BROADWAYITE DIES
NEW YORK, April 21. (/PWoe
LeBlanc, who made a fortune sell
ing theatre tickets to people at
“cut rates” and who finally
became one of Broadway’s better j
known characters, died. He had;
been ill for the last two years.
JOE’S PLACE
Joe Eamon, Prop.
Cigars, Tobaccos, Soft Drinks
and Cards
On the corner opposite Ogle’s j
Garage, on 3rd, Washington
Adams 62
“TO THE CLUB,
JAMES!”
SEE THE DOWN-HEARTED
BUSINESS MAN
He has lest all his money.
He is forlorn. He doesn’t care
care what happens. He is
going to slump into “the fin
est automobile on earth,”
kiss the cold world good
bye, and up and shoot
himself—
A GAME OF GOLF AT THE
MARATHON
GOLF
GREENS
AT THE NATIONAL
RATE INCREASE OVER ALASKA
RAILROAD PROBABLY BE
RESCINDED SOON
(By W. A. S.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.
—Alaska had quite a few good
friends in Congress who will not
answer “present” when the 72nd
session convenes on December 7
next. One of these is Louis C.
Cramton, who has represented the
Seventh district of Michigan for
the past 18 years. As chairman
of the House Appropriation Com
mittee he has been in position to
do many a good turn for the
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One of the most modern machine shops in the
Territory do your Marine and Stationary en
gine repairing; your general machine repair
ing your automobile service and repairing;
your plumbing; your steamfitting and sanitary
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Northland. He was one of the
early supporters of the Alaska
Railroad, and referring to it some
months ago declared that “it Is
a development proposition as I
understand it, and I am quite at
a loss to understand how the gov
ernment could carry on any vig
rous development program in Al
aska without the railroad.”
On November 12, 1930, when
the subcommittee of the House
Appropriations Committee was
holding a hearing on the Interior
Department appropriation bill for
1932, Chairman Cramton is quoted
as saying: “With reference to the
Alaska Railroad, at the time the
government built that railroad, if
it had been believed that it was
a commercial proposition I think,
we could assume that the govern- j
ment w'ould not have built it, and
would have left it to private ini
tiative to build the railroad. I
was here when the act was passed
and I remember very well the dis
cussion. I think probably the
most interesting speech I heard
since I have been) in Congress was
Mr. Wickersham’s . speech on the
resources of Alaska, in advocating
the building of this railroad. I do
not see how anyone could expect
to hold the department to a pro
fit-making railroad up there at {
this time.”
The more thought that members
of Congress give to the Alaska
Railroad the more positive be
comes the impression that as e
government venture it has nol
been fairly encouraged and sup
ported. And many believe that
the raising of freight and passen
ger rates, effective in March, was
not the proper panacea for its
assumed ill and that it will be
found advisable after six or eight
months experiment to rescind this
action next winter.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Jack McCord, known all over
Alaska, flew into Washington on
March 27 fronj Los Angeles. He
had a round-trip ticket and had
engaged passage to return south
on the plane that crashed from
I the clouds March 31, carrying
| Knute Rockne and seven others to
death in a pasture in the state
of Kansas. But Jack was so busy
around the Departments that he
wras not able to fly from Wash
ington until last Thursday, thus
I likely escaping a sad fatality. He
: plans to fly from Los Angeles for
! Seattle and to board the steamer
! Admiral Evans for Juneau, later
sailing for the Westward, where
he has been raising sheep, foxes,
etc.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Those interested in promoting
the Los Angeles excursion last
year to Alaska believe that its
effect was widespread and will
be reflected in various excursions
to the north this season. Ernest
Walker Sawder was one of the
hardest workers to secure the 170
excursionists last year from Los
| Angeles. As a result of that de
; lightful excursion he attributes the
: present arrangements that will
take possibly a party of 200 under
the auspices of the same cham
ber, the Sierra Club excursion of
San Francisco, the Portland Cham
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now on display at the Alaska Shop.
fresh mint leaves Is a real treat
for your sweet tooth.
WRIGLEYS
Affords people everywhere great
comfort and long-lasting enjoyment.
Nothing else gives so much bene
fit at so small a cost.
It is a wonderful help in work
and play — keeps you
cool* calm and
contented.
ADDS A
ZEST
ber of Commerce party of whom
about 100 are already booked, the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
party, and a special crowd that
the Admiral Line is arranging to
take direct from Los Angeles by
steamer to Alaska.
SKELETON FOUND
A skeleton found four miles
south of the Military Reservation
at Haines has been identified as
being that of Joseph Timko, sol
dier, who was drowned last fall,
according to Stroller’s Weekly. The
skeleton was found along the bank
of the Chilkat River by Indians
and was identified by means of
a metal tag worn by the man.
Timko was a private in F Com
pany at Chilkoot Barracks- He
was drowned with Eldon C. Smith,
also a private. They were reported
to the Department of Justice as
deserters.
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NOTICE
Applications wlil be received at
the office of the City Clerk, up
to the hour of 3 o’clock P. M.
Thursday, April 23, 1931, for the
following Municipal offices, for
the ensuing year:
For combined office of Fire
i Chief and Chief of Police at a
! salary of $200 per month.
For combined office of City
Clerk, Magistrate and Assessor, at
a salary of $150 per month.
For office of City Attorney, at a
salary of $50 per month.
For office of City Health Officer,
at a salary of $75 per month.
For office of City Treasurer, at
a salary of $1.00 per annum.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, April
21, 1931.
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