COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA RAILROAD
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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 56.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
OFF FOIIPT. BARROW
FLIGHT EXPECTED TO TAKE SEV
EN HOURS—ALASKAN MAY
BE DISPATCHED
FAIRBANKS, March 26. (/P)—The
Detroit News Wilkins Arctic expedi
tion left in three airplanes for Point
Barrow. The first plane to leave was
obtained from the Fairbanks Airplane
Corporation when the Alaskan, which
broke a landing ski during a test flight
was unable to proceed. The first
plane got away at 10 o’clock this morn
ing piloted by Joe Crosson, and car
t ried A. M. Smith, representative of
the Detroit News. Two hours later it
reported at Wiseman, where it stopped
to await the arrival of the others be
fore proceeding to Point Barrow. The
other planes hopped off shortly aftei
noon. The Detroit News No. 1 car
ried Alger Graham, pilot and Howard
^ Mason, radio operator. The Detroit
News No. 2 carried C. Ben Eielson and
Captain Wilkins. The voyage tc
Point Barrow is expected to consume
seven hours. Captain Wilkins saic
the plane Alaskan may be repaired
and taken to Barrow later.
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WORCESTER, Mass., March 26.(JP
—Sir Esme Howard, British ambassa
dor to the United States, said tha
Soviet Russia is inspiring the Chines<
to attack foreigners hoping thereby o
driving the British out of Asia as th<
first step in promoting the world revc
lution.
, RESOLUTION ADOPTED ST
ANCHORAGE FOR RQS!
ANCHORAFE, March 26. (/P)—.
meeting of citizens and the Chambe
of Commerce members adopted rest
lutions favoring a bill appropriatin
funds for the construction of a 2'
mile road connecting Anchorage wit
the Matanuska valley. The speaker
declared the road would open up
hundred homesteads. ,
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WASHINGTON, March 26. (/P)—A
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autopsy upon the body of Mrs. Glady
Houck, which was found in the Pott
mac river, revealed no marks of vit
lence. Officials announced that D
Knute Houck will not be brought t
Washington, although further inquir
will be made.
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PURE WATER IN CLEVELAND
WASHINGTON, March 26. (£>)
The Cleveland health commissiont
\ said Chicago could adopt Cleveland
method of treating its water suppl
and have pure water even if diversio
into the canal was cut off.
TWO ATTEMPTS WRECK TRAIN
MEXICO CITY, March 26.(/P)—It is
reported that two attempts to wreck
trains between here and Monterey
took place within the past few days in
each instance the torn up tracks be
ing discovered in time to prevent de
railments.
URGES AMERICA TO PURSUE
HANDS OFF POLICY IN CHI
NESE AFFAIRS
WASHINGTON, March 26. (/P)—Sen
ator Borah, in an address before the
National Good Housekeeping confer
ence, voiced the plea to let China
work out her destiny unmolested by
the United States, and urging America
to pursue a hands off policy in Chinese
affairs. Borah declared that he be
lieved out of the chaos of the Orient
would come “permanent real democra
cy which will take its place among
the nations of the world. I thank
God the Nationalists marched into
China yesterday. The spirit which
prompt the Chinese of today is that
the same that impelled the American
colonists in their efforts for freedom
I he asserted.
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HARVESTER BUSINESS GOOD
CHICAGO, March 26. (JP)—'The In
j ternational Harvester company Iasi
year had the best period sine© 1919
t but the outlook is not so favorable a:
* a year ago, President Legge said ir
£ his annual report.
SENATOR COLE RESIGNS
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WASHINGTON, March 26. (JP)—Th.
Post learned that Senator Golf (Re
publican of West Virginia), resignei
as a member of the slush fund cam
paign committee. Senator Shortridge
(Republican of California) is slated to
succeed him.
INNING T
IN CHINA YET TO COM
LONDON, March 26. (JP)—A Reut
ers Shanghai correspondent says: “i
particularly well informed high officia
declared “we are only at the begin
ning of the trouble in China. The rea
thing is ahead.”
GOULD PLANS BUILDING
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PARIS, March 26. (JP)—Frank 2
Gould, American millionaire, has con
pleted plans for the construction of
gambling palace at Nice. It will cos
50,000,000. francs. Gould has othe
buildings in process of constructio:
and plans to make Nice a rival c
Monte Carlo.
SPRING TREK TO NORTHLAND ON
WITH SECOND LARGEST LIST
ING FROM SEATTLE
SEATTLE, March 26. (ff)— The S.
S. Alaska sailed at 9 o’clock this morn
ing and carried 275 passengers. Sew
ard passengers: C. E. Jones and wife,
E. G. Lohnes and wife, Carl Pattlson,
V. Hugo, R. Burnes, P. Gorleth, Rus
| sell Anabel, J. L. Luckney, G. Burk
ingham, J. E. Barrack, wife and two
children, Mrs. Wm. H. Connors and
son, Lynn Smith, Mrs. Geo. Mutchler,
Mrs. W. L. Mink, Mrs. J. A. Mclsac
and child, Jesse Johnson, Mrs. Frank
O’Donnell, Mrs. Wm. Hoffman and
child, Geo. A. Green, E. G. Davis, Dr.
R. J. Alcorn, Anton Kinkella, W. H
Edwards, Mrs. B. Burgess, Mrs. Ada
; Pennington, Wm. Dugan, W. C. Barn
hill, Earl C. Sabin, H. F. Grahley, H
E. Wallace and wife, L. R. Kepplet, J
Magnore, C. Zetterladn, W. D. Davi*:
C. Baldwin. Jos. O’Brien and wife, W
F. Christenson, Mike Thompson, Mar
vin Nelson, R. E. Reed, and 12 steer
age.
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REFUGEES ARE SWARMING INT<
’ SHANGHAI BY THOUSANDS;
BUSINESS AT STANDSTILL
SHANGHAI, March 26. (/P)—Th
combined action of the United States
Great Britain and Japan with a viei
to preventing further anti-foreig
. trouble in China is foreshadowed i
dispatches from Peking stating tha
diplomats are conferring regardin
remedial measures to be taken. Shant
I hai is busier than ever in the daytim<
with everything shut up nights. Th
hotels, boarding houses and privat
homes are packed with refugees wh
are swarming in by the thousand
The presence of troops has remove
much of the fear for life and propert;
Much anxiety is felt for the futui
„ of business which is at a standstil
■ Business men feel that unless th
anti-foreign feeling diminishes, Gres
Britain and the United States ma
- soon say good bye to business i
^ | China.
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J WASHINGTON, March 26. (£>)
j Col. Francisco De Pinedo, the Italia
trans-Atlantic aviator, who is schei
uled to arrive shortly in New O
V leans from South America, will vis
l- in the order named Galveston, Sant
a Fe, N. M., San Diego, San Francisci
t Seattle, Helena, Mont., Chicago an
r New York. The dates of arrival i
i these cities have not been determine
f by the Navy Department which ye
terday made the revised schedule.
MELLON SAILS FOR ROME
WASHINGTON, March 26. (/p)—
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon will
| sail today to visit his daughter, Mrs.
David Bruce, who is ill in Rome. He
said there was no official significance
in his trip.
PROHIBITIVE TAX ON
TRAPS IS PROPOSED
PROVIDES GRADUATED TAX ON
ALL SALMON — GREATEST
APPLIES TO TRAPS
JUNEAU, March 26. (^—Prohib
itive taxation of fish traps is proposed
in a House bill providing for gradu
ated surtaxes on all salmon taken.
The greatest tax applies to traps and
seins of all kinds which will be taxed
$25 for gill nets, set stake nets $10,
traps $200, with a surtax of one cent
on each salmon in excess of 50,000,
two and a half cents each on 75,000
to 100,000, five cents each over 100,000;
also an extra tax of 25 cents each af
ter 100,000 sockeye or red salmon are
caught by any gear or fishing appli
ance.
FIRST WOODEN BUILDING
I TONAPAH, Nevada. March 26. (/P)
j —The first wooden building erected
since the Gold strike, was started at
" Weepah today in the presence of a
crowd of cheering boomers.
POCATELLO. Idaho, March 26. (/P
—Will Rogers says: “It took me 45
states to do it, but I finally arrivec
in a town \yhere everyone knows wh<
one of their Senators is. I am goinj
to Borah’s home tomorrow to see i
before it is made a Shrine for hon
oring the only man in public life ii
his time with an independent htough
when everyone elses ideas are a:
standardized as Ford parts.”
POISONOUS ELEMENT IN
IE
NEW YORK, Mar* 26. (IP)— Iodin
discovered in the year 1811 for us
in various ways, has been mad'
1,000 per cent more valuable thru th
discovery of a Hindu chemist wh<
has perfected a method of removinj
the poisonous element from the liq
uid.
TILDEN DEFEATED
PALM BEACH, March 26. (IP)
William Tilden II. was defeated h
the finals of the Halifax tennis cham
pionship by a 20-year-old student o
the University of Chicago.
ARMOUR IS SUMMONED
CHICAGO, March 26. (IP)—'The leg
islative committee investigating th
grain scandal summoned J. Ogdei
Armour and 20 other prominent trad
ers to appear at hearings.
ITU IMO! IS
PAPERS POINT WITH PRIDE TO
ATTITUDE OF AMERICA AND
ENGLAND
ROME, March 26. (/P)—'The war
clouds in the Balkans are vanishing
as suddenly as they gathered. Fea
turing the message of gratitude and
the proof of apologies from Jugoslavia,
the Italian newspapers point with
pride to the going over in one day of
the $12,000,000 loan offer by the Itali
an Navigation society, floated by the
bankers of the United States and
Great Britain as future proof to the
world that it believes Italy is united
as never before for peace and pros
perity. Meanwhile the nation is join
ing hands to make the eighth anni
versary of Facism the greatest demon
stration in the history of the Italian
kngdom.
LLOYD HAMILTON MIXED
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 26. (JP)
—Eddie Diggins, the well known light
weight boxer was stabbed to death in
what the police describe as a free
for-all fight in a Hollywood tearoom.
Nine men and women, including Lloyd
Hamilton, the movie comedian, were
arrested and questioned.
McCORMICK RECOVERING
CHICAGO, March 26. (£>)—Colonel
R. R. McCormick, publisher of Chica
go Tribune, is recovering from an
1 attack of flue in South Carolina.
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CHICAGO, March 26. (/P)—Shotgun
squads patrolled the deserted streets
of Chinatown, the scene of the death
of one of six Chinamen killed when
the On Leong and Hip Sing tongs re
sumed bitter strife throughout the na
| tion after two years of peace.
DRY OFFICERS FIRED
^ Sa!n FRANCISCO, March 26. (£>)—
Seventeen members of the local pro
hibition enforcement forces were dis
missed yesterday in the general
shakeup following the installation of
E. R. Bohner, new director of the
district.
EMMETT FRENCH LEW
SOUTHERN GOLF MITCH
ATLANTA, March 26. (/P)—Em
mett French, with a score of 71, led
in the first round of the Southern
Open Golf Championship. Bobby
- Jones was tied at 72 for second place
3 with Gene Sarazen and two Cleve
i landers, Nabholtz and Livie. Walter
- Hagen slumped badly to 71. Jesse
Swether had 76.