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VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 280
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16,1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
Hiram Johnson Announces Candidacy
Gov. Bone Issues Thanksgiving Proclamation
MADE DECISION KNOWN IN A
STATEMENT AFTER TALK
WITH FRIENDS
DISASTER THREATENS
Disintegration and Discontent Arise,
Not From Government, But
From Lack of It.
CHICAGO, Nov. 15.—Hiram Johnson
formally announced tonight that he is
a candidate for President. He will
seek the nomination on a progressive
Republican platform. Johnson made
his decision known in a statement is
sued after a conference with his po
litical friends at the Drake Hotel.
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In making his announcement John
son said in part: “There is a threat
ened disintegration of the Republican
Party, and the party’s difficulties arise
not because of popular government,
but from lack of it. Reaction and pro
gress must fight it out again in the
Republican Party in the coming pres
idential campaign. It is not men, but
their philosophy of government which
obtains at Washington does not fit our
present day needs.”
Mr. Johnson declared that the Uni
ted States must allow Europe to work
out its own salvation. “We have too
much to look after at home to seek
trouble abroad,” he declared. “I am in
favor of allowing the Allied nations
sufficient time to pay their debts to
America, but pay them they must.”
ALAMEDA DUE TOMORROW
The Mt. Pisgah wireless picked up
the Alameda last night 30 miles south
east of Cape St. Elias. She will ar
rive in port about 9 o’clock tomorrow
morning, waiting for the train.
A rumor was prevalent in town this
week that Louis Bell, popular boat
man of Snug Harbor, on lower Kenai,
had entered the bonds of matrimony,
but the Gateway was unable to verify
the rumor.
Attention is called to the following
decision of the Secretary of the In
terior with regard to the relocation of
oil lands upo nwhich the time limit
ations for prospecting work have ex
pired :
••Krior to trie, cancellation by
the Commissioner of the General
Land Office of an outstanding oil
and gas prospecting permit and
notation thereof upon the records
of the local land office, no other
person will be permitted to gain
any right to a permit for the same
class of deposits by the filing of
an application, or by the posting
of a notice of intention to apply
for such a permit.”
This means that the provisions of
law whereby mineral claims have
been relocated immediately upon the
expiration of the time required for
the performance of annual assessment
work does not appply to oil land loca
tions, and therefore, it would be use
less for one to locate and apply for
a prospecting permit before the ori
ginal permit has been officially can
celled.
It is reported that John Rosness,
engineer on the local freight, will take
Thos. Neville’s job in the car shops
through the winter, in order to be at
home.
The Road Commission and Bureau
of Public Roads is bringing in its ma
chinery and storing it for the winter
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SENATOR BORAH SCORES MEN
WHO STOOP TO ROB VETS
OF NEEDED COMFORTS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16— Senator
Borah in a statement today called
upon Congress to relieve the taxpay
ers of some of their burden. He said.
“We are just now, in Washington,
witnessing the uncovering of a shame
less saturnalia of incompetency, waste
and graft of money approppriated for
the benefit of wounded and disabled
veterans of the late war. This money'
has been thrown here and there as ii
dollars were waste pauei.
“I doubt very much when one con-;
siders the sacredness of the fund and
the pathetic needs of the disabled, it
a more groveling exhibition of un |
conscientious indecency and dishones
ty has ever been disclose 1 in any gov
ernment.’
LONDON, Nov. 16-—Lloya George
has agreed to work with and under
Former Premier Asquith, in view of
the latter’s position as elder states
man and leader of the third strong-'
est party in the House.
Should the Liberals be successful in
the election Asquith will be asked to
form a cabinet in which Lloyd George
will be second in command.
VANCOUVER MAN 103 YEARS OF
AGE RECOMMENDS WORK
VANCOUVER, B. C., Nov. 16.—
Charles (Dad) Quick, famous maker
of racing saddles, celebrated his 103d
birthday this week. Ordinarily he
works but 11 hours a day, but in hon
or of the special occasion he put in 13
hours.
“People are much better off work
ing than loafing,” the aged man said.
“Work gives one an appetite for food
and sleep. Staying up late at night
is no good.”
“Dad” took a course of dancing les
sens several months ago, but so far
lvic« fnr \i-r\vlr hoc nrairon tori llim
from making use of the newly acquir
ed art.
WASHINGTON, D. C., NOV 16 —
Chicago, Cleveland, Des Moines and
San Francisco entered the lists today
for the Republican National conven
tion submitting invitations to the
sub-committee of the Republican Na
tional Committee.
Up to tne time of going to press no
word had been received from the
Starr, and it is believed she is calling
at Alaskan ports on her wTav up.
A large number of interiorites will
arrive on tomorrow’s train, booked lot
the great Outside.
The Liberty tonight will show jj
Ben Turpin comedy that is said to be
a scream.
ATTENTION, MR. ANDERSON
A telegram for Mr.Anderson is al
the cable office.
\COPVRlGNT KEYSTONE VIEW CO. NEW YORK
NOW LISTEN TO ME
Coach McEwan (right) is giving Captain Mulligan some important in
structions before tlio latter goes on to the grid to lead the Aim\ elp\en.
Former Secretary Tells of Alleged
Graft at Teapot Dome
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15—Former
Secretary of the Interior Fall appear
ed before the senate public lands com
mittee in its investigation of the al
leged lease of the Teapot Dome, Wyo
ming, naval oil reserve last year to;
the Sinclair interests.
Explaining why he had not asked
for competitive bids for Teapot Dome
Mr. Fall said he knew he could get a
more advantageous settlement for the
government by making a private deal.!
“There was such a congestion of oil;
in that field at the time, that the roy
alty obtained by the government j
would have been very low. The result,
of the arrangement was to give the
government royalties twice as large as^
could have been otherwise obtained.
“I know there will be a difference
in the minds of lawyers as to my au
thority but I did not feel constrained
under the law to call for bids.”
In reply to questioning Mr. Fall said:
the Mid-West company extensively en-j
gaged in the adjoining Salt creek re
gion before the Sinclair lease was
made, had directly applied for the
Teapot Dome lease, but that the Sin
clair offer appeared more advanta
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geous.
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of Montana, whether President Hard
ing’s transfer of the Teapot Dome re
serve from the navy to the interior;
department was not in violation of an
act of congress placing the naval re
serve under the navy department, Mr.
Fall replied that he thought not.
I “The president’s authority as chief
executive,” he said, “is superior to
I his duties as an administrative officer.
The president can use the machinery j
at his disposal in the executive de
partments as he pleases. The inte
rior department had the equipment to
handle the reserves, it had the ex
perts and the president used them.”
NEW HYDER COMPANY FORMED
The Porter-Idaho Syndicate, a new
mining company, has been launched
at Hyder. The syndicate is under the
management of Clay Porter, John Mc
| Callum and Ernest Blue. The prop
| erties are located on Marmot river.
About 20 tons of ore averaging $350
j per ton is ready for shipment.
Do not forget the Red Cross Dance
! tomorrow night. It will be a Tacky
i affair, and you are supposed to wear
I the oldest and most incongruous suit
! you have on hand. Boxes of lunch will
be raffled and the ladies owning the
box is required to eat with the pur
chaser.
Tacky Dance at Odd Fellows hall
tomorrow night.
PRISONS CROWDED
Federal Institutions in Need of More
Room for Inmates
’WASHINGTON, Nov. 16—The rap-j(
id increase in the number of federal! -
prisoners has created an urgent need (
for additional housing space in Fed-. (
eral prisons, Superintendent of Pris-; ]
ons Heber H. Votaw reported today ,
to Attorney General Daugherty. An-! .
other problem is providing useful em
ployment for prisoners.
Of the three principal Federal pris
ons, Atlanta, Leavenworth and McNeil
Island, there were confined on June 30
last, a total of 7605 prisoners, an in
crease of 670 over the total on the
same date last year. Of this number
4800 are in idleness or semi-idleness.
Congress will again be urged, Mr. Vo-1
taw said, to authorize a reformatory
for male first offenders and one for
women prisoners.
The cost of maintaining 5616 pris
oners in the three larger institutions
was $1,478,692 during the fiscal year
1923, or about $263 per prisoner.
ANCHORAGE NURSES RESIGN
Miss Elizabeth Hubbard and Miss
Emma J. Heerman, trained nurses,
have resigned their positions at the
Anchorage hospital, and left on the
Alaska for Outside. Miss Hubbard
went to San Diego, and Miss Heerman
to Seattle. Mrs. Florence Sullivan of
Jonesville, has taken a position as I
nurse.
FRENCH ATTITUDE TOWARD
AMERICA IS UNCHANGED
PARIS, Nov. 16.—“If we pay, we
must be paid,” is the only comment
in French official circles, caused by
publication of the American debt fund
ing commission’s report giving the
amounts owed the United States by
various countries and expressing the
hope of “adjudgment with the nope
of payment at the earliest possible
date.’’
The French government’s attitude
toward its American debt remains un
changed. Its holds that the question
is tied up with the reparations prob-\
lem and that France cannot pay her
war debts either to Great Uritain or
to the United States except out of her
receipts from Germany.
COL. J. G. STEESE WILL REMAIN
ON NEWLY CREATED BOARD
—
JUNEAU: For the present at least
Col. J. G. Steese will remain as chair
man of the Alaska Road commission,
with Col. J. C. Gotwals in charge of
engineering activities of the railroad.
Col. Steese is also a member of the
newly created railroad board.
RITISH IN FAVOR OF ALLOWING T
CROWN PRINCE TO RETURN
TO FORMER HOME
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PARIS, Nov. 16.—Premier Poincare t
lid this afternoon that France is pre
ired to take strict measures alone F
gainst Germany if the other Allies
ifuse. Two divisions of men, with
eld guns, tanks and planes, are mass
d along the French border, ready to
lvade Germany in case she continues f
i her refusal to pay the reparations! £
ue France.
The British ambassador stated that;
is government was in favor of drop-;
ing the matter of the Crown Prince’s
eturn to Germany.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—Charles
2. Herron, an Alaska editor and owner'
>f the Anchorage Times, called on'
Resident Coolidge this afternoon and
■ongratulated him on the appointment
)f Lee H. Landis, director general of
he Alaska railway. Herron said the
ippointment is pleasing to Alaskans
tnd Pacific coast people generally.
-R. JULIUS R. JETTE IS
SUCCESSFULLY OPERATED ON
SEATTLE, Nov. 15.—Rev. Fr. Ju
ius R. Jette, a well known missionary]
5f Alaska, was operated upon success-]
fully at Providence Hospital yester
lay. Fr. Jette, accompanied by Bish
op Crimont and two trained nurses,
irrived in Seattle last week from Ta
aana and Holy Cross.
Fr. Jette first came to Alaska inj
1S88, and did missionary work at Holy j
Cross, on the lower Yukon. Later he
went to Ruby and thence to Tanana.j
He has worked extensively with the
Athabasca Indians, and speaks the lan
guage fluently. He has written sev
eral text books.
Fr. Jette is a native of Canada, be
ing born in Montreal in 1S64, a son of
a former chief justice of the province
of Quebec.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16— Albert
S. Sixhofsky, arrived here from Seat
tle today, following his release from
the McNeil Island Federal peniten-j
tiary. When taken into custody byj
Federal agents had 35 one thousand
dollar bills, and Alaska furs valued
at $90,000 in his possession.
REGISTER BOYLE GRANTED
MONTH’S LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Frank A. Boyle, register of the U.
S. Land Office at Anchorage, will
leave for Juneau December 15th, on a
month’s leave of absence. Miss Flor
ence L. Kolb will act in Mr. Boyle’s
place while he is gone.
Mr. Boyle is executor of the estate
of Capt. C. W. Fries and Mrs. Mary
Fries, of Juneau, and his presence is
required to settle up the estate.
HALIBUT PRICE DROPS
Juneau—Fresh halibut 12 and eight
cents.
ERRITOP.Y FREE FROM PESTI
LENCE AND POVERTY MAY
WELL OFFER THANKS
JUSTNESS SUSPENDED
eople of Alaska Urged to Give Rev
erend Heed to this Thanksgiving
Day in Meditation and Prayer
JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 15.—Gov
rnor Scott C. Bone has this day is
ued the following proclamation:
“The President of the United
States in maintenance of a treas
ured and helpful custom, estab
lished in Colonial Days, and held
sacred throughout the centuries
intervening, has set apart Thurs
day, November 29th, as the annual
interlude of thanks and prayer,
and recommends its general ob
servance throughout the land.
“With this designation and call,
I, Scott C. Bone, the Governor of
Alaska, therefore urge all people
of the Territory to give reverend
heed to this Thanksgivin. Deplor
ing things and untoward events
mat nave marrea tne year, AiasKa
with a mind full of memorable
visitations and its freedom from
poverty and pestilence, may well
pause and, with a grateful and
contrite heart, offer thar.ks to the
Almighty God for his mindful
blessings and bounties.
“Therefore, let all business be
suspended for the day and in
church and fireside may spiritual
communion prevail in ppursuance
of the godly custom bequeathed
by our God-fearing ancestors.
“Given under my hand and the
great Seal of the Territory, at
Juneau, the capitol, this the fif
teenth day of November, nine
teen hundred twenty-three.
(Signed) SCOTT C. BONE.
Governor.
By Karl Thiel, ex-officio secretary
to the Governor.”
Wants America to Organize and Peed
German Nation
CHICAGO, Nov. 35.—Senator li.
M. LaFollette who leturned from
Germany last week, told newspaper
men that after spending over three
months in Europe he was determined
l) demote every power to brit vii 4 our
eoviirmenf hark in +’ip n^nnlr
Jie said he was prepr '1 to sp^nd
th*: r< n ainder of liis l’V if combe i
trig with renewed energy “the fc ■ c- s
that ih* tending 10 untr.>;rhn ai H ie
stryv in the United tne Am* ri*
can trud'tion of gov* ra n- r.:.'
“lAJ.-ir m helping Su.vpi means the
possible overthrow of g vernments,
d ssolutien, chaos, civil war and lie!
lei hose in Europe.-’
“I bedeve the United States sliomd
help the unfortunate people jf Aer
many. W holly aside fror: the I$s*;os
involved common humanity calls on
the American people to aid the Ger
man people in their dire need and to
aid them now.”
The senator said that for seven
years the German people had been un
derfed, and were suffering for want of
clothing.
ONE MAN BRINGS IN BIG RAFT
DAWSON: Jack Gilroy, Stewart
river woodsman, arrived here with a
raft of between 40 and 50 cords of
wood, an unusual raft for one man to
handle.
Gateway, $1.25 per mo. delivered.