VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 106.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1926.
rRICE TEN CENTS
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GILL NETS, COLUMBIA
RIVER, SWEPT CLEAR
< RESULT OF STRIKES
FISHERMEN ASKING FOR 1 CENT ,
INCREASE; PACKERS WILLING
TO PAY 13 CENTS, STATED.
ASTORIA, Ore., May 10. (£>)—'The
Columbia River salmon fishing sea
son is on and the eight-day-old strike,
engineered by the Columbia River fish
ermen’s protective unit has swept the
river of gill nets from Astoria to
points above Kalama. Fish receipts
at canneries have ben negligible and
packing operations are at a standstill.
The packers are standing by their of
fer of 13 cents a pound for raw fish
and are opposed to the demand for,
14 cents.
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PORTLAND, May 10. (/P)—William
D. Wheelwright, prominent lumber
man and former president of hte Port
land Chamber of Commerce died last
night at Victoria. He was born in
Valparaiso, Chile and came to the
United States where he operated as a
lumber merchant in New York, Bos
ton and other Atlantic coast cities for
24 years. He came to Portland in
1896 and founded the Pacific Export
Lumber Company.
NEW MOVIE FOR SEWARD
It is reported upon good authority
^ that a new moving picture show will
soon be opened in Seward. The Gate
way understands two locations are
under consideration, one of which con
templates the construction of a new
building, and the other the revision
of a building now erected.
FAILING IN HEALTH
NEW YORK, May 10. (/P)—A. B.
Parker, noted statesman and jurist,
is seriously ill at his home on the
Hudson. He is not expected to live.
STONES, LARGER THAN BASE
BALLS, WEIGH MORE THAN
POUND TIE UP TRAFFIC
DALLAS, Tex., May 10. (/P)—Thirty
persons were injured and a million
dollars property damage occured when
a hail storm bombarded Dallas last
night. The stones were larger than
baseballs, some weighing more than
a pound. Nearly half of the down
town, store wjindows on the wind
ward side of the streets were smash
ed. Street car and automobile tops
were pierced as if by machine guns.
Traffic was paralyzed and the tele
phone service disrupted.
WILKINS ARRIVES BARROW
NEW YORK, May 10. (ff)—
Nana station announced Captain
Wilkins arrived safe at Point Bar
row. He plans to leave soon in
search of land in the Arctic.
NEW YORK WORKERS
MAY 00 ON STRIKE;
SUPPORT OF BRITONS
NEW YORK, May 10. (/P)—Officials
of the marine and transport workers
industrial union which claims a mem
bership of 25,000 thruout the world
| called a strike of all its members ef
fective at midnight Sunday. They
informed that the British marine work
ers organization is affiliated with the
industrial works of the world.
LONDON, May 10. (J-P)—The govern
ment has commandeered all news
print not in the hands of publishers.
Chancellor of the Exchequor Church
ill in the House of Commons said this
was necessary as a result of th<T shor
tage of newsprint which is needed for
the government Daily British Gazette.
The embargo affects the labors or
gan, the British Worker and other pa
pers.
CANNERIES CHEWS SHOT
NORTH NORTHWESTERN
P. ML SOUND POINTS
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Passengers for points betwen Cor
| dova and Seward on the S.S. North
I western comprised the following:
For Shepards Point—H. Antonson,
I Hans Antonson, K. Hendrickson, L.
I Overland, J. Lotland, P. T. Wild, A.
| L. Watland, Julius Hansen and Fred
i Hanson.
For Valdez—E. A. Sweet, Margaret
L. Evans, W. H. Palmer, E. A. Dins
more, Jno. Niks.
For Sawmill Bay—Ralph Wilholm,
Geo. McConaghy, Thos. Dockard, Lud
wig Marken, Jno. Belanich, Mrs. Bel
anich, James Hepburn, Mrs. Hepburn,
Ole Ferguson, Frank Foster, Mary Bel
.anich, ePte Belanich, G. W. King, E.
Gustafson, Ed. Moore, F. Pederson, F.
Basel, R. Rasmussen, G. Furstad, H.
Pederson, F. Edwards, J. Robber, N.
Standoes, J. Enebak, B. Hauger, H.
Clos-ik, F. Thompson and 29 Orientals.
For Latouche—Asa C. Baldwin and
Otto Geetz.
TAKES PRISONERS, VALDEZ
A1 Dowling, deputy marshal from
Valdez, arrived in Seward Saturday
to take charge of the prisoners brot
| over from Kodiak on the Admiral
Evans. The deputy, prisoners and
witnesses left on the Northwestern
last night for the Valdez headquarters.
NOTED CAREER NEAR END
DULUTH, Minn., May 10. (JP)—L. J.
Merritt, who has been in poor health
for some months past, is failing rap
idly.
Good program at the Liberty.
Epoch-Making Feat Coes
Down American History;
Observations Taken Sun s
Position Top o’ th’ World
FLIGHT MADE FROM KINGS BAY IN 14 HOURS AND 3<t MINUTES- MAKES
ROUND TRIP WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT OF PARTICULAR NOTE—I N
TIRE COUNTRY REJOICING OYER FEAT
Coolidge Wires Byrd Congratulations
“WONDERFUL ACT OF COURAGE AND THIS COUNTRY ^TTH SITE SER'
ANTS WILL NEVER FAIL IN ANY CRISIS," DECLARES SECRETARY DA
VIS—MOTHER PROUD OF SON
NEW YORK, May 9 (AP).—Lieutenant Richard Byrd fiew over the Yo “
the New York Times and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch announced He made the fhcht
in fourteen hours and thirty' minutes, leaving the base at Kings Bay at 12:50 o'clock
in the morning, Greenwich time, returning at 4:20 o'clock ir. the afternoon
Floyd Bennett, chief petty' officer of the Naval Air Service, accompanied Lit/.:
Byrd on the flight to the Pole.
The entire population at Kings Bay turned out z< welcome the Americans' '
The Amundsen and Ellsworth crew in their airship, the Norge, or. which they : >
make a similar flight, greeted Lieutenant Byrd upon h;> descent
RICHMOND, Ya., May 9. (AP).—A message from Byrd stating he "ronrme
safely” and advised his brother, Governor Harr; Fro;' ?• nd. and h:> V : n
Richard Evelyn Byrd of the flight, his Mother said: *T am proud of Dick." The Gover
nor said: “I am tremendously gratified and proud to hear of my brother's s.kwss
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 9. (AT).—Secretaries of War and \in ;o;:*.e as:
night in rejoicing over the successfulness of the Byrd flight. Secretary of the Nay
Wilbur said toward Bryd's accomplishment: *It is a matter for orr graraktior to him
and to his crew, and to this nation, and we rejoice in his success and a - the suer
the entire party and of their safety/'
Secretary of War Davis said that he, '‘‘like all Ame hears* rejoiced at “this new
triumph in American aviation. Commander Byrd's feat is not only epoch akinr
from a technical standpoint, but it is a wonderful act of courage. The country, with
such servants will never fail in any crisis."
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COAST GUARDS AND
CUSTOMS TO WADE
WAR RUM RUNNERS
ANDREWS ORDERS FORCES TO
CONCENTRATE IN NEW WAR
AGAINST SMUGGLERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10.
—Assistant Secretary Andrews order
ed the concentration of the prohibi
tion coast guard and customs on the
Pacific coast for a new war on rum
smugglers. Alf Oftedal has been
placed in charge of the intelligence ;
unit of the Internal Revenue bureau
at San Francisco. Headquarters will j
be maintained at San Francisco with
branch offices in Los Angeles, Port
land and Seattle.
Jas. S. Truitt, well known Anchor
age attorney, departed for the south
on the Northwestern.
I WASHINGTON. D. C. May S. AP .—Coo' ;.re - A< P -
dent I send my happiest oacgratwlatierts to Commander H tn
is a matter of great satisfaction that ihC reco" ha* heepr e y
an American.'
NEW YORK. May fh (AP —Lieutenant sa h1 he was abk o
know he had accomplished the feat of ftyisir otut The North Pole by
making observations of the Sm. - positiwa. By .? ’ w <• \nv.
and carrying an artificial hor.ron, Byrd was able to locate the Pole
within twenty miles. Bet"ore sailing for the North- a mor h arc. he
explained he would know he was over the Pole wheat the altitude of
>un ooer de Imrmni tfnBei Ae (iedinttwa. which was
given in a nautical almanac, which he earned along w:h bn*.
Henry Woodhonse. president of the Aerial Leante of Am rite*
said he sent a message to Li. Byrd and Tarred him to fly to Po.r* ;V
row from Kings Ray. instead. of *o Peary Land or Ora--' Lo' '
NEW YORK, May 30, *AF Lieutenant Kids* v. Bj a! > ;nv
to make a senes of flights into the Arctic as bo made the f licit yes
terday six days earlier than be bad planned. If be establislies a
base at Peary Land he expects to fly to Alaska. The fl cht yf-ter>
day was estimated at I6W miles which - aHiat the dtsanoe from
Peary Land to Point Barrow. Sadi a flight ▼ ill take him acrovs tbe
unexplored area between Beaufort Sea and the North Pole.
StefanssoTU noted Arctic explorer said k< night: * Heretofore
there has been two schools of opinion recard me Arctic flyng: «k
maintained it was no more dinwrwK than other kinds of flying,
while the other maintains it was errreioely difficult and dar.peman.
I feel sore Byrd's story will bear wa the opinion of the former school
to which Byrd belongs.*’
The Byrd Arctic Expedition left New York last month on the S.S.
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