US I tnll HUMS BUM
WITH PEOPLE IllfG
ECLIPSE OF TOE SUN
CONWAY, N. H., Sept. 1, —Cloudy
skies hampered the work of scien
tists in their efforts to obtain good
pictures of the sun’s eclipse by the
'moon Wednesday.
The results were not as satisfac
tory as could have been expected
'ut it is declared that the scientists
-eceived some reward for their ef
forts as the various phenomena
were observed.
This city, as well as others in the
lirect path of the total eclipse, was
.irst bathed in a brilliant yellow
as the moon passed swiftly to cut
off the sun’s rays. Following the
yellow tinge there was a decided
blue coloring which again was fol
lowed by total darkness during
which time only the scimitar-like
edge of the sun could be osberved.
The roads throughout New
Hampshire, Maine and other sec
tions in the path of the eelpise,
were crowded with automobiles and
people covered roads and streets ^
in great black patches in order to i
obtain an unobstructed view of the j
heavens. In one instance the mili
tia had to be called out to handle
the crowds; in another town the
jonstabulary was on hand to con
ol the surging mob during the
lef interval of darkness.
flM (BHDS
HUMIC FLIGHT PUNS
EW YORK, Sept. 1, - -Capt. Jas.
- Ison, noted British flyer, Wed
sday yielded to his wife, Amy
hnson, in her pleadings with him
t to attempt a return flight to
gif d at the present because of
'xervous condition,
aysicians and close friends of
ilyer learned that the nervous
tin of flying across the Atlantic !
n England to Nova Scotia had
Captain Mollison in such a
• ous sta that any attempt1
e r- turn was foredoomed i
lilure.
iptain Mollison intends to leave,
England by steamer. A riotous
Ttion has been promised him
his return on English soil.
.0 RUSH, RED SEJI,
MING NEW RICHES
3GADISCIO, Eritrea, Africa,
• 1, (^P)—A gold rush has devel
i in this Italian colony on the
Sea.
>rth and west of Asmara, with
r&dius of 12 miles, seams of
erous ore have been found
ing a rich quantity of precious'
•1. Nearby is a gold mine aban- j
d 30 years ago.
•he first fruits, 22 pounds of gold,!
re sent to the Bank of Italy
anch at Asmara for forwarding
I-iome. The bank is paying $290
"»ound- j
“DESTRUCTIVE” BOYS
■ALDWIN, Ga., Sept. 1, (/P)-Bald
* high school boys proved their
structive ability” here and des
•d 320,133 peach trees in a week,
rees. however, were wild, and
ool won a department of
illure prize of $50 for phony
ation work.
3 COLORADO SCHOOL
^ng the passengers leaving
' SS Yukon Friday for the
will be Francis Leslie, son
and Mrs. F. E. Leslie. Fran
enroute to the Colorado
of Mines where he will con
his engineering studies be
- year at the Alaska Col- j
will arrive in Seward from
on one of the next trains
steamer connections.
improved in health, Mrs.
H. Mellick, wife of the prom
S ind Point business man, is
r for Seattle on the SS Yukon
she will remain for some
GRONAU AT KANAGA
DUTCH HARBOR, Sept. 1, —
Captain Wolfgang von Gronau and
, three companions were halted on
j their projected flight to Attu Is
I land from Dutch Harbor by bad
I weather conditions prevailing in
that region. Instead they were com
pelled to put in at Kanaga Harbor
where the fliers await favorable
! flying conditions.
ROUNDUP OF JIUTO
BANDITS WHS FAILURE
LONDON, Sept. 1, —Seeking to
run to earth motor bandits who are
appearing in London in greater
numbers, a great round-up was un
expectedly put into force at mid
night, last night.
One thousand policemen, togeth
er with thousands of other offi
cials, blocked all roads and bridges
halting all motorists and demand
ed drivers licenses or other papers
of identification.
The police cordon was particu
larly tight about the Westminis
ter section of the city.
The net result of this action was
that two auto dirvers were held
for investigation.
SHORTRIOGE DEFEATED
AT CALIFORNIA POLLS
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1, —With
, 6 bulk of California’s primary
election returns in, the choice of
the Republican party will undoubt
edly be Tubbs and for the Demo
crats, McAdoo. Senator Shortridge
who has served California for 12
years was defeated by Tubbs who
had some 20,000 more votes than !
Shortndg6. Bob Shuler appeared
destined to win a place on the In- I
ependent or Prohibition ticket.
A recapitulation of the votes1
shows that of the returns availa-|
p 6 so far that 702,000 votes were!
Republican and 400,000 were Dem- I
ocratic which seems to bear out!
that California is still a Republi-j
can state.
“MA” still leads
fp^AtLKAf’ Tex” Sept- !« —The Ja
test tabulations of the runoff elec
ion between Mariam “Ma” Fergu
son and Governor Ross Sterling
show that “Ma” is still leading with
-ome 476,750 votes as against Ster
veTto h ’l52' Many precinct«
yet to be heard from.
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cinr',<r-r;< 0'rH" r°bbery
bandn ° ’ Sept- *• - Chicago
coach” mhh g°ing ‘n *or “stage
bandh/ b leS' Wednesday, three
bus a?d aboard a ■notor
bed and 7 menacinS Euns. rob
^rom a g "rhier *5?
The rnhW r thc>’ took $400
he robbers escaped in the crowd, j
ANOTHER WAGE CUT
' L°S anGELES, sept. 1, -Twen
On comand emp]oyes of the Shell
duction ^any faCe a 10 per cent re~
auction in wages. Officials of the
company state that recent rises Vn
any "iusHf' P!!ces ilave n°t caused
tainir f / atl°n for their main
emDinv Present wage “ale. The
whetheftl16 t0 V°te SecrctIy as to
whether they will accept the cut!
$10,000,000 FAIR
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 1 __
sented0! Sp6Ctacular fair ever pre
sented by any city in California
3 ThTsh f°r- business September
cfh sl™w ls costing $10,000,000
to stage. One of the features of the
week s fair will be the stock show
which $35,000 in prizes will be
awarded.
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DRASTIC retrenchment
VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 1 -
A wholesale retrenchment in gov
ernment administration, has beer
suggested. In line with this plan il
has been suggested that the pre
sent 48 parliamentary seats be cu1
to 28.
[TWICE IS DEUEO
i BIT FUflMERS UNTIL
GOVERNORS’ CONFAB
SIOU XCITY, Iowa, Sept. 1, —J.
Chalman, chairman of the National
Farmers Holiday Association which
! is behind the strike waged by the
farmers for better commodity pric
es, Wednesday announced that the
picketeers would |be called from
their duties of stopping the flow
of farm produce into South Dako
ta and cities eleswhere.
Chalman declared that a tempor
ary truce had been declared, ef
fective from September 1 to Sep
tember 9, pending the meeting of
Governors which has been called
by Governor Green, of South Da
kota, for that date.
The picketeers were told to go
to their homes and until the out
come of the conference is known,
it is expected that peace will pre-1
vail in the farming communities.
SEEKS DEBT DEDUCTION
j NEW YORK, Sept. 1, -Wall
i stre€t believes that the reason of
I Governor Montague Norman’s vis
j it to the United States was for the
j purpose of negotiating for a re
duction of the European war debt!
owedthe United States, by 31,000,- j
It is declared that this reduction 1
would be brought about by the sale
of one billion dollars worth of In
ternational bonds.
During the meanwhile, Wall
Street has interested itself in won
dering whether this huge sum of
bonds, backed by the principle gov
ernments in the world, can be sold.1
NUGGET IS ADMISSION
■ TICKET COLORADO SJINCE
MONTROSE, Colo., Sept. 1, (/P)
Frank Barlow, who runs a dance
pavilion at Sawpit, reports that
Saturday night C. F. Neilson, a|
leaser at Ophir, came to attend the j
dance. He didn’t have any money J
but did possess some gold nuggets I
and traded one for admission to the
dance. Mr. Barlow says it looks as
if the old days of ’59 are coming
back again.
LOW REGISTRATION
SEATTLE, Sept. 1, —The regis
tration this year at the University
of Washington is about 15 per cent
lower than last year. In 1931 a to
tal of 6,924 students had register
ed at this time in the institution.
CAN’T STOP ‘BOOING’
TOPEKA, Kas., Sept. 1, —The city
j commission of Topeka will use its
police power to prevent the show
ering of missiles upon band play
ers in its parks. “But I do not see,”
said Mayor O. B. Ketchum, “how
we can prevent the people from
booing candidates for political of
fice.”
AFRICA IRON TO JAPAN
| DURBAN, S. A., Sept. 1, (A1)—Jap
an has signed a contract with the
South African government for 30,
000 tons of scrap iron to be used
for bridges in Japan.
love balm suit dropped
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1, _ The
$50,000 stolen love suit against
Marline Dietrich, siren of the
screen, was discontinued on behalf
of Mrs. Riza von Sternberg, wife of
the Hollywood director, Joseph von
Sternberg. |
i
SWEDEN FINDS NEW ORE
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 1, (>P)—An
important copper deposit has been
reported to the geological survey
from Malaa, in northern Sweden.
It is in the same mining district as
th® Boliden field.
mi. RESULTS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 5, Phillies 4.
Washington 7, St. Louis 6.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 5, New York 4.
Brooklyn 7-11, Cincinnati 1-10.
Pittsburg 2, Boston 1.
PACIFIC COAST
Hollywood 6, Oakland 1.
Portland 4, Missions 1.
MmeiiiF ,
BETTED BERTH TOBIT
NEW YORK, Sept. 1, —Mayor
James Walker, who collapsed as the
result of the strain he has been un
der in connection with his ouster
trial and the sudden death of his
brother, George, arose Wednesday
from his sick-bed, apparently much
improved.
The mayor was expected to at
tend the funeral of his brother to
day and folloiwng that he was to
return to the courtroom to face
further trial on ouster charges.
SOLID FOR REPEAL
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 1, —
The Veterans of Foreign Wars,' in
convention here, are unanimous
in desiring repeal of dry laws.
SAILING SEVEN SENS
SYDNEY, Australia, Sept., 1, (/p)_
An Australian-Finnish company
proposes to capitalize the romantic
lure of the old clipper ships by ar
ranging sailing tours to Australia, j
A 2,738-ton barque, L'Avenir, will
leave the Baltic shortly for South
Africa, and then, via Cape Horn
for Australia. She is fitted with
modern conveniences.
Tourists are promised a slow, but
exciting voyage.
DEADLOCK IN ENGLAND
LONDON, Sept. 1, — Factory
workers and mill officials were
deadlocked Wednesday night as
more than 125,000 of the mill work
ers stood firm on their demand for
better working conditions and high
er wages. The strike is in the Lan
cashire manufacturing district.
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CALLED TO STAND
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 1, —
Indications are that Governor Jas.
J. Rolph Jr., of California, will be
called to the stand soon to testify
m defense of Frank J. Egan, for
mer public prosecutor who is on
trial on charges of murdering
Mrs. Jessie Scott Hughes. It was
not known what type of evidence
would be called for from Rolph but
. ls thofc he will appear dur
ing the present rebuttal of testi
mony.
CUSPIDORS FOR SALE
MARSHALTOWN, Ohio, Sept. 1,
In line with the general economic
policy reigning throughout the land
and in government and civic circles,
it has been decided by local author
ities to sell to the highest bidder 100
cuspidors which, in the past, have
dotted the floor of the city hall.
Empliyes are now chewing gum.
TO POPULARIZE POLO
CHICAGO, Sept. 1, (A3)—polo, the
sport of financial kings, will be
come the talk of the masses if plans
of the Oak Brook club here go thru.
A new stadium accomodates 2,500
all in box seats, at $1 per.
WANTS NICKNAME, BALLOT
GREENVILLE, S. C., Sept. 1, {R )—
Greenville county ballots this year
may resemble a roaster of football
players’ names. At least one candi
date wants his nickname on the
ticket, and J. Mack Wells, Demo
cratic county secretary, has re
quested all others who desire the
privilege to let him know before the
tickets are printed.
BAER IS VICTOR
CHICAGO, Sept. 1, —Max Baer,
one of the great finishers of the
prize ring, Wednesday night pound
ed out a decisive victory over Ernie
Schaef, pride of Boston and pro
tege of Jack Sharkey. The fight
went 10-rounds with Baer, the
pride of California, weighing 200
pounds, and Schaaf, 219 pounds.
NEW OFFICIAL SPEED
MiK IS RECORDED fit
MU JIMMY DOOLITTLE
CLEVELAND, Sept. 1, —Major
Jimmy Doolittle, former trans-con
tinental speed-king, Wednesday
hung up a new unofficial world re
cord for .land planes when he
streaked his GB-Sportster at an av
erage speed of 293.19 miles per
hour over the three kilometer long
course here. He set this mark in
qualifying for the Thompson speed
race which was to be held today.
Doolittle failed at making a re
cord when he neglected to carry a
barograph on the speed test.
On the first lap he made 294
miles per hour; on the second he
made 296 miles but on the third
j and last laps he slowed down a lit
I tie, making the third lap at a speed
I of 291 miles per hour and the last
lap at a clip of 290 miles. Doolittle
said he had the throttle all the way
down but he feels that he can fly
faster than this and intends to
open up the gas wide again in to
day’s race.
The official world’s record is 278
miles per hour and is held by a
French aviator.
WATSON SAILS NORTH
SEATTLE, Sept. 1, (A5)—The SS
Admiral Watson, of the Pacific
Steamship Company, sailed North
at 10 a. m. Wednesday with 14 pas
sengers. There were no reservations
on board for Seward.
The Catalyst floating oceano
graphic laboratory from the Uni
versity of Washington, is now en-;
route North for a study of marine j
life in Alaskan waters.
Several scientists are aboard the I
vessel including: Dr. Thomas G
Thomas, director of the Oceano
graphic Laboratories; his assistaant
director, Dr. Lyman D. Phifer, Dr.
George B. Rigg, Dr. Robert C. Mil
ler, Dr. John E. Guberlet, Dr. Clin
ton L. Utterback, and the following i
graduate students, who are serving I
as assistants:
Clifford Barnes, Goldendale; Ber
tram D. Thomas and James W
Boyle, Seattle; Robert H. Tschudy
Pocatello, Idaho; and Ray W- Brem
ner, Bellingham.
During the cruise, studies will be
made of the chemical nature of
Alaskan waters, light penetration,
refractive indices, radio-activity,
microscopic plants, some of the al
gae, microscopic animals, and var
ious forms living on the bottom.
The Catalyst is a gift of the
Rockefeller Foundation to the Uni
versity of Washington and is used
in pursuit of oceanographic re
search studies in coastal waters of
the North Pacific Ocean. It is a sea
going Diesel motor vessel, about 75
feet in length. I
FOR WEEK’S HUNT
Via the P. I. a., a group of four
local hunters were to be flown to
day to Iceberg Lake, In the Kenai
Peninsula country, by Pilot Alonzo
Cope, where they planned to re
main for a week. Cope was due to
return to Seward, after delivering
the party, and pick up a full load
of passengers who have been wait
ing a week to go to Anchorage. AI
few are staying over for the fair.
The hunters include Charles Gilli
land, Joe Stanton, Barton Stanton
and Bill Sleeman. Cope will pick
them up next week and bring them
back home.
Fresh snow may be seen on dis
tant mountain tops, providing one
climbs high enough to look.
! REIGHSnG ENDEIHUIS
PISS ECONOMIC PUNS
BEFORE KICKED OUT
j BERLIN, Sept. 1, —Chancellor
j Franz von Papen returned to Ber
lin Wednesday armed with the de
cree from President Paul von Hin
denberg which will permit Von Pa
pen to keep the hostile Reichstag
in hand. The decree referred to
is the writ empowering the Chan
cellor to dissolve the cabinet if he
sees fit.
However, von Papen paid but lit
tle attention to the hostile Reich
stag and that body went furiously
ahead in trying to put through
some of their theories for econo
mies in the government before they
are dissolved.
At the same time Germany, Wed
nesday, sent a message to France
thfv the W°rld re(Juesting that
they be permitted military parity
with France or any other European
nation. They want to fortify the
Polish frontier and to build up their
submarine and tank fleet to equal
i asis with other nations. This is
I now prohibited Germany under the
terms of the Versailles treaty
This request on the part of Ger
many came simultaneously when
reat Britain announced the build
ing of three small cruisers while
France is launching the construc
tion of a hew super-cruiser.
It is understood that France will
vigorously oppose the plan of per
mitting Germany side-stepping the
Versailles limitations.
saint WILL STIEE
SEATTLE, Sept, 1, —The big beer
parade, over which so much con
troversy had been raised, was to be
held today in Seattle, the sponsors
of the idea having won out over the
| Women’s Christian Temperance
Union, Parent Teachers’ Associa
tion and other organizations which
"were opposed to the demonstration.
Mayor John Dore, who was asked
by the opposition to forbid the par
ade, declared Wednesday that any
one who wanted to stage a parade
in Seattle could do so, so long as
they conducted such parades with
all proper decorum and respect for
the law.
BIG SOLD STRIKE IS
CAMP VERDE, Ariz., Sept. 1, (JP)
The Luck Bird claim, 17 miles
from here, is the scene of Yavapai
county’s latest gold strike. The
claim is being worked by Robert
Wombacher and Linn Derrick of
Cherry Creek, who state that excep
tional gold ledge was struck a foot
beneath the bottom of the old shaft.
It is estimated that the ore will run
$10,000 to the ton. A small ball mill
is being operated.
VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY
i NEW YORK, Sept., 1, — The
United Cigar Stores Company of
America, a nation-wide chain, fil
ed petition in bankruptcy in the
Federal court, claiming assets of
$8,341,634 and liabilities of $9 502 -
CANADIAN GOLD INCREASES
OTTAWA, Sept. 1, (£>>—Canada’s
gold production in 1931 amounted
to 2,693,892 fine ounces valued at
$55,687,688. Ontario mines account
ed for more than 70 per cent of the
total. In contrast, the 1930 produc
tion was 2,102,068 fine ounces, val
ued at $43,453,601.
HISTORIC LOCKET FOUND
CHARLESTON, S. C., Sept. 1, (JP)
—Discovered in a curiosity shop in
New York, a locket which once be
longed to Elizabeth Pinkney, wife
of Thomas Pinkney, revolutionary
leader, governor of South Carolina
and minister to England, has found
its way back to Charleston and
been placed in the Gibbes Art Gal
lery.