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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 102.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
EMHGYPT
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY BILLS SEEMS
TO HAVE UPSET THE OLD
"APPLE CART" FOR BRITAIN
LONDON, May 1. (jP)—The tension
between Great Britain and Egypt was
lessened with the decision of the
Egyptian Parliament to postpone fur
ther discussion of the public assem
blies Bill.
British warships are racing toward
Egyptian waters and an ultimatum
lias been sent demanding the Egypt
ian government to withdraw the bill
before 7 p. m. tomorrow.
Postponement of discussion of the
measure until "November is believed to
have been taken at the dictation of
the Egyptian government. The bill
already had passed by the Chamber
and was to come before the Senate
when the British acted.
The British objection is based on
the section which they claimed en
dangered the lives of foreigners and
provided police could not end public
meetings unless there was actual dis
order or unless those holding the
meeting requested an intervention.
SIUA BREAKS
LONG SILENCE ANO
TALKS COMMITTEE
BLACKMER, ORGANIZER OF THE
TRANSACTION, GAVE HIM
8750,000 WORTH OF BONDS
WASHINGTON, May 1. (/P)—Sin
clair told the Senate Teapot Dome
Committee he received $757 after the
famous Continental deal, but that liis
deal was to protect the rights of his
company.
Breaking the silence he has main
tained through his trials Sinclair said
he had turned over to the Sinclair
Crude Purchasing Company §750,000
in securities and §142,000 in interest
after his acquittal. "He said Black
er, one of the organizers! of the tran
saction, gave him the bonds.
BARBLESS FISH HOOKS
PRINCE RUPERT, May 1. (£>)—
British Columbia has become a mar j
act for barbless fish hooks through
request of fish and game authorities
tm<t they be used by sportsmen to
aid conservation. Pish too small to be
kept are said to be killed by the
twisting necessary to remove the
baited hooks.
ON LAST FLIGHT
ST. LOUIS, May 1, (/P)—Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh yfesterday took
“The Spirit of St. Louis” on it’s last
flight when he left for Washington
where the plane will be placed in the
Smithsonian Institution for exhibit
with' other history making airplanes.
NOBILE MAY STURT
FOR SPITZBERGEN
IN ITALIA TONIGHT
CONQUEROR OF THE NORT POLE
WANTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF PRESENT WEATHER
STOLP, Germany, May 1. (ZP)—No
bile served notice to the Italia cr£w
to be ready to start for Spitzbergen
tonight providing meteorological con
ditions continue to be favorable.
Relchswehr soldiers have been or
dered to be ready to assist. Nobile
said it was rather a risk arriving at
Kings Bay before the arrival of the
supply ship, but he will rely on the
natives to pull the Italia into the
hangar rather than lose the prevailing
good weather.
LOSE TO JAPANESE
HAVANA, May 1, (JP)—Japan had
little trouble eliminating the Cuban
tennis stars from the Davis Cup play.
The Japanese team defeated the Cu
bans in double matches and also in
the singles.
JOHN MATSON PICKED
UP ADOIFT IN STRAITS
CORDOVA, May 1, (/P)—1The hal
ibut schooner Defense of Ketchikan
picked up John Matson in Lisianski
Straits after seven days alone at sea
in a small boat. Matson is 73 years
old and has relatives at Sitka. He was
landed by the Defense at the Soap
stone Point radio station in a badly
exhausted condition. He will be sent
to the Juneau hospital.
PARIS CABARETS RID
FOR GUESTS FAVORS
PARIS, May 1. (£>)—Night caba
rets are mixing a little philanthropy
with their brigandage. The few that
are open during this dull tourist sea
son are fighting a battle for business
by giving away “souvenirs.”
It started with handsome silk dolls
for the women and leather card cases
for the men. Rival cabarets came
back with costly fans, silk stockings
and gloves for feminine guests and
pocketbooks, fancy handkerchiefs and
canes for men.
NOME PRIMARY
FIVE PRECINCTS ARE YET TO BE
HEARD FROM TOTALLING AP
PROXIMATELY 50 VOTES
NOME, May 1, (/P)—The vote to
date from last Tuesday’s primary, is
Howard lOd, Sutherland 414, Rust
gard 361, Waller 74, Albrecht 125,
Aldrich 169, Lathrop 122, Caswell
SI, Chase 210, Gelles 46, Pratt 61,
Wickersham 359, Gottstein 229, j
Grant 275.
Sunquist was nominated Senator
for the long term; Anderson nom
inated Senator for the short term.
Alfred Lomen, C. J. Woofter, Hen
ry Burgh were both nominated for
the House.
James Haley is leading Frank War
sing by 11 votes for fotirth place.
Five precincts are yet to be heard.
These total 50 votes.
BASEBALL GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia, 4; Boston, 1.
St. Louis, 10; Cleveland, 3.
Detroit, 6; Chicago, 10.
New York, S; Washington, 4.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati, 6; St. Louis, 4.
Boston, 13; Philadelphia, 6.
| New York, 14; Brooklyn, 4.
Chicago, 7; Pittsburgh, 8 .
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
; LINE UP FOR HOOVER
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CLEVELAND, May 1, (/P)—A let
: ter, signed by the heads of 12 Nat
ional labor organizations supporting
the candidacy of Herbert Hoover in
the Indiana primaries, May 8, was
made public by D. B. Robertson,
President of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men.
YOUNG GIRL DIES
PANAMA, May 1, (&)—Mabel
Burchard, 14, daugher of Mr. and
Mrs. John D. Burchard, died yester
day in the Tanana hospital.
VESSEL AGROUND
SYDNEY, May 1. (#>)—The Dutch
Steamer Calliste, 26,060 tons ran
aground off Louisburgh in a fog. The
Canadian Government Steamer Mont
calm is in the vicinity but cannot ap
proach because of the heavy fog.
INVESTIGATION ORDERED
WASHINGTON, May 1, (/P)—The
Senate ordered an investigation of
the Salt Creek Oil field leases. Sen
a tor Norris’ resolution, directing the
Senate Lands Committee to make i
an inquiry, was adopted without a
roll call.
BOUT WAS SCHEDULED TO GO 15
ROUNDS; DELANEY FAILED
STRIKE BLOW IN DEFENSE
NEW YORK, May 1. (JP)—Jack
Sharkey, smashed Jack Delaney, for
oner light heavyweight champion, in
to a disastrous knockout defeat just
one minute and 13 seconds after the
opening of their scheduled 15 round
fight.
The blow was followed by ripping
left and right hooks to the chin which
finished Delaney before he could
•strike a blow in his own behalf. De
laney was floored twice before the
right uppercut dropped him senseless.
QUAKES STILL ACTIVE •
VIENNA, May 1, (TP)—With relent
! less* frequency but fortunately with
! little resulting loss of life, earth
i
quakes again shook many towns in
Bulgaria.
SIX FEDERAL BANKS
WASHINGTON, May 1, ffP)—
Charging conditions are “approaching
a National scandal” with reference
to six of 12 Federal Land Banks,
Senator Blease, Democrat from
South Carolin, introduced a resolu
tion asking Secretary Mellon to
transmit to the Senate the annual
report of the Federal Land Board
for last year.
SWEDISH KING SUGGESTS
SIFT OF GUNCER GL1NIC
MONTE CARLO, April 30. (JP)—
King Gustav V of Sweden, who is va
cationing on the Riviera, will be 70
! years old on June 16.
Informed recently that a national
subscription had been started in Swe
den an order that his country might
present him with a birthday present,
he replied:
“Make it cash and we will establish
in Stockholm the finest cancer clinic
in the world.”
JUDGE T. Nl. HEED
ILL FOB IMS
SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN ON THE
ROAD TO RECOVERY; AP'
POINTED 1921 BY HARDING
JUNEAU, May 1. (/P)—'Thomas Mil
burne Reed, Judge of the First Divi
sion, died at 10 o’clock last evening
of acute heart attack caused by gas
pressure.
He had been in ill health for some
time and about 10 days ago had to
recess court while a jury trial was in
progress.
After several days he returned to
the court house and tried the case;
then returned to the hospital. He
seemed to be on the road to recovery
and yesterday was riding in an auto
mobile for a short time. He was oon
I scious until a few minutes of the*
J ertil.
Judge Reed was appointed by Pre
sident Harding in 1921 and continued
in office until his death.
i
Mark E. Reed of Shelton, Wash.,
is his brother; he had other rela
tives in Washington state. A son
; survives him in Fairbanks.
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1 TACOMA, May 1, (/P)—Harry Hil
debrand, Tacma federal narcotic of
ficer, surrendered himself to the U.
! S. Marshal upon learning there was a
J warrant out for his arrest.
I After his appearance before the U.
\ S. Commissioner, he wras released un
| der a $2,000 bond to answer the
1 charge of embezzling $10,000 worth of
narcotics from the freighter West
Ison, at Olympia, March 30.
ROMAGNE-^OUS- MONTFAUCONj,
France, May 1. (/P)—The “woodeta
crosses, row on, row” of world war
days no longer mark the graves of
23,500 American soldiers who lost
their lives in the world war and lie
I buried here.
Marble slabs now mark each grave
General Pershing has signified his
desire to place the last marble slab
on a grave here when the work is
completed the end of this month.
The last wooden cross to be replac
ed will be taken back to the United
States.
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