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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 37.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
LOBBYISTS 10 FILE
NAMES WASHINGTON
SENATOR WALSH SEEKS TO UN
COVER THE INVISIBLE GOV
ERNMENT
$ WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. (;p)—Reg
■^ith the Secretary of the Senate is!
required under an amendment to the'
Senate Rules proposed by Senator
Walsh.
The new rule would require all lob
- i
oylists to give their names and the
legislation they oppose or advocate
andlhe names of individuals, societies,
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corporations and other organization
by whom they are employed. Walsh
»iid “What we want is some means
of finding out who forms this invisible
government surrounding us.”
GREEN REAPPOINTED
WASHINGTON, Feb._14. (JP)— Pres
ident. Coolidge nominated J. Lindsey
Green as register of the Land Office
a' Anchorage. It is a reappointment.
UNDBERGH SAFE
ST. LOUIS AFTER !
LONG OOP. Oil
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ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14. (vP)— Flyingj
thru a dense fog Colonel Lindbergh
completed a 1200 mile n^n-stop flight'
from Havana landing safely at the j
Lainber St. Louis field at 5:01 yester
day afternoon. He was in the air 15
hours and six minutes.
Since his departure from Washing-;
^ f ton on December 13 for Mexico City, J
* Colonel Lindbergh covered 9,000 miles ■
of a circuitous route and visited 15 j
cations and dependencies in Central I
South America and the West Indies.
Colonel Lindbergh will be a guest
at the St. Louis Aerial Exhibition on
the Mississippi River front tod^y.
COMMERCIALIZED
AVIATION FEASIBLE
FROM U. S.TOSJ.j
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14. (/P)—Aviation
on a commerical basis is practicable
and feasible between the United
States and South Central American
Countries, said Colonel Lindbergh.
He said he saw no obstacle in fly
ing in the tropics that are any1 worse
than those encountered in the United
States. He spoke of his plane saying
“I think it is in almost perfect condi
tion altho ft will be overhauled here.”
BONE RECUPERATING
CHICAGO, Feb. 14. (JP)—After an
illness of three weeks Scott C. Rone,
former Governor of Alaska, left the
hospital for Phoenix, Ariz., to recuper
ate.
SAFETY OF NATION
DEPENDS ON PRESENT
RESPONSIBLE PARTY
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NEW YORK, Feb. 14. (/P)—A re-:
sponsible party government is the ■
backbone of the United States and any *
departure from this system will lead !
to anarchy, Nicholas Long worth,'
Speaker of the House, told the Nat
ional Republican Club Lincoln Day
dinner.
He said; “My.experience have con
vinced me the safety of the nation de
pends upon a responsible party gov
ernmena and I believe it would be dis_ j
astrous for the United States to adopt;
even 4n the slightest degree, the group
Bloc system with its numerous part
ies which is the bane of Europe. The
House has ax system of responsible j
party government and has pretty well
solved problems it has to handle; as
another body for which I have the
highest respect, but which has no
such system, so it has done nothing.”
He expressed confidence in the im
portant legislation now pending in j
the House including flood relief, mer
chant marine, and the navy program,
will be substantially solved. 1
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14. (^—Hick
man was .sentenced to hang on Friday
April 27, by Judge Trabucco after the j
state put on two witnesses to estab
lish the crime and degree of murder.
Hickman was ordered turned over
to the sheriff at once for transfer to
San Quintin. The prisoner, who had j
stood erect to hear the sentence pro
nounced, dropped heavily into his j
seat after the last word fell from the ;
Judge’s lips. ,
Hickman appeared more than usual
ly pallid and his contenance was more !
than usually grave as he was led from
the courtroom. However, 10 minutes
after the procedure, Hickman was
smiling and jaunty as he returned to
pose for news camera men.
Previous to fixing tbe death penal
ty the court crisply denied the motion:
of the defense counsel for a new trial j
court was without jurisdiction to sen- (
tence the defendant. „T>*> two wit-!
and the motion to the effect the
nesses called to establish the crime
were county autopsy surgeon Wagner,
and Chief of Detectives Cline.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Remember the date February 14, J
S:30 p. m. at Odd Fellows hall. Shrine
and Eastern Star entertainment. All
Masons welcome.
LAST BODY RECOVERED
TIMMONS, Feb. 14. (#>)—'The body
of the last of the 39 men who died in
the Hollinger gold mine disaster was
brought to the surface last night. The
bodies of all the victims of the fire
which broke out in the mine last Fri
day, have now been recovered.
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DEMOCRATS WILL
BE CALLED CARPET
CAMPAIGN PROBE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. (/P)—In an
effort to determine the source of $400,
000 which was used to pay off in part
the deficit of the Democratic party
following the Presidential campaign
of 1920, the Senate Teapot Dome Com
mittee is planning to summon promi
nent members of the party.
Explaining the situation Senator
Nye said that at the close of the cam
paign the Democratic party was
known to have had •? d- icit of approx
imately §600,000 but this had been re
duced from $240,000. to §200,000 There
has been no public record, he added,
as to the source of the remaining
§400,000. It was recalled in 1923 that
Sinclair testified he had contributed:
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the year previous to the campaign
funds of both parties. Just who will
be called has not been determined.
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"Let Notlhy Right Hand Know—’
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COURT REFUSES TO
QUIT TITLE ALASKA
. CLAIMS OF BYRNE
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 14. (£»)—
The United States Circuit Court of
i
Appeals refused to quit the title to
valuable mining claims in Alaska, part
of the estate of the late Mike Byrne,
Alaska miner.
Although the law, friends and news
j papers have been unable to find heirs
; to the estate, the Circuit Court decid
j ed to guard a possible later claim by
I heirs as yet unknown.
Byrne was a well known sourdough
when he died on December 5, 1920,
but he left no blood relatives to claim
' the placer mining interests said to
be valuable.
The petition from the Attorney Gen
eral of Alaska asking that the title
! to the property be turned over to the
! Territory owing to lack of heirs was
denied when the issue was brought
before the court.
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i The petition put forward by Albert
Wigand, wanted a quit title to the
property owned by Byrne became the
executor of the estate failed to do
certain assessment work on the pro
perty in 1924, as required by law.
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WAS FINAL RACE IN NEW ENG
LAND THREE DAY POINT TO
/ POINT
NORTH CONWAY, N. H., Feb. 14.
(vP)—Seppala won the three day, point
to point, New England Sled Dog race.
This leaped time for the run from
North Conway to ‘"Laconia, then to
Wolfeboro and back to North Conway,
was 12 hours, 42 minutes. St. God
dard was second; time 13 hours, 59
minutes and 48 seconds. Bridges was
third; time 14 hours, 8 minutes and 17
seconds. .
COUPLE FROM ALASKA
UP FOR INVESTIGATION
• DEPARTMENT JUSTICE
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SEATTLE, Feb. 14. (£>)—Facing in
vestigation by the Department Justice
Agents, D. J. Kelly, age 45, and Anas
tasia Krasnikoff, age 20, are being
held in the city jail on open charges
following their arrest.
According to police Kelly and the
girl came here together from Alaska
several months ago registering at a
hotel as man and wife.
BACK IN ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14. (iP)—Coloonel
Lindbergh arrived at 5:01 p. m. yes
terday.