VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 131.
SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY-, JUNE 3. 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
LIEUT. CLAYTON BISSELL ARRIVES
IN SEWARD ON CUTTER HAIDA;
ROUGH WEATHER TO WESTWARD
DESIRES TO TIIANK PEOPLE FOR AID EXTENDED TO U. S.
FLYERS—FOUR FEET OF SNOW ENCOUNTERED
AT ATTU—FORTY WOMEN AND ONE MAN
Lt- Clayton Bissel, advance agent for the American World Fly
ers, arrived in Seward Sunday evening on the Coast Guard Cutter
ITaida, after spending several months to the westward in connection
with the world flight program. In an interview with the Gateway
Lieutenant Bissel gave a short account of his trip:
Leaving here on the Steamer Starr in March, the trip to I nalas
ka proved uneventful, with the exception of the night that the boat
struck a rock in Kukak Bay. They reached • their destination on
March 28th, where the business of transferring supplies to the W est'
ward on the Bureau of Fisheries boat Eider, began immediately.
Other supplies were stored in the warehouse of the Alaska Commer
cial Company.
Lt. Bissell was very sincere in his appreciation of the help ren
< dered him there, stating, “I desire to stress the most courteous co
operation received from the Alaska Commercial Company and to es
pecially commend Mr. Louis Strauss, representative there, who did
every thing in his power to insure the success of the flight. All the
people at Unalaska were very anxious to cooperate and placed every
available facility at our disposal. ”
Aid British Flyer
Lt. Bissell met Col. Broome, ad
vance agent for the British tight at
Unalaska and assured him that any ot
the American moorings or other facil
ities would be placed at his disposal,
* The Colonel reciprocated by extending
a courteous invitation to use fuel 01
supplies being placed there loi the
English plane. It did not prove nec
essary to use any of the British ma
terial, however. Moorings have been
left at Atka and Unalaska lor Col.
Broome.
Capt. Beck and the efficient crew
of the Eider, with the assistance o(
the cargo men from the Starr trans
ferred all material for use west o!
Unalaska to the Eider in a very few
hours. All ground plans were com
pleted at Unalaska the day the Stan
arrived, the Eider proceeding on liei
way at midnight of the same da).
Trip West Stormy
The trip from Unalaska to Atka
which took three days, was stormy
the usual violent March weather pre
A'ailing, somewhat delaying the pio
gress of the ship. Mr. Donald *tev
enson, game warden ot the Aleutiar
Islands, was the best informed mar
on conditions west of Unalaska, anc
accompanied the advance officer anc
-rave suggestions of great value. The
moorings were placed in the bes
protected part of the bay wind
forms the Atka harbor. Oil, gaso
line and various supplies were plac
ed on shore. Mr. Nye, teacher em
ployed by the Bureau of Educatioi
permitted the storing of certain ma
terials in his house. Ail details at
Atka were completed in one day anc
the Eider started for Attu.
Attu Is Desolate Place
4 It required seven days to cover the
five hundred miles Detween Atka am
Attu. A series of violent storms
were encountered greatly retarding
speed. In one period of twenty torn
hours the vessel only covered tort)
miles. To add to the confusion the mo
tor broke down and was oui of com
mission for two hours while a broker
rocker arm was replaced.
Arriving at Attu we found tin
ground covered with snow', the aver
age depth being four and one hal
feet, while in places it had drifted t(
six feet. The village of Attu was it
an unusual condition. There were
forty women and only one man. Tin
rest of the men were on other island!
trapping foxes for Fred Schroede1
They cannot return to Attu until hi
boat picks them up. Schroeder wa
still at Unalaska on the 24th of May
He was then launching his boat. 'ih<
only craft available at Attu was ;
more or less dilapidated row boat
The Eider carried four small clones
The crewr of six men with the assis
tance of the Captain and Mr. Steven
son put ashore two thousand gallon!
of gasoline, 200 gallons of oil, and si:
boxes of supplies. One box weighec
-SCO pounds and ttvo of the others
over six hundred pounds. The prob
lem of landing these dry presented f
serious difficulty, and after gettin*
them there, more trouble was en
countered in moving the heavy boxei
the soft snow. Everything wai
* eventually finished and the Eider pro
ceeded on her way hack to Unalaska
about forty hours from the time of ar
rival.
The return trip was not particularly
unpleasant as westerly winds were
encountered. The Eider reached TTn
alaska on April 11th and the Coast
Guard Cutters Haida and Algonquin
arrived exactly on schedule, April 15.
Lt. Bissel transferred from the Eider
to the Haida at that point. The Haida
had picked up the pontoons and all
larger airplane parts which the Starr
could not handle, and transported
them to Unalaska. In closing Lieut.
Bissel laid particular stress upon the
value of the Coast Guard Service,
saying, “I desire to especially em
phasize the importance of the work
done by the coast guard and the Bu
reau of Fisheries boat Eider. It is
very questionable whether the flight
could have passed through the Aleu
tian Islands without the invaluable as
sistanee which they rendeed. The\
placed all their facilities at the dis
posal of the flight; their personnel
cared for the planes and the pilots
refilled the gas tanks; secured and
disseminated weather informatio; pa
trolled the route flown by the planes
and awaited them at their destination
always willing to do everything pos
sible. Few people realize the im
portance of the part played by tht
Coast Guard. The value of their per
vices cannot be over-emphasized ”
SHOCKS AND WAVE SCARE
POPULACE OF AGNO, P. i
MANILA, June 2—Earthquakes an.:
a tidal wave have thrown the popu
lace of the town of Agno in the pro
vince of Pangasinan into panic.
NEW YORK DEMOCRACY ENDORS
ES GOVERNOR SMITH
5 . 'COPYRIGHT. UNDERWOOD 4 UNDERWOOD, N. V.
'; Alfred E. Smith, Governor of New
l | York, who w'as indorsed by acclama
> tion as the choice of New York Dem
• ocrats for the Presidetial nominatior
at the Democratic State Conventior
: recently held in Albany. In his speed
- the Governor told his enthusiasts
5 supporters that be was ready to leaf
5 the national party if it wanted him
• but that he would nto do anything
, about it.
ROOSEVELT TO GUIDE SMITH PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
9
■“ ' ' KEYETOttft VIEW CO, NEW YORK
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy in the
Wilson Cabinet and Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate four years
airo, who lias taken the job as Director General of the Democratic
Presidential campaign of' Governor Smith of New York. Mr. Roose
velt (le t) conversing with Mr. Geroge White, of Ohio, Chairman ol
the National Democratic Party.
NATIONALISTS FORM
RADICAL PLATFORM
IN RFiCHSi AC TODAY
REPEAL LA vV FOR PROTECTION
PUBLIC—DEMAND IMMIGRA
TION OF JEWS
BERLIN, June 3—The Extreme Na
tionalists members of the Reichstag
tonight formulated a remarkable pro
gram including, first, immediate elec
tion of a new president; second, re
peal of the law for protection of the
public; third, amnesty for participants
in the Munich Keustrin revolts; 4th
trial on a charge of treason of all
who participated in the revolution o
November, 1918 and collaborated with
the Soviet government; fifth, expul
sion of all Jews who have entered
since 1914, partial confiscation of all
their property and abolition of the
right to change Jewish names; sixth,
placing all Jews under special legis
lation.
AMMUNITION DUMPS
FIRED, MANY DEAD
ROYAL PALACE REPORTED TO BE
IN DANGER FROM FLAMES;
POPULACE FLEEING
_
EUCHARIST, June 3—The govern
ment arsenal and ammunition dumps
on the outskirts of the city were fir
ed Sunday night by rebellious troops
resulting in a great loss of life.
It is reported that the royal palace
at Cetroceni is endangered ,by the
conflagration which is now raging.
People are fleeing from their homes
and already valuables have been sent
from the royal palace to places oi
safety.
INVENTOR OF RAY
WILL NOT SELL SECRET
FRENCH INVENTOR OF DIABOLIC
AL RAY, REFUSES OFFER OF
U. S. GOVERNMENT
PARIS, June 3—Grindell Mathews,
inventor of the new “diabolical raj,
received an offer from the United
States government to purchase his
secret but rejected it, says the Herald
this morning. / The French and Eng
lish government also are bidding on
this new invention.
Japanese Cave Arms
to Mexican Rebels
WASHINGTON, May 31.—The Jap
anese government furnished arms to
the Mexican rebels in 1922 for the
purpose of overthrowing the Obregon
government, it was revealed this aft
ernoon from Department of Justice
documents read to the Wheeler and
Brookhart committee.
MACHINE NOT FOUND
Lieut. Bissell who arrived on the
coast guard cutter Haida, said that
the searching parties dispatched from
Port Moller, had as yet sent no word
of locating Major Martin’s missing
aeroplane, “The Seattle.”
The Admiral Evans will leave to
, night shortly after the arrival of the
; train. The Evans took on a load of
halibut at the local cold storage.
MACKINTOSH WILL
BRING SHEEP FOR
HIS UNIMAK RANCH
SEVERAL THOUSAND SHEEP TO
BE PLACED ON WESTWARD
ISLAND
Mr. A. L. Mackintosh, who departed
for the states on the steamer North
western will bring up several thous
and additional head of sheep for his
ranch on Unimak Island.
Mr. Mackintosh has had over forty
years experience raising sheep and
is satisfied that Western Alaska will
in time be one of the greatest \heep
countries in the world.
His statement is based on fact, that
due to the settling of land in the west
much of the grazing land is being
fenced, and the available land is be
coming so restricted that the profit
able raising of sheep, and the gather
ing of wool will shortly be impossible.
In addition to this, the absence ot
brush south and west of Unimak pass
and the absence of dust and dirt
makes the wool taken from sheep
raised in Alaska much heavier and
cleaner. Mr. Mackintosh stated that
the manner of herding sheep in the
west, necessities the continuous at
tention of a herder for each flock
and usually a dog, which in circling
the flocks, drive them thru the brush
so that in a years time much wool is
lost on account of being pulled out
by burrs and other types of weed. Ir
Idaho the average sheep will give
six or seven pounds of wool, whereas
the average so far for Alaska has
been from eight to twelve.
The raising of sheep to the West
ward, has passed the experimental
stage, and according to Mr. Mackin
tosh: “Sheep in Alaska graze on grass
up until February; sheep slaughterec
during December, January and Febru
ary are in fine shape and can compete
to advantage with the States raisec
sheep, which, during these months
have to be fed at great expense.’
Mr. Mackintosh spent five years ir
the Faulkland islands studying sheep
conditions, and thru an accident no
ticed that the western Alaska islands
were located in practically the same
latitude, north. Mr. Allington, whe
is also associated with this organiza
tion, and who at present, is stopping
at the Sexton hotel, was sent to Alas
ka and spent four years studying con
ditions, before sheep were placed or
the Islands.
Mr. Mackintosh is very much en
thused over the work of the Seward
Chamber of Commerce in their endea
vor to have legislation provided for
the protection of the men going into
this business, and stated that Sheli
koff Straits to Unimak pass, every
valley has sufficient grass to support
a herd of sheep, and if proper assis
tance would be given this industry by
the government, settlers could be in
duced to locate on these sites, and that
country in time would easily take care
of a hundred thousand sheep giving
over a million pounds of wool annual
ly, with packing houses, an available
transportation and would rank among
Alaska’s largest exports.
DEATH LIST MOUNTING
LOS ANGELES, June 2—The death
list of the Hope Development School
has reached twentytwo^ including Mrs
Drew Thomas, matron of the school
The chamber of commerce held its
regular weekly luncheon today. Sev
eral invited guests were present.
THOMAS MEIGHAN LEADING PARTY
NORTH TO FILM CURWOOD STORY
FAMOUS PLAYERS, LASKY CORPORATION HEADED FOR
ALASKA TO FILM CURWOOD STORY, “ALASKAN”
THOMAS MEIGHAN TO LEAD
SEATTLE, June 3—Thomas Meighan, noted screen star, heading
a party of Famous Players Lasky Corporation, departed for Alaska
on the steamship Admiral Watson this morning for further filming
of James Oliver Curwood’s story “The Alaskan. A number of shots
portraying the early day rush were shot here.
HAIDA GIVES DANCE TONIGHT
AS COMPLIMENT TO SEWARD
The dance given in the A. B. Hall
for the officers and men of the Haida
was well attended. Tonight the of
ficers and crew will reciprocate with
a complimentary dance for Seward.
They will decorate the hall elabor
ately and furnish a number of special
ties. The men will furnish their own
music. The personnel of the Haida
are lavish in their praise for Seward
and are taking this method of showing
their appreciation of the hospitality
shown them. A large attendance of
townspeople is expected.
Robbers Enter Tomb
Former Gypsy King
SACRAMENTO, June 2—California
Memorial Day crowds thronging to
the East Lawn cemetery in this city,
found a corps of city police and de
j tectives and finger print experts en
gaged in the task of examining the
wrecked tomb of Alexander Adams
King of the Gypsy tribes in the Uni
ted States until his death in 1917. Tin*
tomb had been entered forcibly during
the night.
SCHOOLBOY CHARGED
WITH MURDER OF
WOMAN TEACHER
BODY FOUND IN SHALLOW GRAVE
BY AUTHORITIES—BROTHER
HELD AS WITNESS
BANGOR, Maine, June 3—Roland
McDonald, sixteen year old school
boy, was arrested and charged with
the murder of Louise B. tierrish, a
young school teacher, whose body was
found in a shallow grave Thursday.
The boy’s brother, Victor, three years
younger is being held as a witness.
Prisoners of Bandits
Have Been Released
PEKING, June 2—Dr. H. G. Miller,
American and a Britisher named Rev
erend Goffery, who were captured by
Chinese bandits in Kwangsi province,
have been released.
The common council held its reg
ular monthly meeting last night at
the city hall.
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN G. O. P.
CONVENTION
KEYSTONE.VIEW.eO.) NEWJVOKK
Representative Theodore E. Bur
ton, of Ohio, who has been elected as
temporary chairman of the Republi
can convention at Cleveland.
MASTER OF VESSEL
HELD NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR SMUGGLED BOOZE
IF MAKES PROPER SEARCH OF
HIS SHIP AND FAILS TO
FIND LIQUOR
SEATTLE, June 2—The opinion
that the master of a vessel arriving in
the United States from a foreign port
| cannot be held liable for contraband
liquor found aboard; if he has made a
diligent search to find and destroy it
was held by Federal Judge Cushman
in the case concerning the seizure
of foreign moonshine wine aboard the
steamer Cross Keys in May, 1921.
This is held as an important decis
I ion as there are a number of cases
on the docket of the same type, all
| awaiting trial.
Bill Carries Large
Sum for Alaska
Roads and Trails
SEATTLE^ June 2—The army ap
propriation bill soon to be passed by
congress carries three quarters of a
million dollars for Alaska Roads and
Trails in addition to the Mt. McKin
ley appropriation, a Seattle Chamber
of Commerce representative wired
from Washington today.
Dr. D. M. Harlow
Aids Red Cross
-.
At the request of the Seward Chap
ter of the American Red Cross, Dr. D.
M. Harlow, .surgeon for the Kennecott
Copper Mine at Latouche, visited the
natives at the Chenega Settlemet 20
miles from Latouche. Mr. Alfred
Klerck, a membre of the executive
committee of ihe Chapter and Miss
Stella Puller, Delano Nurse went with
the Doctor and assisted him in mak
ing physical examinations and sani
tary surveys.
The health conditions at Chenega
are very bad. There is a great deal
of tuberculosis and several children
are needing treatment for eye di
seases. Dr. Harlor will have some of
the children brought to the Latouche
Hospital for X-ray pictures before
completing his diagnosis and recom
mendations. Some of the patients may
be sent to the Government Hospital
for Natives at Juneau.
There are thirty-one adults and 27
children at the settlement. They are
anxious to learn and have asked that
a school be established there. There
is a Russian Greek church at Chenega
but no resident priest.
ADM. WATSON SAILS
TODAY FOR SEWARD
The Admiral Watson left Seattle
this morning for Seward and west
ward points with 173 passengers in
cluding forty excursionists. Those list
ed for Seward were E. J. Scholl, Dr.
C. M. Hagen, Mrs. A. Munson, Miss
Simonson, E. R. Thorne, R. Sargent,
W. Fastness, E. Krause, Ray Russell,
A. Norman, John S. Brown and wife,
J. B. Christensen and wife, J. C. Bush
George Austin, L. L. Davis, Cluster
Munson.
REQUIRED FURNISH RETURNS
DURING ALL CONVENTIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 3—
Political conventions will be required
to furnish periodical returns of all
contributions with the names, ad
dresses, and positions of the donors.
The cutter Haida will give the
townspeople a dance this evening, it
is stated.