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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 140
SEWARD, ALASKA.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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.NUMBER OF SENSATIONAL
WITNESSES HELD IN RE
SERVE BY STATE
LOS ANGELES, Oct., 14, (/P)—
The probability that Alexander
Pantages will take the witness
b. stand before the end of the
week, was seen in the announce
ment that the state expects to
rest its case late today or early
Tuesday.
The defense attorneys indicated
that Pantages would be one of
the first witnesses called and
that he would offer complete re
futation to the Pringle girl’s
story.
The three physicians who ex
amined the girl after she fled
from the little conference room
where she alleged Pantages at
tacked her, will take the stand
during the day and they will be
fbllowed by several policemen for
the purpose of identification.
Tilie Russo, former usherette in
'She theater, will be recalled for
further cross examination.
The district attorney said a
number of sensational witnesses
are being reserved for the rebut
4 tal; this testimony was not dis
closed.
Defense Attorney W. I. Gilbert
announced 20 witnesses will be
called to the stand in behalf of
Pantages. Some testimony will be
lengthy and the case is expected
to last from 10 days to two weeks
more
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LETTERS INTRODUCED BY THE
GOVERNMENT, PLACED
IN RECORDS
WASHINGTON. Oct., 14, <7P)—
The second week of the bribery
trial of Fall opened with the in
valid defendant apparently in a
better physical condition than
last week when he arose from bed
and dramatically appeared in
court to prevent a mistrial being
declared
Fall’s physician reported his
temperature had gone down
slightly, just below normal, and
that the rest over the week-end
had restored some of his strength.
The government continued its
effort to convict the former In
terior Secretary by introducing a
letter from J. J. Cotter, of the
Pan American Petroleum &
Transportation Company, to Fall
in July 1922 saying he had a plan
for handling the the oil lands in
California, and Falls telegrams in
reply saying he would be glad to
hear of it. The letters went in
to the record.
POST-SEASON FOOTBALL
WASHINGTON, Oct., 14, UP)—Ef
forts to arrange a post-season foot
ball game between the Military anc
Naval Academies have failed, Sec
retary of War, Good announced.
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CORVALLIS. Ore., Oct.. 14, (/P>
—Oregon State downed Columbia
University, 71 to 7. The Staters be
began their parade of scores on
the fourth play, ending in the
fourth quarter with 11 touch
downs behind them. Columbia’s
lone score came before the game
was half over—in the first half,
when Davis pullel the deadman
stunt on his own 20-yard line
taking a pass and racing 65 yards
to score.
COAST LEAGUE PENNANT
LOS ANGELES, Oct., 14, UP)—
An eigth inning rally, which
broke a tie of three-all, gave
Hollywood and 8 to 3 victon
over the Missions and the Pacific
Coast League pennant. The Mis
sions had won the first half ol
the split season and the Start
the second half. Hollywood wor
the final four games in the play
off after dropping the first twc
to San Francisco, last week.
The short scores were Missions
3, 9 and 2; Hollywood 8, 14 anc
2.
SOVIET PLANE SEQUEL
SEATTLE. Oct., 14, (/P>—Com
mander Shestakov announcec
the conquest of the Atlantic ocear
may be the sequel to the Paci
fic flight- Such a trip would b<
a non-stop New York to Pari:
and then Moscow, completinj
| their journey around the world
Assitant U. S. District Attorne:
Edward P. Harwood, and Mrs
Harwood, returned yesterday fron
the Westward.
RUSSIANS ENGULFED IN A
SURGING MOB UPON AR
RIVAL IN CITY
SEATTLE, Oct., 14, (/P)—'The
Russian plane “Land of Soviet”
; arrived here yesterday making
! the flight from Waterfall, Alas
| ka in 10 hours and seven min
! utes. The route taken was west
| ward from Vancouver Island, and
i down the Straits of Juan de Fuca
j a distance of about 645 miles.
; The aviators were quickly en
gulfed by a surging mob after
they stepped out of their plane.
The welcoming ceremony was
conducted by Dr. Carl Tiffin and
William G. McKay in behalf of
Governor Hartley and Mayor Ed
wards.
The reception was cut short
by the milling crowd and only
i after considerable difficulty did
j the crowd stand back and permit
I photographers to take pictures of
the Russians who were then hur
, ried to the Olympic Hotel where
their headquarters will be until
the start on the next hop.
It was dusk when the plane
! arrived but still sufficient light
i to make a successful landing at
the terrific jam at the air-base.
PREMIERS BIDS ADIEU
‘ NEW YORK, Oct., 14, (/P)—
' Premier MacDonald bade New
’ i York goodbye and departed in
’ a special train enroute to Cana
' da where he will confer with
Premier MacKenzie King after
, viewing Niagra Falls tomorrow.
The Premier will cross the inter
l national bridge and go on a
special train to Toronto.
LOS ANGELES, Oct-, 14, UP)—
Stanford’s powerful steamroller j
ironed out all resistance of the |
University of California, at Los j
Angeles, and in the second period
crushed the Los Angeles team
which had the ball on Stanford’s
three-yard line once but lacked
the punch to put it over, while )
Stanford rolled along ever in- j
creasing its score.
The score ended Stanford 57,
U. of Calif. 0.
OFFICERS SHOOT IT
OUT: BOTH KILLED
NACOGDOCHES, Tex., Oct., 14, j
(JP)—Believing his honor as an offi- i
cer had been questioned by Federal
Prohibition Agent L. Chance, De
puty Sheriff Claude King avenged
the supposed insult with a ready
pistol and Chance replied to King,
using the office of Sheriff Eugine
Turner, as a dueling ground.
I They shot it out, Chance falling
! dead instantly under the fire of
King, who died a few hours later,
'after an unsuccessful operation.
ATHLETICS WIN SERIES
PHILADELPHIA, Oct., 14, UP)—
The Athletics defeated Chicago
Cubs by the score of 3 to 2 thereby
winning the 1929 world’s baseball
penant.
GAINING STRENGTH
WASHINGTON, Oct., 14, UP)—
Great Britain and the British Em
pire are gaining economic strength,
Dr. Julius Klein, assistant secretary
of commerce said. Eight major
units of the British Empire took
about $2,000,000,000 worth of Amer
ican exports in 1923, which was 40
percent of our total foreign sales.
ATHLETICS’ ONE-MAN CATCHIN G STAFF SAID TO HAVE
A BIG EDGE OVER THE CHICAGAGO CUBS’ MEN
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It has been four men against one when it came to catching in the
world series but the A’s with Mickey Cochrane is thought to be stronger
than the Cubs’ four-man outfit of Taylor, Gonzales, Schulte and Hartnett.
The A’s have had Cy Perkins but they have not used him.
LB EMPRESS OF
■DA PILES IIP
PASSENGERS LANDED SAFELY;
TUG FAIL IN EFORTS TO
MOVE STEAMER
VANCOUVER, B. C., Oct., 14,
The Canadian liner. Empress of
Canada, enroute to Scotland from
Vancouver, piled up on the rocks
in Homer Bay, near Albert Head,
Straits of Juan de Fuca, during
a dense fog.
The vessel is hard aground; all
passengers and baggage has
been landed. Efforts of salvage
tugs failed to move the liner.
It is not believed the vessel is
in a serious condition unless a
storm blows up.
The ship was nearing Wiliam
Head quarantine station when it
struck. Ninety-six passengers
were in the smoking room await
ing examination by quarantine
authorities when it struck. The
engines had stopped shortly be
fore the accident; there was no
confusion aboard and the pas
| sengers were taken off about
| three hours later by the S. S. Ot
S ter.
The liner is leaking from three
I holes and the damage is esti
mated at $200,000. The ship was
returning from England where
| new engines had been installed
j and completely reconditioned.
| Most of the passengers boarded
; the vessel at San Francisco two
! days ago, including a large num
ber of Shriners. The vessel was
to have resumed service to the
Orient Thursday and had 1.100
passengers booked.
IMOMiNG LISTING
I OF PASSENGERS 1
I
;
! Incoming and southbound ar
| rvials Sunday on the Admiral
! Watson ,of the P. S. S. C., from
| the Westward, included the fol
| lowing:
SEWARD—J. J. Chisholm, J .S.
'Jeffrey, Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Graves,
| Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Harwood. Mr.
jand Mrs. A. J. Nelson, Jack Lien.
| Milton Hagnsen, Edwin Bahrs, Mrs.
i Pederson.
LATOUCHE—M. Sande, J. Hove
jland.
j CORDOVA—Lieut. O. H. Briggs,
U. S. N., Mrs. Gladys Y. Briggs.
JUNEAU—Miss Elizabeth Kasha
jveroff, Antone Beninidoff, James
! O’Brien.
j SEATTLE—Mrs. J. M. ^alater,
jlna Strom, Olga Strom, Miss Mray
Hepburn, Miss L. Woods, Hilda An
derson, Miss A. Stroup, B. Spiel
man, Capt. C. T. Larson, A. Daniel
son, Mr. and Mrs. A. Danielson, Mr.
and Mrs. George Hoog, Max Hogg,
Miss N. Kinnard, Mrs. M. Clark, Mr.
and Mrs. F. L. Snipes, Lowery
Snipes, M. McLeod, J. Paschasck,
Miss A. Petroff, Mrs. Mary Hughes,
Pat Hughes, Verla Hughes, Francis
Elness, Ralph Elstad, B. Amundson,
R. Mason, H. Nysted.
WILL WITNESS GAME
PHILADELPHIA, Oct., 14, </P)—
President Hoover and Mrs. Hoo
ver will see the fifth world ser
i ies baseball game today. The
[weather is fair but slightly cooler.