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Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-07
AT TIE HOTELS

1 Van Gilder-Murl Trethethan, Seward; V. c. Sieffert, R. E.
 Lawrence, Chas. H. Flory, Ju- neau; w. N. Cuddy, Valdez; Geo.
 J. Love, Valdez; Carlotta McDade,
 Leroy M. Sullivan, Cordova, Da-
 vid Gum, Cordova; Mrs A- Mor- jensen, Kodiak; MT. and Mrs.
 M. V. Latin, Fairbanks; Mr. and
 Mrs. 6. N Lynch, Kennedy, rex
 as, A. Kasheraof, Unalaska; Mrs.
 Jack Martin, Unalaska. . Peter
 A. soling, MT. and Mrs. R. C.
 Elmes, Anchorage; Mrs. Robert IRomig. Anchorage; Earl A Cox,
 Fairbanks, Mrs. J Fl. Smith.
 Mrs. Ann Kellig and children. NG. Osborn. MT. and Mrs.. A.# F. Hoffman. Clem H. Milot. Nome. lMrs F- M. Potts and daughter, 4s. R. GoodivIck. R Anderson hMr and Mrs. Jack Brown. E. |Tlbbs. H N. staser, Altha .TiBBs, Beatrice Sweet.
 Seward -PauI Nova k.. EI a-
 touche, Ben Myhre, Lasouche, .C- H La Boyteaux, LivingoQd: J. To. Melia, Liyingood; He rman .sandell, Enunclaw, Wn Mrs. J. Brevis. Fairbanks. Leonard Ber- lin, Juneau; O- s. B. Rineberg, Seattle; Mrs. Opal Dodd. Kama tak; Earl Hausman, Cordova; Werner Ohls, Anchorage: T. Nelson, R. Simonson, Fairbanks; Max Gingold, Fairbanks; Fred Capes, Pat Mclaughlin, Lillian Ferris, Gale Pierce, Henry Wolf, Tom sobol, H. E. Framm, MT. and Mrs. w. J. Darwin, Mi. and Mrs. Dan E. Deagan and child, Chas. Sunstedt, A. MI. Walters.
 Oyerland-R. Anderson, K. C. Morgan, A. W. Enos, B. J Twar- oski, Talkeetna, King Summer land, Nels Jorgenson, Fairbanks; M Stanton, Anchorage; Paul. Estle, Philadelphia; Q. E. Diam ond, M HI Lynch, Charley Grif- fin, George Lynch, Fred Fair man, IN F. Bennett, F. Mo Ma hon.
 Gilliland-John Nelson, M rs. Nelson, Divide; James Smith, B. ' Lennos, K. Smythers, S- Jeners, Art sanderson, r. Becker, Louis Gjorn, Bjorn Svendson, Olaf Knuteson, Mike Kilroy, Mae Pra- ter and Nels Nemi.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-07
SOUTH WINDS AGAIN

For the third time in success ion steamers have been com pelIed to pull away from the dock owing to southern winds, which hurls vessels against the piling. Shortly before midnight, last night the ss Northwestern cast off her lines and anchored in the bay. This morning she slid into berth at the san Juan dock to unload a few tons of box shocks |#|#.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-07

Frank Towle of Cooper's Land- ing, accompanied by Game War; den Tibbs, arrived in Seward Tuesday mite and will depart on Thursday Tibbs had come from his Kenai headquarters to Towle's place by dog team and was brought up the lake by Towle. Business called him here.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-07
CAN SEAT. nFARTFfy

Game Warden Tibbs of Kenai Who is at the Hotel Van Glider and will be here until Thursday morning, when he leaves on the mixed freight, says that any- one desiring to seal nlarten skins before he departs can get in touch with him at the hotal.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-07
.FRANK HOFFMAN TAXES
 0UT MENTAL PATIENT

Frank Hoffman, formerly dep uty marshal at Matanuska and now rancher there, accompan- ied by Mrs. Hoffmeni left on the sS Northwestern today for a short trip to the States.
 AS 2 special officer from An chorage, Hoffman is taking out Rade stetich pronounced insane, who is being taken to Morning side hospital on stretcher. When his mental malady first overlook him recently, be jump ed from , window and broke his hip He is in q plaster east He had been a coal miner.
 Emily Espey, of the Electric Bak- erv, left on the ss northwest ern for Juneau.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-07
BIG BEAN FEED

Watch the paper for further information about the Big Bean Feed to be given for the benefit of tho Seward Community Library ~. Jan. 24'
 Mrs. E. F. Harwood, Sc~e'afy
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-07
WHILE THEY LAST

Closing out remaining sizes of good work shoes at prices from S3.25 to S4.75. Remember old packs can be re-bottomed with either crepe or cIeated bot toms.
 Seward Leather Works
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-07
W0MFN's CLUE

The Seward Women's Club will meet tomorrow CThursdayl with Mrs. MI C. Erwin at 2 D. m. in a regular business meetnig.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-07

Seward Leather Works
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02

CO 1t Is not without reason and just basis for
- pride that Arkansas insists On having
originated the Bowie knife. 1t has already
been said that John J. Bowie established .
plantation IN that State. A former Arkansas
judge, william F. Pope maintains that Rezin
p. Bowie once came to Washington, Ark, and
engaged an expert smith named Black to
make . hunting knife after o pattern that
he, Bowie, had whitfield out Of the top Of
cigar box. He told the smith he wanted Q
knife that would diSjoint the bones Of o bear
or deer without Gaping or turning the edge
of the blade. Black undertook the job and
turned out the implement afterward known
as the Bowie knife. The hilt was deliberately
ornamented with silver designs. Blacks
charge for the work was $40, but Bowie was
so pleased with it that he gave the maker
$40 more.
ct do not hesitate to make the statement"
concludes Judge Pope, that no genuine Bowie
knives have ever been made outside the State
OF Arkansas. Many limitations have been
attempted, but they are not Bowie knives"
Despite such strong assertions, 1t would ap-
pear that Judge Pope based his judgment on
q false premise. The classic Arkansas story
comes from Dan w. Jones, Governor Of
Arkansas from 1897 to 1901. According TO Gov.
Jones, the James Black, who alone made the
only genuine" Bowie knife, also designed IT,
Black was born IN New Jersey and after hav-
ing served a. apprentice to . Philadelphia
siver-plate manufacturer, came South Ia 1873
settling that year at Washington. Hampstead
County, Ark >'---
Here he found employment with Shaw the
village blacksmith. Shaw was an important
man and he had ambitions for his daughters.
Consequently, when Anne fen In love with the
young smith, only hired hand Shaw objected
The young people married nevertheless, and
James Black set up q smithy Of his own.
He specialized In making knives, and very
soon they had won . reputation. Gov. Jones'
story continues:
about 1881 James Bowie came to washing
ton and gave Black an order for Q knife, fur
nishing . pattern and desiring II 20 be made
within the next 90 or 90 days, ut the end Of
which time he would can for Il. Black made
the knife according to Bowieis pattern. He
knew Bowie wen and had high regard for him
as q man Of good taste as well as Of unflinching
courage. He had never made knife that
suited his own taste IN point Of shape and ne
concluded that this would be q good opportunity
to make one. Consequently, after completing
the knife ordered BY Bowie he made another.
When Bowie returned he showed both the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02

knives to him. giving him his choice at the
same price, Bowie promptly selected Blacks
pattern.
CHORTLY after this Bowie became involved
- In q dif6culty with three desperadoes. who
assaulted him with knives. He killed them an
with the knife Black had made After this
whenever any one ordered a knife from Black
he ordered It made like Bowie's,' which finally
was shortened into Make me Bowie knife
Thus this famous weapon acquired It's name.
"Other men made knives in those days, and
they are still being made but no one has ever
made the Bowie knife except James Black.
It's chiefest value was in its temper. Black I'M
doubted1y possessed the Damascus secret It
came to him mysteriously and it died with him
in the same way He often told men that no
one had taught him the secret and that It was
impossible for him to tell how he acquired It,"
The death Of the secret is part Of the story.
About 1888 Blacks wife died. Not long there
after Black himself was confined to his bed by
q fever While he was down his father-m-law,
who had all along been jealous OF Blacks grow
ing reputation met up with him and beat MIN
over the head with stick. Probably he would
have killed him had not Blacks dog seized
Shaw. by the throat. AS 1t was, Inflammation
set up in Blacks eyes and he was threatened
with blindness. As soon as he had strength
enough to travel he set out for expert treat
ment. A quack doctor in Cincinnati made him
stone blind. -. -
Black returned to Arkansas to find his little
property gone and himself an object Of charity.
A Dr. Jones' father of the future Gov Jones,
gave him o home. When DR.. Jones died the
blind man went to live with the son.
Time and again." recalls Gov. Jones, when
I was boy he said TO me that, notwithstand-
ing his great misfortune, God had blessed him
In q rare manner by giving him such good
home and that he would repay II all BY dis
closing to me his secret of tempefing steel
when should arrive at maturity.
''on the first day Of May, 1870, his seventieth
birthday, he said to me that he was getting old
and could not In the ordinary course Of nature
except to live . great while longer, and that,
If would get pen, ink and paper, he would
communicate It to me and could write it
DOWN
'I brought the writing material and told
him was ready. He said, In the first place
and then stopped suddenly and made the fat
assertion that neither he nor James ever had
. duel with any person whatsoevef' This Is
TO be taken technically"
The technically trained Judge Pope already
quoted, overruled. we might say, Realms deA-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05
INVESTIGATION BY GOVERNMENT |IS CALLED FOR

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. B. Describing working conditions on the lower Mississippi River levees as amazing and shocking" Will liam Green, President of the Am erican Federation of Labor, yes terday called for a government in vestigation.
 United States Armyengineers had promised an investigation before yesterdays charges were made.
 A blanket denial of the charges has been issued by R. G. Church, Secretary and Manager of the Mis- issippi Valley Flood Control branch of the Associated General Contrac- tOrs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05

time-out period for Juneau, Martin again basketed the ball for the visiting Bremen. Score: Douglas Bremen 6, Juneau high school 2.
 Results in Second Quarter
 Second quarter-Martin scored for the Bremen. Lindstrom ans wered with long shot from the center of the floor for the High School. Lindstrom broke away from : all opposition, dribbled up to the odsket and shot for Juneau High | School again Score: Douglas Fire men 8, Juneau High School 6.
 Third quarler-Hayes basketed the ball for the Bremen. Martin made another basket for the Fire men. Haglund fouled Manning who converted for the Bremen. The High school was unable to regis ter at all in this quarter. Score: Douglas Bremen 13, Juneau High School 6.
 Fourth quarter-Manning opened the fourth quarter with a basket for the Bremen. Martin followed with two successive goals for the Bremen. Gray's basket was the next, scoring two more for the Bremen. Martin shot the last basket of the game for the Fire men. Juneau High School was blanked again in this quarter. Final score: Douglas Bremen 23, Juneau High School 6.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05
FRESHMEN WIN OVER 9TH GRADE
 BASKETBALL

Fourth Quarter Tho Bead Builde-s, far behind mad, ore last revival in the final cuarssr. The results of this rally were four baskets for them. Two Of the has- kcts were made by MacSpadden and the other two by W.3tt 1n
 Baker broke this streak with his basket for the Alumni. C1naors of the Alumni was allowed free shot which he completed CIme then shot baske. fer the Grad uat3s. His teammate Baker added two more goals. Wiettan of the Public Roas managed to get two baskets. Orme then made two shots in succession for the Alumni. Baker, center of the Alumni team, made the last goal of the game. Final score, Alumni 46, Public Roads, 24.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05
FRosH ARE "A" ATHLETES

FhOSH AXE ATHLETES
 Juneau high school Freshmen Demonstrated their superiority over Eighth Grade pupils of the elemen- tary school at basketball in the high school gymnasium last even ing. But the scholars in the more advanced institution of learning are not very much better at the pastime. They won by the com paratively close score of B to 18 In any event the result was not so decisive as to convince the losers they cannot be winners. They are anxious for another encounter.
 The game was intere sting g throughout, and the final figures much closer than the scores of the succeeding games between the Ju- neau alumni and the Bureau of Public Roads, and Douglas Fire men and the Juneau high school.
 The Freshmen and Eighth grad CTS have now played three contests this season. Of these, the Fresh men have won two and the Eighth Graders one.
 BETTER than ever Winter & Pond service. -adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05
ALUMNI BEATS PUBLIC ROADS
 BY, 46 TO A
Graduate Basketball Play CTS Show Benefits of
 Experience

Substitutions: Alumni-K. Junge for A. Sturrock; A. Sturrock for H, Berggren; E. Jackson. for J. Connors, J. Connors for E. Jack son. a..if
 Public Roads: K. Wildes for J. Osborne, J. Osborne for K. Wildes.
 Officials J. Leadbetter; Umpire, L. Bayers; Timer, R. s. Raven; scorer, James Cole, corras- pendent, Arthur Ficken.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05
Free Fur Marketing Service

which, since 1925. has en- abled many thousands of trappers to obtain more fur money. Learn now how the Worlds Largest Store can help pyou-write for Johnny Muskrat' s new book todayl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05
JUNEAU SCHOOL LOSES 1ST GAME.
 OF THIS SEASON
Douglas Bremen Are Hoop Victors by Score
 of B to 6

SuDStltuLlOnS. I0ugIaS FIremcn- H. Hayes for A. Gair Juneau High School-H. Haglund for R. Henn- ing, T. Redlingshafer for c. Kara belinkoff, P. Hanson for E. Lind strom, R. Martin for T. Redling- shafer.
 Officials: Referee; Jerry Led better; umpire, L. Bayers; timer; R. S. Raven; scorer, James Cole. g
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05
ALUMNI USE ROAD ROLLER

1 By score of 46 to 24, in the I Juneau high school gymnasium last evening, the Juneau Alumni, made up Of high school graduates living in this city, defeated the Bureau of Public Roads at basketball. l The graduates ran away with the game from the beginning. Within few minutes after the start of the first quarter the result was never in doubt. By piling up a lead of 12 in the initial canto, the former students could withstand with confidence the rallies made by the highway builders in sub sequsnt periods.
 Road Men Keep Trying The read men kept trying all the time. While they never could take the lead, nevertheless their persist ent efforts to forge ahead main , tained the interest of spectators.
 Some members of the Alumni ! team have played together two or three seasons and all the graduates have been together in several games this season. The former scholars evidenced the beneficial results of experience.
 p Last evenings contest was the [ first arearance of the Bureau of Public Roads athletes in Juneau Their team work will get better with additional contests. By quar- ters the scoring follows:
 a Alumni Take Lead
 x First Quarter-The first basket of the game was made by Baker for the Alumni It was quickly followed by another by his team mate, Berggren. The first basket made. for the Bureau of Public Roads was when Wlldes sank . long shot. Baker, Of Alumni, made !, a clever back hand shot, and inn mediately followed it with sho; under the basket. James Ormf then made two baskets in success sion for the Graduates. The Roa1 Builders asked for a time-oui :. rerlcd. Connors' basket for the Al umni was the last of the quarter Score: Alumni IA, Public Roads 2
 Second Quarter-J. Orme started this quarter off with a long shot from the side of the floor which scored two for the Alumni Jack sen, an Alumnus made another soor Afterwards. Wlettan shot the sec end basket of the game for the Road men. The Roads team then called a time-out for substitutions Jackson made another goal for ths Grads MacSpadden replied with ! 3 basket for the Road squad. White kfculed Jackson who converted his free throw, adding one point to the Alumni score.
 Score: Alumni 21, Public Roads 6.
 gs Read Men Stage Rally
 Third Quarter-The Road Build CTS began determined march ir the second half Osborne and Wiet- tan scored successive baskets fol them. MacSpadden fouled Orms who converted his free throw foi the Ex-Scholars. MacSpadden re- deemed himself by goal for the Roads team. Connors and Orms stopped the Road Makers drive i with two baskets in quick success sion for the Alumni. Wiettar fonled Baker of the Alumni anc Baker converted his free throw Crme and Junge closed the quarter with a goal apiece for the Alumni
 Alumni 31, Public Reads 12.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05
STUDENTS LoITER ON WAY

STUDENTS LOITER ON WAY
 Before a fairly large number of spectators in the Juneau High School gymnasium last evening, the Juneau High School basket ball team experienced its first de- feat of the season. The students were beaten by the Douglas Fire men by the decisive score of 23 to 6.
 In the first quarter, the High School athletes registered the first basket of the game, but they garnered no other points in this period, while their opponents ass- embled 6.
 Show Winning Flash
 In the second quarter, the schcl- ars showed winning flash. They scored two baskets to the Fire mems one. That was all for the students. They were stopped com pletely in the last two quarters, being unable to make a single point while the smoke eaters romp- ed away with fifteen additional talies.
 There was much rough play at times. The scoring by quarters follows:
 Firts quarter-Hennig made the first score of the game by shoot ing a basket for the Juneau High School. Manning of the Douglas Bremen replied with long shot This was soon followed by another by his teammate, Martin. After a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05
u S. DEPARTMENT OF AoR1o0IruRE WEATHER BUREAU
 The Weat1ter

tBy the D. S. Weather Bureau and vicinity beginning at Dec. 5: Probably showers and cooler tonight Sunday cloudy; ge uipdc
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05

fr
 GOLDEN u1U Christmas Cards, new Alaska photos with in- dividual titles See Winter & Pond.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05

The the Gulf of showers have fallen Southeastern Alaska low central in southern Boring accompanied rain that general other attended by cloudy weather rising temperature
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05
Freshmen

Substitutions: Freshmen, H. Mead for c. Lindstrom; c. Lind strom for H. Mead, F. Harris for s. Paul, L. West for J. Whitely.
 Score By Quarters
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05

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The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-31
Employment Bill Is
Beaten in Wisconsin

Madison, Wis, Dec. 31.-fR)-Gov-
ernor La Follette's $17,000,000 unem-
ployment bill has gone the way OF
legislative defeat and there now rests
in its place, with a 16 to Is favorable
vote of the senate a $7,O00,00O COM
promise measure, sponsored by Sen
ator Philip E. Nelson, Maple 1nde-
pendent.
When the last echo of debate OH
the governors proposal had died
Wednesday. a majority of II votes,
including that of Senator Walter Po-
lakowski, Milwaukee Socialist, wiped
the governors bill off the books.
Within three hours Senator Mel
sons $7OOO000 proposal for a RELIEF
and forestry program. financed by
surtaxes on 1881 and 1892 incomes Of
individuals and corporations, was in
troduced, revised, engrosesed, passed
and messaged to the assembly.
The Nelson proposal levies surtaxes
during 1891 and 1882 of As per cent o:
the normal income tax of individuals
during those years, and IS per cent OF
the normal income tax of corpora
tions. It permits the taxing Of capital
gains and allows deduction for capital
losses.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-31
IMPROVED CONDITION
ON GRAIN MARTS IS
SEENFOR NEXT YEAR
Fall Of Wheat Values to. Low
est Level in Three Centuries
Outstanding

Chicago. Dec. 31.-{F-Ending the
most sensational year In. this coun-
try's grain history, Chicago board Of
trade members are looking hopefully
forward to improved conditions in
1882.
BY far the outstanding event Of the
exchanges 1881 annals was q fall of
wheat values to the lowest level
known in three entire centuries and
much under the cost Of production.
simultaneously, the amount OF
board Of trade business was cut for
the time being down to less than q
quarter Of normal.
Cutting Doubly Severe
In proportion, the curtailment of
board Of trade dealings at this stage
was double the severity of the slash
In values, for prices at worst were
roughly about cut in half as judged
by the years top and bottom, whereas
total transactions at their minimum
were reduced to less than Is per cent
of the usual average.
Bottom prices OF 1881 future deliv-
cries Of wheat in Chicago were
reached at 48A cents q bushel for
May contracts and at IS cents for cash
wheat-that is, immediate spot de-
livery.
These records compare with 86H
cents, the years high for May wheat,
and with 84A, the 1881 top for cash
wheat.
Grain Transactions Slump
Total daily grain transactions at
their 1881 lowest on the exchange
were about 10000 900 bushels, against
. normal daily aggregate of about
IS ,000, 900 bushels.
Chicago grain trade experts gener-
ally blame two causes for the big COL
lapse OF prices. The first is mammoth
enlargement Of wheat acreage as a
result Of the world war. The second
Is government hindrance to. freedom
Of supply and demand operations.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-31
TAX TOTAL
| DECREASED IN 1881
Collections totaled 5000, 121.76
This Year, Shrinkage Be-
ing az Per Cent

North Dakota income tax receipts
in 1881 decreased AZ per cent from the
total for 1880, it was announced
Thursday by liver A. Acker, state tax
commissioner.
Receipts in 1881 were $303, 3,12l.76
compared with 522274.51 for 1890.
The receipts indicate that the in
come of individuals was more stabiliz-
ed than that of corporations, Acker
said. Income tax collections from cor
porations in the last year were 48.04
per cent lower than they were in 1890
while the shrinkage in taxes from in
dividual incomes was only 35.97 per
cent.
Income tax collections due from
prior years totaled $17,151.77 compar-
ed with $27,186.82 for the same classi-
fication in 1880, the shrinkage being
36.91 per cent.
During the last year, 3.O13 corpora.
tions paid a total of $133,576.95 in in.
come tax compared to s257 ,08O.1l paid
by $3.50 corporations in 1880. Ir
1881 total of sl52,39304 was received
.. from 1885 individuals compared with
, $238, 8,O10.58 from 16,460 individuals tht
previous year.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-31
Rates Will Not Affect
Intrastate Shipments

Increases in freight rates on certain
commodities ordered by the interstate
commerce commission as a substitute
for the IS per cent increase sought by
the nations railroads become effec-
does not affect intrastate traffic, but
noes not affect intrastate shipments
in North Dakota, it was announced
Thursday by the state railroad COM
mission.
The state commission has before it
the application of the railroads for
increases on traffic moving within
North Dakota to correspond with the
interstate rates. but no action has yet
been taken by the commission on the
proposal. The state commission will
set date for a hearing on the pro-
posed change in intrastate rates, and
decision will be made later.
It was estimated by Ben G. Larkin,
chairman of the state commission,
that railroads operating in North Da-
kota will derive approximately $780,
600 additional revenue within the
state from increases in the interstate
freight rates.