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XV. NUMBER 119.
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JR DAY, MAY 24, 1930.
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NO TRACE FOUND JAMES DI- j
NEEN AND SON; MISSING
TOO WEEKS
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CORDOVA. May 24. (A5)—After,
feeing missing for two weeks the
boat which carries the mail be
tween Cordova and Cape Hindi -
inbrook with James Dineen and
his son. and Win. Johnson aboard
was found yesterday on Montague
Island near the Nellie Martin
Fiver.
Three government boats and
several land parties scoured the
country for the missing parties
finding only the body of John
son. His body was found on the
beach and was badly mutilated
by eagles.
The body was about two miles
from where the skiff was located
■:k\ the island. The boat was in
a cove, and was badly damaged;,
evidently having struck a rock%
as a hole was staved in at about
its middle.
Nothing was seen or heard of
Dineen and his son, who although
was deserted may have made
the camp which was found on the j
beach as the blankets from the
<>at were missing.
It is supposed that they move
n the hope of being picked up
y a passing boat.
Johnson apparently drowned and
,IS body washed on the beach,
-wo boats started out late yes
erdav with a large number o.
■alunteers who were to search
he island in the hope of find
:;io both alive.
3gt. Ben and Mrs- B. V. High and
children, left for Seattle on the S.
S Yukon. Mr. High has heen a
member of the Seward Signal Corps
f r a period of many yeais.
BERLIN. May 24. oP)—Thirty
... states will be represented, at
zhe World Power Congress begin
ning in Berlin on June 15 and
lasting until June 26.
Ambassador Sackett will speak
at the American hour on June 18.
T-nd H. Foster Brown, of New
York will read a paper on the
oiace of minerals in a power sus
tained world and Thomas A. Edi
son will show in a talkie how he
invented the incadescent light.
Mrs- McConville and daughter
Betty were outgoing passengers on
-.he S. S. Yukon.
thru tropical night
PERNAMBECO, Brazil. May 24.
4>,_The Graf Zepelin winged its
way into the tropical night at 11 55
a m. or 9:55 Eastern Standard Time
for a voyage of 1200 miles to Rio
Janeho and southern Brazil.
The U. S. Survey Ship Discoverer
arrived in the Port of Seward this
aiorning after carrying on survey
work in waters adjacent to Seward.
Mrs. Jennie Paulson left on the
3. S. Yukon for the outside where
*ie want as a representative of the
local Rebekah Lodge.
THE ALASKA of TODAY
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Nil GHIZZLY
JUNEAU, May 24, (/P)—Escaping
serious injury when pounced on by
a wounded grizzly bear he was
trailing, Marshall Sullivan of Ten
akee, is in the hospital with lacera
tions on his left leg, right side, ram
neck and head.
He was hunting with Judge
Harding and U. S- District Attorney
Folta when the party shot at two
grizzlies, and were trailing them
when the female pounced from be
hind a stump on Sullivan, disarm
ing him.
As he fell he called for help. As
he lay still with his face buried in
moss, the bear sunk its teeth in his
left leg. It next chewed his right
ear, then grabbed him by the
shoulder and neck, then his right
side, after which he left him.
Harding and Folta came to his
assistance, bringing him to Juneau.
The bear escaped.
Heinie Berger, of the M. S. Discov
erer, sends word that he will arrive
in the Port of Seward about the
first of June.
CUT JUGULAR VEIN
BERLIN, May 24. (IP)—Max Val
ier, German pioneer in research
work and rocket motors, was fatally
injured while working on a model
with a new liquid oxygen. A brok
en piece or recoil from the motoy
struck him in the neck and cut a
jugular vein.
Jack Bailey, Uiamna m' 'chant,
departed on the S. S- Yukon en
route to Oakley, Idaho.
SPEED MAIL SERVICE
SALT LAKE CITY, May 24. UP)—
An air mail plane, running from
Pocatello and Salt Lake City has
been placed on night schedules to
speed letters to and from the Pa
cific northwest.
PIONEER DROPS DEAD
TANANA. May 24, (IP)—John T.
Blackhall, forn at Fifeshire, Scot
land and a pioneer of Dawson,
Nome and Fairbanks, dropped dead j
on Front Street. He was 58 years
of age and a member of the Yukon
order of Pioneers of Alaska. Dr
Kaufman said the cause of death
was unknown. The Tanana order
of Pioneers have charge of burial.
BASEBALL
YESTERDAY’S GAMES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 8; Philadelphia 9
Chicago 6; Pittsburgh 7.
Brooklyn 6; Boston 3.
Cincinnati at St. Louis postponed
on account of rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit at Chicago postponed on
account of rain.
St. Louis 5; Cleveland 4.
These were the only games
scheduled.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
San Francisco 4; Oakland 0.
Seattle 0; Missions 6.
Portland 12; Hollywood 11. 10 in- '
nings.
Los Angeles 3; Sacramento 8.
ENDICG IT N. Y, May /G -
Long and vigorous training may bo
ordered'for Max Schmeling, to pre
pare him for his heavyweight bout
with Jack Sharkey in New York on
June 12.
The German heavyweight ap
peared slow and feeble some critics
said, in his workout. He worked
with Don Petrin and Stan Poreda,
two new sparring partners, boxing
two rounds with each
j Both of the sparring mates jab
bed the German at will and pasted
him when, in the routine, they
should have been receiving blows.
Schmeling’s handlers said Max let
his opponents punch him in order
to “toughen” himself.
LEAVE S. S. ?!
FI THE SIT!
SEATTLE—Miss Verna Wheeler,
Irene Reenstrom, Jack Bailey, Sgt.
B. V. High, Mrs- L. M. High, Helen
High, Patricia High, Mrs. Jennie
Paulson, Mrs. O. Sandbek, Sylvia
Sandbek, Glenn Sandbek, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward F. Murphy, Anna S.
Walker, Mrs. G. A. Cox, Mrs. E. R.
McFarland, Mrs McConviile, Betty
McConville, W. Lucas, John Olson,
R. R. Redd, P. E. Keating, S. Smith,
Lillian High.
JUNEAU—Ernestine Jessen, Lois
Jessen, Mickey McIntosh, Mrs. M.
McIntosh, Leona Gerauld, Julia
McCann, K. K. Katz.
VALDEZ—Harvey Anderson, Tor
sten Mykleston.
LATOUCHE—T. P. Stamey, Dan
Bissoff, W. R. Davenport, Henry
George.
CORDOVA—Mike Freeman, M.
McLeod, Mr. and Mrs. R, Johnson.
Phillip Gallagher.
Miss Katherine Faust, member of
the Seward school faculty is em
ployed in the Electric Rose Bakery.
LATEST CRUISERS
OAKLAND, May 24, (/P)—The lat
est trial cruisers of the Boeing Sys
tem provided 18 passengers with
hot and cold running water.
Three coaches were attached to
today's regular passenger train to
the Interior and they seemed to
be well filled.
BILL PASSES HOUSE
OTTAWA, May 24, (JP)—A gov
ernment bill denying clearance of
craft carrying liquor to the United
States in safety, passed thru both
Houses and passed the Senate.
K. K. Katz, Alaska representative
of the,Northern Pacific Railway,
who arrived from the Interior, left
last night for Juneau.
WEATHER'REPORTS
BE FURNISHED
WEL CONDUCT AEROLOGICAL
INVESTIGATIONS THROUGH
USE OF BALOONSL
In order to furnish aviators in
Alaska with the best available
weather reports, the Weather Bu
reau of the Department of Agricul
ture will make observations all
over Alaska thru means of balloons
sent aloft to determine the condi
tions of the free atmosphere.
C. J. MacGregor, assistant met
eorologist, a recent arrival in Sew
ard to confer with city officials as
to the establishment of a station
here, is in charge of the work which
will be conducted for a period of
two years.
About 30 or 40 such aerological
stations will be placed in the vari
ous towns or districts of Alaska and
will begin their operations July 1.
Two or three reports will be made
by each station daily, depending
on the activity of the various avia
tion companies.
i There will be someone in charge
at each station. In Seward, it is
believed that the station will be in
charge of the Signal Corps. The
Signal Corps will also assimilate
the reports coming from Squaw
Harbor, Valdez, Cordova, Dilling
ham and other stations in the im
mediate vicinity of Seward.
Nome and Fairbanks, the places
of the Territory’s most heavy fly
ing, will be the centers for the
weather service in Alaska. Other
stations also to be established will
be Juneau, Ketchikan, Craig and
Anchorage and many other towns.
An assistant to MacGregor pre
ceded him to Fairbanks to make
the first arrangements and anoth
er assistant will be leaving Seattle
on the first steamer bound for
Nome to take charge of that station
about June 5.
Mr. MacGregor left today for
Fairbanks and from there he will
fly to Nome.
Ernestine and Lois jessen left on
the S. S. Yukon for Juneau where
they will make an extended visit
with Miss June Geyer, formerly of
Seward.
Passengers leaving on the S. S.
Redondo, cf the A. S. S. Co., includ
ed for Snug Harbor—E- Johnson.
For Uganik—Nick Nyman, Ove An
derson, H. Burgman, F. Jackley.
PHILADELPHIA, May 24, (/Pi
Kid Chocolate, Cuban feather
weight. who was injured in an au
tomobile accident, will probably not
be able to fight for a month cr six
weeks, it was stated. Chocolate is
in a hospital at Nyack, N. Y.
The Cuban was scheduled to box
Fidel La Barba, of Los Angeles,
here ,late this month, and it is like
ly the bout will be postponed until
fall. Definite announcements was
expected from Madison Square
Garden officials.
OUT FOR TWO WEEKS
PHILADELPHIA, May 24. (&)—
Mickey Cochran, Athletic catcher,
will be out of the game possibly for
two weeks, it was feared after an
x-ray of his right ankle, injured in
sliding into third base, which dis
closed a chipped bone.