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VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 105.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 2*. 1921
PRICE, TEN CENTS
FALL LEASED RESERVES
AGAINST COUNCIL OF
PRESIDENT HARDING
WASHINGTON, May 2.—Secretary
Albert Fall leased 3057 hcres ot the
Buena Vista, California. nAval oil re
serves without the approval or con
sent of former President Harding,
Assistant Secretary of /he Interior'
testified today before the Senate oil i
investigation committee this after-j
noon. The lease was made to Hono- j
lulu Consolidated Oil Company.
Commenting on this testimony H. j
Foster Bain, director of the Bureau ,
of Mines, stated that the late Secre-!
t.ary Line resigned as Secretary ot i
the Interior because President \\ ilson
set aside his ruling which granted ,
the Honolulu Consolidated Oil com
pany patents to 305 acres of land in
the Buena Vista reserve. Fall made
the lease despite the tact that John
Barton Payne, successor to Lane as
Secretary of the Interior also denied ;
the Honolulu Company’s application |
for patents to this land.
THE BENJAMIN PACKARD
FLEES TO BRISTOL BAY
SEATTLE, May 2.—Without wait- j
ing for the final outcome of the legal
battles raging around charges ot re
straints by a show of arms, made by
47 Alaskan cannery workers who tied
her deck, the officers of the ship Ben
iamin Packard, Capt. Dietrichson, put
-1 to sea for Alaska, failing to appear
as ordered by the court to answer a
habeas corpus writ.
The Packard also took away the
personal effects of some of the work
men who fled the ship.
WILLIAM M. BUTLER
REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN
WASHINGTON, May 2—The Pres
ident announced tonight that \\ illiam
H. Butler would be chairman of the
Republican National Committee.
Chairman Adams told the President
h1 intended to resign.
PORT ANGELES AMATEUR
RADIO OPERATOR TALKS
WITH DONALD M’MILLAN
PORT ANGELES, May 2—A sec
ond message has been caught here
from the exploration vessel Bowdoin
in which Donald B. McMillan and a
party have been held in the ice north
of Greenland since last summer, by
Everett Sutton, 15-year-old amateur
radio operator here .
“This is the first time in months we
have talked with outside world,” the
message read, according to Sutton.
‘‘Daylight here all the time now. All
well. Thirty below zero.”
Sutton worked with the Bowdoin for
an hour and took seven messages to
relatives and others, which were sign
ed by Donald Max, radio operator on
the vessel, and D. MacMillan, comman
der.
ARIZONA STONE SET IN
W ASHINGTON MON U MENT
WASHIGTOX, D. C., May 2—
The union of states as represented by
memorial stones in the Washington
monument was brought nearer com
pletion today with the installation of
a stone representative of Arizona.
The unveiling of the Arizona stone,
for which ceremonies, including an ad
dress by the president, had been ar
ranged, left only two states, Idaho and
New Mexico, unrepresented.
The stone consists of three sections
of petrified wood and has been placed
in position on the 320 foot landing of
the monument.
TEXTILE WORKERS WILL
FIGHT WAGE REDUCTION
BOSTON, «May 2—Instructions to
“‘fight if any attempt is made to re
duce wages or lengthen working
hours” will he sent next week to all
local unions affiliated with the United
Textile Workers of America, the em.
^ ergency board of the union voted at a
special meeting here today. The force
of this order, it was understood, would
be to sanction local bodies to declare
strikes without waiting for permission
^ of the central organization.
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SYNOPSIS RETURNS .
UP TO NOON TODAY
(Special to Gateway)
ANCHORAGE, May 2.—Communica
tion paralyzed on account of severe
wind storms; returns very slow com
ing in.
Returns received by the Times in
cluding Anchorage, Seldovia, Tunnel,
Matanuska, Talkeetna, Girdwood,
Jonesville and Wasilla give Arthur
Frame 400, John Frame 166. Rustgard
is leading Coppernoll by big majori
ties. Dawes 144, Sexton 278, Robert
son 153, Steel 284. Chamberlain 108,
Chase 86. Howard 355; Bugge 300,
Eisner 142, Grier 373, Murray 197,
Oldfln 327, Suphellen 127, Waller 363
Democratic—Conroy 193, Council 49,
; he only contest.
The Times claims the nomination
of Howard, Grier, Waller and Oldfln.
Cole leading Valentine several hun
dred.
Twenty precincts in the first divi- j
sion, according to the Times returns, :
including all except Indian incorpo-1
rated towns, give Cole 975, Valentine !
811, Coppernoll 600 Rustgard 14S1, Ar
thur Frame 781, John Frame 1025,
Dawes 1503, Robertson 952, Sexton
783, Steel 591. Hunt leading Davis ;
for Senator and probably renomina- j
ted Paul and Grant, and Sheppard j
and Gurr leading the field. Most In
dian towns yet to hear from.
Cordova, Eyak and Chitina give
Cole 112, Valentine 55, Coppernoll
110, Rustgard 138, Dawes 49, Sexton
94, Robertson 115, Steel 1S2, Cham
berlin 43, Chase 156, Howard 58,
Bugge 93, Eisner 177, Grier 120, Mur
ray 144, Oldfln 108, Suphellen 165,
Waller 76. Democrats Conroy 2, Dr.
Council 169.
VALDEZ PRECINCT
(Special to Gateway)
\ ALDEZ, M:.2 —Sutherland 75,
Uoy't 42, Cole 28, Schofield l'-, Valin
tir.e 33, Copperno l 35, Rustgard *3,
Frame 44, John Frame 33, Donohoe
4Dawes 20, Robertson 40. Sexton
39. Steel 43, Ashby — 1, Casey .>0,
Connors 39. G,-:g-d'. / 47, Helleutha!
31 McCloskey 22 Shat tuck 31, Troy
Dunn 45, Shoap o(\ Chamb'nlin
jo! Chase 24, Hivard 2-, Convoy 4.
Ccuncil 50, Bug,\J 36. Els.iei 22, Grier
i2, Murray 45. Gklfm 38, Suphellen
12, Waller 42, Rgmrl 43. Rucker 4j,
Sherman 4G, V i’1 r 19.
Lumber Output is 13
per cent Over Normal
SEATTLE May 2—One hundred and
twenty.three mills reporting to the
West Coast Lumbermen’s Association
for the week ending May 1, manufac
tured 98,302,995 feet of lmber; sold
90,562,260 feet and shipped 103,477,
239 feet.
Production for reporting mills was
13 per cent above normal. New busi
ness was 8 per cent below production.
Shipments were 14 per cent above the
new business.
Forty per cent of all new business
taken during the week was for future
water delivery. This amounted to 36,
363,197 feet, of which 28,269,007 feet
was for domestic cargo delivery and
8,094,190 feet export, New business by
rail amounted to 1,590 cars.
DRINKS MORE WINE
IN U. S. THAN EVER
BEFORE IN HIS LIFE
NEW YORK, May 2—General Es
mila Tafflieb, Senator from Alsace, on
his way home today, said he was of
fered more and drank more wine on
his visit to this country than ever
before in his life.
JUDGE DENIES ALIMONY
CUT FOR BOOTLEGGER
CHICAGO, May 2—It’s a poor boot
legger that can’t pay his wife $10 a
week alimony in the opinion of Judge
Joseph B. David.
Judge David so expressed himself
in Domestic Relations Court here re
fusing a petition of alimony reduction
presented in behalf of Arnold Mittle
man.
Counsel for the former Mrs. Mittle
man opposed the reduction and testi
fied in opposition to Miitleman’s pleas
of poverty that the man was a boot
legger .
That clinched the argument.
“Plea denied,” ruled Judge David
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UNDEflWOOO A UNDERWOOD, N. Y.
OUR MARY VISITS BIRTHPLACE AND SAYS “STILL CANADIAN”
“Am I still a Canadian ? I’ll say I am,” laughed Mary Pickford in an.
swer to a question as she revisited her native city of Toronto, Ont., recently.
HOOVER OPPOSED TO
TAX ON RADIO SETS
SECRETARY HOOVER AGAINST
PARAGRAPH INSERTED IN
REVENUE MEASURE
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2—
Secretary of Commerce Hoover an
nounced today that he is opposed to
the tax on radio receiving sets propos
ed in the senate draft of the revenue
bill, and will endeavor to have the
provision eliminated in conference
over the measure. Hoovers department j
has supervision over the radio licens- j
ing.
LARGE CROWD SEES
CROWNING MAY QUEEN
Last night saw the conclusion of j
one of the most successful campaigns j
ever inaugurated in Seward by any j
organization when the Auxiliary of
the Seward Legion brought to a fin
ish their building fund issue. As a
result of the hotly contested election
for May Queen the organization
cleared a good many hundred dol
lars and Miss Cecil Leslie won the
coveted place.
At nine o’clock last night at Odd j
Fellows hall the crowning of the'
Queen took place. To the strains of j
a march played by the four piece;
orchestra, the queen preceeded by two ;
little pages and two little flower I
girls, and accompanied by her maids j
of honor, entered the hall and pro- j
ceeded slowly to her throne. Miss
; Leslie was very charming in an
ivory colored slip, with an overdress
of yellow chiffon, which hung in long
: petal-shaped points. The maids of
honor, Thelma Tallasen and Melba
Johnsrud were becomingly attired in'
I white and blue respectively; the lit- j
: tie flower girls were Patsy Hannon j
and Mickey McIntosh, and the pages j
Lee Ray and Vincent Lorang.
Mayor Ray first presented the j
maids of honor with their prizes,!
i two lovely strands of beads, after j
! which the queen received the grand
i prize of the election, a long string of
old ivory beads, and a beautiful fur
neckpiece. Miss Leslie was then
! presented with her crown and pro
1 claimed queen for the evening. Three
! rousing cheers were given for the
j participants.
Dancing began at nine thirty, the
hall being overtaxed for capacity.
! The few ladies of the organization
; who worked so hard decorating for
the occasion were most assuredly de
serving of praise for the hall was
beautiful. Long streamers of crepe
| paper and festoons of morning glo
, ries in the pastel shades made it a
! flower garden. The 4-piece orchestra
provided the music and every one
j passed one of the most enjoyable
evening ever held in Seward. The
building fund is an assured thing and
; the ladies certainly worked for their
^success. t
SEATTLE PIONEERS
CITED FOR COi
SEATTLE, May 1—Trustee in
Bankruptcy Dougen lms f.h d suit in
:he Superior Court charging Mrs.
Sanders, widow or the capitalist,
with her tv-o children tor contempt,
or attempting to defraud creditors
by hiding $150,000 of the estate. All
■he defendants are pioneers and ol
social prominence.
WATER KETTLE UPSETS;
75-YEAR-OLD WOMAN OF
SKAGIT COUNTY IS DEAL
MOUNT VERNON, May 2—Mrs
Emma Buck, aged 75 years, mother o1
C. It. Buck, of this city .received burnt
that eventually caused her death wher
the teakettle filled with water upset or
the stove and splashed boiling watei
over her head and shoulders. The ac
cident occurred on April 24— Ten days
before her death and although she \va:
given asistance at once, nothing couh
relieve her condition.
WOMAN SENDS OUT
TOP-OF-THE-WORLD
WEATHER REPORTS
SEATTLE, May 2—Daily weathe
observations in the land of the mid
night sun, at the United States’ far
thest north weather station, at Poin
Barrow, Alaska, ai'e made by a wo
man. P'our or five times a year sh<
sends a report to the outside world b;
dog team, coast guard cutter or trail
ing schooner.
The forecast and recorder is Mrs
Mollie Ward Geist, wife of the sur
geon in charge of the Presbyteriai
hospital at Point Barrow. She has beei
the government’s top-of-the_world ob
server since 1920.
Arrangements have been made b;
M. B. Summers, in charge of the wea
ther bureau here, to ship wind velocit;
instruments to Point Barrow aboari
the coast guard cutter Bear, which i
to leave May 12. The vessel is to read
Point Barrow in August.
JUNGLE BEASTS’ SKINS
TO TRIM MILADY’S HAr
LONDON, May 2—Having exploit
ed flowers, birds and bugs, women ar
now turning their attention to beast
of the jungle for millinery trimmings
Latest creations show hats trimme
with whole real snake skins, bands o
leopard skins and “best cuts” from th
skin of the lion.
SEATTLE EXERCISED OVER
SUTHERLAND AMENDMENT
Fearing that the Sutherland ament
ments to the White fisheries bill raa
literally ruin the fishing industry
and cut in two the volume of businos
of the cannerymen, fishery experts
cannery associations, cannerymei
bankers and business men have bee
swamping congress with protests.
Believed That Martin and Harvey Started to Cut Across
Mountains and Have Dropped in Some Remote Section
Feared Crew of Flagship Seattle Will Starve Before
Rescue Party Reaches Them—Coast Being Combed
FALSE PASS. Alaska. May 2.—The search for Major Martin,
the world flight commander, today turned inland from the coast
of the Alaska peninsula to the Aleutian ranjre. It is believed here
that Major Martin and Sergeant Harvey started soon after leaving
Chi^nik to cut across the mountains to shorten the distance, and
a land party has left on the search.
The coast «ruard cutters Aljronquin, Haida and a fleet of small
boats have combed ail the harbors from Chiirnik lo False Pass. The
plane was not sighted at Perryville about dO miles above t’hismik
and the searchers have no idea where it could have yone down. The
two men have no provisions or blankets with them, and also have
no firearms.
The War Department yesterday ordered every resource ex
hausted in the search for the men and detachments from the cutters
will patrol the shores in launches and on foot until some trace of
the men is found.
EX PR ESSM A N QUIZZED
ABOUT TRUNK DELIVERY
IN CALIFORNIA MURDER
LOS ANGELES, May 2—What an
expressman knows about the trunk in
which Dr. Benjamin Baldwin’s body
was spirited out of the apartment of
Mrs. Margaret B. Willis, the admitted
slayer of the former Nebraska physi
cian, may wreck the woman’s self de
fense version of the killing ,it was in_
cheated by police today.
According to Mrs.* Willis, Dr. Bald
win came to her apartment here last
Friday morning intoxicated and made
improper advances in the repelling of
which she finally found it necessary
to put a bullet through his head. To
avoid notoriety, she then packed the
• body in a trunk that happened to be
handy, she said, kept it in the apart
, ment overnight, and late the next day
j carried it out into the country in the
. dead doctor’s car with the aid of Bert
C. Webster, her roomer and close
; friend.
According to the expressman, how
i ever, Mrs. Willis telephoned an order
for the delivery of the trunk about
ten o’clock Friday morning, an hour
when Dr. Baldwin is known to have
been still alive and about to leave a
. hospital where he had assisted at an
operation.
When he arrived at the apartment
with the trunk, police quoted Huston,
the expressman, as saying it was 1:30
t p. m. While he was still in the room
with Mrs. Willis she happened to open
a closet door, his alleged statement
continues and what looked like a man’s
foot protruded, whereupon the woman
hastily shoved the object back into the
• darkness and closed the door on it.
Later, Houston said, he decided it
must have been an old shoe that he
saw.
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' PROFANE LANGUAGE NOT
TO BE USED IN HOLLAND
AMSTERDAM May 2—Many Dutch
f j villages are now strictly enforcing the
1 laws against the use of profane lan
s; guage. Policemen who hear men swear
1 are ordered to arrest them promptly,
and in factories and offices employes
are instructed to report persons who
violate the anti-profanity regulations.
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ORIGINAL' “NATIVE SON”
CELEBRATES 77TH YEAR
_
g KING COUNTY', May 2—Benjamin
, Hames, the first child bom in Califor
j1 nia of American parents, recently cele
f brated his 77th birthday at his home
p here. He was born in Sacramento May
I 0, 1847. He has watched most of the
growth of the state.
Hames’ father, a New Yorker, was
.. i a ship’s carpenter and after a cniise
around the world reached California
in 1843, six years before the gold rush
' I Ben’s mother crossed the plains from
. I Arkansas in 1843. She and John
g Hames were married in California.
FAMOUS RESTAURANT BURNS
i, | SEATTLE, May 1.—Gerald’s Cafe
a j on First avenue, was destroyed by
fire last night.
HOOVER DEMANDS
OPPONENTS MAKE
STATEMENT VIEWS
WASHINGTON, May 2.—Secretar}
Hoover, striking back at what lie
terms a campaign of personal abuse,
lias challenged Senator King, Dele
gate Sutherland and the Hearst news
papers to declare specifically whether
or not they favor or oppose the fish
eries conservation bill passed by the
House and pending Senate enactment
which he has advocated.
DEEFNSIVE ALLIANCE
BETWEEN 3 NATIONS
BUCHAREST, May 2.—A defensive
alliance treaty between Rumania. Po
land and Turkey has been signed.
1.8 PER C ENT OF ALL
DEATHS IN STATE LAST
YEAR CAUSED BY AUTOS
SEATTLE, May 2—One and eight
tenths per cent of the total deaths in
this state last year were caused from
automobile accidents. Thirteen thous
and eight hundred and thirty-seven
persons died last year of which num
ber 246 persons were killed by auto
mobile causalties.
While this growing death rate may
be partially accounted for by the in
creased number of automobiles in the
state and the attendant increased traf
fic difficulties, the deaths from au
| tomobile accidents are nevertheless
! largely preventable, the State Depart
i ment of Health declares.
I The deaths from automobil acci
dents are 23 per cent of the total
deaths from other accidents, even tho
this classification.includes deaths from
drowning, accidental falls, fires, rail
road accidents, street car accidents, in
juries in logging camps and mines.
I EX AS W. C. T U. OPENS
FIGHT ON UNDERWOOD
AUSTIN, May 2—An intensive six
day campaign against Oscar Under
wood, candidate for the democratic
nomination for president, was launch
ed throughout Texas today by the Wo
! men’s Christian Temperance Union.
| Ministers in practically all the Pro
i testant churches in the state—and the
| lea ling members of the women s or
| ganization opened the drive against
| Underwood in Ihe morning services.
PLATE GLASS CARVER
SUFFERS FOR HIS ART
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2—Chas.
Doherty, thirteen, introduced a new
S form of art in Market street here.
With a diamond-edged glass cutter
he carved pretty designs in several val
uable plateglass windows. A policeman
who happened along stopped him in
| the midst of an unfinished production
| and hurried him off to the juvenile de
| tention home.