•V.; .*
•/ fi . '
? S i.
HEADQUARTERS S. W. ALASKA U. S. SIGNAL CORPS SYSTEM
COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA RAILROAD
trarii BafUj (Gatrutnij
VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 65.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
BARGAINED PRIOR TO SURREN
DERING CITY PI SHU SHEN
ORDERED SHOT
f . -
PEKING, April 6. (/P)—Killing and
looting throughout the Salt area in
Shantnug Province along the coast
south of Tsingtau by the “destruction
society” is continuing. It is reported
troops sent into the Province. Pe
kin is threatened from two directions
by the Cantonese Northward drive,
who are rushing reinforcements to
n?eet the Northerners’ resistance and
from the possibility of Marshal Feng
Yu Pheang and wandering troops from
swooping down from the northwest.
COMMANDER SHOT
SHANGHAI, April 6.—The Chinese
|Press report Pi Shu Shen, Shantung
ese commander of Shanghai prior to
the fall of the city was shot to death
at Suchowfu on orders of Chang
Tsung Chang because he surrendered
the city without fighting and bar
gained with the CarPones**.
TOWARD TIE NM
JAPANESE SAILORS COMPELLED
TO DISPERSE MOB WITH MA
CHINE GUNS
SHANGHAI. April 6. (^—Japan
ese sailors at Hankow attempted to
perse a mob of Cninese coolies
which were looting shops in the Jap
anese concession there yesterday
were compelled to fire wxlIi machine
guns, resulting in the wounding of
two Chinese.
With Shanghai and Nanking safe
ly in the hands of the Cantonese
forces, the Nationalists flag was
being steadily carried northward to
day toward the Yellow River. The
vanguard of the Southerners had
reached Feng Yang, 25 miles from
fheir main connection camp at Hen
gou up the Tientsin Pukow line,
wrhile Nationalist guerillas were be
lieved to have penetrated beyond the
city of Hengou.
STOVE EXPLODES, HOUSE
MODESTO. Calif., April 6. (£>)—
Three residents here met death, in
their beds when an oil stove which
t'£sy had left to burn all night explod
ed setting fire to the house. Within
a very .short time and before the mem
bers of the house were aware of the
Ti.e, the house was in flames to such
an extent that escape would have
been practically impossible.
FARRAGUT SAILS NORTH
SEATTLE, April 6. (#»)—'The S. S
Admiral Farragut sailed at 10 o’clocl
this morning and carried 115 passen
gers. Seward passengers are S. Hal
sel and five steerage.
PERSONAL ANIMOSITY, RELI
GION, RACE ISSUES MARKED
CAMPAIGN
CHICAGO, April 6.<JP)—'Willian
Hale Thompson (Republican), Mayo
of Chicago from 1915 to 1923, waj
elected for the third time in y-ester
day’s elections Thompson conductee
his campaign writh the slogan: “Am
erica first.” He won over Willian
E. Dever (Democrat) in one of the bit
terest and most closely contested elec
tion in Chicago’s history. Dr. Johi
Dill Robertson (Independent) offeree
no serious opposition. On the* basil
of returns from 2,000 out of 2,384 pre
cincts Thompson is returned winne
by upwards of 70,000 votes. Despit<
the record breaking vote and the in
! jection into the bitter campaign o
i personal animosity, religious and race
! issues, the election was singular!:
free from disorders. A few disturb
| ances were reported. Thompson ane
; Dever both had forecast victory b;
j 150.000 to 200,000 votes.
CHICAGO. April 6. (£>)—'Thompsoi
was returned as Mayor of Chicago ii
Chicago’s biggest election. His plu
rality is S3,000. Total for Thompson
1512,700: Dever, 429.600; Roberts, 151.
j 200.
FERDINAND SINKING
BUCHAREST, April 6.(£>)—Kinj
Ferdinand is fighting a losing batth
with the ravages of his chronic ail
ment and influenza.
LAST CHURCH RITES
VIENNA, April 6. (/P)—A Burchares
dispatch says King Ferdinand receivee
the last church rites. Death is ex
pected hourly. The corresponden
says the National peasant party 1
trying to compel the king to sum
mon a crown council at the bedside t<
revoke the exclusion of former Crowi
Prince Carol from succession to tin
throne. Nervousness prevails through
out the country.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
San Francisco 4, Misisons 5.
Seattle 4, Sacramento 5.
Portland 0, Oakland 6.
Los Angeles 6, Hollywood 1.
STORMS TAKE TOLL
KANSAS CITY, April 6. (£>)— Heavj
thunder storms and cloud bursts have
taken a total of six lives and caused
heavy property losses in Central Sfis
souri, Northern Oklahoma and South
ern Kansas. Farmers left the low
lands today on reports of new flood
dangers.
I
PAINTER, SWETlii
ELECTED COUNCIL;
M'MULLEN STAYS
ATTORNEY RAY ELECTED FOR
FOURTH CONSECUTIVE TERM
MAYOR OF SEWARD
! _
i Mayor L. V. Ray was re-elected at
| yesterday's annual municipal elec
tion, P. C. McMullen, incumbent; Har
jold Painter and Elwyn Swetmann
’elected to the Common Council, and
; A. H. L. Meyer elected as a member
of the Seward School Board.
,
A total of 159 votes were cast which
l;Was considered fair owing to the dis
agreeable gale which has laid low
’;with bad colds just about everyone in
ithe city.
^j The official count for those who
’i filed for office was as follows:
1 For Mayor, L. V. Ray, 139; for the
Council, Harold Painter, 114; Elwyn
Swetmann. Ill, and P. C. McMullen,
1 111. Joe Stanton received 77 votes.
1j F. E. Leslie, who announced his
’ candidacy as member of the School
Board after the closing of the filing
books, received 24 votes.
Voters also wrote in the following
names, none of whom were up for
^ office:
For Mayor, H. V. Hoben, two; Geo.
Sexton, one; Leon Urbach, one;
Wayne Blue, one; D. Sutherland, one.
* For Council members, J. Hofman,
one; Leon Urbach, one.
For member of the School Board.
Curtis Morford, two.
j
NETTLETOB. HUMBRIGHT,
: VOGL ELECTED WOODROW
The windy weather prevented many
from going to the polls at Woodrow
’ yesterday to vote at the annual school
1 election. However, 36 citizens of the
• i
' thriving little suburban town voted
and elected Joe Nettleton for clerk,
Ed Vogl for treasurer and Tom Ham
■ bright director.
t The official re'sults were as follows:
J For Clerk—Joe Nettleton, eight; Ed.
J Standley three, Mrs. H. V. Henrick
t son one.
, For treasurer—Ed Vogl ten, Mrs.
Lula Man they two.
j For director—Tom Haftibright nine,
t Mrs. Rob Johnstone two, W. D. Laugh
4 lin one.
I. BAYLES, M. J. CONROY, R. H.
LOUDERMILCH ELECTED MEM
BERS OF TOWN COUNCIL
(Special to the Gateway)
• j ANCHORAGE, April 6. (;P)—In the
ijcity election yesterday 705 votes were
registered and 609 polled. The fol
■ lowing were elected: Mayor, one
■ year, Will Clayson; Council,- two
years, I. Bayles, M. J. Conroy, R. C.
Loudermilch. School board, three
years, Mrs. Esther Balheiser.
KETCHIKAN RESULTS
KETCHIKAN, April 6. (A3)—Frank
; W. Thompson won over Torry
I by 581 to 462 for Mayor. Harry Mc
1 Cain, Roy Jones and J. W. Bucey were
elected Councilmen. Pat Gilmore beat
Rev. F. R. Falconer for the School
Board by one vote. Votes cast 1,053.
MUSKRATS ADVANCE
I CANADIAN FUR CATCH
MONTREAL SALE LARGELY AT
TENDED BY BUYERS FROM
ALL OVER WORLD
MONTREAL, April 6. (£>)—English,
French, German, American and Can
adian fur buyers attended the spring
sale of the Canadian Fur Auction com
pany. Fifty-six thousand and seventy
muskrat skins advanced 10 per cent
over January skins. Western spring
: muskrat skins sold for $2.20 to $2.35.
| Western fall and winter skins brought
■ $1.75 to $2.10. One thousand four hun
j dred and forty cross fox skins advanc
; ed 25 per cent, $150 being the top
: price. Western Canada ermine skins
i brought the top price of $4.50.
MODERN STILL DISHEREO
IT END 75-FOOT TUNNEL
—
SAN DIEGO, April 6. (IP)— An elec
; trie lighted and well equipped liquor
plant boasting of two 100-gallon stills
and many barrels of mash, whiskey
and alcohol was discovered today in
a 75-foot tunnel leading from the base
ment of a modern house on Radio
| Drive avenue.
SENATOR S INFLUENCE
MEANS MUCH TO SAN
DIECO'S FUTURE 1927
LARGELY THRU SENATOR SHORT
RIDGE’S EFFORTS MILLIONS.
WILL BE SPENT
—
| SAN DIEGO, April 6. (^—United
States Senator Samuel N. Shortridge
arrived in San Diego last evening for
his first visit here since Congress ad
journed. Further recognition by the
national administration is predicted
by Senator Shortridge. The Sena
tor’s personal interest in San Diego
is manifeste first of all in the influence
he exerted on the naval affairs com
mittee of the Senate to get needed ap
propriations for harbor and naval es
tablishments developed here. Appro
priations for San Diego naval projects
total $6,500,000 exclusive of the large
sums that will be spent here for sup
plies for the destroyer and submarine
squadrons and ■ the shore establish
ments here during the next year.
DISPATCH JAP CRUISERS
TOKIO, April G. (IP)—The Japanese
c f-ui serAihikania and TjKuma today
were ordered to proceed from Shang
hia to Tsingao. They are expected
to arrive late today.
444
JUOSON BEATS COLE
FOR MAYOR JUNEAU;
TRIPP. WARNER WIN
COLD, WIND AND SNOW SQUALLS
KEPT THE VOTE DOWN TO
840
JUNEAU, April 6. (JP)—Thomas B.
Judson defeated Cash Cole for Mayor
getting a majority of 157 votes. War
ren H. Wilson was elected on the
same ticket with Judson, while H. T.
Tripp, former member ofthe Legisla
ture, and Charles G. Warner, running
on the Cole ticket, were elected. A
cold wind was blowing, which with
snotf squalls kept down the vote which
totaled 840. R. Robertson w'as re
elected school director.
ESKIMO SUCCUMBS
ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND
WAS KEPT ALIVE FOR ONE WEEK
BY RADIO ADVICE FOR TREAT
MENT
SEATTLE, April G. (£>)—David Sep
pilu, wealthy Eskimo, died on St.
Lawrence Island, said a message to
Jonathan IT. Wagner, chief of the Alas
ka division of the Bureau of Educa
’ tion. T. S. Scupholm, bureau teacher
on the island, kept Seppilu alive for
a week on radio advice for treatment.
Seppilu died while an airplane was en
route from Anchorage to take him to
a Nom,e hospital for treatment.
MERRILL READY TO HOP OFF
(Special to the Gateway)
( ANCHORAGE, April 6. (/P)—While
| Pilot Merrill with Anchorage plane
| No. 2 was preparing to leave Nome
for St. Lawrence Island yesterday
morning -word was received that Sep
pilu had died earlier in the day.
Merrill is reported to have taken
J passengers at Nome for Council im
mediately after learning that his trip
to St. Lawrence Island was fruitless,
t He has not reported since. A severe
snowstorm was in progress today and
this is believed to be holding him at
Council.
TANK CM BREAKS LOOSE
CRASHES MTO. KILLS TWO
LOS ANGELES, April 6. (^—Break
ing loose from a string or cars In some
unaccountable manner a Southern Pa
cific tank car ran down a steep grade
near San Fernando early today and
smashed into an automobile killing
two persons and then finally coming to
a stop on an upgrade. The persons
killed are believed to be residents of
! San Fernando, Calif.
HAS EXCELLENT RECORD
SAN FRANCISCO, April 6. (IP)—
Frank Klicksprano, featherweight, has
an unbroken record of 28 victories
but it is feared it will be broken to
night when he meets Bartlett of St.
Paul, Minn., here.