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Seward Daily Gateway
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XV. NUMBER 132.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 19o0.
PRICE TEN CENTS
LOS ANGELES CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE EXCURSION
PARTY ON LINER
SEATTLE, June 9, (/P)—'The S.
5. Aleutian, of the A. S. S. Co.,
sailed for Alaska Saturday at 11
a. m. with 473 passengers aboard
of which 207 were booked for the
Port of Seward. One hundred and
73 are round-trip passengers. The
Seward listing is as follows:
Mrs. S. Fitch, Mr. and Mrs. Jno.
Wagner, Miss A. Wagner, Mrs.
Kate Barnes, Miss K. A. Costello,
Miss M. Costello, Mr. and Mrs. G.
A. Axelson, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Healy, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hack
ley. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Brininstool,
Miss Cora Stowell, Mrs. Hattie
Hatmar.
Mr and Mrs Allan H. Crary,
Miss L, Ellenbui'ger, Miss N. Brin
instool, Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Dielman. and 'son; Mr. and Mrs.
R. Lee Heath, Mrs. B. Harnstra,
Miss I. E. Pillsbury, Mrs. F. J.
Wagner, Mrs. Ethel Wescott, H. U.
N. Higgins, Russell R. Brant. Mrs.
A. L. Wright, Miss F. E. Dooley,
Miss H. McCann, J. K. Abel. Mrs.
C. Piekesimer. Mrs. H. W. White.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Perkins, Mr.
and Mrs. Noel R. Gascho, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry W. Wright. Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Paine, Dr. and Mrs.
F. W. Miller, Dr. Egerton Crispin,
A. H. Elk, John Newton Russel,
Mrs. K. Rehtmeyer, Miss N. Reh
'.menter. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Zill
:.ian, S. B. Sturtevant.
J. F. Lucius, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
M. Avis, Mrs. A. Gardiner. Mrs.
Lizzie Wluff, Mrs. B. A. Sill. Mrs.
Edna P. Byrnes, Mrs. Kate Brack
•r. Mrs. Kate Wagner. Mr. and
Mrs H. L. Weatherwa . Mr. and
Mrs. L. P Burgess, Mr. and Mrs.
H. Stanley Bent, E. S. Bowman,
Miss M. Bent, Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Thompson. William Pagen, Roland
J. Pagen, Dorothy Pagen, Mrs.
R. T. Panen. Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Pauly,
Miss H. G. Peabody. Miss H. F.
Goeckel, Mrs. C. Morrison, Mrs.
C. Morrison.
Mrs. I. Fleming, Barbara Buf
:um, Mrs. L. C. Buffum, Mrs. E.
Bissenger, Mrs. U. E. Seibly, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Mattoon, Mr.
and Mrs. B. C. Boathby, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Burton, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred T. Beaty, Speed T. Hughes,
W. E. Wottds, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
3rownell, E. L. Sawyer, Robert
Griggs, Dr. D. M. Griggs, M. J.
Rogers, Dr. Donna, J. Marr, Mrs.
Donna Shedd, J. T./Lawton.
Wm. Peterson, Wm. Neilson,
Barbara J. Alfs, Mary K. Alfs,
George Alfs, Bernard Alfs, Mrs.
Alfs, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. P. Bayer,
and son; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Col
burn, Alice Whelan, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter H. Duval, Wm. T. Grund,
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Galbreath,
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McFaul, Mr.
and Mrs. R. M. Hartwell, Mrs. K.
M. Johnson, Mrs. F. P. Fay, Chas.
3erry, Miss E. Bontjes, Miss M.
3ontjes. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wil
son, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Helman,
Mr. and Mrs. D. P. N. Little.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Joanes, Hel
en Larson, Mrs. L. G. Haming,
Mrs. C. S. Kendale, H. B. Ford,
Mrs. G. Hutchinson, Mrs. Laura V.
Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Daw
-nn, H. Haffman, C. A. Burrows,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Harms, F. C. Bra
kel, W. B. Gilroy. A. C. Watts,
Theo. Berth, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Sims, Mrs. E. Shortnes, Mrs. R. V.
Stewart, Mrs.,E. Miller, Mrs. Hugh
McDonald, G W. Gray, Stan Ford,
IEUGWIPH BREVITIES
RECOVERS THRONE
BUCHAREST, June 9, (/P)—
Prince Carol recovered the throne
; which he gave up for Mine. Lup
esco five years ago when Par
' liament elected him King Carol,
2nd. His son Michael was named
i to succeed him.
ONE HUNDRED DROWNED
SHANGHAI, June 9, (/PI— One
hundred passengers and the crew
of the Chinese steamer Rittung
were drowned in the Yangtse river
when the vessel struck a rock off
Tungohow on the north shore of
the river’s mouth and sank
NEW ALTITUDE RECORD
WASHINGTON, June 9, (fP)—The
Bureau standards announced that
Lieutenant Soucek, U. S. Navy, had
flown a plane to 43,160 feet altitude
last Wednesday, thereby establish
ing a new altitude record. He
passed the previous mark by 1.044
feet.
SIX DROWN
LONGVIEW, Wn, July 9, (/P)—
A light skiff with eight men over
turned in the Columbia River and
six of them drowned. These were
Wilbert Sanford and Wano Josi,
brothers, 22 and 26, who had been
visiting their mother at Vader;
Nick and Leo Koski. brothers,
who lived at Kelso; and Nick
Lami of Willow Grove.
FOUR KILLED, DYNAMITE
DETROIT, June 9, (JP)~ Four
laborers were killed and between
12 and 20 others were trapped by
a dynamite explosion in the water
works tunnel, 180 feet below the
surface of the Detroit river at the
foot of Marqueete Drive. Twelve
were injured when an electric drill
struck the dynamite charge which
was place'd there Saturday and had
failed to explode.
CHART AIRPLANE ROUTE
LONDON, June 9. (TP)—British
scientists will sail for Faroe, Ice
land, and Greenland, July 3. in an
attempt to chart a route for air
plane service between Great Brit
ain and Canada. Canada will soon
undertake a survey of the Canad
ian end of the proposed route from
Winnipeg thru Hudson Bay to Baf
fin Land.
50 WHITE-SLAYERS
BUENOS AIRES, June 9, (&)—
More than 50 persons, having re
cords as white-slavers, are under
arrest here awaiting trial as a re
sult of a roundup accompanying
the investigation of an internation
al ring.
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 9, m
—The Democratic State Commit
tee, by unanimous vote, adopted a
platform calling for a repeal of all
national and state prohibition sta
tutes.
Chris Bruckman, Mrs. Bruckman,
Mrs. May Kellog, Mrs. Emma
Cote, Mrs. M. M. Wickersham, Mrs.
M. J. Bowem, Mr. C. O Sander.
Mrs. M. K. Korstian, Mrs. J. W.
Hendrick, Mrs. J. W. Chapman,
Mrs. Samuel Berliner, Mr. and
Mrs. George H. Merrifield, Mrs.
W. R. Hubbard, Mrs. L. M. Clem
son, J. A. Bond, Mrs. F. Oberg, Mrs.
Mary E. Nyhn E. Nyhn, J" Edith
Stuart. Leonara Reuter, Miss E.
White, Mrs. W. M. Thompson, N.
N. Solas, Mr. and Mrs. H. F Met
Calf, Barney Steyjoyel, Mr and
Mrs. Tom Katsontres, Mrs. A. C. '
Collins, Miss H. Coleman, Mr. and!
Mrs. C. G. Huntington, Jo eVisca. j
There are also 25 steerage on
board for Seward.
OAKLAND, June 9, (/P)—Seven
.men are dead and one is In a hos
pital as a result of an explosion in
!the Hetch Hetchy Tunnel near
i Calaveras Dam. Alameda county
hills.
I The shot of dynamite was put in
,the tunnel sometime Sunday and
opened up a stream of water. Evi
dently it blew into a pocket of gas
but had not ignited at the time, but
without the men working in the
tunnel knowing. It apparently then
seeped into the long passage and
accumulated there.
Investigators believe a spark
from an electric tram or pick set
off the gas.
PANTflGES WEEPS
PM TO RELEASE
LOS ANGELES, June 9, (/Pi
After more than seven months in
the county jail, Alexander Pan
tages is at home with his family
following his release under a $100,
000 bond.
He is to go under expert medi
cal care; he wept yesterday when
told, as he was sitting on his pris
on cot in his cell, that a bond had
been granted. He said he couldn’t
believe it.
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SATURDAYS GAMES
Nationals
St. Louis 7, New York 9
Chicago 9. Brooklyn 12
Pittsburg 4. Boston 6
Cincinnati, Phillies, rain.
AMERICAN
Washington, Cleveland, rain
New York 12, St. Louis 5
Boston 0. Detroit 6
; Phillies 5, Chicago 6
COAST
| Hollywood 9, Los Angeles 7
Missions 5, Frisco 10
Oakland 5, Seattle 8
Sacramento 3. 5, Portland 0, 1
SUNDAY’S GAMES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 6; Chicago 0.
New York 4; St- Louis 1.
Boston 10; Pittsburgh 6.
Cincinnati 5-2; Philadelphia 4-9.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia ; Chicago 3.
Cleveland 3; Washington 2.
Detroit 1; Boston 0; game called
at end of sixth inning on account
of darkness.
St. Louis 5; New York 4.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
San Francisco 6-3; Missions 5-10
Oakland 6-2; Seattle 2-3.
Sacramento 4-4; Portland 3-10.
Los Angeles 7-8; Hollywood 1-7.
PRINCESS REFUSES
RETURN TO CAROL
BUCHAREST, June 9, OP)—Form
er Prince Carol has failed thds far
in his efforts to effect a recon
cilliation with his former wife and
is still trying to bring about a sof
tening attitude of the King.
Princess Helen, in a long discus
sion in regard to her future atti
tude, finally agreed not to demand
annulment for divorce
Princess Helen returned her son
Michael to the palace where she!
is staying today after taking him j
to the Royal Palace yesterday.
TELEGHAPH BREViTIES
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INCREASE BIRTH RATE
BERLLN, June 9, (/P)—What
amounts to a bonus for babies was
recommended to the German gov
ernment by Professor Goripan,
prominent socialogist. Plans call
Ifor subsidizing parents in order to
increase the birth rate
HEAT RECORD SMASHED
NEW YORK, June 9, (/P)—'The
year’s record for hot weather was
smashed here when the thermome
ter went to 90 degrees at 4 o’clock.
Two days of the heat wave have re
sulted in the death of four persons
land the prostration of many more.
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$250,000 FOR SERVICES
NEW YORK, June 9, (/P)-Formal
action was begun to oust from the
! bench, Judge W. Bernard Vause,
who has been indicted for his part
in securing pier leases for the
United American Line- He was paid
$250,000 for his services.
SIX COMPLAINTS
CAMBRIDGE, Eng., June 9, f/P»
; Detective Sergeant Wills died of
wounds inflicted by Douglas Potts,
Cambridge student. Potts killed
Dr. Alexander Wollaston and then
, committed suicide. Potts was want
jed by police on six complaints.
BANNISH FOUR PAPERS
| LONDON, June 9, (/P)—The Irish
Free State banned four English
weeklies from the country because
they devote an unduly large pro
portion of their space to the publi
cation of articles dealing with
crime.
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GUNBOAT ORDERED
LONDON. June 9, (/Pi—Because
jof the Chinese Communist Army
menace, an American gunboat has
been ordered to Kiukang to be pre
pared to evacuate 40 American
! residents there, it is reported in
| Peking dispatches.
ONE OF THE BEST
NEW YORK, June 9, </P)—Dr.
George King, who ranked among
•the 10 best tennis players in the
countiy a few years ago, died at
the age of 46 after an eight-week
illness. He was a victim of infec
tion
FINED AND SENTENCED
I PARMA, Italy, June 9, (.P)-The
i speaking ill of Pope Pius 11th, Mer
chant Eugenio of Milan, was fined
$52.39 and sentenced to five months
in prison. The sentence was sus
pended.
CUSTOMS MAN ABOARD
j NEW YORK, June 9, (Jf)—'The
■ Majestic and the lie De France, ar
rived with customs inspectors on
board who aided the passengers
make their declarations. It is pre
dicted that all westbound liners
'will be assigned one customs man
to assist the passengers in a like
manner.
AMERICANS KILLED
MEXICO CITY, June 9, (/P)-Two
Americans were among the eight
persons killed near Naco, Sonora,
when mine operators tried to eject
from the company’s houses, miners
who were on a strike.
COUNCIL THANKS POST
Last week the City administra
tion addressed a comunication to
Post Commander Campbell thank
ing the members of the Seward
American Legion Post for the pre- !
sentation and erection of the fine 1
new flag pole on the grounds of
the William H. Seward School.
BATTLE BEGAN OVER SEARCH
OF CAR FOR LIQUOR;
1,000 IN CROWD
EURORA, Minn., June 9, (JP)—
Mrs. Leo Ferguson, 45, was killed
when she ran into the line of fire
| when her husband, a magistrate,
precipitated a pitched gun battle
: in an attempt to search a car for
I liquor.
The shooting occurred on church
grounds in the presence of more
than 1,000 people who were at
tending a community singing pro
gram.
Tom Elkins, 19 was critically
i wounded. Ferguson and deputies
thought Elkins and Watts Bowen
had been drinking. Elkins de
| manded a search warrant; friends
led Bowen away. Bystanders said
I Elkins was knocked down and then
shot on the ground
J. Sewall, a bystander, was shot
through a knee and two others
were slugged with gun butts in
! the free for all battle which en
sued.
TOLL WITH LIS
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CHICAGO. June 9, {/P—Frank
Thompson, who sold the weapons
used in the Valentine’s Day mas
sacre to seven of Moran’s gang
sters last year, was shot and ser
iously wounded near Rockford
where the body of Eugene “Red-'
McLaughlin, gangster, was dis
covered in a Chicago drainage
canal.
Thompson’s shooting strength
ened the police theory that a half
dozen of the missing Moran gang
I have been slain and the bodies
similarly disposed of. George
“Bugs” Moran and five lieutenants
have disappeared since the out
break of the latest gang war.
LUMEN 9R0THERS
WELCOME DEER PROBE
SEATTLE, June 9, (/P)— Ernest
Walker Sawyer, special assistant
to Col. Otto F. Ohlson, general
manager of the Alaska Railroad,
and assistant to the Secretary of
the Interior, arrived here enroute
to Alaska to supervise the inves
tigation of methods employed in
i handling Eskimo owned reindeer
j herds.
C. L. Andrews, former Alaska
i educator charged that native own
ed herds were being absorbed by
the Lomen Reindeer Corporation.
The company welcomes the probe.
DOUGHS GRAY IS
WRESTLING HEAD
Douglas Gray, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Felix Gray, of Douglas, was
recently chosen captain of the
1930-31 wrestling team at Annapo
lis, U. S. Naval Academy.
During the past season Gray was
undefeated in the matches between
the Navy and other schools, and
played a large part in winning the
catch-as-catch-can title for An
napolis.