MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 260. SEWARD, ALASKA WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31, 1928
PRICE TEN GENTS
Seward Business Men
Backing New Shipping
Move To The Westward
PLAN AFOOT TO ESTABLISH REGULAR SERVICE
TO NUKA BAY, ILIAMNA AND OTHER PORTS
ON COOK INLET ANI) KODIAK AS WEST
WARD COUNTRY GROWS IN PROSPERITY:
NEW MINING CAMP AND NEW ROAD CALL
FOR BETTER TRANSPORTATION IN THE
OPINION OF LIVE CITIZENS.
Although no official action was taken, informal
•discussion at the weekly luncheon of the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday disclosed the fact that business
*nen of Seward are already committed to a plan for bet
ter transportation to Cook Inlet points and have pract
ically agreed upon a “pot” of $70,000 for a passenger
md freight boat that will make weekly trips to Nuka
Cay, Portloek, Iliamna, Kenai, Seldovia, Kusilof and
•ther harbors along the Inlet as well as ports on Kodiak
and Afognak Islands. It was stated at the meeting that
■ his money could be made available at any time and that
rhe service could be inaugurated for the early spring.
Inc matter was brought up by
Captain O. A. Johansen, a navigator
of Alaskan wraters for many yeais,
and who also enjoys a splendid
reputation as a mariner in Atlan
ic ports. It was he who sensed :»ut
bhe feeling of the community and
had received the assurance that
.Seward business men would back
him in his proposal to better local
shipping conditions to the West
ward. “In this movement we will
•meet with no opposition from the
big steamship lines,’’ said Captain
Johansen, “because they realize
that we will only be creating ad
ditional business for their steam
ships.”
The matter was discussed gen
erally by chamber members, much
of the argument being based cn
the prospect of a new mining camp
at Nuka Bay and a truck road at
Ilianma Bay to connect with the
Iliamna-Clark lake country, a ten
mile road that will cut out a thou
sand-mile sea journey. It was ar
gued that if Seward would take a
definate stand for better boat ser
vice the Alaska Road Commision
might sooner cooperate in the
building of the desired road which
would make the great country
north and west of Cook Inlet a tri
butary to this city.
Other matters brought up at the
meeting had to do with the An
nual Alaska Review to be publish
ed by the Alaska Weekly ot Seattle
for which pictures and stories con
cerning Seward have been for
warded. Mr. Swetmann of lite Se
ward Drug Store agreed to take
300 copies of the review, the “slack”
to be taken up by the chamber in
case there were any left on lvs
hands.
There was discussion of a mar
ine wav to expedite the repa’r
ing of small craft that have to be
beached on the sands, but it was
said that this would undoubtedly
follow the n construction of the
breakwater and safety harbor for
fishing boats which is expected to
start next spring. Attention of the
members was also called to suggest
ions received from fishermen who
have brought halibut in from near
oy banks that Seward would greatly
profit if the city or private enter
nrise would equip a fish dock with
hoist, box material and ice for the
transhipment of halibut direct to
the Seattle market. These matters
are to be further considered to the
possible end that definite action
will be taken.
Carl Almy, of Seldovia, recogni" -
ed as one of the most learned jur
ists of Alaska, is a passenger on the
S. S. Admiral Rogers, going to Val
dez for the approaching term of
court.
Ten members of the Kodiak Fish
eries Co., at Shearwater Bay were
on the passenger list of the Admiral
Rogers today on their way to Seat
tle.
LOOM US ZEPP
DOUBT EXPRESSED AS TO THE
LANDING LIGHTS WHICH
SAID, INADEQUATE
UNDATED, Oct., 31, (JP)—Speed
ing over the Bay of Biscay the big
German dirigible Graf Zeppelin
is heading swiftly for Friedrichs
hafen with the likelihood she whl
make a landfall along the French
coast.
Aided by powerful tail-winds
during the night the dirigible is
making extraordinarily fast time,
an average speed of 80 miles an
hour.
The Zeppelin was sighted sever
al times by steamships. Plans to
entertain the crew and passengers
at Friedrichshafen tonight have
been called off as the dirigible is
not expected' to dock tonight.
While the ship may reach Fried
richshafen during the night it is
doubtful whether the lighting ar
rangements would be adequate
for a landing.
"CCGK INLET KID"
GETS THE DECISION
PORTLAND, Oct., 31, (,/P)—Wal
ter Cleghorn of Seldovia and Alas
ka’s champion middleweight box
er, scored a 10-round decision
over Roy Moore of Los Angeles,
in the main event of a boxing pro
gram here. It was a hair-line de- ,
cision with Cleghorn carrying a j
slight lead in the last few rounds. |
THINKS LOSS OF
SEATTLE, Oct., 31, (yP)—Aliena
tion of affections is worth $25,000
. to Knut Knutson, Alaska fisher
man,, according to a suit filed by
| him against John Shirts, engin
eer. who is now the husband of
Knutson’s former wife. .
According to the complaint
Shirt’s attention to the wife began
in 1923, she divorcing him and
marrying Shirts shortly afterward.
ON FRIDAY WILL MAKE TWIN
APPEAL IN BROOKLYN
AND NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Oct., 31, (£>)— Gov.
A1 Smith will carry the fight for
the Presidency outside of the bor
ders of his home State for the
last time tonight when he motors
into New Jersey for a speech at
Newark.
He will return to his headquar
I ters immediately following the ad
dress and will spend tomorrow in
nreparation for a twin effort to
i swing New York into line with
speeches in Brooklyn and this city
| on Friday.
Nine votes in the electoral col
lege are in doubt in New Jersey
: and its neighbor State of New
j York and Smith believes his chan
| ces are good for bagging them all. i
CHUTE TO LOWER PLANE PASSES FIRST TEST
The great parachute to lower a disabled plane to earth designed by Major
E. L. Hoff naan (inset), has successfully passed first tests at Wright Field by
bearing a 1,600-pound weight to safety. These heretofore unpublished photo
graphs show the size of the parachute (below) as compared to man, and (a
bove) to an ordinary airplane hanger. Major Hoffman says planes manned by
army aviators may be used in tests next spring.
ROWER CHRIS 1
FIGRT iS SPEEDS
ACROSS C1IIENT
MOST OF ADVISORS ARE CON
STANTLY AT IIIS SIDE,
BATTLE CENTURY
WASHINGTON, Oct., 31, (£>)—
Another oddity will take its place
in this campaign of oddities late
this week when the Republican
high command directs the Party’s
vast field forces from general
headquarters on a special train
carrying Herbert Hoover to his
home in California.
SINCE THE DAY OF IIIS
nomination Hoover has had per
sonal charge of the conduct of his
fight for the Presidency and so it
will be until the last shot is fired
and the army of voters begins to
march to the polls.
When Hoover turns Westward
tomorrow he will be Surrounded
by most of his advisors who have
jbeen almost constantly at his side.
As his opponent is concluding a
spectacular appeal for votes in the
| normally Republican strongholds
; in the East, Hoover is being kept
advised of events as they take
! place and after conferring with
his advisors, he will send forth
orders for moves intended to
! counteract the Democratic activi
! ties.
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/vELU.* PARTY HEADS OUT ~jLO
iiiijL.1' OUT THE YOUNG
VICTIM
i'rUisCE RUPERT, B. C., Oct., 30,
—oumcwueie Deiween tne town 01
ocwiin, in me Portland Canal dis
trict oi British Columbia, and
.tsowser LaKe, bU miles distant,
Jonn Howson, 19, member of a
survey party, is reported to have
• oeen snot and badly wounded
wnen he was mistaken for a bear,
me is bemg brought to Sewart
j by a pack train. Howson and Wm.
Scott spent the summer in the
vicinity of Bowser Lake survey
ing under Chief P. M. Modoton.
Scott left camp after hearing
what he thought was a bear in
tne brush nearby. Sometime later
he went back in search for the
near, accompanied by Howson, the
j iatter being shot by Scott who
j thought the bear he had previous
ly shot, was still alive.
A relief party has left Stewart
to help bring in the victim.
Another boat and additional dock
facilities are needed at Uzinkie for
the Grimes Cannery, according io
O. L. Grimes who is a passenger to
the Outside on the S. S. Admiral
Rogers just in from the Westward.
Mr. Grimes said he had a fair sea
son for 1928 but finds it necessary
to buy another fishing boat and a
oile driver to get ready for what
he hoped will be a better season in
1929.