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What is' said to be the world record in long distance radio com
munication for an aircraft'transmitting set was established on April
3,4 and 7. The Naval Operator in San Diego harbor picked up signals
from the submarine tender Canopus, at Olongapo, Philippines, 7,000
miles away.
Although President Coolidge will speak over the radio for the
Woman’s World Fair on April 18th.,the opening day,Mrs.Coolidge will
officially open the exposition by pressing a button which will open
the doors.
A scientific expedition to the little known chain of Aleutian
Islands off the coast of Alaska is the task this summer of a special
field party of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, to be aided by the
Coast Guard. Equipped with modern apparatus, the party will be pick
ed up by the Coast Guard, which will land it on one island of the
group, resume its patrol work and later pick up the party and take^
it to another of the Aleutians. The party will leave Seattle today
aboard the Coast Guard cutter Haida.
Von Hindenberg was nominated by the National Conservative Bour
geois bloc for President of Germany last week. His acceptance fol
lowed a four hour session of the bloc during which he laid down his
terms of acceptance.
The election in Skagway last week resulted in a victory for the
Citizens Ticket as follows: W,J.I ulvihill, L'ayor; R.E.Gault, A.k.
Geyer and Arnold Gurfield, Council; C. C.Cole, City Clerk; Oscar Sei
ner, City Treasurer and I rs. van Wal, Hillery and Suf fecoo}., School
Board.
HAINES CITY ELECTION LAST WEEK.
The following named men were elected to the City Council on
April 7th.: Erik Oslund, I ayor; Edward Seimmer, Steve Sheldon, G.W.
Hinchinan, C.B.LcRea, J.A.:Tichols and Re v.E.E. Bromley. Dor the School
hoard, Clerk, Lrs. R. J. Shepard.
SPORTS.
Freddie Cullen, boxing Champion of Alaska, who defeated Soldier
Ford Butler in Juneau on last July 4th..passed through Juneau last
week on his way to Anchorage where he will meet P.0. Davies on April
25th. Cullen was greeted by scores of friends in Juneau and expl
ained he was tipping the scales at 175 pounds. He was looking fine
and said he was in perfect condition for his coming bout at Anchor
age, hc. rmg been in Jack J<r. :sey's lining Camp in Los Angeles for
the past &wo months. •
■Roberts, a.i Indian, won tV Yu’no n Derby, seven and. one half
miles from ^ear Creek, to )awsc i, Yukon Territory, last Friday, in
45 minutes. Phyllis ^ee was second, her time being 46 minutes. Sam
France came in third in 55 minutes.
George I chon aid crossed the tape first in 44 minutes but he was
disqualified on account of cutting a dog loose and not bringing him
in. The course was covered with heavy slush snow.
The Evening World of April 8th. says Babe Ruth is suffering
with flu and collapsed at the depot in Ashville, N.C. when the Yan
kees and Robbins arrived there for an exhibition game.
A bad case of Lagrippe and a nervous attach es likely to keep
Ruth out of the Yankee line up in the opener this week, kart age r
Huggins predicted that Ruth will be unable to plaj for ten days.
The Washington University eight oard crew won the three mile
race in Oakland 1 ast Friday from the University of California by
ten lengths. Time 15 minutes and 9 seconds, a record for the course.