Douglas Island news., 1920-12-17
CUTTERS BACK
 FROM THEIR TRIP
Algonquin and Unalga Have Event ful Cruise in Far Western
 Alaska

United states comm. loucr tried @ murder casc. united score Of ua- uvcs in che holy bonds of wolloek directed Che vaccination of more uan 300 Eskimo and Indians and distributed Red Cross and goycru- mont school supplies Go thc remote Wue settlements of tho North Che United States Coast Guard cutter arrived u Seattle yesterday alter noon. Bays Che Seattle Times of re- cent date.
 Railing from Western Alaska watou. Che United States Coast Guard cutter Algonquin. another good samaritan ot Che sens. a'ao reached Seattle yesterday afternoon
 owe encountered Che bis blow last Friday noon while WIG were l.000 miles from Cape Fiattery and homowud bouud." said Lieutenant Commander Brocsway "It was % terrific storm and we received O thorough duauue During Che peak of Che gale WIG wero in wireless com- muu.cauou with Che Canadian pa- cae liner Empress of Japan which vos abou, l00 miles from ua She was having roal bslIo w.th thc gale and had los. several uicboa,s ae result Of Che enormous sons which swept her decks We wore hove Go for many hours but escaped any damage from thc storm
 While m UGaah.k on Bristol bay Lieutenant Commander Broekwoy as United States comm .ouor tried % canncry watehmau for mur- Ior
 During t1c most severe part Of Che winter a follow drove up to Che auaory wh his dog team and a.k- oI shelter for Che u.eht" said L.cut Commander UroeEuay "Thc Wateh- man led hIs does gave thc man food and place to sleep. rho stranger had jug mod witch 'sourdoueh. Iouor which has kick uac a stroke of lightning He took a.y- emI drinks hmo.t and chen m- sisted hat his host join him. The cuu.ry vat.hmm said ho was not a drinking man. vhocurou Che stranger began to upbud hm .houru- hat he vas a prohibition
 tooI re0ou Whipping out a long muo Che fellow made for ha host who was lying n ono ol fao can. u.ry buum A. Che lIguw-craaed s.mreor raised uo knife Che vatch- mn shot hm through Che hnrt After hearing .ac evidence and oN- amuur aeyerai witnesses ace ouu.I Che vato1mu The r.a.
 at.I about fifteen minutes"
 Lieutenant Commander BrootwaE said uat Che Eskimo and Indian w.Idn- were held aboard the Uu- aIra wIh thc crow BIS eues Tho br.le was usually given away by hc abosu" The mpHals were followed by much ..asHus on aaorr
 "uaoad of being opposed to vac-
 uauou as mos, white people are Che Indians and Eskimo seem to like
 IT." said LIoutum. Commander urockvay "Tbcy au line up witch thc.r arms barred and wide grin ou tber mce Of course thoy know saat Uncle sam Is good to his wards m Che North and thoy do just as tha officers ol Che cutters teu thcm The vaccination vas performed by ur r. L Washbwu Of Che United su.c Public Health Service. who made Che cruise aboard Che Ju- aIra"
 The Unmm cru..cd Go st Lave r.n.c island m Bwus a. where .to landed a number ol school tclch- on and supplies for Che Alaska di- vision of Che United States bureau Of education Sweaters. cIo.ame tboes and supplies from Che Rcd Cross were distributed Iu several Of Che native villages m Western AIas- E1.
 The Algonquin lot sm.uo 0c,o- bcr 2s with Io00 vaccine points which wore delivered to Che uuuw
 and to Che public health physician In Uulnska Dr. A. W. Van Kirk ol .hc public hel,h service. who wa. aboard Che Algonquin vaccine ated natives u False Pa# King Cove. saunas. BatoaN unw sruaw Habor and Sand po.nt The Algonquin Is commanded by L.cu.- cumt Commander srombue She smiled from Sand Point for Seattle November IS. coming to th'a port FIu Latouohe. Valdez and Juneau The vessel was n Southeastern AL oska waters during Che b.E storm. She encountered severe southeast eaie iast Sunday and was forced Go anchor u Faushaw bay Cleveland Passage