Seward Daily Gateway
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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 192
SEWARD, ALASKA,
.MONDAY, JULY 28, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
S. S. YUKON m
NORTH WITH FI
LISTING Oi BUD
THIRTY-TVVO PASSENGERS ON
A. S. S. CO. LINER FOR
SEWARD
SEATTLE. July 28. (/P)—The S.
S. Yukon, of the Alaska Steamship
Company, sailed for Alaska Sat- |
urday morning at 9 carrying 74 j
first-class passengers and eight
steerage; 32 reservations are for
Seward as follows:
John Bailey. Robert F. Welsh.
Milton Daly, Mrs. Daly, John Du
rand, R. R. Dasher, J. Moneding,
and (either daughter or Slaught
er*; George A. Rockman. Mrs.
Rockman, O. L. Milton, F. N. Hen- j
ry. Paul Estle.
H. L. Stull, Mrs. M. Orr, J. Matt
ridge, Mrs. Mattridge, Marie
Gavne, Miss E. Parrish, Mrs. F.
N. Parrish, Mrs. W. H. Brown,
Mrs. L. Higgins, Miss H Johnson,
T. A. Harrison, liss Li in"', Mrs.
Laing, Mrs. C. Sumbeger, Miss
Slumberger. Miss D. Hirkcr, Miss
M. Brrin. Miss G. Robe.ts, Miss
R. Merril.
FASCIST ill ;
MARCHES IN PROTESTi
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BUCHAREST, July 28, <.P>— Ze
lea Codreanu. fascist leader and
arti-simitic agitator, made known
his intention to march through
Bucharest with a company of his
followerers in protest against the
protest by the government of the
march of the “Iron Guard" thru
Bessaribia.
He and his lieutenants will pro
bably be arrested if they attempt
to carry out their threat.
RESIGNS HIS POST
MOSCOW. July 28, (VP*—Georges
Tc.hicherin. Soviet commissar for
•foreign affairs, has resigned his
post. Tchicherin has been in ill
health for several months, spend-;
ing most of his time in a sanitar
ium.
KILLS T1BKSIITS
CHICAGO, July 28, (/P)—'Two
bandits were shot to death by
*he owner of a roadhouse here
which they held up; a confeder
ate escaped in a guantlet oL^fire.
The sum. of $300 was stolen and
also jewelry from patrons.
Milton Simmons, 20, and Alex
ander Zill, 25, were killed in am
bush at the front door by Tony
Sodo who stole outside with a
shotgun.
WM. F. FURS MAN PASSES
News has been received by the
Anchorage Times of the death of
William F. Fursman, a resident
of this district of Alaska for
many years. Death came at In
dependence, Oregon where he
had purchased a business soon af
ter leaving Alaska about two
years ago. He was engaged in
business in the North but prior to
his departure was cnnected with
the U. S. Marshal’s office as a
deputy. Mrs. Fursman and her
sister, Mrs. Truman Parrish, were
at the bedside when the well
known oldtimer passed away.
VILLAGES SUBMERGED
KARACHI, India, July 28, <P>—I
Sixteen villages were submerged j
in the Larkana and Shikapur
districts in a disastrous flood
from the over-flowing Indus and
its tributaries. Torrential rains
also fell. Refugees are pouring
into Sukkur.
BITTER POLITICAL
CAMPAIGN FORECAST
TEXAS ELECTION
TWO DEMOCRATICS RUNNING
FOR GUBERNATORIAL
OFFICE [
DALLAS, July 28, f/P)—Parti
sans to the two Democratic gub
ernatorial candidates forecast one
of the most bitter political cam- j
paigns in Texas history as the |
tabulation indicated a run-off be- I
tween “Ma” Ferguson and Ross
Sterling.
The latest vote gave Ferguson,
197.000 and Sterling 141,000.
Congressman John Box of Jack-j
sonville, who publicly requested
Raskob’s resignation, appeared de- j
feated for renomination by Martin
Dies, Jr., son of the former Con
gressman.
All other Congressman appeared
to be renominated.
FIRST OF ITS KIND
Portland, July 28. {.Pi—Carrying
messages to President Hoover,
Governor Roosevelt and Mayor
Walker of New York as well as
several articles of merchandise.
| Major Gilbert H. Eckerson took
off here on the first commercial
| none-top flight across the conti
nent.
LONDON, J_ulv 28, (JP)—The Lon
don Times hails the ratification
j of the London naval treaty by
the United States Senate as a
victory for President Hoover.
Of British ratification, there
: has never been any doubt, the
| paper says editorially “the nation
' and the House of Commons agree
with the government.”
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THE SAFEST WAY
SEATTLE, July 28, (/P.i—Brom
: ley, Gatty and their plane, lash
ed on the after-deck of the Pres
! dent Linclon, left for Tokyo. They
will land at Yokohama and en
train for Tokyo then attempt to
fly 'back to Tacoma. They didn’t j
i know what field they would use
; at Tokyo but were confident they ;
would be back in three weeks.
PLANE CRASHES, 3 DIE
MATAWAN, New Jersey, July 28,
! A plane crashed a half-mile from
j its airport at Redbank and three
were killed; the pilot, A1 Biddle,
George Schranl and John Hous
man, 19.
BUYING NEW PLANE
Percy Hubbard of the Service
Airways of Fairbanks was so en
; thused after making a flight with
Owen E. Meals plane “Spirit of
Valdez" for which Meals is the
Alaska agent that he placed an
order for one of the Eaglerock
ships.
The next local traffic count by
the Bureau of Public Roads will
be made Wednesday of this week.
CSPI. J.
EHY KLONBIKER
PASSES IN SESTTLE
ISLAND IN YUKON BEARS HIS j
NAME: LEAVES LARGE
FAMILY, SEATTLE
SEATTLE. July 28, (/P)—Captain
James Ritchie. 65, pioneer of
Seattle and one of the most col
orful figures during the Klondike j
gold rush, died yesterday in the
Swedish hospital from a heart
attack.
i He was marine superintendent
, for the Canadian Development
Company. In 1898 Captain Ritchie
piloted passenger boats on the
first round-trips between White
horse and Dawson.
An island in the Yukon bears
his name. Besides his widow he
iis survived by five sons and seven
daughters all of whom are living
in Seattle.
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SATURDAY’S GAMES
NATIONAL
Brooklyn 8, Cincinnati 5.
! New York 10. Pittsburg 4.
Chicago 16. Philadelphia 2.
“Hack” Wilson got three hom
ers for a tottal for the season of
32.
Boston 4, 6. St. Louis 5. 5.
AMERICAN
St. Louis 6.' Boston C>.
Chicago 4. Washington 1.
Detroit 12. New York 8.
Philadelphia 10. Cleveland 9.
COAST
I Oakland 6. San Francisco 8.
Los Angeles 4. Sacramento 0.
Night games:
Seattle 3. Hollywood 3.
Missions 7, Portland 4.
NATIONAL
Sunday Games
Cincinnati 6, Chicago 5.
A tripple play in the sixth sav
ed Cincinnati.
Brooklyn 0. 9. Phillies 6, 6.
Alein drove in two homers runn- j
ing up his total for the season
to 29.
St. Louis 2. 6, Boston 0, 1.
Johnson held Boston to three
singles in the first game.
Pittsburg 10. 8. New York 8. 4. I
AMERICAN
Cleveland 7, Philadelphia 4.
It was Farrell’s 16th victory,
Washington 10. Chicago 1.
; Marberry allowed Chicago three j
' hits.
Detroit 7, New York 3.
St. Louis 10. 9, Boston 9, 6.
COAST
Oakland 9. 7, Frisco 7, 2.
I Sarcramento 1, 7, Los Angeles 3,3
j Missions 3, 6, Portland 1, 3.
Seattle 9, Hollywood 8.
Night game Seattle 10 9
The result of the night game,
Hollywood 10, Seattle 0. is included
in the above standing.
BODY MISSING MAN FOUND
Search for Joseph Bussinger of
Prince Rupert, ended last week
when his body was found near
that city. The body was found
close under a tree about four
miles from town. Reason for his
death was not given but he had
d^.ed some weeks previous, it was
indicated.
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I The S. S. Alaska, of the A. S.
S. Co., which sailed from Seattle
last Wednesday for the North, is 1
due in port tomorrow.
PIIAY FOR VICTIMS
VATICAN CITY, July 28, (/Pi—
iPope Pius expressed the utmost
! horror and spent some moments
in prayer for the repose of the
souls of the victims of the earth
quake, went first informed last
j week of the disaster.
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ID ROBBER IP!
ALLEY GUN BATTLE
ATTENDANT BEATEN TO DEATH I
BY ROBBER, OIL STATION,
WHO ALSO SLAIN
CHICAGO, July 28. (/Ft—Evert [
Wuckila, 30, patrolman attached
to a radio equipped police auto
; mobile cruiser, was shot and ser
iously wounded and Martin De
koven, a robber, was slain, in a
gun battle in an alley.
Two minutes before the battle
the robber had held up a grocery j
store and escaped with $25.
The news was broadcast over
the police radio and the cruiser,
nearest the scene, went to the ,
store, also an oil station, where J
officers found Owen Paughman, j
the attendant, beaten to death j
with a heavy chair by the rob-i
ber who had held him up.
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AIRPLANE EXPLODED
KENT. England, July 28. (/Pi—
Six persons, including the Vis
j Countess Ednam, a woman of
rare beauty and a close friend of
the Prince of Wales, plunged to
death when a midair explosion
tore to shreds an air taxi, speeding
a party of distinquished society
folk to Croyden Field, from a week
end at Le Touquet. France.
WASHINGTON, July 28, (/P)— |
A revised naval construction pro
gram. necessitated by the Lon
don treaty, is to be ready for
presentation to Congress in De
cember.
The experts of the Navy gen
eral board are working out the
problems involved and have es
timated that an expenditure of
nearly $1,000,000,000 must be made.
THE STOCK MARKET
By Associated Press
Int Tel. 47, A. Can 132, Oil N.
j. 74, Richfield 18, Zellerback,
no sale; Lehigh, no sale: Juneau
Alaska 5, 3-8. U. Oil 41, Goldman
119, Bancorporation 30, Con. Gas
113 Motors 46, Kennecott, no
i sale; Radio 45, Carbide 74. Steel
169, Cities 29.
farell defeated
ELMSFORD. N. Y., July 28, UP)
I _MacFarlane beat Farell by two
i strokes in the 36 hole play-off for
i the Metropolitan open golf title.
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PLAN TO RETURN NORTH
Amanda Price, who until about
a year ago operated a local hand
laundry, write to friends that she
and her husband Charles may be
returning to Alaska soon as they
have just about enough of the
alleged, balmy climes and good
time in the states.
The S. S. Admiral Watson, of
j the Pacific Steamship Company,
! is scheduled to arrive in port to
morrow night, westbound.
TITLE THIRD TIE
TILDEN AND BORITRA STATE
ARE THRU PLAYING CUP
MATCHES
PARIS, July 28, (£>)—America’s
third attempt in as many years
to regain the Davis Cup founder
ed to the defense of the French
musketeers when France captur
ed the two final matches in a
series of four.
The Americans took but one.
Jean Borotra defeated George
Lott 5 to 7, 6 to 3, 2 to 6, 6 to
2, 8 to 6.
Henri Cochet defeated Tilden
4 to 6, 6 to 3, 6 to 1, 7 to 5,
Tilden won America’s only vic
tory of the opening day defeating
Borotra; Lott* lost to Cochet and
Cochet, Jacques and Grugnon
defeated America’s doubles, Wil
mer Allison and John Vanryn
yesterday.
Both Tilden and Borotra an
nounced they would never play
for the cup again.
lEHliN OF (HIM
INS GOFF MATCH
CHICAGO. July 28, CP>—John
Lehman of Chicago won the
play-off for a medal defeating
| “Chick” Evans of Chicago. The
| score was 78. Yesterday he de
I feated Ira Couch, also of Chicago,
by four strokes. The two finals
' for the Western Amateur Golf
championship will be played on
the Beverly course.
VIOLENT BI LLS
NEW YORK, July 28, (^—Vio
lent bull tactics in the stock mar
ket invited profit taking in final
transaction and early gains runn
ing from two to eight points in
important shares, were reduced
to about one to five at the finish.
FQUH DEM, HUNDRED
INJURES. EGYPT RIOTING
CAIRO, Egypt; July 28, (£>>—
I Four persons were killed and 100
! injured, and 500 arrested, in the
course of the riots here.
Minor riots occurred at Port
! Said, Suez and Alexandria.
The Wafdist party had made
Cairo the storm center of its pro
test against the suspension of
parliament and against the man
ner in which Premier Sidky Pasha
is running the country.
PRESENTS ANTIQUE CHAIR
i
i
An ancient chair from Unalas
ka has been presented to the
Alaska Muesum at Juneau by
Mrs. Clara Goss. The chair is be
• lieved to have been made by
i Father Veniameniov, the first
| Russian in charge of a mission
in Alaska who later went back to
Russia and became head of the
Orthodox Greek-Russian church
for the whole of Russia.
The Fairbanks Commercial Club
| is urging continuation of the
j Wiseman wireless station in the
| Koyukuk district. Wiseman, Cold
I foot, Alatna^ Chandalar and the
‘•entire Koyukuk region is depend
ent upon the Wiseman station.