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Vol 10 No.3S5 SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1917___Ten ( cn<s 1hc ( '°P>
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GRAND JURY HOLDS
SPECIAL SESSION TO
INDICT BIO OFFICIALS
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SEATTLE. Saturday.—After adjourning last night
until Monday, tlu> federal grand jury was reconvened this
morning under special call and indictments are now being
drawn up which will lie returned against Mayor Gill and
others late today.
No reason is given for rescinding the plan to vote on
the indictments Monday.
Those implicated, who will lie indicted are said to in-i
elude in addition to Gill. Chief Beckingham, the Jesse!
Moore Hunt Company of San Francisco, the Billingsley:
brothers and Patrolman Margot. All will lie charged with;
conspiring against the United States in bringing whiskey j
in the state of Washington.
OLNES BURNING IN
FAIRBANKS DISTRICT
FAIRBANKS. Saturday.—The creek town of Okies,
most important center in this district outside ol l air
banks is burning this afternoon.
At the present time the losses cannot be estimated, j
S. S. PRINCE JOHN IS
ASHORE NEAR WRANGELL
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JUNEAU, Saturday. — The Canadian S. S. Prince|
John ran ashore early yesterday morning on a rocky point j
in Wrangell Narrows and is leaking badly.
Passengers, baggage and mail were transferred to
Petersburg in small boats, and the S. S. Prince Albert of
the same line is rushing from Skagway to give assistance.
BUY FIFTY TON “TEN WHEELER"
FOR USE ON THIS DIVISION
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SEATTLE, Saturday. — Purchasing Agent Dole of
the Alaskan engineering commission has purchased a fifty
ton locomotive of the “ten wheeler" type for use on the
Seward division of the government railroad. Delivery is
to he made at an early date.
WATSON RESIGNS TO CAN SALMON j
SEATTLE, Saturday.—B. F. Watson, general agent
for Alaska of the Pacific Ste: : s ii,) emir .u ., •• sur ed .0
dav and has been succeeded ty S. H. Lwing, formerly
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agent at Juenau. A. N. Flo) d, geueiai ugeiu o. uiv com
pany at Seattle has resigned, his resignation to become
effective on March 1st. These officials, it is stated, intend
to enter the salmon canning business.
MEN WIN AND IT’S RUMORED LADIESj
WILL EMPLOY “BRIDGE INSTRUCTOR’’!
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When the battle was over, the »uemy score the most remarkable
wreckage cleared away and the add- victory of 1800 points on one hand,
ing machines brought into action last Grand high score was made by Mrs.
right, it was found that the mere men Thomas Ward with 4560. Mrs. 0. .7.
had defeated the lady bridge expo*Keating was second for the ladies and
of Seward by a score of 51,348 to 50,- also ahead of all the men with 3778.
289 points. Dr. J. H. Romig, “who hates
And at that two of the men were bridge,” was high man with 3116 and
charged with high treason for a case Postmaster Root was second with
cf soft-heartedness which lead them 2803.
to overbid their “cyards” and let the Prizes were awarded to all of the
MEDICAL CHIEF !
OF U.S.R.R. ON
WAY OUTSIDE
Dr. E. S. Reedy, chief medical of
ficer for the Alaskan Engineering
commission, who has charge of the
new $.’{0,000 railroad hospital at An-!
chorago arrived here enroute to Se-;
attle on business.
I.i addition to his medical work Dr.
Reedy looks after health regulations'
in the townsites along the railroad.
The Anchorage hospital in addition
to railroad cases has handled an ex-,
tensive private surgical business,
charging nominal fees sufficient to
cover the expense.
While here Dr. Reedy visited the
Seward General hospital and confer
red with Doctors Romig and Sloan,
the local medical officers for the
railroad.
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FORTY-FIVE COME
ON MARIPOSA; S. 0. S.
CALL PICKED UP
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With a heavy mail and the largest I
number of passengers to arrive dur- '
ing the month, the S. S. Mariposa'
.'.teamed into port at 10:20 tjiis morn-j
ing. Capt. O’Brien reports rather j
a snowy and blowy trip but nothing»
out of the ordinary for the season.
The Mariposa was at Cordova when
she picked up the radio call from the
Canadian S. S. Prince John for
aid. As the Prince John was
wrecked on the southeastern coast
within 20 miles of Wrangell where
there are plenty of gas boats and
other craft to go to the aid of her
passengers, the Mariposa did not at
tempt to go.
Passengers for Seward include:
John Kacerosky, E. B. Tarwater,
Robt. Koentz, Mrs. May Dehon, Mrs.
R. Ebbert, Mrs. W. Lukens, F. Mul
vey, Tl. B. Neilson, A. G. Balls, A.
Shy man, F. J. Cox, John F. Sawyer,
H. L. Gontsch, H. W. Ross, H. C.
Roberts, C. Zulie, T. M. Ross, E. G.
Ford, Mrs. B. Weston, Mrs. M. Curtis,
Mrs. E. Burke, F. C. Rich, S. G.
Truitt, Gus Driema, F. M. Cobit, and
20 second class.
BRINGS PATIENT
FROM SELDOVIA
Mrs. Tom O’Dale, wife of the well
known resident of Seldovia of that
name, arrived in Seward on the U.
S. R. R. tug L. Roscoe yesterday for
medical treatment. Mrs. O’Dale has
been ill for some time and is receiv
ing treatment at the Seward General
hospital.
above winners.
These four played a round of four
hands and the men won.
Consolation prizes were also award
ed.
Grand low score went to Miss Wal
lace, with Mrs. Hill next with 871.
“R. I*. O.” Campbell, from the post
otfice with 933 was low man with Leon
Urbach next at 938. These four were
also remembered.
Fourteen tables were in play. Af
ter cards, a luncheon was served by
the men and there was dancing for
all who desired.
Ring W. Lardner’s “Three Without,
Doubled” was quoted at length during
the evening and all present declared
that it was a most joyous occasion.
Mayor Sauers, and his committees,
who were in charge of arrangements,
were commended by all for the suc
cess of their efforts. Someone an
nounced that the bridge club would
hold a special meeting to take up
the question of employing an “in
structor” not an “instructoress,” but
the report has not been confirmed.
CAPTAIN DODGE I
DODGES POLAR
BEAR IN FOREST!
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All residents of the coast section of
Southwestern Alaska and the Bering
sea country, know Captain Dodge of
the cutter Unalga, and the following1
story printed in a Chicago paper
about his bear hunting experiences on
some long, past voyage will prove ex
ceedingly interesting. Ihe best part
of the yarn as published is the pict
ure which accompanies it, which un
fortunately cannot be reproduced
here. It portrays a rather frightened
appearing individual clad after the|
manner of a Siberian, with a giant
polar bear at his heels and in
the back ground a dense growth
of spruce showed. The aNtional
Geographical Society would probably
pay a high price for a photograpn oi
polar bears living in a spruce forest,
close to the habitat of polar bears,
but it made a good drawing anyway.
The bear story:
According to Capt. F. C. Dodge, of
the U. S. steamship Unalga, which
arrived a few days ago at St..
Mathew’s Island, Alaska, polar bear
hunting is line sport—“if you see tin
bear first and he’s a long way off.”
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“Those I have encountered were al
ways too close for comfort and a
man’s self-respect. I have a suspi-!
cion that it was more sport for them ,
than for me,” said the captain.
Captain Dodge was trying to reach
St. Mathew’s through the pack ice on
a government errand. Incidentally he
expected to get some polar bear
shooting, for they come to that region i
to rear their young.
“The first I ever saw and hunted,”
he said, “was on the ice here. 1 had
gone ashore with five other officers.
We had seen a big female and tw
cubs, feeding on fish, from the ship
and had come up to leeward of them.
“As we neared the spot where the;
bear had been seen, one after another (
of our party suddenly grew tired and
stopped to rest. The size of tTie
tracks had turned their sporting blood
to ice.
Meet Mother and Cub
“Finally only one other and myself
were forging on. We. too, wanted t*>
call it off, but each was at raid of th<
other’s taunts. Coming around a
hummock, we heard a turious snort.
There was the bear, mouth open,
tongue hanging out, with a cub at
either side—not twenty feet away.
“I simply couldn’t lift my gun and
Quinan, the other man, was equally
helpless with fright. Meantime the
bear rambled off in a hurry.
“When she’d taken a good lead we
ran lamely after her, firing wild. And
suddenly the other ‘tired’ men came
running up, too, shooting in volleys.
“Oh, it was great sport, all right!
“Another time 1 jumped a polar
bear from behind a fitteen-foot ice
hummock. I fired just as he came
for me, wounding him without stop
ping his rush.
“Dropping my rifle, Ksped for the
beach, the bear right behind me, leap
ed into the icy water and swam for
the small boat that had brought me
ashore. The brutg piled right in af
ter me, and I swam as I never have
before or since. The cockswain pulled
me into the boat, while the crew filled
the bear with lead. I have his skin
at home now—over ten feet square.
“I've had all the sport with the
polar bears I want.”
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The Mariposa arrived this morn
ing at 11 o’clock, and sailed south at
3 o’clock.
The train left this morning at 8:30
o’clock for Mile 40.
NOW POSSIBLE
TO PHONE OLD
FROST MINE
ANCHORAGE. —(Special) — Thej
temporary telephone line built fo» .
construction purposes along the right |
of way of the Matanuska branch has
reached the O’Brien roadhouse, at the
coal mines opened by A. C. Frost ol
the old Alaska Northern, on the
Chickaloon river.
The force at this point is being
withdrawn and will at once begin
closing the gap in the telephone line
between camp 174 and the Talkeetna
district. Telephones have been in-j
stalled at O’Brien’s roadhouse and at
the mouth of the Chickaloon.
TIRED CARRIER
HIDES U. S. MAIL
IN HIS BARN!
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BLOOMINGTON, HI.—(Special)—
Charged with failure to deliver mai!,j
Isaac X. Ives, a veteran rural free
delivery carrier, was taken inti* j
custody by postal authorities.
'Hie inspectors found a large i/Jun
iit\ of mail hidden in his barn, some
which had been on hand a do:'/»n
years or so.
'•That truck! Oh, hum, it wasn’t
worth the trouble of delivering,” ex
plained the tired Mr. Ives. „
MOVIE MAN WHO !
IS FILMING ANIMALS
HERE ON VISIT
E. A. Van liuren, photographer, is
nere on business from the Kenai lake
country where he has been taking [
moving pictures as well as “still”
pictures of wild animals. He at
tempted to go down Kenai 11. to the
lower lake, but could not make it as
Jie river has not frozen over, and it
would be a risk to take sufficient
equipment and supplies down by boat.
Van Buren stated that there is
much material for photographing but
.he traveling facilities are bad.
..loose are plentiful this time of the
year as they are going from the
mountains to the lowlands for feeding
grounds. He has seen herds of fifteen
and twenty-live around near his camp.
Van Buren says he overlooked an
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opportunity to get a wonderful nog ,
picture at Mile 40, Wednesday, be-,
.•ause there was no way of securing (
his camera in time to take it. There i
were one hundred and eighteen dogs J
at the roadhouse, the largest group
ever seen together in this part of the j
country.
BLAST VICTIM
REGAINS SIGHT
Charles Benson, station worker op
the railroad who sustained frightful
injuries from an explosion while
thawing dynamite will not lose his
eyesight. Benson’s right hand was j
blown off and his face so shattered ;
that his sight was injured. After
careful treatment he has regained the
full use of one eye, while the vision
of the other is only partly impaired.
SEWARD BOY HAS i
HARD STRUGGLE
Word has been received from An
chorage that little Hale Schalaben,
son of Dr. and Mrs. Schalaben, who
was operated upon recently for ap
pendicitis, has had a hard struggle
for life. Dr. Reedy who was present
at the operation said yesterday that
he hoped the crisis had passed, as the
little fellow's fever was decreasing
when he left for Seward. He was re
| cently removed from the hospital to
^ his home.
NAVY EXPECTS TO
ERECT PLANT HERE
DURING THIS YEAR
Final authorization for the construction of the naval
radio station at Seward has been made, and plans are
complete looking to the construction of the station this
summer.
This information was received today by Secretary
Leon C. Booker of the Seward Chamber of Commerce in
x letter from Lieut. C. H. Maddox, l'. S. N., who made
the inspection here.
The official statement concerning the proposed sta
tion follows:
“The proposed radio station at Seward lias been auth
orized and it is hoped to construct same this year. The
site for the station will he on government land between
ihe south-east corner of the Revell property and the shore
tine. The plat selected is that which we measured last
September and may be defined as follows: using as refer
ence point corner No. 3 of U. S. Surrey 722, homestead
claim of H. E. Revell. Northern boundary is E-\V line
through corner No. 3 western boundary is approximately
725 feet south of northern boundary; eastern boundary'is
N-S line through a point 229 feet east of corner No. 3.
This gives an approximate rectangular plat 1,000 feet
E-W, 725 feet N-S.”
Lieut. Maddox asked for some additional informa- -
lion concerning the soil of tne eselected site, prevailing
\\ imls, water conditions and other data which will he sent
to him at once.
THOUSAND WOMEN AND
GIRLS DIE IN EXPLOSION
PARIS, Saturday—Information that the great Dres
den arsenal in Germany was blown up early this month,
causing the death of 1,000 women and girl employees,
was received here today in a letter taken from a captured
German soldier.
The writer in describing the disaster stated that ail
the windows within a radius of 12 miles from the arsenal
were broken. Buildings within halt a mile were com
pletely flattened.___________
$2,000,000 BLAZE IN PITTSBURG
PITTSBURG, Sunday—Fire causing $2,000,000 loss
swept a portion of the business section on I ifth avenue
this morning. All of the central companies of the file de
partment were caled out before it was under control.
BULLETINS
PEACE SEEMS NEARER
WASHINGTON, Saturday. — Peace in Europe is
measurably nearer in the opinion of President W ilson and
his advisors according to statements made at the W hite
House today.
HE’S PEEVED AT OTHER WILSON
INDIANAPOLIS, Saturday. — Henry Lane Wilson,
former ambassador to Mexico in a letter to Ex-President
Taft today, announced his resignation as president of the
Indiana branch of the League to Enforce Peace. He gave
as his reason the fact that the league is about to endorse
Wilson’s “wond peace plan” adress.
TORPEDO BOAT DAMAGED
NEW YORK, Saturday.—The torpedo boat destroy
er Sampson limped into port with difficulty today after a
collision during the night with the French motor bark
Quevelly.
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ARMY BACKTRACKING IT
EL PASO, Saturday. — Reports were received here
today that the first forces from the field headquarters and
Colonia Dublan retiring from Mexico had arrived here
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