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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 83.
SEWARD, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10,1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
RESENTS HANDICAP
RETIRING MAYOR, AFTER LONG
TENURE IN OFFICE, APPRE
CIATES PAST HELP
At the close of six years of ef
ficient administration of city af
fairs Mayor L. V. Ray was inter
viewed by the Gateway and re
quested to state what he consider
'd outstanding matters of import
ance during the period covered by
his tenure of office.
Mr. Ray stated the accomplish
ments and lack of accomplish
ments obtained during that period
spoke for themselves. He resent
* ed the handicap imposed upon
Seward as compared with other
coast cities of Alaska by the de
privation from the revenues of
Seward of the 10 cents per ton tax
on all commercial freight dis
charged over the Seward wharf;
that this revenue if received would
have maintained the overhead ex
penses and to a great extent paid
for flume improvement, schools,
municipal light plant and other
benefits.
Mr. Ray felt his efforts in secur
ing the sum of $10,000 by Terri
torial appropriation for the Lowell
creek flume 'v~ s p-ehahly the most
beneficial from a money stand
point, and felt well satisfied with
the support of the council in sav
ing the $15,000 which was paid
over last May to the Alaska Road
Commission.
“I feel now, and have always
been of the opinion, the blocking
up of the outlet of Lowell creel:,
-V was the sole cause of the tremend
ous damage inflicted by flood wat
ers on Seu?ard property, and that
instead of being compelled to con
tribute toward the protection of
property, we should have been in
demnified for the losses sustain
ed”.
Mr. Ray also said that he had
confidence in the statesmen com
prising the new administration;
and had no doubt Seward would
benefit by a change of officers.
‘ Six years is long enough. I fully
cppreciate the confidence Seward
citizens have shown in me and
their approval of any constructive
progress we have made.”
FEDERIILS PROCEED
OCCUPf GHHU
MEXICO CITY, April 10, (#>)-—
Mexican federal forces proceeded
to their occupation of the state of
Chihuahua. The movement to con
fine the rebellion to Sonora and a
small section of northern Sinalao,
is continuing. General Almazan,
commanding the army north of
the district, entered Chihuahua
city last night and found it had
been evacuated by the rebels 24
hours before.
FORTUNE IN STONES
TOPEKA. Kas., April 10, (IP)—
With a fortune in unset diamonds
in their possession, two men, ce
ll eved to be members of the gang
which staged a $400,000 jewel rob- I
bery in San Francisco last week, I
were arested here. The diamonds.,
worn in money belts by the two j
men were valued at $150,000. i
LINDY BACK IN U. S.
BROWNSVILLE, April 10, (ff)— |
Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh landed at
9:30 o’clock this morning after a
long delay since he left Mexico
City at 1:20 yesterday. Border air
ports felt some concern because
they believed he was flying direct.
The airport here did not give out
any reason for the delay.
SOCIAL STATUS
AT WASHINGTON
BRINK COLLAPSE
FORMER RULING CORRECTLY
SET FORTH PRECEDENCE
FORMER YEARS
WASHINGTON, April 10, (/P)—
Social Washington awoke to find
its whole order on the brink of
either a collapse of a thorough
overhauling as the result of the
declaration of Secretary Stimson,
I of the State department, that it
will no longer decide questions of
precedence affecting the diplomat
ic corps.
Tne Secretary's decision was
reached in response to the pro
test of Vice President Curtis against
| uhe ruling of Kellogg that his sis
j cer, the official hostess, be seated
at official dinners below the wives
j of diplomats.
Stimson in his reply to the re
quest from the diplomatic corp for
a ruling, correctly set forth the
precedence of former years but
iSaid the department has no au
j horitv to determine the social
; status of any except foreign repre
sentatives.
He said the precedence which
American officials wives be receiv
ed within the homes of diplomats,
rests wholly to the discretion of
I the members and that corps, them
selves.
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vithc^it. a stop is 18 hours and 32
ninutes.
MALICIOUS LIBEL IS
DENIED II OTTO PI
NEW YORK, April 10, (/P)—
Charging that Otto Kahn, New
York banker, had reduced her co
poverty thru “malicious libel’’, Ro
inda Morini, coloratura soprano,
filed suit for $250,000 damages
gainst the multimillionare.
The young woman charges that
Kahn declared in an advertise
ment that he never praised her
\oice, whereas she claims, Kahn
had given her two audiences and
declared her voice to be the most
beautiful he had ever heard.
ABANDON JUAREZ
JUAREZ, Mexico, April 10, (/Pi
Rebels have abandoned this city in
the face of the advancing loyal
ists and apparantly intend to join
forces with the revolutionary army
in Sonora.
COLUMBUS FIGURE TO BE UNVEILED APRIL 21
lne nuge statue oi unristopner uolumbus (rigm) which will
be unveiled April 21 at Palos, Spain. In a chamber of the base
figures of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain (left).
Inset shows Mrs. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, who designed
the statue.
FORMS SELECT COLONY
NEW YORK, April 10, (/P)—A
group of American millionaire^
headed by Irene Du Pont, former
president of the DuPont Co., has
begun formation of a residential
colony at Havana, Cuba, which
they hope to make the most exclu
sive in the world, according to a
voyager arriving from that coun
try.
TO GREAT BRITAIN
! <ViLL LEAVE IN FIVE WEEKS TO
ASSUME HIS NEW DUTIES
IN ENGLAND
WASHINGTON, April 10, (A5)—
Former Vice President Charles
Dawes has been selected by Pres
ident Hoover as Ambassador to
■Great Britain. Formal word awaits
jfrom London if he will be accept
able by Great Britain.
While White House officials re
fused to discuss the matter it be
came known that Dawes name was
presented to the British foreign
office through the American em
bassy as the usual custom before
a diplomatic appointment is made.
Friends of the administration
i
said there was no doubt Dawes
is acceptable by the British. The
; announcement at .the succession to
Alanson B. Houghton, of New York,
{will be made in a few days. Dawes
| is now at Santo Domingo as head
| of the mission organizing the fin
lances of that republic and will
| complete that work before start
ing for England in about five
weeks.
Houghton resigned to make a
race for the senate last year. Cool
idge acknowledged his resignation
without acceptance. When Hough
ton was defeated Coolidge asked
him to return to London for the
| remainder of the administration.
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HOLD 5 CONFEIEIF
JUAREZ, Mexico, Aoril 10, (/P)—
Gen. Jcse Escobar, commander m
cnlef of the rebellious forces met
with military henchmen at Chi
huahua city to devise plans for the
resumption of revolutionary move
ments against General Calles
regime
“We shall conveniently reorgan
ize and re-equip our forces and
soon tvey will be ready to continue
the struggle to punish the enemy
which boasts of its war materials
but fails to know how to u~e them
properly”, said Escobar.
HEBEI S BEATEN BACK
IN ICO DISTRICT
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NACO, Ariz., April 10, (JP)—Gen.
Fasuto Topetes’ rebel forces were
beaten back after a mass attack
against the Naco federal trenches.
Causalities appeared to be only a
few. The rebel attackers, charg
ing across a rocky, sparely brushed
plateau affording little protection,
seemingly suffered the greater
losses. Rebel infantrymen were
seen to fall headlong as they at
tempted to rush the federal wire.
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LESTER E. JONES
; DIES FOLLOW
A LONG ILLNESS
ANOTHER STAUNCH FRIEND OF
ALASKA CALLED TO ETER
NAL REST
WASHINGTON, April 10, (/P)—
Colonel Lester E. Jones, director
'of the United States coast and
1 geodetic survey, died following a
long illness which began after his
return from overseas where he
served in the army air service 10
years ago.
Colonel Jones was one of the
hard-working bureau chiefs retain
ed from one administration to
another because of his efficiency
and high standard of service.
Especially was this known on
the Pacific coast where he contin
ued afforts to map the shoals and
reefs of the coastal waters and
those of Alaska. By contracts, made
while he was the American com
missioner, he established the
boundary line of Alaska and Can
ada and since 1915 he had caused
the charting of much of the north
coast extending wire drag location
work, location of hidden rocks and
perfecting a map of inshore wates.
! Fe oi.co i^ known as one of the
organizers of the American Legion
and issued the first call for a meet
ing in 1919. He served, under ap
nointment of Secretary Hoover, as
the representative of the depart
ment of commerce, at the hearings
of the Longview bridge.
i -
I WASHINGTON, April 10, (/P)—
Senator Hiram Johnson renewed
his attack on the proposed entry
of the United States into the
world court. He said the United
States should not join the court
unless they are willing to submit
cases to it, and pointed out the
sinking of the rum runner “I’m
Alone,” as one instance where the
United States would have met de
feat.
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0IFFI1 T-’LES TOLD
Oil 1PKE OF STORMS
THRU MIDDLE 1ST
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 10,
(P)—Tales of birds and animals
beign carried thru the air and
anded without apparent harm, of
creek being blown out of its
corn* e and a pump being wrecked
il v straw were some of the freaks
eported after the storm that
truck Minnesota and Wisconsin.
In north Minneapolis, three
.hordes were reported to have been
! carried a distance of a quarter of
a mile by the wind and then set
■town with little or no damage. A
I ourth horse was reported to have
ridden the wind for a mile, near
he town of Fridlay, without dam
age.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Hollywood 3; Portland 4.
Sacramento 3; San Francisco 9.
Oakland 6; Los Angeles 1.
Missions 4; Seattle 5.