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Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
HICKEY MINE AT
 COAL CREEK IS
 AMONG THE BEST
BLACKSMITH COAL PRODUCED UNSURPASSED ANYWHERE,
 IT IS STATED.

Officials. of the Alaska Railroad
 pronounce that the Hickey black smith coal from which coke is made is a better coking coal than is pro- duced elsewhere in the entire Unit ed States. This should be quite flat tering to Ross s. Hickey, we'll known to many Seward folk, who is the owner of the mine which is located on Coal Creek, just this side of Chickaloon, on the branch line out of Anchorage.
 Rail officials, who are at present in Seward, report MT. Hickey has secured a 100-ton contract from the railroad but to date has made not a single delivery, owing to. the mild winter conditions. The mines is sit uated on the opposite side of Coal Creek and in order to reach the branch line, inasmuch as there is no bridge at that point, no shipments can be sent out from the mine un- til the river freezes over. Thus far the river is as wide open as mid summer, which has bene the only reason of non-delivery of any portion of the contract. A recent report from MT. Hickey stated he figured a brief cold snap would soon set in, and that shipments would then start. It is pointed out, one cold night and sheet of ice, sufficiently strong enough to freight over, would result. The hauling will be accom- piished with horses and sledges.
 A new market will shortly be af- forded MT. Hickey's coal, it is stat ed, with the beginning of develop ment in the Fairbanks district by the large companies. In time, it is believed by conservative business men, the Ross Hickey mine will be a big factor in the coal mining in- dustry of the Territory. It is the only operating blacksmith coal mine and one of the few claims of this nature in Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
Charges Will Fall Flat

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Feb. 5 (P- James Galen and Harry ONeill, both of Cordova and mentioned in the Sutherland charges as member of a bootleggers ring arrived here on the steamship Victoria bound for Seattle. They emphatically denied implication with or knowledge of any bootleg ring. Galen and O'Neill demanded that Flanigan give them a letter de- nying he wrote the letter quoted by Delegate Sutherland and stating why and that he and Council were not members of bootlegging ring.
 Flanigan signed a statement that he never authorized Delegate Sutherland to use his letter in making such a charge.
 The sentiment in Ketchikan is that the Sutherland charges against off cials of this division will fall flat because found false when investigated before by the Department of Justice.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
Premier Coal Mine On
 Moose Creek, Flooded
 According Local Report

The Premier coal mine on Moose Creek is flooded and as a conse- quence operations ceased a week ago, according to information brought to Seward on the last train from the Inlet. It appears that the old pump which has been used in the coal mine in the past could not expell the leak age which has been gaining steadily of late. The water finally rose to height which prohibited carrying on of actual operations. A new pump is en route from Fairbanks and is expected to be installed shortly.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
COOLIDGE PLANS FOR AIR BOARD
 NOT PERFECTED

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 5 (P)- Chief of the Air Service Patrick told the Senate Military Committee that the recommendations of President Coolidge to the Air Board didn't go far enough"
 Colonel Mitchell told the House Military Committee that the present situation is "a terrible mess" He added that the air personnel is on duty with army men when it should be turned to prevent armies coming to- gether. He urged the committee to give the Air Power a specific mission. He declared that $65,OO0,0O0 would be an adequate annual expenditure.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
CHEMICAL AND
 DYE FIGHT IS
 RESUMED INU.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3 (P)-
 The fight of the Federal administra- | tion to cancel the sale of German chemical and dye patents, trade marks and copyrights to the Chemical Foun- dation, Incorporated, was carried to
 the Supreme Court after the federal district court for Delaware and the court of appeals for that circuit had given adverse decisions.
 Pointing out that President Harding had directed the suit to recover pos session and that his position had been supported by three attorneys general, the Department of Justice sought to have the sale set aside on the ground among others that the price obtained was wholly inadequate, that the Alien Property Custodian had no authority to make it, that the transaction was an unlawful conspiracy and that it had resulted in restraint of interstate and foreign commerce in violation of the Sherman antitrust laws.
 Counsel for the corporation con- tended that Frank L. Polk had been fully empowered by President Wilson before the latter went to Paris, to au- thorize Mitchell Pilmer, alien prop erty custodian, to make the sale pri- Vately without competitive bidding to corporation representing the chem lcal and dye industry of the country. according to a plan worked out by MT Palmer after Congress had provided for the confscation of the properties the plan having been approved by President Wilson to Americanize the chemical and dye industry. Many of the patents, trade marks and copy rights were valueless, they asserted, and the others required large expen- d1tures of money to develop owing to the practice of the Germans not to disclose in their patents sufficient in- formation to make them workable, thus requiring expensive experiments.
 For these reasons it was impossible, it was asserted, to determine the act ual market value of the patents or to find purchasers in a competitive bid ding. It had therefore been deter mined, with the approval of the Presi- dent, to turn the properties over to a corporation which would be required to grant the Federal government the free use of the patents and would guarantee that all American interests which desired to use them should be granted licenses under like terms.
 The corporation was not a money mak- ing affair, it was asserted, but was controlled by committee which had no financial interest in it, it's officers serving without salary, merely to per-
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
U. 5. S.S. BOXER EN ROUTE SEWARD
 RAILROAD CARGO

The U. s. s. Boxer, Capt. Whitlam, rect for Seward, according to local advices received by The Gateway yes- |terday. The Boxer has on board 221 tons of railroad freight in which is included 100000 feet of lumber and miscellaneous supplies.
 It is estimated it will take the Box CT about 13 days out of Seattle to reach this port, or about a week from today. Prior to the vessels south bound departure about BIO tons of car wheels and scrap iron will be loaded aboard for disposal in the States,
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
Foundry At Anchorage Operating Steadily
 With Crew of Seven

The foundry, which the Alaska Railroad operates in the Anchorage yards, has been working steadily since its completion with an aver age crew of seven men on the pay roll. This new industry has proven decided success as is attested by the numerous castings turned out, which in former years, were all SUD- piled from the States. A success ln that a large saving is made by the railroad and additional work found for Alaskan residents.
 Practically all gray or cast iron parts, brass and bronze work. is made in the foundry, which is as modern as any plants of the same size found in the States. A large proportion of scrap material is nat urally remelted in the big cupola but a considerable amount of pig metal is also used
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
MINE
 IS TAKEN OVER
 BY PAPER FIRM
ALASKA PAPER COMPANY WILL OPERATE WELL KNOWN SUL.
 PLATE MINE.

The historic Sea Level mine, sC we'll known to every resident O. the Ketchikan mining district, ha. passed from the hands of it's for mer owners and the deed as ren dered names the Alaska Paper Mills as the new owners, announces the First City News.
 This once active and promisins mine will pass into the limbo of time as "gold producer" and the iron pyrites or sulphides which the min eral veins contain, will be the chiet product to be extracted.
 c. R. Berry, chief engineer for the Alaska Paper Mills, states that the sulphides contained in the iron py rites is one of the best constituents used in the sulphite process of mak- ing chemical pulp. Even in ground wood paper mill, MT. Berry states 1t is necessary to introduce a small percentage of sulphite pulp and in. stead of purchasing this from an out. side pulp mill, in the large modern news print mills, it is now manufactur. ed in the one mill.
 At the start, about five tons of the sulphides will be required for the local mill; but, owing to the stead fly increasing demand by other mills for the chemical product, the mine may be operated to produce it for mills in the states.
 The district south and east of Ket- chlkan is of an unusually high percen- tage of sulphide ore. Pure sulphur is also employed in the process, most or which is secured from Texas and Louisiana; iron pyrites, however, are preferred, and in combination with are blended with the cal clned lime rock which is called sul- phate of lime.
 some considerable limestone will be in this process, the compa- ny being now busy locating some ex- ,ensive deposits adjacent to it's scene ,f activities on Thorne Arm near Ket- ,hikan.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
Beautiful Masonic Jewel
 Presented J. P. Hannon


 A beautiful past masters jewel was presented J. P. Hannon by the Sew ard Masonic lodge at the recent meeting of the organization, H. " Hoben, W. M., making the presenta- tion in behalf of the lodge The jewel attached to a watch fob is handsome piece of work, done by Orlander, the Jeweler, and to say that the recipient is delighted with the gift goes with out saying. The greater portion of MT. lannon's time since he received the gift in appreciation of his serv- ices while he held the office, has been occupied in exhibiting it to his many friends.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
MAYOR |. V. RAY SAYSALASkAN
 GOOD CITIZENS
HARDING AND CONGRESSIONAL PARTIES THOUGHT LAW
 ENFORCEMENT GOOD
WILSON WRONGLY INFORMED
Present Agitation Based Upon Desire to Get Friends on Federal Pay
 rolls in the Territory

In a statement issued to The Daily Gateway today by Mayor L. V. Ray, which has been sent to the Associated Press service in the States, in answer to the attack being made at Washing ton, D. C., as to the moral character of Alaskan citizens, the message in- tact is published below:
 Seward, Alaska, Feb. 5, 1926.
 Associated Press, Seattle, Wn.
 'L. V. Ray, three times mayor of Seward, president of the first Alaska senate, active in war work, and chair man of the Red Cross, jurisdiction of Seward Siberian boundary, resents the continued malicious islanders by un- informed and ill-advised reformers as to the character of the citizens of Alaska. Ray declares that the Hard ing party and the Cambrai congress sional party in 1923, Senator Jones, COngressmen Hadley, Treadway, Free, White and Senator Dill, all Seward visitors, know law enforcement excel lent. Surprised that any attention is paid to malicious, vindictive gossip. Assume that present agitation is based upon desire to get friends upon the Federal payroll. Doctor Clarence True Wilson evidently obtained his information from habitual liars. Dr. Wilson is invited to spend two months in Seward and make a per sonal investigation of the daily lives and habits of our citizens, who SUD- port three churches and pastors there of and who welcome misguided stran- gers. He also refers to Mrs. W. H. c. Goode and Mrs. Luther Taylor of the Methodist church who after a per- sonal investigation selected Seward for the Jesse Lee Home site.
 Seward Gateway"
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
OLMSTEAD TRIAL REVEALS MANY
 SECRETS RING
OMSTED THREATENED TO SINK BOAT RENTED BY ATTORNEY
 TO PROHIBITION AGENT
"NTERFERED WITH BUSINESS"
Advised Boat Broker to Tell Newspa. per Reporter Nothing Concerning
 Hi-Jacking BeryI G.

SEATTLE, Feb. 5 (P)-Prohibition Agent Behner testified today in the Olmsted liquor case that Wilbur Dows, customs broker, represented himself to him on January g, as the agent of Pete Marinoff and Roy Olmsted.
 Behner said that Dow told him he had liquor boats for sale, one of which was the M-855, owned by Marinoff, l though not registered in Marinoff' s name. Dow told Behner he handled all of Olmsted's business regarding the boats and said "Olmsted and Mar inoff were the only two whose business he cared to handle because the little fellows were too prone to talk"
 Behner testified that he heard Dow tell Olmsted on a tapped telephone wire October 27, 1924, that a news paper man named Sullivan wanted an interview with him. The conversation ran as follows:
 "Olmsted-What does he want to interview you about?"
 "Dow-I think about the BeryI G. high jacking"
 "Olmsted-Well, then you don't know anything about it"
 "Dow-No, but if I was Cruickshank might"
 Trri iaIy hor r 1c, h0 tor of Police who investigated the hi lacking of the Beryl G. and the murder of Captain Gillis and his son.
 R. c. Jackson, Federal prohibition inspector, corroborated the testimony of other government witnesses as to the activities of the Olmsted organiza- tion. x
 T. D. Page, a Seattle attorney, tes- tified that he rented his speed boat to prohibition agent to spy on the rum runners during the summer of 1924. That during July or August of that year it was used in such service.
 District Attorney Revelle asked:
 "Did Olmsted come to your office regarding the boat?"
 Page said, ives, he came in. I don't recollect whether he referred to me as a stool pigeon or a snitch, but it was one or the other. said, just what do you mean? He said, I refer to that boat of yours I said, You mean can't do that?' He. said, That's ex- actly what I mean I asked, Why, is it interfering with your business?' He said, That's it; tell you, Page, if it continues will sink the damn thing"
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
New River Route for Lower River District
 Probable Next Year

Practically all of the mechanical equipment of the Alaska Railroad river steamer service has been over hauled in the mechanical shops at Anchorage and long since been con- pleted ahead of regular schedule. This also includes all the turbo genera tors and pumps.
 Though nothing authentic could be obtained it was stated to The Gate way yesterday it is quite probable a new river route, in the lower river district, Interior, would be inaugur- ated next spring.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05

init the corporation to function.
 The government insisted that the same results so far as the chemical and dye industries were concerned could have been obtained had the gov ernment retained title to the proper ties instead of tgEning them over to private corporation, and particu- larly challenged the sales which Fran cis P. Garvin, as alien property cus- todian, had made to himself as head of the corporation, after MT. Palmer had become attorney general. It in- sisted that Congress had intended that the properties should be held by the alien property custodian until it made provision for their disposition.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
Monthly Meeting of Fire
 Volunteers, Held Tonite

Following the special meeting of the Town Council this evening which is being held for the purpose of se- lecting fire chief and a chief of po- lice, the regular monthly business meeting of the volunteer fire depart ment will be held. It is not believed the meeting will be called to order until about g o'clock as the common council meets at o'clock.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
Anchorage Whips Interior
 Champs; Girls Lose Series

Wednesday arrivals in Seward from Anchorage report the Inlet bas- ketban team which returned We'd nesday from Fairbanks won two games out of three games played in their series from the Interior champs The Anchorage girls team, however, was not so successful losing each of the three games with the Fairbanks girls.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
Seven Applications Are
 Received for City Jobs

Seven applications had been receiv- ed at the city clerks office up to noon today for the positions of fire chief and chief of the police department. It is expected an additional number will be filed this afternoon.
 The Town Council meets this even- ing at o'clock for the especial Dur. pose of opening applications and ap- pointing men to the positions.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
B LOSE LIVES IN FIERCE STORM
 SWEEPS COAST

NEW YORK, Feb. (P)-North. eastern United States is struggling to free itself from the grip of the worst snow storm of the winter, which last. ed A hours and resulted in 32 deaths. Eight persons were killed by the col lapse of building at New Britain and eight perished at sea.
 Five ships are reported in distress and all trains are several hours late.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
Coal Bunkers At Tunnel
 Completed Few Days Ago

The coal bunkers which have been under construction at Tunnel for some time past have been completed and the bins filled with a supply of coal which will be used in emergency cases and by the snow outfits in particular. The capacity of the bunkers is said to be 50 tons, according to local re- ports.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05
BOY SCOUTS NOTICE

Due to the temporary change in schedules at the s. A. C., Ptarmigan troop No. 1, American Boy Scouts, will meet at the residence of B. F. lessen, assistant scoutmaster at 7:3O o'clock this evening. Following the regular weekly business meeting the troop wilL adjourn to the gymnasium where exercises and games will be held.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05

Railroads willed only 149 persons in the United States during 1924, while automobiles killed more than 10000.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-05

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-09
Fake Farm Relief Debates

Aside from the absurdy alleged panaceas
the crisis the Mca Haugn bills that propose maintain
American prices for agricultural products foreign markets
CARELESS of the producing capacity of the of the world
effect upon supply demand is the hoax Of Coolidge
tending to support such bills
All such bills carry with them clauses for appropriations
siderable intended arfciay control the
pOrant point that there guarantee that farm products
O reach the market What good price regulation produce
rots the hands Of the farmer?
However, number of farm organizations and many
thruout the stricken states believe such legislation will
and the senator's both democrat and republican
election this year speaking in favor of bills
able before their constituents with record speaking
for farm legislation This part of the game politics every
senator who speaks for farm legislation Coolidge will
sign such proposals contained the McNary
bills
The government Of the United States which to be
greatly concerned about sterilization of Europe and relieving
ranncal of responsibility debts
by placing the burden upon American taxpayers
pOvershed farmers way enabling them to
keng proposals illusions political wndles calculated
to obtain the votes the farmers for the Wall Street gang
Only by categorcay demanding the consideration for
themselves that granted foreign powers put forth
program that will benefit them.
Such demand will expose in its garing the class
character Of the the executive committee the most
powerful section the capitalist against of society
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-09
Put 1t Up to Butler

Mr. William NJ. Butler Massachusetts, powerful
textile magnate and chairman of the republican national
is the most influential politician in that
important in the Coolidge political machine
1t is in his state where he is running for reelection
that the courts and ers execuoners of the
textile arsocra preparing to burn the lives
Vanet because they loyal to the working
improve the condition of the miserable
The impudent district attorney Winfield NJ Wilbur unknown
except as of the hounds eng for the blood
that quick execution will silence the agitation behalf
Sacco and Vanzet This indicates vciousnes that
yades the ranks of the mnions of the textile barons
Besides the of the
word Will stay the electric current That Butler
the will heed who bring Coolidge speak
behalf of these workers
Until Sacco and Vanzett liberated granted trial
where they their innocence beyond doubt
no one IN the state OF Massachusetts should be permitted speak
IN behalf OF Butler without attempting explain
made to prevent the final act of the daboca conspiracy against
these workers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-09
Australian Rail Workers.

MELBoURNE-(FP) - At the an.
nual conference of the Australian Rail.
waymens Union at Melbourne, attend.
fd by delegates from all parts OF Aus.
tralia, 1t was decided tc cooperate with
Other unions for a uniform shorter
week and a uniform minimum wage,
also to discuss formation of a trans.
port section OF one big union. Resolu.
tons that no Communists be allowed
in the union and that members sign
an anti-Communist pledge were defeat.
cd. Membership of the union is now
over 5,OOO-nearly all the railwaymen
engaged in running trains turnout Aus.
tralia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-09
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Six Upholsterers
Locals Unite in
Organization Drive

Six upholsterer locals are joining
their energies in an organizing cam
paign to bring new members into the
Upholsterers' International Union in
the Chicago district. They have or.
ganiZed the upholsterers' district coun-
Gil and are signing up new shops and
new members.
The unions in the council are Local
No. 3, the tent and awning workers;
No. "a, wholesale upholstery workers;
No 1O5 carpet and linoleum layers;
No. Ill, shade, drapery, flag and bunt
ing hangers; No. 1t2, women uphol-
stery workers, chiefly seamstresses,
and Local No. 113, the auto trimmers.
The upholsterers are affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor.