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Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-08
Before GILBERT, RUDKIN and DEE TRICH, Circuit Judges.

TRICH, Circuit Judges.
 GILBERT, Circuit Judge:
 The appellant is the owner and op- orator of an electric light and power plant and engaged in furnishing light and power to the town of Seward, Alaska, and it's inhabitants. In 1923 the Legislature of Alaska conferred upon municipalities the power to reg ulate rates and charges for such serv- ice and provided for public hearing preliminary to the fixing of rates. On February IS, 1924, the Town of Sew ard enacted Ordinance No. 78 requir- ing the establishment of meters and prescribing rates for electric light and power, to go into effect September 2, 1924. The appellant brought suit to restrain the enforcement of the ordl- nance on the ground that the rates fixed thereby were cOnfiscatOry. Upon the pleadings and proof the court made findings of fact and found that the plaintiff had failed to prove by a fair preponderance of evidence that the rates fixed by the ordinance were confiscatory and found that the rates prescribed, were reasonable and that they allowed the appellant fair and reasonable return upon the invest ment made in property used and useful in the public utility which he owned and operated. Thereupon Injunction was denied and the complaint was dismissed.
 Error is assigned to the ruling of the trial court in striking certain par agraphs from the amended complaint and from the second amended com plaint. As to the amended complaint, no error is assignable on the appeal, for the cause was tried and submitted on the second amended complaint in which the appellant failed to repeat certain paragraphs which were struck from his prior complaint. The sub- stance of the paragraph struck from l the second amended complaint was that on February 4, 1924, at the hear 1 ing before the Common Council and Mayor, appellees offered no testimony but the appellant alone testified and 1 introduced all the testimony and evil dence which was presented and there by showed that the rates prescribed in Ordinance 7S did not permit fair return on the capital invested or on 1 the value of the property. The laws of Alaska of 1923 provide procedure 1 for regulating rates by municipal cor (Continued on Page Six)
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-08
DECISION OF J. s. COURT OF APPEALS
 LOCAL LIGHT CASE

The decision of the United States Court of Appeals, for the Ninth Cir cuit in the local light case between s. M. Graf, and the Town of Sew ard, in which the court affirmed the degree, is published herewith fn it's entirety.
 IN THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS, FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT.
 SAMUEL M. GRAFT, Appellant, THE TOWN OF SEWARD, ALASKA, Municipal Corporation, L. " RAY, as Mayor of said Town, J. s. BADG FER, c. E. ORLANDER, H. E. ELLIS WORTH, J. H. FLICKINGER, P. C.. McMULLEN and J. s. HOFFMAN, as Members of the Common Council of said Town, A. E. FUCKER, as Town Attorney of said Town, H. B. SELL BY and John HELM, Substitutes for c. E. ORLANDER and J. H. FLICK ULCER, Apellees.
 UPON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-08
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SUBMITTING FINAL
 PROOF

NOTICE OF SUBMITTING FINAL
 PROOF
 Anchorage, Alaska, July 29th, 1927. Notice is hereby given that Peter Anderson, entryman, together with his witnesses, Paul c. McMullen and Har- ry B. Melvin, all of Seward, Alaska, has submitted final proof on his Home stead Entry, Serial No. O562O Lot No. I3, NV IA NE IA section One CD Township One CD South Range One CD West, Seward Meridian, That said final proof is now in the files of the U. s. Land Office at Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the said U. s. Land Office within the period of publication or within thirty days thereafter, said final prof will be accepted and final certificate will is sue.
 J. LINDLEY GREEN,
 Register. Date of first publication August 1, 1927. Date of last publication September 10, 1927.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-08

A dollar saved is a dollar earned,  and so the shoe repair shop is a serv- ice station on the road to wealth.
 SEWARD LEATHER WORKS.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-08

Our capons are equal to turkeys j; try one and be convinced. Frye Bruhn Meat Market
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
DOUGLAS DAILY DISPATCH SUNDAY MORNING, JULY g. 1927

tage of taking a Ford to the agency
shop is. that there is never any delay
in repairing it, due to lack OF parCS
needed. One of the largeSV SgocKS oi
Ford parts in this district Is carried
here and every piece needed 10 re-
place worn parts is at mana all Cne
time.
II is a relief to the motorist to take
sick car into a shop where the men
who come UP and tinker with IL snow
that they know what they are dong.
It is a remarkable thing to see the
difference in the way trained Ford
mechanic and common manner ana
chisel" mechanic go at a Jop. Wnen
the Ford agency has repaired car
and turns it over to the owner the
repair has been made properly. 1neSe
mechanics will tell you that the part
they work on.will not cause any more
trouble, but they will also tell you
if there is something else on the car
that is i'll need of attention.
Dieckman says that the new Ford
situation is a problem lie says ChaC
he expects the new car, which is 10
be new model throughout, Wlu De
better car than Ford mas ever mace
because that is the idea behind making
new one at all. Dieckman, however,
expresses doubt that the old model
will ever go completely off tho market,
as he says he feels that there are
many people who will want new cars
OF the same old model because they
know what they will do and have
learned to value their staying QUALITIES
highly.
The Fordson tractor, sold by DECK
man along with the regular cars, and
the Big Lincoln. is coming into its
own. He can show prospective pur-
chaser a lot of figures that arc very
conclusive proof that a Fordson trac-
tor is worth a lot to a man VINO mas
any use for it,
The Ford agency reports that mere
tractors are being sold in this district
now than in the past and that they
Seem to be we'll adapted for pumping
water Tests have proven that they
will pull fairly large pump throw
ing from 500 to 800 gallons of water
minute, depending somewhat on the
depth of the well.
AS the valley grows and more farm
ers come in, the Fordson is expected
to become very popular, for the farmer
can plough field with it one day
and irrigate the field with It the next
day.
With the growth of the automobile
industry and the increasing popularity
of the big cars some people have come
to believe that the day Of the Ford
is passing, but peep into the sta
tistics on the subject show that while
the bigger car is in demand among
certain classes the little dependable
flivver, that will run anywhere and
that will stand rough treatment, is
still in big demand and is likely to
continue to be the universal car for
many years.
Byron Dieckman sells Goodyear tires.
He says that in his opinion they are
the best tires on the market. He tells
that people coming out of Mexico where
tires see the roughest of service, de-
mand Goodyear tires and will not buy
any other make.
The Ford dealer says that his re-
pair shop is making money for him
| and satisfied Ford owners out of hun
dredS of motorists. He says this is
true because he insists on prompt re-
pairing and efficient service in the shop
and is banking on this service TO keep
his business growing all the time.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

J.,T. Hood, proprietor of the Chrys-
Ter automobile agency situated just
across the street from the postoffice
on F avenue, told Dispatch reporter
yesterday that he had never sold a
car in his life that he had more con-
fidence in than he has in the Chrysler.
He says that he is just as Sincere in
selling this car and in recommending
it as one Of the very best values on
the motor market as he can be-
Hood states that it is a lot easier
to sell a car that he can conscientious
ly recommend to everyone than it
would be to sell some make that he.
felt was heap of junk. The Chrys
Ter is a very beautiful car and this
dealer states that it's performance is
just as fine as it's looks.
This dealer has been in the auto
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

The Bazaar is one of the Oldest es-
tablished dry goods firms in Douglas,
having been established Is years ago
and from a small beginning has grown
to be one of our substantial business
firms, carrying complete stock of
dry goods, shoes and furnishings for
men; clothing and ready-to-wear for
women and children.
Mr.. Klein, the present manager OF
the Bazaar, attributes the success of
the Bazaar to the handling of nation
ally advertised merchandise, stating
that in giving their customers nation
ally advertised goods they give them
the best that can be had at price,
and merchandise that they can stand
behind, if not satisfactory.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
First High Halter
In London Arrested

LONDON, July 2 (E1.-Not many of
the ultra smart young men OF May
fair who are bringing the high silk
hat back into favor know that the
first person to wear such head gear
in London was promptly arrested for
''inciting to riot and a breach CT the
peace"
The style was invented in 1897 by
Strand halter named He5tlweing-
ton, who calmly placed one on his
head and walked out into the street.
History relates that such a crowo grew
that a boy was thrown down and
trampled on and his arm broken while
women screamed and tainted The
poor halter was bound over in 500
pounds bail not to repeat the offense.
1t is said that this encouraged the
hat bootleggers of the day TO popu-
larize the fashion.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
Sees Many-Decked
Streets In London

LONDON, July Q lP). Streets of old
London may have as many decks as
battleship a few centuries hence, so
DR.. John A. Harris, who was in charge
of New York traffic for eight years,
believes.
\ DR.. Harris says LondonS traffic
problems are even more complex than
those of New York, because o. the
narrow, crooked streets and the cir
cles where SO many thoroughfares con-
verge. \
"The most urgent thing in traffic
control today is the segregation of We
hicles into, v arious categories- fast
moving motor cars on their own tier,
omnibuseS and lorries on their own
and so on" said DR.. Harris. Traffic
blocks such as occur on the Strand
can be eliminated only by express
highways, multiple -decked streets and
marginal express highways, not only
for city work but for cross-country
traffic"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

mobile business here for many years
and is well known among the car pur-
chasers of the city. He has not held
the Chrysler agency for very long, but
the effects of his handling Of the
agency are already apparent.
He has secured the finest show
rooms in the city in which TO display
the Chrysler. These rooms are the
largest show rooms in the city md at
the present time he is planning TO dec
crate them in new scheme SO that,
as he says, they will be the most
beautiful show rooms in the entire
state
The excellence of the Cnrysler
agency does not end with a fire car
displayed in beautiful show room.
There is something behind that. 1t
is a completely equipped repair show
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
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room, where the best of service is OBJ
tainable. A complete line of repair
parts for the big pretty car is kept on
hand at all times and the. shop is
run by a man who has been schooled
in, the Chrysler shops so that he is a
Chrysler specialist and can adjnst and
work over one of these cars in the
right way to get fun satisfaction.
Mr.. Hood states that. he considers
every man and woman in Douglas as
a potential Chrysler owner. lie says
that the desire to own a CIrysier is
created in anyone as soon as they
have ridden in one of these cars and
that as soon as they have driven one
themselves they can no longer control
their desire and become prospective
purchasers at once.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
PARIS TABLE D'HOTE
MAY LOSE IT'S WINE

PARIS, July 2 N9.-The famous
French restaurant table d'hote-known
to the French as "prix fixe"-iS in a
fair way to have wine definitely elm
mated.
The rapid rise in the price of wine
caused many restaurants to increase
prices and others to make an extra
charge Those who didn't take wine
were penalized, nevertheless, by the
small charge invariably made in
French restaurants for those who take
no drink.
The prefect of police, seeking to re-
duce prices, hopes soon to have the
table d'hote price made without wine,
which would be charged for separately.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

Service is the only thing that sells
merchandise in this day and age" ;"
says Byron Diecklnan, proprietor of
the local Ford agency Dieckman, be-
fore taking over the agency here, was
a Representative of the Ford Motor
company and is well acquainted with
the theory of business that has made
the product of the Ford plants the
Universal Car
Dieckman is building up rushing
business in repairing cars through one
policy, that of giving efficient service.
He employs in his shop number of
mechanics who are factory trained
men and who can generally tell by
listening to Ford motor running,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

The. signs on the windows sal Mil
lef's Cafe, the motto written in the
menu is "Clean and the Quickest
Service In Town" This is cafe
without elaborate. fixtures or furni-
tire without fine silver or do-dads,
but it. is clean, the atmosphere is one
OF friendliness and hospitality and
the service. is good.
AN added attraction is that the
food is as good as the service. The
menu is long affair and when one
orders something it is seldom that
the waitress has to say, Sorry, but
we are just out. of that" If they are
out of it, it does not appear on the
menu. AVS ~
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

Some of the nationally advertised
lines carried by the Bazaar are Mum
sing underwear for the whole family
Holeproof hosiery, John B. Stetson
hats, z. & W. shirts, Bon Ton COR
sets, La Pote wash fabrics and many
others. In their shoe department the
following well known lines OF foot
wear are carried: Packard shoes and
Douglas shoes for men. McElry Sloan
and Martha Washington shoes for Wo-
men, Buster Brown and Bllllken
shoes for children and Endic0t john
son work shoes-a lineup that is hard
to beat.
The firms motto has always been
satisfaction or your money cheerfully
refunded and this is one of the strong
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

what is wrong with it. When a motor
ist drives into the Ford shop and
asks to have something done to his
car, the machine is not run into a
corner and left for two or three days
before any work is done on it. The
job is started at once and is finished
as soon as possible.
The mechanic asked to look a car
over to see what it needs, makes a
thorough examination and then reports
just what must be done to make the
car run properly. He will also tell
the owner what it will cost to do this
and how long it will take and the
shop does the job in the specified time
at the specified cost.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

Everybody in the district knows jim
Miller and his cafe. People make
dates to meet their friends at Mil
lers.'' They stop there for pie and
coffee or chicken dinner or q
sandwich.
The long counter isn't made OF
imitation marble. 1t is just clean,
plain white board, but there is always
long row of people sitting at this
counter eating. They like it, They
like the simplicity of the place. The
menu is written in English, with the
exception now and then of some un-
usual dish, and then the name is
placed so that all can understand it.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

Dieckman reports that at the pres
ent time his shop is full of repair
work, although dozens of cars are
turned out daily. He states that for
the present he is having to turn away
some work, but is telling every person
who brings a car in, just when he
can do the work and he states that
most of the car owners are perfectly
willing to wait a half day before
he can get a man on their car because
they have learned by experience that
that Ford mechanic can do the job
right and at once when he does get
to it.
Nothing but standard Ford parts are
used in this sSop. The great adyan-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

positions on which all successful bus
inesses is built.
The Bazaar is well located, being
on G avenue, set down in the center
of the shopping district where every
one may stop in while on a tour OF
the principal stores of the city This
firm stages many attractive sales and
iCs bargains are noted for the good
quality of the merchandise offered.
In making this rule of selling only
nationally advertised brands of goods
the Bazaar only follows the demands
of the buying public of this district,
where the people know quality when
they see it and demand nothing less
than the best. The Bazaar is equipped
to meet the demand.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

Douglas has three banks as solid
and reliable as the rock of Gibraltar.
There is but one national bark. 1t is
called the First National bank and to
the man or woman who likes to feel
that the stability of the United States
is behind them in their investments
and hoardings, this is the logical bank
with which to do business. The guar
antees of the other two banks, how
ever, are just as impressive.
The thing about Douglas banks
that grows on the long resident is not
their connection with larger interests
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

Miller's might be called the popular
cafe. 1t is like Jim Miller, this cafe
of his. He doesn't claim to have the
most snowy place in town, but JUS
the same his chef is one of the best
in the west and his kitchen is equip
ped to turn out lots of food, and all
Of it tasty.
The refrigeration used is frigid-
aire and the foods are kept fresh all
the time although nothing is kept
very long because people eat it soon
after it is brought to the restaurant.
The pie is good. They use real
fruit in them instead of a lot of corn
starch with juice to give it flavor.
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nor their membership in the federal
reserve, but the fact that there is an
individual at the head of them, es-
pecially the First National, in whom
people have confidence.
People have been heard to speak
of the First National bank as Daddy
Packard's bank" 3. A. Packard is the
president of the institution and fills
completely the chair of the personal
equasion in banking. Men do not in
vest in things because they know
much about them, or because they
have been asked to invest in them,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

but because B. A. Packard has invest
ed in these things before, ano says
that they are reliable.
This bank takes the place ir the
Douglas district, which, by the way,
is marked on the maps as. being the
heart of the cattle country that is usu-
ally taken in cattle country by a
bank called %The Cattlemen's Ex-
change Bank" or some such name.
The reason for this is that this bank
is run by man who, for years., has
raised the very highest type Of FLOODED
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New Britain herald., 1927-03-18
SHOWING FIGHT

The decision of the board Of ad- justment 10 appeal the Masonic Temple controversy to the Con- necticut Supreme Court of Errors appears to be entirely justified, and the fact that the board voted unanimously In favor of taking this action indicates the collective pos- session of q spirit 10 fight it out 10 the last ditch.
 If the board member think the decision of Judge Newell Jennings robs them os all power to make ex- captions 10 the letter of the zoning ordinance then the decision of the board is doubly secure in it's logic. Perhaps there have been some citizens who did not take this view; yet there is a possibility Of it's truth. In such 9 case of diverging opinions, with the functions of the board cloudel with legal uncertain ty, a final decision by the state supreme court is the only way to settle the matter.
 Particularly is this true In view os the possibility that the decision under discussion may serve as a precedent for zoning in other cities.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-18
THE ANNOUNCED RADIO
 POLICY

If the interest of the public, rather than the selfish interests Of a horde Of would-like-to-b broad casters is to govern the policy of the newly created federal trade com- mission. then a large cluster Of radio concerns seeking licenses are certain to be disappointed. Eugene O. Sykes, acting chairman of the federal trade commission, was duly reaSsuring in his address over the ether from Washington, yet sound- ed a note against ruthless, arbi- trary and hasty" action. Most Of the 700 broadcasters will be less nerv- ous over the prospects Of the fu- ture; the 1s,Q0o stations which would like 10 broadcast but cannot will find little cheer Tn sight.
 The nature Of broadcasting will bring about a species of monopoly of the air by those first In the field, so far as national or sectional broadcasting is concerned. The local stations. with little power, may be- come more numerous and would not interfere with the stations Of great power.
 There is only room for com paratiyely limited number of large stations and many of these operate upon wave lengths that conflict, or nearly so To change this in con- formity with the interest of the public may need some Of the ruth icssness the commission wishes 10 avoid.
 The acting chairman's assurance that the commission is not under obligations to anyone, political or otherwise means the board will function as a genuinely independent body. Ii all this takes place exactly as stated the public is justified in expecting less chaos and more order overhead in a short time.
 The public cannot be any worse off regardless of what is done.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-18

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 c. Where are Our Gang" come dies produced?
 A. Hal Roach Studios, Culver City. California.
 o. What is the total number Of positions the President of the United States can fill by appointmento
 A. No exact estimate can be given as the number is changing constantly. He appoints the heads of departme of the government. most of the bureau chiefs, judges of the inferior federal courts, many commissioners, such as the civil service and interstate commerce revenue officers. United States marshals. certain post masters, ambassadors, etc. To- gether they constitute many thou sands.
 Q. When and where did Empress Elizabeth, wife of Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria Hungary die?
 4. While on 8 visit to Geneva, Switzerland. she was stabbed. on 10, 1898. by Luccheni, an Italian anarchist and died few minutes afterwards.
 Q. Who started the World War?
 A. The immediate cause was the a assassination Of the Archduke Fer dinand Of Austria by a Serbian student.
 c. Who played the part Of Ed mund Dantes in the picture Monte Christo" and what part, if any, did John Gilbert play in the same plc- ture?
 4. John Gilbert was the star of Monte Cristo, playing dual role. He took tho part Of Edmund Dantes and also played the role Of the Count of Monte Cristo.
 Who served as the mistress Of the White House during Buchanan's ad- ministration?
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