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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 154. SEWARD, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3. 1929. PRICE TEN CENTS
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' LOSES LIFE BUI
SAVED CHILDREN!
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ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION AT
TEMPTED BU TFAILED;
HERO OF STARR
CORDOVA. July 3, (/P)—E. R. j
McGuire, Army radio operator j
who won fame for bravery in j
refusing to desert his post when |
the Steamer Starr was wrecked j
^ last winter, again risked his!
life to save others and this time
lost.
McGuire was riding in a speed- j
beat with several small children j
when, due to too many children |
crowding forward in the boat, j
the boat nlunering forward and
sank in Evak Lake.
McGuire caught two of the
little tots in his arms and held
them aloft from the icy water j
until rescue boats neared when,
with safety just out of reach,
he suddenly collapsed and went
down.
McGuire was rushed to the
hospital where two hours effort
of artificial respiration failed to .
take effect- j
r All the children were saved by j
an Alaska Indian who rushed
out in a skiff. McGuire is sur
vived by his wife and baby.
Stevens charter sold to
CONSOLIDATED MINING &
SMELTING COMPA*NY
VANCOUVER, B. C-. July 3, (/P)
—The sale of the North Eastern
Railway charter by H. H. Stevens
of Vancouver to the Consolidated
Mining & Smelting Co., a subsidi
ary of the Canadian Pacific, rais
ed the prospect of Hyder, Alaska
to §,hare with Stewart, B. C., as a
port of the ra'lway terminnus con
solidated
It was said it is nlanned to start
.work soon. The line, which will
cross northern British Columbia,
where the comnanv has extensive
mining properties in the Portland
Canal area. * ' .
TAX STATEMENT IS
CAUSE, DISCUSSION
Washington, July 2, (jp)~ai
tho tax reduction talk followed the
revelation of $185,000,000 govern
ment funds surplus, officials are
silent on the subject. Secretary
Mellon said, the question of tax
reduction had not been considered
and refused to amplify the state
ment.
A MERE TRIFLE
WASHINGTON, July 2. (/P)— j
International payments between
the United States and foreign
nations in 1928 materially in
creased by international movement j
of goods and gold, were estimated j
to have involved more than the j
sum of $21,000,000,000 the Com-j
merce department announced.
TAX REDUCTION
HOPE FOR TAX REDUCTION
SOON; NORMAL EXPENDI
TURES MUST BE LOWERED
WASHINGTON, July 3, (JP)—The
existance of a difference in opin
ionn between President Hoover
and Secretary Mellon upon the
possibility of a federal tax reduc
tion was denied at the White
House which states emphatically
that both the President and the
Secretary are in complete accord.
The announcement by President
Hoover said the administration
hoped a tax reduction as soon as
possible but before this action
takes effect the recent legislation
on the Treasury must be deter
mined as well as the prospect
contained in high governmental
revvenues or the possibility of cur
tailing normal expennditures.
COTTAGES AND PRETENTIOUS
MANSIONS GO UP IN SMOKE
NEAR SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3, (IP)—
More homes in the vicinity of
Mill Valley were endangered by
the fire which already has reduc
ed part of the city to ashes when
flying embers started new fires
among homes in Cascade canyon
onn the slope of Mount Tamalpais
and along Cortemadera Ridge.
It is estimated 130 homes have
been damaged or destroyed. The
loss is in excess of $1,000,000.
Debris was thrown high in the
air bv the force of the fire which
menaced property over a wide
area. Millionaires, tradesmen and
servant volunteers labored side bv
side to save little cottages and
pretentious homes; the water sup
ply was greatly lowered by the all
night demand.
—SO WAS DENIED
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Julv 2. UP)
—Professor Douglas C. Macin
tosh of the Yale Divinity school
‘ who would not promise to de
i fend the United States against
I all enemies was denied citizen
| ship in the Federal C^ourt- He is
i a Canadian.
PLUGGING SIEVE
WINDSOR, Ontario, July 2, (/P)
—Fifty three boats are to be
put into service before July 10
by American prohibition enforce
; ment bureau in an attempt to
| stem the tide of liquor across the
border from this and other ports
along the international line.
_
CHILD ASSEMBLY
IS PROPOSED BY
WELFARE LEADERS
HEALTH OF NATION’S CHILD
REN FIRST REQUISITE FOR
OPPORTUNITY
WASHINGTON, July 3, (JP)—-Be
lieving the health of the nation’s
children is the first requisite of
equality and opportunity President
Hoover has decided for an assem
bly of child welfare leaders from
i all sections of the country in
Washington for a conference
within the year
The project will be financed by
$500,000 which President Hoover
j has received from nrivate sources.
The subjects to be covered include
dependent children, regular medi
cal examination by school or pub
lic clinics, children’s hosoitaliza
tiion. adequate mlk supply, com
munity nurses, reaching health
schools, child labor and "scores of
allied subjects. •
Tor A 'Safe And Sane Fourth”
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NOW, SONNY,
WITH YOUR
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AND WATCH
OUT THAT
YOU DONT
GET
Burned
SALUTE WILL BE FIRED AT
NOON; SHIP IN FULL DRESS;
GALA TIME
An event extraordinary is sched
uled for the big Fourth of July
celebration tomorrow when it be
came known yesterday, thru a
radio message to Acting Mayor
|Orlander, that the United States
Coast Guard Cutter Chelan would
arrive in Seward today on official
| business and will remain over In
I denendence Day, tomorrow.
The news brought much pleas
ure to the citizens of the chy who
have long wished to have the op
Dortunitv to entertain a coast
guard vessel on the 4th of July.
Cant. R. D. Demnwolf, com
mander of the newest and finest
acquisition to the North Pac'fic
coast guard patrol/ added in his
mpcssQp-e that his vessel would be
in full dress and would fire 4 he
national solute noon, July /'fh.
| The shin will be open for public
inspection from 9 o’clock in the
morning until 5 o’clock in the af
ternoon and the crew will be lend
pd rwrHoimt,P in fho nara.d''.
i T^-e Chamber of Commerce im
mediiately wired Captain Demp
wolf saving they would be delight
ed to have the members of the
Chelan crew participate in the
parade and in all other events
°nd heartily welcomed them to
Seward.
Arrangements will be made
whereby officers and crew of the
vessel will receive complimentary
| tickets to the Elks’ Ball tomorrow
| evening.
PUNE HOPS OFF ON
LONE FLIENI BERLIN
! CHICAGO, July 3, (JP) The Chi
cago Tribune amphibian “Untin”
Bowler took-off on the hirst leg
of a flight to Berlin. The plane’s
name is from a certain type of
hat in England called the hunt
ing bowler.. It is believed Col. R.
R. McCormick, the owner of the
plane, took a fancy to the name
and gave it to the ship
Two pilots, Robert Gast and
Parker Cramer, and the aviation
editor of the Tribune, Robert
Wood, are aboard the plane. The
plane made the first leg to Mil
waukee safely and took-off seven
minutes after it landed for the
Hudson Bay country. f
REBELS SURRENDER
MEXICO CITY, July 2. (JP) —
Dispatches from Guadalarjara
state that insurgent chieftains of
northern Mexico are surrendering
as a result of the agreement
reached on religious.