Seward Daily Gateway
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XV. NUMBER 206.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENT>
MAJORITY LEADERS TOPPING
OPPOSITON BY EXTRA
BIG MAJORITIES
UNDATED. Aug.. 13. (/Pi—In the
primary elections William H. Mur
ray gained the Democratic nom
ination for Govenor of Oklahoma, j
Two thousand and 86 pre
cincts out of 3.325 gave Murray
157,436; Frank Suttram 94,182.
For senator. Democratic ticket,
Thomas P Gore, blind and former
solon, received 123,581 C. J.
Wrightsman 92,016.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas
had the lead by nearly two to
one over Tom W. Campbell, Dem
cratic nomination. Three hundred
and 36 precincts out of 2,417 gave
Robinson 16,417 and Campbell
9.250.
Four hundred precincts in the
gubernatorial race gave Governor
Parnell 3.825: John Sheffield 334;
Thornberry Gray 87.
Senator Norris, Republican of
Nebraska, is carrying the banner
for the Insurgents leading Wm.
Stebbins. a stand-patter, by 3.
938 to 2.974.
Fifty-six precincts out of 2.030
gave Gilbert Hitchcock, former
senator, the lead over Dr. Jennie
Calfuas for the Democratic nom
ination: 1.577 to 355.
Charles Bryan is leading Anton
Jensen for the Demcratic nomi
nation of governor.
Early returns give Governor
Weaver 3,071 and Harry C. Pal
mer 1.123 in 43 precincts.
For the Ohio Democratic sen
ator 2.354 precincts out of 8.946
gave Robert J. Buckley 19,296;
Buckley favors repeal of the dry
law; and Durbin 9.451: McSween
ey 7,664, Myers 3.897; Truax 7,030;
Geeorge White 9.
Eighty-seven precincts gave 13.
131 to Stephen M. Young 8.042 to
Governor Cooper. Senator McCul
loch was unopposed.
IS GKLIEO TO REST
GOLDENDALE, Wash.. Aug., 13,
CP)—Funeral arrangements for
Elizabeth McKenna Willis, wife of
Major R. J. Willis, are being made
following her death Sunday which
marked the passing of another
prominent figure of the old
Northwest and Alaska, during the
gold rush days.
She was born in Miles City,
Mont., but her girlhood was spent
in Juneau where she was post
mistress for a number of years.
She came to Goldendale in 1906
where she was prominent in club
and church as w'ell as civic af
fairs.
Mrs. Willis is survived by her
husband and two children, Rob
ert and Katherine, both f Port
land. James, the yungest, was j
drowned at Colmubia on July 6. j
TAKE OFF TODAY
MONTREAL, Aug., 13, (/P)—The
British dirigible R-100 is sched
uled to leave here today on its
return flight across the Atlantic
ocean to England. All Passengers
were requested to be aboard the I
airship two hours before sailing j
time.
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ESKIMOS SHOULD
S. A., Aug., 13, (£>)—'The three
months of daylight ends as the:
, sun dips below the ocean and for !
I a few minutes each night natives ;
are obliged to use lights to find
I their pants and collar button.
The schedules of work and play
are gradually being forced back
iand son the fishing will be ended.
1 COMMUNIST HORDE
THREATENS MUR9ER
CITIZENS OF CITY
“REDS’* FIVE MILES AWAY FROM
CITY’ WALLS: THOUSANDS
HAVE FLED
HANKOW, Aug., 13, (/P)—Terror!
reigned in the sacked and burned
city of Changsha as the commun
ist hords was reported to be re- '
i turning with threats to murder
every one between the ages of 15
and 35.
Thousands of Chinese have fled
from the city to escape “Red”
vengeance for wholesale execu
tions by the provincial authori
ties of communists who parti
cipated in the looting and assas
sinations during the recent ‘Red’
rule.
Governor Ho Shien was said to
have directed torture and killing
of approximately 200 communist
suspects daily.
Fears are felt by the people that
the troops can net hold the city
walls against the "Reds'' who are
reported five miles away.
WASHINGTON, Aug., 13, (/P)—
After cancelling his Western va
cation trip. President Hoover is
preparing to head another great
relief work throwing governmen
tal federal forces to the aid of
the dought-stricken areas.
He will also act on the newly
created power commission ap
pointees.
Curtailment of his vacation
in the West makes the present
vacation the only one he will en
joy this summer.
OFF WITHIN A WEEK
TOKYO, Aug., 13, (>P)— All of
ficial obstacles have been remov
ed, Bromley said, and he hoped to
start his flight from the Kasumi- •
j guara airdrome with a week, fr
j Tacoma. The runway available at
! this field is 1,900 meters.
ARGENTINE TAKES BOUT
NEW YORK, Aug., 13, (/Pi—Jus
! to Suarez, Argentine lightweight,
! decisioned over Herman Perlick,
of Kalamazoo, Mich., in 10 rounds.
It was the Argentine’s second
straight victory by a decisive mar
j gin in this country.
; Charles Sisson, assistant attor-1
| ney general of the United States
! is expected to arrive in Fairbanks j
| August 25, a recent message in- |
dicates. His arrival in Seward is
not known.
The halibut schooner Urania.
Capt. Dan Malvar, arrived in port
to ice up at the San Juan plant.
TEN INCHES LONG; SILVER
SALMON TROLLNG IS UN
DERWAY
CORDOVA, Aug., 13, (/P)—New j
wealth from Prince William Sound j
| is seen with the successful pros- j
pecting for shrimp beds and dis- i
covery of unestimated quantities!
in virtually every bay on the
sound.
Shrimp, ten inches long, are
common and more than a ton
were picked up yesterday by an
experimental trawl.
The finding of huge spider crabs I
! four feet across brought further
j proof of the presence of these
[crabs in large quantities; these
[feed on shrimp.
The first salmon trolling in j
i many years has started on the j
' sound. 0‘Malley has opened the i
area for silver salmon trolling.
FOUR FORMER DRY
SLEUTHS ON TRIAL
TOO CONSPIRACY
PANEL OF THIRTY-ONE ARE
DRAWN; THREE HAD
POOR HEARING
SEATTLE. Aug., 12. i7P>—The
trial of four former high prohibi
tion officers and a former assis
tant United States attorney on
charges of rum conspiracy began
with prospects of a several weeks
trial.
U. S. Attorney Savage outlined
the charges to Judge Norcross
and began examination of jurors.
! The doors of the Federal court
was crowded by scores of people
hours before the trial opened.
A panel of 31 talismen qualified
for examination; three were ex
! cused because of poor hearing.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 5, New York 6.
Cleveland 1, 0, Philadelphia 9, 7
Chicago 4, Washington 5.
St. Louis 4, Boston 5.
Babe Ruth got homer No. 43.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 7, 3, Pittsburg 3,
8.
Boston 2, Chicago 3. Chica*?
thereby stepping farther in ad
vance in the National League by a
full game.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Portland 9, San Francisco 22.
NIGHT GAMES:
Seattle 4, Hollywood 5.
Missions 3, Oakland 5.
Los Angeles 1, Sacramento 0.
FORT GIBBON FIRE
FORT GIBBON, Alaska, Aug.,
13, (/R—The Peterson Hotel and
contents was destroyed by fire
; yesterday. The origin is unknown.
The family escaped unhurt.
GIVE UP SEARCH
CORDOVA, Aug., 13, (£>)—'The
search for Robert Browning of
Vallejo, Calif., who mysteriously
disappeared three weeks ago, has
been abandoned.
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SEWARD LAST fllSHT
McManamy and the U. S. Sena
tors Howell, Thomas and Ken
drick, sailed last night for Alas
ka aboard the destroyers Perry
and Wasmuth.
McManamy will study the Alas
ka Railroad. During the trip he
will be accmpanied by Secretary
W. C. Heffner and stenographer
F. S. Milberg.
TIL UNDERWAY
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i THIRD INDICTMENT WILL BE |
HEARD FOLLOWING PRE
SENT CASE
SEATTLE. Aug., 13, E/P>—Elev
! en men, claiming to be open
| minded on prohibition, were se
lected tentatively to try Lyle
Whitney and others on charges j
of corruption and bribery w'hile
in office.
Three government talismen who
admitted opinions on prohibition, j
were closely questioned by both
sides. All were asked whether
they belnged to organizations
backing and opposing the 18th
amendment.
I F. A. Ernst, Seattle hardware
! merchant was excused when he
i said he was a friend of Whitney.
| A. Carr was excused when he
| said he had signed a petition
urging a change in prohibition
laws.
A third indictment charging
Whitney with perjury will be
heard two weeks after the pre
| sent trial.
Mill U ACE
MS ELIS FLIGHT
CHICAGO, Aug., 13, Paul
;Von Saulzburg, world war ace.
plans a new glider flight from
Chicago in the near future.
The first flight will be from Chi
cago to New York. From New York
he plans to return to Chicago
making several stops on the way
back at the mafy important cit
ies between.
REPEAL IN PLANK
NEW YORK, Aug., 13, (£>)—'The
adoption by the Republican state
convention of a plank calling for
repeal of the 18th amendment j
was declared by Dr. Nicholas
Murray Butler, president of Col
umbia University, to be a virtual i
certainty.
SECRETARY’S POST
1 Lieut. R. B. Oxreider, for the
past year n the engineering staff
of the Alaska Road Commission,
has relieved Lieut. J. G. Christian
son as disbursing officer of the
commission. The latter will be as
signed to engineering duties for
the remainder of his tour.
A movement to obtain special
roundtrip rates from Juneau to
Vancouver, B. C., for the annual
convention of the Yukon Order
of Pioneers has been launched.
The Alaska Reduction Company
at Ward Point will rebuild their
[plant which was recently des
troyed by fire, next spring.
INTEND TO REMAIN IN THE AIR
FOR ANOTHER TWO OR
THREE WEEKS
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ST. LOUIS. Aug., 13, UP)—Jack
son and 0‘Brine expect to be
crowned “Kings of Endurance
Fliers” tomorrow but do not in
tend to return to earth for their
coronation for another two or
three weeks.
They had been up 537 hours at
4:11 p. m. and at 8:52 a. m. to
morrow they will have equalled
the Hunter brothers record of
554 hours. An hour later than
this the new record will become
official.
SET A NEW MARK
LAMBERT FIELD, St. Luis, Aug.,
13, (/P>—The veteran endurance
toeam of Jackson and 0‘Brine
flew through rain and a threat
of a storm to a new world’s re
cord for sustained flight and of
iicially regained the record.
They have been up 554 hours
and 41 minutes slightly more than
23 days.
The new mark exceeded by one
hotir the record set by Hunter
brothers.
Jackson and O’Brine have no
I thought of landing but are driv
ing on towards their goal of 1,000
hours.
HULL, England, Aug., 13. (.-Pi—
Johnnie, otherwise known as Miss
Amy Johnson, premier English
i aviatrix, same home to Hull to re
ceive the acclaim of her towns
people.
A huge crowd gathered to greet
i the hero of the solo flight to
i Australia w’ho landed at the Mun
i icipal airdrome in her own plane,
! “Jasn.”
Lord Itfayor Richardson express
ed the citiy’s admiration of her
achievment. At the city hall, in
the presence of 3,000 people, she
i received an alluminated address
| and a silver globe upon which the
i route of her flight was engraved.
PEACE TERMS
BOMBAY, Aug. 14. (/P)— Peace
terms will be discussed among the
leaders of the home rule civil dis
obedience at a conference to be
| held in this city.
DECREASE IN TRADE
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 14. (£')—
Argentine foreign trade for the
first mnths of this year decreased
i24 6 per cent, the report of the sta
tistic ii t reau made public by the
| minis try oi finance has reveaied.
REFLOATING STEAMER
PORT ANGELES, Wash., Aug.,
13, (/P)—Attempts will be made to
morrow to refloat the Ss Skag
way which went on the rocks last
December after a fire in the
hold which forced the captain to
beach her.
The M. S. Middleton, Capt. Gus
Issacson, arrived in port with
8,000 pounds of halibut.