Hewmd DAle GREwa
VOLUME XIX.
NUMBER 202.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1924.
PRICE TEX CENTS
LEOPOLD AND LOEB
COMMITTED OTHER
CRIMES SAYS ATTY.
ATTORNEY MARSHALL CLAIMS
EITHER OF THREE PUNISH
ABLE BY DEATH
CHICAGO, August 27—Attorney
Marshall, for the State in the murder
trials in Chicago this week, argued
that JLeopold and Loob committed two
extra crimes punishable by death in
Illinois, that of rape and kidnapping.
In reading the law out loud govern
ing these two offenses, he brought
out emphatically that they should sut
fer the penalty of death. The de
fendants gave no visible sign that the
phrase was heard.v Marshall ridicul
ed the defense’s attempt to show mit
igation of punishment by the testi
mony of mental experts. They said
there was “no philisophical excuse
for the crime.”
E'pmed for Anothei Death
PMti.S. 111., Aug. 27.—Joseph Tratv
father of Norman Tracy, University
of Chicago student whose body was
found on the school campus Novem
ber 23 of last year, left today for
Chicago where he will confer with
States Attorney Robert E. Crowe of
Cook county. Tracy has secured in
formation which he says leads him to
believe that t was Loeb and Leopold
who murdered his son. The state
today continued its summary of tes
timony on which it hopes to obtain
death senence for the two boys.
CHICAGO, Aug. 27.—The eager
crowd which gathered hours before
the Daverlis court opened was kept
out of the court room when Attor
ney Darrow for the defense began
his closing chapter of arguments for
Leopold and Loeb. Friends, attorneys
and court attaches only obtained the
275 seats.
CRIMINAL COURT ROOM, Aug
27.—Attorney Darrow pictured the
enormous amount of wealth which
hail closed all doors leading to deni
al of the tragedy as “terible misfor
t tune this terrible case.” He alsc
said that Congressmen, Judges, Law
yers and even State’s attorney have
in their youth, done something wrong
but it had been their fortune not tc
f get caught.
CHICAGO, Aug. 27.—Attorney
Darrow concluded his three-day pies
for mercy today to save the state of
Illinois from “shame and disgrace”
in the hanging of nineteen and eigh
teen years old boys. “Hang boys of
such tender age this day and age
takes us back to barbarism—and, if
your Honor hangs a boy at the age
of eighteen it is violation of the pol
icy of law, violation of the spirit of
humanity. Some day, another judge
may hang one seventeen, fifteen, or
even fourteen.”
MARRIED HIM WHILE
DRUNK SHE CHARGES
SEATTLE, Wash., August 25.—
While she was unconscious from
the influence of a powerful drink
she became the bride of her hus
§ tband and knew nothing of the cere
mony until she awoke in the morn
ing and found a marriage certificate
lying on the floor, according to the
divorce complain filed in -superior
court here yesterday by Mrs. Grace
7rene Cooper against Robert Earl
Cooper, Alaskan business man.
SHARKS DETER DIVERS.
MANILA, Aug. 22.—Sharks have
become so numerous in Manila Bay
that professional divers have refused
to go into the water on several oc
casions recently. During the last
two weeks two native fishermen have
disappeared and the authorities be
lieve they were devoured by the
sharks.
WOMAN NURSES CUB BEAR
AT HER OWN BREASTS
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.—The Am
erican says that the Prevention of
Cruelty to Anaimals Society has pre
sented a gold medal to Mrs. Effie
Beal for nursing at her breast a bear
cub whose mother Mr. Beal a lum
berjack, of Maine, had killed. The
cub thrived.
TODAY’S FISH PRICES •
KETCHIKAN, Aug. 26.--Fish
prices yesterday here were quoted as
follows: Halibut, 12.95 and 5 cents,
pickled, none.
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MARS WILL APPROACH
EARTH IN OCTOBER AND
WILL THEN BE STUDIED
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Aug. 27.—Next
October rather than the current week
during whch Mars will approach the
earth to a greather degree than dur
ing several hundred years past, will
produce great results for science, is
the vevv of Dad Slipher, photo expert
at Low'ell Observatory.
U. S. OBSERVATORY, Mare Island,
Aug. 27—Mars is inhabited but the
chances of communication with her
on her nearest visit in 200 years are
slight. This is the conclusion of Cap
tain T. J. Jones, professor oi mathe
matics, U. S. Navy and government
oh-ter-a lory astronomer her?.
CAROLINA SENATORS MIX;
PLACED UNDER ARREST
GAFFNEY, S. C., Aug. 27.—The
Senator opposing the state insurance
commissioner, John J. McMahan, for
the Democratic renomination and Mc
Mahan. we: e placed under arrest to
day after a personal. Bovn were re
lesa« d on bonds. Mayor Jones has
ordered a special session of the i o
litj court lor late this afternoon to
penni: the candidates to pleal and
s*i!l keep their speaking eng igeim-nts.
DEMOCRATS WILL BACK
CANDIDATE WHO
MAKES BEST SHOWING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 26.—
Democratic presidential candidates
are stalking horse of reaction accord
ing to John M. Nelson, manager of
the La Follette campaign. Big bus
iness, Nelson said, will be satisfied
with cither Coolidgfc or Davis, and
the cne showing th? best for the nine
weeks preceding the election wi.' re
ceive the backing of tee interest-.
THIRTEEN MILLIONS ARE
REALIZED BY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 26.—
Government receipts from bonuses,
royalties anti rentals of mineral
rights on the public domain for the
year ending June 30 aggregated to
$13,626,588, the Interior department
announced today.
RATIFY LAUSANNE TREATY
PPARIS, Aug. 27.—The Chamber
of Deputies ratified the Lausannce
treaty today after fourteen hours de
bate voting 410 to 171.
SARAZEN GOLF PROFESSOR
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—Gene Sar
azen has signed a year contract with
I the Fresh Meadow Country club, at
Flushing, N. Y., to act as golf pro
fessor. He has just finished a con
tract in the movies.
CANCEL SPALLA-FULTON GO
CHICAGO, Aug. 27.—Spalla and
Fulton, who were to have mixed it
here in a ten-round bout on Sept. 5
will not enter the ring it was an
nounced here. The go has been can
celed on account of the demand of
$5,000 that Spalla asks . The promo
ter said it was too much money for
Spalla.
BURNS FATAL
j ANACONDA, Mont., Aug. 27.—
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cantrell died to
day of burns received in a (ire which
damaged the Gnose block in this city
at an early hour yesterday.
HERRIOT GREETED LIKE HERO
PARIS, Aug. 27—Premier Herriot
upon his return here from the Lon
don Conference, was greeted like a
hero at the railroad station, as no
premier has been for many years.
SNOW IN IOWA
IOWA CITY, Aug. 27.—Snow fell
at the University of Iowa golf links
for a few minutes at 1 o’clock today.
It melted quickly and was of very
fine texture.
SPENCER PARTY LEAVES
ON THE NOTHWESTERN
The Spencer party, composed of
well known Californians, arrived on
last night’s train and left on the
Northwestern for the States. The
party has been touring the Intelior.
Its members are Mr. and Mrs. F. I..
McKain, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Spicer,
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith, Mrs. Elfa
Spencer, Mrs. 5. C. Ferall, Mrs. Ag
nes Smith, Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Spen
cer, Mrs. Susan F. Laffer, Mrs. Lau
ra Joyce .
MUSOLIN CABLES DEEP
THANKS FOR ASSISTANCE
IN FINDING LOCATELLI
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 27.—
Warmest and deepest thank for the
rescue by the United States navy of
Lieutenant Locatelli was cabled to
the Italian Embassy from Musolini,
premier of Italy. Tentative sched
ule calls for the arrival of the Am
ericans at Boston on Friday, where
they will eliminate their pontoons.
EIGHT ARE INJURED
HONOLULU, Aug. 27.—Eight en
listed men of the 64th Infantry were
injured, three seriously, when an an
ti-air craft shell exploded during tar
get practice at Waianai.
FOUR HOUSES BURN
ROSEBURG, Ore., Aug. 27.—Fire
most of the town of Glen Station,
located five miles south of here.
VISITS BUFFALO BILL’S GRAVE
DENVER, Colo., Aug. 27.—Gener
al John J. Pershing visited Buffalo
Bill’s grave on Lookout Mountain,
near here today.
DAVIS AT COLUMBUS TODAY
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—John W.
Davis will make two speeches today
at Columbus, Ohio.
DAWES WITH COOLIDGE
PLYMOUTH, Aug. 27.—Dawes,
Coolidge’s running mate in the com
ing election arrived here today to be
in conference with the President.
NEAR RIOT IN COURT
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27—A near
riot was precipitated in court here to
day when James Wilson, state wit
ness, left the witness stand. As he
passed Harry Dunlap, notorious Cali
fornia badge bandit, he struck Dunlap
a smashing blow in the face. Dunlap
jumped up and struck back and the
pair battled until deputy sheriffs sep
arated them.
WILL SINK JAP SHIPS
* TOKIO, Aug. 27—Sixteen inch guns
of the superdreadnaughts Mutsu and
Gato, prides of the Japanese navy, are
to send the warships Aki and Satima
to the bottom of the ocean September
third under the Washington treaty,
the war office announced.
CHICAGO PACKING HOUSE
IN HANDS OF RECEIVER
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—A confer
ence between officials and lawyers
representing Wilson & Co., a Chica
go packing concern, which was re
cently thrown into the hands of a re
ceiver in New Jersey, by action of
small stockholders and bankers, is
being held today. f Plans are being
drafted to fight the receivership.
Fifteen banks are creditors of the
croporation to the extent of 35 mil
1 lions.
Old Connecticut Homes
Converted Into Schools
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 26.—
Ten Acres New Haven home of
Louis E. Stoddard, international polo
player, is to be converted into a wo
man’s college run by nuns of the
Dominican Order. Professors of Yale
Divinity School are now aiding in
working out a course of studies for
the college, while architects are de
signing new buildings for the prop
erty. A large house, for many years
the Stoddard home, is to be retained
as the main college building. The
college is to be in operation Septem
ber, 1925.
Journey’s End, the Summer home
of Dr. John A. Harriss, deputy po
lice commissioner of New York City
and one of Stanford’s attractive sea
side homes, has been purchased by
the Holy Ghost Sisters of New York,
and will be converted into a prepara
tory school for girls.
SAYS GOLD STANDARD
HAS BECOME FICTION
WELLESLEY, Mass., Aug. 26.—
Professor Irving Fisher of Yale told
the Babson Institute business clinic
today that the “gold standard has
betome fiction,” and declared it
would be correct to say “gold re
deemable in other money.”
The freighter Latouche arrived in
port this morning with a large man
ifest of freight including a ship
ment for the Standard Oil Company.
SOVIET OFFICIALS ARREST
THIRTY-NINE LEADERS IN
PLOT OVERTHROW REDS
MOSCOW, Rusia, Aug. 27.—Gov
ernment agents in Vladivostok have
arrested 38 leaders who have been
apprehended in a plot to overthrow
the Soviets and reestablish a mon
archy. The leaders included are the
Grand Duke Nichols, a brother of the
late Czar, the Grand Duke Cyril
and the Czar’s brother.
TUCSON SUICIDE IDENTIFIED
BY SAN QUENTIN OFFICERS
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27.—Iden
tification of Richard C. Peete, form
er husband of Mrs. Louise Peete, who
is serving a life sentence at San
Quentin for the murder of Jacob C. j
Denton, as the man who committed
suicide Saturday at Tucson, Arizona,
W'as announced today by the prison
authorities at San Quentin and by
Chief of Police Ford of Tucson.
MUST BE EXAMINED HERE
OLYMPIA, Aug. 27.—Optometrists
for whom a state admittance exam
ination will be held August 29, are
not admitted to practice in Wash
ington on certificates granted in any
other state. This is one of four pro
fessions for w’hich no reciprocity
agreement has been effected. The
others are drugless healers’ veterin
arians, chiropodists and midwives.
AIRMEN TAKE TUMBLE
RANTOUL, 111., Aug. 27.—Lieuts.
Frank P. Allbrook, pilot and W. A.
Dickinson, private, both stationed at
the Wilbur Wright flying field at
Fairfield, O., were injured, the latter
probably fatally when their plane
crashed while taking off at Chanute
i field here late today.
FAMOUS LONDON BRIDGE
NEAR COLLAPSING POINT
j LONDON, Aug. 27.—London bridge
| is falling down, officials fear. River
1 workers reported that one pier had
: dropped four inches under the strain
i of increased traffic. The Waterloo
| bridge, another of the city’s eight
bi*idges across the Thames was found
too weak for heavy vehicles.
WILL BOLT DAWES PLAN
BERLIN, Aug. 27.—Doctor Hergt,
leader of the National party, inform
! ed the Reichstag party that they will
oppose all bills designed to put into
effect the agreement that had been
reached the International Confei'
ence at London.
HOLD JOINT FUNERAL
VACHERIES, La., Aug. 27.—A
joint funeral will be held today for
the eight unfortunates that were in
stantly killed when the old Catholic
church of this city collapsed during
a festival that was being held.
2 BOYS DROWN IN
PARENTS’ EYESIGHT
—
TACOMA, Aug. 27.—Before the
eyes of their parents, Billy Jones,
aged eight an dhis brother Frank,
aged fifteen, were drowned in Lake
Spanaway here yesterday when a
canoe in which a trio were riding ac
cidentally capsized. Frank Jones, ag
ed eight, a visiting cousin and one of
the three in the canoe at the time
it turned over swam ashore. The
latter lived in California .
Steamship Santa Ana
In Port Northbound
The steamship Santa Ana, Captain
Wallace Langley, arrived in port at
3 o’clock lost night, sailing at 8:30
this morning'for Bethel. The Santa
Ana had "every available inch of
space taken the deck being piled high
with oil and lumber. On her return
she will bring down a cargo of rein
deer and codfish, stopping at Seward.
Her passengers were: Miss Mary
Schultz for Sand Point; Mrs. S.
Shultz and small daughter for Sand
Point; Jack Stephenson, Tallawa
kaac; Fritz Tittle and Thos. Mc
Lean for McGrath; H. S. Marshal,
Peter McMullen, and bride for Mc
Grath; Mrs. D. Wentz and four chil
dren for Akiak.
Mrs. Langley, wife of the Captain,
and Capt. and Mrs. Turn, were also
aboard. Chief Engineer Heckman,
well known in Seward was on board.
TARIFF ACT OF 1922 IS
BASIS OF PROSECUTIONS
UNDER STONE’S ORDER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 27.—
Instructions have been given by At
torney-General Stone to U. S. attor
neys at coast and border points to
employ the tariff act of 1922 prefer
ably in prosecuting liquor smuggling
cases because of the heavier penal
ties under it.
Section 593 of the tariff act pro
vide penalties of imprisonment and
a fine of $5,000 to smugglers of
goods, including whisky.
BANK CLOSED LABOR DAY
Next Monday, Labor Day, the j
Bank of Seward will be closed all
day. It is hoped that all business J
houses in the city will close all lay,
giving the employes their last chance
of a vacation before winter comes
PRIMROSE CORPORATION
RETAINS FORMER NAME
Under stipulation in the suit of the
Primrose Mines Corporation, brought
by stockholders, ar d settled out of
court, the title of the Primrose Mines
Corpoiation was retained. The com
pany will operp.ee under the saem
name.
PRINTERS DON! WANT
RAISE IN WAGES
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 27.—Em
ploying printers voted to stand by
the decision of their wage committee
to resist the demands of the typogra
phical unions for an increase from
$40 to $48 per week. Employers and
printers are deadlocked on the issue
of arbitration.
ERIE MAY CONSOLIDATE
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—Directors
of the Erie railroad approved the of
fer extended by the Van Sweringen
interests of Cleveland to consolidate
the road with four others in a pro
posed billion and a half “Nickel
Pate system.”
FIND BODY OF INFANT
CASHED IN PARCEL ROOM
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 27.—The
body of an infant wrapped in cloth
and wrapping paper tied into a par
cel was discovered in the .narcel room
of the Union depot here today.
WOMAN WRITER TO COME
NORTH GATHER MATERIAL
—
SEATTLE, Aug. 27.—Emma Lind
slay Squier, who has been spending j
much time in this vicinity gathering I
material for short stories will sail
for Alaska on Sept. 1. She will go
there in quest of wily tales.
STRIBLING SCORES
JOHNSON CITY, Aug. 27—W. W.
(Young) Stribling, Georgia schoolboy
boxer, scored a technical knockout
over Jack Stone, of New York, in the
fourth round of a scheduled eight
round bout.
SPAIN TO SEND MORE
TROOPS INTO MOROCCO
MADRID, Spam, Aug. 27.—Bat
talions under-the command'of Gener
al Alberto I. Castro Girona will be
sent to reinforce the Spanish troops
in Morocco, it was announced this
evening after a special meeting of
the military directorate called k to
consider the situation created in Mo
rocco by the denewed activities of
the enemy natives*.
Continued activity by the rebels in i
the Spanish zone of Morocco is re
ported in an official communication
issued this moi-ning.
The rebels in the western zone at
tacked a supply column in the Bu
harra sector, but were repulse*1, with
losses. One Spanish "soldier was1
killed and four were wounded.
Seldovia Fishermen Are
Out Under $1,000 Bonds
Attorney L. V. Ray, who returned
from Seldovia the first of the week
on a gas boat, reports that 24 fish
ermen were bound over by the Com
missioner to appear before the court
at Valdez for trial. The accused were
released on posting $1000 bond each.
Two charges of illegal fishing were
brouhgt against Libby, McNiell &
Lrbby, one against the Northwestern
and one against the Rev. Shaduer, a
Russian priest, operating a fish trap.
ANCHORAGE FAIR TO
START NEXT SATURDAY
Anchorage is one tremendous scene
of rustle and bustle as a result of
the annual Fair and Exhibition which
will start in a few days and last un
til Sept. 3, according to E„ F. Jes
son, secretary and treasurer of the
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce,
in a letter received from him which
states that he will make a brief bus
iness trip in connection with his
advertising business.
It is stated that this Fair will be
the largest thing of its kind ever to
have been held in the Territory of
Alaska, a close estimate of the cost
o fthe huge project being close to
$10,000. Exhibits of all kinds are be
ing brought and sent to the Fair
from all over this region and extend
ing far into the interior.
A wild clamoring and hammering,
the buzzing of saws and the slap,
slap of the painters and decorators
brushes can be heard the whole day
thru on the Fair grounds.
The bawling of cattle, the blaa
blaa of the sheep, the snort of the
reindeer, and the shriek of the fox
will soon be heard by the vast multi
tude who will surely gather in An
chorage and view the greatest col
lection of Alaska’s natural resources
assembled.
Innumerable prizes will be given
away for all sorts of contests and ex
hibits. In fact to condense a long
story down into a few words, this
Fair promises to be a regular Fair
with all the trimmings.
Seward citizens are urged to come
over and spend a few days. Ample
accommodations will be provided for
all as a special committee has been
appointed for this purpose. The
management of the Alaska Railroad,
is making every effort to make the
trip to Anchorage, one long to be
membered and incidentally have ar
ranged a special fare to and from
the exhibition during the five days
celebration.
MAN LOSES LIFE
AFTER RESCUING
COUPLE FROM WATER
SPOKANE, Aug. 27.—H. Harman
son, owner of the mud bath at Med
ical Lake, south of here, and of the
stage line operating between here
an dthe resort, was drowned in the
lake last night after he had rescued
from drowning Marie Snowden, 13,
and Mrs. Bozell ,of Tacoma, who at
tempted to rescue Marie but who
was being drawn down by the girl’s
struggles. Harmanson, who was un
ble to swim, heard the cried for aid.
He drew the two to safety but in do
ing so stepped off a ledge into twelve
feet of water.
MEDICAL CONVENTION OPENS
EVERETT, Aug. 27.—With an at
tendance of 325 physicians, surgeons
and their wives, the annual concen
tion of the Washington State Medi
cal Association opened at Big Four
Inn in the mountains east of Ever
ett this morning with a brief bus
iness session. The morning and af
ternoon meeting were taken up by
reading of papers and technical dis
cussions. There were hikes to gla
ciers and mountain climbs on the
day’s program.
Mrs. S. T. Howell of Hot Springs,
is a guest of the Seward on her way
Outside.
ADMIRAL WATSON SAILS
WITH SIXTY PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, Aug. 27.—The Admiral
of the Pacific Steamship company
sailed from here yesterday morning
with sixty -passengers, including the
following for Seward:
G. Raymond Hood and wife, Mrs. G.
W. Hick, L. C. Grove and wife, W.
E. Erdelate and G. A. Knause.
Former Premier Poincare
Against Dawes Rep Plan
PARIS, Aug. 27.—The second stage
of Premier Herriot’s efforts to ob
tain legislative approval of the Lon
don agreement of the Dawes repara
tion plan was entered upon today
when the French senate began its
discussion in face of the opposition
of former Premier Poincare, who is
steadily opposing ratification of the
agreement and advocates holding the
Ruhr.