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VOLUME XVI .NUMBER 192. SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1931. PRICE TEN CENTS
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ACCOUNT OF FOC
NEMURO, Aug. 19. (jP) — The
Lindberghs were forced down a
second time when they landed on
the traecherous waters of Ketoi
Island a few minutes after leaving
Petropavlovsk at 3:45 p. m., Tues
day, Pacific Time.
They were first forced to de
scend in Avatcha Bay but two
hours later were off aagin when
they ran into a fog over Shimu
shiura Island more than half way
to Nemuro.
They turned back but were un
able to land on Muroton Bay be
cause of the fog. They finally
landed at Ketoi, 15 miles from
Muroton Bay, in the realm of the
primitive and hairy Ainus people
who live undreground.
Mrs. Lindbergh messaged from
Muroton at 11:26 p. m., Tuesday,
Pacific Time, that they had land
ed at Ketoi at 11:45 p. m. and
said they would fly to Nemuro “as
soon as possible.” The fog came
up suddenly, the message said, and
they were isolated for more than
an hour before landing.
TITLED ENCLIS1MI
IS DIVORCED, DANGER
LONDON, August 19. (JP) —Lord
Inverclyde, who as John A. Burns,
is a leading official of the Cunard
Steamship Company, was divorced
here by the London music hall
favorite, June.
She charged extreme mental and
physical cruelty. Lady June who
appeared in court dressed in black,
testified that her husband drank
far too much and never was entire- '
ly sober.
Lady June also charged that
he wras very sullen and resentful
and that he frequently insulted her
friends.
MEXICANS STIRRED
EAGLE PASS, Texas, Aug. 18. (/P)
—Thousands of Mexicans, stirred
to unrest by increases in food
prices are gathered at Piedras!
Negras, Mexico, with the expressed j
intention of staging a demon-1
stration against the high cost of j
living. Piedras Negras is across:
the river from Eagle Pass.
FIRST “NUDIST” ELECTION
NICE, France, Aug. 18. (JP)—The
first “nudist” election in the
world is to take place shortly on
the romantic island of Levent, a
beauty spot off the French Riviera. I
The nude cult candidate is to j
make the main plank of his plat
form the right of the mayor to
appear unclad at all public func- j
tions and to promote the free- i
dom of his fellow nudists. j
TWO FARMER BOYS ARRESTED
ANN HARBOR, Mich., Aug. 18.1
T/P)—Given new impetus by orders
of Governor Wilbur Brucker for!
a statewide drive against blind |
pigs and vice dives, the probe into
the sordid Washtenaw county j
torch murder of four youngsters^
revealed other crimes with the
arrest of two farmer boys as al
leged friends of the imprisoned
trio of sex slayers.
LINDBERGHS FORCED DOWN
TOKYO, Aug. 19. (IP)—A mes
sage to the Communication De
partment said the Lindberghs were
forced down by motor trouble at
Adatchu Bay shortly after their
takeoff at 9:45 a. m., which was
7:45 p. m. Tuesday, E.S.T., from
Petropavlovsk for Nemuro.
GENERAL COXY NOW
MM SILL TOWN
I
MASSILLON, Ohio, Aug. 19. (JP)—
General Jacob Coxy, mayor of this
| city, who gained national atten
tion years ago by leading an army
I of unemployed to Washington,
seemed certain of achieving his
first public office, mayor of this
city of 25,000.
The 76-year-old campaigner led
five opponents in the primary for
the Republican nomination, which
is virtually assurance of election
in this nominally Republican city.
HITE MDSE IS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. (JF) —
The railroad proposal to increase
freight rates was called “a rank dis
crimination” in favor of the United
States Steel Corporation by F. A.
Ogden of Pittsburgh in testimony
before the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Ogden, representing
the Jones and Laughlin Steel Cor
porations was the first of a group
of witness opposing rate increases
on raw materials used in making
steel.
SUFFERERS TAKE HEART
HANKOW, China. Aug. 19. (A5)—
Flood sufferers in the Hankow re
gion took heart as the muddy and
yellow waters of the Yangtse River
receded.
SHOT FOUR TIMES IN QUARREL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 19.
(£>)—w. Frank Nomman, a former
special assistant attorney general,
was shot four times in a quarrel
with a bell boy over a parking
space at Wardman Park Hotel
and died an hour later in an
emergency hospital.
“TOM THUMB AIR DERBY”
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 19.
(/P)—Fourteen women flyers will
compete Sunday in the “Tom
Thumb Air Derby,” supplemental
to the National Air Derby from
Santa Monica to Cleveland, start
ing August 23.
ACTRESS THROWN FROM HORSE
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 19. (JP)—
Joan Bennett, screen actress, must
learn to walk once again as the
result of being thrown from a
horse during the filming of a mo
tion picture two weeks ago. Miss
Bennett is suffering from a frac
tured hip and spine injury.
HEARING ON BEAR
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. (/p) _
A hearing by the House judiciary
committee on proposals for the re
storation of beer followed by a re
cord vote on the issue in both the
Senate and the House, was forecast
by anti-prohibitionists in Congress.
STABILIZATION OIL
INDUSTRY PREDICTED
PETROLEUM OFFICtS
KILGORE, Texas, Aug. 19. (/P)
—Higher prices for mid-continen
tal crude and possible stabilization
of the American petroleum industry
were predicted by oil executives, as
the great East Texas producing
area, placed under martial law oy
Governor Sterling, ceased to gus*i
its demoralizing flood of oil.
Nearly a thousand Texas national
guardsmen were on duty in four
east Texas counties to enforce Gov
ernor Sterling’s order for a com
plete shutdown of the 1600 produc
ing oil and gas wells in the area.
No resistance has been met.
The larger oil companies closed
their wells before the soldiers ar
rived to carry out the martial pro
clamation issued.
Leaders of the industry hailed
Sterling’s action; they expressed the
view that with the flush fields of
Oklahoma already shut-down by
Governor Murray’s martial ver
dict and curtailment measures im
pending in Kansas, mid-continent
prices would climb and there was
real hope of stabilization.
ROMANCE DUSTED,
DEMPSEY FILES SUIT
FOB DIVORCE, ESTELLE
RENO, Aug. 19. (/P) —His six year
romance with Estelle Taylor blast
ed, Jack Dempsey, former heavy
weight champion of the world, fil
ed suit for a divorce from his actress
wife.
The complaint, after a complete
breakdown of negotiations where
by Miss Taylor sought to have Jack
Dempsey buy back from her for
$100,000 the house he gave her as
a wedding present, charged mental
cruelty in the words of the statute
and did not go into details.
Dempsey did not accompany his
attorney to the County Clerk’s of
fice but remained at home.
AMERICAN
New York 4. Detroit 5; eleven
innings.
Washington 2, St. Louis 4.
Only American games played.
NATIONAL
Pittsburgh 14, Philadelphia 5.
Chicago 2, Boston 3.
PACIFIC COAST
Sacramento 3, Missions 5.
Los Angeles 1, Portland 4.
San Francisco 13, Seattle 2.
Oakland 0, Hollywood 3.
LARGE AREAS INUNDATED
MANILA, Aug. 19. (/P)—Continued
torrential rains coupled with high
tides inundated large areas in
Manila, robbing 750 families of
their homes and paralizing traffic.
BANDIT IS SLAIN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. (&) —
One Nicaraguan bandit was slain
and another was wounded in a
contact with National Guardsmen
under the leadership of American
marine officers.
ICEPACK HOLDS
POINT BARROW, Aug. 19. (&)—
The icepack continues its seventh
successive week, keeping the
schooner Paterson, Holmes, Bay
chimo, cutter Northland and the
Trader 50 miles south. It is
planned to dispatch dogteams
overland with food unless the
break comes soon.
KEJIVT STORM BRINES
ITERS OVER TOWN
j SAN FRANCISCiK), Aug. 19. (£>)—
1A heavy storm behind the hills
of the town of Tehachapi, in
Kern county, California, raging be
tween 11 a. m. and 1 p. m., con
| verted the streets of the town into
; rivers and made the main high
j way impassible.
Foundations of several homes
! were washed away, but no one was
' reported injured. Pear boxes,
stored for the packing of a $60,000
crop, were washed through the
streets.
CREEK NATIONALS
ORDERED TO LEAVE
VIENNA, Aug. 19. (>P)—Dispatches
from Sofia said the government had
ordered all Greek nationals to
leave the country within 30 days.
The order was regarded as a re
prisal against the Greek govern
ment which it was charged ex
pelled Bulgarians from Greece with
out notice despite a special agree
ment which stipulates that a three
month’s notice should be given.
UP IN THE AIR AGAIN
TOKYO, Aug. 19. (rP)—Ot 10:45
a. m., Tokyo time, the Commun
ication Department reported the
Lindberghs had again taken to the
air.
SENATOR’S WIDOW DIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 19.
(JP)—Mrs. Belle Case LaFollette,
widow of the late Senator Robert
M. LaFollettee of Wisconsin, died
today in the Georgetown Hospital
here.
FOG COMPELLED LANDING
TOKYO, Aug. 19. (/P)—The Lind
berghs radio at 4:26 p. m. today,
which was 2:46 a. m., E.S.T., said
they were landing on Muroton
Bay, in the southern Kuriles,' on
account of fog.
NO SPECIAL SESSION
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. (JP) —
President Hoover does not intend
to call a special session of Congress
to deal with unemployment or any
other phase of the economic situa
tin. This announcement was made
from the executive office in the
White House.
PLANE WENT INTO SPIN
DE KALG, 111., Aug. 19. (JP)—
A1 Glassburn and Joseph Kai
ser, both of Dixon, HI., were fat
ally injured when a monoplane
which they were testing went into
a tailspin at 1000 feet and crash
ed at the DeKalb county airport
nine miles south of here. They
were still alive when taken from
the plane but died a few minutes
later.
NO DOCK HUNTING
NEXT FILL LOOMS
US HEADS CONFER
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. (A*)—
Seriousness of the migratory water
fowl situation resulting fro i two
years of drought conditions on the
most important breeding areas is
being reflected in a series of of
ficial conferences which may fur
ther greatly restrict and possibly
close the coming waterfowl hunting
season.
“It may be desirable to take very
stringent action in both Canada
and the United States,” Commis
sioner J. B. Harkin of the Nation
al Parks of Canada has informed
j Seth Gordon, president of the Am
jerican Game Association, following
! a conference at his office at Ot
itawa with game officials and W.
| C. Henderson, assistant chief of the
'united States Biological Survey.
“Returns from observers indicate
conditions to be very poor for the
breeding of waterfowl in south
western Manitoba, the southern
third of Saskatchewan and south
ern Alberta,” he reported. These
areas are known to be among the
best and largest nesting grounds.
This is the second consecutive sea
son in which the marshes have dried
up and destroyed a large percent
age of the waterfowl crop.
ME QUEENS EXILED
BY QDENBUIG DECREE
BERLIN, Aug. 19. (/P)—The queens
of the two million bee swarms in
Germany are buzzing things not
particularly flattering to President
von Hindenburg.
For the recent emergency de
crees also doubled the duty on
sugar, except if used for anmals
—but not including bees.
So many a hiver will be com
pelled to rid himself of part or
all of his swarms, thus augment
ing the number of dethroned Eu
ropean “queens.”
NATIONAL GUARD MOBILIZED
FORT WORTH, Aug. 18. (ff)—'The
Texas National Guard is mobiliz
ing here, presumably for service
in the east Texas oil fields.
MOTORBOAT CLASSIC
MONTAUK, N. Y., Aug. 18. (A5)—
A $250,000 worth of trim mahogany
racing craft was tuned up for the
motorboat world, the gold cup race
to be run off in 30-mile heats on
Lake Montauk.
ROYAL COUPLE WEDS
BADEN, Germany, Aug. 18. (JP)
—Margrave Berthold of Baden,
son of Maximilan of Baden, the
last imperial German chancellor,
was married in a civil ceremony
to Princess Theora, daughter of
Prince Andrew. A religious service
to which a 100 principal guests
were invited was held Monday.
GUARANTEE EMPLOYMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 18.
(A5)—Some key industries are co
operating towards a “boost busi
ness plan” under which workers
would be guaranteed long time
employment. How soon announce
ment can be expected is Jndefi
nite. It might come within a
short time.