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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 529.
5 HU BSD AY, OCTOBER 16, 1930.
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PILOT FEARED KILLED; LOST
#■ CRAFT FOUND YESTER
DAY, LARAMIE
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct., 16, (/P) [
—The plane lost near Laramie;
which was one of two carrying j
Japan’s ratification of the Lon
don naval treaty from Victoria,
B. C. to New York, was sighted
by Ray Meskimen flying East-,
bound airmail.
Meskimen said the plane was
26 miles north of Laramie and
had crashed.
Two planes left here to find
the wreck. It is feared that
Lieutenant William Caldwell has
been killed as he could have
called from the numerous farm
houses in the district for aid.
Lieutenant Irvin Woodring and
one other flier, who left here in
the other plane, reported in and
out of North Platte, Nebraska
taring good flying conditions for
the remainder of the trip.
DELEGATES MEET
• DISCUSS PHDPOSED
Hit HD
LOS ANGELES, Oct.. 16, bP—
Twenty-five representatives of
native Mexican states including
two governors, highway engin
eers and other officials, met
with United States and Califor
nia officials at an eight-confer
ence on the proposed Interna
tional-Pacific-Alaska Highway.
The section between Nogales,
Arizona to Mexico City was the
thief subject discussed at the
first day.
The ultimate goal is for the
highway to extend from Alaska
to Buenos Aires.
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EUREKA, Calif., Oct., 16, (JP)
—William Wagner and C. W. Coe,
of Bakersfield, were drowned
at the mouth of the Klamath
River when their fishing boat
capsized.
Persons on shore watched
helplessly while they clung to
the bottom of the boat for sev
eral hours before they were
washed off by a huge wave.
DEMO EXPENSES BE PROBED
WASHINGTON, Oct., 16. (JP)—
The senate committee which is in
vestigating the campaign fund ex
penditures suddenly shifted its at
tack to Delaware and North Caro
lina where the democrats expenses
will be probed. Inquiry will be
started Friday and North Carolina
was begun today.
APPROVE CONTROL PLAN
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct. 16, (JP)—
Cuban sugar producers have ap
proved of a sugar control plan sug
gested by Thomas L. Cladborne, a
New York lawyer, under which a
total of 1,500,000 tons of sugar will
4 be withdrawn from the market fori
future distribution over a period of!
* five years.
BODY BROT* FAIRBANKS
FAIRBANKS, Oct., 16, (/P>
Pilot Robbins and Arthur W.
Johnson, general manager of the
Alaska Airways, landed here
last night bringing the body of j
Ralph Wien from Kotzebue. They
landed in total darkness after
a flight against head winds.
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Him TEXAS!
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CROCKETT, Texas., Oct., 16, j
(TP)—Seven persons were injured;
and six or seven houses were;
either destroyed or damaged by |
a tornado that struck Latexo,
six miles northwest of here.
The path of the storm was
about a quarter of a mile wide
but it was not immediately
learned how much territory the
twister covered.
TWO BOWS WILL
HE TAKEN TO STATES
FAIRBANKS, Oct., 16, (^P)— |
Ralph Wien will be buried in
the States. The widow and two
sons will probably leave here
within the week. The body ar
rived last night from Kotzebue i
where the Alaska flier met his
death.
The body of Father Walsh
will be taken to Oakland for
burial.
Father Delon will probably be
buried at Holy Cross.
S7 5,000,000 FOR WAR
LONDON, Oct., 16, {/Pi—Rus
sian plans to seize Beharbia
from Roumania have gone as
far as the cancellation of the
cost. The Soviet general staff
contemplates spending $75,000,
000 in the war, it is said.
CUBA STARTS FRUIT NORTH
HAVANA. Oct. 16. (/P) —Cuba’s
winter fruit shipping season opens
with the consignment of 10.000
crates of grapefruit to New York
CHINA GOLD RUSH
HARBIN. Oct- 16- (£>)—Mutanki
ang, a small village Jn, Western
Manchuria, became the scene of a
gold rush when a rich vlen was
discovered near the town.
LEFT LARGE ESTATE
CHICAGO, Oct., 16, (/P)—T. D.
Jones, prominent attorney, left
an estate of $10,000,000 includ
ing a bequest to Princeton Uni
versity, to be used to increase
j salaries of the faculty. The will
has been filed for probate.
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BUSY GAS NOW
NEW YORK, Oct. 16. (/P) — An
American Chemical Society report
says that helium is developing a
larger number of uses than other
relatively new gases. The uses in
clude metallurgy, food preservation,
heating, drying systems, and in
grading and grinding powdered
materials.
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THE “FOX’” RETIRES
NEW YORK, Oct., 16, (#)—
“Gallant Fox” champion Amer
ican three year-old and regard
ed as one of the greatest thor
oughbreds in American turf
history has been permanently
retired to stud, James Fitzsim
soms, trainer of the colt, has
announced. The “Fox” was the,
greatest money winner having J
amassed $327,08 in two years of |
racing.
COMMANDANT OF THE 13TH
NAVAL DISTRICT, BREM
ERTON
BREMERTON, Wn, Oct., 16,
(/P)—Rear Admiral Henry Joseph
Ziegemeier, 61, Commandant of
the 13th Naval District, and for
mer commandant of the Great
Lakes Navy Yard, Chicago, died
in the arms of Mayor C. E. B. !
Oldham of Bremerton, while en- '
gaged in a golf match.
He reached the fifth green in j
a second nine-hole round against j
two officers of the battleship i
New Mexico when he suffered
a paralytic stroke.
He had previously told the j
Mayo rthat he did not feel well
A physician rushed to the j
scene but said the Admiral was
dead. His arrival was at 4:58 p.
m.
Admiral Ziegemeier was born
in Pennsylvania in 1869 and
graduated rom Annapolis in 1890.
He leaves his widow, Rose
Mary, 71 years of age.
The Admiral distinquished
himself in the Spanish-Ameri
can war and was made a Rear
Admiral during the World war.
RECEIPTS FOR THIRD QUARTER
BEST FOR MANY
YEARS
In spite of talk of herd time
and bread lines Outside there’sj
nothing like that in Seward ac
cording to a report of Postmas
ter Sheldon which shows that the
Seward Postoffice receipts for the '
quarter ending September 30 wa.r
the largest for several years if not j
the largest in the history of the |
town.
For the months of July, Aug
ust and September the postoffice
did a business of $26,000 or a gain
of $3,000 over the same period las*
year. There is no particular boom
in any branch of the business to
account for the increase, but a
steady increase in all phases of the
receipts, Mr. Sheldon said.
ENTERING PROTEST
BOSTON, Oct., 16, (/P)—-The
Federation of Labor has instruct
ed William Green to p ersonal
ly protest to President Hoover
against the alleged reduction of
wages in United States Navy
yards.
ROBBER KICKS IN
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Oct. 16,
bP)—Jake Fleagle, notorious bank
robber, shot yesterday by offi
cers, died in the hospital here.
Fleagle had been sought for
about two years for robbery and
murder in connection with the
Lamar, Colorado Bank.
CODFISH IMPORTS
LISBON, Oct. 16. (/P) —Codfish
hold the foremost place in Portu
gal’s imports, its value being $8,124,
000 or three times the total of
wheat, coal and oil, called chiefs
factors in the country’s adverse j
trade balance.
AVIATRIX IS LOST
BOMBAY, Oct., 16, (IP)— A
search party has started to hunt
for Mrs. Victor Bruce, British
sportswoman who disappeared
after having been sighted over
Henjam on the Persian Gulf, j
enroute to Australia.
■NUT ISO COPE I
ENROUTE TO flLSSKR
SEATTLE, Oct., 16. E/P)—Fly
ing a Ballanca monoplane, Pilot
Frank Dorbandt, of the Inter
national Airways of Alaska, ar
rived here from Oakland. He
stayed over-night at Chehalis.
Dorbandt and Cope, his partner,
propose to fly to Anchorage and
will use the plane in Alaska for
transport work.
The fliers expect to make a
nonstop flight flying behind the
coast range.
BOULDER ^ I7R0JECT
ITT1CKE0 BE JOINS
WASHINGTON, Oct., 16, OP)—
Arizona attacked the Boulder
Dam project when K. Peterson,
attorney general for the state,
asked the supreme court for
permission to file a bill of com
plaint.
He wall make an effort to se
cure a permanent injunction
against construction of the
dom and agreement among
the states for its construction.
REACH AGREEMENT
HAMBURG, Oct., 16, OP)—
The Hamburg-Sudamerika Line
reached an agreement with the
Hapag Nord Lloyd combine cov
ering sailing schedules of three
lines in South American mail
and passenger service.
TELECS
BIG OAK BAY FIRE
VICTORIA, B. C., Oct., 15, UP)
—Fire destroyed the beach ho
tel and contents at Oak Bay,
near here. The loss is estimated
at $150,000.
5100,000 DAMAGE
BRADY, Texas, Oct., 16, (/P>—
More than $100,000 damage to
property was caused by flood
waters from the Brady River
which flows through town.
NO CUBAN POLITICAL CRISIS
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct., 15, (/Pi
Threats of revolt in Cuba have ap
parently petered out. Pres. Ma
chado said that he would not ue
litcal purposes but will use it for
the public good. He said there is no
political crisis.
INTERESTING IF TRUE
WASHINGTON, Oct., 16, (/P)—
Police are holding Emmet Me
Bride of Salineville, . Ohio, a
brother of A. Scott McBride,
supervisor of the anti-saloon
league, for Ohio authorities. He
has been in jail two days. Offi
cials refuse t oreveal the charge.
GREAT AIR SERVICE
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct., 15,
(/P)—The first of three tri-mo
tored planes inaugurating the
Atlanta-Los Angeles air passen
ger left here for the Paci
fic Coast via Jackson, Miss., and
Shreveport, La., Dallas and Fort
Worth. The plane carried about
200 pieces of mail and eight
passengers.
NUMEROUS VOLUNTEERS ARE
GATHERING IN CONCEN
TRATION CAMPS
RIO JANERIO, Oct., 16, (A*)—
Extensive troop movements are
reported particularly of the Fed
erals in the southern portion of
Minasgeraes.
Reserve forces of volunteers
are gathering in numerous con
centration camps.
The government said the res
pective positions of the Feder
al and the rebels are along the
Saopaulo-Parana front and con
ditions there are unchanged.
Detachments from Ribeira
Opreto are leaving and sailing
for Saopaulo, the rich coffee
center. Approximately 2,000 men
have enlisted there already and
other volunteer batallions are
being organized for service.
The government is confident
that the rebels will be crushed
soon.
COMMUNISTS JEER
GERMMI CHiGELLOR
OPENING REIGHSISG
BERLIN, Oct- -18, Jiff)—.Riot
ous scenes began at the Reich
stag five minutes after its open
ing when Chancellor Bruening
attempted to deliver an address
outlining the government pro
gram for relief of the business
depression.
The Chancellor was greeted
by communists shouts of “Down
with the hunger dictator,” as
he mounted the rostrum.
The Chancellor said Germany
was hit harder by world de
pression.
MS SSYS TRST
DRINKING DEGRESS
NEW YORK, Oct., 16, UP)—
Urging the general puplic not
to judge success of the dry law'
by the amount of drinking in
homes, Amos Woodcock, prohi
bition administrator, estimated
that consumption of liquor in
the United States has de
creased 65 per cent compared
with pre-prohibition days.
WILL INVESTIGATE
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct., 16, UP)
—William Moore, assistant sup
' ervisor of the 8th district for
aeronautics, said Federal auth
orities will begin investigation
at once of the crash of the Je
suit plane and a man will be
sent north to inspect the
wrecked plane.
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. UP) —
A topographical map of the United
States has been almost half com
pleted by the geological survey
which has field workers in all parts
of the country.
MEMORY EXPLORER
MOSCOW, Oct. 16. UP)—Moscow
is preparing to build the first mon
ument to the memory of Dr. Fridt
jof Nansen, famous Arctic explor
er and honorary member of the
Moscow Soviet. Designs are being
discussed.