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"Volume 20. number 185
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
SEWARD CHAMBER MEETING AT
GRILL YESTERDAY BRINGS OUT
NUMBER OF PROMINENT GUESTS
RARE TREAT AFFORDED AT
TENDING MEMBERS BY LISTEN
ING IN TO FACTS RELATIVE TO
THIS DISTRICT AND SEWARD
AS OTHERS SEE US.
HONORARY MEMBERS
Every Seat At Table Was Filled—
Meeting Reflected Much Credit To
Seward—Construct Trails To Near
by Peaks and Hold the Many Tour
ists That Come to Seward Shores.
Absent members at yesterday’s
meeting of the Seward Chamber of
Commerce which was held at the
Seward Grill, missed something!
It has been many months since
the chamber has been honored with
so many prominent visitors as were
guests at yesterday’s luncheon. These
included: A. C. Lovekin, retired bus
iness man of California; Allen
McIntosh, business man of Boston;
Hal G. Evarts, nationally known
writer and authority on big game;
James Wickersham, former delegate
to Washington from Alaska; Cap
tain O. E. Johansen of the steamer
•fetavr, Jack McCord, whom all Alas
kans know, and last but far from
being least, Ben Poindexter, geolo
gist and engineer, familiarly .nown
as the “Trail Blazer.”
Seward was surrounded, indeed,
with a halo of glory by the time
th^se distinguished gentlemen seat
ed themselves following orating on
the glories of Seiward and her adja
cent communities. The first speak
er called to the platform was Jack
McCord. He did not speak to any
length but with all due respect to
the other speakers, what he said
meant something. This was to the
, effect that H. S. Fogerson and Chas.
L. Lake, geologists for the Superior
Oil Company, who have been making
a survey of the oil formation at $nis-j
kin Bay region for the last two:
months, had completed their inves
tigations and have recommended to
their company that a test well be
driven. This means, in all probabil
ity, that shortly activities will soon
begin in that region.
Conditions Encouraging.
James Wickersham, well known Al-'
askan and former delegate, was next ;
called on by P. C. McMullen, who:
.presided over the meeting. Judge
Wickersham’s remarks were empha
sized with vigor and were very laud
itory to the entire railroad belt. He
said: “I want to say this, that con
ditions in Alaska look exceedingly
well established and stabilized. Bus
iness in general throughout Alaska
is now on a substantial basis, and
in particular, conditions along the
Alaska Railroad belt never have ap
peared better. In Fairbanks the “big
9 companies” are locating on good
creeks, in fact the whole country
is opening up. Your town of Sew
ard is the cleanest looking town in
the Territory. I do not know who
is in charge of this work but the
general appearance of Seward re
flects a great deal of credit on
them. I have been in this district
now for two weeks, much of which
time I have spent in the Kenai pen
insula region. This was my first
-visit to the peninsula country, and I
want to say that it is a remarkably
impressive scenic country, altogeth
er, a wonderful district. The entire
district around Seward appears to
be unsurpassed in beauty. Your
wonderful resources in the peninsula
as well as at other places near Sew
ard, certainly looks promising. The
people of Seward are to be congrat
ulated on the present outlook and
the business people ought to feel
^flslated over the future. It has been
a keen pleasure to meet the mem
"bers of this organization and to
state these few facts.”
Brisk applause broke out from the
, members upon the concluison of
j Judge Wickersham’s utterances. Mc
Mullen thanked him for his re
marks and then, called upon Mr.
Evarts, who said:
Seward Is Home.
‘‘I want to thank the Alaskans for
making my visit here so pleasant,
and appreciate the opportunity of
making this testimonial of personal
enjoyment. I have found Alaskans
universally hospitable. I have been
here now for three months and keep
putting off the day of departure.
When in Seward, I feel as though I
were at home. During my recent
trip to the Westward, Captain Jo
hansen sold me on it, and I would
suggest that an appropriation be made
to carry on his good work to the
Westward, the peninsula points and
Bristol Bay regions—suburbs of Sew
ard. I wish again to extend my ap
Billy Patterson Wakes
Up Town with Paintings
Billy Patterson, proprietor of the
( City Express, who is original from his
five gallon hat to his gasoline wagon,
startled the town last week by ap
pearing with the sides of his auto
truck brilliantly decorated with Alas
kan scenes. On one side of the pan
; eling appears a view reading, “Pros
pecting in Alaska,” the scene depict
j ing a dog team with an oldtimer at the
j gee-pole. The sled is loaded with su
j gar, corn, raisins, and other staples,
! the w-hole being topped by a still, the
inference being that the prospector
is on his way to the hoosegow event
ually.
The other panel of the car is en
titled “Fox Farming in Alaska,” and
shows an old timer sitting in his cab
in playing solitaire, with a still bub
bling merrily. The table is covered
with bottles and in one corner is
stacked the necessary makings.
James Hawkins was the artist, and
the work is good. At any rate the
wagon has received considerable at
tention, both critical and otherwise,
owing to the viewpoint of the onlook
er. Billy is proud of the job and
believes he has a new wrinkle in ad
vertising.
AT THE HOTELS
Seward—C. A. Mattie, Karl Spatch,
Karl Wagner.
Van Gilder—J. A. Magill, T. M.
Sheehan, Mary E. Fuller, Sarah Me
Elwaine.
Sexton—Isaac Smith, Mr's M. B.
Eberlt, Pete Anderson.
ADMIRAL WATSON
ARRIVES TOMORROW
The Admiral Watson of the Paci
fic Steamship company, which is now
to the Westward and which was
supposed to arrive in Seward this
evening, according to a telegram re
ceived by Wayne Blue, Seward ag
I ent for the company, from Captain
Nystrom, will be unable to arrive in
port until tomorrow evening. Upon
leaving Seward for the Westward
the Watson was two days' late.
TILDEN STILL CHAMPION
GLENCOE, 111., July 28 (£>)—Wil
liam T. Tilden’s place at the head of
the tennis world is still unchallenged
after the National champion yester
day won the Illinois State singles
from his greatest rival, William M.
Johnston of San Francisco in straight
sets. 6 to 4, and 6 to 3 and 9 to 7.
Trotsky Welcomes
Capital To Russia
MOSCOW, July 29 (£>)—Leon Trotz
ky, addressing a delegation of Ger
mans visiting Russia in behalf of Ger
man labor said he considered the con
cession given to the Harriman inter
ests on the Lena river inaugurated a
new era of greater acitvity for Rus
sia. He declared that the sooner for
eign capital was induced to invest in
Russia the better.
ALASRAiTHOLDS
UP PARADE WITH
SERVICE POEM
WHILE OHIO SECTION PARADES
BENEATH HOTEL WNDOW
OLDTIMER RECITES
HIGHLY APPLADED
“The Scotchman’s Prayer” Meets
With Approbation of Paraders
Who Ask for More
SEATTLE, July 29 (/P)—An im
promptu diversion not listed on the
program was staged today for the
Ohio section of the Knights Templars
parade which passed the Olympic Ho
tel. “Dad” Gleason, an Alaska sour
dough, perched on the second floor of
the Press Club building across from
the hotel, observing the Ohio section
come to rest beneath his room, recited
in a booming voice “The Scotchman’s
Prayer,” a humorous dialeci. monolog
by Robert Service. The Ohioans ap
plauded and asked for more, but the
parade moved on.
Paraders from Manilla, Hawaii, j
Port oRico, Cuba, the Canal Zone, ]
Mexico and Alaska were in line. Sen- ^
ior Warden J. M. Clarke, and Sir
Knights R. S. Temme, R. N. Moyer i
and J. C. Laughlin represented the j
Anchorage lodge. They were accom- j
panied by George Beaumont, United j
States marshal of Juneau, who is a .
member of another commandery.
Moving picture films made in the
United States are said to be increas
ingly successful abroad, now virtu
ally dominating foreign markets. One
of the most popular in Europe is
“The Ten Commandments,” which
cost $1,800,000 to produce. Enforce
ment of the rules laid down in said
ten commandments would probably
cost much more.
New Yorkers were treated to some
thing reminiscent of the old-time
journalism. Dr. Eliot praised the
Times as a newspaper “without com
ics, scandals, puzzles, gossip.” And
Hearst’s American retorted: “All of
which is an excellent description of
a tombstone epitaph. Readers who
wish to put their lives in cold stor
age may subscribe for that newspa
per which Dr. Eliot certifies to be
thoroughly sterilized, and merchants
who wish to conceal the fact that
they are on earth may purchase
space,” etc.
The city water department (all of
them) was out in force this after
noon wetting down the main streets.
When a swollen stream overflow
ed the garden of Louis Bell at Mid
dletown, N. Y.f a 15-pound carp
browsed among the lettuce and on
ions. Bell beat the fish to death
with a spade. A garden is a mighty
poor place for a carp.
PRINCE OF WALES LEAVES
AFRICA FOR SOUTH AMERICA
CAPE TOWN, S. A., July 29 (JP)—
The Prince of Wales departed today
for South America aboard the cruiser
Repulse.
Mine Workers Suffer
from Exploding Bombs
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FAIRMONT, W. Va., July 29 (£>)—
While district officers of the United
Mine Workers maintained that 35 per
sons on strike was gassed by mine
guards, the company officers said that
the mine guards were themselves the
chief sufferers from gas, as two riot
maces loaded with gas were set off
accidentally.
ADMIRAL EVANS WILL MAKE
WESTWARD PORTS OF CALL
The Admiral Evans, -which depart
ed from Seattle yesterday for Sew
ard, upon her departure from this
port for the Westward will call at
the following points: Portlock, Red
Fox Bay, Uzinki, Kodiak, Uganik
Bay, Zacher Bay and Alitak.
* The Seward aquatic athletes were
out in force today at Harriman
lake enjoying the cooling embrace
of the placid little lake. Seward is
fortunate in possessing such an ideal
“ol’ swimmin’ hole.”
The exceedingly hot weather which
prevailed today was the signal for
numerous outing parties to the manx
beauty spots near Seward.
BRYAN’S BODY ON
TRIP TO TOMB
DAYTON, Tenn.. July 29 (/P)—The
remains of William J. Bryan began the
long journey to Washington this
morning at 8:30. Mrs. Bryan occu
pied the forward end of the car carry
ing the casket, which was banked
high with flowers. The remains were
publicly viewed at Chattanooga.
The train will reach Washington
late this afternoon.
RAILROAD DOES
NOT MEET WITH
APPROVAL FREE
PEOPLE WOULD BE BETTER OFF
IF MONEY HAD BEEN
SPENT ON TRAILS
In a statement accorded to the An
chorage Times last Monday. Congress
man A. M. Free, of California, a recent
visitor in Seward, he said:
“The Alaska railroad cost of $50,
000,000 to build and is costing the
government approximately $2,000,000
yearly to run. It begins nowhere and
ends nowhere, and practically serves
no purpose.
“Freight rates over the road have to
be so high that the merchants along
the railroad belt pay more now than
they did under the old system. In my
judgment,” the congressman said, “If
the money had been spent on high
ways instead of on the railroad it
would have been better for the terri
tory, and with motor transportation, I
believe the people would be better off
than they are today.
“I feel the business people of Alas
ka should know these things,” declar
ed the congressman. “The matter is
being thoroughly discussed by the
present cabinet.”
Mrs. Sara Persons-Morris-Persons- j
Morris of Barnesville, O., has a mar
ital record that is probably without
precedent. First she married John
W. Persons, then divorced him to
marry Samuel Morris, later divorc
ed Morris to re-marry Persons, last
ly divorced Persons and remarried
Morris. The lady’s affections appear
to be actuated by an alternating cur
rent.
TEXAS TOURISTS
ARRIVE SEWARD
TODAY, INTERIOR
SPECIAL TRAIN CONVEYING LONE
STAR TOURISTS RETURNS
THIS AFTERNOON
DEPART ON WATSON
“We Are From Texas and This Is Our
Time to Howl,” Is Slogan—Won
derful Trip Enjoyed
The Frank Reedy party of tourists
from the Lone Star state whcr arrived
in Seward last week on the Admiral
Watson from the South and who have
been making a round trip on the Alas
ka Railroad on a special train will re
turn to Seward this afternoon to make
connections with the Admiral Wat
son southbound..
The trip has been very interesting
and delightful according to Seward
arrivals from Anchorage last evening
where the big party have had the town
to themselves for the last two days
Stops wrere made at Curry, McKinley,
National Park, Cantwell, Nenana,
Fairbanks and many other points on
the line. At Anchorage the townsfolk
outdid themselves in hospitality,
j entertaining them with a special pro
gram at the Empress theatre. The
citizens turned over their cars to
groups of the Texans who kept the
wheels going morning, noon and night.
Upon their arrival in Sewrnrd today,
providing time permits, motor trips
to Lake Kenai and over other high
ways will be made. Following is a
list of the members of the Frank
Reedy party:
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Roberts, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Massie, Mrs. Anna Wither
spoon. Miss Winzella Witherspoon,
Miss' Adonelle Massie, Mr. C. H. Laes
sig, Miss Marion Laessig, Mrs. C. J.
Stacker, Mrs. C. W. Gahler, K. W.
Shugart, Harlan German, W. P. Fer
guson, W. C. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. W.
L. Robertson, Mrs. Alma Y. Miller,
Miss Virginia Robertson, Miss Mary
Germany, Miss Martha Germany, IVftss,
Tyee Cane, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Per
sons, J. E. Persons, jr., Mrs. Charles
Ott, Miss Georgia Ott, Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Crow, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Rob
ertson, Miss Anetta Robertson, Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Frear, Mr. and Mrs. O.
G. Harris, Mrs. R. B. Dupree, Miss
Lillian Grennan, Miss Lillian Staines,
Miss Eva Lund, Miss Mary Walkins,
Mr. and Mi’s. John Marshall, Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Beall, Mrs. T. C. Terrell,
Mrs. C. E. Terrell, Mrs. Myrtle Mason,
Miss Mary Sweet, Mrs. D. G. Peden,
Miss B. Turnard, Mrs. A. S. Lewis,
Miss Lovey Lewis, Mrs. J. O. Davis,
Miss Lucy Davis, Miss Beulah Brown,
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Wadley, Miss Ida
Crowley, Miss Emily Wadley, Miss
Elaine Wadley, Miss Belle Crowell,
Miss Josephine Brown, Miss Jean.
Brown, Mrs. George W. Bottoms, Mrs.
A. P. Whitstone, Mrs. Carey J. Hun
ter, Mrs. E. B. McCutters, Mrs. Benny
Donald, Miss Reba Baker, Mrs. T. E.
Longbottom, Mrs. V. A. Balthrop, Mrs,
G. S. Comegys, Lovejoy Comegys, Wil
kins Comegys, L. G. Mays, Mrs. Geo.
Brewster, Mrs. Maggie Johnson, and
Frank Reedy, in charge of the party.
WELL KNOWN COAL MINING
MAN IN SEWARD ON VISIT
Charles A. Mattie, probably one
of the foremost coal mine superin
tendents in the Territory, was a Se
ward arrival last evening from Anch
orage. Mr. Mattie opened up the
Baxter-Bedell coal mine on Moose
creek three years ago. He recently
returned to Alaska from a business
trip to Southeastern Alaska. Mr.
Mattie is a guest at the Seward.
Edgar S. Young, owner of oil claims
at Wide Bay, left Seward on the
Northwestern for Seattle. _,
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