MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRES*:
44
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 2.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, January 4, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
I
MILLIONS BE SPENT
CONSTRUCTING NEW
AIRWAYS IN II. S. Hi
i
APPROPRIATION REPRESENTS
MILLION AND A HALF IN.
CREASE OVER 1927
Washington, d. c. Jan. 4. (£>)—
Funds for the construction of 4,086
miles of airways throughout the coun
try, is provided in the annual appro
priation bill for State, Justice, Com
merce, and Labor departments, which
was reported to the House by its
appropriation Committee.
The bills come to a total of $89,
202,000 and represents an increase of
$1,500,000 over last year’s measure
but a decrease of $170,000 under the
Budget of Bureaus estimates.
In addition to the funds for the
construction of new airways the
measure provides for maintenance of
3,427 miles of airways already equip
ped.
jiiilriiE
EAGLE" ARRIVES
ATJEGUCALPA
TEGUCALPA, Honduras, Jan.* 4{iP)
—The famous “Spirit if St. Louiss,”
emerged from dark clouds and amid
a misty rain shortly before 2 o’clock
in the afternoon. Colonel Lindbergh
circled over the Honduran Captitol
then sailed away to the aviation field
and landed exactly in front of the han
gar.
The Colonel arrived from San Sal
vador at 1:55 p. m. and as he step
ped from his machine he was welcom
ed by the President and others.
handwriting' experts
SAY DOCUMENTS FANES
—
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 4 (/P)—
Handwriting experts, employed by
Publisher William Randolph Hearst
at the request of the special Senate
Committe to investigate the alleged
Mexican documents, pronounced the
documents “spurious.” The report of
the experts was made to the Senate
Committee.
TO BE EXPELLED
/
CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan. 4. (£>)— j
Two thousand white Russians, re
siding in Turkey, will be expelled
unless they leave the country by
February 6, according to semi-official
press dispatches.
ROCKED BY QUAKES
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 4.(/p)
—This town, Venice, Pacific, Pali
sades and Sawtille were rocked by
aD earthquake shock Saturday morn
ing No damage was reported.
WORSE THAN ALASKA
CHICAGO, Jan. 4. (^P)—The Middle
West is in the midst of a severe
b’izzard, which already has caused
several deaths and great suffering.
Snow drifts are so high in places, in
the Northwest that farmers cannot
get to their livestock. It is expected
that the storm will reach the Atlan
tic coast very shortly.
SANFORD MAC 1IDER
RESIGNS TO ENTER
PRIVATE BUSINESS
INTENDS TO PREPARE TO ENTER
POLITICS IN A DIFFERENT
FIELD
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 4. (£=)—
Sanford MacNider, assistant secretary,
has handed in his resignation to Pres
ident Coolidge.
His resignation has been known
sometime ago but when rumors be
c*me frequent last summer, they were
prompty denied by MacNider.
He intends to return to private bus
iness and prepare to .enter politics
in a different field.
HUGE QUANTITIES
OF LIQUOR FLOWED
JEW YEAR'S EVE
BUGLER, ON TOP OF WH'TE
HOUSE, USHERED IN 1928;
RECORD CLUB CROWDS
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. (£>)—New Year
crowds gathered early here and record
celebration was in full swing by mid
night. Gloomy weather failed to
dampen the ardor of revellers and
the only discordant note was the fear
of spectacular raids. That discordant
note became distinctly audible before
midnight when a raid was staged on
Moscow Inn, in Times Square district,
where eight arrests were made and
a small quantity of liquor seized.
Hotels, cafes and night clubs were
jammed by merry-makers, and many
churches held night watch services.
In Washington a bugler on the roof
of the White House ushered in 1928
for the nation.
Mrs. Coolidge arranged a midnight
program which was heard by festival
throng in Washington.
Reports from St. Louis, Chicago,
Philadelphia and other large cities
told of record breaking crowds and
large quantities of liquor being con
sumed.
EASY PENALTY
CINCINATTI, Jan. 4. (#>)—George
Remus, bootleg king, who killed his
wife and was acquitted of the charge,
was condemned to the State hospital
for the criminal insane. The judge
ignored opinions of three alienists,
who adjudged Remus sane.
HICKMAN PLEADS
NOT GUILTY: CLAIMS
AS SEASON, INSANE
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4. {/P)~Hick
man pleaded not guilty to the charges
of murdering Marian Parker, 12-yeai
old Los Angeles girl, “by reason ol
insanity.”
He at first plead insanity to the
murder charge alone, but changed il
later to cover both the kidnapping
and murder accusations.
When asked by the court if he knew
the insanity plea was an admission
of guilt he replied with a brief “yes.’
Judge Hardy fixed the date of the
trial for January 25. Hickman’s law
yer, Jerome Walsh, of Kansas City
filed an affidavit asking for delay
This was denied. Following makin§
the plea Attorney Walsh asked foi
a 35 day continuance before trial
This was five days over the lega
limit in this State. The Judge endec
the argument by setting the date.
LAWYER REVEALS PLAN
I.OS ANGELES,'Ian 4. (£>)—“I'll
P’obably have William Edward Hick,
man. slayer of Marion Parker, plead
s gnilt.y to murder as was done in the
: Leopold-Loeb murder trial and throw
j him on the mercy of the court,’
i Jerome Walsh, Hickman’s lawyei
said.
TRAFFIC IN NEW
YORK HARBOR TIEO
BP ACCOUNT FOE
NUMBER COLLISIONS REPORT
ED; NONE OF THE VESSELS
SERIOUSLY HURT
—
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. (/P)—Heavj
fog, which spread its dead gray 20(
miles out to sea, smothered the porl
of New York for a second day, tied
up shipping and was the cause o1
! three collissions and one beaching
Twenty-two vessels, ready to sail
were tied to their piers. Ferries and
tug boats nosed aimlessly about the
harbor. Two eollissions in the harboi
were between the Dollar line "Presi
dent Hayes” and the Cunard freightei
“Tarantia”, and the British freightei
“Domira” and the Danish freightei
“Ireland.” Neither the President
Hayes nor the Tarantia were hurt
much, but the Domira had to be beach
ed on mud-flats. No persons .v .
reported injured n the crashes.
COMING TO HOLLYWOOD'
LONDON, Jan. 4. (/P)—Smallest
and among the most valuable feet
in English society will soon be head
ed for Hollywood. They belong to
Lady Georgina Sholts Douglas, who
has insured her feet and legs for
$100,000. She sailed for the United
States today.
MURDERER SOUGHT
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. (/?)—'The man
who answered her "for rent” adver
tisement is being sought by police
as the possible murderer of Mrs. Guy
[ Harrington, actress.
FIGHT UNDERWAY
FEARS EXPRESSED COLONEL
WOULD BE TARGET FOR RE
BEL GUN FIRE
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Jan. 4.
(/P)—Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh
. will avoid the district, in northern
Nicaragua, which has been the scene
of fighting between U. S, Marines
and rebels. -
- On the flight to Managua tomorrow,
fears were expressed Colonel Lind
bergh might be a target for rebel air
craft and machine gun fire if he flew
►over the strongholds.
He was warned to avoid the district.
He said he would fly 25 miles West
of the scene of the recent fighting.
PROHIBITION AGENTS SEIZE
RICH FURNISHINGS HELEN
MORGAN’S CLUB
I NEW YORK, Jan. 4. (/P)—Night
I club patrons were' rudely evicted
from the Chateau Morgan, lights
were blown out and furniture shat
tered by prohibition agents, who
stormed into the expensive estab
lishment and seized everything in
sight. Seizure was made under the
ancient moonshine law. By its pro
visions Federal agents took away
most of the luxurious furnishings as
well as Helen Morgan, hostess, who j
, wa haled before the Justice without
result. She is subject to fine.
SNOW ON NEW YEAR
LONDON, Jan. 4. (/P)—England j
was blanketed with snow on New
Year’s Day. Railroad service is^till
uncertain and roads impassable in
several places despite heroic efforts
to clear away the effects of the bliz
zard
UPRISING STOPPED
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 4. (£>)—The
government has broken up the pro
jected Catholic uprising in Quereta
ro, by arresting the leaders and rais
ing 2,500 men for a new army.
MAKES FULL PAYMENT
CHICAGO, Jan. 4. Rueben H.
Donnelly has made full payment to
creditors in $700,000 failure 22 years
ago of Knight Donnelly and Co.,
brokers.
!
DEPICTS HORRORS OF LIFE;
MANY WOULD DESERT BUT
AFRAID OF NEGROES
LONDON, Jan. 4. (/P)— John Har
vey, English deserter from the foreign
legion, whom the French released
from prison, arrived in London bit
terly complaining of the treatment
accorded adventurers induced to
serve in the legion. He said that he
was licked while lying on the ground
with his hands and feet in chains
and struck by the officers. He also said
: the novel, Beau Geste, did not go far
enough in depicting horrors of for
eign legion life, and that many men
wanted to desert, but were afraid
because African Druses gave no
quarters.
FIE nr SUPREME
COURT. "DOC" COOK
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 4. (JP)
Dissaproving the probations granted
to Frederick Cook and Glen Murray,
the Supreme Court held Federal
courts have no authority to place
prisoners under probation after they
had begun serving their sentences.
“Doc” Cook must remain at Leaven
worth prison where he served about
two years. A sentence of 14 years
and nine months was imposed upon
him for using the mails to defraud
in connection with his oil promotion
operations.
Both men were granted iprobation
after they had begun serving their
respective sentences. Cook becomes
eligible for parole in March, 1930.
SWEEP MIDDLE WEST
CHICAGO, Jan. 4. {IP)—The worst
storm of the year is sweeping
throughout the Middle West bringing
zero weather, suffering and inter
ruption of .transportation and com
munication. Two inches of snow
fell in Chicago within the last two
hours and the weather forecasters
say that there is no relief in sight
for days.
OUTLAW WAR
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. (/P)—While
no formal proposal has yet been
made regarding Franco-American
peace pact to outlaw war, Secretary
of State Kellogg and French Ambas
sador conferred on the subject and
it is understood all things are in
readiness for drafting.