DRINK CRAZED NATIVE HID IN
LOFT WITH THIRTY CALIBER
RIFLE AWAITING OFFICERS
MURDERER HAD BAD RECORD
Imprisoned Several Years Ago for the
Shooting of Talkeetna Steve, an
Aged Talkeetna Indian
ANCHORAGE, Jan. 3—Harry Kav
anaugh, chief of police of the city of
Anchorage was shot, and seriously
wounded last night by Nick Nicolai, a
native, who in turn was instantly kill
ed by Police Officer Charles Watson
The bullet from the .30-30 rifle en
tered Marshal Kavanaugh's back and
came out just above the navel, making
n gaping wound from which there (
was no possible chance for recovery.
Complaint was made to the officers
that the Indian was making a disturb
ance in his cabin in the edge of town.
Chief Kavanaugh and Police Officer
Watson went to the cabin to investi,
gate. They found Nicolai up in the
loft of his cabin with a .30 calibre!
rifle. Police Officer Watson stuck his
head up thru the trap door and asked
the Indian to come down. Nicolai,
who -was recovering from a prolonged (
debauch, refused, and the officers left
the cabin and started around the
building to seek another entrance to;
the loft. Nicolai evidently slipped
down the ladder as soon as the offi
cers left the building, and followed
them around to the side, where he
shot Kavanaugh thru the back. Wat
son. hearing the shot, reversed andi
went around the cabin and came i
mp behind the Indian who whirled and|
started to shoot, but Watson ki’^di
him as he was raising his gun to his I
shoulder.
Kavanaugh was rushed to the hos
pital where an operation was perform
ed in an effort to prolong his life,
hut at 7:35 he passed away, after In
tense suffering. The deceased officer
leaves a wife and vou’ior cr>r. Mr. Kav
anaugh was a native of New \ ork,
going to Anchorage from Cordova,j
where he was employed as a territo
rial prohibition officer Previous to
that time he had been deputy marshal
at McCarthy under Marshal Brenne
man. He was chosen for his position
on account of his fearlessness and
previous record, and was one of the
best known officers in the Third di
vision.
Indian Had Bad Record
Nick Nicolai had one murder to his
credit, having served a jail term at
Valdez several years ago for killing
Talkeetna Steeve, an aged Indian, in,
a drunken brawl. Nicolai was a big
Indian, well formed and muscular,
and when sober good natured and
friendly. When drunk it is said he|
became like an insane person, and
was considered a dangerous man by
ihe rest of the tribe.
At the inquest Policeman Watson
was exonerated for killing Nicolai. j
SUTHERLAND INTRODUCES
^ BILL 11UGHTH0I1SI
Delegate Dan A. Sutherland has in
troduced the following bill in the
House of Representatives, which was
referred to the Committee on Inter
state and Foreign Commerce and or
dered to be printed:
A Bill for the Construction of a
I jghthouse and Fog Signal at Hard
ing Entrance, Resurrection Bay, Alas
ka.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House ol Representatives of the Uni
ted States of America in Congiess as
sembled; that the Secretary of Com
merce be, and hereby Is, authorized
*.nd instructed to erect and maintain
a lighthouse and fog signal at Harding
Er ranee to Resurrection Bay, Alaska
and that the sum of $100,000 is hereby
appropriated for the purpose of this
Ari.
SEATTLE, Jan. 8.—Mark Reed, for
mer speaker of the lower house, wa:
named manager for Coolidge in thi:
state, and will start the campaign ii
the near future.
HANSEN TO LOCATE IN 'FRISCC
F. A Hansen whose resignation a
engineei of maintenance and con
strucrior for the Alaska railroad ex
pects to locate in San Francisco. Th<
date of his departure Is indefinite. Mr
Hansen formerly lived in San Fran
•is Cl'.
MANY BRIDGES BUILT
BY ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION
Many new bridges have been built
or are under construction according
10 a report by Major John C. Gotwals,
former engineer for the commission
Among them is a 500-1'oot bridge being
constructed on Ihe Meadows Glacier
stream in the Copper river district.
Construction calls for mid winter
work. A 300 foot bridge is being put
in acrohs the Gokona river near Gul
kana. This is on the trail to Chesto
china.
Operations have just started placing
concrete piers for the Nizina river
bridge under the supervision of T. H.
Huddleston. The design gives a 180
loot span. Native spruce is being
used for the construction.
Work is being done on the Kobe
McGrath trail near Telida.
A 100 foot span has been built over
the MccCarty slough.
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OF DINES ALLEGES
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3.—“I am not
ashamed to say that I am most terri_
bly fond of him,” Edna Purviance
moving picture actress said in reply
to reports of her engagement to C. S.
Dines, millionaire oil magnate, who
was shot and seriously wounded New
Yearis eve by the chauffeur of Mabel
Normand.
Does Npt Love Chauffeur
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3—Mabel Nor
mand issued a denial today of any
love affair with her chauffeur, Joe
Kelly, alias Greer, who shot Courtland
Dines in the lung when the latter pro
tested against the screen star being
taken from his apartment while in a
state of intoxication.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 3.—Charging
that the Famous Players-Lasky Cor
poration film, “The Covered Wagon,”
has brought shame and ridicule upon
her head, Mrs. Virginia Bridger Hahn j
of this city today brought suit for a;
million dollars damages against the
Paramount Pictures company and tht
Lasky corporation.
Mrs. Hahn is the only living child o I
James Bridger, and a prominent figure
in the book by the late Emerson
Hough from which the photoplay wa
drawn.
The suit specifically alleges that th
film depicts her father as a heavy
drinker and living with two Indiai
squaws
Mrs. Hahn asserts that her fathei
was “upright and honorable and nev
er drank to excess.”
MAY GET RED HAT
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Archbishop Mundelein of Chicago is
j one of the prelates being metnionec
j' as most likely to be accorded the hon.
j'or of being appointed a new c rdina
by Pope Pius, at the secret consistor:
\ recently held.
WILL SPEND REMAINDER OF WIT
TER IN WASHINGTON
^SHINGTON, Jan. 3—Mrs. Hard
3 ing arrived today from Marion, Ohio
- and expects to pass the remainder o
- the winter here.
J. C. Snodderly, a Signal Corps op
- erator is en route from the 'States t
Tonsina, where he will be stationed
The mask ball held by the Seward
Fire Department New Year’s Eve drew
one of the largest crowds of the year,
and dancing was enjoyed until far
into the New Year. The grand march
was formed at 10 o’clock, and the
motley array of costumes worn by the
participants added to the gaiety and
pleasure of the occasion Later in
the evening the maskers lined up be
fore the judges and the following
prizes were awarded:
Most Beautiful Ladies’ Costume—
first, sewing basket, Mrs. Charles
Lechner; second, cut glass celery
dish, Mrs. W. E. Moultray.
Best Dressed Gent—First prize, a
pair of slippers in case, Leon Urbach;
second, box of cigars, J. P. Hannon.
Most ' Comical Lady—First prize,
sofa pillow, Mrs. O. E. Johansen; sec
ond prize, Jennie Peterson.
Most Comical Man—First, pipe in a
handsome case Elwyn Swetmann;
second, six bottles, (refreshments)
Walter Holben.
Best Sustained Lady Character—
First, basket of candy, Mrs. D. H.
Tyer; second, fruit cake, Mrs. F. E.
Leslie; third, Eversharp pencil, Mrs.
Claude Snea.
Best Sustained Man’s Character—
First, cigarette holder, Willis Perry;
second, carton cigarettes, Milton Noll.
Best Female Impersonator—First,
$5.00 meal ticket, Ennis Nekeferoff;
second, box cigars, Francis Leslie.
Best Dressed Girl, 12 to 16 years—
First pair skates, Patricia Ray; sec
ond, house slippers, Alice Murphy.
Best Dressed Boy Character, 12 to
16 years—First, $2.50 cash, Elizabeth
Dykstra; second, $1.50 cash, Virginia
Hawkins.
Best Dressed Girl under 12 years—
First, fountain pen, Bonnie Shea; sec
ond, $r.50 cash, Dolores Shea.
Most Comical Girl under 12 years—
First, Teddy Bear, Roberta McIntosh;
second, $1.50 cash, Mickey McIntosh.
The ball was one of the best given
by the Firemen for a number of years
George Johansen, who went adrift |
on the gasboat Viking at Kanatak :
several weeks ago, and who has not
since been seen, was a well known
Alaskan and Yukon character, having
at one time been rated at a million
or more dollars, taken out of his prop j
erties. It is said that Johansen dis
sipated his fortune on wine, women
and song, and turned to cooking for
a living. When the Viking went adrift
in the gale Johansen was the only
man on her, and it is said he was to
tally ignorant of the way to start f.
gas engine or to handle a vessel A1
hopes of his being alive have been
abandoned. Johansen was wellknowi
in Seward.
SUIT IS Dm
SEATTLE, Jan. 3.—Mrs. Johnson
widow of Chauncey Wright has drop
ped her suit for divorce recently insti
tuted against Doctor Samuel Wesley
Johnson, and the two have again tak
en up life together.
LATOUCHE IN PORT
The freighter Latouche arrived in
port this morning and after taking on
oil at the Standard docks, unloaded a
large shipment of freight for interior
points. The Latouche will sail for
westward points as soon as unloaded.
The KOHLER
i Automatic POWER
and LIGHT Plant
—requires no storage batteries
for power and light
—produces standard 110 volt
electricity
-—has a capacity of 1500 watts or
| two electrical horsepower
, —operates simply at the touch
of any button anywhere on
the circuit
Write for illustrated literature.
Come in and see the plant in
operation
C. E. Orlander
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Grand Duke Cyril of Russia—who it
is said—is ambitious to take the place
of his late cousin, Nicholas II, as >
Czar of all the Russias. It is reported /
by cable from Europe that the astute
Queen Marie of Roumania, has been
trying to place Cyril on the throne of
the Romanoffs.
FUR SEAL 1151
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. —Senator
O E. Weller, of Maryland introduced
a resolution in the Senate today which
was referred to the committee on
manufactures, of which Senator La
Follette is chairman, calling for in
vestigation of the fur seal trust in
control of the Alaska sealing contract,
with the department of commerce,
and of persons involved in claiming
and operating said contract.
Four million dollars is estimated as
the loss to date to the government on
the con'racL now held by the Fouke
Fur Company, of St. Louis. Tne con_
tract is alleged have seven more years
to run.
Senator Sp^i'cer's law firm oi Spen
cer t: Donnell, as attorneys for the
trust have received $80,000 in fees
at co ding to Weller.
The contract for preparing the hides
of fur seals for market was formerly
given to an English firm. n. few yeax 3
ago it -a as given to Fouke A: Company
of St. Louis, and Seattle fur men have
been fighting to have the contract
broken and given to Seattle buyeia
H MM SHIES
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.—Motion picture
census boards in Kansas, Tennessee
j-nd other states have ordered films in
which Mabel Normand appears bar-ed
from the movie houses. It is proba
ble that the actress will be baned
from producing pictures for a certain
period, as was Fatty Arbuckle
SPIRITUALISTS DIE TO
SUSTAIN THEIR CREED
MILAN, Jan. 4.—The first known
case of spiritualists putting their the.
ories into practice has occurred here,
Sr. Vincerntno Fattori and his wife,
two wellknown spiritualists, commit,
ting suicide by coal gas poisoning in
order to “prove that there was a bet
ter life after death.” as they stated
in a letter to the newspapers, before
committing suicide.
MAJ. ALFRED MEE
bEATTLE, Jan 4.—Major Alfred
Larrabee, assigned' to direct supervi
sion laying the new Alaska cable, ar
rived today from Washington. He
will make a trip in the Delwood to
London, the vessel sailing about the
22nd of January to load cable and
bring it to Alaska. It is planned to
begin laying the first section out of
Seattle in May.
Game Warden George G. Cotter left
today for the Mt. McKinley district
to be gone a week or so on official
business.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—A survey
of Christmas and New Year’s celebra
tions disclose a total of twentv-twc
killed from drinking bootleg whisky,
and 500 made ill and sent to the hos
pitals in the cities of New York, Uos-|
ton, Philadelphia, and Chicago, gov-i
ernment officials announced tonight.
niMJlsoi
CLEVELAND, Jan. 3.—Hiram John,
son independent republican candidate
for president, arrived in this city this
morning and in an address here to
night will outline the platform on
which he hopes to win the republican
nomination for president.
Senator Johnson stated that he be
lieved that the present congress would
pass the bonus bill, which would be
vetoed by President Coolidge. There
is no hopes for the veteran under the
present administration, he declared.
MARION, Oo., Jan. 3.—Soldiers on
'guard at the tomb of Warren G. Hard
ing have been given orders to shoot
any person causing a disturbance
around the tomb of the late president
at night.
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Former Secretary of the Interior
Albert B Fall, who according to lat
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materially immediately after his lease
of naval oil lands at Teapot Dome to
private interests. This allegation was
made during the Senate Committee
investigations.
LOST NIGHT IN ,
los ms
LOS ANGELES, Jan 3.—Several
earthquake shocks, some lasting fif
teen seconds, were felt here and in
■Pasadena as well as other southern
California sections last night.
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