COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA RAILROAD
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 58. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
TEN AIRPLANES SUCCESSFULLY
EVADE LAND BATTERIES AND
SEARCHLIGHTS
* PANAMA, March 29. (IP)—The ease
with which the Panama Canal might I
be raided by air was demonstrated j
last night when ten airplanes sue- j
cessfully evaded land batteries and1
searchlights, and approached within j
effective bombing distance of the
canal locks on the Pacific side. Flares
released by the planes indicated they
♦ had successfull outmaneuvered the
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searchlights. Four planes were the
oretocally shot down during the raid.
SEGUE SETS UP
, RECORD FOR MILE;
AMERICAN BORN ENGLISHMAN
LOWERS RECORD BY THIRTY
MILES
DAYTONIA BEACH, March 29. (IP)
—Colonel H. O. D. Segrave, American
born Englishman, set a new world’s
refcord for a mile straightaway druv
ing his four-ton speeder across the
sands at 203.84 miles. The former
record was 123.22, set by Malcolm
Campbell, an Englishman, on a Wales
beach.
FRENCH FLYING ICE TO
ATTEMPT ANOTHER FLIGHT
£
NEW YORK, March 29. (IP)—Capt. !
Rene Fonck, French ace, whose at
tempt to fly from New York to Paris
in September ended disastrously, will
arrive in the United States early in j
April to make another attempt, said
L. A. Shoutmanoff, secretary and treas-!
urer of the Sikorsky Manufacturing
company, whose planes Fonck uses.
REMODELED CASH ROOM
K WASHINGTON, March 29. (/P)— j
With the appropriation by Congress j
of $20,000 to supplement a previous-;
l^ly authorized expenditures of $10,000
for modernizing the cash room of the j
treasure, which handles more money
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daily than any other banking room
in the world, equipment in use nearly
60 years will be replaced with more
efficient irp-to-date facilities.
ENGAGED TO MARRY PRINCE
PARIS, March 29. (IP)—Mrs. Reg
inald Vanderbilt says she is engaged
io marry Prince Godfrey Langen-;
bough, nephew of the Queen of Rum
ania. i1
1S4 NEW CASES TYPHOID
MONTREAL, March 29. (£>)—One
hundred and four new cases of
typhiod fever were reported yester
day. The largest daily number since
the epidemic began. The total cases
since March 5th numbers 256.
CRQSSOHI AT BARROW
TO FLY TO LAWRENCE
MADE FLIGHT FROM WISEMAN
TO BARROW IN FOUR HOURS
FORTY-FIVE MINUTES
FAIRBANKS, March 29. (£>)—Joe
Crosson, Fairbanks Airplane Corpora
tion pilot, arrived at Point Barrow
Saturday -with A. M. Smith, newspaper
correspondent, making the flight in
four hours and 45 minutes. He fol
lowed the coast line from Smiths Bay,
making an easy landing. Crosson
plans to return via Kotzebue, where
he will pick up a passenger for Fair
banks, and will probably stop at Wain
wright to fuel. The company indi
cated that Crosson would continue
from Kotzebue to Sevoonga to rush
a sick man from St. Lawrence Island
to Nome.
INTERIOR DOCTOR MUSHES
MINT MILES TO PATIENTS
TAN AN A, March 29. (/P)—Dr. White
of Fort Gibbon hospital returned Sun
day from a Yukon trip to Kaltag at
tending natives. He covered 700 miles
mushing his own dogteam part of the
time. He saw 300 cases.
FINE LIQUORS SEIZED
KEY WEST, Fla., March 29. (£>)—
The British schooner Weagualtac,
with more than 1,000 gallons of fine
liquor aboard, was seized by a coast
guard cutter and towed into port here
yesterday.
PETE LNTZO TO BATTLE
DUNDEE ON MAY 24
NEW YORK, March 29. (£>)— Pete
Latzo, welterweight champion of the
world, will defend his title against
Joe Dundee of New York on May 24.
The articles were signed yesterday.
Young Vacca of Boston defeated Fidel
La Barba, featherweight champion,
here last night. The title was not in
volved. Vacca took the decision after
ten furious rounds of milling.
DISCOVER RARE BiRD
CHICAGO, March 29. (£>)— Marshal j
Field Museum announces that its'
South American expedition has re- j
iiscovered a rare bird, which has
3een lost to science since Darwin J
iiscovered it in 1821.
STEAMER WOOSUNG SET AFIRE
BY SHELL FURE—AMERICANS
AND BRITISH LAY BARRAGE
FOUR AMERICANS ARE KILLED
ADIMRAL HOUGH REPORTS AM.
ERICAN HOMES LOOTED AND
WOMEN DENUDED
LONDON, March 29. (i<P)—The Dai.
ly Mail correspondent reported the
Cantonese at Nanking mounted heavy
guns, one on Lion hill overlooking
the Yangtse river and trained them
on the American and British war
ships and merchantmen anchored in
the river. The Cantonese also
manned the river forts between Chi
an-kiang and the mouth of the Yangt
se and are reported to have fired
on all passing foreign vessels. The
steamer Woosung was set afire by
a shell.
| SHANGHAI. March 29. &P)—One
j Japanese was killed and various oth
ers wounded when they attempted to
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prevent the Chinese from outraging
| women as they had the Americans.
A barrage was laid down by the
! American and British warships
, around Socony hill to protect Ameri
can refugees and resulted in the kill
ing of hundreds of Chinese, a report
from Nanking said.
i The fact that outrages were com
mitted by Chinese in Nanking uni
forms may develop into serious dip
lomatic problems.
! Cantonese in a brutal attack on for
eigners in Nanking, during which all
American homes were looted, tore
the clothes from American women
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and subjected them to other mal
treatment, Admiral Hough reported.
The Cantonese proved insolent to
i the last hour, Admiral Hough wire
jlessed, and only when the American
| and British naval commanders threat
! ened to bombard the city would
| they permit foreigners to be taken
off to ships. The Japanese consul
; arrived on board the vessel practical
ly without clothing. Almost all for
leign buildings were burned, includ
ing the theological seminary and
Hill Crest school.’
LIST OF SURVIVORS
NEW YORK, March 29. (/P)—The
following persons are safe according
to a cablegram from Shanghai: Mrs.
W. F. Wilson, Shelby, Mich.; Mrs. F.
W. Dietrich and children, Detroit;
Mrs. R. H. Porter and children,
Ames; Mrs. James Speer, Jr., Mont
clair, N. J.; Miss M. H. Purcell,
Shanghai, and Mrs. Plummer, be
lieved to be Mrs. James C. Plum
mer.
The following are reported on gum
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CLEAN SLATE OF WAR TAXES
WASHINGTON, March 29. (JP)—
lost of the remaining war taxes will
ie swept off the books by December
if this year. These taxes include
xcise tax on theatres, automobiles
nd possibly the estate tax.
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25 YEARS STATED
■ACH CONGRESS TRIMS DOWN
NUMBER ENTERING DUE TO
DEMAND FOR RESTRICTION
NEW YORK, March 29. (/P)—Rep
esentatire Albert Johnson, chairman
if the House committee on immigra
ion, predicted that immigration into
he United States will be abolished
rithin 25 years. He said each Con
gress is “trimming down the number
if immigrants entering because of the
latural demand for more restriction:”
lohnson expects to see New York City
rith a population of eight million. “It
lready has two million too many for
omfortable living,he said.
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WASHINGTON, March 29. (£>)—
tear Admiral Latimer reported that
100 Nicaraguan Liberals opened fire
vith rifles and machine guns upon an
American marine plane, shooting away
lart of the tail. The American offi
ers were not injured.
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WASHINGTON, Mar. 29. (JP)—Ex
lenditures of the Anti-saloon League
n educational and political campaigns
luring the first six years of national
irohibition approximated $13,000,000.
Hhe figures were made public, by the
lenate campaign funds committee,
rhe figures show that New York was
irst in matter of outlay, the total cost
here being placed at $1,700,000.
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SUBJECT LIBEL
PARIS, March 29. (£>)—Whether or
ot an American Consul official can
e tried in a French court for any
hing but commission of crime was
ebated today when the libel suit
f Princess Zizilioff against Donald
tigelow, American passport official
egan.
FORMER SENATOR DIES
WASHINGTON, March 29. (/P)—
'he former United States Senator
leorge W. Wellington of Maryland,
ied here today at the age of 76
:om complications of the heart and
idney disease.
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EAR S HUNT FOR
DESPERADOES IS
ARLY WESTERN DAYS RECALL.
ED BY ACTIVITIES BAND OF
ELEVEN
BISMARCK, N. D., March 29.(£>)—
year’s hunt for a band of despera
>es whoso activities recall early
Western days neared an end as.sev
1 persons were jailed and four oth
ss are sought on grand larceny
larges for horse stealing. The band
tided freight trains, robbed eleva
>rs, stole, sold and slaughtered car
e. They once raided and removed
1 entire carload of hogs from a
oving freight train, several killing
le hogs and tossing them out while '
;hers followed collecting the animals
i trucks.
UDGE RAYMOND PERMITS
(MENDED DECLARATION
DETROIT, March 29. (IP)—Federal
udge Fred Raymond permitted the
nendment of Sapiro’s declaration and
snied the motion of the defense for
mistrial. He ruled that Sapiro’s
tter to Ford demanding retraction
l 141 statements was inadmissible.
BASEBALL CAMP NEWS
FRACTURES FINGER
WICHITA FALLS, Tex. March 29.
P)—Ray Schalk, catcher and manager
: the Chicago White Sox, sustained
fracture of a finger while playing a
me against Wichita Falls, which the
ix won 5 to 4.
MISSIONS WIN AGAIN
SAN FRANCISCO. March 29. (IP)—
he San Francisco Missions again
efeated the Pittsburgh Pirates. The
lore yesterday was seven to five,
he Missions have won three of the
mr games of the series. The Seals
ay the Pirates today.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 29.
P)—The Giants defeated Jackson
ille 7 to 0 in an easy practice game.
PRINCE FINISHES FOURTH
LONDON, March 29. (IP)—The
rince of Wales finished fourth in a
)int to point race which he negotiat
1 without falling off. He was a three
i one shot.
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CHEAP BOOKS SCRAPPED
LONDON, March 29. (JP)— Shiek
>oks and sheik plays have been
rapped in England. The public has
red of the turbanded overworked
jroes of the desert and is looking
r something new.