VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 87.
SEWARD, ALASKA. MONDAY, APRIL 15,* 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
BILL DECLARED TO BE IN VIO
LATION OF PERSONAL AND
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
JUNEAU, April 15, (Special to the
Gateway) — The house was flood- j
ed with telegrams from Christian
science societies and individual
scientists protesting against the
passage of the Winn measure re
requiring compulsory physical ex
amination and medical attention of
all public school pupils at least
once annually.
Protests declare the measure is
an infringement on the personal
liberty and in violation of religious
liberty guarantees of the federal
constitution and that the measure
would make vaccination compulsory
or exclude pupils from school when
suffering from certain ailments and
when they refuse to have a physi
cal examination.
It would require merical atten
tion, where school boards hold it j
necessary, and provides for $5 to j
$50 fines for parents and guard- ,
ians refusing to have children, suf- |
fering from certain diseases, treat
ed by competent physicians.
The house passed the bill author
izing the territorial road commis- !
sion to include construction of
aeroplane and hydroplane landing
facilities near or within the incor
porated towns as part of a road
program and to extend monies j
from the road funds for that pur- .
pose.
Lomen introduced a bill adding j!
stealing of “dogs or other animals” j
to the list of crimes listed as lar- j
ceny.
The senate judiciary committee
introduced a measure revising and '
codifying the territorial statutes 1
on the old age allowances for des- j
titution and indigency and embrac
ing the same provisions covering
the pensions as in the Rothen
burg bill passed’ recently by the
house. i
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MIAMI, Fla., April 15, (/P)—Coast
guardsmen who last night pursued
a fleeing rum craft up Miami river
and startled Riverside residents
with a machine gun barage, faced
a prospective inquiry by Comman
der Jack of the United States coast
guard, Fort Lauderdale. ,
Under the fusillade of bullets,;
several of which struck buildings i
ashore, the crew of the liquor boat ;
abandoned the craft which, was I
captured by the guardsmen.
MEXICO CITY, April 15, (#)—
The president seized upon the dis-;
integration of the rebellion to in
augurate sweeping moral reforms
in northern Mexico. Announcement
is made that he has instructed all
gambling be stopped and the state
of Chihuahua be purged of its vice
. The president gave as his rea
sons for the move as a desire to
free his country from the immor
al effects of the rebellion. |
SUNDAY’S GAMES ~ ^
Seattle—Missions, 7; Seattle, 2.
San Francisco, 13; Sacramento, 6.
Los Angeles, 8; Oakland, 5.
Portland-Hollywood, rain.
Portland-Hollywood, rain.
SEME-m
STJSBTED TODAY
THREE MEN ON SEAPLANE IS
EXPECTED TO REACH JUN
EAU IN SIX HOURS
SEATTLE, April 15, (A5)—Attempt
ing the first non-stop flight from
Seattle to Alaska, a Lockheed Vega
five-place seaplane carrying three
men left at 7 o’clock this morning
for Juneau.
The craft is piloted by Ancel E.
Eckman, with Robert Ellis, naviga
tor and Jack Halleron, mechanic.
They hoped to reach Juneau in six
hours.
The seaplane is owned by the
Washington-Alaska Airways com
pany and in addition to determin
ing the reasibility ofi a regular pas
senger service between Seattle and
Alaska, the plane is expected to en
gage in fish surveys for certain
Alaska canning interests and con
duct patrol work for the Bureau of
Fisheries.
Flying conditions between here
and Juneau were reported not so
good as fresh winds, cloudy and
some rain were predicted.
EVANS DUE TONIGHT
The S. S. Admiral Evans, of the
Pacific Steamship company, will ar
rive in port this evening at about
3 o’clock, acording to the local of
fice. The Evans will remain here
long enough to take aboard two
;arloads of Evan Jones’ coal for
southeastern Alaska.
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ones hoover
ACT TO ENFORCE
ALL Aim
TINKHAM NOTIFIES PRESIDENT
14, 15th AMENDMENTS WILL
REMAIN AS IS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 15,
(/P)—A flood of propaganda affect
ing the Prohibition qquestion has to
pour into the press giving various
opinions and views, but the demand
made upon President Hoover by
Representative George Tinkham,
that he take action looking toward
enforcement of all amendments to
the Constitution, easily takes pre
cedence.
Representative Tinkham, an ar
dent wet, called upon Mr. Hoover to
recommend legislation which will
make effective the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments, or to place
the puestion of their enforcement
before his fact finding commission
for study.
The fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments guarantee .the rights
of negroes to franchise. Represen
tative Tinkham notified President
Hoover that no laws have been en
acted to enforce these amendments
and claims they are now wholly or
grossly nullified in many states.
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| CLEVELAND, April 15, (/P)—
America said farewell to the distin
guished and beloved Ambassador j
Herrick with an impressive cere- ;
ruony in the Trinity Episcopal ca- j
thcdral where final rites were said 1
marking the close of a career which
led Herrick from Ohio, a farm boy,
to one of the highest posts of trust
in the country’s service.
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Sacramento, 7; San Francisco, 16;
Oakland, 12; Los Angeles, 11; Port
land, Hollywood, Seattle and Mis
sions’ games postponed on account
of rain.
IfimbusISue
! VANISHES FROM
THE SEVEN SEAS
FORMER SAILING VESSEL IN
ALASKA CANNERY SERVICE,
IS BURNED
SEATTLE, April 15, <£>)—'The fate
of the last Libby, McNeill and Lib
by white winged salmon fleet was
written when the Barque George
Curtis was burned yesterday at I
Richmond Beach, by C. L. Bryant,
who dismantled the barque for the
iron and copper.
He plans to bid for the Abner Co
burn and the Oriental when they
are offered for sale in the near
future. The Barque W. B. Flint is
expected to follow the others.
All were famous in the old days
on the seven seas and were the last
of sailing vessels in the. Alaska
salmon fleet, sailing out of Seattle.
They have lain idle here for several
years.
RUMOR UNCONFIRMED
!
PARIS, April 15, </P) — “I know
nothing whatever about it.” said
General A. J. Pershing, comment
ing on reports from Washington
that he is being considered for the
post of United States Ambassador
to France, succeeding the late My
ron T. Herrick. j
SPECIAL SESSION TO TEST HO OVER STRENGTH
The special session of the 71st con gress is expected to deal chiefly with
the major subjects of farm relief and t ariff revision. Representative Van
denberg, republican of Michigan (upp er right), wants consideration also of
a bill to reapportion membership of the house. Senator Watson, Indiana
(lower right), will take his place as lea der of the senate m: ;' r ' forces. The
house majority leadership is unchang ed, but democrats v. if t ; mrshaled by
a new leader, Representative Gamer (lower left) of Texas.
1 WORK TODAY
SIXTY-EIGHT NEW MEMBERS
TAKE OATH OF OFFICE;
LONGWORTH SPEAKER
WASHINGTON, April 15, (£>)—In
fullfillment of one of his pre-elec
tion promises, President Hoover
and congress met in an extraor
dinary session to find the long
sought road solution of the vexing
farm question.
The Chief Executive’s brief re
spite from the added responsibil
ities of having the national legisla
ture with which to deal, was over
the millions who helped to place
him in office.
The new congress, in charge of
national affairs, is interesting it
self to start the latest political
drama. Although the program, has
been tentatively set to include farm
relief as related to the subject of
the house and the measure setting
a date for the beginning of the en
tariff revision; reapportionment of
umeration of the national popula
tion, will be taken up.
None will venture a prediction as
to the life of the present session.
The President has been represented
as favoring a limited legislative pro
gram but he made it plain he will
not attempt to tell congress what
to do. It is up to the republican
leaders to guide the destinies of
the session. They also favor limi
tation of activity but the democra
tic leaders threatened to oppose
such efforts.
Only process o f organization
faced the house during the day
while the senate was ready for busi
ness immediately. Other than
meeting, then adjourning, there
was nothing to do as the President’s
nessage is to be delivered tomorrow.
In the house 68 new members
were called upon to take oath of
office. Longworth is starting his
;hird term as speaker.
LLOYD GEORGE WILL HOLD
BALANCE OF POWER, AC
CORDING TO OUTLOOK
LONDON, April 15, (/P)—The final
and vital phase of Great Britains
elections begins with conservatives
in a much better position than they
were earlier in the year when the
elections showed a material drift
of voters to other parties. Still
conservatives majority in the next
Conservatives majority in the next
Parliament will be greatly reduced.
The labor party claims it will be
victorious and the conservatives
themselves fear their majority will
be whittled down so fine that the
Baldwin government will not have
strength to continue in office. One
of the largest possibilities at the
present time is that Lloyd George,
liberal leader, will hold the balance
will hold the balance of power
within his forces and be able to dic
tate to both conservatives and la
boraties.