MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 86. SEWARD, ALASKA. SATURDAY, April 13, 1929.
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HIGH. 1. CLIFF
SIX SCOUTS RESCUED AFTER
MIDNIGHT BY HUNDREDS
OF RESCUERS
CHEWELAH, Wash., April 13, (>P)
—With one dead, another with a
broken leg, and the scoutmaster in
a serious condition from cold and
exposure after hanging over ttyg
edge of a cliff for eight hours, a
group of boy scout mountain climb
ers returned here.
Don Hutchinson, was the scout
c* master; his brother Paul, a former
University of Idaho football star,
and himself yesterday scaled the
Quartzite peak which rises 2,000
feet above the town and just before
starting the descent last night a
rotten rock gave way hurling the
brothers and boy scouts down a
steep side to a narrow ledge.
Harold Stiffenson, patrol leader,
lost his balance and plunged 700
feet over the brink to his death.
Don Hutchinson grasped him to
save him and was carried over
the ledge but clung to the jutting
rocks where he was rescued eight
hours later.
Pat Hayes broke a leg when the
party fell.
A rescue party, numbering hun
dreds, was hastily organized after
1 cries of the survivors attracted
attention to their plight, and after
midnight reached the top and
lowered ropes rescuing the six boys.
Hutchinson was rescued about 2
a. m„ for his exact position could
not be determined on account of
darkness.
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NOGALES, Mexico, April 13, (P)—
An atmosphere of depression has
descended upon rebel headquarters
across the border and it is rumor
ed that complete collapse of the
rebel movement is in the offing.
The reports of sweeping federal
victories, on all battle fronts, ap
peared to have affected the morale
of rebel leaders and pessimism
is perfectly apparant.
The rebel morale suffered a tre
mendous blow last night in the
surrender of General Manzo, com
mander of the rebel troops on the
west coast. General Bernal, his
chief of staff and 13 other officers,
surrendered with Manzo.
United States immigration of
ficers said they had heard he had
been previously removed from
command by Escobar but the latter
neither confirmed or denied the
rumor.
S:ITJ)FNTS PAY THEIR BILLS
1 COLUMBUS, O., April 13, (IP)—
August, Achatz, who for nine years
has been repairing shoes for stu
dent- of Ohio State university,
says his college grade is 99 44-100
percent pure. Only once was he
given a “rubber” check.
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WIFE OF VETERAN GOLD RUSH
ER, ACCOMPANIED SPOUSE
OVER THE TRAIL
SEATTLE, April 13, (/P)—Plans
are nearing completion for the
installation of a bronz plague on
a granite wall on Inspiration
Point, almost 2,000 feet straight
up, from Dead Horse Gulch, on
;the White Pass trail “to a real
j martyr and hero of the Alaskan
gold rush, The Pack Horse.”
The move to honor the horse
was initiated quietly last Novem
ber, declared Mrs. Florence M
Hartshorn, who went over the
trail in 1898 with her husband and
who since has written a number
of Alaska stories.
! The Ladies of the Golden North
have sponsored the underatking.
ENROUTE TO M
POSTS S. S. COAST
SEATTLE, April 13, (#>)— On its
annual cruise to various Bureau of
Education stations in Alaska the
schooner Boxer sailed from Seat
tle last night with supplies and
five passengers, including Jonathan
Wagner.
A cargo of lumber, coal and gen
eral supplies for schools for Metla
katla, Saxman, Ketchikan, Peters
burg, Kake, Douglas, Juneau, Klu
kwan, Haines, Sitka, Klawak and
Hydaburg are on board.
Other passengers are G. W. Pitti
john, carpenter; Mrs. Ruth Hawkes
worth and two children.
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THE COAST LEAGUE
Missions 11, Seattle 9
I Hollywood 7, Portland 1
Oakland 1, Los Angeles 6
Sacramento 2, San Francisco 6
ALASKA SAILS FOR ■
NORTH WITH HOOD
LISTING ABOARD
THREE HUNDREt) AND 24 ON
BOARD FAST LINER OF THE
FAST A. S. S. CO. LINER
SEATTLE, April 13, (/P)—The S.
S. Alaska, of the A. S. S. Co., sail
ed for Alaska this morning at fi
o’clock, carrying 215 first class
passengers and 109 steerage. For
Seward there were 59 reservations.
Frank Doyea, F. A. Anderson, O.
Erickson, M. E. Smith, Frank Rupp,
M. E. Smith, Mrs. E. Holliday, Mr.
and Mrs. E. H. Dawson, Mr. and
Mrs. George Hutchinson.
Miss E. Longstone, H. C. Heino,
M. Gailarte, S. L. Godfrey, F. W.
Wickstrom, F. Crown, W. P. Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Frezenberg,
and son; Harvey Mackey, Cap
tain Caprille, F. Millich, Mrs. L.
Lilledahl, Mr. and Mrs. David Rus
sell, F. G. Klein, Mr. and Mrs. H.
J. Emard, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Carr.
H. A. Overhalen, J. W. Nicholson,
A. G. McKay, S. E. Lancaster, I. M.
Fisher, James Hogan, E. V. Bar
bour, H. Ray, L. J. Finke, Gerald
ine Hannum, Mrs. R. J. Hannum,
Mr. Gabrielson, A. A. Wilbur, D.
Spassoff, Mr. and Mrs. J. Van Hat
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson.
E. W. Park, S. Skidmore, V. Sor
jsen, A. Haaponen, W> G. Horning,.
IH. Munson, Miss Helen Lentz, W.
| A. Beele, L. M. Dow, L. Kohler, P.
jDallasto, and 17 steerage.
| ST. LOUIS, April 13, (£>)—Roy
Toombs, accused of wrecking the
International Life Insurance Co.
by fraudulently removing $3,500,000
of the assets, was convicted on the
; charge of issuing false certificates
I of stock. Punishment was fixed
j at three years in prison and a
fine of $3,000.
1111. S. DISCOVERER
WILL BE SAVED: HERE
IN ABOUT WEEK
DISCOVERER WAS TOWED TO
TUTKA BAY; REQUIRES A
WEEK TO REPAIR
,
! SELDOVIA, April 13, (Special to
the Gateway)-A new deck hand
got off the course last Friday, one
week ago yesterday, at 1:25 a. m.
causing the boat to swamp and
passengers and crew were forced
to abandon ship. Passengers were
landed in a lifeboat at Portlock.
Capt. Heinie Berger, owner of
the M. S. Discoverer—the boat re
ferred too—returned to the scene
of the wreck on the M. S. Wyoming
and towed the partly submerged
boat to Tutka Bay for repairs.
These repairs will require a full
week at which time Captain Berger
expects to return to Seward.
(The above dispatch was receiv
ed today from Captain Berger.)
SYDNEY, Aust., April 13, {£>)—
The first direct word from the
missing airmen of the Southern
Cross have been received. The mes
sages were signed by C. P. Ulm,
noted pilot and read: “We have
been through a terrible time but
are returning here to recondition
the Southern Cross for the flight
to England.’’ The message express
ed thanks to the citizens of Syd
ney for all they had done for them.
CLEGHORN VICTORIOUS
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EUGENE, Ore., April 13, (JP)—
.Walter Cleghorn of Seldovia, Alas
;ka, knocked out Terry Killen of
I Eugene, in the first minute of the
| fourth round of a scheduled 10
| round fight. Cleghorn knocked
Kileen to the floor twice in the
| third round.
NEW SPORT PLANES TO MAKE D EBUT AT DETROIT.
Aircraft designers are finishing a score of light planes to be shown at
the All-American Aircraft show in De trcit this month. The new Standard 24
(lower right); the Davis “Red Head” open -onoplane (left) ; and the Doyle
“Oriole” (upper right) are among the ''v' tU-™- *n T- Edward
S. Evans (inset) is chairman.
MCDONALD’S MEMORIAL URG
ING CONGRESS, INTERNA
TIONAL HIGHWAY
JUNEAU, April 13, (Special to
jthe Gateway)—The house post
! poned the consideration of the
| comptroller bill until Monday to
give members an opportunity to
| study the 35 amendments recom
I mended for adoption by the Terri
torial institutions committee.
Tarwater introduced a bill ex
tending the present mining inves
tigation cooperative work, between
jthe Territory and federal govern
Jment, and liberalizing the local
end of that activity by authorizing
employment of technical assist
ants in field work and clerk hire.
The bill carries an apprppriation
of $30,000 which is $10,000 more
than two years ago.
He also introduced a memorial
urging congress to appropriate
larger sums for its share of this
work to the extent that two addi
tional mining engineers might be
employed. This work is directed by
B. D. Stewart, federal mining sup
ervisor.
Winn introduced a bill adding
| to the protection of fur farmers by
: prohibiting any person, except a
j fur farmer on his own ranch, to
possess a branded, marked and
; tagged blue skin and prohibiting
the sale, giving, buying, recieving
and transporting any unbranded
blue fox skins; making it illegal
the possession of other than the
instruments for registered brands
and providing for condemnation
and forfeiture and replevin pro
jceedings, and for inspection of fur
stocks by marshals and wardens,
j The house passed McDonald’s
memorial to congress urging con
gress to investigate the projected
I international highway between
Alaska and the states, via Canada.
The senate passed the workmen’s
compensation act without any
material amendment from the
i form enacted by the house in an
; effort to increase the sums paid
The foreign beneffciaries, made
I by Sunquist, failed when his
; amendment did not get a second.
[Bl> PIUS CLUMPS
ON BINI EXPORTS
WASHINGTON. April 12, (AV
Pussla has undertaken to check
the flow of art and heirlooms to
the United States with “methods
that call to mind the unprecedent
ed steps resorted to by other
European countries to keep their
gold supply from being drawn into
the American maulstrom.
The United States has been in
formed that the exclusive right to
export certain articles has been
given to the official soviet trading
bureau.
NEW GRAPEFRUIT GROVE
INDIO, Cal., April 13, (A5)—A
$15,000 grapefruit grove is to be
established alongside the stately
date groves of Coachella valley.
The project has been undertaken
by King C. Gillette on 480 acres
reclaimed from t
have 35,000 grapefruit trees ;*.r.d
will be completed in a year.