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of nearly $3o,0OO in the four years they have been there.
 When the colonists first came, the ARR.C. contracted to furnish them with subsistence until they could acquire sufficient livestock and cleared land to support themselves, but the management of the project has been wasteful and extravagant, and the corporation has not abided by its original contract to provide the colcnists with proper livestock, machinery and buildings suitable for their barest needs.
 Discrimination has been shown to some in the distribution of live stock and land, and some of the cclonists have been provided with steady employment in return for favorable publicity
 "The general manager has publicly acknowledged that the board of directors of the corporation IS a figurehead body; and colonists have been coerced into signing con- tract definitely at variance with the original contract and verbal agree ments, so that a colonist would new CT be permitted to gain clear title to his land whether or not he paid for it in full
 ''The colonists must put themselves under the dictates of one man who decides their fitness to own the land they have contracted to purchase; their children cannot inherit land without his approval even though the lard be paid for in full.
 "The constitutional rights of the colonists are violated by the corpor- aticn's mandate to reserve right of ingress or egress on the property they have contracted to purchase, for the purpose of inspection super vision, or any other reason the cor- poraticn's manager might give.
 Therefore, an immediate congress sionall investigation is requested in- to the Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation and it's activities for the past three years
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ASKS SECOND DELEGATE TO
 WASHINGTON
Rogge M m orial Also Wants Four-Year
 Term of Office

Alaska would have two Delegates to Congress instead of one. if memorial introduced in the House this morning by Representative Rogge has any effect.
 Rcgge's memorial, House Joint Memorial 4l says Alaska legisia- tion in Congress suffers because Delegate Dimond must needs devote the bulk of his time to pursuing legislation in the House of Repre- 7sntatives,
 The extra Delegate would be elected by the people of the Terri- tory, and under the memorial, Dele gate terms would become four years instead of two. and one would be elected each biennium. Reason for the change in term is given as lying in the exorbitant cost of biennial return trips to the Territory for campaigns and result ant unfortunate absence from Washington.
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ONE GOOD MARK
 REGISTERED AT
 THE BRUNSWICK

Brunswick bowlers kept all games in medium range in Commercial League bowling last night.
 First game produced only one good individual count when Nam buram toppled for a 560 score in the match between At Mill and Three Bullets. His team blasted an easy three straight win as any score near 800 was good for a vic- tory.
 Irving's Market cashed a collapse by the Three Bullets who played a doubleheader, and took the last two games in their match. The Bull lets came out firing in the first game with a $40, but folded there after to beneath the 800 mark A 492 by Harper of the winners was the best individual offering of the contest.
 Games scheduled for tonight: 730 pm, Rainier Beer vs. Three Bullets; 8:3o pm, Seven One Seven vs. Alt Heidelberg.
 Following are the scores of last nights games:
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less distance will greatly alter this phase"
 Tourist Angle
 Disputing the probability that tourists would appreciate the sRort- CT run, the Chamber of Commerce Secretary claims that "on the con- trary the scenery traveller has no more beautiful stretch of panora- mas on the whole route than are of fered on the Seward to Anchorage stretch as now extant. The famous Loop grade is probably the most cclorful bit of travelling offered in Alaska, Rather than appreciate the alteration, tourists will disclaim it."
 Seattle Chamber
 While in Seattle MT. Baumgart- ner met with committee from the Chamber of Comerce of that city and obtained from theme commit tai of strong support if the Seward Chamber of Commerce sill interest the Anchorage Chamber in an effort to counteract the move. Not only will they promise to take strong ac- tion against it but they will endeavor to forestall even an investigation in- to the probabilities of new route, 2 he said
 A preliminary survey of the new , read would necessitate an outlay of several hundred thousand dol | lars according to MT. Baumgartner Freight Rates 1 Reduction of freight rates by utilizing the new route is one req son advanced for the proposed ter minus change. Difficulty of main- tenance, the Seward stretch of the road due to slides and washouts contributes tc overhead cost ano thus increases freight rates.
 MT. Baumgartner claims that 1937 MT. Ohlson stated he could operate 1 the railroad to practical elimination of overhead with $1.000,000. Nov with $10,000,000 he will build new terminus at Portage Bay in an at tempt to eliminate an overhead ex- i pense which he formerly claimed could be done for $1 ,000 000' said MT /, Baumgartner.
 1 Stating finally that he did not believe, any governmental agency was justified in running an establish ed town merely for the purpose oi building new one" MT. Baumgart- ner claims that with the removal of the railroad Seward would be- come defunct. Over 200 people there are directly connected with railroad ing activities and long shore work and from this nucleus springs the financial justification for the towns existence.
 Travelling with his wife, MT Baumgartner will proceed to Sew ard and take up additional activit- ies on the local front of the railroad issue.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-23
LegisIafes for More and
 Beifer Sleep

Mattresses for Alaska Road Com mission camp cots. 1 That is the text Of House Concur rent Resolution 2, introduced today in the House by Representative Mar tin from Nome
 Martins measure says most Road Commission cots are simply canvas covered or spring cots,' and that many of the employees using the cots are oldtimers"
 Because other camps furnish mat tresses, the measure asks the AL aska Road Commission to do the same.
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STILL THEY COME

Representative Shanley of Con- necticut wants three sets of 50-cent coins to help commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of Mill ford, Branford and Gliilford in his district.
 Representative Andresen of Min nesota asks 75,000 halves to help Minneapolis and St. Paul commem- crate the anniversary of the discov- cry of America by Jeff Ericsson.
 The New York World Fair has a request pending for coins but Cali fornians, knowing the Presidents opposition, haven't put in bid for the San Francisco exhibition.
 There are others, but we will close with the proposal from Sem ator Davis of Pennsylvania to mint a flock of pennies for general dis tribution to promote the idea of peace. The motif on one side of the coin would contain the words Peace, United States of America, E Pluribus Unum. One Cent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-23
Legion Will Again Back
 Ball Teams

INDIANAPOLIS, Ina, Feb. 23.- Buttressed by a grant of S2o,00o from the major leagues for expenses, the American Legion is making ready for it's thirteenth year of sponsoring the competitive play of some 30000 junior baseball teams throughout the country.
 Enrolment of boys in the nation wide junior sports classic stops on June 30, and legion officials pre- dict that 500,000 youths under the age of seventeen will be participat- ing in the competition on that date.
 The more than 30,000 teams will engage in elimination contests until only the two best teams left meet in the 1889 junior worlds series. San Diego, Cal, copped the little" title in 1888.
 Teams are sponsored by American Legion posts, which provide uni forms, equipment and coaching for the youngsters.
 The outlay of $20,000 to the legion for its series was voted unanimously by the baseball commission at a re- cent New York meeting. Ten thou sand dollars will be paid to the le- zion on July l, and another $10,000 on August 1, it will bring to $320.000 the total given by the two major leagues since 1928.
 The baseball commission at the New York meeting heard from Hom- CT l.. Chaillaux, national American ism director of the American Legion Chaillaux said his commission found that $50 legion trained youngsters were playing organized baseball, on PIT clubs in thirty mine leagues
 Thirty three were in the big leagues and included such stars as Bob Teller, pitcher for the Cleve- land Indians, Bobby Doerr of the Boston Red Sox Joe Gordon of the Yankees, Phil Cavaretta of the Cubs and others.
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IN
 BIG LEAD IN
 REGISTRATIONS

DETROIT, Feb. 23-For the sev- enth time in the last eight years, Chevrolet led in passenger car reg istrations in 1888, figures for all States except Wisconsin, has re- Vealed.
 During w. E. Hoilers fifth year as general sales manager, Chevrolet took first place in passenger cars and trucks, leading the field by more than 100000 units, accord ing to the records for the year An alysis of the figures. State by State show this manufacturer in first place ill all except two of the AT States for which records are avail able, and Chevrolet also led in the District of Columbia.
 A sidelight on the companys sales performance in 1888 furnished by the fact that it's sales declined only 38.6 per cent under 1887, dur ing period when the industry as whole showed an average decline of AT per cent.
 Since introduction of the 1889 models featuring new knee action and the exlusive vacuum gearshift with steering column control, the percentage of increase over corres- bonding periods in the 1888 model year has been mounting steadily month by month, the figures show. They increased more than six per cent in November. over the same month in 1887, more than 24 per cent in December, and, according to latest figures, 31 per cent in Jan llary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-23
Daughter
 Tortured
 By Father
Girl Burned on Face By Flaming Torth-
 Man Is Jailed

FL PASO, Texas, Feb. 23.-While his pretty 16-year-old daughter Chrisiana is being treated for burns in a hospital, Rosario Peschard, a welder, is held in jail charged with turning a flaming torch on his daughters face because she used part of her meagre laundry wages to buy shoes. for one of the family of seven.
 The girl wept when she related her story of being tortured by her father and asked the authorities that protection be given her mother.
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DEADL0CkED, FAR EASTERN
 FISH DISPUTE
No Conclusions Reached af Conference Between
 Soviets, Japanese

MOSCOW, Feb. 23-Foreign Com missar Litvinoff and Japanese Am bassador Gogo discussed the Far Eastern fisheries dispute for two hours today but afterward it ap- peared that the question is far re- moved from settlement as ever.
 Litvinoff is said to have given a warning that any attempt of the Japanese Navy to help the Japan csc fishermen will be most danger ous.
 Gogo is said to have replied that Japan will take all necessary mea- sures to protect Japanese interests anywhere in the world.
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Augustine, oldest U. S. white set clement. He would limit premiums to $2 a coin. Senator Nye of North Da- kota proposes 100000 halves pictur- ing the international Peace Gar den" on the Dakota Manitoba boun- diary to help celebrate 120 years of peace along the Canadian border.
 Senator Capper of Kansas wants an unstated ,number to help Man hattan Gin Kansas, not New York erect a memorial to General Leonard Wood. Senator Schwartz of Wyom- ing asks 25,000 50-cent pieces to cele- brate the 50th anniversary of the admission of Wyoming as the first state guaranteeing woman suffrage. Senator Thomas of Oklahoma wants 100000 halves to help maintain the Will Rogers memorial at Claremore, Okla.
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of Seward have lifetime savings and investments in the town and remov- al of the road would deflate property values to the point of virtual col- lapse" he said Conditions now are such that residents of the town are afraid to buy so much as new rug for their home while waiting the outcome of the issue"
 The terminus change as now out lined proposes taking the coast end of the railroad to Portage Bay which is approximately 5 miles closer to Fairbanks than Seward.
 According to Baumgartner, Col. Ohlson claims that with this change he will be able to reduce freight rat es and running time between the coast habor and Fairbanks. Also ov- erhead costs due to maintenance cx- perIse would be materially reduced, he also claimed.
 Best Route
 Tn refutation of this MT. Baum gartner says: Tn 1902 when the road was first surveyed by the old Alas kan Central the route between the Coast and Anchorage was chosen to terminate at Seward after thor ough perusal of many possible pas sages. A Federal Commission ap- pointed in 1915 when the govern ment took over the Alaskan Rail- road also selected the present route in preference to the Portage Bay avenue. Reduction of operating ex- penses as suggested by MT. Ohlson is hardly feasible as using the new route means running the track over live Glacier area where in maintenance costs are bound to be excessive"
 In the interests of time saving on the run. which. takes two full days to- travel 470 miles Seward to Fair banks. I do not see that B miles
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-23
LEG AMPUTATED

Charlie Switzer, who received a badly broken leg in an auto acci- dent two weeks ago, underwent an amputation of the leg at St. Ann's Hospital this morning. His condi- ten is reported to be satisfactory.
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GOING TO WASHINGTON

L. E. Iverson, Juneau Forest Ser vice employee who has been on de- tail to the Missoula office, plans to leave next month for work at Wash ington, D. C.. according to word received here today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-23
ANCHORAGE F. D. ELECTS

R. c. Loudermilch was elected President of the Anchorage Volun- teer Fire Department, Frank w Fenn was elected trustee of the de- partment for three-year period, Eugene Smith was reelected Secre- tary- Treasurer, and Moritz Andre sen was reelected the volunteer fire chief.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-23
DROP KICK COMES
 IN FOR WORKOUT

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23. = The drop kick, a football rarity these days was used twice in California during the holidays California Bears employed it to score the extra point in the Christmas game with Geor- gia Tech, and Duke tailed three points against Southern California in the Rose Bowl With a similar success
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-23
MINING AMENDMENT
 iS ASKED BY R0GGE
 IN HOUSE BILL TODAY

One House bill was introduced this morning in the House of Rep in addition to several reported ill yesterdays Empire,
 Today being the headline for in- troduction of measures except by two-thirds of the House consent, more bills were expected this alter noon.
 Rogges bill asks an amendment of mining laws which reads that royalty paid to the lessor Of min ing property shall be taxed against the lessor, but the lessee shall pay the tax to the Treasurer and de- duct the amount of tax paid from the sum due the lessor
 The Thousand Islands number
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PROyEST DISMISSED

Ed Provost, who had been receiv- ing medical care at St. Ann's Hos pital for the last few days was dis missed today.
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GO TO ANcHoRAGE

Over 100 residents of Fairbanks left by special train to attend the Fur Rendezvous at Ancorage.
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WHITE ELEPHANT

Card Party to be given by the Re- -bekahs. Saturday, February 25, at
 l:30 pm. adv.
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senate committee conducting ings President Roosevelt member of the Thomas Ame Wisconsin gressive political beliefs (R of Vermont in this picture AmIe a preventing imposition of system of Fascism
 U Ame doctrine led
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R00SEVELT BROWN NO CURB TO BIDS
 FOR SPECIAL COINS

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NEW ROUTE FOR INTERIOR R. R.
 E PROTESTED
Secretary of Seward Cham Der Presents Case 10
 Seattle Officials

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Today's News loday.-Emp're.
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WANT5CONGRE5S
 TO INVESTIGATE
 PALMER COLONY
Ross SheeIy Is Labeled as Dictator of Mdfdn-
 uskd Project

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The Thousand Islands number about l,700.
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Totals ..... $40 475 41l-l426 Average score-did not bowl.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-19

were unanimous in praising what had
been accomplished during the season
of 1887.
one thing that nearly all agreed
upon was that this improvement work,
on the rock and gravel bottom of the
upper Missouri from the Musselshen
to the head Of navigation, would be
permanent. The rivers channel in it's
upper reaches changes very slowly, and
the concretelike bars, once removed,
were expected to not return for years.
Indeed, at Trover Point near the Mus
Selshell, 1t took the current 20 years
to cut across the IS yards and Joe
Todd, in 1885, took the Rosebud
through the cutoff, saving five miles.
by the army engineers In the late
eighties is indicated by the fact that
even today, at Shonkin, near the
Judith and Marias rivers, remnants OF
the old wing dams are still discernible.
The Josephine remained at Fort
Benton during the winter of 1887-l888,
and was again doing some little work
in 1883, and again in 1889. Then came
another incident Of the long series
which made Fort Benton people snort
at the lack Of efficiency on the part
of the government officials. The JOS
ephine was laid up at Rowe island,
below Fort Benton, in the fall Of 1889
There she remained for the entire year
of 1890, useless and drying out. In
the spring of 1891 the boat was once
more launched, on May %, and &C
cording to newspaper accounts Of the
launching, the crew had a time re-
caulking the vessel. The boat worked
around the Marias for time and left
Sept. IS for Sioux City, leaving the
Fort Benton vicinity for the last time.
New Boat I'm 1891
Tn fha cF,rfY1or NJ 1901 orNrNrOY1riat ions
were again available, and the engineers
began building another boat-a tiny
steamship drawing only six inches OF
water. They named 1t the Baby JOS
ephine, and the Baby Joe was the
pride Of Fort Benton for that season
Of 1891 as it went up and down the
river, dropping in at Fort Benton time
visitors and townspeople alike. The
water was very low and late that year
old-timers rubbed their eyes in be-
wilderment as they read the item IN
the River Press which said that the
Baby Joe was hung up on the Shon-
kin bar-and her drawing only six
inches Of water.
The dredge, City OF Fort Benton.
had been laid up on the stays at the
same time as the Josephine, and was
launched some time In June, 1891, at
about the same time as the Josephine.
It did some work at the Marias, then
the dredge and the Baby Joe laid up
for the winter at Eagle creek, while
the bigger Josephine went down to
Sioux City. The next year both boats ]
were taken down river, and the gov
eTnment's Improvement program ON
the upper Missouri was virtually done, |
four years after navigation had viz
tual1y ceased.
The war department considered the |
head Of navigation as still at Fort /
Benton, however, and for the next 80 /
years snagboats made periodic trips /
TO Benton, lodging" IS the old-timers |
said, "aI snags along the way" In
1908 the Mandan was q visitor, and
that boat came again In 1912, 1918,
steamboat 70 Fort Benton being I'm
The latter year.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-19
Butte Newspaper Vendor
Globe Trotter Many Years

fact that the river, which flows under
ground makes the displaced air gUsh
through the cavern. making walking
difficult. The water and wind action
has polished the walls OF the cavern
TO machinelike beauty. Gilmore said.
But his 40 years OF travel and ad-
venture Is just a memory to the Ga
year-old man. who can be seen nightly
in his territory on Arizona street be-
tween Park and Broadway In Butte
With him Is his huge, friendly dog.
Bozo. The dog has been his constant
companion for more than three years
Bozo's first Fourth OF July in Butte
was a milestone, Gilmore said. The
firecrackers alarmed the bewildered
puppy to such an extent that he fled
into the city hall and stayed all day
under the desk Of the chief Of police
Although the news seller carries his
years well. he has resigned himself to
stay in one place for the rest Of his
life. When asked If he would travel
any more, he replied, shaking his head
slowly. NO travel is the most memoir
able hobby in the world. but when
man gets to be "a years old, he better
give up those young ideas. It's a little
TOO old to be knocking around. But I'd
still like to CO."
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-19
William Merk, Pioneer
Is FntnLLu Injured

William w Merk, 76, of Whitehall,
recently fatally injured in an automo-
bile accident, was brought to Montana
In 1866 by his mother who came west
to join her husband, Frederick r..
Merk. He was 3 years old at that time.
The elder Merk owned and operated
the Broadwater mines at Silver Star.
one of the prominent properties in the
early day history Of Montana. His son
later managed 1t for q time, but he
had no interest In 1t of recent years.
William Merk was raised in the
Madison valley, and as a young man,
operated various mining properties
from Virginia City to Silver Star. Later
he operated properties in the. Occur
d'Alene district in Washington but re-
turned to the Madison valley where
he had since lived
In 1925 he moved to Whitehall He
served as justice Of the peace there
for about II years.
Merk was widely known throughout
western Montana He was an ardent
sportsman.