Batin (Jiatetuay
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 63.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1929.
PRICE TEN LEN i S
MANY OTHER SECTIONS OF
THE COUNTRY ARE HARD
HIT, SUFFERING
UNDATED, March 15, UP)—
Many towns in southern Alabama
>are under water and the fate of
residents is in doubt as numer
ous creeks and rivers which tra
verse that section of tne state
continued to rise.
Regular channels of communi
cations have been cut off and re
ports of conditions were received
mainly from refugess and from
the outposts of national guards
men which organization is in
charge of the rescue work.
SCREAMS ARE HEARD
No check of the dead or injur
ed is possible. At Elba, where ao
least 4,000 people are marooned by
the high water, an observer who
communicated with the national
guard base from a tree a mile
away, reported that only the
tops of the taller buildings could
be seen above the water. He could
hear the screams of the marooned
citizens.
M4NY TOWNS FEOODED
Brewton was under water and
communication cut off when the
telephone exchange on the second
floor of the building was flooded.
Other towns flooded included
Flomation, Castle, Berry and Big
Creek. Thirty-five persons were
rescued at 3ig Creek and 31 ta.ken
to safety from the vicinity of Elba
by the national guard.
SPRING FRESHETS
At Windham’s mill soldiers on
their way to Elba found 30 per
sons in a flooded store and res
cued three women lind four chil
dren. The other refused to be tak
en out. They told the soldiers that
the residents of Elba were more
in need. The soldiers tied their
motor boat outside the store and
rowed away to Elba to effect res
cue of people there.
A heavy fog hung over the dis
trict. Wnile Alabama was the
hardest hit many other sections
of the country is suffering from
floods. Communities in Nebraska,
Iowa and Illinois felt the effect
of the spring freshets but unless
rains set in no trouble is ex
pected.
TA1I DERBY TQ
► BE BUN OFF IN FEW
DAYS ON THE YUKON
CITIZENS OF COMMUNITY ILL
SO SMALL VOTE CAST AT
TANANA
TANANA, March 15, (/P)—Chris
Abel and W. H. Tompson were
elected school board members on
March 9. Only 56 votes were cast
as most of the people were sick
with influenza.
The Tanana kennel club will
hold its annual dog derby March
18 and 19 races are scheduled
over the seven mile course on the
Yukon river. The prizes amount
to $150. There will be races for
women and children as well as
the men’s feature events.
PUBLISHER PASSES
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 15,
(/P)—Dwight B. Heard,. noted pub
lisher of the Arizona Republican,
died after a heart attack.
IS
S, C, SETTLEMEPJT
HE ARE DEAD
SO SUDDEN DID IT COME THAI
THE PEOPLE UNAWARE OF
ITS ARRIVAL
GREENVILLE, S. C„ March 15,!
iff)—Nine persons are dead, two I
dying and five or 10 others injur- !
ed, the victims of a tornado which j
bored swiftly last night into Six- j
.'.-Tile, a small settlement 25 miles
from here.
Altho the community has a pop
ulation of only 200 the. tornado
was confined to such a narrow
zone and came and went so sud
denly that nearby re'ddents took i
the roar for thunder and were not
aware cf its true nature until they
beard cries of the injured and dy
ing.
Four homes, a cotton gin, a
ctjureh and a building and the j
Six-Mile academy were in the zone
cl destruction. The deaths were
caused by collapse of two of the
four homes which were struck.
SPIRITITAL messages
LONDON, March 15, pP)—Sir
Oliver Lodge, tire celebrated Eng
. h sci> ntist., spiritualist and phil
osopher says in an "In Memor
eum” tribute to his wife who died
February 20th, that he has already
received spiritual messages from
her.
ALASKA CODFISH COMPANY
NOT SENDING BOATS TO
NORTH THIS YEAR
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, m
—The three-masted schooner
Louise, owned and operated by
the Union Fish company, the sec
ond of two cod-fishers, will sail
from the Golden Gate for Ber
ing sea.
The William H. Smith, the other
vessel operated by the company,
sailed for Pirate Cove on Jan
uary 26.
The Alaska Codfish company,
which in the past operated a fleet
of boats, will not send their boats
to Alaska this year as they are
planning to get their supply from
Japanese steamers at Seattle.
SEATTLE, Wash., March 15, (/P)
—Ca.pt. John G. Berry, comman
der of the northwestern division
of the United States coast guard,
announced that competitive ex
aminations for appointment of
coast guard cadets will be held
Tune 26 to June 28 inclusive.
The examinations offer an ex
ceptional opportunity to young
men to complete their education
and income officers, he said. Aga
limits are 18 to 22 years.
PLANE AT ALERT BAY
SEATTLE, March 15, (IP)—Mr.
Cochrane has been advised that
the Boeing plane reached Alert
bay safely last night and planned
to hop off at 0 o'clock this morn
ing direct to Juneau.
REBELS CLAIM T() H4VE CAP
TURED 800 FEDERALS IN
ARTEGA ENCOUNTER
MEXICO CITY. March 15. (IP)—
As powerful federal armies contin
ued to close in on the rebel strong
hold at Torreon the revolutionary
ranks along the border gave signs
of beginning to falter.
Coming closely on the heels of
the action of Naco in returning to
government allegiance the breach
between authorities took place in
Aguaprieta and it is uncertain
whether the town had been re
turned to the government fold.
Rebels claimed to have captured
700 federals in an encounter at
Artega yesterday but this was off
set by reports from General Ai
mazan who is leading one of the
main federal armies against Tor
reon, that he captured 4,000 revo
lutionists on four troop trains.
MEXICO CITY, March 15, (rf>)—
battle in which 30 rebels were kill
ed and 80 captured at Encantada
in the state of Coahuila was re
ported in a government bulletin
which added that three federal
columns wire converging for a
general offensive on Torreon.
REFURNISHED OFFICE AND SIMPLE GREETING FOR COOLIDGES
Respecting former Pres. Coolidge’s wishes, Northampton, Mass., wel
comed him back quietly. Above is an excellent likeness of the law office
of “Coolidge & Hemingway—within the circle. The old home on Massasoif
St. (lower right) is little changed, althongh some of the old neighbors
have moved away.
MBS. MeCOBD 7,LAYING PLANE
AT JTJNE*ri v yi) PROCEED
TO SEWARD
ggAH^T^. M-’rch 15, (iP)—A six
passenger Boeing flying boat took
o the air at 1:45 yesterday after
noon with five passengers on a
two day flight to Juneau.
Due to the late start the party
expected to stop last nignt at Al
bert bay or Prince Rupert then
continue on today to Juneau.
Emergency stops are Vancouver',
Petersburg, Wrangel, Ketchikan
and Skagway but the plane will
not stop at those places unless
forced to.
Aboard the plane were Mr. and
Mrs. T. McCarty, Mrs. Jack Mc
Cord, Capt. E. J. Burke and Geo.
Lortie. While Mrs. McCord will
nuit the party at Juneau '
i:tm to her home in Seward the
ship and the remaining passengers
intend to proceed to the Portland
Cana' mining region.
Regular use of the plane in
franspnrtating engineers and sup
plies from Seattle to George Coch
ran’s properties in the Portland
district and to tin properties near
Nome are contemplated.
Cochran said he may purchase
a larger craft capable of trans
porting heavy machinery to Nome.
McCarty said it is improbable that
he will attempt to institute a reg
ular service between Seattle and
Alaska.
MANY AMERICANS STRANDED
IN TORREON UNABLE TO
OBTAIN FUNDS
UNDATED, March 15, (Ay)—The
battle lines between the federals
and revolutionists around the
I strategic city of Torreon grew clo
ser as the powerful rival armies
were reported to be advancing
| on one another in an effort to
icome to grips.
General Calles is within 20-mUes
of Duranga and hoped to capture
it shortly then continue north
ward to torreon.
Durango may be a hard nut
to crack as it is strong strategi
cally and is reported to be guard
ed by 4,000 rebels.
Four other federal armies are
also to be advancing on Torreon.
Many Americans are stranded in
that city as they are unable to
obtain traveling funds because
of closing of the banks.
Five high ranking rebel officers
have been executed in Vera Cruz.
AUTHOR NEAR DEATH
PARIS, March 15, (fP)—F. Har
ris an internationally known author
is lying near death’s door from a
serious complication resulting from
colds. He is 73 years old and the
doctors hold but slignt hope for his
recovery.