MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XII. NUMBER 16.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1927. PRICE TEN CENTS
Wartime Scenes Are
Re-enacted England
Marines Departing
THRONGS FRANTICALLY CHEER MARINES, DE
TAILED FOR CHINESE DUTY, AS THEY MARCH
DOWN THE STRAND IN FULL FIELD EQUIP
MENT
LONDON, Jan. 20. (/P)—Wartime scenes were re-en
acted at Chatham when marines detailed for Chinese
duty began the journey. Three hundred marched to the
station with full field equipment, and were frantically
cheered along the route. Three hundred more joined at
Portsmouth. Official quarters emphasized that mobiliza
tion was not a departure from a policy of non-aggression.
The Star, a radical newspaper, says'- “If it is intended
to impress the Cantonese foreign minister, then it may
be possible to justify such a demonstration, but a nation
like ours cannot make demonstrations and then draw
back.”
FAIRBANKS DISTRICT
COURT 1 SESSION
FRED STRUTHERS PLEADS NOT
GUILTY TO FOUR INDICT
MENTS
In the Fairbanks District court, Sam
Marende, who pleaded guilty to pass
ing a worthless check, was sentenced
by Judge Clegg to a year and a day in
the federal prison at McNeils Island.
Marende admitted tl^at he gave John
Lonz, local merchant, a check for $10
when he did not have funds to that
amount in the bank. He will be taken
to the States with the next group of
prisoners.
J. Fred Struthers pleaded not guil
ty to each of the four indictments
charging him with embezzlement
from the Waechter Bros. Co., after
Judge Cecil H. Clegg had overruled
the demurrers entered by the defense
attorney. Trial was set for next Mon
day morning.
Alec Mazoff pleaded guilty to slash
ing William Kulloff with a knife at
Chatanika on December 15. Sentence
will be pronounced by the court on
# Thursday afternoon. Kulloff’s throat
was ripped open from .ear to ear by a
pen knife wielded by Mazeff when the
two men got into an argument. Kul
loff vras brought to town and 35 stitch
es were taken in the wound. He was
confined to St. Joseph’s hospital for
some time.
Carl White, accused of firing a shot
gun at Edgar Brooker at Dunbar, and
against whom a true bill wasi returned
f by the grand jury, waived arraign
ment in the District court and was
fined $100 by Judge Cecil H. Clegg.
The grand jury returned a true bill
againstt Nellie Beattie and one against
William Schermeyer. The indict
£ ments charge both persons with hav
ing had in their possession, and con
cealing, United States mail which
they; knew to have been stolen.
ASKED TO FORM CABINET
BERLIN, Jan. 20. (#>)—Prlesident
AMERICAN FORESTRY
TAKES PLACE IN NEW HAVEN,
JANUARY 28; BIG PROGRAM
~ PLANNED
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 20. (/P)—
The annual meeting of the American
Forestry Association, to be held at
New Haven, Conn., January 28, will
attract many foresters and conserva
tionists. Executive Secretary O. M.
Butler announces that the Connec
ticut Forestry Association will act as
hosts of the meeting and that the
facilities of the Yale Forestry School
will be placed at the association’s
disposal.
A wonderful interesting program
has been prepared and the meeting
wil be of interest and value to
sportsmen as well as those especially
interested in forestry, there being a
very close relation between the con
servation of forests and wild animal
life. Forests serve as cover and
shelter for game, conserve the water
supply for streams and thus preserve
fishing—in fact forests are essential
to any constructive plan for the per
manent conservation of game and
fish.
WARMER IN ALASKA
SPOKANE, Jan. 20. (£>)—The cold
which dropped over Washington kept
the eastern section of the State shiv
ering. The coast is warmer. Ellens
burg had 17 below.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 20. (£>)—'The
thermometers still showed freezing
temperatures. Pendleton had 7 de
gres above.
WINTRY ONSLAUGHT
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ST. PAUL, Jan. 20. (£>)—'The North-j
west is prepared for another wintry j
onslaught as the coldest weather of
the year gripped the provinces of Can
ada. At The Pass, Man., it was re
ported 42 below zero. Devil's Lake,
N. D., reported 19 below.
Yon Hindenberg asked Marx to at
tempt to form a coalition, cabinet, in
cluding the Middle and Right.
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SCHOONER RAMMED
MONTCLAIR, N. J., Jan. 20. (JP)—
The coast guard cutter Gresham has
gone to the aid of an unidentified
schooner, reported rammed yesterday
by the Clyde Line steamer Cherokee.
ASKS DIRECT LOANS
BE MADE VETERANS
PLANS MADE TO HAVE NECES
SARY LEGISLATION INTRO
DUCED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. (/^—Di
rector Hines of the Veterans Bureau
has asked Congress for authority to
make direct loans to veterans on
bonus certificates. Plans have been
made to have the necessary legisla
tion introduced under a plan discussed
at the White House. The bureau will
be the supplementary agency to banks
making loans.
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NON-STOP FLIGHT FROM
U. S. TO HONOLULU
l SAN DIEGO, Jan. 20. {IP)—Spon
sored by the Chamber of Commerce,
‘Lee Schoenhair, former Rockwell field
military aviator, will attempt a non
stop flight from North Island to Hon
olulu in a giant Fokker monoplane,
between March first and 15.
CHARLIE HAS SIXTY DAYS IN
WHICH TO ANSWER DIVORCE
SUMMONS
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. (/P)—Wil
liam K. Young, Leita Chaplin’s at
torney, declared that a request for
the arrest of Charlie Chaplin would
be made if alimony is not paid when
Charlie comes under the jurisdiction
of the court. Chaplin has 60 days in
which to answer the divorce summons,
and then automatically comes under
the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles
courts.
FORTY PERSONS ENDANGERED
WHEN DEFECTIVE FLUE IG
NITES BUILDING
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 20. (>P)— Forty pa
tients in the post hospital at Jeffer
son barracks, near here, were rescued
from the blazing building last night.
The patients were transferred (to a
hospital on an adjoining reservation.
Three St. Louis fire companies were
unable to stop the flames. The origin
of the fire is undetermined, but prob
ably was caused by a defective flue.
OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 20. (£>)—'The
140-foot schooner yacht Northern
Light was launched before 50 Chica
go and San Francisco society folk.
The de lux cruiser will sail May 1 to
hunt polar bear at the farthest north
points reachable.
EXCELLENT ANNUAL
REPORT TURNED IN
BY ALASKA PACKERS
STATEMENT SHOWS PROFIT
OF $548,483 FROM 1926 CAN
NERY OPERATIONS
YEAR 192S SHOWED DEFICIT
GOOD SHOWING ATTRIBUTED
TO EXCEPTIONALLY FAVOR
ABLE MARKETS
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. (#»)—
The Alaska Packers association is
distributing what in financial wages
Is termed a surprising good annual
report. The statement shows profits
of $548,483 from cannery operations
against a deficit of $175,026 last year.
The good showing it attributed to the i
exceptionally favorable markets. The
association resumed the $2.00 extra
dividend additional to the regular $2.00
quarterly dividend, both payable Feb
ruary 10. The surplus has increased
from $94,769 at the close of 1925 to;
$84,823. The plants, terminals and
fleet are valued at $6,747,000.
NATION-WIDE REVOLUTlOrf
PUNS IN MEXICO FAILED
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 20. (/P)—Presi
dent Calles replied to the agrarian
groups petitioning for arms to oblit
erate the so-called Catholic rebellion
that attempts of the financial element
to conduct a nation-wide revolution
had failed.
MOTHER AND CHILDREN
FOUND DEAD IN TRACY
TRACY, Calif., Jan. 20. (£>)—Mrs.
Mary Hannon and two children were
found dead by her husband Manuel
when he returned home last night.
Two other children were writhing in
pain. The mother had poisoned the
children. All were under five years
of age.
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ANCHORAGE CUMBER
IS SEEKING NEW SKIP
SUBSIDY COOK INLET
TAKE UP MATTER OF PURCHAS
ING DOCK FROM THE ALASKA
RAILROAD
A new ship subsidy bill will be pre
pared by the Chamber of Commerce
to improve transportation on Cook
Inlet, says the Anchorage Times. The
bill will replace one presented at the
last session of the Legislature. The
bill will ask for the appropriation of
35,000 per year for from two to four
years to help defray the expenses of
a suitable boat to maintain bi
monthly mail and passenger service
on the Inlet.
The chamber took up the matter
of purchase by the city of the ocean
BRITISH TINKER IS
CAPTAIN, BRIDE AND CREW OF
37 NOT REPORTED SINCE DE
CEMBER 17.
SAN PEDRO, Calif., Jan. 20. (£>)—
Lloyds listed the British tanker Toco,
with Captain George Walker, his bride
and 37 members of the crew missing.
She sailed from San Pedro for Tsuru
imi, Japan, November 24, and has not
been seen since December 17. The
Toco is insured for $1,750,000. The
crew is British.
SINCLAIR TO BE ARRAIGNED
j WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. (/P)— Dis
j trict Attorney Gordon announced that
j Sinclair will be arraigned in tho Dis
; trict of Columbia Supreme court next
week on charges of contempt as the
result of his refusal to answer ques
tions'put by the Senate oil committe.
FAILS FORM CABINET
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i BERLIN, Jan. 20. (JP)—Chancellor
Marx, the Centurist leader, failed to
form a cabinet from the Middle par
ties and returned the commission to
President Von Hindenburg. The
^.Reichstag reopened yesterday.
THOUSANDS DEMAND
DEBATE CREDENTIALS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. (£>)—'The
Senate gallery regulations were
swept aside by thousands demanding
to hear the debate on Frank' Smith’s
credentials, which were presented
this morning. A decision is expected
by nightfall. The only vacant seats
werp those reserved for the President
and some in the diplomatic gallery.
THREE PLANES STOLEN
FROM CLEVELAND HANGAR
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 20. (/P)—
It was discovered that airplane thieves
stole three new Curtis standard J-l
planes from the hangar of the Cleve
land Air Service, Incorporated. The
planes were stored for winter. The
police believe the thieves are familiar
with flying and intend to disguise and
sell the planes.
dock from the Alaska Railroad with
the secretary of the Department of
the Interior thru Delegate Dan
Sutherland. A reply was received
the secretary of the Department of
stating 'that the department would
not entertain the proposition at this
time. The message said that the city
would be given an opportunity to
discuss the leasing of the dock, with
Noel W. Smith, general manager of
the Alaska Railroad, when he returns
to Anchorage in March.
The majority of the members of
the chamber disapproved the idea of
leasing and it was decided to seek
purchase of the dock at a nominal
sum even tho it may be necessary to
get a bill passed by Congress to get
the desired result.