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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 14.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18. 1928. PRICE TEN CENTS
HAL REPORT OF
ALASKA PASKERS IS
ANNOUNCED III S. F.
PLANTS, TERMINALS’ FLEETS
VALUED AT $7,275,911; 13 CAN.
NERIES
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18. (JP)—
President William Timson of the Al
aska Packers Association made public
the annual report of the organization.
On behalf of the directors and in con-1
nection with the report it is announc
ed the regular quarterly dividends of
$2.00 per share will be paid on Feb
ruary 10 on all outstanding stock as
shown at the close of business on
January 31.
Also on the insurance fund interest
and income dividend of $2.00 per
share will be paid at that time.
The annual report shows the total
authorized capital of the company to
be $75,000 with par value at $1,000.
There has been no change in out
standing stock, 57,508 shares having
been issued to balance the treasury.
The correctness of the figures sub
mitted si attested by a firm of certi
fied public accountants. The insur
ance fund at the end of 1926 had a
credit of $4,S33,459. At the close of
1927 there was a credit of $4,755,712.
The association operated 13 can
neries in Alaska, one on Puget Sound
and the total pack was 534,981 cases
of white, 379,422 cases of red sadmon.
Last December the book value of
the plants, terminals and fleets was
$7,275,911.
FORMER OFFICER 1 i
CHINESE ARMY AFTER
WORLD FLIGHT 11
MILLS AIRPORT, San Francisco,
.Tan. IS. (TP)—Harry Abbott, wlio savs
he is a former Lieutenant Colonel in
the Chinese Army aviation corps,
reported that he would use the Wan
da A. Hess “Bluebird” biplane, built
for a proposed trans-Atlantic flight,
in an effort to establish a new sus
tained flight record.
Captain Kingsley Smith and Lieut.1
Pond, who recently failed by about
three hours of breaking the record,
will try again soon.
ADVANCES MORAL CLAIM
PARIS, Jan. 18. (£>)—Because her
husband was shot by an American;
military policeman during the war j
and she and her tubercular son Lue
ien are in want, Madame Angele Bab- J
oud, French spartan mother, has ad
dressed a letter to Mrs. Calvin Gool
idge advancing her moral claim on
ithe American government.
AVIATORS ARRIVE SAFE
MARACARY, Venzuela, Jan. 18. (JP)
—Aviators Costes and Lebrix arrived
from Colon at 6 o’clock last night.
They made the 1,000 mile hop in
little less; than 12 hours.
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IN INTERITIOIL
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NO SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS RE.
GARDING PARTICIPATION IN
OUTSIDE AFFAIRS
PANAMA, Jan. 18. (/P)—The Pana
ma delegation attending the Pan
American conference have rendered
their completed action and so long as
they stay within the limits of the es
tablished policy of Panama there will
be non-interference in international
affairs with other countries, Foreign
! Minister Alforo said.
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When asked what the attitude of
the delegations would be in the event
| the Nicaraguan question was brought
! up at Havana he replied the delega
tion referred to no specified instruc
tions from the government regarding
participation or discussion in the in
ternal affairs of other countries.
JUNEAU EXPERIENCES
!' BAD, VARIED WEATHER
JUNEAU, Jan. IS. (/P)—Three and
: 7-100 inches of rain fell in the last
! 24 hours ending yesterday at noon.
Many snow slides on mountains oc
curred and streams are running bank
fell with a freezing temperature today.
OPPOSITION!!
LEADERS RUSSIA
ARE BANISHED
TROTZKY BROTHERS AND RADEK,
FACTION LEADERS, ORDERED
LEAVE MOSCOW
MOSCOW, Russia,Jan. 18. (/P)—A11
oppositionary leaders, of every shade
and character, have been ordered tot
leave Moscow and proceed to various
distant points where they must re
main for an indefinite period.
In administering this punishment
the oppositionary was! divided into
three groups, incorrigible, penitents,
and non-penitents with the following
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I leaders: Leon Trotzky^ former head
5 of the Red army and o^ce the stand
ing figure in the councils of Soviet j
; Russia; Christian Trotzky, former j
' Soviet Ambassador to France; Karl
: Radek, Bolshevick journalist.
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The punishment is mtore drastic be-1
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I cause they must abide by the prin
ciples of Radoviskv. Radek has been
I sent to a small town in a region bor
dering on Archangel Province. Dif
ficulties have been met in fixing a'
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I place for Trotzky on account of his
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| poor health.
WIFE WAS HIS CURSE
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18. (/P)—
| In a will reflecting his lonliness after
I he savs his wife deserted him in his
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| declining years, John Carlson, 75 year
| old Indian fighter, distributed his es
tate between old friends and leaving
1 his wife who he named “the curse
of his life” but SI.00 Her present
address is unknown.
CLEGHORN WINS AGAIN
SEATTLE, Jan. 18. (/P)—Walter;
Cleghorn, of Seldovia, won a six round
decision over Johnnie Preston, San!
Francisco middleweight.
WHAT LINDBERGH SAW RECENTLY IN THE SOUTH
BARCELONA, Spain,—A remarkable photograph as a toreador
is thrown by the enraged bull an the ring during a gala performance
at Barcelona.
REBEL OUTPOSTS IN
NICARAGUA FALLING
NICARAGUA ASSUMING MILITARY
APPEARANCE OF A YEAR AGO
WITH ARRIVAL OF MEN
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 18. {£>)
—Harrassed by three days of persist
ent heavy bombing from marine corps
planes rebel outposts have fled from
the San Albino region. Marine head
quarters announced upon the return
I of airplane patrols from the region
where marines are massing for a
I drive against General Sandino, rebel
| leader. It is believed Sandino’s
forces have retired to Elchihote.
With the United States ships daily
; disembarking marines, supplies, air
• planes and ammunition at Corinto,
'Nicaragua is assumi ' jlitary
appearance it had last February
when more than 4,000 bluejackets and
marines occupied all the important
: cities in Nicaragua.
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PROMINENT CITIZENS OF SOUTH
EASTERN ALASKA REPRE
SENTING DIVISION
| JUNEAU, Jan. IS. (/P)—Three Jun
| eau delegates, John W. Troy, editor
| of the Juneau Empire, J. J. Conners,
I and W. B. Kirk, will leave on the
| steamer Alaska tonight for Seward
I to attend the Democratic Territorial
S Convention at Seward next Saturday.
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The convention will draft and adopt
a platform for the coming Territorial
campaign and will probably endorse
j candidates for the Territorial ticket.
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KANSAS COT TO RAISE
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 18. (JP)—
Hotel rates on increased capacity of
rooms in Kansas City for the Repub
lican National Convention next June
will be 25 percent higher than nor
mal under the agreement reached be
tween subcommittee of the Republi
can National Committee and local
hotel managers.
IELEHPH BREVITIES
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— THREE FOUND SLAIN
CHICAGO, Jan. 18. (JP)—Three men
believed to be bootleggers or gang
sters, were found slain in a Chicago
suberb. Two bodies were found in
a ditch.
ANNOYED AT STORIES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. (^—An
noyed at stories which have misrep
resented the position of the United
States on reparations, the Treasury
and State Departments termed ri
diculous the report to link repara
tions with the war debt payments.
WATSON SAILS NORTH
SEATTLE, Jan. 18. (JP)—'The S. S.
Admiral Watson, of the P. S. S. Co.,
sailed rorth at 10 o’clock this morn
ing carrying 48 passengers. The Sew
ard listing was Mrs. Fairman and
daughter, Axel Thelander, J. R. Magill
and one steerage.
A WONDERFUL TEST
. LONDON, Jan. 18. (JP)—Running
100 miles in 14 hours and 24 minutes
Arthur Newton, South African farmer,
staged one of the most extraordinary
endurance e\ t4 A.Jhl n Friiaii
Newton who is 45 years old, set a new
record.
MUST BE RICH GOLFER
NEW YORK, Jan. 18. (/P)—United
States and Europe golfing fans join
in praising Bobby Jones, amateur
champion, for deciding not to accept
the $50,000 Atlanta home offered him
by admirers.
EARTHQUAKE RECORDED
CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. IS. (JP)—A rio
lent earthquake was recorded at the
Observatory at Helwan at 9:38 last,
night. The center of the disturbance*
was calculated to be 3,000 miles dis
tant.
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SUPPORTED HUSBAND
CHICAGO, Jan. 18. (JP)—Marion
Harris, actress, won a divorce from
Rush Hughes, adopted son of Rupert
Hughes, novelist. She testified that
she was compelled to support her
husband.
NEW HIGH MARK
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. (JP)—A
new high mark for Latin American
loans was made in the United States
in 1927 when American underwriters
offered Government securities of par
value of $335,360,300 as compared
with $317,208,200 in 1926.
REPORT IS VERIFIED
CHICAGO, Jan. 18. (JP)—James
Mullen, Chicago boxing promoter,
verified reports that Joe Jacobs the
new manager of Jack Delaney had
agreed to have his fighter meet Gen©
Tunny in a title bout here next sum.
mer.
BASKETBALL TONIGHT!!