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THE SMALLEST TOWN IN THE WORLD PUBLISHING A DAILY PAPER!
VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 23.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
SEVEN MEN ARE
RESCUED FROM
EXPLODED MINE
EIGHTEEN BODIES RECOVER
ED; 115 MINERS BARELY
ESCAPED
LINTON, Indiana, Jan., 29, (/P)
—Seven men were brought out
alive from the Little Betty mine
here following an explosion late
yesterday.
Eighteen bodies have also been
recovered; the total rescued was
nine; total dead 29. All who
were in the shaft when the ex
plosion occurred, are accounted
for.
The men who were brought out
alive had barricaded themselves
in one of the entries of the main
corridors when escaping gas
filled the pit and which is said
to have caused the blast though,
officially, the cause has not been
determined.
Officials said they have not
ascertained whether the gas be
came ignited or whether 600
pounds of dynamite, previously
carried in, exploded. The shock
was felt two miles away.
Some of the bodies were badly
mangled, others, charred, while
some bore no marks.
The coal mine is ^ one of the
largest producing in the State.
Approximately 115 men left
he mine a few minutes before
he terrific blast.
COLLEGE BUILDING
GOES IP IN SMOKE
LOSS-ONE MILL!)
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Jan,
/P)—The main building of the
Polish National Alliance College
here—including the schools fine
museum—was a mass of smould
ering ashes, and faculty mem
-r$ estimated the loss in the
eight’s fire at close to one mil
lion dollars.
The building burned to the
ground. Many relics, including
letters exchanged by George
Washington with distinguished
Poles, who aided him in the Am
erican revolution, were a prey
to the flames.
No one was injured as the 500
cr more students filed out.
NO mliTl
FORMER 'POG' ITTELL
NEW YORK, Jan., 29, (/P)—
The name of Ae Attell, once
featherweight champion and
even more prominent for his
connection with the White Sox.
world series scandal of 1919, was
brought to the attention of De
partment of Justice agents in
vestigating the ramifications of
a $100,000,000 rum syndicate.
B. Wennerstrom, stores depart
ment, Alaska Railroad, at An
chorage, accompanied by Mrs.
Wennerstrom who had been vis
iting here for some days past,
left today for home.
AVIATOR HERO DIES
STOCKHOLM, Jan., 29,
I Captain Einar-Paal Lundborg,
j rescuer of General Nobile from
Ian ice flow, died from his injur
ies in a plane crash. He was test
ing a plane for the Swedish gov
ernment when his ship fell.
ITTITilDE OF BED
! CROSS. A CROSS-WORD
PUZZLE TO Mm
WASHINGTON, Jan., 29, (/P)—
| Chairman Payne of the Red
I Cross said the Central Commit
tee organization has adopted a
’resolution against accepting ad
ministration funds as provided
in the Senate’s $25,000,000 pro
\ posal.
He testified before the House
! appropriations committee hear
ing to the effect acceptance
1 would mean establishment of
300 to 400 Red Cross agencies in
cities.
Todate the Red Cross has col
lected $3,699,096 of the requested
$10,000,000
| _ _
COST LIVING DOWN
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. (/P)—
Cost of living in the United
States declined three and one
: half per cent between June and
December of last year, a survey
of thirty two representative cities
by the Bureau of Labor dis
, closes.
ABOUT ms DUE
SEATTLE, Jan. 29. (/P»—-The old
adage that “It’s an ill wind that
blows nobody good" was call
ed forth again; this in the
apple growing areas in central
i
Washington.
Unemployment has conferred
several benefits upon marketing
of the big red and yellow fruit
because of the street sales in al
most every city in the nation.
Consumers, who never before ate
an apple from cold storage, have
learned what a delicious winesap
tastes like when it has not re
posed in a back store room.
PUCKERS DECLARE
QUARTERLY 1IIN0
| SAN FRANCISCO, Jan., 29, (VP)
i —The Alaska Packers Associa
I tion declared a quarterly divi
jdend of $2 a share: three are
! 57,580 shares.
1 The Association .reported the
pack last year was 222,961 cases,
all of which was canned in Alas
ka, having leased the Puget
Sound Fisherier t oa Bellingham
concern.
' U. OF WN. FIST DEFEAT
CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan., 29, </P>
—The Oregon State College bas
ketball team defeated the Uni
t versify of Washington squad 37
'to 23. It was Washington’s first
I defeat of the season after win
ning seven straight.
OUK OF VM
I SEIZURE OF BOOZE.
i IT SO HOT Nil
—
NEW YORK, Jan., 29, (/P)—
The dispute as to the position
of the schooner Josephine K,
whose captain, William Ciuett,
was fatally wounded by a shot
from a coast guard, added to the
international complications as
the crew, was arraigned and U.
S. attorneys demanded a high
bail on the ground the vessel
was within the 12-mile limit.
Defense attorneys argued the
vessel was well outside the treaty
limit.
Twenty-one prisoners were
held for bail ranging from $500
to $7,500 on the charge of con
spiring to smuggle liquor.
WAR MEMORAL WORK
SAN FRANCSCO, Jan. 29. (/?}—
Work starts next Monday on San
Francisco’s four million dollar
War Memorial Building. A two
hundred and thirty six thousand
dollar contract was let for exca
, vation and foundation work.
Rules for Quebec's International Dog Derby Changed; ^
Greyhounds, Whippets Banned From Forthcoming Contest
Seppala amo
* tfiKS'Mtes e
Dog lovers in general and followers
of dog races In particular will be in
terested to learn that the rules gov
erning Quebec’s annual Eastern Inter
national Dogsled Derby, Canada’s an
nual classic of the snows, scheduled
for February 19, 20 and 21, have been
revised considerably, according to an
announcement by Louis Hudson,
chairman of the board of directors of
the International Dog Derby Club of
.Quebec. Under the new rules the use
of dogs of the whippet and greyhound
jtype has been banned from the com
jpetition, as they have beet, found un
»able to stand the strain of competing
' in stormy weather against their stur
dier brethren of the “husky” breed,
and as the gruelling race will be run
regardless of weather conditions it
has been considered wiser to forbid
the use of the frail racing type of
dog. The distance to be covered, too,
L
J
HuDVod BA'S MALEWUT£? a
nas ueen cnangeu, iw instead oi run
ning a straight forty miles a day for
three days, the contestants will have
to cover forty and three-fifths miles,
or a total distance of 121 4-5 miles for
the entire race.
During the Dog Derby. Quebec be
comes more dog-conscious then ever,
and for we"'-- proceeding it, spirited
speculatior fe as to the probable
winner, is_muahera” from all
parts or tne united States and Can
ada are expected to take part in the
forthcoming contest, and Quebec and
the Chateau Prontenac will be throng
ed with visitors, all of whom will be
vitally interested In the Ancient Cap
ital’s annual test of both canine and
human stamina. Last year’s winner
was the youthful Emil St. Godard,
while Leonhard Seppala, veteran
"musher” of Alaska, was runner-up.
SEATTLE WAKES
UP PICT ALASKA
Mf BE ASSET
OLD STORY TOLD WITH A
FEW NEW EMBELLISH
MENTS
SEATTLE, Jan., 29, W3)—The
Seattle Times editorially com
jmented as follows:
“A Commission has been ap
pointed to study the feasibility
of the proposed Alaska-Yukon
Pacific Highway and the Com
mission lias published a map of
| the Northern Hemisphere show
; ing Fairbanks as the geographic
; center from Asia and Europe
I with the United States.
“Tokyo, London and New York,
are shown to be about the same
I distance from Fairbanks. The
same is true of the Santonmf
I same Is true with relation to
i Canton, Rome, St. Thomas, Fair
banks and Honolulu which are
an equal distance from Manila.
“In the opinion of Ernest Wal
ker Saw'yer, member of the Com
mission. Fairbanks will become
an important center when air
routes to Europe and Asia and
across the Polar Basin are de
| veloped.
“This preliminary purpose has
: drawn the attention to Alaska
| of scientists who have been ac
customed to look at maps drawn
|on a mecator's projection and
| they have expressed surprise to
find that London is only 4,220
: miles from Fairbanks and Len
ingrad 3,820.
“The map has a bearing on the
j road project from Seattle to
Fairbanks in calling attention to
| the stratgetic position of the
Northern Terminus and visual
izes how the world would look
to a person in Fairbanks; its
newr conception of the Northland
to see land and air routes con
verging upon it,'
FUiWION OF
; BSI BOOKS IS TIE
SHOE, DEPiTHT
—
NEW YORK, Jan., 29, (/P>—Fal
sification of books in the Bank
, of the United States, recently
I closed by the State banking de
| partment, was charged at the
: inquiry into the bank’s affairs.
It was brought out that $4,~
1510,217 of the bank’s deposits
| had been loaned to directors
.some of it unsecured.
I Through witness Max D. Steur,
'special prosecutor, brought out
that some, at least, of the Board
of Directors, had no idea of
what officers of the bank were
doing, and that the board signed
| a false report to the bank de
i partment without knowing that
I it was false.
AFFECT FINANCES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. (/P)~
Secretary of Treasury Andre*
Mellon warned the House Ways
and Means Committee that the
enactment of the Garner Bill
< to pay cash on veterans com
pensation certificates would ser
iously affect the nation’s finan
ces.