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VOLUME 2(1
NUMBER 24
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
Diphtheria Epidemic In Nome
Antitoxins Rushed from Anchorage by Dog Team
SEVERAL DEATHS HAVE ALREADY
OCCURRED AND MANY NEW CASES
DAILY SHOW DISEASE IS EPIDEMIC
SEASONED ALASKAN MUSHERS BRAVE TEMPER
ATURE OF SIXTY BELOW TO CARRY HELP TO
STRICKEN PEOPLE—RELAYS OF DOG TEAMS
TO TRANSFER SERUM FROM END RAILROAD
NOME, Alaska, Jan. 28 (AP)—.A diphtheria epidemic
with the nearest supply of antitoxin in Anchorage, six
hundred miles away, threatens Nome. Several deaths
have occurred, and new cases are reported daily by Nome’s
one physician, who is working night and day to combat
the disease. The Public Health Service in response to a
request relayed by radio cable and telegraph, ordered one
million antitoxin units sent from Seattle via Seward and
Nenana, where they will be taken by dog team 400 lriiles
to Nome, 50 days being required for the trip.
Delegate Sutherland wires from Washington that he
is trying to get an airplane to fly from Fairbanks to Nome,
as it will take a week’s time for steamers to reach Seward
from Seattle.
The Nome schools have been closed until the epidemic
is suppressed. A majority of the patients are Eskimos.
ANTITOXIN SENT FROM ANCHORAGE
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 28. (AP)—Three hun
dred thousand units of diphtheria antitoxin left yesterday
by train for Nenana, where relays of the fastest dog teams
in the north will carry the serum four hundred miles to
Nome in temperatures ranging from 30 to 50 degrees be
low zero.
The serum supply was sent by Dr. J. B . Beeson, in
charge of the railroad hospital, who made the 600 mile race
from Anchorage to Iditarod with a 20-dog team in 1919,
The U. S. Signal Corps issued a call for teams, and
many seasoned mushers responded, ready to enter in re
lays to transfer the serum from Nenana. Nine dogs own
ed by William Shannon, will make the dash to Tolovana
in one mush, and succeeding teams will follow the Tanana
to the Yukon river, thence to Nulato and across Norton
Sound overland to Nome.
It is expected a record will be made on the trip
and the flower of Northern manhood and dog teams are
in the race against death.
DRIVE FOR NEW
MEMBERS NOW ON
The noon day luncheon of the Sew
ard Chamber of Commerce brought
out a large gathering yesterday, seek
ing to extend the business relations
and services to broader fields, and
they were amply rewarded inasmuch
as they gained an insight as to what
is being done for Seward in the
States and in Alaska by this aggres
sive membership. The meetings car
ry a great educational value and
under the leadership of President
Hinde, whose efforts are seconded by
Secretary Hannon and the member
ship, there are few dull moments at
these meetings.
The Chamb - took up discussion of
the oil lease inquiries by Delegate
Sutherland, and discussed the advisa
bility of forwarding another wire to
the Delegate, asking for an extension
of the present leaseholds. It was de
cided to advise the Delegate that the
Chamber favored such extension on
all claims where the party or parties
had lived up to the law relative to
making the proper showing and doing
the work as stipulated by the govern
ment regulations.
In answer as to what is being done
on the Lowell Creek proposition and
the breakwater in Resurrection Bay,
Delegate Sutherland advised that
Army Engineers were in a position to
report within a few weeks, but as to
the proposed breakwater, it would be
impossible to frame a bill at this ses
sion of Congress on account of the
unusual amount of legislation now be
fore . the House. However, he prom
ised to have a bill introduced at the
next session on the subject.
Capt. O. A. Johansen gave a short
talk on the necessity of Seward being
the coaling base for government
schools to the 'westward. He listed
over twenty schools which were using
British Columbia and Australian coal,
25 to 300 tons being required at each
school. The charge per ton is $40,
while only $6 per ton in the charge
from this port. Capt. Johansen also
reported great improvement in the
radio aboard the steamship Starr,
which is now able to get into direct
communication with Seward while on
her westward voyage.
President Hinde made the follow
ing appointments:
Finance Committee—Wayne Blue,
Leon Urbach and J. H. Flickinger.
Executive Committee—Carl Orlan
der, Jos. Badger and C. M. Brosius.
Membership—Wm. Erwin, R. Rob
erts and Jack Peterson.
The membership committee is at
work right now on a drive for 100
new members, and they also want it
understood that each member of the
j Chamber is a committee of one to se
cure as many names as possible in
order that 1025 will be the banner
year and also that absolutely no cred
it is desired by the committee for any
effort extended, all results being cred
| ited to the Seward Chamber of Ccm
j merce as a body.
They will, be in to see you any hour
day or night, and for every dollar you
put in the Chamber you will have 100
members assisting you in getting it
back with interest.
The Chamber needs you: You need
the Chamber!
ALASKAN RANGE
NAMED AFTER
ALFRED BROOKS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 28.—
The United States Geographic Board
announced today that the range of
| mountains extending through Alaska
from the Arcitc ocean to the Canadian
boundary, forming a watershed be
tween the Yukon and the Arctic, has
been named “Brooks Range,” in
memory of the late Alfred Brooks,
j“who perhaps more than any other
person advanced the development and
knowledge of the Territory of Alaska”
Joe Manila Finally
Making a Showing
SEATTLE, Jan. 28.—Joe Manila, a
southeastern Alaska Indian, fought a
four-round draw with Norman Wilson
of Moosejaw, last night.
SENATE NAMES CONFEREES
TO HANDLE MUSCLE SHOALS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 28.—
After a lively fight the Senate named
the conferees in the Muscle Shoals
amendment presented by Senator Uu
derwood of Alabama. He accepted
Senator Keyes of New Hampshire;
Wm. B. McKinley of Illinois and
John B. Kendrick of Wyoming, under
protest.
The Senate had voted to make Sen
ators Norris, McNary, and Smith (of
South Carolina) conferees on the
Muscle Shoals bill. When others
were named Underwood accepted
without protest/
FILM ACTRESS GIVEN DIVORCE
PARIS, Jan. 28.—Manta Durfee, a
film actress, was granted a divorce
from Roscoe Arbuckle.
DEPARTMENT WILL
BRING NEW CHARGE
AGAINST WARREN,
ACCORDING STONE
—
INDICTMENT INVOLVES CONSPIR-j
ACY TO DEFRAUD GOVERNMENT j
THROUGH RELEASE OF OIL I
LANDS VALIDATING PERMITS j
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—Attorney
General Harlan F. Stone told the Sen
ate Judiciary committee today that
the Department of Justice had deter
mined to proceed with a new case
against Senator Burton K. Wheeler,
of Butte, Mont., which he declared is
wholly independent of the Montana
investigation. The indictment, he
said, in the Washington case, involved
a conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment of oil and mineral lands through
the validation of permits held by the
Gordon-Campbell syndicate. He said:
“The principal acts were performed
at the capital, and much evidence both
documentary and otherwise, has been
located by the Interior Department.”
The hearing will be public, though
usually in such matters are kept se
cret. Both President Coolidge and
Attorney General Stone approve the
public hearings.
INDOOR HIGH JUMP
BROKEN BY OSBORN
NEW YORK, Jan. 28—Harold Os
born shattered the world’s indoor high
jumy last night when he cleared the
bar at 6 feet, 6 1-4 inches. The for
record was 6 feet, 5 1-4 inches, held
by Leroy Brown and R. W. Landon.
TWO MEN WITH ONE LEG
ARE SUSPECTED BANDITS
VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. 28.—Wm.
Bell, 23, legless, and Ernest Sanders,
20, who has one leg, were arrested as
robber suspects yesterday after their
automobile turned over. At the time
of their arrest they were trying to
escape from the scene of a drug store
robbery, police said.
FRENCH FEATHERWEIGHT
KAYOED DAN FRUSHINBEZ
PARIS, Jan. 28.—Edouard Mascart,
French featherweight champion of
Europe retained his title last night,
when he knocked out Danny Frushin
bez in the second round of a fifteen
round bout. Paul Fritsch defeated
Fred Bretonnel on points in a twelve
round go.
Bretonnel was booked to meet
Mike Dundee. Fans hooted Dundee
when training pictures were flashed
upon the screen.
GENERAL CHI HSIEH YUAN
LEAVES FOR MOJI, JAPAN
SHANGHAI, Jan. 28.—General Chi
Hsieh Yuan, who captured the envi
rons of Shanghai, left for Moji, Japan,
today. This is believed to mean that
the fight for Shanghai is ended.
GLORIA SWANSON MARRIES
MARQUIS DE LA COUDRAY
PARIS. Jan. 28.—Gloria Swanson,
motion picture artist, was married to
day to the Marquis de la Falaise la
Coudr
LEGISLATORS VOTE
CHILD LABOR BILL
WHICH IS MEETING
WITH OPPOSITION
WASHINGTON, TEXAS, ILLINOIS.
AGAINST WHILE CALIFORNIA
AND ARIZONA RATI FY— M EAS
URE LIKELY BE DEFEATED
CHICAGO, Jan. 28.—Barring possi
ble reconsideration, the child labor
act is defeated as a constitution
amendment, as it has lost in one or
both houses of legislatures or by ref
erendum in thirteen states.
Washington Rejects Bill
OLYMPIA, Jan. 28.—The Senate to
day rejected by a vote of 27 to 15 the
resolution favoring the child labor
bill, and passed the Westfall bill by
a vote of 33 to 9, allowing the people
an opportunity to vote on it at th«?
next election. The resolution and bill
were sent to the House.
Arizona Ratifies
PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 28.- Arizona
ratified the child labor amendment to
day.
Hcuse Turns Down Bill
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 28—The
House by a vote of 69 to 27 indefi
nitely postponed the Westfall bill to
allow the child labor amendment to
be voted on by the people. Legal ad
visers of the legislature said that the
amendment is not finally lost because
thirteen states have rejected it, but
is eligible to come up every session in
every legislature in the Union until
ratified, because Congress which fixed
seven years for ratification of the wo
man suffrage amendment, it set no
limit to the child labor proposal.
Niie Shriners Name
Officials for the Year
SEATTLE: Walter F. Meier was
elected illustrious potentate of Nile
Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
at the annual election in the Shrine
Auditorium last night.
Other officers named are Thomas
M. Askren, chief rabban; Fred R. Har
rison, assistant rabban; William A.
Eastman, high priest, and prophet;
Douglas R. Ball, oriental guide; E. E.
Sigley, treasurer; Frank B. Lazier,
recorder.
C. M. Ruppe was made trustee of
the Seattle Masonic Temple and Po
tentate Meier, Hugh M. Caldwell, E. S.
Godwin and R. W. Huntoon were se
lected as representatives to the Im
perial Council in Los Angeles, June
2 to 4.
The Shrine voted to send all uni
form bodies to the convention.
SOVIET CLAIM TO FLEET
DENIED BY POINCARE
PARIS, Jan. 28.—The Soviet claim
to the war fleet of General Baron Pe
ter Wrangell, has been denied by for
mer Premier Poincare. Documents
revealed that a telegram had been
sent to Russia saying that if the
country is a duly constituted state,
France has a right to hold the fleet
as a security for her war debts.
Read Frye-Bruhn Specials.
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