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Seward daily gateway., 1929-07-30
ROAD BUILDING

"N1o.o roads and better roads," This eptomses oo- servatons made by nine out of ten Vsltors to Alsn and is found in every interview given out to the news papers of the States.
 Rut these observers are thinking in terms or auto- mobile travel and long, wellgraded avenues con!ecCs settled communities; such as those obtalned Ill Cne States ,,1
 It is only when one considers the road building question in terms of the frontier that there IS ioo something radically amss in the system now applied to Alaska There can be no criticism Of the quality or roads being constructed by the Alaska Road Commsslon or the Bureau of Public Roads, but with the sloth With which certain trunk lines reaching completion The matter lies with government that retains the m1ta- tive and does not permit sufficient elasticity III rules that would repose discretionary powers in the hands of those entrusted with the road building program
 Here we have long-period program, entailmg many projects that must be carried on from year to year Thus there many of the most needed afford ing ingress and egress to natural resources-ke the Cache Creek road under progress for nearly decade and not giving promise of completion in another and similar projects
 If the present permanent population of Alaska ex- poets to benefit by road building will be necessary to make radical departures from the present long, term program What is needed is direct system whereby road to rich mining district other may be constructed once and not projected for completion ten years hence.
 Right now throughout the entire length of the Alaska Railroad feeders should be built Imagine the many prospects which would be opened up if sampng works was also built at some point on the railroad
 In the meantime overhead on some road projects IS 7O per cent of appropriations Think of that fgure
Seward daily gateway., 1929-07-30
F()R SAL.E:
MUNICIPAL PROPERTY SALE

PROPERTY SALE
 Seward, Alaska.
 Lots 4-5-67-34- 4-35-36-37 all in Block 12 of the original Townsite of Seward, Alaska, together with improvement thereon, which inn provement is the grade school building of said Seward, is offered for sale to the highest and best bidder.
 Sealed bids addressed to Muni- cipal Clerk, Seward, Alaska, will be received up to and including Saturday August 3, 1929.
 The Common Council reserves the right to reject and (or) sub init to modification all bids re- ceived.
 TERMS:
 (a) Entire Purchase Price in
 Cash.
 (b) A portion of purchase
 price in cash, remainder ir
Seward daily gateway., 1929-07-30
yearly installments. hear;e.

yearly installment., bearisa~ interest, secured by purchase mortgage back
 It IS the intention of the Com mon Council to use the monev received from the sale of the fer mer school building and premises toward construction and eauis- ment of a gymnasium in cen- nection with the William H. Se- ward school, recently erected.
 For further details consuit Councilman OrIander and Coun- cilman H0rner, members of the School Committee of the Counea
 A. D. Balderston,
 Municipal Clerk Publish July g to Aug. 3,192s.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-07-30
WASHINGTON STATE TOWN SUFFERED
 LOSS F|RE DAMAGE

COSMOPOLIS. July 30, (P)- Seventeen buildings, all frame structures, and comprising most of the business section of this town, were destroyed by fire with loss estimated at $200000.
 Two city blocks were burned The fire started from an explosion in a pool hall shortly after midnight; and was brought under control at 3 a. m. with the aid of the Aber- deem -Hoquiam Fire Departments.
 Cosmopolis is a town of 1700 and the oldest mill town on Grays har- bor.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-07-30
2,oOo SUITS.

Two thousand Fall and Win- ter samples are now on display lat Peyser's Tailor Shop. All sr- ders taken within the next week will receive the benefit of 10 per cent above cost. adv.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-07-30
NEW INDUSTRY LOOMS

Fashion forecasts show the hair seal is becoming popular both for coats and trimmings for Mady Here looms a new industry for Alaska, but
 Like many things Alaskan, the hair seal or seaion at this time is protected Before may take his pet he must show that his ancestors voted the Whig ticket, picked their teeth with goosequil wore side whiskers and didn't stutter
 We have tremendous amount of respect for Hen- ry OMalley and his chief President Hoover but isn't 1t about time to begin tearing up few of the restrict ions Alaska?
 We just discovered recently that sometimes it takes few hot words, perhaps fight for couple of chaps to understand one another and become friends.
 The Gateway stated the Eskimos have great feasts Tn December and then face starvation in March Shucks- why pick out the Eskimos?
 The regular hazing of the ordinary splebe at West Pont IS no laughing matter but hate to think of what those future Southern colones will do to that ne gro student who has just been admitted
 Not that we are jealous of the reported wonderful strike reported from Tak-we are glad for then-but up here in this part of the Territory Nuka Bay and Moose Pass, where there's "lotsa gold in them thar hills, we can't raise rifle of interest
Seward daily gateway., 1929-07-30

They say that Herring Admiral heads the dwlndng fleet the Isle of Man. Out to the Westward right now they say the thing could be handled by the mess boy
Seward daily gateway., 1929-07-30

You read it in The Gateway first.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-07-30

The Gateway stated the Eskimos have great feasts Tn December and then face starvation in March Shucks why pick out the Eskimos?
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02
CORN BORER SCOUTS
 REACH NEW BRITAIN
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or worm or what resembles eggs of the bug are found the specimen is sent to the department laboratory at Toledo, O., for final examination under microscope. The town in which the corn borer is found then is placed under quarantine and state police cooperate with another crew to examine all products transported from that vicinity. The scouts then move on to the next town or city.
 The discovery of the corn borer in Meriden caused the scouts to estab- fish new headquarters in New Brit ain.
 According 10 the men who arriv- cd here today, many people confuse the corn borer with that of the stalk bcrcr. The corn borer is of the caterpillar and later the moth type. T. is colored dirty white with a black head The moth is said to be of similar color. It pores into the plant and lays it's eggs. The eggs hatch out in the spring and the grub then feeds on the plant. The corn borer will enter into any kind of plant but prefers sweet corn. In rlaccs where there S no corn it has been found in flowers and other pro- duce. For thls reason no suggestion has been made that the raising of corn in infected areas be dispensed with for year. If there is no corn, where the borer once gets in. the dangers of wider spread are more iminent.
 Where the corn borer has made its appearance the suggestion is made that the corn thus infected be chopped up and fed to cattle, while the stalks be plowed under the gr ound If left unmolested the eggs will lie dormant over the winter and hatch out in the spring.
 Government officials are discuss inf the possibility of importing a parasite from Europe to help eradi- cate the borer.
 The stalk borer. which seldom bothers the ear of corn, is striped worm and resembles the born borer only slightly. The real corn borer goes through the entire plant. The scouts will investigate any suspicious conditions if reported to the postoffiCe.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02

Ii who is an operator of the eleVa- tor in the Commercial Trust Co. building and lives in the same house and he ran for a shovel. MT. Ken nedy came along in his automobile and he saw the predicament the boy , was in and he jumped out. The two men quickly dug down but their eff forts were impeded because of the danger of striking the lad under meath. Finally, they eXtricated the lad who had become unconscious from the strain.
 The boys mother had been noti- fled and in a frenzy she arrived just as the lad was pulled out. Getting the boy into Kenneys car, he was started for the New Britain General hospital,
 He was blinded from the sand in his eyes and was hardly able to breathe. On the way to the hospital, he regained consciousness and was able to talk when he reached the institution,
 At the hospital it was found that outside of the shock, the boys con- dition is not serious.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02

ation: A corporation desired to go into business outside the country. It has a Connecticut charter. But some provisions in the charter altered the pany's status in Canada. so that to have done business would have required the deposit of large sums of money as a guaranty. It was pro- posed, however, that the company obtain amendments to it's charter by eliminating certain provisions which would then make the company's charter in line with laws of the do- minion. The legislature amended the charter as was desired and prepar- ations were made to begin foreign business, about s10,000 being ex- pended in the past few weeks in getting ready. But the McCook de- cision nullified the charter amend ments and the company has been notified in view of what has hap pened it cannot do business abroad. A conference has been called for the first of the week to determine what shall be done.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02
INVAL|DA7EDLAWS
 TANGLE INCREASES
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preme court decision in S7 Connec- ticut, page 507, which states that it is within the powers of the general a assembly to validate and confirm its enactments which were made orig inally in the constitution form, and this it may dc, by reference without an independent reenactment of the original act or repetition of its lan- guage; and from the date of such confirmation the act speaks the leg islative will authoritatively and in legal form"
 New Haven Attorney Doubtful
 A New Haven attorney. who for a long period of years has been closer to law-making at the capitol than more than nine-tenths of the mem bers of the state bar. today said that he held doubt if a single act will validate the more than I5O0 laws which have been affected by the Me Cook decision He, himself has been called into a conference over a cor poration charter matter which is af- fected by the decision and which has raised questions for which he finds no immediate answer.
 This attorney said that in his own particular case he hoped there would be a solution but his fear was that endless litigation might be precipi- tated at some later date over some other law through which might be- come an appeal to the United States supreme court with possibility of a decision which would undo all that the special session of the general as- sembly may do in rehabilitating the invalid measures.
 Case Is Outlined
 In the case which this New Ha- ven attorney has there is this situ-
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02
FRESH OUTBREAK IN
 LEAVENW0R7H TODAY
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,ver-crowded condition of the prison md lack Of work for the prisoners. Started at Noon

>ver-crowded condition of the prison md lack of work for the prisoners ' Started at Noon
 The warden said the trouble start d at the noon hour yesterday when he convicts' objected to their meal of rice. This demonstration, he ad ,ised, was quieted, some of the con- victs being sent to their cells and rthers to the shoe factory. where mother demonstration took place nd these convicts were taken to heir cells.
 A third demonstration broke out, le continued. at carly mess in the AVening when the inmates threw ltensils about the place and were otherwise disordcrly.
 White said he tried to stop it, 'lnally getting most of the men to heir cells, where they broke of .rarts of the cells, throwing the fix lures and bricks at the guards.
 It was then, his report said, that riot guns were brought into play 10 protect the guards, and Mike Mar. 'tinee was killed and Harold T. Me l.aughlin, John J. Jones and Fred Connors were wounded, none of hem fatally
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02
Judges Enter Conference
CURTIS BOYS INJURED

Two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Curtis of Francis street are under the care of physicians as the result of recent accidents. Charles Curtis, Jr., was injured in the Eureka Bot ting Co. plant an Hartford avenue. His brother. Robert. fell in field near his home and cut his wrist. Five stitches were required to close the wound.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02
PAGE SAYS TARIFF
 STUDY NECESSARY
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Continued From First .Pagc) monopolistic organization and prlce- fixing. yet monopoly prices, by tend ing to reduce sales, had tended to reduce the revenue yield from the the specific export duty, he said.
 'There is no doubt" he continued, that the heavy export tax long im- posed by the Chilean government has been a burden to the nitrate in dustry, and in the case of BraZll, while that country achieved dom mating position with respect 10 cot- fee growing. expansion of the industry and financial instability in Brazil brought on severe depres- sion few years later-'
 Counter RcprisalS Result
 Retaliatory tariff measures pro- .voked counter-re eprisals, he pointed out, adding that while neither a pas sive nor an active national policy was to be advocated, formation of an international tariff commission nigh. solve the problem.
 Prof. Jacob Niner, of the Uni versity of Chicago, speaking before the round table on inter-allied debts and separations said: The reparation burdens at first placed upon Germany were outlandish and impossible of fulfillment. As the years passed, the tendency of sue cesive agreement was toward a les sening of the total. The Young plan is less onerous upon Germany than any agreement that has gone be- fore
 Tn view of this tendency toward reduction as the war period gets farther behind, he said, Germany might have obtained still better terms than those of the Young plan had she kept the question open long CT, She cit however, he said, that the advantags of a definite settle mcnt and the concessions offered her in return were worth more than the prospects of further reduction.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02
BOYS NEAR DEATH FROM SUFFOCAT|0N
 IN BIG SAND PIT
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of the slide while the Shcehan boy was knocked 10 his knees.
 Noonan, sensing the danger quickly gained his feet and seeing Sheahan covered up to his forehead he caught his arm and with des- perate pull, yanked him to safety.
 Out of the pile there stuck a If tie hand. It's fingers were clutching convuIsively as Williams breath was shut off underneath Noonan tried 10 pull him up also but he was un- able 10 do so and shouted 10 the other two boys 10 rIn for help The three youngsters were screaming for help and Mrs, Anna Pugliese of 4G7 Glen street, hearing the cries rushed out and quickly scnsed what had happened
 Young Shechan kept at his task under the sand Williams clutch- ing fingers like those Of drowning victim, caught him by the shoulder and pulled him down He wrenchod fire" but Williams brother, Robert WIS then caught
 Wnn suporhuman strength, th" boy underneath. puuod his younger brother down untH his face vaS being buried also. The other TWO lads pulled hlm off, casping Cor breath.
 Rescued With Sho,clS
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02
Real Estate News

According to a certificate of set clement filed today the estate Of Lewis H. Bell is in possession of Commonwealth avenue property. His survivors are Mrs. Julia E. Bell and Clifford L. Bell.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02
No," said Murray.
 Tells Of Finding Body


 Paul Krum Laut, the next witness 16, told how he and a companion found Theora's body, June 14.
 We were preparing to shoot at targets when we saw the body ir the grass he said. She was lying face down. her left hand crooked under the body, the right leg crook ed up and the right hand stretched out touching d bloody handkcr- chief.'
 They called Ephraim Johnson, a farmer, to guard the body, He WIS called and said
 T was ploWin' sweet corn, and a couple of young fellows came run nin' over. shoutin', Here's a wom- an lyin' over here,' l told them young fellows they'd better call the police" Johnson was shown photographs of the body and said it looked like a picture of the body as he saw 't
 Shook Little Interested Shook seemed only a little inter ested He rested in his beach chair Just the top of his shiny bald head l his shiny spectacles and his roun" nose were visible. He seemed to be eating candy, or taking cough drops
 Johnson said he never heard Fisher road called Shirt Tail Lane. . Have you ever seen betting par ties there?" he was asked.
 Lots on them" he said
 Policeman on stand
 Corporal John E. May of the Co., lumbus police who went to the scene where the body was found also described what was found H:> 1 description was the same as Krun Lauf's and Johnsons.
 The coroner then was called tt the stand.
 Theora's wrist watch. he said, hac stepped about 10 o'clock"
 Deputy Prosecutor Paul c. .Hick: stood and Mays pointed on Hicks neck the location of the knife anC and neck
 Miss Helen Ricketts, attractive 1j year old daughter of Chief Defens, Counsel E. o. Ricketts. who hat been threatened by cranks las week. came in and sat for time T her fathers chair.
 Shook reclined in his beach chai, much of the mid morning recess.
 Homer Richter. police photogra pher described the photographing Q the body and identified the photo graphs. The pictures included on, of Dr. Snook's hand. taken thre, days after the murder, showing hi. knuckles bruised.
 Shook had said the injury cam, when wrench slipped while h, was working on his car.
 The photos were offered in cvi dence. One of Miss Hix before hel death, an attractive portrait. fea tured hy lhXuriant. wavy hair. drew objections from the defense as dft the picture of the professors hand Both pictures were temporarily eX cluded and the others admitted.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02

premises, looked around the house for a pistol but found none, and then he asked the ooV where t was. Super pointed to the rife. which was starding Tn Q corner of the room The sergeant examined it and found it was not loaded.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02
POLICEMAN ATTACKED
 BY MOTHER AND SON
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man having co,oe to the policrnon's assistance.
 Pulling the woman back into her yard, the policeman and fireman. ss- sisted by Fred Brorhy or Ip7 nay avenue, met the son, who hurled sticks, tin cans and other implements at them, finally pointing a rife at Officer Hultcn ana threatening 10 -"clean mp the whole sans" t,e W $ finally suhducd. sergeant Elingcr, -A McAvay and Staaler and Off, CTS 'sLiebler Harper and Lyon having responded to calls which were re- ..ceived by telephone ut the detective bureau and the main desk. X crowd esof several hundred men, women and children. includme many on their way home from the far'oleS say r the fight.
 7 Sergeant McAvay haFng heard that there ~as weapon on the
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02
LEAVES ESTATE TO WIFE

The estate of the late Thomas Kennedy is left to his wife. Mary Kennedy, according to the will which was admitted to probate court today. His wife is eXecutrix and the wit nesses were Dr. Moses Kupelian, nor.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02

had been suffering since Saturday.
 AS the blood stained garments which Theora wore the night she Summery attire-and the holes the doctors little, black penknife were alleged to have made were pointed out to the jury. the former Ohio State University professor bit his lips a little and moved about nervously, but for the most of the afternoon he seemed the calmest man in the court room.
 Roommate TestitieS Two witnesses were examined dur ing afternoon. One was Theora s roommate, Miss Alice Bustin, mousey little creature dressed in black, timd and anxious that the newspapers do not publish her name.
 She "has career ahead" she said, and "already awful stories are being told"
 The other was pretty Bertha Dill Ion. peachy checked, smiling and bright.
 Miss Bustin had found Theora an ideal roommate and a pleasant friend. She denied emphatically that they had ever quarreled. although Max Seyfert defense attorney. seem Ii quite sure they had. She described how the girl left home the night of the murder and she identified Theora's clothing.
 Poor In Medicine Then she told about their school work. Theora was good in most of | her studies but in materia medica she just slipped through by the bare
 passing grade. That was bad news for the defense for it had been hoped by Shook lawyers that they would find she was particularly interested in that subject and especially in the part which dealt with narcotics and passion stimulating drugs.
 Miss Dillon was probably the last person, unless if was her slayer. who talked with Theora before her death. Theora came to the university hos rital where Miss Dillon was tcle- phone operator. about p. m. the night of the murder. and from then until S:55 ?. m.. received instruc- ton in switchboard operating from ! Mss Dillon.
 Then she said she had date" i Miss Dillon said. but she might be 1 back around 9 o'clock. She left but | she never came back
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02
AND CHEWED GUM

Budapest, Hungary, Aug. D. Gertrude Holmes can claim the honor of being the Horatio Alger of the female classification of humans. At present she is a director of two banks in Hungary and wool com pany. There was a time, however when she was just a pretty stenog- rapher, working for a produce firm. Diligent application earned her rapid advancement to the envied position she now holds.
 READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
 v,ND DI>C,V DISI-T
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02
Testimony Begins Today

Columbus. O.. Aug. 9 UtP)-Prc- ilminaries at last out of the way, the unfolding of the story of the amours of Dr. James Howard Shook and Theora HiX. his college girl mistress, will go forward today.
 Two newspapermen. James F. fusco of the Columbus Citizen, and Major Wm. C. Howells, of the Cleve- land Plain Dealer. are scheduled as the star witnesses for the state It was to them that Dr. Shook clabor- ated the story, parts of which at least he is expected to rcpudiate. of the death of Miss hiX. They will be called by the prosecution some time today
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02
DOG WARNING ISSUED

Boston, Aug. , tPy-A warning was issued today against the multi tude of stray and homeless dogs which he said wandered about the state by Dr. George H. BgeloW. commissioner of public health. Dr. Bigclow stated that thus far tnls year 2,50o persons had been bi-'rn iy dogs while @l3 eases Of rahl"S had been recorded. He rccommend- "d that immediate steps he taken To rid the state of dangerous and stray dogs.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02
Women Crowd Court

In session which bordered on the bizarre yesterday afternoon, the opening statements of the attorneys were made and the first evidence was taken. Every seat was filled and spectators crowded into the aisles so closely that not another conld have been packed into the room at any point The crowd was colorful, com posed mostly of young girls and women. in tilmv summer clothing.
 Dr, Shook lolled in a beach chair of grey, orange and brown with blatant awning stripes. Ho could hardly he seen over the top Of the counsel table. The chair was brought in at tho request ofs his counsel for if was found that reclining relieved the violent headaches from which he
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02

There arc 5000 John Smiths in the United States, it is said
New Britain herald., 1929-08-02

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