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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 62. SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14. 1929
PRICE TEX LEX i S
PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT OF
PROPOSED COMPANY MADE
IN GATEWAY
SEATTLE, March 14, </P)—A Boe
ing flying boat, the first of a fleet
of five expected to be operated
this year by the International Air
ways along the coast of Alaska
and to the Interior mining dis
tricts, is scheduled to take off in
the morning with Mrs. P. T. Me
Carthy, wife of the president of
the company, and Mrs. J. W. Me
Cord, wife of the president of the
McCord Alaska Sheep, Cattle and
Fox growers association of the
Aleutian Islands, as passengers.
Mr. McCarthy, with E. J. A.
Burke, pilot, and G. Nortic, mech
anic, will also be aboard the plane.
The plane will first fly to Ju
neau, then back to Ketchikan and
later will fly into the Portland
Cana' mining district of British
Columbia.
The plane was purchased from
the Boeing plant and is under con
tract to George S. Cochrane and
company of Seattle. It will trans
port men and supplies to mines
in the Portland Canal district
and later to the York peninsula,
a tin district, 100 miles south of
Nome.
McCarthy plans to call for two
additional planes to be used in a
taxi service in the Interior with
two more flying boats operating
in the southwestern Alaska region
with Kodiak and Seward as bases.
JAPAN BUiLDB OfORT
INDUSTRY in CAST-OFF
WASHINGTON, March 13, (IP)—
Japan, which produces more silk
than any other country in the
world find sells several hundred
million dollars worth to the Unit
ed States every year, has begun
selling America her cast-off cot
ton clothing and rags.
The rag industry is as yet in its
infancy, having begun only five
years ago, but the Kobe-Osaka
district alone is selling America
cotton rage to the extent of more
than $1,500,000 every year.
MEXICAN ARMY BUILDS
ROADS IN PEACE TIME
MEXICO CITY, March 14. (/T*>—
In times of pence Mexico’? annv
is far from idle. The troops are
set lo work buildiner roads and
aiding kindred public improve
ment. More than 1,000 miles of
highway Ivve been completed by
-he army since the idea of utiliz
ing the soldiers was first put ini
IRISH MINISTER
NEW YORK, March 13, (IP)—
Michael White, arrived in New
York on the liner Berengeria, en
route to Washington as the new
minister from the Irish Free
States
ALASKAN KILLED
SAN FRANCISCO, March 14, (A>)
—W. Henry Berry, sportsman, was
killed when his automobile plung
ed down a 100-foot ravine in Kern
county. Berry and his brother
Clarance were pioneers in the
Alaskan and Klondike gold fields.
OTHERS HELD HP
STEEL’S SCHOOL REFUND MEAS
URE HELD OVER FOR A
A WEEK
JUNFAU, March 14, —(Special
to ‘hr Gateway)—The senate
passed three minor bills of its own
and one house bill the latter being
me first measure to pass both
bouse at this session. It removes
the restriction against using
smaller than eight point type in
office.! Territorial printing.
Ste'l’s measure increasing the
Territorial school refunds to 3>
percent, and removing the presen'
s30,0C'.i limit was held up in the
senate for one week bv unanimou
consent. Indications are that it
will be amended to conform more
neariv to Commissioner Hondo*
•via’s recommendation to divide
.schools into two cl a ses and moke
refunds on the basis of 75 and 30
percent according to enrollment
without any nnx’mum limitation,
/n the house R< nresentative Winn
intiod”ced a measure reenacting
ih-i workmen’s compensation am
i f The attorney general':
epori said the validity of tin?
meacu'e was doubtful as
ck-.'ivwod ' io and signed by ti ,
governor after the legislature had
adjourned.
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T> n ,.rrr.-sT,T r>77> a /^TT M'^h 11. (£->)
- T"» ^r» - *-fnrnnf- fr> O fl^'W
world s automobile speed record in
:i Tj^MT’or'iO 3g_prPn dfr' Tdo’’." x
'■cei ’ives of two men were
lo t when the car got bevond the
control of it’s pilot Lee Bible and
plunged, into the sand dunes while
i raveling it a rate of 202 miles
rn hour.
Bible, a novice in the racing
game, was killed instantly as was
Charles Traub, Pathe News cam
eramen who was struck by the
speeding machine.
The car was a total wreck. One
explanation was that the racer
nnd driven too far out towards the
water and that Bible was unable
cofect the course. Another was
Vie applied the brakes too quickly
; ftei a close dash to the water a
edge. Bible was married and the
father cf two children.
AUSTIN, Tex., March 13, MP)—
Mrs. Laura Burleson Negley,
daughter of A. S. Burleson, post
master general in President Wil
son’s cabinet, is a champion of
women’s rights in the Texas legis
lature. Rights of men and women
came closer to an equal basis af
'or M s. Negley succeeded in pass
ing a bill making a husband’s sep
arate property community prop
erty.
TAIL SHAFT BROKEN
SEATTLE, March 14, (/P)—A ves
sel believed to be the Taibu Maru
broadcast a message thru the
ijutcn Harbor station that its
tail shait was broken and it was
in need of towage.
EVAi\S SAILS NORTH
SEATTLE, March 14, (/Pj—The
Auimral Evans sailed at 9 o’clock
Wcauesday night with 49 passen
gers. four for Seward as roiiows;
i-ierman Oman, P. F. Cummings,
W. H. iticiiarason and one steer
age.
COMf'ANV WILL CONT’ROL 30
PERCENT OF THE ENTIRE
ALASKAN PACK
SEATTLE. March 14. (AO—Tak
ing over the canneries and float
■ng ermipment of six packing com
panies the Alaska Pacific Salmon
Corporation of Ketchikan complet
ed the largest deal in the hisUny
of the Alaskan fishing industry.
Tbn mr chase includes the Deep
Sea Salmon Co., the Consolidated
tanneries, the Sunnypoint Packing
Co., 4he Gorman Packing Co., and
the Franklin Packing Co., and the
properties of Steve Sclig.
The number includes the six
canneries of the Consolidated and
rour each of the Sunnypoint and
Franklin; cne each of the Deep
Sea, German and Steve Selig.
Included in the new company
with '7 plants are 244 vessels rang
ing firm small craft to large can
nery renders. The company will
cantin' approximately 30 percent
of the Alaska pack.
THE CHAMPION OF AMERICA
Ai^ jl i^x.u.iiix4Jiiibi9 vJi1 LEONARD SEPPALA, ALASKAN
DOG MuSHER and champion of the united states, who
1 WAS IN SEWARD MONDAY EN ROUTE TO THE INTERIOR RACE
WILL KEEP OUTSIDE CONSTANT
LY IN TOUCH CONDITIONS
IN AllCTIC
SEATTLE, March 14, (£>)—'The
Arctic polar region, now charac
j [prized as aimuse an entire
! "unsnown w'aste” dotted with
meteoriogical stations maintain
ea me year round and the condi
| tions and topograpny oi the far
i North as laminar to those inter
ested as that oi tne temperate
zone, is tne promise heid out by
lor. Fridtjof nansen, scientist and
explorer, during an illustrated
i lecture last night before an aud
: ience or several thousand.
±ie discussed the possibilities of
j scientinc research oi tne polar
expedition to be made in April of
Inext year, lyat), by tne dirigible
viral /mppelin.
nr, iiaiisen s iirst attempt to lo
cate tne iiunn po.e was made
more tnan “to years ago oy a dog
! team. Since men ne has made
several excursions into trie Norm
and lias auueu immeasurably to
tne sciences and anywieuge or the
nr cue region.
Jar. Ivvmocu SUld I "UU1* flight
over tue riozen ice nows and
upL.ii w viter 1*1 tne orai neppeiin
Will give US irCCUiate Unta t*u me
gcogiapiiic uiiu at*iiosp*ieie con
tritions nut posoioie witii tne
vacuities and cunuiuons under
wnicn uiese excursions nave oeen
nn*ue ni tne past.
"ir tne talar neppenn proves her
seir we can plan tne estannsnment
or internationai observation sta
tions wnicn by means oi radio
communication keep the outside
world constantly imormed as to
atmuspuc..ic conuiuons wnicn will
nave a tn*cCC Gearing on weather
cnanges.”
Dr. Nansen said five stations
. are now maintained by Norway
and Greenland and have more
j than justilied their establishment.
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INDIAN TRIBES CLAIM LAND
ILLEGALLY TAKEN FROM
THEM
WASHINGTON, March 14, pP)—
The extension of time for the
completion of the Alaska North
tern railroad request contained in
a bill killed by a pocket veto by
one of the early sessions, would
become a law if the Supreme
Court should decide the pres
idential pocket vetoe was vaiid
only when made in the final ses
sions of congress.
The high tribunal is consider
ing the question and will present
the following action of Indian
tribes of Washington who claim
| pocketed during the early days of
; the 70th congress.