MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 245. SEWARD, ALASKA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1928.
. PRICE TEN GENTS
G. 0, P. PROMISES
BUT FILLS 001
BAYS Hi. SMITH
REPUBLICANS MADE THE SAME
PROMISE FOUR YEARS AGO
REMINDS SMITH
NASHVILLE, Oct., 13, (/P)—The
utterances of Hoover and Curtis
drew fire from Smith who accused
his opponents of having used
vague language in setting forth
their views, speaking here within .
a few miles of the tomb of Jack
son, one of the founders of the
Democratic party.
The Governor again appealed for
application of a Jeffersonian doc- !
trine of States rights and to ad
ministration of the Nation’s many
affairs, farm relief, water power,
immigration and prohibition.
Kis address was interupted many
times by cheers from the crowd
which packed the Ryan auditorium
and overflowed into the streets.
He was frequently interupted
by shouts of “You tell 'em A1!
“Give it ’em Al!” He said that he
had accidentally read in a paper
where Curtis had undertaken to
reply to his Omaha speech saying
“The tariff protection on farm pro
ducts was an important means
whereby it would relieve the de
pression in agriculture and place
the farmer in a position of econom
ic equality with other industries, i
To which the Governor replied
with “Now the Senator has chang
ed his mind again and is making
this statement so often that he is
going to take a chance that some
one will finally believe it.”
Smith added that the Republi
cans made this promise four years
ago in their party platform and
have done nothing about it. He de
clared that in his opinion Curtis
was “The last man in the United
States” that was in a position to
defend the Republican position on
tariff.” He went on saying. “And
next to him is probably the Rep
ublican Presidential candidate,
and next to him the President
himself.”
Girl Gives Away
Automobile When
Refused License
WINSTED, Conn., Oct. 12, UP)—
What’s the use of owning a new
car if you can't drive? Might as
well give it way, huh? Because
this was the philosophy of one im
pulsive young woman, another, a
Winsted school teacher, is now
driving to work daily.
The girl, whose name is withheld,
failed three times to pass tests
which would entitle her to a driv
ing license. After the third fail
ure, her disgust prompted a deci
sion.
Moleskins Costly
Oatfit Worth $100
CHICAGO, Oct .13, (JP)—Not so
many years ago all that was neces
sary to play football was a mop of
hair and a disdain for hard knocks.
Today it costs $100 to outfit one
player. Most of the regulars use
two or more outfits a season, while
a star back, like a star dancer, gives
the shoemaker a laugh. He uses a
pair a game.
Blank Sale Bill
Further Involves
Bassett Murder
TACOMA, Oct. 13, (JP)—Mayer ob
tained a blank bill of sale for Bas
sett’s automobile from Tacoma, the
used car market, thru a subterfuge,
facoma police announced. Deal
ers said they recoginzed Mayer’s
photograph. Mayer got a blank
bill of sale by declaring he had a
friend who wanted to purchase an
automobile from the company, the
dealers said.
Stone Age Skeleton
Found In Russia
MOSCOW, Oct. 13, (A3)—The Rus
sian archeologist Vinogradov has
reported the discovery of a prehis
toric grave on the banks of River
Ruza in Moscow Province. He found
the skeleton of a man surrounded
by various stone instruments, in
cluding flint arrow heads and a
hammer. Scientists say the skele
ton belongs "to the end of some
stone age.
Fishermen Distinguish
Between Fish Schools
GLOUCESTER, Mass., Oct. 13, (JP)
- -An inlander watching a fisher
man about his work might credit
him with a sixth sense in his un
canny ability to tell whether a
school of fish is composed of mack
erel or porgies or herring. But it
is really simple.
Old fishemen watch the water.
If the fish rush along the surface
in a body they are mackerel. If
they merely ripple the surface in
the manner observed when a mov
ing body of water impinges against
a counter current they are porgies
cr herring.
RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE HAS NO
PLACE IN AMERICAN LIFE:
SLAMS WOMAN
CHICAGO, Oct., 13, (/P)—Mayor
Walker heard Chicagoans sing
“Sidewalks of New York” and cheer
Governor A1 Smith when he came
here to make a plea for religious
tolerance.
Mixing his speech with wise
! cracks that kept the audience in
: an uproar he made mention of
Mrs. Willebrandt sarcastically, by
! inference only and not by name,
j saying ‘‘Mr. Hoover is in well. In
turned phrases, he said that reli
: gious prejudice has no place in the
life of American people but he has
: not found out about a distin
quished womiln, her expenses
paid by the government, who is
going about the country stirring
up religious hatred.
T1IE SOUTHERN CROSS
|
SYDNEY, Oct. 13. (JP)—The trans
pacific airplane Southern Cross ar
rived over Australia on its return
'flight from New Zeal.*nd and pass
ed over Newcastle, New South
Wales, at midnight.
EVANGELIST SCORES
NEWPORT, NEWS, Va„ Oct. 13,
i/P)—Leo by a brass band, 1,000 con
verts of a negro evangelist march
ed to the shorc^ of Hampton Roads
to be baptized. The converts came
from Virginia, North Carolina,
Maryland and the District of Co
lumbia.
Northwestern Sails
North Small Listing
SEATTLE, Oct. 13, (£>)—'The S.
8 Northwestern sailed at 9 o’clock
this morning with 51 passengers.
Seward passengers were Mrs. K.
Sf evens, Harry Morton, Mrs. P. M.
McMahill, A. Baumberger, Pete
Rnynovich, Mrs. S. R. Heckey and
Mrs. J. S. Dillon.
Apples Make Train
Eight Miles Long
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 12, (/Pi
Enough apples to make a train
eight miles long will be produced
tnis year in orchards owned and
controlled by Governor Harry F.
Byrd and Thomas B. Byrd, brothers
of Commander Richard E. Byrd.
The oichards situated in Freder
ick, Clarke and Shenandoah coun
ties, include about 75,000 trees.
Those who have the knack of
counting apples On the tree in
terms of barrels say more than
-■ 00,000 barrels, or enough to fill
700 well-laden freight cars, will
come from these orchards.
hariy Day Boxers
Best. Say Promoters
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, (fP)—
Twenty-six years of steady promot
jing of boxing has convinced A1
j Young that the old time boxers
■were much more clever than these
of today.
(He attributes this to the fact that
interest was greater in amateur
boxing then and that there were
more instructors.
i When Battling Nelson won the
lightweight title from Joe Gans, he
says that most of the aspiring
youngsters changed from boxers to
sluggers. Young has promoted
fights longer than anyone on the
coast.
LIGHTER-THAN AIR CRAFT WHICH IS DARING ATLANTIC
Successful passage of the new dirible Graf Zeppelin (above) now winging it’s way across the Atlan- i
tic to New York from Germany is expected to revive interest in the big airships. Chart shows the Los- i
Angeles’ course in 1924. Dr. Hugo Eckener (upper right) built the neweraft and Lieut. Comm. C. E. Ros- (
endalil. U. S. N., (lower left) is a guest on the present flight.
I
STEAM USED TO QUENCH RAG
ING FLAMES WHICH CON
FINED TO HOLD
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct., 13, (TP)—
A wireless message to the Asso
ciated Press from Edward Metz
dorf, purser on the Ivlatson liner
Makiki, reported that the British
freighter Trojanstar is limping to
ward Vancouver after extinguish
ing a fire which broke out in her
hold while off Northern Califor
nia.
The purser reported one fire
man is dead, nearly all the crew
badly gassed and many injured.
The Makiki arrived alongside of
the Trojanstar during the night
several hours after the British
ship had sent out distress calls.
“Wild panic reigned on board and
members of the burning ship
shrieked for us to take them cff.
The fire-room was gutted.” Metz
dorf’s message said steam was
used to quench the flames which
were confined to the hold.
FORTY MILES OUT
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13. (TP)—
The steamship Trojanstar is afire
40 miles out and 50 miles north of
Cape Mendocino with the S. S. Ma
kiki standing by. A message re
ceived at 10 oclcck last night said
“Serious fire extinguished. One
dead and several injured.”
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, (TP)—The
Navy Department received a ^radio
gram from the dirigible Zeppelin at
11:45 eastern standard time, stating
sne was proceeding at reduced
speed, about 50 knots, and position
33 degrees North and 45 degrees
West. The passage has been rough,
the message said. At 8 o’clock this
morning the Zeppelin was reported
15 miles east of Bermuda. ,
CONDITIONS OKEH
HAMILTON. Bermuda, Oct. 13,
(TP)—Weather conditions in Bermu
da are favorable for the passage ef
the Gennan_ Dirigible Zeppeiin
which is exepected to pass the is
land about 8 o’clock this evening.
GOING GOOD
NEW YORK, Oct. 13, (TP)—The
Radio Marine Corporation reported
;he following message apparently
from the Zeppelin at 6:10 eastern
;ime, “weather warm and summer
ike; heading straight for Bermuda,
iff weather continues good expect to
'rrive Sunday noon. Speed 35
niles.”
PASSES OVER SPAIN
BARCELONA, Spain, Oct., 12, (TP)
—The dirigible Graf Zeppelin
passed over Tarragona at 8:15 o’
ffock, Mediterranean time.
IMAGINARY OCEAN FLIGHTS
CARDINGTON. Eng., Oct. 13, (TP)
-“Trans-Atlantic flights” in which
he planes never leave the ground
re frequently undertaken here,
’ilots and mechanics get in the
ockpits and leant to surmount
trobable difficulties of contemplat
d flights.