MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 19. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, January 24, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
GRIGSBY ACCEPTS
NOMINATION TO RUN
DELEGATE CONGRESS
STANDS FOR FULL TERRITORIAL
FORM GOVERNMENT; CON
TROL FISHERIES
KETCHIKAN, Jan. 24. (JP)—■ Ac
ceding the nomination of the Dem
ocratic Territorial Convention, held
at Seward on Saturday, for Delegate
to Congress from Alaska, George
Griabj declared he was for “full
Territorial control of the fisheries
and a full Territorial form of gov
ernment,” and saying that these
would be his principal campaign is
sues.
The present incumbent was scored
■for not making “a single forward
• atop on these two most vital propo
sitions,” and .Mr. Grigsby added, if
anyone can get more votes than I in
the primary he should be the nomi
nee regardless of the action of the
convention.”
Mr. Grigsby v,*as sent to Washing
tor from Alaska following tha death
of the late Delegate Sulzer.
RIOT ACT READ TO SENATOR
HEFLIN FOR REMARKS ON
CATHOLICS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (JP)— Lead
ers of the Klu Klux Klan turned on
their champion Heflin, Alabama Sen
ator. and gave him a verbal spanking
for his slur on the Catholic religion.
The entire South banned against the
Senator who they say is attempting
to ruin the Democratic chances of
electing a president by bringing into
a presidential race the religious ques
tion.
Heflin, his back to the wall, ssays
that he will answer the Mayor of
Montgomery, Ala., and “two or three
whisky newspapers” soon.
H DEFENSE MINISTER
CONTROL GERMAN ARMY
BERLIN, Jan. 24. (£>)—General Wil
helm Groiner was appointed Defense
Minister to take the place of Dr. Otto
Gessler, who resigned a (few days ago.
General Groiner was Quartermaster
General of the German army in 1918.
He owes his appointment to President
Yon Hindenburg who overrode stern
opposition.
The post is considered one of the
most important in the Cabinet since it
carries with it control of the army.
HERRICK HOME AGAIN
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j PARIS, Jan. 24. (JP)—Ambassador
! Herrick returned to “His Second
! Country” and was tended a warm
j welcome after his long vacation and
illnness in the United States.
HOOIt ALASKA
SIX DEATHS REPORTED; FOUR
PROFESSIONAL NURSES
SENT FROM JUNEAU
JUNEAU, Jan. 21. (/p)—One-hun
dred and 50 cases of measles, mosHy
ancng children, resulting in six
deaths, was reported by Territorial
Health Officer DeVighne who has re
turned from Hoonah alter making an
investigation.
i
i Four professional nurses will be
taken from Juneau to help quell the
{epidemic. Whoopingcough is also pre
{valent.
FUST TIME IN STITES
SINGE DU OF 1
SEATTLE, Jan. 24. Mr. and
: Mrs. Richard McCormick, of Douglas
Island, Alaska, are visiting their son
William here, n the way to Alaska
from a visit to California. This is
their first visit Outside since thev
went to Alaska in 1898.
FEDERAL PRISONERS
TUNNEL TO LIBERTY
EROMGMTY JAIL
HELD ON NARCOTIC CHARGES 21
ESCAPE; USED PLUMBING
FIXTURE, BUCKETS
DETROIT, Jan. 24. (^-Twenty
one federal prisoners escaped from
the Elmwood branch of the Wayne
county jail by tunneling thru a six
inch brick wall. All available offi
cers have mustered out and a search
has begun for them.
The prisoners were being held
awaiting their trial's on charges of
violating the federal narcotic laws.
All scattered" after running thru the
jail garage and down the alley.
The prisoners who refused to es
cape said the men dug thru the wall
with a plumbing fixture and pieces
of bucketts. They worked in relays
after placing dummies in clothing in
their dell and bunks to mislead the
! guards.
MORE ECHOES
PARIS, Jan. 24. (/P)—The Sacco
i Vanzetti riots of last August echoed
in the Chamber of Deputies when
f
! Communists and Conservatives had
I a heated clash on the responsibility
I for the disturbances.
DUNDEE EASY WINNER
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24. (/p)—Joe
Dundee, Baltimore world welterweight
champion, scored an eas$ 10 round
victory over Joe Simonich, Montana
miner.
LESTER KIUPP IN
HINDS OF POLICE,
FORMER ALASKAN
SOUGHT AS WITNESS IN HYDER
MODISTE CASE; DISAPPEAR'
ED YEAR AGO
SEATTLE, Jan. 24. (£>)—Lester
| Knapp, age 32, a war veteran who
[disappeared last August following the
death of Mrs, Florence Brennan,
former Hyder , Alaska modiste, is
being held by St. Louis police.
The cause of the woman’s death
| was fixed by a corners jury as peri
j tonitis. Knapp was wanted as a wit
! ness but no charges wre pending
j against him here.
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campaign to bring about the election
of delegates, pledged to the nomina
tion of Herbert Hoover as candidate
| for the President, is under way in
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FLIVVER PLANE DF
FORD'S ON PREMIER
FLIGHT TO MIAMI
HUNDRED MILE FLIGHT REQUIR
ES BUT TWO GALLONS OF
GASOLINE
DETROIT, Jan. 24. (JP)—Henry
Ford reached into his bag of machin
| ery and hauled-forth'his latesst of
fering, a flivver airplane, which is the
first all Ford manufacture to he pro
| duced and which will have a premier
showing today by pilot Harry Brooks
on a non-stop journey to Miami, Fla.
The plane, has a wing spread of less
than 20 feet, and a gasoline capacity
of 48 gallons. Tests showed the gas
oline consumption' is only a fraction
more tha^itwo gallons per 100 miles
while travelling at top speed which is
100 miles per hour. The plane is
powered by a tiny two cylinder; motor.
PRESlIlMO
PAIS RESPECTS CAL
< AT WHITE HOUSE
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CONVEYS GREETING AND GOOD
WISHES FROM THE PEOPLE
OF IRELAND
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. (£>)—'The
greeting and good wishes of the peo
ple of the Irish Free State was con
veyed to President Coolidge by the
J President of the Free State executive
< council Cosgrove who made an offi
j cial call at the White House,
j President Cosgrove expressed to
! the President the appreciation of his
| people for whatj, the United States has
: done for Ireland in lending their
| moral and material support in the
j fight for freedom.
10 NEW PUIS
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BENNETT AND YOUNG, EMBARK
ING FOR SEWARD THURSDAY,
ALAMEDA
SEATTLE, Jan. 24. (/P)—A. A. Ben
nett and Ed Young, Alaska pilots, ar
rived here on their way to return to
Alaska after several weeks spent east
and in the south getting new equip
ment for the Bennett-Rodebaugh. Air
Service.
They will start for Seward on
Thursday taking with them two, five
passenger cabin air cruisers, and
other equipment valued at $5,000.
WATSON 'TOMORROW
The S. S. Admiral Watson, of the
IP. S. Co., is expected to arrive in
port tomorrow afternoon from the
South.