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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 89.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
TOWN DUDS TO IKE
TOUR OF INSPECTION
STREETS ON MONDAY
REGULAR MEETING OF TOWN
COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT
VERY ACTIVE
The selection of members to serve
on the numerous committees, the
reading of the financial report under
the past regime, and the considera
tion of much other important busi
ness, was the work confronting the
members of the Town Council at their
regular meeting Monday evening. The
list of expenditures and the commit
tee members named by Mayor Ray is
published elsewhere in the columns
' of this issue.
A communication from Chas. A.
Tecklenberg requesting the consider
ation of the Council on sidewalk mat
‘ ters, was referred to the Streets and
Street Improvements Committee.
A communication from the School
Board was referred1 to the Public
Schools Committee.
Bids were opened for auditing the
town books which was allowed to
the highest bidder, Mr. Ulshagen, of
the Bank of Seward. The auditing
of the books will be carried out under
the supervision of the Finance and
Claims Committee.
An ordinance appointing a school
tax collector for the Town of Sew
ard for 1926 was read for the third
time and passed on the suspension
of rules.
An ordinance, known as the salary
ordinance was voted
ordinance, was read, voted upon and
carried. Ordinance containing an
emergency clause was read, but upon
, vote, failed to pass.
A resolution authorizing Mayor Ray
and Town Clerk Hannon to enter and
secure patent for cemetery land was
^passed under suspension of rules.
A resolution combining the offices
of Town Clerk, Magistrate and Asses
sor, upon motion was laid over until
the next regular meeting.
No reports from committees were
received.
Claims, including labor on streets,
totaling §75 was read and upon mo
tion was allowed.
Motion was made and regularly
passed, that the Town Council, as a
*body, make a trip about the Town
for the purpose of inspecting the
streets, sidewalks and alleys, said
trip to be made on Monday evening,
. April 26, at 7 o’clock. The result of
the inspection will assist much in de
termining the expenditure necessary
for improvements and upkeep for the
ensuing year.
The first matter of business com
ing up before the Common Council
at their meeting Monday night as the
naming of members for the various
committees to which Mayor L. V. Ray
appointed 'the following:
Assessment and Collection of Taxes:
Councilman Badger, chairman; Coun
cilman Helm.
Public Schools: Councilman Or
lander, chairman; Councilman Tho
* day.
Fire Protection: Councilman Hof
man, chairman; Councilman McMul
len.
Lights, Sewerage, Water and Whar
ves: Councilman Orlander, chair
man; Councilman Badger.
Public Health and Public Protec
tion, Councilman McMullen, chair
man; Councilman Hofman.
Finance and Claims: Councilman
Badger, Chairman; Councilman Mc
Mullen.
Streets and Street Improvements:
Councilman Helm, chairman; Coun
cilman Thoday.
Printing: Councilman Thoday,
chairman; Councilman Hofman.
Civic Affairs: Councilman McMul
len, chairman; Councilman Orlander.
Law and Ordinances: Councilman
Helm, chairman; Councilman Tho
day. .1
Glacier Stream: Councilman Tho
day, chairman; Councilman Helm.
Seward Alaska, April 19, 1926.
Fourth Annual May Day Dance of
the A. L. Auxiliary, May 1.
C. J. Olson, of the American Can
' Company, is on the Watson on his
way to Kodiak.
WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE
The -water will he shut off at 9
o’clock tonight on Fourth and Adams
street. ' 1-t
THREE DEAD EXPLOSION
BATTERY ROOM OE SUB
S-49 AT NEW LONDON
NEW LONDON, April 21. (JP)—'The
deaths resulting from an explosion
yesterday in the battery room of Sub
marine S-49 reached three last night
when Theodore Holst, junion chief
boatswains mate of Groton, Connecti
cut, died. Another is reported dying
and five are in a serious condition.
ADMIRilL WATSON IN
COURT OFFICIALS AND CANNERY
CREWS ARRIVE ON LINER
FROM SOUTH
With about twenty passengers on
board and 100 tons of general cargo
for this port the Admiral Watson,
Capt. Chas. Graham, of the Pacific
Steamship Company, arrived last
evening from the south at 11:30
o’clock. The Admiral liner, left for
the westward this morning with the
heaviest tonnage since last spring,
there being a total of 800 tons of can
nery supplies and general merchan
dise for discharge. The vessel left
Seattle with over 1,300 tons on board.
The Watson will call at the follow
ing westward points' after its depar
ture from this port: Port Graham,
Seldovia, Ouzinkie, Kodiak, Alitak
and Sheerwater Bay.
The run to Sheerwater Bay is be
ing made for taking a cargo of can
nery supplies and help to the new
Kodiak Island plant which will be
operated this season.
The incoming and westbound pas
sengers included:
For Seward—Mrs. D. B. Chase, A.
C. Dowling, Wm. D. Coppernoll, J. L.
Reed, E. Ireland, Mrs. B. Case, Frank
H. Roderer, W. J. Shannon, Annie Re
boloff, Wm. N. Cuddy, A. J. Dimond,
Clyde Kerr, Perry E. Helton and six
steerage.
For Seldovia—Mrs. A. Friebrock,
A. Friebrock, Jr., Miss M. Anderson,
John Rae and Emil Sandvik.
For Port Graham—Two steerage.
For Kodiak—E. Riley, Mrs. E. Riley,
Gordon Jones, Mrs. Gordon Jones,
Capt. Stindt, C. J. Olson, C. W. Felch
and three steerage.
for uuzinKie—une steerage.
For Alitak—Mrs. J. Zimmerman, I.
M. Foster, W. E. Whitting, J. 0. Hunt
ington, E. Ondal, J. K. Scott, Conrad
Tenesen, Nels Benson, W. Pease, Gus
Benardes, Nick Valles, Edgar Bor
seth, F. B. Harvood, John Bornd, G.
O. Wong, Mrs. Go. Wong and infant
and 15 steera'ge.
Seward Reservations for West
Seldovia—Mrs. Annie Anderson, M.
Anderson, J. L. Freeman, H. s. Bald
erston, John Anderson, Ally Ander
son, Evelyn Anderson.
Kodiak—A. L. Stout, J. Nicholi Bis
kofasky and A. Hendrickson.
COURT OFFICIALS ARRIVE
Among the court party which ar
rived from Valdez last evening on the
Admiral Watson Wm. D. Coppernoll,
district attorney; W. N» Cuddy, clerk
district court; Mrs. D. B. Chase, court
stenographer; Lawrence C. Kerr, sec
retary to District Attorney Co’pper
noll; A. Dowling, deputy marshal; A.
J. Dimond, and J. L. Reed, Valdez
attorneys.
LARGE ADMIRAL LIi
FOR S. E. ALASKA RUN
To meet the demand for reserva
tions during the peak of the tourist
season, the Dorothy Alexander, well
known liner of the Admiral Line, will
be transferred from the California
route to Southeastern Alaska, it is an
nounced by T. J. Strobe, acting agent
for the company.
The Dorothy Alexander is larger
than any steamship ever operated on
a regular schedule between Alaska
and southern points. It is 416 feet
long.
Making Daylight Stops
It will be operated on a regular
schedule of arrivals and departures
which calls for daylight arrivals and
stops at the ports of call for it. The
schedule will be inaugurated June 19,
the last sailing date from Seattle be
ing August 9. Ten day sailings will
be made during the time it is on the
route.
GIRL SCOUTS NOTICE
The Girl Scouts Troop of Seward
will meet this evening at 7 p. m. at
the S. A. C. hall.
WALKER OPENS TWO WEEKS
Tom Walker, local restaurant man,
who has moved into the former beau
ty parlor location, expects to open for ,
business in about two weeks. A reg
ular dinner course and short orders
wil be served.
DONALD MAC MILUIN
TO LEAD SCIENTISTS
IN ARCTIC. SUMMER
TO COLLECT SPECIMENS FOR
CHICAGO FIELD MUSEUM OF
NATURAL HISTORY
CHICAGO, April 21. (/P)—Donald
MacMillan, leading nine scientists
leave on journeys in the Arctic this
summer to collect for the Field Mu
seum of Natural History of Chicago,
specimens of animal and plant life
and also to study the record of man
in Labrador and Baffinland. Pausing
at Labrador, South Greenland and
Baffin Island they may uncover pos
sible evidences of Norse inhabitants
in the tenth century. They will also
gather speciments of Eskimo civili
zation in Baffinland. The party will
leave Wiscasset, Maine, about June
19 aboard the schooner Bowdoin,
hero of three previous arctic trips.
MACHINE GUNS TURNED
LOUSE CHINESE GIRD
SHANGHAI, April 21. (£>)— Five of
400, comprising the guard of the Cab
inet office, escaped death at the hands
of the Kuominchun troops before they
evacuated Peking.
The remainder of the guards after
they had fired on students in a dem
onstration were taken beyond the Yel
low temple where machine guns were
turned loose on them.
TIETSIN, April 21. (#>)—’Tuan Chi
Jui, the deposed Chief Executive of
China, with numerous adherents, ar
rived by automobile from Peking. ;
Chang Hsueh Liang, a son of the
Manchurian Dictator, left for Peking
with five trainloads of Manchurian :
troops. Young Shang visited Peking i
Sunday. Those present during the
visit declared it "was a triumphal en- i
try. ]
SEEKS DEVELOP TRADE
TO ALASKAN PORTS |
The downer of a sailing schooner,
Capt. Cyrus T. Green, now operating
out of Honolulu, T. H., wants to en
ter into business with Alaskan busi
ness men and canneries and with this
in view is seeking information relative
to developing a trade between the two
far distant ports. A letter to this ef
fect was received by the local Cham
ber of Commerce.
Prices on various sorts of commodi
ties is asked in which is included box
shopks to be used for pineapple boxes.
Several million of these boxes are
used annually he states. Quotations
on all kinds of lumber is wanted, al
so on shingles and laths. He states
he can use salmon packed in 200
pound barrels, of two grades, No. 1
and No. 2. He is also in a position,
Capt. Green goes on to say, to supply
canneries with Filipino labor and
could bring as many as 100 on each
voyage.
Henry Thoday, contractor, has a
crew of men engaged putting in a full
concrete foundation under the Cars
tens Packing Company building. Work
started this morning.
Mr. Erickson, who has been acting
as watchman for canneries at Drier
Bay for the last two years arrived in
Seward last evening. This is Mr.
Erickson’s 'first visit here during that
period.
Judge E. E. Ritchie is now in San
Diego, it is reported, but expects to
:eave for Alaska soon.
JACK DEMPSEY MAY FIGHT
FORT WORTH, April 21. (#>)—Jack
Dempsey has signed an agreement
with Tex Rickard to fight a champion
ship bout around September 16. Rick
ard will select the place and the op
ponent.
A car load of mining equipment,
most of which is for the new dredge
:o be set up this spring, for the Nome
Ureek Dredging Company, Chatanika
listrict, was discharged from the S.
3. Northwestern and goes north on
die first freight.
B. B. Green, Fleischner Mayer Com
pany representative, departs for An
chorage tomorrow.
Mr. J. F. Freeman, one of the offi
cials of the Franklin Packing Com
pany cannery at Port Ashton, accom
panied by Mrs. Freeman arrived in
Seward yesterday afternoon.
TOWN COUNCIL MADE
EXCELLENT RECORD
DURING TEAR 1925
COVER VARIED FIELD WITH THE
LIMITED AMOUNT OF FUNDS
ON HAND
In analyzing the report of the ex
penditures made by the 14th Com
mon Council of the Town of Seward,
1925, it shows total collections of $39,
338.84, of which $23,733 were received
from taxes, the balance being derived
from licenses and magistrates fines,
fees, permits, etc., against a total ex
penditure for this period of $37,390.
The delinquent tax list still shows the
sum of $3,780 is still due the city for
the period. No bills are owing on
this date and the light case is paid
up to date. The bank balance on this
date is given as $2,253. Summing up
the entire financial statement of the
year in a comparison of the expendi
tures with the little income a re
markably fine showing was made by
the council.
The total expenditures are approxi-’
mated as follows:
Police department, including the
upkeep of the jail, was $1,429.
Fire department, including new
hose purchased, repairs on the fire
truck and a monthly bill of $127.50
for water service to the hydrants, to
tal $3,847.
Street expenses—$3,860 of which
$1,592 was for upkeep and repairs
and the balance for electric light ser
vice and supplies.
Local Improvements—$3,531 was
spent. This included putting the
Boating dock back into commission;
cutting a street thru between Third,
Fourth and Madison; taking care of
:he Glacier stream; surveying and
preparing maps for the proposed
cemetery which since has been prac
;ically granted; securing the Jesse
Lee Home; building road, surveys and
ights and for miscellaneous sidewalk
md other improvements.
Clerk, assessor and magistrate’s ex
penses—including ,a new bookkeeping
system, salary, and supplies, cost the
own $2,406.
Legal expenses—$3,976.04, which in
iluded the city attorney’s salary, sup
>lies, filing fees on city tax cases, ex
pert witness fees, special electrician
lire, and special attorney services on
he light case.
Public health and Protection—In
:luded in this is disposal of garbage;
he indigent relief; care of the sick;
md salary of health officer, a total of
11,186.
rrmirng auu auverusing—
School expense—Including town’s
portion of the school building, rent,
water, light and fuel, in the Harri
man Bank building, $6,719.
Treasurer’s expense—Loans, sup
plies and miscellaneous consisting of
telegrams, costs of holding election
and money expended for publicity
purposes, $471.
BASEBALL
TUESDAY’S GAMES
American League.
Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 5.
'Chicago 7, St. Louis 0.
Brookyn—Philadelphia and New
York—Boston, cold.
National League.
New York 18, Washington 5.
•Cleveland 9, Chicago 5.
'St. Louis 4, Detroit 5.
Philadelphia—Boston, cold. •
Pacific Coast League.
Portland 4, Missions 0.
Los Angeles 10, Sacramento 3.
iSan Francisco 2, Oakland 0.
Seattle traveling.
SEWARD GRILL ANNOUNCES
WILL RE CLOSED II WEEK
Mel Holben, smiling proprietor of
the Seward Grill, announces his plans
are changed once again, that is with
regards to moving into his palatial
new quarters in the Holben building.
He expected to make the move last
week but now he states it will be im
possible to move until next week.
He hereby announces to the public
in general that he proposes to close
down his present establishment on
Monday, April 26, following the depar
ture of the regular passenger train to
the Interior, he will start the ball
rolling and at this time looks forward
to having a grand opening May 1.
In conclusion it might be well to
add that at the rate the new restaur
ant is taking shape Seward certainly
will have a swell looking cafe.
GIRLS BASEBALL GAME
The Marathon Maids and the Gate
way Girls will play a game of indoor
baseball tomorrow night (Thursday).
All members are asked to be on hand.
The Seward Chamber of Commerce
went on record at yesterday’s weekly
meeting, held at the Grill, to comply
with the wishes of Milnor Roberts,
Dean, College of Mines, University of
Washington, and work along the lines
he desires in the future continua
tion of the U. S. Bureau of Mines
Northwest Experiment Station.
In behalf of the College of Mines,
Dean Roberts, who was a visitor in
Seward last summer between trips to
a westward quartz property, urged the
local chamber’s assistance in retain
ing the station for it is learned, thru
a recent report of a committee of en
gineers appointed by Herbert Hoover
to consider future policies of the U.
S. B. of M., has recommended the
abolishment of the Seattle experiment
station as well as others, with the ex
ception of the one at Pittsburg and
Salt Lake City. It is stated if the
Northwestern is abandoned it will ter
minate the program of work in coal
beneficiation and in ceramics.
Letters will be sent from the Sew
ard Chamber to Secretary Hoover,
Department of Commerce, Washing
ton, D. C., and to representatives in
Congress, expressing the views of
this chamber on the subject.
AEASKAR SHST0HM
WRECKS CHER! BOAT
CORDOVA, April 21. (/P)—A sand
storm at sea caused the wreck of the
cannery tender Uncle John -which
arrived here from Yakutat. Captain
Ludwig Torgesen said the boat was
seeking shelter during a gale and en
countered dense clouds of sand driv
en over the ocean by an off shore
wind. The tender grounded on Alas
ka River bar and toppled sidewise the
following morning. Three days later
it was practically buried under the
sand.
BODY OF MINER RECOVERED
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21. (£>)—
A telephone message from Oroville re
ported the recovery of the body of
Jack Coyne of San Francisco, who
was one of the six entombed miners.
Rescuers are within a few feet of
the remaining four. Later—one was
rescued last night. Timbers running
through the muck slowed up the res
cue while the timbers were sawed.
Fourth Annual *May Day Dance of
the A. L. Auxiliary, May 1.
NEW SECRETARY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY’S OFFICE HERE
Lawrence C. Kerr, formerly of
Nome and Clerk of the House of the
Territorial Legislature during the last
session, now secretary in the office of
U. S. District Attorney Wm. D. Cop
pernoll, arrived in Seward last even
ing from Valdez.
At the close of the legislature last
spring, Mr. Kerr went to San Fran
cisco where he had accepted a sec
retarial position in the office of the
chief of police. This position he held
until his recent acceptance of the
position he now fifills. This is his
first visit to Seward since arriving
from the states last month.
TO MEET AT FISHER’S CAFE
It was decided at yesterday’s regu
lar weekly meeting of the Seward
Chamber of Commerce that next
weeks luncheon and meeting will be
held at Fisher’s Cafe. Each member
is requested to bring next Tuesday
at noon, either a new member or a
friend.
DISCOVER HIDDEN FACTS
ABOUT ABE LINCOLN
Iti examining more than 17,000
books and documents about Abra
ham Lincoln the researchers for the
Rockett Lincoln Film Company, pro
ducers of “Abraham Lincoln,” a First
National picture to be shown at the
Liberty tonight, have amassed al
most countless odds and ends of
facts—little things—.that go to make
up the sum total of Lincolniana.
As a boy, youth, and man, Lin
coln was a favorite with women.
They all liked him—old and young.
He had three great love3 and there
Was never a tendered lover, more
devoted husband, nor a more patient
and loving daddy.
As war President he had an un
canny insight into military affairs
and would doubtless, have been as
great a commander as statesman.
The members of the chamber ap
peared quite interested in the com
munication and will endeavor to put
Capt. Green in touch with various con
cerns in this district.
Abraham Lincoln, Liberty tonight.
PUNE NEAR BARROW
ON THETIS ISLAND,
IS ESKIMO REPORT
FIFTH CROSSING OF ENDICOTT
RANGE BELIEVED SUCCESS
FUL; HAD BIG LOAD
FAIRBANKS, April 21. The
wireless station at Nana announced
the overland party by radio reported
Eskimos had sighted the plane Alas
kan on Thursday near Thetis Island,
170 miles southeast of Barrow. This
was the first word received since two
hours after the plane left Fairbanks
on Thursday when they wirelessed all
was well. The overland party mes
sage made evident that Capt. Wilkins
has been successful in making his
fifth crossing of the Endicott moun
tains.
SENATE VOTES MOVE
SETTLEMENT ITALY DEBT
WASHINGTON, April 21. (£>)—The
Senate by a vote of 54 to 33 approved
the war debt settlement with Italy.
Twenty-four Democrats, eight Repub
licans and one Farlner Labor voted
recommit.
MULLIGAN IS FAVORITE
DISK ITU FISHERMEN
Sacramento, April 21. (;£>)—Com
mercial salmon fisheries men going to
Alaska are particular about mulligan
stew in wrhich onions play a promin
ent tho odiferous pant. The State De
partment of Agriculture believe this
belief is founded on the fact that 600
sacks of Australian brown onions
were received from San Francisco for
fishing boats going to Alaska.
DISTRICT TERM COURT
CONVENES IN MOONING
The local term of the District Court
will convene tomorrow .morning at 10
o’clock, Judge Cecil Clegg of the
Fourth Division presiding. Judge
Clegg will arrive this evening from
Fairbanks.
The only case on the court calender
this morning was that of O. K. Fitzim
mons, R. N. Weaver, John L. Snyder,
Frederick W. Lyttle and G. McCald
well, as executive committee of the
Society of the New School of Applied
Christian Psychology, trustees, vs.
Ora B. Hubbard, Primrose Mines Cor
poration and H. P. Sullivan, U. S.
Marshal. The case is the outcome of
an action to set aside a judgement
obtained by Ora B. Hubbard against
the Primrose Mines Corporation.
SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS
OUT OF SEATTLE, NOME
The following are the scheduled
sailings from Seattle of the Alaska
Steamship Company’s steamers on
the Bering Sea Route during the com
ing season, viz: S. S. Victoria, June
2nd, July 3rd, August 18th and Sep
tember 18th; S. S. Alameda, October
7th, and a cargo steamer about June
20th which will call at Kotzebue
Sound Ports in addition to regular
Bering Sea ports.
The Victoria on her July 3rd sail
ing to Nome will call northbound at
Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova and Sew
ard, and on this trip is not expected
to return to Seattle until about the
middle of August.
DON’T MISS LINCOLN PICTURE
The Liberty Theatre was packed
with spectators last night, the open
ing viewing of the film masterpiece,
Abraham Lincoln. For two hours a
wonderfully accurate pictorial history
of America’s “Man of the Ages’’ was
unraveled. Pictures of the type ex
hibited last night are seldom seen and
no person in Seward should fail to
take the opportunity to see it, not
only from the standpoint of entertain
ment but from an educational view
point, Tonight is the last showing.
WANTS MOVE TO GOOD TOWN
V. W. Selder of Blaine, Wash., is
looking for a new and a good country
in which to locate and upon the ad
vice of H. B. Selby, former publisher
of The Gateway, writes to the local
chamber for information of this dis
trict.
Gordon Jones, superintendent of the
Alaska Packers plant at Chignik, ac
companied by Mrs. Jones ,were west
bound passengers on the Admiral Wat
son.