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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 74.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1926.
PRIC^.TEN CENTS
CIGAR STORE BANDITS ARE KILLED AND
F. R. RICHARDS, MOTOR DRIVER, KILLED—IT IS
ALLEGED BY BULLET FROM PAL’S GUN;
\VM. McMAHON RUN TO EARTH IN ALLEY
BREWSTER Ml STDRE FREQUENT SCENES STICKiPS
DEAD MAN WAS FACED WITH DIVORCE SUIT TO
MORROW AT EVERETT—WIFE CLAIMS BODY;
THREE OTHERS ARE ARRESTED LATER
SEATTLE, Wn, April 2. (AP).—Five men were ar
rested in the Brewster Cigar store holdup which failed
yesterday, when F. R. Richards, driver of the bandit car,
was shot and killed, and Sanford Nelson, Postal Telegraph
messenger boy, tackled William McMahon, one of the rob
bers in an alley and pinned McMahon’s pistol hand to his
side and cowed him, and then with the aid of bystanders
kept him until police arrived.
A bullet was r„.,mved from Richard’s body which
fitted the caliber of the pistol of McMahon, who fired when
Richards let the automobile start prematurely.
The four men who were arrested after the daring at
tempted holdup were George Ellis, E. J. Devilin, Nicholas
Rosney and Harry Geneel. McMahon, who is reputed a
two-gun man was found in January of last year shoot
ing the lock off the back door of a hotel here and was sen
tenced at that time to one year in jail but was later pa
roled. He is declared to be a member of the payroll rob
bery gang of William McCarthy of San Francisco.
1 Richards had been a hat check concessionaire in a cab
aret here. He had a divorce suit due in Everett tomor
row, the plaintiff being Lilliam Richards, who was fined
$450 for selling liquor at a hotel in Everett, She was re
leased when she took the pauper’s oath. She claimed the
body from the morgue.
'MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM FLY
ERS WHO HOPPED OFF YES
TERDAY MORNING
FAIRBANKS, April 2. (JP)—A radio
message from Point Barrow indicated
Capt. Wilkins and Lieut. Eileson
reached Barrow in four and one-half
hours after their departure from here.
The message was received last night
and appeared to have been written the
day before.
WORSE THAN IN ALASKA
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 2. (£>)—
Two feet of snow fell after the storm
the past week.
YUKON OUT OF CORDOVA
The S.S. Yukon left Cordova this
morning at about 4 o’clock for Seward
according to the local wireless station
and will probably arrive in port be
fore late tomorrow'. A large cargo is
on the vessel for Nellie Juan cannery
which will be discharged prior to the
vessel’s arival here. The Yukon has
about 600 tons on board for Seward.
WOMAN'S CLUB WILL
GIVE CARD PARTY
ON JEFFERSON DAY!
JEFFERSON’S BIRTHDAY ANNI
VERSARY CHOSEN FOR
AFFAIR.
The Seward Woman’s Club met on
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Ratliff for its regular monthly
business session.
The club decided to give a card par
ty in Odd Fellows hall on Tuesday
evening, April 13, in memory of the
birthday anniversary of Thomas Jef
ferson. There will be a short patriotic
program given during the serving of
refreshments. The usual charge of
50c will be made and tickets may be
obtained from any of the members.
Both bridge and whist will be play
ed and prizes awarded.
CAFE TO OPEN NEXT WEEK
Owing to additional alterations
which were not considered when he
first began overhauling the Alaska
Cafe, Fred Schrenger, proprietor, an
nounced today he will not be able to
open the cafe tomorrow. It is planned,
however, to throw open the doors to
the public the forepart of next week.
FREIGHTER CREW RESCUED
NEW YORK, April 1. (JP)—'The S.S.
Shrivan, bound from Falmouth, Eng
land, rescued the crew from the Brit
ish freighter Laleham.
STEAMER IN DISTRESS
OFF ST. PAUL ISM
Si RUSK SCENE
STEAMER WHEATLAND MONTANA
FLOUNDERING ABOUT TO
FAR WESTWARD
RADIOS LATITUDE, LONGITUDE
Cordova Naval Radio Station In Touch
with St. Paul Island.
CORDOVA, April 2. (/P)—1The freigh
ter Westniger is reported rushing to
the assistance of the Steamer Wheat
land Montana, distressed with her pro
peller gone and in latitude 46 32 No.
longitude, 168 09 East, and drifting
East by South. The naval radio sta
tion at St. Paul Island will maintain
a schedule daily until the vessel is
safe. The St. Paul station is unable
to take bearings on account of the ves
sel's weak signals. The Westniger
was 130 miles west of the Wheatland
Montana.
RECLUSE OF CORDOVA
WHO LEFT THOUSAND
JAMES DINNEEN, WELL KNOWN
BUSINESS MAN, BEFRIEND
THE LATE MATHEWS
CORDOVA, April 2. (JP)—In the pro
viso of the will of the late Tom Ma
thews, hermit and miser, he is leaving
all to James Dinneen, local grocer
“unless legal heirs appear within six
months after the will is probated.”
This is attributed because of the un
willingness to let the territory have
his hoardings of years of privation.
Mathews, until a month ago, kept
his money in the Bank of Seward, un
der the name of Charles Johnson, No.
2, asserting that was his legal name.
He had told his lawyer he wished to
repudiate the will made in San Fran
cisco two years ago under the name
of William Kaler, alleging duress.
Mathews came from Pennsylvania
and is reported to have a son living.
The wlil and Dinneen petition to be
executor was filed yesterday.
WATER SHUT OFF NOTICE
Water will be shut off at 8 o’clock
tonight for about a half hour on Sec
ond and Third streets.
UK STnTluPs 13
BE ESTABLISHED BN
NORTH PACIFIC SEA PRODUCTS
COMPANY TO CONSTRUCT
LARGE PLANT
WILL EMPLOY ABOUT 70 PEOPLE
Be In Operation in June and Equa
In Size to Akutan Plant.
In line with the news article pub
lished last Fall by The Gateway rela
tive to the proposed removal of the
Aberdeen, Wn, whaling station to the
vicinity of Kodiak, it is reported by
recent arrivals on the Admiral Wat
son that the North Pacific Sea Prod
ucts Co. which operates the large Ak
utan plant, have definitely selected a
site at Sitkalidak Island, 70 miles
southwest of Kodiak.
It was stated by H. Schupp, manager
of the firm, who scouted about the
westward district for the pa^t several
weeks on the whaler Tanganik which
was in port for two hours one night
ten days ago, that the base of opera
tions will be at Hobron Harbor. Equip
ment will be moved north immediate
ly and the plant will be modern in ev
ery respect with all the manufactur
ing done in one building. It is plan
ned to have the plant, which will be
as large as the Akutan plant, complet
ed and in operation by June 15. It
is thought about 75 people will be em
ployed aside from those on the three
whaling boats. The Akutan plant has
been running for 16 years.
KERR ACCEPTS POSITION
IN 0. S. ATTORNEY OFFICE
Lawrence C. Kerr, formerly of Nome
and clerk of the House during the
last session of the Territorial Legis
lature, is in Valdez having recently ac
cepted the position of secretary in the
office of U. S. District Attorney W.
D. Coppernoll.
At the close of the legislature last
spring, Mr. Kerr went to San Fran
cisco where he had accepted a secre
tarial position in the office of the
chief of police which he held until he
resigned a short time ago to go to Val
dez.
Martin Banbury, a member of the
local office staff, Alaska Railroad, is
in the Interior on official business.
IMF FILES SUIT SUPERIOR COURT OF
SEATTLE. POSSESSION WILLOW CK. MIES
ALLEGES AGREEMENT BROKE WHEN COMPANY
FAILED TO PAY HIM ROYALTIES FROM
MINE IN YEAR OF 1925.
Lira SIT III Will EAGLE MINES ARE INVOLVED
DEMANDS $238,068.17 CUT—L. C. THOMPSON, HEAD
OF WILLOW CREEK MINING COMPANY;
McAllen late superintendent
SEATTLE, Wn., April 2. )AP).—S. Bartholf, presi
dent of the Bartholf Lucky Shot Gold Mining Company
Willow Creek district, filed suit in the Superior court de
manding $238,068.17, which he said to be the value of the
gold taken out in 1925 from the mine. Bartholf sole
to the Willow Creek Mines Company, and in the allegec
agreement was the clause whereby the Willow Creel
Mining Company was to buy the claims for $150,000, pay
ing Bartholf additional interests and royalty amounting
to 25 per cent of the output. He said no royalty has beer
paid and declared the contract was broken and so demands
the whole gold mine with full possession of the claims
which are known as the Lucky Shot and War Eagle.
HI FIST FIGHT TAKES PLACE 111 THE HOUSE
WHEN SENATORS RANKIN if ILLS GET HOT
i EXCITEMENT REIGNS DURING IMPEACHMENT
PROCEEDINGS OF FEDERAL JUDGE ENG
LISH, EASTERN DISTRICT ILLINOIS
SENATOR DOUGHTON OF NORTH CAROLINA IN
TERVENES, HOLDING RANKIN, WHO WAS
GOING TO TAKE CRACK AT NEW YORKER
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 2. (AP).—Amid tur
moil and confusion, the House impeached Federal Judge
English of the Eastern District of Illinois, by a vote of
306 to 62, on account of his “high misdemeanors” in of
fice. Unless he resigns, English must stand trial before
the Senate on five articles. The indictment vote came at
the end of a three days’ debate which culminated in a near
fist fight. Senator Garrett, democratic floor leader from
Tennessee motioned to recommit the resolution to the Ju
diciary committee to hear the additional testimony. The
motion was rejected by a vote of 90 to 75.
Senator Rankin, democrat from Mississippi, demand
York urged that the demand not be pressed. The Miss
ed a quorum call. Senator Mills, republican of New
issippian insisted so Mills walked away across the aisle
and approaching Rankin said: “It’s a damn mean thing to
j keep twenty men here”—Rankin interrupted with “get on
I your own side of the House,” and shaking his fist at the
; New Yorker, who replied: “You can’t insult me you dirty
contemptible scoundrel.” Rankin started toward Mills,
but Senator Doughton, democrat of North Carolina, in
tervened with Rankin still struggling to reach the New
j Yorker. Rankin started to hurl a vile epithet as he sub
j sequently explained, but immediately announced he would
1 withdraw his remark, adding, “I won’t call any white man
! that.”
ONE DEAD IN COLLISION
DENVER, Col., April 2. (JP)—One
was killed in a train collision near
Morcroft, Wyoming last night in a
blinding snow storm which also crip
pled the air mail.
ENTERTAINERS ARE
BOOKED AT LIBERTY
START SUM MI
MUCH HERALDED VAUDEVILLE
PERFORMERS WILL APPEAR
IN SEWARD SUNDAY
Seward citizens are due for an en
tertaining week, a little out of the or
dinary, upon the arrival Saturday from
Fairbanks of Miss Cuba Wheatly and
Miss Marie Adams, who, according to
press announcements from everyplace
in the Territory where they have ap
peared, bestow much flattery upon the
vaudeville performers. Mr. Frank E.
Leslie, manager of the Liberty thea
ter has engaged the artists for one
week their first appearance to be on
Sunday evening.
The advance press notices herald
Miss Wheatly as being a clever dance
portrayer and appears in stunning
gowns. She is ably supported by Miss
Adams wTho intersperses the dancing
numbers with pleasing vocal selec
tions. Among the numbers presented
by Miss Wheatly are Spanish, Gypsy
and the Negro Charleston dances.
Entire change of programs jvill be
given each night, Mr. Leslie announc
es and among the programs will be
several national dances as well as the
' Follies and the ballroom Charleston.
In the various Alaska towns visit
1 ed Miss Wheatly has trained groups
; of young people and these have later
. appeared in Charleston contests, priz
. es being awarded the contestants at
’ the end of the performances. It is
L thought the same plan will be carried
> out in Seward.
» -e
Good program at the Liberty.
EMPLOYES OF ALASKA
! RAILROAD MAY ID AVEL
I PISSES 1 SHIES
DAN SUTHERLAND WIRES GATE*
WAY LAW GOES INTO EFFECT
WITHIN A FEW DAYS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 2. (Spe
cial to the Gateway).—A Bill for ex
change of passes for employees of the
Alaska Railroad, with railroads in the
States, was passed by the Senate to
day and will be come a law within
a few days, or upon the signature of
the President.
DAN A. SUTHERLAND.
FIRE LADDIES CALLED
FIDE IS IN STOKE
\
IT WASN’T THE FIRE’S NIGHT OUT
SO IT CONFINED ITSELF
TO THE STOVE
Scotts and Patricks have had theii
world of fun in their season, but t(
prove (lucky as it was) if Barnum &
Baily wasn’t on the job last night w<
are in the wrong pew and in anothe
church. An alarm, no doubt in th
interest of all concerned, was sent h
—but as luck would have it, the stov
had had its little fuss and probabl
saved the entire lower part of tow
by taking the course it did, from t(
tal destruction. The department wa
on the job—engine and all—only t
find good Samaritans presiding at th
place of trouble. Such is the way i
Seward. Its fire department and e'
eryone connected with the city in gei
eral has the heart of the average ve
eran at the game and does his stu
regardless whether he is a member <
not. This alone, Seward should fe*
proud of. A catastrophy could ha^
happened, but the alertness of inc
viduals, this time, put the damper c
the whole affair.