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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 227. SEWARD ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1926.
. President Suzzallo of
University Washington
Is Asked to Resign
REGENTS CLAIM ACTION TAKEN DUE TO IN
CREASING CONVICTION POLITICS SHOULD
HAVE FAR LESS PROMINENCE IN PRESIDENT’S
OFFICE, THEREFORE ASK FOR RESIGNATION
COVERNOO DM MEETS IS APPOINTEES IT HOTEL
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F Political Observers Unanimous in Pointing Out Lies and j
Dissension Between Hartley and Suzzallo for Last Year
—Hartley Denounced, Suzzallo in Speeches . „
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SEATTLE, Oct. 6. (/P)—The U. of Wash, regents de
manded the resignation of President Suzzallo. They said
Dean David Thomson of the College of Liberal Arts and
Faculties will be temporary president. The regents an
nounced “the majority of the regents having the increas
ing conviction that politics should have far less promin
ence in the president's office in the university, therefore
• in its best interests, while fully appreciating the service
* and standing of Suzzallo as educator and administrator,
felt called upon to ask for his resignation.” Professor
Thomson will take office on Tuesday. Behind the regents
action, political observers are almost unanimous in point
ing out the lies and dissention between Governor Hartley
and Suzzallo. . Hartley yast year announced proposed
sweeping reforms in the educational system of the state
rand Suzzallo. Hartley last year announced proposed
winter. ~ * ~ ?
TREASURY SAVING OF
nil IS MADE,
. BY NAYIL SERVICE
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WASHINGTON, D, C., Oct. 6.<£>).—
A saving to the United States treas
ury of $830,000 during the last
year was made duue to the use of
4 the nav^l communication service by
other governmental departments, ac
cording to a report from Captain Rid
lk ' ley McLean, director of Naval com
munications. The Navy handled a
sum of 3,250,000 words for other de
partments during the first eight
months of last year and in addition
to this, $195,000 was deposited in the
Treasury by the communication ser
vice, the amount representing collec
tions for private mesages transmitted
by the Navy.
WIND HAS NO EFFECT ON SMOKE
WHICH IS VERY EFFECTIVE;
FOR WAR PURPOSES
TOKIO, Oct. 6. (/P)—A new smoke
screen, believed by authorities to be
invaluable for war purposes, is claim
v ed as the invention of Prof. M. Naka
moto, head of the chemistry depart
ment of the Kanazawa Technical
school. Prof. Nakamoto’s smoke is
termed seven times more effective
1 that that used in the World war, and
is such a nature that it can withstand
any ordinary wind.
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Hartley clashed over appropriations
which the institution sought. Hartley
in speeches denounced Suzzallo and
charged him with traveling for politi
cal purposes at the expense of the
commonwealth. Suzzallo remained si
lent under the attacks. The majority
of the regents are appointees of
Hartley.
Regent Heffernan Resigns
SEATTLE, Oct. 6. (£>)—Regents
John T. Heffernan of Seattle and Ruth j
Karr McKee of Vancouver are the j
only holdovers it is announced. The !
resignation of the strike by students .
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MEXICO TO PROMISE
THREE COAST CRUISERS
TEftRLY, TIBET HEIRS
MEXICO' CITY, Oct. 6. (£>)—'The de
partment of War and Marine has
adopted a Naval program calling for
the purchase of three coast cruisers
yearly for the next three years. Speci
fications call for ships of modern type, (
heavily armed, to be able to give a
good account of themselves against
anything under the battle cruiser
class..
Miss Mary Haag, who was in Sew
ard several weeks ago with her sis
ters, has returned from the interior
and will make her home in Anchor- -
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age, having accepted a position in the
ofEices of A. E. Lathrop.
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CQOLIDGE ADDRESS RED CROSS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. (^^Presi
dent Coolidge told the Red Cross last 1
night the success of the American
people "has not turned to greed, avar- ]
ice and selfishness.”
GAS EXPLOSION IN
COAL MINE TRAPS
28; THREE DEAD
“ONE MAN ALIVE IS WORTH TEN
DEAD” STATES RESCUE LEAD
ER WHO ORDERED ENTRY TO
LEVEL DEADLOCKED
THREE BODIES RECOVERED
Captain J. T. Thompson, postmaster
Assumes Charge of Rescue Work
ROCKWOOD, Tenn., Oct. 6. (^>)—
Of the 2S miners trapped by an ex
plosion of gas in the coal mine yes
terday, three bodies have been found *
two of which are unidentifiable. Cap- j
tain J. T. Thompson, postmaster of
Rockwood, assumed charge of the
rescue work and ordered the entry;
where the men were trapped, dead
locked. He said this would tend to
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suppress the fire and protect the res- ’
cue workers. He added “One man
alive is worth ten dead.”
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
PRONOUNCES SOM. TO..BE ■
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SEATTLE, Oct. 6. (£>)—Unalaska ;
aats were displayed by Captain F. S.
Vanboskerck, of the coast guard, who
brought them. He said “They told me
things would not grow there so I sent
a, sample of the soil to the Depart- !
ment of Agriculture for analysis and j
they reported the soil was excellent. <
rhrough the co-operation of Reverend
A.. M. Lambart, I tried some experi
ments with great success. The oats
i
ire perfectly ripened and of good
size and quality.” (
ALASKA SALMON IS i
SEIZED, PORTLAND 1
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF CHEMIS- f
ISTRY STATES SALMON IS 8
PUTRID \{
PORTLAND, Oct. 6. (£>)—The Fed-!
3ral Bureau of Chemistry seized 26,
100 cases of salmon from Alaska and
Portland packers which was brought
:o Portland from Naknek and Nusha
?ak. The salmon is valued at a quar
ter of a million dollars. The bureau E
leclared “filthy, decomposed and pu
:rid animal substance was substituted
tor good salmon.”
IMPORTANT MEETING
The Seward Woman's club will
neet tomorrow afternoon (Thursday)
it 2:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs.
Malloy at which time election of offi
cers will take place. Every member
s requested to be on hand.
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ELECTION JUDGES, CLERKS
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Local judges and clerks for the Ter
ritorial election on November 2 have
jeen appointed as. follows: Judges—
William H. Whittlesey, A. Peel and J. t
tobinson. Clerks—Mrs. Jessie Malloy, p
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OPENING OF THE
SOCIAL SEASON
Bridge and whist card
party to be held at Odd
Fellows hall, October 7,
Thursday evening at 8:30
o’clock. Lunch will b e
served. The public is cor
dially invited. Admission
50c.
FUTURE OF EUROPE
DARK UNLESS PLANS
ENTENTE 00 THRU
PREMIER POINCARE DISAGREES
' WITH STRESSEMANN’S
PARIS, Oct. 6. (JP)—Premier Poin
;are has disagreed to Minister Stres
semann’s speech, in which the Ger
nan declared that the war no longer
•ests upon the Reich’s shoulders.
Poincare made it plain he does not
loubt who declared war on France,
>r who invaded Belgium. He said the
German republic can disavow act# Of
he old Imperial Germany, and thus
dear its own name.
In the meantime, Stressemann, in
i new statement, said the future of
Surope will be darJ$ unl*^ the pro
>osed Franco-German entente goes
hrough.
INVESTIGATION ON
ALLEGED FIGHT DOPE
CARRIER PIGEON WITH DEMPSEY
AND TUNNEY MESSAGE
FOUND
NEW WILMINGTON, Penn., Oct. 6.
fP)—An un-official investigation into
n advance “dope message” on the
Jene Tunney-Jack Dempsey cham
tionship fight is being made here to
ay by Postmaster Clinton White.
Thursday morning a carrier pigeon
topped through the door of the post
,ffice, apparently tired from a long
light. Postmaster White examined it
nd found a note under the identifica
ion band reading “Tunney wins.”
1NESE STUDENTS
PROTEST. BRITISH
(RING PRESSURE TO BEAR ON
CHNU CHAO-HSIN BOM
BARDMENT
GENEVA, Oct. 6. (£>)—'The protests
gainst the British bombardment of
Vanhsien was brought before the
ieaugue of Nations asembly yester
a by Chu Chao-Hsin, following the
rrival in Geneva of fifty Chinese stu
ents from various European capitals,
'hese students, according to news
aper men today, exercised pressure
n Chu to appeal to the assembly;
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GIRL SCOUTS MEETING
The regular monthly meeting of
lie Seward Girl Scouts will take
lace tomorrow evening (Thursday)
t 7:30 o’clock.
RUTH HOMERS THREE
TIMES gAIUIE TODAY;
YANKS WIN 10 TO 5
MIGHTY KING OF “SWAT" HITS
BALL OUT OF THE LOT TWICE
AND ANOTHER HOMER TO DEEP
CENTER
HOYT, HERO. OF 1921, TWIRLED
Douthit and Hafey Collide Going after
Fast One; Game Halted to Give
Players Opportunity to Rest
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6. (£>)—When
Ruth made his third homer he made
i his seventh in the present. world
series. A colorful crowd of 38,000
| filled the*stands. Rhem told Hornsby
i before the game “l can beat those fel
j lows and I would like to get a chance
| at them." Hornsby then decided to
juse him instead of Reinhart. Ruth
[broke the world series homer record,
| The previous world series homer
icord was made by "Goose” Goslin
when he made six last year. Benny
Kauf and Harry Hooper had previous
ly and jointly held the record for hom
ers in one game in a world series
which Was two.
It is said "Babe" Ruth smashed a
half a dozen world series records by
homering in the first, third and sixth
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First Inning
Yanks up—Combs and Koenig fan
ned; Ruth homered over the right
field stands, hitting the first pitched
ball; the ball fell into the adjoining
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street; Meusel walked,' Gehrig sing
led, Meusel going to third and being
thrown out. Southworth to Hornsby
to O’Farrell. One run, two Hits, no
errors.
Cardinals up—Douthit beat out a
hit to deep short. On the first ball
pitched Southworth singled, Douthit
going to third. The Yankee infield
played back for Hornsby; Hornsby
singled and Douthit scored South
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CZ1R GARMENT INDUSTRY
SHOT BADLY WOUNDED.
REFUSES TO NAME Mill
PASSAIC, N. J., Oct. 6. (^).—Louis
CQoper, known as the “Czar of the
Garment Industry” in this district,
was shot today, and seriously injured
in front of his home by two men
who fled in an automobile.
He had backed his automobile* out
of the garage at the rear of his home
when two men drove up. One of
them draged Cooper from his car
and the other shot him five times.
He refused to give the names of his
assailants.
EN ROUTE TO STATES
Among those leaving for the states
on the S. S. Northwestern were Mrs.
Katherine Kennedy, mother of the
well known Kennedy brothers, of An
cl^orage, who is going to Seattle for
an indefinite stay, accompanied by
her eldest son John, both of whOm
have been residents of Anchorage
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