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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 200.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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CREW OF 18 WILL CHALLENGE
ARCTIC ICE IN UNDER
WATER CRAFT
PHILADELPHIA, Aug., 6, (/Pi—
Sir Captain Hubert Wilkins in
spected the submarine 0-12 in
which he hopes to reach the
North Pole and pronounced it
suitable for the purpose.
The submarine is at the Navy
yard awaiting reconditioning and
alterations.
The explorer intends to take
the craft, with a crew of 18 and
provisions for a year and fuel for
a cruise of 7,000 miles, to Spitz
bergen, thence over the sea to the
edge of the ice, then under to
Bering Strait, the other side of
the Pole.
The vessel will be renamed the
“Nautilus” in honor of Jules
Vernes mythical craft.
When it comes to the surface
to take in air it is expected to be
able to pierce the ice to a thick
ness of 12 feef ai d a tube will be
used for this purpose.
It is the hope that this prelim
inary observation will be utilized
by placing weather stations in the
I Far North.
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Slit IS SELECTED
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6,</P> —
The Hoover-Young San Francisco
Bridge Commission selected the lo
cation for the proposed bridge be
tween San Francisco and Alameda
County.
The route runs from Rincon Hill
in San Francisco to Goat Islam'
thence north of the Key Route mole
to a point on the shore near Yerba
Buena Avenue in Emeryville to San
Pablo Avnue in Oakland.
The estimated cost is S72.000.000.
Ail other routes considered for the
transbay bridge were rejected be
cause of the great depth necessary
to go to strike rock foundation.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. UP) —
Economic depression, trouble with
farmers and the reaction against
action among politicians of the Re
publican party.
President Hoover is expected to
seek renomination with Postmas
*er Gen. Will Brown as Director of
his campaign while Ambassador
Dwight Morrow is regarded as the
most likely wet candidate
RESULT HIGH TARIFF
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. (JP) —
The high rates imposed by the new
tariff law are responsible for the
economic depression and increas
ed unemployment Senator Pat Har
rison charged in taking issue with
Senator Smoot regarding the pro
tests of 35 nations against the law.
DENIAL ISSUED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. UP) — I
Secretary Mellon issued a denial
that he purchased the historic!
Oak Hill Estate for his daughter, |
Mrs. Davis Bruce.
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STEAMERS COLLIDE
STOCKHOLM, Aug., 6, (/l1)—
The American freighter Chickasaw
owned by Moore & McCormack
Company collided with the Swe
dish freighter Femmern cutting
the latter in two. Four men are
reported missing.
NUGGET FOUND
IN UllJf
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFT1
PROSPECTORS RUSH TO
DIGGINGS
BENDIGO, Australia, Aug., 6. (/P
—The discovery of a 30-ounce
gold nugget at Tarmagulla, Vic
toria, 40 miles from here, started
a new gold rush and more thar
250 prospectors, most of them
driving American cars, have al
ready reached the gold field anc
pegged out claims.
Australia is in the throes of the
greatest gold fever in years. Hos
tile bushmen already have caused
considerable trouble.
Some prospectors aree looking
towrard the center of Australia, ar
area of about 1.000 square milei
which virtually is unexplored.
BRITISH PROTEST
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5. (JP) -
Acting on a British protest againsl
Roger Q. Williams, who mrossed th<
Island of Bermuda on a non-stoj
flight from New York, official:
suspended the flier for 0 days. H<
flew over the island without per
mission.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. (/?) -
!omelet/ is in a furore over critic
ism of th sartorial ffects of War
. en Delano Robbins, chief of port
ocol at the White House
A newspaper det a red that Rob
oms’ mocle of dies? when he intro
duced the new Perj'-ian aar'sssa
dor was an j •irivre to r, . t° Atayoi
'jimmy Walkc? tan »r. Iv.t society
iicie maintain^ c at Imrhne, whose
wile Is one or tbe most tcaurifu
reman u: dun clrf>s is <
best dressed r»a hi the capital
experts say.
MELBOURNE. Australia, Aug.
6. (&)—The new gold field bubble
appears to have bursted.
The chance dsicovery of a nug
get weighing 30 ounces in the
Tanagulla district started a gold
i rush but was followed by nc
more strikes.
Hundreds of claims were staked
out but no more gold was found
Prospectors are leaving disap
pointed but newcomers are tak
ing their places.
MYSTERY CRUISER
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. (/F) -
A mystery cruiser that American
national defense policies is being
designed by the Bureau of Aero
nautics of the Navy Department tc
take advantage of the provisions ol
the London Naval ttreaty, which
will be passed by the United States
WETS PIS BUM
I
N FOUR SMS
ALLEN WINS NOMINATION FILL
UNEXPIRED TERM OF
CURTIS
UNDATED, Aug., 6, (/Pi—Rejoic
ing and comforted by the out
come of primary elections in four
states which appeared to be dis
tributed largely over by the farm
; board administration, those Dem
' ocrats who never had forgiven
i their brethern who wouldn’t give
I their all for A1 Smith in the last
1 presidential election, the Wets
] found a balm in the Virginia
I race.
, The Drys countered with re
| suits in West Virginia and Kan
sas.
• Senator Allen who indorsed
Hoover’s policies, won the Re
publican nomination to fill out
the unexpired term.
! Governor Reed received 106.000
j votes; Frank Hauke 136.000 from
reports of 2,087 precincts out of
2,668.
It is said that R-eed attacked
the farm board’s plans to reduce
1 wheat acreage: Hauke did not
make wheat restriction a direct
| issue.
Senator Capper was unopposed,
■ | also former Governor Davis, Dem
-1 ocrat, who will run against him.
' i In Virginia Thomas Burch at
tacked Representative Whitehead
»j on the attitude that Smith feated
> I him for the nomination from
■ J the Fifth District.
; In Missouri the entire house
delegation is Republican; 6 Dem
ocrats were renominated.
James Jones, a coal operator,
is far in the lead of the race for
; the Republican senatorial nomina
tion from West Virginia.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
j Boston 4, Philadelphia 3.
! Detroit 5, Cleveland 4. This was
' iWhitehill’s eight consecutive vic
tory and he allowed only one earn
jed run.
r| Washington, 6, 1; New York 4. 7
1 i Ruth’s 41st homer in the first
^ game was the first ball ever hit
jinto centerfield bleachers of the
’ Yankee Stadium.
The games at Chicago were post
poned on account of rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 6, Philadelphia 2.
New York 8. Brooklyn 9- This
game went 10 innings.
' Chicago 5, St. Louis 4. Wilson’s
36 homer was made in this game.
There were no other games.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Los Angles 2, Missions 3
NIGHT GAMES
Sacs 5. Oakland 4.
Frisco 8. Hollywood 2.
Seattle 4. Portland 11.
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PUBLISH REPLY
| PARIS, Aug- 6. OP)—'The Foreign
Office made public the terms of the
reply of Bulgaria to the proposal
of foreign secretary Briand for a
| European union. Bulgaria express
ed greatest sympathy with the idea
and added that the government
was ready to give fully and freely
its collaboration.
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ARMY VICTORS
RUMSON, N. J. Aug. 5 OP) —The
|u. S. Army oficers team won the
j national junior polo title defeat
ing the Whipping River Club 17
goals to 7
IRREGULARITIES
San Francisco, Aug, G UP)—Li
igation of the California Savings
and Commercial Bank, which
was closed, brought forth a state
ment of the District Attorney whr
it was disclosed irregularities
have resulted in a loss of $98,000.
COAST GUARD VESSEL
MISTOOK SURE BOAT
FOR RUM-RUNNERS
BOSTON, Aug., 6, (;P»—Bullets
fired from a Coast Guard motor
boat. off Ipswich, upon the Coast
Guard power surf boat in the be
! lief it contained rum-runners,
: cost the life of Boatswains’ Mate
Lewis E. Pratt, 30.
Pratt and Leo Falkinham were
j searching the surf for a boat re
ported on fire and as they ap
; proached the other boat in the
1 darkness they were greeted by a
hail of buliets killing Pratt.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 5. UP) —
Jeronimo Olarte, an officer of the
Home Guard troops at Oaxaca, was
shot dead by Major Jose Almo Gon
zalez of the regular army before
crowds of people in front of the
War Department inikiUMU—u——
The Major declared that Olarte
had been responsible for a rela
tive’s assassination.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. (/Pi —
Nicholas Rooosevelt, of New York,
was given a recess appointment by
President Hoover as Vice Governor
of the Philippine Islands.
Roosevelt’s nomination was sent
to the Senate during the special
session but action upon it was held
in abeyance after objections had
been made by proponents of Phil
ippine independence.
PACIFIC HUE KNOWN
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6. (AP» —
A huge extension plan of the
Southern Pacific Railroad was re
vealed here. The company has ac
quired 40 per cent of the stock of
the Cotten Belt Route, which serves
the eastern and southeastern por
tion of Missouri, Southwestern Ill
inois, traverses Arkansas, has a
'“loop” to Memphis and reaches im
portant cities in Northern Texas
I where it connects with the South
ern Pacific at Fort Worth.
An extension of the Southern
Pacific to Chicago is anticipated.
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DRIVER KILLED
WOODBRIDGE, N. J. Aug. 5. (/P)
—Bob Robinson, racing driver from
Daytona Beach, Florida, was killed
in an automobile race here.
TOOK COUNT’S LIQUOR
NEW YORK, Aug. 5. (/P)—Coun
sel for Count Maxin de Polignac of
Paris threatens to sue United States
Attorney Ameli and Jesse Moore,
United States Marshal, for seizure
and destruction of $30,000 worth of
liquor belonging to the Count.
POPULATION OF
0.5.122J2B.673
URGE INCREASE
ABOVE FIGURES EXCLUSIVE OF
TERRITORIES; CALIFOR
NIA LED
WASHINGTON, Aug., 6, (7P)_
The population of continental
United States as computed by
.the official preliminary census is
122,728, 873. The three territories
! will bring the total up to 137,501,
! 561.
i This is the largest numerical
j increase in the United States
i over any 10-year period despite
' restricted immigration and de
clining birth rate
The figures are an increase of
17,018,253 for continetnal United
States as compared to 15,977,691
for the previous decade or an in
j crease of 16,1-10 per cent over
j the previous decade which wras
14,9-10.
California’s rate was the lar
gest, 64,6-10 per cent which num
erical increase exceeded New
York’s 2.224,328. Florida was
increased 51,4-10 per cent, New
Jersey, 26,8-10 per cent. Monta
na showed the only decrease, a
loss of 2,8-10 per cent.
j WASHINGTON, .Aug. 5. </P) —
The discovery of a place in the
tropical waters of the Pacific where
there is practically no oxygen was
revealed by the navigator and ex
ecutive officer of the non-magne
tic ship, Carnegie, speaking over
a National Broadcasting Company
network.
He gave a graphic account of the
last cruise of the Carnegie wrhch in
20 years traveled 350,000 miles only
to be destroyed by fire at Samoa
last November.
IE IK FOUND
IS N. f. CHINATOWN
NEW YORK, Aug. 4- UP)—Nine
j bombs, containing enough nitro
glycerine to blow up a city block,
‘were found by police in a rooming
j house of the Brooklyn Chinese
quarters and seven Chinese, believ
ed to be connctd with a Tong war
that blazed out in New York’s
I China town were arrested.
use tWIteT
1 IS BflESKS OUT
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I SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5. UP) —
War for the waters of Lake Tahoe,
long coveted for arid Nevada farms
broke out unexpectedly as a steam
shovel was started digging a drain
age ditch near Tahoe City
I Shortly before three o'clock in
the morning the steam shovel was
halted and the active warfare end
ed in legal intervention.
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PERSONNAL RIGHTS FIRST
I NEW YORK, Aug. 5. UP)—Prac
tically all prominent leaders of dry
organizations signed a new declara*
tion of the policy of repudiating
every enforcement plan which fails
to regard and safeguard personal
right guaranteed by the Constitu
tion.