MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 4.
SEWARD, ALASKA SATURDAY, JAN. 5, 1929.
PRICE TEN GENTS
HUSKIES WAHTED
•IN SEATTLE FDD
BYRD EXPEDITION
RANKS OF HUSKIES OF BYRD’S
SOUTH POLE EXPEDITION
THINNED OUT
SEATTLE, Jan., 5, (TP)—Search
of the Pacific Northwest for 25
malamutes and a driver to join
„ Byrd’s South Pole expedition, has
been started here by Ralph Lomen.
As the dogs are wanted in Dun
edin, New Zealand, by February 7,
fhere is not time to send to Alaska
or the Yukon for trained dogs. The
telegram from Byrd’s New York
manager did not explain why the
dogs were needed but it is assumed
that bad water and the successive
changes in temperatures from a
cold clime, across the torrid equa
tor, and to the frozen South, has
thinned the ranks of the canines.
The huskies will be taken by
the steamer Eleanor Bolling from
Dunedin to the great barrier where
one of the parties have their head
quarters.
Lomen hopes owners of mala
mutes in the North, Idaho and in
British Columbia, will offer sled
dogs for sale and that he may be
able to pick up the remainder in
the vicmity of Seattle.
HUT ONE DEATH OCCURED; SEV
ERAL CASES REPORTED LIT
TLF RED RIVER
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EDMONTON, Jan., 5. (IP)—'The
epidemic of diptheria at Fort Ver
million and Little Red River has
been checked, said a report reach
ing here from Capt May and Victor
Horner, who flew to the settlements
with antitoxin.
No new cases of diptheria are at
Fort Vermillion and only one death
has occured at Little Red River.
There are several suspected infec
tions at the latter post. The air
plane returned to Peace River yes
terday.
WASHINGTON, Jan., 5, OP)—
f The Pan-American Conference
\ formally approved of the drafts of
the multilateral arbitration and
councihation treaties for settlement
of all future International disputes
in the Western Hemisphere by
peaceful means. The treaties arc
expected to be signed by the various
delegations and conference will
then adjourn.
SIGNED WITH CROSS
NEW YORK, Jan., 5, OP)—The
deathbed will of Dr. George Law
rence, neurologist, signed with a
cross mark, gives $1,000,000 and one
thalf the residue of his estate to Le
land Stanford University and the
University Club.
DEATH SENTENCE
CHICAGO, Jan., 5, (TP)—-Dr. Arm
ante Rorgetti has been given the
death sentence after being convict
ed for the second time on charges of
murdering Miss Loretta Enders who
died as the result of an illegal op
eration.
MUG TO
in in some
GOOD FRIENDS OF GOVERNOR
SAID HAVE TIPPED HIM OFF
TO STOCK MARKET
NEW YORK, Jail., 5, (JP)— A1
Smith, private citizen, is resting a
bit before he goes to work. He an
nounced that for the present he is
not attending to business and ac
cording to a story circulated, lie
need not work at all if he does not
feel so inclined.
John J. Raskob, good friend of
Smith, is reported to have given the
ex-governor a tip to buy General
Motors just before that stock went
skyrocketing. Michael Meehan, an
other good friend of Smith got him
in on the Radio Corporation that
stock rose to giddy heights. So now
Smith is reported to be a million
aire twice over and there has been
neither confirmation or denial.
BORAH STEERS THE
PEACE PACT THRO
SENATE DEBATE
LONG AWAITED CLASH BE
TWEEN BORAH AND REED
FAILED TO DEVELOP
WASHINGTON, Jan.. 5, (/Pi—
Chairman Borah, of the Senate
foreign Relations Committee, pro
nelled the Kellogg Pact on its way
fhru the Senate in a debate which
became personal after three hours
during which he answered ques
tioners from all sides of the Cham
ber.
The sponsors of the Treaty sum
med up and answered arguments
against the Pact calling for eaiiy
ratification in its present form.
Reed of Missouri who was ready
o lead the opposition and whose
onslaught had been eagerly awaited
by those wishing to see Reed and
Borah in a clash, replied only brief
ly with the reading of correspon
dence with other nations saying
“This correspondence showed many
constructions had been placed upon
the Treaty and there is-no dispute
as to its meaning.”
“TEX” SICK MAN
MIAMI, Jan., 5. (A3)—Tex Rieka”
is “slightly better this morning but
his condition is still critical”, said
a bulletin. The inflammation has
subsided slightly.
STUDY OF DISEASES REQUIRES
MANY KINDS OF SCIENTIFIC WORK
bolution of disease problems requires much more
than mere laboratory study. Analysis o fstatistical data,
another essential, is facilitated by Public Health Service
workers with mechanical methods of sorting cards
)above). Much special equipment is necessary in various
phases of the work, such as that (below) for counting the
particles of dust in a given place.
MAY MAKE ANOTHER
U. S. S. UTAH, Jan., 5, (/P)—Pres
ident-elect Herbert Hoover intends
to begin a series of conferences on
Monday and if he can complete
them in time he will take a trip
to the West Indies before inaugur
ation.
TUG ROOSEVELT
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CONVOY VESSEL UNALGA CON
TINUES ON TO JUNEAU;
STARR TO SEATTLE
JUNEAU, Jan., 5, (A>)—A radio
from the cutter Unalga states that
at 8 o'clock this morning the tug
Roosevelt was towing the S. S. Stair
then 32 miles from Cape Spencer
and traveling at the rate of five
miles an hour.
They are expected inside the Cape
at 21 o’clock this afternoon. The
Unalga will then stop her convoy
heading for Juneau. The Roosevelt
will continue with the Starr, via the
Inside Passage, to Seattle.
JURORS ARE CHOSEN
FOR NORTHCOTT TRIAL
COURTROOM. RIVERSIDE, Jan ,
5, (A5)—-The 12 jurors chosen for
Northcott’s trial for the murder of
three boys on his Wineville rancn,
adjourned till Mondy. The defense
today used only three of its 20 per
emptory challenges indicating trie
possibility that the jury will be
swept away.
BUT NO TRACE OF IT WAS
FOUND; MYSTERIOUS LIQ
UOR DISAPPEARED FAST
MADTRON. W;<s Tin z (io
lowing a report that a truck load of
beer had been unloaded at the Cap
itol Building. Drv Agents conducted
a search thru every nook and dark
corner of the structure. They an
nounced that no beer was found.
The beer was supposed to have
been placed in storage in prepara
tion fox a celebration. Federal
sleuths came and sniffed for some
trace of the brew under the leader
ship of State officials who pried in
to a maze of passages and rooms
in the Capitol basement. The res
taurant. water pumping station and
storerooms were all gone over thor
oughly but no trace of the mysteri
ous liquor was found.
WANTED “HANDOUT”
BOSTON, Jan., 5, (£>)—Emil Fuchs
president of the National League
baseball champs testified in Chica
go that Councilman William Lynch
asked for a $65,000 “handout” on
behalf of himself and 12 associates
in consequence of the Sunday base
ball law.
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ARMY PIM STARTS
FIFM1G DAY
IDEA HERETOFORE CONSIDER
ED FANTASTIC IS NOW A
POSSIBILITY
LOS ANGELES, Jan., 5, (TP)—
"The Question Mark,” Army plane,
kept grinding out aviation history
as the endurance flight entered
its fifth day.
The plane took on 1.150 gallons
at 7 o’clock this morning in contact
with refueling plane No. 1. The
contact was described as almost
perfect and the "Question Mark”
is reported to be in excellent con
dition.
The refueling plane took the air
shortly after delivering the oil,
this time with breakfast and mail.
Completing it’s 96th hour in
-the air at 7:26 this morning, the
plane began to get wthin striking
distance of the endurance record
of 118 hours established by the
French dirigible Dixmude.
The feat of keeping an airplane
up long enough to break the en
durance record of a lighter than
air machine, an idea heretofore
considered fantastic, thus appear
ed to be within the realm of pos
sibility.
STATEMENT BELIEVE TO PROVE
CONCLUSIVELY GERMANY
CAPABLE OF PAYING
PARIS, Jan., 5, (A5)—There were
two opposite reactions to Parker
Gilbert’s report on the operation of
the Dawes plan which indicated
Germany’s financial condition to
be sound. In Germany there was
no consternation at the sounding of
the note of prosperity in the Reich
at a time when the nation is seek
ing a delay in its natural repara
tions payments.
In France, however, there was a
disposition to regard Gilbert as a
national hero. His statement is
believed to prove conclusively that
Germany is capable of paying and
that therefore there will be no move
to reduce reparations.
EL PASO, Jan., 5, (/Pi—The news
paper ' El Continental” reported the
surrender to the Federal Govern
ment of Benjamin Mendosa, rebel
leader, active in the State of More
los, Mexico. Twenty of his officers
a’so surrendered and it is expected
that 400 men will be disarmed and
sent to their homes.
BOSTON, Jan., 5, (tf5)—Gus Son
nenberg, Darthmouth football star,
won the world’s heavyweignt wrest
ling championship from “Strang
ler” Lewis was disqualified after
refusing to return to the ring after
being butted out seven times.
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