COLOMBIA CENSUS if
REACH SEVEN ULLIOI
BOGOTA, Columbia, .Time 27, (IP)- -
Columbia expects to learn some time
ibis year how much she has grown
during the last ten through a nation
al census now in progress.
Unofficial estimates place the na
tion’s ten year growth at from 20 to
25 per cent, which would give her be
tween 1.000,000 and 1,500,000 more
inhabitants than she had in 1918. The
census of that year revealed 5,855,077
persons living in an area of approxi.
jnately 177,000 square miles, an aver
age of about 12 to the square mile.
AND SIZES
Good Tooth
Brushes
Brushes with transparent or
bone handles; straight or bent.
Bristles serated, tufted or re
ceding.
Brushes of pure bristle or of
goat or badger hair for tender
gums.
Brushes for adults, youths or
infants.
Look over our assortment.
EJIwyn Swetmann
n»^B*atlston
NEARLY 1.000 WERE RETURNING1
TO THEIR HOMES FROM A
HAPPY HOLIDAY
DARLINGTON, Nurham, Eng., June
28. (/P)—Death cut a. wide swath in a
iparty of nearly 1,000 happy North
country excursionists returning from
a holiday at Scarborough when their
train collided almost head on at night
with an engine shoving freight cars
in the yards here.
When the tangled debris, resulting
from the crash and telescoping of two
crowded coaches, was searched, it
was found 22, mostly women and
children, had been hilled and 47 in.
jured of whom 28 are still in the hos.
pital in a serious condition.
Rescue parties worked all night
under flares of light. In one compart,
ment six living and six dead were
found tumbled together.
RUSSIAN EXPEDITION
TO EXPLORE THE GOBI
MOSCOW, June 27, (£>)—The Gobi
Desert, where the Roy Chapman An
drews expedition of the American
History is searching for relics of
prehistoric humans, is to be the ob
ject of scientific exploration by a
Russian organized by the Mongolan
I earned committee.
It proposes to start soon and con.
tinue its work for three years. It will
concentrate on geo-chemical and so’l
research, study the proccesses of de
nudation which are of great#interQst
to geologists, make topographical
maps and hopes to find lakes con
tabling boric acid. It will be headed
by Professor Smirnov.
Cleanliness and the best of meats
our motto. Frye*Brtihn.
GOLF AND TENNIS TOGS
Clubs, Tennis Racquets, Tennis Shoes, Golf and
Tennis Balls and everything in the line of
SPORTING GOODS
Bathing Suits for men, women and children
Urbach’s
m
SMART NEW MANHATTAN
SHIRTS' FOR THE 4th OF JULY
Collar attached or neck band
MEN'S DEPT. MADISON 3T
YOUR HANDS ARE NEVER IN
WATER
From the time you load your Sav
age until you hang out the finish
ed batch you never put your hands
in water, never feed a wringer or
need laundry tubs. Savage does
the complete job in its own tub and
when through it empties itself.
HARDWARE DEPT. ADAMS 80
I can always depend upon Brown
& Hawkins, Corp., grocery depart
ment having fresh vegetables and
fruits: when I say fresh I mean all
the word implies.
EVERY DAY IS BOAT DAY
SEE OUR DISPLAY
GROCERY DEPT. MAIN 1
ASSAILS THE REPUBLICAN AD.
MINISTRATION FOR MAKING
IT A FOOTBALL
HOUSTON, June 28. (£>)—A prohi.
bition plank, declaring for enforce,
rnent of the 18th Amendment, was ap.
proved by the Democratic Conven.
tion’s Resolutions Subcommittee, in
winding up the drafting of the Plat,
form upon which the party seek! grant
of power in November.
The declaration, which has been the
subject of bitter controversy, is exact,
ly as was drafted by Senator Pitt
man, Chairman of the Committee. It
is understood it will have the full en.
dorcement of Governor Smith. Be.
sides declaring for enforcement the
Plank sharply assails the Republican
Administration for what is described
as the failure to enforce the Dry laws,
also for placing “political hirelings”
in enforcement positions thus making
prohibition a political football.
The Sub-Committee which reported
the platform and the entire Commit,
tee will later, with the view to go be.
fore the Convention this afternoon,
adopt the Farm Plank embodying the
views of farm organizations but def
inite endorsement of the equalization
fee, in the McNary.Haugen Bill was
omitted.
GIFT8 FOR ALL OCCASIONS AT
Sctra!!erer*6 Alaska Shop.
FREE DANCE TONIGHT
The Ooa^t Guard vessel Unaiga,
Capt. Perkins, is scheduled to arrive
in port today enroute from Cordova to
Unalaska, In view of the fact the
vessel will be in port for a few hours
a public dance will be held this even,
ing to which it is horped al who can
will attend. There will be no admis.
sion charge.
RAIL, WATER TRAVELERS
SPAIN TO BE INSURED
MADRID, June 27, (/P)—Beginning
July 1 all persons travelling by rail or
water in Spain, will be insured against
accident, the cost being added to the
price of boat or train tickets. The
insurance covers injuries to passen.
gers first and carrier employees sec.
ond next. Proceeds will be devoted to
an agency encouraging tours in Spain.
THE MOST COMPLETE NEW
STAND IN ALASKA. SUBSCRIP
TIONS TAKEN. Schallerer's Alaska
Shop.
SHEET MUSIC, Schallerer’s Alaska
Shop.
OPERATIONS HAMPERED
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KINGSBAY, June 28. (JP)—The fog
is shifting' and ice floes are added per.
il and difficulty in rescue operations
for the six Nobile men and the Amund.
sen party.
$200,000 NOT ENOUGH
NEW YORK, June 27, (/P)—The
New York American today says that
Pauline Busli Dwan has refused to
accept a $200,000 lump sum settle-,
meat of her alimony claims against ’
her former husband Allan Dwan.
ruction picture director.
NEW (NO SMB-HAND
MS FOR SOLE
at
OGLE’S GARAGE
Oils and Gasoline, General
Repairs
Storage
Pete Ogle* Prop. Phone Madison 66
HARDWARE STOVES RANGES
Gardening impliments
SHEET METAL WORK AND RLUMBINQ
Paints and Oils
Colman lamps and lanterns
Spruce Lumber
Mail Orders Will Receive Prompt Attention
J. L. GRAEF
Phone Madison 87 Seward Alaska