SEWARD,
ALASKA
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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 139.
SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY, NOV. 5. 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
TWO OF THREE ESCAPE BUT
THIRD WOUNDED IN THE
ABDOMEN
COLUMBUS. Nov., 4, (£>)—'Two
Ohio penitentiary convicts made
a successful (break for liberty
after beating a guard while the
third, Arthur Brooker, is in a
critical condition in the prison
hospital with a bullet wound in
his abdomen.
The trio was Brooker, serving
a life sentence for murder; Guy
Tennent, 10 to 25 years for rob
bery, and William Miller, a rob
ber serving a 20 year term- The
latter scaled the wall and beat
the guard. John Montgomery, who
was in the tower. They then
swung over the wall on an impro
vised ladder.
In their escape the convicts
took a machine gun from Mont
gomery. Officials said that three
A drills made from three pieces of
^ ' steel reenforcements for cells,
were found in the prisoners cells.
Officials are unable to explain
how the pieces came into the
men’s possession.
Brooker, who was captured in
a building immediately across
the street from the institution.
It is believed that he was wound
ed in the exchange of shots be
tween the prisoners on the wall
and guards in the prison yard who
were rushing to Montgomery’s
aid.
PLANES MADE FORCED LAND
INGS IN SNOWSTORM ON
SIBERIA MAINLAND
NOME, Nov., 5, (/P)—Pilot Frank
Dorbandt arrived at Nome at 2:45
p. m. yesterday having changed
from skiis to wheels at Teller.
He brought four members of
the Nanuk crew; the balance of
the load consisted of furs.
Colonel Eielson brought two
members of the schooner’s crew
and a big load of fur.
Both planes brought a total
of over $100,000 in furs. The planes
are returning to Teller where
they will gas up for another trip
to Cape North.
The planes made a forced land
ing in a snowstorm on a lagoon
about 12 miles from Cape Serge
and took refuge in an Eskimo Ig
loo where they were royally en
tertained in native fashion.
OFFICIAL INJURED
WASHINGTON, Nov., 5, (JP)—
Michael Mucuhite, minister of the
Irish Free State, was struck and in
jured by a hit and run driver.
EIELSON AT NOME
NOME, Nov., 5, (/P)—Colonel
Eielson, flying a Hamilton plane
loaded with furs and passengers
from Siberia, arrived in Nome at
12:30. Pilot Dorbandt is following.
IlLKKI OELEGSTE
■ICES, IS THROUGH
WASHINGTON, Nov., 5, (JP)—
The Alaska delegate said that in
| his biographical sketch appearing
in the next congressional record,
it would read “His fifth and last
term.”
He added; “I think that is
plain enough. I am retiring when
my term is over.”
ENTIRE ROAD SYSTEM TO BE
CONNECTED UP WITH
COAST TOWNS
WASHINGTON, Nov., 5, (JP)—
The Department of the Interior
announced it was collaborating
with Alaska and Canada and
; is preparing plans for the exten
sion of the Pacific Highway from
; the border to Fairbanks a dis
! tance of 2,000 miles.
This extension will connect
with the present road system in
Alaska and be followed to the
coast towns of Wrangell, Juneau,
Cordova and Seward and with
the Yukon transportation which
leads to Bering Sea
STRIKE IMMINENT
CHICAGO, Nov., 5, (JP)— A new
strike of cleaners and dyers is im
minent as a result of master clean
ers preparation to lock out 25,000
workers to breat the union.
ALWAYS A FIRST TIME
TOKIO, Nov., 5, (JP)—For the first
time in history an Emperor of
Japan attended a baseball game,
making one of a crowd of 40,000 at
an inter-collegiate game between
Uaseda and Keio Universities.
PILOT IS KILLED
“QUEEN OF THE YUKON'’ OP
ERATED BETWEEN MAYO
YUKON POINTS
i
JUNEAU, Nov., 5, (JP)— The
plane “Queen of the Yukon”
with 800 pounds of mail, but no
passengers, plunged into the riv
er at Mayo, Yukon territory, on
Saturday, and night pilot Pat
terson, 24, was instantly killed.
The engine stalled after the
take-off and went into a nose
i dive from which Patterson was
' unable to bring it out.
This was the second plane
Clyde G. Wann and W. A. Puck
| ett owned which they had in
i that service. The plane was re
I cently brought north under its
own power.
--—
j TOLUCCA, Mexico, Nov., 5, (A3)—
The bodies of four men are here
after the crash of the Mexico
i City-Juarez mail plane,
i The men are Manuel Carpio,
i governor of the State of Aguas
! his secretary Calientes Devalera;
j John Carmichael, pilot of the
: plane, and Robert G. Lowry,
! traffic superintendent of the air
: line corporation, Aeromatica de
j Transposes
| The four men left Mexico City
i and one-half hour later, crashed,
i presumably because of bad fly
■ ing weather.
CHERISHFO1011
CHESHIRE, N. J., Nov., 5, <VP)—
Mrs. Frances S. Beeman, her cher
ished ambition realized, died 23
I hours after having passed the 100
I year mark, to attain which she had
struggled against death for the
j last eight weeks. Mrs. Beeman had
I repeated that she would die happy
;f she could but live to pass the 100
year mark.
THREE UNMARRIED WOxMEN
AND 23 WIVES AMONG
THE LIST
WASHINGTON, Nov., 4, (/P)—
Sixty-two new millionaires are
j shown upon the government in
! come tax rolls since 1927 boosting
| the total to 290 for the year.
! Included in the group are three
unmarried women and 23 wives.
: The total incomes of the 290
was figured at $600,040,000 on
which they paid a tax of $98,657,
1000. The net incomes of all in
| come tax payers for the year
showed 2,440,000 individuals with
an aggregate net income of $22,
545,000,000 on which the total
tax was $830,639,000.
These figures were made public
yesterday.
ON NORMAL BASIS
NEW YORK, Nov., 5, (/P)—
Trading and securities exchanges
returned to normal basis after
a wild outburst of selling at the
| opening.
CANADA MOVING 3000 REINDEER OVER 1.500 MILES WASTELAND
Lj
*71®.
xiiv. government pians to transplant 3,000 reindeer from
Alaska by a 1,500-mile trek which is now under way. Above is shown a
herd of Alaska reindeer. A herder is shown in a reindeer team at lower
left. At lower right is the corral near Nome where the deer started from.
BYS1J0UI1TED
SON MAKES DRAMATIC PLEA
TO FRENCH JURY WHY
KILLED MOTHER
BRADUIGNANA, France, Nov., 5,
(^P)—Richard Corbett was acquitt
ed by a jury from the charge of
; murdering his invalid mother, last
May.
He made a dramatic plea to
the jury declaring that he thot
he broke the law but felt that
he had done right. So moving
was Corbett’s declaration that
one of the jurors broke down
and it became necessary for the
Judge to suspend the trial while
medical attention was given.
Corbett, who is of French-En
glish extraction, killed his mother
then shot himself but recovered.
; He said; “My mother was suf
I fering tortures and doctors had
agreed she could not recover. I
felt that though I broke laws I
did right.”
' TOOK MANUFACTURER INTO
SECRET SESSION SENATE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, Nov.. 5, (TP)—
! The senate voted to condemn
! the conduct of Senator Bingham
! for taking Mr. Eyanson, an of
j ficer of the Connecticut Manu
I facturers Association, into se
cret sessions of the senate finance
'committee at a time when the
tariff bill was being framed.
This marked the first act of
censure in 27 years. The vote,
54 to 22, was taken after a pro
tracted discussian and the reso
lution was finally amended to
clear Bingham of any intention
of corrupt motives.
FIXED ON POLLS
DOZEN STATES
NEW YORK, Nov., 5, (TP)—While
election contests brew voters
in a dozen states polls and the
eyes of the nation are fixed pri
marily upon the Virginia guber
! natorial election and watchful
| for any indications of what be
I exepcted in the old dominion.
The future of the mayoralty
elections in New York and Bos
ton and other cities attracted
attenion but the balloting in Vir
ginia is considered the crucial
test among the democratic or
ganizations.
There, the efforts of the repub
lican party will be made to sol
idify the gains of last year’s
presidential election.