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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 135. SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Out Of Gas, Circling In Fog,
Compass Out Order, Plane
Descends Coast Normandy
EFFECTIVE AT ONCE—16 CAN
NERIES ARE STRUCK SEVERE
BLOW
JUNEAU, July 1. (/P)—The use of
purse seins in the salmon industry in
the Prince William Sound district has
been prohibited for the remainder of
the season advices from the Depart
ment of Commerce at Washington
stated. The prohibition is effective
at once. Some 16 canneries are lo
cated in the district and many purse
sein boats are operated there.
FLED FROM D. S. I. IS
ill WITHOUT GOUHTRT
WASHINGTON, July 1. (/P)—Be
cause Harry M. Blackmer fled to Eu
rope to escape testifying in the Fall
Doheny oil scandal, the United States
government State Department re
voked his passport making him a man
without a country. If he decides to
return to the United States he will be
arrested upon landing.
FOOTBALL COMMITTEE. IS
CRITICIZED ON RULINGS
DALLAS, Texas, July 1. (£>)—'The
National Football rules committee
is attempting to change the National
College sport from a ‘‘He man’s
sport” to a silk stocking contest ac
cording to the famous Norte Dame
coach in his story to the press in
which he goes on to point out how
this change that would make the
present game even milder than the
Canadian Rugby contest would kill
football in the United States in short
order.
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MAKE WAY TO SHORE, 200 YARDS DISTANT, ON
PUEUMATIC RAFT—DIRTY WEATHER SINCE
LEAVING SHORES OF UNITED STATES—NEW
LONG DISTANCE FLYING RECORD ESTABLISH
ED BY BYRD—FLEW 3,812 MILES AS AGAINST
CHAMBERLIN’S 3,790
AVIATORS WERT IAAAAERSED UP TO BREASTS IS WATER
Because of Poor Visibility, Rain and Fog Fliers Unable to
to See Lights—Were Over France, but Headed Back to
Sea Due to Shortage of Gas and Hope of Safer Landing;
Salvaged Personal Effects and Mail from Plane
VER-SER-MER, France, July 1. (/P)—Out of gas and
groping blindly through fog and rain to find a safe landing
the plane America descended this morning safely in the
sea near this town on the coast of Normandy. Successful
in their valiant effort to span the Atlantic, but 175 miles
west of their goal at Paris, the American aviators, headed
by Commander Byrd, made their way through the sea 200
yards to the shore with the aid of a pneumatic raft which
they were able to inflate just before the plane struck the
water.
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WORLD WAR VETERAN IS
PORT ANGELES, Wash., July 1.
(/P)—James W. Mooney, 47, World
war veteran, is dead as the result of
a freak accident Mooney while
working on an automobile battery
accidently spilled some acid on his
lunch that was wrapped in a pafler
bag. Shortly after eating a sand
wich he collapsed and lated died in
the hospital from internal acid burns.
AGREE ON SUB ARMAMENT
GENEVA, July 1. (JP)—It is under
stood the naval experts have agreed
upon a five-inch gun as the largest
cannon for submarines.
SURPLUS OF $635,890,921
WASHINGTON, July 1. (#>)—The
Treasury surplus for the fiscal year
which ended last night was $635,890,
921, the greatest in history.
1 ALL TIRED OUT
Tired by the long air voyage, the
fliers went to bed almost as soon as
they made their way to shore. With
the help of fishermen and a lighthouse
keeper manning a -rubber boat, the
aviators saved almost all of the im
portant equipment of the ship. Only
the top edge of the plane’s wing was
above the surface of the sea.
Byrd declared the America encoun
tered bad weather all the way from
the United States. Fog kept them
from finding the air lane to Paris and
forced them to grope blindly in the air
until they had no chance but to make
a descent as best they could when gas
oline gave out. The aviators divided
into two groups, going to different
houses where they slept until 3 o’clock
this afternoon.
PLANE WAS CIRCLING
VER-SUR-MER, France, July 1. (JP)
—Commander Byrd -told the Associ
ated Press that just before the Ameri
ca came down he and his companions
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BLUE FOX BIG TOP
PRICE $184 CLOSING
mm SALE
NEXT SALE WILL BE HELD JULY
27 — MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
SOLD
SEATTLE, July 1. (A*)—With blue
fox selling at the top price of $184 the
Fur Exchange closed the June auction.
The next sale will be held July 27.
One lot of 330 blue fox pelts brought
an average of $86, while the average
for the entire lot was $75. Beaver
sold on the open market basis with
the best lot bringing $38.50, with the
average for the collection of $35. Wolf
sold at an advance of 10 per cent over
the previous sale, the best lot being
bid in at $21.50. Timber wolf brought
as high as $35. Fisher sold well, the
best being taken at SS4. Wolverine
showed an increase of 5 per cent, the
best lot selling at $38.50, with the av
erage $28.30. Bear showed no im
provement and in miscellaneous items
almost all sold at full market values.
BASEBALL SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 6, New York 13.
Philadelphia 5, Washington 6.
Chicago 5, St. Louis 1.
Detroit 6. Cleveland 5.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 1-11,Boston. 6-6.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Oakland 5, Seattle 9.
Sacramento 3, Portland 1.
Missions 4, Hollywood 5.
Los Angeles 9, Sacramento 11.
FLYING BUIS IS
NEWEST THING IN EAST
NEW YORK, July 1. (£>)— Flying
'bridesmaids came into being when
Miss Elizabeth Stillman and Miss
Barbara Scheffelin hopped into an
airplane and flew to attend two
society weddings, which were 200
miles apart. They attended 'both
weddings the same afternoon. One
of which was at Princeton and the
other at Hartford, Conn. They flew
in party frocks.
LINDY OFF FOR OTTAWA
ST. LOUIS, July 1. (£>)— Lindbergh
hopped off unaccompanied for Ottawa
yesterday, where he will participate
in the jubilee celebration of confedera
i tion today.
1” Si BALL GAME
BUI THE FANS DID NDT
ST. LOUIS, July l.(/P)—Colonel
j Lindbergh paraded here yesterday be
fore thousands of cheering admirers.
Upon announcement that he was go
ing to the baseball game in the after
noon a record-breaking crowd was
brought out. The game was second
all the way through with this big
crowd as they were all out to get a
glimpse of “Lindy.” However, all
through the game Lindbergh never
indicated by expression or gesture
that he understood the demonstrations
which continually took place were for
him. Nothing was able to move his
pose.
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II. S. 1AQUET PLAYERS
I VICTORIOUS IN ENGLAND
LONDON, July 1. (/P)—Bill Tilden
Frances Hunter and Helen Wills won
at Wimbledon Tuesday. Miss Wills
engaged in a most spectacular match.
In Miss Gwen Terry of England she
met a tartar to whom she lost the
set and finally won out by a close mar
gin at 6-3, 3-6, and 6-3. Tilden and
Hunter won in straight sets,defeating
| entries from South Africa.
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FIFTEEN-YESR-OLD GOLF
NEW YORK, July 1. (/P)—Shatter
i ing all records for a 15-year-old tour
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; nament Johnny Farrell won the Shaw
i nee open championship with the low
j snore of 279, one of the lowest figures
ever made in competitive golf. Trail
ing him in the big match were Mac
Farlane, 289; Melhorn, 290; Cruick
shank, 291, and Forrister, 293, while
the remainder of the field strung out
behind hopelessly beaten.
LEAVE FOR PARIS
PARIS, July 1. (/P)— Byrd and his
companions leave Ver-Sur-Mer for
Paris this evening, and will arrive at
about midnight, H. A. Gibson, person
al representative of Rodman Wana
maker, sponsor of the flight, tele
phoned his wife.
Celebrate The Fourth In Seward