VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 176. SEWARD ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1926. . PRICE TEN CENTS
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NAVY DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES PLANS
DEPT. INTE1R CLAIMS DAS NO FUNDS
CLAIMED IT WILL REQUIRE TWO YEARS IN
WHICH TO ASSEMBLE INTO MAPS THE MATER
IAL ALREADY COLLECTED, SO RAPIDLY WAS
THE WORK CONDUCTED—FORESTRY DEPART
MENT DEPLORES SITUATION—COL. GREELEY
HOPES TO SECURE RECONSIDERATION OF
MATTER
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 2. (/P)—The Navy announced
I they have abandoned plans to continue Alaskan air map
ping as furs are lacking. The airships are to be trans
ferred to the Carrier Langley and be used in the Atlantic
, fleet maneuvers next spring. The Coast Geodetic Sur
vey of the Department of the InterioT is not‘desirous of
appropriating funds to continue this work next year for
they will be kept busy for at least two years assembling
into maps the material collected this year, owing to, the
rapidity with which the work was conducted.
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ML WORD GIVEN
MEXICO FROM II. S.
ALIEN LAND LAW BILL CON
TROVERSY PROPOSALS RE
FUSED BY MEXICAN
OFFICIALS
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 2. (/p)_It Is
generally regarded here that Mexico
has had its final word as to its stand
regarding the protest of the United
States on the Alien Land Law bill.
The foreign minister says it is up to
the United States to state if it is still
dissatisfied following the exchange of
notes. Thirty-three members of the
majority group of the senate have
pledged their support to President
Calles in refusing to submit to the
proposals of the United States.
DANUBE RIVER TOWN ROCKED
BY TERRIFIC BLAST; MANY
LIVES LOST
LONDON, Dec. 2. (JP)—Many lives
were lost and surrounding country
side was rocked by the explosion to
day of 200 carloads of gasoline stand
ing at a station on the quay at Rana
, dan, Rumania, on the Danube river.
The extent of the property damage
resulting had not been ascertained but
it was known to be large. The cause
of the explosion has not been deter
mined.
BOOZE, COLORED ITER
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NEW YORK, Dec. 2. (/P)—Nearly
60 per cent of medicinal whiskey stor
ed in a warehouse here under govern
ment supervision is believed to have
been treated v coloring matter, ac
cording to testimony before the court.
The liquor was to have been dispens
ed through hospitals. .
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In Col. Greeley’s telegram to Ju
neau last week, he said he had been
advised by the Secretary of the Navy
that the Fleet would be in Atlantic
waters next summer and that this fact
would prevent the department from
assigning planes to carry on next sea
son the aerial mapping initiated dur
ing the past spring and continued un
til early fall. The notice of suspen
sion came to Juneau as a total sur
prise as recent correspondence re
ceived at the Governor’s office in
dicated it was probable the squadron
would return about April, next year.
The results of last season’s work;
were so outstanding that both the |
Interior Department and the Depart
ment of Agriculture, which cooperated
in the matter of financing the expedi
tion, had recommended strongly that
the work be pressed as rapidly as
possible and that the aerial squadron
be returned as early as possible next
year. It was also reported that the
; Navy officials were favorable to the
continuation. Col. Greeley’s telegram
[indicated also, that there has been no
| change, in the attitude of the depart
ments, as he informed Mr. Flory, dis
trict forester, that mapping in 1928
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would be contingent on the amount of
cooperation that would be available
for the Navy.
In a statement to the Juneau Em
pire, Mr. Flory said, “We will be deep
ly disappointed if we are unable to
carry out the mapping program for
next year,” He intimated that an ef
fort would be made to reopen the mat
ter to the end that sufficient planes
and personnel be detached from the
fleet for the Alaskan work. “Our
water power and pulp timber selling
campaign which was initiated the first
of this year was aided very materially
by the work of the Navy Alaska Air
Mapping expedition last summer.
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IN ITALY, VICTORIOUS
ROME, Dec. 2. (/P)—Democratic
(movements in ranks of the Fascist
jwon the first victory to restoration to
all members of the rich who had with
drawn early in the revolution to dis
cuss and criticize freely, the methods
land policies of Mussolini’s lieutenants.
GRAND JURY SAYS
SEVERE LIED IN
PRINTER STORIES
STATEMENTS OF ALLEGED THIRD
DEGREE METHODS ARE DE
NIED IN REPORT
SEATTLE, Dec. 2. (#>)—The grand
jury took a recess until December 17
after they had reported to Judge Grif
fiths that former Chief of Police Sev
eryns had published statements that
he knew about the killing of Patrol
man Legate, whose body was found in
a garage, and telling about the forms
of brutality of the police and the third
degree methods; that these state
ments had no basis of fact but were
published by Severyns solely to en
hance the value of the- articles.”
Griffiths ordered the bond of Flem
ing, in the sum of $3,00.0 forfeited.
HARDING APPROVED
LEASE OF RESERVE
DEFENSE INTRODUCES LETTER
FROM PRESIDENT SENT TO
SENATE IN 1922 '
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. (JP)—E. C.
Finney, assistant to the Secretary of
the Interior, testified that Theodore
Roosevelt, then assistant secretary of
the Navy, suggested to to the secre
tary, that Doheny be given the oil
leases. He (Finney) handled the ne
gotiations for reserve number 2 during
Fall’s absence in December, 1921. The
defense introduced, a letter from Pres
ident Harding approving of Fall’s oil
lease policies. The letter was sent
to the senate on April 1922. Replying
to the inquiry resolution he said he
was acquainted with the details of
the policies and the exact terms of the
leases.
PLOT TO SLAY FORMER
MAHARAJAH, FRUSTRATED
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2. (£>)—The
plot to slay the former Maharajah
was frustrated with the arrest of three
Hindoos who came from the same sec
tion of India as the mother of Mum
tab Begum, a dancer and on whose
charges he was deposed. All of the
Hindoos were armed and came in
from Mexico.
LAST VICTIM RECOVERED
OAKLAND, Dec. 2. (IP)—1The last
victim of Mokelunne tunnel disaster
in which ten persons were killed
when a coffer dam broke away allow
ing the tunnel to be flooded, was brot
out last night.
WATER NOTICE
Water will be shut off on Third and
Second Avenues tonight at 10 o’clock
for 10 minutes.
S. W. & P. CO.
Reemmber the handiwork sale of
the Jesse Lee Home girls next Satur
day afternoon and evening. Read the
advertisement in this issue.
EDUCATIONAL LAWS
INTERFERE WITH RELIGION
WINNIPEG, Dec. 2. (£>)—Settle
ment ties of fifty years standing were
broken when 35Q Mennonites from the
province began their journey to Para
guay, South America. The emigrants
say the educational laws here inter
fere with their religious practices.
DELEGATE EGYPT
ALASKA HAS SECOND PLACE IN
IMPORTANT PERSONAGES SE
LECTED TO VISIT EGYPT
Of the 15 American delegates that
have been appointed to attend the
14th International Congress of Navi
gation, to be held in Cairo, 'Egypt
this month, the president of the Alas
ka Road Commission, James Gordon
Steese, ranks second in point of mili
tary titles of those named by the De
partment of State. The Alaska road
builder is listed as “Brigadier Gen
eral J. G. Steese, A. N. G., director of
public works and Adjutant general of
Alaska.”
Outranking Steese is Major General
Harry Taylor, United States army, re
tired.
All of the delegates were appointed
by the Secretary of War with the ex
ception of James F. Hodgson, trade
commissioner at Alexandria, who was
appointed by Secretary of Commerce
Hoover.
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INDICATIONS MILD
WINTER. WESTWARD
GRASS STILL GROWING AT UNAL
ASKA; NO SIGNS OF WINTER
AS YET
There is no indication of winter yet
at Unalaska and other Westward
ports according to Capt. O. A. Johan
sen, master of the S. S. Starr, which
returned to port yesterday afternoon
for green grass is still growing there
and judging from the present outlook,
the entire country west of Seward
will enjoy another mild winter. Like
similar voyages of the past year the
round trip just completed by the
Starr was ideal in that beautiful wea
ther was encountered.
Incoming reservations were:
J. C. Wingfield, L. Williams, Mrs.
H. N. Evans and three children, M.
G. Miller, W. H. Sleeman, R. Tunsell,
J. H. Wilcox, A. Craner, Thomas
Webb, Ernest Petry, Chas. Petry, R.
A. Largon, H. Olsen, Dr. C. A. Polalrd,
John Emanoff, Harold J. Sporer, I.
Bussard, Douglas Clement, J. M.
Steenbreck.
GENERAL1UNDEND0RF
MUNICH, Dec. 2. (ff>) — General
Ludendorff, first quartermaster gen
eral of Germany in the German army
during the world war, underwent an
operation for a serious case of goitre
yesterday. The operationMs reported
to have been a success.
HOUSE OF DAVID LEADER NOT SO
ILL AS ALLEGED, SAYS MICHI
GAN ATTORNEY AT BENTON
HARBOR
STILL TO RULE COLONY
DESPITE GIRL’S CHARGE
Predicted the Accusations 23 Years
Ago, His Lawyer, A Follower, As
serts
BENTON HARBOR, Dec. 2. (jpf—
When Bessie Woodworth takes the
stand in court at the trial of King Ben
jamin Purnell, her story of what hap
pened to young girls in the House of
David colony here will “rock the
country,” Prosecutor George H. Brook
waiter said tonight.
Marshaling of the combined legal,
farces of State and county already
has begun. Brookwalter said he will
insist that the trial of the “king” be
held during the February term of cir
cuit court, which is the earliest pos
sible time. Brookwalter added that he
would “fight to the last ditch” any ef
fort by the House of David counsel
to save Benjamin from trial, because
of the state of his health. The “king”
had to be carried into court yesterday
when he was rearrested on a new
charge.
“Benjamin, in my opinion, is posing”
said the prosecutor. “He is a consu
mate actor, and he isn’t half as sick
as the colony leaders make out.”
Girls Were “Married Off”
Contrary to expectations, Purnell
will not be brought to trial on the
charges filed nearly four years ago
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PROHIBITION NOT A SUCCESS
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 2. (/P)—Gov.
Walter Pierce says prohibition as “we
have it in the United States is not
succeeding.”
WHITE AND RED FOX ;
advice Five per
CENT,MLE SALE
SILVER FOX AVERAGE PRICE
BRINGS $105 WITH TOP PRICE
PRICE AT $317
SEATTLE, Dec. 2. (Jp)—White Fox
advanced five per cent at the Seattle
Fur Exchange auction and 'averaged
$37.55; Reds advanced the same but
the collection was poor and averaged
$15.78; minks averaged $12.00; early
Oregon and Montana muskrats came
as high as $1.35 to $1.50; cross fox
sold well and advanced ten per cent.
The silver fox collection was poor and
averaged $105; the best brought $317.
Lynx was poor and averaged $15.75;
marten improved ten per cent and
averaged $18.34;' Montana ermine
averaged $1.63; otter sold well on the
open market basis; Kamchatka sable
topped at $100; wolf averaged $8.75.
The Seward City Council meets in
regular session next Monday night.