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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 171. SEWARD, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
TWO MEXICANS KILLED; TWO
TRUCKS AND 150 GALLONS
WHISKEY SEIZED
EL PASO. Tex., July 23, (/P)—Of
ficials are searching for the bodies
of two Mexican rum runners shot
last night in a fight bewteen four
border patrolmen and a band ol
more than 20 rum runners on the
Ric Grande.
Three runners were seriously in
jured and five of the band captur
ed; also two trucks and 150 gallons
of whiskey were confiscated.
None of the patrolmen were hurt
The truck driver was captured and
confessed to a part in the activities
and implicated others including
the supposed ringleader.
SITKA GETS APPROPRIATION
FOR IMPROVEMENT OF
HARBOR
WASHINGTON, July 24. (TP)—
Secretary Good has transmitted
the preliminary examination and
survey report recommending the
improvement of the Sitka Har
bor to the Major General.
Edgar Jadwin, chief of army
engineers has advised that the
channel on the easterly side of
the harbor rock be made 150 feet
wide and 22 feet deep at mean
low water by the removal of the
Indian rock on the established
coast.
An appropriation of $67,500 is
set aside for that purpose with
$1,500 for maintainance for the
first year and $1,000 annually
thereafter. The local interests at
Siika are assumed to stand the
cost of any necessary change in
docks
ANOTHER PIONEER ■
OF THE NORTHLAND
OVER EAST TRAIL
SEATTLE, iJuly 24. (^—An
drew Anderson, 65, pioneer of
Seattle and an Alaskan sour
dough died in his home here
today following an illness of two
years.
Anderson came to Seattle in
1873 and went to Dawson in 1899.
Ax Dawson he established a store
but returned to Seattle in 1912. He
is survived by his widow, Amanda
Anderson and two sons, Andrew
W. and Myron W. and a daught
er, Mrs. N. W. Schoning all of
Seattle. The funeral arrange
ments will be nnounced later.
REACH AGREEMENT
PARIS, July 24, (A5)—Friends
and foes alike were agreed that
Premier Poincare has ratification
of the Mellon-Berenger debt set
tlement bill voted away, after twoi
victories in the Chamber of De
puties. !
IlDNim ROAD
! 1 MATTER OF TIE
PORTLAND, July 24, (/P)—The
proposed International Highway.
| connecting Portland with Fair
banks. is only a matter of time,
Ernest Sawyer, executive assistant
to Ray Lyman Wilbur, secretary of
the interior, is quoted in the “Ore
gonian” as saying. Mr. Sawyer re
cently returned from an extensive
Alaskan tour.
HEATED DEBATE OVER RE
CENT WICKERSHAM PRO
POSAL; SIDETRACKED
NEW LONDON, Conn. July 23.
(A3)—Following a sharp clash be
tween the wets and drys of the
democratic party the proposal of
George Wickersham, chairman of
President Hoover’s Commission on
Law enforcement, for closer co
operation and for division of
authority in the administration
of laws, was sidetracked, together j
with two resolutions introduced
by southern drys
Instead the conference, at its
j closing session, adopted a com
promise report expressing a gen
eral approval and support of the
President in his suppression of
crime.
A heated debate which pre
ceded the adoption of the re
port showed that the majority
of the governors opposed the
Wickersham plan—drys because
they feared a modification t£n- j
dency, and wets because they
saw in it an affirmation of their
duty in their states to support]
enforcement . Governor Ritchie,
democrat of Maryland, upheld j
the wet side in the debate, while
Governors Richard and Graves op- j
posed him.
BEJE1EIED BUM !
ILL HOH EDISON
ATLANTIC CITY, July 24, (/P)
The design for the arch of light to<
span the famous boardwalk at At
lantic City this summer in honor of
Thomas A. Edison and the 50th
birthday of the incandescent lamp
simulates a curtain.
The design is to hang high above
the boardwalk between two 57-foot
towers of light. It is suggestive of
ia broad band of lace, 60 feet wide.
In its center is a medal, etched in
light, worded to identify the event. '
The arch will contain 25,000!
!jewels, which are reflectors each
two inches in diameter, cut much
after the style of diamonds.
COMING IN OCTOBER
LONDON, July 24, (JP)—Premier ^
MacDonald announced to the (
house of commons he would proba- ;
bly visit the United States during ; 1
October. !1
REFUSED ADMISSION
LONDON, July 24, (/P)—Leon j
Trotsky was refused permission j
to enter England because of the j
difficulty the British government \
might have in securing his de- j
porture, if this was necessary,
according to Secretary Clynes.
COMMISSI
EMI
WESTWARD SURVEY:
WORK ON NEW SCHOOL IN
KODIAK WELL UNDER WAY;
COMPLETED SEPTEMBER
“The editor has been so kind j
as to ask me for my impressions I
as gained on my recent trip to the j
Westward. As a whole those !
impressions are very favorable. I
From the financial and industrial |
standpoint the fishing season will
be a profitable one. At all can
nery stops fish was taken aboard.
All of the canneries were busy :
packing and the people are opti- I
mistic.
“Primarily, I was concerned with
the educational problems and con
ditions, altho, those of us who
are concerned with educational af
fairs, are also vitally interested
in the business conditions of the
Territory so cannot separate the |
two entirely- A number of im
provements to schools are being
made to the Westward.
At Seldovia we are remodeling
the present school building so |
that it will be available as a three
room school due to the increase
in enrollment- Conditions there
point to a healthy school growth
in the future. The Department is
constructing a new building at
Homer to replace the one destroy
ed by fire last spring.. The pat
rons at Homer feel very keenly the j
loss and are cooperating in the |
matter of future protection for the I
building. The Ninilchik school j
is getting a few needed repairs
and improvements. I was not
fortunate enough to visit the last I
two schools named due to time,
but hone to do to in the future.
Schedule did not allow me to stop J
off to investigate conditions at
Port Graham relative to a school
for that place, but must carry in
vestigations the best possible un
til such a time we can visit them.
“Conditions at Ouzinkie were
flourishing with the canneries !
running full blast. School con- j
ditions there are in fine condition :
with prospects of increased en- ;
rollment. The present facilities
at Ouzinkie are adequate to care
for the pupils attending.
“I regretted very much not be- j
ing able to visit Afognak and the
school there while the ship was
loading at Ouzinkie. No avail
able means of transportation were
at hand so had to postpone a
visit to that community till later
in the school year
“The largest job in the matter
Df school building, to the West
ward, is being carried on in Ko
Jiak. The recent legislature ap
propriated the sum of $17,000 to
construct a four room school
ouilding. The contract was let to
Vfr. A. Dishaw, who up to the time l
when I visited Kodiak had made \
splendid progress which gave evi- j
lence of early completion. It is
tfr. Dishaw’s plan to have it com. iS
)leted for use in September if j*
:onditions permit. This building \
vhich is 60 by 72 will give seat- j
ng capacity for approximately 120 |
Dupils. This will allow an in- B
:reased enrollment. The Kodiak
immunity has aided in the mat- jo
er of drainage pipe in connec- ic
ion with the building. The De- P
>artment of Education is alv/ays!
>Ieased to hear of local aid be- !
ng given to the schools in out-,
7ing communities as it shows the i
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ST. LOUIS, July 24, (/P)—The “St.
Louis Robins” which yesterday
broke the world’s sustained flight
record began its 12th day in the air
at 7:17 Central time. At that hour
Pilots Dale Jackson and Forrest
O’Brien had been up 264 hours
and added 17 hours to the former
record.
PAPER Cflil
SUED By EDITORS
FOR ILHTIOli
SOUGHT TO HAVE EDITORS
SUPPRESS REPORT ON FED
ERAL HEARINGS
COLUMBIA, S- C. July 24. (JP)
—The International Paper Com
pany today was named the de
fendant in a suit for $2,500,000
by William LaVarre, who with
Harold Hall, purchased four
South Carolina and Georgia
newspapers during January and
March and April.
The petition charged the com
panies with having violated their
agreement and loaded LaVarre
with $2,500,000 for financing the
four papers over a period of two
years and with having entered
into a “ fraudulent conspiracy ”
with Harold Hall to defraud La
Varre of the benefits of the plan
and the contract which he is al
leged to have conceived.
LaVarre charged that Hall,
acting for the company sought
to have the news editors sup
press Associated Press reports of
the Federal Trade Commission
in their hearing on the power
companies.. It is stated that Hall
refused to have the reports sup
pressed but threats were made
md a call demanded on a note
for $870,000 which he said he
had been induced to give the
company.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 3; Washington 2.
Philadelphia 4-3; Cleveland 1-9.
New York 7; Detroit 5.
St. Louis 11; Boston 4.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 2; New York 0.
Cincinnati 9-0; Boston 5-6.
St. Louis 8; Philadelphia 2.
Brooklyn 10; Pittsburgh 7.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Portland 12; Missions 5.
Los Angeles 4; Sacramento 0.
Hollywood 11; Seattle 3.
Oakland 7; San Francisco 4.
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE
TEHERAN, Persia, July 24, (JP) j
l severe earthquake in the Khora
ao region of Persia has been re
torted.
FIREMEN OVERCOME
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24, (A5)- <
'ive firemen, overcome by smoke j
i a stubborn blaze in the plant j
f the California Orchard Products
'o., were carried to safety by com- 5
anions.
BUILDINGS COLLAPSE
MONTGOMERY, Ala-, July 24, (/P) j 1
-Three persons were injured seri- ! 3
usly here in the collapse of two! 1
usiness buildings. I ]
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BASIS OF SUIT FILED ON PLAC
ING GASOLINE TANK IN
SIDE; INLET OUTSIDE
TAMPA, Fla., July 24, (/P)-Tttor
neys for Fred Furen, inventor of
St. Petersburg, today filed a dam
age suit for $2,000,000 royalties
against the Ford Motor Co., charg
ing infringement of patent rights.
The suit contended the placing
of a gasoline tank within the body
of the car with an inlet on the out
side and used on about 1,750,000
later models, infringed on the basis
of his patent issued Furen in De
cember 1924.
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KELLOGG PACT
IMPRESSIVE 01
COOLIDGE AND KELLOGG SEAT
ED TO RIGHT AND LEFT OF
THE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, July 24, (A5)—Al
ready hailed as proof of its effect
iveness by its influence in the Rus
so-Chinese controversy, the Kellogg
Pact renouncing war, reached the
last stage of its stormy course from
an idealistic suggestion to a bind
ing international agreement.
For the final step in its formal
promulgation by President Hoover
the historic East Room was chosen
as the scene of impressive yet
simple ceremonies in which Rep
resentatives of Nations joining the
treaty were invited to participate.
There were two specially invited
guests; at President Hoover’s right
sat Calvin Coolidge who brought
all of the influence of the senate
for the treaty and who regards it
as one of the most important ac
complishments of his administra
tion; the left place was reserved
for Frank Kellogg, Coolidge’s secre
tary of state.
All but one of the signatories
have been deposited in the State
department archives for some time.
The receipt of the Japanese ratifi
cation allowed final action on the
treaty.
GIRL SWIMMERS GET
RERDY FOR TOURNEY
BOSTON, July 24, (£>)—Two New
England girls, both of whom live in,
er near Worchester, Mass., already
are looked upon in women’s swim
ming circles here as probable con
testants from this section in the
women’s outdoor national champ
ionships in Honolulu early in Aug
ust.
They are Miss Albina Osipowich
}f Worchester boys’ club auxili
iry, who won the free-style title
it the Olympic games last summer,
ind Miss Joan McSheehy of Whit
nsville, national indoor backstroke
:hampion.
PROFIT—$15,000,000
NEW YORK, July 23. (JP)—G.
T. Baker, veteran chairman of
he First National Bank, made a
)aper profit of $15,000,00 through
;he $750 rise in the shares of
lis bank.
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