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VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 266. SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1931.
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EDITORIAL It
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GOOD NEWS FOR THE
SEWARD REPUBLICAN CLUI
The announcement that Dele
gate Wickersham has been namec
on five of the most important Con
gressional committees as they re
late to Alaska, was received witt
elation by Seward Republicans
who see in the selection a directior
of interest to Alaska never be
fore accorded.
As will be noted by the list ol
committees to which Delegate
Wickersham has been assigned
they all have to do with questions
in which Alaska shares importance
with any section of the country
In addition, Judge Wickersham is
placed upon what is practical^
the resurrection of a committee
long lost sight of, that of Mine'
and Mining.
This last assignment guarantees
that the work started last sum
mer by the Geological Survey will
be carried further and that the
government is prepared to accord
mining the interest it merits.
Taking the committees as the}
are enumerated, the committee or
the Merchant Marine, gives th<
Delegate opportunity for renewing
the fight to have Alaska placed or
an equal footing with other sec
tions of the country, and thus
opening the way for direct ship
ment to eastern markets of fish
which have been denied this priv
ilege hitherto.
In point of Public Lands, an op
portunity is offered for radical re
adjustments of the rules and regu
lations affecting Alaska, while that
of Indian Affairs places the Dele
gate in a strong position with
Alaskan natives. Equal in import
ance is Delegate Wickersham’s as
signment to the committee on Ter
ritories, of which a pioneer Mon
tanan is chairman.
Here is a connection which sup
plies an index to what may be ex
pected regarding Alaska. Chair
man Evans of the Committee on
Territories, began life in the mines
of Butte, where he studied law
while working in various capaci
ties, and became one of the lead
ing attorneys for the Amalgamat
ed Copper Company during the
titanic battle between that corp
oration and the F. Augustus Heinze
interests. Being a western man
who has a broad grasp of condi
tions as they affect new countries,
Mr. Evans may be looked to as
a powerful ally of Delegate Wick
ersham in shaping the future des
tiny of the Territory.
Armed with this stragetic ad
vantage, the local Republicans
are enthusiastic over their chances
In the Territorial elections, leav
ing it to the Democrats to launch
the assault against what they
claim is an impregnable position.
* * * *
Despite the fact that Hawaii
boasts a population of 300,000,
Alaska with 60,000 population, or
one-fifth, takes almost half of
what the land of hula and sun
shine takes in purchases in the
United States.
* * * *
Well, that’s enough figures for
one day; of this kind anyway. Go
over to the gym tonight and see
the other kind of figures. ? ? ? ?
SCHOONER JOSEPHINE K
BUCK ON THE OLD JOB
OF LIQUOR RUNNING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.
</P)~The Josephine K was said by
Assistant Attorney General Young
i quist to have returned to her for
mer occupation of liquor running.
In his annual report, he said this
resulted after the vessel had been
released on bond following her cap
ture for liquor smuggling last
i January.
The seizure created an interna
; tional incident. She was fired on
by the Coast Guard when she at
tempted to escape off Sandy Hook,
. N. J., and her master was fatally
wounded.
The Canadian government has
protested and negotiations for a
settlement are now going on.
Youngquist said all of the 20
! foreign ships seized last year were
| British.
I EDITOR DIVIDES THE
|
INTO FIDE CUSSES
NEW YORK, Dec. 18. '(/P) — John
Schemm, editor of the Tatler and
American Sketch, society publica
tions whose stock selling activities
are under investigation by the At
torney General’s office, revealed
unusual methods by tvhich he di
vided the nation’s debutantes into
five classifications. These grades
were A, B, C, D and E to Z.
The editor claimed he alone was
responsible for branding and as
serted only the members of notable
j families could win lhe rating of A.
Wealth alone, he said, could never
I get a debutante into such high
j standing.
Society, he stated, is composed
of ‘‘people who for several genera
tions have lived a correct, decent
life” and mere membership in what
formerly was known as “the 400” no
longer is sufficient to obtain the
highest grade for a debutante.
Mr. Schemm intimated that his
system of rating is infallible.
I IT'S THE MEN WHO
MUST PUT UNO PAT
SEATTLE, Wash. Dec. 17. (vP) —
A settlement out of court for a
sum of $7,500 ended the retrail of
the half-million dollar breach of
promise suit by MLss Ivyl Barker,
former school teacher against R.
B. Brown, wealthy real estate deal
er.
She won $175,000 at the first
trial which the higher court said
was excessive
ARREST SMUGGLERS
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Dec.
17. (A5)—Federal agents yesterday
arrested five Chinese here and suc
ceeded in taking several hundred
dollars worth of opium. The Chin
ese are being held in a Los Angeles
jail.
M'FIDDEN RESTATES
! CHARGES AGAINST HERB
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 17.
(/•?)—Representative McFadden, of
Pennsylvania, repeated his charges
that President Hoover was respon
sible for the losing of hundreds of
I millions of American money at the
! bidding of Kuhn, Loci and Com
pany, Warburgs and other German
American bankers, and that Hoo
ver was elected President in order
I that he might effect just such ar
rangements.
McFadden also said that he was
ready to back up his statements
with facts.
5$ PRINCESS SflFlI
DISASTER 15 HIS
' BEFORE THE COURT
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18. (^)—
The U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
; Thursday took the case of ciaim
| ants of the S3 Princess Sofia dlsas
| ter under submission.
Arguments of counsel for claim
ants and the Canadian Pacific,
owner of the ship which sank near
Skagway, October 25, 1918, are be
ing heard.
The cases of the 227 claimants
and heirs of the nearly 400 per
sons drowned have been in the
courts for 13 years.
Federal Judge Neterer in Seattle
limited the liability to $8,917 each.
The heirs seek a total of more than
$2,250,000.
Tire claimants base their claims
on allegations of insufficient life
boats, antiquated life rafts and in
sufficient radio operators. The com
pany denied all charges, attribut
ing the wreck solely to rough wa
ter.
VICTORY EXPECTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 17.
(/P)—The House will receive the
moratorium ratification plan in
t/me for a vote tomorrow or Satur
day unless newr and unexpected de
velopments block present plans.
Despite the amount of opposition
shown, victory for the plan is ex
pected.
MANY INMATES
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 17.
(JP)—With 1317 inmates, every cell
in the prison here is now occupied.
However, it is expected that the
prison population will be somewhat
reduced as a result of a number of
Christmas pardons which will be
put into effect.
RICH DISCOVERY
PANAMA CITY, Dec. 17. UP)—An
nouncement of the discovery of the
richest veins of gold in the world
was made by the British-owned
Panama Corporation, Ltd. The vein
said to be worth $16,000,000, was
discovered in the mineral mine at
Vera Cruz, Panama.
CONGRESS IN RECESS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.
(JP)—Congress will probably have a
recess from next Tuesday to Jan
uary 4 next year.
INDIAN MURDERED
! KETCHIKAN, Dec. 18. (/P)—'Tom
'Harris, a young Indian 27 years of
age, was found aboard his boat at
(Thomas Basin dead. He had been
| killed by a rifle bullet which offi
[ cials believe entered his back. A
'search is underway in an effort to
j apprehend the murderer.
HP liUSTIUSTS
FILL! REACH FRISCO
SOT HOT BT AIRPLANE
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18. (/P)—
Three times grounded in an effort
to fly from Seattle to San Fran
cisco, Count Ayshe Kabayama and
Takahashl Komatsu, industrialists
of Japan, arrived in this city by
rail on their way to New York.
They were met at the Ferry
Building by William B. Hamilton,
collector of customs; Kanama Wa
gasuki, Japanese Counsel, and
Seichi Nakase, San Francisco man
ager of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Count Kabayama is a graduate
of Amherst, attending that college
while Calvin Coolidge was a stud
ent there. Mr. Komatsu was man
ager of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha
here until Its merger with the
Nippon company in 1926. He was
interpreter for Colonel and Mrs.
Charles Lindbergh on their air tour
of Japan.
STOCKS LIQUIOATEO TO
ESTABLISH LOSSES FOR
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.
(JP) — Unless holders of securities
cease liquidation of stocks in an
effort to establish losses for tax
purposes, Congress may be influ
enced to abolish the provisions of
the law permitting such action,
Representative Bacharach, member
of the Ways and Means Committee,
declared.
Mr. Bacharach said he was con
vinced many stockholders were dis
posing of .securities since the ad
ministration proposed higher in
come surtax rates and said such
action served to depress the market
value further. His statement close
ly followed reports that Congress
will soon press for investigation of
short selling.
GERMANE CAN PKlf
REPORTS COMMITTEE
BASIL, Dec. 17. (JF)—Statisticians
of the sub-committee of the Young
Plan commission, reported that the
Reichstag’s foreign trade balance
should be more than sufficient to
pay $150,000,000 in unconditional
annuities, as held .essential by
France.
Committee members are holding
up their recommendatioh as to the
time and place for an international
conference on this matter until the
American Congress acts on the
moratorium.
MOVEMENT FOR
1011T1S COOL
ASSURED LOCALLY
! EVAN JONES COAL CO. ASSURED
MARKET IF BUNKERS
BUILT
Much encouragement is felt lo
cally as to acquiring coal bunkers
because of a recent interchange of
telegrams between the Evan Jones
Coal Company of Anchorage, Col.
Otto F. OhLson, general manager of
the Alaska Railroad, now in Wash
ington, D. C., and with Alaska’s
Delegate to Congress, Hon. James
Wickersham.
The first of these telegrams from
President Oscar Anderson of the
Evans Jones Coal Company was as
follows:
“Col. O. F. Ohlson,
“Washington, D. C.—
“We now feel practically certain
that 10,000 tons of coal, the min
imum requirement of the Alaska
Railroad for the erection of coal
bunkers at Seward, can be attained
th*a year providing bunkers are in
stalled -ds soon as possible.
“General Manager Dave Branch,
head of the Libby, McNeil, Libby
Alaska canneries, is well pleased
with the quality of the coal and will
buy 2,500 tons of Alaska coal this
year and we are now shipping an
other 500 tons to Cordova and
smaller lots to Southeastern Alaska.
“With these repeat orders and ad
ditional business, together with
other business we are certain we
can get, with the proper loading
facilities and high quality coal now
being produced, makes clear the
immediate necessity for this im
provement. There will be no trou
ble in getting plenty of support
from Anchorage, Seward and else
where providing you are in favor
of it. Right now is the big oppor
tunity to secure additional ton
nage for the Alaska Railroad and
should not be overlooked. Please
wire immediately your attitude.
“We note that in the Seattle
Times the government received
bids November 19 on 80,000 tons of
coal for the Manila Railroad. There
is no reason why we should not be
able to bid on this hereafter If
bunkers are erected in Seward. ’
Colonel Ohlson’s reply:
“Evan Jones Coal Co.,
“Anchorage, Alaska,—
“Wickersham introducing bill at
this session of Congress for the
construction of coal bunkers at
Seward and I will not oppose it
and if asked will advise possibili
ties.”
The wire sent to Delegate Wick
ersham by the Evan Jones Coal
Company was practically identical
to that sent to Colonel Ohlson, but
also included the Colonel’s reply.
The Seward Chamber of Com
merce wrote weeks ago and have
been continuing to do so, letters to
all Congressmen who have recently
visited Alaska, to the Delegate, the
Interior Department, and to scores
of others, urging their support to
ward the construction of local coal
bunkers. Not a stone, so to speak,
has been overlooked.
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