MONDAY
i H'iiun Nk,.jst*-t Diily Bulletin.)
POST LANDS IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK. July *23, (yP)—Post
shot down from the darkness at
11:00 ip.m. E.S.T Saturday night,
completing his world flight for a
new reoord. He arrived one hour
earlier than expected. »
POST’S ARRIVAL A SURPRISE
NEW YORK, July 23, (yP)
Post’s arrival surprised the ait
port staff and resulted in much
confusion. He had been expected
to circle the lights over the field,
but instead, came straight in. He
seemed weary. After facing a bat
tery of cameras, he was wthiske-T
away to- the hotel without making
any statement, where a lunch and
bed awafted him.
The hotel officials announced
that Post broke the Post and Gatty j
record by twenty-one hours, one
one half minutes.
TENNESSEE VOTES
* FOR REPEAL
NA9RVIliLE, July 22, (yP)—■
Tennessee Thursday became the
nineteenth state to vote for repeal
of Ithe eighteenth amendment.
With returns virtually complete,
rapealists have a majority of ten
thousand. A Republican Strong
hold in Eastern Tennessee gave
the drys an early lead, which was
cut down, when the rest of the
state, especially the cities, rolled
up a huge repeal vote.
The repeal vote will have no !
bearing on state prohibition, how
ever, which can be changed only
by the legislature, which meets in
regular session early in 1935.
ROOSEVELT FULLY
RECOVERED
WASHINGTON, July 22, (yP) -
Roosevelt was fully recovered frog£
hds cold yesterday. He ;put in- «*.
full day's work on the recovery
program. Returning to his desk
in the executive offices, he laugh
ed at the alarmist reports con
cerning his health.
POST’S TIME OFFICIALLY SET
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NEW YORK, July 23, (yP)—
Major Nelson Kelly, suiperintend
ant of the field who recorded Post’s
take ofT at four ten ajm. E.S.T.,
last Saturday clocked his return
officially at' ten fifty nine thirly
pm a* He hofl broken the Post
and Ga'tty record by nearly twenty j
two hours. Post’s official ela.psed
ttme was one hundred eighty six
hours forty nine and one half min
utes for his journey of approx
imately fifteen thousand four hun
dred miles. • "• /
CONSUMERS REQUESTED
TO SI(iN AGREEMENT
WASHINGTON. July 21. UP)—
The Industrial Code will be sent to
towns of less than twenty-five hun
dred population with the request
that employers of not more than
two persons sign ft. Also thr.u
the mail, at 'the same time, eon.
Burners and especially (house wives
will be requested to sign an agree
ment pledging themselves to sup
port and patronize establishments
only, who agree to comply with
the provisions of the new code.
This applies to that population
which is not part of the large
trade area.
TRANSFERS TO
CANADIAN COMPANY
TACOMA, July 22. (A*)—Stock
holders of the Big Missouri Min
ing Company, Friday authorized
the sale of the asseets of the com
pany to a newly organized Can
adian firm. The Big Mines Com
pany announcement was made by
SheVby R. Coatee, investment bro
ker. The transfer of the stocks
will be two shares of the Big Miss
ouri to one pf the new corporation.
Coates said that the new organ
ization means ample funds will be
available for the development of
(the properties and the erection of
mills. The latter corporation Is
interested in mining properties In
British Columbian Nevada, Montana
and New Mexico.
Archibald, the general manager
of tihe Consolidated Mining and
smelting Company said: ‘‘I and
Ko.be nt Holt, a Montreal banker,
will be among the directors of
the new corporation.”
CHINA THREATENED
WITH CIVIL W'AK
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WAiL-G-AN, July 22, (jP)—Civil
war threatens again to - disrupt
China, with the strong arm of the
National troops again at the gates
of this historic city. The National
government force is estimated at
fifty to one hundred thousand,, pre
paring to battle fifty thousand
warriors under General Feng Yu
Hsiang, who objects to Nanking’s
desire for .peace with Japan. He
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wishes the government to denounce
the Tanguk armistice of the one
times Christian generals. His men,
are unpaid, underfed and poorly
clothed, but frantically patriotic.
Fong declared he was prepared to
fight Nanking armies if they forc
ed the issues, but he hoped that
ihe moral support of Canton and
other cities would be sufficent to
stay tlhe hand o.f Nanking and
make the national government
come to terms.
SHIPPING <X>NTRACT HKU) LI*
SEATTLE. July 22, (/P) An a
ward of a five hundred thousand
dollar construction contract in
Seattle for the construction of a
passenger ship for the Alaskan
Serivce has been held up because
of a protest filed with the Shipp
' *
ing Board by the Alaska Steam
ship Co., and William Seniar. Man
ager of the Northland Transport
ation Co., it was revealed today.
Seniar said that the bids would
not be awarded 'because of tlhe de
lay ii obtaining Shipping Beard
loans. The Alaskan Steamship Co.
says that ithe service now rendered
is inadaquate. Final "■ action in
the matter will be taken at Wtish
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ittgton Tuesday when both sides
will be heard.
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AIRPIiAXK NEWS
Pilot Hans Mirow of the NAT
left Fairbanks for Nome at 10:30
a.m. today with mail and 4 pass
engers
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Pilot Brown of the NAT left
Nome for Fairbanks this morning
with mail and Toni Roust as a |
passenger.
Pilot A V Valley took off today
for Baldwin to bring R R Julian
to Nome.
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TUESDAY
(From Nugget Daily Bulletin.)
MOLMSOXS CRASH
AT KRI IKiEPORT
HRIIMJ EPORT, Conn., July 23,
(/P)—James and Amy Mollison, at
tempting a flight front Wales to
New York, crashed in landing nt
the ainport here Sunday at 9:00
p.m E.S.T. They were about six
ty miles from the goal wihen they
crashed after flying thirty-nine
hours. Mollison was hurt and
taken to the hospital, but the ex
tent ot his injuries was not Im
mediately determined. Amy was
not injured according to the first
report. It fs said that the crash
occurred while the plane was cir
cling the field preparing to land.
A later report said both suffered
cuts and abrasions about the head,
arms and legs. Neither is in a
serious condition.
MOLLIWON'S CONDITION
IMPROVED
BRIDGEPORT, July 24, (/P)—
The first, bulletin on the Mollisons'
condition said both were sleeping
and their condition was improved
and comfortable. The plane was
badly damaged and no immediate
announcement was made as to
whether they would continue to
(New- York and thence to Bagdad
and back to England as planned.
Physical exhaustion caused the ac
cident after they had flown for
{thirty-nine hours from Pendine
| Sands, Wales, to within sixty miles
I of New York. Their gasoline was
{nearly gone when they tried to
I bring the plane down on the run
'■way of the ainpont, only to have it
! shoot into marsh lands and turn
lover. “1 was so tired I didn't
'know where I was headed,’’ said
Mollison, as he and his wife were
{carried away on stretchers. “He
'couldn't see," cried Mrs Mollison.
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MOEEINONS ARRIVE
AT DESTINATION
NEW YORK, July 25. (TP)—The
; Mollisons arrived in a bbrrowe.l
plane and settled down to a gojpd
rest. He had little to say about
his iplans for the future. A recep
tion ^awaits his recovery. He is
still in great pain
POST HAS NO ILLUSIONS
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NEW YORK. July 24. \JP)—Post
ihas no llusions about the long
evity of his record of seven days,
{eighteen hours and forty nine min
oi'tes. He thinks some one will
I
break it in the not too distant
future. He believes that he could
make the trip himself in five days
if he had good weather. He is
ifeeling fine. The robot pilot helped
lots and made a big hit writh hint.
New York is 'preparing a heroes’
reception for him on Wednesday.
S. S. NORTHWESTERN
STRIKES ROCK
SEATTLE, July 2^. (/P) -A wire
less from Captain John Livingston. I
'master of the S.S. Northwestern
said that the vessel struck a rock
off Sentinel Island near Juneau,
and is now beached to await aid.
She was bound fur Skagway and
Seattle. The Aleutian sailed from
Juneau yesterday, but was ordered
to return to that, city to pick up
the passengers, which are being I
returned there by a destroyer, ajul
bring them to SeaSll e The of
ficers said that the ship was in no
danger and that they believed she
could be patched and brought to
-Seattle.
PASSENGERS SAFELY
TRA NSFERERD
JUNEAU, July 25, </P) —The
eighty six passemgers of the North
western safely transferred to the
destroyer, were brought here and
will be sent to Seattle on the Al
eutian.
KALKOS TAKEOFF DELAYED
NEW YORK. July 25. (/P)—
Balbos take off was delayed half
an hour bv engine trouble in one
of the planes. He is expected to
racth Shediac in about five hour3;
and' remain while Balbo studied
weather reports. They will de
cide upon a North or South route
to Italy in a couple of days.
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ROOHK V MLT A PI*OI NTS
4/ARPKT HAGGKR
WASH INC TON. July 25, (£>!—
Roosevelt appointed George F.
Alexander, of Oregon, Judge of the'
First Division.
KIDNAPPKRS AGAIN ACT1VK
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UNDATED, July 24, </P)—Kid
nappers struck agai‘n with a new
captive added to their growing list
to mark a trail of terrorism.
Charles Ursahel, a wealthy oil
magnate, was albducted from his
Oklahoma City home by gun men.
There is not a trace of him altho
the family awaited word from the
abductors and are ready to talk
ransom.
At Philadelphia, a kidnappers
'bullet cost the life of Frank Mc
Clathy, fifty-six, a real estate man.
He was kidnapped Wednesday and
shot when he offered resistance.
O’Connell's family continue their
vigilance. Negotiations were open
ed with the kidnappers, but with
no tmmedate results.
All copy f#r engaging alrattos
aieaks in Weekly HanM ant ha la
THURSDAY, 5 F. M„ te Bum re ta
WEDNESDAY
(K?oru Nugget Daily Bulletin.)
M.Vrr'kKN LEAVES
FOR ^l^VIONTON
JUNJBAU, July 26. (JP)—The
I Mattern plane arrived and leaves
'today for Terrace and thence to
Edmonton. From there he will
fly to New York.
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FLEET STARTS ON THIRI> LEG
SHEDIAC, N.B., July 26. (JP) -
Bafbos armada left at 4:40 a.m.
E.S.T, on _the third leg of their
| fight h line. The next destination
j is Shoal Harbor, N.F.'
AI.I, NORTHWESTERN
BAGGAGE TAKEN
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JUNEAU, July 26, (TP) -All bag
gage and mail was taken from
the Northwestern and sent- on the
Aleutian, sailing last night. All
the passengers praised the treat
ment received. The vessel is still
beached and has only a sligth list.
It is expected that when she is
patched /up. she will proceed to
Seattle on her own potvier in four
■or five days. The freighter I)e
pere, leaving Cordova last night,
will call at the scene and give
assistance if wanted.
K.S. NORTHWESTERN
CREW TRANSFERRED
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SEATTLE, July 26. </P)—Forty
five members of the crew of , the
Northwestern were transferred t.o
the Trevor, a skeleton crew incl
uded Captain John Livingston re
maining aboard the beached ship.
The damage consists of several
small holes and sprung plates.
The captain said that cenient pat
ches will be placed in her at low
tide. Several passengers said that
the vessel struck during clear
weather. ,,
COY E E N M E N T A FT E R
KIDNAPPERS
MILWAUKEE, July 25. \JP)—
The goveruiment striking the kid
nap racket, is aiming at Roger
Toughy a Chicago gang chCiftan,
and three associates, as the alleg
ed abductors of William Hamm,
Jr., a wealthy St. Paul brewer.
They are in jail here and the gov
ernment is prepared to ask their
removal to St. Paul to face the
kidnapping charges. He was seiz
ed June fifteenth and held for
four days adn afterwards released
cwn the payment of one hundred
thousand dollars ransom. The
government claims identification of
all in the case.
FAMILY HALTS IN VESTKi.ATION
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UNDATED. July 25, (/Pi—The
investigation into the kidnapping
of Charles Urschel. t'lip oil /million
aire, was halted bv his family^ in
an effort to encourage the kid
nappers to communicate with the
'family as to the price of Urschel's
release. _._____
In Albany, relatives of O'Con
nell’s are expecting a 'break in the
stalppmte - which has existed for
several days. In the meanwhile
the police expressed the opinion
that hist abductors were of the
killer Ijype and that O'Connell
was killed by his abductors.
liOOKH UKK DIVORCE
FOR MARY
RtMNO. Jul 25. (JF)—Reports
that Mary Pickford intends to es
'talblish a divorce residenoe are
without direct confirmation, but
she arrived here recently. In
Hollywood she admitted spine time
ago that she and Fairbanks had
separated. Douglas Fairbanks
said he had ’no divorce plans.
POUCH SEARCHING
FOR FIEND
SAN DIEGO, July 25, (/P) —
Other work is suspended while
<the police are searching for a clue
which might lead to the arrest of
the fiendish slayer of Dalbert Aip
os'hiau, aged seven .whose mut
ilated body was found i»n the bay.
Doctors said death 'was from mill
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tlpTe muiHating operations
GKOftGK GRIGSBY, JR.
SKRIOl'SIiY IXJUKKD
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PHOBNJX, Ariz.. July 25. (IP) -
George B. Grigsby, Jr. of San
Frwncistco, is in a critical cond
ition with a t'raotured skull, forty
four hours after he was Injured in
an automobile accident. He is the
son of the former mayor of Nome,
wttio is now practicing law in" Jun
eau x Ishe fattier is a leader in
Democratic politics, and was Terr
itorial Representative in Congress
during the Wilson administration.
igsby is a graduate Of the
Washington State.College, and un
til recently was associated with an
Insurance a’nd realty firm. He
was about to be married.
GKORGK GRIGSBY, JR., DK.ll)
PHOKNIX. July 26. (IP) -George
Grigsby Junior, of San Francisco,
son of the former Delegate to Con
gress from Alaska under the Wil
son -administration, died without
regaining consciousness as the re
sult of an auto accident injuries.
His- fiancee, Miss Grace Westphal
of Peidmont, California, was at
his bedside.
captain sentenced
TO BE SHOT
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YAROSUAVAL., Russia, July 26,
(/!*)—Nicolai Andreev, the captain
of the little Volga river excursion
boat, which sank July 9th with a
loss of ninety-five lives, was sen
tensed to be shot The catastrophe
was due to the overcrowded con
dition of the vessel. His assist
ant got ten years Nine others of
the crew got from one to two
rears. ^
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SEVEN KILLED IV
PLANE WRECK
OCEANSIDE. Calif.. July 26. (Jp)
—Seven men were killed in 'the
wreck of a twin motored army
bombing plane which lost a wing
in mid air and fell a thousand feet.'
It was piloted by (second Lieut.
Carl Murray of Idaho. Besides
him, .two sergeants and four pri
vates were killed. The plane was
an amphibian and was flying from
March field to Rockwell field.
Radio fiend (over garden wall):
“Last night we had lovely recep
tidn. very loud and . clear. It was
a broadcast of animal life, and we
got all the animals iperfecstly."
Bored Neighbor: “Yes. inelhding
my goat'.'’
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