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Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-27
EASTERN MAGAZINE
 NEW NOTION OF ALASKA A

The following recently appeared in an Eastern magazine.
 "A press report short time ago stated that all Alaska is in the grip of the moving picture craze. In six months it was reported, motion picture houses in the north had increased two hundred per cent. The picture theatres are housed in shacks, lofts and on an- chored ships, in salmon canneries and in road houses along the trails.
 "It is said that the movies have sup planted to a large extent the card rooms, billiard and pool halls, as well as the gaming and dancing places. At the same time it is instructive to note that the Alaskans are not much inter ested in pictures of the cold North, but like their movies to have foreign set ting, they demand society pictures with ballroom splendor, exquisite GUS tunes and elaborate settings. They also are much interested in news reels and scenic delineation.
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LAURlTS HANSEN LAuRlTSEN

Laurits Hansen Lauritsen was born in Denmark, Europe, January 13, 1868 and died at Canyon Creek, Alaska February &, 1924 Mr. Lauritsen came to Alaska in 1896, and for 2 years was resident or this Territory, most ot which time he lived in the vicinity ot SuMr.e He Was a miner and for sev- eral years worked placer claim on Mills Creek. Late" le took a course in mineralogy and assaying at the University of Wisconsin.
 In 1912 he was ca-ght in a landslide while working t!.o Martin claim near Sunrise and it was five hours before he was rescued From the effects ot this accident MT. Lauritsen never fully recovered For the past few years he was employed as foreman of the An derson property OH Canyon Creek where he suyervised the construction of dam. In this camp he died Febru ary Sth, 1924
 He was a charter member of the Seward Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska. Ht was also a Mason and an Odd Fellow The latter order conducted the funera services at Seward and his body wa shipped to Newman, Calif., for fina interment
 Such is the brief sketch of the life 0 one of the most respected residents O Alaska He was upright and industri ous, sincere and loyal to his friends He was a Pioneer in the fullest mean ing of the word. Food and shelter were always available to all who passed his door
 The death of Laurits Hansen Lau retsen ended a notable career of use fitness and many friends mourn his untimely end May lie rest in peace
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they should be taken in their right or der. Churches and sects which begin Dy fighting for their creeds are apt to end by fighting for their own import ance, which is contrary to the spirit of the Christian religion and to the express command of Christ.
 Any church or thinking person has a creed. The trouble today is many people have outgrown the interpreta tion of the creeds which were accept able to their grandmothers, and others who have not so grown are getting ex cited and saying things about their brethren which very often seem child ish and frequently are really most un- charitable.
 A Harvard student once went to Bishop Lawrence when he was the Un- iversity preacher and said: 'I was brought up at home, Christian boy; 1 came here to college and hoped to remain a follower of Christ but 1 am no longer a Christian; my faith is gone" The bishop asked, What is the trouble?" The young man re- piled, T cannot any longer believe the world was created in six days and a friend has told me that 1 cannot deny that and remain a Christian" The bishop responded, If that is the case, 1 am not Christian either"
 This question confronts many ear nest people today: How is it possi- ble for me to live in the free air and search for truth, meet the intellectual changes as they come, and yet with honesty be able to accept the odd creeds of the churches? This subject will be considered in the sermon next Sunday at the II a. m. service which will be held at St. Peters Episcopal Church.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-27

J. E. Crutched, file clerk in the head quarters office of the Alaska Railroad has submitted his resignation and ex- poets to leave early in April for the south. The C1utchers have been resi- dents of Anchorage for several years
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NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION
 TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,

APRIL 29, 1924. To the Qualified Electors of the Towl of Seward, Territory of Alaska, Di vision No. Three.
 Notice is Hereby Given: That pur suant to the requirements of Chaptel 39, Session Laws of Alaska, 1919, ap proved May 3, 1919, a PRIMARY FL FICTION will be held on Tuesday, Apr 29th, 1924 for the purpose of nominat ing candidates of the various politica parties in the Territory of Alaska fol the following offices, to-wit:
 A Governor of Alaska.
 A Delegate from Alaska to the House of Representative of the United States.
 An Attorney General for the Territory of Alaska.
 A Member of the Territorial Senate for the Third Division of the Territory of Alaska.
 Four Members of the Territor- ial House of Representative for the Third Division of the Terri tory of Alaska.
 Two Road Commissioners for District No. Three and for the purpose of electing the following party officials, towit:
 A Democratic National Commit teeman from the Territory of AL aska.
 A Republican National Commit teeman from the Territory of AL aska,
 Six Delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
 Six Alternates to the Democrat ic National Convention,
 Two Alternates to the Republl- can National Convention.
 The Incorporated Town of Seward Alaska constitutes one voting preclnc and the Mayor and Common Counci of said Town, by Resolution to such ct feet duly adopted, have designated th' Town Hall in said Town as the pollln& place wherein such election shall b. held and have authorized and directed that in accordance with law, not1c' thereof be given.
 Thereupon between the hours O Eight (8) o'clock in the forenoon an' Seven CD o'clock in the afternon o Setlu 1ueSudy, ApIll AoIIl, 10Hf; III LII Town Hall at Seward, Alaska a pri mary election will be held for the pur poses hereinbefore set forth.
 Qualifications of voters: Must b citizen of the United States, 21 year of age; Must have resided in the Ter ritory of Alaska one year continuous ly and within the incorporate limit of the Town of Seward, Alaska, thirt, days continuously, next proceeding tn date of said election.
 Dated at Seward, Alaska, March 24 1924.
 (SeaD VIM. H. WHITTLESEY, Municipal Clerk of the Town of Sew ard Alaska.
 Date first publication March 27, 1922 Last Publication April 28, 1924. Dail
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FOR SALE

Limited amount of non-assessable treasury stock in Alaska Hills Mines Corporation at $1.00 per share. $6O,- 900 worth of ore in sight. 40ton Worthington ball mill ready to ship to property. Machinery all bought and paid for, and ready to set up on prop erty. Parties interested call or write to E. w. Barnett, President or J. D. Andrews, Vice-President, at Sexton Hotel. KIM.
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Two Miles of Sphagetti
 Eaten by a MissOurian

KANSAS CITY, Mar. 27-Frank Rufalo Friday held the worlds cham pionship for spaghetti eating. He ate the longest meal on record-10, ,564 ft. of Italian spaghetti-at the annual banquet of Little Italy here Thursday night.
 The new championl pitched more than two miles of spaghetti in two hrs. and "A mins. outdistancing Walter M. Randazzo the former champion. Ran dazzo collapsed one hour and fourtten minutes after the competition com menced.
 Up to the time that he passed out Randazzo, whose forte is speed, pitch ed and average of 1000 feet of spa ghetti each seven minutes. He had con- sumed 10,521 feet, and, after he gay up all Rufalo had to do was to pass that mark before the two and one half hours allotted for the contest had ex- pired.
 The two men had been told to eat the longest meal they could in the two and half hours the regular banquet was in progress.
 A third entrant was ruled out by the assistant health commissioner, who, af ter an examination, declared the en- trant was not in physical condition, due to lack of training for the event.
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L. J. Hull and l. NJ. Foster of the Alitak Packing Company have secured a permit to operate clam cannery on Kujuik bay, on the mainland, opposite Kodiak island It is planned to operate on a small scale.
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Labor Party Calls for
 Convention at St. Pau,

ST. PAUL, March 27-Legislative officers of the Farmer Labor party sent out fifty thousand circular let ters today issuing calls for the nation al convention to be held at St. Paul on June IT, for the purpose of nominating candidates for president and vice pres ident.
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The Battle of the Creeds

Behind the battle of the creeds lies the battle of life, much more seri- ous affair. Wherever the seriousness of the greater battle is deeply felt, the bitterness of the lesser is lessened. The two battles are not unconnected, but
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SATURDAY NIGHT ONLY, "pOTLATCH REVUE"

Including Style Show, Dance Numbers, Riley's Living Pictures and Two Reel Comedy, Spice of Life and Pathe News fine program
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Fresh Haas Candies-Alaska Shop.
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The building known as the Reilly cabin on Boob Creek, in the Tolstoi section, was burned to the ground last week, as we'll as barn located some feet distant. The cabin was occupied by John Rieck and Scotty Auld. The day was a severely windy one and any attempt to save the building was out of the question, the structure burning to the ground in about twenty minutes time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-30

lien on all the assets. Any national
Dank may become a guaranteed DanK
under the provisions of the act; me
superintendent Of banks shall De re.
CURED to file an additional bond OF
S1OO,OOO, with sureties approved by
the governor, conditioned upon the
faithful discharge of the duty OF his
Office under the act.
Secretary P. J. Wallace CT the tar-
mer-labor party stated Saturday nlghC
that the proposed law was practical
ly the same one that bankers OF Mon
tana succeeded in killing at the last
session of the legislature:
Under the provisions of the state
constitution it is provided that Two
tltths of the whole number OF corn-
ties Of the state must each furnish
as signers of the initiative petition 8
per cent of the total voters IN such
county. 1t is also provided that 8 per
cent of the total voters of the state
shall be required to propose any
measure by petition. TwO-fifths OF
MOntana's 81 counties means that
about p counties must furnish the
signers. The number required is to
be taken from the total of votes cast
for governor at the regular election
last preceding any petition for the
initiative. The total number of votes
cast for governor in 1920 was 185, 1888.
The petitions to be signed have al
ready been circulated in Sheridan
county and are rapidly being signed
up.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-30
SMALL BUSINESSMEN AS
PARTY MEMBERS

Following motion to govern the ac-
ceptance of small business men as
Party members was adopted by the
Committee:
"That all small businessmen as such
must be excluded from the Party but
great care must be exercised in pas
sing upon such applications. While
we can accept workers as members
of the Party who are not yet thorOly
grounded in Communist principles,
non workers can only be accepted
as members if they have a funda-
mental grasp of Communist principles
and show in their attitude a desire
to work and a readiness to make sec
rifice for those principles even at the
expense of their economic interest"
"Under no circumstances can we
accept as members of our Party, en-
ployers who are in conflicts with wor-
kers whom they employ"
"Small business men who are &C
cepted as Party members shall only
under special circumstances be per-
mitted to hold Party Offices"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-30
POLICE HUNT FOR
CHICAGO GIRL
Second Disappearance of Girls in
Week Is Report To
Officials.

Chicago. May 25.-The second dis
appearance of a young girl within
five days was reported Sunday night
by police who began a search for
Gertrude Barker, II, a student at St.
Xaxier academy here. She has been
missing since last Wednesday. Her
home is in Yakima, Washington.
Nellie Taylor, an adopted English
girl, who disappeared Thursday, is
still missing. Police We're told she
was seized by a young man when she
opened the door of her home and then
was thrown into an automobile with
the aid of two other men. Authori-
ties are trying to locate a relative in
Canada. Miss Barker came to Chi
cago in January, and has made her
home with an aunt, Miss Gertrude
Kelly. Believing the girl might have
suddenly returned to her parents
home in Yakima, relatives DELAYED
notifying police until they learned
she had not gone to her home.
A note book costaining several adj
dresses found in the girls room was
given the police.
She was last seen leaving school
Wednesday and was unaccompanied
Relatives here say Miss Barker ha.
been a "home girl" and was not &C
quainted, except with school mates.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-30
RESEARCH DEPART
MENT BULLETIN
OPENS FIRE IN
FEDERAL COURT
BUTTE MOONER, UP FOR SENT
ENCE, USES TWO GUNS-NO
ONE HIT.

BUTTE, May 21-When called
upon by Judge C. n Pray in federal
court here to stand up for sentence
after conviction on a liquor charge,
John O'Leary drew two guns and
fired II shots in the crowded court
ROOM None of the officers or spec
tators was hit, but the twelfth shot
O'Leary fired into his own head, in
fiicting what is believed to be a NOR
tai wound
More than 100 persons were in the
court room at the time, and a panic
ensued, but Judge Pray remained
calmly on the bench although one of
the bullets, DETECTED from the ceiling,
fell at his feet 0'Leary was over
powering by N. E. Baynham and Earl
Kohler, federal prohibition officers,
but not before he had emptied his re-
volvers and wounded himself.
Indications are that O'Leary had
planned to shoot his way to freedom
for he came to the federal building
in a hired automobile which he or
dered to wait for him. Officers be-
ieve O'Leary did not intend to kill
himself but that he was wounded
when the gun he was using was de-
Elected during the scuffle.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-30
SON OF CHICAGO
MILLIONAIRE IS
MURDERED
KIDNAPPERS KILL YOUNG LAD
AND HIDE BODY IN CULVERT
SURCH BEING MADE FOR BRU-
TAI SLAYERS.

CHICAGO, May 22.-Kidnapped,
held for ransom, and murdered when
it was believed plans were about to
miscarry, the nude body eff Robert
Franks, son of Jacob Franks, mil
lionaire Chicago manufacturer, was
found in a swamp in the south side,
his head crushed and his body strip
ped of all means of Identification.
At the time the body was found
The parents were unaware of the fate
of their son and were awaiting a
visit from the kidnappers in order to
turn over the money after having
followed the instructions of the alb
ductcrs to the letter. One of the
greatest man hunts in the history of
Chicago is under way, more than 500
policemen and detectives securing the
city in search of the slayers.
Despite slim clues it is reported
that arrests are imminent. Certain
cunning was shown by the slayers af-
ter divesting the body of clothing.
They adjusted a pair Of spectacles
which were found in place when the
body was discovered.
This disarmed any suspicion of the
Franks family that the body of the
youth crammed in a culvert was then
son until hours after the body had
been recovered, when the uncle eli
the youth went to the morgue anC
made Identification. The father, still
awaiting the abductors, refused tt
believe the slain boy his son until he
had made personal Identification.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-30
PRINCE McADOO SAYS ELECT
THOSE mot INVOLVED!

NEW YORK, May 28.-That the
crown prince lacks a sense of humor
as well as other virtues is the serious
charge brought against William Gibbs
McAdcO by some persons who heard
his make-me-president speech in
New York. He asked the people to
put into Office those not involved
in the Washington scandals. Nc
Adoo was Doheny's lawyer. He end
ed his speech by declaring fer a IRE
storation of the high purposes that
characterized the Wilson administra-
ton, without specifically mentioning
the graft under Secretary Baker and
terror under Secretary Palmer.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-30
SOUTH CHICAGO
DISTRICTS FEEL
BUSINESS LAPSE
UNEMPLOYMENT GROWS IN
STEEL TOWNS-NO NEW Ok
DERS COMING IN-REP U Bill
CAN NORMALLY GETTING IN
IT'S WORK.

Gary. Ind. May 22-COnditiOns
here have changed materially since
last wear. No longer do carloads CT
negroes and Mexicans swarm INTO the
town with every train. The bEIeI'
shabby prosperity" which Gary
knew is at an end. Unemployment
is the big Issue of the moment.
A few weeks ago, the United
States Steel Corporation, which owns
Gary body and soul, and dominates
the lives of many thousands of work
ers here, began to curtail operations
because no new orders were being
booked. At present, the company
plants are working at less than 6O
per cent of capacity and the sltua-
tion of the Gary workers is Decom-
ing worse every day.
Open Hearth on Part Time.
The Open Hearth section, employ
ing some 5000 men, is working only
four days a week. The Merchant S
Mills" including the biggest steel
trust plant manufacturing finished
steel products, is on a three-day
schedule This affects about 5000
workers.
In'the sheet and tin mills, only four
mills out Of "a are running. The Plate
Mill is almost entirely shut down.
Both the electric shop and the big ma
chine shop laid eff one-third of their
working force Monday.
On all sides one hears talk Of a
wage cut. Nothing definite has been
announced along this line, but the
various straw bosses are limiting thai
the company will take advantage OF
( the severe depression to force down
the wages of the workers to as low q
/ level as possible.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-30
DECISIONS OF THE CENTRAL
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY IA 1924

At a meeting of the Central Execu-
tive Committee, May 18th the fol-
owing decisions were made:
FARMER LABOR
ASSESSMENT.
1t was decided in view of the lack of
funds to carry on the Party work eff
fectively at the present time and the
failure of the Farmer-LabOr Cam
paign Fund to bring in the necessary
money to carry on the present Party
work, tC levy an assessment of SOC
per member in order to meet the eX-
penses of the campaign and in con-
nection with the June 18th conven-
ton.
ITALIAN
DAILY
The question of publication of the
Italian Daily al Lavatore" was dis
cussed with the Committee of the
Italian Section and the Italian Bu-
reau was authorized to proceed with
the publication of the Daily when a
certain sum was on hand.
AMERICAN
IMPERIALISM
The Committee discussed the ques-
ton Of Pan-American Imperialism
and the organization of a Pan-Amer-
lean Communist Bureau and Congress
in the light cf a report made by Com
rade LOvestone who attended the con-
vention of the Mexican Communist
Party as the representative of the
Workers Party. Decisions were made
covering the work Of organizing an
immediate temporary bureau and q
later Congress of all Pan-American
Parties.
PHILIPPINE
INDEPENDENCE
Committee discussed the progress
of our Campaign in support of indie
pendence of the Philippine Islands
and adopted a program of Party work
in support Of the struggle of the wOr-
kers and farmers eff the Philippines
against the American capitalist as
we'll as the Philippine eXploiters. The
program will be published in the Par
ty press.
GREETING TO BRITISH
COMMUNIST PARTY
Committee authorized the EXecu-
tive Secretary to send greetings tx
the convention of the Communist Par
ty of Great Britain which began OF
May 18th.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-30
ST. PAUL COMMITTEE OF
ARRANGEMENTS PUBLICITY

The Committee instructed the Edi-
torial Staff of the Daily Worker and
the editors of other Party papers to
carefully examine the material re
ceived from the Committee of ar
rangements at st. Paul and when this
material contains statements contrary
to the established Party policy, our
Party editors are instructed while
publishing this material in the press
tc, publish in the same number of the
paper, editorial comment on the point
with which we disagree stating the
Party position in relation thereto.
RUSSIAN
SECTION
The Committee approved of the CO.
operation Of Comrade Bcrisoff as a
member of the Bureau of the Russian
Section
RESEARCH DEPART
MENT BULLETIN
The Committee authorized the Rea-
search Department to issue a bulletin
from time to time on economic and
political facts and also bulletin for
party speakers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-30
Ole HANSON, RED
BATTER, ARRESTED
AS HORSE THIEF

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May %
Every radical from the Mexican Dor
der to Seattle was laughing his head
eff today, after reading in the papers
the cheering news that Ole Hanson,
the grating real estate shark and pa
trlOtlc faker was at last arrested for
horse stealing He was released on
$1,000 bonds.
Unfortunately, the old California
law, making horse stealing punish
able by death, was changed so that
Ole may get way with his life and
perhaps, without any punishment, as
all the capitalists and panhandling
patriotic societies will be back of him.
Ole distinguished himself after the
big Seattle strike in 1919, by claim
ing to have blocked the movement
to establish a Soviet Republic in the
United States. He toured the coun-
try under the auspices of Rotary
Clubs and Chambers of Commerce
and made violent attacks ON the radi-
Gals for their indifference to the laws
governing the rights of property, but
after he was found guilty of selling
mountain peaks instead of fertile
valleys to poor wOrBingmen, his
stocks fell considerably and he was
driven out of Seattle to the orange
groves of California. where half 3
dozen suckers arrive every minute
Ole was cut to catch them.
The role of horse thief may be his
last turn on the public stage before
he dons the striped uniform.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-30

The boycotters started the boycott
let's finish it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-30
ASTRONOMY and
OUR WEATHER
By Prof. G. R. Petite

The storm periods for June are
central the 1st, 7th, 18th, 18th, oath
and 18th with probability of precipi-
tation near the 31st of May, 9th and
18th of June in this locality. Those
are the dates most likely to bring
general rains before about the 10th
and 22nd of July.
The Mars influence which we have
felt causing such a sameness of
weather and continued cold for the
past month will end with May. So
we shall look for a change to warm
er next week and some quite warm
days central the 18th. but believe we
will have a cool growing season. gen
orally.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-30
ASSURES BANKERS THEY
NEED NOT FEAR HIS POLICY

Paris, May 22.-EdOuard Her
riot, slated to be the next pre-
mier Of France, assured Presi-
dent Millerand today that the
radicals and socialists who will
assume Office, intend to pursue a
sound financial policy.
The assurance had an immedi-
ate effect on the exchange, the
franc rising to 1906 to the dol
lar. It is understood that what
HerriOt told the president, will
enable him to reassure J. p. Nor
gan and the syndicate, which
loaned France money when the
franc WIS tumbling.
The entire political situation is
brighter as a result of the confer
ence, which took place at the
Elysee, with Premier POincare
and ex-Premier Painleve pres
ent.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-30
HELD FAREWELL PARTY FOR
MR.. AND MRS. FRANK McCABE

Froid, May 23.-The Rebekahs and
Odd Fellows held farewell party in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McCabe
who left here the first of the week
for Great Falls. Whist was PLAYED
at five tables and a dainty lunch
served by the Rebekahs. A slight
token of remembrance was presented
to Mr.. and Mrs. McCabe by the
members of both lodges.