Hemnrd Dale Gnteumy
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 207.
SEWARD ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
< IN SEVERAL STATES
TOMORROW, TIIES.
SENATOR JONES OF WASHING
TON IS APPOSING SIX CANDI
DATES INCLUDING FRANK HAM
MOND, WET ADVOCATE
BUTLER OPPOSED BY WN. COOK
Cook Favors Modification Volstead
Act, and Public Ownership Rail
roads, Oil Fields, Water Power
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. (£>)—Nine
states will vote at the primaries to
morrow and elect state and national
officers. Senator Jones, a Dry from
Washington, is opposing six candi
dates including Hammond, a Wet.
Senator Butler of Massachusetts is
opposing Washington Cook, a member
of the governor’s council who favors
modification of the Volstead act, pub
lic ownership of railroads, oil fields
and water power. Former senator
Walsh is the outstanding Democrat.
It is estimated 250,000 persons are
qualified to vote in the Democratic
Louisiana primary on Senator Brous
sard, a Wet, and Jared Y. Saunders,
former governor and a Dry. Senator
Means, the directing head of the Col
orado Klan. is opposing Clarence C.
Hamil, in the Republican National
committeeman leader and an anti
Klan. Senator Phipps of New York,
in his campaign centered on prohibi
tion. Senator Wadsworth is seeking
renomination. Senator Dale of Ver
mont seeks renomination. Senator
Weller of Maryland is opposing John
Phillip Hill of Michigan. Nominating
candidates for representatives of
South Carolina in the Runoff election
were Senator Ellison Smith who op
posed Colonel Edgar A, Brown, speak
er of the state house of representa
tives. Neither received majority at
previous primaries.
NO INSTRUMENT OF
DEATH WILL DETER
ITALIAN PREMIER
CONSIDERS SELF SOLDIER UN
DER SPECIAL ORDERS; READY
CONFRONT ANY RISKS
ROME, Sept. 13. (JP) — Premier
Mussolini told the Associated Press
“I wish to tell Americans and the
Italians of America that neither pis
tols, bombs nor other instruments of
death can make me desist from my
course. This is the third attempt
against me but like others has not
disturbed me in the slighest. I con
sider myself a soldier who has spe
cial orders and I am ready to con
front any risk my duties may impose
upon me in the task of working for
the well being of kalian people.”
CHAMBER LUNCHEON, FISHERS
Several visitors in the city who are
waiting to embark on the S. S. Wat
son for the south will be guests at the
Chamber of Commerce luncheon
which, will be held at noon tomorrow
at Fisher’s cafe. A full attendance of
members is requested.
CORDELL ATTACKS COOLIDGE
KASHINGTON, Sept. 13. (^—Cor
dell, speaking for the Democrats, at
tacked President Coolidge for using
prosperity as his coming campaign is
sue, and Hull said that the tariff and
farm relief are real isues.
TWINS MAKE LONG SWIM
NEW YORK, Sept. 13. (/P)—Phillys
and Bernice Vitenfield, 12 year old
twins, swam from Yonkers to the Bat
tery in less than seven hours.
ARCTIC SCHOONER
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TALES Of DEATH
OLD MAID NO. 2 REPORTS OVER
HUNDRED DIED FROM FLU
EPIDEMIC
VANCOUVER, Sept. 13. (£>)—Capt.
Karl Lkengenberug of the trading
schooner Old Maid, No. 2, arrived and
reported 100 men and women in the
Herschell island region and 35 adults
in Coronation gulf died during an in
fluenza epidemic. At another post 13
natives were reduced tio skin and
bones and many others were ill. The
Old Maid brought $100,000 in furs.
Capt. Lkengenberg said the winter’s
fur catch was not good owing to the
illness of the natives. The vessel ar
rived at Herschell island six days
earlier than any other vessel and
made the round-trip in three months.
WIFE OF SELDOM
BUSINESS liN BACK
FROM VISIT TO FAIR
Mrs. M. E. Shortley, wife of the i
well known business man of Seldovia,!
returned to Seward Saturday from An
chorage where she has been visiting
the annual fair, and is leaving today
on the S. S. Redondo for her West
ward home. Mrs. Shortley was much
impressed with the splendid exhibits!
on display especially of agricultural
products. But what amazed her more'
than anything else on her present
visit was the scenery between Sew
ard and Anchorage. It has been her
good fortune to have traveled over
most of the scenic railroads of the
United States and Canada but the
run of a little better than a hundred
miles, which separates the two pro
gressive cities, was appreciated more
than any other trip she has made.
Mr. and Mrs. Shortley conduct Sel
dovia’s most modern hotel and are al
so the owmers of a thriving grocery
store and meat market. Due to the
lack of herring thus far, conditions
in the past month have been more or
less quite it is reported, but during
the exceptionally big pack of salmon,
business in general throughout the
entire region hummed with activity.
FORSAKES THE OLD FARM
BERLIN, Sept. 13. (#>)—'The former
Crowrn Prince has forsaken the farm,
and will return to the old castle on
Potsdam, yie scene of former splen
dor.
H. Horn, assistant general manager
of the Alaska railroad, was a brief
visitor in Seward over the week-end
on official business.
COOLIDCE IS URGED
TO REPLACE JUDGES
CONDITIONS IN ALASKA GROW*
ING WORSE ACCOUNT OF
JUDGES SAYS MANLY
WASHINGNTON, Sept. 13. (£>)—
Basil M. Manly, a director of the New
York peoples legislative service, made
public a telegram urging President
Coolidge to promptly replace Judges
Reed and Ritchie and District Attor
ney Shoup, all of Alaska. Manly
stated the telegram was sent at the
request of reputable Republicans in
Alaska who complained “of the intol
erable conditions” existing there due
to the failure to replace the officials.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. (/P) —
Manley declared P. F. Gilmore, com
mitteeman from the First division of
Alaska said: “Conditions are growing
steadily worse on account of Reed,
Ritchie and Shoup being retained in
office.”
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. (JP) —
I Manley did not name the Republi
cans who sent the telegram which he
said urged the removal of Ritchie,
Reed and Shoup but declared Justice
Stone, while attorney general, recom
mended “a cleanup and declared they
should not be reappointed.”
LONDON, Sept. 13. —The govern
ment and miners were rebuffed when
coat owners refused to participate in
new peace conference, causing a new
deadlock.
MELBOURNE, Sept. 13. (/P)—A pro
posal to change the Australian consti
tution was defeated by a referendum
vote.
ROME—The Pope received a group
of Spanish pilgrims, including two
Mexfcans, and said: “I am always
praying for Mexico.”
WASHINGTON—The Navy has sig
nified that it will take part in the Ses
quicentennial air races this fall.
SAN FRANCISCO—Male and fe
male guests of a hotel were forced to
flee in their night clothes last night
when fire destroyed the hotel.
LONDON—The Prince of Wales, ac
cording to a Tiarritz despatch, is ex
pected to visit King Alfonso at San
Sebastian soon.
WASHINGTON—About 850,000 war
veterans have failed to apply for
bonuses totaling 851 million dollars.
LONDON—Bitter disputes over the
general strike are expected at the an
nual Trades Union Congress.
S15U0JST
Seven $20 bills and a $10 bill
was lost Saturday night by a mem
ber of a railroad bridge gang, a
man who could ill afford to lose
such a sum. A reward of $50 will
be given to the person finding and
returning the money to The Gate
way.
BEEN LEADING FAST PACE
EVANSVILLE, Ind., Sept. 13. (£>)—
Osborn Wood, son of General Leonard
Wood, is in a hospital here with a
nervous breakdown, brought about by
excessive use of alcohol.
MISSES WASPS, SLASHES THROAT
TAYLOR, Texas, Sept. 13. (£>)—
While slashing at wasps which were
swarming about his head, a man cut
his throat and died here yesterday.
NATIONAL PASTIME
REIGNS SUPREME;
TEAMS BATTLING
POSTPONED GAMES FINAL SPURT
AMONG LEADING PENNANT
CONTENDERS
BOSTON, Sept. 13. (£>)—'The Car
dinals won twice and' tied with Bos
ton by the scores of 2-4-3 to Boston’s
0-4-0. The batteries were Haines and
O’Farrell and R. Smith and Taylor.
St. Louis filled the bases with two out
in the first inning when Bells made
an infield hit, advancing Hornsby
to third. Hafey flied out. Boston had
a chance to score but Moore flied to
Thevenow. The second game was
scoreless until Southworth and Horns
by doubled in succession in the third.
Pittsburg—With pitchers Carmen
Hill of Pittsburg and Carl Mays of
Cincinnati working, K. M. Landis,
Commissioner, and baseball officials
of the pennant contending teams and
15,000 fans, witnesesd the battle. The
Reds obtained four hits in the first in
ning but in the second were held
scoreless. In the third they made two
runs. The Pirates in the fourth made
four runs; the Reds and Pirates
both making one run in the sixth.
In the National, St. Louis shut out
Boston 2 to 0; Brooklyn lost to New
York by 5 to 3.
In the American league, Washing
ton lost to Cleveland by the score of
8 to 1.
Cincinnati, by taking two games
out of three, 10-3-0 to Pittsburgh’s
6-10-1, strengthened her grip for se
cond place in the pennant race. In
winning the final game of the season,
Grantham made a circuit drive with
two on base in the eighth inning
wrhich gave the Pirates three runs.
Cincinnati on a walk, a single and a
sacrifice in the ninth brought the to
tal up to ten. The batteries were
Mays and Hargrave, Dash Hill, Koup
al Songer and Smith.
In the National league, Chicago
won by the score of 10 to 6 against j
Philadelphia; Brooklyn also emerged
victorious by the score of 6 to New
York’s 0.
ADOPTS SALMON AS INSIGNIA
Bronze castings of chinook salmon
have been adopted by the Bureau of
Fisheries of the Department of Com
merce as insignia for its vessels.
They are to be attached at appro
priate places on each side of the bow.
One size is 25 inches for the larger
vessels and a 19-inch insignia will be
placed on smaller craft, except laun
ches and small boats.
HONG KONG—At a mass meeting
attended by 150,000 Chinese, a resolu
tion was passed pledging support to
British coal miners in their strike.
CONVICT CONFESSES
DROVE MURDER CAR
OF HALL-MILLS CASE
SAN FRANCISCO POLICE REPORT
SAYS WAS IN JAIL AT
THE TIME
JOLIET, Ills., Sept. 13 (JP>—Henry
Nelson, the convict in the New State
prison confessed he took part in the
double murder at New Brunskick,
ept. 15, 1922, the day before the
bodies of Rev. Edward Hall and Mrs.
James Mills were found and said he
drove in an automobile with two oth
er men who killed a man and woman
i in New Brunswick. ,
Nelson, who is serving a sentence
: from one to 20 years for burglary said
he was given S300 to drive the car.
| The other men did the killing. War
den Green explained that all news
papers available to convicts are cen
i sored and all crime news is taken
from them, therefore Nelson could not
have gained information of the Hall
1 Mills slaying from newspapers and
he has had no visitors.
San Francisco. Police record* here
i showed Nelson was arrested August
2, 1922 charged with passing bad
checks and was in jail awaiting trial
at the time of the New Brunswick
killings.
REGISTRATION AT
TOURIST TRANSPORTATION COM
PANY INCREASING ACCOMO
DATIONS 1927
A total of 502 persons have regis
tered in McKinley park thus far since
its opening for the summer, reports
Robert E. Sheldon, general manager
of the McKinley Park Tourist and
Transportation company to the Fair
bank News Miner.
“When McKinley Park officially
opened in 1923, only twelve registered
during the summer,” said Mr. Shel
don. “In 1924 there were 42; in 1925
the number rose to 208; and this sum
mer to date there were 502, and there
is a possibility of 25 or 30 more reg
istering before the closing of the
camp.”
Winter headquarters of the com
pany will be in Fairbanks. After the
15th, the equipment of the camp will
be stored away, the horses put in win
ter quarters and a caretaker put in
charge until spring. It is planned to
increase the size of the tent camp at
Savage river to accommodate 75 next
year, and more horses and automo
biles will -he added to take care of the
probable increased traffic.
REDONDO ARRIVES IN PORT
The A. S. S. Co vessel S. S. Re
dondo, Captain Newland, command
ing, arrived in port at 1 o’clock today
from Sawmill bay, bringing a few pas
sengers, and a small local cargo.
Following taking on a small local car
go for Westward distribution the ves
sel will continue on her regular week
ly Westward voyage. v; ,*•
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