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VOLUME XX111. NUMBER 7 SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1928 PRICE TEN CENTS
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FORMER ALASKAN SKIPPER,
OWNER OF LATE RENDER
BROTHERS, IN COMMAND
SEATTLE, Jan. 10. (;p)-AVith offi
cers and crew ne>ar starvation, the
fresh water tanks empty and the fuel
oil supply exhausted, the Seattle pow
er schooner Ruby, long overdue on a
voyage from Venezuela, was found
700 miles south of San Pedro by the
Norweigian tanker Storstad.
The craft sailed from Seattle on
October 25, 1926, for Maracaibo with
lumber for Venezuela oil fields and
•was 78 days out of Balboa and at
tempting to complete its voyage und
er sail when sighted by the Storstad.
The Ruby is commanded by Capt.
Knafeich, for many years a pictures
que figure in the mining camps and
fishing stations on the Kuskokwim
River, and in the Good News Bay dis
trict. He was the master and owner
of the famous schooner Bender Bros,
which operated from Seattle to Alaska
and Siberia for many years but which
was finally lost in -the ice off the Si
berian coast. Misfortune dogged the
Ruby from the timje it left Seattle for
Maracaibo.
PAST SEASON 01
HEAVIEST RECORDS
BULK OF BRITISH COLUMBI/
PACK DRY SALTED AND SHIP
PED TO JAPAN
SEATTLE, Jan. 10. (/P)—Markin?
the closing of the herring industry* fo
the season in Cook Inlet the last o
the season’s pack and crews from tw<
salteries at the Halibut Cove distric
and Tutka Bay, were brought to Seat
tie on the S. S. Alaska.
While the herring packers reporte<
fish were scarce during the majorit;
of the season, light runs in the earl:
part of the summer brought high re
turns and made up in a measure fo
the shortage. Later, the fish be
came more plentiful.
With all the scarcity of herring ii
Alaskan waters and British Colun
bia packers have completed one of th
heaviest packs recorded. The bull
of the British Columbia fish were dr;
salted and a large share on the ton
nage sent to Japan.
WHATS THIS? WHATS THIS?
LONDON, Jan. 10. (£>)—After ai
unsuccessful attempt to crash th<
gates of the American customs 15
dozen liquor chocolates have been re
turned to England marked “undesir
able” at the behest of U. S. author
ities.
LINDY ARRIVES SAFE
PANAMA, Jan. 10. (£>)—Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh arrived safely
from San Jose.
SUPPLIES ORDERED CAME YEAR
LATE WITH CONSEQUENT
LOSS LOW PRICE FURS
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. (£>)—C.
B. Klengenberg, trapper who lives
1,200 miles from the North Pole in
Alaska, made a deal with Captain Pat
terson, skipper of a ship owned by H.
j Liebes & Oo., fur dealers of Sajn
| Francisco, to deliver 500 furs; he to
receive supplies in 1923. Klengen
berg alleged the supplies did not come
until 1924 and he got less fr the furs
than he expected.
He sued in the United States Dis
trict Court here and received an
award of $17,972. The Circuit Court
I of Appeals held the deal made with
| the Captain was invalid because il
was not; made with the company
also, that Higher Court reduced
I the amount awarded by the lowei
court for alleged loss, due to delayed
I
supplies, from $11,00 to $400.
SINGER GRANTED DIVORCE
| CHICAGO, Jan. 10. (£>)—Marioi
Clair, opera singer, who scored a sue.
cess in Berlin was granted a divorce
JUDGE REED STAYS
ON THE BENCH IN
FIRST DIVISION
NO SUCCESSOR NAMED BY SEN
ATE; PRESIDENT REFUSES
RECOMMEND SUCCESSOR
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. (£»)—The
controversy between the Senate and
President Coolidge over the appoint
ment of a successor for Judge Reed,
First Alaska District, was discussed
in the House but no action was pro
posed.
Representative Laguardia, republi
can of New York, during the consid
eration by the Justice Department of
the appropriation bill, said funds had
been included for Judge Reed. How
ever, he was not mentioned by name
or inquired how long he^ would con*
! tinue in office.
In view oft the fact the Senate refus
ed to confirm him for another teim
and that the President failed to re
commend a successor, Representative
! Chindblon, republican fflom Illinois,
j said Judge Reed will continue in of
fice until his successor has been ap
pointed and he and Laguardian agreed
j
| that without any specific legislative
I
action it will be impossible to prevent
khe inclusion of funds for Judge
Reed’s salary.
DELEGATE ENTERS BILL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. (JP)—The
extension of the act, (providing for
stock raisiing on homesteads to Alas
ka, was asked in a bill by Delegate,
Sutherland. j
ALASKA RAILROAD
MEN WIN BUTTLE
ON WAGE SCALE
NOEL W. SMITH AUTHORIZED TO
AMEND SCHEDULES PAY OF
REGULAR EMPLOYES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. (^—Gen
eral Manager Noel W. Smith, of the
Alaska Railroad, has been authoriz
ed to amend the schedules and rules
; of pay on the railroad with regard to
pay to regular assigned employes on
days when they are not called on for
duty.
This was the decision of comptrol
ler General McCarl. Pay allowance
; will be on the minimum schedule cal
i culated for eight hours or 400 miles.
A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE
NEW YORK, Jan. 10. (/P)—While
Mayor Walker firmly declared the
3 a. m. curfew law for night clubs
would not be lifted immediately the
Commissioner of the license bureau
said lie was voting to leave the town
wide open until 8 o’clock in the morn
ing.
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GAS EXPLOSION IN
COAL MINE; 21 ARE
BODIES BURNED AND MUTILAT
ED BY FORCE OF DRAFT; IN
VESTIGATION UNDERWAY
WEST FRANKFORT, 111., Jan. 10.
(£>)—Twenty-one miners were killed
outright im a gas explosion whiqh
wrecked a one mile chamber in. the
Industrial Coal Company’s mine, No.
18.
The 21 bodies were burned and mu
tilataed by the force of the blast and
when found were identified by num
bers on safety lamps and attached to
their clothing. The bodies were lo
cated by rescue teams from eHrrin,
Valier and Benton.
Officials of the mine said all em
ployees had been accounted for. The
cause of the explosion is undetermin
ed. The State mine inspector is con
ducting an investigation.
THE FIRST REPORT ✓
WEST FRANKFORT, 111., Jan. 10.
—Two miners are known to have
been killed and 24 are still missing
four hours after the explosion in the
Industrial Coal Company’s mine, No.
18.
Approximately 100 men ,were In
that section of the mine where the
explosion occurred. All but 24 are
accounted for. Fire, broke out after
the explosion, made rescue work dif
ficult.
U. S. MARINES WELL
OH to inn
REINFORCE BUDDIES
DETERMINED TO ELIMINATE
ftEBEL GENERAL SAID TO BE
DISTURBING FACTOR
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. (£>)—More
than half of the 1,200 marines rein
forcements for Ni-caragua are sailing
south while 450 others waited at Nor
, folk for clearing of a fog which held
the transport in the harbor.
Well on the way to Corinto, Nicara
gua, on the west coast, are the cruis
ers Trenton, Raleigh and Milwaukee.
Many miles out of Charleston, follow
ing a parallel course down the Pacific,
was the naval ammunition ship Nitro
with 492 men. The ships will land
troops at Corinto the end of the week
and a new campaign to elimjnate
General Sandino, as the disturbing
factor in an otherwise quite republic,
| will immediately begin.
TWO GANGSTERS KILLED
CHICAGO, Jan. 10. (£>)—Two Chica
go gangsters were shot and killed in
the latest war over the rights to Il
licit liquor traffic. They were Chas.
Miller and John Davis.