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Seward Daily Gateway
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XV. NUMBER 197.
SEWARD, ALASK.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2. 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTfc
GLOBE I LESS
HIM 20 BUIS
MEARS AND BROWN HOP-OFF
FROM NEW YORK FIELD
AFTER NEW MARK
ROOSEVELT FIELD. N. Y. Aug.. |
2. (A5)—Bound for New York City j
by way of Dublin. Berlin, Moscow;
Alaska and Seattle. John Henry ■:
Mears and Henry Brown took-off
at 5:40 a. m., Eastern Standard
time, in the plane New York.
Their first scheduled stop is
Harbor Grace, Newfoundland.
They are seeking a round the
world rcord which Mears has
twice held only to be broken.
The German dirigible Graf Zep- ;
pelin last summer set a new re
cord of 2 days, eight hours and j
26 minutes. Mears hopes to make
the trip in less than 20 days and j
perhaps 15 if good weather is met.
Ideal flying conditions are fore
cast for the flight to Harbor
Grace.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2,(Ah—Ar
rnand Emanuel, product of the
Olympic Club, has started training
for his bout with Leo Lomski, once
famed as the “Aberdeen Assassin",
here on August 12th.
They battled to a draw a short
time ago in San Francisco, but the
it Jewish heavy weight, who is at
imiptine another climb up the
ougilistic ladder, believes that he
can take the measure cf the north- .
westerner. Emanuel sought a match
with Leo Kennedy, conqueror of
Maw Baer, but the Long Beach
heavy weight vrould not consider it.
ROMS. Aug., 2, (TP)—Temporary
housing for the stricken inhabi
tants of Southern Italy who lost
their homes in last week’s earth
quake has begun.
The distribution of food is now
regular and sanitary services are
in full operation. * '
The latest report to Premier
Mussolini said the number of
dead and injured had not chang
ed appreciably since the last re
port when the list numbered 2,142
dead and 4,552 injured.
LUNCHEON GUESTS
A special luncheon was held at
l noon today, in the banquet room
of the Seward Grill, in honor of
Walter C. Dibrell, Superintendent
in charge of U. S. Lighthouse
Service, 16th District; Capt. John
W. Leadbetter, of the lighthouse
tender Cedar; Captain Seims of
the U. S. Geodetic Survey Ship
Discoverer; Captain Graham of
the Geodetic Survey Vessel West
hal, and a number of other offi
cers from the vessels mentioned.
/ STARE DUE AT 5 P. M.
The S. S- Starr, of the San Juan
Fishing and Packing Company, will;
arrive in port from the Westward!
at 5 o’clock this afternoon and sails I
Westward again Monday evening.
BURNED TO DEATH
LOS ANGELES, Aug., 2, (/P)—
Earl Lyon, Redondo Beach, a
glider pilot, was burned to death
when his ship snagged a power
line 30 feet in the airA
BIN GN RUSSIAN
PULP* IS LIFTED
TO ADMIT 11 SNIPS
WASHINGTON, Aug., 2, (A5)—
The ban on Russian pulpwood,
imposed by the Treasury depart
ment a week ago, was lifted by
Assistant Secretary Lowman who
issued orders to Custtom collect- j
ors to admitt into this countryj
79 shiploads of products.
Lowman said evidence was
not sufficient to show that the ;
pulpwood was convict produced. |
Six shiploads arrived in the j
states and Canada; others have;
been loaded in Russia and 11 are
enroute. j
IDENTIFIED
CHICAGO, Aug. 2. (/P)—Frank
Foster, Capone gangster under in
dictment on charges of complicaty
in the murder of Alfred Lingle, Tri
bune reporter, was identified posi
tive’v by Patrolman Anthony M.
Rutha.
RADIO BEAM HOP
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 2. (/P>—
Captain Lewis A. Yancey, American
trans-Atlantic aviator, took off on
the long return flight to New York
from his South American tour. He
plans a flight from New York to
Moscow by way of London, follow
ing a “radio beam” from New York
to London.
BOMBAY, Aug. 2. (/P)—While dip- j
lomatic efforts continued among
nationalist leaders to end the cam
paign of civil disobedience more
than 700 men and women began
the severest campaign of picketing
yet undertaken here.
Seven hundred congress volunteer
alternated all day long in four hour
shifts before all shops dealing in
foreign clothing frightening away
most of the customers and seriously
crippling the business
ORDER 20 PLANES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (JP>—The
smadetrouefwi July the Fokker
war department contracted with
the Fokker Aircraft Corporation for
20 new single motored cargo air
planes at a total cost of $460,550.
The machines wll be equiped with
Wright cyclone motors of 525 horse
power..
ANARCHISTS ARRESTED *
PARIS, Aug. 1, (/P)—Sixty-one
alleged anarchists were arrested
by police on the banks of the
River Seine, after attending a
meeting known as the Federation
of the Spanish to Ngue. The ar
rests were expected to be followed
by a series of riots.
CRITICAL CONDITION
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1. (A5)
—Former U. S. Senator James D.
Phelman was still in a critical
condition at his home near Sar
atoga. A brief period of improve
ment was followed by another re- i
lapse. Physicians said there can i
be no hope for his recovery.
DOMESTIC TROUBLES SAID TO
HAVE BEEN CAUSE LEAD
ING TO TRAGEDY
BAKER, Ors., Aug., 2, UP)—Geo.
K. McGeienon shot and killed his
wife, wounded Harold Giikison,
then shot himself in the head, in
a rooming house here. McGeienon
is expected to die.
Giikison is given an even chance
to recover.
McGeienon frightened his two
daughters, 10 and 12, to silence
after telling them he was going
to kill their mother.
Police said domestic troubles
was the cause.
Giikison was believed shot when
he rushed into the room after
hearing the first report.
SLEUTH ON IIP
TO HUSKS WITH
99 PSSSENGtRS
SEATTLE, Aug., 2. CP)—'The S.
S. Alaska, of the A. S. S. Co., left
here this morning ,for Alaska
with 99 passengers of which 19
are for Seward, as follows:
Mrs. William Cunningham, G.
Cunningham, Seenator T.. L. Od
d:e. Mrs. Oddie, J. Kornmever.
Mrs. W. J. Horan, M. Brandell, J.
Carlson, Mrs. E. Dodson, Margaret
Halley. R E Smith, Rev. W. E.
Youle. Mrs. M. Boyees, H Croken.
L. S. Seten. A. F. Mencenbeck,
Mrs. H. Bilderling, Harriet Cooper.
Bessie Bradwell.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 4, Detroit 12.
|New York 4,Boston 1.
! Ruth got two homers making the
; total of 38- Ruffing held Boston
down to twro hits and struck out
nine.
Cleveland St. Louis 3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brook'.yr. 9, Philadelpiva 4
jPiltsburg Chicago iO.
Harnett homers Taul.ies
Bool .mate catcher mintr- .? twice
St. Ico.s 10 Cincinnati 1.
4 New York 13
Maran’ine out ol Do«i line up
i :e to the death of his father at
Spirit field, Mass-, Desk Polleemv*
PACIFIC COAST L5AGLE
Sacramento 3, Frisco 4.
Missions 3, Seattle 4.
Oakland 3, Los Angeles 5.
Hollywood 5, Portland 4.
SUBMARINES Will BE
EQUIPPED Will PIM5
LOS ANGELES, Aug., 2, (£>)—
Plan for equipping submarines
in the United States fleet with
scouting planes, were announced
here.
Small and fast folding wing
planes have been ordered con
structed by the Bureau of Aero
nautics to be used for experiments
to determine the most suitable ,
type for submarine use.
OPENS CANDLE RADIO
SEATTLE, Aug., 2, (P)—Lt. Col.
Griffin announced the opening of
a radio station at Candie, Alaska
which has been without radio
communication since the private
station closed two or three years
ago.
:M WES C!T»
IN TURKEY: LEES
MOSLEM TREASURES
ADRAINOPLE, Tui^ey, Aug. 2 </P)
—This ancient capitol of the Otto
man empire and treasure store of
Moslem architecture was a mass
of falln minarets, domes and roofs
blown over by a tornado that killed
20 persons and injured hundreds.
Four-fifths of the houses in the
city, which has a population of a
bout 60,000 were destroyed. Th
tornado spared the roofs of big
government buildings but literally
blew out he windows and doors.
Official documents were whirled
around.
SONNENBERG WINS
HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 2.(/P)—
Gus Sonnenburg, recognized in
some states as heavy weight wrest
ling champion, defeated Joe Mal
cewics, of Utica, N. Y- Two falls
out of three.
ATTEMPT FAILED
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 2- <P) —
Daniel Flores, who attempted to
assassinate President Rubio Oritz
at his inauguration last February,
tried to escape when he was being
taken to the Chapeltuec castle
for a talk with the president.
aGUA CALIENTE. Aug., 2. '.Pi
Topped by the second running
of the “season's richest race.” the
Agua Caliente handicap, this
coming season will carry with it
a guarantee that the winners end
will be not less than $100,000 and
which will probably have a gross
value of $140,000.
A list of the stakees has been
released by Racing Secretary Jack
Campbell for the winter setting
of 1930-31 which is scheduled to
ooen on Christmas Da\ and run
until March 29.
The program calls for nine
more events than were run at
the Inaugural meeting.
CLAIMS THE RECORD
DENVER. Aug. 1. OP)—An 18
year-old girl, Faye Lucille Cox,
claims a new world’s record for
successive parachute jumps by
persons of her sex. Miss Cox made
four jumps from airplanes with
in three hours.
SOCLALISM, PROFLIGACY
NANCY, Aug. 1. UP) — Present
day socialism and the profligacy
of pariaments were discussed by
Premier Tardieu before an aud
ience of manufacturers and work
men.
Dr A. F. Roberts, local dentist
and member of the Territorial
Board of Dentists, left today for
Anchorage where the board will
convene.
Phillip S. Smith, Chief Alaskan
Geologist, United States Geolo
gical Survey, is reported to be
checking over the Moose Pass
mining area. i
AVERAGE DAILY DEPOSITS OF
MAN SOUGHT AMOUNTED
TO MORE $2,000
j DETROIT, Aug., 2. (£>)—Egbert
Hofmann, political worker for
Mayor Bowlees during the recent
j recall campaign, is being sought
by the police for questioning in
collection with the slaying of Jer
ry Buckley.
Hofmann is described by Bowles
as a "young man of means inter
ested in aiding the police round
ing up violators of the narcotic
law.”
Police found a bank book is
sued to Hofmann in the apartmen
[occupied by Marjorie Mansell, a
i "Blues” sir.ger, and Pete Licavoli,
gangster, who has eleuded the
I police since Buckley was slain.
| The bank book showed an av
I erage daily deposit of more than
$2,000 during the past few weeks.
—
WASHINGTON, Aug., 2. tP) —
A coordinated effort to remove
the influences which a:, a depriving
thousands of Americans from the
■ advantages of home ownership,
has been set in motion by Presi
dent Hoover.
Under his direction a conference
of home ownership and building
has been called and a score of as
sociations representing the maj
ority of interests touching on the
problem, have been invited to de
tail their chiefs as members of
the planning committee to make
up the conference program.
SPEED LIT FIXED
in post mm
Under authority of the River
and Harbor Act of 1917, the Sec
retary of War has issued regula
tions governing the speed of ves
sels in Port Alexander.
A maximum speed of three
miles an hour either entering or
leaving the harbor is fixed for
all vessels of five or more tons
gross.
! Copies of the regulation have
been received. The regulations
| cover the entire body of water
shown as “Port Alxander” on
United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey Chart No. 8,261.
RELIGIOUS RIOT
| LIVERPOOL, Aug. 1. (/P)—Po
lice guarded three Roman Catho
lic propagandists after a religi
ous riot in which at least nine
'persons were injured.
WANTS SOME MORE COIN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. (/P)—
The application of Primo Car
nera, Italian heavyweight, for a
(six months extension of stay in
the United States, is being taken
up.
IDAHO CENSUS
BOISE, Aug. 1. (/P)—-Censul
figures, compiled by the Associat
ed Press, gave Idaho a total pop
ulation of 437,440 an increase of
3,574.