H Heumrd Bnily Gelt-eman
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Volume 20.
NUMBER 172
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
TWO MEMBERS OF
MT. LOGAN PARTY
FORCED RETURN
FROZEN FEET CAUSES MEN TO
LEAVE PARTY AND MUSH
TO END OF STEEL
CORDOVA, July 14 (/P)—Forced by
frozen feet to descend after climbing
1900 feet up the side of Mt. Logan,
Robert M. Morgan, the Milwaukee
member of the Mt. Logan expedition
returned to Cordova Sunday. Henry
Hall, jr., of Boston, accompanied him
as far as Chitina and went by auto
from there to Fairbanks, coming out
ever the government railroad to Sew
ard, Morgan said when he left the
rest of the party June 21, the climbers
were in good condition and no acci
dents had happened to them up to that
time, although a severe storm was
raging and it was impossible to see
3 00 feet ahead. The temperature was
low and the weather consistently bad
the whole trip.
Tramps 150 Miles to Steel
The pair tramped 150 miles alone
over 50 miles of the trail being over
ice packs, the remainder through a
legion of swollen streams to the Chit
ina valley. Despite sore feet the
*\5ien never traveled less than ten
hours daily. Coming down Logan gla
cier took one week of the trip. They
waded Canyon creek over waist deep
in rushing waters, and found many
ether streams out of their bounds,
causing long detours. The heavy
tains were responsible for the flooded
streams.
Trip Takes 27 Days
The trip back to civilization took
days, seven of which were spent
?.t the base camp, waiting for the rest
of the party to return. Morgan ex
plained his frozen feet was due to
the great changes in temperature,
which was warm with melting ice in
the daytime and 30 below at night.
Morgan sails on the steamship
Alaska Tuesday for Seattle.
SEATTLE, July 14 'The Mt.
Logan party has returned to McCarthy
it is reported here today. The explo
rers reached the summit successfully.
CANADIAN FISH
C0MMSSI0NER
VISITS SEWARD
FISHERIES BOAT EIDER IN PORT
WITH DR. GILBERT AND
CAPTAIN A. BECK
C. H. ■'Gilbert, professor at Stanford
University and a member of the U. S.
Bureau of Fisheries, under which de
partment he has been conducting spe
4 cial investigations for many years; J.
P. Babcock, head of the fisheries of
3ritish Columbia, also chairman of
the Interstate Commission on halibut,\
arrived in Seward this afternoon on
the Bureau of Fisheries boat, Eider,
Capt. J. A. Beck in command. Mrs.
Beck and two children are also on
board the vessel.
Mr. Babcock will remain in Seward
overnight, departing in the morning
lor Fairbanks, returning to Seward
Saturday, sailing south from this port
on the steamer Yukon. The trip to
these waters by Mr. Babcock, has
been made primarily with the view of
seeking information relative to his
department.
Dr. Gilbert has been conducting in
vestigations in the vicinity of Larson
Bay for the past two months. Capt.
Beck announces his vessel will depart
this evening at 9 o’clock for Larson
Bay. He left the Pribilof Islands
4- July 8, touching at Unalaska, Chig
^pik and King Cove on the voyage to
tftis port.
\ .
Hair and Beard of
Greek Priest Shorn
LONDON, July 14 (JP)~An Athens
and Coustintinople dispatch reports
an outrage on Metropolitan Germanos
of Sardis, a Greek patriarch, whose
hear and beard were cut off after he
was roughly handled. The outrage
was perpetrated for the purpose of
influencing the election of a new
Greek church patriarch.
UNION LABORITES
WANT REMOVAL
GOV. HARTLEY
ABERDEEN, Wn., July 14
The prediction that Governor Roland
Hartley would be removed from office
as Governor of Washington, long be
fore his present term expires, and
possibly before the end of the year
was contained in the annual report of
the executive council of the Washing
ton State Federation of Labor, open
ing the second day of its annual ses
sion.
The convention report declared the
Governor treated the labor organiza
tions, the American Legion, Woman’s
| Clubs and educational bodies in a very
! contemptuous manner. “His first
; public utterances was in his inaugu
| ration speech when he called the sup
I porters of the child labor amendment
j Bolsheviks and pusillanimous blath
! erskites, which fully expressed his at
| titude toward labor and its friends.”
LORDBYNGONWAY
ARCTIC SLOPE
EDMONTON, Canada, July 14 (#»)—
! Lord Byng, governor general of Can
ada, left for the Arctic regions on his
way to Aklavik, on the Arctic Ocean.
He expects to make the round trip in
a month. The visit is entirely infor
mal, he declared.
Charges Against Hart
May Be Dismissed
OLYMPIA,Wn., July (/p)—Appeal
briefs against the dismissal of the
charges against former governor
Louis F. Hart, were filed in the su
preme court by Prosecutor Seldon, of
Pierce County today. The hearing is
scheduled for Friday.
COAST GUARD CUTTER
UNALGA COMES TO PORT
The coast guard cutter Unalga of
the Bering Sea Patrol, Lt.-Com. R. C.
Weightman, arrived in port yester
day afternoon from Kodiak. The
Unalga will await sailing orders at
this port from headquarters at Un
alaska. The vessel left Unga last
Thursday. The crew of the Unalga
numbers 60.
Fred Harrison, U. S. District Attor
ney for the Fourth Division, with
headquarters at Nome, arrived in
Seward on the Unalga and departs
today for Valdez on board the Ad
miral Evans. The trip is a combin
ed business and pleasure trip for
him.
Melbourne In Throes
Big Shipping Strike
MELBOURNE, Australia, July 14
(JP)—A shipping strike ordered by the
Seamen’s Union began as per sched
ule here yesterday stopping all move
ments of vessels in port. The Her
ald reports the cabinet has agreed to
a tentative plan for the maintainance
of essential services.
join the Chamber of Commerce.
DEFENSE OPPOSES
COURT OPENED
WITH PRAYERS
SAYS ACT IS LIABLE TO INFLU
ENCE JURY IN TRIAL OF
JOHN T. SCOPES
DAYTON, Tenn., July 14 (JP)— As
court was about to open today in the
Scopes evolution trial, Clarence Dar
row, attorney for the defense, filed a
formal objection to the opening of
court with prayer in the presence of
the jury. Mr. Harrow said: “We do
not object to anyone praying in pri
vate, but we do object to this court be
ing turned into a meeting house.”
Judge Raulston responded, “I do
not want to be unreasonable about
anything, but I am responsible for the
conduct of this court, and I overrule
this objection.”
Dudley Field Malone also offered his
objections.to prayer, saying: “I wish
to offer my objections as a member of
the defense counsel, who is not an ag
nostiv. We have talked things over in
our chambers and believe that opening
that court with prayer is prejudicial
to the interests of the defendant, as
most of the prayers offered by minis
ters so far have been largely argu
mentative and against the defendant.
We hold this practice creates a reli
gious atmosphere harmful to our
cause.”
Attorney General Stewart said:
“This is a God-fearing community and
we are accustomed to pray around
here. It is a usual thing in this part
of the country.”
THERE GOES THE BRIDEGROOM,
BUT OSCAR HART SAYS, “NO!”
Much mirth was created upon the
arrival of the Admiral Evans at Ko
diak on her recent trip, when Oscar
Hart, one of the best known travel
ing men in the Territory, walked
down the gang plank, with his prips
covered with a profusion of gaily
colored ribbons and placards, amidst
a literal shower of rice thrown at
him by a bevy of beautiful ladies,
passengers on the vessel. The occa
sion reached the above mentioned
climax when it became rumored
about the ship, said rumor originat
ing from some mysterious source,
that Mr. Hart was on his way to
Kodiak for a bride. Mr. Hart later
found out that embers of the genial
crew “framed” up on him. Hart
says his heart is still with him, and
that he has not lost it to a fair
Kokiakian.
FISHING PARTY FROM
EVANS GO TO MILE 12
•Captain Charles Graham, Pilot Gil
je, Steward Joe Cox and F. S. Bat
terson of Birmingham, Alabama; offi
cers and passenger from the Admiral
Evans, took Dame Oportunity by the
forelock this morning, journeyed out
to Mile 12, bright and early, on a
day’s fishing trip. What tales they
will have to tell during the remain
der of the voyage, for Mile 12 has the
reputation of having the finest trout
holes in the entire region. No use
for local followers of Isaac Walton to
go out there any more now.
MISS DUCEY OF JUNEAU
DEPARTS FOR HER HOME
Miss M. C. Ducey, librarian at the
U. S. District court at Juneau, and
departmental secretary of the Terri
torial Auxiliary of the American Le
gion, in which capacity she recently
attended the Fairbanks convention,
returned to Seward last week from
the Westward, departing Sunday on
the Alaska for Juneau. Following
the convening of the convention,
Miss Ducey returned to Anchorage
from where she went to the West
word on a sightseeing expedition.
Report of Strike
On Valdez Creek
T. W. Hawkins, of the local firm of
Brown & Hawkins, received a tele
phone message today from his part
ner, Charles Brown of Anchorage, to
the effect that a number of men were
outfitting and leaving Anchorage and
Fairbanks for Valdez Creek, where it
is reported a placer strike has been
made. No particulars as to the strike
were given.
BIDS FOR MAH.
CONTRACTS BY
AERIAL SER VICE
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 14 (£>)—
Bids for contract by aerial mail serv
ice on eight routes recently designated
by Postmaster General New, as feed
ers for the transcontinental routes,
will close September 15, and service
will begin as soon thereafter as the
successful contractors can begin oper
ations. Invitations for bids will be
sent out immediately. The airmail
routes include extensions to Boston,
St. Louis, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Dal
las, Birmingham, Los Angeles, Pasco,
Washington and a Pacific coast line
from Los Angeles to Seattle.
EPIDEMIC TO THE
WESTWARD IS NOT
SERIOUS, IS REPORT
Commander F. S. Van Boskerck,
commanding the Bering Sea Patrol
Force, whose headquarters are at
Unalaska, advised today Lieutenant
Commander R. C. Weightman, of the
coast guard Unalga which arrived
in Seward yesterday from the West
ward, that there is no serious epi
demic in the Nushagak region of
Bristol Bay.
Dispatches received in Seward dur
ing the past week -were to the effect
cutters were being rushed to the in
fected areas, to assist in suppress
ing the disease, pronounced like in
fluenza, but more difficult to handle
from a medical standpoint.
The Unalga has been ordered to
her station at Juneau and will de
part from Seward today, Command
er Weightman announces.
EVANS IN PORT
FROM WESTWARD
The Admiral Evans of the Pacific
Steamship Company, Capt. Charles
Graham, arrived in Seward last even
ing from a fine voyage to the west
ward. The vessel will depart for the
South this evening at 9 o’clock, fol
lowing the arrival of the regular pas
senger train from the Interior. A
number of local reservations have
been made for passage south.
A large shipment of fish consigned
to Seattle, was taken aboard the ves
sel while to the westward. About
35,000 barrels of herring and 14,000
cases of salmon comprised this ship
ment. A large shipment of salmon
will be taken aboard at Franklin Bay
on the southbound trip.
Eight-Hour Day for
Standard Oil Employes
NEW YORK, July 14 (JP)—The
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
announced an eight hour day for its
employes in mid-continental fields, ef
fective tomorrow. A 12-hour day has
been effective since 1959. This rul
ing makes another shift of men ne
cessary.
NOTED CHURCH
DELEGATES ON
WAY TO SEWARD
Party of 25 Members of Christian En
deavor Convention on Board
Steamship Yukon
SERVICES BE HELD IN SEWARD
Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania, Is
Reported to Member of Party
Among the delegates from the Thir
tieth Inter-National Christian En
deavor Convention, held in Portland,
Oregon, July 4 to 9, who will arrive
in Seward on the steamship Yukon
next Saturday are Dr. Francis E.
Clark, the founder of Christian En
deavor; Gov. Gifford Pinchot, of Penn
sylvania; Daniel Poling, pastor of the
Marble Collegiate Church, New York
City; and William Hiram Foulkes, for
five years general manager of the
New Era Movement of the Presbyte
rian Church. Aside from these promi
nent people there are many others, the
total number of the party reaching 25.
Tentative arrangements have been
made locally with J. Badger of the
Van Gilder hotel, to take care of the
party during its brief stay in Sew
ard, The party is in charge of W.
Roy Greg, Southwestern Secretary to
the United Society of Christian En
deavor. According to present plans of
Rev. R. V. B. Dunlap of the Seward
Methodist church, the delegates will
be available for services at the
church, Saturday night. It is antici
pated a few of the delegates will re
main in Seward for Sunday services,
while others go to Anchorage.
The delegates will go to Fairbanks
and return to Seward again July 25
26, sailing on the latter date on the
steamer Northwestern for the south.
V\ i Ilia in Hiram Foulkes is a gradu
ate of McCormick Theological Semi
nary of Chicago, 111., 1901; was hon
ored with the degree of L.L.D. at the
College of Emporia, in 1915. He was
ordained to the Presbyterian ministry
in 1901 and was pastor at Elmira, 111.,
fiom 1901 to 1904. In the succeeding
years he was pastor at Clinton, Iowa;
Portland, Oregon; Rutger’s Church,
New 1 ork. In 1913 he was named
general secretary of the Ministerial
Relief and Sustentation of the Pres
byterian churches of the United
States.
British Columbia Indians
Stricken with the “Flu"
WILLIAMS LAKE, B. C„ July 14—
Indians in the Chilcotin district are
suffering with an epidemic of influen
za. Five deaths were reported last
week.
COTTER REPORTS
QUARTZ STRIKE
SEATTLE, July 14 (/P)—A special
dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer from
Frank Cotter, special correspondent,
from Telegraph Creek, said that a
party headed by Robert Martin of Hy
der had left that place Sunday for the
headwaters of the Whitine river where
a rich quartz strike was reported.
Ed Asp, a guide, asserts that he has
discovered a pass into the region,
which has heretofore been considered
inaccessible. The party comprises,
besides Martin, Asp and Pat McBride,
miner, two Indian packers and Frank
Cotter.
Cotter said he was convinced the
Dea'se Creek gold striko would event
ually become a producer.
When a business competitor pub
licly called him a fool, Fred Padden
of London was awarded $1,000 dam
ages by the courts.