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VOLUME XVII, NUMBER 85.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1923.
PRICE TEN CENTS
MAY 1ST
THOMPSON CHARGES
TIMES WITH THE
DOUBLE X
SAYS EDITOR PHONEO ASKING
HIM TO PROTEST APPOINT
MENT COL. STEESE
la a recent issue of the Fairbanks
Miner, W. F. Thompson, the editor,
takes exceptions to the attempt of the
Anchorage Times to place the blame
for the attempt to retain Col. Mears
in office upon commercial organiza
tions outside of Anchorage, when the
Fairbanks editor alleges, the Anchor
age Chamber was the only commercial
or civic body that interested itself in
the proposed change of railway heads.
The article, under the head, "Trying
to Get Out from Under,” follows:
ANCHORAGE, Apr. 5.—Regarding
the dispatch from Washington about
Alaska Civic organizations asking that
Col. Mears be retained until the com
pletion of the railroad no such re
quest emanated from here. Instead.
Washington was congratulated by the
Merchants’ association upon the choice
of a successor to Col. Mears. Did a
civic body of Fairbanks make the re
quest? (Dispatch to News-Miner from
Anchorage Times.)
Started in Anchorage
To the above we answered that
Anchorage DID start the move. The
manager of the Times over the long
distance phone told the manager of
rhe News-Miner that the Anchorage
Commercial Club HAD sent such mes
sage as soon the news of Col. Steese’
appointment reached there and asked
US to ask the Fairbanks Commercial
Club to do the same. We did ask the
Club and it refused to do so, and we
so notified Anchorage. The ‘‘civic'’
requests referred to in the Washing
ton dispatch were the outcome ot the
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce’s
telegram to President Harding asking
for the retention of Col. Mears.—Ed
(Reply of W. F. Thompson to the An
ehorage Times.)
Mrs. A. E. Ashton of the Ashton
stores in Seward and Anchorage, was j
among those who left this morning lor •
the north after spending the past;
week in Seward attending to the bus-,
mess.
Mrs. D. M. Culbertson left this!
morning where she will visit with
rriends.
MARINE INFORMATION
The steamship Alameda was report
i.-d out of Ketchikan at 6 o’clock this
morning.
The steamship Admiral Evans is
due to arrive in Seward southbound,
on Friday morning.
A1 Peel was numbered among those
northbound on this morning’s train,
going as far as Lakeview.
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Frank P. Caraway, commission en-j
gineer, stationed at Bird Point, arrlv- j
ed in town Saturday evening for a
business visit, returning this morning.
Gust Seaberg and wife, residents of
Anchorage, registered in Saturday
night for a short visit in ttown.
Lloyd Swan, of Latouclie, was reg
istered at a local hotel last night, ar
riving on the Admiral Evans.
Miss Stella Fuller, Delano Red
Cross nurse, left on the Starr Sunday
to make a brief trip to Kanatalc.
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WEATHER FORECAST
; Continued cloudy and unsettled |
tonight and Tuesday; probably |
i rain on coast. (
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LOST—Lavalliere, with small dia
mond set; at dance Saturday night;
return to Mrs. Sullivan. 21
E. Major, chef at the Fourth of
July creek logging camp spent the
week end in Seward, leaving this
morning to resume his duties.
SECRETARY OF WAR OVERRULES REOUEST
THAT COL WEARS COMPLETES HIS WORK
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WASHINGTON, APRIL 9—Contrary to the general opinion of those
versed in Alaskan affairs, Secretary of War John W. Weeks this morning
announced that Col. James Gordon Steese would continue the work of com
pleting the Alaska Railroad instead of Col. Frederick Mears, the former head
who will step down from office May 1.
Secretary Weeks has been the recipient of numerous petitions from
Anchorage requesting that Col. Mears be allowed to complete the work he
has been engaged upon for the past few years. On reviewing the petitions
and the present stage of railroad work it was his verdict that the war depart
ment would abide by its present decision; Col. Steese will be in full charge.
MOVE TO EXPEL ILL
RUSSIAN DELEGATES
FROM EH
PROTEST AGAINST SOVIET EXE
CUTION GAINS NATION WIDE
SUPPORT IN BRITAIN
LONDON, Apr. 9.—A movement for
the expulsion of the Russian Trade
delegation and all other Bolsheviks
from England as a protest against the
execution of the Catholic prelate,
Vicar General Butchkavich, is gaining
countrywide support. It was initiated
by clergymen of all creeds.
HUNDREDS TURN DUT
TDJ.P.ST0TK0 FUNERAL
Vesterday afternoon in A. B. hall,
under the auspices of the local Order
of Odd Fellows, was held the funeral
services for the late J. P. Stotko. The
remains were accompanied to the hall
from the chapel by a large represen
tation of the order and by numerous
friends. The pallbearers were George
Sexton, H. V. Hoben, Henry Lind
quist, Henry Sager, Frank Laererquist
and Peter Peterson.
A choir of mixed voices, Mrs. Ira
Bailey, Mrs. Donald H. Tyer, Mr. H.
L. Smith, Mr. Ira Bailey, and Mr. P.
C. McMullen, assisted in the sert ices
which were as follows:
“Nearer, My God, to Thee.’’
Odd Fellows’ Ritual.
“What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”
Funeral sermon by Rev. R. p,. v.
Dunlap.
‘‘Rock of Ages.” ,
Odd Fellows Farewell.
Invocation by the Lodge.
At the conclusion of the services
many paid their last respects to the
departed, passing around the casket,
which was banked until nearly hidden
by many beautiful floral offerings. The
remains were then taken on a special
train to the Seward cemetery, where,
at the graveside the last simple rites
of the Odd Fellows’ ceremony were
performed and Jack Stotko. pioneer,
sleeps.
RETURNING FROM THE STATES
Numbered among those who arrived
in Seward on the Admiral Watson
yesterday -was Harry Buzby, promi
nent agriculturalist of the Fairbanks
district. Mr. Buzby, who has been
visiting this winter in the States, as
soon as he arrives at the interior city
will busy himself in making prepara
tions for his spring planting, 150
acres being seeded for this year’s har
vesting.
Conductor Harry Long is giving th«
highball these days on the Overland
Limited, vice Conductor O’Shea, whc
has been given a run on other divi
sions.
JUSTICE HARD TO OBTAIN AT HERRIN
MACON, 111, Apr. 9—All untried indictments growing
out of the Hernn riots werenolle prossed today, following
an acquittal by a jury last night of six other defendants
charged with the murder of the non-unionists last fall.
Attorney General Edward J. Brundage, who left to
day for Chicago, stated that “Justice cannot be obtained1
in Williamson county.”
This is the second acquittal by a jury in the Herrin
murder cases.
TO SQUELCH CANADIAN BOOZE TRADE
SEATTLE, Apr. 9.—Alarmed over the increasing
I flood of illicit liquor and uarcoties flowing over the Cana- j
! dian border trails and water routes intto the State of
| Washington, three departments of the government, it
| was stated today, have obtained reinforcements of men
i and boats in an effort to cope with the rum smugglers of
Puget Sound.
Tne authorities have also been warned that a gang of
; dope smugglers are operating into the United States from
1 Canadian.
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PROMINENT NEW YORK SOCIETY
WOMEN CAUGHT IN RAID ON
EXCLUSIVE BOOZE JOINT
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NEW YORK, Apr. 9.—Two hundred
women in evening dress, many promi
nent in the social life of the city,
were thrown into a state of panic to
day when seven dry agents raided an
exclusive dancing and drinking club,
to which admission was by member
ship card only. The addresses and
names of the habitues of the place
were taken and they were released.
| Peter Hanson, who for several
i months past has been employed at the
! sulphur mine at Lost Harbor, who re
cently arrived from the westward, left
this morning for the interior, paying
the various places along the line a
visit before leaving for the States.
Harry Kellogg, formerly of Lost
Harbor, signed on with the commisi
sion this morning to work with the
road gang out of Anchorage.
DRYDEN’S GROCERY MOVES
W. H. Dryden moved his stock of
groceries Friday to the two story
building on Third and Adams, near
the school. This will be a grea/t con
venience to parties residing in that
end of town.
C. H. Swanson, Fairbanksan, is
among those who arrived from the
Interior Saturday night.
HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY U.
S. SUPREME COURTS IN
TODAY’S DECISIONS
WASHINGTON, Apr. 9.—Advocates
of a minimum wage law suffered de
feat today when the supreme court
held unconstitutional such a statute,
recently passed by congress for the
District of Columbia. The law provides
for a board representing the public,
employers and employes, which would
investigate working conditions for
women and children and fix a mini
mum wage.
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Fred R. Tubbe, of Eska, was num
bered among those woh spent the
I week end in Seward.
C. Clausen, former interiorite who
; has been on a visit to the states, left
| this morning for the north.
Henry Capp, well known mining
man of the Kantishna district, who
has for the past year or so been re
siding in California, arrived on the
Admiral Evans Sunday, leaving this
morning for Nenana and Fairbanks.
Later he will go to Glacier ctiy for the
purpose of making ready for spring
operations.
Chas. Olsen, of Wasila, was a week
end visitor from Wasilla.
Thomas Nermo left on the Starr
yesterday for the oil fields.
FAILED TO SHOW WHAT HAD
BEEN ACCOMPLISHED DUR. j
ING PAST TWO YEARS
WASHINGTON, Apr. 9.—It is iu. j
secret in political circles that Chair-.
man Adams of the Republican Nation-j
al Committee is in bad with the
Harding administration because he
failed to issue a lengthy statement
setting forthwhat has been accom
plished by the party in the first two
years.
STARR MAKING SPECIAL !
TRIP TO PORTAGE BAT
The steamer Starr left port yester
day shortly after the noon hour bound
for Portage Bay, making a special
trip to Kanatak.. In addition to hav
ing a fair list of passengers, about
125 tons of freight was consigned to
the oil town. Those listed from Sew
ard were as follows:
Mrs. Claude Shea and family, B. F.
O’Brien, Thomas Nermo, Karl Arm
strong, Miss Stella Fuller, Ed Lawson,
Mr. Hughsby and five in the steerage.
The Starr is scheduled to arrive
back in Seward about Saturday noon,
all depending on weather conditions
at the oil city.
G. H. Spangler, of the Alaska Road
Commission, left for Anchorage this
morning on commission business.
John Patrechi, Kodiak resident was
among those who were westward
bound on the Evans, returning home
after a short visit in Seward.
Miss Laura Larssen left on the
Evans to pay a short visit with friends
at Kodiak.
Roadmaster George Colwell, who
spent Sunday in town, left this morn
ing for Bird Point *0 supervise some
work at that place.
Ed Lund, of the logging camp across
the bay, spent Sunday in town with
his family.
A gang of men left this morning foT
Kern creek to fill out the section crew
at that place.
The labor market in Anchorage get
ting short, twenty men leaving Sew
ard this morning to accept positions
with the various road gangs working
out of the Cook Inlet city.
B. F. O'Brien, who formerly resided
in Anchorage, was numbered among
those who left on the Starr for Kan
atak.
ATTORNEY GENERAL SHOWN UN
FAMILIAR WITH TRANSPOR
TATION FIGURES
(By Special Correspondent)
JUNEAU, Alaska, Apr. 9—At the
conclusion of the transportation hear
ings Saturday Attorney General Rust
gard told the joint legislative commit
tee to "put an additional tax on sal
mon canners for the creation of a fund
from which a liberal subsidy could be
paid some steamship company to haul
freight for Alaskans at the some low
rate which Seattle steamship lines at
present give to the cannery interests,
and also pay subsidies to good sized
steamers to enable them to operate in
inter-territorial trade.”
Despite the fact that Rustgard ad
mitted the incorrectness of much data
contained in his biennial report con
cerning the rates on which he had
based his analysis of the tariffs, and
also other gross inaceuries in his
statements, he said that he still main
tained that Alaska freight rates were
exorbitant.
Knickerbocker’s testimony create!
a favorable impression upon his hear
j ers. He denied an excessive dividend
rate had been earned and showed by
j annual reports of the company that
dividends for the fen years previous
I to 19211 averaged less than six per
1 cent. He further stated that Mr.
: Rustgard’s charges that the company
■ does not want Alaska developed were
| refuted by the fact that the company
I investments in Alaska were larae. Ho
j challenged Mr. Rustgard to show him
I where any industry had been blocked
i through action of the company, but on
j the contrary stated that his company
; maintained the largest payroll and
j Paid the largest taxes of any concern
i *n the Territory . Mr. Knickerbocker
answered all questions in a straight
j ward way without hedging and backed
up his answers by statistics taken
from territorial and company records.
Rustgard questioned him in an aim
less fashion for about two hours. Later
Senator Dimond, and Representative^
Keyes, Foster, Daly, Raelson. Decker
and others also questioned Mr. Knick
erbocker and Mr. Rustgard. It is ex
j pected that the findings of the com
mittee will not be made public for
several weeks.
MORE AUTOS ARRIVING
The number of automobiles in Sew
ard was materially increased when
the Admiral Evans discharged cargo
yesterday, two new machines being
received by the* Ellsworth agency.
Beth were Chevrolets, one a sedan,
will be delivered to Miss Sylvia Sex
ton, the other will be placed in stock
at the Ellsworth Sales and Service
station. Two more of the same make
will be received during the - present
month and on the first of May a Buick
will be added to the list of those aT-.
ready in town.
John Malutin, accompanied by his
brother, Roy, and Mrs. Malutin, left
on the Evans for Seldovia, where Mr.
Malutin will operate an eating place
for the clam canners and diggers who
will be employed at the Seldovia can*
neries.
Anton Johansen, Seldovia business
man and prince of good fellows, who
has been sojourning in Seward for the
past several days, left on the Admiral
Evans for home.
It is reported that within a short
time the machine shops now at Nena
n awill be removed to Fairbanks, all
repair work being done there instead
of the old Tanana terminus.
CARD OF THANKS
The undersigned desire to thank the
many friends who assisted us in our
recent sad bereavement. Especially
do we thank those who so ably assist
ed us during the last hours of our be
loved husband and father.
Mrs. Jno. P. Stotko and Family.