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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 113.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1930.
RICE TEN CENTS
duci: makes war talk OF |
resistance on frontier
YEARS AGO
LEGHORN, Italy, May 16. (JP) j
Premier Mussolini exalted Italy’s ,
maritime aspirations in a 10 min- j
ute speech full of patriotism tie- i
l'ivered before a crowd of 55,000 |
wildly cheering Livourness.
The celebration was in honor of ,
Leghorn’s heroic'resistance in 1884
to the besieging Austrian army
The Premier arrived here in the
course of his tour of Tuscania.
"Nothing can halt our advance
he said. “I want to say not only ,
to you but to the people beyond ,
our frontiers that we are not anxi- i
ous to precipitate adventures”, said
the Duce. “but if anyone deceives I
himself so far as to think he can
halt our onward march he wall find
the whole Italian people in front
of him. If our frontiers were
threatened there w’ould be gather
ed one human mass ready to
itself to its defense.”
BORN IN HOLLAND; CAME TO
IT. S. IN 1885; WAS TREASUR
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY
SPOKANE. May 17. (/P)— Father
John Baptiste Vanderpol. Jesuit
missionary priest, died yesterday
m the hospital at the age of 68.
He was born in Holland and came
the United State in 1885.
In 1901 he went to Nome return
ing to Spokane in 1903 to become
treasurer of the Gonzaga Univer
sity.
Two years later he went to Alas
ka serving at Cordova, Valdez, Sew
ard. Douglas, and Ketchikan. In
1925 he went to Lewistown. Idaho
and since 1927 was pastor of St
Patricks church at Hillyard.
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PIUS ILL EL
TILS OP NETT SI
WASHINGTON, May 17, (/P)— ,
The showdown on the debenture j
legislative flexible tariff provisions
was postponed until next week,
when the tariff bill conferees
reached an impasse on how to get
the bill back into the Senate.
Smoot said the question is still to
be decided as to how the bill could
be returned to the Senate for ac
tion without forcing another House
vote on the provisions in the dis
agreement. ;
ROAD CHIEF RETURNS
Major Malcolm Elliot, president
of the A. R. C„ returned
last evening from a brief visit to
the Anchorage district office, ac
companied by Lieutenant R. B.
Oxreider, in charge of the Anchor
age office. Major Elliott is return
ing to his Juneau office, Lieuten
ant Oxreider will remain here for
two days making a survey of the
Seward landing field.
f BASEBALL I
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 4: Boston 5.
Washington 5-4; Philiies 3-0.
These were the only games
scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 8; St- Louis 9.
Brooklyn 10; Cincinnati 3.
Phillies at Pittsburgue postponed
on account of wet grounds.
These were the only games
scheduled.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Seattle 10; Hollywood 20.
Portland 5; Missions 8.
San Francisco 4; Sacramento 4.
Los Angeles 6; Oakland 2.
RETAINS THE CUP
SANDWICH, May 17, (/P»—Th(
American Walker Cup team retain
ed the trophy won five years befor<
by defeating the British amateu
'star golfers 10 points to two.
The Cruel.Cruel North
fVown ^
Exclusive
Pictures of
Suffering
miV), Alaskans
SEATTLE. May 17, (/P)—Frank •
VV. Fraser, 71, who came here in j
1837 and sailed to the Klondike on j
ithe steamship Mexico, died
lie passed over the Chiikoot Pass j
where he built a boat and went j
thru Whitehorse Rapids down the '
Yukon; he was also in Nome dur- |
ing the St. Michael rush then re- ;
turned to Seattle. Later he return- j
ed to Alaska and engaged in con
struction work at Nenana.
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SAN FRANCISCO. May 16, ,(£*>—
A young Catholic priest, a former
San Francisco boy, was killed as he
was returning from his sacred duty
cf ministering to the sick.
It was Father Joseph Power, 20,
assistant pastor of St. Francis
Church Somoma. who was ordained
last June here at St. Mary’s Catho
lic school. He was returning from
la sick call on the road near El Ver
ano. 20 miles east of Santa Rosa.
I He dived down a 30-foot embank
r ment and was pinned under the
I wreckage of the car.
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ALASKA HIGHWAY
WASHINGTON, May 17, </P)— |
President Hoover signed) the bill
providing for a study of the propos
ed extension of the Pacific High- j
tvay to Fairbanks.
SEATTLE, May 17, P)—The S. S.
Yukon, of the A. S. S. Co., sailed at
9 a. m. and carries 376 passengers.
The 53 passengers for Seward in
clude:
Arthur Bodds, Anton Lindstrom,
E- Hedberg, Fred Hedberg, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Keene, Mr. Carlson, J.
Schneider. Fred Kruse. H. R. Lar
son, Frank Wyss, T. A. Watson, J.
Hyus. Norman Burglen, T. A. Ner
land, Malcolm McDonald, Albert
McDonald. Mrs. Una McDonald, K.
E. Frawley, R. G. Blackett, John
Cronholm and four Orientals.
J. E. Keeney, V. C. Kolpte, J. R.
Galob, Miss W. Lindsay, John A.
Forsgren, Leona Gutowski, Mrs. S.
Gutowski, Raymond Gutowski, Mrs.
E. Murphy, Miss W. Murphy, E.
j Murphy, L. Murphy. Mrs. A. W.
Kendall, Mrs. A. Stepp, Mrs. J. A.
iMagill, Mrs. Charles Denton. Miss
Zesch, Peter Vachon, Leo Margules,
Evangeline Phaderos, Cleo Phare
ros, Mr. and Mrs- A. L. Nerland and
| son, Harry Hoben, Gus Rosen, A.
'Higgins, Mrs. Bessie Garlow and
112 third class.
i
NOT RESIGNING
I LONDON, May 17, (IP)—Ambassa
dor Dawes commenting on the re
port he is to return soon to Wash
ington, said he was not applying
for leave to visit America until Sep
tember when he was going there
in connection with the Chicago
Exposition. He said he would re
turn then to London.
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NEW YORK BANKER
G. H. O'Connor, secretary foi
Burtrom & Driscom, bankers 01
New York City, 40 Wall Street
was among the prominent arrival;
‘ today on the S. S. Alaska enrout<
to the Westward on the S. S. Re
dondo, in the interests of tin
company.
Mrs. Neilsen of Portlock, mothe
; of Evelyn, former popular Sewan
; | girl, is a passenger on the S. £
Starr returning home tonight
WASHINGTON, May 17, (/P)—l
movement to attach reservation;
to the London treaty began to tak<
form as two Senate Committee
headed a variety of opinions fron
high officers of the navy.
It appeared that these reserva
tions deal in part with the flexible
clause under which the Unite<
States and Great Britain will to
oermitted to exceed the limitation
traty in case any outside power
begins threatening their building ,
program.
NEWARK. N. J.. May 17. f/P»—
Representative Fort, former secre
tary of the Republican National
Committee, announced he will en
ter the race for the Republican
nomination for Senator against
Dwight Morrow and former Sena
tor Frelinghuyser’s platform sup
porting the 18th amendment. His
opponents advocate repeal of the
dry laws.
PORTLAND. May 17, (JP)—Two
brothers, returning from a fishing
trip, found their wives dead and an
adopted son, five years old, victims
iof gas fumes. Mrs. Daniel Mickley,
26, Mrs. Raymond Mickley, 21, and
Harold, 5, son of Daniel.
Both husbands were absent two
days and all were at Daniel’s home.
'Gas escaping from a hot water
heater was the cause.
Westbound passengers on the S.
; S. Redondo, of the A. S. S. Co.,
> includes L. Hauge, M. El Hestnes,
. G. H. O'Connor, G. Kelley, J. Tjes
; void, Mrs. T. Ramey, K. Decker,
A. Anderson.
: The S. S. Starr which leaves to
i night for Bristol Bay, will take out
a full list of passengers and a cargo
. * of freight.
Rev. Hatten's address, ‘ine oar
iinal Objectives of Education ,
:ontained, as one might assumt
from the title, many points of value
md interest to the student as wei
rs to every other individual. Six
objectives, or virtues, were dwelled
upon at length, with their value^
set forth fully and completely.
They were, first, the ability to learn
how to learn mere: second, the
question of funds, or the mainten
ance of one’s finances. The re
maining four, on each of which a
little discussion was of their pur
pose and value was given were:—
leasure, health, home and ethica*.
character. Rev. Hatten’s address
was most appropriately chosen and
well presented.
Following the address was an an
nouncement by Superintendent
Roaney, that, though it seemed
proper for members prominently
connected with the schools to take
places on the rostrum the grad
uates should step up there, in view
of the spectators, for that all-im
portant event—the presentation of
the diplomas. The short speech
following, by President W. C. Erwin
of the school board, expressed the
desire and wishes of the school
board and friends of the graduates
for their happiness and success in
the future, and what their happi
ness and success in the future, and
what this great event meant- The
young folks then took the place
on the rostrum vacated by the
speakers, and Mr. Erwin, with a few
words of congratulation for each
one, presented the diplomas to
Raymond Manthey, Georgia Willis.
Charles Nelson, Geraldine Laugh
lin and Otto Sandbek. Encores ex
pressive of the joy felt for the stu
dents followed each acceptance of
the diplomas.
The entire assembly joined in
singing a verse of “America” after
which benediction by Mr. F. L.
Groth, concluded the ceremonies.
The smiling boys and girls receiv
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IMFRESSIVE CEREMONY IS AT
TENDED BY FRIENDS AND
PARENTS, GRADUATES
i Commencment exercises for the
first senior class to graduate iron.
the William H. Seward school were
held last evening in the auditor
ium of the high school, with many
friends as well as the parents and
'school mates of the graduates, at
tending.
j At 8:15, five young men and wo
men, preceded by members of the
school board. Mayor McMullen,
Superintendent Roaney, Rev. Hat
ten, and the president of the Sew
ard’ Chamber of Commrce, march
ed into the assembly room to the
strains of a processional march
played by Mrs- F. L. Groth. and
took their seats in the reserved
section whi’e the others proceeded
'[ to the rostrum.
j Following the invocation by Rev.
King, was a most appropriate song
by Miss Dorothy Hill, entitled, My
Task”. President Leon Urbach of
the Chamber of Commerce in an
announcement to the audience,
stated he had the honor to prc-cm
- to the Jesse Lee Home, as winners
5 of the recent field meet held be
s tween the two schools, a cup to be
5 retained for the ensuing year. The
1 cup was then presented to a Jesse
Lee lad w7ho accepted for the
- school. The presentation was fol
J lowed by a piano solo by Mrs. F.
1 l Groth, musician, after which the
j principal address, by Rev. Hatten
3 was given.