VOLUME 19, NUMBER 2,18.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
COOLIDGE CONFIDENT WILL CARRY
ELECTIONS THROUGHOUT U. S.; WILL
BROADCAST SPEECH AGAIN TONIGHT
ALL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PRACTICALLY
COMPLETE CAMPAIGNS SATURDAY NIGHT—
COOLIDGE AND DAVIS WILL SPEAK AGAIN
TONIGHT
4.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov.
The last big scene but one in the
quadrennial drama in American poli
tics, will be played tonight with the
whole country as a theatre. Two who
have aspired to the highest office in
the nation, Davis and Lafollette, sum
med up their cause at the bar of pub
lic opinion Saturday night, while in
every state those who have taken les
ser roles made their final bows to
cheering millions.
After Sunday’s interlude the cam
paign will have a dramatic epilogue i
in election eve addresses by Coolidge i
and Davis, but a few hours before the
voters march to the polls to record
their decisions.
f rom supporters of all candidates
in the triangular race for the presi
dency, there came today new claims
of victory. Butler, chairman of the
Republican National Committee alone
among the party chieftains however
issued a formal prediction declaring
Coolidge and Dawes will have more
than 350 of the 531 votes in the elec
toral college; and at the same time
the republican congressional commit
tee predicted at least 248 republicans
would be elected among the 435 that
will make up the new house.
Wheeler closed his campaign in
New York, Dawes in Indiana, and
Bryan in Nebraska. Borah is unde
cided whether or not to publish a
statement regarding the Senate cam
paign funds investigation or let the
evidence speak for itself.
An Washington, Secretary Gompers
of the trade unions, issued a final
appeal to support Lafollette.
Davis Sums Up Case
NEW YORK, Nov. 3—Davis sum
med up his case Saturday night and
virtually rested his campaign with the
voters. His final appearance will be
made at Carnegie Hall today and ex
cept for a radio address to be deliver
ed this evening, he has brought his
personal campaign to a close.
In his speech Davis said “he would
appeal to reason and conscience rath
er_'han prejudices.”
However, he criticized those respon
sible for the republican campaign
charging they had diverted attention
from the real issues such as honesty
and efficiency in government, and de
clared the split in the Republican
party would not be reconciled by a re
publican victory and “stagnation and
chaos would reign supreme in Wash
ington.”
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Race Between Coolidge and Bryan
BOSTON, Nov. 3.—Declaring that a
deadlock in the electoral college would
mean the elevation of Charles Bryan
to the presidency, Attorney General
Stone told the voters at a Massachus
etts speech here today that the para
mount issue was a choice between
Coolidge and Bryan.
Hughes Wound Up
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—Charles G.
Hughes wound up his campaign Satur
day night with the declaration that
the opponents of Coolidge started out
with an attempt to “stampede the
country with ill-measured attacks up
on reputations, but found that their
efforts were in vain.”
“Let violators of the law be pun
ished but it would be extraordinary to
assort their misconduct for which they
were being prosecuted affords any rea
son why we should change our fiscal
administration or change our foreign
•r.dicy, or have government owner
smp, or denature the supreme court.”
Says Progressives Will Win
CLEVELAND, Nov. 3.—Lafollette
closed his campaign with a speech in
which he reiterated confidence that he
would win. “The progressive tide is
rising and will carry the progressives
on to victory.”
' Wheeler Ends Talk
YOUNGSTOWN, Nov. 3.—Wheeler
winding u,p his campaign said: “There
has got to be a housecleaning within
some of the labor organizations be
cause there is a lot of crooked poli
ticians calling themselves labor lead
ers who merely sell out their own peo
ple.”
Will Broadcast Address
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 3.—
Tentative plans were announced for a
radio broadcast of President Coolidge’s j
speech on election night.
Campaign Funds Are large
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 3.—
Latest figures give the democratic
funds at $552,368 and the LaFollette
campaign funds at $171,812.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—Chairman
Butler today estimated that Calvin
Coolidge would have an electoral vote
of about 350 to 370, with Secretary
Slemp placing it at 370. The Hearst
paper, summarizing their straw vote
poll give Coolidge 250 electoral votes;
Davis 147 and LaFollette, 47, nam
ing as doubtful the states of Arizo
na, Maryland, Oklahoma, Nevada,
New Mexico, and Washington, with a
total of 34; necessary for election
266.
Campaign Closed Saturday.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—TheNational
candidates closed their campaigns'
Saturday. The final scenes centered ;
in New York, where J. W. Davis for
the democrats; Secretary Hughes for
the Republicans, and LaFollette for
the independents met the voters in
three large halls and laid down their
final arguments.
Political Classic Near.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—The pol
itical classic cf 1924 is at hand and
its sun will arrive on a shower of
sharp words and fogs of rival pre
dictions. The last day of active cam
paigning finds most principals east of
the Mississippi, with Davis attempt
ing to rail/ the New York democrats
to his standard in Carnegie hall.
LaFollette is summing up his case j
against the old parties at Cleveland j
tonight, and President Coolidge will
deliver a final election eve message
to the American people by radio.
Dawes will close at South Bend,
Ind., with Bryan winding up in Ne
braska. Wheeler speaks tonight in
New York City.
Fifteen Million Raised.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—A compaign
fund of fifteen millions has been
raised for the election of Coolidge
and Dawes, mostly by the J. P. Mor
gan interests is charged tonight in
a joint statement by Samuel Unter
myer and Frank P. Walsh, counsel
for the democratic and progressive
parties in the Borah slush fund in
vestigations. The hearings which
have been conducted concurrently in
Chicago and Washington, have been
adjourned until after election day.
The Senate committee conducting the
investigations made preparations to
day to give the voters a preliminary
statement on its findings, but Borah
reconsidered the matter, finally arriv
ing at the conclusion that the public
could reach its own conclusions in
the matter.
House Will Be Repubfican.
CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 3.—The House
1 of Representatives will contain 248
republicans after November 4, is the
prediction made by Chairman Wood
of the national republican congres
sional committee.
Coolidge Talks Tonight.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 3.—
President Coolidge is preparing his
election eve speech today, which will
be broadcast over the country. Fol
lowing his speech at Cleveland, La
Follette will return to his home in
Madison, Wis., and await the news
there. His managers are making usual
campaign claims to victory. The Re
publicans claim that Coolidge will
sweep the east and west, and cut into
the Solid South. The Democrats de
clare that Davis will take the Solid
South and the border states and will
nose out by a combination of doubt
ful states in the east and west. The
major strength of LaFollette is con
ceded to be in Wisconsin and the
middle west, these states being ul
tra-radical. Tis campaign has been
almost the complete obliteration of
party lines, botli democrats and re
publicans having been asked for their
support. The Ku Klux Klan issue
has also greatly interfered with the
natural trend of things in some states
tearing down party alignments and
clouding the outcome with uncertain
ty.
ELECTION JUDGES AND
CLERKS NAMED BY COUNCIL
The following election officers will
be named by the City Council at the
meeting tonight:
Clciks—Mrs. Jennie Paulson, Alex
ander Eelam.
Judge?—L. A. Peel, Wm. Fairman
and Mel A. Horner.
ALASKA PIONEER
KNOCKED DOWN BY
AUTO AND KILLED
SEATTLE, Nov. 3.—John Boyle,
67 years of age, a pioneer of Alaska,
was killed here the other day when
he was knocked down by an auto
mobile. This is the thirty-fifth auto
mobile fatality victim in Seattle this
year.
WILL SEVER RELATIONS
WITH U. OF SOUTHERN CALIF.
BERKELEY, Nov.'S.—It was offi
cially announced today that Stanford
and California will break off athletic
relations with the University of South
ern California at the close of the pres
ent football season. The announce
ment gave as the reason “for the best
interests of intercollegia*: sport.”
SEVEN MEMBERS OF CREW
OF ALDEN STILL MISSING
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3.—Seven
members of the crew’ of the tanker Al
den Anderson, which was destroyed
by fire last Thursday night, are still
missing and are believed to have per
ished by the fire.
SATURDAY FOOTBALL
Harvard 13, Boston U. 0; Army 7,
Yale 7, tied; Princeton 21, Swarth
more 6; Navy 0, Penn State 6; Cor
nell 14, Columbia 0; Pennsylvania 6,
Lafayette 3; Syracuse 7, Pittsburg 7;
Dartmouth 10, Brown 3; Illinois 36,
Iowa 0; Mississippi A. & M. 14, Tu
lane 6; Nevada 23, Arizona 14; Occi
dental 13, Whittier College 0; Pomana
50, U. of Southern Calif 6.
GENERAL GERARDO LEADING
HAVANA, Nov. 3.—Scattering re
turns show general Gerardo Machado,
Liberal, leading Menocal, a conserva
tive, in all the provinces of Cuba, in
the Presidential race. The returns
show Machado having 15,526 with
Menocal having 10,351.
DONOHOE CONFIDENT
A telegram was received Saturday
by George Phelps, from T. J. Dono
teean, stating that he believed the
hoe, democratic Territorial commit
election would go to the House, and
if it does, it looked good for Davis.
Mr. Donohoe stated that he had good
reports from all parts of the Terri
tory and that the democratic ticket
was certain of election.
REDONDO TO THE WEST
The steamship Redondo sailed for
the Westward Sunday morning with
the following passengers:
Halibut Cove—A. F. Jetland, Sig
na Jensen, Ashiel Fuldberg, Anna
Sonker, W. J. Imlach.
For Seldovia—Hans Systad, I. R.
Jacobsen, Mrs. H. Johnson, Miss Nik
ka Anadale, Katherine Magdall, Nels
Nelson, Mrs. Nels' Nelson, Jno. Gishke
and D. Petrie.
For Snug Harbor—E. G. Mattkerson
and Ella Mattkerson.
Ivar Pederson, Mrs. Jno. J. Roe,
Anton Olson, Jno. Ketoody, Nels Ol
sen. L. C. Sheaffer, and O. W. Over
haul
ARMISTICE DAY BE
OBSERVED NOV. 11
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 3.—
The observance of Armistice Day is a
factor in bringing about world peace,
President Coolidge declared today in
a letter to National Commander Drain
of the American Legion which the lat
ter made public tonight.
VOTE FOR A. E. RUCKER.
STATE MILITIA CALLED
TO PATROL TOWN OF
NILE DURING RIOTING
DOZEN PERSONS SHOT DURING
WEEK-END RIOTING BE
TWEEN TWO CLANS
NILE, S. C., Nov. 3.—The State
militia today patrol the streets follow
in" a week-end of rioting between the
Ku Ivlux Klan and the Knights of the
Flaming Circle. Quiet is rapidly re
turning today, however, and military
control was not established until af
ter a dozen persons were shot or bad
ly mauled.
NILES, Ohio, Nov. 3.—Three more
men were shot in Klan and aaii-Klan
rioting here today. The arrival of
the National Guard Saturday night
ended the threat of further disorder.
The fight was between the Ku Klux
Klan and the Knights of the Flaming
Circle, an anti-Klan organization, in
which eight persons were wounded.
The disorders were spreadig so rap
idly as election times approached,
that the governor called out the mil
itia, who will be in command of the
situation until after election day. The
klansmen were attempting to prevent
the anti-klansmen from voting or
participating in the coming election.
MRS. FLORENCE HARDING
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
MARION, Ohio, Nov. 3.—Mrs. Flo
rence Kling Harding, wife of the for
mer president, was reported today to
be seriously ill at the home of Dr.
Carl Sawyer. Her condition is said
to be most critical.
B. E. Gaskill, locomotive engineer
for the Alaska Railroad, left on the
steamship Alaska for the States, and
will make a trip east. He has a six
months leave of absence.
The demand by the local trainmen
lor an increase in wages has been
1aken under consideration by General
Manager Smith.
L. M. Carrigan, representing Ar
mour and Company, spent Sunday in
town, leaving for the south on the
Alaska.
STEAMSHIP ALASKA HAS
BIG LISTING TO SOUTH
The steamship Alaska sailed at
midnight Saturday with a full listing
of passengers, and considerable local
freight. Passengers on the Alaska
were:
For Latouche—Jean Hughes, John
Kacerosky, W. R. Felt, Leo Spey
brook, Geo. Smith.
Valdez—John A Wier, Mrs. T. W.
Sheehan and family.
For Cordova—Paul Barnes, S. Nich
ols, Geo. Chambers.
Juneau—John T. Elliott, C. K. Kiel,
N. J. Homan, L. M. Carrigan.
For Seattle—W. C. Baird, T. W.
Buckholtz, Mrs. G. L. Penoose, Mrs.
May Black, O. Johnson, May Meade,
June Markin, Geo. Noragrd, C. K.
Holtman, John Hirshey and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Nels Hagen, Jas. Goorky, G.
Donnelson, Mrs. B. W. Miller, Theo.
Johnson, G. Aarons, G. A. Weldon, J.
A. Honawalt, G. Berners, H. Hassell,
Aug. Hanot, M. H. Guise, G. F. Ellner
Mrs. J. Hardin, A. L. Hanot, George
Ray, Sophie Peck, G. A. Green, Gordon
Currie, J. A. El well, Frank Rolfe, A.
Hudson and wife, Hazel Watson, Fay
McDonald, Peggy Stewart, Chas. Mc
Gonegal, Geo. Berg, Mrs. E. M. Tay
lor, W. McCoombe, T. B. Oakes, R. H.
Dodson, Mary Larmore, Tom Larmore,
rs. G. Benfield, R. C. Cooer, George
J. Smiley, Jack Green.
The following reservations were
made from Anchorage:
A. G. Phelps, Jack Mills, Thelma
Nells, Paul Denhart, G. N. Burnett,
Mrs. F. W. Williamson, N. P. Rey
nolds, R. E. Martin, Josephine McKe
han, C. E. Olsen, Mrs. Rose Mills,
William Mills, jr., R. N. W. Collrim,
N. P. Berresford, Mr. and Mrs. Noel
W. Smith, B. H. Barildollar, Mr. and
Mrs. William C. Hutt, George Pot
ter, George GasKill, Mr. and Mrs. B.
Whitney, L. J. Till of Juneau; J. F.
Wrangell, and Matt Taspur of Ju
reau.
The steamship Alaska will lay off
this trip for repairs to damages sus
tained in a collision at Seattle, and
the Alameda will take her place.
VOTE FOR BARTLEY HOWARD
REPUBLICAN TICKET
For Governor—Cash Cole.
For Delegate—Dan Sutherland.
For Attorney General—John Rustgard
For Senator—Bartley Howard.
For Representative—J. J. Bugge, Ben
A. Greer, Joe Murray.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
For Delegate—Frank Boyle.
For Attorney General—Henry Roden.
For Senator—W. W. Council.
For Representatives—A. E. Rucker,
W. J. Bogard, Wm. A. Sherman, C.
H. Wilcox.
LOCAL FIRM SECURES
BIG TIE CONTRACT
The Resurrection Bay I,umber com
pany has secured a contract from the
Alaska Railroad for 25,000 ties. A
camp and tie mill will be erected at
Days’ Harbor.
AMERICAN CRUISERS
GUARDING PROPERTY
TIENTSIN,' Nov. 3.—Nine foreign
gunboats and three American cruisers
have anchored at Taku and are send
ing Marines ashore to protect the city
of Tientsin.
Peace Negotiations Start
TIENTSIN, Nov. 3.—Peace negotia
tions are proceeding between General
Fen Yu Chiang and General Wu Pei
Fu. An armistice has been arranged
and fighting has ceased.
MURDERERS OF MAJ. IMBRIE
EXECUTED AT TEHEREN
LONDON, Nov. 3.—Two of the
three men convicted of the murder of
Major Imbrie, United States consul at
Teheran, Persia, were executed this
morning. One other murderer was
executed last week.
STATES WILL VOTE
FOR GOVERNOR 4TH
WASHINGTON, D. C.( Nov. 3—
! Thirty-four states will vote tomorrow
for governor.
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Louis Vogl, president, and A. E.
Rucker, secretary, of the Resurrec
tion Bay Lumber Co., who made a
business trip to Anchorage last week,
returned on Saturday’s train.
ELECTION RETURNS
Election returns will be received
tomorrow night at Sexton’s Schaller
I ers, The Liberty Theater, at the Nor
j them where an elaborate chare has
been prepared, by the Gateway, by H.
IV. Hcben. These returns will start
j to come in about 5 o’clock, as the
eastern cities will be thru counting
by ties time, and will continue until
morning. It should be remembered
that the cable office does not re
ceive these receipts nor is the mes
senger paid anything extra, therefore
if yru teel like donating the boys
a box of cigars or a few packages
oi cigareGes to make the work pass
move puickiy do so. The fleet winged
messengers also should be looked af
ter as he leceives no extra money for
his set vices.
MANY KILLED WHEN
STREET CAR IS HIT
CHICAGO, Nov. 3—A freight car
ran into a street car here today kill
ing ten (persons and injuring forty.
STARR REACHES SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Nov. 3.—Coming to Se
attle for her annual overhauling and
repairs, the steamship Starr arrived
here Saturday from Seward. Capt.
Johanson is in command.
HEARST EDITORIAL WRITER
PASSES AWAY IN OAKLAND
OAKLAND, Nov. 3.—Philip Francis
former leading editorial writer for
the Hearst press, died here today.
DR. AND MRS. ROMIG HERE
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Romig arrived
on Saturday’s train from Fairbanks,
and are occupying their cottage on
upper Third avenue. They will leave
within the next week or so for Chi
cago, Pittsburg, New York and other
Eastern cities. In Pittsburg, they
will visit with Miss Elizabeth, who
is taking a nursing course in the
Johns Hopkins hospital. Dr. Romig
has been chief surgeon for the Al
aska railroad in the Fairbanks hos
pital.
VOTE FOE A. E. RUCKER.
DEATHS FROM PLAGUE
TOTAL EIGHT; SIXTEEN
CASES REPORTED SO FAR
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD QUAR
ANTINED—FIFTY PERCENT
CASES ARE FATAL
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3*—An offi
cial health department statement at
noon Saturday fixed the total deaths
from the outbreak of a disease tenta
tively diagnosed as the pneumonic
plague, at eight. The total present
cases is placed at sixteen.
Contagion is confined to a portion
of the Mexican quarter but it is con
sidered “unquestionably serious" as
forty of fifty per cent of the cases are
fatal. The entire neighborhood has
been quarantined.
LOS ANGELES, Cala.. xNov. 3.—
The twenty-first victim of what phy
sicians have tentatively diagnosed as
pneumonia plague died here today,
and many others are ill. State and
Federal health authorities are moving
to aid the city and county in its bat
tle to block the spread of the epi
demic that has claimed 21 lives in
the Mexican quarter of the city.
WARRING CHINESE TONGS
WILL DECLARE ARMISTICE
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—Representa
tives of warring Chinese tongs in N.
Y. have agreed on a two weeks’ ar
mistice during which efforts will be
made to draw up a tentative peace.
The armistice will be in effect thru
out the entire United States.
SPANISH POLITICS ARE
AGAIN IN A TURMOIL
MADRID, Nov. 3.—The political
situation in Spain is complicated
since the departure of Primoro Rivera,
the Spanish Military dictator, for
i Morocco, from political leaders, who
have taken advantage of Rivera’s ab
sence to agitate restoration of a civil
government in the country.
A meeting at Eneo was attended by
many leaders including Berenguer. Po
lice entered as the speakers were ap
pealing to Brenguer to take the lead
in overturning the military directorate
Some of the radicals were arrested.
FREE RIDE TO POLlS
Parties desiring to go to the polls
tomorrow should call up the Alaska
Transfer or Ogle’s garage, and an au
to will be sent for the voters, who
will be taken to and from the polls
free of charge. This gives everyone
a chance to vote. If you do not feel
like walking, call a taxi.
ODD FELLOWS DANCE
BRINGS OUT CROWD
The dance at Odd Fellows Hall Sat
urday night was attended by an un
usually large crowd, many pretty
costumes being seen on the floor.
Mrs. J. Paulson, Mrs. Pierce, Hank
Frost, received prizes.
BANK CLOSES NOON TOMORROW
The Bank of Seward will close at
noon tomorrow. Depositors take no
tice.
CHAMBER LUNCHEON AT GRILL
The Seward "Chamber of Commerce
will hold its usual weekly luncheon
tomorrow at the Grill. President
C. C. Hinde requests all members to
be present.
ILDERTON TRANSFERRED
Effective November 1, 1924, the
headquarters of H. G. Ilderton, gen
eral agent, are transferred from Ne
nana to Anchorage, and he will re
port to the acting general manager
instead of to the superintendent of
transportation.
STANDARD '' NEWS
The local Standard 'Ml Cow'any is
constructing a side track by their
plant. A large crew of men have
been employed for the last week.
This side track will make shipping
to the north much easier.
The boats Lincoln, Vansee, De
fense, Arrow and the Schooner Tom
and A1 called in at the Standard Oil
dock for fuel and oil.
The gas boat Alaska from Anchor
age called in at the Standard Oil
dock for oil.
VOTE FOR BARTLEY HOWARD