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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-08
FRED SCH|LL,
ALASKAN, DIES
Had Been in Hospital for
Eighteen Years with
Spinal Injury

SPOKANE, Wash, April 8.-Hos-
pital nurses today mourned the
death of Fred Schill, SO, kindly AL
askan miner they have attended
for the past sixteen years. He died
last night and burial will take place
late today.
Schill suffered spinal injury 18
years ago in the north. He was in
a hospital at Fairbanks, Alaska, for
two years before coming here.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-08
Waynor Reports
Fine Business
Outlook in n. ".
Labor Unrest Is Only Bad
Feature of Conditions
Foundry Juneau Man

Business conditions in the Pa
cific Northwest are very, very
good" declared Charles Waynor
manager of the Alaska Credit Bu-
reau and president of the Alaska
Realty Company, on his return to
his Juneau headquarters aboard the
steamer Yukon, after a business
trip of about three weeks to the
States.
Salaries in and around Seattle
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-08
TWO BOATS TAKE
ICE HERE TO-DAY

No halibut trips were sold CT
the Juneau exchange today, but the
Juneau halibut schooner, Explor-
err, Capt. Magnus Hansen, took bait
and ice at the Juneau Cold Storage
in preparation for leaving on her
second trip of the year to the Area
III banks.
Also taking bait and ice at Jul
neau today was the Dorothy D..
from Angoon, Capt. Charley Frank.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-08

bookkeepers in Seattle, but are
meeting with strong resistance" Mr.
Waynor added.
While South, Mr.. Waynor took
care of business in connection with
the Alaska Realty Company. He
reported that progress is being made
on that company's Gastineau View
Addition here. Clearing and grub
bling of the site is now nearly COM
pleted," he declared.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-08
PIONEER DIES
AT SELDOvIA

SELDOVIA, Alaska, April 8. -
Cyrus William Harrington, aged 70,
pioneer, died here Tuesday after
noon as the result of an attack of
the heart. He was guard at the
Seldovia Federal Jail for the past
four years.
Harrington at one time operated
an assay office at Valdez. He had
farm at Homer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-08
MIKE SULLIVAN HERE

Booked from Seattle to Seward
aboard the steamer Yukon, M. j.
Sullivan, wellknown oldtime Alas
kan, is making weeks stopover at
Juneau.
Mr. Sullivan has been i'll recent
ly, and yesterday was confined to
his room at the Gastineau Hotel.
However, he was up and around,
seeing his many Juneau friends to-
day.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-08
HIRST-C HICHAGOF
INCREASES WAGES

A wage increase amounting to
fifty cents per day, to all of the
company's employees was announc-
ed today by officials of the Hirst-
Chichagof Gold Mining Company,
operating at Kimshan Cove, Alaska
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-08
TWO LEAVE HOSPITAL

Two medical patients were dis
missed from st. AIMS Hospital this
forenoon. They were Martin Ander-
son and Mrs. M. Jensen. Mrs. Jen-
sen was admitted to the hospital
two days ago.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-08
LICENSED TO WE'D

Marriage license has been issued
by the U. S. Commissioner to John
Natterstad, Juneau fisherman, and
Eva Rolfe, Juneau nurse. The cou-
pie plan to be married this week.
end.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-08
MAHONEY TO KETCHIKAN

William T. Mahoney, U. S. Mar
shall, is leaving tonight on the
Northland for Ketchikan in con-
nection with the court which is
meeting there. He will take south
with him from here Billie Began,
former Skagway woman, to face a
trial in charges of assault and bat
terry.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-08
MAJOR OPERATIONS

Major operations were performed
his morning at ST. AIMS Hospital
here on three patients who entered
he hospital during the night. The
hree were: Glen Byington, Robert
Fraser, and Miss Betty Hamilton.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-08
HENDRIcKsoN COMING NORTH

.AOhSON COM1NU NOHlu
Lance Hendrickson, Chief Clerk
Of the Alaska Game Commission,
who has been in Seattle in con-
nection with Commission fiscal
work, is sailing Saturday on the
steamer Alaska for his Juneau head
quarters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-21

gave you @ Sedat1Ve. while you've been snoozing I've been having dinner in tn officers quarters. Hungry"
 Sort of."
 "The cooks keeping something for you. r." She was inter- rupted by polite knock on the door. It was Lieutenant Howison.
 How are you by this time?" He smiled pleasantly, set his neat officers cap on the table.
 Much better" Martha told him. Sorry to go out on you like that"
 "No trouble at all," Howison said. T was telling Miss Haynes at dinner that it's all been a pleasure. You know, the coast guard service gets pretty monot- onous at times. It's not every day we can round up gang like this and rescue beautiful young ladies in the bargainr' He was directing his words at Martha, but the latter notice his special glance at Betty.
 You should get him to tell you what we were up against" Betty suggested.
 Probably Miss Britain doesn't want to hear about it right now"
 T do, though" Martha assured him.
 Well the fact is that you girls found yourselves right in the wind-up of case the T-men have been working on long time."
 "T-men?"
 Yes. Treasury Department men customs agents. We were just help ing them out on this little deal. Ciznik has had syndicate for the past 10 or II years, I'm told. It stretched all up and down the coast, and back into Chicago and Detroit. He had the idea to really go in for transporting quantities of dope with trailer caravans. He figured they would not be regarded with suspicion, and they wouldn't be running afoul of the truck legisla- tion and license laws in all the various states. Also, he figured they'd be big enough to carry other stuff, too. Unstamped liquor. May be bring aliens into the industrial centers. Oh, he was going to go in for it on big scale"
 That was the trouble" Betty
 mentioned. He got too alarmed big"
 That's right. You see, what he didn't realize when he started all this new idea was that one of the T-men had been working long time right in his syndicate. His name was Guy Weeks, and he'd even taken a Chinese blood oath with some of Ciznik's Chinese gang, so he could get more in- formation"
 But if this T-man knew all about Ciznik why didn't they get him long ago?"
 Howison shrugged. If they'd shot too soon they wouldn't have been able to clean up the whole mess. This was a big thing, you know. There were more than 200 customs men all over the country closing in on it, and several score under patrol agents were trans ferred to the coast to help trap the opium smuggling rings that Ciznik had built up. Then the coast guard came into the picture. This boat was sent around from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-21

the east coast to replace a slower cutter. We didn't even know why ourselves until now"
 You shrould see the opium Ciz- nix had aboard?" Betty exclaimed.
 Martha nodded. T did see some of it. Why is it put into can filled with flour.
 That's to keep it dry" Howison told her. You see, the opium smuggling liners from the Orient toss the stuff overheard in sacks tied with cork floats. At the top of the sack is a fashlight sealed in a bottle. Then the faster, smaller boats, like Ciznik's, come along the steamer lanes and pick the stuff up. They transfer it to shore where Ciznik planned to transport it all over the country"
 Martha looked at Betty. If ever we get to the old home town again we'll never leave, will we?"
 Don't say that" Howison went on quickly. Miss Haynes has promised to come to Seattle again next summer, after I've done Alaska duty Anyhow, you can't leave the coast right away. You may have to stay to give some evidence and you're both going to have dinner with me ashore"
 Martha smiled. Isn't three a crowd?"
 (TO Be COntinuedl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-21
CHAPTER XXIV

Martha screamed, opened her eyes again. But it was not Ciznik who had fired. His revolver clat- tered to the floor, and he stood there clutching his right wrist and rocking with the sudden pain. Sud- denly the room was filled with men, all struggling around Ciznik and Ling.
 A young coast guard officer showed through the mob. Take them aboard" he ordered, and came toward the two women. Are you all right?'
 Yves said Martha weakly.
 I'm Lieutenant Howison. We didn't know you girls were aboard here or we wouldn't have got so rough out here" Quickly he un- loosened the rope which Ling had bound them. "Well take care of you. There's doctor aboard"
 Howison's men made fast work of sending Ciznik and the Ori- ental along the passageway. With the officer between them, Martha and Betty followed, both glad for his firm assistance.
 On deck the confusion had sub sided. Ciznik's men were meekly transferring to the coast guard. An officer and crew were making ready to take over the smuggling ship. Suddenly Martha stopped dead still, her face growing paler than before
 Whats wrong?" Howison asked.
 She rubbed trembling hand over her damp forehead. "N-n- nothing. I'm all right now"
 She had seen Gerry Neal, un- mistakably, aboard the coast guard cutter! His presence among Ciznik's men was not what had struck her motionless. But rather it was tn hurting thought that not once had he tried to help her, even make her more comfortable. Not once had he owned the cour- age to face her at last, and admit the truth.
 ' Suddenly she felt herself lean- ing too heavily against the young officer. TT think I'm going to faint ."
 
 Feeling better now, Mart?" It was Betty, sitting on the edge of her berth. Martha saw the port hole above her and sprang from the pill low. Betty! Betty, we're not back on that"
 No :" Betty pushed her gently back. Were on Uncle Sammy's ship this time, heading for Seattle. And friend Ciznik and his playboys are in the brig, or so Lieutenant How:son says" Betty grinned infectiously. He's nice, isn't he?"
 TT was to scared to notice" ''Well," Betty told her, you should have stayed on your feet and you'd have had time to notice"
 "How long have been here?"
 we've been under way an hour. The doctor says you're okay. You came to once, and he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-21
BEGIN HERE TODAY

Failing, with the help of GER- RY NEAL, to locate her cOmpan- ion, BETTY HAYNES, abducted by JACK SPEDDON, MARTHA BRITAIN starts north from San Francisco up the west coast. And suddenly she decides, even though she loves Neal, that he Is impli- cated in Betty's disappearance. So she has him arrested.
 Arriving in Seattle, still in search of Betty, Martha is ab- ducted by Speddon, who proves to be an agent for JOHNNY CIZ- NIX, underworld character. Eventually Martha finds herself aboard Ciznik's ship. Then it is that she learns she and Betty have been the innocent victims of a gigantic dope ring, whose lead CTS wanted to try out new traiI- CT as a narcotic cOnveyOr and used the girls to make the test.
 Ciznik offers to take Martha into the ring, threatening death if she refuses. But Martha is ada mant. fingered at this defiance, Ciznik is about to punish her when a terrific detOnatiOn rocks the ship. In the excitement, Mar tha escapes from Ciznik's cabin and finds Betty. They learn that the coast guard is chasing Gig nik's ship. For moment they think they are to be rescued and then Speddon reappears, locks them up once more in Ciznik's cabin under guard of the Orien- tai. He tells them if the coast guard catches up, it means death A second crash rocks the boat and : in that second CiZnik enters the cabin, aims a revolver at the girls. The sound of a shot rings hid eously against the steel plates. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-21
PHEASANT sTuNs DRIVER

Dedham, Mass. (UP)-Edwin Breitenbach, 26, didn't have to leave his automobile to down" a hen-pheasant. The bird crashed through the windshield in full flight as Breitenbach was driving in the opposite direction. The crash killed the pheasant and stunned and cut Breitenbach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-21
ANSWER TO YESTERDAYS
 TWIZZLER

The bear was white. The only place were the hunter could shoot south after walking north would be nat the North Pole.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-21
Brain TWizzIers By Prot. ]. D. Flint

When the cenSus-ta arrived at the old Morgan homestead he faced quite a problem. The place was bad s1y run down and as he walked up to the house he stumbled over all sorts of birds and beasts. Having won his way through, dragging his port folio behind him, he faced very dirty but genial youngster who was .drapped over a battered rocking chair. "Nope!" said the boy, T don't know how many we got in the family cause I can't count but my brother told me I got the same number of sisters that have broth- sers and my little sister has twice as many brothers as she has sis- ters."
 T see", said the census-taker. How many boys and girls did he register for the household?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-21
FORTUNE LEFT IN TIN CANS

Mendon, Mich.-(UP)---Mrs. Anna von Loffer pushed a trunk-laden wheelbarrow from her farm home to a town-residence here some years ago. When she did recently, $12,- 900 was found in the trunk, mostly in tin cans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-21
CHURCH BuIuT BY
EARLY COLONlsTs

FRENCH pirates invaded the
 north coast of Jamaica, in the West Indies, soon after Columbus had left a group of settlers there. An army of ants, possibly, helped destroy their colony, and SO, in 1534, the Spaniards crossed the island and founded Villa de la Vega, on the south coast. There they built a cathedral that to this day has its foundation and other remains in the present church at Spanishtown.
 Twice the English invaded the island and were beaten back. Fi- nally, in 1855, they were success full, but in their attack on the Spaniards they almost destroyed the old cathedral. Repaired, the church was attended by the new British governor and his council.
 A hurricane, in 1712. almost leveled the cathedral, but again it was rebuilt. Today, the old cathe- dral is the distinguishing mark of "Spanishtown," the new name for the original Villa de la Vega, while across the bay has grown @v1O Vvv.s .S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-21

up the more mod. ern city of Kings ton, capital of the. island.
 A picture of the old cathedral appears on one of the pictorial stamps issued by Jamaica in 1919.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-05-27

$3.50, 900 federal money dollar for
dollar and in addition provide
necessary right of way, engineer
ing and supervision service, es-
timated to cost them an addition
al $250.000.
Allotments of other nearby
c1,,,f.oe
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-05-27
LUCAN
(Held over from last week.

(Held over from last weekly
L. c. Patterson and son Robert
were callers at Tracy Wednesday.
Mrs. Nordmeyer returned with
them to visit at the Patterson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorvald Nelson
and family visited at the Joseph
Jaros home at VeSta Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Miller
were visitors at Lamberton Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Wurscher
and daughters were callers at
Redwood Falls Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. G. M. Tollefson
and daughter Audrey of Mon
tevideo visited at the homes of
Mrs. Mary Haag, Mrs. o. H.
Gehrke and F. c. Wegner Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Schlick and
family were callers at Redwood
Falls Monday evening.
Fred ViergutZ went to Mime
apolis and Holloway Sunday, for
few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Plaetz and
family and John Welsch were
visitors at the Joseph Plaetz home
at Wabasso Friday evening.
Mrs. Harold Wegner and dau-
ghter, Mrs. Alfred Wegner and
Mrs. Francis Bonner and family
were callers at Walnut Grove Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter thinner
man were visitors at the Paul
Zimmerman home at Evan Sun
day.
In a family group, the follow
ing enjoyed picnicking and fish
ing at Lake Shetek Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. Halvor Rue and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Rue and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. William Rue
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Hausemann, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle
Rue and family of Tracy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Rue and son of
Pipestone and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Fridley of Lamberton.
Aurie Gehrke, Mrs. 0. H. Geh-
rke and Miss Vivian Jensen visit
ed at the Elton Gehrke home at
New Ulm Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Holman
and family of Minneapolis visited
at the Elmer Benson home Satur-
day. Mrs. Holman and Mrs. Ben
son are sisters.
Albert Hansen was a business
caller at Clements Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Anderson
and daughters visited at the
Soren Anderson home at Evan
Sunday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-05-27
COUNTY GETS
$SO,7O3 FROM
STATE FUNDS
GAS TAX ALLOTMENT is
INCREASED WITH
AK BOOST

The one-cent increase in the
gas tax, voted by the last legis-
lature, results in the largest
allotment of funds since the law
went into effect in 1925. More
than six and half million dollars
in state money was allotted to 81
Minnesota counties for highway
purposes in the form of state aid.
ALLEGATIONS were made last week
by the state board of allotment,
consisting of State Treasurer c.
A. Halverson, State Auditor Stat
ford King and N. w. Elsberg,
state highway commissioner.
Redwood county will receive
$67,375 in its allotment from the
gas tax and $13,328 from the one
mill tax.
The funds consisted of $780,
$50 of the revenue from the one
mill road and bridge levy and
$5,300,000 which constitutes the
counties share of gasoline tax re-
venue.
For the first time in Minnesota
history, the $5,3O0,000 in gasoline
tax money allocated to the coun-
ties may be expended entirely
upon county roads by the county
governments, or any part of it up
to so per cent may be re-allocated
by the county governments to the
townships for. township roads.
This, however, is left entirely to
the county board.
This year the counties will also
share in the increased highway
revenue made possible by the
one-cent additional gasoline tax
enacted by the last legislature
Their share of this additional re-
venue is estimated at 100000,
and with it most of the counties
can match the $55O,000 in federal
secondary and feeder road money
which this year, for the first time,
is to be allotted to the counties
rather than the state for second
airy road construction. The coun-
ties are required to match this
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-05-27
Suspects Birds in
Theft of Goldfish

Morton-J. T. Gooderum of
Morton believes he has solved the
mystery of the missing goldfish.
The culprit who snatched about
a dozen of Mr.. Gooderum's pedi-
greed stock has not actually been
convicted but ciscumstantial evil
dence is so strong that the owner
is certain he can point out the
guilty party.
The goldfish are kept in a pool
in the handicapped garden near the
Gooderum residence. One day the
owner found that only a few of
the 18 beauties remained in the
pool.
One fish found near the pool
with two long impressions on it's
back, as though it had been car
ried in the beak of bird. The
evidence led Mr.. Gooderum to
believe that hungry kingfisher
found the goldfish to be juicy
morSels.
Mr.. Gooderum is guarding
against future air raids, by cam
ouflaging the pool with brush.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-05-27
GRADER OPERATOR
HIT BY LIGHTNING.
ROAD WORKER KNOCKED
FROM MACHINE; is
BADLY HURT

Slayton-Ade Burnison of Stay
ton, employed as grader operator
on county aid road near here is
in a critical condition in Stay
ton hospital as result of cleo
trocution by a bolt of lightning
last week.
Burnison was operating the big
elevated road grader, which was
being pulled by a caterpillar
tractor operated by Pete Peterson,
also of Slayton. The men were
only a short ways from their
camp when a storm came up sud-
denly. Lightning flashed in every
direction bu the men continued
their work.
A terrific impact knocked Bur-
nison from his seat. Other en-
ployees rushed to his assistance
and at first thought he had been
killed. He was rushed to Slayton
when examination revealed he
had been struck on the side of the
head where the hair was burned
off. The voltage went downward.
his chest showing many burns.
From the chest the current passed
to the left side and a severe burn
on the left thigh indicates that
the current passed out here.
He did not regain consciousness
until the following morning and
then only for short time. Since
then he has been semi-conscious.
Blood flowing from his ear indi-
Gates possibility of a fractured
skull, which may have been sus-
tanned by the bolt or in falling
from the grader. Mr.. .Burnison
was left completely deaf by the
shock, but it is thought this effect
will vanish once the effects of the
shock have worn off.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-05-27
Lost Child Found
in Trunk of Auto

Fairfax-Gene, five year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Bethke of
Fairfax had a narrowing exper-
fence last week. The little fellow
had gone to the baseball park
during the afternoon to play with
other children and to be near his
father who was working nearby.
During the afternoon the child
disappeared, but his father, think
ing he had gone home. did not be-
come alarmed. When Mr.. Bethke
arrived home for supper and did
not find the child there, a search
was started Immediately. The
town was combed and it was not
until 10 p. m. that Gene was
found locked in the trunk of an
old car that had been standing
near the baseball park. 1t was
evident that the youngsters had
been playing in the car and Gene
was accidentally locked in the
trunk. He had cried and screamed
for help, but no one had heard
him, so he apparently went to
s,eep, weakened from exertion.
He was none the worse for his ex-
perience.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-05-27
Newlyweds From
Washington Visit
Gales Relatives
By Mrs. A. c.. Reynolds

Gales-Mrs. Rose Van DorSten
was pleasantly surprised Wednes-
day evening when her daughter
and husband, MIR. and Mrs. Wal
ter Siest of Washington, D. c. ar
rived for a few days visit. Mr..
and Mrs. Siest were on their
honeymoon trip. They left Tues
day morning for their home. Sum-
day Mrs. Van Dorsten and Harold
and MIR. and Mrs. Siest drove to
Ortonville where they visited
Mrs. Dora Pierson and on their
way home they stopped for a
short call on relatives at Wood
Lake. Sunday evening group
of friends and relatives gathered
at the Van Dorsten home for a
charivari.
Robert Nelson has been confin-
ed to his bed for two weeks.
Mrs. Harry Flesner and chill
dren, Miss Myrtle Forbregd, Mr..
and Mrs. Phillip Reynolds and
family, Miss Freda Kronbeck,
Mrs. Paulina Flesner and sons
Richard, Elmer, Shirley and Reu-
ben were Sunday dinner guests at
the Caleb Olson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Nelson
who have been living with Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie Larson moved to
the home of his father, John Nell
son at Lamberton Friday.
Marlyn Brake of Milroy spent
the weekend with Eunice Melli-
gan.
Oscar Westcott was a Sunday
guest at the John Michigan home.
MIR. and Mrs Leslie Larson and
Mrs. Frank FleSner were Red
wood Falls shoppers Tuesday. On
their way home they called at the
Eric Valentine home near Vesta.
Mrs: Larson and Mrs. Valentine
are sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Munson
and baby and Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ter Saxton and daughter drove to
Tarkio, Missouri Friday morning
and visited Monday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbert Flesner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alanson Reynolds
and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Maynard Van Dorsten and family
from Revere were Sunday dinner
and lunch guests at the Frank
FleSner home.
Ralph Thedans stayed at the
Carl Munson home while Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Munson were in
Missouri.
MIR. and Mrs. Leslie Larson
visited at the Victor Kraatch
home at Lamberton Sunday.
Martin, Saul and Annie Grun-
den were Sunday guests at the
Ed Engelbretson home at Client.
Vernon and Virgil Munson
spent from Friday until Monday
night at the Frank Flesner home.