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volumC^iJwumber 35.
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ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12,1926.
PRIG17', TEN CENTS
INTERESTING DATA
CONCEDING TOURS
FOR COMING YEAR,
GIVEN BY R.R. MAN
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EPHEMERAL REPORTS CONCERN
ING MOUNT McKINLEY ERUP
TION, PANfcefr OUT TO BE A
GREAT ADVERTISING STUNT.
One of the most glorifying inter
views the Gateway representative has
liad for a long time"^4iich will be of
interest to all com^hed, was the re
port given -McGrath, well
known tourist HgAt for the Alaska
Railroad. Mr. Mfcttfctfh was profuse
in his statements that Alaska was fast
-ynnishifl^'ttfttfi^hfc' standpoint of iso
lation and coming forward to a point
of “See Alaska First,” than ever be
fore in its history*- That his repoit
is one of authenticity, rather than
opinionated can readily be vouched
for.,
Mr. McGmtJi said that the tounsi
business of Alaska the coming sum
mer will be a tremendous increase
over former years. ..The consensus of
opinion, after interviewing all the tour
ist agencies oil the Pacific Coast, is
< that Alaska's tourist travel will only
be limi|ed*by the facilities offered by
summer uftssepafeer steamers running
to this spoiLd lathis early date, most
of the California agencies that book
tourists to Alaska are making reserva
; tions for the coining summer, which
isi most;gratifying news. According
to Mr. Tk-Gr^h Ui£ue is little doubt
but that Alaska.will witness a larger
winter booking. He gives Alaska about
thre£ year's* to 'm’ake this declaration
! show itself/ -'*6 fr
‘ The-" old.1 gag; still xeigns supreme
thruout the agencies, who have never
before, Imen ji^erggted in Alaska that
winter travel to Alaska offers the tour
i<t no equivalent to that of summer.
The ag^dft^'aM teem 'surprised to
know fhit possible to flag a ship
in Seattle and come to Seward in one
of the most commodious staterooms
and palatial steamers that can be of
fered in any other parj ot the world,
as tar as caring In Stlnfort tor tour
.... Is concerned.i When they heard
the thruout th®
winter months, they stood aghast, and
1„ stentorian tones exclaimed then
surprise and lack ot knowledge ot the
Xorth.
With the recent trip of Mr. McGrath
to the States, it was also learned that
there "are "possMSffftfeS’ T>f a Pasadena
Tumisl Corporate™ Qn.tp.ring into the
IS MM* W alonag **
Alaska llailroad^d orgamzmg a* -
tern # iain <33®,*flowing their
palr^Ihe a»
ited stopover privilege, emulating that
nractitect'^r^e'rWhite Pass out of
Skagwayhn-?th|fr AUin tours winch
in turn wc®iMd«ean a declded mv
provement .MreieThe present system
of practical# nfcfttop trips. Such an
organization twdftf mean the expendi
ture of several-hundred thousand dol
lars, and,-, a* -permanent year-round in
dustry would be established, benefi
cial to alb-Alaska, aB it would include
both summer and winter tours.
ln speaking of others coming in do
ing their bit in fostering the tourist
trade in Alaska,McGrath said:
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“The newly organized Aiassa uia
rk,r Tours Corp. is doing splendid ad
vertisiST”-spending ten day*
with them -on- a. campaign of general
information on Alaska, I believe they
are assured ** a great booking for
iheir first *unting partie8:
talked to several thousand school
teachers Wah|^l!fornia conven*on
and found'-them the most interesting
prospectsyrf.aJL i}~f}S0 notlced’ j “
thruouL JESSES** was a constant
question as > feth of Mr. Free’s
assertion: ?that,the Alaska Railroad
was going, te^he* abandoned. Thous
ands ot people <read. the utterances, of
Z' Califorrn a congressman,” said Mr.
McGrathii'^Utk -few of them will
ever: see. his refraction.
“The Lomen brothers reindeer were
the talk of the Pacific Coast towns.
No one of Alaska products could have
gained mo^^atr|etition than the teams
of thaSBn animate that Visited practic
ally all the larger cities on the coast.
The streets of .SPrisco arid Los Angel
es by ^rown'ups as wel1
as children, M aUsfious to get their
first 'glmrpsl of: the steeds of Santa.
"■f?n§ papers devoted con
siderable space to the eruption of Mt.
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KETCHIKAN AGAIN VISITED BY
RAVAGES OF CONFLAGRATION AT
AN EARLY HOUR THIS MORNING
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Feb. 13. (AP).-A fire start
ing in the chimney of the Pioneer restaurant destroye
the Pioneer Hotel' St. George Hotel and a store building
here early this morning. N. G. Nelson, proprietor of the
Pioneer Hotel, his family and one roomer escaped in their
night clothes. The Poodle Dog restaurant and1 the Lotus
Confectionery and Cigar store in the Lobby of the St.
George Hotei building were destroyed; the Ingersoll Ho
tel and Alaska Steamship Company’s wharves seemed
safe. It was twenty-eight above zero the coldest morn
ing this winter.
MONTANA SENATOR ATTACKS
MELLON’S ALUMINUM
TRUST
tC)JtS|!l!V^U.ER. WAKH. 0. C.
Senator Tlios. J. Walsh, of Montana,
who has introduced two resolutions in
the Senate concerning the Aluminum
Company of America.
ALGONQUIN LIEUT.
FACES CHARGES OF
JUGGLING UP BIDS
COURT MARTIAL ACQUITS CHIEF
ON THREE OF FOUR CHARGES
OF MISCONDUCT DUTIES
SEATTLE, Wn., Feb. 12. (£•)—
Lieutenant Charlton T. Smith, defen
dant told the Coast Guard court mar
tial that Lieutenant-Commander Wis
haar had been riding him ever since
June of 1924, when in the Bering sea.
Wisharr called him to the chart room
and reproved him. He said at Nome
Wishaar forced him to apologize for
threatening to mess up the engineer
officer, who commanded the Algonquin
at that time, and yesterday assumed
full responsibility for the juggling of
bids so repairs could be made in Port
land instead of Seattle last year.
Smith admitted he ordered drills
on the ship logged when not perform
ed.
SEATTLE, Wn„ Feb. 12. (JP)—T h e
court martial acquitted Lieutenant
Smith of the Coast Guard cutter Al
gonquin of three of the four charges
of misconduct and neglect of duty.
The court failed to report on the ac
tion of the fourth charge, that of or
dering subordinates of the Algonquin
to log drills which were never held.
This is taken to mean that the
charge has been sustained.
STEAMER HAROLD CASPER
GROUNDED, SABLE ISLAND
HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 12. (JP)—'The
steamer Harold Casper grounded on
Sable Island last night, breaking up
rapidly filling with water. - The plucky
crew reach the shore in safety.
OTn-nri $*>6 a month, 100 New
York charwomen struck, for $10 a
week thinking that would be a larger
wage.
McKinley, putting out several extras
on the report, all of which,” conclud
ed Mr. McGrath, “is better advertising
ihan the many pictures one sees,
showing Alaska as a land of snow
and Arctic desolation.”
Jack McBride, Juneau
Receives Nomination
Collector of Customs
j WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12.
jj (AP)—Presidential nominations
i handed into the Senate today in
i eluded the renomination of Col
\ lector of Customs, John C. Me
J Bride, of Juneau.
_ WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12.
—Dan A. Sutherland, delegate to con
gress from Alaska introduced a bill
to. authorize the Secretary of Com
merce to set aside fishing areas in Al
askan waters and to designate the
closed season and regulating the time
methods to the extent of fishing.
Representative White, republican of
Maine, introduced a bill to require ev
ery voter in Alaska to be able to read
and Nvrite the English language.
OLMSTED TRIAL IS
ASSUMING GREAT
PROPORTIONS
SEATTLE, Wn„ Feb. 12. (/P)—El
sie Olmsted testified that the Federal
agents who raided her home spent
seven hours “calling up people and
telling them to bring liquor to her
house,” and charged that the assistant
prohibition administrator here “repre
sented himself to be Clyde Fletcher,
and a Mrs. Whitney used my name.”
She said Whitney forcibly prevented
her from telephoning. “I ordered the
agents out and told Whitney he was
trespassing.
Whitney said that Elsie was calling
police headquarters when he inter
rupted her. She denied the (Jovern
ment's testimony that she ordered a
case of “good stuff” by telephone, and
declared “I never ordered a case of li
quor for anyone.”
Continuing the case, Elsie declar
ed she never talked with Miss Dick
Elbro, wife of an absent defendant
about liquor matters. Mrs. Elbro had
previously testified that Elsie once
named a long list of men who Elsie
had told her were associated with Olm
sted in the liquor business, and that
later she asked to rent a house which
could be used for an office and rum
cache.
Captain Donald Ames, inspector of
steam vessels, Murray Stewart, can
ned salmon packer, Charles A. Burck
hardt, Alaska Consolidated Canneries
head, Edward Cunningham, president
of the Pacific Net apd twine Company
testified and regarded the reputation
of Wilbur Dow, defendant as good.
A Lou Cohen, cigar store proprietor
and former city councilman, with four
employes of his card room, testified
that they never have seen any of the
defendants who the Federal agents
said had frequented the cigar store and
card room.
Tommy Nakagawa, Japanese defen
dant, testified that he was Olmsted’s
cook and houseboy, but denied con
versations with Whitney, prohibition
agent and Corwin, who Jiad said they
talked with him. The Japanese said
he didn’t know Corwin.
SEWARD VICTOR
OVERANCHORAGE
SCORE 17 TO 10
‘NIP’ JOHNSON STARS FOR LOCAL
BASKETBALL TEAM IN FIRST
GAME OF SERIES.
ANCHORAGE, Feb. 12.—(Special to
The Gateway)—The visiting Gateway
City basketball quintette emerged vic
torious in the opening clash against
the High School Midgets in the first
game of the series played at the school
gymnasium last night before a crowd
ed house. The Seward five outplayed
their opponents in both teamwork and
shooting. The final score of the game
was Seward 17, Anchorage 10.
During the first few minutes of the
opening half, Seward kept the ball
in their territory and made many at
tempts to score but could not seem
to locate the basket. The midgets
then got going and brought the ball
down the floor and Valaer, fleet mid
get forward, dropped ill a pretty one
the first score of the game. During
the remainder of the half the visitors
kept the ball in home territory and
made repeated attempts to score but
failed to drop infield shot during the
half. On a foul committed by Anch
orage, Tinkler, Seward guard scored
from the foul line. Soon after this,
however, the Midgets brought the ball
down to their basket where Valaer
dropped in another pretty basket.
Johnson, lanky Seward center scored
on a foul committed by the Midgets.
Many fouls were committed by both
sicles during the half. Both teams
were fighting desperately when the
whistle blew ending the half and
many clever passes were made. An
chorage led at the end of this half
^>y a score of 4 to 2.
At the commencement of the sec
ond half, Johnson scored for Seward
on a foul committed by Anchorage.
The visitors located the basket dur
ing this half making 15 points to the
High School’s 6.
This h'alf was furously fought all
the way by both teams, and many
thrills were given the spectators.
McEwan, clever Seward forward,
ropped in a pretty shot that was close
ly followed by an equally as pretty
one by Valaer for the Midgets.
The ball traveled up and down the
floor with a speed that was hard to
keep up with.
Boudreau, Anchorage guard, scored
on two free throws in this half.
Johnson scored three times during
the half from the foul line for the
Gateway aggregation. He also scored
three field baskets.
Valaer dropped another field shot
for the Midgets shortly before the
whistle blew ending the game.
Dyer, Seward forward, was put out
of the game in the latter part of the
half due to a mistake on the part of
the scorekeepers who credited him
with four personal fouls, whereas, he
made only three. Starr, one of the
substitutes, took Dyer’s place for the
remainder of the game.
Johnson, stellar Seward center was
high point man for his team with a to
tal of three field baskets and four
free throws to his credit. He played
a splendid game throughout. Me
itlwan, heady seward forward, scored
one field shot. Tinkler, guard drop
ped in one field shot and one on a
free throw; Dyer, forward, slipped in
one field basket during the game. Chya
played a strong game at guard.
Valaer was high point man for the
Midgets making a total of four field
shots, the only ones made by his team
during the game.
Boudreau, Anchorage guard dropped
two baskets on free throws.
The lineups follow:
Midgets—Valaer and Romig, for
ward; Brayford, center; Boudreau and
Ek, guards. /
Seward—McEwan, Dyer and Starr,
forwards, Johnson, center; Tinkler
and Chya, guards. Leslie, sub.
WEATHER SALUBRIOUS
The weather at Chulitna is glorious,
according to the Gateway scribe,
Johnson, in a letter received in the
last mail from the Interior. Oldtim
ers have marveled all winter over the
mild climate which has been general,
apparently, thruout the entire Terri
tory.
TODAY’S WEATHER
Temperature, 36 above.
Cloudy, indicating snow.
HARVEY SULLIVAN FAVORED WITH
REAPPOINTEMENT THIS DIVISION
BY SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 12. (AP)—The Senate
Judiciary Committee which has been in session here con
sidering the appointments of Alaska Judges, District At
torneys and Marshals deferred action on Judge T. Reed
of the First Division, Judge E. E. Ritchie of the Third
Division, District Attorney A. G. Shoup of the First Divi
sion, and Al. White, for marshal of the First. On the
other hand it reported favorably on Charles D. Jones, as
marshal for the Second Division (Nome); Marshal Har
vey Sullivan for the Third Division, and Lynn Smith for
marshal of the Fourth Division, (Fairbanks).
ATTORNE-GENERAL IS PRINCIPAL
WITNESS AGAINST ALUM
INUM TRUST
John Sargent, U. S. Attorney-Gen
eral, who is one of the principal wit
nesses in the Senate investigation of
the failure of the Department of Jus
tice to bring contempt proceedings
against the Aluminum Company of
America, in which Andrew Mellon,
Secretary of the Treasury, is a large
stockholder.
SENATE ADDED AN
HUNDRED MILLION
REDUCTION BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12. (JP)
—The Senate added one hundred mil
lion dollars to the Tax Reduction bill.
After voting on the repeal of the In
heritance Tax, Senator Couzens of
Mich., declared it a “damnable out
rage to take the tax off of million
aires,” which was led by a group of
republicans and a solid democratic
line-up to vote it out.
The taxes on automobile passenger
cars and trucks for admissions and
dues, the Senate approved by a forty
two to twentyone vote the repeal of
the passenger automobile tax. Sixteen
republicans, twenty-five democrats and
one farmer-labor leader were found
supporting it when Senator King, dem
ocrat of Utah introduced the proposal.
Senator Smoot shouted, “go ahead
and ruin your bill.”
Floating Dock Repairs
Completed By Manthey
The floatng dock, which Gus Man
they and his crew of men have been
overhauling for the past few weeks,
was towed off the beach yesterday
and spotted in position by the power
boat Chase, Capt. Emswiler. The oil
drums which were formerly under the
float have been replaced by good size
logs and the iron work, on the deck,
has all been straightened out and plac
ed back in first class shape. Contrac
tor Manthey was busy last night com
pleting the task of wrapping the heavy
steel cables about the piling which
assures the float remaining in the
same position.
MORE POWER VOTED
PARIS, Feb. 12. (£>)(£>)—'The House
of Deputies voted confidence to their
premier by 327 to 182.
WILKINS PARTY ON
LONG TPtEK THRU
DESOLATE WASTES
EVEN THOUGH A BRITISHER WIL.„
KINS WILL CLAIM LANDS
FOR UNITED STATES
NENANA, Alaska, Feb. 12. (£>)—*
The North Pole expedition headed by
Malcolm Smith started at two-thirty
yesterday afternoon. Ideal weather
prevailed with the thermometer regis
tering ten below zero.
The party will follow the Tanana
river thirty-five miles, then turn over
land to the snow trail across the En
dicott range of mountains.
The entire population of this region
saw the start.
Will File for United States.
SEATTLE', Wn, Feb. 12. (^—Cap
tain Wilkins who is sponsoring the
expedition to tlxe North Pole said that
he will claim any land discovered for
the United States. He said: “I am a
British citizen, but this is an Ameri
can expedition.”
The fusilages, wings and engines of
two planes are being loaded on to
the deck of the steamer Victoria due
to leave here 9 o’clock Saturday morn
ing.
Sergeant C. M. Wisley had a wake
iful trip from Hasbrouck Heights, N. J.
to Seattle, guarding the wings which,
were wrapped in quilted silk.
Andrew Hufford, of the Wright Air
plane Company and Walter Howard
of the Atlantic Aircraft Corporation
are here helping in the supervision,
of loading the giant birds of the air.
Howard will accompany the planes to
Fairbanks, the entire party here to
leave on the Victoria tomorrow.
Urbachs, Hosts at Lincoln
Birthday Bridge Party
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Urbach were
hosts last night at a Lincoln Birthday
bridge party to which many friends of
the popular couple were in attendance.
Ten tables were occupied, the affair
lasting until a late hour. Unique fav
ors and place cards played a promi
nent part in the general enjoyment of
the evening, not overlooking the de
licious array of refreshments.
Mr. Heaston was a fortunate place
card winner for which he was present
ed with a handsome ivory totem pole.
Mrs. Banbury and Mr. Lechner also
were winners of place card gifts.
High score at bridge among the la
dies went to Mrs. Hannon, the second
prize presented to Mrs. R. Reed. Mr.
Blue won high score among the gen
tlemen and Mr. Lien took second prize
and as usual, Mr. Swetmann was pre
sented with the consolation prize for
the gentlemen. Mrs. .uesne won tne
consolation prize among the ladies.
All the ladies were presented with
favors.
Criminal lawyers are becoming
more resourceful every day. One in
Chicago defended a bootlegger client
by declaring that selling good whisky
at reasonable prices was “sufficient
ly meritorious in these trying days to
warrant mitigation of sentence.” The
sentence was mitigated to sixty days.
ANTHRACITE STRIKE NEARING
END ATLANTIC COAST CITIES
PHILA., Pa., Feb. 12. (JP)—An agree
ment to end the Anthracite strike was
reached today aji a convention held
here. The miners at Scranton, it was
said must ratify.