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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 56.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
GREAT AMERICAN
LAID TO REST |
IN ARLINGTON
THOUSANDS PAY HOMAGE AT
FUNERAL OF WILLIAM II.
TAFT
WASHINGTON, March 12. (/P)—
William Howard Taft was commit
ed to his Maker at the funeral ser
vices which bestowed the last ten
der offices of the government he
served and the church in which he
worshipped.
People, wdiom he loved, by the
thousands, paid homage as he lay
m state under the dome of the
Capitol, then in All Souls Church,
nigh on Sixteenth Street hill, where
he received the simple ministra
tions of the Unitarian faith in
which he lived.
The Federal government claimed
him last of all for a military burial
in Arlington Cemetery. A blustry
March rainstorm, which wh'pped
into the faces of his military escort,
drenched the great flag draped
about his casket and overcast the
sombre picture of the passing of
the only man in American history
to serve both as President and
Chief Justice.
President Hoover led the nation
m tribute. As the cortege passed
the White House the President
stood bareheaded, with Hoover,
beneath the large poritco. At
the church, with other high offi
cials, he took part in the short ser
vices.
The pew, where Mr. Taft wor
shipped for many years, was bank
ed high with many flowers and his
own pastor, Rev. Ulysses Pierce,
read some bits of poetry, intoned
with a few lines of scripture, after
which he said prayer. The organ
pealed in supplicating notes “Abide
With Me”, “Lead Kindly Light.”
There was no funeral oration.
Small Boats Seek
Shelter Here, Storm
The Coast Guard Cut tor Che
lan, which brought the crippled
schooner Liberty to port, depart
ed early this morning to continue
its patrol of the fi : :tov banks.
Yesterday, nd during the nite.
a number oi the hnlibuters ran
Into Resurrection Bay to escape
the heavy storm.
The snow and gale also prevent
ed Pilot Frank Dorbandt and his
mechanician, Alonzo Cope, from
taking off yesterday and wing
their way back to Anchorage and
then on to Fairbanks where they
had hoped to attend the funeral
service today of Colonel Eielson
and Earl Borland.
Farm Horse Shows
Heels To Crack Train
QUELPH, Ont.. March 11, (/P)—
Displaying powrs of endurance lit
tleshort of amazing, a bulky farm
liorse raced the Canadian National
Railways passenger train from
Glen Christie to Guelph and then ;
after turning north at the railroad
junction, led the train into Elora.
The horse covered the distance
of 17 miles in less than two hours
and the train was only half an
hour late. The report was made
by the conductor and engineer.
Former Stage Beauty
Commits Suicide
NEW YORK, March 12, (/P)—
Christine Norman, actress and play
wright, who some years ago was,
chosen by Neysa McMein as one of
12 beautiful women in America,
committed suicide by jumping from j
the 20th story of her hotel.
Detectives said Miss Norman had j
apparently slept part of the night j
and then arisen and leaped to her j
death. One of her intimate friends <
said the actress believed herself to ■<
be suffering from an incurable '
disease and police believe this fear :
might have temporarily unbalanc
ed her mental processes. ;
ULTIMATUM MADE PUBLIC
AHMADABAD, India, March 12,
(JP)—The ultimatum of Mahatma
Ghandi to the British government,
asking for Indian national inde
pendence and threatening of lieu
of that a campaign of intensive
civil disobedience, was made public
here. The ultimatum was addressed
to Viceroy Lord Irwin.
Local Talent Show
Is Well Received
Large Audience j
The “Podunk Limited’’, operating !
between Seward and Anchorage, j
arrived on time last night at
the Liberty theater station
where it was boarded by a big
crowd every seat in the coaches
being occupied.
Without trying to get personal!
some very funny looking passen-;
gers got aboard entertaining the!
others throughout the entire rail |
journey.
The one-act farce comedy met
with general approval and the
members—all of them—of the
cast handled their parts well.
Not only the cast but especially
the directors deserve considerable
credit for their unstinting effort
to give the local public an even- :
ing's entertainment. The fact
that they practiced for weeks, j
giving freely of their time, is
alone sufficient for appreciation.
The vehicle afforded many oppor
tunities for humor and the most
was made of the situations. To
mention one with praise and omit
a smaller part, would hardly be
fair; they were all good and it
is hoped the local public may
have the opportunity many times
in the future to see them again.
The response of the public in
attending the performance and
hearty outbursts of laughter dur
ing the show, attested to the suc
cess of the Sew'ard Athletic Club I
show'.
Heading the program was the
Jesse Lee Glee Club which, a bevy
of comely girls from the Home,
dressed very prettily, who ren
dered three selections which were
excellent. Dainty little Irene Ren
strom, the talented dancer, light
ly tripped a Highland fling and
then a ; p dance. Mrs Hatton,
whose readings are always greatly
appreciated, again revealed her
remarkable retentive qualities by
reciting a business conversation
over the telephone.
Thanks are extended to Brown
& Hawkins Ccrp., for the chairs
loaned to the Club and to Sylvia’s
for donations of candy.
The performance will be given
again this evening at the Jesse
Lee Home and should any one,
who missed it last night, desire
to attend, they may do so.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cooper'
were Anchorage-bound passengers
on today's train.
FIVE CENTS FOR TAIL
The U. S. Bureau of Fisheries
stationed agents in various parts
of the Bristol Bay region this
winter and are paying five cents
per tail for all salmon trout that,
are caught in the lakes and
streams. If this is continued
arrivals from the Westward bring
word, it should exterminate these
pests in a few years. Trout not j
only eat the spawn of salmon ]
but also the young salmon.
Oscar Kristiansen, one of the j
most successful mink ranchers
in the country, and Mayor of
Moose Pass, throbbing and thriv
ing suburb of Seward, left for
home today.
The rotary arrived in Seward at
8 a. m. from Tunnel and returned
to Anchorage at 7 a. m.
GASOLINE PRICE WAR
TACOMA, March 12. (TP)—1The
gasoline price war raging up and
down the Pacific coast the past few 1
days finally broke out openly in |i
racoma with many dealers display- :
ing large signs at their service sta- i:
tions advertising motor fuel as low r
is 17 cents.
VAST AREA IN
ANTARCTIC STILL
UNEXPLORED
UNTIL RECENT YEARS SOUTH
POLE AREA TROPICAL
CLIMATE
DUNEDIN, N. Z., March 12, (/P)
There is a possibility that Byrd
will take another expedition to
the Antarctic for he said “If I
were to say what I’m going to do
next my remarks would cause a
sensation.”
Although Norwegian and other
expeditions are working in West
Ross Sea it is pointed out that
there is still vast territories of
unexplored regions notably be
tween Bay of Whales and Decep
tion Island, which Byrd may visit
Dr. Lawrence Gould, the geolo
gist of the expedition, revealed
the discoverey of coal near Mt.
Hansen, and that the Antarctic,
until comparatively recent years,
either had a tropical or semi
tropical climate.
Big Money Interests
Responsible, Says Ford
NEW YORK, aMr. 12, (/Pi—The
New York World quotes Henry
Ford as saying that the big money
interests of New York are back of
bootlegging in this country and
that liquor interests are concen
trating near his factories at Dear
born because they know he is a
dry. “Probition can be enforced
because we enforce it here. The
factory simply won't let men stay
here if they drink,” Ford said.
Crosby Fisheries
Sold To A. Packers
SEATTLE. Mar. 12, (/pi—The Al
aska Packers Company, of San
Francisco, has purchased the
Cro by Fisheries Inc., of Seattle.
The $250,000 deal includes the
Steamship Salmon King, the tend
ers Irene L, Ansonia, and five
scows; a pile d-iver, traos, fish
ing gear and other equipment in
the Karluk district and on Kodiak
Island.
DON’T FORGET
Don't forget the Bake Sale
Saturday morning beginning at
10:30 ack emma- The Seward City
Women’s basketball team is bank
rupt and are taking this means
of raising funds with w-hich to
pay for their uniforms. The loca
tion of the sale will probably be
made known tomorrow\
THE PORT OF SEWARD
Vessels in port during the night
and today included the Chase,
Marian, Discoverer, Red Wing,
Bavaria, Afognak tender), Reso
lute, Liberty, Pioneer and the
Neptune. Besides these several
othr vessels called and departd.
NEW LOCAL RESIDENTS
Three new Seward residents ar
rived on the last steamer from
the south, Mrs. Alice Hawkins,
a very lovely elderly lady; John
T. Hawkins, her son, and Law
rence W. Berry, friend. The boys
are members of the Signal Corps.
The new folks come from Los An
geles and have taken one of the
Blue Apartments.
TODAY’S WEATHER
Place Tern. Condition
Seward 32 Clear, N.
Divide 24 Cloudy, L. N.
Hunter 15 Part cloudy,
Grandview 28 Lt. snow, L. N.
Tunnel 20 Lt. snow, H. N.
Moraine 20 Heavy snow, H. N.
Girdwood 20 Cloudy,
Anchorage 14 Light snow,
Wasilla 18 Snow,
Talkeetna
Curry
Broad Pass
Healy 14
Nenana 10
Fairbanks
5 Cloudy,
18 Cloudy,
0 Cloudy,
Snow, L. N.
Cloudy, L. N.
15 Snow,
wind
wind
calm
wind
wind
wind
calm
calm
calm
calm
calm
calm
wind
wind
calm i
Urges U. S. Stay
Out Leage Nations
WASHINGTON, March 12, \fr}~
iFormer Senator George Wharton
! Pepper of Pennsylvania, gave an
'address to millions of citizens over
the National Broadcasting System
Radio network, urging America to
stay out of the League of Nations.
Citing the advice of George
Washington, that America avoid
jforeign entanglements, Peuper de
clared if Washington’s advice was
sound when given, “it is no less
.sound today, because his advice was
based on enduring principles of(
psychology and its weight is quite
independent of time and circum
stances.”
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| Crashes Of Musketry
And Taps At Burial
WASHINGTON, March 12, (JP)—
Wm. Howard Taft was given a
military burial at 4.06 p. m. in
Arlington Cemetery. Pres. Hoo
ver, Chief Justice Hughes and all
! other chief servants of the Gov
ernment stood with the widow and
members of the family at the
graveside.
i During the brief military ser
j vice three sharp crashes of mus
ketry and a bugle playing taps, re
turned him to dust.
Independent Oil
Interests May Win
WASHINGTON, March 12, UP)—
With the senate debating the duty
of $1 a barrel on oil. the Lobby
Committee aired the entire ques
i tion of the fight of Independent
Oil Producers' who sought a tariff
| against the Standard Oil, Dutch
Shell and Gulf Oil groups which, as
large importers, wanted it kept on
the free list. It is expected the
Independents will won out thru the
alliance with lumber and sugar in
terests.
“BOO FUL" BLBE TONIGHT
Bebe Daniels has the reputation
in the movie world of having one
of the most beautiful figures and
pair of eyes. Those qualities cou
pled with unusual vivacity have
kept her in the fore-front of movie
actresses for many years. One is
always sure of fast action and an
exciting climax to her plays. The
feature at the Liberty theatre to
night is one of Bebe’s latest pro
ductions and is said to be great en
tertainment.
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The freighter Latouche, of the
Alaska Steamship Company, will
sail from Seattle for Seward on
March 20 and the Tanana April 1.
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A MAN OF MANY TALENTS
i
Sol Urie, now employed at the;
Seward Bakery, formerly of the
local headquarters staff of the1
Signal Corps, learned the bakery j
trade in the “big town”, none
■ other than New York City. And
; in addition to this accomplish
ment it is said he is a first-class
chef.
There was certainly need for
the snow fleet to lead the way
for today’s passenger train as
one of the heaviest snows of the
past winter fell in 24 hours aided
by a strong wind which piled up
great drifts.
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Tie Contractor Tom Tessier will!
soon bring a raft of 16,000 ties
across the bay from Fourth of July
jCreek.
George Colwell, general road-;
master, Alaska Railroad, left to
day with the snow fleet.
Charles and Jack Lean, the
famous guides from Cooper’s
Landing, left for home today af
ter a brief sojourn in a big city.
Mrss. A. D. Balderston, mana
ger of Gordon’s, who has been
very ill, is up again feeling con
i siderably improved.
APPEALS TEST CASE
j WASHINGTON, March 12, i/p)—
The Department of Justice carried
j to the Supreme Court the test
j case to determine whether the
purchase of liquor made one guil
ty of conspiracy. The appeal was
| made from the recent decision
j handed down by Federal Judge
l Morton of Boston who held the
■ purchase of liquor was not a
| crime.
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Local Mystery
Is Solved; Big
Show Here Soon
i
| The Seward Post of the Amer
! ican Legion has completed ar
I rangements with the management
I of the Liberty theater and the
| cast °f Anchorage players who,
j under the direction of aMurice L.
! Sharp, are staging the big com
j edy “On Vacation” in the Inlet
j city this week, to repeat the show
I here March 18. The stars in the
1 p’ay, and Director Sharp, are
| now well known to Seward theater
| goers, and the heralding of their
; coming next week Is receiving
! considerable applause.
. “On Vacation,” is one of the
funniest American farces that has
I been written in recent years and
l played for two years on Broadway.
It depicts a true American home
life, showing us as we appear to
others. A salesman trying to ped
d’e fake oil stock, a daughter
with ambition to become a Sarah
Benhardt, a son that has reached
the “age of 17,” a mother who
has the “numerology-bug,” a vamp
of the umpty-umpty age, a father
that is bait for the fake promot
ers, a rascal that lives on his wits
to bamboozle the maidens who
are endowed with youthful ambi
tions of the footlights, then on tort
of all this, enters a Prof, of Eng
lish, well, believe us, for two solid
hours you will laugh till your
! sides ache, and as the last curtain
, falls on the land of pretend, you
will go away with a lesson in
psychology that cannot be obtain
! ed in books, a practical lesson
! that will ever serve you in the
future.
HERE FOR SEASON
Mrs. N. F. Edwards, daughter
Louise, Mrs. Margaret Rouggen
kamp, a sister, and Mrs. Kittie
Davis, a friend, were among the
arrivals on the S. S. Northwestern.
Mrs. Edwards, who left here last
1 fall, was in a Seattle hospital
for over two months having un
' dergone an operation, The Mrs.
Rouggenkamp and Davis will
! spend the season with Mrs. Ed
; wards.
Roy Neville, former Seward boy,
now located at Anchorage with
| the railroad, left today. Roy re
j turned last week from a vacation
! spent in the states.
GO AFTER RECORD
WASHINGTON, March 12, t/P>—
Kaye Don, British racing car pilot,
hopes to make 200 miles an hour .
in his “Silver Bullet” which is cer- ;
tain of “making 240,” he so declar
ed as he left for Daytona Beach,
Fla., where he will go after the 231
miles an hour record held by his '
countryman, Sir Henry O. D. Se
grave.
“RIDDLED WITH BULLETS”
CHICAGO, March 12, (/P)—John
‘Dingbat” Oberta, the beau brum
mel of gangland, who vainly court
ed politics “back of the yards”, was
ferreted out by his enemies and
slain; “riddled with bullets”. Sam,
i The Shadow” Malega, Oberta’s
body guard and chauffeur, was;
also taken on the ride that remov- i
ed “The Dingbat” from the south >
side beer business.
409TH ANNIVERSARY
GUAM, March 12, (IP)—Guam
celebrated Magellan Day, the 409th
anniversary of its discovery by Fer
dinand Magellan on his first cir
cumnavigation of the earth. The1
elaborate ceremony took place at
the newly built American school at
Umatac where Magellan landed, |
and the school was named in hon
or of the great Portuguese explorer.
EDWARDS AGAIN
ELECTED MAYOR
CITY OF SEATTLE
MILLION DOLLAR BOND ISSUE
FOR AURORA BRIDGE IS
APPROVED
| SEATTLE, March 12, (/P)—May
or Edwards was reelected defeating
Otto Case with a plurality of it;
000.
Melvin Tennat was eiected May
or of Tacoma over Fred Shoe
maker by a majority of 5,000,
Frank Laube, James Scavofcto>
and John Carroll were elected ta>
the Seattle City Council. Lou Co
hen and William Hickman Moore,,
incumbents, being defeated.
Laube was formerly a teacher
of political science at the Univer
sity of Washington who was dis
missed in 1927 for participation
in politics.
Seattle voters approved the $1,
000,000 bond issue for the Aurora
Avenue bridge but rejected the
proposed franchise of the tele
phone company.
Refugees Trudge
Back Ruined Homes
TOULOUSE, France, March 1J*.
(/P)—Refugees from the flood smitr
ten Tarn and Gadonne river val
leys trudged back to the scenes of
dseolution to begin the work of re
building their homes and shops.
They face miles and miles ot
black mud and many found their
homes a jumbled ma ;s of rock and'
wood and everything they had in
the world swept away.
Four million has been broughh
before the government and was;
oked for the relief of the sufferers.
GERMANY WILL PAY
BERLIN, March 12, (/P)—The.
Reichstag gave approval recently
and signed the American hquidsL
tion agreement under which Ger
many^ reparations to the nUited
States will be paid.
ROUND WORLD 12 DAYS
LOS ANGELES, March 12, (/P)—
Around the world in 12 d <ys is the
air achievement planned by Lieut.
Herbert Fahy, "noted aviator, it was
announced here. The take-off will
either be from Los Angeles or De
troit, it was stated, and will be
made June 1st. Mrs. Fahy will
accompany her husband on his
world circling tour. It is plannetf
to make the flight in 16 hops, fly
ing eastward.
23 INJURED IN BATTLE
DETROIT, March 12, (/P)—Twelve
persons were arrested and 23 oth
ers were injured in the vicinity ©t
Cadillac Square and the Campus*
Martius during a 90-minute battle
with police, who were attempting
to disperse a demonstration of the
unemployed.
HANDILY DEFEATED
! HARTFORD, March 11, </P)— Jack
Britton, former wel terweight
champion of the world, who is es
saying a come-back, handily de
feated A1 Schnell of Boston in a
feature 10-round bout here. Schnell
was unable to reach the veteran
i with his best punch, a left, that
Britton dodged with ease.
FALLS TO DEATH
WASHINGTON. March 12, (/PI—
A fall of 20 feet from the steps of"
the Treasury Building, during a
sight-seeing ti»ip here, brought to
an end the career of Bartley Mad
den, 41-year-old Irish heavyweight
who became famous for his staying
qualities against championship
contenders. Recently he was char
acterized by Gene Tunney as on*
of the two gamest fighters tha
former champion had ever met.
VETERAN KILLED
SYDNEY, Australia, Mar. 12, (/Fjg
—William Kelly, Jr., war veterans
and son of a wealthy Chicago man
ufacturer, was killed in an autoira**
bile crash.