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VOLUME 19, NUMBER 246.
SEWARD. ALASKA, MONDAY,
OCTOBER 20, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
SHENANDOAH CIRCLES
OVER CITY SEATTLE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
SEATTLE, Oct. 20.—“It looks like
an Alaska king salmon,” exclaimed
little Revay Landstrom, daughter of
’ Mr. and Mrs. Claude Landstrom, as
she beheld the dirigible Shenandoah
flying over Seattle yesterday after
noon, and that was about as good a
description of the a.nparance of the
ship at the altitude of 1500 feet which
could be given. It was a great sight
as conditions were most favorable, the
.bright sun shining on the many pro
i®lor blades of the six engines, with
the aluminum and glass of the pilot
house glistening in its rays . The
monster of the air performed splen
didly, answering every touch of the
helm.
Leaving Seattle the Shenandoah
crossed to the Puget Sound Navy
yard over which she circled, before
returning to Camp Lewis.
COLD STORAGE PLANT
AT, PETERSBURG IS
NOW BEING PLANNED
With its municipal power plant in
the last stages of construction, the
town of Petersburg is launching a cold
storage project, according to B. Green,
local merchandise broker of Juneau,
who spent several days there recently.
The cold storage project, which has
not been definitely formulated at this
stage, is at present being fostered by
public subscription, After a cam
paign of but a few days, $47,000 had
been pledged for it and it was expect
ed that this aount would be mater
ially increased before the drive ended.
No limit has been placed on the sum
to be raised nor have any definite
plans for construction and operation
been adopted.
The contractors building the muni
cipal power plant have made fine
headway. Power will be delivered to
the town on its own lines by the be
4 gmning of the month.
ALLIED WARSHIPS CARRY
REFUGEES FROM CANTON
CANTON, Oct. 20.—While Chinese
troops continue robbing and looting
citizens here today, allied naval ves
sels are making extra trips to carry
persons fleeing from Canton to Hong
Kong. The situation in Canton is
pitiful, the citizenry being between
the rebel forces on the one side
and the government forces on the
- other, both pillaging shops and rob
bing the people of their scanty pos
sessions.
TWENTY-FIVE ARE KILLED
IN PICTURE STAMPEDE
ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 20.—Twenty
five persons were killed and 18 injur
ed in a stampede in a motion picture
house in this city last night. A false
4talarm of fire was raised by pickpock
ets and the audience stampeded.
Tony Sessa, of Kodiak, was regis
tered at the Hotel Seward over Sun
day.
Mabel Normand Is Suing
' For Large Sum of Money
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20.—Mabel
Normand, well-known film star, has
/ filed a libel complaint for $500,000
damages from Georgia W. Church, es
tranged wife of Norman W. Church.
Excerpts from the divorce petition
of Mrs. Church charged Miss Nor
mand and Church with being on most
friendly terms in the hospital, that
Miss Normand ran in and out of his
room clad in a night gown and had
many parties together in which intox
icants were a part. She also charges
that Church sent her flowers and that,
when Church was lying in his bed if
he did not keep still she would tell
him naughty stories.
The divorce papers also charge Miss
Normand with kissing Church good
bye at the hospital.
Miss Normand charges that her an
nual income was over $150,000 prior
to the divorce proceedings but she al
leges her reputation has been dam
, aged by the insinuations in the di
' vorce papers and that she cannot pro
ceed now' to profitable production in
pictures. Miss Normand denied all the
charges contained in the divorce pap
ers filed by Miss Church.
SKIRTS ARE TO BE SHORTER
IN NEW WINTER STYLES
SEATTLE, Oct. 20—“Yes, skirts
will be short, oh, extremely short,’’
confided Miss Grave Davies, associate
editor of Harper’s Bazar, who has
been chatting’ fashions this week with
leaders in Seattle shopdom.
“And hair?. Well, I’m letting mine
grow. It's two inches longer now
than it should be, but I want it long
j enough to roll under for our big show
! in January.” She touched white fin
j gers to her black boobed locks.
Miss Davies makes an annual tour
i of the United States in the interests
of good fashions as favored by Har
per’s Bazar.
STUDENT BODY OF
CLEMSON COLLEGE
GOES ON STRIKE
SPARTANSBURG, S. C., Oct. 20.—
The entire student body of the Clem
son college struck yesterday as a
protest against the food conditions
at the college and also against the
unfair treatment of Hollohan, a
football player, whom they said was !
suspended recently.
PETERSBURG PIONEER
DIES PIONEE’S HOME
Ole Loman, died at the Alaska Pio
neers’ Home hospital on Oct. 6th. He
was born in Norway, August 10, 1S62
and became a naturalized citizen of
r. S., in Seattle, Wn.
He came to Alaska in ’98 and het
tled down in Petersburg and lived
there most of his time, where he
had a garden close to town, and a
small trolling boat. On Septeber 2,
last, he was brought to the Pioneers’
Home, but only lived a little over
a month. He leaves no known rela-1
tives. ’
CHAMBER LUNCHEON
The Seward Chamber of Commerce
will hold its regular weekly luncheon
at the Grill tomorrow. Deputy Abrams
who was to have been a guest of the
chamber tomorrow, was called out
of town today and will be unable to
attend.
DIRIGIBLE NEARS ’FRISCO
SAN FANCISCO, Oct. 20.—The diri- j
gible Shenandoah sailed from Camp j
Lewis for San Francisco,, Sunday eve- i
nning and was today reported to ov- j
er the Farrallons, 25 miles west of
this city.
Mrs. F. A. Hansen, wife of the j
former engineer on the Alaska rail
road, who is now head of the Copper i
River & Northwestern, left on the
Yukon for Cordova, after several
weeks visit with friends in the In
terior.
JOHN W. i‘AVIS
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A late photograph of the Democrat
ic presidential candidate.
UNDERWOOD A UNDERWOOD, N.^Y,
PLUTARCO ELIAS CALLES
General Plutarco Elias Calles, president-elect pf Mxico, whose first
public statement following his victory at the polls declares Mexico has seen
its last revolution. President-elect Calles says that, “The rights of foreign
ers and foreign capital will be resepcted and both are welcome to Mexico
when they come to observe the lows of our country and co-operate for our
mutual benefit.’’
LAND APPORTIONED
TO FARMER S HEIRS
BY LOTTERY SYSTEM
FALLS CITY, Neb., Oct. 20—Plac
ing eight slips of paper which called
for “chances’ ’on property worth more
than $400,000, in a box, George W.
Fihser, wealthy farmer, apportioned
to his six children and two heirs of
deceased daughters, a majority of
his land, 1,700 acres in Nebraska and
500 in Illinois.
It took fewer than ten minutes to
dispose of the property, which Fisher
said had becom a burden to him in his
advanced age. He retaind $100,000 and
other farm and city property.
Mrs. Ethel Hahn, mother of Lloyd
Kahn, noted Olympic athlete, was
among the heirs who received land un
der the lottery system, which Fisher
said was the fairest means of making
the division.
IN 5 YEARS HUBBY
DIDN’T RETURN FOR
MEALS SAYS BRIDE
ATLANTA, Oct. 20.—On April 5,
1919, Mrs. Daisy Kennedy, then a
bride of four months, gave John
Kennedy, the bridegroom some mon
ey with which to take to a grocery
store near by for the purchase of
certain comestibles necessary for
supper.
According to Mrs. Kennedy’s suit
for divorce she would be a wan
and emanciated person had she wait
ed for that supper for Mr. Kennedy
has not yet appeared.
HIGHWAY BOARD
SEEKS FEDERAL
AID FOR ROADS
At a meeting of the Territorial
Highway Commission, held yesterday
in the office of Governor Scott C. Bone
who is chairman, the Commission went
unanimously on record as favoring
the extension of the Federal Highway
Act to Alaska, says a recent issue of
the Juneau Empire.
A resoluton to this effect was adopt
ed and will be forwarded to Washing
ton for presentation to Congress at
the December session.
The steamship Victoria which was
loading fertilizer and oil at the Aku
tan whaling station last week, is ex
pected to call at Seward, according
to the captain on the whaler Kodiak.
The steamship Alameda is ^lso ex
pected to come back from Nome via
Seward, some time next week.
Scientists are at work to produce
synthetic rocks.
ROAD COMMISSION WILL
WORK ON LOWER KENAI
ROAD THIS WINTER
Among the projects to be carried
forward this winter by the Alaska
Itoad Commission is the construction
of approximately eight miles of double
elide i and dog team trail from below
Kenai lake to Moose creek. Last
summer six miles of this road was
corr.nieted, and whic eventually will
run to Kenai.
The road starts at th boundary line
of the Chugach National Forest, at
Russian rtver, about seven miles be
low the west end of Lake Kenai. The
entire length of the Kenai trail when
completed will be 55 miles and will
-erve the purpose of opening up a
| large district during winter months
\\hitb to date has been more or less
nano capped on account of winter
transportation.
Hawley Sterling, superintenae-.r. of
the Alaska Road Commission for the
Anchorage District, returned Ic his
headquarters last wvk from an inspec
tion trip to the new road work.
GIRL SWALLOWED
1,200 METALLIC
OBJECTS; LIVES
SAGINAW, Oct. 20.—Mary Doe,
aged 15, in whose stomach physicians
found twelve hundred metallic ob
jects, including corns, washers, safe
ty pins, cuff links, chains, brooches,
and bolts was discharged from the
hospital recently and pronounced re
covered by the doctors who have
been operating on her for the last
month.
DR. GAYNE V. GREGORY
- LEAVES FOR CALIFORNIA
Dr. and Mrs. Gayne V. Gregory,
who arrived from Anchorage on Sat
urday’s train, left on the steamship
Yukon for California, where they will
reside in the future. Dr. and Mrs.
Gregory will spend the holiday sea
son in Hawaii. Dr. Gregory dispos
ed of his interests in the dental bus
iness to Dr. C. A. Pollard.
MRS. BONE IN STATES
Mrs. Scott C. Bone left on one of
the recent boats for Seattle where
she will spend the greater part of
the winter with her daughter, Mar
guerite, who is attending the U. of
W. Governor Bone will leave soon
for Washington, D. C.
Frank Friedle of Cache creek,
was registered at the Hotel Van Gil
der Sunday,
Join the Chamber of Commerce.
FOUR MEN ARRIVE FOR
LOCAL CABLE OFFICE
Four men arrived on the steamship
Yukon, three from Sitka and one
from Valdez. Prts. Rust, Tinkler and
Bowlet arrived from Sitka, and Corp.
Carry fro Valdez. Mrs. Sarry will
arrive on the Admiral Watson, re
maining behind to pack her house
hold effects.
NOTED M. E. MINISTER
DROPS DEAD IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Oct. 20.—Rev. John Wil
liam McDougal, aged 62, secretary of
the Colubia Conference of the Me
thodist Church, dropped dead today
in the new home he had taken an
hour before. It is thought that the
work of moving overtaxed his heart.
MANY CHARGES MADE
BY LA FOLLETTE CROWD
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.—The charge
that the Republican National com
mittee is paying the poll tax of 40,
000 Tennessee negroes to enable
them to vote in the Noveber elec
tions as brought to the attention of
the Borah Senatorial committee to
day, and is being investigated.
Charges by LaFollette followers
are piling up thick and fast and are
evidently being made to embarass
the administration and have a bear
ing on the election.
M’ADOO UNABLE TO
TAKE STUMP FOR
THE DEMOCRATS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 20.—
William G. McAdoo, today notified
Senator Swanson, chairman o: the
speakers’ bureau of the Democratic
National committee that he would be
unable to undertake a speech-making
campaign in behalf of the Davis and
B;yan ticket due to his health. In his
letter McAdoo charged that Couridge
j has no sympathy with common peo
j pie in American, and that where they
! are concerned he is inarticulate, be
cause his cause is not their cause.”
WHALER KODIAK IN PORT
The whaler Kodiak, arrived in port
yesterday and took fuel oil from the
Standard Oil tanks. The Kodiak is a
! sister ship to the whaler in last week
and started for Seward in her com
pany. A heavy gale separated the
vessel and the Kodiak was late in
reaching port.
BABE RUTH MAKES
THREE HOME RUNS
| SEATTLE, Oct. 20.—Babe Ruth
poled three home runs this afternoon
| in a game arranged by local nevrspa
I pers for charity.
MANY PERSONS IN SEWARD
WILL TAKE BULLETINS
A number of Seward firms have sig
nified their intention of taking the
telegraphic election bulletins election
night, November 4, among which are
the Gateway, the Northern pool hall
and the Liberty theater. The North
ern will post corrected bulletins as
fast as they come in and the Liberty
wil give an unusually good show and
continue the bulletin service to a
late hous.
WAITRESSES LOSE ILLUSIONS
AS TO HONESTY OF MANKIND
LONDON, Oct. 20.—The consen
sus of opinion among th£ thousands
of waitresses who care for the
crowds which attend the British
Empire exhibition, is that men are
more honesst than women. The
waitresses do not however, put the
general honesty of the human race
on a very high level.
A report on this subject, which
resulted in a pay as you receive
system being instituted in many
eating places at Wembley, stated
that about one out of every 50
people eating there has succeeded
in evading the payment of bills.
The evaders seemingly pass the
cashier in the crowds.
Now customers have to pay for
the food as it is brought from the
kitchen and, as the waitress is
held responsible for the amount of
the bill, the evasions have been
reduced to nil.
Gust Long of Seldovia, was a Se
ward visitor, coming in on the Re
dondo.
COOLIDGE TALKS ON
OBSERVANCE NAVAL
DAY, OCTOBER 28TH
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 20.—in
a letter to Marlon Eppley, National
chairman of Navy Day, to be observ
ed October 28, President Coolidge
emphasized the following points.
1. The Navy must be as strong as
the disarmament treaties will allow
it to be.
2. The Navy has made important
contributions to peace and in the
days that are ahead must further ex
tend its activities in the interest of
the civilian population which pays
for its upkeep in taxes.
3. Promise of peace activities jus
tifies the people in making increased
appropriations sufficient for mainten
ance of the navy at its full strength
during both peace and war.
SEATTLE WINNER OF
WREATH SEWARD STATUE
SEATTLE, Oct. 20.—To honor the
man who made possible the purchase
of Alaska, the Young Men’s Business
Club placed a wreath at the foot of
the statue of William Henry Seward,
in Volunteer Park, Saturday after
noon.
ARGENTINE FLYER NOW
READY CROSS PACIFIC
TOKIO, Oct. 20.-*-Lieut. Zanni, the
Argentine flyer, is chartering steam
ers to protect his proposed route
across the Pacific to the Aleutian isl
ands. He will take the same route
the American flyers mapped out, and
will have vessels go ahead with sup
plies to establish bases.
SAILOR GIVEN 15 YEARS
FOR MURDER OF GIRL
TACOMA, Oct. 20.—Declaring him
a disgrace to the United States Navy,
C. W. Nichols, a sailor on the bat
tleship Arizona, was sentenced to 15
years in the penitentiary by Judge
Cushman. Nichols pleaded guilty to
killing Minnie Flem, a young girl
whose neck was broken by a blow
from the man’s fist.
HENRY P. DAVIDSON
WEDS ANNE STILLMAN
PLEASANT VALLEY, N. Y„ Oct.
20.—Henry P. Davidson, son of the
late international banker, was mar
ried here yesterday to Anne, daugh
ter of James Stillman.
“MA” FERGUSON WILL
HAVE NAME ON BALLOT
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AUSTIN, Texas. Oct. 20.—The in
junction to prohibit the name of Mrs.
Ferguson, Democratic candidate for
governor, from going on the Texas
ballots, was denied by the Texas su
preme court today. In its decision
the court pointed out that Mrs. Fer
guson was duly nominated in the
Texas primaries and to deny her the
right to enter the November elec
tions would be wrong and defeat the
intent of the ballot. Members of the
Ku Klux Klan had secured an in
junction to prevent her name going
on the November ballots, stating that
inasmuch as her husband had been
denied the right to again hold office
in Texas the same decision would ap
ply to the wife. The court poiuted
out that the twain were one only in
the bonds of wedlock, and under the
law could hold property separately,
therefore could hold office separately.
WOMAN’S CLUB
At the last regular meeting of the
Sewrard Woan’s club held Thursday
in the fire hall, Mrs. H. 13. Selby
tendered her resignation as President
for the reasoh that she was unable
to devote the time to the position
that is required.
Mrs. H. S .Balderston was then
nominated and unanimously elected
to fill the position of President.
Mrs. Charles Hinde was nominat
ed for Secretary and unanimously
elected to fill that vacancy left by
Mrs. Balderston. The office of cor
responding secretary and secretary
were temporarily made into one.
Plans for the card party which will
be held Thursday evening, October
30 in the Club rooms under the bank
are well under way and a good time
is being planned for every minute of
'the evening.