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« VOLUME XV. NUMBER 152.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
PLANE BEEN ALOFT 490 HOURS;
REFUELING SHIP TOOK UP
GASOLINE. 178 CONTACT
CHICAGO. July 2, (£>)—“Mom”
Hunter took to the air herself. The
mother of the Hunter boys, John
anc^Kenneth, world record endur
ance flyers, not knowing when
they would come down to earth to
pay her a visit, took matters in her
own hands and went up to see
them.
With her daughter Irene, beside
her, Mrs. Hunter went up in a plane
as a guest of Casey Jones, official
observer for the National Aeronau
tical Association and exchanged
si£ lals with the two boys.
At 1:40 a- in. Central Standard
Time, the City of Chicago had been
aloft for 490 hours.
Soon after the visit by the sister
nd mother, the refueling ship
aok up the gasoline for the 178th
■ntact.
^ TEN PERCENT CUT
DETROIT, July 3. (/P)—A 10-per
cent reduction in pay of all sal
ties of employes, is announced
by the Chrysler Automobile Cor
poration.
I
NAMES INVESTIGATORS
WASHINGTON, July 3, f/Pi
Vice President Curtis named Sen
ators Howell, Thomas and Ken
drick as members of the commiss
ion to investigate the operation
and management of the Alaska
Railroad.
[■11 WATSON
NORTHBOUND WITH 120
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SEATTLE, July 3, (JP)~The S. S.
Admiral Watson of the P. S. S. Co.,
sailed at 10 a. m. yesterday and
carried 120 passengers, seven for
Seward as follows:
Dr. C. A. Phelan, L. W. Phelan, C.
|Zaiser, Casper Guy Haynes, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Fitzpatrick and J. G.
jSencack.
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PANTAGES THREATENED
LOS ANGELES, July 3, (JP)—
! Police guards were stationed at the
'home of Alexander Pantages, fol
lowing receipt of threats in a letter
|signed “Committee Six’’, which de
manded $10,000 as the price of
safely of his daughter Carmen.
WILL BE EXTRADITED
SPRINGFIELD, 111., July 3. UP)—
j The requisition for the return of
I Frank Foster, alias Frank Fore
I man, gangster to Los Angeles to
face his indictment on the charge
! of murder, was signed by Lieut.
Governor Sterling.
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|NEW Ilf CHEF
NIT HFTER POCKET
MB, III SOURCE
SEATTLE, July 3. (JP)—'Taking
office as prohibiton adminstrator
of Washington, Idaho. Montana,
Oregon, and Alaska, Carl Johnson
discarded his coat and vest and an
nounced hs policy will be:
“Halt liquor at the source rather
than to seek out hip pocket toters.
I shall devote my attention to fer
reting out cases involving liquor
manufacture, transportation, con
spiracy and abatements”.
NEW YORK, July 3, (/P)—‘The lit
j tie son of Colonel and Mrs. Charles
! A. Lindbergh probably will be nam
ed Charles Morrow Lindbergh after
his famous father and his grand
father Ambassador Dwight Morrow.
The former Anne Morrow and
| her child intend to go to the Mor
irow home at North Haven, Me., as
'soon as the young mother has re
covered her strength. After her
i departure Mrs. Morrow plans to go
to Mexico City to join the Ambassa- j
dor. probably within a month.
NINE EART SHOCKS
GUAM, July 3, {/P)—Nine earth
quake shocks were recorded with
! in a period of six minutes. Many
| persons were injured and build
ings demolishing telegraph lines
j were broken Light shocks contin
j ued long after the heavier ones.
! PLANE RUSHED FROM
S. F. ON S. S. WATSON
—
SEATTLE. July 3, (£>)—'The Ad
I miral Watson, bound for Alaska,
|was held here for more than an
hour awaiting the arrival of a Pa
cific Air Transport plane from San
Francisco with two cylinder heads
for the Libby McNeil & Libby plant
at Yukatat
The two heads weighed more
than 345 pounds and were ordered
by telegraph last night.
GANGMAN SENTENCED
CHICAGO, July 3, (/P)—Jack Me
Gurn, dapper hoodlum Capone gun
man, was sentenced to the county
jail for one year and fined $300
for carrying concealed weapons,
by Judge Franhouser. McGurn is
one of the most widely known
gangsters in Chicago.
YUKON DUE 6 A. M.
According to local reports, the S.
S. Yukon, of the A. S. S, Co., is due
to arrive in port at 6 a. m. tomor
row.
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VETS RELIEF BILE
REACH AGREEMENT
VETS PAYING INCOME TAX
MAY NOT DRAW DISABIL
ITY PENSIONS
WASHINGTON, July 3, (A*)—
Responding to a written request
from President Hoover, the Sen
ate, House and World War vet
erans reached an agreement on
the measure on lower pension
rates as provided in the House
: bill.
The House provided a maximum
of $40 to veterans for permanent
disabilities and opposed $60.
The Senate voted the confer
ence agreement and retained the
House language which with-held
disability pensions on those who
were able to pay income taxes.
The Senate amendment allow
ing compensation to veterans who
suffered disability from venereal
disease contracted while in ser
vice, was also eliminated.
TRAINS COLLIDE: 15 DIE
SASON, Italy, July 3, (IP)—Fif
teen persons were killed and 30
injured in a collision of the Mil
an train with a freight train II
miles from Bologna.
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Celebration in Seward