SNOW CUTS OFF WINTER SUPPLIES
AND MINERS BATTLE THRU DRIFTS
CHILLIWACK, Dec! 3—Failure of
forty tons of winter supplies to reach
the Lone Jack mine, situated fifty
miles up the Mount Baker trail from
here and on the American side of the
houndary, forced the crew of nearly
fifty men to abandon the works and
make their way from the mountains
via the Canadian trail.
An eight-foot fall ot snow, two
weeks ahead of the average season
block the Twin Lake Pass (6000-foot
elevation) from Shuksan, Wash., from
which point pack trains take the sup
plies from motor trucks and toil 4,
000 feet up to the summit and down
1,000 feet to the mine, a distance of
seven miles.
Members of the crew who essayed
to go out via the summit pass on
snowshoes gave up the attempt after
two days’ fruitless effort and fol
lowed the main body out of the
mountains via Canada. Breasting
snow from five to eight feet deep
along a mountain trail over which
the trees were bowed to the ground
by the weight of the snow, the file
of men took turns breaking the
trail. Largely to the efforts of Har
ris Boliart is credited the bringing
out of two horses, one a fine black
belonging to Carl S. Willis, superin
tendent of the mine, when out of
mercy it had been proposed to shoot
the animals.
Floyd Toms and Frank Horley of
Chilliwack, who were in charge of
the power plant of the mine, were
the last to leave, coming out two
days later than the men. On snow,
shoes they labored from 9:30 in the
morning til 4:30 p. m. to cover a
distance of six miles to the power
plant of the Red Mountain mine,
which they reached in an exhausted
condition. J. A. Jackson, in charge
there, and Mrs. Jackson, revived
them with hot drinks and food.
It is understood that the Red
Mountain mine, forty miles up the
Mount Baker trail, and accessible
only from here, though situated on
the American side, may also have
to close down about Christmas.
Attitude Toward the
Legion Changed, Claim
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 3—John
Thomas Taylor, chairman of the na
tional legislative committee of the
American legion, told the departmen
tal adjutants in conference yesterday
at legion national headquarters of
the changed attitude they would have
to meet in dealing with non-members
of the organization. He also told of
the changed attitude of congress.
“During the first year of the ex
istence of the American legion,”.said
Mr. 'fay lor, “all we had to do was
to ask congress for legislation and it
was enacted. Succeeding years,
however, found the situation alter
ing. People turned to their every
day jobs and the soldier no longer
is regarded as a hero at home.
Janies A. Drain, National Com
mander, told of a conference with
President Coolidge in regard to the
legions 85,000,000 endowment fund
campaign for disabled world war vet
erans and the children of veterans.
He said the president also had prom
ised to look carefully into the legion’s
legislative program.
ATHENS AUTHORITIES WAR
ON SALONIKA PROFITEERS
SALONIKA, Dec. 3.— The prison
population of Salonika has been con
siderably increased in the past few
months by the application of a dras
tic anti-profiteering law by the war
department at Athens.
The scale of prices in Salonika is
determined twice a week at a meet
ing of a price commission made up
of merchants selected by the Cham
ber of Commerce. The schedules per
mit profits of from five per cent on
flour and sugar to 20 per cent on
silks ai*d fancy leather goods and
perfumes.
This schedule of profits is enforced
by the police under the orders of the
price commission. The police are un
der the command of the war depart
ment and soldiers are available in
case the mandates of the police are
unheeded.
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FUEL IS BEING WASTED
SAYS NOTED ECONOMIST
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 3—An ap
palling waste of America’s vital nat
ural resources makes it certain that
manufactured gas is destined to be
the fuel of the future, and to furnish
the world’s heat, according to Alex
ander Forward, of New York, secre
tary-manager of the American Gas
Association and a noted economist,
who spoke here recently at the con
vention of the National Association
of Railroad and Utilities Commission
ers.
Stating that the nation’s future is
bound up in its fuel supply, Mr. For
ward said there was no permanent
refuge in oil or in water power, and
that eventually the country would
have to draw more and more upon
its coal deposits.
“In five years,” the speaker declar.
ed, “the fuel requirements of our au
tomobiles alone will amount to 250
000,000 barrels of oil annually. The
railroads are now using fifty million
barrels a year as locomotive fuel. The
tide will shortly turn. Perhaps with
in ten or fifteen years, possibly in
much less time, the supply of oil in
our country will be totally insuffi
cient to meet the demand.
“It is equally futile for America to
pin her hopes on water power. Our
industrial plants are now using sixty
million horsepower, and at the pres
ent rate of increase they will need
one hundred million horsepower in a
j dozen years. The most rapid devel
opment of waterpower which public
policy will permit cannot save enough
coal to even keep up with the increas
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way, two large bundles for 25c; or
one for 15c; fine for building the
fires these cold mornings. tf
i FOR SALE—Oak Dining Room Set;
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I FOR SALE—New Electric Sewing
Machine, $40, Ericson’s Paint Shop.
A GENTLEMAN came in today, say
ing; “Let’s see the embossed mono
gram stationery you are advertis
ing.’ After looking over our spec
imens he said, “Just what I have
been looking for!” Yes, we are
open evenings, too, by appointment.
Seward Daily Gateway.
UNDERWOOD * UNDERWOOD, N. V.
AT 17 DEFENDS A SENIOR WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP
The champion horseshoe pitcher is
the 17-year.old Putt Mossman, of El
ders, Iowa. He will defend his lau
rels this winter at the annual tourna
ment at Lake Worth, Florida. The
lad wrested the title last year from
Fraank Jackson, four times champion
aand George S. May, champion of the
1923 tournament.
ing demand.
“We must rely on coal,” he contin
ued,” and this despite the fact that
by the year 1940 we shall in the Uni
ted States be burning fully as much
coal each year as is now consumed
by the entire population of the earth.
Furthermore, there is no tangible
hope of lower coal prices, and it is
practically certain that the cost will
be gradually increased.”
According to Mr. Forward the so
lution to the fuel problem lies in the
economical use of coal in the manu
facture of gas and such flexibility in
gas rates and gas heating standards
as will enable the gas companies of
the country to give the greatest serv
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 A. M.
Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
Pacific Coastwise Service
aeadmiral line
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ADMIRAL WATSON
S. S
Sails From
SEATTLE
Arrives
SEWARD
Soutli From
SEWARD
Dec. 10
Jan. 7
Dec. 18
Jan. 15
Dec. 21
Jan. 18
Calling at all regular S outheastern and South
western Alaska ports in eluding Seldovia and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Res.. Madison 40
STEAMSHIP STARR
Starr Sails Dec. 7th, connecting with Northwestern
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON. Agent
PHONE MADISON 13» SEWARD, ALASKA
ice in heat for the least money.
Instead of uniform gas heating
standards, the needs of the future will
require flexibility so as to permit the
individual gas company to manufac
ture and deliver to its customers gas
of such thermal content as will make
for the greatest amount of conserva
tion.
Apparent Cancer Cure
Marvelous, Say Surgeons
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 2.—Ap
parent cures said to have been effect
ed in cases of cancer were demon
strated to the Eastern Homeopathic
Association yesterday. The results
were described by Dr. Frank C. Ben
son, jr., as the most marvelous he
had ever seen, but he cautioned the
physicians present that no final opin
ion would be reached until after* five
years of experimentation. The basis
of the treatment which recently was
discovered by physicians at the Hahn,
emann hospital, consists of radium
emanations.
“Unlike former treatments,” Dr.
Benson said, “the present one does
not attempt to destroy cancerous tis
sues. Instead the diseased tissue is
apparently restored to normal.”
The substance used in the treat
ment is a product of the disintegra
tion of radium and remains active 27
days only. All forms of malignant
tumors appear to respond to> the rays,
it is said.
HAGEN CAPTURES CLUB’S
FIRST OPEN TITLE PLAY
NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 3.—Walter
Hagen, British open golf champion,
today wiped out Johnny Farrell’s
slight lead of the opening day and
captured the first open championship
of the Princess Anne Country club.
Hagen finished in 293, three strokes
ahead of Farrell and Hampton, who
tied for the second purse, each mak
ing 296.
RAILROAD RESPONSIBLE
FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENT
MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 3—The Florida
East Coast Railway Company was
held responsible for the wreck at We
basso recently in which four passen
i gers were killed nd 18 injured. The
report said: “Proper equipment was
not provided.”
Testimony given at the inquest in
dicated that a defective rear wheel
on the coach that over turned was
responsible.
Monarch Mailable Ranges at Graefs.
Gas Launch
9 KENAI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
Swedish American Line
“Only line between America and
Sweden." Direct over the Atlantic
and the North Sea in Large, Mod
ern and Comfortable steamers.
Frequent sailings.
Christmas Excursions to Sweden
and Finland
S. S. STOCKHOLM—From New
York December 2; from Halifax
December 4.
S. S. DROTTNINGHOLM—From
New York December 10.
Also Earlier Sailings
For further information and res
ervations apply to
WAYNE BLUE,
Agent for Seward, Alaska
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
ROUTE SCHEDULE
Vessel—
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
Scheduled
Arr. Seward
Nov. 29th
Dec. 6th
Dec. loth
Dec. 2Cth
Dec. 27th
Jan. 3rd
Scheduled
Sail fm Seward
Nov. 29th
Dtc. 6th
Dec. 13th
Dec. 20th
Dec. 27th
Jan. ore
Yukon .. Nov. 22nd
Northwestern.Nov. 29th
Alaska.Dec. 6th
Alameda.Dec. 13th
Northwestern. Dec. 20th
Alaska.,/.Dec. 27th
NOTE—Ships in above schedule sail from Pier Two, Seattle, at 9:00
a. m. each sailing date and will call at Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau
Cordova, Valdez, Latouche and Seward, both north and southbound.
Northwestern and Alameda will also call at Petersburg both ways.
Steamers leave Seward at MIDNIGHT on sailing dates shown.
Steamer Redondo is withdrawn from westward route for the winter.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD, ALASKA
REAL SERVICE
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any enterprise that is genuinely interested in the
growth and development of a community; and it is
the constant aim of The Alaska Railroad to at all
times render such service as will aid most materially
in the healthy growth and consistent development
of the Territory.
The Alaska Railroad operates year round
freight and passenger service between Seward, An
chorage and Fairbanks and over the Chickaloon and
Chatanika Branches. For timetables, descriptive
literature, etc., write
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