VOLUME 20. NUMBER 189
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
APOPLEXY HITS
FORMER SEWARD
ELLIOTT STEWART IN PORTLAND
HOSPITAL IN A SERIOUS
CONDITION
Well Known In Seward City
Engaged in Newspaper Business ir.
Estacado, Oregon, at Time of
Apoplectic Stroke
Judge E. E. Ritchie received a tele
graph message from a Portland hospi
tal yesterday stating that Elliott Stew
art, a former newspaper man of Sew
ard and Valdez had been stricken with
apoplexy and was in the hospital in a
serious condition. Mr. Steward left
Seward in 1921 for Portland, Oregon,
where he was engaged in the newspa
per business.
Mr. Stewart, who is a former resi
dent of Pennsylvania, was a civil engi
neer by profession, and was engaged
by Jim Hill on the Great Northern.
He came to Bellingham Washington
in the early nineties, and engaged in
the newspaper business in Belling
ham, Wash., with J. F. A. Strong, for
mer governor of Alaska, and Sam Mul
lin, councilman and mayor of What
com, later Bellingham. The paper was
populist in politics. After the populist
boom died out Mr. Stewart and Allen
Campbell leased the Bellingham Her
ald, then a weekly, and run the paper
until it w'as purchased by E. G. Earle
and converted into a daily. Mr. Stew
art took the foremanship and man
agement of the paper, until 1904, when
he engaged in the job printing busi
ness with H. B. Selby and Charles
Jones. The firm later sold out to C.
S. Beard, and Mr. Stewart after work
ing in Anacortes for a time, came to
Alaska where he was engaged in run
ning levels for the Alaska Central I
railroad, later taking a tie contract
with Monty, Shepard as partner.
* Mr. Stewart then went in with E. E.
Ritchie in the management and pub
lication of the Seward Gateway. Later
Mr. Stewart went to Valdez, where lie
took over the ownership and publica
tion of the Valdez Miner, a weekly.
Later the paper was consolidated with
the Prospector, a daily, Mr. Stewart
and Charles Wulf being the owners.
Just before the big fire of 1915 the
publication was purchased by Mr.
Stewart and Mr. H. B. Selby from the
stockholders, Mr. Stewart later selling
his interest to Mr. Selby. He went
Outside for two years, later returning
?S?id working for the Prospector, fol
lowing which he came to Seward to
take over the management of the Gate
way, purchased by H. G. Steele and
Mr. Selby. In 1921 he left for Port
land, Oregon, where he purchased a
paper at Estacada, with which he
was doing well. He installed a new
machine a year ago, and although 64
years of age, started in to learn the
keyboard. He also had property in
terests in Portland.
4 Mr. Stewart was a member of the
Pressmen’s and Typographical union
for many years, was a member of
Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 56 of
Bellingham, and has a host of friends
who hope that he will recover from
his attack.
Treasury Department
J Outlines Dry Campaign
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 3 (&)—
Assistant Secretary Andrews, of the
Treasury department, in an effort to
rebuild the prohibition enforcement
organization mapped out a plan to
draw into the new corps a dozen or
more big business executives. He has
•conferred with the leaders of the Citi
zens Committee of One Thousand,
which includes Elbert Gary, John D.
Rockefeller, jr., and other prominent
4£en. __
Cuban Recruits Tired
of Moroccan Warfare
NEW YORK, Aug. 3 (/P)—Tired of
fighting for Abd el Krim, the Moroc
can rebel, seven of the 129 volunteers
recruited in Cuba returned here in
the brig of the steamship Antonio Lo
pez, charged with participating in a
wholesale mutiny on the liner, which
is en route to Havana. The recruits
attempted to escape from the ship
by leaping overboard. One of the
mutineers is missing.
FEDERATION OF
LABOR THROUGH
WITH POLITICS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 3 (£>)—
The American Federation of Labor
announced that it was through back
ing third party movements of any
the kind which supported LaFollette
and indicated its return to the cus
tom of entering Congressional and
other political contents in support of
individual candidates satisfactory to
the unions.
The Federation’s decision recited
the resolution that organized labor
must be free from political party
domination now and at any time. The
declaration said that "no aid or com
fort would be given those who seek
to launch a third party.”
A campaign to interest women wage
earners and their sypathizers will be
carried on during the election cam
paigns.
MAN MISSING WITH
$100,000 ON LIFE
- i
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3 (£>)— Hen- j
ry Schwartz, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Pacific Cellulose
Company, who was supposed to have
met his death by an explosion in his
laboratory Thursday is now being
sought. A laborer in the laboratory
at the time the explosion occurred has
not been located. Dental experts ex
amining the charred body said that it
was not that of Schwartz. The miss
ing man carried $180,000 life insur
ance and the companies are investi
gating.
Believes America Will
Enter World Court Plan
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., Aug. 3 (/P)—
Confidence that the Senate would
agree to America’s entrance into a
world court with reservations accept
able to other powers was expressed
by Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania,
on his arrival to be a week-end guest
of President Coolidge. He said w'hile
the visit was purely social he would
exchange views with the executive.
Woman of Seventy-five
Arrested As Bootlegger
YAKIMA, Aug. 3 (£>)—Mrs. Anna
Menard, 75 years old, and the mother
of 19 children, was sentenced to 30
days in jail and to pay a fine of $25
when she pleaded guilty today to sell
ing liquor. Justice Young said the
sentence would be suspended if the
fine is paid by Wednesday.
First Clean Up Dease
Lake Averages $200
TELEGRAPH CREEK, Aug. 3 (#)—
William Grady reported that the first
Dease lake cleanup, representing four
days’ work on his claim, averaged $200
in coarse gold.
NEW ZEALAND
SOCIALISTS TO
BOYCOTT FLEET
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Aug.
3 (#»)—Wellington labor socialists are
urging a boycott of the American fleet
and Dunedin labor representatives
request all workers to refrain from
participating in the celebration upon
the occasion of a visit by the Ameri
can fleet to Wellington. An editorial
in the leading socialist paper said
that the British navy protected New
Zealand’s trade and Britons are bound
to recognize the rights of other na
tions taking similar measures for
their own safety.
Heaviest Rainfall In
History Swamps Detroit
DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 3 (£>)—'Thos.
Spranger and Richard Krell are dead,
and a property damage of four million
dollars is reported as a result of the
heaviest rainfall in the history of De
troit since the establishment of a
weather bureau. Four and seven
tenths inches of rain fell in 18 hours.
Seaplane Coming To
Seward from Juneau
The Gateway received a cable mes
sage today from the Empire asking
that it advise that paper when the
Curtiss F boat, a plane designed for
navy use, arrived here. The plane is
owned by Russell H. Merrill and J.
Davis of Ketchikan, and it is making
the trip up the coast from Juneau. It
is expected that it will take a day or
so for the sea boats to reach here as it
will probably fly only in good wea
ther. Messrs. Merrill and Davis have
been using the plane at different ports
to take up passengers.
Mr. Merrill saw extensive service in
naval aviation during the war.
EVANS OUT OF KETCHIKAN
The Gateway received a message
from Ketchikan' this afternoon stating
that the Admiral Evans left Ketchi
kan at 8 p. m. July 30. The boat is
due in Seward this evening.
MACMILLAN EXPEDITION
REACHES ETAH, GREENLAND
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug 3 (£>)—
The MacMillan expedition reached
Etah, Greenland, at 9 o’clock last
night.
Bandit Kills Three
After Attempt Rob
DENVER, Aug. 3 (#>)— A bandit
killed two young women and one man
yesterday after failing in an attempt
to rob them1 in the suburbs of Denver
last night. The bandit is believed to
be the same man who robbed and mis
treated several automobile petting
parties.
Mobs In Rome Riot
of Abolition of Taxes
ROME, Aug. 3 (JP)— Four persons
were killed and 15 injured in a mob
fight at San Giovanni Fiore, over the
abolition of communal taxes and the
dismissal of all medical employes not
native.
Mrs. H. W. Jones and party, all of
Chicago, arrived in Seward on the
Alaska departing yesterday for the
round trip over the Alaska railroad.
Yueen Victoria was quite an ar
tist, but the fact was known only to
a few intimates until a collection of
her etchings were placed on exhi
bition recently.
Union Bricklayers Quit
Work Account of Strife
NEW YORK, Aug. 3 (J.p)—Following
a conflict between the bricklayers and
plasterers unions of this city, the
bricklayers employed by the George
Fuller Construction Company here,
and in Washington, District of Colum
bia, as well as on several jobs in Flor
ida, struck work, halting twenty mil
lion dollars worth of construction
work.
KLAN PARADES:
RIOT FOLLOWS;
MANY INJURED
WESTWOOD, Ohio, Aug. 3 (/P)—
A dozen persons were injured and a
farm house wrecked and three men
arrested for carrying concealed weap
ons, following the first attempt by the
Ku Klux Klan to stage a meeting and
parade since the police withdrew its
guards. The fight was between 500
anti-klansmen and 3 score Klans
men, the latter being badly beaten.
Inspired by the fact that President
Coolidge’s birthday still falls on the
Fourth of July, Governor Fuller of
Massachusetts was this year moved
to write a poem for the event. Prob
ably our readers can survive the
last verse, which is no more banal
than the rest: “In the name of Mas
sachusetts, Salutations I extend To
our most distinguished citizen, Our
President and friend.”
Defense mobilization on July 4,
while perfunctorily participated in by
several million citizens, evoked little
enthusiasm. A good many feel that
this national holiday should be a day
of freedom and not the occasion for
submission to military discipline. It
does seem that we might have lib
erty one day in the year—we have
little enough during the other 364.
Miss Jane Mayes of Pryor, Okla.,
has been selected a^ queen of next
year’s national Indian convention.
She is a, Cherokee.
Lady Constance Howard is an ex
pert stenographer in the employ of
a London firm.
Mrs. Hannah Parkhouse, age 102,
worked hard for the Liberal candi
dates in a recent election in Ash
burton, England.
CLAUDE SHEA REPORTED BE
PROMOTED FIELD DIRECTOR
According to a report reaching
Seward on the steamer Alaska,
Claude Shea, prohibition officer, has
been appointed as one of the 75
field directors in the United States.
The news of his new appointment is
unofficial, but is believed to be au
thentic.
ODD FELLOWS SPEND A
SUNDAY PICNICKING
The Odd Fellows of Seward, and
the Rebekah Lodge, together with
their families and friends, journeyed
out to Grouse lake yesterday morn
ing, spending the entire day pic
nicking. The day was one of en
joyment for all and the big spread
out in the open, was of the best.
An almost unprecedented honor
was bestowed on General John J.
Pershing when he was presented by
Venezuela with the sword of General
Paez, liberator and first president
of that country. In this high ex
pression of appreciation for Ameri
can friendship, Venezuela no doubt
also recalled the action of Grover
Cleveland, who deftly twitched the
British lion’s tail in her behalf in
1895.
HAYNES TAKEN
FROM DRY UNIT
SEPTEMBER ONE
REORGANIZATION OF- PROHIBI
TION UNIT MADE PUBLIC
BY TREASURY DEPT.
400 Will Gel Time Check
Duties of Dry Unit Shall Be Performed
by Prohibition Administrators
Appointed for 22 Districts
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 3 (/P)—
Roy A. Haynes, prohibition commis
sioner, will be relieved of authority
in respect to the handling and sup
pressing the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors effective Septem
ber 1 in connection with the reorgan
ization of the prohibition unit This
was made public by the Treasury de
partment today. The order was sign
ed by Internal Revenue Commissioner
Blair, and was addressed to all prohi
bition commission directors. It pro
vides that any duty now required of
the prohibition commissioner or direc
tors shall be performed by prohibition
administrators appointed for 22 dis
tricts.
MACMILLAN SENDS
BROADCAST ON
A SHORT WAVE
CHICAGO, Aug. 3 (JP)—Short wave
broadcasting of the humap voice from
beyond the Arctic Circle was accom
plished Saturday night from the flag
ship Peary. The program was heard
distinctly by the Zenith Radio Corpo
ration of Chicago.
Placing Planes in Commission
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 3 (£>)—
Four days will be required to put the
planes of the MacMillan expedition in
operation because of the condition of
the landing beach, which is fifty feet
wide and forty feet deep. The beach
will have to be leveled, many rocks
removed and runways built to keep
the aircraft from sinking into the soft
mud.
Seattle Athletic Club
Wins Swimming Meet
SEATTLE, Aug. 3 (/P)—The Seattle
Athletic club won the swimming
championship of the United States by
34 points, with the Cincinnati Y. M. C.
A. second, with 25 points, in the Ro
man pool at Miami, Florida, Saturday.
Miami was third with 15 points. Se
attle won the Northwest Pacific cham
pionship with 42 points; the Multno
mah Athletic Club of Portland was
second with 34 points.
Twelve northwest and national re
cords w'ere set in the meet.
Louisiana Flyer Joins
French Aration Forces
PARIS, Aug. 3 (/P)—Captain Edgar
Bouligny, an American from Louisiana
volunteered for airplane service with
the French and Spanish forces fight
ing Abd el Krim. Seven officers of
the world war American aviation force
have volunteered for service and will
hop off at Lebouget Wednesday.
Starr W31 Depart At
Ten O’clock Tonight
The steamer Starr will depart for
thdi westward, at 10 o’clock tonight ac
cording to an annuoncement by Capt,
0. E. Johansen this afternoon.