LARGER PROBLEM AVIATION INVOLVED
AIRPLANE-BATTLESHIP CONTROVERSW
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DEBATE OVER ISSUE FORCED INTO OPEN
WASHINGTON, I). (\, Mar. 18.—Back of the controversy rais
ed by Brigadier Beneral. William Mitchell with respect to the value
of airplanes as against battleships is the larger problem of aviation,
which has had a difficult struggle to yet attention during the past
five years.
General Mitchell may not have chosen the most tactful way to
force the issue, but friends of aviation think he has succeeded in one
respect—he has managed to drive the debate into the open and out
of the realm’of red tape and service prejudices.
From the beginning General Mitchell has antagonized army and
navy bureaucrats by insisting that the air service be a separate in
stitution independent of either. Mis thought was that in no other
way would aircraft receive proper attention the tendency, however,
has been the reverse for President Coolidge has been urged to put the
army and navy into a single <le-<
partment of national defense. lie
has been inclined to recognize
the merit of the argument that
economies could be effected by
such an arrangement, but has felt
on the other hand that the tradi
tions of the two services required
separation. 1’nder the circum
stances he did not favor the cre
ation of another defense unit l
with separate purchasing depart- j
ments and personnel officers. I lei
came to tin* conclusion that ceir i
tralization was desirable and one {
outcome of the discussion ulti
mately may be the combination
of certain bureaus of the war and
navy departments though this is tied
up with tlie whole question of reor
ganization of t he government, which
is dragging along and may not be
ac+ed on for another year.
Has Built Up Following.
Oeneral Mitchell has been the
"most active influence in favor of
aviation that the army has de
veloped. He has the sympathy of
all the commercial concerns in trade
and in aircraft and he lias built
up a following in congress. It. is
an unusual situation in many re
spects for he risks the hostility
of his superior officers by contra
dicting them in the open. The war
department is amenable to congress
because it must be. .Appropriations
must come from congress and it so
happens that General Mitchell has
acquired in recent v ears a number
of friends on the congressional com
mittee. Were it other wise he would
today be detailed away from Wash
iagte.ii. where he couid be sik need,
lie method of campa'gaing far the
thing in which he is interested is
i a' popular with ■ lariy an] navy |
o: .rials, who insist 'hat an opinion
of ,i subordinate ccn only be i *n
dored to his supe'-r officer ami
if ’be latter disagrees with it that's
ten end of it. Thus is opinion in
the army squelched, as a rule by
the use of military clsiipiin*. O*’
t'i c’S, who have violsud 'lm rule,
b.u 1 usually been mms ml.
ongress will no' c- un'eiumce
p-'.r.iaiiment for Geiitrp M -che V
I j : the war depart m :* g can do
> tilings to silo-co ai n* 'fcm\
After the 4th of March it was learn
ed that General Mitchell had been
replaced to a quiet life ars a result
of agitating the aviation problem. It
may have been that lie intended to
retire anyway, for reports were cur
rent here that he may be a candidate
for congress from Wisconsin.
MODERNISM: And they were di
vorced and lived hapnily every after
ward.
8 8 8
Keeping the old folks is never a bur
den if the old folks are keeping their
cash.
8 8 8
NEVER TELL A RISQUE STORY IN
MIXED COMPANY. THERE
“MAY BE A BASHFUL BOY
PRESENT
8 8 8
It is hard to believe in a Red men
ace wrhile paying a premium for a Gov
ernment bond.
8 8 8
It isn’t the money boys inherit that
makes fools of them. It is something
else they inherit.
8 8 8
A man is settling down in life when
he wants a pair of shoes just like the
last ones.
8 8 8
One good way to study the
expression in a woman’s eye
is to spill ketchup on her
tablecloth.
STOKES KNEW HIS
WIFE BEFORE THEY
MARRIED, CLAIMS
MOTHER TESTIFIES STOKES IN
VESTIGATED HIS WIFE BE
FORE MARRYING HER
CHICAGO, March 18—That E. D.
Stokes. Now York millionaire, told his
mother-in-law that he “knew all about
her”, Mrs. Helen Ellmood Stokes, be
fore marrying her, was testified to
day by the mother-in-law, Mrs. Ell
wood Miller, of Denver.
Stokes and three others are charg
ed with conspiring to defame Mrs.
Stokes, his estranged wife, by procur
ing scandalous statements about her
earlier life. The defense has con
tended that Mr. Stokes merely inves
tigated in good faith suspicions for
which he had ground; the state con
tends that knowledge of Mrs. Stokes’
earlier life was in Mr. Stokes’ posses
sion and he therefore knew the scan
dalous statements were false.
“I asked Mr. Stokes jokingly,” said
Mrs. Miller, “after his marriage to
my daughter without my knowledge
why he married her after such a short
acquaintance.
“He replied, T knew all about her.’
“I asked him how and he said, ‘I
looked her up; I investigated.’
“Then lie said she was a niece of
Col. Isaac L. Ellwood, the barbed wire
man. and in short told us all about
ourselves.”
Another arms parley would be all
right. Our soldiers could get a civil
job of some kind.
The regular freight train left this
morning at nine o’clock for Interior
points.
S. S. ADMIRAL PEARY
April 27—With freight and explosives.
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports including Seldovia and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Res.. Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Service
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IH.F.ALEXANDER. PRESIDENT^SS^^S
STEAMSHIP STARR
NEXT SAILING OF STB. STARR WEST, APRIL 5
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MAD180N 18*. SEWARD, ALA8KA
FARMER MUST HAVE
LICENSE TO SELL
SEED TO NEIGHBOR
OLYMPIA, YVn., Mar. IS.—A farm
er may not lawfully sell seed direct
to another for seeding purposes
without a license from the director
of agriculture, according to a re
cent interpretation of the seed deal
ers’ license law, made by the attor
ney general’s office.
The question was brought by an
Eastern Washington farmer who
asked the director of agriculture if
he could sell corn to his neighbors
I for seed without applying for a deal
ers’ license.
While it was unquestionably not
the intention of the legislature to
require licenses of producers or
farmers who, incidental to their
other activities, sell agricultural
seeds, the law would apply even in
the case of farmers, the opinion held,
The license law is a police measure,
aimed to protect the public against
unscrupulous seed merchants, it was
FRATERNAL ORDERS
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. & A. M.
A Stated communications first
'jKH^and third Wednesdays of each
/^r\ month; visiting brethren wel
come, J. P. Hannon, W. M.; Harold
Painter, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7,
I. O. O. F.
Meets every Thursday at
p. m. in Odd Fellows’
Hall, next to the postoffice. Visiting
brothers welcome. Fred Martineides,
N. G.; Chas. Lechner, Secretary.
AMERICAN LEGION, SEWARD
POST NO. FIVE
Meets the second and Fourth
Tuesdays of each month,
at the Fire Hall. Visiting
members are always wel
S. Bogart, Commander; L.
Adjutant.
come. J.
W. Olson,
IGLOO NO. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nights in Odd Fellows’ Hall; John
Flowers, President; Coll A. McDou
gall, Secretary.
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Meeets the second and
fourth-Mondays of each
? month in Odd Fellows’
Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
come; Goldie Blue W. M.
Mrs. Viola T. Swetmann, Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LOGE NO. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets the first and
third Mondays of
each month in Odd
Fellows Hall at 8; 00
p. m. Visiting mem
bers are always wel
come. Mrs. John
Rosness, N. G.
LIGHT COUPE BESTS
LOADED FREIGHT CARS
EVERETT, Wash., Mar. 18.—A light
coupe hit a slow freight broadside at
Snohomish, eight miles southeast of
here, pushed four heavily loaded
freight cars off the track, tore up sev
eral switches and many rails and tied
up the Great Northern for 12 hours.
The automobile was demolished. Two
men in the coupe were slightly injur
ed.
Tonight’s train is reported to be on
time.
explained. A $10 fee is charged for
the isuance of a license to take care
of the expenses of inspection and
supervision.
Under this interpretation of the
law a farmer would have the right
to sell his product in the ordinary I
channels of trade, but not to sell at |
retail nor direct to users.
LADIES PLEASE NOTICE—that
Schweizer’s Spring samples are now
on display at Urbach’s Store. k31
Read Frye-Bruhn’s adv in this issue.
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 A. M.
Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
Let Morrison Fix it for you
Next to Crawford’s Shop
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
0. K. BARBER SHOP
Clean, Santiary Baths, Expert
Barbers and Reasonable Prces
Keep Us Busy.
Thomas Jasper, Propr.
FRESH MILK,
CREAM AND ALL
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Our Motto:
“The Best”
SEWARD DAIRY
F. B. MOORE
Gore Bldg. Adams 145
WALL PAPER PAPER-HANG
ING, and PAINTING
TINTING
Gas Launch
KENAI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule
Vessel—
Northwestern
ALASKA
Y ukon
Northwestern
Alaska
Yukon
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
March 14
March 21
March 28
April 4th
April 11
April 18
Scheduled
Ar. Seward
March 21
March 28
April 4
April 11th.
April IS
April 25
Scheduled Sail
from Seward
March 21
March 2S
April 4
April 11th.
April 18.
April 25
Steamers in the above schedule will make all regular ports of call
in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
Freighter Oduna is scheduled to sail from Seattle March 23rd.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD, ALASKA
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