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VAIY $681,707,000
WASHINGTON, March 12. (£>)—
Foreign trade of the United States in
1927 left a favorable balance for this
country of $681,707,000 figures of the
Department of Commerce show. The
balance is the largest since 1924.
Exports of merchandise totalled
$4,865,000,000 and imports $4,184,000,
! 000 or 10 per cent in exports, but a
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decline of $250,000,000 or six percent
in imports from the totals of 1926.
Jesse Noble, Fairbanks district
mining man, departed today for the
Interior. He arrived on the Yukon
from the South.
See our window.
Trading Co.
Seward
Latest BrunswicK phonographs and
' records. Schallerer‘s Alaska Shop.
HUGE PLANE
ARRIVES SEWARD
MEETS ACCIDENT
Making it’s first flight to Seward
and at the same time marking the
first time a land plane has landed on
the new Seward aviation field, the
Anchorage No. 1 cabin biplane of the
Anchorage Air Transport, Russell H.
Merrilll, pilot, alighted at 10:30 yes
terday morning. And in less than an
hour, an accident occured, due
to a combination of circumstances,
which necessitates a delay in hopping
off for the home-hangar, of at least
two days.
Short time after it’s arrival Pilot
Merrill took to the air again with
three passengers, Captain R. R. Guth
rie, C. E. Orlander, and J. P. Hannon.
In returning from a brief flight over
the bay and mountain tops, Merrill
brought his plane down in a perfect
landing but due to the defective tail
jskid, broken Saturday on Lake Kenai,
| the plane veered, just prior to com
ing to a complete stop, into the auto
truck of Andy Novak. One of the
wings acted as a lever turning the
nose of the plane directly into the
side of the Ford car of George Ben
uit, and at the same time one of the
under-struts for the skiis, snapped
off, tipping the plane over to rest
upon the uninjured wing.
The combination of circumstances
consisted of the autos being on the
aviation field proper instead of park
ing on the roadway or on the other
side of the road, away from all pos
sible danger; the tail-skid which was
not in good working order, and to
the short runway
It !s understood that Pilot Merrill,
In phoning to headquarters of the ac
cident, gave the local field a clean
bill of health which everyone was
glad to hear. Previous to the accident,
however, Merrill had said about 60
feet more of runway, would be more
desirable and easier in taking off with
a load. He had also said previously
j that the local field was superior to
many in the Interior.
The passengers in the plane hard
ly knew of the accident, such was
the slight momentom when it struck
the autos. There were several more
Seward people on hand who had plan
ned to be taken up before Merrill re
turned to Anchorage. The accident
took all the enjoyment away of the
plane's arrival but sympathy could not
undue what had already happened.
It is a certainty no more cars will
ever be permitted on the field again.
Merrill flew to Lake Kenai yester
day direct from Bethel with a load of
furs said to be valued at approx
imately §100,000, in order to make
connections with the Seward train so
the furs would be shipped South on
the S. S. Yukon which left port Sat
urday night. Included in the shipment
were 400 red fox and 100 white fox.
From Seward Pilot Merrill was to
go direct to Iliamna there to take on
board another $100,000 worth of furs.
In his flight before the accident
with the local residents he took them
k> an altitude of 9,000 feat. Frof
that height a wonderful view was ob
tained of Mounts Elias, Foraker and
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It always pays to resole a pair of
shoes at least once. Mens soles $2.00
heel .75 Ladies soles $1.25 to $2.00
heel .50 to .65 cents.
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Sample Room In Connection
Baggage Stored
Connection made with all steamers,
trains and hotels.
“We never sleep” Phone Main 122
Harold Painter, Prop.
Successor to Billy Patterson
High water 3:52 a.m. 7.6 t\
Low water 5:09 p. m. 5.1 **
High water 10:49 a. m. 1.2 *
Low water 10:13 p. m. 3.2 "
McKinley. Hannon said he could dis
tinguish Latouche in the distance.
Captain Guthrie remarked it wag &
weird looking country he visioned
from the clouds. Mr. Orlander stated
they were all as comfortable as bags
in a rug and that as far a the bamp
was concerned the air bad more
bumps in it than they felt on the
ground. Someone asked Hannon if
“they were not scared,” and he came
back with, “whoever heard of anyone
getting killed in the air.” That wae a
fast one!
During Pilot Merrill's enforced
stay in the city A. F. Davis has plac
ed at his disposal, one of his autos.
OVER. 28 BILLION CHESTERFIELDS
SIHOKED IN 1927
(Only a few years back, you’ll remember, it was 7 billion)
Ligcext & Unu Tobacco Cow
A 300% INCREASE
SUCH POPULARITY
MUST BE DESERVED!
THEY SATISFY and yet THEY’RE MILD
PREHISTORIC RODENT
WEIGHED 900 POUNDS
BILLINGS, Mont., March 12. (ff)—
Evidence that Montana once was the
home of a rodent similar to the beaver
i but weighing around 500 pounds, are
seen in the discovery of a tooth in a
Montana coal deposit.
From the same mine two years ago
Dr. J. C. F. Siegfriedt reported taking
a tooth which he identified as that of
| a pigmy.
LOSES BY A HAIRCUT
REVERE, Mass., March 12. (JP)—A
slot machine owner has been convict
ed here because Charles Molina, a
school boy didn’t get a haircut
Charlie’s long locks moved the prin
cipal to give the lad the price of a
haircut. Charlie played the slot ma
chine instead—and r^on. His fame
reached the principal’s ears.
! WOMAN WINS SECRETARYSHIP
JACKSON, Mias., March 12. (£>—
Governor Theodore G. Bilbo has an
nounced appointment of Mrs. Lulu
Wimberly us his private secretary, the
second woman in the history of the
state to hold the position.
Eastman Kodaks and films. Scfcal
ierer’s Alaska Shop.
NOTICE
The Alaska Railroad is in the mar
ket for 150 spruce piling 35 feet long.
Specifications can be read at J. S.
Hof man's.