MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 108. SEWARD, ALASKA. THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1929.
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PRICE TEN CENTS
GRAF ZEPPELIN TO
IKE BASE ALASKA
FOR EXPLORATION
FAIRBANKS AND NOME ARE
SELECTED AS WORKING BASE
TO ARCTIC REGIONS
WASHINGTON, May 9, (/P)—In
addition to being groomed for a
round-the-world trip this summer
the dirigible Graf Zeppelin is des
tined to show its silver sides to the
white lands of the Arctic.
The international society explo
ration of Arctic regions entered in
to a contract to use the ship for
an expedition from Leningrad to
either Nome or Fairbanks and way
up to the north polar regions. The
trip will take place in April or May,
1930.
John Fleming, vice president of
the American section of the society,
has written to the war department
outlining plans and asking govern
ment aid in providing adequate
landing fields in Alaska and oil
companies have been asked to sup
ply fuel.
The society has obtained from
interior department officials a
promise of assistance from part of
the administration officials in Al
aska .
The Zeppelin will be commanded
by Dr Eckener: the scientific group
will be under the direction of Dr.
Fridtjof Nansen. There will be a
^rew of 25 and a scientific group of
15
Plans include a flight from Len
ingrad to Nome and Fairbanks,
via Spitzbergen, the North coast
ot Greenland and Parry islands,
the flight to the base station in Al
aska, via Wrangell Island, will oe
about 160 degrees east longitude
thence to the neighborhood of the
pole and back to Alaska. The re
turn trip to Leningrad will be made
via Delong island, Sewernaja anc
Semi j a.
■mci wne
CHILDREN ORDERED
EVACUATE KB
BRITISH GUNBOAT ENROUTE TO
CANTON; BANKS SUSPEND
PAYMENTS; PANIC
HONGKONG, ay 9. {^—Con
sular Instructions have been given
to American women and children
and exacuate part af Kwangsi pro
vince, near Kweilin, as the fall of
Canton to the approaching Kwang
% siites is expected at anytime.
Rigorous censorship has been im
posed on all dispatches relating to
♦be fighting. The British gunboat
Tarantula is enroute to Canton to
save refugees. Banks have sus
pended payments and a near panic
in conditions reign.
TRAPPER LOST FURS
SEATTLE, May 9, (/P)—Charles
Howlett, Alaska trapper, reported
his room had been entered and
seven raw mink skins stolen.
BUSINESS FILES
NEW YORK, ay 9- {&)—'The
tion-wide survey of commecial a -
viation has disclosed that almost
150 business concerns are using
airplanes as part cf their equip
ment. The list includes companies
of every variety, from rubber fac
tories to moving picture firms.
DAUGHTER AUTHOR DIES |
LONDON, May 9, (/P)—Mrs. Kate j
Perugini, only surviving daughter
of Charles Dickins, died age 89.
She achieved considerable note as
an artist, particularly children’s
portraits.
BROTHER III LAW
15 THE "GOAT" SAT
THE PROSECUTION
REPRESENTATIVE MICHAELSON
FREED OF IMPORTING LI
QUOR FROM CUBA
KEYWEST, Fla. May 9. (JP)—
I Representative Alfred Michaelson
| of Illinois was freed of the charges
• of bringing liquor into into this
country but his brother-in-law,
who admitted ownership of the
' trunks from Cuba containing the
j contrabrand faced trial on the
; same charge.
The trunks came through the
I port of Key West without an in
spection through the courtesy of
the port granted to the Congress
man
Prosecution attorneys declared
Walter Gramm of Chicago, a coal
dealer, was “the fall guy” but
since he admitted ownership of
the trunks he will be prosecuted
accordingly.
NAVY BALLOON WON
PITTSBURGH. May 8, (JP)—Navy
balloon No. 1 is credited with win
ning the national elimination bal
loon race when it landed on Prince
Edward Island. The record must
be checked by the National Aero
nautical association before official
Twelve started the race Saturday
BEEN REWRITTEN
IN TARIFF BILL
COMPARATIVELY FEW CHANGES
IN DUTY OF FISH IS MADE,
IS STATED
WASHINGTON, May 8, (/P)—Sub
tantial increased rates designed to
afford greater protection fco Ameri
i an farmers, sugar producers, wool
s growers and many manufacturing
and industries, is recommended in
he tariff bill presented to the
louse and designed to replace the
Fordney-McCumber law of 1922.
j Some of the schedules, notably
those dealing with tobacco and
spirits were left unchanged. The
ish paragraphs have been rewrit
en to accord with modern com
nercir.l practices but with compar
atively few changes in duty.
I
HMD VESSEL
IS I TOTAL LOSS
! TOKYO, May 9, iff)—'The navj
department revealed the grounding
and total loss of the chartered col
lier Tamon Maru, No. 6 and tin
fate of the crew of 50 men i! un
known. The ship hit a coral reel
inear Truk island; strong tides anc
reefs made rescue difficult.
MEETING POSTPONED
Owing to the graduation exer
'cises tomorrow night the regulai
monthly meeting of thhe Sewarc
Volunteer Fire Department ha;
been postponed until the follow
| ing Friday.
AIMED AT REGULATION
WASHINGTON. May. 8, (JP)—Sen- |
acor Brookhart introduced a bill !
| into the senate to regulate the mo
tion picture industry aimed at the
■alleged oppresive measures em
ployed by larger producers and dis
tributors against independents.
LONGER TERM MAY BE IM
POSED FOR CONTEMPT OF
COURT; WITNESSES
WASHINGTON, May 9, (JP)—Har
ry Sinclair will likely know before
he completes his 90-day sentence,
he is now serving, whether another
calling for six months will be en
forced against him. The longer
term will be imposed for contempt
■of court for shadowing jurors se
lected for his conspiracy trial with
Fall.
The supreme court which upheld
the 90-day term, have now under
consideration the six months sen
tence expected to be disposed of
within three months.
Three others, Mascot Day, Wil
liam Burns and W. Sherman Burns;
' son of William Burns, detective, are
also guilty of shadowing jurors
■ They are sentenced to various
L terms ;appeals are pending.
SOUNDS LIKE A TONIC
SANTIAGO, May 8, lAV-With the
■ official delivery to Washington b>
Ambassadors of Chile and Peru oJ
l [statements covering points for In
> »ernational treaty. Tacna Arica dis
■ ;oute has reached a stage of virtua:
! settlement.
AMERICAN CLUBS AGAIN TRAIN GUNS ON THE YANKEES
®fi#DAN
# HOWLEY
Browns
m CON N IE MACK W§
A thistles •~Iro
IIWL- a fir Egg
MILLER
HUGGINS
yankaes
WAITER^IOHNSON
senators
ROGER PECK1NPAUGH BUCKY HARRES
Indians Tigers
LENA BLACKdDRNE
White Sox
mu. cark.oan
liee/ Saz
The pleasant expressions in this American League managerial gallery
have no significance.. They’re all worried. Miller Huggins is afraid his Yan
kees will succumb to the law of averages and not repeat, and the other sev
en pilots are afraid they won’t.
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SUE BAM
IN AillACKS
LOST FOR TWO DAYS BESET
WITH HUNGER AND COLD,
SEEKING WAY
NEWCOMB, N. Y., May 8, (JP)—
! A party of trappers have organized
to salvage the balloon two aero
jnauts dropped in the wilds of the
'Ajirondacks four days ago.
} E. ,T. Hill, Arthur Schlosser, the
icrew of the Detroit times entry irt
ji.iie national elimination contest,
emerged yesterday from the wil
derness where they wandered for
two days beset with hunger and
cold seeking a way to civilization.
! The navy balloon No. 1, traveled
900 miles and was awarded first.
Hill and Schlosser travelled about
350 miles. The pair said their ad
ventures after landing were no
I more exciting than the flight in
which snow, fog and thunder
I storms were battled to keep from
being blown out to sea.
Their food supply was lost when
they were forced to dump the load.
The region where they landed is
| sparsely settled and persons un
familiar with the country can trav
el for days without finding a houre.
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BOTH MARRIED BEFORE AND
DIVORCED; LETTER FORMER
HUSBAND, CAUSE
LOS ANGELES. May 8, UP)—
Frank Williams, financier is dead
from a self-inflicted bullet wound,
and Peggy Troxel, 18, is seriously
wounded, the result of a disagree
ment at the girl’s residence.
Williams, who was divorced, was
jinfactuated with the girl who haa
Ibeen married and divorced. A let
ter from her former husband pre
cipitated the quarrel and Williams
went' to the home where she was
staying and asked to see her alone.
The shooting followed. The giri’s
eyes and nose were destroyed doc
tors said but she will probably re
j cover.
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SCIENTISTS VIEW
SOUR ECLIPSE IB
OBTAIN PICTURES
EXCELLENT OBSERVATIONS
MADE OF PHENOMENON
FROM MANILA ISLAND
MANILA, May 9, (JP)—Scientist*
assembled at Iloilo and had an un
obstructed view of the solal eclipse
and took photographs and numer
ous observations of the phenome
non! in quest of information of the
sun’s corona.
Many planets and stars in the
direction of the sun, were made
visible by the eclipse.
Iloilo made a holiday of the oc
casion and thousands turned out.
Eight other places, along a narrow
strip around the world where scien
tists gathered for the eclipse, re
ported cloudy weather hindered ob
servations.