BISHOP BRENT IS
NOT PLEASED WITH
LATE OPIUM MEET
GENEVA, Dec. 19.—Bishop Brent,
of the American delegation, did not
conceal his dissatisfaction tonight
with what he called the “lameness
and insufficiency” of the conclusions
arrived at by the first opium confer
ence. A statement from him to that
effect probably will be distributed
to all the delegates at the next plen
ary session.
Bishop Brent tried to have a plen
ary session called today so that he
could speak his mind before his de
parture for the United States.
It was found impossible to con
vene a gathering at such short no
tice, and the bishop absolved the con
ference authorities of the suspicion
that they were trying to evade the
issue.
He declared, however, that he
would endeavor to present his views
on the conclusions of the first con
ference to the French and British
governments before sailing.
Representative Stephen G. Porter,
the chief American delegate made it
known tonight that he would read
Bishop Brent’s statement as soon as
the conclusions of the first confer
ence are embodied in an agreement
and are placed before the second
conference.
A meeting of the business com
mittee this afternoon was largely
occupied with discussions of just
what persons and what nationalities
shall compose the central board for
control of the world’s opium trade,
how the board will be selected, and
under whose authority it shall oper
ate. There still are divergencies of
views. For instance, powers outside
the league like the United States and
Germany are not over eager to have
the board operate under the league
secretariat while other league mem
bers maintain that is the best work
able solution.
M. Sugimura, of Japan, raised an
interesting point, saying that Russia
must be induced somehow to cooper
ate in the central board’s work.
KAMB HOLDS RECORD FOR
GATHERING “FRAT” PINS
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
Seattle, Dec. 19.—Walter Kamb of
Mount Vernon, senior in journalism
here, turns in a newr record for gath
ering fraternity pins. He belongs to
Alpha Delta Sigma, advertising fra
ternity; Sigma Delta Chi, journalism
fraternity; Sigma Upsilon, literary;
Sigma Omicron Lambda, art and lit
erary fraternity; Hammer and Coffin,
comic magazine fraternity, and Lamb
da Chi Alpha, Greek letter fraternity.
NO CRIME RECORD
OF KENTISH TOWN
BROKEN BY BOY
LONDON, Eng., Des. 19.—T h e
twelve year “no crime” record of the
small town of Tenterdon, Kent coun
ty, was all shot to pieces recently
when one of the town’s youngest cit
izens was convicted of housebreak
ing.
The judge remarked for twelve
years it had not been necessary for
the court to sit until that day.
John F. Edwards, of Australia, who
confessed to having seven wifes, was
given a year in prison for each wife.
An unusual thief in a Chicago lodg
ing house stole all the shoes belong
ing to fifty sleeping men.
A small negro boy of Greensboro,
Ala., who had picked up a fine roos
ter running at large, made the mis
take of trying to sell the bird to its
owner. He didn’t tarry to argue the
matter.
New Fall Suit Samples now on
display—We guarantee a fit—Prices
$30 and up to $55; at Urbach’s.
Classified Advertising
OLD PAPERS for sale at the Gate
way, two large bundles for 25c; or
one for 15c; fine for building the
fires these cold mornings. tf
FOR SALE—Oak Dining Room Set;
consisting of buffet, chairs, and ta
ble; call at Seward Grill. 12-1-tf
FOR SALE—Fifty thousand letter
heads to satisfied customers.
FISCAL AGENT FOR
FOREST SERVICE
VISITS CORDOVA
John G. Brady, Anchorage rangei
of the U. S. Forest Service, who is
now at the headquarters office of th<
Chugach National Forest in Cordove
on special detail, advises that H. L
Redlingshafer, fiscal agent for the U
S. Forest Service of the Alaska Dis
trict, arrived in Cordova on the S. S
Alaska. Mr. Redlingshafer is on his
annual inspection trip. While in Cor
dova he will audit the records of the
Chugach National Forest, compare
ments of receipts and expenditures
with the records of his office, anc
generally give the office the “once
over.”
Mr. Redlingshafer has just return
ed from a trip to Ketchikan, head
quarters of the Tongass National
Forest, where he performed similai
duties.
I vjnt; ui tut; principal itcuuuts uj
i Mr. Redlingshafer’s work and which
| is in line with the policy of the Gen
I eral Accounting offices at Washing
j ton, is to speed up accounts works
generally. In its business dealings
with the public, the government has
been too often open to criticism or
the score of delayed payments. Ir
the past this has sometimes giver
the governmental departments the
reputation of being “poor pay.” While
this has never applied to any great
extent to the Forest Service, by rea
son of the fact that that organizatior
has always had field disbursing offi
cers, Mr. Redlingshafer feels that
some improvement can be made, es
pecially in the matter of taking ad
| vantage of discounts which may be
I offered for bills paid in a specified
' time.
Another point that is being stress
ed by the Fiscal Agent is uniformity
1 of accounts throughout the Service
One of the purposes of this trip is
to check up on this feature to see
that no differences are creeping intc
office procedure from the standards
adopted for the whole organization
During the fiscal year ended June
30, last, the fiscal transactions off the
Alaska district of the forest service
including all receipts and disbure
ments, aggregated more than $900,
000. This included road expenditures
by the Bureau of Public Roads, which
accounts are handled by the Forest
Service.
Although the allotments for the Al
aska District this fiscal year are ap
proximately the same as for last year,
disbursements so far are running
slightly less.
Mr. Redlingshafer expects to spend
about ten days in Cordova after
which he will return to his headquar
ters at Juneau.
Mr. Brady expects to return to An
chorage about December 20.
LIMBURGER MADE THE
HORSE STRONG, BUT
DIDN’T ADD SPEED
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 19.—Limbur
ger cheese is not a good horse tonic.
It may make a nag strong Jmt not
fast.
The story is told by Jim Clark,
editor of the Breeders’ Journal.
1 Driver Mike liked limburger be
! fore a race. The odorous cheese was
1 like a tonic to him. So before a
' race at Cantwood track, near here,
Mike gave his horse, Burrowlite, a
mouthful of his favorite sandwich,
hoping it would add speed to his
nag.
As the horses lined up for the first
heat, the other animals, whiffing
( Burrowlite’s breath, snorted and
otherwise signified they longed for
the great open spaces, where the
grass is green and limburger is un
known.
Burrowlite himself seemed uneasy
and dangerous ct run. The race be
gan. Burrowlite was flashing along
in second place looking like he was I
! going to come on to win.
Driver Mike claims he heard Bur
. rowlite belch distinctly. The odor
of limburger assailed the air. The
gas attack befogged the horse. Bur
rowlite stumbled and broke, but
scooted past the judges’ stand sec
ond.
WOODSHEDS ARE
BADLY NEEDED
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—There are too
' many half-time parents, E. W. Hill,
J of Oklahoma City, Okla., president of
: the Rotary International, declared in
an address before the International
Boys’ Work conference.
“Too many woodsheds have been
converted into old garages,” he said.
“In the old days the most conve- j
nient place to interview a boy was in
the woodshed.
“Don’t tie the dog up at night and
turn the boy loose to run at will.
“I doubt if any man who has a son
: wants the son to be exactly like him
self.
“I wonder if your boy can really
find you when he wants you? No fath
er can expect to hold the confidence
! of his boy if the boy thinks that his
| dad does not trust him.
“Your boy is an investment that
I needs your personal attention and di
I rection.”
The small child of Mr. and Mrs.
| George Germanovitch of Dowell, 111.,
j partially swallowed a toy balloon and
1 in trying to cough it up inflated the
■ balloon and choked to death.
_
Courts of Chicago levied fines to
taling $2300 against speeders in one
j day recently.
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Pacific Coastwise Jerviee
^ADMIRAL LINE
SH.F.ALEXANDER. PRESJDENT^^Sssisssafs-SKasS
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails From
SEATTLE
Dec. 30
Jan. 7
Arrives
SEWARD
Dec. 18
Jan. 15
South From
SEWARD
Dec. 21
Jan. 18
Calling at all regular S outheastern and South
western Alaska ports in eluding Seldovia and
Kodiak.
Telephone Main 81 Res.. Madison 40
.WAYNE BLUE, Agent
*
STEAMSHIP STARR
S. S. STARR SAILS JANUARY FOURTH
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON 13». 8EWARD, ALASKA
SINKING RUM BOAT
REVEALS ROMANTIC
HISTORY OF CAREER
—
SAN PEDRO, Dec. 18.—With the !
sinking of the rum ship Guilia off the
coast of Northern California recently !
it was reveiled here that the vessel j
had a history of romance and adven
ture, and that the craft was once
owned by the king of Spain.
When built forty years ago for the 1
Spanish king, the graceful clipper
yacht was the envy of European roy
alty. From the service of the king
the vessel passed to that of an Eng
lish merchant prince, then successive
ly to war service, to a band of Brit
ish adventurers who cailed her the
Frontiersman, and finally, after the
adventurers went bankrupt at San
Pedro into the liquor trade.
She was not wanted by the legiti
mate lines of shipping because she
was a coal burning vessel on an oil
burning coast.
Her decks equipped with machine
guns to keep away hijackers, she sail- j
ed for Havana under the name of
Guilia. Returning out of Cuba the j
Guilia run out of coal off the west
coast of Mexico and her cabins were j
torn down and fed to her boilers, and
as a last resort part of her rum car
go was fed to the flames a bottle at
a time.
At Ensenada, lower California, 35
tons of coal were obtained, and her
crew prayed that this would take them
to Vancouver. But her progress was
delayed by a storm and again the lit
tle vessel ran out of coal. She floun
dered at sea, a forbidden visitor to
the nearby California shore, which
alone could give her shelter.
The one-time royal clipper yacht ■
went to the bottom, an abandoned
rum runner, scuttled by her crew. All
the members of the crew were brot
to San Francisco, penniless.
A. B. Talbot, of Elgin, 111., celebrat
ed his 84th birthday by going roller
skating with his grandsons.
Frank Ellis, an English prisoner
hid in an empty tank awaiting an op- (
portunity to escape and was drowned
when water was turned into it with
terrific force.
During rehearsal of a hanging
scene Claude Perry, an amateur ac
tor, of St. Louis, was almost choked
to death.
On the evidence of two waiters
who saw her husband kiss another
woman while at dinner, Mrs. Joseph
Gardiner of Chicago secured a di
vorce.
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KENAI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
Swedish American Line
“Only line between America and
Sweden.'’ Direct over the Atlantic
and the North Sea in Large, Mod
em and Comfortable steamers.
Frequent sailings.
Christmas Excursions to Sweden
and Finland
S. S.^ STOCKHOLM—From New
York December 2; from Halifax^
December 4.
S. S. DROTTNINGHOLM—From,;
New York December 10.
Also Earlier Sailings
For further information and res
ervations apply to
WAYNE BLUE,
Agent for Seward, Alaska
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
ROUTE SCHEDULE
Alameda
Northwestern
Alaska.
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
Dec. 13th
Dec. 20th
Dec. 27th
Scheduled
Arr. Seward
Dec. 2Gth
Dec. 27th
Jan. 3rd
Scheduled
Sail fm Seward
Dec. 20th
Dec. 27tb
J am 3rc
NOTE—Ships In above schedule sail from Pier Two, Seattle, at 9:00
a. m. each sailing date and will call at Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau
Cordova, Valdez, Latouche and Seward, both north and southbound.
Northwestern and Alameda will also call at Petersburg both ways.
Steamers leave Seward at MID NIGHT on sailing dates shown.
Steamer Redondo is scheduled to saial from Seward December G
and 13 for Seldovia and Halibut Cove.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD, ALASKA
REAL SERVICE
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growth and development of a community; and it is
the constant aim of The Alaska Railroad to at all
times render such service as will aid most materially
in the healthy growth and consistent development
of the Territory.
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freight and passenger service between Seward, An
chorage and Fairbanks and over the Chickaloon and
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