Seward Daily Gateway
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XV. NUMBER 149.
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SEWARD, ALASKA., MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1930.
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PRICE TEN CENTS
VETERAN AIRMAN MAKE FAST
ROUND-TRIP NEW YORK
TO BERMUDA
VALLEY STREAM. June 30, (/P)
—The battered monoplane Colum
bia which was used by Clarence
Chamberlin on his New York-Ger
many flight after he and Bert
ficosta estalished a world’s dura- i
lion record, completed another
pioneering flight.
Piloted by Roger Q. Williams, j
veteran trans-Atlantic Main to
Rome flier, landed here after a
nonstop trip of 1,600 miles from
New York to Bermuda.
The round trip took 16 hours
and two minutes. He was accom
panied by Harry E. Connor. Navy,
navigator, and Errol Boyd, a for- j
mer aviator in the Royal Air
Force
The only other American to '
The only other 4to have made a !
flight of this sort, was Lewis A. j
%'ancey and his two companions.
'SKtPIlOTS" OME
ROOSEVELT FIELD. N. Y. June
30, (TP)—An airplane which will |
carry spiritual and medical aid
to remote regions in Alaska. tvas |
blessed by Bishop Crimont of
Alaska. The plane will take off
n a few days carrying Rev. C. J.
leldes. S. J. Pickenpack and I
George Pickenback, all exper
ienced aviators.
The plane is a gift from the
Marquette League and will pene
trate the far-reaches in Alaska,
replacing some dog teams and
missionaries.
BUSINESS HOUSES HI
OPHIB CAMP El ff
1 FLIES: IIS less
FAIRBANKS. June 30. </P)—
Four buildings in the business
section of~ Ophir, in the upper
Kuskokwim district, were des
^oyed by fire Wednesday, said a
vireless message from McGrath.
Residents prevented further
spreading of the flames to the
Carlson store housing the remain
ler of supplies for the camp. The
ire started in the postoffice from
,n undetermined cause and des
royed fur shipments; a quantity
f gold dust is expected to be re
overed by panning.
A pool room, dance hall and a
3adhouse were ^lso burned up.
MIT HINTED $709
IND NOT I CENT MORE
CHICAGO, June 30, t<P)-He was j
bandit who knew what; he want
, which was $700. and when the
ying teller of the Superior State
nk, at the urge of a pistol, push
forward a package containing
GOO, the robber objected, saying,
don’t need that much.” He j
efully counted out $700 and■
Iked out.
j HURRAH FOR AMERICA!
j WIMBLETON. Eng.. June 30, (/P)
Wilmer Allison, youthful Amer
I ican Davis Cup player, sprang a
I sensational upset by defeating
| Henri Cochet, world’s tennis
j champion, in straight sets in the
I quarter finals of the British
j championships.
$200,000 IN CHOICE BOOZE TAK
EN BY GANGSTERS THOT
BE CAPONE’S
CHICAGO, Ji?ne 30. (A3*—Fif
teen gunmen held control of a
government warehouse for three
hours last night and trucked away
whiskies, brandies and alcohol
valued at more than $200,000.
Included in the seizure were
ano cas^s of whiskey shipped to
Chicago from Jacksonville, Fla.
presumably by Capone’s agents.
This shipment, together with
the other stored in the ware
house, had been seized by the
Federals.
It is thought that the raid was
carried out by Capone gangsters
who were seeking the seized ship
ment. There was only one gov
ernment watchman on the job
and he was overcome.
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SATURDAY’S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 1-2; Ney York 13-14.
St. Louis 5; Philadelphia 6.
Detroit 3; Washington 12.
Boston 4; Chicago 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 2; Chicago 4.
Boston 4; Cincinnati 5.
New York 2; St. Louis 6.
Philadelphia 3-6; Pittsburgh 6-4.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Los Angeles 9; Seattle 0.
Oakland 8; Missions 4.
Sacramento 6; Hollywood 7.
Portland 5; San Francisco 1.
RUTH MAKES TWO MORE
! NEW YORK, June 30, (/P>—Ruth
made two homers in the second
i game between Cleveland and New
iYork Saturday making his total 29.
Now 10 games ahead of 1927 record.
GAUDY UNIFORM LEADS
Fit CHIEF TO PRISON
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; VERDEN, Germany, June 30, (/P) |
| A resplendent uniform, his to wear
as fire chief of this town, led to the
downfall of Johann Rose.
| Only 25 yea^s old, he revelled in
.the “ohs” and ahs” of the girls as
| he led his men in battle against
I the fire fiend. There not being
enough natural blazes, he set fire
half a dozen.
He was arrested and convicted
and now must wear sombre prison
igarb for the next four years.
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S The Juneau Chamber of Com
merce has taken steps to invite
President Hoover to visit Alaska,
Juneau particularly, when he goes
on his vacation this summer.
John Rice, well known mining
man, returned to Seward yester
day from Nuka Bay where he has
been doing assessment work on
the Alaska Hills property. Dave
Andrews remained on the ground.
SUDDENLY STRICKEN WITH A
HEART ATTACK ABOARD
S. S. REDONDO
j Martin S. Banbury, 50 years of |
1 age, one of Seward's most promi
nent and beloved of citizens, was
; called to His Mai; :r Saturday!
morning at 5 o'clock while near
| ing Seldovia aboard the S. S. Re- j
| dondo. of the A. S. S Co. Heart
; failure is attribut jd as the cause
of his sudden death.
Saturday evening the remains
| were transferred to the B. of F.
' vessel Teal, and conveyed to An-j
j chorage. The body is expected to
arrive here on this evening’s
train. The heart-broken wife, who j
j was with her husband on their I
brief vacation, a round-trip voy
| age on the S. S. Redondo, was j
| also taken to Anchorage on the
Teal and will arrive home tonight.
Mr. Banbury had never been
known to have complained about j
' a heart ailment but it is thought j
there was a weakness there which
he knew nothing of. The receipt
of a wireless message Saturday af- >
' ternoon by J. H. Flickinger from
Capt. A. A. Anderson, of the Re
dondo. announcing the death, left
every one in the city speechless;
it was very difficult to believe.
It is doubful if there is another
man in Seward who was
held in such esteem as Mr. Ban
bury. As one friend said; “Martin
was one of the very few here who
I really considered a real friend.”
Since 1907 Mr, Banbury had re
sided here during which time he
conducted a store for a while;
when he withdrew' from that bus
iness he left for the States, re
maining there but a short time,
then north to Seward again en
tering the service of the Alaska
Railroad. About three years ago
he accepted a position in the lo
cal office of the Alaska Steamship
Company whch position he held
up to the present time. For many
years he had been an honored
member of the Masonic Lodge of
Seward in which position he
held the office of secretary.
Martin Banbury’s parents were
pioneers of California; there,
upon a large and flourishing
ranch, they raised their children,
Martin, Geof-ge and Thomas.
George resides in Seattle where
he is employed in the ticket of
fice of the A. S. S. Co. Thomas, is
a Captain in the transport ser
vice with headquarters at San
Francisco. There is also a nephew,
G. E., who is employed by the
Union Oil Company at Sante Fe
Springs, Cal.
No arrangements for funeral
services or interment will be
made until the arrival of Mrs.
Banbury and word from the bro
thers but it is hoped that he may
be laid to rest here among the
friends and country he loved so
well
The S. S. Redondo, Capt. A. A. j
Anderson, A. S. S. Co., is due to j
arrive in port tomorrow from the
Westward.
A standard Oil Company tanker
made port Saturday night from
the south cringing supplies for
the local headquarters plant.
Joey Alexander, 6-year-old son
of George Alexander of Tenakee,
died from tubercular peritonitis
THREE DIE. AUTO CRASH
TACOMA, June 30. </P)— Three
were killed when a light coupe
was demolished after it had turn
ed a sharp curve into gravel and
crashed a power line pole on the
outskirts of the city. The dead j
, are Leon Benson, 23, driver; Iva j
Berger, 19, and Harold Ellingson,1
! 21
BILL TO!
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HITS 5
SIC IN TIE HOUSE
No action has been or will be tak
en by Congress on the measure
radically amending the Alaska
Game law. it was indicated by the
Congressional Record of June 2, j
copies of which have just been re- j
ceived
On that date, the bill came up
on the consent calendar for consid
eration and, after a brief discussion
of some of the licensing features
contained, it was carried over with
out prejudice.
Owing to the lateness of the sea
son, it was not believed that any 1
further consideration would be pos- j
sible. and that the measure would j
die. This bill contains a paragraph
permitting searches to be made by
employes of the Alaska Game Com- ,
mission without first obtaining a
search warrant.
in RECORD !S SET
CHICAGO, June 30. f/P>— John
and Kenneth Hunter piloted the
plane City of Chicago to a new
j world’s refueling endurance mark
beating the 420 hours and 20
minute record set by Dale Jack
: son and Forest G. Apostrophe
j Frine, at St. Louis last year.
At 6:01 a. m„ Sunday, central
daylight, the City of Chicago had
traveled 36.000 miles and was in the
air for 437 hours and 40 minutes.
DR. H. WILEY PASSES
WASHINGTON, June 30. </P>—
Dr. Harvey Wiley, 85, noted pure
j food advocate, died here yesterday.
He had been suffering from a
1 heart ailment for the last two
months.
13-MONTH MU
USED CENTURIES AGO
WASHINGTON, June 30, (/P)—
The Chinese and Japanese with
primitive methods of time-keeping
used not only daylight saving time,
but also the 13-months year, now
considered ultra-modem.
! New labeling just completed in
the section devoted to Oriental
clocks at the Smithsonian Institu
tion show that their time keeping
methods were peculiarly suited to
! their latitude.
As early as the 14th century, Carl
N. Mitman, curator of the mechan
ical department, says they divided
the day into six hours and the
night likewise with six o’clock, the
time both for sunrise and sunset.
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Mrs. Pauline Crane and Mr.
Robert Jones, both of Fairbanks,
were married last week in that
city.
The U. S. Geodetic Survey stea
mer Discoverer, in port over the i
week end, is surveying that area
from Nuka Bay to Point Gore,
at the present time.
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WORLD COURT HOWLED DOWN
TO DEFEAT AT CENTRA
LIA CONVENTION
i CENTEALIA, Wash., June 30,
| W—The Democratic Convention
jvoted 250 to 16 for repeal of the
18th amendment and return of
liquor control to the States.
The votes carried out a careful
campaign by Scott Bullitt, antion
al committeeman and after mili
tant Mrs. Edith Riley, of Spokane,
an ardent wet, forced King Coun
ty’s 117 into line with her. against
the district power bill on threats
of losing Spokane’s 46 and other
Eastern Washington votes whch
she claimed to control.
The drys assailed the agree
ment as scandalous.
The district power bill was de
feated; a resolution was adopted
endorsing public power owner
ship and the world court was
howled down to defeat.
GARDEN CITY. N. Y.. June 30,
(/P»—Lieut. Benjamin Berkowitz
and Captain Albert E. Flood. Ar
my reserve airmen, were killed in
a training plane when motoj:
trouble developed. The plane
crashed into a steel fence at the
Meadowbrook Country Club.
Fold ers surrounded the wreck
age preventing motion pictures
and newspapermen were unable
to obtain details.
It is regarded as a miracle that
no golfers or autos were struck
as the plane cart-wheeled across
the field and road w’hich are gen
erally congested on Sundays.
Its good to see ol$i friends again
after many years of seperation
and so it was a few days ago
when Henry Leirer, owner of the
Seward Dairy, was surprised by
a visit from John Kengler, a for
mer partner and friend from the
old country.
Mr. Kengler, for the last sis:
years, has been operating a dairy
at Douglas. Recently he disposed,
of his business and before going
to Austria for a visit, decided to
come to Seward to see his old
friend. Both of them came to the
United States together and for 10
years, at Enumclaw, they were
partners in a thriving dairying
business. After that Mr. Leirer
came North and Kengler went to
California; later he settled at
Douglas.
Mr. Kengler left for Fairbanks
Saturday but is returning soon
enroute to the States and East.
Citizens of Mayo have started a
movement to erect by public sub
scription a suitable tomb stone
over the grave of J. M. Patterson,
young flier who was killed last fall
when his plane, Queen of the Yu
kon 11, crashed on the waterfront
Owing to the low price of silver
the Mayo camp crews have been
curtailed, somewhat, it is said.