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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post __
VOLUME Mil. M MBKK EL SEWARD, ALASKA. THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1920. TEN CENTS PER COPY
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ANOTHER VESSEL MAY
REPLACE THE Bl’RNSIDE
SEATTLE. March.. 4- Attempts
are to Ik* made by the United ^tiik**'
army signal corps to obtain another
vessel to replace the steamer Burr
side which has served -or years a-*
the cable ivpai! ship of the army ta
ble between Seattle ami southwestern
Alaska. The Burnside, according to lo
cal records, was once an old Spanish
tramp steamer and was the first prize
captured by American forces durir;
the Spanish American war. The Bum
aide laid the cable to the Philippine
Islands.
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JOHN COFFEY LANDS
GOOD JOB IN FIRST
John F. Coffey, fonnerly of An
chorage, was appointed late yester
day afternoon to be Assistant United
States district attorney says the Ju
neiiu Empire of Feb., 21. The an
nouncement of his appointment can.e
from United States Attorney James
A. Smiser.
It also was made pub ic that Jimes
L. Backstrom, who succeeded to the
office of deputy district attorney at
Ketchikan following the muraer of
Assistant Steve Kagan* would re
main m Juneau as Mr. Smisers first
assistant. Mr. (Jotfey lett Juneau
on the Alameda, to taKe up his dutu*^
at Ketchikan.
About the time that Mr. Kagi'.n
came to his death at the hands of
a maniac at Ketchikan, John J.
Reagan, assistant dstret attrney at
Juneau, resigned, and left for Wash
ington. The vacancy has since ex
isted.
Mr. Coffey came to Juneau from
Anchorage, where he was at the h j:u1
of the land and industrial depart
ment of the Alaska Engineering Com
mission* and editor of the Alaska
Railroad Record, issued by the de
partment He was very prominent in
all matters of public nterest there*
and very popular. He came to Alas
ka from Cncinnati, Ohio, where in*
was born and reared.
Mrs. Coffey, who went south on
the Alaska for a visit at Seattle and
other coast points, will join Mr. Cof
fey at Ketchikan as soon as he get.^
settled at the place.
NEW PIONEERS IGLOO
ORGANIZED AT KODIAK
A new Igloo, No., 18, Pioneers of
Alaska, is being organized at Kodiak.
This igloo will be one of the most in
teresting in the Territory, for Kodiak
is the “cradle of Pioneerism” in Alas
ka. It was here the first settlement
was made and for many years it was
tlie “Hub of the North.” The nc v
charter members of this igloo are:
Ludwig Larson, W. J. McDonald
Alex Friedolin, John Larson, John J.
Keegan, Chas. R. Anderson, Otto Mal
ile, A. F. Nyman, J. A. Nelson, Peter
Mulier, Chris Anderson, Chas. Meyet,
Otto Kraft, P. D. Blodgett, Z. T. llaf
erty, Antone Larson, John Ernest
Strickler, Hclmer T. B. Hansen, W. F.
Baumann, John Miller, Nicolai Lar*
ionoff, John J. Folstad, P. Eaton, Fred
Hakanson, F. E. Whelpley, Chas. W.
Pajoman, Aug. Heitman, Henry Wan
der, J. M. Blinn. John Norton. Chas.
Peterson.
CHICAGO. March 4— The worst
blizzard of the winter is sweeping the
middle wist states today. TV re in a
heavy fail of snow. Scores of cities
report below zero temperatures. Tele
graph wires and railroads are crippl
ed. It is averaging forty five degrees
below zero in Colorado and Nebraska.
Several towns have been isolated. tV»
wires being down and trains stalle I.
St em signals have been displayed
along the Pacific Coast.
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LANDING PLACE WANTED
IN SEWARD FOR PLANES
A request for information regard
ing landing place for aeroplanes near
Seward is wanted by army aviators*
who intend to make flights to Alaska
during this spring, has been received
hy the Sewani Chamber of Commen
ce. The request comes from Lieut.
Raynor Garev, of the Academy of Ap
plied science of Aeronautics of Chica
go. In his letter, Lieut Garey says the
information is for the benefit of the
army aviators who intend to make
flights to the northern territory, such
flights being considered entirely feas
ible. The information will be forward
ed by the local chamber in the first
mail to the states.
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LEAP YEAR DANCE ON
SATURDAY NIGHT GOING
TO BE A HOMEY AFFAIR
The leap year dance sponsored by
the young ladies of Seward, with the
aid of the married ladies, promises to
he one of the pretty little social af
fairs at which all who attend will
thoroughly enjoy. Unlike other leap
year dances, a dress-up affair, the
party Saturday night, will be an
apron affair and the committee in
charge announes that any one attend
ing in a regular party gown is likely
to be fined. The men folk are also
taking an interest in the dance as they
attend all dances in their regular bus
iness suits and are considerably in the
shade when the ladies doll up. If the
ladies do not care to wear aprons;
shirt waists will be the thing. The
patrons and patronesses of the leap
year dance will be Mr. and Mrs. Erich
Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Bergen and
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer A. Friend.
TO SELL DISTILLATE
The Standard Oil Company has for
the time being rescinded the order
that no more distillate oil will be sold
and that the manufacture of it has
been discontinued. This is informa
tion received in Seward from John D
Helps, Alaska agent. Mr. Helps says
‘ The company will make every effort
to fill all orders in Alaska until the
close of the canning season, then there
after the sale will be discontinued per
manently.” Thi.<? will prove welcome
news to the owners of the large fle^t
of fishing vessels in Alaska.
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Mrs. Wallace Howie, formerly of
Fairbanks where her husband oper
ated a messenger service, died al
Seattle recently according to word
i-eceived at Fairbanks. She and her
husband removed from Fairbanks to
Seattle about two years ago. A son
known at Fairbanks as “Smithy”, was
drowned on the Princess Sophia.
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According to cable office advices
received this morning, the harbor at
Valdez is blocked with eight inches of
ice, solid from the sho *e at that city j
to the narrows.
Owing to the harbor being blocked
the Admiral Evans was unable to
make that port and was forced to pa.* >
it up coming direct to Seward.
It has been cold at Valdez for the
past two weeks, little wind and the ice
gradually began to form over the bay
and kept adding in thickness.
Yesterday it was thought that dy
namiting might relieve the situation
but the ice fields was too large and
the scheme was abandoned.
* FITZ HOKRIGAN DEAD
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* VANCOUVER. B. C.. March 4 —
* Major Fitz Horrigan mounted
* police superintendent in the Yu*
* kon during the rush days, and
• known by thousands, died yester- <
• day in Honolulu according to ca- *
• ble advices received here.
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HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
SEATTLE, March 4— In the hock
ey game here last night, Seattle won'
by a score of 2 to 0 from Victoria,
which game eliminates Victoria from
the finals. Ottawa has won the east
ern championship. The western Cham
pions are to play at Ottawa for tho
world title late this month.
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COMPETITION COMES BACK
WASHINGTON, March, 4— The
Shipping Board withdraws all freight
transfers leaving the matter of rates
to industrial operators. By this action
competition is restored in rates.
FORTY ON THE TRAIN
Agent Swcek received advices this
afternoon that forty passengers were
on the Gateway City limited which is
due in Seward about 6 o’clock this
evening.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 4— The
S.°»5 000 estate by Harry Hastings, a
waiter at the Elk Club here, will go
to the state because the public admin*
istrator has been unable to locate any
relatives. Hastings came here from
the east 25 years ago.
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w k v t ii i*: it it w i*« it t
Tho following »* the \v»'ntl*«»r rcpo»t
for the 24 hours ending »» 7 nVhvIc
this morning:—
SEWARD 20 above, cloudy Calm.
Summit lS below Clear North.
Sullivan 14 below Clear Calm.
Hurricane 4 below Clear Calm.
Indian dero Clear Calm.
Deadhorse 6 above Clear N. E.
Talkeetna 20 below Clear Calm.
Wasilla 16 above Clear East.
Matanuska 6 below Clear Calm.
Anchorage 4 below Clear Calm.
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The Valdez Igloo of Pioneers has
conferred honorary membership upon
Generat Richardson, Major Aber
crombie and H. R. Selby, editor of the
Valdez Miner.
MEXICO CITY, March 4— It is
semiofficially announced that Mexican
government troops killed Manual Gon
zales, loader of the bandits, who u.e
reported to have killed former Am
erican consul Morrill. Several of Go.i
zale's band were killed at the same
time as their leader.
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MAN WITH MONEY HAS
DISAPPEARED; POLICE
RELIEVE HE IS DEAD
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SEATTLE. March 4— The police
are searching for Edward Logsdon, a
millwright, who left his home hero
last Friday with $1000 to buy a home
stead on Hoods Canal. Mrs. Logsdon
fears he has been slain for his money.
A stranger named Wilson was with
Logsdon. Neither have been seen
since.
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DEMPSEY TO APPEAR
LOS ANGELES, March 4— Jack
Dempsey is to meet Terry Keller, of
New York, in a four round exhibitirn
Friday night. Keller recently won the
decision over Beckett. The Federal
Marshal received telegraphed war
rants and ordered Dempsey and
Kearns to appear at noon and give
bail on charges of evading the draft.
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MARY IS SO SHY
OAKLAND, March 4— Mary Pick
ford arrived here this morning from
Carson City where she secured a di
vorce yesterday on the grounds of de
sertion, her husband Owen Moore not
appearing. She eluded reporters VI
the way from Reno. On arriving hers
she boarded a closed automobile and
left in the direction of Sar. Jose. One
reporter boarded the train at Sacre
mento, reached Mary’s apartments
and was bowed out with the remark
that she had nothing to say regarding
her divorce.
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SMITH'S FLIGHT DELAYED
SEATTLE, Triarch 4— Clouds and
rain prevented Lieut. Smith from
starting today on his proposed one
day fliprht to San Die^o. He will leave
on the first clear day.
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JURYMAN SUICIDES
TOMBSTONE, Ariz., March 4—
C. F. Burnett, a juryman in the trial
of the Bisbee kidnapners. suicided
just before court session this morn
ing:.
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BULLETIN— WASHINGTON
March 4— The House by an over
whelming vote refused today to re
peal the prohibition enforcement act.
WASHINGTON, March 4— T v
state of New Jersey, through attorney
general Thomas McCran, has filed in
the Supreme court, a suit seeking to
have the prohibition amendment de
clared unconstitutional, also to pre
vent the enforcement of the Volstead
prohibition enforcement act. He char
ges the amendment is improperly
drawn and says Congress has no pow
cr on proposed amendments regulat
ing the habits and customs of the peo
ple. He says the amendment is a vio
lation of tla> peoples sovereign rights.
STOCKHOLM, March 4— Gorky
has published an article stating tha
he is thoroughly disappointed with
Bolshevism. He says no spiritual ro
vival followed the revolution. Govky
says the men now in power are just
v.i brutal as those in authority in Rus
sia under Czav Nicholas.
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MONTESANO, March 4— John
Patterson, of Ccntralia, a defense wit
ness, testified late yesterday after
noon that he saw the body of Arthur
McElfresh, one of the men murderul
m me Armistice day massacre, ear
ned from the doorway of the Wobbi/
Hall. This is a contradiction of the
testimony given by several witries, es
[or the state who declared McElfresh
was slain a short distance from the
hall. Patterson said he heard the door
jf the Wobbly hall broken in, theii
heard shots.
Mrs. A. Martina said she had a
view of Tower avenue. She said the
head of the contingent was not in
sight when the shooting started. She
admitted her husband was a coal min
er, striking at the time. Two daught
ers corroborated Mrs. Martina’s testi
mony. Six other'witnesses were called.
Late yesterday afternoon Judge
Wilson again ruled Vanderveer had
failed to show an overt act by Warren
Grimm or even that a plot existed
against the Wobbly hall. Judge Wil
son said the evidence falls far shore
so far of showing any con
spiracy. Vanderveer during the argu
ments declared that persons defending
property had a right to shoot at at
tackers.
MONTESANO, March 4— Elmer
Smith, lawyer defendant, testified this
‘Vw'moon ho went to the Wobbly hall
on the day of the shooting and toM
Britt Smith, secretary of the raid. He
said ho did not know all of the men
in the hall at the time and did not
know if they wore armed. Smith says
ho advised Secretary Smith of the law
of self- defense of property but that
did not advise Britt Smith against us
ing guns in repelling the raid.
It is believed the trial is nearing
the end. Judge Wlson will probably
declare a recess next week to prepare
his instructions to the jury.
CAPT. JENSEN
IS BACK AGAIN
When the Admiral Evans arrives
in port this afternoon, she will be in
command of Capt. M. M. Jensen, one
of the well known mariners on the
Alaska route. Capt. Jensen has not
been in Seward for the past two years
but has either been on the Oriental
run or the Scattle-San Francis* o
route. Capt. Jensen will no doubt have
a lame arm before he leaves Seward
for h?s many friends here will give
him the glad hand. The Admiral Ev
ans is making her first trip to Sew
ard for nearly two years and is sa»d
to "ow be fitted up in regular liner
style.
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Therms T?r*s,s .Tr.. son of Thorms A.
Ross, prominent at Nome, died them
early in the winter.
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