MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 209.
SEWARD ALASKA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Secretary Work Favors
* Centralization Bureaus'
Activities in Territory
WILL RECOMMEND AT NEXT SESSION OF CON
GRESS REVAMPING OF FEDERAL LAWS DEAL
ING WITH PUBLIC LANDS WHICH BEEN ON
STATUTE BOOKS FOR HALF CENTURY
MULTIPLICITY OF FEDERAL ACTIVITIES IN TIL TERRITORY
Department of the Interior Described as Custodian of
United States Fast Disappearing Natural Resources—
Pamphlet Forword Says Territory’s Progress Retarded
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. (/P)—In a pamphlet for
word, Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work said he
would recommend to congress at the next session a re
vamping of Federal laws dealing with public lands, many
of which have been on the statute books for over half a
century. He 4eclared Alaska’s progress is retarded by
“a multiplicity of Federal activities.”
This could be centralized by reduc-.
ing the number of executive depart
1 * ments having supervision over the
territory. The pamphlet listed the
unexpended balance from three years
appropriations at over $43,000,000,
last year’s savings being $8,710,033. He
described Ills department as “the cus
todian ot our fast disappearing natur
al resources.”
BY BIG MAJORITY
STATE OF HUES
GOVERNOR BREWSTER REELEC
TION RE-ASSURED FROM
LATEST RETURNS
PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 15. (JP)—
The re-election of Governor Brewster,
Republican, is assured by the returns
from 533 precincts of 633 which gave
Brewster 80,927 votes; Ernest L. Mc
Lean, Democrat, 68,714; State repre
sentatives, Carroll L. Beedy, Wallace
H. White, Jr. John E. Nelson, Ira G.
Hersey, Republican, were re-elected.
All had leads over the Democrats
ranging from 7400 to 9300.
SHIPPING CHEAP COAL
TORONTO, Sept. 14. (/P)—Hon. R.
B. Bennett has wired Premier Fergu
son that he is arranging to ship three
full train loads, of Alberta coal to Tor
onto at a price not exceeding $10 a
ton.
HELD FOR RANSOM, MEXICO
MEXICO CITY. Sept. 15. (IP)—
Jacob Rosenthal retired New York
City business man who came to Mex
ico as a tourist is held prisoner by
bandits who attacked an automobile
party forty miles from Mexico City.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. (/?)—The
Navy department received a message
Saturday confirming the reported fir
ing on the American destroyers Stew
art and Pope in Chinese waters Sep
tember 5 and the bombarding of the
American steamer Iling on the day
before.
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HOME TO VALDEZ IN
FOUR DAYS IS NEW
RECORD OF STEESE
PRESIDENT OF THE ALASKA
ROAD COMMISSION BLAZES AIR
TRAIL IN RECORD TIME; EN j
ROUTE TO JUNEAU OFFICE
WISEMAN TO CORDOVA, 3 DAYS
Flies to Fairbanks from Nome in
Nine and One-Half Hours: Sleeps
Twenty-Four Hours, Then On To Val
dez, 48 Hours
CORDOVA, Sept. 15. (JP)—Colonel
Janies Gordon Steese passed thru
here this morning en route to Juneau
on the S. S. Northwestern after break
ing all travel records going from
Nome to Valdez in four days travel
ling by airplane to Fairbanks in nine
and one-half hours and after a 21
hour rest, Steese leftr Fairbanks, driv
ing his own car, reaching Valdez 48
hours later. This is his second record
trip of the year. On the present trip
while en route to Nome, he traveled
from Wiseman to Cordova in less
than three days.
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SHOOT TO KILL ORDERS
ISSUED BY POSTMASTER
BECAUSE OE ROBBERIES
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. (JP) —
Postmaster General New in a con
ference with his lieutenants ordered
post-office employees “to shoot to kill”
to protect the millions of dollars in
their care. The order resuluted from
the Illinois robbery. It is indicated
marine corps will be called if neces
sary.
WOMAN’S CLUB MEETING
The Seward Woman’s Club will
meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock with Mrs. Martin Banbury.
SUPERIOR COURT OF
SIGNED CONTRACT
PETITION OF COLISEUM CLUB OF
INDIANAPOLIS UPHELD BY THE
COURT; HELD CLUB’S CON
TRACT WITH DEMPSEY REPRE
SENTS PROPERTY RIGHT
PRIZE FIGHTS NOT PERMITTED
Attorney for Club Will Enter Suit in
Pennsylvania and Make Injunction
Operative Immed’ately; May Halt
Big Battle
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 15. (/P)—A
petition from the Chicago Coliseum
club for an injunction to prevent the
Lempsey-Tunney fight was granted by
the S iperior court which held the
club’s ownership of a contract with
the champion which represented prop
erty right.
The opinion was expressed a-tho
Indiana law docsn t sanction prize
fights, 'he stile does recognize prop
erty rights and ‘PHl is » a a* t h -* court
construed the cmidact t' t>e. .lames
A. Farabaugh, the club attorney said,
“we will enter suit in Pennsylvania
immediately and make the injunction
operative in that state.” He reiter
ated the assertion that Federal con
stitution reprovision made Pennsyl
vania recognition of the Indiana man
date compulsory.
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CAMPAIGN OPENED AT EMPRESS
THEATER; GOOD OVATION
GREETS DELEGATE
FAIRBANKS, (Via News Miner) —
Dan Sutherland in opening his cam
paign here last night addressed a full
j house at the Empress theatre. It
was the first public appearance of the
delegate in this year’s contest and
was marked by a good ovation al
though there appeared to be a lack
of spontaneity in the response from
the audience. During the progress of
his speech which apparently failed to
exhibit the strength anticipated a sub
tle evasiveness of facts, was the im
pression gained by the more critical
of his listeners. Prefacing with the
enumeration of legislation pending
and passed, Sutherland launched into
a tirade against conditions at Ketchi
kan and Bristol bay in an effort to
justify the article appearing in the
Hearst magazine section which he ad
mitted sanctioning. Judges Reed,
Ritchie, and District Attorney Shoup
were stigmatized vehemetly. He re
iterated his opposition against “the
disfranchisement’’ of the Indian and
declared he was against class distinc
tion in law enforcement. The speak
er concluded abruptly, leaving the
audience expectant.
Extra good show on at the Liberty
theater tonight.
Senator Reed Warns
Against Many Dangers
Threatening Country
CENTRALIZING POWER IN GOVERNMENT, EF
FECT OF PROTECTIVE TARIFF ON FARMER,
FOREIGN DEBT AND REVENUE TAXATION IS
KEYNOTE OF SPEECH BEFORE DEMOCRATIC
STATE NATIONAL CONVENTION
QEGLARES INDIVIDUAL HAS RIGHT TO LI HIS OWN LIFE
Understood He Favors Modification of Volstead Act
Though Did Not Dwell on Prohibition in Talk—Favors
Selling American Farm Products Abroad for Relief of
Farmers.
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 15. (/P)—Sena
tor Reed in his Keystone speech before the Democratic
State convention assailed four things which he believes
threaten the welfare of the nation; tendency toward cen
tralizing of power in the government, effect a protective
tariff on the distressed farmer, the foreign debt problem
and Federal methods of revenue taxation.
P. F. GILMORE SEEKS
1 OFFICE. CLK
WAS FORMER SALOON KEEPER,
HAD LICENSE REVOKED; WAS
DISCHARGED FROM POLICE
FORCE; NEVER DONE DAYS
WORK SINCE PROHIBITION
SEATTLE, Sept. 15. (/P) — The1
Chronicle said P. F. Gilmore, who on!
Monday made the statement that con
ditions in Ketchikan are worse than
ever, is a disgruntled office seeker
and a former saloon keeper. That he j
has not done a day’s work since pro
hibition except during a short time
when he served as a policeman, later
being discharged. He even had his
saloon license revoked in the wet
| days because of the bad character of
his place, his being the only license
jever to be revoked in Ketchikan. He
is not a committman except by virtue
jof appointment from John Frame, bo
gus national committeeman, who
was never recognized by the National
committee.
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ILLINOIS MOTORIST
UNO SWEETHEART ARE
KILLED KT GROSSING
ELGIN, 111., Sept. 15. (£>)—A. T.
Parker, 40 years of age, mana
ger of the Elgin Motor club and lead
er in the movement to abolish or
guard all grade crossings, and his
| sweetheart Miss lone Long, 36, of
Elgin, were killed when their automo
bile was struck by a Rock Island
train on a grade crossing near here
today. Parker was one of the best
known men in motoring circles in Il
linois.
Take in the Liberty tonight.
I He didn t refer directly to prohibi
tion but spoke on the tendency to
rob the individual of his right to live
his own life and regulate his morals
and personal conduct. He advocated
farmer relief by a plan to sell Amer
ican farm products abroad on the
world market, and exchanged for
goods sold at world market prices to
be entered into United States duty
free.
PITCHER CARL MAYS
ALLOWS ROBINS 01
HIT: WINS 5 T01
KREMER, HERO OF THE PIRATES;
PERMITTED FOUR SCATTER
ED HITS
BROOKLYN, Sept. 15. (JP)~Pitcher
Carl Mays was master of his game
and allowed the Robins only one score
; in the second inning. The Red*, hit
two Brooklyn hurlers for a run in the
second and third inning, two in the
sixth and one in the eighth. Cin
cinnati 5-12-2; Brooklyn 1-5-2. Mat
| teries were Mays and Hargrave and
McGraw, Ehrhardt and O’Neill.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15. (ff)—Krem
er was the Pirate hero ^hen he per
mitted but four scattered hits. Pitts
burgh pounded McQuillan for four
runs in the first and got their last
score of the game in the second.
Pittsburgh 5-8-1; New York 0-4-2.
Batteries, Kremer and Smith and Mc
Quillan, Poetz and Florence.
NATIONAL—
Chicago 4, Philadelphia 5.
NUNS ARE RELEASED
SAINT ALBANS, Vermont, Sept.
15. —The four nuns who were dis
covered crossing the border with
§5,000 in laces were released on pay
ment of a §4,000 fine.
WATER SHUTOFF NOTICE
Water .will be shut off at
midnight tonight on Fifth and
Adams streets.
S. W. & P. Co.