The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-08-31
SEARCHING FOR S0N
Boy Vanished From Seattle,
WASH, About Year Ago.
Admiral John A. Rodgers Going TO
Alaska In Effort to Locate Lad
Letter From Ear North Tells
of Mysterious Young Man.

Seattle, Wash.--Rear Admiral Johh
"A. Rodgers, in command of the navy
yard, Puget Sound, will soon go 10
Alaska in search of his lost son, Alex
ander Rodgers, who was last heard OF
a year ago when he was planning TO go
down the Tanana river on raft. Ad-
miral Rodgers is impelled to make the
trip north himself by a letter from
Bethel. Alaska, which has just come 10
hand. II is written by Bob Hunter to
n friend in Bremerton, whose name the
admiral does not wish to reveal. Ac-
cording TO the letter Hunter was build
ing a power boat at Bethel last month
for a trip to the Iditarod. A young
man applied to him with the proposi-
tion that he should earn trip up the
river by helping build the boat. Hunter
goes on to say that the young fellow
worked hard, but adds that priyauons
which he suffered had apparently al
fected his mind.
For DAYS he would not say word,
and would then talk disconnectedly oil
n father in the south who had 2,OO0
men working for him. All OF his name
that Hunter had discovered was Alex
ander. Hunter goes on to say that ne
Is taking the stranger along with MN
to the new diggings because he Is such
n good worker and Is going to give MIN
the Bremerton mans kit, which Hun
ter was keeping in Bethel Hunter
closes with an urgent request to MS
Bremerton friend to join him in the
north. because he is not sure that Al
exander' will prove good working
partner.
That Admiral Rodgers believes Bob
Hunters companion is his son Is
shown by his visit to the schooner r.
j. Adler. which will soon sail for the
Kuskokwim. Admiral Rodgers handed
to Capt. e. B. Hoffman, skipper OF the
Adler. so letters addressed to BOD
Hunter, which are to be distributed
throughout Kuskokwim district, In the
homes that one of them may come into
the hands of the right party.
They describe Alexander Rodgers as
twenty-two years old, feet S1a inches
high. weight $50 pounds, blue eyes
blonde hair fair complexion, near
sighted. wearing glasses when he left
home. Th. letters, which are signed
Inv the admiral, request Mr.. Hunter to
wire any information from the neares'
Office. Admiral Rodgers was accompa
MED on his visit to the Adler by Lieut.
John Rodgers, an older brother OF tne
missing man, who has recently re
turned from fruitless search in Alas
ka. A long consultation was held II
the cabin of the p. j. Adler betWeer
the two naval officers and A. j. Born
owner of the Adler and Captain Hon
man as to the methods of the search
When the Adler stopped at Bethe
on June II there was no such person
as Rob Hunter there. Bethel Is lit
tie Indian village and all the white
people know one another by name
THE letter was dated June 81, and Hun
ter states that he is handing It to Cap
Aain Johnson. johnson Is known as TN
skinner of small sloop which rum
between Nome and Bethel.
The Bremerton man received TN
letter in Cordova and brought it dow
from Alaska. Mr.. Born cannot accoun
for the shortness of time betweel
Bethel and Cordova. The only explana
tion is some mistake in the date lin
of Hunters letter,