THE TERMINUS OI
THREE OCEANIC
STEAMSHIP LINES.
Seward Daily Gateway
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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 38.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
KILLEfl. THOUSm
HOPE TO LOCATE ElELSONS
BODY SOON; 19 MEN AKE
DIGGING
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S. S. NANUK, Siberia, Feb.. 17,
j/P)— Pilot Gillam, with the Rus
sian Pi'ot Berdieff, made a trip
to the Eielson-Borland wreck and
brought back word that Comman
der Slipenov, in charge cf the
work, reported the body of Bor
land had been located Thursday.
He undoubtedly had been instant
ly killed.
♦ The body was lying on the
tundra under five feet of snow
and was four feet beyond the en
gine which was 100 feet from the
fuselage.
The body was removed to a
tent and will be brought here
later.
The Russians are continuing
work after a three-day interrup
tion caused by storms and it is
hoped that the body of Eielson
will be found soon.
4 Nineteen men are now at work
digging away the snow.
sSIiii
SETS WHO 11
FOB JLTITII
SOARS 27,350 FEET MEAN ALTI
TUDE MORE 5,000 FEET
PREVIOUS RECORD
ST. LOUIS, Feb.. 17. UP)—D. S.
Zimmerley of Missouri apparently
set a new wolrd altitude record
for light planes when he reached
27.350 mean altitude in a Dari
ng NB monoplane.
The old record was 22,250 feet
..eld by Paul Baumer of Germany
nd made in 1927.
Two barographs registered 27,
< 328 and 28,900 feet altitude. He
was in the air two hours.
CUSH BHJNGE
OP T EUR I TOO!
IS $874,41126
With a net cash bauance of $874,
436.26 in the Territorial treasury,
the amount of unattached funds
on hand this year are much lower
than at the same time last year,
figures of January 31 reveal
At the same time last year the
total was $998,391. Last year, how
ever, was an unusually good year
do to a large salmon pack in that
fiscal year, and the total at the
end of the last fiscal year, March
31, 1929. was one of the highest on
record
4 Altho no figures are available to
'how hte balance doo from one of
he largest sdtire.es of income, the
salmon indu«t.rv if i«s tvoc
>'pn r’s to vi finn tnto i tt-pi fell short
out little of last voarx
BLEW PLANE UP
NORFOLK, Va., Fob.. 17. (A5)—
Lieut. Malther George Maser, 31,
Annapolis honor graduate, is re
ported to have been killed aboard
the U. S. S. Nevada in Cuban wat
ers when a charge of starting
powder, used to catapult the
plane, blew the plane to bits
when taking off from the deck.
He is survived by his wife and a
child.
SCT1 TAKEN OT
SENSTE IlSSSS PULF
WASHINGTON, Feb., 17, (tP)—
Action looking toward insuring an
I amp.e supply of newsprint paper
for American newspapers was
taken by the Senate in adopting
the resolution by Senator Me
! Kellar, democrat from Tennessee
I requesting the secretaries of the
Interior and Commerce repart
ments to furnish all available in
i formation concerning the supply
of wood pulp in Alaska.
The resolution was adopted
without debate or roll call.
WORLD RECORD SET
IK DOG DERBY RAGE
D) ESDI KIMBALL
OGDEN, Utah, Feb., 17, {/Pi
Setting what is believed to be £
v/orld record, Earl Kimball o:
Reno, won the Wasatch dog der
by of 50 and four-tenths miles
in three hours, 42 minutes anc
nine seconds- The prize wa;
$1,250.
Nearly 10,000 spectators wratch
ed the race.
Thula Geelan, Idaho woman
was second nearly 10 minute!
s’ower; she won $750. Roy Stove)
of Sacramento wras third, 43 sec
onds behind Geelan; he wTa;
awarded $500. George Allan o:
Nome finished ninth.
OANOMAN IS ‘PUT
01 THE SPOT; C»
CHICAGO, Feb., 17, (/^—Valen
tine day crime news was consid
erably different this year that
the last when seven were assassi
naied in a garage. Only one w’a:
the victim this year.
Anthony Lambardo, 35, who a
one time had been arrested as £
purse snatcher but with no ap
parent gang connections, was kill
ed, in a manner, however, of tru<
gangmen’s style. He was “put ot
the spot” as his body was punc
tured by scores of shotgun slugs
THE REASON WHY
The halibuters of Soutl|easterr
Alaska and Puget Sound are re
maining away from the bank;
until March 1 by mutual agree
iment because of the large quan
tities of frozen halibut held over
The cause for this situation b
laid to the 4,000,000 pounds 01
Japanese halibut imported las1
season under the prevailing rat<
rof U. S- fishermen. About 45(
| boats and 2,300 men, the majori
! ty, Americans, are affected.
MADE OWN TEETH
! Up in the Yukon country, f
hardy miner, frozen in for the
winter needed a new sec of false
teeth, and though he wasn’t a den
tist, he made them himself, using
the teeth of mountain sheep, black
bear, fcx and caribou. The plates
were shaped from as. old aluminurr
kettle. The miner used this uni
que set of molars until he came
back to civilization.
It is reported that the Cordova
team defeated the College boys in
the basketball series by one point
Saturday night They play three
more games.
Mr. and Mrs. Burton B. Nieling
have announced the marriage ol
their daughter Frances Rae, tc
Stanley Harris Waddington, on
Saturday, January 4, at Kent, Wn
The bride is well known in Juneau
| CHILDREN BURN DEATH
j RACINE, Wis., Feb., 17, (/P>—
! Thiee children were burned to j
| death and the parents of another
J child burned seriously, by a fire
i cr used by an over-heated stove.
' The dead children were sisters,
| Phyllis Christensen, aged four;
I Bonnie, two and Edna, 10 months
| old. The parents are not ex
| pec ted to live
rniiT liiTif
PREPHC F01 T®
SLUSH* SISSON
—
SEATTLE, Feb., 17, (A1)—Antici
pating another heavy year of traf
fic to Alaska, the Pacific Steam
11930 similar to those operated in
11930 similar tothose operated in
11929.
| The Admiral Rogers and the
1 j Queen will sail alternately every
; Thursday to Skagway and inter
mediate Southeast Alaska points,
land the Admiral Evans and Ad
: miral Watson will sail on alterna
tive Wednesdays to Kodiak and
, way ports in both Southeast and
1 Southwest Alaska. The ships will
! begin their northern runs in
March.
The Dorothy Alexander will be
gin the Alaska excursion service on
• June 6. The Evans and Watson
’ are now operating between Puget
Sound and California ports.
llJORmiJJLL
! OFF FOR PHILIPPINES
| WASHINGTON. Feb., 17, (/P)—
I j A resolution was adopted without
l a roll call or debate on the ap
pointment of Major General John
A. Hull, former judge advocate in
. the army, as adviser to Governor
t General Davis of the Philippines.
. It was announced by the War de
; | partmcnt that Major General
Hull will sail for the Philippines
: in March.
L
WILL SOON MARRY
ROME, Feb., 17. (/P)—The en
1 gagement of Edda Mussolini, 19,
eldest daughter of the Italian
premier, to Galleazzo Ciano, son
of the Minister of Communica
tions, is announced. The date of
| the wedding has not been set. Cia
, j no is 27, and a secretary in the
: Italian embassy in thfc holy city.
PLANES UP EN SMOKE
LANSING, Mic., Feb., 17, (/P)—
; Nine airplanes and hangar of
• the Wolverine Flying Service,
were destroyed by fire of unde
, termined origin. The damage is
i estimated at $125,000.
.. ,. .—
i
The S. S. Admiral Rogers, of
the P. S. S. Co., will arrive from
ithe south either tomorrow or
^Wednesday morning, according to
. today’s report.
i A regular meeting of the Sew
ard City Council is scheduled for
i this evening.
-- ♦ ...—
I The Ladies Aid of the Commun
i ity church will meet at the home
of Mrs. John Rosness, Wednesday
| 2 p. m.
Major Malcolm Elliott has been
appointed engineer officer of the
Ala ka Road Commission to relieve
Major Douglas H. Gillette on his
.departure.
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$5000,000,000 FOR VETS
WASHINGTON, Feb., 17, (/P)— (
Carrying more than a half-bil
lion dollars for World War veter
an activities, the annual supply
bill for 28 independent govern
ment offices and agencies, passed
the House and was sent to the
Senate. The measure carried $1, |
900,000 for the farm board.
STORM CONTINUES
SEATTLE, Feb., 17, {&)—'The
storms at North Cape the past
few days have prevented planes
flying to the wreck of Eielson’s j
plane. j
EAST IS SUFFERING
FROM INTENSE COLO:
RELIEF PROMISED
NEW YORK, Feb., 17, (/P)—Snow
and biting temperatures which
sank as low as 41 degrees below
zero in New York State caused
intense suffering in Eastern
states but the weather forecaster
promised relief soon.
In Boston, where the temper
ature dropped to two degrees be
low zero, it was reported that 10
deaths occured, including New
England.
The cold wave which smote
North Atlantic States registered
the coldest at Tupper Lake, N. Y.,
41 below.
Over 18,000 men are engaged in
! removing snow from the streets
; and sidewalks of New York.
ORDERED TO BED
PARTS, Feb., 17, (/P)—Premier
Tardieu has been ordered to bed
by his physicians so his proposed
return to the London naal con
ference Wednesday has been can
celled. He has a severe case of
grippe.
ANCHORAGE WOMEN
10 mm cun
| BS5KEML TOUT
The fur is going to fly tonight,
indications point judging from the
basketball talk going the rounds.
The Seward City Women’s quint
have been practicing unceasingly
every night during the past five
| days, concentrating on battle
| manners, skull .confabs and
shooting at the wire moon- A new
burst of speed Is going to be open
ed up on their rivals, the Anchor
J age City Women’s team which,
| under the tutorship of Coach E.
! Bortz, well known athlete, lays
j claim to the championship of
j Southwestern Alaska.
“The crown is going to change
[ hands at the finish of this ser
i ies,” stated Captain Mary Hop
| kins of the localeites, “and we
have already ordered built a
; fine glass display case for said
I crown.”
In any case fans should turn
! out enmasse to give the little
girls a hand.
As to the preliminary, well now,
, brothers and sisters, that’s a dif
ferent story entirely. Probably it
will suffice to say that the High
School and Firemen’s squads will
again clash. Let your imagination
thereafter be your guide.
FOUND GUN
A party of trappers composed of
Dick Pt itchard, Fred Lambert and
E. H, Bartholf, who recently return
ed from Admiralty Island, report
the finding of a cocked and loaded
rifle, a can of tobacco and a safety
match box on a boulder on the
beach and nothing to explain what
had become of the owner. The rifle
was very rusty and appeareed to
have been there a long time.
FOOD CONNECTIONS
HOLD! SOCK FOR SALE
Special to The Gateway—
SEATTLE, Feb., 17, —Due to
very poor connections with Alas
ka trappers this month the Seat
tle Fur Exchange has postponed
the February 17 sale to February
27 in order to give late arriving
shipments the advantage of a
storng market which is now pre
vailing on most articles and to
give buyers and opportunity to
thouroughly examine the collect
ion.
imd MOORE
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
LOS ANGELES, Feb-, 17, (/P)—
Alexander P. Moore, recently ap
pointed United States ambassa
dor to Poland, is in “a much
worse condition” in the California
Lutheran hospital, according to
an official bulletin issued by his
physician which stated the Am
bassador, who has been critically
ill from lung conjestion and a
throat infection, has developed
into bronchial pnuemonia.
AIRPORTS PAY
OAKLAND, Feb., 17, (A3)—The
municipal airport here nets the city
$2,000 a month.
KERB AFTER SAIL-FISH
. OFF FLORIDA COAST
LONG KEY, Fla., 17, (&)—
President Hoover fished 25 miles
| frcm Long Key, off Sombreo Light
where sail fish are reported in
I abundance.
j' The Chief Executive and his
| companions left Long Key short
! ly after daylight aboard the
; “Saunderer.” His Florida fishing
| fleet, acting as convoys, are two
| coast guard cutters.
He has decided to start on the
return trip to Washington tomor
row night in order to keep in
! closer touch with the naval con
; ference.
ALASKA CARTOONS
In about two or three weeks
there will appear in the Saturday
issues of The Gateway, as well as
in The Weekly Gateway, an Alas
kan drawn cartoon on Territor
ial subjects. Two have already
been drawn and sent to Seattle
engravers. The first cartoon to
be published is dedicated to Eiel
son and Borland, and Russel Mer
rill, lost Alaskan aviators, and is
entitled “The Last Flight.”
Charles Clinton of Dillingham,
who has been working on the S. S.
Starr, left for Seattle on the S.
S. Northwestern.
Acting upon information receiv
ed thru the mail the Connors Mot
or Co., of Juneau recovered the
cash register which was stolen
from the office on the night of Jan
uary 25. It was found slightly rust
ed, in a cabin on the Thane road.
Major Layson E. Atkins, assistant
engineer commissioner in the Dis
trict of Columbia, with headquar
ters at Washington, D. C.. has been
named as chief engineer of the
Alaska Road Commission to suc
ceed Major Douglas H. Gillette.
Word was received at Juneau
that a child was shot and killed at
Aston Island ,near Craig. Deputies
have left Craig for Aston Island to
conduct an investigation and cor
oners hearing.
1EW EFFORT TEST
GIT. I10CE1E
U1ES W LAW
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GUILT OF PURCHASER BEING
ATTEMPTED BY WASH
INGTON OFFCIALS
WASHINGTON, Feb., 17, (/P)—
A new effort to test the guilt or
innocence of persons, under the
I prohibition laws, will be made by
I Washington officials.
Failing in their attempt several
| days ago when they were unable
; to find any one who would admit
I selling liquor, Joseph Carley will
I test the law regarding the guilt
> of a purchaser. They now have
1 in custody a man whom they ac
cuse of buying, and a woman who
is accused of selling.
Two patrolmen on the Washing
ton police force assert they saw
the transaction take place.
The alleged purchaser is John
j Wayland, 27, and the alleged sel
ler, Myrtle Z. C. Schools, 32, a
j negress. The patrolmen said they
were looking in through the win
dow of the woman's home and
j saw her give Wayland a gallon
of liquor and receive $5.
Assistant United States Attor
ney Hart said the woman will
be prosecuted under the Jones
law, and the man under the Vol
stead act, sectiqn six, prohibiting
the purchase of liquor.
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PHflPCSED. OBI IJIS
I WASHINGTON, Feb., 17, (/P)—
A comprehensive investigation of
prohibition and enforcement of the
dry law personnel, was proposed
before the Senate judiciary com
mittee by Chairman Norris but
? no decision has been reached
The resolution would have the
i judiciary committee ascertain, to
what extent, if any, the real in
; tent that the dry law is perverted
i and it should be nullified by in
competence or prejudice of any of
the executive officials having to do
. with enforcement.
JSIffl LOW
■ * EXPORT MONTH
{ An. unusually low volume of trade
marked th ©exportation values for
the month of January, 1930, ac
cording to the monthly report of
the collector of customs. While fig
urees for January of last year, $1,
: 455,651 were slightly below the av
erage, the total value of this Jan
uary was only $1,091,399.
The sharpest decline in exports
was shown by the fur industry,
which dropped wrell over 100 per
jcent from January, 1929. Marked
| declined were also shown in fresh
frozen and cured salmon, and in
copper, which this year was $561,
600, as against $694,312 last year.
Fresh and frozen halibut was
I higher, totalling $202,645, while last
year it was $185,709 a large decline
from January 1928.
j Eustace Paul Ziegler, former
;Episcopalian minister, now famous
| as an artist specializing in Alaskan
|subjects, and Ernest R. Norling,
[who successfully combines com
;mercial and fine arts, are exhibit
ing their new oils, water colors and
prints at the Art Institute, Febru
ary 5 to 28. The exhibit is sponsored
by the Pacific Northwest Academy
iof Arts, of which they are mem
bers.