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VOLUME XXII, NUMBER 189
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1927
PRICE TEN CENTS
Rev. S Hall Young
Killed; Struck By
Interurban Car
“MUSHING PARSON” ON LAST TRAIL—SUCCUMBS
FOLLOWING INJURIES SUSTAINED AT ZIE
SING, WEST VIRGINIA-WAS VETERAN MIS
SIONARY OF ALASKA—DURING PAST FEW
YEARS HAD BEEN ACCOMPANYING PRESBY
TERIAN TOURISTS PARTIES THROUGHOUT
TERRITORY—WAS AUTHOR OF SEVERAL
BOOKS ON ALASKA.
CLARKESBURG, West Virginia, Sept. 3. (/P)Rev. S.
Hall Young, 80 years of age, missionary and author, of
Seattle and Alaska, died after being seriously injured
when struck by an interurban car at Zeising. Dr. Young
was on his way to French Creek for a reunion of French
Creek pioneer descendants. Dr. Young was one of the
first missionaries to Alaska going to the Territory and
V* founded the first Prodestant church there immediately
after being ordained to the ministry in 1878. He was ac
companied, at the time, by John Muir, noted naturalist.
He wrote a number frf books on his northern travels after
leaving Alaska. In 1913 he went to New York to become
the special representative for Alaska on the Presbyterian
Board of Home Missions. His last visit to Alaska was
this spring
Dr. Samuel S. Young, one of the
i first missionaries to enter Alaska,
often was described as a “living his
tory of the Northland” because he
had carried the Gospel by dog team
over snow trails and by canoe on
summer streams to all sections of
Alaska including the Arete coast set
tlements and even across to Siberia.
A companion years ago to John
Muir on Alaskan voyages who
“mushed” with his pack in every big
gold rush, including the stampede
to the Klondike in 1898 and a,veter
an church worker who organized the
first Protestant church in Alaska,
Dr. Hall lived to write and lecture
on his experiences. Among his books
were “Alaska Days With John Muir,”
(“The Klondike Clan” and “Adven
tures in Alaska,” and on the Presby
terian lecture platform in the States
he was known for his intimate know
ledge of the “Golden North.”
| Dr. Young was born in Butler, Pa.,
Sept. 12, 1847, the son of a minister.
,He attended the University of Woos
jter, Princeton Theological Seminary
;and the Western Theological Semi
nary and taught schbol in Michigan,
West Virginia and Pennsylvania- be
fore he was ordained in 1878.
| As soon as lie was ordained, Dr.
i Young came to Wrangell, Alaska, as
ja missionary and explorer and spent
I ten years on the southeast coast
.working among the natives, even be
! fore the white man’s law had been
'taken into the country. In 1879 and
1880, Dr. Young and John Muir
camped on the site of Juneau, and
present capital before Joe Juneau
made the gold strike that established
the city. With Muir he explored
the glacier that now bears the lat
ter’s name. In 1884 he established
a missionary paper, The Glacier, at
Wrangell.
Leaving Alaska in 1888, Dr. Yroung
held pastorates in Long Beach,. Cal.,
Cedar Falls, la., Caberty,. 111., and
Wooster, O. For ten years he re
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CAPTAIN WILIS TO
JOIN AUSTRALIANS
in OCE1 FLIGHT
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE IN SAN
FRANCISCO CHRONICLE OF
PROPOSED FLIGHT
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3. (A3)—
The San Francisco Chronicle says
Captain Kingsford Smith and C. T.
4- im, Australian flierts, ai*e plaCming
a Golden Gate-Australia flight and
have invited Capt. Wilkins to be one
of the navigators. The paper says a
Fokker monoplane will either be pur
chased or will be built. It is planned
to fly to Honolulu via Samoa, Fijis
Islands, New Caldonia and Brisbane
1 with Sydney as their ultimate des
tination.
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PLANE HOPS AGAIN
PORT! AND, Sept. 3. (/P)—The
* monoplane Royal Windsor landed
two hours and a quarters after leav
ing St. George this afternoon.
WHALE ARRIVES SPAIN
LONDON, Sept. 3. (JP)—'The plane
Whale landed safely on the Spanish;
coast.
MAY PLACE RESTRICTIONS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. (/P)—Ad
miral Eberle, acting secretary of the
navy today predicted that Congress
will enact a law to prohibit further
long distance airplane stunt flying
except under rigid conditions.
CROSSON TO MARRY
PORTLAND, Sept. 3. (/P)—Joe Cros
[son, Fairbanks pilot of the Fairbanks
Airplane Corporation, is to marry
■ Florence Tonseth, age 19 in Portland
this month. They will then fly to
Alaska in a new plane.
SPECIAL SESSION OF
THE SENATE CALLED
TO REVIEW CASES
COOLIDGE WILL CONFER , WITH
SENATE LEADERS UPON HIS
RETURN TO WASHINGTON
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j RAPID CITY, S. Dak., Sept. 3. (/P)—
| Upon liis return) to Washington, fD. C.,
President Coolidge will confer 'with
Senate leaders on convening a special
session of the Senate in the Fall in
order to give it an opportunity to con
sider contested election cases. It was
stated President Coolidge is unaware
of the exact standing of the contested
cases but thinks it might be helpful to
take these up ahead of the regular
meeting time in December. Two con
tests, involving considerable fire
works, are pending for the seats of
Senator Smith of Illinois, and Senator
Vare of Pennsylvania. Both' are re
publicans. Some Senate leaders pre
dicted a long time would be required
to dispose of the contests.
COURTNEY TIES OFF
FOR AMERICA; HAS
PASSENCER ABOARD
LIEUTENANT DOWNER, ,NAVIGA
TOR AND A CANADIAN MIL
LIONAIRE PASSENGER
I
PLYMOUTH, Sept. 3. (Jp)—Captain
Courtney began his long delayed At
lantic flight at 6:26 his immediate
destination being Horta Azores, 1,200
miles distant. He hopes to reach that
I point at 10 o’clock tonight. He will
| refuel there then, fly to Newfoundland
then on to New York. He was ac
jcompanied by Lieutenant Downer,
navigator, R. F. Little, engineer, and
also a passenger aboard who is des
cribed by air force officials as a Cana
dian millionaire who said he paid!
$7,500 for a seat in the plane.
EUROPE STILL FLYING
BAGDAD, Sept. 3. (JP)—'The round
the world aviators Brock and Schlee
left for Bunder Abbas, Persia, 885
miles from Bagdad at 7 o’clock this
morning.
AND ARRIVE
KARASHI, British India, Sept. 3.
<7P)—Tihe Pride of Detroit arrived at
3 o’clock this afternoon India time.
DENIES STATEMENT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. (^—Han
ford MacNider, authorized the denial
through his secretary, the statement
in the Army-Navy Journal to the ef
fect he has resigned as Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy.
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CAPE GRISNEZ, France, Sept. 3.
(JP)—Thirteen year New York twins,
Phyliss and Bernice Littlefeld, who
started from here at 11:43 last night
in an attempt to swim the English
Channel, had to abandon their effort
after swimming ror more than four
hours. One left the water at 4:07
and the other at 4.30.
LINER YUKON SAILS
FOR ALASKA; HAS
156 PASSENGERS
SCHOOL TEACHERS NUMBERED
AMONG RESERVIS+S; FEW
TOURISTS, ROUND-TRIPPERS
!
SEATTLE, Sept. 3. {£>)—'The S. S.
Yuukon, of the A. S. S. Co., sailed at
9 o’clock carrying 156 passengers. ‘
Seward reservations include:
H. Bridgewater, Mrs. A. Olson and
two children, Mrs. W. Erwin, Mrs. R.
j Guthrie, Mrs. E. F. Bittner, Gladys
! Mallor, Dr. C. E. Boyig, Dr. J. C. Gel
jlette, Howard Romig, H. J. Cooper, F. j
IW. Lewis and wife, Gibson Darwin,
Thos. Eastman, Miss E. Sanford, Mrs.
M. S. Baird, Chas. Dustin, Ruby Wil
son. Grace Moulton, Mrs. J. H. Romig,
Miss I. Evensta, M. P. Reynolds, Mat
thew Lasti and brother, Mrs. D. Wil
liams, Mrs. E. M. Hemper, Miss G.
; Brady, Peggy Hardy, Mns. Hardy, J.
j McVoy, Robt. Knapp, Gus Knapp and
wife, Mrs. R. Rustan, and two sons,
rM. Cook, Miss G. Fergus, Mrs. L. Dav
[ id and two children, Fannie Karasek,
! Miss H. Chandler, Mrs. P. Clewin,
Miss F. Hendricks, I. J. Legrid, Mr.
and Mrs. I. Due Pres and two child
ren, J. C. Spencer and two steerage.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Los Angeles, 8-4; Missions, 5.
San Francisco, 11-6; Oakland, 5.
Hollywood, nothing, Sacramento, 6.
Seattle, Portland, wet grounds.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis, 3; Pittsburg, 5.
Chicago, nothing, Cincinnati, 5.
Brooklyn, 2; Boston, 3.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York, 12, Philadelphia, 2.
— Detroit, 2; St. Louis, 3.
Cleveland, 7; Chicago, 6.
STILL IN MAINE
CARIBOU, Miatne, Sept. 3. (£>)—
Weather conditions are still unfavora
ble for resumption of the flight to Lon
don by the monoplane of Sir John
Carling. *
THREE KILEED. TRAIN
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PRINCETON, Ind., Sept a. (JP)—
Three were killed and another injured
probably fatally, when a westbound
Southern Railway passenger train hit
an open switch and swung head on
into a Big Four coal train at the
1 Francisco mine.
FARRAGUT NORTHBOUND
SEATTLE, Sept. 3. (JP)—'The S. S.
i Admiral Farragut, of the P. S. S. Co.,
'sailed at 9 o’clock last night for Alas
ka carrying 87 passengers, 7 for Sew
ard. Among these are included: Mr.
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE
IS ATTACHED LIBEL
ACTION A. P. ASSC.
—
OWNERS OF STEAMER KVICHAK
PRESENT SALVAGE CLAIM
FOR $250,000
WRANGELL, Sept. 3. (>P)—The
Princess Charlotte has been attached
by th' States marshal under a
libel 1. rought by the Alaska
Packers Association owners of the
| steamer Kvichak, which towed, the
Charlotte into Wrangell. The Asso
ciation filed the suit in the Federal
Court amounting to $250,ooo against
the owners of the Charlotte for sal
vage. It is expected the disabled ves
sel will be held awaiting the result
of the action unless the Canadian
Pacific posts bonds for the release.
The libel case will be given a prelim
inary hearing in Ketchikan on Octo
ber 1.
PUCKERS AGREE TO
ABIDE BT RULING
AT SEATTLE MEET
ARE UNABLE TO EXPLAIN PHE.
NOMENAN OF MONTH LATE
RUN OF SALMON
SEATTLE, Sept. 3. (^—Repre
sentatives of 35 Alaska packers
reached an agreement to abide with
out protest by Henry O'Malley’s rul
ing the closing of the fall salmon
i
| fishing season. A committee of sev
en was appointed, however, to gath
:er information concerning -the run
I of fish when it started and the num
ber of fish packed. The report wll
be preserved for future reference in
case a similar situation confronts
the industry.
I H. B. Friele, Vice President of the
Nakat Packing Corporation, said the
!closing season is a closed incident
'and as “O’Malley has announced the
season is closed this ends the ques
tion. The packers did not discuss
this phase because it was something
!that was hot an issue at the meet
ing.”
Alaskan reports varied from the
statement there were no fish to hea
vy runs 30 days late. Packers said
between the 57th and 58th parallel
the run was 50 per cent normal.
South of the 57th there was between
15 and 20 per cent of a normal pack.
The packers agreed the pack was a
month late and that it should be un
der way soon. They are unable to
explain the phenomenan.
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RAIN, SOGGY FIELD
ST. GEORGEIE, Quebec, Sept. 3.
(JP)—A soggy field, the result of a
heavy rain, prevented the hop-off for
Windsor during the nght but the av
iators hoped to get away late today.
OFF FOR ENGLAND
ST. JOHNS, Sept. 3. (£>)—'The Royal
Windsor, hopped-off at 2:35 this after
noon.
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