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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 73.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1927.
PRICE TEN- CENTS
Cloud Bursts, Floods
Visit a Dozen States
DEATH LIST UPWARDS HUNDRED — FREAK
STORMS STRIKE WIDELY SEPARATED POINTS
IN TEXAS—LEVEES CRUMBLE IN LOWER MIS
SISSIPPI—DIKE BREAKS IN KENTUCKY—TOR
RENTS IN ARKANSAS—OKLAHOMA INUNDAT
ED—EASTERN COLORADO TRAFFIC CRIPPLED
KANSAS CITY, April 15. (/P)—Tornadoes, blizzards,
.cloud bursts and floods brought death lists in a dozen
* States upwards to a hundred in five days, sent scores to
hospitals, many with slight chance to recover and left
thousands homeless. The storm area extended from the
Rocky Mountain States to the Mississippi Valley, where
rivers are threatening to wash out levees.
CLERK OF SENATE IS
KILLEO BT LOBBYIST
FIVE SHOTS BRING MEMBERS
ECTH HOUSES TO SCENE OF
TRAGEDY ,
t SACRAMENTO, April 15. (£>)—With
Vi earshot of both houses of the
State Legislature Harry Hill of Los
Angeles, a lobbyist, shot and killed
Mary belle Wallace, a Senate journal
clerk and then turned the pistol on
himself and committed suicide. The
'hooting occurred on the fourth floor
of the corridor outside the woman’s
office. Five shots rang out. bringing
members of both houses, which "were
in session, to the scene of thetragedv.
BARDSTOWN, Ky., April 15. (IP)—
Lang Hagan, Kentucky farmer, ad
mits he has been married five times
and now is awaiting trial here for
the alleged slaying of his fifth wife
and their two children.
After Hagen recently confessed to
‘.Missouri officials that two years ago
"he killed Mary Rose Hagan, buried
her in a cellar and then set fire to
the house, her skeleton was unearth
ed. He denies killing the two child
ren.
Hagan’s first wife died. The sec
ond one divorced him. He left the
next two, he says, and since the
death of his last wife became “sick
and tired of marrying.”
MAKES BARRACKS ASYLUMS
STOCKHOLM, April 15. (£>)—
transformation of Sweden’s empty
military barracks into modern hospi
tals, historical museums and insane
asylums has been recommended by
a committee appointed by the gov
ernent.
iviure mail 10 luruauues auu utran.
storms struck widely separated points.
Texas levees crumbled in the lower
Mississippi Valley, threatening many
communities. Private dikes broke at
Columbus. Ky., last night leaving 800
persons homeless. Upwards of a thou
sand persons were forced from their
homes at Fort SaaiUi and Van Buren.
Ark., by torrents. Little relief is seen
for the inundated Oklahoma points.
Freezing temperatures in the Moun
tain States changed the rain into snow
crippling traffic. Scores of motorists
are stranded in Eastern Colorado.
QUE, FALLING WALL, II
WOMEN BEAD LOS ANGELES
SANTIAGO. April 15. (JP)—Tester
day’s quake also killed a Mother Anne
baby when the Home collapsed a;
San Bernardino. Two women died o'
heart failure, another was killed by £
e
falling wall at Los Angeles and tw<
killed at Mendoszo. The quake was
felt over a thousands miles along the
Chilean coast.
SILVER MARKET STEADY
WASHINGTON, April 15. (£>)—The
Indian silver market for the weel
was steady and the off-take improv
ed. according to information just re
ceived by the Department of Com
merce from M. L. Patterson. Assist
ant Trade Commissioner at Bombay
TASHKENT STILL HIS
mm mirriici
TASHKENT, U. S. S. R., April 15
(TP)—Turkestan is one of the few re
naining countries where the systen
of temporary marriages prevails.
As in the new Turkey, a man ma}
livorse his wife by saying in sub
stance, “Get thee gone!” He is ther
ferr to try matrimony with another.
But the woman, under Islamic law
cannot remarry until 100 days hav<
elapsed after her divorce. If sh(
does so, she is cast out from Moham
medan society as a sinner.
RETIRING COUNCIL LEAVES FI
NANCIAL AFFAIRS IN FINE
SHAPE
’
The following extracts, taken from
the report of the City Clerk, show the
economical operation of the city over
head during the past year, as com
pared to the preceding years, and the
retiring council leaves the financial
affairs of the Seward city government
in better shape than it has seen in
many years.
! The committee responsible for the
upkeep of the city streets, and the dis
posal of garbage are to be congratu
lated. This cost but slightly over 5
per cent of tha city’s revenue. Schools
took IS per cent. Fire Department 11
per cent. Police Department approx
imately .05 per cent, Clerk and Asses
sor 7 per cent, and all other depart
ments operating at less amounts.
* The finance committee with the co
I
operation of the council have left „a
hard record to passv and the r-ajjsfac
torv manner iu which public protec
tion was handled by the fire and po
lice committee should also be noted.
The condensed report follows:
Collections
Taxes:
l
j Includes penalties inter
ests and costs .... $23,620.53
Sales:
Lots sold for delinquent
quent taxes and otk
ivise _ 440.71
Redemptions . 225.34
Clerk’s receipts:
Loan .. 5,000.00
Permits, licenses, mis
]
cellantous, Mag. fines 3,890.72
Total _ S23.1S6.31
i
i Disbursements
; Fire department .. $ 3,359.57
Police department . 1,529.80
i
Street department . 1,460.07
Local improvement.. 300.0G
City attorney . 676.82
Public health .... 747.42
Printing and adv’t.__ 783.1C
Lights _ 2,259.91
Treasurer expense:
: Inc. Loan & Int... 5,389.0C
School .:....... 5.139.4E
Clerk and assessor . 2,211.95
! Magistrate ....._. 561.3C
Miscellaneous, including
expense proposed ceme
tery, Jesse Lee Home,
glacier stream, light
case, etc.... 721.72
i ”
i Total __;... $25,370.15
Balance on hand .... 7,816.12
.
At beginning of term.. 1,938.71
Total on hand ___ S 9,754.82
POSTPONE OIL TRIAL
WASHINGTON, April 15. (£>)
! Judge Hitz of the District of Colum
' bia Supreme court postponed the Fall
■ Sinclair conspiracy trial until Maj
23, upon motion by the government.
AMERICAN MINISTER AND CON
SUL GENERAL AT TIENTSIN
ADVISE COMPANY TO LEAVE
1 NOT LEISE OH RENT
“WE HAVE ADOPTED POLICY OF
PERMANENCE—WHAT NEED IS
A LITTLE BACKBONE”
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15. (IP)—
! Captain Robert Dollar, 83-year-old
i president of the Dollar Steamship
' compafiy, scored the government’s
Chinese policy. He read to newspa
per men a confidential dispatch from
I
the Dollar line’s Tientsin office as fol
lows: “The American Minister and
1 consul general have instructed Am
! ericans to leave as soon as possible.
! They anticipate serious trouble.”
Dollar snapped: “The idea of a gov
ernment telling me I’ve got to quit
'china. We and the Standard Oil
have adopted a policy of permanence
in China. We didn’t lease or rent
; property: we bought it. What we
i need is a little backbone to tell these
[devils they shant do these things.”
I
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburg 6, Cincinnati 2.
Brooklyn 3, Boston 7.
New York 6, Philadelphia 9.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 2, Washington 5.
Chicago 2, Cleveland 3.
Philadelphia* 9, New York 9. Called
| in tenth ining because of darkness.
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COAST LEAGUE
Missions 1, Seattle 2.
j Hollywood 1, Portland 4.
Sacramento 1, San Francisco 3.
Oakland 9. Los Angeles 8. Eleven
innings.
COMPENSATION LOANS
WASHINGTON, April 15. (/P)—
| More than 2,000 veterans in the
Washington district of the United
5 States Veterans’ Bureau divisions ap
■ plied to the Bureau for loans on the
'Adjusted Compensation Certificates
!on April 1, the first day on which
j Government advances on the certif
! icates were available.
JOINT EXPEDITION U. S.
CANADIANS COMING NORTH
| SEATTLE, April 15. (JP)—The Alas
ka bureau of the Chamber of Com
merce advised that a joint American
| and Canadian expedition leaves Mont
real this summer in two Canadian ve
dette flying boats and an American
sea plane for Herschel Island. After
flying over the arctic seas they will
return via Alaska.
NATIONALISTS HIE
WITHDRAWING FROM
TWO LARGE CITIES
SEVENTY RADICAL LABOR AGI
TATORS KILLED AND THREE
HUNDRED WOUNDED
WASHINGTON, April 15. (JP)—The
Nationalist forces are withdrawing
from Nanking and Chinkiang. The
Northern troops reoccupied the north
banks of the Yangtse from Yankow
to a point opposite Wuhu, Admiral
William, commander of the American
Far East forces, reported to the Navy
Department. He said 70 radical labor
agitators were killed and more than
300 wounded in street fighting with
the Cantonese troops in the Chatei dis
LEADERS ORDERED ARRESTED
NANKING, April 15. (/P)—A definite
break between the Cantonese Nation
alists with two headquarters looms
' with Chiang Hai Shek and the Mod
erates meeting in Nanking and de
bouncing the extremists at Hankow
j and ordering the arrest of the leaders.
iutinuliaiieonsly the reds in Hankow
i
j denounced the Moderates and invite
j Marshal Feug Yu Shiang, Christian
| general, to join them.
L
IS
GREENVILLE, S. C., April 15. (/P)—
Earl Carroll is still unconscious but
showing signs of coming out of liis
coma. He took a little liquid nourish
ment last night, the first that has
passed his lips since he entered the
hospital. Previously the physicians
were forced to inject glucose to pro
vide nourishment.
CONSCIOUS SHORT TIME
GREENVILLE, April 15. (/P)—Car
roll was conscious for a short time
at noon.
IlfUENT IS NOTED
FOB HMHBU
WASHINGTON, April 15. (IP)—A
general improverpent in the marks
manship of 39 Infantry regiments
was noted during the calendar year
•1926 when 10,619 infantrymen were
qualified as good shots, with the con
tingent extra pay, the Department
of War announces. \
The full text of the Department’3
statement follows:
Ten thousand six hundred and
nineteen doughboys shot themselves
into extra pay during the calendar
year 1926 by the skillful use of the
rifle, machine gun, infantry cannon
and trench mortar. Three thousand
seven hundred and forty-two obtain
ed the maximum reward for qualify
ing in the expert class, and 6,877
were rewarded for second grade or
sharpshooter qualification.