THE TERMINUS OF
THREE OCEANIC
STEAMSHIP LINES.
Seward Daily Gateway
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE COAST TERMI
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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 4fi.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEB. 28, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
BESEACHES AND
CURSES, MESSAGE
FROM UNIVERSITY
MESSAGE IN BOTTLE PICKED
UP NEAR KODIAK., PUB
LISHED IN FULL
Special to The Gateway
KODIAK, Feb. 28, —Another tale
comes out of the great, mysterious
Pacific ocean in a bottle on the
bleak shores of Cape Chiniak on
Kodiak Island. It comes from mid
ocean but this time it is a message
of gooc! cheer rather than a sad
chronicle of shipwreck and loss of
life in the great coep. It is a mes
* sage from the Rissho University of
Tokio, Japan, and it has taken a
year and u half to reach these
shores.
Fred Malutin, a lS-year-old na
tive of Kodiak, who lost his arm
some time ago by an accidental
gunshot wound, was trapping fox
over near Chiniak and found a box
washed up by the tide. In the box
was a bottle and in the bottle was
a message written in English, Ger
man, French and Japanese. The
bottle was found on December 18
but was not reported here until
the boys came in from their trap
oiner. Although it was not men
ioned in the message it is thought
hat the bottle was rut rut in the
hope of learning something of
ocean currents, and the result fur
ther emphasises things already
•mown that the Japanese current
sweeps the shores of Kodiak and
piles South Sea drift wood on Mon
ague Island before turning south
:.o bring warmth and comfort to all
:he west coast of British Columbia
and the United States.
* . In the language contained in the
bottle, one wall sense the diction of
an educated Japanese doing his
rest in English. Here is the mes
sage:
-AN ADDRESS TO DEAR IN
► KNOWN FRIEND”
“Blessed the eye that caught
sight of this drifting message and
more than blessed the hand that
ook and opened this very casket
whi h is happily pregnant of this
olissfulner». We commit the fate
of these 25 boxes to the wandering
* aves of the center of the Pacific
ocean with 'he intention that they
may each 'oft in their own way to
be picked up by happy chance and
*o make it blissfully known that
hey are intended for the com
memoration of Rissho University
which celebrated the 25th anniver
sary of its foundation on June 15,
1928 Any one who finds one of
hese boxes is most respectfully;
oegged to inform us of where and
when, and if possible, in what con
dition our message has been found.
“We would be highly pleased if
« our thankfulness could be proper
ty expressed in sending to him
something which may become a;
souvenir, which, however, whimsi- j
-ally it may sound, might be the
means to make us known to each
)ther, and further our effort to'
bring about the realization of the'
dream of the earthly paradise
which our university has only tra
ditionally cherished in religious'
rope. Yes, by the answer of the
dear mystical chance reader of this
■^message, our scheme may be said
to have taken the first step towards
consummation According it must
be the most sorrowfui and regretful
should this letter remain unansw
ered-cursed be he who neglects
his sweet duty.
“We, by this chance, wish to ex- |
plain that Rissho University is an
institution holding as one of its
objects the investigation and re- t
velation of the truth the Orient i
aspires to attain. The word “Ris- I
sho” meaning “to set up righteous- i
ness” and being also the post- 1
* humous name given by His Imper- <
lal Majesty, the late Emperor i
Taisho to an ancient saint of Japan :
called Nichiren. In the celebration <
$£ the 25th anniversary of its foun- <
dation, we. having aspiringly pro- 1
posed such a scheme of drifting
message, naturally think the bless-'
A
FIVE MINERS KILLED
HAYDOCK, England, Feb., 28,
(aP)—Five miners were killed and
20 others injured by an explo
! sion last night.
_
PARADERS ARE
CHARGED WT1H
VIOLATION LAW
SEATTLE, Feb. 28, f/P)—Charg
; ed with violating the city ordi
j nance forbidding the holding of
i public meetings and parades in
streets without a permit, eight
of the 11 persons arrested yes
i terday in the communist-police
battle, are at liberty under a $25
bond.
The remaining three are in
jail unable to get bail money.
The cases will be brought up
in the police court at the regu
lar routine trials, probably to
morrow.
Validity Of
Trollers Tax
Is Attacked
i
JUNEAU, Feb., 28, <7P)—To ex
pedite the hearing on a suit filed
attaeking the validity of the Ter
ritorial non-residents trollers tax,
Attorney General Rustgard left for
KetchikiAi where the district court
is now in session to get the matter
settled without delay so as not to
interfere with the collection of tax
for the current year. i
Complaint in the case was filed i
here Tuesday by Lund & Lund of
Seattle, representing Wood Free
man of Tacoma, a power boat trol
Ier. He alleges the tax is unjust
and in an excessive amount; that
it violates the constitutional rights
of American citizens. Also, to at
tempt to regulate the fishing in
dustry is not a revenue measure.
The tax is $250 for non-residents
and $1 for Alaskans. A general
demurrer will be made by Rustgard
that the facts are unsuificient to
constitute cause for action.
LOUGH RAN IS
WINNER OVER
PIERRE CHARLES
MIAMI, Feb., 28, (/Pj—Tommy
Loughran was declared the win
ner over Pierre Charles of Bel-1
gium in a 10-round match after
the main event, by a clean-cut
triumph on points.
Doctor Morton Hertz of New |
York, a ringside observer, ex- j
amined Scott in a dressing room I
and described the injury as tra- >
umatic scientica induced by a i
blow on the right leg which des
rupted the action of the sciatic
nerve for an hour after the fight. J
He flexed Scott’s leg and Scott j
cried alound; later he wept from j
what the doctor said was nervous j
shock. Afterwards Scott’s leg was
pricked with pins by Dr. Hertz as
the fighter was lying still un
clothed. He said Scott was un
able to feel any, sensation.
Scott also exhibited a large
bump and bruise at the top of
his thigh which is claimed the
result of the foul blow.
ed eye that caught the sight of this
drifting message and the more
blessed hand that took and opened
this very box will prove providen
tially and mysteriously to be our
3wn eye and hand heavenly con
nection is the bliss of miraculous
meeting unseen. Indeed it must j
entirely be the outcome of Provi- |
dence that we should in such wise
Decome known to each other.”
Rissho University, Osakimachi,
rokio-Fuka, Japan.
LIKE THE SWALLOWS IN SPRING
Like the swallows in spring the return of General
Manager, Col. Otto F. Ohlson, of the Alaska Railroad
marks the ushering in of spring activities. Colonel Ohl
son returns like a vctorious general from war—loadec
with the laurels of victory in that he has secuked ample
funds with which to carry on the operation of the rail
road and secured the endorsement of his program foi
simulating the entire Railroad Zone.
Each year has seen Colonel Ohlson approaching
nearer and nearer to his goal—that of paring down the
red ink column and developing a larger industrial vol
ume for this portion of Alaska. It has taken time and
patience, but it may be said that the foundation has been
laid for continued, steady progress based upon the de
velopment of practical ideas.
| One item that promises to prove a strong factor
[in the future of this district is the transference of the
| reindeer industry from the Seward peninsular to prox
| imity to the railroad. In this item alone a revenue to
the railroad running into hundreds of thousands of dol
lars annually looms. Rehabilitation of roadbed and mod
ern rolling equipment further reduce operating costs.
On top of all this will be an organized campaign
to attract capital and settlers. Instead of haphazard
generaliies with respect to opportunities Colonel Ohl
son is creating them on permanent lines in the encour
agement of activities that will be lasting.
Colonel Ohlson returns to find his big railroad fam
ily enthusiastic and working like a smooth-oiled mach
ine with no serious contentious questions. Thus the
coming spring and summer should be one of the best
for many years.
DISAPPROVES OF
DRASTIC LAW TO
SEARCH HOMES
“TO ATTEMPT THIS WOl I D
AROUSE CONTROVERSY WITH
DOUBTFUL RESULTS”
WASHINGTON. Feb.. 23. i/P)—At
torney General Mitchell voiced his
disapproval of the effort to make
a more drastic law allowing search
of private dwellings for liquor and
opposed the bill which would allow
issuance of search warrants to en
ter homes in the District of Colum
bia upon information that Liquor
bad been delivered to them or the
unlawful presence of a, still.
He said: “To appempt this would
) rouse controversy with doubtful
•esults."
Si
!Early Resident
Of Alaska Dies
I
SEATTLE. Feb., 28, (/-P)—Mary
Riley, 98 years old, who many
years ago built, up a flourishing
trade in Alaska with Indians by
buying and selling trinkets, and
who made 36 trips to and from
the Territory, one each year, to
bring out ivory and fur in ex
change for ribbons, candy and
wool garments, passed away here
She will be buried at Anacortes
beside the body of her son.
She outlived eight of her chil
dren.
“CERTAINLY!”
LONDON, Feb.., 28, .Pre
mie MacDonald when questioned
in the House of Commons weth
er lie expected to arrive at any
international agreement on naval
disarmament, replied “certainly.”
G. H. PUTNAM PASSES
| NEW YORK, Feb., 28, (JP>—
i George Haven Putnam, presidenl
! of G. P. Putnam’s & Sons, pub
: lishers, died from pernicious an
; emia at his home here. He wai
85 years old and had been ill foi
! two weeks.
! B _
MORE ADEQUATE
j REGULATIONS
HALIBUT FISHING
WASHINGTON, Feb., 28, (JP)_
New and more adequate regula
| tions must be adopted to halt
! the continued decline of the hal
ibut yield in the North Pacific
Assistant Secretary of State Can
declared in a statement before
the House appropriation commit
tee. .
“More reasonable powers for the
collection of statistical informa
tion must be granted the Inter
national Fisheries Commission if
observation of the fishery is to
oe continued as caretuiiy as the
terms of the treaty require,” he
said in his statement.
DEBATE ON
TARIFF BILL
BEGINS SENATE
JONES OF WASHINGTON ASKS
FOR DUTY LUMBER NOW,
ON FREE LIST
WASHINGTON, Feb., 28, (/Pi
Faced by a long grind of night ses
sions the Senate opened the debate
on the amendment to the tariff
bill by Senator Jones of Washing
ton to place a duty of $3 per thous
and board feet on lumber which is
now on the free list.
Senator Jones said there was a 20
percent reduction of employment
in the lumber industry in the pro
duction of domestic lumber in 1929
the lowest in seven years. He said
the average value declined from
around $31 per thousand in 1923 to
$25 lost year.
Senator Barkley, democrat, asked
if the tariff would increase prices
on construction. Jones replied in
| the negative: “The prosperity of
the State of Washington depends
largely upon the prosperity of the
lumber industry and in Washington
‘lumber is greatly depressed.”
PRESIDENT HOOVER OFF FLORIDA KEY AT FAVORITE SPORT
a—. . .....
Small map above shows where President Hoover recently spent his
winter’s vacation fishing from the yacht Saunterer (upper left). The Pres
ident in a fishing pose. A view of the beach at Long Key is shown in the
center.
NO HOPE FOR
RECOVERY TAFT
IS NOW HELD'
| SERIOUS CHANGE IN CONDI-w
| TION OF FAMOUS AMER
CAN, TAKES PLACE
WASHINGTON, Feb., 28, i/P)
i Physicians attending William H.
| Taft said there was little or no.
hope for his recovery. They were
called to his bedside shortly be
fore noon yesterday.
Dr. Francis Hagner found a.
serious change; the worse to haves
I taken place since yesterday.
“Mr. Taft is in a critical con
| dition and there is no hope for
I his recovery and any improve
ment will be but temporary,” Dr.
Hagner said, adding that he was;:
: unable to tell how long he would
live; that the end might come
| at any hour, or he might live a.
; few days more.
Helen Taft Manning, a daught
er, is with Mrs. Taft at the home.
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SHARKEY IS
VICTOR OVER
SCOTT; MIAMI
--
GIVEN TECHNICAL K. O. OVER
ENGLISHMAN IN THE
THIRD ROUND
—
MIAMI, Feb., 28, UP>—Amid a»
scene of the wildest and most
extraordinary confusion, Jack
Sharkey was declared the winner
over Fhil Scott on a technical
knockout after two minutes and*.
34 seconds of fighting in the 3rd.
round.
Claiming a foul, Scott resumed
the fight after a minute’s rest
but was unable to continue after
a smashing hook to the body.
Referee Lou Magnolia then
stepped in and lifted Sharkey’s
hand.
The third round witnessed some
of the most remarkable scenes of
, a heavyweight fight in history as
Sharkey, warned about hitting*
low, floored Scott with another
to the left side which sent Scott
to the canvas claiming a foul.
Refusing to be stampeded the*
referee helped Scott’s handlers,
to drag him to his corner then
halted the fight to make an ex
amination.
During this period the handlers
of both fighters leaped about the
ring and all was chaos. Scott, fin
ally showing agony, decided to
continue and the ring was clear
ed.
Against the ropes, limping and
manifesting pain, Scott took a
smashing left to the body. Scott
sagged and turned helplessly as
the referee stepped in. There
was no question about the blow
and Magnolia lifted Sharkey’s
hand.
The show was a financial flop,
it was declared; no official figures
were available but it is estimated
25,000 persons paid $200,000 and.
that the promoters lost $50,000.
Risko'Campalo
Fight Fast Draw
MIAMI. Feb., 28, (A3)—In the 1st
preliminary to the Sharkey-Scott
fight, Paul Bianchi knocked out
Bill Daring, former Navy heavy
weight champion, in the first
round.
Jimmy Maloney of Boston took
a decision over Mose Bouquillon
of France.
In the semi-windup Risko and
Campolo drew after 10 furious
rounds which Risko took the ma
joriay of according to the ring
side critics as well as the crowd
which figured he appeared to hold
a distinct edge over Campolo but
the latter made a strong finish.
Anchorage vs Seward March 3-4