Seward Daily Gateway
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XV. NUMBER 154.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
TIES CAUSE OF
ICES! DIFFICULTY
STANDARD INSPECTED TIES BE
PURCHASED AT ACCEPTED
RATES, SAYS OHLSON
In reply to a direct inquiry by
Tiie Gateway as to the purport of
a number of rumors with respect
to the purchase of cross ties for
The Alaska Railroad. General Man
ager Otto F. Ohlson issued the fol
lowing statement:
“Owing to careless inspection,
the railroad has been in receipt of
large numbers of ties practically
unfit for use. in many cases being
punky or rotting inside, and which
have, within a fewr months after
being put into the railroad, become
mere shells. Many of them would
pass only for culls. We have been
paying at the rate of $1.15 for No- 1 ;
ties, as against $1 for the fur ties
^ of No. 1 grade, made in Southeast- i
ern Alaska.
•‘It is not the intent of the man
agement to discriminate in any
manner against first quality local
ties, but there is a general read
justment wherein all those supply- j
:ng ties must conform to specifica
tions and bid equal to those capable
of supplying the proper article.
“There are now some 25,000 ties !
cut and ready for delivery to the'
1 railroad. All those which pass
standard inspection will be paid
:or at the accepted rate: others will
be classed as culls.
“I understand tie makers are
oreparing to install portable sav. -
mills, which will permit of supply
ing sound ties and in competition
w with other tie-makers.
“With regard to curtailment of
•perating forces, we have had an
extra number of men employed in
-.he mechanical department recon
structing cars and preparing for
'he passenger traffic- This work
having been completed, it is natui
al that forces were reduced. In re
gard to other reductions, such as j
ditchers and section men. we are
working within appropriations, as
we cannot expend money not allot
ted to us. if I hope to remain on the ,
1 iob.”
FIRST MEETING FLIERS
NEW YORK, July 7, (/P)—On the <
eve of flying westward with his ,1
companions of the ocean crossing :
Southern Cross, Squadron Leader ;
Charles Kingsford Smith had his
iirst meeting with Colonel Lind-j
bergh. Each congratulated the oth
er on his historic flying achieve
ments. 1
FLYING MAJOR INJURED
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, July '
7, OP)— Major C. S. WynneeytonO
who had hoped to be the first to i
fly the Atlantic, West to East, i<
this year, was injured when his t
machine crashed from a 20-foot i
, height. He was attempting to
take-off for a trial flight.
REVOLUTION NIPPED i
LISBON, July 7, OP)—Almost I
without any display of force the jr
Portugese government nipped in ;£
the bud a serious revolutionary s
movement headed by Colonel J
Joatoa Meida, anarchist leader, ;I
Friday night.
AIR-FERRY SERVICE
* SAN FRANCISCO, July 7. (/P)—;F
Plans for air-ferry service between o
Manhattan and Staten Island were d
revealed when Peter Brady, New ,a
York Airport chief, arrived to in- jt
spect the successful San Francisco .C
i ferry. ^
MOVIE TROUPE S. E. A.
KETCHIKAN. July 7, (TP)—A
Radio-Keith Orpheum troupe ar
rived to film a picture of Rex
Beach's “Silver Horde.’’ Joel Mac
Crae, Raymond Hatton, Evelyn
Brent and Louis Wolheiin are
taking the leads. Ketchikan will
be used as a background for the
pictore.
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BE ABLE FIGHT EOB YEAH
BERLIN, July 7, (A3)—Schmeling
has been ordered by physicians to
rest for two or three months be
fore resuming training.
Reports said Schmeling is suf
ferig from varicocele on the right
side, the result of Sharkey’s foul.
It is believed that the German
can’t participate in a champion
ship contest until 1931, if then.
DRY AGENT ASSASSINATED
AGULAR, Colorado, July 7, (TP)
—An unknown assassin secreted
behind a fence shot and killed
Dale Kearney, 30, a Federal agent,
as he walked down the main
street. The gunman escaped.
WIMBLEDON, July 7, (TP»—J.
Wanryn and Wilmer Allison won
the British men’s doubles cham
pionship for the second consecu
tive year beating their country
men. John Doeg and George Lott
in straight sets.
The finals were an unprece
dented sweep for the Americans
who took all the titles in the Brit
ish tournament.
WALLACE. Idaho, July 7, </P>—
According to a sworn statement
filed with the county assessor, net
profits of mines of the Coeur
3’Alenes district, Shoshone county,
jvere nearly $2,000,000 more in 1929
Jian in 1928
Confidence in the future of the
listrict is shown by the increase in
;he expenditure for betterments
ind repairs. In 1929 $845,218.56 was
.pent as against $627,278 in 1928.
BURNED TO DEATH
DULUTH, July 7, (JP)—Marguer
ite, nine years old, and Francis
Groodrue, seven, brother and sis
ter, were burned to death in a
fire they started with matches,
rwo dwellings were destroyed by
/he flames. The children started
,he fire under a porch and then
jrawled out. When they saw what
hey had done they crawled back
n and burned.
HONOLULU HONEYMOON
SALT LAKE CITY, July 7, (/P>
Jenator Reed Smoot of Utah and
Irs. Alice Taylor Sheeth, promi
lent church and society leader of
ialt Lake City, will be married
hortly and will probably leave on
uly 19 for a honeymoon trip to
[onolulu.
form buffer state
HAMBURG, July 7, UP)—'Three
ersons were gravely injured and
ne home destroyed by fire as
emonstrators carried out reprisals
gainst Separatists who favored I
le separation of Rhineland from j
Germany to form a buffer state be
yeen Reich and France.
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DIES LONDON HUE:
j LONDON, Joly 7, (/P)—Conan
iDoyle, 71, died from heart trouble
at his home here. Mrs. Doyle, two
I sons and a daughter were with
him at the end.
! Stricken seriously ill two months
: ago his condition was aggravated
recently when he delivered a ser
ies of lectures which is believed to
| have brought on a weakened con
dition. During the last two days
j he contracted a severe cold.
The last words he said to his
wife were: “You are wonderful.”
The family believes he will en
■ deavor to communicate with
'them from the “other world”
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HUNTERS III SUITE
| IDAHO MAKE CREST
! FREE GOLD DISCOVERY
—
MACKAY, Idaho, July 7, Y/P)—
|Two very enthusiastic young men
!of Custer county are following the
t trail leading up to the snow line in
the Parker mountain dstrict to con
tinue their production of gold.
Late last fall, while on a hunting
(expedition, Harold Hovgv and Bill
Swigart stumbled onto a quartz
i ledge from which they extracted
iand packed out 110 pounds of pay
dirt which netted them $351- The
storms prevented their rturn to the
property. They have now return
ed to the rich strike and are pro
ceeding with the extraction of the
gold in the quartz vein they have
opened to a very shallow dept.
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SATURDAY’S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 6; Detroit 8. Detroit
! laid down 21 hits,
i Philadelphia 7; Boston 2. Berry’s
land Webb’s homers were the only
; scores for Boston.
j New York 2; Washington 3. New
York lost her third straight game.
St. Louis 1; Chicago 8.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 12; Pittsburgh 3. Chicago
tood undisputed possesion in first
place; Hartnet, Danny and Taylor
■ homered.
Brooklyn 3; New York 11. The
! Giants rallied for nine runs in the
fifth inning.
Cincinnati 4; St. Louis 6.
Boston 17-7; Philadelphia 5-4.
Bergers homered and tied with
Wilson for National honors. Klein
homered in each game.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Oakland 10; Hollywood 5.
Los Angeles 19; Portland 5
Sacramento 3; Missions 6.
San Francisco 8; Seattle 3.
SUNDAY’S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 4; Boston 3.
Cleveland 7; St. Louis 0.
Detroit 5; Chicago 2.
Washington 3; New York 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 10-6; Philadelphia 8-2.
Cincinnati 5-8; Chicago 4-4.
Brooklyn 10; Boston 4.
St. Louis 2-12; Pittsburgh 1-4.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Sacramento 7-2; Missions 5-3.
Seattle 4-3; San Francisco 3-0.
Portland 5-8; Los Angeles 0-4. h
Oakland 4-6; Hollywood 5-7- :
DIED IN BARREL
j NIAGARA FALLS, July 7, (/P>—
George Stathakis suffocated in
| his barrel in which he attempted
to navigate the rapids above Nia
i gara Falls and plunge over the
| cataract, Coroner Thompson said,
| as he removed the body today.
HUNDREDS OF LIVES
! CHICAGO, July 7, (A5)—This
i year’s celebration of the Fourth
| of July, a triple affair—Friday,
j Saturday and Sunday—paid with
'404 lives; 226 lives were lost on
■ the Fourth, alone.
Fireworks and toy pistols killed
29, automobiles 178, drowning 121,
airplane accidents, heart attacks,
heat, etc., 76.
LITTLE THEATER CLUB
There will be a meeting of the
Little Theater Club Tuesday nite
at the Liberty theater. Two, one
act plays will be given starting
promptly at 8 p. m. A business
meeting will follow.
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i FI OUTSIDE LOOPS
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SAN MATEO, Calif., July 7, </P>
j—Paul Mantz set a new world’s
record for consecutive outside
I loops completing 46, ten more
\ than the record set earlier in the
I day at Chicago by Dale ‘ Red’'
I Jackson.
Mantz had completed his 24th
loop before he knew the previous
record had been broken by Jack
i son.
WILLING AND EAGER
NEW YORK, July 7, (/Pi-Former
Kaiser Wilhem is willing and even
eager to have an International
Court Martial to determine whether
j he was responsible for the outbreak
of the World War in 1914, Poult-ney
Bigelow, American historian, de
clared upon his return from a visit
with the self-exiled ex-Emperor.
BECOME U. S CITIZENS
NEW YORK, July 7, (/P>—Doctor
Douglas Macintosh and Miss Marie
Bland, Canadians, won the right to
become American citizens when the
United States Circuit court revers
ed the decision of the United States
District court which refused both
parties citizenship because they re
fused to take oath to bear arms.
JEALOUS, KILLS WOMAN
BRUSSELS, July 7, (A5)—Juana
Barray Garay, daughter of the late
Mexican Consul, was shot and kill
ed by a man who the police said!
was Henri DeVrie, son of the owner i
of an Antwerp boarding housej
where the yonug woman lived. De
Vrie, police said, was jealous of the |
man Miss Garay planned to wed.
BOYCOTT ENGLISH GOODS
BOMBAY, July 7, (/P)—National
ist leaders prepared to intensify the
boycott of English goods as convic- j
tions were obtained against leaders j
of the All India Congress. Pundit
Motila Nehru, president, and Dr.!
Syed, secretary of the organization, |,
were sentenced to prison for six
months. ji
8173,000,000 SURPLUS
WASHINGTON, July 7, (^-Sec
retary Mellon announced that the :
government concluded the 1930 fis- i
:al year with $173,000,000 surplus, i
Re pointed out foreign governments ]
lad $76,000,000 as June installments ,
)n War debts, which was extraordi
lary. ]
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UNDATED, July 7, (/pi—Seven
were killed and four injured in
j airplane accidents in the United
: States and at New Foundland,
yesterday.
Bert Kogle, Duane Heller met
death on Lake Michigan into
which they plunged.
Dick Dobb's monoplane plung
ed into Crescent Bay, Laguna
Beach.
Martin Wilska and John Gor
man were killed in a crash on
Barren Island, New York.
Kenneth Wilson and Ernest
Southworth crashed at Ruthven,
Iowa when their plane caught
between telephone wires.
CHICAGO. July 7. UPi-Frank J.
Loesch of Chicago, a member of
President Hoover’s law enforcement
commission, said that if the trans
fer of prohibition enforcement to
the Department of Justice does not
improve conditions, some modifica
tion cf the 18th amendment must
be considered.
“I have no sympathy whatever
with the so-called enforcement
whch involves the searching of
hoes for a few pints, gallons, o?
contraband alcohol,” Loesch said,
in an address at the Common
wealth Conference at the Universi
ty of Iowa. “That kind of enforce
ment has a negligible result on a
total production of merchandised
illicit beverages”.
DETERMINE ATTITUDE
CHICAGO, July 7, f/P)-Ballots to
determine the attitude of its 30.000
members agreed to prohibition will
be mailed by the American Bar As
sociation within the next 10 days,
it was said at the headquarters of
the Association.
STOCK TICKER
NEW YORK, July 7, (/P.-The
stock ticker told a tale of specula
tive exhaustion.
LADY’S DAY, ENGLAND
LONDON, July 7, (/P)-Lady’s day
at Wimbledon saw two American
women enter the semi-finals of the
singles, while a third was eliminat
ed. Helen Jacobs lost to Cecillie
Assom, 6-2, 6-1, while Mrs. Helen
Wills Moody triumphed over Phyllis
Mudford, 6-1, 6-2, and Elizabeth
Ryan eliminated Betty Nutsall, 6-2,
2-6, 6-0.
FIRST WOMAN, OHIO
PARIS, July 7, (JP)-Sophie Rus
sell of Cincinnati, said here to be
the first woman ever elected to
public office in Ohio, died at the
American hospital at the age of 73.
WELCOME POSTPONED
NEW YORK, July 7, (/P)-Because
3f delay in the arrival of the S- S
Europa, carrying Bobby Jones, golf
Champion, the welcome by repre
sentatives of New York and Atlan
;a will be postponed.
LIGHTER PENALTIES
WASHINGTON, July 7, OR)-The
Senate Judiciary Committee re
ported a bill to amend the severe
rones law, providing lighter penal
res for first violators of the dry
aws. .