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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 153.
SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29,
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ASSERTED COMMITTEE WAS
FRAMED AGAINST FRIEND
OF ADMINISTRATION”
WASHINGTON. Oct.. 28, (/P)—
Striking back at his accusers, Sena
te r Bingham contended that the
Senate lobby investigating commit
♦ tee was “unfair” and had used
“nolice court methods” in examin
ing him regarding his employment
in the office of the Continental
Manufacturers Association to as
sist him in tariff matters.
The Senator assorted that the
committed was “framed against a
friend of the administration”. He
also said that one member of the
committee had used a member of
the capitol police force as c chauf
feur to drive him while the police
man was still drawing government
* pay.
Senator Blaine of Wisconsin and
former member of the committee,
leaped to his feet and insisted that
Bingham name the senator. “Was
the senator from Wisconsin?”.
Bingham replied. “I’ll reply in my
turn”. Blane shouted as Bingham
continued to speak.
FOR LOST l
According to a report which
reached the Gateway office this
morning, the search for Pilot Rus
sell Merrill, missing for 43 days,
was resumed yesterday by the Al
aska Airways.
A plane was dispatched to Ty
onek, with a man to be placed on
the beach there and who will make
a thorough search of the west shore
o: the inlet above and below the
forelands where much drift is
► known to collect.
All of the indentures along the
west side of the inlet will be inves
r tigated, in the hope of finding some
^ trace of the missing airman and his
plane. It is not known, of course,
4 that Merrill was forced down in the
inlet, but in view of the fact that
wreckage resembling that of a
plane was seen by several people
shortly after Merrill left Anchor
age September 16, and a portion of
plane fabric found several days
ago, it is thought possible that
something more tangible will be
found in the way of a definite clue
to the baffling air mystery.
This will be the first real search
of the lower inlet shore line, un
favorable conditions having pre
vented earlier attempts to place a
searching party on the ground to
extend a more thorough investiga
tion of the driftwood and debris
above and below the forelands.
PIONEER OF PRINCE
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PRINCE RUPERT, Oct., 28, UP)
—Frederick G. Dawson, director
inf the Canadian Railways, alder
jfcan and pioneer resident of
Prince Rupert, ,was fatally injur
ed here yesterday afternoon when
he was struck by an incoming
train as he was crossing the track.
His skull was fractured and he
died a few minutes later.
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“AMERICANIZATION”
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. (/P)~
Senator Thomas H. Heflin in a
resolution demands that the se
cretary of state ,Stimson, be ask
ed for details of the fascist
league of North American coun
tries which he alleges is seeking
to prevent the Americanization
of Italians.
OB HIGHEST COURT
FOR FR
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS HIGH
ER COURT; MRS. PANTAGES
SUFFERING, SHOCK
LOS ANGELES, Oct., 29, (/P)—The
stoical attitude with which Panta
ges received the jury’s verdict con
victing him of a statutory offense,
passed and in its stead was a chal
lenging figure.
“It was a raw deal that I got”, he
told his cell-mates thruout the first
day in jail. “I m going to fight this
thing if I have to go to the highest
court in the land. I am sure the
jurors did not know what they
voted for. In addition 1 have evi
dence that one juror said he would
vote to send me to prison even be
fore he got on the jury,” he said.
Mrs. Pantages is reported to be
suffering from the shock after
the news of her husband’s fate.
Pantages is confident of his success
in another court.
The steamer Admiral Rogers,
P. S. S. Co.which left Seattle last
Thursday for Seward and Kodiak,
has 90 tons of general freight for
Seward. The Rogers will make its
first appearance in port since
last winter, and now takes up the
run until next spring. The vessel
is expected either tonight or in
the mcrning.
F. G. Kappleman, member of the
district court, arrived from the
north yesterday and will remain
at Seward during court session here
before returning to his home at
Valdez.
WEAKENED WITH GRIEF FOR
WIFE’S DEATH; ILL SEVER
AL DAYS
ROME, Oct., 28, (/P)—Prince
Bernhard von Beulow, once called
; Germany’s “Secortd Bismark”,
: died at his villa which was left
! him by his wife, the former Ital
! ian Princess Marie S e c c a d e 11 i
! Dibologna, with whom he eloped
i with in 1888.
The 80-year-old prince had
been ill for several days although
| it was not until he contracted a
; heavy cold last week that his con
I dition was regarded as serious.
He was weakened with grief for
his wife’s death last January.
SOU FLIERS ARE
GREETED OF I FOOD
DETROIT, Oct., 29, f/P^-The
Soviet fliers arrived from Chicago
I and were greeted by Henry Ford at
I the Fords Dearborn Airport. After
being feted by various Slavish or
ganizations, they continued on te
New York Wednesday morning.
They /will be presented here with
10 farm tractors which will be
shipped to Russia to be used for
cultivating the soil.
j A. J. Dimond, popular and well
known attorney from Valdez was a
returning passenger yesterday from
the north where he attended the
district court session at Anchorage
It is quite possible that pending
court matters will be dispatched in
time to permit Mr. Dimond to con
tinue enroute to his home at Valdes
on the next steamer south.
Rev. W. R. Macpnerson, Episcopal
minister was a returning passengei
on last night’s train from Anchor
age.
CASE COMPLETED
NE WYORK, Oct., 28, (TP)—'The
case of the state abainst Frank
Warden, former superintendent of
I banks, who if rged with having
| received $100,Ia bribes was com
pleted with the earing of a wit
ness who described delivering one
alleged bribe to Warden.
ARRESTED ON LIQUOR CHARGE
i RELEASED; FEARED DETEC
TION FINGERPRINTS
EUR!
Kahl,
near h
more t
victim of
He shot
tp>
—Gustave
who lived
citizen for
dead, the
^hru fear of
being detected and returned to San
Quentin prison to finish serving a
term for second degree murder.
Kahl’s body was found in a de
serted cabin by a posse after two
days.The search was for Kahl
known here as August Baum, who
was ordered arrested 10 days ago
after he had ordered two rabbit
hunters off the ranch where he was
working at the point of a gun.
When officers investigated they
found a cache of liquor and arrest
I released on bond after he was fin
ed him on a liquor charge. He was
ger-printed. Apparently he feared
detection thru the finger-prints.
COURT PARTY RETURN
Judge E. Coke Hill and couit at
taches comprising E. G. Wolcott,
Clyde R. Ellis and F. G. Kappleman
were incoming passengers on the
train last night from the north. It
'is the intention of Judge Hill to re
main at Seward as long as there is
any business oi importance de
manding the attention of the court,
but it is believed that ail pending
matters will be dispatched within
time to permit the court party to
leave for Valdez on the next steam
er south.
CAPITAL DEBS ON EDGE
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FOR WINTER OF GAYETY
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A tea October 19 was the first, event of the Washington social sea
son for the army of debutantes. Three of the leaders among capital debs
are (left to right) Helen Walker, Alberta perley and Catherine Berry.
■ THEATRICAL MAN FOR SECOND
I TIME GUILTY OF WRONGING
ONE OF FAIR SEX
Convicted at Los Angeles by a
| jury of seven women and five men
; of the charge of having committed
;a statutory offense against Eunice
j Pringle, youthful dancer of that
* city and facing a term of from one
; to 50 years in the state peniten
tiary, Alexander Pantages, 54,
'multi-millionaire vaudeville pro
ducer was defeated again in the
tsecond attempt of his career to es
cape the accusation of having
wronged a woman.
Early in his theatrical activities,
he was sued in Seattle by Kate
Rockwell, variety performer and
dance hall girl, who declared her
earnings had enabled him to estab
lish. in partnership with her, his
| first show house and who sought
to recover in legal proceedings
money she had given him and dam
ages for breach of promise to
| marry her in consideration that she
should co-habit with him. Under
oath he controverted any business
j partnership agreement, demanded
!.a bill of particulars ar to monetary
advances, admitted having lived
and co-habited with her illicitly,
but denied the troth to wed. He
settled the case without trial. What
:he paid was not entered on the re
cords, but Kate Rockwell has as
serted it was under $5000, which
I was considerably less than l-10th
the value of his holdings at the
itime.
(Continued on Pape Three)
| IS SIFT 81 FIRE
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 28.
! (/P)—A mammoth fire swept the
mouth of Malibu canyon fashoin
| able resort north of here destroy
I ing ten costly homes and damag
ing others as residents fled to
the nearby beach to escape the
flame% The fire conquered after
a desperate battle caused damage
estimated at $200,000. Among
homes destroyed and endangered
were several film celebrities.
PASSENGERS ON SANTA
: EE IN NARROW ESCAPE
! FULLTON, Oct. 28. (A5)—Several
I hundred passengers on the Santa
Fe train number 52 narrowly
escaped death and injury when
I the crack transcontinental flyer
! struck a pile of ties placed on the
; track at Bluff road crossing pre
1 sumably by train wreckers it was
j learned.
NAVAL CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. (JP)—
! Secretary of State Stimson, is
1 preparing for participation in the
London naval conference through
conferences with naval experts.
He will consult Ambassador Dawes
this week.