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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 139.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 21,1926.
PRICE TEX CENTS
, FEDERAL ATTORNEY
THOSE WHO SPEAK EViLLY OF
TERRITORY SHOULD VISIT
RETURN HOME WISER
JUNEAU, June 21. (£>)—James A.
"Wharton, assistant federal attorney
of St. Paul, who has been touring
Southeastern Alaska for several weeks
before the Chamber of Commerce said,
“In the States, East of the Rockies
they suppose you have no respect for
law. We read in the papers that your
morals are lax and worse than any
where in the country, and on the same
basis as in Mexico and Continental
Asia, and that no attempt is being
made to punish violators and enforce
the liquor laws. I found no such con
dition. The people of Alaska are so
ber, industrious and law-abiding and
your officers are alert and careful.
Your courts are efficient and your
prosecutors able and honest.
“When a minister of the Gospel goes
on record before the Congressional
committee with the assertions that
vice and immorality runs rampant in
your Territory, he should be brought
to Alaska and then sent home a wiser
and better man.’ ’
FATHER INNOCENT, IS
BELIEF IF DETECTIVE
SEATTLE, June 21. (/Pj—Prosecu
tor Colvin and Chief of Detectives
Charles Tennant declared their un
qualified belief in the innocence of
Wallace C. Gaines, nicknamed Bob, of
the death of his daughter Sylvia.
Search has continued for a man ar
rested two years ago by the police in
the Wallingford precinct for an at
tack upon a women and children near
where Sylvia was brutally slain.
Prosecutor Colvin announced the
movements of Wallace Gaines, Sylvia’s
father, will be minutely investigated,
and said that Gaines requested it as
he wished to be cleared absolutely of
any suspicion.
CHAMBER LUNCHEON
The Seward Chamber of Commerce
will meet at their regular weekly bus
iness meeting and luncheon tomorrow
at noon at Fisher’s cafe. A large at
tendance is requested. Officers from
the U. S. S. Swallow are receiving in
^ vitations to attend.
The fishing boat Rolfe No. 2, arrived
in port yesterday.
Wells Ervin, who arrived in town
Sunday morning, left for Anchorage
yesterday. His parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Winfield Ervin met him at Moraine.
Mrs. A. A. Shonbeck, who came
over last Wednesday from her Anch
orage home to meet her five- year old
niece, Barbara Jane Erickson, who ar
v , rived from the south on the S.S.
Northwestern, left yesterday for the
Inlet city.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AT BEIRUT, SYRIA OVERLOOKING THE BLUE WATERS
OF THE MEDITERRANEAN.
UO ERUPTING
CORDOVA FOLK ENJOYING SWIM
MING IN GLACIAL FED WAT
ERS OF EYAK LAKE
CORDOVA, June 21. (JP)—A small
volcano is believed to be in eruption
two miles from the Copper River and
Northwestern Railroad at Mile 75. Ex
treme heat is reported from that vi
cinity and from the peak of a moun
tain smoke puffs came out on top
which were visible for ten miles.
Last spring trainmen reported evi
dences of a slight eruption, but were
laughed at.
The weather in Cordova continued
unusually hot and people are swim
ming in the glacially fed Eyak lake,
which has quite a warm temperature.
Ninety in the shade was recorded at
Chitina.
KINDERGARTEN
OPENS TOMORROW
Of interest to the parents of small
children, will be the kindergarten,
which Miss Moulton will conduct dur
ing the summer, starting tomorrow,
Tuesday, June 22nd.
Children three years old and over
may come and spend enjoyable hours
playing and learning with the many
attractive devices Miss Moulton has.
The very latest methods used in the
kindergartens in Seattle will be pre
sented and a pleasant, educational
course will be given to the wee tot^.
Miss Moulton has had extensive
training in a Kindergarten Training
College and has taught in private kin
dergartens in Seattle and Spokane.
The classes will be from nine to
welve each morning and parents wish
ing to send their children may call at
the school house tomorrow at that
time.
JUNEAU SUSPECTS RELEASED
JUNEAU, June 21. (£>)—John Mar
tin and Albert Erickson, suspected to
be the DeAutremont brothers, were re
leased. Neither resented their ar
rests.
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GIRARD. Kans., June 20. (JP)—Mrs.
Georgia Brown, whose sixth husband
was shot to death today was charged
with first degree murder. She reported
to the police that she was awakened
by a shot and found her husband dy
ing.
INSPECTION BOARD ON VESSEL
TO MAKE SURVEY NAVAL
PROPERTY HERE
Under the command of Lieut. P. J.
Gundlach, Comdr, of the U. S. S. Swal
low, radio mine sweeper vessel, arriv
ed in port this morning from Cordova.
The vessel will remain in port today
and probably all day tomorrow while
the annual routine of inspection is
made.
Captain Olmstead, assistant com
mander of the 13th Naval District;
Lieut.-Comdr. Bouson, chief of the ra
dio department, and Lieut. Gebhart, of
the civil engineering corps, comprise
the inspection board and will make a
survey of the Seward radio station,
the Lowell creek site and the navy
property in Seward.
The Swallow has a compliment of
43 men and three officers, the Messrs.
James, Murray and Stuart. This, is
the first trip to this port the Swallow
has made in two years. From here
the vessel will proceed to Kodiak,
thence south to Seattle. Sacked coal,
gasoline and other supplies were brot
north from Puget Sound and discharg
ed principally at two isolated stations,
south of Seward. No supplies are be
ing discharged locally.
The halibut schooner Prince No. 2,
arrived in port yesterday.
The S. S. Northwestern took south
712 of salmon from the Gorman plant
at Anchorage, also 11 tons of gold ore
which arrived in Seward Saturday
from the Iditarod.
Mrs. Henry Sogn and son Harold,
left for their Anchorage home yester
day morning.
CAPACITY LOUD OF
RIVER STEAMER YUKON ARRIVES
TANANA WITH BARGE ORE
AND 90 PASSENGERS
TAX AX A, June 21. (>Pi—The river
steamer Yukon on its second trip down
the mighty Yukon from Dawson and
up Yukon river points, arrived at Ta
nana Friday. The steamer carried 94
passengers. The Yukon towed down
the Treadwell ore on a scow loaded to
capacity with concentrates from the
Yukon-Treadwell mines at Mayo, this
being the second shipment this sea
son.
The tourist travel divides at Fair
banks, some go over the Richardson
Highway by automobile, via Valdez,
while others go via the Alaska Rail
road to Anchorage and Seward, the
latter place coast terminus for the
railroad. John Hazelet, agent for the
Criswell travel service on Alaska
tours, was a passenger.
rouNG com miner
ENTERS FOR BIG RICE
T. Cesare, a young coal miner from
the coal fields of Matanuska arrived
in Seward Saturday and has filed his
entry for the Marathon mountain race
on the 4th of July. The young athlete
ran up to the crest twice this morning
just to try out the route. Of all the lo
cal contesants none appear to have
the confidence this young chap has. He
is a real ‘'dark horse” and arrives un
heralded and unsung.
S. A. C. CALL T OARMS
Members of the S. A. C. are request
ed to turn out tomorrow evening at
the baseball grounds and assist for
about an hour in doing a little work
in connection with the underground
water channel. Harold Painter will
be in charge of the work tomorrow
evening. One day’s work was accom
plished last week by day labor.
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J. H. Marsh, well known oldtimer
of the Fairbanks district, passed thru
Seward last night on his way to the
States on a vacation trip.
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TO CONTINUE FLISHT
GASOLINE St C>C,L1ES. tVO SPJ.CE
PASTS BE SWIVEL TO c~
BAPPO*
SEATTLE. June 21. T> — Ma; -
Lamphier said “lack of supplie »a>
| all that prevented our fin dine land
The experiment of carry :nc casol.r
overland by snow motors fi led. w*
couldn’t penetrate the ice by hu* -
early jn the season and we coaldt.'
I carry the supplies over the nr'ur*£-r*
because the planes needed all v c->
oliue they could carry.'
He said air supply bureaus at. . r -
cue stations must be es ab si.* d n
Alaska, and said the lane which he be
lieves is north of Barrow will he ir.
valuable to aerial transpor at r
I: is learned follow nc the a — v*'. of
five of the Wilkins party 'hat another
attempt will be made to explore the
Arctic wastes. Parrs to repair he
two airplanes of the expe tint. :<•
said will he shipped north th:s sum
mer. Those arriving here were Major
Lamphier. “Sandy” Sm th W:-=
Earp and Mason. Lamphier sa:a
“lack of supplies mas all ha: kept ns
fro® finding land this *ime Th^re
we were, at Barrow, really to go. ha:
nothing to go on ”
It was also learned gasoline snp
plies and spare parts for the airplanes
will be shipped to Barrow Sm i h
Mason and Lamphier will g: to De
troit, while the others will re® a in a
Seattle.
DEMI SERVICES
i REES JESSE LEE SOME
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Dedication services of the S200.GGG
Jesse L*ee Home in Seward wore held
last night nnder the auspices of the
Woman's Home Mi#iicfjary of the
Methodist Church. "Many local res.
dents attended the services which be
gan at 7:30 in the evening in the cha
ppie and the speakers. Mrs- McQueen
Mrs. Bine, L. V. Ray. Rev. Graham
and Rev. Dunlap, made exceptionally
splendid talks. The auditorium was
decorated very prettily with native
flowers and the larger girls of the
home sang nomerons songs of which
the song Alaska received much ap
plause.
ROLFE ARRIVES IN PORT
Capt. Pete Sather. Rolfe Xo. 1,
' done into port 1ms; right from Xaka
Bay. One passenger was on board, a
miner from the Xuka Bay mining com
pany. Captain Sather may leave to
night with the Rolfe Xo. 2. on the re
turn trip to the bay. He win return
immediately.
LADIES' AID
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
of Mrs. George Schmitt, Wednes
day afternoon at 2 o’clock. All mem
bers are asked to be there as it is
the last meeting nntil Sep*ember. T*s
itors are welcome. 2l