Telegraphic News of Week
MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS ARE RECORDED
HERE FOR BENEFIT OF OUT OF TOWN READERS
FAIRBANKS HOSTELRY IS DESTROYED
BY FLAMES-QNLY S20.000 INSURANCE
INTERIOR CITY SUFFERS SEVERE LOSS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON WHEN NORDALE HOTEL BURNS
TO GROUND—LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED—ONE
HURT—SMALL INSURANCE
Word was received in Seward Sunday afternoon that
the Hotel Nordale, in Fairbanks, was totally consumed by
fire, the conflagration taking place about two o’clock in
* the afternoon and by three o’clock the building had been
razed to the ground by the devouring element. It is also
reported that one person was either killed or burned to
death and another hurt. Details regarding the cause of
the blaze are lacking in the message received
The destroyed hotel was one of the landmarks of the
interior city, being erected by A. J. “Tony” Nordale dur
ing the early days of the town, and was the second in point
. of pioneer service, the old Pioneer Hotel being built some
weeks earlier. In point of accommodation it was the larg
est in the interior.
The destroyed building, with furnishings and fixtures,
was valued at one hundred thousand dollars, with insur
ance at twenty thousand.
(Later—Corrected advices state that Williani Zach
arias, who at one time was engaged in the barber business
in the Tolovana district, died from injuries received dur
ing the fire. None other is mentioned.)
FRANCE SEQUESTERS
KRUPP PLAN! FOR
USE OF ALLIES
PARIS, April 1—As a result of riots
■which occurred yesterday at fthe,
Krupp plant near Essen it was declar
ed by the minister of war that after
a meeting of the Franco-Belgian com
mission it has been decided to seques
ter the entire Krupp plant in the Ruhr.
district. The works will be turned over
to the allies for their sole use.
The French occupational command
er today ordered the arrest of Direct
ors Hartwig, Osterlin, Braithin and
Liter, of the Krupp works, for inciting
an attack by German workers upon
. French troops. It was during this al
leged riot that eleven persons were
killed.
Cordova had but 116 registrants at
the recent election. The small num
ber was due to but one ticket being
in the field.
Dr. W. H. Chase of Cordova and R.
L. Carr, an oil magnate from Okla
• homa will leave for the westward the
latter part of April on a brown bear
hunt. C. E. Sykes, who visited the
Territory a few years ago on a simi
lar expedition, will go to the White
river district.
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MANIPULATORS USED
TARIFF TO CORNER
SUGAR PRICES
WASHINGTON, April 2—“Sugar
profiteers and market manipulators
have made use of the present tariff to
corner the sugar market and cause an
increase in the price of the commod
ity, to the consumer” was the assex
tion of Senator Furnifold M. Sim
mons, democrat of North Carolina, this
morning when discussing the present
sugar market.
Senator Simmons holds that the re
publican tariff law is mainly respon
sible for the prevailing high prices.
Holding the position of ranking dem
ocratic member of the senate finance
committee he has fought the high tar
iff rates on sugar when that measure
came before the senate.
The engagement of Arthur Froden
berg of Anchorage, to Miss Margaret
Southworth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy G. Southworth of Nenana, has
been announced.
Five hundred men will be employed
and a million dollars spent in the Ka
talla district this season by the Alas
ka Anthracite Railroad while the
company is completing its railway to
tap the coal mines of the district.
L.ANfi S Lnngwood is guaranteed to bum
T\Vas long with ONE-HALF the wood re
quired any <»lher range on the m;.-' - The
1’ a « will be refunded ii i t ..Al\G
W (>' l’ i Ranee does not do just as it is
OUAMANTLED. Come in and see the LANG
WOOD on display in our store.
J. L. GRAEF, Hardware
WESTERN MADE
— for Western People
COPY t>—2 COL. 5 IN
RUSSIAN VICAR GENERAL EXECUTED
MOSCOW, April 3—Vicar General Butchkevich, Pre
late of the Roman Catholic Church in Russia ,was execut
ed at ten o’clock this morning within the prison walls
where he had been confined since his conviction of violat
ing the edicts of the Soviet government. The doomed Pre
late was accompanied to the place of execution by three
members of his lay, the last rites Ijeing administered just
before the executioner gave the command which deprived
the prelate of his life. Death was caused by shooting, that
mercy being granted the Vicar General in preference to
hanging.
Throughout the whole of Russia, the entire Catholic
denomination is horrified at the execution of the Vicar
General, who was beloved by all of his faith. Others of dif
ferent faith are aghast at the determination of the Soviet
government to proceed with the execution of a leader of
the Church, and in the carrying out of the decree of death
the Soviet faction has to a large decree, lost the support
of the religious factions.
RECEPTION PIONEERS
HI BIG EVENT
N'EJiANA, March 2S—Nenana is Ln:
holiday attire with open hearts and;
hands, as welcome to the Grand Igloo.
Nenana turned out en masse on the
morning of the 27th to meet the train
from Seward which brought in the
Grand Igloo Officers and Delegates,
from coast points to the Grand Igloo
Annual Convention, meeting on the
29th.
A reception committee oi the !ck:v.1 :
Igloo Number 17, met the officers and
delegates and conducted them to the1
Tavern Cafe where breakfast was serv
ed to all, and then to several hotels,
where reservations had been made for
them to rest up for the evenings enter
tainment.
At 2 P. M., the train from Fairbanks
arrived bringing in the Delegates irom
Fairbanks and interior points, and
were met by the committee.
The evening entertainment, consist
ed of a Grand Reception and Ball, giv
en in the Union Hall, where short
speeches of welcome were made by
the Mayor, Roy Southwonth, R. C.
Morris, President of Igloo Number 17
and Grand Vice President Steve O’Neil
which were responded to on behalf of
the Grand Igloo, by the Grand Presi
dent .Joseph Ulmer, in a few well
chosen words of appreciation and con
gratulation. The floor was then clear
ed and the dance was on. A splendid
orchestra of six pieces, furnished ex
cellent music for the occasion which
| was continued iruto the early hours.
At 10 A. M„ of the 2Sth, witnessed
the starting of the dog team race to
Old Minto Station, 18 miles and re
turn, with 5 entries and 3 starters.
| This is the beginning of an annual clas
sic event of this line, but on this oc
j casion giving them only a seven day
: preparation. The weather is ideal with
| bright sunshine and very little wind.
The program of the local ententain
! ment committe includes for tonight a
smokeless smoker, with boxing, and
wrestling contests and other sports.
Thursday evening, a minstrel show.
Friday evening, school children enter
tainment. Saturday evening, the big
turkey dinner and dance, free for all.
Sunday afternoon, Memorial services
at the Pioneer Hall, in which S. Hall
1 Young, Grand Chaplain, will officiate.
; Sunday evening, a free picture show,
introducing some real Alaskan films.
There will be free dances with free
; eats for all during the Grand Igloo
1 Convention.
The Committees appointed by the
Grand President are as follows:
Committee on Credentials: O’Con
nor of Nenana, Ackney of Valdez, Cun
ningham of Fairbanks.
Everything indicates that this will
be the most successful convention and
the order in point of attendance.
Nearly all the local Igloos are repre
sented by members, only a minor num
ber are sending in proxies and Nena
na is outdoing herself in providing en
tertainment.
The Pioneers endorsed unanimously
the House Bill by Shepherd on Pio
neer Pensions. Other important mat
ters are under discussion and in the
hands of committees.
The convention hopes to adjourn
Sunday.
To entertain the oldtimers of the
Itnerior and Nome section and also
for the benefit of those who came
from the coast and who probably have
never witnessed a dog race, a classic
event was staged, three teams being
entertained with the course being
from Nenana to Minto and return, a
total distance of 36 miles. The en
trants with the time of their depart
ure, return and lapsed time, were as
follows:
Wm. Shannon, 7 dogs, out 10:25; in
3:02; time 4:37.
Mike Cooney, 5 dogs, out 10:40; in
Saturday Gateway, S3 per year.
3:41; time 5:01.
Stevens, a native, 9 dogs, u poor
third with no time taken.
This was the first dog racing even*:
to take place in Nenana for a number
of years and the visitors were vastly
pleased with the extra entertainment.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
OF PLAYERS AND FANS
Last evening at the Gateway office
was held Che announced joint meeting
of the Legion and Town baseball
teams and if harmony is any croterion
of future events then Seward people
will witness some bang-up ball this
season. A good representation of play
ers from both aggregations was in at
tendance as well as a few prominent
businessmen who are interested in che
promotion of baseball in Seward.
Many matters in connection with
the game were brought up for discus
sion with the outcome being the for
mation of the Seward Baseball Asso
ciation and a city league, to be com
posed of two or more teams. Financial
matters pertaining to placing Seward
on the Alaska map as a baseball town
were gone into and from all indica
tions a ready response will be made by
the people of the town when approach
ed to support the undertaking. Elwyn
Swetmann was appointed a committee
of one to launch the financial project.
The Business Program
Reading and adoplion of the minut
es of Sundays meeting.
Moved and seconded that nomina
tions and elections of Sunday, April 1,
be adopted by the Joint meeting. Car
ried. (Captain M. D. Barndollar then
took the chair.)
Moved, seconded and carried that
! the Seward Baseball Association be
' declared organized.
Moved and seconded that a revision
of officers be made, to include the of
fices of president, treasurer and sec
retary only. Carried.
On Nominations and elections the
following were chosen to office; Capt.
M. D. Barndollar, president and gen
eral manager; Elwyn Swetmann, treas
urer; Earl Durgin, secretary. The pres
ident was invested with all appoint
ment powers.
Following the elections the meeting
w as thrown open to general discussion
by the members and officers as to
means of procedure for promoting in
i terest in baseball in Seward. Follow
| ing this discussion order was called
I with the chair announcing that com
! mittees for securing grounds and also
equipment would be named shortly.
No further business being apparent,
and adjournment, sine die, was taken.
GOING IT TOO 10?
Overwork, worry, overeating and
lack of exercise and sleep are respon
sible for much kidney trouble. If your
back aches and the kidneys seem
weak, rest up and use Doan’s Kidney
Pills.
J. P. Howe, proprietor of general
store, 152 Water Street, Santa Cruz,
Calif., says: ‘‘Overlifting affected my
kidneys. I had severe pain in the
lower part of my back, but the main
trouble was with my kidneys. They
didn’t act properly. The secretions
burned and there was inflammation
in my bladder. I tried different kid
ney medicines, but they did me no
good. Doan’s Kidney Pills did the work
for me. I have been entirely free from
kidney and bladder trouble since.”
(Statement given February 19,1916.)
On December 4, 1919, Mr. Howe
said: <‘I never miss a chance to re
commend Doan’s for I know from ex
perience there is nothing better for
kidney trouble.”
60c at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co.. Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
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SENATE IS DIVIDED 1
PASSAGE FORSTER
mr bill
JUNEAU, Alaska, Apr. 3.—The first'
test of strength on the Foster Literacy •
bill showed the Senate evenly divided!
on the subject, the vote standing lour
to four on the amendment proposed by
Senator Chamberlain of Seward, pro
viding that the proposed law be non
effective until it should be validated
by an act of congress.
Dimond shattered the claims of the!
opposition that the legislature was I
without power to pass such a law.
Senator Hunt in a forceful argument
for its passage declared he could see
no reason to work against its passage
except political expediency, which ho
refused to countenance. He added he
would like to have had the honor of
introducing the bill himself.
Senators Ayer and Chamberlain
also defended the measure, Chamber
lin reading several essays by Juneau
High School students of the the Sixth
j grade, all urging the passage of the
! Act.
Pinal action on the bill was delayed
when by unanimous vote the Senate
adopted a motion continuing the bill
on the daily file and unless a switch
occurs in the present lineup the bill
will fail on its final passage by a tie
vote.
Senate Bill Number Three, revising
and codifying the laws relating to mu
nicipalities was made a special order
or business.
Wednesday the hearing on the
transportation bill before a joint com
mittee will occur, when Attorney Gen
eral Rustgard, and General Manager
Knickerbocker of the Alaska Steam
ship Company will appear as the prin
cipal witnesses.
JUNEAU, Apr. 4—Viciously attack
ing all reserves in general and the
fish reserves in particular, Senator E.
E. Chamberlin of the Third division
yesterday introduced in the Senate a
new fish memorial which it is under
stood is intended to replace the Grant
memorial which was recently passed
by the House. Chamberlin in his at
tack declares that the reserves were
made by an unwarranted suspension
of the laws through a fiat in the exe
cutive department which controlled
the Bureau of Fisheries; that the cre
ation of the fish reserves was an arbi
trary act which Alaskans ought not to
be expected to tolerate without mak
ing a protest, and, furthermore, they
were monopolistic in their character.
“The entire waters of certain dis
tricts of Alaska have been divid
ed among certain persons and
“corporations for their exclusive
“fishing,’ was the assertion of
Senator Chamberlin, “and does
“not tend to conserve the salmon
“supply.”
j The Chamberlin memorial suggests
| as a remedy that the Alaska legisla
ture be allowed to control’the fisher
ies and enact laws for their adminis
tration and asks for an imemdiate abo
lition of the fisheries reserves.
In the House Staser, of the Third,
submitted a memorial asking that
Delegate Sutherland and Secretary
Hoover get together on the fisheries
question. This was tabled without a
record vote being taken.
The House passed four minor bills
from the Senate and killed one code
amendment.
A hearing held in the Senate this
afternoon on a proposed herd law bill
designed to prevent livestock from
running at large on public highways,
was reported on unfavorably as re
gards the whole territory. An effort
will be made to have this measure
made into a “local option” herd law,
which could be acted on by farmer?
and communities.
JUNEAU, Apr. 6.—Sources of reve
nue is at present occupying the time
of the Alaska legislature, tentative
tax schedules which have been agreed
Sale
ARMY SHOES
Sale
WE HAVE just bought a tremend
ous stock of ARMY MUNSON LAST
shoes to be sold to the public direct.
Price $2.75. These shoes are 100 per
cent solid leather with heavy double
soles sewed and nailed. The uppers
are of heavy tan chrome leather with
bellows tongue, thereby making them
waterproof. These shoes are selling
very fast and we advise you to order
at once to insure your order being fill
ed.
The sizes are 6 to 11 ail widths;
Pay Postman on receipt of goods or
send money order. Money refunded if
shoes are not satisfactory.
THE U. S. STORES CO.,
1441 Broadway, New York City
on by the ways and means committee,
is the basis of the discussion and in
cludes a graduated cannery pack tax
ation, ranging from three cents a case
for chums to sixty cents a case for
reds, kings and sockeyes. The scale
which is under discussion is as fol
lows:
Packs of 10,000 and under, 15 cents.
10.000 to 15,000 cases, 20 cents.
15.000 to 25,000 cases, 25 cents.
25.000 to 40,000 cases, 40 cents.
40.000 to 60,000 cases, 60 cents.
Over 60, 000 cases, 75 cents.
All other varieties except chums
wiil be on the same basis of produc
tion with the following taxes imposed,
3^2 cents, 5 cents, 8 cents, 15 cents,
and 25 cents.
On chums a flat rate of 3 cents a
case will be collected, regardless of
the amount packc-d.
Clams will be taxed 3 cents a case.
One. per cent of the n»-t profit of
concerns putting up mild cured kings
will be collected; herring, 15 cents a
hundred weight; codfish, 10 cents per
hundred weight.
Fish trips, a minimum of $200 for
each trap, grading upwards according
to the length of the leads. The lead
basis has not yet been estn,blished.
Non-resident fishermen will be tax
ed $15; gill nets, $2 per hundred fath
oms; seines, $10 for the first 150
fathoms, each additional 25 fathoms,
$5.
The clause covering taxation on in
1 comes from fishing is at follows:
Minimum net income exceeding
$5,000 and not more than $15,000, a
tax of one per cent will be collectable.
$J5,000 to $150,000, two per cent; over
| $150,000, two and a half per cent,
j The matter under discussion also
j includes oil production, which has
been listed as follows:
One cent a barrel on all production
over 5,000 barrels.
A flat $20 tax will be imposed on
all professional men. Slight changes
will be made on automobile taxes.
Other 1921 tax schedules are as yet
unchanged.
Cheese
Mixed with Whipping Cream,
ready to serve, no sugar, at
carton . 75c
PLAIN CHEESE, with half
pint of Whipping Cream;
carton ... 75c
PLAIN CHEESE, carton 50c
CARTON WEIGHT VA Lb.
and over
“QUALITY PRODUCE”
SEWARD
DAIRY
ARON ERICSON
PAINTER AND DECORATOR
CLASSIFIER ADS
FOR SALE—Cafe outfit. 2-oven range
cash register, swing back stools,
just the thing for Cold Bay. J. Casey
McDannel, Sexton Hotel. lm
FOUND—In A. B. Hall, lady’s buv.vn
handbag. Owner may apply at Gate
way office.
FOR SALE—Rotospeed, brand new,
Used about one week, will sell for
$35.00 Perfect Condition. Lipke,
Radio Station, Seldovia, Aalska.
WANTED—Experienced planer man
apply Resurrection Bay Lumber Com
pany. 71-tf
WANTED—Clean rags at the Gateway
Office. tf.
FOR SALE—One three horse motor,
110 volts, 60 cycle, single phase,
with a lot of shafting and pulleys.
Apply at Gateway office. tf
FOR RENT—3-room house; see Chas.
cooper. 48tf.
EVERYBODY can buy groceries, feed
and supplies Wholesale. Write for
free price list. People’s Grocery, 701
Olive St. Seattle. 50 1m
BIG CHANCE to make a stake; fox
Island, close in, 100 blue foxes;
three boats; good improvements;
Price $25,000. See Don Carlos and
Don Carlos, Sexton Annex. tf