MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 55.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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SOON BE ISSUED
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TO RESTORE FORGOTTEN REPU
TATIONS AND GIVE PROMI
NENCE TO AMERICANS
NEW YORK, Mar. 7, (/P)—The first;
book of a 20-volume Dictionary of
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American Biography will be issued
soon by the American Council of
Learned Societies.
The editors of the dictionary, de-:
siring to omit no name worthy of in
clusion, have given out in advance of
publication the list of subjects of bio
graphies in the first volume and invite
from all sources, suggestions as to
Additions.
These may be sent to Dr. Allen
.Johnson, editor-in-chief, 602 Hill Build
rug, Washington, D. C.
One of the outstanding phases of
the work of the editors has been the
attempt to restore forgotten reputa
tions, to give prominence to Ameri
cans who have made some valuable
contributions to the national life but
who, by some caprice of fortune, have
ireen robbe^l of their fame.
The dictionary will not include the
biography of an living American.
Achievement of one sort or another
will be the test for including a bio
graphy in the work, but virtue alone
will not be the basis, foremen of evil
influence will not be ignored. For
example, Jesse James has been judged
worthy of space because of his activi
ty in frontier outlawry, but the ordi
nary criminal or madman will have
no place in the dictionary.
In addition to statesmen, soldiers,
clergymen, writers, artists, scientists
and other notables, usually dealt with
in biographical works, the dictionary
wfTl include sketches of the careers
of explorers, frontiersmen, engineers
and the prize ring; eminent crafts
f , men-engravers, silversmiths and print
ers.
LAND OFFICE SAURIES j
FIXED ex BILL PISSED
WASHINGTON, March 7. (;P)-~Com-j
pensation for registers of local land!
offices was fixed at $k,000 a year andj
all fees and commissions are allowed
them by the law to a maximum of
$3,600. The bill was passed by the
Senate and House. The stipulated
salary of the register at JuneaU, and |
of that district, wrill be $3,600 per year.
LARGE RESERVATIONS
SEATTLE, March 7. (£>)—When the
steamer Alaska, of the A. S. S. Co.,
•fc* departs for Alaska Saturday nearly
3(f0 cannery hands will be listed as
passengers.
VETERAN ACTOR DIES
HOLLYWOOD, March 7. (^—Wil
liam H. Crdne, veteran actor, died
here today.
TRANS-ATLANTIC “HOP” IN DORY
ROTTERDAM, Mar. 7. (£>)— Four,
men, all Dutch, set sailfrom here in aj
20-foot lifeboat, on a voyage to New J
York, which they hope to accomplish'
in 40 days. The boat is described as1
a newly invented “non-capsizable”!
one.
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U. S. WANTS NO NEW TERRITORY
BUT SEEKS HELP DOWN
TRODDEN COUNTRIES
BOSTON, March 7. (/P)—In defense
of the American Foreign policy
against the criticisms of those who
profess to see a warlike tendency in
what they term the imperialistic trend
of the United States, was matte by W.
R. Castle, junior assistant secretary
of State, before the Republican Club
of Massachusetts.
He declared the United States wants
no new Territory and has no desire
to include a single alien group under
its control J>ut on the contrary wants
to “assist other nations, no matter
how small or defenseless, to grow
strong, wise and self-reliant so they
can fearlessly be-self respected and
respected by others and t^ke full
place in the family of nations.” He
said Canada has the same ideals and
, aspirations.
HOLY Wim LOOMS
ENGLAND PREPARES
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
THIRTY THOUSAND FIGHTING
Fanatics may take field
AGAINST BRITISH
LONDON, March 7. (/P)—British air
craft is ready for combat in a Holy
War. The possibility that Ibn Saud,
King of Hedjez, and Sultan of Nedj,
would attack the borders of Irak and
Trans-Jordania, mandated British Ter
ritory, met with active preparations
by Great Britain.
Advices from Basra Irak said an
airplane base has been established at
Koweit, at the head of the Pursian
Gulf, of 10 bombing machines, 10 arm
ored cars, numerous transport vehi
cles and ambulance cars. Arrange
ments. have been made to hold in
t
readiness aerial reinforcements in
Egypt and Palestine.
The idea of Ibn, who is reported to
be from Jerusalem, is to formerly de
clar hositilities against the mandated
district. It is estimated he will be
able to place 30,000 fighting fanatics
in the field.
MARINES TO STAY SOUTH
WASHINGTON, March 7. (/P)— An
| adverse report was ordered- by the
' Senate Foreign Relations Committee
j on the Hefrin resolution proposing
j withdrawal of American marines from
i Nicaagua.
“SHAMELESS IMMODEST UKESS";
ROME, Mar. 7. (if)—The modern
women’s “Shameless Immodest Dress” !
was scored by Pope Pius yesterday, j
in the first of his Lenten utterances, j
He declared that the feminine garb!
today resulted in “insults in the eyes i
of God and is the cause of temptation
or disgust in the eyes of the world.”
TRADE COMMISSION
ALL FUR MUST BE LABLED UN
DER TRUE NAME; ALTERA
TIONS DESCRIBED
WASHINGTON, March 7. (/P)—The
Federal Trade Commission approved
of the rules adopted by most of the
American fur dealers under which all
| furs will be correctly described. If
any dye or blend is used to simulate
another fur the fact will be recorded
on the articles and label.
Under the rules all shaded, blended,
tipped, dyed or pointed furs must be
so described; the name and country
in which the furs actually were pro
cured must also be stated. Trade
. marks will be modified by descriptive
matter to prevent misinterpretation
by the public.
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BUSTLING SCENE OF
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
WILKINS AND EILESON READY TO
MAKE FIRST ARCTIC HOPP
POINT BARROW
FAIRBANKS, March 7. (JP)—'With
the aerial dash to Spitzbergen from
Point Barrow tentatively set for the
first week in April Captain Wilkins
and Lieutenant Eileson are marking
time in readiness for a preliminary
stop at the Arctic base.
The Lockheed Vega monoplane was
put together in five days and taken up
for its first test flight in Alaska on
Monday. It is pronounced to be ready
i for final loading of fuel and supplies
; for the 500 mile jump to Point Barrow
where additional stores of gasoline
and oil are available.
In choosing early April for the dash
across the Arctic blind spot Captain
WTilkins is playing the lengthening
daylight against the spring fog. The
departure for Point Barrow is tenta
‘ lively set for next week although the
weather will affect the final decision.
The new municipal airdome was the
scene of unusual activity on Monday
| with Russell Merrell, Anchorage flier,
J taking off for home after landing
three passengers from Bethel; A. A.
Bennett winging his way to Fort Yu
ikon; Ed Young landing from the
i
! Iditarod; Noel'Wien arriving from
Npme and Lieutenant Eileson testing
! his plane..
SWEDISH SCIENTIST TO
JOIN NOBILE EXPEDITION
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STOCKHOLM, March 7. Dr.
Finn Malmgren, Swedish scientist who
accompanied Amundsen and Nobile
on the North Pole expedition as met
eorologist, has accepted Nobile’s invi
tation to join him on the new trip by
air to the “Top of the World”. The
expedition is expected to start next
month from Leningrad.
UNIVERSITY OF L A.
WINS CONFERENCE
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 7. (JP)—This
University won the Pacific coast con
ference basketball championship for
thjj first time in its history by defeat
ing Washington 26-25, taking two
straight victories in the championship
series.
SO THAT’S IT! -
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 7. (£>)—
Vpry few lawbreakers are connected
with fraternal or social organizations,
but a tremendous percentage of them
claim to be church members, accord
ing to criminal statistics compiled
here.
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