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ONLY 4 DAYS The Statesman's anneal bargain period will end la four days. Order now; one full year by mail, only $3.00 anywhere in Oregon. WEATHER Fair today and Saturday, frost this morning Max. temperature Friday 4; mln. 83; north wind; river 1.6. FOUNDED 1651 EIGHTIETH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, October 11, 1930 No. ITS 11 REBELS CLAIM ITU Part of Defending Force at Joinville Surrenders; Dead Total Three Progress in Other Areas of Civil war are Reported , By Revolutionists PORTO ALEGRE, Rio Grande. Do Sul, Brazil, Oct. 10 (AP) Brarillan federals and rebels to day fought a battle at Joinville, a Banta Catharine city, which is one of the two government holdings in south Brazil. The flash result ed in two civilians an done rebel killed, 13 rebels wounded and the surrender of part of the de fending forces. A communique obtained by the correspondent of the Buenos Aires newspaper La Nacion gave a few details of the battle. The com munique, sent from Curityba by Caldas Braga, revolutionary chief tain who led the assault on Join ville, said the eighth battery of artillery and a naval batallon of two officers and 180 men had sur rendered before the rebel on slaught. Despite the surrender of two units. Captain Tregildo and a force of Santa Catharina state po lice held out. A company of rebel soldiers and a detachment of the 13th battalion of sappers attacked the police rear guard, while other revolutionaries set out to capture the officers of the eighth artillery battery, who did not surrender with their men. Funds are Voted To aid Rebellion Other revolutionary informa tion obtainable here today said that Deputy Nereu Ramos headed a force which had occupied San Joaquin, state of Santa Catharina. The Rio Grande Do Sul house of representatives today voted a credit of 50,000 contos (about $500,000) to carry on the revolu tionary movement. Porto Alegre banks resumed operations today and reported receipts were great er than withdrawals. Revolutionary chieftains also asserted their troops were hem ming the federal regulars on all sides, with advance skirmishes in dicating a heavy battle soon would be fought near the border of Sao Paulo state. In the northeast the rebels claim the states of Pernambuco, Alagoas, Ceara, Plauhy and Rio Grande Do Northe, with a strong army of 8,000 men under Captain Juarez Tabara marching to at tack the federal defenses at Ba hia. Greatest Strength In Central Brazil In the south the revolutionists assert they hold nearly all strate gic points except the city of Florianopolis, state of Santa Ca tharina, and predict they shortly will take over that town. It is in the central part of the republic, however, that the rebel leaders say they are pressing the federals hard., marching toward the expected battle in Parana, which has been predicted for 24 hours, are 8,000 rebel troops un der General Miguel Costa and 5, 000 Parana soldiers commanded by Colonel Souza Filho. s Qqcfn tiers ON E COUNT UPHELD MEDFORD. Ore, Oct. 10 (AP) Robert Gordon Duncan was convicted today by a Jury In federal court on one of the five counts in the federal indictment against him. He was acquitted . on the other four. The third count, on which Dun can was convicted, charged him with maligning B. F. Irvine, as sociate editor of the Portland, Journal, and Paul T. Shaw, mem . ber of the Portland sehool board. The penalty for the charge Is a maximum or fife years In pri son. The defense was given 20 days in which to file a motion for ar rested judgment. CHARGE IS FILED PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 10 (AP) Mrs. Mary Simpson, 70,' died at a local hospital today from injuries received when she was. struck Thursday 'night by an alleged hit and run driv er. Henry George Duffy, 84, Portland, was arrested in con nection with the accident. Of ficers said a charge of involun tary manslaughter would be placed against him. CREASY BMMT.D ' ROSEBURQ. Ore., Oct. 10 (AP) Raymond Creasy, 12, to Iflar was held responsible by a Eoroner's Jury for the shooting to eath-of his schoolmate, Melvin geCann, 11, at Camas Valley, iesday. Creasy will go before e November grand Jury. Creasy testified at the inquest he shot that killed McCann was fired accidentally. He said he .'was examining uew sights on his father's rifle ami discharged the .Weapon- IN FIRST U Here are Areas Figuring in Heated Brazilian Rebellion COLOMBIA J MATTtf 6R05SOLU W ' 1 ! mJ( The shaded partsof this map show the areas where the Brazilian revolution is in progress. The federal government has opened peace negotiations, which have been refused y the triumphant in surgent leaders. (Inset) Dr. Prestes, president-elect, whose inau guration may lie prevented by revolt. Sale of Aircraft to Brazilians is Issue Consent of Government Necessary Before Firms may Equip Either Federals or Rebels; Bombing Planes Sought, Word WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. (AP) Whether the Ameri can government shall permit the sale of aircraft to federal authorities or revolutionists in Brazil became a question of speculation here today while the Brazilian embassy was de nying victories attributed yesterday to revolutionists in their advance upon Rio De Janeiro and Sao Paulo. REPIW1S M COUNTY CLUB IRE Large attendance, and enthusi asm at the prospects of a repub lican gubernatorial victory in November, marked the meeting la Salem Friday night at which was organized the Marion County Republican club, which was plan ned to cooperate with the county republican central committee In carrying out the campaign. Custer E. Ross, local attorney, was chosen as chairman of the club, and Ray L. Smith, secretary-treasurer. Vice chairmen will be named foj each incorpor ated town in the county. A ground floor location In the Waters building, on Commercial street across Ferry from the Marlon hotel, has been selected for headquarters of the club and will be opened Monday, it was announced Many of the republicans pres ent made short talks featured by enthusiasm for the party's cause in this campaign and confidence of success. "Oregon Wildcat" Guilty Hit-and-run Victim Dies Lad, 12, Held for Slaying Maulbetsch Baptist Head County officials said, however. Creasy had trouble at school with the McCann boys and was repri manded by the school principal for kicking Melvln's lunch pail. CHOSEN MODERATOR PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 10 (AP)-Dr. H. J. Maulbetsch. Portland, was elected moderator of the Willamette Baptist associa tion at the annual convention here today. He will succeed Dr. Chester S. Tunnell. Other officers elected were: Dr. C. O. Emanuel, vice-moderator; Mrs. M. B. Hodge, re-elected secretary. BANK THEFT CHARGED PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 10 (AP) Federal operatives here today arrested William A. Wllker son, wanted to answer a two year old charge of misapplying funds of the Third National hank. Mount Vernon, 111. Wilkerson has been living here and working as an accountant for more than a year. AIRPORT PLANNED . PENDLETON, Ore.. Oct. 10 (AP) Purchase of ISO acres of land near the government airport from the chamber of commerce was authorized today' by the City council. A municipal airport with hangar, modern runways and lighting. The purchase price was $12, 00. ASHLAND TEAM WLNS EUREKA, OaU Oct. 10 (AP) -Soatborn Oregon nor mal defeated the Humboldt state teachers 19-7 la a ragged football game here tonight. Led by Dome, SOO ynnd fsS back, the Oregcs&ans outclass ed the Humboldt era. O The consent of the American government must be obtained by American airplane manufacturers before selling certain types of air equipment either to federal auth orities in Brazil or revolutionists. Acting Secretary of State Cot ton said the question was not be fore the department, however, de spite reports from Brazil, the fed eral government would endeavor to purchase bombing planes in the United States. Officials explained the reason for making necessary government supervision over such sales was because certain types of planes were being manufactured for the American military and naval serv ices. In the past in order to en courage airplane manufacturing in this country the granting of such consent for sale has been rou tine and there appeared little doubt among observers the Unit ed States would readily permit the sale of so-called "certain types" of planes to the Brazilian govern ment. Opinions as to which coarse would be followed in the event the revolutionists endeavor to buy planes were varied but the con sensus was there might be some hesitancy before granting consent in the. present situation. 0. N. S. TEAM BEITS belunbhaM m PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 10. (AP) An Oregon Normal school football team, trickier than ever, defeated Bellingbam Normal, 26 to 0. here tonight. Larry Wolfe's Oregoniamt scored four touchdowns. The ini tial score came in the first period when Paul oGrdon, end. raced 42 yards on a delayed play. Stanley Whi?e, fullback, car ried the ball across for the sec ond tally in the second period on a delayed buck that netted six yards through center.. In the same period Wilbur Engebretsen, quarterback, Intercepted a pass and ran 47 yards through a clear field to place the ball across the line. The final touchdown came in the third quarter. Bellingham kicked from behind Its own goal but the ball went straight up in the air, and was recovered be hind the goal line by John Steel hammer, substitute end. Dentists Elect Bailey Governor In Straw Ballot - . The November election la all over, so far as -the Marion-Polk- Yamhlll Dental society is concern ed. That body, in its first fall session here last night, east its vote and elected, Ed Bailey, demo crat, governor of Oregon. - But it was a close election, and tbe dentists did Just what , the vise fftrys have been saying the whole state will do at the pons; they split on the republican and the Independent-republican and elected the democrat. The straw vote gave Batter nine, Metschan eight and Meier seven, jsvery aenusi voieu. . DELEGATES TO LABORMEEW T Indignities Suffered, Claim Of Tobin; Concurrent Gatherings Cause Meeting on Same Dates as American Legion Draws Much Criticism BOSTON, Oct. 10 (AP) De nunciation of conditions to which delegates of the American feder ation of labor annual convention here were subjected during the past week was made today by Daniel J. Tobin, general presi dent Of the International brother hood of teamsters, chauffeurs and helpers in America. Tobin formerly was treasurer of the federation. The federation of labor and the American legion, national convention which concluded its sessions yesterday, maintained headquarters in the same hotel. During the first days of the weeks police were called to quell disorders in the 'vicinity of the hotel. Later, federal agents" raid ed there and arrested a bootleg ger. Officials of the legion yester day answered criticisms from other sources with a repudiation of responsibility for disorders. They said they were the work of "hoodlums" who took advantage of the presence of the legion naires. Condition is Declared "Crime" Tobin's attack was made from the labor convention floor and came after he had demanded to know from Secretary Frank Mor rison if the executive council had known In advance that the two (Turn to page 2, col. 1) FEDERAL FORCE TO ATTACUS OH Costa's Troops Outnum bered but Will do Battle; Defy Received PORTO ALGERE. Brazil, Oct. 10. (AP) General Costa, com manding the federal troops at Florianopolis, last federal strong hold south of the State of Parana, has ordered an offensive against the insurgent troops. A telegram was sent to him by the insurgent commander, Colonel Pedro Gomes Monteiro, informing him the revolutionary forces were all united and marching north ward so "the miserable govern ment which still occupies the pres idential palace can be driven out by the people." He asked General Costa to send a representative southward to verify the importance and the national significance of the insur gent movement. L A similar suggestion was tele graphed to the minlstea of war at Rio Je Janeiro. Both were sent in the name of Getulio Vargas, president of the state of Rio Grande do Sul and revolutionary leader. General Costa's ferces are said to be greatly outnumbered by the rebels. DIRIGIBLE VICTIMS LONDON, Oct. 10. (AP) This was Great Britain's day of deepest mourning for the 48 men who died as a result of tbe disaster which wrecked the diri gible R-101 in France last Sun day. At mid-day in St. Paul's ca thedral the heart of an empire throbbed in sorrow during the great memorial service, attended by the envoys of the world pow ers and Britor.s of all degrees. Across the sweeping bends of the river Thames where the tow ers of parliament rise in the au tumn mists, there rested in old Westminister hall a long double row of coffins. Before them, in an ever ending line from 8 a. m., to 10 p. m., passed thousands of persons to pay their last tribute to the dead. The main service, however, was in St. Paul's. Through this historic edifice, where people hare gone for centuries, the mourners marched today the Prince ef Wales, representing King George; the wives, children pr sweethearts of the victims; statesmen, soldiers and English men of all classes: the empire prime ministers now In London, and foreign diplomats. Ambas sador Charles O. Dawes Was ac companied by his nephew Henry. POTHTER WINNER KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., Oct 1. (AP) Pierre Pothier. Eur opean featherweight, won a ten round decision orer, Joe Calder, Filipino featherweight here to night. Pothier. won every round. It was his fifth fight in the United states. T BRITISHERS MOURN 'American Legion9 Atlantic Flight is Delayed by Weather ROOSEVELT FIELD, X. Y., Oct. 10.- -(AP) Russell N. Board man of Boston and his co-pilot, J. L. Plando, were all ready to take off at midnight for a flight to Ear open but bad weather re ports spiked their plans. They had hoped to get off from Ba -en Island in their plane "American Legion," but learned from the gov ernment weather expert that a serious disturbance w i reported off Newfoundland. BOiD 10 COIOR 110 WON ISLAND Columbia Undamaged After Its Second Successful Atlantic Crossing CROYDON, Eng., Oct. 10. (AP) More than 150 miles off their course. Captain J. Errol Boyd and Lieut. Harry p. Connor safe'y brought down the veteran trans Atlantic monoplane Columbia soon after 5 p. m. (noon E.i?T.) to day in tha Scilly isles, eu ling a flight of a little more than 24 hours from Newfoundland. It was the veteran Columbia's second trans-Atlantic hop. The airmen telegraphed to London from Tresco, one of the island group off Land's End, tip of southwestern England, that they hoped to get way early to morrow for Croydon airdrome, their destination. 3 Their message, sent to Charles A. Levine, who flew the Atlantic with Clarence Chamberlin in the Columbia in 1927. stated that the monoplane was undamaged. They landed on a beach in the little isl and. Both were well. Word of the Columbia's land ing reached officials at the air drome here from the coast guard station on St. Mary's Island, close to Tresco. This message said that motor trouble had forced the monoplane down less than 300 miles short of its goal. Another report received at Pen zance, Cornwall, however, said that a damage gasoline tank had cut short the flight. IS by Decision to hold another mid winter clinic, following success of the first clinic held last winter, was reached at the meeting of the Marion-Polk-Yamhlll county Den tal society, held last night at the Gray Belle. The meeting was the first since spring. Dr. H. C. Ep pley was named general chairman for the clinic which will be held some time In February. The program included the fol lowing: report by Dr. B. F. Pound on the national dental convention held in Denver the latter part of July; and the motion picture clin ic on prophylaxis pyorrhea and Vincent's Infection, presented through courtesy of the William S. Merrell com pat y detoxification clinic by Fred Merrell, representa tive of the company. The society, voted to meet No vember 22 with the Southern Wil lamette Dental society at Cor vallis. The local group will put on. the program for that, occasion. Dr. Woodmansee, a new mem ber of the society, and Dr. Pound were introduced as oral surgery and extraction specialists. Members present from out of town were: Dr.R. O: Appleby of Mt. Angel; Dr. W. N. Pintler of Stayton and Dr. J. V. Robertson of MolaUa. LIN SETTLES UP ON STATE S CLAIM The state treasurer's office re ceived from Rhea Luper check In a sum in excess of $2400 in set tlement of the state's claim against him for Interest with held on state funds in his pos session as state engineer. This is in addition to the $1800 refund made by Luper previously and covers the amount disclosed by the last au dit as retained by him in the years from 1928 to 1930. Lnper resigned as state engi neer following the disclosures, agreeing to pay the state within ten days. Gas Explosion In Colliery is Fatal to Four WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 10 (AP) Four men were killed and one was injured today by a gas explosion in No. 4 colliery of the Kingston Coal company at Edwardsvllle. - Rescue workers recovered the bodies after several-hours search. The dead were: Vincent Tera- tlsr 40. Edwardsvllle: Abram Doda, SO, and - his son Daniel. 22, both of Harvey's Lake, and Edward Leloskas. 20. Kingston. DENTAL CL NIC PLANNED GROUP I LABOR SELECTS S W This City Wins out After Battle With Eugene and Astoria for Honor One More Major Convention Added to .Long List Coming Next Year Salem will be host o the state federation of labor convention In 1931, according to a wire received late Friday by the chamber of commerce. F. J. A. Boehringer,. president of the Salem Trades and Labor council, led the local dele gates in a hard fight for the meet ing, Eugene ai d As!oria both making a strong bid for next year's convention. It is expected that 700 delegates will attend the convention here. The Salem chamber has been successful in securing a number of conclaves for 1931 in Salem. Among them will be the meet ing of the Oregon Business and Professional Women's association which is expected to attract 600 women to the city. The State Edi torial association is to covene in Salem In the early summer, bring ing 200 guests to Salem. The Knights of Columbus con vention will bring 500 visitors, it is expected. Other meetings here in 1931 include the meeting of the Oregon State association of let ter carriers and the conclave of the electrical Inspectors of the United States. Two Votes Margin Given This City MEDFORD, Ore., Oct. 10. (AP) Salem was selected as the 1931 convention city by the Ore gon State Federation of Labor as it closed its annual meeting here today. Astoria was second in the contest for next year's convention. The vote was Salem 45, Astoria 43. William Cooper, incumbent, and John Nickerson, both of Portland, were nominated for president. N. Provost, J. R. Robinson, and W. F. Otto, all of Portland, were nominated for vice president. Ben T. Osborne, incumbent, and J. S. Holly, both of Portland, re ceived nominations for secretary treasurer. Executive board nominations included: C. T. Crane and W. T. McCollum, Portland; Carl Pruitt and G. Gustafson. Astoria; Clar ence Townsend, Salem; Van Kem ery, Eugene; A. F. Schifferstein. Klamath Falls; A. H. Baker, Bend; Alex Manning, Pendleton. The election committee was composed of J. F. Berry. Davis Duff, and F. E. Bourne, all of Portland. A mall referendum wi'l be tak en on all officers. WASHINGTON. Oct. 10-(AP)--Highway authorities from 60 nations in addition to the United States today gave their support to better roads through out the world by approving var lous policies of construction and administration at the closing general business session of the First International Road con gress held in the western hemis phere. The broader phases-' of high way financing, correlation . of highway transport with rail and other transportation methods and general traffic and parking prob lems received equal attention with such technical questions as surfacing, maintenance and road construction in new countries. The road men, representing virtually every state as well as such distant regions as Palestine, Morocco, Danzig and Oh in a, ap prove the recommendation that their governments be urged to give financial support to road building everywhere, and asked for the creation of national bo dies to cooperate with the per manent international association of road congresses in stimulat ing highway development. BOID n MEETS E TACOMA, Oct. 10 (AP) A Pierce county road crew met with armed resistance today when it attempted to widen a road adjacent to the property of Mrs. Peter Hjelmsmlth of Gra ham. Mrs. Hjelmsmlth met the road crew with a rifle. She was disarmed and the weapon found to be empty. Undaunted, she seized a picket from a fence and belabored a caterpillar driver. Again disarmed, she resorted to a barrage of rocks. - Giving up the battle she came to see the prosecuting attorney who informed her the county had a 30 foot right of Way through her property. MEET SO IK BACK 0000 ROADS MOVE Copco is Assailed On Klamath Record At Permit Hearing Good Ship Rotarian Goes Down hut Only Fish are Interested CHICAGO, Oct. 10. (AP) It may interest only the harbor master and a few vagrant fish, but there was a shipwreck in the phleg matic Chicago river today. The disaster occurred right under the eaves of tbe downtown sky-scraper colo ny. The good ship Rotarian (no relation to Rotary, In ternational) having attained a ripe old age, simply gulp Hi a deep gulp, sighed a few bubbly sighs and still straining at her hawsers, settled on the river bottom. A passerby on the Clark street bridge witnessed the Rotarian's death throes and informed the- police, who hastened aboard the top deck and shouted "hallooes" and ship ahoy" and other naut ical terms calculated to awaken any sailors aboard. But the Rotarian had gone down by lierwlf. TORTURED, KILLED Two British Women Treated Abominably, Reported; 'Clumsily Beheaded' FOOCHOW. China. Oct. 10. (AP) Out of the mountains of North Fukien came the story to day of the terrible fate of the two British women missionaries. Miss Eleanor June Harrison and Miss Edith Nettleton, slain at the end of weeks of negotiations with bandits for their ransom. The two women, both advan ced in years and of long mission service among the Chinese, were subjected to keen physical and mental torture, and finally, to quote those who attempted to free them, "clumsily and brutally beheaded." Before being thus put to death the women were treated with the utmost disrespect, neglect and cruelty. Physical Mental Torture Visited The sufferings of the women were related by A. J. Martin, British consul at Kiennlng and the Rev. Dr. Alfred Sillsjn of the Church Missionary society, who returned from Kiennlng after several weeks of strenuous but unavailing attempts to save the captives. Both emissaries said that dur ing three months of captivity in a communist lair in the moun tains of North Fukien, the two missionaries were subjected to the most brutal physical and mental torture. They were giv en neither exercise nor privacy, the "'narrators said and were guarded night and day by four bandits who repeatedly told them a horrible doom was hanging over their heads. Finally after an attack by a rivaL band upon the communist headquarters ten miles from the scene of their hiding place, the two women were taken to a lone ly place on a hillside and slain. CAXXOX IS OUSTED BLACKSTONE, Va., Oct. 10 (AP) Bishop James Cannon, Jr., was replaced today as chair man of the board of trustees of the Blackstone college for girls, an Institution he founded and headed for 24 years, by N. P. Angle of Rocky "Mount, Va. MISSION Scientists Will Study Sun at Tin Can Island NICAFOU ISLAND, South Pa cific, Oct. 10 (AP) Having traveled several thousand miles and labored more than two months setting up apparatus, United States naval and other scientists are prepared ' to ob serve the 93-second total eclipse of the sun here October 21. Under direction of Commander C. H. J. Keppler, the C 5-foot Jamera tower has been com Dieted nd the 2S0O pound Einstein camera mounted on concrete pil lars. A dozen other pieces of ap paratus, have been set up and are being checked by the eight scientists. In addition to the naval scien tists, the eclipse will be observed by Professor S. A. Mitchell pf Virginia university, his assistant, H. P.' Fales, and Dr. T. A. Jag gar, noted volcanologist of Ha waii. - The 'expedition is located In the village of Angaha, Nlnafou Island. In the Tonga- group. Nearby there is a small rocky Liljequist Says State has not Power to Grant Request Large Delegations on Both Sides Appear Before Board The gaping wound caused by the alleged rape of water rights of the Klamath irrigation dis trict by the California-Ores, Power company was laid open in the hearing before the state re clamation commission on the ap plication of the company for a permit to develop the first of a series of five power plants on the Klamath river south of Klamath Falls to the Califorsia line. L. A. Liljequist. assistant at torney general, on" behalf of tbe attorney general's office assailed the applicants and the applica tion and plead with the reclame--tion commission to "go on rec ord as a militant body" to en able the district to recover rights which it has been deprived of for 13 years through a deal of the power company with the fed eral reclamation service. After a hearing which occupied four hours the commission announced it would take th matter uBir advisement. The applicatiou was supported by a delegation of about 50 rep resentative men of Klamath Falls, and was opposed by repre sentatives of the irrigation dis trict, the state grange, and i nicipal ownership advocates ef Portland. The case for the grant nts handled by D. V. Kuykendall of Klamath Falls as attorney for the Klamath county chamber ef commerce and the power com pany. He introduced as witness es J. C. Boyle, district manayer for the company, and Earl Rey nolds, manager of the county chamber of commerce who rtr.d a prepared statement adopted by his trustees urging the grant of tbe permit as a means of giving employment to workmen and a needed power development for the industries and homes pf the Klamath basin. Import Power From California Boyle testified that the Klam ath area was an Importer f power from California, bringing in 41 million kilowatt hours ia 1929; that the cost of the firt unit would be $4,000,000 and of the five units $21,000,000; that if the permit were granted, his company would be ready to start work "tomorrow." The estimat ed work would employ on the average 8-900 men a period of 18 months. Governor Norblad. who pre sided, read many resolutions and statements from the Klamath Falls region endorsing and some disapproving the grant to tbe California-Oregon Power com pany. The great plea of tbe civic clubs and organizations, fa voring the issuance of the per mit was that it woMld relieve unemployment this winter, and that it would increase taxable wealth. When the case against the ap plication was called, Mr. Liljl quist entered Into a vigorous analysis of the legal side of the question and gave a stirring re view .of the history of the rela tions of the California-Oregon Power company and the district and the state. Commission Lacks Power He declared that the commis sion had no authority to grant the permit because of the 190 acts of the legislature which spe cifically vested those water rights in the U. S. reclamation service, thus removing them (Turn to page 2. eol. 1) cove In tbe Black Lava cliff, where sr the expedition's 490 odd pieces of baggage, stores aed equipment were landed through heavy surf In small native boatsv The swells made it too dangeressi to use the heavy boats of the U. 3. S. Tanagat, which trans ported the naval expedition to the South Seas. Aidded by 12 bluejackets sad marines of the Tanager, the sci entists erected this apparatus, watched by the 1,300 amiable and curious natives. A field radio set keeps the -pedltion in communication with Tutuila and press news and tirna signals are received several time each day from San Francisco. Washington and other CnHed States stations. Recently when a small British steamer came within a mile of the .island, three natives swm out to her with mail held aloft on sticks, and the steamer threw overboard a sealed tin can with mail for the island. Henca came the nickname of Tin Can island..