MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 179.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1928.
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PEOPLE OF ALASKA NOT BEING
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. (/P)—Wil.
liani D. Mitchell, Solicitor General of
the United States, left yesterday for
Alaska where he will inquire into a
number of matters pertaining to the
Department of Jus-tk‘3. He specifi.
cally expects to look into the selec.
tion of a judge to fill the vacancy in
* the First Alaska District caused by;
tbo death of Judge Reed.
He will probably look into a number
of other matters coming under the'
jurisdiction of Federal attorneys and;
marshals in which the Justice Ite.
partment is interested.
Mitchell will sail from Seattle on
August 11 and plans to remain in Al.
aska until September 9. It was said
at the Department that his visit will
#3 the first time a prominent govern,
ment official has evtar visited the Ter.
ritory for .the specific purpose of in.
quirmg into Judicial administration.
The hope was experessed by offi.*
cials that as a tesult of his visit the
Department will gain first hand in.
formation which will enable it to bet.
ter administer Alaskan affairs; also(
to show the people of th© Territory!
that simply because of their distance j
from Washington they are not being
negtected by the Department.
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LEGAL INOCULATION
WITH CANCER GERIIAS
CONDEMNED CONVICTS1
HAVANA, Aug. 2. (/P)—A proposal!
for legal inoculation, with cancer
germs, of convicts condemned to
>vdeath, so that* the disease may bo!
clinically studied, has received the j
unanimous approval of the Board of I
National Sanitation. Tho proposal, it!
is said, now will go to Congress for)
legislative action. It provides that j
condemned men voluntarily may be
inoculated with cancer germs and that 1
thereafter they remain undor obser.!
vation and treatment for 12 years.
Should they survive, and bo cured,
they would be freed from prison.
SUDS PAT ON DEMO
FARM PLANK PLATFORM
NEW YORK, Aug. 2. (/P)—After a ;
' WO hour conference with George I
Peek, farm leader Of Illinois, Cover, j
nor Smith reiterated that he stood on
the farm plank of the Democratic plat,
form but indicated h*a has not yet
worked out in his own mind how the
agricultural surpluses should be ban.
died for the benefit of the farmer.
AN EASY VICTORY
SLOTEN, Holland, Aug. 2. (/P)—The
California eight oared crew won the
first race in the Olympic regatta when
| they defeated the Belgian eight over
the 1,000 meter course by eight
lngths. The Americans never extend,
ed themselves at any time.
ENGLISH EXPLORED
BE THIRD OUTFIT
TO SOUTH POLE
WILL BE IN CONSTANT TOUCH
WITH BYRD THRU RADIO;
WILL REMAIN A YEAR
CINCINNATI, Aug. 2. (£>)— Com.
mander Douglas G. Jeffery, noted Eng.
lish polar explorer, plans to siet out
for New York about October 1 on his
next expedition -to the South Pole.
He announced although a flight!
across this pole is planned his expedi.
tion will chiefly explore the conduct
scientific investigations.
He 'plans to establish a base for a
year on Graham Land. Throe or four
airplanes will be taken and equipped!
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with skiis. .. ^ - • j
Jeffery said he and Byrd, -who is
making a similar trip at thie same
time, will probably be in constant
communication by radio.
EVANS NORTHBOUND
SEATTLE, Aug. 2. </P)—1The Ad.
miral Evans sailed at 10 o’clock this
morning and carried 78 'passengers.
The Steward listing was Louise Wood,
row, Mrs. P. E. Wilson, Mrs. J. Endi.
cott, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hadley, J.
P. Burton, Mrs. E. Buckholta, Mrs. C.
Bellison; and two steerage.
AMERICANS FALL
FLAT AT AMSTERDAM
IT EVEN CLOSE
NO ALIBIS OFFERED YET; FAST
LIFE OF U. S. EVIDENTLY
SLOWED ’EM UP
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 2. (/P)—Am'eri.
can athletes experienced their most
disastrous day m Olympic track field
competition 'thus far when they wore
unable to gain a single championship
of four events decided.
The 1,500 meter went to Harry Lav.
va, of Finland; Ray Conger, Ameri.
can, was 10th.
The running hop, step and jump
went to Mikio Odasof, of Japan, with
Levi Casey, American, second.
Thie 800 meter for women went to
Frau Lina Radke, of Germany, with
Florance McDonald, American sixth.
All four of the American javelin
throwers were eliminated wKen E. H.
Lundquist, of Sweden, won.
NEW ITU PLANES
- BEING SENT TO ARCTIC
NARVIK, Norway, Augv 2. (>P)—
Capt. Alberto Mariano was removed
from the Citta Milano and is bsing
taken by railway to Sweden where he
will be placed tinder the cana of a
specialist. The Milano plans to sail
immediately for Spitzbergen with a
number of new Italian planes with
which a search will be conducted for
Amundsen and Guilbaud.
NINE WORKMEN KILLED
ST. CATHERINES, Oat., Aug. 2.
' (/P)—Nine workmen were killed when
a steel gate in the Welland Canal, at
Thorold, -collapsed precipitating 30
i men to the bottom of the canal. Twen
ty others ware injured.
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LINERS RUSHING TO ASSISTANCE
OF FOUR MEN TOSSING
ABOUT ON THE OCEAN
NEW YORK, Aug, 2. (/P)—Captain j
j Courtney and three companions aroj
tossing about on the bosum of the
mid Atlantic in a flying boat in -which
they took off from Horta yesterday
for New York.
Several liners turned from their
course and are speeding to the avia,
tors assistance with every prospect
that th»3 first will reach them in a few
hours.
Radio messages said the aviators
are in no immediate danger although
they are requesting immediate aid.
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MADRID, Aug. 2. ' (/P)—Spanish’
i aviators, attempting to fly to the*
* t
Azores on the first leg of an around;
the world flight, were forced down off I
the Portuguese coast, 100 miles wtestj
from the starting point. A bad oil
pump was responisble. They will pos.
sibly start again tomorrow'.
FORMER CONGRESSMAN AND AS
SISTANT STATE ATTORNEY,
MIXED UP MAIL ROBBERY
CHICAGO, Aug. 2. (/P)-7-Charles
Wharton, former Congressman and
for.roar assistant states attorney, was
found guitly by a Federal Jury of con.
spiracy in connection with the $133,.
000 Grand Trunk mail robbery last
February.
Charles “Limpy” Cleaver, codiafend.
fendant, and accused ring leader, wa&
convicted of conspiracy and on six
other charges.
Wharton faces th»3 possible maxi,
mum sentence of two years imprison,
.ment and the possible maximum fine
of $10,000 while Cleaver, if given the
maximum on all counts, faces more
than 80 years imprisonment.
WM. VARE Hits STROKE 1
IFFECTED LEFT LEE
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2. (yP)—
Word has been received that William
Vare, Senator Elect, sufflsred a para,
lytic stroke last night at his summer
home at Atlantic City and was depriv,
ed of the use of his left leg for some
time. He will be unable to speak in
New York as had been planned.
RECONDITIONING PLANE
MOSCOW, Aug. 2. (yP)—Pilot Chu.
khnovisky is reconditioning his plane
to resume a search for Amundsen.
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