• OUR INTERESTS AT
THE NATION’S CAPITAL
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tion, he added. The unforseen oe
I preciation of currencies hafe practi
» cally nullified the tarifl rates in the
! present act.
The recent act passed by Congress
• for the protection of the Northern Pa
>. cific halibut fishery provides, among
*■ other things, that the “close season”
shall mean from Nov. 1 until Feb. 15;
^Territorial waters of the United
‘ States shall mean the waters contigu
< ous to the. southern and western
• coasts of Alaska and to the western
eoa-'t of the United States; it shall
L be unlawful for any person to fish for
1 or attempt to catch halibut at any
• time in the waters designated when
< closed to fishing; it shall be unlawful
for any vessel having on board any
• halibut caught contrary to any provi
- sions of the convention or act to enter
. any port in the United States, nor
- shal any port in the United States
be used to prepard a vessel for such
illegal halibut fishing. The penalty
■ for violation of this act is a fine of
4. not less than $100 or imprisonment
for not more than one year, or both.”
The United States Geological .Sur
’ vcy announces the completion of a
- manuscript report on the gold ode de
i posits of the Wilow Creek district,
. Alaska, by James C. Ray. This re
. port is one of the results of the study
< of mineral resources in areas tribu
tary to the Alaska Railroad which
' was made in the summer of 1931. It
* describes the geologic and other con
> ditions existing there and lays special
emphasis upon available data regard
ing the metaliferous ode prospects,
i It will be several months before this
report can be printed and available
- for distribution. The Willow Creek
i gold lode district is situated in the
. southwestern portion of the Talkeetna
r mountains, a few miles north of the
* head of Cook Inlet. The district is
* easily accessible by automobile road
. from -Wasilla, a small town on the'
. Alaska Railroad, 45 miles north of
i • Anchorage.
In the War Department appropria
v tion bill that has been considered by
». the House during the past weel>, and
% which was.reported from the commit
tee on appropriations, the sum appor
tioned to be expended by the Board
* of Road Commissioners for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1933, was re
•' duced to $354,310, .with $1,000 addi
tional compensation for the president
< of the Board in addition to his reg
ular pay and allowances. The Budget
• estimate -.was for f656,000, and then
the committee considered $500,000,
hut finally submitted the smaller sum.
Protests against the cut have been
Pacific
International
; Airways
Wty In comfort t- all points in
A1 -ha in oar four-passenger
> cabin plane. Largs baggage
compartment separate from the
j ; cabin. ff|ni>aiwl far watts
landings.
i ' -Big’ seeing trip- any tint
■ $5 JO pe. passes.*.*.
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received from various sections of
Alaska, and Delegate Wickersham
has taken the matter up with .various
members of the committee in the ef
fort to secure a larger amount, and
if this cannot be done in the House
he wil try to have the Senate increase
the amount and then have the House
in -conference agree to. the raise.
A manuscript report on the flird
wood district, Alaska, by C. F. Park,
Jr., has been completed by the U. S.
1 Geological Survey. This report de
1 scribes the geologic and other condi
tions existing in the Girdwood dis
trict with eespecial relation to the
mineral deposits. It is a Tesult of
the study of mineral resources in
areas tributary to the Alaska rairoad.
The Department of Commerce
states that the population- of the
world is about two billion, and there
are 39.2 persons for every square
mile of land on earth, according to
the latest figures made available for
1929. The United States, with a land
area of 2,973,776 and an estimated
population of more than 124,000,000,
has a density of 41.7 persons per
square mile, it is shown. Alaska has
the smallest density of any country
listed; with only 59,000 inhabitants
for 586,400 square miles of land, the
density is 0.1.
ITMES OF IMPORTANCE
IN RECENT NEWS EVENTS
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total to nearly twelve hundred since
Malvese was murdered Wednesday
night of last week in front of the
De Monte barber shop.
BERLIN.—-A battle to the end—■
the barons and haughty squires on
one side and the people on the other—
was decreed tonight by the socialists,
bulwark of the German republican
system. They issued their call after
the new feudal regime, headed by
Franz von Papen, former warrior and
servant of the people, had ordered the
reichstag dissolved and put forth a
stinging proclamation, manifestly
aimed at the parties of the center and
left.
BELMONT PARK, N. Y.—The Be
lair stud Fareno wo nthe 64th run
ning of the Belmont Stakes today,
and by covering the mile-and-a-half
over a fast track in 2 minutes 32 4-5
seconds enriched William Woodward
by $55,120. He paid 5 to 1 in the
betting. Osculator, which ran, coupled
with Laughing Queen as the W. R.
Coe entry, finished second, trailing
the winner by a length and a half.
FLEMINGTON, N. J.—John H.
Curtis, who has admitted he deceived
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh by claim
ing to be in contact with the kidnap
ers of the Lindbergh baby, pleaded
not guilty today to a charge of ob
structing justice in the Court of Com
mon Pleas. Curtis, a Norfolk ship
builder, chose to fight the charge
against him in the face of a recent
statement by Prosecutor Anthony
Hauck, who said if the Virginian
goes to tria he will demand the max
imum penalty of three years’ impris
onment. The man, who for weeks
was the central figure in the Lind
beTgh drama, seemed totally uncon
cerned about the court proceedings.
He bowed deferentially when Judge
Adam O. Robbins set his trial for
June 27. '“Thank you, very much,”
he murmured.
NEW YORK.—Whales that turned
somersaults on the surface, of the
ocean, and others that 'Stabbed noses
in the air as if to kiss; then fell back
into the water, were reported today
by two mariners just ift-f»©«; a whale
of a jolly good trip. ♦Never in 35
years on the seaudld b;see * ‘whale
turn a somersault >'until* Thursday.
About four bells, or >6 ihr-the evening,”
Chief Officer A. T, 'Mott of the.Aqui
tana reported, “I noticed a great
commotion alon gsideth eshipfer mb
coronation aengf-ide .the ship forward.
Then a whale, fully )& feet long, rose
out of the sea andfelL,backward. It'
was a great sight.” Purser J. J.
Lawler sad he saw-..twoaWheles^that.
rose suddenly out of the .water and
■put their heads together/** like tthey
were going to kiss, then fall back “A
wonderful eight,” he caled it.
JLANSLAS -CITY, J£as.—“And ,rtot a
1 chance to escape, either,’’.moaned*An
, drew -Podgoriiy, .as. he sat in/a eel in
J the Wyandotte county jail, to -which
1 he had been .sentenced .for two-years
: after a plea of guilty.to liquor,viola
tions. “What do you mean ?” asked
a curious guard. “Say, I know this
jail,” was ..the repjy; "“I can't-Jareak.
out of here;: I helped .build it.”
W A I, LA WALLA.—Joseph Lander,
26, under sentence to serve from. 1 to
12.years, from King.county,.for rob
bery, escaped from the state -prison
yesterday. He overpowered a guard
and ..went .over the prison wall, carry
ing the guard’s pistol .with him. .H(
also took a xifle and shotgun which
he found.in the guard’s .tower.
The prisoner told the guard that.he'
long -had .been waiting just such -a
night, .with sky overcast and a high
wind blowing. He had provided him
self with an improvised rope made
from sheets. He used that to let him
self down from the tower. The pris
oner is decared as.a tough character,’
one who .wil shout without much
provocation, and searching officers
are warned to be on their guard.
PHILADELPHIA.—-What is .be- j
! lieved to be an all-time home-run rec- |
ord was performed .yesterday in PEila-i
delphia by Lou Gehrig, first baseman
of the New York .Yankees, when he t
drovrf out four circuit.-hits in a single i
game to carry the Yankees along into |
a series of record-breaking .slugging
stunts, as they pounded out a win ;
over the Philadelphia-Athletics. It is j
thought that Ed Delehanty . of the !
Phillies turned in a .similar.bombard- j
ment .trick in 1896.
Wise—Say, -don't..you-'ever -take a I
vacation ? ~ i
Crax—I feel that 1 '.shouldn't leave !
my job. j
Wise—Why, .can't, the eotnpary.. »}n '
without you ?
-•Crax—Yes*, that’s just .what J .don’t
want them to.find out. t ■
APPOINTMENT OF ADMKilS- \ j
-TRATOR. iv]
To all persons to whom these pres-i
ents shall come, greeting:
Know ye, that it appearing to W.
T. Vanderpool, United States Com
missioner for the Mount McKinley
Precinct, Fourth Division, Territory' j
of Alaska, that A. R. Eldridge has,
died intestate, leaving at the time of ‘
his death property in this precinct, j
and I, aforesaid commissioner, haveI
this day duly .appointed Winnifred!
White administrator of the aforesaid !
estate of A. R. Eldridge,' deceased.;
This therefore ..authorizes the said;
Winnifred White ,to administer the j
estate of A. R. Eldridge, deceased, i
according to law.
In testimony whereof I 'have there- j
unto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of this court this the :23rd
day of May, 1932.
W. T. VANDERPOOL,
United States Commissioner
and -ex-Ofiico Probate Judge.
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINIS
TRATOR.
- j
To all persons to whom these pres
ents shall come, greeting:
Know ye, that it appearing to W.
T. Vanderpool, United States Com
missioner, Mount McKinley Precinct,
Fourth Division, Territory of Alaska,
that John D. Griffin lias died intes
tate, leaving at) the time of his. death
property in .this precinct, and I,
aforesaid Commissioner, have this
day duly appointed Frank J. Guskey
administrator of aforesaid estate of
John D. Griffin, deceased- This,
therefore, authorises the said Frank
J. Guskey to administer the estate of
John D. Griffin, deceased, according
to law.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of this court this .28th day
of May, A. D. 1932.
W. T. VANDERPOOL,
<■ United States Commissioner
• and ex-Offico Probate Judge. |
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned, Winnifred White, of Mc
Grath, Alaska, have this day been
appointed administrator for the es
tate of A. R. Eldridge, deceased All
parties having claims against the
^aforesaid estate must present them
to the undersigned, properly signed,
with the vouchers attached, within
six months of the date of this no
tice.
Dated at McGrath, Alaska, this
■23rd day of May, A. D. 1932.
WINNIFRED WHITE,
Administrator for the
aforesaid estate.
In the Probate Court for the Napa
hute Precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that all cred
itors having claims against the estate
‘O* George W. Hoffman, deceased, are
required to present them, 'together
with the proper vouchers, to the un
dersigned, at Napamute, Alaska,
within six months from the date of
this, notice.
toney McDonald.
Administrator.
Dated -at Napamute, Alaska, May
14, 1932.
TABLE OF DISTANCES BE
TWBEN NENANA AN® FLAT
Miles
Nensna . 00
Tavern Roadhouse . 17
Knight’s Roadhouse ...* 23
Nineteen-Mile Roadhouse.. 58 ..
Diamond Roadhouse....76
Roosevelt ... 89
Lake Minehaminn__116
Trappers’ Cabin ... 132
Lone Btar Readhouse . 160
Telida .Roadhouse . 169V4
Slow Fork-Roadhouse . 187
Bast ForkdKeadhoor 3 .j.... £06
Berry’s Landtag’Roadhouse. 227*4
Big River Roadhouse...241
?'eGrath .. 263
alcotna ...280
BiH Goes' Roadhouse .. 291'
Ophir ....... 300
McCafferty .. 366
Brown Greek ■thehet’ cabin ..818
Fritz shelter cabin _;... >0*8
First Chance shelter cebin ...jj. 346
Schermeyer R. E__860
lditared ....87fi
Flat _ :_ «84
B4naazaa - sheler cabin; 12 -sites
from Flat.
Qrooked* Creek’” Shelter eabfcx. 19
mites frcirtn Bonanza.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
Notice La hereby given to F. W.
Carter, A. B. Ferguson, George C.
Friend, and E. Coke Hill, and their
heirs and assigns, that their portions
of the assessment work for the years
1924 to 1931, inclusive, done on the
Bonanza Association placer mining
claim, situated on Flat creek, tribu
tary of Otter creek, in the Otter Re
cording Precinct, Fourth Division
Territory of Alaska, must be paid
within ninety (90) dayB from date
hereof, or forfeit all right and title
to said placer mining claim.
PATRICK SAVAGE.
Dated Flat, Alaska, Jan. 16, 1932.
First publication, March 5, 1932.
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write for the free book, “Light of
Egypt”: mailed without obligation
to occult students. Librarian 117,
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