THE COAST TERMI
NUS OF THE ALAS
KA RAILROAD.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE TERMINUS OF
T II R E E OCEANIC
STEAMSHIP LINES.
VOLUME VII. NUMBER l£.
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; RDAY, APRIL 19, 1980.
PRICK T): X CENT $
JUNEAU, April 19, {.^—Acknow
ledging the local chamber of com
merce protest against revoking
the new contracts, Assistant Post
master General Glover wired:
“The department has no inten
tion of changing the mail service
in Alaska unless forced to do so.
We are trying to provide a justi
fiable service for which to pay the
raised -ates and believe the in
crase in steal iship companies rates
are warrant, 1 owing to the in
creased tonra 1.
“Delegate Sutherland brought
the matter up and suggests either
freight or express methods for
carrying mail. The department is
unable ? o understand his atti
tude.”
KILL SIX IT ARMORY
CALCUTTA, April 19, CP)—A
group of 100 Indian nationalists
attacked tht police armory at
Chittangcng and killed six of the
defenders including the sergeant
major of the detachment posted
on the eastern frontier.
Rifles were ordered to Chittan
gong to handle the situation and
strong guards have been estab
lished over all gun shops in Cal
cutta. Armored cars, carrying po
lice, took up stratgetic positions
at headquarters of all places. The
Indian national congress was raid
ed and 17 arrested.
1T0RG TflftOING CO.
Permanent offices have been
opened by the Amtorg Trading
Co., purchasing agency for the
.Soviet government, in the Smith
Tower, Seattle. Orders have al
ready been placed for the equip
ment for a fleet of 10 salmon
vessels designed by H. C. Hanson,
Seattle naval architect.
Auxiliary equipment will be j
made by Allan Cunningham and 1
Coolidge Propeller Co., has been !
awarded the contract for the pro- j
pellers and shafting. Each vessel j
will be equipped with a 100 h. p. J
Fairbanks-Morse engine. The j
equipment will be shipped to SI- I
beria where the fleet will be built.
It is also understood the bids
will be asked for the construction
of 10 steel patrol boats. If built
in this country they would be sent
to Siberia under their own power. |
German yards are also being con
sidered for this work.
The city council will meet in
regular session Monday night.
Bob Richey, aged resident of
Nenana was found dead recently
in his cabin. He had been ill for
several months.
Turnbow’s Fox Farm on the
Richardson Highway, where white
fox. mink and marten are being
raised, is reported to be doing
quite well.
Mrs. Carl Berge, wife of the
proprietor of the Northern Hotel,
at Fairanks, passed away recently
in the Interior city.
Mrs. John Strelie, former resi
dent of Fairbank, dieds in Seattle
lat month. The husband, well
known Alaskan, and three chil
dren, survive her.
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EVIDENCE FOUND
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 19,
(/P)—Sheriff Stoutmire announced
that a blood-stained automobile,
belonging to Sheriff Horn, of Sem
inole county Georgia, had been
found in a swamp yesterday and
was “planted.” Horn planned, it
was said, to abscond with between
$12,000 and $15,000 of funds in
his office.
IECHNER, JOHNSON 10
TMJf IRE AWARDED
CONTRDCTS, COUNCIL
The Seward City Council assem
bled in special session last evening
opened bids and prepared to let
contracts for the reconstruction
work that will make a hospital
building out of the former school
building which has been unoccu
pied for a year.
The specifications, which in the
main were divided under plumbing,
carpentering, stuccoeing and plas
tering, brought proposals from six
local carpenters. H. H. Leonard
bid $3952 and Charles Lechner $1200
on the plumbing and heating re
quirements; Laggerquist and Pet
erson $912 and Henry Tlioday
$500.60 on the carpentry work and
materials; Walter Druett $1750 and
Gerhart Johnson $1500 for stuccoe
ing the outside and plastering and
furnishing celotex for the new work
inside the building.
The bids of Charles Lechner,
Henry Thoday and Gerhart John
son were accepted. They totaled
$3200.60 which amount represents
the initial sum that the city will
pay out in the present movement
to establish a hospital in Seward,
which has grown out of the recom
mendation of the committee of cit
izens formed several weeks ago to
investigate the matter.
Impetus was given the project a
week ago when General Manager
Otto F. Ohlson of the Alaska Rail
read and Dr. Haverstock of Anch
orage met the committee in Seward
and offered their Invaluable coop
eration to Sewardites who have
long wanted a hospital. Mr. Ohlson,
pleased with the prospects of seeing
a hospital in Seward where a large
number of employees of the rail
road reside, stated his willingness
to assist in supplying the hospital
with its equipment needs
Dr. Haverstock personally in
spected the building and expressed
his entire satisfaction with its fit
ness for a hospital. Much work is
being done by Elywn Swetmann of
the committe who completed the
alteration plans and consulted
local contractors regarding every
phase of the remodeling.
The new work in the building
does not call for the removal of a
single one of the present partitions.
Three of the former class rooms
will be partitioned into wards for
patients, while the fourth room, in
the southwest corner of the build
ing, will be divided into the operat
ing, X-ray and sterilizing rooms.
The kitchen and dining room will
be downstairs.
The plumbing and heating con
tract includes the changing into a
vapor system of heat circulation,
the relocating of radiators, lavator
ies and toilets and the installation
of three bathtubs. There will also
be a special hospital sink. The new
partitions will be faced with plas
tered celotex, this material having
great sound proof qualities.
With one of Gerhart Johnson’s
famous stucco jobs on the outside
of the building, the Seward Hospi
tal should present as fine appear
ance as any in the Territory.
BRETER SOUTHBOUND
L. W. Brener, Commissioner of
Education, Territory of Alaska,
returned to Seward last evening
from a business trip to Interior
schools He is enroute to his Ju
neau offices. Mr. Breuer is a can
didate for reelection at the pri
mary, the 29th of this month.
Seward,a Future World Port ---
; The Gateway appreciates very j
I much the kind expression voiced!
below in a letter from Major Mai- j
colm Elliott, president of the Ai is
ka Road Commission, with respect
to cooperation toward making -he
proposed International Highway j
a reality.
The letter:
! “I have just seen your issue af
(March 22 containing an editorial i
!on the International Highway and I
the interesting drawing on the j
front page relating to the project, j
“Your paper and the Town of
Sewrard are evidently aware of the :
great importance of this project, j
Since Seward is not on the propos
ed route your enthusiasm for the \
project is all the more praiseworthy ;
as it indicates a real concern for j
the welfare of Alaska as a whole.
“Seward has always cooperated
fully in Territorial projects and I
desire to express my appreciation
of your support for the Internation- ,
ial Highway project.
“With best washes, yours sincere- :
ly, Malcolm Elliott.”
SPECIAL EDITION 15
OEUOTEO III ALASKA;
In the official publication of!
the Pacific Travel Club, the Pan j
Pacific Progress, published at Los j
Angeles, the entire edition is giv- i
ing over to Alaska beginning with
the cover, a fine picture of Mt.
McKinley, by Merle La Voy.
Ernest Walker Sawyer, Depart-,
raent of the Interior official who
has been attached to the Alaska
Railroad, is the man responsible j
for the special edition which is
profuse with articles, written by
Alaskans, former residents of the j
Territory, and others, as well as j
liberally sprinkled with excellent j
photographs.
A portion of the contents is I
as follows:
| Map of Alaska showing the pro
f route of the International highway !
i and Airway: Alaska—a record of
I progress and enterprise, by Gov, i
j Parks: Alaska—a land of con tin
j ual surprises, by Scott C. Bone,,
i former governor of the Territory;
i The Alaska Railroad, by Col. O..
F. Ohlson, general manager; |
; The future for Alaska, by Er-;
! nest Walker Sawyer, special rep- <
| resentative of the General Mana- ;
ger of the A. Ry.; Alaska coal
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BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 7; Detroit 1.
New York at Boston rained.
St. Louis at Chicago postponed'
on account of cold weather.
Washington at Philadelphia 1
postponed on account of wet
grounds.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia at New York rain ;d.
Boston at Brooklyn rained.
Pittsburgh 5; Cincinnati 3.
Chicago 1; St. Louis 11.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Los Angeles 2; Hollywood 1.
Seattle 4; Oakland 8, 11 innings.
San Francisco 5; Missions 1.
Portland 5; Sacramento 2, 14 in
nings.
MORE SETTLERS COMING
There will be at least 20 or
25 more new settlers for along
the Alaska Railroad belt, provid
ing they carry out their original
intentions. A number of others
are due to arrive this month
from the states for the purpose
of looking over the Tanana and
Matanuska Valleys. Others are to
follow later as soon as they wind
up their affairs.
The S. S. Admiral Watson, of
the P. S. S. Co, is due to return
from the Westward and depart
for the south tomorrow afternoon,
according to the local office
J. J. Chisholm, Anchorage busi
ness man, was among the well
known arrivals in the city last
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Horner, who
recently passed through Seward
from Seldovia, are now located in
Fairbanks where Mr. Homer has
a position as dredge master.
and oil resources, by John L.
Steele, Alaska—the hunter's par
adise, by George F. Kilroy; The
International Highway, by Donald
MacDonald; Some little known
facts about Alaska, by H. U. M.
Higgins; Highway construction in
Alaska, by Major Malcolm Elliott;
New wild animal life for Alaska,
by I. S. Home; Significance of
Alaskan totems; The Madonna of
Kazan, by Esther Birdsall Darling;
On a trip to the happy munting
grounds, by Ben A. Grier; Alas
ka and Siberia, by Donald A.
Gootch; Stalking Alaska’s big
“Brownies," by O. O. Allen; Agri
culture in Alaska, by Geo. P.
Clements; Aviation in Alaska;
Hunting and fishing among the
glaciers, by E. Douglas Jones, M.
D.; The working man’s Alaska,
by Alden Robertson; Wrangell,
gateway to the Stickine river
country.
emu story is
TOLD, PRESENTATION
OF EASTER PAGEANT
The Easter pageant of the Res
urrection, “The Dawning,” pre
sented by the Jesse Lee Home
school at the Liberty Theater be
fore a packed house last evening,
proved a great success in every
sense of the word.
From the moment the curtain
arose upon a scene of a gate in
the city walls under guard, until
the closing tableau, the attention
of the audience was held by the
presentation of the beautiful theme
the singing and costuming.
Against a background of flower
and vine-laden walls, the Bible
characters empersonators acted
with perfect harmony and ease in
costumes which besides being col
orful, were very authentic and ap
preciated. The choral singing was a
feature of the program which
evinced much skill on the part of
the cast and expert guidance by
the instructors, and which cr
tainly provided the spectators
with undivided interest during the
enure penormance. Ail unree
scenes of the pagent were shown
against a background representing
the places so closely connected
with the crucifixion.
Community singing before and
between acts was in keeping with
the spirit of the occasion, and a
vocal solo by Mr. J. B. Kuhler
was exceedingly appropriate. Ac
! companying on the piano during
I all vocal selections was Mrs. El
; bert Kunz.
The pageant was brought to a
close when the members of the
cast filed off the stage and pass
ed up the aisles as their final
chorus was being given.' Mrs. Hat
ten, whose introductory speech
bpened the program, then gave a
comprehensive sketch of it's pur
pose, after which donations were
given by the audience-for the fur
therance of this purpose.
. Much time and careful prepara
tion was evident in “The Dawn
ling." The attendance thoroughly
! enjoyed it and a great deal of
credit should be given to those
who supervised and to one and
all participating.
Mrs. Clara McConnell who has
been visiting her daughter at La
touche for the last few months, re
turned home on the Admiral Wat
son. Mrs. McConnell had a delight
ful visit, looks good and feels fine.
The Standard Oil tanker Chas.
Watson, in port yesterday from
‘Richmond, Calif., sailed south this
morning.
UKE LISTING
BALDERSTONS, ALEX MC DON
ALD, MANY OTHERS RE
TURNING HOME
I SEATTLE, April 19, LP)—The S
S. Alaska, of the A. S. S. Co., left
Seattle this morning at 9 o'clock
i for Alaska with 298 passengers on
board of which 85 are for Sew
|ard, as follows:
Andy Fostrum, A. Landai. D. P.
I Kent. V. A. Stewart, Mrs. E. E
i Wright, Mrs. W Anderson, George
Adams, Alex J. McDonald, Mr. and
Mrs. H. T. Miller, Florence Ander
son, Mrs. A. Anderson, W. A. Ky
lor, Jeff Stoddard, Geo. A. Green.
|P. Fromberg, Harry Solomon, L
j Essen, James Anderson. C. V. Hud
kovich, John Vicara, Miss Daisy
Killaran, Cal M. Brosius, Mr. and
Mr. H. S. Balderston.
| Mr and Mrs. C. R. Martin, Mrs
| Doolittle, H. C. Bennett, N. Bin
i lv, Ed Kellv, I. M. Fisher, D. F.
i Kent, M. Graham, B. Sundquist, J
jM. Nicholson, Mr. and Mrs. B. A
iGaskill, Mrs. C. A. Livingston. G
IW. Raeney. Mr. and Mrs. N. J.
McKinzie, Mr. and Mrs. Hague,
j,T. C. Hepfinger, Oscar Olson, Sam
Larson. John Diedbold.
Mrs. W. R. Macpherson and
j three children, A. H. Austress, M
iD. Snodgrass. Gus Larsen, Ben
(Larsen, R. Bjorle, Ed Sundberg,
lEric Larson. J. E. Blanc. Ted Mey
’ er. A. S. Caulver, Ca^l Colson Mu
seck. P. Hoffman, Henry Reeder,
.Victor Anderson.
George E. Potter, R. Galant, Mrs
J. R. Sapp, Violet Culver, Sven
Anderson, Lemus Nelson, Miss Zu
: lu Swanson. N. Boughy, Gus En
| berg, G. R. Gustly, E. J. Caton,
Mrs. E. C Lamp. J. C. Murphy,
C. B. Anderson, H C. Johnson, J.
S. Adams, John Ryder, Ed Mur
phy, Lester W. Clark, and 22 steer
age.
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COTESCI, Rumania, April 19, (A*)
—Between 100 and 150 men, wom
j en and children were trapped by
! a fire in an ancient church, dur
ing Good Friday vigil, and perish
| ed, last night while priests vainly
jstrove to save them.
, Helpless against the frenzied
j rush of the congregation to flee,
the flames roared within the
wooden structure which was more
than 100 years old.
. Priests remained at their posts
and blessed the victims as they
died. Only four of the congrega
tion escaped as the doors opened
inward.
HIRED MAN TO KILL
WOMAN: SETS LIFE
ANTHONY, Kans., April 19, 0P)
—Ben Turner, elderly salt plant
superintendent, accused of hiring
Jim Strutton, his young employe,
for $135 to kill Mrs. Turner, was
convicted of first degree murder.
This means life imprisonment,
.The testimony at the trial showed
‘that Turner had asked a woman
^and two other men, during the
past few years, to kill Mrs. Turner.
Caught while attempting to
flee, Eugene Henry, native, has
been brought from Wood River
to Nenana to face a charge of
robbing a cafe at Nenana of $406.