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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 79. SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1929.
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PARIS, April 4, (/P)—Thrusting
aside his mental calm demeanor,
Owen D. Young, chairman of Liie
reparations expert committee, told
the German delegates that all the
other delegations expect the Reich
to come forward with a reasonable
offer when the committee con
venes today.
Otherwise, the committee might
as well end its work, Mr. Young
declared, and warned the Germans
what such an action might mean
to their country. Mr. Young point
ed out that the allies were unani
mous in demanding of Germany
what they must pay America plus
a sum set aside for the purpose
of covering war damages.
He outlined the various claims
of the allies and declared that the
problem must be approached on
this basis. All that the delegations
expect from Germany is an offer
Sased on these requirements, Mr.
Young said, and the Reich delega
tion were given the Easter holi
days in which to reflect upon a
reasonable reply and what the
consequences of a refusal might
be.
Mr. Young then asked Doctor
• SehirJdt, the leader of the German
delegation, if he was disposed to
give an answer on the allied de
mands, saying that otherwise the
committee might as v/ell adjourn.
REBEL LOSSES IT
JiESEZ Si 8E
THOUSAND 8EI0
SITUATION ON THE BORDER IS
TENSE; AERIAL WARFARE
UNDER WAY
MEXICO CITY, April 5, (/Pi
Far into the state of Chihuahua
tiie federal cavalry ranged rap
idly north In pursuit of the once
strong rebel army which is re
ported to be virtually destroyed.
In the fighting at Jimenez
officials of the government figure
the rebel losses were about 1,000
dead, 500 wounded and 2,00 cap
tured.
Messages from rebel command
ers, however, said General Alma
zan, the federal advance com
mander, had been trapped be
tween Escalon and Jimenez by
rebel forces.
Te situation at Naco, on the
border, Is tense neither the rebels
or federals, hawever, engaging
in any but aerial warfare. In this
the federals suffered heavily by
the loss of two planes which were
stationed there.
CHLOROFORMED HUSBAND
HARTFORD, Conn., April 5, (fPj
—Harry Adams, metrologist In
charge of the United States
weather bureau here was chloro
formed to death by his wife while
he was asleep, according to a con
fession attributed to the woman
by the police. Jealousy was given
i.c the motive for the crime.
TDD MORGAN DEFENDS
CROWN, LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, April 5, (A5)—In
the same ring in which he won
the crown three years ago “Tod”
Morgan of Seattle successfully de
fended the world’s junior ligght
weight championship title against
Santiego Zorilla, a native of the
Indian Panama jungles, and was
awarded the decision after 10
rounds of fast fighting. There
were no knockdowns.
CRUISER FOR U.S,
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY MARKS
FAREWELL FROM FRANCE
BODY OF HERRICK
BREST, April 5, (A5)—The bodj
of Ambassador Myron Herricfc
left French soil and aboard the
cruiser Tourville started on the
long trip to America. The fare
well, however, to France, is not
final for Frenchmen will bid the
last goodbye on April 13 at New
York. Until that time it will re
main in the hands of the men ol
j the country he loved so well anc
I which country loved him.
! The reception aboard the cruis
er was impressive and the Am
bassadorial salute of 19 gun:
shook Brest roads.
The Tourvilles band changee
from Chopin’s funeral march tc
the Star Spangled Banner. Then
was then a moment of farewel
then the final salute. The em
bassy’s third under-secretary wil
be the only American to accom
pany the body. When the shit
was 12 miles out a final salute o:
the big guns were heard.
colo ship mis
STATE Mill
TEMPERATURE JUST ABOVE
THE FREEZING POINT IN
EASTERN SECTIONS
I SEATTLE, April 5, (/P)—Wash
ington was hit by a cold wave
which brought with it rain and i
snow in several western areas.
Cities reported snow flurries and 1
Tacoma recorded a fall of two;
and one-half inches. Snow fell in
Seattle but melted in most places
as soon as it lighted although one
or two sections of the city report
ed it covered the ground.
Walla Walla and other parts of j
I eastern Washington reported four ;
inches of snow with the temper- j
Some places reported below zero |
ature just above the freezing point, j
from the same section of the ;
state.
SEATTLE, April 5, (if)—'The con- j
! struction of the fourth industrial j
| school in Alaska by the Bureau of \
! Education, is assured in the an
nouncement by Dr. Jonathan H.
j Wagner, chief of the Alaska divi
Ision. The bureau school will be
; located in southeastern Alaska—
: the Panhandle district—and the
site will be selected next summer.
I Appropriations for the initial
unit will be $200,000 and the school
II will be for Alaska Indians.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
| .San Francisco 5; Missions 6.
Seattle 6; Oakland 9.
'' Portland, Sacramento, oLs An
geles, Hollywood, postponed on ac
count of rain.
CALL FOB BIOS 01
WASHINGTON. April 5. (/Pi
Secretary Adams has issued a cal
;er bids for the construction oi
;wo of the 15 new cruisers whief
ire to be built under the provisior
}i the navy construction prograrr
.vhich was pased upon at the Iasi
session of congress. The offer;
will be received up to noon Maj
25th.
SEATTLE FUR SALE
COMPANY MAKES
GREAT STRIDES
ANNUAL VOLUME BUSINESS IS
NOW OVER $5,000,000, AC
CORDING TO AGNEW
SEATTLE, April 5, (fP)—Pelt!
handled by the Seattle Fur Ex
change are bringing the highest
prices in the history of the north
west, J. E. Agnew, treasurer anc
general manager of the exchange
aid today.
The prices apply to mink, fox
ynx and all fine furs. Sales mad<
it the 12 monthly auctions conduc
id by the exchange totaled $5,000
100. In 1928 the annual report re
vealed business for the first quar
ter in the corresponding period
was 25 percent under the quarte
for 1929.
Seattle is now the primary mar
ket of the world for fine furs anc
representatives from all fashior
centers are stationed here as buy
ers.
The exchange started in bus
iness six years ago and has stead
ily increased the volume, its year
ly business now being well ovei
$5,000,000.
SPRING FLOOD BATTLE BEGINS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
The big spring push of flood wate rs on the . Mississippi finds army en
gineers, under the leadership of Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin (inset) ready to
do what can humanly accomplished to rout the enemy. Laying of concrete
slabs for bank revetment (above) is a common method of curbing gthe river.
Thousands of sand bags are ready to be piled on top of the levees when the
wave wash becomes threatening.
j AIRPLANE MAIL SUBSIDY BILL
IS INTRODUCED SEWARD
PENINSULA
JUNEAU, April 5, (Special to the
Gateway)—After the house, yes
terday, by a vote of 10 to six had
j killed the rotative ballot amend
ment to Winn’s measure codying
the Territorial election laws, Burg,
who had voted against the
amendment, gave notice he would
ask for a reconsideration. It is be
lieved now that the amendment
will be passed.
The house adopted the amend
ment for an absentee voting with
in any division providing anyone
has resided in the division for a
1 1 period of 60 days; this covers for
any precinct therein.
DEFENDS RUSTGARD
The house killed the amend
' rnent seeking to bar federal and
teritorial officers from becoming
candidates for Territorial offices
unless they first resigned from of
fice. During the debate Winn de
clared. “The Attorney General,"
without calling Rustgard’s name,
desires to become a candidate next
year for delegate to congress and
that the amendment proposed
' would force him to resign before
he could enter the lists for the
new office.
Winn introduced a measure pro
viding for a method of choosing
juors requiring the names of all
; voters to be placed in the jury
box instead of the thousand names
as now required and making other
minor changes from the present
method.
PLANE SUBSIDY
Burgh and Nylan introduced a
measure for an airplane subsidy
to the Seward peninsula from the
Alaska Railroad during the break
up and freezeup period.
The house passed three bills
I one excheating property of de
funct beneficial or fraternal or
ganizations to the Territory; one
empowering municipalities to con
struct hydroplane moorings in
i public parks and playgrounds and
] within 10 miles of the corporate
; limits of a town or city; the third
i would require municipal and Ter
i ritorial employees to be citizens
of the United States.
The house defeated the measure
authorizing the attorney general
to investigate the possibilities of
the Territorial income tax system.
It also passed two senate bills,
one empowering the attorney gen
eral to employ assistant counsel
where necessary in the interests
! of economy, and the second re
pealing the statutes and author
izing the creation of an indian
[village government.
DEEMS IT ADVISABLE
WASHINGTON, April 4. (A5)—
General Cocheu Usa, announced
that he would enter the Mexican
state of Sonora to confer with
rebel General Topete, regarding
the explosion of two rebel aerial
bombs on American soil. Altho
no harm was done, the general
deems it advisable to cross the
border in order that there shall
not be a repitition of the accident.