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. VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 31. SEWARD, ALASKA,
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F ebruary 6, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
DOWAGER QUEEN LIVED, VIR
TUALLY, IN RETIREMENT
THROUGHOUT LIFE
MADRID, Spain, Feb., 6, (/F)
.Maria Christina, Queen Mother
of Spain, died early this morning
after a brief illness.
A series of political events in
her country, Austria, which caus
ed certain responsibities and in
ternational duties, caused Maria
Christina, Queen Dowager of Spain,
to come out of a life of seclusion
upon which she entered and even
tually resulted in her marriage
to King Alfonso XII of Spain.
It was said her intention was
to take the full vows of a nun,
when international and political
events intervened and made it
incumbent upon her to leave the
convent. She met King Alfonso
while he was on a trip to Austria
after the death of his first Queen,
Mercedes of Bourbon, who died
without issue, and they were mar
ried November 29, 1879.
Upon the death of her husband,
Maria Christina assumed the re
gency of Spain and ruled the
country until May, 1902, when
her son reached the legal age at
which he ascended the trone.
The Dowager Queen was born
:.t GrossSeelowitz, Austria, July
21, 1858, the daughter of Arch
duke Charles Ferdinand and Arch
duchess Elizabeth Francisca Maria.
Her father was a first cousin of
the late Emperor Francis Joseph.
Since her son Alfonso XIII, as
cended the throne she had lived
virtually in retirement, except
for interest taken' in charitable
and religious institutions. She al
so superintended much of the ed
ucation of her grand-children.
The Dowager Queen always was
noted for the plainness and sim
plicity of her life, although on
state occasions she insisted on
naintoining the strict Austrian
court etiquette in which she was
reared.
TWICE MADE WAY TO SAFETY
WEARING OXYGEN INFLAT
ED MASKS
ABOARD THE U. S. S. MALLARD
OFF KEY WEST Fel., Feb., 6, (/P)—
For what is believed to be the
first time in history a man es
caped from a sunken submarine
without outside aid.
In a test being conducted here
two men, attached to the Mallard,
twice made their way to safety
from the sunken submarine S4
lying in 40 fet of water, wearing
oxygen inflated masks.
TALKS OF AGES FAST
CINCINNATI, O., Feb., 6, (fP)—Dr.
C. L. Fenton, curator of paleonto
logy of the University of Cincinnati
is speaking each Wednesday from
W L W, Cincinnati, on life in the
world centuries ago. The first talk |
is to be on “Hurting Big Game of j
Ancient Days.”
PORTLAND BOXER DIES
FOLLOWING KNOCK-OUT
SEATTLE, Feb.. 6, Mb—A box
ing card abrubtly ended last night
here when Eddie Cartwright, a
Portland negro pugilist, died short
ly after being knocked out by
Cecil Geysel, of Seattle, in the
third round of a scheduled six
round match. Police are holding
Geysel while investigation is un
der way.
SENATE VOTES TO
INCREASE IVY BY
SIXTEEN VESSELS
COOLIDGE MUCH DISPLEASED
AT CONGRESS REFUSAL TO
LISTEN HIS PLEAS
WASHINGTON. Feb.. 6, |7F) -
| —The Senate voted to increase
the Navy by 15 cruisers and an
airplane carrier by a vote of 68
to 12 with the stipulation that the
ships be laid down before July 1,
1931.
The bill is almost the same as
that approved by the House last
year. It must be returned to the
j House, however, for consideration.
The two new Senate amend
; ments of approval are expected
to pass without going into con
ference and then the measure goes
; to President Coolidge for his sig
nature.
The program involves an appro
priation of $274,000,000. President
Coolidge has expressed doubts as
to the government's ability to
meet this tremendous outlay and
is said to be much displeased at;
the refusal of Congress* to listen
to his plea for control over the
Naval program.
BEEN GOVERNOR PHILIPPINES
SINCE DEATH OF GENERAL
WOOD
MANILA, Feb., 6, (fP)—Governor
General Henry Stimson Issued a
statement saying “It is true that
upon the request of President-elect
Herbert Hoover I am about to
leave the Philippines in order to
take up another duty.
“What the nature of that duty
is to be I prefer Mr. Hoover to an
nounce. I expect to sail in two
weeks.”
Gov. General Stimson, who ac
cepted his present position after
the death off General Wood, has
been mentioried as a possible mem
ber of Hoover’s cabinet, possibly
that of Secretary of State.
ROGERS SAILS NORTH
SEATTLE, Feb., 6, (IP)—The Ad
miral Rogers, of the Pacific Steam
ship Co., sailed for Ai oir
with 64 passengers on board. The
Seward reservations were Chas.
E. Weisinger, Dubrac Nicholas and
two steerage passengers.
CJ-J
RIVERSIDE, Calif., T
The state has closed its case
against young Northeott after
noon,final testimony yesterday af
ternoon. The testimony given re
futed Nortlicott’s charges that of
ficers had beat him up forcing
him to plead guilty.
..0 i tD GERMAN FLYER
ols suer operstion
BERLIN, Feb., 6, (/P)—Baron
Huenefeld, one of the three flyers
•ie airplane Bremen who flew
across the Atlantic Ocean, East
to West last year, died last night
following an operation on his ap
pendix. Death came while in a
Berlin sanitarium. He was 36
years of age and unmarried.
"TOES ran
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SERE SOUTH
COLONEL TOUCHED SIX NA
TIONS ON THREE-DAY HOP
MAIL ROUTE
SAN JOSE. Costa Rico Feb., 6,
(/P)—Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh, en
route to Panama on the last flight
of his present trip, landed at Pun
to Arenas in one hour and 20 min
utes. He later hopped off for Pana
ma.
He took off from Managua early
in the morning over the 700-mile
route which varied in terrain in
cluding the low tropic coast land
and high Isthmian mountains,
: nding with a dash along the Canal
to the Atlantic coast entrance.
The flight was completed in
'ee clays and normally requires
lli days. Colonel Lindbergh’s flight
of 2,100 miles completed the in
augir'al ion of the row air-mail
so; vie (5 linking the United States
vuth the Canal Zone.
The Colonel touched six eoun
wies on his flight. Cuba. British
Honduras, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Cost Rica and Panama.
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Fin DAYS DIES
in swim
FOR LAST FEW YEARS FAMED
DIVA LIVED COMPARATIVE
POVERTY
,
! LUCERNE, Switzerland, Feb., 6,
i UP)—Minnie Hauk, former Amer
i lean prima donna and widely
known on the operatic stage in the
i role of Carmen, died at the age of
I 77.
Her Carmen of 30 or 40 years
ago was the admiration of the
i American operatic stage. She was
born ii. ew York in 1852 and when
a young girl was taken by her
parents to Atchinson, Kansas
There, the melodious darky songs
of the South gave her some of the
inspiration which later brought
her operatic success.
The once-famed diva made her
last appearance in America at
the Metropolitan Opera House in
1891 and three years later, as a
i final farewell to the operatic
stage, made a brilliant tour of En
gland, France, Germany and Italy,
appearing in her favorite role o
Carmen.
For the last few years of her
life, Mme. Hauk lived in compara
tive poverty in her Villa Trib
schen, near Lucerne. When in af
fluence she had bestowed her
charities with a lavish hand and
had sung for many benevolences
abroad. Before her death she was
stricken with almost total blind
ness.
STAGED A FURIOUS FINISH IN
LAST TWO ROUNDS SAV
ING IIIS TITLE
LOS ANGELES, Feb.. G, (/P)—,
j Twice Tommy Loughran had his
,'ight hand raised in token of vic
tory over Armand Emanuel and
twice the San Francisco boxer
looked for a defeat from the hands
of Armand, the first time being
last June.
Loughran took the decision over
| the protest of many who thought
j Emanuel had outpointed the champ
[ last night. Referee Roth rendered
the verdict in favor of Loughran
at the end of 10 gruelling rounds
but more than half of the 10,000
fans apparantly saw it the other
way to judge from the reception
given.
The upset came in the 7th by a
: hard left hook to the button and
j Tommy was also on the short end
j in the 8th but he staged a furious
finish the remaining two-rounds
which could not be denied.
STATUE SAFEGUARDED
RICHMOND, Va„ Feb., 6, UP)—
Houdon’s famous statue of George
Washington now stands beneath a
strengthened and fire-proof dome.
The Virginia general assembly saw
to it that a modern touch was given
the State Capital, designed by
Thomas Jefferson, to assure pro
tection to one of America’s most
valuable art treasures