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VOLUME XXI. NUMBER 2. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1927.
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Paper Company Files
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Application for Timber,
Miilsite Revilla Island
APPLICATION MADE FOR ALL WATER POWER ON
REVILLA ISLAND AND PUNCHBOWL TOGETH
ER WITH TIMBER LEASE — PLANT TO HAVE
250 TON DAILY CAPACITY
JUNEAU, Jan. 4. (/P)—The Federal Forest Service
announced that the International Paper Corporation has
filed an application with the Federal Power Commission
at Washington for all of the water power on Revilla
Island and Punchbowl, and an application for a timber
lease. It said the plans call for the construction of a pa
per mill of 250 tons daily capacity at Throne Arm. The
application covers the same lakes and streams included in
the Zellerbaeh application several weeks ago. Officials
of the International company are due to reach Washing
ton this w^eek to confer with the forestry heads.
AVALANCHE KILLS TWO *
IXNISBROOIv, Austria, Jan. 4. (/P)—
^ Bight of 10 skiers were killed when an
avalanche swept over them. Two are
critically injured.
MELLON STANDS PAT ON PREVI
OUS EXPRESSION OF DIS
APPROVAL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. (£>)—Wayne
Wheeler protested to Secretary Mel
lon on his order for the elimination
of piosonous denaturants from indus
trial alcohol. Mellon reiterated his
statement that it is not the govern
ment’s function to poison and kill to
enforce law. Wheeler said: “We
are even willing that denaturants
shall be less deadly until substitutes
are found, but the law prescribes that
industrial alcohol shall be unfit for
, beverage use. There is only one vray
to it and that is to use wood alcohol.”
LARGE BRITISH NAVY
EXPECTS TO SEE U. S. AND BRI
TAIN FIGHTING SIDE BY SIDE
I, FOR CIVILIZATION
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. (JP)—Pre
mier Bruce of Australia told Ameri
can naval officers that Great Britain
■would continue to maintain an ade
quate navy as long as naval power
was a dominant factor in world peace.
He declared that the British navy
would never go into action unless to
protect civilization. He expressed the
conviction that such a conflict would
find the Americans and British fight
ing side by side.
wm FORCES
AFTER FOUR DAYS OF DESPER
ATE BATTLE CONSERVATIVES
FORCED TO WITHDRAW
1 MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 4.—The
1 opposing forces of the conservative
and liberal governments at Los Per
las on the east coast have declared a
truce to bury their dead and care for
the wounded. The losses have been
heavy on both sides in a four-day
battle in which the liberals were aid
ed, it was alleged, by Mexicans, and
have forced the conservatives to with
draw towards Bluefields.
ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—A warning
that the United States should guard
against being tricked into intervention1
man Borah of the Senate Foreign Re
in Nicaragua was coupled by Chair
lations committee with a statement1
expressing his apparent conviction
that American efforts in that country
now were being confined to the pro*!
tection of American life and property.'
WISEMAN STORE BURNS
WISEMAN, Jan. 4. (JP)—Fire de
stroyed Sam Dubin’s store and ad
joining warehouse. The loss is esti
mated at $40,000. Wiseman is depen
dent upon Betties for supplies. The
mercury is 40 below zero.
“IT’S A BOY”
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. (/P)—Mrs. Hen
ry P. Davidson, the former Annei
Stillman, has become a mother. It’s!
a boy.
PRINCE GEORGE HOME
LONDON, Jan. 4. (£>)—P, r i n c e
George, fourth son of King George,
arrived home after 19 months naval
service in China.
C00UD8E ASKS
C0-0PEB1I! BE
AMERICAN PRESS
SAYS PAPERS CAN HELP BY RE
MOVING ERRONEOUS FOR
EIGN IMPRESSIONS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4% (^—Presi
dent Coolidge wants the press of the
nation to show “the American atti
tude” in support of all of the govern
ment’s efforts to follow international
law. The press should aid the gov
ernment by correct presentations of
foreign policiies and the conduct of
foreign nations which are often mis
led, particularly about the govern
ment’s protection of American lives
and property abroad. The newspa
pers give foreign officials a mistaken
impression that Americans are not
fullv in support of such a policy.
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Jan. 3.’
(JP)—As a traffic aftermath to a yule
tide party, one person was killed in
stantly and two others critically in
jured when a big tree fell across the
automobile in which they were riding
yesterday.
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FORMER WHITE SOX PITCHER;
SAYS SOX PURCHASED FOUR
GAMES
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.—Charles “Swede”
Risberg, former Chicago White Sox
pitcher, told Commissioner Landis
the Sox purchased four games in a s©-,
ries from the Detroit Americans to
help the Sox win the 1917 pennant, j
The Sox contributed $45 apiece and^
raise a pool of $1,100 to be given
principally to Detroit pitchers. Clar
ence Roland, then the Sox manager:
but now an American league umpire,!
broached the purchase to Risberg. i
Among players contributing were Ed-1
die Collins and Ray Schalk, the 1927
manager. The money was given to j
Chick Gandil, Sox first baseman, who
paid Bill James, Detroit pitcher.
Near the close of the 1919 season the
Sox figured they owed Detroit a favor,
so slouched two games to enable De
troit to win third place. The Sox
won the pennant that year.
SUUTHERLAND INTRODUCES BILL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. (^—Suther
land introduced a bill to permit Am
ericans to purchase unreserved public
lands in Alaska at $2.50 an acre.
ALASKAN SPECIAL DEPUTY
SEATTLE, Jan. 4. (/P)—Chief of Po
lice Bannick named Joel Warren, for
mer Nome police chief, as criminal
deputy, beginning January 10.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.—The
state is to press criminal charges as
a result of the collapse of a wall on
the new addition to the Relief Home,
which resulted in two deaths.
FIVE DROWN IN B. C.
NELSON, B. C., Jan. 3. (/P)—Three
women, a man and a six-yea-okl girl
were drowned today in the Upper Ar
row lake when their boat capsized.
They were returning from a New
Year’s eve dance.
THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED TO
CAUSE ABANDONMENT O F
CONVERSATIONS
MOSCOW, Jan. 4.—Important gov
ernment officials declared: “Tangible
and palpable” approaches were made
to Russia from the United States last
summer respecting recognition. “The
American government definitely abon
doned its intransigent attitude and
was ready to discuss privately if not
officially recognition terms. Then
suddenly something happened and
conversations terminated abruptly.
Whether it was the American cotton
crisis, elections or quarrels with our
Communist party we don’t know, but
the State Department again climbed
on its high horse and refused to treat
with us.”
NOT FLIRTING WITH RUSSIA
WSHINGTON, Jan. 4.—The State
Department denied that the United
States approached the Russian Soviet
in the past year on the subject of
recognition.
QUAKE AT SPOKANE
WENATCHEE, Wn„ Jan. 4.—A pro
nounced earthquake shock • was felt
here. It shook buildings and fright
ened their occupants. Many people
rushed into the streets. Spokane
also felt a quake at about 5 a. m.
which, lasted about two minutes. The
tremor moved tables about but no
damage has been reported.
SEATTLE, Jan. 4.—The Seattle
and Victoria seismographs did not re
cord the earthquake which was felt
in Eastern Washington.
RECURRENT TEMBLORS
AGAIN HIT CALEXICO
SEVERE JOLTS SENT BRICKS
FLYING — VOLCANO ERUPT
ING SMOKE AND VAPORS
CALEXICO, Jan. 4. (£>)—'Two jolts
shook the town at 5 o’clock this morn
ing. Temblors recurred at hourly in
terval*.
Later recurrent temblors again shook
Calexico and Mexicali, and fire razed
two buildings. Several severe jolts
sent bricks flying into the streets j
and widened cracks in building walls.;
The shocks, however, did not add ma
terially to the damage, which was al
ready estimated at a million dollars. |
Black Butte volcano, 40 miles south
of the border, is spouting smoke and
vapors. It has been unusually, active
since 1915 when earthquakes devas
tated the Imperial valley cities.
FARM MEASURES MAY BE SIDE
EQUALIZATION FEE
EQU AALIZATION FEE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. (/P)—With a
dozen bills introduced in Congress for
farm relief Congressmen are prepared
for a most fiery battle on the annual
fight on the McNary-Haugen measure
with the equalization fee scheduled
as the main issue. Hearings are ex
pected to start in the Senate soon.
McNary conceded the House should
pass the bill first as it raises the reve
nue and if the Senators who previous
ly voted for it will remain steadfast,
it only needs six more votes in the
upper chamber. The House needs 23
more voteg. Y*
WILBUR TURNS DOWN REQUEST
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Secretary
Wilbur has turned down a request of
the House naval committee for a copy
of the report, on possible dangers in
the Pacific coast area, which was
made several years ago by Admiral
Gleaves while he was in command of
the Assiatic fleet.
BEATTIE, PINKHAMA AND FITZ
GERALD ON VICTORIA EN
ROUTE TO FAIRBANKS
SEATTLE, Jan. 4. (/P)—Government
witnesses, including J. E. Beattie,
former Alaskan and now a hotel pro
prietor of Longview, Wn., and Post
office Inspectors Star Pinkham and
J. E. Fitzgerald sailed on the steamer
Victoria en route to Fairbanks to at
tend the trial of William Schermeyer,
who is charged with robbing the dog
team mails of $33,000 three years ago.
Schermeyer, who formerly operated a
roadhouse between Iditarod and Ophir,
was apprehended after he was trailed
from Alaska to Mexico and Califor
nia. Beattie was in charge of the
dogteam which was robbed.
NEW YEAR'S RAIDS
BEGIN IN EARNEST
DRIVER WITH LOAD OF GIN IS
SHOWERED WITH BULLETS,
BUT IMISSED
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.—Prohibi
tion men started the New Year with
a vengeance. Seven places were
raided as the evening of celebrating
the New Year started, and squads
w'ere organized for other raids at mid
night. An auto load of gin was seized
and the driver showered with bullets
as he dashed for safety. The bullets
missed their mark.