JESSE LEE HOME MAY
BE REMOVED SEWARD
At the Seward Chamber of Com
merce meeting today the chief topic
of interest was the removal of the
Jesse Lee Home, to either Seward or
Seldovia, some time this coming year.
Rev. R. V. B. Dunlap told the cham
ber that the Methodist conference at
Kansas City had recently voted to re
move the home from the far west to
a point where it would be more con
venient to transportation and where
it would not be so expensive to keep
up. Rev. Dunlap stated that two
large buildings would be erected here,
if the Home selects this site, and that
these would have a central heating
plant, with shops for manual training,
the crafts and other work. Accom
modations for 100 children and some
eight teachers would have to be pro
vided. He favored the acquisition of
about 40 acres of land close to town,
with sufficient water power for use
by the home in lights, power, etc.
There should also be enough tillable
land to provide vegetables, and keep
(he cattle necessary. At tlie present
time, the Rev. Dunlap said, it cost
the home about $25,000 per year to
operate, and this would mean a big
addition to Seward trade. A school
would also be necessary with four
teachers.
x he chamber talked the matter
over at some length and President
Hinde appointed a committee con
sisting of Messrs. Dougherty, McMul
len and Urbach to look over proposed
sites and see what ground could be
secured. Jos. Hof man, who, was pres
ent at the meeting tendered 40 acres
of good land near the Nash home
stead, and following adjournment of
the meeting a prominent citizen of
fered to donate 50 acres of fine land
for the school. This land is on the
edge of town, on a good auto road
and close to the railroad. In case
the proposition is accepted it will give
Seward nearly 200 more inhabitants
and add greatly to the volume of
trade. The Rev. Dunlap stated that
a committee would arrive in April
to look over conditions.
A communication was sent to a
colony in Connecticut desiring to lo
cate in Seward, offering favorable lo
cations.
A communication was received from
A1 Sollers, of Grant Lake, offering
this same colony an excellent water
power site, sawmill and two quartz
mines. Mr. Sollers desired the cham
ber to conduct negotiations for him.
The Standard Oil company sent a
communication to the Chamber ask
ing for information relative to the
city, its population, and the number
of vessels plying to and from this
port. This is to be used in compiling
its* annual statistics.
The San Francisco chamber sent
a request for the names of coffee
users, to be turned over to a large
importing house.
The question of advertising in the
Alaska Weekly was taken up once
more, the committee reporting no ac
tion taken as yet, altho several fa
vorable responses had been received
from merchants and business houses.
Manager Mel Holben of the Grill
sprung a surprise in the meeting to
day by serving a chicken dinner to
the members. Practically every seat
in the hall was filled, the attend
ance being larger than for some
time. The meetings are increasing in
attendance and much interest is man
ifested.
STARR SAILED YESTERDAY
The steamship Starr, Capt. O. A.
Johanson, sailed from Seattle for
Seward yesterday at 1 o’clock. She
carries a number of passengers and
a full load of freight.
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PETER WRANSTEDT,
HOT SPRINGS PIONEER,
LEAVES FOR OUTSIDE
Peter Wranstedt, a Hot Springs
pioneer, arrived in Seward on Satur
day’s train, and left for Portland, Ore
gon, to join his family who have
been living there for the past year or
so. Mr. Wranstedt declared that he
would remain in Portland, but like all
oldtimers he hated to leave Alaska.
He stated that lots of winter mining
would be carried on in the Hot
Springs district, and that probably 150
(persons would winter in the camp and
on the near-by creeks.
JUNEAU PAPER SAYS
STRIKE IS THREATENED
(Stroller’s Weekly)
A Juneau man who returned here
Thursday says that when he left An
chorage there was consternation in
the railroad camp over a demand
from the train-operating department
that wages must be increased 40 per
cent or a strike will result.
The party bringing the news also
said that it was not certain just what
or how many brotherhoods were be
hind the demand but he had been giv
en to understand that the conductors,
brakemen, engineers and firemen were
back of the movement, and it was ex
pected the shopmen would be enlist
ed in their ranks.
The informant said that nothing
had been published in the Anchorage
or Seward papers regarding the
threatened trouble and that it was
hoped the matter could be settled and
hushed u;p without undue publicity.
(Full accounts of the wage demand
and General Manager Smith’s reply
have been published in both Anchor
age and Seward papers.)
REGISTERED FOXES
FROM P. E. ISLANDS
The steamer Admiral Rogers
which arrvied in Juneau recently
i brought about three pairs of reg
istered silver black foxes for the
Marshall-Dawes fur farm near Men
denhall Glacier from Prince Edward
Island, the animals traveling across
the continent to Seattle and north
by steamer. All six of the animals
arrived in good condition. They
were taken to the farm and turned
loose in the corrals.
The following from the Anchorage
Alaskan indicates that Alaska foxes
are being shipped to Prince Edward
Island in much greater number than
from the latter place to Alaska. The
Alaskan says:
The largest fox purchase said to
-have ever been eonsumated in this
section of the Territory, took place
in the Cook Inlet district, a few
days ago when Mr. Morrison, of Mil
ligan and Morrison, big fox men of
Prince Edward Island, on the east
coast of Canada, bought from the
Williamson fox ranch at Kasilof, and
other ranches in that section, 240
foxes. It is stated that the sum paid
for the fox was $500 per pair.
It is understood that Mr. Morrison
endeavored to purchase more but
was unable to do so at that time.
He was in this district last season
and bought then, a large number of
fox from the ranch of Waller and
Windson. The Williamson ranch alone
supplies him with 189 foxes of the
total amount, in the deal last week.
BRIDGE PARTY GIVEN IN
HONOR MISS STELLA FULLER
Mrs. George Scmhidtt gave a fare
well bridge party yesterday afternoon
in honor of Miss Stella Fuller, who
is leaving on the Northwestern. Two
tables were in play. Mrs. Alvah
Eames won first prize and Mrs. E.
Swetmann low prize. Miss Fuller re
ceived a handsome farewell gift from
the hostess. Those present were:
Miss Fuller, Mrs. Eames, Mrs. Bar
nett, Mrs. Banbury, Mrs. Olsen, Mrs.
Roberts, Mrs. Swetmann.
Chas. E. Herron, head of the Hy
der-Jumbo Mining Company, return
ed from the south last ■week, in com
pany with L. F. Paddison, a Boston
mining engineer, who is connected
with the U. S. Smelting and Refin
ing company, of Salt Lake. Mr.
Paddison i3 in Hyder to look over
the district. He and Mr. Herron and
Dan Woodmore left after their arriv
al in town to visit the Big Missouri
and other properties along the upper
Salmon valley.
JAPANESE AGITATOR IS
SENTENCED TO DEATH
TOKIO, Nov. 14.—Daisaka Namba,
the young Japanese radical who at
tempted recently to assassinate
Prince Regent Hirohito, was sentenc
ed to death. “Long live the Soviet
Long live Japan,” Namba shouted
as the sentence was passed.
SCHOOL PAPER WILL BE
PUBLISHED NEXT WEEK
Seward’s Folly, the local school pa
per issued by the students, will be
off the press some time next week.
This spicy little publication is edited
by the scholars and has a wide circu
lations. The student body complain
of a lack of patronage by advertisers
and to offset this and show our trades
men the volume of business done by
the school the classes will agree to
trade this school year only with the
merchants having ads in the publica
tion.
The youngsters spend many dollars
with local merchants and should be
liberally patronized.
Libel Is Filed Against
Fishing Schooner Akutan
Libel action was started against
the halibut schooner Akutan in the
Juneau Federal district court recently
by the Alaska Pacific Fisheries,
The latter company claims $2,500
due for salvage, towage and piloting
the fishing vessel to Juneau from
I'ixon Harbor where it was disabled
and unable to make the trip.
The Akutan was towed to Juneau
early last week by the Frances E.,
one of the company’s cannery ten
ders. It had repairs made to its
engine and was ready to leave port
today. A writ of attachment was is
sued and it was understood arranee
nients for bond were made so that the
vessel could be released and make
another trip to the fishing grounds
before the end of the open sew- m
N'jve inner 15.
ARCTIC TOWNS SEND
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
HARDING MEMORIAL
From the Arctic Slope via Nome
has come to Governor Scott C. Bone
what is Alaska’s final contribution to
the Harding Memorial fund, contribu
tion from white residents of the
communities of Wainwright and Pt.
Barrow, nineteen in number, each
donating $1 to the fund. The money
was forwarded to Carl Lomen, chair
man of the Fund committee for the
Second division, at Nome, and by
him forwarded to Gov. Bone.
Those donating to the fund from
the two communities are the farth
est north subscribers to the , Me
morial to the late President Hard
ing Gov. Bone said. It will take
several months for them to receive
arowledgements of their dona.ii r.s
and membership certificates of lie*
JU'cling Memorial Ass'- 1« .. Three
COOPER’S LANDING IS
MECCA FOR HUNTERS
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Mrs. Frank Towle and baby girl ar
rived in town yesterday from Coop
er’s Landing on Kenai river, and re
ports the progressive little settle
ment in a flourishing condition. Mr.
and Mrs. Towle are building a two
story nine-room house, which will
be a commodious structure, with mo
dern conveniences. She reports many
hunters in the vicinity, including Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Flickenger and Mil
ton Noll, the Dwyer boys, Mr. Novak,
and several others. Mr. and Mrs. ;
Flickenger are quartered in the Tom •
Towles cabin. A number of Anchor- ]
age hunters have also bagged their -
moose around Kenai.
Mrs. Towle announces that a new
postoffice has been established in
Harry Brown’s place, which will be
called Ridiford. Mrs. Brown will be ,
postmistress.
The weather was eight above when
Mrs. Towle left for Seward, and much ,
nice weather has been experienced ]
this fall. She will return next Thurs- .
day.
AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
MUST BE KEPT UP TO
LEVEL HUMAN COMFORT !
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 14.—
Maintenance of America’s superior 1
level of human comfort and well be- -
ing will require that our agricultural 1
lands be made the most efficient in ]
the world, President Coolidge told a 1
meeting of the Association of Land 1
Grant Colleges. The President em- ^
phasized the point that the fortunes <
of all of us will in the end go up
or down with that of the farmers, and
warned his hearers against permit- 1
ting our farming population to fall to f
the level of mere peasantry. i
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POLICE OFFICER AND a
PROHIBITION MAN SHOT £
LOS ANGELES ,Nov. 14.—After f
forcing them to lift their hands and
walk away from him, an unidentified
man shot Police Officer Clyde Mills l
and Special Officer M B.. Swan in the
back. Mills will probably die.
U. S. USES BILLION QUARTS j
OF CANNED MILK IN YEAR
CHICAGO, Nov. 14.—Consumption
of a case of evaporteed milk by prac
tically every family in the United
States—nearly ten quarts of milk for '
each man, woman and child—was the .
consumption record of this industry
ast year, according to figures given
out by the statisticians of the Evapor- ,
ated Milk Association.
“Twenty million cases, or 1,000,000,
)00 quarts of milk, seem a tremendous
total,” said the head of the associa
tion’s home economics department,
‘yet considered against the annual
consumption of milk in this country,
it shows that selling milk from which
the wTater has been evaporated is an
industry still in its infancy.”
MIXED RACE SCHOOLS
QUESTION AT SITKA
(Sitka Tribune.)
The School Question, i e.. entering
Indian children in the Public Schools
has been raised by Mr. Paul. No
one else raised the question, but it
caused so much discussion that to
get at the bottom of the matter a
personal call avas made on a promi
nent Indian business man in Sitka
tillage, who, in reply to the ques
tion, “Do you consider Indian chil
Ired should attend the Public
School?” said, “Not while they are
small, they could not keep up with
the white children, but if a boy or
girl can go through the eight grades
and the Bureau of Education has no
provision for High School instruction,
these children should be allowed to
enter the Public Schools for
the High School course.” This mat
ter also came up at a recent meeting
of the City Council, when wrays and
means tor securing a new public
school building were discussed. Mr.
Andrew Hope, a councilman, said
that as far as he was concerned, he
only wanted to see room in the new
building for an Indian child to take
the High School course.
The Bureau of Education has fall
en down badly in Sitka in not pro
viding better buildings for the edu
cation of Indian childreu. The funds
for this come from the U. S. Treas
ury. A new public school building
is sorely needed. The funds for this
building must be raised by the City
of Sitka. A new Bureau of Educa
tion school would take care of the
Indian children for many years to
come, and here is where Mr. Paul
could do much good, if he used his
influence for school, instead of over
an issue for which the time is not
ripe.
A receiver was appoint^! for Ihe
Hot Springs property at Boll Island,
conducted by H.J.Raymond and Anna
Herring. The property nas 20 cabins
two stores and a number of bath
houses. Raymond who brought the
suit claims that his partner has di
verted the funds from the business
to her private use and will neither
buy or sell. James McCIoskey was
appointed receiver.
JIJD WILLIAMSON DEAD
Jud Williamson, a resident of Fair
banks for many years, died this week
n that city, from heart trouble, from
vhich he had been suffering for many
,7ears. Williamson was for many
rears a prominent contractor and car
penter of Fairbanks. Two years ago
ie had charge of much construction
vork in Fairbanks as well as building
he Richardson hotel on the highway.
LEAVING FOR MT. M’KINLEV
Messrs. W. W. Kelly, J. R. Robert
son, A. H. Young, A1 Blair and Kris
ensen will leave Monday for Mc
Kinley Park district and Cantwell to
secure several snow pictures. The
ack of snow on the coast has made
i trip to the interior necessary.
NEW POSTOFFICE AT CHENA
A new postoffice has been made (
it Chena Hot Springs, with Otto
Mayer, postmaster. Regular mail
lervice will be maintained.
BARTLEY HOWARD ELECTED
A wire received from Valdez states <
hat Bartley Howard is now leading i
Dr. W. W. Council by 58 votes, with i
l number of small precincts to be <
leard from to the Westward. It is 1
lot believed that the Democratic sen- J
itorial candidate can overtake Mr.
doward’s lead and that the latter is
dected.
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C. S. Hubbel, of the Seattle firm of <
-Iubbel and Waller, water power en- *
;ineers and U. S. mineral and deouty 1
urveyors for Alaska, who arrived in L
lyder some days ago to make sur- i
eys of several claims in the River- 1
ide group, completed his task last 1
peek and left for the south on the
lardena.
Suits made to measure. See Ur- (
ach. tf. t
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9LDTIMER FROM TELLER
ARRIVES ON CORDOVA
Chas .Dinton, an oldtimer from St.
Vlichael, Nome and Teller, arrived on
he Cordova this morning and will
eave on one of the next trains for
Fairbanks where he will spend the
vinter. Mr. Dinton came directly from
Teller where he went to look after
i shipment of 400 reindeer, to be tak
;n out on the Apollo. Owing to this
/essel getting fast in the ice an be
ng forced to turn back, the deer were
placed in cold storage until next year.
Mr. Dinton has been connected with
die Pacific Cold Storage Company for
a number of years, and is well known
throughout the north. He was at
Teller when the U. S. coast guard Mo
jave arrived in port, after breaking
ice for ten miles or more. He states
that the stores at Teller were practi
cally out of flour, potatoes, sugar,
outter and other staples, and for a
time it looked as if the people would
ae on a starvation diet this winter.
The Mojave landed 36 tons of sup
alies and a quantity of coal placing
the camp out of danger from want
antil next spring. The camp was veiy
piiet when Mr. Dinton left, a little
mining and dredging going on. The
freezup was quite early this year, ice
forming on the 13th of October.
The cutter Mojave searched diligent
ly for the Silver Wave, adrift on the
ice field, but failed to find any trace
>f the boat. The crew got safely
ashore with the mails and started
iown the coast for Teller. The Mo
jave reached port October 25, convey
ing the party to Nome.
The gas boat Meteor left St. Mich
ael several days before the Cordova
left for Seward and the states, going
outside to have diesel engines install
ed.
FINE FUR DISPLAY
C. D. Wandling, local furrier has
ane of the finest collections of furs
seen in Alaska. He is making a
■ijpecialty of trimmings in fur for caps,
-oast and capes. Look his stock over
and see if you ever saw anything fin
er.
MAYOR RAY GOING
EAST ON NEXT BOAT
L. V. Ray, attorney, and mayor of
Seward, leaves on the Northwestern
for Washington, D. C., and will be
gone several weeks on business mat
ters. He will have interviews with
nany prominent officials, and can do
Seward much good at the nation’s cap
ital.
SIREN BEING INSTALLED
H. E. Ellsworth and a crew of men
are installing the big siren on the
fire hall tower today. This will be
a great advantage in case of fire, as
:h ebell cannot be heard at all times,
and the siren is loud enough to serve
jlabriel on the day of judgment.
PIONEER FATALLY INJURED
J. W. Smart, a pioneer of the Yu
kon, who lost a hand several months
ago at Dawson in a wood saw, died
recently. Smart was 81 years of age
and with his son, had lived on the
Tukon for 18 years.
Win. A. Sinhold, an oldtime Al
iskan, who is the inventor and man
lfacturer of a new type of super
aeater for store and household use,
ivhich he is introducing in this sec
don, was a visitor in Hyder during
he slay of the Wales last week. Mr.
?inhold’s invention has been tested
or years in the colder sections of
he Teriitoiy and has been found to
ae the most effective fuel saver on
he market, saving in many instances
is much as fifty per cent, of fuel
:osts. One of the devices has been
nstalled in the Golden Gate Hotel
obby. Mr. Sinhold plans to return
o Hyder again with a complete line
o complete local orders.
SHENANDOAH TO MAKE
FLIGHT TO HONOLULU
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 14.—
rhe dirigible Shenandoah which re
:ently made a flight from New York
o the Pacific coast and return will
nake a flight early in the year from
California to Honolulu in connection
vith the maneuvers of the Pacific
leet.
FAIRBANKS HAS BIG VOTE
Fairbanks cast 788 votes on elec
ion day just passed, the largest vote
iast in the northern district above
uneau. This vote would give Fair
tanks if it were a states town about
500 inhabitants, and while she has
tot this number we still believe it
o be the largest town north of Ju
teau.
OLD TIMERS HURT
Dave Hilty, and old timer of the
Cleary creek district, is in the Fair
banks hospital receiving treatment
or a hand badly injured by the acci
ental discharge of a shotgun.
CAP! ALEX. ALLEN
ARRIVES FROM NOME
Captain Alexander All*m, tn co?^
mand of the gasboat Donaldson, ply
ing the past summer between Nome
and St. Michael, arrived in port yes
terday for fuel oil. Mrs. Allen was
also aboard. The Donaldson was for
rrterly built as a government post boat
plying between Fort Liscum and Val
dez, and was used for a number of
years in this service, being sold
to Capt. Allen when the post was dis
continued.
Capt. Allen had her remodeled, and
changed from steam to full diesel,
and loading her with 100 tons of coal,
left for Nome. He states that the
vessel is one of the best “seaboats he
ever handled, and has proved her
worth in many fierce battles with the
elements.
Capt. Allen was in command of the
Donaldson when she sailed for Wran
gell island to rescue the Noice party,
| but owing to ice conditions could
i not reach that port. He has beer.Jga
1 mariner in the far north for many
! years and has a large circle of
i friends and acquaintances in prac
j tically every port.
V
j HOLMES, BRIDGE ENGINEER
! Effective November 7th, 1921, Mr.
! C. H. Holmes is appointed Bridge
i Engineer, in charge of maintenance
I and construction of bridges and build
I ings, with headquarters at Anchor
! age, Alaska, reporting direct to H.
' Horn, acting general manager.
LIEUT. FISHER ARRIVES
TO LOOK OVER STREAM
j New Disbursing Officer States Work
Will Be Started on Lowell Creek
in the Near Future
Lieut. Fisher, disbursing officer for
the Alaska Road Commission, arrived
in Seward on the last boat, leaving
this morning for the Interior. The
Lieutenant will stop over in Anchor
age on his way north, where he will
become acquainted with work in that
; district. From Anchorage he will go
l to Fairbanks, thence down the Rich
ardson Highway to Salcha, where the
Alaska Road Commission is putting
in a large bridge, doing away with
; the ferry at that point. Upon com
pletion of his work in the Interior,
| Lieut. Fisher will return by way of
i Seward and leave on the boat for
! Cordova and Chitina.
Lieut. Fisher, who was but recent ^
I ly assigned to the Road Commission
j personnel as disbursing officer, is a
j graduate of West Point. While on
| his way west he stopped off in Saint
I Louis and saw Col. Gotwals, who is
j in charge of river control in that dis
: trie*.
While in Seward Lieut. Fisher went
over the Lowell creek question and
! stated that he expected in the near
future to see work started on its con
trol. A crew of men have been sur
j veying the creek the past week, un
der direction of James Truitt, jr., en
gineer for the commission, and ac
cording to Lieut. Fisher Col. Steese, -4
in charge of rivers and harbors work,
expects to raise funds for working on
| the stream while in Washington.
TEDDY BEAR IN PORT;
SPENT SEASON IN ARCTIC
The gas boat Teddy Bear, which
has been trading in the Arctic the ;
past season, arrived in port yesterday
from Nome, and will take on oil and
fuel at the Standard Oil company’s
dock before proceeding to Seattle.
The Teddy Bear is a staunch little
schooner rigged craft with a gasoline
engine of heavy power. She has been
under command of Capt. E/mard, an
old Arctic trader.
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LLUSUU SEASON r OK
HALIBUT FISHING STARTS
The closed season for halibut fish
ing starts at midnight Saturday, Nov- 4
ernber 15. Vessels plying out of Sew
ard can make one more trip to the
banks. Word has been received by
local officers that fishing going into
Canadian ports after the 15th of the
month will be compelled to show sat
isfactory proof that the catch was
made prior to midnight November 15.
The closed period will be effective un
til February 15.
DAVIS LEAVES FOR OUTSIDE *
Warrant Officer Harry L. Davis,
who has been in charge of the tele
graph office at Fairbansk, left on one
of the last boats for Seattle. Mr.
Davis has served his term of enlist
ment and will be discharged, going to
the Carribean Sea where he will work
for a large fruit company at one of
their wireless stations.
Seattle Brick Ice Cream, at the Al
aska Shop, tf.
Eaton Crane & Pike Stationery, at
Schallerer’s Alaska Shop. tf.
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