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ALASKA PROPER
COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA
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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 166.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRICE TEN CENTS
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 8,1927.
. S. S. ALEUTIAN SAILS
NORTH FROM SEATTLE
WITH LISTING OF 254
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OU R 1ST PARTIES, ROUN^D-TRIP
PERS AND ALASKANS ON A.
S. S. CO. LINER
* SEATTLE, Aug. 8. (;P)—1The S. S.
Aleutian, of the A. S. S. Co., sailed
at 9 a. m. Saturday. The liner car.
ried 254 passengers with the follow
ing listed for Seward: R. M. Huston
and wife, Miss M. Harding, Miss F.
Cypher, E. R. Ramsey, Thos Crahan,
M. Thometz and wife ;E. H. Vestal
and wife, Mrs. R. Greiner and daugh
ter, E. Hinck and wife, F. G. Noyes,
J. S. Thorp and wife, M. L. Sharp,
Mrs. C. F. Jones. Mrs. C. C. Block
and daughter, Mrs. T. Price, C. Lip
pinkott and wife, R. T^ucas, W. H. j
Stevens and wife, Mrs. S. L. Colwell,
Helen. Baker, Sam Applebaum, Mrs.
C. Hammerstrong, Mrs. C. Alexander
and son, B. Halley and wife, H. Ava
koff and brother, Mrs. E. A. Crane,
C. H. Block, C. E. Stone, Mrs. O.
Fairburn. Mrs. D. J. Fairburn, Betty
Fairburn, F. Tilock and brother, C.
M. Sly, wife and daughter, C. M. Wil
Iman, Cl- E. Allen and wife, <My&. ^AJ
Colwell. J. R. Ervin, R. Nichols, Mrs. i
W. Callou, Robt. Merrit, Mrs. J. F. j
*Schroenchervan, Ruth Glassier, J. J. j
Dial, T. O. Davis, and four steerage. j
LETTER OF APPRECIATION PRE
SENTED TO STEWARDESS, MRS.
MOCK, FROM PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, Aug. 8. (£>)—'The pas- j
sengers of the Admiral Watson, re-1
cently wrecked on a reef off Ivory j
Island, were none the worse for their
|►experience. All were loud in their!
praises of the captain, officers and j
crew of the Admiral Watson for the !
way in which they were treated.
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SEATTLE, Aug. S. (JP)—The pas-!
sengers prepared a letter of appreci
ation for Mrs. Mock, the stewardess
of the steamer who is hailed as the
heroine of the wreck. Passengers
declared she aided greatly in calm
ing disorder aboard, dressed email
children and fostered hot breakfast!
on the island beach where the pas_
sengers first landed.
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Bureau of Education work, who ar- ]
.Seattle office, departs this evening i
tMn the steamer Starr for Bristol Bay.
Enroute to the bay Mr. Wagner will j
visit the department’s stations and at i
Bristol Bay, will disembark and in
spect the schools and stations there.
He has just completed a trip through- j
out this and a portion of the Interi-!
or region. He is uncertain, but may
return from the far Westward over
v land, via Illiamna, for there are two
stations in particular in that area
c’ h must be inspected. He plans
r f irr'ng to Seward the latter part
c. his month, enroute to Juneau.
PROSECUTOR DIES
j CHICAGO, 111.. Aug. 8. (JP)—Elbert
; Gaylord Welch, age 54, attorney and
special government prosecutor in the
Alaska coal fraud case, died today.
PEROVICH GRANTED
PARDON; SERVED 18
CONVICTED IN ALASKA IN 1907;
OBTAINED RELEASE 1925 UN
DER WRIT HABEAS CORPUS
ROCHESTER, New York, Aug. 8.(/P)
—A legal battle of more than twenty
years ended here when Vuco Perovich,
Montenegrin, was granted a full par
don by President Coolidge for the
murder of which he was convicted in
Alaska in 1907. He served 18 years
at Leavenworth obtaining his release
under a Writ of Habeas Corpus two
years ago. While in the penitentiary,
he learned to speak nine languages,
and also studied law.
STEAMER STH DEPARTS
TONIGHT FOR WESTWARD
The S. S. Starr, Captain O. A. Jo_
hansen, of the San Juan Fishing and
Packing Company, departs for the
Westward’ and Bristol Bay district
this evening. The present voyage
marks the, second to the last of the
season to Bristol Bay, the September
voyage being the last. As has been
stated previously, this year’s mail
contract called for five trips to Bris
tol Bay instead of four. There have
been quite a number of reservations
made for this trip and in addir.cn
the vessel is taking a capacity load
of freight. x
STILL AFTER BRIDGE
SAX FRANCISCO, Aug. 8. (TP)—De
finite steps to take the Bay Bridge
permit application before Congress,
were started here yesterday.
HEAD OF TERRITORIAL
SCHOOLS ARRIVES CITY
Lester D. Henderson, Commission,
er of Education, Territory of Alaska,
arrived in Seward yesterday from his
Juneau headquarters, a passenger on
the S. S. Alaska. Mr. Henderson
stated this morning, he is here for
the purpose of letting a contract on
the local Mission school building and
will remain throughout the entire
week.'
He has brought a second set of
plans, which call for a smaller build
ing and within keeping of the ap
propriation, but will endeavor to
have the first building, for which the
bids submitted were in excess of the
sum alloted, erected with modifica
tions.
A notice, calling for bids, will be
found in this issue of The Gatew'ay,
with the information that they may
be looked over tomorrow at the Van
Gilder hotel w'here Mr. Henderson is
registered.
Tomorrow' at noon, at the Seward
Grill, Mr. Henderson will be the
guest of honor of the Chamber of
Commerce at their regular weekly
luncheon and business meeting. Pre
sident Leon Urbach, of the Chamber,
urges all business men of Seward
and members of the Chamber to at
tend.
GOVERNOR GENERAL
LEONARD 100, OF
FRIEND AND CONFIDENT OF
| THREE PRESIDENTS; WAS
BELOVED BY HIS MEN
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| BOSTON, Aug. 8. (/P)—Governor
| General Leonard Wood, age 67, died
at one minute to two Sunday morn
ing at the Peter Bent Brigham hos
pital following an operation Saturday
! for tumor.
The spectacular rise of Major Gen_
eral Leonard Wood from an abscure
post in the medical corps to a com
manding rank in the 'combatant
branch of the United States army
was one of the outstanding features
of American military annals. Ap
pointed an assistant surgeon several
years prior to thei Spanish-American
war, Wood rose to the foremost
'rank of American generals, his ac
tive duty culminating in the Gov
jernor Generalship of the Philippine
Islands after he j had served four
'years as Chief of the General Staff
of the army, the. topmost military
command.
While his rapid!promotion, ascrib
j-wd to his «ose friendship with
■ Theodore Roosevelt, was the subject
of frequent criticism in military cir
cles. General Wood’s service was
recognized throughout the establish
ment as of the highest type. His
first offical commendation for gal_
gantry came during hostilities with
'the Apache Indians in 18S5, when he
was given the Congressional Medal
of Honor for bravery, and his work
throughout the World War, limited
as it was from the General’s stand
point, won him the Distinguished
Service Medal “for especially meri
torious and conspicuous service.”
; The placing of the medical officer
in command of troops—a prerogative
jealously guarded by line officers—
was a departure so exceptional in
the military establishment that it has
since been prohibited by army regu
lations; but that General Wood just
ified the trust and proved his value
i as a part of the fighting arm is con
j ceded by many of the highest mili
tary authorities, and was shown even
more conclusively by his unusual
rise to the peak of the profession.
General Wood was born in Win
chester, New Hampshire, October 9,
1860, the son of Charles Jewett and
Caroline E. Hagar Wood. His pre
liminary education was obtained at
the Pierce Academy, Middleboro,
Mass., following which he attended
Harvard University and was graduat,
ed from the medical school in 1884.
After Harding’s election, the prob
lem of the Philippines presented it
self again for solution, and it was to
General Wood that the President
turned for help. In the meantime,
however, the officer had been honor
ed in striking fashion when the trus
tees of the University of Pennsylva
nia offered him the post of Provost
of that institution and he decided
to accept. His decision meant either
that he must resign from the army
or defer his acceptance until he -was
I eligible for retirement, and after
imuch deliberation he decided upon
jthe latter course.
This meant a delay of several
months, and during the interval he
was induced, with the acquiescence
of the university authorities, to ac
cept the post of Governor General
of the Philippines for one year.
General Wood found much to do in
the islands, however, and announced
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Saturday’s Games
St. Louis 4.2, Philadelphia 5-noth
ing opener 13th innings.
Detroit 2, Boston 4.
Chicago 6, New York 3. J
Cleveluand 3, Washington 1.
Sunday’s Games
Chicago 3, New York 4.
Cleveland 3, Washington 12.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Saturday's Games
New York 9, Pitts-burg 2.
Brooklyn 2. Chicago 6.
Boston 1, St. Louis 4.
Sunday’s Games
Brooklyn 5, Chicago 6, 11 innings.
| Philadelphia 1-1, Cincinnati 6-2.
Boston 4, St. Louis 6.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Saturday’s Games
Seattle 1, Sacramento 6.
Los Angeles 3, Oakland 5.
1 Portland 3, Hollywood 5.
San Francisco 2, Missions 9.
Sunday's Games
:
Los Angeles 3-1, Oakland 4-2.
San Francisco 7-1, Missions 2-noth
ing.
Portland 1-3, Hollywood 3-5.
Seattle 6_5, Sacramento 6-4, first
game called ninth time limit.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Club
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Seattle ..
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Hollywood
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Detroit .
Philadelphia
Chicago ..
Cleveland ..
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Boston .
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IS A PEACEFUL
STATES F J
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‘‘Unfortunately everywhere I have
been in this district so far I have been
taken for a member of the dry squad
which has been in this region for
some weeks past but right here and
now I wish to shout to the roof tops
that I am not a member of the Alaska
prohibition force but only a repre
sentative of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company making a peaceful
business trip throughout the Territory
I calling on the clients of the company.”
That's what F. J. Conroy of Juneau,
emphatically stated to The Gateway
today and also, he would like to add,
he will be in Seward for the remaind
er of the week during which time he
will be glad to serve Singer Sewing
machine patrons or to sell new ones
to prospective buyers. He is at the
Van Gilder.
SICCO-UZETTI; IB
DIE TOMORROW
LAST MINUTE EFFORTS OF
COUNSEL TO OBTAIN ST A Y
EXECUTION FAILS
BOSTON, Aug. 8. (IP)— Justice
; Handerson of the State Supreme
‘Court, denied petitions by the coun
jsel of Sacco and Vai./.etti lor a Wnt
| of Habeas Corpus and stay of execu
|tion. He also denied petition for
Writ of Error.
| FROWN ON GENERAL STRIKE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. (^—Am
erican Federation of Labor officials
today frowned upon the suggestion
that it call upon organized labor to
strike August 9th in protest against
the decision of Governor Fuller of
Mas3. that Sacco and Vanzette must
die. William Green, president of
the Federation of Labor, is without
! authority to call a general strike it
was stated. He is now on a speak
ing tour in the South.
MORE THREATS MADE
CHICAGO, Aug. 8. (/P)—Threats
[supposedly by Sacco-Vanzette sym.
pathizers to bomb the Chicago Fed
eral building led today to the post
ing of federal guard of 23 federal
agents on a day and night w'atch
about the building. They were in
structed that if an emergency arose
they should shoot first and ask
questions afterwards.
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ADDITIONAL PROTECTION
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8. (£>)—
Police officers have been assigned
to guard the church of Saint Peter
and Paul owing to the bomb scare
of Friday night when three bombs
exploded. Account of bombs found
on the roof of the building reported
they saw two men disapper down
the fire escape at their approach.
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MORE TROUBLE EXPECTED
BOSTON, Aug. 8. (^P)—Grave trou
ble is now feared throughout the U.
S. and to U. S. Ambassadors and Con
: sulates in foreign countries as the re
sult of Governor’s decision that Saco
and Vanzetti must die. Thousands of
letters pour into the United States,
jsome threatening and others appeal
ing. Additional guards have been
thrown around prominent Americans
!who have expressed opinions regard
ing this case to prevent action by the
I Reds.
60,000 TO STRIKE
CHICAGO, Aug. 8. (/P)—Strike of
j 60,000 protests to the scheduled exe
cution of Saco and Vanzetti scheduled
for tomorrow.
GUARDING ALL BUILDINGS
i BALTIMORE, Md., Aug. 8. (£>)—
jFive hours after the home of Mayor
jWiilam F. Broeing was damaged by;
! the explosion of a bomb yesterday,
| George G. Henry, Chief Inspector, or
dered guards to protect all public
buildings. He also directed that ad
ditional policemen attend two public
protest meetings to be held tonight
by Saco Vanzetti sympathizers.
PLANE IN GOOD SHAPE
PARIS, Aug. 8. (JP)—Charles Levine
declared that Pilot Maurice Droichin
tested the airplane Columbia and
found it in good condition. He said
that a e+urn flight to the United
States migM bn undertaken Saturday
if the weather is satisfactory.