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The largest circulation of any newspaper in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th Divisions of Alaska “ALASKA’S HOME NEWSPAPER* The Seward Weekly Gate way la the best 16-page Weekly in the Territory of Alaska MEMBER AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 195. SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1931. PRICE TEN CENTS SIX KILLED, TWELVE WOUNDED IN NEW YORK NOBBED BUTTLE _ i NEW YORK, Aug. 22. (/P)—Six were killed and 12 wounded in a gun battle with police when two payroll robbers were chased 12 miles in automobiles through the streets of upper Manhattan and the Bronx. Two policemen, Edward Church ill and Walter Webb, and two robbers, John Prechtol and Martin, Bachorik, and their taxi driver, named Haise, and a four-year-old girl, Gloria A. Lopez, were killed. The robbers killed Webb, a j guard, arriving with a $5,000 pay- j roll at the Mendoza Fur Company, ] during the street chase where the j other policeman was killed. The Lopez family, in an auto- ! mobile, got in the line of fire of the robbers after they stole the payroll from an automobile and throwing another payroll guard out. Vincent Hyde, a city fireman, was picked up dead. The Police men’s guns started shooting and one was wounded as well as seven bystanders, including two women and another fireman. Finally, three police, in a pur suing taxi, forced the robbers to halt and killed them. In this fight all three police were wound ed. The stolen money and 71 empty shells were found in the car. FEATHERWEIGHTS FIGHT SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22. UP)— Fidel Labarba, former flyweight champion now campaigning in the featherweight ranks, defeated Pinto Desa of Portugal in fast 10 round bout. Labarba weighed 12712> and Desa 127%. PRISON SYSTEM IN ITALY IS CHANCED ROME, Aug. 22. (JP) — Radical changes in Italy’s prison system, including the abolishment of cell ular segregation, went into effect throughout Italy this month with the hearty approval of humani tarians and prison reformers throughout the world. Italian prisoners no longer live in prisons but in social institu tions. The entire Italian peni tentiary system has been over hauled with the idea of reeducat ing and regenerating the prisoners while they are being punished. DIRECT COUNCIL OF STATE ROME, Aug. 22. (A5) — Premier Mussolini took another depart ment in his own hands when he announced that he would hereafter direct the Council of State. A FUTURE BUSINESS Paul Kjegstad, reindeer owner of the Kotzebue and Akiak coun try, was an arrival in the city last evening, departing again today but prior to his leaving, held an extended conversation with Harry Kawabe, local business man, rela tive to shipping Alaska reindeer carcasses to Japan. Mrs. Frank Barr and children of Anchorage arrived in Seward last evening. WOMAN CONTINUES FLIGHT MOSCOW, Aug. 22. (£>)—Fraulein Vonetzdorf left Nobosibirsk, con tinuing her solo flight to Tokyo. STILL IN THE AIR MIAMI, Fla., Aug. 22. (JP)—'The DO-X arrived here from Antilla enroute to New York. OF CHINESE ORE OK MO HANKOW, Aug. 22. (£>)—Four hundred thousand refugees from this flood region alone are home less and thousands of one-story buildings in the native section of Hankow are submerged, and 30, 000,000 in the Yangtse valley are homeless. Hundreds are dying of dysentrw' and typhoid daily. POWERFUL LIGHTHOUSE OPEN WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22. (JP)—Dry Tortugas Lighthouse, sit uated on the most westerly of the Florida keys, will becoihe the most ^powerful coastal light in the Nnit i ed States when its candlepower >will be increased to 3,000,000. URGE LISTING OF PASSENGERS GO OUT 00 STEM YUKON Following is a list of the pas 'sengers boarding the SS Yukon, of the Alaska Steamship Company, last evening for the South: Seward to Seattle—Lonis L. Ray, Chester K. Wensworth, Louise Slagle, J. Lachman, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Fribrock, Joseph Fribrock, Iris Fribrock, G. R. Brown, Glenn Decker, Halph Havedstein, Thor Boysen, Pete Bamstad, John Hol den, Harold Peterson, Marguerite Lowe. Dorothy Griffin, Betty Bal derston, Helen Mulcare, Paul H. Moore, W. Gregory, W. A. Hill, Mr. Gordon, William A. Woodlief, Alice : Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Chartain,, Miss M. Bartberger. i Mrs. F. B. Duvall, Katherine Berlingame, W. A. Borland, F. C. Thompson, Donald Winterberger, John E. Conghlen, J. Hertzner, A. | Holen, Mrs. J. L. Fletcher, Grant Reed, Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Parry, ;T. G. Spellman, Paul Wilcke, Joe jBell, Mrs. E. A. Watkins, Mr. and I Mrs. H. J. Emard, Mrs. Emma A. Fast, Mr. and Mrs. S. S Huebner, Ethel Gaskil, Mrs. C. S. Olds, Mrs. F. Rarhtin, Mrs. G. H. Arnold! Mrs. P. C. Blaisdel, Thomas C. Blaisdel, Lillian B. Deubig, Cath erine M. Deubig, Lillian Meyer, i Leon Hiurt, Mrs. F. Fahrmann! W. A. Holbrook, Mrs. J. L. Flet I cher, Miss Nina Hayes, L. Ann ! Fairburn. j Cordova to Seattle—Anna Web ster, Shiela H Williams, R. wil lets, Adaloide Jameson, E. Jame son, D. A. Newcomb, Elwood H. Willi ts. Valdez to Seattle—Mrs. E. Ham jistal, Anthony Norbert. Seward to Valdez—Mrs. Jack son, Dr. A. R. Roberts, Mrs. E. E. Haines, Warren Haines, Robert Haines. Seward to Juneau—J. Pederson, Elecina Garity, Gust Nelson, John Carlson, John Worcester, Albert Wile, Noran Bragstad, Sam West troo, John G. Drebald, E. Pererall. Seward to Cordova—A. E. Bar 11 MID SOUND PICTURES RECORDED SEWNRD TO TUNNEL There have been many moving pictures taken of Alaska but never on such an elaborate scale which is now being “shot” by the Fox and Hearst News reel men who left Seward Friday for the Interior after spending a day traveling to and from the Russian River coun try where the nationally known trout stream was photographed; gamey trout and bathing beauties. To facilitate the cameramen’s travel throughout the Alaska Rail road belt, General Manager Otto F. Ohlson placed at the disposal of Eric Mayell and Oscar E. Darling, | a flat car, his own private car, and a locomotive, ahd shortly after the regular passenger train had departed for the Interior, the pho tographers and Colonel Ohlson’s party pulled out. The flat car, with all photo graphic and sound equipment aboard and with the big camera at the apex point, was shoved ahead of the locomotive, with the BB No. 1 bringing up the rear. The first stop was made at Law ing where Nellie, Neal Lawing. amid her great cdildfction of all Alaska game — big and little— trophies, gave a vivid description of each and every one; Camera man Mayell was highly pleased with this picture, shot from the exterior against the trophy lodge on which, and in the foreground, | the trophies were arranged. Darl ing, the sound man, stated Nellie’s voice recorded perfectly. Another movie-sound picture was then taken in the kitchen of Lawing Lodge where the famous bell-fish | line, with a live trout battling on ithe hook, was taken. The next halt was made at the Forest Ranger station where word was sent to Mrs. F. W. Williamson, of the Williamson Silver Fox ; Ranch. With her remarkable fox | pet “Chummie,” draped about her shoulders, Mrs. Williamson spoke into the “mike,” describing items of interest of silver foxes in gen eral and “Chummie” in particular. Mrs. Williamson’s voice also re corded perfectly, said Technician Darling. Leaving the'Ranger Station, the special train moved along slowly on towards the Loop area with frequent “shots” at the gorgeous (Please turn to Pace Two) BASEBALL NATIONAL Pittsburgh 1, Boston 2. ' Other National games, rain. AMERICAN New York 11, St. Louis 7. Boston 5, Detroit 11. Washington 6, Cleveland 3. Philadelphia 15, Chicago 12. PACIFIC COAST Sacramento 8, Missions 10. San Francisco 9, Seattle 19. Oakland 2, Hollywood 9. Los Angeles 3, Portland 7. rington, G. W. Willy, John Eric son, Walter J. Auren, P. V. Ariren, Louis Vogle. Seward to Petersburg—Ralph R. Reeser. MARRIED ON SS STARR ABOARD S SSTAR, Aug. 22. (Special to The Gateway)—Kattie Berg of Kanatak and C. Giaromet ti of Naknek were married last evening on the deck of the SS Starr at sea by Rev. Father Kai saveroff of Kodiak. The best man was Captain C. E. Anderson and the bridesmaid was Mrs. Reed of | Seward. CURIOUS 1TTMCTE0 R CHINESE MONK | PEIPING, Aug. 22. VP)—Chinese press reports here that a Korean, Chang Li, has a tail four inches long, has become a monk in a temple at Kirin, Manchuria. Chinese newspapers declare that Chang was born with his tail, and with his legs behind togeth er, so that he crawls instead of walks. He now is 30, is in good health, and has an unusually ac tive mind. The new monk attracts thous ands of visitors to the Kirin tem ple, says the Chinese press, and is unwilling to display his physi cal abnormalities. F OF PASSENGERS ON THE ! SEATTLE, Aug. 22. (/Pi—The SS Aleutian, of the A. S. S. Co., sailed at 12 o’clock this morning and carried 102 passengers of which 53 are for Seward as follows: and two daughters, C. C. Gear Mr. and Mrs. Wilton L. Smith hardt, Capt. and Mrs. J. Hansen, F. W. Mespelt, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Candlow, Miss D. Towner, Miss V. N Franz. Mrs. S. Peterson and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Adams, Mrs. W. Sale, Geo. E. Haw ley, L L. Trevethan, D. V. Fernald, Mr. and Mrs. Ed S. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. C E Gilbert, C. A. Pom eroy, J. E. Daugherty, Mrs. P. A. McConnell, Mrs. A. Crawford, Mrs. C. G. Hubbard, Capt. Recango. H. M. Devane, L. A. Sweets, Mrs. T T. McConnell, Mrs. C. Axelson, | Maude Thomas, Mrs. O. Dodd and two sons, John Eleasoff, Miss N. Cager, Mrs. F. Fredesickson, Miss A. Wentz, Florence Schnoeder, Miss E. Martin, C. E. Alexander and son, Mrs. E. J. Alexander and daughter, Mrs. M. Davidson, Miss J. King, Mrs. M. Borrgard, V. H. Tibolt and child, Dr. F. G. Nichols, and A P. Brown. I The Standard Oil Company ves sel Standard Service, Capt. M. L. Jordan, arrived in port today with a cargo of fuel and Deisel oil for the local general distributing plant; the tanker leaves at 12. The SS Admiral Evans, of the P. S. S. Co., will arrive in port Sunday from the Westward, con tinuing on South in the evening. ‘CATCH ’EM YOUNG’ MOSCOW, Aug. 22. (IP)—Soviet Russia’s generation of future leaders is multiplying rapidly. In the first half of this year mem bership in the communist organiza tion for boys and girls increased 1.000. 000 to a total of more than 4.000. 000. LINDBERGHS COMPLETE MED 400-MILE EEC OF TOKTO FLIGHT NEMURO, Japan, Aug. 22. (/P)— Saturday the Lindberghs took off from Muroton Bay in the Kuriles at 2:10 p. m., which was 9:19 p. m., Pacific Standard Time, for a flight of about 400 miles to Ne muro. When struck by a fog lurking around the peaks from 3,000 to 5,000 feet high, Mrs. Lindbergh queried the wireless station and was advised the safest place to land was at Shana, a dangerous landing on a small lagoon. Lindbergh arose at 5:40 a. m., I today, so anxious to leave Mu roton Bay that he worked till noon I on J;he motor. They landed at I Shana at 4:58 p. m. I The population of Shana is ! about 1,000, has a whaling sta tion, salmon hatchery and can neries. - BATTLE WAGING I HAVANA, Aug. 22. (/P)—Another 'battle at Gibara is waging where j a foreign legion of Americans, | Japanese, French and Germans !are aiding the rebels. No details ! could be learned owing to the | censorship. JURY STILL OUT LOS ANGELES. Aug. 22. (£>)— The Clark jury is still deadlocked. HOPPING THE ATLANTIC BERLIN, Aug. 22. (/P) — Willy Rody and Christian Johanssen, German aviators with Fernando Costa, a Veiga, Portuguese sports !man, as their passenger, took off ! for Lisbon, from there to fly the Atlantic to New York. ITALIAN MUSCLE ENLISTED TO mu MOSCOW BUILDERS ROME, Aug. 22. (/P) — Italian brawn will help American brains build apartment houses in Mos cow as a result of labor contracts recently signed with the Soviet government. A first group of 40 building trades workers has already ar rived in Moscow and more will leave Italy soon. They are to be used on construction work under American engineers. Their contracts result from a recent visit by Italian bankers and industrial experts, called to Mos cow to give advice to Russia. Pilot Frank Dorbandt and Mrs. Dorbandt arrived at Anchorage Thursday evening in a large Pil grim plane from the South, ac cording to local arrivals last eve ning. Dorbandt’s plans, since leaving the P. I. A., are not known. R. A. Reeder, first vice com mander of the Department of Al aska, American Legion, passed through Seward last evening from Fairbanks eftroute to the Peters burg convention. Mrs. F. W. Williamson, of Wil liamson’s Silver Fox Ranch on Lake Kenai, was a visitor in the city last evening.