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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 43. "SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1928. " PRICE TEN CENTS
DOG DERBY QUEBEC
SEPPALA FINISHES SECOND FEW
MINUTES BACK ST. GODDARD
BRVDGES THIRD
QUEBEC, Feb. 21, (ff)—Ernie St.
Goddard won yesterday’s heat in the
Sixth Annual International Dog Der
by in three hours, 37 minutes and 35
seconds beating last year’s record by
more than 10 minutes.
The distance covered was 41 miles.
Leonard Seppala, the famous Alas
ka dog musher, came in second. His
time for the distance was three hours,
47 minutes and 50 seconds. Earl
Brydges was third, three hours, 51
minutes and 55 seconds.
SEPPALA FORGING AHEAD
QUEBEC, Feb. 21. (/P)—Seppala re
duced St. Goddard’s lead in the series
to five minutes. Brydges is second;
time three hours, 53 minutes and 50
seconds. St. Goddard is third; time
three hours, 57 minutes and 35 sec
onds.
WINS SECOND HEAT
QUEBEC, Feb. 21. (TP)—Seppala won
the second heat of the International
Dog Derby covering the 41 miles in
three hours, 48 minutes and 57 sec
onds. He is still 11 minutes be Hind
Emile St. Goddard.
CHAIRMAN RESIGNING
WHEN NOMINATION
APPROVED, SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. (^—Rep
resentative William Green of Iowa,
chairman of the House Ways and
Means Committee, nominated by Pres
ident Coolidge to fill the vacancy in
the United States Court of Claims
which sits at Washington, as soon as
his nomination is approved by the
Senate plans to resign his seat in the
House where for 17 years he repre
sented the ninth Iowa Congressional
District.
Speaker Longworth predicted Wil
lis Hawley, of Oregon, wrill succeed
Mr. Green as Chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee which with its
power to initiate revenue and tariff
legislation is one of the most powerful
s<Jlicy committees in either branch of
Congress. For a number of years
Mr. Hawley has been Senator Repub
lican on the Committee.
UNDER ADVISEMENT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. (£>)—'The
protest of the Roumanian Minister,
over the arrest of Mr. and Mrs. Raoul
Alevra, Roumanian citizens, by prohi
bition agents, was filed with the State
Department, and was taken under ad
visement.
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SINCLAIR SENTENCED
SIX MONTHS. BURNS
SETS Fl'fTEEN DUS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. (^—Ad
judged guilty of criminal contempt for
shadowing in the Fall-Sinclair con
spiracy trial jury, Sinclair was sen
tenced to serve six months in jail and
detective Burns 15 days. Henry Mason
Day, Sinclair’s business associate was
sentenced to four months and his son
Sherman was fined $1,000.
BE USED PRESENT TRIAL
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21. (^—En
deavoring to speed the trial of Hick
man and Hunt the defense and state
stipulated testimony taken during the
previous Hickman trial will be ac
cepted in the present trial.
Judge Craig allowed this stipulation
which referred especially to deposi
tions taken in the Millde West by
Attorney Walsh. A move was made
to shift the scene of the trial tempor
arily to the drugstore where the mur
der occurred. The prosecution made
the move the defense making little
objection.
Judge Craig reserved the ruling of
the black and white draughtman’s
version of the murder as the opening
evidence.
HAVANA, Feb. 21. (JP)—'Two
spokesmen1 for the United States del*,
gation are convinced the Pan-Ameri
can Congress, which ended its lavors
yesterday, did much to further good
will among the Americas and tjhe
“delegates will return to their coun
tries with clearer views of conditions
of successful collaboration and under
standing of good will which are the
essence of Pan-Americhnism and
which have been promoted in notable
degrees,” said. Charles Evans Hughes,
chief of the United States delegation.
Dr. Leo S. Rowe, Director General
of the Union said: “The full signifi
cance of the results of the conference
will become fully apparent when the
convention’s resolutions a»e made ef
fective. In this respect a lafge re
sponsibility wil revolve upon the
j Union.”
INSANE GO WILD
j BOSTON, Feb. 21. (^P)—Night sup
1 orvisor and night watcnman were kill
ed and two other night watchmen se
riously injured when five inmates of
j the State hospital for the insane made
I a break for liberty.
BILL IS^PASSED
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. The
Bill authorizing the sale of abandoned
Alaska military reservations by the
Interior Department as public lands
was passed by the House and sent to
1 the Senate.
AH OF SCHEDULE
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 21. (JP)— Flying a
big Douglas mail plane and ahead ol
schedule Oolonel Lindbergh ljanded
at 9 o’clock this morning completing
a round trip over his old air mar
route in an effort to advertise the
postal service.
He surpassed his fondest hopes,
the air line operator told “Lindy”. He
said he intended to fly to Albany,, New
York, next week for a conference or
February 29 at w'hich the State Aero
nautical code will be discussed.
STANDARD OIL C0NIPIN1
DOTAL DUTCH CONCERN
REACH UNDERSTAND!
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NEW YORK, Feb. 21. (£>)—'The
Standard Oil Co., of New' York and the
Royal Dutch Companies of Great Brit
ain have come to tentative agreemem
on future policies after a brief spai
and will soon call off the oil price
war it is reliably reported.
Walter C. Teagle, president of the
Standard Oil Co., of New Jersey, act
ed as arbitrator in the conversation;
which will, it is understood, lead di
rectiv to a settlement. No officiia
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confirmation or dinal of the repori
can be secured from either side.
DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 21. (JP)—In the
fight for “a militant democracy” which
he demanded to bring about “the re
turn of honesty in the government,”
, Senator James Reed set out for Tulsa,
j Okla., to continue to spread the doc
j trine of harmony.
He declared “the most important
'question before the American people
| is to drive the Republican party from
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i power and take this government out
of the hands of bootlers, grafters and
{lobbyists and place its control once
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I more in the hands of the American
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peopl#.”
Senator Reed, who is making his
: first bid for the presidency, centered
his opening attack on what he des
! cribed as “public plunderers and cor.
1 ruptionists” of the Harding and Cool
^ I idge administrations.
OPTIMISTIC PICTURE
ITALY'S Filim
. I ROME, Feb. 21. (/P)—An optimistic
picture of Italy’s financial and econo
.jmic situation was painted by Finance
Minister Volpi in an address before
the Italian Senate.
• ; While it w'ould be erroneous to be
lieve Yolpy’s return to the Gold Stand
j ard acted as panaca for all financial
: aliments, trade has greatly improved
j and the State Budget placed on an
j unshakable foundation he said.
| Minister Volpi paid tribute to the
Governors of England and Federal Re
serve banks for their aid in stabiliz
ing Italy’s finances.
He made clear however, Italy will
never pay to America and Great Brit
|ain in settlement of debts more than
she received from Germjan repara
tions. The Italian nation will be ask
ed to make no further sacrifice other
than surrender of all German repara
tions he declared.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Wealthy, at ease on his Virginia estate, he
left Mount Vernon to lead his countrymen in a
cause he knew to be right. He risked his all for
freedom. Had he stood by the king, he could
have continued his role of country gentleman.
He left to lead an apparantly weak cause, know
ing that should he fail, his possessions, if not
his life would be forfeited. So we honor him.
CUBAN PARCEL POST
DEAL IAAY BE OFF
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. (ff)—Cuba
notified the American Postoffice De
partment that the life of the Cuban
American Parcel Post convention will
terminate March 1, The action is tak
en as a hint that Cuba will not re
new Prcel Post relations unless Con
gress pass the bill.
CATHOLIC REBELS KILLED
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 21. (^—Seven
ty Catholic rebels were killed in a
series of clashes with Federals in the
State of Guadalajara near Jalisco, of
ficial dispatches announced.