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LOWELL CHEEK FUNDS
WASHINGTON, May 6, (£*)—The
House Flood Control Committee
favorable reported on the bill to
authorize the Secretary of War to
submit estimates necessary for the
maintenance of existing flood con
trol works on Lowell Creek, at Sew
ard, Alaska.
TABOO: DECISION
AFTER BIG DEALERS ARE “WIP
ED OUT” WILL “GO DOWN
THE LINE”
WASHINGTON. May 6, (A3)—The
government moved to suppress all
sale of paraphanalia for liquor
manufacture in a drive under the
Supreme Court decision that dis
tribution of such equipment was
illegal under the Volstead law.
i Commissioner Doran announced
This step saying the action of the
Supreme Court in upholding the
, seizure of bottles, casks and corks
at Pittsburgh on the grounds they
were displayed to attract purchas
ers who intended to use them in
manufacture of illicit liquor, gave
the bureau an effective weapon to
proceed against every large concern
producing such articles,
j After the big dealers are "wiped
out" Doran said, the bureau will
"go down the line".
VOLUME XV. NUMBER 103.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
“THE MISSING LINK"
wp know that Col. Otto F. Ohl
sor. general manager of the Alas
ka Railroad, has endorsed the
cor. .ruction of the ‘Missing Link’
road which would connect Mile 14.
Sev. ard-Kenai Lake Highway,
with the 60 miles of wonderful
highway beginning at Mile 29,
Moose Pass; we also know that
it would be of great benefit to
the forestry department who look
on the project with favor as it
would eliminate at one stroke
considerable fire hazard; we also
know that Commissioner Flory, of
the Department of Agriculture
has voiced h i s hearty ap
proval for ultimate contsruction
and everyone knows that the cit
izens of the districts adjacent are
100 percent for it.
But in addition, a new factor
has entered; the Williamsons sil
ver Fox Ranch, just above Law
ing.
Without question the William
sons will have the largest and
most modern fox ranch in Alaska
by next summer as they propose
to double the present size which
consists of 80 pens. The only vital
problem concerning their invest
ment. approximately $100,000, is
the matter of feed. Up to the pre
^ sent time they have been import
ing this: true, much is gathered
in the immediate area but with
the construction of the “Missing
Link” road their hunters and
food supply men could range for
hunderds of miles; by automobiles.
No one has any conception, un
less they have visited the ranch,
what an enormous enterprise has
been undertaken at Seward's
back-door. Everv effort should be
continually made to procure this
road as quickly as possible.
We know lack of funds hamper
the desires of the Bureau of Pub
lic Hoads, as are other d . part
men ts from often carrying
forward much needed projects,
but if it could be arranged to
squeeze out sufficient hinds for
this project, the people of the
districts will be forever grateful
to the B. of P. R.
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Hope springs eternal in the
human breast at this season of
tin yen' when election returns
are coming in and the Nenana ice
< is expected to go out any time,
thereby increasing some one’s
wealth by red hot 60.000 bones.
The practibility of Col. Otto F.
Ohlson’s management of the
Alaska Railroad is again seen in
the manner in which he travels
over the line to inspect the road.
Instead of riding over the belt in
the private business car at his
disposal he either pumps a hand
car like a regular fellow or boards
a speeder. And boy, he don’t miss
anything, what we mean!
• • •
It would be a generous impulse
on the part of Captain Hardy of
the U. S. Geodetic Survey vessel
Surveyor, if he would instruct the
members of his crew, as they cruise
about the inlets, bays and sounds,
to keep sharp watch for evi
dences of the long missing air
man, Russell Merrill, and his ship
which flew into oblivion last fall.
Alright folks! Cleanup time is
here, as the placer miner would
say. The City Council last night
set the dates for this annual drive
for the city beautiful, May 12 to
the 17th. Gather up all the debris
around the house and have it
ready for the city truck which
w’ill cart it away free of charge.
Seward has the reputation of
being the most beautiful city in
Alaska. Lets keep it so.
JALAPUR. India, May 5. UP)
Monday, Mahatma Gandhi, leader
i f the h , ..... civil disobedience
movement ......l :st British rule, was
.• uddeih;, turned here this mom
ma under the century-old regula
tion providing imprisonment for
as long a.- the government deshes
vhhouf 'tl.
The arrest followed a week of
tranquility since the riots at Cal
cutta. Karachi and it invar
which Gandhi disavowed ng.-ng
only a non-violence policy.
His arrest was imminent since
he violated the salt monopoly of
the government, making salt from
the sea at Dandi.
i
j DELHI, India, May 6, (JP)—Two
persons were killed in rioting in the
'heart of Delhi Indian Infantry
:and eight armored cars established
,a state of armed defense. The
dead are natives.
1 A virtual state of war prevailed
on the principal street of Delhi
; though street cars kept up a con
tinual patrol. Entrances to all
1 civil buildings were guarded by
troops and it is unlawful for more
than five persons to assemble.
MUST OBEY HUBBY
!' PARIS, May 6. (/P)—Rn’ - that
|French wives Must obey their hus
bands, even though the spouse
j happens to be from a country
I where obeying is not practiced, a
French court awarded a 50,000
j franc damage verdict against the
Palace Hall which employed Jane
Aubert, French dancer, against
orders of Nelson Morris, her Amer
ican husband.
m GROSS LAYS
FURTHER PLANS TO
SUCCOR HELPLESS
WASHINGTON, May 5. (/P)—
Welcoming delegates to the Ninth
Annual Convention of the Ameri
can Red Cross, President Hoover
said the increasing strength of the
organization represents a growing
sense of responsibility of th enation
toward those who meet with dis
aster.
The Red Cross plans to begin
soon the establishment of a system
of emergency and first aid along
the more important highways of
the country.
James L. Fieser, vice chairman
in charge of domestic operations,
announced the organization in
tends to meet the needs of such
I emergencies until physicians ar
rive to take charge.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Boston
Detroit
4
5
6
8
9
11
14
Pittsburg
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Boston
Cincinatti
St. Louis
Philadelohia
AMERICAN
Won Lost
11
10
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8
« 5
5
5
NATIONAL
Won Lost
10 5
8 5
11 8
9 7
7
6
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5
Pet
667
538
500
357
312
263
6
9
12
10
Pet.
667
615
579
563
538
400
333
333
PACIFIC COAST
Won Lost
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Oakland
San Francisco
Missions
Seattle
Hollywood
Portland
17
15
16
15
13
11
10
9
10
10
11
13
13
16
16
17
Pet.
629
600
593
536
500
407
385
346
BASEBALL
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YESTERDAYS GAMES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia at Chicago called
at end of first inning on account
of weather.
Boston 6; Cincinnati 10.
New York 9; Pittsburgh 1.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St. Louis 3; Philadelphia 4.
Detroit 3; Washington 1.
Chicago 1; New York 4.
These were the only games sched
uled.
M. P. OWENS DIES
'
M. P. Owens, well known waiter
who has been working locally at
various times at the Seward and
Union Grill, but more recently on
the S. S. Starr, was found dead in
bed this morning, death having oc
curred about 9 a- m. Last summer
he was a wraiter on one of the In
terior river boats. Heart trouble,
from which he had been a sufferer
for a number of years, is attributed
as being the cause of his sudden
demise. A search thru his affects
failed to bring to light a single clue
as to relatives though an old re
ciept from the Seattle Waiters
Union, dated 1920, was found.
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| The office of the Alaska Pack
ers cannery at Naknek is reported
| to have bee/i robbed recently of
the sum of $3,500.
TOWN' WIPED OUT
RANGOON, May 6, (/P)—The Bur- :
ma Exchange Telegraph Agency i
said the entire town of Pegu was
wiped out by an earthquake and
subsequent tidal wave; the dead
is estimated at 1,000. The town
presents a desolate picture, public
buildings and homes were destroy
ed and practically the entire popu
lation is homeless.
NEW YORK, May 6, OP)—The ,
largest day sales on the New York ,
Stock Market since November was
recorded yesterday when over $8,- {
300,000 stocks rallied violently as
powerful supporting orders were
thrown into the market and !
“bears” scapered to cover short
commitments.
Wall Street rumors were that
some of the leading bankers who
acted to stabalize the market last
fall were planning to offer their
support which was regarded as the
factor to rush to cover but the ru
mors lacked confirmation.
I
Last Saturday Chief Dispatcher
Stiles, of the Alaska Railroad, ar
rived at the Lawing Forest Ranger
Station where he put thru all
members of the forest fire guards
and trail-men, in instructions cov
ering train signals and operation
of speeders, with rules and regu
lations pertaining thereto.
Section men on the southern
division were likewise given in
struction.
W. J. McDonald, forest super
visor of the Chugach National
Forest, who arrived last week
from his headquarters at Cordova
and assisted Ranger Sherman in
opening the annual four-day
school at Lawing after which the
crews were sent out to their sum
mer’s posts, leaves Seward tomor
row for Anchorage on official bus
iness. He returns to Lawing soon
remaining there for a period of
about 10 days in lining up the
coming season’s activities 'with
his assistant, Ranger Sherman.
The names of those who at
tended the guard school last week
were as follows:
J. A. Ramsey, of the General
Land office, Department of Inter
ior; and his three assistants who
patrol the district on the public
'domain between Anchorage and
Fairanks, “Buck” Osborne, Hubert
Oliver and Jack Jennings.
The forestry crew comprised;
Jake Blanc, trail boss; Warren
Neil, fire warden at La wing; Ken
! Seymore, fire patrolman at Hope;
J. N. Pendleton, fire patrolman at
, Gird wood; Ted Meyer, trail man
|and extra patrolman; (Ted is the
! well known Seattle lightweight)
Marion Nichols, fire patrolman at
La wing; W. J. McDonald, forest
I supervisor; W. M. Sherman, dis
trict forest ranger.
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A GOOD MOVE
I WASHINGTON, May 6, (TP)—The
|Treasury ordered seven customs in
jspectors to travel to Europe on
large liners sailing this month to
gather information to simplify de
clarations made by passengers
upon their return from abroad
FIS IS THE EAST
DESTROYS MILLIONS
M1Y HOMELESS
CONFLAGRATION SWEEPS SEC
TIONS OF EAST; HUNDREDS
RENDERED HOMELESS
NEW YORK, May 5. (/P)—Flames
wrought havoc when whipped by
wnds to widely separated sections
in the East
A fire, starting from a wooden
bridge at Nashua, New Hampshire,
destroyed the southeast section of
the city, 125 houses, a church and
school and plants, rendering 500
homeless.
The loss is more than $2,500,000,
A brush fire on Staten Island de
stroyed 200 cottages at Oakwood
Heights and hundreds are home
less. On Long Island fires broke
out over a hundred square miles,
the worst quarter being at Cen
ture, southern New Jersey; in At
lantic County 1,500 acres and 19
homes at Forked River were de
stroyed and 100 persons fled.
Ten thousand acres at Tucker
ton and many buildings at Laurel
ton were burned as well as part
of the town of Bassville destroyed
All roads are clogged with refugees
and sightseers. Many fires are al
so repo, ted at Massachue0-;s, Del
aware, Pennsylvania and Rhode
Island.
1BF
HLEO
WRANGELL, May 6. </P>—William
G. Thomas, U. S. Commissioner,
died here at noon yesterday.
He was a native of Oregon and
came to Wrangell more than 50
years ago- He previously had pass
ed some years in the Cassiar dis
trict and in northern British Co
lumbia.
For half a. century he was in the
service of the federal government
in various positions and was one of
the best known of Alaskan pio
neers.
He is survived by his wife and a
large number of relativs in Ore
gon. Washington and Idaho.
SOCIETY WOMEN BATTLE
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6, (/Pi—
Led by Mrs- Leslie Moore, beautiful
divorcee, Atherlon society women
turned fire fighters and plunging
undismayed into billowing clouds
of smoke, aiding in saving the
$100,000 Alfred Sutro mansion from
distruction and in rescuing valua
ble art objects and cos ly furniture
and furnishings. The damage was
estimated from $5,000 to $10,000.
WHEAT TAX REDUCTION
DUBLIN. Ireland, May 5- (/P)—
The Free State budget, balancing
at $65,000 and with no changes ex
cept a 50 per cent reduction in
wheat taxes, was intioduced in Dail
Errin by Minister of Finance Blythe
LIBRARIES REOPENED
FLORENCE. Italy, May 5, (/P)—
The famous libraries, Royal Ric
cardiana and Moreniana, have been
reopened to students. They have
been closed since 1921 for reasons
of economy. Each contains rare old
manuscripts.