MODERN BEACON
IS INSTALLED
CAPE SPENCER
AN AUTOMATIC RADIO COMPASS
LIGHT BEING PLACED AT THE
CAPE — WILL BE OPERATING
BY FALL.
FINE AID TO NAVIGATION CLAIM
Two New Lights for the Westward
—Will Load Coal In August;
Now Taking Oil.
The first automatic radio compass
beacon for the Alaskan coast is now
being installed at Cape Spencer, and
it is hoped, will be ready for opera
tion this fall, announces Captain J.
\V. Leadbedder, commander of the
lighthouse tender Cedar which ar
rived in port yesterday afternoon.
The vessel will take on oil supplies
in Seward, departing probably, on
Monday for the Westward.
Several others of these new bea
cons are contemplated for Alaskan
waters. They have been installed thru-j
out Atlantic seaboard and on the
Oregon and Washington coast. At
intervals of about one minute, dots
and dashes constantly emanate from
the new light, sending out radio sig
nals in rough weather to ships which
take a direct bearing, in the pilot
house from the light or station. The
invention, which has proven excep
tionally accurate, is an outcome of
the world war, with the exception of
later improvements. During the war
the device was invented for the pur
pose of locating German submarines,
at which work, it proved highly ef
ficieni. A large upright instrument
in the bridge house, connected to
♦he special loop outside, for record
ing the signals and from which the
vessel’s bearing is taken, is already
installed on the Cedar, and will, when
:n operation at the completion of the
Cape Spencer light, will do away with
Lie radio operator picking up the ves
sel's bearing front the shore station.
r-ew New Lignts.
Few new lights are being install
ed this year. However, a beacon w-'ll
be placed at Cape Uganik and also
cne in Uzinki Narrows. On this, the
annual trip cf the Cedar, Captain
Leadbedder stated no lights had been
iound out thus far, and due to no re
ports being received, he believes
they are all in good working order
to the westward. A few new lights
went out during the heavy storms
nf last winter but these were imme
diately relighted. All of the lights
and bouys around Seward have been
inspected with the exception of Seal
Hock.
Going to Bering Sea.
The Cedar as usual, on her annu
al trips, carrying a large tonnage
aboard for the various lighthouses
and larger stations, enough supplies
to last the lighthousekeepers and
their helpers for a year. In a num
ber of instances the lighthousekeep
ers are being relieved by others. The
general work of the crew on the Ce
dar consists in recharging all the
lights along the Alaska coast line,
making the necessary adjustments
and repairs to the lights and buoys.
This work will continue far into the
Bering Sea, coming to a close some
time in August.
Superintendent Coming.
Superintendent W. C. Dibbel of
the lighthouse district in Alaska, is
expected to arrive in Seward on
next Saturday’s steamer from Ket
chikan. Mr. Dibble will join the Ce
dar at some point to the Westward,
making a trip of inspection. C. N.
Elliott, assistant superintendent, came
W est to Cordova on the Cedar, in
specting the aids to navigation. He
returned to the Ketchikan headquar
ters from Cordova.
On its southbound trip in August
Captain Leadbedder said he expected
to stop in at Seward and take on a
load of approximately 250 tons of
coal. The coal procured at this port
last season was much better, he stat
ed, than the grade picked up previ
ously. The reason for this is, he
believes, to be on account of the
operators branching out into modern
coal mining and handling. The coal
has given satisfaction, the Captain
said. z
Gateway want-ads bring results.
RICHARDSON ROAD OPEN
Supt. Huddleston of the Alaska Road
Commission announces that the road
over the summit is now open to autos
and that machines can now go thru
to Fairbanks.
Corp. I. J. Johnson, Signal Corps,
who has been stationed at Valdez for
several years, was discharged from
the service last week and left with
Mrs. Johnson for their old home at
Spirit Lake, Idaho.
Wrangell Girl On
Trip Around World
Miss Margaret Uliler, who left from
Wrangell about five years ago for
Shanghai, China, where she has held
a responsible position with the inter
national Banking Corporation, left
China May 8 for Hongkong, Manilla,
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez,
Port Said, Alexandria and Naples,
where they debarked on June 13th for
Switzerland, where Miss Uhler will
visit her parents’ relatives. From here
she will go to Paris, leaving on an
auto tour of France, Spain and Eng
land. They will cross the Atlantic in
the fall returning to Wrangell for a
visit with her mother.
REPRESENTING
OGDEN SALT WORKS
SAN FRANCISCO
We wholesale to merchants and fish
packers. Rewashed salt in half
ground, special herring rousing and
granulated for mild-curing salmon, in
any quantity delivered at ship’s tackle
on motorship “La Merced” at Port
lock, Alaska. Price based on factory
cost plus freight direct shipment to
Portlock. No rehandling or loss in
transit. Quotations upon request.
ALASKA CONSOLIDATED FISHER
IES, Inc.
Portlock, Alaska
Party Departs for
Valley of Smokes
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Handy of West
Hartford, Vt., Miss F. Taylor and
brother, Samuel Taylor, both of Chi
cago, departed from Seward a few
days ago en route to the Valley of
Ten Thousand Smokes. They expect
j to be gone on the trip for at least 30
; days. Mrs. Handy was formerly Miss
Dora Keene of Philadelphia and has
made several trips to Alaska, being a
mountain climber of national note. Mr.
Handy is an oldtimer of the country
engaged in the early days in the min
j ing game.
gripping mystery
IN COMPSON FILM
Tis said that the dyed-in-the-wool
movie tan, who prides himself upon
always being at least two reels ahead
or the projection machine when a
feature picture is being shown and
can forecast every twist punch and
angle of the story, is in for a big sur
prise when he views Betty Compson's
latest starring vehicle, “Ramshackle
House,” which comes to the Liberty
Theater tonight.
Never a dull moment” is the mot
to of the producers of “Ramshackle
House,” and the vivid picturization of
ITulbert Footner’s popular novel more
than makes good the boast. It is a
murder mystery, but not of the con
\ entional type which depicts the
crime in the first reel and leads the
audience through a maze of confus
ing details until the guMt is finally
.ast^ned upon someone quire above
sujaic’on. This is a powerful human
interest Picture with a rrivUery back
ground; the story of a young girl
vho finds that the man she loves is
being hunted down for the foul mur
der of his business partner, hides him
in the forest to save him from being
lynched by an overrighteous mob and
then, with her back to the wall,
fights single-handed the overwhelm
ing forces of Law, Money, Public
Opinion and one of the greatest vil
lians ever portrayed on the screen.
Beautiful Betty Compson is the
star 01 this spine-tingling tale and
gh es one of the best performances of
hei caieer. John Davidson, famed
for his “heavy” roles, plays the sin
ister malefactor; Robert Lowing is
ihe male lead and an excellent sup
porting cast.
The steamer Alaska arrived in port
this morning from the south at 7:30
o’clock.
Local Tennis Court
Is In Fine Shape
The Seward Tennis court is in re
markably fine shape considering the
short time the court has been com
pleted and the playing which has been
done on it. Each rain which has fall
en recently served to pack the turf
down, assisting greatly in hardening
the field. Since the warm summer
days have arrived, the officials.of the
organization state many new mem
bers have joined. Games are played
almost every evening. Application
blanks can be obtained from either C.
C. Hinde or from A. E. Rucker.
Back Lame and Achy?
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Point, It’s ■! B
Important
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iridium used in / / ordinary
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Pack along a Duofold
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Ask To See It At
ORLANDER, the Jeweler
0. K. BARBER SHOP
Clean, Santiary Baths, Expert
Barbers and Reasonable Prces
Keep Us Busy.
HARRY BOWERS, Manager
Seward Real
Estate Co.
REAL ESTATE AND
RENTALS
General Agents for
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—at—
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Kodiak and Kanatak.
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Ranges, Furnaces and Boilers
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K proprietor
Box. 1094 Tel. Mad. 114
Seward, Alaska
Cal M. Brosius
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BB1. Lime, Paints.
Glass Cutting,
Terps,
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Telephone Main 148
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Strictly Modern Prices Reasonable
Steam Heat Good Service
HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM
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