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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 248. SEWARD, ALASKA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1928 PRICE TEN CENTS
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ALASKA PUS
FATHER MARKHAM OF SEWARD
TELLS OF ROAMINGS IN
ELROFE
ROME, Sept. 12, —To all the dear
people in Seward. Alaska:
It seems incredible that I have
been away from Alaska since June
10th. Well. I sailed from Seward,
uaching Seattle, where one is seiz-;
ed by the rush and bustle after
being for some years in the quiet
towns of Alaska.
From Seattle I went to California'
and visited friends there and was
joined for the trip by a young chum
cf mine who was given the trip
with me to Washington, D. C., for
h's 16th birthday. We went to
Omaha, and while side-tracked on 1
m.r sleeper, escaped a terrific elec-;
trie storm.
We were by this time realizing
that we were being followed by a
terrific heat wave. From Omaha
we went to Chicago; then to Cleve
land, O.; and then to Dubuque,
Towa, where I thought I never
struck a hotter place. Of course,
nil of the natives of these different
cities give you the usual bunk that,
“It is unusual.” Let us hope that
it is so.
Jf Dubuque was hot, it was hotter
still when we struck New York. And
New York City was nothing to be
compared with my home town,
Washington, D. C., where the ther
mometer registered 106 degrees in
the shade. I wanted this young
friend or mine to see the beauties
of Washington, D. C., but, in order
to sleep thru the night, we had to
feed an electric fan 5 cents an hour
and it blew on our faces when v/e
slept. We had so many nickels on
the table that one would think we
had robbed a street car conductor.
The fan could take only six nickels
at a time, which we put in when we
went to bed. At the end of six
hours the blooming thing stopped
and asked for more. I awoke and
fed it again witn six more nickels
which carried it thru until morn
ing. Oh, boy ! It was sure worth
the money to be able to sleep in
that hotel.
We visited Mount Vernon by boat
and saw the tomb of the great
‘Father of His Country’, George
Washington. You can imagine how
hot it was in Washington, D. C.,
when it was reported that some
colored people were effected by the
heat.
From Mount Vernon we went
back to visit Niagara Falls, one of
t! e grandest sights in the world,
and especially to see the illumina
tion of the Falls at night by the
great power house across the river.
Cf course, we had to go across the
c -idge separating the United States
from Canada just to see how it felt
to be in a wet country. But being
good Americans, we did not wet our
whistles over there. You could get
the real stuff and plenty of it, how
ever, if you ordered it.
From Niagra Falls we went New
York City and took the S. S. Cedric,
and I can tell you that we enjoyed
the cool breeze on the steamer af
ter having been roasted in those
large cities of United States. The
intence heat effected the old sky
Pilot so much that he wea, at times
unable', to eat and a very funny in
cident happened on the train as we
were speeding towards New York.
I thought if I could have at least
some Near Beer it might give me a
little appetite for dinner but I was
afraid that some of the Prohition
ist in the dining car would be scan
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SAN FRANCISCO SEALS
TAKE COAST PENNANT
SACREMENTO, Oct., 17, On
coming from behind in the seventh
inning to score five runs San
Francisco defeated Sacremento
nine to five thus winnig the Coast
League pennant. The Seals found
“pudgy” Gould, Sac pitcher, in the
seventh. Sheehan, left fielder,
knocked out a homer in the fourth.
ACCUSES NONE OF GRAFT AS
HAS INCUMBENT, STATES
DEMO CANDIDATE
CORDOVA. Oct., 17, (/P)— In
citing storms of applause George
Grigsby, Democratic nominee for
Delegate to Congress from Alaska,
carried his crusade into the Cop
per Gateway city last night before
a packed house in the Empress
theater.
He started in a comparatively
mild speech and then develep into
a eresendo of denunciation that
grew into a spectacular climax
calling for tremendous approba
tions of applause from the 1,385
listeners.
'Your fighting incumbent sat
in Congress like a coward and al
lowed Alaska to be throttled with
bureaucracy. He doesn’t fight any
one who can fight back but pre
tends to be a friend of the work
ing man favoring laws that please
canneries.”
CHARACTER ASSASSIN
"I am for home rule as opposed
to bureau control and I stand on
a platform to which I am pledged
to obtain this if possible. I am ac
cusing none of graft or corrup
tion as the incumbent accused
Herbert Hoover.
“I hear that Dr. Chase told you
the people flocked to see the in- j
cumbent in Washington. I don’t
wonder at it for they flocked to
see McKinley’s assassin and the
incumbent assassinated Hoover’s
character.”
TEAPOT DOME CASE
GEES ANOTHER JOLT
FROM COVERDIMENT
|
I INVESTIGATION WAS ORDERED
; BY COOLIDGE: LEASE NE
GOTIATED BY FALL
*
WASHINGTON, Oct., 17, (A5)—
I The contract of the Sinclair Crude
j Oil Purchasing Co., through which
was obtained government royalty
on oil valued at nearly $34,000,000
between 1922 and 1928 from the
Salt Creek field in Wyoming, has
been held invalid by Sargent.
Sargent was instructed by Cool
idge to investigate the lease nego
tiated by Fall, then Secretary of
the Interior, and now under gov
ernment indictment with Sinclair
on the charge to defraud the gov
ernment in the Teapot Dome lease.
I
GERMANS ANGERED
ONE OF ZEPP’S PASSENGERS
STRUCK IN THE FACE BY
COPPER’S FIST
BERLIN, Oct., 16, (/Pi—Scathing
criticism of the behavior of the
‘‘American police” on the landing
of the Graf Zeppelin at Lakehurst,
was contained in an interview with
Albert Grzesinski, Prussian Min
ister of the Interior and a passen
ger on the German airship, was
made public here.
‘Had occuranoes like those I
witnessed taken place in Prussia,”
the Minister said, “those police of
ficials would have been fired that
very day.”
Continuing he said; “On leaving
the airship, which the passengers
vere permitted to do only after sev
eral hours of waiting, they had. to
their surprise, to go thru several
unpleasant experiences. They were
surrounded by a cordon of police,
led into the customs building as tho
they had intended to smuggle
something.
“The passengers were several J
times yanked, frequently pushed, !
in fact one of them was struck in I
the face by a fist. And among
those thus treated was the German j
Consul, General Lewinski.”
PICKED DETACHMENTS ARMY
NAVY ESCORT VISITORS
TO TIIEIR HOTELS
NEW YORK, Oct., 17, (ZP)—The
two-score of gallant men who
have shown a new way for com
merce-by air of the Graf Zeppelin
flight- were guests last night of
an enthusiastic city after a tu
multous afternoon of welcome.
Ten thousand were on hand
when the visitors landed at the
Battery. Grey office buildings
blossomed forth in flags of Germ
any and the United States and
colored paper rained upon them.
The mounts of patrolmen ca
vorted ahead and behind marched
picked detachments of the Army
and Navy.
Sidewalks were packed with
children and cheering crowds. Af
ter the official welcome by Acting
Mayor McKee the guests were es
corted to their hotels and were
dinner guests at a private affair
presided over by the Mayor. In
the evening they went to a mus
ical show where films of the flight
were also shown.
'IN'RE-ALLOCATION
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, (/P>—
Nation-wide changes in alloca
tion of broadcasting stations is
made public effective November 11
and will include KFQD, Anchorage,
changed from 90 to 2,030 kilocycles;
KGBU, Ketchikan, from 610 to 900
kilocycles.
NHI5KET inns TO
TOE 0 S USES
I I
OTTAWA, Oct. 16, (fp)—Canada's
export of whiskey to the United
States has increased in value from
$17,417,437 for the previous year to
$16,620,150 for the 12 months end
ing August 31st, official trade fig
ures show. Exports of beer and ale (
decreased in value. Thus it is!
shown that prohibition ? ? creates |
an appetite for hard likker.
REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION
THE BUNK STATES SMITH
IN MISSOURI
SEDALIA, Mo., Oct., 17, (/P)—A
challenge to the Republican claims
to economy in administration of (
the Federal government • was is- j
sued by Smith who declared that
according to his idea the Harding,
and Coolidge regimes have been as
wasteful as any country he has
ever seen.
He declared “They , attempted j
to give away our natural resources; i
they have postponed and neglect
ed the most pressing needs of
our country.” The Nominee ex
plained there were three pictures
he desired to place before the Na
tion; one he said was what the
Republican jparty would like to
have the American people believe
as showing great efficiency and
economy; second, was the picture,
“Setting up real facts which shows
that the government is costing
more this year than when Cool
idge took office,” while the third
he declared was the “Republican
lack of ability, lack of business
methods.”
The Governor contended Rep
ublicans were lacking an issue
and therefore attempted to put
into the hands of the people what
they term Coolidge economy.
This, he declared, he regarded as
the “Grosset misrepresentation yet
made.” Further, he said, Hoover
had a “Large share in the paint
ing of this false picture when in
his acceptance speech he said ‘By
vigorous economy federal expen
ses have ben reduced by $2,000,000,
000 per annum, No more mislead
ing statement could be made in
this campaign.”
Smith added that Hoover “Knows
better or should know better. He
should know that a $2,000,000,000
reduction is the difference between
peace-time cost of government
and war-time. In the real picture
let me call attention to the fact
that $2,600,000,000 of assets were
acquired during the Wilson ad
ministration and for the purpose
of progressing war these were
turned into cash at peace-time by
the succeeding Republican admin
istrations and no credit was evei
given the Wilson side of the
ledr or.”
ROGERS COMING
SEATTLE, Oct. 17, (A1)—With only
26 passengers for Alaska points, of
whom only three have taken pas
sage for Seward, the S. S. Admiral
Rogers of the Pacific Steamship
Co., sailed from Seattle at 10 o’clock
this morning. Prior L. Neil, C. Carl
son and one steerage are destined
for Port of Seward.
ALLOWED DEMON OF HELL TO
LEAD HIM ON: NOW PRAIS
SES GOD
SAN QUENTIN, PRISON, Oct., 17,
UP)—In what probably will be the
last interview Hickman will ever
grant the Press, he told the As
sociated Press that he was sorry
he did not plead guilty and “Make
my peace with God.”
Hickman will be taken from his
cell tonight and placed in the death
chamber adjacent to the room in
which he will be executed.
STUDIED SOCIOLOGY
Hickman said “I really am sorry
I pleaded not guilty by reason of
insanity. At high school I studied
sociology and kindred subjects. I
began to get the idea the smarter
a man was the less he had to de
pend upon God. I began to think
men like H. G. Wells and Robert
Ingersoll were self sufficient and
did not need God. I became an
egotist, hateful and contrary about
the house; good grades and honor
in school are worthless unless you
have good morals.
CRIME IS IGNORANCE
“Crime and other evils are signs
of ignorance and death. All crim
inals and unrighteous men, are
struggling in the clutch of a gi
gantic error by willful disobedience
to God’s law. They become ignor
ant of the laws of truth and life.
All creation is based upon a pos
itive force, such as the will of
God. However, the ‘devil’ is exert
ing influence upon the minds of
men in order to tear down the
work of God. Men who willfully
reject Jesus Christ and deny God
invite ultimate damnation and
torment of reason.
IS HORRIBLE CRIMINAL
“I became such a horrible crim
inal because I allowed the ’demon
of hell’ to lead me on. I praise God
for lifting me out of this pit of
darkness and corruption. I was
most ignorant. I beg young people
to keep close watch over their
morals and cling to Christian Faith
practice.”
MURDER CHARGE
MADE AGAINST K. K.
K. OFFICIAL FIS
MICHIGAN CITY, Mich., Oct.,16,
(#>)—d. C. Stephenson, former
Grand Dragon of the Klu Klux
Klan, told Attorney General Gil
lom at the State prison that he
could prove that Hiram Evans,
Imperial Wizard of the Klan, is
reponsible for the fatal shooting
of Colonel W. S. Coburn at Atlan
ta in 1923.
The declaration was made when
Stephenson was giving a deposition
for use in a suit brought by the
State to oust the Klan in Indiana.
Stephenson is a life-term pris
oner and said he could prove that
Evans had poisoned the mind of
Phil Fox who did the shooting.
Stephenson said Evans told him on
several occasions Coburn must be
removed or that Evans would be
ruined.