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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 59.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY,. MARCH 15, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
ARRIVAL HERE
OF FUNERAL TRAIN
VERY IMPRESSIVE
GUARD OF HONOR POSTED DAY
AND NIGHT OVER BODIES,
I. O. O. F. HALL
The largest gathering ever as
sembled at the local railroad sta
tion greeted last night’s pas
senger train from the Interior;
gathered there for but one
purpose only and that to pay
homage to the memory of Col.
Carl Ben Eielson and his lieut
enant, young Earl Borland, who
lost their lives last November in
Siberia, and whose bodies were
brought here enroute to the
states for burial.
The finding of their wrecked
plane last month by Pilots Cros
son and Gillam ended the great
est aerial search in the history
of aviation.
A guard of honor, in uniform,
composed of U. S. Signal Corp,
and members of the American
Legion, tenderly bore the cas
kets, heaped with floral offerings,
from the special railroad car to
an auto while hundreds stood
with doffed hats and bowed heads
and while a gentle fall of snow
■ame fluttering down from the
■ . wavens forming Nature’s canopy
ver the solemn scene.
Then, with Post Commander
• Campbell and Lieutenant Stan
ley Hunsicker leading the proces
ion, followed by the Signal Corps,
Legion members and the Sew
ard Volunteer Fire department,
>nd accompanied by hundreds of
spectators, the cortege wound its
,vay up Fourth Avenue to Odd
Fellows Hall where, reposing
amidst a magnificent array of
beautiful floral remembrances and
Tags, the bodies lay in state.
Three nations were represented
in the funeral cortege, Canada,
Soviet and America.
In the General Manager's, Col.
Otto F. Ohlson, private coach,
which was attached to the train
T Fairbanks were Mr. Ole Eiel
son, father of Carl, Mrs. Borland,
widow of Earl, and two small
-■'.os, the daring Russian and
• -ladian Tiers. Colonel Ohlson,
A. Shonbeek. prominent An
i irage and Alaska business
own. and Mr. Holmes, assistant
_ .. Colonel Eielson- The Canadians
.< Captain Pat Reid, Hughes and
Commander Slipenov and Mech
anician Fahreg.
Captain Reid, Hughes and Mac
auley will accompany the body of
Colonel Eielson to Hatton, N. D.,
-„hen to Canada. The Russians,
Slipenov and Fahreg, who have
left their Junkers in Fairbanks,.
expect further instructions upon s
their arrival at Seattle.
Every, man woman and child in
Seward, as well as the numerous
visitors here, will undoubtedly
have paid their respects to the j
Alaska Aces, laying in state in j
Odd Fellows Hall, before the day |
will have passed by. A guard of
f honor will remain with the bodies
until the departure of the S. S
Alaska for the south.
All along the entire railroad
Sourdoughs, trappers, and miners
stood at attention as the funeral
train flashed by; and at points
where brief stops were made,
respects were paid as time per
mitted. At Anchorage, the school
children marched by the funeral
car; the Chamber of Commerce
had a special luncheon prepared
for members of the family of
the departed and for the aviators.
Odd Fellows Hall will remain
open day and night, with a guard
posted, until two hours before
sailing time.
Formal letters of condolence
were drawn up and presented to
Mr. Eielson and Mrs. Borland, by
the Fairbanks. municipal govern
ment prior to their departure from
the “Heart of the Golden North.”
The hospitality extended to the
Soviet fliers, in Fairbanks and
along the. ralroad belt, has be
wildered them. Thus far thej
have been unable to pay for anj
purchases, whether it is a stick
Fur Workers Clash
And Dozen Injured
NEW YORK, March 15, (/P>—A
dozen men and women were taken
to hospitals and several others were
treated by ambulance surgeons fol
lowing a fight between left and j
right wing fur workers.
The clash occurred in front of the
fur shop opez'ated by Benjamin
Axel, controlled by the right wing
workers.
Fighting broke out when a group
of left wing workers attempted to
force their way into the establish
ment.
Bids Called May 1
Construction New
Yukon River Boat
j
SEATTLE, March 15, (/Pi—Bids j
for the stern wheel steamboat Yu- j
kon river service will be called here
May 1. The vessel is for the Alas
ka Railroad and will be sent knock
ed down to Nenana where it will be
assembled and launched on the
river.
It will be 200 feet long, a 44 foot
beam, six loot depth a 850 horse
power engine with a maximum
speed of 12 knots and will be able
to push a large barge ahead on the
Yukon. The vessel will have ac
commodations for 80 passengers
with running wrater in all rooms.
Ashes Of Samuel
Magid Be Sent North
SEATTLE, March 15, (JP) -Samuel
Magid, who during the past 27
years, built and operated trading
posts in various 'parts of Alaska,
died at Miami Beach March 5. The
body has been brought here and
will be cremated and the ashes will
be sent to Deering where they will
be buried. His widow accompanied
the body. The Masonic Lodge is in
charge of the serivces to be held
here Friday.
ANCHORAGE PLANT SOLD
SEATTLE. March 15. </P)—'The
Far-West Fisheries Inc., of Seattle
iias purchased the Alaska General
Fisheries at Anchorage for a con
sideration thought to be $250,000.
The cnli-c property and assets will
be taken ever.
“TALKIE” EXPERT
George Mosser, manager of the
Empress theatre, at Cordova, ar
rived last night headed for the
old home-town. Mr. Mosser has
been assisting E. V. Smith, West
ern Electric technical expert, in
stalling “talkies” at Fairbanks
and Anchorage. Mrs. Smith accom
panies her husband.
Mr, and Mrs. Leonard King
and daughter, well known resi
dents of Fairbanks, are in Sew
ard today enroute to the States.
Mr. King has been with the F.
E- Co.
T. A. Parsons, superintendent
of the Northern Commercial Co-,
Fairbanks, was among the prom
inent arrivals in Seward yesterday
from the Interior. Mr. Parsons is
bound for Seattle. v
TWO BEAUTIFUL WREATHS
Two large and beautiful wreaths
of poppies from the Seward Wo
men’s Auxiliary, American Legion,
were placed upon the caskets of
Colonel Carl Ben Eielson and
Earl Borland, today. The floral
remembrances were made tby
Miss Sylvia Sexton.
General Manager Otto F. Ohl
son arrived in Seward last night
from Fairbanks and will returr
j to his Anchorage headquarters
I tomorrow.
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of chewing gum or a suit o:
clothes. Such is the famed gener
osity and appreciation of Alaskan;
for their efforts to find two o
Alaska’s loved, lost ones.
Practically the entire party i
registered at the Van Gilder hotel
Byrd's Relinquishment
South Pole Land
Are Not Binding
WASHINGTON, March 15, UP)
Acting Secretary of State Cotton, j
expressed the view that it was the
ntention of Byrd not to claim
ands discovered in the Antarctic j
is it was not considered binding [
jpon the American government.
It is his opinion that whatever
die eventful decision claiming the j
South Pole territory that the State 1
Department will take the view
national claims will not be affect- !
sd by verbal relinquishment on the!
part of the discoverer.
GUARDING HOME
LOS ANGELES, March 15, UP)—
staff of private detectives standing
?uard over the home of I. G. Krieg
sr, wealthy automobile salesman
day and night, to prevent the;
threatened children from death,
police were comparing the letters.
with those turned over to them re- ;
cently by a young Lodi girl.
Tried To Steal
Plane; Is Jailed
DENVER, March 15, (TP)—Eldrige
McVey of Ogallala, Kas., was in jail
charged with having made the first
attempt ever recorded here to steal
an airplane.
Lieut R. M. Wilson, instruc
tor" at the Curtiss Wright Field
made a running catch in time to
shut off the throttle of the plane
when McVey suddenly appeared,
leaped into the cockpit and at
tempted to fly away.
PLANE CRASHES, TWO DIE
CLEVELAND, March 15. <^P)—
Pilot Richard Braggins and David
Burnin, a salesman, were killed in
an airplane crash near the Cleve
land airport. Officials of the Cur
tis Wright Flying Service said the
cause has not been determined.
Both were employes of the Service.
WOMAN AUTHOR DIES
MEUTCHEN, N. J.. March 15, (/P>
—Mary Wilkins Freeman, 68, noted
author, died at her home here. Her
first novel was published in 1887.
She wrote 25 books.
BUD’S ENGAGEMENT IS
ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. John Weaver,
prominent citizen in our midst, an
nounce the engagement of their
son, Bud, to Miss Marella Scotte, a
young lady whom he met while at
school. This is rather sudden, but
knowing Bud, and having seen the
young lady, well——“On Vacation”
will delight vou from the first wrord
spoken to the last smile. Liberty
theatre, aMrch 18th. This is not a
motion picture.
Motion For Direct
• Verdict Is Refused
Doheny, Oil Case
WASHINGTON, March 15, (/P)—
&fter hearing the testimony Irom
a number of oil men, the govern
ment rested its case against Doheny
charged with bribing Fail.
The defense motion for a direct
ed verdict freeing Dohenv was de
nied by Justice Hitz; the trial was
recessed until Monday.
E. C. Finey, former Asst. Sec
retary of the Interior, was on the
stand and testified he revoked the
order by Fall which said the navy
should handle all contracts involv
ing naval oil leases.
READY FOR SUBMISSION
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, (JP)
—Preparations of the final plans
for the Golden Gate bridge together
with the plans for the hignways
and bridge approaches located on
the coast defense reservations will
be completed and ready for sub
mission to the War Department
some time next month.
Eleven Drown In
South Africa Flood
CAPE TOWN, March 15, (/Pi
Heavy tains in northern Natal
caused the little and great Bush
man livers to overflow the Estcourt
and Weenen districts. Eleven were
reported drowned.
A massive bridge over the river
near the town of Estcourt was
swept away. Railroad communica
tions between Natal and thrr Trans
vaal was halted.
Football Coach
Favors Dry Law
WASHINGTON, March 14, f/P)—
Alonzo Stagg, coach of football at
Chicago University, urged retention
of the loth amendment before the
House Judiciary Committee saying
it was his observation that “Our
.nation is better off under prohibi
tion than before.”
Chinese General
Believed Poisoned
LONDON. March 15, UP)—A Cen
tral Ringa News Agency dispatch
to Tokio from Manchu, Manchu
ria, said General Liang Chung Cha.
commander of the Chinese garrison
|at Manchurli, during the Russian
'invasion of Manchuria last Novem
ber, died suddenly afte;* a feast at
Hailar. Chinese reports allege poi
soning of the General is suspected,
PASSIVE RESISTANCE
AHMACABAD, India, March 15.
UP)—Mahatma Ghandi, sent a mes
sage to Bengali, directing his fol
lowers to start a move' of passive
i resistance.
Druggists, Doctors
Are Rounded Up
OAKLAND, March 15, (/Pj—As a
result of investigation of several
hundred East Bay physicians and \
druggists, made during the last few .
weeks by federal prohibition agents
working under assistance of Ad- i
ministrator George Seaver, of the
Enforcement Division, a score of <
druggists and 70 Oakland doctors
will be called before the Adminis
trator, William G, Walker, to ex
plain alleged irregulations in the
use of liquor prescriptions.
Keyes Abandons
Plans To Appeal
His Conviction
LOS ANGELES, March 15, (/P)—
Asa Keyes, former district attor
ney of Los Angeles county, who has
been taken to San Quentin peni
tentiary to serve a one to 14 year
sentence for bribery, has at least
temporarily abandoned plans for
an appear of his conviction to the
.United States Supreme Court.
| Keyes, who was convicted of ac
cepting bribes from defendants in
prosecutions growing out of the
Julian Petroleum Corp., stock over
issue, still is undecided whether he
will resume his battle for freedom
after he has become an inmate of
San Quentin.
Native And Rebel
Troops In Battle
ROME. March 15, (/P)—The War
Department announced that a bat
tle was fought March 6th between
Italian native troops in the south
! of Tripoli and the fleeing rebel
; tribe headed by Chieftain Sulei
man. The chief and his son were
among those killed. His widow and
, five others.
Suleiman was one of the out
standing rebels of the Tripoli rebel
ion.
MOSCOW, Mrch 15, (iP>—Charged
with fomenting a counter revolu
tion, the penalty for which is
death, 45 members of the Ukrain
ian intelligentsia stood trial in the
Charkov Supreme Court. The ac
cused include six priests.
Thousands Filipinos
In Demonstration
MANILA, March 15, (/^—Thous
ands of Filipinos, laborers and stu
dents, took part in orderly demon
strations in the arrival of the body
of Ferrnan Toberas, Filipino laborer
who was killed at Watsonville,
Calif., in January.
Armed men of the army and navy
'watched clmely the 2,000 Filipino*
'gathered at the deck when Tober
-as’ body landed from the steamer
^Empress of Canada but their ser
vices were rot needed.
The
LffiTfflOfi
(Reprinted by request)
American, Japanese
Naval Delegations
React Agreement
LONDON, March 15, (/P)—'The
\merican and Japanese naval del
egations, said well informed cir
cles, achieved an agreement which
s dependent only on confirmation
ef home authroities.
Senator Reed and Ambassador
Vlatsudaira, threshing out difficul
;ies, met today and observers were
[ed to believe they discussed final
details which included settlement
3f the Japanese claim of 70 percent
cruiser ratio. It is believed conces
sions were made on both sides.
IMMEDIATE PRECEDURE
LODI, March 15, (/P>—'With a
Superior Judge William Hazlett up
held the constitutionality of the
state natural gas conservation act
and ordered immediate precedure
of the injunction suit brought by
Attorney General U. S. Webb
against operators in the Santa Fe
Springs oil field to effect it.
Kidnappers And
Torturers Nabbed
By Chicago Police
CHICAGO. March 15. ifPi—The
capture of 15 men, said by police to
be members of a ring which has
extorted thousands of dollars from
Cook County victims, thru kidnap
ping and torture, was revealed by
the State Attorney’s office.
One of the men was seized as he
walked info a Michigan Boulevard
gown shop allegedly to collect $25,
00U ra.nson from Theodore Kopel
man, an official of the Chicago Na
tional Life Insurance Co.
Five otners were caught as they
waited cutside in a car.
“r-HAST” TO WALK
CHICAGO March 15. (/PI—'The
“Ghost will walk" for the city em
ployes next week when pay checks
arc finally issued. The announce
ment came as a vast relief to the
harassed employes who have missed
a number of pay checks.
HEARINGS RECESSED
WASHINGTON, M rch 15. .
The House Judiciary Committee re
cessed the prohibition hear n o ; un
til next Wednesday after hearing
Mission workers of New York and
Philadelphia uphold the dry laws
as having improved conditions ma
terially.
GLOOMY OVER FAILURE
LONDON, March 15, (/P)—Aristide
Briand, foreign minister of France
is gloomy over his failure to get a
security pact for his country out of
the Five Powrer Naval Conference.
He gave the parley only another
fortnight of life.
IMPOSSIBLE USE GLIDER
MONTEREY, March 15, (/P)—Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh passed the
day motoring about the peninsula
as the foggy weather and lack of
wind made it impossible for him
to use his glider. With Mrs. Lind
bergh he is now the guest of Mrs.
Sidney Eish, at the Fish ranch
where his glider has been housed.
REPRESENTED 12J)0«,000
WASHINGTON, March 15, CP)—
Two dozen women leaders, who said
they represented 12,000,000 of their
sex thruout the country maintain
ed that the womanhood of America
stood four squares behind prohibi
tion.
VALUABLE PAINflNG
GLORENCE. Italy, March 15, (/P)
—A 14th century painting, depict
ing the Virgin and Child and con
sidered of great value, has been
I stolen from Petrina church at
Montaiene.
J. Layden, real estate man of
1 Fairbanks, arrived in the city
! last evening enroute to the Out
side.
Robert Wakelin and Jack Guck
er, two of Alaska’s best known
traveling salesmen, returned last
evening from the Interior.