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VOLUME XIX, NO. 43
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1924
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VICTORIA HAS
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The steamship Victoria which sail
ed about 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon
had one of the lightest listings of the
season, indicating that already the
tide of travel is setting in toward the
horth. Passengers on the Victoria fori
southern ports were:
For Latouehe—H. Dirko, T. A. Wool
ard.
For Valdez—John Ratkogn, H. P.
Sullivan, Edgar Murphy, Chas. B.
Stahl.
For Cordova—Isaac Love, J. L. Gal
en, Molin Chickovich.
For Juneau—Mrs. R. McLean, John
M. Dunn, Karl Tlieile.
For Seattle—W. H. Barnhill, M. C.
O’Brien, Mrs. M. C. O’Brien, Sam S.
McKenuey, Chas. H. Sharp, Ana Te
mison, Tom Temison, L. E. Anderson,
J. W. Bashoup, Fred M. Krogh, Mrs.
Krogh, B. C. Nichols, lone Shade, V .
J. Nickling.
The Victoria brought in 205 tons ot
freight.
The second dock committee of the
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
which has been working separately
from the special dock committee, have
completed their report on the local
situation and a few days ago dis
patched to Delegate Dan Sutherland,
at Washington, D. C., the following
message:
‘'The investigations of the second
01- nit tee on the Anchorage harbor
stiuation disclose the following facts:
That the extension of the local dock
100 feet will give a minimum depth
of twenty-six feet of water and an ex
tension of 200 feet wil give a mini
mum depth of forty-five teet ot water.
Experience has shown that the dock
will not be endangered by the flow
of ice. It is believed that maps and
plans are on file in \\ ashington lot
the Anchorage dock improvements.
Economic and physical conditions
preclude railroad competion with
water route for traftic to Anchorage
and the interior. Secure immediate
appropriation for the improvemt«it at
Anchorage in the rivers and harbors
bill. No survey is necessary as all
of the essential facts are in the pos
session of the Alaska Engineering
Commission.’ ’
LIT. BISSELL ILL
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Lieut. Clayton Bissell, U. S. A.,
who is arranging details for the army
airplane flight around the world,
came as far as Cordova on the Vic
toria, and will arrive here on the Ad
miral Watson, on his way west to in
vestigate the landing field.
Lieut. Bissel has been to Sitka,
where an ideal site was discovered on
a sandy beach, and he will undoubt
edly find as good a site at Cordova,
where the harbor is fell sheltered.
Seward also offers an ideal Site for
landing the planes, which are equip
ped with pontoons. Some arrange
ment will probably be made to enter
tain the eight men with the machines
when they come.
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PRESIDENTIAL MCE
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—William Gibbs
McAdoo, candidate for the presidency
on the Democratic ticket, told his
campaign managers from several of
the states that he would remaip inj
the race. All present voted unani
mously that he should remain in and
take his chances at the convention.
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DEPUTY MARSHAL STASER
ACTIVE IN BONUS BILL
Deputy Marsha! H. I. Staser of An
chorage, one of the most active of Al
aska Legionaries in legislation affect
ing war veterans, recently organized
an open forum to discuss the paid
propaganda against any measures
tending to compensate war veterans
for their loss of time thru the world
war. A telegram w-as sent to Dan
Sutherland advising him of the action
of the legion and audience, not one
dissenting vote being cast against the
propostion as explained by Mr, Sta
ser.
The members of the Legion are tak
ing steps to combat the propaganda
which is being scattered broadcast
throughout the country by big inter
ests, which believe it will hurt the
passage of the Mellon tax bill.
AMERICAN MAIL HELD
UP BY ENGLISH STRIKE
PLYMOUTH, Eng.. Feb. 19.—Five
thousand tons of American mail is
held up here because of a strike of
National dockworkers.
OLDEST BUILDING IN
WORLD IS DISCOVERED
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 19.— A
building 6,000 years old and still
standing, claimed to be the oldest in
the world, wras found recently near
Ur, Babylonia, by a joint expedition
of the museum and university of Phil
adelphia and the museum of London.
CONDITION OF GREEN
SAID TO BE SERIOUS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—The con
dition of Senator Greene, who was
shot by a stray bullet Saturday while
walking with his wife, is reported to
be \cry critical. Greene was injured
when prohibition agents and bootleg
gers fought a duel on the streets of
the city.
Bart Buckley and C. L. Carlson, op
prating at 2 below discovery, on Litth
Squaw creek, in the Chandalar dis
trict, arrived from the states on the
Victoria, and left yesterday tor the
mining camp in the interior. An iteir
was carried in the Gateway last weel
stating that a man named Smith hac
tsruck $11 pay on 2 above, and Messrs
Buckley and Carlson are naturally
much elated over the report as theii
claims adjoin those of Mr. Smith, 8
well defined paystreak cutting bott
claims. Bedrock is reached at 11
feet, Mr. Buckley explained, the golc
being coarse but well worn. At one
time there were five Buckley broth
ers in Alaska, but at the present time
but Bart and another remain. Bari
has mined in many camps, Ruby pro\
ing his Waterloo, the firm going broke
there, but taking up ground on Lit
tie Squaw creek.
“CARIBOU BILL” MARRIED
The Alaska Weekly of February 1
tells of the marriage at the Diller ho
tel, Seattle, on January 28 of W. F
“Caribou Bill” Cooper and Miss Win
nifred Johnson. The Seattle papei
says the bride was born in Skagway
It also says Mr. and Mrs. Cooper con
template a visit to Alaska soon.
A “GENTLEMAN” FARMER
A recent analysis shows that $2e
a week is average pay for an Iowa
farmer owner of a well-stocked farm
on land worth up to $300 an acre.
If this acreage farmer had turned
his farm into cash and invested the
money in a 6 per cent mortgage he
might have had an income of more
than $3,000 a year without labor. In
stead, he worked a year on his farm
and made $1,200, a difference of $1,
800 that he paid for the privilege oi
being a farmer. He is certainly enti
tied to call himself a gentleman farm
er.
—The United States now has more
than a million “gentleman” farm
ers.
ALASKA OUT OF KETCHIKAN
The steamship Alaska sailed from
Ketchikan yesterday morning at
10:30, northboond.
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UJ^OSR^OOO A UNDERWOOD. N V.'
i RUMANIA’S “SUB-DEB" PRINCESS ILEANA BE QUEEN BULGARIA
Princess tleana, of Rumania, who se betrothal to King oBris, of Bulga
ria, has just been reported. The lo vely little maiden is in her sixteenth
^ year and the marriage probably will not take place for a year or so. Her
1 beautiful and clever mother, Queen M arie, former British Princess, has air
j eady linked Rumania to Greece and Jugoslavia through marriages of her
l| children—the latest match will come near to completing her plans for a
I “Balkan matrimonial league.” This photo was taken in the doorway of
Sinaia, the castle used as a country home by King Ferdinand and Queen
Marie.
SEATTLE, Feb. 19.—Arthur Wake
| field and Leslie Chaster, Metropolitan
National bank messengers, were held
: up and robbed of $15,000 by bandits
| today.
CANNERY WORKERS BUY
MUCH ALASKAN FURS
' A large loss of revenue is caused
the Territory each year by cannery
workers from the Outside purchasing
I furs which are taken Outside and
I sold at a profit.
JOHN M. HEADY DIES
IN CABIN AT PALMER
John H. Heady, 75, a resident of the
Matanuska valley for many years,
was found dead in his lonely cabin
| near Palmer last week, the body be
ing taken to Anchorage for Interment
by the Pioneers. Mr. Heady had no
known relatives in Alaska, and his
brother, George Heady, residing in
Vevay, Indiana, has been telegraph
; ed.
Warren Fenton ,of the engineering
firm of Fenton & Glossop of Anchor
age, was a week-end visitor in Se
ward.
STOCK EXCHANGE MEMBERS
SUBPOENAED BY SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19—Several
members of the New York Stock Ex
I change have been subjoenaed by the
Senate committee investigating the
oil leases.
HARRY VP. FLETCHER
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—The name
of Harry P. Fletcher, ambassador to
Italy, has been given to the senate
for confirmation as ambassador to
Italy.
Arthur H. Mellick, former mate on
the old steamer Dora, the ’’bulldog of
the seas,” which carried the mail so
long to the westward from Seward,
writes from Sand Point to friends in
Seward sending his regards, and stat
ing that he is doing well at his loca
tion. Mr. Mellick is a son-in-law of
Andy Grosvold, pioneer trader of Un
ga, island.
KETCHIKAN FI8H PRICE8
Fresh halibut 15.55 and 3 cents;
pickled, none.
Washington, Feb. 19.—An anti
child labor amendment to the Consti
tution was recommended this after
noon by the senate judiciary commit
tee. The object of the bill is to pro
vide a standard child labor law foi
all states, as now each state had theii
own child labor laws, which in man}
cases conflicted.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Burns, o
Nenana, who arrived here last week
returned Monday to the Interior. Mr
Burns who is the pioneer moving pic
ture man of the Interior, has hac
show houses in nearly all the Tanam
valley camps, and now is proprietoi
of the Coliseum at Nenana.
Gill Rich, representative for th<
Black manufacturing Company of Se
rattle was a recent visitor in town, ha\^
ing come north on the Victoria. Af
ter making his rounds he left on th<
train for Anchorage and Fairbanks
He will return in about two weeks.
The American Legion Auxiliary wil
hold a meeting this evening at th<
Fire hall at 8 o’clock.
CORDOVAN IS DEAD
Gus Anderson, who formerly run s
pool hall at Cordova and McCarthy
died recently in Vancouver, B. C. Al
one time he was a partner of Ed. L
Harwod, at Cordova.
STARR SAILS SATURDAY
* The steamship Starr will sail foi
westward points, Saturday, Fefi. 23
at 10 o’clock p. m., making connectior
with train from the interior as well
as the steamship Alaska.
John Dunn, connected until recent
ly with the Anchorage Times as sub
scription clerk or circulation mana
manager, left on the Voctoria for his
former home in Juneau, where ht
will take a position with the Empire
A LITTLE GIRL’S FOUR PARENTS
The parents of a little Chicago gir
were divorced some time ago and
have remarried—in each case, mucl
younger mates. Oh, much younger
The little girl, who is at school in th(
East, wrote to her aunt and ended
"Please give my love to my old mam
ma and my new papa and my old pa
pa and my new mamma.” The pitj
is that with all these parents she
really hasn’t any that are truly par
ential.
SEME DEMUR RESIGNATION
II60I/E1MENI OFFICIALS
DESPITE DEMAND OF MANY DEMOCRATS ASSIS
TANT SECRETARY OF NAVY, THEODORE
ROOSEVELT, SAYS HE WILL NOT RESIGN—
DAUGHERTY AND FINLEY SLATED TO GO
Washington, Feb. 19.—It was predicted in official cir
cles last night that Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secre
tary of the Navy, and Edward C. Finley, assistant secre
tary of the Interior department, would be forced to re
sign their portfolios.
“Following the reported resignations, Mr. Roosevelt
announced to newspaper representatives1 “I have just
had a conference with the President and I am not going
to resign. I have done nothing to incriminate myself, nor
have I usurped any prerogatives of the department in
i acting as treasurer for the oil company under criticism.”
DEMAND RESIGNATION DAUGHERTY
Washington, Feb. 19.—The Cabinet this morning are
considering the persistent demands for the resignation of
Attorney General Daugherty. Mr. Daugherty stated that
if the President and members of the Cabinet believed it
desirable he would tender his resignation.
PRESIDENT HAS NOTHING TO SAY
Washington, Fb. 19.—It was announced from the
White House today that President Coolidge had nothing
| to say in regard to Secretary Denby’s resignation, _ -
OIL SCANDAL SLOWLY UNFOLDING
Washington, Feb. 19.—The dramatic unfolding of the
oil leasing scandal entered a period of heightened sus
pense today when the inveestigating committee went to
conference behind closed doors with Harry Payne Whit
ney and officials of of the J. P. Benkard & Co., stock bro
kers of New York, with whose firm Albert B. Fall is al
leged to have speculated.
SENATE REJECTS NOMINATION OF COHEN
Washington, Feb. 19.—The Senate today rejected the
| nomination of Walter L. Cohen, colored, as controller of
I customs for the port of New Orleans.
THIRTEEN PERISH IN TENEMENT FIRE
New York, Feb. 19.—Thirteen persons, including sew
I on children, -perished in an east side tenement fire.
COMMITTEEMAN CONFERS WITH COOLIDGE
Washington, Feb. 19.—Republican National Commit
teeman Pillies of New York, conferred with President
Coolidge over election possibilities today.
SISTER FORMER ALASKAN MISSIONARY DEAD
Denver, Col., Feb. 19.—Sister Mary, for forty years
within the cloister of the Divine Heart, and a sister of the
! late Rev. Wm. K. Judge, pioneer Alaskan missionary, died
here today.
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; WILL NOT RE-OPEN AMERICAN DEBT PAYMENT
London, Feb. 19.—Premier Ramsay MacDonald let it
be known today that he would not reopen the American
debt settlement, as arranged by the Baldwin cabinet.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Pomerem
and Roberts were confirmed by th«
Senate as special prosecutors of oil
lease violators today.
IGLOOS TAKE ACTION ON
PROPOSED GAME LAWS
At a meeting of Anchorage Igloo
No. 15, action was taken to refutt
the assertic" by Secretary Work thai
game was beinj slaughtered by pros
pectors, and present true conditions
as they exist at the present time
Much untrue propaganda has beer
published regarding Alaskan game
and the Pioneers desire to set ths
Secretary right in his premises.
Gerhard Johnson, who has been ii
Anchorage the past two months en
gaged in plastering the new Odd Fel
-lows hall returned home Saturday
He states that he has the interior o
the building completed but that th<
outside is yet to be stuccoed.
WATSON DUE TONIGHT
The steamship Admiral Watosi
will reach port tonight at 8 o’clock.
AMERICA WILL NOT
DON EUROPE SOON
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—The Am
erican government’s war debt commis
sion at a meeting today, decided not
to send any further duns to European
war debtors.
RAILWAY EARNINGS REACH
TOTAL OF 955 MILLIONS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—The rail
ways of the country earned $977,000,
000 net last year, it was announced by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
JUDGE MORNING DEAD
FROM BULLET WOUNDS
LINCOLN, Feb. 19.—Judge Morn
ing died here last night from bullet
wounds administered by Wallace, who
fired four shots, one at his wife, who
had been granted a divorce. He also
fired at her attorney and then killed
j himself.
Mrs. June K. Bolton, mother of Mrs.
Harry I. Staser, is a returning pas
senger on the steamship Admiral
Watson, on her way to Anchorage fol*
t lowing a visit of several months out
side.