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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner from Fairbanks, Alaska • Page 6

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Fairbanks, Alaska
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6
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PAGE-SIX KJRBANKS, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1933. DAILY NEWS-MINER MACDONALD ON PEACE MISSION Wording in the interest of peace, Premier Ramsay MacDonald (left) of Great Britain is shown with M. Edouard Daladier, the French premier, when he arrived-in Paris en route to the disarmament conference in Geneva. From Geneva MacDonald went to Rome for conferences with Premier Mussolini and then returned to Paris to urge the French government to join a four.power peace project proposed by the Italian prime minister. (Associated Press Photo) (from landing in Dawson oj- in any other place in Canada for the purpose of enabling us to buy and pick up supplies.

However, we hope some relaxation of the rules will be made when we reach i "We can carry more supplies by than we could I dog sled-. Fairbanks Route Quickest "The route by way of Fairbanks is the quickest to. our property, and-is the route we shall nee in the future if Canadian cus- icms. regulations do not interpose too many obstacles." Sclieehert has operated in mining; in Yukon Tem- tcrj- at frequent intervals since 1SOO. For the past has followed mining in Montana.

Mr. Hevert is a retired member -f the -Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He has been in the interior Yukon country. 30 great deal of the time in. the Fort McPherson district.

His recent trip to the States- was his first- outside in 26 years. "Buy Aiastan" Communication STUDY OF NATION'S The VARIETY STORE HARDWARE TENTS AND AWNINGS PETER SCHUTZ, Prop. AND To the Editor: There is a sheet called Here is a striking camera study of President Roosevelt. There is a calm but determined look on his face as he set to work to crush one of the worst financial upheavals in nation's history. (Associated Press Photo) Flashes and Facts, signed by Tax-j being circulated about Buildings erected from local lum- HERE TO REACH FT.

M'PHERSON W. SCHEHERT AND GEORGE HEVERT CAN FLY IN SEVEN HOURS WHAT IT TAKES DOG TEAM TWO MONTHS TO MAKE Bound for the Peel River district in Yukon Territory. W. Schechert of Seattle and George Hevert of Fort McPherson, Y. are in Fairbanks, arranging for airplane transportation to their destination.

They plan to get away tomorrow. Mr. Schehert 'and Mr. Hevert in the past have been accustomed to reach their Peel River placer mining property, which is above the Arctic Circle, by way of Skagway and White Horse over the White Pass and Yukon Railroad, by stage over the ice from Whitehorse to Dawson, and then by dog sled to Port McPherson. The trip by that route takes more than two months.

Great Saving; of Time The two men this year concluded to come from Seattle to Fairbanks, and then fly from here to their property. Their steamship and railroad trip from Seattle occupied ten days, they arriving here last Sunday. Their flight from Fairbanks to Fort McPherson will require a'ocut seven hours. "The only untoward incident that is likely to confront us on our present trip," Mr. Schehert jsaid, "is in connection with Canadian customs.

"High Canadian duties preclude the purchase of supplies in United States territory and because we shall make use of a United States plane I understand Canadian res'i- i ilations may prohibit the plane payers, town. In yesterdays sheet, Vol. 1 number 6, it says that the people of Fairbanks voiced their objection ber, all of which I agree with. It says "many towns in the States, larger than Fairbanks, are struggling along with frame school houses, all of which I agree with, to the Town of Fairbanks bonding 0 but, what I would like to know is itself for the erection of a School House in a previous election, and, now the Council is calling for another election for a bond issue in: the amount of $98,000.00 and goes! on to say that "Our City Fathers; hire the local carpenters, painters, seem to have a poor opinion of the; Till tm ft In It voters intelligence." Then it goes on and speaks of the quality of the lumber there is to be had locally, of the splendid if we do not vote "YES" for the I bond issue, how are we going to erect a frame building. Where or how will the money be obtained to buy the lumber and lumbers electricians and laborers vote for the Bond Issue Washington and Chicago, was erected in 1892 and consisted of six uninsulated copper FLOWER VEGETABLE Onion Sets Lawn Grass Smiths Hardware And Gun Store NEW WOMEN IN CONGRESS i think ONE OF THE TAXPAYERS.

"Buy Alaskan" Old papers for sale at the News- Miner. "Buy Alaskan" HISTORIC LINE TORN DOWN YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio The last of the telegraph line that carried spark by which President Cleveland pressed a button in Washington and opened the world's fair in Chicago in 1893 is being torn down here. The line, first direct long distance line between The First National Bank of Fairbanks FAIRBANKS, ALASKA ESTABLISHED 1905 CAPITAL $100,000.00 50.000.00 A Complete Banking Service The new congress has only two feminine newcomers. Here they outside the house chamber, Rep. Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy of Kansas (left) and-Rep.

Virginia Jenckes of Indiana. Both aro democrats. (Associated Press Photo) TEAM MATES HONOR CHAMPION OF COED SHOOTERS sophotrwe i.iember of the girls' rifle team -vvon the College women's rifle champiqnship for 1933 by scoring 599 out of a possible 600 points, is shown in the center with other members of the team around her. (Associated Press Photo) To the Man Who Looks The Sky is the Limit! When we look down, whether from a great height or into the deep pit of de- pression, we always get the jitters. Look up and courage instantly returns.

Let us look up. The sky is the limit. Advertising's job is to make better Why not let it help your business? Fairbanks Daily News-Joiner.

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