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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 85.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1930.
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WASHINGTON, April 15. (A5)—
Cancellation of mail contracts
granted to the Alaska Steamship
Company and the Admiral Line j
steamship companies for carrying j
mail between Seattle and Alaska
was demanded by Sutherland on
'he ground the 50 per cent In
crease carried in the new agree
ment was unjustified and unau
thorized by law.
He claimed, in a telter to Post
master General Brown, the con
tract gives the carriers a gratu
ity of $87,150 a year without any
corresponding increase for ex
pansion in service.
“Under the new contract you
are paying the Alaska Steamship
Company at the rate of 10 cents
per pound for carrying mail from
Seattle to Seward and at the
same time tire American Rail
way and Express carries all ex
press and freight between these
two points, or presumably between
these two points, for four cents
per pound; so presumably the Al
aska Steamship Company receives
much less than four cents per
pound for actual transportation
af American Railway Express
freight.”
He said: “The normal freight
rate between Seattle and Seward
ay the -Alaska Steamship boats
is S15 per ton but you are pay
ing them in excess of $200 per
ton for carrying the mails.’’
PORTLAND, April 15. (^—Tem
porary organization of the Paci
fic International High Association
whose plan is to link the existing
roads into one highway extending
from the Yukon territory to the
Straits of Magellan, was effected
by delegates from California, Bri
tish Columbia. California and Ore
gon who attended.
The association decided to urge
the passage of the McNary-Suth
erland bill providing for a com
mission of six, three each from
the United States and Canada, to
studv the proposed International
Highway.
Charles Garfield, of Seattle, was
named temporary president. An
other meeting within 60 days to
form a permanent organization,
it was decided.
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UNDATED, April 15. (#)—With
balmy touches of spring painting
a seasonable background, 16 teams
of the National and American
Leagues swung into action yester
day.
With weather favorable pros
pects of approximately 250,000
wall witness the total of eight
games scheduled. The biggest
crowd of the day seems likely to
be at Detroit with 40.000 or more,
Detroit vs. St. Louis Browns.
The Giants and the Boston
Braves play at New York, in ex
pected raw weather, before 40,000.
GRAND JURY TERM
A Grand Jury term of the Dis -
trict Court has been set for May
5 at Valdez but todate. no jury
list has arrived. Among the cases
on the calendar are the following:
Two larceny cases, one from Ko
diak and the second from Kenai;
a murder case from the West
ward; two peace bond cases which
have been pending; a fur case
from Anchorage and a liquor case
from Cordova.
CONDITION SATISFACTORY
NEW YORK, April 15. (/P)—’The
condition of David Warfield is
described by his surgeon as “very
satisfactory” after an operation
in a hospital. The nature of the
illness was undisclosed.
THREE ELECTROCUTED,
YPSILANTI, Michigan, April 14.
(/P)_Three were electrocuted in a
plane attempting to land wtjen it
became entangled in a high ten
sion wire here.
Levei Kepler, of Anna Arbor, a
passenger, was electrocuted; Leon
Hunselemann, of Anna Arbor,
owner and pilot, jumped and was
injured.
The plane, suspended on the
wires, burst into flames and Her
ry Walters, superintendent of the
airport, and William Clawson, a
farmer, were killed turning a
stream of chemicals on the fire
when the current followed the
stream.
NEW YORK. April 14. (^—Bit
terness filtering into two lives
as love for each other waned,
caused Doctor Maxwell Allen, a ;
physician with a wealthy clientle,
to kill Florence LaPelle, beautiful
nurse, and commit suicide.
The shooting came at the end
of a quarrel, after the couple
had consumed a quantity of liq
uor, police said. When Doctor
Allen found the nurse was dead,
he telephoned for an ambulance i
and then shot himself.
IMPORTS INCREASED
PARIS. April 14. (/P)—Without
explanation the Ministry of Com
merce increased tariffs on auto-,
mobile imnorts from 25 to 60 ncr
cent, which practically prohibits
American producers from doing
business, unless the machines are
assembled in France.
beer tax
BERT IN. Anril 14. (IP)—Presi
dent Hindenburg was forced to
1 act in the crisis caused bv Bav
| arian onposition to the 75 per cent
tax on beer. The question threat
ened to cause a downfall of the
government.
DEPARTMENT defended
WASHINGTON, April 144. f/P)—
While Senator Blaine renewed his
charge of fraud and corruntion
in connection with the leasing of
buildings for postoffices, admin
istration leaders, within and out
side Congress, defended the Post
office department.
BECOMING CIVILIZED
NEW YORK, April 14. (/P)—In
| dicating that the world is coming
I under woman’s domination, be"
cause man is forsaking his cave
man style and becoming more
feminine, Doctor Lorine Prunette
declared both sexes are becoming
more civilized.
FIRE SWEEPS HANGAR
LOS ANGELES, April 14, (IP)—
Bolling Field officials said that
fire had destroyed the parachute
hunt and an airplane hangar,
adjoining it, but the blaze had
been brought under control be
fore further damage was done.
CAT. Tq MOVING
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., April V
(/P) — Calvin Coolidge announced
i that in a month or two he and
Mrs. Coolidge would abandon the
little old family dwelling house
where they have resided for many
i years to take up more spacious
| quarters in a 16-room mansion
! here, known as “The Beeches.”
|
i To do a good trade wants noth.
iing but resolution; to do a large
' one nothing but application.
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That the revival ol mining in this
district has arrived is plainly dis
cernible with the arrival in Sew
ard on the last steamer of 40
tons of hydraulic mining machin
ery, equipment and supplies for
the Alaska Crow Creek Mining
Company, 15 members of the
crew and the president and gen
eral manager, J. W. Dawson, who
is well known throughout the
mining fraternity in the Terri
tory. His brother Dick, who died
some years ago, will be well re
membered oy the Oldtimers as
one of the finest of the best who
ever hit the North.
Seattle engineers are authority
for the statement that Mr. Daw
son’s outfit is the most modern
ever sent into the Territory. The
pipe-line will be about 5,000 feet
long; the intake 38 inches down
to a 14 inch working pipe and r.
five or six inch nozzles. The com
pany has a small sawmill for
private use and there are also
auto trucks and caterpillars.
The property, 12 claims or 240
acres, lying two miles from Gird
wood, will open up about June
15, Mr. Dawson thought and the
outlook, as far as the cleanup is
concerned, appears quite promis
ing as the pay is said to run ex
ceptionally good.
OMtimers of this area say Mr.
Dawson has some of the best
looking ground in the country
and that his entry into the Gird
wood field means a tremendous
thing to that immediate vicinity.
A number of members of Mr.
D'-'^son’s rr^w have been with
him for five years and included
in them are many well known
Alaskans. Mr. Dawson, who resides
in Real tie. said that he is looking
forward with much pleasure to
the impending visit this summer
to his camp bv Stephen R. Capos,
fi^ld expert, who has been con
nected with the Alaska branch
of the Geological Survey for al
most two-score years.
Mr. Dawson also sooke in the
highest terms of the snlend’d
road, built bv the Bureau of Pub
lic Roads department, and which
nesses his c’aims and out to
other mining points.
WASHINGTON, April 15. (/?)—
With President Hoover tossing the
first ball from his box the Amer
ican League opened with Boston
winning over Washington 4 to 3.
President Hoover watched the
game until the end of the eighth
when he left the park, but just
before he left the grandstand the
Red Sox staged a rally scoring
two runs and taking the lead.
Hoover’s arm seemed strong and
his control was a bit off for the
\ball shot past the umpire, but was
headed off by the Red Sox.
Many members of his Cabinet,
j and from both Houses, accompa
i nied the President; 20,000 saw the
! game.
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BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 4, Washington 3.
The ice over Iliamna lake this
j year has been thicker than for
: many years past and, says Hans
| Seversen, the well known trader
I at the village, he figures it
■ will not go out until June the 5th
] or around the 10th.
TELEGRAPH BREVITIES
WILL INCREASE TAX
CANEERRA, Australia, April 14,
OP)—The government announced
that if the state governments agree
to reduce car registration fees the
federal government will increase
petrol tax by two pence half penny |
per gallon.
NEW WHALING GROUND
MELBOURNE, Australia, April 14,
OP)— Emphasizing the value of his
Antractic expedition, Sir Douglas
Mawson stated that they discovered
and announced by wireless, a new
whaling ground off Enderbyland.
If was immediately rushed by Nor
wegian and South African whalers
who there obtained about 2,000,000
pounds worth of whale products in
two months.
EXCHANGE PRESIDENT
NEW YORK, April 14. (/P)—It
was reported that Richard Whit
ney, head of the brokerage firm
of Richard Whitney and Compa
ny, will be elected president of the
Stock Exchange. He will succeed
E. H. Simmons.
MAIL SALVAGED
LONDON, April 14, (/P)—Practi
cally the whole of the Comorin’s
mail from Australia, damaged in a
fire at Colombo, has been salvaged
by the postoffice, only a small pro
portion being undeliverable.
BORROWS §1,500,000
SYDNEY, Australia, April 14 (/P)
—The water board announces that
it has been successful in borrowing
$1,500,000 in America at about 6.5
percent.
A LUCKY BREAK
SAN FRANCISCO, April 14, (&>)—
Speeding up Market Street to a
two alarm fire, hook and ladder
truck No. 13 crashed into the
Underwriter Fire Patrol wagon at
Kearny Street. The patrol wagon
was demolished and the front of
the fire online smashed. No one
was injured, though hundreds of
peoole thronged the streets.
STILL EXPLODED
AUGUSTA, Kansas, April 14, (/P)
—One man was killed and six or
eight burned in an explosion of
a high pressure still in a coke
plant of the White Eagle Oil &
Refining Company.
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JOIN BRITISH FLEET
| CANBERRA, Australia, April 14,
{/P)—It is reported that the Austra
lian cruiser HMAS Canberra, will
join the British Mediterranean
fleet shortly and a British cruiser
will take her place in the Australian
fleet.
STUDENT KILLED
| SHANGHAI, China, April 14, (JP
' —The police of the International
settlement here shot and killed
one student and wounded another
during a student demonstration
allegedly the outgrowth of recent
similar occurrences at Nanking.
Police riot squads were held in
readiness in the event of further
trouble.
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HOTEL plane service
PARIS. April 14. (£>)—One of
■the largest and smartest Paris
hotels has announced its intention
of storting its own plane service
for guests wishing to make hur
ried jaunts to other sections of
the continent. It will cost $240
for a flight to Cherbourg.
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TREATY DOUBTFUL
LONDON, April 14, (/P)—Because
Egyptians demand the right to
place Egyptian troops alongside
the British guarding the Suez
Canal and also demand the right
to jointly govern Sudan with Brit
ain, it is considered unlikely that
a treaty will be concluded with
Egypt’s delelglation on the present
basis of negotiation.
Attorney Thomas Marquam, who
i has been at Washington for sev
i eral months, will sail for the
North within a few weeks, it is
I said.
BILL ON TIIE WAY
WASHINGTON, April 15. (/P)—
The Nye bill to change the name
of Copper Mountain to Eielson
Mountain passed the senate and
was sent to the House.
ROTOR LOST VOICE
MIDDLE OF TALKIE
LOS ANGELES. April 14. (/P)—j
Right in the middle of. the mak
ing of a talkie, down in Holly
wood, George Bancroft lost his
voice. They sent him to Palo
Springs to see if he would get
back his voice. His physicians
are baffled, his director stumned
and his picture shelved until the
star again becomes talkative.
herb accepts invitation
WASHINGTON, April 14, (r
President Hoover accepted the in
vitation of the Gridiron Club to
attend its annual dinner on April
26. The invitation was extended
on behalf of the Washington cor
respondents, who comprise the
club, by its president, Charles
Groves, correspondent of the Bos
ton Globe.
A LATE REPORT
LOS ANGELES, April 14. (/P)—
Rudolph Valentino’s funeral cost
$4,553, it was disclosed by his exe
cutor, George Ullman, at Holly
wood. One thousand, eight dol
lars was spent in police tips to
thore who handled the funeral
crowds, according to Ullman.
SEALED VERDICT
NEW YORK, April 14. (/P)—A
sealed verdict was returned by the
jury hearing the suit for $250,000,
brought by Miss Adelaide Lean,
58-year-old grandmother, against
Charles Harmon, 67-year-old mil
lionaire, charging breach of prom
ise.
The efficient work turned out
by the expert workmen of the
; Seward Machine Shop, is testified
i by the following letter from Capt.
! Ben Corneliusen, master of the
schooner Liberty on which vessel
: Chas. Lechner, proprieter of the
! local concern, did considerable re
pairs:
Seward Machine Shop—
“I wish to let you know that
the schooner Liberty arrived here
j (Ketchikan) without, encountering
| any trouble at all. We made the
| trip in four days to the hour.
| Had some bad weather before we
I came in to Icy Straits, so the
rudder you made for us had a
good trial, and it stood up fine
for the strain that naturally was
put on it in the heavy sea. From
now on I am not going to be
greatly troubled because of a lost
rudder, as I am going to carry
this one on deck as a spate.
Thanking you for the good work
you done for us I beg to remain
Very truly yours”
BEN CORNELIUSEN.
WROMOS prohibition
LOS ANGELES, Apr., 14 (A1)—Sen
tenced to six years and six months
in San Quentin prison was imposed
upon Peter Connely, son of a Chi
cago policeman by Federal Judge
! John M. Killits for wrongs he com
mitted against the prohibition
laws. Herman Quirin, who with
Connely was acsused of operating
a still was sentenced to 21 months
in prison.
40 OF CREW KILLED
i HONGKONG, China, April 1
] (/p)—Four of the crew of the
| British destroyer Sepoy were kill
| ed when a depth bomb aboaid
! the vessel exploded. Two seamen
were injured seriously and one
slightly.
The Sepoy, which has a comple
ment of 98 men, returned here
slightly damaged.
ora BOOZE EXPOSE
MABSTON, Wis., April 15. (/P)_
An assassin, firing from ambush,
caused the death of Clinton Price*
militant district attorney of Ju
neau county, as he started down
a flight of stairs in his home.
Price, the self-styled “enemy of
bootleggers” was shot down by an
unidentified assailant who lay
hidden outside the kitchen door
and died on the operating table
four hours later.
His threat to reveal facts which
“would blow off the lid of the
Juneau county booze situation”
is unfulfilled. Less than a month
ago he made this promise after
being acquitted on federal charges
of violating the dry law.
One unnamed suspect has been
arrested. Sheriff Hempelman said
blood on his hands might have
been from Price.
500-WORD HISTORY
WASHINGTON, April 14. (/P)—
The first two paragraphs of Cal
vin Coolidge’s 500-word history of
the United States, to be carved
on the rocks of Mount Rush
more, in the Dakota Hills, were
made public. They deal with the
Declaration of Independence and
the formation of the government
Merciful consciousness shrouded
A. B. Potter, who was literally
burned alive yesterday morning,
from the time''he was taken from
out his burning cabin, with his
clothes ablaze, until he passed
away a few hours later in D. H
W. Hyatt’s hospital.
The aged pioneer, in feeble
health for years, was burned ter
ribly and it was rather surprising
he lingered on as long as he did
From his back, head and arms, it
is said, portions of black, charred
flesh, fell away.
Because of the fact his cabin
burned to the ground and the en
tire contents, it has been difficult
; to ascertain accurately whether
relatives survive him, etc; it is
| said, however, that the aged man
: left the California gold fields
| in 1896 to join the Alaska .stam
| pede, to the Hope-Sunrise dis
j trict where he mined for some
years. His life in Alaska was liv
ed at Knik, Hope-Sunrise, and
in this immediate area and for
I many years had made Seward his
| home.
At one time he was a member
! of the Pioneers of Alaska and, it
was thought, also of the Arctic
Brotherhood.
BOUND FOR NORWAY
Ingwald Jacobson, who left here
Saturday for the States, goes to
San Francisco where he will meet
,Mrs. Jacobson. Then together
they board ship for a voyage
thru the Panama Canal to New
York, thence direct across the
mighty Atlantic to Norway where
they will revisit former scenes of
their earlier years. It is their
first trip to the Old Country in
18 years.
BOUNTY ON TAIL
Over 60,000 trout tails were
purchased by Burean of Fisher
ies agents out Westward the past
' winter. As The Gateway publish
! ed some weeks ago, five cents
! each were paid for these tails;
! this additional source of income
I came in handy to the residents
; out there.
It is authoritatively stated that
A. S. Day, who left Valdez last
fall for the outside, has been
awarded the contract for carrying
the mail on the Prince William
Sound run out of Valdez, com
mencing June 1.