Hemmsd Bule Gitteumy
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 101
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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ON LAST HOP BlOW
ALASKAN DUE LEAVE
FAIRBANKS TODAY
FAIRBANKS, May 4. (/P)—Captain
Wilkins and C. B. Eileson prepared
to hop off in the Alaskan on what is
likely to be the concluding trip into
the Arctic. The plane will be flown
>to Point Barrow light, refueling there
and if weather conditions permit a
flight will be made tomorrow into
the Arctic for a distance of probably
500 miles. At the conclusion of this
flight the Alaskan will return to Fair
banks. The expedition will then take
up its homeward journey. No effort
will be made to put the Detroiter into
Barrow, it is said, on account of the
ship having proved incapable of its
planned performances. Members of
C the expedition are considering a flight
home with the Detroiter making
Dawson, Whitehorse, Fort George
and Edmonton as stops en route.
SUTHERLAND INTRODUCES
URGENT FAIRBANKS BILL
WASHINGTON, Miay 3. (^—Dele
grate Dan Sutherland introduced a bill
to authorize Fairbanks to issue
$100,000 in bonds to finance an elec
tric plant, telephone system, pumping
station and to repair the waterfront.
CONVICTED CONTRACTOR DIES
ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 3. (jP)—John
W. Thompson, wealthy contractor,
who was convicted with Colonel
Forbes in the conspiracy to defraud
/ the government thru the veterans bu
reau, died of heart trouble.
JACK JOHNSON WINS BOUT
ACROSS MEXICAN BORDER
g , NOGALES, Ariz., May 3. (/P)—Jack
Johnson won a 15-round bout from
Pat Lester of Tucson, Arizona, across
the border at Nogales, Sonora Mexico.
Johnson announced he would accept
the challenge of a representative of
Luis Firpo, which was delivered at
the ringside.
REAPPOINTMENTS ARE
OFF INDEFINITELY
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WASHINGTON, May 4. The
Senate Judiciary sub-committee dis
cussed the confirmation of tihe con
tested Alaska reappointments but
postponed action indefinitely.
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MRS. STEINMET2 GOES OUT
Mrs. H. C. Steinmetz, wife of the
general foreman of the telegraph and
telephone department, Alaska Railroad
was among the Anchorage residents
leaving for Seattle Saturday night on
the steamer Alaska. Mr. Steinmetz
accompanied his wife and baby to
Seward returning to Anchorage this
morning.
Russia once purchased 10,000 cats
from Poiland to destroy rats.
AUXILIARY TO MEET
The American Legion Auxiliary
'f'f <will meet Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Bmily Weyforecht,
at 2:30 o’clcok.
Laddie Kyle Makes
Attempt Ride Plane
Barrow, Frustrated
\RTIST ATTEMPTS STOWAWAY
BUT SURRENDERS WHEN
HIT BY BAGGAGE
FAIRBANKS, May 4. (/P)—Lrieut.
Eieleson pulled Miss Laddie Kyile,
feature writer, who came to Fair
banks from the east early last
spring, from a compartment in
the Alaskan while loading the
plane for the Barrow hop. She
had cHowled into the plane with a
sleeping bag and would probably
not have been detected if she had
not winced when Eieleson drop
ped a bundle upon her. Captain
iYiilkins standing near, ordered
her to remain until the plane
could be turned from the crowd.
An automobile was then brought
up and transported her to town.
sour cmi is
MED KILLER mTOBNEY
BY IN UNKNOWN WITNESS
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CHICAGO, May 3. (JP)— A declara
tion was made by a witness whose
name is withheld that A1 “Scarface”
Caponi had in his hands a machine
gnn shortly before State Attorney Mc
Swiggin was killed. Police theorize
McSwiggin was an innocent victim of
Caponi’s wrath which was directed
against the other two victims.
PORTLAND. — Oregon sweltered
through another record breaking
April day here Friday with the ther
mometer registering 95. At Grant’s
Pass the temperature was 98; at Sa
lem, 94; at Corvallis, 90.
SPOKANE, Wn.—April heat records
were broken here Friday wiien the
thermometer hit 88. At Yakima the
temperature wras 84, and at Walla
Walla, 82. The heat wave seems to
be general throughout eastern Wn.
NEW YORK.—Custom men arrest
ed the crew and seized a steamer in
the Hudson River with $4,000 in
whiskey in her tanks.
WASHINGTON.—Wets again de
manded a referendum on prohibition
laws. Reviewing three weeks of dis
cussions, they declared that a case i
had been made for modification.
MARSEILLES. — Ten Arab stow
aways of forty-one who hid in the coal
holds of the Steamshp Sidi Ferurch
died during the rough passage from
Algers to Marseilles.
SAN FRANCISCO—The running
time of limited trains between San
Francisco and Chicago were cut a few
hours by trans-continental railroads j
in a schedule announced yesterday.
Trains of the Santa Fe, Southern Paci- I
fic and Union Pacific will be affected.
An extra fare of ten dollars will be
charged to ride on these trains when
the schedule goes into effect next
October.
Weekly G*tew*y-4S per ymx.
NEW AMBASSADOR FROM
CHILI TO THE U. S.
•ci w*»v wu.4.r»i d c.
Miguel C. Cruchaeta. former Chil
ean Minister to London- has been
appointed nev ambassador to the
United States. He succeed? Beltran
Mathieu. ■who resigned to become ’br
eigr. minister. Senor Cruchaga is at
present a member of the Tacna-Aric*
pQebiscite.
OIL STAMPEDE TAKES
PUCE IT M'CfflY
CORDOVA, May 4. (jZP*—A minia
ture oil stampede occurred over the
week-end and approximately BO
■claims staked between Xizina river,
| Young creek, and the Chitina river
;Sunfa.ce indications are repo-red p en- j
| tdful. The snow is still deep in the
region. The sstampeders staked the
! nearest claims 12 miles rom Mc
■ Carthy.
MOTOR ACCIDENTS INCREASE
LOS ANGELES. May S. i JPj—Hospi- j
tal records for the number of automo
J bile victims for a tweave-hour period
were smashed when surgeons treat
led 39 injured persons Saturda; tight.
One woman died.
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FIVE HOMER FOUR? TIMES
CHICAGO, 111., May S. P—Four
nier of Brooklyn. William? of Phila
delphia. Bottomley of Si. Louis Na
tionals, Ruth of New York and Wil
liams of the St. Louis Browns have
four homers each to their credit
Mrs. Edw. Kurtz, wife of the local
business man, and baby were among
the southbound passengers on tlhe S.
S. Alaska, Saturday. Mrs. Kurtz w
spend a few weeks with her mother
in Seattle.
BIG DOWN RIVER SHIPMENTS
The first big shipment of Sam
Dubin’s, down-river trader and steam
boat man. came in on the Aumirrl
Evans this morning from the south.
Tlhe shipment totals jfpr’-oximatelv
200 tons and comprises some 5.0fK)
pieces of general merchandise.
SEATTLE.—The temperature bene
Friday was SI, four degrees lower
than April 14th. the year’s hottest !
day. Moderation in Temperature
with breezes was forecasted for the
next few days.
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NARROW THOROUGHFARES LONDON UNABLE
TO ACCOMODATE TRAFFIC — MILE TRANSPOR
TATION CONTINUES — VOLUNTEER CREWS AS
SIST IN CTMNBURGCL
BBT MM TIES BHim 1SSEBT UTHNUI
UNLESS SPEEDILY TERMINATED STRIKE WILL
CAUSE UNTOLD SITFERINC AND EOS'- OF MIL
LIONS OF DOLLARS—MANY FORMS LABOR DE
PENDENT MAJOR INDUSTRIES CEASE
LONDON. M ay 4, (AP).—Organized labor of Great
Britain is in revolt. with f.ve million men hacking up the
demands of the miner? for wb*; they consider a living
wage and proper work.rg conditions. This wide? read
demonsrr&rior will, unless speedily terminated. cau^e un
told suffering with loss of rmll>on> of dollars T\* last
hours, before the general strike with the call w hich went
forth, were anxious ones Thousands of cmrers assem
bled in Parliament Square and in adjoining streets. while
labor leaders and Government representatives battled
with Ramsay McDonald, labor leader, who said the coun
try faced a situation mhost end w ould be revolution, w hich
not even the keenest observer could vitalize,
Winston ObcithiH chancellor of the exchequer as
serted if this conflict is fought to its conclusion it could
only mean the end or a didstve victory over the Parlia
mentary government. Even the lowliest citizen reali“*'«
what a widespread strike of this kind meant, with the
stoppage of railways, a eessasion of all building or a
tions. the possible suspension of shipping, a breakdow n
of the distribution of food, t he rationing of fuel and light,
and the suspension of newspapers.
The government has made preparations, hackei by
thousands of volunteer? to continue what is kr ev-r as vi
tal services in the distribution of food, bread and milk to
children and its continuance as far as possible the means
of transportation. The big places of business have ar
ranged to provide sleeping and eating places for em
ployes so as to eliminate the recess::y of returning home
at night. Nevertheless, there is certain to he a tremen
dous rieup in all the big dries and immediate cessation in
many forms of labor dependent tipv. the greater Indus
tries which are included in the Trades Union Congress
Later—Twelve hour? after the strike was called the
narrow thoroughfares were incapable of accommodating
the motor traffic- whkk followed the cessation of sendee
on tram lines, railways, subways and regular buss lines.
Passenger? in Piccadilly Circus. Trafa gar Square
and Parliament Square abandoned taxicabs and motor
car? and proceeded to work on foot. The government's
frst bulletin ever the wireless said railway information
bureaus announced transportation of milk was working
on a schedule in all the provinces. Conditions similar to
those in London were obtained at Edinburgh for with the
aid of volunteers they maintained a skeleton service of
tram care and buses. The© newspapers continued to pub
lish. The principal stations in Manchester v'ere picket
ed shortly after midnight. No trains left today.
Shapurfi Saklatvaia. the only Communist member of
Parliament va? arrested and charged with making a se
ditious speech in Hyde Park on Sunday. He was ar
raigned in the police court and bound over with sureties
to keep the peace. The prosecutor read extracts of his
speech which a policeman took in shorthand. SakUtvaia
said in pan: i want the army and navy to protect the
people, instead of the rogues and thieves of the master
classes."
GLASGOW. Kay 4. (AP) —Hie fret violence in the
strike wns reported when striker? steprei and smashed
the windows of several motor busses operating between
Glasgow and the nearby ceuntnr districts. The passen
gers were not harmed.