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SEWARD; ALASKA. FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1920. _—
VOLUME MU NUMBER 303. .....
ALASKA DEVELOPMENT
board is explained
J. L. McPherson, manager of the
Alaska Bureau Seattle Chamber of
Commerce, writes that there is some
confusion in Ala-ka as t • the purpdit
of the development board measure,
introduced by Hon. Charles V. Curry,
chairman of the house comm’tt > :,,i
territories. Ho says:
“This measure is to be the basis
of an exhaustive study by the com
mittee of the house anil senate in
order to formulate a constructive
policy for the utilization of the nat
ural ^sources in Ala.-ku, that will re
sult hi building local industries and
an increasing pi rmanent population,
and provide for tiro ctiicient admin
istration of such policy by a hoard
resident in Alaska.
“It is true that this will provide
for another bureau, but it will o'i
minate, as far as Alaska is concern
ed, some eight or ten bureaus and
commissions now directed from \N ald
ington. and will center the responsi
bility of these in one bureau that
will be charged with one duty only
—the prosperous growth of Alaska.
“1 thoroughly agree with you and
Alaska should have home rule, and
there is no question that we will get
home rule as soon as we can show an
increasing stable population.
“Even when Alaska becomes a state !
the interest vested »n the proposal de-1
velopment board, excepting the admin
istration of the fisheries, will not be
transferred to the people, of Alaska.
If it was possible at this time or in
the near future to get Congress to
ve^t the administration of the fish
eries with the people of Alaska. I
would not favor this function being
vested, even temporarily, with the
development board. I don’t believe
that it will be possible to secure the
transfer of the fisheries to the people
of Alaska until there is an increasing
stable population. With this excep
tion the functions of this board will
always be administrated by the fed
eral government as there have been
in every public land state. Our only
alternative is to secure a means
whereby they may be administered
efficiently in Alaska by men charg
ed with tbi< one responsibility rather
than by officials and clerks at Wash
ington having little interest in furth
ering Alaska's welfare.
“I fully realize the hard task wo
have ahead of us in securing a broad
constructive policy and efficient ad
ministration, because of the disin
clination of the fedora* bn roans to be
deprived of any of their functions.
“I, however, believe that if we
work constructively to the one end
of a national policv that will make
for a prosperous Alaska, we will ul
timately succeed."
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WORKING ON SLIDE
Night crews are working on the
slides between Miles 71 nnd 76 on
Turnagain Arm. The work is being
done at night when the weather is
cooler and thus prevents danger from
more slides as in the day time the
snow is liable to melt and fonn watoi
which would make sliding probable.
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MIXED TRAIN OPERATED
The mixed train operated to Mile
71 yesterday made good time out and
return, reaching Seward Inst night at
7 o'clock. There will probably be nc
train out again until next Monday.
This afternoon Agent Sweek waf
informed there would be no train out
tomorrow.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR TltK GAfEWAl
Ketchikan May 7-Indictment eharg tig
Floyd Cardwell, J. F. Furnivall, E. C.
Williams and A. C. Kreidlet, directors
1 of the Alaska Trust & Investment
Company here with violation of the
Federal Hanking laws, have been re
turned by the federal grand jury. The
indictments charges the four directors
with malting false affidavits as to the
full capital of $50,000, that it has been
paid in. when less than halt had actu
ally been p^hl. The four are all pro
minent business men. Aplication has
i been made to the District Court, now
in session here, for the appointment
>f n ioo i\er of the Alaska Investment,
Company which merged with the
Alaska Trust & Investment company
last December.
\v 1SH1XGT0N CREW
PRACTICING FOR
CALIFORNIA RACE j
SEATTLE. Wash., May 7— Univer
sity of Washington crew men are
working on Lake Union here every
day in preparation for the race with
the University of California, here
May 22.
Washington's crew will outwo:gh
California’s oarsmen about 5 pounds
to the man. according to early fig
ures. The southerners however, wiF
average about one inch in height
over the local men.
X» definite first crew has yet
been named hv the Washington
coaches. Two shells are worked
every night on the lake and the first
eight probably will be picked from the J
men in the two boats.
Coach Ed Leader, has arranged the j
’va.sity crew with the result that the {
ave.age weight of the oarsmen has
been increased to 177 pounds— the
heaviest crew Washington has carried
in years. The Washington champions
of last year averaged a little more
than Ida pounds.
SPEED COPS CATCH
MaM \* 140 asked
FOR SPEED COPS
EOS ANGELES, May 7— When
the little town of Sawteiie was iec« nt
iy annexed by Los Angeles its lean
< lento petitioned loi a ‘speed cop, to
halt reckless autoists. One was assign
cd. Vvhen his last amsus were chick-i
ed up recently it was found that 20
oi the persons wiio had signed the pe
tition were on his list.
COLONEL RICHARDSON WILL
MAKE Tltli* TO ALASKA
Word was received at Valdez last
week by Deputy Marshal John Bouse
that Col. W. P. Richardson, formerly
of the Alaska road commission, would
go to California early in June and
join Lieutenant General Bullard, com
manding the Western department, on
a tour of Alaska. General Bullard has
requested that Colonel Richardson be
allowed to join his staff for his trip
on account of his familiarity with con
dtions in the territory.
w k a «' ii u it w r o it i'
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Till* following i« the W 'athe» II'J o»t
fm the HI Iioiim ending m 7 nW U
i*,is niotimg:—
SEWAKD 37, Clear, North.
Anchorage 38, Pt. Cloudy, Calm.
Matanuska *16, Cloudy, Calm.
Chickaloon 31>, Pt. Cludy, Calm.
Wasilla 44, Cloudy, Calm.
Goldcreek 38, Cloudy, Calm.
Huxricanc 28, Clear, Calm.
Summit 20, Cloudy. N. W.
\ Bains 18, Cloudy N. W.
Healy 38. Cloudy, Calm.
Nenana 36, Cloudy. Calm.
Fairbanks 38, Cloudy, Calm.
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(Cordova Times)
Robert Luii**ii jolmskouc, who stole
five biank L lined alaiea treasury
chocks iio»n the gelid ui mad oiiico
;u ounoau, lo.geu one oi them mr
$2,000 and passed it at a locai bank,
was brought to Cordova on the Ad
miral Watson yesteiday afternoon and
given a hearing before L nited btntcs
Commissioner Noaks, who bound him
over to the grand jury. He was taken
to Valdez on the same boat.
Johnstone, whose true name is Dr.
Robert L. Foibes, was arrested at
Hite, Utah, after a chase by federal
oficers across the country.
The records of the secret service
show a long list of Forbes' offenses
covering a period of seven year. His
specialty is said to have been the
.heft and forging of postal money or
Icrs, and in a list of half a dozen in
iictments he escaped with only one
conviction and prison term. On Feb.
18, 1014, he was sentenced to five
years in the Illinois state penitentiary
at Joliet, after arrest and trial in Chi
cago for forging and passing postal
money orders stolen from Station 5J,
San Francisco, in January, 11)14. lie
was later transforied to the Lnited
States penitentiary at Levenwoith,
Ivan., and served his term. There is
no record of his activities after hjs
release until he was arrested at Oka
nogan for forgery.
Forbes was indicted at ban rran
cisco under the name of Karl C.
Fisher on January 27, 1914, for steal
ing bank money orders from Station
53, on January 5, 1914. On November
27, 1914, he was indicted at Newark,
N. J„ Under the name of Robeit B.
llanlev for stealing money ordei
blanks from the pustoffico at Belle
Mead N\ J„ August 21, 1913. On May
22, 1916, he was inflicted under the
name of J. II. McGregor at San bran
cisco fo* stealing and forging money
orders at Dunsmere, Cal., October 20,
1913, and for stealing similiar blanks |
from the postofice at Elk City, Idaho, j
October 10, 1913.
In addition to the above names, he ;
was known at different times as Otto
O. Wiperman, A. E. Webb, Robert E.
Harris, Paul Dunperth and George
Dumpier. !
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KETCHIKAN, May 7— The rev
•nuc Cutter Algonquin has wirelessed
from Hydcr that the officers found
jrder prevailing there when the cutter
cached there and that conditions were
nonnill. All Radical agitators have
been deported. The Algonquin was
sent to Hyder upon request of Go\
Higgs who act'Hi upon suggestions and
demands of Deputy U. S. Marshal
Jack Honan and U. S. Commissioner
Heed.
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STEAMER NEWS
Steamer Admiral Watson is expect
ed to arrive in port southbound tomoi
rovv morning at 4:30 o’clock.
Steamer Alameda is expected to
arrive in Seward southbound tomor
row morning at 10 o’clock.
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ALAMEDA LOADS FREIGHT
AT ANCHORAGE TO BE SENT
TO NENANA VIA SKAGWAY
Steamer Alameda while at Anchor
age yesterday and this forenoon load
ed 300 tons of commission freight for
Xenana The freight includes rails etc.
This freight will be taken to Skagway,
reshipped to Whitehorse then on a
Yukon steamer which will take the
freight direct to Nenana.
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The American Legion Po*t at Ket
chikan will give a dance on May 22nd.
VICTORIA, 13. C., May 7— The De
partment of Mines and Industries has
proposed that the Provincial govern
ment grubstake twenty four parties of
two men each, one an engineer and the
other a returned soldier to prospect
British Columbia for minerals.
MORSE IS INDICTED FOR
VIOLATING SHIPPING ACT
NEW YORK, May 7— The federal
grand jury here today indicted Char
les W. Morse for violating the Ship
ping Board Act, prohibiting the sale
of vessels of American registry to for
eigners.
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Anne McCarthy “Laughing Annie”
was indicted by the federal grand jury
at Fairbanks for the murder of her
husband at Tolovana last fall because
the latter would not take her to a
picture show.
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WASHINGTON, May 7— Immedi
ate amendment ol the immigration
taws weie considered luot li.giu at a
special meeting oi the donate mimi
g.ation committee.
becietary of Labor Wilson informed
tlie committee that membership m the
ununiin.jt paity was nut aione sul- I
ncient ground for tbe deportation of
Aliens and the committee therefore
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recommends a change in the unm gru
t:o*i laws to cover this anti outer mut
ters regarding radicalism.
NEWSPAPER CAN
PUBLISH OK NOT
AS IT PLEASES
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CHICAGO, May 7— The light of
a newspaper to bubiish what it con
siders news and to disregard what
ever it believes does not come within
.hut category was upheld today in
an opinion of the appellate court,
disposing of a $100,000 damage suit
orought by William Keeda, an attor
ney, against the Chicago Tribune !
company.
Mi. Keeda, a candidate for Super
il r Court judge in the November
*017 election on an independent
ticket, charged the Tribune with
publishing a fac simile of a portion
of a specimen ballot, giving names
jf the Democratic, Republican and \
Socialist candidates for the Judge
ship but omitting the names of the
ndcpendent candidates. It was con
tended by Mr. Keeda that the omis
sion was “willful and malicious and
tone with ntent to injure his can
didacy.”
“The defendant owed no duty to
publish anything which, for any rea
son, it did not see fit to publish,” i
the opinion read.
“The defendant is the sole judge j
of the value of news as such. A
newspaper must remain free to pub
lish such matter as it regards as
possessing news value and to refrain
iiom publishing such matter as it
may deteimine does not possess
news value.
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CALIFORNIAN RECOVERS
FROM REMARKABLE
SERIES OF WOUNDS
•SUSANVILLE, Cal., Map 7— When ’
George Trcmain, a soldier from Las- j
sen County, was caught in the fire of |
a German machine gun nest at the
battle of the Argonne, he received
thirty eight seperate wounds, twenty
being of a serious nature.
Trcmain fell and lay on the ground
in an exposed position for twelve
hours before being rescued. When
finally carried to a field hospital
his wounds were pronounced fatal
and for weeks he hovered near to
death in the hospitals in France.
The amputation of both legs was
anticipated for nearly a year, but
healing was finally accomplished and
now he can walk with the aid ot
crutches.
Tremain was permitted to come
heme from Letterman General Hos
pital a few days ago to visit his par
ents.
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Roscoe F. Washburn, for the past
five years with the land office at
Fir banks, has been transferred to
Sante Fe, New Mexico.
WASHINGTON, May 7— It is re
port >1 that President Carranza has
left Mexico City on a special train,
w«II guard'd by loyal soldiers, for
Vera C i’z. The report is however not
i ni 1 ia official circles although
a,-? nv:n/ b ■licve that Carranza
is f!» (:ng owing to the increase in the
••"volution against his government.
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WASHINGTON, May 7— Admiral
i; iison today told the Senate com mi t
;oe that h • could not deny the fact
warning Admiial Suns he would not
let the ‘ British pull the wool over hi?
• •yes and we should fight them as the
Germans if they became to demon
strative.” Admiial Benson denied that
ho was unfriendly to the British and
claimed that a wrong interpretation
had been placed upon his statement.
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ALA SIv \ STEAMSHIP SELLS
ONE Or THE BIG FREIGHTERS
SEATTLE, May 7— The Alaska
Steamship Company has sold the steel
steamship Henry T. Scott to Fred
Lindcrman of San FiaTfcisco. The
Henry T Scott was commandeered
luring th< war and was only recently
estored to the owners.
WANT BANK STATEMENTS
WASHINGTON, May 7— The
Comptroller of the Currency has call
(1 for the conditions of all National
banks on May 4th.
HOWARD IIURLBUT IS DEAD
SEATLE, May 7— Howard A.
lurlbut, formerly a well known resi*
lent of Juneau, Alaska, died here this
forenoon after a short illness.
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HURRAH AND HURRIP
ROME. May 7— Dr. Pasticci, the
notrtd chemist, announces the discov
ery of a method of cheaply producing
i liquid hydrogen which may be used
for driving automobiles. One gallon,
aceo'ding to Dr. Pasticci, is sufficient
for driving a car 230 miles. The new
liquid is also useful for locomotive?
and even ocean steamers, the doctor
claims.
ON TARIFF COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, May 7— Samue
McCall, of Massachusetts, formei
governor, has been nominated bj
Pr^rvPnt Wilson as a member of th*
tariff commission.
POPULATION OF SPOKANE
DECREASED IN TEN YEAR
WASHINGTON, May 7— The pc
pupation of Snokane, Washington, i
given as 114 000 a decrease of 204
vo two tenths por cent since the la<
census ten years ago.
NAMED ON FEDERAL BOARD
WASHINGTON, May 7— Pres
dent Wilson has nominated Edmm
piott. of PWlghkeerS’e. RennbRcf
rcnvesentative of the 26th Ne,v ^ o
district for membership on the Fede
■»1 Reserve Board.
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TVir» /\'ft’c Rw>t!inrbond at Ketrl
kan has started life again.