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Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-02
FIVE ABATEMENT ACTIONS
 BEGUN, HOUSES CLOSED

Five abatement actions have been filed in the II. S. District Court of the First division at Juneau, accord ing to the Juneau Empire, alleging certain resorts on Lower Front St. to be operating as public nuisances in violation of the Volstead Act. Tem- porary restraint orders were issued in each instance by Judge T. M. Reed, with orders to show cause why they should not De permanently re- strained.
 The places named in tie abate- ment proceedings are The Horseshoe Cigar Store, said to be operated by Dorothy Potter; Case Rooming House, Louise Mouret, alleged to be the op- orator; Neptune Rooms, $. Tanaka, owner, and two women said 10 oc- cupy rooms there being named; the Iditarod Cigar >Store, Billy La Herr, alleged operator; and BPS South Front Street, Bette Ash, being named as operator. In addition to these sim liar proceedings were started yester- day against the City Bans.
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FISHERIES WILL
 EXCEED MINING
 IN THIS REGION
SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA CAM NERY OPERATOR TO ENTER
 SOUTHWESTERN FIELD
Plant Located Port Chatham
Halibut and Herring Fishing Falling off in the South and On the In-
 crease in This Section

T am pleasantly surprised with this my first visit to Seward, and in all of my 25 years of residence in Alaska, I have never seen better streets than in your town" So stated L. A. Kracke, a cannery operator, who was a guest at yesterdays chamber of commerce luncheon and banquet at the Seward Grill. MT. Kracke has been operating until this year in Southeastern Alaska, but this season made his entree into this district. Though his initial eff forts have not been as good as was expected, due to internal affairs, he anticipates next season, and the com pany's future operations will be all that can be desired. Indications point to this fact, he stated.
 Fishing Industry Is Backbone
 "The fishing industry as whole. according to my firm conviction, is the backbone of this district, and as far as my judgment is concerned, means more to Seward than mining" was in Petersburg for six years" MT. Kracke continued. ''In 1914 bUsi- ness conditions were very, very quiet. There were approximately 800 inhab- itants in the town at that time. The idea was conceived by group of Pe- tersburg people to purchase haIibut and though we did not have cold storage we had ice houses, the ice be- ing procured from ice bergs floating in the channel. A compilation prot forth the fact that Petersburg that year shipped out over million and a half pounds of halibut. The result was that from the bank deposits of about $35,000 in 1914 were run up to the huge sum of S36O,OOO in six years. And this came all from fish,
 Fishing Is In Its Infancy
 That is why I say I believe the fishing business in this district is in it's infancy and why I make the state ment that the future of Seward is in terlocked with the fish industry One of the most important things the Sew ard Chamber could sponsor at this time would be a better mail service to the Cook Inlet region for, as I un- derstand the case, from this period on there will be one mail month to Seldovia and other westward points. Halibut and herring fishing in south eastern Alaska appear to be falling off, but on the other hand the Port lock banks reported to be the largest halibut banks in the world, and other regions in this area, appear to be on the upgrade. Our company calculates entering into the codfish business this winter as we'll as operating other enterprises which includes a sawmill We are located at Port Chatham"
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ANCHORAGE BOYS DROWN ENTRANCE
 TO FISH CREEK
ScHiEBER ELLIOTT AND ROBERT PATTERSON FALL OFF POM
 TOON AND DROWN
One Lad Swims Safely Ashore
Fish Nets Dropped Across Entrance of Ship Creek In Effort To
 Recover Bodies.

Schieber Elliott, son of MT. and Mrs. Fred Gitchell, proprietors of the Gitchell hotel at Anchorage and Robert Patterson, son of MT. and Mrs. Dave Patterson, were drowned yesterday afternoon at o'clock at the entrance of Ship Creek while playing with a pontoon which cap sized. Malcolm McKinnon, son of Henry McKinnon of Anchorage, who was playing with the drowned youths, swan ashore. The bodies have not as yet, been recovered. News of the death of the two Anchorage lads was received in Seward last night by D. H. Williams, Anchorage nor tician, who has been a business vis- itor in Seward for the last two days and who left town this morning for the Inlet
 We'll Known Here.
 The two drowned boys were we'll known in Seward as is also Malcolm McKinnon Schiebe' Elliott and Ro- bert (Bobbie) Patterson were about 14 years of age and the Mckinnon boy is probably year or. s0 older. The accident took place in IS feet of water and according to informa- tion received by MT. Williams, the LO,r FatI I1I &0 ,,;- +A +11n Yrfnn Nf the water after their fatal plunge, which was at high tide. In an eff fort to recover the bodies fish nets were immediately stretched across the entrance of Ship Creek. It is hoped the bodies would be recovered as the tide receded, but the opinion has been voiced, owing to the power full currents of the Inlet that this will be practically impossible.
 The pontoon, mentioned in the telephone message, has been anchor ed near the stream all summer, or since the airplane accident of last spring when an old plane, formerly owned by Hammontree, dove into the bay from height of 100 feet, the pontoons being torn off from the body of the machine by the inn pact, floating to where it is now an chored.
 Schieber Elliott wa sthe younger son of Mrs. Fred Gitchell, who, for many years, has been conducting the restaurant in connection with the Gitchell hotel. For the last three years, he had been route boy em- ployed by the Anchorage Times. He has an elder brother, Myrton Elliott, son of Mrs. Gitchell. Robert Platter sons father has been in the hauling and wood business at Anchorage for many years.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-02
New York Broker Departs
 for Kodiak Island On Big
 Game Hunt of Few Weeks

Uganik Bay will be the base camp of the big game hunt of w. P. Rauch, a New York broker, who after spend ing the last month in Seward depart ed this morning with Al Blair, one of the best known bear hunters of this section, on the gasboat Rolfe II, Capt. John Smith. Uganik is said to be a good starting point on Kodiak Island and it is anticipated by the party they will return within three weeks with good specimens. MT. Rauch purchas- ed an entire new outfit in Seward, running into hundreds of dollars, and upon leaving port said he might be gone month. The gasboat has been chartered for the entire trip.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-02
MISSING PLANE
 NOT BEEN FOUND
 AT LATE HOUR
Rescue Ships Speeding to Scene

HONOLULU, Sept. ! (P)-Darkness and continuous rain hid the rescue ships from the view of the five avia- tors. The PN-9, Number One, was forced down in storm on the ocean when the fuel supply failed. The last message, received at 1:42 said: ''We haven't enough gas left for five min utes' flying. Hurry"
 N The destroyer Farragut, the aircraft tender Aroostook, the tender Tanager mine sweeper Sunnadin, and two sub- marines are speeding toward the point where the plane is believed to be To- cated Six planes started a search from Maui but were foiled by intense darkness.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-02
NO HOPE HELDOUT
 FOR CREW OF SUB

ROME, Sept. 2 ~(P)-Hope for the recovery alive of a crew of fifty off cers and men on the submarine Se- bastino Veniero, was abandoned when aviators searching for the missing men found a large patch of oil and naphtha on the water between Syra- cuse sgd Cape Passero, Sicily, near where the vessel last submerged dur ing naval maneuvers last week. The water is 4,OOO feet deep at this spot and dredging is impossible.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-02
Oil Drilling Will Start In
 ChickaIoon District Shortly
 Drill Arrives from Seattle

With the arrival in Seward Satur- daay on the steamer Yukon of an oil drilling rig, work in the Chickaloon field will be started within a few weeks. The drill, which is on two flat cars in the local yards, appears to be brand new outfit It is billed to the Peterson Oil Company at Chick aloon. For some months past, in fact for over year, the advent of an oil company into the district has been discussed
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-02
Steamer Starr Leaves Port Tomorrow Morning on
 Trip to Cook Inlet Points

The steamer Starr, of the San Juan Fishing & Packing Co. will depart for Seldovia and Anchorage tomorrow at II o'clock according to announce ment made today by Capt o. A. Jo- hansen. The special trip to Anchor age is being made for the purpose of towing to Knights Island, Prince William Sound, the large railroad barge Lawrence, which Oscar Ander- son who is operating a tie camp on the island will use in hauling ties to Seward.
 Few reservations have been made for the trip to Cook Inlet. A quantity of freight will be shipped to Anchor age on the Starr.
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Believes Plane is Safe

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2 (P- Capt Stanford E. Moses, commander of the flight project, said, Rodgers had three years experience in Hawa- ian waters. The plane could land in rough water and still survive. Some time ago I was caught in a much smaller plane off the California coast ss much heavier weather, and was taken off after five hours without get ting my feet wet Planes have been ordered to take of at 635 this morn ing to aid in the search"
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-02
CARNATIONS USED FOR BAIT
 FOR RATS IN LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, Sept. ?. (P-The fragrant garden variety of carnations used as bait, has proved far more irresistible than cheese to the rat population of the Hall of Records and Court House buildings here.
 Discovery was made recently by L. c. Robinson, chief janitor of the two buildings, after several weeks of in vestigations, that rats have a liking for carnations. Through the use of the flowers as bait in traps large numbers of the rodents, which grad ually were reducing hundreds of law books to a sad state of dilapidation were eXterminated.
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Alaska Yukon Pioneers and Ladies of Golden North
 Hold Picnic Near Seattle

The Alaska Yukon Pioneers and the Ladies of the Golden North, both Se- attle organizations, held their annual picnic at Halls Lake near Seattle, August 30, according to local report. Athletic events with prizes, dancing and other diversions occupied the day. The affair served to bring together many former friends who are visiting or making their homes outside. Ben Ferguson, a northern chef, was in charge of the affair.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-02
BANK OF MONTREAL TO TAKE
 OVER IMPERIAL PREMISES

TORONTO, Sept. P)-It is an- nounced by the Imperial Bank of Canada that in conformity with the present day practice of eliminating unnecessary bank expense by the cur taiIment of overlapping branches, an arrangement has been consummated by which the Imperial Bank has dis posed of it's hanrsome premises at Kamloops to the Bank of Montreal and is transferring it's business at that point to that institution.
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Plane Will Try It Alone

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2 (P- The Navy seaplane PB-1 which was unable to accompany the other planes in their attempted flight to Hawaii will take off Thursday afternoon and make the flight alone.
 Capt. Stanford Moses, flight com mander, announced that he was unde cided whether the PN-9, Number 3 which was forced down 300 miles of the California coast, would make an other attempt.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-02
Reduction of Taxes by
 Nation Does Little Good

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 2 (P)- Reduction of Federal taxes last year was accompanied by fifty per cent increase in state, county and local taxes, the National Grange reported. A demand for lower taxes was made by members of the Grange.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-02
GERMAN OFFICERS
 WEAR UNIFORMS

BERLIN, Sept. 2 (P)-Former off cers of the German army and navy were permitted to wear their uniforms today for the first time since 1921, when a decree was published forbid ding the wearing of uniforms follow ing the murder of President Matthias Erzberger.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-02
Editor Leaves Estate
 of Over 2O,SOO,OOO

CHICAGO, Sept. ? (P)-The estate of the late Victor F. Lawson, editor and owner of the Chicago Daily News, was $20,800,OO0 a will with invento- ries filed showed today.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-02
Excursion Steamer Burns,
 Two Drown, One Missing

WESTFIELD, N. Y, Sept. 2 (P)- Two persons were drowned and third is missing from the burning of the excursion steamer, Colonial, on Lake X Erie. A coast guard cutter, rum chasers and fishermen rescued 28 pas Sengers burned to the waters edge.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-02
EARTHQUAKEN EASTERN STATES
 DOES NO DAMAGE
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. (P)- A light earthquake shock was felt here last night but no damage was re- ported
Kentucky Towns Hit

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. 2 (P)-An earthquake shock of slight intensity was reported in several towns last night. The tremors were slight in this vicinity.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-02
COOLIDGE MAKE
 NO SPEECHES SOON

SWAMPSCOTT, Sept. 2 R-The tenth week of the Coolidge vacation period is over and the President is expected to return to Washington after Labor Day. He indicated that he will make no speeches until Octo- Der 6, when he will address the Amer ican Legion at Omaha. He is not ex- pected to go to the Pacific Coast prior to the congressional elections next year.
 Coolidge said he would think over Haney's refusal to resign from the Shipping Board.
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BASEBALL

American New York 2, Boston 1. Washington ', Philadelphia 5. National Boston 2, Chicago 0. Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 10.
 Coast Portland 2, San Francisco 4. Vernon 4, Sacramento 1. Oakland 8, Salt Lake z.
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Jerome Hachey, an old timer of this district, arrived in Seward yesterday from GirdWood
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The steamship Yukon left Valdez
 this morning.
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Legal Blanks at Seward News Co.,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-10

organization.
THE signing Of the Jacksonville
| agreement was to purposely tie the
hands of the miners while giving free
scope to the coal barons for the un.
dermining of the morale of the organ.
ization and preparing a condition
more favorable than in 1922 for an
"open shop" drive. The operators
now think the opportune time has ar.
rived. So, they have openly scrapped
the agreement and are now prepar.
ing to complete the work of destroy.
ing the miners union. In this they
are being ably assisted by the Lewis.
harrington bureaucratic administra.
ton, which, instead of fighting the
enemies of labor is waging a relent.
less war upon the Communists, the
T. U. e. L., and the Progressive Min.
ers' Committee, which represent the
forces within the miners union that
have fought the hardest in the inter.
ests Of the miners and against the in.
terests of the operators and their
capitalist government.
John L. Lewis expulsion policy
which has resulted in the expelIing
of some of the best fighters in the
union because they stood for the
class struggle instead of for class col
liberation, dovetails in with the "op
en- shop" policy of the employers and
has encouraged them to launch their
attack at this time.
The coal miners are the best group
of organized workers in America. In
spite of their corrupt leaders, they
are the very heart of and stand as an
example and incentive to the rest Of
the organized workers. If their union
can be destroyed or badly demoraliE
ed or weakened, the rest of the unions
will fall an easy prey to the assaults
Of the employing class, who are now
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-10

pit or shop committees be the center
around which the struggle Of the min
ers is organized. Those committees
are complimentary and not antagonis.
tic to the union They do not take
the place Of but strengthen and build
up the union by drawing the member,
ship closer and into the activities OF
the union and the fight.
n GOOD example of the effective.
n ness of these committees and
how they can lead and organize the
membership for the offensive was
shown by the Grievance Committees
which are shop or pit committees
in the anthracite coal fields around
Wilkes Barre. There they were able
to rally the miners for strong fight
against wage cuts and violations OF
the working agreement. So powerful
did they become that they compelled
the Lewis administration to return
the charters to the local unions, which
had been revoked because of their 60
ing on strike.
Shop or pit committees develop the
fighting qualities of the workers. II
gives them better understanding OF
the struggle, and is the best, quickest
and surest means Of getting unity of
action and of holding, strengthening
and broadening the strike front.
Shop or pit committees, composed
Of actual workers, are closer to the
line of battle. They are directly re.
sponsible to the membership. They
understand the situation, will fight
and carry 1t to a successful conclus.
ion, where the officialdom, whose in.
terests are not directly involved,
would be willing to compromise and
accept defeat.
The Trade Union Educational
League calls upon the coal miners to
fight against the efforts of those poll
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-10

ticians within the union who urge CO.
operation with the bosses The pres
ent situation means struggle not class
collaboration. The coal miners must
watch very carefully every move
made by the coal operators and to
keep a watchful eye on their own
leaders.
1t urges the miners to support the
campaign now being conducted for
world trade union unity as the best
means Of combating the Dawes plan,
and to assist the Red International Of
Labor Unions in it's effort to bring the
unions of the world into one solicited
organization.
THE TRADE UNION EDUCATION.
l AL LEAGUE points out to the
coal miners that only the rank and
file, with class struggle understand
ing and revolutionary discipline, can
Offset the treachery Of the capitalist
apologists within the union and de-
feat the coal operators in their at
tempt to put the coal fields upon an
open shop" basis.
Fight against the "open shop" A
100 per cent organized industry.
Organize shop committees.
Fight against wage cuts, for wage
increase and the ao-hour week.
A fighting alliance with the rail.
road workers.
For the naturalization of the
mines, to be administered by the min
ers' union.
Unemployment Insurance to be
taken out Of the profits Of the Indus
try and administered by committee
of miners.
A united front of the workers
against the united front Of the cap
itallsts.
National Committee Of the Trade
Union Educational League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-10
BONUS LIKE The
B. G 0. PLAN, IS
. TRICK OF BOSSES

An increase in 1924 of more than
s2,500,00O in the excessive 1898 profits
was what stockholders OF the South
ern Railway got in return for a petty
efficiency bonus included in agree.
ments signed last year with the op-
Grating brotherhoods. The employees
affected got about sS4 apiece or a to-
tai of perhaps $500, 900, less than one.
sixth OF the cash gain of the owners.
The employee bonus was only ~
per cent Of the annual pay. The
stakeholder bonus for doing nothing
amounted to over 20 per cent more in
their annual profit.
The Southern bonus plan belongs
with the b. & o. shop cooperation
scheme for getting increased profits
or the owners with as little as posi-
BILE to the employees in exchange. 1t
was Incorporated into year agree.
Ilents giving the operating brother
hoods a per cent increase in rates
Of pay and the dispatchers from
per cent to 10 per cent. But the
bonus was to be paid only If the ra.
ito Of certain transportation expenses
Including these wages was kept as
low as 1928. The men were to be
induced to pay their own wage in
crease in efficiency which would re-
suit in loss OF jobs to many.
The test ratio in 1923 was 21.4
per cent OF the gross receipts Of the
road. The 1924 figure will be close
TO 20.3 per cent. The ratio Of all
transportation expenses was reduced
from 1858 per cent TO 35.1 per cent,
an unusual achievement in view OF
the 1924 slump In traffic and revenue.
The nature of the economies is
shown thus. Fuel consumption per
1000 gross ton miles fell from 1893
to 17S lbs. Toward the end Of the
year IL was running as low as 172 lbs,
a reduction Of over 10 per cent. Two
cars were added TO the average
freight train enabling the road to
transport more tons per train, that is,
per crew The average train speed
was increased from 11.9 to 1875 miles
per hour. Train hours we're reduced
s per cent while net ton miles de.
clined only IL per cent
The southern's gross revenue fell
from s15O.4s7,9s5 in 1923 to si42,4s6..
574 in 1924. But net income increased
from 9s.12s.1s7 to ssO.442,72O and the
profit remaining to common stockhold.
ers increased from s12,1s6.99s to s14,.
769,14O. The 1924 profit amounted 70
4 return OF 1913 per cent, record
higher than even the most prosperous
war years.
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watching this impending struggle
with the keenest interest.
THE TRADE UNION EDUCATION
1 AL LEAGUE pledges its fullest
support to the miners. 1t points out
the necessity Of waging the fight up
on the basis of the class struggle and
on a national scale, and urges the
miners to Immediately form a united
front with the railroad unions, and to
support the program Of the Progress
sive Miners Committee. The attack
upon the miners is an attack upon
the entire labor movement, and the
only way to successfully combat this
offensive is to call upon the whole la.
Dor movement to join in the fight.
Today it is the miners and textile
workers, to morrow the railroad work.
ers, etc, just as it was in 1922. II
is a general attack upon the living
standards of the American working
class.
This attack upon the miners has two
significant angles. 1t is directed
against the most powerful union in
America, because the arrogant brutal
capitalist class of this country feels
that, with the election OF Coolidge and
Dawes, it is strong enuf to attack la
Dor at its strongest point and with
one fell swoop destroy the labor move
ment or reduce it to low level of re-
sistance. Secondly, the Dawes plan,
which is international in scope and
directed against the working class of
the capitalist world, (Russia being the
only country not affected), demands
the reduction of the miners standard
of living to the level Of that of the
German miners.
The Trade Union Educational
League calls upon the miners to meet
the situation by forming committees
of action in each mine; that these
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-10
LAUNDRY DRIVERS
WIN RECOGNITION
FOR The UNION
Strike Brings Increase in
Wages

BROOKLYN, N. Y, March S.-The
prolonged fight put up by the Laundry.
Chauffeurs' and Drivers Union in
Brownsville, during which the bosses
have slugged and beaten the strikers
and nearly killed the president, Will
liam Berman, has resulted in the cap
itulation Of the laundry association
and in the breaking of the backbone
of the opposition. "a
Out of the ID laundries that were
involved IL have signed the agree.
ment to the increased wage and, the
recognition of the union. The drivers
are now paid $23 a week in straight
wages and Is per cent of the wet and
10 per cent OF the flat wash
While this increase is not all that
was asked for the drivers claim that
the recognition of the union which is
the big element in the settlement
makes up for much. This gives the
union chance to strengthen itself
during the year and be able to get
what it asks for next time.
The IL laundries that have signed
up are the largest ones and the others
will not be able to operate until they
make peace with the union. Those
still on the warpath are the Blake
Clovelen and Erasmus. 1t was the
boss of these who led the assault on
Berman who is still in weak con.
dition and unable to return to work,
the doctors are still undecided as to
the final outcome Of his condition. The
trial of his assailant was postponed
for two weeks.