I
44
Everything
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEi&nnRKsasssaras^^
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 164.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1928.
■ n'' l inniaiMMin *■ am u ■ jm urmiaii jggursmr-■Tmermusamsm
PRICE TEN CENTS
PREMDIIITIOfU OF
DOTH IS FELT
rv pipt Pinnm
MEXICAN ACE WAS MINDFUL OF
HAZARDOUS FOG BANKS RE.
PORT NEWSPAPERMEN
WASHINGTON, July 16. (JP)—Pre.
monition of death in th*3 air was ex.
pressed by Capt. Carranza, shortly
after his arrival from Mooiresville, N.
C., where he was forced down in an
attempted nonstop flight to Washing,
ton.
He wag asked if he intended to en.
ter the race from Mexico City to Los
Angeles in September and he said,
“I will if I live that long.”
Newspaper men treated his (remarks
lightly saying his Hying skill should
sustain him on any air ventures. Capt.
Carranza was mindful of the hazard,
ous fog banks and said ‘‘This is dan.
g*arous business. I probably wont be
so lucky next time.”
muon
FLf 10 BUFFALO
Fill DETROIT
LEAVE FOR ANTARCTIC OCTOBER
1; WILL NOT RACE WITH
BYRD EXPEDITION
BUFFALO, Juy 1G. UP)—Captain
George R. Wilkins and Lieut. Carl B.
Eielson, pilot, recent North Polar ex.
plorers, flew from Detroit to Buffalo
in a locked cabin plane of the type
which they expect to explore the Ant.
arctic.
Lieut. Eielson said they would leave
about October 1 for Panama and that
a Norwegian whaling vessel would
carry them down the West coast of
South America to Graham Land where
flights will be made over Ross Sea
and photographs taken of the coast
line and unexplored territory.
Although the Byrd expedition is to
leave about the same time Eielson said
it would not be a race.
CHINESE GOVERNOR
IS SHOTTO DEATH
—
SHANGHAI, July 16. UP)—National. I
ist authorities have been inforrmed
that Yang Chen Shin, military gov.
ernor of Chinese Turkestan, was shot
to death July 7 by the oldters of es.
cort of Commissioner of Foreign Af.
fairis. The governor was distributing
prizes at a Russian (School when the
assassins shot him. It is reported
thoy have been arrested.
RIVER STEAMERS
FORT GIBBON, July *16. (Special)
—Tlie steamer Alice arrived at 6 p. m.
Friday and departed down riv»ar at
0:30 p. m. The steamer Jacobs ar_
rived at S p. m. and departed up river
at 9 p. m.
W ISLA!
LARGE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS
AND AUTOMOBILES; NO DAM.
AGE IS REPORTED
SEATTLE, July 16. (/P)—Carrying
144 passengers and 30 automobiles,
the ferryboat City of Victoria, of tine
Edmonds. Victoria Ferry Co., ran
aground at Lagoon Point on Whidby
Island just north of Seattle in a
heavy fog this morning. The vessel
is reported undamagedand an effort
will be made to refloat it aitf high tide,
at 3 p. m. The cutter Snohomish and
tug Douglas went to her assistance.
PEDESTRIAN BEANED
TOKYO, July 16. (JP)—-All street
games hav*a been barred in Japan
since a pedistrain was beaned by a
baseball, causing a ban on street base.!
ball games.
WHITE AND WINGFIELD, YOUNG
CATTLE RANCHERS, LOSE
HEAVILY IN VENTURE
KODIAK, July 16. (Special to The
Gateway)—Seventeen head of cattle
belonging to White and Wingfield,
wild have a slock range on Kizhuyak
Ray, 30 miles northeast of Kodiak,
wer*a killed by a brown bear during
the past month.
These monster ipredatory animal's,
which the law protects, makes useless
any attempt to graae cattle, sheep or
hoge on Kodiak and Afognak Islands.
MANAGERS BATTLING
IN HEENEY'S GAMP
FAIRHAVEN, July 16. (/P)—A man.
agerial battle is brewing in Heeney’s
camp between Charley, Harbey, his
American representative, and John
Mortimov, who holds the contract for
the challenger’s services. Heeney
diplomatically listens to both mana.
gters and keeps silent. The challeng.
er spent a quiet Sunday.
Padlocks placed by fed oral authorities on more than 300 Chicago resorts
for prohibition violation ans credited with increasing the number of road
houses outide the city. Among dosed, night clubs is the Rainbo Gardens (be. ,
low) ,scene of many a political banquet. The “Closed for on*3 year” gjgn fll. ,
so shows through the door of the Midnight Flrolios (above), another bright
apot of yore. George E. Q. Johnson (insist) is U. S. district attorney for the
:ity.
5
PACT TEXT RECEIVED
j PARIS, July 1G. (£>)—The text of
| the French Government acceptance of
| Secretary Kellogg’s outlawry of war
| pact was handed to Ambassador Her.
| rick and was to be transmitted to
: Washington Saturday night.
BIGGEST FIRE SINCE TOWN WAS
DESTROYED 52 YEARS AGO;
$1,000,000
HELENA, Mont., July 16. (JP)—
Half a block of business houses in
the center of Helena’s trading dis
trict was destroyed and many build
ings damaged by fire which followed
ed a terrific electrical storm. The
flames were under control after a
four-hour fight with a loss estimat
ed at more than $1,000,000.
It was the biggest fire since most
of the town was destroyed 52 years
ago. Three large office buildings
were destroyed, 10 smaller establish
ments and the city’s largest depart
ment store.
TOO FIN
I
SPARRING PARTNER TAKES TOO
MANY CRACKS AT CHAMP’S
HEAD SAYS RICKARD
SPECULATOR .July 16. (/P)—Gene
Tunney says he is a “Bit too fine” at
this stage of his training for the de.
fense of his heavyweight title against
Tom Heeney.
According to “Tex” Rickard, ithe
bout promoter, he believed the champ,
ion weights less than he should. With
the fight 11 days away Tunney weigh,
ed 195 pounds when hie entered the
ring yesterday and 190 1.2 when he
quit for the day.
Tunney’s physical condition im
pressed Rickard but the ppromoter
agreed that Harold Hays, sparring
partner, hit the champion too many
times during the three.rounds. Hays
shot several left hooks to Tunney’s
head.
BILE!!! HI
limy DESTROVEO
LOUVAIN, July 16. (JP)—'The Bel. ,
?ium uninscribed balustrade of the
Louvain University library which was .
jrected and then an inscription placed .<
>n the library, later becoming a mat. (
:er of heated controversy, was de. (
nolished by an unidentified iman with 3
t hammer, who destroyed it entirely, j
HIGH TENSION ELECTRIC CABLE
SHORT CIRCUITED HALTS
SEARCH PARTY
CHICAGO, July 16. (/P)—The pro.
Liability that seven workmen lost their
lives when water flooded a sewer in
which they wens working was voiced
by Swift Forman Alexander.
Sevan coats, hats and lunches were
left at the top of the shaft. Search
ing parties were unable to enter the
sewer after half the water was pump,
ed out because of a high tension elec
tric cable running thru the tunnel
'which had been short circuited.
SOVIET PRESS VOICE PROTEST
NOBILE'S RESCUE AND CON.
DUCT EXPEDITION
MOSCOW, July 16. .(£>)—'The Rus
sian aviator Chukhnovsky and four
companions were taken aboard the
icebreaker Ivrassin which is pounding
its way toward Advent Bay to fill up
its bunkers with coal in preparation
of a further search for Amundsen and
six other Nobile members.
Statements by companions of Malm,
gren are that he w*as left alive in an
ice grav»e caused a storm of criticism
in Russia. Strong criticism was voiced
iin the Soviet Press not only of the
leaving of Malmgren but of Nobile
being rescued first and of his conduct
of tlte Italia expedition.
SIRENS BLOWING, BELLS RING
ING GREET REPUBLICAN
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
SUPERIOR, July 16. (£>)— Herbert
Hoover arrived on a special train to
trisit President Coolidge. Sirens were
lowng and bells ringing as the
rain pulled into thte station where
i large crowd was awaiting. As Hoo.
ter appeared on the rear platform
vere cries of “give us St. Lawrence
Jana.1”.
Hoover and Mrs. Hoover rode in.
tn open car thru the town thten, be.
:ause of the intensity of the sun and
lust, tranferred to a closed car at the
>dge of tlte city to complete the re.
nainder of the 40.mile drive to Cedar
sland Lodge.