OFFICES CLOSED
. BECAUSE OF
TERRIFIC HEAT
CHICAGO, Aug. 2. —Several more
deaths were reported from various
parts of the heat swept nation as
high temperatures continued,
high temperatures continued Tues
day.
New York reported a temperature
/ of 95 degrees and the heat was so
unbearable in many office build
ings that work had to be suspend
ed. Washington, D. C., reported a
temperature of 97. Many other
cities from St. Louis to New Or
leans reported temperatures of 90
degrees or above. Chicago had some
^ relief from a light rain. The ther
mometer here registered only 80.
The sweltering areas had little
hope for relief as there were only
* a few scattered thunder showers
forecast as relief today.
Forest fires are blazing in var
ious parts of the nation’s wooded
areas
A CLOSE SHAVE
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 2. —Martin
West, a knight of the road, went to
sleep near the railroad track with
his head only six-inches from the
rail. A train passed by and merely
scratched his head. West says he
is going to pick his resting places
with more care from now on.
>
CHICAGO BOXER
NOW WANTS TO
GET MARRIED
, CHICAGO, Aug. 2. —King Levin
'^ky, Chicago heavyweight, is court
ing a girl again. She is Frances
Fay, Brooklyn blues singer, and he
wants to marry her. He asked his
sister manager. Mrs. Lena Levy,
:o permit him to marry the Brook
lyn girl within two weeks but she
refused until negotiations for the
proposed Levinsky-Sharkey bout on
September 8 are completed.
“If Sharkey agrees to fight the
King he will have to wait until
after the bout before marrying,”
said Mrs. Levy.
The Kingfish was visibilv hurt
by his manager's decision but he
announced he will comply with
per wishes.
- SOME CONFUSION
RESULTED TAX
SAN, FRANCISCO. Aug. 2. — Co
operation, peppered by a certain
amount of jig-saw confusion, mark
ed the first day of the retail sales
taxation in San Francisco yester
day.
On the whole, merchants and cus
tomers accepted the new plan in
the spirit of “Cesta La Guerre,’ with
%. only shrugs for the minor difficul
ties arising and a calm assurance
that all would be running smoothly
in short order.
Tobacco prices went up at all
retail stores, these forcing the set
price to avoid confusion in add
ing the tax to each purchase.
STRIKE SPREADING
BROWNSVILLE, Pa., Aug. 2. —
The coal strike among the soft coal
miners of this district is spreading
to other mines and about 20,000
miners are affected now. Guards
men are in the area to prevent
trouble but riots occur every day
k with its casualties of one or two
dead and several injured.
TAKEOFF TODAY
SHOAL HARBOR, N. F. — Gen- j
eral Italo Balbo was to lead hisj
air armada of 24 seaplanes out of j
here at dawn this morning for Ire- j
land if the weather reports con
tinued , favorable.
DESTROYERS ARE
DUE TO ARRIVE j
AT FIVE O'CLOCK
I
Some time before five o’clock this
evening Sewardites and visitors can
began casting their eye on the
magnificent Harding’s Entrance
and expect to see five Navy Destroy
ers come majestically cleaving the
.deep and blue waters of Resurrec
tion Bay for a brief stay in Sew
ard. The boats are scheduled to
arrive in Seward at five o’clock.
Immediately upon docking a com- J
rnittee of local business men and:
civic leaders will call upon Captain
G. J. Rowcliff, Commander of the;
Squadron, and his fellow officers.!
They will be received aboard the
USS- Decatur and final details in
connection with the Destroyers’ |
Seward visit will be arranged.
Two dances are being given this
evening in the Odd Fellow’s Hall
and the other in the Dreamland
Hall for the benefit of the many
visitors.
Thursday morning will be fea
tured by auto rides and hikes. If
the Navy has a rifle team, a local
rifle team has expressed a desire
to challenge them. On Thursday
rafternoon a baseball game between
the Seward team and the Navy
team will be played. This will be
follwed by anther game between the
Army team from Anchorage and the
Navy.
The special train from Anchorage
is due to arrive here at 11:30 a.m.j
tomorrow and it is expected that
most of the Seward visitors will ar- j
rive on this train.
It was reported late today that
a good-sized crowd of Anchorageites
are on the freight train which is
due here this evening.
CLARK GABLE IS
RESTING EASILY
i
|
HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 2. — Clark
Gable, motion picture star, under
went a successful operation for the.
removal of his appendix at the Ce-J
dars of Lebanon hospital yester
day. Mrs. Gable, who wras at the
bedside, said that the actor wTas
resting easily. i
Dr. Franklin Thorpe, husband of ■
|Mary Astor, performed the opera-j
!fi°n.
Gable recently underwent a ton-!
| silectomy.
ruth mams
OUT SET RECORD
| LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2. — Ruthj
i Nichols, society aviator, said yes-i
iterday that she will leave here on;
I Thursday night in an attempted i
; record breaking flight across the
| nation
Miss Nichols has been testing her j
: new Lockheed Orion monoplane;
which has reached speeds of 190 [
j miles an hour. This is 25 miles fast-1
er than the plane used by Amelia;
Earhart Putnam in establishing the
existing record for women.
The MS. North Star, operated by
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, was
at Ketchikan yesterday. The vessel
■is en route to Point Barrowr.
Mayor’s Welcome
To Captain G. J. Rowcliff, Commander; his fellow
officers; and crews, of Destroyer Squadron Four,
now visiting Seward.
Gentlemen:
In behalf of the citizens of Seward and the
many visitors who have come here to see you, I wel
come you with sincerity, and wish to make your stay
here as pleasant as possible.
Isolated as we are at present, from naval cen
ters and great sea routes, we nevertheless believe
ourselves to be more than average in Patriotism
and pride in our Navy. There isn’t a man, woman, or
child here, whose breast does not swell with pride
at the sight of our Naval vessels, and their officers
and men. <
Alaska has a shoreline of something like 20,000
miles on the southern side, and we can’t help but
feel neglected at having an average of about one
small vessel of the Navy visit us a year. It is with
justifiable jealousy that we view a hundred Naval
vessels visiting the Territory of Hawaii and one
small one only up here. We hope, however, that
under the “New Deal,” your visit is the forerunner
of regular yearly cruises of at least a part of our
Fleet.
Alaska aligns itself with those who believe the
greatest assurance of peace is to be had from a
Navy kept up to its full strength and efficiency. Al
askans believe that the battle-ground of a future
possible war will be our coast-line and that it is the
part of wisdom for the Navy to familiarize them
selves with these waters.
But enough of complaints, as we wish to forget
everything but the delight of your visit and the
pleasure of making you feel at home.
The glorious record the Navy has in the
history of our country—the high plane of honor
and efficiency upon which it functions—the fine
personality and splendid physique of its men—make
me proud to claim for Alaskans a closer relationship
than you will find in an equal number of persons
any place in the States. That claim is based on the
similarity of motives. Men join the Navy because
of a desire for adventure; for patriotic pride; to
see distant and new countries; to get away from
the ordinary walks of life, unafraid of a change.
Men, and women, came to Alaska in the desire to
escape the grinding competition and monotony of
the States; to see a new country; to find adventure;
to conquer a wilderness. And so I believe both offi
cers and men will find a greater friendliness in
our people by reason of this kinship.
Because of its wonderful harbor, and being
the Railroad Gateway to the great Interior, Sewaard
hopes to have the Navy establish a permanent base
here, either or both of ships and aircraft. Then we
would have the pleasure of continuous association
instead of a brief and rare visit like the present
one of a day.
So I close this Open Letter of Welcome with
the repeated w'ish that you will enjoy every mo
ment while here, and that you carry away pleasant
memories and wish to return soon.
Don Carlos Browmell, Mayor
I
A TOUGH PROBLEM
HYDE PARK, New York, Aug. 2.
—President Roosevelt held an in
quiry with Assistant Secretary of
State Raymond MJoely yesterday
at which the main topic was a dis
cussion of the increasing prevalance
of kidnappers in the United States.
It was also announced at the ses
sion that the creation of 1,000,000
new jobs was expected in the re
tail business of the nation as a re
sult of 200.000 retail business men
signing the code pledging shorte
hours and higher wages for thei
laborers.
AIMEE IN LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 2. —Aime
Semple Mcpherson Hutton arrive
in Los Angeles Tuesday afternoo:
from her Paris trip. She was nc
met by her divorce seeking hus
band.
SENATOR'S SON
SHOOTS HIMSELF
THROUGH HEART
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. —
Major Archibald M. Johnson, 42,
youngest son of Senator Hiram
.Johnson, and well known in sports
men's circles, committed suicide by
^hooting himself through the heart
at his Hillsbouroug home yester
day.
He killed himself after writing
a “prayer” in which he referred to
“No compromise with honor, truth,
or women’s lies.”
It was believed that the recent
marriage of his former wife caus
ed him to become mentally de
pressed and that this was the only
I way he saw out of it.
Johnson distinguished himself in.
the World War and was decorated
| for bravery in action.
HONOR MOLLIS ONS
NEW YORK, Aug. 2. —Another
big New York welcome was given
I Mr. and Mrs. James Mollison at the
City Hall here yesterday. The Mol
Jisons were given a medal for being
the first man and wife to cross
the Atlantic even though they
had a crackup at Bridgeport, Conn
| James Mattern was also honored
| at the festivities along with the
j Mollisons.
MERCHANTS FAIL
SEE BENEFIT IN
RECOVERY PLAN
LIVERMORE, Calif.. Aug. 2. —
As the rest of the nation moved
toward prosperity under the guid
ing wing of the Blue Eagle, this
peaceful little cow town rebelled
and declared it will have nothing
| to do with the Administration’s Re
Icovery plan.
Merchants of the town must b?
jconvinced, they said, that the Na
tional Recovery Act will lead Am
erica back to prosperity before
they will join the movement. A
'federal representative was to ex
plain to them the functions of the
Recovery Act and how it will af -
,fect them, and how it will restore
! business.
i Until then, the merchants de
clared, business will go on as us
ual in the town where they serve
the largest beef steak you can buy
anywhere for any money.
HORSEDOPING
RACKET PROBED
CHICAGO, Aug. 2. —Twenty twc
race horse owners and stablemer.
paraded past the Federal GranG
Jury here to tell what they know
of the practice of doping rao?
horses at the Chicago tracks.
Leslie E. Salter, special assistant
attorney general, meanwhile, an
nounced that he expected to ob
jtain indictments in the govern -
i ment’s case against seven men whc
were arrested just before the Ar
r lington race track closed for the
r season last Saturday.
RETURN TO HOLSTEINSBORG
\ COPENHAGEN. Aug. 2. — CoL
i and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, who
e | are engaged in an aerial survey
-j of northern areas, have returned
to Holsteinsborg, on the west coast
I of Greenland, after a flight north
I ward to Ritenbenk, Greenland. This
~ was revealed in a message tsefcit
I from Holsteinsborg yesterday.