VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 255
SEWARD, ALASKA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1928.
PRICE TEN GENTS
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HAS TO APPEAL TO AUDIENCE
TO QUIET DOWN SO LOSE
NO TIME
BOSTON, Oct., 25, (A3)—The Mad
ison Square Garden speech of
Herbert Hoover drew fire from A1
Smith who today carried the Dem
ocratic standard into what has
been, so to speak, a Republican
State, Massachusette, where he
was welcomed by a shouting crowd
which swept 900 policemen before j
it for a glimpse of the smiling
Nominee.
waving a crown cierby uovernor
Smith accused Hoover of using
words /}.) “Conceal rather than
convey a real meaning.” He de
clared, however, Hoover let the
cat out of the bag when he "De
clared the Democratic theory of
public ownership and development
was a state of socialism.”
A chorus of boos swept the aud
ience followed by shouts and laugh
ter when the Governor added
‘W'ell, how do members of Con
gress feel who voted for the de
velopment of Muscle Shoals by the
government?”
TIIE NOMINEE SAID
that Hoover thus, placed jn the
Socialism party many of those
aligned under the Republican
banner saying “Senator Borah
ought to return home tonight be
cause he has been disowned by the
leader of his party.”
Several times the Governor had
to appeal to the audience to quiet
down so as not to lose time over
the 30 station hook-up. One of
his appeals for silence was “Now
if you orators in the gallery will
subside,” etc.
Near the end of his speech the
audience got out of control as the
Governor started a statement as
what the country “Really and ac
tually needs—”
The Governor "was introduced
by Mrs. Frances Wilson Sayre,
daughter of Wilson who quoted |
her late father as praising the
ability of Smith.
HOTEL CLERK TAKEN INTO
Cl STQDY SAID HAD BEEN
DRINKING
CHICAGO, Oct., 25, (/Pj—Five
unindentified men wei'e burned
to death and seven others serious
ly injured, two so seriously that
they will probably die, in a fire
in the Eagle hotel, a lodging house
for men. About 80 others fled to
the street or were carried to safe
ty by firemen.
The origin of the fire is thus
far undetermined: the upper stor
ies were almost entirely destroyed.
Charles Kock, hotel clerk, was
taken into custody after firemen
said he had been drinking.. Wil
liam Dillon, division marshal des
cribed the hotel as a death trap.
The hotel register was burned.
Oil! Ill MIME THE
NON-STOP REG
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y„ Oct.,
25, (/P)—The monoplane Yankee
Doodle, piloted by Captain Coll
•yei’, round the world speed record
holder and carrying Harry Tuc
ker, owner of the plane, headed
for Los Angeles in an attemtp to
beat the non-stop record.
ASSISTANT IS IMPLICATED IN
DEATH OF PATIENT AT
INSANE HOSPITAL
MOUNT VERNON, Wash., Oct,,
25, UP)—Four patients in the Nor
thern State hospital took the
stand and for more than three
hours answered questions in an
effort to convince the court that
they were competent to testify in
the trial of K. K. Kyler, guard, on
trial for the murder of John Hes
ford, another patient.
The three told what happened
in what appeared to be a coherent
story declaring Kyler stomped on
Hesford while the latter lay help
less on the floor.
The stories implicated Aubrey
Foley, assistant to Kyler, who also
is alleged to have stomped upon
the patient. The jury was excused
during the session.
5l!s 5 U
MAN DESTROYS SELF TO GAIN
ANSV/FR TO RIDDLE OF THE
AGES
CHICAGO, Oct., 25, (A1)—Cyril
Plank, a salesman witli a fondness
'or profound literature and pessim
>stic philosophy, committed suicide, i
The police found him sitting in
i chair with his head bowed as
hough he were asleep. He had
swallowed cyanic chloride capsules,
■n his lap was a volume of Schop
mhauser’s “Essays on Pessimism.”
On page 64 in chapter three there
vas a paragraph scored in pencil.
:t read; “Suicide may be regarded;
is an experiment—a question which
nen put to nature, trying to force
ier to answer. The question is,!
vliat changes will death produce in
nan’s existence and his insight in
o the nature of things.”
Plank had been recently divorced |
.nd had remarried with what
eemed to be unsatisfactory results.
CHICAGO, Oct., 24, (TP)—Gordon 1
Jochrane, catcher for the Philadel- |5
hia Athletics was named the most 1
aluable player in the American t
eague in 1928 and was awarded a t
1,000 prize. Heine Manuss, St. J
ouis outfielder, was second, two l
oints behind Cochrane. t
MG SEATTLE FUR AUCTIONS
GETS UNDERWAY: GOOD
PRICES OFFERED
SEATTLE, Oct., 25, (/P)—Beaver
prices held up at the October sale
of the Seattle Fur Exchange al
though only about half of 7,500
skins were sold. The collection av
eraged $23.65.
Red fox advanced five per cent
in the affering of 40 which aver
aged $47.18.
Muskrats moved at open auction
prices with 35 per cent of the 80,
000 sold at an average of $1.17.
The best lot brought $1.38.
An inferior collection of 200
silver fox brought an average of
$78.79. A few fresh furs brought
a top price of $175.
Lynx held firm the best lot sell
ing for $56.50 and 300 offered av
eraged $45.
A quality offering of 800 marten
averaged $29.93; the best sold for
$48.50.
A collection of 250 otter averag
ed $29.90.
Two hundred mediocre blue fox
averaged $50.95.
The next sale is scheduled for
November 21.
ENGINEER HAD NOT SPOKEN A
WORD SINCE LEFT STATION
39 MILES AWAY
GREEN RIVER, Wyoming, Oct.,
25, (/P)—An Oregon Short Line
freight train with a dead hand at
the throttle crashed into another;
freight standing in the yards near
here demolishing four cars, rolled
down the embankment causing
further damage.
Ray Welker, engineer, is thot
;o have died before the crash as he
bad not spoken a word since the
;rain left Granger, 39 miles away ,
md did not make any effort to
jump.
Clarence Boynton, fireman, ’
jumped and sustained minor in
uries.
JUNEAU, Oct., 25, (/P)—The whal- 1
■r Aberdeen arrived here with only 1
l few barrels of oil left in her i
anks after leaving the whaling i
tation at Port Hobron, Kodiak 1
sland, October 13. ]
She met a gale in the Gulf of |
daska and was forced to ride the !
ea at anchor for six days owing
o the huge rolling billows. Owing ]
o the demand for a fuel supply 1
he Aberden was forced to run to s
uneau. The vesesl is expected to \
eave today for Seattle. Captain i
lalfred is the skipper. t
8 UK INSPECTOR
WHITE UK
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JUNEAU, Oct., 25, (JP)—Howard
F. Rough, inspector for the de
partment of commerce, arrived
enroute to Fairbanks to inspect
airplane and airports and to ex
amine student pilots for license.
He will visit other localities before
returning. He is a veteran flier
having ben in the air corps in the
world war.
MAY COVER 3,000 MILES SEAS ,
OFF ALASKA COAST PRIOR jj
COMPLETION i
jl
SEATTLE, Oct., 25, (JP)—Deter-1 £
mined to discover more of the life j;
of halibut, the winter expedition t
of the International Fisheries t
Commission sails for the Gulf of t
Alaska tomorrow. f
Housed on the schooner Dorothy 1
are thousands of dollars worth of f
valuable instruments and gear to!
sweep the halibut banks for spec- !
imens. Richard Burt, 22, Univer- -
sity of Washington graduate, heads (
the expedition, with Lawrence?
Trask and Olaf Erickson, also T
22, as his aides.
The elaborate trawling gear is i
under control of Captain Dave,3
Ritchie, veteran Canadian fisher- L
man. The crew numbers 14. Thet*
ship is expected to travel 3,000 j^
miles and returns in December. *
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AS SUPERINTENDENT COULD
NOT PUT MATERIAL INTO
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct., 24,
(/P)—Mrs. Josephine Preston, sup
erintendent of public instruction
in the State of Washington, denied
in the Federal Trade Commission’s
power investigation that she had
put propaganda, in favor of util
ties interests, in the public schools
)f the State of'Washington.
She appeared voluntarily “Be-'
jause of misrepresentations and
recusations irfvolving the use of
certain industrial monographs;
ry some teachers and training in- j
ititutions in the State and the al- j
eged spreading of pernicious pro-]
rag da in public schools.”
SI- said ‘ That our State does not
lav, a statute for the adoption of
era books, either basal or supple
nei il, therefore, as state super
ntc dent I could not put text
)oo; : or other materials into the
jubile schools.”
MAY START TONIGHT
LAKEHURST, Oct., 25, (/P)—
Jalked by adverse winds and un
avorable weather reports from
tarfing the dirigible Graf Zep
iclin on its midwest tour last
light, Dr. Eckener hopes to start ]
onight.
SUPERINTENDENT TERRITORY
WRITES OF PROPOSED VISIT
OF UNI VERS AP. Y DEAN
Declaring that the temporary ar
rangement whereby the first and
econd grades of the Seward gran
der school are divided for seperate
■lasses in forenoon and afternoon
sessions because of lack of room is
atisfactory, Lester D. Henderson.
:ommissioner of education for Al
iska. has v itten Mrs. Bessie M.
Malloy, clerk of the Seward School
Board, approving of the plan as a
emporary expedient.
Seward will also be on the list of
.(’credited high* schools as soon as
he Accrediting Committee of the
Jniversity of Washington holds its
'ext meeting, Superintendent
lenderson thinks, because this
chool lias now conformed to all re
tirements. Dean Bolton of the
Jniversity is expected to make a
rip thru the Territory next spring
o visit all the accredited high
chools at which time Seward will
e on the calling list: The letter
ollows •
Juneau, Alaska,
October 17. 1928.
, ivli’cs. jv'x. iVicilxoy,
Clerk of School Board,
j Seward. Alaska.
My Dear Mrs. Malloy:
! Upon my return to the office I
find your letter of September 21
Waiting me. I have already writ
| ten to Mr. Bath approving the ar
rangement whereby the first and
[second grades are divided, the first
■grade attending the school during
I the forenoon session, and the sec
!ond grade attending the school dur
jing the afternoon session. This ar
rangement is not ideal, but it pro
bably is the best that can be done
under the circumstances. If your
iirst grade enrolled more than two
! pupils under five and one-half
years of age I would suggest that
the under aged pupils be thrown
out and that both grades be hi
cchool during the entire day, how
ever, the removal of two pupils
would scarcely remedy the situa
tion.
(Continued on Page Eight)
AMERICAN AGENT GENERAL
HAS HIS WORK CUT OUT
FOR HIM
LCNDON, Oct., 25, (fP)—S. Parker
Gilbert, American agent general for
'.he administration of reparations
payyments is in Paris to confer
with Premier Poincare regarding
he proposed revision of Germany’s
tvar payments.
It is believed that he induced
IVinton Churchill, Chancellor of
British Exchequer, not to interfere
with the forthcoming negotiations.
It is realized however that the
success of German debt adjust
nents, largely depends upon the
willingness of the United States to
nake compensatory allowances in
iebt repayments of France and
England, and America has not thus
:ar showed disposition to do so.