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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 22.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, January 27, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
DEVELOPMENT PROBLEM IS A
TREMENDOUS TASK, SAYS
VICE PRESIDENT
SEATTLE, Jan. 27. (JP)—By the
end of the present year the Zeller,
bach pulp and paper interests hope
to have completed an exhaustive in
vestigation of the resources in tim
ber, water power, and the like, in the
Tongass National Forest in Alaska,
and if conditions are found satisfac
tory they will map out a definite pro
gram for the entry into pulp paper
V) production there under project that
i will attain a pla.nt investment of
$20,000,000.
This statement was made by J. D.
7ellerbacli, of San Francisco, vice
president of the Zellerbach Corpor
at'on.
'‘Investigation of the problem ol
development,” he said “ of the pulr
resources of Alaska, which we will
be permitted to cut under govern,
ment contract, is a tremendous task ’
Zellerbach concluded.
NO SHIPS MAY BE SOLD IS OUT
COME BY VOTE OF ADMINIS
TRATION, SENATE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. (^—Pro
vision by the Jones Shipping Bill re
quiring the unanimous consent of the
Shipping Board for the sale of any
government vessel hereafter was up
held by the Senate by a vote of 5.1 to
2<v.
This was against the assault of ad
ministration leaders who declared it
meant permanent Federal operation
of a merchant marine and heeding
the advice of President Coolidge for
early disposal of the; government fleet
into private hands.
Jte publican leaders had waged a
determined fight against this, provis
ion of the bill. The sale provision
measure drew almost^ a solid Demo
cratic vote along with a lineup of
Western Republicans and Indepen
dents.
FRENEH AVIATORS AT
GUATEMALA CITY. COLON
GUATEMALA CITY, Jan. 27. (^P)—
The French aviators Costes and Le
brix arrived here from Colon having
made the flight in approximately
eight and one-half hours. Thousands
gathered to welcome them.
ONE BALL PLAYER SATISFIED
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27. (JP)—'
; Frank Brazil], third baseman* sent in j
| his 1928 contract toj the San Francisco
Missions indicating that he was well
! satisfied with the terms of the pact.
CANNOT STOP HIM IF DETER
MINED TO TALK, ' SAYS AT- .
TORNEY WALSH
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27. (/pj—Hick
man upset defense plans when he de
fied his attorneys to keep him off the
witness stand. He declared that in the
face of their opposition he would
tell the jury his story. Discussing
with lawyers the program for today
Hickman announced his own plan
relative to that of Attorneys Walsh
I
and Cantillion.
Attorney Walsh said “we do uot
want Hickman to take the stand
in view of his insanity defense aud
I we told him so. Of course if he is de
termined to talk we cannot stop him.
Such a move will seriously injure Uie
defense plans.”
SHI'S STRONGHOLD
, WIPED DUT BT MARINES
MANAGUA, Jan. 27. (/P)—General
Sandino’s last known stronghold in
the wild fastness of Elchipote moun
tains, has been wiped out by U S.
Marine. Airplanes returning from a
flight' over Elchipote reported that a
"j column of 400 men reached the crest
‘ j of the mountain destroying the rebel
' commander’s fortifications.
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■ QUICK DISINTEGRATION WOULD
RESULT INSTEAD INCREAS
ED EFFICIENCY
! ,
HAVANA, Jan. 27. {IP)—The chang
| es proposed in the organization of
j the Pan American Union as propos
; ed by Mexico will not bring about the
ir. creased efficiency expected but
! will bring disintegration, Jacob O.
Varela, president of the Uruguayan
delegation told the Pan American
Union.
The labor of years will be lost *in
probably quick disintegration of the
organization and there could be no
benefit under the present system of
chairmanship a governing board trad
itionally held by the Secretary of
the United States.
ON fEN MARKET
SEATTLE EXCHANGE
THIRTY percent advance is
NOTED: THOUSAND LYNX
DISPOSED OF
SEATTLE, Jan., 27. (#»)— Cross
fox sales were strong showing an ad.
vance of 30 percent on the open mar
ket for the best dark silvery speci
! mens which brought $160. The entire
collections averaged $76.
The offering of high quality pah
and reddish skins sold from $40 t<
' $60 and virtually all of the 1,00(
; lynx were sold at an average of $55
i The best lot brought $69. The bes
silver fox sold for $340.
A STILL FOR STEEL
Enough heat to melt cold steel down to the point of evapo
ration, and yet not enough to scorch a cigarette paper, or burn
a hand is one of the paradoxical properties of the above con
trivance that resembles an over-grown container for dough
nuts. It is called the high frequency vacuum induction furriace.
Into the coil of tubing is turned an electric current which re
verses itself 30,000 times a second. This stirs up a sympathet
ic current in any metal which may be within the crucible sur
rounded by the coil. The metal so arranged gets hot, melts
and boils. Impurities boil ff and are pumped away thru suction
tubes where they can be examined and measured. The metal
itself can be distilled like so much water—or alcohol! !
LINDBERGH AT COLON |
CHARTAGENA, Colombia, Jan. 27,11
(JP)—Colonel Lindbergh arrived here !
from Colon just before 2 o’clock j
this afternoon. The flight was aboutI
400 miles and took him four hours.
ILLINOIS YOUTH
ON TRIAL SLAYING
TAKES THE STAND
PRISONER ELECTRIFIES* CROWD. |
ED COURT ROOM TELLING
OF ATTACKS
OTTAWA, Illinois, Jan. 27. (£>)—
Il&rry Hill, smiling and confident,;
electrified a crowd'ed court room by !
climbing into the witness chair to j
tell •Judge Davis, in the absence of |
the jury, what the Seattle police did .
to him when he vras arrested there ;
last fall.
This was the spectacular move of j
the defense to counteract the effect:
ce the story which Detective, Captain
William Kent, of Seattle, planned to j
tell, and also to show Harry made the
statements while under duress with
out the advise of friends or an attor- I
j
ney.
Captain Kent testified he had not
abused Harry and as far as he knew
the youth had *hot been mistreated
at the hands of others. #
The prisoner told the * following
story. “I was arrested about 9 o’clock
,! in the evening and was given nothing
. to eat until 4:30 the next afternoon”.
. The youth, who is accused of killing
> his mother, said if'they swore at, me,
called me vile names, kicked me,
> struck me and pushed me up and
, down until I was worn out. One man
l gave me a cigarette ^nd another
knocked it out of my mouth and
l burned me.” He admitted Kent treat
ed him kindly.
REVERSES ACTION
SENATE ELECTIONS
RECOUNT BALLOTS
RECOUNT OF BALLOTS IN SIX
PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES TO
BE MADE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. (^—Re
versing their action of Wednesday
the Senate Elections Committee vot
ed unanimously to £tart immediate
ly a recount of ballots in six Penn
i
sylvania counties, challenged by Sen
ator Wilson, Democrat, in the elect
ion of VarF.
Chairman Shortridge explained the
amendment plea had met the object
ions that Vare faces a double-barrel
ed attack against seating him; this
in connection with the Campaign
Funds Committee and also in the ex.
aming into Vare’s primary expendit
ures.'
MATTER IS FOR DOMINION GOV
ERNMENT TO DEAL WITH
MAY NOT CARRY
VICTORIA. B. C. Jan 27. (/P)—The
subject of acquiring the Alaska “Pan
handle from the United States t'or the
purpose of converting into British Co
lumbia territory,” has a place on the
o’’der paper of the legislature of the
Province which is now in session.
II. F. Kergin, who proposed the idea
asked if it would be endorsed. Until
the resolution is disposed of in the
legislature no action is proposed by
the government. The action of the ad
ministration will be Governed entire
•
ly by the fate of the resolution in the
House.
Premier J. D. MacLean said the
matter is one for the Dominion gov
j eminent to deal with if the resolut
j ion carries. It will then become his
duty, to his government, to forward
the resolution to the Federal govern
ment at Ottawa with recommenda
I
tions. Action would then be taken
i looking to acquisition of the Alaskan
! territory from the United States.
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TRY REACH ACCORD
AT PAN CONFERENCE
PROBLEMS OF FRONTIER POLICE
AND PURSUIT CRIMINALS
IS UNSETTLED
HAVANA, Jan. 27. (TP)—Efforts at
the Pan-American conference to reach
! accord relating to problems of the
frontier police and of pursuit of crim
inals across international boundar
ies, definitely failed when the spe
cial commission of public interna
tional law, refused the Argentine pro
posals. The proposals authorized pen
etration by the police of one State in
to ithe territory of another whenever
such action appeared to be necessary
in the apprehension of fleeing crimi
nals.
BILL IS INDORSED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. (TP)—1The
Hawes-Cooper bill to take prison-made
wares out of the interstate commerce
has been indorsed by the Board of
the General Federation of Women’s
Clubs. .
SEATTLE DENY CHARGES
SEATTLE, Jan. 27. (TP)—Vigorous
denial of the charges was voiced by
Charles Tennant, chief of police de
tectives. * #;
NOTRE DAME VS. ARMY
NEW YORK, Jan. 27. (TP)—Notre
Dame and the Army will play In New
York in 1328 at ft date set later.