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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 58. SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
ERA OF PROSPERITY
GAUGED BY PROGRAM
LAUNCHED RAILROAD
INTRODUCTION OF METHODS EMPLOYED BY
PRIVATE ENTERPPRISES UNDOUBTEDLY
SERVE TO USHER IN LONG DELAYED ACTIV
* ITIES ALONG THE ALASKAN RAILROAD BELT
AND TRIBUTARIES — COLONIZATION PLAN
DOES NOT CONSIDER BRINGING IN PEOPLE
FROM OLD COUNTRY — HDr4-'"" TO ATTRACT
AGRICULTURISTS FROM N-0.1. «'•-ERN STATES.
General Manager Expects io Find Out About Mineral Re
Sources — Birch Must He Harvested — Reduction
Works is a Possibility — Charges Reduced Coal
To Seward—No Improvement To
Anchorage Dock
i.
Gauged by activities at railroad headquarters and the
program of development being launched by General Man
ager 0. F. Ohlson, the year 1929 promises to mark the
rsheviro-in of g "'-w ’ r n-n'one
end of the I'ailroad to the other.
It is known that while Mr. Ohlson was in Washington
he placed squarely before the various departments and
bureaus the vital necessity of allowing greater latitude to
the railroad management if the system was to emerge
from a liability into an asset.
Unlike his predecessors, Mr. Ohlson came to Alaska
with a definite purpose in view, that of taking hold of The
Alaska Railroad, and by the introduction of methods em
ployed by private enterprises, usher in the long delayed
activities along the line.
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'SmPITTS WAR MATERIAL AND
PLANES PE SENT to MEXI
CAN GOVERNMENT
j MEXICO CITY. March 9. f/P)_
[Former President Calles took the
"!eld against the rebels today at
the head of one of the largest arm
'•ns ever collected in Mexico since
the Pancho Villa rebellion in 1919.
| Definitely crushing the in argent
movement in the South, the Gov
jemment is putting its full strength
hi the field toward the north and
| possible a decisive battle can be
[expected.
In the Ton-eon region the Federal
forces, estimated at 18,000 are con
centrating at Irapuat.o ready to
move on Canitas where ;-eral
■housand insurgents an- a ik red.
General Escobar, commander of the
rebels, is at Torreon.
General AJmazan, loyal ? cler.
'omirsander, reached Saltillo and
h~l.- h for artillery presumably to
|bombard Torreon if lie .issar:
[While the Fcderals ara pouring
irorthvrard the revolutionists ■ ?i
| pounced a drive on Mexici City will
: made immediately, j
' General M .r.crc, msv.i'ent ■ rep
resentative in New York, declared
jhhe two main bodies of insurgents,
[numbering 30,000 are moving
[.southward.
Two Americans were killed in
I yesterday’s battle at Juarez, ane a
pwo-year-old girl in El Paso and a
i second man found dead in Juarez.
The State Department at Washi
ngton approved the request of the
[Mexican Government for surplus
war material; the American Gov
ernment also approved the request
to import privately built planes
from the United States.
MNDY OFF TODAY
MEXICO CITY, March 9. UP)—
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, will
leave Mexico City Saturday for
Brownsville Texas, but will return
at once to work on plans for the
expansion of the Pan American air
mail and passenger air service.
I
MNRPERGU WON LAST YEAR’S
| MEDAL FOR SINGLE GREAT
EST CONTRIBUTION
' WASHINGTON. March 9. t/V,—
I The Harmon Trophy, which is giv
en to the flier making the greats.,;
.contribution to aviation during the
year, has b“en awarded to Lieut.
O-irl Eielson, “Alaska pioneer Ace
for 1928
I
I
Colonel Lindbergh won the tro
phy the previous year. The award
was based upon the year’s indivi
dual demon tration and reliability
•>f the airplane for transportation.
The American section of the In
c.cynat’onal League cf Aviators ha.>
also granted medals of honor, to
'lie American section, as follow::
jCharier Co1 Iyer for his world*flight;
IWilmer Stultz for his trans-Atlan
’ic In gilt; Art Guoei for his Ha
waiian flight; and to Thomas Car
roll and Captain Sir George 'Wil
kins.
NEW COLD WAVE
NEW YORK, March 9. (fP)—-Both
the middle west and the east were
swept with a new cold wave as a
bitter west wind whipped through
tfce streets of the cities doing con
siderable damage. In New York the
| temperature was minimum 28 and
| the maximum 40.
nine measures feintpoduc
ED FOR THEIR REENACT
MENT; AS OF 1927
! JUNEAU. March 9. fSoecial to
Jhe O’tewav)—The House yestcr
iJ-i.v afternoon bv a unanimous vote
n-’.sseo. the resolution introduced by
i'Representative Poster of Cordova
inviting U. S. Commissioner Henry
O’MaJlov to visit the Legislature
■‘At "uch a date as he may find
;convenient” to advise if on the con
'd” ions prevailing in the Alaska
fisheries ind’Ktrv and for its guid
ance in formulation of fisheries
'Legislation and members.
ft !s said no measures on that
‘subject woidd be introduced penti
■ng his arrival and in case of ac
ceptance of the invitation.
The Senate pa \sep the Fa me Bill
for the relief of George A. Gates
’iitho’-idn,? the Territory to deed,
•lira iO acres of land from an es
cheated estat" in Matenuska valley.
Because the Attorney General
r.eld nme doubt raieht exist as to
the v didity of certain laws passed
’oy the ID?.7 Legislature owing to
the fact they were not delivered to
tne Governor for signature until
after tne end of the session, the
h-.nate Judiciary Committee rein
troduced nine measures for their
' reenactment. All are minor sub
:iects.
Sundauist introduced a Bill maK
ing it criminal to offer bribes to
Legislators or employees of the Leg
islature and criminal for them to
jaccept bribes which has not been
covered in the existing statutes.
The abolishment of juvenile
courts and authority for Federal
Commissioners to handle cases in
"olving minors including commit
ment of juvenile delinquents con
victed of crimes to reformatories,
I was provided by a Senate Judiciary
Committee Bill.
CIO 13 KILLED
II CITY EL PICO
BY STRAY BOLLET
BULLETS FLEW ACROSS THE
BORDER KILLING CHILD
ANOTHER WOUNDED
| EL PASO, March 9, (TP)— The
rebels captured Juarez after eight
were killed and 18 wounded in the
combat.
A truce was arranged at a con
ference on the international bridge
between General Valles, head of
the rebel forces; General Ramos
of the federal garrison; and Brig
adier General Moseley of the
American forces.
In El Paso bullets flew across
the border and killed one Amer
ican child and wounded another.
AUTHOR COOLIDGE
NEW YORK, March 9. (TP)—Cal
vin Coolidge made his debut as an
author with a magazine article.
The article is devoted to a narrative
of events that occurred during his
incumbency as President for the
completion of Warren Harding’s
term.
BROAD-GAUGE VIEW
The short period spent in Alaska i
before making his report to Wash- i
n art on gave him' a broad-gauge j
view of th,s situation. Coming from J
a region that grew from a wilder
n^s into a great modern empire
within his lifetime, it was only nec
essary to transpose the field of op
erations to envision what may be
- xpected when the railroad belt be
gins to develop.
Speaking of possibilities along !
Tl,e railroad, Mr. Ohlson reiterated I
observations made in the United
States papers with respect to min
eral and agricultural resources.
Our colonization plan is not
consideiing the bringing of Scan
dinavian people from the old coun
try to the railroad belt.” Mr. Ohlson
k said. “Rather it has in view tne
attracting of desirable agricultur
ists from the Northern States. In
cidentlv we will get our literature
into the hands of the steamship
companies plying between f
United States and the Scandina
vian countries, and believe when
the hand-picked agriculturist from
these countries see the opportuni
ties in Alaska they will come this
way. With respect to aids to be
given farmers, the entire question
must be worked out. Primarily it
will mean low colonist rates by the
steamship companies and over the
railroad.
FARMES AND MINES
f But while we are considering
farmers we must not lose sight of
the necessary for creating local
markets and encourage the con
sumption of his products in Alaska.
This market is a matter for local
consideration, but we feel the re
sponsibility of assisting the farmer
(Continued on Aage Six)
OFFICER ARRESTS OLD CRONIES IN RAID
t,%s
Richard C. Callen, United States marshal (lower
right), was called on to arrest many of his boyhood
friends in the recent raids at Leadville. Colo., directed
by John B. Stephan, district attorney (upper right).
The pre-probition glory of Leadville is shown (upper
left) and (below) a street of present-day soft drinklets.