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VOLUME 20. NUMBER 31
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 192
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PRICE TEN CENTS
CONDITIONS AT NOME UNCHANGED
SAYS REPORT FROM BOARD HEALTH
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NOME, Alaska, Feb. 6—The Board
of Health at a meeting tonight report
conditions unchanged. One case is
reported from outlying districts at
Elim. where Nome must send serum,
which is one reason for immediate re
lief. Many patients in Nome are re
covering slowly. A cablegram from
Dr. Magruder, of Seattle, said that the
Public Health service had ordered 620
thousand units of the Seattle consign
ment of January 31, turned over to
Roy Darling, who will make the flight
from Nome to Nenana about Sunday.
Arrangements were made through
Delegate Sutherland for its transpor
tation. The rest of the shipment will
go by regular mail.
Mayor Maynard has appointed Cap
tain Thomas Ross of the United States
Coast Guard to arrange a landing
field at Nome, which will probably be
on the ice opposite the city.
Nome is greatly indebted to Dele
gate Sutherland for jumping in and
making arrangements for transporta
tion and other activities. Instructions
have been sent for smudges at Nulato
and Kaltag to guide the plane in the
event it follows the dog trail.
Plane Ready for Flight
FAIRBANKS, Feb. C—The airplane
in which Lieutenant Darling and Me
chanician Mackie will make their dar
ing flight from Nenana to Nome is all
ready, and the aviators are testing out
their equipment. They will dress for
50 degrees below zero weather. The
run to Nome is slated to take off from
here at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon,
following the arrival of the train, but
it will not leave until Sunday morn
ing. as it has been discovered by ex
perimenting that the plane’s speed is
only 60 miles an hour instead of 100.
It will take the plane two days to
reach Nome, stopping at Ruby and
Kaltag to refuel. This is not a gov
ernment or territorial flight, but one
being made purely by Fairbanks peo
ple in a machine owned by the Fair
banks Airplane Corporation, compos
ed of oldtimers. The company has no
contract for the trip and no assurance
that they will ever get a cent for it.
They also have no knowiedge that
the/ will ever get their plane or fly
ers back, but ai'e taking the chance to
help their friends of Nome, and let
the tail go with the hide if they fail.
Governor Advises Against Flight
WASHINGTON, Feb. G.—Advising
against the use of airplanes, on the
ground that it is unnecessary and
“a most hazardous undertaking,” Gov
ernor Bone in a radio message to Sec
retary Work, said the Territorial gov
ernment is able for the present to
cope with the epidemic. He said the
flying equipment is inadequate and
only unskilled aviators available.
American Delegation
Quits Opium Congress
GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 6.—The
American delegation quit the opium
conference today and announced they
would leave for home tonight. Con
gressman Porter told the press that
it had become evident after two
months discussion efforts to make an
adjustment suitable to all the dele
gates were unattainable.
SHERIFF AND STRIKERS
COME TO AGREEMENT
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 6—Sheriff
George Calligan and five supervisors
of Williamson county reached an
agreement today when Callagan prom
ised to revoke all special deputy war
rants except those issued to men who
were guarding the coal mines and
cemeteries. In return the supervis
ors promised to secure the general
disarmament of the workmen. Cal
lagan will leave and has appointed
his office ueputy as his successor.
Gateway want-ads bring results.
Captain Wallace Has
Bought New Vessel
SEATTLE: Captain Wallace Lang
ley operating the S. S. Santa Ana
and several river craft in the Kusko
kwim district, has purchased the Wm.
M. Tupper, now at New Orleans, for
the Kuskokwim trade, to work in con
nection with the Santa Ana. Capt. J.
E. Worth will have charge of the new
vessel and Capt. George Green will
continue in charge of river operations
on the upper Kuskokwim. Capt. Wal
lace Langley will have charge of the
Santa Ana.
Old Time Resident of
Nome Dies in Seattle
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SEATTLE. Feb. 6—Mrs. Ada Blanch
Reed died Wednesday, and will be
[buried here tomorrow. The deceased
| was 58 years of age and had lived in
! Nome for the past 25 years. Was
Past Worthy Patron of Alaska Chap
ter Number One, OrcTfcr Eastern Star;
Past President of the Pioneer Wo
men’s Club of Alaska.
LEGISLATURE WILL
ADJOURN WEDNESDAY
OLYMPIA, Wn., Feb. 6.—Each
House passed without a dissenting
vote a resolution to adjourn Wednes
day. Governor Hartley in a special
message on January 21, suggested ad
journment on February 14.
Duplicate Pacific Cable
Planned by British Board
LONDON, Feb. 6.—Because of the
heavy press of business on the Pacif
ic cable, occupying it to the limit of
its capacity, the Pacific Cable Boavd
has decided to call for tenders in the
near future for duplicate cables which
will be used inside of the next iS
months. This statement was made
by the chairman of the board to a
deputation from the Empire Press As
sociation, which asked for a reduction
in rates for press messages to Aus
tralia and New Zealand, and that fa
cilities for this traffic sliouid be sub
stantia lly improved.
The chairman said that while ap
preciating the importance of wide fa
cilities for the dissemination of em
pire news, the capacity of the cable
was occupied to the limit and it would
be impracticable to handle any ad
ditional traffic. No further reduc
tion of rates could be made until the
cable had been duplicated.
Protest Army Drills
In Japanese Schools
TOKIO, Feb. 6.—The proposed in
stitution of military training in the
middle and higher technical schools
has aroused violent opposition among
students, many intellectual societies
and in the bulk of the native press.
Student bodies have sent deputations
to the war department to register
their objection to the plan, and a
number of educators have made pub
lic addresses or contributed articles
to the newspapers against it.
The supporters of the plan main
tain that it has no essential military
objective but is intended as a substi
tute for sports and to invigorate the
youthful mind as well as body. “We
have studied how the American au
thorities, through military train
ing, dicipline and other ways, are try
ing to keep the spirit of the nation
vigorous, steady and energetic,” said
General Baron Tanaka, former minis
ter of war, “and we have found their
system so clever that we intend to
copy it. To impute any intention
to us of making preparations for war
is absurd.” •
Over Hundred Dollars Raised
For Alaska Dog Mushers
SEATTLE, Feb. 6.—The Alaska dog
team fund has already reached $150.
The Seattle Times subscribed $100;
Julius C. Lang, president of the Na
tional Grocery Company $25; Shafer
Bros. Land Company $10; Harold M.
Colsky and H. Stewart, $5 each; Ben
Ferguson and wife $2 each; Zoe Fer
guson, $1. Shafers formerly had a big
clothing store here. Colsky called him
self “an old sounidough who has mush
ed the trail many times.”
FRAME WANTS
GOVERNOR BONE
REMOVED OFFICE
„ WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 6.—
John Frame has sworn to a com
plaint filed at the White House,
asking for the removal from of
fice of Governor Scott C. Bone,
on the grounds that the Governor
has been instrumental in depriv
ing him from the office of Re
publican National Committeeman,
after he had been elected to the
office by the voters of the Terri
tory. The complaint was referred
to Secretary Work.
Frame’s complaint said that by
ousting him Governor Bone had
connived with Judge Thomas M.
Reed, United States Attorney Ar
thur G. Shoup, and “one George
Sexton, duly elected delegate to
the Cleveland convention.”
Frame alleged he was being de
prived of the office through col
lusion of these men. -
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—The
complaint charged that George
Sexton’s name was presented at
the Cleveland convention as Na
tional Committeeman for Alaska,
in violation of the Alaska primary
law and “the peopl eof Alaska
deprived of the services of Frame
as National Committeeman.” It
charged that Governor Bone had
made bad appointments in office,
using the influence of the entire
Federal officerholders to vote the
Democratic ticket, caused fric
tion between natives and whites,
“insulted the intelligence of the
natives,” etc.
The complaint asked the remo
val of Bone and the Federal of
fice holders involved with him.
CONGRESS ASKED
MODIFY DRY LAW
CARSON CITY, Feb. 6.—A resolu
tion asking Congress to call a consti
tutional convention to consider modi
fication of the prohibition law was
passed by the Senate today. The res
olution was drawn by Senator Nor
cross, who believes the Eighteenth
amendment should be modified and
permission given by Congress to pro
hibit and regulate the importation,
manufacture and sale of liquor. He
believes that congress will then be
free to enact moderate liquor legis
lation which will command the re
spect and support of the nation.
Senator Norcross declares that he
is against the return of the saloon,
but liquor should be sold under the
same governmental regulations as in
Canada.
POLICEMAN KILLED BY THIEVES
PHOENIX, Feb. 6.—Haze Burch, a
Phoenix policeman, was shot when
he surprised two men stealing gaso
line from an automobile. He died at
a hospital a few hours later.
John Gander, of Eden, Texas, was
painfully burned when he was hurled
into a vat of hot water by a billygoat.
The water was being prepared for
scalding hogs, but fortunately had not
reached the boiling point.
MAN ENTOMBED IN KENTUCKY CAVE
WAS TO HAVE BEEN MARRIED TODAY
General Mitchell Says
Air Service Inefficient
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WASHINGTOTN, D. C., Feb. 6.—
General Mitchell, whose removal as
assistant chief of the Air Service is
under consideration, on account of his ;
criticisms of the inefficiency of the !
service, informed Secretary Weeks j
today that “the present War depart
ment organization and its adminis- j
tration are incapable of creating, ad- j
ministering or handling the air service j
in an efficient manner.”
Julius Fleischmann
Passes Away in Miami
MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 6—Julius Fleisch
mann, president of the yeast company
bearing his name, millionaire philan
thropist and sportsman, aged 53, dis
mounted from his pony today and fell
on his face, dying in a few moments,
while playing the fourth chukkar of a
polo game on the Flamingo Field.
He was mayor of Cincinnati two
terms.
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France Smiles at Tourist
But Frowns on Refugees
PARIS, Feb. 6.—The French gov
ernment has no desire to hinder or
check the arrival of foreign tourists,
Camille Chautemps, minister of the
interior, has explained in a letter to
the president of the Nice Chamber of
Commerce, who had expressed fear |
that certain regulations in course of!
preparation would affect the tourist |
trade unfavorably. Vexatious for
malities for visiting foreigners will
be avoided by a temporary document,
he says, obtainable from hotel keep
ers, which will take the place of an
identification card.
M. Chautemps feels, however, that
owing to the fact that the foreign
population of France has recently
been composed of refugees from vari
ous European countries, a closer
check should be kept on immigration.
Some of these refugees have willing
ly accepted the burdens which accom
pany residence in France in the mat
ter of formalities and taxations. Oth
ers on the contrary, have shown no
desire to comply with the regulations;
they do not register their addresses;
obtain identity cards or pay taxes.
Failure to produce receipts for in
come and other taxes will be follow
ed by a refusal of the author'tJes io
issue or lenew the foreignei s identity
card.
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I Latin American Pianists
Please Berlin Audiences
BERLIN, Feb. 6.—Latin-America is
well represented among the foreign
artists who have joined the Berlin
musical colony and are giving con
certs in the German capital this win
ter. Miss Angelica Morales, a Mex
ican girl of thirteen, made her pro
fessional debut here recently as a
pianist and attracted favorable atten
tion. She has studied music in Ger
many for several years and has long
been looked upon as a child wonder.
Miss Rosita Renard, the charming
young Chilean pianist, who has been
heard in Berlin frequently will also
give a recital within a few weeks
and expects to go to the United
States next spring for a concert tour.
After her North American tour she
will make a tour through South Am
erica before returning to Europe.
Claudio Arrau, the Chilean pianist,
who is now on a concert tour in So.
America, is expected back in Berlin
shortly to join his mother, who makes
her home here permanently. Mr.
Arrau first became known to the
German public before the war, when
he was one of the most celt' vated
bo, nists.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Feb. 6.—A soli
tary and pathetic figure is watching
the slow sinking of the shaft to tap
Sand Cave, said the Courier Journal.
This is Alma Clark, 22, who stands
[with two streams of tears never
brushed away, urging haste in the res
cue of her betrothed. Floyd and the
girl were to have been married yester
day.
Flcyd Still Alive Today
| SAND CAVE, Cave City, Feb. G.—
On completion of a second radio test
at 3:30 this morning, directors of the
efforts to rescue Floyd Collins, de
clared their belief that Collins is still
alive. Sounds heard when a light
was placed on Collins’ neck and was
turned out indicate that 'Collins per
ceived the light had gone and moved
his neck.
William Burke Miller, Courier Jour
nal correspondent, crawled into the
narrow tunnel and directed the plac
ing of the light. The shaft begun yes
terday is ten feet deep.
Early today Andrew Lee Collins, a
brother to Floyd, arrived from Illinois
and found a new cave, which was or
dered explored with the view of reach
ing Collins from it.
SERUM SPECIAL
READY FOR TRIP
Engine No. G6, with Engineer Chas.
Mathison at the throttle, Bailey, fire
man. and in charge of Conductor
Frank Knight will leave Seward at
7:15 tomorrow morning, bearmg the
precious load of antitoxin to Nenana,
where it will be taken by plane and
bv dog team to Nome. The train will
carry passengers and mail from the
Alameda, and will stop over one hour
in Anchorage, where crews will be
changed. Ed Williamson in charge as
conductor; Pat Crowley as engineer,
and Fireman Heggstrom wielding the
scoop.
The train which has been held in
Seward for 4S hours, awaiting the ar
rival of the steamship Alameda, will
consist of two coaches with baggage
and mail car. and will make the trip
through to Nenana in 24 hours, where
the antitoxin will be turned over to
the proper authorities for transporta
tion to Nome.
The proposed route of the plane is
down the Tanana to Fort Gibbon, then
down the Yukon to Ruby, then to
Kaltag, and across Norton Sound to
Nome. The‘diffic*ulut part of the trip
will be after leaving Kaltag.
The railroad has its best men and
equipment ready for the run, and it
is expected a record run will be made.
Etchings of Old Masters
Bring Fortune at London
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LONDON, Feb. 6.—After being
stored in two wooden chests at a
bank for 70 years, a collection of
etchings, including 300 by Rembrandt,
saw the light of day at auctions in
London recently, and realized $170,
865. '
The highest individual price paid
for a Rembrandt was $18,000 for
“Arnoldus Tholinx.” Three others
entitled “Christ healing the sick,’*
“Christ before Pilate” and “The
Three Crosses,” each brought $5,
775. Dutch buyers eagerly compet
ed with English collectors for pos
session of these almost forgotten
works of the old master.
The collection had been made in
the early part of last century by Ed
ward Rudge of Abbey Manor, Eves
ham, whose outlay is believed to
have been little more than $2,000.
TIGER FLOWERS WINS AGAIN
DAYTON, Feb. 6.—Tiger Flowers
won a technical knockout over the
“Jamaica Kid” here in the tenth
round of a scheduled twelve round
bout.