Hemard Daily Gnteumu
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 195.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1926.
PRICE TEN GENTS
COMDR. J. RODGERS KILLED
WHEN LANDING AIRPLANE
ATTEMPTED FLIGHT TO HAWAn LAST SUMMER;
SAMUEL SCHULTZ, MECHANICIAN, IS CRITI
CALLY INJURED; BUT CUTS SELF LOOSE
FROM STRAPS AND GOES TO ASSISTANCE OF
HIS CHIEF
COMMANDER DIED IN NAVY YARD EN ROUTE TO HOSPITAL
n Sailors Forced Use Tools to Extradite Rodgers Whose
Left Leg Was Pinned; “Fm Fast Somewhere. Go Easy.”
Rorgers Said.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28. (/P)—Commander John
Rodgers who attempted to fly to Hawaii last summer was
killed and Samuel Schultz, his mechanician, critically in
jured, when they were in a land plane and descending rap
idly toward the field. When about 30 feet above the Dela
ware river and 100 feet from the navy yard, the nose
tilted, and the machine fell into three and one-half feet
* of wrater. Both men were strapped to the seats of the fuse
lage which w^ent into the mud. The propeller broke and
the machine struck with it’s tail up.
Schultz cut his straps and went to the
aid of Rodgers, though himself badly
bruised and gashed by the debris.
Sailors rushed into the water and
failed at first to extricate Rodgers
who said, “Easy boys, I’m fast some
where. Go easy.” His left leg was
pinned and tools were used to pry the
plane apart to release him. He died
in the hospital yard. The plane* was
bound for the Philadelphia navy sta
tion from Washington and was about
to land. The nature of Rodgers in
juries are unreported beyond a broken
leg.
ALASKA Ell ROUTE
NORTH WITH URGE
' NUMBER ON BOARD
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
LINER HAS 219 RESERV
ATIONS
SEATTLE, Aug. 28. {&)—'The S. S.
Alaska of the A. S. S. Co. sailed at 9
o’clock this morning with 219 reserva
tions among whom were the following
for Seward:
Martin Peterson, Miss E. Hoffman,
and sister, W. A. Little, E. O. McCleod,
F. C. Irons, Miss E. E. Evans, Miss
Gertrude Watson, E. Gillis, Mrs. Geo.
Hill, Mrs T. K. Walden, Mrs. Alma N.
Bixby, Mrs. A. D. Williams, C. T. Din
ily, E. M. Keys, Wm. Whipple, Geo.
Moore, H. F. Noble and wife, W. A.
Sanders, C. D. Roxer, D. H. Baxter,
M. E. Saver, Dr. H. West, J. A. Galla
ghey, Miss R. Wilson, V. R. Fuller,
Miss H. Brosset, Miss M. Milton,
Ethell Hyde, Blanche Dyer, Miss H.
B. Baker, Mrs. Geo. Preston, and five
children, B. Champenes, M. Waldson,
C. N. Nessley, 71. Hannula, A. Lempin
en, Miss M. Richardson, Miss M. Ham
lin7 Mrs. H. D. Wandling, two children
Mary and Harlik, Earl Grant and wife,
Wm. Bonnett, Richard Linder, A. K.
Anderson, Mrs. L. Gibson, Mrs. C.
Hockling, two sons, Harold M. Smith,
Mrs. M. Badler, *Mrs. C. F. Hunkley,
Minnie Rausch, H. Burg and wife, and
four steerage.
Good program at the Liberty.
i
FOR DELEGATE CLUB
STATEMENT IN THE ANCHORAGE
TIMES GIVES REASONS FOR OR
GANIZATION-PROMINENT CIT
IZENS TAKE LEAD IN MOVE
MENT TO ELECT INDEPENDENT
CANDIDATE—PUBLIC MEETING
IS PLANNED FOR NEAR FUTURE
At two well-attended meetings of
Anchorage citizens a Marquam for
delegate club was formulated, August
25, the administration of which is
vested in an executive committee of
five consisting of the following:
Dr. J. H. Romig, president.
J. E. Chovin, vice-president.
James R. Campbell, treasurer.
Thomas C. Price was selected to act
as secretary, and the following com
mittees were appointed:
Finance—A. A. Shonbeck, C. M.
Eckmann, H. I. Staser.
Publicity—William Murry, William
Peltier, W. A. Sherman.
Membership—A. H. McDonald, Gus
Gelles, Ray C. Larson, J. J. Courtnay,
Captain A. E. Lathrop, Sam Tansy,
Robert L. Weaver, Chas. Cameron, R.
E. McDonald, J. A. Magill, W. B. Dean,
J. W. Blase, A. D. Balderston, O. E.
Hillman, Fred Schodde, H. C. Bennett,
Fred Parsons, Jas. MJoitgan., Oscar
Nord, W. H. Rager.
A general discusion was entered
into and it was decided that the pub
lic should be advised as to the purpose
(Continued on Page Six)
DEIiCMITIG CAMPAIGN
CLOSES, SECOND TIME
DALLAS, The second primary cam
paign for the Democratic Gubernator
ial nomination closed today. “Ma”
Ferguson attacked the Klan and
Moody. Fergusonism was Moody’s fa
vorite attack which resulted in a 12,
000 lead over Ferguson in the July
primary.
IGNORANTIA LEGIS NEMINEM EXCUSAT
Mayor Ray requested The Gateway to publish the follow
ing provisions of the law relative to school boards and
stated he considered comment unnecessary:
Section 30, Chapter 97, Session Laws of Alaska, 1923,
requires the Treasurer of a school board in Alaska before
entering upon the duties of his office to give a bond to the
city in such sum as the Council may direct and subject to
its (Council’s) approval, such bond to be filed with the
City Clerk.
Section 33 of the same law reads as follows: “Report
to Council. The School Board shall whenever required by
the city council, but not oftener than once each month
transmit to the council a detailed report and statement of
the moneys expended and for what and to whom paid.”
Section 34 reads: “Record of the Board. The clerk of
the school board shall keep in permanent form the min
utes of the meetings and a record of all the proceedings of
the board. The treasurer of the school board shall keep
accurate and full account of all the moneys received and
expended by him, and shall preserve the prope/ vouchers
for all expenditures. All the records and files of the school
board shall be open to inspection by the public at all rea
sonable times.”
Section 1871 of the Compiled Laws of the Territory
of Alaska, 1913, is as follows: “Every person has a right
to inspect any public writing or record in said District,
and every public officer having the custody thereof is
bound to permit such inspection, and to give on demand
and on payment of the legal fees therefor, a certified copy
| of such writing or record, and such copy shall in all cases
jbe evidence of the original.”
Board Makes Statement
The Seward School Board desires to state that the
Commissioner of Education, L. D. Henderson, has fur
nished the school board with a large record book and di
rected that a full report of the expenses of the school be
kept in this record. The accounts for the last school year
are being placed in this record and as soon as completed
a detailed report of receipts and expenses for the school
year past, will be turned over to the Common Council of
the Town of Seward.
SEWARD SCHOOL BOARD
WAYNE BLUE, Chairman
* CURTIS R. MORFORD, Clerk
Schools. How Financed and Maintained
Chapter 97, Article V, Section 29, Session Laws of
1923 begins as follows:
“Every city shall constitute a school district, and it
shall be the duty of the council to provide the same with
suitable school houses, and to provide the necessary funds
to maintain public schools therein, but such schools when
! established shall be under the supervision and control of
a school board of three members.”
FORMER FLIERS IN U. S. SERV
ICE NOW MAJORS NICAR
AGUAN CONSTABULARY
MANAGUA NICARAGUA, Aug. 28.
(£>)—Captain J. C. Rutledge and J. L.
Clay, former American aviators, now
majors in the Nicaraguan constabu
lary during the last two days made
airplane attacks on a gun running ves
sel flying the American flag. One
bomb exploded near the ship, the crew
of which turned a machine gun on the
plane, which left when it ran out of
ammunition. Last night they found the
ship again and dropped nine bombs
without scoring a hit.
MANY DIE JAPAN FLOODS
TOKYO, Aug. 28. (JP)—The Hako
date reported many are dead, as the
result of 2500 houses being inundated,
and thousands of acres of rice des
troyed by floods followed by rains.
NO RESUMPTION OF
SERVICES MEXICO
CATHOLIC EPISCOPATE AN
NOUNCES “WITH GOD'S AID
CATHOLICS WILL NOT YIELD
TO THREATS"
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 28. (JP)—Until
the religious laws are amended or re
pealed, and whether this takes months
or years to attain, there will be no re
sumption of services in the republic,
the Catholic Episcopate announced,
and added, “but with God’s aid Cath
olics will not yield to threats."
POLA COLLAPSES ON TRAIN
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 28. (JP)—Pola
Negri, collapsed on a train en route
to New York, when shown a newspap
er picture of Valentino’s body repos
ing in the bier.
HANGED FOR CONSPIRACY
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 28. (JP)—
Djavid, Nazim, Nail, and Hilmi were
hanged for conspiracy against Kemal.
SWIMS THE TURBULENT ENGLISH
CHANNEL IN 15 HOURS AND 28
MINUTES; FINISHED STRONG
AND IN GOOD HEALTH
WEARS OUT HER TRAINER
Born in Denmark Where Learned to
Swim Like a Duck—Her Babies
Were Inspiration to Success.
DOVER, Aug. 28. Mrs. Clem
ington Carson of New York, mother of
two children, swam the English Chan
[nel from Grisnez to Dover in 15 hours
and 28 minutes, the second best time
man or woman ever made, and is the
second woman to do it. She started
swimming 19 strokes to the minute
and covered four miles in the first
two hours, and was in good spirits
after swimming all night. She break
fasted on cocoa, loaf sugar and choc
olate, and chatted with her husband
and trainer Frank Perks, Englishman,
who started with her, but quit a half
a mile from England and after being
14 hours in the wrater. She landed on
the beach near Shakespeare cliff,
where Tiraboschi finished in 1923. A
huge throng greeted her.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28. (£>)—Mrs.
Carson was born in Denmark, her
maiden name being Amelia Gade. The
king of Denmark decorated her, as a
girl, for swimming feats. She came
here where she was an instructor in
the naval reservists. She has swam
around Manhattan island and from
Albany to New York. She married
after trying the English channel in
1923. She said when she sailed in
June, “The babies have given me a
great ambition to succeed.”
WIN. STATE
GOVERNOR OF WASHINGTON
WILL PRESENT FULL RE
PORT, LEGISLATURE
SEATTLE, Aug. 28. (£>)—Governor
Hartley over the radio last night said
he will continue his investigation on
the sale of state timber, so that he
can make as full a report as is pos
sible to the next session of legisla
ture. This fight is against the system
of which Clark Savidge, land commis
sioner, gave the best evidence, when
he said that he could be wealthy in
90 days if he chose to be dishonest.
TROOPS KILL SIX; MEXICO
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 28. (JP)—Shout- f
ing, “Long live religion,” 18 persons
looted the town of Amecameca in
Mexico valley. Federal troops pursu
ing them, killed six, captured one, but
11 escaped.
POWER NOTICE
Power will be shut off on Sun
iay, August 29, from 9 a. m. to 5
p. m.
S. L. & P. Co.