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VOLUME 20, NUMBER 174.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1925.
PRICE TEN CENTS
NAKEEN PUNT
FIRST OF KIND
IN TERRITORY:
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STEEL FRAMES, CORRUGATED
IRON, PORTABLE BUILDINGS, j
ERECTED RECORD TIME
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POWERED BY DEISEL
Young General Manager Completes
Erection of Fifth Cannery In
Alaska for Big Company.
The first cannery to be built in
Alaska and to operate in Alaska the
*ame year, is the record held by the
Nakeen cannery in the Bristol Bay
district. The cannery is the proper
ty of the A. & S. Products Corpora
tion, a subsidiary company of The
•Treat Atlantic & Pacific Tea Com
pany. Haakon Beyer Friele, a re
cent visitor in Seward is the general
manager of the company. The G.
A. & P. T. Co. own and operate thou
sands of stores East of the Mississ-'
ppi and, according to Mr. Friele’s
statement, will invade the Pacific
Coast in a few years.
The Nakeen cannery location was
^elected May 14, and construction
started immediately. On June 20,
the following month, the cannery was
completed and ready for operation, j
making a record, it is believed, for
this sort of work in the Territory.
Many new innovations were initiated
nto the construction of the cannery, J
which is of three-line capacity, by j
Manager Friele, namely, all the
buildings were constructed of steel
'rames and corrugated iron. This
has never been done before in the
history of the fish packing business
n Alaska.
Steel Frame, Iron Buildings.
The buildings erected consists of
, a warehouse 50x200 feet and two
stories in height, the cannery itself
of the same size; and the Jap house,
the store rooms and mess house, oc
cupying the third building, 30x100
feet in size. Aside from the build
lings mentioned several others small
er were built.
The entire buildings which were
portable, were made in the East, and
marks a new venture in this field,
being something that has never been
done before by the Eastern company
or by any Alaskan firm—a portable
cannery building of this magnitude,
''“providing a move is made from the
present location, in future years,
Manager Friele stated to the Gate
way, the entire plant and buildings
can be transported, with 100 per cent
salvage.
Modern Equipment.
The most modern of machinery
and equipment has been installed in
the cannery. A partial list of the
contents is given: Two of the last
model Iron Chinks; three of the Se
: attle-Astoria Iron Works filling ma
chines; three clincher machines,
three Smith exhaust boxes; three N.
R. double seamers, 120 per minute,
and one standby; six retorts of five
car each; two 100 h.p. boilers, oil
burners; deisel engine; can-making
line; a 65-ft. tug boat, equipped with
a 100 h.p. deisel engine, three other
lenders equipped with from 50 to
100 h.p. deisel engines; 36 Colum
-*r bia river gill-net boats; six 60-ft.
scows, and a land pile driver.
First Deisel Operating Plant.
This is the first oil burning can
nery in Alaska, it is stated, and is
also the first cannery to be operated
by deisel power. The tug-boat “Na
keen” is a new craft, and like the
cannery, was built in record time.
The tug was built in the remarkable
fast time of 31 days, launched on the
last day fully equipped and stocked
for the run North to Bristol Bay.
‘w. Large Crew Employed.
There are about 220 employes at
Nakeen cannery, Mr. Friele said, with
Supt. George Smith, formerly of Lib
by, McNeil & Libby company, in
charge of the plant. The crew,
buildings, equipment and supplies
were all loaded aboard the steamer
Castletown at Seattle, including the
boats and scows, the total weighing
4,500 tons, departing from Puget
Sound for Bristol Bay, April 27.
Small Run Anticipated.
Mr. Friele, who though young in
years, has been associated with the
salmon packing business for many
years, stated that in his opinion the
pack this year would undoubtedly
be small for indications pointed to a
small run this season. The recent
trip to the plant was the first Mr.
Friele has made since its completion.
He expressed himself as being high
ly pleased with the good work ac
complished, especially in so short a
period.
His company now own and operate
five canneries in Alaska, the Nakeen
cannery at Bristol Bay, and four
others in Southeastern Alaska, at
Hidden Inlet, Union Bay, Waterfall
and Heceta Island. With the com
pletion of the Nakeen plant, Mr.
Friele is credited with having con
structed four canneries in Alaska.
The first of these was at Port Wal
ter in 1917; the following year he
erected a plant at Quadra in South
eastern Alaska; in 1922, he super
vised the construction at the Hidden
Inlet cannery and this year, the Na
keen cannery.
16 Men Injured In
Fight with Police
CARDIFF, Wales., July 16 (/P)—
Sixteen men were injured yesterday
in a fight between striking miners and
police at Rock Colliery near Glyn
neath. Five thousand strikers sur
rounded the pits where 700 miners
were at work. One hundred police
were called to disperse them and a
clash ensued. The remaining miners
quit and the colliery was closed.
Dempsey and Wills
May Fight Next Year
NEW YORK, July 16 (/P;—Tex Rick
ard announced today that Jack Demp
sey, heavyweight title holder, and
Harry Wills, negro challenger, had
been signed to fight for the heavy
weight crown. The promoter said it
would be impossible to stage the bout
this year but that it would probably
come off before September of next
year.
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Man and Four Children
Killed; Home Wrecked
REEDLEY, Calif., July 16 (/P)—H.
G. Schroeder and his four children
were killed by a monstrous blast which
wrecked his home on a farm and then
consumed it with flames produced by
the blast.
20,000 Metal Worker Go
On a Strike In Brussels
BRUSSELLS, July 16 (/P)—Twenty
thousand metal workers in the Leige
district have joined the general
strike of metallurgical workers, mak
ing the total number of strikers about
65,000. The strike is caused by an at
tempt to decrease wages five per cent.
BRAZIL INDIANS ON WARPATH
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 16
(JP)—Dispatches received here today
state that a tribe of Indians known
as Urubus, meaning “Buzzards,” are
on the warpath, swooping down from
their mountain homes in the interior
of the State of Maraham, killing four
people and pillaging the property of
coffee planters and farmers.
Watch for the Dollar Sale at Ban
bury & Ogles.
FISHERMEN ASK
HALIBUT DUTY
BE LOWERED
PETERSBURG, July 16 (/P)—'The
local Chamber of Commerce adopted
a resolution at its last meeting, di
rected to the United States tariff
commission asking that the duty on
halibut be reduced one cent, to equal
the Canadian duty. The resolution
declares that unless a parity of rates
is established the port of Prince Ru
pert will be closed against American
fishermen by order in council.
Seattle Asked to Keep
Mining Money At Home
SEATTLE, July 16 (/P)—A plea that
Seattle awaken to the importance in
keeping its mining investments with
in its own borders, was voiced by
John Hartman, an attorney, before a
meeting of Knights of the Round Ta
ble today. He said rich Alaska gold
holdings are controlled by foreign in
terests or interests outside of Seattle.
He pointed out that Seattle was given
the first opportunity to acquire the
properties, but it was passed up. Mr.
Hartman pointed out that every oil
producing field was first a wildcat,
and the same may be true of many
business ventures.
Indians Gasp with Awe
Over Modern Vehicles
SEATTLE, July 16 (TP;—A dispatch
to the Post-Intelligencer from Frank
Cotter, now at Dease Creek, says the
Indians in the Cassiar district are
gasping with awe over the automo
biles, tractors and airplane which are J
being used by prospectors in reach
ing the new gold strike. Mr. Cotter
said the Indians had been told of the
machines, but refused to believe they
existed until they saw them, and that
now they are ready to believe any
statement.
Youthful Dancer Says
Not Marry Carpentier
NEW YORK, July 16 (/P)—Mary
Eaton, a youthful Ziegfield Follies
dancing star expressed indignation
over the reports that she is to marry
Georges Carpentier, the French pu
gilist. She said the reports were pre
posterous.
AMERICAN GIRL FAILS TO
SWIM ENGLISH CHANNEL
PARIS, July 16 (/P)—Lillian Harri
son failed in her attempt to swim the
English Channel, but swam farther in
that body of water than any other
woman.
President Optimistic
Over Business Trend
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., July 16 (£>)—
President Coolidge today expressed
optimism over the present outlook
for business, and is keeping a close
watch on conditions. He expressed
satisfaction with the situation during
a conference with Charles D. Hilles,
Republican National Committeeman,
from New York.
NO WORD FROM ADM. WATSON
Up to the hour of going to press
The Gateway had received no word
as to whether the Admiral Watson
had sailed from Seattle last night. It
is expected the passenger list will be
received some time tomorrow.
John Eller of Chicago, on trial for
non-support, declared that he was
“light of heart when married, but
light of pocket ever since.”
CHAMBER BANQUET
Seward business men are ex
tended a cordial invitation to at
tend the banquet Saturday after
noon, tendered by the Chamber of
Commerce to General Wilds P.
(Colonel Dick) Richardson, and
Major General Harry Taylor, and
Colonel James G. Steese. These
officers will arrive on the steamer
Yukon. The banquet is given for
the purpose of permitting the lo
;al business men to hear the dis
tinguished visitors speak on Alas
kan matters.
It is requested that table reser
vations be made immediately to
J. P. Hannon, secretary of the
chamber.
CHARLES C. HINDE,
President.
Argentine Flyer Reaches
Vancouver on Way Home
VANCOUVER, B. C., July 16 (/P)— j
Major Zanni, the Argentine flyer, who 1
made repeated attempts to fly around j
the world, and came to grief in Tokio j
when his plane crashed in June, will
arrive tomorrow en route home via
Seattle and New York, having aban
doned his flight.
Ford Offer Highest
for S. B. Vessels
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 16 (#>)— '
Henry Ford offered $1,600,000 for the
200 Shipping Board vessels set aside
for scrapping. The next highest bid
is $1,370,000 by the Boston Iron and
Metal Company, of Baltimore.
—
Wife of Movie Actor
Loses Gems, Seattle
SEATTLE, July 16 (/?)—Mrs. Hoot
Gibson, wife of a movie actor report
ed to the police that robbers had
stolen $2,000 worth of gems from her
hotel last night. She had just return
ed with her husband from a tour of
Canada.I
HIGHER UP IN
0LMSTEAD CASE
GATHERED IN
SEATTLE, July 16 Benny
Goldsmith, alleged to be the “higher
up” in the notorious liquor conspiracy
case here was arrested today in con
nection with an alleged big rum run
ning conspiracy in Portland, where
numerous indictments were recently
returned.
Goldsmith was at liberty under a
$3,000 bond, and Roy Olmstead was
out under $5000 bond in the case,
after a hearing before a United States
Commissioner. Federal officers say it
is probably the biggest rum ring on
the whole coast.
Food and Money Asked
for Bristol Bay Natives
SEATTLE, July 16 (/P)—Subscrip
tions for food and money will be ask
ed from Seattle citizens to aid the
natives in the Bristol Bay region. It
is announced that there are more than
200 cases of influenze at Fort Yukon,
and nurses and relief will be sent. A
cable message was received from Ft.
Yukon from* Bishop P. T. Rowe, by A.
H. Horton of Seattle.
YOKON OUT OF JUNEAU
The steamship Yukon sailed from
Juneau at 9:45 p. m. Tuesday.
Read the Gateway advertiseents.
SCIENTISTS TAKE
STAND TESTIFY
IN SCOPES TRIAL
DAYTON, Tenn., July 16 (/p)—Dr.
Maynard M. Metcalf, professor of zo
ology, resumed the stand at the open
ing of court today in the Scopes evo
lution trial. The State made a stren
uous effort to exclude scientific testi
mony as having no bearing on the
case, but Darrow stated that the de
fense purposed to show to the jury
what evolution is, as they cannot be
expected to decide the case intelli
gently unless they have some idea of
what it is. Metcalf was withdrawn
I temporarily as a witness and the jury
excluded pending arguments over the
I procedure.
William J. Bryan, arguing for the
prosecution said: “The only issue this
jury must decide is whether Scopes
violated the law. To permit the testi
mony of experts would be to substi
tute a trial by experts for a trial by
jury.”
Mr. Darrow in answer asked Mr.
Bryan if he did not consider himself
an expert, and whether he believed
his services on the prosecution would
not have weight in convicting the de
fendant, to which Mr. Bryan replied
that possibly such might be the facts,
but that the case was not a trial of
the theory of evolution but a trial of
the defendant Scopes.
The court took the arguments of the
respective counsels under advisement.
Says Trial is an Outrage.
NEW YORK, July 16 (/P)—Dr. John
Grier Hibben, President of Princeton
University, spoke in strong terms to
day when asked for his opinion on the
present evolution trial in Tennessee.
“It is one of the most outrageous
things that ever happened in our
country,” Dr. Hibben said. “I think
that the Legislature will be sustained
and Scopes convicted although it is
an outrageous law.
“We teach evolution at Princeton,
as every respectable university and
college teaches it. The people of Ten
nessee have been stampeded by Wm.
Jennings Bryan. Such a law as this
in other states will end the freedom
of education in the United States, and
will confine the curriculum to the be
liefs and theories of state legislators.
The whole teaching profession is kept
alive by the freedom of what they be
lieve and teach.”
Bryan Arguring Over Demurrer
DAYTON, Tenn., July 16 (/P)—1The
I afternoon session of the Scopes trial
opened with a plea by W. J. Bryan
against the admission of scientific tes
timony on the ground it was irrelevant
to the issue, which was merely as to
whether Scopes did something pro
hibited by law.
Ford Says Coolidge
Should Be Reelected
DETROIT, Mich., July 16 (£>)—'The
Free Press publishes an interview
with Henry Ford quoting him as say
ing the nation is on the most stable
basis it has enjoyed for years under
the leadership of a president whose
ability and balance are beyond ques
tion. Coolidge should and likely will
be re-elected when his term expires,
says Mr. Ford.
Mr. Ford thinks the European situ
ation cannot improve much until the
nations across the water are willing
to forget their narrow nationalism
and co-operate frankly on a basis of
peace and reconstruction.
Robber Hold Up Store
and Escape with Booty
NEW YORK, July 16 (fi>)—Five rob
bers held up the Stanley jewelry
store on west 125th street, handcuffed
the three employes and escaped with
jewelry valued at $100,000.