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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 101. SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1928. PRICE TEN CENTS
meins
ADDED TO LIST
BATTLE STATES
FIGHT FOR DELEGATES TO NAT
IONAL CONVENTIONS SOON
BE ON BY MANAGERS
WASHINGTON, April 30. (JP)—With
West Virginia added to the list of
States where pitched battles are wag
ed for delegates to the National Con
ventions Presidential candidates man
agers have their eyes on the approach
ing primaries there as in California,
Oregon and Indiana.
Smith, Reed and Walsh are bidding
for the Democratic California delega
tions chosen at the pH!fiarie#-Tucsdl<|y.
The same situation takes place at the
Oregon primaries on May 18.
In both States Hoover is unopposed.
W. Virginia will be a tussle between
Smith and Reed at the primaries of
May 29, two weeks before the Kansas
City Convention.
Hoover filed there and is1 opposed to
Senator Goff, “Favorite Son”. Hoover
and Senator Watson will tangle in
Indiana on May 8. Evans Woolen,
“Favorite Son” is unchallenged by the
Democratic candidates.
OSLO, April 30. (JP)—Great prepara
tions are in the making for Norway’s
welcome to Capt. Wilkins and Lieut.
Eielson. Numerous festivities are
planned including a large banquet. It
is not known what date the Norwegian
ship, enroute to Spitzbergen, will
reach Capt. Wilkins.
NEW YORK EXTENDS
TUMULTOUS WELCOME
NEW YORK, April 30. (£>)—The
Bremen crew were given such a tum
ultuous welcome \t left them breath
less. The fliers were led thru the
deep canyons of the lower city by
10,000 troops for the official welcome
by Mayor Walker.
CHEEP SEED TREATMENT
WASHINGTON, April 30. (JP)—For
five cents an acre, Dr. A. G. Johnson,
belt can treat their seed corn withrr
federal cereal pathologist declares,
.farmers in the central portion of the
corn belt can treat their seed corn
with a chemical dust that will largely
prevent losses capsed by seed-borne
seedling blight organisms and in
crease their yield from 1 to 12
bushels an acre.
JUDGE LOMEN TO PRESIDE
SEATTLE, April 30. (JP)—Word lias'
been received here that Judge Lomen;
of Nome has been instructed to pro-!
ceed to Juneau to preside over the
First District Court in the absence of
Judge Reed who is seriously ill.
REVISED BILL INCLUDES ALASKA
LABORATORIES; WILL COVER
PERIOD FIVE YEARS
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WASHINGTON, April 30. (/p)—,
Chairman White of the House Fisher-;
ies Committee introduced a revised
bill providing for a five-year construe-;
tion and maintenance program for the'
Bureau of Fisheries.
The new measure would incorporate
additional culture establishments dur
ing that period including Alaska labo
ratories. The sum of $50,000 is in
cluded in the measure which provides
increasing appropriations yearly.
LEAGUE STANDING
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Club ' W. L.
New York _ 9 3
Cleveland ..— 12 5
Philadelphia - 5 4
St. Louis- __ 10 8
Washington -~ 5 7
Chicago .. 6 10
Detroit -- 7 12
Boston - 4 9
NATIONAL LEAGUE
! Club
! Brooklyn ...
! New York _
1 St. Louis _
Cincinnati _
Chicago ...
j Pittsburgh -
Boston -
Philadelphia ..
W.
9
.. 6
_ 8
.. 8
- 9
. 5
4
.. 4
L.
4
6
7
9
8
7
8
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Club W. L.
San Francisco . 20 8
Hollywood —- 16 11
Sacramento -16 12
Los Angeles _ 15 13
Oakland ..- 12 16
Missions . 12 * 14
Portland _ IQ 17
Seattle _ 8 18
Pet.
750
706
556
556
417
375
368
398
Pet
692
600
571
533
500
385
364
333
Pet.
714
593
571
536
429
462
370
308
COURT, UPHOLDS RULING
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30. (JP)—
A Los Angeles court upheld the right
of a bride to conceal from her hus
band any previous love affairs for bet
ter or for worse, was the ruling.
INDICATIONS POINT TO FACT
MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN BUR
IED ALIVE IN CAVE
CHIHUHUA, Mex., April 30. (£>)—
Mummified bodies of more than 100
men, women and children, have been
discovered in a mountain cave near
San Juan, Nepoucena, silent witnesses
to living burials of olden days.
Men, braving the foul air in the
cavern, reported even the mummies
of the women and children showed
their hands bound, thumbs corded and
expressions of hideous suffering on
their faces.
The searchers glimpsed a second
cave beyond and believe more bodies
are there but -were unable to explore
it as no oxegen tanks were available.
The discovery of the tied hands
quashed the original theory that the
band was doomed by natural tragedy
such as the blocking of the cave en
trance by an earthquake. Speculation
as to who in Mexico’s troubled history
inflicted this barbarous death, is rife.!
Two young goat herders., hunting
wild honey, found the mummies rang-;
ed along the walls in distorted posi-j
tions. Kinves, tomahawks and bun-J
dies were found. One body was per-j
fectly preserved and was ordered by(
Nationaol officers to the Capital where
experts hope to piece together the
story and perhaps place the living
tomb as early as the Spanish Con
quest.
SATURDAY’S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit, 3; Cleveland, 6.
Chicago, 9; St. Louis, 6.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis, 5; Chicago, 1.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Sacramento, 5; San Francisco, 2.
Hollywood, 8; Portland, 5.
Oakland, 7; Los Angeles, 14.
SUNDAY’S GAMES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh, 2; Cincinnati, 3.
St. Louis, 5; Chicago, 6, 12 innings.
Philadelphia, 1-0; Brooklyn, 3-3.
Boston, 5-8; New york, 3-12.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York, 7; Washington, 5.
Chicago, 2; St. Louis, 5.
Detroit, 7; Cleveland, 6, 10 innings.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Missions, 8-2; Seattle, 2-3.
Sacramento, 12-3; San Francisco, 6-9
Oakland, 10-1; Los Angeles, 5-0.
Hollywood, 2-3; Prtland, 13-4.
BILL UP THURSDAY
WASHINGTON, April 30. {JP)—The'
$203,000,000 Tax Reduction Bill was
ordered reported to the Senate by the
Finance Committee and is expected to
be taken up Thursday.
ROBERTSONENllTE
SEWARD. INTERIOR
FOR MORE FILMS
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NOTED MOVING'' PfCTURE MAN:
WHO HAS MADE WONDERFUL
N ALASKA VIEWS, TO BARROW
SEATTLE, April 30. (£>)—Bound for
Point Barrow to taka moving pictures,
Virgil Hart, Capt. Jack Robertson,
Charles Clark, Ewing Scott and Ray
Wise, sailed on the steamer Aleutian
enroute to Seward.
They will go over the railroad to the
Interior and expec* to reach Nenana
May 7. They will proceed to Barrow
by way of Noma and Kotzebue.
Robertson took pictures for a news:
reel organization on the Seward Pen
insula and in northern Siberia foui-|
years ago.
EXPLODES IN HID
OVERSEAS VETERAN; COMMAND
ED 41ST DIVISION AIR SER
VICE OF NATIONAL GUARD
SPOKANE, April 30. (JP)—Major
John T. Fancher, veteran A. E. F.
Flyer Commander of the 41st Division
Air Service unit, Washington Nation
al Guard, died in the Wanatchee hos
pital from injuries received last night
when an aerial demonstration bomb
exploded prematurely in his hand.
He had landed from a lone flight in
an illuminated plane and started dis
posing of the unused bombs. Two
exploded safely when thrown to a safe
distance. The third exploded in his
hand.
Fancher flew from Wanatchee for
the annual Apple Blossom Festival and!
dedication of a new flying field.
STOCK CO-OP SAVES MONEY
WASHINGTON, April 30, (jp>)—
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Summarizing t :e accomplishments of;
coope■u \c ..,ti,cOck commission as-1
sociatio.... . v terminal markets, C. C.
F.ande.1 o. the federal bureau of:
agricultural economics declares they
have saved the farmers $5,000,000 in
reduced commissions and in amounts
paid back to shippers as cash refunds
since 1917.
CHICAGO BANDITS
KILL 17 TEAR OLD
GATHERED IN $1500; HOLD BACK
LINE OF 60 PEOPLJE WITH
GUNS, ESCAPE IN AUTO
CHICAGO, April 30. (ff)—Slaying of
women has been added to the blood
and terror repertoire of Chicago gun
men when they killed 17 year Pearl
Eggerton as she cowered under guns
in a cashier’s cage in the Ritz Thea
tre because she screamed at the sight
of the eyes that stared thru masks
and at guns poked at her from the
outside.
A man with a pistol, and a compan
ion with a sawed off shotgun, opened
the door of the ticket booth; stepped
over the girl’s body and over another,
Miss Gertrude Plante, who had faint
ed, scooped up $15,000 and with the
loot in their arms, the robbers used
guns to hold back 60 persons in tne
ticket line. They walked to the curb
where a companion waited at the
wheel of an 'automobile. Each fired
a shot in the direction of the crowd
before they departed.
NEW BILL PROPOSED
WASHINGTON, April 30. (/P)—In
vestigation of expenditures of Presi
dential campaigns is proposed in a
resolution introduced by Senator Rob
inson of Arkansas, Democratic leader.
EDITORIAL WRITER
BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
WASHINGTON, April 30. <^P)—
Claude G. Bowers, editorial writer on
the New York Evening World, has
been selected to deliver the keynote
speech at the Democratic National
Convention. Bowers, is a former In
dianian and author of a number of
books built around historical events
in the early days of the American Re
public.
.CANADA REMOVES CHARGE
. TOURIST SPORT GEAR
OTTAWA, April 30. (£>)—Bona
fide tourists henceforth will be per
mitted to bring their sporting gear or
comeras into Canada without leaving
their dutiable value with the Canadi
an custom officers at the border.
Recent revision of the customs reg
ulations has brought about this
change. |.
At present it will affect j^rvflcular
ly the Pacific Coast, wheje golf and
spring sports are in full rilwhig.