MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 201.
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SEWARD, ALASKA MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1928.
PRICE TEN GENTS
COURAGE OF MEN
STEAMER STARR
PRAISED. BARRON
WIFE ON NORTHWESTERN, HUS
BAND ON STARR, CHRIST
MAS DAY
CORDOVA, Dec., 31, (/P)—The
courage of every man on board
the S. S. Starr was given praise by
Capt. Albert Barron who told of
the tragic Christmas happening
when they were on the very verge
of abandoning ship a dozen times.
At one time the cook pleaded
with them to wait until they had
eaten dinner because he had it
all ready to serve.
The pathos of the situation was
emphasized when the first mate
on the Starr found that his wife
was on the S. S. Northwestern,
standing by; they spent Christ
mas within sight of each other
but were unable to to even ex
change greetings above the roar
of the storm.
The men were on the verge of
collapse many not having slept
since they left Seward.
A CASE OF FIGHT
OR DIE. SAYS HEAD
FISHERMEN HON
HAVE WEATHERED MANY BAD
STORMS ON SEAS BUT RUL
ING MOST DANGEROUS
ot-a'T’tt r> 311 (4>)—Warn
ing of the North Pacific halibut in
dustry is forcast by the Fishing
Vessels Owners Association if furth
er recommendations of the li ter
national Fisheries Commission is
adopted.
The industry represents an in
vestment of $2,000,000 and employs
2,500 men. Of the Commission’s
*ive fer.ent recommendations fish
ermen object to the suggestions for
establishment of areas wia-e the
total catch will be reduced by pre
determined percentage and requne
vessel’s to clear for stipulated wat
ers.
“We have weathered many storms
but the one we arc encountering
from the Commission is the great
est and most dangerous the fl~et
lias ever encountered and promises
to tic up vessels and annihilate the
industry. It is a case of fight or
die”, said Capt Jacob H. Engdal,
viec-president of the Association.
Engdal said as halibut is often
300 to 1,200 miles from the port
which a ship sails, clearance of ves
•»els in a specified area will result in
* waste of time if the ship is forced
to return to clear for a new bank.
“It is true there has been a grad
ual decline in the productivity of
the halibut fisheries, especially
those near the market, but in our
opinion there is no such decline and
no such state of a dangerous ev
haustion as the Commission finds ’,
Engdal declared.
BECKY THATCHER DIES
HANNIBAL, Mo., Dec., 31, (A1)—
Beck Thatcher, sweetheart of Tom
Sawyer of Mark Twain fame, died
here at the age of 91.
EASTERN GRID STARS
HANG IT ON AGES
OE WESTERN GROUP
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec., 31, (JP)—
Led by a quartet of brilliant backs
from an All-Star Eastern team,
they crushed a group of Western
grid stars by the score of 20 to 0.
The game was staged for the
fourth annual benefit contest by
the San Francisco Shriners for
their crippled children’s hospital.
More than 50,000 watched Hol
mer of Northwestern, Harpster of
Carnegie Tech, Howell of Nebras
ka, and Bennett of Indiana, sweep
through their opponents for touch
downs. Howell accounted for two.
LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec., 31, (/P)
—After sending four bullets into
the body of his wife, Leila Farrer,
Capt. H. E. Farrer, master of the
Steamer S. A. Perkins, fled to the
stern rail of his ship and shot him
self in the head and tumbled life
less into the waters of the harbor.
DISCUSS DISBANDMENT
SHANGHAI, Dec., 31, (jP)— For
the first time since the National
ist revolution all the Chinese war
lords, who command 600,000 troops,
have gathered together to discuss
disbandment, reorganization and
financing of a standing army.
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*/ AUGURIES FOR THE NEW YEAR
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Summing up the progress of the year closing today,
I the New Year with its auguries forecasts an upward
| movement of the barometer of business and the passing
! of but a momentary depression # of the progress of Alas
! ka, as it affects current business.
! While business has not returned to pre-construction
days along the railroad belt, yet there has been a gradual
upward trend , indicative of a substantial growth. With
it there has come greater interest in civic improvement.
What has been accomplished is permanent and enduring,
and is not the result of sporatic fluctuations which leaves
an aftermath of deflation.
. Alaska has set its face to a task and will accomplish
k. buoyed by the same optimism which inspired the early
; pioneers to carve the first modern structure from the
5 ou8'n- On this foundation we are building, always up
ward, regardless of the pessimistic outlook a few hold.
. 3s ^lus we &reet the New Year and bid the past to
retire into history.
j TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Dec.
I 31, UP)—The local newspaper, El
Democrata, published a report
saying the rebel general Sandino
is about to launch a great offen
sive in a desperate effort to gain
control of Nicaragua and said that
| residents are fleeing from Nueva
1 segovia and nearby territory.
PURDUE, INDIANA FAVORED TO WIN BIG TEN CAGE CAMPAIGN
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basketball squads are long on size, as the
four stars above indicate. Coaih Meanwell of Wisconsin says so many
of his candidates are icrer-size that his famous short passing game
may be impaired.
ins PRIZE MAKE
UN EFFECTIVE
ENTAILS CURTAILMENT OE IN
DUSTRIAL ALCOHOL FLOW
I FROM WAREHOUSES
NEW YORK, Dec., 31, (ZP)—
Major Chester P. Mills, former
prohibition administrator in New
York, won the $25,000 prize, of
fered by W. C. Durant, noted
financier, for the best plan for
making the 18th amendment ef
fective.
The plan follows the principles
of enforcement adopted by Major
Mills while he was in office.
It entails the curtailment of the
industrial alcohol flow from ware
houses which Major Mills claims
comprises the bootleggers prin
ciple source of raw materials at
the present time.
Malcolm Almack, a student at
Palo Alto, won the second prize of
$5,000 of which $4,000 goes to his
school.
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WASHINGTON. D"C. 31 UP,—
M°1or Luts Wahl, Adjut nt
Genera] of the U. S Armv, died
after several weeks of illness with
nnenmnnia and will be buried in
Arlington Cemetery. For service
during the World War he was
awarded the Distingui'hc* Service
Cross.
Major General Wahl was born in
Milwaukee 58 years ago and gradu
ated from the Military Academy in
1891.
CASH GIFT TO HOSPITAL
ALBANY, N. Y., Dec., 31, A grant
of $100,000 has been given to the
Albany Medical College by the
Rockefeller Foundation. The gift
is usable at the rate of $20,000
each year for five years.
DRAFT PROTOCOL
WITH BOLIVIA IS
ACCEPTABLE, SAIB
PARAGUAY PROPOSED SLIGHT
CHANGES IN WORDING OF
FEW CLAUSES
WASHINGTON, Dec., 31, (£>)—
The Paraguayan Legation an
nounced Saturday night that its
government had accepted “In its
main lines” the protocol of concil
iation with Bolivia which the Pan
American conference body submitt
ed to it and Bolivia for their ap
j proval.
The Legation said Paraguay
proposed slight changes in the
i wording of some of the clauses but
that the alterations were of little
importance and would not effect
the contents of the provisions.
They said the “Government of
Paraguay had communicated with
its Legation at Washington stat
ing that the draft of the protocol
| of conciliation was aceptable with
Bolivia, in its main lines, and is
: sending instructions to its delegate
to the Pan American conference,
proposing/slight modification in
wording some of the clauses after
which a special committee shall
meet and the proposed changes
MORE OF A DETAILED REPORT
THAN USUAL CONTAINED IN
TODAY’S BULLETIN
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LONDON, Dec., 31, (/P)—The ex
hausted condition in which the
King’s prolonged serious illness has
left him is presenting a difficult
problem to his physicians which
|they frankly acknowledge in to
day’s bulletin.
Five of the seven principal doc
tors attending the King signed the
report which is more detailed than
other0 and altho it recorded a rath
er disturbed night it announced
[some improvement in the King’s
appetite and that he is holding las
I own as to general condition.
AFTER ROUGH VOYAGE
KETCHIKAN, Dec., 31, (Special to
The Gateway)—After battling ter
rific pales and heavy seas extending
from Cape Resurrection to Chat
ham Sti’aits, the M. S Discoverer,
Capt H. Berger, arrived at Ketchi
kan today.
The velocity of the 80 and 90
mile winds over the entire area
nearly swept the pilot house, life
boats cabin and rigging from the
deck No loss or damage resulted,
i Capt Berger is refueling and pro
jceeding to Seattle today.
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