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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 69
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY’ MARCH 25, 1926.
PRIG17, TEN CENTS
HODGES RECEIVES
CONFIRMATION
ALASKA JOB
SEATTLE, Wn„ Mar. 25. (^—Wal
ter H. Hodge, of Seattle received no
tice of his confirmation by the attor
ney general as assistant district at
torney for the Third Judicial Division
with headquarters at Cordova. He
will sail April 3, with Mrs. Hodge.
Hodge is 30 years of age, and gradu
ated from the university of Washing
ton in 1919. He spent a year as sec
retary in the State’s office at Olym
pia, Wn., and was chief clerk to the
reporter of the State Supreme Court.
For four years, Hodge was deputy
prosecutor of Skagit county and prac
ticed law in Seattle and Wenatchee.
Judge Robert M. Jones, recommend
ed him for his new post.
Many Forest Fires Are
Expected In This Area
By Forestry Officials
A forecast made of the coming for
estry season by officials of the depart
ment is that due to the past winter’s
climatic conditions, the probability is
that it will be a hard one to combat
with in the matter of fires. Little
snow covered Seward area this sea
son. District Forester John Brady stat
ed a few days ago while in Seward and
there was practically no frost in the
ground. He said he hoped the public
would seriously consider this grave
matter throughout the summer months
and that during the week beginning
April 18 and ending on the 24th, the
public would observe and put into
practice, things learned during that
week’s national publicity campaign.
The importance of Forestry Week is
stressed when it becomes known this
is one of the few national campaigns
announced by presidential proclama
tion. No commercial taint is attach
ed to Forestry Week in any respects.
Each year the forestry problem be
comes more acute and the government
is lending all efforts to teach the av
erage citizen how to conduct their out
ings in its forests and woods without
causing damage from carelessness.
SEATTLE IS BUSY
FRAMING PLAN
FOR GOVERNMENT
SEATTLE, Mar. 25. City char
ier revisers in secret session during
the night referred the proposed form
of civic government to the executive
committee consisting of Frank Water
house, Nathan Eckstein, David W
Bowen, Roy J. Kinnear and Reverend
Wm. Matthews for a preliminary de
cision. The public hearing scheduled
for Friday has been cancelled.
Chief of Police Severyns and Mayot
Brown were called in and examined
in secrecy and separately, for an houi
and one-half.
MOVIE STAR FORCED
TO EAT FROM MANTEL
Do you remember back in your child
hood days when, after a visit with the
parental authority to the woodshed,
.you were compelled for several day to
do your eating from the mantelpiece?
Well, such was the recent experience
experience of Charlotte Mineau dur
ing the production of the latest Mack
Sennett Pathecomedy, “The Lion and
the Souse,” which will be shown Lib
erty Theater at the Thursday and Fri
day.
However, Charlotte’s reason for us
ing the mantel as a cafeteria was not
the customary one, but merely on ac
count of the costume she had to wear
during certain scenes in the fun-film.
Dressed as a rooster with a great
hunch of tail feathers in the back,
-Charlotte would have found any posi
tion outside of standing up a difficult
one to attain. After the picture was
over, she told Director Harry Edwards
that she was off birds for life and that
the next time he wanted her to play
an animal to make it a rabbit.
The past week a railroad crew has
been putting switches at Indian throw
ing the track in towards the bank
where the steam shovel will load cars
for the long fill between Mile 83 and
-84. This trestle Is a mile in length.
Westward Residents Regret
Passing of D. Stevenson
—
The residents of Unalaska and vi
cinity deeply regret the death of Don
ald Stevenson, Reservation Warden
for the district. He was a thorough
outside man, having lived out of doors
practically all hi3 life and was thor
oughly acquainted with all the differ
ent specimens of wild life and knew
the Aleutian Islands and its needs.
Mr. Stevenson was at one time a for
est ranger in Glacier National Park.
He contracted pneumonia on a recent
trip to Washington, D. C., where He
was in consultation with his depart
ment, the Bureau of Biological Survey.
He was buried in Arlington National
Cemetery.
FISH PRICES
KETCHIKAN, Mar. 25. (JP)—Halibut
is being bought here today by Hard
castle Cold Storage Company at 17 and
9 cents; salmon IS, 9% cents.
BATTALIONS OF
WOMEN FORM
LATEST LINES
JERUSALEM, Mar. 25. (;P)—Bat
tallions of women appeared in the
ranks of the insurgent Syrians fight
ing against the French regime.
Syria advices said two battalions
of Arab women are undergoing mili
tary training and units of these took
part in a battle at Midan, near Dam
ascus. The recruiting of women is
continuing.
YANKS MOVE INTO
FIRST PLACE BY
BEATING GIANTS
The Yanks baseball team moved
into first place last night when they
decisively administered a trouncing to
the Giants, who have led the league
since the beginning of the season. But
few points separates the nines as
the Yanks have played more games
than the Giants. The score last nite
j ended 13 to 11.
The game was airtight, few errors
| being chalked up against either squad
| Sizzling line drives, all good solid and
! clean clouts, were responsible for the
; large score. In the seventh frame the
1 score was tied, 11 to 11 but in the
eighth McLaughlin, the dark horse
catcher for the Yanks, reached first
safely on a Texas leaguer to Andre
sen, the pill beifig too hot to handle
fast. Barnett poled one to deep cen
ter scoring McLaughlin. Valade brot
Barnett home with a terrific clash
| thru center. The Giants were unable
| to lay up a dime in their last time at
\ bat. One of the features of the game
took place in the seventh when Leon
| Urbach, custodian of the left garden
for the Yanks, speared a scorcher for
a third out, when the bases were full.
This play, as it later developed, prob
ably saved the game for his mates.
Barnett and McLaughlin were the
| battery for the victors, and Bud Dyer
and Jazz Hopkins worked for the
Giants. Jack Lien was official um
pire.
Score by Innings
Teams 12345678 9. T.
Giants _0 1 0 5 2 0 0 3 0—11
Yanks _2 0 1 2 5 1 0 2 x—13
Toniight the Pirates and the Sena
tors play.
Standing of Teams.
Team Won Lost Pet.
Yanks _6 2 .750
Giants _4 2 .667
Senators _3 5 .375
Pirates __—1 5 .167
Housing Problem In the
Interior Becoming Acute
People are sleeping in chairs, on the
floor, in fact any place they find to
stretch out besides the street, in Fair
banks, according to recent arivals
from the Interior. Hundreds of new
people have arrived in the Interior me
tropolis during the past few weeks
and every indication paints to the
fact hundreds more are headed that
way. The big mining companies have
sent out reports they only will em
ploy about 1200 men this season, but
at the present rate there will be about
five to every Job.
Have you seen the Weekly Gateway.
Hunter and Trapper
Purchases New Boat
Nick Kristensen, of False Pass, has j
purchased a new Diesel boat which j
recently arrived on the freighter Cor
dova. This is a 15 h.p. 36 ft. C. O.
Fairbanks-Morse and was especially
built for his own use in hauling freight
and conducting hunting parties. Mr.»
Kristensen is one of the most suc
cessful hunters and trappers in the
Aleutian Group and this year made
the largest catch of any of the trap
pers on Unimak Island. He expects
to do quite a business with bear hunt
ters and others in search of big game
with which this section abounds. Geo.
Peterson and Peter Yatclimeneff will
assist in operating this boat which
has been christened the Uranus.
Numerous Real Estate
Transfers During Week
There is no better gauge with which j
to judge the prosperity or condition 1
of a town or city than its realty trans- j
actions. In this respect an active
real estate market means just one
thing, that the buyer is encouraged
with the outlook of the town and is
willing to back up his judgment with I
his money.
Another list of real estate transfers
which have taken place during the
past week will be turned into the Gate-1
way office tomorrow by Hugh Dough
erty, but yesterday, H. V. Hoben re
ported the following activities:
Martin Banbury purchased from
him the splendid five room modern
dwelling in block 12, which occupies |
one-third of lots 3S, 39 and 40. This 1
residence is next to the home of Leon |
Urbach.
Fred Johnson, engineer on the Alas
ka Railroad, purchased from Mr. Ho-1
ben, the fine looking stucco house on
Second avenue, opposite the home of
Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Ray.
The homestead at Mile 2, which had
been owned by F. Johnson was pur
chased a few days ago by Mr. Hoben.
The acreage consisted of-approximate
ly 182 acres of timbered land.
ADOPT PLEDGE
—
PORTLAND, Maine, Mar. 25. (/P)—
Maine democrats, in closing their bi
ennial convention adopted in their
coming campaign a platform which
included a pledge for an impartial en
forcement of prohibition.
ERIC NELSON, PLACER MINING
Eric Nelson, who formerly operated
a tie camp along the railroad and la
ter a logging camp, has purchased a
one-quarter interest in a placer mine
in the Kantishna and has gone to the
camp with his associates, according
to The Gateway correspondent in Fair
banks.
WANTED—ROLLER SKATES
The two Fisher girls, Dolly and Mil
dred, accompanied by Agnes Olssen,
had both an automobile ride yester
day and a fine five-mile hike. The
auto ride was enjoyed by all concern
ed, but when their car became stuck
in a snow drift at Mile 5, it was a
different matter, for the girls were
forced to abandon the ship and hoof
it into town. A couple of deep snow
mechanics, with the aid of a rail
road hoist or some other contraption,
waded out to the scene this morning
and safely extracted the machine.
ODD FELLOWS, ATTENTION!
Next meeting night, March 25th,
matters of vital importance will be
brought up for discussion wherefore
a good attendance is suggested. There
will be an entertainment after the con
clusion of business.
Work in the Second Degree.
All Rebekahs are cordialy invited to
appear at 9:30 p. m.
3t. LUDWIG LARSSON, N. G.
AT THE HOTELS
Van Gilder—C. J. Mettler, Portland;
J. L. Lucky, Seattle, N. J. Gaikema,
Anchorage.
Seward—A. Beiswanger, Joe Mc
Laugihlin.
Sexton—Mrs. Frank Roycroft, Moose
Pass; J. Kaso.
Mrs. Katherine Schultz, who has
been making an extended visit in Se
ward left this morning for Anchorage.
She plans returning shortly and leave
on a visit to the States.
GERMAN DIPLOMAT
LAUDS WILSON AS
PEACE LOVING
BERLIN, Mar. 25. (JP)—Count von
Bernstorff, former German ambassa
dor to the United States, in a review
just published of the memoirs of Col.
House, he said: “The only incondes
tible fact among the mass of unprov
ed hypothesis is that of the entry of
the United States into the war which
brought about Germany’s defeat, and
according to the memoirs, President
Wilson was more peace loving than I
described him in my book.”
LENTEN
Self-Denial
Whether one should observe the
Lenton period by special self-de
nail in the matter of food or oth
erwise, is a matter for personal
choice according to one’s religious
faith. But the idea of the desir
ability of some form of self-denial
is not a principle that can be lim
ited to any one time of the year,
or any particular group of people.
Those who think they can accom
plish the true ends of life with
out conforming to this principle
in some way make a mistake.
Even in the most material fields
of activity the people who cannot
deny themselves pleasures and
extravagances are not likely to ac
complish the success they desire.
The country is full of people who
were never able to deny them
selves anything and who in con
sequence never had the concen
tration to succeed in their occu
pations or otherwise.
The world is full of selfish peo
ple whose only thought is to fol
low the pursuits that will give
them the most pleasure. If they
are involved in any dispute or
controversy, they can think only
of their rights and claim.
They give scarcely a thought to
the troubles and difficulties of oth
ers. As a rule such self-seekers
are unhappy and discontented.
There are more who practice
genuine self-denial in harmony
with the Lenten idea, than we
realize. >
Innumerable parents are deny
ing themselves the comforts they
wish for, so that their children
can have better advantages. Many
deeds of kindly sympathy are per
formed involving sacrifice, and
many gifts are made by those who
need the money almost as much
as those who receive it. A great
deal of unselfish service is given
to the community, that costs the
givers thereof self-denial. Such
sacrifices may seem difficult, but
they bring generous rewards of
affection and esteem, and few peo
ple who make them ever regret
it.
PARKS WILL TALK
ARCTIC CLUB
SEATTLE, Mar. 25. (#*)—Governor
George A. Parks of Alaska arrived
here yesterday from Denver, where he
stopped for a day to visit his parents.
He will be one of the speakers at the
Arctic Club tomorrow, which will also
include Charles Garfield and George
Bennet Gilman of Cordova.
Parks said regarding an understand
ing with Washington on Alaska’s
needs: “We are fortunate in getting as
much as we have and are confident
we are on a way to better things. Our
particular hopes center on develop
ment of the pulp and paper industry,
timber and diversified fishing.”
COMPLETING TIE CONTRACTS
John G. Brady, district forester in
charge of this district of the Chugach
National forest, during his brief stay
in Seward the other day, stated all tie
contracts have been about complet
ed. Thru the entire winter season the
weather conditions worked against the
contractors and proved a serious han
dicap.
Mrs. Frank Roycroft, well known res
ident of Moose Pass, arrived in Sew
ard last night and ' will remain here
for the remainder of the week.
Two Trappers Reported
Drowned to Westward;
Missing Since October
Recent arrivals in Unalaska report
the deaths of Merrill and Shugar, pro
fessional trappers. On Oct. 7 they
left Kanaga Island in a small boat to
hunt among some adjacent islands and
never returned. Their bodies were
never found and it is supposed that
they were drowned. Kanaga is in the
Andreanof group west of Unalaska.
Atka is the nearest settlement. These
men were among a party employed by
the Kanaga Ranching Co., to rid their
islands of red foxes so they could re
stock with blues. At one time Merrill
and Shugar were employed by Karl
Armstrong of Kodiak, doing the same
kind of work among some of the is
lands adjacent to Kodiak.
SIGNS OF SPRING
Frank Moore and his capable corps
of painters moved into the plant of
The Gateway this morning and are
busily engaged in administering a coat
of white paint throughout the entire
interior.
CAPTAIN GOSS
RETURNS FROM j
FUR CRUISE
Capt. A. C. Goss returned recently
to his home in Unalaska in his trad
ing schooner, Everett Hays, after a
successful season among the islands
to the far westward between Unalaska
and the Siberian coast. In addition
to his trading operations Capt. Goss
has several fox islands of his own
and usually spends the winter in the
vicinity of Atka. He is assisted by his
nephew, Paul Willis, chief engineer of
the Everett Hays. They report this
to be the mildest winter in ten years
and an excellent trapping season.
There are three native villages among
this stretch of islands, Umnak, Atka
and Attu. Capt. Goss did not reach
Attu this season which is the last is
land belonging to the U. S. and about
250 miles from the Siberian coast.
This voyage is made twice a year
taking mail and provisions to these
places as there is no regular means of
supply. The coast guard cutters make
occasional trips in summer and the
Bureau of Education boats go there
about once each year. The Aleutian
Fur Co. operates a trading schooner,
the Emma, with Capt. Schroeder in
command. The fishing ground in these
water are unexcelled and the largest
codfish in the Aleutian group are to
be seen around Atka.
Snow Slide Delays This
Morning’s Train, Hour
In one hour, following a snow slide
at Bridge 49.7, the debris was cleared
away by shoveling from the tracks
and the regular passenger train which
left Seward this morning at 7:30 o’
clock, proceeded on its w*ay to the In
terior.
The slide came down from the moun
tain top at 9:40 a. m. and was cleared
at 10:55. It measured 35 feet in
length and was of an average depth
of seven feet. This, it is believed,
sets a new record for section crews on
any division of the railroad for fast
work.
Another slide came down at 11 a.
m., at about 100 feet north of the ear
lier ode but did not reach the tracks.
It is reported the temperature at Tun
nel is quite warm and a heavy rain
fall was coming down this morning.
WATERFRONT NOTES
The halibut schooners Polaris, Cap
tain Ness, arrived in port this morning
from the banks with 22,000 pounds of
fish, and the Nordic, with a good size
cargo.
The schooner Seymour, Capt. Han
sen, which arrived in port the otheri
day, with 15,00 pounds, pulled out
last night.
The Brisk also left port yesterday
on its way back to the banks.
Capt. M. H. Molver, master of the
schooner Democrat, who was struck
on the head with a twenty-pound lead
line and badly injured, is convalescing
at Dr. Baughman’s hospital.
N. J. Gaikema, better known as Cap
tain Gaikema of Anchorage, was
among those arriving in town last
evening.
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WRECKED PLANE
WILL TAKE THE
AIR SOON
FAIRBANKS, Mar. 25. The
monoplane Alaskan will be ready this
week to resume test flights. The new
Liberty engine has been installed and
the landing gear repaired sufficiently
to make local flights. A wooden pro
pellor will replace the metal one and
will lessen the chance of damage to
the engine in the event another mis
hap occurs.
The landing field is being widened to
facilitate maneuvering of planes.
Fred Earp, press representative has
arrived here.
FAIRBANKS PILOT
CONSTRUCTS NEW
PLANE, INTERIOR
FAIRBANKS, Mar. 25. (/P)—A new
standard four-passenger biplane for
the Fairbanks Airplane Corporation,
constructed here during the winter,
made a successful test flight yester
day. The ship was placed in actual
service this morning when it answer
ed a rush call to Manley Hot Spring
on the lower Yukon, bringing back to
Fairbanks hospital a severely injur
ed miner in record time.
This is the first plane constructed
in Alaska and was built by A. A. Ben
nett, chief pilot and mechanic of the
Corporation, which has more air traf
fic in sight for the next month than
its two pilots and four planes can han
dle.
SHORE HAUL BILL
REJECTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 25. (£>)
—The Senate yesterday by a vote of
46 to 33 rejected the Gooding long and
short ham bill, making another time.
The representatives of the Inter-moun
tain territory lost in a forty-year fight
to prevent transcontinental carriers
ganting lower rate for hauls to the
Pacific coast than to inter-mediate
points. The Senate two years ago vot
ed 54 to 23 and passed a similar meas
use but it failed to pass the House.
BYRD TAKING NO
CHANCES ON TRIP
WASHINGTON, D. C.( Mar. 25. (JP)
—Lieutenant Commander Richard
Byrd, who plans to start soon on his
airplane flight to the North Pole will
be prepared to walk back to civiliza
tion if it be necessary. He is taking
an equipment which includes rifles,
shotguns, two sleds and a lightweight
stove. He expects to transfer his
headquarters in a week to New York,
where he will personally oversee final
preparations.
The steamship Chantier will carry
the party to the hop-off base at North
ern Spitzbergen.
ORIENTAL LINE MAY
ENTER OREGON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 25. (JP)
—The Shipping Board announced they
would open new bids for an Oriental
line April 6, with a modified form of
contract, which will provide vessels
carrying Portland passengers only.
FAVOR UNSEATING
OF BROOKHART
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 25. (£>)
—The Senate Elections committee rec
ommended to unseat Senator Brook
hart, republican, in favor of Daniel F.
Steck, democrat.
Chas. A. Fisl^, who has been Out
side for some months, is back in Se
ward again and has joined the Frank
Moore decorating and painting crew.