SEWARD
ALASKA
Seward
“CENTER of
EVERYTHING”
COAST TERMINAL OF THE
ALASKA RAILROAD
Gateway
DAILY AND WEEKLY
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
TERMINAL FOR THREE OCEAN
GOING STEAMSHIP LINES
VOLUM EXIV. NUMBER 133.
SEWARD, ALASKA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
HOPE ENTERTAINED LOST AV
IATOR MAY BE FOUND
IN THIS AREA
The search for Pilot Russell
Merrill, who has been missing
for almost three weeks. has
shifted to this area the theory
now being, based on yesterday’s
report of rockets fired a few miles
off Cape Resurrection, being that
if he had eneounteerd trouble of
any sort, while heading toward
Uiamna, he would have turned
back toward Seldovia or Seward.
And. it is very possible he might
have missed Seward and flown
over the local mountains which
would have brought him down in
the vicinity where Capt. Chas
Emswiler reported he saw three
rockts fired yesterday morning at
3 o’clock. For two hours Captain
Emswiler searched around the point
from which he thought the signals
were sent and failed to discover a
trace of anything.
An Alaska Airways plane arrived
this morning from Anchorage
with Pilots Dorbant and Crosson,
4 and Alonzo Cope, mechanic, on
board. They will make flights
over the ocean from the local
field in search of Merrill or as
certain definitely, if possible,
the origin of the rockets.
Pilot Crosson arrived at An
chorage yesterday from the Kus
kokwim with Dr. R. E. Smith, in
a critical condition and who is
being rushed to Seattle for treat
ment with Mrs. Smith. He saw no
sign of Merrill or his plane.
Captain Emswiler reported to
local authorities he saw the roc
kets yesterday morning at 3
(/clock at a point about eight
miles off Cape Resurrection- On
his return to Seward a wireless
message was sent to Captain
Glasscock, of the S. S. Yukon, at
that time in Crab Bay, to keep
f a lookout in that vicinity. Upon
his arrival in Seward Captain
Glasscock reported nothing was
seen.
With the aid of the Seward
radio men, and local citizens,
the landing field, at the radio
station, was outlined this morn
ing with flags directing the ar
riving plane to a safe landing.
Dr. Smith arrived in Seward on
a speeder to make connections with
the S. S. Yukon.
The first takeoff in the search by
the Anchorage plane oyer the ocean
for Russell Merrill, took place close
to 11 o’clock: it was necessary to
leave as quickly as possible owing
to the incoming tide.Thru the
kindness of Captain Glasscock, of
the S. S. Yukon, he placed every re
source at Pilots Crosson and Dor
brandt’s disposal and assisted them
in ascertaining a course to the lo
cality where the rocket signals
were seen.
NO NEWS FROM FLIERS
PARIS. Oct., 5, (IP)—Friends of
Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bel
' lonti, French fliers who took-off
in an attempt to better the world
record for a straightway flight
were without news of them 36 hours
after the start of the flight. It is
believed they were flying over Si
beria and would not be heard from
until they landed.
SOVIET FLIERS SAFE
; SEATTLE, Oct., 5, (/P)_The
! Russian forced down at Waterfall,
was forced down at Waterfall,
200 miles south of Sitka. The
aviators were uninjured. No
other information was available.
ALASKA SIS NORTH
ITS SILL LISTING
SEATTLE, Oct., 5, f/p)—-The S.
S. Alaska, of the A. S. S. Co., left
for Alaska today at 9 a. m., with
67 passengers, 16 for Seward.
The Seward passengers are J.
S. Sommers, Mrs. A. Begge, Dave
Dunbar, Dorothy Ennis, Leonard
Ennis, Mrs. L. Ennis, Mrs. Ran
dall, Alvin Lemuer Reid, Allen
Faust, Palmer Elbert, Mr. and
1 Mrs. E. J. Kunz, Mary Hansen,
Edna Heglund, Gene Soper, Mrs.
C. A. Soper.
BUILDS SAWMILL
IN BRAZILIAN WILDS
TAMPA, Oct., 5. (JP)—Henry Ford
is building a hardwood sawmill at
his rubber plantation on the river
iTapazos, 600 miles by water from
Para, Brazil, according to Captain
;K. E. Prenz, commander of one of
;the Ford steamers.
Captain Prenz said the region
I abounds in wood of various kinds
which is so hard that woodworking
tools were useless against it, and
which withstands attacks of weath
er and insects.
Assistant U. S. District Attor
ney Edward P. Harwood, and Mrs.
Harwood, were returning passen
gers last night from a short vis
i it to Anchorage.
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ILL
MINING MEN FROM ALE SEC
TIONS TO ATTEND MINING
CONGRESS, SPOKANE
SPOKANE, Oct., 5, (TP)—A unique
feature of the program which is
being prepared for the thousands
of delegates that will come to Spok
ane from all parts of the United
States to attend the mining con
vention will be a trip to the famous
mines of the Coeur d’Alene region.
The visitors will have the unique
experience of going into the Morn
ing tunnel at Mullan, down the
Morning shaft thru the workings
of the Morning, Star and Hecla
mines, up the Hecla,shaft and out
into daylight again thru the Hecla
tunnel on the opposite side of the
mountains, from which they start
ed.
The excursion to the Coeur d’
Alenes will include a visit to the
famous smelter of the Bunker Hill
& Smelter Co., and the Sullivan
zinc plant.
The mining convention at Spok
ane will be a joint gathering of the
Northwest Mining Association, the
American Mining Congress, West
ern division, and the American
Institute of Mining and Metallurgi
cal engineers, northwest section,
with the Canadian Institute of
Mining and Metallurgical engin
eers, western division, participating
informally.
| Frank Roycroft has been ap
pointed administrator of the es
tate of Henry Couliard, pioneer
resident of Moose Pass who died
last week.
FLIERS LANDED
PARIS, Oct., 5, (/P)—A Reuter
dispatch from Osaka, Japan, said
it was announced at Harbin, Man
j churia, that Aviator Coste, who
| had been missing for more than
'a week, had landed yesterday in
a village (Kowchinza) near Tsit
sihar.
IcuttmeunIndei
QUARANTINE, SEITTLE
SEATTLE, Oct. 5, </P»—1The Cut
ter Chelan is under quarantine
and the ship’s cook, suffering
from spinal meningitis, has been
placed in the Marine Hospital at
Port Townsend.
Members of the crew, exposed
to the disease, are detained in
their quarters and under obser
vation. The Chelan arrived on
Thursday from Alaska.
WISH CENSUS NET
K VERY FINE MESH
LONDON, Oct., 5, (/P>—A possible
explanation of the celerity with
which British police find their
quarry may be found in the thor
oughness with which England
; keeps track of its inhabitants.
Huge maps now are being pre
pared for taking the next
England-Wales census in 1931—
maps showing every street and lane
and court and blind alley in the
land. Every nook and cranny in
which an inhabitant might be over
looked on census day is included.
Oscar Dahl, genial proprietor of
: the Seward Hotel and placer op
erator in Moose Pass, returned
i last evening from a week’s visit
to his property.
HARSHEST ELEMENTS OF NATU RE BESET SOVIET FLIERS
IN THEIR PATH OVER WASTES AND TURBULENT WATERS
t Over the route shown above a clear and simple outline is seen of the
path the Russian aviators, in Sewarci last Saturday and who were forced
down Thursday 200 miles south of Sitka, are taking. The plane pictured
above is the original “Land of Soviet,” which was wrecked; the machine
now used is a duplicate.
P1TOS TRIAL
STRUGGLED CONTINUALLY UN
TIL SHE FAINTED, SAYS
GIRL ON STAND
LOS ANGELES, Oct., 5, f/P)—
Rigorous cross examination fail
I ed to shake materially the testi
mony of Eunice Pringle who was
in the witness chair for the en
j tire day in the trial of Alexan
der Pantages.
| She reiterated in detail the
accusation of the theater man
and returned with emphatic re
: buffs to the defense attorney to
j break down her testimony.
The incessant fire of questions
by the defense attorney is not
completed and when adjourn
: ment was ordered continued over
to Monday the girl broke down in
I unrestained sobbing.
During the persistant grilling
she refused recesses, recovered her
composure, and went on. Pantag
es reddened under the deliberate
accusations of the girl whom he
watched closely.
When damaging admissions
|were made by the girl he scrut
inized the effect upon the jury.
! In the cross examination she de
nied the assertions that Panta
| ges refused to engage her in
I a vaudeville dance act saying he
ystated, “He certainly would book
her act” in “Little Stairway Cub
byhole”
She said that “When he tried
to hold her hand she told him
that had nothing to do with bus
iness and when he embraced
her she pleaded with him to be
I a gentleman and let her leave;
! that her attempts to scream were
! stilled by his hand over her
mouth. She kicked him with all
of her ability and struggled con
j tinuously until she fainted. Her
i previous visits to see Pantages
i about an act was always in the
i main office and a secretary was
usually around.”
BASEBALL I
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 6; Chicago 14.
Cleveland at St. Louis, postponed
on account of rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 6; Cincinnati 3.
New York at Philadelphia post
poned on account of wet grounds.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Portland 2: Hollywood 8.
San Francisco 15-5; Sacramento,
4-1.
Oakland 10; Los Angeles 1.
Seattle 13; Missions 6.
STANFORD BEAT OLYMPIC
PALTO ALTO, Oct., 5, (TP)-^Stan
ford beat the Olympic Club football
team 6 to 0. The only thing that
saved the Stanfordits from a com
plete blank was a 24 yard pass from
Smalling to Rothert.
A number of hunters and guides
arrived in Seward last night
from points north and west.
Do not forget to attend the big
public meeting tonight in Dream
land hall when plans for support
ing a gymnasium will be discussed,
rhe hour is 7 o’clock.