SEWARD,
ALASKA
Seward
“CENTER of
EVERYTHING”
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Gateway
COAST TERMINAL OF THF
ALAoao iViiiLKoAD
DAILY AND WEEKLY
TERMINAL FOR THREE OCEAN
GOING STEAMSHIP LINES
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 208.
SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 1929
PRICE TEN CENTS
EDITORIAL
WHERE’S THE ECONOMY?
Last spring we learned that
the office of the Territorial vet
erinarian for testing cattle for
tuberculosis and that of the of
fice of fur animal veternariar
had been combined.
At that time we raised the
question of the advisability oi
such a move. We now begin tc
hear tin? rumblings of dissatis
faction both from fur men and
cattle breeders.
The cattle men feel that a vet
ternarian entrusted with this im
portant work should be a man
of experience in his line of work
Not only do they want to feel htat
if animals are found that react
that they are truly reactors, but
they also want to feel that ani
mals failing to react L«,ve been
properly tested and all so-call
ed animals are healthy.
Alaska cattle owners have giv
en the law providing for the test
ing of cattle undivided support
Therefore we feel that a veter
inarian proficient through exper
ience of continued practice in
the line of tubercular pathology
should be employed. On the other
hand there is a feeling among
fur animal raisers after they
have striven for years to gain the
creation of the office of fur an
imal expert—which job* pays a
good salary with per diem ex
pense account—that they have
been let down by some one.
It appears as if the Governor’s
office is endeavoring to make an
economy record.
The cry of fur raisers for years
h:;s been that they were over
whelmed wuth problems with
which they are unable to cope
without expert advice. The fur
industry, ranking third last year
of Alaska’s resources, is too val
uable an industry to the pioneers
of this Territory—the real devel
opers of the country—to try and
cut corners on. Likewise the in
spection of dairy herds and other
cattle. The health of Alaskans are
at stake in the latter.
A GREAT GAME
The majority of Alaskans be
lieve that they elect their del
egate to congress. All wrong bro
ther, all wrong.
The administration at Washing
ton, D. C.. are the boys.
How come?
3y filling governmental posi
tions in the Territory with men
who play their game of ball. In
turn the subordinate and their
subordinates—ad infinidum—play
their game.
Under the present administra
tion, however, it appears a new
inning is just about due.
The leading question in Seward
today, from the children’s iview
point, is are they going to have
a gymnasium or not. Pool hall
and cigar store owners don’t
want them hanging around and
neither do parents desire their
children running about the streets
day and night.
What to do? What to do?
Today’s announcement by A. H.
Bradford, prominent canneryman
and former mining engineer, that
a huge and rich quartz vein is
being developed on Popoff island,
will probably mark the beginning
of a new mining area for South
western Alaska. The authenticity
of the strike is unquestioned.
BIGGEST Ilf HERRING
I 25 YEARS, S. W WATERS
7 l
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| JUNEAU. Sept., 6,(/P>—'The big
gest run of herring in 25 years is
inow on in Chatham Strait and in
i adjacent waters.
Special fisheries officers, who re
turned here Thursday reported al]
herring plants are running full
blast and for 20 miles schools ol
herring are almost a solid mass.
ML All IS
I SEEKING FOR LOST
Will. SOUTH
COWBOYS, MOTORISTS, INDIANS
AND OTHERS JOIN SEARCH;
$5,000 REWARD
j GALLUP, N. M„ Sept., 6, (/P>—
i Twenty-one airplanes, the first
unit of the aerial armada seeking
the lost airliner “City of-San Fran
cisco” inaugurated the greatest
plane search in American history,
when they took-off to survey the
I wild area surrounding Gal^ip.
J The searchers are part of a fleet
of 70 planes available and faced at
I least a part of the danger into
which the lost liner flew Tuesday
when it left Albuquerque for Wins
low with eight aboard. Cloudy
weather and poor visibility added
I to the hazards of the rough, forbid
ding country. Rugged mountains,
dead volcanoes and lava washes of
fer little chance for forced land
ings.
A reward of $5,000, served to spur
100 swarthy Zuni Indians who
scoured the country. Cowboys, mo
torists and others also joined in the
search. *
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TWO ARMY AVIATORS
KILLED: INI INTO
TAILSPIN, NO ALTITUDE
—
| PITTSBURGH, Sept., 6, (Jp)— Leo
iOceligott, of the army reserve and
jLieut. Charles S. Tygard, flying in
jstructor were killed as their small
cabin plane crashed on Roger field.
Spectators said the fliers made
itwo unsuccessful attempts to get
off the ground and went into a spin
at less than 200 feet altitude when
they finally succeeded in getting
into the air. The craft was demol
ished and the bodies crushed.
f BASEBALL
*
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 10; Cincinnati 5.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 4; Detroit 0.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
San Francisco 15; Portland 4.
Oakland 6; Hollywood 4.
! Missions 3; Sacramento 1.
Los Angeles 7-8; Seattle 6-1.
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| NEW FIELD IN WASHINGTON
SPOKANE, Sept., 6, LA1)_Sul
phide ore has been struck in the
; long tunnel of the Reeves Mac
| Donald, on the Pend Oreille ri
ver near the international line,
j according to an authoritative re
' port received at Metaline Falls.
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‘ TESTIMONY OF OFFICERS AT
FEDERAL INVESTIGATION
5 IS CONTRADICTORY
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept., 6, (7P)—
The captain and the third mate of
the Standard Oil tanker S. C. T.
Dodd and the third officer on the
steamer San Juan were ordered
held for trial next week on charges
of negligence in connection with
the sinking of the San Juan fol
lowing a collision off Pigeon Point,
Calif., August 30.
The testimony given by officers,
Capt. H. O. Bleuinchen, Otto V.
Saunders of the ‘’Dodd” and Robert
Pappenfuss of the San Juan at the
federal investigation, was wholly
contradictory; each swore his ves
sel was proceeding on a straight
course and that there would have
been no collision had the other not
turned to the left and tried to cross
bows.
LIGHTHOUSE TENDER
LOBIEB ESS. SUITE.
BELIZE KETCISN BBT
KETCHIKAN, Sept., 6, ^--Load
ed with dynamite and gasoline
I supplies and under charter to the
U. S. Lighthouse service for Cape
Decision work, the tender Winsor,
belonging to H. R. Thompson,
caught fire in the bay yesterday. |
The dynamite was thrown over
board and with the aid of the fire
5 boat the flames were finally sub
J sided. The lighthouse board pro
poses to investigate the cause; the
damage will amount to several
thousands dollars.
5ULPIIER IN COLORADO
DE DEQUE, Colo. Sept. 6. I/P)—
Ouside capital is planning to de
velop heavy sulphur deposits
south of Hochkiss. At present a
crew of men are busy building a
road to the claims.
KETCHIKAN, Sept., 6, (/P)—'The
naval air mappers here telegraph
ed a floral tribute to the funeral oi
Thomas Reed, at Hoosick Falls, N
Y. Reed was here in 1926 with the
air mappers and was killed during
an endurance flight to Cleveland.
SIX 11 FIRMS
ENTIRE TRANSACTION EXECU
TED WITH BANKING PAPER;
NO CASH LOST
NEW YORK, Sept., 6, (/P)— Search
is under way for a man represent
ing himself as C. D. Waggoner,
Colorado banker, to explain the
mysterious $500,000 transaction in
which six large New York banks
were victims of fake .telegraphic
transfer orders. Thus far no real
money has been lost as the entire
transaction . was executed with
banking paper.
The scheme started August 30
when six New York banks received
telegrams in bankers code directing
them to deposit sums to the credit
of the bank of Telluride, Colo. The
banks were the Chemical National
Bank, First National Guaranty &
Trust Co., National City Bank,
Harriman National Bank and the
Equitable Trust Co.
On \ugust 30 the first man, rep
resenting himself as Waggoner,
president of the bank of Telluride,
paid off a note for $250,000 of the
bank of Telluride and a personal
note of Waggoner for $60,000 and
ordered $10,000 telegraphed to Tel
luride. He then purchased a bank
ers check for $189,000 which was
the only piece of paper which can
be converted to cash.
While engaged in wrecking an
old sawmill at Windham bay, E.
A. Winkler, oldtimer of Peters
burg, fell thru an old trestle, re
ceiving injuries causing death.
WEfi WILLIE’S WOE IS BLAMEAD
TO FACE THAT “SET HIM OFF”
Willie Doody, notorious Chicago gunman, and Lillian Kahler
divorcee, in whose apartment he was captured.
REVIVAL WESTWARD MINING
INDUSTRY INDICATED BY
RICH NEW DISCOVERY
! The biggest piece of mining news
i to have been made public in this
district of Alaska since the aays
.when the famous Apollo q:;artz
mine near Squaw Harkor took out
approximately $3,500,000 during the
operation period, was brought to
Seward yesterday by A. H. Brad
ford, former mining engineer but
who since 1917, has been promin
ently identified with the salmon
packing industry.
A tremendously sized vein, con
fidently believed to be an exten
sion of the old Apollo, has been dis
covered on Popoff Island, opposite
Unga, the Shumagin group; in any
case the vein is so large and so
much richer than the old Apollo
ore, that Mr. Bradford, and his
partner, Frank Brown, the original
discoverer of the Apollo and who
since has passed the years in quest
of the lost lead, have had a small
crew of men quietly working on the
property for months past and prior
to leaving for Seward increased the
crew to six men; these will carry
forward development work thruout
the winter.
| So enthusiastic are the reports,
which came in on the S. S. Redon
do, that it has stirred the blood of
the oldtimers who, after taking
into constderation the size of the
vein, the analysis of the ore, and
recalling the time, some years ago,
| when $25,000 in beach gold was
taken from Popoff, liken this strike
jas the greatest in at least 20 years
and believe another “Treadwell”
has been found.
Considerable prospecting, es
pecially on the south side of the
island, has been carried on dur
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NEW FRENCH BENT
UW IS HARDSHIP
ON FOREIGNERS
RENT LAW GRIM JOKE TO THE
FOREIGN EX-SOLDIER
IN FRANCE
PARIS, Sept. 6. (JP)—Foreigners
living France are out of luck
i under the new rent law recently
put into effect. Only those who
served with the allied armies be
fore the law have the same
standing as French tenants. The
, others, and they form a major
ity, are left largely to the land
lord’s mercy.
They can be turned out into
the street when their leases ex
pire, whereas the French tenant
is given a prorogation of his
tenancy.
Not so the foreigner. If the
owner tells him to pack up and
leave he must do just that.
In a way, the law has been a
grim joke on the foreign ex
soldier. The average landlord
would rather have and ex-enemy
as a tenant than an ex-ally, for
he can’t get read of the latter
once he turns over the keys to
^he front door.