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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 138 SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Presence of Byrd Works Miracle
French Aviator Wounded
At Verdun Paralyzed
For 10 Fears Walks
CAPTAIN CHARLES LEGENDRE, “GIVED RENEW
ED COURAGE” BY BYRD’S “SPLENDID EXPLOIT
DESPITE OVERWHELMING ODDS,” RISES, AND
LEANING AGAINST AMERICAN, WALKS SLOW
LY TO NAPOLEON’S TOMB
PARIS, July 6. (/P)—There was almost a touch of the
miraculous in the visit of Commander Byrd and crew to
the Hotel des Invalides, the home of France’s war wound
ed. For the first time since he was brought down at Ver
dun in 1918, Captain Charles Legendre, paralyzed French
aviator, stood straight on his feet and walked. “Your
courage, despite overwhelming odds, and your exploits
have given me renewed courage,” said Captain Legendre.
BYRD. COMPANIONS
LEAVING SATURDAY
PARTS, July 6. (/P)—Com. Byrd,
is likely to leave for home on the
steamer Leviathan July 12. The de
cision not to stay in France for an ex
tended period is due to pressure
brought to bear on them to hasten
back to the United States for the wel
come prepared for them, and Bryd’s
desire to begin work on a South pole
flight. It is also announced that Byrd
and his companions may sail for home
Saturday.
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
WIMBLEDON. Eng., July 6. (/P)—
Americans won the third 1027 tennis
championship when Helen Wills and
Elizabeth Ryan defeated Miss Bobbie
Heine and Mrs. J. Peacock of South
Africa 6-3, 6-2.
Tilden and Hunter came from be
hind to defeat the French pair, Cochet
and Brugnoa for the doubles cham
pionship by 1-6, 4-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-4.
MOST MODERN ITCH'
POST” IS COMPLETED
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SCOTT FIELD, July 6. (Jp)—A new j
mooring mast, described as the most j
modern “hitchin’ post” in the world,!
has been completed here and is ready
to accommodate any airship, including
the proposed new dirigibles which
will be almost twice as large as the
Los Angeles. Gaily painted in yellow
and white, so it may be easily seen by
flyers, the mast stands 178 feet high,
11 feet in diameter at the top and 50
feet at its base.
■ Captain Legendre told Command
er Byrd: “I will accompany you.’’ He
arose hesitatingly, groped for a mo
ment for support, and then with most
Obv'ious effort of will took a step for
ward. Another followed and the war
hero, his arm resting lightly on the
shoulder of Commander Byrd, walked
slowly but surely towrard the entrance
i of Napoleon’s tomb.
WINS LEGION OF HONOR
PARIS, July 6. (iip)—Premier Poin
care pinned the decoration of the Le
j gion of Honor on the breast of Com-!
mander Byrd, who plans to visit Eng
land before returning home, after de
ciding not to return to America Sat
urday.
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FLIERS IN WS Hi
CHEAT CELEBRATION
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PARIS, July 6. (JP)—The six Ameri
cans who followed Lindbergh’s trail
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across the Atlantic ocean were honor
ed together by Paris in the most em
i thusiastic Fourth of July celebration
the city has seen. The airmen attend
ed a series of ceremonies throughout
the afternoon and evening in their
honor. Crowds cheered them every
where. Marshal Foch told Byrd: “It
was one of the greatest feats in his
tory.”
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CALLOW RESIGNS U. OF W.
SEATTLE, July 6.n(jP)—Russell Cal
low, Washington rowing coach, re
signed to accept a similar position at j
the University of Pennsylvania. He j
will receive between $12,000 and $15,- j1
000 yearly with a ten-year contract, j *
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TRAINING FOR CHANNEL SWIM j
PARIS, July 6. (JF)~Mrs. Emily
Corson has been training for three
weeks for a swim across the English i
Channel from Calais to Dover. Ex- i
treme cold has prevented her from i
remaining in the water longer than a
half hour.
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SEAPLANE PLUNGES
LAKE WASH
FOUR MEN KILLED
PLANE SUDDENLY WENT INTO
SPIN 500 FEET UP—THREE
BADIES RECOVERED
SEATTLE, July 6. (Jp)—Four per
sons were killed when a seaplane fell
into Lake Washington yesterday
evening. The dead are Olaf Johnson,
pilot; Roy Wolin, Fred St.Cliffe, in
surance agent, and John Bock, Los
Angeles innkeeper. The seaplane,
which belonged to the Puget Sound
Airway company, took off from Sand
Point for a short flight. Five hundred
feet bove the lake the plane suddenly
went into a spin and plunged into the
water. Whei£ a harbor patrol boat
reached the scene the craft was com
pletely submerged. All of the bodies
but that of Bock were recovered last
night.
TWO WOMEN FOUND
SHOT DEATH: GALLON
ALCOHOL UNDER BED
POLICE THEORY IS GANG WAR
FARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DUAL
SLAYING
ST. PAUL, July 6. (/P)—Two women
were found shot to death in their
home and the police turned to theories
of jealousy or possibly gang warfare
in seeking a solution. The women
had been dead many hours and were
partly clad. The body of Mrs. Teddy j
Dubois was found beside her bed
while nearby lay the fully clothed
body of Miss Anne Grenville. Both
were shot through the head. The
police detained for questioning Charles
M. Hutchinson, who with a taxicab :
driver, discovered the bodies when he
went to the house. The police found (
a gallon of alcohol under the bed in
the women’s home.
INTENDS TO FLY BACK
PARIS, July 6. (JP)—Charles Le
rine declared he intends to fly back
:o New York as soon as he can find *
i French pilot to go with him.
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MORE MARINES LANDED s
SHANGHAI, July 6. (^p)—An uncon- ^
irmed telegram from Japanese sourc- a
;s in port Thingtao, Shantung Pro- 1
nnce, said 500 marines were landed v
here for protecting Americans.
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OPPOSE BRIDGE CONTRACT v
WASHINGTON, July 6. (JP)—High
taval chiefs in Washington still op
pose the San Francisco Bay bridge
roject and it becomes increasingly
pparent that the fight for it will have
o be taken directly to Coolidge.
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FOURTH OF JULY
GREETINGS TO THE ROYAL
HEART OF SEWARD
As the evening glow closes this
Fourth of July spent in your city, we
sit looking out on the sun’s last
tender love-touch to the Bay. Such
scenes compel reminiscence, and we
gather some life threads of thought;
a sudden urge is upon us to let you
glimpse a few strands that are at
tached to other July 4ths connected
with Alaska, and that may in a dou
ble sense emphasize our apprecia
tion of the cordial invitation to beau
tiful Seward, which so generously
carried it the ability to accept.
In the days when education in the
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States for native Alaskans was the
unusual, the thought developed in our
mind, (efficient help for the former
Unalaska Jesse Lee H.'ine being
near impossible) to bring two native
children to one of our Mission
Homes in the States, carefully train
mentally and spiritually then return
them to Alaska to serve the child
needs of their own people. To this
end we enlisted our Juniors, and in
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due time had sufficient travel fund.
However, at that time there proved
to be but one available boy in Una
laska. He took the long trip alone,
and arrived at our Mother Jewel’s
Home at York, Nebr., (one of the
institutions of the Woman’s Home
Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal church) and that arrival
lay was the Fourth of July. Lovea
ble—quick to learn—faithful in every
task, was the record of Alaska Ivan.
But in two years a fatal malady
claimed our “Fourth of July boy ”
With a beautiful faith he went to be
orever with the Children’s Christ.
His mission however, must have
seen served, for thereafter, Christian
workers more willingly gave them
selves to serve child life at Unalaska.
Several years later, at Sinuk, north
>f Nome, the Hilah Seward Home for
children was established bv this
same great society. As additional
lid—-for Sinuk was a fishing village ,
—a group of the Society’s women (
milt a coast boat for these fisher ,
oik and named it for their own ,
tate, “The New Jersey”. But the j
»oat with its crew was lost on a
tormy sea. This means of support
one, insufficient food was stored,
nd through the bitterly cold winter s
hat followed, little children cried 5
rith hunger. The supplies at the ‘
Home” were strained to the limit, S
cr division with the needy villagers 1
ms imparative. When the situation S
ecame known, and we were asked
5 replace that lost boat, cur heart
esponded, and our official reply
as “Yes”. v
The children of the Home Guards p
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NEW TOTAL TONNAGE
FIGUI1E5 SUBMITTED
BT B.S. DELEGATION
GENEVA, July 6. (/P)—The Ameri
can delegation submitted new total
tonnage figures for cruisers at a se
cret session of the naval conference.
Although official confirmation is lack
ing it is understood the United States,
in a spirit of compromise and in an at
tempt to meet Great Britain’s express
ed needs for cruisers, has suggested
an increase in the maximum tonnage
for Great Britain and the United
States, so that the new total will be
in the neighborhood of 400,000 tons,
that is, 100,000 more than indicated in
the original American maximum. The
proposal roughly corresponds to the
existing strength of the British cruis
er fleet. It is indicated that the Jap
anese request for an unrestricted num
ber of small submarines will be re
fused, that Japan, must content herself
with a slightly increased submarine
tonnage though witnin the maximum
total suggested by the United States.
CONFERENCE AT STANDSTILL
GENEVA, July 6. (JP)—’The naval
conference is at a standstill. The
next word lies with the governments
of Washington, London and Tokio.
Apparently Washington must tell Lon
don that the new maximum cruiser
figures submitted by the American em
bassy is the LTnited States’ last word
on concessions. Tokio must let Lon
don know how Japan regards the
cruiser limitations.
MERCED, Calif., July 6. (JP)—
Ethel Hall, film double for Dorothy
Dawn, was drowned in the Merced
■iver rapids when a boat capsized
»vith her yesterday. She was cast a
irift in the boat by the screen vil
an to be rescued at the head of the
•apids by Tom Mix, but the boat
urned and she sank before she got
o Mix, and went hurtling down the
•apids after her head had struck a
■ock, fracturing her skull.
THIRTY DAYS RESPITE
BOSTON, July 6. (JP)—A 30-day re
ipite has been granted Sacco and Van
;etti, who were sentenced to die on
hily 10 under conviction of a double
laying. The delay was granted for
urther 'Study of the case by a commis
ion of prominent men.
NEW FLIGHT PLANNED
PARIS, July 6. (JP)—Bernt Balchen,
.'ho accompanied Commander Byrd,
Ians a flight from New York to Oslo,
apital of Norway, a 55-hour trip.