MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 91.
SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1929.
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REACH ALASKA ON SAME
DAY OF ISSUE
KETCHIKAN, April 18, UP)—The
Gorst plane, with five persons, ar
rived here at 4:40 yesterday after
noon. E. M. Greenwood was the
fifth passenger.
The plane made one hour stops
at Cornel river and Prince Rupeit,
taking gasoline at both places.
Gorst expressed himself convinced
of the feasibility of regular passen
ger service to Southeastern Alas
ka.
Gorst brought the frst paying
passenger ever come to Alaska by
Gorst brought the first paying
$100 for transportation to Juneau.
Today, for the first time in the
history of Alaska, daily newspapers
publisned in the state.s have beer,
read in Alaska the same day they
were published. Gorst distributed
a dozen Post-Intelligencers to the
crowd greeting the plane.
BRITISH EXPERT
LORD REVELSTROKE
SUDDENLY STRICKEN
UTTER DEADLOCK WAS FOR
GOTTEN WHEN ANNOUNCE
MENT OF DEATH CAME
PARIS, April, 19, UP)—1The dra
matic death of Lord Revelstroke,
leading British financial expert on
the reparations committee, was
staved off the imminent and com
plete breakdown of negotiations.
The new turn in the situation
came with the imminent and
complete breakdown of negotia
tions.
The new turn in the situation
came with startling suddenness at
the plenary session called at 11
o'clock as it had been expected to
s e the end of 10 weeks ardous ef
fort, of experts to solve the great
post war problem, but the death
of Lord Revelstoke, from heart
disease at 7:30 postponed the an
nouncement of failure.
When the experts convened they
had already been informed their
colleague was worn and tired from
his unceasing efforts to find some
compromise, had died and the
committee adjourned until Monday
out of respect to his memory.
When the announcement came,
for a moment, the utter deadlock
was forgotten, but there again is
some hope of compromise between
the demand of the allied creditors
and the German offer for repara
tions.
FOR EIIISOH, PSSSEO
JUNEAU, April 19,(£>)—'The joint
resolution presented by Speaker
Rothenburg was passed by the
house in less than a minute. The
resolution praised Capt. Carl Ben
Eielson for pioneering the aviation
field in Alaska and whereas he
has lately acquired fame and dis
tinction for performances in the
North and South since he made
the forst commercial flight in !
Alaska in 1921.
GETTING OVERHAULED
SEATTLE, Aprwil 18, (/P)—'The
M. S. Silverwave, of the Arctic
Transportation company, is un
dergoing overhauling for its first
trip from Alaska to Nome this
year. The vessel will leave May 10
with passengers and freight and
will be followed in 10 days by the
M. S. Sierra owned by the same
company. ,
DELEGATE ENDEAVORING TO
WIELD POLITICAL CLUB
SOME MORE, ALASKA
! WASHINGTON, April 18, (/P)—
A bill to provide for a popular
election of governors for Alaska,
at the first election to be held on
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1930, was introduced
by the Alaska delegate.
The measure would provide that
the governor would serve four
years and must be at least 30
years old, a bona fide resident of
Alaska for five years previous to
the election.
He introduced another measure
to fix the salaries of the four U.
S. marshals in Alaska to $6,000
annually.
GOODBYE REBELS
MEXICO CITY, April 19, (JP)—
Two large armies are being gath
ered on the opposite sides of the
State of Sonora for the last
phase of the Calles campaign to
suppress the rebellion. Two ar
mies of 10,000 each will move
against Novojoa where the rebel
army is concentrated.
LINER S. S. PARIS
!
SECOND MISHAP IN TWO WEEKS
TO PALATIAL ATLANTIC
STEAMSHIP
LONDON, April 18, (A5)—The
French liner Paris went aground
on the rocks, near Eddystone light,
English Channel, but several hours
later pulled self off and proceeded
to Plymouth.
The ship left Havre for New York
and found the fog so thick that it
lost its course 14 miles from Ply
mouth and struck the treacherous
rocks, grounding. This made the
second mishap in two weeks, the
first time being a few hours after
it left the pier in New York, April
i6, and went ashore on the mud
flats near Brooklyn.
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MPT TO KIEL
KING BORIS PIED
SOFIA, April 19, (/P)—Police an
nounced that they frustrated an
!attempt to assassinate King Boris
twhen he returns to Bulgaria, with
the discovery of two unexploded
bombs in the king’s private coach.
The bombs were sufficiently pow
erful to have wrecked the whole
coach. The police statement added
they received warning that certain
communists intended to take the
life of the king if the bombs failed
to explode.
LOUISIANA GOVERNOR FACES CHIEF CRISIS OF
TURBULENT CAREER
Gov. Huey P. Long (lower left) faces impeachment i
proceedings which threaten to end his term as governor
of Louisiana. Above is the state capitol where Lieut.
Gov. Paul N. Cyr (lower right) will sit provided Gover
nor Long is ousted. The latter’s 11-month term of office
has seen him involved in almost continual political strife.
RACE HORSES DIE
HAVRE DE GRACE, April 19, (JP)
—Eight valuable race horses were
destroyed in a fire at the race
track and in unidentified stable
boy is missing. The fire started
in the stables occupdied by the
string of Harry Payne Whitney and
three stables were burned before it
was brought under control.
POPULAR ELECT!
C. OF E. ID HEAD
ROADS. PROPOSED
EXPERIMENTAL FUR FARM BE
ESTABLISHED FAR FROM
BIG FUR CENTER
JUNEAU, April, 19, (Special to
The Gateway)—The house has
passed Ziegler’s bill creating a box
nig commission appointive by the
Governor with headquarters at
Ketchikan. It will be composed of
three members, the first to hold
a term of one, two, and three years
and three year terms thereafter as
vacancies occur. The measure now
goes to the senate where it is ex
pected to pass.
Two bills were introduced by four
members from the first division to
provide for the popular election of
a Commissioner of Education and
Highway Commissioner at the next
general election and thereafter.
The house has amended and
passed the school refunl' bill limit
ing the maximum amount to $40,
000 to be received by any single
school on the basis of 85 per cent
to schools under 150 pupils and 75
per cent to schools more than that
number.
It amended McCain’s fur farm
bill by cuttinng the appropriation
from $40,000 to $20,000 and fixing
the site of an experimental farm
at the Alaska College.
The house also passed the bill
appropriating $500 for publicity for
the international highway project;
another carrying $10,000 for com
bating reindeer parasites; $5,000
for air mail subsidies and $30,000
for continuation 6f cooperative
mining investigation by federal
and territorial authorities.
McCormick introduced a bill for
n wfish trap taxes carrying $75
as a base tax instead of $200 .as at
present and surtaxes graduated
from $3 per 1,000 for between 25,
000 and 75,000, to $10 for 200,000
andn over.
Senate passed the Dunn meas
ure providing for continuation of
the prospectors aid experiment and
other minor measures.
WOMEN OF 74 STUDIES
STILLWATER, Okla., April 19,
(JP)—Mrs. Lucy E. Woodhead goes
to school with students young en- \
ough to be her grandchildren. At
74 she is studying for a master of |
science degree at Oklahoma A.
and M. college.
Class work comes so easily to
Mrs. Woodhead that she finds time
to assist fellow students in their
lessons.
She “went to school” by enter
ing the Kansas State Teachers
college at Emporia with her,
daughter. When they were grad
uated in the same c la s s, Mrs.
Woodhead was the oldest and her
daughter the youngest graduate.
IMPENDING STRUGGLE OVER
INCORPORATION EXPORT
PROVISION, NOT SEEN
WASHINGTON, April 19, (/P)—
Although the senate is iq adjourn
ment until Monday, the wheels of
congress are gathering momentum
for the expeditious fulfillment of
one of the principal purposes of
which it was called into session.
Operating under the rules of
limiting debate for the remainder
of the week the house planned to
have the farm relief bill advanced
to a stage where the amendments
Leaders are hopeful the mesaure
may be considered on Monday,
will be brought to a vote and sent
to* the senate on Tuesday or Wed
nesday.
They do not look for trouble to
arise immediately out of the un
ending struggle over incorporation
of the export debenture provision.
The strongest support in that pro
posal is seen in the senate where it
included a tentative draft of the
bill. There, the house, ways and
means committee will be called to
consider its draft.
Another major item of the ad
ministration program is the tariff
revision bill. The senate judiciary
committee will also be called to
consider the right of Mellon to
hold office.
KINDLING WOOD MADE FROM
TWO BUILDINGS; NO
CLUES OBTAINED
GASTONIA, N. C., April 18 f/P)
The strike headquarters, of the Na
tional Textile Workers Union, from
which organizers have been direct
ing the strike at Loray, was demo
lished by a band of masked men.
The relief store, established by the
union next door to the headquar
ters, also was destroyed. So far as
has been learned none were injured
although several fist fights and
scattered shots occurred. Several
dozen men made kindling out of
two buildings. The county officers
have no clues.
GAMBLE LEFT BEHIND
OWING BUD TAKEOFF
PRINCE GEORGE, April, 19 (&)—
Aviator Cramer landed his plane
at 10:45 yesterday morning. Avia
tor Gamble remained at McBride
because the plane was unable to
take off from the mud with the
heavy load. He will come here
by train. The plane was to leave
today for Hazelton of weather con
ditions were perfect.
COAST GUARD SCRAPE
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 19,
(/P)—The Norwegian minister ask
ed a report from his consul on
the Coast Guard firing on the
Norwegian fruit ship Juan. *