Seward, the Alaska City of Opportunity
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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 18.
SEWARI), ALASKA,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
GLACIER PRIEST INTERRUPTS
SCIENTIFIC WORK TO FILM
PIONEER MISSIONARY WORK
FOR BISHOP CRIMONT
REV. B. R. HUBBARD, S. J., RETURNS TO ALAS
KA FOR HISTORIC FILM—WAS WORKING IN
EAST ON GEQLOGY TEXT BOOK—CONDUCT
ED EXTENSIVE LECTURE TOUR IN EAST
ERN CITIES, ADVERTISING ALASKA’S NEW
VOLCANIC WONDERS.
“Alaska as a lecture is becoming quite a demand on
the Outside,” said Rev. B. R. Hubbard, S. J., Head of
the Department of Geology of the University of Santa
Clara, who, on a year’s leave of absence from his Uni
versity, is devoting the time to historic and geological
research work in connection with his four years of Alas
ka exploration.
After leaving Seward last August the Glacier Priest
went to New York wrhere he made his headquarters at
Fordham University. Several trips were made to Wash
ington, D. C., to delve into the Geological Survey records
for material for the text book on Geology which the Je
suit scientist is making his life work. He hopes to have
the book completed in another year. With over 20,000 pic
tures of practically every known geology phenomenon in
his private collection and 25 years of research in the field
on this subject, Fr. Hubbard has material enough for a
very promising text.
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PASADENA, Calif. Jan. 22.
(JP)—Albert Einstein is resting
from the mental strain of the
banquet given him whjch proved
h greater tax upon him than
arduous studies and was follow
ed by a cold that sent him to
t bed.
The chief thought upon his mind
was to go up to the Mount Wil
son observatory to peek through
the largest telescope in the world j
with men who estoblished proof
of his general theory of relativity, j
Mount Wilson which he sees j
from his bungalow is a bit over
a mile in height. Up there awits I
rum a glimpse of a distant neb
ulae, as remote as he once con
ceived the limits of the universe
to be.
• “I a m departing somewhat
'from the present methods of pre
senting the subject,” the scien:
jtist said. “Most texts on geology
are highly technical and adapted
* to a strictly engineering course.
The result is that the students
; of various Arts and Cultural
courses are denied the vistas of
| intellectual enjoyment from the
recognition of the various causes
. and effects at work in modifying
the physiographic features of the
earth. Such students when trav
■ eling enjoy the sight of a won
derful glacier or volcano or other
natural feature, but lack the ex
pression of more than the mere
sight. Conversely an engineering
j student understands the why and
wherefore of natural features of
I the earth, but lacks the colorful
; appreciation of a cultural arts
; course that could give adequate
; expression of what he sees.
“Every geological phenomenon
jean be visualized in a picture,
|and in 25 years field study in
i various parts of the world, I
have illustrations of practically
every geological phenomenon
known.
“My intention is to have every
descriptive paragraph in my
book coupled with an illustration
of the subject described. While
being strictly scientific it will be
'simple enough for an average
educated person to easily under
stand. The main object of the
book is to make travel intelligent
for the average traveler.
“To see one of Alaska’s mighty
glaciers will then not be a mere,
‘Oh my! what a big piece of
ice,’ but a thorough appreciation
of all the circumstances that re
sulted in the glacier. Likewise
volcanos and earthquakes will
take on new and enjoyable
| features from an appreciation of
t their probable causes and effects.
“At Santa Clara University I
inaugurated the teaching of ge
ology as an elective cultural
branch for all departments out
side of engineering and the res
Iponse of the past four years
! where even upper classmen sac
rificed their time to attend the
[lectures proved very satisfactory.
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ENTHUSIASTIC MEET
OF RADIO LISTENERS
A splendid meeting, short and
snappy, and with fine results,
marked the radio club meeting j
last night at which about 25 j
were present.
Members pledged over $100 for |
the purpose of hiring a man to
locate local radio reception in
mterference and several sets were
offered for use in this work.
A telegram was sent to Cordo- i
>a asking to rent or borrow the !
special device they have and!
with which great success has |
been met in solving interference j
problems.
A new set of bylaws were j
adopted and the name of the j
-organization changed to “Radio j
Listeners Club of Seward.”
IM TO TIE N5BTI
WITH 94 ON BOARD
SEATTLE, Jan., 22, </P)—The
SS Northwestern, of the A. S. S.
Co., sailed for Alaska today at
9 a. m. carrying 84 passengers of
which 18 are for Seward as fol
lows:
Ferry Francke, Paul Xavier, F.
McDougal, Chas. Assmussen, L.
R. Simms, J. P. Brumback, R.
W. Taylor, H. G. Ilderton, Mrs.
H. Langley, M. S. Chapman,
Ivor Risdal, F. L. Wagner, Mr.
i and Mi's. M. A. Trepte and
[daughter, Eric Bergman, Marie
Me Ewan, Mrs. Irene Ballinger.
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8BSTSCLES CLEARED
?Kfl PULP PROJECT
RAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22. (JP)—
All legal obstacles of the Zeller -
bach project at Ketchikan were
| removed today when the District'
1 of Columbia dismissed the Jones
I suit to refrain San Francisco in
terests from going ahead.
J. D. Zellerbach said that the
| Ketchikan project is one of two to:
| cost $15,000,000; the other is in!
the Juneau district.
; Newspaper publishers in im
1 portant coast cities are associated
! with the Zellerbachs in the Jun
; eau project and they expect de
i velopment to proceed slowly due
j to the unfavorable business con
; ditions and the necessity for com
pletion of a preliminary survey.
The Jones suit is based on the
i claim of prior plans for develop
I ment involving the same resources.
BELLFONTANE, Ohio, Jan. 22.
;(/P) —Six train robbers routed
| sleeping car passengers enroute
I to Florida from their berths and
robbed them of money and jewi
ry valued at approximately $3,000
| Edwin Nelson, Tampa, Florida,
; business man was shot and ser
iiously wounded when he shouted
| after the robbers entered.
The robbers escaped as the fast
big four train slowed up in the
yards of this station.
THREE SUPPLY U. S.
PARIS, Jan., 22, (>P)—A high
official of the French Police
Crime Service declared there are
at least three drug rings shipp
ing narcotics into the United
States from Paris. He said that
the traffic i n volved amounts
[millions of dollars in value.
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NAMES INVOLVED
NEW YORK, Jan., 22, (JP)—
|The names of magistrates Henry
I Renaud, Earl Smith and Jesse
' Silberman were involved in the
vice inquiry as six more cases
were brought to the fore by Is
idor Kresel, special prosecutor.
CALLS ’EM IGNORANT
LONDON, January, 22, (/P)—;
| Americans were described as the
most ignorant people on the face
I of the earth as far as things
i outside their own borders are
| concerned by Sir Valentine Grit-j
►all, former Parliamentarian.
SUN SEEN
POINT BARROW, Jan. 22. (vP)
—Natives and whites flocked to
th highest snowdrifts and house- !
tops to welcome the first appear- i
ance of the ^un in two month.!
The fiery red ball was visible for ;
10 minutes and followed a three
day blizzard.
LOS ANGELES,, Jan. 22. VP)— j
Mrs. Maude Branton, 43, is dead
as the result of the explosion of j
anaesthetic gases in her lungs.!
She had been given oxgen and
ether preparatory to an abdomin- j
al operation and when nitrous ox
ide was applied the cone ignited
from a static electric spark and j
the woman inhaled the flaming
gas which in turn exploded the ;
etheT gases in the lungs which
were ruptured and causing instant,
death.
A similar case was reported in!
Chicago two years ago.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 22. (JP)—
Alma Rubens, former brunette
beauty of the moving pictures,
died of pneumonia after a three
year uphill battle against the
narcotic habit.
After a recent release from a
state institution as cured she was
arrested last month in San Diego
on a narcotic charge. She was
out on bail when taken ill with
a severe cold a few days oga.
CLARA BOW ILL
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22. (£>>—
; Clara Bow, the “It” girl, was re
i ported to be in a state of partial
j physical and nervous collapse fol
lowing last week’s gruelling court
room sessions in her grand theft
lease against Miss De Boe, her
| former secretary.
SAN PEDRO, Jan. 22. (/P) —
Two efforts to bomb persons who
have figured in the Bardine Fish
Sherman’s strike were made only
a few hours before the strike was
settled through the intermedia
tion of the State department of
I Industrial Relations.
No one was injured although
the second attempt resulted in
;an explosion alongside a speeding
automobile just as it left the
! Council building were the meet
ings were being held.
; RAID SALESMEN’S CONFAB
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 22. (JP)~
A set ;e or more employes of the
Ukiah Grape Produce Company
Iwere arrested by federal prohibi
tion agents here during a sales
| conference. The agents seized
flasks which they said contained:
wine. They expressed the opin
ion that those flasks were samples
j carried by the salesmen for pur
poses of demonstrating their pro
ducts.
Capt. Jack Wilkenson of the M.
S. Discoverer, was scheduled to
, leave port today for Latouehe
land Sawmill Bay.
COMMISSIONERS CONTINUE TO
DENY THAT HOOVER
BUTTED IN
! WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 UP)—
! Enough of the inside story of the
Wickersham Commission was dis
| closed to indicate the bitterness
| of some of the internal differ
ences and that there is no auth
i orative support for the reports
that the disagreement arose either
; from the interference of Presi
1 dent Hoover or alteration of the
report after it had been signed,
i In the course of preparation the
I wording was changed frequently
I in an attempt to compile a draft
of all 11 commissioners and which
they could sign in the end. All
but Monte Lemann of New Or
j leans signed it.
j Lemann, so far, has declined to
j make any comment but may be
asked along with the others to
appear before the senate invest
| igating committee.
Commissioners, who have talked
privately, continued to deny that
Hoover headed off . the modifica
tion proposal and said all of the
many disagreements arose among
the commissioners themselves.
DANGER IS FORESEEN
IS
| WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. (IP) —
Fourteen recommendations for
dealing with communism, includ
one calling for completely ob
literating that party in the Unit
ed States, were laid before the
House by the Fish investigating
committee.
Chairman Fish filed the report
after eight month’s st udy of Com
muist activities. It was signed by
! himself and representatives Beri
|jamin, republican from West Vir
ginia, and Erlick of Tennessee,
and Hull of Mississippi, democrats.
The five year industrial program
of the Soviet union, if successful,
the committee held, would become
so great a money making machine
(that it would finance commun
ism in a world revolution.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. UP) —
The administration proposal for
an immediate $100,000,000 expan
sion of the public buildings pro
gram to provide post offices and
court houses throughout the
'country was laid before Congress,
j The plan will increase the pro
jgram outside of the district of
: Columbia to $463,000,0000. It is
designed to accelerate the buiid
jing of postoffices in cities where
the postal earnings are in ex
cess of $20,000 annually.
INTERIOR BILL PASSED
WASHHNGTON, Jan., 22, (/P)—
The Senate passed the $94,000,
000 Interior Department bill in
cluding the $25,000,000 Red
Cross drought relief appropria
tion.