T Hewswstcklsztew III
VOLUME 19.
NUMBER 220
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1924
PRICE TEN CENTS
PRESIDENT DENIES
RECALLS WILBUR
ACCOUNT SPEECHES
WASHINGTON, Sept. IS.—It was
reiterated today at the Whitehouse
that the return of Secretary Wilbur
lias been requested by President
Ooolidge because “important naval
matters made it necessary to see him
at once.” It was officially denied
tn^f the President had heard of any
criticisms of the speeches made by
Wilbur on the Pacific coast.
Olympic Sprinter Defeats
Famous Charlie Paddock
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ALLENTOWN, Pa., Sept. 18.—
A1 Leconey, Olympic and former
Lafayette college star sprinter, to
day ran the 100-yard dash in 9 2-5
seconds, one-fifth of a second faster
than the world’s record held by Chas.
Paddock .Howard P. Drew and Dan
Newark in the feature event of the
Knights of Columbus track meet on
the Athletic field of Muhlenburg col
lege.
MAYOR BROWN BEING
INVESTIGATED OVER
LIQUOR INFRACTIONS
SEATTLE, Wn„ Sept. IS—Mayor
Brown whose police department is be
ing investigated by a committee ot
the council, addressing Ralph B.
Nichols, chairman today, said: “I un
derstand that you have a list of 240
supposed bootlegging places and that
you gave the list to Lieut. Comstock,
head of the dry squad. If you don’t
you are a coward.”
Nichols replied that the chief of
police will have a list of the places
this afternoon.
CASE DISMISSED
AGAINST DOCTOR
HEREIN, 111., Sept. 18.—The mur
der charge issued against Dr. John
T. Black of this city in connection
with the killing recently of six men
here, was dismissed today by Magis
t ^fte Abe Hicks, before whom Dr.
Black appeared. The charge was
dismissed at his attorney’s request
who asserted there was no evidence
to support the charge.
Dr. Black, head of the local hos
pital, was charged with the murder
of Charles Reid, one of the six slain
in front of the Smith garage, where
Sheriff Galligan with his deputies
clashed with a group of Ku Klux
Klansmen.
Princess Killed When
Falls Over High Cliff
KINEO, Maine, Seut. 18.—Princess
Radziwill, formerly Miss Helen Simp
son of Chicago, was killed yesterday
when she fell more than one thousand
feet over a cliff on the slope of Mt.
Kineo.
The princess, who was spending the
summer here with her family, had
i/jjat a valuable ring on the mountain
side some time previously, and, with
her brother, she was looking for it
yesterday when, without any warning
the earth suddenly gave way precipi
tating the unfortunate princess over
the^edge of the cliff.
SELDOVIA RESIDENTS FEAR
INFLUX TOO MANY LABORERS
j. J. Jensen, who returned from
Valdez on the Admiral Evans states
that many laborers are rushing to
Seldovia to spend the winter with
no work in sight. The town can only
support a limited population and too
many laborers make it hard for all.
Pribilof Seal Skins Taken
to Seattle on the Boxer
ST. PAUL ISLAND, Pribilof Group,
Sept. IS.—Seals from the Pribilof isl
ands where the government’s seal
reserve is located, will be taken to
Seattle by the Bureau of Education’s
schooner Boxer, according to a mes
sage received by the cutter Haida.
RAILROAD MAN HURT
George Waggoner, an old time em
ploye of The Alaska Railroad lost
part of his left foot tills week at
Anchorage.
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ROUND WORLD FLYERS
ARRIVE IN OMAHA
CHICAGO, Sept. 18.—The round
the world flyers hopped off from
this city at 8:11 for Omaha, ar
riving at Janes Field at 1 this
afternoon.
AL GUINAN IN TOWN
FROM KUSKOKWIM
ON WAY TO STATES
A1 Guinari, one of the most popu
lar and successful placer miner-oper
ators in the early days and now en
gaged in growing red apples in the
Yakima valley, arrived in Seward last
night on his way home. Mr. Guinan
is interested with Howard Ames in
a dredging proposition on Ganes
creek, and is operating in 69 cent
dirt, with enough ground in sight
to run the dredge for seven years.
A large block of 30 cent ground has
been set aside by the Arm to be
worked when prces cheapen on fuel
and mining supplies. Mr. Guinan
states that prices are very high in
his district, as high as $1.25 per
pound being paid for freighting.
Several dredges are operating in
the Ophir district this summer as
well as a number of small hydraul
icking plants and all are doing a
I good business.
Mr. Guinan said that the Kusko
kwim mining region is spotted with
| low grade gravel, but lower prices
must prevail before it can be work
ed. What is needed is a good wag
on road from Ruby to McGrath and
on to Tacotna. giving means of trans
portation with the upper Kuskokwim
and Yukon.
At present it costs $130 a ton for
freight from Seattle to the ground
I where the dredges are operated.
The Flume Dredging Co., Tom Ait
; ken and Guinan and Ames are com
| pleting a most successful season.
Mr. Guinan will return north in
the spring.
J. W. DAVIS DELARES
AMERICA WILL ENTER
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
DES MOINES, la.. Sept. IS.—J. W.
Davis, democratic candidate for pres
ident predicted in a speech here this
afternoon that the United States
would shortly enter the League of
Nations as a step toward the estab
lishment of world peace anl declared
| that America’s admission to the lea
I gu ■ vould result through the sober
jirdgmeri of the people.
Feminine Globe Trotters
Leaving Seward for States
Miss Virginia Anthony and Miss
Elsie Rummel, two attractive and
interesting young ladies from far-off
Michigan, arrived in Seward yester
day, on the last lap of a tour of
Alaska lasting all summer. The two
young ladies have worked their way
through the Territory and are now
on their way to Honolulu to spend
the winter, eventually making a cir
cuit of the globe.
The Misses Anthony and Rummel
left Detroit about a year ago and
spent the winter in Seattle, coming
to Juneau this spring. Both ladies
are expert Stenographers but are not
afraid of anything. They have vis
ited Dawson, Nenana, Fairbanks, and
other river towns. They took a trip
through the mining camps on the
many creeks and pups, and are now
ready to visit foreign countries.
KILLED 51 MEN
VIENNA, Sept. 18.—Fifty-one
murders of men are admitted by a
shoemaker named Zpoinsky and his
wife, recently arrested at Grodno,
Poland. Their victims ,according to
admissions, were chiefly wealthy
emigrants, woh were enticed to the
Zpoinsky dwelling by the wife, where
they were entertained with drugged
wines and murdered. The resultant
booty kept the arrested couple in
luxury for years.
JUDGE DAVID FOR VALDEZ
Judge Leopold David of the law
firm of Ray & David, of Anchorage
and Seward, will leave on the North
western for Valdez where he has
been called on court business. He
will return to Seward within two
weeks.
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
ATTENDED BY MANY
OLD-TIME ALASKANS
When the Delegates to the Nation
al Democratic convention began to
arrive, it was found that everything
was in readiness for the reception
and entertainment of the Delegation
from Alaska. Under general auth
ority of the National Democratic
Committee and the general auspices
of the New York Convention commit
tee, a special Alaska committee had
been designated and placed under
the able chairmanship of R. S. Ryan
—better known to oldtimers as ‘Dick’
Ryan, with James C. Gaffney as vice
chairman and Bruce Rogers, secre
tary, all particularly well known in
the Seward peninsula. Other names
as members were Eugene Ailes, Rex
Beach, Stephen Birch, Frederick R.
Coudrt ,jr., James J. Godfrey, Geo.
L. (Tex) Rickard, ex-Governor Thos.
Riggs, A. L. Scheuer, C. T. Ulrich,
H. D. Walbridge, Herbert Wall and J.
C. Weir.
By resolution the Alaska Commit
tee had recognized the geographical
isolation, the political difficulties un
der which life in the territory pro
ceeds, and the hardshps endured by
its pioneers. The committee itself
was constituted and officered for the
most part by oldtime Alaskans, re
gardless of political affiliations and
who had themselves mushed the
long trails of the North, who had
heard the howl of the malamutes un
der the stars bejeweling the high
vaulted northern skies, of other sour
doughs who in more recent years
have seen the ice come and go, and j
of still others .residents of New York ]
City, whose principal interests are
identified with the well being of A1
aska. And it had been duly deter
mined that neither time, expense nor
effort should be spard in preparing
for the comfort and entertainmnt of
our friends and former neighbors of
the Northland, who were delegates
arm alternates to the convention.
Accordingly an official “Igloo” was
established and opened in a suite at
the Hotel Belmont, the heartiest wel
come extended to arriving delegates,
their alternates and their friends,
and from this “Igloo” the latch-string
was never withdrawn in all the three
grinding weeks of the memorable
convention, but kept open continu
ously after the fashion of true north
ern hospitality.
It was found with much regret that
several of those who had been offi
cially elected as delegates could not
attend. Among these wore the
names of James McCloskey, J. J.
Connors, Thomas Ashby, W. W. Ca
sey and Simon Hellenthal ,but their
places had been filled by assignment
of proxies to former Governor Thos.
Riggs, Judge Robert W. Jennings, J.
B. Powers, who had journeyed from
his distant home in Eagle, Alaska,
and Oscar Ashby, who with John W.
Troy .eminent Alaskan editor from
Juneau, and the Honorable George
E. Grigsby of Ketchikan, comprised
the delegation as it finally entered
the convention.
A formal house-warming at the
“Igloo” was tendered to the delega
tion on the eve of the opening of
the convention, Monday, June 23rd,
with a buffet luncheon of an abund
ance of viands, cracked ice and
White Rock water as auxiliaries to
such good cheer as can be provided
in these Volsteadian days.
Two hundred or more oldtime Al
askans and their friends attended
the reception to join their cordiality
with that of the Committee provid
in a rousing welcome to the dele
gates. The lavish arrangements pro
vided abundantly for everyone who
came and a joyous time was had un
til the wee hours of the morning.
On Tuesday following the first
session of the convention a formal
dinner was tendered the delegation
by the Alaska Entertainment com
mittee at the historic old Lafayette
cafe and this was followed almost
daily by a similar function, includ
ing a dinner-dance at the Cascades,
Biltmore Hotel, and a Box Party
to the Milk Fund Boixng contest at
the Yankee Stadium, etc. Meantime
continuous open house was maintain
ed at the Belmont “Igloo,” with in
variable refreshment and to which
the delegates always repaired when
their convention labors for the day
were over. Casual visitors continu
ed to come and advantage was taken
to renew old time acquaintance with
delegation and to spin reminiscences
of the gold stampedes and the sights
and scenes of other days . No finer
flow of fellowship or spontaneous fra
ternity could be imagined and there
were heard many words strange and
"urious to the ears of Chechacos.
The Guest Register maintained for
he period contains in addition to the
names of the delegates and several
hundreds of their friends, such old
time Alaskans as Ed. R. Dunn of
Nome ,Hary D. Cowden and family
from Fortty-Mile, Major C. Ross,
Corbin, Mrs. Laura F. Lutes of Skag
way in ’98, Harry G. and Miss An
nette E. Steel of Cordova, Robert U.
Bender of Juneau, A. B. Stevenson
of Juneau, Charles F. Crowley, of
Ketchikan, E .S. Stewart of Dawson,
William G. Rehbein of Dawson, 0.
Roberts of Valdez, ex-Gov. Wm. Sul
zer ,Edward F. Medley of Cordova,
William D. Coppernoll of Seward,
Jerry M. Casey of Treadwell, John
L. Steel of Landlock, K. V. Hoffman
of Juneau, W .H. Hyland of Nome
and many others.
In addition to the many occasions
and functions provided by the Alas
ka committee itself, and to that hos
pitality of the far North kind so
well understood and appreciated by
its guests there were many notable
entertainment features during the
progress of the convention provided
by the General New York convention
committee. Deserving of special
mention was the gala recqption at
the Hotel Commodore, a visit to
Greystone, the old homestead of Sa
muel J. Tilden, a trio '•
to West Point witnessing military
maneuvers by cadets, etc., and the
truly delightful Garden Fete in
Washington Square, etc.
Reference has been made to the
non-partisan composition of the com
mittee. Many of its members, if
not most of them, will be remember
ed as good Republicans, and it must
not be understood here that they have
denied the ancient faith. It means
simply that they were glad to join
the Democrats upon this occasion in
receiving Alaskans as Alaskans, and
certainly the committee as a whole
cannot be said to have had any parti
san wish as to the Convention ac
tions or judgments of the delegation,
A fitting conclusion to all the fes
tivities afforded during the three
weeks of the arduous labors of the
farewell dinner tendered by the com
mittee in the memorable old Hotel
Brevoort, in banquet halls which
have witnessed the reception to
Princess, dignitaries and eminent
personages. Because of the great
demand for seats, the covers were
limited to members of th committee,
the delegates, altmats and their
friends. At the head of the table
presided as host the distinguished
chairman of the committee, R. S.
R\ an, v ho opened the convivialities
v ith the old Arctic Brotherhood
toast, “Here’s to the land of the mid
night sun,” which was quaffed with
the heartiness to make one wonder
if Volstead had ever really lived or
was he just a memory myth, a trou
bled figment of imagination. He was
responded to in wave after wave of
good feeling and much touching of
the cheering cups.
Many appropriate toasts were Riv
en and duly responded to ,notably bv
Governor Riggs, Stephen Birch ‘ Jas
J. Godfrey ,C. T. Ulrich and others.
John W. Troy of the Juneau Empire
proved himself a most thoughtful and
gallant statesman in proposing a
toast to the charming chatelaine,
Mrs. R. S. Ryan, and her fair assist
ants in the brilliant and pleasing
manner in which they had dispensed
the hospitalities at the Felmont “Ig
loo.” Needless to say this toast was
received with intense enthusiasm.
Song and stoiy followed each other
in quick succession and the historic
walls of the old Brevoort were ring
ing with the songs and melodies of
the Northland as had never been done
before. Sometime in the wee hours
of the morning the farewell toast
was given “‘to those about to mush
the long long trail back home.”
And thus ended the committee’s
entertainment to their Alaskan bro
thers and the most memorable and
hospitable event ever extended to a
visiting delegation .
It may reasonably be observed that
the three weeks did more to cement
the feelings of friendship and bro
therhood among Alaskans than had
ever been done before and to exem
plify in the great city of New York
what is so true in Alaska that Liber
ty? Equality and Fraternity reign su
preme in The Northland. *
A. H. Thoday left on today’s train
for Anchorage where he will enter
the hospital for an operation. Mr.
Thoday has been suffering from ad
hesions from an old wound for some
time and will have Dr. Beeson give
him the once over.
CLEM SHAVER SAYS
HAS NOT READ LETTER
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—Clem Sha
ver, democratic campaign managci
said today he had not read and pro
bably never will read his wife’s let
i ter ,recently published, criticising
! Gogvernor Bryan’s attitude toward
National Defense day. “Of course, ]
! know the gist of the letter. I haven’t
heard much of anything else the last
few days,” said Mr. Shaver. “But
I haven’t read the letter and have nc
copy of it. I haven’t even seen one
What’s more, I probably won’t rear
I it until this campaign is over, it
! ever.” He dismissed further discus
| sion on the subject with a wave oi
i the hand.
LEGIONNAIRES CHEER
KENNESAW LANDIS AT
REMARKS ON BONUS
ST. PAUL, Sept. 18.—American Le
gionnaires fairly shook the audito
rium with their cheers today whei
Judge Kennesaw Landis, high com
missioner of baseball urged them t(
vote back into office congressmei
and senators who voted to over-rid'
the Coolidge veto of the adjuste<
compensation bill.
Omaha, Nebraska, will entertain tlr
Legionnaires in 1925.
POPULAR SEWARD GIRL
MARRIED LAST EVENING
The wedding of Miss Thelma Ber
nice Ellsworth, daughter of Mr. anc
Mrs. H. E. Ellsworth, of Seward, tc
Mr. Harold Earl McCutcheon, a wel
known business man of Anchorage
took place last evening at 8:00 o’clocl
,at the home of the bride’s parents
U. S. Commissioner Curtis M or ford
performing the ceremony. The enc
of the room where the young coupl<
stood during the solemn words tha
made them man and wife, was a sol
id bank of flowers, sent by the man]
| friends of the young couple, and tin
decorations were handsome, Alaska
grown flowers forming the back
ground.
Miss Elsie Leslie and Mr. F. B
I Cunningham acted as bridesmaid anc
! best man.
Previous to the wedding a dinnei
party was given at the Seward Grill
the room being appropriately deco
rated. Immediately following tin
dinner the following guests were tak
en to the home of the bride, when
| the ceremony was performed. Mr
and Mrs. C. C. Hinde, the Misses Bea
trice and Dorothy Baughman, Patrick
Ray, Cecil Leslie, Elsie Leslie, Mr
Coll McDougall, Miss Syivia Sexton
Mrs. Carrie Dykstra, Mr. and Mrs
H. E. Ellsworth, Mr. F. B. Cunning
ham.
Following the ceremony from 8:3t
Ho 10:00 a public reception was helt
at the home of tthe bride, which wai
attended by a large number of im
| mediate friends of the family.
The wedding presents were man:
| and included everything from silver
j ware to a choice Seward busines:
lot, given by the bride’s parents.
This morning the young couple lef
j for their future home at Anchorage
The bride is a typical Seward girl
j raised to womanhood in this city
'where she has a host of friends. Tin
groom formerly in the employ of tin
Alaska railroad, will go into business
in Anchorage.
FORTY THOUSAND
HOMES IN TOKYO
DAMAGED BY STORM
TOKIO, Wednesday, Sept. 17.—
I Floods following a typhoon inundated
i many parts of Japan today, the deatli
list reaching over 100. Forty thou
j sand homes in Tokio alone were
badly damaged and 300 persons are
reported missing in one village in
Satima prefecture.
NORTHWESTERN TO SAIL
The steamship Northwestern wll
saiil southbound tonight about sis
o’clock, after being in port since
Sunday afternoon.
ALASKA IN CORDOVA
The steamship Alaska is in Cordo
va today, making good time west
ward.
The box social at Mile Seven to
morrow night will furnish a peck o!
fun. Bring your girl and your has
ket. Dancing after supper.
COOLIDGE WANTS TO
HUSH TEAPOT DOME
SCANDAL IS CHARGE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18—President
Coolidge is accused of participation
. i in a plot to hush the Teapot Dome
j investigation, says the first section
of the La Follette Progressive cam
! paign text book issued today.
The work also goes into the charges
| brought against Vice Presidential
I Candidate Wheeler, accusing them of
| being campaign gerrymanders.
Noted Japanese Author
Writes Book of Prophecy
TOKIO, Sept. 18—“Will there be
war between Japan and America,” is
the title of a book just published in
Tokio by a noted Japanese author,
Tokio Fujario, who in additon to
i being a writer is one of Japan’s lead
ing business men who lived for sev
eral years in the United States where
he served the Mitzui interests.
TWENTY-ONE BODIES
TAKEN FROM MINE
AT KEMMERER, WYO.
KEMMERER, Wyo., Sept. 18.—The
bodies of 21 miners, killed by an
explosion yesterday in Sublet Mine
No. 5 of the Kemmerer Coal Com
( pany, were taken from the mine to
I day. Out of the 60 men trapped in
the mine 48 bodies have been re
covered.
Thirty-Five Bodies Recovered
KEMMERER, Wyo., Sept. 17.—Up
to noon today 35 bodies have been
recovered from Sublet mine No. 5.
Four persons are still entombed and
12 have been rescued.
LIVES LONG TIME
DESPITE HER NAME
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 18.—
Senaora Maria Antonio Lonjina Mas
ino Zerdugo De Chavoya, who was
born in Los Angeles when the place
■ was still known by the name of El
1 Pueblo de Nuestra Senaora Santa
Maria Renia de Los Angeles and who
has not been out of Los Angeles
county in more than a century cele
; brated her 120th birthday anniver
j sary at her old adobe home in the
Verdugo Hills here yesterday.
| Senaora De Chavoya, who has
not yet begun to wear spectacles,
! attributes her great age to hard
j\\ork and regular " ring.
North Greenland Flappers
Enjoy Cigarette Fad
I SYDNEY, N. F.. Sept. 18.—While
s the flappers have not bobbed their
- hair yet, they do like cigarettes Ex
plorer MacMillan said today in an
• interview describing the inhabitants
- of Northern Greenland.
SPECIAL MEETING COUNCIL
There will be a special meeting of
the Common Council tonight, it is
reported. The purpose of the meet
ing is unknoAvn.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Several pieces of real estate have
changed hands in Seward the past
day or so.
Dance at A. B. Hall Saturday
night after the show.
A number of laborers left on to
day’s train for Moose Pass.
The Bridge Club will meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs. H. B. Selby, at
1:45.
Fred Carlquist, jeweler of Anchor
age, is registered at the Van Gilder.
The steamshovels are expected in
the next day or so to work on the
railroad part of Lowell creek.
A number of cow moose with
calves are reported at the north end
of the bay, and local sportsmen are
keeping a sharp watch that they are
not killed. Several of the cows are
reported to be quite tame.
The steamship Starr was at Seldo
via at noon today, making good time
and fair weather on her westward
trip.