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VOLUME XIX. NO. 42.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
SECRETARY DEM
HINDS RESIGNATION
TO PBESLCfltIQGE
REPUBLICAN LEADERS IN SEN
ATE BELIEVE THAT ACT WAS
THING LEFT TO DO
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS—Secretary
of the Navy Denby resigned his port
* olio this morning, following a long
telephone conversation with President
Coolidge in which the latest aspects
of the naval oil leases were gone over
by the secretary and the president.
Republican leaders had declared to
the Whiflr House that Denby must re
sign for the good of the party, and
which the President was loath to let
him go, the pressure was too great
for lam.
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OREGON AGGIES CONTINUE
WINS; DEFEAT MULNOMAH
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. IS—The
Oregon Agricultural college basket
ball five, fresh from a successful
Northwestern tour, tonight defeated
the heretofore unbeaten Mulnomah
team of Portland, by a score of 27 to
20. The game was famously played
with many personal fouls on both
sides and frequent penalties. The Ag
gies led 14 to S at half time, but Mul
f"omah tied them at the opening of
the second half. The Aggies then
shot several successive baskets and
took the lead to the end.
PELL AND MORTIMER WIN
CANADIAN DOUBLES TITLE
MONTREAL, Feb. 18.—Clarence C.
Pell and Stanley G. Mortimer of New
York, holders of the United States
doubles title, tonight won the Cana
dian amateur recquets doubles cham
pionship by defeating Jay Gould of
f Philadelphia and L. Dupont, L. Irving
of New York, 15-9, 11-15, 17-14, 15-3,
9-15 and 15-10.
BETLESS HORSE RACING
RESUMED IN CALIFORNIA
CUL¥<ER CITY, Cal., Feb. 18.—Im
mediate financial problems of the
Southern California Jockey club appar
ently solved betless horse racing was
resumed here today before approxi
mately 2,000 spectators. The Santa
Vilonica handicap, the feature race of
five furlongs, was won by Carlos En
dique, time 1:00%. Karby ran second
and Rimer third.
CABLE SHIP FARADAY NOW
BECOMES MERE COAL BOAT
LONDON, Feb. 18.—The cable ship
Faraday, which since her launching
in 1874 has been laying and repairing
•cables in all parts of the world, is to
end her days at Algiers as a coal
hulk. Her successor, also named Far
aday, launched this year is now carry
ing on the work of cable laying.
NATIONS OF EUROPE WILL
BEAT THE U. S. TO POLE
WASHINGTON, Feb . 18.—Secret
preparations for trans-Arctic aerial ex
plorations are being made simultane
ously in France, Germany, and Rus
sia, according to Haakron A. Ham
mer, Amundsen’s American represen
tative.
VICTORIA PASSENGERS
HELD UP AT RUPERT
i it is stated that passengers on the
liner Victoria were denied the privi
lege of going ashore when the vessel
Rocked at Prince Rupert, B. C., Jan
uary 28, southbound.
Capt. Davis, commander, ordered
that no thru passengers be permitted
off the boat, because on the previous
trip most, of the passengers who visit
‘ d the British Columbia port return
ed to the ooat in a hilarious stage of
intoxication, several scraps resulting.
The action of the captain was endors
ed by the women passengers.
Jennie Ponchene arrived from Ko
diak and js going to Anchorage to be
^treated* tot' appendicitis.
ANCHORAGE CITY COUNCIL
AGAINST BONDING TOWN
The Anchorage city council has gone
on record as opposing the plan of the
Parent Teachers’ association to bond
the town for $300,000 for the purpose
of erecting a school building and a
community house.
HUMPLE CONVICTED AT
FAIRBANKS; TWO YEARS
Tony Humple, convicted of securing
a registered letter from the postoffice
under false pretenses, was sentenced
by Judge Clegg at Fairbanks to two
years nenal servitude at McNeil’s Is
land. He will be taken out by Marshal
Stevens.
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PURSER HORN ON STARR
TENDERS RESIGNATION
Purser George Horn of the steam
ship Starr has tendered his resigna
tion, and a wireless operator and pur
ser are coming north on the Alaska.
Mr. Horn has been on the Starr about
two and one-half years. He and Capt.
| O. A. Johansen are two of the origi
nal crew of the vessel. Mr. Horn has
had several offers at different times
from the westward, and may accept
one of them. Mrs. Horn will probably
return to England for a period.
! SERGFANT THORNE
LEAVES HERSGHEL
PRINCE RUPERT ,Feb. 16—A wire
less message caught last night by the
powerful station at Buckley bay said
that Sergeant Thorne, of the R. N.
W. M. P., who went to Herschel is
land to execute two Eskimos who
were found guilty of murder, had left
! the island.
The executions scheduled for the
j first of Febioiary, but the message did
not say whether they have been per
formed.
CARTROONIST COINS NEW
WORD; SETS ’EM TALKING
BERLIN, Feb. 18.—A cartoonist in
Berlin not long sin^e created in his
pictures a family . • p-ofiteers and
named them “Raffkes.” Bediamoned,
i overfed and overdressed, he pictured
! their doings, and the music halls were
not slow to take up the idea. Then
a play was written about the “Raff
kes,” and duly presented on the stage
and today the name is used all over
! Germany to designate those who are
| believed to profit unduly.
—
George Spangler, who for several
years w-orked for the Commission, is
visiting Seward for a few days.
NEVILLES RETURN TO SEWARD
Thos. B. Neville, and son, William,
who arrived from Portland on the Vic
toria to take their old position in the
local car shops, state that the Neville
family will return to Seward some
time in May, after school in Portland
closes. Mr. Neville, who left for An
chorage to confer with the master me
chanic, declares that there is no place
like Alaska, work being scarce Out
side, and wages unsatisfactory.
A meeting of the Seward Republi
can club will be held in the rooms un
der the Bank of Seward, Tuesday eve
ning at 8 o’clock. All members of the
party or those desiring to affiliate
with it are requested to attend.
GERMAN BRIDE STEALS TO
PROVIDE WEDDINGS FEAST
BUT SHE IS APPREHENDED
MUNICH, Feb. 18.—Two hours af
ter being married recently Maria
Schurmann was in jail. The ceremo
ny over, her new husband went to his
work as a carpenter, and Frau Schur
mann went shopping. The police say
she picked the pocketbooks of several
women shoppers. Frau Schurmann ad
mitted the charge. She said that her
motive in stealing was to supply food
and drink for the wedding feast, as
German brides are supposed to do.
She couldn’t bear to tell her hus
band, she said, that she was without
money. The police released Frau
Schurmann after all the Invited guests
had been notified that the wedding
supper had been postponed indefin
itely. ' * \ - ’
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BE FORMED CASE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18— j
Third party talk is strong sine' the
oil scandals have spattered the Cool
idge administration into a greasy mess
and the Democrats are also being tar-1
red with the same stick. Much will |
depend upon the action of McAdoo’s
leaders at the conference to be held
:n Chicago this week. In case; they
believe the favorite son ineligible, it is
certain a third party candidate will be
1 might out. Whether it be Jonhnson,
Borah or Walsh, is uncertain.
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BOLLES WITH BOOK FIRM
NE WYORK. Feb. 18—Col. Lemuel
Bolles, former national adjutant for
the American Legion today became
identified with a large book publish
ing house. Bolles was one of the
founders of the legion and served as j
adjutant under six national command
ers.
—
U. S. MARSHAL SULLIVAN
PAYS SEWARD SHORT VISIT
U. S. Marshal H. P. Sullivan, arriv
ed on tne steamship Victoria Satur
day, returning yesterday to his home
at Court headquarters. Mr. Sullivan
who recently returned from a visit to
his old home in Minnesota, reports the
weather unusually mild there. He
stated that on Christmas day there
was no snow and the weather so warm
one could walk around without a coat
on. Farmers were badly worried over
the wheat crop, fearing it would
freeze out.
HERRIN PRISONERS FREED
MARION, 111., Feb. 18—Forty-eight
indictments were voted today by the
Williamson county grand jury, at the
close of two month’s investigation
of the (prohibition situation and the
act> of S. Glenn Young, dry leader and
his associates.
Twenty-four prisoners arrested at
Herrin last week for murder in con
stable Caesar Cagle, were released to
day, following adjournment of the cor
oner’s jury without fixing responsi
bility for Cagle’s death.
! JAMES GALEN RETURNS
FROM FAIRBANKS TRIP
—
James L. Galen, president of the |
i Richardson Highway Transportation
company arrived on Saturday’s train ;
and left on the Victoria for his home |
at Corndova. Mr. Galen states that;
things are very quiet in Fairbanks and
that everyone ois looking for a pros
perous season. His company will put
eight new cars on the road, all seven
passenger machines.
im it shot
HUNTINGTON FED
Alfred Grant, the Tanana Indian,
who shot and killed Percy Huntington
a fisherman, near Nenana last March,
was acquitted by a jury at Fairbanks
last week. Grant’s plea was self-de
fense, and he proved by witnesses that
Huntington struck him while the lat
ter was intoxicated, knocking him to
the ground and severely bruised him,
and that the white man later entered
his home and threatened his wife and
daughter with death. Grant killed
Huntington while he was advancing
on him in Grant’s home, and after
Grant had been struck over the head
with a beer bottle. The jury was un
animous in voting him not guilty.
AMERICAN AUTO FIGURES
SURPRISING TO GERMANS
MANNHEIM, Feb. 18.—Manufactur
ers of automobiles here were greatly
interested in American reports that
one firm alone was planning to ex
tend its plant so as to be able to turn
out 10,000 cars each day. It was es
timated by automobile manufacturers
here that the two largest plants in
Germany, one of which is in Mann
heim, combined produced about 15,000
cars annually. These cars sell for
about $4,000 each.
DISTRICT JUDGE
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 18.—District
Judge Wm. M. Morning was probably
fatally wounded today in his court
room by Wallace G. Wallack, who af
ter shooting the judge turned the gun
on himself, dying instantly. Wallack
had been setenced to life imprison
ment.
COUNCILMAN ADELMAN WILL
TENDER HIS RESIGNATION
Councilman Adelman informs the
Gateway that he will tender his res
ignation at the meeting of the city
council tonight, in order that a new
member may be elected at the city el
ection the first Tuesday in April. Mr.
Adelman’s resignation will be effec
tive at this time.
Stephen Adelman was re-elected as
a member of the Seward council last
April and has been an efficient offi
cer, hewing closely to the town with
out favoritism or prejudice. He leaves
some time in March for Oregon,
where he will locate. Mrs. Adelman
and children will leave on one of the
boats in March, preceding him.
VEILS AGAIN POPULAR
WITH BRITISH WOMEN
LONDON, Feb. 18.—English women
have decided to return to the veil.
The latest veil is a small piece of
black lace named the “mask” veil. It
covers the forehead and eyes and
passes in a straight line across the
bridge of the nose, giving the wear
er the appearance of a highway
man.
WILSON THREATENED
TO RESIGN IN 1914
NEW YORK, Feb. 18—The Brook
lyn Eagle published a letter from Sec
retary Tumulty today, stating that
Wilson had determined upon his res
ignation in 1914, if Congress did not
accede to his demands for legislation
repealing the Panama canal tolls.
DEVILTRY OF BOY COSTS
CHICAGO BIG ANNUAL SUM
CHICAGO, 111., Feb. 18.—Chicago is
paying $75,000 a year to prove the
old adage that “Boys will be boys.”
The Commissioner of Gass and
Electricity just has completed a re
port showing it costs the city that
much to replace street-light globes
smashed by boys for sheer devilment.
The commissioner was quite vexed
about it. His report said such knav
ery was “unnecessary.”
AGED CRIPPLE
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SAVES MONEY
SEATTLE, Feb. 18—John Simson,
aged 74 years and a cripple and in ill
health was held up by bandits Wed
nesday night and relieved of a purse
containing $16. Simson also had a to
bacco pouch in his pocket and this was
offered to the holdup men, but they
refused to take it, believing it contain
ed only tobacco.
As a matter of fact the pouch
contained $180 in currency and the
old man is so elevated over saving that
that he is willing the bandits should
keep the $16 and the purse.
SYRACUSE IS BECOMING
“COLLEGE OF VENUSES”
SYRACUSE, N. Y., Feb. 18.—A col
lege of Venuses. Such will soon be
the designation of Syracuse universi
ty, according to Prof. Katherine Sib
ley, head of the co-eds’ physical edu
cation department. The “daily dozen”
and track exercise are doing the
trick—bringing the girls of the school
to perfect proportions, Miss Sibley
declares. She urges all women to go
in for fivermilp hikes, 100-yard dashes,
I tennis and “Beeson bats,”
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WOULD INVESTIGATE
OKLAHOMA OIL LEASES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18..—Senator
John W. Herald of Oklahoma, today
introduced a resolution for the inves
tigation of Albert B. Fall’s Indian Oil
lands leasing in Oklahoma, and parti
cularly the lease to a company in
which R. B. Mellon, a brother of the
Secretary of the Treasury is an offi
cer.
KARL THEILE ARRIVES
FROM LONG INLAND TRIP
Karl Theile, Territoiial secretary,;
arrived from Kanatak on the S ’.t
yesteiuay, completing one o'" the 1 dig
est aau most arduous deg sled trips
in recent years. Mr. Theile left -
nnni early in December for the lower
Yukon, crossing over to !he Kusko
kwlm thence down to Bering Sea
along its source to Koggiung thence
by trail to Kanatak where he took the
Starr for Seward leaving a few hours
later for his home at Juneau.. Mr.
Theile was on an inspection trip of
roads and trails completed this year
by the government.
Asked as to his intentions to be
come a candidate in the Republican
primaries, Mr. Theile stated that he
had no plans as yet, until he conferred
with his friends at Juneau. He would
telegraph the Gateway immediately
upon deciding.
DEMOCRATS CANNOT
FOROFT OLIO ISSUE
At the recent Democratic conven
tion held in Juneau recently, the dele- j
gates, evidently remembering days
when no convention was a success un
til its members were soused, passed a
resolution demanding the repeal of the '
Alaska Bone dry law. The convention
passed the usual preamble regarding
the principles of Jefferson and Jack-j
son, and adopted a platform favoring
full territorial form of government; a
division of the territory, with Valdez
and Cordova in the appendix, and en
dorsed conservation of everything ex
cept votes.
SIGNAL CORPS MAN HAS
RECOVERED FROM INJURY
Edgar B. Murphy, who nearly lost
his life recently on the Summit near
Wortman’s on the Valdez trail, has
about recovered from his injuries re
ceived from freeing his feet, and has
been discharged from the hospital as
cured. He arrived in town Saturday
and left yesterday on the Victoria for
Valdez, where he will reinlist. From
Valdez Murphy will go to California
on a three months’ furlough.
Murphy was caught in a storm and
exposed to the elements three days
and nights without shelter or food.
When found by a rescue party he was
badly frozen.
NOTICE TO REPUBLICANS
A meeting of the Seward Republi
can club will be held in the rooms un
der the Bank of Seward, Tuesday
night, at 8 o’clock. All Republicans
should be present.
JOS. BADGER, Sec’y.
IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN
LINEN UNDER HAMMER
VIENNA, Feb. 18.—Linen of the ex
imperial Austrian household was sold
at an auction in the rooms of the for
mer imperial Vienna castle, the Hof
burg, here recently.
While the Austrian government
confiscated all linen of minor quality
to be used at state hospitals, orphan
ages, asylums and sanitariums .hund
reds of the most exquisite table covers
and bed-sheets were exhibited for
sale. In anticipation of the purchas
ers’ interest in genuine imperial lin
en, with the imperial crown on it,
prices were exceedingly high. Dou
ble bed-sheets, with a-jour embroid
ery and, big hand-made imperial ini
tials, formerly used for the Kaiser’s
personal guests, realized 52 billion
marks, or about $15; simpler ones
ranged from between $5 to $10. About
a dozen demask table-covers of unus
ually large size cost about $230 per
article.
; Bidders were standing In line of
the entrance of the castle several
{tours before the sale began.
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CREW KEPT BUSY CHOPPING ICE
FROM DECKS OF VESSEL
HEAVY GALE BLOWING
Capt. O. A. Johansen, of the steam
ship Starr, which returned to port,
from the westward yesterday, reports
that never in his long experience at
sea has he experienced a more stormy
passage than the one terminating yes
terday. Heavy gales tossed the ship
about from the day she left port her*'
until her arrival at Unalaska, the wind
blowing 75 miles per hour with a tem
perature often 15 below. Ice formed
rapidly on the bow of the boat, and
crew kept their axes going steadily.
Heavy floe ice and vast fields were
encountered near Sanak, an unpreced
ented occurence. Ice, cold, gales and
storm combined to make a bad pas
sage, but the staunch little ship
weathered it and made port on time.
The Starr was unable to call at
False Pass either way on account of
floe ice. It was also unable to call at.
Cliignik, outward bound, on account of
a heavy northwest gale. The boat,
was three days attempting to pass th*'
Cape Horn of the westward, Cape Ig
vak, the gale being so heavy as to
make steaming impossible. The boat
called into Wide Bay coming east, and
delivered some very necessary sup
plies. Nine horses were found dead
here from. starvation. The Standard
Oil drills at Kanatak are down 1200
feet and there are rumors that the As
sociated will return this spring.
About $50,000 worth of furs were
brought in from the westward.
Her passengers were:
From Seldovia—J. Axertes, A. Der
atis, fur trappers.
Fom Kanatak—Karl Theile, C. E.
Bryan, S. Schurman and Jack McCord.
From Wide Bay—Wm. Lee and his
wife.
From Unalaska—Miss Fuller.
From Chignik to Kodiak—W. A.
Shields.
FORTY-FOUR KILLED
IN FILIPINO BATTLE
MANILA, Feb. 18.—Forty-four were
killed in a battle between the constab
ulary and factions in Buruan.
I MMEDDI ATE INVESTIGATION
OF BALLAINE’S CHARGES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—President
Coolidge today ordered Secretary of
Interior Work to make an immediate
investigation of John E. Ballaine s
charges of juggling the Alaska coal
reserves by Secretary Denby.
CONSTITUTIONALITY OF
OREGON STATE INCOME
TAX LAW TO BE TESTED
POP'. LAND, Feb. 18—Following a
conference of several Portland attor
neys, a decision to attack the consti
tutionality of the state income tax
iaw was reached, it become known
here today. The action will be start
eded immediately to restrain state of
ficials from enforcing certain sections
of the law.
Various individuals and corporations
will be the plaintiffs in the legal pro
ceedings.
The law was enacted at the last
session of the legislature and was up
held at a referendum election. The
law applies to incomes earned in 1923
and closely follows the federal income
tax law.
SMALL WHITE WORM IS
EATING MAHJONGG SETS
SEATTLE, Feb. 18—A small white
worm whose natural instincts are to
bore into wood, has been discovered
;n Mahjongg sets, both of wood and
ivory, after several thousands of dol
lars worth of damage has been done,
according to Dean J. Hanscom of this
city, general passenger agent of the
Admiral- Oriental line, who announc
ed the find today.
“Owners of sets should use camphor
I balls to present destruction by this
iworm,’* he said.
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