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VOLUME XXIII, NUMBER 239.
SEWARD, ALASKA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1928.
PRICE TEN GENTS
Grigsby Advocates Heme Rule,
Must End Bureaucratic Control,
Substitute Self-Government
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PROMINENT PASSENGERS ARE
AMONG RIVER STEAMER
PASSENGERS
EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct., 5, (/P)
•—Somewhere down the long reach
es of the Mackenzie river, between
Insult rapids and Fort Smith, is
the Hudson Bay steamer Distribu
ter which is unreported and eight
days over-due at Fort Smith, the
vessel’s home port.
On September 30, homeward
bound, the steamer, with 30 pass
engers, left Aklavik on the Mac- [
kenzie delta for the last trip of the
season.
Ordinarily, a wireless message !
would inform the owners the cause
of the delay but the radio station
at Fort Simpton, 821 miles from
McMurray is changing its location
and the masts are dismantled. The I
station will not resume operations
for two or three days.
Among the passengers are Bish
op Geddes, head of the Mckenzie
Diocese, Church of England, and
Archdeacon Fleming.
Lindbergh Plans
T mns-Continental
Nigkl Air Service
NEW YORK, Oct, 6. (A5)—On the
recommendation of Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh, who is chairman of its
Technical Committee, the Trans
continental Air Transport Co.,
which was organized for operating
plane-train service across the
country, has decided to establish
an air route from Columbus, O., to
the West coast. Planes with sleep
ing accommodations are planned
for night flying.
Hand Cause Terror :
In Chicago Slums ’
CHICAGO, Oct. 5, t/Pi —Two Sici- j
bans have been reported under in
cictmeni on kidnapping and ex
tortionist charges and accused be- ;
fore the Grang Jury of membership
in a band of terrorists who have!
preyed upon their countrymen here 1
for the last six months.
Pasquale Capotosto was identifi
ed by four wealthy Italian con
tractors as the secretary of the
blacq mail ring that wrung tribute1
from.them under threats of death 1
was named in a true bill charging
him with extortion. j.
NAVIGATION CLOSED
TANANA, Oct. 6, (TP)—Navigation !
on the Tanana closed when the
steamboat Alice left for Nenana
October 4th and a motorboat left
for Ruby today. A heavy run of 1
.'lush ice is going down the Yukon
River.
BUREAU OF FISHERIES THINK MORE OF A FISH
THAN A FISHERMAN, DECLARES DEMOCRAT
IC CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
FROM ALASKA TO AUDIENCE WHICH PACK
■ ED THE ITER TO VERY DOORS—STANDING
SQUARELY ON TERRITORIAL AND NATION
AL DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM—EXPOSES THE
MOTIVE BEHIND CONTROLLER BILL AND SO
CALLED HOME RULE.
‘‘Supposing you Republicans had elected Hoover
President and wanted to send some special representa
tive down to Washington for some special favor, would
you pick a man for the job who had called Hoover a fix
er, a grafter and a thief? Yet if you elect Hoover, Presi
dent, and my Republican opponent as delegate to Con
gress you will be picking that very man for a permanent
residence in Washington for the next two years to at
tend to all your wants and favors. Why will' people do
that? those woi'ds were spoken and will not be forgiven.
My opponent has so fixed himself that he wont be able to
do anything for Alaska or for anybody else except to
draw down his $10,000 salary for himself.
In a ringing peroration which closed a two-hour
talk before a particularly attentive audience that filled
the Liberty theater last night, George B. Grigsby, Denr
orcatic nominee for Delegate to Congress, summed up
a masterful exposition of his views on Alaska’s needs.
SAYS A CHANGE IN AD.MIMS
TRATION AT THIS TIME
WOULD BE DISASTROUS
ELIZA BETHTON, Oct. 6, UP)—
Herbert Hoover told the audience
gathered here from North Carolina,
and Virginia as well as Tennesee
that a change in National policies
rd this time would bring only “dis
tress and disaster’’.
The Republicans invaded the
Democrat’s ancient stronghold and
expounded views on Farm Relief,
Prohibition and other Platform
declarations.
He made no reference to religious
questions that are stirring South
ern States but he did appeal for
fair pla.y and good sportsmanship
in the campaign.
*“We prove ourselves worthy of
Self-Government and worthy of
confidence as officials in propor-.
lion as we keep these contests free;
from abuse, free from misrepresen
tation and free from words or acts
that carry regret. In contests like
this there is no place for personal1
bitterness. The great attribute of
our political life has been a spirit |
~>f fair play with which our Presi
dential contests have been waged
in former years and the sportsman- !
like spirit in which we accepted re- 1
salts.”
NOTICE
Because of necessary repair woik
• he power will be shut off tomorrow
'Sunday from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.
SEWARD LIGHT & POWER CO.
“After 26 years in this Territory
where my wife and I are raising a
family of four children, I have a
decent ambition to do something
'P >od for Alaska.
i “If I am elected I will put in a
hill for Alaska control of her fish
eries and a bill for the making of
her game laws. If I am elected I'll
present a bill to Congress to take
the inhibitions from the Organic
Act to bring about real Home Rule
! for Alaska, and I will most decided
ly ask for the repeal of the Bone
Dry Act.” Strangely enough, this
last declaration brought out the
most spontaneous applause of the 1
evening.
WILL CARRY INTERIOR
( “I believe I will carry Nome,
which was my old home and Fair
banks because they want a change,
and I am very confident of carrying
! Seward where I nave many friends.
But I want my friends to get the
; votes out.”
Speaking to Seward particularly
(Mr. Grigsby said that if elected he
, would boost for roads and would
[ attempt to demonstrate the fall
acy of bucking an automobile
' road simply because it might par
allel a railroad, when as a matter
, of fact the parelleling of roads in
1 the states which now occurs every
where has simply aided in devel
opment of the country and the in
crease of business of railroads.
Mr. Grigsby was introduced by P.
C. McMullen, Democratic candidate
for member of the House of Repre
sentatives from Seward, who spoke
of Grigsby’s long service for Alaska
in the various offices of Assistant
District Attorney, District Attorney,
Attorney General for the Territory,
and Delegate to Congress. The
chairman said that in his opinion
the people could select no better
man than Grigsby to represent
them in the halls of Congress.
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KI^ SPLIT AGAIN
NEW YORK, Oct. 6, (JP)—The
second game of the World Series
had an attendance of 60,714. The
receipts were $222,533. The play
ers’ share was $12,167 each. The
, Clubs’ share was $20,027 each, and
: the Leagues’ share was the same.
MAS BAD COLD BUT EAGERLY
AWAITS ARRIVAL WHALER
IN PORT
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6, (JP)— Al
though ill' and fevered by a bad
cold, Cammander Rvrd stood ■>n
the threshliold of his next great
adventure eager to be off on ids
Antarctic mission of filling in blank
spaces on the map.
Pie contracted a cold corning west
on the train. He will remain rest
ing, conserving his strength until
the arrival, probably Tuesday of
the whaler Larsen which will car
ry him and his companions and
four airplanes into the Antarctic.
IN MADISON SQUARE
NEW YORK, Oct. 6, (TP)—Joe
Gans kayoed Andy Divodi, favorite
of New York in the ninth round of
a 10-rounder at Madison Square
with a light to the chin. Among
the lightweights Joe Glick decis
ioned over Tom Gorgan.
Indianapolis Has
Almost Cinched The
Little World Series
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 6, (TP)—
Sterling pitching by Steve Swetonic
and heavy hitting by Reb Russell
was too strong a combination for
Rochester ajnd Indianapolis won its
fourth game in the Little World
reries six to four giving them a four
to one lead on the series. Only one
more genre is needed to cinch the
pennant.
Si eamboa l A lasha
Gets Away North
SEATTLE, Oct. 6, (TP)—’The S. S.
Alaska of the Alaska Steamship
Co., sailed at 9 o’clock this morning
with 87 passengers. The Seward
passengers are Tlios. Gerard, C. A.
Rockefeller, Anna Mathison. Miss
D. Lawson, Miss D. Killoran, Dave
Dunbar, J. Baldwin, Beth Stewart,
E E. Hartman, W. L. Shirley, Mrs.!
C. TIeckcy, Win. H. Whittlesey, and ;
cue steerage.’
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Puzzles Czr'oms
NFW V(PK, Oct. 5. (/P)-Phillip
Elti’ " C*0'>ctor of the Port, has
mle.! that M"dnme Ganna Walski,
wife ot : i c-rid McCormick, is a res
ider of America and that there
fore the clO'hinc and jewels unoffi
cially e. timated to 'os worth about
$9,500,000 which she brought into
the country are dutiable.
Madame Walski listed all the ar
ticles which were contained in 15
trunks on her custom declaration
so there is no question of any pen
alty. She merely stated that she
r ad lived abroad for three years.
A definition as to residence on
which the custom men disagreed. 1
MCE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
HURRIED I5Y SPECIAL TRAIN
TO KEEP ENGAGEMENT
CLOVIS. New Mexico. Oct. 6. (/P)
| — Explosion of an engine boiler on
the crack Santa Fe train "scout”
running from Chicago to California
forced Robinson to use a special
train from Amarillo, Tex., to this
city for his speaking engagement.
The Senator’s two private cars
have been attached to the Train
whose engine was wrecked.
The explosion occurred 30 miles
west of Amarillo and railroad offi
cials hooked an engine and two
cars and ordered the track cleared
| for bringing the nominee to Clovis
ahead of regular schedule.
Engineer Larson and Fireman
Simmons who manned the engine
are reported burned seriously and
were rushed to Amarillo hospital
where recovery is doubtful.
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Comedy Of Errors
Parade Of Pilchers
In Chicago Game
CHICAGO. Oct. 6, (/Pi—A deluge
of base hits, misplays and misfit
pitchers featured a chaotic game
when the White Sox beat the Cubs
today 13 to 11 being the third game
for city title.
Double plays, brilliant catches,
crude errors, stolen bases and nine
pitchers formed a parade. Credii
for the victory finally went to Ed
Walsh.
M
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SEATTLE, Oct. 6, (A5)—To learn
more about the life of the Alaska
halibut, particularly the very young
fish, another research expedition ox
ne International Fisheries Com
mission will leave Seattle October
20th.
“The decrease in the prod mivliy
of the halibut is a serious matter'
said Dr. W Jol ■ • ■■■
Commission. “Most of the work in
the past has been devoted to exam
ination of the older species but
this time we want to learn more
about, the movements of the very
young fish.”
The expedition will work in the
Gulf of Alaska until the first of the
year and then will move into Ber
ing Sea.
OSi Icial Orders Fiy
Uider New Franco
Bniish
| PARIS, Oct. 5, (fP)—The French
!Cabinet has decided that avation
'activities heretofore under the or
ders of the Minister of War, Marine
lend Colonies, should be transferred
co the Ministery of Aviation.
Laurent Lvnag, head of the mw
Air Ministry will have authority to
make all contracts for Government
machines and will have under his
orders all pilots in the Government
service whether Civic, Military or
Naval.