MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIV. NUMBER,40. SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, February 16 1929.
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PRICE TEN CENTS
AWES IN CHILI
IMMENSE FLOCKS OF BIRDS
KILLED BY AIRPLANE PRO
PELLER
TACAHUANO, Chili, Feb., 16, (/Pj
—Sir Captain George Wilkins, who
arrived here yesterday on his re
turn from his Antarctic air expe
dition from the base camp on De
ception Island, said he encounter
ed a wholly unexpected menace in
the southern latitudes.
“The plane on numerous occa
sions was hampered by immense
flocks of birds which flew into the
path of the machine in such num
bers that hundreds were killed by
the propeller. Luckily,” he said,
“the plane was not damaged.”
Captain Wilkins said he and
Lieutenant Eielson, Alaska pilot,
were returning to New York to
plan another expedition.
MILLION!) HEADY
FOR USE PHI'S
PROPOSAL AWAITING ACTIO>
BY SENATE; HOUSE REFUS
ED OKEII
WASHINGTON, Feb 16, {/?)—
The Treasury advised the House
appropriations committee it coulc
use the additional $2,500,000 this
year in the enforcement of prohi
bition, in response to the inquirj
that developed in consideration ol
the proposal of Senator Harris.
The additional $24,000,000 propo
sal is awaiting action by the Sen
ate since the House conferees re
fusal to accept it.
The Treasury advised the com
mittee that the $2,500,000 could b(
used to strengthen the prohibi
tion and customs bureaus.
CLOSEUP m OF
EVERGLADE PROJECT
BE IDE HOOVEF
IS MAKING PERSONAL INSPEC
TION, WITH PARTY, EVER
GLADES DISTRICT
MIAMI, Fla., Feb., 15, (A>)—Pres
ident-Elect Hoover left his vaca
tion home for a two-dayys auto
mobile trip through the Lake Ok
eechobee district in Florida so ai
to have a close-up view of condi
tions which call for federal aid ir
flood control and navigation im
provement.
Major General Jadwin, chief oi
army engineers, who proposed tc
Congress an appropriation for more
than $7,000,000 for flood control ir
the Everglades district, was to joir
the party at the lake.
WEDDING POSTPONED
NEW YORK, Feb., 15, (A5)—Miss
Mary Guild and her mother Mrs.
Chester Guild arrived from Paris
' Mrs. Guild announced her daugh
ter’s marriage to George Harring
ton has merely been postponed.
NOTED EDITOR DIES
| NEW YORK, Feb., 16, (ff)—Mel
I ville E. Stone, counsellor for the
(Associated Press and for many
years its general manager, died
last night at his home here.
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I TACOMA FUR SALE
ALASKA BEAVER SOLD FROM
$20.89 TO $25 AT TACOMA
FUR SALE
TACOMA, Feb., 16, (/P)—More
than $150,000 worth of Alaska furs
j furs, as well as some from the
Northwest, were auctioned by the
j West Coast Fur Sales, Inc., and
good prices were realized.
Prices included mink, $25 to $35;
lynz, $65 to $75; wolves, $26 to
$30; Alaskan muskrats, $1.20.
Weasel, $2.75; cross fox, $75 to
$150; Alaska blue fox, $60 to $85;
Alaska beaver, $20.80 to $25.
JUNEAU, Feb., 16, i(/P)—Gover
nor Parks today announced a new
trophy cup has been donated by
him to the first yacht reaching
Juneau in the capital to capital
race—Olympia, Washington, to Ju
neau—during this year’s race.
The handsome siiver cup is 20
inches in height.
PRICES IN GENERAL RANGED
UPWARD THROUGHOUT THE
ENTIRE DAY
NE-V YORK, Feb.. 15, (/P)—'The
New Yoric Stock Market rallied
again under the benefit of six
I percent call monev. Gains of from
I three to 10 points were made by
' a sco>'° and more favorites and
prices generally ranged upwards.
There was considerable selling in
the last hour whch seemed to be
profit taking in nature. Among is
sues which advanced were Ameri
can and Foreign Power 10, Engin
eering Public Service 2 1-2, Kenne
cott Copper e 3-8 and Nevada Cop
per 1 3-8. United States Stec’
General Motors and other leading
1 <Tock,s moved moderately lower.
Tctal sales were 4.520,000 shares.
PLANS ARE COMPLETED
BUILD FIVE CRUISERS
WASHINGTON, Feb., 15, </P) —
The Navy Department has practi
cally completed plans for construc
tion of the first five cruisers au
thorized by Congress. The maxi
mum fund of $14,800,000 for recon
ditioning of the battleships “Penn
sylvania” and “Arizona” was pro
vided for in a Bill passed by the
House.
illUTl BILL
BEING COHO
PREFERENCE GRANTED ALIENS
SKILLED IN CERTAIN ARTS,
SCIENCE CRAFTS
WASHINGTON, Feb., 1G, (/P)—•
The House passed and sent to the
Senate two immigration bills.
The first measure, the Box bill,
would prohibit the admission as
visitors any person coming to the
United States to seek or take jobs.
This is designed to remedy the sit
uation crossing the Canadian bor
der by aliens who would work in
the United States.
The second bill grants prefer
ence, within “immigrants skilled
in certain arts and sciences crafts.
DRASTIC MEASURES TAKEN TO
PREVENT FURTHER DISOR
DERS
MADRID, Spain, Feb., 16, (TP)—A
royal decree signed bv Fine Al
phonse puts into effect drastic
i'.eaes to prevent further disor
ders The degree was published in
the ofiicial Gazette by order ol
Prime De Rivera, dictator.
Agents of the Government were
instructed to arrest any persons
,vho forecast evil happenings to the
country or criticises adversely au
thorities and crown ministers in
public. All sociel and recreational
organizations wore ordered to be
disbanded it their members dis
cussed politics.
RADIO COMPASS PENS
PASSED GOOD NIGHT
LONDON, Feb., 15, (/P>— An offi
cial report from Craig’,veil House
states King George passed a good
night and his condition is satislae
r.ory. He was reported as being
happy and joking with his aides.
PROTECTION SALMON INDUS
TRY MORE IMPORTANT
THAN PROJECT
SEATTLE, Feb., 15, (JP)—0. C.
Merrill, executive secretary of the
federal power commission, has in
formed Senator Jones of Wash
ington, that the commission has
rejected the application of the
Kassan Gold Company of Seattle
for a power permit on Karta river
in Alaska.
It is understood the commission
held the protection of the salmon
industry in that region was more
important than power development.
The Association of Pacific Fish
eries fought the permit with Hen
ry O’Malley, U. S. commissioner of
Fisheries.
”r ASTNGTON. Feb.. 15. CP)—
IV' House .Judiciary Committee
voted to transmit charges of fav
oritism nepotism and so forth in
Tbs’ bankruptcy case against Judge
Winslow to the Attorney General
with fhe request for a report by the
United States Attorney Tuttle of
New York.
RIVERSIDE, Feb., 15. iAV- A c ir
. don of sheriffs are guarding the
cell cf Gordon Stewart Northeotl,
convicted boy murdered to prevent
possible mob action.
NEW EPIC OF THE SEA
Cant. Geore-e Fried of the S. S. America beside the
insulated receiving coil of the radio compass which
enabled him to effect his second rescue at sea by point
ing the way to the sinking S. S. Florida.
HIGHER PENALTY
SOUGHT VIOLATORS
OF PHI LIS
SOME WAY NEEDED PREVENT
JUDGES GIVE UNJUST SEN
TENCES
WASHINGTON. Feb., 1G, {&)■—
Taking up the bill of Senator
Jones of Washington, fixing a
higher penalty for violation of the
prohibition laws, the Senate today
heard varying views expressed,
about the proposal.
Final vote is soon assured and
by unanimous consent it has been
decided to limit the debate until
3 o'clock.
In his opening argument Sen
ator Jones declared his measure
aimed particularly at big boot
leggers. Senator Johnson from Cal
ifornia expressed the opinion that
some way was needed to keep
judges from using the law to pro
nounce unjust sentences in order
to “Curry favor with some particu
lar set of people.”
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PAYMENT WAS WITHHELD BE
CAUSE THOUGHT PAY
MENT, VIOLATION
WASHINGTON, Feb., 16, 0T»>—
The House passed and sent to Pres
ident Coolidge the Senate bill
permitting the treasurer of Alas
jka to pay the secretary of the Ter
ritory that salary of $2,000 year
1 ly for services between 1927 and
-1929.
The Territorial legislature had
' previously appropriated the sum
but payment was withheld be
: cause of a court decision that pay
ment would be a violation of the
j organic act of the Territory.
FREE DEMANDS
IE OF
THE REPARATION
PRESENT FIGITRES NO MORIi
THAN SKETCHY ESTIMATES,
SAID
PARIS. Feb., 15, (/P)—The Con
ferenee of International Financv!
Experts opened with Owen i_o
Young of America as chairman.
The committee for revision of the
Dawes’ plan hopes to fix the total
sum that Germany must pay the
Allies. Following the first session,
it was announced two meetings win
be held daily hereafter. Each
ccivtry gave its views at the meet
ing bat little publicity was given,
lit was said that the shortest ^speech
was made by J. P. Morgan, he being
an the floor two minutes; the long
est being made by Hjalmur
i Schacht, German Representative
who took 15 minutes.
It was indicated the German re
parations debt would be fixed at.
irom $15,000,000,000 to $18,000,000,
000. France is demanding the lion’*
share of approximately $10,000,000,
000. At present these figures aie
no more than sketchy estimates.