THE BAM OF SEWARD FOR SERVICE
Last Quarter Shows Idle
British Tonnage Increase
LIVERPOOL, Mar. 12—The poor
Mate of the shipping industry is
shown by figures published regard
ing idle tonnage at some of the prin
cipal ports during tlie quarter end
ed December, J024, as compared with
the previous quarter. Liverpool
shows the biggest increase with 50,
000 tons more idle than in the Oc
tober quarter; Hull increased by 39,
000 tons, London 30,000, Glasgow 28,
•00. Bristol 10,000 and Leigh 10,
000 tons.
While the general run of cargo
boats are not abie to find employ
ment for the moment, shipping au
thorities here take paius to explain
the big increase of idle shipping in
the Mersey does not indicate that
the industry is getting worse, but
that during the quarter several big
Atlantic liners were in dock under
going repairs or overhaul prepara
tory to long pleasure cruises.
Jack Chovin, past exalted ruler of
Elks, Anchorae lodge, head the dele
gation which arrived last night on
their way to Kodiak.
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INVESTIGATING
DEATH RITTER,
IN SANITARIUM
SEATTLE, March 12—State and
Kitsav county officials are investigat
ing the death yesterday here of L. M.
i Ritter, thirty, who had been a patient
! of Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard, fasting
1 specialist at her sanitarium Olalla,
across the sound.
Coroner Corson of King County and
four other physicians did the autopsy
pronouncing tuberculosis as the cause
of death, but the officials say they
wish to ascertain how much Ritter's
84-day fast at Olalla hastened his end.
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Irish Charged Boycotting
Country’s Manufacturers
DUBLIN, Mar. 11.—The Irish peo
j pie have been boycotting their own
goods, it was declared at a meeting
! of the exicutives of the Cork In
j dustrial Development Association
j Some few years back customers us
I ed to insist on Irish manufacturers
! but this is now exceptional.
The secretary commented upon a
! recent statement of Professor Smid
; dy in America that “Ireland is s
creditor country rather than a debt
or country,” and that “Irishmen have
a billion dollar investment in for
j eign countries drawing an income o
j about $55,000,000 a year.”
The secretary argued that this ex
port of Irish capital was suicida
and it was suggested that the gov
eminent should put an embargo oi
further capital export.
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STIKENE BOATS
SWAMPED WITH
TWELVE HUNDRED SEEK PAS
SAGE ON FIRST BOAT—GRANT
PRAISES DISTRICT
Reports as to the number of people
preparing to stampede into the Cas
siar district this spring have not been
exaggerated, according to Representa
tive W. D. Grant, of Wrangell who is
now in Juneau attending the legisla
tive session. Twelve hundred appli
cations have been received by the Bar
rington Navigation company, for the
first sailing of its fleet from Wran
i gell to Telegraph creek, he said,
j Some ten or twelve dog teams have
| already got away from Wrangell up
I the Stikene River for the district and
others will follow. With the open
ing of navigation the big rush will j
come and it is certain that transpor-:
tation facilities up the Stikene will ;
be overwhelmed with the demand for j
reservations despite the fact that Cap- i
tain Sid Barrington is constructing a
large vessel to go on the run.
Concerning the new district itself,
Mr. Grant is optimistic. He believes
it will prove to be a genuine discov
ery and become a real producer. Sev
eral men have been prospecting in the
I region during the winter. A recent
communication from reliable sources
at Telegraph Creek said some fine
j quartz specimens had been found at j
! the head of one of the creeks on j
| which prospecting was being done add
! ing to the already promising outlook,
i A son of Mr. Grant has recently re
I turned to Wrangell after staking some
| ground. He will return in the spring
j with an outfit and start work as soon
' as possible. • He described the area
| as being typical placer country and
| pronunced the discovery genuine.
Some 16 years ago. according to Mr.
Grant, three men left Telegraph for
the same district. Two of the party
have since died and the third is still
residing in Wrangell. He, told of
sinking a hole and said he found gold
without having reached bedrock. Lit
tle attention was paid to the claim.
When Mr. Grant’s son made his recent
! trip into the region he was furnished
. a map showing where the hole was
. sunk and directed to look for the pan
. used by the prospector. On his re
turn to Wrangell he confirmed the
story, saying he found the pan as de
- scribed and the old prospect hole. The
1 latter was only a» few yards away from
- the discovery hole sunk last season.
i It was not directly on the bedrock but
had hit the rimrock in which the gold
Dress Well
and Succeed
Of course it depends largely on who you get
your Clothes from—
A HART SCHAFFNER & MARX SUIT, A
MALLORY OR STETSON HAT, A COPE
LAND AND RYDER PAIR OF SHOES OR
OXFORDS
Bought from
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Will help considerably
was found. This old hole was the
onjy indication of prospecting found
in the entire area. The district where
the discovery is located is said to con
tain about 150 square miles of likely
looking ground.
SP00KC0NCERT
PUTS TOWN ON
THE RADIO MAP
HILL, March 12.—A radio incident
that was invitable and which ended in
the enivitable manner, has put Hill on
the radio map.
It began as a surefire ghost yarn,
when first one and then scores of Hil
lians flocked at night to a point out
side the town to listen to a spine-rack
ing “concert” whose source defied de
tection. For more than a week Hill
buzzed with talk of spooks.
But eventually an errant Hillian
strayed into the hills behind Hill and
discovered the cause of it all.
Pete Carlson living in a modest
shack and a woodchopper by trade
owned a powerful radio receviing set
to which was attached a loud-speaker
Pete’s outfit, it appears, was so in
| fernally powerful that he had difficul
ty in tuning it down. So Pete did the
inevitable. He stuck it out the win
dow where its cracking carried ovei
a valley to a slope of hills which came
together in a V—a natural sounding
board.
From there the lusty concerts wen
deflected by the laws of acoustics bad
into Hill.
SELLS HIS WIFE
FOR $100; QUEER
DENVER March 12.—Irving Blanch
ard and Mrs. Eva Hornkohl, both 26,
have been arrested in warrants from
the Juvenile Court, charging them
with contributing to delinquency. Tho
arrests were made after Alfred Horn
kohi, aged 47. husband of the woman,
told how he sold his wife to Blanch
ard for $100 with which to pay a mort
gage. His wife is the mother erf
four children.
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LIGHT REGISTRATION
Up to today City Clerk Whittlesey
stated that about forty persons have
registered for the coming city elec
tion. You should be sure and regis
ter if you wish to rote.
No candidates have filed as yet for
; the coming city election and apparent
ly but little interest is being mani
fested.
The gasboat Orniney is in port
having some necessary work done to
her engines by the Seward Machine
Shop.
Snow Shoes, £9.50 per pair, at
Graef’s. tf
My Made to Measure Suits always
satisfy in fit, workmanship and qual
ity. Jordan’s Valet Service. tf
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