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SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1926.
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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 175.
-PRICE TEN CENTS
George H. Williams, Defeats
Priest in Missouri Primary;
Wins by Immense Majority
SELF STYLED KU KLUX KLAN CANDIDATE, HEN
RY S. JOHNSTON, HAD IMPOSING LEAD IN RE
PUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL RACE—SENATOR
HARRELD LED FIELD OF SIX OPPONENTS BY
WIDE MARGIN
A
C0NTMIT1 OF
M'PHERSON TRIAL
MASS OF CONTRADICTORY EVI
DENCE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE
* JURY REACH DECISION
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5. (£>)—'The
grand jury asked Prosecuting Attor
ney Keyes to continue the Aimee Mc
Pherson inquiry secretly following the
session in which Keyes and Ryan
heard. William Carter, the foreman
said: “After considering all the evi
dence presented by the district attor
ney and his assistant, the grand jur
ors in a unanimous vote decided that
because of the many contradictions
of evidence it will not be possible to
make a definite decision concerning
the kidnapping of Aimee. Wherever
there is a possibility of a crime having
been committed we feel it the duty of
the attorney to make such inquiries
as it finds necessary.”
BISHOP HUE TAKING
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TAXAXA, Aug. 5. (TP)—Bishop Rowe
returned from a 15 day trip to the
mission of St. Johns up the Koyukuk
where Arthur Folger, a nine year old
Indian had shot himself in the abdo
men. The bishop took him on the
mission gas boat for medical assist
ance at Nenana.
RUSSIAN dm BEATS 'EM
ALL FOR FISHING; KENNEDY
George Kennedy, one of the popular
Kennedy brothers of Anchorage, spent
the evening in Seward leaving this
morning for home. Mr. Kennedy has
been down in the Russian river coun
try fishing and is returning to Anchor
age highly elated over his trip and
says he is going to tell the world
“Russian river has ’em all skinned!”
Mr. Kennedy works for the Alaska
railroad and took this method of
spending his annual vacation.
LOS ANGELES—Eighty-four per
sons, including Jane Novak, film star,
sued for delinquent income tax re
turns.
Bob Tenor who has been working
at the Hope mine for the past several
months arrived in town on yesterda’y
train. He will leave on the next boat
for the south intending to locate in
California.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 5. (/P)—At the
primaries yesterday in Missouri, the
Republican candidate for long term
senator carried 2,360 precincts out of
4.095 precincts. George H. Williams,
incumbent, personally wet but favor
ing strict law enforcement received
123,504 votes; Blodgett Priest of St.
Louis, beer and light wine advocate,
received 37,012 votes; David M. Proc
tor of Kansas City, an avowed dry,
received 57,697. The returns from
2,569 Democratic precincts gave Har
ry S. Hawes of St. Louis, who frank
ly favored the modification of the Vol
stead act, the total of 116,785 votes;
Judge Ewing V. Cockrell of Warrens
burg, a dry advocate, received 64,155
dry votes; Robert I. Young of St. Jo
seph, another dry, received 18.053.
In the Oklahoma Democratic con
test Henry S. Johnston, a self styled
Ku Klux candidate, had an imposing
lead in the Republican gubernatorial
race. A close race ensued between
W. J. Otjen, state senator, and Omer
K. Benedict, former Tulsa postmaster.
For the Democratic nomination to
the senate the returns were: Elmer
Thomas, congressman from the Sixth
district, 24,S13; former Governor J. C.
Walton had 7,000 less in S15 precincts.
It is reported in the Republican nom
ination to the senate that Senator J.
W. Harreld led a field of six oppon
ents by a wide margin in 205 pre
cincts.
In the Kansas Republican senatorial
race, Curtis, present incumbent re
ceived 17,129; Chiles 2,7S1.
From 326 precincts in the guberna
torial nomination Governor Paulen, in
jcumbent, received 13,306; Davis re
jceived 2,766 from 363 precincts.
OK COMMISSION
HANDLES 6? CASES III YEAR
For the period between August 10,
1925, and June 30, 1926, the Alaska
Game Commission took action involv
ing seizures for prosecutions or both
in 62 cases in which 66 individuals
were involved. Fifty-five cases were
filed in court and 43 pleas of guilty
and 12 of not guilty were recorded.
The cases which were tried resulted
in 10 verdicts of gu-ilty and two of not
guilty. The six instances not taken
to court involved aliens or persons
suspected of being aliens. Some of
them voluntarily relinquished guns
which they were carrying and others
left the region immediately to avoid
prosecution on other charges.
The license of one registered guide
who permitted his hunter to kill game
illegally was revoked.
LONDON.—Sir Joseph Duveen, the
famous are collector, yesterday pur
chased Romaney’s portrait of Mrs.
Davesport for $290,800.00 at auction.
PROMINENT CHINESE
BUSINESS MAN OE
PORTLAND 1 EVANS
IS ONE OF THE FIRST CHINESE
TO BE ADMITTED PRACTICE
U. S. COURTS
On board the S. S. Admiral Evans
south bound there is among the many
cabin passengers an American born
Chinese of Chinese parentage, Seid
Gain Back, who has been for a month
at the cannery of the Fidalgo Island
Packing Co., at Port Graham. Mr.
Back was born in Portland ,Oregon,
and his late father Seid Back was one
of the most prominent Chinese mer
chants and Oriental salmon labor con
tractors of that city. He was well
known both among the American as
well as his people on the coast. Mr.
Back, his son, had been associated
with him for many years in the busi
ness and for the past 26 years held
labor contracts with the cannery com
pany for its canneries at Anacortes,
Washington, Ketchikan, Pillar Bay,
and Port Graham, Alaska. Mr. Back
is one of the first Chinese who was ad
mitted to practice in any court of the
United States, having graduated at
the law department of the Univesity
of Oregon, in 1907; he also passed the
bar examination of the Supreme court
of that state; an employ of the U. S.
Immigration service, resigning in 1919
from the position as Chinese inter
preter in chief. In 1910 he made an
extensive trip to the Orient returning
to the U. S. in 1911. In 1924 he held
contracts with the Northwestern Fish
eries, and the Wilson Fisheries, with 1
canneries at Port Walter, and Ketchi
kan.
I iu aii interview wiui 1 ue uaieway ■
Mr. Back said that the salmon run :
in Cook Inlet and around Kodiak wa
ters has been very large, more than
expected, and at Cook Inlet much red
salmon was packed. The run of sal- j
j mon having been heavy and long that
| quite a few canneries had to rush
their cans up on the Evans.
He is returning to his other busi
nesses among which is hop growing j
and will get down to his ranch in j
time for the hoppicking. Mr. Back
is greatly enthused and impressed by
the beautiful scenery of Alaska, and
says that although he has traveled
much, and several times across the
continent, that Alaska have some
views that even excell the wonders
of the Columbia river scenery.
s. s. rum BRINGING
LARGE CARGO TO PORT
The S. S. Yukon, of the A. S. S.
Co., is expected to arrive in port
early Saturday, according to present
indications. The liner will discharge
approximately 850 tons of general car-,
go of which over 400 tons is billed to
railroad points, 70 tons for local, 312
tons for transfer to the S. S. Redondo
for Westward herring packers and
merchants, and 54 tons for the steam- i
er Starr. j
FIRE DRILL TONIGHT ]
A fire meeting will be held at .7 1
o’clock this evening. All members
must be at the hall at that hour.
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MSEMI1 RESULTS
AMERICAN—
New York 2, Cleveland 4.
Boston 3, Chicago 7.
Philadelphia 1, St. Louis 3.
Washington 4, 11; Detroit 5, 7.
NATIONAL—
Pittsburgh 0, 5; Boston 14, 2.
St. Louis 8, Brooklyn 4.
Chicago 7, Philadelphia 5.
COAST—
San Francisco 4, Portland 5.
Oakland 1, Mission 3.
Sacramento 15, Hollywood 7.
Los Angeles 3, Seattle 11.
GDiniES TRIAL IS
UNDER WAY SEATTLE
MRS. HALE AND W. H. SHRINER
j STATE GAINES RESEMBLES
MAN THEY SAW
SEATTLE, Aug. 5. (JP)—Mrs. Edna
Hale and W. H. Shriner told Prosecut
ing Attorney Colvin after viewing
Gaines that he strongly resembled the
man they saw near the scene on the
night of the murder. W. M. Parsons,
venireman, when asked if he was op
posed to the death penalty if the de
fendant was insane, replied: “Absol
utely not.” Parsons also said he would
require more evidence to prove the
defendant was guilty. The trial con
tinues today.
SEATTLE, Aug. 5. (/P)—The judge
rejected Parsons.
EVANS GOES SOUTH WITH
ALL RESERVATIONS TAKEN
AND FUEE CARGO OF FISH
An hour after the arrival of the
Texas tourist party from Laving last
evening, the S. S. Admiral Evans, cast
off for the south, at 10 o’clock, with
practically every berth sold out. No
local freight could be accepted for
shipment to Seattle owing to every
available space being filled with cases
of salmon from the Kodiak Island
area.
The local listing of reservations
were as follows:
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Seattle—Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Dillon,
Thos. Rostad, E. Reese, Jask O’Don
nell.
Valdez—Mr. and Mrs. George Bish
op.
Cordova—Max Humfrey, Joe Meher
in, U. Raustad, Carl Hansen, W. Tir
sen.
Juneau—Ellen Person, Frank Ska
rnato, Frank Alpzes.
FRED’S KITCHEN OPENS •
Fred’s Kitchen, which has been
shut down temporarily while repairs
svere made to the range, is now open
md ready for business once again.
STARR ARRIVES IN PORT
The S. S. Starr, Capt. O. A. Johan
sen, returned to port early this morn
ng from Shuyak Straights to which
ricinity a cargo of barrel stock for ]
lerring packers was discharged. The <
ressel will depart for Knight’s Island i
his evening with the barge Lawrence 1
n tow. i
By JOHNSON, SEME
POLICE OF ABERDEEN CONFIRM
TRUTH OF ROBBERY OF
HOME; VALUABLES STOLEN
SEATTLE, Aug. 5. (JP)—After read
ing in the papers Johnson’s statement
that he threw a man to his death from
off a Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
freight train on which he was riding
near Appleton, Wisconsin, H. A. Fow
ler, a railroad fireman and a resident
here told the police he was a member
of the train crew at the time and a
body was found and Identified. T.
Johnson admitted robbing Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Tatum of Aberdeen,
South Dakota. He said he made her
phone her husband to come home. He
then tied her up and when the hus
band came robbed him and took him
outside the city in Tatum’s automo
mile, where he tied him to a telegraph
pole. He then returned with the car
to a point near another home where
he obtained $250 in cash and two
rings. The police of Aberdeen con
firmed the robbery.
BATTLESHIP DIVISIONS
FAIL TO ATTAIN HIGH
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 4. (/P)—No ves
sels of the battleship divisions will
sport the familiar red “E” this year.
Not one of the ships attained either
per cent of the highest engineering
score, and no engineering red E will
be awarded.
The California was fourth in engi
neering and first in gunnery, annexing
the battle efficiency pennant, while
the Arizona registered the best per
centage in engineering, but fell down
a little in short, long and anti-aircraft
firing.
RAILROAD MAN QUITS
JOB; GOES TO STATES
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Dillon, promi
nent in social and lodge circles dur
ing their residence of more than a
year in Anchorage, left Seward last
evening on the steamer Admiral
Evans for the outside. Mr. Dillon ha3
severed his connection with the Alas
ka railroad and probably will not re
turn to Alaska. They plan to tour the
states for a time before returning to
their former home in the east.
WIFE DIES IN SEATTLE
Thos. Rostad, Fairbanks citizen,
passed thru Seward last evening en
*oute to Seattle where his wife passed
iway in the Seattle General hospital.
Mrs. Rostad left Fairbanks for the
states a month ago.
FIRE MEETING FRIDAY NITE
Tomorrow night (Friday) the regu
ar monthly meeting of the local fire
srganization takes place. The meet
ng tomorrow night is not to be con
used with the special drill meet to
tight at 7 o’clock.