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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 178. . SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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REFUSED ASSISTANCE FROM AT.
TORNEYS BUT COURT AP.
POINTS TWO DEFEND HIM
MEXrCO CITY, Aug. 1. (JP)—Jose
Deleon Toral, assassin of President
Elect ' Obregon, 'adimiiJLtdd his testi.
mony before the criminal court that
the Nun conception held by the police
in connection with the case “indirect,
ly influenced’’ him in his deed.
Toral said first that ‘nobody on
earth” knew of his intention prior to
the assassination but further ques.
tioning brought the admission that
Toral refused defense from attorneys
but tho court appointed two. Nuns
hare denied any influence.
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AMSTERDAM GAMES
AMERICANS HAVE DISASTROUS
DAY; LLOYD HAHN FORCED
TO QUIT IN FINALS
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 1. (#*)—A dou.
bl© triumph for th*3 19 year old Cana,
ian boy, Percy Williams, who added
the 200 meters to his 100 meter vie.
lory to gain the world’s sprint tit>3,
crowned another disastrous day for
Americans.
The only American finalist, Jack,
son Scholz, defending champion, tied
with Helmut Koernig, German, for
third.
It was hte third Yankee set back of
the day on the track for the 110 meter
hurdlos was won by Sidney Atkinson
of South Africa from Steve Anderson,
University of Washington, while Lloyd
Hahn’s downfall was completed when
he was forced to Quit in the 1,500
meter trials.
Bud Houser, American, won the dis.
cuss event.
NUDE MUST GUT IT BIT
SEABRIC-^T. N. J., Aug. 1, (A5)—
Nude bathing is permitted here be.
tw»een the hours of 9 p. m. and 8 a. m.,
but will be prohibited from Saturday
when a n>ew ordinance go.es into effect
It was adopted after th'a Borough
Councilmen learned that girls had
been bathing in -the nude, here, recent,
ly.
CAPT. THOMAS T. CRAVEN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, (/P)—'
Capt. Thomas T. Craven, who as di
rector of the Navy’s communication
service heads one of the greatest
radio systems in the world has been
recommended by the navel boa^d
for Promotion to a rear admiraley.
SET NEW MARKS
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 1. (/P)— Ed
Hamm broke the Olympic record
broadjump and Miss Elizabeth Robin,
son won th*3 100 meter finals setting
a world record time of 12 and one.
fifth seconds. Both athletes are mem.
bers of the United States team.
CAN NOT, IN GOOD CONSCIENCE,
PRESS ISSUES; ALWAYS HAS
ADMIRED SMITH
NEW YORK, Aug. 1. (JP)—William
White, Kansas editor, withdrew his
charges against A1 Smith’s legislative
record so far as the bills governing
gambling and prostitution were con.
cerned because he said he did not
wish to question the motive of Smith.
While allowing his contention that
Smith consistently voted for the sa_
loon, White said of his other charges
“I could not, in good conscience, press
the issues realizing Smith, whom I
■ greatly admire for his high qualities,
feels that my charges questions th's
| purity of his motives which always
should be granted in a political con.
' troversy.”
RUSSIANS BUY CAYUSES
I
"PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. (yP)—
Range horses, now valued principally
i
i for their hides, are beginning to go to
Russian markets to |>e hitched to
dro8hky«v and plows. Portland deal,
ers have orders from Russia for 1,000
animals.
EIGHT MEN THOUGHT
CREMATED OIE CAHS
RAILROAD WRECK
UNOFFICIAL ESTIMATES PLACE
LOSS AT MILLION; FREIGHT
TRAIN PILES UP
GUERNSEY, Wyo.. Aug. 1, (/P) - -
Eight men ana believed to-have been
, cremated in a fire when 22 gasoline
; oil and coke car, which followed the
I wreck of the fast Burlington freight
i train, five mile East of here Sunday.
! Unofficial estimates of the loss is
placed at $1,000,000. It is believed
the wreck was caused by a loosening
: of the roadbed by cloudbursts,
i The oars tore up 2,000 flaet of track
: and 27 cars piled up. Twenty.three
! of these were d»3stroyed.
BASEBALL GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
| Boston, 2; Detroit, 7.
Washington, 5; Chicago, 7.
New York, 12; Cleveland, 9.
i Philadelphia, 8; St. Louis, 4.
I
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago, 7.10; New Yoork, 8.4.
St. Louis, 13; Philadelphia, 5.
Cincinnati, 2; Brooklyn, ,13.
Pittsburgh, 5; BdSrton, 11.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Oakland, 7; Sacramento, 6.
Los Angeles, 2; San Francisco, 7.
Seattle. 1; Portland, 8.
Missions, 3; Hollywood, 4.
AUTO PRODUCTION
SOUTH BENb; led., Aug. 1, (ff>)
--Auomobile production in the United
States in 1928 will pass the 4,000,000
mark according to an estimate made
by Albin McCauley, president of the
National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce yesterday.
NEGOTIATIONS UNDER WAY WITH'
DETROIT PEOPLE; MAY JOIN
WILKINS SOUTH POLE
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GRAND FORKS, N. D., Aug. 1. (JP)
’ —A flight across the Pacific td Tokyo
is again reported under consideration
by Lieut. Ben Eielson who is resting;
at home here. , I
While Eielson made no public
| statement it is indicated the Pacific
; flight is under consideration by him.
seif and interest in Detroit and that
the, outcome of the negotiations would
influence his decision with respect to
accompanying Capt. Sir Geo. Wilkins
|on the South Pole expedition.
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PLANES BIG GAS USERS
CHICAGO, Aug. 1, (JP)—'The air
plane is becoming a • big factor in
gasoline and oil consumption. In fly.
mg 23,000 miles daily over 21 routes
with an average of three tons of cargo
daily, air mail planes are using 60,260
gallons of gas and 3,220 gallons of oil
a day, the American Air Transport
Association reckons
CUBAN VEGETABLE FARMERS ALERT
Cubans anticipate eradication measures against the
lima bean borer to protect export market in the United
States and Canada. Above is a vegetable farm in Cuba,
representative of the industry which has added to Cuba
agricultural stability by catering to winter demands in
the United States.
REPUBLICAN FUND
FOR CAMPAIGN SET
FIGURE FIXED AT CONFERENCE
OF PARTY LEADERS YESTER.
DAY AT WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. (IF)—A Re.
publican campaign fund of $4,000,000
is called for by Chairman Work. This
figure was fixed at a conference of
party leaders including J. R. Nutt,
committee treasurer; Jeremiah Mil.
bank, eastern treasurer; Franklin
Forty, committee secretary and Her.
b'ert Gutterson, executive secretary.
Active solicitation of funds will be.
gin very soon Nutt said. The 1924
campaign was estimated to have cost
$3,000,000.
iPMFN WFFP IS '
MEMBERS NOBILE
NIUE HIE
CROWD GOES WILD; WELCOMED
HOME BY HIGH OFFICIALS;
FLOWERS STREW PATH
! .ROME, Aug. 1. (£>)-Nobile and
bis rescued comrades returned and an
immense crowd filled air with cheers;
women wept and threw flowers in
j their path. They were received with
almost royal honors by Prince Pot»3Si_
ziana, the Governor of Rome arid oth.
er high officials.
When they emergtad to the view of
the multitude the crowd went wild
and broke thru -tins lines of police and
it was sometime before the men could
gt clear and start by automobile to
thtair homes.
TWO IN GRAVE DANGER
RESULT PLANE CRASH
| CORDOVA, Aug. 1. (JP)~As the re_
! suit of the airplane “Spirit of Valdez”
clashing Mrs. Ruth Staats of La.
touche, is in the' Kennecott hospital
in gravia danger with a broken hip and
leg jand injuries. Hjaward
Steward, photoghapher, has both legs
broken and is also in a critical coudi.
tion as the result of long exposure.
IN D. G. DISAPPOINTING
VICTORIA, Aug. 1. (£>)—J. P. Bab.
cock, deputy commissioner of fisher,
ies, returned to the Parliament build,
mgs to report on the run of sockeye
salmon to the Noi-othern waters, of
British Columbia this year was dis.
appointing but that the run of pinks
land chums has been heavy and is in
full swing now. \ f ’