Seward Daily Gateway
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XV. NUMBER 244.
SEWARD, ALASiL... MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
five tiling
BOATS REPORTED
SUNK IN STORM
OTTER CYGAN ENROUTE TO
CORONATION ISLAND
REGION
KETCHIKAN, Sept., 29, (/Pj—
Meager reports from Coronation
Island, via government light
house service, said that five
trolling boats were sunk and
five stranded and one missing,
in a severe southwest storm
which raged over the entire
section Saturday.
It has not yet been deter
mined whether any lives were
lost.
The report was made to Cape
Decision by the t roller Magnus
Norstrom.
The island is said to offer
slight protection to the mos
quito fleet which started fall
fishing a few days ago.
The cutter Cygan left Satur
day night for the scene.
WORST DISASTER TO ALASKA
FISHING FLEET PERIOD
MANY YEARS
KETCHIKAN, Sept., 29, (JP)—
One was drowned and 10 sal
mon trailers were sunk off Cor
! onation Island in a fierce gale
which swept the region Friday
It was one of the worst dis
asters to the trolling fleet ir
years.
Rudolf Bernholft of Ketchi
kan, was carried down wher
Ids boat foundered. It is be
lieved he was trapped in hi:
cabin.
Two ships left here today tc
» join the cutter Cygan in an at
tempt to raise the fishing boats
which are in comnaratively shal
low water at ebb tides.
Little shelter was affordec
the dozens of small boats w'hicl
sought refuge at Aats Harbor
the crews taking to small boat:
when anchors began to drag
The more powerful boats pick
ed up the survivors who wen
taken to Port Alexander. Th
total loss is estimated at $20,00C
HULL, Eng., Sept, 28, (JP)—Som
where in* the North Sea the cruise
Conquest, which was being towe'
bv a tug, presumably to be broke:
up, is drifting with six men aboarc
The Humber wireless -station re
reived a message from the towin
tug “King Cross” asking that
lookout be kept for the cruise:
which endangers other ships. Sh
drifted out of control when her Un
line broke and was last seen 2
miles south of Flamboro Head.
ROUND-THE-WORLD
LONDON, Sept., 28, (JP)—Th
Honorable Mrs. Victor Bruce lei
Heston Aerodrome for a round-tb
^ -world flight via Japan, with he
first stop scheduled in Vienna. Sh
* hopped off at 7:10 a. m- G. C. T
or 2:10 E. S. T.
TWO TRAINMEN KILLED
DETROIT, Sept. 29. (/P)—Brake- j
|man William Fellman and Fireman
Frank McLaughlin were killed and
crushed between the engine tender i
land a Michigan Central Freight
train engne, and four cars left the
|track and turned over as the train
j struck an open switch near here.
The engineer jumped to safety.
"STROLLER" WHITE
! GATHERED INTO FOLD
JUNEAU, Sept., 29, (IP)—E. J.
“Stroller” White, 74, publisher
; of Stroller’s Weekly for a num
ber of years here, died,
j He leaves a widow, a daugh
ter and a son.
Editor White came West and
joined the Dawson gold rush.
He was a newspaperman in the
I states for years before coming
North.
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HOOVER'S AUNT BUCK
i FROM TIT NORTH
PORTLAND, Sept., 29, (TP)—
Mrs. Matilda Atinson Minthorn,
| President Hoover’s aunt, re
turned here missionary from
Metlaatla, Alaska, will visit a
number of friends and speak
, at the Peidmont Friends’ church.
She is the widow of Dr. Her
j bert Minthorn, physician. When
‘ | Hoover went to Alaska with the
late President Harding, he vis
ited Mrs. Minthorn at her post.
FRENCH AVIATORS NON
! AT SAN FRANCISCO
L
■ I SAN FRANCISCO, Sept., 23, (/P)—
1 Bearing greetings and goodwill to
' San Francisco, Dieudonne Coste
; and Maurice Bellonte, celebrated
French fliers, brought their Atlan
1 tic-conquering plepe “Question
’ Mark” into Mills Field at 5:20 p. m.
‘; Accompanied by a flying escort
from the Junior Chamber of Com
I merce and by the three official
^ planes of their flight around the
continent, the aviators flew above
.’ the city and then headed for the
Municipal Airport where they
landed a few minutes later.
■ NO DROUGHT LOANS
TO FARMERS UNLESS
I THEY'HE 0000 USAS
e J WASHINGTON, Sep. 29. (TP)—
r The administration has officially
i eliminated all ‘charity patients” ir
i its plan of drought relief.
1. Analysis of the scheme to place
- “sucor on a business basis” say the
? credit of corporations which are te
a. act as intermediaries between the
drought-stricken farmers and the
e federal and intermediate credil
v banks, will not underwrite loans tc
5 farmers considered a “poor risk”.
MAGNET SURGERY
: VIENNA. Sep., 29. (TP)-A mag
e net capable of moving metal ob
t jects weighing up to 30 pounds ha;
e been installed, in the Vienna Eye
r hospital- It is used to draw piece;
e of metal stuck on the eye and tc
., discover the position of pieces thai
are imbedded.
COACH PHELAN, FORMERLY
NOTRE DAME, IS NOT
SATISFIED, SHOWING
SEATTLE, Sept., 29, (^—Jim
my Phelan’s Notre Dame’s style .
of football was exhibited to win
from Whitman College 48 to 0. ,
In new satin suits, and new
sod on the field, a small crowd -
attended owing to the rain.
Washington scored twice in
the first period, a safety in the ,
second, a touch-down in the
third and four in the last:
quarter.
Whitman came close to scor
ing against the University of
Washington on two ocassions but
failed to have the punch.
; Hufford and Martin scored;
I twice to lead Washington. Both;
(teams subbed all they had.
Phelan was not proud of hisj
| team’s showing saying they
lacked fundamentals.
D. OP SO. CALIF,
j DEFEATS 0. OF ML.
LOS ANGELES, Sept., 29, (/P)— j
The University of Southern Cal-j
ifornia trampled the University
of California at Los Angeles by
the score of 52 to 0 by their fa-1
mous power plays which proved
up to their standard.
Duflield. quarterback, led with]
. three touch-downs. Music, full
back. made two and Mohler, a
substitute, two.
IDAHO DEFEATED
! PULLMAN, Sept., 29, (/P)—
Washington State beat Idaho
College 47 to 12 but Idaho threw
a scare into Washington when
they scored first.
MONTANA STATE WON
MOSCOW, Idaho, Sept., 29, (/P)
|—Idaho University lost to Mon
tana State 7 to 6. Idaho scored
in the third quarter and Mon
tana in the final. Montana was
by far the stronger team, it ap
peared.
CALLED OUT 1ST STRING
STANFORD, Sept,, 29, (/P)—
The University was forced to
Icall out the first string in order
| to defeat the Olympic Club of
San Francisco, 18 to 0.
ARDMORE, Sept., 29, (IP)—
Bob Jones swamped Gene Ho
man bv eight and seven in the
' finals of the United States Am
ateur championship match arfd
thereby completing an unpar
alleled “Grand slam’’ in 1930
1' golf.
A widly cheering mob of 10,
! 000 saw Jones add this crown
to the British Open, the Amer
ican Open and the British Arm
ature titles. The fourth triumph
; was the easiest of all.
> Cbas. H. Flory, Alaska Com
>; missioner. Department of Agri
; I culture, departed yesterday for
Juneau.
THREE DIE IN CRASH
JEROME, Idaho, Sept. 29. (/P)—
’Hot Manley Richey of Boise and
,wo girl passengers, Marjorie Can
iee, 18, and Margaret Kennedy, 13,
)oth of Jerome, were burned to
leath in an airplane crash. The
)lane went nto a spin at 300 feet.
TRADER FOUND DEAD:
FOIL PLAT SUSPECTED
AKIAK. Sept., 29, (/P)-Peter L. !
Williams, trader, died on a duck!,
hunting trip with 2 Indian hun
;ers.
It is believed that Williams is a
victim of foul play as evidence at
:he scene of the crime indicated
that the men quarrelled. A large j,
quantity of liquor was found near- J
3y.
United States Deputy Marshal
Wiseman began an investigation of
the case- 1
FBE1CE CHARGED !
MUHDERING WOMAN
_ I
FAIRBANKS, Sept., 29, </P)— j
As the result of the inquest |
held at .Ruby, Jack Freihage has j
been bound over to the grand
jury on the charge of murder-1
ing Mrs. "Big” Joe, a native wo-1
man.
She died Wednesday night
from injuries allegely inflicted
by Freihage with an iron clamp \
and a poker.
After the inquest Assistant U. j
S. District Attorney Collins and
Dr. Sutherland, flew to Tanana
to investigate the mysterious
deaths of William Warren and
Leo Blistine.
CHICAGO, Sept., 28, OP)—An in
land hurricane swept across the
middle-west, taking toll of at l^ast
14 lives. Property damage was
heavy- Six coast guardsmen, who
started across Lake Michigan in a
motorboat, were unreported. Fear
was felt for their safety.
The storm was screaming across
the Great Lakes and is expected to
be felt thru the St. Lawrence Val
ley and northern New England
states.
BIND'S LOIN
ICOMLS FOBCE
WIVES TO WORK
Cleveland, Sept., 29, (ZP)-While
I woman workers often have been ac
cused of taking jobs that could be
filled by men who needed them,
I most wage earning mothers work
1 because their husbands do not
make enough money to support
jtheir families decently
A study of 500 mothers engaged
! in wage-earning ocupations in
Cleveland discloses, the department
of labor says, that a large majority
work “because of economic neces
sity.
i In 295 cases the husbands were
'living with their wives, 119 women
I were widows, 62 were divorced and
46 had been deserted.
1 In 13 cases the husbands were in
| institutions.
; Of the 295 women whose hus
bands were living at home, 187
'said their reason for going to work
was the insuficient income of the
husbands.
13. GUGGENHEIM
COPPER MAGNATE
ID VESTMY
GREAT PUBLIC BENEFACTOR
SUMMONED; DONATED
MILLIONS
PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y„
Sept., 29, (/P)—Daniel Guggen
aeim, copper magnate and do
lar of $2,500,000 to the Guggen
leim Fund for the Promotion of
\eronautics, died yesterday at
;he age of 74 from heart dis
ease.
For many years he has been,
interested in Alaska mining.
His total gift to aviation is
said to have amounted to $5,000,
300.
He is survived by his wife, son
Harry, Cuba Ambassador; Mrs.
Robert Straus, a daughter; and
Colonel Robert M., another son.
With his six brothers Daniel
Guggenheim controlled about
one-half of the copper mines
and smelters in the world.
HACK WILSON TOPS BABE AND
SETS A NEW IIOMER
MARK
Sept. 27. (JP)—Jerome Dean from
the Western and Texas leagues pit
ched the debut of the Cardinals
and allowed the Pirates only three
singles
The Cubs overcame the nine-run
lead given Cincinnati in the second
inning. *
Babe Ruth pitched his first full
game in nine years in the Ya ocoe’s
final game, holding Boston to five
hits and no runs for five innings
and allowing three runs and six
more hits for the rest of the game.
No man reached second base unfch
the sixth inning.
Goslin, of the St. Louis Browns,
hit homers in both games.
Caraghead, Oakland pitcher, held
the Missions to two hits in the
second game.
Bill Terry, of the New York Giants
I is the National League batting
| champion with a percentage of 401.
Herman, of Brooklyn, was second
| with} a percentage 393, Klien of
Philadelphia with a percentage of
386 was third- Terry tied the Lea
gue record of total hits made by
,Odoul of Philadelphia last year
250 hits.
Gehrig of the Yankees, is the
I American League champion with
a percentage of 382- Simons, of
Philadelphia is second with a per
centage of 381; Cochrane, also of
Philadelphia, was third with a per
centage of 362.
Wilson of Chicago set a National
League home run record with 56
major league record runs. He has
driven in 190 runs.
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COMMITTEES ORGANIZE
SACRAMENTO, Sept., 28, (£>>—
The state committees of the repub
lican, democratic, socialist and
prohibition parties met here to or
ganize for the November elections.
The democrats will provide the
■only absorbing interest, with their
controversy over the wet and dry
1 issue which has split the party in
two factions.