CHRISTIANIA, June 18. — Raold
Amundsen, Arctic explorer, who was
'reported to have started on his flight
to the North Pole, announced today
that the proposed flight across the
North Pole by been abandoned, It was
announced this afternoon by the Nor
wegian minister of defense, who re
ceived a message from Leon Amund
sen brother to Roal Amundsen, who
‘ gave the press the following telegi'am
received yesterday, and dated Noor
vik, Alaska. ‘‘Trial flight held May
. 11; result very unsatisfactory; sorry
was forced to abandon proposed flight
but have written details.”
ROME, June IS.—Chinese bandits
swooped down on the Catholic mission
at Hankow today and captured Father
Mhlotto and his followers, holding
them for a million dollars ransom, ac
cording to a cable received at the Vat
ican this morning.
TELLS
CF
SEATTLE, June IS.—“Alaska needs
home rule, more publicity, the en
trance of labor and capital, and per
haps the election of a governor by the
. people,” said Rep. Cyrenus Cole,
of Iowa, speaking for the Congress
ional party returning from their visit
to Alaska this morning. He declared
the party saw enough timber in the
• coastal forests of the Territory to
supply print paper for half the news
papers in the United States for cen
• turies.
The party motored to Mount Rain
ier Sunday and left by train at mid
night for Yellowstone Park. The party
will disband at Denver.
• RUM RUSS BATTLE
- WITH DEPUTIES FOR
11011 CARGO
NEW YORK, June 20.—Fifty rum
runners and eight deputy sheriffs
' fought a desperate pistol battle last
night, in which hundreds of shots
were exchanged, at Greenport, Long
- Island. While this battle was on at
Greenport, deputy sheriffs at Baldwin
seized 600 cases of whiskey from
rum runners attempting to land their
cargo.
MOSCOW, June 22.—Ivan Komarov,
a former cabinet officer known as the
“Wolf of Moscow” on account of his
great brutality, was executed here to
day for the murder of thirty-three
persons, whom he confessed he killed
. for the purposes of robbery. The bod
ies of 23 of the victims were found
buried in the cellar of the murderer.
He confessed that he invited his vic
tims to his home to take tea, and then
murdered and robbed them.
COMPLETED THIS WEEK
WASHINGTON, Jun 19.—The Alas
ka railroad will be completed this
* week into Fairbanks, the department
of interior announced today.
* J. E. B. Cartwright, a Tanana resi
dent, is on his way Outside, arriving
from the Interior lact night.
INVESTIGATION BEING MADE
OF RAILWAY COMPANIES
WASHINGTON, June 16—The Ship
ping Board today began investigation
of charges that the Chicago, Milwau
kee & St. Paul and the Great North
ern railways are operating under an
agreement with Japanese steamship
concerns which discriminate against
the American merchant marine on the
Pacific.
NEW YORK CONCERN FAILS
NEW YORK, June 18—New York’s
list of stock Brokerage failures was
augumented today by the failing of M.
S. Wolfe and Company one of the
largest Curb Market firms who filed
involuntary petition in Bankruptcy.
WASHINGTON HIS
WINNER I RICES
WITH II. OF ft
MADISON, Wis., June 18.—The U.
of W. crews won both races Saturday
from the Wisconsin U. crews by
ten lengths, the Varsity of Washing
ton defeating the Wisconsin Varsity
crew, and the U. of W. freshmen
crew defeating the freshmen of the
Wisconsin U.
UUP OF PRESIDENT 10
mis EPOCH I
WASHINGTON, June 20—President
Harding left this afternoon on the
longest trip any president of the na
tion has ever taken; a trip that will
| take him across the continent to Alas
; ka, into Canada, along the Pacific
, Coast to the Panama canal zone and
to Porto Rico, and will keep him
away from the capitol for two or more
months.
Alaska, which has never before
been visited by any president, is Mr.
and Mrs. Harding’s goal. Long before
he was ever mentioned for the presi
dency he came under “The Spell of
the Yukon,” and since entering the
White House he has had the dream
of being able to visit the Territory
and study at first hand the problems
which have arisen there in so great
a number.
The itinerary that the President
has prepared provides for fourteen
| formal addresses en route from the
capital to Tacoma, from which point
he will board the transport Henderson
for Alaska. He will make five ad
dresses on the Pacific coast upon his
return from the Territory.
_
WASHINGTON, June 20—President
Harding, on the eve of his departure
for Alaska, held an extended confer
ence yesterday afternoon with Attor
ney General Daugherty and Federal
Commissioner Haynes on prohibition
enforcement, which he regards as the
most embarrassing problem before the
government at the present time.
WASHINGTON, June 20.—A chal
lenge to anyone who contends that
the Department of Agriculture is
throttling Alaska and retarding her
development, to point out just howT
the administration is at fault has
been issued by Secretary Wallace,
who is now’ en route to Seattle to join
President Harding on his Alaska
trip.
Itinerary of Alaska Trip
Governor Scott C. Bone has receiv
ed a wire from George Christian, sec
retary to the President, giving the
itinerary of the Presidential visit to
Alaska. The Governor states that the
trip will be as follows.
Leave Tacoma July 5, on the trans
port Henderson, which will arrive at
Ketchikan for a short stay on July 7.
Wrangell is the next scheduled stop
on July 8. From there the Henderson
will come to Juneau, making a side
trip to Taku Glacier, arriving there
on Monday, July 9, and leaving the
next day for Seward, w’here it is plan
ned to arrive on July 13. The party
will then make the “horseshoe” tour
from Seward to Cordova, allowing six
days for the journey, stopping at An
chorage, Chickaloon, Nenana and Fair
banks, going from Fairbanks over the
Richardson highway to Chitina and ar
riving by train at Cordova in time to
sail on July 19th.
On the southbound trip the Hender
son has only one scheduled stop in
Territorial waters, that being at Sit
ka on July 21st. From there it will go
to Vancouver, arriving on July 26? and
reaching Seattle the day following.
ivLYSTONC VICV* CO. NEW YORK
MEET PRESIDENT DEMPSEY
Fighting is vulgar and bourgeois, Champion Pack Dempsey finds, so he
has sailed into the sea of high finance as president of the Great Western
Coal Mines Company. He is seen here at Helper, Carbon County, Utah.
With him is a friend of his? a full blood Indian, “Wild Bill” Lyons, whom
he has not seen for years. Left to right: Bernard Dempsey, the champ’s
brother; Jack Kearns, his manager; “Wild Bill” Lyons, rodeo champion;
Mrs. Lyons; Jack Dempsey, and the kiddies of the Lyons couple.
SOU GOVEiHElT
DETAINING 0. S,
VESSELS
NOME, June 19.—The American
trading schooners Silver Wave, Is
kum and Belinda are being detained
at East Cape, Siberia, and thojr crews
are under arrest on charges of viola
tion of the trading laws of the Soviet
Government of Russia. The news of
the plight of the three vessels was
brought here yesterday by Rev. N. F.
Hoyer< a missionary, who came here
by way of East Cape, after spending
the winter in Little Diomedes island.
The Department of State has been
notified and an effort will be made to
secure release of the vessels and
crews.
MOSCOW, June 20.—An attack on
England and hints of a Russo-French
break in negotiations, coupled with a
plea for “More metal in our national
character,” marked the address by
Leon Trotzky before the all-Russian
Congress of Metal Workers^ tonight.
“The iron in our will,” he said, “must
be transferred to the iron wings of an
airplane.”
Foreign diplomats believe that M.
Trotzky’s speech hinted at hostilities
with France over the Ruhr embroglio.
LONDON, June 21.—Ellis Island
immigration detentions were vigor
ously denounced in the. House of
Commons today and a suggestion ad
vanced that Great Britain ought to
retaliate if the American government
does not change its methods of de
taining British subjects there.
CHRISTIANIA, June 21.—A Nome
dispatch to the Aftenposte, says that
Raold Amundsen, the Arctic explorer,
who planned an airplane flight over
the North Pole, is returning to the
United States on the schooner Holmes
and will reach Seattle in about a
month. His airplane was badly dam
aged in the trial flight and the trip
has been abandoned.
BERGDOLL RELEASED FROM PEN
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., June 18.—
E. R. Bergdoll, brother to the noto
rious draft evader, Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll, will be released from the
penitentiary tomorrow after serving
two of a four-year sentence for evad
ing the draft.
SEATTLE, June 19.—Sample com
ments of Congressmen on the Alaskan
situation were expressed upon the re
turn of the party here Sunday:
Senator Underhill—“What Alaska
needs is more Guggenheims and less
government.”
Senator Robinson—“It would be ad
visable to modify the mineral and
land laws, as applied to Alaska so
there will be a greater inducement to
capital to go on developing mines.”
Senator Jones^ N. M.—“There are
too many government departments
and bureaus for Alaskan government.
They should be closer to home.”
Senator Ladd—“The United States
should adopt an Alaskan policy that
can be followed for the next 25 years
or more.”
—
CATUNIA, Italy, June 19.—The
eruption of Mount Etna continues
unabated and torrents of molten lava
are threatening Giarre city, a town of
twenty thousand inhabitants, whose
population is slowly retreating before
the crawling streams of fire that con
sume and destroy all within their
path.
Vesuvius, which started erupting
, yesterday, is also adding to the ter
ror of the inhabitants.
The roads from the doomed cities
are blocked with struggling fugitives
who are hungry and destitute.
—
Troops On Way to Give Aid
ROME, June 19.—Troops left to
| night to help rescue the inhabitants of
villages within a radius of forty miles
! of Mount Etna, whose eruptions are
increasing in violence.
Ei
CHICAGO, June 21.—Thirty-seven
deaths have been reported in the past.
36 hours in the States of Illinois, Mis
souri, Ohio and Minnesota, the hot
wave showing no signs pf abatement.
The parks in this city last night were
jammed with men, women and chil
| dren seeking relief from the swelter
! ing heat which enveloped the city.
Horses and livestock suffered con
; siderably many deaths of draught ani
| mals being reported throughout the
city. The mercury at times yester
day registered 100 degrees.
The weather bureau reports no sign
of relief during the next 24 hours.
LENINE’S HEALTH IMPROVES
MOSCOW, June 18—Acting Premier
Kameneoff addressing the Communist
party of Moscow yesterday said that
Premier Lenine’s health had greatly
improved since his removal recently
from the Kremlin to a Villa near this
city.
LOCAL CANNERY GETS ALL
THE FISH IT CAN HANDLE
The Kodiak Island Fishing & Pack
ing Company received 1100 red sal
mon today, about all it can conveni
ently handle with Its present work
ing force. The fish are hard and firm
having just come from the ocean to
the bay. Another large shipment will
be made on the Admiral Evans.
COMMUNITY DINNERS
Residents of the Arcade apartments
have been holding community dinners
once a week, the function being in the
nature of a get-together club. It is an
event looked forward to by the occu
pants of the big block.
Hospital Sergeant P. T. Granten of
Tanana, with his wife, arrived from
the Interior last evening and will
take the Alameda for ‘he States.
NOTICE OF MARSHAL’S SALE
No.....
In the District Court for the Territory of A’aska. Third Division.
THE HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
a Corporation, Plaintiff;
VS.
SEWARD LAND CORPORATION, a Corporation, Defendant.
IN AND BY VIRTUE OF A SPECIAL EXECUTION issued out of the
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION,
in the above-entitled cause, and dated the 20th day of June, 1923, I have
LEVIED upon all the right, title and interest of the SEWARD LAND COR
PORATION, a Corporation, defendant above-named, in and to the following
described tracts or parcels of land situate in the Town of Seward, in the
Kenai Recording Precinct of the Third Judicial Division in the Territory of
Alaska, to-wdt:
ALL those certain parcels of land situated in the Town of Seward,
Alaska, known and described by the block and lot numbers as hereinbelow
set forth on the official plat thereof of record in the office of the Commis
sioner and Recorder for Kenai Precinct at said Town oi Seward, namely:
Lots Number Sixteen (16), Seventeen (17), Eighteen (IS), and Nineteen (19),
in Block No. One (1); Lots Number Six (6), and Thirteen (13) in Block Eight
(8); Lot Twenty-seven (27), in Block Eleven (11); Lots Twenty-six (26) and
Thirty-seven (37) in Block Ten (10); Lots One (1), and Two (2), in Block
Thirteen (13); Lot Twenty-five (25) in Block Fifteen (15); Lots Seven (7),
Eight (8), Twenty-eight (28), and Thirty-eight (38), in Block Sixteen (16);
Lots Thirty-six (36), and Thirty-seven (37) in Block Seventeen (17); Lots
Twenty-six (26), Twenty-seven (27), Twenty-eight (28), Twenty-nine (29),
Thirty-three (33) and Thirty-four (34) in Block Eighteen (18); Lots Twenty
five (25), Twenty-six (26) and Thirty-one (31) in Block Nineteen (19); Lots
Six (6), Seven (7), Eight (8), Seventeen (17), Eighteen (18), Twenty-one (21),
Twenty-two (22), Twenitv-four (24), Twenty-eight (28), Twenty-nine (29)
Thirty-one (31), Thirty-two (32), Thirty-three (33), Thirty-four (34), Thirty
five (35), and Thirty-six (36) in Block Twenty (20); Lots Sixteen (16), Seven
teen (17), Twenty-three (23), Twenty-four (24), Twenty-five (25), Twenty
seven (27), Twenty-eight (28), Twenty-nine (29), Thirty (30), Thirty-one (31),
Thirtv-two (32), Thirty-three (33), in Block Twenty-one (21); Lots Five (5),
Six (6), Seven (7). Fifteen (15), Sixteen (16). Seventeen (17.) Thirty-three
(33), and Thirtv-four (34), in Block Twenty-two (22); Lots three (3), Six (6),
Seven (7), Eight (8), Nine (9), Ten (10), Twelve (12), Thirteen (13), Twenty
one (21), and Twenty-two (22), in Block Twenty-three (23); Lots Sixteen (16),
Twenty-one (21), Twenty-two (22), Twenty-three (23), Twenty-four (24),
.Thirtv'-three (33), Thirty-four (34), Thirty-five (35), and Thirty-six (36) in
Block Twenty-four (24); Lots Twenty-one (21), Twenty-two (22), Twenty
three (23), Twenty-four (24), Twenty-five (25), Twenty-six (26). Thirty one
(31), Thirty-two (32), Thirty-three (33), Thirty-four (34), Thirty-five (35),
and Thirty-six (36), in Block Twenty-five (25); Lots Three (3), Four (4),
Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), Eight (8), Eighteen (18), Nineteen (19), and
Twenty (20) in Block Twenty-six (26); Lots Three (3). Four (4), Five (5),
Six (6), Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Thirteen (13), Sixteen (16), Sev
enteen (17), Eighteen (18), Nineteen (19), and Twenty (20) in Block Twenty
seven (27); Lots Twelve (12), Thirteen (13), Fourteen (14) Fifteen (15),
Twentv-three (23), Twenty-four (24), Twenty-five (25), Twenty-six (26),
Twenty-seven (27), Thirty (30), Thirty-one (31), Thirty-two (32), Thirty
three (33), Thirty-seven (37), and Thirty-eight (38), in Block Twenty-eight
(28) ; Lots Twenty-three (23) Twenty-four (24), Twenty-seven (27), Twenty
eight (2S), Thirty-five (35), Thirty-eight (38), Thirty-nine (39), and Forty
(40) in Block Twenty-nine (29); Lots Eight (8). Nine (9), Sixteen (16), Sev
enteen (17), Eighteen (18), Thirty-one (31), Thirty-one (32), and Thirty-eight
(38), in Block Thirty (30), Lots Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Thirteen (13),
Fourteen (14), Fifteen (15), Sixteen (16), Nineteen (19), Twenty (20), Thirty
one (31), Thirty-two (32), Thirty-three (33), Thirty-four (34), Thirty-five (35),
Thirty-six (36), and Thirty-seven 37, in Block Thirty-one (31); Lots Seven
(7), Eight (S), Nine (9), Sixteen (16), Seventeen (17), Eighteen (IS), Nine
teen (19), Twenty (20), Twenty-seven (27), Twenty-eight (28), Twenty-ine
(29) , Thirty-four (34), Thirty-five (35), Thirty-six (36), and Thirty-seven
(37), in Block Thirty-two (32); Lots Twenty-six (26), and Twenty-seven (27),
in Block Thirty-five (35); Lots Twenty-five (25), Twenty-six (26), and Twen
ty-seven (27), in Block Thirty-six (36); Lots Fourteen (14), Fifteen (15), and
Sixteen (16), in Elock Thirty-seven (37); Lots (18), Twenty, (20), Twenty
one (21), Twenty-two (22), Tw'enty-three (23), Twenty-four (24), Twenty
five (25), Twenty-six (26), and Twenty-seven (27) in Block Thirty-eight (38);
Lots Fourteen (14), Fifteen (15), Sixteen (16), Seventeen (17) and Eighteen
(IS), in Block Thirty-nine (39); Lots Fourteen (14) and Twenty-four (24) in
Block Forty (40).
ALSO ALL those certain parcels of land described as follows: Lots
Thirty-three (33), and Thirty-four (34), in Block Fifteen (15); Lots Thirty
one (31), Thirty-two (32), Thirty-nine (39) and Forty (40), in Block Eighteen
(IS); Lots Three (3), Four (4), Eight (8), and Nine (9), in Block Twenty-one
(21); Lots one (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), and Six (6), in
Block Twenty-eight (28); Lots Four (4), Five (5), Six (6), and Seven (7), in
Block Thirty (30), all in the Town of Seward, Alaska, as shown by the offi
cial recorded plat thereof in the office of the United States Commissioner and
Recorder for Kenai Precinct at said Town of Seward.
ALSO ALL those certain parcels of land described as follows: Lots One
(1), Two (2), Thirty-nine (39), and Forty (40), in Block Sixteen (16); Lots
Three (3), and Four (4) in Block Seventeen (17); Lots Twenty-seven (27),
Twenty-eight (28), Thirty-nine (39), and Forty (40), in Block Twenty-two (22).
Lots One (1), Two (2), Thirtv-four (34) and Thirty-five (35), in Block Twenty
three (23); Lots One (1), and Two (2), in Block Twenty-one (21); Lots Sev
enteen (17) and Eighteen (18), in Block Twenty-four (24); and Lots Five (5)
and Six (6) in Block Thirty-two (32), all in the Town of Seward, Alaska, as
shown by the recorded official plat thereof in the office of the United States
Commissioner and Recorder for Kenai Precinct at said Town of Seward.
ALSO ALL those parcels of land situate in the Town of Seward, Alaska,
covered by United States Official surveys No. 726 North, and No. 726 South,
and by patents from the United States Government for the same, described as
follows, to-wit:
Lots Eight (8), Nine (9), Ten (10), Thirty-two (32), Thirty-three (33),
and Thirty-four (34), in Block Nineteen (19); Lots One (1), Two (2), Three
(3), Four (4), Six (6), Seven (7), and Eight (8), Block Eighteen (18); Lots
Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Thirteen (13), Fourteen (14), Block Twenty (20);
Lots Eight (8), Nine (9), and Ten (10), Block Twenty-one (21), as shown by
the plat filed with the United States Commissioner at Seward, Alaska, June
7th, 1905, and recorded in Book 2 of Deeds on pages 4, 5, and 6.
ALSO ALL those tracts or parcels of land, lying and being in the Town of
Seward, Territory of Alaska, covered by United States Surveys number 726
North and Number 726 South, and by patents from the United States Govern
ment for the same, described as follows, to-wk:
Lots Eleven (11) to Eighteen (18) both inclusive, Block Twelve (12);
Lcks Twenty-one (21) to Forty (40), both inclusive, Block twenty-seven (27^;
Lots One (1) to Twenty (20) both inclusive, Block Thirty-three (33), as
shown on the plat of the Town of Seward, Alaska, made and filed for record
with the District Recorder by Frank L. Ballaine on the 7th day of June A. D.
1905. . .
ALSO ALL those lots and parcels of land situate, lying and being in the
Town of Seward, Territory of Alaska, covered by United States Official Sur
vevs Number 726 North and Number 726 South, described as follows:
Lot Twenty-three (23), Block Twelve (12); Lot Twenty-nine (29), Elock
(12); Lot Thirty (30), Block Twelve (12); Lot Thirty-six (36), Block Twenty
six (26); Lot Thirty-seven (37), Block Twenty-six (26); Lot Forty (40),
Block Twenty-six (2*6).
ALSO ALL those two certain lots of land situate in the Town of Seward
in the Territory of Alaska, covered by United States Official Surveys No. 726
North and No. 726 South; and by Patents from the United States Government
for the same, described as follows, to-wit:
Lots Numbered Fourteen and Fifteen (Nos. 14 and 15) in Block numbered
Twentv-one (21), as showTn by the plat filed with the United States Commis
sioner at Seward, Alaska, June 7th, 1905, and recorded in the Book No. Two
of Deeds on pages 4, 5 and 6.
Being; the same premises conveyed to the SEWARD LAND CORPORA
TION bv deeds of JOHN E. BALLAINE and ANNA F. BALLAINE, his wife,
and JOHN A. NOBLE and KATHARINE M. W. NOBLE, his wife, this mort
gage being given to secure a part, of the purchase price of the said property
so conveyed.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That I will on WEDNESDAY, the 25th day
of July, 1923, at eleven o’clock in the forenoon of that day, at the office of
the United States Marshal at Seward, Alaska, sell all the right, title and in
terest of the defendant in and to the above described properties at public
auction to the highest and best bidder for cash to satisfy said Special Execu
tion amounting to One Hundred Three Thousand, Nine Hundred and Seven
teen Dollars and Forty-one cents ($103,917.41) with interest thereon at the
rate of eight (8) per cent per annum from the 18th day of June, 1923, and
$...costs, together with accrued costs.
DATED at Seward, Alaska, this 20th day of June, A. D. 1923.
H. P. SULLIVAN.
United States Marshal.
By Ralph Reed, Deputy U. S. Marshal.
Publish in Saturday Gateway, June 23, 30; July 7, 14, 21, 1923. 5t