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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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SHORT SKIRTS, BOW-LEGGED
Short skirts cause no end of trouble. Miss Helen
Goldman of Los Angeles was so bow-legged that the pre
vailing fashion made her look ridiculous, so she submitted
to an operation to have them straightened. Blood pois
oning resulted, necessitating the amputation of one of
them. Now she has been awarded a $25,000 damag suit
against the surgeons.
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A FINE LAW
Henpecked husbands have found a potent champion
in Judge C. A. Miller of Kansas City, Kan. Upholding an
order restraining Mrs. Huldah Neugebauer from talking;
to her husband, he also added an amendment charging her
not to lay hands on him.
MONKEY-FACED OWL
Mississippi's new anti-evolution law appears to be
getting results. A few days ago a rare specimen of
monkey-faced owl was captured near Tupelo by Jesse
Evans. The bird was apparently trying to get out of the
State, being headed for the Alabama line.
The Association of Manufacturers recommends long
er hours of labor as a check against crime, but failed to
say whether it was the workingman they were consider
ing or themselves.
Governor Smith says when he is elected President
he will make no radical changes. No worry; he won't be.
One can say this much for Clarence Darrow, he made
Wayne Wheeler look as if he was slightly “dished."
The President of Greece resigned because “his gov
ernment was inactive." Think of what might happen if
Coolidge possessed the Grecian temperament!
MEMBERS OF CHEW RICH
FROM HANBLI1G BOOZE
WASHINGTON, April 27. (^P)—A
Bone Dry order was issued to the
Government’s merchant fleet corpor
ation yesterday. The ■ order follow
ed charges that violation of the pro
hibition on the Leviathan and other
large American vessels was being
winked at. It is reported that sever
al former members of the crew are
nowT wealthy and retired from the
sea, it is hinted that the source of
their wealth is questionable.
MILLION DOLLAR FUND
NEW YORK. April 27. (£*)—'The
attorney for the creditors of Mrs.
Rita Deacosta Lydig is investigating
the reports that William K. Vander
bilt had established a trust fund of
$3,000,000 for Mrs. Lydig following
her divorce from W. E. D. Stokes.
DEMAR WINS MARATHON
BOSTON, April 27. (>P)—Clarence
DeMar, veteran distance runner, won
the marathon championship over roads
of Massachusetts by negotiating 26
miles 385 yards in two hours 40 min
utes and 22 2-5 seconds. His time
sets the American record for the dis
tance.
MAYOR DAVIE LEADS
OAKLAND, April 27. (/P)—Mayor
Davie was leading Frank Coburn in
the mayorship of Oakland last night
by a majority of one-third.
ACTRESS NOW SCRUBBING
FLOORS WELFARE ISUND
NEW YORK, April 27. (/P)—Mae
jWest arrived at Welfare Island where
'she is to spend a few days scrub-,
bing our prison cells. Immediately!
upon arrival she was put to work,
she asked how she liked prison and
she repiled “Oh, it isn’t half bad.”
She- is being detained here to serve,
a sentence imposed upon her for her
part in the play which was pronounc
ed immoral, “Sex.”
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NO VACATION IN SEVEN
YEARS CONIMITS SUICIDE
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j BERLIN, April 27. (JP)—Dispatches
from Bermen state that S. Dunbar
,Weyer, who for the past seven years
has been the manager of the Inter
national I. C. C. Service Bureau in
Berlin, committed suicide- He left
a note explaining that seven years
work without a vacation was too
much and that he was suffering from
a nervous; breakdown.
EGYPTIANS RESIGN
CAIRO, April 27. (/P)—The Egyp
ian cabinet resigned following re
iection of vote of thanks to the gov
ernment for its support of the Bank
if Meir.
DERRICKS BLOWN DOWN
DALLAS, Tex., April 27. (£>)—As
a result of a severe tornado which
swept this district many of the oil
well derricks were blown over as
well ns destroying several homes.
LIBERALS ADVANCING
MANAGUA, April 27. (JP)—Reports
from American aviators stated that
the liberal troops in Nicaragua are
advancing and are preparing to at
tack Matalzalpa.
DRUMMED OUT OF ARMY
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27. (£>)—
Capt. Qrviile Clampitt, the leading
man in two spectacular and sensa
tional romances while an army past
or has been drummed out of the ser
vice due to misconduct. The report
reached the presedio yesterday.
PLEA DENIED BY COURT
NEW YORK. April 27. (JP)—A
plea of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt,
the widow of Reginald Vanderbilt, to
withdraw from her three year old
daughter’s estate the su mof $24,000
annually to pay the premium on life
insurance policies was denied by
court officials today.
BABE RUTH THE SECOND
NEW YORK, April 27. (JP)—Lou
Gegrig stepped into Babe Ruth’s
shoes by smoting ball for a home
run and led the Yankees in the
slaughter of the Athletics. Pitts
burgh won again and lengthened the
lead over the National League rivals.
CYCLONE KILLS 16 AUSTRALIA
SLDNEY, Australia, April 27. (JP)
|—According to -reports received a
. severe cyclone swept the territory
|and killed 16 persons ten of which
| were killed when a launch in which
they were riding was destroyed by
the storm in Botany bay.
FIGHT REACHES CLIMAX
CHICAGO, April 27. (JP)—The two
year fight over the $7,000,000 eatate
| of the late H. B. Jennings eccentric
broker, reached the climax here to
day when the Judge refused to ad
mit to probate will leaving the entire
fortune to Edward C. Knester, who
is on parole from the State Peniten
tary where he is serving a term for
forgery.
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SON OF WELLS, MARRIES
LONDON, April 27. (/P)—George
Phillip Wells, the eldest son of D.
G. Wells the noted novelist, married
Marjorie Craig, who was the Senior
Wells secretary. Senior Wells is on
the war path, but young Wells says,
“That’s all right, he will come to
terms soon.”
LOWER TAX BURDEN
DUBLIN, April 27. (£>)—'The Irish
Free State budget passed and reduc
ed the income tax a shilling on each
pound and places the residents in
the Free State under lower tax bur
den than that prevailing in England
and North Ireland.
STORMY MARRIAGE ENDED
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27. (#)—
The stormy course of the Locke Pad
don marriage affairs came to an end
yesterday when Mrs. Locke Paddon
was granted a divorce decree on the
grounds of extreme cruelty.
LIBERTY
THEATER
8 O’CLOCK — ONE SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK
ZANE GREY'S
A Great Story of the West
An Epic of Frontier Days similar to the “Covered
i Wagon”
Something ’way above the average
And this is the specially picked cast:
JACK HOLT NOAH BEERY BILLY DOVE
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR.
A fine eight-reel play that no one should miss
This is enough, but to add a little more pleasure we
will give a roaring two-reel comedy
"HOLD MY BABY"
A fine 10-reel program. Come out and see something
On Our Shelves
NEW STOCK OF OLYMPIC ASTOR DINNER
WARE
This is a beautiful pattern of very moderately priced
dishes—32 and 42-piece sets; also open stock*
A NICE LINE OF TABLEWARE
We can now fill all yours orders for hardware
....Our grocery department was never as complete
as a present.
.Mefford’s and Long’s Alaska ranch eggs arrive
twice each week.
WE FEATURE THE FOLLOWING BRANDS:
Swift’s Premium Ham and Bacon—White Nugget
Eggs—Gold Nugget Butter—S. and W. Canned
Goods—Hills Bros.’ Coffee—Carnation Milk.
Seward Trading Co.
Inc.
For courteous service phone Main 135, day or night.
SEWARD WATER &
POWER COMPANY
SEWARD, ALASKA
‘‘Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
John Nelson, Mgr. Wayne Blue, Agent
Office, Arcade Building. Phone Main 17
C.M.B.
Builders’ Supplies
GAMBLER SUED FOR MILLIONS
NEW YORK, April 27. (/P)—Arnold
Rothstein, who is a gambler
in the sport world is sued for
$350,000 by the creditors of the Ful
ler and McGee bucket shop which
failed for $4,000,000.
GIBSON TO HEAD DELEGATION
WASHINGTON, April 27. (JF)—
It was announced that minister Hugh
i Gibson will lead the American dele
gation to the three powers Naval
i conference on disarmament, to be
I heltf in Geneva.