FINAL PORT OF CALL FOR THREE
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
HEADQUARTERS U. S. SIGNAL CORPS
COMMUNICATION FACILITIES I N
ALASKA PROPER
COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA
RAILROAD
MEM BEK ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 276.
SEWARD,. ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Senators Borah, Heflin,
LaFollette, Norris are
Named in Slush Graft
NAMED -IN DOCUMENTS FURNISHED THE SEN
ATE BY HEARST AND PURPORTING TO SHOW
WERE INVOLVED IN MEXICAN SLUSH FUND
—EACH SENATOR MAKES DENIAL IN PUBLIC
STATEMENT _
WASHINGTON’ Dec. 15. (/P)~Chairman Borah of
the Senate foreign relations committee, Senator Norris,
Lafollette and Heflin, were the four Senators named in
the documents furnished the Senate committee by Hearst
purporting to show the big Mexican slush fund had been
up for them.
Senator Heflin said “This is the work of some ene
my. I will have a good d.eal to say about this on the floor
of the Senate.”
I
WILBOR WANTS $725,000,000 FOR
IMMENSE SHIP CONSTRUC
TION PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. (£>)-—Con
gress was asked by -the administra-1
tion to authorize the second largest
I
naval building program in the history
of the nation which proposes the ul-!
timate construction, at a cost of ap- j
proximately $725,000,000, of 71 war j
vessels, which will include 25 addi- j
tional light cruisers, nine destroyers, '
practically equiped scout cruisers,;
32 submarines and five aircraft car- 1
!
riers.
The plan was submitted to Speak- !
er Longworth by Secretary of the j
Navy Wilbur who said he had been 1
informed by the Director of the Bud- j
get that the ‘proposed legislation is i
not in conflict with the financial pro- j
gram” of the President. Secretary!
i
Wilbur said the average expendi-1
ture each year during the nexr five i
years w'ould be $130,000,000.
SLID SSILS NORTH
NORTHWESTERN LISTING
SEATTLE, Dec. 15. (/P)—The S. S.
Alameda, of the A. S. S. Co., sailed
at 9 o’clock this morning ftith North
western passengers and also Miss
Gray, Fred Stayke, Sam Magids, Mrs.
Bolton, Dorothy Miller, Blanche Mil
ler, Miss Sylvia Sexton, Mrs. Scrib
ner and three steerage.
when we cannot avoid blackmailers
getting at us. I hope the committee
will . prosecute these crooks- and
scoundrels.”
Senator La Collette said “In asmueli
as the initials in the documents cor
respond to my own and no other
Senator has such initials I appreciate
the opportunity to speak of the at
tempt to link my name with these
charges in this famous and intolera
ble fraud. 1 was never approached
by anyone in connection with rela
tions between the United States and
Mexico it seems that the committee
is under obligations to prosecute this
investigation to the limit to the end
that the authenticity of the docu
ments may be established or their
falsity proved.
“This dastardy attempt to link my
name will not cause me to deviate
from the course I marked out for
myself in regard *o the Mexican
poiicv.”
Senator Borah declared “No one
ever approached mo in a matter 'of
this kind and I had no communica
tion from anyone.”
Chairman Reed said Dudley Field
Malone was supposed to have been
the intermediary and Borah answer
ed “I had no conversation or meeting
with Malone about this. I knew
him five years ago. Has he been
subpoenaed?”
ABANDONED, UNDERWRITERS
VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 15. (£>)—
The S. S. Northwestern has been
abandoned to the underwriters, ac
cording to word the Pacific Salvage
Co. received. Divers will be sent to
inspect the wreck.
TWO COURT MAPTIALED
SAN SALVADOR, Dec. 15. (/P)—
Colonel Juan Aberle and Major Man
ual Alfaro were court martialed and
shot for participating in . the unsuc
cessful revoluaion against the gov
ernment. Several other leaders of
the revolt escaped.
Anchorage H. S. vs Seward H. S. Tonight
DELEGATES WANT
TERRITORY, CONTROL
ALASKA FISHERIES
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN
SESSION TODAY IN THE
FIRST DIVISION
KETCHIKAN, Dec. 15. (JP)—The
fisheries question is expected to en
liven *the First Division Democratic
convention here on Thursday.
Protection of Alaska's interests by
legislation and regulating importa
tion of cannery crews and supplies
from the States is known to be fav
orable by some of the delegates.
The Ketchikan delegate is prepared
to ask 'the convention to go on re
cord in favor of a Territorial regu
lation of fisheries.
MONTHLY AUCTION
SEATTLE FOB SALE
BRINe El PBICES
THIRTY PERCENT OF BEAVER
SOLD ON A BASIS OF $30 TO
$32
SEATTLE, Dec. 15. (JP)—Red fox,
lynx were in demand at the monthly
auction fur exchange sale.
Red fox averaged from $-17 to $7S
with specimen skins bringing $45 to
$0. There appears to be a marked
shortage on this item.
Lynx sales were excellent and the
demand brisk; they averaged $38.
Sixty mink improved to an average
of $11. Seventy-five of the best lot
went for $20.'
Muskrat were neglected and av
eraged $1.46 with the top price at
$1.60. Cross fox sold well; 545 of the
best skins sold for $128. Silver fox
moved rapidly at $117. Many
tn-ought an average top price of $325.
Marten averaged $21. Five of the
best lot, dark skins, were sold for
$50. Otter sold from $23 to $32 the
average best at $27. Wolf was ac
tive the best selling from $19 to
$75. Thirty percent of the beaver
were sold on a basis of $30 to $32
for large and extra large.
MAJOR ELLIOTT DEPARTS
FOR WASHINGTON D C
_ ! « *
KETCHIKAN, Dec. 15. </P)—Major
Malcolm, Elliott, new president of the
Alaska Hoad Commission, is pleased
with the possibilities of the Territory
after his first round of cities. | He
left this morning aboard the S. S.
Alaska enrouite to Washington^ D. C.
SIGNAL CORPS CHIEF
RETIRES FROM Ml
CIS SUCCEEDS HIM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. (£>)—'The
retirement of Major General Chas.
McSaltzman, chief Signal Corps of
ficer of the army, from active service
at his own request effective January
8th, was announced by the War De
partment.The appointment of Colonel
George Gibbs, to succeed him, was
also announced.
REFILLED ORDERS j
LOST ON STEAMER
LAKINA SENT TO WRECK SCENE
PICK UP LIVINGSTON AND
FREIGHT
SEATTLE, Dec. 15. (/P)—A hundred
Christmas packages, which were lost
when the S. S. Northwestern ground
ed, have been 'replaced by Frederick
& Nelson and dispatched on the S. S.
'Alameda. Orders which had been
filled and sent on the Northwestern
were refilled and sent today.
The Alaska Steamship Co., ordered
the freighter Lakina to call at the
wreck scene and take off Capt Liv- j
ingston and others who remained at
! the scene. The Lakina will also
| probably pick up some of the damag
j ed freight which has been recovered.
SIDER SCHEME; WILL PRE
SENT PLAN GOVERNMENT
GENEVA, Dec. 15. (JP)—Russia ■will
be Included in Foreign Minister j
! Briand’s, of France, plan for a newj
Eastern Larcano Pact which would!
link the Soviet with the Continental
Peace movement.
Following a* two hour conversation
with Litvinoff, leader of the Russian
delegation to the Geneva Arms Con
ference, it w*as made known the Sov
iet chief had agreed to consider a
general European Peace scheme.
Briand had talked with Litvinoff
last week but the latest talk was on
various separate pacts which France
has made with Russia’s immediate
neighbors and urged him to present
the idea to the Home government.
Children
Orphanage
Die, Fire
EIGHTEEN BODIES RECOVERED;
17 WERE CHILDREN AND ONE
WOMAN
DIED FROM SUFFOCATION
HUNDREDS OF FRANTIC MOTH
ERS MORGUE IDENTIFYING
LITTLE BODIES
QUEBEC, Dec, 15. (/P)—Eighteen
'bodies have been recovered from a
fire which swept and destroyed the
hospital of the Charles Orphanage.
The probable death list will mount,
it is thought, after a check up was
made of the missing and injured.
Firemen believe at least 50 lost
their lives. The firemen are still un
able to search the ruins on account
of the heat from the smouldering,
charred ruins. •
The bodies of 17 children and one
woman have thus far been recover
ed and it is indicated they had died
from suffocation rather than by fire.
Children Still Asleep
The walls of the ancient structure
collapsed while the fire was at its
height and so rapidly did the flames
spread that despite every effort by
the nuns, firemen, priests and cit
teens, little could be dene to rescue
tjie youngsters many of whom were
so overcome with sleep that they
hardly realized what was going on.
Rescuers Fearless
The rescuers fearlessly entered the
burning building and returned with
children stll half a sleep and many
were compelled to jump from win- ,
dows. Older children dragged out
younger ones with them.
Two Bodies Identified
The morgue presented a pitiful
sight with the little bodies laid on
cold marble slabs and while frantic
mothers, by the hundreds, were try
ing to indentify their loved ones. On
ly two of the bodies have been iden
tified thus far.
Furnace Exploded
, The fire presumably started from
an explosion of the furnace. The
staff of nuns and 371 children were
asleep in the building when*it start
ed. The new section of the building,
fireproof, was practically undamaged.
TOO MUCH COPS!
MIAMA, Fla., Dec. 15. (JP)—Plans
for winter racing meet have been
abandoned, J. M. Smoot, president
of the Miami Jockey Club, announced.
Pressure exerted by police officers
was given as the reason for closing.