VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 181.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY AUGUST 2, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
GOMPERS TO CHAMPION
LAFOLLETTE BEFORE
RY. BROTHERHOODS
GOMPERS WILL NOT OPPOSE LA
FOLLETTE AT MEETING OF
CONVENTION
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 2—Gomp
ers announced today after the ses
sion of the executive council of Rail
way Brotherhoods, that he would not
lead any opposition to Lafollette’s
campaign.
Favors Endorsement
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 2—The en
* dorscment of Lafollette and Wheel
er was recommended to the executive
council of the American Federation
of Labor by the political campaign
committe with Gompers at the head.
The committee urged the support
of the Lafollette ticket. Frank Morri
son, secretary of the Federation and
* James McConnell also signed the re
port.
Decide Lafollette Question
ATLANTIC CITY Aug. 2—Whether
the American Federation of Labor is
to join the Big Four Rail Brotherhood
in support of Lafollette and Wheeler
will be decided by the executive coun
cil of the American Federation of La
bor during their annual organization
conference on program and policy,
opening here this morning.
Heavy Fog Prevents
Flyers From Leaving
KIRKWALL. Aug. 2—The Ameri
can World Flyers were unable to hop
off today for Hornafjord, Iceland, be
cause of the heavy fog off Iceland.
MAN TRIES TO EXPIATE
CRIME NEVER COMMITTED
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 2—Oli
ver Cameron, who attempted suicide
at Portland, Ore., in a fit of remorse
for the fancied slaying of W. J. Gray
Panuary 2, 1902, near here, tried to
expiate a crime which never was com
mitted, authorities say. It was learn
ed today from Gay’s sister that Gay
^js still living at his home at Sharps
burg, Ga., anti is 81 years of age. Dep
uty Sheriff Hill announced today he
is preparing requisition papers and
will make every effort possible to have
Cameron brot here to face a charge
of assault with intent to kill, which
was lade following an indictment re
turned twenty-two years ago when the
shooting occurred. Mrs. Bowden said
that Gay did not attempt to stab Cam
eron, as reported, and that her broth
er was shot five times in the back.
Women Twins Have Same
Illness and Operation
LOX BEACH, Cal., August 2—Boy,
page the Siamese twins!
Mrs. Elizabeth Honan of this city
has a twin sister, Mrs. Margaret In
gle. They grew up together and
took unto themselves husbands to
gether.
^ They look alike, dress alike, have
the same sympathies, likes, dislikes,
and imaginations.
Some time ago, Mrs. Honan began
suffering from an ailment. She tele
phoned her sister and to her surprise
learned that she too was suffering
t '*m the same ailment.
Mrs. Honan consulted a doctor. So
did Mrs. Engle. It- was the same
* doctor, Dr. Truman Boyd.
They both went to St. Mary’s Hos
p.tal. They were operated on by two
doctors—the same two for each. The
second physician was Dr. \V. H. New
man. Both operations were performed
within the hour. Both sisters survived
and are doing well.
« Mrs. Honan, being the oldest by a
few minutes, was the first to under
go the operation. She recovered from
the anesthetic in exactly the same per
iod of time that her siste^ did. They
expect to leave the hospital at the
same hour.
FIRES THREATEN IN SOUTH
ON ACCOUNT DRY WEATHER
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2—The
national forests of California are
are again aflame from Mt. Lassen,
seventy-five miles south of the Ore
gon line, to Cleveland, or almost to
the Mexican border, in a series of fires
which promises to deplete the timber
u, a great extent.
SPRECKLES LEFT EIGHT
MILLIONS TO FAMILY
SAN FRANCISCO, August 2—The
California sugar king, who recently
died in the Golden city, will bequeath
eight millions to his widow and three
children, when the final settlement of
his will is made.
Russian President Has
Narrow Escape Death
MOSCOW, Aug. 2—President Ival
ein- had a narow escape from death ;
yesterday by lightning when the house
in a villiage, in which he had taken
refuge during a thunder storm, was
demolished by a bolt by which the
driver of his carriage was killed.
ANTHRAX CAUSES SEVERAL
DEATHS; DOCTORS ACTIVE
MEMPHIS, August 1—Federal, and
State forces of three states joined to
gether today in an effort to check the
spread of Anthrax in Mississippi, Ten
nessee and Arkansas, where more
than a score of persons are reported
to have died from the disease in the
last two weeks.
MISSING BUSINESSMAN
TRACED BY BROTHER
t
OREGON CITY, August2—William
Hitt, businessman of Olympia, who
disappeared from that city about ten
days ago, after suffering injury to
his head in a dive in a swimming
pool, turned up in Oregon City this
week and disappeared again, it be
came known today.
Monday night, he registered at a
hotel here. Tuesday he telephoned
his wife at Olympia to telegraph mon
ey. • He disappeared again, however
before the funds were delivered to
him. Mrs. Hitt and Henry Hitt, of
Portland are conducting the search.
AIR MAIL AVIATOR
CRASHES TO GROUND
RENO, Aug. 2—William Blanch
Field, of the Air mail service, crash
ed to the ground today, dying in
stantly. He was strewing flowers
over the grave of mechanic Guer, also
connected with the air mail service,
when his plane burst into flames,
causing his death.
LANDLANDY CHARGES
BOXER STRUCK HER
NEW YORK, August 2—Ted Moore
English middleweight boxer, was
made defendant in a $20,000 damage
suit filed in the supreme court to
day by Mrs. Josephine Ward, his for
mer landlady, who alleges he beat
her.
Mrs. Ward’s attorney obtained a
writ of attachment against Moore’s
earnings. He was scheduled to meet
Morris Schlaifer in a bout at Brook
lyn tonight.
TO PREVENT SEA DISASTERS
Lieut. Alfred Baule, of the French
Navy, who has invented a new course
tracer called the Nautograph, which
shows instantly without calculation,
the position of a ship on the chart, a
possible error not exceeding 1-1500 of
a degree. This will be a great aid
to navigation and will prevent an oc
curance of the fatal disaster to the
American squadron on the Pacific
coast.
COPYMIGHT KCVETOM* VIEW CO. NEW VOHK
!
WORLD’S BIGGEST BIRTHDAY CARD
Lieut. Governor Fuller of Massachusetts and Louis Demontreaux,
messenger boy, with the biggest birthday card in the world which Louis
delivered to President Coolidge at Washington, D. C., on,the latter s fifty
second birthday, July 4th. The card contains 20,000 signatures .
PROHIBITION IS ON
TRIAL IN AMERICA
IS CLAIM MADE TODAY
WINONA LAKE, Aug. 2—The eyes
of the world are on the United States
and the whole world is asking if the
United tSates will make good on pro
hibition, Rev. F. Scott McBride de
clared today at a conference of the
World league again alcoholism. The
Rev. McBride is general superinten
dent of the Anti-Saloon League of
America. /
“If we make good,” said Mr. Mc
Bride, “the world will see in the
United States a demonstration that
will convince even the most skeptical
nation that prohibition, economically,
socially, morally and politically, is the
greatest achievement recorded in the
history of the nations. Before the
eyes of the world it ss our solemn
duty to present such a demonstration
as will win for prohibition in this
generation. The United States will
give prohibition to the world in this
generation or by its failure hold back
the world from the benefits of prohi
bition for a century or more. * * *
“The drys of the world also are
looking upon the demonstration that
is being given of prohibition in the U
S. The first question the missionary
asks when visited by an American, is
'How is prohibition succeeding at
home?’ The business world also has
its eye fixed on the United States. It
wants to succeed, and knowing full
well that no nation drunk can suc
cessfully compete with the United
States sober, the political world as
well, is looking on the United States.
It sees the future of a self-ruling na
tion wrapped up in problems as to
whether it can enforce its own laws.
“Probably the most interested spec
tator is the educational world. It is
looking to the United States in an ef
fort to face the facts and decide cor
rectly whether President Butler, who
says the liquor traffic will be in ac
tion in the United States within five
years, is right, or whether President
Eliot, not originally a prohibitionist,
is right when he declares prohibition
is a tremendous success.”
Kidnapping of Franks
Was Intellectual Feat
CHICAGO, August 2—The kidnap
ping and murder of Robert Franks
was planned as an intellectual feat
on the part of Loeb, as a revelation
of Loeb’s motive, from William White
the first witness .for the defense.
BACKER OF SHELBY FIGHT
IS IN THE MONEY AGAIN
GREAT FALLS, August 2—Major
James Johnson, backer of the Demp
sey-Carpentier fight at Shelby, who
lost a fortune in the venture, drilled
a second big gusher last week at Kev
inson, according to advices received
here today. He is in the money once
more.
PUT WHEELER’S NAME
ON NEVADA BALLOTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2—
Arangements have been made to put
the names of Lafollette and Wheeler
on the ballots in Nevada, John Nel
son, progressive national chairman,
telegraphed from Chicago this after
noon. j
SEWER CAVE-IN
AT ANCHORAGE IS
CAUSE DEATH WORKER
CITY CONTRACTOR BURIED BE
NEATH SIX FEET GRAVEL—
DEAD WHEN RESCUED
(Anchorage Alaskan)
Sam Figurella, well-known resident
of Anchorage who ,with others, has
been engaged during the last month
in putting in a new sewer for the city,
under contract, was caught by a cave
in just before quitting time Wednes
day afternoon and when he was fin
ally removed from the mass of sand
and gravel an hour later, no life re
mained in his body. Workmen en
gaged in the rescue could hear the im
prisoned 'man breathing for half an
hour after the accident occurred, and
it is thought he remained alive for
perhaps the greater part of an hour
with the tremendous weight upon hirp,
finally succumbing to suffocation.
The accident occurred in the alley
between Fifth and Sixth Sts. near I.
An open trench had been dug to a
depth of about fifteen feet and from
the end of this trench a tunnel was
entered toward another section of
open trench, this manner of working
having been adopted to avoid the re
moval of overburden. Figurella and
another man were working in the tun
nel when shortly before six, the tim
bering gave way and a large amount
of sand and gravel fell from the roof
arid sides of the tunnel, burying Fig
urella completely. His companion
being closer to the open trench, man
aged to escape.
There was an immediate rush of
workers to the scene and willing shov
els were applied to the work of dig
ging Figurella out. But as fast as the
sand was removed more came down
and the work could not be rushed be
yond the limited speed owing to the
cramped quarters of the trench. It
finally became necessary to remove
the sand by means of buckets.
After the work had progressed for
upwards of an hour and a half, suffi
cient dirt was removed to permit a
rope being attached to the imprison
ed man’s feet and he was hoisted to
the ground above, where a hasty exam
ination made by Dr. J. B. Beeson,
showed that the unfortunate man was
beyond revival. The body was im
mediately removed to the Williams
Undertaking Parlors, where it is being
prepared for burial.
Figurella was about thirty years of
age, married and the father of two
children. Mrs. Figurella is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Rauth.
THIRD PROTEST TO ROUMANIA
BUCHAREST, August 2—The Am
erican Legation’s thir dnote of pro
test against the new Roumanian min
ing legislation has been filed with the
government. While friendly in tone
it categorically asserts that the pro- j
posd law is prejudiced to American j
capital’employed in Roumanian oil en- i
terprises.
Seattle Aerie of Eagles
Will Erect New Home
• SEATTLE, Aug. 2—The Seattle
Aerie of Eagles, No. 1, broke the
ground* for their new million dollar
home on Seventh Avenue and Union
Street today.
ADOPTION OF DAWES PLAN
QUESTION OF FEW HOURS
LONDON, Aug. 1—Following the
concessions made by France the in
terallied conference indicated this af
ternoon that the adoption of General
Dawes’ plan, was but a question of a
few hours.
TIME SPENT IN GUARD
HOUSE NOT TAKEN
FROM SOLDIER BONUS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2—
Time spent in the guard house or in
Absence without leave, will not be de
ducted from the total service in reck
oning the Soldier bonus, according to
a recent decision by Attorney General
Stone.
FISHER CAFE AND
BAKERY NOW OPEN
The new Fisher Cafe and Bakery,
Charles Fisher, proprietor, held its
grand opening today with a splendid
dinner. The new cafe is one of the
most handsome in the Territory and
it is with pride that we welcome its
entrance into the Seward field.
Charles Fisher, the jovial proprietor
has done everything that work and
money can do in outfitting his new
enterprise, and will welcome all visi
tors who come to look over his place.
Mr. Fisher is an old timer from the
interior, having been in business at
Ruby for the past quarter century.
On page five will be found a full
page add, a welcome extended tb the
Cafe and Bakery, in which will be
found the advertisements of the con- j
tractors and Outfitters who have had !
a hand in placing the handsome Teck- |
lengerg structure in shape All of these
men are artists in their line, as can !
be seen by a survey of the building,
and are capable of handling any work
large or small. What the name of
the new structure will be, is not known
at present. Mr. Charles Tecklen
berg, who is one of the large property
owners of Seward, will open the Sew
and Trading Company, on the main j
floor of the building, and expects to
be open for business on or about the
tenth of the month. Gus Borgen,!
well known grocer of Seward, will ar
rive on the Northwestern to take over
the management of the Company
which will handle a full line of gro
ceries and fishermen’s supplies.
Body of Missing Studenl
• Is Found Near Tacoma
SEATTLE, Aug. 2—The body of R.
Smith, missing Startfoi-d student who
while visiting in Seattle, disappeared
under circumstuances indicating sui
cide, was found in the woods near Ta
coma. !'i
HEAD ANTI-CIGARETTE
LEAGUE OPERATED ON
FOR CANCER THROAT
CHICAGO, Aug. 2—Lucy Page Gas
ton, head of the Anti-Cigarette league
is being treated for cancer of the
throat.
KEYSTONE VIEW CO., NEW YORK
ACTING PREMIER
Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese For
eign Minister, who with the resigna
tion of the Sun Pao Chi cabinet has
been appointed acting Premier. It
is expected that he will retain the post
permanently.
DEATH TRIUPMHS
OVER SCIENCE AND
COURTS OF NATION
EX-SERVICE MAN FREED FROM
INSANITY AND CRIMINAL
TENDENCIES FOREVER
KINKMAN, August 2—Death tri
umphed here over science ' and the
courts of justice today when it claim
ed Anthony W. Robeleski, world war
veteran, restored to sanity and freed
from all criminal tendencies at the
Napa, California hospital, where he
had undergone an operation.
Death occurred while speeding to his
home in Detroit after having been
given his freedom but twenty-four
hours before in Oakland. The vet
eran died near here on the train.
Argentine Aviator
Arrives at Bagdad
BAGDAD Aug. 2—Major Zanni, Ar
gentine aviator attempting the round
the world flight, arrived here at noon
yesterday, and proceeded four hours
later for Balao.
Chritian Science Lecture
Is Well Attended
The lecture on Christian Science de
livered in the Odd Fellow’s Hall last
night, was of great interest and weli
attended. The lecturer, Paul Stark
Seeley, C- S. B. presented his subjects
in an interesting manner. Owing to
lack of space we cannot print the
lecture this week, but it will be given
in full next Saturday.
NEW Y'ORK, Aug. 2—Following
the Halifax report that the French
steamship Mulhouse had been board
ed off the New Jersey coast last week
by rum pirates who took liquor val
ued at $500,000, prohibition officers
received word here that a second ship
was boarded by pirates who shot
the captain and threw his body over
board.
MacLaren Still In
Kamchatka Today
TOKYO, Aug. 2—MacLaren the
British aviator on the round-the-world
flight, is stiH at Petropavlovsk, Kam
chatka, this morning.
HENRY FORD EXTENDS
LOANS TO BUILD ROADS
SAN SALVADORE, Aug. 2—Re
ports received here from San Jose,
Costa Rica, are to the effect that Hen
ry Ford, American millionaire, is
loaning money without interest t© the
Costa Rican government to be used
in the construction of an automobile
highway which is planned to connect
Port Limon on the Atlantic seaboard,
with Punta Arenas on the Pacific
side
Christians of the World
To Meet at Stockholm
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 1—The crown
prince of Sweden has been named
chairman of the Swedish committee
which is preparing to entertain the del
egates to the Universal Christian Con
ference on Life and Work to be held
in Stockholm in August, 1925. The
conference will be the guests of the
Swedish nation.
The purpose of the gathering is de
clared to be an attempt to concentrate
thought on the mind of Christ as re
vealed in the Bible toward the great
social, industrial and international
questions prominent in post war civi
lization.
Dr. Arthur J. Brown, of New York;
the archbishop of Canterbury; the
Archbishop of Upsala and the joccu
menical patriarch of Constantinople,
are joint presidents of the internation
al committee which is arranging for
the conference.
The European section at Stockholm
will have 175 delegates, the British
section 135, the American section 150,
and the eastern section 85. Allied or
ganizations such as the Y .M. C- A.,
Y. W. C. A., Evangelical Alliance, the
Student Christian Movement, Inter
national Missions committee, the Sal
vation Army and Christian Endeavor
movement will each have a represen
tative.