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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 47.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
LOCAL PROJECTS
ARE A CERTAINTY
STATES OHLSEN
} JOJECTS RECEIVE EVERY EN
COURAGEMENT; ACTIVE
SEASON AHEAD
Bringing back the heartening
tws that $1,000,000 will be spent
y The Alaska Railroad this coni
ng fiscal year, spread over the
t| vstem from Seward to Fairbanks
ol. Otto F. Olilson, general man
ger. accompanied by Mrs. Ohl
^ son. returned yesterday from the
/ states Tollowing an absence since
fast October. Today, they depart
ed for Anchorage, headquarters
and home, both looking the pic
ture of sparkling health.
One hundred feet is to be add
'd to the Seward Dock; the cold
storage plant for reindeer car
casses is practically assured, lai
r,er coal shipping activities loom;
he breakwater in Restriection
Bay, a shelter for smal boats
:i times of storms from the south,
•uch as today, is receiving every
encouragement and the socalled
Missing- Link" propose! road
Connecting the Sewaid-Kenai
Lake Highway with the famed
Moose Pass Highway, is a cer
,\inty. ‘ The future of S. ward :s
Very bright and there are other
mat ers in this connection which,
** 1 am sorry to say, I am not pei
litted at tliis time to |divu\ge”,
Colonel Ohlson stated.
fl^ One hundred and fifty re$er
vations have been already been
made for the Los Angeles Cham
ber of Commerce trip to Alaska
this summer; a huge quantity Oi
material and rolling equipment
das been purchased for imme
diate delivery; included in this is
:he large new river steamer; in
:he future the Bureau of Educa
tion will undoubtedly purchase its
,oal supplies from Alaska mines.
Ernest Walker Sawvei, special
representative to General Mana
ger Ohlson is engaged entirely on
$he forthcoming reindeer industry
in tire Interior adjacent to the
Railroad; the appropriations com
mit ec was generous and gave f <1
q.nel Ohlson sufficient t» cover his
nr< . area budget; 40 mi.-S l
track v.ill hv ballas ec tnd n.n
'» |red. m' a northern division; a
further survey will be made of the
ijpcal situation prep^orv to be
?< ginning construction of the addi
. !ional 100 feet of d(eking facili
% ties; from 95 to lOOsettleis tiom
ihe states of Montana. Washing
ton and North Dak>ta have de
clared their intent b come North!
’and the first of thse will arrive,
In April; the Fronm brothers,;
of Wausau, Mich, reputed to be j
the largest fox fjrmers in the
world, are planniig to establish
a ranch. in the Interior. These
are the highlighs brought back
of Colonel Ohls*n.
The Los Angeles party will
,'eave California, on the S. S.
Aleutian, on June 7. Upon their
arrival the /00 or more will go to j
anchorage /vith at least haif of •
liem con/inuing on to the In- j
ierior wl^le the remainder will j
Return to Seward the same day
hoarding the same steamer for
he return trip home. i
Ten new Hart convertable ballast j
includes one of the largest rotar- j
'fss made, now onroutc knocked
|own and will be reassembled at
anchorage. This huge snow plow,
fiie second largest in America,
Was built by the Baldwin Loco
motive Works. Its companion is
:i service on the N. P. system.
Six new steel coaches have ■
v'j dlyeeri purchased, one steel bag- j
; ^gage car convertable to an ob-,
nervation car; with this new l
and modern rolling stock Colonel
Qhlsen stated the railroad was now
position to operate all steel pas
•g&iger trains throughout the tour
i.tt season.
Ten new Hart convertable balast
tars are being built in Seattle
;:nd a large locomotive ditcher
[Sharkey’s Victory
| Formally Upheld
j MIAMI, March 1, (AJ>—Referee
[Magnolia's action in declaring Jack
j Sharkey the winner and refusing
| to allow Scott’s claim of a foul was
formally upheld by the Miami Box
ing Commission.
Johnson, Scott’s manager, de
clared he intended to file a piotest
to Chairman MacReynolds who in
jdicated no protest would be enter
tained.
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has also been ordered.
Colonel Ohlson has decided on
j the form of energy for the new
river steamer which will operate
between Nenana and Marshall
and plans and specificationi aie
now being drawn up by a mar
ine architect in Seattle for the
big vessel.
The steamer will be of 200 tons
capacity, 750 horsepower, about
190 feet in length, 40 foot beam,
4 foot draft, a speed of 10 to 11
miles an hour up stream and
capable of pushing a large barge,
steel sides and wood bottom and
will have accomodations for 80
passengers. Steam is the more de
pendable form of energy, Colonel
Ohlson said, he having come to
the conclusion that the matter
of application of transmission
from a rigid to a flexible base
has not yet been solved for this
type of steamer and the railroad
cannot afford to experiment on
the river as all tonnage must be
cleaned up each fall, before the
close of interior navigation.
This new steamer will be shipp
ed, via Seward to Nenana. knock
ed-down and will be assembled
at the latter river and railroad
terminal. The intention is to re
place hte General Jacobs and the
Alice with this steamer. It will be
in operation in 1931 and its sched
ule calls for one round trip every
10 days between Nenana and Mar
shall.
Colonel Ohlson went down the
line for construction of the short
road to connect the Sewaicl-tve
nai Lake Highway with Moose
Pass pointing out to all the of
ficials the benefit to be derived
from both a railroad and Terri
torial standpoint. “Seward can be
assured of this road." he said.
Arrangements were made where
by Alaska coal will bo purchased
by the various government depart
ments in the Territory, the first
of these being the Bureau of Ed
ucation.
Negotiations are now under way
with large interests and alert
business men pertaining to the:
reindeer industry in the railroad
belt. Entering into this industry i
will be by-product plants.
The Colonel stated he expected'
to return to the city shortly on
matters connected with local
work. j
Dominion May
Refuse Clear Ships
Carrying Liquor
| OTTAWA, March 1, (.^—Legisla
tion to refuse clearances of vessels
carrying liquors to the United
States is expected to be introduced
in the House of Commons shortly.
For three hours Liberal members
and senators devoted the entire
discussion to the subject. An op
position proposal came from cer
tain Quebec members, it is reports
ed, but the majority of the opinion
was on the whole, in favor of re
fusal.
Senator Pope said the Dominion
shouldn’t penalize legitimate busi
ness here to enforce a law in the
United States.
NORTHWESTERN
ENROUTE NORTH
GOOD LISTING
SEATTLE. March 1. (/Pi The S.
S. Northwestern, of the A. S. S. Co.,
sailed at 9 a. m. carrying 157 pas
sengers; 48 third class. The 39 pas
sengers for Seward included:
W. B. Dean. F. O. Parry, Art Ells
worth. Glen R. Day, Oscar Ander
son, Martha Erwin, Mr. and Mrs.
R. W. Farley, Wm. Bushmann, Rob
ert Collins, Olaf Woaggen, H. O.
Faro, Miss J. Mearns, C. E. Bunnell.
Donald McDonald, D. E. Hewitt, W.
E. Dunkle. Mrs. Kenneth Bayer,
Mrs. J.E. Hawkins, Mrs. W. R,
Sproat, Mr. and Mrs Harry J. Smith
Mrs. Ida Schultz, George Smith.
Mrs. J. E. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs.
Thor Nelson and child, J. F. Haw
kins, Dr. S. N. Bredlie, Mrs. A. M.
Hawkins, Mrs. K. Davis, J. Alstad,
Miss M. Rogenkamp. Miss L. Sla
gle. Mrs. N. F. Edwards. Larf Kvile.
Joseph Visca. L. W. Bucey.
Snook Deliberately
Planned to Kill Girl
CLEVELAND, March 1. MY The
ClevYand Plain Dealer and the Co
iumbus Dispatch, tomorrow will
print the copyrighted story written
by Warden P. E. Thomas, Ohio
Penitentiary, stating what Dr.
James H. Snook told him prior to
his electrocution. He deliberately
planned the slaying of Miss Theora
Hix because she threatened to ex
pose the whole affair and ruin him
socially and professionally.
It is reported that the niess house
in Latouche burned to the water's
edge and that some of the pdings
were also burned.
Revolt In San
! Domingo May
End Shortly
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' WASHINGTON, March 1, (AJ)—
Charles B. Curtis, American minis
ter to San Domingo, repo ted to
the State Department that orcs
pects for a settlement of th*' revo
lutionary activities in Dominion of
the Republic are encouraging in
spite of the serious disorders in the
capital city.
The minister said a meeting was
held yesterday between Piesident
Vasquez and General Ciena, one
of the revolutionary leadefs. They
conferred at Mr. Curtis’ request at
the United States legation to dis
cuss terms of agreement.
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BACK TO SCHOOL
SEATTLE. March 1, t7*‘)—Marion
Swenson, her father Ole. and the
Russian Captain Olag Milovzorov,
arrived from Alaska. She emphat
ically declared she would like to
go back immediately. Her father,
said she will return to her high
school studies here.
Dr. Snook Goes
Calmly To Death
COLUMBUS. March 1. (/Pi
Dr. Snook was electrocuted in the
State prison last night for the
slaying last June 13 of Theora
Hix. a coed.
He walked unassisted and was
perfectly cool as he went to the
choir. He said nothing but his
eyes took in the entire crowd.
Previously he had eaten his last
meal with his wife.
Senate Coalition
Defeats Lumber Duty
WASHINGTON, March I, (/'*)—A
coalition of leaders in the Senate
last night defeated a move to place
a duty of $2 per thousand board
feet on soft lumber, by a vote ol
39.
Nine democrats deserted the
coalition to vote for the duty but
four members of the regular retmb
lic;.n group swung over to the coal
ition including Smoot who origi
nally asked a duty of $3 but reduc
ed it.
RESTING BETTER
WASHINGTON, March 1, </P —
The vitality of Taft, built up in his
younger days, is still holding out
against a combination of diseases.
It is said there has been little
change in the last 24 hours but it
is believed he is resting more
“quietly”.
Buenos Aires
Visited By Flood
BUENOS AIRES, March 1,
Much of this city was floodei and
in darkness thruout the night as a
I consequence of hte heavy rainfall
! yesterday.
j Altho one person was reported
drowned it is feared many other
casualties will be discovered with
re-establishment of communica
tions. The property damage was
heavy.
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Prominent Young
Anchorage Men
Form New Firm
The Gateway has been re
quested to make announcement
J of the recent organization at An
j chorage of the Alaska Live Mink
j Brokerage Company, an organ
| ization founded to encourage,
handle and advertise the mink
industry of Alaska.
In the firm’s letter they say:
That while this in an entirely
new branch of the mink indus
| try, it is something that is a
necessity and will be of great
i advantage to the fur industry,
j “We, the directors of the com
j pany, have enough faith in the
development of the Territory and
the mink industry to believe
i that transactions for the trad
ing in the live mink industry
will be carried on through a brok
erage company, thus aiding the
fur farmer. There is no question
but that the fur farmer, because
of his location at out-of-way
points, would prefer disposing of
his increases through the medium
of a brokerage company.'’
The company is composed of
reliable people with long exper
ience in the commercial field. Leo
A. Koslosky is a member of the
firm of I. Koslosky & Son. fur
merchants of Anchorage and has
had eight years experience in
the fur business. E. Wells Erwin
is connected with the staff of
the First National Bank of An
chorage; D. L. Irwin is also a
member of the same bank; J. M.
Koslosky is a member of the
first named firm.
“Because of our location in the
heart of the mink belt, we can
assure the buyers of the choicest
selections, proper shipping and
prompt delivery.”
The Press Invited
To Join Caravan
SEATTLE, March 1, |7P>—Invita
tions to the press of the United
States and Canada to accompany
ithe automobile caravan to start in
June 12 from Vancouver B. C., to
iHazelton on the proposed route of
Jthe Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Highway
| was issued by Premier Tolmie of
British Columbia. It is expected,
to arrive at the end of the 1,000
mile run on June 21. Twenty-eight
Americans and other newspaper
men and 12 Canadians have been
invited on the tour.
SNOOK IS BURIED
| COLUMBUS, O., March 1, (/Pi—
Dr. Snook was buried at 6 a. m. in
Greenlawn cemetery. The body I
was taken to the Snook home last
night from the funeral parlors
where a brief private funeral ser
vice was held.
BURIAL SERVICE
Last rites of Sam Johnson, who
died suddenly this week, will be
held the forepart of next week,
according to announcement by
Funeral Director P. C. McMullen
of the Seward Undertaking Par
lors. A telegram was received
from Mr. Johnson’s sister, at Chi
cago, requesting interment be
made here. The date will proba
bly be announced Monday.
\CROSSON WAITS
FOR WEATHER
BREAK, SIBERIA
IMPOSSIBLE TO TRANSPORT
BODIES UNTIL THAWED OUT
WRAPPED IN FLAGS
NOME, March 1, (/P)—A wire to
Lomen from Pilot Crosson at the
S. S. Nanuk, cated the 27th says a.
bad storm is raging there now and
may last three or four days.
The bodies of Eielson and Bor
and, were placed in the Fairchild
plane yesterday but the weather
thickened and it is unable to start.
“When the bodies were brought
n on the 22nd. we figured it would
.take 48 hours to thaw them out. It
'would have been impossible to
; transport them in the plane other
wise. Wrhen Pilot Gillam and Reid
left here on the 26th the bodies
were not ready as we had hoped.
The doctor of the S. S. Stavrepol
prepared the bodies the very best
possible and the bodies were form
ally tuined over to us Wednesday
Both tvere wrapped in American
flags, which were made here.”
Gillam and Reid are still ai. Tel
ler where the weather is bad.
“POKER ALICE”
j TUBBS, DEALT
! A DEATH HAND
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ONE OF THE LAST OF HARD LIV
ING. STRAIGHT SHOOTING
MEN AND WOMEN
RAPID CITY. S. D., March 1. i/P)
—Death, dealing from a “cold
deck”’flipped the ace of spades for
“Poker Alice” Tubbs. It was her
admission card to the big game of
eternity. She was one of the last
of the Bizarre coterie of hard liv
ing. straight shooting men and wo
men who added color and some
times red blood, to the old West.
She wore a gun, smoked cigars
and could swear like a trooper but
all of her 77 years of life she dealt
from the top of the deck.
English born, she starred as a
faro dealer in Colorado. Montana
and Nevada and the Dakotas saw
her play.
SPEED DEMONS
! EVANSTON, 111., Feb. 28, (flVJ.
(Ford, of Northwestern, beat’George
Simpson, Ohio State flash, in the
40-yard dash.
Juneau Halibut
Vessels’ Value
Put At $230,000
Juneau vessels engaged in hali
but fishing have an estimated val
uation of $230,000 and this figure
leans toward the conservative side,
according to figures compiled by
the Chamber of Commerce for the
Fishing Vessel Owners’ Association.
Their products, sold to buyers and
handled at the cold storage, for the
year were worth approximately
$425,000.
There are 125 fishermen engaged
in operation of the boats and fish
ing. Fifty of these have families
residing in Juneau and 25 owm
homes there and pay municipal
taxes.
The payroll of the fleet amounts
to about $185,000 annually. Repairs,
insurance and interest amount to
about $50,000 in round figures.
Lumber purchases by the fleet last
year from the Juneau mill cost
about $4,000.
The Juneau Cold Storage, which
handles the fares of the fleet, has
invested in it $350,000. Since the
construction of its new' plant its
operations have steadily increased
each year.