Seward Daily Gateway
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XV. NUMBER 257.
A ED, ALASE
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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FOREST SERVICE SURVEYS
LOCATIONS FOR FUR FARMERS
AND GENTLEMEN OF THE SOIL
MOOSE PASS AND SUMMIT LAKE ARE DEEMED
GOOD SITES FOR THOSE WHO WANT EITH
ER BUSINESS OR PLEASURE. TITLE TO
SMALL TRACTS MAY BE OBTAINED.
“After observing reactions over the course of sev
eral years the United States Forest Service finds that
the homestead law is not operating to advantage in
Alaska. The conditions of compliance are a trifle too
onerous for the average settler in regard to cultiva
tion of his acreage,” said Wellman Holbrook, examiner
for the Forest Service who has just completed a series
of surveys of homesites in the forest lands adjacent to
Sc Weird.
“We wish again to call attention to the provision
of the forestry regulations that permits a man to take
up a five-acre tract on forest lands and to obtain title
to that ground by settlement and improvement. We be
lieve it will prove a great help to the fur farmers and
perhaps to the small gardeners where conditions are
favorable.”
With William Sherman, ran
ger in charge of this area of
the Chugach National Forest,
Mr. Holbrook has been engaged
in surveying lands in Moose
Pass and at Summit Lake, lay
ing out 5-acre tracts and sum
mer home sites in anticipation
of applications and in response
to demands already made for
parcels of Uncle Sam’s forest
domain. Eight 5-acre tracts were
surveyed in the Moose Pass dis
trict and 10 homesites. In the
Summit Lake area a number of
home sites were surveyed with
the idea that that district will
become one of the choicest re
creation districts of Alaska, es
pecially after the building of
the “missing link” highway to
connect Seward’s present high
way with that of Moose Pass.
These latter sites-, it was learn
ed. were along the line of the
new highway as now projected.
“In some respects the home
stead law makes it rather dif
ficult for the settler in that it
compels him to take up more
land than he can profitably
clear and cultivate to an income
advantage within the time pres
cribed.
“We have endeavored to meet
that objection in our 5-acre
tract provision which permits a
man to take up a small parcel
of ground without harnessing
him to any hard and fast rule
t of energy or production. All he
must evidence is a desire to
make his home on the ground
and to make such improvements
as are necessary to fulfill that
intent.”
The forest service feels, ac
cording to Mr. Holbrook, that
there should be closer relations
between a land-hungry public
and a land wealthy forest ser
vice. It is possible that the pub
lic does not know just what op
portunities they have. In par
ticular the would-be fur farmer
might well avail himself of the
5-acre tract provision because it
gives him land enough for his
operations. The truck farmer
might secure suitable ground
within the confines of the for
est reserve for his purpose. The
dairyman might operate advan
tageously with grazing privileges
in adjacent lands.
”1 think that Summit Lake
country offers some of the fin
est summer home opportunities
I have ever seen,” said Mr. Hol
brook. “There is every natural
advantage for the city dweller
to step directly into the delights
of a forest wonderland. With
5T0PSJ1 BULLETS
NEW YORK, Oct., 13, (/53)—
Surprised in his eighth floor ho
tel hide-away, Jack “Legs” Dia
mond, New York’s most notor
ious gangster, was shot five
times by several men and is in
a serious condition. He was un
willing or unable to reveal their
identity.
The racketeer recently was re
fused entry to several European
countries, while touring, because
he was an undesirable.
Marion Roberts, a show girl,
Diamonds friend, was arrested
She occupied the adjoining room.
The shooting was similar to
that of Arnold Rothstein, gam
bler, two years ago.
Both were in hotels and both
were klled during a conference
with associates and both during
an election campaign.
Diamnd was Rothstein’s body
guard.
BALKAN UNION
ATHENS, Oct. 13. (/P)—Plans for
a union of the Balkan states were
adopted in principle at a full sitt
ing of the Balkan Conference. The
plans are the work of Premier Pa
panastasu of Greece.
REDUCTION OF 4,800 MEN
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. (/P) —
President Hoover announced the
Navy department's program for re
duction of its enlisted personnel by
4,800 men would not add to un
employment since the reduction will
be effected through the expiration
of enlistments or natural deaths.
the completion of the road pro
gram now under consideration
this section will be opened up
for the homeseeker, the tour
ist or the vacationist. There will
be opportunity to step on the
gas and step into a wonder
land. “Within a short time we
hope to connect up so that Sew
ard can boast nearly 90 miles
of good highway from the gates
of the town. It will bring Hope
and Sunrise, Moose Pass and
Seward much closer and will
help to advertise to the world
that Kenai Peninsula is one of
the best scenic, pleasure and
natural resource places in Alas
ka.”
OPENING OF TOE
REICHSTAG STARTS
RIOTING BERLIN
POLICE CONTENT USE CLUBS
IN EFFECTVIE MANNER:
NO GUNS
BERLIN, Oct. 13, (£>)—Wild
rioting in the famous Tier Gar
ten accompanied the opening
of the new Reichstag when thou
! sands of persons clashed with
i hundreds of police and guards.
Police were marshalled about
the Parliament building to pre
vent anticipated disorders and
officers were keeping the huge
crowd back when a portion of
i the throng, to the rearward,
| forced their way to the edge of
the Tier Garten when the riot
ing broke lose.
| The police were engulfed by
the masses of struggling human
ity. Those rioting threw stones
at the Parliament building.
Mounted police galloped among
the trees swinging clubs and
driving the crowds back. Com
| munists formed another dem
onstration at another point
among the shrubbery but con
tented themselves by singing
revolutionary songs.
The police used no firearms
but swung their clubs effectively.
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BISHOP OF ALASKA
| SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 13, <£*)
—Archimandrite Antoiihe of Sit
ka was consecrated as Bishop
| of Alaska of th Russian Ortho
dox church. The ceremony was
presided over by Metropolitan
Platon, head of the church in
the United States and Canada.
! SUSIE FULL GF
LEMUffll GEM
NEW YORK, Oct., 13, (/P)—
When J. “Legs” Diamond awoke
after four hours sleep, physi
cians gave the gangster more
than an even chance to recover
I from the five gun shot wounds
inflicted during a conference with
j ssociates.
Diamond read the headlines
, in the papers about the shoot
ing and muttered to an offi
cer on guard at the hospital
I door, “What! You still here?”
HIGH SCHOOL OOf
KILLED, ROBBING STORE
SEATTLE, Oct., 13, (/P)_ An
| thony Viavadis, 16 year-old high
| school boy was shot and killed
j by Policeman Rollo Wilson when
j he was surprised breaking into
! a music store and fled, unheed
j ing a warning shot to halt.
The boy’s companion, Nick
j Gliarvillof, escaped but was lo
cated later at his home. A po
i liceman pursued him into the
bathroom and knocked a bottle
I of poison from the hand of the
panic stricken boy.
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GOING THRU DIVORCE
PARIS, Oct- 13. (£>)—Pola Negri
is going through with her divorce
action started against Prince Serge
Mdiviani started a year ago. Sh^
asked that action in the case be
continued on the same grounds oi
incompatibility. They were man it J
in 1927. He is a brother of Prince
David Mdiviani who married Mae
Murray four years ago.
THREE CONFESS TO
KILLING. R03SERY
ST. GENEVIEVE, Mo., Oct.,
13, By Associated Press.— Three
negros, two men and a woman,
confessed to the sheriff, stating
they had shot and killed Harry
Panchot, 48, and wounded Paul
Ritter, 38, after robbing them
and throwing them into the Mis
siss'ppi River.
They threw rocks at Ritter
who swam safely to shore. The
prisoners were taken to the
Hillsboro jail because of fear
from mob violence.
ISTlECIlF
CLOSER ECONOMIC
Oil DESIRABLE
FEOPLE MUST DECIDE WHETHER
OR NOT WELFARE LIES IN
CLOSER ECONOMIC UNION
LONDON, Oct. 13. (/P)—While
Philip Snowden, chancellor of Ex
chequer, launched a formidable at
tack on the proposal of Prime Min
ister Bennett of Canada for an all
around addition of 10 per cent to
the Empire tariffs to allow the in
creased preference Stanley Bald
win, leader of the Conservative
party in England, heartily endors
ed Mr. Bennett’s proposal and said
the Conservative barty will carry
the question before the people in
the next general election.
Baldwin said in part, “In my
opinion the speeches d e liv
ered at the Plenary session of the
Imperial Conference by Prime Min
isters of Dominions were among the
most momentous declarations in
the history of our imperial rela
tions.”
As Mr. Bennett, Prime Minister
of Canada said, “the day is now
at hand when the peoples of the
Empire must decide at once ar
for all whether our welfare lies in
closer economic union or if it
does not.”
No one knows what Me
Donald will say to Mr. Bennett’s
proposal.
PLANE FORCED DOWN
BOMBAY. Oct. 13. (IP) —The air
plane in which Marshall Field, 111,
grandson of Chicago merchant and
his bride were thaveiing was
orced down at Nimulo, in Sudan,
i All occupants were safe.
AUSTRALIAN IN GREECE
I ATHENS, Oct. 13- — Charles
Kingsford Smith, wing commander,
j landed here this afteilrioon from
Rome on his solo flgiht to Austra
lia.
STRiiini It
IS SHOT AND KILLED
CARTHAGE, Mo., Oct., 13, (IP)
| —Barnard Grinder, Washington
i D. C., war veteran, died as the
result of being shot by Dr. W- B.
tChapman, prominent p hysi
i cian who belived Grinder was
attempting a holdup.
Grinder went to Chapman’s
private hospital where he was
attempting to sell a watch to a
| nurse who called the doctor.
I The doctor was not arrested.
I Grinder and his wife were strand
ed here enroute to Phoenix,
Arizona, and was trying to sell the
j watch to pay for repairs to their
automobile.
! Catholic priests and a pilot were
killed in the inision plane Mar
uette which crashed to the earth
The dead are Ralph Wein, Father
Phillip Delon, head of the Jesuit
Missions of Alaska; Father Walsh
f the Kotzebue Mission.
Pilot Wein made a test flight be
fore taking, up the priests. The
trash came at 3:45 p. m. while
Wein wis circling the field. Spec
tators said the motor seemed to
stall and the ship dived to the
ground burying the nose of the
lane in the frozen earth
All three ocupants of the ill-fat
d plane were instantly killed.
Brother Feltes, co-pilot of the
mission plane, was not aboard.
“Mrs. Winkler and I are great
ly depressed at the news from
Kotzebue, since we have known
Father Delon for a long time
|and had also met Ralph Wien
frequently at Holy Cross, where
I have been stationed as game
warden,” sad A. M. Winkler, now
i in Seward on his way to his
new post at Kodiak.
“It so happens that the plane
Marquette arrved at Holy Cross
from Fairbanks just an hour
before our boat pulled out that
started us on ur journeyy hence.
Father Delon had been in charge
of all Catholic missions of the
Yukon for many years and was
j highly esteemed by all who knew
him. His headquarters were at
Holy Cross where I was almost
in daily contact with him. He
has done much good work for
the natives and was loved by
, them as few7 white men have
; been.
“Father Walsh, we did not
knew so well because he was a
newcomer and had only recent
ly taken up his duties at Kot
| zebue.
“We have known the Wien
brothers, Noel and Ralph, for a
long time. Noel as everyone
knows was one of the first bird
men in Alaska, but his younger
brother Ralph has only been
flying a couple of years under
the tutelage of Noel. I am at a
loss to account for the accident
except that the new Diesel en
J gine in the Marquette plane
was not familiar to the pilots
altho it had seemed to function
in good shape in its flight across
! the United States and down the
Yukon fro mFairbanks.”
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“Of course it will probably nev
i er be known just what caused
i the crash of the big Marquette
plane,” said L. C. Chilberg, lo
cal U. S. Collector of Customs,
“but in that connection, I now
recall vividly a conversation I
had with Father Delon when
he and his party went thru
here on August 28.
“Father Delon had come to
my office to see about a bell
that was needed for the Holy
Cross mission. In speaking of
the airplane he said that it had
been donated by friendly inter
ests of the Eastern United States
and that altho the use of Diesel
engines for aircraft was a new
departure the new engine was
considered a wonderful thing and
thoroughly reliable. He said it
was so constructed that each
cylinder operated independently
of the others so that the dan
ger of complete failure of all of
them at once was practically
negligible. I remember also he
stated that they had shipped a
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