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VOLUMNE XIV. NUMBER 185.
SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1929.
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WEATHER REPORTS EVERY
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ALASKA, DOWN COAST
WASHINGTON, Aug., 9, (&)—
When the Russian plane “Land
of Soviet” wings over the Pacific
on the first water leg of a globe
circling flight, it will have the
aid of United States navy radio
stations.
Navy communication officers are
making arrangements to give the
plane weather information thru
out its journey from Siberia to
San Francisco
From August 20, the day sched
uled for the Pacific takeoff, until
arrival of the plane at Dutch
Harbor in the Aleutian Islands,
the navy stations on tiny island
of St. Paul in the Bering sea will
handle all communications.
The St. Paul station will broad
cast weather every four hours,
using a frequency of 4,385 kilo
cycles Prior to the plane’s de
parture, these reports will be in
tercepted and delivered by the
Siberian station at Petropavlosk.
After the plane leaves Dutch
Harbor the four hourly weather
renorts will be broadcasted on
500 kilocycles, followed by mes
saces from the plane which will
also use 500 kilocycles. The
weather bureau at San Francisco
will furnish the general forecast
which wil be forwarded via naval
circuits and delivered to the plane
by the nearest station. The later
also will give a report of local
weather.
After leaving Dutch Harbor
'the plane will have the services
of stations at Kodiak, Seward
Cordova and Sitka, Alaska; Ta
tocsh. Puget Soundand Astoria;
Wash.; Eureka and San Fran
eath- eedesire to obtain radio
cisco, Calif. Should the plane
desire to obtain radio compass
bearings. 16 compa.ss stations or
the coast are available.
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FIST VOYAGE. ACROSS
NEW YORK, Aug., 8, (£>)— The
Cunard liner Mauretania passed
Ambrose Lightship at 10:36 this
morning, completing the crossing
from Cherbourg n four days, 25
hours and 44 minutes. This time
is three hours and 50 minutes bet
ter than her own record but five
hours and two minutes behind th€
time of the Bremen.
PLOT - IS DISCOM
HAVANA. Aug., 8, (/P)—Secrei
agents of the Cuban governmem
were concentrated in an investiga
tion of communistic forces in Cubs
which, according to papers seizec
last night, aim to overthrow th(
Cuban government and replace ii
with a communist leadership. Jos<
Riego Lopez, a Spaniard, w'^ ar
rested and charged with being th<
ringleader of the alleged plot.
THREE HOURS FLIGHT
! NOVOSIBIRSK, Aug., 9, (TP)—'The
Soviet airplane landed at noon
: after a three hours flight from
iOmsk. It intended to reach Kras
noyarsk but the machine landed for
technical reasons.
iSTANDARD OIL TANKER
[MLS: ONE IN
KILLED, II INJURED
i
NEW YORK, Aug., 9, f/PT— One
man was killed and 11 injured from
an explosion aboard the Standard
Oil Tanker William Rockefeller at
anchor off Bayonne, N. J.
The tanker was a flaming torch
as it was pushed away by tugs from
the oil docks and towed to the low
er bay of New York harbor.
The blast was felt at Staten Is
land and lower Manhatten also all
along the New Jersey waterfront.
The burning oil sprayed over the
water as workmen were pumping
oil off at the time of the explosion.
MILWAUKEE, Aug., 8, (/P>—Mr.
Berger, a world socialist leader and
former congressman and editor of
the Milwaukee Leader, died yester
day afternoon of injuries received
on July 16, when he was struck by
a streetcar.
Mr. Berger was 69 years of age.
He suffered a relapse yesterdav
when it was thought he was on the
road to recovery.
WASHINGTON, Aug., 9, (^—Re
publican and democrat party lead
ers in the senate decided on a two
week’s postponement until Septem
ber 3rd for the beginning of the
senate.
Consideration of tariff, when the
senate convenes August 19th will
recess over the three-day period
until September 3rd when the re
publican members of the finance
committee will have the house
tariff measure in shape for floor
discussions. Republican leaders to
day reached a definite conclusion
that it will be impossible to have
the bill ready at an earlier date.
i
DETROIT, Aug., 9, (/P>—The
body of Richard Sandling, pro
hibition agent, was found in the
Detroit river. Special inspector:;
of the Treasury Department have
been dragging the river since
Monday and reported to Free
Frahm, head of the police homi
cide squad, that the head of the
agent was battered as if by th(
blows of a club.
An autopsy will be held t(
determine if the head injurie:
could have been the result o
the agent’s death
OUT OF DANGER
LONDON, Aug., 8, (VP)—Mrs
Fred Britton who was operatec
on for appendicitis while at sea
on board the Leviathan is re
ported to be out of danger.
HVIl PICTURE
STARS Will MINE
ON MOTRER LOR!
I SACRAMENTO, Aug., 9, (VP)
| Clara Bow, motion picture star
has gone into gold digging in earn
est with a group of other Holly
wood motion picture actresses anc
:has acquired a real mine on the
Mother Lode near Allegheny, Sierra
county, according to the depart
ment of mines and mining here.
The Belmont and the Seneca
mines are reported to have beer
purchased and Pete Flower ha;
been placed in charge of operation:
by Miss Bow and her filmland as
sociates.
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DETROIT, Aug., 9. (VP)—Johi
Heath was arrested as he steppe<
'from a Chicago train and taken t<
the District Attorney’s office. H
was questioned in connection to th
death of Sandlands, a prohibits
agent. Heath and the skipper o
the cruiser Maxine have been miss
> ing since Sandlands disappears
> i last Monday night. Officers re
l; doubled their efforts to find hir
! after Sandlands’ body was found.
Hoover Slash Flan
Sets Service Men Fighting
MILITARY EXPENDITURES OF
THE U.S. THE LAST FIVE YEARS
>925._& 702,029,390
1926 _ 667, 845,636
1927 _.679,717,873
1928 ..683, 000,000
(APPROXIMATE)
1929 .803, 000,000
(ESTIMATED)
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President Hoover's suggestion for the reduction in
military expenditure will be studied by a commission
appointed by James W. Good (left), Secretary of War.
The action picture shows the United States artillery
on the Mexican border
COURSE UHOl
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WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVOR
BLE, REPORTED; FIRST LEG
OF WORLD FLIGHT
UNDATED, Aug., 9, (JP)—The
Graf Zeppelin on the first leg of
its historic flight, is more than half
way across the Atlantic while
’ Friedrichshafen is feverishly pre
paring for its arrival.
| The liner’s exact course is some
| what in doubt but from indications
! she seems likely to reach her home
port Saturday night or Sunday
morning.
Eckener in a message in which
he is regretting his inability to fly
; over Berlin Sunday, informed the
’ ministry of communications that
* he hopes to reach home Saturday.
Two of the latest messages from
the Zeppelin, give a position which
! indicated the ship had swung in a
northwesterly position and had
flown westward between 30 and 40
miles. It is thought that Eckener
I is either avoiding local storm areas
J or the the messages had been mis
interpreted as everything thus far
‘ pointed toward a good and fast
voyage. Conditions generally are
1 favorable; weather reports indicat
ed fog banks ahead with unfavora
l ble winds between the Azores and
3 Spain.
; nun aviator ii
;| SEATTLE ENROUTE
NORTH ITU PLANE
SEATTLE. Aug., 9, (/P)—Ryan
Brougham, with a six passenger
plane, destined for use in the Yu
kon territory, arrived at Boeing
i field Wednesday. This will be a
temporary base until the plane is
flown north.
I Pilot J. M. Patterson says the
plane will be operated for the re
cently formed Yukon Airway & Ex
ploration Co., Ldt., which will pro
vide passenger, mail and light
| freight transportation between the
i McKenzie river, Whitehorse, Tele
| graph Creek and other points for
:six months of the year. The plane
I will be equipped with skiis and
I pontoons.
MADRID, Aug., 8, (A1)—Major
Ramon Franco, Spain’s premier
air hero and trans-Atlantic flyer
| was dismissed from the Spanish
Air Service for offenses consid
jered derogatory to Spain’s air
i prestige. Among other things the
! noted flyer was accused of un
| dertaking a trans-Atlantic hop
in an Italian plane.
STORAGE TANK FIRE
DETROIT, Aug., 8, (/P)—Fire
swept the Sun Oil Company stor
age tank yards and for a time
threatened to explode fifteen 10,
j 000 gallon gasoline tanks is be
I lieved to have been started by
1 static electricity, generated by a
flowing of gas in a pipe.