FINAL PORT OF CALL FOR THREE
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
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ALASKA PROPER
COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA
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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 177. SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST, 20, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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ALASKA NORTHBOUND
SMALL LISTING 01
TOTAL OF 115 RESERVATIONS ON
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
LINER
SEATTLE, Aug. 20. (£>)—'The S. S.
Alaska of the A. S. S. Co., sailed at 9
o’clock this morning carrying 115 res
ervations. The Seward listing is:
J. J. Dwyer, Roy Schoeb, J. H. Wilson,
Mrs. D. Hill, Miss M. Lewis, Mrs. Hun
saeker and five children, Miss R.
Schmidt, Geraldine Gordon, T. R. Mc
Ewan, Mrs Anna Miller, Miss J. Day
ton, Dr. Chas Firestone and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Claud W. Grath, Andy Blom
quist, Geo. H. Turner, B. W. Johnson,
Miss F. Carey, Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Dorwin and child, Mrs. C. Rivers and
daughter, O. Jones, G. Pannatori, F.
D. Kelly, E. Nelson, J. A. Purvis, W.
Bethel, Lewis Rurigo and J. A. Smith.
LUNCHEON FOR SENATOR
, WILLIS THIS EVENING
Honoring United States Senator
Frank B. Willis, who will arrive in
Seward this evening frond the Inter
ior. a luncheon will be tehdered the
distinquished visitor by th4 Seward
Chamber of Commerce a- the Seward
Grill at 7:30 o’clock.
The Senator has many friends in
this city so it is safe to assume
every moment of his time will be
fully occupied. The present trip to
the Territory is Senator Willis’s
first. He is Chairman on Territories
and virtually all Alaskan legislation
coining to the Senate is brought to
his attention. He was a member of
a similar committee during his mem
bership in the House. For years he
has taken a close personal interest
in the affairs and problems of Alas
ka and his journey to the Territory
has been one solely of obtaining
first hand information.
PUNS OF CRUISER
HELD UNDER $50,000 BAIL; LED
OFFICIALS TO HIDING PLACE
PLANS
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20. (£>)—
Aft~r eonfesing that he had stolen
and hidden plans for an American
cruiser and leading Department of
Justice officials to the hiding place,
Sven Dan Berg, 24 year old drafts
man, is held under $50,000 bail. His
confession followed a severe grilling
after Berg was lured to the Federal
building under the pretext that his
naturalization papers were to be ex
amined.
SHE’S A BLOND
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20. <£>)—
Miss Bernice Alstock, contralto radio
singer of a Portland station, started
her singing career in a campus sere
nade while in college. She is blond
and answers all her fan correspon
dence personally.
Editorial
TO HON. FRANK B. WILLIS, UNITED STATES
SENATOR, CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE COMMIT
TEE ON TERRITORIES, AND MAYBE THE NEXT
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
You are the most influential official of National
prominence, authority and responsibility who has visited
Alaska since President Harding toured the Territory in
1923. ' ;
Like President Harding, you probably wonder why
the Government owned Alaska Railroad has not contri
buted to the development of Alaska more than it has.
President Harding discovered some of the reasons,
and a few sweeping changes in management and policies
resulted for the better. If he had lived, other notable
changes most certainly would have followed.
For example—
Why does the United States Navy continue to bring
its coal for the Pacific fleet, amounting to 300,000 tons:
and upward a year, around from the Atlantic coast at a
cost of $11.50 per ton delivered at coaling stations, as
testified by Naval officers before Committees of Congress
at different times of late years, when it could get a better
coal out of the Naval coal reserve in the Matanuska dis
trict at a saving of $3 per ton, especially since the freight
earnings to the Alaska Railroad on the haul of that coal
to the ocean port of Seward with other incidental business
would practically wipe out the railroad’s deficit?
Why are Government Bureaus scattered all over Al
aska, when a concentration at the central port of Seward,
where the Alaska Railroad joins all of Interior Alaska
with all of the communities on the coast of Alaska, would
I effect great economy of money to the Government, in
crease the efficiency of the service, and render better ac
commodations to the public?
Why are headquarters of the United States District
Court for the Third Judicial District still maintained at
| a hamlet of less than 300 population, off at one end of the
district, at heavy unnecessary traveling expense and
! great inconvenience to the public, when the railroad ocean
I terminus at Seward would be central to nine-tenths of the
! population in the district?
Why are not the same efforts made to attract popu
I lation and encourage industrial developments in the vast
jand rich territory served by the Alaska Railroad that
I every other western railroad traversing new territoy has
I always put into practice ?
Why are railroad terminal facilities still maintained
1114 miles inland from the ocean port where all of the ter
minal business is done, by the only railroad in the world
which does such an illogical thing? That is one outstand
ing absurdity that attracted President Harding’s notice
and critical comment.
These are only a few of the many considerations that
deserve to receive serious attention at Washington,
and to have common sense remedies promptly applied.
They are conditions that give rise to questions by
many thousands of people every year, such as The Gate
way presents in all courtesy to^you
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati, 5-1; Philadelphia, 3-noth
nothing opener 10 ninings.
St. Louis, 1-6; Boston, 6-1.
Chicago, 3-1; Brooklyn, nothing-6
Pittsburgh, 9-2; New York, 3-9.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Bosaon, 2-7; Detroit, 5-14.
New York, 2; Chicago, 3.
Philadelphia, 5; Cleveland, 3.
Washington, 1; St. Louis, 6.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Sacram5nto, 5; Hollywood, 2.
Oakland, 5; Missions, 6; 10 innings.
San Francisco, 5; Portland, .7
Los Angeles, 4; Seattle, 11.
EXPEDITIONS INTO H
Ft FIND EXPLORER
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SHELLMOUND, Aug. 20. (JP)— i
Eleven expeditions into the Nickajack
cave have failed to reveal any trace '
of Lawrence Ashley, cave explorer
and geologist, who entered the cavern
Monday morning. Searching parties
are continuing in their efforts to find
him.
LONG HAIR OR LOSE JOBS
PARIS, Aug. 20. (/P)— One Paris
dressmaking house is said to have
sent out the command that all man
nequins must have back hair enough
to do into a knot in six weeks or lose
their bobs. i
I
!
MADE 2490 MILES
MAJOR IRVING TAKES OFF FROM
OAKLAND; COMES DOWN IN
TAIL-SPIN-OFF SHORE
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. (/P)—
Whether the two missing Dole flight
planes were afloat somewhere, 2,400
miles on the Pacific ocean between
California and the Hawaiian Islands
is still unknown. Vast, organized,
searches for the fliers continued un
remittingly. Major William Irving, of
the Dallas Spirit, the plane which
planned to fly a zigzag course from
Oakland to Honolulu searching the
waves for the missing planes. A. H.
Eichwaldt, is the navigator.
NEAR GREAT CIRCLE
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. {&)—
^vventy-five vessels, on or near the
great circle, started under forced draft
at 9:30 last night towards the spot
from which the plane Dallas Spirit
radioed an S. O. S. call. Major Irv
in hopped off this afternoon for Haw
aii searching enroute for the two miss
ing planes. At 9:05, when the plane
was 935 nautical miles off shore, land
stations received a message, “we went
into a tail-spin; S. O. S.; we came out
of it but were sure scared. It was a
close call. We thought it was all off
but we came out it. Lights on the in
strument board went out and it vras
so dark that Bill could—S. O. S.—we
are in another spin; S. O. S’’. Nothing
more has been heard.
I
OFFICIALS DECLINE COMMENT
ON RUMORS RAMPANT IN
SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Aug. 20. (^—Prohibi
tion Administrator Lyle has been or
dered to report to the Prohibition
Commissioner Doran at Washington
D. €., immediately. Senator Jones
refused to comment upon the reports
that the order is in connection with
against an investigation of Lyle’s
recent internal revenue intelligence
district. Officials likewise declined
to comment upon the rumors that
attempts have been made to delay
intelligence reports pending prose
cution of major liquor conspiracy
cases.
HONOLULU, Aug. 20. (£>)—Martin
Jensen announced that he plans to
form a $75,000 corporation for the
purpose of conducting an inter-island
transportation system with daily trips
between Honolulu, Maui and Hilo,
Jensen’s prize money and his plane
the Aloha will be his1 share of the in
vestment.
PAPERS PRESENTED WERE NOT
SATISFACTORY; WRIT HABEAS
CORPUS REFUSED
WASHINGTON, Aug 20. (#>)—
Counsel for Sacco and Vanzetti are
unable to file a petition for a review
of the murder conviction in the Su
j preme court because the papers pre
sented are not in satisfactory form
and no record of the cases being pre
sented. Justice Holmes at Beverly
Mass., asked for a stay of execution
until the petitions can be presented.
MORTON REFUSES HILL
BOSTON, Aug. 20. (£>)—Arthur Hill,
chief counsel for Sacco and Vanzetti,
said Justice Morton, of the Federal
District Court, refused to issue a writ
| of habeas corpus and permission to
I appeal to the District Court of Ap
peals. Hill said in a written letter
to the Governor he is seeking further
j respite for an appeal to the United
States Supreme Court.
"TEX" RICKARD EVIDENTLY
NEW YORK, Aug. 20. (/P)—Accord
ing to Damon Runyon, noted sports
writer, the “Suckers” are in the
; heights of ecstasy and Tex Rickard
' naturally continues his journey in
: quest of the Golden Fleece. Damon
quotes Rickard as being the modern
Jason the only exxception being that
Rickard seems to within a stone’s
throw of his Golden Fleece.
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STOCKS ARE STRONG
| NEW YORK, Aug. 20. (IP)—Stocks
: continued strong and remained firm
at closing. Contrast was pointed out
j between the deaths of the late E. H.
; Harriman, late railroad magnate and
I Elbert Gary. Harrimans death caused
ia violent fluctuation in railroad
| shares, while stocks were unaffected
I by the death of Gary.
IPRINCES OF ENGLAND
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
VANCOUVER, B. C., Auug. 207 (IP)
—Prince of Wales'and his brother
Prince George were given a royal wel
come when they stepped off the train
here this morning. The Prince of
Wales wore the uniform of an officer
of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
and he inspected 100 men and officers
of that unit. They were cheered by
thousands Vho had assembled to greet
them.
SAIL FOR HOME
NORTH SYDNEY, N. S., Aug. 20.
(IP)—Premier and Mrs. Stanley Bald
win sailed from here today on the
liner Empress of Scotland for Great
Britain.
BABY RECOVERING
SEATTLE, Aug. 20. (>P)—A two
old Renton baby girl is recovering
from a fall ineto a thirty foot aban
doned wall last Sunday.
JOIN THE EXCURSION TO THE SEA TOMORROW ON THE M. S. DISCOVERER