Scores Injured
By Tornado
In Michigan
KALAMAZOO. Mich., Aug. 9
(fP) —Crews of workmen began
clearing away the debris in the
wake of toronado winds which
last night ripped through western
and centra] Michigan killing one
man, injuring scores and leav
ing, hundreds homeless. Estimat
es of damage to buidings and
crops ranged bp into the mil
lions as the Red Cross mobilized
its force dispensing food and
medical aid in the strcken areas.
Lester Baker, 31, was killed
when the twister leveled a green
house in Scotts, 10 miles south of
here. In nearby South Comstock,
where the storm struck with dev
estating force, more than two
score persons were treated for
injures.
DEAN STEEL’S BODY
FOUND NEAR CAMP
With a fatal bullet wound in
the forehead, the body of Dean
Steel, 19 years old, was found
Aug. 3 on Kokomo creek, near
Chatanika.
The remains w^ere discovered
by A. A. Zimmerman, owner of
the mining property at which the
young man worked and from
which he disappeared July 30.
The young man, just before
taking his life, pulled a sugar
gunny sack over his head. The
body lay on the back, and the
discharged rifle was lying across
the body.
The young man was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Steel, own
ers of the Steel, formerly the Ri
verside, hotel of Fairbanks.
Until the finding of the body,
nothing had been seen, of the
young man since his disappear
ance from the mine camp July
30. He is believed to have walked
directly to the place where he
killed himself.
Improvement in Air Transport
ation Seen Aid National Defense
WASHINGTON. Aug. — Air
routes linking the United States,
Canada and Alaska are improv
ing American defenses in the di
rection of the Pacific and wil be
outlined at the Ganadian-Ameri
can conference at Ottawa today.
The United States sent three
officials from the State depart
ment and four from the Civil
Aeronautics Authority.
Outstanding among the plans
to be considered is the possible
institution of plane service be
tween the U. S. and Alaska with
or without stops in Canada.
Three routes are contemplated,
one following the coast from Se
attle, one partly over water and
partly overland, and one from
Great Falls, Montana.
Officials view such prospective
improvements in air transporta
ton as contributing to national
defense. In the background there
is the possibility of instituting
air service eventually between
Britain and U. S. through Siber
ia, Alaska and Canada. There are
rumors also that Britain may
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Attorneys At Law
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Seattle, Washington
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Carrying an Assortment
of Fine Liquors, Win
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Water Delivery During Summer
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Hauling Gravel, Oil, Etc.
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THE LITTLE LASSIE S—A most exclusive group at the j
Santa Barbara, Cal., state college is the "Five Foot Club" whose
members are would-be teachers under five feet in height. And
to make sure that no co-ed squeezes into the club, there’s this
measuring frame being demonstrated by president. Beryl David
son. 4 11 *».'■. and Walter Gilliam, 6 6" sophomore. i
MAN SLAYS WIT E AND
SELF WITH POWDER
OREGON Cm*. Awg. —An es
Iran god hast a d and w :■> were
killed in a blast s:t off by the
husband as the aftermath of a
mar tial rift, and the woman : lr>
ye- old ci. ughter by a previous
marriage, was prvbably fatally
njured.
L*e Phillpy, 40. Lone Elder,
Ore., farmer let off a dynamite
.'large when he called at ;he tem
por ry trailer home of his wife
and daughter Ruth. PhilL.py was
lown to bits and his wife’s body
„rk d 150 feet into a tree.
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MINE OVER MATTER was the rule when Premier
Mussolini risked coal dirt to inspect a mine in the Piedmont sec
tion. Before descending, Duce described for crowd “Forty-five
1. million Italians, 10 million soldiers and but one will.” 1
ANOTHER FLYING EOaT i A K i: S TO A I R—With American fir ing boats crossing the Atlantic on regular passenger
and mail runs, Germany. two. introduces a new flying boat. This true 1AV-I3ij was built at Hamburg, tor naval reconnoitring.
WHEN TH' FAST COMES TO LIFE fit fho rrV ' In C ~ :Vfc*eV- V' , prpzis in <’;e early Anrirta history
course °h?' the ? c37i’C'* murH cs v v o. , 'A j h.ip » .t! v*-: . c pioneer days.