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LEWIES FOB SHIES
Cordon Betties, a well known
old Alaskan operator, having been
a resident of the Territory since 1S87,
left on the steamship Alameda for
Whidby Island, Washington, where he
will spend the winter visiting with
his brother, James and daughter, both
former Alaskans.
iur. Bottles has just returned from
a long trip along the Arctic coast.
He left Fort Yukon early in April, in
company with H. McGregor, also an
old time prospector, going by way of
Chandlar and following up the river
and through a pass imo the Salmon
and Colville districts. Here they em
ployed a chief of the Huskie tribe as
guide and swung to the eastward, lu
within about 30 miles oi the boun
dary and about 100 miles from the
coast line. They abandoned then
sleds the latter part of May, and
packing their dogs, swung in a wide
circle to the westward, thence back
by way of Lake Colville to Fort 1 u
kon, which they reached the latter
part of August. Mr. Betties stated
that while the district >.raveled is
highly mineralized, it would take uo.
lar for dollar to work it, as tlk-it is
not a stick of wood of any kind to be
had, and no twigs even as large as
one’s finger. Cooking must be done
with twisted moss or kerosene stoves,
and as supplies cannot be packed in
in sufficient quantities, one must live
off caribou and birds. W liile absent
Mr. Betties discovered a new breed oi
wild sheep, they being well furred and
of a light yellow. They are much
larger than the species in this sec
tion. He reported their presence to
a naturalist visiting in Alaska, who an
nounced that he would go into the
country and secure specimens next
year.
iu.1. Dt uica to
lives the tinest specimens of Indians
he has seen lor some time. He says
they use no boats but plunge into the
icy waters 01 the streams and swim
them like a wild animal. They carry
no sleeping bags but gather a little
l. . o and curl up at night like a bear.
h. .v.y have many legends and are su
k . ..mus to a degree. They trade at
i^.ochel Island mostly.
me country abounds with caribou,
sheep, ptarmigan and foxes, as well
as rabbits of two species.
Mr. Betties settled on the Kusko
kwirn in 1SS7 at Kolmakofsky, later
selling out to Duke Stubbs, and locat
ing on the Kuskokwim. He knows
the country north of the Yukon bet
ter than any living white man it is
said. In his boyhood he worked as a
compositor on the Detroit Free Press,
and printed the first paper in Alaska,
at the mission above Holy Cross, in
1886. The press, and old style Gordon
was sent out recently to the Alaska
museum.
I v. Chapman wanted to translate
i. . m ot the Bible into Eskimo, and
-l to the mission board for a small
i ■ ■ -',s and some type. When the out
l arrived it was large enough for a
t ■ r, and Rev. Chapman secured the
aid of Mr. Betties in issuing a few
ediiions of a weekly paper, the first
to be published in Alaska after occu
pation by the United States. Mr. Bet
ties was heavily interested in Lead
ville in the early days, before coming
to Alaska.
EDDYVILLE, Ky„ Oct. S.—Convicts*
in an improvised fortress at Eddyville
Penitentiary withstood the third day’s
attack of machine gun fire of the Na-]
tional Guard, militia and gas units.
Governor Morrow has ordered that
t.hhe convicts be taken regardless of
j:<y$t in property or expense to the
states. Additional guardsmen have
been sent to the scene.
’ The militia today are moving up on
the convict she taken regardless of
plates, and using hand grenades.
Four convicts headed by Monte
Walters, sentenced for' life lor mur
der committed at Louisville, procured
arms and gred upon prison guards,
killing one and wounding toui. The
convicts tried to escape by way of the
main entrance but were deflected to
the diningroom where they continued
to fight. They were surrounded by 40
guards and townspeople.
POSTMASTERS AT LATOUCHE
and kennecott get raise
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 8.—Th(
Postmaster General announced the ad
vancement of the postoffices at Ken
necott and Latouche to salaries o
$1000 and $1200 annually respectively
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RUTH AND WILLIAMS TIE
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j NEW YORK, Oct. 8.—Babe
j Ruth this afternoon hit his 41st
homer of the year, finishing
the season in a tie with Cy
Williams, of the Philadelphia j
j Nationals for home run honors.
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SERVE SENTENCE
NEW YORK, Oct. 8.—Grover Cleve
land Bergdoll, a fugitive in Germany,
intends to return to this country to
serve his sentence for draft evasion,
his mother, Mrs. Bergdoll declared,
upon her arrival from Germany where
she visited him.
LANDIS GIVES OUT LIST
OF PLAYERS FOR SERIES
CHICAGO, Oct 8.—Baseball Com
missioner Landis announced a list of
j eligible players for the world series
restricting the Yankees and Giants
j each to 24 players exclusive of mana
gers and coaches.
YANKEES ARE FAVORITES
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—The Yankees
are favorites in the betting on Wall
street, the odds being six to five and
eleven to ten.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon announced to
day that a bonus bill was certain to
be introduced in the next congress;
but that if it is Congress must also
provide means to raise the required
money and secure his approval.
EXTEND HIGHWAY ACT TO
ALASKA SAYS UNDERWOOD
SEATTLE, Oct. 9.—Preservation of
Alaska’s fisheries and the bringing of
Alaska under the jurisdiction of the
i Federal highway act are necessary if *
Alaska wants to go ahead, J. J. Un
derwood, former Seattle newspaper-j
man and the representative of the
chamber of commerce of Washington, I
D. C., said yesterday in an address j
before the Young Men’s Business club.1
SEATTLE, Oct. 10.—Representative
Curry of California, chairman of the
House Committee on Territories, has
written that he will arrive here soon
and at that time a program of Alaska
legislation, from the viewpoint of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce will be
submitted to him.
FORTY-SEVENTH VICTIM OF
MINE DISASTER IS FOUND
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 9—The nody I
of Wm. Feassel, the 47th victim of the
Argonaut mine fire of August 27,
1922, was found 400 feet from the
main shaft on the 4650 foot level, it
was announced today by Jos. Smith,
secretary of the mining company. The
body was covered by a cave-in. All
men in the mine at the time of the
fire have been accounted for. Since
the fire Fessel has been reported in
various parts of the country.
Claims that He Made Application to
Show His Goodwill to United
States Government
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—Luis Firpo,
Argentino heavyweight, wept today
while pleading for the return of the
papers he filed for American citizen
ship, declaring that be signed them
under a misapprehension, and never
dreamed of deserting his native Ar
gentina.
s Federal officials ruled that the pa
■ pers must stand on record, but agreed
■ to give the fighter a letter certifying
E the belief that he had signed them
. under a misapprehension.
PARIS, Oct. 8.—“It does not mat
ter what men rule Germany and it
does not matter what sort of Govern
ment she has, we intend to rest se
cure on our position, which is a clear
demand for guarantees both for our
security and for full payment of rep
arations,” Poincare declared in a
speech today at Ligny, replying to
Lord Curzon’s latest utterances on
reparations.
BLAME LAID ON GOVERNMENT
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 8.—Capt. James
H. Tomb, chief of destroyer squadron
No. 12, told the navy court of inqur;
that the failure of congress to grant
appropriations for the proper equip
ment of destroyer squadrons was to
blame for the destroyer disaster of
September 8. He said if the squad
ron had been led by a vessel of the
type used by the British navy such a
disaster would not have occurred.
EARL HTSOIIGH'S BODY
WILL BE SUM EISI
The body of Earl Hartsough, Sew
ard resident, who died at the Anchor
age hospital last week from blood
poisoning resulting from a compound
fracture of the leg, will be shipped to
Delaware, O., for interment, instruc
tions having been received by his
father, Joseph Hartsough, to this ef
fect. The remains leit on the Ala
meda.
Happenings of the Week at the Cop
per City Term of Court
In the district court at Cordova
this week the case of Carl Edwardson
vs. Canoe Pass Packing Company is
on trial. It involves an alleged breach
of contract in which 49 other fisher
men assigned their claims to the
plaintiff. Donohoe & Dimond repre
sent the plaintiff and Attorneys Med
ley and Foster the defendant. The
jury is composed of five women and
seven men.
There are 50 witnesses to be exam
ined and the case will take several
days.
In the case of Meaker vs. Meaker,
order of publication signed by court.
Naturalization papers were granted
to H. C. Feldman.
James Dineen vs. James Kennedy,
order of default and judgment signed
by court.
Chris Nielsen vs. Nellie Nielsen,
decree ot divorce signed.
Mary Kono vs. George Kouo, order
of default signed by court and decree
of divorce signed by court.
Lizzie Chumovisky vs. Fred Chumo
visky, order of default signed and di
vorce granted.
United States of America vs. Ber
tha Albi, court grants motion of de
fendant to suppress evidence.
United States of America vs. Kate
Kennedy, court grants motion of de
fendant to suppress evidence.
Attorney Dimond made a motion for
suppression of evidence in case of U.
S. vs. Fred Haef. The court took the
matter under advisement.
A warrant was ordered issued for
the arrest of A. Paulin of McCarthy,
for contempt of court.
In the case of the U. S. vs. Harry
Nettleton and George Stewart defen
dants were arraigned in open court,
and the time for pleading set.
Miss L. B. Wilson and Mrs. F. A.
Saunders qualified as additional jur
ors and E. D. Hathaway and Martin
Leckwold were excused from further
jury duty.
In the case of Carl Edwardson vs.
Canoe Pass Packing Company, the de
fendant... demurred to reply of plain
tiff. Demurrer argued and taken un
der advisement by the court.
The petit jury was excused until to
morrow at 10 a- m.
In the case of George Stewart and
Harry Nettleton, defendants entered
a plea of not guilty to the charge of
conspiracy to defraud the government.
Blum O’Neill Co. vs. Frank A. Doug
las. Case dismissed on motion of F.
H. Foster.
Case of K. G. Robinson, administra
tor of the estate of Wm. Herold, de
ceased, vs. Copper River & North
western Ry. Co., case dismissed on
motion of plaintiff.
Case of Fred Nichols vs. John Bow
er dismissed on motion of plaintiff.
F. H. Foster vs. Joe Anderson, case
dismissed.
HS. B. HEN
WILL SUCCEED
AMBUSS. DM
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—The diplo
mat most prominently mentioned for
the London Post to succeed Ambas
sador Harvey is Charles R. Warren of
Michigan, former ambassador to Ja
pan and more recently the American
representative at the conference for
recognition of Mexico.
MRS. JOSEPH H. CONWAY DIES
IN SEATTLE, FROM CANCER
Word was received in Seward Sat
urday that Mrs. Ada Conway, wife of
the well known Anchorage resident,
died Friday in Seattle, as a result of
cancer. The body will be cremated
in Seattle. Mrs. Conway had just re
turned from Mayo Bros., where she
was operated on twice.
Mrs. Conway was born in Spring
field, III., and came to Alaska in 1909
locating at Cordova. She was mar
ried to Mr. Conway in 1913 at San
Diego, and later took up a homestead
at Matanuska. They located in An
chorage in 1920.
DRILL FOR OIL IN OREGON
BUT STRIKE HOT WATER
LAKEVIEW, Ore., Oct. 10.—Oil
drilling operations here resulted in
producing a geyser spouting boiling
water at intervals of every six min
utes.
HbHT BETWEEN JONES
NEWARK, Oct. 10.—Jimmy Jones,
recognized as champion welterweight
and Mickey Walker, generally con
ceded that honor in other states,
was ordered stopped at the end of the
ninth round by Chief Boxing Inspec
tor Adams. No decision was given.
Adams said he stopped the bout be
cause neither fighter was making an '
effort.
Later Walker and his manager,
Jack Bugler, were suspended for one
year by the State Boxing Commission
as a result of the unsatisfactory fight
made with Jones.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 10— Gov.1
Walton tonight offered to resign to I
prove his good faith in his fight
against the Ku Klux Klan in Oklaho
ma, if the legislature at its forthcom- j
ing special session will enact an anti- i
Klan law which he will submit to the
lawmakers.
Grand Dragon N. C. Jewett, of the i
Oklahoma Klan, who is leading the
opposition to the governor, declared
today that the Klans would be doing
business long after Governor Walton
is forgotten.
Imperial Wizard of the Knight of
the Ku Klux Klan refused to consider
the governor’s proposition that he or
der the Oklahoma Klans to unmask
and disband, stating that the Klans
had come to stay.
RACES POSTPONED
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9.—The interna
tional air races scheduled for today
have been postponed until Thursday
due to inclument weather.
BRICKLAYERS GET $146 A WEEK
Building contractors in Waukeegan,
111., are involved in an unprecedent
ed situation, all work being at a stand
as contractors have hired hricklayers
from one another with boosted wages.
Bricklayers are receiving as high as
$146 per week, it is reported.
FORD LEADING GIGE
_ IN STATE WASHINGTON
SYRACUSE, N. Y., Oct. 10.—Henry
Ford is the leading choice for presi
dent in the State of Washington. As
the sentiment now stands the decla
ration made here today by Governor
Hart of Washington.
GREBB GETS DECISION
PITTSBURG, Oct. 9.—Harry Grebb
middleweight champ'ion, was awarded
a newspaper decision over Jimmy
Darcy of Portland, In a ten round
bout.
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ROAD REPAIRS BE MADE
BEFORE END OF WEEK
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| Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 7.—
j \ ours re fifth. Roadbed dam
| aged from Girdwood to Seward
| will probably require a week’s
| work to reopen road and re
SEATTLE, Oct. 8.—The perfect
skeleton of a mastodon, found >n
a placer deposit near McGrath by
Thomas Aitken, arrived here last
week on the power schooner Caroline
Frances and it will be sent to the Ag
ricultural college at Fairbanks for
preservations. The skeleton which is
in a perfect state of preservations is
in five big boxes, and it will be ship
ped to Seward on the Northwestern
for trans-shipment to Fairbanks.
NEIL SEXTON TELLS OF
OLD TIME SEWARD RESIDENTS
Rev. L. H. Pederson, formerly in
charge of the Methodist church in
Seward, at present is in charge of the
welfare work at the big electric plant
project of the city of Seattle. Rev.
Pederson is married again and has a
baby girl seven months old. He wishes
to be remembered to all the people of
Sew’ard and would be pleased to have !
a letter from any one who would care
to write. His present address is Rock
port, Washington.
Ralph Pederson is married and is
living in Arizona. He has completely
regained his health and is teaching in
the Y. M. C. A.
Fred Pederson is in Ilwaeo, Wash
ington, in the Methodist church work
and Ruth is teaching school there.
Jos. Pederson is entering Pullman
college this year.
ALASKA ILL FIGHT
VANCOUVER, Oct. 9.—“Alaska is
going to make a fight before congress
when that body next convenes to have
Prince Rupert made its principal port
by the deletion of the so-called Alaska
clause from the Jones coastwise ship
ping bill.”
This is the statement made by Jno.
Rustgard, of Juneau, attorney general
for Alaska who is in Vancouver on
his way to Washington where he will
direct the fight.
FORD PUTS ON OVERALLS
AND DOES WORK ON FARM
DETROIT, Oct. 9.—Henry Ford, the
world’s richest man, donned overalls
and ran a tractor all day yesterday
near Springwells, furnishing power to
the same threshing machine that he
operated as a boy in 18^2 and on the
same farm.
Ford had picked up the threshing
machine for $10, but gave Its former
owner a brand new flivver after the
purchase for good measure. The ma
chine was overhauled in Ford’s auto
mobile factory and then sent back to
the Ford farm.
IH. CASTE ASSISTANT
JUNEAU: N. H. Castle, special
agent in charge of the bureau of in
vestigation for the Territory, has been
appointed by the Attorney General as
special assistant United States attor
ney for the First division. He will en
ter upon his duties immediately.
NOVEMBER 18TH PROCLAIMED
NATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—The week
beginning November 18th was pro
claimed “National Education Week”
by President Coolidge.
FOURTH LARGEST CORN
CROP IN HISTORY II. S.
WASHINGTON, Oct. i0.—Figures
received by the department of agri
culture indicated that a three billion
bushel com crop Is expected to be
harvested this year. This is the fourth
largest crop in the history of the
United States.
LLOYD GEORGE ’
PLEADS FOR IS!
IN EITERT1I
MONTREAL, Oct. 8.—Lloyd George,
arriving here today, flatly declined to
work out the program arranged for
him, saying. “You are trying to make
a Roosevelt out of me. I won’t stand it
as I cannot keep up the pace which
has been set for me since I reached
America. I must have some rest.”
All programs were called off.
FORMER KLONDIKE OPERATOR
ARRESTED IN BIG BEN, CALIF.
FRESNO, Calif., Oct. 8.—William
G. Cheney, former Klondike operator,
wanted at Juneau, Alaska, on a alleg
ed charge of having obtained money
under false pretenses, was arrested
at Big Creek, in the Sierras near here
and is being held pending return to
Juneau.
PLEADS GUILTY T0
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 9.—Alexander
Kels, wealthy Lodi butcher and cat
tleman. pleaded guilty in the superior
court yesterday to murder in the first
degree. The judge vv.li .sentence him
some time this week.
Kels appeared absolutely indifferent,
to the fate hanging over his head, and
told nonchalantly how he lur'd the
stranger where the body was 'ound
and killed him, setting the haystack
on fire to conceal the crime. He then
disappeared.
Kels confessed when captured at^
Eureka that he had tried to make his
crime look like his own death in or
der that his wife might collect two
hundred thousand dollar life insur
ance. He planned on locating some
place else under an assumed name.
He said he was tired of married life
and wanted to look around a bit.
According to local authorities the
man killed by Kels mas be E. Meser
vey, a farm hand, who was hunting
for work in that vicinity a short time
before the remains were found.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—When the
airplane ZR-3 reaches the mid-Atlan
tic in her flight next month to Lake
hurst, New Jersey, from German.i.
she will be met by her sister vessel,
ZR-1, according to the Bureau of
Aeronautics. Many small craft will
also sally forth to greet her as she
sails over New York harbor. Air
planes will also try to locate her by
bearings radioed to shore and a pub
lic demonstration will be made over
her memorial voyage.
BERLIN, Oct. 9.—The Zeppelin air
ship ZR-3 being built at Frederieks
hafen, for the United States cannot
be completed before early next year
its builders announced today. The de
lay is attributed to difficulties of ; 0
technical nature. The company has
notified the Department that the ZR-3
1 may not be finished and ready for
trial until the spring of 1924, owing
to difficulties of perfecting the May
bach engines.
CALIFORNIA WOMAN 110 DOES
DAY’S WORK IN ORCHARDS
WILLOWS, Calif., Oct. 9.—Ann
Brown, who claims to be 110 years of
age, a widow of Jim Brown, deceased
chief of the Grindstone Indians, has
left with other younger members of
the tribe to work in the orchards at ^
Vina, Cal., to pick fruit.
Ann is said to have seen the snows
of over a century of winters fall on
the Sierras since her girlhood and is
the oldest survivor of a tribe which
number 10,000 in 1844, and were rich
and prosperous. At this time the
deer roamed the hills in great herds
and men child were plentiful. Today
the tribe numbers but 100 members,
the white man’s vices and kowkow
having decimated them until within a i
few more years they will be extinct. ^
On leaving for her work Ann said she
wanted to make a stake to buy a red
parasol and a “talkum box.”
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