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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 60.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1926.
PRIC1’, TEN CENTS
REPRESENTATIVE WHITE OF MAINE
DICLOSES FACT ALASKA PACKERS’
COUNSEL RESPONSIBLE RECENT
LEGISLATION LITERACY TEST BEL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 15. (AP). —The Senate
late today passed the House Bill amending the act provid
ing for the election of a delegate to the House from Alas
ka and to create a Canvassing Board to make a written
compilation of the vote as specified in the certificates of
election and which are to be returned to the Governor of
Alaska from the different precincts throughout the Ter
ritory.
The Board will consist of the Governor and Secretary
of the Territory, and the National Committeeman of Al
aska representing the chief political party opposing the
Governor’s party.
Representative White of Maine said: “I introduced
it by request, and don’t care what action the committee
takes.”
Delegate Dan A. Sutherland from Alaska opposed the
Bill on the ground that it would disfranchise between
100 and 200 Indians and also the same number of Whites.
The Delegate said the Alaska Legislature unanimously
adopted a Bill last year with similar provisions, provid
ing that illiterates who heretofore have voted were not to
be affected by the test. Sutherland pointed out the White
Bill leaves the election to the judges to conduct the requir
ed literacy test, and in most cases, the big packing inter
ests employed these judges. Sutherland also read testi
mony alleging that already in Alaska, practically the en
tire “Government is standing by and looking out for the
interests of the packers.”
Further hearings will be held on the White Bill next
Friday.
Representative Curry, Republican of California, and
chairman of the House Territories Committee, interrupt
ed Delegate Sutherland in testifying against the White.
Bill, which provides literacy qualifications for the voters
in Alaska.
In quizzing Sutherland, Representative Curry asked
him if it were true that he (Sutherland) said the Alaska
packing interests controlled the Committee.
In answer, Sutherland denied the statement and de
manded the basis for such a question. Curry said he re
fused to divulge his scourge of information.
Representative White, Republican of Maine, who in
troduced the Bill, disclosed A. J. Dimond, who is a mem
ber of the Alaska Senate, as being counsel for the Alaska
Packers Association and the real author of the Bill.
KODIAK PRISONER
REPORTED INSANE
CORDOVA BASTILE
CORDOVA, March 15.—James Shea
of Kodiak, who last week was sen
tenced to 18 months at McNeils Is
land for manslaughter, is apparrently
mentally unbalanced in the jail here.
Shea’s confinement has evidently
brought a recurrence of the spells to
which he has been a subject to, since
1895 when he was a cod fisherman
off Nova Scotia and drifted in a dory
at sea for eight days without food or
water. He was rescued but the others
in the boat died. His hair turned
white at that time.
TO ESTABLISH
NAVY AVIATION
FIELD- SD. POINT
f
WASHINGTON, March 15._The
Secretary of the Navy, Curtis Wilbur
has been authorized to proceed with
the establishment of a naval air sta
tion at Sand Point, Washington. The
bill was authorized by Representative
John F. Miller of Washington and
carried an appropriation of $250,000.
STA'RR IS DUE SATURDAY
The steamer Starr, Ca.pt. O. A.
Johansen, arrived at Unalaska yes
terday morning and was scheduled
to depart this morning for Seward.
It is expected the vessel will arrive
in port next Saturdya.
Ketchikan Game Warden
Completes First Trip
Around This Region
Ottie Hallson, game warden from
the Ketchikan office, who has been
paying his first visit to this district
of the territory was among the arri
vals in Seward Saturday from An
chorage. Mr. Hallson has been ac
companying Warden Hardy for the
past two months including a trip in
to the Interior.
Mr. Hallson is a splendid appearing
representative of the Alaska Game
, Commission and tho a cadet in the
service, stands high in the esteem of
his superiors. Referring to his trip
about this district he is much inthus
ed with the additional knowledge ob
tained and from information given
him by Warden Hardy, one of the
able employes of the Alaska depart
ment.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR HUTCHINSON
BEEN HELD
FAIRBANKS, Mar. 15. (^P)—Funeral
services were held for Palmer Hutch
inson, newspaper correspondent of the ;
Arctic air expedition headed by Cap.
tain Geo. H. Wilkins, who was killed i
last Thursday.
The casket was escorted by the Pio- i
neers of Alaska and the local Post of <
the American Legion. The body will
be shipped to the States on the S.S. 1
Alaska. (
The first flight of the Detroiter will 1
be made tomorrow. Captain Wilkins
Saturday directed'the leveling of the s
landing field. <
REED VIOLATES
SENATE RULES
DAWES IGNORES
WASHINGTON, Mar. 15. Sen
ator Janies A. Reed of Missouri vio
lated the senate rule resurrected by
\ ive President Dawes requiring sen
I ators to face the chair when speaking
upon which the vice president yes
terday called Senator Watson of In
diana and forced him to obey. Dawes
ignored Reed who finished and went
to a divan along the wall of the
chamber and took a rest.
LOCALS VANQUISH
SOLDIER SQUAD
AND WIN SERIES
SEWARD TEAM TAKES LAST
GAME FROM CLEVER ARMY
POST PLAYERS
BASKETBALL DOPE UPSET
Large Crowd Witness Game; Visi
tors Mighty Fine Bunch
of Chaps
The Seward City team won the cru
cial game of the series Saturday night
from the Anchorage Soldiers, thereby
annexing the series. The score was
32 to 23. It is difficult to attempt to
point out the high lights of the game
or endeavor to credit any indivi
dual player of the locals for like the
evening previous, a machine, in per
fect working order, was responsible
for bringing chaos down about the
ears of the visitors.
One of Seward’s leading business
men, a man who previously had at
tended college in the East, in sum
mg up the game Saturday said, “It
was the best game of basketball I
have ever witnessed since leaving the
East.” With the exception of a couple
of the players, on both squads,'every
member today is a mass of bruises.
Both teams almost limped off the
floor following the final' “toot” of the
timekeeper’s whistle which ended the
game. Both teams gave everything
they possessed, the visitors like wild
men in an attempt to tie up the score \
during the last few minutes of play. '
But the locals repulsed them.
As most o^ the fans in Seward took •
in the game it is unnecessary to des
cribe any portion of it for directly
following the game, wherever fans
met, on the street corners, in the ]
stores and at their homes, the game
was played over and over. Seward
citizens realize now they have a real
basketball team. Lieut. Pence, the
businesslike and genial manager of
the visitors, in his article which ap- J
pears elsewhere in this issue of The J
Gateway, admits the same and pays *
the Seward lads a splendid tribute.
Ted McEwen, player captain and man
ager of the City team, in another ar
ticle in this paper, commends the *
playing of the Soldiers in lauditory 1
terms and figures his team were c
mighty fortunate to have won from c
such a fine and clean group of sports- 1
men. s
Anaresen was high point man for
the locals placing six field shots in
to the cage and three fouls; Johnson
came next with five from the field and
tributed two field hoops and two
fouls.
For the Soldiers' De Graw and
Bortz starred. Captain De Graw
came thru with four field shots and
Bortz ran the score up with two
field and four foul line tosses. Man
uel placed one field throw in the cage
and Funk and Edwards both made a
foul line throw.
Personal fouls were charged against
McEwen and two against Johnson and
Chya. A personal and technical was
charged against De Graw, three per
sonals against Funk, two against Ed
wards and one against Manuel.
At the end of the first half the
score stood 10 to 9 in favor of the
Soldiers. In the last half Walker
went in replacing Manuel whose left
arm was all but paralyzed.
Jack Graham, member of the Anch
orage school faculty, who was tele
phoned for by manager Pence to as
sist in umpiring the last game, act
ed on the sidelines in that capacity.
Guy Barnett, as referee, left little
!o be asked, calling the plays accur
ately and keeping the game going at
op speed.
I. Dyer took care of the official
scoring and three men did the clock
ing.
TELEGRAPHIC
BREVITIES
SAN FRANCISCO. — Mrs. Susan
Bridge, sister of Dr. Norman Bridge
who died in January 1925 leaving a
five million dollar estate to institu
tions, will contest his will.
BAGDAD.—Druso tribesmen yester
day took the Palmyna city of Quen
Zinobia. French troops were defeat
ed and driven out.
BALTIMORE. — The British
steamer Tafna, laden with a cargo of
sugar from Cuba for Baltimore, was
reported on fire near Sandy Point.
Two local fire boat3 were sent to her
assistance.
NICE.—Helen Wills and C. H.
Kingsley lost the thrilling doubles
tennis match to Coohetti and Valasto.
MADISON.—Dairymen are being
flooded with propaganda, urging them
to fight for the return of beer and
wines.
BAIBOA.—The United States fleet
departed for San Diego and natives
sighed in relief since a beer shortage
was feared.
WASHINGTON.—The income tax
payments filed Monday are expected
to total $400,000,000.
WASHINGTON. — Repeal of the
Flexible tariff is a likely outcome of
the investigation of the Tariff Com
mission ordered by the senate. Duties
changed in only nine cases since 1922.
NEW YORK.—Charles De Loosey
Oelrichs arrived recently with his
bride Madeline Millius who formerly
operated a beaut shop in Paris.
Senator’s Win Indoor Game
from Visiting Soldiers
The Senator’s indoor baseball team
won a close game yesterday after
noon from the Anchorage Soldier
seven when they won out by a ten
:o two score. The game was hotly
contested all the way, as the score
ndicates. Bortz twirled for the Sol
liers with Funk on the receiving end
nnd for the Senators, “Bud” Dyer
performed with Paulsteiner backing
lim up. McLaughlin umpired.
Swallows Lysol, Dies
CORDOVA, March 15.—Ruth Clark
son, two and one-half years of age
swallowed a bottle of lysol and died
wenty minutes later.
A. H. M’DONALD RETURNS
A. H. McDonald, arrived in Seward
ast night from Seattle on the S. S.
Victoria. Mr. McDonald, one of An
:horage’s prominent business men, in
:harge of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany's office in the Inlet city, will as
sume charge of the local office during
he absence of Mr. FMckinger in the
states.
FINE DANCE SATURDAY
Once again the Jolly Three orches
tra scored an enjoyable entertain
ment in the public dance presented
Saturday night at Odd Fellows hall.
Numerous couples dropped in during
the course of the dance to indulge in
a few happy hours gliding about on
the glossy dancy floor.
GENERATOR FOR SHOP
A motOT generator, a 100 kilowatt
machine, is on board the M. S. Boxer
billed to the Alaska Railroad. The
big generator will replace the steam
engine in the Anchorage shops of the
railroad in supplying power for the
shop and traveling crane.
SCHOOL PAPER ISSUED
Number 2, or the February number
of The Ku-Eu-It, a school publication
issued monthly by the eighth grade
at the Jesse Lee Home, is off the
“press” and replete with interesting
Alaska articles, editorials, poems and
jokes. The pamphlet is a credit to
the institution.
CHAMBER COMMERCE MEET
Tomorrow at noon, at the Grill, the
Seward Chamber of Commerce will
meet at their regular weekly busi
ness meeting and luncheon.
McCARL RULES
EMPLOYES MUST
BUY OWN SHOES
WASHINGTON, March 15. (JP)—
Although the bureau of engraving
process requires acids which eat the
soles of the worker’s shoes, Comp
troller General McCarl has ruled that
employees must buy their own wood
en shoes to protect their feet, when
he disallowed payment by the bureau
of 37 pair of shoes which cost $1.95
each.
OFFICIAL DENIES HE
QUIT ACCOUNT
LATECASE
WILL BECOME COUNSEL FOR BIG
- CITY CLUB OF NEW YORK I
ON APRIL FIRST
NEW YORK.—Henry H. Curran.'
storm center in the recent attempted
exclusion from the United States of
the Countess of Cathcart on the
ground of moral turpitude, resigned
as United States commissioner of im
migration at Ellis island to take effect
March 31. He will become counsel
for the city club of New York.
Although Mr. Curran heatedly de
nied that the Cathcart case forced his
resignation, Secretary of Labor Davis
only said he did not know whether
this was the cause of the resignation.
Washington political circles held the
resignation was no surprise in view of
Curran’s shifting responsibility to
W ashington in the Cathcart case and
the ridiculous death of the govern
ments case in court. President j
Coolidge is expected to name Benja-11
min Day, former internal revenue of
ficial, as his successor.
Boxer En route Seward
After Piling on Rocks
From information reaching The
Gateway office yesterday, the M, S.
Boxer, Bureau of Education vessel
which hit the rocks in southeastern
Alaska about ten days ago, is en
route to this port. The time of the
boat’s arrival could not be definitely'
ascertained. It was stated the ves
sel had been pumped out and was
proceeding slowly.
A. S. S. Co. Booklet
Gives Summer Trips
Copies of the 1926 booklet of the
‘Alaska Steamship company have just
been received. The leaflet is largerj
than ever and gives daily itineraries'
for a number of trips in this district.
The Golden Belt tour is outlined in
detail, also the Prince William Sound
cruise. A modified interior trip is
mentioned, showing the route from
Cordova to Chitina, thence to Valdez
via the Keystone Canyon. Full in
structions regarding making reser
vations and getting the most out of
ship accommodations are included in
the book, and it is a handy one to
have for general information on the
service of the line.
Italian, Mentally 111
Being Sent Morningside
Adam Cornello, who has been com
mitted to the Morningside sanitarium
by U. S. Commissioner A. G. Thomp
son at Anchorage, and was brought
over to Seward last Wednesday by
deputy U. S. marshall Chas. Watson,
will be taken south on the S. S. Vic
toria by Deputy Chas. Minor froni the
Valdez office. Cornello is 39 years
of age. He was adjudged insane
February 26.
COUNCIL MEETING TONITE
The regular bi-monthly meeting of
the Town Council takes place this
evening in the council chambers.
RAILROAD CAN NOT
CUT RATES ON
TARIFFS
—
UNITED STATES WILL DENY
THAT WILL TEND TO
MONOPOLIZE
WASHINGTON. — The Interstate
Commerce Commission denied an ap
plication of western transcontinental
railroads for authority to cut rates on
certain commodities from eastern to
1 Pacific terminals. Permission was re
(fused on the ground that the action
might start a cut throat war and be
. unfair to eastern trade unless similar
i graded rates were allowed fo inter
! medite points.
The House Commerce Committee
backed Secretary Hoover’s drive
against European rubber monopolies
by recommending the refusal of loans
to governments fostering the monopo
lies that harm the United States.
LEONARD SEPALLA
WINS SWEEPSTAKE
AGAIN THIS YEAR
NOME, Mar. 15. (/P)—Leonard Sep
alla was winner of the Borden Mara
thon dog race for the third time, and
is now the permanent holder of the
cup. His time was the best in six
years in following the races. The
ice in the Bering sea broke in three
places and carried a dozen persons to
sea. The coast guard rescued them.
The people had been riding in autos
sleds speeding over the ice.
NOME, March 15. (JP)—1The trail is
line for the Borden cup 26 mile
sweepstake race Sunday due to the
stampeders going to the gold strike.
It is expected that Sepalla’s record
of last year, two hours and six minu
tes will be broken.
The school students race of seven
miles is to follow the Borden race
and a forty mile race is set for Wed
nesday.
Returning stampeders from the
Muff strike reported plenty of ground
:or four or five miles on the beaches
af the coast and staked locations
aave panned from a dollar to $3.50 a
pan. Men are still leaving here and
ieclared they expect to pick up sec
and and third beach line.
Seppala beat all others to the strike.
CANADA SOAKS
FOUR COMPANIES
ON CONSPIRACY
VANCOUVER, March 15. (jP)—Four
persons, four companies of eleven in
dividuals and thirty four companies
have been convicted of conspiracy to
control the fruit and produce busi
ness of western Canada. The indivi
duals tvere fined $25,000 and sentens
ed to one day imprisonment. The
companies were fined the same
amount while others were acquitted:
The trial opened January 15 and
proved to be one of the most sensa
tional ever heard here. The jury
was out since last Friday.
CHIEF ENGINEER ARRIVES
G. WJ Rathjens, who is a passen
ger on the steamer Alaska, is re
ported to be the head of the engineer
Ing department of the Fairbanks Ex
ploratlon company, and wil be in djr
ect charge of the construction of th<
big ditch, the building of the com
pany’s town on Garden Island, am
all other erection. He left for Fair
banks this morning.
REED AND SHOUP APPEAR WEDNESDAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., 15. (AP).—Judge Thomas M
Reed and District Attorney Arthur G. Shoup of the Firs
Division of Alaska will appear Wednesday before th
Senate Judiciary Committee to answer the charges mad
by Delegate Dan A. Sutherland of Alaska >and John \\
Frame, the latter unrecognized Republican National Con
mitteeman for Alaska.