Hewsrd DREI-g GUIEUIEIY
VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 100.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY APRIL 26,1924
PRICE, TEN CENTS
FRENCH FLYER MAKES
FLIGHT 1250 MILES
PARIS TO BUCHAREST
AVERAGED ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY MILES AN HOUR
FOR SIX HOURS
PARIS, Apr. 26.—Liout. Pelletier
Doisy, army aviator, in his flight to
Japan, reached Bucharest yesterday,
a distance of 1250 miles in a non
stop Ilight which began here yester
day. For six hours he averaged 120
miles per hour. He expects to hop
off tomorrow for India, where he will
overhaul the English flyer.
FRENCH CHESS ARTIST
FURNISHES SENSATION
NEW YORK, April 26—David Jan
owiski of France, furnished the sur
prise of the twelfth round of the in
ternational chess tournament yester
day bv an attack that kept Dr. Eman
uel Lasker, of Germany, the leader,
on the defensive for eight hours and
finally caused adjournment of the
game after sixty-two moves.
Richard Reti, of Czeeho-Slovakia,
beat Ehifin Bogoljubow, of Latvia, in
twenty-five moves and advanced to a
tie for second place with Alexander
Alekhine of Russia.
FRENCH ARMY FLYER
HAS REACHED SYRIA
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BUCHAREST, Apr. 26.— Lieut. j
Boisy, the French flyer, bound for
Japan, hopped off toaay for Allepi, !
Syria.
37 NEW FACTORIES IN
STATE IN THREE MONTHS
SEATTLE, April 26—Thirty-seven
new factories were reported in to the j
Manufacturer's Association of Wash
ington during the first quarter of this
year. With the exception of publica
tions and soap, no two are turning out
the same products, and several are
entirely new in the state. The most
interesting of these is heavy duty floor
matting which is made, without pro
cessing from junked automobile cas- j
ings.
FALL ARRANGED TRIP
PRESIDENT TO ALASKA
ATLANTIC CITY, Apr. 26.—Gov
(in or Pinchot, addressing the Ameri
can Society of Newspaper Editors to !
day asserted that Secretary Albert!
F. 11 arranged former President Hard j
jag’s trip to Alaska in order to turn j
X the resources of the Territory to !
grabbers, but that Harding defeated ;
the scheme for all time in his last
public utterance at SeatHe.
PINK HEADED DUCK ELUSIVE;
AFTER BIRD ROCK CRUSHER
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NEW YORK, Apr. 26.—Undaunted
by the failure of an expedition to
find a pink-headed duck in the wilds j
of Siam, a party of scientists has j
^ sailed for the Amazon in quest of
a bird that breaks rocks with its
bill, swims and resembles a bat.
FRANC CLIMBING IN
NEW YORK MARKETS
New York Reports New Record for
The Year
NEW YORK, April 26—The French
franc today cessed six cents for the
first time this year as a fresh buying
wave carried it up 28 points above yes
terday’s closing to 6.06. The Belgian
franc also gained headway as rumors
persisted that a credit would be es
tablished for the government. With 12
points added to its 75 point advance
of yesterday the quotation reached a
new high record for the year at 5.19
and 1-2 cents.
TOO MANY MEXICAN
WORKERS ENTERING
U. S. SOLON THINKS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 26
Reports that large numbers of Mexi
can laborers have been recruited at
El Paso for employment in the United
States were called to the atention of
the senate today by Senator Ashurst,
democrat, Arizona, who introduced a
resolution asking the secretary of la
bor for information as to Mexicans ad
mitted in the last twelve months.
GATEWAY TO FEATURE
KODIAK EARLY IN JUNE
The Gateway will give a special
edition devoted to Kodiak .v d its vi
cinity early in June, write ups and
cuts now being under preparation.
J his section ot the country, undoubt
edly has more advantages than any
other in Alaska ,its fine climate, well
protected haibor and rich grazing and
agricultural lands being without a
111 r.
'Die idea is r.oi to m ik* money nr
*re edition, be. (•» accurately portray
n section triuu»My to Seward, of un
!■; ’-allelled -.c an ss.
Kodiak in bne is destined to be
come one ot tno large weapons oi
the North. Articles from okl timers
touching on conditions on the island
are requested by the Gateway, as well
as good photographs of scenes.
These will be returned to the owaeis
when the plate is made from tne.-n.
BABE RUTH NOT
ROBUST PERSON
HE MAY APPEAR
“SULTAN OF SWAT” LAID LOW
BY ILLNESS OFTENER THAN
HIS TEAM MATES
NEW YORK, April 26—For all the
impressive titles—Sultan of the Swat,
King of the Klout and kindred inani
ties—bestowed upon him with gratu
itous glee it was quite evident that
George Herman Ruth is not the ro
bust specimen the eye may be inclined
to accept. On the contrary this great
hulk of a man is ill or injured more
than any other ball player on the maj
or leagues.
Early in the training season of 1923
he was stricken with influenza at Hot
Springs and for several days his con
dition was none too reassuring. Ruth
had been at the resort with dozens of
ball blayers and he alone was the vic
tim of the malady.
The same thing happened this year.
Our Mr. Ruth sailed forth cn the links
one fine afternoon and was toted back
to his room with a high fever. He
recovered in the course of several
days and proceeded to New Orleans.
There he contracted the flu again and
suffered a set back in his training. No
prima donna was ever more sensitive
to climatic changes.
So much for Ruth off the field. He
is equally susceptible to injuries dur
ing a game. Seldom does a week pass
that Ruth does not suffer a severe
shaking up on the base paths or in
going after hard chances. This is not
the result of awkwardness but the fact
that he is built after the theory of a
barrel on toothpicks.
His massive shoulders and huge tor
so are set upon the legs of a welter
weight and Ruth is top-heavy, in con
sequence. This not only causes him to
fall often but places a severe strain
on his ankles, which are often badly
strained.
At the end of the 1921 season, for
example, he was so badly bruised that
he did not last through the first worlds
series with the Giants. In fact, was un
able to show anything like his true
ability .
Ruth, crushed to earth, may rise
again like a Phoenix, but the wear and
tear on his anatomy is not always con
ducive to the best results.
SICK MAN TAKEN TO
. HOSPITAL BY PLANE
Aviator Ben Eielson, who operates
the mail plane from Fairbanks to
McGrath, made a special trip this
week by permission of the postoffice
department bring a man quite ill
to the Fairbanks hospital. The trip
was made without incident, but it is
said that a ski on the plane was
broken when the landing was made
at Fairbanks.
STEWART COMPILING
ALASKA LABOR STATISTICS
B. D. Stewart, supervising engineer
for the bureau of mines has sent out
several thousand questionnaires to
every employer of labor in the Ter
ritory and will compile labor statis
tics for the year 1924. These ques
tionnaires should be filled out and
returned as rapidly as possible in
order to expedite the work.
TRAIN IN LAST NIGHT
A mixed train arrived last night
from Anchorage, bringing passengers
and mail. A mixed train will leave
tomorrow at 1 p. m. for Anchorage.
Passengers are requested to take
their lunch.
MAJOR MARTIN NOW IN
CHIGNIK; TO LEAVE FOR
DUTCH HARBOR MONDAY
HEAVY WEATHER FORCES AIR CHIEF TO FOL
LOW SHORE LINE FROM KANATAK—EN
GINE NOW WORKING PERFECTLY
CH1GNIK, Apr. 26.—Major Martin,
commander of the around the world
army flyers, arrived from Kanatak
yesterday noon and expects to re
sume his flight for Dutch Harbor
Monday. Owing to snow squalls the
major was compelled to follow the
shore line from Kanatak.
DUTCH HARBOR, Apr. 26.—The
weather today is fitful, with snow
squalls and rain, although Major Mar
tin is expected to join his three com
panions before night. Snow fell late
yesterday adding to the deep cover
FIVE STEAMSHIPS
BURNED IN HARBOR
NI'IW YORK, Apr. 26.—Five steam
ships including the Grand Republic,
a sister ship to the ill-fated General
Slocum, were destroyed by fire in
the Hudson river today.
EXCELLENT PROSPECTS ARE
REPORTED ON SALCHA CREEK
Ray Sharp and William McConn,
who left Fairbanks recently to go to
Redmond creek, a tributary of the 1
Salcha about 15 miles trim Munson’s
have returned and report they dis- j
covered excellent prospects.
GREENLAND TO HAVE RADIO
COPENHAGEN, Apr. 26—The Gov
ernment has signified a contract with
a Danish firm to supply four radio sta
tions to be erected in Greenland dur
ing the coming spring. It is stated that
the Government’s action has been |
greatly appreciated in international j
shipping and meteorological circles.
SOCIETY BELLE HAS
BROKEN HER TROTH
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26—The
romance of Mary Gorgas, society belle
and Lieut. Matthias Gardner, U. S. N.
has come to an end.
Miss Gorgas’ love cooled, her father
stated, after Lieut. Gardner left here
in January with the Pacific Fleet.
What brought about the sudden break
was not disclosed.
LEGION WILL AID ORPHANS
INDIANAPOLIS Apr. 26—The Am
erican Leigon has announced a cam
paign to provide for “those who can
not ask for aid, and would not if they
could,” the orphans of war.
Through the sale of poppies, the of
ficial flower of the league, during the
sveek preceding Memorial Day, it will
collect funds for this welfare work,
the care and education of the fast
growing army of war orphans.
ALLIES ACCEPT PLAN
FOR GERMAN PAYMENT
PARIS, Apr. 26.—Italy, England,
Belgium and France today notified
the interallied reparations commis
sion that they had accepted the
Dawes plan as a basis for settlement
of the reparations problem.
PACIFIC S. S. COMPANY
HAS POPULAR BOOKLET
THIRTY-TWO PAGE BOOK GIVES
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF
LURE OF NORTHLAND
The booklet issued by the Pacific
Steamship Company a month or so
ago, entitled ‘Alaska, Top o’ the
World Tours,” is meeting with great
favor in the East and Middle West,
thousands of copies having been dis
tributed. The book is profusely il
lustrated and gives the points in in
terest touched by the Admiral Line
vessels. A choice of two itineraries
is given, and the trip covers approx
imately 5,000 miles.
ing around the hills, and the tempera
ature went down to 23 above zero.
The squadron is anxious to proceed
as good weather is expected from
Japan on to England.
A telegram received from Major
Martin by Lieut. Wade, stated that
the commander’s motor was woiking
perfectly and that no more trouble
is apprehended.
CORDOVA, Apr. 26.—Major Mar
tin hopped off from Kanatak for
Chignik at 10:30 this morning, ac
cording to word received here.
CANADIAN AIRMAN
WILL BLAZE TRAIL
VANCOUVER, B. C., Apr. 26.—Ot
tawa has ordered Flight Lieutenant
Earl McLeod to fly to Prince Ru
pert Monday to cover the route by
way of Hazelton, Fort Frazer and
other northern points to a lake near
Edmonton, which will be the alterna
tive course for Stuart MacLaren and
British around the world flyers, when
they pass through British Columbia.
W. T. VANORMAN
WINNER BALOON RACE
SAN ANTONIO, Apr. 26.—W. T.
Vanoram, piloting Goodyear No. 3
on irs maiden trip, who landed at 1
o’clock near Rochester, Minn., is de
clared to be the winner in the 1924
elimination baloon race. He made
a flight of 1073 miles.
BURBANK’S HULLESS BARLEY
PRODUCES BIG YIELD !
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Apr. 26.—
Luther Burbanks new hulless barley
is the result of many years work, and
is said to produce an enormous
yield.
The Burbank tomato which ripens |
in June, has been perfected. The |
seeds can be replanted and will pro- j
duce another crop the same season, j
Booze Detector Tells
How Drunk One Is
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26—Her
alded as much moi’e effective than the
“truth detector,” San Francisco physi
cians and police have experimented
with the “booze detector,” known as
the metabular.
The new machine, to be used here
in the campaign against drunken au
tomobile drivers, determines the quan
tity of oxygen required by a “suspect”
and thus reveals the full amount of
“home brew” or “bottled in bond” he
has consumed .
According to Dr. 0. W. Ginsburg,
invetor of the metobular, the degree
of intoxication is registered by the de
mand in the system for oxygen to off
set the effect of the alcohol.
By feeding pure oxygen through a
nozzle, the exact degree of intoxication
may be determined physicians contend.
CANNERY WORKERS
HELD ON VESSEL
IN SEATTLE HARBOR
REFUSED PERMISSION TO LEAVE
SHIP FOR OVER A WEEK,
WORKMEN DESERT
SEATTLE, Apr. 26.—Charging they
had been refused permission since
last Saturday to go ashore, sixteen
cannery workers deserted the Alaska
cannery ship, Benjamin F. Packard,
held at a buoy in the harbor here.
They were later intercepted and
lodged in jail by the police.
The men claim the Packard is a
hell-ship and that they will not go
north on her.
Pending settlement by The arbi
tration commission, the sixteen men
were released from jail today.
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INDIAN CHIEFS SIGN
AGREEMENT FOR SUIT
AGAINST GOVERNMENT
SPOKANE, April 26—Representa
tives of eight federated tribes of Col
ville Indians signed a contract in the
presence of Superior Judge Bruce
Blake here today with Attorneys Wil
liam S .Lewis of this city, and James
Lynch of Toroda for a suit against
the United States to recover some $20,
000,000 for lands of which they al
lege they have been deprived without
remuneration .
They declare their tribes were given
a right in a treaty signed in 1885 to
land on both sides of the Columbia
river, extending from the summit of
the Cascades to the summit of the
Pend 0‘Reilles, and that they never
have been compensated for it.
KETCHIKAN WILL HAVE
LARGE CABLE STATION
SAYS MAJOR MURPHY
OFFICERS OF SYSTEM TELL RES
IDENTS DUPLEX SYSTEM
WILL BE INSTALLED
At a dinner given recently by citi
zens of Ketchikan to Major Murphy
and Lieut. Buchanan, who are in the
city preparing for the laying of the
new cable, Major Murphy declared
that when the new system is com
pleted Ketchikan will have one of the
largest stations in America, compara
ble to the huge Canso station of Novo
Scotia. A duplex system will be in
stalled so as to enable an operator
to switch in Juneau or Seward for
Seattle, allowing Ketchikan also to
send at the same time. The schedule
of the cable ship is uncertain, but it
is believed that the cable will be
laid to Ketchikan by May 15. The
trench across Prince of Wales island
is being prepared, and will be ready
by the time the cableship reaches
the scene.
Major Murphy and Lieut. Bunchan
an will probably come to Seward be
fore the laying of the cable here in
September.
SUPREME COURT SAID
TO FAVOR RAILROADS
WASHINGTON, Apr. 26.—Benjamin
C. Marsh, director oi' the Farmers
National Council, charged before the
Senate interstate commerce commit
tee this afternoon that the Supreme
Court had been packed in favor of
the railroads by the appointment of
fart, Pierce and Butler and that the
roads are in the hands of brigands.
Dr. J. H. Romig will leave on Mon
day’s train for the Interior.
JOE BADGER SWAMPS
COMPETITORS IN VOTE
FRIENDS RALLY TO SUPPORT
AND OVER THREE HUNDRED
VOTES CAST TODAY
Is Joe Badger popular? We'll say
tie is. Not content with polling the
highest vote in the recent election
’or councilmen, he now has swamped
his nearest competitor in the May
3ueen contest. Last night, after the
Gateway poll was announced, friends
if the popular boniface rallied to his
support and bought 300 votes in one
iloc, placing him in the lead of Miss
Patsy Ray.
Pulchritude and popularity go hand
n hand, apparently. Ever since his
Tiends saw Joe dressed as a queen
if the harem in the Fourth of July
parade, the winsome lasses of the
own have never had a chance, and
mless they pick on a probable winner
ind vote en masses, Joe will be May
Gueen, pole and everything.
But, listen! The fishermen are eom
lining on a candidate, and may yet
*ive the bankers and blase business
nen a run for their money. Also,
Seven Mile wall enter a candidate to
vard the last. It may be Nels Ha
*en and it may be George Laughlan,
>ut doggone, watch the votes pile up.
The Gateway presses are jumping
)ff the floor printing tickets, and a
special edition of the paper may be
lecessary to give the poll; but we
lave lots of white paper and nine
ives to lay down for our country, so
et the good work go on.
And remember, you can vote like
hey do in Anchorage, often and fre
luent, without the penalties attach
'd thereto. The money goes to a
jood cause, and if you want to see
i he-May Queen save your money
or pangynga.
HEARST INTERESTS
TO CONSOLIDATE
ELEVEN NEWSPAPERS
BONDS TOTALING FIVE MILLIONS
TO BE OFFERED PUBLIC IN
THE NEAR FUTURE
NEW YORK, Apr. 26.—The Times
says today that the William Randolph
Hearst publishing interests have
evolved a plan for consolidation of
the capital stock of eleven Hearst
publications, to be owned by one
holding company, known as Hearst
Publications, Inc., and capitalized at
$5,000,000. Ronds are being offered
to the public at a fair rate of inter
est.
The Hearst interests own 23 daily
papers and eight magazines.
WELL KNOWN NORTHERN
MEN GO TO BRITISH GUIANA
Carl C. Dunlap, for twenty years an
operator in Alaska, and William
Hesse, a sourdough mining and civil
engineer, arrived in Colombia, British
Guiana, last week, and will remain
a year prospecting for gold and dia
monds in the newly discovered fields
in the South American country.
THEODORE BURTON
SELECTED CHAIRMAN
WASHINGTON, Apr. 26.—The se
lection of Theodore Burton of Ohio,
as temporary chairman for the Re
publican National Convention was in
dicated at the White House this aft
ernoon.
COOLIDGE WILL VETO
SOLDIER BONUS BILL
WASHINGTON, Apr. 26.—'The:e is
i likelihood that Pn ; dent C olic'v*
wi t .etc the bonus oil it is said, in
view cf his endorsement of stat-1
:.i :11s trade by SenaBorah during
an rec ess in the Senate Tuesu iv in
o-.posu i n to the mo; sure.
COOLIDGE WILL VETO
JAPANESE EXCLUSION
WASHINGTON, Apr. 26—President
Coolidge will veto the immigration
bill containing the Japanese exclu
sion clause, the White House inti
mated tonight.
HAIRPIN AND BULLET
HOLE MAIN EXHIBIT
IN SHOOTING AFFRAY
NOOKSACK, April 26—Nooksack
has a mystery in which a bullet hole
and a hairpin are exhibits A and B.
Last Sunday morning about 3:15 the
three occupants of the home of Mrs.
J. B. Pritts, a pioneer resident of that
place, were awakened by a pistol shot,
which sounded to them as if the wea
pon had been fired in the house. The
startled trio listened intently for foot
steps, but hearing none concluded that
the revolver had been discharged out
side .A later investigation proved this
surmise to be correct, for a bullet hole
was found in the wall just outside the
sleeping apartments, and near the
scene of the shooting lay a hairpin. As
yet the hairpin mystery has not yet
been solved. Neither of the occupants
of the Pritt’s home have any enemies,
so far as they know, and are deeply
puzzled over the occurrence.
POLL UP TO NOON
IN MAY QUEEN VOTE
The following is the poll of the
votes cast for Queen of the May, up
to the hour of going to press. As the
polls close Wednesday, at 6 o'clock,
voting is expected to take a decided
increase tonight and tomorrow. Miss
Cecil Leslie was ahead at noon to
day, with about 100 votes bought and
ready to be cast for Miss Tallasen.
Cecil Leslie .. 23S
Jos. Badger . 141
Beatrice Baughman ...„ 121
Patricia Ray _ 49
Thelma Tallasen . 27
Melba Johnsrud . 19
Marit Eide . 6
Thelma Ellsworth _ 4
Lenora Dry den ___ .. 3
Other contestants no change.
No contestant will be permitted to
throw his or her vot et oany other
contestant.