LIEUT, LEON RICHARDSON
IS NOW FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR
UNITED STATES ARMY
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The jeattle Post Intelligencer writes
the following story of Leon F. Rich
ardson which will he of interest to
Nomeites. Mr. Richardson’was with us
for three summers and was associated
with the Alaska Weamship Oo.' Last
winter he entered into negotiations
with several business men here to
bring in a hydroplane to be used be
tween Nome and the Candle country,
as well as other outlying towns in the
Peninsula: The proposition failed to
maleralize: —
Leon F. Richardson a close friend
of Glenn Curtiss of aviation fame,
and more recently a trusted employe
of the Alaska Steamship Company, is
now enroute to Norh Island military
aviation camp, San Diego, to assume
the post of principle instructor at the
oump, with the military rank of (light
lieutenant.
Richardson, who is well known in
Seattle, studied the science of aviation
under the personal direction of Ulonn
1,. Curtiss at tiie latters New York
school. Tiring of aviation during the
three years when exhibition work
seemed profitless and the commercial
end of Hying too far distant to after
prospects of great financial reward,
Richardson moved to Seattle. With
in a few weeks lie had formed an
advantageous connection wih the
Alaska Steamship Company, acting as 1
chief freight clerk of the liner Vic
toria of that company. Iduring the
dosed season in Bering Sea lie acted
as purser on other vessels, always re
turning to the Nome route when nav
igation reopened.
Subsequently, when opportunity
presented itself, ltichardson was ap
point'd ttie companl's assistant agent
at Nome and served ia that capacity
for two years.
ltichardson returned to Seattle No
vember 19 on the liner Victoria, and
after visiting with friends for ten
days departed for the aviaion head
quarters. ttumor lias it that his
change of occupation carries with it
a promise of a later close connection
with tin great $7,000,000 aviation cor
poration brought about by the con
solidation of the Wright and Martin
interests some months ago.
His appointment is the direct re
sult, however, of the influence of
Glenn Curtiss following request by the
I'nited States Government for avia
tors to act as instructors at North
Island. Recently the shortage of in
structors has been so great that the
student aviators have been able to
make but three flights weekly. Rich
ardson during his stay with the Cur
tiss flying corps, bore the title of
"Curtiss’ star student."
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AGRICULTURAL POSSIBILITIES FOR ALASKA
ALFALFA TAKES KINDLY TO SOIL
A handful of alfalfa seed may prove
to be of Immense value for the agri
cultural future of Alaska. Out of it
may grow farms more fertile han
were ever considered possible in the
far north. Which sounds like a mir
acle, or at best, a very great exagger
ation. but It is the truth.
C. C. Oeorge.son, commissioner of
agriculture for Alaska, who lias ar
rived in the city, is greatly pleased at
the survival this year of a certain
hardy, yellow-flowered variety of
alfalfa introduced from Siberia. At
Hampart station, in latitude 455 de
grees, 30 minutes, it matures seed
freely, and it is only a matter of time
when euopgh seed will be produced to
seed large portions of the interior
suited to alfalfa culture.
That in Itself may not appear re
markable, but is trr the value of alfalfa
as an enricher of the sotl that Corn
rrtlssioner Cleorgoson sees great pos
sibilities which rnuy materialize from
the experiment. Alfalfa is a great
nitrogen gatherer and nitrogen is tire
most essential element in animal and
plant growth.
'I could hold in Hie palm of my
hand all that there was of this seed
to begin with,” said Commissioner
(leorgegon. "By the end of the sum
mer we had a quart of it and next
year we shall have a considerably
larger quantity."
The experiment stations an; much
concerned in interesting settlers in the
varieties of grain which are particu
larly adapted to thrive in Alasak and
big quantities of such seeds wen sent
out to settlers this year.
Commissioner tleutgeson is endeav- |
orihg to develop varieties of spring 1
wheat which will mature in a shorter |
period of tune than (hose now grown
in tiie states or in Canada and here
again Siberia is proving of assistance.
A completely satisfactory \aribt> has
riot yet been produced, but the work
uall in continued until a hybridir.a
t Kill Ilf valiotle.s combining tie- do
sired oualities yields the result sought
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ALASKA-GITIZEN EDITORIALLY
COMMENTS ON “OUR SCOTTY”
FAIRBANKS TO HONOR HIM
GREETING ALLEN.
Fairbanks is soon to have a dis
tinguished visitor, if all reports aro
correct—distinguished for more than
one reason. He is "Scotty” Allan,
of Nome, elected to the Alaskan
house of representatives by the peo
ple. of his division at the election
last November, and he is reported to
tie coming here on his way to Juneau,
where he expects to be in attendance
at the first session of the legislature
on March 1.
The election of "Scotty" to the
legislature is the only honor which
has ever been conferred upon him by
the people, as far as can be learned.
All other honors he has earned by
his own preseverance and indomitable
pluck. Chief of these is his title of
King of Dog Mushers, by which he is
known by reputation in every part of
the world where dogs are driven and
where dog mushers abound. The title
is not a particularly high sounding
one, but why shouldn't "Scotty” de
serve just as much credit for his
works as a dog inusher as should a
champion swimmer, jumper, bueka
roo, or, in fact, the champion of any
kind of sport.
“Scotty,” it is understood, is more
than sixty years of age. But de
spite that fact he still takes part in
the Nome Sweepstakes races every
spring ami has won them several
times.
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iout from Nome are to the effect that
I "Scotty" is going to try to make a
record trip to the coast from Nome
and that he is coming this way. He
is driving' "Bady,” the old leader
which has led many a team to victory
in the Nome Sweepstakes, in the lead
of what he expects to he his record
breaker. The old leader is nearly as
famous as his master, both having
been heralded all over the. world as
the greatest preformers in their line
in their tlrna.
For this reason Fairbanks should bo
prepared to give "Scotty an adequate
greeting of some kind when he arrives
here on his way to the coast. Proba
bly the best way this could he done
would be to show some Interest in his
attempted record-breaking trip. In
terest to some extent could be shown
if a number of Fairbanks sport lovers
would get up a pool regarding the
time that Allan can make on Ida trip
either between Nome and Fairbanks,
Nome and the coast, or Fairbanks
and the coast; anything that would
show that Fairbanksans are sport
lovers and that they appreciate tho
efforts Allan is making to break the
cross country dog mushing records.
Tiie foregoing would he an ade
quate way in which to receive the
legislator from the Second division.
The Citizen will do Its part. That
is, we are willing to keep the sport
loving public appraised of the where
abouts of Allan both as he is coming
here and after he leaves. He left
Nome, according to our dispatches, on
February 1 giving himself hut a month
in all kinds of weather, to make some
thing like twelve hundred miles of
Alaska trails, a large part of which
he will find practically untraveled.
Allan will undoubtedly be the great
er part of three weeks in reaching
Fairbanks from Nome. The Citizen
has already made arrangements for
word of his whereabouts to he tele
graphed Just as soon as he arrives at
Nulato.—Alaska Citizen.
FEDERATED CHURCH.
At th* Congregational ohureh Sunday
[he following services will be held Rev. ;
John Parsons, pastor.
11 a. ru. Bible school and children's 1:
service. H. B JiillaD, superintendent. !
7 p. in t'hristian Endeavor.
S p. in. Worship and sermon h>
I >r. John I’arsons. Subject. "I’ara
IdcH and M iiaides of Our Lord." Beau
tiful pictures, including some of the
finest creations of art, will be used
tn illustrate the subject.
Special music will be given In the i
choir.
Stitulav before Eastei our Lord's
last week in Jesusalem will be illus
trated, and Easter Sunday a sacred
concert is to be given by the choir.
The public is Invited to all the ser
vices of the church.
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All Masons, their families and lady
friends are invited to attend the O.
E. S. social at Masonic temple Satur
day, March 24. Dancing anil cards.
Admission 50c. 8:30 p. ni.
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