FINAL PORT OF GALL FOR THREE
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
HEADQUARTERS U. S. SIGNAL CORPS
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ALASKA PROPER
COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA
RAILROAD
VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 137.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1927.
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GRUELLING CONTEST RUN IN
SLOW TIME OWING TO IN
TENSE HEAT
OFFICIAL TIME OF RACE
Eckman—61 minutes 17 seconds.
Ohls—62 minutes 20 seconds.
Shellabarger—65 minutes 17 sec
onde.
Howard Seferovich—65 minutes
32 seconds.
4.
For the second consecutive year
Erick Eckman breasted the tape first
in the annual Seward Marathon Moun
tain race. Werner Ohls, who last year
finished second, repeated his perform
ance. Max Shellabarger came in third
and Howard Seferovich fourth.
The record of Alec Bolam, made sev
eral years ago of 54 minutes, remains
unbroken.
Under ideal weather conditions in
the lowlands but under a sweltering
sun on the mountain the annual Sew
ard Marathon Mountain race was run
Wff yesterday. Old Sol beat down un
mercifully as if to make up for its late
appearance this season, upon the glis
tening backs of the four runners, and
as the swarm of people on the streets
of Seward watched, sun flashes
gleamed at intervals from the athletes.
Four minutes past four, at the crack
of the gun, the quintet were off from
the Bank of Seward corner, striking
away with easy strides. They were
quickly lost to view and when next
glimpsed, 20 minutes later, were in
the dense alders on the first ridge.
Though each man had large numerals
on his back, it was difficult to discern
and determine who was leading.
As the racers emerged from the alders
onto the difficult shale and rubble
surface of the peak at an altitude of
approximately 1,500 feet, Ohls, closely
followed by Eckman and Shellabarger,
emerged in the lead. Three minutes
later Howard Seferovich broke thru
the alders and mounted the steep hog
back. With rythmic tread, bodies
bent forward, lungs pumping in the
rarified atmosphere for the sustaining
oxygen, the battle for supremacy was
one of grandeur and endurance. In
this position the leaders battled on
with apparent unchanged pace, save
with Seferovich. Gradually he began
to close up the space between himself
and Shellabarger. Working steadily
and like a veteran despite his tender
youth and inexperience he pressed on.
With that wide gap intervening be-j
tween himself and th eleaders many a
seasoned athlete would have quit, but
.the stout young heart held steadfast
and true. When the quartet reached
the summit Seferovich had practically
made up three minutes on the most
difficult going of the climb,
The first man to round the staff j
where Mel Horner, official time keep
er on the peak was stationed,was Shel
labarger at 4:50:50; next came Eck
man at 4:50:55; then Ohls at 4:50:58,
and Seferovich at 4:53:30, the first
(Continued on Pago Fire.)
“LINDY” BACK IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, July 5. (/P)—Free
from tumultous receptions that mark
ed his return from France Lindbergh
is back in New York to complete the
work on “We,’ the story of his life and
his flight across the Atlantic.
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN RIDING
ON PILOT OF ENGINE WHEN
CRUSHED AND MAIMED
Roy Floss, aged about 20 years, was
fatally injured while working for the
Moose Creek spur of the Alaska Rail
road, according to reports brought to
| Seward yesterday. The accident oc
curred Saturday, and details of the
tragedy are meagre. According to
I
the report received, young Floss was
either riding on the ptilot of an engine
and fell beneath the wheels or was
thrown off and sustained the crushing
of his thigh and ribs. Steps were
! immediately taken to have him con
veyed to the hospital at Anchorage,
but death soon followed.
As far as can be learend the young
man came from Southeastern Alaska
recently to work on the railroad.
GERMAN COMMANDER
ID eon PARKS
I HI REVIEWING STAND
JUNEAU, July 5. For the first
time, perhaps, since the World war
a German naval officer was in the re
| viewing stand in an American city for
! a Fourth of July parade when Captain
Richard Foerster, commander of the
German cruiser Emden, with an aide,
reviewed the patriotic parade with
Governor Parks and his aide, Major
Thornton Rogers of Chilkoot bar
racks. Two infantry companies of the
barracks headed the parade of civic
and fraternal organizations. It had
been intended that the officers and
crew of cadets of the Emden march in
the parade, but it was too late to get
permission from the State Department
at Washington, and the German sail
ors declined to march without arms
as they said it would signify they were
prisoners of war.
Commissioner of Fisheries Henrry
O’Malley with Representatives Fritz
Lanham of Texas and Thomas Mc
Keon of Oklahoma arrived aboard the
Fisheries boat Brant.
AWAIT INVESTIGATION '
NEW YORK, July 5. (/P)—Six phy
sicians who were accused by three
Jewish internes of having hazed and
persecuted them at the Kings County
hospital, calmly awaited a thorough
investigation which will start today.
Not much telegraphic news in to
day’s Gateway, but there were more
important happenings in %ward yes
terday than Outside. *
CITIZENS, SPECIAL NOTICE
Capt. Ralph R. Guthrie, president
of the Seward Golf Club, asks the as
sistance from the citizens of the city
tomorrow in doing a little clearing
on the golf course. Autos will leave
the Bank of Seward corner at 9
o’clock in the morning and is part
icularly requested as many citizens
as possible join in this endeavor.
It is pointed out the ground is a
combined golf course and aviation
field each of which i3 a big asset
the community.
CHIIM Will REFUSE TO
GENEVA, July 5. (&)—Ghucham
Hsin, Chinese representative at the
Council of the League of Nations, de
clared the government and the people
of China refuse to recognize Sfny deci
sion by the naval limitation confer
ence which affects China. The state
ment follows a report from England
that Japan and Great Britain might
renew the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
(Sunday’s Games) i
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 5, Washington 6.
Chicago 14, St. Louis 10.
Cleveland 10, Detroit 9.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 4, Chicago T.
Pittsburg 4, Cincinnati 5.
Philadelphia 1-5, Brooklyn 6-6.
Boston 5-7, New York 6-8.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Oakland 4-5. Seattle 3-19.
Los Angeles 3-17, San Francisco 8-4.
Sacramento 6-0, Portland 4-2.
Missions 2-0, Hollywood 1-1.
| ♦ NATIONAL LEAGUE
(Saturday’s Games)
1 Brooklyn 7-3, Philadelphia 5-0.
! New York 4-1, Zoston 1-2.
, St Louis 4. Chicago 7.
I Cincinnati 6, Pittsburg 7.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 6, St. Louis 5
Boston 2, New York 3.
Detroit 6, Cleveland 1.
Philadelphia 2, Washington 4.
PACIFld COAST LEAGUE
Missions 3, Hollywood 2.
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Oakland 2, Seattle 9.
Sacramento 3, Portland 8.
Los Angeles 9, San Francisco 13.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
(Monday’s Games)
Cincinnati 1-3, Chicago 2-6—Opener
ten innings.
St. Louis 2-4, Pittsburg 7-6.
| New York 4-9, Brooklyn 3-4—Open
er 11 ianinge.
Boston 5-8, Philadelphia 4-2.
, AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 0-2, Cleveland 2-6.
Philadelphia 10-3, Boston 2-11.
Washington 1-1, New York 12-21.
Detroit 4-10, St. Louis 8-8.
, PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Oakland 1-1, Seattle 3-2.
Mission^ 5-2, Hollywood 3-5.
Los Angeles 6-7, San Francisco 6-8.
First ^game <?alfed in the ninth-r-time
V v
up.
■« Sacramento 4-2, Portland 840.
DEATHS DECLINE
CHICAGO, July 5. (/P)—A sharp de
cline from old-time independence day
death tolls was shown again this year
when fatalities reported directly from
fireworks, guns and similar objects
hovered around the dozen mark. More
than 700 per sons were injured.
FIRST FLYING COURT
ARRIVES AT WISEMAN
1600 MILE JOURNEY
WISEMAN, July 5. (JP)—Flying jus
tice arrived at Wiseman bringing the
first Federal court ever to meet within
the Arctic circle. Judge Cecil H.
Clegg with Prosecuting Attorney E. B.
Collins, U. S. Marshal Lynn Smith
and Court stenographer Louis Par
cher arrived from Fairbanks in three;
hours. All of the inhabitants of the
Koyokuk district welcomed the fliers
with Eskimo and white dances. The
Aerial court goes next to Bethel, then
returns to Fairbanks, making a 1600
mile trip in a few days. A greater cu- j
riosity than flying justice was water-!
melons, cantaloupes and cherries
which the plane brought, and which
are the first seen in Wiseman.
CRASHES II TAKEOFF
ON PACIFIC FLIGHT
I
MANA, Island of Kauai, Hawaii,
July 5. (>P)—Richard Grace, movie
I stunt flyer, crashed to earth shortly
) after taking off for the California
!
) mainland. Grace and a dog which ac
companied him, were unhurt, but the
plane was so badly damaged that his
trans-Pacific flight of 2,400 miles may
be abandoned. Grace made a good
takeoff over a bumpy field, but in cir
cling the island before straightening
out across the water engine trouble
developed. The monoplane fluttered
and then plunged to earth. Grace was
heartbroken and said: “I did my
best; that’s all I can say.” His me
chanician, Easton B. Moger, complete
ly broken down with disappointment
and was unable to speak to anyone.
BOGOSLOF ISLAND VOLCANO
REPORTED SPOUTING SMOKE
SAN FRANCISCO, July 5. (JP)—A
message from John Borden, of Chica
go, who is cruising in the yacht
Northern Light on a combined scien
tific and pleasure trip, describes the
eruptions of a volcano on Bogoslof
Island. The former lagoon over the
crater is now a round ihill of lava 200
feet high and emitting dense clouds
of sulphurous smoke,” the report said.
The party is proceeding toward Nome
from St. Paul Island.
L. V. Ray, attorney and mayor of
Seward, who has been attending the
Anchorage session of court, returned
home over the week-end leaving
again yesterday morning.
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ATHLETIC GAMES IN
OFF YESTERDAY SHE
ENJOYED BY PUBLIC
CONTESTS FOR CHILDREN TAKE
UP MAJOR PORTION OF AF
TERNOON
Well, anyway, the children had lots
of fun yesterday, Independence Day,
which, after all is the only thing which
counts, for after all, this is all the
Fourth of July has meant in later
years. Beginning promptly at 2 o’clock
event after event followed close upon
the heels of another and the specta
tors who lined the streets had equally
as much fun as the participants of the
athletic games, most of whom were
kiddies.
The 100-yard dash was won by Ray
r
mon Manthey, Charles Carlson taking
second place and Andy Peterson third.
In a like race for girl3 under 12,
Betty Balderston won first and Alber
ta Laughlin second.
The men’s tug-of-war came next,
and the representative men’s team of
Seward almost pulled the Surveyor
crew over Marathon. It "was prob
ably the most outstanding event of the
day.
Two teams composed of Jesse Lee
Home girls, tried their hand at tug-of
war. This resulted in a tie, due to the
assistance of two men on one of the
teams.
In the 50-yard dash for girls under
12, Laura Torgramsen won first prize
and Betty Balderston second.
In the 50-yard dash for boys under
12, Barton Stanton won a close race
| from Albert Ungohlox. Both were
i awarded prizes.
Mrs. Eamon won the woman’s race,
i driving contest with Mrs. Bowers tak
ing second money.
Alec Bear won the boys’ potato race
and Ephriam Kalmakoff took second
place.
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QUICK WORK IN UNLOADING
CAS CARS FROAA STEAMER
I Within a couple of hours after the
actial work of unloading was begun
Master Mechanic Hale, assisted by
Roadmaster Jenkins and General
Car Foreman Brown, together with the
gas and electric crew with two big
cranes, had two passenger coach size
motor-driven coaches off the Orduna,
on their trucks and' ready to travel by
their own power to Anchorage whence
they departed early yesterday.
Not a hitch occurred in the arrange
ments for lifting the coaches and
perfect team-work and co-ordination
marked the progress of unloading.
Wearing heavy work gloves the offi
cials gave a hand here and there like
the remainder of the workmen and but
for an order here and there no one
could distinguish between members of
the crews. It was a fine piece of
work and attracted a large audience.