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VOLUME 19, NUMBER 254.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1924.
PRICE TEX CENTS
GIRL’S REJECTION IS
CAUSE OF SHOOTING
THREE MEN AND GIRL
SPOKANE, Oct. 29.—Velma Bee
man, 19, Dow Lathrom, 27, J. S. Due
bei% 30, all of Reardon, Lincoln coun
ty, were shot and killed by Ray
Sperry, 45, a woodsman, who also
took his own life. The girl had re
jected Sperry’s attentions. No theory
is advanced as to why he shot the
two men, who were not connected
in any way with the girl.
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
PRESENTED TO ROYALTY
—
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
Seattle, Oct. 29.—Professor Clark P.
Biss’et of the law school was present
ed to King George and Queen Mary
of England during a visit to London
this summer.
"A most amiable man, who must
have said, ’Thank God, that’s over,’
at the close of the ceremony,” is the
way Professor Bissett expresses his
opinion of the king.
KU KLUX KLAN BOMB
HOME OF OHIO MAYOR;
NEAR RIOT IMMINENT
COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 29.—A corps
of National investogators and secret
service men were ordered to Niles,
this state, following the bombing of
the residence of Mayor H. C. Kistler
there, and reports that rioting be
tween Klan and anti-Klan forces is
imminent. Mayor Niles was a strong
anti-klan man and had aroused con
siderable prejudice among the robed |
knights by his remarks.
EXPERT MILL MAN ARRIVES;
GOING TO KNIGHTS ISLAND
Grorge E. Smith, expert sawyer
and mill man of Illinois, arrived
here the other day on his way to
Anchorage. Mr. Smith was sent for
some days ago by the tie contract
ing firm of Kiliakoski and Felts, and
will join the mill crew on Knights
Island in Prince William Sound. Mr.
Smith will accompany tlje saw mill,
which will be shipped from Anchor
age soon, to the Island.
MEXICAN BANDIT HAS
PROMISED TO RESIGN
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 29.—Hippolita
Villa, a brother to the late Pancho
Villa, Mexican bandit, has given Pres
ident Obregon his ord of whonor that
the will refrain from banditry in the
future.
INFORMATION WANTED
Thos. G. Nelson, P.O. Clerk, Sta. A.,
Fresno, Calif, is seeking for his broth
er Helmer Nelson, who was last
heard from at Rim rock, Washington,
and was reported to have left for Al
aska, presumably Seward. Any infor
mation regarding him will be appre
ciated by his brother at the above ad
dress.
DAVIS SAYS FARMERS
ARE DISCONTENTED
NEW YORK, Oct. 29.—In his sec
ond address here today outlining
campaign issues, J. W. Davis, demo
cratic nominee for pi*esident, declar
ed that unrest on the part of the far
mcis of the Nation would continue
uniii their voice is listened to at the
White House and in Congress with
the same attention that ir given the
voice of the banker and manufactu
rer. He declared that the farmers
must be considered first.
ANOTHER PIONEER GONE
Victor Sibelle, who entered the Pio
neer’s Home at Sitka, October 2, 1923,
passed away October 11 at the home.
He came north with the Dawson
stampede and remained in the north
ever since. In 1904 he joined the
Fairbanks rush, and after following
every stampede out of that section
finally settled on the Kuskokwim near
McGrath, where he remained until
going to the Home. Mr. Sibelle was
born in France in 1851, immigrated
to America, thence to Nevada, and
worked in western mines until the
Klondike rush.
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PIONEER MERCHANT
OF STATE IS DEAD
SPOKANE. Oct. 29—Robert B.
Patterson, an officer of dry goods
concerns of this city and Seattle,
died at tlie Deaconess hospital here
the oilier day of complications of kid
ney trouble.
Mr. Patterson was CO years of ago.
He is survived by his widow, a son
and a daughter. He came here in
1*89 and was chairman of the board
of the Spokane Dry Goods company
and tlie Crescent Department store
of this city and the Seattle Dry
Goods company, of Seattle.
WHITE OUT ON BAIL
John L. White of Olnes, who killed
Robert Morris last summer, was re
leased from custody last week, and
left Fairbanks for his home at Olnes!
The Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Mary
land supplied a bond of $20,000 for
the accused. «
CAFE CHANGES HANDS
Jack Wells has purchased the Gar
den Island cafe at Fairbanks from
Frank E. Rolfe, who will take a va
cation in the states. Mr. White has
cooked in practically every camp in
the interior.
ELECTION RETURNS RECEIVED
Election returns will be received by
the Gateway, the Northern, and the
Liberty theatre.
ALASKA RAILROAD HEAD
PLANS TO DEPART FOR
WASHINGTON NOV. 1
(Anchorage Alaskan.)
Two contingencies, ami possibly
three will determine if Noel W.
Smith returns to direct the opera
tions of the Alaska Railroad, after
his trip to Washington, where he
will report to Secretary of the In
terior Work, his findings with re
spect to the needs of the road.
The first, says Mr. Smith, is
whether the secretary desires him
to return, the second is whether or
not he could secure leave from the
Pennsylvania system to return. The
third is unanswerable, unless one
can read Mr. Smith’s mind. It is
whether or not he cares to return.
If the latter question were left
to a vote of the railroad employes,
and the general public, it would be
settled unanimously in Mr. Smith’s
favor.
Mr. Smith expects to leave An
chorage for Washington about No
vember first, where he will ask for
approximately $2,000,000 for the
coming year, to meet anticipated
deficit in operating expenses and
for new construction. Under the
head of construction will be an item
of approximately 150,000 ties at a
cost of from $300,000 to $350,000.
The actual deficit for 1923 was
$1,771,062.76, which was met by
an appropriation of $1,245,000 by Con
gress, and the use of other funds
and resources of the railroad on hand
at the beginning of the year.
While nothing tangible has been
given out with respect to extensions
of line, it is known that strong
pressure is being brought to have the
Moose Creek narrow-gauge spur ex
tended to serve the Howard Jesson
coal mine, which is ready to
enter the field as a producer. This
matter has already been presented to
Washington by Bartley Howard, who
recently made a trip outside, and
will doubtless be considered by the
Secretary of the Interior along with
the budget to be presented by Mr.
Smith.
Another contingency which might
arise next year is the revival of the
Matanuska branch line from Sut
ton to the Chickaloon. The favorable
pronouncements on the coal deposits
at the Anthracite hill, by the Bu
reau of Mines, and the possibilities
of tonnage from this source have
brought the question forward, and
it is known that Mr. Smith thinks
well of this source of revenue and
its possibilities in contributing to
the general prosperity of the road
and community.
Among the other matters that
will be pressed at the next session
of Congress, will be a colonization
plan for the Railroad Belt which
will include in addition to agricul
ture, all matters pertaining to de*
velopment of natural resources,
both held under conservation and
otherwise.
Until the report of Capt. John
Hughes is submitted to Mr. Smith,
his attitude with respect to the
question will not be known.
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STARTS ROUND WORLD IN 22-FOOT SAILBOAT
Dimetrios Sigelakis, 26, licensed skipper by the Greek Government, is
seen on the bow of his novel craft, which he built in five weeks, and in
which he proposes to sail round the world. The “Carcharis" (Greek for
Shark” is only 22-feet long, 7 feet wide and draws less than a foot of
water. He proposes to sail by the stare at night, steeping day times.
JOHN COLBERG LOSES
LEG FROM ACCIDENT
_
John Colberg, former resident of j
Seward, who was taken to the Anchor
age hospital from Seldovia, a week or
so ago, with a badly injured leg, had
the injured limb amputated yesterday
it is stated. Coiberg was forced to
go several days without attention,
following the accident, and blood
poisoning set in.
MR. AND MRS KARL DREGOR
ENTERTAIN AT HATCHERY
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Dregor enter
tained a number of Sewardites at the
fish hatchery last night. Dancing
was one of the diversions. Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Ellsworth conveyed the
•unity to the hatchery. Those enjoy
ing the evening were Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Stanton, Mr. and Mrs. Kurtz,
Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth, Coll MacDou
gcll, Mr. Flynn, Mrs. Carrie Dykstra.
BRITAIN IN THROES
PARLMENT ELECTION
LONDON, Oct. 29.—British voters j
are flocking to the polls today to ,
choose the new parliament. A bitter j
fight is on between the labor vote and
the conservatives. Women are voting
in greacei numbers than ever before
known, according to rep u Vs received
at the headquarters of the thiee par
ties hav:rg candid.<les m the feld,—
conservatives, ard !aboi.
MELLON APPEALS TO PEOPLE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—Secretary
Mellon today appealed to the voters
to support the Coolidge administra
tion in a radio address here.
PURE WHITE BEAR
IS CAPTURED ALIVE
ON GRIBBLE ISLAND
VANCOUVER, Oct. 29.—A pure
white bear, the first of its kind td
be captured alive, is now in Victoria
and will be lodged in Beacon Bill
Park temporarily. The bear belongs
to the species Ursus Kermodei, which
is found only on Gribble Island, north
of the Queen Charlottes. It was cap
tured by the Indians and then brot
to Victoria by the provincial police.
It is said to be worth many thousands
of dollars.
TOBACCO FROM NENANA
RECEIVED BY RAILROAD
From Tom Jones of Nenana a
box of samples of produce raised
by him in his gardens were sent
down to the Anchorage railway head
quarters on the last train, billed to
Captain John H. Hughes, who is as
signed to the task of compiling sta
tistics with regard to the proposed
colonization project.
Tobacco, grown a number of years
ago in the Tanana valley and which
since has been hanging in the attic
of his home, was among ^he sam
ples received and it is said it ap
parently is of a very good grade.
Sugar beets, turnips and carrots were
other samples received, also sixteen
varieties of wheat, barley and oats.
It is stated that the samples will
be sent to the States for exhibition
purposes.—Anchorage Alaskan.
EXPLOSION ON TRAIN
KILLS FIVE PERSONS;
THREE ARE UNKNOWN
VANCOUVER, B. C., Oct. 29.—Pe
te r Vergin, head of the Doukhabor
colony in British Columbia; J. L.
Mackie, member of the Provincial
legislature for Grand Forks, and
three unidentified persons were killed
today in a mysterious explosion on a
Canadian Pacific railway coach con
pvted to the Kettle Valley train.
Fourteen other persons were seri
ously injured.
FEDERAL HOSPITAL
BOARD ESTABLISHED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—A Fed
eral hospital board was established
today to co-ordinate the separate
government hospital activities, con
sisting of the army, medical corps,
navy, bureau of medicine and sur
gery, public health service, national
home for disabled volunteer soldiers,
office of Indian affairs and veterans’
bureau. Director Hines of the vet
erans' bureau has been made ehair
n">an of the board.
WATSON DUE TOMORROW
According to Wayne Blue, agent for
the Pacific Steamship Company, the
Admiral Watson is due to arrive in
Seward at eleven tomorrow morning.
She will sail shortly aft?r arrival for
the south.
CODFISHERMAN KILLS
WIFE AND HIMSELF
ANACORTES, Oct. 29.—Freeman
Thobum, 60, a Bering Sea codfisher
man, shot and killed his wife, former
ly Mrs. Mary Jones, whom he mar
ried a week ago, then turned his gun
upon himself, inflicting what is thot
to be a fatal wound. The woman’s
four-year-old son, by a former hus
band, disclosed the crime when he
told a policeman that his mother was
lying on the floor and would not talk
to him. No cause is known for the
shooting.
HUNDREDS OF FOX
SHIPPED TO EAST
The largest fox purchase said to
have ever been consumated in this
section of the territory, took place
in the Cook Inlet district a few
days ago when Mr. Morrison, of
Milligan and Morrison, big fox men
of Prince Edward Island, on the
East coast of Canada, bought from
the Williamson fox ranch at Kasilof,
and other ranchers in that section,
240 foxes. It is stated that the sum
paid for the fox was ?500 per pair.
It is understood that Mr. Morri
son endeavored to purchase more
but was unable to do so at that
time. He was in this district last
season and bought then, a large
number of fox from the ranch of
Waller and Winsor. The William
soh ranch alone supplied him with
189 fox of the total amount, in the
deal last week.
Mr. Morrison left Seldovia on
the last sailing south of the steamer
Redondo. The fox are being shipped
to the Atlantic coast farm.
MAYO FIRE HALL
MOVED WITH ‘CAT’
Weather conditions have greatly
improved in Mayo, Y. T. this fail.
There was a good stage of water
in the Stewart river the fore part of
this month.
The Treadwell Yukon company has
all its mining machinery there, and
it will be freighted to the mines on
Keno Hill by the big “cats” just as
soon as the roads dry up sufficient
ly to permit of heavy loads.
Twro mining engineers who have
been looking over the field
are on their way outside. They are
Air. English and Mr. Dunyon. Both
are well pleased with the possibili
ties of the camp and will be back
in the spring with reinforcements.
Jim McKinnon also will be a pas
senger for the outside.
The local fire hall (Mayo) has
been moved to the waterfront, where,
it is hoped, it will remain permanent
ly. One of the big “cats” pulled it
in without the least difficulty.
The government is erecting a new
radio office and staff quarters here.
Tom Collins is in charge of the work.
Everyone in Mayo is looking for
ward with great anticipation for a
bright future for this place.
All the patients in the hospital are
doing well.
CHAMBER HAS ACTIVE
MEETING AT LUNCHEON
The largest attendance in some
weeks greeted President Hinde today
when he called the meeting to order
at the weekly luncheon of th Seward
Chamber :.f Commerce. Communica
tions were read from the Alaska
Weekly, calling attention to the roto
gravure section of the weekly concern
ing Seward; from A1 Sollers relative
to monies expended in the construction
of 6000 feet of trail from Trail Lake
to the railroad; from several parties
desiring to locate in Seward; and oth
er matters of importance were dis
cussed.
A letter was framed to General
Manager Noel W. Smith, of the Alas
ka Railroad, assuring him of the co
operation of the Seward Chamber of
Commerce in railroad work, and a
committee composed of President
Hinde, Secretary Hannon, C. P. Mc
Mullen and Leon Urbach was appoint
ed to meet Mr. Smith when he comes
through on his way to Washington.
A letter was also drafted to the Al
aska Railroad inquiring if^ the site
set aside for the New England Fish
eries could be used for other purpos
es in case the New England failed to
take up the lease on same.
A telegram was received from Hen
ry O’Malley, fish commissioner, stat
ing that action would not be taken in
closing Resurrection Bay to fishing
until a letter containing objections
was received from the chamber.
A vote of thanks was tendered the
Alaska Weekly for its splendid illus
tration and write-up of Seward in the
recent issue.
The President reported $56 collected
today by a special committee com
posed of the President and Elwyn
Swetmann.
, Jack Peterson, a recent arrival from
Anchorage, was present and gave the
chamber a short talk on publicity.
After much discussion of prevailing
topics the meeting adjourned until
next Tuesday.
CORDOVA SHOULD SCORE
If moist climates are healthier than
dry ones, Cordova should be the heal
thiest spot in Alaska. And talking
about health Seward is so healthy
that the local undertaker and doc
tor are compelled to live off out
side remittances to get by. The den
tist is the only man in Seward mak
ing monej^ as people wear their
teeth out chewing the rag.
YOUTHFUL ADVENTURERS
Somewhere in the North Pacific a
28-foot whaleboat is bobbing along to
ward Alaska, bearing Chester Salm,
21, and Herman Course, 22, to the
far north to prospect and hunt thru
the adventurous years of their lives.
They intend to spend the winter on
the coast leaving for the interior in
the spring. It is hoped they realize
their dreams and reach port safely.
DIRECT CABLE SERVICE
According to Col. Gibbs of the Al
aska-Washington Cable System, Ju
neau is to have direct cable service
with Seattle, for the first time since
the town was founded. Heretofore
the cable has run to Sitka ,thence to
Seattle.
HUGHES WARNS ALL
HEARERS AGAINST
KILLING CONFIDENCE
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.—Secretary of
State Hughes in an address here last
night said “The third party seems to
thrive on suspicion and calumny” and
is attacking everyone and everything.
It would not take much to destroy
our prosperity. All you have to do
is shatter the confidence of other na
tions. This would be the result of
the election of the third party and
in case it produces a deadlock in this
election you may look for business
depression and failure.”
CHAIRMAN BUTLER GIVES
TESTIMONY AS TO FUND
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 29.—
Chairman Butler, of the Republican
campaign committee, indicated to
Senator Borah who is conducting an
investigation of Republican campaign
contributions, that the Republican
committee has so far collected about
two and three-quarter million dollars
for the campaign, from six counties in
Pennsylvania.
William L. Mellon, a nephew of
the secretary of the treasury depart
ment, said he had collected two hum*
dred and seventy thousand.
SEATTLE DETECTIVE
IS REINSTATED BY
COMMISSION BOARD
SEATTLE, Occ. 29—The civil ser
vice committee las night reinstated
John F. Majewski, recently suspended
as a police detective because of an al
leged attempt to bribe the deputy
prosecuting attorney in behalf of par
ties accused of the Bon Marche rob
bery. Commissioner Bolton, also ac
cused a few days ago of taking a
bribe, voted against reinstatement.
NOTED CHICAGO BANKER DEAD
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.—J. B. Morgan,
a noted Chicago banker is dead.
COOLIDGE TELLS FRIENDS
ELECTION IS CERTAIN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 29.—
President Coolidge, throwing aside his
habitual reserve today, told his call
ers that he expected to occupy the
White House four years more, and
that he regards his election as cer
tain.
INCOME TAX PUBLICITY
BE TAKEN INTO SOURT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—Attorney
General Stone today decided to take
the question of publication of income
taxes into the courts for a final deci
sion.
LIVES UNDER BOAT
TRAPPED EIGHT HOURS
NEW YORK. Oct. 28.—Trapped for
eight hours in the cabin of the aux
iliary sloop Dawn, while the upturn
ed craft was buffeted about in the
waters off Sandy Hook last night,
after it had been capsized by build
er of Brooklyn, was rescued uninjur
ed today when the sloop was wash
ed ashore near Sandy Hook.
ALIENISTS SAY M’COY IS SANE
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28.—Two ali
enists who examined Norman Selby,
(“Kid McCoy”), the other day turn
ed in a report to the effect that he
is “feigning insanity.”
CARL ALMY IS MAROONED
IN SULPHUR AND SILENCE
Carl Almy, attorney of Anchorage,
who left for Lost Harbor some time
ago to take charge of a defunct
sulphur company, located near there,
writes to friends in his home town
that it is the driest place in Alas
ka. He is all % alone at the sulphur
camp, his nearest neighbor being 7
miles away.
So anxious was he recently to see
a white man that when the steamer
Starr made a landing, to let
a trapper ashore, he waded so far
out into the Inlet, that his boots got
ful of mud and water. The trapper
was welcomed with open arms for
now Carl says he will have com
pany over the winter.
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