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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
. VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 214.
SEWARD ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
N. Y.-Paris Plane Falls in Flames
MAJOR GENERAL R.
LEE HOWZE, DIES
FROM OPERATION
CAREER OF COMMANDING OFFI
CER OF THE FIFTH CORPS
AREA. U. S. A. ENDS AT COLUM
BUS, OHIO, FOLLOWING BRIEF
k ILLNESS
FROM LIEUT. TO BRIG. GEN.
Won Rapid Promotion—Commanded
Squadron Cavalry on Pershing Ex
pedition into Mexico; Graduate of
West Point
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 2S. (JF)—
Maor General Robert Lee Howze,
commanding officer of the Fifth
Corps area, United States army, died
4 ^ a'ter an operation for gall bladder
trouble.
Indian wars, Philippine revolts and
■Mexican bandit raids gave Major Gen
eral Robert Lee Howze his training
in hard riding, hard fighting and in
Surprise attack which won him the
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HURRICANE RAPIDLY DIMINISHES IN
FURY AS WENDS ITS WAY INLAND
H-—
KNOWN DEATH TOLL
PLACED AT LESS 400
TROPICAL STORM WINGING WAY INLAND WITH
RAPIDLY DIMINISHING FORCE—AFTER REACH
ING MOBILE TURNED WEST—STORM CENTER
* NOW PLACED AT WEST MOBILE—RADIO TELE
GRAPH FAILS REACH BAHAMA STATION
POLICEMIN ONE OF MINI HEROES; SAVES LIVES OF 25
Injured Estimated at Four Thousand—Property Damage
Placed at $50,000,000—Settlements Along Streams and
Everglades are Leveled, Reports Plane Pilot
UNDATED—The known death toll to date is 375;
the injured is estimated at 4,000; property damage, $50,
000,000. The lower East coast of Florida and the back
country including the Everglades is certain to increase
the death toll. A plane flew over the district, and the
pilot, when he returned to Tampa said the settlements
along the streams are leveled. Last reports from the
storm reported it to be headed inland and waning in
force over Southern Alabama and Mississippi.
BOSTON, Sept. 21. (IP)—The Tropi
cal Telegraph Company’s efforts to
communicate with the Tropical Radio
station in the Bahamas has repeated
ly failed since Friday.
SEATTLE, Sept. 21. (IP)—James P.
Smith, former Nomeite is reported to
have been lost in Miami.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. (IP)—1The
weather bureau said “A Northwest
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CROPS MAY BE RUINED
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Sept. 21.
(JP).—Only the recession of the
flood waters of the Skunk river
can prevent the total loss of the
crops in the Green bay bottoms
north of here which are valued at
more than $1,500,000.
Mr. Dan Sutherland addressed an
Anchorage audience last evening.
DIRTY POLITICS IS
THOS. A. MARQUAM, CANDIDATE
FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS,
ADDRESSES LARGE CROWD AT
CHATANIKA
MAKES THREE HOUR SPEECH
Confined Himself to Three Points,
Principal Issues of Campaign; Read
Copy of Circular Letter
(Special from tlie News Miner)
FAIRBANKS, Sept. 21—Thomas A.
Marquam, Independent candidate for
delegate to congress addressed a
large gathering of oldtimers in Chat
anika Saturday and received a splen
did reception. He held their atten
tion thruout a three hour talk, not
one person leaving the hall during the
period. Marquam confined himself to
the principal issues of his campaign,
stressing three points. First, Suther
lands responsibility for the articles ap
pearing in the American weekly; se
cond the mass voting of the Indians;
third, Sutherland's breach with Sect,
of Commerce Herbert Hoover and
other officials and congressmen.
In conclusion Marquam read a copy
of the letter which is being surrepti
tiously circulated by an anonymous
agency on which he refused to com
ment. The reading of the letter and
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ILL STREET BETTING
THIRTEEN-FIVE, DEMPSEY
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.{/P).—Wall
street is quoted as betting 13 to 5
on Dempsey. One wager was made
of $1500 to $9,000 that Tunney
would not answer the bell for the
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third round. It is also reported
'$1400 against $1,000 has been wag
ered that Turney ‘will not go the
limit.
COURT DEFUSES MOTION
OF DAUGHERTY'S LAWYER
NEW YORK, Sept. 21. (£>)—'The
court refused the motion made by
Harry Daugherty’s attorney yesterday
to end the trial and instruct the jury
to return a verdict of not guilty.
Daugherty, former attorney general,
is on trial for complicity in a conspir
acy to defraud the government in con
nection with alien property seized
during the war.
The large fishing vessel Columbia
arrived in port at noon today.
BEACH ON THE PENINSULA
(William N. Beach, prominent New
York business man, who is once
again taking his annual hunt in the
Territory, arrived from the North
a few days ago and is now in the
Kenai peninsula district, Seward ar
rivals report. Andy simons and
Alex Bolam are accompanying Mr.
Beach.
Two Men Killed; Trapped
in Enclosed Cabin; Wheel
Buckling is Cause Disaster
CAPTAIN RENE FONCK AND LIEUT. LAWRENCE
W. CURTIN, LEAP TO SAFETY—CHARLES CLA
VIER, FRENCH RADIO OPERATOR AND JACOBS
ISLAMOFF, RUSSIAN MECHANIC, DEAD—IGOR
SIKORSKY, DESIGNER AND BUILDER OF GIANT
PLANE BEGGED WITH TEARS IN HIS EYES TO
POSTPONE FLIGHT OWING TO UNFAVORABLE
WEATHER CONDITIONS
WE STB UR Y, N. Y., Sept. 21. (/P)—When the giant
airplane S-35, Captain Rene Fonck, attempted to start
| the 300 mile non-stop flight to Paris, it fell in flames and
'two men were killed. Charles Clavier, the French radio
j operator and Jacobs Islamoff, Russian mechanic, both be
ing trapped in the closed cabin. Captain Fonck and Lieu
tenant Lawrence W. Curtin of the United States 'navy,
leaped to safety. Igor Sikorsky, Russian designer and
| builder of the plane, sought, it is reported and begged
with tears in his eyes, last night, to postpone the flight be
cause of the cross winds. The crash is blamed on a buck
ling wheel and extra landing gear which was to have been
dropped into the ocean.
[it’s contents brought about a reaction
^not expected by those responsible for
its circulation and Marquam received
many assurances of support if for no
other reason than as a protest,
against such dirty politics. Marquam
is now in Fairbanks and expects to
fly to Nome shortly.
DEMPSEY WILL NEVER
GIVE WILLS IICH1GE
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 21. (IP)—
'jack Dempsey announced he will nev
er let Harry Wills, negro challenger,
get a chance at the heavyweight
crown or have the opportunity of
making money out of the match with
him unless Wills makes a $150,000
side bet.
UNITE HUSBAND, POLICE
MID S.F.IH NEST
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21. (£>)—
An alieged love nest was raided here
yesterday when an irate husband led
police to the apartment where Noah
Stone, a New York salesman was liv
ing with a young woman, identified
as the former’s wife, as his compan
ion. The husband told police the two
left New York a year ago as man and
wife without the formality of a di
vorce and remarriage.
LEW CODY AND MABEL WED
CALIFORNIA, Sept 21. (£>)—Lew
Cody, motion picture actor and Mabel
Normand, movie actress, obtained a
marriage license here today. The li
cense gave his age as 39 and the ac
tress as twenty-eight.
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1C TENNIS PLAYER
WILLIAM H. TILDEN
TOPPLED. THRONE
FRENCHMAN DEFEATS TILDEN
WHO WORE CROWN FOR *
MANY YEARS
FOREST HILLS, . Y., Sept. 21.
(JP)—William H. Tilden, king of the
American champions for six years
straight, was toppled from his
throne by a stripling from France
in as sensational a struggle in a
national championship as has ever
been witnessed when Henry Cochet
took five straight sets. Hardly had
the crowd recovered its breath
when Wm. M. Johnston, veteran
little Californian, who has been the
champion’s foremost rival and his
partner in many Davis cup tri
umphs over seven seasons, went
down to defeat before another
French tennis star, Jean Borotra
Rene Lacosta, third of the major
French threats, forged his way to
the semi-finals, defeating Richard
Norris Williams, captain of the Un
ited States Davis Cup team. Vin
cent Richards was the only one of
the American stars who came away
with honors and Uncle Sam’s only
hope of keeping the national tennis
title at home.
COUNCIL MEETING TODAY
iCouncilmen met last evening at
the scheduled and regular semi,
monthly meeting, but failing to
have a quorum adjourned. At 12:45
o’clock today a meeting was to
take place to pass on the payroll.