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VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 194.
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SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1931.
ATLANTIC FLIERS, ROBY,
JOHANSEN AND HI
FOUND SAFE, HALIFAX
HALIFAX, Sept. 22. (£>)—Safe
after six days and nights in the
stormy North Atlantic, three men
who tried to fly from Lisbon to
New York without a stop, are
wondering where fate will drop
them next.
Willy Rody, Christian Johan
sen and Fernando Costa Viega,
who flew out of Portugal a week
ago Sunday and had not been
seen since September 14. They
were fished out of the ocean yes
terday by the crew of the Nor
wegian motorship Belmoira, about
SO miles off Cape Pine, Newfound
land.
Coast wireless messages said the
fliers were brought aboard after
the wreckage of their plane had
been sighted. Viega had been
slightly injured but otherwise they
were hale and hearty after their
hazardous drifting.
WILL FLY TO TACOMA
SEATTLE, Sept. 22. (/P)—Richard
Fenton, business manager for Av
iators Moyle and Allen, said he
wired the fliers at Nome to make
Tacoma their destination in their |
flight to the States. The decision j
'was made after a conference with j
Buffelen.
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DETROIT DRIED UP BT
ITS PROHIBITION MEN
DETROIT, Sept. 22. UP}—Con- ,
trary to belief, Detroit was not a -
‘ wet” town when the Legionnaires ; i
from all over the United States
rived there for the 1931 conven
*. lion. For some months it had
been broadcast that thousands of
• blind pigs” would be there to
welcome the Legionnaires, but the
ronibition department thought
therwise.
Ever since Wednesday, of last
week, 125 agents had been con- (
ducting raids on the “blind pigs”:,
with a result that Detroit now Is j
alleged to be one of the dryest ,
towns in the United States.
lUSU JUNEAU YIELDS
Returns from 356,550 tons of
ore mined and trammed for the
month of August, the Alaska Ju
* neau recovered $317,500 in gold
and $3,000 in lead and silver, mak
ing the total output from the mine
for the month, $320,500. reports
the Juneau Empire.
The total expenditures for the
month were $115,000. The operat
ing profit aggregated $145,500, and
tnere was $300 in other revenues,
making the net surplus for Aug
ust $145,800. These figures were
made public by L. H. Metzgar,
general superintendent.
CALIFORNIA MINE RESUMES
ANGELS CAMP, Calif., Sept. 22.
«■■?)—The Cherokee Development
Company, financed by Washington
capital, is preparing to resume the i
r- operation of the Demarest mine,
six miles and a half north of this
town, after. a practical shutdown
f- since last November.
SUITS SETTLED
NEW YORK, Sept. 22. (/P)—The
Radio Corporation of America an
I nounced that an understanding
had been reached in the settle
ment of anti-trust suits involving
$47,000,000 brought against it by
21 radio vacuum tube manufac
turers not operating under license
patents of the Radio Corporation.
PEOPLE NOT SUED
OK DIO SHIPMENT OF
SEATTLE, Sept. 22. (/P)—In 1887
when word of the landing of a
ton of gold from the gold-laden
fields of Alaska was made public,
it created a great deal of excite
ment and which finally resulted in
the famous Klondike gold rush.
The other day, a half ton of
the precious yellow metal, $250,000
worth, was unloaded from one of
the vessels which had returned
from a trip to the Seward Penin- j
sula. The gold came from the!
Nome district and represented one I
of the largest shipments to have
been made from that district in J
msny years.
Yet, only a few longshoremen!
and boat officials were aware of!
the fact that such a huge ship- i
tnent had been made.
UNITED CHINA
HONGKONG, Sept. 22. (/Pi—In-1
surgents of the Chinese govern
ment at Canton issued a promul
gation asserting that peace is to
De made with the Central Nation- j
ilist government at Nanking in
jrder that a united China might j
‘deal with Japan” for the latter’s h
sccupation of Manchuria.
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BOULDER DAM, Nev., Sept-, 21,
&)— A dynamite blast boomed in
>aiute as “Ma” Kennedy and Guy1
Edward Hudson were married ■
igain. From an observation point, j
ibout 1,000 feet above the Hoover1
Dam site, the Justice of the Peace
>erformed the ceremony. Six hun
Ired dam workers cheered the
lewlyweds.
Their first marriage was annul
;d until Hudson got a neglected
livorce.
HOST TO NEWLYWEDS
BOULDER DAM, Sept. 22. (JP)—
Death Valley” Scotty is today
ost to “Ma” Kennedy and “What
man” Hudson, newlyweds, who
ent into Death Valley, California,
n their honeymoon trip.
ANOTHER TENN. GIRL !
SEEKING OPERATIC FIE!
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Sept. 22. (/P)j
—The hilLs of Tennessee again I
are echoing the voice of a po-!
tential prima donna.
She is Judy Wilkes, of Knox
ville. who aspires to follow the
trail of Grace Moore to the opera.
Judy, now 17, has been singing
“as long as she can remember,”
and has appeared as a guest ar
tist over WROL. Like Miss Moore,
she is a member of a church choir.
HIGH WATER AND RAIN
THREDTEN LOCAL RND
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
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From the appearance of the
Lowell Creek flume this morning,
local government and civic prop
erty appeared to be in danger of
damage by water as was the case
before the flume was constructed.
The torrent of water whicji has
been sweeping down the flume
for the last few days was not over
flowing at the upper end and
thence over the town but it pre
sented a sorry sight at the lower
end—the outlet—which was filled
up solid with rock and gravel to
a point near the old railroad
track. A handful fof laborers
were toiling, throwing rocks over
while the racing waters were
hurtling to the left in a solid
wall, spreading out and running
wild to the shore. Here also an
other crew, aided by the steam
shovel, were endeavoring to pre
vent gravel and rocks from block
ing that outlet. A sufficient
amount of rock was finally pried
loose and quickly the massive pile I
in the flume began to flow out I
until a few hours later it was I
again clear.
It is apparent the intake is not!
up the canyon far enough, to the
point originally planned when the
project was first discussed, years |
ago. The result seems to be that1
all rocks and gravel is now being j
washed down into the flume
whereas, if the intake were higher
nothing but water w'ould have en
tered the flume.
Out in the middle channel of
Resurrection River a railroad bent
went out during the night; a
couple of great logs are athwart
:he wooden railroad bridge. :!
The Nash Road is again cov
ered with high water; Bear Creek |
md Snow River are high, the
atter overflowing its banks and
covering the Seward-Kenai Lake
highway.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 2-6, Philadelphia 3-5. L
Cleveland 5, New York l.
St. Louis 0-2, Boston 2-9.
Chicago 3, Washington 5.
NATIONAL LEAGUE 1
New York 15, Chicago 7.
Boston 2, Cincinnati 3.
Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 4. ^
Brooklyn 10, St. Louis 11.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Sacramento 1, Portland 4.
Hollywood 2, San Francisco 4.
Only Pacific Coast games played. ^
JIMMY HOME f
f NEW YORK, Sept. 22. (A5)—Ma
yor Jimmy Walker of New York
| City arrived home from a tri
umphal tour of Europe and Great
Britain Monday.
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BOULEVARD STROLLING
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 22. (/P)—It
is not a good idea for a man to
go walking on the boulevard with
out a pair of trousers to adorn
your physiognomy. At least that
is the conclusion of John McCor
del who went for a stroll on a
Hollywood boulevard with his trous
ers neatly folded and carrying
them in his arm. He wore a hat.
Police arrested him and booked
him for being intoxicated.
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CHINA READY FOR WAR
NANKING, Sept. 22. (^—Ad
dressing a mass meeting, Chiang
Kaishek, head of the Chinese Na
tionalist government, said that if
the League of Nations and the
Kellogg anti-war pact signatures
“fail to uphold justice” between
China and Japan regarding Man
churia, the “Nationalist govern
ment is prepared for the final and
supreme struggle.”
CENTRAL JAPAN IS
SKIKEA SEVERELY Bf
DAMAGING QUAKE
TOKYO, Sept. 21. (/P) —This
city and other sections of central
Japan were shaken severely by an
earthquake at 6:20 p. m. Pacifie
Standard Time.
A first report of the casualties
said that nine persons were kill
ed and more than 100 injured.
Twenty houses were destroyed at
the Saitama prefecture.
The shock was felt over a wide
area extending even to the Kan
sas districts.
It is feared that there was con
siderable damage done in the area
north of the capital here as the
ceilings and walls crumbled and
fell. Chinaware shops suffered con
siderably.
The people rushed frantically
into the streets having been on
the alert for earth shocks be
cause of a prediction made by the
central observatory.
WANTS INTERVENTION
GENEVA. Sept. 22. (IP)—China
called on the Council of the
League of Nations to intervene i
directly. Japan replied that the;
■ncidents should be settled by ne
gotiations between the two powers.
PETERSBURG RESIDENT
PETERSBURG. Sept. 22. (A3)— I.
rohn Aboline, 55 years of age,
ommitted suicide by placing a i
ifle in his throat and then pulled
he trigger with a string tied to i
lis foot. He had been drinking
or over a week. He had consid
rable property and some money.
Aboline was formerly in the
jghthouse Service and also a
ailor. There are no dependants.
[e lived in Alaska 25 years and
fas engaged in logging and con
racting.
LIGHT WINES AND BEER
WASHINGTON, Sept., 21, (JP)
ifter attempting for seven years,
rohibition moderists have suc
eeded in getting their proposal
or the restoration of light wines
nd beer before the President. The
loderists hold that light wines
nd beer will materially aid the
conomic situation if they are re
tored.
SOVIET BUYS OLD SHIPS
The Soviet government is re
orted to have ordered eight sec
ldhand cargo boats of 5,000 tons
ich from the Mitsubishi Trading
ompany, Japan. The Soviet gov
■nment has specified that these
:>ats are not to be older than 10
?ars and are intended for use in
mnection with the Northern
shery operations and in general
ade. The total value of the
der is approximately 3,000,000
a, about $1,495,500.
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MEASURE SUSPENDING
GOLD STANDARD NOW
IN EFFECT IN ENGLAND
LONDON, Sept. 22. (TP)—Rushed
through Parliament and signed
by the Royal Commission, the
British government’s emergency
measure, suspending the gold
standard, went into effect for a
period of six months.
The House of Commons passed
it just before closing time last
night in spite of the half-hearted
attacks made by the Labor party’s
back benchers. The House of Lords
required only two minutes to give
it the necessary three readings.
The commission acted for King
George, who is in Scotland. Chan
cellor Snowden said, “The British
budget is now the most securely
balanced budget in the world.
There is no longer any risk of an
internal faction; there is no long
er any grounds for disturbing the
essential soundness of our finan
cial position.”
EXCHANGE TO REOPEN
LONDON, Sept. 22. (TP)— After
being closed to aid in the protec
tion of the international financial
structure while awaiting the out
come of England’s proposal to sus
pend the gold standard, the Lon
don Stock Exchange is to reopen
tomorrow, it was officially an
nounced.
OHIO MB INDIANA
TOWNS SHAKEN QUAKE
CLEVELAND, Sept. 21. (jP) —
More than a dozen cities and
towns in various portions of Ohio
and Indiana were severly shaken
Sunday night by a quake which
ivas said to be the most pro
nounced since 1811 when the en
ure Ohio river valley was affect
ad.
Although attended by intense
axcitement the quake did com
paratively little damage. There
vas no loss of life.
MIS INKWELL TO
WIND OFF BANDITS
VANCOUVER, Sept. 22. (JP>—D.
C. Sandblom is one banker who
irill not be outsmarted by bank
loldup men as long as he has his
rusty right arm and some mis
ile handy.
When two bandits attempted to
told up a bank here, Sandblom
rabbed an inkwell and hurled
i through a plate glass window,
’he breaking of the glass caused
o much excitement that the ban
its were forced to forego the tak
lg of several thousands of dollars
rhich the bank held.
With the moderation of the
reather today it is expected that
aptain Heinie Berger, of the MS
•iscoverer, will get away this af
jrnoon for Cook Inlet ports. Cap
lin Berger was obliged to hold
is ship over for a day on ac
)unt of the tempest raging thru
nt this area.