VOLUME 1J), NUMBER 255
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1924.
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UNION OFFICIAL WAS
OFFERED $22 A DAY
TALK FOR COOLIDGE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—Before
the Borah investigating committee to
day, Henry L. Ramm, a union official,
of Lawrence, Mass., testified that he
was offered $22 a day and expenses,
by H. T. Drew, a Coolidge supporter,
to take the stump for the Coolidge
and Dawes ticket. Ramm said that
has turned down the offer but that one
ofjtl s neighbors, E. O. Brown, ac
cepted it. Brown was one of the la
bor leaders who called upon President
Coolidge at the White House Labor
Day.
H. L. Brunson reported that Wm.
Johnson, president of the Internation
al Association of Machinists said he
had collected $120,000 from the trades
unions for the La Follette campaign,
and that he was paid $1250 for his
services.
It was said that in order to disclose
to negro editors his standing with the
Ku Klux Klan, his alleged sympathies
with the movement having caused
them to withdraw their support from
the Republican ticket, the Republican
campaign committee paid their fares
to Washington.
It is also alleged that R. Naldo, for
mer police commissioner of New York
told how he had rounded up a number
( of actors under the leadership of A1
Joslin, John Drew, Raymond Hitch
cock, and others, and dispatched the
crowd on a visit to the White House,
their railroad fares amounting to
$1300 being paid by the committee.
BOYS AND GIRLS ARE
ASKED TO STEP SOFTLY
NIartin Lanning, fire chief and spec
ial policeman, asks the boys and girls
to step softly Hallowe’en night and
refrain from mischief, or they will be
held responsible. It is unlawful to
soap windows and do damage to prop
erty, and violations will not be allow
ed.
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The Gateway will send its last or
der for Christmas cards out on the
Alaska, and parties desiring same
should order before tomorrow night.
In case you are too busy to come to
the office, telephone and our represen
tative will call with samples and
prices.
EXPERIMENT BEING .
CARRIED OUT TO
CLEAR AWAY FOGS
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—Exten
sive experiments in the destruction of
fogs and clouds by the use of electri
fied sand are to be carried out under
government supervision at Bolling
Field, it was announced today.
Army airplanes equipped with a de
vice patented by Dr. L. Francis War
den of Harvard university have been
detailed exclusively to that work and
*’aily flights are to be made during
the next six weeks to determine both
the peace and war value in connection
with aviation.
PROPERTY AT MILE 16
MAKING GOOD SHOWING
W. F. Mcrcenbach, who is working
a property at Mile 16 with Fred
Stalder, arrived Tn town last night.
Mr. Mercenbach reports the property
showing fine, with a true fissure vein
in slate formation. About C5 feet
tunnel has been driven. A one
slump mill has been placed on the
property, and mill tests g;/e a very
satisfactory showing with values run
ning about $28 per ton and up.
This property ,'e lucated on the Al
aska railroad, making transportation
'lK-ap and the mnvng inexpensive.
SCHENECTADY, Oct. 30— Senator
La Follette today .predicted that the
Progressive ticket would poll a heavy
jfvote in both east and west.
STANDARD OIITrIG IN
SHELIKOF FORMATION
The Anchorage Alaskan is author
ity for the statement that the Stan
dard oil dribs are now down 2900 ft.
at Kanatak, and the drillers expect
t& strike oil by Christmas, the forma
tion being of Shelikof shale which lies
next to the oil pool.
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DAVIS CARRU N. Y.
NE WYORK, Oct. 28.—J. W. Da
vis today received assurances from
President Olvany, of the Tammany
club, that he would carry the city
of New York by a large enough ma
jority to secure his election in the
state.
AUXILIARY ENTERTAINS
The American Legion Auxiliary
j spent a very pleasant evening Tues
day night at their r-egular meeting.
; A class of five was initiated, the
work was practiced, and general good
time was enjoyed. The ladies are
making the men hustle to keep up
; with them, the auxiliary being one of
| the town’s progressive organizations.
CONSERVATIVES SWEEP
ENGLISH ELECTIONS
LONDON, Oct. 30.—Returns at
midnight on the election of the new
parliament showed that the Conser
vatives had won -with 130 seats; the
Labor party 46 and the Liberals 14,
this giving the Conservatives the
balance of power. The Conserva
tive party gained 44 and lost two
seats; the Labor party shows 10
seats gained with a loss of 23, and
the Liberals show six gained and
36 losses.
The election returns show that the
Conservatives won 326 seats in par
liament, insuring them a majority
over all other parties.
It was announced at 3 o’clock this
! afternoon that Lloyd George, a Lib
I eral, was elected to the House, while
, Asquith, leader of the Liberals, was
; defeated. He announced that he
would not retire from politics.
Ramsay Macdonald, prime minis
| ter for the Labor party, was re-elect
ed to parliament from Aberavon.
Securities Advance.
LONDON, Oct. 30.—Victories in fa
vor of the Conservatives caused
; many gilt edge securities to advance
! a point or two on the stock exchange
today.
THE SNOWSHOW SHEEP
DISCOVERED KENAI
A curious breed of sheep have been
discovered in the mountains back of
Kenai lake, by trappers in that vicin
ity. This sheep instead of having1
cloven hoofs like the regular mountain
sheep, has an elongated pad on its feet
1 resembling the snowshoe rabbit, and
these pads, which are a foot or more
in length, are used to coast down the
mountain sides. The animals change
color in winter, being a snow white.
In summer their fleece is brown. A
skeleton recently found of the snow
shoe sheep shows that the foot is
composed of a bony framework, some
| what on the style of the Siwash snow
l shoe. These bones are covered with
a tough membrane, a foot long and
; some six inches wide. In the summer
I they are used as fans to keep off the
many mosquitos found in the Kenai
marshas. It is said to be a pretty
I sight to watch a bunch of snowshoe
; sheep at play, taking turns *toboggan
| ing down the mountain sides, or rest
ing in the rocks, their feet idly fan
| ning away the insects. The skeletons
; recently found will be sent to the Ju
| neau museum.
ANTLERS SHIPPED FREE
NEW RULING OF BUREAU
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The shipment of shed horns or
antlers will be permitted from Alas
ka to the States without payment of
shipping or hunting license fee, ac
cording to information received lo
cally by A1 Hardy, LT. S. fur warden
and deputy game warden, from Ern
est P. Walker, chief Alaska Game
warden with headquarters at Juneau.
The letter as received reads:
“The policy will be adopted for
the present at least of permitting
shed horns or antlers to be ex
ported without payment of shipping
or hunting license fee. Antlers which
parties desire to export under this
permission must be presented to and
personally examined by a warden
who will prepare in triplicate a state
ment addressed to the Collector of
Customs at Seattle or other port of
entry.
“The continuance of this policy
will depend upon the, fact that it is
not abused by the exportation of
horns or animals which have been
killed and that it does not result in
the killing of animals for shipment
of antlers.”
COPVfttGHT KlV»TON« VIEW CO. HIW.VOUK
BUST OF THE PRINCE OF WALES
Alexandre Zeitlin, New York sculptor, has just finished a bust of the
Prince of Wales, a copy of which has been presented to the President. The
bust is a reproduction of a photograph of the Royal Heir, end sh-'ws him in
little known countenance Notice the marked resemblance o his Grand
father, King Edward VII, who looked the same when the Prince.
DIAMOND MEN RETURN
TO THE NORTH AFTER
STRICKEN WITH FEVER
(Fairbanks News-Miner.)
Arriving on the last train direct
from British Guiana, were Frank
Mussano and Peter Mallano. After
going through the jungles of the tro
pics, dodging snakes, drinking water
almost boiling hot when there was
water, and being stricken with fever, j
they express themselves as being j
more than glad to return to Fair
banks.
Mr. Mussano says that the tropics
is no place for a white man. .Al
most fifty per cent, of the white Deo
ple who go into the interior of the
southern countries die.
Mussano met Walter Fisher in
Georgetown and they went to the
diamond fields together. The field
is located about 200 miles up the
Mazaruni river. The government will
not allow ariv parties to go up with
out the service of a boatman and a
pilot. There are about thirty six wa
terfalls in the 200 miles and one who
is not familiar with the river is al
m6st certain to meet with disaster.
At the present time there are
20,000 people, mostly natives, liv-1
ing at the mining camps. New
discoveries are being made every
day. It is common for diamonds of
thirty, forty, or fifty carats to be
found.
Unfortunately, when Mr. Fisher
and Mr. Mussano arrived at the
fields, the rainy season had just set
in. It rained continuously and not
only made it difficult to’ prospect
but also mode it alriiost impossible
to escape the fever. People accus
tomed to the tropics take malaria
fever as a matter of course. When
it becomes too bad, the miners mere
ly go down to Georgetown, enter a
hospital until they are cured, when
they return to the fields.
Progress through the jungle is very
difficult, says Mr. Mussano. There
is a tall grass which grows every
where, and is as sharp as a knife.
It cuts the clothes to ribbons, and in
addition, is poisonous. Travelers are
oblidged to carry a long- knife, and
cut their way thru the vegetation.
No water in the district is safe
to drink without first boiling it, Mus
sano states. One* can never1 get
cool water, and oftentimes there is
none at all.
Mussaho and Fisher stayed in
the fields two months, waiting for
the rain to cease. Despite the high
water they found one good sized dia
mond. Finally they wrere weakened
so much by the lever that they de
cided to leave the country. Fisher
came to the United States by way of
New York, and is now in Spokane,
Wash. Musano returned via the Pa
nama Canal, and came directly north.
He states that there are vast gold
deposits in South America which are
as yet untouched. In the settled
districts men have taken out a much
as 75 ounces a day shoveling in.
There is one field in the interior of
Brazil which is thought to be ex
tremely rich. It is 500 miles inland^
and the region is inhabited by un
friendly natives. Almost every -man
who has gone into the region has
been killed.
Mr. Mussano and Mr. Mallano in
tend to remain in Fairbanks for
sometime. They think that money
can be made in Guiana, but tthe price
paid is too high.
ADM. WATSON IN PORT;
SPACE ALL SOLD OUT
The steamship Admiral Watson ar
rived in port at noon, southbound.
Passengers for Seward from the west
ward were J. J. Chisholm, Ole Hog
land, R. W- Calderhead, J. A. Ram
sey, and one steerage.
Those leaving Seward on the Wat
son for ports south were:
Mrs. A. Fern, B. E. Crowe, Abe
McKinnon and wife, Henry Merren,
N. B. Rodgers, Frank Vernon, John
Lanahan for Seattle.
For Latouche—O. Transtad and
John Martinson.
For Cordova—E. C. Tielman and
wife, and A. F. Stander.
For Juneau—Thos. King.
For Ketchikan—C. Rydberg.
The following were thru passen
gers for ports named:
For Latouche—Sylvia Nesland, Vio
let Issaacson, John Van Blinkensap,
John Norvik, Nils Riebe, Lowie Hein
an and two steerage.
For Cordova—Olaf Alstaad and
wife; Lieut. Tattersol, A. A. Baas and
one steerage.
For Juneau—N. E. Bolshanin and
wife and two children; Frances Mc
Rae, Wm, Jakeman.
For Seattle—A. Downie, wife and
two infants; E. Rosenburg and wife;
Mr. C. L. Vickers and wife; Fred
R. Lucas and wife; Helen Lucas,
Marvin Lucas, Albert Lucas, Harold
Lucas; Mrs. Lin Jorgenson; Margaret
Estus; W. A. Estus and wife; Mrs.
H. Haga, Mrs. C. Bernhardt; J. ‘Lar
son, Sanger Estus, Andy' Lundgren,
Olaf Matheson, F. R. Thomas, Henry
Ober, Lars Dahl and wife; T. Lar
sen, G. A. Krouse, Jno. Salater, wife;
A. J. Bernard, wife; O. Sat her, W. T.
Leroy, H. Malcolm, S. Sandwick. and
wife; Jno. Stanvick, A. K. Thompson,
G. W. McConaghy, Earl Jager, and
wife; J. Morino, Clarence Hood, An
ders Erickson, Miss W. Hocker, Mrs.
T. Myrseth, Amanda Ougland, Emma
Ougland, Irene Olberg, Myrtle Normo,
Anna Manuel, L. R, Snyder, Ole Han
sen, and- six stereage.
BRIDGE CLUB TO MEET
The bridge club will meet tomorrow
afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. S.
Balderston at 1:45 sharp.
REAR ADM. GREGORY
REFUSES TO TESTIFY
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30.—Rear Ad
miral Gregory, chief of the Navy bu
reau docks and yards, refused to an
swer questions on the witness stand
here in the government suit to cancel
the contracts of the Doheny interest
in the Elk Hills oil reservation, as to
the plans of the United States navy
for fuel oil storage facilities, stating
that the answers demanded by the
questions would force him to reveal
naval secrets.
EXPLORER ARRIVES JUNEAU
COVERS 20,000 MILE TRIP
JUNEAU, Oct. 30.—Knud Rasmus
son and party arrived here the oth
er day from Nome, having covered
20,000 miles in exploration work from
Denmark to Whalen, in Siberia. He
announced he would write a book
on the Eskimos, asserting he had
obtained positive knowledge of their
origin.
Rasmussen declared one could tra
vel his whole route, “and be under
stood by all Eskimos in common lan
gauge.” He said the navy dirigible
Shenandoah would have every assur
ance of success in a flight to the
north pole, with a mooring mast at
Point Barrow.
ANOTHER NOTED AUTHOR
JOINS SILENT MAJORITY
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Frances
Hodgson Burnett, American author
and playwirght, died at her home
hero today.
Frances Eliza Hodgson was born
in Manchester, England, in 1849, and
moved to Knoxville, Tenn., in 1865.
First began writing for magazines in
1867. She was married to Dr. L. M.
Burnett in 1873, later securing a di
vorce. She married Stephen Town
send in 1900 and removed to New
York, where she lived until her de
mise.
Mrs. Burnett wrote many novels,
chief among whic hwill be reember
ed That Lass O’Lowry, Surly Tim,
Little Lord Fauntlerov, Barty Crus
soe, and his man Saturday, and a
host of others. . Many of her stor
ies were dramatized.
SEATTLE’S PRIZE HOTEL
ON COMPLETE LIST
SEATTLE, Wn, Oct. 30.—The
“Olympic Hotel,” and building will
be completed tomorrow night at a
cost of four and a half million.
BRAZILIAN CONSPIRATORS
ARE IXfLED TO ISLAND
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina. Oct.
30.—Conspirators, whose revolution
ary plot against the Brazilian gov
ernment was frustrated last week,
have been shipped to an island off
the coast of Rio de Janiero. They
were composed mostly of dissatisfied
naval elements, including Lieut. Gui
maraes, president of the Naval Club.
YOUNGSTERS LOST
FAVORITE AUTHOR
SAN JOSE, Cal., Oct. 30.—Eugene
P. Sawyer, author of Nick Carter de
tective stories, died here this after
noon. Up to the time of his death he
had written over 200 books.
FEATHERWEIGHT PUGILIST
MURDERED IN- NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Oct 30.—Jack O'Brien
former featherweight pugilist was
found murdered today in front of his
home.
Mrs. George Sexton
Entertains, Bridge
Mrs. George Sexton entertained at
bridge yesterday afternoon, six tables
being at play. Mrs. H. S. Balder
ston won first prize, Mrs. S. M. Graff
the cut prize, and Mrs. Smith the con
solation prize.
After play a dainty luncheon was
served, those being present were Mes
dames Balderston, Blue, Graff, Reed,
Selby, Root, Urbach, Dougherty, Bar
nett, Kurtz, Weybrecht, Thoday, Den
ny, Swetmann, McMullen, Painter,
Smith, Sheldon, Ray, Eames, Hannon,
Sexton and the Misses Waugh and
Sexton.
ASSOCIATED TANKER
BURNS; SIX MISSING
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.—Six
persons are missing and $1,000,000 ip
damage was done when the big steel
tanker Adder, owned by the Associa
ted Oil company was destroyed by
fire here today. .
WOMEN’S CLUB TO ENTERTAIN
The Woman’s club will entertain to
night in their club rooms under the
Bank of Seward. Bridge whist will
be played. This is the first of many
such entertainments to be given by
the ladies.
BOUNDARY DISPUTE
BETWEEN TURKEY
MOSUL IS SETTLED
BRUSSELS, Oct. 30.—The dispute
between Great Britain and Turkey,
concerning the frontier between Tur
key and Mosul was settled by the
sitting council of the League of Na
tions, which adopted a resolution fix
ing the provisional frontier, pending
a settlement question front the sov
ereiguty of Mosul.
SALCHA MINING OPERATOR
ON HIS WAY TO STATES
Paul Denhart, who has been oper
ating a drag line outfit on Caribou
creek in the Salcha disc icr. is on his
way to the States after a very suc
cessful season. Mr. Denhart operates
a orag line with two scrapers and a
steam shovel, and has a large piece
of greund, which assays highly. He
is very enthusiastic over the Salcha
district, and states that much ground
has been staked there the past win
ter. He will spend the winder in Seat
tle. ,
JOHN JOHNSON, CHAMPION
DOG MUSHER IS DROWNED
NOME, Oct. 30.—John Johnson, dog
musher, twice champion of the All
Alaska Sweepstakes from Nome to
Candle, is dead . Mr. Johnson and a
companion broke throuhg the ice while
classing Port Safety Lagoon Friday,
and with his companion, Fred Mebes,
got safely to shore.
Johnson went back to cut his dog
team lose and was swept under the
ice and drowned. His body was not
I recovered. Johnson will be remera
1 bered as the man who won the sweep
stakes while driving a team of Siber
ian wolf hounds for Lord Fox Ram
say, a noted English sportsman. He
was very popular with the oldtimers
both at Nome and in the Kotzebue
| Sound district, and was a member of
! the Nome Igloo of Pioneers.
MODERN HEATING PLANT
INSTALLED IN OVERLAND
Gordon Shea proprietor of the Over
land Hotel, recently installed a Calor
ic heating plant, one of the latest mod
els, and the big hotel is now warm
and comfortable at all times. Addi
tional bathrooms have also been add
ed, and other improvements. The ad
dition of the heating plant and baths
; make the Overland thoroly up-to-date.
Mr. Shea is giving local men a cut
rate in rooms, and has the house fair
ly well filled at all times.
ESTER CREEK BUSY
Ester creek in the Fairbanks dis
trict is reported to be very busy
this winter. A large crew has been
at work on the Peterson and Jacob
son property the past summer. The
ground is about 100 feet deep and is
frozen from within a few feet of
the top. The mines on Ester creek
have started the use of Alaska coal
for thawing.
NUKA BAY OE BEING
TESTED ALASKA COLLEGE
The ore dressing class at the Fair
banks Agricultural College under di
rection of Prof. Earl Pilgrim, has
been engaged the past few days on
a mill test of a quantity of ore ship
ped to the College by Erik Burman,
who made a rich strike recently in
the Nuka Bay district.
Mrs. F. N. Williamson, wife of the
well-known fox rancher at Kusilof,
is an outgoing passenger on the Ad
miral Watson en route tp the States.
While absent Mrs. Williamson will
spend some time visiting the fur
show at Minneapolis.
Capt. James Ward and O. W. Con
nors, employes of the Alaska Kail
road, who brought the tug Alaska
from Anchorage to Seward, returned
on today’s train to Anchorage. Mrs.
Connors came over on last night's
train to meet them. The tug had a
stormy trip, being seven days on the
road.
GENERAL CIRCULAR NO. 184
Effective November 1, 1924, Mr. E.
Huntley is appointed General Store
keeper, with headquarters at Anchor
age, Alaska, reporting to Noel Smith.
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