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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 88. SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
PRESIDEDNT HOOVER DWELLED
ALMOST ENTIRELY ON
FARM SITUATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 16,
</P)_president Herbert Hoover in
his message to congress, with un
usual brevity and directness rec
ommended to congress, the crea
tion of a federal farm board with
authority over resources and to
remedy recurring causes of de
pression in the agricultural indus
try; a limited revision of the
tariff, reorganization of the tariff
commission, also completion of the
legislation initiated at the last ses
sion; suspension of national or
gins in the clause of the immi
gration act, taking of the 1930
census and reapportionment of the
congressional representation.
No Fee or Tax
While proposing board powers
for the federal farm board the
Chief Executive suggested no
amount that a fund be furnished
by the treasury and proposed a
safeguard for instrumentalities
and activities created under the
act.
"There should be no fee or tax
imposed on the farmer”, adding
government funds should be fur
nished only upon application of
the farmer or owned controlled
agencies than only when other
services of credit are not avail
able and at reasonable rates under
the revision of tariff rates.
President Hoover declared he
will test whether there has been
a substantial slackening in the
activity of the industry. Last
year’s’ consequent decrease of em
ployment because of competition
of products in that industry, was
emphasized.
No Discrimination
There vvill be no discrimination
against any foreign industry in
volved, he told congress, and in
determining changes in the tariff
they must consider the interests
of the country as a whole.
In proposing the reorganization
of the tariff commission he said
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H SIOP FLIGHT
SEME-JUNEAU
liDEWITH EASE
JUNEAU, April 16, (^P)—Pilot
Eckmann, of the seaplane used
only 120 gallons of gasoline on
the flight from Seattle to Juneau.
Varying weather conditions were
experienced at the start but no
gales. But as the miles were cov
ered slight winds were encounter
ed necessitating low flying, some
times as low as 100 feet. Then the
altitude of several thousands of
feet would be attained.
The pilot gave Mechanic Hack
Halloran credit for the perfect
functioning of the machine.
Navigator Robert Ellis, also was
given much of the credit, by the
pilot. At any time during the
flight Ellis was able to place his
pencil on the exact location where
the machine was flying.
ARRIVES AT JUNEAU
| JUNEAU, April 16, (A3)—Com
jpleting the first non-stop Seat
tle-Alaska flight, a seaplane pilot
led by Ancel Eckmann of Seattle
arrived over Juneau at 12 minutes
j to 2:00 o’clock yesterday after
noon; hit the water as seven and
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one-half minutes later, Juneau
i time.
THOUGHT HIMSELF TO BE ON
THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS
BREAKDOWN, SAID
LONDON, April, 15, (A5)—Capt.
John Pitt Dening, internationally
kknown polo star, who was cap
tain of the British polo team
which played at Meadowbrook in
1925 was found shot to death in
his hotel room at Westminister
; under mysterous circumstances,
j The door of the room had been
locked from the inside and a re
volver was found lying beside the
body. Not until the inquest will
all the details of the tragedy be
unraveled. A letter to the cor
oner found in the rooms referred
to a head wound the captain re
ceived on the polo field and his
belief that he was on the verge
of a serious mental breakdown.
MANILA, April 16, (A3)—Plans for
the creation of a “Grand Revolu
tionary Army” were nipped with
the arrest of 21 members of the
“Army”. Daggers, bolos, and revo
lutionary literature were seized.
The constabulary, however, placed
no importance on the organiza
tion as a revolutionary measure,
contending that the real intent
of the organizers was to make
money thru the sale of commis
sions.
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MANY OF THE PASSENGERS
HAD ALREADY SCATTERED
HOMES, KETCHIKAN
KETCHIKAN, April 16, (A3)—
| The liner Alaska, of the A. S. S.
Co., was quarantined by Dr. R.
V. Ellis, public health officer, upon
receipt of a telegram Dr. E. -T.
Hanley, health commissioner for j
Seattle advising him of the pre
sence aboard of Fernato Ferrer, a
Filipino, who is said to have been
in contact with spinal miningitis.
Many passengers of the 324
aboard the steamer had disem
barked and were not permitted to
go back to the ship. Ketchikan
passengers had scattered to their
homes in the city.
PROMISE TO DUMP OVERBOARD
BULK OF BOOZE UPON
ARRIVING OFF-SHORE
CHERBOURG, France, April 16,
i/P)—The S. S. Liviathan arrived
! with all its bottles of medicinal
whiskey and brandy unopened,
; from the trip from New York.
Officials from the dry depart
ment and ship’s officers stated the
return voyage will be a wet one
for an additional quantity of liq
uor is being taken aboard suffi
cient to meet the needs of passen
gers.
What is left over, above the
medicinal supply, will be dump
ed overboard just before the ves
sel reaches the 12-mile limit.
PLANE CRASHES
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, April
15, (/P)—Captain W. T. Lancaster
crashed from an altitude of 100
feet, in the takeoff for a flight to
Maracay, Venevuela. The plane
was wrecked, and Lancaster taken
to a hospital where his injuries
were believed not serious.
0. S. GOLF TEAM
GROSSES ATLANTIC
SEEKING HOilS
WILL ENGAGE BRITISH PRO
FESSIONALS DURING LAT
TER PART OF MONTH
NEW YORK, April 16, (/P)—'The
United .State Ryder Cub golf team,
all native Americans sailed on
board the steamer Mauretania, for
great Britain where they will en
gage British professionals at Moor
town Leeds, on April 26 and 27.
It is exceptionally unique in
the annals of professional golf
for this is the first team of native
born professionals to compete on
foreign soil against British col
leagues. Altho the lineup will
not be selected until just prior to
the play, Captain Walter Hagen
has a strong list to choose from.
Heading the list is Johnny Far
rell, and others of prominence are
young Horton Smith. Leo Diegel,
A1 Espinosa, Ed Dudley, John
Golden, Gene Sarazen, and Joe
Turnesa.
SPIRITED DEFENSE IS
WARSAW, Poland, April 16, (JP)
Marshall Pilsudski, in a spirited
defense of former finance minister
Czechowicz, recently impeached by
the lower house of the diet, de
clared him to be the best finance
minister the country has ever
had, and compared the other
members of the Diet to monkeys
or lower animals.
AMENDMENT TO WORKMEN’S
COMPENSATION ACT SENT
UP FOR SIGNATURE
JUNEAU, April 16, (Special to
the Gateway)—The house over
rode the proposal to defer action
on the comptroller bill until Wed
nesday and adopted the committ
ee amendments recommended for
clearing the way for its final dis
posal tomorrow.
As amended the measure is
minus any trace of either a con
troller or a control board but
does contain workable provisions
for an auditor and the popular
election of an auditor and treas
urer beginning with the next
general election.
The passage, as amended, is vir
tually certain.
Seven new bills were introduced
in the house, one by Winn pro
viding for marriage ceremonies to
be performed by Salvation army
officers; one by Donnelly seeks
the sum of $10,000 for improve
ment of the Iditarod river; two
by McCain giving fur farmers
more protection of animals and
safeguarding them against tres
passers; one by the third division
delegation for the appropriation
of $40,000 for stream clearing and
destruction of predatory enemies
of salmon in cooperation with
the bureau of fisheries; Zeigler
introduced a memorial urging con
gress to grant citizenship to Met
lakatla Indians born in British
Columbia and which affects about
300.
The house concurred the senate
amendment to the workmen’s
compensation act and it was
sent to the Governor for his sig
nature.
The senate passed the house
bill making Armistice Day a legal
holiday.
The senate defeated Dimond’s
bill placing women on the same
basis as men in respecting per
sonel property and pecuniary
rights; also another bill of Sen
ator Dimond providing for cum
ulative voting of banking stocks.
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NEW YORK, April 16, (JP)—
“Babe” Ruth appeared in the
Yankee lineup for the opening
game with a license to marry
Mrs. Claire Hodgson, former act
ress. The widow said the ceremo
ny will take place sometime this
week.
The actress said the license had
been obtained yesterday after
the usual closing hour of the
license bureau. “Babe” appeared
at the bureau with his future
wife, and another woman, and
the city clerk offered to marry
the famous player at once but
Ruth declined reminding him
that the baseball season “opens
tomorrow.”
AIRSHIPS TO DOCK EASIER
THAN OCEAN LINERS
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i'ciV./ engineers are developing a telescopic mooring mast for dirigibles.
Comm. Garland Fulton (inset) says the best features of the recently devel
oped stub mast (right) and the widely used high mast (left) are comb
Fed in fhe new one under construe-tion. The drawing (center) shows th
e for* cf the mast in detail with its passageway for passengers from the a
irship.