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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 12.
SEWARD, ALASKA. THURSDAY, January 16, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Liberty Theater
Installing New
Big Instrument
LARGE SUM EXPENDED BY LOCAL THEATRE
MANAGEMENT THAT ENERTAINMENT OF
THE HIGHEST ORDER MIGHT BE AFFORDED j
THE PUBLIC—STIRRING MELODIES, OLD |
AND MODERN REFRAINS, ACCURATELY
REPRODUCED—LOuD SPEAKER ATTACH-1
MENT PERMITS MANY NOVEL FEATURES
ENTIRELY NEW TO SEWARD—FIRST CON
CERT WILL BE PRESENED SUNDAY— AN
ASTONISHINGLY DELIGHTFUL AND PLEAS
ANT surprise awaits patrons.
(Editor’s foreword)
In line with his constant desire to give his patrons the highest
possible standard entertainment consistent with the business, D. C.
Brownell, manager and owner of the Liberty Theatre, announces the
purchase of new and modern equipment for his theatre with which
every program will be greatly enhanced by music from the world’s
premier artists accurately reproduced. In addition there is a loud
speaker attachment which will be used for many purposes as will
be explained in the statement of Mr. Brownell, which follows.
The writer was privileged to listen to a preliminary test of the
huge apparatus three days ago and it can safely be said without
fear of contradiction that Seward theatre patrons and those ap
preciative of good music, will henceforth have musical treats equal
to programs presented in cities one-hundred times the size of this
city. This may seem somewhat of an exaggerated statement but,
we honestly believe it to be true. And at this time we desire to ex
press our hearty approval in appreciation of Mr. Brownell's enter
prise confident that the public also will be wonderfully pleased and
duly appreciative of this truly astonishing inovation.
MR. BROWNELLS STATEMENT
“In the desire to add to the at
traction of the programs at the
Liberty theatre, we have secured
what is called a public address sys
tem. The address part of it is not
so important for use here as the re
production of music, phonograph,
radio or local talent. In ordering
the outfit it was specified that each
part should be the highest possible
grade on the market regardless of
what it might be. In filling the
outfit The Harper Megee people in
Seattle made a special assemblage
of the different parts and took two
weeks to match and test it out be
fore shipping.
“For interior use there are two
matched dynamic speakers, both
Jensen instruments, the larger one
being what is called an auditorium
speaker, a$td the other a voice cone.
In use the large speaker takes care
of all the lower register tones per
fectly, and the smaller instrument
all the high notes. Instead of horns
for interior use each unit is mount
ed in the center of a specially con
structed four-foot baffle board
which prevents the usual barrel
like tone of the horn.
“The amplifying device is the
very largest and most powerful in
commercial use. It is the kind used
in 2500 seat theatres outside. It is
three stage with double capacity of
an ordinary three stage amplifica
tion.
“For phonograph music there is
the Bodine Electric Turntable and
the Audack Electric Pickup, both
being the best on the market. The
music is reproduced anywhere from
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■ CHEMICAL
WARFARE CHIEF
RELATES OPUS
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NO KNOWN GAS OF SUFFICIENT
CONCENTRATION TO WIPE
OUT LARGE CITY
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j WASHINGTON, Jan., 16, (/P)—
You cannot wipe out the population
I of a big city in war time by gas.
■This is the conclusion arrived ar by
Major General Harry I Gilchrist,
|chief of the army chemical WAi.fs.re
'service, as he expressed it to the
1 appropriations sub-commit tee on
the army supply bill in his testi
mony which was made public.
The statement is based upon ex
tensive tests, which induiod an in
vestigation Oi Lite C*c'. ,r.ri PLvi
cians Clinic disaster, which cost 125
i lives. “So far as wiping out entire
populations is concerned, I know of
ino gas which is sufficient concen
tration, and which could be placed
| to accomplish the destruction of
the population of a big city, should
any military commander be so fool
ish as to desire such a thing,” said
Gilchrist.
j “One of the difficulties in gassing
a large city,” he said, “is that air
currents caused by big buildings
would quickly dissipate it.”
II III
CAPTURED AFTER
CHASE. ARIZONA
PLANE SIGHTED FUGITIVES
SOUGHT CONNECTION
TWO MURDERS
PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan., 10,
>P)—The open spaces combined
with hard riding sherifs and dep
uties, cowpunchers and others,
proved the undoing for Mrs.
Irene Schroeder of Benwood, W.
Va., and Glen Dague, sought
since December 27 when Cor
poral Paul Brady of Pennsylva
nia, a highway patrolman, was
slain and Private Ernest Moore
wounded, near Newcastle., Pa.
The pair, who say they are
man and wife, were captured
in the Arizona mountains after
kidnapping a deputy and engag
ing in two gun fights in which
two officers were wounded.
A pilot in an airplane, swoop
ing over the rocky wastes of
the Ostrella mountains, saw them
wending their way toward the
mountain top yesterday. He re
ported to officials and a posse
was dispatched.
The fugitives barricaded them
selves behind boulders and a
gun battle ensued reminicent of
the old West. More than 100
shots were fired before the man
and woman surrendered.
They are held in jail here
awaiting extradition. They had
abandoned their car planning to
leave the state on foot but the
mountains proved a barrier.
ROGERS NORTHBOUND
SEATTLE, Jan., 16, (/P)—The
Admiral Rogers, of the P. S. S.
Co., sailed yesterday morning at
10 o'clock with 59 passengers on
board. The Seward listing was
as follows: Dan Campbell, Ed
ward Deal and Lucille Campbell
REPORT EIELSON FOUND
MOSCOW, Jan., 16, (/P)—A re
port that Eielson and Borland,
were found near the Anguema |
River in Siberia, has been re-1
ceived by the Soviet government.'
Although the report nas not j
been confirmed Soviet authori
ties have ordered a dogsled ex
pedition to the place.
BOOISBY PPM
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PART OF HOOVER’S REOR
GANIZATION FOR EN
FORCEMENT
WASHINGTON, Jan., 16, (/P)—
Steps may be necessary to mus- |
ter a minature army to patrol
I the longest bondaries the nation
ever attempted to guard, claimed
the attention of the house immi- !
i gration committee as it moved |
j to carry out the Hoover prohi
i bition enforcement reorganiza
I tion program.
Taking the lead over other:
i committees which must pass
upon the various phases of the
[ program, Chairman Johnson
summoned Commissioner Hull of
| the immigration bureau and other
1 officials of the labor department,
j for questioning in the house
i group.
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BUYS INTEREST IN PAPER
| SEATTLE, Jan., 17, (/P)—Ridder
Bros., publishers and owners of
mine daily newspapers scattered
thruout New York, New Jersey,
Minnesota and the Dakotas, have
purchased a 40 percent interest in
the Seattle Daily Times, according
to an announcement made by Coi.
C. J, Blethen, who recently acquired
the entire control of the Seattle
newspaper.
CLUBS LEARN REFORESTATION
TO RESTORE NATION’S TIMBERLAND
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A young Michigan 4-H ranger (above) learns
timber measurement from a veteran woodsman. Below
is a Michigan 4-H ranger planting seedlings ?n a re
forestation program.
WEATHER CLEARS
PUIS CITHER
EL! TO SIBERIA
AIRWAYS UP NORTH BUZZING
ACTIVITY TAKING AD
VANTAGE CONDITIONS
NOME, Jan., 16, (A*)—’The wea
ther cleared up yesterday and
two planes landed from Teller.
Reid landed his Fairchild plane
from Unalakleet and Matt Nei
menen too, with his Standard,
arrived from Teller with Major
Deckard and Mechanic Cope.
The latter two left for Fair
banks; Pilot Dorbandt, with a
Stinson plane, accompanied by
Mrs. Dorbandt and probably At
torney O. D. Cochran, and U. S.
mail, will leave today for Fair
banks.
Pilot Graham, in his Nat plane
which has been stranded at Deerr
ing on account of a broken land
ing gear, will get relief through
the Fairchild plane taking off
today for Deering and Candle,
with needed repair parts.
In the meantime Reid’s plane
will have permanent repairs
made to the wing, at Nome, be
fore going to Siberia
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND
NORTHEASTERN OREGON
COVERED SNOW
SEATTLE, Jan., 16, (A*)—With
snow piling over the southwest
of Washington and northeastern
j portion of Oregon, and with the
| Columbia River flowing under
a coating of ice, halting river
traffic, lumber mills have been
j forced to shut down in that dis
I trict for the first time since the
! cold weather started 10 days ago.
! Portland and Longview are
digging out between four and
eight inches of snow which fell
during the night and continued
all day yesterday.
Drifts are piled as high as five
feet at Portland and the Olympic
Peninsula, Aberdeen, Hoquiam,
and other cities are under six
inches of snow.
PUNE PARTS AND
SUPPLIES ARE SERI
NOME, FAIRBANKS
FAIRBANKS, Jan., 16, {JP)~
Pilots Swartman and Mews took
off for Nome with parts and sup
plies for the Fairchild planes’
The fliers, with Wm, Glasgow,
operator in charge of the radio
station here, took-off at 9:30
yesterday morning and were going
! as far as Nulato. Glasgow will
act as rleief operator during the
hunt.
Repair parts for Reid’s plane
i will be taken by Swartman to
j Nome where permanent repairs
1 will be made.