Heulen-d nily Gateumxs
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 75.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
ANNUAL MEETING OF GRAND IG
LOO OF PIONEERS WAS HELD
AT VALDEZ, ALASKA
TO MEET AT JUNEAU NEXT YEAR
Grand Igloo Endorses Governor Parks’
Efforts Secure Insane Sanitarium.
CORDOVA, April 3. (/P)—Governor
George A. Parks’ efforts to secuie a
government maintained insane sani
tarium in Oregon or Washington was
endorsed at the annual meeting of the
Grand Igloo, Pioneer of Alaska at Val
dez yesterday.
Juneau was chosen as the next con
vention city. Officers elected for
the ensuing year were:
A. J. Dimond, of Valdez, Grand
President.
W. H. Caswell, of Cordova, first
Vice President. '
Eric Forss, of Ketchikan, second
Vice President.
George J. Love, of Valdez, Secre
tary.
Charles Schlosser, of Valdez, Treas
urer.
H. R. Shepard, of Juneau, Historian.
James Paulson, of Seward, Chap
lain.
J. J. McDonald, of Anchorage, Ser
geant at Arms.
The five Trustees elected were:
Sheldon of Fairbanks; John Wright of
A. J. Ghezzi of Nenana; Robert A.
Juneau, William Clark of Chitina, and
.Robert Romig, of Anchorage.
Edwin Dixon, master taxdermist of
TJniontown, Ontario, is offering from
35 to $10 each for scalps or good webb
sets of reindeer horns, providing the
skulls are clean and the scalps cut
off, according to a recent letter re
ceived by the local chamber of com
merce. Anyone in this district inter
ested in this matter is advised tc
write the gentleman direct.
ADDITIONAL PARKING STRIP
GROUND IS BEING PREPARED
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Teams and scrapers began yes ter
day afternoon to turn over the ground
next to one of the Arcade parking
strips which, when it is completed
by the owner, H. V. Hoben, will give
Seward an additional beauty spot tc
warm the eye of the thousands of vis
itors here this year. The extra ground
was recently acquired from the Alas
ka Railroad and will be planted tc
correspond with the other greer
swards, trees and flowers.
ILUTWITEU.
1! GET I EXTENSION
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 3. (/P)—
, The Senate Insular committee favor
ably reported to the House the bill
; extending three years time for the
completion of the main line and bran
ches of the Alaska Anthracite Rail
j road, at Katalla.
WELL KNOWN BROTHERS CON
TEMPLATE TAKING LEASE
THIS SPRING
The well known John Gilpatrick
property at Mile 14 1-2, Moose*Pass,
reputed to be one of the finest of
the many quartz group of claims in
the region miay possibly be leased
shortly to L. Reinosky and his asso
ciates and if so, machinery will be
moved on the property and operations
begun.. Mr. Reinosky paid a visit
to The Gateway office the other day
; and stated those interested with him
consist of his two brothers, Edward,
of Seattle, and Frank, at Rampart,
\ and a Seattle man. by the name of
Mr. Scott. Mr. Reinosky and his
.brother Frank, are well known old
timers of the Territory, he, himself
having been in Alaska for twelve or
I fourteen years, but brother Frank is
the best known of them all. They
j are reputable mining men and, fol
| lowing the inspection of the quartz
| property, when the snow has disap
i peared, should they take the ground
lover, the mining industry in this
district will receive a big incentive,
Mr. Reinosky visited the group two
years ago and was very much im
pressed with his investigation. He
will go to the ground again as soon
; as the snow leaves and, if satisfac
! tory arrangements are made, will im
■ mediately ship his machinery and
supplies up from Seattle where if
1 has already been assembled.
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YUKON DUE LATE TONIGHT
The liner Yukon, pride of the Al
aska Steamship Company, arrived at
. Latouche at 10:30 o’clock this morn
'ing from the south, but will, nol
| arrive in port until late this evening
i owing to a lengthy stop being mad<
at Sawmill Bay.
CORDOVA, April 3. (JP)—The loca
station last night reported the Cup
rim had arrived to aid the S.S. Wheat
I land Montana which lost her propel
ler 1300 miles southwest of here.
LIFE IN THE ARCTIC
EASY. 5TEFFN
REINDEER MEAT SERVED AT BAN
QUET IN N. Y. CITY
NEW YORK, April 3. (£>)—Alaska;
1 reindeer was served at the dinner o
the Technology Club here last nighl
Guests included Explorer Steffansei
Robert Anderson Pope and Leigh A
Wade. Steffansen reiterated he woul
prove life was easy in the Arctic.
Harry E. Ellsworth, local busines
man, former council member, who ha
been in the States over the winte:
returns tonight on the Yukon.
Bernie Cunningham', of the Alask
Railroad fame and a member of th
train service, wil be among thos
walking down the gang plank thi
evening following the arrival of th
IS.S. Yukon in port. Mr. Cunninghai
has been spending a three month
vacation in the Big Time.
VISIBILITY RESTORED; GROUND
DISCOVERED FROZEN FOR
TWENTY FEET DOWN
FAIRBANKS, April 3. (#>)—'The sun
broke through the clouds which over
, cast the skies during the three days
j and the forecast of restoration of vis
? ibility was made for the return flight
i of the monoplane Alaskan from Point
Barrow, There is virtually no wind
and the temperature is forty above.
The landing field is wet and soft,
and steam has been used to penetrate
the frozen ground in an attempt to
reach the soft earth thru which the
water, which flooded the field would
drain from the frozen ground found
at a depth of twenty feet below the
surface. 4
Registration for the Municipal el
ection Tuesday, April 6, closes to
night at 10 o’clock. The smallest
number of citizens ever to have reg
istered in the history of the town
was the record on the book at noon
today. The number is less than 175.
It is anticipated, however, at least
a hundred citizens will register this
afternoon and this evening, prior to
the final closing of the book.
SHIPPING FUR TO STATES
Among the large number of fur
shipments to go south on the S.S.
Yukon from this port will be that
of the Brown & Hawkins Corp.,
which firm recently purchased the
entire catch of Harry Johnson and
others.
IP. A. F. COMPANY
f WILL OPERATE
I EIGHT PLANTS
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ENTS THIS SEASON IS
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The Pacific American, Fisheries
company will operate eight plants
in Alaska and one in British Colum
bia during the season of 1926. It
has already started preparations for
opening the season, its first vessel
■leaving for the westward about two
weeks ago. Alaskan plants to be op
erated will be: Metlakatla, Excur
sion Inlet, Gambier Bay jointly with
Pillar Bay, Bering River, Squaw
Harbor, King Cove, Ikatan and Port
Moller. Fish from the Gambier Bay
plant wil be packed at Pillar Bay
which will be operated by the Fi
dalgo Island Packing Co. The com
pany’s plant in British Columbia is
■located at Port Edwards on th(
Skeena River. y
No changes in superintendents, wil
be made this season. Howard Bailee
will be in charge of the Ketchikan dis
triict .as superintendent; H. E. Syimon:
will be superintendent at Metlakatla
A. W. Herrold, superintendent a,
Excursion Inlet. R. H. Davis, sup
erintnedent at Bering River; A. H
Bradford, Squaw Harbor, with Elnn
Most, formerly at Gambier Bay, ass
rstant superintendent; E. B. Morgan
King Cove; S. George Taylor, Ikatan
R. Amundsen, Port Moller, and Geo
rge Ringstad, Port Edwards.
H. L. Symons, who is Alaska man
ager for the company is now in th<
south. He will arrive here about th
middle of April and spend the seaso:
in the Territory.
C. O. Thatcher, former Sowar
resident who recently moved bac
a'fiter some months in Anchorage, ha
purchased the gas boat Dixie froi
George TorkeHson.
fAKIMII MUN SEEKING NEWS
GF BROTHER, GEORGE KERN
John Kern of Yakima, Wn., writes
the local postmaster for information
regarding his brother, Georg’e Kern,
who has disappeared in Alaska. Geo.
Kern is about 67 years old, unmarried,
and lived most of his life in Alaska.
Eight years ago he lived for a time
at Paso Robles, Calif., but returned
to Alaska from that point. Since then
nothing has been heard from him. In
formation will be greatly appreciated
by John Kern, whose Yakima address
is R. D. No. 8.
EXCESSIVE COST OF
DRILLING FOR OIL
REASON SHUT DOWN
j ERSKINE DESCRIBES TO CORDO
VANS ACTIVITIES KODIAK
THE PAST SEASON
| CORDOVA, April 3. (,/P)—Interest in
whaling is centering in the Kodiak
district this year, according to W. J.
Erskine, Kodiak merchant who passed
thru here on the Admiral Watson,
bound for Seattle. He said in addi
tion to the new North Pacific Sea Pro
duct station to be built at Port Hob
ron for which workmen already have
been assembled, the California Sea
Products Company is planning to move
a large floating factory to Kodiak and
will employ three steam whalers. Am
ong the new canning enterprises is
the Kodiak Fisheries, which is erect
ing a two-line cannery at Kiliuda Bay.
Mr. Erskine said the Standard Oil has
quit drilling at Kanatak and are tak
ing the rigs from Pearl Creek Dome
for storage owing to the excessive cost
of drilling, which is prohibitive un
der present conditions.
SEATTLE, April 3. (JP)—'The S. S.
Alaska of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany sailed from here this morning
at time, 9 o’clock with 300 passengers
for Alaska ports. Those listed for
Seward and points along the Alaska
Railroad and the Westward were:
E. J. Hartman, H. W. Walker, J. Ed
ward and wife and child, Mary Brink
ley, C. McGowan, A. L. Harnot, J. C
Maloney, Irene Dohl, George Berg anc
wife and daughter, Ethel Bellmont
Miss S. W. Albrecht, A. F. Dailey, A
P. Stone, Mrs. D. R. Houser, Roj
Charters, W. Block, J. Cushing, W
Willey, George H. Parker, Thoma:
Higgins, Roy Dickeman, Roy Perre
mend, C. F. Erickson, P. Edlund ant
wife, Mary McCallen,1 William Morri
son, George Knighton, W. S. Aurtz
Nels Johansen, C. L. Kemp, W. P
Hughes, J. B. Jones, J. F. Toman
P. Fienson, Cris Vedin, Max Love, H
‘ C. Palmer, L. J. Till, J. L. McCallen
W. D. M. Forbes, H. E. Landers an<
wife, R. R. Reeser and wife, H. Crag
e^, L. L. Gibbs and wif£, Mrs. R. H
Ogburn and daughter, J. C. Peterso:
and wife, R. J. Peterson, W. A. Log
man, L. Lea, Knat Geral, Frank I
, Wright, Lee M. Jesson, G. W. Gibbs
V. Anderson, E. Nerland, Chas. I. I
Caldweller, C. D. Munch, Mike Kolir
ger, James Porter, A. Thomas, Mrs
^ E. S. Thomas, E. Wickstrom am
wife and eleven steerage.
5 NOTICE
3 The dance management an.
! nounces providing the steamer
Yukon arrives before 8 o’clock
this evening, the regular ,weekly
1 dance which has been advertised
i for tonight will be .given; other
s wise it wil|! be postponed.
Weekly Gateway—?3 per year.
NEITHER COURTS NOR TRIBUNALS CAN ACCOM
* PLISH THE IMPOSSIBLE, ASSERTS BRIG.
GEN. J. McQUIGG IN STIRRING ADDRESS
CANNOT CHANGE HUMAN NATURE I FEW YEARS TIME
WELL MEANING BUT MISGUIDED PEOPLE SHUT
EYES TO TO PAST HISTORY OF COUNTRY;
IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES
SEATTLE, April 3. (AP).—Brigadier General John
McQuigg of Cleveland, Ohio, National commander of the
American Legion in an address last night sounded a warn
ing against faith in the World Courts and the Hague Trib
unal on the ground “neither courts nor tribunals can ac
complish the impossible. The American Legion has no
patience with those well meaning but misguided people,
who are even making strenuous efforts to palsy the army
of America and deprive us of what small defense we have,
i They shut their eyes to the history of the country and ig
nore all experiences of the past. They apparently are
willing to jeopardize all we have gained in the last cen
tury and a half, and if they are permitted to attempt the
creation of the impossible and form a Utopia, because con
troversies and quarrels between nations are almost cer
tain to arise. The mere agreement not to have those
thing happen is futile; neither courts nor tribunals can
change human nature in the space of a few years. They
cannot do away with man’s cupidity nor quench a nation’s
thirst for power of "dominion when it thinks it is strong
enough to win. Legion men know what war is; they have
seen it at its worst way, and no more than that can be
avoided.”
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SENSATIONAL PICTURE
“The Arab’’ is one of the biggest
“sheik” story, filmed in the desert,
productions of the year. It’s a real
packed full of thrills, picturesque lo
cations and daring situations, handled
as only Ingram can handle them, and
enacted by a brilliant cast that in
cludes Ramon Novarro, “the perfect
lover,” and the beautiful Alice Ter
ry, two of the greatest stars in the
world at the Liberty Theater tonite.
The steamer Starr, Capt. O. A. Jo
hansen, departed last night at 5 o’clock
for Knights Island with the barge
Lawrence in tow.
KELLOGG DECLINES INVITE
TO LEKIIE OF NATIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 3. (/P)
. —Secretary of Sttae Frank B. Kellogg
next week will write declining the in
, vitation of the League of Nations to
its conference to discuss the World
^ Court entry of the United States. The
U. S. will continue to negotiate in
dividually with the dignatoried world
court protocol concerning American
reservations.
John Smith, oldtime miner from
[ the Moose Pasts region is a business
. visitor in Seward.
1 Earl Clark and brother are among
- the local visitors from Anchorage.
• Both expect to return to the Interior
. Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hary Kawabe are re
:• turning home this evening on the
1 Yukon. Mrs. Kawabe has been in
Japan for the past year. Mr. Kaw
abe went Outside last month to meet
his wife and also for the purpose of
purchasing new machinery for hia
local laundry.
Pete Sather, of the gas boat Rolfe
No. 1, arrived in port this morning
from Nuka Bay. He plans leaving
tonight with a load of machinery
and equipment for the Alaska Hills
Mines Company.
PLUG 10 EXEMPT
TERRITORIAL HELP IN
PAYING INCOME TAX
BILL NOW UP BEFORE SUB-COM
MlTTEE, HOUSE, WAYS AND
MEANS
WASHINGTON, D. C., fpril 3. (JP)
—Governor Farrington and Delegate
Jarrett of Hawaii and Dan Sutherland,
delegate from Alaska are making uni
ted efforts before the sub-committee
of the House, Ways and Means com
mittee to exempt from income tax sal
aries of Territorial employes. The
sub-committee began hearings on the
Jarrett bill which would exempt Ter
ritorial school teachers from paying
income taxes. This bill was etmpor
arily amneded to include all officials.
Further hearings will be held.
F. J. FINN 0EPI1RTS TONITE
FOB SEATTLE WHERE HIT
ENTER INTO THE CAFE SAME
F. J. Finn, until recently proprietor
of the Alaska Cafe, departs tonight on
the return trip to Seattle from where
he started from two weeks ago. Mr.
Finn came back to Seward from a
winter spent sojourning in California
with the purpose of disposing of his
business and providing he could not
sell had intended to re-engage in the
restaurant business. He disposed of
the cafe, however, to Fred Schrenger,
who will swing the doors open to the
public, next week.
Mr. Finn in leaving Seward this
evening said he could not say at this
time whether he would remain Out
side or not, but inasmuch as he has
already spent three and one-half
years here he was under the impres
sion the States would soon pall on
him and that he expected, like all old
timers, return again.