MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEWARD, ALASKA Wednesday, august 29, 192s.
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 202.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Suspicious Person
Seeks Interview
j4s Gov. Al Sleeps
NEW YORK, Aug. 29. (JP)—Guard?
protecting Alfi'ed Smith as he slept
iu the waw Monmouth Hotel at
Spring Lake seized a man who gave
hie name as Thomas Connahan. Con
nahan was sneaking outside Cover
■s.or Smith's door. Joseph Smith, pro
■tector of the hotel, whose suspicion
w-a-s aroused, captured him and when
searched no weapons were found. He
taken to Freeport jail and he'd
$5-default of J1.000 bail. He said he
wanted to interview Governor Smith.
Tl»3 Governor spent a quite day in
anticipation of a busy week. He will
summon leaders to make reports t>>
the campaign.
Frenchmen Cheer
Kellogg Who Signed
Treaty Of Peace
HAVRE, France, Aug. 29. (/p) —
After having signed the Treaty for
world peace on behalf of the United
States, Secretary of State Kellogg
was given a fitting farewell when he
sailed this morning on the Cruiser
Detroit for Ireland. After his arrival
by special train from Paris • railroad
workers, villagers and country people
-d the quay lo wave him good bye.
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SEAL SKIN RECORD
IS SMASHED AFTER
EIGHTEEN YEARS
SHIP BRINGS MILLION DOLLARS
WORTH FURS FROM PRIBI
LOFF ISLANDS
SEATTLE, Aug. 29. (£>)—'With
more than $1,000,000 worth of sea1
skins the United States Transport
Vega arrived here Thursday from the
ITibiloff Islands. Officials of the
Vega said the seal catch this season
was the largest since 1910.
Takes 4,000-foot drop
Before Opening Chute
CHICAGO, Aug. 29. (#>)—Stepping
into space from an eirplane cabin
door at an altitude of 11,000 feet over
the East Burne Flying Field hers
Jack Crane literally fell into a n'sw
world’s record when he safely drop,
ped 3,000 feet before opening his
parachute.
RAIDS CONTINUE
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Aug, 29.
(/P)—A band of 50 armed rebels
swooped down on the Shagu'eton and
San Francisco plantations, in Esteli
Province. Among those taken was
Camilo Castellon, former Minister of
War, and wealthy coffee planter.
Authorities believed the gang was a
tart of the forties of Augu'stino San
diuo.
WATSON ON WAY
SEATTLE, Aug. 29. (/P)—The S. S
Admiral Watson of the Pacifi:
Steamship Co., sailed at 10 o’clorli
this morning carrying 41 passengers
for Seward.
Hy Johnson Still
Carries Confidence
California Voters
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 29. (#)-•
Senator Hiram Johnson will be the
Republican nominee and Minor Moort
Los Angeles attorney will be on the
Democratic side for the general elec
tion in November for the seat in the
Senate. Johnson received a tremend
ous majority over Charles Randal!
former representative. More than
half the precincts gave Johnson 236
136 with Randall showing 41,927.
Moore was unopposed for the
Democratic nomination. The vote
throughout the State was light less
than 50 peroent of the 2,000,000 reg
istered cast ballots.
NOT A TRACeIs
FOUND OF FLIERS
CHICAGO, Aug. 29. (ff)—In a week
of hunting for Bert Hassell and Park
er Cramer, the aviators who disap.
peered Sunday while flying from
Cochran.'?, Ont., to Mt. Evans, Green
land, the only definite information de
jveloped was that a plane believed to
be the “Greater Rockford” passed
over two small villages in Southwest
Greenland last Sunday morning.
FARM EFFORTS
DETAILED CURTIS
SYRACUSE SPEECH
PRAISES KELLOGG’S TREAT\
PREDICTING WILL MEET
COUNTRY’S APPROVAL
SYRACUSE, Aug. 29. (VP)—Repub
llcan efforts in behalf of agricultun
in the Party’s seven years of pos
war administration was detailed b;
Vice-President nominee Curtis anc
compared to tbs position of tin
Democrats in Congress, particular!]
on the tariff,
Speaking upon invitation before the
American Farm Bureau and to thi
New York State Fair assemblage, the
Kansas Senator confined his remark;
principally to tbe agricultural situa
tion.
„ He also praised the Kellogg Treat\
predicting its general approval r
this country and adherance to it o
every nation in the world. As th<
Republican leader in the Senate Cur
tis will be called upon at the nexi
session to ask for formal ratificatior
of the Pact.
Roller Coaster In
Trip Through V/all
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 29. (VP)—On
person was killed and IS injure
when a three car roller.eoaster a
the Riverside Amusement Park failed
to stop at th-3 end of the run, jumper
the tiack in a wooden tunnel three
feet from the ground, and plunged
thru' the walls of the structure.
BURNED TO DEATH
NEBRASKA CITY, Aug. 29. (IP) -
Elmer Fahrlander, 20, was burned to
death, and Raymond Fahrlander, 23,
r his brother, was injured seriously
when their plants crashed into a tree
and burst into flames near here.
New Figure Looms
In Western Railroad
Control And Destiny
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 29. (IP)—
Fresident William Sproule announced
1 impending changes in the control of
the Southern Pacific Railroad. He
will retire at the end of the year and
1 be succeeded by Executive Vice-Presi
dent Paul Shoup. President Hale
Holden of the BUTlington will be ir
control of the Southern Pacific’s
business. Sproule’s statements veri.
fy reports that..interests headed by
Arthur Curtis James, controlling the
Western Pacific chain, are now tc
rule the Southern Pacific.
ice Packs Retard
Amundsen Search
ROME, Aug. 29. (IP)—The Nor,ve
gian sailing ship Braganza is search,
ing off the coast of Spitzbergeu for
f the Italia party and Amundsen and
lias made two short surveys -near
Great Island.
Extremely bad weather prevails
and the Command's!- of the Braganza
[believes it would be perilous to move
farther Northward into the ice pack.
The whaler Weslekai explored the
vicinity of" Victoria Island and the
steamer Bobby searched near Franz
jJoseph Land without results.
Great Flight Of
Airships On Trail
Of Missing Men
CURTIS FIELD, Aug. 29. (£>)—
Eight, commerical planes from this
lield and three army ships from
Mitchell Field took the air this morn
ing to search the country between
here and Ithaca for M. M. Merrill
and E. M. Ronne Missing sines Mon
day night when they attempted a
flight from Buffalo. The planes How
in the air are advance guard of what
is expected to be the greatest concen
tration of airships ever mad's. It is
thought that 10 ships will be over
the supposed route of the missing
fiiers, each boat carrying two observ.
ers.
Early Alaska Flyers
Awarded Cross Of
Merit By Congress
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. (yP)_The
distinguished Flying Cross has been
iwarded to pilots and mechanics who
participated in the flight from tlaw
York to Nome in 1920, covering 4300
miles in 53 hours and 30 minutes
The awards were mr. I.- i^,'.taij >.
Clair Street, Lieu't. Clifford C. IIutL
Lieut. Clarence E. Crumrine, Lieut.
Erik H. Nelson, former Lieut. Ross
C'. Kirkpatrick, former Sergeant Jas.
D. Long, Sergeant E. English.
FIRST AIRPLANE VIEW OF CONEY ISLAND.
WORLD'S GREATEST AMUSEMENT RESORT
Thousands Sleep on Beach
on Hot Nights.
CONEY ISLAND. N. Y.—With hun
dreds of airplanes circling over Coney
Island dally It was only until recently
that an enterprising photographer
thought of snapping the world fa
mous amusement resort from the air
and here It Is. This remarkable aero
view shows the famous Beach where
60 thousand New Yorkers spread
blankets on the sands and had their
first comfortable night sleep in a
week during a torrid hot spell that
took a toll of 26 lives. The great
board walk Is also clearly shown.
Here It la that beauty parades, the
Mardl Gras, the famous style parades
and other annual affairs take place.
Ana too on tins very s< nu >? ?r\:
walk originated the no-* wo . . n
mous phrase Hoi Dog r'a> u*c*.
skinny men snake charm, is ■».
swallowers and the largest ana sm»*i
est men and women Hlnu.
scores of other characters a i
people from every corner >i
world
In the background can oe seen u,
Narrows where all outgoing and in
coming steamers from Europe an
New York ply through and furthe
back are seen the New Jersey hills
Shoot the chutes by the dozen paci
the amusement parks, ferrls wheels
swimming pools, crazy houses, th
underworld done In wax, mechanics
horse races, a thousand games o
chance or skill, dance halls, under
world phantasmal rides, trained ele
phants and Hons, and a hundrec
other kinds of amusements many o;
-—rrcvo
^Ivorld's TALLEST AND SHORTEST
INOHENIMLLE. LONDY IMA&NER IS
TFT,; 7/NCHES TALL,COUNTSSS JEAN
is RT INCHES TALL AND IS 16 TEARS
OLD, BARON PUCCI IS .iS INCHES ~
AT LUNA YARK.CONEY ISLAND, U
which are the only example ol their 1
; kind In the country attract as many
' as a million people on a Sunday. 11
o
Feather weight
Carries Hefty
Wallop In Mitt
NEWARK, N. J„ Aug. 29. (/P)—
rony Canzoneri, featherweight
hampion of the world knocked out
Bobby Gracia of Baltimore after one
ninu'te and seven seconds of the
irst round of a scheduled 10-round
iout. Gracia had been down once
or the count of nine tefore a blow
o the jaw put him out.
BUNTERS SEARCH FOR AIRMEN
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 29. (£>)—Rein
eer hunters have joined the search
a the 'Interior of Greenland for Has.
ell and Cramer, airmen who wens
ttempting a trans-Atlantic flight and
-'ho are thought to have crashed on
ha continent. They will explore the
lountain regions and search along
he shore cliffs.
BIG VALLEY FIRE
SAN JOAQUrN VALLEY, Calif.,
ug. 29. (JP)—New forces were mar.
hailed o combat the forest, brush
nd pasture blazes comprising the
tate’s worst fire menace. Heavy
isses are reported from severa1
ouhities.
GUNMEN INCREASE
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 29. (£>)—Cali
irnian police records for 1927 to
12S reveal the arrest of 2,573 crlmi.
jls classed as gunmen, in increase
' 1,099 over the previous 12 months.