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VOLUME XX111. NUMBER 46.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
LIKE TRENCH ID
SAYS PRESIDENT
BANDITS CURSED EVERYONE
THREATENING THEM WITH
l
SWEEPING GUNS
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 25. (/P)—R. C.
Kemper, president of the bank rob
bed yesterday when a machine gun
band of bandits invaded the business
.section of this city, said he had be
lieved it impossible to rob his bank
as all of the 50 employes were irf th^
open and,most of them were equipp
ed with pistols and each cage had a
burglar alarm. Kemper described the
robbery as “like a trench raid”.
He said the bandits cursed every
one and threatened them with guns.
Apparantly no attempt was made to
cover any particular individual in the
bank but the afins kept sweeping the
bank. The robbers were in the bank
for six minutes.
DUNGENESS KENT, Eng., Feb. 25.
(/?)—'With no trace found of any of the
survivors of thb Italian steamer Alcan
tara, which collided with the Russion
training ship Tovarisch in the fog en
shrouded Strait of Dover, on the Kent
coast, worry is manifested over the
fate of the Tovarisch.
The Alcantara is believed to have
carried 30 to their graves. Although
the Tovarisch was reported trying to
make Southampton there is considera
ble enxiety as to her present where
abouts since no wireless has begn re
ceived since the SOS calls sent out
after the collision. Fear is expressed
she may have sunk with the 100 cadets
she carried.
FEDERAL CONTROL
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. {/?)—As
Congress neared a show-dow*n on tlie
flood control fight it was disclosed
President Coolidge would be willing,
under certain conditions, to have the
Federal Government shoulder the ex
pense of protecting the four Mississ
ippi valleys.
He feels, however, it is a question
Congress should determine after an
agreement has been reached as to
type and scope of protection afforded.
In addition he holds anything the Fed
eral Government does, without finan
ciail assistance from local communi
ties, should be confined to the area
flooded last year.
PACIFIC COAST BOXER
KNCCKS-OUT SIO TERRIS
NEW YORK, Feb. 25. (#>)—Jimmy
McLarnin, the sensation from the Pa
cific coast knocked out Sid Terris of i
New York, contender for the 135|
pound championship in one minute
and 47 seconds in the first round of
a scheduled 10 round bout. McLafnin
landed just two right hand punches to
Terris’ chin.
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APPROXIMATELY 125 MEI\ IN
THE MINE AT THE TIME OF
EXPLOSION
j FORT SMITH, Arkansas, Feb 25,
i (/p)—Fifteen to eighteen me-' are be
Llleved to have been killed ir. an e.v
'plosion in a mine ol the\I;nia Coal
l
! company near here. \pp'OMmately
125 men were at work In the mine at
; the time but more than 100 are be
lieved to have escaped.
Rescue crews were sc-nt int* the
: mine immediately. The cause of the
I explosion has thus far been undeter
1
mined. Ambulances and doctor? were
rushed to the scene but little nope
| remains for those remaining below
in the explosion area are still alive
AUTO SLIPS OFF
VESSEL WITH TWO
PETER OLSON AND JOHN NICH
OLSON THOUGHT HAVE LOST
THEIR LIVES
VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 25, (£>)—
Peter Olson of Cowechan Bay, and
John Nicholson of Victoria, are be
lieved to have lost their lives when
a touring car, in which they were
sleeping aboard the steamer Prin
cess Louise, slid off ihe forward deck
early yesterday in Active Pass, and
plunged into deep wafer.
The men boarded the vessel at
Victoria Thursday night. It is pre
sumcd the brakes were not set and
the machine rolled through the port
dooi^j. The vessel was. stopped im
mediately but the occupants wo-e
not found.
CHE MILL!
FOUND GUILT! HOLD
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25. (/P)—Dr.
Charles McMillan, a middle-aged phy
sician. who was accused of murdering
Miss Amelia Appleby was found guilty
by a jury of eight women and four
men in the Superior Court. The ver
dict carried with it a recommendation
for life imprisonment.
DEMOCRAT WITHDRAWS AS
COMMITTEEMAN DELEGATE:
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JUNEAU, Fe^. 25. (£>)—'The only |
contest in which the Democratic party i
faced the coming primary election on
April 24th, has been eliminated with
the withdrawal of J. C. Virdin of Ket
chikan, as a candidate as National
Committeeman from Alaska. This
leaves J. J. Connors the only candi
date.
SEATTLE, Feb. 25. (#*)—'The S. S. j
Aleutian sailed at 9 o'clock carrying j
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186 passengers. The Seward list of’
reservations comprised; Joe Badger,
Neil Erickson, Louise Levenhagen, A. j
Landaas, Wm. Breyer, C. E. Robinson.j
James Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.:
G. McFarland, Mrs. King A. Lelande.j
T. L. Dremer, Miss Bevan, Mrs. Riley j
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and daughter, J. H. Flickinger, R. J. I
Cacy, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Smith,
! \nton Hunson, Mrs. Stanton and son,
| D. Alford, Mrs. Hortman, Miss Sten
j dall, Ollie Gray, Joe Wilson, Mrs.
I Watson, J. O. Blummer, Alvin Eus
| tafson, J. Wernette, Peter Jacobson,
; Charles Lursedt, Anna Kvahanoff, and
| three steerage.
'''The Battle Zone* |
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A COUPLE
PRIVATE WARS
right here
AT HOME
Till ROBBERS GET
mm HOLDUP
ON Hi TRUNK
CHICAGO, Feb. 25. (/P)— Half a
dozen masked robbers, using wild west
tactics, held up the Grand Trunk local
mail and passenger train on the fringe
of Chicago and terrorized 75 passen
gers and train employees and blasted
the mail car. They escaped with
$130,000.
The holdup was staged near Ever
green Park at the identical sr
a S135.000 train robbe1’
a year ago. Police
gang executed the
One of the robbe*'
at Chicago ..with a
Park. The train stop*,,
ber got off. A quaver pf c. r
the track five wearing black
masks and khaki'Coveralls, flagged
the train. Part of the robbers, armed
with shot guns and pistols, invaded
the coaches firing promiscuously and
intimidating the passengers while oth
ers rounded up the train crew and
herded them in with the passengers
| where part of the robbers stood guard.
| Two of the gang, carrying explosives,
I went to the mail car which was locked
| and set charge to an explosive in the
vestibule of the mail car -blowing it
away. They then en'tered and sub
' dued the two mail clerks and two
j Government agents guarding the
money. \
\
More than 50 shots were fired but
I no one was injured except the mail
| clerk who was hit over the head. The
! robbers escaped in an automobile. The
i
' money was the two weeks payroll for
| four factories.
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OTTER GAINED TEN
PERCENT OVER LAST
MONTH'S FUR SALE
• SEATTLE, Feb. 25. (/P)—A 10 per
cent advance over last month in otter
but a similar decline in lynx featured
the Fur Exchange sale. Otter sold
on an average of $26; lynx averaged
$46.50, large and extra selling on a
basis of $60.
Ermine sold well at $3.75 but aver
aged ?2.35. The better grades of wolf
were in demand the best lot of pale
Northwesterns going for $25. The col
lection average $14.25. For the best
lots of marten $57.50, the average go
ing at $29.80. Fisher, the .best lot,
brought $102, the average bringing
$60.25. Beaver sold poorly with but
a slight advance over January.
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AFFIX AMENDMENTS
PARIS, Feb. 25. (jP)—Two amend
ments have been affixed to the French,
tariff bil now before the Chamber of
Deputies which slash rates on Ameri
can agricultural implement imports.