MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
.UME XIV. NUMBER 174.
SEWARD, ALASKA. SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
LONDON, July, 27, (/P)—Parlia
ment rose for its long summer re
cess after the new labor govern
ment had weathered its first month
of life and emerged from problems
presented by the freedom parlia
mentary duties.
This will give Premier McDonald
the opportunity he wants to “Get
down to work”. Foremost he plans
a trip to the United States in Octo
ber to confer with President Hoo- I
ver on the proposed advancing of
disarmament and world peace.
The body meet again Ostober 29.
V*»jjisTTA, Malta, July 27, (/P)—
The British Admiralty has taken
such a serious view of the explosion
cn a gun on the cruiser Devonshire
that the commander and chief of
the Mediterranean fleet is steam
ing full speed to Volo, Greece to
hold an inquiry into the death of
another marine during the night.
This brought*the death toll to 16
with nine injured.
LOSE LICENSES
TACOMA, July 27. (/P)—G. A.
Reed, Leo Guintoli, Walter S. Blox
am, C. W. Blanchard and O. H.
Johnson, all of Seattle, admitted
catching 84 fish in Echo Lake.
Superior Judge Fred G. Remann,
a former member of the Pierce
county game board, fined each $30,
cancelled their licenses and ordered
their fishing tackle confiscated.
In pronouncing sentences he
said: “You are game hogs and
were caught with both feet in the
trough, ready to wallow.”
WASHINGTON, D. C.„ July 27,
rJP)—President Hoover has accept
ed an invitation extended him in
person by Dan Sowers to attend
the opening game of the Eastern j
Sectional championship tourna
ment of American Legion Junior
Basseball.
The tournament will be played
in Griffith’s Stadium, the Ameri
can League park in Washington,
August 20, 21 and 22. The Pres
ident will attend the first day,
according to Sowerss, who is nat
onal director of the Americanism
Commission of the Legion and in
charge of the junior baseball
activity.
FIRST NATIONAL PARK
HAVANA, July 27, (/P)—The first
national park in Cuba will consist
of 35,000 acres in the Cristal moun
tains, the highest in the island.
The tract is noted as the scene of
numerous fights between the first
Spaniards and the Siboney Indians.
RADIO APPLICATION
WASHINGTON. July 27, (IP)—'The
Kennecott Copper Corporation of
Latouche has applied to the federal
Radio Commission for the authori
zation to conduct for the general
public a shore to ship communica
tion station. Already it has spec
ial authorization covering a point
to point communication.
ST. LOUS ME
ECLIPSES EVERY
ST. LOUIS, July 27. (JP)—Two
weeks ago the “St. Lpuis Robin” j
ventured aloft to test its motors!
and which settled into an endur- ;
ance flight which has eclipsed all i
former records. The 300-hour mark
was passed Thursday; 500 hours1
has been set as the goal. At 3
o’clock this morning, Coast time, j
the plane has been in the air 338
hours and 43 minutes.
At Houston the monoplane “Mil- !
lion Dollar City”, was forced dowh
by a blown cylinder after flying |
for 233 hours.
COPPER MINE REVIVED
AFTER 25 YEAR REST
SYLVA, N. C„ July 26, (/PL
Dormant for more than 25 years,
the Cullowhee copper mine near j
here is about to become active
again.
Men and machinery already [
have moved to the mine to resume
operations. Negotiations for re
sumption of work have been in j
progress for weeks.
It is expected that for the pres- I
ent, at least, ore will be shipped
i
to the Tennessee Copper company’s
smelter at Ducktown, Tenn. The
North Carolina Flux company will |
operate the mine, which yields not I
only copper and iron, but at many
points produces enough gold and
silver to pay for the mining opera
tion.
WESTERN JUNIOR
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 27,
VP)—The finals for the western
half of the United Statessin the
American Legion’s Junior Base
ball program this year will be
played in Colorado Springs, Colo..,
Aug. 28, 29 and 30, Dan Sowers
announced at National Head
quarters here. Sowers is nation
al director of the Americanism
Commission of the Legion and in
charge of Junior Baseball.
The finalss in Colorado Springs
for all states west of the Missis
sippi river, will determine the
championship team which will
compete with a similar team from
the east for the Junior World Ser
ies.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 4; New York 3.
Chicago 13; Philadelphia 10.
Pittsburgh 9; 'Boston 8.
Cincinnati 4; Brooklyn 1.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 3: Chicago 1.
New York 9; St. Louis 0.
Detroit 4; Boston 1.
Cleveland 4; Washington 2.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Los Angeles 11; Sacramento 8.
San Francisco 10; Oakland 7.
Missions 3; Portland 4.
Seattle 3; Hollywood 2.
TAKE OVER CAMP
FRESNO.Cal.. July 27, (VP)—'The
American Legion voted to take
over Black Rock camp on Kings
River in the heart of the fishing
and game country upon the inva
tation of a public service concern.
LEASE CAMP SITE
Jackson, Miss., July 27, (VP)—
Legionnaires of two counties have
leased eighty acres of school land
in Rankin county as a permncnt
camp for boys and girls.
SALARIES PAY EXPENSES
MEXICO CITY, July 27, (JP)— i
Part of the expense of the recent
revolution will be met by turning
back to the government the salar
ies that otherwise would have gone
to 52 deputies recently expelled
from the chamber. The vacancies
will not be filled until the next
regular congressional elections.
lOJlliSTiTFII
FOUND SINK: TOZ!
RIVEH, IN INTERIOR
TANANA, July 27, UP)—Joe John,
Solomon Basco and George Yeska
reported that they had found a
boat partly sunk about 20 miles up
the Tozi. The outfit was scattered
and bones found.
I A coroners jury was held and the
bones are believed to be part of the
skeleton of A. Rhodes who met his
death in an unknown manner.
From the appearance of the outfit
and condition of the skeleton the
residents believe he was killed by
bears.
luEHT CRUISER Will
HE UUNCHED SEPT. 1
WASHINGTON. July 27, (/P)—The
light cruiser “Houston” now under
construction at Newport News, Va.,
will be launched on September 7,
the Department of the Navy an
nouced in a statement of July 9.
The Secretary of the Navy has
designated Miss Elizabeth Holcombe
daughter of former Mayor and Mrs.
Oscar F. Holcombe, as sponsor for
the “Houston” and Miss Mary Ellen
J3ute, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
James House Bute, of Houston,
Tex., as maid of honor when this
vessel is launched.
The “Houston” is the fourth of
a program of eight light cruisers
which were authorized in Decem
ber, 1924 to be launched.
PRESIDENT TO DEDICATE
NEW NAVIGABLE OHIO
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Ohio river canal system, 1,000 miles long, will be didieatedi
by President Hoover (lower left) October 15. Dam No. 36 (above)
just below Pittsburg will control the flow of water. Below is shown*
one of the river boats which may take the chief executive to Memphis.1
CU) KILL1NS
0CEUP1T, J. BOEERT
BINGHAMTON, N. Y., July 27, (/P)
—Joseph Bogert, 35, a salesman for
the Monocoup Aircraft Corporation
of Moline, 111., was killed when his
plane crashed at the local airport.
Bogert was flying low, preparing
to land, officials said, when the
plane went into a spin and struck
light wires over the field and tore
the top off a parked automobile.
Bogert was pinned under the mot
or and Millard Cole, the occupant
of the parked car, received a cut
arm.
U. OF V. STUDENTS
ILL TOUR USD
SEATTLE, July 27, UP)—Under
the direction of Dean Henry Lan
des of the University of Washing
ing and College of Science, 30 geo
logical students and teachers from
many parts of the country will
leave tomorrow on the S. S. Yukon
for a two week’s trip to Alaska to
study geological formations.
The party will go to Seward. Jun
eau and Ketchikan.
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PARIS, July 27, UR—'The French
Cabnet resigned in a body after
Raymond Poincare refused to re
consider his own decision to resign
on account of an impending opera
tion made necessary by exhaustion
from a long and fatigueing fight
for debt agreement. It is believed
that Briand will be asked to form
a cabinet.
COP KICKED LOG BUT
BRISBANE, July 26, (/P)—While
'walking at night along the main
street of Townsville, principal
northern port of Queensland, a
policeman kicked at a big log in
one of the water channels that
run through the city- The “log”
snorted and turned into a cro
codile whose huge, gnashing jaws
just missed the policeman. He
summoned help and drove the
beast into captivity.
LONE WRITING LIST
LACK BEDS FOR VETS
WASHINGTON, G. C-, July 27
With the government hospitals un
able to take care of the load of
mentally ill veterans of the world
war because of lack of beds, and
with hospitals in most of the
states over-crowded, many piti
ful instances of the serious sit
uation confronting these men are
found in recent reports to The
Veterans, Bureau and state
working in conjunction with the
authorities, is trying to determine
the extent of suffering and the
acute need of more beds which
congress failed to provide at the
session last winder.