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VOLUME 20.
NUMBER 163
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
SANTA BARBARA CALMLY CLEANING
UP DEBRIS AFTER WORST DISASTER
IN HISTORY OF CITY—BUT FEW DEAD
Water System Crippled but not Entirely Cut Off as Main
Arteries from the Hills are Intact and Bypass
Constructed Around Ruined Reservoir
HOUSES IN RESIDENCE DISTRICT ARE WRECKED
i Residents of City Spend Night on Lawns Fearing a Repe
tition of Shocks—State Street a Mass of Twisted
Debris—Red Cross and Sailors at Work
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 30 (JP)—The death list from the
quake is given out as eight this morning by the authorities. The list
of injured will reach several hundred. Shocks are continuing today
but little additional damage is being done.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 30 (,/P)—This thriving Southern Califor
nia community is taking its punishment stoically, with no disorder. Blue
Jackets and National Guardsmen are patrolling the heart of the business
district, where trucks loaded with battered brick and twisted steel are fol
lowing in the wake of the ambulances gathering up the injured. The work
of clearing up the wreckage began with a promptness as though a moving
picture scene had been planned weeks in advance, and is proceeding rapidly
with every available means of transportation being used. Business men are
working in the midst of the wreckage salvaging their goods, and moving
them to places of safety. Small buildings are starting up in many places
designed for restaurants to feed the workers. State Street, the main thoro
fare of the city is a picture of ruin from one end to the other. Not all of
the buildings are demolished, but many are twisted beyond repair and will
* have to be torn down.
Throughout the residence district, particularly the East Side, smaller
frame houses are knocked askew, and yards and lawns are flooded by the
broken water mains. Lawn room is at a premium, the residents of the city
spending the night in the open, the memory of the quake being too recent
to allow them to remain indoors. Red Cross workers have manned relief
stations and firemen are everywhere on the job. The water supply, while
crippled, is not entirely cut off, as the main arteries from the hills are in
tact, and a bypass has been arranged around the demolished reservoir. Many
earthquakes of lessening intensity and frequency are being felt,
r Accompanied by muffled reports, a Santa Barbara editor said the quake
seemed like a vast internal explosion. The ground seemed to be pushed up
and the buildings were wrenched and twisted. Preceding the first temblor
was a roar, first thought to be from an explosion, then came the crash of
buildings proving that a real earthquake was at hand. Many remaining ves
tiges of the old Spanish regime in the shape of adobe houses were destroyed.
REVOLVING FUND FOR REBUILDING CITY
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 30 (/P)—In line with the suggestion of j
William Gibbs McAdoo, a resident of Santa Barbara, the Chamber of Com- j
| merce has adopted a plan to institute a two and a half million revolving
fund for reconstruction of the destroyed part of the city.
FORMER MAYOR HANSON OF SEATTLE IN QUAKE
Ole Hanson, former mayor of Seattle, was an eye witness of the quake,
which he describes as follows: “About G:44 I noticed( as I lay in bed, quite
a large wave dash onto the beach. The ground seemed to raise up with a
crunch, something like a million dogs crunching a bone. I leaped out of bed
but the floor seemed to rise up and hit me. I stepped again and could not
reach the floor which dropped from beneath me. I dashed for the open and
as I emerged into the open air I heard a great explosion like a great fuse blow
ing out. I saw the walls of the power plant a block away crumble and fall
with a groan like a wave hitting a canoe. There was no excitement. A man
sweeping a street on the waterfront never stopped his sweeping, although
buildings were falling all around him.”
LIST OF DEAD GIVEN OUT BY CIITY OFFICIALS
SANTA BARBARA, June 30 (/P)—A volent shock at 1:22 this morning
was felt, with others at 5:32, 6:46, 7:12, 10:30, 11:30 and at 4:30 and 5:54
today.
Among the dead are Mrs. Charles E. Perkins of Burlington, Iowa; Ber
tram E. Hancock of Los Angeles and six citizens of Santa Barbara, including
Dr. James C. Angle, and John Shea, a gardner at St. Anthony’s college, ad
joining the Santa Barbara Mission, who was crushed when the roof of a cor
ridor fell in.
Conservative estimates place the damage at between 15 and 30 millions.
MOUNTAIN SHOWS CRACK SEVERAL MILES LONG
JACKSON, Wyo., June 30 (/P)—The north end of Chief mountain in the
Teton National Forest near here has a crack in it several miles long, which
opened as a result of the tremors. An avalanche greater than the one pre
viously reported last Tuesday occurred in the Gros Ventre river valley and it
is feared that the huge dam formed may break allowing the accumulating
waters to sweep the valley.
EVANS SAILS WITH j
204 PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, June 30 (/P)—'The Admi
ral Evans sailed today with 204 pas
sengers. Those for Seward are Mrs.
W. F. Lewis, Alex Carlson, Betty
Carlson, Miss L. Garbin, J. W. Mason,
Dorothy Sommers, Miss Mabelle Lacy,
V. K. Woods, Max Shellebarger and
wife, Maxine Shellabarger, Clifford
Shellabarger and one steerage.
COLONEL COOLIDGE BETTER.
PLYMOUTH, Mass., June 30 (P)—
Physicians said that Colonel Coolidge,
father of the president, showed mark
ed improvement today though he vom
ited severely.
ROYAL WELCOME
BEING PREPARED
FOR AMUNDSEN
OSLO, Norway, June 30 (#>)—A roy
al welcome is being prepared at the
capital for the return of Raold Amund
sen and his party July 4. They will
be brought here from Horton, 50 miles
north of here, with an escort of naval
planes and will be received “with
honor at the pier where members of
the royal family usually land, and
from here taken in open carriages to
the palace, where an audience with
King Haakon will be held. The king
in the evening will give a special din
ner in their honor.
SHIPPING BOARD
VESSELS BID FOR
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 30 (/P).
Opening bids from twenty firms and
individuals for the 200 Shipping Board
vessels to be scrapped, showed that
none came from Henry Ford. The
only bid for the entire 2200 vessels
came from a Baltimore concern, and
was 81,370,000.
KUSKOKWIM BOAT
! REACHES SEATTLE
—
j SEATTLE, June 30 (£>)—'The W. M.
Tupper arrived today from the Kus
kokwim river via Unalaska with many
furs and seven passengers, including
Tom Cronin, a sheepman, going to
Portland, H. M. Hanson, a Bethel mail
carrier, and a number of school
teachers going home on a visit.
VICTORIA HAS
SPLENDID VOYAGE
SEATTLE, June 30 (£>)—'The steam
ship Victoria arrived here today and
reported a fine voyage south. Mrs. W.
H. Koch of Nome, who was ill when
she boarded the ship, died June 21 at
sea and her body was brought here for
burial.
STRIKERS WARNED
BY GOVERNMENT
MEXICO CITY, June 30 (^—Re
sponding to threats of strikes in pro
test against economies introduced by
National railways, President Calles
issued a warning, declaring that the
government was determined to persist
in its reforms, and would instantly
dismiss any employe engaged in the
strike and would protect the railways
in their operation and suppress sa
botage.
Government Saves Over
$245,000,000 Last Year
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 30 (Jp)—
The Federal government will finish
the fiscal year Tuesday with a sur
plus in excess of $245,000,000, nearly
$50,000,000 greater than any previous
estimate, and more than twice as
large as calculated when the year be
gan.
Excluding the last three days the
revenue from income taxes aggregat
ed $1,749,000,000, which is $89,000,000
more than was estimated.
It is indicated that Secretary Mel
lon is in favor of a cut of $300,000,000
in the total tax.
COFFIN FOR NOME
MAN MADE OUT
MAHOGANY BAR
NOME, June 30 (/P)—Barney Gibney,
aged 69, died here Saturday. Gibney
was a sourdough of Dawson, Yukon,
Nome and Teller gold rushes. He was
born in Platsburg, New York. He has
been indisposed the past three years.
On account of the number of deaths
in Nome the past winter a shortage of
coffins was experienced. Gibney ex
pressed a desire that his coffin be
handmade from the mahogany bar of
the old Dawson Saloon, which he for
merly managed before the Territory
went dry, and which he had stored
away in this city.
Gibney was known as one of the
most benevolent men of the north.
Search for Bodies In
Mine At Burke, Idaho
WALLACE, Idaho, June 30 (JP)—A
search for bodies of entombed miners
was continued in the Ajax mine near
Burk today, where four miners were
overwhelmed Wednesday when water
filled the workings. Two bodies were
recovered, one mutilated beyond re
cognition. The other, that of Lester
Cummer, shift boss, had a deep gash
i in the forehead and all his clothing
stripped from his body.
22 HANGED IN
CONSTANTINOPLE
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 30 (/P)—!
Sheik Said and 21 other Kurds re
cently convicted of participation in an
insurrection against the government
were hanged today in the public
square. A large crowd applauded and
helped pull on the gallows rope.
C00LIDGE RETURNS
TO SWAMPSCOTT
PLYMOUTH, Mass., June 30 (£>)—
President Coolidge and wife started
for their summer home at Swampscott
today by motor, Colonel Coolidge, the
President’s father being much improv
ed. The President and his wife twice
today visited the grave of their son,
Calvin, buried just a year ago.
Young John remained to do chores
for his grandfather, the President in
structed him about the completion of
the stacking of some shingles with
which the President had been busy
since his arrival.
The party expects to reach their
destination at 7:00 o’clock this even
ing.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 30 (£>).
Conferences over the Italian debt to
the United States were broken today
when Mario Alberti, a member of the
Italian commission, returned to Rome
for more data.
SANTA BARBARA
APPEALS NATION
FOR ASSISTANCE
SANTA BARBARA, June 30
The Clearing House Association to
day issued an appeal to the nation for
a two million dollar earthquake fund
and to the bankers and clearing
houses for a twenty million dollar re
construction loan. At a meeting of
the leaders the loss was estimated at
20 to 25 million dollars. The loans
are asked to run for five year peri
ods at six per cent secured by first
mortgages. The repayment of the two
million dollar fund for immediate re
habilitation is promised in seven
years.
Dr. Rexwald Brown, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, who presided
at the meeting, said: “It is a won
derful opportunity to build the type of
city we have been talking and dream
ing of for years.”
Another shock came during the
meeting but only the girl stenogra
phers noticed it.
San Francisco and Los Angeles
are responding to the appeals for aid.
The city is teeming with restora
tion activities. Ladders are pushing
the trembling walls down, groceries
and banks have reopened, and cheer
ful looking folks are hurrying home
with food. The shopkeepers jested
with their customers over the panic,
and conditions are rapidly becoming
normal.
Through the night eight girls oper
| ated the telephone switchboard by
candlelight, and men were cleaning
away the ruins preparatory to re
building, while women cooked meals
in the parks and churchyards.
Many Shocks in Montana.
BOZEMAN, Mont., June 30 (JP)—
Southwestern Montana on the edge of
the Gallatin valley had two heavy
shocks at 10:30 and 11:35 last night
the people taking their beds out of
doors and spending the night.
Death Toll Reaches Nine.
SANTA BARBARA, June 30 (/P)—
Herrado Charis, a laborer died this
morning, making the death toll from
the quake nine.
BRITISH PATROL
KILLS BANDITS
i _
HONGKONG, China, June 30 (JP)—
The British government’s armed ves
sel patrolling and protecting shipping
nearby met a large body of brigands
cruising toward Kongmoon and fired
on the brigands killing many and dis
persing the remainder. Residents of
Kongmoon thanked the British for
their work.
Bandits speaking English held up
two missionaries between Lupa and
Canton, demanding .$1,000, but took
$200 found on the missionaries and
fled.
Boy Killed When An
Automobile Tire Bursts
TACOMA, June 30 (^p)—Fred E.
Hackett, jr., son of Police Judge E. J.
Hackett, was klled yesterday by an
auto tire bursting which he had inflat
ed to 125 pounds pressure. He was
bending over the tire at the time of
the explosion and died instantly.
Sent with a written message for a
doctor, the dog of Herbert Newton
of Beulah, Colo., found aid in time
to save his master’s life.
While inflating a tire, Charles Cot
ter of Newark, N. J., had the sight
of his left eye destroyed by a blow
out.