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COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA RAILROAD
VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 29. SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1927. PRICE TEN CENTS
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Greatest Filibuster
Since the Late War
Takes Place Senate
SENATORS IN BEDRAGGLED CONDITION AS
THEY EMERGE FROM ALL NIGHT SESSION;
ARIZONA SENATORS ALTERNATE THROUGH
THE NIGHT, TALKING TO KEEP FROM VOTING
ON PROPOSED BOULDER DAM PROJECT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. (/P)—With an all night ses
sion behind it the Senate stumbled through the greatest
filibuster since early war days. Arizona Senators alter
nated through the night, talking to keep from taking a
vote on the Boulder dam Canyon project. Senator John
son of California led the fight for the bill through most
of the night, but did not have a quorum. He refused to
adjourn. Speakers today talked to half-empty chairs,
the Senators sleeping on lounges. Shortly after noon
Curtis of Kansas proposed to lay the bill aside and take up
the administration’s prohibition reorganization bill.
DECLARES SETTERS ARE THE
BEST TEAM FOR ANYTHING
UNDER 120 MILES
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ASHTON, Idaho, Feb. 24. (JP)— Earl
Kimball, former government Alaska
mail carrier, driving seven Irish set
ters, won the eleventh annual Ameri
can Dog Derby, beating Tud Kent, the
favorite, out of a thousand-dollar prize
by two minutes. Kimball made 25
miles in 1:57:16, two minutes and 32
seconds more than the course record.
Kimball said Irish setters were the
best team for anything under 120
miles. Seven thousand persons saw
the race.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. (/P)—The
Senated debated the bill denouncing
the branch bank and Federal Reserve
charter proviso.
NOMINATIONS OF FOREIGN
MINISTERS SENT SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. (^—Presi
dent Coolidge sent the following nomi
nations to the Senate: Assistant
Secretary of State, J. Butler Wright;
Minister to Hungary, Assistant Sec
retary Leland Harrison; Minister to
Sweden, Hugh R. Wilson of Illinois,
a department bureau chief; to be
Minister to Switzerland. Theodore
$ Brentano of Chicago, Minister to
Budapest, relinquishes the post be
cause of his advanced years.
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“BETTER SPEECH WEEK”
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. (JP)—In an
effort to arouse children and grown
ups to a greater appreciation of the
beauty and strength of the English
language, “Better American Speech
Week” has been inaugurated by the
general federation of Woman’s Clubs,
and from February 20 to 26 is the
week proclaimed for 1927.
The growing menace from floods on
the Colorado river makes the construc
tion of the proposed Boulder dam an
imperative necessity, Elwood Mead,
commissioner of the Bureau of Re
clamation, Department of the Interior,
declared on February 2 in a letter to
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Representative Smith (Republican of
Twin Falls, Idaho), chairman of the
House committee on irrigation and re
clamation. •
Mr. Mead, in urging early action on
the legislation, pointed out that re
cent appeals have been made to the
bureau for emergency measures for
protection against floods on the river
next summer and that engineers con
ducting surveys during the last two
or three months agree that Imperial
valley, California, is menaced by a dis
aster of dramatic proportions.
“All these engineers,” he stated,
agree that a reservoir large enough to
hold back flood waters and increase
the low-water flow is necessary and
that levees are only a temporary
makeshift.
BELIEVED BRINED
IN RECENT STORM
CAPTAIN HAMILTON OF CORDO
VA AND TWO PASSENGERS
LEFT FOR HINCHINBROOK
CORDOVA, Feb. 24. (JP)—Grave
fears are felt for the safety of Captain
A. Hamilton, master of a small, fishing
boat, and two passengers, Clifford
Murr and Edwin Rost, radio operators.
The whereabouts of a party searching
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for the missing men is unknown. The
three men left Cordova Sunday for
Hinehinbrook Island in a storm which
came up Monday, and which lashed
the coast for two days. Two search
ing parties left yesterday. One party
arrived at Hinehinbrook and reported
no trace of the Hamilton party had
been found. A second vessel failed
to report Heavy snow fell while it
was searching for the missing men.
WHOLESALE LOOTING
PLANNED DEAERTERS
ARMY GENERAL FANS;
MORE MARINES ARRIVE
NEAR PANIC PREVAILS IN NATIVE
QUARTERS SHANGHAI — RU
MORS AFLOAT
DEFENSES^STRENGTHENED
POSTAL EMPLOYES RETURNING
TO WORK—TRANSPORTATION
BEING RESUMED
SHANGHAI, ...Feb. -24. ^JPj— Near
panic prevailed in the native quarters
of Shanghai as deserters and strag
glers from the broken army of Mar
shal Sun Chuan Fang continued to ar
rive, increasing the numbers, and ru
mors arose that they are planning
wholesale looting of the city.
The French authorities strengthened
the defenses about the concession.
A thousand refugees from the native
section poured into the French quai
ter.
The strike has partially abated, the
interior postal employes returning to
work and some transportation is being
resumed.
Marshal Sun is reported to have
reached Shanghai, having surrendered
Nanking to the Shantung forces, who
took over the city as part of a plan
to send troops in aid of Sun’s totter
ing army.
BRITISH MARINES ARRIVE
HONGKONG, Feb. 24 (Wednesday).
(JP)—The troopship Mennesot arrived
from England with a thousand British
marines.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY PROMISES
SENTENCES FOR ALL THOSE
CONVICTED
NEW YORK, Feb. 24. (£>)—'William
P. Dugan, author of “Virgin Man,”
and Don Hall and five other actors
and actresses were held to trial in
the Court of Special Sessions after the
police had given a version of the
lines and stage titles. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Unger promised prison
sentences for all concerned if they
were convicted. All seven principals
were released on bail. Preliminary
action in cases of “The Captive” and
“Sex” will take place today.
YOUNG EDITORS TO MEET
NEW YORK, Feb. 24. (/P)—A thou
sand boy andgirl editors representing
schol publications in 43 States, Can
ada and Alaska will attend the third
annual convention ofthe Columbia
Scholastic Press association March 11.
Twelve loving cups will be awarded
the 13 best publications. ,
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SI. bUUUAHD lit It# IS
SEPPALR IT QUEBEC
QUEBC, Feb. 24. (£>)—St. Goddard
; won, the International Dog Derby cov
ering 120 miles in 11:37:35. Today’s
| time was 3:55:15. Seppalas’ time
was 3:51:25, and Chevrette 3:58:10.
FORCED DOWN, FAILS
MAKE NON-STOP HOP
CLOSE APPROACH TO MAINLAND
GAVE RISE TO ERRONEOUS
REPORTS HE HAD LANDED
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PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, Feb. 24. (/P)
—Depinedo failed to make a non-stop
i flight from the Cape Verde Islands
to Brazil. He covered 1,432 miles to
the Island of Fernando Noronha, 300
miles off the coast, in about 12 hours,
then circled inland and proceeded to
;ward the Brazilian mainland. Heavy
seas and unfavorable weather com
pelled him to return to Fernando No
ronha without landing in Brazil. His
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| close approach to the mainland gave
rise to the erroneous report that he
had landed there.
PLANE DAMAGED
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 24. (^P)—A
dispatch from! Fernando Noronha says
Depinedo announced that the heavy
seas damaged his plane stantions
making his departure for the Brazilian
mainland temporarily impossible.
NOW AT PROTNATAL
PERNAMBUCO, Brazil., Feb. 24. (/P)
—Depinedo has arrived at Protnatal.
LARGE FISHERIES VESSEL, IN
SEWARD YESTERDAY, GOES
TO BOTTOM IN STORM
SEATTLE, Feb. 24. (£>)—Six scient
ists of the International Fisheries
Commission and a crew of nine men
escaped with theii* lives when the 100
foot power schooner Seandia struck a
reef and sank 14 miles from Kodiak.
The scientists were studying the life
and movements of halibut for the
Canadian and American governments.
A radio message said the 15 men
are being taken to Kodiak to proceed
to Seattle on the Admiral Watson.
The loss of six lives was narrowly
averted by the arrival of a fleet of
small vessels from Kodiak just as the
schooner was sinking—A dozen fish
ing smacks headed for the open sea
when Capt. Olaf Hvatus sent a mes
sage to the Kodiak radio station to
the effect that the Seandia was sink
ing fast. Eleven of those aboard had
left the ship in the only lifeboats. The
captain, radio operator and four others
remained aboard. They were taken
from the Seandia as she was rapidly
filling with water. As the boats clear
ed the craft she reared and sank.
BORAH ISSUES NEW
CHALLENGE POLICY
CENTRAL AMERICA;
VISIT COUNTRIES
OFFERS RESOLUTION AUTHOR
IZING FOREIGN RELATIONS
COMMITTEE MAKE TRIP
‘WANTS FlUlIT FACTS’
RESOLUTION EMPOWERS COM
MITTEE EXPEND $10,000 FOR
TRAVELING EXPENSES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. (/P)—Sup
ported by a coalition of Democratic
and Republican insurgents Borah, is
sued a new challenge to the admin
istration’s Central American policy
by offering a resolution authorizing
the foreign relations committee ijo
visit Mexica and Central America to
obtain first-hand information on con
ditons in those countries. Borah de
clared: “We want to find out the facts
and keep informed.” After offering
the resolution empowering the com
mittee to spend $10,600 foT expenses of
the journey, the resolution was re
ferred to the foreign relations commit
tee of which Borah is chairman. A
majority of the committee is expected
to approve the resolution. Insurgents
expressed the opinion that the Senate
would adopt it.
CAPTURE OF HUGH DAUTRE
MONT CREDITED TO SOLDIER
STATIONED AT PRESIDIO
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24. (TP)—
It was learned yesterday that a pri
vate in the army now stationed at the
Presidio here after having returned
from service in the Philippines, was
responsible for the postal authorities
capturing Hugh Dautremont, the mail
bandit and slayer. As a result the pri
vate, Mr. Weri, will receive $5,300 re
ward which was offered for the arrest
and conviction of the Dautremont
brothers. Dautremont was serving in
the army as “J. Price.’* Dautremont
is now en route to San Francisco on
board an army transport.
NICARAGUAN REBELS SAT
SHOW DOWN HIS COME
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 24. (^—Nica
raguan rebels will not tolerate further
outrages from American marines in
establishing neutral zones in cities
captured or about to be captured by
them, said their Mexican representa
tives yesterday. While there is no
anxiety over bringing ia conflict with
the American forces the rebel envoy
Intimated that armed conflict would
follow further activity by the TJ. S.
men.