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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 185
SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
DR. ROYAL B. TRACEY, ALIENIST
CALLED TO GIVE TESTI
MONY DIPSOMANIAC
SEATTLE. Aug. 17(/P)—Mrs. Gaines
testified, “That about midnight of
November 24, I got & message to go
to the New Arctic hotel, but I did not
respond to it because I knew that:
Wallace was there in good hands. I
already had taught Sylvia how to care
for him.” It was said she and Sylvia
had an understanding whereby, “Eith
er Sylvia or I would get Wallace into
a taxicab whenever he was down town
intoxicated and couldn’t drive home
safely. If he refused to come home we
were to take him to a hotel and stay
with him.” Under cross examination
she denied she shot herself because
of improper relations between Sylvia
and her father. “I did not tell my
neighbor, Mrs. Agnew Quigley last
Christmas, that Wallace had stayed
with Sylvia at a hotel, and that it was
wrong, because Bob and Sylvia want
ed to be together.” She denied she
told Mrs. Quigley that Wallace and
Sylvia slept together on a couch, “But
I might have said he laid down beside
her for the first two or three night i
when my shoulder was hurt.”
SEATTLE, Aug. 17 (£>)—Doctor
Royal B. Tracey, alienist, testified yes
terday, even tho Gaines may be dip
somaniac, this fact, probably, would.
not establish cause for unnatural re
lationship with his daughter. Doctor
Tracey was not asked hypothetical
questions concerning Gaines when
Colvin cross-examined the doctor for
an hour. Doctor Guy Sherman Peter
kin was rushed to the courtroom to
advise Colvin during the cross ex
amination. _
U.S.TRADE BALANCE
OF $31100,11;
EXPORTS INCREASE
GOLD IMPORTS TOTALED $19,820,
000; SILVER $7,920,000
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (£>)—'The
United States for July had the fa
vorable trade balance of $31,000,000.
The exports were $369,000,000 and
imports $338,000,000. The exports in
creased $31,000,000 and the imports
$20,000,000 over June, and in excess
of gold imports which was $14,750,518.
The total gold imports amounted to
$19,820,000; silver exports, $7,920,000;
imports $5,948,600.
MAYO ORE GOES SOUTH
Over 100 tons of silver lead ore
from the Mayo mines was shipped
south yesterday on the S. S. Alaska.
The shipment comprises the last of
the ore to be sent south by this route
this season, it is reported.
ASSOC'ATdP
LEON PAUPET
FIFTY ARRFSTED III
MEXICO FOR PLOTTING
MEXICO, Aug. 17 (JP)—Fifty have
been arrested for plotting in the wide
spread uprising against church regu
lations. It has been suggested that
concentration be made of men and
arms near the Mexican border and
California. Many pr'omin&nt people
have been connected with the plot.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 17 (£>)—Mazer,
in the home of his aged parents, when
accused of the murder of Editor Mel
let collapsed. He was taken to a near
by office where it is reported he is
telling all to the United States district
attorney.
ALLEGED MURDERER OF
EDITOR MELLET JAILED
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 17 (JP)—A war
rant, charging Louis Mazer, leader oi
the Canton underworld with the mur
der of Editor Mellett, a month ago
has been issued. Mazer, is now in a
Cleveland jail charged with a prohi
bition violation.
There w'ill probably be a dance this
evening providing the S. S. Admiral
Watson steams into port at a reason
able hour.
MIRQUAM RALLY PLANNED
KODIAK, ARRIVAL STARR
Kodiak citizens are planning a big
Marquam rally upon the return of the
Starr from the Bristol bay district
according to reports brought back or
the S. S. Redondo. The vessel will re
main at Kodiak for at least a fev
hours on. it’s southbound trip and dur
ing fhat time the rally will be held.
G. H. Reid and his sister, Miss E
Reid of Los Angeles are round trip
pers on the Admiral Watson due ii
Seward today. Mr. Reid is a tele
grapher for the Southern Pacific. H<
recently attended the Lions conven
tion in San Francisco.
BUSY SESSION AT
UNABLE TO COMPLETE ALL BUSI
NESS SO ADJOURNS UNTILL
NEXT MONDAY EVE
All members of the Council were
present at last evening’s regular meet
ing and considerable business was
taken care of. Three resolutions, as
required by the law, were accepted,
the first of which was that of setting |
the tax rate at the same rate as in the ;
past, namely, 20 mills; the second
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resolution was the acceptance of the !
tax roll, and the third declaring taxes
to be due and delinquent by the 15th
day of November, at 5 p. m. All three
resolutions were adopted under sus
pension rules.
The finance committee and the
school finance committee reported
progress and that they will furnish a
report at the next meeting.
A bill from Ogle’s Garage amount
; ing to $2.00 was ordered paid,
i A sidewalk petition requesting a
;walk on Adam’s street, between
* Fourth and Fifth avenue, on the north
j side, and of cement with curbing, was
j received and referred to the street
j committee. It was recommended by
| the street committee and a resolution
i passed, under suspension of fules, to
authorize such improvements, two
, thirds of which improvement is to be
born by the property owners and one
third by the municipality.
The fire committee reported the
self-starter on the fire truck would
I not function. The clerk was instructed
i to write to the General Motors asking
! for data.
1 i ne ngni comimuee repuiteu uav
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ing investigated the erection of a light
standard on the northeast corner of
Washington and Third streets.
The Glacier stream committee stat
ed the sum of $200 was required to
care for any emergency which may
arise during flood times, stating their
intention was to tear out the trestles
now supporting the pipe line and sub
stituting a suspension bridge above
the Brownell homestead; also to
straighten out the stream bed.
Motion was made the chairman of
the glacier committee be allowed $200
for the above stated necessary work.
After discussion councilmen Orlander,
McMullen and Badger voted no, and
councilmen Thoday, Hofman and
Helm, yes. The vote resulting in a
tie, Mayor Ray cast his vote in the
affirmative.
The law and ordinance committee
. were asked to investigate and prepare
■ an amendment to the ordinance cov
' ering street signs.
The council meeting was not con
cluded owing to school matters, so
was adjourned, on motion, to 8 p. m.,
August 23, next Monday evening.
i CIVIL SERVICE ROLL LESS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (IP)—Civil
* service roll numbering 917,700 on
■ Armistice Day is now placed at 560,
700.
- AS9CC/ATFO PRESS' '
CHARLES H.MARKHAM
REVOLT LEADERS MAE
BE EXTRADITED, AAEXICO
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 17 (^—Mex
ico will ask the United States to ex
tradite Huerta and Enrique Estrada,
who are in a San Diego jail. They
were in the revolt against lower Cali
fornia. All other leaders in the 1923
revolution were arrested on charges
of maladministration of funds.
ADMIRAL EVANS LEAVES
SEAHEE FOR THE NORTH
SEATTLE, Aug. 17(^>)—The S. S.
Admiral Eva*s of the Pacific Steam
ship Company left Seattle at 10
o’clock this morning with 63 passeng
ers for Alaskan ports, many of whom
are round trip tourists. But two re
servations are booked direct to Sew
ard. These included Miss Jean Iron
side and Miss Lu Roop.
BASEBALL RESULTS
AMERICAN—
St. Louis, 6,1; Boston 1,7. (Second
game called in seventh, rain.)
Chicago 0; Detroit 0. (Called in the
10th to allow teams to catch trains.)
Cleveland, Philadelphia, rain.
NATIONAL—
Chicago 4; St. Louis 5.
Boston, Pittsburg, rain.
COAST—
Hollywood 4, San Francisco 10.
SETTLED DT VETS BUREAU
Over 57,000 Adjusted Compensation
checks were mailed on July 1st, to
cover the quarterly payment to bene
ficiaries of deceased veterans. The
last quarterly payment wjiich was
made April 1st, covered 51>708 of
these claims, and represented a value
of $5,215, 534.53, and over 6,000 new
claims have accrued during the past
three months.
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OUTPUT OF MINERAL
ALASKA INCREASES
$700,000 IN YEAR
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPART
MENT REPORTS TOTAL OF
$18,220,692 PRODUCED IN TERRI
TORY PAST YEAR
COPPER LEADS BY MILLIONS
Copper Shipments Decreased Owing
To High Prices; Total Mineral Out
put Alaska Since Purchase, Stag
gering Sum.
SEATTLE, Aug. 17 (/P)—A Times
Washington dispatch said the Geolo
gical survey reported that Alaska’s
mineral output increased S700,000 last
year, the total aggregating .$18,220,692.
Copper totalled $10,300,692; gold $1,
200,000; silver $482,000; coal $404,000.
Copper increased 800,000 pounds on
account of higher prices. The total
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mineral output since Alaska was pur
chased was placed at S553,000,000.
REGIMENTAL REUNION
AT 0. A. R. MEETING
HEROIC DEEDS NUMEROUS UN
ION ARMY UNITS TO BE
RECOUNTED
DES MOINES, Aug. 17 (/P)— Civil
war veterans will have still another
opportunity to recount the old stories
of heroic deeds at the special reunions
of numerous Union army units which
will be a part of the Sixtieth National
Encampment of the Republic, here,
Sept. 19 to 24.
Among groups that will hold re
unions are the Iron Brigade, Survivors
of Vicksburg, Survivoi^s of Shiloh,
National Association of Civil War Mu
sicians, Prisoners of War, Burbridge’s
Brigade, Hornet’s Nest Brigade, Na
tional Association of Naval and Civil
War, Second Iowa Infantry, 52nd Il
linois Infantry, 20th Wisconsin infan
try, 3rd Iowa Cavalry, 10th Iowa In
fantry, 33rd Iowa Infantry, 28th Iowa
Infantry, 23rd Iowa Infajitry, 23rd
Ohio Infantry, 17th Indiana with Wild
er’s Brigade, and Colored Troops of
the Civil War.
SURF BIRD Fees FOUND
IN CRAGS HIT. MCKINLEY
BY S. F. ORNITHOLOGIST
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17 (/P)—
Nest eggs of the surf bird were found
among the crags of Mount McKinley,
James Dixon, University of California
Ornithologist, announced upon his ar
rival yesterday. The surf bird is akin
to the plover which has been observed
in migration from Alaska to the
Straits of Magellan.
Don’t overlook the Liberty The
ater for tonight.
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