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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 100. SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 7,1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
KW YORK ARMORY
SWEPT BY FIDE;
LOSS S7.00M0
HOUSEHOLDERS ADJACENT ON
ROOFS FIGHTING FLYING
SPARKS
BUFFALO, N. Y., May 7, (£>)—
Fire swept through the 106th
Field Artillery Armory and caused
damage estimated at more than
$7,000,000.
The flames were under control
this morning. During the nigjit a
nearby church was destroyed at
a loss of approximately $50,000.
More than 50 firemen were
overcome; all were treated and
discharged from the hopsitals.
Panic spread throughout the
neighborhood when fire-brands
scattered far and wide and sev
eral nearby buildings caught;
householders stood on the roofs
of their homes fighting brands
with wet blankets and garden
hose.
The hundred year-old Armory
records were destroyed. The fire
started in the basement.
RUBBER BOAT FOUND
BF INDIAN ON ISLAND
SOUTHEAST ALASKA
SEATTLE, May 7, (TP)—Although
a rubber boat was picked up by
an Indian yesterday at Zayas Is
land, and it was first thought to
be from the lost Renehan plane,
Ross Cunningham, of the Alaska
Washington Airways, for which
Renehan worked, said he did not
believe the boat was Renahan’s
on account of the color.
The boat was yellow whereas
Cunnngham said Renahan’s emer
gency boat was gray; also, that
the Zayas Island boat was folded
and tied on the sides with ropes,
while Renahan's was packed in
a bag.
1BU Hill THE
PUPILS KILLED BT TRMH
ATLIN, Illinois, May 7, (A*)—
A rural school teacher and three
of her pupils were killed near here
by a train while they were pick
ing flowers along the right-of
way.
Witnesses of the tragedy said
the teacher became panic strick
en when a six-year old girl, May
Williamson, dashed across the
path of the incoming train.
HALIBUT FARES
SEATTLE, May 7, (JP)—Three
vessels with 43,000 pounds of hal
ibut received 8c and 13c.
Ella Johnston, one of the grad
uates of Seward High School this
year, plans to enroll next fall in
the Alaska College.
Grade class examinations will
be held Friday and on Monday
examinations in the high school
starts.
WILL CARRY AUTO
DARJEELING, India, May 7,
Departing from all traditions
of his country and faith, his holi
ness, the Dalai Lama of Tibet,
ordered an automobile. Where no
roads exist parties of coolies will
hoist and carry the car in re
lays to its destination.
PRICE OF COPPER
LOWEST 37 YEARS:
RETRENCH AGAIN
PRODUCERS UNWILLING SELL
ORE PREVAILING LOW
PRICES
! NE WYORK, May 7, (/P)—Sales
| of copper by custom smelters at
(nine cents a pound delivered was
reported Wednesday.
This price represents a decline
of a quarter of a cent from the
smelters previous price and is
the lowest level in more than 37
years.
Sales are extremely slow as pro
ducers are unwilling to sell at
the current prices in trade circles.
It is reported that officials of
gfiinral leading copper companies
and affiliated banking interests,
have discussed a plan for further
reduction in copper production at
mines operated by American com-:
panics. It was thought this plan |
would raise the price sufficiently!
to permit profitable operation.
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CHICAGO, May 7, (/P)_Gang
I law was again vividly brought to;
! the minds of the people of Chi- ;
cago with the killing of two more !
unidentified men on the out
skirts of Cicero, a. suburb.
Police ascribed the killings to
another attempt of a New York
gang to cut in on the beer trade.
Detective Lieutenant A. M.
Pierce stated that word had been
passed through the underground
channels that a new gang, from
New York, were attemptng to
“muscle in."
5H MO MODERN
MEET IN DROIDCIST
NEW YORK, May 7, (/P)—The
twain did meet, when a cougar;
hunt, representing the savage ex
citement of the chase, recently
went out over the air from a tel
evision transmitter, one of the
newest discoveries of civilization.
This was the first radiovision
broadcast ever made of a wild
life picture produced by the U.
S. Biological Survey. It was sentj
on a wave length of 145 meters
from station W3XK.
AN AIR VICTIM
ALDERSHOT, England, May 7,
(jP)—Flight Lieutenant H. R. D.
Waghorn, winner of the Schneider j
Cup trophy in 1929, died from in-1
juries received in a plane crash!
near Parnborough, Tuesday. j
TWO TYPES OF
FOKKERIIIIPIMS
BROEREDGROUNDE0
THIRTY PLANES IN STATES AF
FECTED BY DRASTIC OF
FICIAL ORDER
WASHINGTON, May 7, (£>)—
The most drastic order in the his
tory of Federal air regulations
was issued as an aftermath of the
recent Knute Rockne plane crash.
The department ordered all
Fokker No. 10 and F-10-A planes
grounded immediately, for pas
senger service.
About 30 ships, on four of the
Nation’s airlines, are affected. The J
order will stand until each of
the ships is thoroughly inspected.
It was learned that the order
is due to the fact that the Fok
ker plane of this type is covered
with laminated, wood instead of
metal or fabric, and that the
planes have not been available
for regular daily inspection.
SEATTLE JUDGE SATS
NOW IS TIME FOD
PEOPLE JO NORTH
Fi'om Superior Judge Austin E. |
Griffiths of Seattle, an old family
friend of Mayor D. C. Brownell,
the following interesting extracts
from a letter, recently received,,
pertaining to Alaska are taken:
“I thank you for the Seward
paper and very glad to hear of
your election to the mayor’s chair.
I a*m sure you will take delight
in your official duties. Everyone
ought be proud to be mayor of
his home city.
“I hope the dull times have not
spread to Alaska. Anyway, now
is the opportune time for another
big gold strike in your country.
Lots of people in the good old U.
S. looking for jobs and are now
prepared to go North and pick up
gold.
“Really though, I rather think
the country is on upgrade. That
is my thought after a trip to
New York just ended.”
UHL SCORES
NATIONAL
Phillies 3, Boston 1.
Arlett’s fifth homer of the year
came in this game with a man
on base whch won the game.
Broolyn 1, Giants 0.
Cincinnati at Chicago, rain,
St. Louis 6, Pittsburg 5; 13 in
nings.
AMERICAN
Phillies 10, Boston 3.
Cleveland at St. Louis, cold.
Detroit 9, Chicago 4.
New York 10, Washington 7.
Ruth hit his fourth homer.
COAST
Seattle at Portland, rain.
Hollywood 5, Sacramento 4.
Other games were to be played
tonight.
COAST NIGHT GAMES
Sacramento 2, Oakland 4.
Los Angeles 1, Missions 3.
WILL RACE HER AGAIN
LONDON, May 7, (A*)—Sir Thos.
Lipton refuses to part with the
“Shamrock V" his latest challen
ger for the American Cup. He
told the Daily Mail he intends to
race the Shamrock again this
summer.
NIIIII1L GUARD
MARCHING UP1
EVART COAL FIELD
LABOR DISORDERS ALREADY
COST LIVES FIVE; PROP
ERTY DAMAGED
HARLAN, Ky., May 7, (£>)—
More than 300 members of the
National Guard, armed with rifles
and machine guns, and accompa-i
nied by a tank, marched to the'
coal fields near Evarts where labor
disorders cost the lives of five and
much destruction of property.
Most of the troops assembled at
London last night and were join
ed by others from Pineville.
What they will find in the hills
has not been established. Some
of the reports said that women
and children have evacuated and
the men, many armed, are congre
gating in the streets listening to
speeches from leaders.
Infantry and cavalry made up
the troops as well as a medical
corps.
Governor Sampson’s orders to
troops are to “police the commu
nity of Evarts protecting those
who behave and taking charge of
those who do not.”
Two terrific blasts were heard
near Evarts and deputies were
sent out to investigate.
CIRCES GRUNTED
AT RITE ORE EVERT
TER MINUTES. RENO
RENO, Nev., May 7, (/P)—When
the two departments of the dis
trict court adjourned here, a to
ital of 88 decrees of divorces had
I been granted to discontented
| spouses.
j Most of them were women whose
husbands did not understand
them.
There was no confusion about
it and the time of a decree'aver
aged one every five minutes in the
two departments or one every 10
minutes for each judge.
Many of the cases were dispos
ed of in less than three or four
minutes.
ill (0 HEIR
■HIT, REGIMES RTE
WASHINGTON, May 7, (IP)—
The Senate campaign funds com
mittee laid aside the protest by
Bishop Cannon against its auth
ority to inquire into the use of
his funds in his 1928 campaign,
and decided to go ahead with
the hearing.
Chairman Nye said "We cannot
doubt our authority and will
proceed forthwith."
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EVEN CHIINCE FOB
RECOVERY OF DANO
ALASKA GANNER
FUNERAL OF CRASH VICTIM BE
HELD SATURDAY AUSPICES
B. P. O. ELKS’
KETCHIKAN, May 7, The
plane piloted by Gene Meyring
and bringing Gilbert Skinner,
president of the Alaska Pacific
Salmon Corporation, arrived here
where two officials of the com
pany are in a serious condition
as a result of the plane wreck
Sunday in which Steve Selig, an
independent canneryman, was
killed.
Mr. Skinner was picked up at
Prince Rupert from the steam
ship Northland.
Al Dano, superintendent of the
Chomley cannery is given an even
chance for recovery.
C. J. Alexander, the company’s
general superintendent, faces at
least three months in the hospi
tal.
Jim Dodson, whose heroism pro
bably safted both, is recovering.
Selig’s funeral will be held Sat
urday under the auspices of the
MIMS FLOGGED
MENAJ, Ark., May 7, (;?)—'Two
| ministers are under indictment
; here for flogging a man whom
they accused of disregarding their
warning to keep sober while the
Red Cross fed his family last
winter.
Sheriff John E. Joplin said if
they were convicted he would
raise the money to pay their
fines. “I think it was a Christian
act,” he said.
Rev. Sid Winse and Rev. P. R.
Larimore, of the Apostolic faith,
the two flogging ministers, are
free on ther own recognizance.
They were scheduled to go on trial
in October.
CHINI COMMUNISTS
MET SHI DEITH
SWATOW, China, May 7, (JP)—
Eighty-eight communists involved
in Labor Day demonstrations,
were executed.
Swatow, a seaport of northern
Kwangtung province where sever
al hundred foreigners are living,
has not been previously mention
ed as the scene of Red activities.
The city is administered by the
Rationalist government.
The SS Denali, of the Alaska
Steamship Company, departed for
the Westward after taking on a
large tonnage of Alaska coal for
Westward canneries.
Byron Ela, former Juneau boy,
was valedictorian at the com
mencement exercises at Broadway
High School, Seattle.