MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 196. SEWARD, ALASKA MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1928.
PRICE TEN GENTS
SECOND COMING OF
F^RY OF THE ELEMENTS AND
GENERAL UNREST AMONG
MEN
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec., 24, (#*)—
a signed statement published
in the Christmas edition by news
members of the First Presidency,
^Church of Jesus Christ, Latter
Day Saints, Mormons, they point
to “The unrest among men and
the fury of the elements and wide
spread destruction by land and
sea,” as indicative that the second
coming of Christ “Is at our very
doors.”
The statement said “The hour
and day of the Lord’s future is
withheld from the knowledge of
both men and angels yet the
signs are so definitely specified as
to be harbingers of his coming.
“Multiplying apace of the pre
vailing unrest among men and
nations, the fury of the elements,
widespread destruction by land
and sea, and the frequency and
intensity of volcanic and earth
(jeake disturbances, all tell, to the
well tuned and listening ear, that
the glfdsome. yet terrible day of
n ■' • "Ur
to:’v-a-rrrs
»-dnigh; aye even at our
~"’7The statement is a part of a
Christmas greeting signed by
Herbert Grant, Anthony Ivins
and Charles Nibley, members of
the church.
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DENIAL IS IDE
I
E:
INTERVIEW PUBLISHED SAID
HOOVER NOT IN ACCORD
COOLIDGE IDEAS
RIO JANEIRO, Dec., 24, (JP)—
Butler Sherwell, state depart
ment interpreter for Hoover, is
sued a denial of the implications
that Hoover criticized the policies
of President Coolidge during an
•■''interview with President Yrigoyen
of Argentine, as published in a
Buenos Aires newspaper last week.
The statement was as follows:
“I have been informed of state
ments in dispatches in the Amer
ican press quoting from Argentine
papers which purports to give an
interview between Mr. Hoover and
President Yrigoyen. As I was pre
sent and acted as interpreter in
the interview I can state emphat
ically that Mr. Hoover did not in
any way criticize the policies of
President Coolidge but, far from
it, he vigorously supported those
policies.”
The dispatches from Buenos
Aires told of an interview between
Hoover and Yrigoyen as published
in the newspaper, Laepoca, in
Which Yrigoyen is quoted as say
ing that he believed Hoover was
not in accord with the ideas of
Coolidge.
EAST NOT ALASKA
KANSAS CITY. Dec., 24, (JP)—A
heavy snow fell in Sauthwestern
States extending over parts of Kan
sas, Missouri and Oklahoma and
deep into the Texas Panhandle.
$500,000 GIFT
HEJDELBURG, Germany, Dec.,
24, (A3)—A gift of $500,000 raised by
subscription in America for the con
struction. of a new Hall at Heidel
!burg University was presented io
| the University -by Jacob Gould
Schurman, American Ambassador.]
KIDNAPPERS GIVEN
QUARTER CENTURY
IN PENITENTIARY
ANGRY WORDS AT TRIAL ARE ;
PUNCTUATED BY DAILY
THREATS
CHICAGO, Dec., 24, (/P)—An- |
gelo Petitti and Andi’ew Cappel
lano were found guilty of kid
napping Billy Ranieri for ran
SQm and sentenced to 25 years in
the penintentiary. Cappellano’s
16-year old son Tony, Billy’s keep
er during 13 days imprisonment,:
was acquitted.
The defense filed a motion for a
new trial. The Judge said this
would be argued on January 5 and
congratulated the jury on its
courage and judgement.
The trial was concluded amid
threatened fisticuffs and lawyers
angry words, punctuated by daily
threats and anoymous letters
with threats of slaying.
Ole \Scolly, Italian contractor,
is expected to take the stand and
give testimony to the effect Pet
itti lived by extortion.
AMERICA MIGHT
PARTICIPATE IIU
THE CONFERENCE
DELEGATE TO WASHINGTON
FROM ENGLAND BEEN ILL
SEVERAL DAYS
WASHINGTON, Dec.', 23, (JP)—
The United States would probably
participate in a conference study
of the German reparations situ
1 ation if a suitable invitation is
received, President Coolidge made
known Saturday.
He .considers such an invitation
sympathetically though he re
! gards the reparation question as
| one primarily for European na
; tions to solve.
No such invitation has been re
ceived though reports from Lon
don and Paris indicated a move
ment towards a reparations con
ference has been made.
Sir Esme Howard, British Am
bassador is understood to have
been delegated to approach Wash
ington but he, however, has
been ill for several days. President
Coolidge believes • delegates to the
conference should be free from
own conclusions and should not
be hampered by previous instruct
jions as to conduct and aims from
governments.
SECRET BOTWIOHS
THREE POWERS PROGRESS
MOSCOW. Dec.. 24, (/Pi—Secret
negotiations between Soviet Russia
and the United States and Great
Britain for a basis upon which di
countr>es might be established are
plomatic relations between the
progressing at such a pace that
definite announcements on the sub
ject will appear probably by the re
spective Governments before next
summer
Condition is same
LONDON, Dec., 24, (/P)— King
George is doing as well as can be
xpei 'ed though slow in progress.
The Duke of Gloucester arrived
home yesterday the last of the
three sons in distant parts of the
British Empire to return. T?he
King had a quiet night and his
general condition is unchanged.
TIIE “PINEAPPLE” cr™
CHICAGO Dec., 24, (IP)—Just as
the jury box was filled for the trial
of Angelo Petitte. alleged aide of a
notorious band of Sicilian kidnap
pers and extortionists, Pasqualie
Scollv. wealthy Italian, drew a re
volver and killed Petitte.
EXTRA ACTIVE AGAIN
ROME. Dec., 24. (IP)—A dispatch
from Messina says that Mount Etna
which recently caused tremendous
damage by a long eruption is again
becoming active.
NATIONS PAY TRIBUTE
KITTYHAWK, N. C.. Dec., 24. (/Pi
—Representatives of 30 nations
joined in paying tribute to Orville
Wright and the memory of his bro
ther Wilbur at the International
celebration here >n honor of the
brothers’ first flight in a heavier
than air machine.
MONEY FOR DISTRESSED
LONDON. Dec., 24, (/P)—Premier
Baldwin asked Parliament to ap
prove at once an appropriation of
$489,000,000 to aid families suffering
in distressed mining districts.
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE 1928
A SURPRISE FOR SANTA
PRESENTED BY THE SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PROGRAM
Synopsis
The scene is laid in Santa s Toy Shop where the toys, who have
been awakened by the Christmas Fairy, surprise Santa when he comes
to make ready for his visit to the earth children. Santa asks the toys
to dance for him so that they will be in good spirits and will make the
children happy on Christmas. The toys ask Santa why Christmas is
celebrated and he tells them the Christmas story which is pantomined
by the Seventh and Eight grades assisted by the High School Glee Club
CAST OF CHARACTERS
SANTA . Francis Leslie
MRS. SANTA . Annie Horton
CHRISTMAS FAIRY June Geyer
Toys in Santa’s Shop
FRENCH DOLLS Mary Germain, Mary Malutin,
Roberta Johnston.
JAPANESE DOLLS Alex Carlson, Tekla Hakanson
SAILOR DOLL .. Benny Crawford
INDIAN DOLL . Chester Suits
PIRATE DOLLS . Patricia High, Alberta Laughlin
Toys in order of dances
WOODEN SOLDIERS.Henry Rosness, John Amend,
Jessie Campbell, Helen High, Kathleen Malloy, Harry
Henrikson, George Colwell, Dorothy Dahl, Agnes
Painter
JACK-IN-THE-BOX Marian McIntosh, Clara Skinner
PIRATES: CAPTAIN KIDD Albert Germain
JOHN SILVER . Arlow Hagen
PIRATES . Allen Guest, Leonard Johnston, Clifton
Hayes, Herman Licrer, Vincent Larang, Gerald
Henrikson, Graham Trim
CLOWNS . Wilma Shellhorn, Irene Recnstrom
RAGGEDY ANN and ANDY . Maude Larsson, Syl
via Sandbeck
DOLLS .Frences Shea, Beulah Holben, Hope Math
eson, Dorothy Neville, Patricia Woolverton, Wilna
Lee Urie, Hazel Matheson, Jean Ericson, Betty Painter
Christmas Story
MARY .Viola Prosser
JOSEPH.,,.Russell Johnston
SHEPHERDS .Richard Prosser, Arlow Hagen
WISE MEN.Edwin Sandbeck, Burdette
Blue, Edward Manthey
DIRECTION . Madge Me Rae
DANCING . La Verne Talbert, Verna Wheeler
COSTUMES . Ruby Wilson, Irene Sawyer
ACCOMPANIST . Mrs. Elbert Kunz
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MORE PROGRESS HUMAN WEL
FARE THAN ANY PERIOD
IN HISTORY
RIO JANEIRO, Dec., 23, (A5)—
Herbert Hoover in responding to
the welcome given him by Pres
ident and the Brazilian Senate
members said modern invention
had lifted mans’ burden so that
individuals may rise upon then
own accomplishments as they nev
er had before.
“I cherish as an honor this op
portunity to meet men selected
by various communities to enact
into law the will of Brazilian peo
ple. We are engaged in the com
mon task of working out an effect
ive government by the people and
this great experiment in public
welfare rests upon our confidence
that the majority of conclusions
by instructed people and will, In
the long run, be right and wise.
We know mistakes will be made
and that failures may discourage
those who look for a millenium
overnight, but in the survey of a
century of experience in the West
ern hemisphere we see we have
made progress In human welfare;
more than there has been in any
part of history.”
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FOUR ARE KILLED
WREN PLANE FELL
AFTER TAKE-OFF
TROUBLE IN GETTING PLANE
STARTED; DIFFICULTY IN
TAKING OFF
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Dec. 24,
(JP)—Four men were lost and one
escaped miraculously, when a six
passenger cabin monoplane, used
by the Interstate Air Lines route
between Atlanta and Chicago,
crashed a few minutes after taking
off from Marr Field.
The victims, who were burned
beyond recognition, were Charles
Shield of Louisville, C. P. Mayer
of Stelmo, G- L. Burnett of Chi
cago and Raymond Harris, pilot,
riding as a passenger to learn the
route. William Rozar, Chicago,
escaped with minor hurts and was
so shaken that he was unable to
tell of the cause.
I The watchman at the field said
the pilot had trouble in getting
his motor started and the plane
had difficulty in leaving the field.
TESTING APPARATUS
ABOARD U. S. S. CHEWTNK, off
BLOCK ISLAND, R. I., Dec., 24, (JP)
—The submarine S-4, death trap to
40 men off Princetown just a year
ago, was sunk again. This time de
’iberately. The navy is testing an
apparatus designed to save futuie
seamen from death.
The net gain of immigrants dur
ing the fiscal year just closed was
226,275 as compared with 284,493 of
the year precedng.
College vs Seward Hi Wednesday