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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 170.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Historical Work,Seward
And Government Owned
Alaska Railroad Project
*’ FIRST AND OUTLINE CHAPTER OF IMPORTANT
NARRATIVE I>T COURSE PREPARATION BY
JOHN E. BALLAINE, MHO ORIGINATED AND
BUILT ALASKA CENTRAL, FOUNDED SEW
ARD, AND CAUSED COMPLETION OF RAIL
ROAD TO FAIRBANKS—EVENTS THAT PER-'
MANENTLY SHAPE OR INFLUENCE WHOLE
OF ALASKA’S FUTURE GROWTH AND DEVEL
OPMENT-SERIES OF RELATED FACTS MORE
THRILLING THAN FICTION.
“Laying the Foundations of Alaska” is the title of a historical narrative
in the form of an autobiography that is in course of preperation by John E.
Ballaine,founder of Seward and originator and builder of the Alaska Central
railroad. His work also resulted in the building of the Government oM’ned
Alaska Railroad from Seward to Fairbanks, influencing or shaping the whole
future of Alaska’s groM’th.
His narrative will be a permanent history of the entire Alaska Railroad
project and the founding of Seward from their inception in the Alaska Central
RailM'ay company during the 20 years or more from 1902 to the present day.
It will give for the first time hnd preserve for the future the inside story,
of a series of events and transactions that involved men in the highest posi
tions in the business and political life of the Nation, including every Pres
ident of the United States from Theodore Roosevelt to Calvin Coolidge.
Mr. Ballaine has granted the request of The Gateway to publish in ad
vance the introductory chapter, which gives an outline and forecast of the
scope of the entire volume. ^
Letters to Mr. Ballaine from prominent men who took decisive action in
Alaskan matters dealt with will be published in it, some of them in photo
graphic reproduction.
Extracts from a few of these letters are here quoted:
President Roosevelt, in his own handwriting: <‘I heartily agree with the
patriotic sentiments expressed by Mr. Ballaine,” in support of his application
to have a postoffice established at the new town on Resurrection bay under
the name of Seward in 1903 when the Postoffice Department had insisted
that some other name should be used.
I President Wilson: “The facts that you placed in the records of the Com
mittee Hearings (on the Alaska Railroad Bill in 1913) and the information
you so generously supplied to me were investigated and reported upon by the
> Alaska Enginering Commission, and were corroborated most fully in all par
ticulars. Those facts left no; other choice for the location of the route of the
railroad authorized by the Congress than the one from Seward through the
new valley of the Susitna to the Tanana river.’*
Congressman Lenroot, afterward United States Senator, of Wisconsin:
“The fate of the Bill (the« Alaska Railroad Bill) hung in the balance for sev
eral days. Your testimony before the House Committee on Territories, which
I read on the floor of the House,made more votes for it than all other in
fluences put together, and insured the passage of the Bill.’*
Senator Chamberlin of Oregon • ^‘Your testimony before the Senate Com
mittee and the help you gave to the individual Senators were the influences
of greatest weight in the passage of the Alaska Goverment Railroad Act by
the Senate. I know of no other man who rendered more valuable service than
you did yourself.”
Hon. George Turner of Spokane, former United States Senator, former
United States Judge, and one of Mr. Ballaine*s associates in the organization
and promotion of the Alaska Central. “There can be no question of the fact
that you originated and organized the Alaska Central Railway Company.
You were also at the head of the company for many years as its General
^ Manager and as President of the Tanana Construction Company. You financ
I * ed the company in its earlier years by your own efforts. You located the
townsite of Seward and made it the terminus of the railroad. You chose the
route through to Fairbanks and built the first section of the road. Alaska
and the Northwest generally owe you a debt of gratitude for the -wise pre
vision and foresight displayed by you, and for the tegnacity and courage
with which you stood by the enterprise until it was at last made a success.’’
E. A. Shedd & Co., of Chicago: ‘‘We were associated with Mr. John E.
Ballaine in the early days of the building of the Alaska Central Railroad
from Seward northward. He was the president of the Tanana Construction
Company, building the road at the time,and we loaned his company some
Continued on page five.
FORMER RESIDENT
FAIRBANKS CHARGED
BIGAMY IN FRISCO
PAUL EAGUZAROFF IN THE
TOILS OF THE LAW; AL- j
LEGED CHANGED NAME
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12. (/?)—
Paul Eaguzaroff, formerly of Fair
banks, was arrested on the charge
:>f bigamy. Mabel Eaguzaroff is pre
senting the charges. She said he
married her in Fairbanks on Febru
ary 15, 1920, deserting hlr last Jan
jary and marrying Cleo Salonisen
aere in April under the name of Paul
Agotf.
HORS CONSENT
POSTPONEMENT OF
FLIGHT TO TUESDAY
_ i
MAJOR IRVING ONLY ONE READY
TO HOP.OFF; FOUR OTHERS
PREPARED
AIRPORT, Oakland, Aug. 12.(JP)-r
Aviators, entered in the Dole trans
Atlantic flight scheduled to start to
day at noon, signed their unanimous
consent to the agreement to .post
pone the takeoff until Tuesday noon.
Lieut. Ben Wyatt, Navigation Test'
Inspector, announced the aviators j
held a meeting last night when Ma
jor Irvng the only one was ready to
hopoff and appearances indicated
only four would be ready to start
the aerial derby <5n time.
REJECTS SUGGESTION
HONOLULU, August 12. (Jp)—'The
committee here, of the National Aero
nautic Association on the Dole flight
rejected the suggestion from San
Francisco committee the flight be
postponed two weeks.
PAOLINO WARNED THREE TIMES
FOUL TACTICS BY REFEREE
WENT SEVEN ROUNDS
NEW YORK, Aug. 12. (/P)—Delaney
in the first heavyweight fight after re
linquishing the light heavy title, won
from Paolino Uzcudun, in the seventh
round of a scheduled 15 round bout,
a foul.
After warning Paolino three times
the referee disqualified him for
a period of two minutes. While
fighting in the seventh the end came
suddenly after Delaney had smashed
the Spandiard into a gory spectacle
with almost every punch a fistic cat
egory.
* ^ — ■ » --—
ORIGINATES NEW STUDY
VIRGINIA, Minn., Aug. 12. (#>)—A
high school course in photography,
originated eight years ago os an ex
periment by Miss Gertrude Mann, has
proven so successful that nearly 100
pupils annually take the work.
WOK FAVORS PLACING i
JURISDICTION OFINSUUfl i
AFFAIRS HIS DEPARTMENT
TRANSFER OF THE WAR DEPART
MENT MAY BE DONE BY EX
ECUTIVE ORDER
RAPID CITY, S. D. Aug., 12. </P)—
Secretary Work favors placing the
charge or jurisdiction of all Insular
affairs in the Department of the In
terior and has informed President
Coolidge that transfer of the War
Department may be. done by an Ex
ecutive order pointing out that Alaska ;
and Hawaii are already governed by
the department. He joined the Pres.*
ident in the rejection of the late Gov.
ernor General Leonard Woods idea,
of a seperate bureau for Insular af
fairs.
TWENTY-SIX SHOT AT HANKOW;
KHJKIANG,’ Aug. 12. (/P)—Twenty
six Communist labor leaders are re
ported to have been shot at Hankow
following the recent establishment
of martial law. There were 44
others arrested.
CAPTURED IN I l
LOAD OF CONTRABAND LIQUOR
ESTIMATED TO BE VALUED
AT HALF MILLION
NEW YORK, Aug. 12. (JP)—'The
Ansonia, a single stacke'r freighter,
is said to contain a $500,000 load
of contraband liquor. The vessel is
at anchorage under guard off the
Statue of Liberty, after it had fled
from a surprise attack, and almost
50 Staten Island police had cut a
sand barge in half and run it upon
a sand bar where they captured it.
Thirty-four men -were arrested and
seven trucks were seized along with
three expensive automobiles.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 4, Boston 5.
Brooklyn 2, New York 3.
Cincinnati nothing, Chicago 2.
Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 2.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston nothing-2, St. Louis 2.
Philadelphia 4-nothing, Detroit 6.
Chicago 1, Cleveland 2 10 innings.
New York 2, Washington 3 11 in
nings.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Sacramento 66, Missions 3.
Los Angeles 4, Portland 6.
Oakland 8, Hollywood 4.
San Francisco Seattle, rain.
SEATTLE FROM NOME
SEATTLE, Aug. 12. (£>)—'The S. S.
Victoria arrived with 287 passengers
and shipments of gold, fur, whale pro
ducts, canned salmon, and the first
1 shipment of salted whale tails. These
are considered a delicacy in Japan.
Forty thousand cases of salmon came
from False Pass.
CHAMBER IN PRISON
ft.
“WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY,” EX
CLAIMS SACCO; OBVIOUSLY
IN BETTER SPIRITS
BOSTON, Aug. 12. (/P)—Warden
Henry, of the State prise:., said Sac
co, who started his 27th day hunger
strike by refusing breakfast, is not
in a state of collapse. He explained
at the prison that so long as Sacco
is able to walk, the prison physician
will not attempt focible feeding.
Vanzetti broke his intermittent fa3t
after he received word of the latest
reprieve and under careful diet he is
gradually working back to normal.
BOTH REST BETTER
BOSTON, Aug. 12. (/P)— Sacco and
Vanzetti "were removed to a more
comfortable distance from the death
chamber. Both are resting in obvi
ously better spirits than when in the
death house. “What a beautiful day”,
Sacco exclaimed.
FLIGHT POSTPONED
BERLIN, Aug. 12. (/P)—Otto Koen_
necke, who planned to hop from Ber
lin to Cologne from where lie was
to take off on a trans-Atlantc flight,
postponed the hop until tomorrow.
The flier was unable to complete
arrangements in Berlin.
CHAPLIN TO FIGHT
TO FINISH DIVORCE
SUIT; LEAVES N. V.
INSTRUCTS ATTORNEYS WITH
DRAW FROM COURT, ALL
OFFERS SETTLEMENT
CHICAGO, Aug. 12. (JP)— Charles
Chaplin is enroute to Los Angeles
from New York prepared for “a
ight to the finish for the sake of my
name and the future of my two ba
bies.” In the divorce suit brought by
his young wife, Lita Grey, the screen
comedian halted here between trains
long enough to make known he has
definitely instructed his attorneys to
wthdraw all offers of settlement out
of courts and arrange for a court
fight which has been set for August
NOTED NOVELIST SUFFERING
FROM BAD INFECTION; CRI
SIS UNREACHED
0\VT)SS0, Mich., Aug. 12. (JP)—The
condition of James Oliver Curwood,
1 suffering from a bad infection, re
mained extremely critical. His phy
sician announced blood transfusion
was performed yesterday and the
patient responded to the treatment,
apparently rallying for a short time.
Physicians say his condition is still
extremely grave with the crisis yet
to be reached.
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 12. (£>)—Swed
en has a twentieth century Florence
Nightingale in the person of Elsa
Braendstrom.