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SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY, SEPT. 27, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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FISHING TACKLE TAKEN IN
CASE NEED FOR FOOD
BECOMES ACUTE
LEBOURGET. France. Sept., 27,
(/Pi—Eastward from Paris streak
ed Dieubonne Coste and his bosom
friend Maurice Bellonte on the
famous sesquiplane “Ques
tion on a long-djstanoe
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record and put
somewhere in Sitnnra. .
The flieijft was announced as
a distance flight Eastward but
the objective of the pair is un
certain. Some think Coste is de
termined to fly across the At
lantic to New York.
The “Question Mark” was
rolled out of the hangar at
dawn and stripped of its wire
less and heavily loaded with
every gallon of fuel which could
be stored aboard.
The plane cleared the runway
1.000 yards, touched again at
1.200 before rising sluggishly to
disappear in the direction of
Soissons.
The last bit of freight Coste
took aboard was fishing tackle
which will keep them alive
should they be forced down in
river districts in North Russia.
The immediate destination is
Irkutsk and from there the plans
call for a hop to Tokio. The
plane can remain aloft for 50
hours.
GAZED IN DAZED FASHION AT
THE MULTITUDE ABOUT
SQUARE RING
YANKEE STADIUM, N. Y. Sept.
27, (/P)—Jack Sharkey, Boston
heavyweight contender, scored a
technical knockout over Tommy
Loughran in the third round of
a scheduled 15-round match that
ended in a most surprising fash
ion.
A single punch, delivered after
27 seconds of fighting, knocked
Loughran down for the count of
five; he came up at the the
fifth count, helpless, turned his
back on his opponent and gazed
in a dazed fashion at the people
in the arena.
Sharkey weighed in at 196
pounds and Loughran 186M>.
IDLED WITH BULLETS
HOLLYWOOD, Sept-, 27, (JP)~
Dave Antink, drugstore cashier,
was not shot to death as he walked
near his home, last night, by
three men who rode past him
in a sedan. They apparently
used a machine gun as Antink
Lad several bullets thru his head.
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PLANE ENROUTE
SEATTLE, Sept., 27, (/P)—
The Russian plane “Land of
Soviet” took off for Seward at
19:30 this morning, Pacific time,
and will arrive in Seward late
i this afternoon. The aviators
i have been delayed on account
of gales.
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At * A
INSOLENCE IN CLINCIW
SHARKEY’S FORTE
j YANKEE STADIUM, N. Y, Sept.
; 27, </P)—in a swift and stunning
j comeback Jack Sharkey swept
; back to top the heavyweight
brigade with a victory over Tom
my Loughran by a technical
I knockout in the third round,
j Forty-five thousand paid $300,
1000 to see Loughran rendered
helpless by a vicious left hook to
the body, a right full on the
chin, and after a count of five
saw him rise and stand dazed as
^referee Lou Magnolia counted him
out.
j Seldom in his varied career
! has Sharkey appeared better and
from the opening gong he fought
j like an entirely different man.
Loughran was a slight favorite
but he was almost helpless as he
was outspeeded by Sharkey’s
sharp left jabs and was out
handled with ease and insolence
in the clinches.
STILL AT HARBOR
DUTCH HARBOR. Sept., 27,
8 A. M., (/P)—The Russian plane
“Land of Soviet” was still at
Dutch Harbor at this hour. Will
send flash at the takeoff.
CALUMET “MIXING BOWL”
DEFIES DRY ENFORCEMENT
ffl
raids in the Calumet industrial district
of northern Indiana is the difficulty of enforcing prohibi
i tion in that “mixing bowl” of nationalities. Raleigh P.
| Hale (left) mayor of East Chicago, is held for dry law
violation, and R. (). Johnson (right), candidate for
mayor of Gary, once was convicted under the dry law.
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SHAIP, HS LESION
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JUNEAU. Sept., 27, (£>)—'The 10th
annual convention of the depart
ment of the Alaska American Le
gion completed its three day ses
sion with choosing Anchorage for
| the convention city next year.
Maurice L. Sharp of Anchorage
was elected department command
er and Mrs. Paul Beran of Anchor
age was elected president of the
Auxiliary. J. A. Talbot of Ketchi
kan was elected first vice com
imander.
SHIFTING SANDS TIED DOWN
BY NEW DESERT HIGHWAYS
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A ne whighway flanked by an old board road
(above) represents California’s new methods of con
struction to combat drifting dunes. Sudden rains which
once washed out long stretches are guarded against by
channels spanned by bridges (below).
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EXPEDITION IS SPONSORED BY
CARNEGIE FOUNDATION
SOCIETY
WASHINGTON, Sept., 27, (JF)
Once more Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh is to fulfill America’s idea
of the noblest bird, the eagle, by
flying above the jungles of Central
|America where he will study from
aloft the vast ruins of continents
land ancient civilization and in
search of others.
It is expected that he will
find hidden in the jungle tan
gles hitherto unknown cities
built before the time of Christ
and which flourished during his
time and vanished long before
the white man discovered Amer
ica.
Lured by curiosity when he
found a deserted city in Yuka
tan, Colonel Lindbergh will
head an expedition into the
Mayan regions, sponsored by the
Carnegie Foundation.
Flights will be made over vast
areas of strange territory in
the Mexican provinces of Yuka
tan, Quintanaroo. Guatemala, Hon
duras and British Honduras.
SILVER FOX TOWEL j
OK AIR TO KOTZEBUE!
NOME. Sept., 27, (/P)—Pilot Frank
Dorbardt, in a Stinson plane of the
Alaskan Airways, left here 'yester
day for Kotzebue with 26 live silver
and blue foxes. They were pur
chased in Wisconsin and valued at
$10,000 and will be the start of a fur
farm on the Kobuk river.
This is the first time that live
foxes have been moved by plane.
Hugo Echardt was also in the
plane.
HER FOUND
GUILTY MURDER
OF 01 SON
SON WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE
DIED FROM POISONING
• ACCORDING REPORT
BELAIR, Maryland, Sept., 27,
(/P)—Mrs. Hattie Stone, aged 40,
was found guilty of second degree
murder of her 15-year-old son,
George.
The verdict carries the max
imum sentence of 18 years with
the minimum left to the decretion
of the judge.
The woman was painted by
the prosecution as a person
who would rather run around
with men than her son. With
the verdict announcement Mrs.
peal for a new trial. Mrs. Stom
throughout the trial, broke down
and wept.
The defense may file an ap
peal fo ra new trial. Mrs. Stone
was arrested June 13, nine days
after the death of George who
was reported to have died from
poison. The jury was out less
than one hour.
FORGING CHECKS
WASH., D. C., Sept., 27, (/P)—
Robert MacIntyre, former marine
and one time orderly to President
Coolidge, was arrested on charges
of forging the name of Commander
Boone, personnel physician to Pres
ident Hoover, to checks totalling
$500.
PRESIDE!
DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO LAW
AND EXTENSIVE BUSINESS
DEALINGS
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept., 27,
(TP)—Ulysses S. Grant, eldest son
of the late General Grant, died
last night at Sandberg Lodge.
70 miles north of Los Angeles.
No details were given but it is
believed that he died from a
heart attack while asleep.
Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., devoted
his life in a business way to the
practice of law and extensive
dealings in real estate. He en
gaged in the latter activity in
California where he had resid
ed since 1893 and at one time
was the largest taxpayer in San
Diego County.
His interest in politics was
merely passive. He served as
the president’s secretary during
the last year and a half of his
father’s second term in the
White House. From California he
was chosen a delegate-at-large
to the Republican national con
ventions of 1896 and 1900; and
was a presidential elector-at-large
from that state in 1904 and 1908.
He prepared at Exeter Acade
my for Harvard University,
where he was graduated in 1874,
and then took the law course
at Columbia University. In 1876
he was admitted to the New
York bar, where he maintained
a law office for 17 years.