Hemard Basly Gnteumy
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
VOLUME 20, NUMBER 125.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1925.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
AMUNDSEN IN NO
DANGER AS YET
SAY OFFICIALS
OSLO. Norway, May 27 (£>)—Dr.
Hesselberg, chief of the weather, bu
reau at the Norwegian capital said
there was no reason to despair even
if Amundsen is unheard from for sev
eral months. The party is equipped
with skiis, tents, and plenty of equip
ment. It is believed the explorers
may march to Cape Columbia, Elles
more Island, northwest of Greenland.
Will Sell Amundsen Relic
LOS ANGELES, May 27 (/P)—Haa
kon Hammer today announced that he
would sell to the highest bidder the
knife with which Amundsen whittled
the marker placed at the South Pole,
to swell the fund for a seaplane
searching expedition.
The raising of funds was later held
up on receipt of a telegram from Ver
non Prentice of New York, chairman
of the Amundsen advisory committee,
who stated that no concern was felt
for the safety of the explorer and his
party.
No Chance to Send Dirigible.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 27 (/P)—
Secretary Wilbur regarded as remote
any chance of sending the dirigible
Shenandoah in search of Amundsen.
He said if relief work is necessary
he will do what he can.
ISKUM SAILS TODAY
SEATTLE. May 27.—The schooner
Iskum sailed today for the Aleutians
for fox pelts.
PLANK USED FOR PARACHUTE
SAN FRANCISCO, May 27.—Using
a 15-foot plank for a parachute, Ralph
Harth. a carpenter, fell five stories
and landed unhurt.
NURMI DEFEATED
IN H ALF MILE RUN
NEW YORK, May 27 (JP).—Twenty
thousand spectators cheered Alan Fel
frich of Pennsylvania as he defeated
Nurmi in his last American appear
ance in the half mile, time 56 4-5 sec
onds. Nurmi said the half mile where
a burst of speed at the end is neces
sary was not for him.
65 ENTOMBED IN
CAROLINA MINE
RALEIGH. So. Car., May 27 (IP)—
Sixty-five miners were entomed in
the shaft of the South Carolina Coal
Company yesterday, eight miles from
Sanford by a gas explosion. One body
was recovered but the fumes prevent
ed clearing the mine • to reach the
men, who are believed to be dead.
Six bodies were recovered today by
two men who failed to penetrate very
far into the mine, even with gas
masks.
AUTOS OUST CATTLE MARKET
KINGSTON-ON-THAMES, May 27.
—(JP)—The cattle market of Kings
ton, which has been held for more
than 500 years in the public square
adjoining the Townhall, has been
transferred to the edge of the city.
The great increase in motor traffic
thru the streets necessitated the
change.
LONELY MAN A SUICIDE
NEW YORK, May 27.—William E.
Coffin, 70 years old, an investment
broker, committed suicide in his of
fice here yesterday. He explained in
a note that he had been lonely since
the death of his wife a year ago, and
wanted to join her.
Eye Witnesses Pick Out
Tacoma Bank Bandit
TACOMA. May 27.—Eye witnesses
to the robbery of the K street branch
of the National Bank of Tacoma De
cember C, identified in Seattle last
night, Ed Gorman, in a line with sev
en others as the man who wielded the
pistol. Gorman was arrested in Se
attle April 23, with three other men
and women, charged with a conspira
cy to deliver the Nanaimo bank rob
bery prisoners.
DERBY WON BY
A DARK HORSE
EPSOM DOWNS. Eng., May 27 (£>).
Tarina won the Derby Classic of the
English racing season in 2:4 3-5. Zion
ist was second, and The Sirdar third.
The track wras soggy with rain.
BOOZE SEIZED SAN JOSE
SAN JOSE. Calif. May 27.—Twenty
! five thousand dollars worth of booze
I was seized here yesterday when a
j number of drums marked “linseed oil”
i were found to contain high grade li
I quor.
i KID KAPLAN VICTOR.
j WATERBURY, Conn., May 27.—
i “Kid” Kaplan last night knocked out
| Steve Sullivan of Brooklyn in the
j fifth round of their scheduled ten
! round bout.
TO BROADCAST
GATEWAY CITY
FROM SEATTLE
—
BEAUTIES AND MERITS OF SEW
ARD TO FLASH ABOUT U. S.
FROM SEATTLE STATION
A request has been received by the
Seward Chamber of Commerce from
the Seattle Alaska Weekly, publish
ed in Seattle, for a specially pre
pared paper extolling the merits of
the town of Seward, which will be
broadcast from station KTCL. The
time limit given is fifteen minutes
and a Saturday night is the day set
for. its broadcasting.
The regular weekly meeting and
i luncheon of the local organization
was held yesterday at noon at the
Seward Grill and was marked by a
fair number of members in attend
ance as well as a few invited guests.
President Chas. Hinde, occupied
the chair and read communications
from California, New York, Wash
ington, D. C., Colorado and Illinois,
in which the request for literature
and general information of Seward
and this district, was asked for.
Walter T. Stewart, president of
the \ aldez Chamber of Commerce,
in Seward on business matters, was
a guest at the luncheon and was
called upon for a brief address. His
discorused interestingly on the prob
lem of cooperation between Alaskan
communities and also spoke of the
beauties of the Richardson Highway
trip, not only for tourists but for Al
askans themselves. Mr. Stewart clos
ed with remarking there are plenty
of prospectors in Alaska, but their
work is sadly handicapped by the
lack of capital which is the only
reason more mining activity is not
discernible.
C. M. O’Niel, electrician for the
Kennecott Corporation at Latouche,
spoke of the value of an energetic
body of citizens of any community,
such as chambers, and the splendid
awards gained by them for their re
spective communities. “Show me a
town with a live chamber of com
merce organization and you will find
a busy and a good town,” Mr. O’Niel
concluded.
SAYS SIGNAL CORPS
OPERATOR WOULD
NOT SEND MESSAGE
SEATTLE, May 27.—A story of
how a Signal Corps operator at Eagle
City, Alaska, refused to send a mes
sage for Amundsen, December 5,
1905, when the explorer had tramped
in from jHerschell Island, 700 miles
away, after leaving at Gjoa, to get
medicine for a member of his crew,
was told here today to a Signal Corps
operator dining with Erastus Brainerd
who mentioned the incident. Eras
tus said he paid the tolls and got the
message, which announced to the
world the discovery of the Northwest
Passage. This caused a diplomatic
inquiry but the matter died out. The
message was directed to Nansen.
OUTPUT OF VODKA
HAS BEEN TRIPLED
MOSCOW, Russia, May 27 (£>)—'The
production of vodka was tripled last
year and yielded the largest revenue
in the history of the Soviet govern
ment, which maintains 341 distilleries
working 24 hours a day. Having al
leged prohibition is a failure the gov
ernment announced that in October
it would increase the strength of the
fiery beverage to 40 per cent alcohol.
Thirty per cent vodka, now costs 87
cents a quart.
Trotzky Appointed As
Member Supreme Council
MOSCOW. Russia, May 27 (JP)—The
appointment of Trotzky as member of
the supreme economic council means
that he has promised to be a good
communist. His appointment is con
sidered a victory for Commissair Sta
lin. called “Russia’s Man of Steel,”
who is always eager to promote har
mony.
President Chicago ‘U’
Dead of Peritonitis
CHICAGO. May 27 (/P)—Ernest De
Witt Burton, president of the Univer
sity of Chicago, died yesterday at the
age of 69 from peritonitis.
Official List Given Out
Earthquake Damages
TOKIO, May 27 (/P)—Official casual
ties of the earthquake and fire in the
Tajima district Saturday totals 245
dead, 482 injured, and 3516 houses
destroyed. The damage is given at
25 million yen.
NAVAL AVIATOR KILLED
LAKEHURST, N. J., May 27 —
Lieut. James R. Kyle, jr., naval avia
tor, was killed when making a lift
off leap from an airplane in which lie
was ascending with another student
officer to practice parachute jump
ing. He failed to pull the rip cord
which opens the parachute.
YESTERDAY’S GAMES
Pacific Coast League.
Portland-Los Angeles, traveling.
Seattle-San Francisco, traveling.
Vernon 6, Salt Lake 3.
Oakland 2, Sacramento 3.
American League.
Washington 11, Phila. 2.
New York 2, 6, Boston 3. 1.
St. Louis 8, 5, Cleveland 4, 4,
Chicago 1, Detroit 8.
National League.
Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 2.
Boston 5, 5, New York 2, 4.
Phils. 4, 1, Brooklyn 10, 3.
Cinrinrr.ti 1, St. Louis 9.
Attorney for Defunct
Tacoma BanK Dismissed
. _
OLYMPIA, Wn„ May 27 (/P)—Bank |
Supervisor Johnson today dismissed'
W. Vaughn Tanner, former attorney
general of Washington, and his part
ner Garvin, as attorneys for the de
funct Scandinavian American Bank,
and employed J. Y. C. Keloff and Rob
ert M. Jones, effecting a saving of
$433 monthly.
It is stated that liquidating charges
are reduced $2100 monthly beginning i
June first.
CLEM SHAVER WILL
RESIGN SOON
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 27 (£>)—
Clem Shaver is expected to resign as
Democratic National chairman, and
party leaders expect to meet within
three weeks and have agreed to se
lect Congressman Oldfield of Arkan
sas, if Shaver quits.
VICE PRESIDENT MARSHALL ILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 27 (;p)—
Former Vice President Marshall is
seriously ill at his hotel here from
a severe cold and exhaustion.
POUND STERLING NEARS PAR
LONDON, May 27 (/P)—The pound
sterling reached $4.86 7--16 today, the
highest rate since the war.
Church Splits Over
Immaculate Conception
COLUMBUS, O., May 27 (/P)—It is
predicted by Presbyterian modernists
that a radical split will occur in the
church if the Presbyterian board up
holds the stand yesterday in the gen
eral assembly which adjourned today,
requiring a literal acceptance of the
virgin birth of Christ for entrance to
the ministry.
MISS JOYCE WETHERED
RETAINS GOLF TITLE
TROON, Scotland, May 27.—Miss
Joyce Wetherel defeated Miss Cecil
Leitch at the 37th hole in a hard
fought match and retained the Brit
ish Ladies Open Golf Championship.
The match was all square at the
end of the first round and again at
the end of the second and it was not
until the 37th hole that Miss Weth
eral came to the front.
It was the greatest finals match in
the history of British women’s cham
pionship plays and was watched by a
crowd of ten thousand.
IRON AND STEEL BUSINESS
SAID TO BE PROSPEROUS
NEW YORK, May 27 (vP)—Elbert
H. Gary, addressing the American
Iron and Steel Institute said that the
iron and steel business is prosperols
but not satisfactory in many respects.
Taxes, living costs and the timidity
of managers were listed as the indus
try’s chief trouble.
HALIBUTPLANT
FOR WESTWARD
Passing through Seward on the Ad
miral Watson en route to Port Chat
ham was Simon Kildahl, who will
operate a cold storage plant there
this summer. The plant will sell bait,
ice, gasoline and oils, supplies of all
kinds, and pay top prices for halibut.
The cold storage at P<jrt Chatham,
which was recently purchaser by an
outside company, has been overhaul
ed and will be put in good shape for
the season’s work. Mr. Kildahl had
a crew r ~*ien with him. He was the
first mr... j place a cannery at Pe
tersburg, southeastern Alaska.
LATOUCHE BOAT
BURNS AND SINKS
NEAR NANAIMO
VANCOUVER. B. C.. May 27 (/P)—
The steamer Griffco, standing by, re
ported that no sign of life exists on
the motor ship Wakena, a small wood
en vessel which is burning near Nana
imo. The Griffco heard the fuel tank
of the vessel explode, and saw her
burst into flames from stem to stern
The crew numbers fifteen, and it is
hoped they escaped to Vancouver Isl
and or some of the small islands,
when they found the fire beyond con
trol.
The Wakena belonged to the La
touche Packing Company, and was en
route to Latouche with a floating can
nery and a cargo including 3,000 gal
Ions of kerosene, 3,000 of gasoline and
1,000 gallons of distillate. The explo
sions continued until the vessel burn
ed to the water’s edge and sunk. The
crew lost all their belongings.
The tug Bella picked up Captain
MacNeil and all his crew, who were
in the tug’s lifeboats and brought them
to Nanaimo.
GRAND JURY AGAIN
INDICTS TRIO
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 27 (£>)—
Albert B. Fall, Edward L. Dohenv
and Harry Sinclair, whose indictments
in recent oil cases were dismissed on
a technicality, were again indicted to
day by a District of Columbia grant'
jury for conspiracy in the Teapot
Dome and Elks Hill oil leases. Ed
ward L. Doheny, jr„ was not rein
dieted.
A hundred thousand bribery charge
involving Fall and two Doheny’s
was omitted in the new indictments,
which in other respects are more
comprehensive than the old indict
ments, embracing the sale of oil to
the government without competitive
bidding, the purchase of storage facili
ties, kerosene and lubricating oils un
; der the credit sale method by which
no cash passed to the United States.
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Liquor Vesels Depart
From Halifax Harbor
HALIFAX, N. S., May 27 (/P)—Nine
I teen liquor laden vessels have depart
;ed from the harbor of Halifax and
i Lunenberg, giving their destinations
| at St. Pierre, Havana. Nassau, and
Bermuda.
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
SUPPORTING WORLD COURT
WASHINGTTON, D. C., May 26.—
The Chambers of Commerce of the
United States, adopted a resolution
reiterating their support of the World
Court declaring that the objections to
the entry of the United States are un
important compared with the advan
tages.
Other resolutions approved the new
rules of the Federal Trade Commis
sion which oppose any unnecessary
interference with business by the
government and they also approved
the remedial measures by the Grain
Exchanges to prevent speculative
price fluctuations and urged further
reductions in income taxes, and a
peal of the excise law. It was recom
mended that a committee be appoint
ed to study the whole subject of
Federal taxations.
ATTEND COURT BALL
LONDON, May 27.—The king and
queen attended the second court ball
of the season last night which had a
larger attendance than the previous
one.