The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 11, 1940, Page 8

BB e s g A %] NEW SYSTEM OF OIL PROSPECTING LEASES STARTS President Charles D. Beale Old Permits ExpireRental Announces Appoint- ments for 1940 (CMMITTEES OF (HAMBER NAMED FOR NEW YEAR Must Be Paid Now for Public Lands All oil and gas prospecting permits allowing their holders to develop public land or let it stand idle, ex- pired with the coming of the new year and the nation oil Tesources are now be tered on a new basis, acco an announcement from Washington L. E. Delebecque, S. B n Banfield. Approximately 2250 oil and gas Scouts—Wellman Holbrook, | Prospe 1g permits, some of them A sse and Thos. Cashen public domain in Alaska C yrovements — John W. € December 31. Their hold- Jone Ha rty and Dr. M, W, er were privileged to exchange them pe for new five-year leases. A year Com ty Welfare—G. E. Knight, ago when 4 permits were termin- Ct awkesworth and M. S. ated by operation of the law, the T | District Land Off s received 2,500 Prevention—V. W. Mulvi- | apl plications for exchange leases in the oil and gas pros- ovided for pro- Congress pecting law of 1935 Policy—Cha w. | gressive abolition of old system Presidents. | under which it was possible to ob- tain an oil and gas prospecting per- Troast and J. S Lester innon um and and other Past Legislative—H. L. Faulkner, How- D. Stabler and Allen Shattuck.|mit covering 2560 acres of publi zeception—Charles W. Carter, H.|land by the mere payment of a fil- I Lucas, J. S MacKinnon, R, L.|ing fee of $32. The law extendad Bernard the life of some of the outstanding Local Industries—B. Prank Hein- Dermits but provided that all should (zleman, F. E. McDermtt and S. J. expire finally on December 31, 1939, Paul | Cents Per Acre Membership and Finance John Under the regulat for ex- J. Keyser !change cf the outstanding permits Mining—H. L. Faulkner. B. D. for the new prospecting leases, ap- Stewart and Frank Garnick plicants will be exempt from the Progtam and Attendance— Dr. payment of rental for the land to M. J. Whitti / the Government during the first Retail Trade—S, J. Paul, Frank two years of the five-year lease per- iod, after which rental will be charg- ed at the rate of 25 cents an acre Failure to make a valuable discovery M. E. Monagle and George W. Folta. of oil or gas within the five-year Tourist Advertising—Harry Sper- lease period will result in the ter- . H. O. Adams and Henry C n. mination of the lease privilege. portation and Trade—Tho Pending the issuance of the ex- Garnick, A, Van Mavern and Henry Meler. Radio Interference—H. L. Wood, H Robert Simpson and H. changs lease, where application was 0. Adams. filed prior to December 31, appli- Channel Dredging and Airport— cants are being permitted to con- R. E. Robertson, Tke P. Taylor, Al- tinue drilling operations into the len Shattuck and M. S. 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The mwells lately became in- crea: active in Democratic pol- itics and one report was t well might seek a Senate seat from New Jer Both recently entered the social whirl in New York City. They gave a lavish party last month in their Fifth Avenue mansion to celebrate Mrs. birthday Prominent among the 400 gt were Postmaster General and Mrs. James y, and Farley. of | sourse, is top man, second only to Roosevelt in the Democratic political | organization And another prominent New Deal- and | er who drank the champagne ate the corned beef hash and ed to the rhumba music was Murphy. To be sure ,there were Republicans aplenty at the party, too, includin Gov. William H. Vanderbilt of Rhod Island, but the presence of the leys in particular was consid significant. The Cromwells’ is at Duke Farm, estate at Somerville, voting residence their show-place N. J Mrs. Cromwell already is actively | engaged in public work, serving on the board of control of the New Jersey department of institutions and agencies, and on the North Car- olina Cape Hatteras national Eashire commission. -+ ' Would Renew Reciprocal Farm Trades Hull Battles for Plan as Valuable for New Peace Work WASHXN(-TON Jan 11.—Secre- tary of State Cordell Hull today contended that the Administration reciprocal tra program “of cru- _ [/ cial importance” to agriculture and | industry, should be renewed for its “enormous influence” upon re- censtruction of world economies after peace is restored. Hull's testimony before the House Cromwell's twenty-seventh | rs (Iw tri e County, Cal, They of powerful tri-motored in photo above. 14,495 feet high, shown in Lt‘!l((‘l' background nearby below-sea level D Army bombers of the 19th Attack are on a reconnaissance hop over On the return non-stop flight they soared th Valiey. Woman Flying Instructor pictured center, Angeles recently, flying program | son is shown teaching a parachute part operate 15 who argued that tr ments negotiated by the the farmer’s inco | ntative Knuts President promised in wouldn’ some i reducec n tarifi but duties | products were | fifty percent.” Hull replied T h b we procured f{ mp: Agricul fited m- oth MEETS TOMO The Pacific’s uled to Maritime I~ Alaska convent get under way Street, if tonight. The delegates from the |cluding A. E. Harding Espe, biggest names of tion from CIO Marit strongholds in the Nc forced to take from Vancouver charter a boat there fc Outside deleg to Ke Juneau when the McKinley sailing was caz cause of a strike It is expected at least delegates will attend the here to form a new labor in Alaska for eration affiliates. partment hurt agriculture be morning in CIO Union Hall steamer Marit of the tee was Republi- agree- State De- and cut ade n said the ant fa much a as been neession untries. MARITIME GROUP RROW tion of the on is sched- tomorrow on First ates arrive States, in- nd Conrad conven- deration ’st, were passage ikan and e trip to Mount wcelled be- a score of | convention front” of | THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT A SOLDIER—Their hcarts are in the greeting ca’s first woman government flying instructor, Evelyn Hudson, is shown with two pupils of her first class in Los Civil Five girls registered for the skj her Rudkin, left, and Vi In background is the training plane. Authority civilian \ing. Miss Hud- ia Barg, how to Aeronautics 1 MINERS ARE TRAPPED BY EXPLOSION Fighty-five Men Caugh Beneath Surface-Res- cue Crews Work K,‘ontmucd fmm Page One) 0. REV.F.M.MONROE DIES IN SPOKANE Death Ends 66 Years of Work in Alaska Under Bishopflimom The i Monroe, 84, died last Tuesday night in the Mcunt St. Michaels Scholasticate at Spokane, Wash., according to ad- vices ceived here. His death end- ed 66 years as a Jesuit Father. He went south from Alaska about six months ago after ing in various parts of the Territory for 46 years under Bishop Joseph R. Crimont,| with whom he entered the Jesuit | Order in France. Previous to going south, the Rev. Mcenroe was priest-in-charge at Wrangell, but was a frequent visit- ev or in Juneau. E"or ihé Defense of Finland Money collected for use by the Finnish Red Cross is dumped into the “kitty” at the Finnish Workers’ Educational Association’s rally in New York City during celebration of 22d anniversary of Finnish independ- While in Alaska, the Rev. Monroe ence. Girls in native costume passed collection baskets among all those collected funds and supervised the building of the first hospital in g Fairbanks and also in Ketchikan. | 57%, Kennecott 36, who were present. New York Cen- land and is a guest at the C B,_\,hm,T;,'.';‘,‘,:;nl'f-”“.,‘f;"::}; a life- 121 17%, Northern Pacific 8% Unit- | tineau Hotel while avaiting the A D e Rev. Monros, © States Steel 62, Pound $3.04 as)ka fn;' Bassagé +57 thie “1-‘,‘ 5 i e - where he will be stationec said of him: “Father Monroe's life | pow JONES AVERAGES LH VAt Of EaRREOGEn W was an exceptionally hard one, N et TR 0 AR e otk with 1aBbis shdl Artis: follotrink itie. taayis Dows| Ly tiE PG BRIk trials, the one equal to the other.'Jones averages: Industrials 150.64, He was gifted with a most gen- rails 3122, utilities 25.10. | For 50 years J. C. Shell of I erous and valiant soul and those; A sudden selling wave carried the | Ner Elk has made pipes who knew him can never forget stock market down from fractions Yhododendron wood. He has n him." to more than two points this after- | Smoked. Leaving Wrangell last May, the noon. The market had been i G e e Rev. Monroe went to Seattle where regular most of the morning ses- Try an “"‘b’“L ad. he underwent an operation at sion PO, il v ® Providence Hospital ral weeks later he went to Spokar Decemker was confined to his bed with paralysis. His last letter, writ- ten to Bishop Crimont on Decem- ber turn to his work in Alaska. Father Monroe w born in Ly- ons, France, June 2, 1855, He was a classmate of Marshal Geoffrey at Jesuit College in Metz Some time in studies was in Bayonne, and later he attended the college of La Provi- dence where his friendship with Bishop Crimont was started. In 1874, Father Monroe en- tered the Society of Jesus at St. eul, where Bishop Crimont fol- low a year later. After Rev. Mon- roe’s novitiate he joined the staff of professors in different colleges in Belgium. He studied Theology at St. Helier and with six other Jes- uits, one of whom was Bishop Cri- mont, was received into the Rocky Mountain Mission on July 2, 1885 The following year the group came to the United States where Father Monroe finished his Theo! study. He was at Gonzaga as second Sup- erintendent and was later in charge of various Missions throughout Montana. Comes to Alaska In 1913 he came to Alaska, his first appointment being Holy Cross. Later he went to Nulato, Eagle and in 1904 he was sent to Fairbanks. In the Golden Heart City, Rev. Monroe built his church and resi- dence on the south end of the town and later moved it across the river. He was instrumental in building the first hospital in Fair- banks, which at the present time f is a valuable institution in the In-| terior. From Fairbanks, Rev. Monroe was transferred to Wrangell where he'! was with the Mission for ten years. During this time he also aided in| enlarging the hospital at Ketchi- bl 7 & - kan | r system was still oper g > BT 4 | det e e explosion. wite e s . Proposes Bankhead | lieved the miners were trapped . it two-thirds of the way toward Io Emer Demoaa"( e lower level. pSCl a S: xperts fror v 2 S s e Race for President reau of Mines in adjacent town were rushed to the scene in trucks loaded with special emergency equipment for the outside world for several hours because h mine >0 The mothbeat, a blunt-nosed miniature sailing craft, was origi- nated in Elizabeth City, N. C. Sylvia (left) and Ronald, three-year-old twins give th Pvt. H Neil of the Essex Scot- tish regiment at wmdsor. Ontario. Under heavy conv:\l'r {:‘:ll:;'l read already to Britain, is training more. Some 100 Ammhn in this first batch. sent one contingent of rescue work. The his appreciation to the Democratic | news of the explosion did not reach Committee of Alabama which name of the isolated location of | WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—House Speaker Bankhead has expressed him as their choice for the Demo- cratic Presidential nomination. The Speaker said he was in- |formed of the State Committee’s action and was grateful. He de- clined to comment on his reaction to the suggestion that he make the race for President. ELECTRA IS DUE HERE TOMORROW The Pacific Alaska Airways Elec- tra scheduled to come down to- day from Fairbanks, has cancelled out because of continued snowfall at Fairbanks. Seven passengers to come in to- morrow, weather permitting, are J. E. Nasenius, Cecil Clegg, George Justic, Louis Simson, R. E. 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