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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 129.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
FIRST BOAT WILL CARRY MEN
FROM WRANGELL TO DO
FURTHER STAJUNG
WRANGELL, June 5. (/P) —A
body of ore carrying values aggre
gating $60 a ton in copper, gold
and silver was disco%u*ed in the
left bank of the Stikine River, 100
miles from Wrangell, in the Cas
par district of northern British
Columbia.
The discovery was made by
George Drapich, old-time Yukon
miner, who spent five seasons in
the Cassier region. Thirty-two
claims have already been staked
and the next boat up the river j
will carry parties from here for j
the purpose of doing further
staking.
One vein is aout 30 feet wide.
A laboratry report shows the lol
lowng values per ton: $49.44 in
copper. $3.20 in gold, and also
live ounces of silver to the ton.
A shipment of five tons of ore
will be made to the smelter as
soon as it is taken out through
uhe region and down the river..
More than a year ago Doctor
Forrest Kerr. Canadian biological
survey expert, indicated that im
portant mining developments were
to be looked for in the Stikine
River area.
HAVE LARGEST
AIRPORT !!i«. S.
COMMISSION WILL SPEND BE
TWEEN THREE AND FOUR
MILLION ON PROJECT
SEATTLE, June 5, (/P)—If the
War Department approves the sale
or lease of approximately 1,000
acres of tidelands, abutting Fort
Lawton on Elliot Bay, to the Seat
lie Port Commission, Seattle will
have one of the largest airports in
the United States, Col. George S.
Lamping, president of the Commis- j
sion stated.
Negotiations with the Depart
ment already have been started j
and plans have been discussed by
th Commission to spend between (
$3,000,000 and $4,000,000 on im- j
provements. Facilities for both
land and water planes and dirigi
bles will be available when the pro- ,
iect is completed.
GRAF ZEPPELIN IS
LAKEHURST, June 5, (£>)—The
Graf Zeppelin should have arrived
at Seville, Spain, by midnight last
night and the eighth ocean cross
ing added to her many laurels.
Dr. Hugo Eckener said it would
take 50 hours and scattered reports
from ships and thv dirigible itself
have indicated this schedule would
be easy to maintain.
The first few hours of the flight
the most perilous leg of the jour
ney above the four continents, and j
twic across the equator, the ship
held closely to the route outlined
at Lakehurst just before the take
off.
Harold Sogn. who will be assist
ant to Dr. Haverstock at the Sew
ard hospital, left for Anchorage
this morning to complete his mov
ing arrangements prior to taking
up hir permanent residency here.
Mr. Sogn expects to return to Sew
ard tomorrow evening.
LEGIONNAIRES 10
SPONSOR FOURTH OF
LOCAL POST AGREES TO RE
LIEVE FIRE DEPART
MENT
The Seward Post, American Le
gion, last night voted to take
over from the Firemen, who de
sire to relinquish it, the responsi
bility of sponsoring the Fourth of
July celebrations in this city.
The legionaires feel that the
task will be something of a test
for them, as they are unanimous
in their opinion that the annual
celebration has been well conduct
ed year after year by the mem
bers of th Fir Departmnt. The as
signment, is welcomed, however,
and should prove popular with
the locals, as it is the Legion men
in nearly all other Alaskan towns
who conduct the affairs of the
day.
Post Commander Campbell ap
pointed a general chairman and
plans for advance arrangements
were discussed. The various com
mittees will be named and an
nounced in a few days.
PITCHER RELEASED
PHILADELPHIA. June 5. I/P)-—
Grover Cleveland Alexander, veter
an pitcher and one of the foremost
players in the National League in
his best days, has probably come to
the end of his major league career.
Announcement was made by the
Philadelphia National Club mana
ger that “Old Pete” had beer, un
conditionally released.
OUTLINES POLICY
PARIS, June 5, (/P)—In an im
portant speech outlining the gov
ernment’s domestic policy, Premier
Tardieau, speaking at Dijon, re
frained from replying directly to
Premier Mussolini’s remarks con
cerning France, but asserted the
determination of France to reject
naval equality with Italy.
He said that France accepted at
London all measure of general in
terest which did not involve “ar
ithmetical injustice” adopted at
Washington in 1921.
The Premier did not express
himself optimistically regarding
direct negotiations with Rome.
INCOMPETENCE CHARGED
NEW YORK, June 5, (P)—The
Ohio penitentiary fire at Columbus
in which more than 300 convicts
were burned to death was due to
“incompetence or somthing infin
itely worse”, William B. Cox, secre
tary of the National Society of
penal information charged in a
news bulletin, which has been pub
lished.
IN EXILE 20 YEARS
LISBON, Portugal, June 5, OP)—
Nine persons have been allowed to
reenter their native land after 20
years of exile but the provisions of
the new decree prohibits them
from wearing habits in public or
teaching religion in state schools.
MUCH INTEREST
EVINCED TOR NEW
FOREIGN LOAN
GERMAN ANNUITIES ARE BE
ING ISSUED THROUGH
INTERNATIONAL BANK
NEW YOR. June 5. (/P) — Not
since the annual French loan was
on the market in 1915 has there
been such interest evinced in for
eign demand notes by banks thru
out the country. The new interest
| is over the German Annuities loan,
which will be placed on market
| this week.
I The loan is being issued by the
Bank of International Settlements.
[ The loan, in effect, will be a dis
j counting reparations.
The amount to be raised is $300,
000,000 but inasmuch as the bonds
are to be sold below par, probobly
91 in most of the financial mar
kets of the world, with no future
deduction for underwriter’s comr
missions, the total amount to be
offered will be in excess of $300,
000,000 to the extent of 10 or 12
Iper cent.
OUTBOUND LISTING
PASSENGERS ALASKA
I
The local list of outgoing pas
! sengers on the S. S. Alaska which
! left port last night for the South
j included:
For Seattie—
Mrs. B. Putman, A. Lindholm,
J. Dupont.
For CORDOVA—
Miss Daisy Dilland,
For Latouche—
Albert inlander, W. H. Danton,
, Gust Skeefunik.
For Juneau—
Paul Otto, Emil Wagner. A. H.
| Gebheart, C. H. Johnson.
Ethel Robinson returned home
last night from Anchorage where
she was taken to the hospital on
account of illness.
RENAME ISLAND
* MOSCOW, June 5, (/P)—’The Rus
sian Academy of Science voted to
rename the Island of Franz Josef
Land, in the Arctic Ocean, Bes
borg, on the far north area the title
of Fridtjoftaten Land.
FINED $200, FOR INSULT
BERLIN, June 5, (/P)—Dr. Josef
Goebels, nationalist socialist mem
ber, was let off with a cash fine of
$200 for an insult to President
Hindenburg in an article published
in a Socialist newspaper.
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YESTERDAY’S GAMES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 18; Boston 10.
| St. Louis 1; Philadelphia 2.
Cincinnati 5; New York 8
Pittsburgh 12; Brooklyn 6.
Cincinnati 5; New York 8.
Pittsburgh 12; Brooklyn 6.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 4; St. Louis 3.
Washington 11; Detroit 8, 10 in
nings.
New York 7; Chicago 8, 10 in
nings.
Boston 5; Cleveland 4, 10 innings.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Missions 8; San Francisco 7.
Sacramento 4; Portland 6.
Hollywood 3; Los Angeles 4.
Oakland 12; Seattle 3.
j The S. S. Yukon of the A. S. S.
Co., enroute to Seward from Seat
tle, is due in port at 3 a. m. and
will depart for the South again at
9 o’clock tomorrow night The Yu
kon is carrying about 250 tons of
freight for discharge here, 7§ tons
Tor local distribution and the bal
ance for railroad points.
i LOBBY COMMITTEE
I MUSTERS QUORUM:
I WITNESS LEAVES
WARNED HE WAS NOT EXCUSED
FROM CASE BUT WOULD BE
DEALT WITH LATER
WASHINGTON, June 5, (£>)—
Mustering a legal quorum for the
first time to deal with the witness
of Bishop Cannon, the Lobby Com
mittee suddenly found itself with
a vacant witness chair.
The Bishop’s third appearance
.lasted just long enough to permit
him to head a statement again at
tacking tne committee’s authority
ito inquire into his anti--Smith act
ivities. As he limped out of the
j committee room on a crutch he
was followed by applause and hiss
jes. He called back that he could
be found in his office if the com
mittee wanted to serve a legal sub
j poena
f Walsh warned him that he was
>not excused from the case but
would be dealt with later.
88 DEATHS AND INJURIES
BOMBAY, June 5, (IP)—King
George’s 65th birthday observance
Iwas the apparent cause of grave
injuries and deaths to 88 persons
I at the World Concentration Camp
which houses about 1,000 volun
teers for breaking the salt laws
Sympathizers on the outside of the
barbed wire barrier, demonstrated
against the Royal anniversary by
hoisting black flags over lodging
houses and parading near the con
centration camp and shouting anti
imperialistic slogans.
IE IS
C5 YEARS OF DOE
LONDON, June 5, </P)—King
George celebrated his 65th birthday
anniversary by remaining quietly
in Buckingham palace while his
eldest son the, Prince of Wales,
took the royal salute at the troop
ing the colors.
Hundreds of messages of con
gratulations from all over the Em
pire on which the “sun never sets”
and from other countries all over
the world, poured into the palace
from early morning. The members
of the royal family called early to
convey their greetings and the
grandchildren brought little gifts.
CORDOVA CELEBRATION
Elaborate preparations are being
made for a three day Fourth of
July celebration in Cordova, which
promises to a'ttrget a number of
people to Cordova to witness the
various events. On the Fourth the
flag on Monument Hill will be
raised at 9 o’clock in the morning,
to be followed half an hour later
by a street parade. There will be
special features in the parade, in
cluding dcorated floats by Cor
: dova business houses for which
prizes will be awarded.
IPOLLITO LIVED WITH BOTH
WOMEN AS HIS WIVES FOR
TWELVE YEARS!
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CLEVELAND, June 5, UP)—Mrs
Theresa Scilla, 34, who for 12 years
lived with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Ipollito in a strange triangle, is
near death as a result of wounds
received when Ipollito took a brace
of pistols and sought to end his
marital troubles.
r Ipollito, the police said last night
’went to the home where Mrs. Scil
la has been living since authorities
broke up the domestic arrange
ment, and fired a volly of shots at
the woman. Most of them went
■wild but one wounded the woman
in the side.
Ipollito was felled with a milk
bottle by Philip Baranona, the wo
! man’s brother-in-law. The police
| learned last March that Ipollito
| lived with, it was claimed, both
I Mrs. Scilla and Mrs. Ipollito as his
I wives. Mrs. Scilla was ordered to
leave the house.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 5, (JP)—
! Dr. Bascon S. Birney, well known,
Icame to San Francisco from Miami
i Beach.
Testifying before the grand jury
|Dr. Berney declared he had en
trusted his entire fortune to his
daughter- He sent her a largo
| amount of bonds a few weeks ago,
he said, asking her to convert
them and deposit the money in his
name. Instead she took the money
'and went to New York.
I in the indictment Dr. Birney
charges his daughter with embez
zlement of $53,000.
YACHTMAN DEAD
HUNTERS QUAY, Scotland. June
5} (/p)_Duncan Finlayson, secre
tary of the Royal Clyde Club, yacht
man of note, died.
CALL MEETING
I WASHINGTON, June 5, (£>)—
[United States Senator Borah, as
(chairman, issued a call for a meet
ing of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations to begin drafting
a report on the London Naval
Treaty. Only three of 20 members
are against the pact.
MF ZEPPELLIN HID
lARGEAMOUNT ill
WASHINGTON, June 5, (JF)—The
Postoffice Department announced
it received $85,583 in the sale of
stamps attached to letters and
postcards carried on the Graf
Zeppelin on its trip to Germany,
Spain, South America and the
United States.
The letters carried totaled 33,
000 and 21,000 postcards.
WILL RESIGN
LONDON, June 5. (A3)—1While the
concensus of political opinion is
that the MacDonald government
will remain in office at least until
the end of the year it is expected
that J. H. Thomas will resign from
the cabinet and be replaced by Ver
non Hartshrom.