FINAL PORT OF CALL FOR THREE
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
HEADQUARTERS U. S. SIGNAL CORPS
COMMUNICATION FACILITIES I N
ALASKA PROPER
COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA
RAILROAD
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXII, NUMBER 265. SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2,1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
OPPOSES PROPOSED
CONSOLIDATION OF
THREE HILL ROADS
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LEADER OF FARM BLOC CHARG
ES INTERESTS SUPPRESS
COMPETITION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. (^—Pre
dicting that Congress early in the com
ing session will carefully scrutinize
the various 'projects for railroad con
solidation, Congressman L. J. Dickin
son of Iowa, leader of the so-called
farm bloc, today announced his opposi
tion to the proposed merger of- the
three great “Hill” roads, the Northern
Pacific, the Great Northern, and the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
“The idea behind this proposal is an
old story. The plan being offered
now' is, in all essential aspects, iden
tical with that which brought one of
the greatest legal battles of the begin
ning of the present century. I refer
to what was known as the ‘Northern
Securities Suit’. Following the an
nouncement of that attempt to domi
nate western transportation, the gov
ernment entered suit, charging these
interests with attempting to evade the
spirit of the laws and to suppress
competition,” said Mr. Dickinson.
FINAL HEARING ON
HALIBUT IS HELD
BY com
NUMEROUS PROPOSALS AND SUG
GESTIONS PRESENTED PRE
VENT EXTINCTION
SEATTLE, Dec. 2. (IP)— A division
in the halibut industry on the question
of steps to be taken to halt its threat
ened extinction of halibut was appar
ent at the final hearing of the inter
national fisheries <|ommission. The
fishing vessel owners association pro
posed the annual three months closed
season be retained and that fishing be j
prohibited on the banks which is rec-;
ognized as “nurseries” for young hali-!
but and as spawning grounds.
Other proposals included the sugges-j
tion that marketing halibut under six
pounds be prohibited and gear, likely
teto catch smaller sfih, be also prohib
ited. Both of these suggestions met
with considerable opposition it being
recommended that the length of the
closed season be unchanged.
The vote on the proposal showed 19
for extension to 23 against it. C.
Serwold, who represented the vessel
owners association proposed every
fifth vessel be deputized to enforce
th elaw without cost. Others suggest
ed official government control with
heavy fines for poachers on the first
offense and -confiscation of the vessel
and gear on the second offense.
Seward, The Hub Of The Propeller!
TO BUILD RAILROAD
$50,000,000 BE EXPENDED BY SYN-;
DICATE HEADED BY H. P.
WHITNEY OF N. Y.
WINNIPEG, Dec. 2. (£>)— A mining :
development program involving the!
expenditure of $50,000,000 "was outlined
by the spokesmen for a syndicate!
headed by Harry Payne .Whitney of
New York which lias exercised its
option to purchase the Flin Flon pro
perties in Northern Manitoba, North
eastern Saskatchewan.
One of the conditions of the sale
provided for construction of 84 miles
of railway from the Hudson Bay line
[to the mining area.
JIVES S1FELV
INTERIOR FLYING ACE BRINGS
PASSENGERS, MAIL FROM
NOME, FAIRBANKS
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FAIRBANKS, Dec. 2. (#>)—After
being forced down three times by
storms Noel Wein landed his Stinson
Detroiter from Nome with three pas-'
sengers and Christmas mail for the!
zero. Hd left Nome Tuesday and land-1
States in a temperature of 25 below
ed at Unalakleet for the night. The
next day he stopped at Kaltag and
j
Nulato landing in Fairbanks in virtual
darkness.
SAVAGE IS WHIPPED
NEW YORK, Dec. 2. (JP)—'Tony Can
zoneri, challenger for featherweight
laurels, whipped Ignazio Fernandez,
the Filipino savage, in a 10 round bout.
SENATE REPUBLICANS
PERFECT PARTY FOR
COMING CONGRESS
GEARGE MOSES OF NEW HAMP.
8HIRE NOMINATED SUCCEED
SELF; PRO TEMPROE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. (/p)~Side
stepping all controversial matters the
Senate Republicans perfected a party
organization for the first session of
the 70th Congress and unanimously
nominated George Moses of New
Hampshire to succeed himself as
president pro temproe.
Nominations for two other senate
officers, a secretary and sergeant-at
arms went over until a further con
ference tomorrow while leaders are
considering .proposals ^from western
Independents embodied in the pro
gram which deals with officers and
farm relief.
CRAZY WOMAN CREEK
BOYLEN, Wyo., Dec. 2. (/P)—The
Fairway Oil company is shut down at
2,000 feet on top of what is believed
to be the Dakota sand in its test of
the Crazy Waman Creek structure in
southern Johnson County, Wyoming.
"Mountain ana the Mole Hill"
Y ‘HERE , SON, ^
WHEN you LOOK ‘1
THROUGH THIS |
GLASS YOU CAN j
BETTER. SEE THE|
k COMPARISON yk '
hard
JOHN MARSHALL OF
JUNEAU IMPORTANT
DEFENSE WITNESS
MAINTAINED IN CINCINNATI
I
j WITH EXPENSES PAID CLAIM
ED BY REMUS
CINNATI, Dec. 2. (£>)—'The prose^
cution tried to regain ground in the
Remus murder trial by showing John
Marshall of Juneau had been main
tained here at Remus’s expense for
more than a month. He was an im
portant defense witness.
Marshall admitted he left Juneau
three days after he read that Remus
had shot and killed his wife. He left,
he said, even before the request came
from Remus and made the nine day
trip direct to Cincinnati. After ar
riving he went first to a hotel where
he registered as from Atlanta, Ga.
The prosecution sought to show his
hotel bill had been paid by Blanche
Watson, Remus’ secretary. Marshall
admitted he remained there only a few
daays then went to Remus’ $750,000
mansion but for the last month he has
been back down at another hotel
where his expenses have beenn paid
by others.
! He has been active, he admitted, in
behalf of Remus and six times has
conferred with Charles H. Elston,
counsel, and with Remus many times.
He has also visited Remus in jail.
| Marshall admitted that one O’Neal,
described in his testimony yesterday
as having been pointed out to him as
a gunman by Remus, had actually
been the defendant in the Jack Dan
iel’s case. He admitted O’Neal was
convicted upon Remus’ testimony and
; sent to prison while Remus got im
munity.
LUMBER COMPANY IN
! KUSKOKWIM BURNS
OPERATED BY ESKIMOS UNDER
B. OF E.; NO FIRE FIGHTING
EQUIPMENT
AKIAK, Dec. 2. (£>)—The Kusko
kwim Lumber Co., was completely des
troyed by fire Wednesday as tbe re
sult from an overheated furnace and
defective flue.
No fire fighting equipment was in.
the Eskimo owned and operated na
tive mill and the owner nearly lost
his life in the blaze. The loss is es
timated at $15,000.
Plans to reorganize and build a new
plant are already under way. The
company was organized in 1921 by the
United States Bureau of Education,
under whose direction at functioned.
It was the only company of its kind
in this part of Alaska and did a large
lumber and fuel business.