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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 176.
SEWARD. ALASKA SATURDAY, NOV. 17, 1928.
PRICE TEN GENTS
OF R. V. GAMBLER
SUSPECTED OF BEING THE
“FOUNTAIN HEAD” OF BIG
SMUGGLING RING
NEW YORK, Nov., 17, (/P)—Police
pursued new leads to the slayer of
Arnold Rothstein after the name of
the slain gambler had been linked
with a $4,000,000 Wall Street bond
Announcement that new clues
had been found were made by the,
police who refused to divulge its:
nature. In the Surrogates court,;
the attorney for the referee m
bankruptcy proceedngs against j
Nicky Arnstein, filed an affidavit
saying Rothstein was suspected of
being “The fountain head” and re
ceived $4,000,000 of the missing se
curities stolen from Wall Street
messengers in 1924, For that crime
Arnstein served a prison ter; ■ Fed
eral agents in quest for proof said
Rothstein was the dominate figure
the drug smuggling ring; they
raided a strong box in the bank,
•mly one of Rothstein’s depositories,
and intimated they found the
search worth while.
‘PRICE Fin OF
FARM PRODUCTS BE
FATAL: COOLIE
MAKES ADDRESS BEFORE AN
NUAL CONVENTION OF THE
NATIONAL GRANGE
WASHINGTON, Nov., 17, (/P)— De
claring any attempt at price fixing
of farm products v/ould be fatal to
agriculture President Coolidge, last
night before the National Grange,
urged the use of co-operative mar
keting as the most successful meth
od of curing agricultures ills.
The President presented his views
together with what he called a re
view of accomplishments of the
Government towards aiding inuu
try, before Grange delegates from
29 States attending the organizat
ion annual ocnventlon here.
He advocated a more scientific
oroduction declaring the eliminn
hig waste, improved machinery and
livestock breeds and cultivation,
would aid in lowering costs and
growing crops.
Mount Vesuvius Is
Beginning To Act Up
As Etna Diminishes
NAPLES, Nov., 17, (£>)—As the
outpouring of molten lava from Mt
Etna continued to diminish Mt. Ve
suvius became active. Incandescent
matter is being thrown out from
a small orfee at the base of the
central cone from which it spouted
last August. The spectacle is in
teresting tourists and scientists but
the population in the vicinity is not
so enthusiastic.
Elusive Bail Jumper ,
Nabbed At Vancouver
To Fight Exlradiiioh
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov., 17, UP) -
Toe Parenle, elusive bail pumper, is
now in prison in Vancouver, 3. C.
being held by the Canadian Imi
tation authorities after he was
captured in a luxurous apartment
in the Canadian city.
According to officials he is said
to be planning to fight extradiction
Parente has been playing hide ant
seek with U. S. authorities for sever
months. He is under sentence oi
two years in the Federal peniten
tiary.
Gambling On Football
Gam?; is Arresten
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov., 17, (/P>—
The police arrested T. Kyne, gam
bler. It was stated that simila
action will bo taken no-air st ot.br
professional gamblers who seek '
gamble on College foot.-bo.Il game
It is charged Kyne bet- on the Cali
fornia and Southern Californ;
game.
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Used Chicago W erf an
CHICAGO, Nov.. 17, (A-"- Gang
sters with machine guns and sawei
off shotguns shot to death Join
Clay, head of a laundry and dy
house. The killing occurred in th
Chauffeurs Union building. Th
gunmen fired thru a window froi,
the street killing Clay instantly.
FIRST OFFICER OF
VESTRIS NEGLIGENT
PURSUIT DOTE
SURVIVORS CHARGE THE CO.lI
PORTS IMPROPERLY CLOSED
NEVER EXAMINED
NEW YORK, Nov. 17. (fP)—Fran!
Johnson, the wind-browned wis{
, of a man , who was promoted t<
first officer of the S. S. Vestri;
just before it sailed on its fina
voyage, testified he had not in
speeded the coal ports, althougl
their condition was his responsi
bility.
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Other survivors of the disaste
charged the co-'l ports, just abov
the water-line, were imbroperl,
. closed and the water poured int
. the shin thru them.
n who took the Stand L
, the Federal inquiry, after the Do
partment of Just.ce agents ha
’ sought him for two days, said h
ordered the shin’’ carpenter i
close the ports but did n6t, him
self look to see if the work was pro
perly clone. He said he never hu
examined ports.
MET 'V
RODESBURG, Germany. Nov., i‘
i ■' nv teor, weighing about 20
l pounds, fell on the bank of tb
; Rhine near here; its arrival was ac
J eompanied, by a loud report. Tb
e metallic mass made only a sligt
i impression on the rocks on whic
it struck.
NEW BRIDGE TO LINK ARIZONA AND UTAH IT
UPPER GRAND CANYON
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A handy route of transportation between Arizona an
Utah will be provided for the first time with the oper
ing of the new’’Lee’s Ferry bridge (above) over the Co
orado river next June. The structure, the highest of il
ind, is 135 miles north of Flagstaff. It will be a link in
direct mountain stater motor route from Canada to Me?
ico. The site of the old ferry, six miles above the bridge
is shown below.
Cleghorn Gets Draw
Against Tough Boy,
Jimmie Cottrell
SPOKANE, Nov . 17, (/P)—Jimmie
Cottrell Spokane welterweght, and
Walter Cleghorn, slugged and ham
mered six rounds to a draw in the
the main event boxing card. The
decision was unpopular to a large
portion of the crowd which appar
ently expected Cleghorn to be
awarded the decision. Both fight
ers landed clean, hard blows but
those of the Eskimo seemed more
effective.
Attempt Is made To
Wreck U. P. Train
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; i PORTLAND, Nov., 17. (IP)—An at- ;
) tempt to wreck the Union Pacific!
passenger train No. 12, running be
i (v/een Portland and Spokane, was
- made at Irrigon, Ore., when six or
:i .eight ties were piled on the track;
3 at a switch. Engineer Thomas M.
.> 'Denny .spied the pile and slowed!
- | down.
HEIR IS EXPECTED
PARTS, Nov., 17, (/P)—Friends of !
the Maharanne of Indore, the!
I former Nancy Miller of Seattle, who
, | recently visited here, hay that an
u j heir or heiress is expected shortlv. :
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Washington Brevities
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WASHINGTON. D. C.,--Work is
- progressing rapidly on the Mississ
t >ppi Fiver flood control project.
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The production of lambs reached
the highest level this year.
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Americans spent $900,000,000 in
foreign travel las tseason.
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A glass-like substance that can
not be cut, with a diamond and is
unbreakable has been invented in
England.
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Secretary Jardine recently re
ported that a large proportion of
the wheat crop of Canada this year
is below contract grade.
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World ship-building continued to
decline during the three months
ending September 30.
More than 98 percent of all the
passenger cars and trucks in use in
Brazil in 1927 were of America
make. The demand is increasing.
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Imports of frozen eggs from
; China to the United States jumped
to 5000 tons as compared with 1250
tons in the same period last year.
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The United States is not only the
world’s largest producer of steel but
also ranks as the fifth largest sup
plier of foreign consuming markets.
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Thp result of the Sheppard-Tow
ner Act has been to increase in ma
terial and infant welfare. Thirty
States haye adopted more or less
effective programs.
S BRANCHING OUT
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~ DETROIT, Nov., 17, UP)—'The
Ford Motor Co., will manufacture
?, auto tires and other rubber pro
ducts in Brazil, it is announced.
mm Ml EUROPE
TIKES LIVES TEN
mo SCORES HURT
5 ALE SWEEPS COUNTRIES,
COMMUNICATIONS CUT
STATIONS ISOLATED
LONDON, Nov., 17. (/P)—'The
ieath toll from the Southeasterly
?ale which swept over Wales, Eng
and, France and Belgium stood au
in with several score injured.
Princess Marie, sister of the
former King Constantine of Greece,
vas cut by flying glass while walk
ing in Paris. Former Premier Mac
Donald and Sir Arthur Steel Mast
land, Minister of Labor, had narrow
escapes when trains they were rid
ing in England ran into fallen trees.
The damage to property in Eng
land, and Wales is enormous and
widespread; 220 trunk-line tele
phone and telegraph lines in Lon
don are down. Eighty towns are
cut off from communication or able
to communicate only by round
about routes and 17 broadcas
stations are isolated.
Duck Hunting Reserve
At New Westminister
Is Scene Of Killing
VANCOUVER, B. C„ Nov., 17, (JP)
—Loads of deputy sheriffs were
rushed to New Westminister near
here to investigate a report from
I. W. Montgomery, a special deputy
sheriff, that he had shot and killed
two men. It was reported that he
had offered the two men to leave
the grounds of a duck shooting club
where he was employed as a keep
er: there was a quarrel and the
shooting followed. The names of
the hunters were not given
Alaska Sails North
With Few Passengers
SEATTLE, Nov., 17, (JP)—'The S. S.
Alaska, of the A. S. S. Co., sailed for
Alaska at 9 o’clock this morning
with 63 passengers. The Seward
passengers were Edith Corey, Mrs.
J J. Corey, Dr. and Mrs.. Grafton
Burke, Graf top Burke. Jr., J. A.
Duffy, Mrs. J. B. Hoerler. B. Staykal
and one steerage.
Prophecy Made Future
France And Germany
PARTS, Nov., 17. (JP)— A prophecy
that the future of France and
Europe would depend upon the out
come of negotiations for a revised
German War Reparations was con
tained in the declaration of policy
which Raymond Poincare gave out
on behalf of his new Ministry
shortly before the Chamber of
Deputies met to consider it.
PROHIBITION LOST
ELLINGTON, N. Z., Nov., 17, (JP) -
Prohibition has been defeated by a
majority of about 100.000 in a re
ferendum held in connection with
;the Tri-annual Parlimentary elec
[tion.