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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 61
SEWARD,
ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1926.
PRKF.TEN CENTS
o
MOONLEGGERS AND
BOOTSHINERS WILL
BE TAXED, SO SAYS
PROHIBITION HEAD
IT HAPPENED DOWN IN TEXAS
NOT LONG AGO, VERY
SUCCESSFULLY
THEY’LL HAVE TO KEEP
BOOKS LIKE WE DO NOW
We’ll All Be Internal Revenue Men
In the Sweet Bye-’n-Bye
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 16. (/P)
_Dry Czar Andrews announced yes
terday that deputy collectors of cus
toms serving with prohibition admin
istrators will levy and collect taxes
on moonshine. He said in this man
ner enough revenue should result in a
few years to defray the cost of prohi
bition enforcement.
The law, said Andrews, provides for
the collection of S6.40 per gallon on
distilled spirits. An attempt also will
be made to collect taxes not only on
the amount of liquor seized, but on
the total amount which authorizes the
estimate that a bootlegger manufactur
ed.
The collection of such taxes at the
little Texas town of Plattsburg, was
reported successful.
HEAVY SEAS STRIP
FISHING VESSEL
OFFYAKUTAT
CORDOVA, Mar. 16. (JP)—James
Manfield, seaman, was washed into
sea and struggled in the Storm-beat
en waves ofr an hour before he was
finally rescued by Captain Edward
Lawler, when the halibut schooner
Anna J. of Ketchikan, arrived here to
day. The boat encountered the storm
off Yakutat March 10 and the vessel
was stripped of its pilot house, masts
and fishing gear. It rode before the
80-mile gale and drifted 53 hours be
fore reaching the beaches of a cape.
It was by accident the schooner Su
perior which accompanied the Anna J.
to this port, found her while riding
cut the storm in a shelter, near Cape
St. Alias. Six men were aboard the
Anna J.
FAIRBANKS HAS
BIG SNOWFALL
FAIRBANKS, Mar. 16. (/P)—T h e
heaviest snowfall in three months pre
vented the trial flight of the mono
plane Detroiter. The snow covered
the runwray and showed a surface suf
ficiently hard to bear up under the
wheels of the loaded plane. Flights
will begin just as soon as visibility is
restored.
PARIS.—When lie D France was
recently launched, President Dal Piaz
of the French line announced his in
tention to build another monster ship
to contest supremacy of seas with the
greates vessels afloat.
Seattle Capitalist
Gives Away Thousands
SEATTLE, March 15— Horace C.
Henry, Seattle pioneer and capitalist,
gave $400,000 for an art collection and
$100,000 to construct a building to
house the pictures to the University
of Washington.
SENATE PASSES
TO ANNEX MONEY
DECEASED INSANE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 16. (JP)
! —The Senate late yesterday passed
|the Bill providing that the moneys
J from insane Alaskans be deposited
with a person, firm, corporation or in
jstitution under a contract with the
j Department of the Interior for its
care. Moneys from those who have
died, been discharged, or eloped, or
j their whereabouts unknown, shall, if
I unclaimed by persons or his legal
j heirs within five years from the date
j of their disappearance, be deposited
in the United States Treasury by the
Secretary of the Interior.
The Bill is subject to reclamation
by insane persons or their heirs, five
years from the date of the passage
of the Bill.
McDoagal and Kelly
Take Four Year Lease
on Martin Property
T. S. McDougal, Willow creek min
ing man, who returned to Seward
Sunday from a three months trip
to the States, announced to The
Gateway that Milo Kelly, well known
former resident of the Anchorage
district, and himself, have taken
over a four year bond lease on the
Martin property on Willow creek.
Mr. McDougal did not state as to
just what their future plans were
with regard to carrying on opera
tions. He left for Wasilla yesterday
morning.
TOOTSIE, OF NOME
MISSING; NATIVES
ALARMED
NOME, Mar. 16. (JP)—Natives are
alarmed over the disappearance of an
Eskimo woman, named Tootsie, who
disappeared yesterday when the ice
went out. She was well known here
thru the association with expeditions
of Amundsen and Steffansen.
She was an ardent crab fisher and
would wait while the rest of the Es
kimos go to church and then steal off
their fish and crabs.
The ice moved* off shore a consider
able distance and broke up. Numer
ous leads made rescue difficult and
dangerous.
FIVE BODIES RECOVERED
FROM RUINS OF BIG FIRE
SHREVEPORT, La., Mar. 16. (£>)—
Five bodies have ben recovered from
the ruins of a three-story brick hotel,
which was destroyed by fire yester
day.
SUTHERLAND INTRODUCES LITERACY
BILL IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 16. (AP).—Dan A. Suth
erland, delegate to Congress from Alaska, introduced a
bill late today proposing literacy qualifications for all vot
ers of Alaska, and to incorporate a provision in the White
Bill not to disfranchise those who previously voted.
The Sutheland bill would require voters to write their
full name, sex and address in the poll book without aid.
Sutherland said lie will ask the Territories Committee to
consider his bill instead of the White Bill as it “incorpor
ated the true wishes of the Alaska people as expressed in
the polls thru the Territorial Legislature.”
ANOTHER SEATTLE
RENEGADE MEETS
HIS WATERLOO
THIS MAKES THE THIRD DEATH
OF NOTORIOUS GANG OF
DESPERADOES
—
TWO MET THEIR DEATH
IN BOTHEL ROBBERY
—
Found In Auto Seriously Wounded
and Dies In Everett Jail.
SEATTLE, Wn„ Mar. 16. (£>)— Frank
Kilbourn, brother of Alva, the late
Bothell bank robber, died in the po
lice station at Everett Saturday.
A policeman found Kilbourn’s body
in a car which a young 20-year-old lad
by the name of Bernard Delany drove.
Delany told headquarters that Kil
bourn had been shot from ambush near
the city. Police declared that Kil
bourn shot himself accidentally.
This death brings the total up to
three of the notorious Kilbourn gang,
which in all totals about fifteen gang
sters.
j James Pollock and George Jones
I were killed at the time they attempt
I ed to hold up the Bothell Highway
bank some months ago, in a running
J battle with policemen.
NEW U.S. MARSHAL
FOURTH DIVISION
SEWARD VISITOR
LYNN SMITH ARRIVES FROM SE
ATTLE ON WAY TO FAIR
BANKS OFFICE
Lynn Smith, United States mar
shal for the Fourth Division, reached
Seward Sunday from Seattle on the
S.S. Victoria, en route to Fairbanks,
his future headquarters. He will suc
ceed U. S. Marshal Stevens.
Marshal Smith is remaining over
in Seward until Thursday morning
getting acquainted wTith many of his !
old friends who are now residing j
here, also for the purpose of con-1
ferring with Deputy U. S. Marshal
Ralph Reed, in charge of the Seward
office.
Marshal Smith is an old timer of
Alaska, having mined on Little Mi
nook creek, Rampart district, in the
ninetidfe, and is extremely well known
throughout the Interior in general
where he lived for many years.
Three years ago he resigned from
the positifin of deputy U. S. marshal
at Flat to accept a position as agent
with the Northern Commercial Com
pany at Ruby. One year of his Al
askan career, he spent on Cook In
let. He has a splendid reputation
among his host of friends.
While in Seward, Marshal Smith
is a guest at the Van Gilder.
Rheumatics Play Haroc
with Number Oldtimers
iChas. Payne, oldtimer from the
Willow creek country and equally
as well known in the Seward region,
left yesterday for Seattle en route
to Ellensberg, Wash., where he and
his brother purchased a ranch last
year. Mr. Payne has been troubled
with rheumatism for the past year
or so and is making the move Out
side in hopes that a change of climate
will benefit him. In the Willow
creek district, he engaged in the
freighting game for years.
ANDERSON JOINS LIEUT. WADE
Anton Anderson, formerly a mem
ber of the Alaska Road Commission
staff of engineers, and who is very
well known in this district, has been
selected to accompany Lieut. Leigh
Wade on Ms forthcoming Arctic ex
pedition, according to word received
in Seward last week. Since leaving
Seward last fall,, Mr. Anderson has
been acting as engineer for a Grays
Harbor logging company, located near
Aberdeen, Wash.
Forestry Service Doing Great
Work Fostering Development
Pulp, Paper Industry-Parks
TRAGIC ACCIDENT
OCCURS ON WEE
C ANAL ZONE R.R.
TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT
PERSONS MEET FATE IN
WRECK
THREE COACHES SUSPEND
OVER HUGE PRECIPICE
Passengers Aboard Made Up Religius
Party En route to Festival.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Mar. 16. (JP)
—Two hundred and forty-eight people
were killed and ninety-three injured
yesterday on the Costa Rican Rail
road near here.
Three cars were demolished, one
falling to the bottom of the Varilla
river from a bridge; two other cars
hung from a 190-foot precipice.
The train carried a thousand per
sons who made up an excursion party,
en route to a religious festival at
Cartago.
Bedding Needed at
Jesse Lee Home for
Six New Children
The local Jesse Lee Auxiliary of
the Homes Mission. Society, have
been asked to furnish bedding for
six additional beds at the Home to
take care of a group of children
who will arrive from the westward
Saturday on the S.S. Starr. Mem
bers of the organization will be mak
ing a call on the townsfolk for
extra woolen and cotton blankets and
anyone having bedding nad wish to
present it to the Home, are asked to
phone Mrs. Wayne Blue, who is in
charge of the call.
W. D. COPPERNOLL
TAKES OATH OF
OFFICE, CORDOVA
LOCAL ATTORNEY BECOMES U. S.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR
THIRD DIVISION
William D. Coppernoll, of Seward,
was sworn in as United States attor
ney for the third division by District
Judge E. E. Ritchie last week. Mr.
Coppernoll was recently appointed to
succeed Frank H. Foster, who tem
porarily filled the gap following the
resignation of Sherman Duggan last
fall. Attorney Coppernoll -went to
Cordova on the Watson, following
news of confirmation of his appoint
ment in Washington.
No announcement has yet been
made by the new district attorney re
garding his choice of assistants. J.
L. Waller, of Anchorage, who has
been aiding Mr. Foster and was an
assistant under Mr. Duggan, will con
tinue to hold his post for the present.
Mr. Coppernoll is now at Valdez, it
is reported and plans returning to his
Seward office on the S.S. Alaska next
Saturday.
S.S. REDONDO EN ROUTE NORTH
The steamer Redondo, of the Al
aska Steamship Company, is north
bound out of Seattle for ports in
this distriot. The vessel, which, dur
ing the summer months, operates to
the westward out of Seward, is bring
ing a cargo of coal and explosives
north.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 16. (AP).—A plan for
the reorganization of the Federal government of Alaska
is being considered on the initiative of the Interior depart
ment with a view of giving officials of the Territory great
er authority in local affairs. This plan was referred to
Secretaries Hoover and Jardine, of the Commerce and
Agricultural department, respectively, for revision and
approval. It proposes the Secretaries of Agriculture, of
Interior and of Commerce each to appoint from among
the present forces of Alaska a man to supervise and co
ordinate the work of his own department, which in some
cases at the present time is divided among as many as
twenty-two bureaus. These executive officers will not oc
cupy any new office. They will be vice-secretaries for Al
aska for their several departments, and would have their
power subject to appeal of their superiors to decide on all
all matter to reorganize the work of their department and
arrange to coordinate with other departments at the same
time. The three departments selected have the most con
nection in Alaskan affairs, and the other departments
will function as at present.
After Secretary Hoover’s consideration of the plan
it will be introduced into Congress.
Governor George A. Parks of Alaska leaves tomor
row and_ will arrive in Juneau April 1. He said he pro
posed the reorganization as a formative stage. He also
said he conferred with representatives of the paper in
terests, who expected to. begin large pulp developments
and said the Forest Service is making every effort to de
velop the pulp industry and at the same time protect the
forests.
Other developments, Parks said, thru legislative pro
posals were to lease islands and other public lands for the
propagation of fur-bearing animals, and asked for the
divei sion to the Alaska treasury some of the revenue from
the fur seal.
White here Parks stated a floating hospital will oper
ate on the Yukon liver and will begin this summer.
FISH PRICES TODAY
Halibut quotations today are 14 and
6 cents, and salmon, 16, 12 and6
cents.
Banner Passenger Lists
En Route North Now
The next Saturday sailing of the
S.S. Northwestern will carry north one
of the largest listings of the season,
according to the reservations which
have been made to date at the Seattle
office of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany. The S.S. Alaska, which is now
en route to Seward, has a banner
number of reservations on board.
BOY DESERTER
MEETS DEATH
HANDS SENTRY
NEW YORK, Mar. 16. (£>)—A sen
try shot and killed Joseph D. Romer,
aged 19 of Louisville, here today. He
was serving a 3-year term on Gover
nor’s Island for desertion from the
United States Army.
KEMPFER TO VALDEZ
Prank M. Kempfer, who recently
returned to Seward from a few
months spent in the Nuka Bay dis
trict, departed on the S.S. Victoria
for Valdez where he will consider
entering the contracting business,
his former line of endeavor. Mr.
Kempfer stated he expected to be
away from Seward until next fall.
MEXICO CITY—Governor of the
Coahuila state gave Protestant min
isters 24 hours to leave the country.
LEAGUE MEMBERS
URGE BRAZIL TO
ACCEPT GERMANY
GENEVA, Mar. 16. (^)—The League
Council addressed to the Rio de Jan
eiro government an appeal to Brazil
not to expose the election of Germany
as a member. The Council members,
including President Viscount Ishii
drafted the cablegram with Alfranio
Mello, the Franco-Brazilian delegate
present.
Brazil Wants
Permanent Seat
During a secret session of the Lea
gue of Nations here late today, being
held to discuss Germany’s admittance
in the league, a Brazilian spokesman
said that his country would continue
to demand a permanent membership.
He said 'Brazil should represent the
American continent because of her
size, population and economic import
ance.
On the other hand, Germany says
she will not enter into any pact if
Brazil sustains a permanent seat in.
the league.
Mussolini Hard At
It Again.
GENEVA, Mar. 16. (/P)—It is ru
mored that Italy is prompting Brazil
to insist for a permanent seat in the
League Council the same time as Ger
many. Premier Mussolini is expected
to make a speech in Rome, demanding
Germany to cease attempting to pre
vent other powers to obtain a seat,
when at the same time, she be given
one.
BOSTON.—Jaynes J. Storrow, mi],
lionaire banker, politician and senior,
member of the Lee Higginson bank
ing firm died suddenly.