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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 163.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
CLEMENCY REFUSED
SACCO, MATTI Of
GOVERNOR FULLER
FINDS AS RESULT OF PERSONAL
INVESTIGATION MEN GUILTY;
HAD FAIR TRIAL
BOSTON, Aug. 4. (/P)—Governor
Alvan T. Fuller refused executive j
clemency to Nicola Sacco and Bar
tolomeo Vanzetti, sentenced to death
for murdering a shoe factory pay
master and guard at South Braintree
in 1920. The reprieve granted the!
condemned men expires August 10.,
The Governor’s decision concluded: 1
“As a result of my investigation I
And no sufficient justification for ex
ecutive intervention. I believe with •
the jury -that these men had a fair
trial. I believe there is no justifiable
reason for a new trial.”
The governor retired when the an
nouncement was made. It is under
stood a guard of State offfficers has
ben placed at his summer home and j
the Alassachesetts General hospital,
where his son is convalescing from
an operation for appendicitis.
PRAISED TRUTHFUL i
PRESENTATION NEWS
—
UNITED STATES WRITERS UP
HELD SECRETARY KELLOGG
AT GENEVA
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. (&>)—'The
American press was praised by Secre
tary Kellogg for the truthful presenta
tion of news items from the Geneva
naval conference. While officials de
clined to comment on the reports that
E. S. Howard, Ambassador, had been
instructed to report to the State De
partment on the alleged misrepresen
tations in the American press of Brit
ish statements in connection with the
disarmament conference, it was made
clear that American writers would be
upheld. Secretary Kellogg said that
the American press set forth • facts
with great understanding, while the
British press seemed confused.
DOCTOR FACES TRIAL
WITHHOLDING FACTS
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4.(/p)—Dr. W.'
J. Sullivan, who received a fee of!
$50,000 for attending Ray Raymond,
song and dance man, who died fol
lowing a fist fight with Paul Kelly,
cinema juvenile, faces trial here today
on charges of concealing facts in con
nection with Raymond’s death.
S!
TOKYO, Aug. 4. (JP)—One of the
hobbies of the Empress of Japan is
the raising of silk worms. These
she attends personally. She has
gathered sufficient coocoons for the
weaving of a silk dress for her baby
daughter, the Princess Teru-no-Miya.
The Higher Sericulture School of
Takinogawa, a suburb of Tokyo, has
been ordered to spin the silk from
the cocoons. When the silk is spun
the empress intends to make the
dress for the little Princss.
MORE BODIES FOUND
CLAY, Ky., Aug. 4. (/P)—Three un
identified bodies were found by res
cue workers in No. 7 mine of the
West Kentucky Coal Company, which
brings the total dead to seven with
nine missing as the result of yester
day’s explosion.
PROMINENT (USUI
ATTORNEY. JAMES M.
SHIP, PASSES AWAY
WAS CIVIL WAR VETERAN—CAME
TO TERRITORY AS MARCHAL
IN 1897
KETCHIKAN, Aug. 4. (£>)— Jas. M.
Shoup. aged 78, attorney and civil
war naval veteran, died here, slioup
came to Alaska in 1897 as marshal for
the Territory, becoming marshal of
the First division when the jurisdic
tion was divided. He held the post
in Juneau until 1909 when he entered
private practice of law. His brother
George was the first Governor of Ida
ho and later United States Senator.
A widow and son, Arthur C., former
District Attorney for the First dis
trict, now of San Francisco, and a
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Wager of Ed
monton, Ala., survive him.
CALLOW COACH FOR PENN.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4. (Jp)—-Of.
ficial announcement was made that
Russell Callow will be head rowing
coach of the University of Pennsylva
nia beginning September 1. Fred
Spuhn, head coach during the last
two years, will be Callow’s assistant.
STATES CONTAINING
NATIONAL FUSTS
GET SHANE RECEIPTS
ALASKA TIMBER RECEIPTS $167,.
725—FOURTH BE DEVOTED TO
ROADS AND SCHOOLS
WASHINGTON, Aug! 4. (TP)—States
containing national forests receive
nearly $3,100,000 as their share of 25
per cent of five million odd dollars
which the Department of Agriculture
received from government sale of
timber and grazing permits and oth
er forest uses during the year just
ended. Alaska receipts were $167.
725, a fourth of which will be devoted
to schools and road purposes.
Attorney L. V. Ray, mayor of Sew
ard, returned to the city yesterday
from a brief business trip to Anch
jorage.
DEAUATLL'E, France, Aug. 4. (jP)—
| After a season of dark blue, black
l and pale pastel tints*- fashionable
i crowds at Deauville seem glad to
j break out their brightest clothes.
! Bright reds, banana yellow, corn
flower blue and emerald green flash
among the sport cloths. One even
sees scarlet sleeveless jackets worn
with banana yellow dresses.
FLIES TO COURT
CHICAGO, Aug. 4. (^P)—E. Lewis
Campbell, Chicago attorney, is an
aviator by avocation. When he has
leases outside Chicago and the day is
fine he flies to court instead of mot
oring or taking a train, i
PROTECTION SYSTEM
FOB LOWELL CREEK
COL. JAMES G. STEESE, SUBMITS
ESTIMATION FOR 1928 APPRO
PRIATION
Estimates submited to the Chief
of Engineers by the Alaska Road
Commission for next year call for
an appropriation of $2,000,000, it wa3
announced in the Juneau Empire by
Col. Jas. G. Steese, president. He
pointed out that this sum is also
called for by the commission’3 nine
year program adopted several years
ago, which was given the approval of
the War Department.
Colonel Steese left Juneau Saturday
night for Seattle en route to Wash
ington. There he will confer with
the chief engineers regarding the va
rious activities of the comission, riv
ers and harbors work in the Territory
and appear before the Director of the
Budget to give personal support to
the estimates submitted.
The estimates submitted are divid
jed into four sections. The major por
Ition of the money is required for re
pair and mantenance oft existing pro
jects for which $850,(50# is estimated
jas being the sum which could be prof
itably expended. The other main di
visions are: for the continuance of
| work already launched upon approved
j projects, $400,000; for initiating work
ion approved projects upon which no
work has yet been done, $550,000,
iand for work upon new prdjects like
! ly to develop during the year. $20,000.
J One special project is also carried
• by the commission in its estimates
for next year. This is for a system
lof protection and control of Lowell
'creek, at Seward, which it is estimat
ed will cost $125,000. Of this sum.
i Congress will be asked to appropriate
$100,000. The Territory has already
‘authorized the expenditure of $10,000
j from its funds, and the town of Sew
ard will contribute $15,000.
| To be in readiness should a special
I session of Congress be called early
'next fall, all departments in Wash,
iington are getting their estimates in
I to the Budget much earlier than nor
j mal. For this reason, Colonel Steese
| has been called to Washington much
I earlier than he customarily leaves
each year.
He will be there until about Oc
tober 1, providing no special session
is called for October. In the latter
event, it is probable he will not re
turn until the road commission’s es
timates have been presented to con
gressional committees, probably after
the first of the year. He will go from
here direct to Washington and be
busy in the office of the chief engi
ners for three or four weeks. He
will then take a leave of two weeks
and visit friends and relatives in the
East, returning to Washington to ap
pear before the Director of the Budg
et in September. Should there be no
special session of Congress lie will
then return north.
l
DEMPSEY- T1INNEY PUT
POSTPONED TO SEPT. 11
NEW YORK, Aug. 4. (/P)—Rickard
announced that the Denmse-Tunney
fight at Chicago will be September
22. Rickard announced that Demp
sey is leaving Los Angeles August 15
to start training. He has not select
ed his camp as yet. Advance sale of
tickets is already approaching the
million dollar mark.
1 QUAKE ROCKS LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4. (/P)—A
heavy earthquake shook Los Angeles
at 4;22 this morning. Pasadena and
Hollywood reported feeling the quake.
San Bernardino, 60 miles east, re
ported a double shock. No damage
was reported.
IN UENTASTA PISS
TO PACK 500 MILES IN REGION
AND AWAIT MIGRATION;
ALSO AFTER BROWNIES
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4. (£>)—
Fred Williams and Fred Heider, San
Francisco sportsmen will leave for
Seattle on their first lap of a hunting
expedition to Alaska. They expect to
pack 500 miles into the* Mentasta
Pass country. From Seattle they will
go to Cordova where they will begin
the long trip. The pack train will
be sent back while the hunters will
wait for the winter migration of
caribou. They will return part of the
way to Cordova by boat, hunting
brown bear en route.
WATSON'S CARGO BEING
! LIGHTENED FREIGHTERS
I _
VANCONVER, B. C.. Aug. 4. (/P)—
Every effort is being made to refloat
the steamer Admiral Watson. The
Pacific Salvage Company reported
that if a storm and westerly wind
arises the vessel “is as good as
gone.” The wrecked vessel’s cargo
of canned fish is being lightered into
the freighters Eastholm and Selkirk.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 1, Chicago 12.
Philadelphia 6, Pittsburg 9.
Brooklyn 0. St. Louis 4.
New Yorlc-Cincinnati—wet grounds.
AMERICAN* LEAGUE
Cleveland 2-4, Philadelphia 9-7.
Detroit 6-6, New York 5-8.
Washington-St. Louis—rain.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Portland 1, Hollywood 9.
Los Angeles 4, Oakland 14.
San Francisco 12, Missions 5.
Seattle 3, Sacramento 4—10 innings.
RANCHMEN PREFER BOOTS
CAN ANGELO, Texas, Aug. 4. (JP)
—The demand for shoes is negligible
out here in the ranch country. A
cow_hand came to town recently and
showed a pair of shoes eight years
old. He had worn them but twice.
The rest of the time he wore boots.
LONDON MEMORIAL TO
GENERAL 111. BOOTH
LONDON, Aug. 4. (#•)— A world
memorial is being built here to the
late General William Booth, founder
of the Salvation Army. It is a col
lege for Salvation Army officers,
costing $1,500,000. The most promi
nent .feature of the building will be
the great central tower, 1200 feet
high, surmounted1 by a powerful elec
tric light, which will be visible
throughout South London. The col
lege will be finished in 1929, the cen
tenary year of the birth of General
Booth.
11 CONFERENCE
ENDS IN FAILURE;
NO HARD FEELINGS
TRIPARTE PLENARY SESSION AT
GENEVA CLOSES IN FRIEND
LIEST MANNER
LONDON, Aug. 4. (/P)—A Geneva
dispatch to Reuters British News
Agency says the tripartie canference
plenary session closed in the friend
liest manner after a few compliment
ary words by the heads of the Brit
ish and Japanese delegations in fa
vor of Hugh Gibson, chief of the Am
erican delegation, who also returned
thanks.
SEVEN WEEKS DISCUSSION
GENEVA, Aug. 4. —The tripar
tie naval conference came to an un
successful end after nearly seven
weeks of discussion. The delegates
of the United States, Great Britain
and Japan found themselves unable
to agree on the limitation of cruis
ers, destroyers and submarines for
which the conference was called.
EXPERIMENTING WITH
NEW EXPLOSIVE, SIX
MEN ARE INJURED
—
POWDERED SUGAR AND POTAS
SIUM CHLORIDE EXPLODE
PREMATURELY
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4. (/P)—Six
men, including Prof. Herbert Tanner
of the University of Oregon, were in
jured today when a high explosive
with which they were experimenting
went off prematurely about 15 miles
north of Sugar Pine in Madera county,
according to word received here from
i the Sugar Pine hospital, to which the
men were removed. All of them will
recover. Professor Tanner was con
ducting experiments with a new ex
plosive composed of potassium chlo
j ride and powdered sugar, and the
! other men were assisting him in his
work.
GRAND PRIZES OFFERED
FOII BEST PARIS GOWK
PARIS. Aug. 4. (£>)—The well
known “Parisenne” now has an an
!nual 50,OOO-franc Grand Prize of Ele
gance. Leonard Rosenthal, the pearl
merchant, put up the money, with
the understanding that the 50 1,000
franc notes would be given by the
winner to 50 little, hard working
midinettes in the dressmaking shop
that made the prize gown.
BLACKBIRD A MARTYR
HAGERSTOWN, Md., Aug. 4. (£>)—
If blackbirds honored martyrs they
should have a warm spot in their
hearts for one whose death has made
life safer for them here. Farmers
in this region no longer shoot black
birds, because one which a farmer
killed by accident recently had 64
cut-worms in its craw.
EASY STREET ISN'T IN IT
BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 4. (£>)—
Pittsfield, Me., may have its Easy
Street, but Baton Rouge has the
whole of Easytown. It is a negro
subdivision.