Heumrd Bale Gntewny
VOLUME XIX.
NUMBER 88.
SEWARD, ALASKA. SATURDAY, APRIL 12,1924
PRICE TEN CENTS
WHEELER INDICTMENT
CAUSES UNEASINESS
IN CONGRESSMEN
WASHINGTON, Apr. 11.—The Sen
ate investigation started over the in
dictment of Senator Wheeler, has al
ready disclosed that part of the re
sponsibility for the indictment of
Senator Wheeler rests with the Re
publican National committee, and
also with Wm, Burns, chief of the
bureau of investigation, department
of justice, who told the committee he
had sent three men to Great Falls,
Montana, in connection with the case
following a conterence with Attor
ney General Daugherty.
W ASHINGTON. Apr. 11.—President j
*■ Cool id ge will ask Attorney General j
Stop." to make immediate inquiry into
the indictment returned against Sen-1
ator Wheeler by the Montana grand (
jury, and if lie finds the evidence in- !
sufficient, President Coolidge will j
ask Stone to have the indictment
quashed immediately.
Committee Takes Testimony
WASHINGTON, Apr. 11—The in
vestigating committee today heard
the testimony about a telephone call
the Republican National Committee j
, to Great Falls, Montana, where the j
* Federal grand jury returned an in
dictment against Senator \\ heeler,
chairman of the committee prosecut
ing the Washington investigations.
Borah Named Chairman
WASHINGTON, Apr. 11—Senator
Borah was named chairman of the
committee investigating the indict
ment by a Montana grand jury of;
Senator Wheeler.
KNICKERBOCKER TO RETURN
FROM FAIRBANKS TONIGHT
F. H. Knickerbocker, vice presi
dent of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany and general manager of the
Cordova and Northwestern Railway
will return tonight from a trip to
Fairbanks and other interior points,
where he has been the past week, a
guest of General Manager Landis.
SUPPLIES REACH JERICHO
VANCOUVER, B. C.. Apr. 12.—Sup
plies for the British airplane world
flight have reached the Jericho sea
plane station.
Gus Borgen will be a passenger on
the Northwestern for Seward. Mr.
Lot gen could not secure reservations
on the Alameda, as the vesst 1 was
tided to capacity.
Many Passengers Arrive
on Steamship Alameda
The following passengers arrived on
f’he Alameda for Seward:
Seward—Josephine Boyer, Gust I.
Gitas, A. K. Allen, L. C. Coffin, F. G.
Morton, H. Looft ,Arthur Larson, J.
Mersich, Orie Shade, W. A. Logman,
G .B. Stevens, A .W. Constantine, J.
S. Rodebaugh, Mrs. Kodebaugh, Mrs.
Helen B. Elmes, F. C. Irons, L. C.
Knickerbocker, Mrs. G. Dies, Harvey
Isaacson, Mrs. Isaacson, Arthur M.
Samson, W. B. Yunkas, H. Naro, O.
Goodmanson, Ed Peterson, M. Iverson,
Jtfhn Peterson, Hans Peterson, Harvey
J .Smith, Mrs. E. Gustafson, E. H.
Carlson, Hugh Horn, H. A. Blythe,
Claude Coble, Chas. Petry, C. Coble,
J. Amunson, Matt Johnson, Martha
Ervin, C. J. Schultz, Mrs. Schultz, C.
R. Maybin, Masie Carruthers, Geo.
Harris, D. . Beyer, . D. Murich, An
drew McCracken, Hiram Clark, A. J.
Swenson, A. Komedal, Andrew Kome
dal, Mrs. Komedal, Esther Loretson,
Mrs. Annie W. Dennison, Joe Darcy,
A. G. Vachon, C. M. Burroughs, Mrs.
Burroughs, Annie Sinclaire, J. Brown,
A. Neimi, P. Peterson, M. Hemphill,
0. P. Broadman, Oscar Lay, Cash Cole
Ray Wilson, E. Davis, Frank Hooker,
Wm. Slikkila, L. Neimi, I. Jacobsen,
Alvah Fames, Mrs. C. Chase, Judge E.
E. Ritchie, Harvey P. Sullivan, Peter
Peneh, Louis Thompson, Tom Sobel,
Chas. Sealey, Geo. Duboski, R. Myhr
berg, W. D .Thompson,
Kukak Bay—E. E. Hemirick, Wal
ter Hemiriek, Mrs. C. Mannuels, Floyd
Manuels, Mrs. C. B. Maggard, Miss
E. Maggard, Miss Maggard, Mrs. J.
W. Walker, Mrs. Johnson, Mildren
Johnson, Andrew Randell, Ross Com
eron, W. Harris, RayH endricks, Jack
^Rhodes, G. McKay, Jack Neinan, Mrs.
Neinan, Milton Emerick, Mi*s. Emer
ick, Walter Gales, Mrs. Gales, Fred
Heisler, Mrs. Heisler, Clifford Manu
els.
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SELDOVIA INDIAN DISAPPEARS
FROM OFF GAS BOAT AT SEA
An Indian by the name of Gonkha,
aged about 50 years, and a resident
of Seldovia for many years, myste
riosuly disappeared from the deck of
the gas boat owned by Mr. Elexnit
last Monday and he is believed to
have been drowned.
According to Mr. Alexnit who was
on board, he went below to oil the
engine and when he returned on
deck Gonkha had disappeared. Alex
nit turned the boat about and search
ed the waters for the missing man
but could find no trace of him, so
reported the affair to Seldovia au
thorities.
Alaska Road Activities
Will Be Increased 50
Per Cent Over 1923
SEATTLE, Apr. 12.—A million and
a quarter dollars will be spent by
the government in improving and
maintaining roads, trails, harbors and
ferries in Alaska this year, and activ
ities along these lines will be in
creased fifty per cent over those of
1923, according to Col. James Gordon
Steese. president of the Alaska Road
Commission, who lias returned trom
Washington where he consulted with
Congressional committees on the mat
ter of Alaska appropriations.
One of the greatest projects will be
the construction of an auto park trail
into Mount McKinley from the gov
ernment railroad.
Commercial Aviators
en Route to Fairbanks
J. S. Rodebaugh, of Fairbanks; W.
If. Youker, of Rochester, Minn., and
A. M. Sampson, of Bellevue, Minn.,
arrived on the Alameda on their way
inside. It is the purpose of the trio
to engage in commercial flying from
Fairbanks and possibly Anchorage, a
machine of the latest type having
been shipped in to Fairbanks on one
of the last boats. Mr. Youker has
had 10 years experience and Mr.
Sampson five in commercial flying.
Mr Rodebaugh is backing the ven
ture.
The company will serve the creeks
and interior points from Fairbanks,
and may later place a plane at An
chorage.
Governor Beneen Defeats
McCormick for Senator
CHICAGO, Apr. 12—Former Gov
ernor Deneen detested Senator Mc
Cormick for the Republican nomina
tion to the senate by 3O0S votes. The
count was completed today.
BERLENBACH K. O.’S STONE,
BUFFALO, April 12—Paul Berlen
bach knocked out Jack Stone of Yonk
ers in the fifth round of a scheduled
twelve round bout.
Suit Sought to Collect
for 111 Pairs Silk Socks
CHICAGO, Apr. 11.—Peck and
Peary, haberdashers of this city, to
day brought suit against Joseph Lei
ter to collect for 111 pairs of silk
socks ordered at $12 per pair.
JUNEAU HALIBUT PRICES
JUNEAU, Apr. 11.—Halibut nine
and 5!4 cents; salmon IS and 8
cents.
Miss Suzanne Eamon has secured
reservations on the steamer Yukon,
leaving June 7, and will spend the
summer in Seward with her parents.
Miss Suzanne has been attending
school in Seattle.
NAVY DEPARTMENT WILL
CONSIDER PROTEST BRITAIN
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 12—
The navy department is considering
the protest of Great Britain against
the conversion of four American bat
tleships from coal to oil burners on
the grounds that such a change would
be contrary to the Washington naval
treaty.
BILL PLACES FISHERIES
UNDER SEC. COMMERCE
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 12—
The house passed a bill placing the
Alaskan Fisheries under the control
of the Secretary of Commerce.
PLANES DUE
TOMORROW
Sitka, April 12—It was
decided here today to change
the plan of flight, Cordova be
ing omitted entirely from the
program and the planes go
ing direct from Sitka to Sew
ard. The storm ever the
Gulf of Alaska continues and
it is not likely the flight will
be attempted before tomor
row.
SITKA, Apr. 12.— Unfavorable
weather over the Gulf of Alaska
will delay the hop-off today of the
Army round the world flyers for
Seward. An eight hour battle was
waged by flyers yesterday with high
winds and heavy seas to prevent the
seaplanes New Orleans and Boston
from being washed ashore.
William Bayard Hale,
American Author Dead
BERLIN, Apr. 12.—William Bayard
Hale, noted American writer and au
thor is dead here.
STARR GOES SAWMILL BAY
The steamship Starr will leave to
day or tomorrow on a trip to Saw
mill bay with a pile drver.
Special Session to Deal
Hoof and Mouth Plague
SACRAMENTO, Apr. 12—A com
mittee of leading business men today
voted unanimously urging the gov
ernor to call a special session of the
State legislature to deal with the
hoof and mouth disease situation.
Arizona Bars Autos
PHOENIX, Ariz., Apr. 12.—Arizona
has barred the entry of all automo
biles from California.
Dawes Reports Accepted
as Basis of Payment
PARIS, Apr. 12.—The Reparations
Committee tonight accepted the
Dawes report as practically the ba
sis for settlement within the limit of
Germany’s powers and competency.
MISS FULLER IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. P. C. McMullen recevied a
letter on this boat from Miss Stella
Fuller, stating that she was about to
enter the St. Francis hospital in San
Francisco, for an operation. Miss
Fuller is the De Lano Red Cross
nurse stationed at Seward the past
[ two years.
Campaign Funds for
Election of Harding
WASHINGTON, Apr. 12.—William
’ Boyce Thompson sent the Republican
i National committee $150,000 to help
‘ finance the Harding campaign, his
attorney testified this afternoon be
fore the Public Lands committee.
FORMER EVANGELIST IS
ARRESTED FOR SELLING
BIBLES AT LARGE SUM
LOS ANGELES, April 12—Selling
six bit bibles for three dollars and six
bits, Albert Cuthbert, former Evan,
gelist was indicted and sentenced to
three months in the Oregon County
pail. Cuthbert is alleged to have built
up a mail order business by scanning
the death columns in the newspapers
and mailing a bible to each newlymade
widow.
Convention Features
Japanese Immigration
GENEVA, Apr. 12.—Japanese immi
gration to California and women’s
equality to man were tw’o questions
that featured the final session of the
League of Nations advisory commit
tee on traffic in women and children.
Road Commission to Open
Narrow Gauge at Nome
SEATTLE, April 11—Colonel Jar,.
Ci. Steese arrived from Washington
last night and stated that the Alas
ka Road Commission would operate
the narrow guage railroad this season
from Nome to Kougarch mining dis
trict, a distance of eighty-seven miles.1
The freight will be handled with dogs.
He said the commisison would al-!
sc operate the Tolovana tramway, but
the biggest project is the. construction
of a twenty-five mile auto road and a
hundred miles of pack trails from the
rail load to Alt McKii ley.
AMERICAN LEGION
SMOKER TONIGHT
All is set for the big American Le-.
gion smoker at the Arctic Brother
hood hall tonight at 9:00 o'clock.
Some of the best fighters of Anchor
age are due to arrive on the regular
train tonight and every bout prom
ises to be well worth the price of
admission. Never before in Seward
have the fight fans had an oppor
tunity to witness the action that will
be put on tonight at the big smoker.
The fighters from Anchorage in
clude Passey, Williams, Stanley, Wil
kens and the Panama Kid. The Pan
ama Kid will be matched against
Enos, of Seward. These boys are both
fast and this promises to be a good
match.
The admission charge will be $2.00
for a ringside seat; $1.50 for all
other seats, and standing room $1.00]
Seats are on sale at the Seward
Grill, the Seward Club and the Nor
thern pool hall.
The net proceeds of this smoke!
are for the American Legion build
ing fund.
Filipinos and Chinese
Sued for Wage Advance
SEATTLE, Apr. 11.—With the filing
of a charge in a Seattle justice
court against ten Chinese and Fili
pinos for “fraud in securing an ad
vance of money” on labor contracts,
an agreement is revealed under which
it is claimed hundreds of Alaska can
nery workers are annually employed
by Chinese.
The complaining witness in each
case is David Mar of Mar Dong &
Co., with whom contracts are entered
into on behalf of the Alaska consol
idated canneries of Tee Harbor.
The contracts are most drastic and
bind the workmen to virtual peonage.
Lumber Superintendent
Killed at Mukilteo, Wash.
SEATTLE, Apr. 12.—Stanley Lis
ter, superintendent of Brown Lum
ber Company’s mill at Mukilteo was
shot and killed by Claude Leathers
the latter also taking his own life.
ARMY BILL REPORTED
WASHINGTON, Apr. 12.— The
Army appropriation bill carrying
$327,000,000 was reported to the sen
ate today.
SENATOR COUZENS
DANGEROUSLY ILL
WASHINGTON, Apr. 12.—Senator
Couzens is dangerously ill tonight
from indigestion. A specialist has
been called.
OKLAHOMA FOR COOLIDGE
OKLAHOMA CITY, Apr. 12.—In
dorsement of the candidacy of Calvin
Coolidge was recorded in all county
republican conventions held in Okla
homa today.
Japanese Destroyers
Leave for Kuriles Islands
TOKYO, Apr. 12.—The Jnpanes.
destroyers Amatsukaze, Toitsukaze
I and Isokaze left the naval port Omi
! unto today for the Kurile islands to
meet the United States Army aviators
attempting to fly around the world.
COLD STORAGE WILL BE
OPEN FOR BUSINESS MONDAY
The San Juan Fisheries and Cold
Storage will be opened for the 1924
season Monday, according to Manager
Henderson. The price for fish has
been placed at seven and 4 cents per
pound.
CABLESHIP DELWOOD NEARING
SEATTLE WITH ALASKA CABLE!
NEW YORK, Apr. 12.—The cable
ship Delwood, which sailed Saturday
April 5, from the Azrres tor Seattle,
carrying the new Alaska cable, is
expected to reach the Panama canal
some time today on her way to Se
attle. The Delwood will lay the ca
ble from Seattle to Sitka, starting
about May 1, and will then return
to London tor the cable from Sitka
to Seward.
The cable is 1900 miles in length
and was purchased from Seimans
Bros. Company, Ltd., of London at
the price of $2,444,000. Both the Del
wood and Burnside will be used in
laying the new cable.
It is stated the present line which
is broken in three places, will be re
paired before the Delwood sails for
London.
Japan Protests Against
Exclusion of Subjects
WASHINGTON, Apr. 12.—Secretary
Hughes sent to the senate today a
letter received from Ambassador
Hanihara protesting against the en
actment by congress of the Japanese
Act, adopted as an amendment to the
appropriations bill.
Production Alaskan Gold
Shows Increase in February
SEATTLE, Apr. 12.—Reports issued
this week by the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce indicate that Alaska will
greatly increase the output of gold
this year over last.
February showed a total production
of $1,920,838 for this year, against
$1,708,395 in 1923 for the same period
of time.
Cash Cole, Candidate
for Governor Here
Cash Cole, republican candidate for
governor on the preferential ballot
to be cast April 29, at the primary
election, arrived in Seward on the
Alameda, and is interviewing old
friends and making new ones, before
proceeding to the Interior on tomor
row’s train. Mr. Cole has a long re
cord of legislative ability in the Ter
ritorial legislature, having served two
terms. In interview with the Gate
way Mr. Cole said:
“I feel that in filing for the office
of Governor of Alaska, tho it is only
a preferential vote of the people that
it is incumbent upon a person seek
ing the indorsement of the people
for such a high office, to p< rsonally
visit in so far as possible, as many
towns in the Territory as he can.
Some people are inclined to look
upon the vote for Governor as
doubtful of accomplishing the desired
result. I do not believe such to be
1 the case, and to show my interest
and faith in Alaska, and let the
President know that we feel certain
that he will respect our wishes as
expressed at the polls, I am making
the trip visiting all the towns in
Alaska that transportation facilities
will permit before election. The in
terest shown by the people at the
polls is going to carry weight, and
I hope that every voter will look
upon the selection of Governor in all
seriousness and vote their choice on
the 29th day of April.
“No issues have been raised by
any of the candidates. I feel that
my service in the past two sessions
of the Territorial legislature have
placed me on record on the things
of vital interest to the Territory. In
my mind there are tw'o things on
which I might state my position
again at this time. First, the ques
tion of the fishery reserve, which is
a matter of protecting our interest
and preserving our rights. I am ab
solutely opposed to the system both
in theory and practice. I feel con
fident that a territorial government
representing the will of the majority
of the voters can through their uni
fied action bring about a settlement
of the fish question that will be
beneficial to the Territory and sat
isfactory to the fishing interests.
“The second question is one of de
velopment. President Harding sound
ed the keynote of our effort in his
last public speech in Seattle when
he called Alaska, “The tourists won
derland of the world.” The tourists
are coming without our further ad
vertising and our work should be to
prepare to receive them. This trade
is going to benefit Alaska as a whole
and should be a work taken up by
our territorial government.”
Several Prominent Men
on Coast Guard Haida
The coast guard cutter Haida de
parted at 2:00 o’clock yesterday aft
ernoon for Chignik, Unalaska and
other ports, with supplies and spare
parts lor the round the world flyers
destined for Atka and Attu. The ves
sel had on board Will H. Hudson, staff
photographer of the Lathe News, who
will cover the trip of the flyers
from Seward to the westward. While
in Seward Mr. Hudson took pictures
of the tame moose belonging to Steve
Melchoir, and he also took other
views of interest in and arcund Sew
ard. If it is impossible for Mr.
Hudson to make the trip from the
Aleutian islands to Japan he will
probably return to Seward on the
May trip of the steamer Starr.
Mr. Evan David, a writer of note,
author of two books on smuggling
and immigration, and co-author with
Secretary of Labor Davis on his re
port of immigration on our borders
was also aboard. Mr. Davis is the
guest of the Coast Guard Service,
Admiral Biliard, commanding, and
while on this trip will write items
of human interest for the service on
their work in Northern waters. Mr.
David is reporting the around the
world flight for the North American
News Alliance which controls eighty
of the largest newspapers in the
United States, Saturday Evening Post
Outlook, Leslie’s Weekly, American
Legion Weekly and Elks’ Magazine.
On his return Mr. David intends to
cover the territory from Seward to
Fairbanks, stating considerable atten
tion is being attracted to this sec
tion thru favorable publicity on its
possibilities for tourists and resources
for capital.
Major George Blair ,chief metrolo
gist of the Army Air Service, with
headquarters at Dayton, O., was on
board the Haida, making a study cf
Alaskan air currents.
PIONEER MERCHANT HERE
Charles E. Sealey, pioneer merchant
of Latouche arrived on the Alameda
to see the airplanes land here. Mr.
Sealey reports Latouche quite lively
with prospects of a good summer
ahead. This is the first vacation he
i lias had in a number of years and he
I will make a trip to Anchorage before
returning to his island home.
Coolidge in Message
to Senate Advises
as to Legal Rights
WASHINGTON, Apr. 12—President
Coolidge in a message to the Senate
today advised that body to maintain
its constitutional and legal rights in
i conducting its investigations.
The message was occasioned by the
! action of the Senate committee in
! vc? ligating the acts of the internal
revenue bureau employing Francis J.
I Honey as special prosecutor at the
! e.\i ense of Senator Couzens. The em
| ployment of Heney was declared by
I ti t President to be in conflict with
! la' and procedure and likely to throw
j tl* government into disorder.
BROWN IN OGDEN, UTAH
SALT LAKE, Utah, Apr. 12.— A
man believed to have been Lieuten
ant Brown, missing navy paymaster,
; who was found this week unconscious
in the road near San Francisco, was
in Ogden, March 29.
OIL TANKER SAFE
LOS ANGELES, Apr. 12.—The Un
ion oil tanker, Coalinga, which wa.t
repoited in distress off the west
coast of Mexico, 2400 miles south
of 1 ore, and which was we.Ubcuti i
from the canal zone made repairs
to her engines and is proceeding un
der her own steam to San Pedro.
WELLS GOES TO OXFORD U.
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 12.—\\ nir
ney Hastings Wells, who has been
attending Harvard University for the
past two years, won the European
scholarship at that institution and
will sail for England, June 2, to en
ter Oxford University. Wells was
the winner of two memorial scholar
ships at the University of California
which entered him two years ago at
Harvard.
FIRPO KNOCK OUT REICH
WITH ONE POKE TO JAW
_
BUENOS AIRES, Apr. 8.—Luis Fir
po, Argentine heavyweight champion,
knocked out A1 Reich in the second
minute of a finish fight, landing a
right to the jaw. Reich rolled over
on his face and took the count.