BIG Bill
IS PULLED OFF REEF
BY m VESSELS
U. S. S. COLORADO DISLODGED
FROM DIAMOND REEF NEAR
GOVERNOR’S ISLAND
SHIP FINALLY FLOATED
NEW YORK, May 11. (/P)—High
flood tide and the power of 14 tug
boats and four mine sweepers finally
dislodged the U. S. S. Colorado Prom
its lodging on Diamond reef, near
Governor’s Island at 8 o’clock last
night. It had been stranded almost
36 hours. Two previous attempts to
get the warship off the rocks had I
failed although sailors removed almost
all the shells from the decks and un* j
loaded her surplus fuel. Damage to1
the hull of the vessel is not known, i
but it was estimated that it cost over1
$50,000 to get it floated.
SCHOONER STRIKES BUR
BELIEVED BE TOUl LOSS
SAN FRANCISCO. May 11. (£>)—
Crippled by striking the Grays Har
bor bar as she passed out Friday night, ;
the steam sehooner Avalon went
aground ontlie south spit of Willapa
Harbor early Sunday morning. The
crew was removed by tugs. There
was a heavy sea running today and it
is believed that the ship will be a total
loss.
TRAWLER. ALCOHOL SEIZED
NEW YORK. May 11. The :
British trawler Gabrielis was seized
off Staten Island by a Coast Guard >
Cutter, with grain alcohol worth j
$1,200,000 in her holds.
Sheaffers Lifetime fountain pen?
and pencils. Schallerer's Alaska Shop i
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Men’s shoes resoled, heeled' and j
polished $2.75. Seward Leather,
Works.
PRINCE KARL OF BDVIIRIA i
DIES DETER OPERATION
MUNICH, Bavaria, May 11. (£>)—
Prince Karl of Bavaria, second son
of the late King Ludwig, third brother
of the former Crown Prince Hup
precht, died here yesterday following
an operation for appendicitis. He was
53 years of age.
I
SMS PRESIDENT COOLIE
BEST HU DRESSER
NEW YORK. May 11. (/P)—Sir Chas. i
Higham, English advertising man,
sailed for London Saturday after his
24th tour ofthe United States. He
said that during the last year he spent
$8,000,000 in advertising through the j
newspapers. He said that Mayor Walk
er required only a monacle to dress 1
like a perfect Englishman, but thought;
that President Coolidge was the best
Iressed America^.
10IENT TEMPLE FOUND
IT KISH, USOPOMi
I
CHICAGO, May 11. (.-P)—A Sumerian
temple 5,000 years old has been un
earthed at Kish in Mesopotamia, ac
cording to an announcement of the
Field Museum authorities, who collab
orated with Oxford University in an
expedition.
GIVES HARVARD $100,000
NEW YORK, May 11. (/P)— John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., has given the Har-i
vard Law School an endowment fund j
of $100,000 on condition that its of
ficials raise $14,000 by July 1.
Lucky says: “K n o w
which side your bread is but
tered on.” Buy your butter
from Lucky.
Charts, tide tables, coast pilots etc.
Schallerer’s Alaska Shop United
States Coast and Geodetic Survev
Agency.
A new model of the
Famous Selz $ Six
You can instantly see the style, the snap,
of this Selz $Six oxford. Famous Selz
all-leather construction. Style will last.
See a pair today. You’ll like them.
s6
OTHER SELZ STYLES UP TO $1Q
URBACHS
‘QUALITY FIRST”
BROWN & HAWKINS CORP.
Seward, Alaska
Now Is the Time!
TO GET W FOB THE GREAT OUTDOORS
[AST season when tht bo t engine of yours gave you constant trouble and
deprived you of a good deal of enjoyment and earning capacity, you prom
ised yourselves A New Dependable Gas Poat Engine. Since then, you have
given considerable thought to the selection of just the right kind of engine
suitable tor your purpose. We
are certain that the NEW
HALLETT MARINE ENGINE
will just answer your purpose.
Hallett Marine Engines, as you
may know, are the outcome of
several years spent in evolving a
comparatively light weight,
small boat engine, without the
drawbacks of other small, high
speed engines. Hallett Marine
engines run at an average speed ot 2,200 to 2,400 R P M., devel
oping from 8 to 10 H. P. The Special Speed Reduction Principle embodied
in the construction of Hallett Marine Engines makes them adaptable for
slow trawling as well as for speeding. The Seward price on Hallett Marine
Engines is from $315 to $420. Illustrated Catalog and drawings will be gladlv
furnished to any one calling at our store.
Proper Tire Equipment Saves Tire Money
TOR commercial cars of all kinds and heavy trucks LAMBERT’S “TRUBL
PRUF” TIRES have no equal. Once you equip with “Trublprufs” your tire
troubles are ended forever. No punctures, no rim cuts,
no blowouts. “Trublpruf” tires are built on demount*
i
able rims to fit your car. Surely there is a satisfaction
in knowing that once your car has started it will get £
there without tire trouble..Spring is here, a full season
is before you. Don’t let tire troubles mar the pleasure
of automobiling. Drop in to let us quote you prices and
demonstrate what “Trublprufs” will do.
Air-proof Your Tires With Aer-Pruf
A ER-PRUF, (he anti-puncture fluid, is inexpensive, most effective, easilv ap
plied, requires no change of your present tire equipment, guaranteed not to
rot your rubber, stops punctures and slow leaks. A $3.00 can of Aer-Pruf
's sufficient to treat a set of 30 x 3>/2 tires If in doubt, come in to see us and
we Will gladly demonstrate to you at our own expense. We are acting Alaska
General Agents.
WE CARRY A STOCK OF RELIABLE GARDEN AND FLOW
ER SEEDS, GARDEN TO OLS AND FERTILIZER
SHIP CHANDLERIES AND FISHING GEAR OF ALL KINDS
S'
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MADE ARTIFICIALLY BY i
ULTRA VIOLET RATSj
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CHICAGO, May 11. (/P)—The Her
ald and Examiner today said that two
University of Chicago scientists had
been successful in experiments to pro
duce living organisms by ultra violet I
rays. A live fish was produced, the
• i
newspapers said by placing a fish egg j
under powerful violet rays for five to ;
i ten minutes. In this manner the, ac- j
j count added, Dr. Ralph Lillie and Dr.
: M. A. Hinrichs, who conducted the
tests, created life without the aid of !
I male fertilization.
SINGER SUES MILLIONAIRE
j NEW YORK, May 11. (/P)— Frieda
j Hempel, operatic soprano, has start
ed a suit said to Involve $1,000,000
| against August Heckscher, elderly
| millionaire philantropist to whom
she has frequently been reported |
, engaged, if -was disclosed yesterday.1.
Soda pop in all flavors, j
The Candy Cottage.
Send the Gateway to friends.
t
Fairbanks Airplane
Corporation
—The Pioneer Line—
FLYING TO ALL PARTS IN ALASKA
OUR NEW SWALLOW PLANE
Joseph Crosson, Pilot
(Alaska’s Ace)
has just completed a record flight
from Fairbanks, to Point Barrow,
returning via Kotzebue and Ruby.
For information as to Flights, Rates, Etc., write or
wire at our expense
ROBERT LA VERY, General Manager
Fairbanks, Alaska
HARDWARE, STOVES AND RANGES
Inside frosted Electric Lamps, Ship Chandlery, An
chors, Rope and Twine, Paints and Oils, Sheet metal
Plumbing Shop, Gun repairs.
Mail Orders M ill Receive Prompt Attention
J. L. GRAEF
Phone Madison 87 Seward Alaska