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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 37.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LIBERAL-MONARCHIST LEADERS
WITHDREW SUPPORT OF
ELECTION PROGRAM
MADRID, Feb. 14. (A3) — The
government of Premier Berenguer
fell bringing to a head the crisis
which appeared most dangerous
■of any ever faced by King Al
fonso during his long reign as
•cing when he accepted the re
signation of Berenguer and his
• abinet.
The king cancelled parliamen
:ary elections scheduled to be held
an Mar. 1 and 15th began con
ferences for the formation of a
new cabinet.
Although the cabinet had been
under fire for several months
the resignation situation devel
oped last nite when the Li
oeral-Monarchist leaders with
drew their support of the cabinet’s
election program.
Count Deromanes, fofmer pre
mier, said he would have partici
pated in the elections but on con
vening of parliament would have
moved for dissolution and con
vocation of the convention to
write a new Spanish constitution.
The king’s election program is
already under fire by the extrem
ists who said that they would
rather return to parliamentary
'ule after seven years of dictator
ship.
HIES BREST HELP
TO IHO MINE
SPOKANE. Wash. Feb. 14. (/P)—
The new board of directors of
he Amalgamated Red Metals
Mines company met the stock
holders and talked over plans. E.
D. Hamacher ' he new7 president,
announced progress and the pro
gram of the mine and mill oper
ations in 1931 sas the Denver
Mining Record.
“A1 transportation facilities and
particularly the air mail and pas
senger transportation, have made
the property more valuable thru
accessibility,” said Mr. Hamacher.
'‘Passage of the semi-weekly air
plane between Cascade and Yel
low Pine, Idaho, is up 20 minutes,
as compared with two days by
dog team, and the expected com
pletion of the highway this year
will provide an outlet to the rail
road. We could ship concentrate
in the winter by air if necessary.
An assay of another recent sample
from the mine shows considerable
gold.”
John Mackwiz, well known resi
dent and mine operator of Mile
40 on the Alaska Railroad, is a
visitor in Seward for short time.
He is a guest at the Gilliland Ho
tel.
Leo Ohlhauser was an arrival
yesterday from Lawing fo^ an
indefinite stay here, the purpose
of his trip being the need of
medical treatment which he is
now recieving from Dr. A. D.
Haverstock, Seward General Hos
pital.
HOCKEY GAMES
SEATTLE, Feb., 14, (/P)—The
Seattle ice hockey team defeated
Portland 1-0, ousting Vancouver
from first place.
SS YUKON SAILS FOR
ALASKA: HAS 0090
LISTING ON BOARD
SEATTLE, Feb., 14, (/P>—'The SS j
Yukon, of the A. S. S. Co., sailed
today for Alaska at 9 a. m. car
rying 157 passengers, of which 28
are for Seward, as follows:
W. H. McVeigh and Mrs. Me
Veigh, Mrs. A. Stearn, F. C. Mil
ler, Mrs. B. Brown, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Winn, Mrs F. Kolb, J. Sve
deen, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Cough
ran, L. V. Ray. Bartley Howard,
J. J. Chisholm. C. E. Robinson,
C. A. Livingston, W. Fairfield,
E. R. Hudson and Mrs. Hudson,
A. Vonplaten, H. C. Hudson. C.
A. Mathison, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Grandjean, Hilmer Olson, Albert
Lundstroin and seven steerage.
DIKE LOS ANGELES
IN MIMIC BATTLE
LAKEHURST, Feb.. 14, </P»—
Just as the sun was settling the
Navy dirigible Los Angeles with
48 men aboard, took off from
the Naval Air station to join
the United States fleet in war
maneuvers off Panama.
On its arrival in Panama it
will be moored aboard the Pato
ka and will be officially in flight
during its entire stay.
No decision has been made as
to whether the Los Angeles will
be on the offense or defense in
the sham battle.
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb., 14, (JP)
—Former Governor Richardson
of California announced that he
will become a candidate for the
United States Senate against
Senator Samuel M. Shortridge.
EMERGENCY FLIGHT
; An emergency trip was made re
cently by Pilot Frank Dorbandt
i of the Pacific International Air
ways to the aid of George Bittle,
| a miner in the Poorman district,
I reports the Anchorage times. Bit
! tie was badly burned in a gas
| explosion while working in a tun
| nel January 19 and the plane was
dispatched with Dr. Abercombie to
; render first aid. Mr. Bittle’s con
] dition was such that it was thot
advisable to bring him to the
| Anchorage hospital.
CONCRETE HIGHWAYS
M. D. Williams, district engin
eer of the United States bureau
of public roads, who passed thru
Ketchikan a short time ago on
his way to Juneau, said in an
l interview with the Ketchikan
| Chronicle that he belives that
I the time is soon coming w'hen
| permanent roads in Alaska will
be concreted.
The Alaska College is again of
fering a short course in garden
ing (horticulture) and continuing
10 weeks, says the Fairbanks
News Miner.
PROHIS LAY IN HIDING AT
LIQUOR CACHE ARREST
ED BOTH
JUNEAU, Feb., 14, (/P)—W. E.
Feero, United States deputy mar
shal, and Mike Pusieh, well
known business man, both of
Douglas, were arrested on a
charge of conspiracy to violate
the prohibition act.
The complaint was sworn by
Deputy Prohibition Administrator
Church.
Ferro was immediately sus
pended. Each are held for bail
which was set at $2,500 each.
f.'hurch received a tip that a
house in Dauglas was being
used by Pusieh as a liquor cache.
The agents found 65 gallons of
moonshine.
Pusieh and Feero both went to
the house where the gents werf
in hiding.
T. L. Cridlster, one of the raid
ing officers, was a recent candi
date for marshal of the First
Division, but denied the arrests
had any political significance.
MAJOR ELLIOTT HERE
Major Malcolm Elliott, pres
ident of the Alaska Road Com
mission, returned to the city Fri
day from an official visit to the
Anchorage and Fairbanks offices.
Major Elliott was accompanied
from the Anchorage office by
Superintendent Edmunds. Major
Elliott remains in Seward until
next Saturday, leaving then for
his Juneau headquarters. Tues
day he will be the guest of hon
or at the Seward , Chamber of
Cmmerce luncheon. Mr, Edmunds
; returns Sunday to hsi Anchor
; age office.
1115 TEST NEW
11 SENDER JUNEAU
Radio broadcasting equipment
i for the Alaska-Washington Air
way has' been received by the Ju
neau agents, and was given a
| successful test recently, says the
Empire.
The machine will not be put
I into use again until resumption
of airplane activities late this
month or early in March.
This sending set will be sup
plementary to a receiving set at
the hangar, and all planes will
be provided with sending and re
ceiving equipment of their own.
The radio equipment will ena
| ble the Juneau hangar and the
| planes in the air or at distant
| places on the ground, to talk
| with each other at any time.
NINE YEARS
Nine years in the federal peni
tentiary at McNeil’s Island was
the sentence imposed upon John
| “Nobrains” Alexandier at Fair
1 banks by Judge Cecil H. Clegg
following the Indian’s plea of
guilty to a manslaughter charge.
Alexander was charged with hav
ing killed his nephew reports the
News-Miner.
U. OF WN. WINS AGAIN
SEATTLE, Feb., 14, (/P>—The j
basketball team of the University 1
of Washington defeated Wash- *
ington State College 45-42. The j
winners need one more victory to
assure them at least a tie for the j
Northwestern conference cham
pionship.
GENERHL C. HDDS
PASSES IT BOSTON
BOSTON, Feb. 14. (JP) Major
Gen. Clarence Edwards, 71 years
of age, and a wartime commander
of the 26th division, died this (
morning when he failed to rally
from an intestinal operation which
was performed yesterday.
Blood transfusions did not help
the former military figure. Sol
diers from the Division flocked
to give blood to their beloved
commmnder.
TAKE SECOND GAME
KRYNECA, Poland. Feb, 14, (/P)
—The Boston, Mass, hockey
team won its second straight
game in the International Hock
ey Tournament being contested
here, defeating Austria 2-1.
INI TIMBER SALES
EXPECTED TO INCREASE
Sales of timber in Chugach
National Forest this year will
be at least normal, and may ex
ceed slightly those made ill 1929
and 1930, according to the Cor
dova Times.
Tie hackers and portable mills
on the Alaska Railroad expect to
cut 60,000 cross ties by spring,
which are under contract To the
government road.
The Cordova forestry office in
formed the Times, that all of the
communities in the district. Cor
; dova, Valdez. Seward and . An
chorage, are more or lesJT-'opti
i mistic over the outlook for busi
I ness this year.
i
INDIAN SCHOOL
Construction work on the new
government school for Indians on
Shoemaker Bay, near Wrangell,
will began as soon as Art Larson
, completes his clearing contract on
; the tract of land where the build
ing is to be constructed. Mr. Troast,
i the architect for the Sheldon
j Jackson school at Sitka, is work
| ing on the plans for the buildings,
! and bids will be advertised with
in a short period of time. This
is the information received from
Charles W. Hawkesworth, acting
chief, Alaska Division, Bureau of
Educations, reports the Wrangell
i Sentinel.
WOMEN OF MOOSEHEART
Officers of the Women of Moose
| heart Legion of Fairbanks were
| installed as follows at a meet
| ing held in the Moose Hall of
ithat City says the News-Miner:
Junior Past Regent, Alma Ross;
Senior Regent, Eudora Preston;
Junior Regent, Gladyce Bell; Re
corder, Maude Norris; Chaplain,
Emma Davis; Traesurer, Florence
Marks; Musician, Mickey McDon
ald; Guide, Jeanne Langstrom;
Assistant Guide, Armenta Carey;
Sentinel, Ida John; Argus, Mary
Bojanich.
TUXES Will BE
RAISED IE BONUS
LOAN IS PASSED
LONG-WINDED SENATOR FROM
OKLAHOMA ENDS EIGHT
HOUR TALK
WASHINGTON, Feb., 14, f/P)—
Chairman Smoot of the Senate
finance committee joined Hawley
of House ways and means com
mittee saying that taxes be raised
or bonds would b e floated
if the veterans’ loan compromise
is passed.
Ill joining with Mellon in opposi
tion to the 50 per cent Ion value
of the certificates Hawley said he
favored some aid but said that
the benefits under the compromise
is estimated to cost between $700,
000,000 and $1,700,000,000 would do
no more harm to the nation than
good to the veterans.
Smoot warned, that the govern
ment already faced a deficit but
supporters of the measure con
tinued to hold firm in face of
opposition as the compromise is
being considered. The senate is
expected to come to a vote on
the drought relief compromise this
afternoon.
After an eight-hour filibuster by
clshator Thomas, of Oklahoma,
which ended yesterday, Glss, of
Virginia, made a motion for the
taking of a vote which was
adopted.
PANIC YEARS IK
111 IF THIRTEEN
The practice of picking out
; coincidences in which the num
ber 13 plays a part is age old.
Those who have been studying
j past depressions in an effort to
determine how long this one will
last—and there has been much
1 pondering in this respect as the
months go by—may refer to the
dates of the other slumps and
I find that they have fallen upon
j 1912, 1921 and 1930, all years that.
| added up, aggregate the number
13. On this premise, there oughn’t
! be any more depressions until some
I time in the next century! And
| therein probably rests the death
: of superstition that many dear
I old ladies would mourn .
—Denver Mining Record
Among the arrivals in Seward
on the SS Northwestern were Mr
and Mrs. Haines, well known
residents of Valde2.z. Mrs. Haines
has entered the Seward General
Hospital for medical attention.
Twenty boys of the Jesse Lee
Home were hard at work today
shoveling snow from the road
from the Home to the boundary
precincts of Porcupine City.
Mrs. Loudermilch, wife of the
Anchorage business man, depart
ed for Seattle on the Northwes
tern.
The "Moose Pass Weaver,” well
known inhabitant of that magni
ficant region, is a visitor in the
city until the next freight train
leaves for the Pass.