MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 236.
SEWARD ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
REGENTS MEET TODAY
* PROPOSE TO REMOVE
SUZZALLO OFF PAYROLL
ALL COUNTIES IN THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON ASKED TO
APPOINT RECALL
COMMITTEES
SEATTLE, Oct. 16. (IP)—Mr. Word
an announced the regents will meet
today and consider removing Presi
dent Suzzallo from the pay roll
and to pass the biennial budget. Rev
erend Mthews said “I opposed the
Hartley recall movement as long as
% there seemed to be any other way out
but as to the situation and things
stand now the recall is the only way
out because impeachment is too un
certain and the legislature can accom
plish nothing simply by refusing to
confirm the regents.” Chairman Wor
rall Wilson, of the re-call committee
said the re-call committee will likely
number two hundred, “for we have
been amazed at the enthusiasm and
depth of feeling we have encountered
on every hand throughout the state.”
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1 SEATTLE, Oct. 16. (IP)—All coun
ties have been asked to place a re
call committee.
GREEN RE-ELECTED
HERD LABOR UNION
LOS ANGELES CHOOSEN AS 1927
CONVENTION CITY; BE HELD
IN OCTOBER
DETROIT, Oct. 16. (JP)—The 1927
convention of labor will be held in
Los Angeles beginning on the first
Monday in October. William Green
was re-elected president; Frank Mor
rison, secretary; Daniel Tobin, trea
surer and the eight vice presidents
were unanimously renamed.
REBEKAH LODGE MEETING
The local Rebekah lodge will meet
^Monday evening in Odd Fellows hall
at 8 o’clock, at which time all mem
bers are asked to please be present.2t
0. S. TO RELINQUISH
RIR MAIL SERVICE
} bids will be called for from
PRIVATE COMPANIES WITHIN
THIRTY DAYS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. (£>)—'The
postmaster general announced the
government intends to relinquish op
erations of the transcontinental air
mail service and within 30 days will
call for private bids. Private com
panies must also be prepared to trans
port passengers and express.
‘hohenzollerns ill
RECEIVE RECOMPENSE
BERLIN, Oct. 16. (#>)—'The Prus
sian diet adopted a settlement bill
recompensing the Hohenzollerns for
their seized estates.
“BOB” WILLIAMS ON ALASKA
Robert “Bob” Williams, one of the
best known of ‘live wire’ citizens of
Anchorage for many years past but
who some months ago departed for
the States, is now one of the officers
on the S. S. Alaska, in the steward’s
department. “Bob” is making his se
cond trip on the Alaska.
U. S. TRADE BALANCE
SEPTEMBER, HER
LARGEST IN FIVE YEARS, AN
NOUNCES DEPARTMENT OF
r COMMERCE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. (JP)—'The
Department of Commerce announced
the United States had a favorable
trade balance in September of $105,
000,000 exportations amounting to
i$450,000,000, the largest for Septem
jber in five years. This was due to
heavy movements of cotton and |
wheat. The sum of $23,000,000 in i
gold was exported and $16,000,000
imported.
Monday evening a regular meeting
of the Seward city council will be In
order.
The Seward Chamber of Commerce
will hold its next regular weekly busi
ness meeting and luncheon on Tues
day at noon at the Seward Grill.
Oscar Anderson, owner of the
Knights Island sawmill and tie camp,
accompanied by his son Maurice, ar
rived in the city last evening. They
are en route to Anchorage, Mr. An
derson’s main office. It is understood
the camp has been closed down for
the winter.
;mrs. seilaff testifies that
PHILADELPHIA WOMAN IS
MISS “X"
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| LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16. (jP)—Mrs.!
j Seilaff testified the woman who made
ithe affidavit at Salinas that she was
Miss “X” was Miss Rachel Wells of
Philadelphia. Mrs. Seilaff swore she
sent the money that Aimee gave her
to Miss Wells at Philadelphia to come
to Los Angeles and pose as Ormis
ton’s companion. Mrs. Seilaff said
she knew Miss Wells was In San
Francisco two and one-half years ago
and declared Miss Wells arrived at
San Francisco August 13 and met her
in the lobby of the Y. M. C. A. The
defense said they proposed to prove
Miss Wells is a myth and that Mrs.
Seilaff took her sister to Carmel as
Miss “X.”
J. S. Truitt, well known Anchoarge
attorney, reutrned from Yaldez on the
S. S. Alaska en route to his office.
T. H. “Dad’’ Hunt, wel known Al
askan, returned to Seward last even
ing from Valdez where he has been
serving as a juror.
NO DANCE TONIGHT
The regular Saturday night dance
has been cancelled according to mana
ger Anderson.
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PROHIBITION BEFORE
THE VOTERS. EIGHT
STATES. NOVEMBER
W. C. T. U., WITH 600,000 MEMBERS
WILL BE ACTIVE IN
FIGHT
CHICAGO, Oct. 15. (JP)—'Voters in
eight states, at the November elec
tion, will have an opportunity to pass
upon prohibition. The states are Cal
ifornia, Colorado, Illinois, Missouri,
Montana, Nevada, New York and Wis
consin.
In New York, Illinois and Wiscon
sin, the referendum is on the ques
tion of asking congress to amend the
Volstead Act.
Would Amend Volstead
New York and Illinois vote on the
same proposition: “Beverages which
are not in fact intoxicating as de
termined in accordance with the laws
of the respective states.” In Wiscon
sin, the proposition says “beer for
beverages purposes of an alcoholic
percentage of 2.75.” In New York
the legislature passed a bill to place
the question on the ballot. In Wis
consin the proposal was adopted by
Joint resolution of the legislature. In
Illnois, the referendum was initiated
by petition.
The question in California is whe
ther to repeal the Wright act, the
state enforcement law, adopted by the
people at a referendum in 1922.
Depend on Federal Law
In Colorado, the question will be
submitted as a proposal to amend a
section of the state constitution “en
abling the legislature to provide for
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors, such amendment to be inoper
ative so long as in conflict with the
laws of the United States.”
The Missouri vote will be on the
question of repealing the state en
forcement laws passed in 1923.
The Montana proposition is on the
question of repealing all state laws
relating to liquor control, except the
law forbidding sale of liquor to min
ors.
The Nevada referendum is in the
form of a memorial to congress to
submit the Eighteenth amendment
again to the states.
W. C. T. U. ACTIVE
In these eight states, the W. C. T.
U. with 600,000 members, has laid
plans to concentrate a fight to get
a “100 per cent dry vote.”
In some of these states, wet candi
dates are also -the object of the dry
attack. In California, Mrs. Julia
Kahn, avowed wet, has as one of her
four opponents in the Republican con
gressional race, Mrs. W. B. Hamilton,
favored by the W. C. T. U.
In Illinois, George E. Brennan,
Democratic candidate for U. S. Sena
tor, who has advocated modification
of the Eighteenth amendment in his
campaign speeches, is being actively
opposed by the drys.
In New York, the drys are backing
F. W. Cristman, independent and dry
opponent of Senator Wadsworth.
EXPLOSION KILLS 118
DUNDEE NATAL, South America,
Oct. 15. (JP)—Four Europeans and 114
natives were killed in the gas explo
sion of the shaft of the coal colliery
at Danhautser last Friday.
MRS. REX SWARTZ IS VISITOR
Mrs, Rex Swartz, wife of Dr. Swartz
Nome, was among the arrivals in the
city last night on the S. S. Alaska
of Anchorage, and of recent date from
from Seattle. Mrs. Swartz will leave |
for her new home at Anchorage on
Monday.
SECY. WORK UUDS
EXPECT TO DIVERT $10,000 FROM
FORESTRY FUNDS FOR
1927 WORK
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. (^—Sec
retary of the Interior Herbert Work
wrote Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
that the airplane mapping in South
eastern Alaska may result in hydro
electric development for high moun
tain lakes were discovered which will
more than offset the cost of the navy
expedition. A diversion of $10,000
from the forestry funds to the map
ping expedition next year is expected.
T. W. Nelson, Anchorage resident,
returned on the Alaska last evening
from Valdez.
Miss Louise Bissett, who will teach
school at Rampart, was among the
popular passengers on the S. S. Alas
ka from Seattle, who is a brief visi
tor in Seward prior to the depapture
of the train for the Interior.
William Niemi, Anchorage young
man who has been working at Kenne
cott for the past three months, arriv
ed in Seward from there on the S.
S. Alaska. He is paying a visit to
the Inlet city.
PRAISE IS BESTOWED
ON HOMER ROAD WORKERS
HOMER, Alaska, October 15. —A
great deal of credit should be given
to Joseph Bell, foreman of the Alas
ka Road Commission at Homer, who
with the able assistance of a few of
the farmers in the vicinity, that were
working on the road, not only for
their daily wages but also because
they were building their own road
and getting paid for doing so,
have completed three miles of road
this season. Besides, they have slash
ed and partly cleared three-fourths
of a mile of road which when finish
ed will connect the two farming com
munities at Homer. In the crew were
also Axel, Palmgreen, George Gregg
and R. N. Dobson, chef, whose good
work is likewise appreciated by the
community. Mr. Edmonds, superin
tendent of the A. R. C., was at Hom
er recently on a tour of inspection
and expressed himself as very well
pleased with the work. Messrs. Ed
pionds, Bell, Palmgreen, Gregg and
Dobson all returned to Anchorage on
the last trip of the Princess Pat. Mr.
Bell expects to return early in the
spring at which time he will begin
building on his homestead.
ivfllo Kelly, prominent in Alaska
mining development hut of more re
cent date, wit putting Alaska birch
wood on the iw.ket, returned last
evening from Seattle, a passenger on
the S. S. Alaska. Mr. Kelly is en
route to the Interior.
LIAISON OFFICERS
HIRED BY ANDREWS;
J. E. COOPER, COAST
DUTIES WILL BE TO KEEP INTI
MATE TOUCH CONDITIONS
THEIR DISTRICTS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. (/^—As
sistant Secretary Andrews announced
the appointment of five zone superin
tendents as liaison officers between
prohibition field forces and headquar
ters. Andrews said “Duties of these
officres is to keep in intimate touch
with the condition in their district
and keep me informed. There action
does not relieve the administrators of
any responsibility. The bootleg indus
try has developed into a business with
lawyers, informers and bribers and
what not. We have the brains and
the machine to go after them and
break up these organizations.” John
E. Cooper of Healdsburg, California,
has been named for the Pacific zone
which includes Alaska.
HUGE BANK MERGER
FORMED, NEW YORK
THREE BANKS COMBINE WITH - r
TOTAL RESOURCES OF
$750,000,000
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NEW YORK, Oct. 16. (/p)—’The Irv
ing Bank Trust company, the Ameri
can Exchange and the Pacific Nation
al bank with combined resources of
$735,000,000 will be merged. The
directors have decided the new institu
tion will be known as the American
Exchange Irving Trust company.
This bank will be the third largest in
New York City.
Rass Simonsen arrived last evening
from the Copper city en route to his
home at Anchorage. Following a
brief visit he will return to Cordova
and resume his duties at the Cordova
dock.
HOMER RESIDENT SETS
BIO TIEED OF SPUDS
This is a potato story, not a fish
story. Mr. Stanton Shafer, one of
the worthy fox ranchers at Homer,
with the help of Alfred Anderson and
G. W. Harrington, dug his potatoes a
few days ago. He planted less than
one sack of seed potatoes and from
nine rows of about 150 foot length, in
addition to new potatoes used during
the summer and fall, harvested 48
sacks of as fine, large, mealy potatoes
as anyone will find in Alaska or any
other country.
JACK M'INTOSH IS
ACCUSED OF MURDER
WHITEHORSE, Oct. 16. (£>)—Jack
Macintosh, who is accused of killing
Pelly Jim, was captured after a
launch chase down the Yukon river
and overland.
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