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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 80.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTt
CHAIRMAN SMOOT PROPOSED AT
OUTSET LIMITATION BE AD
HERED TO
WASHINGTON, April 5. (£>)—The
reduction of 13 and one-half percent
corporation tax to 12, rather than 11
Had one-half as proposed by the
House, was voted by the Senate Fin-!
ance Committee in beginning work on
the House Revenue Measure,
i This followed the recommendation
made to the Committee by Secretary
Mellon who insisted the tax reduction
of $290,000,000 voted by the House,
a>ust be trimmed by the Senate to
$201,000,000.
With the solid support of the Re
publican majority on the Committee.
Chairman Smoot proposed at the out
iset that $201,000,000 limitation will be
adiered to. No vote was taken.
Smoot expects the figure will be ap
proved.
SEATTLE, April 5. (IP)—Washing- ‘
ton’s varsity crew is a 10 to nine fav. j
orite to defeat California here tomor-;
cow. Dopesters say California varsit- i
ies just don’t win in Seattle. The\
Washington Juiiior varsity and Fresh- j
men, are more decided favorites in the j
* ace in the afternoon, weather per-1
mitt in g.
WARD HONORS LEADER
CHICAGO. Apr'l 4. UP)—Chicago’s
Italian sector laid aside its bombs
and machine guns to bury ‘Diamond
>oe” Esnosito. ward politician who !
I was killed by gangsters. Airplanes '
♦Lowered flowers on the cortege and
more than 5,000 persons stood and
oaid tribute to the political leader.
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FROM THE CRIME CENTER
CHICAGO, April 4. (vP)—Another
murder victim, bearing indications of
taaving been taken on one of the gang
iands fatal rides, was found today un
der a railroad viaduct.
DEPUTIES FLEE GERMANY
BERLIN, April 5. (£>)—Six of the
leading Communist deputies have fled
from Germany, police found when try
ing to arrest them on charges of high
treason. Their arrest was suspended
until the Reichstag adjourned, which
it did Saturday.
FORM EUROPEAN BLOCK
LONDON, April 5. (IP)—The forma
tion of a European Block to fight Am
erican producters in the European
market is being urged by Herr Paul
Edner, German film magnate now in
England trying to obtain Britain’s
t>articipation.
MUSK OXEN FOR ALASKA
WASHINGTON, April 5. (JP)~The
Senate passed the Norbeck bill which
would authorize Secretary Jardine to
acquire a herd of musk oxen for ex
perimentation in Alaska with the view
of domestication there. The bill goes
to the House.
Mill JUDGMENT
ERRED BUILDING
ST. FRANCIS D1
STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTED UPON
ROCK WHICH SOFTENED
FROM SATURATION
LOS ANGELES, April 5. (/P)—An
error in human judgment, was set be
fore the cornorer’s inquest here, as the
probable cause of the St. Francis dam
disaster.
Though not attempting to fix the re
sponsibility for the death of more than
400 persons when the flood swept thru
the broken dam, the body of engin
eers, delegated by the District At tor-'
ney to investigate the catastrophe, put
it as their belief a sufficiently thor- j
ough examinaion of the geological for
mations! of the St. Francis canyon had
not been made.
The dam, according to the engineers,
was built on a rock formation which
softened with saturation and conse
quently was unsuited to carry the en
ormous load.
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ALSO COMMEMORATING AMERI
CA’S ENTRANCE INTO THE
WORLD WAR
WASHINGTON, April 5. (;P)—Ser-j
vices commemorating the discovery of!
the North Pole 19 years ago and of the
entrance of the United States into the
world war, 11 years ago, will be held
afl the tomb of Perry, in the Arlington
cemetery, on April 6, by veterans of
foreign wars * Geographic ^
Society am, vita ^nsmeers Corps! .
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STOLE TIAES CHARGE
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STOLP, Germany, April 5. (#*)—Col.
Grossa, aide to Nobile, arrived here
to take charge of preparations for the
North Pole expedition. The dirigible
stopped six miles from here before set.
ing out for Kings Bay.
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WISHES HIM SUCCESS
ROME, April 5. (JP)—King Victor
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Emmanuel received Nobile and wished
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him every success in the forthcoming e
North Pole flight. ! v
NOW UP TO PRESIDENT
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WASHINGTON, April 5. (£>)—'The
louse bill to relieve Alaska from the :
lecessary of filing bonds and security
n legal proceedings in which the Ter
itory is interested was passed by the
Jenate. It now goes to the President.
3ITTEREST CONTEST ,
(VOLFE REELECTED MAYOR,
BARR TREASURER, INDEPEND
ENTS WINNERS
—
CORDOVA, April 5. (/P)—In the bit
erest Municipal election on record
md with the largest vote polled and
he result so close the contest has
ieen filed and recount demanded, Cor.
lova elected Wolfe, as mayor; ChasJ
i’oyston to the City Council and Dal
on Barr treasurer. All are on the
ndependent ticket.
On the People’s ticket Fred and
Chester Davis were elected to the
Council with Paul Bloedhorn and Sam
xiurie, two votes behind each. Chas.
tistine, K. G. Robinson and Ed. Har
rood tied for City Clerk while J. C.
Imith had no opposition as member
>f the school board.
POSTPONED FOR YEAR
WASHINGTON, April, 5. (/P)—1The
louse of Representatives passed a
esolution postponing for one year,'
ffective date of national origins pro
ision of Immigration Law.
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CHAUNOEY OEPEW
DIES BRONCHIAL
PNEUMONIA. N. Y.
PICTURESQUE GRAND OLD MAN
IN POLITICS BEFORE LINCOLN ,
PRESIDENT
NEW YORK, April 5. (/P)—Chauncey
M. Depew, picturesque grand old man.
who entered politics before Lincoln
and mentioned for the Presidency,
for more than 70 years famed as an
after-dinner speaker, died at his home
from bronchial pneumonia.
He had been ill for less than a week
and would have been 94 on April
23. He continued his active career
until the end. He had planned to at
tend the Republican National Conven
tion in June.
With the exception of the 1924 con
vention he had attended every Repub
lican convention since 1888. At the
first convention he received 90 votes
for the Presidential nomination but
withdrew in favor of Benjamin Har
rison.
Seattle, 2; San Francisco, 3.
Hollywood, 4; Oakland, 3.
Portland, 11; Los Angeles, 10:
Mission, 3; Sacramento, 11.
SPOOKY WINS FEATURE
NEW ORLEANS, April 5. (£>)—
Saining command at the start Spooky
laptured the Futurity race at Tijuana,
[t was a feature race on the closing
lay program and paid the winner $10,
150.
DRIFTING, U. S. SHORE
PORT-DOVER, Ont., April 4. (/P)—•
Held fast in the grip of a fierce gale,
he disabled tug Jean F, with eight
men aboard, is drifting toward the
American coast on Lake Erie, today.
ARMOUR SUCCEEDS WHITEHOUSE
WASHINGTON, April 4. (£>)—Shel
on Whitehouse has been transferred
o Madrid as Counselor of the Em
iassy. Officials denied attacks on.
iim, and that congress had nothing
o do with the move. Norman Ar
dour will succeed Whitehouse in
•aris.
REPUDIATE MEMBERS
ROME, April 4. (jP)—In a bitter
peech to the diocesan committee the
Ihurch of Rome through Pope Pins,
epudiated members of the Contrist
atholic party which adhere also to
iscisc, and referred to Rome as
till belonging to the Vatican.
SUBPOENA ISSUED
NEW YORK, April 4. (£>) — The
nited States has issued a subpoena
>r the appearance of Vincent Lopez,
izz band leader, before the federal
rand jury investigating activities of
•an sharks in New York. 'VCicials
ould not state the reason for sum
loning.