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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 26.
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SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, January 31, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
SHOULD CLOSE “OUR” EARS TO
THE WHIMPERINGS AND
WIIINN VINOS
WASHINGTON, Jan., 31. PP)—
The rail for a strong Navy was
thundered to the Senate yesterday
by Senator Reed of Missouri who
on the eve of his departure from
nubile life told the crowded Cham
oer about ‘The dreams of enthus
iasts. ♦propaganda of Pacifists and
'reason of Internationalists.”
He concluded with the declara
tion that in what he regarded as an
armed world, the Senate's first
duty was to “Protect America ana
make certain we are safe and to
close our ears to the whimperings
and whinnings of that class of peo
ole who too often have led us into
mistakes and blunders.”
Senator Reed was speaking of the
Bill to construct 15 cruisers and one
aircraft carried and directed par
ticular attention tc Senator Brook
hart’s opposition to the measure re
ferring to him as (‘The Ohio Ad
miral ”
Senator Brookhart arose after
Senator Reed had finished lauding
his address as “One of the greatest
oi the old order of things” and re
called his military service in the
Spanish and Wt'"id vV rs an.l
jiLuuuing i am not aSdfimoa to ad
mit I am a Pacifist.”
SACRAMENTO. Jan., 30, (JP)
The Western Merger Mines Co.,
property near Nevada City made a
cleanup of $2890 for the month of
October with four mines working
and the mill running only eight
hours a day. New ore is being
opened up on the 400-foot level and
•lie outlook is steadily improving,
reports the management.
The German Bar Gold Mines has
purchased the old German Bar pro
perty and three adjoining claims in
the Alleghany district. The pro
perty is opened by four tunnels ana
has produced $200,000 in the past.
A new mill will be installed in the
spring
One hundred men are now em
ployed at the Mountain Copper Co.,
iron Mountain Mine near Redding.
An oil flotation plant is being re
^ moved from Minnesota Station and
set up at the mine. The property
will soon be in full production
again made possible by hte increas
ed price of copper.
Eastern interests headed by D. H.
Dutton have taken over the Mon
arch property at Sierra City and
are now making plans to spend '
half million dollars in development.
This property adjoins the Sierra
Suttes which has a production re
cord of $20,000,000. A large ton
nage of milling ore has been block
ed out and sampling shows very
encouraging values.
UNDERWATER CAT
NEW LONDON, Conn., Jan., 30,
(A5)—Uncle Sam’s navy boasts the
most versatile underwater cat in
existance. She is mascot of the
submarine 0-4 and is one of the
first below deck at the order to
submerge.
THREE DAYS FISHING
FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT
MIAMI BRACK. Jan., 31 ; Tv
PresidoRt-e'ect Hoover went 1
Hong Key. 90 miles south on hi
second fishing trip spending uir
night on the yacht Amitie. H.
plans to fish three days returning
Saturday night.
LOWERS PREVIOUS RECORD
HELD BY BOBBIE. BY MORE
THAN ONE HOUR
NEW YORK, Jan., 31, (/P>—Elinor
Smith, 17, “The Flying Flapper” es
tablished an endurance flving re
oord ror women of 13 hours, 16
minutes and 45 seconds and broke
by one hour, five minutes and 45
seconds the record established by
Miss Bobby Trout of California.
Taking off in an open cockpit,
olane yesterday afternoon Miss
Smith spent the lonely hours
cruising over Long Island flying
fields
WWW “IT PiuiRnaniMP
i .'Jinn II I
31, (iP)—To the three “R’s” has
1:19, (jp)—To the th.eo “K’s” h.-.s
been added another—railroading.
A school maintained by the
State Board of Vocational Educa
tion offers a three-year course for
breakmen, firemen, and shopmen.
Tt is housed
on the tracks of the Denver & Rio
Griinde Western. About 250 men
jare enrolled in the school, which is
I supported by Federal funds.
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FEW MOBILE FREOI ' VC‘> >.
EFFN AWARDED PACKERS:
COOPERATION
WASHINGTON. J^n 31. </P>—
Lafonnt denied the charge that the
Radio Commission had granted
■'licit wave lengths to private Alas
kan coiporations.
He explained a few mobile fre
quencies had been awarded fisn
oacker> who communicated to in.
Naval radio station v'hich passes
an the messages to the cable Co.,
and he contended it was not feasi
ble to construct wire communica
tion services in the vast Alaskan
regions covered by radio ancl that
those people who needed communi
cation aside from what they now
have in order to leach tiie Outside
world.
MOSCOW, Jan., 30, ,(/P)—'The
aviation and chomic',l dr"e ■ a r.
cety of Soviet Russia Vi-u. ■’ant-■ ■’
to moke f-’-r>fiiirbtf
Arctic ■ Ur- -the r'!'cv' ^~ -m w
and mapping the northern r r
route.
:T' ^ ^ '1 !'■ -.--a
forced down at i’-m of fr
chin, it is planned to eel a Wish a
number of base: pert cv.’arlv ;;
Petropavlo.sk. the mouth of
Lena River, and at Dk: n Cepe.
TOWN PAYS PHYSICIAN
BROOKITNE, N. H. Jan., 30, (A\
—This town, nine years without a
resident physician, arre.n,. cd to pey
<1,000 a year toward the income ,■"
a doctor, who will live in the vil
lage.
F'\I?.T,v>. J;UL, 31, (.‘V'l—>ia.’ shal
Foch who hur, been recovering
rapidly has had a setback and
must resume a complete rest. To
day's bulletin sad a slight palm r.
ry ccneestlon had b-vn contra -
art during his convnlescer.ee and
obliged the sick man to resume
est.
I
tt t tvits RIVER, Jan.,
31. (/P)—With the departure of big
nf m°!1ard ducks toward the
■vmV’-p, o ntn-t of the State, Reei
T '■k" r-"d all points south, the
rabbits, mink, muskrats, skunks,
raccoons, weasels, and crows, now
h"v» the country prett-y much to
thrmeelves. The number of fur
h°""ers down here is surprising.
TT. ;”T « couple hours from the
Chicago loop is a pretty intensively
cultivated farming area, yet the
orirnds with valuable pelts are
numerous enough to warrant one
vounc trapn^v giving his full time
n hunting them.
He ic"”t going to make a fortune
r.h?-. •’((•*.v.j- but following a trap
hp a\':oh aril spring wnl
bring m rnr.nv a dollar.
T' ? i -in 'brats are unite plentiful
in tlm -warap which fringes oiie
-'-A or whot was a few weeks ago
a dad; shooting hole, but which to
day ; a good skating rink. The
Pays have been peeling the skins of
three of these fur-bearers whose
oelts bring in about $3 a piece.
”- .... _,T •r.O’W’WlVIPT
BRATTLEBORO, Vt„ Jan., 31, UP)
•-A mi!,i l uni a p.ij ima-ciari
intige did not impress workmen
who arrived eardy to lay a sewer
•■cross file judge's land. Now ti e
.’ao'ji'o is suing i .we officials.
SOUTH TO CELEBRATE FOUNDING
OF FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK
h~ y~ \
Begun in the south 25 years ago to check the boll
weevil, cooperative farm demonstration work will be
honored in a silver anniversary celebration at Houston,
Tex., February 5 to 7. The smile of the modern farm
boy (inset) bears witness to success of the battle to pro
tect cotton from he weevil. At the left is J. A. Evans, fed
eral extension’s assistant chief. Under his influence the
two Hood county farm boys (above) hitched up their
calf 18 years ago and went to work as the nation’s first
juvenile corn club.
'.FTEP. INAUGURATION PRESI
DENT-ELECT WILL ANNOUNCE
IKS CABINET
LONG KEY. Fla.., Jan., 31, (A5)—
Wresdent-eleet Hoover n tends to
withhold announcements of Cabi
net appointments until after bin
inauguration.
His selection of those woo w‘..
make up the official family may be
ofesented to the Senate in a spe:
n.l session which will be convened
immediately after the inaugura
tion ceremony or the Fast front of
the Capitol.
While Mr. Hoover is keeping his
own counsel as to his advisers some
of his selections are expected to
meet, with opposition. Suggestions
that hp will continue Mellon as
Secretary of the Treasury produced
threats of a fight m the Senate
while the general impression con
tinues that Assistant Attorney
General Doncan will be Attorney
Cenevni.
There is yet no confirmation oy
Hoover ar.d the same applies to
Secretary Jardine who is believed
in be slated for Secretary of Agri
culture.
PAWHUSKA, Okla., Jan., 31, (A»>
—Marion Elam 12, is Oklahoma's
proud exponent of industry and
thrift.
At the age of seven Marion mov
ed to *.his city and started selling
papers on the street. He made 10
cents the first day and. in the five
years which followed, put by the
sum of $1,000. He celebrated his
12th birthday by writing a check
for the whole amount and invest
ing ir, in bank stock
Marion finds time to attend
school where he is president; of his
class pud ranks with the first three
students. He also finds time for
recreation, but his first interest is
m his news and collection route
with which he expects to double
his “stake” of $1,000 in the nex;
few vears.
LISTENERS HEMD
CHICAGO, Jan., 31, (£>)—Murder
—a Chicago gangland tragedy—
was broadcast unwittingly to the
nation's ears.
Station W B B M was broadcast
ng music of Guy Lombardo’s or
chestra in the Granada Cafe when
?ix shots rang out. Two leaders
n the beer racket dropped dead as
he last strains of "King for a Day"
vent on the air. A rival shot them.
Noise of the gun shots, and pa
rons rushing for the exits went in
,0 the microphone instead of the
innouncer’s comment between
lance numbers.
RADIO FOR PATIENTS
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan., 30.
&)—Radio entertainment is a
nediam of treatment in four Miss
ouri State hospitals. Special pro
;ramc feature music designed to
lid in treating mental disorders.