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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 95.
SEWARD, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
ALASKANS MAY BE
ABLE VOTE FOB OB
AGIST DRY LAW
SUPPORTERS OF COMPTROL
LER RILL ATTACK GOV
ERNOR PARKS
JUNEAU, April 24, (Special to
the Gateway)—Alaska voters may
have an opportunity to vote for
or against the repeal of the Alas
ka bone-dry law. A measure for
-such a referendum was intro
duced in the house by Murray and
would be presented to voters at
the next general election.
Woofter introduced a measure
providing but one crime and one
form only be charged on any in
dictment and the McCain measure ,
empowering courts to suspend
sentences in all cases, except mur- |
der, burglary, arson, rape and
robbery.
Memorial Attack
The senate supporters of the
Steel comptroller bill attacked
Governor Parks in a memorial
introduced by Anderson, Frame, I
Steel, Benjamin and Sunquist, in
which they charge that the “Polit
ical activity and powerful influ
ence of the governor and” the in
fluence of other federal officials,
make it impossible to pass the
comptroller bill and it asks con
gress to-amend the organic act of
Alaska by granting Alaskans the ;
“Power to create an American
form of Territorial government.” '
The house passed 12 bills, in
cluding an appropriation of $21,
000 for old age allowances for i
the current quarter; another for
contenancy of estates; one pres
cribing the hours of employment,
sick leave and annual leave for
Territorial employees.
One for the removal of dead
bodies in military cemeteries in
Alaska; $4,000 for the Tanana
schoolhouse; an act regulating
the practice of dentistry; summary
administration of small estates up
to $1,009, and a bill allowing com
missioners $10 for services in con
nection with organizing parties
searching for lost persons.
TWO VESSELS COLLIDE AND
THE THIRD RAN ASHORE
AT MARROWSTONE PT.
SEATTLE, April 24, (JP)—Two
freighters were badly damaged and
a third is ashore with its engine ]
room flooded, as the result of a
dense fog in Puget Sound.
The Maltian, bound from Grays- !
Harbor to Everett, went ashcr- t
Marrowstone Point and is taking
water in the engine room.
The Errington Court, bound from
Tacoma to Everett, and the Mau
naala, bound from Bellingham to j
Tacoma, collided off Pulley Point '
and damaged their hulls. Both
are proceeding to Seattle. No in
juries to persons was reported.
DEATH SENTENCE
LANSING, Mich., April 22, (JF)—
For the first time in the history j
of Michigan, the State Senate <
passed a bill providing death sen- ;
tences for first degree murders. *•
FOUR PASSENGERS
OH STEAMER DIE
110 CRUISE
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SUNSTROKE AND MALARIA RE
SPONSIBLE FOR DEATHS,
STATE OFFICIALS
NEW YORK, April 24, (JP)—Four
passengers on the Canadian Paci
fic steamer Duchess of Atholl, died
on the ship about a month ago,
the Line announced today after
reports were published that the
death list was much larger.
The Montreal offices gave the
death list as Dr. Edward Harden
brook of Rochester, N. Y.; Henry
J. Norwe of Long Island, N. Y.;
Mrs. Ahhernecke o f Hollywood,
Cal., and Luther Facey of Kings
ton, Jamaica.
Two of the deaths were attri
buted to sunstroke and two to ma
larial disease contracted ashore.
The deaths occurred- on March 26,
28, 30 and on April 1. The ship
was on a cruise to South America,
Africa, Egypt and Europe.
CURRY SELECTED
IS HEAD TAMMY
HALL OYER SMITH
END OF SMITH LEADERSHIP IS
SEEN AND VICTORY FOR
CURRY
NEW YORK, Aparl 24, (JP)—
The selection of John F. Curry,
the opponent of Alfred E. Smith,
as head of Tammany Hall, is in
terpreted by newspapers as mark
ing the passing of influence of
the former governor.
The Curry victory as district
leader, succeeding George Olva
ney, resigned, is described as a
victory for James J. Walker which
established him as the dominat
ing influence in Tammany.
His renomination as mayor is
assured, announced the New York
Times and the World and see an
end to the Smith leadersip and a
Curry victory. >
IS FIRST PLANE TO FLY OVER
THE PROPOSED INTERNA
TIONAL HIGHWAY
—1
FAIRBANKS, April 24, (A5) —
Completing a flight from Dawson
to Fairbanks, a distance of 250
miles in three hours, Aviators
Parker Craemer and W. S. Gam
ble, Chicago to Nome fliers, land
ed here early yesterday and spent
the night.
The birdmen ate breakfast here
then refueled the plane. Weather
reports are awf|ted before their
take-off qn th|f last leg of the
flight to Nome. Craemer and
Gamble expect to remain several
days at Nome and return to Chi
cago via Fairbanks.
The most difficult part of the
flight was made Sunday from Ha
zelton to Whitehorse. There was
no engine trouble though and the
motor functioned perfectly. The
wheels on the plane were ex
changed for skiis at Whitehorse
as the remainder of the journey
is over ice-covered land.
Craemer said “We are making j
the flight to see if it is practicable I
to fly a plane over the country
and to gather information about
Alaska.” The piune is the first
craft to fly over the proposed
route of the International high
way.
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NATIONAL
Philadelphia 3, New York 1
St. Louis 9, Chicago 6
Brooklyn 3, Boston 2
AMERICAN
St. Louis 11, Detroit 5.
Cleveland 5, Chicago 4
Washington 4, Philadelphia 3
Boston 4, New York 2
COAST
Seattle 0, Portland 2
Hollywood 8, San Francisco 6
Sacramento 8, Oakland 5
Los Angeles 8, Missions 2
NEW YORK, April 24, (/P)—Reg
ular airplane passenger service
between Newark and Boston has
been inaugurated.
I
PLIES COLLIDE
MIDAIR. DETROIT
PROPELLOR OF ONE BROKE
OFF; LIVES SPECTATORS
ENDANGERED, CRASH
DETROIT, April 24, (JP)—A. H.
Kreider, president of one of the
largest airplane companies in the
country, was instantly killed, Cap
tain Alan Bruce, the pilot, was fa
tally injured and William Naylor,
aviation engineer, was seriously
injured in a collision of two air
pxanes over the Ford airport.
Kreider, who is president of the
Kreider-Reider Aircraft Company,
was in the air in one of his own
planes flying at about 800 feet,
when Captain Bruce, piloting an
experimental plane with Naylor as
passenger, loomed up beneath him.
The crowd saw the propellor of
Captain Bruce’s plane fly off and
the machines collided. The plane
fell to the ground within 50 feet
of each other, endangering the
lives of hundreds of spectators
who had run onto the field.
FARMERS PREPARE TO
LESIIE HOMES: FLOOD
WATERS MISSISSIPPI
QUINCY, 111., April 24, (A5)—The
pounding waters of the Mississippi
river battered the new breach wall
of South Quincy gardens and
poured in upon 5,000 acres of im
proved farms.
Residents had prepared to aban
don their homes. There is no loss
of life or livestock anticipated. The
flood cost is estimated at $300,000.
The value of the onion crop, part
of which had already been plant
ed, is $100,000. A group of hofnes
was destroyed.
REVOLUTION CRUMBLING
MEXICO CITY, April 24, (/Pi
Advices to the Government from
many sources reveal that the Mex
ican revolt is crumbling every
where with insurrectos arguing
imong themselves and willing to
surrender.
BILLION DOLLAR EXECUTIVES FROM VARIED
FIELDS
! ALFRED P.
’ g LOAN!, JR.
[CHARLES E.HiTCHELlT
Five of the leaders of billion dollar corporations
IliiL ROUTE
CHICAGO, WON
FLEW FROM DAWSON TO NOME
IN EIGHT HOURS; ONE STOP
AT FAIRBANKS
NOME, April 24, (JP)—Craemer
(and Gamble, flying from Chicago
to Nome, established an air mail
route and arrived at Nome at 1:45w
landing in a light snow storm,
after blazing an air mail and com
| mercial route from Chicago to
London,
Gamble will leave Nome Wed
i nesday morning for Cape Prince of
Wales where they will cross the
Bering sea and Diomede Islands
,to Siberia, a distance of 30 miles
being the narrowest water crossing
between America and Asia.
I Not having a special permit to
land on Soviet soil they will cir
cle over the Siberian coast town
of East Cape and return to Nome
in the afternoon where, that eve
ning, Nome is to turn out at a
reception in their honor.
They plan to hop off Thursday
and expect to reach Atlin by night
and reach home in four or five
days.
They are well pleased with fly
ing conditions in Alaska. They
| flew from Dawson, Yukon Terri
| tory, to Nome today, in eight
'hours, with one stop at Fairbanks.
CHICAGO. NOME
FLIERS HOP-fiFF
FROM FAIRBANKS
PLANE HAD DIFFICULTY IN
TAKING OFF ACCOUNT OF
ITS SMALL SKIIS
FAIRBANKS, April 24, (JP) —
Craemer and Gamble took off at
9:40 a. m. in the face of unfavor
able weather reports, for Nome,
Nulato reporting cloudy and Nome
snowing.
They hoped to make Nome with
out stopping and will spend a day
there , returning to Fairbanks,
Whitehorse and Atlin all in the
same day,
Craemer and Gamble were given
snowshoes by local aviators as a
precaution in the event they were
forced down by the indicated
storms.
Their ship had difficulty in tak
ing off on account of small skiis
with which it is equipped but took
to the air on the second attempt.
MEXICO CITY, April 24, (/Pi
Rebel forces still in the field in
the Mexican rebellion, have offer
ed to surrender and President Por
tes Gil says the offer will be con
sidered if it is unconditional and
their leaders agree to stand trial
for their part in bringing about
the revolt.
The President promises liberal
treatment to those who were drag
ged into the rebellion.