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VOLUME XIX NUMBER 158
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1924
PRICE TEN CENTS
M’ADOO AND
SMITH STILL
DEADLOCKED
Ohio Gives Smith 40
NEW YORK, July 5—On the seven
ty-foufth ballot, Ohio, breaking up her
48 ballots that had been going to the
Favorite Sons, gave Smith 40 and Mc
Adoo none. The result of the ballot
was that McAdoo hail 510, Smith 364,
Davis 78, and Underwood 47.
Herman Schoernstein suffered con
cussion of the brain when he was hit
on the head by Chairman Walsh’s
gavel as it flew off the handle and
bounced into the delegate’s face. ’
Alaska Delegation for Smith
NEW YORK, July 5—The Washing
ton delegation in an effort to swing
the Alaska delegation to McAdoo has
made no headway, as Troy and Grigs
by, heretofore supporters of Under
wood, have switched to Smith, giving
him their votes, with Jennings as the
.•sole supporter of McAdoo.
Call Conference
NEW YORK July 7—Leaders of the
‘Smith candidacy called a general con
ference today of all the managers of
■“Favorite Sons” that some system
might be perfected by which a candi
date favorite to all, would be support
ed by their delegations in an effort to
agree upon a candidate acceptable to
the old line. The seventy-third ballot
gave McAdoo 528, Smith 335, Davis
66.
Three Possibilities Left
NEW YORK, July 7—Bryan ad
dressing the- convention today, sa;J
the Oi iy men having a chance now to
win in the Democratic presidential
nomination are McAdoo, Robinson,
and Glass.
Efforts Break D adlock l ad
& NEW YORK, July 7—All efforts
of leaders to break the deadlock hav
ing failed, ballotting was resumed this
morning, the 78th ballot giving Mc
Adoo 511, Smith 363. Those practical
ly unchanged. McAdoo addressing
his delegates declared he was in the
race to carry out the mandate of the
people as expressed at the primaries.
NEW YORK, July 7—After num
erous conferences Saturday and seven
more futile ballots the convention ad
journed until late this morning. Mc
Adoo had 513, Smith 267, Davis 76,
Underwood 47, Glass .27, Robinson 24
Ritchie 16, Walsh 2, Saulsbury 6, and
Owen 4 votes.
DR. A. R. ROBERTS
LOCATES IN SEWARD
Dr. A. R. Roberts, a practicing den
tist, from Ontario, Oregon, where he
has been located the past five years,
arrived in Seward on the Yukon with
his family and has taken offices in
the Harriman Bank building until a
permanent office is fixed up in one
of the buildings now under construc
tion. Dr. Roberts is a former resident
of Alaska, having left here about sev
en years ago to enlist for the world
war. Mr. Roberts and family are oc
cupying the Dad Youngs house on
Second avenue.
The doctor has a modern outfit and
treats teeth by the most painless
methods known.
AMERICAN AVIATORS
ARE NOW IN PERSIA
CALCUTTA, July 7—The Ameri
can squadron flying around the world
left Karachi today for Charbor, Per
sia. Today’s flight will put them
half way around the globe, with the
British aviators far behind them, hav
ing the long northern journey ahead
of them.
MacLaren, the British aviator reach
ed Kasumiguara, forty miles north
west of Tokio, today.
POLICEMAN SHOT
SEATTLE, July 7—Policeman A. J.
Comer was shot and killed by a negro
ex-convict today.
FIVE ARRESTED FOR LIQUOR
SEATTLE ,uJly 5—Five men were
arrested last night and 90 cases of il
licit liquor valued at ten thousand dol
lars seized.
Michaelson in the Pay
on Mills Creek Group
Robert Michaelson, who owns 12
placer claims at Blue Gulch, in the
Mills Creek district, about 20 miles
from the railroad, arrived in town
yesterday bringing about six ounces
of coarse gold washed from his prop
erty in five days labor with snow
water by himself. Mr. Michaelson
has been prospecting the bench about
300 feet above the present level of
the creek bed, and has tapped a pay
streak about 50 feet wide and five
feet deep 60 feet above the creek,
carrying heavy values. The gold is
a dull yellow and free from extra
neous minerals. Mr. Michaelson has
twelve claims on the gulch, working
a No. One giant, with about 200
feet head of water. These claims are
on the main auto road from Moose
Pass, and transportation is cheap and
easy. m
The old channel of Mills creek is
said to lie about 300 feet higher than
the present bed, and from all indica
tions the property will be a very val
uable one. This creek produced over
$180,000 most all of which is now
known to have been washed down
from the old channel. Bedrock has
not yet been struck, but the over
burden is light and Mr. Michaelson
is prospecting the claims at the pres
ent time owing to a scarcty of water.
SON OF PRESIDENT
IS OPERATED UPON
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 7—Cal
vin Coolidge, Jr., was operated on Sat
urday night to stay septic poisoning.
His condition was reported more
favorable in this morning’s dispatches.
OHIO CITY STILL BURIED
UNDER RUINS OF CYCLONE
LORAIN Ohio July 5—The city con
tinued yesterday to dig itself out of
the ruins of last Saturday’s tornado.
Governor Donahey and a committee
appointed by himself, was surveying
the district, comprising 125 blocks.
HUSBAND HELD FOR
MURDER OF HIS WIFE
KELSO, July 7—Mrs. Otto, sixteen,
i was blown to death by dynamite at
I Coffin rock on the Columbia river Sun
| day. Rudolph, her husband, 25, world
war veteran, and expert in mine lay
ing, is under arrest.
—
JAPANESE STATESMAN
DIES YESTERDAY
TOKIO, July 7—Prince Masiyouhi
Matsumatsukata, one of the two Genro
or elder statesmen of the Japanese
Empire, died yesterday. He was over
89 years old.
Physicians had pronounced him dead
and the nation had gone into mourn
| ing, but the premier slowly revived
lived a few hours and finally died.
STOP OVERS ARE
URGED FOR TOURISTS
SEATTLE. July 7—John Hooper,
president of the Affiliated American
and Canadian tours Society, has re
turned from Alaska and has said:
“I am anxious that tourists make
more stop-overs and really see the
back country. There are three excel
lent stop-over facilities, Wrangell, Ju
neau and Skagway, and next year the
westward towns. There are several
interesting points but they need ho
tels.”
FORMER GOVERNOR ALASKA
IS NOW IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, July 7—Former gover
nor Strong of Alaska, has returned to
Seattle from a tour of the world.
THIS IS THE WAY WE GET IT
VICTORIA, July 7—Prohibition has
sped in lawness and youth land being
debauched because peculiar phychol
ogy arising out of President Butler
Columbia University New York said
arrival here tour pacific coast.
BANK REDUCES DISCOUNT
LONDON, July 5—The Imperial
bank of India today reduced their dis
count rate from six to five per cent.
AGED SPORTSMAN DEAD
NEW YORK, July 7—James Wake
ly, 65 years old, sportsman and the
financial backer of John L. Sullivan,
died of heart trouble this evening.
GAME TRANSFER IS
MADE ON JULY FIRST
SEWARD DISTRICT DISCONTIN
UED-HARDY WILL HAVE
CHARGE
JUNEAU, July 1—Formal transfer
was made today of the Alaskan Game
Warden service and administration of
the Alaska game laws and regulations
heretofore vested in the office of Gov
ernor of Alaska, to J. P. Walker, as
Alaska agent of the Bureau of Bilogi
cal Survey. The change was direct
ed by a resolution passed by congress
a short time before its adjournment
in June.
Mr. Walker stated that the Bureau
had not fully perfected its plans for
administration and permanent organ
ization. The time since the transfer
was directed has been so limited that
it has been impossible, he said, to go
into all of the details for a compre
hensive program which is contemplat
ed, merging the game organization
with that which has heretofore been
in charge of the land fur-bearing ani
mals and functioning under the Bio
logical Survey.
As soon as he received official no
tice that there would be a transfer of
administration of the game laws, Gov.
Bone notified all wardens on the force
that their connection with the service
would automatically cease on June 30.
Several of the old wardens, Mr. Wal
ker said, had applied to the bureau for
re-appointment, and most of them
will be retained.
Owing to the'fact thatjamds for the
maintenance of the warden service,
are limited, he said, it has been con
sidered advisable to dirpinish the num
ber in order to make it possible for
the remaining officers to spend more
tme in the field thus increasing the
| efficiency of the force. It will be the
aim to avoid duplication of work by
i game wardens and wardens in the pro
j tection service for land fur-bearers.
There have been, under the Depart
i ment of Interior and directly under the
! Governor’s office, six game districts,
each having a warden in charge. Two
were in Southeastern Alaska, three in
the Third Division and three in the
Fourth. For the present, at least two
have been eliminated, one at Mc-Car
| thy, in the Third and one at Nenana
; for the Kantishna in the Fourth.
Old officers who have been appoint
; ed for continued service by the Bureau
of Biological Survey are: E. M .God
dard of this district; James S. Pitcher
of Ketchikan, for the South end of the
Division; Robert L. Steavens of Cordo
va; who will also look after the Mc
Carthy district for the present; Jas.
G. Moore of Fairbanks, and Alexander
M. Hatley, Kuskokvvim. The Seward
district has been discontinued. George
C. Cotter has been warden there for
the past three years. His work will
be taken over ,at least for the time
being by A. H. Hardy, warden in the
land fur-bearing service. The Kan
tishna district has also been discon
tinued. J. M. Burrows, of Nenana, was
warden there.
H. W. Terhune, who has been do
ing special work for the Bilogical Sur
vey in this district since May 18, will
probably be promoted to chief assis
tant to Mr. Walker and make his
headquarters here. Mr. Terhune was
connected for several years with
Washington State game forces and
has had much experience in that line
of work, Mr. Walker said. He will
make his home here.
With the transfer op the game ad
ministration goes, also, the transfer
of issuance of Federal hunting licens
es. In the past these have been issued
from the Governor’s office. Mr. Wal
ker will issue them hereafter, begin
ning tomorrow .Arrangements are be
ing made he said, so that persons en
route to Western Alaska for hunting
trips can secure their licenses while
their boats are in port.
COMPANY TO PATENT GROUND
The New England Fish company has
driven a lot of piling on its lots av
Kodiak and is now awaiting title to
the land which it will occupy before
beginning work on its cold storage
plant. The work already done by the
company has started a small sized
building boom in the town.
NEW ASSISTANT MANAGER
E. Van Gundy ,acting superinten
dent of transportation, for the Alaska
railway, has been appointed assistant
to general manager, with headquarters
at Anchorage. The office of acting
superintendent of transportation has
been abolished.
FREE EXCURSION FOR
ALL TO ROOSEVELT SUNDAY
The local Masonic lodge invites the
children of Seward, their parents and
friends to join in a free excursion to.
Mile 23, Sunday, July 13... The com
mittee of Seward Lodge extends a
hearty invitation to all to take advan
tage of this excursion and bring*, well
filled lunch basketK
Arrangement*.' have been made with
Mrs. Lawing for tables and other ac
commodations. Train leaves 10 a. m.
returning 5 p. m.
The committee promises,'you many
pleasant surprises and will endeavor
to make the day an enjoyable one.
WOULD ESTABLISH
NAVAL BASE ALASKA
BUT NOT ALEUTIANS
NAVAL BASE IN ALEUTIANS IS
PROHIBITED BY TERMS OF
WASHINGTON TREATY
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 7—The
advisibility of establishing a naval
base somewhere in Alaskan waters is
under consideration by the navy de
partment and coast guard offcials.
According to the general word of
the navy, under the terms of the Wash
ington disarmament conference, all of
Alaska except the Aleutian Islands is
specifically exempt from the provis
ions of the clause, forbidding the U.
S. Government to improve fortifica
tions in that vicinity, and also forbid
ding the establishment of any new
naval bases.
THREE ARRESTED FOR
CUTTING DOWN FLAG
TOKIG, July 7—Three young men
have been arrested on the charge of
cutting down the United States flag,
at the American Embassy Tuesday.
Police declare they are members
of a society made up of young reac
tionaries, for the most part, who have
i ruffianly tendencies.
GOVERNMENT WILL REDUCE
HIGH COST OF LIVING
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 7—An
nouncement was made today of the
government’s plan to purchase food
supplies, including 220,000 bags of
sugar, in order to reduce the high cost
of living.
This announcement caused a panic
in the sugar market, and the crystal
dropped from 84 to 72 Milreis per bag,
becoming somewhat firmer later in
the day.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 5—
Compulsory education, if necessary
controlled and supported by the states
under the guidance of the Federal gov
ernment, was advocated today by Cal
vin Coolidge, speaking before fifteen
thousand delegates of the National
Education Association at the conclud
ing session of their annual convention.
FARMER BLOWS SELF UP
WITH STICKS DYNAMITE
_IM
PORT ANGELES, July 5—W. M.
Johnston, a farmer, took several sticks
of dynamite yesterday and blew him
self to pieces. Ill health was said to be
the cause.
BRITISH AVIATOR IS
< NOW IN JAPAN
KOGOSHIMA, July 5—The British
aviator McLaren, flying around the
world, arrived this afternoon from
Shanghai.
U. S. DESTROYER PILES UP ON*
REEF NEAR SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, July 7—The U.
S. destroyer “Lavalette” struck a
reef off Fort Ross forty-five miles to
the north of San Francisco harbor en
trance, in a dense fog last night, but
reported to the Naval Radio station
that she was proceeding to San Fran
cisco for survey and necessary repairs.
The local chamber of commerce will
hold luncheon at the Grill tomorrow as
usual.
BIG STRIKE REPORTED
IN NUKA BAY DISTRICT
The launch Virginia arrved n port
Tiiis morning from Nuka Bay having
on board W. B. Broekwa# and Dr.
McCail’ie. It is reported that a new
strike of great value has been made
about seven miles from the recent
strike, the new vein being seven fete
wide and bearing heavy values. The
report has not been verified but it
is believed to be true as the siiike
at Nuka Bay was an exceptionally
rich one.
GULES liraLLI DIED
Fillll SLOW ON IKE HEAD
UNGA, Alaska,—The evening of
June 4th, word was brought to Un
ga that Mr. Charles McCallum was
missing from his fox island, Turner
Island, about 60 miles from Unga. A
searching party • was immediately or
ganized and the morning of the sixth
started for Turner Island in small
launches. After searching the neigh
boring islands and Turner Island the
party concluded he had never left the
island. One of the party found the
frames of his glasses on the beach to
the west of his cabin about 7:00 p. m.
of the eighth, and they immediately
scattered along the beach to watch.
About 8:30 one of his rubber boots
was washed ashore in the heavy surf
and about nine-fifteen the remains
were recovered from the water. The
remains were immediately taken to
Unga for Coroner’s inquest which was
held'at one P. M., June 9th. Verdict of
the jury was that Mr. McCallum had
come to his death by a blow in the
face, source unknown.
Mr. McCallum came to Alaska in
1904, locating at Fairbanks where he
mined and trapped. He moved to Val
dez in 1906 and for some time was the
secretly of the Valdez Miners' Union.
He was appointed Deputy U. S. Mar
shal at Unga in February, 1917, by
Marshal F. R. Brenneman. In May, of
1922, after the change of administra
tion, he was relieved from the deputy
ship, and moved to his fox island, at
which place he resided until the time
of his death.
Mr. McCallum leaves a wife and
four children in Unga, and a father at
Grand Prairie, Canada, to mourn his
loss. ■
Mr. McCallum -was esteemed by the
entire community and will be missed
by all his friends, who were many. The
sympathy' of all is etxended to the be
reaved family.
UNGA NEWS
The infant child of Adolph Haaf
died June 12th.
Miss Fuller, the Red Cross nurse is
again with us, giving the people the
once over. *
The hunting party from Hollywood,
are returning to Seward. Dr. Hardy,
one o fthe party from Tecumseh, Mich,
will stop at Stepanoff Bay to get an
other bear, if possible.
The salmon run is on in full blast
and the Squaw Harbor Canneiy is at
full capacity.- The Redwood, P. A.
F. steamer, was in port the 23rd and
loaded 9,000 cases of red salmon. By.
the appearance now the pack of the
cannery will be completed early.
The cod fishermen are busy and cod
are now coming in in goodly quanti
ties.
The Starr-is due today, the 25th.,
from the westward.
NORTHWESTERN SAILS
FOR SEWARD SATURDAY
SEATTLE, July 5—The Northwest
ern sailed north this morning with 316
passengers aboard including 133 excur
sionists, and J. L. Creswell, and wife,
A. E. Habley and wife, Miss E. Brown,
Mrs. W. W. Whitney, Doctor E. R.
Brooks, J. A. Dowling, wife, J. Lof
strom, George P. Brown, Mrs. Walters,
Miss A. Aldrich, George T. Braun, W.
H. and George Kuhlmer, Mrs. T. H.
Hart, William Besthal, Mrs. J. Side- j
linger, S. ft. Nichols, and wife, A. A. j
Brannetter, N. Mitchell, C. Walmbur
ger, August Olsen, E. E. Patterson,
Gus Bagorella, A .M. Civer, P. Kotopp
and several steerage for Seward.
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SEVERE SHOCK RECORDED
DUBLIN, July 5—A severe earth
quake shock was recorded by the Fam
ham seismograph yesterday after
temoon. The seat of the disturbance is
believed to be in. southern Asia.
M FOLLETTE TALKS
BEFORE SESSION OF
PROGRESSIVES SAT,
POPULAR GOVT. CANNOT EN
DURE WITHOUT PROGRES
SIVE PARTY
CLEVELAND, July 5—Lafollette,
in a message to the conference for
progressive political action, further
declared that the supreme issue in
volving others is an ineroachment of
the powerful few upon the rights of
the many.
“This great power has come between
the people and their government,” as
serted Lafollette. “Democracy cannot
live side by side in any country with
the present interest in the control of
the government by private monoply.
“Popular government cannot long
endure in this country without a pro
gressive party. As I stated before, I
am sure that the people in November
will take such action as will insure
their nation a new party in which all
progressives may unite.
Lafollette Accepts
CLEVELAND, July 5—Robert La
follette Jr., this afternoon read before
the conference for Progressive poli
ticians, Lafolette Sr.’s formal accept
ance of their invitation to run for the
presidential seat. Lafollette declared
that the nation is facing “the most
momentuous crisis of our time, from
the predatory interests who are in con
trol of our government,” and he also
! declared that the time was ripe for a
I militant political movement,
i Lafollette called Coolidge “a frank
I defender of organized wealth,” and
said, “Both parties have always re
I garded their platforms as they regard
■ them today, not as a contract, but as
! a device to catch votes, to break the
j combined powers. And the big busi
ness over our government and the eco
nomic conditions, are the paramount
issues facing the American people.”
LafoJIe*te Endorsed
CLEVELAND, July 7—Lafollette
j was formally indorsed as presidential
j candidate by conference for progres
sive political action this afternoon.
The vice presidential question was
j referred by the same report to the nat
I onal committee of conference, to act in
co-operation with Lafollette for pres
: ident. The Lafollette platform was al
so indorsed.
ANCHORAGE MAN BACK
FROM ISLAND TOWN
Warren G. Fenton, of the firm of
i Fenton and Glossop, civil engineers,
of Anchorage, recently returned from
| Kodiak where he has been surveying
i a site for the new cold storage plant
! to be erected at Kodiak, says the Daily
! Alaskan.
The cannery site is about one half
! mile from the town of Kodiak, and is
j located on the southwest end of the Is
i land. Although no active construction
{ work is being done at the present, yet
plans are underway for the opening up
of the project in the near future.
Mr. Fenton, who is now in Seward,
will leave on the Starr to take care
of the firm’s interests at Kodiak.
JAPANESEAIRFORCES
. WILL BE EXPANDED
TOKYO, July 7—A decided expan
sion of the Japanese naval air forces,
is contemplated by Admiral Takarabe,
minister of the navy, was stated here
today. He added that recent develop
ments at home and abroad necessitate
the increase.
C. P. Hubbard, a retired railroad
man of Hollywood, Calif., was a Sew
ard visitor yesterday, coming in with
the excursionists on the Yukon. Mr.
Hubbard was formerly connected with
the Burlington.
Owing to congestion of business at
the local radio night letters are being
refused until the congestion is ll liev
ed, which may not be until the new
cable is laid. The loss of the power
plant at the Cordova station has plac
ed an added burden on the Seward
station, which now has 13 men.
FLASSH—Convention recessed on
the 83d ballot until 8 tonight. Dele
gates have been released from pledges
in an effort to break the deadlock.
Apparently no hope of nominating
either Smith or McAdoo.