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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 78. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 3,1928. PRICE TEN CENTS
FOB SETTLEMENT
ANNOUNCEMENT BY POINCARE
REGARDED ONE FOREMOST
OF THE YEAR
i PARIS, April 3. </P)—In guarded
tones whicli clearly showed his stand
has been adopted, Premier Poincare,
m a speech at Carcassone, announced
Prance is ready to discuss plan for
International settlement of repara
tions and Inter-allied debts and there
to
by gave imputus to the movement.
This announcement is regarded as
one of the foremost political events
of the year. It removes one obstacle
from the path of those who would see
International debts wiped out in co
toesal re-financing schemes. Poincare
said it is possible that questions may
arise in connection with the forth
coming annuity payments under the
Dawes’ plan, giving hope for speedy
solution.
CINCINNATI, April 3. (7P)—Charles
Lindbergh made less than a five-min
k .. .
*■ , ate stay here. He landed at Lunken
airport from Lexington, Ky., dropped
of Col. Henry- S. Breckenbridge, and
took off again without stopping his
motor. He was accompanied by Maj.
Thomas G. Lamphier, of Selfridge
field, Mich. He did not announce his
next stop, but it was believed the des
tination was St. Louis or Detroit.
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MANAGUA, April 3. (/P)— Five hun
dred -additional marines are expected
here tomorrow. They will be distri
buted at various bases to the north,
where a determined effort is being
made -to end the Sandino revolt be
fore the rainy season sets in about
May. Once the six months of rainy
weather sets in, the elements are con
sidered to favor the rebels, since
movement through the jungle country
becomes increasingly difficult.
FIRE DESTROYS HOTEL
HALIFAX, April 3. (/P)—Fire des
troyed the Prince George Hotel to
day and menaced the Hollis street
business section. Forty guests in the
hotel were trapped by flames, but it
^ was belivede that all escaped.
MINOR DISTURBANCES
MANAGUA, April 3. (#>)—Only min
or disturbances marked the demon
strations throughout Nicaragua on
Sunday in favor of the United States
supervision of the October election,
according to reports today
WILLIS, LIKENED OTHERS
I WASHINGTON, April 3. {&)—'The
§udden death of Senator Willis oc
casioned the observation that he as
well as President Harding and Win.
Jennings Bryan, who also died at the
height of their carrers, were big eat
ers. Wayne Wheeler, who met simi
lar fate, was noted for his scant diet.
NOTHING TO INDICATE CONDI
TIONS WILL DIFFER THEN
PAST TWO YEARS
WASHINGTON, April, 3. GP)—Sec
retary Mellon foresees no material
change in business conditions during
the balance of the calendar year from
I those prevailing the last two years.
His views -were enclosed in a pre
pared statement on tax reduction, sub
mitted to the Senate Finance Commit
tee in which, he predicted little dif
ference in income from tax receipts
for next year.
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Mellon said it will “take a mighty
wise man to prophesy the course of
business during the next few months.
There is nothing to indicate business
conditions w'ill differ materially dur
ing the balance of the year.”
FAVORABLE REPORT IS
i MADE ON HOUSE Bill
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WASHINGTON, April, 3. (^j—-The
Senate Judiciary Committee ordered a
favorable report on the House bill
designated to clarify the uncertainty
as to the Circuit Court of Appeals
right to review interlocutory orders
under decrees in the Federal District
Courts of Alaska.
MUST FIGHT TO WIN
NEW YORK, April 3. (/P)—One of
the best bets of the day, is that the
world’s champions, the New York
Yankees, will not be bowed politely
into another American League pen
nant this year, that if they win again,
which is entirely plausible, they will
be pursued to the wire not escorted,
|and that they may even experience 3,
few bad moments enroute.
ANOTHER PLOT
LONDON, April 3.(;p)—An exchange
telegraph dispatch from Riga, Lata
via says the Ogpu have discovered a
new plot to overthrow the Soviet re
gime in Russia, and arrested an offi
cer and 25 other persons.
HOBO MASS MEETING
WASHINGTON, April 3. (#•)— Job
lees workers from all parts of the
country were gathering here today for
>a three-day hobo mass meeting to
deal with the national unemployment
situation.
SMITH IN THE I
DEMOCRATIC RICE
REVEALS FIGURES
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SUPPORTERS SAY SMITH HAS 579
VOTES ASSURED NOW AND
FORSEE VICTORY
. NEW YORK, April 3. (/Pj— Gover
nor Alfred Smith is out in the van in
•the Democratic race for presidential
nomination, according to figures based
on number of delegates actually se
lected. On the same basis former
Governor Lowden of Illinois is lead
ing the Republicans back in the drive
down the stretch.
Sixty-two delegates have actually
been selected to vote for Governor
Smith, of which 4S have received de
finite instructions. Lowden has 98
delegates in his support with 58 in
structed in his favor. Lowden also
claims 40 more who have not yet been
instructed.
Smith’s intimate supporters go much
further than these figures justify.
They declare he has 579 votes assured
now and forsee a victory for him at
the third poll in Houston. Eighty
votes, they claim, are in reserve for
him, which would mean he would need
only 76 to win the nomination. These
claims are dubtful.
Hoover is running close behind
Lowden in the Republican popularity
contest. He has 85 delegates avow
edly behind him of which only 28 have
definite instructions in his favor, how
ever.
IlCt LANDS PRIVATE
FIELD SANTA BARBARA
SANTA BARBARA, April, 3. (/?)—
Colonel Chas. A. Lindbergh landed
here at 5:20 and took off from El Paso
this morning for the coast. The Col.
came down on a private field after
friends had combed the coast when he
became overdue at San Diego where
he was expected to land.
Col. Lindbergh will visit Harry
Guggenheim, president of the Guggen
heim fund for the promotion of aero
nautics, while here.
BIG PORT FIRE
NEW ORLEANS, April 3. {/?)—Fire
broke out at the Bienville Street Dock
in the heart of the harbor, shortly
after midnight, bringing forth all the
available fire fighting apparatus in the
city including fire boats. Two steam
were said to have been destroyed
of their moorings.
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IMPASSE,, WASHINGTON
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WASHINGTON, April 3. {&)— Coal
inquiry practically reached impasse
when West Virginia operators refused
to furnish cost prices asked under the
subpoena. West Virginia operators
say they have no trouble, ask nothing
from Congress, and will continue with
non-union workers.
COAST BASEBALL
OPENING TODAY
N CALIFORNIA
PURSE IS POSTED TO BE SPLIT
AT THE END OF SEASON BY
PENNANT WINNERS
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SAN FRANCISCO, April, 3. (£>)—
With a $20,000 bonus posted for the
winners and a split at the end of the
season, will be tried out for the first
time when eight clubs in he Coast
| League began the pennant scramble
today. ‘ ! __
This may prove to be one of the
most eventful baseball seasons in 1
tory on the coast. AH of the opening
series are being played in California;
Hollywood at Oakland, Seattle at San
Francisco, Portland at Los Angeles
and the Missions at Sacramento.
LONDON, April 3. (/P)—By a major
ity of 397 votes, the House of Com
mons passed, at second reading, the
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franchise bill, which among other
i things, grants women above the age
; of 21 the right to participate ;n parlia
| mentary elections. Passage of the
' measure will give women 2.000,000
! votes majority over men.
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THEOREM ENEMY
ATTACK PANAMA CUE
BALBOA, April 3. (;P)—The theo
retical enemy attack by warships and
airplanes against the Panama Canal
defenses in the United States maneu
vers ended in a defeat for the de
fenders, according to unofficial obser
vers. The enemy fleet succeeded in
getting past the canal defense, thus
ending the maneuvers.
FIGHTING UNEMPLOYMENT
SACRAMENTO, April 3. (^—Un
employment is giving way before the
determined, on fight by state agencies
1 backed by powerful civic and private
enterprises, and by winter, California
is expected to be well on the way to
normal.
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NEW YORK TEMPERATURE
NEW YORK, April 3. (^—Temper
ature minimum 4$, maximum 59.
Bill HELMS UP
BEFOHE COMMITTEE
CLAIMS HE PROTESTED TO LATE
PRESIDENT, CABINET OFFI
CERS, LEASE
WASHINGTON, April 3. (/Pj—Birch
Helms of New York who testified be
fore the Senate Oil Committee in the
spring of 1922 that he protested to
President Harding, Secretaries
Weeks and Hoover and Attorney
General Daughterly, against the lead
ing of the Teapot Dome to Sinclair.
lie said when there was no reply
two days later. he telegraphed Geo.
Christian, then Secretary to Harding,
making a further protest. Christian
replied to President could not see
him at that time.
Helm was vice president of the
Texas Pacific Coal anl Oil Company
and said his company attempted to
lease the Teapot. He testified he
first learned from Fall that Sinclair
had closed a contract for it.
WIDOW JUDGE AUSTIN
PASSES AWAY SWAY
JUNEAU, April, 3. (/P)—Mrs. C. G.
Austin, 73, Washington pioneer and
wife of the late Judge Austin, died at
Skagway. She had lived in Washing
ton state 40 years. Austin was a mem
ber of the Washington Territorial
legislature, a veteran of the Civil Wa
and a Municipal Judge in Seattle. «
daughter, Mrs. V. I. Hahn, lives iu
Skagway. The body will be sent to
Seattle for burial.
STRIDE EOU AGREEMENT
WASHINGTON, April 3. (/P)—Hail
ed at the State Department as mark
ing a stride toward a world agree
ment renouncing and denouncing war
as a weapon of national policy, the
new Briand note assenting to immedi
ate conversations with Great Britain,
Germany, Italy and Japan to that end,
was in the hands of Secretary Kel
logg tonight, awaiting his decision as
to the American reply.
PLANE FALLS SURF
HOQTJIAM, Wash., April 3. (£>)—
The Coast Guard here was informed
that an airplane -went into the surf
at Grayland, 20 miles southwest of
| here, at 4:30 yesterday afternoon. The
j plane was flying north, presumably
| from Portland, immediately disap
peared in the ocean, the report said.
BUY MORE AUTOS
TOKIO, April 3. (.flP)—Despite the
general business depression in Japan,
the buying of automobiles seems to
be growing by leaps and bounds. The
Metropolitan Police Bureau states
that from 40 to 50 new automobile li
censes are issued ech day, breaking
all rpevious records.