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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 40. SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
CONSPIRACY CASE
STATE FAILS TO PROVE CASE
CRIME SAID CONCEALED
FOR FOUR YEARS
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 17, (£*)—The
acquittal of Governor Ed Jackson,
who has been on trial on the change
of conspiracy to commit a felony by
attempting a bribe, was ordered by
Judge Charles M. McCabe,, of the
■ewminal can??.
The court said the state failed to
ptcve concealment of the alleged
crime and this fact was necessary in
order to get around the status of
* ' limitations and keep the case in
* court. The state is bound to prov*\
not only the commission of the al
leged crime blit that it had been con
cealed for approximately four years
aw? under the law the court held
, the indictment, chsrgi-ng him wi'h
4Lo..qlone, should have been
returned within two years from the
date of the alleged commission of
V e crime, December S, 1923. Gover
nor Jackson was indicted late in 1927
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YORK OPE
YOUNG GIRL FROM TENNESEE
THRILLS AUDIENCE; RENDI
TION PERFECT
NEW YORK, Feb. 17, (>P)—Mis:
Grace Moore, at one time choir singe:
in the little town of Jellico, Tenn.
made her opera debut before an im
mense crowd in the Metropolitar
Opera House, singing the role “La
Boheme.”
She walked onto the stage like a
veteran and a ripple of applause rar
through the audience as she finishec
the opening solo “May I Come In.’
Her performance wes enthusiasti
caHy received by the entire audience
but Miss Moore received the greates
ovation from 100 Tenneseians fron
her own town. The singer said sh(
was nervous at the beginning althougl
her rendition was perfect.
IK EDISON CELEBRATES
BIRTHDIIlf, FORT HATERS
FORT MYERS, Fla., Feb. 17. (JP)
Thomas A. Edison celebrated his Slsi
birthday here. He was given a greal
reception by the townfolks and sait
he sees air travel in its infancy. H«
hopes to ride in a plane 20 years fron
now when they “are commoner tlrar
autos.”
CARIBOU KING INTERIOR
IN NEED OF COWBOYS
SEATTLE, Feb. 17, (£>)—Thomas
White of Fairbanks, known as the
“Caribou King” and who claims to
own the only caribou ranch in the
! wt rid, declared he may «oon r>quire
i
111 e services of coyboys to ride herd
i
I or his ranch which is located 100
! no th of Fairbanks. He reported he
held his first caribou round-up last j
; fan.
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MADE MEMBERS OF
• COMMISSION ERRED
'•KvHHON R':vOLU’[0N/,hY AN D
Ur.'JUST, DECLARES* SENA
TOR REED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, (/P>—Inti
midation of certain members of the
Interstate-..Commerce Commission in
the Lake cargo rate case, 'by politi
cal influence emanating from Penn
sylvania and running into the Wh5t**
House itself, was charged by Sen
ator Reed.
He asserted the Commission re
versed itself in the case a big factor
to the operators in Pennsylvania
over those in West Vergin’!a-, Ker
tt.cky, Tennessee and Verginia.
Senator Reed charged it rendered
a decision “not only revolutionary
; srj unjust but probably the mos* ar
bitrary yet to have been handed
dawn by a Federal Board oF Tribu
nal.”
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LINDBERGH PERFECT
\ SPECIMEN OF 11
j 1IOOO, EDISON
LIFE ETERNAL AFTER DEATH IS
f 50-50 PROPOSITION, SAYS WIZ
ARD
—
FORT MYERS, Fla., Feb. 17. (IP)—
i Colonel Charles Lindbergh is the per
J feet specimen of young manhood and
t a good example for the younger gen
i eration to follow, according to Thomas
Alva Edison, who in his 81st birthday
^ interview lauded the morality of pres,
j ent day youth.
He said the belief in a life eternal
I after death is a 50-50 proposition and
expressed opposition to capital punish
ment even in the case of Hickman
“It is a relic of our own barbaric
; past,” said the Wizard, “and our so
ciety is rich enough to confine oui
criminals for life.”
i Edison said that the modern Ameri.
can is not drawing away from true
religion but he is drawing away from
superstition and bunk.
TERMS OF PERCE
WITH REBEL LEADER
SAID BE UNDER WAY
NOTE DROPPED EY PLANE FOR
'LeDlNO ASKS ! EADER T?
LAY DOWN ARMS
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. 17,(^)
—Communications, said to deal with
terms of peace, have been exchanged
between Augutino Sandi.no, rebel
leader, and Rear Admiral Ravil Sel
lers, Commander of the United States
special service squadron
The letters include peace terms
written by Admiral Sellers for Sar
dine and were dropped over Sandi
no’s position.
In reply the rebel leader gave the
term under he was willing to lay
down liis arms but these were not
given f out.
Admiral Sellers arrived at Mana
ges from Corinto for a conference
with Charles E. Ebderhardt. Amer
ican Minister to Nicaragua, and
Brigadier ^General Logan Feiand,
'corrimarrdirrg the-' American nniiue-'
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INTEREST IN U, S.
DEDTAILS ARE CLOSLY GUARD
ED; MEASURE NOW UP BE
!
FORE CHAMBER
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| PARIS, Feb. 17. (/P)—1The new
French tariff bill fostered by Premier
Poincare and substantially increasing
duties on a considerable number oi
American imports will come before
the Chamber for final action. Ameri
can officials are anxiously awaiting
details of the new measure which is
' now before the tariff commission oi
the Chamber.
It is known that tariffs on wheat
cattle, meat, cast-iron, crude steel
canned and dried fruits, and manj
other products which come from the
United States have been revised up.
ward in most cases fourfold. Details
have been closely guarded.
!
ilJtl TANKER
EXPLODES IN JIPIN
TOKYO, Feb. 17, (/P)—The captain
i
jiicl 13 members oT Vie American oT
>:.kp” Chuky were killed when the,
I
e=swl exploded Wednesday. \ traw
\-r has arrived here with 21 smv'
^he Chuky was er rente from
San T-’odio * c J: pan. So1 era’ of the,
eurv ■ ,'c rr wers injured
PI CONFERENCE TO
END IN FEW DAYS;
OPTIMISM REIGNS
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GREATEST STUMBLING* BLOCK
IS PENDING PROPOSAL. INTER
VENTION
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I HAVANA, Feb. 16. (TP)—'The Hava
i na committee on initiatives has fixed
; Monday February 20th as the date for
| final adjournment of the Pan-Ameri
: can conference.
After hearing the reports of pro
igreas majie by the committee it was
I decided business could be completed
[ in the time allowed. This decision
emphasizes that the greatest stumb
ling block to ans early harmonious
agreement among the 21 participating
1 nations is the pending' proposal to
condemn all military intervention as
contrary to international law.
There are encouraging signs that
| this obstacle will be overcome thru
! compromise by the sub-committee
Mexico and Salvador are not now as
determined in demanding “no inter
| vention.”
LEPER COLONY WILL BE
ESTABLISHED IN FRANGt
PARIS, Feb. 17. (JP)—A leper col
ony, abolished centuries ago, is to be
reestablished. At the old hospital of
St. Louis, built under Henry the
Fourth in 1607, a wing is to be fitted
up for the unfortunates. Some author
ities say leprosy is on the increase
and the city has taken the situ^ion so
seriously as to appropriate a million
francs for the new leper home.
A NEW KIND OF ROADHOUSE
BURBANK, Calif.,—'Springing up like mushrotims along the high
ways of southern California are scores of novel roadhouses Serving the
public with “hot dogs”, ice cream, sandwiches, and other delicacies for
the tired and hungry motorist. Here is the latest, a mushroom, “palace”
at Burbank, Calif., near Los Angeles, where tasty dishes with mushrooms
as the ‘piece de resistance’ are dispensed.
IIGHT IF H. S. 10
INTERVENE NATIONS
TWO FACTIONS AT PAN CONFER
ENCE EXPECTED REACH UN
DERSTANDING
HAVANA, Feb. 17, (/p)—It appears
that the agreement in the Pan Amer
ican conference over the Pan-Ameri
PoT.e questions involving the right
of the United States to intervene Pi
the affairs of another American nat
ion will be reached within the next
few days by the sub committee.
Two factions, one headed by the
United States, and the other by Ar
gentine, are expected to adopt a rul
ing which will make it plain that no
nation has to fear intervention as
long as it's affairs are conducted sat
isfactorily but leaving the United
States with the right to interfere if
foreign property is seriously menaced.
Another sub committee reported it
had reached full agreement on the
treaty for reorganization of the Pan
American Union except in the mat
ter of removal of economic barriers
which is advocated by Argentina, but
opposed by the United States.
0P0I0 SI LITE
AMERICA REVEALED
ROUSE TESTIMONY
100,000 DRUG ADDICTS IN U. S.;
INCLUDED DOCTORS, GIRLS,
BOYS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, (JP)—The
sordid side of American life was laid
bare by the House Appropriations
Committee in making public the tes
timony of government experts deal
ing with modern evils.
The committee revealed it has been
told from good authority that there
were 100,000 drug addicts in the U.
S., that counterfeiting is being taught
by convicts to other convicts and
that “Willie school teacher type” are
replacing the huskier dry agents.
That the 100,000 drug addicts in
clude many physicians, young boys
and girls. ColonelL. G. Nutt, head of
the Narcotic Division of the Treas
ury department, informed the commit
tee on these facts.
NfGRO WIFE OF YOUNG
SCION WANTS REAL CASH
NEW YORK, Feb. 17, (£>)—For one
half a million dollars Alice Jones
Rhinelander, colored wife of Leonard
Kip Rhinelander, young society xnil
lionlire, will give her husband bis
freedom. The $60,000 he offered her
brought only a sneer, the “Daily Mir
I rot*” stated in a copywrited article.