NEWS OF THE WEEK
Monday, Jan. 18—Senator Wheeler,
of Montana, in an address before the
Open Forum at Baltimore, said that
inever has an executive so flouted and
defied the legislative powers under
the constitution as during the past few
years.
Representaative Colton, republican
of Utah, introduced a bill in Wash
ington, proposing the survey and es
tablishment of a grazing district in
Alaska. Hundreds of thousands of
acres of fine grazing lands with a tem
perate climate are to be found on the
islands and peninsula west of Sew
ard and these lands are rapidly be
coming more valuable for cattle and
sheep purposes.
Frank L. Knight, veteran railroader,
is elected president of the First Na
tional Bank of Anchorage, succeeding
Dr. J. B. Beeson, who recently re
signed.
Delegate Dan Sutherland’s declara
tion of candidacy for the republican
nomination for that position was filed
at Juneau last week.
Danel Guggenheim, banker and
mining man, donates two and one half
million dollars for the advancement
of aviation..
Tuesday, Jan. 19—The Senate fin
ance committee approved the measure
to increase the corporation tax to
13.5 per cent from 12.5 per cent on
all levies after the pending bill be
comes a law.
Gov. Moore of New Jersey in his in
augural address, demanded the restor
ation of the State’s rights for New
Jersey legislation to memorialize
Congress to modify the Volstead act
and repeal the National prohibition
amendment.
Wednesday, Jan. 20 —President
Calvin Coolidge sent to the House a
supplement estimate of two million
dollars for the construction of the Kit
titas irrigation project in the State'
of Washington.
Figures show that Alberta netted
51,500,000 on the ilquor traffic last
year. Much of the product was ship
ped into the United States.
The Alaska Packers Association in
its annual report shows a loss of
8175,026 on its 14 Alaska fish canner
ies and one on Puget Sound. The com
pany last year packed but 510,404
cases of fish.
Two thirds of the bonded whiskey
in the United States, approximately
16,000,000 gallons is stored in sixteen
warehouses in Kentucky, formerly the
property of distillers.
The Seward Chamber of Commerce
this week formally extended an invi
tation to Congressman Treadway to
visit Seward and learn more about
Alaska and its people.
Thursday, Jan. 21 —Prosecuting
Attorney Revelle of King County told
the Federal Grand Jury that Olmsted
had reigned two years in Seattle as
invisible police chief, his associates
not being prosecuted and his competi
tors being “knocked over” by police
raiders acting under Olmsted’s orders.
The government expects to show that
46 persons were in the conspiracy to
violate the liquor laws.
Fred Cyr was acquitted at Prince
George, Canada, of the murder of his
partner, Alex Ducharme, a pioneer
trapper at Chilco lake, last November.
Delegate Sutherland introduced
bills appropriating $29,000 to improve
the Tolovana river; $22,500 to build
a wharf at Juneau; also bills to au
thorize a survey of the Nome har
bor, Port Frederick, Portage Bay, An
chorage, Dry Pass, Sitka Harbor, Gas
tineau Channel and Cordova Harbor.
Representative Sinnott of Oregon
introduced a bill in Congress today
providing for the extensive leasing of
the public lands of Alaska for fur
farming. The leases are limited to
640 acres and would be for a duration
of twenty years. Leases may be ob
tained covering not more than thirty
years.
Cardinal Mercier at Brussels, Bel
gium, resigned himself to death to
day, but continued to ignore the
pleadings of his physicians to refuse
to receive visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Sather, fur farm
ers on Nuka Island, brought in about
$6,000 worth of blue fox skins which
will be shipped to the Seattle fur ex
change on the Northwestern.
J. W. Beach and Frank Mejstrick,
insane, were brought to Seward from
Anchorage. They will be sent to the
Morningside hospital. Both have been
residents of Seward and Anchorage
for a number of years past.
Friday, Jan. 22—In a talk of the
radio from a Chicago station Explo
rer McMillan highly praised Matt Han
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son, a negro, whom he said was the
best man in the party. Hanson ac
companied Peary to the Pole.
Edward J. Shaw, former mayor of
Skagway and old time resident of that
city died at his home in Palo Alto,
Cal., at the age of 58 years.
Spanish flyers started the first leg
of a flight across the Atlantic from
Spain to Buenos Aires and from there
to New York. They arrived safely
at the Canary Islands yesterday and
will rest there two days resuming the
flight Sunday. It is expected to take
56 hours flying time to make the 3600
miles.
The trial of Roy Olmsted, king of
Seattle bootleggers in Seattle, reveals
an amazing tale of police graft and
official inefficiency. Olmsted had pro
tection in the fullest sense of the word
the police arresting bootleggers who
refused to handle his goods, and giv
ing immunity to those who did.
The anthracite coal strike came to
an end, the men going back to work
at practically the same pay and the
same hours as when the strike started
several months ago. The check off
system was refused them.
USE FAIRBANKS HANGAR.
In a wire to Robert Lavery, man
ager of the Fairbanks Airplane Cor
poration, R. C. Wood, now in Seat
tle, states that he has tendered the
use of the local hangars and facil
ities to the polar expedition. It is
also stated in the wire that Carl B.
Eielson, former pilot of the local
company, who had singular success
with the air mail two years ago
wil be the chief navigator of the
expedition. ,
Scouts Plan on Hike
Mile 7 Next Month
It. was decided at last evening’s
meeting of the local scout troop to go
on a hike and an all night stay at
some nearby cabin on Washington’s
Birthday, so great excitement now pre
vails. Plans will be completed soon
but according to the ideas expressed
last night the members of the troop
would like to hike out to about Mile
7, or in that vicinity. Scoutmaster
and patrol leaders will accompany
the troop, naturaly.
Following the regular business meet
ing during which time two of the
i boys entered upon their second class
examinations, a game of basketball
was played between the school team
and the scouts. The scouts won by
a wide margin.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF FIN
AL ACCOUNT AND DISTRIBUTION
No. 119.
In Probate Court for Ivenai Precinct
of the Third Division, Territory of
Alaska.
In the Matter of the Estate of SEY
MOUR L. COLWELL, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given: That KATH
ERINE COLWELL, Administratrix of
the Estate of SEYMOUR L. COL
WELL, deceased, has rendered and
presented for final settlement, and fil
ed in said court, her final account of
her administration of said estate, to
gether with her report and a petition
for final distribution, and that Tues
day, the 30th day of March, 1926, at
10 o’clock in the forenoon of said day,
at the court-room of said court at Se
ward in said Kenai Precinct, Third
Division, Territory of Alaska, has
been fixed and appointed as the time
and place for the settlement of said
account and the hearing of said re
port and petition, at which time and
place any person interested in said es
tate may appear and file his excep
tions, in writing, to the said account,
and contest the same.
Notice is further given: That said
account is for final settlement, and the
said estate is ready for distribution
and on confirmation of said final ac
count final distribution of said estate
will be immediately had.
Dated this 15th day of January, 1926.
(Seal) CURTIS R. MORFORD,
U. S. Commissioner and Ex-Officio
Probate Judge, Kenai Precinct,
Third Division, Territory of Alas
ka.
Publish, Jan. 20, 27; Feb. 3, 10, 1926.
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF
Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. 8, 1926
Notice is hereby given that Charles
Christensen, together with his wit
nesses, Anton Eide, and John P. Han
non, all of Seward, Alaska, has made
final proof on homestead entry, Serial
05113, embracing Lot 2, Section 2, T.
1 S. R.-1 W. and lots 4 and 5, and the
SW%SE%, Section 35, T. 1 N. R. 1 W.
S. M. and is now in the files in the
local land office at Anchorage, Alas
ka, and if no protest is filed in the
local land office within the period
of publication, or thirty days there
after, said final proof will be accept
ed and final certificate issued.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Register.
First Publication, Jan. 20, 1926.
Final Publication, Feb. 18,1926.
SAYS GRAPEJUICE THIRST AND
NOT WINE INCREASED PRICES
DETROIT, Jan. 22 (JF)—'The Mich
igan grapegrower has been the chief
beneficiary of prohibition, not because
of a demand for grapes for wine mak
ing but because of the creation of a
national thirt for grapejuice, said
Seraphin Bruno, a well known grower
of western Michigan. His views found
concurrence from most of the growers
visiting the Detroit market.
Grape prices haVe soared since pro
hibition almost entirely due to in
creased demand from grape juice man
ufacturers, Bruno asserted. Wine
makers in the old days seldom paid
more than $60 a ton. The price this
year was $90 and more. •
“There is some wine making, I pre
sume,’’ Mr. Bruno said, “but grape
growers know through their pocket
books that it is kickless grapejuice
that has done the business.”
J. A. McGilvray received a letter
on the last boat containing the n^ws
that Charles G. Wolfe, formerly of
Valdez, has been appointed chief
clerk of court for the first division
oi San Diego, California.
Fire Truck Repaired
By Mechanic Mattschei
The local fire truck has been thor
oughly repaired by Mattschei, the ex
pert auto mechanic, according to spec
ifications, and Chief Lanning has test
ed the apparatus out to the satisfac
tion of all concerned. After traveling
up and around the streets the past
two days, testing out brakes, clutch
and etc., the chief put down his okeh
stating it was one of the best general
overhauling jobs ever turned out in
town.
There are some extra parts and a
self starter ordered for the machine
which should arrive from the States
within a week or so.
The release of Rev. O. A. Still
man as Pastor of the Congregational
Church in Douglas and M3 accept
ance of the call to the puipit of
the Northern Light Presbyterian
Church in Juneau were announced
today. Formal ararngements for
assuming the new pastorate will
be made in the near future.
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