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VOLUME XIX, NO. 45
SEWARD, ALASKA,
TH
AY, FEBRUARY 21, 1923
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SUE BELIEVES
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NEW YORK, Feb. 21— Harry Sin
clair, the oi! magnate, whose lease
of the Teapot Dome naval oil reserves
from former Secretary Albert B. Fall
is under probe, arrived today on the
President Harding from Europe. He
declared that the Senate oil investi
gation is purely political bunk, and
simultaneously with his arrival, E. L.
■ Doheny is quoted as saying, “A lot
of the people are trying to run the
American people off their feet in an
investigation of the naval reserve oil
leases."
BOAT AND AIR RACES IN
MIAMI, FLA, MARCH 7 TO 8
MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 21.—B. Russell
Shaw, executive vice-chairman of
§ the National Aeronautic Association j
was in Miami the other day mak
ing preliminary arrangements for the
international air races to be held here
March 7 to 8.
Another event of international in
terest to be held in Miami March 7
to S is the speed boat regatta. Edsell,
Garwood and other noted speed boat
owners already have made entries
in this race, according to information
obtained from members of the local,
arrangement committee.
‘BETRAYAL OF TRUST
BAHT HENCE.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 21.—Betrayal
of trust by the high government of
ficials presents a greater menace to
democracy than Bolshevism or any
other evil influence, McAdoo declared
in an address on a train platform at
the Union station here today.
MAN FREEZES FINGER
PERFORMS OWN OPERATION
U. S. Wickersham, a miner of the
Valdez creek section, takes the bak
ery for pure unadulterated nerve. Mr.
Wickersham froze the end of his
first finger while on the trail last
week, and when he found it was mor
tifying, he took his pocket knife and
^ cut it off, later going to the hospital
at Anchorage.
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disappearing clergy
BEING HELD ’FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21—Arth
ur de Jacoby, who disappeared from
Tacoma two weeks ago, is being held
bv the authorities here. His father,
H. C. de Jacoby of Escandido, Calif
ornia, has been sent for. It is be
lieved that the youth is suffering from
amnesia caused by over application
to his studies.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Admis
sion by Senator Elkins that he had
speculated in Sinclair oil stocks, is
declared to be an entering wedge of
an investigation which will show' a
large group of Senators, in addition to
administration officials, playing the
stock markets and taking advantage
of pre-legislative information.
4 SCANDINAVIAN NATIONS
REFUSE DISARMAMENT
ROME, Feb. 21.—Denmark, Hol
land and Sw'eden informed the league
w 0t nations naval conference that they
^ are unable to accept its proposals for
limitation of naval armaments.
LONDON, Feb. 21.—The great dock
strike was broken today when repre
sentatives of the workmen and em
ployers met with the minister of la
bor, and arrived at terms of settle
^ ment.
CORVNICNT KEYSTONE VIEW CO.. NEW YORK
TO VISIT KING TUT’S TOMB !
Prof. James H. Breasted, famous
American egyptolbgist, of the Univer
sity of Chicago, who sailed from
New York on the Celtic. He is anx
ious to visit the tomb of King Tut.
W bile in Europe he will lecture at the
University of Paris.
BUCKLEY WELLS ENJOYS
KANATAK HOSPITALITY
M hi I e the Buckley Wells party was
marooned at Kanatak, the residents
gave him every entertainment possi
ble in the way of receptions, parties,
etc., which were greatly enjoyed by
the Denver millionaire and his wife. ;
One resident of the town gave a
party to which Mr. and Mrs. Wells'
were invited. Notwithtsanding the
Volstead Act a few libations of corn
and prune juice were offered the vis-}
itors which were sampled. Following
an ample luncheon speeches and
song enlivened the occasion. After
all the popular music of the day had
been rendered by the best, talent of
the camp, an old sourdough prospec
tor was called on to contribute to
the occasion. The refrain went some
thing like this:
“With a bottle of hootch and a come
ly klootch to h— with the Gug
genheims.”
The audience joined in vociferously.
Mr. Wells was puzzled over the senti
ment of the song, as unbeknown to
his hosts he was a Guggenheim man.
Nevertheless he enjoyed the joke
hugely.
EXPERTS AGREE ON
RESOURCES GERMANY
PARIS, Feb. 21.—The committee of
experts examining into Germany’s re
sources have reached a general agree
ment on their report to the repara
tions commission.
FILMS SHOWN IN PRISON
TICKLE CONVICT INMATES |
LONDON, Feb. 8.—For the first
time in England the authorities have]
allowed the movies to be shown in |
a convict prison, and as a result eight;
hundred convicts of the Princetown
jail laughed themselves hoarse over,
the adventures of brother convicts in
an American prison, wept when the
heroine wept and cheered over the
happy ending.
The show was given in the prison
chapel, the windows of which were
heavily curtained, and during the in
terval selections were played by the
prison band, composed, except for the
conductor, entirely of convicts. .
Several men who were serving life
terms had never seen a film before,
and the unravelling of the plot was
watched with breathless interest punc
tured with hilarious scenes when pri
son epicodes were depicted.
EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT TO
BENEFIT BY DISCOVERIES
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LUXOR, Egypt, Feb. 21.—The gov
i ernment director of antiquities took
preliminary steps today for the re
opening of the tomb of King Tu-tankh
Amen, following the cancellation of
the license under which Howard Car
ter has been excavating.
CANCELED LICENSE
LUXOR, Egypt, Feb. 21.—The Egyp
tian government today canceled the
license under which Carter is allow
ed to excavate the tomb of King Tut,
in the “Valley of the Kings.”
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Attorney
general Harry Daugherty reaffirmed
to President Coolidge his determina
tion not to resign. He visited the
White House today and talked over
the situation with the President and
it was insisted by those close to the
Attorney General that he and Presi
dent Coolidge found themselves in
complete accord with one another. .It
was also announced that the White
House officials were silent as to that.
PRESSURE FOR REMOVAL OF
DAUGHERTY IS GREAT
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.—Pressure
for the removal of Attorney General
Daugherty had not relaxed today ana
unofficial Washington is keeping a
close watch on the battle between
the White House and the Senate.
SENATORS INSIST THAT
DAUGHERTY WILL RESIGN
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Republi
can senators who have taken the lead
in advising President Coolidge to ask
Attorney General Daugherty to re
sign, insist that their advice will be
followed.
PARIS, Feb. 21.—Premier Poincare,
addressing the Senate this evening,
said:
“The French policy regarding the
Ruhr and reparations will not be
changed while I am premier, or by
any government following me.”
ANCHORAGE COUPLE TO WED
It is reported from Anchorage that
Wm. English, city clerk at Anchor
age, and Miss Jane McNally, formerly
assistant cashier at the Bank of Se
ward, will be married tonight. Miss
McNally is a sister to Elmer Friend,
former editor of the Gateway.
JUNEAU REPRESENTATIVE
LEAVES FOR THE CAPITAL
SEATTLE, Feb. 21.—R. E. Robert
son, who arrived here from Juneau on
one of the last boats, left tonight for
Washington to urge statehood for
Southeastern Alaska, the election of
a governor to Alaska by popular vote j
of the people, and to secure legisla-j
tion permitting a bond issue for the
permanent paving of Juneau’s busi
ness section.
WITHDRAWS APPOINTMENT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Owing to
the opposition in the Senate, Presi
dent Coolidge w'tihdrew the name of
George B. Christian, former secretary
to the late President Harding, and
who was recently appointed by Cool
ide on the Federal Trade Commis
sion.
CONVICTS ARE HERDED
WHILE CAMP BURNS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 21.—The
state convict prison camp, situated in
the Flat Top mining district in Jef
ferson county was totally destroyed
by fire today. Guards succeeded in
keeping the men under control. They
were herded into the mouth of the
mine and held there under guard
while the buildings were consumed by
j the flames. None of the convicts es
1 caped.
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ALASKA COAL IS
OFFERED FOR LEASE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21.—
Secretary Work announced Saturday
that the Departmentof Interior is
ready at any time to lease the
coal lands of Alaska to any interest
or group of interests which will de
velop the land on terms advantageous
to the government and in consonance
with the general leasing laws. The
Secretary stated that it is quite dif
ficult to find someone who will agree
to these terms.
BY MARION SIR
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—Roy D.
Moore and Louis H. Brush, owners of
the Marion Star, today filed suit for
$60,000 against Frank Vanderlip for
slandet and libel. Vanderlip, in a re
cent speech at Ossining, N. Y., "insin
uated tWt oil money had been used
in the purchase of the Star from for
mer President Harding.
NEW YORK, Feb.. 21.—“I welcome
these court proceedings,” said Frank
Vanderlip today, referring to the li
bel suit brought against him by the
owners of the Marion Star. “I am
prepared to spend as much as has
been asked for in these proceedings
to make public some of the news the
great newspapers do not see fit to
print.”
PROPAGANDA 10
DISCOURAGE BILL
SOLBIER BONUS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The rais
ing by a big corporation for ex-service
mens anti-bonus league to propagan
da against the Soldier Bonus Bill was
charged by Quinn, national command
er of the American Legion in an ad
dress before the National Press club
last night.
FISHERMAN ON TRIAL
ACCUSED MANSLAUGHTER
SEATTLE, Feb. 21.—The selection
of a jury has begun to try Ole Knut
rnanslaughter. He is alleged to have
son, fisherman, who is accused ot
hit Aileen Branshaw, cripplied girl,
on December 2 and to have fatally
injured her. He speeded away with
out stopping to see what damage he
had done.
FAT AND OLD ARE URGED
TO AVOID MUCH STOOPING
LONDON, Feb. 21.—If you are 50
years old and you drop anything, do
not stoop to pick it up. Let it lie.
This is the advice of Coroner Od
die, who has held many inquests on
fat persons wrho stooped to retrieve
a fallen article and collapsed and
died. Oddie declared it was inadvi
sable for men over 50 to stoop as
their blood vessels were often in so
dangerous a condition as to make it
fatal.
‘‘Better a long toe nail than a short
life.” says the coroner.
RESTAURANTS KID PUBLIC
TO EMPTY SEATS QUICKLY
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—A novel and
successful scheme for speeding up
eating in rush periods is employed by
local restaurants. They set their
clocks from ten to fifteen minutes
ahead. Patrons view the time with
alarm and hastily finish their meals
and dash back to work, leaving room
for new customers.
VOLSTEAD AGENT LEAVES
D. W. Flanigan, prohibition agent,
wdth headquarters at Juneau, left this
morning for Anchorage. The last time
Mr. Flanigan was in Seward he made
several arrests for violation of the
dry laws. This time he made a raid
or two but it is said found no booze.
SEXTON’S CANDIDACY
MEETS WITH FAVOR
The candidacy of George Sexton, a
Republ.can leader of this city, for
delegate to the National convention,
is meedtg with considerable favor,
according to reports from Anchorage
and the Westward. Mr. Sexton is an
old-timer of this division and has a
large acquaintance.
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MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 21.—Frank Cox,
candidate for election to the presiden
tial chair in 1920 announced today in
this city that he would enter the race
again. Kearst just concluded a visit
with Bran.
WaAoN Due TOMORROW
The Admiral Watson is due south
bound tomorrow morning.
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• ACCORDED UNUSUAL HONORS BV‘
U. S. SENATE
Frau Adele Schriber, first woman
| member of the Reichstag who wras re
i cently given the privilege of the Sen
ate floor at Washington, the second
j time in history that a woman mem
ber of a foreign parliament has be^-n
allowed thus to speak. She is a mem
ber of the Social Democratic Party j
J of Germany.
UNALASKA LIVELY PORT
OWING TO HEAVY GALES
Owing to heavy gales and the in
creased fuel used in steaming against,
the seas and wind, eleven vessels j
have coaled and stocked up with sup
plies at Unalaska this winter, some of
them-of ten thousand tons and sever
al of eight. The Alaska Commercial
Company is planning to increase the
length of its wharf 100 feet to accom
modate three or more vessels at a!
time, and the oil storage capacity is;
being increased.
j Businss has been unusually good at!
Cnalaska this winter, the natives
bringing in more prime fur than
for several winters past. This means
prosperity to the natives, as well as
the town.
Several fur farms have made their
kills and shipped ou the furs, for
which good prices have been realized.
Many new farms are being started,
blue foxes being the favorite fur.
Heavy gales in the waters between
Japan and Alaska have caused many j
vessels to drop into port and these
have brought much business to the!
merchants.
The failure of the Starr to make
her Christmas trip caused much dis
appointment among the residents of
the cammp, and especially to the
children of the Jessie Lee home, but
a tree was rigged up and a good time |
enjoyed by all despite the loss of the
turkey and fixings.
ALASKA WOMAN VISITS
DENVER ON WALY SOUTH
(Denver Post)
Mrs. W. B. Lawing, known to
thousands of Alaskan tourists as |
Nellie Neal, was in Denver this
week getting acquainted with the
city which she has known for twenty
one years through the Denver Post.
She is accompanied by her husband
who succumbed to the charms of the
Northland when he went there last
fall to claim his bride. From Den
ver the couple went to Topeka, Kan.
Thence they are to go to Chattanooga,
New Orleans, El Paso and Los Ange
les.
As Nellie Neal, Mrs. Lawing for
many years had the eating house con
tract along the government railroad.
For some time past she has conducted
a roadhouse at Lake Kenai, 23 miles
from Sewrard. The lake is 26 miles
long, and her camp is at the gates
of one of the finest moose and bear
countries in the North.
“Besides the hunting we have the
finest fishing in the country,” said
Mrs. Lawing. “We are especially
proud of our collection of game tro
phies which we believe is unequaled.
Included in this collection are a bear
which measured fifteen feet and
weighed a ton, and a moose head
wrhich has 50 points and a spread of
76 inches.
“One man came 20,000 miles to
Kenai lake to hunt mountain sheep.”
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SENATOR GREENE LOW
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Senator
Greene is very low, following another
operation.
IEIIT G. BSSSELL
DELIGHTED WITH
SAYS COURTESY OF CITIZENS
CANNOT BE EQUALLED—
PLANES DUE APRIL
Lieutenant Clayton Bissell, Army
Air Service, who arrived in Seward on
he Watson to make plans for the
Army flight in April, in an interview
with the Gateway yesterday said:
“I cannot begin to express my ap
preciation of the efforts of Messrs.
Hannon, Ellsworth and Moultray in
the work they have done in securing
data for the proposed flight. In fact
they have practically completed my
work, leaving me little to do, save
follow up their plans for taking care
of the Army flyers and planes which
will arrive in Seward April 5,
'‘Mr, Henderson find Mr, Calvert of,
the San Juan Fisheries and Fold Stor
plant have also exerted them
selves in our behalf. They have
promised us the use of the steamship
Starr to carry oil and supplies to the
Westward, and will send the boat to
Chignik where they will wait until
our plans there are completed. This
in itself is a big factor, and cannot be
too highly commended.
“Capt. O. E. Johansen of the Starr
and Paul Buckley of Unalaska, have
given me much information of value
in regard to the westward country, in
formation of vital necessity in mak
ing our plans for the safety 01 the
air squadron. Their knowledge o
conditions is of much importance as
it lightens my labors greatly, and
their unfailing courtesy and help is
encouraging, to say the least..
“The presence of the Standard Oil
company at Seward also is a great
help to us, as the company has prom
ised to carry all gas and oils neces
sary for the success of the flight, and
their agent, Mr. Moultray has goi.f
out of his way to secure data and in
formation necessary. This plant
means a great help to Seward, as oth
er flights will be made, and the ad
vantages of having gas and oil al
ready on the ground and waiting m
apparent to everyone. In time to
come, Seward may look to become an
aviation base, as the harbor and en
vironment is ideal tor planes Horn
the south. The harbor cannot be im
proved on for the use of hydroplanes.
Very little work is necessary to make
a perfect stage on the beach at low
tide. This in itself is a great advan
tage to the town. I am delighted with
the treatment accorded me by the
citizens of Seward and you may say
for me that I am for them in every
way possible. With the co-operation
I have received from your committee
and citizens, I look for a very suc
cssful handling of the four big air
planes at this port."
Lieut. Bissell will remain in Sew
ard for a week or more, before re
turning south.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21—Conscrip
tion of the Nations ’entire wealth as
well as its man power lor service in
time of war was proposed in a bill
offered in the senate this afternoon
by Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas.
The measure has the endorsement of
the American Legion and is design
ed to prevent exploitation and profit
eering in time of war, as was the
case in the wTorld war.
APPEAL FIS TO
BREAK THE DEADLOCK
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—An ap
peal by the White House today to
the House republican insurgent lead
ers urging an agreement on tax leg
islation, failed to break the dead,
lock.
ALASKA DUE TOMORROW
The steamship Alaska will leave
Cordova at 5 o’clock tonight, reaching
port at noon tomorrow.