Let’s Make a Recognized Territorial Classic of Seward’s Marathon Mountain!
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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 84.
SEWARD,
ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1926.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., April 14. (/P)
—Dry Czar Andrews, head of the pro-;
hibitiosi units, admitted before the
Senate Prohibition Committe that the
Government was not trying to stop
home brewing and distilling, but opin
ed the situation could be made better
if the government would manufacture
and sell “non-intoxicating” beverages, I
but he declined to define an intoxi
cating drink even when asked if 12 ;
per cent wine was considered as such.
GROUND FORMERLY RESERVED
FOR RAILROAD: CITY CLEAR
SMALL TRACT SOON
On the last mail the following Ex-:
cutive Order was received from Wash-'
ington:
Executive Order Alaska Townsite.
(Copy)
Under and pursuant to the provi
sions of the act of Congress approved .
March 12, 1914, (3S Stat., 305), it is i
hereby ordered that the following des
cribed land, withdrawn by Executive
Order No. 3264 of April 29, 1920, and
reserved for townsite and other pur-1
poses under said act, be, and the same
is hereby eliminated under said or
der and reserved for cemetery pur
poses for entry under the act of Sep
tember 30, 1S90 (26 Stat., 502), said
land being a portion of survey No. 242,
described as follows:
Beginning at a point-on the south
line of Survey No. 242, S.14 chains
west of Cor. No. 1 of Survey No. 242
and 200 feet from the center line of the
right of way of The Alaska Railroad,
thence west 10 chains along the south
line of said Survey No. 242, thence
north 40 chains to the north line of
Survey No. 242, thence east 10 chains,1
along the north line of survey No. 242,1
thence south 40 chains to place of be
gining, containing 40 acres, more or
less, within Sec.' 34, T. 1 N., R. 1 W.,
S. M., Alaska.
CALVIN COOLIDGE,
me vvnue tiouse,
March 15, 1926. (No. 4394).
The tract described in the above ex
ecutive order lies just north of the City
Limits within easy access of the Sew
ard-Kenai Road. Application for this
tract was made by the City last win
ter while Mr. Noel Smith, general man
ager of the Alaska Railroad, was in
Washington. The ground was former
ly reserved for Railroad purposes but
upon a release from Mr. Smith the Ex
ecutive Order was issued by the Pres
ident permitting the City of Seward
to acquire the site for a cemetery.
The City plans to clear a small sec
tion of the tract in the near future
so that it will be available. There is
sufficient land to permit the setting
.aside of certain areas for the fraternal
orders of Seward so that each Order
that so desires may maintain its own
cemetery.
WOULD COURT FOE
H1TED, CKRO
CHICAGO, 111., April 14. (^—Re
publicans yesterday nominated Col
onel Frank L. Smith, World Court foe
as their senatorRft- candidate over Mc
Kinley, who voted for the measure.
Brennan, who heads the wet plank
for the democrats received the Demo
cratic nomination, overwhelming two
rivals.
WALLA WALLA, April 12. (/P)—A
small quake was felt here.
MY FIRST ASSIGNMENT WAS TO GET
SLEEP STORY FROM BURBANK,
BUT HE SLEPT THROUGH IT
BY MERRITT ARBUCKLE—Radio Operator
(S.S. Admiral Evans in port at Seward)
While the news of the death of Luther Burbank is being flashed
to the four corners of the earth it is only natural to surmise that mil
lions of minds are wondering—“Just what kind of man was Luther
Burbank, a person who could actually work miracles in plant crea
:ion.”
The writer of this article was a reporter for a period of one
year at Safita Rosa, the home of Luther Burbank.
While i cannot say that I am personally acquainted with Mr.
Burbank, but as a reporter in his home town I had several occa
sions of coming in close contact with the world’s greatest plant
specialist.
One of my first assignments on the Santa Rosa paper was to
interview Luther Burbank on the occasion of sufficient sleep re
quired by the human being.
To say that I was pleased with the assignment is putting it
mild, for, who would not be elated at the prospects of interviewing
such a celebrity.
On arrival at Mr. Burbank’s home, a very modest home indeed,
I rang the doorbell and was soon explaining the nature of my call
to Mr. Burbank’s secretary, a rather attractive young lady.
His secretary explained that Mr. Burbank was sleeping and that
she was quite sure that he wouid enjoy sleeping a great deal more
than talking about a sleep.
I returned to the newspaper office realizing that it was not
quite so easy to interview Mr. Burbank as I had first imagined.
Scores of visitors would come to Santa Rosa every clay with the
hope cf seeing Luther Burbank.
It was the good fortune of many of these visitors to get a
glimpse cf the “Plant Wizard,” but only a favored few were priv
ileged to meet him in person. Those not in this favored class would
lean against the fence surrounding his gardens and look on with
awe as Mr. Burbank went about his daily work, but could hardly be
called work in his case as it was the daily food for his soul.
Many who view the gardens of Luther Burbank expressed a dis
appointment as they had made the trip to Santa Rosa with the an
ticipation of seeing a showy display, but the result, and not dis
play, was the aim of Mr. Burbank. To this end he worked tire
lessly for hours each day, even after he had passed the three score
and ten mark.
Mr. Burbank was not a familiar figure on the streets of Santa
Rosa. Occasionally, in the late afternoon hours he would stroll
through the residence section of the city but was rarely seen in the
business section of town.
While taking these walks he would always be accompanied by
his little brown dog (which had all the ear-marks of a Mongrel).
He was exceedingly modest in his dress, which included a
broad-brimmed black hat which he wore pulled well down over his
forehead. A stranger meeting Mr. Burbank at such a time would
perhaps never realize that he had been face to face with one of the
greatest men the world has ever known—judging by their accomplish
ments for the good of humanity.
BASEBALL
National League
New York, 0; Brooklyn 3.
Boston, 3; Phila., 6.
Pittsburgh, 6, St. Louis, 7.
Chicago, 6; Cincinnati, 7.
American League.
Cleveland, 2; Detroit 1.
New York, 12; Boston, 11.
Phila., 0; Washington 1, 15 innings.
St. Louis, 1; Chicago, 5.
Pacific Coast League
Sacramento, 5; Oakland, 12.
Portland, 2; Seattle 1.
(Ten innings).
Los Angeles, 2; Hollywood, 6.
San Francisco, 3; Missions, 2.
Yesterday was the first game of the
major leagues.
SALESMiSTS
AT CHAMBER MEETING
H. F. Lofquist, Alaska representa
tive for the Sundstrand Adding Ma
chine Company, and L. R. “Chester
held” Stewart, cigarette salesman,
guests at yesterday’s weekly business
meeting and luncheon of the Seward
Chamber of Commerce held at the
Grill. Both gave brief talks, Mr. Ste
wart confining his remarks to the ne
cessity of boosting one’s own home
town. Mr. Lofquist of the lines he
represented and said since his arrival
in Seward last week he has enjoyed a
fine business.
The regular routine of business was
followed, no special business of impor
tance being presented or having been
received since last week’s session.
WILL SEND CREWS TO REGATTA
SEATTLE, April 12. (£>)—'The Uni
versity of Washington Alumni organ
ized to raise §15,000 to send the Hus
key Varsity and Junior Varsity crews
to Poughkeepsie to compete in the
National regatta in June.
Weekly Gateway—3 per year.
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SPLENDID AGDBESS
hided mr l v. nr
ON THOS. JEFFERSON
ANNIVERSARY OF FAMOUS AMER
CAN FIGURE IS OBSERVED
IN SEWARD
Mayor L. V. Ray pai‘d fitting tribute
to the memory of one of the famous
figures of American history when he
addressed the large gathering last eve
ning in Odd Fellows hall, at the in
stance of the Thomas Jefferson’s Day
which was the occasion for the local
Woman’s Club to present to the pub
lic a bridge and whist party.
The address was marked with ab
sorbed attention on the part of the
guests. In part, Mayor Ray said:
“Thomas Jefferson, third President
of the United States, is known to us as
one of the greatest leaders of the time
of the Revolution. He was born in
Virginia in 1743. At the age of twen
ty he was graduated from William
and Mary College where he had won
fame as a student and a horseman.
He immediately began the study oi
law and in 1767 was admitted to the
bar. His first step on the ladder tc
fame took place in 1769 when he be
came a member of the Virginia House
of Burgesses.
“Here lie remained until 1775 when
he was elected to the first Continen
tal Congress. From this time onward
he rose in fame as one of the greal
leaders of the Revolution. He draft
ed the Declaration of Independence in
1776, which has resounded down thru
the years, was governor of Virginia in
the gloomiest stage of the wrar, and
after the American Colonies had been
recognized by Gi'eat Britain as the
United States of America, Thomas
Jefferson, along with Benjamin Frank
lin, helped to win the esteem of Eu
rope for our country, as Minister tc
France.
“In 1789 Washington made him Sec
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CORDOVA RESIDENT DIES
SEATTLE, Wn„ April 12. (jP)—After
a brief illness, Mrs. Anna Smally, wife
of Lee Smalley of Cordova, died here.
Funeral services will be held today.
chatIkaW WILL
BE PUSHED FORWARD
COMPLETION, STEESE
COMMERCIAL AVIATION WILL BE
FACILITATED BY NEW FIELDS
IN THE TERRITORY
SEATTLE, Wn., April 14. (^—Col
onel James Gordon Steese, head of
the Alaska Road Commission said in
an address here today that one million
and a half dollars would be spent on
trail and road maintenance and con
struction thruout this season in Alas
ka.
The most important undertaking will
i be the Chatanika-Cirele road which
I will provide transportation facilities
which will provide access to approxi
mately S10,000,000 mining -projects
north of Fairbanks. The road to be
: constructed this season will be to the
head of the ninety-mile ditch line of
the new big company in Fairbanks;
! twenty-three miles of the McKinley
: Park road, which was started last
years will be completed; surfacing of
from four to ten miles of the Richard
son Highway. This latter work is a
continuation of last season’s work.
Steese said the old steam tram road
out of Nome will be extended short
ly with dogs and motive power. He
declared the territory leads in the
National matter of establishing fields
’ for commercial flying. Seven fields
were established last year and three
more will be completed this season.
“Alaskans realize that commercial
planes are destined to play an import
ant part in transportation in the north
in the near future,” Steese conclud
ed.
—
IMPROVING FOURTH AIL
UNDER WAY 8V THE GIT!
The street improvements under way
; on Fourth avenue are being made, pri
; marily for the purpose of extracting
j the many large boulders and grading
| At the street intersections the old
wooden crossings have been torn up
' and whether they will be replaced
; by new ones, is a question the street
department is pondering over.
The suggestion has been made that
a concrete crossing, extending from
out the curb for a distance of approxi
mately 12 feet be made which would
leave a certain portion of the inter
section open but which might be filled
i with cinders. There is a problem in
| connection with Fourth avenue the av
| erage resident is not familiar with, it
I is pointed out. Owing to the hard
packed street it is almost impossible
j to lay any kind of a crossing which
i will stand the wear and tear of traf
fic. Where such obstructions are met,
with the firm street surfacing, holes
are easily made by the street traffic,
vehicles of all kinds. If the crossing
were smooth as is found in the larg
r towns and cities in the States where
streets run along for miles without any
kind of an interruption, it is thought
a decided improvement will have been
made as well as increasing the appear
ance of the avenue. However, noth
ing has been definitely settled yet by
the street committee. The present
weather conditions make it ideal for
grading the street, therefore the work
is being done now.
| retary of State, and while holding this
; office he founded the Democratic par
i ty. In 1801 Jefferson became Presi
i dent of the United States. As Presi
j dent he favored simplicity of life and
hated pomp. He is reputed to have
received an ambassador while in his
bedroom slippers. Under Jefferson,
the exploration of the great North
west wilderness took place under Lew
is and Clarke.
“After eight years as President, Jef
ferson retired from public life and
founded the University of Virginia. He
died at Monticello, his estate in Vir
ginia, in 1826, leaving his library tc
the national government which made
it the beginnings of the famous Libra
ry of Congress.”
LinLE TOWIU OF HERRIN, ILLINOIS AGAliy SCENE
OF KLffl «SNTI-KLi INSUfiRECIION-; SIX
MEN MEET TRAGIC DEATH MACHINE 61 FIRE
HERRIN, 111., April 13. (AP).—John Ford, former
chief of police and two other Klansmen were killed today
in an election disorder near the polling place, the Masonic
hall. The shooting started after a company of militia
from Carbondale had been called to curb a gun fight at
the garage of John Smith, Klan leader, in which hundreds
of shots were fired. Machine guns were reported used,
which fired volleys of shots at intervals of four minutes.
In the riot of August 30,1924, at Smith garage, seven
men were killed.
HERRIN, April 14. (AP).—Six are reported dead
and another seriously wounded as the result of the renew
al of Herrin’s factional trouble. The dead are:
HARLAN FORD, brother of John Ford, former po
lice chief of Herrin.
MACK SIZEMORE, constable.
BEN SIZEMORE, constable.
TREADWAY, BRINGS and WEAVER, deputy sher
iffs of this county.
The National Guard has mobilized at Cairo, Illnois,
and are en route here. Lieut.-Col. Davis announced this
morning that he would ask Adjutant General Black for
enough troops to place the city under martial law. The
troops are guarding the homes of two Klan clergymen,
John Smith’s garage and the Masonic Temple, where re
cent killings have oecured.
No arrests have as yet been made.
LITRE HOPE ENTERTAINED
FOR FINDING LOR FLIERS
CAIRO, Egypt, April 14. (/P)—The :
rescue parties reported little hope of ;
finding Estevez and his mechanician, j
who London dispatches last night had
erroneously said were found. The avi
ators periled by the desert heat and
unprotected from the sun and in dan- ]
j ger from natives are all considered 1
j unlikely.
The Jefferson Day affair last night
at Odd Fellows hall, a bridge and whist
\ party to the public under the auspices
of the Woman’s Club, scored a suc
cess, unsurpassed by any event of its
kind in Seward during the past year.
Eleven tables of bridge and five ta
bles of whist were occupied at an ear
ly hour until the luncheon hour, short
ly after 11:30 after which followed an
entertaining program.
Mrs. L. V. Ray won high score and
Mrs. Bessie Malloy, low, at bridge.
For the men, Mr. Thoday took high
score honors, and Mr. Barnett, low.
In the whist play, Mr. Moore was high
and Mr. Osbo low.
The program was opened by a piano
solo by Mr. Lange, who proved to be
an artist on the ivories. At the con
clusion of the number he greeted the
applause willingly with a beautiful en
core.
Miss Bevier and Miss Hofman sang
a pretty duet, to the accompaniment
of Miss Eccles at the piano.
Then followed a fitting address by
Mayor L. V. Ray, which is published
in part, in another column of this is
sue.
Closing the program and the delight
ful evening was the singing of the
Star Spangled Banner by all the
guests.
The refreshments consisted of home
made cakes, sandwiches and coffee.
IDMIiltL WATSON LIST
SEATTLE, Wn., April 15. (£>)—’The
steamer Admiral Watson of the Paci
fic Steamship Company which sailed
from here yesterday at noon carried
175 passengers. Those listed for Se
ward included:
Perry E. Helton, Clyde Kerr, W. J.
Shannon and six steerage.
MOTHER ARRESTED SENTENCED
TO SERVE SIX MONTHS FOR
CRUELTY TO DAUGHTER
John Numoff of Ouzinkee, is alleged
to have shot and killed his 15-year-old
son, George, at the climas of an alleg
ed drunken brawl on the evening of
April 4, at 9 p. m., according to a re
port turned in to the Gateway office
yesterday. During the quarrel it was
stated the father shouted at his son,
“shut up or I’ll kill you!” The boy
in return defied his father to come out
into the yard and attempt it, after
which he went out into the yard, slam
ming the door behind him. Whereup
on the father grasped a 30-30 Winches
ter rifle from off the wall and thru
the closed door, is alleged to have fir
ed a shot wrhich, it was said would
have missed anyone 999 times out a
thousand, but this time, struck the
lad just below the skull entering above
the left temple. The boy died the
following morning at 10 o’clock.
Word of the killing was conveyed
following day, April 5. Marshal Nels
to the Kodiak marshal’s ofice on the
Sorby, accompanied by M. L. Rickman,
U. S. Commissioner; Dr. L. Pryor and
H. P. Allen, left for the scene of the
tragedy where an inquest was held.
During the preliminary hearing which
followed, John Numoff was bound over
to the Grand Jury. He is now lodged
in the Kodiak jail. During the hear
ing it was brought out that the pris
oner stated he did not know the rifle
was loaded.
As an aftermath of the shooting af
fair, Mrs. Numoff was arrested on the
charge of cruelty to her eleven year
old adopted daughter. The little girl’s
body was covered with black and blue
welts from terrible beatings, it was
stated. She was given a jail sentence
of six months.
The Numoff family formerly resid
ed at Afognak, it is reported and had
lived at Ouzinkee for about a year.
This trouble at Ouzinkee is the first
to have occured there in many years,
it is said.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., April 6. (£>) —
After twenty-four hours in the city
prison on a eharge of impersonating
an officer by driving her car along
the Southern Pacific tracks, Mrs. Vir
ginia Agnew, aged 27, wife of a San
Francisco doctor, was released on two
thousand dollars cash bail, provided by
her seventy-nine year old husband.