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VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 19.')
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1924.
PRICE TEX CENTS
ITALIAN AVIATOR MEETS
AMERICAN JAUNTERS;
CALLS ON LT. SMITH
REKKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 18.—
Lieut. Locatelli, Italian airman, who
reached here yesterday, called on
Lieut. Smith and handed him a let
ter from the American air attache
at the Embassy at Rome. The let
ter was twenty days old . It was to
^ the effect that the present flight of
the Italian aviator who will convoy
the American flyers to America, as
a preparatory flight in an attempt
to reach the North Pole by plane
next year.
• INSANITY OF M’COY
CLAIM OF FRIENDS
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19.—McCoy’s
friends said that McCoy pleads in
sanity ami declares that he was
crazed with grief and drink. Right
after the finding of the body of Mrs.
Moels, he .McCoy was discovered in
the Westlake residential shopping
district. He had invaded Mrs. Moels’
antique shop with a revolver and
held up the patrons .wounding W. G.
Ross, a chance arrival. He then
went next door and slightly wounded
5am Sohepp and his wife, who had
sought to reconcile Moels and a s
former wife. Met' *y was captured
as he was running across Westlake
park. He spoke incoherently but ap
peared dapper and confident today.
The desk srgant said that at 3 o’
o’clock the morning after the mur
der, McCoy appeared at the Holly
wood station and asked to see pa
trolman Puissinger, who had been
called from a dinner party, where
McCoy and Mrs. Moels had gone un
invited. He was informed that Puis
singer was out and McCoy remark
ed: “He will consider himself lucky
when he reads the papers.’’ The po
lice say that Mrs. Moels was going
to return to her husband and that
MsCoy was mad with pealousy. Mc
Coy said: “I was going to Ttill my
self, but forgot.”
GERMAN MARKS MAKE MONEY
FOR THOSE WHO INVESTED
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—Buyers who
• paid live dollars last year for a mil
lion marks of German war bonds
cashed in yesterday at $1750 for the
million marks, a rise of one hundred
and fifty dollars this week, which is
attributed ro the favorable prospects
of the Dawes peace plan.
HAS TEETH PULLED;
DIES IN THE CHAIR
MARLEM, N. Y., Aug. 19—Victor
Pearson, 19, went to the dentist’s of
fice today to have two teeth pulled
Dr. Newgarden administered gas am
extracted the teeth. When the patienl
failed to awaken they summoned ?
physician who worked over him foi
several hours to no avail. He was
pronounced dead, and an autopsy is
being held over the body.
R. A. W. KRAMPITZ
' FOUND DEAD IN BOAT
(Valdez Miner)
The body of R. A. W. Krampitz
was found in his boat last Tuesday
rrar Potato Point, Valdez Narrows
1by Louie Townsend, who had gone in
search of him. The body was lying
in the bottom of the boat, in a com
fortable position, indicating that Mr.
Krampitz had laid himself down
when seized by the fatal attack,
while his left hand pressing above
the region of tire heart gave evidence
of the nature of the attack. The
body was brought to town Tuesday
afternoon and an examination reveal
ed that death had occurred probably
six or seven days before. Funeral
services were held in Eagle Hall or
Thursday afternoon of last wTeek, in
terment at the Valdez cemetery.
Mr. Krampitz was a pioneer of
Valdez. He arrived here on the
steamer Valencia on March 17, 1898,
with a party from Blue Earth City,
Minn., and made Valdez his home
since that date, while engaging in
mining and prospecting. It is under
stood that he had relatives residing
at Blue Earth and also at Spokane.
Mr. Krampitz was about 57 years of
age
Secretary J. P. Hannon returned on
fee Yukon from a business trip to
La touche.
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CORN REACHES HIGH LEVEL
CHICAGO, August 19.—Buying in
large quantities in the last few hours
of the market yesterday sent the
price of wheat, corn and oats to a
j new high price level.
COUNCIL HELD REGULAR
MEETING LAST NIGHT
Meeting was called to ordei at S
; o'clock p. m by Mayor Ray. Bres< nt.
| wore Councilmen Badger, Ellsworth.
Holman, McMullen and Orlamb. r.
•d mutes of regular meetir-g o. Aug.
! tth, of adjourned meeting of August
: tali and of Boam of Equali/. «tiou
l.me.ings were read in 1 approve «
A budget was presented from the
from the Seward School Board and
ordered set forth in the minutes.
A petition and resolution was pre
sented and read askng tor an eight
foot wroodeu sidewalk on the north
side of Adams street along lot 21
of Block 15.
A report from the Committee on
Streets was presented approving the
same. Said report also recommended
that the side walk on the north side
of Washington street between Second
and Third avenqe, and the sidewalk
on the east side of First avenue north
of Adams street be condemned and
I torn up.
Councilman Badger, seconded by
! Councilman Ellsworth moved that
said sidewalks on Washington streets
i and First avenue be condemned and
i torn up. Carried.
Councilman Holman moved, second
[ ed by Councilman Orlander, that the
resolution providing for a sidewalk
on the north side of Adams street
‘along Lot 21, Block 15, be adopted
under the suspension of the rules.
On roll call all voted yes.
The following bills were presented
land read:
Alfred Rossness, time check.. 6.00
J. L. Graef, supplies .-. 34.95
Wm. H. Whitttlesey, tax refund 191.40
Moved and seconded warrants be
drawn for same. Carried.
, A resolution was presented and
passed accepting the assessment roll
for 1924, setting the rate of levy at
20 mills and establishing date of de
I linquency.
After discussing tne matter oi eieu
j trc lights Councilman Hofman moved,
I seconded by Councilman McMullen,
that under the provsions of Section
85 of Ordinance No. 35 of the Town
of Seward an inspector of wires be
appointed tor the Town. On roll call
McMullen, Orlander, Ellsworth and
Holman voted yes; Badger no; Flick
inger absent.
i Councilman Hofman moved, sec
onded by Councilman Orlander, that
I the matter of selection of an inspec
tor of wires for the Town ot Seward
be left to the Committee on Lights
i for future action.
Councilmen Badger, Ellsworth, Hof
! man, McMullen, and Orlander voted
yes; absent Flickinger. Motion car
! ried.
Councilman Hofman moved that a
warrant for $10 be drawn to the City
. Attorney as a filing fee in District
, Court for suit for order of sale of
delinquent taxes of 1923.
Motion carried.
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FIRE RAGES IN OIL FIELDS
II LOS ANGELES: Menacing for a
time the entire Signal Oil Fields, a
| fire raged here yesterday in the heart
I of the famous district and was put
‘ out only after a hard fight by one
j hundred fire fighters. The damage
I was reported slight.
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WILLIAM GIBBS M’ADOO
COPVIIIQHT UNOCRWOOO 4 UNOERWOOO. N. V.
A CREDIT TO THE U. S. ARMY—THEY CHALLENGE THE WORLD
Now thoroughly organized, in good trim and with team-work perfected,
the Women’s Polo Team at historic Fort Myer, Virginia, is looking for
matches with any or all other women’s polo teams, any place any time. Left
to right, Mrs. J. H. Irving, Mrs. J. L. Kitts, Mrs. K. C. Hine, and Mrs. David
A. Taylor.
SLIGHT DAMAGE OF
PLANES RESET IN
FURTHER DELAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 19.—
A naval communication late today
received from Lieut. Smith, head ar
my world flight commander at Rey
kjavik, says that his plane had brok
en a spreader and that Lieut. Nel
son’s plane had smashed its propel
ler in an attempt to take off for
Greenland. Smith added that a
spare could be secured from the crui
ser Richn*ond, and outside of these
slight mishaps everything was all
right.
MAY REFUEL AT SEA
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 19.—
Plans are being made to refuel the
Army world flight machine at sea if
such action becomes necessary in
their projected hop from Rekjavik to
Fredericksdale, Greenland.
STEAMSHIP YUKON HAS
LARGE PASSENGER LIST
The steamship Yukon arrived about
1 o’clock yesterday with 1300 tons of
freight and a large passenger list.
The vessel took aboard 500 tons of
silver ore from Mayo and a large
shipment of canned salmon. Her pas
sengers for Seward were :
J. S. Anderson, Sister Benedict
Wm. Chambers, H. F. Decker, Mrs.
Lillian Dockery, Mrs. Anton Eide and
daughter, Miss Marit Eide, Mrs. Mo
na Glaze and her baby, Mrs. N. J.
Gaikema, James C. Keegan, Amelia
Kellenberger, Cris S. Larsen, Charles
V. Moore, Thos. Morgan and son
Thos., jr., Robt. Marquis, and Mrs,
Marquis, L. L. Melsbach, M. H. Mar
| sten, Chas. T .Parker, Sister Pas
cal, F. A. Robinson, J. C. Spencer,
Jennie Thorsen, J. . Turnbull, L. C.
Thomson, Dr. John Venters, Mrs. J.
Venters and son James, Mrs. A. J.
Wendler, Miss Myrtle Wendler, G. A.
Whitney, Mrs. Whitney and 3 steer
age.
FIRPO CHARGED
WITH PERJURY
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—A war
rant charging Luis Firpo, the Ar
gentina battler who entered the Unit
ed States recently, was issued by
United States Commissioner Hitch
cock late yesterday afternoon. The
warrant was the result of the Argen
tine fighter saying that Blanca Lou
dres, who came tty New Y'ork with
him was his stenographer. The war
rant was secured through the efforts
of Cannon Chase, who started a fight
on Firpo as soon as he entered the
country. The girl was deported to
Havana as soon as it was proven she
was not the fighters stenographer.
CHICAGO, Aug. 19.—A campaign
underwritten by the people will be
the financial ticket for La Follette
and Wheeler c> outlined by Herman
Leekern, financial director of the pro
gressive presidents campaign.
MAKING LARGE CATCH
The whaling station at Akutan is
taking many whales, according to dis
patches received recently. While a
majority are humpbacks still they
run about $2400 each and are said to
be in prime condition.
WHALE FEATHERS TO
ADORN WOMEN’S HATS
TACOMA, Wn„ Aug. 19.—A large
shipment of “whale feathers” passed
through here yesterday from Akutan,
Alaska, to find their use as decora
tions for hats of the women of the
nation. These feathers are known
to the trade as “ostrich gloss”, and
I are from four to eight feet long. They
will retain their curl ndefinitely.
| The feathers are the food strainers of
; the whale.
DAVIS CONCENTRATING
ON NEW JERSEY SPEECH
NEW YOKE, Aug. 19.—John W.
Davis, Democratic nominee for the
coming presidents1 election spent
yesterday in seclusion, working on
ids speech which is to be delivered
on Friday at Seagirt, N. J.
GERMANS LOSING WAIST LINE
BERLIN, Aug. 19.—Transportation
officials report that Germans are los
ing their comfortable waist lines as
street cars built ten years ago to ac
commodate 2U persons will now seat
22 people comfortably, with 10 or
more strap hangers.
AMERICANS TO ATTEND
GENEVA, Aug. 19.—A strong Am
erican group is expected to attend
the twenty-second annual conference
of the Inter-Parliamentary Union,
which will be held at Berge and Ge
neva, beginning the twenty-second of
the present month.
GOVERNOR BRYAN TAKES
FORMAL NOTIFICATION
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 19— In his
speech in acepting the nomination of
the Democratic party for vice pres
idency, Governor Chas. Bryan declar
ed last night that the platform of
his party calls for the support of all
progressive farmers and wage earn
ers and also characterized the Dem
ocratic party as“ soon to be a fit in
strument thru which the progressive
elements can work their will.”
MAJOR LOUIS T. GRANT RESIGNS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19i—The'res
ignation of Major Louis T. Grant,
manager of the Twelfth district, U.
S. Veterans’ Bureau,- comprising the
States of California, Arizona and Ore
gon has been accepted by Director
Hines.
BERNIE STONE FINDS
YUKON CAMP ACTIVE
Bernard M. Stone, pioneer North
ern journalist, and Mrs. Stone, re
turned to Anchorage the other day.
They took a trip down the Yukon as
far as Holy Cross and were delight
ed with the scenery.
J. Dalzell of Juneau, who recently
purchased the Roy Jones seaplane
North Bird, intending to operate it
out of Juneau, lost the machine the
other day in Ketchikan, to which
place he had gone to take possession.
While it was lying at the dock one
of the pontoons began to leak, and
before te plane could be towed to
shallow water it filled and sank to J
the bottom of the harbor.
BIG ACREAGE OF WHEAT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—The De
partment of Argriculture reported to
lay that the farmers had expressed
.heir intention on August 1 to plant
12,919,000 acres of winter wheat.
GIRL CONFESSES SHE
SAW RIVAL KILLED
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Aug. 19.
Florence McKinney, the 19 year old
sweetheart of Emil Zupka, confessed
murderer of Dora May Raber, lias
told that she witnessed the killing
of her rival for Zupke’s affections,
and that she helped to hide the body,
according to Sheriff George Bridge
man, who had Zupke and the girl in
adjoining cells yesterday.
BRYAN TO BE GIVEN
NOTIFICATION TONIGHT
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 19.—Gov.
Chas. Bryan, tonight, will receive the
formal notification of his nomination
for vice president by the Democratic
party.
ABANDON BRITISH SHIP
SEATTLE, Aug. 19.—The Canadi
an schooner, Lady Kindersley has
been abandoned in the vicinity of the
Pribiloff islands. No lives are re
ported lost.
COOUDGE MAKING
HAY WHILE THE SUN
SHINES IN VERMONT
PLYMOUTH, Aug. 19.—President
Coolidge set out today to establish
himself as a real dirt fanner, a hay
field was his setting, with two hand
made wooden rakes which furnished
plenty inspiration. Aside from hay
raking, the President’s vacation to
day in the hills of Vermont was with
out particular incident, _ »
ZANNI STILL GOING
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 18.—Maj
or Zanni left Vinnes, French Indo
China today on his continuation trip
around the wqrld.
FIREARM’S MAN DEAD
BRISTOL, R. I., Aug. 18.—Samu
el Colt, son of the inventor of the
famous Colt automatic, died yester
day morning of heart trouble.
VETS ASK REMOVAL
OFSUPT. GORDON
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 19.—Pa
tients testifying at the investigation
yesterday at which American Legion
officials are seeking to cause the re
moval of Dr. Frank Gordon, superin
tendent, and Dr. C. M. Tinney, receiv
ing officer, from the Veterans’ Bu
reau hospital said that the X-Ray op
erates burned the veterans, that the
attendants refused to give the medi
cines the physicians ordered and the
orderlies spelt at ther post while pa
tients begged for attention. The hos
pital complained of its U. S. Vet
erans’ Bureau No. 77, and it is de
clared that Dr. Gordon had been in
formed of conditions but refused to
act.
TEREL IN THE LEAD
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 19.—T.
J. Terel maintais his lead over Lee
Cazort of Clarksville, for the demo
cratic nomination for governor.
CARTER GLASS
SANTA ANA MAKING
HER FINAL TRIP
KUSKOKWIM REGION
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.—The
Santa Am , with Captain Langley,
sailed last night on her last voyage
of the season for Kuskokwim. She
carried a capacity cargo and the fol
lowing passengers:
PeJer McMillan, Thomas McLean,
and Fritz Nuttier for McGrath; Jack
Stevens, for Bettle; William Steven
son, for Sand Point; Meritt and Dor
othy Wentz, Mrs. H. B. Wentz and
two babies for Akiak.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK RECORDED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—An earth
quake shock of severe intensity was
recorded on the seismograph of the
Georgetown university yesterday aft
ernoon, beginning at 1:10 p. m. and
lasting until 3:30 p. m. Its maximum
severity was between 1:56 and 2:07
p. m. Fathter Tor Tondorf estimat
ed its distance to be 4500 miles from
Washington.
BISHOP SCORES AT
RECENT CONVENTION
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—The re
cent conventions of the great po
litical parties were criticised by Rt.
Reverend Bernard J. Mahoney, bish
op of Sioux Falls, S. D., before the
national convention of the Knights
of Columbus today.
“The gatherings which should have
| crystalized the soul of America made
! a concession to cowardice,” he said,
j“because of the fear that the quest
for votes might suffer by an expres
! sion of opinion on the movement
abroad that would eliminate Catho
lics from the privileges of citizenship
and the emoluments of public life.”
Bands of men who “at the foot of
a flaming cross are gambling away
' the seamless garment of our nation
| al happiness,” were bitterly denounc
1 ed. “In this land of the free and the
home of the brave,” he continued,
“we are confronted with the specta
! cle of men who would make war on
| others with the ste'alth of a guilty
; conscience and courage of the under
; world.”
The membership of the Knights of
Columbus on June SO ,1924, was 770,
j 324, Supreme Secretary Williams an
j nounced.
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DORIS ACQUITTED OF MURDER
LONG BEACH. Cal., Aug. 19—C.
j tY. Doris of Long Beach was yester
| day acquitted on two charges of mur
I der following the recent death of his
wife and Henry D. Moyer of Pasa
dena, who were found dead in Doris’
ALIENISTS TESTIFY TO SANITY
CHICAGO, Aug. 19.—Two alienists
for the State, men of distinction and
renown, comparable with those of the
defense, told Judge Caverly yesterday
that they had examined Nathan Leo
pold and Robert Loeb. soon after
they had confessed to the murder of
Robert Franks and that they had
found absolutely no evidence of any
mental disease.
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Mrs, Charles Lechner ' K
Passes Away Suddenly
The city was inexpressably shock
ed this morning when the news of the
death of Mrs. Charles Lechner, one
of the most popular young ladies of
the city, was broadcast about the
streets. Mrs. Leehner’s death was
caused by an attack of acute indiges
tion, and came suddenly at 4 o’clock
this morning, after a few moments’
illness . The deceased came to Sew
ard about two years ago, as Miss
Peggy Hughes, and was united in
marriage about a year ago to Chas.
Lechner, proprietor of the Seward
Machine Shops, of this city.
Full of vitaliy and energy, Mrs.
Lechne# made many friends, and in
lodge and social work was one of our
foremost citizens. Her untimely
death is mourned by every person
knowing her. Deceased leaves, be
sides a loving husband, a mother, and
several sisters and brothers. She was
a member of the Eastern Star and
Rebekah lodges, and attended the
latter lodge last night ,taking an ac
tive <part in its affairs. Mr. Lech
ner will leave on the steamship Yu
kon for Seattle, where the remains
will be interred.
Funeral services were held at the
mortuary chapel this afternoon, under
the auspices of the Eastern Star.