COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA RAILROAD
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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 50. SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 19,1927. PRICE TEN CENTS
LYNX FUR SUSTAINS
DROP SEATTLE SALE;
NEXT AUCTION APRIL
MARTEN JUMPS TEN PER CENT
AND FISHER INCREASES 20
PER CENT
f SEATTLE, March 19. (IP)—Lynx
furs dropped 20 per cent below last
month’s Seattle auction offering. Sev
en hundred and fifty lynx sold at from
§35 to $3S; marten jumped 10 per
cent; fisher increased 20 per cent.
Two hundred and fifty marten brought
an average price of §24.10; fisher av
eraged $48, one of the best lots selling
for $75; ermine averaged $1.88, large
* and extra large $3.25; best Alaska
$2.50. Otter sold at $22.60; wolf
$S.90 with the best lot bringing $19.25;
beaver, $26.35; blue fox, $41.27, best
lot of Alaskans $60; wolverine, $23.50,
Siberians, $28 to $35; Alaskans, $18
to $20. The next auction will be held
April 2.
MUSKRAT RANGE FROM S1.60 TO
$1.80 — WHITE FOX BRING
i FROM $38 TO $51
WINNIPEG, March 19. (JP)—Otter
fur reached $80, the top price, at the
conclusion of the auction. The aver
age price for the best northern was
$24 to S30; two pale and singed
brought $12 to $22. Nineteen thou
sand muskrats were offered. Winter
and falls ranged from $1.60 to $1.80.
A select lot of British Columbia win
ters brought $2.60. Timber wolves
^were 15 per cent over the January
sale at $16 to $25. Lynx sold on an
average of $40 for large ones, and two
marten sold for 30 to 40 per cent
advance. Fine northern brought $24
to $28, with the top price $69. White
for sold for $38 to $42, the best No.
1 and 2 reaching $51.
JOHN OLDMAN WINS OVER 20
MILE COURSE IN ONE HOUR
33 MINUTES, 19 SECONDS
TNANA, March 19. (£>)—John Old
man, Alatna Indian* drove his team of
malamutes and huskies to victory
over the 20-mile course in one hour,
33 minutes and 19 seconds. Zacharia
Taylor of Tanana drove his huskies
d^erthe course 11 seconds behind Old
man. Robert Alexander of Tanana
was third in one hour and 35 minutes
with five other teams pressing closely.
Marion Antoski won the ladies’ eight
mile race; Katherine Paul second;
Irene Coulombe third.
APPOINTS REGENTS AGAIN
OLYMPIA, Wn., March 19. (#>)—
Governor Hartley reappointed five re
gents to the University of Washington
after they had been twice rejected by
the Legislature.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. DEN
NIS MURPHREE AUTOMATIC
ALLY HEADS STATE
JACKSON, Miss., March 19. (£>)—!
Henry I. Whitfield, Governor of Mis-:
souri, died here at the age of 59 years. |
He succumbed to cancer of the bone ■
which first attacked his left leg, caus-;
ing amputation a few days ago. He
returned to his executive duties, but:
again was forced to bed. Lieutenant
Governor Dennis Murphree of Pitts
boro automatically becomes Governor.
KACKLEY WINS BOUT
WILMINGTON, Calif., March 19. (/P)
—Jimmy Kackley, former all-navy
lightweight champion, won by a tech
nical knockout over Albert Jacks of
England in the eighth round of a
scheduled ten-round boat here.
VIOLENT STORM IS
REPORTED 01 EIDER
SEAS SWEEP OVER DECK AND
CABIN—ICE LISTS VESSEL TO
DANGEROUS ANGLE
DUTCH HARBOR, March 19. (£>)—
The Eider returned from King Cove
and reported violent storms. Seas
swept over the cabin and deck an ice
accumulating on the ship and rig
ging caused it to list to a dangerous
angle. The attennae was lost through
the weight of ice. The Catherine D.
arrived at King Cove. The captain
reported the worst trip he had expe
rienced since navigating these waters.
The Skagway anchored in Ikutan
Bay covered with ice and unable to
reach her destination on account of
ice conditios in False Pass.
MOVIE ARTISTS MARRY
LOS ANGELES, March 19. (IP)—
Donald Keith, motion picture actor,
married Miss Kotherine Spicuzzi of
Los Angeles here last night.
BOEING AIRPLANE CO.
WILL BUILD 32 PLANES
SEATTLE, March 19. (£>)—'The Boe
ing Airplane company of Seattle has
been awaarded a $500,000 contract for
the constructioh of 32 pursuit planes
for the navy, P. G. Johnson, v
president of the concern, announced
day. They will be capable of develop
ing bttween 150 and 170 miles- per
hour.
FALL OF III
IS EXPECTED DAILY;
GENERAL STRIKE BEGINS TODAY;
100 BELIEVED DROWNED IN
WRECKED VESSEL
SHANGHAI, March 19. (/P)—1The
fall of Nanking is expected daily.
The Shantung forces are not offering
serious resistance to the Cantonese.
The Shantgungese “fighting” is con
sidered mainly for the purpose of driv
ing a harder bargain for the withdraw
al from the Yangtse valley. The
General Labor Union called a gen
eral strike beginning today at noon, to
continue until the Cantonese occupy
Shanghai. The strike is purely politi
cal and the workers are ordered to
maintain order.
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than a hundred persons are believed
to have been drowned by the wrecking
of the motor vessel Chongfu in the
Yangtse river near Su-chau. Most of j
the victims are soldiers who ordered !
the vessel to navigate a dangerous
stretch of water at night, contrary to
usage.
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SHANGHAI, March 19. (/P)—'The j
way was practically opened for the
Cantonese to enter Shanghai when the!
left wing of the Shantungese defend- j
ing army on the Sung-kiang front 20
miles southwest of here crumpled. The
Northern troops surrendered, return
ing toward the city. The Cantonese
have been encircling both Shanghai
and Nanking, and are reported to be
only ten miles from Nanking on the
west and south borders. Panic-struck
en Chinese, fearing Shantungese loot
ing and violences when the Cantonese
take the city, continued arriving from
Nanking.
ANOTHER REDUCTION
IN TAXES FOR 1328
POSSIBLE, COOLIDGE
WASHINGTON, March 19. (/P)—
President Coolidge believes another
tax reduction is possible next year.
How far it will go and what method
is used will be left by him to the Sec
retary of the Treasury and House
Ways and Means committee, which
will frame the bill. Coolidge’s view is
based on Secretary Mellon’s estimated
surplus for this fiscal year ending
June 30, to exceed $500,00,000. One
of the largest since the war income
tax collections for the first quarter of
this calendar year is expected in the
first three months.
CONFESSES SMUGGLED WEAPONS
CHICAGOG, March 19. (£>)—Juanita
Sallado, aged 19, is said to have con
fessed that she aided in the jail break
it Joliet by smuggling saws to the
prisoners. She is said to be the sweet
heart of Bernardo Roa, one ofthe es
caped slayers.
Central South States
Struck by Tornadoes
Many Killed, Injured
MISSOURI, ARKANSAS AND TENNESSEE SWEPT
BY VIOLENT STORM—BUSINESS DISTRICTS DE
VASTATED-CRIES OF INJURED MINGLE WITH
HYSTERICAL WOMEN—HAIL SHATTERS WIN
DOWS, HUNDREDS HOMES UNROOFED—GIRL
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
JOPLIN, Mo., March 19. (/P)—Approximately two
score persons were killed and more than a hundred in
jured by tornadoes, high winds, hail and lightning in
storms which swept a path through Missouri, Arkansas
and Tennessee last night. About 30 were killed and in
jured at Green Forest, Ark., and vicinity by tornadoes
which wrecked the business district and devastated farms.
Fire broke out following the tornado, destroying a can
ning factory and several houses. The people made no at
tempt to fight the fire, but started rescue work.
Power and light service were dis
abled and the rescuers searched the
ruins by aid of lanterns, following the
cries of the injured. Half hysterical
women ran about the streets many
carrying babies.
Nine persons were killed at Denver,
Ark. Hail shattered almost all of the
windows in buildings and residences.
A hundred, homes were unroofed at
Rohenwald, Tenn., and a three-year
old girl was killed by lightning.
TWO THOUSAND STAGE RIOT;
THREE MEN INJURED — NA
TIONAL GUARD CALLED
COFFEYVILLE, Kas., March 19.
(TP)—Three injured men, a wrecked
city jail and four men under arrest
were the evidences of a race riot last
night when 2,000 persons stormed the
jail in an attempt to lynch a negro
prisoner arrested on suspicion of at
tacking two white girls. Three Na
tional Guard companies were called
to disperse the rioters. Four men
were arrested for looting. The negro
was released because the girls were
unable to identify him. Hundreds ol
the mob broke into the second story ol
the jail. Tear bombs and a company
of guards were required to hold them
at bay while the negro was hidden in
the cupolo; then the mob was allowed
to search the jail.
ABSCONDED WITH DANK
. ROLL; BHDS NIBBED
SAN FRANCISCO, March 19. (£>)—
Julias and Leopold Blumen, otherwise
known as the Busch boys, formerly
employed in the bank here, who de
camped with $110,000 and who were
arrested in England, were sentenced
to from one to ten years in San Quen
tin prison.
NOEL SMITH, B. H. BARNDOLLAR,
E. COKE HILL AMONG PROM
INENT PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, March 19. (/P)—1The S. S.
Yukon sailed at 9 o’clock this morning
and carried 350 passengers. Passen
gers booked for Seward are: B. E.
Gaskill, Gilbert Highet, John Rice,
Eric Hard, E. M. Wheelan, O. P. Lar
son, G. C. Mouler, Joe Ensly, L. H.
Skelton, Mrs. Geo. Anderson, H. A.
Storm, Alex Heggblom, H. C. Dunlop,
D. L. Thomas, Dennis Hurley, Minnie
Thompson, F. W. Brayford, -wife and
son, Noel Smith and wif^, B. H. Barn
dollar, Virginia Runkel, Maurice Mar*
caro, Mrs. M. H. Dubruell, Mrs. B.
Dubruell, Mona Norgard, John Cus
taphson, Mrs. L. Hooley, S. B. Finlay
and wife, F. Doya, O. F. Erickson, E.
Frederickson, E. Guderean, B. Sclener,
Glen Lutz and brother, A. Sliter, John
Duncan, W. P. McKenzie, Victor Wid
ing, P. Waldron, L. E. Ely and wife,
E. Goke Hill and wife, Mrs. S. Asp, L.
J. Scanlon and wife, Mrs. C. M. Eck
man, W. H. Gilcher, A. Bregler and
wife, H. J. Emard and wife, A. Lawton
and wife, Geo. Hutchinson and wife, G.
W. Watsjan and wife, Charles Peter
son, Charles Freeman, L. Stepp, wife
and daughter, E. Severtson, Dr. G. H.
Riteman, M^ D. Baker, G. E. Meredith,
L. H. Cooper, Oscar Keltie, L. L.
Scraibner, L. L. Glaney, Mrs. W. A.
Doyle and daughter, R. B. Mays, Jake
Hupfinger, J. J. Connor and wife, E.
V; McMahill and wife, Thos. H. White,
Evan Russell, John Dalton, Mrs. Ida
B. Lewis, Fanney Johns, John Lun
stad, A. Raybear, Wm. Luhdorf, Wm.
Kliby and 18 steerage.
LENSE ON COMET TAIL
CHICAGO, March 19. (£*)—A spec
trum photograph of a comet’s tail, the
first ever attempted by science, will
be undertaken in June by the Uni
versity of Chicago scholars.
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