MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 176.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 30, 1928.
* PRICE TEN CENTS
YUKON NORTHBOUND
WITH SMALL LISTING
LESS 10 nun
!
TWENTY.FI VE ROUND.T RIPPERS
ON BOARD; FEW ALASKANS
HOMEWARD BOUND
SEATTLE, July 30, (/P)—The S. S.
I
Yukon, of the Alaska Steamship Co., j
sailed Saturday morning at 10 o’clock
for Alaska with 179 passengers. The j
Seward listing were:
H. Barter, W. J. Sheanan, H. C. J
Taylor, H. Earlschiff, Mrs. E. Ver_ i
t netti and son, Mr Tibbets, Judge A.
Galem, Miss M. MayhoPes, Mrs. New.
ton, Robert Mander, Kurt Kurthoff,
Mrs. G. Burton, Miss A. St. Cryr, A.
Antoncich, Miss H. Gulovsen, Mamie t
Gulovsen, Mrs. J. A. Lonergon and
child, A. R. Can, George Lockman.
Miss A. Blowman, Dr. M. Reidson,
Jimmie Piko, Mrs. R. M. White and
son, Dr. W. Timme and Mrs. Timme,
J. F. Ferguson, R. L. Emery, P. D.
^ Waugh, Jas. Azram, E. C. Cannon,
Kate Masters, John Penovich, Mrs.
T. Jacobson, J. Mowrens, T. A. Hamil.
ton. '
There are also 25 round.trippers
and four steerage passengers.
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EXPORTS OF THREE COAST
STATES WOULD BE INCREAS.
ED HUNDRED MILLION
WASHINGTON, July 30. (IP)—Thej
establishment of an American owned!
Pacific coast to Europe steamship line!
to carry passengers and fruit was <pro_
posted by Commissioner Jefferson My.
ers, of the Shipping Board, who said
this would increase the. exports of
California, Washington and Oregon
5100,000,000 a year.
It was proposed West coast shipping
interests should buy the five passen.
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ger and cargo boats of the American
Merchant Lines which are to be sold
October 1 and inaugurated into such
a service.
CALLES OR SAENZ
MEXICO CITY, July'30, (£»)—Either
President Calles or Aaron Saenz, Gov.
ernor of Mera Leon will rule Mexico
for th's next two years, Colonel Ric.
ardo Topete, acknowledged leader of
the Obregon National party declared
in an interview here.
FIRST WOMEN'S CLUB
JACKSONVILLE, 111., July 30, (IF)
—“The Ladies’ Society for Educating
Females,” formed here 300 years ago,
was known as the first women’s
club in America. Today it is a unit
in the Illinois Federation of Women’s
v Clubs.
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MILLIONAIRE IS DEAD
MINNEAPOLIS, July 30, (/P) —
Thomas Barlow, 88, millionaire lum.
berman, philanthropist and art col.
lector, died here Saturday.
PARTY COMPRISES OF CLOSE
FRIENDS, NEWSPAPER RE.
PORTERS. PHOTOGRAPHERS
WITH HOOVER PARTY EN_
ROUTE TO BULL FLAT, Calif.,
July 30, (/P)—Hoover passed through
San Francisco at dawn on his way
to tin? North woods of California on
a five.dav fishing trip.
The first day’s trip will take him
to Bull Flat, near Ell River where j
the party will camp for the night.;
Accompanying th»? Presidential nom_
inee were John Tilson, Republican
leader of the House; William Don.
ovan, Assistant United States At
torney General; President Ray Ly
man Wilbur, of Stanford University;
and a number of newspaper repor
ters and photographers.
The ultimate destination will be
on the Klamath River, near 'the
Oregon line. He was to spend today
and Tuseday fishing.
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ASSISTANT SECREM
OF WHR IS INJURED
WASHINGTON, July 30, (Jp)—
Charles Robbins, Assistant Secre.
tary of War, suffered a fracture to
two ribs and a broken collar bone,!
in an airplane accident during a hop
from Columbus, Ohio, toward Wash,
ington. The plane landed at Somer.
set, Pennsylvania, where Robbins
was placed in a hospital.
OTTO
F.
OHLSON
Former Superintendent of the Lake
Superior Division of the Northern
Pacific at Duluth, an employe of
that railroad for 27 years, who has
been appointed General Manager of
the Alaska Railroad, effective Aug. 1.
SOUTH POLE AREA
LOS ANGELES, July 30. (/P)—The
monoplane that carried Capt. Wilkins
and Lieut. Eielson over the Arctic last
April has baen decided upon for his
coming flight to explore the region
around the South Pole.
A second plane is under construe,
tion of the same typa but will be
equipped with combination pontoon
and sikis and twill be used to carry
supplies to the final base for the jump
off.
This base will be 500 or 600 miles
South of the whaling stations on De_
ception Islands.
THE COMMAND OF THE FLEET CHANGES HANDS
Admiral Wm. B. Pratt takes command of the U. S.
battle fleet in one of the Navy’s most picturesque cer
emonies aboard the U. S. S. California at Los Angeles.
SMITH ON WEEK.END
NEW YORK, July 30, (#>)— Gov.
Al. Smith and his family set out in
automobiles for Hampton Bay, Long
Inland, where lie will put asid»e thots
of a political nature over the week,
end and indulge in surf bathing.
THOUSANDS OF ACRES WHEAT
AND PASTURE LAND LAID TO
WASTE BY FIRE
WALLA WALLA, July 30, (JP)—
Oomarative p'3ace and quiet sur.
rounded the fire.swept Eureka Flat
area as farmers and insurance ad.
justers counted tk*3 losses caused by
the most disastrous grain fires which
ever swept the Northwest.
Efforts are being mad‘3 to salvage
the sacked wheat which was not to.
tally destroyed in the fields and con.
I struction and repair work is being
don’3.
More than 20 farm homes were
burned and it is estimated the fire
burned 25 square miltes laying waste
150,000 acres of sheep pasturage, 10,
000 acres of (wheat land and 3,500
acres of standing wheat. It is also
estimated that 50,000 bushels were
destroyed which is conservatively
figured wa§ worth $100,000.
TWO FILS WON
BY U. S. FIRST DAY
1ST OLYMPIC GAMES
JOHN KUCK SETS NEW MARK
SHOT.PUT; BOB KING OF STAN.
FORD WINS HIGH JUMP
AMSTERDAM, July 30. (£>)—Two
of the three finals were captured by
the United States, the first day of the
Olympics.
John Kuck, giant Kansan, comp»3t_
ing for the Los; Angeles Athletic Club,
broke the world’s record for the shot,
put heaving it 52 feet, 11.16th of an
inch. Herman Brix, University of
Washington, was second.
Bob King of Stanford won the high
jump in the finals leaping six feet
four and three.eights inches.
Fp^o Nurmi of Finland won the
10,000 m^fcrs run beating the Olvm.
pic record set four years ago by Willie
Ritolu. a^o of Finland, who placed
second, only a step behind Nurmi,
whose Cme was 30 minutes, 18 and
twoJEifths seconds.
WATER NOTICE
Water will be shut off at 8 o’clock
tonight on Fifth Avenue including
Seward Trading €o., and Karri man
Bank building. Also First Avenue from
Adams.
DISTINGUISHED SON
OF CALIFORNIA HERB
HOOVER WELCOMED
I
i THANK THE PEOPLE FOR PRE.
SENTING HIS NAME AT KAN.
SAS CITY CONVENTION
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 30, (/P)—
| This myriad hilled city behind tx.
Golden Gate welcomed home Cal.
iiornia’s most distinquished son, Her.
L'ert Hoover, Mayor James Rolph,
Junior, said in an address of wel.
come from the rotunda of the city
hall.
It was a nonpartisan welcome and
outpouring of San Franciscans to do
honor to one of their fellows who
came 30 years ago to seek his for.
tune and who left to travel upon the
roads leading to the highest honors a
great political party may bestow.
Hoover treated the occasion with
only a reference to politics this be
ing at the conclusion of his address
when he thanked th*3 people of his
State for presenting his name at
Kansas City.
The crowd, which jammed the
ground floor, rose ti*3r upon tier in
the balconies. The above message
brought applause and cheers. The
parade down Market Street Was wit.
nessed by solid walls of humanity.
EIGHT ESCAPED; THREE CAP
TURED; TWO DEPUTIES ^«E
WOUNDED RUNNING FIGHT
HOUSTON July 30, (JP)—Scores
of armed men, trailed with 35 blood,
hounds through the marshes and ad.
joining towTn of Richmond, in pur.
suit of five convicts who bolted from
tho Imperial State prison farm after
i killing a guard and wounding two
deputies in the ensuing gun battle.
Eight convicts, wrho w'ere cultivat.
ing a cotton field, joined in the out.
break killing Henry Ward, prison
sergeant.
One of the convicts was- captured
soon afterward wrhile three more
wore taken later following a running
gun fight in which the two. deptuties
were wounded, one perhaps fatally.
Roth convicts were wrounded.
RULES IS THROUGH
COMPLETION OP TERM
MEXICO CITY, July 30, (#>)—*Calles
does not intend to remain President
after his present term, he has told
persons in his confidence. If nothing
happens to shake his determination
it appears liltely that Aaron Saenz or
Governor Nuevo Leon may' succeed
him.