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VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 167
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1014.
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PRICE TEN CENTS
CUTTER BEAR PINCHED IN ICE IN
ARCTIC—CAPT. COCHRANE WILL
TAKE VESSEL BACK TO SEATTLE
CUTTER BEAR HAS MADE LAST TRIP TO ARCTIC-ORDER
ED BACK TO SEATTLE—PINCHED IX ICE THOUSAND
HLES NORTH OF UN ALASKA WITH TWO PROPELLOR
BLADES BROKEN
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 17—The old United States Revenue
» Cutter Bear has made her last cruise to the Arctic. She is pinched
iu the ice one thousand miles north of l nalaska with two propellor
blades broken and a score of dents in-her sides.
Coast Guard headquarters has radioed orders to her. to give up
the battle and return to Seattle. This was the Bear’s fifteenth annual
cruise into the north. A radio came through from Captain Cochrane
commander of the Bear, today, which told a story of the disappoint
t” ment of the crew, insurmountable ice and severe ^weather. Captain
Cochrane indicated he could get the vessel back to Seattle.
Huge Floods Sweep China
PEKING, July 17—Two thousand persons are lost and hundreds
of villages destroyed in Honan, Huhan, Ansui, and Kiangsi pro\ in
cse. which have been devastated by floods. Tremendous financial
losses have occurred throught western China, and Peking is isolated
except for the Tientien railway line, which is threatened with inun
dation.
EL PASO, July 17—Fall, former secretary of the Interior today
pleaded not guilty and waived all preliminary hearings. He refused
to make any comment when arraigned before l nited States f oinmis
sioner Schmidt on charges growing out of the indictments at AA ash
ington. Large crowd attended his hearing.
OWNERS OF DEER
TO DRIVE HERDS
INTO BROAD PASS
(Anchorage Daily Alaskan)
Accompanied by Tom Pootoluk, full
blooded Eskimo, George Aslymfeltei,
one of the largest individual owners
of reindeer in the territory, started
for Council this week for the purpose
^ of transferring his herds from that
point to Broad Pass. At Windy Mr.
Ashenfelter will be joined by Henry
Stanley and family who will make the
ti p down the Yukon and across from
St. Michael to Nome and Council.
The journey is in line with the an
nouncement of William T. Lopp, sup
erintendent of the Bureau of Educa
tion in Alaska, for transferring all
reindeer owned by the Bureau to the
Broad Pass country.
Mr. Ashenfelter said just before his
departure that he hoped to have a
herd of from five to seven thousand
head of reindeer in the spring drive.
The animals will be moved south and
eastward this summer and be ready
to cross the Yukon and begin the long
journey to Broad Pass in winter, ar
riving before the spring thaw.
The decision of the Bureau of Edu
cation to move the native herds to
Broad Pass is the outcome of a ^ange
war in the far north .according to
^advices received last winter by Mr.
Lopp from agents of the department
stationed in the Arctic. 0\pg the
increase in the Loman hertW friction
has been frequent according to re
ports, and it is planned to concentrate
,+:ne Department of Education herds in
one region, Broad Pass having been
selected for its ideal conditions for
range and herding.
Wife of Seattle Physician
Starts Sait for Divorce
SEATTLE, July 17—Mrs. McKen
non, wife of Dr. Goff McKennon, one.
of Seattle’s most prominent physicians
started suit this morning against him
naming Mrs. Davis Eldred co-respon
dent. She asks five hundred dollars
monthly as alimony.
PORT ALICE PAPER PLANT
RESUMES AFTER SHUTDOWN
VANCOUVER, B. C., July 1&—The
Whalen Paper company at Port Alice,
after a shutdown of six months, re
opened last week. The demand for
pain in the orient brought about the
resumption of operations.
_LAFOLLETTE OPENS OFFICES
CHICAGO, July 17—National head
Svter for the Lafoljette presidential
campaign was opened here this after
noon .
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LIFE TERMER CONFESSES
CRIME TO STATE WARDEN
FOLSOM, N. M., July 17.—Believ
ing he was about to die, A. Johnson
a 35-year-old lifer for murder, called
Warden Smith to his cot and confessed
that he was responsible for the fire
last Wednesday night which destroy
ed the oil storage house and damaged
the power house.
Johnson was severely burned in the
attempt to burn the prison, but will
recover.
Seldovia Takes on Lively
Look as Fish Arrive
SELDOVIA, July 13—The Mclvers
cannery crew reached Seldovia on the
last Redondo and work has been
started on repairing the old Northwest
ern cannery, to transform it into a
saltery for herring for the approach
ing season.
The Year Round cannery is getting
on an average from four thousand to
five thousand reds every other day.
All of the fish come from Kamishak.
Ed Meredith, who has been operat
ing a hand cannery at English bay, has
closed down for the season. He re
ports having packed a little better
than 1,600 cases.
The herring boat New England was
in port a few days ago with a cargo of
more than 100,000 pounds of fish.
Fred O’Neill and associates have
completed the work of placing their
200 ton scow in commission and to
tow it to Halibut cove.
Airs. R. V. Anderson, wife of the
Seldovia commissioner, and her mother
have returned home from a visit of
two weeks at Ninilchik.
Mrs. Finnegan and son are recent
arrivals from the States. Airs. Finni
gan is the new postmaster.
MAN FIXING PUNCTURED
TIRE IS STRUCK BY AUTO
MOUNT VERNON, July 17—An un
uual accident befell Fred King of
Clear Lake, when he was struck by a
passing automobile on the pavement
near Stanwood as he was repairing a
punctured tire. Two cars were pass
ing the place where he stood working
on a tire, one of the cars driving so
close to King that the fender struck
him to the pavement, breaking three
ribs and otherwise bruising his body.
Wiliam Graves, an occupant of the
cary with King, drove the car back
to Clear Lake.
FORMER SUPREME COURT
JUDGE DISBARRED BY STATE
SEATTLE, July 16—William R. Bell
superior court judge' has been per
nanently disbarred from practicing
aw by the state supreme court for
>ocketing funds of clients.
PRESIDENT OF CUBA
Alfredo Zayas, of Cuba, taken in his office in the Presidential
Palace. President Zayas personally investigated the outbreak of arm
ed bands in the vicinity of Cienfuegos. He is the first Cuban chief
executive ever to go to the scene of an armed revolt.
JAPANESE PROTEST
GATHERINGS ARE
MORE NUMEROUS
TOKIO, July 17.—The nationwide
demonstrations against the American
exclusion act, which went into effect
July 1, have been conducted daily in
the form of mass prayer meetings in
all the Shinto shrines throughout the
country. Crowds petitioned in the an
cient deity to aid the people in these
troublesome times in which they were
“insulted” by exclusion from Amer
ica.
The principal meeting was at the
Meiji shrine. It was attended by
thousands of reservists and others.
Scores of other anti-American meet
ings are being held in Tokio today.
All the vernacular newspapers
print anti-American cartoons.
Patriotic societies put placards on
every telephone and telegraph pole
in the city with the following:
Must Never Forget
“Japanese must never forget July
1 when America inflicted an intoler
able insult on Japan. Always remem
ber the date. Prepare for such steps
as are demanded by the honor of
the Fatherland when 'the occasion
comes. Every Japanese must remem
ber the following rules:
1. “You must alter your mode
of living so au to... impress the
date on your mind..
2. “Hate everything American
but remain kind to American
Individuals
3. “Deny yourself all luxury.
4. “Never forget national hon
or for private gain, i
5. “Never enter a church sup
ported or guided by Americans
or United States missionaries.”
The police guarding the American
embassy and consulate and hotels
in which foreigners live were rein
forced.
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WILL RELEASE IRISH
PRISONERS OF NOTE
DUBLIN, July 17—The release of
Devalera, Austen Stack and other po-;
litical leaders of note, now in prison
has been declared upon by the Free
State government.
MAJOR. GEN M’RAE WILL
SUCCEED READ AS GEN.
IN CAMMAND PHILIPPINES
WASHINGTON,* D. C., July 17—!
Major General James H. McRae has
been appointed to succeed Major Gen
eral Read as Commander General of
the Philippines Dept., when the latter
is retired in November, the War De
partment announced.
ALASKA MOVIE COMPANY
ELECTS OFFICERS AT MEET
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At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of Alaska Moving Picture Cor
poration, held this week in Anchorage,
the following directors were elected
for the ensuing year:
A. E. Lathrop and A. H. McDonald ;
of Anchorage and L. V. Ray of Sew-j'
ard.
FORMER SENATOR DUBO.IS
WILL HEAD BORDER PATROL
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 17— j
Former Senator Dubois of Idaho has! 1
been appointed to the international \(
boundary commission controlling the 1:
Canadian border. i
WM. HESSE SAYS
KEEP AWAY FROM
BRITISH GUIANA FIELDS
(Fairbanks News-Miner)
William Hesse, mineral surveyor,
and pioneer in Alaska development,
who returned to Fairbanks Tuesday
after a several months’ trip to the
tropics, brings back word to friends
here of the diamond fields of British
Guiana. Mr. Hesse says:
“British Guiana lies between the Or
inoco and Amazon rivers on the east
coast of South America. It is rich in
mineral resources, gold and diamonds
being widely distributed. The dia
monds are found in shallow alluvial
deposits that lend themselves to the
primitive but highly efficient methods
used in the mines.
‘irrhe climate of British Guiana is
very agreeable,'and, contrary to the
general impression, the heat is in no
sense oppressive and cases of prostra
tion from it are unknown.
“Venomous snakes are there, bul
they are by no means plentiful and
none were seen by our party during
the six weeks of tramping thi-u the
forests.”
Mr. Hesse brought back several un
cut diamonds. Speaking of -them, he
went on to say:
“The diamonds found in Guiana are
very fine in quality, there being none
thaf surpass them ad few found that
equal them. There is no kind of min
ing that furnishes the ‘kick’ that this
does, but the fascination of winning
these gems is offset by the fever condi
tions met with in the diamond fields.
The lowlands lying between the Am
azon and the Orinoco rivers are prob
ably the worst fever-infested countries
on earth; those being yellow, black,
water, typhoid, malaria, falaria, dysen
tery, hook worm and leprosy. There is
no escape from the fever. Some sur
vive, and some do not, but they all
get it.”
- Mr. Hesse told of the cost of sup
plies in the mining district.
“The cost of supplies in the Mazar
uni district is exhorbitant—smoking to
bacco is $9.60 a pound and everything
else at prices that take one’s breath
away.
“My advice to my friends in Alas
ka is to keep away from Guiana. If
you have four' or five thousand dol
lars that you can afford to lose and
you are willing to gamble with your
life you chances of bein grewarded are
probably better than they are here,
provided that you can stay on your
feet—I could not.”
Mr .Hesse is leaving Fairbanks for
the Chandlar country the middle of
this month .
Interallied Conference
Assembles Yesterday
LONDON, July 17—The interallied
inference for the purpose of mak
ng effective the Dawes plan for Ger
man reparations, assembled yesterday
it the Foreign office. American Am
bassador Kellogg,. Col. James A. Lo
jan, Jr. and several others were pres
ent.
DAVIS RESIGNS FROM
NEW YORK LAW FIRM
NEW YORK, July 17—Davis this af
ernoon announced that he has resign
ed his partnership in the law firm of
•tctson, Jennings and Russell, and as
, director in various corporations.
SAYS DAVIS WILL WIN IF NOT
REPRESENTATIVE OF WALL STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, July 17—Mayor Hvlan of New York arriv
ed here this afternoon as a guest of Ilearst at the latter’s Sansimeon
home. Mayor Hylan said if Davis proves himself not a representative
of Wall Street he will be elected.
SMITH WILL SETTLE DOWN TO BUSINESS
ALBANY, July 17—Governor Smith addressing a crowd welcom
ing him home said his two ambitions now were, first, to find a posi
tion of high private in the.ranks of the Democratic party, and second,
to return to New York to resume business as a truck man and lay
aside something for a rainy day.
C. W. SHAVER BE CHAIRMAN DEMO. COMMITTEE
NEW YORK, July 17—Davis has picked Clement W. Shaver of
West Virginia for Chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Frank L. Polk has been chosen as his personal director in congress
with the nominal title of Chief Advisor.
Advertising Alaska Coal
SEATTLE, July 17—Government officials and business men of
Alaska buy British Columbia coal almost exclusively and the govern
ment railroad from Seward to Fairbanks, that runs through the Mat*
anuska coal fields goes in debt to burn Matanuska coal, chiefly because
there is small demand for Alaska coal; declared R. W Calderhead,
general manager of the Evan Jones mine at Matanuska, who is in
Seattle sponsoring the cause of Alaskan coal.
THIRTY FIVE ESCAPE FIRE AT WHEELER’S MILL
SPOKANE, July 17—Thirty-five including eleven children who
were trapped at Wheeler’s Mill, Pendoreille county, have escaped the
forest fire which for two days menaced their lives.
REPUBS- TO FORM SMOOTHLY RUNNING MACHINE
WASHINGTON, I). C., July 17—Having deferred opening an
active national campaign until August 14, Republican leaders declare
today they are,planning to use the interevening time framing up a
smoothly running party machine.
AVIATOR PLUNGES TO DEATH *
NEAR HAMPTON ROADS
WASHINGTON, July 17.—A heed
less step backward into the whirling
blades of an airplane propellor cost
the life of aviator Schieff at Hampton
Roads, Virginia, yesterday. Scheff
was preparing the plane to pilot Rear
Admiral Moffet, head of the naval
air service, when the fatality happen
ed. _
STATE DEPT. REFUSES
SEND SHIPS BRAZIL
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 17-*
The State Department has turned
down the appeal from the American
consul at Santos, Brazil, for American
warships to protect foreign interests
in Brazil.
WAITERS WHO SELL
BOOZE TO LOSE JOBS
LOS ANGELES, July 17—Approxi
mately 3,000 waiters, bellboys and oth
ers employed of the larger hotels and
cafes of Los Angeles will find them
selves forever out of a job in this
city if they violate any provision of
the Volstead law in the future.
Announcement was made yesterday
of a “blacklist” agreement among the
major establishments catering to the
public against employing any person
found to have sold or furnished liquor
in any of the places which are mem
bers of a newly created protective or
ganization formed by hotel and cafe
men.
HIGH OFFICIALS OF ODD
FELLOWS DUE SATURDAY
Among the passengers leaving Seat
tle last Saturday on the Alaska were
Jesse S. Jones, past grand master, and
George R. Chamberlain, grand scribe
of the Washington Grand Lodge, In
dependent Order of (>dd Fellows, with
Jurisdiction over Washington and Ai
Aska. They are going to Anchorage to
dedicate a new home to the Anchorage
Odd Fellows, an elaborate program
having been arranged for the occasion.
Both of the officials are residents of
Tacoma.
GANGSTERS SENTENCED
CHICAGO, July 16.—Terry Drug
gan and Frank Lake, said to be mil
lionaire gangsters, were convicted of
violating a federal injunction and sen
tenced to one year and fined $1,000
sach.
COOLIDGE WILL AID
TRICKEN FARMERS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 17
President Coolidge met yesterday af
ternoon with members of his strategy
board to map a campaign to win the
agricultural west. The President is
'laying p]ans to further aid the strick
en agrarians of the western states.
For the most part aid will be ren
dered the farmers through the manip
ulation of a flexible tariff scale and
through the war finance corporation.
Coopering announced that campaign
plans of Lafollette were to invade
the industrial East.
BRITISH AVIATOR NOW
READY FOR LONG HOP
TOKYO, July 17—MacLaren, the
British w'orld flyer, left the island of
Yetoforu yesterday morning for. Par
amshiru, the most northerly of the
Kurilles islands.
Ships Search for MacLaren
TOKYO, July 17—MacLaren, the
British aviator frlying around the
world is six hours over due at Param
assiru island in~the Kurilles, where
he was to have landed yesterday, an
Japanese destroyers have set out in
search of him.
Cannery Boat Founders
At Kenai During Storm
KENAI, July 17—The gas boat Olaf
property of Libby, McNeill & Libby,
and used as a cannery tender, founder
ed on the evening of July 12th, off the
mouth of the Kenai river, the wreck
being due to a heavy sea caused by a
southwest wind.
The members of the crew managed
to make their escape from the sinking
craft, but the cargo consisting o£^<en
thousand fish was lost and the boat
is in a precarious position .
SENATOR WHEELER WILL
SUPPORT LAFOLLETTE
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 17
Senator Wheeler said today that he
would probably support Lafollette in
this year’s presidential campaign.
SECRETARY WILBUR WILL
FLY ACROSS THE U. S.
WASHINGTON, D .C., July 1G—
Secretary Wilbur will fly across the
United States in the dirigible Shen
andoah this fall.