VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 131.
SEWARD, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
IS DISPLEASED
WITH PREMIER'S
.DECENT SPEECHES
POPE ASSERTS FIRST CLAIM OF
CHURCH IS FOR EDUCATION
OF YOUTH
VATICAN CITY, June 6, (/P)-~
Pope Pius, 11th, in an open letter to
Cardinal Gasparri, admitted frank
ly he was displeased at several
speeches by Premier Mussolini on
the Lateran treaties before the
Italian chamber senate.
The Pope deplored the “unwel
come, dolorous interruption” but
said peace between Italy and the
See would last.
He asserted the primordial claim
of the Catholic church was to su
pervise the education of youth and
the church’s preeminence in Italy
as the state religion.
He stbutly defended the clrdrch
from any imputation of encroach
ing upon the legitimate sovereignty
of the state but insisted that the
church’s rights must be scrupulous
ly respected.
SINi! TENDER
DESTROYED BY FIDE
BILGE G!S EXPLODED
CORDOVA, June 6, (Ah—The
cannery tender Valvadere of the
New England Fish Co-, was en
tirely destroyed with a load of
salmon last night when bilge
gas exploded throwing the pilot
house 200 feet into the air.
The boat was listed as Boston
it's home port and weighed 10 gross
tens and was 40 feet long. The crew
of five escaped uninjured as they
had left the boat just five min
utes before the explosion, to vis
it friends on a nearby tender.
ROARING FLIES ARE
HELD IN CHECK ST
CRANBERRY PORTAGE
THE PAS. Manitoba, June 6, (JP)—
A sudden lull in the wind combined
with the men’s battle against the
roaring flames of the forest fire,
saved Cranberry Portage from de
struction.
The flames were held in check
after a hard struggle but danger
still threatens as the fire is still
raging and if a stiff wind comes up
the remaining buildings in the
town will be endangered.
Another Manitoba town, at Mile
S3, suffered from fire starting in a
private residence which swept the
adjoining structures destroying 15
dwellings and stores.
LEADS BUNIONISTS
DEMING, N. Y„ June 6, (/P)—Pete
Gavuzzi, Italian from South Hamp
ton, Eng., stepped back into his
former position as leader of Pyle’s
Bunion derby when he covered the
63 miles in 8 hours, 14 minutes and
30 seconds.
CLOSE TO FORM
PARIS, Tune 6, (A5)—Following
close to form. Tilden, Hunter, Coch
pt, Borotra, Lacoste, Brugnon, De
Morpurgo and Von Kehrling came
thru the round before the quarter
finals in the singles of the men’s
championship.
ENGINEER SUMMONED
HI ISSUE DATA
I WASHINGTON, June 6, {/P)—E.
B. Debler, engineer of the interior
department stationed at Denver,
was summoned to Washington in
an effort to assemble the Colorado
|river flow data for the Colorado
(State Lower Basin conference
which is in session here. Debler is
expected to arrive with information
for the commissioners which will
effect the Arizona-California-Colo
rado compromise.
RADIO OPERATOR
ESCAPES ABOARD
VESSEL AT SEA
CHARGED WITH MURDER OF
MRS VIRGINIA PATTY, LOS
ANGELES APARTMENT
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6, (/P)—
Police believe William Tallman,
wanted for the murder of Mrs. Vir
ginia Patty, is still hiding aboard
the Admiral Benson or has been
killed in an escape attempt. After
an all night search of the vessel
Tallin? n was still missing from the
guarded stateroom when it docked.
Tallmaji escaped by unscrewing
the lock with a piece of iron from
the radiator. .Tallman met Mrs.
Patty, whom he is said to have
murdered during a fit of jealousy
and hung the body in a Los Angeles
apartment closet, while he was a
radio operator on the Admiral Ben
son several months ago.
TIGER KITTEN ARE
MOTHERED IT COLLIE
I _
LEDISTON. Idaho, June 6, (/P)—
Three tiny tiger kittens, scorned by
their mother, found a foster moth
er in a shaggy collie. Circus men
said the tiger had previously killed
two kittens and apparently was in
tending to do the same with these.
The collie, w7ith the kittens, are en
sconced in a box apart from the
rest of the animals and is appar
ently fascinated by her strange
family.
WASHINGTON, June 6, (&)—'The
new currency adopted by the gov
iernment, different in design from
the present bills and smaller in
both length and width, will go into
| circulation Wednseday July 10th.
In making the announcement,
the Treasury Department said the
'old larger notes also would continue
I to be used until unfit for circula
tion. After the first issue of the
new currency all orders for paper
money will be filled with portions
of both the old and new designs.
HELEN REMAINS CHAMP
WIMBLETON, Eng., June 6, (/P)—
For the second consecutive year,
^Telen Wills, California’s “Queen of
the Court”, won the women’s sin
gles at the French Hard Court Ten
nis championships. In a slashing
match in which power of stroke
predominated, Miss Wills defeated
,Mme. Rene Mathew, ranking No. 1
French player, by the score of 6-3,
J 6-2, 6-2.
POLICE FIND MARRIED WOMAN
HANGING IN CLOSET IN LOS
, ANGELES APARTMENT
LOS ANGELES, June 5, (/P>—The
police are clearing up the loose ends
of “another eternal triangle” The
principals were Mrs. Virginia Patty
who was found hanging in a closet
in a Los Angeles apartment. Her
husband Frank Patty,; is a Portland
business man. William Tallman,
former radio operator; was arrested
aboard the Admiral Benson and
denied the murder. Mrs. Patty had
been spending some time in Los
Angeles and expected to go home
Saturday. She advised her husband
she was unable to do so and a
friend of the family tried to reach
| her Saturday but failed.
He notified Patty who flew to Los
Angeles and searched an apart
ment. He was unable to find her
but yesterday police found the body
in an apartment rented by “W. G.
Johnson” who is believed to have
been Tallman.
Patty directed suspicion to Tail
man when he told the police he had
been paying attention to his wife.
MHDT, CHURCH
j WASHINGTON, June 6, (JP)—
Early negotiations for the settle
ment of differences between the
Mexican government and the Ro
man Catholic church were presaged
by the announcement from Arch
bishop Ruiz, president of the Mexi
can Bishop’s conference, that he
had been -appointed by the Holy See
to be the apostolic delegate in Mex
ico.
President Portes Gil is ready to
receive overtures from the church
and is looking toward the re-estab
lishment of the Catholic religion in
Mexico.
i
FOR S. E. ALASKA
SEATTLE, June 6, (/P)—The Ad
miral Rogers sailed at 10 a. m. with
74 passengers and 25 steerage.
There were no Seward passengers
aboard.
SMALLPOX REPORTED
POINT BARROW, June 6, (JP)—
Wainwright reports that several
j definite cases of smallpox have
I broken out but in a very mild
j nature. There are no cases here
but Barrow has petitioned the
Governor to fly a doctor and
; fresh vaccine here.
SPOKE GRACEFULLY
CAMBRIDGE, June 6, (A*)—Mrs.
Herbert Hoover paid a brief visit,
spoke gracefully and briefly at the
Radcliffe College Semi-Centennial
Exposition, and then slipped away
in the la-te afternoon by automobile
for an unannounced destination. It
was presumed that she would take
the night train to Washington or
some city other than Boston..
MAY PASSES ON
PHILADELPHIA. June. 6, (A5)—
'Chicago” May Churchill, 52-year
old reformed criminal of interna
tional fame, died in a hospital here
following an abdominal operation.
She planned to marry Charles
Smith, another reformed criminal
if she recovered.
SEATTLE, June 6, (JP)—'The Alas
ka Book of Gold will contain a ros
ter of former Alaskans and Yukon
ers with hundreds of names in the
weekly roster published in connec
tion with the Sourdough Stampede
to be held in Seattle August 16, 17,
i£-nd 18 commemorating the 33rd
!anniversary of the discovery of gold
| in the Klondike.
IpbiceMI
VANCOUVER. BREAKS
HIS COLLAR BONE
ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING
POIO GAME; WESTERN CAN
ADA TOUR CANCELLED
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 5, (JP)—
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
land Third son of King George, is
resting comfortably after suffering
a fractured collar bone from a fall
jfrom a polo pony yesterday.
The bulletin said: “The fall re
sulted in a complete fracture of the
I collar bone. The X-ray shows the
! fragments are in excellent posi
tion.”
The Prince recently arrived after
| a Japan visit where he presented
She Order of the Garter to Emperor
Hirohite and in turn received the
Order of the Chrysanthemum. The
Prince is expected to remain in bed
for 10 days or two weeks. His tour
of western Canada has been can
I celled.
DEMOCRAT LEADERS
WASHINGTON, June 6, (.^—Nat
ional leaders of the democratic
party will gather here to discuss or
ganization plans for a militant and
effective year by year and day by
'day furtherance of their party's
principles.
I The gathering will also be an oc
casion to do honor to Jouett Shouse,
| new chairman of the executive
icommittee of the national organi
zation, how recently took over his
duties.
GERMAN WAR AGE WILL
PIEOT OCEAN ME
BERLIN, June 6, (/P)—Herman
Steindoff, former German worid
war ace, will pilot tl?e first strictly
commercial airplane across the At
lantic in an attempt to prove the
commercial feasibility of trans
Atlantic airplane service.
The plane will take off from Lis
ibon for New York with a number of
‘.stops enroute, carrying a cargo on
[which freight charges will be $3 an
ounce.
MANY ENTRANTS
; LONDON, June 5, (JP)-Thirty-two
[horses will face the barrier in the
jGreat Epsom derby which will be
;run on June 5th, according to the
list published. Lord Astor’s “Crag
adour” is a 6 to 1 favorite.
EIGHT BILLS PASSED
SPRINGFIELD, 111., June 6, (JP)—
Eight bills were passed which will
form the basis of action, whereby
Chicago hopes to untangle the
| snarled transportation system of
V-»e citv owned subways.
j WOMAN ALLEGED TO HAVE THE
MENTALITY OF A 10-YEAR
OLD CHILD
SONORA, Calif., June 5, (JP)—Mrs.
|Fva Rablen pleaded guilty to poi
I soning Carroll Rablen outside of
j he Tuttletown dancehall on April
27 and was sentenced to life im
prisonment at San Quentin with no
ecommendation for parole.
Mrs Rablen “A mail order bride”
admitted putting poison in a cup of
coffee she took to her husband,
who was a war veteran, while he
j waited outside the dancehall in a
[car.
i Judpe J. T. B. Warne said the
ioniy reason the death penalty w&a
not exacted was due to the fact the
;t2Stimony of an alienist who said
Mrs.Rabien had the mentality of a
10 year old child.
The plea of guilty puzzled the
officers as the woman had stead
fastly maintained her innocence.
|Mrs. Rablen is said to be a former
Alaska resident.
pmngeIm will
RESUME TUP ACROSS
[ ESAU US PLANNED
r ' ■; —
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 6, (/Pi
—Prince Henry, Duke of Glouces
ter, son of King George who frac
tured his collar-bone in a polo
game Tuesday, will resume his
trip across Canada June 10, it
was c^icialy announced.
Whether the Prince will be able
to meet the engagements pre
viously planned depends upon
his condition during the next few
days. He was to leave on Friday.
WASHINGTON, June 6, (/P)—The
; enactment of farm relief legislation
is the goal of congressional leaders
jwho believe the congressional ex
port debenture provisions of the
| senate measure can be eliminated
jon reconsideration. With wheat
selling below the dollar a bushel
mark, the lowest in 16 years, all in
terest at the capitol is centered on
the farm relief proposals.
I The prospect for a coalition
'pointing toward honest tariff revi
sion rested with the democrats.
Political leaders say this cannot be
accomplished unless the democrats
come out for solid support of a pro
igressive leadership on the qusetion
to provide a tariff which will pro
tect every American farmer with
out robbing his own and every
American family.
MAJOR PART PASSED
DETROIT, June 5, </P)—The rea
entia. portion of a resolution to
create an organic union of the Con
gregational and Christain churches
’ Council
of the Congregational church.
POSTPONEMENT
WASHINGTON, June 6, (/P)—The
| postponement of the French war
;debt due August 1st was recom
j mended by the ways and> means
'committee.