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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 125. SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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NEW YORK, June 5. (/P> —Some
time after June 22, the first birth
day of Lindberg Junior, the par-;
ents will leave him with his (
grandparents, the Morrows, and
fly the Pacific Oceon for a vaca
tion.
Preparations are being rushed
and the details are, as yet, unset
tled. The flight will probably be
made from the Alaskan coast over
the Aleutian Islands and across
the 600 mile ocean stretch to the
tip of Kamatchka, along the Juriles
to Japan.
Mrs. Lindberg won her pilot’s
license last week and has been
doing lots of flying.
NAVY CONSTRUCTION
WASHINGTON, June 4. (JP) --
Plans for the construction of 11
destroyers for which Congress has
appropriated $10,000,000 and six
naval shore establishments, are re
ceiving simultaneous attention from
Ernest Lee Jahncke, the Acting Sec
retary of the Navy, it was announc
ed to the public.
NEW YORK, June 5. </P>—Col.
Charles A. Lindberg Thursday
.light, gave the Associated Press
his first direct confirmation that
he and Mrs. Lindberg would fly
across the North Pacific to the
Orient.
» Lindberg said the flight would
ie made late this summer.
In explaining plans he said they
were as yet so indefinite that they
could not possibly prepare for it
within 30 days. They have not
determined when they will start
or how long they intend to remain.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS
BOUND OVER, STUDDED
OE POLITICAL GOSS
LOS ANGELES, June 4. (/P)—
David H. Clark, former deputy dis
trict attorney, was bound over to
the Superior Court for trial on
charges of murder of Charles H.
Cawford, political boss, and Her
bert Spencer, former newspaper
man.
He was admitted to $100,000 bail.
The crowded court room re
sounded with cheers and clapping
of hands as Municipal Judge Carl
3. Storzenacker admitted the ac
cused to the bail.
Meanwhile throughout the city
voters were marking ballots upon
which the name of Clark appeared
as candidate for municipal judge.
The judge in delivering his
opinion said, “The defendant
makes my decision easy in that
ne did not ask fpr a dismissal. I
will therefore hold him for trial
;n Superior Court on charges of
murder.”
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JAP TO RESUME FLIGHT
TOKYO, June 5. (/P)—The news
paper “Hochi Shimbun” announced
Seiji Yoshihara, the Japanese av
iator, would resume his flight to
America June 25 with a new plane,
following the same route as on his
recent unsuccessful attempt.
MANCHURIAN LEADER
MAY BEEN POISONED
PEIPING, China. June 4. (JP)—
Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang, young
Manchurian leader, is seriously ill
with fever mysteriously contracted
on his journey here from Nanking.
Chang and his personal advisor
Tom Lee, who also is ill, have tak
en an entire floor at the Rockefeller
Institute.
Widespread rumors of a poison
plot preceded Marshal Chang’s trip
south.
PINCHOT AND HBOSEVELT
HEADLINERS IT MEET
FRENCH LICK, Ind.. June 4. (/P)
—Governors Franklin D. Roose
velt of New York and Gifford
Pinchot of Pennsylvania were
headliners of the annual governors
conference here.
Pinchot delivered a rousing
speech in which he declared tha!t
the growing indifference to public
affairs by the people was a grave
danger to government by the
people.
FUGUSTK RESULTS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 4.
' (/Pi—Paul Pirons, Cleveland, out
pointed Larry Madge, Cleveland,
in an eight-round bout.
In London, Len Harvey, British
middleweight champ, knocked out
Rene de Vos, Belgian, in the first
round.
In Pittsburgh, George Courtney,
Tulsa, Okla., outpointed Patsy
Perroni, Canton, Ohio, in a 10
I round bout. Plarold Scarney,
Youngstown, Ohio, outpointed
Johnny Mack, Cincinnati, in an
eight-round bout.
In Holyoke, Mass., Locke Wol
1 gast outpointed Farber of Brook
| lyn, N. Y.
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DUNDEE GETS DECISION
NE WYORK, June 5. (JP> —
Vince Dundee, of Baltimore,
punched his way to the top of
the middleweight class Thursday
night by winning a close deci
sion from Ben Jeby, youthful New
Yorker. The bout was slow and
; drew only a small crowd.
DECLINE JOIN FEDERATION
HOUSTAN, Texas, June 4. (fP)—
The Brotherhood of Railroad Train
! men in its triennial convention here
eration of Labor. An invitation has
declined to join the American Fed
eration of Labor. An invitation had
been issued to the Brotherhood by
the Federation presidnt William
Green.
Boats and vessels in the Port
I of Seward today were the SS.
| Alaska, SS. Starr, Rolph I, B. F.
M., Foremost, Arrow, Leviathan,
Sunde, Sunset, Redwing, Marian,
[Roy, Bill, and the Helldiver.
PLUS GUILTY TO
PARTY SUGGESTED TO PUT
PANTAGES IN GOOD
HUMOR
SAN DIEGO, June 5. (JP) —John
U. Mills, who turned State’s evi
ednce in the “girl mart” case,
freely admitted on cross examina
tion that he pleaded guilty to a
misdemeanor charge rather than
to take the chance of being con
victed for felony.
At the Thursday session of the
trial Mills was formerly accused
with Alexander Pantages, wealthy
showman, Jesse R. Shreve, San
Diego business man, William Jobel
man and Olive Clark Day, as the
alleged operators of the Hollywood
“girl market,” and for conspiring
to violating the juvenille court
law by bringing Lydia Nitto, 17
years of age, here to a gay hotel
party last October.
Mills pleaded guilty to a contri
buting to delinquency charge but
was freed from the conspiracy
charge.
In court Mills testified that he
and Shreve agreed to give Olive
Day $200 to bring Miss Nitto and
Helen Livingstone to San Diego
He said they planned a conference
for October 31st on the payment of
an $80,000 note they had endorsd
and which was overdue.
Mills said Shreve suggested that
a party be given the night before
to put Pantages in “good humor.”
Mills said he called Miss Day on
the phone and made arrangements
for her to bring the girls to San
Diego. Mills also said that he drop
ped in a hotel on the night of
October 30th and found Pantages,
Shreve, and Mrs. Day in Pantage’s
rooms with two girls. He said he
stayed long enough to take a
drink but when he left the others
went upstairs leaving Pantages
alone with Miss Nitto.
Mills admitted among other
things enough so that District At
torney Burron Fitts, fo Los An
geles County had him “under his
thumb” as a result of charges
brought by that county.
CCill CANNERIES WILL
END SEASON SNORT PACK
CORDOVA, June 5. (/P)—Despite
the good catch of red salmon
early this season local canneries
will end this week with their pack
far behind that of a year ago and
with indications there will be a
repitition of 1926, when only 8,000
cases of red were packed.
Fishermen of the Copper River
flats report no sign of salmon at
the present time.
The fishermen also lost sev
veral good days earlier in the sea
son due to stormy weather.
This condition in the red salmon
fishery is not unexpected as this
year is a year of light run in the
five year cycle.
CADET INJURED
GALVESTON, Texas, June 4. (JP)
—A. Conway, Army Air Corps Cadet
of Brooks Field, San Antonio, was
injured fatally when his plane
crashed near Fort Crockett.
“DETERMINED IN ATTEMPT”
EL PASO, Texas, June 5. (VP)—
Albert Fall is “determined in his
attempt” to make a trip to Wash
ington for a possible commitment
to jail on a bribery conviction
despite the concurrence of four
physicians that he is physically
unable to take the journey.
HUGE am SEAPLANE
READY TO HOP TO BRAZIL
LISBON, Portugal, June 4. (&) —
Word from Praia, Cape Verde Is
lands, says that the German sea
plane DO-X has been refueled and
if good weather, continues it will
try to start for Brazil.
Twenty tons of oil have been tak
en aboard, the engines have been
inspected and Commander Freder
ich Christiansen has prepared to
take advantage of the full moon.
DEKKIK HEARD
FROM TARIFF INCREASES
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 4.
(JP)—Canadian tariff increases
brought immediate political rever
berations. But administration cir
[Cles declined official comment.
Democrats and Republicans is
I sued statements expressing vary
i ing views and at his Salt Lake
| City home, Senator Smoot, co
■ author of the United tSates tar
| iff bill, said the Canadian action
1 was not a retaliation against the
; Hawley-Smoot act.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 4, Chicago 6.
Boston 1, Pittsburgh 2. The
game lasted 13 innings.
New York 5, St. Louis 6.
Philadelphia 2, Cincinnati 5.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 1, Philadelphia 4.
< St. Louis 8, New York 6.
Detroit 1, Washington 5.
Cleveland 10, Boston 2.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
! San Francisco 5,Portland 6. This
was a 14-inning session.
Sacramento 1, Hollywood 2.
Los Angeles 6, Seattle 1.
i Oakland 5, iMssions 6. Game
went to 10 innings.
ALL’S WELL ON BOARD DO-X
BERLIN, June 5. (£>)—The Dor
mer Works officials received wire
less from the German plane DO-X
saying they were flying at various
altitudes and that all was well
aboard. The message did not say
whether this was just another trial
flight or the real start to Brazil.
MIDSHIPMEN FATIGUED
ANNAPOLIS, June 4. (/P)—Several
midshipmen collapsed during the
United States Naval Acadamy Dress
Parde staged for cameramen. They
were revived at the Acaramy hos
pital where physicians said they
suffered from fatigue.
The Summer schedule over the
Alaska Railroad went into effect
today. Trains leaving Seward on
Friday’s will carry passengers only
as far north as McKinley Park. The
train leaving Seward on Saturdays
goes through to Fairbanks.
CAPE ME TO BRAZIL
FERNANDO NORSHNA ISLAND,
Brazil, June 5. (JP) —The German
seaplane “Do-X” rolled idly in
the harbor here after a stirring
flight on the South Atlantic from
the Cape Verde Islands. The big
plane arrived here at 11:18 last
night, after negotiating the 1,429
miles in 12 hours and 26 minutes.
The passengers and crew were
enthusiastic over the flight; the
| motors functioned perfectly.
The seaplane’s commanders are
| planning to refuel and leave as
soon as possible for Pernambuco.
The extreme low altitude at
| which the seaplane flew led to
reports that she had fallen into
| th ocean. The flight was made
without any untoward incident of
'any kind. They took off at 9:45,
j Eastern Time for Natal.
! WILKINS EN10UTE TO
LONDON III SUBMINE
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PROVINCETOWN, June 5. (JP)—
The submarine Nautilus proved
efficient at a speed of 11 knots
and is enroute to London and the
North Atlantic. The Nautilus is
expected to reach there in 20 days.
The submarine is to be convoyed
i by the Cutter Ponchatrain as far
jas the Newfoundland banks.
From England Wilkins plans to
!go to Spitzbergen where the voyage
through and under the polar ice
starts. The route Wilkins expects
to take will take the submarine
across the pole to Alaska.
MM AND BETTING
LEGALIZED III FLORIDA
! TALLAHASSEE, June 5. OP) —
i After a 20 year controversy racing
;and parimutual wagering were le
galized in Florida today when
the House joined the Senate in
over-riding Governor Doyle E.
Carton’s veto of the first racing
bill ever to pass both houses.
The legislative action makes the
the law effective immediately and
applies to horse and dog tracks.
A percentage, of the income
from racing is to be divided am
ong the counties of Florida.
SUGGEST 10-DAY TIE-UP
PRINCE RUPERT, June 5, (/P)
—Halibut fishermen and boat
owners in a meeting here Wednes
day night unanimously decided to
wire Seattle suggesting that in or
der to offset the low prices given
for halibut due to the large am
ounts being put on the market that
boats tie up for a period of 10
days between trips.
HALIBUT QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, June 5. OP)—Halibut
from six vessels and totaling 9,000
pounds brought 11 and a quarter
ecnts and seven cents here. At
Prince Rupert 60,000 pounds, of
fish brought a price of six and
seven-tenths and three cents on
the American market. The Cana
dian market quotations were givea
as seven and three cents.