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FAKERS WHO THRIVE
ON “RELICS” OF BOOTH
EXPOSED BY H. W FAY
# SPRINGFIELD, 111., Apr. 7.—Five
alleged skulls of John Wilkes Booth,
assassinator of President Lincoln,
are <.n exhibition in the United
States, and twenty “Booths” have
died, according to Herbert Wells
Fay, custodian of Lincoln’s tomb
hero. Recurring reports that Booth
" lived 38 years after President Lin
coln’s death and later committed sui
cide, are cnaiacterized by Mr Fav
as wild.
“Those who wish to make money
out of the hoax, or to create cheap
i'
notoriety, are the only ones to dis
pute the historical record of Booth’s
death in a barn at the Garrett farm,”
Mr. Fay asserted. ‘‘David E. George
was only one of the 20 different men
who have sought to create a furore
by claiming to be Booth. Recently
while lecturing on Booth’s death at
the tomb, one of my audience who
gave his name as William H. Re
gan, said he embalmed the body of
George. x\sked whether he thought
it was Booth and whether the dead
man had any proof of his identity,
Regan said lie believed not. Never
theless, George’s body was embalm
ed and shown over the country in
a commercial show scheme.”
The version of Booth’s death ac
cepted by the custodian of the vie
tim’s tomb is as follows:
“John Wilkes Booth eluded his
pursuers for 11 days. He was fed
by Thomas A. Jones in the mean
time in a grove along the Potomac.
Lieutenant Baker of the Secret Ser
vice, wlio had often seen Booth, and
his men were watching the fugitive.
When he crossed the river he was
suspected and chased to the Gar
rett farm.
“Baker and his men surrounded
the house and after some parley
they ascertained that Booth and Her
old were in the barn. They demand
ed several times that he come out.
Colonel Conger’s men were surround
ing the barn. They threatened to
set fire to the barn and Herold
emerged and surrendered. Booth re
fused, saying he would ‘die in the
last ditch.’ The barn was set afire.
“Boston Corbett, a sergeant, saw |
Booth through a crack and disobey-.
ing orders, shot him. He was brot 1
out by Conger’s men and died in ;
three hours. The body was brought j
to Washington and identified by va
rious men who knew Booth. One,
Dr. John F. May, identified the body
by an ugly wound on the neck from
an operation performed some time
before. Against his physician’s ad
vice Booth insisted on acting, and
reopened the wound, which healed
badly.
“Booth was buried under a federal
prison and an accurate, detailed re
port made of position and condition
as required. Later Edwin Booth, ac
tor-brother of the slayer, obtained an
order allowing him to see the body,
hoping that a mistake had been
made. He viewed the body and iden
tified it as that of his brother. He
also called in dentists who identi
fied fillings in the teeth of the body,
which made identification positive.
Edwin Booth claimed the body and
buried it in the family burying
ground at Baltimore in an unmarked
grave.”
CURLEY ENGLISH F. W. CHAMP
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Apr. 7.—Johnny Curley
won the featherweight championship
of Great Britain by defeating George
McKenzie, in a twenty round bout in
this city.
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If I Had Only
Known
TWO WOMEN went out to buy a certain expen
sive labor-saving device for the home.
- One was greatly disappointed when, a few days
later, they compared notes. She had bought the
same product that many of her friends had owned.
The other woman had secured a greatly im
proved, new product—costing less, but of much more
value.
“If I had only known there was a better one,’’
the first woman said, “I would never have bought
this old one.”
“I had just read about it in an advertisement,”
explained the wise buyer.
Every day you miss good news of an improve
ment in different articles of merchandise—unless
you read our advertisements. They tell you of prac
tically every worth-while invention—of every pro
gress from the old to the new.
Read the advertisements—regularly. Know all
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THE BETTER A PRODUCT IS—THE SOONER
YOU WILL SEE IT ADVERTISED
Helping Stalled Cars j
Discouraged by Court
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(Bv Associated Press) "
NEW ORLEANS, La., Apr. 7— J
The Louisiana State Court of Ap- ]
peals has decided that if you crank
somebody else’s automobile, you do *
so entirely at your own risk.
Harry Perkin of this city broke .
his arm in obliging J. K. Lewis, a •
produce broker, whose car would not
start, and then sued Lewis for $1,
500. The court’s decision was that
Perkin knew, or should have known,
the risk he was running.
Perkin claimed Lewis asked his
aid in cranking the automobile, and
also asserted that Lewis gave the
engine to much spark as it was be
ing cranked.
Radio Fans Pay Taxes
(By Associated Press)
BERLIN, Apr. 7.—Thirteen million
gold marks, about $3,000,000, flow
into the coffers of the German post
office department annually in the
form of radio license fees. There
are now 550,000 radio subscribers,
each paying twro marks, almost 50
cents, a month for the privilege of
listening in. To set up a radio with
out a license is punishable by fine.
After 33 years as a judge, Chief
Justice Willard Bartlett of Newr
York left an estate of only $43,000,
which was less than he possessed
at the beginning of his service on
the bench. Had he left the public j
service for private practice a few
years ago he might have been
worth ten times that amount at his
death, but he has left his family a
proud heritage that can not be meas
ured in dollars.
A girl in Colby, Kan., had special
Valentine cards printed with the
words “You’re the nicest boy I
know,” but only ordered 25 of them.
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cords. The Alaska Shop. tf
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
PROOF OF HOMESTEAD
Anchorage, Alaska, March 5. 1925.
Final proof testimony on homestead
entry, Serial 05927 embracing Lot 4,
Section 32, T. 8 S. R. 14 W. S. M. has
been submitted by Dora Brooks, en
trvwoman, and her witnesses, Walter
L. Lippincott. and Milo Hurlburt, re
siding at Seldovia, Alaska, and is now
on file in the local land office at An
i chorage, Alaska, and if no protest is
; filed in the local land office at An
! chorage, Alaska, on or before June
1, 1925, said final proof will be accept
ed and final certificate issued.
J. BINDLEY GREEN.
Register.
First publication April 4. 1925.
Last publication May 8, 1925. 30t dly
SUMMONS.
No. S-196.
I In the District Court for the Territory
i of Alaska, Third Division.
| Wm. D. Coppernoll, Plaintiff, vs. C. E.
: Burr, Defendant.
| The President of the United States of
America to the above-named Defen
dant, Greeting:
You are hereby required to appear
in the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, within 30
days after the last publication of this
summons, namely, within thirty days
after the 21st day of April. 1925, in
case this summons is published, or
within forty days after the date of its
service upon you, in case this sum
mons is served upon you personally,
and answer the complaint of the
above-named plaintiff on file in the
said court in the above-entitled action.
The said plaintiff in said action de
mands the following relief: For a
judgment against the defendant above
named in the sum of One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) for professional
services performed for said defendant,
and at his request, during the period
from the first day of May, 1916, up to
and including the first day of July,
1919; for a judgment in an additional
sum of Two Hundred and Fifty ($250)
for money paid out and expended by
the plaintiff, at the request of said
defendant, for the benefit of said de
fendant during the period of time last
above herein mentioned.
An attachment in aid of this action
was issued out of this court on the
8th day of January, 1925, and the Writ
of Attachment delivered to the United
States Marshal of the Territory of
Alaska, Third Division, and the said
United States Marshal did, under and
by virtue of the said Writ, on the 8th
day of January, 1925, make levy upon
all the right, title and interest of the
above-named defendant, in and to the
following described real estate in the
Town of Seward, Third Division, of
the Territory of Alaska, viz: Lots
Numbers Seven (7), Eight (8), Nine
(9), Ten (10), Eleven (11) and Twelve
(12) in Block Seventeen (17) of the
Federal Addition to the Town of Sew
! ard, as shown by the official map or
)lat thereof on file in the office of the
iecorder of Kenai Precinct, said Di
vision and Territory.
And in the event you fail to so ap
lear and answer, the plaintiff will take
udgment against you for want tliere
>f, and will apply to the court for the
elief demanded in his complaint as
lereinabove stated.
The date of the order for service of
his summons by publication is March
.7, 1925.
Witness, the Honorable E. E. Ritchie
rudge of said Court, and the seal of
;aid Court hereunto affixed, on this
L7th day of March, 1925.
(Seal) W. N. CUDDY,
Clerk.
?irst publication March 23, 1925.
Last publication April 21, 1925.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, April 7, 1925, there will be held
in the Town Hall in the Town of Sew
ard, Alaska, an annual election for
the purpose of electing town officers
and members of the School Board of
the Seward School District of and for
said Town of Seward, Alaska.
The polls for said election will be
in said Town Hall and will be open
from 8 o’clock A. M. Tuesday, April
7, 1925, until 7 o’clock p. m. of same
day, and all qualified electors of the
said Town of Seward who have reg
istered, as in this Ordinance provided,
will be entitled to vote at said elec
tion.
The following are the officers to be
elected at the annual election on Tues
day, April 7, 1925:
Mayor;
Three Members of the Seward Com
mon Council;
One Member of the Seward School
Board, a Chairman.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, March 16,
1925.
(Seal) WM. H. WHITTLESEY,
Municipal Clerk.
First publication March 17, 1925.
Last publication April 6, 1925.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probate Court for the Kodiak
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska, Before Hon. Sid. S. Bet
man—
In the matter of the estate of John
J. Folstad, deceased, In Probate
Number ..
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by
the undersigned, administrator of the
estate of John J. Folstad, deceased,
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the estate of
the said John J. Folstad, deceased,
to exhibit such claims, with neces
sary vouchers, within six (6) months
after the date of the first publication
of this notice to the said administra
tor at the law office of John F. Cof
fey at Kodiak, Alaska, which office
the undersigned selects as his place
of business in all matters connect
ed with the estate of said decedent.
Dated and first published this 16th
! day of March, A. I)., 1925.
E. PETELLIN.
Administrator
JOHN F. COFFEY,
Attorney for the Administrator.
First publication, March 16, 1923.
Last publication, April 18, 1925.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probate Court for the Kodiak
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska, Before the Hon. Sid. S.
Bettman—
In the matter of the estate of August
Holmberg, deceased, In Probate
Number .
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by
the undersigned, administrator of the
estate of August Holmberg, deceased,
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said de
ceased, to exhibit such claims, with
, the necessary vouchers within six
| (6) months after the date of the
i first publication of this notice to the
j said administrator at the law office
! of John F. Coffey, at Kodiak, Alaska,
: which said office the undersigned se
i lects as his place of business in all
matters connected with the estate of
the said August Holmberg, deceased.
E. PETELLIN,
Administrator of the estate of Aug
ust Holmberg, deceased.
{JOHN F. COFFEY,
J Attorney for the Administrator,
j First publication, March 16, 1925.
Last publication, April 18, 1925.
NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
| In the Probate Court for the Kodiak
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska, at Kodiak, Alaska—
In the matter of the estate of Fer
gus James Stewart, deceased, In
Probate, No. 10.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
VY. J. ERSKINE, administrator of the
estate of Fergus James Stewart, de
ceased, has filed for approval liia
final account, and petition for final
distribution and that the 23rd day of
May, A. D., 1925, at the hour of two
o’clock in the afternoon of said day,
at the office of the United State.s
Commissioner, ex-officio Probate
Judge for the above named Precinct,
Division and Territory, at Kodiak,
Alaska, has been fixed as the lime
and the place for the holding of such
hearing, when and where any person
or persons interested in the matleis
of the said estate may appear and
show cause, if any they have, why
the said petition should not be grant
ed.
Dated this 11th day of March. A.
D., 1925.
SID S. BET1 MAN.
U. S. Coiu^issioner and Ex-officio
Probate Judge, Kodiak Precinct.
First publication, March 16, 1925
Last publication, April 18, 1925.