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Bank of Seward
Vitagraph Film Company
Withdraws from the
\ Hay’s Organization
' ■ ' .
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—The Vita
graph Incorporated, the oldest film
company in the United States, an
nounced on the twenty-eighth anni
versary of its standing last Sunday
that it would withdraw from the or
ganization in which John Hammond
Hays, czar of the Motion Picture
Producers and Distributors of Amer
ica, Inc., because the “Vitigraph
doesn’t believe it a justice to dis
tributors and the public and to in
dependent producers not theator own
ing exhibitors be obtained through
labors of the Hays organization.”
Join the Chamber of commerce.
GOLD PRODUCTION
TAKES BAD FALL
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29
Silver production of last year amount
ed to sixty-four million ounces, ac
cording to preliminary reports made
public today by the Senate commis
sion gold and silver inquiry. Do
mestic gold output was pointed at
fifty-one million ounces, half of the
| output of the 1915 productino.
DEMOSTRATIONS PREVAIL
(By Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, Jan. 29—Twenty per
sons were killed and twenty others
were hurt today in the thickly set
tled district, when a small contingent
of General Lu’s victorious troops at
tempted to disarm one thousand of
General Chri’s defeated men.
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HEALY RIVER COAL
THOUGHT
SPACE
THE HOUSEWIFE’S
DELIGHT
Free from Soot and all Foreign
Natter; Clean and Economical
Office Mine
Anchorage, Alaska Healy Forks, Alaska
HEALY RIVER COAL CORP.
Finn Speedster Takes
On 2 More Records
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—Paavo Nur
mi’s phontom feet clicked off his
fourteenth and fifteenth world’s rec
ords in an amazing flash of speed.
He left all opposition behind. Joie
Ray dropped out after four laps.
Nurmi set new marks for the one
quarter and two half miles.
YUKON PIONEER PASSES
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Wn„ Jan. 29.—Captain
Hart, aged 64, a pioneer of the Yu
kon river district, died Sunday. He
will be buried here today.
Chance for Recovery
of Moose Creek Miner
Given Up; Has Cancer
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Wn., Jan. 29.—A tele
gram was posted in the loby of the
Hotel Atwood, in this city, for the
benefit of Alaskans who grubstaked
him on a trip to the Mayo Brothers,
to the effect that W. J. Julian, Al
aska miner cannot recover from can
cer of the stomach.
Want Federal Road
Extended to Alaska1
(By Associated Press)
OLYMPIA, Wn., Jan. 29—Senator
W. W. Connor, who moved today to
instruct the committee on memorials
to prepare a request to congress to
extend the Federal Road Act to Al
aska, said that Governor Bone of Al
aska had requested it. Connor with
drew' the motion and announced later
that he wrould present the matter to
the Memorial’s committee tomorrow.
CANADA WHEAT FALLS DOWN ;
(By Associated Press)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jan. 29.—
Wheat prices fell from the opening
going to ten cents below that of yes
terday. Wild action followed as this
may reach 2.10 before the plunge
can be halted.
Ask for More Money
Prosecute Oil Case
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.—
The Budget Bureau today transmitted
to Congress a request for another
hundred thousand dollars to prose
cute the case involving the Naval
Oil leases. Another request was for
a million and a half, to meet the
expected department of justice’s def
icits.
CAN USE A FEW MORE CUS
TOMERS AT THE 0. K .BARBER
SHOP.
Portland Police Offer
Aid To Prohibitionist
In Bootlegging Business
—
(By Associated Press)
I SALEM, Ore., Jan. 29.—Mrs. Vir
ginia B. Washburn, of the anti-Saloon
League, testified at the legislative
committee in session here, investi
gating the state prohibition depart
ment that she found corrupt police
men in Portland. She said that po
licemen in the Rose City wanted to
show her how to set up in the boot
legging business.
BANDITS BUSY IN
CANADIAN CITY
(By Associated Press)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jan. 29.—
Tv; masked robbers hell up the
C-cuicing & Portage branch of the
Bank ot Montreal today and escaped
in an automobile with several bun
dies of c latency.
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CHAMBER of COMMERCE
Bandits Rob Everett
Bank of Commerce
i By Associated Press)
EY’ERETT, Wn„ Jan. 29_Two
masked and armed bandits locked
employes of the Pine Street branch
of the Bank of Commerce in the
vault and fled in a flivver with sev
eral hundred dollars from their trou
ble. The prisoners worked their
way out of the vauit with screw
drivers in six minutes
Gas Leaks, Explode,
Six Reported Killed
—
(By Associated Press)
SCRANTON, Pa., Jan. 29.—Gas
i leaking from a cracked main in this
city caused the death of six when
it exploded.
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TELEPHONE MAIN 135
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STARTING JANUARY 3, 1925
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Staple and Fancy Groceries
CHAS. TECKLENBERG
Phone Main 135