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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 90. SEWARD, ALASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
FLOCK OF BILLS
TENDING TO PLSCE
MORE RESTRICTiBN
MEASURE WOULD SET ASIDE
LAND IN ALASKA FOR
MUSK OXEN
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 18,
(/P)—Several bills looking towards
lurther development of Alaska, j
has been introduced into congress
by the Alaska delegate.
Two measures may be acted upon
as they have been referred to the j
house agricultural committee, one
of the three now organized.
The first would authorize the
secretary of agriculture to expend
$50,000 for acquisition of musk
oxen, a useful domestic animal, j
and determine and demonstrate
their practibility in the Territory.
The bill would authorize the
President to set aside a refuge for
the animals. The second would
authorize the' secretary of agri
culture to furnish subsistence to
employees of the department in
Alaska and purchase equipment
for them, deduction to be made
from their salaries, later.
Still another would prohibit the
use of stationary fishing appli
ances in tidal waters and would
provide a $500 penalty for the
first offense, from $500 fine and
three months in jail to one year
imprisonment upon second of
fense or conviction, and would
exclude nets, traps and pounds.
Another measure would impose
a fine not exceeding $5,000 and
90 days in jail, for violation of
the Alaskan fisheries 1924 act and
would make all employees of the
bureau of fisheries in Alaska peace
officers with power to arrest and
seize property used in violation.
Stock raising and homesteading
in the Territory, as in any state,
is provided in another measure
would classify the offices of the
United States commissioners into
four classes, according to their
gross earnings and receipts. #
The first to receive $3,000 an
nually, the second $2,500 and the
third $2,000. The forth classifica
tion would receive $1,500, payable
monthly.
MORE THAN HUNDRED PRE
CEDENTS FOUND IN SIM
ILAR SITUATION
WASHINGTON, April 17, (£>)—
The senate judiciary committee
in special session concluded their
work and Mellon will carry on in
the Hoover Cabinet without re
nomination.
Mere than 100 precedents were
found where cabinet officers had
been continued in office from one
administration to another with
out having nominations again re
ferred to the senate for confir
mation.
Further action has been post
poned until Monday in the de
termination whether business
connections might bar him.
PLANE IS LOWERED
GROUND PARACHUTE
SANTA ANA, Calif, April 17, (JP)—
An airplane with its motor cut off
at 5,00 feet alltitude was success
fully lowered to the ground by a
parachute which released from the
plane by a coil spring to hold up
the plane’s weight of 2800 pounds
after a drop of but 200 feet.
CAMERAS BOOM GREETING AS
PARTY EMERGE FROM THE
CHURCH
NEW YORK, April 17, (/P)—
Less than one hour after day
break “Babe” Ruth was married
in St. Gregory’s catholic church
to Mrs. Claire Hodgeson, while a
small group of early morning
worshipers bent in prayer, in
strange contrast to the boisterous
baseball diamond personality.
The Yankess slugger was wed
in quiet dignity in the neighbor
hood parish by Father William
Hughes.
Aside from the bridal party of
half a dozen there were less than
60 in the church, only a tenth full
After the ceremony “Babe” pro
mised the alter boys autographed
baseballs. ~
They left the church going in
to a battery of cameras which
boomed a greeting. They stopped
but a minute with newspapermen
saying they would take their
honeymoon on the baseball dia
mond.
UNEXPLORED JUNGLES TO BE SEARCHED FOR
TROPICAL FLORA
Tropical forests of Peru and Ecuador will be scoured
by a Smithsonian institution expedition for plant life.
Left to right: William J. Dennis of the Smithsonian
institution; Dr. Ellsworth P. Killip of the National
museum, in charge and Albert C. Smith of the New York
botanical gardens. The map shows the territory to be
covered.
PLANE CREW LIVED
WEEDS BEANS, SNAILS
SYDNEY, NSW., April 17, (/P)—
The crew of the airplane Southern
Cross lived for two weeks on wild
beans and mud snails and were
extremely haggard and weak when
found by a Heath Airways plane,
it was revealed by rescuers. They
would have perished within a few
: days, it was declared.
JEFFERSON EPITAPH STONE OUT ONLY ON
ANNIVERSARY
Dean Walter Williams (left) of the University of
Missouri school of journalism and Senator Joseph T.
Robinson of Arkansas beside the first grave of Thomas
J ef f erson.
GAME OF SEASON
PRESIDENT HOOVER HURLS
FIRST BALL ACROSS THE
PLATTER, OPENING GAME
WASHINGTON, April 18. (JP)—
Connie Mack’s Athletics started the
American league baseball season in
•fu-picious fashion by crushing
Washington 13 to 4.
The president and Mrs. Hoover,
Vice President Curtis, cabinet of
f'oers and others of high gov
ernmental circles witnessed the de
la y e d first g a m e. Most of
them, including the President and ,
the first lady, stayed until final
out despite cold weather.
The usual ceremony of throwing
the first ball of the season was per
formed by President Hoover in ex
pert style, taking the horsehide
from Walter Johnson. After shak
ing hands with the new manager!
and wishing them good luck, Hoo
ver tossed the ball to Umpire Mori
aity who caught it one-handed.
Secretary Good with President
Clark Graffith of the Washington ■
team, lead the squads to the center j
field where they raised the Ameri
can flag.
Only sterling work by A. D. Liska,
American association recruit, fur- j
nished any satisfaction. Home fans i
numbered about 25,000, who, saw!
their team held scoreless during
the last seven innings.
NEW LANES TO OPEN
CHICAGO, April 16, (/P)—With a
lowering of air passenger rates as
a result, 18 new air passenger
routes covering 14,500 miles will be
opened during the spring and
summer months.
MUST SPEAK NATIVE
CHARKOFF, Russia, April 17, ;
(/P)—All government employees in !
the Ukraine must use the native i
language. Those who do not pass
examinations in it by June 1 are
to be discharged.
RELIEF DESTITUTE
HESS WOULD IMPOSE GASOLINE
TAX ON AUTOS USING THE
HIGHWAYS
| JUNEAU, April 18, (Special to
; the Gateway)—The senate amend
ed the pensions section of the
.measure to codify the laws relating
to the relief of the destitute and
i indigents by eliminating the clause
limiting old age pensions to per
sons arriving in Alaska prior to
December 31, 1905 and requiring
continuous residence of 20 years
for both pensions and admission
|to the Pioneers Home.
This section is designed to re
place Rothenburg’s .bill which
passed the house recently and re
tains the $35 maximum.
Hess introduced three measures
for a uniform code of registration
of motor vehicles, licensing owners
tand operators and chauffeurs and
regulating the operation of motor
vehicles over public highways, and
naming the Territory highway
commissioner as commissioner of
motor vehicle registration.
A teachers pension system was
proposed in a measure introduced
by Dimond which would apply to
teacners serving 20 years in Ter
ritorial and federal schools and
providing $800 as an annual al
lowance upon retirement. • The
funds for its operation to be de
rived irom one per cent deduction
from salaries paid to teachers.
The senate passed the non-res
ident fishermen’s license; a tax
measure raising trollers fee to
$50 for one line and $150 for more
than one line. The other clauses
are unchanged.
Hess introduced a bill imposing
a tax of three cents per gallon on
all gasoline or fuel 'oil used by
motor driven vehicles operating on
public highways.
DETACHED FROM COMMAND
AND ATTACHED TO STAFF
AT SEATTLE
SEATTLE, April 17, (/P)—Admiral
F. G. Bullard, commandant of the
U. S. coastguard with headquar
ters at Washington, D. C., arriv
ed on an inspection tour.
Pending inspection the Unalga
and the Chelan, which were
scheduled to depart for Bering
Sea, had their sailing orders can
celled by Captain John Berry,
commander of the Northwestern
division of the coast guard.
Detached from command of the
Cutter Northland and assigned to
the chief of staff headguarters of
the Northwestern division, Capt.
J. F. Hottel has assumed his new
duties in Seattle.
PLANE FORCED DOWN
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., April
18, (/P)—It was reported at Me
Unde that the United States plane
carrying Aviators Cramer and
Gamble, was forced to land there
The plane came as far west as
Goat river but was forced to re
turn on account of heavy rain and
a storm.