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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 57.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1927,
PRICE TEN CENTS
Foreign Warships
VESSELS ON YANGTZE RIVER UNDER FIRE FROM
BANKS—ADDITIONAL AMERICAN FORCES ARE
LANDED AT SHANGHAI—SITUATION “VERY
TENSE” WIRES ADMIRAL WILLIAMS—JAPAN
ESE AND BRITISH INCREASE SHORE FORCES
CHINESE FIRING THREE-POUNDERS AT FOREIGN SHIPS
Executive Committee of Communist Internationale at
Moscow Issue Call to “All Oppressed Peoples” in Pro
* test Against New “Crime of War in China—By All
Means at Our Command We Must Support the Chinese
Revolutionists.”
SHANGHAI, March 28. (/P)—A virtual state of war
exists between the Nationalist troops and foreign vessels
traveling the Yangtze river. All vessels are convoyed by
^ foreign warships, but the Chinese soldiers along the banks
fire with rifles and machine guns and occasionally with
three-pounders.
BOMBARDMENT WAS PROVOCATIVE
MO COW, March 28. —Declaring that the Nan
king bombardment was a provocative act on the part of
the English and American imperialists, the executive
committee of the Communist Internationale issued a call
to “all oppressed people to be roused in protest against
the new criminal war in China.” The call declares the
United States, heretofore posing as a friend of national
(l movements, now has thrown aside “its rosy exterior and
1 has disclosed its military leadership in mass slaughter,
burning and despoiling Chinese towns.” The call asserts
that America and England began the war on China, and
must support the Chinese revolutionists.
y COUNSEL FOR FORD ATTEMPTING
PREVENT SAPIRO AMENDING
LIBELS
DETROIT, March 28. (JP)—Counsel
for Henry Ford are attempting to
prevent Sapiro from amending his de
claration of 141 separate libels in his
suit. Sapiro sought to eliminate 54
of his allegations and change anoth
er’s phraseology. The jury was ex
cused and arguments began this morn
ing. Defense counsel declared they
-would demand a mistrial if the amend
ed complaint is granted.
vfORD REDUCES PRICES
LINCOLN mHLES
DETROIT, March 28. (/P)—Henry
Ford has reduced the price o! his
Lincoln Motor cars by $100 to $300,
depending on hte model. This ac
tion is expected to start a price-cut
war among the makers of expensive
automobiles.
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NARROWLY AVERTS DEATH
NEW YORK, March 28. (/P)—Wil
«' liam B. Leeds, former husband of
Princess of Greece had a narrow es
cape from death when his automo
bile crashed and was set on fire.
DEMAND REMOVAL BARRICADES
WASHINGTON, March 28. (^—Ad
ditional American forces landed at
Shanghai when the General Labor
Union demanded all barricades around
the international settlement be re
moved. The demand was ignored. Ad
i miral C. S. Williams, commander of
I the Asiatic fleet, advised the Navy
i Department that the situation in
Shanghai is “very tense.v The Jap
anese and British also increased their
forces ashore in expectancy of serious
1 trouble. A British regiment was sum
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moned to Shanghai from Hongkong.
' The Japanese are sending a warship
1 and eight destroyers. They also put
! more than 500 additional men ashore.
J Within the barricades settlement the
! guards are preparing to meet mob at
| tack along the boundaries of the
j French concession in the international
i area.
EARL CARROLL IS READY
TO
NEW YORK, March 28. (JP)—Earl
; Carroll, theatrical manager convicted
. of perjury in connection with his nude
girl wine party, said yesterday that
he was ready to begin serving his sen
tence of a year and a day.
PRINCE SAILS FOR CHERBOURG
NEW YORK, Mar. 28. (£>)—Prince
William of Sweden sailed for Cher
bourg Monday night after a lecture
tour of the United States.
GEORGE SCHMITT PASSES
1ST SESTTLE HOSPITAL
George Schmitt, business man o!'
Seward for many years, who left
two weeks ago for Seattle to undergo
special medical attention, pass'pd
away today, according to a telegram
received early this afternoon. The
news of his passing came as a great
shock to his many friends and busi
ness acquaintances for according to
advices during the past week he was
apparently well on the road to recov
ery.
HEW TYPE AIRPLANE
DESIGNED TAKE OFF
ALIGHT BUILDINGS
“PERHAPS I AM JUST ANOTHER
NUT,” INVENTOR BONNEY
SAYS OF PRODUCT
NEW YORK, March 2S. (jP)—A new
type of airplane with foldijig wings
designed to take off from “a field the
size of a pocket handkerchief ” and
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alight upon roofs is ready for test
ing. Leonard Wr. Bonney _£pent two
j years developing the machine. He
said flights “would determine whether
I am just another nut or ten years
ahead of everybody else.” The ma
chine is modelled after a sea gull,
adopting many principles of the bird’s
flight. When the plane alights the
wings cease to support the plane and
act as full surface airbrakes. The
wings may be folded alongside the
body to allow the plans to enter a
hangar 15 feet wide.
CAMP CONTINUES TO SEETH
WITH EXCITEMENT — GUARD
AGAINST CLAIM JUMPERS
WINKLEMAN, Ariz., March 28. (JP)
—There is a tornado of gold seekers
in the Dripping Springs district today.
The scene of the latest Arizona gold
strike is rapidly assuming the appear
ance of a typical gold rush camp.
While ore taken from the original
pocket is said to have assayed almost
$100,000 to the ton, the extent of the
strike is a matter of conjecture, while
the camp continues to seeth "with ex
citement. Claim owmers are taking
no chances and are guarding their
claims with guns and a good quantity
of ammunition.
ITALIAN IMMIGRATION
WASHINGTON, March 28. (£>)—
Immigration of Italians into the
nited States in 1926 reached a total
of 36.000, this figure including the
Italians who returned to the United
States after visits to their homeland,
says an announcement issued by the
Department of Commerce.
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UNDERCOVER AGENT QUITS
WASHINGTON March 28.(/P)—A.
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Bruce Bielaski, famous undercover
agent of the prohibition department,
has resigned, making a trip here from
New York for the purpose.
HUNDREDS MODE U.S.
MARINES ORDERED TO
PROCEED TO CHINA
REINFORCEMENTS REQUESTED
BY ADMIRAL WILLIAMS— DIS
ORDER CONTINUES
DR. WILLIAMS SHOT DOWN IN
COLD BLOOD—WIFE AND OTH
ERS WITNESSES
WASHINGTON, March 28. (£>)—
Fifteen hundred more American ma
rines have been ordered to China and
unless the situation improves the pros
pect is that the infantry units in the
Philippines will be sent to the trouble
zone. With the 1,500 marines the
totaf American forces in China will be
8,000. The marines will be sent from
the Atlantic seaboard, and will sail
from San Diego April 3.
The reinforcements wrere requested
by Admiral Williams, who said there
are continuing disorders among the
undisciplined Cantonese forces along
the Yangtze river, which made the out
look increasingly • precarious.
DOCTOR SHOT IN COLD BLOOD
SHANGHAI, March 28. (/P)— All
Americans in Nanking, other than one
known to be killed and four injured,
are accounted safe. A wireless dis
patch received at 6 o’clock tonight
said Dr. J. E. Williams, vice-president
of the Nanking University, was shot
in cold blood at his home near the
university. The shooting wras wit
nessed by his wife and other Ameri
cans who said Williams watched the
Chinese loot his home. As the Chi
nese departed he called out “good
bye’’ in Cantonese, whereupon a sol
dier turned and shot him. Private
\ Plumley, a marine, was shot and
wounded in the back while convoying
a party of Americans to a ship. Plum
ley fell, but fired, killing two of his
assailants. Others brought Plumley
to the ship.
PLANES NO. 1 AND 2 CIRCLE WISE
MAN FIELD AND CONTINUE
ON TO BARROW
WISEMAN, March 28. (/P)—Crip
pled by a frozen radiator, Joe Cross
on’s plane, a super-Swallow, carrying
A. M. Sniith, correspondent of the De
troit News, was compelled to remain
in Wiseman after landing for gasolini.
The plane arrived at 1 o’clock Friday
afternoon. Two hours later the De
troit No. 1 and Detroit No. 2 circled
over Wiseman. Crosson signalled
that he was unable to leave the ground
and the others continued on to Point
Barrow.
. Crosson continued his journey Sat
urday afternoon.
BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
DECISION RECEIVED WITH
CHEERS
CHICAGO, March 28. (JP)—Bud Tay
lor and Tony Canzoneri battled to a
fierce draw in ten rounds which is gen
erally accepted as for the bantam
weight championship. The decision
was received with cheers mingled with
boos as the crowd evidently favored
Taylor. Canzoneri exchanged punch
for punch with Taylor, refusing to
break ground under Taylor’s whirl
wind assault. Abe Attel Goldstein,
former world’s bantamweight cham
pion, had no trouble defeating Pete
Sarmiento of the Philippines in an
eight-round semi-final. Sarmiento was
floored for the count in the seventh.
MIT EDITOR TELLS
OF LOVELESS LIFE
JUDD GRAY AGAIN CONFESSES TO
AGED MOTHER HE COMMITTED
THE MURDER
NEW YORK, March 28. (/P)—Ap
parently overcome by the realization
of the enormity of the crime, Mrs.
Snyder related her story of how she
had loved and married Albert Snyder
when a girl of 20 years of age. Calm
ly she told of how the love of her hus
band was broken down by difference
in ages and diversity of amusements.
Then she fell in love with Judd Gray,
she said. She denied that she had
ever taken money from Gray or that
she drank excessively. Gray confess
ed again to his aged mother that he
had committed the crime. They will
be arraigned in court Thursday.
* FOUGHT FOR LIFE
NEW YORK, March 28. (*P)—How
Albert Snyder, although drugged by
his scheming wife, Ruth Snyder, had
fought a bitter fight for his life and
how his wife hit him over the head
while he battled, was told in the con
fession of Henry Judd Gray, the cor
set salesman sweetheart of Mrs. Sny
der, here today. Gray said he arose
from bed and went into Snyder’s
room, where he lay asleep, and at
tempted tc ohloroform him, and then
to choke him. He said he hit Snyder
over the head with a window sash
twice, but the man fought back hard.
He said at this moment Mrs. Snyder
entered the battle and staggered her
husband with a blow on the head.
Gray admitted that they planned to
murder Snyder so Mrs. Snyder could
collect $25,000 insurance.
“AL” SMITH NEXT PRESIDENT
AUSTIN, Texas, March 28. (/P)—
Burleson, former Postmaster General
under President Wilson, declared
here today that Governor A1 Smith
would be the next President of the
United States.