COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA RAILROAD
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VOLUME XXII. NUMBMER 35. SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 3,1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
BABIES GIVENWR0N6
BOTTLE, FIVE DEAD
CHICAGO HOSPITAL
ANTISEPTIC SOLUTION GIVEN
INFANTS INSTEAD OF DIS
TILLED WATER
CHICAGO, March 3. (JP)—Five baby
girls under two weeks old died with
in two hours of convulsions as the re
sult of a nurse’s error mistaking a
bottle of mild antiseptic solution for
distilled drinking water. The mothers
lay convalescing in an adjoining ward.
Five nurses assigned to the ward are
involved in the investigation to find
which one gave the babies boracic
acid solution which was used for an
eye wash.
PARTNER OF RATLIFF
RELEASED OF CHARGE
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3. (£*)— j
William F. Deaner, Alaska mining en- j
gineer, arrested a week ago on a war- j
rant from Amarillo, Texas, charging
forgery, was released. The authori
ties learned that Deaner’s accuser, J.
R. Ratliff of Amarillo, failed to appear
before the grand jury. No indictment
was returned.
FELINE STOVE UD
KILLS SLEEPING MAN
SALT LAKE CITY, March 3.(/P)—
Thomas B. Widener, aged 77 years,
was killed instantly and two other
men companions were seriously in
jured when a stove lid, blown into the
air by an explosion, descended upon
the roof of the cabin in which the men
were sleeping.
TROOPS DESERTING
SHANGHAI, March 3. {JP)—A large
number of Sun’s broken troops are
reported as deserting to the Canton
ese, and others are fleeing.
SCHOONER REPORTED ON FIRE
BOSTON, March 3. {JP)—An un
identified schooner was reported to
be afire directly East of Boston. The
message was sent to the Navy Yard
by the Dutch ship “Blijken,” who
gave the schooner’s position as Lat
itude 42.31 and Longitude 169.10.
LARGE WAREHOUSE BURNS
BOGOTA, Columbia, March 3. (JP)
—A large warehouse of the Tropical
Oil Company at Cerirdot, 60 miles
southwest of Bogota was destroyed
by fire yesterday. There were 500
cases of gasoline and a large quantity
of oil and grease in the warehouse at
the tome.
HEAVILY INSURED WOMAN
CHICAGO, March 3. (JP)—Miss Mol
lie Hatcher is the most heAvily insur
ed woman in the United States. Mrs.
Marshall Field is second highest. The
exact figures could not be ascertain
ed but it is rumored they are well
over a million dollars in each case.
CHANCE FOR RELIEF
WASHINGTON, March 3. (JP)—The
House accepted the Senate revision
on the administration’s prohibition re
organization bill which now goes to
the President.
WASHINGTON, March 3. (^—Pres
ident Coolidge signed the bill author
izing the appropriation to increase the
firing range of the guns on the battle
ships Oklahoma and Nevada.
NICK SATHIS MEETS DEATH IN
BURNING HEGG BUILDING;
$20,000 ESTIMATED DAMAGE
CORDOVA, March 3. (£>)— Nick
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Sathis was burned to death when over
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; come, as he slept in his apartment,
. by smoke from a fire which destroyed
! the Hegg building. The blaze started
early in the morning from an unde
termined cause in the Mecca pool
room in the basement of the building.
I Lew Smith, Frank Cunningham and
! William Taylor, who were occupants
| of the building, escaped. The struc
ture also housed “Photocraft.” The
I damage is estimated at $20,000.
BACKER OF BYRD
| NEW YORK, March 3. (/P)—1The:
Evening Post says Rodman Wana
maker the New York and Philadelphia
merchant, will finance Commander,
Byrd’s New York to Paris flight which ;
will probably cost $150,000.
DAILY RKTION PAY OF
‘DOUGHBOYS' IS RAISED
WASHINGTO, March 3. (/P)— Pres
ident Coolidge has signed a bill rais
ing the daily ration allowance of the
“doughboughs” from 36 to 50 cents,
after which it is supposed that broiled
lobster and chicken a la King will be
a regular feature on the menu of the
soldiers.
SIGNS NAVAL BILL
WASHINGTON, March 3. (^—Pres
ident Coolidge signed the naval bill
carrying an appropriation for three
new cruisers which he had previously
opposed.
AIM EE BLAMES THE DEVIL
NEW YORK, March 3. {IF)—Aimee
Semple McPherson, told the story of
her life to a large audience here Sun
day, during which she blamed the
devil for attacks upon her reputation
in Los Angeles.
WOMEN DEFEAT MEN
MIAMI, March 3. (IP)—John D.
Rockefeller and two male companions
lost to three women in golf versus
archery contests, by a score of two
and one.
WILLOW ARTISTS AT WORK
NEW YORK, March 3. (/P)—The
New York Giants, Chicago White Sox
and other baseball clubs have opened
spring training at their respective
camps.
NORTHEASTERN GALE
DISABLES VESSELS,
COAST GUARD ENDEAVORING
REACH STRICKEN SHIPS—IN
LAND TRAFFIC HIT
NORFOLK, Va.f March 3. (^—For
ty-six men are adrift off the Atlantic j
coast in two helpless barges and two
light ships. The steamer City of St.
Louis with her steering gear disabled,
swept dangerously near Hatteras i
shoals. The result of a fierce north
eastern gale which swept the coast
is the endangering of nine vessels*and
interfering with inland traffic and
disabling coastwise movements. Coast:
guards are endeavoring to reach the
stricken vessels.
WESTCOTT CONVICTED
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LOS ANGELES, March 3. (IP)—A |
jury convicted C. A. R. Westcott of
first degree murder of his father,
Charles G. Westcott, former Minne- j
apolis capitalist. The jury recom-;
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mended life imprisonment.
HUH WILL TAKE ON
SHARKEY IS ROUNDS
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| NEW YORK, March 3. (^—Clash
ing in what is generally accepted as
the semi-final struggle of Rickard’s
I heavyweight elimination series, Mike
; McTigue will attempt to extend one of
| the most remarkable comebacks in
pugilistic history at the expense of
Youthful Jack Sharkey, in Madison
I Sqare Garden tonight in a 15-round
| battle. Sharkey is a nine to five fa
| vorite.
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DEDUCTION AUTO TAX
GIVEN ADVERSE RULING
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WASHINGTON, March. 3. (^—Rep
resentative Bacon introduced a drastic
measure to prohibit the importation of
machine guns and automatic pistols,
and to regulate the domestic manufac
ture of such articles.
The board of tax appeals ruled
against the deduction of automobile
tax, paid by the purchaser, from his
income payments.
ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT
LISBON, Portugal, March 3. (IP)—
Major Sarmento Barios, Portugese
aviator, hopped, off here in an attempt
!to fly around the world in 90 days.
He is using a 450-horse power sea
plane.
HORSE WINS $10,000 STAKE
MIAMI, Fla., March 3. (IP)—W. M.
Harris’ “Fly Hawk” won the $10,000
Datonia stake feature race yesterday
at Hailed track, besting a large num
ber of entries.
EXCLUDED FROM FRANCE
HAVANA, March 3. (IP)—Major
Caribaldi, recently excluded from
France, will arrive here today, as no
restrictions have been placed on his
landing in Cuba.
Hudson Waterfront
Threatened By Fire
Million Dollar Loss
FLAMES START FROM DEFECTIVE WIRING LEAP
FOUR BLOCKS DESTROYING THREE WARE
HOUSES AND THREE BARGES LOADED WITH
FREIGHT CARS—TWENTY-SEVEN FIRE COM
PANIES AND FIFTY TUGS BATTLE BLAZE
JERSEY CITY, N. J., March 3. (/P)—Twenty-seven
fire companies and 50 tugs and railway firemen battled
six hours in a driving gale and freezing weather a fire
which threatened to destroy the Hudson river waterfront.
The loss is estimated at $1,000,000. The flames started
about midnight from defective wiring on Pier K, and con
sumed the pier, then leaped four blocks to the Morgan
street dock, and virtually destroyed three warehouses,
three barges and 15 loaded freight cars.
SEARCH FOR AVIATOR
CASA BLANCA, Morocco, March 3.
(.tP)—A dispatch boat has been sent to
search for Major Tadeo Larre-Borges,
Uruguayan aviator, who left (here
yesterday for Las Palmas, Canary
Islands, on his Italy to Uruguay
flight. He has ndt been heard from
since.
LETTER Mir REVEAL
NEW YORK, March 3. (JP)—A let
ter; left with the Vatican to be opened
March 23 is expected to throw light
on the identity of John Orth, a mys
terious man who lived in New York
in 1924, and who was thought to have
been Archduke Johann of Austria, who
disappeared pO years ago.
PRINCE LIKES PARIS
PARIS, March 3. (jP)—Notwithstand
ing a report yesterday that former
Crown Prince Carroll of Rumania was
on his way to Bucharest, it was learn
ed later that he was still at his hotel
and was apparently making prepara
tions for the trip.
ENFORCING SKIRT LAW
ROME, March 3. (JP)—The Minister
of National Economy in Italy is at
tempting to enforce the edict of Pre
mier Mussolini commanding longer
skirts and petticoats for women, in
an effort to aid the country’s silk in
dustry.
LONGWORTH RENOMINATED
WASHINGTON, March 3. (JP)—
Speaker Nicholas Longworth was re
nominated for another two-year term
in that office and the present House
officers were confirmed as their own
successors, the Republicans thus com
pleting their organization for the 70th
Congress.
KILLED MOTHER-IN LAW
NEW YORK, March 3. (^P)—Harold
; T. Webster, who killed his mother
in-law, was sentenced from 20 years
I to life in prison. His wife gave him
| a tongue lashing after the sentence
was read and announced she would
sue for a divorce.
TAX BE PLACED ON
FURS IN CANADA;
EXPORTATION ONLY
FIRST TIME IN 200 YEARS PELT
TAX IMPOSED—TO AID COST
OF ADMINISTRATION
OTTAWA, March 3. (JP)— For the
first time in 200 years a tax will be
placed upon furs from the Northwest
Territories in a few days. The Minis
ter of the Interior, Charles Stewart, in
troduced a bill to empower the Com
missioner-in-council of the Northwest
Territories to impose a per pelt tax on
$2,000,000 worth of furs taken annual
ly from the territory. The tax is de
signed partially to meet the cost of
maintaining the Northland administra
tion and will be upon exportations
only.
MAY LEGALIZE BETTING
MACHINES INN.Y. STATE
| ALBANY, N. Y., March 3. (#•)—Pari
mutual betting machines would be le
galized on New York State race tracks
i under a bill introduced in the Assem
bly yesterday. Ten per cent of the
receipts of the machines would go to
the State, and racing associations
would be required to pay a license
fee of ?6,000 to the State for a meeting,
each not to exceed 30 days.
UNIQUE’ SHIPPING ANNALS
NEW YORK, March 3. (JP)—For the
first tiime in many years the port of
New York has seen a day when not a
ship carrying passengers arrived. The
U. S. liner Republic, which arrived
last midnight is the first vessel
since Saturday.
JAIL ALL CATHOLIC PRISTS
NOGALES, Ariz., March 3. (JP)—
Under orders of the Governor of the
State of Senola Mexico, all Catholic
Prists are required ito be jailed on
charges of officiating at services held
in Private residences, in violation of
the Mexican laws.