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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 73.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31,1926.
PRICF, TEN CENTS
NUMEROUS GUESTS
AT CHAMBER MEET;
ALL MAKE REMARKS
Tourists Routed Over Ad
miral Line Will Stop
Here Few Days
EAGLE MENACEJOUCNED ON
Attendance Local Chamber
Meets Exceeds Ketchi
kan in Comparison
Extra tables were necessary at yes
terday’s weekly business meeting and
luncheon of the local Chamber of
Commerce to take care of the large
number of members and guests in at
tendance. The visitors comprised of
men from the East, West, North and
South the same being W. J. Erskine,
who is en rbute south, Kodiak busi
ness man; J. A. Rhodes, representa
tive of Carsten’s Packing Company,
who will make hip headquarters in
Seward; Captain Graham of the Admi
ral Watson; Mr. Baker, purser and
Mr. Nelson, chief steward, Admiral
Watson; W. T. White, and Mr. Clark
from the Kodiak experimental station;
J. J. Chisholm, broker; and J. B. Bur
ford, young Juneau business man, a
specialist in office equipment.
Captain Grahdm Voiced his appre
ciation of being invited to the lunch
eon and lauded the efforts of the lo
cal chamber in promoting the welfare
of this district. He pledged his per
sonal assistance in this fespect and
aaid anytime he can be of help he
would only be too glad to lend a hand.
Eagle Real Menace.
Mr. White, in behalf of the fox far
mers of this and the westward dis
tricts, called the attention of the mem
bers to the deadly enemy of the fox,
the eagle. The eagle is one of, the
most active and versatile of birds, not
only will he spend day after day watch
ing from some crag or high point
about a ranch, but will hover hour af
ter hour high in the air waiting for
a favorable opportunity to swoop down
upon the defenseless fox. iyhlip no
statistical information is to be had,
as to the actual number of foxes kill
ed by eagles, every rancher sees a
number killed every summer des
pite all t^e individual efforts to hill
and frighten them away. The present
bounty provided by law is ah aid In
reducing the depredation of the birds,
but as they nest in next to inaccessi
ble places and are very wary, when
being hunted, only a partial redductioh
in the countless numbers hovering
about the islands has been made to
date. The bird is a real menace to
the industry and Mr. White would like
to see the local chamber get behind
the legislative movement to have the
bounty increased to a point where it
would be worth w'hile for hunters to
reduce the number.
Compliments Local Chamber
Mr. Rhodes paid the local chamber j
a distinct compliment. He said he |
had been in Ketchikan for two weeks <
and while that town is much larger
than Seward, taking in comparison the
attendance to their chamber meetings '
and the local one yesterday, he believ- i
ed Seward had Ketchikan bested.
Mr. Clark stated he was glad to :
meet with the chamber once again; li
he had very little to report but he thot
upon his return from Matanuska ho!'
might have something new to inform
the chamber of.
Juneau Membership 400
Mr. Burford confined his remarks i
to chamber activities saying it was
the only way any town, community or :
city could progress, by unified coopera
tion. The Juneau chamber of which
he is an active member, has a mem- ;
bership of nearly 400, he said, and i i
one of his duties is to meet visitors; 1
and mvite them to chamber meetings. |
Mr. Burford will be in Seward until j \
tomorrow in the interest of his office i i
ADDITIONAL MONEY ASKED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 31. (P)
—The Interior department asked the
House for a supplemental appropria
tion of $5,400 for the care and custody
of insane in Alaska.
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ILLIAIUi
CITIES, SUMMER
NO ROAD PROJECT CONTEMPLAT
ED FOR SEWARD AREA
COMING SUMMER
CONCENTRATING IN INTERIOR
Hawley Sterling Reviews Coming
Season’s Activities of A. R. C.
Road work will be started imme
diately as weather conditions permit
on the Kodiak road, according to Haw
ley Sterling, supt. of this district for
the Alaska Road Commission who
passed thru Seward this week en
route to his Anchorage headquarters.
Mr. Sterling has just returned from
the superintendent’s conference at Ju
neau the session there lasting four
days. The Kodiak road is a five-mile
project running from the town to the
Abberts’ sheep ranch and connecting
several other ranches between the
two points.
With respect to the Seward district,
Mr. Sterling said there was nothing
planned at the present time, the only
work in this particular district being
confined thus far, to the Kodiak proj
ect, the continuation of the Homer
road and the Illiamni bay project to
Illiamni village; the latter will prob
ably be fully completed this summer.
Aside from some maintenance work
ih the Anchorage area, no new work
has been outlined for that re|gio(n
either.
There will be a crew of approxi
mately twelve men over at Kodiak; a
like number at Homer, and perhaps
about ten men at Illiamni. Mr. Sterl
ing said he would have a payroll of
about 150 men under him this sea
son, which is about the same number
as he had last season. The McKinley
National Park road work has been cut
down considerably for no new con*,
struction work will be cirrled on*.what
ever, with the exception of mainten
ance over the 22 miles now existing.
ft is pljanned by the commission to
concentrate the bulk of the work oh
the Circle road, also the Richardson
trail from Fairbanks to McCarthy, tlid’
plan beihg to complete both of these
projects Within the next three years.
equipment business. He is at the Van
Gilder.
Offers Valuable Suggestion
Mr. Bake# said he no#'felt like a
member of the organization and was
very glad to once more be a guest.
He offered the valuable suggestion of
cooperating with the civic body in the
matter of attending to the placing of
folders in the ship’s rack prior to the
steamer’s arival at Seward. For the
tourist and stranger the information
to be gleaned from Seward folders
would be quite valuable. He does this
for Ketchikan and he is quite certain
it has reflected considerable to Ket
chikan’s credit. The tourist travel this
year will be far greater than last sea
son, he pointed out, and in connection
with the Admiral Line, the people '
brought to Seward would probably re- !
main here for at least two days be
fore proceeding to the Interior. Most
of the schedules already booked thus
far are for the round trip to Fair
banks.
Mr. Nelson said he gave what he
considered a neat little speech at the ]
last luncheon he attended so would
pass up the opportunity this time, but
promised to have one in readiness the
next time he is a visitor.
Mr. Chisholm had a carefully re- !
hearsed speech, according to the
presiding officer, P. c. McMullen, pre- <
sident of the chamber, so Mr. McMul- ]
len excused him this time. ,
The remarks of Mr. Erskine will be :
found in another column of this is- :
sue.
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MANY BUILDINQ MINUS PHONES
BECAUSE OF ACTION OF
THE CITY
SEATTLE, Mar. 31. (&)—'The City
Council and the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph Company conferred yester
day for the first time since the tele
phone controversy of 1923.
Councilmen Moore and Kennedy
were appointed as a committee to con
fer with C. E. Hickman, Northwest
manager for the telephone company
regarding the new franchise. The
committee was instructed to arrange
it so the company will be permitted
to make installations on the city
streets which is necessary to furnish
extensions of the service.
The company complained that many
buildings are without telephones be
cause they were unable to obtain per
mits for the necessary street work.
WATSON’S ORCHESTRA
PLEASES LOCAL PUBLIC
The dance last night at Odd Fel
lows hall was even better than it was
advertised it would be according to the
pleased public today who attended
the affair which was held under the
auspices of the Admiral Watson’s or
chestra. A very large crowd went to
the dance and had just as much pleas
ure from listening to the music as from
participating on the crowded floor.
The general verdict is it is hoped the
capable musicians! will not permit this
to be their last affair but'that they
will hold another dance in the hear fu
ture.
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FAIRBANKS CO-ED BIDS FLYER8
5f ‘ ON THEIR TRH? QVEJl'
NORTHERN WASTES
FAIRBANKS, Mar.” 31. (&)—The
monoplane Alaskan, of the Wilkins ex
pedition, left at 7:30 this morning for
Point Barrow with Lieut. C. B. Eile
son flying and Captain ^ilkins as a
passenger.!
Miss Genevieve Parker, Alaska Col
lege co-ed, who christened the plane
the other day, shook hands with Wil
kins and wished him success.
The plane carried 3,000 pounds and
threw water and ice 50 feet in the
air as it sped down the runway which
was covered with ten to six inches of
water. The plane rose slowly, turned
toward Barrow and disappeared with
in a few moments.
Capt. Wilkins said they would re
turn tomorrow or on Friday, and that
they planned to reconnoiter for land
ing places for subsequent trips, which
number will probably be two or three
before the final hopoff.
A report from Barrow said a seven
mile lagoon was located there and
was as smooth as a millpond which
offered a suitable landing place for
the huge Fokker plane.
The people of Bafrow have been
keeping fires burning nightly for some '
weeks, anticipating the plane’s arriv
al. The sky is clear and warm this
morning.
SHOVEL BRIGADE QUITE ACTIVE
SEATTLE, Mar. 31. (JP)—A police
dry squad during the night raided the ]
property and residence of Keto and i
unearthed five 1-gallon kegs and 9 i
1-gallon jugs of moonshine in the
yard. Nobody was in the house at j
the time. (
EASTERN PEOPLE 1
ENJOYING REAL SEER;
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NEWSPAPER REPORTERS BRING
ADVERSE STORIES AFTER
SAMPLING BEVERAGE
CHICAGO, II., Mar. 31. (^—Follow
ing the granting of permits yesterday
to Pabst Brewery of Milwaukee, An
heuser Busch of St. L*ouis, to manu
facture medical beer containing 3.75
per cent alcohol.
A newspaper sent a reported to sam
ple the Milwaukee product and later
come out in a glaring story with an
adverse description, which said: “It
lacks all semblance to beer, ip color
and in taste. It will require a heal
thy chaser to rid the after taste.”
Another reporter who was fortun
ate enough to receive a sample of
the brew said in his paper that “the
beer far surpasses the 2.75 per cent
beer dispensed at Windsor, Canada.
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DESMOND TAYLOR CASE
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 31. (£>)— State
Prosecutor Asa Keyes arived home
yesterday from the East and declared
he had not yet obtained, or uncovered,
a sufficient amount of material evi
dence to solve the murder of "William
Desmond Taylor, former moving pic
ture director.
SENATOR RIEED DECLARES THE
a! e. If;TURNIP THE 4«!albs 4
IN THE RECENT WAR.
WASHINGTON, Di C.. Mar. 31. (Jf)
—Derogatory remarks’ at home and
and abroad of America's effort in the
great Wa^Idrew a shafrp 'fire ifl the
Senate from Senator Reed, republican
of Pennsylvania and a war veteran,
and. Senator Johnson California re
publican.
Replying to the statement of SLena
tor ]E^ge;1?irepub¥feaH" oPn&w Jefsdy, i
that the Allies “were fighting bur
war,” Reed declared the Allies were
fighting their own war and the Amer
ican Expeditionary Forces finally turn
ed the scales. Johnson, who was vig- ,
orous and caustic, referred apparently
to the remarks of the debt situation
by Winston Churchill, British chan
cellor of the exchequor. Johnson de
clared he resented the remarks “from
men across the sea speaking out of
their attitude in the war, and stating
this country devoted itself merely to
the making of money.”
INHUMAN TREATMENT
DRAWS COUPLE SIX
MONTHS TACOMA JAHi
TACOMA, Mar. 31. (JP) —Frank i
Schonscheider and wife were sentenc- <
ed to serve six months because they 1
imprisoned their thre-year-old son
iaily in a large box without food or I
water. The child was emaciated and
ill and has been placed in a deten
tion home.
NEARLY FASTED AWAY $45,000 ]
BERLIN, Mar. 31. (,/P)—Herr Jolly, „
tasted for 40 days and received $45,- ]
300. He lived on cigarettes and min- 1
3ral water, but was a physical wreck ]
when taken out of his glass cage. His i
feat beat all the previous world’s rec- i
Drds by one day. <
NOW OR NEVER, SAYS SMOOT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 31. (fi>)
< —Senator Smoot said yesterday in the
Senate that the debt settlement with
Italy represents the very last penny
the United States could get out of
that country, and said: "If we don’t
- agree to this settlement, it will be a
long time before we get anything out
S of Italy.”
BUSINESS IRIS II
IS EN ROUTE to PALO ALTO TO
JOIN FAMILY FOR A BRIEF
VACATION
IS LUNCHEON GUEST OF C. OF C.
Residents of Kodiak District Antici
j pate Renewal Oil Drilling.
Prominent among Seward visitors
today is W. J. Erskine, conceded to be
one of the biggest business men in the
entire westward region. Mr. Erskine
arrived, in Seward yesterday on the
Admiral "Watson and is eh route to
the States where he will join his wife,
daughter Carolyn anld son Willson,
who are at present at'Palo Alto, Cal,
Mrs. Erskine and daughter went south
last month on a visit with Wilson,
who is attending a preparatory school
in the California city.
Mr. Erskine was a guest at yester
day’s Chamber of Commerce business
meeting' and luncheon and in a brief,
bht very interestfUg talk, stated it
was a decided' pleasure for him tc
once again pay’a visit to Seward and
to meet with the meinbers of the lb
cal Chamber. It has been three dr
•four years, he said, since he last vis
ited here but hie always recognized the
fact the local body whs doing excel
lent work in promoting the welfare
of this and the westward regions. It is
only through concerted action, he
pointed out, that "results may be ob
tained, and it is a fine thlfag to see
stfch a representative' body at citizens
pulling; together tot the betterment of
the community and district. ’ '
“Thfa^s'are mote hr lees quiet in the
Kodihtc area?’ Tdr. EMkiiie ;gsiid, "but
the'611 situation1 is1'hot as h&pelesS
as it might appear""Wifia&y. ^A^cdrd;
ihg io redent>;advices received from
San Erancia&b, we ‘citizens 6t Kodiak
drd“ under Me impression the oil cirfa
panie^ pidn to Mtiow' pbllc'y oTtfalt
ingt&f an improvement la legislation,
dr‘ bitter terms from cSaimahtfs, Which
win permit‘Bt mere latitude in'-the
work.’ " • h' 1
‘'Preferring to the fishing industry,”
he continued, "the New England peo
ple, who‘have been talking for some
time of establishing a' cold storage
plant at Kodiak, still plan to do so,
but are waiting for additional land
titles to be cleared up prior to taking
any definite steps.”
DECIDE ON liCOTIC
OFFICE IN HUSH
SEATTLE, March 31. (jP)—Federal
Narcotic Chief H. V. Williamson, of
the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, an
nounces the number of agents in his
district will be increased and offices
will be established in Spokane, Taco
ma and Alaska. He said he was work
ing on his Alaska organization de
ciding where to establish headquar
ters.
LATHROP SAYS HIGH RATES
RETARD OUR DEVELOPMENT
SEATTLE, March 31. (JP)—Captain
Austin E. Lathrop, president of the
Healy River Coal Corporation in
Alaska, declared that exorbitant trans
portation charges are preventing de
velopment of Alaska. He said: “The
passenger rates between Seattle and
Seward are above the fare between
Sattle and Chicago. Freight rates are
correspondly high.”
WHILE STORMS HUGE
IN SOUTHWEST, U.S.
COLD WAVE SWEEPS TEXAS, OK
LAHOMA, KANSAS, MISSOURI
AND ILLINOIS STATE
CREATES IUM OIL FIELD
Million Dollar Damage In Chicago;
Country Covered with Snow.
DALLAS, Tex., Mar. 31. (JP)—A cold
wave swept over the southwest yes
terday and left the entire plains of
the Texas panhandle covered with
snow. At Amarillo, during the night,
it was reported to have been the cold
est thruout the entire United States,
the temperature dropping to 16 be
low.
KANSAS CITY,—Virtually all of the
southwest is covered with snow from
the storm which has raged over the
Rocky Mountains since last Wednes
day, and spread over Kansas, Oklaho
ma, western Missouri' and northern
Texas.
CHICAGO.—Freakish combinations
of snow and hail accompanied by gales
were responsible yesterday for 15
deaths, 65' injuries and crop and pro
perty damaged estimated running to
a million dollars.
LIBERTY, Tex.—Two men were
killed and a third critically injured,
when a storm swept a path a half mile
wide thru the south end of the Li
berty oil field. All dericks and build
ings In its path were demolished.
HOUSTON, Tex.—The damage from
high winds, tain and the electrical
storm is ‘estimated at $250,000. Fall
en trees and broken power lines ham
pered* the operation of the street cars
and all hoUses were without lights.
Most of the damage was broken win
dows. ’the business section wa3 flood
ed and thousands of dollars worth of
[Merchandise destroyed.
“ JUNEA.U.—With temperatures rang
ing ttbm' 24 to 50 above in Alaska,
“Seward's Ice Box,” the 59th' anniver
sary of the5 signing of the treaty pur
chase,' wad ‘celebrated/here today. The
lowest' temperature Wfedrded in the
Territory was at Eagle, on the Yukon,
ahd rthe highest at’ Juneau. ’ There is
tittle snow anywhere in Alaska, and
none whatever south of the Alaska
Range. At Eagle there is sixteen in
ches, Fairbanks ten and Nome two in
ches. All vegetation is at least thirty
days ahead of the normal season.
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Tffi TERRITORY
SEATTLE, Mar. 31. —Alaska is
entering upon a period of staple hard
rock mining which promises to devel
op into one of the richest industries
of the Territory, said A. J. Hall, Hyder
banker, who is visiting here.
“One mine at Hyder has already
taken out §17,000 in gold and silver
covering operations of five years but
the development of the Hyder belt
is just beginning,” said Hall.
BILL PASSES CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 31. (Spe
cial to the Gateway).—A Bill was pass
ed by Congress yesterday authorizing
the Secretary of the Interior to ex
tend the time on oil permits for two
years additional to the time now pre
scribed for commencing of drilling op
erations. According to Dan Suther
land he stated “this time may be ex
tended by the secretary of the Inte
rior for an aditional period of two
years if he finds that the permittee
has been unable with' t«A exercise of
reasonable diligence, to begin drill
ing operations.”