COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA RAILROAD
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 300.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
JUDGE RITCHIE SPUES SCORE
NAMES THOMAS PRICE, DEMOCRAT, “AS TESTI
MONIAL OF FRIENDSHIP—BELIEVES PATRON
AGE SHOULD GO ROUND—HARDEST PART IS
CHOOSING BETWEEN FRIENDS,” SAYS JUDGE
ANCHORAGE Jec. 30. (/P)—Judge Ritchie removed
Arthur G. Thomps , as commissioner because “I think
^ official patronage » ght to be passed around. I have
numerous friends i Tould like to do someting for, but
. the hardest part oi irceling out patronage is choosing
between friends. I vas glad of the opportunity to appoint
you last year, and glad I did so. I think you made a good
commissioner and your work has been entirely satisfac
tory.”
Judge Ritchie appointf d Tom Price
to take office January 1 because “He
has been a friend of n a many years
and need^ office as mi as anybody
I would care to appoi It is about ;
the only opportunity i may have to
give him a testimonial of my friend
ship.”
KANSAS C!T! 10.
SECOND YOUNG MOTHER FOUND
MURDERED WITHIN TWENTY
FOUR HOURS
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 30. (/P)—Ger
mania Harpin, aged 28, and her baby,
eight month old, were found chok
ed to deatn on the second floor of
her home. Her husband found the j
bodies amid a scene of terrific strug- !
gle in the upper room. It is the sec-.
ond strangling tragedy here in 24
hours. Mrs. Bonnie Pace, aged 23,
was found dead under similar circum
stances. She advertised a room for
rent, the same as a dozen Pacific
Coast women who have been slain.
CHINESE BOYCOTT TAKES
SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 30. (#>)—
Statistics just issued show that the
boycott has broken the British mono
poly and control of the cotton goods
trade. China and Japan now control
75 per cent to Britain’s 25'per cent.
Gus Borgen, grocery salesman and
former business man of Seward, who
recently moved back with Mrs. Bor
gen and son to again take up a per
manent residency is now with P. C.
McMullen, having entered the popular
grocery establishment on Tuesday.
O. W. Braehmer, who was in charge
of the grocery store of P. C. McMul
len while Mr. McMullen was in the
States, is now in the employe of the
Alaska Transfer.
Miss Berniece Allen of Anchorage,
was among the arrivals last evening
and will remain over the week end to
witness the coming basketball games.
GZARIST JEWELS
TURNED 10 CUSH
HELP INDUSTRY
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY MIL
LION DOLLARS REALIZED
ROYAL BAUBLES
MOSCOW, Dec. 30. (£>)—'The Soviet
government having failed to obtain
loans abroad, it is announced, convert
ed 5250,000,000 worth of czarist jewels
into liquid assets to rehabilitate in
dustries.
PREDICTED WORST INUNDATION
IN YEARS THREATENS
SOUTHERN CITY
—
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 30. (JP)—
The weather bureau predicted the
worst flood in Nashville’s history. The
Cumberland river has spread over the
lower part of the town and Is expect
ed to rise a foot.
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FLOODS IN MALAY STATES
SINGAPORE, Dec. 30. (JP)—The
worst flood in years swamped the
Malay states. Continued rains have
•aised the rivers over their banks
md many deaths have occurred.
Enins’ UP FOR
1NNU1L NEW YEAR’S BALL
Evergreens, together with a color
cheme of pink and light blue, colored
dectric lights, panels of blue and
;reen, and two booths, in which will
e served respectively, punch for the 1
hildren and for the dancers, com- 1
letes a brief outline of the scheme '
f decoration which has been carried i
ut at the S. A. C. hall for the annual 1
remen’s mask ball on New Year’s
!ve, tomorrow nigkt. •
Led by Gus Manthey, the floor poli
tiers took charge last evening and £
vo days of much elbow grease is s
eing put onto the floor. It will be 1
listening like a mirror by the time I
o’clock rolls around tomorrow night. 1
PROMISED SURPLUS DWINDLES
TO LARGE SUM ON DEBIT
SIDE OF LEDGER
LONDON, Dec. 30. (/P)—As a result
of the general strike, the coal strike
and other economic conditions, Eng
land will face a financial crisis this
spring with deflicit for the fiscal year
of alarming proportions. The deficit
now is near $700,000,000 with big re
ceipts expected during the next three
months to cut down the total deficit
somewhat. Britons are particularly
downcast over the announcement of
the impending crisis due to the pro
phecy of Chancellor Churchill a year
: ago that Britain wrould face 1927 with
4,000,000 pounds surplus.
WORLD COURT CONSULTED
THE HAGUE, Dec. 29. (^—Coun
cil of League has asked the world
court for their opinion on a dispute
between Britain, France, Italy and
Rumania on the extent of territorial
or other jurisdiction of European
commission of the Danube.
MEXICANS FIGHTING WITH LIB
ERALS PROVE TOO MUCH
FOR REAR GUARD
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. 30. (/P)
—A thousand conservative govern
ment troops fiercely fought 1500 hun
dred Liberals, 300 of whom are said
to have been Mexican soldiers and
officers. Six hundred of the Conser
vatives retreated when hard pressed,
leaving others to cover the retire
ment. The covering forces disputed
every inch of the way and lost many
but couldn’t withstand the skillfully
directed attacks of the Liberals.
THORNTON SI
TO HAVE TAKEN
FRENCH LEAVE
LEAVES KETCHIKAN ON SPEED
BOAT BEFORE WARRANT FOR
ARREST ARRIVES
JUNEAU, Dec. 30. (#*)—Announcing *
hat the Thornton warrant had not I
>een served, Marshal White said that
rhornton left Ketchikan Thursday on
> gasboat before the warrant reached
iere. i
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CUTTERS ORDERED TO CHASE <
SEATTLE, Dec. 30. (JP) — Coast
;uard cutters have been instructed to
eareh northern waters for the speed
oat Alice, on which Thornton left I
Ketchikan. It is declared he has t
tkely gone to Canada. c
EXPLORER AND FRENZIED FIN
ANCIER TAKES HORACE
GREELY ROLE
LEAVENWORTH, Kas., Dec. 30. (/P)
—Modern youth needs to get away
from America and Europe. Using his
geographical knowledge as a basis
for his counsellings a widely known
explorer has risen in a Horace Greel
ey role to point to the little republics
of Central America ant^ say “Go south,
young man; go south.” The explorer
is; Dr. Frederick A. Cook, now serving
a sentence in the federal penitentiary
here. He explains his views in an
article given to the International
News Service and also appearing in
The Leavenworth New Era, a publi
cation for prisoners in Leavenworth.
BALDWIN RIVALS COOLIDGE
LONDON, Dec. 30. (/P)—Premier
Stanley Baldwin is rivaling President
Coolidge as a speedy hand shaker.
At a big political reception in the
East end of London, 200 people were
presented to Mr. Baldwin in little
more than an hour, each greeting tak
ing two seconds.
SPORTSMAN LOSES GAMBLE
LONDON, Dec. 29. (/P)—Bettinson,
known to sporting men the world over
as “Peggy” Bettinson, died from heart
failure following a severe attack of
pneumonia.
AURIC! SHIP
REPORTED LOST
S. S. ASTORIA FOUNDERS IN N.
SEA, TWENTY-ONE LOSE
LIVES
PARIS, Des. 30. (/P)—It is reported
the American steamer Astoria has
foundered in the Black sea, near Kav
arna, with a loss of 21 lives. Only
one passenger was saved, a Constan
tinople teacher, who committeed sui
cide when he learned that his wife
and children had drowmed.
Two American steamers named are
listed, the one in European waters ar
rived at Liverpool from Philidelphia
December 3 and weighs 1,920 tons.
FALL IMPROVING
EL PASO, Dec/ 30. (IF)—The con
iition of Former Secretary Fall is
mproved.
GEN. SIR RILLCOCKS, DEAD
DELHI, India, Dec. 29. (JP)—Gener
tl Sir James Rillcocks, distinguished
soldier and governor of Bermuda
rom 1917 to 1922 died at Bhartapur.
WORLD TRIP, DIRIGIBLE
BERLIN, Dec. 29. (JP)—Ugocener
vill attempt a round the world non
top fight in a Zeppelin, now under
onstruction, he announced.
SPORT FLASHES
DENVER, Dec. 29. (^P) —“Bearcat” i
ferro, heavyweight of Omaha, won <
he judges’ decision over Mike Arnold, ]
f Denver in four rounds. 1
MOVE FORESHADOWS RADICAL
CHANGES IN OPERATION
OF CASINO
PARIS, Dec. 30. (/P)—Sir Basil Za
haroff, Europe’s man of mystery, and
one of the wealthiest men on the con
tinent, has disposed of practically all
his stocy in the company operating
the Monte Carlo Casino, it has been
learned. It is believed that this move
foreshadows some radical changes in
the operation of the gambling place.
Though the extent of Zaharoff’s in
terest in the Casino was not made
known, it is estimated that a large
percentage of the 20,000 shares that
have been sold in the open market
during the past two years have been
his. If this is true, his profit is be
tween one hundred million and two
hundred million francs, the shares
having trebled in value since 1920,
during whih year Sir Basil obtained
the control of the Casino.
ILLEGAL TAXES
MORE THAN HUNDRED AND SEV
ENTY-FOUR MILLION DOL
LARS INVOLVED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. (^—Sec
retary Mellon asked Congress for
authority to refund §174,120,177, il
legally collected in taxes for the fis
cal year of 1927 and prior. About
two hundred and eighty seven thous
and persons would get refunds from
one cent to $100,000. A truck hauled
the list of closely typed beneficiaries.
Those receiving refunds include the
British-American Tobacco company,
$150,000; New York Tribune, $896,000;
Tiffany & Company, $161,000; Albers
Brothers Milling Company, Portland,
Oregon, $101,000; Jno. D. Rockefeller,
Sr., $77,000; Wm. McAdoo, $7700; Na
tional Democratic Club, New York,
$17,000.
BUCK ME TAKING
DIE TOLL IN INHJI
IRKUTSK, Siberia, Dec. 30. (JP)—
Black plague is taking 100 per cent
mortality on the neighboring Mongo
lian Steppes. The government sent
medical aid. Professor Skorodumov,
spidemologist, said Rjerboa, or jump
ing hares, which abound on the
rteppes, have spread the disease.
OFFICERS SLIP HAT
FARWELL, Texas, Dec. 30. (jP)—
Officers spirited away Hassell, the
confessed slayer of thirteen persons
ast night. He has a knife wound near
tis heart. ;