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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 21. SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26. 1928. PRICE TEN CENTS
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EVIDENTLY SUGGESTION PUR
CHASE PANHANDLE VIEWED
AS A BIG JOKE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (/P)—
Government officials are disinclined
to take seriously the suggestion made
by the British Columbia legislature
that negotiations be open between
the United States looking toward the
acquisition by Canada of the Alaska
Panhandle.
They expressed surprise at the
suggestion saying it represented no
previous conversations between the
two governments; of exchanges of
any sort on the subject and so far
as is known here no movement from
Canada, of any importance, have
been made. ,
Canadian dispatches do not indi
cate by what method the territory
proposed couid be acquired. Presum
ably, it would be obtained omy by
purchase from the United States and
there is no indication here that pro
posals for purchase would be favora
bly received by the administration
As to the attitude of Congress on
any such suggestion officials believe
there would be a most strenuous op
position even if the executive branch
would be willing to discuss the sub
ject which it does not appear to be.
LACK OF PARTICULARS PETI
TIONS OF WM. B. WILSON
SO DEAL IS OFF
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. (/?)—
Dividing on strickly party lines the
Senate Election Committee votoed
to dismiss, for lack of particulars,
the petition of William B Wilson,
Democrat, contesting the election of
Senator-elect, William Vare, Republi
can.
They agreed, however, to give the
contestants 25 days in which to file.
The amended complaint contest
which Wilson brought is wholly apart
from the challenge of Vare’s right to
sit in the Senate made by Senator
Reed as Chairman of the slush Fund
Committee.
MAY SUCCEED JONES
NEW YORK, Jan. 26. (/P)—Altho
the Board of Control of Athletics has
taken no definite action, it is believ
ed that Marvin Stevens, Tad Jones’
right hand man on the Yale football
•coaching staff, will succeed to the po
sition of head coach left open by the
resignation of Jones.
Linen RESUMES
GOOD WILL FLIGHT
COLON, Jan. 28, (#>)—Colonel Chas.
A Lindbergh, resuming the “Good
Will” tour after a vacation of 10
days, hopped off for Cartanega, Col
ornbia, 400 miles away. Colonel Lind
bergh made several flights with
friends and acquaintances.
temSmed
US RUNNING MATE
GOVERNOR SMITH
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JESSE JONES OF TEXAS FOR
VICE PRESIDENT TALKED
OF IN NEW YORK
t NEW YORK, Jan. 26. (£>)—The
: possibility of a ticket, headed by
Governor Alfred Smith for President,
a^d Josse Jones, of Houston, Texas,
j for vice president, is being discussed
| among Democratic circles.
The boom for Jones, as Smith’s
| * i?nn:ng mate, developed at a beef
steak dinner of the National Derao
I emtio Club and followed word from
the Governor Dan Moody, of Texas,
! that he positively would not be a
j candidate for either President or
‘ vice president and that he did not
want his named discussed in that con
neetton
Jones is director of finance for the
Democratic National Committee.
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HEALTHIEST YEAR
NEW YORK, Jan. 26. (^—Statis
tics show that 1927 was the healthiest
! year in the records of lite United
States.
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BOUND FOR VIENNA
ROME, Jan. 26. (£>)—'The King of
j Afahanistan and his wife and daugh
I
I ters left Rome for Vienna after a
I tveek’s visit.
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5. S. ALAMEDA OFF !
FOR ALASKA WITH
FI SIZE LISTING
MAJsiY ALASKANS ARE PASSEN
GERS ON LINER WHICH DE
PARTED THIS A. M.
SEATTLE, Jan. 26. (£>)—'The S. S.
Alameda, of the Alaska Steamship
Co., sailed at 9 o’clock this morning
lor Seward and Way ports with a
passenger list of 111.
The through reservations for Sew- j
ard include Joe Maillam, F. H. Cox,
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Bingham, B. F.
Fisher, George Warren, Mr. and Mrs.
H. W. Averill and daughter, C. E.
Keene, Captain Hanson, Mr. and Mrs.
H. G. Carlisle, W. M. Coppernoll, Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Brighton, Louis Par-'
cher, R. M. Taylor, E Wolcotty C. W.!
Martin, Mrs. Held, C. E. Young, A. A |
Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Hance andj
two daughters, J. 1*. Yanks, Waino
Pontila, R. Wolfe, Alex Ashenfelder, j
Henry Holman, L McCullough, j
Chester Lybarger, M. McLeed, F
Waegar, Otto Johnson, G. A. Mur
enhy, J. W. Lemon, and five steerage.
LITTLE CHANCE SWITCH
CUES TO CHICAGO FROM
TOS ANGELES IH 1933
.NEW YORK, ^an. 26. (/P)—Amer
,
; ican Olympic officials pointed out
| that since the 1932 games have been
| officially awarded to Los Angeles,
: there is little prospect for a shift to
Chicago. It will undoubtedly stand
| for it would be impossible to hold the
events in 1933 as has been suggested.
Los Angeles has already launched
elaborate plans for the reception of
the Olympis athletic host four years
hence.
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IT SEEMS TO ME Your*.
BRINGING THE SAME
OLD DISH YOUVE BEEN
serving me for
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THERE’S
Politics
There's
HOPE
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[LECTIONS COMMITTEE J
CULLED INTO SESSION!
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. (IP)—The
Senate Election Committee sudden
ly were called into session to recon
sider its decision of yesterday throw
ing out the petition of William M. j
Wilson * for a recount of the last
Pennsylvania senatorial election.
MUSTS OPEN
PORTION OF ^RESIDENCE TORN
AWAY CITY COMPTROLLER
S FORMER CHIEF
CHICAGO Jan. 26. (^—Terror
ists opened fire on the city adminis- v
’ration with dynamite bombs explod
irg them almost simultaneously at
t
the homes of two of Mayor Thomp
•son’s close political aides.
One bomb, carrying an unusually,
large amount of dynamite tore away j
a portion of the residence of Chas. j
C. FItfmorris, city comptroller and j
former chief of police. The other.
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smashed windows in the home cl ; ^
Dr. William H. Reid, commissioner j '
, . 1 i
of the public health service, during;
the early Thompson administration
The bombs were tossed from a
closed car at the Fitzmorris home.;
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Th^ bomb shattered the front door
; and wrecked the lower portion of
! the house. Windows, as far as six;
1 ;
blocks away, were broken.
LOOKING FOR RING SO !
THINK COUPLE ELOPED
NEW YORK, Jan. 26. (/P)—Police j
learned Hugo Bezdk, Jr., son of the [
football coach, was in Springfield,
Mass., looking for an engagement
! ring on the day before the disappear
ance of Miss Frances St. John Smith
i
j and they think there is a chance that
I the twm may have eloped.
| RECOGNIZED SUPREME
i ■ '
j LONDON, Jan. 26. (IP)—The full
i text of conversations between the
j Church of England Prelates and Rep
| resentatives of the Roman Catholic
; Churche at Malines reveal the Catho
j lie’s insistence that the Pope’s word
| be recognized as supreme was the
j only thing which prevented unity of
i churches.
LITTLE COMMENT
PARIS, Jan. 26. (IP)—There was lit
tle comment on America’s decision to
lift the ban on French industrial
loans, feeling being that action would
be of little aid either to Americans or
French.
HE TRABUCCO
TO HEAR HICKMAN'S
CASE PLACE HARDY
UDGES CHANGED HICKMAN’S
TRIAL. ITINERANT JUDGE
WILL HEAR CASE
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26, (/P)— Aa
inerant judge who comes from one
f the sparsely populated counties
f California will rule over the court
’here Hickman faces justice in his
inity trial.
The new judge is J. J. Trabucco of
laripos# County and was named late
esterday by the presiding Judge of
Lc Los Angeles Superior Court to
ear the sensational case.
After Judge Hardy had been sched
Icd to hear the trial he disqualified
imself. Judge Hardy’s action fol
awed presentation of an affidavit
iy Hickman in which the youth
hallenged the fairness and impar
ially of Judge Hardy.
Judge Trabucco come? from a
■nunty of less than 2,000 population,
dariposa v,*5s the birthplace of the
fudge. He is 58 years old. His an
ointment was made from a list of
!7 Los Angeles judges and 14 visit
ng judges, to sit at the trial brought
ipproval by all the attorneys con
nected with the case.
Six men and six women were put
n the jury box and the District At
:orney briefly Outlined the case. De
fense counsel Jerone Walch, inter
■Tpted with a brief objection to
he phrase of outline and was
promptly overruled by the court.
Welch’s initial questioning of Tales
man indicated he would challange
any who had daughters the age of
Marion Parker.
LARGE ATTENDANCE
PRESENT AT SEATTLE
THOUSANDS OF MUSKRATS UN
SOLD AT SEATTLE FUR
AUCTION SALE
SEATTLE, Jan. 26. (£>)—An un
usually large attendance of buyers
marked particular interest Jn the Seat
tle Fur Exchange offerings taking
practically the entire lot of 5,000 mink
and 3,500 red fox.
Mink averaged $16.70 with the best
lots selling for $33.25.
Redi fox, strictly one’s and two’s,
went for $55 with the average going
at $40.95.
A collection of mediocre white fox
averaged $49.70 with the best lot
selling for $82.50.
Muskrats averaged $1.55 and the
best lot $1.75. Only a small portion
of the 35,000 were sold.