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VOLUME XXII, NUMBER 187
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
HULL OF PRINCESS LINER PUNC
TURED; FLOODED ENGINE
ROOM, STOPPED ENGINE
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WRANGELL, Sept. 1. (A3)—'The i
Princess Charlotte passengers were |
entertained with a party last night. !
Assuming the role of genial host io i
the marooned excursionists in the ;
town, families opened their residenc
es to the guests and gave a public I
dance in their honor. Tomorrow,
scores will be taken on an outing, to
places of interest.
TAKE OFF PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, Sept. 1. (£>)—'The geo
detic surrey announced shortly be
fore noon that its steamship Explorer
reached the Princess Charlotte and
radioed it had started “taking off” the
ship’s passengers. Officials presumed
the Explorer was taking marooned
passengers off the beach on which
they landed when the Charlotte was
refloated after striking a rock.
HULL PUNCTURED
WRANGELL, Sept. 1. (JP)—The Ex
plorer landed passengers of the Prin
cess Charlotte , at Wrangell at 12:25
yesterday afternoon. The fishing tug
Krichak, of the Alaska Packers Asso
ciation, with the assistance of the
Petersburg shrimp -fleet, is towing
the Charlotte here at two miles an
hour. The damage to the Charlotte is
undetermined although it is known
the hull was punctured. Flooding
oil tanks and engine rooms disabled
the engine.
Pilot OF DETROIT IS
DEIMD IN TURNEY
LONDON. Sept. 1. (/P)—An Ex
change Telegraph dispatch from Con
stantinople reports the Pride of De
troit left for Aleppo. Syria. Previ
ous direct dispatches said the flight
had been postponed due to a delay
in permission to fly over Turkish
territory.
F11S RUNNER HOWLS
COMPETITOR DOPED SELE
BERLIN, Sept. 1. (JP)—Dr. Pelzer
defeated Paavo Nurmi the famous
runner in a race last spring because
Pelzer increased hi3 speed by doping
himself, is the charge made by Nurmi
in German newspapers yesterday.
Pelzer is hot in his denials and
laughs at the poor sportsmanship of
the Finn.
TEN CENTS AND A WIFE
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Sept. 1.
(JP)—“Ten cents and a wife are all
I’ve got now”, Charles B. Wesner, 50
year old farmer of Campbellburg, de
clared just after his wedding. Wes
ner and his bride walked 70 miles to
Jeffersonville to be married. The
license and ceremony cost him $4.50
he had only a dime left.
JAPAN PLANNING FLIGHT U. S.
TOKIO, Sept. 1. (JP)—The Japanese
are planning to make a flight to the
United States in the spring of 1928.
ALASKA ACE IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Sept. 1. (JP)—Jos Cros-;
son, Fairbanks aerial pioneer and j
Alaska Ace, is visiting Seattle for six j
weeks.
PRINCESS CARRYING
PLANE IS UNHEARD, i
FROM UP TO NOON!
THREE PLANES SUPPOSED TO
BE WINGING OVER TRANS
ATLANTIC AIR LANES
ST. JOHNS, Sept. 1. (£*)—'Three j
planes, one bound from England to j
Canada and two bound from Canada j
to England, at last reports were rac
ing through space over an air route j
more crowded than heretofore in
trans-Atlantic history. In the lead i
bound this way, If the plane is s-till
in the air, is the flying Princess j
Lowenstein ... Wertheim, ... financial
, backer of the monoplane Straphael
piloted by Hamilton and Minchin.
They were last heard from at 10:45
, eastern time. No word has been re
ceived as to the whereabouts of the
plane since it left the Irish coast.
The other planes are hopping from
London to Ontario. It is indicated
’the competition may turn into a race.
Captain Terry and Lieut. Medcalf
took off from London at 5:34 with
the weather perfect. Wood and
Schiller took off from Windsor, On
tairo, at 9:18.
NO SIGN OF PLANE
NEW YORK, Sept. 1. (JP)— No ships
reported yesterday sighting the mono
plane Straphael which, after more
! than eight hours after the hop-off,
should have been nearing mid-Atlan
tic.
LONG OVERDUE
ST. JOHNS. Sept. 1. '(/P)—As noon
passed the Straphael was still un
heard from. They should have ar
rived long ago.
BASEBALL SCORES
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Portland, Seattle, rain.
Missions, 1; Hollywood, 5.
Oakland, 5; Sacramento, nothing.
Los Angeles, 8; San Francisco,
j nothing.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati, 1; Boston, nothing.
St. Louis, 3; Brooklyn, 1.
Pittsburg, 3-7; Philadelphia, 2-2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit, 1-3; St. Louis, 3-4.
Boston, 3; New York, 10.
Philadelphia, 3; Washington, 5.
PROHIBITION IN U. S,
IS GHENT FRAUD
LONDON, Sept. 1. (iP)—Hall Caine
a member of Parliament from Poole,
England, declared that prohibition in
'the .United States was a great fraud
; because he -purchased good whiskey
(in New York cheat V ’♦ban it can be
bought in England. He made this
statement before the' English Parlia
ment.
The S. S. Starr, of the S. J. F. &
P. Co., Capt. O. A. Johansen, will
leave for the Westward on Septem
ber 6 and not on the 5th as has been
announced.
HOWARD THROWS HAT
IN RING; CONVINCED
PEOPLE OF ALASKA I
WANT NEW DELEGATE
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SENATOR BARTLEY HOWARD OF
ANCHORAGE IS REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE
ENROUTE iis. VICTORIA
PROPOSES CONSISTANT CON
STRUCTIVE POLICY, NOT ONE
OF CONTINUOUS AGITATION
NOME, Sept. 1. (JP)—Territorial
'Senator Bartley Howard of Anchor
age announced his candidacy for Re
publican nomination as Delegate to
^Congress in 1928 to succeed Dan
Siithelrand. “I have just completed
an extensive tour of Alaska,” he
I said before sailing from Nome on
the steamer Victoria, and “I am con
vinced the people of the Territory
jdesire a change in their Delegate to
Congress. The people believe great
results for Alaska can be obtained
by a Delegate in accord w'ith the ad
ministration at Washington, especial
ly a Delegate who has consistant
: constructive policies, not one of con
tinuous agitation and opposition.
| Therefore I take this opportunity of
announcing my candidacy for Repub
lican nomination for Delegate. It
elected I will endeavor to carry on
a constructive policy for the devel
ment of Alaska which I believe I
i advocated as President of the Terri
torial Senate at the last session.”
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ILL VARIETIES FOX
IN GOOD DEMID III
SEATTLE HUCTIDN
BEST CROSS FOX SKINS SOLD
FOR $100; MUSKRATS DE
CLINE TEN PER CENT
SEATTLE. Sept. 1, (/P)— All varie
ties of fox were in good demand at
the opening of the Seattle Fur Ex-1
|change monthly auction. Prices for
I red fox averaged $30. Twelve of the
best lot brought $48.50. The lull
market value was obtained for white
fox specimen skin which brought
$70.50 with average lots running
from $48 to $52. Cross' fox continued
, to be in strong demand, selling at
an average of $39.90; the best skin
selling for $1Q0. Muskrats declined
ten per cent from last month, selling
at the average price of $2. Seven
of the best lot went for $2.30. Lynx
sold well at an average of $p. Mart
in improved ten per cent and 60 per
cent were sold at an average of $25.
Twenty-eight of the best lot, all dark
skins, went at $55. Ermine sold well
with the best lo-t bringing $3, and j
30 at an average of $2. Thirty-two
a poor collection of otter, averaged
$27.50. Wolf were practically all
taken at an average of $20.50.
AIRPLANES ROUT LOCUSTS
MOSCOW, Sept. 1. OP)—A signal
victory on the ‘‘locusts front” is re
ported by the aerial expedition in
charge of ridding Soviet farms of the
pewit. A total area of 324,000 acres
are »aid to have been cleared of
locdsts by spraying from airplanes.
REPORT REDFERN FALLS
PARA, Brazil, Sept. 1. (JP).An un
confirmed report has been received
that Redfern landed in the vicinity of
Alemquer, Brazil. The report 3ays ,
Redfern fell.
LITTLE ATTENTION
ALASKA. SEN. WILLIS
TERRITORY BEING LOOKED UPON
AS TOO MUCH OF A SHOW
PLACE FOR TOURISTS
SEATTLE, Sept. 1. (JP)—Senator
Frank B. Willis of Ohio, chairman of
the Senate Territorial Committee who;
has been mentioned as a Presidental
possibility, said he was more inter
ested In Alaska than the Presidental
situation. The Senator said he was
highly optimistic about Alaska’s fu
ture^ He is returning from a tour of
the Territory and upon his arrival
said the “Territory is being looked
upon as too much as a show place for
the tourists. While the scenery is
wonderful, Americans generally, are
paying little attention to the great
coal, mineral, lumber, oil, fish and fur
industries and none whatever to the
agriculture future. When we awake
to the immensity of the Territory's
natural resources, which have scarce
jly been scratched, it will come into
• it’s own. Nobody knows the extent of
it’s wealth.
“One thing I noticed was the lack of
Alaska spirit. There was plenty of
community spirit but the spirit as a
whole was needed for prosperity.”
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WANTS RETURN SOUVENURS
NEW YORK. Sept. 1. (IF)—Col.
| George, Cook will sail for Germany
| with a box of war souvenirs, hoping
j to locate the owners and return
them.
SEIERAt IDE KILLED
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa Sept. 1.
(/P)—A- big disturbance-, was report
ed in the diamond mines in these lo
calities yesterday. The trouble start
ed over the arrest of several natives
who are charged with having stolen
many valuable /diamonds from the
mine owners. Thousands of dollars
losses which were suffered resuulted
in clashes between the Whites and
these bandits, in which six prominent
whites and many natives were killed.
I TORONTO, Sept. 1. (#>)— Ernest
|Viercoetter, powerful German baker
who conquered the English Channel,
won the Canadian National 21-mile
marathon swim in 11 hours, 42 min
utes and 12 seconds, winning $30,000.
Georges Michel, French baker was
second and won $7,500.
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A. J. Dimond, attorney, returned to
Seward last evening from abrief
business trip to Anchorage. Mr.
Dimond will remain in the city for
several days.
SALMON PACKERS TO
CONFLICTING REPORTS REACH
ING SEATTLE FROM SOUTH
EASTERN ALASKA
SEATTLE, Sept. 1. (/P)—Salmon
packers operating canneries in South
eastern Alaska will meet here Fri
day to discuss the closing season by
Henry O’Malley. The canners are
prepared to formulate a policy which
will guide them when they meet O’
Malley on his return here on Sep
tember 8 from a trip to Oregon and
California. It is known that the
cannerymen are divided on the ques
tion of whether O’Malley should be
urged to open the commercial fish
ing season of Southeastern Alaska.
Meanwhile, conflicting reports are
reaching Seattle from the North as
to the extent of the rumored late
season run. From some quarters
word was sent here that the district
near Ketchikan was “alive with fish,”
while the United States Bureau of
Fisheries has advised there is no
phenomenal run although conditions
have proved somewhat.
ASK FOR BIG INCREASE
! VALLEJO, Calif., Sept. 1. (/P)—Sec
retary of Navy, Curtis D. Wilbur will
ask Congress at its next session for
a 100 per cent increase in the ship
building program which now calls for
eight 10,000 ton cruisers and several
| smaller crafts he annonced here yes
terday after a conference of Munici
pal and Naval officers after inspect
ion of the Mare Island Navy yard.
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DENY RUMORS
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1. (/P)—Both
Gertrude Olmsted, screen actress and
her husband, Robert Z. Leonard, film
director, deny rumors of a rift in
their matrimonial career.
JAPANESE PRINCES ARE
BANKRUPT.BANK FAILURE
TOKIO, Sept. 1. (/P)—'The crash of
a score of banks recently has made
bankrupts of two Princes one of them
Prince Matsukata who has offered to
give up his rank and estate to satisfy
his creditors. The other Prince
Shimazu has sold his palace and turn
ed over the money obtained to pay his
debts.
S 5 VICTORIA HAS CARGO
COLD BULLION BEER
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NOME. Sept. 1. (/P)—The steamer
Victoria carried gold bullion valued
at $325,000.00, and 1,500 head of rein
deer consigned to Waechter Brothers
at Seattle. The ves?e' carried 50
passengers.
$500,000 EMERALDS
CHICAGO, Sept. 1. (£>)—Harold F.
McCormick has purchased his wife,
Ganna Waska, a string of 89 India
carved emeralds costing $500,000,
friends said.