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VOLUME XIV, NUMBER 140. SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY,JLANUARY 7, 1M1. y • TEN CENTS PER COP<
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CHIEF IN CHARGE OF R. R.
* CONSTRUCTION VISITS SEWARD.
Wm. Gerig, assistant chief engineer
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4 of the A. E. C. was in Seward yestcr
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I*- day on business. Mr. Gerig has receiv
ed advice from Colonel Mears who is
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now in Washington that the appropri
ation asked by the Commission for
this year will be granted by Congress.
The sum of $4,000,000 has been ap
proved. Mr. Gerig has recently return
ed from a three days trip in the Chu
litna country where he has been in
specting the work done on the big
steel bridge over the Susitna River.
He says that the steel for the big
f
4 structure is all in place and resting
on the huge concrete piers.
During the past two and one half
months more progress has been made
r on railroad construction than during
the entire summer. Only 84 miles re
main to be completed between steel.
The track has been laid to Mile 275
and more than two hundred men are
working at grading. The contract has
b<*en let already for more than half of
the remaining mileage and work this
di ming spring will commence’earlier
than during the past season. The
4 v -ather has been ideal up until the
rv cent cold snap. The interior mail has
b<*en on time with one exception which
• O' cur red last Sunday when the driver
froze his face and was delayed twelve
hours. All the mail consists of first
ard second class matter. The running
ti ne of the train between Seward and
1> ?ad Horse is identical with that of
• f the ‘‘Oregonian” (the second train of
the Southern Pacific between Portland
and San Francisco, over the same dis
tance traveled.) Mr. Gerig is very op
tomistie over the coming season’s out
look and feels confident that much sat
isfactory work will be accomplished
? in a speedy manner. Fairbanks and
Seward will undoubtedly be joined by
this time next year. Slowly but surely
we are getting a railroad.
Major J. C. Gotwals, chief of the
Alaska Hoad Commission arrived on
the Northwestern and left this morn
ing- for Anchorage.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Murray, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. Whittemore and Mrs. Whitte
more, mother of Mr. Whitteiqpre are
passengers aboard the Northwest
ern. The Whittemore’s are accompany
5 ing the body of Mr. Whittemore’s fa
ther who died Wednesday night They
will go to Seattle.
H. L. Smith, better known to his
friends as Smiling Smitty arrived on
. the Northwestern.
J. A. Stewart arrived on the Nor
thwestern looking as fit a fiddle.
Jim is carrying several oil drills in one
pocket and forty , six pounds cf opto
mism in the others.
He reports business conditions in
Seattle as being dull Mrs. Stewart
and the children are all well and
safely ensconced in Seattle where the
Children are attending school. '
Leo. Munly of Valdez left on the
Limited this morning for the end of
steel. Mr. Munly has been spending
the holidays with his folks.
John Frame, editor of the Pathfind
er left for Anchorage on this morn
ing's train. He was a passenger on the
v Northwestern.
Will Osland, formerly of Valdez,
left this morning for Kenai where he
will operate a boat between Anchor
age and that place.
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' FUEL AND IRON CORPORATION
W ILL START IDLE MILLS
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; FUEL AND IRON CORPORATIONS
WILL START IDLE MILLS
PUEBLO, Jan. 7—By agreement be
tv ten the employees and the manage
ment of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
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corporation at a reduction of fifteen
; per cent in the wages to take affec,
the sixteenth of the month will-be en
forced. The company will start sev
i eral idle mills in this vicinity soon.
S<>M EKOI) Y DItt SOMETHING i
(Fairbanks News Miner)
The Nenana News says that the :
News-Miner has done the Nenana .
Commercial Club an institution in !
saying that it was the Club which
sont the telegraphic demand for the
discharge of Commissioner Mears and
Krgineer Browne, because it was'sent
by a massmeeting of citizens and
not the Club.
vVe hasten to apoligize to the
Club, whose members were at the
sjii J massni' eting and took a promi
nent part m the proceedings, and ,
| who were there in force sufficient to !
have prevented the telegram being
sent had they wished to. We make
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I :u* attempt to place the blame, for
it is none of our funeral, but the
resul s of the unwise telegram are
becoming m »e and more apparent ir
Nenana Town every day.
I.i fact, next week they intend
to turn the key in the door of
the Office Building, from which most
of Nenana's help came, and move
the force to Healy, at the end of
steel. Superintendent Packer and
Paekmaster RaebunCbeing left all
atone by their lonely there, will
move their offices into the Com
missary building, and the new of
ficials who are ' left will just herd
together a littlex more closely, for
companionship.
Among the Nenana employes of the
Commission who are packing up to
move to the end of steel are Nellie
King Wilson, stenographer to En
gineer Browne. Miss Jessie Johnson
Mrs. Leon Kellum, Miss Adelina Fer-.
retti, and Bob Eames, head timekeeper
and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Edmonds—
'ic\s an engineer.
It is said that Engineer Browne
gave all laid off employes in the
Canyon a pass thru to Fairbanks
so that they wouldn’t have to stop
in Nenana unless they wished to
and that all Christmas passes this
year read “Fairbanks and return”.
Property no telegram ever sent from
Nenana got quicker and more gen
eral action (with the reverse English
on it) than did the one in question.
Among the offices being moved from
tiie Office Building in Nenana to
Hea;y arc the timekeeper’s office,
disbursing office, engineer’s office and
the Engineer and his ofice force.
The office buildings in the Canyon
are being extended and enlarged to
give accomodations for the newspap
ers who will be there until the road is
completed.
T. J. Selby son of the genial editor
of tlie Valdes Miner arrived on the
Northwestern. Mr. Selby will probably
renmm in Seward in connection with
the Gateway which has been recently
purchased by his father and Harry
Steel of the Cordova Times.
A. Baumberger was also a passeng
er on the Northwestern bound for the
states on a vacation trip.
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BRITISH AMERICAN BANK
SUSPENDS PAYMENT
' LONDON, Jan., 7— The British
American Continental bank suspended
payment today. It is believed the bank
loaned funds on produce especially in
Canada which it has been unable to
realize during the present trade stag:,
nation. , ••
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JAPANESE FARMERS ARE TOLD
PRESENCE IS UNDESIRABLE
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GALVESTON, Jan., 7— A family
>'f Japanese arriving at the little Tex
as town of Harlingen last night were
met at the station by a party of citiz
ens who told them their presence was
undesirable. They were allowed to re
main all night but the next morning
were told to move on, which they did.
No threats were made.
ARGUMENTS of distillers *
RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan., 7—
The advance story of the arguments*
of the Kentucky distillers in the su
preme court at Washington, D. C., has
been tt&ased for publication.
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DAVIS TO MAKE FINAL DECISION
IN O’CALLaGHAN CASE
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan., 7—^
Under secretary Davis announced that \
he* would majce a final decision in the
O’Qallaghan case today to Secretary
Wilson who will take action on it at
once. j
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W. A. Copperpoll lift on the boat j
for the states. He will visit with
friends at several points and then will
;?o to Washington D. C., on business.
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Anchorage Elks Sustain j
Record As Royal Hosts
(Anchorage Times)
Anchorage Elks may have pulled off
other social events worthy of the
nane; they may have observed, in a
fitting manner, patriotic days; they
may have been the moving spirits in
•irs of the state, the natio*
the town, but it is generally admitted
that Friday night’s affair eclipsed all
other commendable' efforts. The Elks’
Third Annual New Year’s ball was a
.success— a huge success. In fact it
will go down in local history, deserv
ing of reference.
THEY WERE ALL THERE
Of the six hundred invitations ex
tended, it is reliably estimated’ that
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at least five hundred accepted. And
moreover, the five hundred came pre
pared to be entertained, and they
were. It .was an occasion of the year
when riotous revelry was rampant;
when merrymakers were out to dance
and sing to the two-fold acompani
ment of the soul and orchestra.
Early the throng of gladsome peo
ple gathered at the hall; it was also
jaily when they left, but the dawn of
a new day— a New Year which they
had welcomed to Anchorage in a joy
ous spirit befitting the* occasion.
The Absent Brother.”
. Nor was the Affair entirely given
over to gaiety and revelry, As the
hands of time pointed to the hour of
eleven the members of the order gath
ered in front- of the beautifully decor
ated orchestra pit and led by Eialted
Uulef Thos. Price, responded to the
solemn toast of “The absent brother.”
The New and the Old. ‘
It is admitted'that the Elks are
gloom-dispellers; it was no-plaee for
the pessimist and old man gloom and
the grouch played a lone hand. The
clown and jester, bedecked with cap
and bells and smiles and cheers,
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reigned supreme and in the Wake of
the joy-makers ran and danced beauti
ful I v gowned, joyous women and well
groomed, happy men who, at the
stroke of twelve, ushered in and wel
comed the Tear 1921, as evideocedby
purple lights placed over the center of
the ballroom. To make the welcome
certain and leave no doubt as to Hie
joyful feeling of good will which pre
dominated, the merrymakers ' blew
long and loud oh whistles and hbrns;
•beat vociferously on drums, ond every
thing responded in kind until the noise
was deafening , but pleasant, tor it
unquestionably expressed the prrail
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I ing sentiment. And too, the New
! iftar was wrapped and re-wrapped in j
%ari-colored serpentine until he admit-1
ted Anchorage as his home for twelve
months and the members of the Elks
lodge the guardian of that part of
his characteristics which dispelled
‘‘Faith, Hope and Charity,” with Char
ity a§jthe outstanding virtue.
There War No Core
Immediately folowing the transfer
from the old to the new and.while
waiting for the cheers to subside and
"he dust to settle the first consignment
left the dance hall for the lodge rooms
.to enjoy coffee, sandwiches, ice cream
and cake. Due ta the smallness of the
’odge rooms and the largeness of the
;rowd it was necessary to divide the
quests into corps. The refreshments
were delightful; in fact they were so
appetizing that there were no “twelve
bas’:et-fulls left over; not even a
jore. This speaks well both for the
uisine and the reply to the invitations
and the lodge members are to be con
gratulated upon the happy results.
Artistic uecorauons.
Compliments were many on the ar
.'st'c decorations of both the hall and
odf.e room. The decorations were har
monious, with purple, the lodge's col
ors, ever in evidence. Everything be
spoke the workof artists and decora
ors who necessarily spent many hours
n pioducing the beautiful effect. The
dancers danced and the roerryraake-.
pad 3 merry until 'way long in the
morning and even then were loath to
leave the joyful scene . where they
literally "danced the old year out end
the new year in" as guests of the
members of the local Elks lodge and
particularly of the following commit-;'
tees, who were especially /instrumental
in the avowed success of the Third
Annual Elks’Ball: * ^
*< Committee Members
Chairman— F. A. Martin.
Decorations—* E. T. McNally, *F.
Broadweil, H. Evan?, J. E. Cbovin,
Huie Goodell.
. Invitation— C. Ahny, L. David, T.
C. Price, J> C. Seeley^ J. J* Delaney.
I . poor— C. W. Bosh, W. E. Lee, S.
; Duggan, F. I. Reed, R. C. Larson, H.
L. GentscK. ;f.
Lunch and Refreshments-- A. C.
Craig, A. B. Johnson, C. E. Richmond,
Carl B. Martin, F. Miller, H. P. Allen,
Bird Berry.
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SNOW SLIDE PASSES OVER
MINERS CABINS; NONE HURT
SALT LAKE, Jan., 7— A snow
slide a mile wide swept away two ca
bins at the tunnel of the Emma Silver
mine in the Alata district. The slide
passed over a bunkhouse of miners,
which though partially destroyed did
not collapse, and injure any of the
miners. . ' ,
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:> ILLAMETTE FLOODS CHECKED
-PORTLAND, Jan., 7— The lower
cring temperature checked the floods
of the Willamette and the various oth
er riveis of that section. Washouts and
and slides are delaying the trains in
Northern Oregon and Washington.
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NORTHWESTERN ARRIVES .
AND DEPARTS
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- The S. S. Northwestern arrived in
Seward about six o’clock: this morn
ing. Owing to the severe storm of yes
terday she was about 18 hours late.
She carried the largest passenger list
for Seward that has arrived on any
boat for more than two months. She
i i scheduled to leave at 6 o’clock this
evening.
The following list of passengers are
looked for the southern passage;
F. S. Miller, Mrs. F. S. Miller, Ted
I. adick, J. F. Karns, A« E. Begger, Dr.
J. M. Sloan, wife and daughter, W. N.
(iregory, Bert E. Gaskell, Eaton
Smithy Robert Smifli, P. S. Chevilo, L.
Hevti, C. A. Odd, C. H. Smith, J. J.
Urcnnan, F. B. Moore, Wm. Fyle, Mr.
and Mrs. Bl F. Seeger,. Dorothy Ne
hergall, C. Peterson, Eari Freemen,
T. E. Sthay, S. H.' Hofstad, W. H.
Krenborgs, Archie Johnson, Mrs. B. E.
Adama, H. P. Warren, Mr. and Mrs.
Milo Kelley, J. E. Gaylor, J. C. Dough
erty, Carl Listi, Mrs. Frank Reed, and
James O’Day. . .. \.
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The Gateway Limited was held for
an hour this morning for the mail.
Every car was comfortably crowded
when it pulled out for Anchorage.
They will remain in Anchorage about
ton days attending to business. *
T. W. Hawkins of the Brown and
Hawkins Corporation went to Anchor
age on a business trip.
Major J, C. Gotwals and Antone
Eide of the Alaska Road Commission,
left on the'Unst leg of their journey
which will take them into the northern
interior,. They>jWill coyer approximate
ly 1500 miles , during the next six
weeks. The trip will be made with a
dog team from Anchorage. They will
visit Fairbanks, Neriana,Healy, Mc
(Sratfy Ruby and swing around the
circle to Cordova.
Miss .Emily Borden the eldest
daughter of Gus Rorgen, who has been
attending school in California, during
the past';year was a passenger on the
boat ’ U; v
NO TRACE FOUND OF MAIL BOAT
SEATTLE, Jan., 7— The coast
guard cutter Snohomish leaves Port
Angeles tomorrow in search of the
steamship Pulitzer, which carries mail
and passengers between Seward and
Kodiak and westward points.
. The naval radio stations at Bremer
ton and . Sitka have received various
reports as to the condition of the
steamer. The Bremerton wireless says
that several are missing from the ves
sel which was last seen at Uyak on
December 15th. The Pulitzer carried
ninety days provisions when she left
Seward on the twenty fifth of Novem
ber. ,
The Pulitzer is owned by Dr. Smith
of Portland Oregon, Wayne Blue local
agent says he has no fear as to the
safety of the s^ip and when interview
ed stated that in his opinion the ves
sel was in some harbor awaiting the
* passage of the storms which have been
' sweeping the Alaskan coast for the
* past six weeks.
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BIO EXPOSITION WILL BE
HELD IN ROSE CITY
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PORTLAND, Ore., Jan., 7— An ex
position will be held in Portland in 19
25 to commemorate the linking of the
East with the West and the North
with the South by means of paved
highways from New York to Portland
and from the Mexican line to British ^
Columbia, according to announcement
of plans formed by committees of busi
' near, men here. Electrical development
! will be featured.
It has been deteimined that the
1 Atlantic-Pacific Highways and Elec
trical Exposition, the name chosen for
the affairs, shall be along educational
lines and that there shall be no pro
fits. A $5,000,000 corporation under
these conditions is proposed to launch
the enterprise, though the backers said
the investment might be increased to
more than double that amount later.
Tentative plans locate the fair
ground adjacent to the city command**
iiig a view of snow capped mountains
and other natural scenic beauties.
Building permanent structures with a
I view to creation of a park has been
' suggested. Approach to the fair
grounds would be aiong T boulevard
uned with lose bushes, planting of
which was begun this year.
Those behind the project orjpose
' u> bang together displays of Highway
development of industries which lurge
y center around that interest, and
' portrayal ofhydro-elec trie power pro
gress; as well as other features u&uai
at expositions.
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L. C. Bates, C. Ensworth, B. A.
Dool, H. Laran and wife, M. L. Peters, v
It. C. Ham, H. M. Higgins, and wife, .
vV. J. Anderson, T. M. Sheehan and
Alice Sheehan, B. J. Baldwin, R. A.
Trashere, and wife, Miss M. Wilson,
A. Beiswanger, Miss E. Flynn, C.
Lindgren, Miss F. S. Young, Miss B.
Marshall, Mim M. Osborne, C. Kline,
E. F. Bauer, L. C. German, S. C. Ray
nor, G. W. Blades, C. C. Howard, Mrs.
Sheehan and child, C. Garwood, L.
Swepp, C. Wilson, J. Chisholm, H. 0.
Bennett, J. W. Wheaton, J. M. Meyers,
C. Alexander and wife, Alvah Eames,
M. Davis and wife, E. Hagin, W. E.
Austin and T. Williams arrived in
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