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PAGE FOUR FAIEBANKS, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1931. DAILY NEWS-MINER Fairbanks Published Daily Except Sunday by the XANANA PUBLISHING COMPANY, Inc. BERNARD M. STONE Editor and Manager E. L.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1931. WAS WITNESS FOE DEFENSE IN MOKLEK-G KEEN WAT CASE "CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS CHARGED WHY GLOOMY? (Mining Congress Journal.) In Washington our merchants report a very greatly decreased business and, generally speaking, there is a belief in business depression very discouraging to those who do not analyze the situation. Washington is a city in which there can be no hard times except that created by a despondent psychology. Washington lives off the Government. It has 90,000 people upon the Government pay roll who receive their salaries promptly, regularly and in gradually increasing amounts.

These increases perhaps may be small, but they are increases nevertheless. Four great buildings are under course of construction, one, the Department of Commerce building, being the largest of its kind in the world, with 47 acres of floor space. These disbursements are in addition to the usual money flow which supports the city." In addition, there have been large disbursements for land purchased by the Government to carry out its enlarged building program. Washington should be in a more prosperous condition than it has been ever before, and yet on eveiy side we hear complaints of business depression as affecting our local affairs. There is no excuse for such talk, in the city of Washington.

Except in those sections where drought or floods have created unusual conditions there is no excuse for pessimism anywhere in this country. There is a reason for the winding up of unsound banking organizations and the more unsound stock and bond selling corporations whose existence has been a parasite upon unusually prosperous business conditions. No one can dispute that there has been a vast recession from the Iboom days of 1929, nor will any thinking man doubt that that recession was an essential to stable business conditions, and that, having got by it, the country will be in a sounder and more prosperous condition than ever before. An information charging Burton Ahola with perjury was filed today by S. Attorney J.

A. Hurley and Ahola was taken into custody by deputies from Marshal Lynn Smith's office at noon. It is- alleged that Ahola committed perjury in giving testimony for the defendants in the Mokler- Greenway case, now on trial. Assistant S. Attorney E.

Dr. A. Sutherland and H. K. Carlisle swore testimony given by Ahola contradicted statements is building boxes this winter.

He will start stripping this next summer and will soon be putting the dirt through the boxes. Walter has accomplished a lot of work all by himself." Mr. Harbell will leave here on the next train en route to the Rampart. UNPACK RACE TROPHIES COTTON GOWNS WIN PLACE IN BALLROOM PARIS, Debutantes are going to be wearing cotton frocks o' evenings this spring, according to early style prognostications, which predict the strangest cotton vogue in years. Organdie, dotted swiss and voile most popular materials.

he had made to them previously. Ahola denied this. The time for Ahola's hearing before TJ. S. Commissioner M.

R. Boyd has not been set. H. WENDELL ENDICOTT SENDS BEAUTIFUL TROPHIES FOB PRIZES IN LOCAL ENDICOTT DERBIES are the A new model, dotted swiss, has made of pink a bertha neckline edged with matching valen- ciennes lace, and is finishing with a suede belt. LONESOME FOR THE PARROT John J.

Buckley, deputy marshal, received a wire from his wife that while she was doing the rounds of the fashion stores in Chicago she contracted the flu. John said he never slept a wink all night, wondering whether it was "only the flu" rot" or perhaps it might be fever. The wire read "Dear flew to Chi. and then go flu. However am.

feeling better now only lonesome to get back to my Parrot shop in Fair- It. is estimate 5,000 men OPEN RAMPART COUNTRY The trophies sent by H. Wendell Endicott, eastern capitalist, to be prizes in the Endicott dog derby, were unpacked today. They are beautiful examples of the silversmith's and engraver's arts. The silver loving cup will be iven to the racer winning the derby this year and it is understood it is Mr.

Endicott's intention to donate a similar cup each year. A silver plaque, mounted on mahogany, will become the property I of the racer winning the derby the greatest number of times in the 10-year period which began in 1926. When the plaque came there were Anchorage carved -upon it the names of Cecil H. Clegg, 1926 winner, Walter Noll- been kept on St. Louis payrolls this winter through employers' cooperation with, relief agencies.

banks. Love." Now our deputy is walking around as in a dream have I wondering whether his frow is lonesome for him or the Parrot. Subscribe for the News-Miner. HARBELL AND ASSOCIATES BUY GROUND OV IDAHO BAK AND ARE TAKING OUT DUMP NOW Belief that the Rampart mining distrtct will become an importan producer was expressed today by S. H.

Harbell, who with a nuxnbe of associates is now opening ground there. Mr. Harbell is no 1 in Fairbanks on a business visi his first in almost three Mr. Harbell explained his belie by saying that although it is om of the oldest districts in the coun Weather Conditions as Recorded by the U. S.

Weather Bureau TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1931 Fair tonight and Wednesday, slightly colder tonight. Time LOCAL IDATA Barometer Wind 2 p. m. yesfy 29.52 I 60 2 a. m.

today 29.57 -6 Noon today 29.52 1 79 81 NW Velocity 3 2 1 Weather Cloudy Clear Clear CABLE AND REPORTS YESTERDAY Highest 9p.m. BOLD POETRY CONTEST SPONSORED SOCIETY FAIRBANKS ELIGIBLE By LADIES AH) ALL RESIDENTS AND VICINITY test" closes March. 26. Competent Judges will be secured. Everyone is invited to participate in the contest and assist in making it a success.

At the last meeting of the Aid Society of the Presbyterian church held at the home of Mrs. J. E. Hopkins it was decided that a poetry contest would Jbe held for all residents of Fair- ibanks and surrounding vicinity. TThe prize poems will comprise the program for the April meeting.

3Mxs. P. J. McDonald, who has been in charges the prpgrams for the past years, superintending the poetry contest and the following rules have been formulated. 1.

The contest is open to all O'CONNOR HAS HARD TRIP GAME WARDEN TRAVELS THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES ON SNOWSHOES TO MAKE ANOTHER TRIP and women of Fairbanks anc vicinity, (This includes high school and College students.) 2. All poems must be original. 3. Subjects pertaining to the Deity. Alaska or having a moral lesson be given preference but Ell poems will accepted.

4. As many as three poems may submitted and should be typewritten if possible. 5. Ail poems must be sent by onail to Mrs. p.

j. McDonald, Enclose on separate 1 sheet of paper title of poem and name and address of author. Do net. sign name of another to poem. This "Ladies Aid Poetry Con-' Jack O'Connor, Alaska Game Commission warden with headquarters at Holy Cross, recently ttrere a long inspection which he sealed 300 marten and 50' beaver pelts.

He traveled by dog team and had to break trail up the Yukon clear from Shageluk Slough. He estimates he traveled 350 miles on snowshoes. The trip was a hard one both on him and the dogs. One night the dogs played out and Mr. O'Connor had to spend the night in his sled in the middle of the Yukon.

There was no trail until he was within 11 miles of Kaltag. Mr, O'Connor is leaving shortly on another trip which will take him north of Nome. Oil production in Illinois dropped to 5296,000 barrels during the first 11 months, of 1930, a. drop of more nan 500,000 barrels from the same period in 1929. try comparatively little work ha: been done there.

It was a camp before 'the Klondike but discovery of gold there drew prospectors from the Rampart and very few have since returned. What work and what prospecting has -been, going on has been done by a handful of men who stayed with the camp It Is a. big country, Mr. Harbell declared, and there is plenty of room for-prospecting 1 in unexplored In coming to Fairbanks he traveled across country to Hot Springs, a distance of 50 miles, and came up from the latter place. There is a good road to Eureka, he said, but from there the going is tough and Mr.

Harbell sees lack of transportation facilities as one of the most serious impediments to development of the country. The bridge went out last year over Big Minook Creek and will hare to be replaced before any considerable amount of supplies can reach the mining district. Mr. Harbell and his partners- Jack Elliott, Jack McCabe, And. Webster and Eddie ly bought the well known Idaho Bar from Jack McKenzie.

Idahc Bar lies between Little Minook am Hunter creeks. Mr. McKeazie has been working on the rim. They are now taking out; a dump but with the coining summer; plan, to put in a ditch and install a hydraulic plant. The ground is 20 feet deep and shows up good.

For two years Mr. Harbell prospected in Melozi country. "I found nothing there but don't want to condemn it," he said. "Much of it, of course, I didn't prospect and finds may be made there yet." The- ground on which he worked was from 50 to 80 feet deep. Cunningham Larldns have a good proposition on Little Minook in.

the Rampart country, Mr. Harbell said. They are ground sluicing. Swanson Is working on Hunter Creek with a hydraulic plant. Mr.

Harbell believes Walter Fisher has a homestake on 'Grant Greet, below Tanana. "His property looks good to me," he said. "He put is a ditch last fall and ner, ,1928 winner, and Fred Stickman, winner in 1929 and 1330. The derby was not run in 1927. In addition Mr.

Endicott annually donates $200 as prize money. The Fairbanks Kennel Club win meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the commissioner's courtroom to decide when the races will be held and to decide on the courses. ANNOUNCE REDUCED RATES FOR GRAND IGLOO CONVENTION A special race or one first class fare and a third for the round trip from any point on the Alaska Railroad to 1 Seward and return to des tination as an excursion fare for the convention of the grand iy of the Pioneers of Alaska is announced "by the railroad management. On the northern division the cx- rate will be in force from February 19. March 9 is the return limit.

The convention. held at Juneau commencing Wednesday, February 25. R. J. McKanna, local agent for the Alaska Steamship Company, today that the company is 38 FAIRBANKS is Barrow -32 Nome Bethel 20 Fort Yukon.

6 Eagle 12 Tanana 30 Aklavik -g Fort Simpson 22 Fort Smith St. Paul Island Dutch Harbor Kodiafc Cordova Juneau 32 28 38 42 38 Ketchikan 40 offering a special excursion rate or the convention. Round trip icfcets only will be sold and will 80 per cent of the usual rate. The tariff applies to the southbound sailing- of the steamship Yukon only. Frog farming clubs have been rganized in Hawaii by the department of agriculture to supply the demands for frog legs.

Prince Rupert Edmonton Seattle Portland San Francisco 42 40 48 50 58 32 14 -32 0 20 6 12 20 -10 18 28 12 28 36 34 36 34 40 36 42 46 58 low 11 -14 -30 -14 6 -12 -4 10 -24 0 14 10 26 32 14 28 34 36 24 42 42 50 TODAY m. m. -6. -20 -14 8 -4 -4 10 -20 2 20 12 28 34 20 30 34 40 24 44 50 52 12 0 0 12 0 4 0 0 t- 24 10 4 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 2A .00 Trace .00 .00 3.42 .06 28 .00 .00 .02 .00 .26 .01 Less than 10 miles Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Ft Cdy Clear Pt Cdy Clear Snow Snow Cleai Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Cloudy Rain. Cloudy WEATHEB CONDITIONS AT 8 A.

Fairbanks, clear, -12; Nenana, part cloudy, -S; Hot Springs, cloudy, Tanana, cloudy, 10; Ruby, cloudy, Nulato, cloudy, Kaltag cloudy, Unalakleet, cloudy; McGratn, sDOWtog, 10; Tacotna, cloudy, 10; Iditarod, snowing, 10. Holy Cross, part cloudy, 10, Anchorage, clear, 14; Cordova, clear, 28; Bethel, part cloudy, 10; Crooked Creek, cloudy, 11; Kanakanak, part cloudy, NE 10, 25; Squaw Haibor, snowing; Valdez, clear; Teikhel, clear; Copper Center, clear. 10; chitina, clear, -6; Seward. clear, 24; Nome, clear, -10; Solomon, clear, -14; Golovin. clear, -18; St.

Michael, aivvriig, 10; Fort Yukon, partly cloudy, -2; Eagle, cloudy. -2; Circle, cloudy, -8; Circle Hot Springs, clear, -4. Wednesday, February 18, 1931. WEATHER SYNOPSIS The barometric pressure was low this morning throughout Alaska and the North Pacific Ocean, the lowest reported pressure being 2850 nches about 600 west of the British Columbia coast. High pressure prevailed over the Pacific Ocean between California and the Hawaiian Island, the crest being 30.36 inches.

This general pressure distribution has been attended by fair weather over the interior and northern portions of Alaska, and precipitation along the coastal regions "rom Unalaska to California. It was slightly colder this morning throughout Alaska, TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW GOODS A few of -next week's Specials are Ladies' Cloth Coats at Cost Price And many other Real Bargains Marjone Dresses, Boose Dresses, $2.00 Smocks, $1.50 Girls' Wash Dresses off Boys' Wash Suits, Navy Blue Coveralls, 75c Boys' Wool Sweaters, Price Navy Bine Cords, $150 AH Tart Goods, Silk and Cotton off Cotton Vests, Z5o Shoes, off Hats, 1-3 off DUBIN'S FOWLE'S STORE Going Strong Florsheim A Shoe 3HLiJji $Q35 9 Our entire assortment of Florsheim including styles formerly $10, $11, $12, reduced to this low price, offering greater values than ever. FAIRBANKS CLOTHING CO. The figgly Vliggly of the Clothiers.