MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIV NUMBER 64.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1929.
PRICE TEN GENTS
ALASKANS CONTINUE HOME
WARD TREK FROM WINTER
IN THE STATES
SEATTLE, March 19, (A5)—The S.
8. Aleutian, of the Alaska Steam
^vship company, sailed from Seattle
-Sunday at 5 p. m. for Alaska with
• 88 passengers on board. There
were 65 for Seward, as follows:
Mrs. Pearce, Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
Kruger, George Gray, Mike Me
Dermott, W. P. Breslin, J. L. Tobin,
Clyde R. Ellis, D. H. BarthoU, A. M.
Rice, Philip Echart, G. W. Foss,
Lynn Smith, Mrs. H. Stolz, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Cody and child, Jas.
Gray.
O. Olson, J. Moon, A. M. Crock
er, B. Madison, E. T. Hyde, Lillian
Santos, Mrs. G. Roberts, Mrs. V.
Boardway, William Falkner, Geo.
Brown, Robert Carlson, Ewd. E.
Diehl William Hughes, V. L. De
mensen, Mr. and Mrs. Souther
land, Barbara Haslem, Mrs. H. G.
Haslem, Alice Haslem, Mrs. P. An
derson.
Charles Brown, Bobbie Curran,
Mrs Frank Curran, Mrs. A. Miller,
Mrs. Andrew Moore, Mrs. E. McGee,
K'zel Watson, Dr. Gustafson. Mrs.
'l/m. ,7. Rassmussen, Mr. and Mrs.
George Hanley, Mr. and Mrs. F.
W. Jenkins, Joe Flowers, Mr. and
g, Mrs. Percy Hubbard, F. R. Bear
*4 heart, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nelson,
Pearl Matson, Elizabeth McKragh,
Alex McAllister, E. G. Wetzler, W.
J. Shannon.
There are also nine steerage
passengers for Seward.
MANY S^ORT-S SEALING AC
CESSORIES FOR BREWS
CLOSE THEIR DOORS
WASHINGTON. March 19, (A5)—
Already the »famous Jones law,
‘ ■liich provides maximum sentence
tor violations of the liouor law of
five years in prison or 510,000 fine
,>r both, is having its effect on the
capita).
Maov bootleggers, fearful of
prosecution under the new laws,
• have already evacuated the city,
while others more nervy have rais
■ d the pi ices of their wares until
, .isto.ners have decided to “board
{he water wagon”.
Manv of the stores that sell “ac
cessories” for brewing beer and
concocting ether alcoholic bever
uces have begun to close up or
iiminate goods that might be
considered objectionable.
SUSPECTED MURDERER
MIAMI, March, 19, (/PI—Dake
frunty grand jury returned two
indictments against Eddie Wilson,
alleged gambler sought as the
mspectcd murderer of Thomas
WalSh and E. E. Gaylord, Cleve
land gambler who operated a
gambling syndicate in the hotel
where Walsh was shot.
NEW YORK CITY, March 19. (/P)
—A sealed verdict was opened
yesterday and it reported a
disagreement by the jury in the
trial of the charges by Marcia
Estardua that she had been
beaten and bitten at her New
Year’s party two years ago. She
had asked for $200,000 damages.
The trial was held Monday.
WITHOUT BUTTLE
CITY EVACUATED IN ORDER IN
HABITANTS BE SPARED OF
HORROR, AIR ATTACK
MEXICO CITY, March 19, (/P)—
Having captured the rebel city of
Torreon without battle federal
armies are pressing in pursuit of
the insurgents to the north. Gen
eral Calles has promised a cam
paign of extermination against
the rebels and their organization.
A strong column of federals
are advancing on Chinuahua, an
‘xmpt-rivuii® icuer oase.
General Excobar has consolidat
ed his position at Escalon. 100
miles north, and is expected to
engage the federals In a major bat
tle within 24 hours.
It is asserted he evacuated Tor
reon in order to spare the inhab
itants the horror of air raids sev
eral of which have taken place
and taken a toll of four lives.
A request for peace terms is re
ported to have been recieved by
Prsident Portes Gil who declared
he will not treat with the insur
gents. The rebel generals denied
they were suing for peace.
SIX PISTOLS FOUND IN STREET:
TWO GUNS FOUND ON COP
WHO WAS OFF DUTY
NEW YORK, March 19, (A3)—In a
gang fued over the control of the
liquor supply business, policemen
riding in a car in Brooklyn, killed
a gang leader, who was engaged in ,
a gun fight with members of a j
rival gang.
Patrolman Daniel Maloney, 28,
died on the way to the Norwegian
hospital with a bullet near his
heart.
Thomas Connel, 33, who the po
lice said was a friend of Maloney’s, |
was shot in the leg. Harold Rich- '
ard. 41, was shot in the shoulder.
Police sergeant Charles McCar- j
thy reported to his superiors that j
he shot Maloney and Connell
when he came upon the gun fight. j
Believing it was a holdup he open
ed fire. After the shooting the no
lice found six pistols in the street
and two guns on Maloney who was
off duty.
SEATTLE, March 19, (/P)—The
Alaska eight-passenger amphibian
airplane of the Gorst Air Trans
port, Inc., is expected to start it's
flight to southeastern Alaska in
10 days to make a two weeks sur
vey of the route over which the
company expects to establish a
passenger service.
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ELIZABETHTON, Term., March
19, (A‘)—National guardsmen, act
ing as deputy sheriffs, nor as a
military organization, guarded the
plants of two Rayon factories
5,500 striking workmen whose de
mands for increased pay has been
refused. Sheriff Moreland com
missioned the guardsmen follow'
ing disturbances.
'WOFOIL
l Pi is MM
HnnvP” to MODIFY
’tut? '•» w OP» CONSERVA
TION policy
vra.c’MTMri'rr>N 19, (TP)_
President. Hoover’s determi nation
' o sl ori leasing of government oil
bods wns transformed into direct
potion when Dr Ray Wilbur, new
-wretcrv of interior, ordered that
fdl oil lease applications now
pending shnil be rejected and no
row applications shall be received.
The President refused to modify
the new oil conservation policy
when requested by Senator
Thomas Walsh, prosecutor in the
senate oli scandals exnose. Altho
.Uwavs an advocate of oii conser
vation. Senator Walsh protest.; a
against the Presidential act. be
cause it would have o, deleterious
effect in his state.
SEEKS NEW TREATY
WASHINGTON. March 19. (Vh
Correspondence reveals that (
is seeking a new reciprocity tree
with i.he United States whu .1
would effect further reduction in
tarrif One proposal is for the aa
nission of Cuba sugar duty free at
American ports.
NEW BATHING SUITS INSURE A GENUINE HEALTHY TAN
Well tanned shoulders and backs are insured by the latest styles in
bathing suits. At the left is a one shou lder suit. When one shoulder is brown
the suit may be reversed to obtain an even tan. At right, Helen Meany, fan
cy diving champion, is shown in a new low backed suit. Center: Peppi Eng
lander and Susan Sisman getting an early tan at Havana.
CONTROLLER BILL INTRODUC
ED WITH MANY CHANGES
FROM FORMER
JUNEAU, March 19, (Special to
the Gateway)—L. D. Henderson,
commissioner of education for the
last 12 years, was defeated yester
day for reelection when the board
of education elected L. W. Breuer,
superintendent of Cordova schools.
The vote was three to two.
Senators Steel, Anderson and
Frame voted for Breuer and Gov.
Parks and Senator Dunn for Mr.
Henderson. The latter remains in
office until June 30.
Henderson’s candidacy was en
dorsed by school boards, parent
teachers associations, schools and
individuals from all parts of the
Territory. More than 60 telegrams
and letters were sent to the board
urging Henderson's reappointment
but only a few of these were ac
tually read by the board as Steel
said he had a date with his den
tist and did not have time to lis
ten to the reading of them all.
Breuer is a graduate of the
state normal college of Belling
ham. and the University of Wash
ington'. he has 10 years teaching
and executive experience. He went
to Nome in in 1926 and to Cordova
last year.
AN OID GHOST
Last Saturday Steel introduced
tb.’ old controller bill in the sen
ate with a number of changes
from the 1927 bill the main differ
ence being the elimination of the
attorney general from the board
of cuntrol and the provision for
t.ie r. if an auditor who.
with tiie e. ive;i;,,r and treasur
er. are also to be elective; these
would comprise the board of con
trollers.
It would be given wide authority
including taking over all functions
now performed by the Governor
and secretary of Alaska including
the appointive powers of the Gov
ernor and control all other de
partmental policies of every branch
of the Territorial government.
A copy of this new measure is
being mailed to the Gateway as
soon as available.
HEMIIHHSE
MANY PAYING TAXES EARLIER
REPORTS COLLECTOR POE
TACOMA OFFICE
TACOMA, March 19, (A3)— A
healthy Increase In income tax
payments in the districts of Alas
ka and Washington is reported by
Burns Poe, collector of internal
revenue.
A total of $2,807,053 was collect
'd the first 16 days in March as
ompared to $2,430,810 for the
amc period last year.
About $450,000 was collected
during Jaunary and February
sach and many are paying their
taxes earlier.