MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME IV. NUMBER 38.
SEWARD, ALASKA WEDNESDAY, SEPT., 19, 1928.
PRICE TEN GENTS
SMITH STANDS FOR
STATE RIGHTS ON
LIQUOR QUESTION
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE OUT-!
LINES PLANK IN OPENING
CAMPAIGN SHOT
OMAHA, Sept., 19, (£>)—Gov. A1
Smith stands squarely on the prin- j
ciple of the McNary-Haughen bill
which has been frowned upon by
the present administration but |
•-does not limit himself to “the exact
mechanics and methods which em
bodies the measure.”
The nominee made this declar
ation last night in his first cam
paign speech; he also assailed the
Republican Party, and Coolidge
and Hoover, for their stand on
farm relief.
He wound up an hour’s address,
devoted almost entirely on farm re
lief, with an extemporaneous dis- ;
eussion on prohibition and reply
ing to queries asked him in a full
page advertisement, by a group of j
Omaha citizens.
The Governor declared emphati
cally he did not consider liqour the
great campaign issue and asserted
the President can do nothing about
liquor except make recommenda
tions to Congress and assume lead
ership on the question.
The nominee told the crowd,
“that prevention of the sale of liq
our is an exercise of police power
and I have clearly shown that if
the majority of the people, of giv
en States, voted for the exercise
that police power in that direction
should get it to the limit.
“On the other hand, following
the well defined Jeffersonian prin
ciple on States rights, the State
that does not want the exercise
of that police power, ought to be
in a position, through the majority
of people, to say so.”
This declaration brought an out
burst of applause. It was made in
answer to an inquiry “how will
your proposal for the sale of liq
uor in a few States meet your is
sues of personal liberty in ether
States?”
Five Members Of
Steamshiv Load Of
?,?\ Only Survivors
OWEN SOUND, Oot., Sept. 13, (IP)
—Five men, believed to be the only
survivors of 23 members of the
crew and passengers of the cattle
boat M?nasoo, which foundered in
Georgian Fay early Saturday
morning- wore rec* yj^ring from ex
posure today.
The were taken from a life
raft on. which they had drifted for!
GO hours. All are expected to re
cover. Tire other 10 of the crew
and one passenger, are believed to
have perished. 1
Army Radio Messages j
Save U. 5. 3ig Sum
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, (IP)—
The radio net of the War Depart- j
ment effected a, total saving of:
'•'■.141,579 for Governmental Depart- |
ments during the last half of the
fiscal year 1S28. Department fig
ures indicate that if messages
which wefe sent by Army radio,
were transmitted by commercial
wire, the cost w'ould have been
$164,195. The cost of sending the
‘•ame messages by radio was $22,
616.
Kidnappers Get Cold
Feet And Turn Loose
Boy With $10
JOLIET, 111., Sept. 19, (/P)—Billy
Raniers, Chicago boy who was kid
napped nearly two weeks ago, wTas
found last night after his abduct
ors freed him a few hours before.
The boy was unharmed except
for a black eye from a blow by the
kidnappers before his release. He
was found by a filling station at
tendant who said four men made
him get out of a car and start
walking until he came to a street
car where he would find his father;
they gave him $10.
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OFFICER OF LAW ASSOCIATING
WITH MURDERERS BUT DID
NOT KNOW IT
SEATTLE. Sept. 19, (A3)—Patrol
man Nerein, who entertained Lind
berg, confessed bandit, and two
girls a few hours after Lindberg
and his companions had murdered
Sherard, was suspended today.
Nerein admitted his association
with the robbers but explained he
did not know they were bandits.
Lindberg confessed either he or Jim
McCourt. leader of the trio, fired
the fatal shot; he named Leo
Burns, as the third member of thd
gang. He confessed participating
in 30 holdups in a month and
shooting George Hardarove. Seat
tle broker.
NEW GOLD STREAK
ON CANYON CREEK !
IS LATEST Ell
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I -
WORKERS AT MOOSE PASS HAVE
i |
i FLOW YELLOW METAL BUT
DIFFICULTY DECOVERING
| After battling against a shortage j
of water this season a new flow,
has developed on the Canyon Creek 1
; Development Company’s ground in j
; the Sunrise district at Moose Pass j
j where Harry L. Mlldr, Oscar Plow
jman, George Davis and Bud Tolson
!ore working on a hydraulic propo
sition. They have opened up a 30
, foot paystreak but they are having
1 difficulty in gold recovery becaure
| much of it is so fine as to go over
their riffles. The first cleanup has
beer made on the upper end of the
: flume but there are several hun
jdred feet of the flume to be clean
ly
For a time during the summer I
I when the water was low. the opera
tors were somewhat discouraged,
but now it seems they have run on
to the old paystreak. There is
plenty of gold now but it is of fine
quality and they are experiencing
! difficulty in recovery. However,
there has been a new run of water
and an additional force of men j
l has been put to work with pros- .
pects of a sizable cleanup before I
the season closes.
MINERS ARE RESCUED
HUDSON, Ont., Sept. 18, (/P)—
■ The 50 miners who were stranded
in the Red Lake district wilderness
I without food or clothing after hav
ing been marooned in their cabins!
by a forest fire, were rescued by;
aviators who dropped the needed'
supplies to them.
ST. LOUIS REPAYS DEBT TO COI.
LINDI5ERGH
The city which supplied the backing for Col. Charles Lindbergh’s
(inset) Atlantic flight is repaying its debt of gratitude to him by pro
viding a $2,000,000 municipal airport. Above is a sketch of the airdrome
plans. Below is an architect’s drawing of the proposed administration
building station for the field.
Big Powers Agree
To Plan Evacuation
of the Rhineland
GENEVA, Sept. 18, (/P)—It was
learned that a secret conference of
six world powers has worked out
plans for the evacuation of the
Rhine. The allied nations have
proposed a commission of concilia
tion and verification to function in
the Rhineland if the troops are
withdrawn.
Germany will discuss evacuation
on that basis.
MAN RELEASED FROM INSANE
ASYLUM GOES UPON RAM
PAGE AGAIN
SEATTLE, Sept. 19, (TP)—A man
belie red to be Albert Shafer, re
leased from the insane hospital as
cured was apprehended at Sno
homish charged with the killing of
Joe Kirk and his young wife, at
Shelton, Monday.
Kirk returned home at midnight,
Sunday night, from a charivari,
the woman related before she died
and Joe lit a light. A shot from
the brush outside narrowly missed
him and he dropped to the floor
and crawled across the room after
a gun then went back to the win
how.
A second shot grazed his body;
'Kirk then went to the door and re
ceived a bullet in the mouth and
I died instantly. His killer then en
tered the house, tore off most of
: Mrs. Krk’s clothing and assaulted
1 her.
In the shuffle the pistol was fir
'ed twice wounding her in the cheek
end tee. The man then dragged
her into the bushes where sire was
found by neighbors.
She died soon after in the hospi
tal. Shafer had been at the house
b< fore seeking work and Mrs. Kirk
declared, before she died, that
Shafer was the killer.
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KODIAK, Sept. 19, (/P)—An eter
nal kr.e triangle brought death and ;
trageev when Karl Armstrong last ’
Thursday slew Erie Dahlberg on
Pox Island after Dahlberg had
omei od from m\ alleged love tryst j
with Armstrong's wife.
Armstrong, is a prominent Alas
lt, n and was once a United States
i in. Alaska. He
was charred with fir;. degree mur- 1
der today after a lic.u-ing before I
the Commissioner.
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i!psetting *epr:
£'r T.OUIS, Sent*. 39. (£>)—It was
a g ‘3 race while it* lasted but it
seems all over now. The only ele
ment of doubt remaining is inject
ed by the Yank pitching staff
which was forced to perform here
to the last regular game in order
to beat the Browns. The 14 to 11
victory gave the champions three
out of four for the series and 12 out
of 24 against the Browns this sea- ,
son. They are idle tomorrow then
hey play at Chicago.
IDLES
FULL ACCOUNT OF THE FLORI
DA HURRICANE IS NOT YET
POSSIBLE, SAYS REPORT
MIAMI. Sept. 19, (JP)—The hurri
cane still blows up the Atlantic
seaboard but apparently, with a
greatly decreased intensity, as re
stored communication lines reveal
the major disaster to portions of
lower Florida.
The number of known dead is re
l ported at more than 250; the in
jured at more than 1,000: the
!homeless is unestimated; the pro
perty damage is figured at upwards
jof $25,000,000; many are reported
missing.
The fatality list is expected, by
the Red Cross, to mount. Some dis
! tress and incipient disease out
breaks along the Southeastern side
'of Lake Okeechobee .where the
(greatest number of deaths so far
recorded, is reported. Food, cloth
!ing, medical and other supplies are
being hastened to the stricken ter
i ritory.
I Martial law urged for Palm
(Beaches portions of which were
laid in ruins. National guardsmen
have been sent to aid refugees who
iare crowded in inadequate quarters.
'Hospitals facilities in some sec
tions ana transportation is strained
(by insufficient vehicles. Forces of
! workers have been compelled to
lleave bodies in the open in some
leases to hasten evacuation of the
injured.
The damage in Georgia and the
■Carolina’s from the storm, as in
glicated, is negligible.
—
GUADELOUPE SUFFERS
' Paris Sept. 19, f/P)—The hurri
cane took a toll of 563 lives in Gua
deloupe. French Indies, said offi
cial advices.
• ordinals Held lead
I In Nation^' league
! PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19, (/PI—
.The Cardinals cleaned up a series
: of five games against the Phillies
I by a score of five to four with less
! difficulty than the score indicates.
.This gave St. Louis a record of 20
victories and two defeats against
Philadelphia. The Cardinals mere
ly protected their lead cf two
games ' over New York who nosed
lout the Pirates in the last three
' games of the series.
'."UPPER AT SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Sept., 19, UP)—The S.
! q ,\y, m. Tupper arrived from Alas
ka bringing 235 reindeer for var
ious cities throughout the United
ions c Ucs throughout the United
States and to be used during lie
Christmas holidays. Forty of the
- ni-mls died enroute. They came
frer.. the Upper Kuskokwim river.
WATSON NORTHBO! ;ND
SEATTLE, Sept., 19. OP)—The
S. S. Admiral Watson, of the P. S.
S. Co,, left Seattle at 10 o’clock
this morning with 52 passengers.
The Seward listing comprises Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Guyland, Peter
Naughton and A. A. Kara.
RECOGNIZES RUSSIA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, (fl*)—
Russia will be recognized by the
United States by the gradual and
early resumption of diplomatic re
lations, it was learned in a high of
ficial quarter.