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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 1.
SEWARD, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
TEST FLIGHTS
INTERIOR IITEO
OWING WEATHER
NEIMENEN TAKES PLACE OF
BROATCH ACCOUNT OF
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
FAIRBANKS, Jan., 2. (/P>—
Final preparations for the test
flights of the Fairchild planes I
have been halted owing to the
cold and murkey weather and
the take-off on the Eielson-Bor
land relief expedition is postponed j
for a day. I
Major Deckard indicated that
two ships will fly tomorrow (Wed
nesday) if the thermometer
•'limbs a few degrees.
As was predicted the third
olane will be piloted by Matt
-Yeimenen. Capt. Wm- Broatch
was released when the company
nanagers here decided to use
Neimenen's owing to the latter’s
knowledge of the terrain and
general conditions. Broatch has
left enroute to Canada.
The temperature moderated
from a minimum of 51 below
^ero to 41 in the morning but!
the haze continues to obscure
the local field.
. From the air buildings are v:<?
ible only a few feet from the
ground but in town yesterday
the visibility was excellent.
Neimenen’s landing here from
Anchorage was possible only
thru his exact knowledge of the
location of the field. Flying low
he recognized the lay of the
town and field. On his second
attempt he nearly -rushed when
he headed in toward the han
gars. Only by quick use of the
throttles did he manage to rise
and e:cape a h^don collision.
I
H'S RESIGNATION
MODERATION APPROACHING
AND DESIRES RETURN
PRIVATE LITE
PARIS, Jan., 2, (JP)—The French
frontier town of Hendaye re
layed to the Savas News Agency
a report from Madrid that Pre
mier Primo de Rivera, head of
the Spanish government since
1923, had tendered King Alfonso
a joint resignation of his and
the cabinet.
The King has reserved deci
sion, it is reported, but will
communicate with the Premier
within three days.
Rivera has said on several oc
cassions recently that the time
was approaching for modera
tion of the dictatorship which he
wielded and indicated he was
desirous of returning to private!
life.
SHARP EARTHQUAKE
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FLORENCE, Italy, Jan., 2, (/P)—A
sharp earthquake shock was felt i
here. Residents ran to the streets I
in terror, but the quake did no I
damage and was not fallowed im- I
mediately by other shocks.
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MONTEVIDEO, Jan., 2, (/P)~1
The first fruits of Captain Hu- j
bert Wilkins exploration flights!
over Antarctica were revealed in
advices that he had discovered)
a previously unknown land In I
his last venture over the Polar j
ice.
A government radio station j
announced advices to this ef-1
feet were received from the S. j
S. Melville, which carried the!
exp’orer to Deception Island |
which he uses as a base. Details :
were not given but it is believed |
that the probable territory is j
somewhere in the vicinity of De- ;
ception Island, or south of Tier- |
ra del Fuego, and Argentine.
FORD MTS CISST
081; NEW SOOT
TUESDAY
DETROIT, Jan., 2, (>P)-The first
official statement of the sp~cific
season for the recent temporary
snutdown of the branch plants of
the Ford Motor Co., was made in an
announcement that new Ford bod
ies will be introduced thruout the
United States Tuesday.
The announcement, made by Ed
sel Ford, president of the Ford
Motor Co., said that the shutdowns
were for the purpose of making
changes in machinery and plant
equipment.. The new type bodies
will have roomier interiors and a
variety of new color combinations,
Mr. Ford’s statement said. Larger
fenders and an added sweep of line
are other features of the new body.
DHL OUTPUT
ALASKA FOB 192
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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT
REVEALS FOUR TIMES
GREATER OUTPUT
WASHINGTON. Jan., 2, (A3)—
Alaska, with its 1929 mineral |
output totaling $16,105,000 as i
against $4,119,000 for 1928, show
ed a notable increase in the pro
duction of gold, the Alaska branch
of the Geological Survey, Depart
ment of the Interior, announced.
The comparative 1929, 1928,
output of ores follows:
1929—Gold $7,748,000
1928— Gold $6,845,000
1929— Copper $7.233,000
1928— Copper $5,965,000
1929— Silver $242,000
1928— Silver $266,000
1929— Coal $496,000
1928—Coal $662,000
Other minerals, including lead,
petroleum, marble and platinum
totaled $388, for 1929 as against
$323, in 1928.
The Survey reported the
increased gold output was from
both lode and placer mines. Cop- j
per values increased though the!
quantity decreased more than |
1,000,000 pounds.
CANDIDATE, REELECTION
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan., 2, <£>)_ I
vemor Young is a candidate for re
election to a second term, as the
head of the state administration
and his formal declaration that he
intends to seek the republican
nomination again next August may
be expcted momentarily. The Gov
ernor will ask the voters of Califor
nia to reelect him upon his record
in the administration of state af- i
fairs during the past three years. !
P\ST AIRPLANE TROLLEY
INVENTED BY FRENCHMAN
Trolleyized airways, controlled by passengers and
making 150 miles an hour, are visualized by a French
engineer. A push button starts the car and another re
verses the propeller and opens an umbrella shaped
brake at the rear to stop the contraption at the station.
KING WISH III
HOLE TRAFFIC COP
UNTANGLES BIG J1
MADRID, Jan., 2, (JP)—King
Alfonso played the part of a!
traffic policeman, aided by Pre- J
mier Rivera, and between them:
quickly untangled a traffic jam I
baffling the policeman.
The King and Premier’s auto
mobile caught In a snarl
of hundreds of cars; the King j
stepped out and took charge. |
Then Rivera appeared and be-!
tween them they directed traffic
and unsnarled the jam. They
received the thanks qf the po
liceman then drove away.
FAMILY ROBBING J
STORE. MOTHER
SHOT 10 KILLED
STORE OWNER AWAKENED BY
RINGING OF REGISTER;
OPENED FIRE
ROCHESTER, N. Y. Jan., 2, (/P)
—Masquerading as a man and
accompanied by her husband
and two children, Mrs. Winnifred
Shields, 35, was fatally shot as
she fled from the store they had
entered.
Ernest Tott, storekeeper, who
was sleeping at the rear of the
establishment since a recent
burglary, was aroused by the
ringing of the cash register. He
saw two “men” and two boys
feeing from the front entrance
so he ran into the street and
fired five shots, one of the quar
tet falling.
Mrs. Shields husband, James
Sr., is 45; the sons, James Jr.,
17; and John, 16, returned w7hen
the woman fell, and were ar-!
rested.
KMUHE GO
GEIKITIG OWING
TO flECEST BLAZE
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WASHINGTON, Jan., 2, (&—'The
republican White House has gone
democratic as temporary office*
were being established following
the disastrous fire, which wrecked
the President's working quarters. 1
While carpenters work at recon- :
structing the executive offices, i
were completed for the President 5
and his staff to occupy rooms in 1
the State, War and Navy Building, 1
across the street. All the rooms will 3
not be ready for a week, however,
so the cabinet met in an atmos
phere replete with the early history
of the American Republic.
The cabinet gathered in the
study where Lincoln signed the
emancipation proclamation, and
sat around uie table use i by Pitd
dent Adams and his cabinet in the
early days of the White House. .
BROTHER, TOPE, DIES
ROME, Jan., 2, (TP)—Count j
Fermo Ratti, brother of Pope
Pius, 11th, who had been ill fory
the past two days, died sudden
ly. The Countess and his son :
were at the bedside.
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MORE THAN 150 TOTS TAKEN
TO INFIRMARY SUFFER
ING BURNS
PAISLEY, Scotland, Jan., 2, (ffi)
—Seventy-two persons, most of
them children, has been officially
estimated as having perished in
a fire which swept thru a mot
ion picture theatre crowded with
youngsters for a holiday matinee.
Wild panic occurred among the
children as they jammed the
exits in a wild effort to flee
from the raging flames and brot
the death toll up until officials
feared it will be near 80.
More than 150 children were
taken to a nearby infirmary suf
fering from burns received in
the mad rush from the building.
A constant stream of tram
cars and wagons were pressed
into service and arrived at the
infirmary bearing the poor little
victims many of whom were dead
and others in a comatose condi
tion.
The fire started from the op
erator’s box and sped with ter
rific rapidity through the crowd
ed auditorium. The picture show
ing was “The Crowd.”
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MEN NOW IN DRY SERVICE ARE
PERFORMING TIIEIR DUTIES
EFFICIENTLY
WASHINGTON, Jan., 2, UP)—A
new plan of organization, looking
to a more efficient enforcement of
the federal law, evolved by the
study which was ordere i»by Presi
dent Hoover, will shortly be sub
mitted to congress for its consider
ation, according to an announce
ment made by Dr. James Doran,
commissioner of prohibition.
Commissioner Doran made this
disclosure in a statement in which
he replied to the charge of Senator
Borah, that the dry enforcement
has failed because the personnel
administering the law was ineffi
cient, from top to bottom. Mr.
Doran declared that Mr. Borah's
saying that the law cannot be en
assertion “came perilously near to
forced at all” and insisted that the
men now in the dry service are per
forming their duties efficiently.
IfOTED SOVIET PHOT
VOLUNTEERS SERVICES
MOSCOW, Jan., 2, (/P)—Another
leading Soviet pilot, Michael
Gromov, has volunteered to join
the Eielson-Borland search and,
with the approval of the Arctic
committee, will start within a
few days, accompanied by Pilot
Spirin and Mechanic Merkulov.
The route will be Khabarovsk,
Nikolevskdashokhotsk, Cape North
to Kolushinsk Bay.