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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 118. SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 11. 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Distinguished Airman
Back On Native Soil
Welcome Unparalleled
THOUSANDS SURGE AGAINST TIGHTLY DRAWN
POLICE LINES JOYOUSLY ACCLAIMING SMIU
ING YOUNG PILOT—DIRIGIBLE LOS ANGELES,
AND SWARM AIRPLANES FLY ABOVE CRUISER
MEMPHIS AS DOCKED—GUNS SALUTE HERO;
BAND DROWNED OUT BY CHEERING MULTI
TUDE
MOTHER MEETS HER DISTINGUISHED SON ON CRUISER
President Coolidge Welcomes Lindbergh as the Most Il
lustrious Citizen of Our Republic, Conqueror of the Air,
and the Man Who has Strengthened Ties With Sister
Nations Across the Sea
WASHINGTON, June 11. (/P)—Captain Charles
Lindbergh came back to his native shores amidst such a
welcome as few returning heroes received before him.
As the cruiser Memphis arrived at her navy yard berth
thousands surged against the tightly drawn police lines
joyously acclaiming the smiling young pilot. The capital,
nation and all preparations of welcome were secondary to
the unchronicled welcome, that between the aviator and
his mother, the Detroit school teacher. She was permit
ted to go aboard the cruiser first of all to greet her son
privately in his stateroom while the general public were
excluded. The dirigible Los Angeles and a swarm of air
planes flew above the Memphis as she docked. Several
gun salutes were fired and band music was drowned out
by the cheering thousands.
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WILKINS AND ENTIRE
PERSONNEL EN ROUTE
ARRIVES IN SEWARD TONIGHT;
SHIPPING THREE CARLOADS
EQUIPMENT TO DETROIT
FAIRBANKS. June 11. (^—Cap
tain George H. Wilkins and the entire
personnel of the Wilkins Arctic ex
pedition, entrained for Seward en
route to the States. The Stinson
plane Detroit No. 2 was left in its
Fairbanks hangar after a last minute j
effort to sell it failed. The plane
Alaskan and other equipment com-|
prising three carloads will be shipped !
* to Detroit.
PERPETUAL PEACE WITH FRANCE
WASHINGTON, June 11 .(£>)—
France has been notified by the State
Department that the United States
would be pleased to enlarge diplomatic
conversations on the subject of a pos
sible treaty of perpetual peace be
tween the two nations.
i President Coolidge welcomed Lind
bergh as “the illustrious citizen of our
republic, conquerer of the air and
strengthener of the ties which bind
us to sister nations across the sea.”
Concluding a brief address, the Presi
dent bestowed the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross as a symbol of appreciation
for he is and what he has done and
said he had returned unspoiled and
brought an unsullied fame to his
home.
Cruiser Broke Speed Rtfcord
NORFOLK, Va., June 11. (/P)—The
cruiser Memphis, bringing Captain
Charles Lindbergh back from Europe,
glided into Chesapeake Bay late yes
terday afternoon. Scores of airmen
flew about in a noisy greeting to the
aviation hero. The fast cruiser prob
ably broke the time for American war
ships in crossing the Atlantic. She
flanked four destroyers.
BASEBALL INTEREST GROWS
LONDON, June 11. (/P)—The pop
ularity of baseball is growing in
Britain and the number of teams play
ing the game increases annually. In
terest in the national pastfiaev cricket,
is not declining, however.
OVER THREE HUNDRED EN
ROUTE TO ALASKA ON FAST
VESSEL
SEATTLE. June 11. (/P>—‘The S. S.
Yukon sailed at 9 o’clock this morning
and carried 308 passengers. Among
those destined for Seward are George
A. Dunham, C. A. Anderson, Mr. Friele,
A. Horning. Harold Sogn, Frank Boyle,
"■Janet Preston, Mrs. Wm. Clayson and
child. Mrs. M. Leonard. Mrs. D. Jacob
! son. J. J. Daislev and wife, Mrs. Tin
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,son, C. Hale and wife, L. L. Hilde
| brand and brother, Miss E. Williams,
I Mrs. B. Metcalf and child. Mr. E. Hub
i bard and wife, E. V. Grobe, J. E. Ste
| vens, F. Horschell, J. Mitheler, Wal
ter Fisher, E. A. Benjamin, Frank Don
nelly. Charles German, E. Krauter,
F. D. Hung, Miss B. Beutherson, W. A.
Hoffman. Mino Nurmi, Dan Boudean
and sister, S. L. McGraef and wife,
I. S. Rutherford, Mrs. E. McCulloch,
Dr. F. H. Harzman and wife, John
Hazelett, M. C. Collins, Matilda
j Stross, Clara Merrill, W. F. Copeland
'and wife, J. Edwards, wife and child,
Paul Keenan and wife, Miss J. Mellen,
| Mrs. Bender, Charles Machtried and
two sisters, Claire Wilson, Mrs. Geo.
Hanley, Mrs. Geo. Rosburg, Chas. Har
ris, Mrs. E. G. Zimmerman, Harold
B. Smith. N. S. McGee, C. McCulley,
G. W. Young, J. McIntosh, H. Warner,
Ole Holmstead, A. Buchan and brother,
Mrs. A. Thompson. Mrs. F. Romatoff,
Miss A. Erickson, S. J. Wanzler, H.
Martine, E. M. Caswell and four
steerage.
LOWDEN IS FOR WAR
C00L1D6E NOW FACES
COMPETITION CHI
NEW YORK, June 11. (^)-Two
statements emanating from the camp
of former Governor Lowden of Illi
nois indicated that he has to wage a
firm war against President Coolidge in
the presidential nomination in 1928.
A. Gustaffson, a leader of the Lowden
association in Iowa, declared that Mr.
Lowden had definitely decided to fight
President Coolidge for the nomination,
and at the same time, the ex-Governor,
speaking at Chicago, said: “No man
is big enough to refuse the presiden
His New York supporters were ad
vised of Lowden’s decision on his re
cent. visit there, but the plans were
kept secret.
Privateers Prepare
For Seal Hunting
Treaties Expire
HUNTERS FITTING OUT BOATS AT VICTORIA, B. C.,
ASSERTS EDISON MARSHALL, NOTED AUTHOR
OF OUTDOOR AND NATURE STORIES-PRESENT
COMPLICATIONS BETWEEN COUNTRIES AU
GURS WELL FOR NON-RENEWAL OF TREATIES
SEATTLE, June 11. (/P)—Edison Marshall of Beau
fort, S. C., well known author of outdoor and nature sto*
ries1 arrived on his seventh trip to the Far North to gath
er fiction material. * In addition to this he is to gather
facts on reported preparations of privateers to jump into
an expeected “free for all” on hunting after the seal trea
ties expire this year.
“Right now hunters are fitting out®
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boats at Victoria to jump into the
hunting “free for all” which will fol- j
low the failure of Russia, the United j
States, Japan and Great Britain to re
new the 15-year treaties for the pro
tection of the seals. Japan seems to
be anxious to allow the treaties to
ilapse; the United States does not,
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recognize the Russian government,
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which complicates the renewal so far I
as that nation is concerned.”
To Search for Primitive people
Marshall expects to make a trip up
the Yukon and Pelly rivers in search
of primitive people reported to be
living 300 miles from the nearest white
settlement. He will go overland into
the little known areas from the mouth
of the Ross river. Marshall won the
O. Henry memorial prize for the best
i short story of 1921. Good Housekeep
ing has just published his serial “Child i
■ of the Wild.”
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Seattle 12, San Francisco 3.
Hollywood 0, Oakland 1.
Portland 2-8, Los Angeles 3-9.
Missions 3-1, Sacramento 7-3.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 4.
Chicago 4, New York 2.
Detroit 10, Boston 5—12 innings.
Cleveland 5, Washington 6—13 in
nings.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 9.
New York 4, Pittsburg 13.
Brooklyn 4, Chicago 5—12 innings.
Boston 11, St. Louis 8—10 innings.
PRIZE RING GIVES $128,000
ST. PAUL, June 11. (jP)—Boxing, i
legalized in Minnesota, in 1915, has ]
contributed to the State’s tubercu- i
losis fund $128,992.57. The fund gets
10 per cent of the receipts.
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(MIDGE
HISTORY TREASURY
MARGIN OF $338,000,000 IN SIGHT
FOR NEXT YEAR PRESIDENT
STATES
WASHINGTON, June 11. (^—Presi
dent Coolidge, in an address before
government officials at the semi-annu
al budget meeting, forecast the largest
surplus piled up by the Treasury since
the war, but warned that the margin
of about six hundred million dollars
in sight could not be turned over en
tirely to tax reduction. He said de
creases in tax rates must stand upon
strict limitation of government ex
penditures to approximately hte pres
ent level. Not only will the surplus
this fiscal year, ending June 30, ex
ceed the high post-war record set in
1924, by more than a hundred million
dollars, but, Coolidge declared, a mar
gin of $338,000,000 is in sight for next
year. He said much of the margin!
was accumulated through a return to
the treasury of capital assets and
other items which will not be avail
able for receipts in future.
HUGE PROFITS TEN
BT OIL F1NCIERS
LOS ANGELES, June 11. (£>)—
Profits' received hy financiers,
through pools in Julian Petroleum
dock, will total more than $18,000,
)00; it was declared here yesterday,
>y State Investigators. The inter? it
-ate was 19 per cent, according to
he statements of one Los Angeles,
mditing firm.