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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 62.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
CHUCK TRAIN OF
in, IN ENGLAND
PILES UP; 6 DEAD
ONE OF THE FASTES AND FIN
EST; AVERAGED NINTEY
MILES AN HOUR
LEIGHTON BUZZARD, England.
Mar., 23, (/P)—Three passengers
and three members of the train
crew were killed when the Royal
Scott Express, one of the fastest
and finest trains in the world,
left the rails and piled up.
One of the dead is Sir George
Saltmarsh, grain expert and
vice chairman of the Allied
Wheat Commission in 1915 and
1916.
The engineer, fireman and a
dining car steward were killed.
Nine passengers were seriously
injured.
The wreck occurred 90 miles
from London. There was no fire.
A month ago the train averag
ed 90 miles an horn* on the 299
mile-run between London and
Carlisle. In 1928 it ran regularly
over 400 miles between London
and Glasgow, with no stops.
MOILED EDO HODGES
SAFE: PLANE CRACKED
FAIRBANKS, Mar., 23, (/P>—
Pilot Fred Molier and his passen
ger Frank Hodges are safe after
cracking up near Nabesna River,
said a wire from Pilot Harold
Gillam.
The plane was totally wrecked.
The two men left Tanana cross
ing Saturday morning for Fair
banks afoot and carrying 90
pounds of mail which they had
taken for Yukon River points.
Gillam had insufficient gas to
pick them up so Pilot Ed Young
is leaving here this morning to
bring them in.
MCE HORSE 'MIKE ILL'
WINS $190,100 PURSE
m mu GILIENTE
AGUA CALIENTE, Mar. 23. (/F,— j
—“Mike Hall,” out of retirement j
and the last at the starting gate, i
was the winner by a neck of the I
second renewal of the Agua Cal-;
lente Handicap and of the $100, j
000 prize.
“Prize Sun,” the favorite, fin- I
ished fifth. j
The winner set a new record:
of two minutes and three seconds |
and one quarter. ;
“Chockawr” was second; “Pluc-1
ky Play” third; “Alexander Pan- i
tages” fourth.
The winner is owned by Robert !
M. Eastman of Chicago. Steve j
O'Donnell was up; 25,000 saw the ;
race. }
Plans for early development of
mining property in the Kobuk
country in the vicinity of Shung
nak, are announced in the Fair-j
banks News-Miner of recent date.
SHARP DECLINE
WASHINGTON, Mar., 23, (£>)—
Sharply decreased Income tax col
lections for the first quarter of the
year were seen by treasury officials.
The collections were through
Wednesday for the month with
only $194,945,000 compared to $314,
200,000 on the same day last year.
MPT. MEL OLSON
LOTEST VESSEL ILL
TME NITER TODAY
SEATTLE, Mar., 23,’ (£•) —A
$28,000 motor vessel will be launch
ed tomorrow at the Canal Boat
Works.
The new vessel is for Capt- Ax
1 ell Olson and sons and will be
operated in Southeastern and
Southwestern Alaska serving ports
to the far Westward to Unimak
(Pass.
- Captain Olson’s newest pride
| is 65 feet long, an 18-foot beam,
I seven and one-half feet deep,
! will have accomodations for 12
passengers, 150 tons htof freight,
and is equipped with a 75 horse
power Deisel.
SLUGGED THE OWNER
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar., 23. (JP)
—Within calling distance of hun
dreds of passersby, three day
light robbers held up Grays, Inc.,
at 902 Market Street, after mak
ing the clerks and customers lie
face downward on the floor and
slugging the owner. They es
caped with $450.
NONSENSE TO ATTEMPT
GOVERN MORALS ST
Li, ASSERTS MAYOR
RENO, New, Mar., 23. (TP)—
Reno went “old w:ild west” along
with the rest of Nevada.
Wide open gambling, permitted
under a new bill signed by the
Governor, brought thousands to
the principal gambling center,
which has been running under
nominal cover for years.
“It's all nonsense trying to
regulate people’s morals by law,”
said Mayor E. Roberts, of the
famous town of the old days.
“But the boys have got to run
these games on the square,” he
said.
UKNL MIH SENS
RENO BHIUIK
RENO, Nev., Mar.. 23, (£>)—
Sky limit gambling in Nevada,
approved and legalized by the
new state law, found Reno ready
to lceebrate its first 'society
night” at its most fashionable
“club” with full dress parties and
the elite out in force.
Mayor Roberts, who expressed
his views on how a city should
be run, began receiving thous
and of telegrams of congratula
tions from liberal-minded persons
throughout the United States
Seldovia has the first Alaska
“Cub Pack” an outgrowth of Boy
Scouts, in the Territory, says
the Seldovia Herald.
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ESCORT HOOVER
POSSIBLE CHANGE IN ADMIN
ISTRATION POLICY LOOK
ED FOR
USS. ARIZONA, Mar., 23, (ff)
An impressive sight was presented
was presented Saturday with
two warships alongside the Ari
zona on the third day of Hoover’s
voyage to Porto Rico and the Vir
gin Islands.
The destroyer Dupont came
alongside with its band playing
and the crew in white to give the
president a greeting before reliev
ing the destroyer Taylor whicn
started to return to Norfolk.
Although Hoover is making a
combined business and pleasure
trip it is understood today that
he plans make no commitments i
as to the future policy in regard
to these territories.
The president is looking for
ward to the visualizing of condi
tions of these territories and after
a study it is possible $hat the ad
ministration policies will be re
shaped toward a complete self
government for the islands.
The heat was oppressive as the j
battleship swung into tropical v/a- j
1 ters. The deck awnings were up;
! and the sea is smooth and gentle.;
j FRENCH RAIL ACCIDENT
i ESTAMPES, France-, Mar., 23,
j (jP)—Five were killed and 20 in- \
ljured when two cars of the 1
; Bordeaux Express left the rails
and hit a local train. No Amer- .
iicans were killed or injured.
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CHRISTENED TUESDAY
I NEW YORK, Mar-, 23, (.-?)—
The Sir Wilkins Polar submarine ,
, Nautilus will be christened Tues- j
day by Jean Jules Verne, grand- j
son of the French novelist. ,
TRINE POST AT
PT. SHOW REOPENS
j POINT BARROW, Mar., 23, (/P)
—Dr. Greit announced today no
new cases had developed since
Friday.
Patients are improving and
quarantine of the village has
been effective. Nine miles away
a population of 90 has not af
fected
Saturday, trading posts; open
ed to furnish much needed food
and supplies and Dr. Greist spent
the entire day fumigating before
: supplies were, given out. ,
$945,548 FOR FORESTS
WASHINGTON, Mar., 23. (IP)—
The Forest Service, announced
allocation of $9,500,000 for for
est and highway funds in 31
States, Alaska and Porto Rico,
which will be available July 1.
The sum of $945,548 has been ap
propriated to Alaska.
Work of repairing the Salcha
River revetment will be under
taken by the Alaska Road Com
mission shortly, reports the Fair
banks New Miner.
BAND TOGETHER
LOS ANGELES, Mar., 23, (/P)—
Representatives of 70 per cent of
the independent crude oil produc
tion companies in California met
at the call of Ralph B. Boyd, pro
minent owner of the Venture field
and voted unanimously to band to
gether for cooperative marketing.
CANADIAN PACIFIC SHIP
MONTCLARE HIT AEEF:
210 PASSENGERS SAFE
GLASGOW, Scotland, Mar., 23,
(JP)—Two hundred passengers on
board the Canadian Pacific lin
er Montclare, were landed safe
ly on Cambrae Island in the
Firth Clyde, after the steamer
went aground inbound for Green
ock on a hidden reef.
The passengers were taken off
in lifeboats and picked up by
tugs and were to be taken to
the mainland tomorrow
The crew remained aboard the
ship which is lying at about an
45 degrees list; it is bieleved she
is badly stove in.
“OLD IRONSIDES”
BOSTON, Mar., 23, (JP)—First
launched more than 133 years
ago, “Old Ironsides” soon will
sail the seas again. Boston Navy
Yard officials set .June 15 as
the date for completion of an
elaborate program designed to
restore the war scarred battle
ship, officially known as the U.
S. S. “Constitution,”to its. old
glory.
Pill'S ID lilt
SEITTLE JIT: ARREST
HUNDREDS PITHS
SEATTLE, Mar., 23, (/P)—Fed
eral prohibition agents raided
the fashionable Chinese Gardens
night club and seized 10 pints of
alleged imported liquor. In the
bar-room were 100 bottles of as
sorted beverages.
Four hundred patrons were ar
rested and 16 men and three
women said to be the operators
and employes.
The agents said they would be
charged with conspiracy to vio
late the national prohibition act.
Among thoe arrested were
Michael McNamee, former police
sergeant. The raid was made af
ter midnight; the patrons were
held two hours then released.
FOUR RULED PURE
LOS ANGELES, Mar., 23, (JP)—
Four were killed in tw'o airplane
crashes within 20 minutes of
each other at suburban airports.
Miss Aline Miller, transport
pilot, aged 22, and Ivan Devil
liers, 40, an advertising promo
ter. crashed from 400 feet.
Wilbur Wadleigh, 35, and wife,
U>rene, 32, crashed in an open
biplane which they had rented
to take aerial photographs.
It is believed the Wadlieghs
were changing pilots in midair.
POSTMASTER AT
ASTORIA HITS OUT
FOR HILLS; SHORT
SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS
PERSONAL ACCOUNT
WITHDRAWN
ASTORIA, Oregon, Mar., 23, <£>)
—Search is being made for Frank
Peacock, assistant postmaster here,
who disappeared Thursday when
post office inspectors arrived.
In an audit of the postoffice ac
counts the inspectors said there
was a big shortage but refused to
divulge further information. They
also indicated that the postal sav
ings account had been unkept for
several months.
Peacock’s bond which was $6,000
was said by the inspectors to be
insufficient.
Peacock had been in the service
j for 25 years. Thursday he drew sev
! eral hundred dollars from his per
sonal account in the bank and
drove toward the mountains.
[Nil FIMILY IF
NINE WIPED OUT BY
FIDE: 1 CHILDREN
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HOLDERNESS, New Hampshire,
Mar., 23, (/P)—Seven childen and
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Avery died in
j the parlor of their back-roads
home early y e s t e rday when
fire burned their home up in less
than 15 minutes.
The children were Spearle, 20;
George, 14; Harry, 10; Alfred, 9,
Milton, 5; Daisy, 3; Joseph, five
months old.
The parents and six other
children, three of whom were
; severely burned, narrowly es
caped.
The parlor was on the upper
floor which gave way. Cause of
the blaze is not known.
LAW PROPOSED TO
PIP COLD BOUNTY
CARSON, Nev., Mar., 23, (/P)—
Proposing a state bounty for
the discovery of gold mines in
the state, Assemblyman Bran
son has introduced a bill in the
House which he declares will
stimulate prospecting if it is
passed.
same district it is proposed pay
discoverers of gold mines a
bounty of $1,000 if within six
months after the discovery is
made $10,000 worth of gold is
taken from the property and an.
additional $1,000 bounty for each
additional $10,000 worth of ore
until the state has paid $10,000.
For other properties in the
same ditrict it is proposed to pay
a bounty of 10 per cent of the
amount of ore taken from the
properties up to a payment of
$10,000 by the state.
Affidavits of the discovery
must be made within 10 days
with the state mine inspector, ac
cording to the bill