MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXL NUMBER 178.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
FRANCE UNEASY THAI UNITED STATES
IS PLAYING THE CONTINENTAL POWERS
AGAINST EACH OTHER SAYS CLEMENCEAU
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE STATES
ATTITUDE IN ALL NEGOTIA
TIONS WILL BE ANSWERED
THRU REGULAR DIPLOMATIC
CHANNELS—IS RETURNING TO
PAUL SMITHS CAMP TODAY
PARIS, Aug. 9. (/P)—Cdemenccau
wrote to President Coolidge tliat the
attitude of America on debts made
France uneasy as it appears the
United States has adopted the former
English policy of controlling Europe
by playing the continental powers
against each other.
PLYMOUTH, Aug. 9. (^—Presi
dent Coolidge wh was informed in a
letter from Clemenceau that France
was uneasy lest the United States
play European nations against each
other, said his attitude in all the nego
tiations will be made through diplo
; matic channels. Coolidge started for
Paul Smiths today.
SUPKySED HAD KILLED FOUR
TEENTH MAN, YOUNG ENGI
NEER OF MINNEAPOLIS
SEATTLE, Aug. 9. (^P)—Thomas
Johnson, self accused slayer of 14
persons, learned that he killed only
13, He admitted he was annoyed at
the discovery saving: “Superstitious?
I'll say I am! The 13th man I killed
was a Minneapolis attorney, Erdall,
for whose death I suppose I’ll go to
trial when I get back there. After
I shot Erdale I had the shivers it be
ing the 13th murder. I was afraid
they’d get me for it then. After I
held up a young engineer in Minnea
polis I supposed I’d killed him and I
thought I had committed 14 murders
and I felt the jinx had left me. Detec
tive Gleason of Minneapolis explained
ed the young engineer ran and fell on
the street feigning death when he
was madt a target for Johnson’s bul
let.
Fish to the right of them and fish
to the left of them, are shown in a
series of exceptionally good photo
graphs which Alex Bolam brought
back with him from Russian river
last week. Jack Lean, A1 Peel and
Alex spent a week down on tte river
and—well, the photographs tell the
story. They are at Schallerer’s Alas
ka shop. It was absolutely necessary
to bring back pictures for Alex says
he doubts if anyone would have be
lieved them when once they launched
into swapping fish yarns. The pret
tiest strings ever!
STARR WESTBOUND TOMORROW
The S. S. Starr, Capt. O. A. Johan
sen, is scheduled to depart for the
Westward and Bristol bay district to
morrow morning at 8 o’clock. Numer
ous reservations have been made and
a capacity cargo will be taken out.
SAN DIEGO.—Elmer W. Welsch, a
naval radio man, who had for the last
24 years thought himself an orphan,
has at last located his father, named
MacDonalg, a wealthy contractor and
builder in South Bend Indiana.
MASONIC MASTER DEPARTS
Walter F. Meirer, grand master of
Masons in Washington and Alaska,
who arrived in Seward Saturday from
Seattle, departed for the Interior yes
terday morning. Mr. Meirer was the
guest of the local Masonic lodge dur
ing his brief overnight stay in the
city. On Saturday evening a special
communication was held in honor of
the visiting official who is in Alas
ka in connection with his official
duties.
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RAIL EXTENSION TO
I TAP NEW Mil ZONE
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.BILL IN CONGRESS PROPOSES
PROPOSES SURVEY IN UN
DEVELOPED AREA
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TAN AN A, Alaska, Aug. 9. (/P)—An
extension of the Alaska railroad from
Fairbanks to the Yukon river and
thence north along the Chandalar riv
er and thence north along the Chanda
lar river, a survey of which is pro
posed by a bill in congress, would
: tap an undeveloped area north of
Brooks range GOO miles long and 100
Kvide.
Placer mining camps have pushed
I beyond the Arctic circle into the foot
! hills south of Brooks range. Stories
are told here of prospectors who
reached the top of the range but, de
pendant on rifle and fish hook for food
did not go on to work streams flow
! ing north to the Arctic ocean.
Streams whose heads are known to
cut into a line formation capping the
Brooks range bear nuggets of gold
! silver and copper in raw state, indicat
ing mineral deposits in the divide re
; gion. A bed of blask gold has been
! reported in the extreme north on the
Arctic slope near the government of
oil reserves.
Attorney Harry Morton, who was
over in Anchorage for a few days on
legal business returned home yester
day accompanied by his daughter.
SUCK BEAR ATTACKS AND
SERIOUSLY INJURES TWO
MERRIT, B. C., Aug. 9. (/P)—Two
men flamed Proud Foot and Dilcher
whom a black bear attacked while
they were .fighting a fire in Nicola
valley are seriously injured and are
not expected to recover. They were
packed to Merritt on stretchers, a
distance of 12 miles over a rough
mountain trail.
WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE
Water will be shut off. for a few
minutes this evening after 10
o’clock on Fourth avenue.
FORMER SEME MAYOR
FOR PROS. ATTY. OFFICE
SEATTLE. Aug. 9. (.P)—Former
Mayor Brown of Seattle filed for coun
ty prosecutor stating “We have a po
lice department and a sheriff to po
lice the city and county, but the prose
cuting attorney has been nosing into
the administration offices.
UNDElOflDBEMS
FROM PRIMARY RACE
BE HELD TOMORROW
KLAN INDORSE L. B. MUSGROVE,
SENATORIAL CANDIDATE;
HOT RACE EXPECTED
COLUMBUS, Aug.9. OP)—Outstand
ing in the primary contest tomorrow
will be the democratic senatorial nom
ination between Miss Florence E. Al
len, state supreme court judge, whom
the Anti-Saloon league indorsed, and
former Senator Pomerene. Miss Al
len favors entry of the LTnited States
into the League of Nations.
BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 9 (VP)—*The
Klan indorsed L. B. Musgrove on the
ground that lie opposed Underwood.
Hugo Black, John H. Bankhead,
Thomas Kilby and James Mayfield
will be the candidates against Mus
grove in the primary tomorrow. Un
derwood has retired.
MEXICO City, Aug. 0. (/P)—An in
furiated mob killed Alderman Alusto
Dalokeo Chilapa today after he had
| fired a revolver into a crowd of Cath
! olics watching the closing of a church
jby the government’s agents.
NEW YORK.—Jacob Frank, ar
raigned yesterday for begging nickels
in the streets, stripped one thousand
dollars from his roll of $12,000 in his
pocket, paid his bail and rushed off
to work.
PARIS.—Measures were introduced
in the French senate which would
give French stockholders of French
companies ten votes for every vote
cast by a foreign stockholder.
LONDON.—Charges that the Brit
ish government is supplying ammuni
tion to Turkey wras denied in the
house of commons yesterday by Sir
Austin Chamberlain.
PARIS. — A divorce decree w’as
granted to Alma Yoelson from Asa
Yoelson, who is known to theatre fans
as A1 Jolson, the famous American
comedian.
NEW YORK.—Robbers looted the
art gallery of P. Jackson Higgs near
Fifth avenue of art objects valued
at $100,000. Among the stolen arti
cles were Gobelin Oudenarde tapes
tries.
WATSON DUE TONIGHT
The Admiral Watson, of the P. S.
S. Co. is due to arrive in port at mid
night, according ito the latest advices
received from the vessel.
OF ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
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CAIRO, Aug. 9. (;p)—The first mum-'
mified horse known to history has
! been unearthed here near Sakkara .
I pyramid by the department of anti
quities of the Egyptian government.;
The horse is estimated by American
I archaeologists to be about 3,500 years
| old. It was found in a large wooden
coffin, indicating that animals in an
cient Egyptian times were buried in a
| similar manner to human beings, the
Egyptians believing the*n to be pos
1 sessed of a “soul.”
The horse is more than sixteen
hands in measurement and is in re
! markably good condition.
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The S. S. Redondo, of the A. S. Co.,'
■ departed last evening for the West
I ward.
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TWO MEN ARRESTED WITH LI
QUOR FREED BY JUDGE; DID
NOT HAVE QUART
MOUNT RANIER, Maryland, Aug.
9. (JP)—Two men, one charged with
driving while drunk and interfering
with an officer and the other with dis
orderly conduct and in possession of
liquor, were arrested last night. A
part of a bottle of Scotch whiskey and
part of a bottle of gin was presented
as evidence in connection with the
arrest. The state admitted the evi
dence was hardly sufficient and did
not total a quart. The magistrate then
freed the two under the law of Prince
George county which permits each
resident to have one quart of liquor
monthly.
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. NOBILE IN ITALY'
ROME, Aug. 9. (JP)—Premier Mus
solini and the populace gave a rous
ing welcome to Commander Nobile of
the dirigible Norge and his crew
when they arrived yesterday. A pub
lic reception was held for the polar
fliers which was attended by the Fas
cisti leader himself who eulogized the
Norge’s crew for their bravery.
W. N. BE
AND GUIDES GO NORTH
On his ninth visit to Alaska Mr.
W. N. Beach, New York business man,
accompanied by Mrs. Beach, passed
thru Seward Sunday en route to the
Interior where they will spend the
next 50 days hunting with gun and
moving picture camera in the Rainy
Pass region. With them went Andy
Simons and Jack Lean, guides, both
of whom accompanied Mr. Beaich last
year.
RETURNS TO OFFICE WITH FACE
SWATHED IN BANDAGES;
ATTENDED CHURCH
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 9. (,/P)—'Manuel
Gill, traveling reporter for the El
Universal, arrived back at his office
with his face swathed in bandages
with his features almost hidden. The
managing editor asked where the
revolution was and Gill replied “I
don t know, but if there is one send
me to cover it and put somebody else
on tills religious story. Ho had am
bled into a church at Cuan Juato
where a crowd of women decided ho
looked like a government agent and
beat him up.”
REDDING, Calif., Aug. 9. (_#*)—
Buried aiive for eight hours in an
abandoned mine tunnel in the old
diggings district north of here today,
A. Anthony, widely known mining
man dug his way to freedom just a
few minutes before an avalanche of
rock and earth re-sealed the chamber
in which he had been imprisoned.
SCORCHER HITS NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Aug. 9. (/P)— Just as
the heat wave along the East Coast is
abating, promise of another scorcher
comes from Chicago. Temperatures
in Chicago rose to ninety-one causing
seven deaths. The second wave is
reported to be moving easterly.
DOVER, Eng., Aug. 9. (TP)—Miss
Clara Belle Barrett of New York
started from Dover at eight o’clock
this morning in an effort to swim the
English Channel. The weather was
excellent at one o’clock five hours af
ter entering the water. Miss Barrett
was twelve miles out heading on a
straight line for Calais. She has thus
negotiated half the distance in almost
record time and is still going strong.
Dim in EXPRESS
PLEINCES DOWN DINK
AUBURN, Me., Aug. 9. (/P)—'The
Bar Harbor Express from Washington
and New York parted on a bridge
structure in the business district of
this city today and two cars went
plunging down a sixty-foot embank
ment. Six of the cars left the rails
but stayed erect while the locomotive
and an express car remained on the
tracks. Two persons were seriously
injured and one hundred and fifty bad
ly shaken up by the accident.
The S. S. Yukon dropped down to
the San Juan Fishing & Packing dock
yesterday afternoon and loaded on
over 200 boxes of frozen halibut for
shipment to Seattle.