Hetunrd EIEUFlg Gatewny
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 70
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1926.
PRICt\ TEN CENTS
COMDR. DER1CKSON
ORDERED TO NEW
POST PHILIPPINES
FORMER ALASKAN APPOINTED
DIRECTOR COAST AND GEO
DETIC SURVEY
Well known in Alaska Where He
Commanded Government Vessels
for a Number of Years
ComdT R. B. Derickson, inspector
in charge of the Seattle field station
of the United States Coast and Geo
detic Survey, was recently appointed
director of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey in the Philippines, with head
quarters in Manila, and will sail
from Seattle April 2S on the steam
ship President Madison hound for the
Orient.
Commander Derickson left Seattle
a few days ago for Washington, D. C.
to confer with officers of the Coast
and Gedoetic Survey in regard to his
new position. He will be succeeded
as inspector in charge of the Seattle |
field station of the survey by Comdr.
F. H. Hardy, now chief of field
work, Washington, D. C. In the Phil
ippines, Commander Derickson suc
ceeds Lieut. Comdr. Harry A. Seran,
transferred to other duties.
Commanded Survey Steamsmp
As inspector in charge of the Se
attle field station of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey, Commander Derick
eon was head of that branch of
Uncle Sam’s service for the Wash
ington, Oregon and Alaska coasts.
He has been connected with the
Coast and Geodetic Survey on the
Atlantic, the Pacific and in Alaska,
the Philippines and Porto Rico.
During his Alaska service he com
manded the survey steamship Gedney
for seven years.
From 1902 until 1906 Commander
Derickson commanded an insular sur
vey steamship in the Philippines.
Service During War
In 1913 he again was ordered to
the Philippines, being assigned to
duty there as commanding officer of
the survey steamship Pathfinder. He
held that command until 1917, when
America entered the World War.
He then -was called to Washington,
* -where he was assigned to duty as
chief of a division of field work un
der which special ‘surveys and hydro
graphic investigations were made in
connection with the prosecution of
the war. He was promoted to in
spector in charge of the Seattle field
station early in 1921.
ASKS INDEMNITY
FOR MOTHER IN
RECENT KILLING
SANTA FE, Mar. 26. (^P)—Governor
Hamlett telegraphed Senator A. A.
Jones and asked him to confer with
the State department regarding the
stoning to death of Joe Hall, a former
:student at the University of Washing
ton, near Ixitan Nayarit, Mexico. He
asked for punishment to the assail
ant and indemnity for Hall’s mother.
Portlock Plant Changes
Name of Corporation
At Recent Meeting
During the recent meeting of the
stockholders at Seldovia of the Alas
ka Consolidated Fisheries, Inc., Jo
seph Kildall was elected president and
acting treasurer; Carl Almy, vice pre
sident, and J. J. Jensen, secretary, and
the name of the corporation changed
to Portlock Packing & Trading Co.
At this meeting a bond issue of $60,
000 was authorized and, according to
local information, it is expected con
siderable stock will be placed upon
the Alaska market.
QUARTZ OWNERS RETURN NORTH
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Henderson, quartz
mining people who operate one of the
best looking properties in the Fair
banks field, left for the Interior a few
>days ago. They have been operating
the quartz mine for the past three or
four years and have been doing ex
ceptionally well. Mr. and Mrs. Hen
derson spent the winter in the States.
SEATTLE FEDERALS LOOK ON AS BRIBE
IS TURNED OVER PROHIBITION AGENTS
SEATTLE, Wn., Mar. 26. (AP).—Federal officers
raided a residence during the night and caught Tom Feek
and H. D. Kimsey, veteran members of the police dry
squad, accepting a $500 bribe from King Tanaka. The
Federals took the officers’ guns- badges and their prow
ler car and held them on an open charge. State Deputy
Prosecutors, Hammer and Dunn, accompanied the Feder
als and said they saw Tanaka pass the currency to Feek.
The Federals said Tanaka was arrested March 17 on a
liquor charge by city officers and was threatened with
Federal prosecution unless Tanaka paid them $2000. This
amount was later reduced to $1000. The Federals gave
Tanaka $500 in marked money to pay the first installment.
Prohibition Agent Corwin said the raid was the result
of tapped telephone wires.
Immediately following the arrests of Feek and Kim
sey, Mayor Brown held a secret conference with Police
Inspector Mason and Lieut. Comstock. Mason rushed
from his bed to Federal headquarters when he learned
of the arrests. He was refused permission to see the pri
soners.
District Attorney Thomas Revelle, commenting on
the arrests said: “This is a bribery case, involving con
spiracy to violate the Federal act, the State will undoubt
edly dispose of the bribery charge and the Federal grand
jury can consider the conspiracy charge.
FORMER ALASKAN
PLANS FUR FARM
AT OSLO, NORWAY
JULIUS CHRISTIANSON MEETS
WITH DIFFICULTY IMPORT- !
ING FOXES
The eldest living sea otter and seal
hunter in Alaska, Julius Christianson,
who left Seldovia last fall for Norway,
where he planned to round out his ad
venturous career, writes The Gateway
from Oslo, that he arrived, safe and
sound to the land of his birth, in De
cember and that it seems but a short
time ago when he first arrived in Se
ward when there was but one log cab
in on the present townsite.
However, in taking back to Norway
with him, a couple of pairs of silver
foxes, he ran into an international
problem which he had not reckoned
with. It seems that upgn arriving at
his port of debarkation in Norway, the
law prohibited the importing of ani
mals from the U. S. A. It was four
teen days before he was able to land
the foxes from the vessel, and then
he had to take them, by water, to Go
tenborg, Sweden and from there, by
rail to another point where he will
have to keep them for a year before
the authorities will admit them into
Norway.
Mr. Christianson states he might
possibly return to Alaska this year for
the purpose of procuring more fox,
He asks to be remembered to his
many Mends in this district and in
particular to Capt. O. A. Johansen,
of the steamer Starr.
Prior to departing for Norway, Mr.
Christianson had conducted a fox
ranch for fourteen years near Seldo
via. He disposed of his entire hold
ings to his partner who is now carry
ing on alone.
Capt Sam Glass Command
Admiral Evans, Is Stated
Capt. A. L. Olsen, pilot, has been
transferred to the Admnal Evans, of
the Pacific Steam-ship Company, which
liner leaves Seattle April 30,. resum
ng her summer run to sout'lvwesteirn
Alaskan ports.
Capt. Sam Glass will probably be
in command of the Evans.
It is believed by officers of the
Watson, in port this week, that W.
Broughel will be named as purser on
the Evans.
SEWARD SOLID COAST TOWN
During the recent trip to Seattle of
Cal M. Brosius, he noticed there was
considerable talk about Seward and
he gained the impression the majority
of those speaking of this district of
the Territory figured Seward was the
solid town along the Alaska coast
and had a splendid looking future.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Batting practice for Lady Indoor
baseball players.—6:30 to 7:30.
FOX AUTHORITY
F. W. WILLIAMSON
RELATES FACTS
STATES FUR FARMERS VIEW
WITH ALARM ADVENT OF
ALASKA FOXES
Alaska foxes are healthier and bet
ter than the average raised in the
States, according to F. W. William
son, owner and general manager of the
famous Williamson Silver Black Fox
Ranch near Kusilof, Cook Inlet, in a
recent letter received by The Gate
way.
Naturally, Mr. Williamson says, the
breeder of Prince Edward Island stock
in the States views with alarm the ad
vent of the Alaska raised fox on his
market and one will find in the States
a very consistent propaganda against
the Alaska raised “Alaskans.” Of
course the “Alaskans” raised by the
big ranches in the States are suppos
ed to be all right.
The fox business in Alaska needs
all the publicity that it can get and
especially among Alaskans, Mr. Will
iamson continues. Alaska is better
suited as a fur raising country than
any place he has knowledge of. In
addition the average Alaskan is much
better equipped to be a successful
rancher than the average man in the
States. The percentage of failures
in this Territory is negligible as com
pared with those Outside. The aver
age dirt former can. combine fox-rais
ing with other ranching and dispose
of his farm produce and livestock to
a good advantage to his fox ranch. It
might solve a question, it is stated,
for many of them if they could only
see it.
Mr. Williamson says that Alaska
fox ranchers seems to hold the im
pression that it is unseemly to adver
tise or push their industry into the
foreground and until quite recently he
has been having a lone fight of it.
However, he sees many encouraging
signs and has hopes for the future.
Mr. Williamson contemplates mak
ing a business trip to Seward in the
very near future.
KENNECOTT TAKES
ON LOW RECORD
NEW YORK STOCK
NEW YORK, Mar. 26. (>P)—Another
wave of 'liquidation swept over the
stock market and expressed two score
of industrial issues, including Kenne
coitt to a new low record for the year
in the heavy volume of trading which
has been going on.
NORTHWESTERN DUE IN A. M.
According to the local naval radio
station the S.S. Northwestern was due
to arrive at Cordova this evening at
5 o’clock and in Seward tomorrow
morning.
YUKON HOSPITAL
WILL BE READY
RIVER OPENING
SEATTLE, Wn, Mar. 26. (#>)— Gov.
George A. Parks of Alaska is planning
for an Alaska exhibit at the Sesqui
centennial Exposition at Philadelphia,
June 1 to December 1, and said that
space would be alloted from the vari
ous government departments of Alas
ka and that the general appropriation
for the government exhibits will fi
nance the installation.
Parks said: “We are going to fare
reasonably well at the hands of con
gress. I believe the Alaska Railroad
will get the appropriation of $1,700,
000 safely. We will also get $1,000,
00 for the Alaska Road Commission.”
In regard to the floating hospital,
Governor Parks announced the hos
pital which will carry a physician and
two nurses will be put in service this
year on the Yukon river, and its tri
butaries, and will serve 5000 natives
and whites. He said, “throughout the
entire district they have only two
doctors and three nurses and when an
epidemic occurs, it takes days and
sometimes weeks to get medical as
sistance. Most of the natives live
along the river so a hospital of this
kind will be able to reach practically
all the camps. The medical staff will
make a sanitary survey and instruct
natives how to care for themselves.”
He said the money will be available
soon, and that the first voyage will be
at the opening of navigation.
YOUNG STRIBBL1NG
GIVES SLATTERY
SEVERE BEATING
NEW YORK, Mar. 26. (/P)—Young
Stribbling, Georgian light heavyweight
squared accounts with Jimmy Slat
tery of Buffalo before a crowd of 18,
000 last night at Madison Square Gar
den when he won decisively and won
the decision in a 10-round go. Slat
tery was outpunched and outgeneral
ed, and on the verge of a knockout in
the seventh round when he was un
der a barrage of terrific rights to the
jaw.
Critics gave six of the ten rounds
to Stribbling and three to Slattery.
Slattery was on the defensive from the
start to the finish and his shiftiness
failed to keep out the head,and body
attacks of the young college fighter.
Slattery decisioned over the Georgian
two years ago.
Neither were able to do much dam
age in the first half of the bout, but
the Georgian’s advantages in weight
and reach and his hitting power told
heavily thruout the closing half.
Three Halibut Schooners
Discharging Fish Local
Cold Storage Plant Today
Every indication points to the fact
Seward will benefit materially this
year from the halibut fishing industry,
more so than in previous years for, ac
cording to the number of vessels en
tering this port thus far, Seward is
becoming recognized among the fish
ermen due to its close proximity to
the fishing banks.
Three other schooners arrived in
port this morning discharging at the
local San Juan Fishing and Packing
Company plant, approximately 16,000
pounds of halibut The vessels were
the Norland, Urania and the Sea Maid.
The Sea Maid is a Canadian boat.
Last Winter Mail To '
Kenai, Hope, Monday
The last mail of the winter for
the Kenai and Hope districts will
leave Seward next Monday, according
to local announcement. All dogteam
routes will be closed on March 31,
and from that period on the trains
steamers and small boats will handle
the mail. Consideraible difficulty has
been met with the past winter ip the
lower country in the delivering of
mail, owng to the light snowfall and
“ mild weather, making for open water
on the innumerable lakes and
streams.
JUDGE E. E. RITCHIE DEFENDS OWN
NOMINATION BEFORE THE SENATE
JUDICIARY SUB-COMMITTEE PROBE
Declares Doctor Clarence True Wilson To Be a Retailer
of Falsehoods—O’Connor Called True
a Liar In House Wednesday
SAYS FRANK FOSTER BEST MAN AVAILABLE
Judge Ritchie Attributes His Trouble To Bolshevik Ele
ment—Says Prohibition Condition At Anchorage
Are Not So Very Good At Present.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 26. (AP).—Judge Elmer
E. Ritchie of the Third Division of Alaska, before the Sen
ate Judiciary sub-committee invited Doctor Clarence True
Wilson, whom Congressman John J. O’Conner of New
York in the House Wednesday, called a liar, to change his
middle name, and declared Wilson to be a retailer of false
hoods.
Ritchie, in defending his own renomination as judge,
declared the administration of justice was effective in
Alaska. Committeemen questioned the Judge closely
concerning his conviction at Salt Lake City on a criminal
libel charge. iRtchie said he was fined $100 and declared
he never paid it. He stated the good citizeps of Salt
Lake City agreed with him in that the verdict rendered
had been a miscarriage of justice. He denied he wrote
or circulated the letter with which the charge was based,
and described his newspaper work in Seattle at the time.
In answering questions of means by Senator Overman,
Ritchie said he appointed Frank Foster, temporarily, as
District Attorney of the Third Division, because Foster
was the best man available despite the incident in a hotel
at Valdez, where the headquarters of the court are.
Ritchie attributed his trouble to the Bolshevik ele
ment, and declared the best element supported him. He
stated Mrs. Delia Chase was not the clerk of his court,
and denied she was ejected from a hotel with Foster. Rit
chie explained that somebody gave Foster a bottle of cock
tails and that Foster gave Mrs. Chase a fewT drinks. She
is a devotee of craps, and after, in the evening, some one of
the most reputable citizens of Valdez invited Foster to
her room' to get what remained in the bottle of liquor.
They had a few drinks then. The occupant in an adjoin
ing room complained, and a deputy marshal came and call
ed Mrs. Chase to the door of her room. Ritchie denied
Mrs. Chase was disrobed and filed an affidavit by the ho
telkeeper denying she was ejected.
Ritchie said prohibition conditions are not very good
at Anchorage, but that the city was drying up.
He admitted freely that conditions in the Bristol Bay
district were bad, and that they always will be as long as
the big canneries allow the riff-raff of the Pacific Coast
to enter their employ without any examination into their
habits and condition.
LETS ALL JOIN IN
THE CHORUS
ALBANY, N. Y., Mar. 26. (^—Re
garding A1 Smith retiring from poli
tics, legislative correspondents at a
dinner, to the tune of a soldiers’ chor
us, sang “Farewell, farewell, we hear
Ai tell, farewell, farewell, farewell,
LIKE HELL.”
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Cleghorn, Is Very Dl, Claim
In charge of a special nurse, Miss1
Bertha Cleghorn, daughter of Mr. and!
Mrs. Cleghorn of Seldovia, and a sis
ter to the well known Walter Cleg
horn, known in local pugilistic circles
as the “Cook Inlet Kid,” passed thru
Seward on the Admiral Watson on her
way to the home of her parents.
Miss Cleghorn, who is about 16
years of age, has been an invalid for
years and for the past few years has
been convalescing at the Riverside
Sanitorium, near Seattle. She was in
an extremely weakened condition upon
arriving in Seward.
Elusive Brother-in-law
Finally Met In Seward
While the Admiral Watson was in
port this week a family reunion took
place when Fred Scbrenger, popular
and efficient local chef, accidentally
met a brother-in-law, E. Hopper who
was on his way to Kodiak. While
the vessel was n port they had
quite a visit. Mr. Scbrenger stated
he has been attempting to meet up
with Mr. Hopper for the last twenty
years, but always happened to just
miss him..
LITTLE INTEREST
FELT IN APRIL
TOWN ELECTION
REGISTRATION BOOKS CLOSE
NIGHT OF APRIL 3; FEW
REGISTERING
But a few more than fifty signa
tures have so far been affixed to
the registration roll's for the coming
municipal election April 6, city clerk
J. P. Hannon advises. No voter will
be permitted to cast a ballot unless
he or she registers prior to the clos
ing of the registration books. The
law provides that each qualified vo
ter must register before every muni
cipal election. The fact that one
might have registered last year
means nothing. The registration
books will be closed at 10 o’clock
on the night of April 3.
Little has been felt in the coming
election since the books were opened
some weeks ago. A mayor, three
members of the common council for
a two year term, one council mem
ber for a one year term and one
member for the school board are to
be elected. '
Little intimation has been given
as to who will be candidates for the
several vacancies which will exist
this year, but a caucus will have to
be held very soon for there are but
ten days left until election day.
TO PLANT TEN ELK
During the recent visit in town of
A1 Hardy, gamewarden for this dis
trict, he stated there were ten head
of elk at Woodland Park, Seattle, «
which would be shipped north in the
spring and planted on some island
down in southeastern Alaska.