Alaska
“Center of
Everything ”
.VI KMB Ki< ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 77.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 2,1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
QUAKE STRIKES TERROR
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H. GRIMM. FORMER
SEWARD RESIDENT
DIES IN SKA0WAY
| CONDUCTED A LODGING HOUSE
IN SEWARD FOR A PERIOD
OF YEARS
JUNEAU, April 2. (/P)—Herman
Grimm, 62, picturesque oldtimer,
# died in Skagway Friday night after an
illness of four months.
He came to the United States from
Denmark when a boy and came North
in the Klondike gold rush. He had one
of the most popular saloons in the
early days of Skagway and later, went
^ 'to Seward, where for several years
he operated a lodging house.
Later, he returned to Skagway, and
built a concrete movie theatre. He al
so became interested in several min
ing properties. It is believed those in
time, will produce considerable wealth
Mr. Grimm is survived by his wid
ow and a son, Victor. He was a mem
ber of the Skagway Elks. The funer
al was to be held on Sunday.
. TUiEY. HEEIYEY
TO BUTTLE JULY
■ STATES RICKARD
GREAT BRITAIN HOPES RECOVER
WORLD’S HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP
NEW YORK, April 2. (#>)—Through
^’Tom Heeney, erstwhile New Zealand
blacksmith, the British Empire hopes
to recover the world’s heavyweight
boxing championship which she so
successfully maintained in the bare
knuckle days. Rickard announced he
will stage a title bout between Heeney
and Tunny in July in London or New
York. If in London it will be 20 rounds.
WILL HOP THURSDADY
8AN FRANCISCO, April 2. (/P)—1The
Examiner announced in last night’s
paper that its short wave radio station •
received a message from Wilkins say
ing he would hop for Spitzbergen
Thursday morning. I
WORRIED OVER YACHT
NEW YORK, April 2. (/P)—Fears
^are expressed for the safety of the
yacht Ara, with Mr. and Mrs. W. K.
Vanderbilt, and a crew of 35 on board
vanished when the ship was reported
safe in the harbor at Southport, N. C.
The yacht met with heavy seas, and
was four days overdue at New York.i
"RADIO FANS BEWARE1”
CHICAGO, April 2. (£>)—Mrs. Fred
| Lawrence, is being held by police on
charges she shot and killed her hus
band, because he played the radio too
much. Lawrence kept the radio going
most of his waking hours, and his wife
got tired of the noise, the police said.
UNITED STATES STEEL AND HUD
SON MOTORS ARE ON UP
WARD TREND
NEW YORK, April 2. (£>)—With
trading once more at fever pitch un
der deluge of bewildering and con
tradictory orders, Radio Corporation
and General Motors touched off com
petitive bidding which carried both up
in a weird series of jumps. Radio
emerged victor by reason of 24 1-2
points ride w'hich placed it on the pin
nacle at 195. General Motors, after
racing all the way, had to accept sec
ond place with 7 points gain. Its clos
! ing price was 192.
The sale of the day totalled 4,664,
000 shares. Ticker ran 28 minutes be
hind trading and gains among all
speculative issues ranged from 5 to 25
points. General Electric, Westing
house, Baldwin Locomotives, United
States Steel and Hudson Motor were
all on day’s upward swing.
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SHOW BALLOTS
. WILL 01 BETTER
IDEA WIND BLOWS
HOOVER AND SMITH HAD NO OP
POSITION IN THE MICHIGAN
PRIMARY
WASHINGTON, April 2.
; April shower of ballots that will give
I a better indication which way the
! wind is blowing for President began
in Michigan today and will continue
tomorrow in Wisconsin and New York.
There are three of the eight State
Presidential preference primaries and
more than a score of party conven
tions are listed on the month’s politi
cal calendar. Hoover and Smith had
no opposition in the Michigan primary.
NORTHWESTERN IS READY
SEATTLE, April 2. (JP)—Repairs to
the S. S. Northwestern have been com.
pleted at a cost of $170,000. The re
pairs required 55 days. *The vessel
is scheduled to sail for Southestera
Uaska on June 12.
CARMI A. THOMPSON (ABOVE)
AND MAURICE MASCHKE
CLEVELAND, (/p)—Two republican
leaders of Ohio, both Cleveland men,
have aligned themselves in opposite
camps in the contest between Senator
Frank B. Willis and Secretary of Com
merce Herbert Hoover for delegates
to the Republican Convention which
will nominate a party candidate for
President.
WAS ENGAGED IN SEALING IN
BERING SEA; CAPTURED BY
RUSSIANS
1 VANCOUVER, April 2. (£>)—Capt.
William Harvy Copp, 85, died follow
ing a stroke. He was born in Roshen,
New Brunswick, and came to Vancou
ver in 1892 and built the schooner
Vancouver Belle and engaged in seal
ing in the Bering Sea.
The vessel was captured by the
Russians for alleged poaching and
| Capt. Copp and crew were taken to
! Vladivostock where the Vancouver
Bell was held. Seventeen years later
Capt. Copp was compensated for the
seizure by the Hague Tribunal. Capt.
Copp commanded vessels plying to all
parts of the world and was also engag
ed in hydraulic mining in the early
days.
Terrifying Phenomena
Accompanied Quake
At Smyrna, Turkey
CITY OF SMYRNA SHAKEN TO FOUNDATIONS—
60 KILLED—SHORTLY BEFORE SHOCK LIGHT
NING FLASHED AND SHORE WATERS BOILED
—STRIKE TERROR TO HEARTS OF INHABIT
ANTS WHO FELL ON KNEES AND PRAYED—
ONE VILLAGE COMPLETELY RAZED—EN
TIRE POPULATION LIVING IN THE OPEN.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 2, (/P)—Another series
of earthquakes struck Smyrna today increasing the ter
ror of the population which was barely recovering from
the Saturday quake which caused a heavy loss of life and
in which 1,97(7 buildings were destroyed.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 2. (&)—
A terrifying phenomena accompanied
the earthquake which shook Smyrna
to its foundation on Saturday killed
at least 60. Witnesses said shortly
before the shock there was lightning
and the shore waters boiled causing
the terror-stricken inhabitants to fall
on their knees and pray. Then all
was calm.
Nine severe earth shocks at short
intervals took place. One village was
completely razed in Smyrna and many
costly buildings, including two banks,
four schools and the best shops, were
demolished.
The population is prowling the
streets and many are scantily clad and
afraid to enter the remains of their
homes for clothing. Virtually the en
tire population is living in the open.
Ninety percent of the buildings in
Smyrna were damaged, it is reported.
No foreign casualties have been re*
ported as yet.
REFUSES TO COMMENT
WASHINGTON, April 2. (/P)—In
the absence of Secretary Kellogg, the
State Department refused to comment
on the latest French note regarding
war ban treaty which was delivered
to America by Ambassador Claudel,
Friday. The note will be made public
later.
OFFICIALS PLAN
AERIAL SURVEY IN
INTERIOR REGIONS
GOVERNOR PARKS AND R. J. SOM.
MERS TO ACCOMPANY MAJ
OR ELLIOTT, INSPECTION
JUNEAU, April 2, (,/P)—An aerial
survey of Interior Alaska looking to
ward development of the airplane as
the standard means of transportation
in that region may be made by offi
cials of the Territory.
Governor Parks said he might ac
company Major Malcolm Elliott, pres
ident of the Alaska Road Commission,
and R. J^»Sommers, Territorial high
way engineer, on a two weeks survey
They will take off at Fairbanks and
may fly to Nome and over the Koy
ukuk and Kuskokwim regions, paying
particular attention to aviation fields.
FRANCO-GERMAN AIR
RAGE BEING PLANNED
TO AMERICAN COAST
DUBLIN, April 2. (IP)—The possi
bility of a Franco-German air race to
the American coast has stirred Mau
rice Drouhin, French pilot, who is re
ported to be negotiating for use of a
field as a starting point for an Atlan
tic flight. The German plane continu
ed to be weather bound. Drouhin re
ported he intends to start for Dublin
tomorrow,
BROT NO DECORATIONS
NEW YORK, April 2. (/P)^-Cardinal
Mundelin of Chicago returned from
Rome and said he brought back no
decorations for prominent personages.
BANKERS ABE FLAKED
. LOINS TO BAILERS
WASHINGTON, April 2. (£>)—1The
Federal Reserve oBard, through its
present policies, was depicted as play
ing into the hands of the Wall Street
speculators at the expense of the rest
of he country by Dr. H. Parker Willis,
professor of economics at Columbia
University, first witness before the
Senate Banking and Currency com
mittee in the quiz on brokers' loans
started by Senator La Follette,