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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 114. - SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 19,28.
PRICE TEN CENTS
M
UNITING ALL LAW ENFORCE
MENT AGENCIES IN TERRI
TORY NOT FEASIBLE
WASHINGTON, May 15, (JP)—
In his Congressional report Secre
tary Hubert Work of the Department
o' the Interior expressed the bllief
a consolidation of the present police
and aw enforcement agencies in
Alaska into a single force is neither
feasible or proper. /
The report disclosed the various
activities of the different depa-t
raents maintaining enforcement of
ficers in the Terri orj
Because of the nature of tlve par
ticular work, M e ’•opert said “it does
Hot appear a consolidation o' such
agencies into a single force wmld
be conductive to better law enfnc*
ment or in public interest.
While the view has been expressed
by several departments that a supple,
mentarv force, to cooperate with the
existing agencies might be advan
ce additional law enforcemnt agen
tageous, the need for establishment
fies is not apparant, judging from the
information available to this depart
ment, nor from the facts disclosed
in letters from several departments
now interested.
Such activities of supplementary
forces or a constabulary, would en
tail additional expense of such pro
portions as woud not be justified by
any of the agencies now known to
exist.
The departments which maintain
enforcement officers in Alaska are
the Justice, Agriculture, Commerce,
ard Treasury. Officials include
marshals, game officers, deputies and
fisheries. Officials and employees
of the prohibition enforement in
clude four special agents for the sup
pression of the liquor itraffic among
the Indians, as well as other dry of
ficers.
POLITICAL PUT IS
NEW JERSEY PRIMARY UNDER
WAY; MONTANA SELECTS
DELEGATION
WASHINGTON, May 15, (JP)—'The
National political pot is boiling again
as the voters and leaders to conven
tions went to the polls to augment
the rising tide of delegates to the
National Conventions.
The outstanding political event of
the day’s calendar was the New Jer
sey primary where 31 Republican and
28 Democratic delegates are at stake.
• Montana Republicans and Demo
crats are assembled to select the per
sonnel of their respective delgations.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, May 15, (/P)—
Alleged influence from European
banks in having the Federal Reserve
force a reduction in the Chicago Fed
eral Reserve banks, and to reduce
their rate last fall, will be invesfi
gated by a banking committee.
SCHOOL 80IH0S ARE
APPROVED ALMOST
UNANIMOUS VOTE
TAXPAYERS ENDORSE ISSUE AT
YESTERDAY'S SPECAL BOND
ELECTION
By a vote of 119 »to 18, practically
unanimous, the taxpayers of Seward
weait to the polls yesterday and ap
proved bonding the town of Seward
for 150,000 for the erection of a new
school building.
It was estimated between 150 and
160 taxpayers -would vote; the ac
tual count -was 138; there was one
vote cast which was declared tf&ad
owing to improper filling in.
Considering that just taxpayers
voted and the fact it rained hard
throughout the day, the number of
votes cast surprised the majority. It
is claimed the result shows the pro
gressive community spirit, and pride,
the residents.of the city hold for their
own home town.
Many citizens wraxed eloquent and
\
enthusiastic and stated they were
confident yesterday’s election reslilt
marked a turning point in Seward’s
development and taking other im
provements into consideration the
town and district is on the threshold
of greater prosperity.
WEATHER BALKS SALVAGE
PICTOU, Nova Scotia, May 15. (/P)
—Adverse weather continued to balk
the Army planes efforts to salvage
the German plane Bremen.
GO TO SEA ON ICE PANS
BOSTON, May 15, (#)—Twelve
men are reported to be drifting out
to sea on the ice pans which broke
away from the shore in the vicinity
of Cape St. John.
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MM'S REMARK
CISL MIGHT ACCEPT
CLOUDS SITUATION
PRACTICALLY EVERY GROUP HAS
DRAWN SOME COMFORT FROM
1
HIS STATEMENT
WASHINGTON, May 1§. (/P)—As a
result of Secretary Mellon’s statement
that President Coolidge might accept
the Presidential nomination from the
Republican party if it came out of the
deadlock convention situation has be
come clouded. Some lenders see the
President as a point around which
the Kansas City convention will re
volve and believe the direction in
which the nomination will fall de
pends upon his action.
Practically every group has drawn
some comfort from Secretary Mellon's
statement. Some say his ostensible
endorsement of Hoover was given
only to prevent some one hostile to
the Coolidge administration from
being nominated at the Republican
convention* Others say Mellon’s ac
tion was fostered by the desire to play
opposition within (the Pennsylvania
ranks.
Meanwhile, a race for delegates
proceeds with Governor A1 Smith and
Hoover still in the lead. There will
be primaries in two states this week
in which Hoover i3 expecfted to gain
and Smith to obtain the majority of
delegates.
Senator Blease had organized oppo
sion to Smith in South Carolina. He
will seek to have the convention ap
prove of a resolution calling for dele
gates to refuse support to candidates
favoring modification of prohibition
Laws.
A CLOSE SHAVE
PHILADELPHIA, May 15. (^—Al
fred Lowenstein, Belgian millionaire,
barely escaped death when he accident
ly srtepped too close to the three pro
pliers of his giant plane. One pro
peller crushed his derby ha<t before
he dodged out of the way.
EDITORIAL
PROGRESSIVE SEWARD
Congratulations are extended to the cit
izens of Seward for the action taken by the tax
payers in the School Bond election. The vote was
decisive and certain. I regret the minority were
unable to agree with the majority, but the priv
ilege is one of right.
The actual accomplishment of the erection
of the new school will require patience ;and tol
erance of the opinions of others. Suggestions
and ideas from every citizen will be welcomed
by the City officials. It is your school.
I am proud of the school children of Sew
ard, an<p sincerely am very pleased with the
taxpayers who unselfishly said by their vote,—
Children first.
Mayor L. V. Ray
ITALIA OFF AGAIN
KINGSBAY, May 15. (#»)—'The Ita
lics second flight to the North Pole
started this afternoon favored by:
sunshine and no wind. The big diri
gible took a westward course towards
Greenland.
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JAPANESE * GOVERNMENT WILL
NOT ASK FOR NEW TERRI
TORY RESULT OUTBREAK
SHANGHAI, May 15, (£>)—Despite
tight censorship applied to news re
ports out of Tsinan, refugees from
that city say all of the Natinalist
troops, except 6,000, have been driven
out by the Japanese soldiers.
The 6,000 remaining are behind the
old walls of /the city and are under
constant fire from the Japanese.
Most of Chiangs army is now 10
miias outside. Famine is constantly
threatening and food prices have
trebbled.
While there is some reports that
the Nationlists will ask America to
act as intermediary in aettlemeut,
such action is uncertain. The Japan
ese government indicated it will not
demand new territory or ask the
right to occupy the district, because
of The new outbreak.
DEMING OF P. S. F., 18 EXECUTIVE
HEAD OF NEW COMPANY; 12
CANNERIES
SEATTLE, May 15. (JP)—‘The for
mation of a $7,500,000 corporation to
acquire and operate the Pacific Amer
ican Fisheries and associated proper
ties, -was revealed by a new concern
which is said to be the largest packer
of salmon the world has ever known,
The Pacific American Company.
President Iteming, of the Pacific
American Fisheries, will be the exe
cutive of the new concern. The con
solidation embraces holdings devel
oped by him since"formation of the
Pacific American Fisheries ,in 1905.
The properties include 12 canneries.
WYOMING FOR SMITH
CASPER. May 15. (£>)—A1 Smith
was endorsed for the Presidency by
Wyoming’s delegation which was - in
structed to cast its six votes for him.
GRAND STAND FALLS
ROSEBERRY, Australia, May 15.
(TP)—Moire than 200 spectators were
injured, many seriously, when a large
section of a stand at the race course
here collapse^.
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HD JUDGE DE
FIRST DIVISION
FORMERLY PRIVATE SECRETARY
OF SENATOR STANFIELD; RE
SIDES IN OREGON
WASHINGTON, May 15,
President Ooolidge hail nominated
Edgar J. Adams of Oregon to suc
ceed the l^te Judge Rfeed, as District
Judge of the First Division.
NOW AT WASHINGTON
PORTLAND, May 15. (£>)—Edgar
J. Adams was formerly a member of
the State Highway Commission of
Oregon. His home is at Eugene.
Later he was private secretary of
Senator Stanfield.
At present he is one of the officials
in charge of operations of this division
of the Merchant Fleet Corporation at
Washington, having gone there about
ai year ago from Seattle where he was
for a time, in the office of the Dis
trict Director of the Fleet Corporation.
Before coming to Oregon he was a
resident of Michigan where he was
a member of the State Legislature.
GREAT OVATION
GREETS WILKINS
EIELSON. NOiAY
CARRIED ON SHOULDERS THRU
STREETS TO THEIR HOTEL
IN TROMSOE
OSLO, Norway. May 15, {&)—A
tremendous crowd lined the harbor
at Tromsoe as the steamship Hobby
brought Captain Wilkins and Lieu
tenant Eielson and their plane from
Spitsbergen.
Two steamers, with bands flaring,
and a fleet of small boats, escorted
the Hobby to it’s berth. A civic del
egation boarded the vessel and greet
ed the explorers.
When they disembarked, amid the
thunderous cheers of the populance,
the President of the Municipal Coun
cil cordially welcomed the fliers and
the crowd then carried them on their
shoulders through the streets to
their hotel.
OSLO, May 15. (IP)—Capt. George
Wilkins and Lieut. Carl B. Eielson
arrived at Tromsoe, Norway at 2:30
Tuesday morning on the steamer
Hobby. The residents turned out in
force to- give them an enthusiastic
welcme.
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