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VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 20.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23,1924.
PRICE TEN CENT*
SEITTLE BANKS
SEATTLE, Jan. 23.—The Dexter
Horton National Bank and the Union
National Bank consolidated today as
the Dexter Horton National Bank,
■with a combined capital of two and
a half millions, and deposits of thirty
two millions.
W. H. Parsons, a former Alaskan
banker is president, with H. A. Swal
well, president of the Union National
as chairman of the board of directors.
* FIGHT BREWING
IN G. 0. P. RANKS
A free for all battle seems to be
imminent in the Territorial Republi
can camp over the election of Na
tional Committeeman. Up to the
present time Arthur Frame and J. J.
Finnegan have filed for that office,
with John Frame being touted by the
* Wickersham-Rustgard interests. O. P.
Gaustad, the Fourth division warrior,
has refused to file for the office.
Harry G. Steel, Cordova newspaper
man has filed for delegate to the Re
publican National Convention. For
mer Senator J. R. Heckman, Grover
C. Winn, and others have their eyes
on the job, and will attempt to go to
the big circus at Cleveland.
It is possible that Delegate Dan
Sutherland may enter the primaries
unopposed by any Republican candi
date, although Stroller White is being
mentioned in connection with the of
* fice on the democratic ticket. Many
politicians agree that it is impossible
to beat Dan at this time, while others
would like to be called upon to try.
In the First division a complete
Sutherland ticket will be nominated,
including John Rustgard for attor
ney General, Forst J. Hunt for Sena
tor; W. L. Paul for the lower house
and John Frame for national commit
teeman. Cash Cole has filed as a
candidate for governor. Apparently
Dan’s load will be a heavy one, and
, when it gets to the tundras of the
* Fourth division may get stuck. Rusi
gard and Frame are liable to topple
the load into the ditch.
As over two weeks remain in which
filings may be made, there will prob
ably be a number of others announce.
ALASKAN PROMOTER
IS OUT ON SAIL
SEATTLE, Jan. 23.—Sidney Drake,
of the Kasaan Gold Company, tele
graphed advices today that he had
been arrested there tor the sale of
securities without taking out a state
license, and was out on cash bail.
MOSCOW, Jan. 23.—Leon Trotzky
had had a bitter quarrel with the
Communist executive committee over
their relusal to appoint him as Niko
iai Lenine’s successor. This row has
resulted in the deportation from the
city within the past ten days of sev
eral thousand persons who are un
favorable to Trotzky,
The committee is casting about for
^ a possible successor to Lenine, and
it is probable it will be a man not
affiliated with either department of
the Lenine and Trotzky government.
It is stated here that the Russian
people are anxious to return to a sta
ble government, and a rebellion is
imminent if the Reds attempt to con
_ trol the balance of power,
A i
CRUISER TACOMA
GOES TO BOTTOM
OFF VERA CRUZ
; VERA CRUZ, Mexico, Jan. 23.—
The cruiser Tacoma which hit a reef
near this port last night was swept
off by a heavy storm today and went
to the bottom, carrying Captain H. G.
Sparrow, her commander, and Edw.
Thuxter Derrick and Homer H. Lus
j sies, radio men who remained aboard,
to their death.
SNOWFALL OVER TERRITORY
CONTINUES TO BE LIGHT;
16 IN. MAXIMUM REPORTED
Continued light snowfall throughout
the Teritory during the past week was
reported today by R. C. Mize, meteo
i rologist in charge of the Alaska Wea
ther Bureau Service. The maximum
reported from any district was 16
inches, with less than six inches on
the lower Kuskokwim and the ground
almost bare just north of the Alaska
Range.
The snow covering on the ground
as reported by the various stations
was: Anchorage 10 inches, Eagle 16
' inches; Bethel, 5 inches, Fairbanks,
| 12 inches; Fort Yukon, 16 inches;
Juneau, 2 inches, Mount McKinley,
one inch and Nome 12 inches.
I Fhe Alaska Steamship Company an-j
nounces their new schedule in a re
! cent circular letter, in which they,
i state that this year vessels will run
only as tar as Seward, with the pos-j
sible exception of the Alameda on
the trip leaving Seattle August 2nd.
which has been chartered for a trip
i to Anchorage by a number of school,
teachers.
The circular is as follows:
We take pleasure in announcing j
the very recent purchase of another
passenger (and freight) steamer for
Alaska service. The new steamer
will be the YUKON. She is a twin
screw steamer, larger than the Alas
ka and will be operated on the South
western Alaska Route alternating
with the Alaska and Northwestern.
She is expected to be ready to go in
to the schedule sailing from Seattle
April 26th and replace the Alameda,,
i which will be operated on the South
I eastern Alaska Route in connection
| with the Jefferson (except for one'
I special excursion trip as a “Teachers |
Special” to Anchorage sailing on Au
guest 2nd.)
The new steamer Yukon is to be re-1
modeled as to her stateroom arrange- i
ments and provided with observation 1
rooms, smoking room, barber shop,
etc., making her similar to our oth
er steamers, and as soon as the cor
rected stateroom plans can be worked
out we will reissue this brief notice[
! in a printed circular which will con-1
tain full information and description
as to the different tours, sailings,
-schedules, itineraries, stateroom plans,
rates instructions as to making res-1
ervations, issuing prepaid ordei’s, etc.!
In the meantime, however, wre are I
prepared to make reservations.
This year the steamers operating on
the Southwestern Alaska Route,
sailing from Seattle at 9 o’clock ev-!
ery Saturday morning will run only!
as far West as Seward, except the j
special trip of the Alameda, sailing,
3:00 p. m„ August 2nd.
The steamer Redondo will be oper-1
ated west of Seward, between Sew-1
ard and Cook Inlet and Kodiak Isl
’ and points, connecting at Seward ev
ery Saturday with the steamers from
Seattle.
The Jefferson will l’un through to
Skagway only on trip sailing from Se
attle June 12th, 26th July 10th, 24th
and August 7th. On other trips only
as far north as Juneau.
The Alameda, when operating on -
the Southeastern Alaska Route, will
run through to Skagway on all trips
and also to Sitka on sailings of June
* COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD 4k UNOERWOOD, N. Y.
U. S.. OLYMPIC SPEED SKATING TEAM
IT. S. Speed skating team which will compele in the Olympic games
contest at Chamonix, in the French A lps. Left to right • Richard Dono
van, Harry Kaskey, Joe Moore Wm. Steinmetz and Valentine Bialas.
1DG1LD IIS
LABOR CABINET III
REQUEST OF KING
LONDON, Jan. 23.—The cabinet
named by Premier MacDonald tonight
includes Lord of the Privy Seal John
Robert Clynes; Chancellor, Lord Hal
dane; Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Phillip Snowden; Home Secretary
Arthur Henderson; Secretary of
State for the Colonies J. H. Thom
as; Secretary of War, Stephen Walsh,
Secretary for India, Sir Sidne\ Oli
ver; First Lord of the Admiralty.
Viscount Chelmsford; Minister or
Labor, Tom Shaw.
INTERESTING INFORMATION
REGARDING AUTO INDUSTRY
The average retail price of all cars
sold last year was $811.00.
This extraordinary demand for au
tomobiles doubtless has been stimula
ted by the fact that as compared with
■he 1918 dollar, the dollar of today
can buy 111 cents’ worth of automo
biles, 123 cents’ worth or tires and
101 cents' worth of gasoline, whereas
the same dollar can buy less than 52
cents’ worth of clothing, only 60 cents
worth of shoes, not quite 54 cents’
worth of furniture, and only 68 1-2
cents’ worth of food. Today’s dollar
is worth only 61 cents when it comes
to paying rent, 45 cents when used
in putting up a frame building, and
less than 47 cents in erecting a brick
building.
The automobile industry apparent
ly has erercised more brains than any
other industries in bringing down cost
of production without lowering wages.
The funeral of Dan McGinnis, who
uas recently killed near Curry when
a rotary tipped over, will be held to
morrow morning in the Catholic
church at Anchorage, after which the
remains will be taken to the Elks
club from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m.
At 2:30 the burial service will be
conducted by the American Legion.
Burton Thody, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. H. Thody of this city, was run
ning the engine which was pushing
the Russell plow at the time of the!
accident, but could not see until too
late to avoid the accident.
The Leap Year dance at A. B. Hall
Saturday is a novel entertainment.
15th, 29th, July lith, 23rd and Aug
ust 22nd. The Alameda will make
the Prince Rupert calls.
Passenger steamers will discontin
ue calling at Hyder, which will be
served by freight steamers on sail
ings to be announced from time to
time.
During the excursion season, com
mencing in June and continuing un
til latter part of August, steamers op
erating on the Southeastern Alaska
Route will call at Taku Glacier, and
steamers operating on the Southwest
ern Alaska Route will call at Colum
bia Glacier, in addition to the regu
lar port of call.
FULLEST PROSE BE
IDE OF TEAPOT
DOME OIL LEASE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.— Presi
dent Coolidge indicated today to the
Department of Justice that he desir
ed the fullest probe with no one
i shielded or exonerated in the Teapot
Dome investigation, and the Senate
committee cabled Sinclair to return
! from Europe, although G. Standford,
his attorney testified that Sinclair
Lhad not left the country on account
of the investigation pending.
Sinclair Reaches England
PLYMOUTH, Eng., Jan. 23.—Harry
F. Sinclair, oil magnate, arriving from
New York today, denied that he left
America to avoid testifying before the
Senate committee regarding the Tea
pot Dome lease.
In a letter to the Gateway receiv
ed from Ernest P. Walker, chief fur
ed from Ernest P. Walker, fur war
den and U. S. game warden in charge
of wild life of Alaska, he states that
the subject of game regulations, inas
much as possible under the existing
act, is up for consideration, and the
biological bureau is inviting organi
ations and individuals to submit their
suggestions and changes in prevail
ing regulations to him at his office
in Juneau.
Mr. Walker states that a number
of parties from this section have sug
gested the opening of the moose sea
son on September first and have rec
ommended a bag limit of one. He
adds: “I recall that you favored a
zone about the town closed to hunt
ing. Such regulation would be pos
sible under the existing act. The ad
visability of a protected strip on each
side of the Government railway, say
one or two miles on each side, has
been discussed, the object of this be
ing to protect and afford a check on
the indiscriminate shooting by sec
tion men and others from the rail
road, which results in the destruction
and driving away of game. These no
doubt, and others are well worthy of
consideration.”
Recommendations should have sub
mitted with them reasons for same
and those involving designated areas
should specifically and clearly out
line boundaries for such areas.
Suggestions will also be received
on fur seasons and regulations.
Material must be in tne hands of
Mr. Walker not later than February
20.
There is no doubt but that the sea
son for killing moose is unsatisfactory
to local sportsmen on account of the
lake freezing up and navigation be
ing impaired about the time the sea
son closes. To kill moose before the
weather is cold enough is to waste
them. By making the season a month
later hunters could go over the ice by
dog team and bring in any moose
killed without danger of the meat
spoiling.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—The War
Department today published a distin
guished service cross citiation ad
dressed to Herbert R. Smith, now a
i captain in the Signal Corps officers
reserve corps now living at Ketchi
kan, for heroism in action against
Mexican bandits on the Texas border
eight years ago.
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15 DEFEATED B¥
JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 23.—Altho
'primary declaration filings of candi
date for the offices of Delegate to
Congress, Attorney General of Alaska
and legislative posts must close on
the first Tuesday in February, candi
dates for national committeemen and
for delegates to the national conven
tions of the Democratic and Republic
an parties may file up to within 60
days of the date of the primaries. This
i is the subtsance of a ruling made this
' week by Attorney General John Rust
: gard, who held that the declaration
of Arthur Frame, Anchorage lawyer,
of his candidacy for Republican na
tional committeeman is valid.
Mr. Frame filed under the Act of
1917, covering the election by direct
vote of the people of national commit
tee and party delegates to national
conventions. At that time an act was
in force permitting the filing of can
didates for all offices to within sixty
days of the primaries. Last spring,
the local Legislature amended the k
ter act to require declarations of all
candidates for public offices filed by
popular vote to be made prior to or on
the first Tuesday in February.
The intent of the 1923 Act was
to have all filings in by the earlier
date in order that election supplies
might be printed and mailed out in
j time to reach the remoter places in
| the Territory. In his written opin
ion, the Attorney General calls at
tention to this fact and adds that his
| ruling nullifies intended effect the
l 1923 Act, but that inasmuch as no
mention is made of the Act of 1917,
it is not possible to foreshorten the
period therein specified for filing.
Chapter 48, Session Laws of Alas
ka, 1917, as amended by the Act of
i 1919, is only effected by the new law
passed by the 1923 Legislature. This,
Mr. Rustgard pointed out, deals ex
clusively with candidates for public
offices declaring that the latter "are
manner for election of party officers
that is, national committeemen and
delegates to national convention. A
sharp distinction is made by the At
torney General in the two classes of
offices dclaring that the latter "are
not offices created by authority of
any legislative body, in fact, they are
not publil offices at all.”
The last day of filing, therefore, for
national committeemen and delegates
to the national conventions on which
popular vote will be cast in the prim
aries next April, he concludes, is
February 28th, next.
BREWERY ON SHIP
TO OUENCH THIRST
OF PASSENGERS
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—A seagoing
brewery aboard the steamship Albert
■Ballin of the Hamburg-American line
is the latest device adding interest
to the eastbound voyage. The plant
only operates eastward after the 3
mile limit has been reached. German
beer is placed aboard he vessel for
the westbound trip.
Attend the Leap Year Ball at A.
B. Hall Saturday night.
VANCOUVER, Jan. 23.—One hun
dred thousand cases of liquor con
1 signed to British Yukon Territory are
held up here awaiting the signing of
the American-Canadian anti-rum run
ning treaty which will permit its ship
-ment via Skagway, Alaska.
I
OF SEWARD
John McCord, prominent in Alaskan
; industrial life, was a guest of the
Seward Chamber of Commerce at yes
terday’s luncheon, and favored the
chamber with a talk on Alaskan in
dustries which was most instructive
as well as entertaining. Mr. McCord
j nrefaced his remarks by thanking the
members of the chamber for assist
ance rendered on a recent visit to
• Washington, after which he gave some
interesting figures on the troubles
experienced in financing oil proper
ties in the States. Mr. McCord said
the Standard Oil company was down
to a depth of over a thousand feet at
Kanatak, and in case oil was struck
this section of the country would be
greatly benefited. He also enlighten
ed his hearers by stating that ciimat
ic conditions, and feed were perfect
on the western end of Kodiak island
and other islands in the Aleutians
for sheep raising, the mercury never
reaching zero, and that the wool clip
was heavier and more perfect animals
developed. He stated that already
two thousand head of sheep had been
placed on westward islands by out
side wool growers and that were ap
parently doing well without shelter or
attention, living off the open range.
He believed the chamber should en
dorse Senator Smoot’s Alaska grazing
1 bill, and that all chambers in this
section should back up the move
ment.
A letter was received from Dele
gate Dan Sutherland relative to the
reasons for closing the radio station
t here.
It was voted to send a number of
pictures to the Pathfinder to be used
in its Tourist Edition. Several pic
t tures were submitted to the chamber
for this purpose.
* A communication was received from
the Anchorage chamber requesting
that Seward co-operate in a chamber
comprising the four towns of the rail
road district.
Other matters of importance were
touched upon and the chamber ad
journed to meet next Tuesday.
HONOLULU, Jan. 23.—A story of
’ Hches made in Alaska during an ab
senre ot nearly 30 years was revealed
recently when Thomas Emslie return
ed to live the remainder of his life in
the city of his birth and enjoy his for
tune of $200,000. He brought with him
his Eskimo wife and three children.
Emslie left Hawaii on a whaling
i ship in 1895 and was penniless. He
. i emained aboard the vessel three
years, during which he had learned
| much about navigation and the fish
ing and fur industry. His next ven
ture was to purchase a schooner with
borrowed money and his success en
abled him to purchase larger boats
from time to time.
As his prosperity continued he de
cided to remain permanently in Alas
ka but recently he had an attack of
'“island fever,' ’a longing to return to
ithe place of his birth and, with his
family, came to Hawaii. He plans to
build a home and live a life of ease.
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