I
'That's Good, Read Some
More,” Were Last Words
RIM REAPER CAME WHILE HARDING WAS CON
VERSING WITH MRS. HARDING—NO TIME TO
CALL MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF
Presidential Headquarters, Palace Hotel, San Fran
sco, Aug. 2—President Harding died instantly and with
it warning tonight at 7:30 o’clock, death coming to the
hief Executive while he was conversing with members
* hisVamiiy, and according to an official statement issued
i his physicians, was apparently due’ to some brain
olvement.
The end came so suddenly that members of the off i
al party could not be called. It came after a day which
id been described by Dr. Sawyer, the President’s perso
d physician, as the most satisfactory day the President
id had since his illness began. Physicians in the formal
mouncement of the end said, “During the day he had
sen free from discomfort and there was every justi
sation for accomplishing a speedy recovery. The first I
lew that a change had occurred in the condition of the
resident came shortly after seven o'clock whea Mrs.
a ruing jerked open the door of the sick room and called
those in the corridors to “Find Dr. Boone and the oth*
s quick.”
At that time Mrs. Harding was understood to have
en reading to the President, sitting at his bedside with
e evening papers, and messages of sympathy which had
en received during the day.
SLIGHT SHUDDER PRESAGES END
PIT. Sawyer alone of all the doctors was in the Presi
nt’s apartments when the climax came. Jfe first was
lied by Mrs. Harding, who rushed to the door leading
to the hotel corridors and commanded an immediate
arch for the other doctors.
At 8:02 p. m. a statement was .made by physicians
esent that death had been caused by a stroke of apo
exy, but this statement was later canceled.
Mrs. Harding and two nurses, MissL Ruth Powderly
d Miss Dausser, were in the room at the time. Mrs.
aiding was reading to the President, and he was appar
tly deeply interested, when without waring a shudder
ssefc through his frame, he collapsed, and the end came,
acefully and without apparent pain.
SAN FRANCISCO STUNNED BY NEWS
The first notification of the President’s death came
ien a notice was displayed in front of the Palace Hotel,
aring the single phrase, “Harding is Dead.” The news
rried like wildfire through the downtown district and a
vv minutes after into the residential district. Great
jwds collected outside the hotel, seeking details of his
ath and the police had to be called to disperse them.
President Harding was carrying on, although not in
rson, one hour before his death, when Secretary Chris
n was performing for the President what he said was
e of the greatest pleasures that he looked forward to on
; western trip, namely, the presentation through Secre
•y Christian of Traveling Beauseant of the Knight Tem*
trs Commandery. Secretary Christian erad the address
lich had been prepared by Harding.
When the Secretary was notified of the President’s
ith, he broke down, saying: “I have lost the best friend
ver had; and so has every American.”
, LAST WORDS OF PRESIDENT
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3—“That’s good; read some
iome” were the last words uttered by President Harding
tiis wife.
BODY BE INTERRED AT MARION, OHIO
President Harding’s body will be taken back to Wash
ton in a special train, leaving at 7:00 o’clock this even
. The President’s remains will be taken to the Capitol
iding where they will lie in state in the rotunda, and
ere funeral services will be held. After the funeral the
ly will be taken to Marion for burial.
In addition to those traveling with the body of the de
sed President, will be Gen. Pershing, Attorney General
ugherty, and Mrs. E. E. Remsberg, the President’s sis
Mrs. Harding declared a moment after the fatal end'
• “I’m not going to break down; I must not.” She. is
ding up well, but her physicians fear a collapse.
WAS WARNED NOT TO SPEAK
SEATTLE, Aug. 3.—When complimented on his sta
m speech at its conclusion, by F. A. Goddard, President
the Alaska-Yukon Pioneers’ Association, Harding re*
d: “7 suppose I should not have made it; the doctors
l me so.”
AY: a i
BIOGRAPHY OF PRESIDENT HARDING
WARREN G. HARDING, President, of
Marion, Ohio, was bom in Blooming Grove,
Morrow County, Ohio, November 2,1865; he has
been a newspaper publisher since 1884; is mar
ried; was member of the Seventy-fifth and Sev
enty-sixth Ohio Legislatures a sSenator from
the thirteenth district, 1899—1903, and Lieuten
ant Governor of Ohio in 1904 and 1905; elected
to the United States Senate November 3, 1914;
he resigned his seat on January 13,1921, having
been elected President of the United States on
November 2, 1920.
Cres P. Hale, a prominent cannery
man of San Francisco, and superin
tendent of the Northern Fisheries, Inc.
arrived in Seward from the westward
last evening on the Starr. Mr. Hale,
who left San Francisco about June 1,
has been visiting the cod fisheries in
the Shumagins, and the company’s
holdings in Bristol Bay.
The Northern Fisheries, Inc., this
last spring took over the Bristol Bay
Packing company, of which Mrs. Kate
G. Pedersen was proprietor and man
ager since the death of her husband
about two years ago. The Bristol Bay
Packing company is maintained as a
separate corporation under the holding
company, its officers being Cres P.
Hale, president; C. E. Cocks, vice
president, and C. Baatz, secretary.
Capt. Larsen is manager of the plant.
The cannery is one of the largest
single plants in the Bristol Bay re
gions consisting of two full five-line
outfits, making a pack of 117,000 cases
last year. A saltery with a capacity
of 3500 bbls. of salmon is included.
The equipment consists or 3:0 gillnet
boats; five power boa_ts and tenders;
and a fleet of tenders, including the
steel freight steamer Costa Rica, the
barkentine City of Sydney, the bark
Laurin, and the barkentine Kate G.
NEW CABLE SHE
CABLE WILL BE LAID IN TIME TO
OPERATE IN EARLY SUM
MER OF 1924
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 3— Col.
Seoane, acting chief signal officer, an
nounced today that bids had been
opened for the Seattle to Sitka cable,
I and that the bids were in the estimate
| and the time element satisfactory.
Col. Seoane stated that the cable
would be laid next spring and be op
erated during the early summer. Fig
ures had not been tabulated as yet.
There were no bids from American
cable manufacturers, but three were
I received from England and one from
; Germany.
BELIEVES HE IS THE MOSES TO
LEAD DEMOCRATIC PARTY
OUT OF WILDERNESS
Pedersen.
The other holdings of the company
include the Alaska Salmon Company,
with a cannery at the mouth of Wood
River, and a saltery on the Kvichak
River; the Union Fish Company with
a large cod fishing fleet and eleven
stations in the Shumagin Islands;
codfish curing stations at Anacortes
Wash., and Union City, Calif., and
other important fishing interests. Mr,
Hale expects to pack about 200,00C
cases of red salmon and 5000 barrels
of salt salmon this season. In addi
tion to the floating equipment men
tioned the fleet now controlled by the
Northern Fisheries, Inc., includes ths
bark Emily F. Whitney, the bark S. N
Castle and a number of schooners and
power vessels engaged in the codfish
trade.
Mr. Hale’s rise in the fishing busi
ness has been phenomenal. He start
ed during the early days of the Bris
tol Bay fisheries, and after some years
with the A. P. A. became director and
general superintendent of the North
Alaska Salmon company, all of whoss
canneries (now owned by the Libby
McNeill & Libby company) were built
under his direction. When that com
pany sold out, in 1916, he purchased
the Alaska Salmon company from the
Madison interests and remained at the
head of the company when it was
consolidated with the Northern Fish
eries, Inc. The latter corporation, ir
which a powerful San Francisco finan
cial group is interested, in the spring
of 1918 took over the Union Fish Co.
and has been gradually forging ahead
in the Alaska field.
Mr. Hale will leave for his head
quarters in San Francisco, one one ol
the next boats.
Fleischmann Yeast, fresh on every
boat. Seward Drug Co. 184-tf
Money Orders issued, Seward Dru;
Co. 184-tf
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 1.—Seu
ator Underwood, who stated yester
day that he would be a candidate foi
the presidency, on the Democratic
ticket, if the people of Alabama sc
desired, announced his candidacy to
day.
In an interview Senator Underwooc
said he hoped that the next Demo
cratic convention will have the cour
age to face the international situatioi
with the firm purpose to pledge the
party to take its place in the interna
tional family in case it is successfu
at the November elections. He ac
cused the Republican party of erect
ing a tariff barrier against Europe a
a time when the only way in whicl
that continent could absorb the sur
plus products of America was bj
trade.
TAX COLLECTOR E. M. POLLEY
RETURNS FROM WESTWARC
E. M. Polley, territorial tax collec
tor, arrived from the westward on the
steamship Starr, and will leave on one
of the next boats for Juneau. Mr
Polley’s home is in Sitka. He was e
member of the last Territorial legis
lature.
LONDON GRIEVES FOR HARDING
LONDON, Aug. 3—The Londor
Mail in an editorial today says “Al
Britain mourns with Ameidca ovei
the death of President Harding, whe
possessed a character and tempera
ment rare in public men, and had
earned the title to remembrance in
the history of the world.”
President Coolidge Will
Carry Out His Policies
NEW PRESIDENT SWORN IN BY AGED FATHER,
AT WHOSE HOME HE WAS VISITING AT
TIME OF HARDING’S DEATH
PLYMOUTH, Vermont, Aug. 3.—Calvin Coolidge
look the oath of office as president of the United States,
at Plymouth, Vermont, at 2:47 a. m. today. The new pres
ident was sworn in by his aged father, John C., who is a
notary public and at whose home he was visiting. The cer
emony took place in the living room of his lather s home.
Coolidge left today for Washington.
After his inauguration President Coolidge issued a
statement in part: “It will be my purpose to carry out the
policies which President Harding has begun for the serv
ice of the American people, and to meet their responsibili
ties wherever they may arise.”
TWO BILLION FEET OF SITKA
SPRUCE SOLD TO PULP
MAKING CONCERN
JUNEAU, Aug. 3—Making the ne
cessary surety deposit Hutton, Mc
| Neal and Dougherty of San Francisco,
I today secured from the government
1 2,000,000,000 feet of Sitka spruce and
i other woods comprising timber for the
i Thomas Bay pulp unit for a paper
| mill to be built here.
For tan and sunburn, Cream ol Al
1 mond Lotion, 50c. Seward Drug Co.
184-tf
Earl G. Reed and wife will leave on
one of the next boats for Juneau,
where he will remain for a short time.
OLD TIMER ARRIVES IN
SEWARD; RESIDENT OF SANAK
George Peterson, an old timer of
the far western district, arrived on
the steamship Starr, and will proba
bly make Seward his home. Mr. Pe
terson has been engaged in fox farm
ing on the island for the past 15
years, but his health failing rapidly,
he has disposed of his interests and
will live in town. Mr. Peterson was
born in 1839, and is S4 years of age.
Norway hemp halibut lines at J. L.
Graef’s. 161-tf
LACK OF LABOR HOLDING
BACK ROAD OUT OF KANATAK
Poor progress is being made by the
Alaska Road Commission on their
road out of Kanatak. Lack of labor
is said to be responsible for the poor
showing, together with low wages
paid. At the present rate of progress
it is said to be doubtful whether the
road will be completed this season.
The U. S. coast and geodetic survey
boat Yukon has completed the survey
of Portage bay and is now working in
wide Bay, according to parties arriv
ing from the westward.
Bert Green, a well known traveling
man, arrived in Seward this morning
on the launch Eider and will leave on
the Evans for the South. Mrs. Green
and their young son have been mak
ing the trip with him. Mrs. Green
and son were passengers on one of
the last boats for Ketchikan, where
they will meet Mr. Green’s mother,
who has been making the trip down
the Kuskokwim.
The Bureau of Fisheries boat, Eider,
arrived in Seward about noon today
to meet Inspector Gilbert, who arriv
ed in Seward on the Unalga. While
to the westward the vessel picked up
Territorial Inspector Wynn. After a
short stay the boat will proceed to
headquarters at Ketchikan.
Andrew Iverson, an old timer from
Unga was an arrival on the Starr.
L. G. Folsom and 15 tourists from
the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
arrived in town last night on the
Starr and will break up the party
here. Some of the members are go
ing out by the Richardson highway,
others will take a trip to Anchorage
and interior points, and return in
time to catch the Northwestern.
Read one of the latest books of fic
tion for 15 cents at Urbach’s.
Wanted—Three room furnished cot
tage; apply at Gateway.
Hay, oats and chop feed at J. L.
Graef’s. 162-tf
Kodaks and Films, Seward Drug
| Co. 184-tr
TRY THE DRUG STORE FIRST, tf
LISTEN?
Everybody is doing it no^. What?
The Turkey troit to Dryden’s Grocery.
' Why? Because the prices are right;
the more sales the lower the prices.
His stock is small and fresh on every
boat. Service day or night.
Fox trot delivery.
Phone Madison 62. tf
Gainsborough Hair Nets, single
mesh 10 cts. Seward Drug Co. 184-tf
BATHING SUITS for men, women
and children at Urbach’s. 162-tf
FOR SALE—Having other interests
outside of Alaska demanding my
immediate attention, I will sacrifice
the Juneau Apartment Building to
a quick buyer. It is situated on the
Gastineau channel, is completely
furnished, does a splendid business
all the year around; every suite has
a beautiful marine view. Twenty
apartments in building. Those in
terested please write to Mrs. B.
Hogan, Juneau, Alaska. 172-tf
GATEWAY CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
!
FOR SALE—One choice lot, Federal
addition; 2 cabins and lot on Wash
ington street; one two-story, 7-room
! residence on Washington street
with furnace, bath, hot and cold wa
ter. Part cash, balance long or
short time. See Mrs. S. Tallason,
Seward. Sat-tf
COOPER has some fine spring chick
ens for sale. tf
FOR SALE—Piano, inquire Seward
Grill. kAugl.
Furnished Apartments to rent; see
Mrs. Paulson. 153-tf
FOR RENT—Three room furnished
flat with bath. See Dougherty, tf
FOR RENT—Four room unfurnish
ed house with bath; See Dough
erty. 172-tf
WANTED—Man to cook on boat, pay
$90 per month; no soaks wanted.
Kadiak Fisheries Co.; Kodiak, tf
FOR SALE—Gas boat, 52 feet long;
draws 5*£ feet of water; 50 horse
power engine; for particulars and
terms address Box 1724, Anchorage.
BIG CHANCE to make a stake; fox
island, close in, 100 blue foxes;
three boats; good improvements;
Price $25,000. See Don Carlos and
Don Carlos, Sexton Annex. tf