VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 180.
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SEWARD, ALASKA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1929.
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WASHINGTON, Aug., 3. (/P)— j
After a search of eight years for ,
the famous painting “Purchase
oi Alaska” by the noted German
artist Emanuel Leutze, finding
it through art collectors is just
about despaired of.
The picture has been sought
for the purpose of being present
ed to the people of the Terri
tory, by the delegate; it was
painted in 1861
As it was the only original
canvas depicting the drafting
of the treaty which resulted in
the transfer of Russian-America
to the United States, it has some
historical value.
It was the one last great
works of the artist who also had
depicted many other outstanding
historical events in this and other
countries. He painted Washing
ton Crossing the Delaware, The
Emancipation, Columbus Before
His Queen and Westward Ho.
For many years the Purchase
cf Alaska hung above the bar in
the palatial grill room, long since
demolished, in the Riggs hotel
near the Treasury building. When
the hotel made way for a thea
ter the painting vanished.
It was said to be about 10 feet
ling and eight feet high.
Fortunately, before its disap
peared a copy had been made
by another artist and reproduct
ions have been obtained fiom
this.
Minis OF CHINESE
SAID TO BE SOFFEif 0
FROM LACK OF FOBS
WASHINGTON, Aug., 2. (/P)—Pro
bably more than 4,000,000 people
are suffering from lack of food in
China, the Secretary of State,
Henry L. Stimson, informed Repre
sentative Lodlow, (democrat) of
Indianapolis, Ind. Relief measures
already are under way thru the
Chinese government, the Interna
tional Famine Relief Commission,
at Peking, and the Chinese Famine
Relief organization with headquar
ters at New York City as well as
thru the American Red Cross, the
Secretary of State said.
LEVIATHAN HALTS MID
OCEAN: OPERATION IS
PERFORMED PASSENGER
SOUTHHAMPTON, Aug., 3, (JP)—
The S. S. Leviathan stopped dead
on her eastbound trip for nearly an
hour in mid-ocean while Mrs. Fred
Britten, wife of the chairman of
the house and naval affairs com
mittee, underwent an emergency
operation for appendicitis, it was
learned when the ship docked.
Mrs. Britten had fallen suddenly
ill and physicians decided on an
immediate operation. The ship
stopped; the operation required 52
minutes.
SUB-COMMITTEE ST
JUNEAU ABOARD CUTTER
JUNEAU. Aug., 3, (/P)—The cutter
Tahoe arrived this afternoon with
four members' of the house appro
priations sub-committee for agri
culture aboard. They will spend
two days here, attending an official
reception at the Governor’s Man
sion Saturday night. Monday they
leave for Sitka thence to westward
Alaska.. ,
The party includes Dickinson,
chairman; Summers, Scandlin and
Buchanan.
MANDELL DEFENDS
TITLE AGAINST
TOi CANZONERI
CHAMPION LOST FIRST TWO
ROUNDS THEN GAVE MAS
TERFUL EXHIBITION
CHICAGO, Aug*., 3, UP)—iSammy
Mandell, world’s lightweight cham
pion, successfully defended his
title against Tony Canzoneri in a
10-round battle last night.
The champion, after losing the
first two rounds, moved ahead in
the third and gave his youthful
challenger a masterful boxing les
son until the finish.
Mandell is credited with winning
seven of the 10-rounds; the first
two going to Canzoneri. The eighth,
an even decision, was not unani
mous, however, the two judges vot
ed for Mandell with Referee Dave
Barry of Tunny-Dempsey long
count fame favoring Canzoneri.
The crowd was estimated at 24,500;
gross receipts were $165,000.
NEW YORK, Aug., 3, (JP)— Babe
Ruth re-entered the Yanks lineup
after a forced layup due to a leg
injury.
INSANE, KILLS FOUR
SPARTANBURG, S. C., Aug., 2,
(/P)—Becoming crazed, T. Earl Rob
ertson, shipping clerk, killed
and seriously injured two others,
one who expected to die, with a
hand axe. Roberston was arrested
and taken to the state hospital for
the insane.
HEED ULI
FUMES FOR PURPOSE
REC0M1 INTOXICATED
WILMAR, Minn., Aug., 3, (/?)—
The case of a 14-year-old boy who
became addicted to inhaling gaso
line fumes from which he became
intoxicated, was revealed to medi
cal experts at the state hospital for
inebriates.
The youth told physicians that
the reaction to the fumes was simi
lar to that following several drinks
of whiskey. The boy is confined to
bed for observation. There is no
specific cure for the habit doctors
said. The only method being to
convince the boy that he is practic
ing a morally wrong act.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 3; New York 2.
Philadelphia 2; Pittsburgh 0.
St. Louis 14; Brooklyn 7.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 9; New York 8.
Philadelphia 11; Detroit 10.
Boston 3; Chicago 1.
! Washington 5; St. Louis 3.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
San Francisco 8; Hollywood 5.
Sacramento 8; Oakland 4.
Portland 12; Seattle 1.
Missions 9; Los Angeles 5.
HOLLYWOOD, Aug., 3, (/P)-Sue
Carrol, motion picture star, an
nounced her engagement to Nick
Stuart, film actor.
FINANCIAL EXPERT OF
ITHLY STRIPPED, POWER
ROME, Aug., 3, (/P)—Ernesto Bel
loni, former mayor of Milan, and
Italy’s financial expert at the
Peace Conference in 1919 and rep
arations debt conference later, was
dismissed of every political and
public activity today by Premier
Mussolini.
I One million lire are said to be
missing from a loan of $30,000,000
made to the city of Milan by Dil
lon, Reed & Co., New York bankers.
DRY AGENT KILLS
TEX AN IN RAID;
OFFICERS FOUND WHISKEY, A
STILL AND BEER; SLAYING
TO BE INVESTIGATED
j* POTEET, Tex., Aug., 3, (A3)—Tom
Chandler, 43, was shot and killed
by Charles Stevens, federal prohi
bition agent in a liquor raid on
Chandler’s farm near here yester
day. The officer claimed the shoot
ing was accidental.
Stevens who accompanied F. H.
Hertzel, another agent, Andy Ane
son, City marshal, and Robert
Lotte, said Chandler was on the
front porch when they approached
his house. The officers said they
i called to him “Wecare federal pro
hibition agents. Come out here.”
Chandler, Stevens said, seized a
gun on a cot and pointed it towards
Ithem. • As the officer started to
rush toward the farmer he acci
dently fired the rifle and hit Chan
dler’s heart.
Officers found a still and 19 bar
rels of mash; 28 gallons of whiskey
and a quantity of beer. George
Hammons, deputy district prohibi
tion administrator, came here from
San Antonio to investigate the
slaying.
HISTORY MARKS CHANNEL FLIGHT
AS BLERIOT PLANS OCEAN SERVICE
Huge four-engined flying boats (below) for Trans-Atlantic ser
vice are planned by Louis Bleriot as the twentieth anniversary of
his English flight passes. The title monoplane in which he flew the
channel (upper left) is in a French museum. The photograph of
Bleriot (upper right) was presented to the National Aeronautic
association in 1913.
EIOUTE lERICd
PASSENGERS ENJOYING AIR
FLIGHT; AMERICANS ARE
ENTHUSIASTIC
NEW YORK, Aug., 3, (/P)—’The
Graf Zeppelin, two and one half
days out is far over the western At
lantic and making steady progress.
Altho several radio messages from
the ship gave slightly varying posi
tions about the same time, it ap
peared she was about 425 miles
southwest of the Azores at 4 a. m.
eastern time and still has about
1750 miles to travel in a direct line
or 2,000 allowing for deviations.
Radio advices indicated that
Eckner expected to reach Lakehurst
Sunday afternoon. The ship aver
aged 45 miles an hour during the
i night but picked up speed consid
erably, averaging 70 miles per hour
this morning.
She is on a course to carry her
north of Bermuda on a bee line
from Gibraltar with the possibility
to make her American landing in
the neighborhood of Norfolk, Va.,
then swing northward as she did
on the last trip.
During the day the Graf Zeppe
lin began to'get in touch with
American radio stations frequently.
All reports indicated the passen
gers are enjoying the trip; the
Americans are particularly enthus
iastic.
MAJORITY OF INSISTS
MINING ASCRIBED TO
CARELESS INDIVIDUALS
WASHINGTON, Aug., 3, UP)—The
majority of accidents in metal
mines are probably the result of
carelessness of workmen and of
supervising officials, it is stated by
the bureau of mines, in a review of
accidents in metal mines due to
falls of men and material for a 15
year period, made public by the de
partment of commence. Accident
prevention can best be assisted, it
was explained, by each company
maintaining complete records of
accidents classified according to
cause and rate per thousand or
10,000 shifts.
In metal and nonmetallic mineral
mines during the 15-year period
1911 to 1925—30.17 percent of all
fatalities and 18.57 percent of all
injuries were caused by falls of
rock or ore while loading at the
working face; 6.66 percent of the
fatilities and 2.49 % of the in
juries resulted from men falling
down a chute, winze, raise or top;
and run of ore from chute of pock
et caused 1.48 percent of the fatali
ties and 1.98 percent of the injur
ies. Hence, accidents due to falls
af men and material caused 39.55
percent of the fatalities and 34.06
percent of the injuries in these
tnines. A systematic method of re
:ording accidents and the employ
nent 'of graphs or charts will be
helpful to the company safety de
partment in analyzing the causes
Df accidents.
NEEDED MORE REST
NEW YORK, Aug., 3, (/P)-J. Pier
pont Morgan, financier, sailed for
England on the Mauretania. Mr.
Morgan’s friends said he felt he
leeded a more extended period of
rest from his work.