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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-25
FLOOD WATER
 CONTINUES IN
 ALASKA TOWN
Rain and Wind Storm Rages Continuously for
 72 Hours at Seward

SEWARD. Alaska, Aug. 25.-Af- ter q slight lull in the 72 hours of continuous rain and wind storm. the storm renewed and the battle is on again for control of Lowell Creek which is ripping, tearing current
 The course of the stream is changing momentarily as piles and debris are heaped along the sides.
 Volunteers are seeking to save the Fourth Avenue bridge, the last connecting link between the two portions of the town, and carrying the only remaining water main.
 Under the direction of Mayor L. V. Ray, masses of debris have been dynamited and protection banks of sand bags built to save the Fourth Avenue bridge ap- breaches.
 The General Hospital plant is endangered as the flood waters eat their way toward the founda- tions.
 Several families have been driv- en from their homes by the high water.
 City in Darkness
 The city's main power plant is still out of commission and the city is kept from total darkness by independent power plants op- erated by gas.
 The Seward Gstewav daily newspaper, has not published for two days but auxiliary power may enable the paper to issue late this afternoon.
 Mile Seven, on the Highway, and other places to the north, are cut off from communication entirely.
 Landslides and weak bridges are reported at many points along the Alaska Railroad
 Officials predicted that the slides will be cleared and washouts re- paired so that rail communica- tions may be resumed late today or early tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-25
Stephen Jrosz Is Missing on Mount Mckinley

SEWARD, Alaska. Aug. 25. Concern is felt at Mount Mckinley Station on the Alaska Railroad for the safety of stephen Jarosz, representative of the Polish Government, who started from there August 8, accom- panied by a local Polish youth to climb the noun tain. He said he would be back in ten days. The last word of the pair was from Toklat Cabin, half way to the base of the mountain. Jarosz knew nothing of the country and was without proper equipment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-25
HOOVER WILL NOT DEBATE
 WITH SMITH
Considers Wet and Dry Is- sue Defined in Accept
 ance Speeches

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-The first phase of his campaign at an end, Herbert c. Hoover today reviewed the 5000 mile journey across the continent and the re- suits il produced.
 Just when he will renew dis cnssion of the wet and dry issues has not been decided but he has NO intention of engaging in any 0sbates with Gov Alfred Smith on che subject Hoover regards the issue as definitely defined in the acceptance speeches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-25
Col. Mitchell Will
 Stump for Gov. Smith

MILWAUKEE. Wis. Aug. B. Col. William Mitchell. who re- signed from the army because of sensational controversy over the question of creating separate military branch of aviation. will stump Wisconsin for Gov. Alfred E. Smith. touring the state in la automobile and speaking under the auspices of the Democratic State and National Committees It is said he will pay his own expenses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-25
CROWDS GREET
 GOV. SMITH IN
 JERSEY TOWNS
Nominee Has Hard Time Going to Seagirt to
 Spend WeekEnd

SEAGIRT, N. J., Aug 25,- Cheered by crowds which at tines blocked progress of his automobile, Gov. Alfred F. Smith passed through the industrial section of New Jersey yesterday afternoon for weekend stay here, where Woodrow Wilson made his home in 1912.
 As the car passed through Jer- sey City. men. women and child ren swept from the curb and forced the car to come to a stand still.
 Again near Newark admirer swarmed into the roadway and the auto proceeded at snairs pace.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-25
REPUBLICAN WOMAN
 IS OUT FOR SMITH

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.- Mrs. Cas- par Whitney. of Irvington-on-the- Hudson, N. r., formerly First Vice Chairman oI the National League of Women Voters. and member of Herbert Hoover's Committee for Belgium Relief during the war. has accepted the appointment of Craftsmanship of the National Con- mittee of Independent "Smith-for- President" Clubs organized by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, chairman of the Women's Advisory Commit tee of the Democratic National Committee has organized.
 Mrs. Whitney. who has consis- tently voted the Republican ticket recently resigned from the Nation- al League of Women Voters al their convention in Chicago to work for Gov smith This will be her first National Depocratic vote.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-25
American Pair Embark
 On Honeymoon Marathon

JOHANNESBURG, South Afr ca, Aug. 25.-Mr. and Mrs. Barratt Waters, Of Kentucky, have arrived in Central Africa on the first stage of the worlds longest honeymoon. They expect it will occupy nearly twelve months and before they are back in their home town they will have covered more than 33,0O0 miles by train, boat, motor car and airplane.
 They have already travelled through South Africa to Rhodesia,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-25

visited the Victoria Falls and re- turned to Durban. where they are shipping to Mombasa. Inland from Nairobi, they are setting out on a months big game shooting expedi- tion that will take them to the borders of the Belgian Congo.
 When that is over they intend travelling up the White Nile to Khartoum, whence they will visit Damascus and Bagdad, and fly to Teheran. After that they will turn back to Constantinople and Europe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-25
CAR DERAILED; FIRE ADDS TO
 SCENE TERROR
Accident Happens at Peak of Rush Hours in
 Busiest Station
ALL EMERGENCY UNITS
 PRESSED IN SERVICE
r our Investigations Are Started - One Head
 ed by Mayor Walker

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Four- teen persons were killed and 156 injured when the eighth ear on a southbound Interborough Rapid Transit Express train jumped the track as il was leaving Times Square Station and crashed into concrete partition in the tun- mel.
 The accident happened shortly after , o'clock yesterday after noon. at the peak of the evening rush hour in the busiest and most congested station in the New York subway system.
 The entire length of the West Side subway line was brought to a standstill
 All police and fire department emergency units were called out. Ambulances from every hospital in Manhattan were rushed to the scene with doctors. Taxicabs and private automobiles were pressed into service to remove the in- jured as fast as they were brought =lrpf by rescue workers. Accident Bad One The accident was the worst since in November. 1918, when s6 persons were killed in de- railment of Brooklyn Rapid Transit train running through an open cut. There never has been such disaster in the subway itself
 w. E. Baldwin, Subway Main tenance Man. is held on q charge or homicide for his alleged neg ligence i'll permitting the train 10 pass oyer defective switch. He is being held responsible for the accident.
 Investigation Started
 Four investigations are uuder way with Mayor James J. Walker in personal charge of the inquiry.
 Before the power could be shut or after the crash, short circuits set Ire to the wreekage and ter TOT of fire added to other periIs.
 Eighteen hundred passengers were on the train. The transit company adyertises as having the safest railway in the world and equipped with all modern safety devices. The train was composed of all-steel cars.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-25
Dengue Epidemic
 S,ceeping Greece;
 00,O0O Cases N0,U

ATHENS, Aug. 25.-Deaths from the dengue epidemic which is grip this city. have averaged 20 day. There are over 90,000 cases at Piraeus where business has come 10 standstill. Many steamers are unable to leave ports because of lack of personnel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-25
STILLMANs LEAVE

Laura Stillman and A. B. Still man, sister and son of Rev. O. A. Stillman, who have been visiting here for several weeks, left on the Queen for the States. MT. Stillman is to resume his teach ing duties at Oregon State Col lege, Corvallis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-25
HALIBuT BOAT SEIZED

Halibut boat June was seized by representatives of the U. s. MarshaPs office this morning. ow- ing to claims totaling about $3,00O against the boat for supplies from companies in Seattle, Ketchikan and Juneau, according to Chief Deputy U. s. Marshal J. F. Statter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-25
Plume Attempting Ocean Flight,
 Returns to France

l. F B o U R c EFT FIELD. France. Aug. 25-An attempt to span the Atlantic by air, east to west, failed this morning when the mono plane France returned to the flying field at 7.20 o'clock after having taken off on what was hoped to be a non stop flight to New York City.
 unfavorable winds caused the aviators to turn back shortly after the take-off.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-25
Unalga Is
 Due Here Ne1t Tuesday Euening

The Coast Guard cutter Unalga. according to radio advices reaching Juneau, was off Cape Cleare at S:30 o'clock this morning bound for Cordova. The cutter is expected to reach Juneau next Tuesday evening, ac- cording to further advices received.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-25
BIRTHS DOUBLE
 DEATHS IN CANADA

OTTAWA. Aug. 25.-Canadian births in 1927 totaled 233,605; mar riages, 69, 465; deaths, 1O5,1S6.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-08-27

first mention of petroleum in Amer ica by white man
 Fr1ar Joseph de la Roche Ailion, missionary and explorer. in the seventeenth century reported to his monastery of the existence of oil in this country, but as late as 1855 there was no hint of the tremendous sup. plies lying ready for use A Pennsyl- vania well yielded twelve barrels day. circular told "the wonderful medical virtues" of Kier's Petroleum Panacea. pumped up with salt water. flows into cystern. bottled in It's natural state without any prepa- ration or admixture."
 American oil production Is more than 100000 barrels daily. and Is increasing Geologists say the United States known oil sources can supply the country for 300 years
 This great supply of oil. appar- ently never-failing. is responsible for the fast growing use of oil burners" sad W w Williams. president of the N Hams Institute of Heat Research, u. Bloomington. Ill "An oil burner IS within the reach ot anyone for less than the price of cheap sedan 1t is popular everywhere because house. owners have learned they need never fear shortage of the cheap fuel oil that we use."
Seward daily gateway., 1928-08-27
AIS VIEWPOINT E PARTISAN ALL SUDJECTS E
BUTLER COMMENTS ON CRiTI CISMS HOOVER'S ADDRESS
 AND SMITHS SPEECH

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (P)-Nicho las Murray Butler followed the re cent criticism of Hoover on prohibi ton and National defense with the statement that Smiths speech and address of acceptance was states manlike document, well conceivad, well phrased and admirably expres j. led and shows the Governor at his best and We New York Republicans know by long experience how good |that is.
 His setting forth the case of the Democratic Party for this campaign was able and on high plane. This can only be met by like or better argument on similarly high plane. He added The Governors viewpoint lis strickly partisan on all of the three paramount subjects agriculture, foreign policy and international peac,."
Seward daily gateway., 1928-08-27

Many in Alaska were shocked last week to learn of the drowning at Wa terfall of H. Lienes, we'll known Ps tersburg resident. Lienes was em- ployed for some time by the Peters, burg cannery and has been superin tendent of the Waterfall cannery of the Nakat Packing Corporation ever since it was started
Seward daily gateway., 1928-08-27

This boulder. With It's pruu.e tablet
 stands near Cuba. N, r.. at the side of an oil spring on the Seneca Indian Reservation. It commemorates the three hundredth anniversary of the
Seward daily gateway., 1928-08-27
FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

With the Alaska o"n ana respected citizen Alaska o intrepid who North and auad to grpple for opportunities.
 John Gparick to Kodiak He soon s the mining fever and him belongs aSS 1he ultimate destiny of which still holds cK more e Vaster harshps than they do today early days not baked by difficulties, the progress of today Sad TO many them; and sadder 1lhnlg rapidly Of those IS with regret hat u Veh hardly and fought tune m s er9sn that u n' dena did bono +izors q avolo~
Seward daily gateway., 1928-08-27
Hand-colored Alaska pic lures at Sylvia's

EASTMAN AGENTS, Schal,erer's Alaska Shop.
 Frye Baby Beef Is uner' ceiIed.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-08-27

livery mine was prospect. It is only through development work that unCergro2nd riches are uncoy cred and the shares advance
Seward daily gateway., 1928-08-27

'" laF another experienced "Ns f&hoad to be hoped oa his usefulness settle petty labor st7 as they did in the predecessor
Seward daily gateway., 1928-08-27

he Hdde"es in pretty good shape this stand why it always rains peniuy o relief
Seward daily gateway., 1928-08-27

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Evening star., 1928-04-12
GENERAL COLD WEATHER
LIMITS OPENING CROWDS
Surprises Brought by Inaugural Contests Include
Pounding of Several Pitching Aces and
Failure of Star Sluggers to Hit.

their National League crown, ran into
an avalanche of hits at st. Louis and
bowed TO the Cardinals, IA to 7. Ray
Kremer, Pirate ace, was knocked out Of
the box. Frisch and Bottomley got six
of the Cardinals Is Safeties, each pol
ing out home run. Although he was
hit hard, Jess Haines went the full dis
tance for st. Louis
Led by Andy Cohen, young Jewish
star, John McGraWs New York Giants
vanquished the Boston Braves at the
Polo Grounds, to 2. Cohen, playing
in the spot graced last year by Rogers
HornSby, accounted for four OF the
Giants runs and starred afield. Larry
Benton was chary of hits and might
have had shutout but for the fact
Braves pitcher, who propelled 1t into
the bleachers with one man on base.
Jimmy Ring outpitched Jess Petty
to give the Phillies a 4-to-3 decision
over Brooklyn at Ebbets Field. Petty
retired in the seventh to give Rubc
Bressler a chance to double with three
men on base. scoring two runs. Harvey
Hendrick accounted for the other Dodg~
cr tally with home run. Two recruits,
Kelley and Whitney, starred at the
plate and In the field for the Phils.
A home run by Freddy Mcguire,
rookie second baseman, saved the Chi
cago Cubs from a shutout at the hands
of Cincinnati Reds at Cincinnati. The
Reds hit Charlie Root opportunely to
win, S to /. Adolf Luque. giving the
Cubs only seven hits, was master of
the situation throughout Cincinnati
got only five off Root, but they came
after Cub errors, and that hurt.
With George Uhle showing a return
to form. the Cleveland Indians bat
tered Ted Lyons and George Connally
for i3 hits and beat the Chicago White
Sox at Chicago, 3 TO 2. Uhle held the
Sox batsmen under control throughout.
Forty thousand, the largest crowd of
the day, saw the revamped st. Louis
Browns beat Detroit at Tigerland, 4
to /. Each team got but six hits. but
Detroits two errors were more costly
than the Browns four.
Evening star., 1928-04-12

BY the Associated Press.
~ ESET by weather more suitable
- for the gridiron than the dia-
mond, IL teams yesterday began
IL their annual bid for major
league base ball honors. Two
others. Washington and Boston, clashed
In what was just ball game. They
had stolen a march on the field by
making their opening gesture pennant-
ward on Tuesday.
Nearly 100000 persons knocked off
work 10 see the eight games. Opening
day in 1927 saw 227, ,660 fans In attend
ance. although only seven games were
played.
The first general engagement brought
with 1t a series of surprises: recruits
basked in the limelight; sluggers were
meek before pitching skill; such hurting
aces as Petty. Kremer, Root, Grove and
Lyons all had nothing to show for their
first days work but "one" in the lost
column.
Wild and unsteady, Grove, the speed
ball expert, lasted only three innings
against the New York Yankees, who
moved down Connie Mack's Athletics at
Philadelphia. 8 to 3. The world cham
pions were beaten consistently during
the Spring training season, but they
showed no signs Of being punch drunk"
yesterday.
Grove, Shores and Powers were
reached for 10 safeties, while Herb Pen
mock southpawed his way the route for
the Yankees, giving up seven scattered
hits. One Of these, and two walks, went
to Ty Cobb, but that other veteran, Iris
Speaker, went hitless. Babe Ruth hit
no home runs. but triple and pair
Of passes. enabled him to score thrice.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, defending
Evening star., 1928-04-12

BY the Associated Press
"Y CoBB'S single In the first in
ming Of the game at philadel-
phia was his 4.078th safety from
i major league pitching.
He went TO bat three times
during the game and ran his total APP
pearances at bat to 11.079 in 1888
games. All these are new records.
Andy Cohen scored o decided edge
over Rogers Hornsby In the battle Of
second basenen at the Polo Grounds.
Andy was of ahead when he threw
the great Rajah out on his first appear
ance at bat. HornSby's total for the
day was one hit in four times up, while
his youthful successor figured In all
the Giant scoring, sending two Of his
mates home with q double after he
had scored the first New York run. He
tailed again later.
In connecting for is hits against a
variety Of Pittsburgh pitching every st.
Louis Cardinal In the game was credited
with at least one safety.
Chalmers Cissel, the expensive White
Sox shortstop. Is trying TO figure out
whether he was a hero or a goat" on
the frst day. The si35,0o0 iafielder
Evening star., 1928-04-12
YANKS-A'S GAME OFF;
GRlFFS' TILT MENACED

Bad weather has caused the post
ponement of one game scheduled In tho
big leagues today, that between the
Yankees and Athletics ut Philadelphia
having been called of on account oi
snow and wet grounds. while several
others are threatened. including the one
listed for the GTiffmen at Boston. where
rain Is reported.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York at Philadelphia, postponed,
snow and wet grounds.
Washington at Boston, rain; pm.
standard.
Cleveland at Chicago. clear; 3 pm.
standard
st. Louis at Detroit, cloudy; pm.
standard.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston at New York, threatening
$3.50 pm, standard.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn, threaten
ing, $3.50 pm, standard.
Chicago at Cincinnati, cloudy; pm.
standard
Pittsburgh at st. Louis. clear: 3 pm,
standard.
Evening star., 1928-04-12
Cobb Makes His 4,O78th Hit;
Other Big League Sidelights

got three hits, but was guilty of two
bobhles In the field.
Al Simmons. heavy-hitting outfielder,
lent hts aid to the Athletics via the
radio. In bed at a hospital after .
tonsil operation Simmons listened In
on the Yankee Athletic game. Connie
Mack probably would have appreciated
a little more active support.
Singing honors Of the day went to
Ken Williams Of the Red Sox. who
drove out home run and two doubles.
frankie Frisch OF the Cardinals Tailed
four times 70 lead the run scorers.
The season was two innings old be-
fore the Waners put on their act at
st. Louis. In the third Lloyd singled
and later scored on Brother Paul's safe
ty Of the same caliher.
Having worn the mantle OF champion
relief pitcher, Fred Marberry apparent
" is going after the strike-out crown
now. He got eight Red Sox on strikes
yesterday.
Evening star., 1928-04-12
SHOWS FORM in BEATING
RED SOX AT BOSTON, 81
Fred Displays Plenty of Stuff i'm Addition to Speed
in Frigid Weather-Rice Proves the Spear
Head of Washington's Attack.

three runs in and also scored once
himself. II was Sammy who first put
the Nationals into the run column with
triple backing a pass to ellis aud a
singl. by Harris In the third inning.
wAst then tailed when Rice singled.
In round four. Marberry came up
with the bases filled by passes to Bluege
and Harris with ellis two-bagger
sandwiched between an,, singled two
men home. Harris, who had pulled up
at third base. crossed the counting block
after Flaggy bagged Vests long drive
N.'alks by Goslin and Bluege and Gil
lis single accounted for the Nationals
m. .ar chalked up in the fifth inning.
while \ pass to Harris, Marberry's sacri-
fee, Vests infield eraSure and Rice's
double letted q tally in the eighth.
Evening star., 1928-04-12
~ Making Strong Bid for Success His Ne Role of Starting Pitcher
SAM JONES, GRIP VICTIM,
MAY BE LEFT In BOSTON

BOSTON, April 12.-Sam Jones of
the Nationals pitching staff Is Ill with
grippe and will remain In bed at his
hotel at least until Saturday evening,
when the club entrains for Washington.
If he has shown no improvement by
that time he will be sent TO hospital
here.
Jones was not feeling so we'll when
he left Washington with the club Tues
day night and took the trip here against
the advice OF the physician who looks
after the physical welfare OF the Ma
tionalS at home. Arriving In Boston, he
took to his bed Immediately after get
ting TO the hotel and since has had a
temperature of more than 102 degrees.
Two local physicians, after diagnos-
ing Jones case yesterday afternoon,
ordered that he have his room alone
and prescribed very limited diet. The
latter order has been worrying Sam
more than his Illness
Through with formally starting base
ball seasons, the Nationals now are
looking forward to their return to ter
ritory considerably south of this point.
With cold and wind, it was no day
for base ball yesterday In the Hub and
this morning chilling rain was fall
ing. When they get away from here
the Harrismen believe they will run into
weather much more to their liking.
They certainly could not run into any
thing worse.
Gov. Aivan Fuller and a host Of
other State and city dignitaries, as
well as Nick Altrock and Al Schacht,
tried TO cheer the crowd of nearly 5000
at Fenway Park before the game yes
terday. The fans we're too cold, how
ever, to bother about anything before
play started, nor could the Red Sox
cheer them after the contest was under
way. All around, the Boston opening
was a frost in so far as local fandom
was concerned.
1t was a tough day for the relief de-
tail of the Red Sox pitching staff. The
rescue workers sat on a bench down in
the bullpen huddled in heavy blankets.
But so frequent were the changes made
by Bill Carrigan that the hurlers were
more often than not without wraps.
Bill Regan's left wrist was so pain
fully bruised when struck by one of
Marberry's pitches In the fifth inning
that Bill passed his second-base job TO
Bill Rogell in the seventh session.
Several times during the game yes
Evening star., 1928-04-12
Crowley, Georgia Tech Star
Thirdsacker, Signed by Criffs

A new candidate for an iniieid
berth with the Nationals has been
added to the team, according 70 an
nouncement made today by Presi-
dent Clark c. Griflith, In the person
Of Edgar J. Crowley. third baseman
Of the Georgia Tech varsity team.
Crowley, who has made an en-
viable reputation as an athlete at
the Atlanta institution. which also
sent Bob Reeves 70 the Griffmen.
having been captain and end Of
the Golden Tornado foot ball team
last FAN as well NJ varsity third
baseman for the past three years.
had agreed 10 sign with the Ma
tionaIs at the close Of school next
Evening star., 1928-04-12
SEATS NOW ON SALE
FOR SUNDAY GAME HERE

Tickets for next Sundays game
here between the Nationals and
Boston Red SOx have been placed
on sale at the ball park, Seventh and
Florida avenue, and can be obtained
at any time now between the hours
of 0 am. and 5 pm.
Next Sundays game win be the
only contest played here by the
Harrismen until Friday, April 20,
and with good weather prevailing a
close-to-capacity throng may be ez-
pected to turn out. The reservations,
as usual. include the box seats and
the first four rows Of the grand
stand.
Evening star., 1928-04-12

June, but wired Griff he was ready
TO report immediately, so was told
10 come on and was due TO arrive
here today.
Crowley, who Is to get his trial on
the recommendation Of Scout Joe
EnRel, Is a big fellow, 20 years old.
s feet In height and weighing 100
pounds. He Is Q right-hand hitter.
Crowley appears 10 be very
promising prospect" Engel asserted
today. ''He Is quite fast for . man
his sire. hits well and fields In
smooth style. He is lacking In ex-
perience, Of course, but after a sea-
son or two Of polishing ought TO
make a strong bid for recognition"