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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME 21, NUMBER 134
SEWARD,
ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1926
PRICE TEN CENTS
FOLWELL BEFORE IRE
ELECTION EXPENSES
ASSUMES LARGE PRODUCING
CONCERNS MEMBERS OF AS
SOCIATION HE HEADS
WASHINGTON, D. C—William H.
Folwell of Philadelphia and Treasurer
of the Republican Citizens committee,
before the Senate investigators exhib
ited notes given to Grundy amounting
to $307,305, which Grundy advanced.
Folwell said he was vice president of
the Pennsylvania Manufacturers As
sociation and Grundy, president. He
said he assumed the large producing
concerns of the State, including steel
companies, belonged to the Associa
tion. Folwell was asked about a $90,
000 note which he and Grundy signed.
He replied- “I was told it was to pay
watchers.” He was then asked,
“Where did you get the money, from
the bank?” He replied, “from the sup
porters of the Republican party. There
was no definite group.”
CANCELS TRIP EUROPE
' AFTER MAKING CUE
TUP. TOKI - ALASKA
“My trip to Europe next year is
cancelled right now,” remarked one
of the tourists who arrived in Sew
ard yesterday afternoon which com
pleted his circle trip, Skagiway,
Whitehorse, Dawson, Nenana, Fair
banks, Anchorage and Seward. The
gentleman was one of a number of
tourists who have just completed
the circle trip and who arrived in
Seward Saturday from Fairbanks
to make steamer connections for
Seattle.
The party of about 40 arrived at
Nenana last week where they were
met by a special train and taken to
| Fairbanks where they remained for
several days. The trip down the
Yukon and up the Nenana was a
great deal more delignttUi than
many' had anticipated, it was stated
and the entire party is journeying
back to the States infatuated with
their Alaskan tour.
To add to their pleasure yester
day, J. D. Urban, tourist agent for
the Alaska RailroaJ, met the party
at Moraine where he had personally
conducted a party of 14 tourists
from off the S.S. A’aska. Places
of interest were described to tne
new arrivals who appreciated the
Information obtained very much
WILL SEARCH FOR FRIEND
SEATTLE, June 14. (JP)—F. J. Dur
dle, a friend of Favor’s, left to hunt j
for Favor and Swinhart, said he be
lieved Favor was marooned on an iso
lated Island on the northern coast of
British Columbia.
RAINS SWEEP NEBRASKA
OMAHA, June 14. (JP)—Rains swept
thru Nebraska Sunday beating down
fields of alfalfa, beets and corn in
many places but saving them from a
two months’ drough in others.
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Good program at the Liberty.
WILKINS PARTY 60
SOOTH TO SEATTLE
CAPT. WILKINS RETURNS TO IN
TERIOR PREPARE PLANES
FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE
The Detroit Arctic Expedition, led
by Captain George Wilkins and Major
Lanphier, arrived in Seward Saturday
from Fairbanks and all, with the ex
ception of Capt. Wilkins, commander
of the expedition left on the S.S. Al
aska en route to Detroit. Capt. Wil
kins received a telegram yesterday
morning from headquarters instruct
ing him to return to Fairbanks and
prepare the two planes for shipment
East. He is now retracing his steps
to the Interior but plans returning to
Seward with the planes in time to
board the S.S. Yukon for the south.
The party were all bronzed from
the Arctic climate and appeared to be
in the pink of condition. They had
nothing to say regarding past or future
plans.
Those leaving for Seattle were Ma
jor Thomas G. Lanphier and Lieut.
Chas. M. Wiseley, of the Air Service
Reserve; Alexander Malcolm Smith,
commander of the overland party, F.
L. Earp. correspondent, representing
the North American Newspaper Al
liance and Howard F. Mason, chief
radioman for the N. A. N. A.
Andrew Hufford, Wright engine me
chanic, left Fairbanks for the States
via Dawson as he wanted to see a lit
tle more of the country as long as he
was in the North.
Robert Waskey, radioman, and Earl
Rossman, cameraman, are both at Pt.
Barrow awaiting a vessel to take them
down to Nome and Seattle.
PRESIDENT IS GREETED
DT RAIN Df PEI5TER
EVERYWHERE RE GOES
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 14. (Zp)
—President Coolidge, who vacates the
‘ executive mansion for a time this
year while a weakening roof is repair
ed, with other members of the First
Congregational church, was kept out
of the building because plaster was
falling after he attended church. He
later attended a theater where more
plaster fell.
mum WATSON due
IN POD! IN MOANING
The Admiral Watson, Ca/pt. Chas.
Graham, is scheduled to arrive in
-port tomorrow morning at 4 o’clock
from the south, according to the
local office of the company. The
Admiral Line has approximately 150
tons of general cargo to be dis
charged locally, of which about 100
tons is for Seward merchants, the
remainder for distribution along the
railroad. The Watson will be in
port for about five hours, it is be
lieved.
WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE
Water willTe shut off this evening
at 8 o’clock on Fifth street and Adams
for a period of about three hours.
POWERFUL DONKEY ENGINES O©
ERATE STILLS—WATCHTOW
ER 50 FEET HIGH
SAN FRANCISCO, June 14. {Jp —
Federals found 100,000 gallons of
mash, 500 gollons of alcohol and two
huge stills, with powerful donkey en
gines all guarded by a watch tower
50 feet high; automatic rifles and
thousands of rounds of ammunition. A
five-mile flume supplied the water for
the plant. The watch tower was fit
ted up like a miniature arsenal with
(loopholes in the walls.
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EXAMINES OLD FT.
TRAVELING ON WOTOREOAT
TERN WITH C. TOWNSEND
OF FISHERIES DEPT.
TAN AN A. June 14. (Jp-— Gover
nor Park? accompanied by Calvin
Townsend of the A&lska Fisheries
arrived at Tanana from Nenana on
the motorboat Tern. They frill pro
ceed to Hamilton ri~ t# and there
change to the Natanuska on their
"way to Nome and S:. Michael.
While here Governor Park? examin
1 ed the empty building:? of the old
military post at Fort Gibbon. He
: returns July 2.
SUM EYE SFtCBUST
IIS FIITI IN HIM
Dr. J. W. Edmunds. Seattle eye spe
cialist who arrived in Seward Satur
day from a six weeks' stay in Fair
banks, and who will remain in Sew
ard for a number of days attending
to his local large practice, is the type
I of man Alaskans like to see come
I into the Territory. He not only fills
a professional need but for the past
number of years has been very active
in the development of Alaska’s re
sources. His faith in the mineral de
velopment has been such that he has
spent a small size fortune in various
mining properties. During his stay
in Seward, Dr. Edmunds is a guest
at the Van Gilder Hotel.
BIG POTLATCH ON TANANA
TAX AN A, Alaska, June 12. {#>'—
Natives up and down the Yukon and
Tanana rivers are arriving at Tana
na the past ten days for the two weeks
potlatch which began June 7. This
potlatch is declared the largest ever
held in this section.
CHAMBER MEET AT GRILL
The local chamber of commerce
meets tomorrow at noon at the Sew
ard Grill at the regular weekly bus
iness meeting and luncheon. A large
attendance is requested and members
are also asked to bring a guest.
Joe Hofman, tie Inspector for the
railroad, departed this morning for
Mile 15 and 20 to look over new cuts.
OEVEi.OCvrw“ o* MJttKA'S
A??ID kANDS TEdkS BEWO
CBATlC COWVEV^Ob
WENATCHEE Jun* —F rir
er Mayor Edwin TF-owr of Seattle. *
prospective candidate for the I>eme
cratic nom:natk«: :r thf TT'-®* Stahe*
Senate told the Democratic 5a*t cot
renior here That he favored the chile
labor a mend m en development of Al
aska's aTic lands and a stare world
court “when proper met are tvaS
ble to run It"
COKE OVEN EX*VODEE
GABY. 7nd., Jtree 14 —Focr
were killed, ten critically injured and
f>T seriously hurt whet a coke ere®
exploded it the by-product plan- of
the Illinois S^eei company Gas is
blamed for the disaster.
GARY. Inc.. June 14 &>—Free are
dead and 7i were hurt it the - 13*} os inn
here. About a hundred men we-e em
ployed in the plant which is a rw©
srory buildinc of brick The e-Tpiasioa.
hurled them afsahtst wnlls and brofc
arms and Jagrs Many al the vjb&bs
were buried in the debris.
XOX1E. June I-i <JP—The S.S Vic
toria. Friday tipht. dropp?c an:': - a;
sea *r aval: :1k Hftiap of a h vy
foe before proceed inc tr Xomf SI. * -•
whistles, blew a: intervals it nr • '• r
to pick up the Victoria, which ar*r "ec
this mominr a: 3(<:3» <-’clock
GOES TO WUKA BAY TON G**T
The trash oa: Hazel VI Cap: E Ber
ber. returnee to port last evenirr f- tr.
makinc a special rut down • - Bays
Harbor where J. L Graef. Jack Shea.
Mr, Simpson arc ore other, macs at
inspector of the sawn T Cftr*a4s
Berber leaves port apait this e^ertap
for Xuka Bay with five pas?etrcrs
Glfi*. SCOk'^ WEE~ MG
Ail Girl Scouts are requested tr
meet at the S. A C. hai. Vec ree
l-day afternoon at 4 o’clock, arc britip
| their lurch. The regular business
meeting will be held outdoors. At
this session election «f officers wX
be held.
NEESO* TO SEa-^E
John A. Nelson of the r-evard
Water £ Posner Cp. mas a deject
ing passenger on tot £ > Alaska
i yesterday er tmu to Seattle v»r
j a brief trif to rise bis ftaniiy. ISr
Nelson returns m-ithin a fear areeks
A large consignment of ties for tie
Alaska Railroad came in frost Ganie
va on the S.S. Alaska Satardu"
.—
Earl Thatcher, former resident of
Anchorage and fireman or the Alaska
Railroad, left for Ketchikan yester
j day on the S.S. Alaska. Mr. Thatch
j er’s family is in Ketchikan he said,
i and one of his children is serionsly ilL
Read the ads every day.
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