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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 144.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
SPAIN GOES G.O.P.
BLOC DOMINATED BY ZAMORA
WINS MAJORITY OF
SEATS
MADRID, June 29. (/P)—Alfonso
had an answer from the people of
Spain in the form of the national
assembly which is overwhelmingly
republican in political outlook.
On the basis of incomplete re
turns, Minister of the Interior
Migel Maura issued a statement
indicating the Conservative, Re
publican and Socialist bloc, dom
inated by Provisional President
Zamora, won the majority of the
470 Deputies seats yesterday in the
first elections since the fall of
the monarchy.
All cabinet members, with the
possible exception of the President,
held that they are certain of elec
tion.
At least six persons were killed in
disorders in elections throughout
the nation.
Official returns showed Provi
sional President of Catalonia, Col
onel Francisco Mecia's party cap
tured Barcelona and the province
upholding Catalonia, desires for
autonomous statehood within the
Federal Republic.
AIRPLANE IS GIN
THOROUGH INSPECTION
KHABAROVSK, June 29. UP) —
Monday, Post and Gatty set the
lime of their take off for Nome at
five p. m. today, which is 4 a. m.
Eastern Standard time after a tho
rough examination of the plane
end the inspection of weather re
ports.
The flight was delayed by the
checkup of the plane and unfavor
able weather but late reports place
the weather as more favorable.
EXPERIMENTS COSTLY
DETROIT, June 29, (^)-The Mu
nicipal Dole Experiment in Detroit,
which cost the taxpayers $70,000,
000 in the last eight months, has
become the political issue of a
widening aspect. Henry Ford
called the experiment “vast and
costly misconduct of Detroit’s wel
fare activities.’’
DENIES REVOLT REPORT
SEVILLE, Spain, June 29. UP)—
Major Ramon Franco, who was dis
mised yesterday as chief of the
Spanish Air Force, denied any re
volt at the Tablanda Airdrome or
that any such movement had been
contemplated. London had receiv
ed reports that a revolt had broken
out in the Spanish Air Force.
SUIT IN 130 MINUTES
HUBERSFIELD, Eng., June 29,
{JP)—The world’s record for m
f ing a suit was established at a lo
cal mill when wool taken from
sheep and converted into a suit to
wear in 130 minutes.
FIRE IN DIRIGIBLE
LAKEHURST, N. J., June 29, (/P)
iFire, believed to have started in
new electrical apparatus in the
dirigible Los Angeles, caused dam
age to one section’ of her outer
covering.
POST MID GUTTY ME
MY NOW IN MISM
VLADIVOSTOK, June 29. (£») —
! Post and Gatty resumed their globe
I girdling dash at six p. m. or 3 a. m.
Eastern Standard time when they
took off from Kharovsk to Nome.
The aviators got their longest
| sleep since leaving New York on the
i first of June.
j They announced that they were
; to take off at dawn as weather re
ports from Japan said that a low
1 pressure area had formed on the
Japan Sea and was moving in a
northeasterly direction.
A mechanical defect in the plane
•va eloped on the flight from Blag
otshchensk, and caused some delay.
i _
SIBERIA TO NOME
BLAGOVESPHEMSK, Siberia,
June 29. (7P»—Post and Gatty took
off at 10:30 a. m. Sunday which
is 9:00 p. m. Saturday, Eastern
Standard Time, for Khabarovsk,
! 350 miles distant.
The fliers expected to reach
! Khabarovsk in two and a half
hours to refuel and takeoff im
! mediately for Nome, which is 2.000
miles away.
This leg of the flight is con
sidered the most hazardous with
dangers from high mountains, seas
and possibly storms and fog.
STILL BELIEVES STIR
FMTHFULL MURDERED
NEW YORK, June 29. (/P> —
Through District Attorney Elvin
j Edward of Nassau County it is
stated that it is the belief that
| Starr Faithfull wrote the “suicide”
| letters to Dr. C. Jameson Carr and
j which were signed by her name.
The District Attorney also admit
ted that he has not given up the
murder theory owing to signs of at
tack having been made on the
young woman.
A handwriting expert is examin
ing the letters to see if the crypt
j was really Miss Faithfull’s.
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4,000,000 UNEMPLOYED
BERLIN, June 29, (A5)—1The num
• ber employed in Germany de
i creased by about 54,000 in the
first half of June bringing the to
| tal down to about 4,000,000.
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IMPERSONATED PROHI
SACRAMENTO, June 29, (/P)—
i Andrew Jensen, 30, former constable
! at Manteca was arrested on a war
jarnt charging impersonation of a
prohibition agent, transportation of
j liquor and conspiracy to violate
! the prohibition act. He is accused
of forcing bootleggers in San Joa
quin, Amador, and Calaveras coun
ties to pay him protection money.
DECIDE THE I REST
BEFORE DOME FLIGHT
KHABAROVSK, Siberia, June 29.
(^P)—Harold Post and Willy Gatty
decided to stop overnight here.
They planned to hoppff at dawn
for Nome. They awaited at the
[airfield until their pla£e had been
refueled and then atet a substan
tial meal. They retired and were
sleeping like “tops”.
The weather was reported as
clearing over the first part of
their route to Nome with light
breezes and clouds near Sakhalin
and Okhotsksea Islands.
Editor’s note: Alaskan editors
were told that the plane should
be in the air again now—the time
the news dispatches were received
I—and the Associated Press want
ed them to report anything on the
progress that the fliers were mak
ing as the static was bad in
tie and they could hear but not
read Khabarovsk.
PROSPECTS GOOD
JUNEAU, June 29. (/P)—Agent
Dennis Winn messaged the local
fisheries bureau that there are
excellent prospects for a good red
salmon pack in the Bristol Bay
region. Fishing opened Thursday.
VANITY FAIR SUED
NEW YORK, June 29, {&)—
Belle Livingstone sued Vanity
[Fair for $500,000. alleging libel.
THE STOCK MARKET
Air Reduc. 85%1 Allied Chem.
12734; Amer. Can 109%; Amer.
For. Pow. 32*14; A. R. & S. S. 14Vs!
Amer T&T 179; Amer. Tob. B. 123;
Anac. Cop. 30‘,2; Atch. 165J4; Au
burn Auto 178%; Beth. Steel 47%;
Briggs Mfg. 22%; Can. Dry 41%;
Case Thresh. 82; C. M. & St. P.
614; Coca Cola 145%; Col. Gas &
E. 4114; Con. Gas 9714; DuPont
88; East. Kodak 151; Elec. Auto
Lt. 45; Elec. Pow. & Lt. 4234.
Foster Wheel 30%; Fox Film 29;
Gen. Elec. 4414; Gen. Foods 49V2;
Gen. Motor 38%; Gil. Saf. Razor
26%; Goodyear 41%; Houston Oil
143%; 111. Cent. 50%; Int, Harv.
4614; Int. T&T 33%; Kenn. Cop.
2114; Loews 4334; Lorillard 29%;
I Montg. Ward 21%; Nat. Dairy 35%;
North Amer. 7014; Packard Mot.
8; Paramount 26%; Pub. Serv.
85%; Radio 20; Radio K. O. 15%;
Reynolds B. 52; Sears Roe. 56.
| Stand. Brands 18%; Std. G. & E.
Sin. Oil 10%; So. Pacific 83%;
6714; Std. Oil. of Cal. 38; Std. Oil
of N. Y. 40%; Stone & Web. 34%;
iTim. Roll B. 38%; Under. Elliott
155; Union Carb. 54; Union Pacific
167%; United A. & T. 29; United
| Carb. 16%; United Corp. 24%; Un.
Gas Imp. 10%; U. S. Ind. Alco 28;
U. S. Steel 98%; Warner Bros. 8%;
Woolworth 69; Bald. Loco. 13%.
Kelvinator 11; Mack Trucks 34%;
Nat. Pow. & Lt. 27%; Pac. G. & E.
47%; TransAmerica 8%; Vanadium
33%; Westghse. 67%; Am. Smeltg.
37%; B. & O. 61; Cal. Pkg. 2514;
| Can. Pac. 27%; Pac. Tel. & Tel.
124%; Penn. R. R. 49%; Phillips
Pet. 814; Pullman Co. 39%; Rio
Grande Oil 4%; Studbkr. 18%; Un.
Oil of Cal. 19; Western Un. 115;
Bank of Am. 45; Caterpillar Tract.
26%; Hawaiian Sug. 30; Hono. Oil
15%; Rich. Oil 1%.
RECORDS ALTERED
NEW YORK, June 29, (^—Mag
istrate Jean Norris, on trial in
removal proceedings, admitted on
the stand her records in a case
had been altered.
BROWN BEIR5 TBEE
SURVEY MIN SOUTH
END IBMIRILTT ISLE
JUNEAU, June 29. (JP) — Near the
spot were Jack Thayer, forest ser
ice field man, was killed by a
brown bear two years ago, Winston
Spencer, member of a surveying
party, was treed by two brown
bears, it was reported on his re
turn here.
Unarmed, Spencer remained in
the branches of a tree for several
hours until the bruins became
weary and abandoned their stalk
l in&
The treeing occurred near Mur
der Cove on the south end of Ad
miralty Island.
PUNE IS BURIED
HUB DEEP IN MUDHOLE
BLAGOVESHCHENSK, Siberia,
June 29. (/P) —Post and Gatty
experienced the first mishap of
their flight when their plane be
came bogged in a mudhole as they
landed here. The wheels were
buried hub deep and all efforts
of the fliers to extricate the plane
proved fruitless.
Even horse were unable to budge
the machine.
The fliers planned to obtain a
tractor at daylight in an effort
to pull the plane from the mud.
If this fails they plan to have
the plane dug out. They are de
termined to continue their flight
with as little delay as possible.
STORM IS US
TOWARD PATH Ties
VLADIVOSTOK, June 29. (/P)—
Despite working throughout last
night and all today examining
and testing their plane, the bird
men, Post and Gatty, are confi
dent they will reach Nome quickly
and safely.
Communications between here
and Khabarovsk threatened to be
slow as the lines are interrupted.
Reports said a storm was moving
toward their path.
DISMISS COMPLAINT
WASHINGTON, June 29. (A5) —
The Federal Trade Commission dis
missed the complaint charging the
Radio Corporation of America with
unfair methods of competition in
the sale of vacuum tubes.
DIVORCE SUIT HALTED
NEW YORK, June 29. (JF) —The
trial of “Big Bill” Edward’s divorce
suit was set for October when the
counsel for Mrs. Edwards insisted
for a halt since one of the witness
to appear for Mr. Edwards has been
accused of committing perjury in
making affidavits admitting mis
conduct with Mrs. Edwards.
TENSE SITUATION
PREVAILING PARIS
OVER MORATORIUM
MUSSOLINI INVITES OFFICIALS
TO CONERENCE; RAD
ICALS RAVE
NEW YORK, June 29. (/P)—The
situation is described as most in
tense in Paris after Secretary Mel
lon again conferred with Premier
Laval without reaching an agree
ment on the Hoover Moratorium
proposal.
Another meeeting is
for tonight, but before t*. — —~
Laval will talk over the problems
raised by the proposal with the
entire Cabinet which he sum
imoned for session.
Bruening and Courtius received
invitations for an informal con
ference with Mussolini, at Rome,
which was immediately accepted.
! The date of the meeting was not
fixed.
The Belgian cabinet considered
j the rough draft of its reply to the
I plan which will be cabled to Wash
ington tonight.
Former Premier Herriot of France
| speaking at a meeting of radical
! Socialists, protested against the
! “summary proceedings of which
: we will be the victims.”
CLEAR BERING FLIGHT
KHABAROVSK, Siberia, June 29.
(,p. -Monday. Post and Gatty first
c; aounced that they would take
| off at one p. m. today, which is
mit night Sunday Eastern Standard
Tim?.
The weather is reported as clear
along most of the route on their
next proposed hop.
ELECTED PRESIDENT
VIENNA, June 29, (/P)— Sydney
W. Pascell was unanimously elected
president of all Rotary Clubs for
| the coming year.
TESTIFIES AT TRIAL
NE WYORK, June 29, {JP)—H.
Schlitten testified at the trial oi
Harry Stein and Samuel Goidbera
for murder of Vivian Gordon, that
he was with the men when they
killed the woman in an automobile
i and threw her body into the brush
I in Van Cortlandt Park.
U. S. BE UNWISE
MANILA. June 29. (/P) — Senator
Robinson of Indiana declared in an
address to the University of Chicago
Alumni that the United States
would be unwise to grant the Phil
ippines independence until the na
tives have shown ability to govern
themselves peacefully.
SUED FOR DIVORCE
MELBOURNE, Austrlia, June 29.
(£>)—Mrs. J. U. Keith Miller, Aus
tralian aviatrix, was sued for di
vorce in the courts here. Her hus
band is said to be in the United
States.