I VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 189.
SEWARD, ALASKA,
MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
HIGHWAY REPORT |
IS SUBMITTED TO j
PRES. ROOSEVELT\
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SEATTLE, Aug. 14. — The Inter- j
national Highway Commission sub- j
mitted to President Roosevelt a re
port declaring that the proposed
Pacific-Yukon highway between the
State of Washington and Fairbanks
is feasible.
It was learned here that the es-!
tiniated cost of the highway is $14.- j
000,000. The Alaska section would
cost $2,000,000 and the British Col
umbia and Yukon Territory section
would cost $12,000,000.
The Commission said the highway
could be kept open in Winter for
f commercial and other necessary
Traffic. They also said that it would
also make an ideal tourist thor
oughfare between April and Octo
% ber.
The financial details of the pro
feet will have to be worked out by
the Unite cl States and Canadian
governments.
Bartley Howard, well known In
terior coal mine operator, returned
cn the SS. Yukon from a brief busi
ness trip to the States.
SS. YUKON LEFT
WITH MANY FOR
SOUTH, SEATTE
The outgoing listing of passengers
on the SS. Yukon, which sailed from
Seward Sunday morning, included:
For Seattle—Mr. and Mrs. John
O'Toole. Irene M. O'Toole. Eugene
J. O Toole, jr.. Rev. W. A. Toolen,
Most Rev. T. J. Toolen. E. G. San
ders. Miss E. Ball, Mrs. Helen Ball,
Harvey E. Gilmer, John Cook, A.1
C. Dowling. Sylvia H. Nelson, Ber-i
tha L. Field. Mrs. Alta Bailie. Anna
R- King, Florence B. Reikert. Mrs.
J. A. Wood, Ruth Vinson. Anna
Becker. Luella Jordan, E. Parmen
tier, Elizabeth Parmentier. Douglas
Parmentier. jr.. Margaret Parmen-1
tier, M. J. Clancy. Col. Geo. E
Kumpe, Mrs. J. C. Cotner. A. F.
Holloway, Mrs. S. T. McCutcheon.
Joseph Christianson, Mrs. J. D. De
Mar. Mrs. Harry Morton. Miss M.
Morton. Mrs. C. C. Mespelt. V. Ja
cinto, Mrs. Adam Simmons, T. Vi
cente. F. Burgarin. J. Enavep. C.
Raymendo, M. Guellen, L. Sebas
tian. R. Takapi. Mrs. H. B. Avakoff,
Harry Avakoff, jr.
For Juneau—E. H. Clifford. J. G.
Lennon, H. .F Kennard, O. Chall
:nan. J. J. Stocker. Mrs. J. J. Stocker,
Mrs. Jennie Brunberg. F. S. Scobee,
Stewart Larson. Kenneth Blan
chard.
For Cordova—Mrs. W. B. Healy,
J. Denison. Mildred Denison, Marie
F. Harwood, Henry H. Strafuss.
For Valdez— W. E. Goss.
I INDIANA PICKETING
CLINTON, Ind, Aug. 14. — De
spite the picketing of mines here
the miners continued to go to work
today. Many of the miners had to
return to their duties under the
cover of darkness. Four homes have
been bombed since the mine trouble
began and two men are suffering
< from injuries received in a clash
with picketers.
The Todd Drydocks, of Seattle,:
were awarded the conrtact for the!
repair of the SS. Northwestern,!
which recently struck a rock in
> Southeast Alaska. The work will
cost between $75,000 and $100,000,
it is said, and will require about a
month to complete. When the ves
sel is repaired she will resume her
Southeast Alaska run.
Mrs. E. P. Harwood left on the
SS- Yukon Sunday on a round trip
to Cordova.
CONVENTION TODAY
PASADENA, Aug. 14. —All roads j
led to this city yesterday as Legion- |
aires from all over the state of i
I California assembled here for the:
opening of the Convention today, j
'Especial interest is being shown;
jin the convention as many state,'
1 as well as national problems are to
be discussed.
WARSHIPS SENT
CUBAN ISLE TO \
GUARD CITIZENS
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. — Pre-j
sident Roosevelt Sunday ordered j
three warships to proceed to Cuba j
to protect American citizens there
from possible violence during the
disorders on the island of Cuba.
The president emphasized that
the dispatching of the warships
was in no sense an intervention in
Cuban internal affairs.
Cuba was without a constitutional
executive following the resignation
of President Machado. Machado
; took his family and left for an un
announced destination. It was
thought they would go to the Ba
hamas or to some South American
country.
While the chaotic conditions pre
vail in Cuba Ambassador Summer
Welles is keeping his eye on all the
i developments. The resignation of
Macado and the exclusion of any
member of his party from becoming
j provisional president to succeed
him. is in line with the mediation
plans made by the United States.
STRIKE OFF
, NEW YORK, Aug. 14. —The milk
strike which has paralyzed New
York State milk deliveries for some
jtime, was officially called off Sun
day.
CODE UNACCEPTABLE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. —The
code submitted to the National Re
covery Administration by news
papers was rejected by the NRA
board.
FAMILY COMING
Len Davis, brother of A. F. Davis,
of Seward, eagerly awaited today’s
passenger listing from Seattle to
learn if his two children were on
the vessel en route to Seward to
make their home here with their
father and Len Davis, Jr. The two
(Children—Dean and Adelle Davis—
sailed on the Aleutian Saturday. Ac
companying them is Mrs. Alma
Bartlett, who is their caretaker.
Mrs. Bartlett is bringing her boy,
Kenneth, up North w-ith her.
Mrs. C. C. Mespelt, wife of the
well-known Medfra gold operator,
! arrived in Seward Saturday to
; make connection with the SS. Yu
ikon for Seattle. Mrs. Mespelt has
been called Outside owing to the
serious illness of her mother. Mrs.
Mespelt flew tao Anchorage from
Medfra.
HOSPITAL NOTES
H. L. Courtland underwent an op
eration by Dr. A. D. Haverstock, at
I the Seward General Hospital, Satur
i day afternoon, and today was re
ported as doing nicely.
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; John Melberg, of McGrath, who
was confined to the Seward General j
Hospital wtih a fractured ankle, has j
returned to his home. He left Sun- j
day on the train for the Interior.
Hans Ryning, who was confined
i to the Seward General Hospital for
two weeks with a bruised leg sus
tained while unloading a vessel at
Seward, was able to rejoin his boat,
the SS. Yukon.
JOB PROGRAM IS
AHEAD SCHEDULE
SAYS H. JOHNSON
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 14. —Hugh:
S. Johnson, National Recovery Ad-i
ministration head, flew here Sun
day from Washington jin an army i
plane with a plea for * the Presi- j
dent’s reemployment prbgram.
Johnson explained tfrat the suc
cess of this program depended up
on the cooperation of the people1
and industry and he said that it:
was “the people in each town” in;
that last analysis, that would pull!
the country out of the depths of
the depression.
Johnson returned to Washington1
by plane after making an address,
at a meeting attended by over
15,000 persons who cheered their ap-:
proval of Johnson’s statements.
Johnson said that the President’s
reemployment program is far ahead,
of schedule. He declared that no
thing can stop the movement which
is in full swing from coast to coast.1
He added, however, that along thei
line of march are such men as
stood on the banks of the Hudson
river, in the early days of United
State’s history, while Robert Fulton’s
steamboat got up steam, and cried.
“She’ll never run.” Johnson said
that the Administration had heard
similar complaints in Washington
about the Recovery program “not
working.”
ALEUTIAN LEFT
SEATTLE, NORTH
SEATTLE, Aug. 14. —The S. S.
Aleutian sailed from Seattle Sat
urday with the following Seward
passengers: Walter Meir, Ton# You
ell. Mrs. T. C. Price, Dr. R. Jackson,
Dr. R. F. Swartz, C. A. Shonacker,
F. H. Kline, Helen Hossfield. Mar
garet Roggenkamp.
Stanley Nichols, A. F. Kinsley. F.
H. Lounsbury, Mrs. A. Wilcox, An
drew Wilcox, Donald Wilcox, Adelle
Davis, Dean Davis, Kenneth Bart
lett, Mrs. Anna Bartlett. Mrs. E.
Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. V. F. Butter
vich.
CHANGE FISHERIES
LAWS BEEN MADE
i The regulations for the protection;
of the fisheries of Alaska published!
in Department of Commerce circu- j
lar No. 251, nineteenth edition, is-;
sued under date of December 20, <
1932, together with subsequent re
gulations, are hereby amended by
'the following regulation:
j Prince William Sound Area; Sal
mon fishery: In addition to the
existing prohibitions all commer-j
cial fishing for salmon is prohibit-:
, ed in that part of Prince William!
Sound north of 60 degrees 37 min- i
utes north latitude and west of 148 j
'degrees west longitude after 12 o’-j
clock midnight of July 27.
[ The above regulation was dated;
July 27, and appeared over the sig- |
nature of John Dickinson. Acting!
Secretary of Commerce.
BASEBALL SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 6, Chicago 5; 17 innings. I
New York 3, Washington 4.
St. Louis 3-2, Cleveland 5-3.
Philadelphia 10, Boston 19.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 2-3, St. Louis 3-4.
Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 3.
Boston 6-0, Brooklyn 2-11.
Philadelphia 2, New York 1.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Seattle 6-2, Los Angeles 1-7.
Hollywood 1-7, Sacramento 4-5.
Portland 1-4, San Francisco 15-1.
Missions 1-8, Oakland 7-7.
. SARAZEN CHAMP
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 14. —Gene,
Sarazen, who during his career as a j
professional golfer has won nearly j
all golf titles of importance, Sun-1
day walked off with this years
| Professional Golf Championship
! when he defeated his outstanding
rivals. A $1,000 cash prize went with
the victor.
JUDGE EN ROUTE
JUNEAU TO BEGIN
HIS COURT DUTIES
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SEATTLE, Aug. 14. — George F.!
! Alexander, Portland attorney, re
cently appointed as judge of the
First Division in Alaska, arrived in
Seattle and left Saturday on the
SS. Aleutian, en route to Juneau to.
1 hold court.
Judge Alexander said he had:
planned for many years to visit;
the Territory as a tourist but he
! never made the trip.
' “I’m certainly looking forward to;
; my new post with a great deal of
enthusiasm as I've known many
Alaskans and they have all told
; me that it’s the best country on
earth.’’ the Judge said.
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AT WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. —Pre
sident Roosevelt reached the White1
j House Saturday afternoon at four
1 o’clock after an 80-mile trip thru
j the Senandoah Valley inspecting
I Civilian Conservation Corps camps.
;The President will remain at the
Capital for about 10 days before
he returns to Krum Elbow Hyde
Park.
GREAT BATTING
CHICAGO, Aug. 14. — Manager
Charlie Grimm, of the Cubs, batted
his team to a three to two w'in over
the second place Pittsburgh Pirates
Sunday. This victory shoved the
I Bruins up to within a half game
of the Cubs. Grimm had a hand in
jail the scoring and topped off the
| batting with a homer in the sev
enth inning.
GOES TO NUKA BAY
En route to Nuka Bay to make an
examination of several fine show- j
ing gold properties in that region,1
Engineer M. B. Parker, of Holly
wood, left with Capt Pete Sather
on the MS. Rolfh, late last even
ing, Mr. Parker arrived in Seward
from Seattle and intends to spend
some time in the Northland.
SHOCKS FELT
LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 14. —
Real light earthquake shocks were
felt here Saturday. The first shock
was at 9 a.m. and the last one
was about one oclock in the after
i noon. No property damage was
i caused.
A. F. Davis, local business man,
: who returned in Seward Saturday
ion the SS. Yukon from Cordova,
|has just completed a visit to the
Uganik Bay cannery. He went from
Uganik to Cordova on the SS. Cur
iacao and from there came to Sew
iard on the Yukon.
Most Rev. Thomas J. Toolen, of
I St. Edwards Church, Mobile Alaba
jma, and Rev. William A. Toolen, of
I Baltimore, Md., left on the SS. Yu
Ikon Sunday for Seattle, after visit
ling in Alaska.
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j E. H. Clifford, saleman, who has
completed a trip to Cook- Inlet
Dorts and Interior Alaska, left on
the SS. Yukon for Juneau.
Mrs. U. G. Crocker, wife of the
well known Anchorage Department
Store owner, was an arrival In Sew
ard Saturday from the States and
left for her home in Anchorage.
ITALIAN FUERS
REWARDED FOR
THEIR EPIC HOP
ROME, Aug. 14. —Premier Benito
Mussolini conferred the title of air
marshal up air minister Itala Bai
ba, leader of the Italian trans-At
lantic expedition, and promoted
each flier one grade, in recognition
of the epic achievement as thou
ands of persons roared their ap
proval at the colorful ceremonies
here.
Each flier also received a medal
of valor, which is Italy’s highest
award for bravery.
King Victor Emmanuel received
the fliers as the city was given over
to the nearest approach of the
ancient Roman triumph celebra
tions the Eternal City has seen for
ages.
Medals were also awarded to the
relatives of Sergeant-mechanic
Quintaville, who was killed in Am
sterdam on the voyage out to the
United States and to the relatives of
Lieutenant Squaglia who died in
an accident at Horta. Azores, on
the homeward trip.
SOURDOUGHS WILL
HOLD A REUNION
IN LOS ANGELES
A. F. Holloway, former represent
ative of the Alaska Weekly, and an.
oldtime Alaskan, left on the SS. Yu
kon for Seattle, en route to Los An
geles. Mr. Holloway has been visit
ing in Ketchikan. Juneau, Cordova,
Anchorage and Seward for several
weeks and has met with consider
able success in having civic bodies
take quantities of his map entitled,
“Open the Golden Empire of the
North.” The maps not only show
the principle towms of the Terri
tory but they also show the location
of the resources plainly. A table
of distances and descriptive matter
on the margins furnish much more
valuable information for those who
are not well acquainted with the
North and is also valuable to those
who know their Northland. Mr. Hol
loway reports that the local Cham
ber of Commerce purchased a num
ber of the maps.
Mr. Holloway is going to Los An
Igeles to attend the Internationa
! Sourdough Reunion to be held in
that city. September 14-17. The Ho
tel Alexandria, in Los Angeles, has
been selected as the official meet
ing place of the Sourdoughs. Many
Alaskans and former Alaskans are
expected to trek to the Reunion
and register and go over the old
trails again.
Last year the Reunion was held.
| at Calgary. Canada.
BAYCHIMO SIGHTED
j ST. PAUL ISLAND, Aug. 14. —
| The Coast Guard Cutter Northland
j reports the sighting of the Hudson
Bay schooner Baychimo on a huge
cake of ice about 10 miles off Wain
wright. Jim Adelin and a group o:
natives are aboard the ship and
it is said that the valuable cargo
| of furs left on the vessel when it
was abandoned in the drift ice last
Winter are still aboard.
SOME HOT WEATHER
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 14. — San
Bernardino reports that the ther
mometer there Saturday climbed up
to 116 degrees Fahrenheit and re
mained there for some time to set
a new heat record for that city in
the 63 years that temperature re
cords have been kept. Los Angeles
reports that the thermometer was
96 in the shade Sunday at 2 p.m.
and that the bathing beaches were
thronged with thousands of persons
seeking relief from the sun rays.