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The Kusko times., 1928-08-18
THE OTHER SIDE OF SEW
 ARD SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
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 The Valdez News Miner takes ex-9 ception to the Seward school issue, in this respect, that if Seward had looked ahead ten years ago foresight they call it) there would have been no need to go into debt at this time in order that new school house be erected. "Hindsight is expensive" :" Editor Wilcox says.
 As the Two Black Crows would say, "True, brother, true." But if we could see into the future-calculate the changes which would take place we doubt if the majority of common folks, like us, would like it. We wela recall, during school days, the remark a teacher made, that it would be a terrible thing if one could see into the future.
 The fact remains the Valdez paper has no argument whatever when it deliberately goes out of it's way to in- form the wide world that the bonding of town like Seward for obtaining money with which to build school, is ridiculous when the final cost is computed. Anchorage, also, is all wet, the Miner says, for it extends the years the bonds will run, and the. steadily mounting interest, showing a staggering sum. From his standpoint, not haoving all details at hand, nat urally he goes off half-cocked, with the result he will have planted in the minds of many a seed of doubt as to civic procedure which in the future may mean to some other town, an ob- stacle in the path of progress.
 So, in summing up in this case, as well as over is Anchorage, we would say to show signs of progress is worth almost any cost, and as an it. lustration of what this new school house means to this community, we would respectfully call attention to the new spirit manifest in Seward, a spirit of prosperity, the increased building activity, the inquiries from out of town business people with ref erence to moving here, the new fam lilies which are moving to Seward, the savings to parents. But what's the use of continuing on in this wise, for the benefits are already accruing even before the school has been built.
The Kusko times., 1928-08-18
WOLVES BECOMING MENACE
 IN NORTH, SAYS TRAPPER
Fairbanks News-Miner.)

(Fa1rDankS NeWS-M1ner.)
 Wolves are a deadly menace to the caribou, the fox and t::4e moose of the Birch creek district, says Fred Wiley, who has been trapping with B. w.. Johnson in the Circle country and has just arrived in Fairbanks. ''I saw 19 wolves in one band, and trails that in- dicated many more hadapassed thru. The oldtimers up there eon Deadwood and Golddust and Madsen Dome say that there are fewscaribou or' moose calves coming through this spring and that coyotes are raising hell with the foxy2,-
 Wiley and Johnson went in by boat last fall from TwelMemile and trapped on, the Birch for lynx, fox and mink. Thenethey went down the Birch 150 miles and trapped some more. Wiley believes there should be closed sea- son on. some of the fur-bearing ami malls in that section and that some- thing should be done to clean out the wolves. In addition to the. bounty al- ready offered on wolves. there should be bounty on the mother and pups, even though. the pups are unborn. That would save lot of trouble and damage, he maintains. "The zbiddies have. filters of eight and nine, and they are very, destructive when they are rustling food for. their yodng. There should be new. game fegula- sion that Twill give bounty on the pups before they come into the world.
 "There is another thing which think ewhatunreasenable. They want the whole leg of a wolf up to the shoulder to prove bounty claim. That means packing. a.whole lot of bones around. Why not the wrist and a couple of claws? We can't manu- faeture them and.'we certainlysare not going to slaughter dogs for a4bounty. We used to send our stuff&to4 Juneau. We sent some wolf claws to<the com missioner here, but he answered he was sorry, we, would have. to send more bone. Furthermore there should be method, easy to determine, on a differentiation between hesbountY on males and females. That's a9 tough country up there: where the wind blows, and it's tough enough for the trapper. The wolves and coyotes are making it. toughef.as
The Kusko times., 1928-08-18

with every station in the Territory Upon the transfer of the Seward sta tiom in 1926 from the Navy Depart ment to. the War Department, the last leg of land telegraph, i. e., between Valdez and Fairbanks, was done away with. Seward handled the traffic by radio, and this proved unsatisfactory, asd the land telegraph is again used between the coast and Fairbanks.
The Kusko times., 1928-08-18
His Explanation.

Walter, who was having trouble with subtrction, showed problem which he had just finished to his father.
 "Is that right, father?"
 "No, son, it's not right" Dad re- piled. 'I can't understand why you have so much trouble with subtrac- tion," he continued. "When I was in school I did it without any trou- ble at all"
 "I guess subtraction musta' been easy those days," son replied.
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The Kusko times., 1928-08-18
POSSIBLE FOR UNDERSTANDING SMALL TRACTS OF LAND NOW

WASHINGTON. - William Spry, Commissioner of the General Land Office, has recently sent out circular to- officials in Alaska advising that five-acre, tracts may be taken up for homestead purposes, under the regu- lations adopted for the Alaska Rail road and other laws laid down at that time.
 The circular, in part, reads:
 Your attention is called to the act of March 3, 1927 (Public No. 726), en- titled:
 ''An act to amend Section 10 of the Act entitled An Act extending the homestead laws and providing for right of way of railroads in the Dis trict of Alaska, and for other pur- poses," approved May IA, 1898 (Thir- tieth Statutes at Large, page 409), which provides:+
 ''That Section 10 of the Act entitled An Act extending the homestead laws and providing for right of way of railroads in the District of Alaska, and for other purposes, approved May IA, 1898 (Thirtieth Statutes at Large, page 4O9), be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto the following after the word other wise' in line 14 of the section:
 Provided, That any citizen of the United States, twenty-ene years of age, employed by citizens of the United States, associations of such citizens, or by corporations organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State or Territory, whose employer is engaged in trade or man. ufacture;
 Fifth. The location of the tract ap- piled for with respect to the place of business and other facts demonstrat- ing it's adaptability to the purpose of a homestead or headquarters
 Sixth. That the tract applied for does not include mineral ,coal, oil or gas lands, and is essentially non- mineral in character.
 Seventh. That no portion of the tract applied for is occupied or re- served for any purpose by the United States, or occupied or claimed by any natives of Alaska, or occupied as a townsite or missionary station or re- served from sale, and that the tract does not include improvements made by or in possession of another person, association, or corporation. t Eighth. Whether or not the land abuts on any navigable stream, inlet, gulf, bay or seashore, and if so that it is not within 80 rods of any other tract sold, entered, or claimed under said act of May IA, 1898, as modified by the act of March 3, 1903, as to re- served spaces.
 The register will forward evidence of publication and posting and the proof required without issuing final certificate.
 man called on an outician Scs
The Kusko times., 1928-08-18

First Business ManABy the way. my grandson works in your office.
 Second Same Yes, remember he went to-@yuur funeral. last Wedues- .day
The Kusko times., 1928-08-18

Sweet Young Thing-I1I positively never marry a. man who snores.
 He-Good idea-but how are. you going to find out?
The Kusko times., 1928-08-18

A man called on an optician so have his eyes tested. The optician held the test card forty feet away and asked, "Can you read that2"
 'No," said the man.
 The optician came closer and closer, but each time the answer was "No."
 Finally he stuck the card under the mans nose and asked: "Wen, can you read it now?"
 ~NO," said the man,, "E never learned to read"
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-10

taken.
 J. B. Warrack, of the Warrack Construction Co.,, in general charge Iof the work has offered the sugges- Ition that while the company's gas shovel is still here it would be a comparatively easy matter to move the shovel to the Third Avenue bridge site and prepare the en- !bankments at the approaches, so that at least a temporary bridge could be thrown across the creek after the pile driving operation had
 proceeded down stream below that point and before it got to Fourth Avenue. Mayor Ray declared that he had learned nothing definite on the subject, but as he has pointed out at sessions of the Council, the bridge question is a real and tangi- ble proposition and that as long as the city of Seward must have the bridges the city might as we'll ac- cept the problem and put in per- manent bridges that would settle the question for long time to come
 In the meantime the gas shovel is down near the mouth of the creek continuing the great ditch down which the Hume will come and the Alaska Railroad has moved in it's pile-driver to prepare the f-way where the Hume goes thru. The work of the gas shovel \ i'll be completed in a few days, and if it is not utilized for the bridge work, as suggested, it will doubtless go aboard ship and be sent back to Seattle.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-10
BEAR LIKE CATTLE

Confirming recent telegraphic re ports from Seward relative to the depredations made on the live stock on Kodiak island by brown bears, letter was received by Gov- ernor George Parks at Juneau from Dr. George D. Bishop, U. s. veterinary inspector, saying 19 head of cattle had been killed out of one herd and 265 sheep on an other ranch. The situation was such, he declared, that ome steps must be taken at once to protect the livestock industry n the island.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-10
Steamship Thistle
 Sinks Lake Labarge
 During HeaOy BEosv

The steamer Thistle which left Whitehorse last month, capsized in terrific Windstorm in the mid dle of Lake Laberge and sank. She had a full cargo of freight and was towing a barge carrying additional 40 tons of freight. Detail are lack ing, but report from Captain Ed wards states that, after being wind bound at the head of the lake for "A hours, he attempted to cross the lake. When halfway across the lake the wind came up with renew ed energy and the barge broke a. way from the steamer. While mak- ing fast to the barge again the yes sel quartered on a big wave and the hog chains snapped and the steamer broke in two and disap- peared, followed by an explosion of the boiler. At the first sign of real danger the crew of about 12 men scrambled to safety on the barge.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-10
BRIDGE PROpLEM LQON|o ho LOWELL
 WORk. PROCEEDS
CITY LIABLE TO BE CUT OFF TO NORTH UNLESS ARRANGE
 MENTS MADE SOON

AS the pile-driver marches down
 Lowell Creek with an accompani-
 1nent of mighty blows, the workmen
 are following with the great string
 CTS that mean the base of the Low
 ell Creek flood control Hume, now
 beginning to take definite shape
 under the efforts of the Warrack Construction Co.,, of Seattle to
 which has been assigned the task of saving Seward from future men, ace in the way of tearing waters from Glacier Canyon which threat ened destruction in 1917 and almost staged a comeback two months ago. With propitious weather con- 'd1tions the work has been progress ing rapidly and it will not be long now before the bridge problem will be brought up for direct solution. This matter involves the Fourth Avenue bridge which must neces- sarily he removed while the pile NtA A'SA SOCo C1I1 U Oll lUS way UO tllC waterfront.
 Frequent inquiries have been made to ascertain what, if any thing, is to be done 10 provide com )r'unication between the two DOT tions of the city during the time that the Fourth Avenue bridge is out, since there seems to be no def mite plan as to the Third Avenue structure which was taken com r'etely out by the flood. Unless some plans are made, in this re- gard, it appears possible that the city may be divided against itself while the Fourth Avenue bridge is being taken out and put back again I2nd in the meantime automobiles could not enter or leave the city.
 It seems to be a matter largely Up to the Alaska Road Commission. fbVt James Truitt, engineer of the Commission, consuItant on the Lowell Creek job had not been ap- 'prlsed of what action was to be
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-10

A recent marriage took place on the s. s. Aleutian, southbound. when the contracting parties, Oscar Casperson and Miss Nina McClel- Ian wre united.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-10

EASTMAN CINE KOUAKS $1O AND UP. SchalIerer's Alaska Shop
 EASTMAN AGENTS, SchaI,erer's Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-10

Have you heard the new "Okeh" records at Sylvia's ? They are wonderful.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-10

Cleanliness ana the bes, ot meats our motto. Frye-Bruhn.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-10

THE MOST COMPLETE NEW STAND IN ALASKA. SUBSCRIP Shop.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-18
New Bowling League

A new "cosmopolitan" bowling league with eight teams collected from a variety of sources opened last night at Hart's alleys and will bowl at least one round. with two matches Tuesday nights and another pair Fridays. Last night the Night Hawks. led by Jimmy Bosco. took two out of three games from the Store Clerks. explained by Carleton Smith. and won the pinfall. R. Cunningham featured the match. In the second match the M. E. church team under Captain Elmer Thomas battled to a deadlock with the Smoke Eaters, Captain Melbert Hart's team from the fire depart ment. The Methodists took the odd game but the firemen won the pinfall.
 The other four teams will play Friday night. The Buckaneers from Rogers Orchards will be explained by Frank Peck and the Acorn A. C. team by Duffy Gnazzo. The Post Office team and the Doughboys from Rogers Bakery have not yet selected their leaders.
 Last nights scores:
New Britain herald., 1928-01-18
ALLEGED SWINDLER
 FINALLY CAUGHT
DiaZ Taken to New Haven to
 Stand Trial

New Haven. Jan. IS R-R. L. S Diaz, missing stockbroker who was arrested by the Stamford police last night as he waited near his former home in Forest Lawn avenue for his wife. will be brought back to this city today to stand trial on an em- bezzlement charge.
 Detectives left for Stamford this morning to get Diaz, and when he is returned to this city. Assistant City Attorney Daniel Pouzzner plans to ask bond of $2o,o0O for his free dom.
 When placed under arrest Diaz protested his innocence of any wiring. He said he was working as a stockbroker in New York and that his record here was unblemished.
 The warrant on which Diaz was sought charges him with swindling Addie l.. Currie of 7s Lake Place out of $2,040. which the woman paid him for preferred and common stock of the Industrial Mortgage NSAApAAJ'
 Diaz. according to the warrant, told the woman that he was an &C., credited agent of Sawyer, Fiske & Spencer of Boston who were quail fled to traffic in the securities of the Mortgage company.
 The warrant further charges that Diaz was not a representative of the Boston house nor was the Boston house handling the mortgage com pany stock. Other complaints against Diaz in this city aggregate 355,000.
 Other persons in Washington, Connecticut, Meriden. Stamford and Jacksonville. Fla, are reputed to have lost money paid to Diaz for stocks.
 The majority of the persons who claim to have been swindled were also losers in the crash of the W. B. Goodrich brokerage.
 Goodrich is now serving a sen- tence for his alleged defalcations.
 Diaz is believed to have secured a list of Goodrich's victims and to have sought out the same persons as his customers.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-18
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Notes

Notes
 Mrs. Lillian Reaney is visiting her son, Dr. Lloyd Reaneu, in Elizabeth, N. J.
 A son was born last night to MT. and Mrs. Antonio Fernandez of Pearl street.
 The Parish Guild of the Church of Our Saviour will meet in the parish house at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 Boy Scout Troop 1 will meet at the Methodist church this evening.
 Walter P. White has purchased a two-family house on Linden street from Frank Caporello.
 The A. U. K, & D. of A.. will hold a social at o'clock tomorrow night at the Elks' rest The public is cor dially invited.
 A son has been born to MT. and Mrs. M. J. Walker of Broad street. This is the last week of our sale. 20 per cent discount on entire stock. Sale ends Saturday, January 21. H. A. James. Dry goods. mems furnish ings, footwear. floor coverings. 6S West Main street.-Advt.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-18

snapped off. The bus was unable t, continue, the passengers being trans ferred to the next bus that cam, along.
 Clinics Tomorrow There will be clinics tomorrow al and 7:30 o'clock in the Legion hal in Kensington and at the same hours Saturday.
 Funeral Incomplete The funeral arrangements for Frank E. O'Brien of Berlin are in- complete and are in the hands ol Joseph Haffey. undertaken. The body has not arrived from Battle Creek, Mich.
 Scout Notes Scoutmaster E. 0. Shjerden, of the Berlin scouts has issued a notice that no attention should be paid to ! anyone soliciting for the general ac- tivities of the scouts unless they are recommended and backed by the committee men of the scouts or the scoutmaster himself. East Berlin Items
 The Sacred Heart whist was large ly attended. The prize winners for this week are as follows: ladies, first, Miss B. N. Wood; second, Mrs James O'Brien; third, Mrs. J. Calla- han; gentlemen. first, Edward Dunn; second, James O'Brien; third, F. Ka- siski. Next Monday evening there Twill be another whist at the church. The clinics held yesterday at Com munity hall were we'll patronized and approximately 65 people were vaccinated. It is planned to hold an- other clinic here and 1t is hoped that those who have not availed them selves of the opportunity to be vac- cinated will do so. The cost of the clinic is borne by the town.
 The Community club program this evening will be in charge of the To- cal visiting nurse committee. A mo- tion picture program on Health" will be shown. The program this evening is most timely with the pres ent smallpox epidemic in nearby eo"hS. 1uioTIHdtllOH or cOnS1QefdDIc value will be imparted.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. John Burns at the Middlesex hos pital in Middletown Sunday. Mrs. Burns was formerly Miss Helen Por- ter of West Cromwell.
 A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bacon at the New Britain hospital early yesterday morning.
 The library will be open Friday afternoon and evening for the ex- change of books. The new books re- gently added will be available.
 A meeting of the Boys club will be held Friday evening at Communi- ty hall. Practice for the coming ex- hibition will be held. Competitive tests will also be run off.
 Victor Belden. the local news dealer, was New Britain visitor to- day.
 The weekly prayer meeting of the Methodist church will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the church social rooms.
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New Britain herald., 1928-01-18
VISIT LONELY KING

Sofia. Bulgaria, Jan. IS R-Prince Cyril who with his father the late King Ferdinand was banished from Bulgaria in 1918. has returned un- expectedly from Karlsruhe, Gel
 many. to visit the kings. brother who is leading a life of great loneliness.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-18
|OFFICIALS VIEW CROSSING PLANS Elimination Program Involves
 Moving of Pine Street PLAINVILLE IS DEFEATED
Drops First Valley League Game to Untonville-Legion Auxiliary In- vited to Joint Mecting-Grange Meeting-New Bowling League

| fhHs SeieClHldu JdiieS simpson,
 Engineer Joseph N. McKernan and
 Chairman John E. Lamb of the town plan commission inspected the plans for the proposed elimination of the
 East street grade crossing yesterday in Hartford but were unable to se- cure a copy of them to be brought
 back to Plainville for the conven- fence of property owners affected Several of these latter have already gone to the state capitol and looked at the blueprints. and they are said to be satisfied with the altera- tlons which will be necessary. Radical changes in the topography of the district will be made if the state highway departments present scheme is carried out. Woodford avenue and Pine street will be shifted some distance southward, the officials say. and the houses located nearest to the intersection of these streets with East street will have to be removed. The moving of the streets in question will be a difficult matter. it is believed, because the Connecticut Co. trolley line runs along them and this will also have to be shifted. On the north side Of Pine street, 1t is said that the corner house and the Bowen place next to it will have to be removed. while the Woodford and Meehan houses, located on the southern corners of the street intersection, will suffer similar fate.
 These changes are made necessary because of the plan to elevate the road across the tracks. This will re- suit in runways at both sides, and, while there is no difficulty in the way of this on the north, the proxi- mlty of Pine street on the south forms an obstacle which makes the task a hard one.
 About a score of property owners are affected by the contemplated change. They are taking an active interest in the matter. particularly in regard to the changes in their properties and in the estimated damages. A hearing will be held at the state capitol next Thursday morning, January 26, when full op- portunity will be given to learn and discuss the project of the highway department.
 PIainville Defeated
 Pla1nville put up fine scrap in Cnionyille last night but lost its first Pennington Valley basketball league game by d 27-19 score when the home team rallied sharply in the final half. During the first period Plainville was always within reach and the count was 12-11 at inter- The second half found | unionville working to better ad- and the locals fell be- hind. Plainville was unable to do much scoring from the floor, but the players showed accuracy from the foul-line, dropping in nine tries. In a preliminary game the reserve players of the two teams played, the | unionville subs winning by 20-5.
 The teams will meet again here | tomorrow night. There will be d and dancing will follow the league contest. Last nights Sllmmary.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-18
Noted Writer Seeking
 Mental ReiuyenatiOu

Milwaukee, Jan. IS R-A Mill waukee author and poet whose iden- tity is concealed under the name MT. Schmidt" has undergone a re- juvenation operation to bring back tagging mental powers" his surgeon, Dr. Lewis J. Daniels, revealed today.
 Dr. Daniels said the patient is a we'll known writer who has elected to be known as "Mr. Schmidt" to avoid publicity in connection with the operation.
 MT. Schmidt is seeking reju- venation of the mind" pr. Daniels said. "He is somewhat advanced in years and has ambitions to continue his literary york;