and
G. P. Patton, acting consul there for
Great Britain, arrived at Tsurga, Ja
pan, after having closed their offices
in the Siberian capital under instruc
tions from their governments.
A dispatch received by the Gateway
from the Northwestern stated that
vessel would arrive in port some time
Sunday morning.
MILLIONS OF TONS OF ICE
JAM DAWSON WATERFRONT
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DAW SON, May 18.—Millions of tons
of Ice swept down stream past the
Dawson waterfront, when the break
up came Monday. Three caribou were
observed on an ice floe down the mid
dle of the stream caught half way
across when the break came. The
animals sat tight until the floe on
which they were riding struck the ice
jam below town when they were kill
ed in the crash. Several hundred an
imals swam across the river as soon
as the ice had broken up. The ice is
the heaviest in years.
BE BEEP! CAUSED
CLAIM ILLNIESS CONTRACTE
WHEN GOULD HELPED OPEN
TOMB ANCIENT KING
PARIS, May 19.—Papers here ai
playing up a report that the illne:
which resulted in the recent death <
George J. Gould at Mentone was co
tracted while he was present at tl
opening of the tomb of King Tutan
hamen at Luxor, Egypt, at which tin
he joked with Lord Carnarvon aboi
the superstition held by some th
the curse of death would descer
upon anyone disturbing the buri
place of the ancient Pharaohs.
LARGE GRAVE
GOVERNOR AND STATE OFF
CIALS HEAD FUNERAL COR
TEGE IN CAROLINA
CAMDEN, S. C., May 19.—Sixty-tw
j bodies of the Cleveland school horn
; fire victims were placed in one larg
I grave in the Beulah Methodist churc
yard today, three thousand Carolin
ans led by Governor Thos. G. McLeoi
forming the funeral procession whic
stretched for miles.
While attending commencement ej
j erc>ses in the upper story of th
j Cleveland school house, Wednesda
night, seventy-seven citizens were cr<
mated in a fire which destroyed th
j only exit to the building, and trappe
j pupils and parents. Hundreds wer
injured by jumping from the secon
j story windows.
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WOMAN AT TUGUCIGALPA
WAS MUCH-WANTED SLAYEi
j TUGUCIGALPA, May 18.—Jess
: Carson, the man wito has been pos
ing here as the husband of the woma
believed to be Clara Phillips,, the Lo
; Angeles murderess, admitted toda
I the woman was really the much wan
s ed slayer, whose escape from the Lo
' Angeles jail was the sensation of tw
! months ago.
GOLDEN SPIKE SENT
BACK TO TIE TERRIT0R1
SEATTLE, May 18.—Colonel Fred
erick Mears upon his arrival hen
found a golden spike, the gift of th<
citizens of Anchorage, awaiting him
He said it would be returned nortl
to be driven by President Hardinj
so that it will bear an actual mau
imprint.
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DUSSELDORF, May 18.—Sentences
imposed upon Kraupp von Bohlen and
other Krupp directors were confirmed
today by the court of revision. The
convidted men were transferred to
prisons in France, while their counsel
appeals to the court of cessation.
J. P. Hannon, radio expert, will
leave for Latouche on the steamer
Northwestern tomorrow, to assist in
radio work at that place. He will re
turn on the Admiral Evans.
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PEKING, May 19.—Telegrams to
the government indicate that govern
ment representatives are on the point
of abandoning negotiations for the re
lease of the prisoners held by the Su
chow train bandits, because they be
lieve the demands of the bandit lead
er are too extravagant.
It is reported here by M. O. Berude,
who was released yesterday in order
that he might bring a note to the gov
ernment, that there are fifteen foreign
captives, including six Americans still
in the hands of the bandits.
Chinese Government Helpless
PEKING, May 19.—The Chinese
government admits by its failure to
conclude negotiations with the Suchow
bandits, that it is unable to control
the situation, and that China's war
lords anticipate real civil war in the
near luture, and desire to conduct it
on modern principles may be inferred
trom inquiry made for prices on poison
gas in quantities and for prompt de
livery.
o Fire on American Gunboat
e CANTON, May 19.—Chinese troops
e fired on an American gunboat Pam
h panga, while ascending the west river
i- carrying food to foreigners at Su
1. chow. The gunboat succeeded in
h breaking through to Wuchow, which
has been blockaded 22 days. The
:- Pampanga found 27 Americans sub
e sisting on a meagre diet of rice,
y Lieut. Novette, commander, report
s' ed the Pampanga under hre for teu
e minutes.
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s AIRPLANES BE USED IN DETER
y\ mining scope of oil area
IN ARTIC REGIONS
a WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 19.—As
a result of the plans of the navy and
other departments of the government
to spend a half million dollars in mak
ing a survey ot the Arctic oil regions
airplanes by the summer of 1924 will
be as common a sight to the Eskimos
i as geese in flight over their igloos.
[ j The government will ship two
airplanes notfh for this work next
i year and two more are to be shipped
. for commercial purposes in June by
s j E. J. Mathews, president of the Wee
1 walik Mining Company. Amundsen
. already has two at Point Barrow,
i Preliminary work on the survey will
; begin this year.
KILLED 91 UNIONISTS
MADRID, May 19.—Deputy Regura,
former governor of Vizcaya, was shot
to death by unionists today.
FORMER LIGHTWEIGHT IS
SEEKING COMEBACK MATCH
SAN FRANCISCO, May 18.—Willie
Ritchie, former lightweight champion
| of the world, has announced his inten
tion of attempting to come back, de
claring that he will issue a challenge
to Benny Leonard, the present title
1 holder. Ritchie is now 32 years old.
| He has been in business here since
since he retired eight years ago.