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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 50.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
CUTTER CHELAN’S
CAGERS LOSE TO
LOCAL FIREMEN
SAILOR LAOS BUNCH OF SPEED
DEMONS; PLAY FAST AND
CLEVER GAME
The cutter Chelan’s trim basket
ball team tackled the crack Seward
Firemen five on the court of the
S. A. C. gym last night and came
within three baskets of winning a
: ilt that was full of action from
start to finish. The game ended
18 to 13 in favor of the red-clad
volunteers who quench the blazes
in the Gateway City, after the cut
ter’s clean cut crew, trailing 12 to
3 at the half came into their own
in the latter stages of the encoun
ter and scored 10 points to the
Firemen’s 6.
“Cotton” Bangs, loos'1 haired
coast guard forward, led his ship
mates in the scoring with six tal
lies on three pretty field goals, but
the lad’s honors were threatened
by Lieut. Jones who netted five
points during the little more than
half game that he played. Merritt
Shellhorn. smoke eater, topped all
scorers with nine markers.
Coach Lopez, gingery gob start -
d the following lineup; Bangs and
Hedges forwards: Jones ’enter;
Geroche and Shiffer guards; while
acing them, minus Coach Groth
nd Captain Kunz. were firemen
Andiesen and Shellhorn forwards;
Turner center: and Vaa and Pey
on guards. Coach Thomson of the
ashing Anchorage high school
uintette handled the whistle.
FIRST QUARTER
On the tip-off play. Turner to
Peyton to Andresen. Andresen sent
he ball thru the net. but the bas
ket was disallowed when Andresen
'ook to 3 many steps. Bangs took a
-ow pass from Jones and gave the
-earaen the first goal of the game.
Turner fouled Jones while shooting
and Jones made good the first of
ais tv-o free throws brio'.'.-...’ the
Chelan lean to three yon ns. :h
: iremen gof busy however am
Turner and Andresen shot gorh
nd the ou«.r. r end I 3 wr .••:!
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a-Ging wen at this poiu and sc;
d when Shelihorn success!;;
hot from the clear. The Cham.
collar defence faltered a moment
Sh* ly was permittee to dribble
hree-fourths of the floor length
.or another basket. Andresen foi
owered with a basket. The cutter
rew called time out and substitut
'd Layman for Shiffer and Murray
or Hedges. A technical foul was
harged against one of the incom
.ng seamen for talking to other
players already engaged in the
game; Peyton neatly making one
,joint for the firemen. Score, Che
an 3, Firemen 12.
THIRD QUARTER
Meeks replaced Jones at center
:or\he Chelan. Peyton shot a
basket for the firemen. The sail
jrs, following instructions given
1 hem by Coach Lopez before the
eond half started, began taking
lg shots. Layman and Bangs
'■coring in rapid succession. Shell
lorn tangled with Geroche and
Bangs and hit the floor so hard
hat time was called for Shelly to
ollect himself. The peppery Shell
remonstrated that he was all
ogether by tossing his third bas
ket. Score. Chelan 7, Firemen 16.
FOURTH QUARTER
Tones returned to center for
eeks and Shiffer was sent in in
place of Murray. “Cotton” Bangs
made several unsuccessful attempts
from deep in the court and then
shot a pretty goal from center.
Jones scored form a wide angle
and then again from near center.
The score was now 13-16 and the
Chelan men looked threatening.
The rally wTas interrupted by the
lose checking of firemen Vaa and
WILL OBEY FATHER
SEATTLE, March 5, (A*)—Mar
ion Swenson expects to enroll in
the Annie Wright Seminary at
Tacoma, turning her back on
stage and screen offers and sug
gestions to write articles. She
will o as her father wishes, she
said. She wants to learn how to
paint so that she can paint the
North.
FORD AGAINST
REPEAL DRY LAW;
IS GREAT FORCE
SANE PEOPLE WILL NEVER SEE
MODIFCATION OF LAW
TAKE PLACE
WASHINGTON. March 5. (/Pi
Henry Ford placed a vigorous pro
test before the House judiciary
committee against modification
of the 18th amendment and re
corded the conviction that the
‘‘sane people of this nation” will
never see it repealed.
The views of Mr. Ford were
presented by Samuel Crowther,
magazine writer, who read the
telegram from Ford saying:
“The 18th amendment is rec
ognized by the men and women
of our country, the women es
pecially. as the greatest force
for comfort and prosperity in the
United States and I feel sure
the sane people of the Nation
will never see it repealed or any
dangerous modification.'
CHARLES HOXIE
PIONEER ALASKA
DIES, IN JUNEAU
JUNEAU. March 5. t/P—Charles
Hoxie. 67, a pioneer of Alaska
since 1897 when he arrived at
Nome, died this morning as a re
sult of a heart attack aggravated
by pneumonia which developed
Sunday.
For the past 10 years he has
been residing here. He was a mem
ber of the first Nome ci y coun
cil with the late "Tex" Packard
He leaves a widow here and
two sons in the states.
Tie funeral . will take place
Thursday under the auspice oi
the Douglas Eagles he havin'’
been a charter member of this
Order at Nome.
Present Fleet Of
Halibuters, Largest
i Coming as glad heralds of spring
the first of the halibut fleet have
'shoved into this port while their
brothers have been assembling on
; the Portlock and Albatross banks.
According ' to those fishermen
’who have put in her for fuel or
minor repairs, the present fleet is
one of the biggest on record with
over 300 vessels and about 3,000
men. As everyone now knows the
delay on the part of the fishermen
followed by departmental order,
which in turn had been caused by
an extraordinary influx of foreign,
duty-free halibut which temporar
ily glutted the market.
March came in like a lamb and
the brave boys of the deep are al
ready rapidly drawing in the suc
culent denizens of the deep.
While in Anchorage two weeks
, ago the S. A. C. Woman’s basket
ball team had their pictures taken
by Bragaw, noted Alaskan pho
' tographer. They were beauties.
M. Goldstein, fur buyer, left
today for Anchorage.
Peyton and then Shellhorn sunk
the last basket of the game. Final
score, Chelan 13, Firemen 18.
INHABITANTS
FRENCH TOWN
PERISH, FLOOD
WORST FLOOD CATASTR*)PIIY
FRANCE DURING THE
LAST CENTURY
TOULOUSE, France, Mar., 5,
(/P)—One hundred or more in
habitants of Moissac perished, it
is feared, shortly after midnight
when the Tarn River, swollen by
floods, broke through the dike
and submerged the town.
The disaster, if confirmed, is
one of the worst flood catastro
phy’s in France during the last
century.
Two quarters in the City of St.
Martin and St. Catherine were
almost obliterated by the surge
of the flood waters and the resi
dents were caught unawares.
Many of them perished as houses
collapsed above them; others
fleeing were trapped and drowned.
The city is in darkness the ris
ing waters having destroyed the
electric light facilities and washed
out gas mains.
The reports mentioned were in
termingled with the roar of the
flood, the dull, cracking of col
lapsing houses and futile cries
for help from the drowning and
trapped residents.
Twenty-six are known to be
dead in other flooded districts in
southern France beside Moissac.
FOURTEEN DROWN
LISBON. March 5, (/Pi—Dispat
ches said that 14 people drowned
and scores were injured in a
landslide at Funchal. Madeira.
Floating Court
Westward Region
Returns, Prisoners
The floating court has returned
to Kodiak from Karluk with four
prisoners who are now lodged in
the jail The motorship Olive, Capt.
Jake Johnson took over Deputy
Marshal Ed Boyer and U. S. Com
mission; v Stows and court was held
hr- a few hems at Karluk during
which ; cleanup a as made of the
booze '.tnation there which has
eben a source of annoyance for
several months, according to the
complaints originally sent in by
Mr. and Mrs. M . F. MacLeod who
conduct the government school
there.
The prisoners are Annie Lukin,
sentenced to four months in jail
.for a protracted drunk and parad
ing the town in an intoxicated con
jd.iticn; Fannie 'Vakonak, sentenced
to eight months in jail for manu
facture and possession of 15 gallons
of liquor and selling to school
children under age of 14 vears;
Nick Noya. four months for drunk
enness and third jail sentence
within a year; Steven Gregorioff,
seven months in jail for possession
(and manufacture of liquor.
While at Karluk, Commissioner
Stowe married Phedosia Antov/ak
and Paul Z. Malutin, natives of
Karluk.
The party brought back the news
of the narrow escape from death of
Jack Vick, watchman for the Alas
ka Packeers at Karluk. during a
recent storm. He was five miles at
sea when his motor boat capsized,
sweeping away his dory. The motor
boat righted itself, it is said, and
he drifted with it to the shore in a
half frozen condition.
Peter and Chrit Magnesson of
Kodiak, went over with the court
party and were left at Uyak Bay
where they will engage in cod fish
ing untli the salmon season opens.
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| Malcolm Wilson and J. P. Mor
! gan, knights of the grip, not
j capitalists, departed today for the
wild Interior pampas.
REPEAL, YES!
BUT NO RETURN
TO SALOON DAYS
| INCREASE IN JUVENILE CRIM
INALITY DUE TO DRY
j LAWS
WASHINGTON, March 4, (JF)—
Unalterable opposition to the re
turn of the saloon was voiced by
I foes of the dry law who are urg
: ing outright repeal of prohibi
: tion, before the House judiciary
j committee.
The committee received a let
ter from Walter Liggett, Washing
| ton magazine writer, saving that
i since the publication of his charge
, that the Kansas “Snooping squad”
; was composed of bootleggers and
; exconvicts every member of the
; squad has been dismissed.
Dr. Stewart Paton, professor of
| phychiatricts, John S. Hookins
University, expressed the opinion
that the moderate drinker has
1 a greater expectancy of life than
either the excessive drinker or the
total abstainer.
Noel Martin, attorney of Lewis
ton, Idaho, testified that the in
crease in juvenile criminality in
that state exceeded every figure
previous to prohibition. He is a
director of the association against
the prohibition amendment.
Coy W^ays Of Herring
For Bait Have Begun
V/orry Fishermen
KODIAK. March 5. (/P)_With
300 halibut boats and approxi
mately 3,000 fishermen working
greedily for the white-fleshed
fish off Portlock and Albatross
Banks, the coy ways of herring
have begun to worry them as they
depend upon them for bait.
It appears as though numer
ous boats in this vicinity and
Dutch Harbcr. as well as others,
can be classed as optimists, in
this connection.
Coast Guard Cutters are now
pj.trt lihig these waters for which
fishermen are grateful.
Another demand for herring is
seen as packers prepare to use
the smaller fish in competition
with the sardine industry in
southern California.
King George Honors
Hundred, Decoration
LONDON, Mar., 5, (/P)—For th€
first time since his recovery from
, his serious illness a year ago
King George held an investiture
in the throne room of Bucking
ham Palace and more than IOC
were recipients of honors.
The New Year’s list received
insignia according to their order
for decorations.
All attending were in formal
uniform or evening dress and the
scene was one of ever-moving
pageant of color. King George
was a respledent figure in the
scarlet and gold uniform of a
| filer marshal.
THE DREGS OF DEFEAT
The Seward Midgets again bit
| the dust yesterday afternoon, in
! the preliminary to the big game
! when the Jesse Lee Midgets took
| them down still another notch
The Home lads won 10 to 8 but
| if one should ask the locals what
I the score was they will probabl’,
: turn it around, 8 to 10, Jesse Lee
That Tillie Anderson, four, whc
was shot and killed at Aston Island
recently, came to his death by ac
cident was the report of the coron
er’s jury, according to word receiv
ed from Deputy U. S. Marshal Niel
son of Craig.
BILL WILL PASS
OTTAWA, *Iarch 5, (/P)—The
| bill to refuse clearances to ves
sels carrying liquor to the United
States before the House of Com
mons, sponsored by Premier King,
j was given its first reading yester
day. Debate on the bill starts Fri
day and it is expected, say ob
servers, that it is expected to pass.
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PIONEERS MAY
ESTABLISH HOME
AT ANCHORAGE
LARGEST ATTENDANCE YEARS
GATHER FOR 22ND AN
NUAL CONVENTION
ANCHORAGE, March 5, (A>/~
The 22nd annual convention of
the Pioneers of Alaska convenes
Thursday (this should be Tues
day, yesterday, it is believed) and
will continue in session until Fri
day.
The largest attendance ol
Grand Officers and Delegates in
many years are here and much
business is to * come before the
sessions including the proposal tc
establish a branch of the Pioneej
Home at Anchorage.
Visitors were gusets of the
Anchorage Igloo Monday even
ing in a get together social and
on Wednesday the Anchorage
Chamber of Commerce will be
host at dinner.
STATE CONTROL
NEW YORK. March 4, (TP)—Gov
ernor Roosevelt reaffirmed his ad
herence to state control as a solu
tion of the liquor problem in a
speech at the weekly forum of na
tional democratic club.
Hoover Not Calling
WASHINGTON, March 5. f/P>
The Whitehouse denied the re
port that Hoover is considering
calling an unemployment confer
ence. The President let it bt
known that he had given no thol
to calling such a conference. I4
was said at the Whitehouse, the
every agency of the govern men
is working to the best of its abil
ity to speed up construction anc
employment and will continue tc
do its utmost
Conference
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I . GREATER KODIAK
Signs of progress are noted ir
the Brooklyn suburbs of Greatei
Kodiak where O. Kraft & Son are
completing a new dock Warehouse
and are outfitting a new hardware
department in the separate build
ing adjacent to the main store. The
company has also put in operatior
a new Ford truck which came ir
on the last boat.
I
It is said that both the Geo
detic survey steamers Discovcre;
| and the Surveyor, will be sta
, t’oned here this summer. A sim
I ilar report has been receivet
about the Helianthus and the
Wild Cat. These, with the Coasi
Guard cutters, should produce
some fine baseball games, loca
players remark.
GRANDSONS
I The Alaskan Airways, Inc., lead
ing airplane Co., of the Territory
whose interior base is at Fairbank;
is one of the grandsons of the gi
gantic Aviation Corporation o
America, so to speak. Consolida
ting its transport companies inte
a new subsidiary recently, the huge
parent organization ,one of the fou:
controllers of the nation’s air ser
vice, gave birth to the Americai
Airways, which in turn embrace
the Universal Aviation Corp., Inter
state Airlines Inc., Colonial Airway
Corp., Southern Air Transport
Cuban Flying Service and Alaskai
Airways Inc.
DOCTOR ROMIG
CHIEF SURGEON
! RY. HOSPITAL
ASSUMES CHARGE MAY 1; SUC
CEEDS DR. HAVERSTOCK
AND DR. SWARTZ
ANCHORAGE. March 5, l/P)—
; Colonel O. F. Ohlson, general man
| ager of the Alaska Railroad, re
turned Saturday from a confer
ence at Washington with heads
of departments.
i Monday he announced a change
■ in the personnel of the govern
ment hospital at Anchorage ef
fective May 1.
Dr. J. H. Romig, of Fairbanks,
formerly of Seward, becomes
Chief Surgeon of the railroad
and in charge of the hospital,
with Dr. A. S. Walkerwiki, for
the past year in charge of the
hospital at Latouche, as his as
sistant.
Dr. Romig succeeds Dr. Rex F.
Swartz as chief surgeon, and Dr
A. D. Haverstock, as assistant.
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Anchorage High
School Wins Tilt
Southwest Alaska
—
| Anchorage high school won
the championship basketball title
: fo** this part of Alaska when they
took the last game last night
from Seward high, score 24 to 17.
The scorekeeper posted the
finals as 25 to 17 but the press
score showed 24 to 17.
] Seward started off at a cyclonic
pace maintaining it up to the
last, of the third quarter Srtt
I from then on, the punch ▼anish
! ed. To make a long story short
it was case of too much Bob Carl
son last night.
This long, lean and lanky An
chorage guard loomed up like Mt
McKinley midst scrimmages: out
would pep an arm. or a gigantic
stride and bang, another basket!
Bob ran his points up to 15
leaving but nine for his playmates.
Of these Knapp shoved over 4,
She dura 2, Bayer 2 and Ted
1: it was a good thing this lat
ter sharp-shooter was off his feed
in pegging as generally he has
had been the ‘ace in the hole’ for
the visitors.
; For Seward Ray Manthey led
with 7 points; Guy 6 and Don 4
j At times the passing of both
! teams was really brilliant but that
■ 1 of Anchorage more accurate and
' (with greater consistency. The lo
I cals put up a strong game but
‘ not the flashy work exhibited in
II the afternoon game. Guy and Ray
both did some fast pass work for
11 tries at the goal while Don, from
i • the most difficult position on the
i! floor, plunked two in from way
i off-side.
j Fewr fouls were called on either
. side but Ted finally wras yanked
• and his brother, Odin, shoved in.
. I Aside for this lone substitution
■ | no changes were made in the line
[ up of either squad.
> Dave Turner handled the game
, very well with Merritt Shellhom
> aiding him on the side-lines.
11 The hall was iammed full with
spectators and after the game a
j dance wras held in Odd Fellows
■Hall. This morning the Anchorage
. lads left for home with the
championship crown tucked away
! in their baggage.
Capt. John Smith, of the good
’ , ship Bavaria, operated by the
1 | Paulsteiner Sea Food Market, re
? | turned to port from Prince Wil
liam Sound bringing in a full
load of fish for wholesale and re
1 tail trade. Halibut and cod were
51 brought.
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. I The reserve ticket sale for “On
i ! to Podunk” on “The Podunk
I Limited’’ began today.
“PODUNK LIMITED” HERE TUESDAY