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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 57.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1926.
PRIG17, TEN CENTS
WILKINS ANTICIPATES LEAVING FOR
POINT BARROW ABOUT MARCH 21;
EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE CROSS POLE
FAIRBANKS, Mar. 11. (AP).—Captain George H.
Wilkins announced today he would hop off from Fair
banks March 21, for Point Barrow. He predicted he would
be in New York the next month, after his flight over the
Arctic wastes from Point Barrow to Spitzbergen.
The three-engine monoplane is completed and it is
believed tests flights will start in about two days, at which
time the aviation field will have been extended.
Wilkins declared that no social engagements would
be accepted after March 18. His men have been working
diligently eleven hours a day on the two planes. Thaw
ing weather has been prevailing during the last ten days.
SENATE VOTES
AGAINST JUDGE
OREGON BENCH
—
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 11. QP) j
—The Senate Judiciary Committee
voted seven to two against the con
firmation of Wallace McCamant for
judgeship of Oregon. Seven absent
members will be poled before the nom
ination is returned to the Senate.
LATER—The adverse report on the
McCamant nomination is certain to
pole eleven of the sixteen members of
the Senate Judiciary committe. The
report showed eight for and .three
against, and two others are certain to
vote for rejection.
—
Anderson and Krassitzer
to Sluice on Mills Creek
Among the numerous new mining
activities' in the Moose Pass mining
slated for this coming season, is that
on Mills creek, where Nels Ander
son and his partner, Mike Krasslt
zer, plan taking a three year lease
on one of Fritz Matz’ claims on the
upper part of the creek. It is stated
the partners will fix up the old ditch
and ground sluice.
BOOST ALASKA
SOMMER TRIPS
SOUTHERN RAILROADS TO SELL
CHEAP ROUND TRIP
TICKETS
SEATTLE, March 11 (JP)— It is re
ported Southern railroads, including
the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific,
Santa Fe, Western Pacific and others,
will sell round trip summer excur
sion tickets to Alaska from all points
at a marked reduction. The round
trip rates are effective to September
30, from April 20. Ninety-day tick
ets will be reduced 20 per cent and
16-day tickets 33-1-3 per cent.
Huge Iron Pipe Tonnage
for Big Mining Company
Three thousand tons of iron pipe
is to be shipped to Fairbanks from
Seattle for the Fairbanks Explor
ation Company, according to a report
reaching Seward during the last
week. It was on' this business that
J. T. Cunningham, head of the
transportation department of the Al
aska Railroad, left for Seattle, last
•week, it was stated.
On account of freight rates, it is
understood the question of whether
the pipe should be shipped north
as it comes from the manufacturer,
or shipped flattened out together
with pipe roling machinery to shape
it up in the Interior. Three thous
and tons of iron pipe will require
three steamer trips to this port.
DE VALERA QUITS
DUBLIN, Mar. 11. (IP)—Eamon de
Valera resigned from the Sinn Fein
presidency following his rejection at
the Ard Fheis assembly. This follow
ed his motion for republican repre
sentation at the Dail Eireman and Uls
ter parliament.
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TEAMS READY FOR
OPENING GAME
TONITE, S.A.C.
CHAMP SOLDIER TEAM FROM
ANCHORAGE TANGLE TO
NIGHT WITH LOCALS
The Anchorage Soldiers basket
ball team arrived six strong last
night and all in the pink of condi
tion. The Seward City five are like
wise in good shape and anxious for
the opening stanza at 7:30 o’clock
this evening. Never has more in
terest been shown than in the local
series which starts off tonight to
the tune of Guy Barnett’s silvery
blast. As Lieut. A. B. Pence, man
ager and coach for the Soldiers
stated last evening to The Gateway,
the teams look pretty evenly
matched. He has seen the Seward
team in action on three occasion.
“Naturally,” he said, “we anticipate
taking home Seward’s top-knot, but
if we get beaten, your team will
Unow they have been in a game”.
The Soldier team held a secret
work-out this morning at the S. A. C.
gym behind locked doors. No spec
tators were permitted in the hall
during that time so no one could get
a line on the floor appearance of
the team today. This teanj the lo
cals go up against this evening in
the first of a three game series, are
considered one of the best bunch of
cagers that ever stepped around on
an Alaskan floor. Its members have
had several good games to their
credit and they are always practic
ing. They shoot baskets with the
same accuracy that they handle
their rifles at target practice, and
that is par excellence.
The Anchorage Times, in a re
cent issue, states the Seward people
expect their team to walk away with
the series, according to a lengthy
and previous article which appeared
in The Gateway, but they (Seward)
are assuming too much. (Later, the
Inlet paper says Sewardites call
this series the championship for
this part of Alaska. This is not
literally true, they exclaim, for the
Anchorage City team defeated the
Soldiers in a recent series. It is
true the Soldier team did lose, but
only, in the last and deciding game,
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NATIONS WANT
CHINA TO KEEP
HARBORS SAFE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1. (Jp)
—The Peking government warring
generals were notified by the Foreign
Diplomatic corps today, thru various
governments to protect shipping be
I tween Peking and the sea as guaran
! teed in the Boxer protocol.
It was stated in the notification
that submerged mines and coast ar
| tillery end;<(nger shipping on every
I hand and that every indications points
that the United States is backing the
move and will be ready to use her
warships if necessary.
This Nimrod, aid for His
Hunting, Is Envied by All
SAN FRANCISCO,March 10 (IP)—
San Francisco has a policeman who
: is the envy of all nimrods. He is
I permitted not only to hunt in Golden
i Gate park, but he also gets paid for
| it and he finds hunting good.
Each year, Patrolman Warren N.
Phillips, who is the official extermin
ator of predatory animals in the
park, takes around 100 fox a year;
125 to 30 weasels, a coyote or two,
: coons, hawks and other undesirables
' of animal life who come to the
i city’s play ground, to prey on the
; domesticated creatures of the park.
They come from the Sutro forest—
! a densely wooded tract in the heart
of San Francisco—and from the open
| spaces down the peninsula appar
! ently unterrified by the bright lights
lo.r rumble of night time traffic.
FUR AUCTION
AT WINNIPEG
WINNIPEG, Man., Mar. 11. (/P)—
j Fisher skins sold at the Winnipeg
:fur auction yesterday at 15 per cent
below the January sales, although the
| offerings were unusually good. The
! quality of the smalls were brought up
from thirty to ninety dollars. The
large, heavies sold from twenty-two to
forty dollars. White fox brought from
j thirty-five to forty-four dollars, for
Inumbers one and two.
Two bear skins were sold between
S3 and $7.
by the difference of two points.
Chances are that Lieut. Pence, on
account of the lack of anyone else
to referee the game, wras asked by
the City squad to handle the last
game and in all probability, he
beat his own team by calling ’em
too close. However, this is just a sup
position on The Gateway’s part.
The line-ups tonight will be as
follows:
SOLDIERS SEWARD
E. Bortz Forward “Ted” McEwen
E. DeGraw Forward Clark Artdresen
L. Manuel Center “Nip” Johnson
G. Funk Guard George Chya
G. Edwards Guard L. Tinkler
L. Walker Extra Jimmy Ratliff
The admission for the game will
be 50c for adults and 25c for chil
dren. The game will start prompt
ly at 7:30 o’clock.
PARKS URGES
INSANE ASYLUM
BUILT IN STATES
Would Save Government
About $100,000.
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
Mar. 11. )AP).—The con
struction of a hospital, eith
er in Washington or Oregon
for insane Alaskans is being
urged in a report of Gov. G.
Parks of Alaska, which was
transmitted to the Senate to
day by Secretary of the Inte
rior Hubert Work.
The construction of such
a hospital was authorized
j last year, so the present sys
; tem of caring for the insane
iin private hospitals can be
I abolished.
Gov. Parks said it was ex
plained that the proposed
hospital could be built and
maintained at less cost to the
government in Washington
and Oregon than in Alaska.
Climatic condition he also
urged was another reason
for its construction outside
of the Territory.
It is estimated the cost of
building such an institution
in Alaska would approxi
mate $630,000, and $500,
000 on the Outside.
THE HOODED BOYS
HARD AT IT
ROYSTON, Ga., Mar. 11. (JP)—One
man was killed and two injured, one
critically in a shooting affray which
was precipitated by a visit last night
of fifty white-robed men to the home
of H. L. Bigby, wealth lumberman.
Sheriff Moss said in his opinion, the
member^ of the band that surround
ed the Bigby home, became confused
and fired upon each other. Walton
Adams, farmer, who was killed was
declared to be a member of the band.
Also Ben Harrison, who was serious
ly wounded. Bigby was shot thru the
head, the wound considered almost fa
tal.
The sheriff said the visit was caus
ed by Bigby’s attentions to a certain
married woman. The organization,
it was learned here, had warned Big
by that some such action would be
taken.
WEDDING BELLS
It is reported to The Gateway that
there is a charming young lady on
board the S.S. Victoria, who upon her
arrival, will become the bride of a
popular and well-dressed proprietor of
one of Seward’s leading hotels.
MRS. LANDES
The election of Mrs. Landes to the mayoralty of Seattle comes as no surprise
to political observers.
The exposure of the Olmsted trial showing as it did the close relations of the
police1 department with the liquor traffic; the unsavory advertising the city has re
ceived in the press of the country on account of the so-called crime waves were no
doubt responsible for her election.
The question that confronts the people of Seattle and cities in like circum
stances is:—Is it fair and proper for a refined lady to be given the job of cleaning
out the Augean stable of unmoral filth?
We greatly admire the elevating influence of good women in politics. Their
influence for the betterments of our moral and political conditions is wonderful,
but we do not feel it proper to pass themuckstick to them and let them do the
dirty work.
On account of the close relations existing between Seattle and Alaska*, Alas
kans will closely watch Mrs. Landis, administration, wishing her good luck and
hoping that she will succeed in making Seattle a greater and better city.
GERMANY STRESSES SINGULAR
ADMITTANCE INTO THE LEAGUE
GENEVA, Mar. 11. (AP).—Chancellor Stressman of
Germany told allied statesment at the League of Nations
meeting that if Germany is unable to enter the League
alone, her delegates must return to Berlin. Anything
else, Stressman declared, would be in violation of the man
date drawn up at the Locarno conference.
France announced she would not insist upon the can
didates of Spain and Poland for permanent membership
as it might cause a crisis.
EAMES LEAVING
NORTH WHERE
LIVED FOR YEARS
TERRITORY’S LOSS IN DEPART
URE OF QUARTER CENTURY
RESIDENTS
Comes a day ■when old friends
must part and in this instance, two
esteemed citizens of Seward, and res
idents of this district for years, are
leaving.
Mrs. Alvah Eames returned to
Seward a few days ago from the
States where Mr. Eames has been
convalescing for the last four months.
Returning for the purpose of pack
ing their household effects which
will be shipped Outside, for Mr.
Eames has been transferred from
the Alaska postal service to the
Seattle chief clerk’s department, and
there the couple may make their
future aome.
The health of Mr. Eames ha.?
been such the past year that ho be
comes weakened quite easily; other
wise, he is in splendid physical con
dition. He was taken very ill at
Latouche four months ago and left
for Seattle direct for medical atten
tion. He has improved much since,
but at the present time he' is at
the hot springs near Stevenson, Wash
ington, recuperating, while Mi's.
Eames came north to pack up. Mrs.
Eames is accompanied by her son
De Lin Eames, of Latouche, who is
assisting her. She plans departing
for Seattle on the S.S. Victoria
leaving Seward Saturday. The son
anticipates joining his parents later
in the summer.
The name of Alvah Eames is
known throughout the entire Ter
ritory for he has been associated
with the postal service for 26 years,
during the past number of years as
chief clerk of the railway mail ser
vice and of more recent date, as
inspector. He served the depart
ment for eleven years at Valdez and
between the years of 1911 to 1922,
was stationed at Cordova. On Oct
ober 19, 1922, Mr. and Mrs, Eames
moved to Seward and have resided
here up to the time of their recent
departure.
Mr. Eames is rated as one of the
oldest and efficient employes of the
Pacific Coast postal department, old
in number of years spent in its ser
vice, for it was just 37 years ago
when he first became attached to
, the department. He is eligible for
: retirement at any time now that he
wishes.
Temporarily Mrs. Eames’ address
will be 386 Hall street, Portland,
Oregon, where she will visit with
her sister, Miss A. G. De Lin. It
may be possible that the Eames may
go to California before settling down
in either Seattle or Portland, for
Mr. Eames is still on his leave of
absence.
SEEK SAFETY FROM
MINE FIRE
FAIRMONT, N. V., Mar. 11. (IP)—
Two hundred men and twenty-three
horses made their way to safety thru
abandoned workings after fire broke
out in the Consolidation Coal Com
pany at Monongan. Men from all over
the Fairmont region fought the flames.
On December 6, 1907 more than 350
persons lost their lives in an explosion
of the same mine.
“The best In the north.” The
Seward Weekly Gateway. $3.00 a
year and worth it.
GENEVA, Mar. 11. C/P)—The League
Council convened in secret session to
day to resume negotiations on the re
construction of the council in view of
Germany’s election to a permanent
seat. Following the deadlock during
the night. Premier Briand replaced
Paul Boncour, as French representa
tive.
ALASKA CHAIRMEN
SEATTLE CHAMBER
BEEN APPOINTED
SEATTLE, Mar. 11. (/P)—J. W. Eddy
and Fred C. Johnson were appointed
chairman and vice-chairman of the
Chamber of Commerce Alaska com
mittee here yesterday.
Seward Matron Buried
In Anchorage C eery
Burial services for the late Mrs.
William E. Root, were held at the
Anchorage cemetery Monday after
noon, Rev. W. A. Thomas, of the
Episcopal church, conducting the
Episcopalian burial service in the
presence of the immediate family
and intimate friends.
Mr. Root, and his two daughters,
Mrs. A. H. McNear and Mrs. R. Mc
Nally, returned to Seward last eve
ning.
ARMY BLIMP FALLS
HAMPTON ROADS
NEWPORT NEWS, Mar. 11. (JP)—
The Army blimp TA-5 fell nose first
into Hampton Roads, near Fort Mon
roe yesterday. The blimp fell near
the ripraps, and launches immediate
ly left Old Point Comfort to assist the
crew. Prior to the fall of the blimp,
with its nose mashed in, it was seen
to dip once into the water.
NORFOLK, Va., Mar. 11. (;p)—Es
caping gas and failure of its motors
to function properly, caused the nav
al blimp to fall, it was announced
today. The coast guard patrol boat
rescued the three who were unhurt
from aboard the wreck.
LOIS WELCOMES “WELCOME”
HOM,E” AFTER “WESTERNS”
With the exception of “Contra
band,” all of Lois Wilson’s recent
pictures have been “westerns”—“The
Covered Wagon,” “North of 36,” “The
Thundering Herd,”—so it was with
open arms that she welcomed her
featured role in the new James Cruze
production for Paramount, “Welcome
Home,” w’hich w-ill be viewed tonite
at the Liberty.
Featured with Miss Wilson in the
cast are Warner Baxter and Luke
Cosgrave, the grand old man of the
screen who w’as seen not so long ago
in “Hollywood,” also a Cruze-Para
mount.
“Welcome Home,” adapted from a
stage play by Edna Ferber and Geo.
S. Kaufman is a fine domestic comedy
drama. Married life for Miss Wilson
and Baxter in the picture glides along
without a semblance of a hitch until
Cosgrove, playing Baxter’s father,
comes to live with the young couple.
What happens from this point on
we’ll leave for the picture to tell. Any
one can guess readily enough, but
you would never believe it possible
to get so much fun out of such a
situation as Cruze has crammed into
“Welcome Home.” You’ll laugh at
the same time—you’ll love him and.
want to kill him, too.