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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 192.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEWARD, ALASKA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 17. 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
mi MEN EQUAL
BEFORE II FISH
DECLARES HERB
f
PRESIDENT TELLS WHY EXECU
TIVES ENJOY FISHING; ES
CAPE FROM THOUGHTS
MADISON, Va„ Aug., 17, (/P)—
President Hoover was formally wel
comed to the soil of Virginia by
citizens of Little Mountain City
which is near his fishing camp.
In a brief speech he explained
why he considered angling a hapDy
pastime for executives saying it af
forded an avenue by which to es
cape their own thoughts and get
awat from the pneumatic hammer
constant personal contacts besides
being a constant reminder of the
of democracy of life, of humility
> and the frailty of all men who are
equal before fishes.
It is desirable, the President said,
that one be periodically reminded
of this fundamental fact; that the
forces of nature discriminate be
tween no man. President Hoover
was formally wetlcomed by Gover
nor Harry Byrd.
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SEATTLE, Aug. 17, (TP) — A
plan to take 3.000 families of
Northern European extra ctio n
from the northern states and
place them on homesteads in the
Matanuska and Tanana valleys
was outlined here in the Chamber
of Commerce by Captain C. P.
Nelson. United States Navy co
ordinator of federal activities of
the northwest.
Congress will be asked to ap
prove the project which has been
outlined.
. as of mi
OF RETURNED NORTH
SEATTLE, Aiig., 17, (JP)—'The
ashes of Albert J. Lowe, Marshal
at Nome from 1898 to 1906, will
be scattered beside the roaring
waters of Whitehorse Falls, his
son, Herbert C. Lowe, said
Mr. Lowe died here last Tuesday.
The ashes will be sent to Alaska
by early boat.
WINE FOR ENGLAND
SYDNEY, Australia, Aug.. 17, (A5)
_Australian wine shippers sold 33,
000 gallons more of their product
in Great Britain in the quarter
ending March 31 than in the
same period of 1928. They as
serted that the English use of
Spanish and French wines de- 1
cline but that Portuga lheld the.
lead, marketing twice as much.
wine as Australia. J
COMMITED SUICIDE
CHICAGO, Aug., 17, (/P)—Clar
ence F. Lenear, sought by police as
a suspect in the death of his wife,
was found dead near the place
where Mrs. Lenear was murdered.
Police said he had committed sui
cide.
F
!
THIS SEASON’S FISH PACK IS
HIGHLY SATISFACTORY,
DECLARES OMALLEY
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I JUNEAU. Aug., 17, (A*)—The 1929
Alaska salmon pack will probably
aggregate between 4.700,000 and
5,000.000 cases in all grades, U. S.
Fisheries Commissioner Henry O’
Malley said.
This, he added, while not as
big a pack as in some years, is
highly satisfactory following the
dismal failure of 1927 when the
Bureau of Fisheries closed com
mercial fishing considerably ahead
of the original closing date.
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GREAT FUTURE TALKIES
LONDON, Aug., 17, (/P)—Cosmo
Hamilton, author and dramatist
told members at a luncheon of the
English Speaking Union, that Hol
lywood. instead of starting talkies
off on the plane reached by silent
films, had “gone back to Sally the
chewing gum queen, and her six
year-old brother”. Nevertheless, he
saw a great future for the sound
, films.
COMPANIONS WILL ALSO BE
CHARGED MURDER; CASE
SET FOR 26TH
KANSAS CITY, Aug;, 17, (JP)—
: Dady M. Carey was Indicted of
j first degree murder as the head
| and director of an alleged arson
| plot which killed three firemen,
i and he is mentioned in connect
, ion with other property destruct
ion.
Following the indictment he
took his own life in a hotel room
with a revolver. The indictment
followed a signed statement by
a city detective that Carey was
responsible for the alleged arson
blast on August 5 for which he
was indicted. He had previouly
been indicted for an explosion
in June 1925 which destroyed
the Gillis theatre killing six per
sons, and for other alleged arson
acts.
Carey inflicted his wound a
1 few minutes before the last in
dictments were returned.
A. Glover and D. L. Piggot, his al
leged companions in the most re
cent arson plot, are also charged
with murder ^nd will be tried on
August 26. Two Qthers, Durwood
Dailey and J. L. Pat Crowe, were
not indicted but are held with'out
bond under state murder war
rants.
RUN ON BANK
NEW YORK, Aug., 17, (/P)—Four
teen million dollars in auxiliary
; funds had to be rushed to the Bay
I Ridge Savings Bank of Brooklyn to
I stem a run, said by Dr. Maurie
Lewis, president of the bank, to
have been caused by maliciously
false statements circulated by a
man who failed in an effort to bor
i row money.
FORTY THOUSAND TROOPS ARE
SENT TO EAST AND WEST
TERMINALS RAILWAY
MOSCOW, Aug., 17, (/P)—Follow
ing close on the severance of nego
tiations for settlement of railroad
seizure incident and development
of sporadic fighting along the Man
churian border, General Chang
Hse Uhliang as Lord of Manchuria,
dispatched 20,000 soldiers to the
east end of the railway and 20,000
more to the west end.
There were further clashes of
troops, 20 soldiers having been kill
ed on each side in a skirmish at
Chun Hsing Chen.
Twro Chinese transports have I
been seized by Russians. The Sov
iet press has been aroused by re
ports that 32 Soviet citizens were
arrested by Chinese and expelled
from Martchuria and showed signs
of having been tortured.
Meanwhile the Nanking Chinese
government announced that China
will not yield to force.
Fair Fliers Line Up For Women’s Air Derby
iQlOveraiqht stops
O Luncheon or other stops
.. . ■" . .i <. ■» ypj »
Widely known women pilots will join in the prize flights from
Los Angeles to Cleveland.... Among them are Ruth Elder (left), Amelia
Earhart (center), Marvel Crossman (right) and Lady Mary Heath
(below).
ZEP HAS CROSSED THE SIBER
RIA STEPPES AND NEARING
LENA RIVER VALLEY
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Aug., 17,
<7P)—The Graf Zeppelin is far over
Siberia more than half way to To
kio and just south of the Arctic
Circle in a sparsely settle region
the nearest large town being Ussu
djakt.
It has crossed the Siberian Step
pes and is approaching the extend
ed mountainous regions before
reaching the next great river valley
of Lena.
The Tokio government wireless
station began picking up messages
from the Graf where Dr. Eckener
hoped to arrive Monday afternoon,
Pacific time.
The Japanese station picked up
the Graf at 750 miles west of Yaku
tsk.
CENTRAL CITY, Colo., Aug., 17,
(/P)—One of the most sensational
strikes in Gilpin county mining
occurred in the Pittsburgh-Nota
way Mining Co., properties.
The company reports it has
opened up a big vein of ore, sam
ples of which assay over $188 a ton.
The Pittsburgh-Notaway Mining
Co., properties are among the best
in the country and further rich
strikes may be looked for at any
time, is the manager’s comment.
PSNTSGES IS HELD
FOR SUPERIOR
LOS ANGELES, Aug., 17, (JP)—
Municipal Judge Leonard Wilson
held Alexander Pantages, million
ire theater owner, for trial in
the Supreme court on charges of
attacking 17-year-old Eunice Prin
gle, dancer, in his office a week
ago. The Judge’s decision was giv
en after three days preliminary
hearing.
RELIABLE INFORMATION
LONDON, Aug., 17, (/P)—Negotia
tions between British and Ameri
can oil men resulted in a confirma
tion of the present price of gasoline
n Great Britain, according to re
iable information.
$250,000,000 CREDIT
NEW YORK, Aug., 17, (/P)—1The
3ank of England has arranged
vith the Federal Reserve Bank for
>250.000,000 credit deliverable in
?old within 24 hours, according to
■eports circulated in Wall Street.
Officials confirmation is lacking.