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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 176. SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1931. PRICE TEN CENTS
THOUSANDS DIE IS
FLOOD WATERS 00 ON
RIMPIGMN CHINA
SHANGHAI. July 31. (/P> —With
hundreds, perhaps thousands, dead
from the floods in several provinces
in middle China, heavy rains con
tinued rendering accurate estimates
of casualties impossible, as com
munications failed.
Crops were badly damaged over
•wide areas, causing predictions of
heavy death tolls next fall and
winter from the huge populace of
200,000,000 in the flooded region.
Japanese warships landed 200
sailors at Hankow to aid in making
fast the broken dykes against the
Yangtse river which already had
drowned several hundred Chinese
in the district and threatened to
flood the Japanese section of Han
kow.
SCARLET FEVER IS
SPREADING WESTWARD
JUNEAU, July 31. </P)— Reports
received here are to the effect
scarlet fever is spreading in scat
tered localities from Nushagak vil
lage where it is already claimed
11 lives have been taken.
Charles Hawkesworth, acting
chief of the Alaska division of In
dian Affairs, and Dr. Borland have
been authorized by Governor Parks
to hire a boat and go to the aid
of the stricken natives.
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READY SECOND TDK
F0D PACIFIC FLIGHT
SEATTLE. July 31. (/P)—Robbins
and Jones said last night they ex
pected to takeoff for Tokyo Sat
urday morning.
U. S. Meteorologist C. O. Schick
said the weather will be favorable
either Friday or Saturday, but the
prospect of a tailwind would be
better on Saturday.
The plane was put through a
full fuel load test yesterday and
cruised at 138 miles an hour; it
burned approximately 22 gallons
of gas in one half and five min
utes. Robbins said with an even
cruising speed of 130 miles an hour
the plane will have a good margin
in which to reach Tokyo after tak
ing off on 550 gallons after final
refueling over the Bering Sea.
The plane will leave here with
350 gallons, sufficient to cover the
Fairbanks leg of the hop.
HALIBUT PRICES
SEATTLE July 31. (JP)—Halibut
from six vessels totaling 151,000
pounds were brought in here;
prices were not announced. At
0 Prince Rupert 179,000 pounds of
American fish sold for 3c to 71/2c;
Canadian brought 3c to 5.7c.
x UNDERGOES OPERATION
FAIRBANKS, July 31. (A1)—Hor
ace M. Albright, Director of Na
tional Parks, underwent a success
ful operation for appendicitis. He
is resting well here with the Con
gressional party inspecting McKin
ley Park.
REMAIN OVERNIGHT
OTTAWA, July 31. (IP) — The
Lindberghs said they will not con
tinue before tomorrow on their pre
sent flight. The next stop will bt
Moose Factory or James Bay.
ALASKA PRODUCED
OVER EIGHT MILLION
DOLURS COLD 1990
WASHINGTON, July 31. (IP) —
Gold and silver valued at $66,785,629
were produced in the United States,
Alaska and the Phillipine Islands
in 1930 the Bureau of Mint report
ed Thursday.
Of this amount Alaska produced
407,356 ounces of gold valued at $8,
420,800 and 392,024 ounces of silver
valued at $150,929. California pro
duced about $1,000,000 more gold
than Alaska.
SHE’S OFF!
OMSK, Siberia, July 31. (/P)—
Amy Johnson, British aviatrix, took
off for Krasnojarsk.
HAILED AS STAR
NEW YORK, July 31. (IP)— Chas.
Ritzlaff, of Duluth, Minn., a tall,
raw-boned fellow with a Tim Cor
bett pompador and a terrific right
hand punch was hailed by eastern
| fight experts as a coming heavy
i weight star.
HOLLYWOOD “Hr
: behind the oars
CANNES, France, July 31. (/P» —
! “Prince” Michael Romanoff, self
styled descendant of the late Czar
of Russia, but better known in Am
erica as “The Russian Ponzi of Hol
■ lywood” was jailed here as the con
fessed thief of an American wo
man’s checkbook, the police said,
i The woman, whose name was
withheld, is described as a wealthy
American resident of one of the
Riviera’s fashionable hotels.
Romanoff was held to await trial.
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i LINDBERGHS LAND AT OTTAWA
! OTTAWA, Can., July 31. UP)—
The Lindberghs landed here yes
! terday at 4:36 p. m., Eastern time.
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ASSERTS ATTORNEY
DESIRED COMPROMISE
CHICAGO, July 31. (IP)—Declar
'ing that the Attorney General ol
the United States sanctioned ar
agreement with A1 Capone tha1
leniency be recommended if Ca
pone pleaded guilty to income
tax evasion and prohibition con
spiracy, Attorney Michael Aherr
moved in Federal court to with
draw Capone’s plea of guilty.
Judge James Wilkerson, who de
ferred until Friday the decisior
on whether the change of plea
would be permitted, said such ar
agreement was “unheard of.”
LANDED UNNOTICED
BERLIN, July 31. (IP)—Pangborn
and Herndon landed here at 10:30
a. m., Pacific time, from Croydon
unnoticed by a crowd at the air
port which was watching the Graf
Zeppelin. The Zeppelin left for
Friedrichshafen.
CENTRAL ITTERBIIBt
AND FAMILY ARRIVE IN
SEWARD ON YACHT
With General William W. Atter
bury, Mrs. Atterbury and two sons
on board, the private yacht of the
world-famous railroad executive,
the Arminia of Philadelphia, drop
ped anchor in port yesterday fol
lowing a voyage to the far West
ward—the Pribilof Islands, Aleutian
Islands, Alaska Peninsula. an1 Ko
diak Island.
Today the family is spending a
brief outing on Russian river, which
stream has acquired a national re
putation as one of the fines; trout
streams in the world. General At
terbury and family, unless thev can
be induced to delay their deparrure,
expected to leave during the night
for the South.
Colonel Otto F. Ohlson. general
manager of the Alaska Railroad,
owing to the fact he is with a con
gressional party, could not, at this
time, much to his regret, greet the
| General.
| But here in Seward General At
terbury met with an old friend, F.
R. Wadleigh, of the Department of
Commerce, who is engaged in mak
ing an extensive test of Alaska coal
Their friendship dates back to 1886
and it can be taken for granted
that they had much to talk about
General Atterbury is credited
with paying Mr. Wadleigh a wonder
ful tribute shortly after their meet
ing Thursday, when he informed
Mayor Don Carlos Brownell, that
Mr. Wadleigh was probably one ol
the foremost coal experts in Amer
ica.
The career of Seward’s distin
guished visitor is one of great
achievement as will be noted in the
following:
Railway official: born in New Al
bany, Ind., Jan. 31, 1866; Ph. B.,
Yale, 1886; Hon. A.M. 1911; LL. D.
from the University of Pennsyl
vania 1919; married Mrs. A. R. Mac
Leod of Philadelphia. Began as an
apprentice in Altoona shops, Pa. R.
R. 1886; became road foreman on
various divs., same road 1889-92;
master mechanic Pa. Co., F. Wayne,
Ind., 1893-96; gen. mgr. same 1903
09; 5th v. p. in charge of transpor
tation of Pa. R. R. Mar. 24, 1909
Mar. 3. 1911, and 4th v. p. March 3,
1911-May 8, 1912, vice-president in
charge of operations since May 8,
1912. Granted leave of absence Aug.
6, 1917, to direct construction and
operation of U. S. mil. rys. in
France; commdr. brig. gen. U. S. A.,
Oct. 5,1917-May 31st, 1919; returned
to corporate service Pa. R. R.; v. p.
in charge of operation Pa. R. R. sy
stem, Mar. 1, 1920; promoted to v.
p. without designation, Nov. 15,
1924; elected president Pa. R. R. Co.,
to succeed Samuel Rea, retired, Oct.
1, 1925. Awarded D. S. M. ( U. S.);
Comdr. Legion of Honor (French);
Companion Order of the Bath
(British); Comdr, Order of the
Crown (Belgian); Mem. Am. Philos.
Soc., Am. Soc. C. E., Am. Soc. Mech.
Engrs., Am. Acad. Political and So
cial Science, American Railway As
sociation (pres. 1916-17). Clubs: Rit
tenhouse, Union League, Philadel
phia (Phila.), Union (New York);
Maryland (Baltimore); Metropol
itan (Washington, D. C.). Office:
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
SIZZLING HEAT
NEW YORK, July 31. (JP) —Sizz
ling heat, almost record breaking
in intensity enveloped the entire
eastern seaboard causing at least
12 deaths, scores of prostrations and
much discomfort.
URGEST ME OF
SEALS ARE HARVESTED
THIS TEAR, OWLET
| JUNEAU, July 31. (JP)—The take
! of seals in the Pribilof Islands this
summer aggregated 49,515, the
largest number of any season since
the government took over the
herds in 1910, Commissioner O’Mal
ley announced upon his return
here yesterday from his annual
trip to the seal islands.
Commissioner O’Malley also re
ported that the fisheries to the
i Westward are in excellent con
dition.
He leaves Friday with Senator
I White of Maine for an inspection
i of canneries and fishing grounds
' in Southeastern Alaska.
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
; PORTLAND, July 31. (JP)—Albert
j D. Gilbert, 58, a millwright who
; shot John Be vis, mill manager,
because he discharged him, was
sentenced to life imprisonment
Thursday.
PANGBORN, HERNDON
FEW HOURS BEHIND
MOSCOW, July 31. (^-Pang
born and Herndon landed from
Berlin at 11:52 a. m., 1:52 a. m.
Pacific Time, and hopped off at
5:20 p. m., 6:20 a. m. Pacific Time,
toward Irkutsk.
This put them only nine hours
and 58 minutes behind Post and
Gatty who remained at Moscow'
for liy2 hours.
They expect to overhaul the
Post and Gatty record though their
plane is slower, but with their fly
ing range which is greater and with
fewer stops they hope to more than
! make the time that Post and Gatty
; made. They are considering only
j two more stops, at Irkutsk or Chita,
! in Siberia, and Nome or Unalakleet,
where there is a five mile hard sand
beach.
NO REASON TO LOSE
CONFIDENCE GERMANY
LONDON, July 31. (A*)—Seemingly
cheerful and beeming with optim
ism. Prime Minister Ramsay Mac
Donald returned to England by
plane from Berlin where he said
he had a “most satisfactory visit.”
While not intimating that the
German financial problem was
near a solution, he expressed con
fidence in that the Germans ul
timately wall overcome their seem
ingly insurmountable difficulties.
But, he added that other na
tions must lend a helping hand,
and that there was no reason to
lose confidence in the German na
tion.
TAKE OFF FOR MOSCOW
BERLIN, July 31. (JP)—Pangbom
and Herndon took off for Moscow
at 1:49 p. m., Pacific time.
CONSIDER LAUNCHING
CAMPAIGN TO EDUMTE
WASHINGTON, July 31. (/P) —
President Hoover and his advisers
are considering seriously launch
ing a campaign to educate the Am
erican public to the “economic
benefits that would result from re
vision, if not cancellation of the
allied war depts,” it was asserted
in well informed quarters.
In other words, as many members
■ of Congress view it, the adminis
tration appears to be on the verge
of joining the allied governments,
| the international bankers, and the
i sentimentalists in this country in a
| propaganda to prepare the way for
| the day of debt revision.
! Much will be heard on that score
when the Moratorium comes up for
I ratification by Congress.
PREMIER OF ENGLAND
CONDITION IS ALRIGHT
; LONDON, July 31. (JP) — David
Lloyd George, Britain’s great war
time premier, was reported to be
(holding his own after an opera
tion for a kidney ailment.
The outcome was not considered
at all certain because of the age
of the veteran statesman. An of
ficial statement issued said: “So
far, Mr. George’s condition con
tinues satisfactory.”
HALIRUT CHINEES
! COLOR SCHEME TO
SUIT BACKGROUND
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 31.
(rP)—The halibut is the chameleon
of the sea, says Capt. Robert A.
Bartlett in a report to the Na
tional Geographic Society. It can
change its color to match the
background against which it is
moving.
The fish’s color-changing ability
j is connected in some way with
l eyesight, Capt. Bartlett explains.
As soon as the halibut’s optic
nerve is severed it loses its abilty
to camouflage itself. Blinding has
the same effect.
Knowing this fishermen are
careful to pile newly caught hal
ibut with the eyes down. Thus
blinded, the fish cannot change
color, but retain the desired white
tint. When a fishing vessel ar
rives in port, with many halibut
alive, the first operation is to
cut off the heads.
TO SERVE ON COMMITTEE
NEW YORK, July 31. {^—Al
bert H. Wiggin, chairman of the
board of the Chase National Bank,
agreed to serve as the American
member of the committee of the
International Settlements Bank to
study the German situation as rec
ommended by the London confer
ence.
TAKING VACATION
SAINT JEAN, France, July 31.
OP)—Secretary of the Treasury An
drew W. Mellon, is back at his
villa again for the vacation inter
rupted by negotiations concerning
Germany’s economic plight.