MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 17.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
WILL RECOMMEND
ESTABLISHMENT OF
PLANE SERVICE
PLANES WOULD LEAVE SOUTH
IN MORNINGS ARRIVE AT
, KETCHIKAN 6 P. M.
SEATTLE, Jan., 20, (A3)—Post
master C. M. Perkins stated yes
terday that he would recommend
today the establishment of a tri
weekly air mail service between
Seaatle and Juneau and said he
hoped the new service would begin
June 1.
He has been studying the possi
bilities of this run for above a
year but declared he has delayed
recommending it to the postal de
partment because no operator
would bid.
Yesterday he was advised that
the Gorst Air Transports offered
to handle the mail contract. Verne
Gorst, president of the company,
is reported to have associated with
him Walter Varney, head of the
Varney Air Line operating between
Pasco and Salt Lake.
Mr. Perkins said he would rec
ommpr,d a schedule calling for the
amphibian plane
„u,n oeattle at 8 o’clock in the
morning and arriving at Ketchi
kan at 6 o'clock in the evening.
Th*> service w^alG-conneci Ket
chikan and Juneau and would
figure to carry 135 pounds of mail
on each northbound trip. On the
return trip stops would be made
at Vancouver and Prince Rupert.
HOOVER TO CENTER
ATTENTION PROBLEM
OF PROHIBITION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan., 21,
■JP)— Attention to prohibition is
planned by President-elect Hoov
er early in his administration for
his views were outlined to promi
nent leaders in the almost contin
uous wet and dry controversies in
the Senate and who were told he
proposed to appoint a commission.
This announcement was made
last week.
This non-partisan group will
conduct an inquiry and make
such recommendations as it may
deem advisable.
LOS ANGELES, Jan., 21, (/PI—"A
Baldwin neyer quarrels with a
guest”. This was the formal state
ment issued at the Arcadia estates
of Mrs Anita Baldwin, daughter of
‘Lucky” Baldwin, concerning the
sudden denarture from her home
of Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis
star, her mother and Mrs. Baldwin,
which left Mrs. Baldwin in a state
of ccllapse
BIG DAWSON FIRE
DAWSON, Jan., 21, (/P)—Fire
destroyed the historic Eagle hall
here early yesterday morning.
The loss Is placed at about $10,000.
It is thought a cigarette caused
the old building which was part
ly insured.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD
ASHORE IN BAHAMAS
PASSENGERS RESCUED
MEW YORK, Jan., 21, (JP)—
Eighty-one passengers were res
cued from the world cruise liner
President Garfield which ran
aground on Mantanila Reef, Ba
hama Islands.
The Munson liner Pan America
took off the passengers and mail
12 hours after the Dollar Line ves
sel grounded. Officers and crew
remained aboard. A wrecking tug
has come to its assistance.
NO ACCIDENT MARKED TRANS-!
FER; AIL WILL BE TAKEN
TO NASSAU
SEATTLE. Jan., 21, (JP)—Messag
es here said the transfer of pas
sengers from the S. S. President
Garfield was effected without acci
dent in a calm sea and was com
pleted within a short time after the
arrival of the S G Pa rrica.
Passengers were loaded into tne
President Garfield’s life boats ana
transhipped to the rescue vessel.
Both the Garfield and the Pan
America left New York Thursday
on a world cruise.
Passengers on the Garfeld will be
Scared for at the expense of the
company at Nassau until arrange
ments are made either for their re*
[turn to New York or for continua
tion of their trip.
The change of moon has brought
glorious weather to this area.
PAUL JAV’ORSKT AND CALVIN
.TAMES HIE IX THE ELECTRIC
CHAIR
ROCKVIEW PRISON. Bsllefonte,
Pa., Jan., 21, (A3)—Paul Jaworski,
notorious bandit cheftain and kill
er, paid with his life for the part
he adnlitted playing in the death
of seven men.
He died as he lived a man with
out religion going to the electric
chair unattended except by two
guards.
Immediately after Calvin James
was strapped in the same chair and
paid for killing a druggist.
CAPTAIN EAKER LEAVING FOR
DAY ATTEND HIS MOTHER’S
FUNERAL
| TUSCON. Ariz., Jan., 21, (fP)—
Fast-vard bound, on the second lap
of her homeward flight, the Army
plane “Question Mark” hopped-off
for Midland. Tex.
I Capt. Eaker is at the controls and
upon arrival at Midland Eaker
planned to hoard a train for Eden,
:Tex., where his mother died last
blight.
He said he would rejoin the
plane’s crew at Midland Tuesday
jfor continuation of the flight to
Washington
REMARKABLE JOURNEY ON ANDES RAIL LINE
The Transandme railway, over which the Hoover
good-will party traveled across South America to Buenos
Aires, is the highest and one of the most remarkable
railroads in the world. The map (below) shows the route
from Los Andes to the Atlantic, the better part of a two
day journey. Mr. Hoover visited the famous “Christ of
the Andes” statue at the summit of the Uspallata Pass
(inset). Above is shown the entrance to a tunnel on the
mountain railroad.
BOSTON, Jan.. 21, (/P)—Discov
ery has been made by Watertown
police that 17 pieces of jewelry ot
Mrs. ‘'Babe” Ruth were missing
Trom the home of Dr. Edward K.
Kinder where Mrs. Ruth lost her
life in a fire.
One full bottle of whiskey and
one empty bottle was found on a
'■able on the first floor of the
Find-r home have placed a new
angle on the investigation being
"ondueted by State officials. The
butties had contained liquor issued
on a doctor’s prescription.
II. 8.1ST HE
>HjST BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO
DEFEND ITS ANNUAL FOR
EIGN TRADE
WASHINGTON, Jan., 21, (A5)—
Amerca must have a navy, second
to none Senator Claude A. Swan
son, Democrat of Virginia, declarea
in the opening fight for the Navy
Cruiser Bill on the floor of the
Senate. At present America has a
tcoucI or third-class navy, he
| warned.
The object of the measure which
has already passed the House, is to
provide* for the construction of Id
cruisers of 10.000 tons each mount
ing eight-inch guns, and one air
craft carrier of 13.000 tons.
Senator Swanson said America
must have a navy strong enough to
protect it", $14 000,000.000 annual
foreign trade and appealed to the
Senate to enact the Adminstra
tion’s new Cruiser’s Bill as a meas
ure of National defense.
HEART STIMULATES
ME ADMINISTERED
Ten . ?1. (JP)—Heart stim
ulents injections were resorted i,o
for the first time by physicians at
tending Marshall Foch and the
icondition of the stricken war lead
er was reported most critical. Eus
heart action is weakening and it is
believed Foch is near death.
SI JGIJT IMPROVEMENT
PARIS, Jan., 21 (IP)—A slight im
provement in the condition of
I Marshal] Foch was reported by his
physicians as they emerged fiom
la consultation over the stricken
general of the Allied armies. They
hope for the best issue.
WATER BOY MADE KING
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan., 21,
(A1)—Bacha Sakao. rebel chieftain
and former water bov of his tribe,
has been proclaimed King of Af
ghanistan, with title of Habibullah
Khan He is Afghanistan’s third
king whhin a week.
IMMINENT MARRIAGE
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Jan., 21, (/P)—
Premier Piaptchpff plans to visit
Premier Mussolini next month. The
Bulgarian Dictator’s visit, it is un
derstood will be for the purpose
of discussing the imminent mar
riage of King Boris of Bulgaria to
Princess Giovanrn of Italy.
COLLIDED BADGE
FOUR OTHER OCCUPANTS SAV
10: NO ONE SAW BARGE
UNTIL ATOP OF IT
PANAMA Jan., 21, (/P)—Five
American Navy men were drowned
when officers of the gig of the U.
S. S. Whitney collided wth a barge
in the Panama Canal channel.
Senet-ate investigations are being
conducted by Canal officers and
Rear Admiral Frank Clark in com
mand of the American destroyer
squadrons.
The men drowned were Capt.
Ralph Griswold, commanding offi
cer of the Ninth Destroper Scot
ing Sauadron; Chief Pay Clerk
Arthur Wrerm, bothcof Washing
ton : Coxswain Fred Sweinberg of
West Orange, N. J.; Seaman Her
bert McDonell of Jacksonville, Fla.,
and Fireman Earl Tibbetts of Hav
erhill, Mass.
The four other occupants of the
gig saved themselves. The surviv
ors said no one aboard the gig no
ticed the barge until the gig wras 30
feet away when a man cried to the
coxswa’n “Look out!” The cox
swain swung the rudder over but
Hie gig struck on the starboard
,bow and everybody were thrown
overboard.
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TONS OF WATER TEAR
THRU WHITE STAR HOST
COOK IS KILLED
!
i NEW YORK, Jan.. 21, (/P)—'The
j“White Star” liner, biggest ship
jtfloot, suffered the worst drubbing
of her size ever experienced on the
Atlantic Ocean. Tons and tons of
water tore thru her iron and steel
plates as tho th°y were papier
mache. wiped out the crew’s quar
ters and inundated the third cab
ui passengers. The cook was killed.
AMERICAN CITIZEN
| NEW YORK, Jan., 21. (/P)—Lady
| Heath will become an American
citizen, the famous Britsh aviatrix
■announced when she appeared at
11lie I ederal building to take ou.
her naturalization papers.
ST LOTUS. Jan., 21, (/P)—Coi.
Charles A. Lindbergh took-off
from Lambert Field, St. Louis for
New York city. He announced be
fore leaving that he had abandon
ed for the present his plan to com
plete an air survey on the trans
continental Air Transport Com
pany's route to the Pacific coast.
HERBERT HOOVER ON '
WAY OELLE ISLAND
WASHINGTON, Jan., 21, (£>)—
President-elect Herbert Hoover left
for Florida where he will remain
until his return here for the March
4 inauguration. Mr. Hoover is go
ing to Belle Island, where he wiil
reside at the J. C. Penney estate.
His special train is scheduled to
reach Miami tomorrow afternoon.