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Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10
MENTAL WORRY
 CAUSES SUICIDE OF
 ANCHORAGE MINER
WILLOW CREEK QUARTZ MINER KILLS SELF IN FIT OF DE-
 SPONDENCY.

ANCHORAGE, May Paul Han sen, aged 40, committed suicide at $40 this morning by shooting himself thru the head with a 32 calibre automatic revolver, of cheap German make. The bullet entered the right temple causing a wound from which the victim died about one hour later.
 The deed was committed in the rear of Baxter's News stand. Cause of the death is attributed to temporary de- engagement, caused by despondency brought on by financial worries.
 Willow Creek Miner
 Lyle w. Larson, member of the firm and Tom Conroy were in the store at the time and upon hearing the report rushed to the spot. They administered all possible first aid and called Doctor Smith who promptly arrived to take care of the case. The body was taken to the Anchorage Funeral Parlors.
 Hansen, native of Germany came to America at the age of IS.
 He was a miner by profession and a resident of this district for about IF years. He was interested in the Willow creek district and associated with a number of local citizens in developing claims principally on Reed creek.
 Hansen was unmarried and from the information available it was learned he had no relatives in America.
 It is believed that the act was pre- meditated as it is known that Hansen had been getting his affairs in shape and only yesterday was seen at the Ship Creek bridge drowning his pet cat. In conversation recently with friends it was learned that Hansen was Respondent although no overt act of this nature was intimated
 He was member of the Anchorage I. o. o. F. lodge. While in Anchorage he always made his headquarters at the Richter House. No arrangements have been made for the funeral
 An inquest was held this afternoon at 8 o'clock by the United States Com missioner w. H. Rager and coroner's jury at the morgue of the Anchorage Funeral Parlors.
 Hansen was cabinet maker by pro- fession, but had not followed his vo- cation for a number of years.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10
NEW ENGLAND WILL BUILD SOMEWHERE
 ON ALASKAN COAST
(Alaska Weekly

Guy Benners, western manager for the New England Fish Company with headquarters at Vancouver, B. O., came south on the steamer Alameda following visit of inspection at Ko- diak, Seward and Juneau with a view to seeking a location for the installa- tion of large cold storage plant.
 Kodiak, Seward and Juneau are nat urally making a keen fight for the To- cation of the proposed plant in their respective communities, but MT. Ben ners is not committal as to his final choice. It seems assured however, that at least small cold storage plant will be installed at Kodiak, MT. Benners being quoted as saying this much to the Alaska newspaper men who inter- viewed him.
 The New England Fish Company has it's headquarters in Boston and is the largest fish company in the United States with many branch establish ments in the United States and Can- ada.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10
COPPERNOLL LEADS JOHN RUSTCARD IN RETURNS
 FROM TOWN KODIAK

KODIAK, April 30-Following is the vote cast in the recent elections at Kodiak. The day was stormy and very few people turned out to vote.
 REPUBLICAN Sutherland 75, Cole A, Schofield 6, Valentine 20, Coppernoll 49, Rustgard 27, Arthur Frame 50, John Frame 26, Dawes 23, Sexton 25, Robertson, AT, Steel 56, Dunn 69, Shoup 66, Cham berlin 30, Chase 20, Howard 24, Bugge 61, Elsner 20, Grier 62, Murray 41, Oldfin 45, Suphellen 13, Waller 47.
 DEMOCRAT
 Boyle 5, Donohoe 5, Casey 3, Ashby 5, Corners ,, Grigsby 4, Hellenthal 3, McCloskey 3, Shuttuck 3, Trop 3, Con- roy 3, Council ?, Bogard 5, Fucker 5, Sherman 5, Wilcox 5.
 There were five democratic and 7S republican votes cast.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10
LETTER MAILED IN ARCTIC
 REACHES ITS DESTINATION

Four years ago Raold Amundsen, the noted Arctic and Antarctic explor- CT, mailed letter in the Far North to a friend in Minneapolis, Minn. Af- ter various adventures the communi- cation reached it's destination, few days ago, bearing on it's face an epic of the postal service at the worlds edge. Eskimo carriers and dog teams which started with the letter across the Siberian wilderness had succumb- ed to cold and starvation and their mail pouch laid for nearly four years preserved by ice and snow, until last summer, when party of Russians dis covered it. They sent the letter to Am undsen's brother in Norway by whom it was sent to it's destination.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10
COAL FIELDS OF ANCHORAGE REGION
 TO BE DEVELOPED

The Howard-Jesson Coal company of Moose creek will start quantity pro duction soon, according to an an nouncement made public recently, says the Anchorage Alaskan. This company has been driving { prospect tunnel on their ground during the past winter and have cut number of large seams of good coal.
 MT. E. R. lesson recently returned from business trip Outside, accom- panied by his brother L. N. lesson al so interested in the venture. A few days ago they visited the ground fol- lowing which MT. lesson decided tC take an active partnership in the com pany.
 The mine is being developed by the use of private capital and the most modern mining equipment will be in- stalled on the property.
 MT. lesson said yesterday "with the use of modern mining methods we be- lieve that we can supply coal for any part of Alaska at the lowest possible price,"
 The equipment to be installed at this time will permit daily output of about 200 tons and will be so installed that the plant can be enlarged at any time should it become necessary.
 Both of the lesson brothers are old timers in Alaska having been in Nome in 1900 later going to Ester creek in the Fairbanks district where they have considerable ground at present.
 In 1914 they went out to await the completion of the railway and last year MT. E. R. lesson returned to his holdings on Ester creek but wood was scarce so he decided not to enlarge his operations there at that time.
 At this time Bartley Howard inter- ested him in the coal mining proposi- tion and after looking over the ground they formed a partnership and acquir- ed the Roth lease in the Moose creek field. Since that time they lave prose cuted the work of development vigor- ously.
 According to a statement made by MT. lesson, "as soon as production starts at the coal mine we will ship our own coal to be used in our placer on Ester creek"
 Mr. Howard will be in charge here while I will handle my property on the ,reek."
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10
TERRITORIAL NEWS
 GATHERED FROM
 OUR EXCHANGES

The feature of the mining news of the week in the Northland is we'll au- thenticated report that the General Mining and Finance corporation, Lon don will this season enter the Portland Canal mining district and as basis for immediate development and explor- ation work has taken an option on the Portland Canal mine. This concern has vast mining properties in South Africa and in other parts of the world. The head of this great mining corpor- ation, Leopold L. Albu, in person visit ed the Portland Canal district last season and was so impressed with what he saw that he frankly stated at that that time that his company proposed to enter this promising mln- eral field. The bonding of the Fort land Canal mine is in fulflllment ot plans formulated soon after Mir. Albu visited the big lode camp
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

gauge grade in order that an estimate may be made of the approximate cost of construction. The survey will run for distance of between seven and nine miles which will include the Alas ka Matanuska coal property. The com piled cost of the standard gauge which will replace and follow the present narrow gauge track, will be submitted to Congress and according to Anchor age authorities, it is confidently be- lieved the national lawmakers will ap- prove the plans and provide the neces- sary funds.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10
REAL RAINFALL REPORTED
 FROM VICINITY SlTkA

Weather reports for yesterday from Sitka make other Alaska towns look like arid spots, as 34S inches of rain fell in 24 hours and it is still falling.
 One and 46 inches of rain fell in Juneau yesterday.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10
LANDIS ARRIVES SEWARD

Col. Lee H .Landis arrived in Sew ard yesterday on a special at 4:45 p. m. on business trip, accompanied by Mrs. Landis, Mrs. H. s. Balderston, MT. Johnson, motion picture man, and others.
 MT. Johnson secured some fine pie lures at various points along the road. Conductor Frank O'Shea and Engineer Clark brought the special down and will leave again for the North about FOO a. m. tomorrow.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

Boyle 5, Donohoe 5, Ashby 3, Casey 3, Connors f, Grigsby 4, Hellenthal f McCloskey 2, Shattuck 4, Troy 4, Con roy 5, Council l, Bogard 5, Fucker 5 Sherman 5, Wilcox 5.
 Sutherland 20, Cash Cole 7, Valen tine 10, Coppernoll 16, Rustgard 2 Arthur Frame II, John Frame 6 Dawes 6, Sexton II, Robertson | Harry Steel 10, Dunn II, Shoup 12 Chamberlin 13, Chase 2, Howard l, Bugge IS, Elsner 3, Grier 12, Murray 5, Oldfn 6, Suphellen g, Waller g.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

Ernest Shorty" Wehncks of Anch- orage, last week hopped off in his air plane Ford truck on the northern ap- proach of the Anchorage dock, landing ten feet below on the glare ice and skidding twenty feet, did pretty nose dive into Ship creek, where he came to halt without injuries to the car or the driver. Shorty" immediately made the necessary repair and sent a radio message to Major Martin advis- ing him of accident and stated that he expected to join him at Dutch har- bor.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10
R. c. LARSON OF ANCHORAGE
 TO HANDLE SEWARD LUMBER

Ray c. Larson of the Anchorage Supply Company, completed a deal last week with the Resurrection Bay Lumber Co, for the exclusive agency in Anchorage of their product. The company operates a fine sawmill and turns out a good production of all sizes and dimensions of native lum- Der.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10
TWO HOMESTEADERS GET
 PATENTS FROM WASH

Homesteadpatents arrived in the u s. Land office last week for William A. Harman, Wasilla district and John R. Crittenden, Seldovia district. The patents were issued at Washington two weeks ago.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10
WORK ON OGlE GARAGE
 PROGRESSING RAPIDLY

Work is progressing rapidly on the Ogle garage corner of Washington and Third. The basement has been excavated, the cement forms con structed and the lumber and gravel is on the ground.
 The building is 50 by 90 feet.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10
NOME PIONEER DEAD

The remains of Henry Kuehne, a pioneer of Nome, were found in his cabin on the sand spit last week. Ar insquest showed he died of apoplexy He was buried in the city cemetery
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10
OLDTIMER DEAD

Charles Olson, formerly of Nenana, who was taken out to Morningside in July, 1918. died of hemorrhage on April g. 1924. He was buried in the Riverview cemetery in Portland.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

pr. s. Hall Young, pioneer Alaska missionary, and until recently su- perintendent of the Presbyterian mis- sions in the Northland, was an ar irving passenger in Seattle this week. He has been assigned to the position of special representative for Alaska for the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions, and will make his headquarters in Seattle. His new duties will be to raise funds for building boats, etc., and to furnish literature to carry on the missionary work in Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

Mr. Squires, Chief of the land De- partment of the Forest Service, says there is absolutely no truth in the statement that the rents on fox farm lands have been raised from 25c to s2.5O per acre. As matter ot fact rents are not based on acreage. They are fixed at minimum rate of S25.OO wear with limitation of 2500 acres. Very few of the fox farmers are paying more than $25.00 a year. 1t would seem that 25OO acres is fair ly go, d sized ranch on which to build corrals.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

Pete Kilkenney, who was sentenced to three months in the federal jail at Anchorage and assessed fine of $500 escaped from the jail last week and has so far made good his escape. Kill kenny was the youngest offender of the dry law to be sentenced for some time, bein gonly 26 years old.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10
RETURNS TO DATE
 ON PRIMARY ELECTION

A summary of the legislative vote received by the Gateway up to noon today. not including Hope is as tol- lows:
 For Senator
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

Her many friends will be pleased to learn that Mrs. Marie Wilson of An chorage has sufficiently recovered from her recent illness to be discharg- ed from the government hospital.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

A crew of engineers will be sent up to Moose creek this week for the pur- DOS of making survey of standard
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

Chief Naketa of the Cook Inlet tribe of natives, passed away last week. He was about 78 years of age and was suffering from tuberculosis. He is sur vived by his wife, who is confined in Morningside and several children.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10
ANCHORAGE NEWS

According to information received in Anchorage last week, Deputy Mar shal J. L. Heron, of Bethel, on the Kuskokwim river, dropped dead at that place on Sunday, his sudden de- mise being attributed to heart trouble
 Deputy Marshal Heron was well known in Anchorage and along the Alaska Railroad. He was here about two years ago undertaking medical treatment and returned to his station by way of Nenana and the lower Yu- kon river. He was married.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

Mrs. Rose Rickert, of Little Eldor- ado, is a patient at the Fairbanks hos pital, where is being treated for a slight attack of intestinal flu, of which there has been quite an epidem- ic lately.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

Mail Pilot Ben Eielson is said to have averaged 125 miles an hour on his last flight from McGrath. He had to rise to an altitude of 5000 feet to get above bad head wind and was so high when he reached Fairbanks he could hardly be seen
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

A young cyclone visited Anchorage recently and tore off the roof of the residence of MT. and Mrs. Ralph Vogt, on the corner of Fifth avenue and L street, hurling it distance of approximately 200 feet. The roof was about 2Ox4O in size. Last night canvas was spread over the house for roof, but today, carpenters vii begin the work of putting the roof back to it's former position.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

w. M. Scaife, of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, was pas senger on the steamer Admiral Evans for Anchorage last week, says the Anchorage Alaskan.
 Chief Scaife will remain in Anchor age for a few days prior to his de- parture for the Broad Pass district where he will spend the summer on Government work.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

Chas. Ingersoll, pioneer Alaska attorney, owner of the Revilla hotel at Ketchikan, recently destroyed by fire, informs the Alaska Weekly that he has let a contract to the J. B. War rack Construction Company for the er- ection of concrete, fireproof, mis- sion style building, work to begin as soon as plans are completed. Lawton & Molderhour, architect, with offices in the Alaska building, are preparing the plans, which call for hotel mod ern in all respects. The hotel building will be three stories, at the present time, but so constructed that at least two additional stories may be added later. The ground floor will be de- voted entirely to bushes purposes. The Bank of Alaska, soon to estab- fish abranch at Ketchikan, has taken the prominent corner site, and other store rooms have been spoken for.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

Frank Bellford, aged 63, well-known Alaskan miner, died last week in the government hospital. He was miner and prospector from Livengood dis trict and was well-known in the in terior country.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

Henry Wagner, oldtime mining man of Goldstream has returned to the Fairbanks district for the season and plans to do considerable on his Goldstream property. He has 1000 tons of Suntrana coal on the ground for use in his boilers during the sea- son. He spent the winter at Long Beach.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

Mrs. Cecil H. Clegg has advised friends that the operation which Judge Clegg recently underwent at the Mayo Clinic, appears to have ben very suc- cessful. The operation was more se- were than had been anticipated but the judge stood it fine and now ap- pears to be on the road to speedy re- coverY.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

Theodore Anderson, who left Sel- dovia last November OF the gasboat Onyx to go to the rescue of the Nal colm party, whose gas boat the Agram was wrecked near Illiamna, returned to Seldovia Friday, says the Anchor age Alaskan.
 His own boat, the Onyx, was wreck ed on the rocks near Illiamna and for six months he was isolated from CIV ilization. He reported that in all probability his boat can be saved on one of the coming high tides.
 MT. Anderson seems to be none the worse for his rugged experience but most emphatically declares that he is mighty glad to reach home again.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

E. Ellison, srevedore at the gov ernment dock in Anchorage, fell back ward off flat car sustaining broken hip bone.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

Mrs. George Perusse, well known former resident of the Interior, whose husband died at Fairbanks recently presumably as the result of inhaling exhaust fumes of an automobile which he had driven to garage, ar rived in Anchorage last week accord ing to the Anchorage Alaskan en- route to the Interior city. Mrs. Per- usse was at Prince Rupert on her way to the states when advised of the sad occurrence and boarded the first boat at Prince Rupert on which she came north on the Alaska and trans ferred to the Redondo at Seward.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-10

Returns from Hope
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
President Plays Mouth
 Organ at Austrian Fair

Linz, Austria. July 5.-The head of the nation playing mouth organ was the spectacle afforded visitors to the fair at Linz the other day. Dr. Michael Hainisch, president of the Austrian republic, was q guest at the fair and stopped before the exhibit of musical instrument maker. While the young man in |, charge demon strated various instruments, someone asked the president what instrument he played.
 The president, in genuine Viennese dialect, replied jokingy, 'I play noth- ing but fotzhobel" Ga Niennese local ism for mouth organ. No sooner had the remark escaped his lips, than the attentive young man brought forth a box of mouth organs which he of- fered to the president and his escorts as souvenirs. 4 few minutes ister the gaping crowd observed President Hainisch enthusiastically playing away at his "fotzhobel."
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
People of Habaroysk Decry
 Being Made Capital City

Harbin, July 5.--Citizens of Haha- rofsk. in eastern Siberia on the, Amur, are unhappy over the removal Of tho Soviet seat Of go> erument from tbfta h Tra ranshaikalis to their city. The change decided upon some months ago is heing carried into effect
 The first step toward removal was the publication Of an order for5idding private citizens entering the city, cx- captions being made only in special cases where citizens are able to show documents proving necessity. Viola tions are punishable by fine of 800 rubles or three months q. hard labor.
 The explanation given by the au- thorities is that it is necessary to pro- vide living quarters for officials of the various government departments There is much bitterness among resi- dents over the corresponding redmc- tion iD space allotted 10 them. The committee in chareg of attoirenfs has 3 right to deport such ciiizens as prove refractory.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
King" Of Irish Island
 Jailed as MODnshiner

Dublin. July 5.--1nnismurray an historic island in the Atlantic off the coast of Sligo, and described as the next parish to America" has been dis covered 10 be an active home of the trade in illicit whiskcy. The civic guards raided it and found eight bar rols Of poteen and large quantities of material with the necessary stills.
 Tho island. like some others off the Irish coast. has king, in the per- son of Michael Waters. He was sen- fenced to three months imprson- ment with hard labor and q fine of S.5o. Two of his associates got the same Jail sentences with fines of $125.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
Mails Now Move Weekly
 Into RemOtest Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska, July 5.--Resi- dents of the Yukon river are receiving weekly mail service for the first time since 1898, during the great gold rush of the Yukon. The Alaska rail- road has made this possible.
 A train leaves Seward, on the Gulf of Alaska of the Pacific ocean, and winds it's way to Nenana, 400 miles north in the interior. At Nenana the mail is transferred to government steamers which run on a weekly schedule down the Panama river to Fort Glbbon on the Yukon river. From there the boats ply the Yukon to Holy Cross, 400 miles from the rivers mouth.
 From Holy Cross the Northern Commercial company operates a fleet of launches to Nome and St. Michael on the Bering Sea coast, and 1nno- ko and 1ditarod on the Innoko and lditarod rivers in the interior.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
Roast Chicken and Lemon
 Cost Equal in Russia

Berlin. July 5.--Roast chicken eggs, black bread and cakes and other edibles produced locally are reasonable in price in Russia but when it comes 10 fruit. toilet arti- ces or anything else which has been imported, they usually arc nearly worth their weight in gold, according to nr. Wilbur K. Thomas of Philadel- phia, executive secretary of the Amer ican Friends society.
 Dr. Thomas recently completed an inspection trip of several weeks In Russian districts where the Quakers organization is still assisting the in- 1labitants. At the railroad stations on different routes he noted that an entire roast chicken sold for approxi- mately 5 cents while a lemon. which had been imported cost as much as The chicken.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
PHILOLOGISr FINDS NEW
 liEkNlNG FOR "ALABkhk"
linii8le Name nf ArslstN siate ner Fised l'nnm Indian Annl alean-
 ing Here Ne llesl,a

MnntsNm fk, Ala. lnlk h,=i'npu- 1 igr heiiff thai Alabama translated from ths lrihal Indian tongue means
 "Iifre Ne Rest" mas been dealt
 lnit under the light nf pathological Iesg areh,
 The mere pleasing translation. aes enrding to The les8 issne af the Alas hama nfiirial and Statistical Register, inst nH The pFeaa, originated during the farly fifties and gainfd vide spread Ropnlarlis thrangh the writr ings nf Judge \, R Nffk,
 "Alahana" Was thr name of noted southern trih nf Indians, whose hahi- iai was in what is now central Alas hamH, ihc register says, The largest river of this territory was named after Inc Alahama Indians and lhe state dev rived ils name tram this river,
 Recent inlrsligai'ons have brought forth Hn agreement hetWenn two pfo- minFni students af Indian dialects, tho hooks says, Rev. Allen Wright, highly sincrttd f'hnntaw, translates thn word fo signify "thirlset -eearers," His opinion is that lhe word Is com pounded from Alba" meaning a nr mass of vegetation. and ''amu," meaning 10 clear, ar io gather up,
 II, E. Haibeft, another student of lrihai dialects coneurs in' this belief, ai,ire slightly li .ioront translation, gntharors,
 Compared with the heretofore fchd- Ily accepted translation of Here We | Rest" the register says. this latest atymology may he regarded trlfle hrosnic. hut. Ii reasons. fl more nearly 1 represents inc character of Alahamans If today and of the past, who have lcpendcd upon their labor with the soil for Livelihood