COAST TERMINAL FOB THE ALASKA RAILROAD
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 290.
SEWARD ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17,1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
By House Bill
Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. A.-P.-The Senate
passed the House resolution authorizing the ex
penditure of $125,000 for the protection of Gov
ernment property along Lowell creek with the
amendment requiring the town of Seward, or
other local interests, to contribute $25,000,
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SOCIETY DAME, ORGANIZER
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. <;P)—Anne
Morgan, society woman has organized
Florida realty project to aid Franco
American welfare and charity work.
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LADY INNES BANKRUPT
LONDON, Dec. 17. (/P)—Lady Rob
ert Innes Ker, known to New York
theater goers as Josie Collins, was de
clared bankrupt in London courts.
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SEVERAL SUMS USED FOR FIGHT
ING PROHIBITION IN BRITISH
COLUMBIA
VANCOUVER, Dec. 17. (TP)—British
Columbia Breweries Limited contri
buted at least $75,000 to Canadian poli
tical parties in the last two years and
the hearing revealed the largest con
tribution, $25,000 in four checks total
ing $40,000 was payable to one man
and was issued between January 1,
and June 30 of this year. Several
contributions were used for fighting
prohibition.
SENATOR HEFLIN STATED FALL
AND DOHENY CASES SHOULD
NOT HAVE BEEN TRIED BEFORE
JUDGES LATE PRESIDENT AP
POINTED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. (JP)—Sen
ator Heflin, Democrat from Alabama,
in a speech declared Fall would not
have gone to trial unless there had
been “an arrangement” beforehand
for acquittal or mistrial. He assert
ed that Daugherty, in the Fall and Do
heny cases, shouldn’t have been tried
before Judges which Harding appoint
ed.
NOTE—It ig estimated that thus far
Lowell Creek has created damage to
over $300,000 to local, private and gov
ernment property as well as to rail
road property. In 1903 the creek
went on a rampage and almost under
mined and wrecked the Federal build
ing. In 1917, which can be rightly
called the year of the big flood, the
damage was immense and grave fears
were felt then that the entire town
would be swept away. However,
each year the stream does consider
able damage and it is a constant men
ace to the entire municipality. The
Seward City Council, some months
ago, authorized the Senate to obligate
the City of Seward for $25,000 so that
the bill might be put through.
GIRL OPERATORS STICK
TO POSTS, HOTEL FIRE
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. (JP)—Girl
elevator operators stuck to their posts
when a fire started in the Hotel An
sonia and for 30 minutes before the
blaze was controlled carried a thous
and guests to the main floor. Guests
crowded the lobby and streets.
MEMOIRS 10 NOVELS
RAISE IRE OE FRANCE
PARIS, Dec. 17. (J-P)—Publication of
memoirs and novels, that contain re
ference to living men and women or
thinly veiled characterizations of them
now causing criticism in England and
the United States, has struck France
much to the scandal of many critics.
A new novel called “The Demon of
Impurity” has particularly stirred re
sentment in political circles because
the hero of the book bears some re
semblance to M. Aristide Briand, for
mer premier and now minister of
foreign affairs.
PARIS, Dec. 16. (/P)—French For
eign Minister Briand will probably
spend major portion of his Nobel
^ peace prize in buying sheep and pigs
for a farm.
BRITISH COLUMBIA DARK PRIME
TOPS SALES AT $17.17;
SILVERS SELL WELL
SEATTLE, Dec. 17. (IP)—Mink sold
well at the Seattle fur exchange auc
tion averaging $11.59. The top price,
foil dark prime British Columbia mink
was $17.17; muskrats averaged $1.38,
and the# best $1.60; silver foxes sold
well, the top price bringing $285, the
average including culls, $77. Good
silvers are in excellent demand but
the collections were small as the sea
son has just opened for most of the
fur bearing sections. Ther next sale
will take plac§> on December 29.
COUNTRIES PAY 0, S.
nooom
DEBT INSTALLMENTS
GREAT BRITAIN PAYS $92,000,OCX)
OF WHICH $67,000,000 IS
INTEREST
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. (£>)—Eight
countries paid the United States $96
000,000 in war debt installments and
interest. Great Britain made its
eighth payment of $92,000,000 of which
$67,000,000 was interest; Czecho Slo
1 vakia paid $1,500,000, half on the prin
cipal; Belgium $1,000,000 interest;
Esthonia $50,000; Finland $181,139;
Lithuania $46,000; Poland $750,000.
WATSON ACCEPTS
SENATOR ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION IS INTRODUCED TO
PREVENT APPOINTEE TAK
ING SEAT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. (^—Sen
ator Reed called for a Senate cam
paign funds committee meeting when
h£ learned Governor Small appointed
Smith to succeed McKinley. Ashurt
introduced a resolution to prevent
Smith from taking his seat. The com
mittee was to complete a report on
Smith’s campaign expenditures. Wat
son, who pleaded with Smith not to
accept and start a fight over his elig
ibility said to the Senate “We will
take it up immediately.” Chairman
j Ernst of the elections committee
said “I’m greatly disappointed.”
ANOTHER QUAKE, BELLINGHAM
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Dec. 17. (/P)
—Bellingham was shaken at 5:55 a.
m. yesterday by an earthquake whose
direction was from the East to West.
It lasted from three to five seconds,
rattled dishes in restaurants and
homes and toppled over flower ppts.
The quake attracted little attention.
PHILLIP SOHEIDEMAI RAISES TURMOIL
IN GERMAN REICHSTAG BY OPEN CHARGES
SPECIAL FUND FOR MANUFACTURE AND STOR
ING OF PLANES AND MUNITIONS IN RUSSIA
ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN ARRANGED—OPPO
SITION ASKS “WHY REVEAL THESE THINGS TO
ENEMIES?” — “ALLIES ALREADY KNOW IT,”
RETORTS SCHEIDEMANN
BERLIN, Dec. 17. (/P)—Phillip Q. Scheidemann, head
of the social Democrats in attacking thet defense of Min
ister Gessler before the Reichstag, charged the budget
contained a secret fund for manufacture and hoarding of
arms and airplanes in Russia. The parties of the right
cried “Traitor! Blackguard!” A nationalist, pointing at
the Diplomatic box, cried “Why reveal these things to our
enemies?” He then left the chamber.
Scheidemann replied the Allies knew all about “the
rotten militaristic conditions in Germany and we might
as well correct these conditions ourselves as have the Al
lies do it for us.” Chancellor Marx denied Scheidemann’s
charges.
ANOTHER BOXER MEETS
DEATH, FRACTUREDSXOEE
. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 17. (£>)—Berg
lund, Minneapolis light heavyweight,
who was knocked out last night in the
last round of a six round contest died
from a skull fracture. Carl Augustine
of Saint P&ul, caught Berglund with
a stiff left on the chin. Augustine
was arrested as Berglund was carried
out.
MEMBERS OF IMPERIAL
FAMILI CALLER BEDSIDE
[ TOKYO, Dec. 17. (JP)—All of the
; Imperial family left on a special train
tonight for Hayama, where Emperor
Yoshisito lays near to death’s door
with bronchial pneumonia.
TOM WILCOX COMES CLOSE
LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 17. (£>)—
Tom Wilcox, leading player of Purdue
university football team outstripped
all other conferencse players this
year in gaining yardage through op
ponents lines falling only fifty yards
short of the world record set by “Red”
Grange when he carried the ball 1007
yards in 1924.
AUTO SKIDS, TWO DEAD
SEATTLE, Dec. 15. (£>)—Mrs. John
F. Steward and her two-year-old daugh
ter perished when going to the barn to
do chores. The two were killed when
an auto skidded into them.
POSTPONE ARRAIGNMENT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. (£>)—'The
District of Columbia Supreme court
postponed the arraignment of Fall and
Sinclair until next Tuesday.
ALASKA DUE AT 9 P. M.
Due to weather conditions the S. S.
Alaska -will not arrive in port until
about 9 o’clock this evening, according
to a wireless received from Cordova
this morning.
C1T0ISE OVERRUN
FUKIEN PROVINCE;
ADVANCE. SHANGHAI
AMERICAN GUNBOAT EL CANO
RECAPTURES STEAMER
FROM CHINESE
PEKING, Dec. 17. (£>)—'The Canton
ese having overrun Fukien province
are adding the State of Chekiang to
their domain. They have advanced
toward Shanghai where Marshal Sun
Chuanfang, Shanghai leader, stands
with his back to the wrall.
Gunboat Clears for Action
SHANGHAI, Dec. 17. (£>) — The
American gunboat El Cano at Ichang,
cleared her decks for action against
General Yangsen, Northern leader,
who commandeered the American
steamer Iling. The battle was pre
vented when the Chinese soldiers left
the steamer.
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SPENDS TIME IN Jill
WILLOWS, Calif., Dec. 17. (/P)—A
Jury of four physicians sitting here
today decided Samuel L. Reid, ali
mony martyr, is sane. Reid has stay
ed in jail sixteen months and let his
hair and whiskers grow rather than
pay alimony to his wife who has re
married.