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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 160.
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SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11,1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
THREE MEN ITALIA
CASTAWAYS BEEN TRAMPING
OVER ICE 43 DAYS; AND ARE
STILL THERE
MOSCOW. July 11. (/P)—Virtually
givn up for dead, three men of the
dl-fated Nobile expedition, were dis
covered by the Alice on ice packs
west of Cape Platen, North of North
east Land. They are Dr. Malgren,
Capt: Mariano, pilot of the Italia, and
Capt. Zappi, navigator.
They had been tramping over the
ice for 43 days; The Russian airman,
Chukhnoviky who took off from
Krassin, sighted the wayfarers from
afar. The castaways waved franti
cally with tattered flags.
A third member of the party was
lying down as Chukhnovsky circled
* over them five times seeking a land
ing but was forced to return to Kras
,cin. He returned to the marooned
men in the afternoon to find a land
ing place or !c*r. L ? route where
by additional aid may be sent to
them speedily.
, EVtQENTLY HUS NO
USE FOR FRIEND III
WASHINGTON, July 10. (A>y-Gov.
eroor Alfred E. Smith, Democratic
nominee, was characterized as “the
most insistent, dertrirtmined, Utocom.
premising, Influential and j^owefrful
enemy of prohibition that has ever
appeared in American public life,” in
a statement issued by Ernest H. Cher,
rington, General Secretary of the
World League against alcholism.
CHICAGO, July 10. Harder and
cleaner hitting by Knud© Larsen won
the featherweight decision over Jackie
Dugan, of Louisville. They fought at
% 128 pounds.
The prize hit of the evening cami3
when “Shuffel” CalLahata started a
comedy by knocking out Billy Shine,
of Indianapolis, in the. second round.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York, 1; St. Louis, 5.
Boston, 6; Chicago, 7.
Brooklyn, 4; Cincinnati, 12.
Philadelphia, 5; Pittsburgh, 6.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland, 5.0; Washington, 9.9.
St. Louis, 4; Boston, 2.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Missions, 3; Portland, 5.
Sacramento, 5; San Francisco, 6.
Hollywood, 2; Seattle, 4.
r\ Oakland, 3; Los Angeles, 7.
TRIP TO ALIM
BUSINESS, PLEASURE
’ WASHINGTON, July 11. (./P)—A
slight digestive ailment is causing Sec.
retary Jardime discomfort but no alarm
| is felt. He is contemplating a combin.
jed business and pleasure trip to Alaska
i next month.
PARTNERS ABSORBING CONSIDER
ABLE PUNISHMENT AT SPECU.
LATOR, N. Y.
SPECULATOR, N. Y., July 11. (£>)—
Gene Tunney impressed experts with
his fast six.roitad sparring ajgaiost
Harold Mays and Billy Vidabeck and
subjected his partners to more pun.
ishment than usual.
The champion seems close to his
best form and should »snter the ring1
with H*aeney in superb condition.
OLYMPIC ACES LEAVE
NEW YORK, July 11. (£>)—To the
accompanniment of blaring bands the
American Olympic team sailed on
the President Roosevelt for Amster
dam.
■NEW MANAGER FOR
ALASKA RAILROAD
I 0.F.NELSON 1P.
DULUTH SUPERINTENDENT OF
I
NORTHERN PACIFIC DIVISION
IS NAMED
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Editor's Note—In response to a
query sent the Associated JPress yes.
ferday by The Gateway ‘regarditng
the rumor of General Manager Noel
W. Smith’s resignation from the Al.
aska Railroad the following message
was received at noon today:
WASHINGTON July 11. (IP)—,Sec.
retary Work appointed O. F. Nelson
of Duluth Minn., superintendent of
i
the Lake Superior Division of the.
Northern Pacific Railway, as General!
Manager of the Alaska Railroad, ef.i
Oactive August 1.
KILBANE IS REFEREE
CLEVELAND, O. July 1L (IP) —
Johnny Kilbane, featherweight chrnr4:
!oft of the world until Eugene Crlii!
of France knocked him out in 1921,
is :efereeing bouts here in the oh
r ngs ;o which he 'ought title !***
ries.
SUSHI RAILROADERS
PLAY POLITICAL GAME
SAN FRANCISCO, July 11. (>P)—The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Engineers Convention indorsed
nine Senators for reelection annd the
candidacy of the present delegate to
! Congress from Alaska.
M FRENCH
VESSELS CONTINUE
AMUNDSEN SEARCH
RUMOR FLYER IS DEAD DENIED
BY ITALIAN AUTHORITIES; IS
MAROONED
OSLO, July 11. (JP)—The Minister
of Marine announces the search for
Amundsen is continuing by French and
Norwegian vessels in latitude 79 North’
near the Spitsbergen coast, also in the
opan water near Bear Island.
Italian and Norwegian authorities
deny Tumors that Ceccioni, marooned
with the Nobite group is dead.
ARKON, July 11. (/P)—Andy Fela.
tigh school backstroke star who
broke a world record last March, has
received a scholarship at Akron Un’
rersity.
Loy the Poor Indian, Has His Three Big Days at Banff
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For years past the Stoney Indians
of. the Moreley Reserve, Alberta, have
had their two Indian Days annually
at Banff. This year they will have
achieved three, during which they
will put on a spectacular Pow-Wow.
singing their ceremonial songs and
dancing the ceremonial dances in
honor of the Great Spirit at Banff,
capital of Rocky Mountains Park,
Canadian Rockies, July 23-25. These
primitive Indians, untouched In many
respects by modem civilization, are
natural actors, and their ceremonial
songs are sting with wonderful har
mony. No r- ■ hearing tksse songs
and witness;;^, the dances in the Elk
Pasture at Banff, will ever forget the
spectacular event. The night show is
particularly effective, the mile-high
mountains around Banff adding a
most picturesque feature of Indian
Days.
During these three days the Stoney
Indians will parade each morning in
all the aboriginal glory of • eagle
feathers, beaded buckskin and ermine
tails, giving the Banff visitor a view
of the Last Great West, where Indians
and cowboys rub elbows with globe
trotters from the Orient and Europe
and the United States; where the
Redman shows his skill with the bow
and arrow and in horse races, as well
as In the Indian handicrafts; and
where the visitor sees the wonderful
tepees built by the Indians, the tepee
raising contest and other events
typical of the early days of Western
Canada.
~'"h
Squs—s '-Dung buck? *
reckless cou:a58 inland su . wit
bucking bronco, and when a squaw
parades she is painted like a flapper
and her horse is well decorated with
pigments from the famous “Paint
Pots” of western Alberta. All the big
chiefs get prizes at the Banff Springs
Hotel, for the best costumes and so
do their sisters, their cousins and
their aunts, provided they show the
proper sartorial excellence. Although
the Indian is passing, Banff Indian
Days give the traveler an opportunity
of seeing the Stoneys at their best.
They are mountain Indians and their
music, dancing and handicraft work
are of outstanding merit in western
Canada.
'CHIEF OF SIGH
CORPS POINTS OUT
VALUE OF RADIO
j SEWARD AND POINT BARROW
CONNECTED BY RADIO IN 51
HOURS FROM SEWARD
!
WASHINGTON, July! 11. (JP)—A-s an
example of what radio and aviation
mean in quick establishment of com.
munication, Major General George S.
Gibbs;, Chief Signal Officer of the
Army declared it required just 51
hours last month to put Point Barrow
and Sewrard in radio touch with each
other.
Twenty .nine years ago Secretary
Root ordered St. Michael* and Valdez*
connected and it took three years to
build 1,400 miles of wire line.
In June, Secretary Davis, ordered
Point Barrow* and Seward connected.
The air distance is 800 miles. Private
Heyser, with an improved radio set,
was sent by airplane from Fairbanks
to Point Barrow and established a sta.
ion. Standard equipment will not
reach him until Sefptember.
BISHOP HOWE HONORED
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
CHICAGO. July 11. (>P)—T*wo
women and eight men were voted
the Cross of Honor of the OnVer of
San. Greal for “Distinguished service
in the Episcopal church and tor
humanity”. The honor included Bishop
Rowe of Alaska.
JOCKEY BURNED DEATH
AT AKSARBEN TRACK
OMAHA, July 10. (JP)—James Me.
Lean, former jockey and more recent,
ly an odd.job man was burned to
death when two fires. broke out at the
Aksarben race track.
The race track cafe was destroyed
by one fire, while ’ the other burned
a feed stable to tire ground.
McLean was in the barn and a crip,
pled horse prevented his escape. All
horses were removed from the stabl»3.
JURAL EVANS SAILS
i MOUTH FROM SEATTLE
SEATTLE, July 11. (&)—The Ad
miral Evans, of the P. S. Co., sail,
eel at 10 o’clock this morning carry
ing 154 passengers. The Seward list
ing included:—Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Prowne, Mr. and Mrs. W. J Snod
grass and son, Freda Metroken, Fred
J. Swazey Mr. and Mrs. L. Penne,
Gunnar Olson and four steerage.
There are 19 round-trippers on board.