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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 11.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Gigantic Railroad
Merger Be Completed
About Ninety Days
GREAT NORTHERN, NORTHERN PACIFIC, CHI
CAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY ROADS IN
DEAL, ANNOUNCES RALPH BUDD, PRESIDENT
GREAT NORTHERN — COMBINED VALUATION
BILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED MILLION
Ralph Budd, president of the Great Northern rail
road, told the Associated Press of definite plans for a
great merger of the Great Northern, Northern Pacific
that may be ready for presentation to the Interstate Com
merce Commission within 90 days. Details of the plan
are being worked out along with a request for a confer
ence with the rail officials thru the ownership of 97 per
cent of the stock of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
These roads also control that line, effecting a total of 28,
000 miles.
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FEDERATION LABOR
TAKES STEPS TO RID
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RUSSIAN SOVIETS AND INTER
NATIONAL FUR WORKERS
CLOSELY ALLIED
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan. 14.
UP)—Declaring itself convinced that
a group of Communists is closely al
lied -with the Russian Soviet govern
ment and has virtually gained control
of the international Fur Workers’ un
ion of New York City, the executive
council of the American Federation
of Labor took steps to “rid the or
ganization of its Communistic leader
ship and destructive influences.
BILL REPORTED TO BUT
MONTY TO TRIBAL FUND
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. (TP)— The
Senate Indian affairs committee re
ported a bill to divert mining royal
ties from executive order Indian re
servations from the Federal to State
• treasuries to tribal funds.
MRS. McQUEEN GRATEFUL
Conveying to the Seward Chamber
of Commerce her deepest gratitude
with respect to the recent action
taken by the organization regarding
the Alaskan dinner at which she was
hostess for at Rochester, N. Y., Mrs.
J. T. McQueen, Bureau Secretary of
the Woman’s Home Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
church, Chehalis, Wash., in a recent
letter, sends her many friends in the
city her best wishes for the new
year.
WEALTHY BOYS COMING
M. C. Drisko of Los Angeles, Cal.,
r will bring a party of wealthy high
school boys to Alaska next summer,
according to a letter received by J.
P. Hannon, secretary of the local
Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Drisko
\ expects to visit Seward about July
16.
I Consolidation of the three railroads
has “been desired by those roads for
the past five years,” Budd said. If
the merger is approved, the consoli
dated system will have a capitaliza
tion of more than $850,000,000 with a
combined valuation around a billion
and five hundred million. Budd said:
“Only unseen problems” will prevent
the completion of the plan within 90
days.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14. (&)—
William Sproule, president of the
Southern Pacific railroad, announced
that he had asked the Interstate
Commerce Commission for permission
the Oregon and California Railroad
company and the Marion and Linn
County Railroad company. The com
pany also has asked authority to issue
bonds not to exceed §100,000,000 par
to acquire the railroad properties of
value upon properties acquired, to
gether with other Southern Uacific
lines.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14. (JP)—A mer
ger to include the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy system will be effected
thru the formation of a holding com
pany. A special committee agreed to
all major points. Alfred P. Thom,
general counsel for the Association of
Railway Executives, voiced approval
of the merger before the Senate In
terstate Commerce committee.
INTERNATIONAL CROOKS TAKEN
PARIS, Jan. 14. (TP)—A band of
thieves, wanted in a half-dozen differ
! ent countries, including the United,
! States for a series of international
robberies, have been arrested here.
AFTER SHOOTING WIFE AND
NEIGHBOR MAN BARRICADES
SELF IN HOME—SUICIDES
JACKSON, Mich., Jan. 14. (JP)—Be
sieged by a small army of officers,
who fired more than thousand shots
into his home for two hours, Howard
Konkle committed suicide last night.
The officers were attempting to ar
rest Konble for shooting his wife an
a neighbor. yBoth were severel
wounded.
TO SEIZE BALLOT BOX
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. (/p)—'The
Senate committee decided upon, imme
diate seizure of ballots in the ease of
Philadelphia and Alegheny counties
! for the Vare investigation.
PUS IE MADE
AMERICANS DEPART
CHINESE PROVINCE
SUGGESTION MADE THAT FOR
EIGN CONCESSION* BE TRANS
FERRED TO TIENTSIN
SHANGHAI, Jan. 14. (JP)~It is re
ported the Peking government repre
sentatives called on certain legations
in Tientsin yesterday and "suggested”
that the foreign concessions be trans
ferred to Tientsin, the principal sea
port in North China.
Admiral Williams, commander of
the American Asiatic fleet, arrived
here to “protect American lives and
interests in China.”
BOYCOTT FOREIGNERS
SHANGHAI Jan. 14. (/P)—Ichan dis
patches reported arrangements had
been made for 400 Britishers and 200
Americans to evacuate Szechwan pro
vince. Changsha wirelessed that a
general strike and boycott against
foreigners has begun.
GASOLINE ABOARD THE BRITISH
STEAMER ESSEX ISLES IG
NITED BY SPARK
TAMPICO, Mexico, Jan. 14. (/P)—
Thirty-seven Mexican longshoremen
are believed to have been killed by an
explosion of gasoline aboard the Brit
ish steamer Essex Isles yesterday. A
spark from the collision of two steel
beams being lifted Ignited gasoline
being transferred to the steamer. The
explosion fired the ship. Some long
shoremen were blown high in the air
and others were burned to death.
GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON
WANTS FEW COIL FACTS
“I have heard that there are coal
mountains around Cook Inlet and
that the government built a railroad
into this coal but afterward abondon
ed it,” writes a gentleman from
Oregon, who seeks information on
the subject from the local chamber.
"Could you give me auy estimate
on the height, length and breadth of
this coal bed and why did the gov
ernment abandon the mining of
coal?” is additional facts he would
like to have explained.
1 The letter was turned over to Joe
Badger for reply.
PIONEER MMEETING
Election of officers at this evening’s
regular meeting of the local Pioneer
order. It is extremely important
that every member be in attendance.
PRESIDENT JIMENEZ
OF COSTA RICO IS
WILLING MEDIATE
IN VIEW OF COOLIDGE’S STAND,
SACASA WILL ABANDON HIS
POSTS TO LESSEN RISKS
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SAN JOSE, Jan. 14. (JP)—President
Jiminez of Costa Rico has announced
that Sacasa has accepted an offer to
mediate in the Nicaraguan Liberal
Conservative struggle. Diaz has not
arrived at a decision. Sacasa told
! the Associated Press that in view of
the stand of President Coolidge, he
has abandoned his “posts to lessen
the risk of an absurd and unequal
war with the United States.”
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MORE DESTROYERS SENT*
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. (JP)—'Two
more destroyers have been ordered to
Nicaragua to replace the two vessels
now on duty.
SMITH ACCEPTS APPOINTMENT
CHICAGO, Jan. 14. (JP)—''‘Not dis-!
couraged and conscientiously not’
afraid” of turmoil over his seating!
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in the Senate, Smith accepted his ap-;
pointment and demands hi sseating
during the unexpired term of Senator
McKinley.
PUTS BLAME ON KELLOGG
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 14. (JP)—Zepeda
declared Secretary Kellogg and not
the Liberals, will be responsible for
any Nicaraguan demonstrations in
which Americans might be killed.
TRIM ROBBERS BEATEN
UP BTPASSENGERS, GREW
I PITTSBURG, Jan. 14. (/P)—Two
young men attempted to rob the pas
sengers aboard a crowded coach on
the Keystone express of the Penn
sylvania railroad, but were beaten
into submission by the passengers and
trainmen after they had held, up the
baggage master and one passenger
last night
WILL START FUR FARM
Harold Rice of Lincoln, Nebraska,
is coming to Seward next summer
and make preperations for starting
a fur farm, according to local infor
mation. He is bringing along his
college pal with whom he will enter
pardnership.
SNOWSTORMS SWEEP
OVER THE STATES
THREE THOUSAND WORKERS
KEEP CHICAGO TRAFFIC MOV
ING
. CHICAGO, Jan. 14. (£>)—Snow
stormes piled the Central States deep
and then swirled toward the Atlantic
States, while another storm crawled
over the Rockies. Severe cold pre
vailed between storms. Twenty inch
jes of snow covered parts of Illinois.
Three thousand workers labored to
kec. Chicago traffic moving. Three
persons were killed in attempting to
aid traffic and two died of exposure
while the Southwest shivered.
APPROPRIATIONS IRE
EDUCATIONAL FUNDS INCREAS
ED FOR UPKEEP, ERECTION
OF NEW SCHOOLS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. (JP)—'The
largest appropriation for Alaska by
the Interior department is assured. It
passed the Senate and House. It to
tals $130,920. The educational ap
propriation of last year was increased
$20,000 for the erection and upkeep
of five new schools to be opened in
September. The medical appropria
tion is practically unchanged at $150,*
000. The reindeer appropriation was
increased $5,000 to $17,520.
PRIESTS ARE DEPORTED
MERIDAN, Yucatan, Jan. 14. (JP)—■
Four Mexican priests were deported
for violating religious laws.
NOME MAN ENTERS RACE
AVADON, Santa Cataline Island,
Calif., Jan. 14. (/P)—Emaco Dulco of
Nome is among the 153 entrants to
the 22-mile Catalina swimming race
for a purse of $40,000.
HELD LUST
PiT!
EVENING
The stag party, tendered by the Vol
unteer Firemen last evening, was one
of the he-men affairs which will be
remembered for a long time. Not
only on account of the exceptional
spread of refreshments in which the
delicious “Alaska strawberry” led for
first honors, but also due to the bril
liant intellectual discourse which fol
lowed clearing away the sandwich
platters, bean and coffee pots.
Numerous speakers took the floor,
as occasion demanded, and either ad
dressed those present with extracts
of sparkling wit from Shakespeare,v
Sir Launcelot, Sir Walter Raleign,
Alexander Dumas, Darwins’ theory of
life, or read brief essays from the
poets Milton and Keats, not overlook
ing Homer and the “Odessy,” to
gether with choice bon mots from
some of the most famed bartenders
between Resurrection Bay and the
Yukon.
Among the guests were Attorney
L. V. Ray, Mayor of Seward, Leon
Urbach, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, Elwyn Swetmann, promi
nent business man, and representa
tives of the Alaska Railroad and the
press.
Prior to disbanding, a rising vote
of thanks was tendered to the caterers
namely, Chief Guest, Walter Holben
Fred Broadwell and Casper Holman.
BLAMES BOLSHEVISM
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. (£>)— Rep.
Eaton (Republican of New Jersey)
said the “real danger” in Mexico is
Bolshevism. “America cannot stand
idly by.”
MISSING WITNESS FOUND
CHICAGO, Jan. 14. (JP)—L. L. Ait
kin, president of the Prairie Oil com
pany, the long sought key witness in
Ihe Fall-Doheny trial, was found here
last night.