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Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
MRS W. E. ROOT PASSES AWAY
 SUNDAY MORN
DEATH COMES FOLLOWING LONG ESS-RESIDENT SEWARD
 FOR MANY YEARS

The hand of death, mysterious and inevitable, has taken from Seward an old and respected citizen, in the pass ing of Mrs. W. E. Root, who died yes terday morning at a. m Death was not entirely unexpected to immediate members of the family, or to her many friends, for Mrs. Root had been in poor health for many months, and dur ing the past few weeks had been con- fined to her bed. The end came peace fully and without murmur
 It was her wish that her loved ones, and friends, not to grieve upon her departure and, requested the omission of services. Yesterday, members of the Eastern Star Lodge and numer- ous other friends, called at the flu neral parlor and view the bier, for it had been first planned to send the re, mains to Anchorage for burial this morning. These plans, however, were changed owing to the inability of re- ply from Mrs. A. H. McNear, a daugh- ter, who is en route to Seward on the S.S. Northwestern, prior to her arrival at Ketchikan today. The re, mains will lie in state at the Seward Undertaking Parlor this week. prob. ably be shipped to the Anchorage Undertaking Parlor, from where buri al will take place in the Anchorage cemetery. The Rev. w. A. Thomas of the Episcopal Church at Anchorage will accompany the remains to the cemetery, according to these arrange ments which may, however, be chang ed upon hearing from Mrs. McNear.
 Surviving the deceased are her hus band and two daughters, Mrs. A. H McNear and Mrs. Richard McNally Mrs. McNear has been in Florida fol the past year, having left Seward fo1 the south at that timef Mrs. McNally resides here.
 Mrs. Root was born in Marshal Michigan, and married in her birth place in 1883.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
Selby Goes Outside;
 En Route Florida

H. B. Selby, who recently disposed of his interest in the Gateway Pub lshing Company, departed Saturday on the SyS. Alameda for Seattle. MT. Selby had thought of remaining in town at least for another week but decided to leave suddenly at the last moment. His son, Thomas, who left Seward a week ago, will meet him in Seattle from which point they plan leaving together for Florida where Mrs. Selby has been residing for a number of months past. MT. Selby stated he did not anticipate remaining in the States for a longer period than six months and hoped he would be back n Seward at about that time. Upon his return here, it is quite likely he will engage in an- other line of business, according to his plans, prior to his departure.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
MINING ACTIVITIES MOVESLOWLYIN
 THE TERRITORY

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1. (P)- The Commerce appropriation bill car rying s29,735,S47 was reported to the House yesterday. The Alaska items included:
 Alaska fisheries service, S53,070;
 Protection of seal fisheries, S35O,, 900, out of which s10O,O00 be immedi. ately available;
 Mining investigations, S10,S60.
 Doresy A. Lyon, assistant director of the bureau of mines at the hearing of the bill said there are some very large mining properties in Alaska, but on the whole, the mining development has not come up to the expectation and hope of the people who are look ing ahead from ten to twenty years ago. Alaska is not yet the mining ter ritory we hoped it would be, but it's opportunities may prove wonderful yet"
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01

watch the first game between these two local fives and were well pleased with the exhibition. Nip" Johnson clever center for the City male team acted in the capacity of referee dur ing the game. The teams are evenly matched and the fans hope they will meet again.
 High School lineup-Cecil Leslie center; Elsa Larson and Kathryn Ne vile, forwards; Sigrid Rosness, Clara. manthey and Roberta Mcintosh guards.
 City lineup Leslie, center; Mrs. J. P. Hannon and Edith Mcintosh forwards; Mrs. Valade and Mary Nc Cornell, guards.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
Seward Lad Making His Ring Debut At
 Anchorage Smoker

William Neville, Seward youth, who is serving his apprenticeship as boilermaker in the Alaska Railroad shops at Anchorage, has developed into pugilist, according to Saturday arrivals from Anchorage. Bill" will make his debut in the squared circ- le, March 6 at the Legion Smoker, and will have as his opponent, one Pat Geary, billed as being a wild Irishman. The bout will be six rounds. "Bill' has the physique of a heavyweight, and a smattering of ring science, so his many To- cal friends are not worrying much over the outcome.
 The bout is scheduled as the semi final, which cards are often of more interest than the main event Sew. ard fans are backing the Seward lad with cold, hard cash, it is stated
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
BIG AIRPLANE BILL PASSED

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar 1. (AP).-The Senate passed bill calling for the construction of 1914 airplanes in the next three years at total cost of about OOO and two rigid arshps of about six million cubic feet capacity for the fleet at cost of $8000O0O to be built in the United States beginning prior to July A 1927 and construction of one mealcad arship for experimental does not include expenditures proposed in other bills and plans In addition to this the Senate passed without record vote, the Naval Appropriations bill carrying about three hundred million dollars, four million more than was approved by the House bill. The bill now goes to conference It includes another item of eighteen million dollars for aviation equipment and buildings.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
HELEN WILLS WINS
 AT MONTE CARLO

MONTE CARLO, Mar. 1. (P)-Miss Helen Wills defeated Senorita De- alverz, Spanish champion 6-2 and 6-3 in the finals and won the Duke of Connaught gold cup. She paired with Mmle. Consoslavos and won from Senatrita Dealverez and Didi Vlasto in the final women's open doubles by the score of 6-3 and S-6.
 Suzanne Lenghlen, Frech star, pair ed with Mmle. Vlasto and won from Mrs Statterthwaite and Sleene Ben- net in the finals for the Beaumont cup. The score was GA and S-6
 It was announced this will be the last appeared of Suzanne until she plays in the Wimbledon games.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
Reindeer Meat Industry
 Boosted In New York

Alaskan reindeer meat, being ex- plotted by the Chamber of Con- merce,, has some earnest opponents in New York. The Alaska Club has been organized there, with head quarters at the City Club, and reg ularly it has reindeer dinner. Among the members in addition to Smith and Rossman, are Scott c. Bone, Karl Theile, William T. Lopp, Knud Rasmussen, Vilhjalmur Steff- ansson, Carl, Ralph and Alfred Lo- men, John Rustgard, Rex Beach, Roy A. Darling, John B. Burnham, Henry Bizallion, Hi Williams and James Gaffney.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
COCHRANE WILL
 COMMAND BEAR

SEATTLE, Mar. 1. (P)-Coast Guard Commander Dodge announced that Capt. F. s. Van Boskerck, assistant Pacific Coast inspector of the coast guard service would against assume command of the Boring Sea patrol
 Capt. c. s. Cochrane was transfer red to command the cutter Bear, suc- ceeding Commdr. l.. C. Lowell.
 The Boring sea patrol is leaving Se- attle April 15.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
CHARGES SOLONS
 ON COURT ISSUE

CHICAGO, Mar. 1. (P-Senator W. Mckinley in an Illinois radio address, charged Senator Borah and Reed with trying to Overthrow the Republican majority in the United States Sen ate, stating turn that body over to the Democrats" In his previous ad- dresses here, Reed and Borah urged the defeat of the senators who SUD- ported American adherence into the World Court.
 Senator Mckinley voted for the World Court.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
CHICAGO TAKING ON SPIRIT CITY AIRS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1. (P)-- Vice President Charles Dawes present ed to the Senate an appeal to the Fed eral government to rescue Chicago from the reign of lawlessness which is under alien domination. The Chi. cago Better Government association sent a petition alleging coalition be- tween the underworld and enforce ment officials, declaring the communi- ty was helpless and its citizens were compelled to surrender many rights without having any chance to protest.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
WILL HAUL FUEL TOPT. BARROW
 VIA AIR ROUTE

NENANA, Mar. 1. (P)-The tempera- ture fell to AS below zero last night. are being made to trans port the Wilkins party fuel oil and supplies from Tolovana to Panama, where it is planned to pick up the fuel and supplies and carry them in the monoplanes to Point Barrow.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
REDUCTION CUT
 LEAVES SURPLUS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1. (P)- After President Coolidge expressed the fear that the new revenue law might result in a deficit of S100,000, 900 at the end of the next fiscal year, the Treasury department announced Sat- urday they estimated there would be a surplus of $11,OOO,OOO at the close of that period
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
SUESA. co.
 FOR $25,OOO

SEATTLE, Mar 1. (P-Mrs. Pauline Crane, whose husband was assistant district attorney for the Fourth Divi sion, filed a S25,O0O suit against the Alaska Steamship Company for injur ies received from a deck chair on which she attempted to sit on but col lapsed on the S.S. Yukon in Alaska water in February, year ago.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
WILL KILL DOG TOMORROW

A fine dog will be shot tomorrow af- ternoon unless someone calls at the police station and takes him off the hands of the city. There surely must be someonefin Seward who wants and will provide home for such a canine like Chief Fairman has tied up at the Fire Hall According to the city ordinance all stray dogs running at large, are being gathered in and if not called for within short time, will be shot.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01

Convinced by his experience as McMillan expedition last summer that exploration of the Arctic by aircraft is practical, Lieut. Commd. Richard E. Byrd, retired, will lead an independent expedition into those regions, for sci entific observations and possibly a flight to the pole.
 Officially the navy is not to be con- nected with the expedition which is being financed with the air of promi- nent Americans, among who are John D. Rockefeller, jr., Vincent Astor and Edsel Ford.
 At the same time although it's ob- jects will be somewhat similar it will not operate in competition with the expedition of the Detroit Aviation so- ciety.
 The primary object of theundertak- ing would be to explore the region north of Greenland, Canada and Alas ka, using either Spitzbergen of Etah, Greenland, as a base. In case the de- parture cannot be made before Aug ust the plan is to go to Etah, establish winter quarters and hop off in the spring of 1927.
 Commander Byrd expects to have four aviators with his expedition-. Ed.)
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
BYRD SAILS IN MARCH
 QUEST OF POLE

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1. (P)- The Richard E. Byrd polar expedi- ton sails from New York in March on a shipping board vessel, for Chan tier They hope to blaze an air route to the North Pole in a three-engine Fokker plane. They will hope off from Chantier, at Kingsbay, Spitzbergen, and will be accompanied by Lloyd Ben nett, chief petty officer on the flight.
 Byrd said the success of the flight depends on the avoidance of landing on ice and water, as he does not ex- pect to come down except on land thereby avoiding the danger of ice movements.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
PASS DAMS BILL

WASHINGTON, Mar. 1. (P-The House passed bill inttoduced by Dan A. Sutherland, delegate to Congress irom Alaska to abolish tue rectangular { stem on homestead and mining claim surveys in Alaska and allow the nat ural boundaries on irregular terrain.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
MA TO RUN AGAIN

AUSTIN, Texas, Mar. 1. (P)-Gov. Ma Ferguson announced here today that she would be Democratic can didate for reelection. She said she needed another term to vindicate the family.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
DouBLBE-HEADER ToNlTE

A bouble-header indoor baseball game will be played this evening be- tween the Tanks and Pirates. Both
 teams are out for blood tonight, and
 a hot time is looked forward to.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
KAISER STEPPING HIGH

is entertaining avshy since it has become probable that he will receive millions from Germany as pense for loss of his vast estates He has entirely drop
 parked series of elaborate receptions and dinners.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES
BIMBA UP AGAINST IT

BROCKTON, Mass, Mar. l. (AP).-Civil liberties protective organizations preparing to make another Scopes trial of the prosecution of Anthony Bimba charge of blasphemy under 229yearold colonial blue law He is alleged to have questioned the existence of God, in speech before the public
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
PONZI IN LTMELIGHT AGAIN

JACKSONVILLE Fla. Mar. 1. (AP).-Federal war rant for arrest of Charles Ponz financial wizard charges alleging of mails to defraud has been issued at request of postoffce inspectors.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-01
ToDAY's HALIHUT PRICES

KETCHIKAN.-Hali ten and five cents. Salmon, 23 and IA cents.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
OFFICE
BUSIEST IN
YEARS

The Charles Frohman Company,
which Initiated the present sea-
son in New York at the. Empire
Theater with a success in THE
Captive g has been 50 busy batcns
ing out productions that no one.
at the offices has had time to-
stop. to count them. But some
one Id the press department
stopped for long breath and
discovered that this firm has no
less than ten plays running, in
rehearsal or on the verge of go.
ing into rehearsal. This number
places Gilbert Miller. managing
director OF the Charles Frohman
Company among stlle few most
active producers in New York
and it also established a record
for the firm which has not pro
duced so may plays in one sea
son since Charles Froham was
lost on the ill-fated 'tLusitania !"
in 1915.
That this quantity production
does not mean a sacrifice Of the
quality which has become a Froh-
man tradition is amply attested to
by the list itself And If further
proof were necessary there is THE
Captive"
Besides Bourdet's masterpiece.
the Charles .Frohman Company's
list includes the following:
Otis Skinner now playing In
Boston in a revival of his great
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

A gentleman named Elmer Sag
out in Kansas, and myself are
quite broadly distinguished as the
only two living flaneurs who never
read Mr.. Arlen's book. This makes
me awfully, awfully happy be-
cause / can devote all my atten.
ton to the play without concern
as to the number of pages left
out in the adaptation. People do
worry about these things and all
it gets anyone is a Wrinkled pan.
There have been few casual
ties in the cast now at the BelascO
but the priceless Cornell Is still
enacting the dreadful career Of
Iris March; enacting II 30 superbly
that she discounts her ehancesAfor
1nerited applause by transporting
the audience away from a sense
of its obligation. This il particu-
IarIy true in the hospital scene
where Iris lurches from her sick
bed to enconnted Napier and his
bride. Miss Cornell adduces a
piteous overtone to this encounter
that grips and stays with you
the balance of the evening.
Mr.. Arlen discovers himself TO
be pretty clumsy craftsman in
the building of his third act. Much
tiresome and artificial bandinage.
goees on between two bold buffers
and even so finished an actor as
A. p. Kaye cannot make it honest
or rational.
Splendid work is contributed by
John Buckler as Gerold March
who drinks himself to an early
grave. Alan Hollis is a rather,
stiffly formal Napier, though he
does flash into good form in the
last act denouement. Gordon Ash
is natural as Hilary, while Pamela
Simpson makes me terribly lone
some for Margalo Gilmore.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
POOR IRIS---SHE NEVER
GOT THE BREAKS
By HAROLD PHILLIPs

motor, d flame death
takes the last Of the uces Marches out Of the turoof life
1.-THE Green Hat ends thusly,
bitter and melancholy the end but commanding in its grip
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The Washington times., 1926-11-16

est success ..The Honor 81 the
Family" which Paul Sc. Potter
adapted from the play BY Emile
Fabre based upon Balzac's story
OF Napoleonic times.
Holbrook Blinn opens at Great
Neck today In r. @. Warehouses;
adaptation OF Ferenc Molner,s lat.
est comedy, The Plays the
Thing. = Scheduled to open In
Cleveland. on November i Is
Ethel Barrymore in The Con-
slant Wife. BY w. Somerset
Vaughan. About TO go. into re-
llearsal Is The Legacy which
Sidney Howard has adapted from
the French success. La Riposte, I
by Fernand Noziere. Not quite
so near to rehearsal but headed
that way are two other foreign
plays, DIR. Juci Szabo." by Laszlo
Fodor and Four Men In Evening
Dress by Laslo Iakatos.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
Mayflower Teas

Tea dances at the Mayflower
will be resumed on Tuesday. No.
vember l6. and continued daily
throughout the season. Tea
dances this year will be held in
the Palm Court on the first floor
while dance music will. be sup
piled by Sidney's Mayflower Dr.
chestra.
Mrs. Effinghanl Townsend,
prominent Washington society
woman. will act az hostess at the
tea dances. An atmosphere Of
social cordially will prevail ana
it Is believed that this year. as
during the last social season. tbs.
Mayflower tea dances will be the
rallying point for afternoon gath.
erings of debutantes and the col-
legiate element.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

. Can your family tell the nefghbors that
they live In THEIR OWN homer They
would pc proud to say so. Buy them a
home from the MANY Offeringe Is The
Times and Herald Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
FLO DISGUISED
AS A FERN
POT.

1t happened at the opening of
the ziegfeld Follies last Sunday
night. The show was going on and
all eyes were directed toward the
stage with it's procession Of glorified
girls. Then the lights went out;
and on again for the intermission.
That moment there entered the
theater very prominent man.
Everyone knew him at once. or
rather. no one knew him. The
paradox of this statement can be
explained thus: The prominent
man who had entered was the
glorifier himself. Florenz Ziegfeld.
He looked the, same and yet diff
ferent. His Oldest friends were
baffled. Then suddenly, the mys.
terry cleared up. He( was wearing
mustache. Yes, for the first
time in his life he sported firsute
festoon and looked well with it!
Excitement ran high. Then some.
one with much courage addressed
him.
Tell me. 'Ziggy. what you up
to now?"
why so?" asked the Follies
producer.
THAT new decoration
, What about it?"
ooh. nothing. Very handsome
But does the entire male sex come
under you sway now?"
How so?" asked ziefgeld puz-
zled.
Wen, you set the fashion for
glorified girls. You recently made
rules about brunettes being pre-
ferred to blondes. And now. sup
pose, you'll have us men wearing
mustachios.
Perhaps. i will issue a state
ment later
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

Announcement is made today
that on Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday evenings. from to $50 ..
m. st. Rita's Church. OF Mount
Ida. Va. will serve chicken-and
oyster dinner at the church. OF
which the Rev. Leonard j. Roster
Is pastors Tickets are on sale in
Mount Ida and the public IS invited.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
Shoe Plant Enlarging

HAGERSTOWN, Nd. Nov. 16.-
The Southern Shoe Company. of
Hagerstown, has purchased large
property in North Mulberry street.
formerly used as a skating rink. on
the site of which the firm will
erect a large brick factory building.
The output of the plan. will be
increased from 700 to 5000 pairs
of shoes a day.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-08
HEAVY SNOW FALL

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. THE
Central west was blanketed today by
the snow storm which yesterday held
the Rocky mountain region in its
grip.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-08
Trial of Blackie Ford
Delayed Pending Calling
of Another Jury Panel

MARYSVILLE, Caiif., Jan. THE
trial of Richard (Blackie) Ford,
charged with the murder of Deputy
Sheriff Eugene Reardson during the
Hopfield riots, at Wheatland in 1918,
was adjourned today after The jury
venire had been exhausted. A special
panel will be drawn and the selection
of a jury will continue as soon as
the prospective jurors appear. Eleven
jurymen acceptable to both sides
were in the box when adjournment
was taken.
Ford served ten years following
his conviction of the murder of Dis
trict Attorney e. r. Maxwell, in
the Wheatland riots. When he was
granted parole recently by the
state prison board, he was brought
to trial for the murder of Reard-
on, who met his death at the same
time as MAXWELL. Roy Maxwell, son
of the district attorney who was
killed in 1913, now is district at
torney here and is pressing the case
against Ford.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-08
INTO II
INDIANS DEATHS
OPENS THURSDAY
(Rv ptspatch a. ?. Wirel

GUTHRIE, OKLA, Jan. "A
United States grand jury, after
two delays today opened its in
quiry into the deaths of II persons
in the Usage country.
The first witnesses were those who
found the body of Anna Brown, rich
Usage woman, whose death early
in 1922 is the first over which THE
shadow of mystery has settled. They
were followed by the physicians
who conducted an autopsy and the
undertaken who prepared the body
for burial.
There was every indication that
the jury was starting at the be-
ginning of the strange tale of an
alleged conspiracy aimed at the des-
truction of an entire Usage family
with fortune estimated at $2,000,
600 as the stake.
The only expression of the day
came from Roy Lewis, United States
district attorney, who said that "un-
expected developments" had increased
the hope of federal authorities for
successful termination of the last
phase of the long investigation, un-
TIL today carried out through the
secret channels of government
agencies.
1t was noted, however, that Ernest
Burkhart, charged with murder in
connection with one of the deaths
under investigation had been taken
to Lewis office not long before.
Lewis would not say whether he had
talked with Burkhart.
An EXPLANATION of the deIav yes
terday in starting the inquiry was
seen today in the arrival of oliver
Pagan, an Indictment attorney for
the department of justice and o. H.
Loring, special assistant attorney
general in charge of prosecution,
both from Washington.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-08
Smallpox Situation in
Tampa, Florida, Reported
as Bordering ON Epidemic

TAMPA, Fla, Jan. 7.-Asserting
the smallpox situation here was
bordering on an epidemic, DR.. e. c.
Levy, city health officer, prepared
today to carry the fight into homes
through printed circulars distribut-
ed among school children. This step
was made necessary, the health of
ficer said, because of the lack of
sufficient newspaper publicity which
he. termed, his greatest weapon" to
combat the spread of the disease.
The Kiwanis ciun OF Tampa went
on record yesterday as being, opposed
to any publicity of the number of
small pox cases in the city. A
committee, headed by Dr. William
Rolett, member of the Florida Medi-
cal Board of Examiners was named
to call on the publishers of news
papers.
SinceDecember 27, 2S cases have
been reported, bringing the total
number to 80, Dr.. Levy said