NEW YORK, Sept., 25, (JP)—
Bringing out the other side of the
story, in regard to the reported
shelling of the Canadian motorship
Shawnee by a U. S. coast guard ves
sel off New York, Commander F.
G. Billard of the coast guard stated
that the Shawnee was traveling
without lights and failed to halt
when signal whistles were sounded.
According to the story told by the
captain of the Canadian craft, the
coast guard vessel came up within
10 yards and fired five shells, two
of them striking her hull. He also
stated that it was a miracle there
was no loss of life.
TAKE OFFENSIVE
WASHINGTON, Sept., 26, (ZP)
The Wabash Railroad took the of
fensive against the Van Sweringen
& Baltmore & Ohio interests in the
railroad merger fight by asking the
interstate commerce commission to
dismiss the B & O application for
permission to acquire the Buffalo
Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad.
LEEilL NOTICE
List 8-124 “D” NMB
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF
LANDS IN NATIONAL
FOREST
Notice is hereby given that the
lands described below, within the
Chugach National Forest, will be
open to settlement and entry at
the United States Land Office at
Anchorage, Alaska, under the pro
visions of the homestead law and
act of June 11, 1906 (34 Stat.,
233), on January 11, 1930, by any
qualified person in the absence
of entry by persons coming with
in either of the two following
classes: (1) Persons named after
each tract upon whose applica
tion the lands were listed, if any,
who. in order to avail themselves
of the preference right, must file
their application within sixty
days prior to the date of open
ing; (2) Ex-service men of the
war with Germany, who. in order
to avail themselves of the pre
ference right conferred by Con
gress, may file anplication within
one hundred and ten days prior
to date of opening. All such ap
plications filed within the first
twenty days of this period will
be treated as simultaneously fil
ed at 9 a. m. on the ninetieth
day prior to date of opening. Ap
plications by ex-service men
thereafter, but prior to date of
opening will be treated in the
order in which filed.
The general public may file ap
plications within twenty days
prior to opening date. These will
be treated as simultaneously fil
ed at 9 a. m. on date of open
ing. but no applications will be
allowed prior thereto.
A tract of 15.34 acres, more
or less described metes and
bounds as follows: Beginning at
corner No. 1 established on the
south shore of Kenai Lake just
above line of ordinary high water,
a spruce post 4” x 4” x 5’ long
set V in the ground, marked H-l
whence a spruce tree 6” diameter
bears N. 67° 30' W. 17 links dis
tant marked WH 1 in blaze; a
spruce tree 8’’ diaimeter bears S.
73° 30’ W. 38 links distant mark
ed Wh 1 in blaze; thence S. 76°
30' E. 3.55 chs. to corner H-2;
thence E. 4.55 chs. to cor. H-3;
thence S. 1.06 chs. to cor. H-4;
thence following south boundary
Snug Harbor Special Use Lots,
E. 1.52 chs., S. 70° E. 3.04 chs.,
S. 65 E. 3.04 chs. to cor. H-5 on
west boundary of Louis Bell
Homestead List No. 8-104; thence
S. 7.58 chs. to corner H-6, which
is identical with cor. No. 2 of
List No. 8-104; thence W. 15.15
chs. to cor. H-7; thence N. 11.73
chs. to place of beginning. List
ed upon the application of James
Nev/man of La wing, Alaska. List
8-124.
Ju y 29, 1929, D. K. Parrott
Acting Assistant Commissioner of
the General Land Office.
Publish: Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25, 1929.
CALLES TAKES REST
PARIS, Sept. 25. (/P)—Physical
j ly exhausted, according to his
i physicians, ex-President Calles
! of Mexico entered a Clinic in
Champ Elysees district for a rest
! cure to last for a period of
1 six weeks.
BURNED TO DEATH
BEFORE TIES THRONG
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept., 26, (/P)
—Robert Wydman, pilot and an
j advertising man, and his pas
i senger Thomas Royal Hutton, a
j University of California student,
were killed when their plane
crashed onto a Berkeley home
j and burned. The men were incin
erated before the eyes of horrified
spectators. Hutton is said to be
! the son of a wealthy Hollywood
: man. Eleven other persons died
in air crashes throughout the i
country yesterday.
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POSTPONES TRIAL
I NEW YORK, Sept., 25. (/P>—The
trial of Earl Peacox, on charges of
murdering his wife and trying to
dispose of her body by burning it
near a lonely country road, was1
postponed so that Jr^ge Tompkins,
jthe presiding magistrate could
j watch his horse trot.
SEEKS EBB
PERMISSION ENLARGE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. UP)—
The Delaware and Hudson Rail
road has applied to the Inter
state commerce commission for
permission to acquire control of
16 other eastern trunk lines.
Among the lines involved are
the Boston and Maine, Buffalo
and Susquehanna, Newr York, I
New Haven and Hartford, Pitts
burgh and West Virginia, Buffalo
and Rochester, and the Pitts- i
burgh and West Maryland road.
Mary Ann looked in the cookbook
and it said—“Sit on the stove and
stir constantly”. She stood it one
minute, then stirred lots.
HAND PAINTED AlASSA PIC
TURES AT SYLVIA’S.
!Mf OF PROSPECTOR
: FOUND: SHOT, STARRED
HUMBOLT COUNTY, Calif., Sept.
' 28, (/P)-A murderer who planned
to hide his crime by putting his vic
tim’s body into the Klamath Na
tional Forest and then start a fire
was revealed. Suspicion of foul play
arose when the body of George
Reuter, a prospector 65 years old,
was found in smouldering em
bers of a forest fire near here. Ex
amination showed the victim
had been shot or stabbed to death.
SOBER NATION
LONDON, Sept., 25, UP)—Official
report shows that England is be
coming an increasingly sobor na
tion. There were 9,254 fewer con
victions for drunkenness in 1928
than in 1927.
SEWER EXPLOSION
NEW BURGH, Sept., 26, (/P)
-Fifteen people were hurt, more
than 50 buildings extending over
an area of five blocks were damag
ed by a series of sewer gas explo
sions.
Sr.IUUGLING PREVAILS
CLEVELAND, Sept. 25. UP)—
Neariy $200,000,000 worth of dia
monds or an equal amount to
those legally imported are smug
gled into the United States an
nually, William Frasier; presi
dent of the American National
Jewelry Retail Association, told
at a conference of the associa
tion.
IF YOU HAVEN T" TRIED FRYE
BRUHN’S BABY BEEF, you are
certainly missing something.
COMMERCE
CIGAR
STORE
TOBACCO, CANDY, SOFT
DRINKS, CARDS, POOL
Across the street from the
Arcade Building
John Anderson, Prop.
Phone Adams 54
VAN GILDER HOTEL
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On no other transcontinental train can you enjoy
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On no other transcontinental train can you ride
656 miles by electrical power—nearly one-third the
way to Chicago.
On this train you can turn to the radio when eyes
tire of the moving landscape.
And Rector’s delightful dishes, served in the dining
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So, the next time you travel East, be sure to use this
train of trains.
J. S. Badger
R. E. CARSON E. M. GULBRANSEN
General Agent City Passenger Agent
S. E. Corner 4th and Union
Seattle
NEW
OLYM PI AN
ELECTED PRESIDENT
| NEW YORK, Sept., 26, (/P)-Dr.
Parker Cadman, widely known
clergyman, has been elected presi
dent of the church and drama
League of America, a consolidation
I of three prominent organizations
,of theatre goers and students.
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Don’t fail to Ujr our brick
ice cream. It’s the only kind
for narties. Candv Cottage.
FOR SALE!
FOR SALE!
The John Gilpatrlck quartz
claims in the Moose Pass
district. Four claims. Quick
sale wanted. Enquire of
Mrs. Gilpatrick for details
JACKS EXPRESS
BAGGAGE delivered to and
from all steamers, trains and
hotels.
GENERAL HAULING.
The higher they go the better
we like them.
OFFICE PHONE MAIN 118
RESDENT PHONE MAIN 159
JACK PROSSER, Prop.
A NEW SEKYICE
Which save3 money for you.
We can renew vour old packs
with
NEW PACK BOTTOMS
Total Cost $4.50
Seward Leather Works
Pure Bred Stock
Produces all of
Seward Dairy
Milk
That rich, creamy taste of
milk is doe to the fact that
nothing but pure bred, tested
cows produce it under ihe
most ideal conditions of feed
ing and sanitation.
Seward
Dairy
SUNTRANA
HEALY RIVER COAL
e COd-1
we huy
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a. try!
THERE,S A BUNCH OF HEAT SATISFACTION THAT
LEAVES OUR YARDS. WHETHER FOR COOKING OR
HEATING PURPOSES. A TON OF OUR COAL WILL
GIVE A GOOD ACCOUNT OF ITSELF. NOW iS THE
TIME TO LAY IN THAT WINTER. S SUPPLY.
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