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VOLUME XX, NUMBER 280.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1925.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Johnson Will Pitch Deciding Game for
Washington Tomorrow, Providing the
Weather is Clear;—Strained Leg Tendon
PITTSBURG, Oct. 14. (£>)—Manager
"Bucky” Harris said last night when
talking with a number of newspaper
reporters, “They’ll have to beat John
son, able or not, for he will pitch for
zis in the game tomorrow. His arm
and leg are safe, so he told me.”
Johnson strained a muscle in his
right thigh in the third inning last Sun
day trying to steal second. He was
cut by ten feet. Johnson pitched the
last six innings of the game in agony,
but since then has been resting and
favoring the injured member.
No team has ever won the cham
pionship after losing three straight
games in all the history of baseball,
i but Washington, with confidence in
the veteran pitcher, expects to set a
new record in championship baseball.
The weather is foggy, but indication
are that it will clear up in time for
the game.
Receipts Near Million Mark
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 14. (£>)—'This
k. year’s world series receipts are one
thousand three hundred and twenty
dollars less than a million. This is
the third event of its kind to attain
the seven figure mark in the history
of baseball, and with Wednesday’s re
ceipts estimated at $240,000 it is ex
pected to set a record for all times.
x Three New Records Set
PITTSBURG, Oct. 14. (/P)—Three
new home run records were made for
world series games, and one tied, when
^ Goslin and Moore hit circuit smashes
which brought the total of home runs
this year to eleven.
Game Postponed Account Rain
PITTSBURGH. Oct. 14. (£>)— After
more than half an hour delay, the
jame was postponed on account of
rain.
Forty-Five Thousand in Stand
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 14. (£>)—A down
pour of rain today delayed the final
game of the world series. Commis
si Jsioner Landis announced the game
■would be played, but managers Har
ris and McKechnie indicated they con
sidered the field unplayable and de
sired postponment.
Forty-five thousand jammed the big
stands, covering their heads with
newspapers, with thousands gathered
outside, seeking entrance to the field.
OLDTIMER OF
SEATTLE DROPS
DEAD TODAY
SEATTLE, Oct. 14, (/P)—William H.
'Rice, 62, dropped dead on duty early
this morning. Rice was a watchman
for the Pacific Steamship Company, in
.the early days running a waterfront
restaurant which was the rendezvous
for sea captains and Alaskans.
BASEBALL
COAST LEAGUE—
Los Angeles 3, Vernon 1.
Seattle 10, Portland 3.
San Francisco 4, Oakland 0.
Sacramento 8, Salt Lake 4.
Andrew Holms, the well known
herring packer at Seldovia, depart
ed for Seattle yesterday on the Ad
{ jniral Watson.
J. T. Clayworth, Circle operator,
arrived in Seward a few days ago,
departing for the States. Mr. Clay
•worth reported having a fairly suc
cessful season.
keystone view co; new vmk
WILL SHE BE THE NEW TEXAS
GOVERNOR
Mrs. Edith Williams, of Dallas,
Texas, who is a candidate for Gover
nor, which post is now held by Mrs.
Miram A. Ferguson. Mrs. Williams
is.the only woman elected to the house
of representatives in Texas. There
will be a big political fight, as Mrs.
Ferguson is Anti-Klan while Mrs. Wil
liams has Klan support.
FORFEITURE CASE
OF HENRY EMARD
IS DISMISSED
LIBBY, M’NEIL AND LIBBY CASE
TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT
UP NEXT TERM.
At the opening of court this morn
ing, Judge E. E. Ritchie dismissed
the jurors who desired to leave on
tomorrow morning’s north-bound train.
A. J. Dimond, attorney for the Sew
ard Light and Power Company, pre
sented an inpersedeas bond to stay
the execution as to recovery by the
town of Seward and its inhabitants,
from Sam Graff, of the difference be
tween the rates charged during the
past year and the rates prescribed
by Ordinance No. 78.
No further matters being present
ed at this morning’s court, Judge
Ritchie called a recess until 2 o’clock
this afternoon.
Yesterday, Case No. 1005, in which
the Libby Company is charged by
the government with violation of the
White Act, was heard. R. E. Ro
bertson, attorney for the defense mov-.
ed against the information, the court
taking the matter under advisement.
It is stated thecae will not be tried
before the local term of court, but
may be heard at the Valdez term,
next month.
In the case of U. S. vs. Henry Em
ard, a forfeiture case, which came
up yesterday, the case was dismissed
for want of jurisdiction.
In the Premier Coal Mine case,
A. H. McDonald of Anchorage was
named referee.
Next Monday the case of Bank of
Alaska vs. Matt Raish, will come up
for trial before a jury. With the
completion of this case it is believ
ed all jurors will be dismissed.
H. H. Whitford, a member of the
Bureau of Fisheries department came
in from Alitak yesterday on the Ad
miral Watson.
ACTION IS TAKEN
KENAI PEN ROAD
CHAMBER MEET
COMMITTEE OF ONE APPOINTED
TO PRESENT REPORT FOR
NEXT MEETING.
MAIL CHANGE REPORT READ
Special Meeting Be Called Upon the
Arrival of Dan A. Sutherland,
Delegate To Congress.
Chief among the matters brought'
before the attention of the Seward
Chamber of Commerce business ses
sion and luncheon, held yesterday
at noon at the Seward Grill, was
unanimous endorsement of the cham
ber, which went on record sponsor
ing the proposed new road project,
from Seward, up Resurrection river,
and down to the Inlet and lower Ke
nai peninsula districts. Upon a mo
tion being made and seconded, the
suggestion was regularly passed.
Chairman McMullen appointed a
committee of one, E. Swetmann, to
call on the local office of the Bu
reau of Roads, to confer with the of
ficials in charge, with respect to such
a proposed road, and to have a re
port ready to be read at next Tues
day’s meeting of the chamber body.
Mr. Sexton, Seward ' business mau,
spoke briefly on the subject, inform
ing the members of wrhat such a
road would mean to Seward and this
district, in the way of opening up a
uistuci, uui m yuienuai weain.
Wm. Erwin, manager of he Seward
plant of the Standard Oil Co., was
i called upon, due to the absence of
secretary Hannon, to inform and en
lighten the members as to the pub
lic hearing, held Saturday evening,
by Major Oliver, U. S. Army -engi
neer, with the Alaska Road Commis
sion, in the matter of the Resurrec
tion Bay harbor refuge from smaller
craft.. Mr. Erwin explained the gen
eral details of the hearing, most of!
which was published in Monday’s is
sue of The Gateway.
Leon Urbach urged that a special
meeting of the chamber be called on
the arrival of Dan Sutherland, dele
gate to Congress from Alaska, at
which time all facts, relative to the
| several local movements, be present
i ed to him. Upon motion being made
and seconded, it was so ordered.
The reading of the report of the
findings of the special committee ap
pointed to prepare such a paper,
which is to be sent to Postmaster
General Harry New, at Washington,
occupied the attention of the mem
bers, following the opening of the
meeting, at the conclusion of the
report, which brought to light some
interesting facts, and in which it
was plain, serious thought and much
time had been given in preparation,
a motion was duly made, seconded
and passed that the report be sent
to Washington.
The report follows:
P. M. GEN. NEW,
Washington, D. C., ~
Dear sir: '
It has recently been brought to
the attention of the Seward Chamber
of Commerce that the post office de
partment is contemplating the removal
of mail clerks from the vessels of
the Alaska S. S. Co. and the Pacific
S. S. Co., which serve Alaska.
The Seward Chamber of Commerce
feels that any such action will be
very unfair to Alaska and its devel
opment and that it will work an un
just hardship upon all commercial -
and private enterprises in the terri- ,
tory. The Seward Chamber of Com- .
merce wishes at this time to register
a most emphatic protest against the j
removal of the mail clerks from the
vessels serving the Terriory of Al- ]
aska. In support of this protest the
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ENDORSES INCREASED
REDUCTION OF HOURS
ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 14. (#>)—'The
Federation of Labor yesterday indors
ed increases in reduction of hours in
proportion to the individuual’s increas
ing power of production, and urged up
on all managers to eliminate waste in
production so the selling prices can
be lowered.
Green said “we are on the threshold
of a great industrial era. We are liv
ing in the infancy of giant power. A
new condition is here and we must
meet it.”
HAZELTINE MAY BE MARSHAL
SEATTLE, Oct. 14. (TP)—F. A. Haz
eltine is leaving here today for South
Bend, where he said he expects to
be appointed constable.
NAVY HAS NO
DEFINITE AIR
POLICY SAYS SIMS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 14. (JP)—
Sims today told Coolidge and the air
board “it is well known” that the navy
nas no “definite air policy.” He de
clared “this kind of conservatism is
so extraordinary it is almost unbeliev
able.” and is hampering naval air de
velopment. He attributed unrest in
the navy to “a lack of confidence” in
naval leaders and cited the Shenan
doah air disaster as a point in the case.
Naval Radio Engineers
Arrive from Westward
The naval radio working party,
which has been making its annual
visit to Westward stations, return
ed to Seward yesterday, en route
to the States the coming week. The
party is composed of George S. Hub
bard, R. F. Wright, George O. Nor
gard, Claude Holtzman, John B. Ber
ling and Roy B. Canada.
Carl C. Smead, who represents the
Heintz Company of “57” varieties,
arrived in Seward yesterday from the
Westward.
INSPECTOR GENERAL TO INVES
TIGATE MITCHELL'S CHARGES
.Major General Eli A. Helmick, In
spector General of the Army, is mak
ing an investigation at the direc
:ion of Acting Secretary of War Da
rts, into the charge of inefficiency 1
ind worse in the operation of the
lir service, by Col. William Mitchell,
'ormer head of the Air Service. It
s probable that the decision as to
whether the fiery air officer will be
jrought to court-martial, will be bas
sd on the results of General Hel
nick’s investigation.
GOVERNMENT TO
PUSH SUIT IN
SKINNER CASE
SEATTLE, P. M. Brown, Special As
sistant Attorney General of Washing
ton, returning from Washington, D. C.,
said the government was ready to push
its suit against Skinner & Eddy charg
ing the corporation was overpaid in
its wartime shipbuilding program by
seven million dollars. The trial will
begin in January and will probably
last two months.
PLANE LANDS SAFELY WITH
WHEEL AND STRUTS BROKEN
MITCHELL FIELD,, Oct. 14. (/P) —
With the left landing wheel and sever
al strutts torn from the plane during
the national air races yesterday, Cap
tain Earl W. Duncan and a passenger
landed safely.
HUGE COAL PROJECT ENDED
SEATTLE, Oct. 14. (/P)—Explosions
opening two tunnels under construc
tion for the last three years complet
ed a million dollar project of the Pa
cific Coast Coal Company, opening its
new coal mines eight miles from Ren
ton.
E. M. Jacobson, fore-ster, who has
been in charge of the Anchorage of
fice for the past few weeks, return
ed to Seward Saturday, en route to
the Cordova headquarters.
FULL LISTING
SOUTHBOUND ON
ADMIRAL WATSON
TAKING GOOD SIZE FISH CARGO
SOUTH—SCRAP WHEELS
FOR TACOMA.
RESERVATIONS ALL SOLD OUT
Will Stop At Yagataga Beaah for Oil
Crew—Cannery Managers
Going Outside.
With all reservations sold out, on
its 126 southbound voyage, and with
8,000 cases of salmon, 750 barrels of
herring and a number of tons of
scrap car wheels from the Alaska
Railroad on board, tucked away un
der hatches, the Admiral Watson
cast off its dock moorings at 3 o’
clock yesterday afternoon, gliding
down Resurrection Bay to the tune
of the tinkling ship’s orchestra.
The car wheels will be unloaded
at the big Tacoma smelter. At Yag
ataga Beach, Southbound, the Watson
will pick up fifteen members of the
crew of the General Petroleum Co.
The local arrivals and Southbound
passengers list was as follows:
For Seward—Albert Broun, J. J.
Meherin, Jno. D. Roberts, A. A. Hum
phrey, Annie Barnes, Agnes Barnes,
J. Colombos, Eliodor Risoff, Ralph
Jay, Gust Long, J. A. Ramsay, Chas.
Woodin, A. S. Brown, J. F. Coffey,
Geo. S. Hubbard, R. F. Wright, Geo.
O. Norgard, Roy B. Canada, Jno. B.
Berling, Claude Holtzmav and 5 steer
age.
For Valdez—J. H. Miles, Ed. Brook
er, O. L. Grimes and Fred Torsen.
For Cordova—W. H. Casswell, C.
C. Smead and Homer Lee .
For Ketchikan—Per Nelson and
H. H. Whitford.
For Seattle—Meta Anderson, B.
Champenes, J. W. Walker, J. Conran,
Mary Petallin, Margaret Kraft, Jene
Nelson Marie Gregoroff, Mrs. E. Haga,
Jno. Casey, Henry Strand, E. Rosen
berg, Andrew Holms, Harold John
son, Earl Osborne, Mrs. E. Osborne,
A. Anderson, Mrs. A. Anderson and
son, Stanley Arneson, Jno. Olson,
Ed. Johnson, Victor '' ocks Ed. A.
Sperine, Seid Jack \ ge.