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VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 130.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
GIBBONS-CARPENTIER BOUT GOES
LIMIT; GIBBONS GETS DECISION
GIBBONS DEFEATS CARPENTIER BUT IS UNABLE TO AD
MINISTER KNOCKOUT BLOW—WILL HAVE ONE
MORE CHANCE AT DEMPSEY
RINGSIDE, Michigan City, May 31—Tommy Gibbons earned the
right to fight Jack Dempsey for the heavyweight championship to
tonigh when he was awarded the decision in a ten round bout with
Georges Carpentier. the French idol. Gibbons made sufficient show
ing so that 80 newspaper men awarded him the bout- The huge am
pi theatre was crowded, 35,000 spectators witnessing the bout. The
gate receipts aggregated $300,000.
Very little betting was in evidence, Gibbons admirers holding otl
for odds.
Carpentier’s appearance in the ring was a signal for an ovation,
Gibbons also coming in for a large share of the applause. Carpentiei
looked pale and haggard and was evidently overtrained. He stated
after the fight that he had hoped to best Gibbons and draw another
fight with Dempsey. Jack Curley acted as his representative and
Francois Descamps was his manager.
Mrs. Gibbons and their sons Dick, Jack, and Tom were interested
spectators at the fight.
Many fight fans who saw Gibbons in his palmy days declare that
he has never been the same man since he took Ins lacing at ti e hands
of Jack Dempsey on a certain Fourth of July under the sweltering
sun at Shelby, Mont. Gibbons was badly batter about his midships
aid has never been the same man since. He strove desperately ft. a
knockout with the Frenchman but evidently was unable to fathom the
Frenchman’s style. Carpentier also is falling off in his aggressive
ness yesterdav’s battle showing a disposition to wait for the fight to
come to him * Fight fans say that he has whipped nobody since his
bouth for the championship, save Joe Beckett, now becoming an old
man and that Gibbons was the better man in every way.
JAPAN PROTESTS
EXCLUSION BILL;
NOT MADE PUBLIC
SAYS AGAINST TREATY OF 1911
BETWEEN U. S. AND JAPAN
PROTEST KEPT SECRET
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 2—Ja
pan in the protest against the exclu
sion of her subjects, requests the 1 .
S. Government to take all possible
practicable measures for the revival o
such discrimination. It is contended in
the protest that the exclusion law is
in entire disregard with spirit and cir
cumstance of the treaty of commerce
and navigation of 1911 between the l .
S. and Japan.
Bill Not Be Made Public
TOKIO, June 2—Japan’s protest to
America upon the enactment of the
immigration bill with its clause barr
b?g Japanese from entrance to the
United States, will not be given out
for publication here before it is de
coded in Washington and placed in
the hands of Secretary State Hughes.
This was made known by officials.
Appropriations for
Bonus Bill Brought
Up in Lower House
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2—An
appropriation of $131,913,138 to meet
the estimated cost of the soldier bon
us until July 1, 1925, is proposed in a
deficiency bill reported today by the
House appropriations committee. Sev
eral othre items bring the measures
up to $158,196,417 or $1,898,408 less
than the budget estimates.
To Far Native Village
WASHINGTON D. C., June 2—
The Cutter Algonquin will be rushed
to Nikoloski, Unimak Pass, with pro
visions for the starving inhabitants
there.
Sinclair Tries to Borroi
WASHINGTON, June 2—Sii
million dollars from tHe shipping
velopment in Mexico and Secreta
Tvhich the shipping board had wit!
ply of oil from Salt Creek, there!
marine of six million dollars annm
board and turned it over to SincI
y^terday in the inquiry into the
%eing conducted by a committee o
Algonquin Rushes Food
NOTED SINGER WILL BE ADDED
ATTRACTION AT THE LIBERTY
The Liberty management announces
that Mr. Thomas Muldoon, a member
of the government cutter Haida will
sing a number of popular song hits
at tonights show. Mr. Muldoon is a
singer of exceptional merit and those
who miss the opportunity of hearing
him tonight will regret it.
There will be two shows tonight
starting at 7:00 and 8:45 p. m. owing
| to the large number of people in town
i and as there is a dance, it will give
i those desiring to take it in, an oppor
| tunity to see the first show.
Admiral Evans In
Port This Morn
The Admiral Evans arrived in port
this morning with the following pas
sengers from Anchorage:
For Seward—Mr. and Mrs. E. P.
Warner and Dora Warner.
For Seattle—Elizabeth Tierney, Jos
ephine Tierney, Rose L. Lewis, Miss
C. S. Lynn, Mrs. L. L. Moss, Miss M.
Childs and Miss M. Murdock.
Additional passengers for Seward
were—L. H. Keist, W. E. Ash, S. Olds,
Joe Sorvo, E. C. Johnson.
French Aviator
Now in Mukden
MUKDEN, June 2—Doisy, French
aviator arrived here today from To
kio.
Arthur H. Young of San Francisco
and W. W. Kelly of Oakland, Califor
nia, moving picture men, were passen
gers for Seward on the Northwestern.
They will remain in the vicinity of
Seward for several days^ completing
a series of pictures begun last year.
They will then go into the Interior
taking ML McKinley, the Healy river
coal deposits and a number of other
scenes of interest. Mr. Young and Mr.
Kelly are planning on making a trip
to the westward to take pictures of
the scene of the disastrous ending of
Major Martin’s flight and of the plane
if it is possible.
v Money from
rd to Develop Oil Lands
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tclair tried to borrow twenty-seven
board for1 the purpose of oil de
y Fall later canceled the contract
. the interior department for a sup
y causing the loss to the merchant
illy. Fall took oil from the shipping
dr. These facts were brought out
shipping board’s affairs, which is
f the house.
HR,
CO»VHIOHT KEYSTONE VIEW CO. hew_vo»k
SECRETARY WILBUR VISITS NAVAL ACADEMY
Left to right: Secretary of the Navy, Curtis I). Wilbur and II.
B. Wilson, Superintendent of the Naval Academy. Secretary V ilbur
paid a visit to the Middies and complimented them on their fine ap
pearance and drilling.
HARD LUCK FOLLOWS STANDARD
OIL OPERATIONS AT PEARL DOME
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BREAK JARS AND SEVERAL SETS OF DRILL STEMS—AS
SOCIATED OIL COMPANY ON WAY BACK TO
WORK PROPERTY
KANATAIv, May 25—Hard luck continues to follow the Stan
dard Oil Company’s drilling operations. Resuming drillings after
cementing to shut off the water, they broke a set of jars and three
drill stems. With no stems nearer than San" Francisco, the Associat
d Oil Company’s tools were borrowed, but a few days later both sets
of jars were broken. Drilling operations were then suspended await
ing th arrival of new stems and jars. These are expected alxmt the
first of June. The Lee No. One is said to be approximately 1880 feet
deep in sandy shale formation.
The Associated Oil Company will continue drilling operations on
the Pearl Creek Dome. Their wireless operator states that a crew
of men is expected to leave Seattle about the first oi June for Ivanata
with G. L. Jones superintending drilling operations- Mr. Jones and
wife are passengers on the Alaska for Seward, leaving Seattle Satur
day morning.
Alaska Sails Saturday
j With Many Seward
Passengers Aboard
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FORMER SEWARD BUSINESS MAN
RETURNING TO RESUME
OPERATIONS
The Steamship Alaska sailed SaturJ
day morning for Seward with two hun
dred and seventy-five passengers on
board. Among Seward passengers well
known here are Gus Borgen, returning
to Seward where he will cpen up his
r.ew business; Miss Helen Balderston,
returning home from Seattle where
she has been attending school; P.
Loussac, popular Anchorage druggist;
G. L. Jones and wife, superintendent
for the Associated Oil company at
Kanatak; Judge Cecil H. Clegg, who
is returning to Fairbanks after a suc
cessful operation at Mayo Bros, and
several others. The list is as fol
lows :
H. L. Morrison, R. D. Loy, Gus Bor
gen, W. C. Skermer and wife, G. R.!
Carlan and wife; J. F. Coleman and
wife; A. G. Desser, M. Flannigan, K.
Kondo, A. Berose, T. Wilson W. Hoy
ler, W. A. Johnson, H. R. Smith, Er
nest Boscher, Clyde Goodwyn, Miss
Balderston, Gilbert Barth* C. H. Bert
ram and wife, Charles Larson, J. A.
Dolan, Andre David, H. E. Plank P.
Loussac, Mrs. J. P. Isaacs, Mrs. Bor
deaux, Mrs. C. Berkenschec, T. F. Ar
undall, E. Boschen, Miss J. E. Ball,1
Ruth Bean, Mrs. W. H. Warren, Mrs.
L. C. Burns, L. Summan. G. L. Jones
and wife, Judge C. H. Clegg and wife.
Doctor J. W. Edwards. Mrs. T. C.
Grant, Mrs. H. G. Doolittle, Mrs. L.
Butler, Miss T,. Bordeaux. Miss V.
Frolick. Iver Johnson. Thomas Kee
nan. L. Larson. Elena Colborne W. .T
Campbell, Doctor F. Delavergne, B. E.
Mr. Miller geologist with the Stan
dard Oil Company, and a member of
the Standard’s geological party 1922,
is expected to return to the district
about June first. Pack horses have
been secured in Kanatak for Mr. Mil
ler.
W. R. Smith, geologist with the U.
S. Survey, is expected to return about
the middle of June. The survey has
secured pack horses for the Smith
party in Kanatak.
The Alaska Road Commission sent
a small crew of men to Kanatak on
the May Starr. They will work on a
road out of Kanatak.
Major Martin, pilot of the Seattle 1,
and in command of the U. S. Army
planes, was a reluctant visitor in the
city from the 16th to the 25th of Apr.
Their plane was forced down off Cape
Igvak on the 15th, on account of en
gine trouble and when rescued were
towed to Kanatak and taken into the
creek here for repairs. Winter wea
ther and Kanatak winds were partly
responsible for the prolonged stay.
The winds kept the plane in motion
so that the old engine could not be re
moved and the new engine installed.
Ice formed on the creek during the
nights of the 23rd and 24th and the
plane was frozen in. The west winds
held back the tides so that the water
did not back up the creek far enough
to float the plane out so a cradle was
built and the pontoons were floated
upon it aftd hauled down the creek to
the bay by a tractor. The Major left
Kanatak in the face of a blinding wet
snowstorm and a regular southeaster,
but made Chignik safely.
Sauten, and wife; Mrs. J. Cleveland,
Mrs. Kelsey, Robert Johnson, H. Kern,
A. E. Hogkrin, J. F. McKay, G. B. Hy
der, C. T. Livingstone, W. Glorsen^ B.
R. Lee, B. Seaton, W. P. Shounder and
ten steerage.
Gus Fransen came in from Roose
velt on Sunday's train.
ARMY AVIATORS WILL MAKE FLIGHT
ACROSS JAPAN-MARTIN CHEERED
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AMERICAN AVIATORS ON THEIR WAY TO CHINA—BRITISH
AVIATOR THANKS SMITH FOR USE OF PLANE
MARTIN AND HARVEY CHEERED
KASIIIMGI RA, June 2—The American round-the-world fivers
still hope to get away Sunday on the next leg of their flight according
to word received here Saturday night. They hope to make two
jumps on that day leaving here going to Kushimoto to refuel and
thence on to Kagoshimoa, their last stopping place in Japan, before
darkness.
CHICAGO, June 2—A great welcome of throngs and cheers
were tendered Major Frederick Martin on his return here from Alas
ka where his command of the around the world flight was attended
by misfortune. The cheers were given equally to the Major and his
Mechanic, Sergeant Alva Ilarvev.
SHANGHAI, June 1—Captain Doisy hopped off in a Chinese
plane for Nanking today.
Doisy arrived at Peking on his non-stop flight of 600 miles from
Shanghai. Doisy immediately hopped oft' in his plane for Nanking.
TOKIO, June 2—The three Japanese destroyers which did duty
at the Kuriles in connection with the American flight have been or
dered to Kamchatka on special service, which is understood to act as
a protection for Japanese fish interests over which considerable fric
tion has grown with Russia
TOKIO, June 1—Lieut. Smith announced Saturday that the
American planes will leave for Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, expecting
to make the trip in one day. McLaren, the British flyer, cabled the
American naval attache “Hats oft to the Stars and Stripes for exhib
iting real sportsmanship,” referring to the ofter of the American navy
to transport the spare British plane from Hokodate, Japan to Ilong
[ kong.
TOKIO, May 31—The American destroyer John Paul Jones left
Yokohama for Spodate to get the Army Globe flyer’s reserve plane
and take it to Hongkong whence another destroyer will take it Cal
cutta to replace the machine wreekd at Akyab, India, by McLaren.
AMERICAN PLANES
MAKING GOOD TIME
TOKIO, June 1—American army
airplane flyers reached Kushimo
this morning, making the 350 mile
flight in four hours and twenty
five minutes.
Yesterday Banner Day
for June Weddings
Yesterday was a red letter day for
June brides, Commissioner Curtis R.
Morford being worked overtime to
supply licenses and perform the mar
riage ceremony. Three couples were
united in marriage here in Seward and
one couple went on thru to Anchor
age where they could get a priest to
perform the ceremony.
First to appear before his honor
were Roland C. Ingram of Juneau, and
Harriet Stedman of Fairbanks, who
were made man and wife by the com
missioner. Witnesses Catherine Pakm
and J. B. Reher.
Then appeared C. Paul MacCreary
of Latouche and Madeline R. West,
a nurse of Kenneeott, who were made
man and wife by a traveling mission
ary who happened to be in town. Wit
nesses Marshal H. P. Sullivan and
Mrs. Selma N. Scott.
At tne residence of Mr. and Mis
H. B Selby, Marshal Giloert Stevens
of Fairbanks and Mrs. Helen Lynch,
of Fairbanks, were united in matri
mony by Commissioner Morforu. Fol
lowing the ceremony a wedding din
ner was served the offirating com
missioner and the contracting par
ties. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens left to
day lor treir home at Fairbanks, af
tt-f stopping off a week at Mr. S'mv
e.nr trading post at Windy.
Mrs. Chas. Hinde left on yesterday’s
train for Anchorage to visit for a time
HOOVER ACCUSED
HELPING UPHOLD
THE FISH TRUSTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jane 2—
Hoover was denounced in the Senate
by King for helping maintain the fish
ing monopoly in Alaska. King charg
ed that Hoover in awarding exclusive
fishing contracts in Alaska had harm
ed the country and was unwarranted
by law.
NEW CHARTS RECEIVED
The Seward News Co. has received
the new corrected chart of Portage
and Wide Bays, on a scale of 1-50,000.
This chart is numbered 8666 and re
tails for seventy-five cents.
Wife of Attorney
General Found Dead
JUNEAU, June 2—Mrs. John Rust
gard, wife of the Attorney General of
Alaska, was found dead in bed today.
John S. Shanley, the first graduate
of the Fairbanks Agricultural college
and School of Mines, and its sole al
umnus for the past year, arrived in
Seward on his way to the states. Mr.
Shanley who has been principal of the
Nenana school, will be principal at
Afognak the coming year. He lias 3
years in Cornell U. to his credit, and
has been a student of the College for
some time.
L. V. Ray left for Anchorage on the
train this morning on business con
nected with the court.
Miss Stella Fuller and Miss Inez
Waugh returned from a trip to La
touche.
H. O. Roberts arrived on the Starr
from his cannery at Uganik.
Victoria Leaves For Nome Today With
Over Five Hundred Passengers Aboard
SEATTLE, June 1—The Nome season, which gives promise of
unusual activity this year, opened this initial beautiful summer day
with the departure of the Alaska Steamship Company’s Victoria with
a capacity list of 506 passengers, and the freighter Oduna, their car
goes aggregating six thousand tons, principally mining supplies. Keen
interest was displayed in the early sailings of these Alaska bound
ships as they put to sea.