ELEPHANTS RUNNING
WILD NEWARK CITY
TRAMPLE ON WOMAN
BLACK CAT DASHING ACROSS
THEIR PATH STARTS ANI
MALS STAMPEDING
NEW YORK, April 27. (JP)—Three
elephants running wild in the busiest
sections of Newark City knocked and
trampled to death an unidentified
woman. The elephants were being
led into a theatre when they became
frightened by the sudden dash of a
black cat across their path. Instant
ly they tore away and ran at terrific
speed down a nearby street. They
severely injured a man, scattered
crowds of people in their path and
caused a complete traffic tieup before
they were recaptured by their keepers.
HIGH REGARD FOR HOOVER
WASHINGTON, April 27. (/P)—
The spokesman for President Coolidge
acknowledged high regard for Secre
tary Hoover to counteract the im
pression that a snub had been intend
ed when it was said that Secretary
Hoover would not succeed Frank B. j
Kellogg as Secretary of State in the
event he should resign his office.
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Mens 6hoes resoled, heeled and
polished $2.75. Seward Leather
Works.
ARCADE BARBER SHOP
BEAUTY PARLOR
Ladies’ Beauty Booth
Two Chairs Tub Baths
Shower Baths
In Arcade Building
Phone Adams 121
JES8 LANDER, Proprietor
' Conversion into apartments of the
1 second story of the Horseshoe block
in Fairbanks .damaged by fire last
fall, was begun recently. There will
be five or six apartments equipped
with the most modern devices.
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Entering upon the first week of
clam packing operations, plans are
being made at the Warrenton Clam
Cannery at Cordova to erect a single
line cannery for packing clams this
coming season.
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j A very pretty wedding was cele
brated recently in Juneau at the
| home of Mr. and Mrs. Winn Goddard,
whenn Robert G. Hams and Miso
Gertrude A. Smith were united in
marriage. The newly veds are wed
known in Sitka and eiscwhere in
Southeastern Alaska. Tile groom is
associated with the Mills Coiporation
and his mother is Mis. Gid.ce A.
Towers, prominent in musical circles.
The bride is a sister of Mrs. I. Han
son, wife of the American Legion
Commander ami a prominent atioi
ney of Sitka.
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The body of Jack Scanlon was
found recently near Juneau on me
Thf.ne load north of the Stasia re!
Oil Dock by Harry Johnson. Tno
body was lying in a clump of bushes
a few feet from the side of the road.
A few months ago Scanlon attempt
ed to committ suicide by cutting his
throat with a razor. At the time he
made a statement to Deputy Marshal
W. R. Garster, "I am tired of living
and I want to die.” Scanlon lived
in Juneau for the past 15 or 20 years
and most of the time has been em.
ployed as longshoreman on the
docks.
Axminster and Congolian rugs. J.
L. Graef.
Eastman Kodaks and films. Schal
lerer’s Alaska Shop.
Seward Machine Shop
Chas. Lechner, prop. Seward, Alaska
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MU MEETING U. S.
STEEL IN NEW YORK;
S T 0 C K IS RATIFIED
CHAIRMAN GARY INTIMATES
WILL CONTINUE AS HEAD OF
CORPORATION
NEW YORK, April 27. (JP)—U the
28th annual meeting of the United
States Steel corporation stockholders,
the chairman of the board of directors,
Elbert Gary, announced the ratifica
tion of $250,000,000 increase in out
standing stock of the corporation
which now takes its place in the bil
lion dollar ranks with a capitalization
|o? $1,017,904,000. Stockholders ap
proved the amount, which permits that |
$203,321,000 will be handed them in
the form of common stock shares. It
is a 40 per cent increase in capital,
former outstanding stock being $868,
583,600. The actual value ofthe total
stock of the company of exchange will
be $1,671,000,000.
In addition, Chairman Gary prac
tically pledged the corporation to con
tinue regular 7 per cent annual divi-(
dends on all stock. He also defi
nitely intimated that he would con
tinue as chairman ofthe United States
States Steel corporation. Nathan L.
Miller, in explaining that preferred
stockholders had not lost by the im
mense dividends given common share
holders, declared tha there was no
$250,000,000 more capitalization be
hind the preferred stock.
BARON PRESENTS NAMES
OF EMPEROR'S CABINET
TOKIO, April 27. (JP)—Baron Tan
aka the Japanese recently appointed
premier has presented the names of
the new cabinet to the Emperor.
His selections have been met with
approval of all the newspapers. The
Baron is the leader of the Seiyuika
party and is known as the Mussolini
of Japan.
DELAYED PRESENTATION
OF PAGEANT ON SUNDAY
The success of one of their school- j
mates, Bennie Benson, in winning
high honor, has been the inspirafion
and added incentive for the little par
ticipants of the Jesse Lee Home who
will appear in the Easter Pageant,
postponed on account of illness, to en
ter into the spirit of the program with
a zeal seldom equaled. And accord
ing to those fortunate to have wit
m
nessed a rehearsal it is said the Pa
geant is of a charming excellence.
It will be presented at the Liberty
theatre next Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock. There will be no admission
charge but contributions will be ac-^
cepted, all of which will go into the
travel fund previously published.
C. H. Holtzman, electrician, a
former member of the naval radio
field party, Bremerton and who made
many trips to this district of the
Territory, is not with the crew this
season preferring to remain in the
States where he could enjoy the
privileges of a new car which he re
cently purchased.
PAY LARGE RANSON
CHICAGO, April 27. (#>)—!The kid
nappers of Frank Larro and Jake Ad
ler, wealthy Chicago cafe owners, on
the receipt of ramsom said to be be
tween 8100.000 and §200,000, have
turned their prisoners loose.
ROSENWALD IS WEALTHIEST
CHICAGO, April 27. (/P)—Julius
Rosenwald, with $110,000,000, leads
the list of ten wealthiest Chicagoans
according to information said to be re
vealed from a reliable source.
NOTORIOUS HEAD OF
COUNTERFEITERS IS
ARRESTED ST. LOUIS
SECRET HIDING PLACE OF GANG
AND PLANT STILL UNDIS
COVERED
ST. LOUIS, April 27. (£>)—With
the arrest of John H. Hayes a not
orious gang leader, government
agents declare they have broken up a
ring of eounterfieters, who were re
sponsible for distributing over $800,- I
000 worth of bogus bills throughout
the United States. He was claimed
to be one of the cleverest counter
fieters in history. For a long time lie
succeeded in fooling the public with
bogus money but it was detected by
a bank teller and the bill was traced
to Hayes. As yet they have not
discovered the secret hiding place
of the gang but they expect to find
it soon and capture the rest of the
gang who are in hiding some place
in the St. Louis underworld.
Seattle ice Cream at Schalterer’a
Alaska Shop.
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IE UNI PLEDGES
MILLIONS NEW COLLEGE
WASHINGTON, April 27. (&)—
Pledges amounting to $10,000,000
were named by the Yale alumni at a
dinner held throughout the United
States to start a campaign for gath
ering $20,000,000 which will be devot
ed to establish a finer Yale. Nat
ional program of speeches was broad
casted throughout the country, with
the aid of double radio hookup.
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Seward, Alaska