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VOLUME XIX NUMBER 204
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1924
PRICE TEX CENTS
DEMOCRATS WILL
DENOUNCE KLANS
FUTURE SPECHES
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.—A plan
to force the Ku Klux Klans in his
presidential campaign and to de
nounce the activities of the organi
zation by name in speeches by candi
dates and in party platforms of the
States, were agreed upon behind
closed doors at the New York con
^ vention it was disclosed today by
Democratic leaders. Senator Key
Pitttman was largely responsible for
this action, say Democratic leaders.
FRANK H. BROWNELL
* BUYS BLOCK STOCK
IN SEATTLE NATIONAL
SEATTLE, Aug. 29.—The purchase
of a large block of stock in the
Seattle National Bank by Frank H.
Brownell, a prominent financier of
* ’ New York city is announced here
today. Brownell is vice president of
the American Smelting and Refining
Company and president ot the Fed
eral Mining and Smelting Company.
He was formerly president of the
Seattle bank.
WOMAN IS KILLED IN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT;
HUSBAND SERIOUSLY HURT
OLYMPIA, Wn., Aug. 29.—Mrs. M.
McClintck, twenty-three, was killed
and her husband Earl McClintock,
of South K street, in Tacoma, is
still unconscious as a result of an au
tomobile accident yesterday on the
Yelm road about ten miles out of
Olympia when their auto ran off a
concrete bridge.
A party of friends returning from
an outing, found the car overturned
with Mr. and Mrs. McClintock un
der the wreckage. William Strong
and Miss Grace Johnson of Tacoma,
brought the bodies to Olympia think
ing them both dead. No hope is giv
en for McClintock’s recovery. She
^is the daughter of Alfred Looker of
Olympia.
HOTEL MANAGER, 23,
* TAKES BRIDE OF 69
DETROIT, Aug. 28.—Mary A. Mc
Ginnis, 69 years old, was married
here yesterday to Edward H. Coch
ran, 23. Mrs. McKinnis, who reside?
in Long Beach, Cal., became ac
quainted with Cochran when she
employed him to manage one of hei
hotels. After the marriage, Mr. and
Mrs. Cochran left for Cincinnati,
where they will visit his relatives.
They will then go to Chicago and to
Long Beach.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Geo. Fisher, the fun-maker in the
Dawn Moving Picture Corporation
arrived the other day from the Mt.
McKinley park region where he was
doing his bit of comedy which is at
tached to the latest picture that com
pany is producing.
Customers should not forget to
turn in their orders tomorrow as
many of the local stores will close
Monday, Labor Day.
TiVm. Butler, special agent for the
Alaska railroad, left on today’s train
for the interior.
The steamship Alaska will arrive
in port on time to leave on her reg
ular schedule after the arrival of
tomorrow’s train.
Cold weather is reported along the
Yukon river by recent arrivals from
the Interior.
Do not forget the dance at A. B.
hall tomorrow night.
Magnus Lander and Tom O’Hara,
Anchorage residents, are guests of
the Seward.
W. G. Thompson, editor of the
Fairbanks News-Miner is spending a
few days in Anchorage.
It is reported that several Seward
citizens will leave for the States on
the Alaska. •
John G. Brady returned to Anchor
<jge this morning.
LABOR DECIDES TO BACK LA FJLLETTE AND WHEELER
The executive Council of the American Federation of Labor at their 44th annual Summer Conference at
the Ambassador Hotel, Atlantic City. This year their national political stand was discussed as well as strictly
union matters. Left to right, esated: Daniel J. Tobin, Treasurer, Indianapolis James Duncan, First Vice Pres
ident, Wollaston, Mass.; Samuel Gompers, President; Frank Morrison, Secretary, Washington; Joseph F. Val
entine, Second Vice President, Cincinnati. Standing: Matthew Wolls, Seventh Vice President, Chicago; Wil
liam Green, Third Vice President, Indianapolis; Frank Duffy, Third Vice President, Indianapolis; Martin F.
Ryan, Eighth Vice President, Kansas City; Jacob Fischer, Sixth Vice President, Indianapolis; T. A. Rickert,
Fifth Vice President.
COLORADO BASEBALL
PLAYERS FINED FOR
PLAYING ON SUNDAY
LONGMONT, Colo., Aug. 29.—Long
mont’s blue laws still are good good
Justice of the Peace Clark held hen
today when he imposed fines of $1,
each upon nine members of the Long
mont and Mead, Colo., baseball team:
for playing ball on Sunday. A simi
lar fine also was imposed on Clar
ence Fasny, umpire. Longmont’s
i blue laws were passed by the citj
| council July 2, 1907, and even extent
■ to the playing of croquet, but this h
the first time they have been invokec
I since their passage.
FORMER SENATOR WEDS
HIS ONCE SECRETARY
NEW Y'ORK, Aug. 28.—Formei
United States Senator Hoke SmitF
| and Miss Crawford, or Cordelle, Ga.
were married at the home of th(
bride’s sister, Livingston Reed at Pe
tham Manor. The bride was 28 ant
his former secretary.
STEAMSHIP NEWS
j The steamship Redondo left Sel
dovia yesferday morning at 4 o’clocl
; en route to Anchorage. She is ex
j reach port tomorrow.
The Admiral Evafis left Cordova
; southbound yesterday at 10 p. m.
The steamship Alaska left Valdej
last night at 6 o’clock and is ex
pected in port some time early to
morrow.
The steamship Victoria yesterday
was in Shelikof strait on her way
to Seward.
The steamship Starr is between
Kanatak and Kodiak today ad is ex
pected to reach port Sundav.
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NORTHWESTERN HAS .
FINE TRIP WESTWARD
The steamship Northwestern arriv
ing in port southbound yesterday
had 2500 barrels of herring, 5000
cases of salmon and a number of
cases of clams. Her officers reports
a fine trip to Kenai, the weather
being bright and clear. The round
trip passengers enjoyed the voyage
very much.
CHANGE IN PERSONNEL
J. II. Hughes has been appointed
colonization agent for the Alaska
railway and Robert Huntley has
taken the position of superintendent
of commissary and stores recently
vacated by Mr. Hughes.
FRED CONEY MARRIED
Fred H. Coney, employed by the
Alaska railroad was married Mon
day to Mrs. Mamie Hurtt. Mr. and
Mrs. Coney are spending their hon
eymoon in the Gateway city'.
NEW BOOK BY W. T. LOPP
“White Sox,” a story of the inti’o
duction of reindeer in Alaska, is off
the pi-ess. W. T. Lopp, superinten
dent of education among the natives
of Alaska is the author.
J. H. Walker left on today’s train
for Anchorage to attend the fair.
Harry Johnson^ operating at the
head of Russian river is in town.
DAWN TO RETURN
NORTH FOR MORE
WORK NEXT YEAR
Norman Dawn ,moving picture pro
ducer and director who has been en
gaged in Alaska the last summer on
his second Alaska feature, the work
ing title of which is called “Passions
of the Frost,” will leave Seward on
the Alaska accompanied by Mrs.
Dawn and child and members of the
troop for Juneau and Ketchikan
j where a number of other and final
pictures will be filmed. After the
j completion of these pictures all the
I members will go south to Hollywood
to work on the remainder of the
scenes.
In an interview with a representa
tive of the Gateway, Mr. Dawn stat
ed that he intended to come back to
Alaska early next spring and that
he may possibly do considerable
work in the Southeastern Alaska dis
trict as early as February of next
■ year. Later in the summer he eon
! templates to visit this district and
the Interior again.
Some three or four weeks will be
spend in Juneau and Ketchikan, Mr.
Dawn stated, the principal shots to
1 be taken down there will be fishing
j views.
YELLOWSTONE TRAVEL
RECORDS ARE BROKEN
SAYS N. P. OFFICIAL
Again travel records are being
broken in Yellowstone park, A. I>. j
Smith, passenger traffic manager of:
the Northern Pacific railway an-;
nounced today through the local of
fice.
Up to Augst 1, Yellowstone had
entertained this season 80,330 vis
itors ,an increase of 7,037 over the
same period a year ago. This is the I
largest attendance the park has Lad
in any similar period in its history, j
There have been eight days this I
season when the number of new '
c( a rs to the park has exceeded
2 0< *• Gardner gateway, in addition j
t.» large rail travel, has registered
5,338 automobiles so far this sum
mer.
“In my opinion August and Sep
tember are the best months to vis t
Yellowstone park,” said Mr. Smith
“The colors are more brilliant and!
varied, the weather is clear, cool and |
as pleasant as though we’d ordered it j
ourselves, and park accommodations!
of high grade are easier to secure. |
“It now seems certain that Yel
lowstone park travel ihis summer
will exceed the 100,000 mark by a
handsome margin.”
STARR DUE TOMORROW
Word has been received by Agent
Henderson that the Starr will reach
port tomorrow evening.
PARIS, Aug. 28.—The chamber of
deputies voted today confidence in
Herriot, 336 to 204 votes following a
long debate on the Dawes plan.
P. O. Peterson and family, who
have been visiting in Sweden the
past year will arrive on one of the
next boats.
TIGER TWIDDLE AND
WILD CAT WHIRL TOO
ROUGH, SAY MASTERS
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.—Plans have
been outlined before the annual con
vention of the International Associa
tion of Dancing Masters for the eli
mination of extreme forms of danc
ing. If the <plans are carried out,
The “Wild Cat Whirl,” the Tiger
Twaddle and the “Camel Canter” will
be replaced by the “Whisper Waltz”
and the fox trots* of fast and jerky
movements will give way to the
“Raggedy Ann,” described as a fox
trot in slow rythm.
FIST FIGHTS CAUSE
SUSPENSION REICHSTAG
BERLIN, Aug. 28.—The session of
yesterday’s Reichstag suspended for
a while today during a debate on
the Dawes plan as a result of a free
for all list fight between Commu
nist. and Democratic members.
THE IMAGINATION OF A
SPECULATIVE PHILOSPHER
“When I tell you that Seward is
going to be one of the great Cities
of the Pacific,” remarked Ex-Gover
nor Sulzer, “do not be surprised. It
is coming with the years. With a
vision that never fails me I can pre
dict its destiny, and its greatness,
and its glory.
“If you want to know what I see
come back an hundred years from
now, and you will realize that west
ward the course of Seward takes its
way. During the coming century the
North Pacific is going to play a
leading part in World affairs. Sew
ard will be the key stragetic in the
greatest drama of the earth.
“Years ago, when I predicted the
growth of Seattle and Los Angeles
many said I was just allowing my
imagery to run away with my com
mon sense, but the intervening years
have mere than justified my vision,
and confirmed my predictions.
“Just look back for a moment. Yes
terday was the twenty-first birthday
of Seward. Do you see what has
he-opened here in those few years.
Well, they are infinitesimal to what
is going to happen here in the next
quarter of a century. On account of
her marvellous advantages, Seward
will go forward with giant strides in
her career of material prosperity.
“Congratulations to Seward on re
alizing her majority. All hail Sew
ard—Queen City of the North Paci
fic.
“Let her watchwords be: Onward
with hope—Upward without fear.”
DR. COOK’S PLEA FOR
RELEASE IS REFUSED
FORT WORTH, Tex., Aug. 29.—
The plea of Dr. Frederick A. Cook,
former explorer and convicted oil
promoter, for release on a writ of
habeas corpus, was refused today by
Federal Judge Wilson.
Judge Wilson said the plea was in
fused because of lack of jurisdiction
Dr. Cook is facing a prison term of
fourteen years and a fine of $12,000
for his oil promotions. He has ap
pealed from the sentence and sought
release on bond.
OLYMPIA MAN DROWNS j]
AS HUNDREDS LOOK ON
OLYMPIA, Aug ,29.—While sev
eral hundred campers and swimmers.
including his bride of three months ,
and two close friends ,locked on help
lessly, Clyde Norris, 24, of Olympia,
was drowned in Patterson’s lake, five ;
miles east of here, about 6:30 last
night. The body was not recovered
until 7:45 p. m., and a pulmotor was I
used in vain to rescuscitate him, Be
sides his widow ,Norris is survived
by his mother, whose address is un
known.
EXPLODING MOONSHINE
FATAL TO TWO WITH
BAKER’S DOZEN INJURED
GARRETT, Mich., Aug. 28.—Two
persons were killed and thirteen in-!
jured, when a batch of confiscated
moonshine liquor exploded in the -
Vinewood police station,, near here
late yesterday afternoon.
UNIDENTIFIED BODY IS
FOUND NEAR OLYMPIA
OLYMPIA, Aug. 28.—The body of
an unidentified man, believed by!
Thurston county authorities to be
that of a negro of mulatoo, was!
found last night by R. W. Thompson
and Edward Chambers of Tacoma, in
Lost Lake ,a few miles east of here.
The body had been in the water
about two or three months, and was
that of a man about 60 yers old,
weighing about 160 or 170 pounds.
A sack of rocks was tied about the
neck and one arm was bound fast to
one leg .leading authorities to be
| lieve that it was a suicide. No marks
! of identification were found.
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TRIAL OF FILIPINO
SCOUTS RESUMED
—
MANILA, P. I., Aug. 29.—The of
ficial stenographer who has been re
porting court martial proceedings in
which 209 Filipino scouts were being
tried on mutiny charges refused to
| continue his work today because the
government appropriation for his
work did not equal his demands.
The court dispensed with his ser
vices and employed four stenograph
ers in his place, including an army I
captain, a private and two women.
| During the trial today ten defen
| dants testified they did not obey or
i ders because non-commissioned of
! fleers gave conflicting and irregu
lar commands. An apparent lack of
knowledge of the English language
was shown by the witnesses.
FAIRBANKS, A MISTAKE
SEATTLE, Aug. 29.—The founding
of the city of Fairbanks, the most
northern terminus of the Alaska rail
road, in 1902, was due to a mistate
in taking a water route by Captain
John Barnette ,according to relatives
liivng in this city.
Captain Barnette sailed up the Yu
kon river to investigate the Tanana
river. Furnished with some of the I
inaccurate maps of the period, he
mistook the Chena slough for the
Tanana river and sailed to the pres
ent site of Fairbanks before discov
ering his error. He was forced to
discharge the greater part of his
cargo of trade goods to lighten the
boat in maneuvering it back to the
main stream. When he discovered
the possibilities of the place, he built
a log store, which is still in use.
SEATTLE MAN IS
WEDGED IN CREVASSE
PORT ANGELES, Aug. 29.—Word'
came to the Forestry office here j
that Joseph Jeffries of Seattle fell
three hundred feet in a crevasse ■
on Blue Glacier * on Mount Olympus.
It is not known whether he is alive
or dead. His companions are still
at the crevasse, including his son.
Jeffries’ brother is a member of the
legislature.
THE WEATHER
At 8 a. m. today, rain, fog? calm^
46 above.
Hjalmar Nordale, manager of the
Fairbanks News-Miner is in Anch
orage getting a line on machinery
for the newspaper which he soon ex
pects to establish within the near fu- 1
ture. I
Join the Chamber of Commerce. '<
DECREE MODIFICATION
WILL BE RESISTED BY
STONE, SAYS B. MARSH
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 29.—Attor
ney General Stone will block any
modification of the packers’ consent
decree, Benjamin C .Marsh of Wash
ington, managing director of the
Farmers’ National council, said re
cently.
Mr. Marsh, who is campaigning
for La Follette and Wheeler, said in
a formal stateemnt:
“Although some weeks ago the at
torney general seemed to be weak
ening under the combined pressure
of the ‘big five’ meat packers and
the approaching election, I have just
received a letter from him, in which
he states:
“ ‘I several weeks ago have given
instructions that any modification of
the decree against the packers should
be vigorously resisted by the depart
ment.’ ”
PRESIDENT OF SOVIET
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
MOSCOW, Aug. 28.—President Ka
lenin of the soviet government had a
narrow escape from death by light
ning today when the house in a vil
lage in which he had taken refuge
during a thunderstorm was demolish
ed by a. bolt. The driver of his car
riage was killed and an accompany
ing photographer injured.
'I he president was on the lower
floor of the house when the roof of
the building collapse! The house
took fire ,but M. Kalenin escaped
without injury.
CONDUCTRESS ON ALASKA
RAILROAD WILL TEACH
AT TEIKEL NATIVE SCHOOL
Mrs. Marie Frantzen, well known
and popular Conductress on the Al
aska Railroad in charge of the dining
car service, will severe her connec
tions with the road, making her final
trip to the interior leaving this a. m.
Upon her return to Seward, Mrs.
Frantzen will embark on one of the
first sailing for Valdez and then go
up the Richardson highway to the
Indian settlement at Teikel, where
she has accepted a position with the
Alaska bureau of education. She will
be matron in charge and also teach
in the native school at that place.
Mrs. Frantzen is a newcomer in
Alaska and comes to the North well
recommended. The field extended to
her by the bureau of education will
not be lacking the proper training
which is given the natives.
MGR. FLETCHER AND
UMPIRE HAVE ROW
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28.—Man
ager Arthur Fletcher of the Phila
delphia Nationals and Umpire Pfir
man came to blows in the third inn
ing of the first game of a double
header with Pittsburg here today.
Pfirman ordered Glazner, Philadel
phia pitcher, to the bench for {protest
ing aaginst a decision and Manager
Fletcher, taking up the argument,
punched the umpire on the jaw, fans
declared.
Pfirman is said to have retaliated
by beating Fletcher with his mask,
Police separating the disputants.
ALLEGED PEDDLER SAYS
HE WILL NOT PAY FINE
MOUNT VERNON, Aug. 29.—De
claring in a courteous but firm man
ner that he did not intend to pay
the $1 fine imposed on him for the
alleged violation of the peddler ordi
nance, as interpreted by Judge E.
Crookston, J. T. Morrison, represent
ing the Nash men’s clothing concern,
was taken into custody by Chief of
Police Charles Stevenson. Morrison
stated that he would not pay his
fine, nor put u»p bonds, and stated
furthermore that he intended to con
tinue taking orders for clothes in
this city, as he believed he had a
right to do so.
The case is of unusual interest as
t is the first to come up under this
ordinance and Chief Stevenson states
that he will continue to arrest the
nan should he continue to take
orders.
The Gateway has an interview with
Delegate Sutherland on conditions to
he westward which will be publish
'd tomorrow. It treats on salmon
ind herring fishing.