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•^VOLUME 20, NUMBER 187. SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1925.
PRICE TEN CENTS
BIG PARTY OF
TOURISTS BACK
FROM INTERIOR
FOLKS FROM SOUTHERN STATES
BID ADIEU TO ALASKA
HAD GOOD TRIP.
HOMEWARD BOUND
Round Trip Over the Alaska Railroad
On Special Train Marked with
Keen Enjoyment.
Panning gold from the rich creeks
in the Interior was the novel ex
perience afforded members of the
Frank Reedy party of tourists from
the Southern States in the Union,
who, with their arrival in Seward
v last night on the big special train,
markd the completion of one of the
best Alaskan tours taken by such
£ large party, at least, insofar as
side trips, long visits and general
enjoyment were concerned. But it
was with their gold mining activities
on the Fairbanks creeks that their
expectations ■were filled. Now they
may return to their various homes
thruout the United States and, in
all honesty, relate the time when
they were gold mining in Alaska.
Day In Fairbanks.
The large party of 90 tourists, all
from Southern States, arrived in Se
ward a week ago on the Admiral
Watson. A special train met them
here and conveyed them to the Inte
rior. At Fairbanks, a full day was
enjoyed last Saturday, which was
the occasion for everyone to visit the
many interesting points in the dis
trict, some going to the Alaska col
lege, others to the U. S. experiment
farm, others for short motor jaunts
out the Richardson Highway and
out to fine highways, some going
fishing, but all of them to the creeks
where the search for raw gold, reach
ed fever heat. The day was per
fect, made to order, and at night
the climax was reached with the
big public dance.
Stop At Curry Hotel.
Departing from Curry, Southbound,
the happy family reached Curry
where, owing to the slight rain, con
fined the activities to the hotel, in
stead of making a hike out three
miles to the top of a small moun
tain from which point a wondrous
view of the Majestic Mt. McKinley
is obtained on clear days. A de
lightful musical program was arrang
ed at the hotel, by Manager A. B.
Cummings in which a number of the
party, who were quite talented, par
ticipated.
Long Stay Anchorage.
For almost three days the entire
party stopped in Anchorage, due
entirely, it is said, owing to the de
lay of the Admiral Watson’s arrival
at Seward from the Westward. They
were royally entertained in the In
let metropolis by motoring out to
Lake Spenard where the younger
* set, dove and frollicked to their
heart’s content for hours. Individ
ual sightseeing trips were made via
motor cars, a picnic was held at
Ship creek and after all of their
traveling thru the country, wishing
•many times they would be able tc
see a salmon cannery in full opera
lion, they enjoyed the rare sight ol
watching the fish run in full blasl
pouring into the G-orman and com
pany cannery at Anchorage. Hours
were spent by members of the par
£y, at the cannery. A special per
formance was held at the Empress
theater. Maurice Sharp and T. B
McGrath, special tourist agent, who
arrived in Seward last evening witl
the party, were the stars of the eve
ning making a tremendous hit wit!
their clever impersonations and vau
deville numbers. These two versa
tile Alaskans, are good enough foi
the Orpheum circuit, members o
Hhe tourist party exclaimed last eve
ning to the Gateway representative.
The program of entertainment came
to a close with a fine dance at the
Elks hall.
Stop At Spencer Glacier.
Leaving Anchorage yesterday morn
ing the special train proceeded leas
urely toward this city, the coast
terminus of the Alaska Railroad. A
short distance out of Anchorage the
train came to a halt providing the
party with an opportunity to watch
the salmon run. The sight of the
thousands of swimming salmon, was
a sight for them to marvel at and
one which they will long recall.
Later another stop was made at
Spencer glacier where most all of
the members unslung their cameras,
once again, and shot the glacier full
of holes so that numerous ice worms
were exposed to the summer’s heat,
at least that is w'hat was stated,
took place. The scene of one of the
tremendous snow slides of last win
ter, was the signal for another stop
by the special. Snow, to a depth
of 20 to 30 feet, at Mile 54 yet
remains at this point. Naturally the
party piled out and indulged in a
“snow bath.” At Tunnel station, the
train came to a halt while numer
ous pictures were snapped. And at
Lawing, the former Nellie Neil, now
Mrs. Lawing, who, with her husband
conduct a fine resort on Lake Ke
nai, related her life’s history, which
has been replete with adventures,
and also exhibited her beautiful col
lection of furs. Later a biscuit
luncheon was served. Mrs. Lawing
sending all away smiling with hap
ninpss.
End Perfect Trip.
Arriving in Seward at 5 o’clock
last night a special dinner was serv
ed to them at the Seward Grill. A
few of the member^ autoed out to
Resurrection river and caught good
batches of trout. Others motored
to Lake Kenai and to the many oth
er points of interest about Seward.
The day wound up with a big dance
at the Odd Fellows hall, with every
one boarding the Admiral Watson at
2:30 a. m., and to the tinkling of the
string orchestra, bid Seward adieu.
DEATH STROKE TO
REVOLUTIONIZE
FUTURE WARS
INVENTOR CLAIMS CAN DESTROY
all Life, all radios and
BRING DOWN PLANES
SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 (/P)—Dr.
Edwin Scott, inventor of what he has
termed the “Death Stroke,” which he
contends will revolutionize warfare,
said he would formally request the
War Department to assist in testing
the invention off the California coast
some time in September.
Dr. Scott claims that he can destroy
all life and,.disable all radio apparatus
within a radius of twenty miles, can
destroy the superstructures of war
ships at ten miles, and bring down
planes from any height.
Deposed Klan Leader
Elopes with Young Gr!
NEWARK, N. J„ July 31 (#>)—Car]
R. Ziegler, a married minister and
deposed Klan leader, and Miss Marga
ret Roberts, with whom he eloped tc
El Paso, Texas, surrendered today tc
Texas officers. They were arrestee
on a charge of conspiracy to violate
the Mann Act.
FOUND—A large bunch of keys
. with bottle opener attached. Ownei
, may have same by calling at this of
. fice.
The last word received from th<
: steamship Alaska was that the vesse
• would reach port at 1 p. m. tomorrow
ALASKAN CANNER
SUFFERS STROKE
OF APOPLEXY
RUSHED FROM BRISTOL BAY TO
BELLINGHAM, WASH., WHERE
DIES IN HOSPITAL
H. J. KNIGHT IS DEAD
Assistant General Superintendent of
Alaska Packers Association with
Headquarters in ’Frisco
BELLINGHAM, Wash., July 31
H. J. Knight, 55, assistant general su
perintendent of the Alaska Packers
Association, with headquarters in San
Francisco, died here last night from
a stroke of apoplexy, sustained July
3, while he was visiting the company’s
cannery at Bristol Bay. He was
rushed to Bellingham aboard a can
nery boat, but was beyond medical
aid.
Deceased leaves a widow and one
daughter in Berkeley, who were pres
ent when he passed away.
ARRESTED FOR
MAKING THREATS
TAMPA, Fla., July 31 ($>)—Norman
Klein known as Norman Kulley and
George Kelly, was arrested here today
by department of justice officials on
i a charge of writing letters to Presi
| dent Coolidge threatening his life.
The department said Klein -ited been
! under observation for the past three
months and had been traced here aft
| er a chase throughout the country.
BRYAN’S BODY
LAID TO REST
! IN ARLINGTON
REUNITED FAMILY FROM ALL
PARTS OF COUNTRY ARE
PRESENT AT FUNERAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 31 (£>;
The New York Presbyterian church
held the remains of William J. Bryan
until the government which he served
in peace and in war claimed him fo;
burial among the great companj
sleeping in Arlington cemetery.
His reunited family from all parts
of the land gathered about his bier
with the exception of Mrs. Bryan, whc
decided not to join those viewing th(
remains, preferring to preserve his
memory as he was in life and not ii
death.
The funeral services were very sim
pie, in keeping with the life of th<
great commoner. A hymn was sun?
and an eloquent tribute to the dea<
delivered by the pastor, a persona
friend of Mr. Bryan’s after which th<
choir rendered another hymn, and thi
military escort took charge of thi
body, conveying it to Arlington ceme
[ etery.
At the grave a short prayer wa
made, a hymn sung, and the remain
were lowered into their last restinj
place.
Pall Bearers Friends of Deceased
i The active pall bearers tfere, Jc
sephus Daniels, Senator Duncan Flel
i cher of Florida, Colonel P. H. Calk
han of Louisville, Ky.; Charles A
Lord of Lincoln, Neb.; N. P. Dunlai
of Jacksonville, Ills.; and State Ser
• ator Charles H. Hill of Illinois.
Will Build Memorial Dayton
DAYTON, Tenn., July 31 (£>)—Rhe
county and the town of Dayton ar
> organizing in an effort to establis
[ a university in Dayton as a memoria
. to Bryan.
Amundsen Members Want
Make Another Attempt
HALIFAX, N. S., July 31 (/P)— Every
member of the Amundsen polar expe
dition is looking forward to another
attempt to reach the Pole by airplane,
said Lieut. Ellsworth. He does not
believe that Amundsen has made any
definite plans for his next attempt,
which will probably be made in a dir
igible or other lighter than air craft.
BRITISH STRIKE
IS POSTPONED
FOR TWO WEEKS
GOVERNMENT PROMISES AID TO
MEN UNTIL INQUIRY HAS
BEEN COMPLETED
MEN STAY AT WORK
Nation Wide Coal Strike May Be
Averted by Prompt Action by
British Government
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LONDON, July 31 (JP)—Prime Min
ister Baldwin informed the House to
day that a provisional agreement had
been reached with the coal miners
and operators, who have withdrawn
their ultimatum of the past two weeks
advertising a nation-wide coal strike
which was to become effective tonight.
Premier Baldwin stated that the
miners would continue at their tasks
under the present scale of wages and
hours, with the government giving
them financial aid until an inquiry is
completed.
The miners demand increases in pay
and shorter hours, while the opera
tors have posted notices of a radical
cut in wages and longer hours.
MacMillan’s Ships Wedged
In Heavy Field Floe Ice
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 31 (/P)—
Details received here say that Don
ald MacMillan’s ships ran into a heavy
fog, and became entangled in a solid
field of ice. The party walked on the
ice for a mile and a half to the east
ward and found no breaks. They then
walked to the westward two miles and
found a large water lead. The Peary
might be able to get into the lead, the
dispatch said, but would not make the
attempt untiUthe fog lifts.
B. R. Projects Well
Under Way In This
District, Reported
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Road work on all of the Bureau
of Public road projects in this dis
trict is progressing in a satisfac
tory manner, according to J. B. Re
her, highway engineer who returned
to his local headquarters a fe-w
days ago from a trip of inspectior
to the Hope and Moose Pass regions
, With reference to the call for bids
' for the nine mile of additional roac
construction at Moose Pass, Engineei
Reher states no word has been re
ceived from the Juneau office as yet
At Moose Pass, the road work is
* about completed outside of surfac
5 ing to Mile 20 at Mills Creek. Th<
Seims & Carlson company have th<
Kenai-Serward cut-off well under way
The extension of a mile of road oi
the Eyak lake road, near Cordova
' is under construction and will b<
- completed next month. The exten
'» sion will end at Power creek. Chie
Reher intends to leave Seward with
in the next two week6 for Cordovj
where he will make an investigatioi
a regarding the extension of the roa<
e to Mile 7, where the radio statioi
bt is located. A screening plant wa
,1 shipped from Seward two days age
to Moose Pass.
APOLLO MINE AT
UNGA WILL NOT
RESUME WORK
A. KOMEDAL RELATES FACTS ON
CONDITIONS TO WESTWARD
BUSINESS EXCELLENT
MANY TONS OF CODFISH
Light Touch of Flu Visits District,
But No Deaths Result from It—
, Komedal and Old-Timer
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Business at Unga is in a healthy
condition and the codfish industry,
which is the backbone of the country,
has been good this year, stated A.
Komedal, better known as the “cod
fish king,” who arrived in Seward re
cently from the westward and who
was a southbound passenger on the
steamer Northwestern last Tuesday.
Mr. Komedal has been engaged in the
fishihg and mercantile business at
Unga for over 20 years, owning two
canneries and a large store, and is
authority on general conditions thru
out that outlying Alaskan region.
Many Tons Codfish
Thus far this season the output of
codfish from the Unga district is ap
proximately 3,000 tons, Mr. Komedal
stated. Practically all of this is ship
ped to Seattle in bulk, excepting the
fish shipped to the Seattle brokers.
The Seattle firms require the fish to
be shipped in gunny sacks in order
that the fish may be protected from
dust. Eastern markets consume the
greater part of this pack. The Scan
dinavian race in the United States
appears to be the greatest eaters of
codfish, it is stated, but the United
States citizens are rapidly forming a
liking for it, eating more of it each
year.
Mine Still Closed
The Apollo quartz mine, which was
opened in the eighties and which con
tinued to operate until 1915, owing to
the ore chimney being worked out. is
still idle. A company was formed to
work over the tailings but nothing has
as yet been done. The huge buildings
and machinery are still in good condi
tion and if another ore body could be
picked up activities could be resumed
within a few weeks. This mine pro
duced over §5,000,000 /luring the time
it was operated, and was known from
the Pacific coast to London. Further
development work may pick up other
ore bodies and in ca*b this is done,
work can be resumed.
No Deaths in Region
The flu epidemic which seemed to
have spread over most of the west
ward districts, touched but lightly the
Unga country, although slight touches
of the malady was felt by a few citi
zens. Every spring the region seems
to be visited by an epidemic of slight
* colds but this spring it was a little
l worse than usual. No deaths have oc
curred at Unga from influenza. Mr.
Komedal declared the doctor from the
coast guard cutter Unalga, has ren
dered much valuable medical attention
to the citizens at Unga, particularly to
the children, many of whom had their
tonsils re'nftoved. The population of
! Unga is placed at about 300.
Returning in April
Mrs. Komedal, who resided at Unga
, for 17 years, but who now makes her
home at Seabold, Wash., intended to
visit her old home this year, but put
off the visit to next year. Mr. and
Mrs. Komedal expect to return to Sew
| ard en route to the westward next
April.
RIFFIANS ABANDON OFFENSIVE
FEZ, Morocco, July 31 (£>)—Abd el
Krim’s offensive against Quezzan has
been abandoned or postponed it is al
leged, and troops are concentrating
for the construction of defensive for
tifications as if he expected to have to
resist an attack instead of paaking the
offensive. v '
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