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Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-17
LONG GRIND

Long hours and much work were the order of the schedule Saturday, Sunday and part of Monday for clerical and manual workers at the Railroad dock handling cargoes of the ss Ala- meda and SS Northwestern, of the "A. s. s, o., and the ss Starr of tie San Juan Fishing and Packing Co. Some of the men were on shift for 30 hours straight. The Alameda discharged 470 tons while the Starr dis charged 575 barrels of salt fish and took on 100 tons of mail and merchandise for Westward ports "
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Lists s-I27 "C" NAM
 xn1nanr

 RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANns rN
 NATIONAL FOREST
 Notice IS hereby piven that the lands de- scribed below within the Chugach National forest will be open to settlement and entry at the United States Land Office at An chorage, Alaska. under the provisions of the homestead law and act of June III 1908 t34 Stat, 233) on April TO- 193i by any qualified person in the absence of entry hv persons coming within either of the two foI lowing classes: CD Persons named after each tract upon whose application the lands wera listed. If any, who in order to avail then- selves of the preference right, must file their application within sixty days prior to date of opening; (2) Ex-Service men. rh, in order to avail themselves of the prefer ence ripht conferred by Congress. under Pub lie Resolution No. S5. approved June 12 1e3O may file application within one hund red ten days prior to date of opening. All such applications filed within the first twenty days of this period will be treated as sir,,ni taneousy filed at g a. m. on the ninetieth aay prior to the date of opening Applications by ex-service men thereafter. but prior to date of opening. will be treated in the order in which filed.
 The general public may file applications within twenty days prior to opening date These will be treated as simultaneously filed at a. m. on date of opening but no an- plication will be allowed prior thereto.
 tract of B .53 acres more or less. de- scribed by metes and bounds as follows: Be ginin6 at Cor No. l, and M. C. at point due East BIO chs. from Cor. No of H B: s. 185: thence East 1579 chs to Cor No. ?. thence s. 3o E. 31 76 chs to Cor No. and M CT. thence hv meander along line located .55 chs. from the center linz of the Alaska Railroad N. 4so VI. 9 .s5 chs 4A0 15 WI. 2-so. M. sso w- 152. M. slo ". .b2. ". 2so ". .52. M. 2so M. -52. N. 24o ". .52. M. 21o VIII. .52 N. 1a0 W. .s2 N, 15o w. a7o chs to the nlace of herirnine. Listed upon the ap- p'ication If Howard IL Long of Lakeview. Alaska, List 8-127
 Sep. 23. 1930 D. K Parrott.
 Acting Assistant Commissioner Prh'ish Oct. 28. Nov. 4. 11, IS, As. Dec 2. 1930.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-17
WHY, AND WHAT EQR

Hawkins peak Mount Haw- kins.) 10000 feet high, near lat. 50 degrees Al minutes, long. 143 degrees 29 minutes, east of Cop per River. Named for the late E. c. Hawkins, engineer, who built the Copper River & N. ". Railway.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-17
FS TALKING TALETE

Charles Taylor, who foF some time past has been in charge of the auto repair shop at Cr'e's Garage, was . passenger on the ss Alameda with Mrs. Taylor for Seattle. It has been learned that he might be back ere long with a motion picture "talkie" outfit. It was understood that he contemplates purchasing the Dreamland Hall and corner prop erty, and build a combined hotel and theater. ..#a..
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-17
COMPETENT NURSES
 VOLUNTEER SERVICES
 JOHNsON's COMFORT

The helping hand of Alaskans seems always forthcoming in the hour of need. This is emphasized in the case of Fred Johnston, injured railroad man who left yesterday on the sS Alameda for Seattle where he goes under the special care of pr. Buckner, bone specialist, in the hopes that Johnston's injury of the soine
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-17
SUFFERING HARDSHIPS'

A mixed train of freight and a few passengers went out today for Interior points. Food for dwellers of the railroad belt was the big item. There were also airplanes and motor trucks, pho- nographs and radio sets which indicate that people Inside are suffering the hardships Of Alas ka."
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PAGE SEVEN

There is a large shipment of freight on the Seward dock bill- ed to Kenai via the M s. Dis coverer, Capt. Heinie Berger, due here tonight of Tuesday, from Cook Inlet.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-17

Resident Engineer RI C. Ingrim of the Bureau of Public Roads, accompanied by Mrs Ingrim, der parted Sunday on the SS Alame- da enroute to Juneau for the winter
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A HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEW
 .OKEH' RECORDS at SYLvIAS: THEY ARE WONDERFUL.

Prices on practically every bit of bakery goods have been re- Aduced at the Electric Bakery.
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Quick Service and Wholesome Food at the Electric Bakery.
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NEW NUKA BAY CHARTS NOW AVAILABLE AT the Alas ka Shop.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
M|NSE|TO PARTY
 LEADING ELECTION
Claims 34 Seats in Incomplete
 Returns Of Ballot

Tokio. Feb. 21 CCP)-The minsei- to Government party) today claim ed. on the face of incomplete re- turns, the election of a majority Of members in the next lower house Of the Japanese diet,
 At D. m. the minseito claimed 34 seats, the seiyukai 15. the broletar- ians l, and other minor parties ,.
 Bumji Suzuki, president Of the fed eration of labor, running at Osaka, was defeated, it was indicated.
 Reports indicated, however. that Tsuyoshi Inukai, 76-ycar-old leader of the seiyukai Opposition party), a stalwart of the old school of Japan csc politics and bitter opponent of Premier Yuko Hamaguchi, had won his seat.
 Nine minseito candidates and four from the Seiyukai definitely are known 10 have been elected
 Among those apparently defeated were Professor Isoo Abe, social-dem- ocrat, who is known as the Japanese father of baseball" and Toyohiko Kagawa. beloved worker in the slums of Tokio and other cities, who was "draftcd' candidate. kagaUa has given a fortune to charity.
 Complete returns were expected by tonight.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
DR. CHASE ELECTED
 UNIVERSITIES HEAD
North Carolina Educator Goes to
 Illinois School

Urpana, H., Feb. 21.-LPp-Dr. Harry Noodburn Chase, head of the University of North Carolina for the last ten years was elected presi- dent of the University of Illinois yesterday, succeeding Dr. David kinicy, retired.
 The resignation of Dr. Chase from the North Carolina schools presi- denCy was accepted late yesterday,
 Dr. Kinley offered his resignation a year ago after reaching the re- tircmcrt age of 6S, but has held of flee since pending the selection Of ] successor.
 Born in Groveland, Mass, 47 years ago, Dr. Chase was graduated with the bachelors degree from Dartmouth in 1904 and received his masters from there in 1908. In 1910. he was given the degree of doctor of philosophy from Clark university. Since then, he has received the de- gree of doctor of laws from Dart mouth, the University of Georgia, Lake Forest college and Lenoir- Rhyme college.
 In 1910, pr. Chase was married to Miss Lucatte Crum of LOgansport, Ind. they have one daughter. Eliza beth. 16.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21

Kansas City, Feb. 21.--1PJ-Four seventh grade pupils were discover ed by police here to have set up 'speakeasy" behind billboard with liquor stolen from a cache in the basement of an apartment house.
 The officers last night found 51 pints, , quarts and f gallon jugs done up in the fashionable wrap pings and containing whiskey. The juvenile liquor merchants, one E years old and three 16, confessed that they hoped to reap profits for candy and picture show money.
 They were apprehended before selling any at a price to be fixed by the drinker-whatevcr he thought it was worth would be all right; it would be 100 per cent pro- lit 10 the boys anyway.
 The boys said they had seen a bootleggar leave the nearby apart ment house with a jug of liquor and decided to try their hand at boot logging too One of the youths is on parole from the juvenile court for refusing 10 attend school and an- other IS parolcd from a charge of stealing.
 They were booked at police head quarters and taken 10 the detention home.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
NEW STEP TAKEN
 IN CONVICT CASE
Volunteer Counsel for MoulthrOpc and LalOnc Wants Bill of Par
 1iculars from Jacksonville. ~

Jacksonville. Fla, Feb. @1.-lon [. Paris, volunteer counsel for Wat son Moulthrope and Roland Lalono, who with Leo Landry are indicted here for first degree murder in con- nection with the killing of a detec- tive shortly after their escape from Wethersfield state prison in Con- necticut, in circuit court yesterday filed a motion for a bill Of particu- lars.
 Harris predicted he would pro duce Surprising testimony but de- clined to discuss the nature of 1t. Paris is now concentrating his cf- forts on getting a complete report of all the evidence held by the state against the accused mon. Included in the information he requests is the location of two automobiles. one used by detectives, the other by the convict trio; the nature Of Smiths fatal wound, and desCrip- tions Of the bullet or bullets and weapons figuring in the fatal gun battle. He also demands details concerning the positions occupied bv the trio and the two dctcctlvca attempting to capture them as well as q list of the persons who heard Landrcy's statement and tho lull text Of his statements.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21

11S.979 thousand pounds were com- bined animal and vegetable oil and I53,623 thousand pounds were eX- clusiyely made of vegetable oil.
 c. Have Liberty bonds always been sold at par?
 4. At times they have been sold below par and at other times above par,
 Q. What is the enrolment in the University of Illinois,
 A. About 11.S29.
 e. What will five dollars at four per cent interest, compounded semi annually, amount to in twenty -one years?
 A. $1142.
 Q. To whom were the Nobel Prizes awarded in l9992
 A. Physics, Due de Broglie G'rance); chemistry, 4. Harden tEngland) and II. yon Euler (Swe- den); medicine r. G. Hopkins (EnglanD and T.. Eijkmann (Dan- ish); literature, Thomas Mann (German).
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
BOSTON COLLEGE WINS
 DEBATE ON PROHIBITION
1 GOO Hear Harvard speakers Lose on Question of Baby \oistcad
 Act Repeal.

Boston, Feb. q OP)-Nlth an audience of about 1.60O persons constituting one Of three judE S, Boston College, upholdins the 'aiflc- native, defeated Harvard by unani- nous vote at Symphony Hall hefe last night in debate on the ques- ton: Resolved, that the MasSl- chusetts baby Nolstead act should be repealed
 The Boston College team contcni- cG that the people of the state dc sired repeal of the state cnforc2- ment act, since they ovcrWhelmlnE- ly supported a wet referendum al the last election. The baby Nolste2 act was clearly connected with the national prohibition law, they said, and, since Massachusetts had repi- dated the latter, the concurrent state legislation should be repealed.
 Harvard's three debatcrs stressed the evils which they charged would follow repeal. They claimed oo
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
ORDER or NOTICE

Upon complaint in the above entitled action, brought to this Court on the First Monday cf March. 19%0, claiming for reasons therein set forth, l-Judsment settling title. and 2-JudGmcnt declaring certain mortgages null and void, now pending in said City Court of New Brit ain.
 It appearing and being found by the subscribing authority that the where abouts of the Defendants, Avery Steel, Samuel II. Weldon, and William smith, all o fthe town of Berlin, Connecticut. if hvng and If dead, the heirs, credl- tors and assigns of the said Avery Steel, Samuel II. Weldon and William smith are unknown to the Plaintiffs attorney and that The New Britain Savings Bank and Building Association is now defunct, and that the names and whereabouts ot the successors, creditors ur uaslgns, Of The New Britain Savings Bank ana Building Association, are unknown to the Plaintiffs Attorney.
 It is Ordered, that notice of the in stitution and peudency of said complaint be given the Defendants by publication in the New Britain Herald. daily news paper published in New Britain. Connec- ticut, and having a circulation in the town of Berlin Connecticut. once week for two consecutive weeks, commencing on or before tho 17th day of February 195o.
 EM1I. T. DANBEEG, Clerk of the Court.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
JUDGE RAPS SYMPATHY"
 YERDICIS IN MISHAPS
Sets Aside Two Awards For Dam ages Against Public Utilities
 In south Athol. Mass.
In south 4

Boston, Feb. q UP)-"Sym- pathy" verdicts returned by Juries against public utilities because of feeling that the utilities are able or ought to pay were attacked by Fed eral Judge George r. Morris here yesterday.
 He set aside two verdicts, one for Mrs. Emma l.. Staples of Worcester who had been awarded $500 fo: the death of her husband, and the other for Mrs. Agnes T. Carville Of Marlboro, who had been awarded S5000 for the death of her son.
 The victims Of the accident lost their lives when the automobll2 truck in which they were riding was struck by a train on q grade cross ing in South Athol last month.
 To confirm the verdict, the judg" declared, would be tantamount to finding that "l3 persons living in the little community Of South Athol, took the witness stand and delibor- ately committed perjury
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
What Congress Is
 Doing
l'riCia


Senate
 Continues consideration of tariff bill.
 Lobby committee continues Muscle Shoals investigation.
 House:
 Continued consideration Of first deficiency bill under the five-mjnutc rule.
 Banking committee holds hearing on bill to provide federal examiners for federal land and joint stock land banks.
 Expenditures committee continues hearings on consolidation ot veterans activities.
 Labor committee takes additional testimony on proposals for old age pension law.
 Indian affairs committee resumes hearings on Indian trust estate bill.
 Thursday
 Senate:
 Completed consideration Of agrI- cultural rates in tariff bill
 Confirmed nomination Of Hugh M Tate Of Knoxville, Tennessee, as member Of interstate commerce con- mission. Interstate commerce. committee continued federal power commission investigation.
 Lobby committee continued Muscle Shoals investigation.
 House:
 Completed general debate on first deficiency bill,
 Heard protest by Chairman White of Merchant Marine committee against "unfair' practices of Canada and the Cunard Line against Amer ican shipping interests.
 Judiciary committee took addition. at testimony on proposals 10 ropca or amend eighteenth amendment
 Labor committee opened hearings on old age pension bills.
 Expenditures committee res"me' hearings on consolidation Of Veler ans activities.
 Interstate commerce CoWmit'e' continued work on Parker motor pH bill.
 Banking committee decided 10 he gin it's investigation or branch. ErouI and chain banking next TH"5daE-
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
BYRD EXPECTED
 BACK NEXT JUNE
Expeditions Sailing Time ESti-
 mated by Trip to Barrier

New York, Feb. 21.--fP-Thc ships of the Byrd Antarctic cXpedi- tion, bringing Rear Admiral Rich ard F. Byrd and his men home from their base on the Ross ice barrier, are expected 10 arrive here about the first week in June.
 The time of arrival is estimated from the length Of time it took the ships to make the voyage into the Antarctic in the autumn of 1928.
 The barque City of New York, bearing the members of the cXpcdi ton, left Little America Wednesday. She is expected to reach the ice pack in the Ross sea ahOut Sunday. The length Of time it will take her 10 work her way through the ice depends on the width of the pack, which at this time of year usually is about 100 miles wide. Her last trip took a day trough the ice.
 The City of New York and the steamer Ilinor Boiling, the other ship of tho expedition, will proceed to Dunedin, New Zealand, 2,3o0 miles from Little America, They are expected to reach that port in about 21 days.
 From Dunedin the ships will go 2,7l2 miles to Tahiti, take on more fuel and head for the Panama Canal 4.509 miles distant. At their rates of steaming, they are expected there about May 15. The last stage of the voyage from the Canal to New York is 2,211 miles.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
Science Slowly Ousting
 African Witch Doctors

Paris, Feb. 2l (UP)-Modcrn medicine with test-tubes, miscro- scopic and prophylactic measures, is slowly putting the African Witch- doctor out of business.
 Fetichism and superstition still persist but the number of their adopts gradually decreases each year, especially in Togoland ani Cameroun, where witchcraft and sorcery are fighting a losing battle against modern science. Formerly, the sick negro called for the medi- cine man, supposed to possess oc- cult, supernatural powers. Today most of the natives. when ill, con- suit the French colonial physician.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
OLD TAR IS S9

New London, Feb. 2l-Although he never shot an albatross Ccphas w. Ball, thinks he qualities as an ancient mariner" Cephas yesterday celebrated his eighty-ninth birthday and spent large portion of the day reminiscing about his travels which have taken him 10 almost every cor ncr Of the world. He is also q Civil War veteran having answered the call to tte Colors in 1861,
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
ANCHOR BRAND F0REMEN
 TO HONOR WASHINGTON
Birthday Observance to Be Held in Connection With Banquct-
 CramCr to speak

Members of the Anchor Brand Forcmcn's club of the North & Judd Mfg. Co. will meet tomorrow night at a turkey dinner marking their ob- servancc of Washington's birthday,
 The dinner will be served in the club rooms on Stanley street, at { o'clock. William J. Fallon catering. Samuel M. McCutchcon, treasurer, will be toastmastcr and will intro duce Kenneth Cramcr, past state commander of the American Legion, President r. NJ. Holmes of the con- pany and Supt Michael OHayer.
 It is expected that about 75 mcm- bers of the forcmcn's club will at tend
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
New Britain Schools
 In Convention Films

Motion picture reels of the health, safety and extra curriculum actlVi- ties in the New Britain school sys- tenn will be shown at the convention of the department of superintcndents of the National Education association at Atlantic City next week.
 New Britain delegates will be Supt. Stanley H. Holmes, Miss Mary A. Campbell. supervisor of the clemcn- tary schools, and Principal William C. French Of the Central Junior High school.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
Shaw Failed as Stage
 Hand in Ringing Bell

London. Fch. 2f G HD-Geor-r Bernard Shaw "as "nre S'aG' manager. but na d1d0l Im- | bell properly. and considers himself ? failure in that branch Of the art h. revealed today.
 In letter 10 the management ol rhc old Vic thcalrr where some o' his plays arc to he revived, Sha" said that while acting as stage mau- ag ger in that same tnca'or E"ars ago. "U was such a failure as inc bell n II Troyatorc' that the 2rlua donna struck al rchearsai and sli"ucod mo But what could do Hni. a length of Easpipo ou a -'rn- and an old poker 10 hit .' "rh.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
Kansas City Seventh Graders Set
 Up Speakeasy Behind Billboard

group Of law-abiding citizens were being harmed by the legislation aal that no class of citizens would he benefited by repeal.
 Frank W. Buxton, Boston pub fisher, was chairman of the debate. Judge Milford D. Gray of the state superior court and Charles G. FaY, Dartmouth 10, were judges.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
The Trustees of The Jerome Home. Inc.
 of New Britain, Connecticut

Avery Steel, formerly of Berlin, tonnec- tjcut, if living, md if loud, the heirs, creditors and assigns of said Avery Steel, and samuel II. Weldon, formerly of Berlin, tonnccticut, il living. and 1T dead, the heirs, creditors and assigns, ot said Samuel II. Weldon, and William smith. formerly ot the town of Berlin, Connecticut, if living, and il. dead, the heirs, creditors and assigns of said Will liam smith, and The New Britain Say incs Bank and Building Association, Il defunct Connecticut corporation, formerly having an office and place of business in said New Britain, Connecticut. US
 successors. creditors and assigns.
 City Court Of New BrItap, February.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
SPRING WEATHER
 DUE ID CONTINUE
Springfield Reports "A Degrees;
 BullfrOg in Lowell

Boston. Feb. 21 (P--A weather prediction of mot much change in temperature" greeted New England today on the heels Of baImy breezes and high temperature records for the month during the past half century.
 Relying month and season, Boston Common took on the appearance Of spring yesterday with many benches filled and the shopping throngs on nearby streets increased by thou sands. A croaking bullfrog was brought to town in Lowell and hun- dreds of motorists over the state drained alcohol from their radi1- tors.
 The United States weather bure1 at Springfield said that a tempera- ture of 74 degrees was reached. The mark was a new recorded high for the month and the warmest for tho day in the six states. Seventv two hours previously the city had experienced the codcst February 7th on record.
 New Record in Boston
 Forgetting that nine years ago )n February 20 a total of 16 inches Of snow had fallen and that 8 year ago Inc maximum on the date was .5 degrees. the Boston weatherman, re- ported a new high February record for the 56 years the bureau has been established. At ?. m, the ther- mometer read 6S degrees. Fifty years ago, on February 20, 1880, the thermometer got up to 64.
 Similar new high records were made in Providence, R. l., with e, St. Johnsbury, Vt, with 57, New Haven, Conn, with 70, and Lowell with 62 degrees.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21

The Indian rlryt9'r Or leopard. is supposed ,o ur inc fastest cr'atur' o, legs, occasionally touching i. miles an Iou'.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21

The telephone system of spain IS said 10 be the most perfect Tn the world.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21

Continues consideration Of tariff
New Britain herald., 1930-02-21
OUE,TrIONS ANSWERED

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