U. S. SKIPPERS
IN COMMAND OF
BRITISH VESSELS
TWO VESSELS ARRIVE IN PORT
OF SEWARD—COME DIRECT
FROM THE ORIENT
HAVE SIXTEEN DAY PASSAGE
Special Dispensation Was Required
for Plucky Skippers To Man
Foreign Vessels.
Two veteran sea captains, both well
known in Seward and who have sail
ed the Alaskan coast for many years,
arrived in port Saturday at noon from
Japan, Captain W. Tinn in command
of the Canada, of Vancouver, and Cap
tain Walter H. Meyers, in command
of the Imbucaria. The small vesels
came into the local port to take on 100
tons each of coal, purchased from
Brown and Hawkins Corporation. They
completed taking on cargo last night
departing direct for Seattle.
Both vessels are under charter to
the Argentine government, Captain
Tinn stated to the Gateway, and the
trip to Japan was made for the pur
pose of supplying an escort for the
Argentine round-the-world flyer, Ma
jor Zanni, who crashed in Japan sev
al weeks ago and who since has arriv
ed in the United States, en route back
to South America. The boats, former
North sea trawlers, and during the
World war, mine sweepers, are own
ed by the International Towing Com
pany of Vancouver, B. C.
Special dispensation was required
from the British government to per
mit the two United States skippers to
take command of the British vessels.
During the entire trip the vessels
cleared from all foreign ports as
cruisers, permitting non-payment of
clearance papers, bills of health, etc.
Each of the small, yet powerful lit
tle vessels carry a crew of eleven
men. They are equipped with the
most modern of wireless sets, as Cap
tain Tinn stated, the most powerful
on any vessel on the Pacific Coast.
D. Bunch, son of John H. Bunch, traf
fic manager for the Alaska Steamship
Company, installed both complete sets
on the boats. According to the stip
ulation entered into with the Argen
tine government, D. Bunch contracted
to install and ship as one of the op
erators. He was aboard the Cana
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. & A. M.
JL Stated communications first
'"jMOfand third Wednesdays of each
/vr \month; visiting brethren wel
come, J. P. Hannon, W. M.; Harold
Painter, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7,
I. O. O. F.
-=*=3=^ Meets every Thursday at
8:00 p. m. in Odd Fellows’
Hall, next to the postoffice. Visiting
brothers welcome. Fred Martinides,
N. G.; Chas. Lechner, Secretary.
IGLOO NO. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nights in Odd Fellows’ Hall; John
Flowers, President; Coll A. McDou
gall, Secretary.
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Mrs. Viola
Meeets the second and
fourth Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows’
Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
come; Goldie Blue W. M.
T. Swetmann, Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LOGE NO. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets the first and
third Mondays of
each month in Odd
Fellows Hall at 8:00
p. m. Visiting mem
bers are always wel
come. Mrs. John
Rosness, M. G.
Good
Eats
Quick
Service
Alaska Cafe
Private Dining Rooms
F. J. FINN, Prop.
da of Vancouver and while in Sew
ard, met a number of his former as
sociates. Sixteen days were required
to make Seward from Yokohama and
an extremely rough trip was encoun
tered and was verified by the photo
graphs taken at sea.
Following the crash of the aviator
at Osaka, Japan, the flight was aban
doned by the Argentine government
and the two ships were ordered home.
Captain Tinn, will be remembered as
the former Captain of the steamer
Santa Ana, of the Kuskokwim Trad
ing Company, which vessel recently
was in this port under the command of
Captain Wallace Langley. Both Cap
tains, Tinn and Meyers, were Lieut
enant-Commanders in the LT. S. Nav
al Reserve during the World war.
Captain Tinn commanded the West
O’Rowa, the shipping board vessel,
which carried in two trips, 6,000 sur
vivors of the Japanese earthquake,
from Yokohama to Kobi. This was
the first American relief ship to Jap
an following the disastrous quake.
Captain Tinn was later decorated by
the Japanese government with three
medals of honor.
Captain Walter H. Meyers, prior to
1911, commanded many of the sailing
vessels plying to Alaskan waters.
During the World war he was in the
service of the Matson Navigation Co.,
the U. S. Shipping Board and the
French government. During his con
nection with the French government,
Captain Meyers recalled a trip he
made to Tunice, Africa, to bring back
to Marseilles, France, the 14,000 ton
steamer Mechanician Donzell. Three
French skippers had been sent to Af
rica to bring the vessel to France
but, it was stated, on the first appear
ance of German submarines, the ship
was always turned about and made
for Tunice. Captain Meyers volun
teered his services. He was sent to
Africa and successfully ran thru the
submarine zone, with a convoy, re
turning to Marseilles just 21 days af
ter his departure from the shore of
France.
“YAKIMA JACKS" WANTS
JOB; LIKES SEWARD AND
WANTS BECOME SOURDOUGH
II. R. (Yakima Jacks) Beardsley,
: one of the contestants in the Mara
thon race classic, is looking for work
and is taking this means, the columns
of the Seward Gateway, in an effort
to procure a job. He is not particular
as to the kind of work, just as long
as it is a job. He prefers a steady
job, naturally, as he wishes to remain
in Seward, and later, bring his fam
ily of four, north. Enquire at The
Gateway office.
YAKIMA JACK
ENJOYED RACE.
HAD BAD KNEE
“I enjoyed the race and 1 hope the
people did,” said ‘‘Yakima Jack,” who
finished in fourth place in the 1925
Marathon race, said this morning. ‘‘I
agree with Kilian that the best man
won. but I am sorry I could hot make
a better showing myself. I finished
in good shape, got a little scratched
up. and at no time was in distress.”
“I stuck with the crowd and got off
the route which I had been practicing
on. I had never gone through the
alders on my workouts, always on
the trail. This I believe lost me con
siderable time. I don’t wrant to make
this statement in the light of an alibi,
because I have none. Vogl won, and
i I doubt whether I could pass him,
but I injured my knee a week ago
I and during the race it wras still in a
bandage. This can be verified at
the doctor’s office.”
“Yakima Jack’s” regular moniker
is H. R. Beardsley, he says, the new
name being applied to him because
he came from Yakima. He is 31 years
old and has a wife and three chil
dren. It is his hope of remaining a
permanent resident of Seward and
in a few months bring his family to
Seward from the States.
The new addition to the Arcade
building is rapidly receiving its final
coat of stucco from contractor Ger
hardt Johnson. The front of the struc
ture is completeed and work on the
side is well under way. Pete Peter
son, the carpenter, and force of men,
is now at work on the interior.
Brunswick Phonographs and Re
cords. The Alaska Shop. tf
BOLAM BELIEVES
CAN LOWER OWN
RECORD TRAINING
SHOULD ADVANCE NOTICE ON
MARATHON CLASSIC LEAST
TWO MONTHS
“As I stated to The Gateway once
before, the contenders in the Mara
thon race should have at least two
months notice of the event in or
der to train for the occasion. I my
self, trained but ten days and I
know the rest of the men trained j
about the same length of time. 1 j
am confident I can lower my rec
ord, which still stands, 54 minutes
and 12 seconds, made in 1916, if I
could train for two months.” Thus
spoke Alec Bolam, titleholder of the
Marathon race, who came in third
in the big Fourth of July race Sat-^
u relay.
“The trip up is hard, but coming
down it is fairly easy going. I be
lieve Eckman to be my strongest con
tender, were another race be run in
a few months.”
Bolam is 34 years of age and has
been a resident of Seward since 1911.
The race last Saturday was the first
time the Marathon had been run
since 1917, Mr. Bolam remarked.
Previous to that time, the race had
been an annual event for the Airs
1915, 1916 and including 1917. .Bol
am said he would like to race again,
and hopes the event will continue to
be an annual affair from this year
on.
Guy E. Bogg, from the Lone Star
state, passed through Seward yester
day on his way to Fairbanks. He is
a tourist and plans making the Gold
en Belt tour.
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Point, It’s
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Pack along a Onefold
on your vacation
Ask To See It At
ORLANDER, the Jeweler
0. K. BARBER SHOP
Clean, Santlary Baths, Expert
Barbers and Reasonable Prces
Keep Us Busy.
HARRY BOWERS, Manager
Seward Real
Estate Co.
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Builders’ Supplies
When things Look
BLACK Phone the
Seward Steam Laundry
Telephone Main 148
HOTEL ANCHORAGE
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Rooms with Bath. Sample Rooms in Connection
Strictly Modern Prices Reasonable
Steam Heat Good Service
HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM
Bus meets all trains and boats
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MEET
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