S eward,;the Alaska City of Opportunity
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 6.
SEWARD, ALASKA THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1031.
PRICE TEN CENTS
DEATH LEFT If!
WAKE US ITALY’S
TWO MORE FORCED DOWN
ON OCEAN; SALVAGED
BY VESSELS
BOLAMA, Portugese Guinea,
Africa, Jan., 8, </P)— Five of the
Italian aviators died and three
others injured at the start of the
flight which had carrier 10 of
the seaplanes safely to this point
curing the takeoff for Brazil
yesterday.
The Setfani News Agency, the
official Italian news service, re
ported tonight that two planes
crashed shortly after the take
03 and two others were forced
to land on the ocean. The latter
two were salvaged by Italian ves
sels.
The official report cleared up
the confusion which resulted at
the time as to the fate of the
wrecked planes.
HEAVYWEIGHT LINEUP
CHICAGO. Jan. 6. (TP) —In the
heavy-weight rankings for 1930 is- >
sued by the National Boxing As- 1
sociation, W. L. Stribling of Georgia j
is listed as the outstanding chal
lenger. Jack Sharkey who won the
decision from Stribling at Miami
a year ago last February, is given
position No. 2.
Some surprise was occassioned by
The No- 3. rating given Jimmy Ma
loney. evidently by virtue of his
inning over Primo Camera, who
> rated 4th. Maloney, however, was
1 .ter beaten by Johnny Risko, who
■> given 7th position.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (.Tj—
With S20.000.000 in bonds already
authorized to take up second li-,
berty bonds, the Secretary of the
:reasury Mellon asked Congress
authorize issuance of $8,000,
00,000 more.
Chairman Hawley of the House i
ways and means committee said
that the proposed increase would i
not add to the public debt, but |
would permit the government to!
refund maturing bonds at a low- ;
er rate of interest.
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LUMBER CENTER QUIET
IIS FOREST ARE CONE
PELLSTON, Mich. Jan. 8. </P» j
—The whine of band saws and the '
clatter of piling boards will be
heard no more in this village once
-he lumber center of northern j
Michigan.
The Pellston saw mill, one of
-he largest two-carriage plants
east of the Rocky Mountains, has
been closed, bringing to an end
the lumber industry here.
This winter will be the first
in 50 years no mill operated;
the timber resources was given as
the reason for closing of the
mill. [
REMAIN OVER-NIGHT
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jan., 8,
(A5)—Mrs. Hart and Lieut. Mac
Laren said they would remain
here overnight while the oil
line and motor were repaired be
fore taking off for the Azores on
the first pay-load flight across
the Atlantic to Paris. The wea
ther is also unfavorable.
AIM'S DELEMTE
SAYS AEISKAANS WILL
RESENT INCREASE
WASHINGTON, Jan., 7, (£>)—
Public reaction in Alaska will
unquestionably be adverse to in
increased reight rates and fares
on the Alaska Railroad, the Alas
ka delegate said referring to the
Senate committee’s recommenda
tions.
“I have given the subject of
rates considerable thought and
in my opinion because of the
public benefits conferred, the
rates should be somewhat low
er than commercial roads I will
make further comment after a
study of the report,” he said.
The report gave many reasons
for the annual deficit including
climatic conditions, inefficiency
of management and scarcity of
population.
TELEGRAPH BREVITIES
FOOD RIOTS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. </P>—
Stirred by reports of food riots
in Arkansas the senate has added
$15,000,000 for food loans to starv
ing persons in drought ridden
areas to the administration $45.
000.000 feed and fertilizer loan
bill
OUST SCHMELING
CHICAGO, Jan. 8. (£>>— Early
re* urns from the National Boxing
Associations mail vote on a pro
posal to oust Max Schmeling as
heavy-weight champion indicate
that the German will be without
a title as far as the N. B. A. is
concerned. Ten states have sent
in their votes to Major-General
John V. Clinnin, president ,of
the N. B. A. and eight have voted
to vacate the throne
PYSCHOGALVANOMETER
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. _
How much kick or emotional power
there is in any artistic wilting,
short story, novel or poem can be
measured with an eleetvlc.il in
strument known as the phsyogal
vanometer- Professor M. E. Bloom
of the Teachers' College at San Di
ego, Calif., told this to hundreds
of fellow scientists at the last ses
sion of the Association
for the advan • ? neat of science at
Cleveland.
RESUME OPERATIONS
NEW YORK, Jan., 8, {^—Var
ious auto manufacturers plan to
resume operations soon after their
annual inventory shutdowns. As
sembly lines in the Ford ftfotor
Company’s River Rouge Plant at
Dearborn, Michigan and in 30
branch assembly plants through
out the country will resume opera
tions. Other production depart
ments will resume January 12.
“BROWN HOUSE”
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (/P) —
In contrast to the imposing White
House, Mrs Herbert Hoover has
named the resident’s cabin at his
Rapidan camp the “Brown House.”
THOUSANDS BRAVE
ZERO WEATHER IN
ORDER PAY HOIK
MAUSOLEUM TO BE BUILT
AT HIS HOME AT LOUVE
CIENNES
PARIS, Jan. 8, 4/P)—The body
| of Marshal Joffre rested in Les
-Invalides Hall of the French Im
motals sheltering Napoleon and
Foch, while hundreds of thous
ands of Parisians braved the
freezing weather to stand out
side of Notre Dame Cathedral
!and along the route of the fun
| eral procession.
; In front of the Invalides
French war veterans, wounded in
jthe battle of the Marne, were
given seats of honor while Louis!
'Barthou, Minister of War and a!
| personal friend of Marshal Jof-1
fre, extolled the warrior’s ser
vice to his country.
He traced Joffres military car- j
eer and strategy and lauded the
move which sent the Marshal
to America in 1917.
| He said that journey brought
'France and the United States
to a better and closer under
standing. “No better recognition
for Marshal Joffre is seen than
the fact millions of Americans
dropped their peaceful occupa
tions and crossed the sea to fight
for France and a noble ideal.”
After the oration the body was
j taken inside the Invalides where
it will remain until the sanso
leum is constructed at the Mar
shal’s home, at Louve Ciennes.
i MODENA, Italy, Jan. 8. (/Pj—
Mussolini’s fiery speeches seem to
have aroused Italian youth.
An official report recently is
sued by the ministry of war shows
that a striking number of young
men wish to enter military train
ing schools.
Among 315 candidates for the
military college of Italy, 204 were
selected, while the Royal aca
demy here selected 315 applicants
and discarding more than 900
would-be officers.
HARVEST BEFORE JAIL
BELFAST, Ireland, Jan. 8: (A5)
|—Harvesting the homely “spud”
; comes before all else in Ireland.
In sentencing Charles Grant to
prison for possession of “moon
shine,” Louis Walsh, magistrate
at Burnfoot, Donegal, permitted
| Grant to go home and dig his
‘potato crop before beginning his
I term.
BODIES RECOVERED
MIDVALE, Jan., 8, (/P)-Bodies,
five men killed in an explosion in
the Number Four mine of the Mid
vale Coal Company were recovered
by the rscue workers nine hours
after the blast. The bodies were
j brought to the surface by the res
!cue crew comprised of federal and
!state mine rescue workers and lo
cals workers
OWED LIFE TO JOFFRE
PARIS, Jan. 8. (ff)—Men who
fought with Marshal Joffre at the
Marne and others who live the
lives they do today because of
that battle were among those who
passed in sad single file past the
bier of the savior of France.
WING COLLAPSED
OKLAHOMA, Jan., 8, (/P)—The
collapse of a wing of a plane
described as experimental, caus
ed the death of Pilot Wayne
Spences and Lee Davis, both of
whom were killed after a flight
of about three miles. It is said
the ship was one of two of the
type ever built
mm DANCED
THE 1155 WALTZ"
BUT NO FIGHTING
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NEW YORK, Jan. 8. (fl?)—Having |
pulled a financial and artistic
bloomer by staging the Jack Ren
ault-Pierre Charles nightmare re
cently Madison Square garden will
attempt to get out of the red by
adding a dash of the well-known
international color to its next |
card.
Len Harvey, crack British mid-1
dle-weight is meeting Vince Dun- j
dee, Baltimore. Harvey’6 Ameri-1
can debut is expected to win back j
the customers who left the Gar- j
den moaning after watching Ren-!
ault and Charles dance the Kiss
Waltz for 10 dreary rounds.
It is hoped that the Britisher
who has lost but one of his 350
fights will instill new life intoi
the middle-weight ranks.
MORE SNIFFERS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. {/Pi—
An immediate increase of 130 dry
agents in the Prohibition Bur
eau’s field service was recom
mended to the house in the first
deficiency appropriation bill.
‘TRICOLOR’’ SINKS
COLOMBO, Ceylon, Jan. 8- ,/P)
: —One passenger and four of the
! crew of the Norweigian motor
ship “Tricolor” are reported to be
missing after an explosion which
| sank the vessel not far from this
j port.
ITALY HELS IDLE
ROME, Jan. 8. (IP)—Relief of the
: serious unemployment problem in
Italy reached a high point late
! this fall with an enrollment of
418,760 hitherto jobless men in
the force building roads and also
; other public works.
GETS A RAISE
SEATTLE, Jan. 8. {JP)—Ernie
Johnson, manager of Hhe local
ball club in Pacific Coast Lea
gue, next year will work under a
contract calling for $2,50 raise
though the Indians finished am
ong the also-rans last season.
ROYAL VISITORS
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jan., 8,
UP)—Details of arrangements made
here for the visit of the Prince of
Wales and Prince George were
made public by John Triminghair
acting colonial secretary. The two
sons of King George are due here
January 27th.
ADOPTION OKEH
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. (/P)—'The j
United States Circuit Court of
Appeals held the 18th Amendment
was adopted constitutionally. It
made its ruling in a decision un
animously affirming the convic
tion of Louis E. Thibault of Wind
sor, Vermont, accused of posses
sing and selling two pints of
whiskey.
FURTHER EVIDENCE
SMS PROBABLE
TRAGEDY 11 SEA
TIRES MAY HAVE BEEN USED
AS LIFE. PRESERVERS
IT IS THOUGHT
KETCHIKAN, Jan., 8, The
plane piloted by James Dod
son sent out by the Ketchikan
Chronicle found a second wheel
belonging to the Renahan plane
on the west shore of Point Dav
jidson, Annette Island, two miles
from where the first was found.
Officials of the Alaska Wash
ington Airways, of Seattle, are
positive the wheels belonged to
the Renahan plane but doubted
that he had discarded them to
lighten the plane on the inland
flight.
Pilot Dodson is inclined *o be
lieve that the wheels, with their
inflated tires, had been used as
life preservers until the men be
came exhausted.
PLYMOUTH, Egn., Jan. 6. (IP)—
This town and the adjoining na
|val port of Devonport buzzed with
runic, that mutiny had broken
ship “Lucia,” now in the Devon
out aboard the submarine depot
! port dock-yard.
It was stated that 42 members of
the Lucia’s crew had been lodged
; in the nayal barracks and that
others wrere sent to their places
Officials admitted some trouble
| aboard but declared it did not
i amount to mutiny,
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j WINNIPEG, Canada, Jan. 8. (JP)
Airplanes will speed the delivery
| of fresh fish from the lakes of
northern Saskatchewan.
Four fast planes are to be pro
vided to dispatch catches to Ca
nadian and American markets. It
is estimated that 200.000 pounds
of choice fish will be shipped by
j air express at the beginning of
j operations.
Winnipeg will receive catches
^within 24 hours. Hitherto it has
1 taken 22 days with 'horses and
14 days with tractors to get the
! product to a railroad.
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UP OR 61 UP?
LIMA, Peru, Jan., 8, {£>)—'The
national sanctions court sen
tenced Augusto B. Leguia de
posed president of Peru, and his
three sons, to reimburse the na
tional treasury $10,000,000.
This action was taken after
a three months investigation of
the 11 years of the Leguia re
gime.
FOR DROUGHT RELIEF
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (£>)—
Again over riding the administra
tion policy, the senate voted a
$15,000,000 food loan to the $45.
000,000 authorized for the drought
relief.