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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRES
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 34.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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Rotten To the Core
Epithet Hurled At
Murderer Of Girl
DISTRICT ATTORNEY KEYES DECLARES HE
“SPOKE FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE ENTIRE U.
S. AGAINST CRIMINAL WHO COMMITTED
MOST ASTROCIOUS CRIME ON RECORD”—HE
IS ROTTEN TO THE CORE, ROARS ATTORNEY.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, (/P)—Hickman was found
sane in 45 minutes by the Superior Court Jury in the kid
napping and murdering indictments. Saturday is set as
the date for sentencing, which, under the law, must be for
the death penalty.
The defense has filed notice of appeal. When the ver
dict was read Hickman sat upright and looked straight
ahead.
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SEPPALA LEADS FOR FIRST 19
MILES; PRIZES AMOUNT
SMALL TOTAL
NORTH CONWAY, New EngRiu 1.!
Feb. 10, (JP)—Eight dog teams yelp
ed and pulled at their traces as the
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annual three day. point to pohii, dog
race derby of the New England -led 1
and Dog Club got under way.
A three-inch snowfall is covering j
«t solid ice formation but the roads
•ire in fair condition “r>. .oday's run.
The race will be 57 miles
The prizes total $2,300. Seppala I
made the best time tor th^ first 19!
miles. j
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. (JP)—A
•iilght cold, which last night kept Mrs.
Ooolidge from the President’s dinner
for the Speaker and Mrs. Longworth,
is yielding to treatment but she is
still confined to her room. There
wag evidence of a slight irritation in
the throat but physicians declared it
is not serious.
ATTEMPTED CONFUSE JURY
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, (JP)—'The
thunder of the District Attorney, who
said he spoke “for the rights of the
entire United States,, against the
“criminal who had committed the
most astrocious crime on record,” ech
oed through the court room in the
closing acts of the Hickman sanity
trial.
“Rotten to the core and attempting
to confuse the jury by the insanity
dodge,” were epithets District Attor
ney Keyes roared directly at the mur
durer.
LIKE ALL CRIMINALS
Keyes cited the trial testimony in
which it was shown that Hickman, in
stead of claiming “the insane delus
sion that providence guided him in
what he did, did exactly what every
criminal does, grab the money and
flee to escape detection/'
The closing argument of the defense
completed in one-hour, claimed the
trial testimony established the insane
background of the Hickman family
and asserted the evidence had shown
heredity that had. caused the defend
ant’s dementia praecox.
The Judge then began addressing
the jury.
PASS SENTENCE TOMORROW
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. (JP)—
Judge Trabucco will pass sentence on
Hickman tomorrow morning following
the action of the jury of eight men and
four women which stripped Hickman
of his cloak of asserted insanity and
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i VICTORIA, Feb. 10. UP)—1The acqui
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I sition of the Alaska “Panhandle’’ by
’ Canada might easily be accomplished
thru arbitration in line with the Post
War attitude of equity among natives,
Ivan MacKenzie, liberal, suggested to
!the Provincial Legislature. ✓
i * The suggestion was made during
discussion of the resolution introduc
the Dominion Government to open
ed by- H. F. Kergin who requisitioned
negotiations with the United States
with the view of acquiring the “Pan
i handle”.
MacKenzie pointed to recent inter
national settlements of boundaries in
| Europe which differed materially
; from previous boundaries as a prece
dent for arbitration over the desired
| portion of Alaska. Canada, he said,
| could well afford to pay for the “Pan
j handle” as much as the United States
paid for the whole of Alaska.
The debate on the resolution was
adjourned temporarily.
HALIBUT SCIENTISTS
RETURN TO SEATTLE
FROM TRIP WESTWARD
SEATTLE, Feb. 10. (#*)—Returning
from a cruise of more than 4,000 miles
during which they investigated the
halibut spawning grounds in the Gulf
of Alasska in relation to ocean cur
rents, scientists aboard the power
schooner Dorothy arrived.
This is the third cruise nade by the
cientists in connection with the treaty
etween the United States and Canada
for protection of the fishing industry.
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ALASKA DUE 2:30 P. M.
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The S. S. Alaska, of the A. S. S. Co.,
will arrive in Seward tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 p. m., according to an
nouncement by local office at 3 o’clock
this afternoon.
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FI till MINE
FOUR BODIES FOUND
TORONTO, Feb. 10, (/?)—A dis
patch to the Toronto Sfar fro;.; Tim
mins, Ontario, said that 35 men are
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trapped in the Hollinger mine by
fire in the lower levels.
Four bodies have been re levered
the report said. Fire broke out in the
excavations 550-feet undergro md
and is still burning.
HAILE MORE
PART OP B, C„ THAN
ALASKA. IS STATED
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OPINION EXPRESSED SOMETHING
BEHIND MOVE WHICH NOT
YET KNOWN
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VICTORIA, Feb. 10. (^—Negotia
tions with the United States for ac
quisition of the Alaska “Panhandle”
by Canada is asked of the Dominion
Government in a resolution passed by
the British Columbia Legislature. The
only dissenting opinion came from F.
H. Neelands, Labor party, who declar
ed the movement should originate in
Ottawa and not in the Province.
H. D. Twing, Sonservative, express
ed the opinion there is something be
hind the move and suggested the in
spiration came from Ottawa. He ask
ed whether the Government was
aware of any negotiations between
Ottawa* and Washington in the matter
and whether there was a move toward
making it a figure in the St. Lawrence
waterways negotiation.
The resolution, which was introduc
ed by H. F. Kergin, Liberal, puts forth
the “Panhandle” is more logically a
;part of British Columbia than Alaska.
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| Tt is reported there may be a pre
| ’.iminary game played off this ev-n
j eg prior to the Anchorage and Icw
‘ard high school basketball game
MILITANT POWERS
PUTTING UP BLUFF
NO REASON WHY COUNTRIES
SHOULD NOT ADVOCATE TO
TAL DISARMAMENT
LONDON, Feb. 10. (#)—All the
great militant powers are putting up a
“peace bluff to cover their prepara
tions for the next war”, George Shaw
said in an article in a February issue
entitled “No More War.”
He declared the effect of the Rus
: sian proposal for total disarmament
; was to call a bluff of the “powers of
Western Europe which now stand un
. masked by Russia and America as de
S termined to maintain and extend
themselves by the sword; therefore,
! recognizing war as the final court of
appeal in human affairs.
“There is no reason why they should
not sincerely advocate disarmament
as a measure of economy because arm
ament can always be improvised on
the outbreak of war and standing
armaments are obsolete nowadays by
the time they are needed.”
SILL REAPPOINTS
SMITH TO FILL THE
! UNEXPIRED TERM
SPECIAL SENATORIAL PRIMARY
AND ELECTION BE HELD IN
STATE ILLINOIS
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 10. (JP)—Frank
L. Smith of Illinois, whose seat was
declared vacant by the Senate, handed
in his resignation to Governor Small.
The Governor immediately reappoint
ed him to fill the unexpired term and
issuing a proclamation for a special
Senatorial primary and election.
The Governor’s proclamation said
the special primary will be held on
April 10. The date for the regular
April primary and special Senatorial
election will be held in November in
conection with the regular election.
Smith issued a 1,400 word state
ment in connection with his resigna
tion declaring he will enter the special
primary to test the will of the people
of Illinois against the action of the
United States Senate.