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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XX111. NUMBER 142
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1928
PRICE TEN CENTS
OFFICIAL RELATES
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AGRICULTURE AND REINDEER IN.';
DUSTRY THOUGHT BE NUCLE. j
US PERMANENT PROGRESS
William J. Pape first viee.president!
of the Associated Press, and publisher j
of two large daily papers, The Water, j
bury, and The American, both of!
Waterbury, Connecticut, returned to
Seward Saturday on the yacht West,
ward following a month’s big game
hunt in the Westward area.
With the remainder of the party,
Mr. Pape left on the yacht the same
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night for Seattle, but kindly granted j
the Gateway the following splendid
interview'.
“Just at present Alaska seems to be
going tthrough her pioneering days.
Gold, copper and other minerals are;
being removed from her treasure;
houses, furs are taken from her hills,j
and fish from her rivers »nd harfcjors; |
thus far without much regard for the!
continuance of tthe supply. Perhaps
this period is already coming to an
end. Certainly her thoughtful citizens
are considering her future.
“What prospects do I see for thej
development of Alaska? This quest.!
ion, put to me by the Editor of the |
Gateway, is hard for the transient;
visitor to answer, particularly when j
his primary purpose is hunting and;
fishing and sightseeing has been con.
fined to a few sea.ports, the bushy or
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SMITH BEST FITTED BY EXPERI
ENCE, ABILITY, CHARACTER
ASSUME LEADERSHIP
BALTIMORE, June 19. (JP)—-With,
drawing from the field of Democratic
Presidential cafndidatei^ Governor
Ritchie in a statement said, “Smith in
every way is fitted by experience,
ability and character to assume the
leadership’' and has the best chance
to win.
In stepping aside for the New York
executive Ritchie added he will in.
struct the Maryland delegation to cast
its strength for Governor Smith.
GLORIA SOME SLAPPER
NEW YORK, June 19. (JP)—Gloria
Swanson, screen star, is small but she
slaps fast, testified Alexander S. Co.
hen, 185 tpound progress server, in his
suit before the Supreme Court, asking
for $25,000 for a right and left to the
cheek.
CRUISER AT CORDOVA
CORDOVA, June 19. (TP)—The H.
M. S. Durban, British light cruiser,
arrived from Kodiak. The cruiser is
visiting Alaska ports during June and
July.
FIRM, mil LEADER
SENATOR SHIPSTEAD
IS RENOMINATED
—
MINNESOTA PRIMARY IS HELD;
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS
ELECTED SENATOR
ST. PAUL, June 19. (TP)—United:
States Senator Shipstead, farmer and
labor leader, was renominated by a
wide margin at the State Primary.
Candidates for the Republican Sena,
torial nomination to oppose Shipstead
in November, ran a close race with
Arthur Nelson leading over former
Governor Bumquisf, and for State
Senator, the Democratic candidate,
George Christianson was renominated
on the* Republican ticket. In the Con.
gressic^nal contests Walter Newtjon
ind Melvin Maas were renominated.
TREMENDOUS WELCOME
SOUTHAMPTON, Eng., June 19. (TP)
—The plane Friendship flew here and
vas given a tremendous welcome.
!
CLAIMED SEATTLE
OVER WEEKEND
AUTOS TAKE AWFUL TOLL;
HEART FAILURE CLAIMS ONE
TRAIN KILLED TWO
SEATTLE, June 19. (/P)~Weekend
accidents claimed at leat a dozen lives
and many were injured throughout
the Pacific Northwest.
George Larse was killed in Seattle
in an auto collision; Mrs. Zella Ritten.
hause and Henry Peper were killed in
Spokane when an auto overturned;
Mrs. Ruth Richardson was killed when
her car plunged down an embankment,
and Nick Carlon was killed when a
truck overturned at Vancouver, Wn.
Ernest Morai was drowned at Mount
Vernon; E. V. Midler was killed when
hit by a car; Lawrence Callen was
drowned in Vancouver, B. C.; Howard
Bill died from a heart attack after
recuing his 90 year old father from a
burning <tent at Chimacum, Wn.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Ferris were
killed when a Great Northern train
demolished their car at Ephrata; Mrs. ;
Christine Blair was crushed by an
elevator in Tacoma. ,
QUARANTINE REMOVER
SEATTLE, June 19. (JP)—'The cutter
Northland reported the S. S. Victoria
quarantine has been removed. The
eight cases of smallpox have been iso.
la ted outside of Nome.
NO CONTESTS MAJOR DEMOCRAT.
1C NOMINATIONS, YESTERDAY
MAINE PRIMARY
PORTLAND, Maine, June 19. (JP)—
United States* Senator Frederick Hale
was renominated for the third term by
:he Republican party easily defeating
governor Brewster. Ira Hersey, serv.
ing his sixth term as Representative
in the Fourth District, wras defeated
*or renomination by Donald Snow.
In the four.cornered contest for the
Ftepublican nomination for Governor,
William Gardiner received more votes
:han all his opponents combined. Con.
pressman Beedy White and Nelson,
itepublicans, were renominated. There
vere no contests for the major Demo,
jratic nomination.
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Meet Lake Superior, the Great Fresh Water Ocean!
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Lake superior
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Lake Superior is rightly named lor
It is larger than any body of fresh
water in the world, and its rugged
coast line is extremely picturesque;
the north shore particularly being
Indented by deep bays surrounded by
high cliffs. Many of these bays are
▼ast lakes In themselves. The Great
i Lakes are redolent of Romance as
; they were the suppositious route to
i China followed by the Intrepid French
\ explorers from Quebec—Marquette.
) Radlsson, Joliet and the great Sieur
I de La Salle two and one half cen
j turles ago.
* Thousands of Assiniboine Indians
‘ (Assiniboine meaning “Stone Cook
ers" because they cooked in water
j heated by hot stones) wandered i
around Lake Superior before the com- J
mg oi Che white man. ranging oe
tween the Missouri and Saskatchewan
on noth sides of the present frontier
between the Onited States and Can
ada. Lake Superior is 383 miles long
and 160 miles broad and its waters as
well as the 200 rivers emptying into
It, teem with fish Salmon trout
range from 10 to 50 lbs. The famous
Nipigon River on the north shore has
an attractive bungalow camp for
campers and fishermen.
If one is traveling to the Canadian
Pacific Rockies or the' Pacific Coast,
the long Journey may be broken by
the trip through Lake Huron and
Lake Superior. The contrast between
the water and land Journey gives a
pleasing variety. Going west the
Canadian Pacific’s S. S. “Asslhlboia,"
“Manitoba” and "Keewatln” leave
Port McNicoll or Owen Sound near
Toront' ana steam through Georgian
Bay, Lnl;e Huron the wonderful Soo
Canal whicn lifts the ship 21 feet to
Lake Superior and Lake Superior 1
itself, to Port William and Port
Arthur twin cities through which
millions of oushels of wheat from t
Canacia s prairie provinces pass on
their way to the great fleet of whale- *
backs which carry the precious grain
eastward to Montreal or Buffalo. At *
Fort William the train Journey is re
sumed westward across the vast
prairies to Banff, Lake Louise, Van
couver and Victoria, but no matter
what land beauties may be In store
ahead, the traveller will recall the
aurora borealis seen from tile steam
er’s deck and the scenic beauties of
“Gitchee Gummee,” the "Big Water"
of Hiawatha — far - famed Lake
Superior.
BUSINESS IN OF
SEATTLE RETURN
TERRITORY HAS SEEN BOTTOM
OF ECONOMIC DEPRESSION,
SAYS MEISNEST
SEATTLE, June 19. (£>)—The birsi.
ness men’s party returned from Alas,
ka with the judgement Alaska has
seen the bottom of its economic de_
pression.
Darwin Meisnest, acting as spokes,
man said the outstanding impressions
were the hospitality of the residents,
the indescribable beauty of the scen.
ry and its wonderful resources that
are attracting capital and population.
There are a number of problems' yet
to be solved one at present being the
trend of halibut to Eastern American
cities via Prince Rupert and the Cana,
dian National Railroad instead of Ket.
chikan, Seattle and American lines.
There are signs of revival of pulp
miller, lime rock quarries, development
of additional coal fields. Mines are
producing copper, gold, silver and the
prospects for oil in commercial quan.
tities is some better. The solution of
the fisheries is an immense problem.
FAIRBANKS COUPLE
ADOPTING SEATTLE
PET AND PRIDE BOY, RAISED
SINCE BIRTH IN JANUARY AT
HOSPITAL, ON YUKON
SEATTLE, June 19. (/P)—A is/Lx.
nonths old orphan, known as Icabod
3rane, junior, was placed aboard the
3. S. Yukon on the first leg of a jour,
ley to Fairbanks where he will be giv.
?n to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grandison
)y adoption.
The boy has been raised since birth,
ast January, by the City Hospital
rtaff and is the pet and pride of the
lospital.
Miss May Loomis, superintendent,
irranged for the baby’s adoption. Mrs.
d. C. Edmonds of Anchorage, a train.
>d nurse and friend of the Grandison’s
s in charge of the boy on the cruise
forth.
NOBILE SEARCH FAILS
ROME, June 19. (JP)—Major Madda.
?na made an unsuccessful reconnais.
ance search for Nobile and returned
a Kingsbay. He planned another
Light soon.
TODAY’S WEATHER
Station Barometer Temperature
Tanana
Bethel
Eagle
Ft. Yukon
Nome
29.68
29.42
29.86
29.78
29.66
62
52j
58
66
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