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VOLUME XVIII
NUMBER 190
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SEWARD. ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1923
FRIO'S TEN CENTS
UNDERWOOD ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
PRESIDENT IS RAPIDLY RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS
DELEGATHE SUTHERLAND, SEN.
JONES AND CON. HADLEY
MEMBERS OF PARTY
The U. S. coast guard cutter Unal
ga arrived in port this morning from
the westward, having cruised as far
west as the Pribilofs and in the vicin
ity of the Bristol Bay district. The
Unalga has been conveying Fisheries
Commissioner O’Malley, Delegate Dan
Sutherland, Senator and Mrs. W. L.
Jones, Congressman and Mrs. Linaley
H. Hadley to the far west, where the
party has made a thorough investiga
tion of fisheries conditions and the ef
fects of the reserve system on the
conservation of the fish.
The party will remain here until to
mororw morning, when they will en
train lor Fairbanks, making the trip i
out to Cordova by way of the Richard
son road.
SECOND VESSEL RAN DOWN BY
TRANSPORT HENDERSON, IN
VICINITY OF SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Aug. 1.—President Hard
ing’s transport, Henderson, was this
morning revealed as the “gray m> s
tery ship,” which collided with the
barkentine, Monterey, m trie strait ot
Juan de Fuca Saturday, and then pro
ceeded from the scene without stop
ping to investigate the damage done.
This is tire second vessel rammed
in this vicinity by the transport, the
destroyer Zellin being rammed Fri
day as the vessel was entering Seat
tle harbor.
VULDEZilSITOB MS
OF D PLACER STRIKE
John Hughes, assistant postmaster
at Valdez, and one of the best known
and most popular of the old timers ot
the Prince William Sound district, ar
rived in town last night on the Bea
ver special, and will take the Admit al
Evans for his home. Mr. Hughes has
been in the hospital at Anchorage for
the past several weeks, and is enthu
siastic over the treatment received in
that institution. He states that he is
in better health than for many years,
due to Dr. Beeson’s skill in surgery.
Mr. Hughes states that mining in
the vicinity of Valdez is rapidly pick
ing up, with many men employed. Ray
Millard, as manager of the Granite
mine, recently purchased by the Car
vey interests, has twenty men at work
and is installing Diesel engines.
Chris Peterson and partner recently
brought in $2300 in bullion, the result
of one month’s work at the Ramsay
Rutherford.
Mr. Hughes in an interview, gave
details of"a recent strike in the Ern
estine district, where two men are
taking out a large quantity of placer
gold. While the strike has caused no
stampede to the district, it is known
to be one of the largest in years. The
new ground is said to be close to the
Richardson road and easy worked.
F. B. Vaughn, of Teikhell, recently
brought in a quantity of coarse gold
from this strike.
GIRL FUEDIST SHOOTS
AGED AUNT’S ARM OFF
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 29—The
Hicks and Hancock family feud, for
many years dormant, blazed anew
with the alleged shooting of Mrs.
John Hicks, by 20-year-old Bertha
Hancock, a school teacher.
The girl is in jail at Ava. The
charge from a shotgun tore of Mrs.
Hick’s left arm and her condition is
very serious. Bertha said her aunt
had been slandering her for some
time and she made her eat her words.
EXTOLLS PROPOSAL TO HAVE U.
U. S. BECOME MEMBER OF
WORLD’S COURT
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.—The
long-expected speech which President
Harding was to have delivered here
on foreign relations was made public
tonight, having been given to the press
by Secretary Christian.
It defends and praises the negotia
tions for a four-power treaty; extolls
the President’s proposal to have the
United States become a member of
the world court, concerning which he
said in part: “I would be insensible
to my duty and violate all sentiments
of heart and all my convictions if I
failed to urge American support of a
permanent court of international jus
tice.”
LONDON, Aug. 1.—Lloyd George
and Secretary of Labor Davis, also a
native Welshman, greeted each other
in Welsh this morning and had break
fast together.
SHINGLE DOES DUTY ON
CALIFORNIA HOUSE SINCE '49
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29.—W. L.
Smith of Santa Maria, Calif., won the
prize in the state wide contest for the
oldest sawn shingle in California. The
shingle was 74 years old and came
from an adobe house erected by the
Arrellanes family in 1849 on the Gua
delope ranch near Santa Maria. The
shingle was of redwood. A shingle
from the house of General Mariano G.
Vallejo in Sonoma, built in 1836, was
disqualified because it was split.
ALAMEDA OUT OF JUNEAU
JUNEAU, Aug. 1.—The steamship
Alameda sailed from this port north
bound at 5 p. m. yesterday.
U. S. S. BEAVER SAILS
CORDOVA LAST NIGHT
The U. S. S. Beaver, flagship of the
torpedo squadron which has been in
port the past few days, sailed late last
night for Cordova, where they will
stay a day or so before proceeding on
down the coast to Vancouver, where
they expect to arrive August 10th.
From Vancouver the ships will go to
Portland, thence to the naval base at
San Pedro, which the fleet left last
June.
The trip was made at the instiga
tion of the navy department to deter
mine the seaworthiness of the latest
type of submarine, three of which com
prised the flotilla.
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KEYSTONE VIEW CO.. NEW YORK
GOLF CHAMPIONS PLAY FOR PURSE
Four of the nation’s golf champion s took part in one of the most bril
liant games ever played at the West chester-Biltmore Country Club, Rye,
New York, for the Sir Stanley Cochra ne purse. Left to right, Hitchinson,
Barnes, Sir Stanley Cochrane, Hagen and Sarazen.
UNDERWOOD SERIOUS
II CANDIDACY FOP
BELIEVES HE IS THE MOSES TO
LEAD DEMOCRATIC PARTY
OUT OF WILDERNESS
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 1.—Sen
ator Underwood, who stated yester
day that he would be a candidate for
the presidency, on the Democratic |
ticket, if the people of Alabama so
desired, announced his candidacy to
day.
In an interview Senator Underwood
said he hoped that the next Demo
cratic convention will have the cour
age to face the international situation
with the firm purpose to pledge the
party to take its place in the interna
; tional family in case it is successful
at the November elections. He ac
j cused the Republican party of erect
ing a tariff barrier against Europe at
! a time when the only way in which
! that continent could absorb the sur
plus products of America was by
trade.
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TODAY’S FISH MARKET
SEATTLE— Fresh halibut, 1414c.
KETCHIKAN—Fresh halibut, 11V2
cents and 9 cents; fresh sable fish, 4
cents; pickled none.
JUNEAU—Halibut, 11% cents and,
7% cents; king salmon, reds 12 and
8 cents; white 3 cents.
CONGRESSMAN HADLEY
Congressman Lindley H. Hadley and
Mrs. Hadley, of Bellingham, Wash.,
arrived on the U. S. coast guard cut
ter Unalga today, and will be in Sew
ard for a few days, making the trip
over the government railroad to Inte
rior points. Mr. Hadley has been a
resident of Bellingham since 1890, and
has filled many important positions in
Whatcom county, where he was engag
ed in the law business until he enter
ed politics. He was first eletced to
the Sixty-fourth congress, from the
second district of the State of Wash
ington, and has made a very efficient
and capable member of the 64th, 65th,
66th, 67th, and 68th congresses, with
the prospect of holding the office so
long as he wants it.
Mr. Hadley was chairman of the
Ways and Means committee, of the
Sixty-seventh congress.
not known when president
WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN
TO WASHINGTON
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.—Presi
dent Harding has passed the crisis in
his recent severe illness and is on the
road to recovery, Gen. Sawyer, attend
ing physician, stated today.
“Of course we always face compli
cations,” Dr. Sawyer said, “but I feel
that the president is now entirely out
of danger. Of course it is impossible
to state how long it will be before the
President will be well enough to re
turn to Washington.”
Recovery Is Certain
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.—General
Sawyer issued a statement at 8:00
o’clock this morning stating that the
President had a restful night, from 11
to 6, and that his recovery, barring
improbable developments or new com
plications, was certain.
Wallace Daykin has taken a posi
tion with the Borgen company.
The dance given last night for the
boys of the U. S. S. Beaver and sub
marines, was an unqualified success,
a large number of citizens attending.
Music was furnished by the local or
chestra, the band from the Beaver ar
riving from Anchorage too late for
the dance.
ilELEGSTE SUTHERLAND
ill O'lMLLEf PlU
Delegate Dan Sutherland arrived in
port this morning, a member of the
fisheries investigation party on the
U. S. coast guard cutter Unalga. Mr.
Sutherland arrived in Seward with
the Presidential party, leaving later
on the steamship Starr for the west
ward, where he joined Mr. O’Malley’s
party.
To Delegate Sutherland’s insistence
that the 'fisheries were passing into
control of the trusts, is due the visit
of the Commissioner and Secretaries
Hoover, Wallace and Work.
Delegate Sutherland will leave the
party at Fairbanks, going down the
river to Ruby, where he will look
after some mining property, then on
to Nome.
BRIDE OF EIGHTEEN FOUND
SLAIN IN HONEYMOON HOME
!
PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 29.—Shot
to death in her honeymoon cottage
at Port Berry, the body of Mrs. Julia
Coyne, 18-year-old bride, was found
under the bed clothing today.
The discovery was made by John
Conroy, father of the girl, who had
gone to the house to tell her that her
husband had lost both legs in a rail
road accident.
CUYAMA AND SISTER SHIPS BEEN
OPERATING IN ALASKA ALL
OF PAST SUMMER
SEATTLE, Aug. 1— During the
present month a conference of naval
experts, congressional experts and
admirals will hears the results of an
extensive airplane and naval survey
of possible harbors and refuge in
Alaskan waters.
The naval airplane carrier, Cuyarna,
Admiral Chase’s flagship, with atten
dant vessels, is at Ketchikan today,
en route to Seattle. The Cuyarna has
been operating in northern waters all
summer, with two planes, and lour
pilots, exploring the coast line for
points of refuge in time of war, and
charting the topography of points
thus selected.
The Alaska railroad has increased
its equipment until at the present
time it has 39 locomotives, 34 passen
ger cars, coaches, mail and baggage,
sleepers, compartment, observation,
etc., 907 freight cars, box, flat, gon
dola, stock, refrigerator, ballast and
dump; 32 launches, tugs, barges, light
ers and other marine equipment in
cluding two river steamers now oper
ating over interior waterways; 92
pieces of miscellaneous equipment,
such as steam shovels, ditchers, pile
drivers, locomotive cranes, etc.
There are six administrative em
ployes, 71 transportation, 556 main
tenance of line, 346 construction, 283
mechanical, 41 accounting an dis
bursing; 130 supply, 84 mining, 21
hospital, 10 purchasing, 65 miscella
neous, total, 1,722.
Walter Blue has taken a position
with Frye-Brulin Co.
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Senator Wesley L. Jones and Mrs.
Jones, arrived early today on the U.
S. coast guard cutter Unalga, Mr.
Jones being a member of the O’Mal
ley party, investigating fisheries con
ditions to the westward. Mr. Jones
has been a member of the United
States senate from Washington, since
1909, his term of service expiring in
1927.
Mr. Jones has been identified with
Washington state politics for many
years, serving as representative at
large from 1899 until his election as
U. S. Senator. At the present time
he heads the Commerce committee,
and is also a member of the Appro
priations, District of Columbia and
Reclamation and Irrigation commit
tees. He has always been a staunch
friend of Alaska, and has been in
strumental in many ways In helping
secure appropriations.
UNITED STATES MUST RECOG
NIZE RIGHTS OF RUSSIA TO
ISLAND BY CLEARANCE
NOME, Alaska, Aug. 1—Harold
Noice, at the head ot the expedition
to Wrangell Island, to rescue the
Crawford party, marooned there since
1920, was advised by the Soviet au
thorities of Siberia, that unless his
ship, the Donaldson, Capt. Allan, calls
at Petropavlosk, for clearance, and
also at East Cape for a contingent ot’
Red guards to be taken to the island,
the vesesl will be confiscated.
Russia by this means, is attempting
to force recognition of her claim to
Wrangell island, discovered by Stef
fansson.
MA 37IH STATE
GENEVA, Aug. 1.—Latvia, the 37th
state to act, has notified the League
of Nations it has ratified the proto
col, establishing a permanent court ol
International justice.
POLISH PREMIER SPURNS
WEARING OF A NECKTIE
WARSAW, July 29.—Premier Wi
tos of Poland never wears a necktie.
This, it is said, is in order to accen
tuate his peasant origin. His suit are
cut by the best tailor in Poland. A
Warsaw newspaper recently opened
a subscription to buy a tie for M. Wi
tos, but he refused to accept it.
SAYS ALASKANS ARE JUST THE
TYPE GIRLS PINING FOR
The following appeared in a San
Francisco paper:
“This is an advertisement. It is in
tended to call the attention of girls
to the opportuinties afforded by Alas
ka. That is opportunities for getting
married.
“Col. James G. Steese, president of
the Alaska Road Commission, said the
other day that ‘Alaska is the spin
sters’ paradise. The splendid army of
young men engaged in Alaskan in
terests are often forced to go to the
States for brides. The supply of wo
men in Alaska does not equal the de
mand. To my mind there is no more
glorious country to live in. There is
something about Alaska that gets
into your blood. You may pine for
the States, until, in sheer hunger of
soul, you manage to get back to them
but once there you cannot wait to re
turn to Alaska.
"The men of Alaska are the pioneer
type. They are strong, vigorous,
healthy, engaged in the greatest bus
iness in the world, which is that of
subduing nature and making the wil
derness into a garden.
“Of course this calls for a similar
type of girl. Anemic girls and those
whose ambition is to have ‘strawber
ries, sugar and cream, sit on a cush
ion and sew a fine seam,’ need not ap
ply. But girls of spirit, and healthy
girls, who love outdoors and achieve
ment, girls who want to be mates for
strong men and bring wholesome off
spring into the world, In short girls of
good sound stock and blood, ought to
pay some attention to the prospects
offered by Alaska.”
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