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TTIN INVENTS II
THIEF PROOF LOCK
UENnN, Calif., May 14.
men with the deftest
0cas and sharpest ears in San
Quentin were agreed that Harold
Marsk, San Diego, Calif., robber,
serving a long term here, had
perfected a theft proof lock.
Marks’ device is a key and com
bination rolled into one. The
combination is set for a series of
words instead of numbers and the
key cannot be inserted until the
proper words have been spelled.
Revolving discs prevent picking.
Professional locksmiths and San
Quentin prisoners alike were baf
fled. Marks has sent the lock
to Washington for patenting,
May 14, 1:30 p. m —
J. S. Stanton vs. Brown &
Hawkins. Mr. Stanton on the
stand. Objection to admission of
plaintiff’s exhibit “E” sustained.
Plaintiff rests. Motion for direct
ed verdict by defendant. Motion
over-ruled. A. H. Meyer and T.
W. Hawkins sworn in and testi
fied for defendant. Defendant
rests: Motion for directed verdict
defendant. Taken under ad
visement by court. Trial contin
ued to 9:30 a. m., May 15.
Evelyn Ruth Alcock, represent- j
ed by Atty. C. Almy vs Wm. Ed
ward Alcock, represented by At
torney E. P. Harwood.
Trial by court. Evelyn Ruth Al
cock, Prank E. Loomis and Mrs.
W. G. Hughes sworn and testi
fied for plaintiff. Findings of fact
and conclusions of law, decree of
divorce.
Anton Schilter admitted to cit- j
izenship. Witnesses L. A. Peel
and: P. C. McMullen.
Court adjourned to 9:30 a. m.f |
May. 15.
May 15, 9:30 a. m.—
Stanton Vs. Brown & Hawkins.
Court granted defendant’s mo
tion for directed verdict. Jerry T. j
Allen elected foreman of jury.'
Verdict in favor of defendant re
turned upon court’s order.
Petit jury discharged.
In matter of the appointment
of Attorney E. P. Harwood as
guardian “ad litem”. E. P. Har
wood as per order appointed guar- I
dian for William A. Mackintoch,!
an infant.
Recess until 2 p. m.
INVITATION FOR BIDS ON
COMPLETING DORMITORY
AT EKLUTNA, ALASKA
Sealed bids will be received at
the office of the Bureau of In
dian Affairs, Anchorage, Alaska,
until 2 o’clock p. m. Saturday
May 23, 1931, and then publicly
opened, for completion of con
struction of Girls’ Dormitory at
Eklutna, Alaska requiring con
crete work, erection of brick
chimney, painting, plumbing,
heating plant and laundry boilers.
The entire work will be in
cluded in one contract. Bids on
items only will not be accepted.
Copies of specifications and
prescribed form of contract may
be obtained and plans of the
building may be inspected on
application to the undersigned.
Bids should be forwarded in
sealed envelope addressed to the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Anchor
age, Alaska, and marked “Bid on
Completing Dormitory, Eklutna.”
The right is reserved, as the
the interest of the government
all bids and to waive any infor
mality in the bids received.
Arthur H. Miller, Acting Dis
trict Sup’t. of Schools.
TO OPEN BEAUTY SHOP
Lillian Anderson arrived from
Seattle on the SSS Yukon and is
spending today looking for a de- j
sireable location in which to open j
up a modern beauty parlor. Watch
for further announcement.
3-ROOM apartment lor rent at
J. L. Graef.
CONDITIONS OUTSIDE BAD;
STAY IN ALASKA, LATHROP
"Alaskans can be glad they are
in Alaska,” said Capt. A. E. Lath
rop, head of the Empress Theatre
Circuit, the Healy River Coal Corp.
and National Republican Commit
tee from Alaska, who returned |
today from Seattle. “Conditions |
out there are bad and may get
worse before the turn for better
ment comes.” Captain Lathrop
stated he is glad the citizens of
Seward will soon have the pleas
ure of viewing “talkies.” That
D. C. Brownell, local theatre own
er, will be served identical films,
as shown on the Empress Circuit.
Practicaly all will be seen here
six weeks after the initial show
ing in the States and everyone
has been carefully selected.
VAN GILDER—D. A. Chaunsey. j
Malcolm Elliott, Mrs. E. M. Nelson, i
! Mrs. W. R. Sproat, D. C. Richards,
! Mabel M. Briggs, Alice M Dun
comb, H. C. Dunlop, Mike Cleaver,
Sam Shucklin, Dick Douglas, K.
Chisholm, Wm, Regan, D. Morgan,
H. W. Stewart. Mrs. N. D. Savage',
R. Lawrence, Leta M. Maseo, Mrs.
A. C. Christenson.
SEWARD—R. Komps, L. Lind,
berg, D. Pravine, G. A. Hendrick
son, D. T. McCrea, Mr. and Mrs. H.
Leonard, Alex Drusen, D. F. Kee
gar, Mrs. M. E, Corthell and chil
dren.
OVERLAND—G. Capok, J. M.
Smith, F. Fair man, S. Head, Ed
ward Johns, Ben Bruelly. W. Mick
ens, R. E. Scott, R. Frasier, P. M.
Clafferty, G. E. Lewis, E. Olson, C.
Jonson, Karl Horn, P. A. Crowe, R.
A. Mulchinsn, W. T. Barter.
GILLILAND—Lyle Brace, H. D.
Hart, W. Svane, Robert Fritsche.
PILOT BARNHILL TAKES 3
Pilot Barnhill of the Pacific
International Airways of Alaska,
Inc., arrived at 1:30 o’clock ^ from
Anchorage to pick up three pas
sengers for Fairbanks. A half
hour after landing, Barnhill left
with Joe Freeman of the Seattle
Hardware Co., Herb Reed, gener
al manager of the Alaska chain of
Piggly Wiggly stores, and Theo.
Olson of the F. E. Co. For the
purpose of permitting Mr. Reed i
to confer with his Anchorage
manager, Barnhill will stop two
hours there, continuing on dir
ect to Fairbanks.
The first strawberries of the
season will be sent into Fairbanks
next week b plane from Valdez;
the Pacific In arm ional Airways
of Alaska has the job.
LANSING, May 16. (/P)—Drink
ing is on the increase among wo
men in Ontario because of acces
sibility of liquor in the home,
Ben H. Spence, Toronto journalist,
declared at a mass meeting here.
"Two Heart* In Walti Time*” one of the
litnt Bnttmrid record* *t the Alaska Shop
IM NOTICE
CALL FOR BIOS FOR OPERATION
OF VESSEL ALONG COAST OF
COOK INLET—SEASONS OF 1931
AND 1932.
Telegraphic or written bids or
offers for subsidy provided by the
Tenth Alaska Legislature will be
received at the office of the Gov
ernor of Alaska, Juneau, up to
noon, June 3, 1931, for the op
eration of a vessel of American
Registry and shown on U. S. Cus
tom’s House records to be not less
than 60 feet in length, not less
than 40 tons gross capacity with
a passenger carrying capacity of
not less than twenty-five (25)
persons, and berth accommoda
tions for at least sixteen (16)
persons, and of a maximum speed
of not less than eight (8) miles
per hour; from Anchorage to
Seward, along the coast of Cook
Inlet, touching on each trip at
Kenai, Kasiloff, Ninilchik, Homer,
Seldovia, Port Chatham and Sew
ard and returning from Seward
via Port Chatham Hiamna, Snug
Harbor, Seldovia, Kasiloff, Kenai
and thence to Anchorage and
make regular stated trips not
Hess than*once in fifteen (15) days
Swhen navigation is open in the
above mentioned waters, as a com
mon carrier of freight and pas
sengers.
The iaw appropriates the sum of
Seven Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($7,500.00) and provides
that not more than Three Thous- >
and Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars j
($3,750.00) shall be expended dur- I
ing any one year, and defines the
open season to be from May 1st
to November 1st; the amount of
the subsidy will be computed from
the time the successful bidder be
gins the service and pro-rated ac
cording to trips. Bids must state
proposal for complete round trip,
and include a complete descrip
tion of boat. i
Bidders will be required to ac
company bids with a tariff of
freight and passenger rates (which
shall be reasonable and subject
to approval by the Governor) and
from which there shall be no var
iation if bid is accepted.
The contractor will be required,
at the close of the season, to
make a report, under oath, to ac
company his claim for subsidy,
giving the following information:
(a) Tariff sheet of freight and
passenger rates for the route cov
ered; (b) Total tonnage and total
number of passengers carried; (c)
Gross earnings from passenger,
freight and mail service rendered,
segregating the same according to
the three classes here mentioned;
(d) statement in detail of all ex
penses incurred and on what ac
count; the names and addresses
of all persons employed, and the
gross earnings and gross expense
of the route covered.
Contract will be entered into
immediately upon the award to
the successful bidder, who must
be prepared to furnish a bond
acceptable to the Governor in an
amount equal to 50% of the
amount of the bid.
The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids.
GEO. A. PARKS
May 11, 1931. Governor
Pub. Dates May 15, 16, 18, 1931.
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