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TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA RAILROAD
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VOLUME XXII. NUMBERS SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8,1927
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Georgia Poet Laureate
Frank Lebby Stanton
Passes Away Atlanta
NOTED “CRACKER” STATE NEWSPAPER MAN,j
WITH THE SOUL OF A POET, BECAME MASTER
* OF THE ART AT AN EARLY AGE—WAS ONE OF
SOUTH’S SWEETEST SINGERS
‘MIGHTY UK I HOSE' AND “JUST A-WEARYIN' FOB W
Single Stanza Among Best of Works, According to Critics
Who Found it Difficult to Make Selection Owing to Pro
lific Output of Genius—Ranked High Among Contem
porary Writers
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 8. (/P)—Frank Stanton, poet,
died yesterday.
Frank Lebby Stanton was a newspaper man with the
soul of a poet. "The poet-laureate of Georgia became a
master of the art at an early age, by reading the world’s
best verse. As a result, he became one of the South’s
sweetest singers and best loved writers of heart songs of
any age.
Asking nothing of life but to give expression to the
kindly love and true poetry of his soul, Mr. Stanton re
ceived mere pittances for some of his most popular works,
and kept sublimely aloof from the jazz of the times. He
sang “Sweet Little Woman” through an age that reveled
in “Red Hot Mama.”
Mr. Stanton continued in the vocation of a newspaper
man writer thruout his life, his last connection being with
The Atlanta Constitution.
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HOUSE PUSSES NIL
SUPPLY BILL, NOW
BEFORE THE SENATE
BILL CARRIES $324,000,000 APPPRO
PRIATION TO BUILD THREE
CRUISERS, SUPPLIES
VOTE IS IBS TO 181
Rep. Tilson’s Amendment to Ap
propriate $450,000 to Start Work
on New Cruisers — Rejected
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (£>)—After
twice voting to sustain the President’s
stand against building three addi
tional cruisers the House passed and
sent to the Senate the $324,000,000
naval supply bill. Just before passage
the House, by a vote of 185 to 181,
rejected the amendment of Tilson to
appropriation of $450,000 to start con
struction on the eight cruisers. The
bill carries the sum of $200,000 to be
gin the construction of a dirigible to
replace the Shenandoah. Speaks, (Re
publican of Ohio) declared it was un
fair to the whole world to launch a
building program “in face of the na
tions’ efforts to disarm.”
► SENATE WANTS INFORMATION
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (£>)—'The
Senate asked Secretary Mellon for in
formation concerning the Federal Re
serve Board regulations to facilitate
t loans on soldiers’ bonus certificates.
1 A number of his poems have been
published in boo* form, the first
appearing in 1892 under the title:
“Songs of the soil.” In 1S99 another
collection, “Comes One With a Song”
appeared and in 1900 he published
“Songs From Dixie.” “Up From
Georgia” appeared in 1902 and his
last published volume “Little Folks
Down South” came from the press
in 1904.
At leaast two of his poems, “Migh
ty Lak a Rose” and “Just A-Wearyin’
for You” were set to music and have
attracted world-wide attention. His
total remuneration for the two wTas
only $300.
In 1925, Governor Clifford Walker
issued an executive proclamation
making Mr. Stanton poet-laureate of
Georgia.
Mr. Stanton was born in Charles
ton, S. C., February 22, 1857. His
parents were Valentine and Rebecca
Stanton.
Young Stanton lived in Charleston
untiil he was 12 years old, when he
went to Savannah, Ga., and entered
newspaper work as a copy boy on
the Savannah Morning News.
The Civil war and the subsequent
period of reconstruction prevented
him from obtaining the school and
college training he desired, so an
apprenticeship over a type-case in
a printing office provided his educa
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STEAMER SINKS IN BLACK SEA
SEBASTOPOL, Jan. 8. (JP)— It is re
ported that 25 persons were drowned
when an unnamed Turkish steamer
sank in t he Black sea. Another
Turkish steamer foundered nearby.
The loss of life is unknown.
CANNERY, BOX FACTORY, SAW
MILL AND BOAT BUILDING
WILL BE PUT IN OPERATION
SEATTLE, Jan. 8. (jP)—Henry R.
Sanborn, minister at the St. John’s
Episcopal church, before returning to
Ketchikan announced the organization
of a company to handle the industries
of Annette Island Tsimpsian Indian
colony, founded 39 years ago by Rev.
Father Duncan. The Indians will re
ceive 49 per cent of the profits. San
born, as president, has 51 per cent of
the stock. A three-line cannery, box
factory, sawmill and boat building
plant will be put into active opera-:
tion soon. Sanborn said “since Dun
can died in 1914, the Indians have been
getting about one per cent of the
profits.”
TllltS IS. TORTURE
VICTIM THREE HOURS
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CHICAGO, Jan. 8. (/P)-^ound and
tortured for three hours while her
husband was held prisoner in an ad
joining room, Mrs. Henry Everett col
lapsed and told three bandits where
to find jewels and securities valued
at $10,000.
HANKOW, Jan. 8. (JP)—It is authori
tatively reported that one of the chief
reasons the Brjtish are resigning
Hankow to the Chinese was the gen-'
eral disatisfaction over the British
controlled Chinese police. The for
eign minister issued a proclamation
blaming the British for> the incident of
Monday.
HOPPE RETRIEVES TITLE
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. (/P)—Willie
Hoppe retrieved the world's 18-point
balk-line billard championship by de
throning Eric Hagenlachner by 1,500
to 1,387 points.
TANANA IN PORT WITH PIPE
With 900 tons of hydraulic pipe in
her hold and atop decks, the freighter
S. S. Tanana arrived in port early this
morning from the south. The pipe is
being unloaded under the supervision
of Walter Jones, of the Alaska Rail
road, and is billed to the Fairbanks
Exploration company, Chatanika. The
arrival of the Tanana marks the com
pletion of the pipe shipments for the
big company, this one being the third
and last.
The S. S. Victoria will not arrive
in port until this evening, according
to ocal report. The vessel will
discharge approximately 170 tons of
general cargo.
Attorney H. F. Morton, who has
been visiting court headquarters du
ring the past week on legal matters,
returns on the S. S. Victoria.
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LI IMS Fill
OF GOV'T. COOLIE
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PRESIDENT’S LETTER READ BE
FORE COMMITTEE OF ONE
THOUSAND
DEPENDENT ON PUBLIC LAW
No Country Ever Reached a State of
Perfect Law Observance, Says the
Chief Executive.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (^—Fail
ure of law enforcement means fail
ure of the government, President Cool
idge said in a letter read to the Com
mittee of One Thousand at their an
nual banquet.
“I regard the enforcement of law ex
ceedingly important to the public wel
fare and the nation,” said the Presi
dent. “ This subject I have often dis
cussed and desire to constantly em
phasize it. It is scarcely too much to
say all our rights, liberty and life it
self are dependent for protection on
public law. If it fails to be enforced,
the government itself fails. If it fails
to be observed, the very foundation
on which self-government rests is
weakened and destroyed. No country;
ever reached the state of perfect law;
observance and enforcement. Every I
first-class government makes an hon-1
est and intelligent effort to enforce
the law. The standard of citizenship
is very much lowered when there is
any general failure to observe the
law.”
C5NT0NESE SOLDIERS
COilINDEER SCHOOLS
AMOY, China, Jan. 8. (JP)—It is re
ported Chinese soldiers commandeered
schools, churches, hospitals and mis
sionary homes. Shao Wu, commander
of the troops, demanded $9,000 from
the Foo Chow Chamber of Commerce
to defray military expenses.
SMITH PRESIDENCY LAUNCHED
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. (£>)—Smith’s
boom for the Presidency wag launched
at a dinner last night by Senator-elect
Robert Wagner.
110 SET DOMINO TO
TIKE PEICE FEBRUARY
Officials of the Holiday Club, spon
sored by the Seward Volunteer Fire
Department and the Seward Athletic
Club, for the purpose of disposing qf
a $350 radio set, met last evening for
the purpose of checking up progress.
It was revealed over 200 tickets had
been sold out of the 350 issued, and
every indication points to the award
being made by early next month.
1 A large batch of tiiclcets are being
sent on the S. 3, Starr to the West
ward, where it is expected they will
be disposed of. It is planned to hold
the drawing in the Liberty theatre,
providing the management of the
theatre will permit it.
SUPERIOR, Wis., Jan. 8. (£>)—Four
persons were killed and 17 injured
when a Great Northern passenger
train hit a trolley car on a grade
crossing. As the trolley started
across the railroad tracks the guard
gates dropped and knocked the trol
ley pole from the wire and stalled the
street car. It was hurled into the
switch house, demolishing it. The
buildings were burned and the engine
crew was slightly injured. Other in
jured were on the street car.
NORTHWESTERN SAILS
WITH 162 PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, Jan. 8. (JP)—1The S. S.
Northwestern sailed at 9 a. m. today
with 162 passengers. Seward reserva
tions are: O. E. Waeohter, L. W.
Hartley, Joe De Marr, Miss D. M.
Davis, Duncan McDonald and sister,
H. Haller, B. B. Mozee, C. W. Brokaw,
L. Rothman, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Heas
ton, Mrs. Margaret Lucavish, Mrs. G.
A. Krough, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Haben,
W. H. Toms, Mr. and Mrs. Joh O’Neill,
Anna M. Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. F. E.
Wilson, Robert Lundstrom, Elmer T.
Smith, Mrs. A. Small, William Sarget,
P. B. Carroll, Mrs. I. Koslosky and
two children, W. A. Doyle, Mr. and
Mrs. C. Collins, T. Morgan, A. J.
Dayton, Mrs. J. McDonald,Evelyn
Lewis and five steerage.
INTRODUCES SEWARD BILL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (/P)—Dele
gate Sutherland introduced a bill to
authorize a $40,000 school bond issue
by Seward.
U. S. NO BUSINESS
MUCH, SAYS BORAH
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (^—Sena
tor Borah renewed his dissent from
the administration on its Nicaraguan
policy after a talk with President
Coolidge. Senator Borah said "the
United States has no business in the
world in Nicaragua.”
ATTEMPT DERAIL TROOP TRAIN
MANAGUA, Jan, 8. (IP)—Managua
It is disclosed after the marines ar
rived 200 feet of the railroad track
was blown up and repairs had to be
made before the train bearing the ma
rines was due.
MURDER LEADER CONDEMNED
KARKW, Russia, Jan. 8. (IP)—Ivan
Aybev, known as Ivan the Terrible,
wholesale murder leader, has been
condemned to death.
MANY TRAINS MAROONED
OMSK, Siberia, Jan. 8.(iP)—Forty-,
four passenger and freight trains are
marooned thruout Siberia. All traf
fic has ceased.