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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 190.
SEWARD,
ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1926.
PRICE TEN GENTS
DEFENSE HASN'T LEG TD STAND
DN, DECLARES PROSECUTOR COLVIN.
WHEN LEARNS GROUNDS FOR APPEAL
SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER
RECEIVES TWO UNSIGNED LET
TERS; EACH WRITER PURPORT
ING HE KILLED SYLVI A—DETEC
\ TIVE says this is usual
AFTERMATH OF ANY BIG CRIM
INAL TRIAL
SEATTLE, Aug. 23. {&)—Defense
Counsel Carmody announced violation
p of the constitution rights to permit
the public to attend the trial will
be the grounds which the Gaines’
* appeal for a new trial will be based
upon. Colvin said “they haven’t a
leg to stand on. In the first place
Judge Jones did not exclude the pub
lic but merely denied them standing
room. He pointed out that all benches
of the court room were filled to capa
city and inasmuch as the defense of
^ fered no objection they sacrificed
their right of appeal.”
The Seattle Post Intelligencer re
ceived two unsigned letters, each of
the writers insisting he "was the
slayer of Sylvia and asserted injus
tice was being done the father. De
tective Luke May said the letters
were written by different persons and
that this was the usual aftermath
of a big criminal trial. One letter
told how the writer committed the
crime and declared blood stained
gloves will be found in the lake. The
^ other said he was paid to kill the girl.
REQUEST MADE EUR
GARRISON TROOPS
CALEXICO AUTHORITIES FEAR
REVOLT; WANT 500 U. S.
SOLDIERS
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 23 (JP)—A re
quest by the city trustees of Calexico
for a garrison of 500 American troops
from the 9th Army corps area, as a
protection in case of a revolt break
ing out across the line in the Amer
^ ican town of Mexicali, the capital of
the northern district of Lower Cali
fornia, a study of the letters, maps,
and other documents found on mem
bers of the Estrada revolutionary
band here by Capt. A. A. Hopkins of
the Department of Justice, and the
probable assumption of charge of the
States Marshall A1 Sittel, are among
insurrecting army here by United
the most recent developments in the
Mexican situation.
"DU STRANGLER"
STRIKES; KILLS MIN
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23. (/P)—
The “Dark Strangler” struck again
yesterday, this time at Stockton,
where he strangled to death a 75-year
old woman in her home.
He eluded the police net spread
for him and has seemingly vanished
as in other cases.
CHICAGO ,Aug. 24 (£>)—George
Ade, the noted humorist, Is in a hos
pital here for an operation.
RUDOLPH VALENTINO
DIES IN NEW YORK
HAD PASSED CRISIS
TROT RECOVERING
WAS IN EAST TO VIEW HIS LAT
EST PICTURE AND TO BID FARE
WELL TO BROTHER, WHEN SUD
DENLY STRICKEN IN APART
MENT
DIED AT 12:10 THIS AFTERNOON
Pola Negri, Prostrated With Grief in
Los Angeles; Father Cangedo, Ad
ministered Last Catholic Rites
NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (/P)— Rudolph
Valentino, developed septic endocard
itis and died at 12:10 this afternoon.
He had been receiving injections of
glucose for nourishment, up to the
time of his death. Poli Negri called,
early in the morning, over long dis
tance from Los Angeles asking about
his condition.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23 (£>)—Poll
Negri said she was so prostrated with
grief that she is unable to say any
thing about the death of Valentino.
NEW YORK/Aug. 23 (/P)—Father
Joseph Cangedo, from the small Ital
ian town of Valentino’s birthplace,
administered the last Catholic rites
two hours before Valentino’s death.
George Ullman, the actor’s manager,
Father Edward Leonard, and three
physicians wrere at the bedside, when
Valentino passed away. He confessed
to Father Leonard and was granted
absolution yesterday when his condi
tion became worse.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (£>)—Rudolph
Valentino, film star, has practically
passed the crisis in his illness, and
is on the road to complete recovery
unless unforseen complications set in.
This was the official word from the
Polyclinic hospital where the star
VESSELS COLLIDE
VESSELS MEET OUTSIDE GOLDEN
GATE HARBOR IN A
HEAVY FOG
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23 (JP)—
Seventy five lives were endangered
when the Union tanker ‘'La Placen
tia,” oil-laden, collided with the Stand
ard Transportation Company’s vessel
‘‘Eagle’’ outside the Golden Gate in a
blinding fog. The former vessel made
port listing badly with a gash in the
fore peak tank, while the Eagle made
port leaking badly from opened seams
in peak.
has been dangerously ill since he un
derwent a double abdominal operation
for appendicitis and gastric gland
trouble Sunday.
Among the thousands of new wires
of sympathy were those from Natcha
Rambova, his recently divorced wife,
Mary and Doug Fairbanks and Charlie
Chaplin. A flood of telephone calls,
totalling 2,000 an hour, caused the
hospital to provide an extra telephone,
girls and equipment.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (^—Valen
tino came east to attend a Broadway
Premiere, showing of his latest pic
ture, and to say goodbye to his broth
er, who was returning to Italy. After
■the visit, Valentino collapsed in his
apartment, a week ago Sunday.
Chamber of Commerce meets Tues
day noon at the Grill.
The Busy Harvest Season
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PRESIDENT PANGALOS OF
GREECE IS OVERTHROWN
BLOODLESS REVOLUTION WHILE DICTATOR ON
VACATION PLACES FORMER PROVISIONAL
PRESIDENT ADMIRAL CONDOURIOTIS IN OF
FICE
Former Minister of War, General Condylis, promises
within Eight Months Free Elections Be Held in Greece
To Confer Power Upon Peoples Chosen Representatives
ATHENS, Aug. 23 (/P)—The dictatorship of General
Theodorus Pangalos was overthrown in a quick and blood
less revolution in which General Condylis, former minis
ter of war, headed. Pangalos was taking a holiday at the
time, on the Island of Spetsae and fled the Island on the
destroyer Pergamos, but the battleship Leon overtook it,
and arrested Pangalos and took him to Keratsini. Gener
al Condylis announced that Admiral Condouriotis, former
provisional president of Greece, was “the lawful presi
dent,” and has been invited to resume the office. Condylis
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SECT. NAVY WILBUR
HOWEVER, LAWRENCE RITCHIE
AND HENRY O’MALLEY SAID
BE EN ROUTE ON BRANT
For the ^past days or so it has been
rumored in Seward that Secretary
of the Navy Wilbur was making a
special trip to Seward and the Resur
rection Bay Naval Reserve, so The
Gateway dispatched a query to the
Associated Press, at Seattle, asking
for information regarding the Secre
tary’s movements. A reply was re
ceived yesterday morning reading as
follows:
SEATTLE, Aug. 22, (£>)—It is un
likely that Secretary Wilbur will re
turn to Alaska to inspect Resurrection
bay as he is now in San Francisco
with the fleet. We will immediately
notify you if any change is made in
his plans.
(Signed.) Associated Press.
The rumor which has been circulat
ing locally was that Governor Parks,
Henry O’Malley, U. S. Fisheries Com
missioner, and Lawrence Ritchie, as
sistant to Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover, would accompany
Mr. Wilbur. It was also believed that
Mrs. Ritchie is accompanying her
husband, who visited Seward last sum
mer.
Regarding these latter officials it is
learned that in all probabilities, Mr.
Ritchie and Mr. O’Malley will come
to Seward within ten days on the
fisheries vessel Brant. It has been J
previously learned that Mr. Ritchie j
planned to remain in Alaska until the!
middle of next month.
WARES IT RECATTI
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23 (/P)—•
Sixty-two warships of the Pacific Bat
tle fleet sailed from Seattle yester
day for San Francisco to be here dur
ing the week of the championship re
gatta of the Pacific Yachting associa
tion, August 21 to 27.
Ihas promised “free elections within
eight months at the latest in order to
confer power upon the chosen repre
sentatives of the people.” The revolu
tion had been in preparation for some
time. Some months ago, Pangalos
caused the arrest and exile of three
former premiers, Kafandaris, Papan
i
astasion and Mickalkaopoulos on
charges of plots to subservive move
ments and when Pangalos life was
threatened early in August. King
George was ordered to leave Greece
in December, 1923, when the National
Asembly declared Greece a republic
in March 1924. Condylis is a republi
can and came into the public eye in
1924, when he announced his opposi
tion to the return of the king. He held
posts as minister of the Interior, and
war. Pangalos carried out a military
coup in June 1925, when he assumed
premiership and declared himself dic
tator. A few months later he subse
quently was elected president.
SEVEN AMERICANS <
INJURED, AIRPLANE
BRITISH AIR MINISTRY INVESTI
GATES CROSS-CHANNEL
DISASTER
FOLKESTONE, Eng., Aug. 23 (JP)—
The British Air Ministry yesterday be
gan an investigation of the crash on
Wednesday of a French cross-chan
nel airplane at Aldington.
The accident caused the deaths of
the French pilot, one American and
one Italian, and the injury of twelve
others in the plane. Seven of the in
jured passengers were Americans.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. (^—Sena
tor William E. Borah’s suggestion to
George Clemenceau, the ex-premier of
France, that a solution for the debt
problem might be found in the can
cellation of all reparations as well as
the debts, has fallen on deaf ears,
so far as the United States treasury
is concerned.
Don't overlook the Liberty The
ater far tonight.