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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 75. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 7,1931. PRICE TEN CENTS
BRANDING REINDEER
SEAT OE TROUBLE
ALASKA GOVERNOR SENT SUP
PLEMENTAL RECOMMEN
DATIONS
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 7. <A>)
—Wilbur’s reindeer committee re
port urged that the Lomen reindeer
be withdrawn from the Teller dis
trict to part of the Buckland range
in order to avoid conflict with other
interests and demanded that all
mavericks be marked by proper
owners at the first roundup.
Tire committee held that the 'fu
ture of the industry depended
largely on range superintendents.
Wilbur sent to Parks supplement
al recommendations. Ernest Walk
er Sawyer asked that at least two
Eskimos instead of one be on the
council the first year, each to be
chosen by natives from the Teller
and Buckland districts.
The committee said the careless
ness of natives in marking animals
led to the ‘‘unfortunate” conditions
and said ‘‘prompt action will avoid
serious results. Adequate supervi
sion will foster a freindly spirit
among all and bring order and pros
perity to this interesting and val
uable industry.”
BABY FOR DUNCAN SISTER
PARIS, April 7. (/P)—Vivian Dun
can Asther, one of the famous Dun
can sisters, and wife of a film actor,
lias given birth to a baby girl in
‘‘twilight sleep” at the clinic of Dr.
Gauss in Germany.
FIVE WILL ADMINiSTEH
ALASKA DEER INDUSTRY
IMMEDIATE FUTURE
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7. (JP)
—A reindeer council of five mem
bers to administrate the Alaskan
industry will be established in the
immediate future.
Wilbur’s committee final report
was made public by Wilbur who in
structed Governor that the recom
mendations will be placed in effect
forthwith.
The; council will be tl\e Governor,
Chief of the Alaska division, thej
Indian office superintendent,, anj
Eskimo representative and a Lomen
representtive to formulate range
rules and develop a market and to
pay fair prices to natives who will
appoint government paid superin
tendents for each of the five prin
cipal ranges in order for an early
roundup of reindeer throughout the
Seward peninsula.
GO TO CORINTH
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 6. |
(#*>-—'Two hundred wives and chil- j
dren of the United States Marines!
were taken by airplanes to Cor_|
inth where some are expected to;
stay until the city is rebuilt. Some
are expected to continue on to
the United States.
FLIES TO BIRTHPLACE
LONDON, April 6. (/P) — Prime!
Minister MacDonald flew by air
plane to Lossiemouth, Scottish fish
ing village where he was born, to
spend Easter vacation.
CALLING FOR BIDS
SEATTLE, April 7, (£»)—'The Army
district engineer is calling for bids
to dredge the refuge harbor in
Resurrection Bay, Seward, for re
moval of 126,000 yards of silt and
sand. Bids will be open April 29.
PUBLIC HEARINGS WEDNESDAY
ON MEASURES PROPOSING
MINING TAX
JUNEAU, April 7, Special to The
Gateway—The first meeting of the
legislative probe committee, com
posed of Chairman Bragaw, Hess,
Lomen and Benjamin of the Senate,
and Chairman Donnely, Winn, Hel
lerich and Murray of the House, is
slated for today when a schedule
of meetings and plans of proce
dure will be adopted.
A joint executive session is an
nounced for Wednesday afternoon
when the legislature will consider
the nominations of H. C. DeVighne
for commissioner of health, and
John H. Kelly and Luther C. Hess,
both of Fairbanks, for trustees of
the Alaska College, the former for
two years and the latter eight
(correct) year terms.
The House, by a 13 to 2 vote,
passed the Ziegler memorial ask
ing Congress delegate to the legis
lature authority and define and
prescribe apparatus and methods
of taking salmon.
The House killed Bragaw’s meas
ure to license collectors for chari
table purposes, and Winn’s bill pro
viding for appeals from commis
sioners to district court upon con
victions on pleas of guilty.
The' House passed the memorial
asking for a fisheries survey in
Bering Sea and Arctic waters.
The Senate passed the measure
authorizing transfer of site of the
old Territorial building to Federal
government when the latter ac- ;
quires all property in the same j
block to enlarge the Capitol site. ;
The Ways and Means committee !
announced a public hearing Wed
nesday on Ziegler’s two bills to
protect the Alaska lumber indus
try and another Wednesday on
Johnston’s measure to raise the net
mining income and a mining levy.
MEMORIAL FOR GREAT
COIGN. KITE ARCANE,
PLANNED, NOTRE RIME
SOUTH BEND, April 7, (JP)—Plans
for a memorial for Knute Rockne
are under way at Notre Dame.
Father Charles O'Donnel, presi- i
dent of the university, revealed hej
had received a number of dona- i
tions.
The committee will be composed
of the Notre Dame alumni. Friends
of the famous coach will make rec
ommendations as to the form of
the memorial.
Father O'Donnell conferred yes
terday with Frank Hering, Nation
al president of the Notre Dame
alumni association, and with Jas.
Armstrong, National secretary.
FATHER AND SEVEN
CHILDREN BURN DEATH
OALL1POLIS, April 7, (£>)—Jas.
White, 59, and seven of his chil
dren, were burned to death when
fire destroyed their log cabin home
on Swan Creek, near here, a trib
utary to the Ohio River.
The victims had no opportunity
to escape.
The children ranged in ages
from 20 years down to twins, three
years old.
DIRECTOR HOPEFUL
ALASKA EXPEDITION
Cl BE HKD
STATION WOULD BE LOCATED
ON THE CAMPUS OF THE
ALASKA COLLEGE
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7. </P)
—The Greely Arctic exploration
trail, nearly a half century old, may
be followed by a private American
expedition next year.
John Fleming, acting director of
the Carnegie Institute of the Ter
restrial magnetism department,
said plans for American participa
tion in the second Polar year pro
gram of the International scientific
investigation will include reoccupa
tion of Port Conger on Ellesmere
Island.
He said: “We are hopeful the ex
pedition can be arranged by private
assistance to supplement the gov
ernment’s part in the program. If
the plans go through Fort Conger
will be occupied for two years.”
Congress failed to pass the ap
propriation for this expedition at
the last session. Fleming said: “It
will be expensive to involve more
risk to other parts of the program
because the expedition will be de
pendent entirely upon itself and in
absolute isolation.”
Plans call for the American expe
dition to go to College, Alaska,
where an auroral station is main
tained.
Twenty-six nations promised co
operation. The Greely expedition
was the 12th the United States sent
in connection with the first such
program.
SECRET TREATY REVEALED
MADRID, April 7. (jp)—An exist
ence of a secret commercial treaty
between Italy and Spain was re
vealed by Count De Romanones,
foreign minister of Spain. The late
Primo de Rivera, once dictator of
Spain, denied such a treaty existed
several years ago.
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HOCKEY TEAMS NOW TIE
CHICAGO, April 7. (>P)—?The Chi
cago ‘‘Blackhawks” defeated “Les
Canadians" of Montreal 2 to 1.
Johnny Gottselig drove in the
winning goal in the second over
time period after 60 minutes of reg
ular and 15 minutes of overtime
play for the world’s professional
ice hockey championship.
The series is now squared with a
victory each. It is possible the
three remaining games will be
played in Montreal.
HALIBUT PRICES
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., April 7,
(JP) —87,000 pounds of fresh
halibut, the take of 13 boats, was
sold to the United Pacific Fisher
ies hringing 7c and 10c.
pin Bin
SEATTLE. ALASKA.
M. J. CHEEK. OIES
CONSTRUCTED FIRST S T O NE
BUILDING IN THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, April 7. TP)—Morgan J.
Carkeek, pioneer builder, died near
midnight at the age of 83. His son,
Vivian Carkeek, Seattle attorney,
was with him at the end.
Carkeek was known throughout
the Northwest as a builder of stone
and brick structures and many
lighthouses on Puget Sound and in
Alaska.
He came from England at the age
of 19 and worked in California
mines for some time; he came to
Seattle in 1870 and entered the
stone masons trade.
He erected the first stone struc
ture ever built in the state at Port
Townsend. His activities extended
from Salem, Ore., to Alaska with
James J. Hill and Thomas Burke
and was one of the founders of the
Wenatchee Development Company
which gave that city its start.
He became president of the Pio
neers Association of Seattle in 1913.
His wife died five years ago.
MILD FORM
NOME, April 6. TP) — An epi
demic of a mild form of flu has
been raging for the past week
with 40 per cent of the popula.
tion afflicted. There are no ser
ious cases of flu which in 1928
killed hundreds of natives and a
number of whites. Precautions to
prevent further spread was taken
in that few public gatherings are
vo be held.
3,000 ENROUTE ALASKA
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7. UP)—
Officials of the Alaska Packers As
sociation announced the advance
contingent of workers who will op
erate Alaskan salmon canneries will
sail Tuesday on the steamer Arctic;
more than 3,000 will be sent north
this year.
FILL SITS HE IS
FOOD MM MO Will
TO PIT UK FINE
THREE RIVERS, New Mexico,
April 7, UP)—Albert Fall is undecid
ed whether to appeal to the Ap
peals Court from affirmation of
his conviction of accepting a bribe.
He said <‘It is remotely possible”
that he might appeal but is unde
cided until he receives a court copy
of the desicion.
He said he was a poor man and
hand no money for further defense
and that he could not pay the $100,
000 fine.
He said the “only income he had
was from a small herd of beef cat
tle and my wife sells some butter
milk in El Paso.”
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SENTENCE OF YEAR
UNO LARGE FINE
A. FALL. CONFIRMED
OIL MEN GET SOAKED BY GOV
ERNMENT, LONG-WINDED
TRIAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7. (JP)
—The sentence of one year in jail
and $100,000 fine upon Albert Fall
was affirmed by the District of Co
lumbia court of appeals. At the
same time the court upheld the de
j cision under which Harry Black
j mer was fined $60,000 for contempt
in refusing to return from. France
to appear as a witness at the oil
trials of Harry Sinclair and Fall.
At the end of a lengthy decision,
quoting from the lower court, As
j sociate Justice Jo§iah Vanorsde!
I said simply: “The judgment is con
j firmed.”
j The Blackmer decision was hand
led down by Associate Justice
i Charles Robb and was added to the
cost of the action to confirmation
of the lower court’s decision.
DRINK BILL IS $1,385,500,000
| LONDON, April 7. (£>)—'The Unit
i ed Kingdom Alliance, one of Brit
I ain’s temperance organizations, has
'prepared a report showing the na
j tion’s drink bill last year was $i,~
i 385.500.000. Wets claim that 600
j million dollars of this sum repre
sents taxes which would be added
| to income levy if the country had
I prohibitino.
ENRGUTE TO SEWARD
| SEfiTTLE, THURSDAY
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SEATTLE, April 7, (£>)—'The MS
Boxer, of the Bureau of Indian Af
fairs, starts the first of it’s last
three trips to Alaska on Thursday,
enroute to Seward.
Capt. E. L. Bush will take com
mand beginning the second trip
to Nimak and also the third to
Point Barrow, while Capt. S. T. L.
Whitlam, veteran commander in
charge for all the eight years the
Boxer has been in service in Alas
ka waters, will go on inspection of
the new ship which will replace the
Boxer.
J. R. Ummel, district manager
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
said bids would be called for in a
few days for the contsruction of
the new vessel.
NEW BELGIAN AMBASSADOR
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7. (JP)
—Paul May prseented his creden
tials to President Hoover as am
bassador of Belgium and took occa
sion to refer to the esteem in which
the president is held in Belgium.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
TOKYO, April 6. (JP) — Premier
Hamaguchi was taken to the hos
pital Sunday to undergo an opera
tion immediately to have removed
an abdominal obstruction resulting
from an assassin’s bullet last No
vember 14.
On account of ice conditions at
Mile 40, the train due to arrive
Monday night, failed to make the
grade but will arrive Wednesday,
according to the local depot report.