VOLUME VIII. NUMBER Sfr h H—JJ,
r? . ? SEWARD, ALASKA. MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
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NORMALCY CAMPAIGN IS NOT ENCOURAGED BY DEMOCRATS
ARCTIC PATROL VESSELS FOR PRESENT YEAR NAMED
CAPTAIN CftRMINE WILL COMMAND THE
BERING SEA PATAOLS-WILL LEAVE
SEATTLE FOB NORTH OK APRIL 1511.
ENTIRE COAST FROM MOUTH OF COLUMBIA RIV
ER TO NOME WILL BE UNDER GUARD MANY
CUTTERS—CUTTER BEAR ASSIGNED DUTY
IN ARCTIC WATERS.
SEATTLE, April 2—The ininerary of the coast guard
patrol was made public by the customs department this
morning and is practically the same as last year. The. only
change to be noted in the personnel is that of Captain D.
C. Carmine, who up to the present time has been in charge
of the California distinct, will have charge of the Bering
Sea and the Arctic Patrols this year. Capt. Carmine is ex
pected to arrive in this city about April 12, and leave for
the north about April 15, with the Cutter Haida. for Un
alaska, which will be the headquarters station.
The guard program so far advanced is that the Cutter
Snohomish will patrol from Columbia river to Dixon’s en
trance ; the Unalga will cover from Dixons Entiance to
Cook Inlet, the Mojave, now at Honolulu, will leave that
port on April 15, to join the Haida at Unalaska foi Bering
Sea service; the Bear, now at San Francisco, will leave
there the middle of the month for Puget Sound, latei go
ing luv'th for duty at Nome and the Arctic waters.
The Haida, in addition to doing patrol duty at Unalas
ka, will also aid cannery fleets going through Unimak
Pass to Bristol Bay points and adjacent waters.
STMT ISSUED 8(
WASHINGTON, April 2—The de
partment of the interior has issued the
following statement respecting the
completion of the Alaska Railroad.
“Both passenger and freight traffic
is now running over the bridge recent
ly erected at Nenana. The only re
maining work to be done upon the
line involves minor construction in
connection with standardization ot the
road bed, above the bridge to Fair
banks. This, it is expected, will be com
pleted within the next two months.”
CH EJECTS
PITTSBURG, April 2—Sixteen hood
ed members of the Ku Klux Klan at
tempted to march down the aisle 01
the Methodist Episcopal church yes
terday while services were in prog
gress. Their appearance was the sig
nal for concerted action on the part oi
the entire congregation which handl
ed the visitors roughly in making an
ejection from the edifice. Some of the
klan members were recognized when
their masks were torn off during the
struggle.
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LAOS DIE IN SHOWCASE
SAN BERNARDINO, Apr. 2.—Dean
Meacham, aged four, and Dickey Jen
sen, aged five, were this morning
found dead in a wooden showcase,
death occurring from suffocation. Hov.
the lads came to be locked in the case
is a problem which the police are^try
ing to solve.
OFF FOR SNUG HARBOR
j. R. Malutin, Seward resident, will
leave on the Admiral Evans for Sel
dovia from which place he will go to
Snug Harbor to engage in the restaur
ant business for the accomodation ol
clam diggers and others who will be
employed by the cannery at that place.
He will return to Seward at the close
of the canning season.
Gold Seal Phonograph Record Re
peaters, $1.00 at Seward Drug Co. tf
LINE IS ISOLATED
EMM VISITORS TOOK
LONDON, April 2—A despatch to
the Times this morning states that the
condition of Lenine is such that all
visitors are prohibited from calling on
the sick leader; the sick room being
under the direct charge of Trotsky,
who denies admission to all persons,
with the exception of Lenine’s wife.
His brother, who called for a visit this
morning, denied admittance.
VACATION IS ENDING
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 2—Presi
dent Harding arrived here Saturday
night to spend the last week of his va
i cation in this city and vicinity. Tester
| day he attended two Easter services.
During his visit here he will be con
j stantly accompanied by Speaker Gil—
| lett.
SMUT FOUR
i FROM WESTND TRIP
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I It is stated that the steamer Stari
is due to arrive in Seward at foui
| o’clock this afternoon. As soon as
■ loading conditions will permit the vos
| sel will make another special trip tc
I Kanatak.
WEALTH IS INCREASING
NE WYORK, April 2—The value ol
J. D. Rockefeller Jr’s wealth as repre
; seated by Standard Oil holdings has ir
; creased at least two hundred millior
I ■ —■ t
dollars, according to a tabulation com
j piled by the New York Evening Work
BUTCHKAVICH STILL ALIVE
MOSCOW, March 31—The deatl
sentence which has been imposed or
Vical General Butchkavich has no
been carried out. This announcement
was made at noon today by prison of
ficials.
GOULD MAY PASS ON
LONDON, April 1.—George J. Goult
who for many days past has been il
at Cape Lartian, France, was this
morning reported to be in a serious
condition, it only being a matter o
hours before death would ensue.
FRANCE SEQUESTERS
KRUPP PUT FOR
USE HUES
RIOTS INDUCE OCCUPATION OF
FICERS TO TAKE CHARGE OF
ESSEN KRUPP WORKS .
PARIS, April 1—As a result of riots
which occurred yesterday at the
Krupp plant near Essen it was declar
ed by the minister of war that after
a meeting of the Franco-Belgian com
mission it has been decided to seques
ter the entire Krupp plant in the Ruhr
district. The works will be turned over :
to the allies for their sole use.
The French occupational command-;
er today ordered the arrest of Direct- j
ors Hartwig, Osterlin, Braithin and j
Liter, of the Krupp works, for inciting!
an attack by German workers upon |
French troops. It was during this al
leged riot that eleven persons were
killed.
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MANIPULATORS USED!
TARIFF TO CORNER
SU8AR PRICES
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR ASSERTS
REPUBLICAN TARIFF LAW
RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISE
WASHINGTON, April 2—“Sugar :
profiteers and market manipulators'
have made use of the present tariff to {
corner the sugar market and cause an
increase in the price of the commod
ity, to the consumer” was the asser
tion of Senator Furnifold M. Sim
mons, democrat of North Carolina, this
morning when discussing the present
sugar market.
Senator Simmons holds that the re
publican tariff law is mainly respon
sible for the prevailing high prices.
Holding the position of ranking deui-;
ocratic member of the senate finance
committee he has fought the high tar
iff rates on sugar when that measure
came befor'e the senate.
FAIRBANKS HOSTELRY IS DESTROYED
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INTERIOR CITY SUFFERS SEVERE LOSS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON WHEN NORDALE HOTEL BURNS
TO GROUND—LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED—ONE
HURT—SMALL INSURANCE
Word was received in Seward Sunday afternoon that
j the Hotel Nordale, in Fairbanks, was totally consumed by
I fire, the conflagration taking place about two o’clock in
j the afternoon and by three o’clock the building had been
! razed to the ground by the devouring element. It is also
I reported that one person was either killed or burned to
j death and another hurt. Details regarding the cause of
| the blaze are lacking in the message received.
The destroyed hotel was one of the landmarks of the
; interior city, being erected by A. J. “Tony” Nordale dur
! ing the early days of the town, and was the second in point
: of pioneer service, the old Pioneer Hotel being built some
! weeks earlier. In point of accommodation it was the larg
i est in the interior.
j The destroyed building, with furnishings and fixtures,
i was valued at one hundred thousand dollars^ with insur
| ance at twenty thousand.
(Later—Corrected advices state that William Zach
! arias, who at one time was engaged in the barber business
| in the Tolovana district, died from injuries received dur
j ing the fire. None other is mentioned.)
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i ELECTION LME
OEEINED Of CLERK
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Upon being asked today to define
the laws governing the election to
morrow Deputy Clerk of Court Wm.
H. Whittlesey says the following is
the Act defining the qualifications of
voters in Municipal and School Elec
tions in Incorporated Towns in the
Territory of Alaska:
S£C.j,ioflK 1. That hereafter no per
son shall Wdgsti'tied to vote in any
municipal election held in any incor
porated town in the Territory of Alas
ka who is not a citizen of the United
States, and who has been a bona fide
resident of the Territory of Alaska for
one year and of the incorporated town
in which the election is held .for six
months immediately preceding the
date of the election. Session Laws of
Alaska, Approved April 24, 1919.
I MAIL BANDITS BUSY
> ST. LOUIS, April 2—Bandits today
• held up a government mail truck on
; one of the main streets and escaped
with nine sacks of registered mail.
FAKE OIL PROMOTERS
ARRESTED IN TEXAS
FORT WORTH, April 2—Many ar
rests of fake oil promoters were made
by federal agents today. The first man
to be taken into custody was B. S.
Henninger, of the Petroleum Produc
ers Association, which is reported to
be headed T>y Dr. Cook, the north pole
and Mt. McKinley faker.
The department of justice has given
its agents instructions to clean up on
all fake promoters.
GIANT AIRSHIP TO HAVE
MANY AUXILIARY PLANES
WASHINGTON, Apr. 2.—A giant
semi-rigid airship, which is now un
der construction at Akrdn, Ohio, for
use in the army* air service as an air
plane carrier, will have distinctive fea
tures; one of which is an auxiliary
equipment of twelve small fighting
planes, carried on board the airship
itself.
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ELECT!! PAUSES TO PEOPLE
STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, IS WARNING GIVEN TO G. O.
P. BY DEMOCRATS WHEN NORMALCY ISSUE
IS GIVEN AS ELECTION PLATFORM PLANK
DEMOCRATS WILL STUMP COUNTRY.
WASHINGTON, April 2—Pre-campaign advices were
this morning given to President Harding and his political
friends by democratic leaders when it became known that
the republican party intended to use a “return to normal
cy ’feature in the coming campaign for presidential nomi
nations. Republicans were advised to stop, look and listen,
before launching that slogan in an effort to catch votes for
tiie present administrative party.
Senator David I. Walsh, of Massachusetts, chairman
of the democratic senatorial committee, has declared that
prominent members of his party will stump the country
on the normalcy issue if President Harding chooses to
make his fight for re-election on the record of what the
republicans have done toward bringing the country back
to normalcy.
The announcement of the democrats has caused con
siderable consternation in republican ranks, many leaders
seeing their party held to ridicule on some important leg
islation which failed to pass at the last session of congress
and which was along normalcy lines.
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EYE FOfl GOOD BUSINESS
PARIS, Apr. 1.—An enterprising1
Frenchman has leased an apartment
house at No. 4, Trocadero Square,
which he proposes to use as a dwell-!
ing place for American women who
are seeking divorce. Owing to an at
tractive rental rate it is said he has
a long waiting list among those who
are seeking their freedom through the
French courts.
SENTENCE NOT EXECUTED
MOSCOW, Mar. 31.—The death sen
tence which has been imposed upon
the Catholic prelate. Vicar General
I Butchkavitch had not been carried out
! up to 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
It is thought that consideration is be
ing given for commutation of the
death penalty.
LIGHTNING SMS
ENGINEER ON LINKS
STOCKTON, April 2—Walter Hun
ter, former state highway engineer,
and a prominent sportsman of this
state, was killed yesterday during a
golf game. A sudden storm arose with
flashes of lightning, one of the electri
cal streaks striking Hunter, killing
him instantly.
MINERS ON STRIKE
SEATTLE, April 2—Two thousand
coal miners engaged in that industry
went on a strike yesterday on a wage
and tonnage clause.
REGISTRATION WAS 313
Increased activity on the part of
Seward citizens was noted at the city
clerk’s office Saturday night when the
voters of the city, called to register.
The total registration for this year’s
election is 313, which is a favorable
comparison with the population.
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR; CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Apr. 1.—The political in
dications are that William E. Dever,
democrat, will win the mayoralty con
test tomorrow, defeating Arthur C.
Leuder, republican, by a large plural
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NEW ZEPPELIN TO
MAKE POLAD TBIF
WASHINGTON, April J—It was an
nouncod by the war department this
morning that in all probability the
new Zeppelin dirigible which at pres
ent is being constructed in Germany
for the United States, would be sent
on an around-th^-world trip when de
livered in America. The zeppelin will
make the trip under the direction of
the army, while the navy will send the
ZR-1. Both air craft will endeavor to
negotiate the north and south polar
regions in making the journey.
TWO TEAMS IN FIELD
FOR SEASON OF ISM
Seward fans and fannettes will this
year will be treated to the real thing
in baseball .especially when visiting
teams play the local aggregation. Yes
terday afternoon at the Gateway office
was held a meeting of players who wil
form the “town” team, as distinguish
©d from the Legion team. Both teams
will consolidate under the banner of
Seward whenever inter-city games are
played.
The most importatu business of the
meeting yesterday was the election of
officers for an association, which will
be known as the Seward Baseball As
sociation. in the election the follow
ing were chosen for the officers; Pres
ident Capt. M. D. Barndollar; Vice
President, H. V. Hoben; Honorary
Vice-President, Gus Borgen; Secre
tary Treasurer, E&jl Durgin.
Following the elections and a gen
eral discussion it was announced that
another meeting would be held this
evening at 7:30 in the Gateway offices
with the town and legion members at
tending, as well as the officers.
Those who signed up for the town
team were Dedoyard, Mantny, Patter
son, Painter, Wilkins, Egan, Eamon,
Daykin, Durgin, Heacock, Hoben.
Many of these played on last year’s
team; with new material added to the
list it appears as though a good article
of ball will be given the public this
year.
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