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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 29.
WEDNESDAY, February 5, 1930
SEWARD, ALASKA.
PRICE TEN CENTS
FINE S!
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PRESIDES PRIOOYj
LAST NIGHT’S MEETING WAS
A VERY SUCCESSFL ONE,
LARGE ATTENDANCE
Practically every member of
Local No. 344, National Federa
tion of Federal Employees, were
present last evening at the meet
ing called by Vice President R.
D. Sullivan for the purpose of j
hearing the address of President
Ralph Priddy. Many other Feder
al employees as well as other
visitors were also present.
President Priddy, in a clear
and forceful way, outlined the
workings of the organization,
both nationally and locally, in
cluding the group insurance
plan which the local is en
dec voring to participate in.
The National Federation of
Federal Employees, President
Priddy began, is a labor organ
ization and a member of the
Amf rican Federation of Labor.
It i> non-political in every res
pect but Jus working to improve
conditions of government em
ployees' through legislation.
There is at present, he stated,
approximately 60,000 members
and many thousands of them
are of trades and professions thatj
are represented in no other labor
organization. The organization
has worked for the retireme if
bill, which has just passed tve
Senate. There are several oi...er
bills which the organization has
caused to be introduced for the
good of government employees
which also have been passed or
are in nrofn-nce of acted upon
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These are benefits that could
be obtained only by a National
organization which headquarters
are at Washington, D. C.. The
national officers are working
continually for legislation for
betterment of its members no
matter where they may be em
ployd, President Priddy added.
“Locally we have done much
good and of course that is easy
to see. We obtained a raise in
pay for the mainaenance-of-way
and mechanical department em- j
ployees, and the latter now have j
a seniority rating. We are work- j
ing to the same end with res
pect to the maintenace-of-way
men. We have secured several
reinstatements of employees who
were discharged.
“We stand ready at all times
to represent our members in
any Just grievances which can
he adjusted with department
heads. Any grievances we can
not settle by this procedure we
take up with General Manager
Otto F- Ohison from whom we
have always received the fairest
of treatment.
“We are trying to improve the
working and living conditions as
well as the financial condition j
of our members in Alaska and j
we have enjoyed wonderful sue-;
cess todate; and we have just
started.
“The group insurance we are
trying to start is to be carried
with the Union Labor Life Ins.,
Company of Washington, D. C.
(Contiaoe*! on Pas?<s Four)
TERRIFYING STORM | |
HILO, Hawaii, Feb,, 5, (IP)—Re- ! \
?oits reaching here from the Kona
listriet in the western part of the
sland said that four persons were j
ircwned and houses were demoli
shed by rolling rimes during a ter
•iiying thunder and rain storm.
HUE TUXES
SHOW USE
ALASKA TOTAL FROM ALL
SOURCES AMOUNTED TO
$14,534,283
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WASHINGTON. Feb., 5, (A5)—
Income taxes continued on the
upward trend for the first six
months of the 1930 fiscal year
which closed December 31 pour
ing $1,184,602,927 into the Treas
ury.
This is an increase of $171,
531,330 over the same period of
the previous year.
The Washington collection, in
cluding Alaska, was $14,534,283;
thi was from all sources. The
total income collections amount
ed $6,162,949.
SHOBNEY GENERAL
mats IN TIE LAW
WASHINGTON, Feb., 5, (/P)—
Attorney General Mitchell has his
way prohibition enforcement offi- j
cials will not be dropped but to the
contrary will be sincere believers in
the Volste act.
The head of the Justice Depart
ment would bear the burden of dry
enforcement responsibility under
the Williamson bill being consider
ed by the House Expenditures Com
mittee revealed his views in a j
lengthy letter made public.
TO HOP TODAY
POINT BARROW, Feb., 5, (/P)~
Weather permitting, Marion Swen- j
son, and Father Capt. Milovzorov,
intend to hop in a Fairchild plane J
with Reid as pilot from Nanuk to j
Teller today.
i. S, liOS'l HESTERS
SIS FIRM SESTTLE
FOR UGH PORTS
SEATTLE, Feb., 5. (£>)—'The S. S.
brthwestern of the A. S. S. Co.,
liled at 9 a. m. and carried 172
assengers; 34 steerage. There are
3 for Seward including:
Ole Eiehon, J. G. Tanton, A. A.
honbeck, William Johnson, Mil
red Fisher, Dorothy A. Jacobsen,
. N. Hansen, J. B. Wolfe, G. W.
liscomb, C. Olson, George Pegg, E.
erry, J. Esorde, J, F. Toman, Mrs.
. W. Lipske, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
avery, G. W. Woodbury, Mrs. Har
V Pratt, Mr. and A. W. Johnson
nd three daughters, J. B. Waldro,
[erbert Steddens, M. Adamson, E.
werend, L. V. Stanley, Alvin Jacob
in, Mrs. 5. George, C. W. Jacob
in, Mr. and Mrs. H. Rohn Hanson,
nd four third class.
HIM VALLEY
EVANSVILLE, Irn , Feb. 4, (/P)—
^ ten-foot wall of water in the
Vabash river valley threatened to
break through the ice wall hold
ng it and inundate a new ter
ritory peopled by scores of fam
lies. Many have prepared to eva
luate their homes should the flood
iescend Some whose homes lie
n the path of the flood have al
ready left for higher ground. The
crater and ice have receded some
what, relief workers report.
Airplanes continue to drop bags
if food and clothing to families
residing in areas still inaccessible.
CANDIDACY ANNOUNCED
Announcement is made today of
die declaration of candidacy of
Dal M. Brosius, prominent local
business man, for nomination to
ihe office of Representative to
the Alaska Legislature, at the
fVpril primary, subject to the will
if the voters,. Mr. Brosius is a
uandidate for the office on the
Republican ticket.
RECOVERY EXPECTED
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4, (/P)~
Chances lor recovery of Father
Jerome Recard, Santa Clara’s
aged padre of the rains, were con
sidered enhanced when he was re
ported to have displayed marked j
improvement during last night in!
Connor sanitarium, San Jose.
1UGHTI1 OF '
MEXICO PRESIDENT,
CROWDS TOE CITY:
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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS CAN L
NOT BE OBTAINED: MANY
RETURNING HOME
MEXICO CITY, Feb., 5, (jP)—The s
inauguration of Rubio as president J
of Mexico, today, brought the [
greatest influx of Americans to k
! Mexico City in 20 years and hotel 1
| accommodations cannot be obtain- c
,ed. (
Many visitors are returning to
the United States. Seventy excur
sions from Wichita, Kas., and other *
midwestern points, founds condi- ]
tions so crowded that they headed ‘
back home. 1
| In the railroad yards long lines (
of pullman cars are being used as
temporary hotels.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, (A3)—A
bill to provide for the immediate
establishment of the ‘‘Common
wealth of the Philippine islands”
under a plan of progressive an
tcnorny looking to complete with
drawal of American sovereignty in
ten years was introduced by Sen- |
ator Vandenburg, republican of i
Michigan.
NEW SPANISH GOVERNMENT
MADRID, Feb. 4,(A3) — The new
| government of Premier Damasco
Berenguer began its career by
taking a long step toward keep
ing Spain calm until a firm basis
j of readjustment following the dic
I tatorship of Premier De Rivera
I is established.
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GET TOGETHER 1
FIRST GOIEREIVCE
lMERTCA CONCEDED JAPAN 60
PERCENT RATIO ON CRUIS
ERS; ASKS FOR 70 PECENT
LONDON, Feb., 5, UP)—'The naval
©legates of the United States and
apan, following the general con
erence session, met at their first
eries of heart to heart talks re
arding naval ratio as affecting the
wo countries.
At the invitation of Chairman
itimson, Waw Atsuki went to the
ecretary’s hotel where they con
idered the number of 10.000 ton
ruisers should Japan have in rela
ion to the totals and the United
Hates position. The United States
©needed Japan a ratio of 60 per
ent of American tonnage for these
ruisers. Japan claimed 70 percent.
The American position stuck by
ive, five, three ratio. This ques
ion is interlocked with that as to
vhat the limitation of Great Brit
tin and United States will put on in
ite way of number of heavy cruis
irs with parity between them.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4, (/P)—
“Bobby” Trout, famous Los Angel
es flier, is planning a third at
tempt to establish a world refuel
ing endurance record. Miss Trout
piloted one of the new amphibian
planes in a flight across San Fran
cisco bay. She plans to start on
her refueling flight at Stockton in
April. Last November, flying at
Los Angeles, she was 42 hours and
five minutes in the air.
PRISON FIE WHS
SI01L FD DIKII
CANON CITY, Colo., Feb., 5. (/P)
—Fire of incendiary origin, which
Benny Reardon, a convict, says was
part of a plot for n wholesale pri
son delivery, was put in control at
the state prison. Reardon was
rtabbed in the arm during the con
flagration. The fire had been set
oy convicts plotting a renewal of
she bloody riot of October 3rd., last
luring which eight guards and five
lonvicts lost their lives.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, (/P)—
Senate lobby investigation heard a
year-old speech by Joseph R.
Grundy, republican senator from
Pennsylvania, expressing the view
that President Hoover doesn't
know anything at all from exper
ience what legislation means. The
speech was made at a meeting of
he National Association of Wool
Manufacturers before Hoover was
inaugurated and before Grundy
was appointed to the senate.
Grundy was expressing concern
iver the tariff bill at that time
ust getting started in congress.