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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 31. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1928.
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BLOCKADE STATES
EVERY TRAVELLER SEARCHED
VIEW PREVENT SMUGGLING
IN MATERIALS
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 7. (£>)—Federal
•cooops are establishing a theoretical
blockade around the states of Jalico,
Aguasagientes and Colima and have
begun aerial bombing of rebel bands
in concert with attacks by infantry,
cavalry and artillery.
Federal troops are wratching every
road, trail, highway and railroad en
tering these four -western Mexican
states. They examine every travel
ler with the view of preventing en
trance of men and materials for the
rebels.
Two Douglas airplanes, bought in
the United' States by the Mexican gov
ernment, were recently delivered and
are being used to locate and bomb the
tebel strongholds in the mountains of
rhose sparsely inhabited regions. For
years past, some sections of these
states have hidden anti-government
b inds varying in size, who have been
in the field living by looting towns,
villages, ranches and robbing railway
trains. They hide themselves in the
wild mountain regions where pursuit
is most difficult and some places im
l»ssible. It is hoped to find methods
to rout them.
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IS U. 5. DIRIGIBLE
US ANGELES LUNDS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (TP)—For
"he first time in history a dirigible
landed on a vessel riding at sea when
the Los Angeles was moored to an
•airplane carrier somewhere off the
Atlantic coast.
The 'achievement was communicat
ed to Secretary Wilbur in a brief mes
sage from Commander Charles E.
Rosendahl of Los Angeles who said
landing had been accomplished and
the dirigible was returning to hangar.
The accomplishment was -viewed as
% notable step towards increasing
cruising radius of lighter than air
craft. The experiment was fraught
with danger for all concerned.
BEST WOMAN GOLFER
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7. (JP)—Mrs.
Louis Lengfeld is the best woman
golfer in northwestern California. She
won the title on the Olympic Club
links before a gallery of 500 by de
feating Mrs. J. H. McClelland of the
Olympic Club 3 to 2.
EARTH TREMORS FELT
CORDOVA, Feb. 7. (£>)—Severe
earth tremors were felt at the radio
station here at 10 o’clock last night.
The shocks lasted for 10 seconds.
Cape Hinchinbrook felt them also.
HUGE SUPPLY BILL
PROVIDES BILLIONS
REPORTED TO HOUSE
COAST GUARD DESCRIBED AS AL.
MOST RIVALLING THE NAVY
IN SIZE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (/p)—1The
biggest supply bill of the present ses
sion providing $2,298,696,000 for the
Treasury and Postoffice Departments
for the next fiscal year was reported
to the House by the Appropriation
Committee.
The Treasury received the largest
allotment, $500,000,000 which is a de
! crease of $51,000,000 below current
funds and $53,000,000 under budget
I estimates.
The coast guard was given approxi
j mately $29,000,000 aand is described
as almost rivalling the navy with a
force of 13,000 men and a fleet of 450
I boats together with five seaplanes.
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BERLIN, Feb. 7. (#>)—While Prem
| ier Voldemaras of Lithuania is con
; ferring with Foreign Minister Strese
i mann, in Berlin,the Polish Press has
been thrown into ferment by publica
i tions of Polish Lithuania correspond
ent which shows Lithuanians’ have
demonstated Polish sentiment.
Polish papers profess to See the
Germans backing behind Lithuania ag
gressiveness.
DRY COMMISSIONER
DEPLORES LASK OE
HARMONYOFFICIALS
GREATEST SINGLE PROBLEM
FACING OFFICIALS ILLICIT
DISTILLING
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (#•)—'The
latest chronicle of Uncle Sam’s multi
farious efforts to enforce prohibition
was given to the House Appropriation
Committee by Commissioner Doran
was revealed, with presentation to the
House, of a-bill to prpvide funds for
the Treasury Department.
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Doran charged cooperation with
Federal authorities is lacking in New
and New Mexico, because “there is
no state code under which state offi
cials may wrork.”
The greatest single problem facing
enforcement officers 5s illicit distil
ling. It is said coast guard customs
.have checked off large smuggling op
erations such as the old rum row.
HIND CRE1DE EXPLODES
MAJOR RENO INJURED
MANAGUA, Feb. 7. (^P)—Private
Frederick Perham, U. S. Marine, was
killed by the accidental explosion of
a hand grenade near Totogalpa. Maj
or Edward Reno was slightly injured
by the same explosion. He w'as
brought here by an airplane for treat
i
! ment. Perham enlisted two years
[ago in New York.
YACHT IS AGROUND
LONDON, Feb. 7. (/P)—The yacht
j of H. Gordon Selfridge is reported
I aground near Seben Ico on the Dal
i matian coast. The department store
J owner and party of friends^ were tak
[en off the yacht by a tug.
TWENTY LONDONERS PERISH IN FLOOD
CANTERBURY, Eng.,—Overwhelmed with startling suddenness, many
persons were drowned in the London area when the most devastating flood
in the history of modern London swept the Thames River over its banks.
This street scene in Canterbury, to which communication with the out
side woldr was only possible by cart or boat, was taken after the phenome
nal rains and snows and floods which swept over the British Isles recently.
ACTRESS IS WED
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7. (£>)—Miss
Rosamond Pinchot, actress, was mar
ried to William Gaston 2nd., of New
York and Boston. An attempt to keep
the marriage secret failed.
NEW POSTOFFICE
FOR JUNEAU TO BE
BUILT; mm
SECOND ALLOTMENT FUNDS FOR
ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC
BUILDINGS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (/?)—'The
second allotment of funds totalling
845,500,000 to carry out administra
tions of the public buildings program,
was provided in the annual supply
bill for the treasury and postoffice de
partments reported to the House.
The appropriation is a part of the
§290,000,000 the government proposes
to spend over a 10 year period for
pew buildings. The funds include
§200,000 for a Juneau postoffice.
LORD SACKVILLE DIES
KENT, England, Feb. 7. <7P)— Lord
Sackville, owner of Knole, one of En
gland’s finest homes, died Saturday
of heart desease.
BRITAIN'S THE BALANCE
SURPASSES TEH 1S25
BY 42,BOB POUNDS
LONDON, Feb. 7. (#>)—Net credit
balance of 90,000,000 pounds for Brit
ish trade in 1927 to 2S fiscal year was
the estimate advanced by Sir Philip
Cinliffelister, President of the Board
of Trade in a Post Prandial speech.
This figure shows Britain’s trade
balance for the current year will sur
pass that of 1925 by 42,000 pounds and
will be 10,000,000 pounds better than
in 1924. In 1926, year of the coal
strike there was a big deficit.
Disregarding invisible exports there
was an excess of imports over exports
amounting to 392,000,000 pounds.
NEW YORK IN GRIP Of
WORST STORM IN YEARS
NEW YORK, Feb. 7. (/?)—'This city
mobilized all its snow removal equip
ment to fight the first real blizzard
of winter. While the situation here
is not serious up to midnight, Wash
ington, Philadelphia and parts of east
ern Pennsylvania were reported to
be in the grip of the worst snowstorm
in years and buried under 10 to 14
inches. Niagara Falls was almost
frozen up. i
HOOVER EXPECTED
TAKE CHARGE OWN
STANDARD FEW DAYS
REED IS EXPECTED ANNOUNCE
CANDACY ON WASHINGTON’S
BIRTHDAY
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (^—Def
inite developments in Secretaity of
Commerce Herbert HJoover’s candi
dacy for nomination at the National
Republican Convention for President
of the United States, is looked for in
the next few <|ays. Thus far the
Commerce Secretary’s standard has
been borne by groups of friends but
the pressure is increasing daily to
have Hoover transfer activities to his
own hands.
His friends are rapidly achieving
unity and are being importuned to
i have him remove his candidacy from
| the present apparently involuntary
stage to a voluntary one but how
| much pressure is being passed on to
Secretary Hoover is not evident. In
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! the face of all Mr. Hoover adhered to
his refusal to discuss politics but
j within a week he is expected to decide
one way or another.
Another who remains silent while
| friends work for him with his "know
ledge and consent”, as they expressed
lit, is Senator Reed, Democrat'from
Missouri. It is understood, however,
he will announce his candidacy for
Washington birthday address but no
confirmation has developed.
Governor A1 Smith’s friends be
came active here with their eyes on
| the six votes which the District of
Columbia will cast at the House Con
1 vention. Under the leadership of
! Charles Darr, attorney, “The Smith
! for President Club” has opened of
| Uces.
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POLITICAL CRISIS IS
LOOMING IN GERMANY
CABINET NUT TOPPLE
BERLIN, Feb. 7. Signs of a
(political crisis which may mean dis
ruption of coalition upon which the
j German government is based and the
downfall of the Cabinet as a conse
quence appeared when the Reichtag
Committee passed at first reading a
school law which is violently opposed
by Catholic centrists.
Immediately after action the Cen
trists deolared that unless a comprom
ise is- reached they will withdraw
from the government.
I Since the center party comprises
! a great part of the Cabinet’s strength,
its withdrawal would bring immediate
downfall.
Further discussion to reach a com
promise will be held over the week
end.
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