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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 24?: SEWARD ALASKA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1926.
IS WORST POSSIBLE SYSTEM, AN
NOUNCES PASTOR OF CHURCH
OF THE OPEN DOOR, VANCOU
VER, B. C.
SEEK MAKE CANADA BONE DRY
Liquor Traffic Prior to Prohibition
Amounted to $900,000; Last Year
Totaled $15,000,000
% SEATTLE. Oct. 29. (/P)—Reverend
Richmond Carig, pastor of the church
of the Open Door at Vancouver, de
clared the governmental control of li
quor in British Columbia was a fai
lure. He said “so bad has the sit
uation become that there is a strong
movement among the Plebiscite to
make Canada bone dry. Petitions,
sponsored by the Canadian federation
will be presented to the parliament at
Ottawa soon. Government control is
the worst possible system. In 1919, be
fore prohibition, the British Columbia
^liquor traffic amounted to $1900,000
but last year it amounted to $15,000,
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DEMPSEY HOPES
REGAIN TITLE
RICKARD ANNOUNCES JACK’S OP
PONENTS IN “COME-BACK”
BOUTS
t NEW YORK, Oct. 29. (£>)— Jack
told “Tex” Rickard that upon his re
turn home to California he "was go
ing into training for two months “and
if I find I haven’t gone back too far
to give a suitable account of myself,
i I will attempt to regain the title, but
not before February.” Rickard said
Jack Sharkey, Jim Maloney of Bos-|
ton and Harry Persson of Sweden!
have been mentioned as Dempsey op- j
I; ponents.
Shoot Up Road House
Then Put to Torch
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FRANKFORT, Illinois, Oct. 29. (JP)'
—Fifteen men attacked Shaw’s Gar-j
den roadhouse, frequented by Bir-1
ger’s gang, and riddled the four dila
pidated frame buildings. Nobody
fought back so they burned them to
the ground.
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
A flash of lightning followed by a
rumbling crash of thunder -woke up j
Seward this morning at 6:55 o’clock.;
The occurence was unusual, oldtim-J
ers remarked and especially .so at a'
time when the heavens have ♦been®
dripping for days.
BELGIAN LOAN QUICKLY
SUBSCRIBED IN LONDON
LONDON, Oct. 29. (/P) —A Belgian
franc stabilization loan of seven and
a quarter million pounds Was offered
on the lists which were filed and clos
< ed -within a few minutes. Crowds
waited outside of issuing houses for
a loan prospectus last night.
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EMPEROR’S SON SHOWS
• SKILL IN ALPINE CLIMB
CHAMONIX, France, Oct. 29. (£>)—
Prince Chichubu, second son of the
Emperor of Japan, was one of thous
and who gratified their desire to scale
high mountains and made 1926 a ban
ner year in Alpine climbing.
Money Contributed
Legitimate Manner
HAYES DENIES ALL KNOWLEDGE
OF ANY CONTRIBUTION TO
CAMPAIGN
PORTLAND, Oct. 29. (£>)—W. S.
Uren, Portland attorney, who has
been very active in opposing Steiwer,
testified yesterday the Underwood
money which was charged paid to the
Portland Oregonian was contributed
to the campaign in a legitimate man
ner “and it was not for personal use
nor for the enrichment of the Oregon
ian.”
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. (JP) —
Hayes denied all knowledge of any
contribution to the Portland Ore
gonian.
BUDAPEST GIRLS MUST
GIVE UP SHORT SKIRTS
BUDAPEST, Oct. 29. (£>) — The
school girls of Budapest will have to
give up bobbed hair, short skirts and
law neck dresses, or else give up their
education.
The municipal senate has so de
creed. The Senate also decided that
the girls in the secondary school must
wear stockings of light coloring.
Henceforth, Budapest girls, going or
coming from school, must wear stock
ings of either brown or black.
Several Hallowe’en parties were
held in the local school today. Sea
sonable decorations appeared and ap
propriate programs rendered.
DIMOND WILL MU
ADDRESS TONIGHT
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAN
DIDATE UP FOR RE-ELECTION
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE
Attorney Anthony J. Dimond, demo
cratic candidate to succeed himself as
territorial senator, Third division, will
address the people of Seward at a pub
lic meeting to be held at the Liberty
theater this evening. Mr. Dimond
will discuss the campaign issues and
will make reply to certain charges
which were made by delegate Suther
land in the course of his speeches
about the Territory.
Mr. Dimond spoke at the Empress
theater in Anchorage on Wednesday
evening and, according to telephone
messages, the theatre was packed to
capacity, Mr. Dimond being greeted
by a splendid reception from the au
dience. From the local interest shown
since it became known h$ would speak
in Seward, which will mark his first
political adress here, it is forecast by
many he will receive a royal welcome
tonight.
Mr. Dimond expects to reach the
city early this evening from Anchor
age. Prior to his address three reels
of moving pictures will be exhibited,
free of charge.
COURT ORDERS
BAM DRAFTS TO
BE INVESTIGATED
INTERNAL REVENUE AFTER TAX
INCOME; LARGE SUMS
TRANSMITTED
TACOMA, Oct. 29. (£>)—The Fed
eral court yesterday ordered the Se
attle National bank to present regis
ter drafts to the Bureau of Internal
CHINESE RESPONSIBLE
FOR FAMILY'S CONDUCT
FOOCHOW, Oct. 29. (/P)— An an
cient principle in China which is that
each family shall bear responsibility
for the acts of any of its members,
has been applied in Foochow in a
modified form to German residents.
Dominant Power Is
Navy; Adm. Moffett
CHIEF OF NAVAL BUREAU OF
AERONAUTICS MAKES NAV
AL DAY ADDRESS
CHICAGO, Oct. 29. (/P)— Rear Ad
miral Moffett, chief of Naval Bureau
Aeronautics said seacraft still is the
dominant power and sea control is the
initial element of national defense.
He declared airplanes have not yet
proven their capability of supplement
ing the navy.
“KNOCK 'EM OUT" CLEGHORN
TACOMA, Oct. 29. (^-Walter Cleg
horn of Seldovia, won a technical
knockout over Eddie Wilson of Se
attle.
MAJORITY OF PRISONERS
WERE PLAYLESS CHILDREN
ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 29. (/?)—
Playless children make up the prin-j
cipal part of the prison population, i
said Dr. Charles Platt of New York, |
president of the National Probation j
association, in an address today be
fore the Playground and Recreation
association.
revenue Monday for investigation of
income tax payments from Roy Olm
steaci who was convicted last Febru
ary 20 on a liquor conspiracy charge.
Revenue agent Rogers said the bank
records showed large sums of money
had been transmitted to British Col
umbia liquor exporters.
JUMEE UNO MINNIE
WILL NOT TESTIFV
DEFENSE ANNOUNCES
AIMEE KNOWS WHEREABOUTS
OF ORMISTON DECLARES
ATTORNEY HAHN
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29. (/?)—'The
defense attorneys disclosed that
Aimee and Minnie won’t testify and
announced their testimony will be
completed late today. Attorney Hahn
declared yesterday that he had evi
dence proving Aimee knows the
whereabouts of Ormiston and stated
“I have evidence to show there was
a code between Ormiston and Mc
Pherson which meant when she an
nounced over the radio for Ormiston
to return she really meant Ormiston
to stay away.
ORMISTON WAS IN N. Y.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29. (;P)—The dis
trict attorney announced Ormiston
had lived for almost a month in a
New York hotel but disappeared on
Sept. 17 leaving a trunk which the
investigators seized. They had trail
ed him from Pasadena, Jacksonville
to New York where he registered as
Ralph Stringer. The trunk has been
3ent to Los Angeles.
ARIZONA WILL NOW
BE INVESTIGATED
SENATOR CAMERON STATES BIG
INTERESTS DUMPING IN
$100,000
SAINT LOUIS, Oct. 29. (^—Sen
ator Reed ordered an investigation of
the Arizona senate campaign as the
result of Senator Ralph Cameron’s
wire to McNary that $100,000 was be
ing dumped into the campaign at the
last moment from eastern copper in
terests and from Californians inter
ested in the construction of power
plants and the irrigation project along
the Colorado river.
Steamers Collide Off
Coast of Florida
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 29. (£>)—'The
steamship Louisiana sank outside the
South Pass when it collided with the
steamship Madison. The crew is re
ported safe. The Louisiant was out
bound for Miami and Key West and
the Madison was inbound for Tampa.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Crawford, Sew
ard residents who have been in the
States for several months past, are
now residing at 1930, South Sheridan
Street, Tacoma, Wash., where they
will remain throughout the coming
winter.
HERRIN MY BE SCENE
ANOTHER BLOODY BRULE
HERRIN, Oct. 29. (£>)—Charles Dir
ger and Shelton brothers, rival fac
tions, heavily armed themselves and
are ready to fight following to dis
covery of two gangsters bodies rid
dled with machine gun bullets yester
day.