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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 117.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
FARM BILL. MARIE
^PECULATION REVIVED AS TO
RECEPTION OF BILLS BY
COOLIDGE
WASHINGTON, May 17. (JP)—The
McNaryHaugen Farm Bill and the
Jones-White Merchant Marine Bills
passed thru Congress and are await
ing their entry to the White House,
Speculation is revived as to what
kind of a reception they will be ac
corded by President Coolidge who will
get the Bills soon. Dawes and Speak
er Longworth have attached their sig
natures but it is generally believed
Ooolidge will veto the Farm Measure
although it has been changed consid
erably since his veto of last year.
The BUI still provides a Farm
Board and a huge revolviing fund to
aid the farmer in marketing his crops,
and still carries much of the debated
equalization fee rate.
The Shipping Bill is also in doubt
but is believed Coolidge will approve
(r *
it- The measure authoring - & -big
replacement program for thek Govern
ment Merchants Marine and requires
the sanction of but five of the seven
members of the Shipping Board for
sale of vessels \to private lines.
MANAGUA, May 18. (#)—Faced—
^jth a direct rebel threat against
"all North America” U. S. Marines
are pushing their way thru the north
©rn jungles of Nicaragua in pursuit
of the rebel force that killed one Mar
ine and wounded two.
Other t^h^eat^ bearing Sandra o’s
signature, have been found protesting
against "the warlike invasion of the
United States Government” and de
claring President Coolidge is respon
sible "for the horrible disastrous sit
uation thru Nicaragua.”
WILLIAM DOUGLAS IS
ACQUITTED JUNEAU
JUNEAU, May IS. (JP)—William
Douglas was acquitted after the jury
deliberated three hours. He was ac
cused of cuspiracy to violate the liq
uor laws. In previous trials, in 1926
and 1927, the jury disagreed. The
case was in connection with the fam
ous Hoxie case.
4 WATER NOTICE
Water will be shut-off tonight at 10
o’clock on 1st,2nd and 3rd stress
from Adams street north.
V
HUNT OF
| NEW STATIONS MADE
01 SIGNAL COOPS
SEATTLE, May 17, (/?)—The Alas
ka cable system is to establish two
new radio stations opening up the
'immense territory West of Seward,
permanent headquarters for the* sys
tem, hitherto cut off from the rest
of the world. The stations will be at
Squaw Harbor, on Unga Island, and
at Dillingham, on Bristol Bay. Equip
ment and operators are enroute on
the steamer Starr.
THE KENTUCKY DERBY
LOUISVILLE, May IS. </P)—TThe
Kentucky Derby lists closed with 26
thoroughbreds entered for the race
ton^orrow. Th i\ain has made the
track muddy.
DISASTROUS FIRE
OUMANIA OIL FIELD
BUCHAREST, Rumania, May 18.
(/P)—With a disastrous fire which has
been raging unchecked for three
jtfvj i
days, Ooralesia, 45 miles north of here
was a roaring inferno as a result of
an explosion whicih ignited an oil
well and quickly spread to five others.
Fiire fighters are helpless against
the terrific heat which prevents them
to come close enough to do anything
towards subdueing the flames.
Five persons are dead and 11 se
riously burned as a result of the con
flagration.
RAGES THREE DATS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St. Louis, 3; New York, 4.
Cleveland, 8; Washington, 3.
Detroit, 3; Boston, 5.
Chicago, G; Philadelphia, 5.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston, 0; Chicago, 2.
Brooklyn, 4; Cincinnati, 2.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Hollywood, 5; San Francisco, 2.
Portland, 4; Sacramento, 5.
Seattle, 5; Oakland, 2.
Missions, 0; Los Angeles, 3.
ITALIA RETURNS
BASE VIEW LAND
WHS FORBIDDING
KING9BAY, May 18. (£»)—'The' Ital
ia returned after a 68 hour flight.
General Nobile sailed over. Lenin
Land four hours but the view, was so
forbidding that he abandoned the plan
to land men and make scientific in
vestigations.
Conditions were found entirely tin
suited he explained, for explorations
since the anost favorable weather
passed with the first half of May,
The weather was fine here when he
returned.
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CLEGHORN GETS DRAW
! .
I GREAT FALLS, Mont.. Map.’18. </P)
—Walter Cleghom of Seldovia and
Dick Watzel fought a 10-round draw
' iin the feature event.
JAPANESE DELEGSTE
SENT TO THE LEAGUE
OUTLINE REASONS ACT
GENEVA, May 18. (/P)—A Japanese
delegate was sent to the League of
Nations to outline the reasons why
Japanese troops were sent to Shan
tung.
The one great reason is believed
to have been Chinese violation of a
•treaty by which they agreed to pro
tect foreigners. The delegate was
s^nt tity the Japanese Minister of
State.
POSTPONED AGAIN
NEW YORK, May 18. </P)—Tex
Rickard again postponed the Mandell
' ; t • •
Me Larkin fight to tomorrow fnight
weather permitting. A hard rain fell
today.
jewels, cumcr
FOUND IN SUITCASE
SAN FRANCISCO HOTEL
SAN FRANCISCO, May 18. (/p)—
Jewels and currency amounting to
over $10,000 wras found in an unclaim
ed suitcase at the Lankershim hotel.
The suitcase had been left unclaim
ed: for over two weeks. No clues were
discovered as to who may have been
the owner of the suitcase. The con
tents were turned over to the police.
Aladdin and His Lamp."
Rose
jvjfss
OIL COMMITTEE
HOPES TO SECURE
SHOULD BE MADE PART OF IN
VESTIGATION INTO TRADING
COMPANY PROFITS
WASHINGTON, May IS. (£>)—The
Senate Oil Committee will endeavor
to try and obtain'the deposition of Al
bert Fall made before the trial and
the acquittal of Sinclair on the crimi
nal charge the document was unused
in the Siniclair trial and never made
public.
Chairman Nye said he thought the
deposition should he made part of the
investigation into Liberty bond pro
fits of the Continental Trading Co.,
and said the deposition will be care
fully studied as it might furnish new
leads.
RESOLUTION WILL
extend nmm
INVESTIGATIONS TO EMBRACE
POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND
ORGANIZATIONS
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WASHINGTON, May 18. (£>>—Sena
tor Robinson, Democratic leader, in
troduced a resolution extending the
authority of the Senate Presidential
Campaign Funds Committee to em
brace “political committees and party
organizations and agencies/’
The resolution supplements the
original resolutions and strengthens
the committee and permit it to sit
during the recess of Congress.
TEINTSIN, May 17, (/P)—American
and British troops who were begin
ning their summer training have
been ordered to return to Tientsin
which city the Chinese Nationalists
are threatening. American., Italian,
and Japanese troops are defending,
brbind barricades, the foreign con
i cessions.
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COMPANIES MERGE
RESOURCES IN N. f.
I NEW YORK, May 18. (£>)—'The
Consolidated Gas Company and the
Brooklyn Edison have agreed upon
merging of their resources subject to
approval of the consolidater stock
holders and State Public Service
Commission. Their combined assets
will total $1,000,000,000.