VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 167. SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1928. PRICE TEN CENTS
TILDEN IS DROPPED
AMERICAN CUP TEAM
ACCOUNT
WITH BILL OFF TEAM AMERICA
STANDS LITTLE CHANCE OF
REACHING FINALS
V PARIS, July 19. (TP)—Bill Tilden
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has been dropped from the American
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Davis Cup tennis team, Joseph Wear,
chairman of the American Davis Cup
Committee announced, because Tilden
violated amateur rules in writing
about tennis. »
Tilden's removal! caused a complete
i change in the'American team. Francos
Hun tier and John Hennessey will re.
present the United States in the sin.
gles, and George Dott and Henniessev
in the doubles.
Wear cabled his- «esi|gnation be.
cause of Tildien’s removal and de.
manded it be effective as soon as the
team returned to America.
With Tildien off the team America
may not even reach the chaillenge
_ round. The Americans meet the
Italians tomorrow.
CAPTAIN AND OWNER STANDING
BY; THREE HOLES IN PALAT.
IAL VESSEL
PETERSBURG, Alaska, July 19. (/P)
—While passengers on the grounded
steamer Oaxaca are enjoying the fish,
ing, 'efforts are being made to salvage
the vessel from the rocks.
Experts said the Oaxaca could not
be hauled off until Friday at the
earliest; it is nesting easily atop of a
reef with two holes amidship and one
forward but is expected to float with,
out great danger. Capt. C. ADsn
Hancock and P. N. Morgan are stand,
ing by.
EMPLOYEES OF BIG
* PLANT ARE POISONED
UK BOSTON LUIGH!
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SOMERS VILLE, Mass., July 19. (/P)j
—More than 1,500 employees of the |
assembling plants here and isevetal |
employes of concerns in adjacent
cities became ill after eating lunches
supplied by a Boston lunch company.;
^ So great was the confusion in the
former plant that it was necessary to
suspend work for the remainder of
the afternoon and to call into service
all of those employees not stricken to
aid transporting the sick persons to
hoispitals and to their homes.
Illness was also reported among the
employees of the Revoc Sugar Refin.
I ery of Revoc. i
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AHEAD DLL OTHERS
STOCKHOLM, July 19. (£>)—'The
expedition, which includes two Swed.
ish ships and the Quest, which have
been use$l as a basis for aviation
scouts, and the Tanja, which is riding
anchor with three Swedish aviators
and Swedish rescuers aboard, explain,
ed Nobile was rescued before his com.
tpanipns because all circumstances,
including Nobile’s condition and
knowledge of the situation, made it
advisable to rescue him first. ,
FOR HI
PRESIDENT CALLES ANNOUNCES
ASSASSIN CONFESSED CRIME
MOTIVATED BY RELIGION
MEXICO CITY, July ID. (/P)—Search
is intensified for those who President
C a lies termed “intellectual directors”
of the assassination of President
elect. Obregon whose body is enroute
to his native State of Sonora and
which will arrive tomorrow.
As the body left Mexico City thous.
ands of Obregon followers raised right
hands and took a solemn cath to sus.
tain his principles and see that pun.
isliment is visited upon those respon.
; sible.
Calles announced the assassin con.
fessed the crime was motivated by re.
ligious ferver.
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RELEASED FROM PRISON
! ATLANTA, July 19. ((/P)—Giasfcon
'Means, former Department of Justice
agent and prominent figure in the
Senate investigation by farmer Attor
ney General 'Daugherty, was released
from prison after he had completed
two years sentences which ran con.
! secutively.
ADMIRAL WATSON
NORTHBOUND WITH
MANY ON BOARD
SEWARD LISTING LARGER THAN
USUAL; LARGE NUMBER OF
ROUND TRIPPERS
SEATTLE, July 19. (/P)—The S. S.
| Admiral Watson, of the P. S. S. Co.,
! sailed at 9 o’clock last night carrying
1153 passengers. The Seward list of
j reservations include: .
Miss Evai Willis, Mr. and Mrs. M. C.
Ferebee, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rond,
| John G Cotter, Mrs. W. Sumi, Miss E.
I Scribner, Miss Seraphin‘3 Scribner,
j Josephine Oneta, Clara Raihiih, Miss
‘ Itickenberg, Elaine Vieths and Miss
| Gardner.
J. H. Sheridan, Miss Natailis Bel.
ford, Miss Edith Leggett, Isabel! Cobb,
| Grace E. Cobb, Alexander Black, Mr.
| and Mrs. A. L. Rowsly, and one steer.
! age. Tli'ere are 44 round.trippers on
i board.
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j NEW YORK, July 19. (/P)—Tod
I Morgan, junior lightweight champion
| of Seattle, beat off th'a challenge of
; ‘Cannonball” Eddie Martin, former
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bantamweight champiion, for the sec.'
ond time this season in a gory 15.
round battle. Twenty thousand spec,
t a tors'1 saw the fight.
FOREST FIRES
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19. (£>)—Ap.j
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proximately 95,250 acres of timberj
brush and grazing lands in California;
have beenn burned over today by nine
fires in various parts of the State.
WATER NOTICE
Water wil be shut off at 9 o’cock
tonight lor about 20 minutes ou
Third between Washington and
Adams including the aley.
PRODUCES “DEATH RAY” FATAL TO HUMANS
BERLIN, Germany,— Dr. Erich Graichen, young physicist and engineer
of Berlin, who recently invented a new “death ray,” capable of destroying,
though not intended to destroy human life. The rays * reach a length of
approximately 20 meters and are capable of killing bacteria and small ani
mals and ane said to be useful in combating cancer.
Photo shows Dr. Erich Graichen.
BYRD IS INJURED
PLANE CRASHED TREE
IN VISIT TO TUNNEY
SPECULATOR, July 19. (/P)—C. B.'
Rob, New York financial broker,
Commander Byrd and Bill Winston,
pilot, were injured 'When their cabin
plane crashed into a tr*3e and was
-wrecked. They came to watch Gone
Tunney wrorkout.
The champion showed oma glaring
weakness, inability to defend himself
when against the ropes, otherwise his (
bo'uts proved his effectiveness against !
his partners.
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OFFICIAL REPORTS ENCOURAG
ING FROM ALL POINTS ALO.NG j
THE COAST
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JUNEAU, July 19. (£>)—Every indi
cation that, the salmon, pack this yea
will be even larger than in 1926, which
was the largest ever recorded in A1
dska, is seen according to. official ad
vices received by the U. S. Bureau of
Fisheries office. j
Many canneries in Icy Straits and
Cross Counds district have packed
mor'a than the same date than the
banner year. Reports from Wrangell
and Ketchikan are equally encourag
ing. Western reports, where the fish,
eries Commissiioner, Henry O’Malley
is now, indicate large packs.
SOVIET EXPEDITION
STARTS NEW SEARCH
MOSCOW, July 19. (/P)—With all
refugees explorers and rescuers saved
from -the barren coast and icy waters
around Spitzbergen, the Soviet res.
cue expedition is turning its attention
toward this forlorn hope others car.
ried away in the balloon portion of
the dirigible Italia may be found alive
and that Roald Amund'sen and k his
missing companions may also be dis.
cowered in that vicinity.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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Boston, 3; Pittsburgh, 16.
Brooklyn, 10 1; Cincinnati, 11.2,
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago, S; New York, 9.
Cleveland, 6; Boston, 5.
Detroit, 1; Philadelphia, 5. i
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Lois Angeles, 9; Missions, 7.
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San Francisco, 3; Hollywood, 6.
Portland, 5; Oakland, 6.
Seattle, 1; Sacramento, 8,
LIBERALS LOSETO
HAD BEEN IN POWER FOR 12
YEARS; CONSERVATIVES HAVE
WIDE MARGIN FAVOR
VANCOUVER, B. C., July 19. (/P)—
The Liberal Government of J. D. Mac
Dean was overwhelmed at the Pro.
vin,cial elections in British Columbia
and the Conservative party, under
the leadership of Dr. S. F. Tolmie, was
successful by a large majority.
Available results showed 27 Ccn_
servatives, nin'a Liberals and one
Labor candidate was- elected while
11 seats of the Legislature is still in
doubt either due to tire poll running
close and uncertainty because of
missing p-plls. or the absentee of the
vote or results delayed because of is_
olation.
Premier MacLean was defeated in
Victoria and his ministers also wore
rejected. - ■ -»
MacLean attributed the Govern,
ment’s defeat largely to the desire for
! a change on the part of the electorate.
I The Liberal party like beet* in power '
for 12 years.
RAPID PROGRESS
II DEVELOPMENT
ALASKA FORECAST
CHARLES D. GARFIELD, ADDRESS.
ES TRUSTEES SEATTLE BODY,
ALASKA MATTERS
SEATTLE, July 19. (TP)—Rapid
progress in the settlement of land
problems and industrial expansion in
Alaska, is seen by Charles D. Garfield,
secretary of thie Alaska committee,
told the Chamber of Commerce true,
tees.
“The attitude of Alaska residents is
changing from unrest to faith in the
country and permanency in its com.
munities, institutions, industries and
fin'ance annd the tradie policy of the
Chamber in assisting Alaskan devel.
opment is fully justified.”
DK1LE tOS ANGELES
ON TRAINING FLIGHT
LAKEHURST, N. J., July 19. (/P)—
The United States Navy dirigible Los
Angeles took.off at 7:25 a. m. Eastern
Standard time on a training flight
over the 'waters along the coast. The
ship is expected to return tomorrow.
On board were 47 officers and men
under Lieut. Commander H. Wiley
who is relieving Lieut. Commander
Rosendahi while he iss in Europe.
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This is the first flight f thediTigible
wth Lieut. Commander Wiley in
charge.