Seward Athletic Club Dance Tonight at Odd Fellows’ Hall
Hemnrd Daily Gut-emsig
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
VOLUME XX NUMBER 296.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31. 1925.
PRICE TEN CENTS
SILVER WAVE ON
WAY TO SEATTLE
VIA SEWARD
NOME,, Oct. 31. {/?)—'The motorship
Silver Wave, left yesterday enroute
to Seattle via Seward and Cordova,
carrying eight passengers and mail.
The Silver Wave will discharge sup
plies for the Lomen reindeer station at
Nunivak island. The vessel was con
structed in Seattle last winter and has
made seven round trips to the Kotze
bue Sound district and will return to
Nome when navigation opens in the
spring.
With the exception of a light rain
yesterday, Nome has been enjoying
fine weather. Motorists are still mak
ing fishing trips into the mountains.
Snow is seen in the higher hills, and
skating was enjoyed until the rain.
Record hauls of tomcod are being
made in Snake river, the river being
so black with fish that it is impossible
to see the bottom. Nets are catch
ing thousands of tons a day. The
iish are being dumped on the beach
where they are shoveled into sacks.
VICTORIA SAILS
NINE S10RNING
SEATTLE, Oct. 31. (/P)—The steam
ship Victoria sailed from Seattle at
nine this morning for Seward and way
ports, carrying the following for Sew
ard:
James Magnus, H. P. Walker, L. T.
Walker, F. A. Corbett, Mrs. A. Olson,
Mrs. A E Boland.
CHAPLIN SAYS HAS NO
AMBITION TO PLAY HAMLET
CHICAGO, Oct. 31. (JP)—Chas. Chap
lin has no ambition to play Hamlet.
“I’m too much of a Hamlet in real
life, he said when questioned concern
mg recurring rumors of his desire to
plajr high tragedy. The peak of his
ambition is to make people laugh, sai
the film comedian, who stepped off the
train here yesterday on his way tc
Hollywood from New York.
BULGARIANS
ATTACK GREEKS
LONDON, Oct. 31. (/P)—Yesterday’s
dispatches from Athens stated that ar
official Greek communique was issued
announcing that Bulgarian troops at
tacked the Greeks who were returning
from Petrich at ten o’clock the night
of the 29th, and that the fighting con
tinued until five the following morn
-ng.
The report says that there is the
most intense excitement and that the
war fever has broken out in Athens
with crowds parading the streets, and
large demonstrations against the Bui
garians.
DURKIN SHOOTS GRAY
CHICAGO, Oct. 29. (Jp)—In a battle
with police at midnight last night, M
Durkin, fugitive slayer of Edwin Shan
ahan, Department of Justice operative
shot and killed Sergt. Harry Gray oi
the Englewood police force. Durkin’s
uncle was shot by Grad and is not ex
pected to live. Durkin escaped althc
wounded.
ROBBERS STEAL LIQUOR
NEW YORK, Oct. 30. (/P)—Robers
yesterday stole the entire stock of rare
liquor, fourteen barrels in all, wortl
ten thousand dollars, shipped here
from Hollywood, Calif. By Jesse L
Lasky, vice president of the famous
moving picture corporation. Thej
also took four barrels of silver.
Fine show at Liberty tonight.
DISCOVERER OF CASSIAR
IS NOW IN THE STATES
SEATTLE, Oct. '31. (£>)—1William C.
Grady arrived yestreday from the Cas
sier, which he discovered, and said in
an interview with an Associated Press
representative, “Once you locate the
gold and start taking it out, half of
the fun is gone. It’s the searching
foil it that gives you a real kick. May
be I will sell out so I can go into the
hills and try to locate something else.”
NEW PROHIBITION OFFICER
SAILS FOR ALASKA
SEATTLE, Oct. 31. (£>)—E. O. Birg
field, new prohibition administrator
for Alaska, and wife, sailed on the
Victoria for Juneau.
WORLD WAR VET.
RUNS AMUCK
SEATTLE, Oct. 31. (/P)— John M.
Hubbard, world war veteran, who w'as
gassed and shellshocked, shot and kill
ed Velma Wright, hairdresser, and
then killed himself, after she had re
fused to marry him. None witnessed
the shooting which was in the rooms
of the girl’s foster father.
•t HOSIERY SALES SHOW
WOMAN’S LEG IS LARGER
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 31. (^-Wo
men have larger legs nowr than for
merly and are wrearing much larger
sized hose than a few years ago.
This is the conclusion of the woman
head of the hosiery department of a
department store here. She attributes
this to the fact that women are taking
more exercise than formerly.
GENERAL ANGUS
VETERAN SOLDIER
GOES TO BEYOND
BALTIMORE, Oct. 31. (JP)— General
Felix Angus, veteran of many wars,
both in this country and in Europe,
and late publisher of the Baltimore
Star, died last evening. He had been
ill for the past eight months.
! General Felix Angue, was a soldier
of two wars, and a Brigadier General
at the age of 25 before he became pub
lisher of the Baltimore American and
founder and publisher of the Baltimore
Star.
He served under Napoleon III, in
the war against Austria and in the
Union army as private and officer in
the famous Duryea’s Fifth New York
Zouaves, saved the life of General Kil
patrick at Big Bethel, was a soldier
in command of a division in the ‘for
lorn hope storming column,” at Port
Hudson and fought under the comman
of General Sheridan in the Battle of
Winchester.
General Angus was born in Lyons,
France, May 5, 1839, and was edu
cated in a suburb of Paris. After
: traveling around the world, he receiv
ed his first taste of military life wrhen
■ Napoleon III began his war against
: Austria. He fought as a volunteer
: in the Third Regiment of Zouaves in
the battle of Montabello and after
wards in the celebrated “flying corps”
i under Garibaldi.
He came to the United States in 1860
and for a time was employed in New
York as a chaser and sculptor. At
the beginning of the Civil War he en
i listed as private in the Fifth New
York Zouaves where his military ex
! perience wron him rapid promotion. For
saving the life of General Kilpatrick,
at Big Bethel he was promoted sec
ond lientenant.
He led the charge at Ashland, was
in the dash at Hanover Courthouse,
participated in the storming of the
HUNT BROWN j
BEAR FROM
HORSEBACK
There is nothing new under the
sun, according to learned scientists,
yet, an Easterner, N. E. Boomhower,
a New York carpet manufacturer,
who has been big game hunting in
this and the Interior districts for
the past two months, hunted the fa
mous Alaskan big brown bear from
horseback and if that isn’t some
thing new in the annals of big game
hunting in Alaska, local hunters have
yet to hear of a similar case.
For forty days and forty nights a
deluge fell over the land in the Ili
amna district, a little west of Sew
ard, and only once, then for a brief
period of twenty minutes, did Mr.
Boomhower and Wm. Kaiser, guide,
glimpse the sun. Even as they gazed
upon the fiiery sphere, it disappear
ed, never more to return to warm
with its penetrating rays the water
soaked hunters prowling about the
wilds.
But inland from Kamishak Bay,
about six miles, they came upon a
brownie sleeping in the tall grass.
This was the signal for Mr. Boom
hower to dismount and prepare for
the kill. Guide Kaiser whistled a
plaintiff melody arousing the huge
bruin from his slumber and as he
raised his head and got his two
front paws under him, prior to heav
ing his bulk erect, Mr. Boomhower,
standing at a distance of sixty yards,
fired one shot from his Whalen 35
rifle, the bullet entering the bear’s
chest, evidently" striking a vital spot
for with no effort to lunge upwards,
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hills near Richmond and was wound
ed at Gaines Mills. Besides partici
pating in the Port Hudson assault he
served in the expedition of Sabine j
Pass and received a sabre cut on his
wrist in a hand-to-hand fight with a
Texas cavalryman at Fayetteville.
When Duryea’s regiment became re
duced in numbers, the then Major An
gus went to New York and enlisted
four new companies. Returning to
service he was made lieutenant col
onel, served in the Ninetenth Corps
whn General Sheridan checked Early’s
raids in 1864 and he was a personal
witness of Sheridan’s ride.
When at the age of 25 he received
ltis bervet as Brigadier-General he was
the youngest of his rank in the army.
Later he w'as detailed as inspector
general of the Department of South
and commissioned to dismantle Con
federate forts in South Carolina, Geo.
and Florida. After he was wounded
at Gaines Mills, General Angus was
taken to Baltimore to the Home of
Charles C. Fulton, owner and publish
er of the Baltimore American, where
he was cared for by Mr. Fulton’s
daughter, Miss Annie E. Fulton, who
became General Angus’ wife when the
war was ended.
With the coming of peace, General
Angus joined the staff of The Ameri
can and gradually was given respon
sibility and authority until 1883 when
at the death of Mr. Fulton, he became
publisher. In that position he exer
cised powerful influence in advancing
the interests of the city of Baltimore
and in the promotion of many public
enterprises.
He was one of the original members
of the Associated Press.
Mr. Angus was a delegate to several
republican national conventions, a
member of the Grand Army, of the
Loyal Legion, one of the charter mem
bers of the Army and Navy Club of
Washington and was a Knight Com
mander of the French Colonial Or
der of Nichan-el-Anour, one of the di
visions of the Legion of Honor. Gen
eral Angus had two daughters, Mrs.
Oscar Leser, wife of Judge Leser of
Maryland, and Miss Elsie Angus.
ASKS FRANCE COMMENT ON
BOMBARDMENT DAMASCUS
GENEVA, Oct. 31. (£>)—'The League
of Nations has asked France to com
ment on petitions and protests filed
with the league concerning the bom
bardment of Damascus on October 18,
19, 20.
FILM COMPANY WANTS REELS
SEATTLE, Oct. 31. (/Pj—1The Bio
Film Company of Norway asked the
federal court yesterday to release the
films from the Maud libel, declaring
the movie cameras are its property an
arguing the value of the films is de
pendent of their use with the story of
the expedition.
SO. CALIFORNIA
BEATS IDAHO 51-7
j MOSCOW, Oct. 31. (JP)—The Trojans
defeated the vandals in their game
today, before a large audience by a
score of 51 to 7.
The University of Southern Califor
nia Trojans scored eight touchdowns,
Idaho crossing the Southerner’s goal
j but once. Idaho rallied in the second
period but wras unable to master steam
enough to withstand the onslaughts of
the Californians.
REGRETABLESO
MANY STUDENTS
LEFT FOR STATES
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
HENDERSON DECRIES CHIL
DRENS’ DEPARTURE.
SEWARD NEEDS NEW SCHOOL
ACCORDING TO HENDERSON
_
No Town or City Can Progress Any
Faster Than Its School System
“It is regretable that so many of
the Seward parents have felt it has
been necessary to send their child
ren Outside for schooling,” stated
Lester D. Henderson, commissioner
of education, Territorial public
schools, who is paying his annual
| visit to Seward. “There is no rea
son why Seward cannot provide am
ple school facilities for all wrho live
here. It is the only way to build
up Alaska. Keep Alaskans in Alas
| ka.
! “The present high school is only
a makeshift, but is reasonably ade
quate for the number of pupils now
enrolled. If all of the children had
remained in Seward, it is safe to
say, under the present conditions,
they couldn’t have been taken care
of properly. The next step for Sew
ard citizens is to erect a schoolhouse
large enough to take care of the
present and next few years’ growth.
“It is a conservative statement,
when I say that if Seward had erect
ed a new schoolhouse, five years ago,
when the need of one first became
apparent, there would probably have
been a 100 per cent increase in the
high school enrollment at the pres
ent time, and from twenty-five to
thirty percent increase in the elemen
tary school. As a comparison, it
might be of interest to note the pro
gress of the Petersburg school in
] Southeastern Alaska. For a num
ber of years, Petersburg had a high
school enrollment of from four to
seven pupils. A new schoolhouse
was erected and last year sixteen
pupils attended. This year the en
rollment has almost doubled, there
being approximately thirty pupils
now enrolled. This increase is at
tributed entirely to the fact that the
graduates of the eighth grade in Pe
tersburg, attended the high school
instead of going to the States, as
had been done in previous years.
“The Seward problem must be
CUSTODIAN ALIEN
PROPERTY NOW
UNDER ARREST
NEW YORK. Oct. 31. (/P)—A special
federal grand jury yesterday indicted
Thomas W. Miller, of Deleware, for
mer alien property custodian, and four
| German-Swiss citizens with three Ger
man-Swiss corporations, for conspiracy
to defraud the United States.
The indictments charged the release
of seven million dollars worth of se
questered assets in the American Met
al Company to purported Swiss own
ers. The jury declared Miller and
Jess Smith. Daugherty’s friends, ar
ranged the transfer, receiving for this
$391,000 in the recovered assets.
solved! It is my view that under
ordinary circumstances no town will
progress any more rapidly than its
school system; that an adequate
schoolhouse and equipment pays the
highest return to any town or city.”
Mr. Henderson stated the Jesse Lee
Home school would officially open
next Monday, and that three teach
ers will compose tne faculty. M's.
R. V. B. Dunlap will serve as p
cipal and teacher of the upper grades;
Mrs. A. E. Rucker, the intermediate
grades, and Miss Blanche Dyer, who
arrived in Seward yestreday from
Seattle, will teach the first grade.
Miss Dyer formerly taught school in
Juneau, but has been teaching in
the States for several years past.
The enrollment at the Home will
total about 85 pupils. The school
rooms this year, and probably next
years, will be located in the Mission
buildings. However, with respect
to next year, the matter of a school
building remains to be seen, as to
just what developments will take
place at the coming Territorial Leg
lslature, next Marcn.
A similar case arose at Kenai,
where a special Territorial appropri
ation of 310,000 was made for the
construction of a schoolhouse. In
connection with the Kenai building
bids were called for by Mr. Hender
son but as yet, no response has been
received from contractors. It is stat
ed if no response is received short
ly the funds made available for the
construction of the Kenai school,
will revert back to the Territory.
Two bids must be received from in
dividual parties or firms. Plans for
the building are already prepared.
Mr. Henderson estimates the cost
of a school for the Jesse Lee Home
at approximately the same amount as
the Kenai school, $10,000.
In closing, Mr. Henderson, who
leaves Seward this evening for Cor
dova, thence back to Valdez, and lat
er, next Saturday South to his Ju
neau headquarters, said that here in
Seward, an exceptionally fine corps
of teachers compose the faculty.
SEALS TAKE SERIES
BY SCORE OF 9 TO 8
The Colonels made four runs in the
first inning, the Seals driving Deberry
Holley from the slab and jumping into
the lead in the second inning. They
cinched the game in the eighth when
Ellison doubled, Rhyne sacrificed and
Agnew singled.
Score, Louisville, 8-12-1; San Fran
cisco 9-18-0. Batteries Crockett, Wil
liams, McWeeney, and Agnew; B6ber
ry, Holley, Cullop and Myer.
Vivian Brown, 12, successfully ran
a 25-acre farm near Rye Beach,
N. Y., this summer and earned mon
ey to continue her schooling.
James A. Drain, retiring command
er of the American Legion, did not
lose his right arm in battle, but in
a hunting accident many years ago.