Seward Daily Gatew ly
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XV. NUMBER 202.
SEWARD, ALASKA,
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1930.
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The next two weeks will be busy
ones for Sen. Tasker L. Oddie of
Nevada, who, accompnaied by
his charming wife, arrived in the
city today for a tw*o weeks interval
which will be spent studying
communication and transporta
tion problems of The Alaska Rail
road. SenatorvOddie is a member
of the Congressional Committee
assigned to this task.
Republican, born in Brooklyn,
N. Y., on October 24, 1870, the
prominent visitor is an ardent
supporter of things pertinent to
Alaska.
His career, which follows, will
reveal to the reader, the wide ex
tent of his activities and- why he
is one of the outstanding figures
of the West and at Washington.
Senator Oddie’s early childhood
was spent in the East, at Orange,
N. J. Later, between the ages of
16 and 19, he was a cowboy in
Nebraska. Following this page of
his history he engaged in busi
ness in New York, in real estate
and financial institutions. During
this time he took a three-vear
night course of law and graduated
from the New York University
with the degree of LL. B. In 1895
he was admitted to the New York
bar.
In February, 1898 he went to
Nevada &nd engaged actively in
mining. He was one of the dis
coverers of the gold and silver
camp of Tonopah.
Goldfield, another famous camp,
came into being largely as a re
sult of this discovery. Revival in
Nevada mining enterprises quick
ly followed. He was manager of
:he original Tonopah mining
properties for the first five years,
’he period of successful product
ion.
Senator Oddie has since been
ever active in prospecting and
mine development; also in agri-.
culture and livestock interests.
His political career began as
District Attorney of Nye Coun
ty, Nevada, 1901-.02. He was elect
ed State Senator in 1903 to 1906
and Governor of Nevada from
1911 to 1915.
On November 2, 1920 he was
elected United States Senator and
re-elected in 1926 for asecond
term ending March 3, 1933.
Senator Oddie is a member of
the American Institute of Min
ing and Metallurgical Engineers;
3ohemian Club of San Francisco
and various other organizations
in Nev.; member of State Coun
cil for Defense in Nevada during
the World War; also chairman
of the highway transport com
mittee and war industries board
in Nevada.
Mrs. Oddie is the former Daisy
Rendall, daughter of Stephen
Arnold and Cecelia Barnes Ren
dall, of Los Angeles, Calif.
Senator Oddie, when at An
chorage. will sadly miss an es- j
teemed and life-long friend, the
late Casey McDannel who recent
ly passed away following a brief
illness. The writer, recalls the
numerous occasions Mr. McDan
nel spoke with pride of his Ne
vada friend, Senator Oddie. Mr.
McDannel, for many years, w'as
a leading business man of Neva
da.
Here, in Seward, the Senator
was met by Wm. D. Coppernoll,
SENATOR PHELAN DIES
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug., 8, (/P>— j
Former Senator James D. Phe- !
Ian, died here yesterday. He had j
been ill three months. His sis- !
ter. niece and nephew were at 1
the bedside.
TWO NEGROS HUNG
Of 18 FOR SHOOTING
UNO .MIT 01!
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MARION, Indiana, Aug., 8, (/P) j
—Two negros, held in connec
tion with the fatal shooting last
night of Claude Deeter, 23, of
Fairmonts, and assault upon his
girl companion, were taken from
the county jail by a mob and
hanged in the courthouse square.
The mob of about 1,000 were
dispersed once by tear bombs.
The negros were Abe Smith, 19,
and homas Shipp, 18.
Deeter, and the girl, Mary Ball,
19, were on the Parker road
when four negoes routed Deeter,
then shot him.
[ROUES, FUN
KILLED JN PLUNGE
WINSLOW, Ariz., Aug,, 8, (/P>—
Bixby, 42 an engineer and M. E.
Burney, 41. fireman, were killed
when their engine and two cars
on the Sante Fe passenger train,
plunged into Little Colorado Riv
er.
The cars went through a five
span bridge which was under
mined by floods. The passenger
cars did not leave the tracks.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8. (TP)—Rain had
old man heat groggy and hanging
ont othe ropes today. Showers brot
at least temporary relief to many
of the drought stricken sections of
the middlewest and southwest
states.
The weather man promised rain
for New England and the Atlantic’
seaboard states. For the rest of the
seared area the report was “local
showers possible and not quite so
warm.”
PERMITTED SMOKE
VEERE, Holland. Aug. 8. (TP) —
Wing ccmander Charles Kingsford
Smith, who had an operation for
appendicitis on Monday, has pro
gressed toward recovery so rapidly
that nis physician permitted him
to smoke a cigarette.
ZIONIST CONGRESS
PRAGUE, Aug. 8. (TP)—Two hun
dred delegates from Europe, Amer
ica, and Asia will attend the Zion
ist Revisionary congress here open
ing Monday.
another intimate friend of many
years standing.
Senator Oddie was also met by
Colonel Otto F. Ohlson, general
manager of the Alaska Railroad,
as well by a representative group
of Seward business men and ad
mirers.
Upon the return of Senator
and Mrs. Oddie from the Inter
ior, they propose to remain over
in Seeward a day or so. Prior to
the departure of today’s train
they were taken for a brief auto- !
mobile tour by Leon Urbach, j
president of the Seward Cham- j
ber of Commerce.
WASHINGTON, Aug., 8, (/P)—
Senator Fess of Ohio was named
to succeed Huston as chairman
of the Republican National Com
mittee.
Robert H. Lucas of Kentucky,
commissioner of internal revenue,
was appointed executive director.
The committee announced the
selections permanent- The 1930
campaign plans were not dis
cussed.
MINISTER IS STUBBEB
TO DEATH 1! BANDITS
IN UNTAMED CHINA
SHANGHAI*, Aug- 8. (&)—'The re
reported stabbing of Rev. A. N.
Cameron, an American missionary,
altho unconfirmed caused con
siderable apprehension today for
many foreigners as bandits and
communists plagued centers of un
tamed China.
Cameron’s death, it is stated, was
caused by partisans of the Foreign
governments who were alarmed by
recent activities of the commun
ists and bandits who are harring
war vessels and fighting men up
the Yangtze river to Kiukiane,
Hankow, and other gangster cities.
FOR RECOGNITION—
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. Aug. 8.
(/P)_Recomendations that the U- S.
work out a basis for negotiations
which the soviet government can
be recognized by the Unitd States
government and that a new Dwight
Morrow be given a chance to see
what he can do in Russia were
made in a spech here by Paul D.
Cravat, a prominent New York
lawyer.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 6, St. Louis 5.
Brooklyn 6. Pittsburg 4.
There were no other National
league games.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 5, Boston 1. Ed Wills
won his tenth game in 12 starts.
The only run made off of him was
unearned.
Philadelphia 4, Washington 1.
Foxx scored three with his 31st
homer.
There wrere no other American
league games played.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Las Angeles 5, Mission 4.
Night games:
Oakland 2, Sacramento 1.
San Francisco 4, Hollywood 3.
Portland 5, Seattle 4.
AFTERMATH QUAKE
TOCCA COADIO, Italy, Aug. 8.
(A3)—A landslide from nearby
mountains, believed to have been
an aftermath of July 23 earth
quake, caused villagers to flee from
their houses. Some of the houses
were damaged, but there were no
casualtiees and no further damage
was feared.
DROUGHT SEVERAL DAYS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. UP) —
The record breaking drought, that
is devastating the richest of agri
culture sections of the country, will
continue for several days, at least,
the United States Weather Bureau
predcited.
HOPES TO START
j YOKOHAMA, Aug., 8, (/P)—Lieut.
: Bromley arrived here on the
! liner President Lincoln with his
plane. He said he hoped to
start the Tokyo-Tacoma hop, via
the Aleutians, in 10 days.
PORTLAND, Aug., 8, UP)—With
th^ nomination of Julius Meier,
[prominent Portland, Oregon mer
chant, an Independent candidate,
! the Portland electorate will Save
three candidates to choose from
in the November general election.
Phil Mestchan, Republican and
Edward Bailey, Democrat, oppose
him.
The Independents nominated
Meiers as the result of the charge
that Republicans had deserted
Senator Joseph’s platform in
nominating Metschan.
mm NORTH EBIF
CUffl.JJDSOH BUY
SASKATOON, Sask., Aug., 8, (/P)
—The farthest north gold course
is at Eskimo Point, upper Hud
son Bay, 375 miles south of the
Arctic Circle.
Rev. Donald Marsh, missionary,
has stocked up here with golf
balls and clubs, to take back.
He said the Eskimos play the
game a little but prefer to act
as .caddies.
SEATTLE. Aug., 8, (JP)—'The SS
Alaska, of the A. S. S. Co., sail
ed for Alaska at 9 o'clock with
181 passengers, 14 of which are
for Seward, as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hayes, Mr. and
Mrs. A. M. Belford, Mrs. Gladys
Douglas, Mrs. M. Giaoert, Chas.
J. Backlund, W. Hyland, Mr. and
Mrs. B. C. Mackey and daughter,
Miss Dufour, M. O. Rongen, A.
; Braico.
EDISON’S PROTEGE
PROVIDENCE, R- I. Aug. 8. OR)—
After an eventful day in the lime
light the newly chosen protege of
Thomas A. Edison, Arthur O. Wil
i liams, a srious, quiet and unassum
i ing lad, came home from New York.
iFour hours later he was holding
idown his old job as bank messen
ger here.
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GRANTED STAY
WASHINGTON. Aug. 8. (JP)—
Primo Camera, the Italian pugilist,
has been granted an extension of
his stay in the United States until
Dcember 31, by the immigration
board of the labor department.
SUSPENDED MEMBERSHIP
NEW YORK, Aug. 8. (JP)—James
H. McFean, of Sutro and Co., was
suspended from associate member
ship on the New York curb ex
change, the Exchange announced
Suspension will be for a period of
three years from July 9, 1930.
ELECTRIC CHAIR, QUICK!
DALAS, Aug. 8. (JP)—Requesting
| that he be hurried through the I
| electric chair A. D. Payne, Amer- i
iallo, Texas, surrendered to officers
| claiming that he commited three j
murders and one holdup.
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POPULATION OF
COMEH10. S
IS 122.B9B.19fl
AN INCREASE OF 16, 987,570;
ALASKA POPULATION IN
CREASES
WASHINGTON, Aug., 8, (JP)—
The population of continental
United States for 1930 was an
nounced by the census bureau
as 122,698,190, an increase of
16,987,570, 16.1 percent over 1920,
and adding in the total population
including the Territories, the
bureau found 124,848,642.
This is 31,282 under compila
tion made by the Associated
Press.
Alaska’s population is 58,758 an
increase of 6.8 tenths per c°r
JSCK BERG DEFESTS
‘KID GHOCOLIITE'' IN
POLO GROUNDS. N. Y„ Aug., 8,
(VP>—Jackie Berg, British light
weigth, won the decision over
“Kid Chocolate” the Cuban ne
gro, in 10 wild rounds.
The “Kid” stepped out of his
class to take on Berg who weigh ju
in nine and three-quarter pounds
advantage.
Twenty-five thousand fans saw
“Chocolate’s” first defeat of his
I career. The British puncher forc
ed the pace; the crowd remon
| strated when many thought the
“Kid’s” punching were cleaner
which gave him the edge. There
were no knockdowns.
WIFE UAL IS PL '.NS
I LOS ANGELES. Aug. LIV Plans
! of F. Hawkees, Los Angeles fly
jer, who established a new trans
continental speed record to depait
: Sunday on a return dash to New
'York were temporarily blocked by
a court order obtained by s <oir*,
;er wife, Mrs. Newell Vaugan. Mrs.
Vaughn divorced the flyer in 1924.
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COMMUNAL RIOT
| LONDON, Aug., 8, (ZP)-Karache
j dispatchtotheLondonD 1 ioel-rl
dispatch to the London Daily Her
ald said that 12 persons were killed
and 150 others injured during an
outbreak of Communal rioting at
iSukor, Northwestern India.
OTIMPISTIC ABOUT RAIN
CHICAGO, Aug. 8. (J-P)—Promises
of rain and cooling breezes in scat -
tered areas were notes of optimism
which harkened millions of Ameri
cans struggling through one of the
most disastrous summers in the hi
story of the country.
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ANOTHER INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, Aug- 8. (£>)—
With the special session of the sen
ate adjourned, an investgation wilL
be held by a sub committee, headed
by Key Pittman, democrat from
Nevada, into the question of com
mercial relations between the U. S.
and Canada.
NEWSBOYS STRIKE
MONTEVIDEO, Aug. 8.(VP) —No
newspapers appeared on the streets
here when newsboys decided to
join the one day strike called by
communistic elements- Street car,
auto, bus and taxi se.vice were
normal.