VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 189
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1924
PRICE TEX CENTS
Starting Gan of Demo.
Campaign is Fired
by J. IV. Davis
CLARKSBURG, W. Va., Aug. 12.
—The starting gu?f* in the presiden-!
tial race was sounded here today |
with the meeting of democratic lead- j
ers for the formal notification to
n:ght to John W .Davis of his selec
tion as the standard bearer of the
Democratic Party .
CLARKSBURG, W .Va., Aug. 12.
—In biting criticism John YV. Davis
dwelt on the differences between j
President Coolidge ar.d leaders of his
party in both houses of congress and •
0 continues on the question of foreign j
policy, Davis said that we favor the j
World Court in sincerity—not mere
ly for campaign purposes or as an
avenue of escape in the consideration
of larger questions. We believe it
to be to a real advantage toward a
peaceful settlement of international
^ disputes and we do not, and we can
not accept the dictum authorized by
any expression of popular will that
the League of Nations is a closed in
cident. So far as we are concerned,
we deny the right of any man to
thus shut the gate of the future
against us and to write the word
NEVER across the face of our for
eign policy and telling of having se
vered his connection with all law
clients.”
Davis added, “I have no clients1
today, but the Democratic party and
if th-’y will it, so are ihe people of
the United States.”
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CLARKSBURG, W. Va., Aug. 12.
—Accompanied by the plaudits of the
thousands of the party leaders that
gathered from all parts of the coun
try, Davis formally accepted the De
mocratic nomination for the presi- j
dency.
In his speech of acceptance which j
was delivered in the open at Golf
Plaza there was a solemn pledge to
do all in his power to lead the party
to victory.
^ In his speech that followed the ac- 1
ceptance, Davis assailed the Republi- j
can party at the outset, saying, “I I
charge the Republican party with I
corruption in office and, I charge it
f also with favoritism in legislation,
and I do further charge it with that
grossest form of favoritism which
gives to him who hath, and takes j
away from him who hath not . To
pervert an officer to personal gain is i
an offense detested by all honest men
but to use power of legislation pur
posely to enrich one man or set of
men at the expense of others is rob
bery on a larger scale though done '
under the forms of law in the age
of the Fordney-McCumber tariff act
imposing the highest rates and duties
in the tariff history of the nation
There was an unblushing return to
the evil days of rewarding party sup
port and political contributions with
legislative favors."
FISH PAICES
JUNEAU, Auf. 12.—Halibut yes
terday was quoted at 12 and 7 cents.
Salmon at 15, 10 and 5 cents .
EDITOR’S PARDON IS
♦ /IGNORED BY CHIEF
SANTA FE, N. M., Aug. 9.—The
state supreme Court recently granted
a writ of habeas corpus requiring
Sheriff Lorenzo Delgado, of San Mi
V guel county, to produce Carl C. Ma-'
gee in that court, but refused to ad
mit Magc-e to bond in the meantime.
LAS VEGAS, N. M., Aug. 9.—Carl
C. Magee, Albuquerque editor, spent
last night in the San Miguel county
jail and was still incarcerated in the
prison today ,despite the fact that he
was pardoned last night by Governor
James F. Hinkle, of New Mexico, for
the three charges of contempt of
court for which he had been sentenc
ed to serve three months by Judge
David L. Leahy of the Fourth judicial
district of the state.
Sheriff Lorenzo Delgado refused
to release the prisoner, when the
pardons for the three charges were
served upon him by State Adjutant
General H. B. Skipwith.
The next move in the relea'se of
Magee, it is the general opinion of
the authorities here, rests upon the
action of the state supreme court
in regard to the habeas corpus pro
cedings. The Albuquerque editor was
guarded during the night at the
county jail by more than a score of
^ deputy sheriffs and no untoward in
cident or demonstration by his sup
porters occurred.
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>,300 VOLTS SHOCKS LINEMAN;
HE’S ALIVE BUT HAS BURNS
ANACORTES, Wash., Aug. 12.—
While workmen prepared to take
down from a high pole the appar
ently lifeless body of C. E. Bird, line
man, after 2,300 volts of electricity
had passed through his body, discov
ered he was conscious. Bird, climbed
down the pole himself, unaided. He
suffered burns on the hands and hips.
Steamship Yukon Sails
from Seattle with
311 Passengers
SEATTLE, Aug. 12.—The steamer
Yukon of the Alaska Steamship Co.,
sailed from Seattle on Sunday morn
ing with 211 passengers, which in
cludes 110 excursionists.
Those booked thru to Seward are:
Patrick Murray, Lillian Dockery,
James Vettlers, James Keegan, Chas.
Moore, Christ Larson, Mina Chase,
Theo. Morgan, Sister Pascell, Sister
Mary, Mrs. A. L. Wendler, E. Mar
quist and wife, Master Muss Mar
quist ,Miss W. Downing, Jennie
Thornton, J. Ventners arid wife, M.
L. Molebaugh, Charles Parker, W. E
Spencer and wife, Miss Glase, Theo.
Morgan, jr., Myrtle Wendler, J. M.
Turnbull, J. C. Thomson, Alice Fitz
patrick, Miss Hilaner and T. Cole.
CYCLONE KILLS NINE
DENVER, Col., Ang. 12.—Nine
persons were killed by a cyclone that
swept Thurman, Colorado on Sun
day .
Alaska Mail Bandit
Escapes from Pen
SEATTLE, Aug. 12.—G- Humple,
who was sentenced from Fairbanks
for rifling mails escaped from Mc
Neill island penitentiary on Sunday
afternoon.
ALASKA SAILS SOUTH
WITH ALL SPACE TAKEN
The steamship Alaska sailed south
early Monday morning with every
cabin taken and a large shipment of
salmon from westward ports. Pas
sengers sailing from Seward for
•noints south were:
For Latouche—M- E. LsBlanc, W.
Hawkins, T. D. Colling, Mrs. Colling,
and baby, J. P. Hannon. Babe Smith,
Phil Harming, W. Warren, C. Wenzel.
John Berg and AVm. Branrazon.
For Valdez—W. E. Dunkle and
Thos. Holland.
For Cordova—F. W. Weymouth, H.
C. McMillan, M. H. Sides, E. L.
Sehroeder ,,T. J. Chisholm, J. C.
Black, and Tom Clark
For Juneau—Emma Reese, Wayne
Dorlington, A M. Dorlington, Doro
thy Haley, Louis Plescholtz, Mike
Knezoirs, Z. Zurschonze.
Ketchikan—J. E. Cates, A. L. She
bley, J. H. Noonan, Lester A. Kent,
In addition the Alaska carried 149
passengers for Seattle, the larger
part round trippers.
".Of>YRIGMT_U»»OERWOOD 4 UNOERWOOO, N..V.
SETS WORLD RECORD
Miss Sybil Bauer clipped 4-5 of a
second from the world’s record in the
100 meter back-stroke at the Olym
pics, negotiating the distance in one
minute 23 and 1-5 seconds.
j '■ i'-vv Wit*3
COPVRICMX.UNOeflwOOO A UNO£«WOOO. H.j
WINS FOUR AMERICAN HERBIE ., WILL HE RACE AGAINST THE
FAMOUS SPINARD?
Black Gold will possibly be a co itestant against the French favorite
Epinard.
British Flyers Reach
Dutch Harbor on
Way Victoria
DUTCH HARBOR, Aug. 12.—Stu
art Maciaren, with his wrecked sea
plane. arrived here on Sunday on
the Canadian trawler Thiepval, which
is now proceeding for Victoria, via
Prince Rupert.
STARR SAILS WESTWARD
BIG PASSENGER LIST
The steami-hip Starr sailed west
ward last night at eight o’clock, her
last trip to Bristol Bay points for
this season. The next trip of the
Starr will be only as far as Unalas
ka. The Starr carried a large car
go of freight for Bristol Bay, and a
full list of passengers, as follows:
For Seldovia—A. Black, W. F.
Foster, Mrs. W. F. Foster, P. Gar
bin, R. V. B. Dunlap, B. Johnson, A.
| Ahlstrom, Fred Rizzoli, C- E. N^wn,
I John Huta, E. K. Scharpling, 0. Wil
son, Jas. Vantress, J. H. Dwyer, L.
M. Carrigan, Fred Foster, Josephine
Foster, O. Rcnsing, A. S. Catlin, R.
Madsen, F. 0- Bery, Mrs. Berry, and
I Maggie Hubley.
! For Kodiak—George Sanfers, S. J.
I Nolan, P .E. Simeonoff.
For Kanatak—J. W. Mason, Mrs.
[ M. C. Holman, G. C- LeFevre, L. E.
Grammar, Wm. E. Lee and Mrs. G.
Huseby.
For Perryville—Henry Bise and
wife.
For Akutan—Miss K .Kane.
For Unalaska—A. C. Dowling.
For Nushagak—Mrs. B. H. Pol
ley, Miss C. Baunton, Miss Donie
Taylor, Miss Lola Moss ,Mrs. Ida
Comstock, Thos. V. Calkins, Mrs. T.
V. Calkins, Miss Violet Marmasena.
The Nushagak passengers were all
teachers for the orphanage.
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Color Not a Bar
Says Pres. Coolidge
WASHINGTON D. C., Aug. 12.—
Reply to a letter of protest against
the candidacy of a negro in New
York State for congress, President
Coolidge expressed with amazement
the suggestion that he intervene and
reaffirmed his attention on adminis
tering legislation which he pointed
out guarantees equal rights to all
our citizens without discrimination
on account of race or color.
The letter was made public at the
White House, and was written by the
I President to Chai-les Gardner of Ft.
Hamilton, N. Y.
REV. AND MRS. DENTON
LEAVE ANCHORAGE
En route to Colorado Springs, Col.,
where their son has been attending
school, and several relatives reside,
Rev. and Mrs. C. G. Denton pf An
chorage left recently on the Admir
al Watson. Rev. Denton filled the
pulpit at the Presbyterian church
during the absence of Rev. Wallace
Sutton Marple for the past year and
a half, and he and Mrs. Denton made
made many friends, both in Seward
and Anchorage
Rev. Denton is interested in the
Denton Printing company at Colora
do Springs. Before coming to the
westward he had the pastorate in
Haines.
W. 0- Foster and Mrs. Foster were
Seldovia passengers on the Starr.
Danish Steamer in fee
Pack Makes Escape
to Greenland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 12.—
The Danish supply ship, Gertrude
Rask, whose imprisonment in an ice
pack off Angamshalik on the east
coast of Greenland and which has
j been an important factor in delaying
j the continuation of the world flight
' of the American army flyers, broke
free from the ice this morning.
Pioneer Teacher Leaves
for Akutan to Spend
Lonely Winter
| Miss Katherine G. Kane, pioneer
Alaskan teacher at Kokrines, left on
the steamship Starr to teach at the
| Native school at Akutan. Miss Kane
has been teaching in Alaska since
1911, and most of the time has been
! stationed on the Yukon river. Part
of the time she was the only white
person at Kokrines. Miss Kane re
ports that she had considerable trou
ble at Kokrines with the native sha
i man or medicine men. With a three
j years course in medicine she pre
‘ scribed for the natives, but her ef
j forts were nullified by the shaman,
who made the family of the patient
i practice the old rites of shamanism.
One case of recent date was that
of a young girl badly burned on the
chest, stomach and thighs. She was
administered to by Miss Kane and
was convalescing nicely. One morn
ing she received a message that the
girl was dying. Hurrying to the
home she found the shaman present
whet informed her that the girl could
not take her medicine. Then
pushing her way into the hut she
found a canopy erected over the bed,
and the girl’s father and mother
wedged tightly on each side of the
girl, the three being bound up close
with heavy blankets. The shaman
and parents were hissing, spitting
and caterwauling to exercise the spir
its. The little patient was uncon
scious and cold. Hastily throwing
aside the canopy Miss Kane attempt
ed to undo the blankets when she
was seized by the medicine man, a
husky buck, who attempted to eject
her from the hut. She stated she hit
him square between the eyes with
her fist and told him he could not
practice witchcraft near her school.
Only by threatening to have the
marshal sent for 50 miles away, did
she succeed in securing the release
of the little girl.
The skin on the patient’s body had
been stripped off in great rolls
where the shaman had rubbed and
rolled her, the pain apparently being
more than the child could stand. Ad
ministering opiates and dressing the
burns, the child was placed in bed,
and at the time Miss Kane left had
practically recovered.
Shamanism ,according to Miss
Kane, as practiced by many Yukon
tribes, stands in the way of advance
ment of the children, as they quickly
revert to tribal customs as soon as
they return home from the schools.
Miss Kane will teach at Akutan
this winter and *will practically be
isolated. The mail boat Starr will
not call again at this port until the
latter part q£ January, .and she will
be the only white person in the vil
lage . The whaling station, a few
miles away, will have a storekeeper
and watchman,
KING HUSSEIN IS TIGHTENING
CLAIM TO THE CALIPHATE
I
JESUSALEM, Aug. 12—King Hus
sein of the Hedjez has received new
support for his claim to the caliphate
at a conference of Arab notables in
Mecca. The conference was prompt- (
ed by the opposition shown to King (
Hussein’s claims in several Moslem ]
countries like Egypt and India.
The conference issued a proclima- (
lion to the Moslem world declaring
that King Hussein, as the luier of
the Hedjez, is the most fit candidate (
for the caliphate.
Eskimos of North Make
Merry V/hen Meet
at Nome
The Nome Nugget tells us, and all
oldtimers will verify the fact, that
since the early days the whole na
tive village of King Island makes its
annual pilgrimage to Nome, (The
White Man’s Town). The King Isl
and natives are an industrious, clean,
and healthy lot of people and when
they start for the white man’s camp,
they practically desert the island for
the summer months. The journey
from King Island to Nome is about
100 miles, the trip being made
in boats built by their own hands,
and constructed from the hides of
walrus. Seven skin boats ,in all, car
ry the entire native population, in
cluding all their possessions, from
furniture and baby buggies, sewing
machines, gas stoves, cooking uten
sils, ivory and tools for carving
same and last but not least, the fa
mily looking glass, and oh, yes! the
dogs—dogs without number, also join
the pilgrimage, because if left on the
island they would starve to death,
and that would be a bad omen.
The King Island natives are great
carvers of ivory and several tons of
this article are carried to Nome each
year by them, and just as soon as
I they hit town and begin pitching
| their camp near the old milk ranch
i at the East end of town ,the men
I folks begin cai-ving the rough, ugly
j looking tusks into fine cribboards, ga
vels, forks, knives, spoons, tooth
picks, umbrella handles, hat pins, in
i fact, many different kinds of things,
| too numerous to mention.
The merchants and people of Nome
| look forward each year to their ar
! rival. They are a soui'ce of revenue
j to the camp which runs into the
j thousands of dollars. Thru the sale
! of these things considerable money is
i taken in, which in turn is respent
I with the merchants for a supply of
goods which will enable them to go
back on the island and stay until
the 4th of July.
They usually arrive in time to
take part in the Fourth of July cele
brations in Nome and among them
are many athletes of no mean abil
ity. They usually enter into the con
tests with other natives from other
sections and in many events carry
off the majority of the prizes . They
also give entertainments to the peo
ple of Nome, and excursionists who
are always anxious to watch the Es
kimos -oerform to the special music
furnished by their orchestras.
JAIL SENTENCE GIVEN
CHINESE WORKERS FOR
HABITUAL USE DRUGS
Mer Nue and Go Gun Lin, Chin
ese cannery workers appeared before
Judge V. A. Paine at Juneau recent
ly and pleaded guilty to being hab
itual users of narcotics. They were
sentenced to 50 days each in the lo
cal Federal jail, and to pay the costs
of the action.
The two Chinamen were arrested
by Federal Officers at Tee Harbor,
with opium water pipes, and other
paraphernalia in their possession.!
Both said they had resided in the1
United States for a long time. Gun |
Lin having made his home in the!
country for 45 years.. He is 75 years
old. Neither spoke enough English
to understand fully nor make him
self fully understood. Through an in
terpreter the charge was explained
to them. After the sentence was
explained to him, Gun Lin, looked
steadily at the opium water standing
on the table before him and declar
ed: “No good! I quit!’’
POWDER GOES UP—IN SMOKE!
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 12.—
Forty-five million pounds of Powder
that was stored by the government
for use as war reserve, was consum
ed by fire which destroyed the old
Hickory powder plant at Jackson
ville, Tennessee on Sunday.
Germans Agree to all
Dawes Program no
Reparations
LONDON, Aug. 11.—Allied and
German experts attached to the in
ernational reparation conference
lave reached a full agreement on
he Dawes program, it was announc
id here late yesterday afternoon.
They remained in session the en
ire night before to arrive at an un
lerstanding on the reparation pay
ments in which the Germans held out
intil the results of Premier Herriot’s
Paris mission became known.
The French premier’s return with
iis cabinet’s approval, and his Ruhr
evacuation policy in his pocket, put
new life and hope into the negotia
tions, and the British observers be
lieveve the conference will end by
Thursday. The question of evacua
tion of the Ruhr is being considered
now by the principal allied delegates
Until they have • reached an agree
ment among themselves on this prob
lem, there will not be another meet
ing with the Germans.
FILES FOR LEGISLATURE
SEATTLE, Aug. 12—D. E. Dug
dale, former baseball magnate of
this city filed for the Legislature
from the Forty-first district.
Dirigible Will Not Take
Passengers Across
the Atlantic
BERLIN, Aug. 12.—One thousand
men and women made application ofr
reservations for the first flight
across the Atlantic on the Zeppelin
ZR-3, which was recently built near
here for the American government.
It was announced that only naval
men will be carried, and it is expect
ed that the flight will begin Septem
ber 15.
Cache Creek News
Mr. Humphries, who operates the
big dredge on lower Cache Creek, ac
companied Charles and Albert Har
rer on a trip last week which took
them as far as Poorman. They vis
ited Mr. Arovieh on Upper Cache
Creek and found he and his men very
busy.
Mr. Schell on Upper Peters creek
is making a cleanup on a large clump
across from the camp, and from all
indications it should net him about
$1700.
Mr. Jenefer is busy on one group
of the Rice-Hatch claims.
Cooper and Dwyer on upper Wil
low Creek are showing some extra
heavy gold taken from the big bank
at the mouth of Lucky Gulch.
Munro Cost and Charles Mack,
who operate on Poorman are busy
these days building a large reser
voir which will add considerably to
their supply.
Mr. Humphries also visited the
properties on Peters creek canyon,
owned by Eiwell Smith and Jones.
Those who have talked with Mr.
Humphries since his return say he is
very favorably impressed with this
district. Mr. Humphries is an old
timer here and knows the mining
game.
Mr. Johnson and Mr. Sterling, en
gineers for the Alaska Road Commis
sion, passed down Peters creek a few
weeks ago. Their trip was for the
purpose of mapping out a new trail
from the mouth of the canyon on
Peters creek to the government road,
a distance of 17 miles. Mr. Sterling
and Mr. Johnson assured the men
they would have the wagon road in
good shape by early fall. This will
shorten the route to the district some
30 miles over the old trail across the
Peters Hills and up Cache creek.
Mr. Hillman, who operated on Dol
lar creek, displayed his usual hospi
tality by entertaining some fifteen
friends recently.
Mr. Anderson ,who operates on
Falls creek ,has some 15 men em
ployed and it is said he is meeting
with great success.
Al. Walsh is reported to be work
ing in extra good ground, but is
bothered by a shortage of water.
James Murray, who owns valuable
property on Nugget creek is in Fair
banks on business.
Messrs. Lee and Fox, who oper
ate pack trains to the creek have
been unusually busy this year mak
ing the round trip from Talkeetna
every ten days. Mr. Fox goes as far
as Schell's on upper Peters, and Mr.
Lee makes the loop across the Pet
ers hill, up Cache creek and down to
Peters creek.