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VOLUME XX. NUMBER 108.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 7,1925.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
NOEL WEIN MAKES FIRST AIRPLANE TRIP OF SEASON
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Seattle Slot Machine Owner Is Fined Today
' COST HIM SIX
THOUSAND
DOLLARS
Chief Severyns Gave Him
Permission to Operate
Machines is Claim
300 MACHINES BROKEN
Recent Ruling of Brown was
Costly to Seattle Slot
Machine Operator
(By Asaociated Press)
* SEATTLE, May 7.—J. O’Connor,
pleading guilty to gambling yesterday,
asked Judge Roland for leniency, say
ing Chief of Police Severyns permit
ted him to install slot machines in his
places of business, which Colvin seiz
ed and three hundred of which were
smashed by court order.
Ronald said he couldn’t see what
difference that made and fined Ocon
nor twenty dollars.
O’Connor said the differences of
Severyns and Collins, whether the
machines constituted gambling had
already cost him six thousand dollars.
Severyns admitted giving permission
to operate the slot machines because
Judge Brown ruled they “delivered
the goods,” Brown considered, exploit
ing Pacific Northwest products thru
them.
DAWSON PIONEER
* ENDS LIFE WITH
BULLET IN BRAIN
(By Associated Press)
DAWSON, May 7.—Stuart Barnes,
64, a pioneer of this district, was found
dead in his cabin yesterday with a bul
let hole in his head. A note nearby
bade his friends “goodbye.”
Barnes had been ill for some time,
and thought there was no hope for
his recovery.
He was a brother of the former R.
L. Barnes, vice president of a bank in
Oregon, up to the time of his death
two years ago.
RIOTING BREAKS
* OUT IN OIL FIELDS
(By Associated Press)
ELDORADO, May 7.—Rioting broke
out in the oil fields eight miles north
of here today when a band of two
hundred oil workers marched to a
camp of eighty negroes, brought in by
the Standard Oil Company for con
struction of a hundred miles of pipe
line.
WOULD PROHIBIT EXPORTATION
OF ALL POISONOUS GASSES
(By Associated Press.)
GENEVA, May 7.—Congressman
Sfcrton, head of the American delega
tion of the International Conference
to control arms traffic, has offered to
draft an article condemning poison
gas, and prohibiting its exportation
for warfare.
RETIRED SHORTSTOP IS
SURPRISED OVER RULING
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May 7.—Everett Scott
superseded Yankee shortstop, after his
thirteen hundred and seventh consecu
tive game, has started for his old home
town in Indiana. He said he was sur
prised at his retirement, “as he was
just beginning to play ball.”
“I got two his Tuesday,” said Scott.
I don’t care about my record now as
I realized my ambition when I play
ed a thousand straight games.”
RAIN IN WEST IS
GREAT AID TO
CROPS AND LAND
MILLION YOUNG FOREST FIRES
CHECKED BY DOWNPOUR IN
WESTERN STATES
(By Associated Press.)
SEATTLE, May 7.—There can be no
estimate put on the great saving in
money and timber occurred by the
heavy rains which started last night
and fell continually through the en
tire day. From Eureka, California
to Prince Rupert and extending into
eastern Washington, the rain has prac
tically put an end to over a million
young forest fires burning the past
few days. Pastures have been re
vived, and the grain is again taking on
a healthy color.
COBB HOMERS TWICE
SAINT LOUIS, May 7.—Cobb horn
ered twice yesterday, once off Dan
forth and once off Falk. This is liis
fifth homer in the past two days.
QUESTIONNAIRES NO GOOD
SAYS CHIEF SEVERYNS
(By Associated Press.)
SEATTLE, May 7.—Severyns has
decided the Council Efficiency Com
mittee investigating the wealth of po
licemen. will not work. He said the
! “questionnaire plan was tried out in
Portland and found inadequate. Any
policeman who has wealth wouldn’t
reveal illicit sources of it, would he.”
CAMPBELL WILL APPEAL
(By Associated Press)
GREAT FALLS, May 7.—Gordon G.
CampbeJs will appeal his case to the
Circuit Court at San Francisco, it was
announced today.
SEATTLE POLICE LIVING HIGH
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, May 7.—According to the
questionnaires prepared by Seattle po
licemen, asking the value of their au
tomobiles, property and outside in
come, some reports of very high liv
ing are shown.
POISON oak is
USED AS SCREEN
TO COVER CACHE
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.—Prohi
bition officers raiding a ranch near
Pleasanton yesterday, found a ware
house festooned with poison oak.
The owner told them he never en
tered the place on account of the vines
but the prohibition agent, ripping at
them, found they had no roots. Sev
eral cases of liquor were found in
side of the building.
I
Proclamation
By Request of the Common Coun
cil, City of Seward:
The week commencing May 7th,
and endng May 14th, 1925, is here
by designated as Clean-Up Week.
All refuse, ashes, and other un
sightly and obnoxious and of
fensive accumulations of rubbish,
will be removed by the City on
the days of May 13th and May
14th.
All citizens and residents are re
quested to unite their efforts dur
ing such week so that our streets
and alleys may be kept in their
usual appearance of neatness.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, May 7,
1925.
L. V. RAY,
Mayor.
SHIPPING OF FISH
THRU RUPERT
AIDS CANADIANS
(By Associated Press.)
VANCOUVER, May 7.—Opposing
the demand of Prince Rupert fisher
men that a port fee be attached to
all fish brought in by American boats,
T. H. Johnson, general manager of the
Canadian fish and cold storage com
pany of Prince Rupert, said a domin
ion order of the council made in 1914,
permitting American fish to pass thru
Canadaian bond, benefitted Canada, l^y
creating employment of labor, by the
revenues derived from the tax, and
also benefitted the Canadian railways.
He expressed the hope that Coolidge
will, when he receives the report of
the Hopkins commission, which he ap
pointed to study production costs of
American-Canadian fish, “exercise his
prerogative and at least cut the duty
in half.”
TROTZKY READY
TAKE ANYTHING
OFFERED TO HIM
(By Associated Press.)
MOSCOW, May 7.—Trotzky arrived
on a private car today, after four
months’ isolation in Trans Caucasia,
and is willing to accept any office the
Soviet government will give him.
The Hierarchy Communist party,
consisting of five members, Rynoff,
president of the council of commissars,
Stalin, Kamenoff, Kalinin and Zinovi
eff, has granted the former leader of
the red army absolution from his po
litical beliefs. Trotzky promised to
be a regular and observe all the ten
ets of Bolshevism. He seemed weary
upon his arrival, but brightened at the
sight of a group of friends, with whom
he talked animatedly.
STATE REVENUE AGENT FILES
SUIT AGAINST THE FORD
MOTOR CO. VIOLATION LAWS
(By Associated Press)
JACKSON, May 7.—The state reve
nue agent filed suit against the Ford
Motor Company today for twelve mil
lion dollars, alleging criminal conspir
acy to violate the anti-trust laws of
Mississippi.
Subscribe for The Seward Gateway.
NEGRO GIRLS PLAN NEW
METHOD OF HOLDUP j
(By Associated Press)
DENVER, May 7.—Police are seek
ing two little negro girls who robbed
the cash register in a grocery store
here. The two girls ran into the
store crying fire, instead of “hands up”
and during the rush that followed, op
ened the till, making away with its
contests.
TRIBESMEN ARE
GIVING FRANCE
HOT SKIRMISH
—
ALGERIAN TRIBES MUSTERING
TRAINED VETERANS TO
WITHSTAND FRENCH
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS, May 7.—The Algerian lead
ers are bringing up seasoned troops,!
reported to be trained veterans of the !
world war, with all the details of mod- J
ern tactics. They gave the French
unexpected trouble yesterday when
General Colombat, advancing on the
flank of the invading tribesmen, near
Djebal, Bibane, met a strong contin
gent, which stood ground instead of
falling back as the vanguard of the
tribes had done.
French headquarters in Morocco
have gained the impression that the
leader Krim, having found untrained
men unable to withstand the French
gunfire, sent to the front lines discip
lined and experienced warriors, who
gave the Spaniards so much trouble
in Morocco.
QUAKES NEAR PHILIPPINES
(By Associated Press.)
VICTORIA, May 7.—Superintendent
Dennison of the Dominion Metrogical
station, has completed a study of five
earthquakes which occurred between
Sunday and Tuesday, and has placed
them in the vicinity of the Philippines
or probably near Guam.
FORTY MILES
INSIDE OF
CIRCLE
First Interior Trip of Two
Hundred Miles Made by
Daring Aviator
REQUIRED BUT 3 HOURS
Trip Formerly Took Month
Bv Dog Team—Back
Home Today
(By Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 7.—Com
pleting the farthest-north airplane
flight in Alaska to date, Noel Wein,
pilot for the Fairbanks Airplane Cor
poration yesterday landed two pas
sengers, one being a woman, at Wise
man, two hundred and ten miles to
the north of Fairbanks and forty odd
miles inside the Arctic Circle.
The flight required but three hours
and twenty minutes, the airplane cov
ering the distance in excellent time.
The dog team route to Wiseman
commonly requires a month, the dis
tance by trail being much greater
than that covered by the plane.
This was the first plane seen by the
natives and whites of that part of the
country, and naturally was viewed
with great curiosity, and some fear.
Mr. Wein will return to his home
field today, bringing back the mail.
M’CLINTOCKS’ BAIL FIXED $5,000
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, May 7.—After a hectic
day of clashing, officials hurling
charges back and forth, Mrs. Julie
Shepherd who with her husband is
charged with slaying William McClin
tock, surrendered to the criminal court
today were, released on their own
recognizance until Friday, when they
are promised release on fire thousand
dollars bail.
Native Riots in South Africa
Causing British Much Worry;
Fear Influenced by Bolsheviki
One Feature of Present Unrest is said to be Movement to
Boycott Prince of Wales Who is Making Trip
Through Southern Provinces
(By Associated Press)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa.,
May 7.—The third of a series of na
tive riots at Blomfontein,' with the loss
of several lives, was declared by spe
cial dispatches to be part of a wide
movement fomented by native leaders
bent on attaining a higher status for
the blacks.
It is known that meetings have been
held here at which speeches of an ex
treme nature were delivered and en
thusiastcially received. It is uncer
tain, however, where there is any com
munist influence behind the agitation.
“Alarming Restlessness”
LONDON, May 7.—Special dispatch
es from Cape Town represent the out
break at ^'-emfontein, where four na
tives wei. -lied and a number wound
ed yesterday by police during a riot,
as symptomatic of “an alarming and
increasing restlessness among the
South African natives,” inflamed by
Kaffir agitators and by bolsheviki and
communist influences.”
One feature of the present unrest is
said to be a movement to boycott the
Prince of Wales when he arrives. The
Capetown correspondent of the Daily
Express says thousands of handbills
have been distributed among the na
tives of Johannesburg urging them to
boycott the prince “as the natives of
India did,” and adding:
“British imperialism, whose repre
sentative is now visiting in South
Africa, is largely responsible for ex
ploitation.”
“Bloemfontein dispatches last eve
ning said the trouble originated in an
attempt by police to seize a quantity
of “Kariff” beer.