VOLUME 19. NUMBER 303
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1924
PRICE TEN CENTS
flOEL W. SMITH
NAMED MANAGER
ALASKA ROAD
« WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—Noel W.
Srnlth, special temporary assistant to
Secretary Work, in charge of the
Alaska railroad, was today named
general manager of the road, succeed
ing Col. Lee H. Landis. Mr. Smith
will leave Washington shortly for
Alaska.
Head Anti-Saloon League
Passes Away In Seattle
SEATTLE, Dec. 31.—Widely known
for his activities as a militant prohibi
tionist in the Northwest, Rev. Joseph
Pope, head of the anti-saloon league
in Washington and Idaho died last
night at his home* in this city.
Chinese Bandits Rob
j Americans of $10,000
LONDON, Dec. 31.—Seven Ameri
cans -were robbed by Chinese bandits
yesterday, who boarded a train be
tween Peking and Tien Tsin, accord
ing to a dispatch recived in this city
today. The Americans gave up ten
thousand dollars.
^A company of British soldiers in
another part of the train remained in
ignorance of the robbery.
Freight Clerk Arrested
Passing Spurious Checks
^ SEATTLE, Dec. 31.—Edwin Randall
Becker, freight clerk on the liner
Emma Alexander, and well connected
both in San Francisco and Victoria,
is in jail here charged with passing
spurious checks. Eleanor Caldwell,
his sweetheart, and telephone oper
ator aboard the ship, is also in jail,
for aiding and abetting him in his
swindling operations.
Rusians Start Fresh
Persecution of Jews
0 LONDON, Dec. 31.—New persecu
tions, arrests and expulsions of Zion
ists, Zeire Socialists and members of
the Maccabees are taking place in
various parts of Soviet Russia.
BILL DESIGNED TO
, STANDARDIZE
, LOAF OF BREAD
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—A bill de
signed to standardize the weight of
a loaf of bread and prevent a annual
loss to consumers of $100,000,000 thru
short weights, was introduced in the
Senator today by Senator Capper, of
Kansas. He alleges that Americans
are losing $300,000 daily by short
weights and full prices for a 12
otmce loaf for 16 ounces and a 24
oijbce loaf for a 32.
A. E. Rucker and the Resurrection
Bay Lumber Company are removing
from the Arcade building to the office
formerly occupied by the Seward Real
Estate company.
A local radio enthusiast received a
request last evening to cable Earl G.
Anthony, KFI, in Los Angeles, which
was done at 6:30. A reply was re
ceived over radio phone at 9:30.
American Halibut Makes
Canadian Town Wealthy
PRINCE RUPERT, Dec. 31.—Hali
but landed at Prince Rupert during
the pagt year, totalled 28,401,000
jyomds, having a value of $3,409,640.
TRIAL OF FORBES
SHOWS THEFT OF
MILLIONS DOLLARS
i
i
ALASKA DOG TEAM
REACHES SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Wn„ Dec. 31—An Alas
ka dog team, composed of fourteen
giant Huskies, which arrived here
recently from the North, was to be
transported to Longmire Springs, in
Ranier National park, southeast of
Tacoma, where it is to be used to en
tertain winter guests.
Kakisenoruk, an Eskimo driver, was
in charge of the dogs. The win
ter season of thepark began Decem
ber 6.
TROTZKY HELD A
PRISONER BY REDS
j LONDON, Dec. 31.—Reports brought
here from Moscow by travelers said
that Trotzky was held a prisoner in
the Kremlin because of his refusal
to leave Moscow.
It is said that Trotzy was imprison
ed by the council of commissars last
week, following his acceptance of an
invitation to attend a conference on
Russian affairs. It is known that for
some time the council has been dis
satisfied with Trotzy’s views on cap
italism, believing that he has aban
doned his affiliations with the bour
geoise.
BASKETBALL TEAM WILL
ARRIVE ON TONIGHT'S TRAIN
The girls’ basketball team from An
chorage will arrive on tonight’s train,
the first game being played in A. B.
hall tomorrow night, commencing at
8 o’clock. The game will be a dou
ble-header, as the local boys’ teams
will play.
The line-up for the girls’ teams will
be as follows:
Anchorage—Pearl Harrison, Ruth
Holdman, Ruth Anderson, Ruth Ram
say, Alice Lindsay, Gertrude Nelson;
coach, Miss Kohl.
Seward—Helen Balderston, Dorothy
Baughman, Cecil Leslie, Clara Man
they, Patricia Ray, Melba Johnsrud;
coach, Miss Matthews.
The Anchorage team will be guests
of the Fire Department at the mask
ball tonight.
COLLEGIAN TO APPEAR
SOON ON THE MARKET
The fall issue of the Farthest
North ollegian, which was recently
completed at Seward in the print
ing plant of The Gateway Publishing
company, will appear in Seward possi
bly coming from the north on to
night’s train. The magazine, which is
edited and published under the direc
tion of a student editor, is thorough
ly Alaskan, qnd representative of the
College in material.
The cover, which is adopted for
this year’s use, was designed by
Professor Brown, and includes a print
of the College Seal in conventional
design under the magazine title, and
a picture of Major Martin’s plane
against a bank of clouds rising in the
sky as he left Sitka. It is done n
blue—very attractive, bright and col
orful.
Watch for it and get a copy at any
Seward news dealer.
Canada Apportions Huge
Liquor Profits To Cities
VICTORIA, Dec. 31.—Liquor profits
amounting to $372,404 and racing taxes
totalling $308,512 were distributed by
the British Columbia government to
day to municipalities of the province.
It is estimated that the government
has cleared 14 per cent from its in
vestment.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—The trial of
Col. Charles R. Forbes, former head
of the Veterans’ Bureau, reveals an
amazing web of deceit and graft. The
principal witness today was E. H. Mor
timer, connected with Forbes in the
graft charges, and star witness for
the prosecution.
Forbes Got $5,000.
CHICAGO, 111., Dec. ,31.—Elias H.
Mortimer, principal government wit
ness in the Forbes-Thompson con
spiracy trial, testifed in cross-ex
amination today that Charles R.
Forbes, former director of the veter
ans’ bureau, approached for a
loan of $5,000 on June 15, 1922, five
days before, he had testified previ
ously, he gave Forbes $5,000 in cash
in a Chicago Hotel.
Mortimer was on the stand for the
fifth day’s cross-examination. He
said Forbes visited him at the Ward
man Park hotel in Washington to
ask for the loan to help finance
his wife’s visit to Europe.
“I told him I dd not have them
on but would see what I could do
for him,” the witness said. ‘‘I then i
told Thompson and Black what!
Forbes had said and then went back I
to Forbes and told him things could
be fixed up.”
Thompson and Black wrere part
ners in several contracting firms
seeking veterans’ hospital contracts, j
Both wrere Mortimer’s guests at the j
Wardman Park hotel at the time.
‘‘When you gave this money to
Forbes then it was in the nature
of a loan?” Randolph Laughlin,
Thompson’s attorney, asked.
“He asked for a loan,” Mortimer
said.
“Well, was it a loan, did you ex
pect to get it back or not?”
“We never expected to get it!
back.”
Got $10,000 Himself.
In negotating this loan or pay
ment for Forbes, the witness said
he also arranged to get $10,000 from
the contractors for his own account.
Half the amount was a loan which
Mortimer expected to repay from
his share in hospital building prof
its. The balance was for expenses
of the inspection trip to the Pacific
coast in June and July, 1922, on
which Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer ac
companied Forbes and several mem
bers of his staff.
The defense introduced in evi
dence two bank statements, showing
the condition of Mortimer’s account
in Washington at the time the trip
began. In one bank there was a
balance of $51.21 and in nother
$8159.
In Chicago on June 20, Mortimer
said he was given $10,000 in cash
by Thompson, which he divided
equally with Forbes immediately.
The next day, he added, he was
given $5,000 more. He had signed
a note for $15,000 but had taken
nothing from Forbes in recept of
the money said to have been turned
over to him.
On June 19, the day he signed
the note, Mortimer said, he drove
with Forbes and Mrs. Mortimer on
a trip of inspection of the Speedway
veterans’ hospital, near Chicago.
"Did you object to Mrs. Morti
mer’s gong on that trip?”
“I never objected to her going
anywhere with Forbes. If I did, she
arranged to go anyhow,” Mortimer
leplied.
Mortimer said he told Thompson
in Washington he needed part of
his $5,000 advance “to clear up some
obligp tions.”
Cuestioned as t' the- nature of
tiurr obligations. Mr. Mortimer said
they were “purcsy personal masters,
having, no bean* ? whatever on this
case.”
The court excused him from an
swering further.
Alluding to having found Mr.
feelings
Seward is at the threshhold of
a new and prosperous year. The
past twelve months have seen many
changes and witnessed one of the
most prosperous years in our his
tory. The future is bright with
hope, and past shadows are already
forgotten. The town is prosper
ous, Christmas business has been
good, and in every home a spirit of
optimism and good will prevails.
In ocnformity with the prevailing
Yuletide spirit, the Mayor and the
members of the Common Council
of the Town of Seward wish each
and every citizen a Happy and a |
Prosperous New Year.
L. V. RAY, Mayor
Forbes and Mrs. Mortimer “shooting
maps on the bed” when he returned
to his hotel suite in Chicago on
June 20, Mortimer sad he later
joined the game.
GOMPERSSAID TO
HAVE REFUSED j
MANY MILLIONS
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—H. Snow
den, United States marshal and dis
trict attorney in the early years of
the world war, told members of the
Civic Federation today that Samuel
Gompers had refused millions without
number to aid the cause of Germany
by stopping the flow of munitions to
the Allies by fomenting strikes in
factories and among the transport
workers.
Mrs. Wilson Allowed
Pension $5,000 Year
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—The Sen
ate late yesterday afternoon passed a
bill granting $5,000 yearly pension to
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the
former president.
HERRICK REPORTS |
FRENCH VIEWS
DEBT FUNDING
_
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—Ambassa- j
dor Herrick’s report of his conversa- |
tion with Premier Herriott on the
repayment by France of her war debt
to America reached the State depart-;
ment early today and is understood
to contain the first official assurance
to be received here since the question
entered its present phase, that France
does not intend to repudiate her ob
ligations to this country. It is un
derstood that the State department
welcomes the communication.
FIVE FEET OF SNOW AT
EAST END OF SNOQUALMIE
YAKIMA, Dec. 31.—M. L. Mook,
district state highway engineer, last
evening estimated that there was at
least five feet of wet, well packed
snow in the state highway near the
eastern end of Snoqualmie Pass.
Thomas Redmon, of this city, who
has construction camps in that vi
cinity endeavored to reach them
yesterday, but was turned back
eight miles beyond Easton, where
he encountered two feet of heavy
snow.
NO PAPER TOMORROW
Tomorrow being a National holi
day, there will be no paper issued.
The Gateway wishes its readers
and the citizens of Seward a
happy and a prosperous New Year.
We believe the coming year will
be one of the most prosperous
ever experienced by Seward, and
look for many new industries to
locate here.
The Gateway will be issued as
usual, Friday, January 2, 1925.
M’CORMICK SUED
FOR ALIEN ATION
WOMAN’S LOVE
NEWY ORK, Dec. 31— Infatuation
for a woman half his age, Cyrus H.
McCormick, 60, who shares with Har
ald F. McCormick the inherited Mc
Cormick harvester millions, is defen
lant in a $500,000 alienation suit.
The woman in the case is Mrs. Ed
win W. Jacobs, wife of a prominent
retired merchant of New York.
Jacobs bases his suit on the claim
that the elderly Chicago millionaire
showered gifts on Mrs. Jacobs until
tier head was completely turned and
she ceased to care for the plaintiff.
Two Dead, Two Injured
When Jap Liner Burns
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31.—Two chil
Iren; are dead and two passengers are
seriously burned in a fire that swept
the decks of the Japanese liner Gin
yomaru, 1600 miles south of Los An
geles yesterday. The report says that
many passengers were injured.
SHOW TONIGHT ONE. OF
BEST IN A LONG TIME
“Conductor 1492” caused a roar of
mirth last night, when Johnny Hines
appeared in this popular comedy. The
3lxow will be given again tonight, and
for the New Year’s Day offering Mary
Pickford will be shown in “Rosita,”
with Holbrook Blinn. The musical
score is exceptionally fine.
The show tonight will be held at
S o’clock as usual. Parties desiring
to attend the dance w'ill have plenty
of time to take in the show' and then
lance the opening number.
Wallace Daykin is reported to be
considerably improved this morning.
Dr. Baughman reports a restful night.
Postoffice Appropriations
Bill Passed by the House
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31—The treas
ury and postoffice appropriations bill
carrying $763,190,522 wras passed by
the House today.
MONEY WRECKS
HAPPY FAMILY
ALPENA, Mich., Dec. 31—That his
home was wrecked and his married
happiness completely destroyed, when
his wife plunged recklessly in a
whirl of post war gaiety among the
so-called fast set in military and of
ficial circles at Washington is charg
ed by Representative Frank D. Scott,
who is to testify in his suit for di
vorce against his wife, Edna J. Scott.
Scott has named many high army
officials, including Brigadier General
William Mitchell, of the Army air
service, as co-respondents in his suit.
STEAMSHIP STARR IN PORT
WITH LARGE PASSENGER LIST
The steamship Starr arrived in' port
today with a large passenger list and
considerable freight. Her passengers
were as follows: :
Mr. and Mrs. Patterson from Dutch
Harbor for the radio station at Cor
iova.
C. B. Boyer from Dutch Harbor for
Bremerton. *
Deputy Marshal W. C. Snook of
Unga for Juneau with three prison
ers; thence to Seattle.
Mrs. Charles Woburg and neice,
Alma Larsen of Unga for Anchorage.
Sid Anderson, F. Cheatum and C.
Livingston from Kanatak.
A. Anderson and C. Hamelbacher from
Seldovia.
Four steerage passengers.
A very stormy trip was encountered
by the Starr.