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VOLUME 19, NUMBER 262
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
YOUNG SON OF MR. AND MRS. KARL DRAGER
LOSES HIS LIFE WHEN HE FALLS THROUGH ICE
Karl Edwin Draper, the five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl
Draper, was drowned last ‘evening near the home of his parents at
, the Grouse Lake fish hatchery. The boy was playing on the ice
' in front of the hatchery at the time the accident occurred, and fell
in the water at a point where the flume enters the lake, weakening
the ice and causing it to give way beneath him. The youngster
had just left his mother, who was busy with household duties, and
when she looked for him she noticed their Airedale dog, a constant
companion of the lad's, sitting on the ice looking down into the wa
r The body was quickly recovered, and while Mr. Bush rush
to Mile 7, the parents worked with every means in their power
to bring life back to the body. Mr. H. E. Ellsworth rushed Dr.
Romig to the scene who used every known method to resuscitate the
boy, but to no avail, life being extinct.
Mrs. John Flowers, Mrs. C. C. Hinde, Mrs. A. E. Rucker and
‘Mrs. Leon Urbach also left for the scene to render aid to the be
reaved parents. The body was brought to town and is resting at
the undertaking parlors. Funeral services will be held tomorrow
morning at 10 o’clock at the undertaking parlors, the Rev. R. V. B.
Dunlap preaching the funeral sermon. . Mr. and Mrs. Diagei will
leave on the steamship Yukon for Ketchikan where interment will
be made.
The death of the young lad has cast a gloom over the community,
he being universally beloved by all who knew him on account of
his bright disposition and winning wrays.
Republican Organization
Will Control Both Houses
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WASHINGTON, D. C.f Nov. 7.—
The ability of the Republican organi
zation to control both houses of Con
gress appears to hinge on the outcome
of the contests in three states, Minne
sota, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
There was little doubt that it could
have a bare working majority in the
House over the Democrats and thelLa
Follette insurgents of the Republican
candidates in two of the three states
now in doubt are victorious and the
vacancy in Connecticut is filled by ap
pointment of a Republican.
If this is done the coalition would
fall two short of a majority. In Min
nesota and Wyoming the Republican
nominees are leading on the face of in
complete returns, but in New Mexico
Senator Bursom is still trailing behind
his Democratic opponent, Sam Brat
ton.
With the result in 16 Congression
al districts still in doubt the line-up
of the new House will be 239 republi
cans and 177 democrats, scattered 40.
In New Mexico today Coolidge has a
lead over Davis of 2741 votes. Four
hundred and seven precincts had been
heard from.
Probably Get New Mexico
t, WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 7.—
Final returns are still trickling in
this afternoon and so far give Cool
idge North Dakota, and probably New
Mexico. Regardless of the result both
houses are safely republican.
Washington Goes Republican
SEATTLE, Nov. 7—With eighty
seven precincts yet to be heard from
Coolidge has a state plurality over La
Follette of 65,546 votes. The con
test now stands, Cbolidge 211,240, La
Follette 145,694, Davis 41,675.
EMPIRE CONCEDES
ELECTION SUTHERLAND
BY FIFTEEN HUNDRED
JUNEAU, Nov. 7.—Although he los1
in Juneau and Ketchikan, Delegate
Sutherland is leading Frank A. Boyle
his democratic opponent, by 1023 votes
and will probably have a majority oi
1500 to 1800. John Rustgard, attor
ney general, and candidate for re-elec
tion, in the returns already in is lead
ing Henry Roden, democrat, by 255
votes.
BROOKHART MAY
YET BE ELECTED
DES MOINES, Nov. 7.—An incom
plete recheck of the Senatorial bal
lots cast in Iowa showed that Senator
Brookhart, republican ,is leading D.
F. Stock, democrat, by 1160 votes.
At 1 o’clock this afternoon more
than half the county totals had been
checked.
It was at first thought that Brook
hart was defeated but the country
districts have rallied to his support
in an amazing degree.
JUNEAU FISH PRICES
Halibut none offered. Salmon 15,
JO and 5 cents.
REDUCTION OF TAXES
ON BIG INCOMES TO 25
PER CENT RECOMMENDED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 7.—
A reduction of surtaxes on big in
comes to twenty-five per' cent will be
recommended to Congress next month
by President Coolidge. This is one
of the features of the original Mellon
tax plan.
U. S. SIGNAL CORPS
STATION AT WISEMAN
The U. S. Signal Corps has opened
a wireless station at Wiseman, Alas
ka, which began operations Septem
ber 26, bringing the mining district
of North Central Alaska into daily
communication with the world.
Wiseman is in the upper Koyukuk
liver country, far north of the Arctic
Circle. This is the twenty-fifth ra
dio station to be operated in Alaska
by the Signal Corps. With the new
cable in operation and several hun
dred miles of telegraph wires serving
her people, Alaska is rapidly losing
her isolation.
Steadily and surely the hand oi
modern science is reaching out into
the vast stretches of the territory and
knitting them together with means
of communication.
COOLIDGE LEADING
NEW MEXICO VOTES
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Nov. 7.
Calvin Coolidge has a lead of 818
over Davis in 515 of the state’s 715
precincts.
SAYS SOOT CUTS DOWN
EFFICIENCY OF FURNACE
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Nov. 7.—That one
tenth of an inch of soot on the inte
rior of a modern home furnace cuts
down the heat efficiency 50 pei
cent, was demonstrated by a recent
series of experiments conducted here
at Washington University undei
the direction of Professor E. L. Ohle
of the mechanical engineering de
partment.
Professor Ohle said the amount ol
heat that can be sent through the
average house or building depends
to a large extent upon the absence
of quantities of soot or dirt in the
furnace itself.
NON-PARTISAN LEAGUE
CANDIDATE. ELECTED
FARGO, N. D., Nov. 7.—Arthur G.
Horlie of Grand'Forks, the non-parti
san league candidate, was chosen gov
ernor of North Dakota, today’s avail
able returns show.
WINSTON CHURCHILL BE
CHANCELLOR EXCHEQUER
LONDON, Nov. 7—Winston Church
ill, a free trader, will be listed as
chancellor of the British exchequer,
when Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin
submits his conservative cabinet to
King George tonight. His appoint
ment is predicted by London papers,
SPOKANE AUTO DRIVER
DIES FOLLOWING SMASH
SPOKANE, Nov. 7.—Nels Rorwick,
aged 25, died in the emergency hos
| pital here today after a small sedan
he was driving collided with a truck
driven by Theodore Muhs. Muhs was
uninjured. Rorwick suffered a frac
i tured skull and internal injuries.
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GERMAN AMBASSADOR WILL
REMAIN UNTIL SPRING
BERLIN, Nov. 7.—Dr. Otto Wied
field, it was announced, will continue
in his post as German Ambassador in
i Washington, until spring when he will
| resume the chairmanship of the Krupp
I company.
WASHINGTON WOMAN
CAST ELECTORAL VOTE
SEATTLE, Wn„ Nov. 7—Mrs. Sam
uel Cosgrove, widow of Washington’s
former governor, has been chosen to
take Washington’s seven electoral
votes to the national capital and cast
them for Calvin Coolidge for Presi
dent, and Dawes for Vice President.
LODGE IMPROVING
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 7.—A
bulletin issued at noon today said that
for the first time since Henry Cabott
Lodge suffered his stroke, he became
conscious and was able to take nour
ishment.
ADDITIONAL BULLETIN
TERRITORIAL ELECTION
WACKER CITY—Boyle 6, Suther
land 9, Hunt 6, Walker 9, Roden 7,
Rustgard 5, Boyd 2, Christiansen 5,
Connors 6, Ferguson 6, Grant 7,
Hardy, 6, Hern 5, Paul 10, McCloskey
4.
METLAKATLA.—Boyle 14, Suther
land 41, Hunt 32, Walker 24, Roden
13, Rustgard 42, Boyd 15, Christian
sen 15, Connors 9, Ferguson 38, Grant
39, Hardy 17, Hern 33, Paul 38 and
McCloskey, none.
LORING—Boyle 2, Sutherland 12,
Hunt 5, Walker 4, Roden 3, Rustgard
11, Boyd 5, Christiansen 5, Connors
2, Ferguson 4, Grant 6, Hardy 4, Hern
8, Paul 6, McCloskey 1.
KLAWACK.—Boyle 120, Sutherland
2, Hunt 113, Walker 6, Roden 1, Rust
gard 113, Boyd 3, Christiansen 1, Con
nors none, Ferguson 118, Grant 119,
Hardy none, Hern 114, Paul 120, Mc
Closkey none.
SELDOVIA.—Cole 39, Boyle 20, Ro
den 25, Sutherland 39, Rustgard 39
Council 31, Howard 34, Bogard 38
Bugge 20, Grier 27, Murray 32, Ruck
er 28, Sherman 38, Wilcox 31,.
Late returns from all precincts
gives Howard the lead over Council
by two votes; Howard 1262 and
Council, 1260. They are Republican
and Democratic, respectively.
SELDOVIA MAN FALLS
OVER CLIFF WHILE
RUNNING FROM BLAST
Anchorage Daily Alaskan
Plunging thru the air from a high
cliff at Homer, a man by the name of
Newton, fell to the beach, breaking
his neck, and dying instantly, accord
ing to a special dispatch to the Alas
kan, last night. The death was pure
ly accidental as Newton was running
away from a blasting charge he hac
just set off in a coal seam in the fact
of a cliff, -when evidently he took a
false step and was hurled to the rocky
beach below.
For some years past, it is stated;
Newton has been making a living
selling coal to the Adjacent popula
tion. It was his custom to drill a
hole into the large seams of bitumi
nous coal, visible in the bluff ,and
with a charge of powder, blow out a
number of tons and gather it up in a
sack for sale. The people in the im
mediate vicinity relied on this'source
for their fuel supply during the win
ter months.
Newton had been living at Halibut
Cove, according to the information re
ceived, and leaves a son 12 years of
age, and a married daughter who
lives at Halibut Cove. He was a
widower.
SECRETARY MELLOlT
TO BE REAPPOINTED
WASHINGTON; Nov. 7.—-Secretary
Mellon today was the first of Presi
dent Coolidge’s -cabinet to let it be
known that he would accept reappoint
ment in case the portfolio were of
fered to him.
I HOUSE GOES REPUBLICAN
BY LARGE MAJORITY
ONE STATE IN DOUBT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 7.—
With one district, New Mexico, still
in doubt, the political complexion of
the new House by states is as fol
lows:
Socialist
j Alabama
' Arizona
I Arkansas
California
j Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
J Illinois
:Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota 3
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New’ York 1
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Or-egon
Pennsylvania
iihode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin 1
Wyoming
Dem. Rep.
10
1
7
2 9
1 3
5
1
4
12
1
5 22
3 10
11
2 6
8 4
8
4
4 2
3 13
13
7
8
9 7
1 1
3 3
1
2
2 10
in doubt
22 20
10
3
6 16
7 1
3
36
1 2
7
3
7 8 2
17 1
2
2
1 4
10
1
BIG BUSINESS REJOICES
OVER ELECTION COOLIDGE
NEW YORK, Nov. 7_Big business
is today rejoicing over the election
of Calvin Coolidge as president. El
bert H. Gary, the steel magnate said:
“The election of Mr. Coolidge by an
unusually large majority has furn
ished reasons for a world-wide feel
ing of gratitude to a wise and merci
ful providence that rules the destin
ies of human kind. We have turned
the corner and I look for a great
future in business prosperity.”
Chas. E. Mitchell, president of the
National City Bank said: “The elec
tion of Mr. Coolidge eliminates poli
tics from the business situation and
clears the way for constructive en
1 terprize both at home and abroad.
Conditions are more favorable for
an era of stable prosperity than at
any time since the war.”
JOHN Q. TILSON TO
SUCCEED BRANDAGEE
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Representa
tive John Q. Tilson has been appoint
ed Senator from Connecticut to suc
ceed Frank Brandagee. Mr. Tilson
has been at the head of the speaker’s
bureau of the Republican National
Committee.
REPUBLICAN TRIUMPHS
GREATER THAN BEFORE
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Republican
triumphs in Tuesday’s election are as
suming an even greater magnitude as
the completion of counting the ballots
is announced. The returns have boost
ed the electoral vote of Coolidge and
Dawes to 374, and the total will reach
382 if the president holds his present
lead in New Mexico and North Da
kota.
NATIONAL TICKET HAS
SWEPT STATE ARIZONA
PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 7.—The re
publican National ticket carried Ari
zona, but the Democratic state candi
dates were successful. In election re
turns from 408 of the State’s 480
precincts today the vote on the Presi
dent stood, Coolidge 25,232; Davis
21,060; La Follette 13,862.
EXPORTS FROM ALASKA
DURING SEPTEMBER ARE
HIGHEST FOR ANY MONTH
Exports from Alaska during Sep
tember amounted to $17,385,957, the
highest figure reported in any single
month since October, 1918. Of this
total $15,038,474 consisted of canned
salmon, $434,275 of herring, $91,744
of clams, $125,983 of halibut and $132
255 of cod. In fact, the products of the
sea had all the best of it as the lists
include in addition to the items al
ready mentioned fish fertilizer to the
value of $14,680, fish meal $49,729,
and fish oil $131,022. These latter
figures are interesting in that they
show a greater interest in the by
products angle of the fisheries indus
try. Proper reduction plants will
evenutally greatly enhance the value
of Alaska’s fisheries.
PREMIER BALDWIN OF
ENGLAND ANNOUNCES
FORMATION CABINET
LONDON, Nov. 7.—Premier Stan
ley Baldwin completed the formation
of his Tory cabinet this evening and
King George has given his approval
of the selections which are as fol
lows:
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Vis
count Cave; First Lord of the Ad
miralty, Rt. Hon. W. C. Bridigeman;
Home Secretary, Wm Joynson Hicks;
Secretary of War, Sir Lemington
Worthington Evans; Secretary for
India, Lord Dirkenhead, and Presi
dent Board of Trade, Sir Philip Lord
Cramee.
SENATE BE REPUBLICAN
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 7.—
Omitting contests in Iowa, Minnesota
and New Mexico, the Republicans
will have 55 members in the Senate
the Democrats 39 and Farmer-Labor
1.
MU1UK1SI SHU1 AND
KILLED BY POLICEMAN
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7.—Clyde
Dewman, motorist, was shot and kill
ed today during pursuit by the police
who sought to stop him for speeding
Recently director of Public Safety
Butler, ordered police to get the mo
tor speed maniacs.
MISSING PAYMASTER
SHORT ABOUT ?5,00C
SEATTLE, Nov. 7.—McClintock
the missing naval paymaster, has
been found $5,000 short in his ac
counts.
BEN HILL ELECTED
SEATTLE, Nov. 7.—Congressmar
Ben Hill, democrat of the Fifth Dis
trict, has been re-elected.
IOWA LOSER WILL
CONTEST ELECTIOh
DES MOINES, Nov. 7.—Danie
Steck, democrat, today announced thai
he will contest the election of Senatoi
Brookhart, who won by the narrow
margin of 923.
AMER. WORLD FLYERS
HOP OFF FROM TEXAS
EL PASO, Nov. 6.—America’s cel
ebrated world flyers took separate
ways today when they hopped off frorr
the Fort Bliss flying field for Day
ton,, Ohio. Capt. Lowell Smith pilot
ed the Chicago toward Dallas, whik
Lieuts. Wade and Nelson headed foi
San Antonio en route to New Or
leans.
COOLIDGE NOW LEADS
IN NEW MEXICO VOTE
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M„ Nov. 7.
Coolidge jumped into the lead in New
Mexico last night when returns from
390 of the state’s 71& precincts were
compiled this afternoon. He is lead
ing Davis by over 694 votes.
1AINES PIONEER DIES AS
RESULT OF SHOCK, HOLD-UF
HAINES, Alaska, Nov. 7.—Andrew
r»',eher, baker by trade, who con
ducts a shop here, died the other daj
probably as a result of the shod
sustained when he was recently held
up by robbers in his place of busi
ness. Dreher was one of the firs'
settlers of this city.
INCENDIARY FIRE
DESTROYS TEMPLE
OF KU KLUX KLAN
FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 7.—
j Fire following the explosion of five
! bombs within the Ku Klux Klan’s
newly constructed auditorium here to
day completely demolished the struc
ture with a loss of over $200,000.
It is believed to be the result of
the fierce political battle waged over
the candidacy of Mrs. Ferguson,
elected Tuesday on an anti klan tick
et.
COOLIDGE PLURALITY IN
CALIFORNIA IS 300,000
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7.—With
100 precincts yet to hear from Calvin
Coolidge Has a plurality over Davis
; and LaFollette combined of 300,000.
Davis ran a poor third in this state.
SEVEN MILLIONS WENT
TO HELP OUT FRIEND
NEW YORK. Nov. 7.—Edwin Gould
i testifying in the $82,000,000 account
| ing suit in the estate of his father,
Jay Gould, admitted that $7,500,000
trust money was dumped into the
Colorado Fuel & Iron company, to
help Rockefeller rehabilitate and re
organize the enterprise.
WILSON'S SON-IN-LAW
ON WAY TO FAR EAST
SEATTLE, Nov. 7.—Dr. Francis B.
Sayres, a son-in-law of the late Pres
ident Wilson, arrived in Seattle yes
terday afternoon on the liner Pres
ident Jefferson, bound for Europe on
a diplomatic mission for the King
! of Siam.
YUKON DUE TONIGHT
The steamship Yukon will reach
port about * seven o’clock tonight.
| She will sail southbound at midnight
1 tomorrow" night.
RETURNS SHOW HOUSE
SAFELY REPUBLICAN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 7.—
The House of. Representatives for
the Sixty-Ninth Congress, according
to the last returns will be made
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up of 245 Republicans, 186 Democrats
2 Farmer-Labor and 2 Socialists.
I ELIMINATION OF SMALL
BROADCASTING STATIONS
FAVORED BY COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 7.—
Elimination of class C broadcasting
stations, those of 750-watt power re
leasing their wave lengths to relieve
congestion in the class one group,
those of 1,000 watt power, was recom
mended at the third national radio
| conference by a sub committee.
YOUNG MAN IS ACCUSED
OF SLAYING HIS SISTER
MEMPHIS, Nov. 7.—Mary Redditt,
’ 24, died here last night of injuries
, received, alleged to have been inflict
ed by her brother, Aquillia Reddit, 28,
who is also alleged to have fatally
wounded his mother with the same
weapon, an axe, early yesterday at the
i; Redditt farm near Cordova, Tenn.
*; Redditt, who authorities say is in
j sane, is in jail here.
MARTIN B. MADDEN
BE CANDIDATE FOR
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—Represen
tative Martin B. Madden, republican,
of Illinois, announced today that he
would be a candidate for speaker of
the House to succeed Frederick K.
Gillett, who has been elected to the
Senate in Massachusetts.
MRS. HARDING IMPROVES
MARION, O., Nov. 7.—Mrs. Flo
| rence K. Harding’s condition continues
; to improve daily, and she may re
cover, much to the amazement of her
physicians, who believed her danger
ously ill.
OLD MINER GIVES UP
EUGENE, Ore., Nov. 7.—James H.
Crandall, credited with making and
losing two fortunes in mining, in the
Rocky Mountain country, wa sfound
dead in bed here yesterday morning.
He was formerly secretary and trea
surer of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Co.