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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-26
pvrpU. CLAIMS RECORD

St Louis.-Mildred Globes, IA, graduated from school here recent ly with a record of never having been absent or tardy in eight years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-26
Weatller
Partly Cloudy Tonight and
 On Friday

Complete Weather sepor or Page '
The Washington times., 1931-12-18

We have a little gift for children
accompanied by adults who visit our
Boys or Girls Departments Sat-
urday. Goldenbere,s-rhird Floor
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-10
THAT FELLOW B0TT TAKES RIPLEY TASK
 DEFENCE 0F ALASKA

To Alaskans! Ripley got my goat when he stated in one of his Believe it or not" cartoons: "The nearest country to tropical Hawaii is bleak Alaska" so I wrote him.
 Here's the letter I wrote:
 Dear MT. Ripley:
 I read you and admire you and consider your statements as being authentic. But sometimes you blunder. a few instances of which I know, and I now take issue with you for statement you made in a recent cartoon to the effect that "The nearest country to tropical Hawaii is bleak Alaska. I think you have done Alaska great injustice by referring to it as you have with the term bleak" which implies being barren.
 I have been to Alaska four times and for the past eight or 10 years have read, studied and written about Alaska in addition to my travels in various portions and
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-10
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IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE TUX HE JUNEAU LAND DISTRICT

I IL ANIHORAGE, ALASKA.
 1I In the Matter of the Application of AL ASkA PACKERS ASSOCIATION. corn. ofaeion' Tor soldiers additional homestead. >-o SERIAL NO. 07Os4
 NVliIE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT. NOl1CE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the a.asNa fackers Association, a corporation orsahized under the laws of California, and doihg business in Alaska, has filed ap- plcatlon' Serial No. 070s4. for patent under sections 23ob and 2307 Revised Statutes of t ,ne united States for tract of land en- oIaeed Tn U. S. Official Survey No. 1866. s,tuate0 on the west shore of Uyak Bay, ap ploSimateiy 1000 feet south of Alfred Is- iano hodlak Island Alaska, in latitude 57 Geg. zS min 04 sec. N. and longitude l5s oes. oo min; 20 sec. w. and more partic- ularly tny described in the field notes and plat tnereo1' and containing an area of 50 acres. Corner No. 1 of said survey is sit- uated at point on Uyak Bay from whence U: S.. l.. M. No. 1866 bears south 80 deg 43 mln, w.. O72 chains
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any or the above described land should file thelr adverse claims with the Register of the O: 5. Land Office at Anchorage. Alaska. within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter. or they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes.
 Oated at Anchorage. Alaska. this Sth day
 J. Lndley Green. r;,. p.,, Register Flrst Publication June 24, 1881
 Last Publlcation August l9, 1881
 fubhsh: June 24, July l. 8, Is, 22 29, Aug. ust D. l2. l9. all of 1881.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-10
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE 6 piece dining room suite (Soiid Oak), good condition. Winkler, Cable Office.

FOUND-A common door key, now reposing in The Gateway vaults for owner to claim.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-10

VatlonS have already been made" :" You might be interested in a snort article which will appear in the August issue of Hunter, Trad er' Trapper, entitled, "The Cat that Became Sourdough," which story l picked up on my last trip to Alaska. This is only one of the many articles about Alaska that l have had published.
 That Fellow Bott''
 Little Rock, Ark.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-10

would state that the adjective
 you have used is quite unfair.
 There are some parts of it's coast
 line that are barren and bleak,
 just as parts of the coast line in every state in the Union border ing the oceans.
 Just as you have used that term
 generally to apply to Alaska, l
 can state that generally speak ing, Alaska is rich in vegetation, and the forests in Southeast AL aSka are as dense as in the trop- lcS. This is due to the abundant rainfall, warmth from the Jap anese current, and long hours of sunlight. In summer it is pleasant ly warm and in winter in DOT tlonS of Alaska it is no colder than in Denver, Colo, Washing ton, D. C., Winnipeg, Can, and other points, but of course, the time of the year and the place has a bearing since Alaska is an enormous country, one-fifth the size of the United States.
 You would be amazed at the vegetation, the enormous sized vegetables that are grown, the beautiful colored flowers, the agri- cultural opportunities, the friend hness of the natives and true Alaskans who have gone there rom various parts of our country and other countries, and if you would but travel there, you would soon change your thoughts of bleak Alaska"
 Why not visit that country for 1acts that will amaze you? You would return with a far better in- it or not"
 nave not endeavored to be the official spokesman for Alaska put having been to Alaska four times, having served a number of Chambers of Commerce, High ways, Hotels and individuals. ad- and having written considerable about Alaska, I am very much interested in my
 adopted country" and it rifles me to have anyone make a mis- l leading statement about it. l
 Showing that my efforts have not been in vain, recent press bulletin from Washington. stated as follows:
 Leo P. Bott, IT,, of Little Rock Ark, has been to Alaska several times and is an enthusiast on the Northland, having induced many 'ourlstS to enjoy the incompara- De delights of this scenic excur- son. Evidence of his activity are apparent in Washington, with the Il eSult that several steamer reser-
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-10
FOR SALE-Old newspapers; 25c per bundle. Order by phone Main no or letter to Gateway office, Seward.

FOR SALE-Two room house, woodshed, electric light, bath. Lundblad.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-10

Gus Manthey, J. Frank Lawson, Eowln and Otto Sandbeck, J C.. Greely, superintendent oI the oreoge now working in Seward, ana civil engineer whose name was not learned, were in party wnlch spent Sunday fishing on Russian River.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-10
BLACK BEAR NEAR TOWN

A black bear and two young local nlgh school girls were badly fright ened Sunday morning on the Nash road, near the Hawkins cabin, when they unexpectedly met. The girls, Dorothy Fairman and Lois lessen, ana the bear, literally flew in three directions
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-10

c. Auney, of the herring seiner Newport II, was placed in the hos pital Sunday on account of an in jured foot.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-10

Phone for H0rluck's banish Ice Cream and we will deliver. Candy Cottage.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-10

.is' your labor wants with as: we will
 Sndeavor n,or to secure for you the help desired
 rnI"e Adams 126 or call It the M " Club. Seward, Alaska
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
you had in
mind getting!

Goats of Fur Fabric, SIS
Fabrics that repre-
sent real fur closely
Kummerkurl, Lapin,
K u by tie x, Kurlytex.
Black. brown and tan.
Extremely smart and
dressy-lo looking.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Sport Goats, SIS

Sport Goats, SIS
The new rough tweeds
with fur or self-con..
trasting c IL a r S.
Brown and white,
black and w h it 2.
Other novelty colors
you're sure to like!
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Richly Furred
Winter Goats, SIS

Fitted waistlines, side-but-
ton effects, large collars.
Centa crepes and spongy
woolens. Trimmed with
fine furs. Colors: Brown,
black. green, Spanish tile,
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

SlUanky Polo
Style Coats, SIS
Notched collars, rag
Ian shoulders, belts,
set-in pockets. A world
of swank in these
coats! Snappy-looking
tan and brown.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

CHILDREN'S BED SLIPPERS
Leather-soft leather soles.
Blue and red. Sizes 815 to 81
II, 1112 to 2........ 2. J.
BOYS SHIRTS & BLOUSES
Broadcloth, madras, rayon broad
cloth and other fine
shirtings. Plenty of OforS1
whites. School collars AlU1 Il
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18
I|||I||A AlaSka'S Trade Value |I|||||
Enterprisc-Proyrcss-Prospe,1ty

Enterprise Progrcss-ProsperHy
 Amidst confusion and uncertainty existing gen. orally throughout the United States resulting from business recession and unemployment of recent months Aaskas steady growth, work and money continues to provide the world with prosperous and responsive market
 Here you will find happy equilibrium in in dustry with problems of maintaining the buying power of the population and restrictive influence against individual productivity
 The daily demand here for necessities and lux uries of every type is far beyond the understanding Of many business firms in the United States Alas kas army of prosperous and free-spending people have purchased and imported into the Territory from 1867 to date than 900 million dollars worth of merchandise of all kinds:
 During the year 1930 resident Aaskans purchased $33,O45.287 worth of commodities from American merchants and manufacturers. There is no better indication of the potentiates of Alaska's great trade territory than the fact that her total merce for the past year amounted $9o 232413 Her rich bonanza mines produced during 1880 minerals to the value of $ls,eo2ooo. Shipments of fish and
  During the same year five thousand resident Alas kanS actively engaged in the prosperous fur in- dustry of the Territory And aside from the thous- ands of hunters traders and trappers occupied in the pursuit of fur, 544 producing fur farms have rapidly to the fore and their output is steadily increasing. The fur production of Alaska for 193O totaled 4e5,32s pelts valued s314552s, not n cludng seal pelts from the Priblof Islands The nual production of Alaska fur is $40Oo 900!
 As Layye as Twenty States Of Union
 What is the explanation of this fruitful field in Alaska in the face of disturbed equilibrium of pro- auction and sales elsewhere? Before answering this question is first necessary to get correct idea of the size of the Territory
 In total Alaska is approximately 59O884 square miles, equal in size to the area of twenty States of the Union, which extend from the winter resorts of Florida to within a few miles of the St. Lawrence River and Quebec, where navigation is closed in winter and from the shores of the Atlantic to the Mississippi River If the map of Alaska is placed that of the United States, with Ketchi- kan in Alaska, Jacksonville in Florida, the ern island of the Aleutian chain will be found in Santa Barbara California From south to north it tends thousand miles of latitude equal in distance from the Mexican to the Canadian borders: and from to west over two thousand five hun red miles of longitude
 AS comparison with European countries Nor way, Sweden, Finland, England, Scotland and Ire- land have a total of 562253 squre miles; of Germany, France and Spain have total area of Sl0,432 square miles
 Alaska is nine times as large as the State of Washington and twelve times large as the State of New York
 Miracle of Al0ska's Wealth Disclosed
 It is impossible to convey within the limited space of this paper the productivity of such diversified region. The miracle of Alaskas great
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18

Tn the preceding table of Merchandise and Gold and Silver Shipped From Alaska to the United States there appears an item "All Other Articles" This item comprises the following products which, as list of that table:
 Articles Unit Quantity Value
 (Peass tura to Six)
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18

is yet in it's infancy and is constantly growing
 "As great sum that haf-century output of Alaska minerals amounts to- the value of Alaska fish shipped to the United States half that period exceeds it. From 1906 to 1s30 both included per- iod of 25 years, Alaska fishermen caught prepared and shipped to the United States markets fish to the amount of $743975 738-an annual production of $30000OOO From the reports of the governor and collector of customs are informed that the total production of Alaska fish, furs minerals exported to the United States since 1867 amounts to the sum of $1, ,7e2 sss4s6.
 Not only has Alaska produced and exported that great wealth to the United States but her people have purchased from the United States, and import ed into Alaska. from 1867 to date than 300 million dollars worth of merchandise of all kinds. Add Alaskas total production of wealth to total purchase of merchandise-our total exports to, and cur total imports from the United States
 Total exports -$1 762 968, ,496.00
 Total imports .-~----------~-----~-- 907873,941OO
 Total trade - $2 e7o s42.437oo and have the total of Alaskas trade value with the United States merchants and manufacturers since 1s67-more than two and half billion dollars.
 His striking statement isn't just 30 many nice words; it is out-and d-out narration of cold hard facts
 Millions for Improvements
 In recent years Congress entered upon a sys- in in of the development of territorial government and ' the natural of the country It authorized the construction of a government owned and op- erated railroad 47O miles long, from al-the-year open harbor at Seward. through the Matanuska and Iiealy River coal fields to the interior gold fields at cost of $70,O0O,000.
 Recently the Secretary of the Treasury caused plans and estimates to be made and set apart the funds necessary to construct general-use building at Fairbanks, authorized by the public building act of Aug l. 1914 (3S Stat. L, 611 to cost $40o0oo
 The War Department will spend this year for Alaska harbor improvements, $272,OO0 for the Ket- chikan basin S850O0 for the Seward breakwater and t18.0OO for the Port Alexander harbor work, while the improvement of the Nome harbor, to cost $25o,- OOO is to come in two years.
 The Alaska Road Commission will spend this year a million dollars for general highway work in Northern and Western Alaska and in addition the sum of s13Ooo0 on roads in the Mt. Mckinley Ma tional Park.
 The Bureau of Public Roads under the Agri- cultural Department will spend out of forest service funds for highways in 1931 $5OO0o at Ketchikan, sl40000 near Juneau, $4500O at Seward $40,o0o at wrangell, s6o,o0o at skagway. $45,OOo at Yakutat, $25ooo at Rake, s30,oeo at Moose Pass, $1o,ooo at Craig s20o00 at Klawak and $750oo at Petersburg total $54Oo00 while the forest service will spend
The Washington times., 1931-06-16
CO-EDS STAR I
NET TOURNEY

CHICAGO. June 16 G,N.s).
Marcel Rainville, Canadian star,
the favorite, and all other seeded
players advanced easily in the
opening round matches of the
Western, tennis championships
and today were looking for little
stronger competition.
Harris Coggeshall begins de-
fense of his title today, and the
women's play starts with Cath
crime Wolf, indianapolis school
teacher, defending her title
against Clara Louise zinke, of Gin
cinnati; Mrs. Ruth Reise, of Sagi-
nav, Mich, and Eugene Samp-
son, of Winnetka.
Ranville defeated James Mad
den, Chicago, 6-1, 6-L
The Washington times., 1931-06-16
Officially In Game

There have been cries to the
effect he wasn't officially at
bat, which is very true, but he
was officially in the game be-
cause he had to be in the
game in order to be credited with
three putouts and one assist.
Therefore, being in the game,
he did not hit, and thatt that.
The mitigating circumstance of
his having been walked as we'll
as hit by a pitched ball do not
enter in the argument. He
was in the game and he did
NOT hit-the reasons for him
not hitting being beside the
argument.
Well. it was a. merry little
discussion and there are thou
sands who believe both ways,
and will, despite what anybody
writes or says.
Meanwhile Washington is
steamed up over it's chances
to figure in the world series.
The fans had a swell time
over the weekend browsing
through the latest batting and
fielding figures, all of which
showed Washington creeping
up on the Athletics in those
departments just as they have
in the item of games won
and lost.
The Washington times., 1931-06-16
Pickups and
Putouts
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

~J NAOAANG m S4N4E SON
"Skippy'' Faber, Maryland
University athlete, was a mem.
ber of four sports squads dur
ing the 193O-31 season. he was
regular center on the football
team, sub on the basketball
squad, member of the lacrosse
squad until q knee injury
stopped him and then pitched
Maryland's final baseball game
against Washington and Lee.
Captain Biff Jones returns to
West Point on July / to take
over Major p. B. Fleming's
duties as graduate manager of
athletics. Win COnneIl, former
District SandlOtter, is Iead-Off
man for the Cumberland Colts,
who stand second in the 12-team
Middle Atlantic League. Man
ager Shorty Scrivener, though
qualified as a player, does not
Elay on his own Alpha Delta
Omega nine. Jeff Williams,
jr., is the first five-letter man
of Hargrave Military Acad-
emy. he won letters in basket
ball, baseball, football, track
and tennis. his dad manages
the Del Ray A. C. nine and was
a star athlete in Alexandria,
Va. 20 years ago. the younger
Williams is headed for George
town University, 'tis said.
The Washington times., 1931-06-16

An interesting illustration fol
lows. The Griff hurlers of late
have certainly come in for their
share of socking them out, which
is great help regardless of
whether it has been needed or
not.
In most cases these bingles
have come at the best times.
Bobby Burke came through
especially Sunday when he sin
gled two runners home in a cru
cial moment, while Lloyd Brown
yesterday duplicated with the
bases jammed.
Browns Single Helps
This kind of hitting in the
pinches by the pitchers will help
win plenty of games in the fu-
ture if it can be kept up. Also
it will help keep the Griffmen at
the top of the list as the leagues
best batting team.
As yesterdays game turned
out, Browns timely single was
a great help in winning that
contest from the st. Louis
Browns, 4 to 3. True, Brownie
was of little help on the mound
after weakening in the later in
nings, but his hit sent over two
runs which probably would not
have been scored.
The Griffmen had real battle
to score their tenth straight tri-
umph. incidentally. The Browns
proved a stubborn foe to shake
off and it was not until the last
man was out in the ninth that
everybody breathed easily.
A nice lead was collected off
Of Sam Gray in the fifth inning
when three runs were scored. But
this was not enough as the
Browns three-run tie-scoring rally
brought out in the seventh. Lloyd
Brown was knocked from the
mound in this frame, bringing Big
Fred Marberry to the hill.
And Fred, to show that he had
not forgotten how to save games,
went in there with two on base
and one out and retired the side,
aided by a beautiful double play
worked by Heinie Manush and
Roy Spencer.
Marberry Hurls Well
Fred walked the first batter to
face him, Gray. But then Levey
sent up fly to Manush. whose
perfect throw to home nailed Nc
Nicely at the plate. trying to score
after the catch.
After this time Marberry was
The Washington times., 1931-06-16
F|ST|CUFFS MAR
LACROSSE

BALTIMORE, Md, June is.
Despite a 1-to-O defeat by the
Canadian team in the final game
of the international lacrosse
series at Johns Hopkins stadium
here last night, st. Johns Col
lege, of Annapolis, Md, represent
ing the United States, was the
winner of the series. .-
The series was played on the
basis of total points scored in
the two games. and the 5-to-2 vic
tory registered by the Americans
in the first game Saturday proved
too much of a lead for the Can
adams to overcome.
Several fist fights, including
one in which spectators and police
participated, failed to halt the
game, which was witnessed by
5000 persons despite a steady
doWnpour of rain.
The Washington times., 1931-06-16
HORNSBY TAKES
HIMSELF OUT

CHICAGO, June 16.-Rogers
Hornsby, manager of the Chicago
Cubs, can take his own medicine.
He had proved that today by
benching himself because he was
in a hitting slump, just as he
had previously benched Riggs
Stephenson, Charley Grimm,
Hack Wilson and Gabby Hart
nett, all of whom were back in
the game yesterday.
Blair Subs
Clarence "Foots" Blair who
subbed for his chief didn't do so
we'll, failing to get a hit in four
times at bat. and making an
error that added two runs to the
Braves winning total as the
Cubs lost yesterday. 9-3.
Il haven't been helping the
team and any one who isn't
helping can't stay in the line
up" said HOrSnSby who led the
league in batting seven years.
He has made one hit in seven
full games and his batting
average had dropped from .345
on June to 298 last Sunday.
Against eastern clubs in 13 games
he made five hits for an average
of .1O6,
The Washington times., 1931-06-16

the Marberry of old, taking the
side in order in the eighth and
pitching himself out of a hole
after he had walked Melillo with
one out in the ninth.
The Griffs' big three run in
ming in the fifth went like this:
Kuhel walked, Bluege singled,
Spencer singled, Brown singled,
scoring Kuhel and Bluege, and
E. Rice singled scoring Spencer.
Their run in the eighth came
by virtue of Cronin's single,
Vests double, KuheIs purposed
walk and .Bluege's long fly to
Schultz, on which Cronin scored
after the catch.
Singles by Melillo, McNeely and
Farrell, a walk to Schultz and an
error by Cornin on Kress'
grounder, gave the Browns their
three runs in the seventh.
The Washington times., 1931-06-16
Name For Team

j. M. Smith writes to sug-
gest that some standard name
for the Washington ball club
be adopted and suggests a vote
by the fans to decide on a
cognomen which shall be uni
versalIy used in discussing the
team and in writing of it.
The matter of fixed name
for the local club was broached
to Owner Griffith several years
ago and he would listen to but
one name-Washington.
Griff, a patriotic soul, likes
that name because it signifies
the Father of Our Country and
the name of the city under
whose banner the club oper-
ates. The newspaper writer's
to a man tabooed the name
w a shington for the very
simple reason that it is too
long and cumbersome to fit in
headlines. The papers must
have short. snappy names that
will go in the same column
with a short, snappy verb,
such as "Griffs Win" or
"Griffs Lose" giving the pub
lie the news at a glance.
Mats" Senators" "Griffs"
and Nationals" as we'll as
"Griffmen.' answer this pur.
pose. Those forms of referring
to the team are mostly used
by newspapers and since news
papers form public opinion and
usage, they seem to have sur
viVed. Almost everywhere ex-
cept here the term Senators"
is used. but Senators being a
dime: dozen in Washington
the cognomen is scarcely ever
used locally.
The Washington times., 1931-06-16

THI8HWIHE YEAR HRU LUUayV
+Games behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
Boston, g.: Chicago. 3.
Brooklyn Pittsburgh (Rain).
New Cincinnati game will be
played at later date.
Philadelphia-st. Louis game played as
dOuble-header Sunday.
TOday's Games
Boston at Chicago.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1931-06-16

Reviewing the matter in cool
retrospect and with all the
furor and tumult died down, it
seems to us that the only
logical thing that can be said
is that Cronin snapped his
winning streak by not hitting
IN what would have been his
eighteenth straight game had
he hit.